A New Career Singer Who Can Read The Future [EN]: Chapter 180

Standing up, Do-hyun looked at the fans and said calmly in a low voice.

“I know you all care about us, but I think we need to respect the rules in places like this. Taking photos inside the airport is strictly prohibited. I hope you will all adhere to this. I wanted to make this request.”

Do-hyun said that and sat back down. Do-hyun’s fans, upon hearing his words, began to stop taking photos one by one.

However, Seok-won and Hyun-ho’s fans continued to take pictures. Seok-won and Hyun-ho tried to say a word or two more, but Do-hyun stopped them.

He didn’t care if his image suffered, but Seok-won and Hyun-ho were at a crucial time when they needed to rise even higher. It was better to leave the fans with a good image, even if just a little.

Fortunately, Do-hyun’s fans told Seok-won and Hyun-ho’s fans to stop taking pictures. Because of that, Seok-won and Hyun-ho’s fans, feeling conscious, stopped taking photos. The picture-taking only ended before boarding the plane, but Do-hyun thought even that was fortunate.

“Hyung [older brother or male friend], thank you!”

“No problem. If someone had to step up, I thought it was natural for me to do it… I’m really glad the fans followed along.”

Seok-won and Hyun-ho nodded at Do-hyun’s words.

“It’s the real start of the broadcast! Let’s all stay sharp! Got it?”

“Yes, hyung!”

“Yep!”

* * *

Jeju Island, where they landed after an hour-long flight.

The sky was dark, threatening rain. The weather forecast they had checked earlier predicted snow, so it wasn’t unexpected.

However, as it was the first time driving in Jeju Island for the three of them, they were worried about their ability to handle the roads.

“Do you think we can drive okay?” Do-hyun asked with a worried voice as he got into the driver’s seat of the prepared car.

“There’s a saying that driving in snowy Jeju Island is difficult…”

Hyun-ho added that it was the same everywhere, echoing Seok-won’s words.

“That’s true, but… none of us have had many opportunities to drive our own cars. That’s why I’m more worried.”

All three of them had their own cars, but they mainly used taxis. As such, they were concerned about driving.

“Let’s just give it a try!”

At Do-hyun’s energetic voice, Seok-won and Hyun-ho nodded.

The car they got into had cameras installed everywhere.

Seok-won, Hyun-ho, and Do-hyun greeted the cameras with delight.

“Hello, everyone. This is Na Do-hyun. By the time you see this, I think spring will have come… I think.”

“Everyone! I’m Icarus’s Hyun-ho! Nice to meet you! I’m scheduled to drive second today!”

“I’m Seok-won! You all know me, right? Please take care of me! Please watch our 3-night 4-day trip with Hyun-ho and Do-hyun hyung!”

After giving such cheerful greetings, the three of them started talking as usual, as if the cameras were never there.

“Hyung, how’s the concert preparation going?”

Do-hyun smiled at Seok-won’s question.

“I’m thinking of revealing a new song. Revealing a new song at every concert and throwing new bait, that’s quite fun, you know?”

“Wow… Hyung, you’re really a song-writing machine? Don’t you ever rest? Come to think of it… whenever I contact hyung, I always hear that you’re writing songs… in the studio.”

“So much so that even I, who’s in the same company, find it hard to see Do-hyun hyung unless I go to the studio… My role model is to become like Do-hyun hyung, but I wonder if I can achieve it in this lifetime.”

Hyun-ho’s jest made Seok-won and Do-hyun burst into laughter. It was a good start.

“Hyung, do you like being busy? I’ve really wanted to ask you this for a long time. You seem so busy, as if you can’t be not busy, so I’ve always been curious.”

Hyun-ho’s question made the atmosphere in the car serious. Just in time, they were in an area where snow was falling, causing traffic congestion.

“Um… well… I had a long period of being unknown [before fame]. Maybe that’s why, but if I’m not busy, I feel like I’m experiencing that unknown period again. It’s not like being busy is my goal in life, but it’s better to live busily, I guess. That’s how it feels?”

“Ah! I can’t fully understand, but I kind of get it.”

“But I have a favor to ask here. To both of you.”

Do-hyun, who was holding the steering wheel, looked back at Hyun-ho in the back seat and continued.

“I think it would be more comfortable if you just called me ‘hyung’ and spoke informally. I think we’ve been using honorifics too much. I was wondering if I should keep drawing a line with you while continuing to receive honorifics, as if I’m some great person.”

At his candid words, Seok-won waved his hand.

“Ugh… I can’t do it suddenly, though?”

“Pfft… you’re doing well.”

“I’m getting goosebumps right now! I thought there would come a day when I would treat you comfortably, but now that that moment has really come, I’m getting goosebumps….”

“Hyun-ho, you can speak comfortably too.”

“Yes, no. Yeah, hyung.”

