Becoming An Idol Wasn’T On My Plan [EN]: Chapter 158

158.

The question from the morning was immediately answered. As I went out to get some water, Ryu Iden grabbed me and showed me a video.

‘Puppy, I’m very thankful and grateful to you.’

‘Tell me more, Dong-hwa hyung!’

‘You’re the beast I look for first when I’m having a hard time.’

‘I’m a little annoyed that you consistently treat me like a beast, but tell me more!’

Click.

I covered the phone with my hand and went to drink water, pretending nothing was wrong.

“‘Teaches embarrassment,’ was it? I read it because you told me to.”

Stop, it’s not a low-level piece that should come out of your mouth.

“How is it, do you feel the learning? Are you growing? You have no idea how embarrassed I was back then!”

“Shut up!”

“We’re blood brothers! Dong-hwa hyung!”

In the phone that Ryu Iden was holding, I could see myself making death threats to Chae Hamin in the same way I had before.

“Haha! Hahaha! Hahahaha! How is it, aren’t you ashamed! You have no idea how much I wanted to film every time you said things like that!”

You crazy bastard.

“You’re not going to cut ties over something like this, are you? Unlike Hamin, I might actually try it!”

Rabid dog.

“…I won’t stand still either.”

Ryu Iden paused. Come to think of it, we had a similar conversation during the survival show. Back then, I said I was confident I wouldn’t die.

“Hmm, if I get caught up in your schemes, I might just die.”

The fact that you’re seriously calculating that is even scarier, you crazy human.

I took a sip of water and asked Ryu Iden.

“…Hey, did I do anything else yesterday?”

Having gaps in my memory is terrifying. It’s not like I intentionally suppressed it, but I can’t remember. I drank almost 20 bottles of alcohol while being too tired yesterday, damn it.

Yeah, this is all Ryu Iden’s fault. It’s all because that damn puppy didn’t properly cleanse my eyes.

“You did. You woke up Jun and Hyun who were sleeping and made them swear an oath.”

…Oh my god.

“Jun was scared and cried.”

Good heavens.

“Hyun just accepted that this hyung [older brother/male friend] had finally gone crazy. He said there are many people who develop mental problems among philosophers, that it must be something like that.”

Yeah, I need to die. I could come to that conclusion more rationally than ever before.

“Anyway, nothing much happened. Honestly, just by looking at you, you were so accurate with your pronunciation and everything that Jun still doesn’t know you were drunk.”

“That’s even more of a problem.”

“Right, so I didn’t bother correcting him.”

My expression immediately soured. It’s not easy to maintain composure when I’m with Ryu Iden.

“You know we have an overseas schedule meeting today, right? Until then, appease Jun and explain things while he’s still scared! It’s your punishment for drinking so much.”

Ha, damn it. He’s lecturing me with a lesson, but I can see his true intentions very clearly.

* * *

[Today’s ‘Run Away’ Review Focused on Blossoms (Spoilers)]

I’ve always watched Run Away, but I was shocked to hear that my bias group [favorite group] was coming on, so I watched with full attention.

Ji Dong-hwa: Dong-hwa was really like a crazy bastard. In the last part, he was running around non-stop, screwing people over, betraying them naturally, and messing everything up with the mindset that everyone was an enemy. But when he went to Hamin and took care of him, my Blossom pride soared.

Chae Hamin: Hamin is so cute. He’s being babied by his seniors, babied by Dong-hwa, babied wherever he goes… He’s so cute… It feels like being the parent of a beloved child.

Ryu Iden: Iden had a lot of scenes where he was getting screwed over by Dong-hwa, so he looked very wronged… He seemed to be trying hard but not succeeding, and every time that happened, his frustration was maxed out. But he was fun to talk to, so he got a lot of editing. I’m used to seeing the frustrated leader.

Conclusion: Our only rational Blossom, Dong-hwa… blinded by gold… destroyed all the planned structures (team competition and intra-team competition) on the show, and the heartwarming story of Hamin and him sharing all the gold…

…but it was just a capitalist exploitation education documentary.

