Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 107

#107.

A little later.

The MVS Drama Awards began, and the members busily prepared while occasionally watching the ceremony on the monitors in the waiting room.

The stars of this awards show were the actors who appeared in dramas and the staff who worked hard to create them, not MOST, who were performing.

The audience was also more likely to be drama viewers than fans of MOST or popular music.

Therefore, MOST tried to prepare a stage that everyone could enjoy together, rather than a stage centered around themselves.

They also planned to perform only , the OST [Original Sound Track] for , excluding MOST’s other songs.

“We’re performing after winning the Excellence Award, right?”

“Yeah. Wow, must have been really successful. They’re winning in almost every category.”

“It was a huge hit! A total success!”

Heungmin, Woochul, and Louie watched the monitor and talked.

Kijun, who had just finished getting his hair done, belatedly came near the monitor.

“Wow, hyung!”

Heungmin exclaimed, looking at Kijun.

It was a rare occurrence.

“Looking sharp?”

Woochul also exclaimed, ‘Ooh’.

Today, the members’ outfits were formal suits in light sky-blue tones.

To match the dandy atmosphere of the outfits, their hair was styled neatly with pomade.

Unfortunately, Woochul was excluded, as his face score dropped by about 30 points when his forehead was revealed.

It was because his hairline wasn’t pretty.

So Woochul always wore his bangs down, and today, instead of completely slicking his hair back, he went for a ‘comma hair’ style, which ended up being quite cute with more curl than expected.

Kijun also usually wore his bangs down.

Not for any other reason, but because Kijun wanted to hide his fierce eyes.

He preferred to slightly cover his eyebrows and the corners of his eyes with his bangs.

But today, his first attempt at a ‘completely exposed forehead’ style turned out better than expected.

“When you show your whole face like this, you just look charismatic, not scary at all?”

“Or are you just looking down on me?”

Kijun asked sharply at Woochul’s compliment.

Knowing that it was because he was unfamiliar with compliments about his appearance from the members, Woochul replied without concern.

“Aigoo. You caught me.”

“Hah…….”

“Hyung, I’m on Woochul’s level now. It means I’ve become a joke to him.”

“Wow. Heungmin, you’re smarter than I thought? Great at understanding your place.”

“You little…”

Heungmin tried to put him in a headlock, but Woochul quickly dodged.

Louie, accustomed to seeing the older members bickering, gave Kijun a thumbs up.

Even though he had roughly styled it at the salon, once he completely fixed his hair, he definitely looked cool.

“It suits you, hyung! Totally a cool guy vibe!”

“You could try styling your hair like this for the next concept!”

“Exactly, hyung. You can be confident even in front of the actors today…….”

Heungmin and Woochul added compliments again.

However, Woochul couldn’t finish his sentence.

It was because he saw Dojae, who had finished getting ready like Kijun.

“Life is unfair.”

Heungmin immediately muttered in a hollow tone.

“Kijun hyung. You could have had your best visual day ever today. It was a really handsome day for hyung.”

“It’s all going to be overshadowed by Dojae.”

“No…. Why? Why does he keep getting more handsome? At first, he was definitely about as handsome as me?”

“What are you talking about? He was different from you from the start.”

Woochul and Heungmin muttered back and forth like a comedy duo.

In the meantime, only Kijun felt awkward.

He was almost about to feel bad… but he didn’t.

He couldn’t.

Turning around and checking, Dojae’s appearance was perfect even in Kijun’s eyes.

He could see why Woochul and Heungmin were making such a fuss.

“As expected, our team relies on you alone.”

These words came out involuntarily.

At Kijun’s words, the other members clapped and shouted like a slogan that the leader was right.

“Why are you guys being so extra all of a sudden…….”

“No, you just look especially handsome today.”

He was used to the members’ compliments, but today was unusually enthusiastic.

Dojae was flustered, not even knowing that his face was glowing.

Gyoosung, who had come after fixing his pants hem, said in a small but clear voice.

“Like a prince.”

It was embarrassing for friends of the same age to say, and it was the kind of thing fans would say, but he was just stating the truth.

With his hair all slicked back and neatly styled, Dojae exuded a dignity that made him look like royalty, or at least nobility.

Woochul and Heungmin chimed in.

“If there were royalty in our country, hyung would have been perfect for it.”

“Ah. Wasn’t there a drama like that a long time ago? What if there were still royalty in Korea…? Something like that.”

“That’s right! ! If hyung were to appear in that, he would have to be a Lee! Lee Dojae!”

Louie shouted, raising his hand.

Dojae was momentarily speechless.

‘He’s subtly sharp as always.’

Like how it would really be ‘Lee Do’ [Lee is a common Korean surname], just like King Sejong’s name.

Dojae looked away, listening to the members’ conversation that seemed to be going off track but was actually on the right path.

“Let’s get ready to go out now!”

Fortunately for Dojae, it was time to go on stage.

At Jung Giljoo’s shout, Kijun asked the members.

“Everyone got their pockets ready, right?”

The members nodded.

The inside pockets rustled.

Before leaving the waiting room, the members once again joined hands and shouted ‘Fighting!’

It was a stage where they didn’t feel like the main characters, but today’s stage was also a precious stage that the fans were watching.

***

Since the members were making such a fuss, the fans’ reactions were explosive.

Everyone cheered at the members’ new styling.

Kijun’s fans lamented that they were finally seeing their oppa’s [term of endearment for older brother/male figure] face clearly and wondered why he hadn’t revealed it until now.

