In the show 'The Director's Viewpoint,' Moon Se-yoon revealed the revenue from 'Bucdutung.'
On the broadcast of MBC's entertainment program 'The Director's Viewpoint' (hereafter 'The Director's') on the 22nd, the image of Hanhae and Moon Se-yoon working as the 'Han Moon-cheol' unit was portrayed.
That day, Lymer, who appeared as the daily manager for Hanhae and Moon Se-yoon, revealed his meticulousness by preparing essential items for vocal maintenance, such as a humidifier, yakwon-mun, and fish cake tea, in the car before their live video shoot.
In the moving car, Moon Se-yoon said, "Since the higher-ups are gathered, I hope we can talk a bit. Honestly, I have confidence in this song. I also have had good results from previous songs." He mentioned 'Bucdutung.'
Lymer agreed, saying, "'Bucdutung' wasn't bad," to which Moon Se-yoon proudly responded, "Wow, the revenue was intense. At that time, BTS and Taeyeon were there, and we ranked 11th between BTS and Taeyeon. I posted it on SNS."
Then, Hanhae said, "The number of copyright registrations exceeds 100 songs," and in response, Lymer stated, "I have 330 songs registered with the copyright association." Moon Se-yoon asked what his hit song was, and Lymer responded, "My hit song is 'Luxury You' by Han Dong-geun. I participated as a lyricist," and he sang a line he wrote himself.
Furthermore, he holds copyrights for songs like T-ara's 'TTL,' Mighty Mouth's 'Tok Tok,' and Bumkey's 'Playing With' and shared in an interview, "Registering 330 songs is not an easy task. I was also a producer for Block B, and I suddenly did a drama OST. It's a significant number," causing laughter as he sent the production team a list of the songs he participated in for self-promotion.
Meanwhile, after finishing their official schedule, the three headed to an eel restaurant and had a feast. During the meal, Lymer asked, "Did you recover the production cost while doing 'Bucdutung?'" Moon Se-yoon laughed and replied, "I've never lost money. When we did 'I'm Subtly Shy,' we invested 30 million won for three copies."
He added, "I did the music revenue settlement, and it was astonishing. It appeared to be in the hundreds of millions? So, I was shocked when I heard the production cost for 'Teach Me.'" In response, Lymer shifted the conversation, saying, "It's astonishing to the point of being hard to discuss," while Hanhae quipped, "It's about a third of 'Bucdutung,'" eliciting laughter.
Amid this, Moon Se-yoon expressed his gratitude to Lymer. He recounted, "After filming 'Challenge,' while drinking with Dong-yeop, he said, 'Don't do this. 30 million is crazy. Don't waste money.' But Lymer said, 'Brother, that's not it. Se-yoon wants to do this, and it should be done. If you ever want to do music, call me. I'll help you realize your dream.'"
[Photo] Capture of the broadcast screen of 'The Director's Viewpoint.'