Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 220

#220.

White subtitles appeared on the black background.

-Everyone has been waiting for….

-Their 24 hours are revealed once again!

The fans buzzed with excitement, their eyes glued to the screen.

-Real MOST Life Season 2!

As the large letters flashed, cheers erupted from the fans. “Kyaaak!”

It was the trailer for ‘RE:MOST Life’ Season 2 that everyone had been eagerly anticipating.

“Ah! It’s RE:MOST Life!”

“Wow, so that spoiler from back then was real?”

“Ah, I love it!”

Most of the fans couldn’t contain their joy.

Of course, things were different now compared to when MOST had just debuted. They were now stars, fielding requests to appear on various TV programs.

Before, they’d worried about a lack of opportunities, but now they were 고민 [agonizing] because they had too many and had to decline some.

In addition to promoting their albums on popular entertainment shows, they even hosted their own program called .

That didn’t mean they reduced the amount of MyTube 자체 콘텐츠 [self-produced content] or ON TV live broadcasts that they had been uploading since their debut.

However, the members knew something important.

The fans were still waiting for ‘RE:MOST Life.’

Among their many 콘텐츠 [content pieces], RE:MOST Life was the most honest and straightforward, allowing fans to see the members in their ‘raw’ form.

At the same time, it was able to tell a much deeper story than the short waiting room videos and behind-the-scenes footage uploaded to MyTube.

Even though it might lack the broad appeal and polished production of TV entertainment shows, the real draw for fans was seeing the unadorned and honest members of MOST.

That’s not to say that the members were ‘no fun’ otherwise.

Watching them have a good time and chat noisily with each other gave off a feeling of pure youth, naturally bringing a smile to your face.

That’s how influential RE:MOST Life was to the fans.

Real MOST Life was released on ON TV, an internet platform, not a cable broadcasting channel, but it spread through word of mouth, demonstrating how much MOST’s fanbase had grown.

With a static effect, quick glimpses of the members’ everyday 모습 [appearances/lives] flashed by.

“Kyaaak!”

“헐 [OMG]! 기준 [Gijun]!”

“What, what? Uh-oh!”

Every time something new about the members appeared, the fans buzzed loudly.

That’s how the fans’ expectations were raised to the max.

-10.30 6 PM.

The trailer ended with the announcement of the first broadcast date.

Today was October 10th, so it was about two weeks away.

With MOST goods being released, a new stage at the 팬미팅 [fan meeting], and the RE:MOST Life trailer…

It was a day of endless 몰아침 [onslaught/barrage] for both MOST and their fans.

“There are so many 떡밥 [teokbokki/hints], seriously.”

“잠죽자 [Let’s sleep less and work harder], 잠죽자…….”

“Ah, I can’t 탈덕 [leave the fandom] again.”

“You were going to 탈덕 [leave the fandom]?”

“Yeah. I was looking at Seonyul’s rookie group because the kids haven’t been active lately…. *쩝* [sound of disappointment].”

“What are you talking about? Do those kids even catch your eye? Look at Dojae and the others’ 상태 [condition/state].”

“I know, right. I’ll 대가리 박겠습니다 [bow my head in apology].”

The fans left the concert hall, 행복한 투정 [happily complaining].

***

And then came the first broadcast day of RE:MOST Life Season 2, which the fans had been eagerly waiting for.

RE:MOST Life Season 2 was edited in a different format from Season 1, which contained about a month’s worth of schedules.

It consisted of a total of 10 episodes, and the filming period spanned 10 months.

Of course, they didn’t film for the entire 10 months, but they filmed for a certain period each month from January to October, capturing the 모습 [appearances/lives] of the MOST members in that month.

This filming method was possible because Season 2 was planned shortly after Season 1 ended.

Compared to Season 1, there would be less of a feeling of following the members’ daily lives without interruption.

Instead, it was a project to look back on memories together by looking at the hidden daily lives of MOST members from January to October.

The first episode, which was an hour long, featured the members in January.

It was after the members went to Tokyo for a performance at the beginning of the new year.

Even though it was only 10 months ago, it felt like a long time ago because the members had been constantly growing in the meantime.

It also felt like a more distant past because they were still preparing for the album.

-10:20 pm Kingdom Entertainment Conference Room

The video began with a CCTV-shaped frame, subtitles, and the unique composition of an observation camera, just like in Season 1.

It was the day a meeting was held to create With MOST characters.

The faces of the members, who were focused on the meeting, were swollen.

This was because it was not long after they had woken up after practicing late the night before.

기준 [Gijun] was wearing the problematic brown beanie that 기준’s [Gijun’s] fans were cursing to be burned (fortunately for the fans, unfortunately for 기준 [Gijun], it couldn’t be worn in October because it had been washed incorrectly), and most of the other members were also wearing hats.

도재 [Dojae] had already exercised simply in the morning, so he wasn’t swollen, but he was still wearing glasses for eyesight protection because it was a filming session.

도재’s [Dojae’s] glasses, unlike 기준’s [Gijun’s] beanie, were called ‘갓경 [god glasses]’ and played a role in further enhancing 도재’s [Dojae’s] ‘smart’ charm.

“At the last meeting, we talked about adopting an animal character for the overall concept.”

Lee Jung-yeon, the manager from Kingdom, said to the person in charge of the ‘Wemo’ outsourcing company.

“The members and I have also discussed going with either a dog or a cat.”

The members nodded.

Then he immediately made his case.

“We have to go with a dog!”

“What are you talking about…? Cats are trending these days!”

The members’ opinions were quite divided when it came to deciding whether to make the Wemo character a dog or a cat.

The broadcast showed the members’ debate from the night before, after they finished practicing, with an effect as if the ‘rewind’ button had been pressed.

