Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 67

#67.

The members, including Heungmin, stared at Woochul’s phone, their faces filled with anticipation.

Woochul quickly shook his head, a wide grin spreading across his face.

“Curse words? Not a single one! It’s all praise. The reaction is amazing. It even hit the real-time search rankings.”

Woochul displayed the real-time search rankings on the screen.

1 Tottenham Game Time

2 TOEIC Exam Registration

3 Music Festival

4 TOEIC Score Inquiry

5 Maknae Line [youngest members of a group]

6 Bling Bling

7 Why is Team Leader Kim Like That Cancelled

8 Louie

“What? Louie made it into the top 10!”

“That’s amazing!”

The members were surprised and impressed after checking the real-time search rankings.

Although they knew the performance had created a buzz, they didn’t expect the reaction to be so immediate.

It was the first time a member’s name, aside from Dojae and Woochul, had appeared in the real-time search rankings on its own.

It seemed to be effective because it caught the eye of various age groups and fandoms who were watching the music festival.

Although it was outside the top 10, MOST was also in 15th place in the search rankings.

It seemed like the ranking would rise further soon.

Gyusung shouted in an excited voice.

“MOST is in 15th place!”

“I thought it briefly went up and then down when we performed on stage earlier…”

Kijun checked the real-time search rankings on his phone, a look of amazement on his face. As always, he didn’t forget to take a screenshot.

“Heungmin hyung [older brother/male friend] is also on the list!”

Woochul teased Heungmin.

Because it wasn’t MIN or Lee Heungmin that was on the list, but Tottenham’s Son Heungmin, the famous soccer player.

Heungmin glared at Woochul, but it was all in good fun. “This kid,” he said, shaking his head.

“Did the team name go up again thanks to Louie?”

As Dojae guessed and muttered, Woochul quickly changed the subject.

“Ah! It’s not just Louie, that’s what I was going to say! This is trending, this!”

Woochul shouted again, changing the phone screen.

The changed phone screen showed the main screen of the portal site ‘Contact,’ where he had been searching for real-time search terms until just now.

And a pop-up appeared on the main screen.

[Watching the 24 Hours of Popular Idols?

REAL “MOST” LIFE]

It was a promotional pop-up for MOST’s first reality show, ‘Real MOST life’ (shortened to ‘RiMoRa’).

When you click on the pop-up, detailed text appears and a preview video plays.

[ON TV Exclusive Variety Show Launch!

REAL “MOST” LIFE!

The 24 Hours of the Best Rookie MOST Will Be Revealed

0301 6 PM, On-Air Worldwide]

The music festival was a scheduled event, and although the cue sheet was not known exactly, MOST’s appearance order could be roughly predicted.

Therefore, the pop-up banner was deliberately displayed after MOST performed and the search volume for MOST increased.

MOST’s order was earlier than expected, but there was no big difference.

Furthermore, Louie was unexpectedly increasing the search volume.

Thanks to this, people who saw the banner on the portal site’s main page and searched, and people who searched because of the music festival, gathered and created synergy.

In many ways, it was being properly promoted.

“Oh. I didn’t know this was coming out today. The fans must be completely surprised.”

“Manager, how could you keep it a secret from us?!”

At Gyusung’s words, Woochul playfully protested to Deputy Manager Lee Jungyeon.

The company and members did not give the fans any advance notice, as the plan was to release the news all at once before the broadcast to create a big reaction.

Since the schedule was not released in advance like a TV station, the fans did not even know about the reality show filming.

At Woochul’s protest, Deputy Manager Lee Jungyeon, who was nearby, looked at Team Leader Kim Seokchul with wronged eyes.

Team Leader Kim Seokchul shrugged his shoulders.

“If we tell you in advance, you might spoil it to the fans.”

“Huh… We get all our SNS posts checked anyway…”

At that time, Louie returned to the waiting room with Jung Gilju.

“Oh! Louie!”

“Hyungs. How was I?!”

“What do you mean how were you? Didn’t you hear the cheers during your part?”

“You did well, Louie!”

The members greeted Louie in their own way.

Louie’s face showed that the excitement from the stage hadn’t faded.

“Good job.”

Dojae also greeted Louie with a smile.

Louie looked at Dojae and asked one more time as if to confirm.

“Did I do well on stage?!”

“Yeah. You did well.”

He looked like a puppy wagging its tail, wanting to be praised.

Dojae smiled and didn’t hold back on the praise.

“As expected of my unofficial dance teacher. Very good!”

It was praise tailored for Louie.

“Wow. Not just good. If Dojae hyung says very good, isn’t that all there is to it?! But Louie, how come Dojae hyung seems to have better pronunciation than you? I heard hyung has never been to America.”

Woochul said playfully, filled with envy.

It wasn’t that he was stingy with praise, but Dojae never said empty words.

Heungmin told Louie that he was on the real-time search rankings, showing him the phone.

The atmosphere in the waiting room was literally a festival.

***

The day of the music festival broadcast was like a festival for MOST fans.

From the unusually energetic MOST members’ stage to Louie’s special stage, which was literally ‘bling bling’ like the song title.

On top of that, there was the unexpected news of a reality show.

For the fans, it was literally a state of being unable to come to their senses.

The fan cafe was about to explode, and MOST-related hashtags repeatedly appeared in the real-time trends on Twitter.

On community sites where idol fans gathered, posts with the MOST tag were almost plastered all over.

[MOST] Became a fan after seeing today’s stage

[MOST] Yellow hair came to the maknae line stage…

[The Origin] They did well today, right?

