The way i play in a new game. is make an Audition (buy 'my office' and click yourself and do the cheap audition) and go for a synergy with the idols' .
(Edit. I also change the Policy for Background checks to Extensive. Makes it more expensive to do auditions. but it's worth it most of the times)
Then i buy research points (The Vial and then click each basket once) and get the Dance/Music/Theme that fits the Idols.
The Office pointsshould be used for 'Digital Only Release' since you wohnt have many fans. and 100k to produce a few singles is just too expensive in the start.
I tend to get a Secretary who got 2 stars in deals, and an office for her. Let her research by being idle and get Photoshoot asap. then switch her to 'Auto proposols' and she'll get deals when possible.
your Manager can do everything for your first few singles and while you create that, make sure your girls get a breakroom and then make them go and Promote your group. In the start, ignore the 'dont release too many Singles' warning. You want fans. So get your fans by releasing singles.
And that's a start. Atleast for me. I hope this can help some people
While this
does work... I think you're being somewhat stingier than necessary. The salary for a basic choreographer and music producer are peanuts compared to everything else (~50k a week combined, I think?), and by letting them do the job, you free up your time for socializing with the idols, or researching new lyrics. Besides, they do it 25% faster than you to begin with. This adds up particularly quickly when you're spamming singles at the start.
Also, if you hire them while you do the auditions, they'll only need a couple of days to finish their research on dances and music without you needing to buy the points instead.
I'd also argue in favor of using "regional" auditions for your first audition, to
guarantee that you start with a decent idol. It's on the pricier side (among other considerations, you'll need a loan for the break room), but it'll pay off in the future.
Ah, and while you're spamming singles, I'd also recommend rotating the lineup a bit; you'll want at least three different idols centering your singles so that you can hit 200% hype at your concerts without pushing anyone to the point of injury. You might as well do it with singles that most people aren't buying anyway.