It started when Woochul was looking for cat videos on MyTube.

“Cats are so cute…. I can’t believe you don’t know the charm of cats……. Our character has to be a cat no matter what.”

“It’s not that I don’t like cats…. Dogs are cuter! Look at our Gyuri. She’s so affectionate, and I can’t go home often, but every time I do, she greets me crying…….”

Gyuseong held up a picture of his dog, Gyuri, from his phone, appealing to the loveliness of dogs.

Woochul glanced quickly at Gyuri’s picture, trying not to be shaken, and then focused on the MyTube video again.

“Ah, of course Gyuri is cute. Cute! But look at this one. It looks aloof, but 어 [uh]? When it subtly comes closer and gives you attention! Totally awesome!”

“That’s right. Cats have that unexpected charm. Ah…. I wish we could raise a cat in our dorm…….”

Heungmin sided with Woochul and chimed in.

In fact, Heungmin didn’t really care about dogs or cats, and he was 넘어간 [swayed] by Woochul’s MyTube video 영업 [sales pitch].

“Hyung [older brother/male friend]. You’ve never even raised a cat before…….”

Heungmin widened his eyes as if to say, “What are you talking about?” in response to Gyuseong’s rebuttal.

“That’s why I want to raise one even more!”

Gyuseong shook his head in disbelief and looked for a member to take his side.

“Dojae. You’d rather have our character be a dog, right?”

Dojae was actually on the side that it didn’t matter which animal their character was.

‘Dogs and cats both have their own charms.’

Dojae generally liked animals because he had raised many animals such as dogs, cats, and horses in the palace of the 대한제국 [Korean Empire].

However, Gyuseong was looking at Dojae with very intense eyes.

Gyuseong had quite a strong stubbornness when it came to something he was into.

There was no point in upsetting Gyuseong, who was his roommate, so Dojae chose Gyuseong over Woochul and Heungmin.

“Uh…. Right?”

Gyuseong wore a triumphant expression in response to Dojae’s answer.

It was quite childish…. But Woochul and Heungmin were not ones to lose to childishness in a competition.

“기준 [Gijun] Hyung [older brother/male friend]!!! Leader, where’s our leader!!!”

Woochul and Heungmin, who were increasingly making fun of 기준 [Gijun] as time went on, looked for 기준 [Gijun] in a loud voice.

The two knew that 기준 [Gijun] was feeding stray cats near the dorm.

But then, an unexpected dark horse appeared.

“I’m unconditionally a dog! Doggy! Wang, wang [dog barking sound]!”

It was Louis who came running while even making dog noises (literally).

That’s how the members’ opinions were divided into the dog faction (Louis, Gyuseong, Dojae) and the cat faction (Woochul, Heungmin, 기준 [Gijun]).

Because they were divided into 3 vs. 3, a majority vote couldn’t be taken, and opinions were not easily gathered.

The members gathered in the conference room in that state.

The managers were embarrassed to learn that the members’ opinions were divided.

In the end, it was decided to hold a vote reflecting the opinions of the staff as well.

At that time, Louis, who was scribbling something diligently on one side, held up a piece of paper.

“Look at this! If it’s a dog, it would be nice to do it like this?!”

“Hey, what is it, Kim Louis! It’s unfair to show it in a picture…….”

Woochul stopped when he saw the picture on the paper, trying to scold Louis.

Others also turned to Louis, curious, and looked at Louis’s picture.

Dojae said with surprised eyes.

“What a great talent.”

It was Dojae who had an exclamation come out like a 황자 [prince] from a long time ago.

That meant he was that surprised, and fortunately, the members who had adapted to Dojae’s 선비 말투 [scholarly way of speaking] a long time ago didn’t care much.

“Ah, what. It’s cute…….”

Louis’s picture was so cute and lovely that even Woochul, who was a 확신의 [die-hard] cat faction member, was shaken.

In the meantime, it was also in a state where the characteristics were well captured enough to know which member it was.

The designer who was with them was also surprised and repeatedly said, “It’s so good.”

“Can’t you do this with a cat?”

Louis scratched the area around his temples, saying that he had “only researched dogs” in response to 기준’s [Gijun’s] question.

Seeing the picture, the cat faction members’ hearts shook rapidly.

They thought that if they drew a cat well, it could be as cute as that……. But…….

“Wow, it’s really better than I thought? Wouldn’t it be more meaningful and better to create a character based on the picture that Louis drew?”

When one of the outsourcing company employees gave his opinion, the atmosphere completely shifted to the dog side.

It looked like there was no need to vote.

The cat faction members also agreed to characterize the dog with regretful faces.

“Too bad, cat. Can’t you draw, hyung [older brother/male friend]? Draw a cat.”

“You draw it! It’s a victory of talent…….”

Lee Jung-yeon said to Woochul and Heungmin’s conversation.

“We’ll make a cat version later if we get the chance.”

“Then it has to be successful, right? 대박 나라 [Become a huge success]…. 대박 나라 [Become a huge success]…….”

Lee Jung-yeon 피식 [smirked] laughed at Heungmin’s words.

That’s how the members who finished the Wemo meeting in the first episode ate lunch and then showed 모습 [appearances/lives] of practicing again in order.

It also contained 모습 [appearances/lives] of running through the cold in Han River Park to determine the members to participate in each event of the .

The broadcast time was already when Wemo was released, but the behind-the-scenes story and the unexpected ‘dog vs. cat’ controversy were a lot of fun for the fans.

The 모습 [appearances/lives] of laughing and 떠드는 [chattering] while running was also a considerable part of the 깨알같이 [small but significant] fun.

The reaction to the first episode of RE:MOST Life Season 2 was that it was as fun as expected.

***

But the next day.

The first episode was embroiled in controversy.