Comments

—It’s definitely certain that Ji Dong-hwa is a crazy bastard.

└A cat that calmly and logically makes unreasonable demands..

└I think I know what “educated sleaziness” really is. I’m not going to cut ties with my friends who are good at studying.

—Iden lolololololololol His frustration and embarrassment were so well shown lolololololol But if I think about it, I’ve seen that somewhere before, it’s a familiar sight from the self-produced content lol Fans found it hilarious

—It was funny even if I watched it without bias. It was good that Dong-hwa understood the motto of Run Away and made a fuss.

└Even ridiculous demands are okay as long as the PD [production director] listens!

—Isn’t this a character analysis video of the Blossom hyung line? I was really touched

On the fan community, reviews of today’s broadcast of ‘Run Away!’ were quickly uploaded.

[Today’s Chae Hamin Collection]

(The scene where Ji Dong-hwa suggests betrayal, and he flinches, thinks hard, and then nods vigorously)

-> Betrayal is immoral, but Hamin is just happy that Dong-hwa wants to team up with him

(The scene where he’s hiding in the bushes of the humanities building)

-> Hamin who has really become a rabbit

(The scene where he apologizes hesitantly when the betrayal is announced and runs to Ji Dong-hwa cheerfully)

-> Really… so… cute… damn….

Comments

—You hid thoroughly in the bunker because Ji Dong-hwa told you to protect your grades… you’re subtly charming

—If Dong-hwa asked him to cosign a loan, I think he would do it without hesitation

└Hamin-ah… you need to make good friends…?

—???: He’s making soybean paste out of red beans [saying something completely nonsensical]

└???: Huh! I didn’t know! You’re so smart!

—It’s really fortunate that Dong-hwa is… kind. If he wasn’t, Hamin would have already been exploited to the fullest

As the community was burning with the broadcast topic, new fuel was poured in.

[Official) Blossom Going Abroad]

(News Link)

Okay, leave your thoughts in the comments~!

—Ha. Finally, Nietzsche.

—Are you putting us to the test, Nietzsche?

—Yeah… I expected it… Sucking up money overseas is the national rule these days…

└Still… going at this time… is okay…

—The promo schedule is quite long. Please take care of yourself… Your complexion doesn’t look good in the photos taken recently… please…

—If I see any signs of overwork, I’ll foam at the mouth and collapse in front of Nietzsche’s headquarters. Taste a one-person protest!

—Our Nietzsche… if things go crazy like during TOT, I won’t stand still?

└What happened???????

└He collapsed while doing promotions during TOT

└But Yeo-eun said it wasn’t because he was tired, but because of his illness

└My bias [favorite member] is being mentioned, so let me leave a comment~ Just thinking about that time makes my blood boil ㅅㅂ [Korean slang for ‘f***’]

└There are rumors that the agency ordered it ㅇㅇ [Korean abbreviation for ‘yes, yes’]

The day Gisaeng implanted AI into Ji Dong-hwa’s body and started stabilizing the possibility, Yeo-eun in all timelines collapsed. Because the memories were completely twisted. However, people couldn’t know that, so it just seemed like ‘Nietzsche Entertainment’s cruel exploitation.’

Fortunately, Nietzsche Entertainment wasn’t a company that overworked its idols, but unfortunately, it was a company with an idol who overworked himself.

* * *

“Get some sleep!”

“It’s making my head spin.”

“It’s spinning because you’re not sleeping!”

The puppy was barking too loudly. Ah, if a puppy doesn’t listen, 90% of the time it’s the owner’s fault, so it’s my fault.

“I’ll give you a snack in a bit, so just wait a moment.”

Ryu Iden stopped everything and trembled. Oh dear, he’s angry. I need to quickly buy him some chicken breast salad for a snack.

“Seriously, you don’t just see me as a dog, do you? You know I’m a person, right?”

I shook my head at Ryu Iden’s slow question.

