Today's Idol
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Book Introduction
The latest work by bestselling author Kim Hye-jeong, who has received enthusiastic support and love from teenagers with 『Fifteen Years and Five Hundred Years』 and 『Time Gene』.
This is a uniquely charming young adult novel that combines the K-pop fantasy of teenagers with the traditional Imoogi tale.
The main character, a boy named 'Today', passes the audition to become a trainee at 'Dragon City', a top domestic entertainment agency, and is filled with anticipation that he will finally be able to achieve his dream of becoming an idol.
But soon after, they discover a huge secret: 'Dragon City' is a special agency that only the 'Miri tribe', descendants of the legendary Imoogi, can enter.
But today, not wanting to miss out on this hard-won opportunity, he decides to hide his identity until the end and debut, and begins an eventful K-pop adventure to survive among the outstandingly talented Miri-jok trainees.
This is a uniquely charming young adult novel that combines the K-pop fantasy of teenagers with the traditional Imoogi tale.
The main character, a boy named 'Today', passes the audition to become a trainee at 'Dragon City', a top domestic entertainment agency, and is filled with anticipation that he will finally be able to achieve his dream of becoming an idol.
But soon after, they discover a huge secret: 'Dragon City' is a special agency that only the 'Miri tribe', descendants of the legendary Imoogi, can enter.
But today, not wanting to miss out on this hard-won opportunity, he decides to hide his identity until the end and debut, and begins an eventful K-pop adventure to survive among the outstandingly talented Miri-jok trainees.
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Prologue 1: Imoogi's Request 005
Prologue 2 Audition 006
Part 1 trainee
Pass 017
Last Chance 035
The Identity of Dragon City 054
What You Can Lose and What You Shouldn't Lose 071
Part 2: All About Idols
My Dream is Idol 097
Rumor 116
Today to yesterday, today to tomorrow 135
Between O and X 151
Part 3: Becoming Idol
To be us 175
Scandal 192
The Shell of Fear 205
Revealed 221
Epilogue Once 238
Author's Note 246
Prologue 2 Audition 006
Part 1 trainee
Pass 017
Last Chance 035
The Identity of Dragon City 054
What You Can Lose and What You Shouldn't Lose 071
Part 2: All About Idols
My Dream is Idol 097
Rumor 116
Today to yesterday, today to tomorrow 135
Between O and X 151
Part 3: Becoming Idol
To be us 175
Scandal 192
The Shell of Fear 205
Revealed 221
Epilogue Once 238
Author's Note 246
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Into the book
What should I do now?
This time too, I was not on the list of successful applicants.
It's been a while since I've made it to the final audition, so I had high hopes, but it was as expected.
Today, he raised his head and looked at the sky.
They say that when you feel depressed, looking at the sky makes you feel better, but seeing it so vast only makes you feel more depressed.
I wish the sky wasn't clear.
The sky is so clear, so why am I in this situation?
He lowered his head as usual.
--- p.17
As soon as Oh-il sent the message, Eun-jun called right away.
Eun-jun muttered to himself, saying that there was no way that could happen.
"Really? You're attached? It wouldn't work if you didn't do it in advance..."
Today, I was upset by Eunjun's words.
But was this why?
Eunjun may have said that because he knew the skills of the Dragon City trainees.
--- p.52
“The people of Dragon City are strange.
Even if you're just floating in the air and jumping from a high place, you're fine.
Oh, there's more."
Today, we looked back at the actions of each member of Team K one by one.
Seungchan read a book of over 200 pages in less than 10 minutes and memorized it all.
Haein talked to the puppy, and Daegyeom brought the dead flower pot back to life.
I thought he had learned speed reading or liked animals, but it was a bit unusual for a normal human ability.
"What's Miri? Are you a person with supernatural powers? I looked it up online and it seems to be an old word for Imoogi."
"that's right.
that."
--- p.55
There are snakes that failed to become legendary dragons.
There are many names for the Imoogi, such as Yeongno, Bari, Hweoryong, Iryong, and Gangcheol.
Among them, there are imoogi who fell in love with humans and chose to become humans.
The Imoogi who remained in the human world married a human and had a child, and when that child grew up, he had another child.
As time passed by for hundreds of years, humans with pre-existing blood began to live together in the world.