“By the way, the road is blocked. They say Jeju Island’s weather is hard to predict… When we got off the plane, it was just dark, but now the snow is falling heavily… I really can’t figure out the weather. I just hope it doesn’t disrupt our schedule.”

This program included a schedule for the three of them to busk [perform music in public] at Hamdeok Beach in Jeju Island while facing the winter sea.

“First, I can only hope that we arrive at the accommodation safely. What should we have for dinner tonight? We need to stop by the mart [small grocery store] too.”

At Do-hyun’s question, Seok-won and Hyun-ho suggested having a barbecue, saying that travel is all about barbecue.

“Then let’s go buy meat. And some vegetables and other things.”

Seok-won entered the address of a mart near the accommodation into the navigation system.

After doing some simple grocery shopping at the mart, the three of them moved to the car. The staff’s cars were following behind.

But….

“Hyung, that taxi over there, isn’t that our staff car? It feels like it’s been following us for a while….”

Hyun-ho, who had momentarily forgotten that they were filming a broadcast, noticed the car and said in a low voice.

“…It’s a stalker taxi, what else. There were people who took the same plane to Jeju Island as us earlier. People who try to dig into our private lives no matter what. They must be those kinds of people.”

“Sigh… stalkers really don’t seem to fall off easily… Honestly, it’s useless even if the company posts a notice.”

Seok-won said with a sigh.

Seok-won and Hyun-ho were also suffering from stalkers, so they didn’t feel good about the stalker taxi following them.

“That’s right. It’s useless even if you post a notice… But what can we do about it? We can only ignore them as much as possible and hope they don’t chase us. Their thoughts are beyond what we can imagine. Once, I tried to avoid them by acknowledging them, and they were happy that I recognized them. They were happy at a moment when a normal person should be hurt.”

Do-hyun shared his past experiences. At those words, Seok-won and Hyun-ho both shook their heads, feeling creeped out.

“Anyway, let’s not worry about the stalker taxi… Let’s just think about eating delicious food when we get to the accommodation.”

Do-hyun changed the subject. If they kept worrying about the stalker taxi, they wouldn’t be able to fully enjoy the fun 3-night 4-day trip.

The accommodation they arrived at was spacious, but it was difficult to fully concentrate because of the cameras installed everywhere by the staff and the more than 10 staff members.

Nevertheless, the three were professionals. It wasn’t their first time on an observational entertainment program, so the three of them continued the conversation as if the staff were there and not there.

“Hyung, what song are you going to sing?”

Hyun-ho asked Do-hyun out of the blue.

Do-hyun had a setlist in his head, but he hadn’t decided exactly which song to sing.

“Hmm… I think a new song would be good?”

“Hey, hyung, your encore concert isn’t far away, so why don’t you sing the new song then?”

“Should I?”

Do-hyun’s ears were easily swayed. He was easily persuaded because his close junior said so.

“That’s right. I think it would be better to sing it then. Just arranging and singing existing songs would be enough to complete the surprise busking in Jeju Island, right?”

Hyun-ho said while preparing the meat. Do-hyun also judged that Hyun-ho’s words were correct.

“Do you two have any songs in mind?”

“Of course! I’ve already thought about what songs to sing. Of course, we’ll do the song we collaborated with hyung on… and we’ve also prepared a song to promote our group!”

Seok-won said excitedly. Seeing that, Do-hyun couldn’t help but smile.

“Everyone’s so motivated, it’s great! Seeing you guys makes me feel like I need to finish selecting my songs quickly?”

“Everyone will like any song you sing, hyung.”

Do-hyun shook his head at Hyun-ho’s words.

“Hey… still, I need to select a song that fits the TPO [Time, Place, and Occasion]. If it’s a song to sing in Jeju, where camellias are in full bloom… I think a song that goes well with camellias would be good….”

“Under the Trumpet Creeper?”

“That’s a trumpet creeper… and I don’t think it’s right for me to recklessly rewrite and sing my senior’s song.”

Do-hyun was able to receive high scores with ‘Under the Trumpet Creeper,’ but he tried not to sing it if possible. He judged that he was causing trouble the more he sang it.

“Then… how about this? The three of us create a song with the theme of camellias. We create it for two days, and on the third day! So, on the day of the busking, we all sing it together!”

At Seok-won’s idea, Do-hyun exclaimed ‘Oh!’ with a short exclamation.

“Wow… that’s a good idea? Then let’s come up with ideas related to camellias starting today. How about it?”

“Good!”

“Okay, let’s come up with ideas like that and do it! Hmm… I’m so hungry right now.”

The meat was sizzling on the barbecue grill. The more the meat cooked well, the more they felt hungry.

“I want to eat… I want to eat soon.”

“Me too! I want to eat soon and work on songs too!”

That’s when the three of them were continuing the conversation.

Click, click, click.

At the sudden camera sound, the three turned their heads.

And there….

“Why are the fans here…?”