[MOST] Kang Dojae god-like picture.gif

[MOST] Music festival stage video train

[Other] Maknae line must debut

[Upside] Eun Sang was really cute today

[The Origin] Chaehyun’s mistake in the choreography today was cute

[MOST] The synchronized dance was amazing again today

..[MOST] What kind of day is it today?

-I’m really crazy ㅠㅠㅠ

-Unexpected content during the hiatus…

-We’re trending today, right?

-You can feel it when Louie’s solo search ranking goes up

-The number of fans was constantly increasing even if we didn’t do anything, but it seems like we’ve reached the peak today

-Ha… damn… MOST was the only one I wanted to know

-There are already too many people who know… Everyone in Goyang City knew

-Even if you don’t know MOST, the kids dancing in Busansanseong were already famous, right?

-ㅇㄱㄹㅇ (agree)

-Such a rise without ever going on a proper variety show

-They went to Campfire

-Ah, that’s right. The only public broadcast variety show they went on was Campfire, which had an insurmountable viewership rating

-Efficiency king

-Kingdom is surprisingly good at their job

-I knew it from the debut showcase

-If you listen to the senior group fans, they say it goes back and forth between heaven and hell, but they basically care about the artists

-MOST is in a different team than the senior group

-I’m sorry for cursing because I thought they weren’t doing anything during the hiatus. I believe them now

-I’m so looking forward to the reality show

-I already miss them so much that I’m dizzy

-The concept is so good ㅠㅠ 24-hour observation is crazy

-We’re going to chew on the broadcast in seconds [watch repeatedly and analyze every detail]

-How do I wait a week? I’m going to throw up

-Let’s gather fans with the reality show~~ Let’s go~~~!

..[Other] Why are there so many MOST posts

They should create a separate bulletin board for them soon

-They had amazing firepower compared to the number of members since their debut

-Crazy firepower

-It’s such a happy day today.. Please understand

-But I also became a fan today and I’m excited ㅋㅋ

***

MOST’s first reality group variety show.

‘Real MOST life’ did not disappoint the fans.

‘RiMoRa’ started with a crackling black and white screen.

Four-split camera footage came out, and when you clicked on each one, a video containing four episodes of 15 minutes each was played.

The sight of them sweating while practicing choreography in the practice room.

The sight of them lying on the floor, drinking water, or chatting while resting during practice.

The sight of them checking each other’s skills and giving advice while preparing to record.

The sight of them recording under the direction of producer and composer Director Lee Jungyeop and Kijun.

The sight of Kijun and Dojae seriously discussing and working on songs.

The sight of Louie singing like crazy in the car while going to practice his solo stage, not caring about his manager Jung Gilju.

The sight of them preparing a surprise party and taking pictures together at Louie’s graduation ceremony, rubbing their sleepy eyes.

The sight of Gyusung, who always writes in his diary before going to bed, conveying his gratitude to the fans with a selfie camera.

The sight of Woochul and Heungmin secretly sneaking out of the dorm late at night and crying while eating chicken breast sausage at a convenience store.

The sight of Kijun unexpectedly coming out to that convenience store with them.

The sight of them eventually getting caught by the trainer and getting scolded.

The sight of Dojae, who was playing with a retriever he met while running along the Han River without stopping, having his camera stolen by the retriever and being embarrassed.

Literally, all of the members’ daily lives were captured.

Thanks to this, it was praised as the ‘textbook of idol group variety shows’ from the first broadcast, and the reaction among fans was great.

“Ha, damn. Today’s broadcast is also legendary.”

“I’m going crazy. Really…. A week goes by in a flash when I review last week’s video, but I feel like I have to watch today’s video ten thousand times.”

As the episodes went on, not only did the personality and characteristics of each member become apparent, but also the relationships and teamwork between them were revealed, satisfying the fans’ thirst.

After doing a group variety show, it was common for controversies to arise as it revealed which members were close to each other, as well as those who were not close or even had bad relationships, but there were no such concerns for the MOST members.

“I know. The kids are really attractive in their own way, but I love that they all seem friendly even when they’re together…….”

BEST 1st generation [referring to a popular group from the first generation of K-pop].

Sunmi and Heera were heading to the PC cafe [internet cafe], so engrossed in talking about today’s ‘RiMoRa’ broadcast that they were oblivious while walking.

“Ah. I mean…. Is it really something to be so happy about together in the waiting room when Louie’s search ranking went up? I also love that they baby him because he’s the youngest.”

“Everyone is really nice…. They’re so hardworking, ugh! I love them so much.”

Heera even made a moaning sound, expressing her affection for MOST.

Loving MOST was actually enough just with their appearance on stage.

They were cool and attractive enough.

The personalities of the members that were revealed in fragments were just a secondary reason for liking the MOST members.

However, as the psychological distance narrowed while watching this variety show, they gradually began to see the members not as ‘members’ but as ‘people.’

There was not a single disappointing thing about their appearance outside the stage, and they were serious yet cheerful, so it was perhaps natural that their affection deepened.

“The kids are all friendly, so it’s comfortable and fun just watching the broadcast. That’s why fans of other teams seem to be watching this variety show a lot…….”

Sunmi said, sounding happy but also sighing a little.

It was a good thing that her favorite singer was becoming more popular, but the immediate problem was the upcoming fan meeting ticket sales.

“Still, we’re lucky that we joined the fan club in advance. We’ll have seats.”

“Will we?”

Heera nodded at Sunmi’s question.

The two walked down the stairs to the basement.

It was a PC cafe in Apgujeong that was famous for its fast internet speed and good ticket sales.

“We’re going to the front row of the standing area. Aja aja [fighting/let’s go]!”

“We’re definitely going!”

Sunmi and Heera, who had entered the PC cafe, looked around the seats and soon frowned.

Because they saw some familiar faces.