--- p.56
Wanting to be an idol isn't just because I like singing and dancing.
If you like doing things on your own as a hobby, there is no need to become an idol.
I have a greater desire to show myself to others and breathe together with others.
Idols are like stars.
Just as a star can never shine on its own, an idol is nothing more than a stone without the public's support.
This time too, I was not on the list of successful applicants.
It's been a while since I've made it to the final audition, so I had high hopes, but it was as expected.
Today, he raised his head and looked at the sky.
They say that when you feel depressed, looking at the sky makes you feel better, but seeing it so vast only makes you feel more depressed.
I wish the sky wasn't clear.
The sky is so clear, so why am I in this situation?
He lowered his head as usual.
--- p.17
As soon as Oh-il sent the message, Eun-jun called right away.
Eun-jun muttered to himself, saying that there was no way that could happen.
"Really? You're attached? It wouldn't work if you didn't do it in advance..."
Today, I was upset by Eunjun's words.
But was this why?
Eunjun may have said that because he knew the skills of the Dragon City trainees.
--- p.52
“The people of Dragon City are strange.
Even if you're just floating in the air and jumping from a high place, you're fine.
Oh, there's more."
Today, we looked back at the actions of each member of Team K one by one.
Seungchan read a book of over 200 pages in less than 10 minutes and memorized it all.
Haein talked to the puppy, and Daegyeom brought the dead flower pot back to life.
I thought he had learned speed reading or liked animals, but it was a bit unusual for a normal human ability.
"What's Miri? Are you a person with supernatural powers? I looked it up online and it seems to be an old word for Imoogi."
"that's right.
that."
--- p.55
There are snakes that failed to become legendary dragons.
There are many names for the Imoogi, such as Yeongno, Bari, Hweoryong, Iryong, and Gangcheol.
Among them, there are imoogi who fell in love with humans and chose to become humans.
The Imoogi who remained in the human world married a human and had a child, and when that child grew up, he had another child.
As time passed by for hundreds of years, humans with pre-existing blood began to live together in the world.
--- p.56
Wanting to be an idol isn't just because I like singing and dancing.
If you like doing things on your own as a hobby, there is no need to become an idol.
I have a greater desire to show myself to others and breathe together with others.
Idols are like stars.
Just as a star can never shine on its own, an idol is nothing more than a stone without the public's support.
--- p.103
Publisher's Review
'You have passed the final audition for Dragon City.'
Today, I rubbed my eyes several times and read the message over and over again.
An exciting fantasy novel combining K-pop elements and the Imoogi legend.
Author Kim Hye-jeong, who has been receiving enthusiastic support and love from young readers with her bestselling series “Fifteen Years in Five Hundred Years,” has returned with a youth fantasy novel, “Today’s Idol,” which captures the dreams and challenges of teenagers who dream of becoming K-pop idols in a worldview based on the “Imugi Tale.”
This is a story about an ordinary human boy who is accepted as an idol trainee at a special agency that only gathers descendants of the legendary Imoogi. It combines the Imoogi folktale, a traditional Korean folktale, a Jeju folktale, and K-pop, which is at the center of the 21st century Korean Wave, to stimulate readers' interest.
The main character of this book, Ohnyeon, is a child who has been running forward since childhood, always looking forward towards her dream of becoming an 'idol'.
He clearly has a lot of talent and skills, and is popular enough to have his own fan club early on, but he is so unlucky that he fails every time he auditions for entertainment companies.
One day, while feeling discouraged, thinking that perhaps, just as his parents had said, he was not destined to become a celebrity, he gets the chance to audition for 'Dragon City', a top-tier entertainment agency in South Korea.
I didn't have any high expectations for this audition, as I had received a secret code from a close friend and was participating in it on his behalf, but surprisingly, a few days later, a message arrived.
"You have passed the final round of the Dragon City auditions." Today, he rubbed his eyes several times, reading and rereading the message as if he couldn't believe it.
Today, I begin my dream of becoming an idol trainee in Dragon City, but soon after, I discover something suspicious.
First of all, all the trainees here are incredibly talented.
Their dancing and singing skills are not just good enough for trainees, but they are skilled enough to be considered debuted idols.
And that's not all.
