Chapter 2259 Xu Yongsheng's helplessness
Usually, Kim Yu-fan basically proposes to join the 86Culb members to have dinner with them to contact each other. Sometimes it also proposes other members of 86Culb, but in the end, Kim Yu-fan is responsible for notifying them.
Where everyone gathers, they usually choose to be in the side jobs of 86Culb members themselves. Everyone is an artist, so they are naturally considering security and privacy issues. Where can they be safer and more secure than 86Culb members' own shops?
"Are they all inside?" Kim Yu-fan pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing a waiter coming to him with a smile, Kim Yu-fan also greeted him with a smile, and then asked curiously.
"Inside!" The waiter had already received the notice, so he nodded with a smile and pointed inside without any nonsense.
"Haha, thank you for your hard work!" Kim Yu-fan nodded with a smile, then said thank you for your hard work, and turned around and walked in.
Before entering the private room, Kim Yu-bun heard what Lee Dong-hai was saying, and immediately won everyone laugh. Obviously, the 86Culb members are now meeting and chatting, and everyone is relaxed and very happy.
He opened the door and looked at it. Kim Yu-hwan found that about ten people came here this time. Seeing this situation, Kim Yu-hwan also laughed happily. It was obvious that everyone cared about the club's dinner and attached great importance to it.
"Yufan (brother, OPPA) is here..." As Kim Yufan pushed open the door, the people inside naturally noticed Kim Yufan's arrival. After seeing Kim Yufan, everyone smiled and waved to Kim Yufan, saying hello.
This is the rule for 86Culb members to get along with each other. It is mentioned by Kim Yu-fan, that is, everyone is a member of 86Culb, and they are all relatives. Don’t be so disgusted, everyone is more casual.
At the beginning, everyone was not very adaptable, but now, everyone is getting used to it. At least they will no longer see Kim Yu-fan, or seniors or older people in the 86Culb members, who will subconsciously stand up and say hello, and even bow to say hello at first.
"Everyone is here." Kim Yu-fan smiled and said hello to everyone, then took the beer handed over by Kim Jun-soo without hesitation, opened it and started drinking it, and then sat next to Xu Yongsheng naturally.
At this time, Kim Yu-hwan had time to look at it and found that the members who came to this 86Culb gathering were Kim Jun-soo of JYJ, Kim Hyun-joong and Xu Yongsung of SS501, Bae Shui-ki, Lee Dong-hae, Choi Si-won, Dana, Kim Yeon-ji, Yoo Hae-na, Park Min-young, and Shin Min-hee.
Including Kim Yu-fan, there were 12 people coming to this 86Culb party, almost half of the members.
It doesn't seem to be a lot, but in fact, considering that everyone is an artist, has a lot of itineraries and has very little free time, it's already very good to be able to come to half of the people.
What's more, for example, a few people from Dongfang Shenqi, Yunho, Kim Jae-jung and Kim Junsoo will undoubtedly be very embarrassed to meet now. After all, the matter is so big. Although they are all members of 86Culb, some things do not need to be said so clearly. Just let everyone know and understand each other. It is boring to say it out loud, but it will make everyone and even the atmosphere on the scene awkward.
Of course, Kim Jae-jung and Kim Jun-soo don’t care about meeting Yunho at the 86Culb party. After all, Kim Jae-jung and Kim Jun-soo are just more of a conflict against S?M company, not Yunho and Changmin.
But the problem is that Yunhao cannot do it. As an artist under S?M, even if Yunhao is now qualified and has a high position in the company's senior management, this does not mean that Yunhao can make decisions on his own.
Especially when meeting JYJ and the other three, Yunhao not only won’t meet with the three, but even had to avoid JYJ and the other three. There is no way, S?M’s petite little girl, only one knows what S?M will react after Yunhao meets JYJ, but at least it’s certain that it’s not a good reaction.
Therefore, there are 20 members in 86Culb, and Kim Yu-hwan temporarily launched a party instead of saying hello a while ago. It is already very good to be able to come with more than ten people and half of them.
At least from this point of view, it can be seen that the 86Culb members care and attach great importance to the gatherings in small circles, which also proves that the members attach great importance to the other 86Culb members.
"By the way, Yongsheng, what are you busy with recently?" Sitting beside Xu Yongsheng, Kim Yu-fan smiled and touched Xu Yongsheng with a can of beer, took a sip and asked with a smile.
"Hey~~~" Xu Yongsheng didn't say anything, but just sighed a long time, which made Kim Yu-fan a little stunned.
