It doesn't take long for a popular phenomenon to gain traction and become a sensation in almost every country with an internet connection. Case in point, Idols. What started in Japan only took months to get a start in other countries. England, America, China. All over the place, Idols were popping up and becoming superstars practically overnight. An Idol couldn't operate on her own, though. After all, YouTube would only get her so far. With progress and extra fame in mind, production companies sprang up, serving as managers, promoters, and every once in a while, confidants.
This is where *you* come in. The local ice rink has decided that they want to sponsor an Idol group, and for some odd reason, they've decided that you're the one in charge of the group. They won't even let you put these girls on a proper stage, insisting that they perform on ice. That little condition wouldn't be a problem, if the four volunteers had any experience doing this sort of thing.
With a resigned sigh, you sit down at your desk to look over the portfolios. First volunteer is a fifteen-year-old blonde by the name of Annaliece Decarion. She's got the smile part down pat, and according to the file, she's a good singer. You also read that she's well coordinated, but the main problem comes from her difficulties on ice. She *can* skate, just not very well, but that can always be improved upon.
The second volunteer is a seventeen-year-old brunette by the name of Jacqueline Cross. The oldest of the volunteers with a face of stone and a demeanor to match. According to the file, she's got a background in both figure skating and ballet, so she can definitely do the dance moves, but there's nothing available on her singing voice. Strange, and also disconcerting. Skating lessons can be done with all of the girls at once, but voice training would have to be done individually, at first, taking precious time away from getting the quartet performance ready.
Volunteer the third is another fifteen-year-old; a noire by the name of Yukiko Hanamori. Like Jacqueline, she's got a background in figure skating, but unlike Jacqueline, no experience in ballet. Yukiko isn't the best singer, but at the same time, she's not the worst. At the very least, she's expressive, and you can use that to your advantage in performances, provided her lack of confidence doesn't rear its ugly mug.
The last volunteer is a sixteen-year-old redhead, Lilian O'Reilly. Irish heritage and a temper to match. No real experience in skating or dancing to be had, but reportedly, she has a singing voice and talent worthy of the group's name. You'll have to stick her with either Yukiko or Jacqueline in order to actually bring her skating up to par. Hopefully, it won't take long to do that.
Done with the portfolios, you push them aside and look out the window. The girls are sitting on a picnic table outside the rink, waiting to be called in to start their first session. Yukiko and Annaliece are chatting up a storm while Lilian is fidgeting nervously and Jacqueline is doing something with her phone. You can either call them in all at once, one at a time, or wait and see which one takes the initiative to bug you to be let in.
>Call them all in at once.
>Call them in one at a time.
->Order?
>Wait and see which one takes initiative.
>>46018861
>>Wait and see which one takes initiative.
Got to understand the group dynamic before working out our marketing pitch
>>46018722
>Wait and see which one takes initiative
We don't actually need all the girls to be multitalented if we market them by their role and certain characteristics. Idols don't really need to be able to sing if you give them the right music and staging.
>>46019043
Above all else, idols are a commodity. It needs to be drilled to them that should they violate the extremely stringent stipulations of their contract, they will get fired and sued for damages, and no other agency will touch them with an eleven-foot pole. With everyone and their grandma getting into the industry, you can hit a dozen replacements just by shaking a short stick.
>>46019188
That sounds like an idea that would backfire really quickly. Plus, there's also the fact that giving them the whole "you are replaceable" thing is kinda difficult when the people you're giving it to are the only ones who showed up in the first place.
>>46019410
>>46019188
Maybe we should take the anime producer approach rather than being too cynically realistic about things
>>46018861
>Wait and see which one takes initiative.
Then isolate her from the others. The rest should be easily manipulated.
>>46019543
Edgy. Idol groups need a leader to fill the 'center' role.
>>46018861
>Call them in one at a time.
Next.
Next.
NEXXXXXXXT.
>>46019410
But that's how idol industry works.
>>46021760
>>46019533
>>46019188
I vote for isolating the one taking initiative. She could make a good leader and keep the others under control. But she could also be too willful. She's the one we need to make sure understands how disposable she is.
>Not wanting to be the cynical production agent with a heart of ice that gradual melts through contact with the girls' legitimate warmth and enthusiasm.
Come on man, come onnnnnn. Ice skating and all that? It practically writes itself.
Is OP dead?
>>46022916
We are all dead, eventually
>>46022044
Y'know, he's right. Though, less "cynical" and more "world-weary indifferent".
Also, >>46019410 is right, too. These four, they're the only volunteers. Replacements could be had and found, but you're gonna have to spend valuable time convincing them to join up.
