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People who have survived in the entertainment industry for a long time invariably possess the ability to “read the flow.”

Picking up on reactions in places like social media and online communities and identifying what people want.

That is precisely what it takes for a manager to have a long, successful career in the entertainment industry.

That was why JBC chief producer Kang Jun-hyung, who was entering his late forties this year and gradually drawing closer to Young Fifty than Young Forty, could clearly sense that trend as well.

Every year at the end of December, on the final day of the year, JBC puts on a music stage.

Although year-end stages have seen their ratings decline and are treated as nothing special, they are still one of the broadcasting station’s important events.

That was why Kang Jun-hyung needed to recruit suitable singers who could boost the ratings.

The Korean entertainment scene was in an uproar.

More precisely, it would be more accurate to say that the music industry was in an uproar.

That was because a series of huge artists were scheduled to make comebacks...