Kim Yu-fan didn't expect that he was just a very ordinary question, which made Xu Yongsheng sigh. What was going on?
"OPPA, don't pay attention to Yongsheng. Yongsheng is sighing, it's entirely because he will be in the army in a while." Liu Hena was also a little stunned when she saw Kim Yu-fan, and couldn't help but smile and explain.
Although everyone is a member of 86Culb, because of Kim Yu-hwan's achievements, identity and status, everyone still respects Kim Yu-hwan. At least people younger than Kim Yu-hwan will call Kim Yu-hwan a brother and OPPA, and even if they are young, they will call him that.
In contrast, Li Shengmin, who was born on January 1, 1986 and the oldest among the 86Culb members, doesn't call him OPPA and Brother, just his name.
"Oh, Yongsheng, are you going to the army?" Kim Yu-fan looked at Xu Yongsheng and couldn't help but sigh.
No wonder Xu Yongsheng sighed so much and looked frowning. Indeed, for all Korean men, going to the army to serve in the army is an unavoidable topic. For male artists in the entertainment industry, going to the army is a huge problem.
As many artists say, artists, especially male artists, have to go through three difficulties after their debut. The first is that when they first debut, they don’t know whether they can succeed. The second is the choice after the first contract expires. Whether to renew the contract or find another way out, the third is to serve in the military.
There are three difficulties, each of which can directly affect the artist's career. If one is not handled well, all efforts will be wasted, and the blow to the artist is not bad.
Among them, serving in the military is the biggest difficulty in everyone's eyes. Look at the male artists in the Korean entertainment industry. After serving in the military, their careers were hit the most deadly. Although it was okay to return, at that time, both popularity and influence were far from comparable to those before the military service.
The most typical one is the triple crown champion Kim Jong Kook. At the peak of the triple crown, Kim Jong Kook was so glorious that he could almost be said to be a sweeping Korean music scene. But so what? After two years of military service, after Kim Jong Kook retired from the army, his popularity basically disappeared, no one paid attention to it, no fame or influence, which made Kim Jong Kook's agency at that time prepare to give up Kim Jong Kook.
This is also why after the contract expired, Kim Jong Kook decisively chose to leave his original brokerage company and set up a studio that belongs only to him. You must know that Kim Jong Kook is a recognized loyal man. If the original brokerage company did not completely hurt Kim Jong Kook after Kim Jong Kook's return, Kim Jong Kook would definitely not be an ungrateful person and would definitely not choose to leave.
If it weren't for Yoo Jae-sil and his friends who helped Kim Jong Kook, Kim Jong Kook would gradually increase his popularity with the variety show "Birth of Family" and began to get rid of the influence of military service. Finally, his popularity exploded and increased again with "Running Man", and his career reached its second peak.
If it weren't for the help of Yoo Jae-suk and others, if it wasn't for the rise again with variety shows, who would still know, who would still care about, and who would still mention it.
But even if Kim Jong Kook rises by relying on variety shows, so what? Kim Jong Kook is a singer, not a funny artist, nor a host. A singer has risen by relying on variety shows. Although he has become popular, he is not very popular in the music industry and does not have much influence. This is also a kind of sadness.
This is also why many Korean male artists will find ways to find reasons to refuse military service, or even postpone their service. They are afraid that once they go to service, all their previous hard work and efforts will be wasted, so they would rather risk the pressure of being attacked and criticized than postpone their service time, so that they can have more peak periods.
Or, for many male artists who cannot escape military service, they would rather postpone their service twice because they want to have more peak periods. At least after they serve, no one remembers themselves after they have retired from the military, but the previous peak period can still allow themselves to leave their name in the entertainment industry.
Well, this is also a typical self-deception, but there is no way. South Korea's military service is indeed too awesome, and the Korean entertainment industry is too obvious to be flirting with the new and old. Two years have passed, and fans will completely forget you.
In fact, even Kim Yu-hwan was the same after he was discharged from the army. He didn't have much popularity and his previous efforts were in vain. Fortunately, Kim Yu-hwan still has countless songs to use. With the quality of the songs, he once again exploded, making up for the impact of military service, and has been going to this day.
Now, Xu Yongsheng is at this stage, or in other words, all male artists in South Korea have hesitation, concern and pessimistic attitudes about being about to enter the army.
"Yeah!" Xu Yongsheng sighed and said helplessly: "This time I have to go. The notice has been issued. If I don't go this time, it will probably be made public. At that time, I will be a serious crime of evading military service. I can't afford this crime and dare not bear it. I can only go."