They can read hundreds of pages of books in less than 10 minutes and memorize them, have serious conversations with animals, and sometimes even bring dead plants back to life.
Even though it was a first-class agency and they had gathered talented people, one day, when doubts grew that this might be going too far, something unbelievable happened even after seeing it with my own eyes.
Today, I witnessed a trainee child who was close to me floating in the air.
When Today runs over and asks what he is doing, the child answers with an innocent smile.
“It’s okay between us.”
“What the hell are we?”
“What is it?
“It’s already in advance.”
The story of the idol debut challenge of 'Today', a human boy who teams up with the Imoogi tribe trainees.
The fantasy novel "Today's Idol" is the story of an ordinary human boy named "Today" who is destined to debut as an idol by teaming up with other Miri-tribe trainees with exceptional abilities.
Although they are born with superior abilities that make them suitable for becoming idols, they fail to stand out in the K-pop world after debuting as idols.
The individual members, each of whom is so outstanding, are always unable to demonstrate teamwork due to their desire to shine the brightest, and their limitations lie in remaining a collection of outstanding individuals rather than a team.
Some people even call this the 'Curse of the Imoogi' among the people.
But everything changes when a human boy named Today enters Dragon City by chance.
Today, with her super positive mental power and kind demeanor, she began to look after and care for the hidden pain and wounds of the children who had joined her team.
Then, the members who had been selfishly putting themselves first suddenly start thinking about the team, and while they are anxious about not being able to debut, they start to fight each other, but when other people harass or curse at the members, they get angry and try to protect them.
The prologue of this book introduces part of the ‘Jeju Today Tales’.
In the folktale, there is a dragon named Imoogi who is troubled because he cannot ascend to heaven despite having three Yeouiju. When he follows the advice of a human child and puts down all the Yeouiju and takes only one, Imoogi is finally able to ascend to heaven and become a dragon.
Despite having so much, the trainees who were wandering around unable to move forward met the human today and were able to let go of their greed and grow.
In fact, the process of achieving a dream is difficult for everyone.
Sometimes I feel tired and lonely, and I worry if I made the wrong choice.
Wouldn't it be so comforting to have a friend like me today?
If only there was someone by my side who would cheer me up with a bright smile when I was feeling down, stay by my side when I was lonely, and pat me on the shoulder when I felt like giving up on my dream, telling me I was almost there.
Author Kim Hye-jeong of “Today’s Idol” said that while writing this work, she was reminded a lot of her teenage years.
Just as I desperately wanted to become an idol, I desperately wanted to become a writer, and I desperately wanted to win a contest, but I failed every time.
When asked how he was able to continue despite failing 100 contests over 10 years, the author gives a concise answer.
“Because I wanted to do it.”
I really want to tell teenagers who are afraid of failure.
That both failure and success are just small stepping stones when you look back.
And while there is no way to reach the destination of your dreams overnight, if you continue to walk, experiencing each success and failure, you will eventually find yourself achieving a dream that once seemed so far away.
I hope that all teenagers who read "Today's Idol," a story about "trainees" who want to become idols like "Imugi" who wants to become a dragon, will realize what they truly want and thus come to have precious dreams.
The driving force that allows you to move forward without fear, whether it is failure or success, comes from your own precious dreams.
Today, I rubbed my eyes several times and read the message over and over again.
An exciting fantasy novel combining K-pop elements and the Imoogi legend.
Author Kim Hye-jeong, who has been receiving enthusiastic support and love from young readers with her bestselling series “Fifteen Years in Five Hundred Years,” has returned with a youth fantasy novel, “Today’s Idol,” which captures the dreams and challenges of teenagers who dream of becoming K-pop idols in a worldview based on the “Imugi Tale.”
This is a story about an ordinary human boy who is accepted as an idol trainee at a special agency that only gathers descendants of the legendary Imoogi. It combines the Imoogi folktale, a traditional Korean folktale, a Jeju folktale, and K-pop, which is at the center of the 21st century Korean Wave, to stimulate readers' interest.
The main character of this book, Ohnyeon, is a child who has been running forward since childhood, always looking forward towards her dream of becoming an 'idol'.
He clearly has a lot of talent and skills, and is popular enough to have his own fan club early on, but he is so unlucky that he fails every time he auditions for entertainment companies.