“I’m not that stupid.”

A sigh of relief.

“Of course, you’re a puppy.”

And Ryu Iden naturally reached out to shake my shoulders. But soon, he realized what kind of state I was in and lowered his hand.

“Okay, let’s go with that. Anyway, look at your current state. You’re leaving the country in a few days, are you sure you won’t collapse?”

“Then carry me.”

“No, that’s not the problem.”

Ryu Iden stopped talking and started thinking about something.

“…Okay. Let’s just overwork you even more.”

“I’m going to rest now since I’m leaving tomorrow.”

“No, just collapse. So I can confine you.”

Ah, we made that promise.

“Are you… really planning to do that?”

“Promises are heavy.”

I quickly covered Ryu Iden’s mouth. You crazy puppy. How dare you use my ugly past to threaten me.

“Shut up.”

“Ah, should I just lick you like a dog?”

Ryu Iden threatened me again with the most disgusting thing I hate. Disgusting.

I took my hand off and lay down on the sofa.

“Can you get out now?”

“Okay, good. If I come back and you’re working? Then, um, what should I do, confinement?”

I’m working on the arrangement with the A&R [Artists and Repertoire] team for the overseas promotion, but why are these damn things telling me not to work? Yesterday it was Chae Hamin, today it’s Ryu Iden, and not only that, but even Seok-jun, who is still afraid of me, tells me not to work, and Lee Hyun-jae, who just reads a book, saying he’s not confident in stopping me anyway.

“How was Jun’s… recording?”

I asked carefully.

“Yeah. It’s being released 3 weeks after our promotion. It’s the last recording tomorrow, so let’s all go cheer him on. To boost his morale.”

I don’t know if our going will boost his morale. …When I think about it, I don’t think I should be thinking about it since I was absent from Mokwha Elementary School’s sports day without permission.

“Anyway, I can’t see you staying up all night again. You can’t help but sleep here today, but from tomorrow, come back to the dorm every day.”

Goodness, don’t talk like a parent.

* * *

Seok-jun’s recording time, which can be said to be the last schedule before departure. The recording was already in full swing, so we asked the production team for their understanding and sneaked in.

“Oh, Dong-hwa ssi. It’s been a while.”

The sound director, whom I had met once before, greeted me.

“The lyrics are good. I’m glad I asked you to commission it together.”

“Jun wrote it all.”

That’s true. Of course, there were parts that I wrote with him, but that’s something I can turn a blind eye to. This level of lie is just a cute joke that doesn’t even count as a lie.

“Jun ssi said otherwise. The members here have a good relationship.”

Oh dear, Seok-jun is too clumsy to take credit for his work. How is he going to live in this harsh world.

I blankly watched Ryu Iden go around greeting people and handing out drinks for a while, then turned my gaze to the recording studio.

The original song, which sang the theme song of the revolution in rap. It had to be translated into vocabulary that children could understand, and at the same time, the lyrics had to be written artistically. Even though it was a difficult task, Seok-jun never showed any signs of exhaustion.

‘…The passion of someone who is a fan is amazing.’

I vaguely had that thought. It’s amazing to be able to love something so much and cherish it so much.

‘The fans too. I want to explore what the psychological state called fandom is.’

However, in order to study psychology, I must first be able to feel that psychology. If not, it would be nothing more than analyzing the patterns of behavior, not studying psychology.

Just in time, Seok-jun and Nesquick came out of the recording studio during a break.

“Ah, damn it. Smoking room!”

Nesquick, still a chain smoker, waved his hand at us and hurriedly ran out, fluttering his dress. There is a coolness that comes from imbalance. Paradoxical coolness.

I looked at Jun again and handed him the strawberry shake I was holding.

“How is it, is it doable?”

Seok-jun quietly accepted the glass and nodded firmly.

“I’m the happi-est, I’m sure I’m the happi-est in the wor-ld right now.”

“…Okay.”

Have I ever liked something this much in my life? Looking at Seok-jun’s face makes me think that.