Although Koreans are very worried and resistant to military service, or even afraid, they are almost always worried and reluctant to leave, or even cry out in a very pessimistic way.
But in the same way, because of the threat from North Korea in the north, serving in the military has basically become an obligation that must be done. Even Koreans believe that only men who have served in the military can be considered real men and adults.
Although my relatives will be very worried and reluctant to leave when they go to serve, if they know who is unwilling to serve in the military, they will definitely blame and attack them without hesitation.
Similarly, South Korea also hates those who evade and hide from military service, and there will never be any ruthlessness in punishment.
As an ordinary Korean citizen, as long as you escape or avoid military service, you will be unable to move forward in Korea in the future. As for male artists, especially artists, they have great popularity and influence, so the behavior of evading and avoiding military service is even worse and the punishment is the most serious.
The most typical example is the Liu Chengjun incident. The South Korean government was not merciless at all. In the end, it even banned Liu Chengjun from entering the country. Even if he went home to mourn, he would not give him any mercies, and he would not be allowed to enter the country. In this regard, the Korean people have unified support and approval.
When Liu Chengjun got married, there was only the loyal man Kim Jong Kook, who was the one in the Korean entertainment industry, did not receive awards at the peak of his triple crown title, but chose to attend Liu Chengjun's wedding.
Although Kim Jong Kook also knew how much the price he would bear to do this, as a loyal man, Kim Jong Kook did it without hesitation.
In fact, as Kim Jong Kook speculated, Kim Jong Kook attended Yoo Seung-joon's wedding, which eventually angered the South Korean military and government, so immediately afterwards, he forced Kim Jong Kook to join the army and completely erased the peak of Kim Jong Kook's triple crown.
Xu Yongsheng has now received the notice of enlistment and knows that he cannot escape this time. Although artists have the right to postpone the service time once, or even twice under very special circumstances, this is basically rare. At least Xu Yongsheng knows that he is not qualified to postpone the service time according to regulations.
Delaying service time once, one for three to five years is very simple, that is, once you go to service, there will be a lot of noise, your huge fans will be very opposed and angry, and even because the company is involved with your interests will cause heavy losses. There are also a series of other situations that can delay service time.
If the second postponement is delayed, then the previous requests are not included. More importantly, you are winning glory for the country. For example, participating in a Hollywood movie, breaking out of South Korea and going abroad, and walking smoothly on the road to international superstars, or in other situations, you can postpone it.
Otherwise, after the military's enlistment notice is issued, you must serve without hesitation and have no sympathy.
As for the two postponed service time, because the requirements are too high, basically more than 99% of artists have no chance to use the first postponement. Among the remaining 1%, more than 99.99% of people cannot continue to apply for the second enlistment and postponement. After all, in South Korea, only one Kim Yu-fan has truly developed overseas for so many years and is a real international superstar. But the problem is that Kim Yu-fan has already served, so there is basically no second international superstar for male artists, so naturally they cannot apply for the second enlistment and postponement.
After all, this is the military. The military will not tell you so much, nor will it brag like fans and media. You are just a good person in Korea and have a certain popularity and influence in Asia. Why are you an international superstar?
Sorry, at least the South Korean military will not accept the title of this so-called international superstar. You can serve me well, otherwise you will have to accept the most severe punishment from both the military and the government.
This is undoubtedly the case for Xu Yongsheng. After receiving the notice of enlistment, he had no reason or qualification to apply for the first enlistment to be postponed. Coupled with the sensitivity of military service in the hearts of the Korean people, Xu Yongsheng knew that he had to go.
Because of this, Xu Yongsheng was not in good condition during this period. He was worried that he would be troubled by his predecessors because he was an artist. This is not a strange thing. Many veterans used their qualifications to see many male artists, especially this male artist, who had a good relationship with the female artist they liked and supported, and got closer. So sorry, I would definitely kill you.
This kind of thing is no secret in the Korean entertainment industry. It is a rare situation, and it is already very common. This is why many male artists would rather bear some costs and accusations than serve as compulsory police instead of going directly to the local army.
Basically, more than 90% of Korean male artists serve in service choose to serve in a compulsory police rather than go to local troops.
Secondly, Xu Yongsheng was also worried about how many fans and popularity he would have after he had been in the army for two years and after he was discharged from the army. When he lost his fans and popularity, how would he make a comeback in the future? Will the agency be willing to give him resources to help him make a comeback?
If you cannot make a comeback, or the comeback effect is very bad, or even fail, what will you do in the future?
Chapter completed!