One day, while feeling discouraged, thinking that perhaps, just as his parents had said, he was not destined to become a celebrity, he gets the chance to audition for 'Dragon City', a top-tier entertainment agency in South Korea.
I didn't have any high expectations for this audition, as I had received a secret code from a close friend and was participating in it on his behalf, but surprisingly, a few days later, a message arrived.
"You have passed the final round of the Dragon City auditions." Today, he rubbed his eyes several times, reading and rereading the message as if he couldn't believe it.
Today, I begin my dream of becoming an idol trainee in Dragon City, but soon after, I discover something suspicious.
First of all, all the trainees here are incredibly talented.
Their dancing and singing skills are not just good enough for trainees, but they are skilled enough to be considered debuted idols.
And that's not all.
They can read hundreds of pages of books in less than 10 minutes and memorize them, have serious conversations with animals, and sometimes even bring dead plants back to life.
Even though it was a first-class agency and they had gathered talented people, one day, when doubts grew that this might be going too far, something unbelievable happened even after seeing it with my own eyes.
Today, I witnessed a trainee child who was close to me floating in the air.
When Today runs over and asks what he is doing, the child answers with an innocent smile.
“It’s okay between us.”
“What the hell are we?”
“What is it?
“It’s already in advance.”
The story of the idol debut challenge of 'Today', a human boy who teams up with the Imoogi tribe trainees.
The fantasy novel "Today's Idol" is the story of an ordinary human boy named "Today" who is destined to debut as an idol by teaming up with other Miri-tribe trainees with exceptional abilities.
Although they are born with superior abilities that make them suitable for becoming idols, they fail to stand out in the K-pop world after debuting as idols.
The individual members, each of whom is so outstanding, are always unable to demonstrate teamwork due to their desire to shine the brightest, and their limitations lie in remaining a collection of outstanding individuals rather than a team.
Some people even call this the 'Curse of the Imoogi' among the people.
But everything changes when a human boy named Today enters Dragon City by chance.
Today, with her super positive mental power and kind demeanor, she began to look after and care for the hidden pain and wounds of the children who had joined her team.
Then, the members who had been selfishly putting themselves first suddenly start thinking about the team, and while they are anxious about not being able to debut, they start to fight each other, but when other people harass or curse at the members, they get angry and try to protect them.
The prologue of this book introduces part of the ‘Jeju Today Tales’.
In the folktale, there is a dragon named Imoogi who is troubled because he cannot ascend to heaven despite having three Yeouiju. When he follows the advice of a human child and puts down all the Yeouiju and takes only one, Imoogi is finally able to ascend to heaven and become a dragon.
Despite having so much, the trainees who were wandering around unable to move forward met the human today and were able to let go of their greed and grow.
In fact, the process of achieving a dream is difficult for everyone.
Sometimes I feel tired and lonely, and I worry if I made the wrong choice.
Wouldn't it be so comforting to have a friend like me today?
If only there was someone by my side who would cheer me up with a bright smile when I was feeling down, stay by my side when I was lonely, and pat me on the shoulder when I felt like giving up on my dream, telling me I was almost there.
Author Kim Hye-jeong of “Today’s Idol” said that while writing this work, she was reminded a lot of her teenage years.
Just as I desperately wanted to become an idol, I desperately wanted to become a writer, and I desperately wanted to win a contest, but I failed every time.
When asked how he was able to continue despite failing 100 contests over 10 years, the author gives a concise answer.
“Because I wanted to do it.”
I really want to tell teenagers who are afraid of failure.
That both failure and success are just small stepping stones when you look back.
And while there is no way to reach the destination of your dreams overnight, if you continue to walk, experiencing each success and failure, you will eventually find yourself achieving a dream that once seemed so far away.
I hope that all teenagers who read "Today's Idol," a story about "trainees" who want to become idols like "Imugi" who wants to become a dragon, will realize what they truly want and thus come to have precious dreams.
The driving force that allows you to move forward without fear, whether it is failure or success, comes from your own precious dreams.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: November 15, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 248 pages | 400g | 140*210*16mm
- ISBN13: 9788934910527
- ISBN10: 8934910526
- KC Certification: Certification Type: Conformity Confirmation
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