Woochul, Louie, Gyoosung, and Heungmin’s styling also received rave reviews.

Overall, it was impeccably neat.

They cried that it was a perfect first date look or proposal look, and they wanted to go to the 63 Building Observatory [a famous landmark in Seoul] right away to cut steak.

As expected, there were endless calls of ‘Prince’ for Dojae.

Dojae was already called ‘His Highness Dojae’ among the fans.

Everyone was in a frenzy to get a passport to go to Dojae’s kingdom.

It wasn’t just the fans who were going crazy.

Numerous drama fans and general viewers who were watching the Drama Awards were also busy admiring Dojae’s face on the screen.

-헐 [Korean slang for ‘OMG’] This OST was sung by MOST

-Unexpected rhyme lol

-Kang Dojae real free pass for meeting parents

-Already approved ㅇㅇ

-Trustworthy even if I met him yesterday

-Happily ever after,, I’ll give it a try,,,

-Aren’t you guys the sunshine? Shining, shining!

-Aigoo [Korean expression of endearment], babies. You look so pretty today.^^

-The song is good, I feel like I’m falling in love

-The scene where Park Seungho and Kang Jihyun kissed was really goodㅠㅠ

-Is taking a break this week because of the awards ceremony? I want next week to come quicklyㅠㅠ!!

-Sounds exactly like the recording, like they swallowed the CD

-Does anyone even listen to CDs these days

-The song is really good, so sweet~

-But do the actors not know the song from another drama? Their expressions are a bit..

-It’s #1 on the music charts, how could they not know?

-The singers were invited to come, rightㅠㅠ They’re not uninvited guestsㅠㅠ

-But this is a song related to the drama, they should at least react a little.. I’m so hurt

-They shouldn’t invite singers to the Drama Awards;; It’s awkward for each other every time;;

-Aigoo, MOST is working hard

..The members were singing with simple choreography while standing in front of the stand microphones.

The way they smiled brightly and sang as if they had never been nervous had a charm that made viewers smile as well.

However, the expressions of the actors sitting in the actor’s seats were not so bright.

They were looking up at the stage with expressionless faces, as if they were forced to sit there.

The actors who were at least being polite had the corners of their lips raised, but even that was awkward.

The actors’ expressions were clearly visible because they were in nearby seats, and the camera often showed their expressions.

It was a coldness that made even those watching TV feel embarrassed.

—I’ll be standing at every path you come down

—You are my sunshine

Woochul and Dojae’s harmonies resonated harmoniously.

Regardless of the audience’s reaction, the members sang their best.

It was actually a reaction they had expected.

Louie, who had watched the Drama Awards without missing a single one, had told them in advance.

In any case, the members wanted to create a stage that those who had worked for and enjoyed the drama throughout the year would like.

The members pondered and prepared their own countermeasures.

The rap parts of Kijun and Heungmin, located at the far ends, continued.

In the meantime, Dojae and the members moved.

They slowly went down the stage and naturally took out the rose blossoms they had put in their inside pockets.

As the members approached the actor’s seats, the audience went wild first.

It was probably because they were getting closer to them as well.

Since they had rehearsed in advance, the camera showed the members according to their parts.

The actors seemed a little embarrassed, but when the members actually came close with the camera, they composed their expressions.

—Sunshine on me

Louie sang in a beautiful voice and presented the rose he was holding to Kang Jihyun.

Kang Jihyun smiled with an embarrassed face and accepted the rose.

Since it was something she had requested in the waiting room in advance, she naturally showed the rose to the camera.

“Kyaa—”

Cheers and screams poured out from the audience.

—Let me down, to my side

Gyoosung, who went to the opposite side, gave a rose to Cindy A, who was sitting in the actor’s seat.

She, who was also a singer, was almost the only one who had been constantly smiling and responding to the stage since earlier.

“Oh my!”

Even though she already knew, Cindy A put on a nonchalantly surprised expression.

Heungmin, watching Cindy A receiving the rose from Gyoosung, invisibly held back tears.

There was no ulterior motive… really none, but for some reason, he felt like he was going to cry.

Woochul gave the flower to the child actor next to him.

When the child smiled, the surrounding adult actors naturally couldn’t help but smile as well.

A child and a flower.

It was a magic word that could only ease the atmosphere.

The last rose that Dojae was holding went to Park Seungho.

—Sunshine on me

As Dojae sang the last verse and held out the rose, Park Seungho smiled kindly and received the flower.

He, who had also been active in variety shows, was a born star.

Park Seungho didn’t just receive the flower, but also stood up, drew an arc with one arm, and bowed like a gentleman to express his gratitude.

The song ended with a close-up of Dojae and Park Seungho smiling at each other.

The reaction to the two-shot was explosive.

Comments poured in, telling him to debut on the small screen right away and act with Park Seungho.

It was only natural that viewers praised MOST for not being flustered by the actors’ reactions and doing their best to melt the atmosphere.

***

The next day.

Ahead of the last awards ceremony, the MVS Music Awards on the 31st, the members watched the video uploaded to MyTube [a fictional version of YouTube] and monitored it.

Before going to the practice room, they were also trying to delay as much as possible under the pretext of monitoring.

Woochul and Louie, who were looking at the comments on MyTube along with the video, tilted their heads.

“But we……”

“Huh? Hyung, do you think something’s weird too?”

Gyoosung also brought his head to the laptop as if curious at the two’s reactions.

“What is it? Why are there so many Japanese comments?”

“I know, right. Since when did we have so many Japanese fans?”

Of course, they knew that people from all over the world used MyTube.