Becoming An Idol Wasn’T On My Plan [EN]: Chapter 207

“Okay, just kidding…….”

However, three out of the five members had already seriously agreed, and Ryu Iden, who had proposed it himself, couldn’t say anything and turned his head towards Seokjoon, who was quietly sitting on one side of the sofa.

“Jun-ah!”

Oh dear, what should I do? Our Jun fell asleep five minutes into the drama.

“Hyung, let’s leave this as a curse too. If they don’t keep it, we’ll deal with them.”

“Jun will probably like it too. He’s talked about this before.”

Ryu Iden could only blink in disbelief at the situation.

More than that, what kind of conversations do Seokjoon and Chae Hamin usually have to say such crazy things on a regular basis?

* * *

[Impressions of Watching ‘Let’s Meet Near Your House’]

The OST [original soundtrack] is amazing. Chae Hamin’s face is freaking amazing. Chae Hamin suits the lively character so well. ㅅㅂ [a Korean slang expression, similar to ‘f***’] Comment: Even if I take out the Blossoms bias, the OST is incredible… Ji Donghwa is really… a crazy bastard….

―I never imagined that the ‘Let Me Hear Your Spring’ event would come out with a song like this.
―If you want a hard-working idol, you can buy everything from Ji Donghwa and your life will be better… Ji Donghwa, he only knows work.
―Sometimes when I see Chae Hamin, I think about committing a crime… Every time I stan [support] him, I get closer to prison…

└This comment has been arrested ^^.

[What Kind of Spring is Ji Donghwa Spending?]

Current solo song ― One Day in Early Spring When Plum Blossoms Bloom

Hopin’s previous title ― The Day When New Sprouts are Green and Flowers Bloom One by One
This OST ― The Day When Flowers are in Full Bloom is a crazy spring trilogy… Is it time for a comeback now…

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―Comeback prediction: The theme is cherry blossoms.

└It sounds very plausible based on the flow.

└Donghwa’s sensibility suggests the theme will be around the time the flowers fall.

―Ji Donghwa is not just someone to stan, but also a role model for life. If I had studied like Ji Donghwa, my life would have changed. ㄹㅇ [Korean abbreviation for ‘real’]
└Ji Donghwa actually studied like Ji Donghwa, what is he… I get used to it, but sometimes when I think about it again, he’s a crazy person…

This time, the OST gained popularity with the spring vibe, and the story of one crazy worker in Blossoms began to be exported to various communities.

First of all, most of the W app is the studio. And the fact that he always answered ‘I was working’ to the question of what he was doing. The members also testified that they are more familiar with Ji Donghwa inside the studio than outside, etc.

Ji Donghwa, who has been a studio hermit, and who inherited the nature of his mother and father, made light of the importance of sleep, and his past actions were made into humorous posts.

People would say, ‘If Ji Donghwa had studied like Ji Donghwa,’ but then they would answer themselves, ‘Ah, Ji Donghwa studied like Ji Donghwa.’

Even the privacy issues of the actors that were popping up one by one, and the dramas that had already started or were about to start being canceled accordingly, created hot issues, and the interest in Blossoms and its crazy worker grew even more because it was the only drama that survived.

It should have been buried, but the interest grew because it was the ‘only clean’ drama that survived; it seems hard to live life without luck.

If Ji Donghwa had a desire for fame, wouldn’t he have been happy with the reactions of these communities? But Ji Donghwa was not interested in such fame, and rather, he would later think of this time as very shameful.

Because.

[Review of ‘Ji Donghwa’s Mental Lesson: Class Begins’]

Pretending to be a cultural program with classical music is so annoying. Knitting in Hongdae [a district in Seoul known for its arts scene] while playing classical music and doing interviews is really ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [Korean slang for ‘f***’, followed by laughter]. Cultured classical music and corresponding nonsense, and subtitles that seriously tell you that this is nonsense, and Ji Donghwa who digested all of this with ad-libs… It’s a must-see for Roommates with no misses…

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―I feel so guilty that I have to use that smart brain for this. └That’s the point of becoming a fan.

―The concept is so absurd. Why is it in the form of a cultural program that EBS [Educational Broadcasting System] would do? It suits Ji Donghwa so well and yet it doesn’t, so I just keep laughing.
―(Capture of Ji Donghwa subtly looking at the camera, his eyes looked like a crazy person.) Ji Eun-gwang… Blossoms’ hidden madness…

This is because the program that Ji Donghwa curses the most in the world is gaining popularity.

Why doesn’t life go as I want it to? I just wanted to enjoy a simple and happy life with the members and the fans who support us.

But, why is the number of views of such a non-entertainment video so bizarrely high?

Why did I say I would do that?

Clearly, it overlapped with the comeback period, so I had a small mindset that I could help as a channel to feel affection for the other members. The filming burden was also small, so it didn’t seem like it would be too much even after the comeback.

And the result of that choice is that so many people are sharing and laughing at my shameful 모습 [Korean for ‘appearance’ or ‘figure’].
Since there’s nothing that changes even if I hold on to what’s already happened, except for my mental state, I should stay calm first.

“Don’t think of it as too shameful. When you think about it, it’s not a bad thing.”

Ryu Iden answered while getting his hair styled. Sometimes, that human knows what I’m worried about even when I don’t say anything. Highly developed intuition must be indistinguishable from mind reading.

“Thanks to that, even people who aren’t so interested in idols recognize you, and there’s a possibility that even one more person will become our fan, right?”

A personal sacrifice for the group, how cruel. In fact, even people who aren’t our fans watch it as just a funny video, so it’s not wrong.

“But, *cough*, it’s funny. You didn’t tell me anything, so I wondered what it was, but oh my, I laughed all day yesterday while watching it.”

Stop.

“What nonsense are you talking about so casually, *cough*.”

“That’s the concept.”

That’s not what I wanted. If I had really filmed the video the way I wanted, another Momoji-like video would have come out.

I sighed and looked in the mirror. The shirt is quite big. Is that what they call oversized? I didn’t know because I’ve never worn an 연분홍빛 [light pink] oversized shirt in my life, but is the collarbone supposed to be visible like this?

Yes, it’s time to accept this. I should stop complaining about the clothes now. The moment I am a product, it is right to entrust my appearance to experts.

“Wow, you look like a rich young master going to a home party after studying abroad.”

I’d be discriminated against. Of course, I’ve never been near a home party when I was studying in Germany for a while.

Come to think of it, the relationships I met in Germany are completely gone now. Yes, I got a lot more valuable things than that, so that’s okay.

“Hmm, I’m a little excited about the showcase.”

“I’m― very excited too. If― we hit it big, I’m going to buy a lot of Wizney goods―.”

I let Chae Hamin and Seokjoon’s conversation flow through one ear and sat next to Lee Hyunjae. Lee Hyunjae was wearing checkered overalls, which are hard to pull off just by imagining, but he was wearing the clothes I wore and staring blankly at the ceiling.

“What are you doing, Hyunjae.”

“I’m memorizing the lyrics.”

He’s memorizing the lyrics that he can memorize even when he wakes up from sleep.

“And I’m also remembering it again when I wrote this song.”

Lee Hyunjae covered his mouth as if he was laughing.

“Back then, hyung [older brother or male friend] was really like a dictator.”

“Oh, I remember that, Hyunjae.”

Chae Hamin also participated in the story with interest. A dictator; if I was such a kind dictator, I wouldn’t even leave my name in history books.

* * *

It was early in the hiatus, and it was the day when the five of us decided to go out together, led by Chae Hamin and Ryu Iden.

The specific plans for the outing were naturally made by Chae Hamin and Ryu Iden, so the day dawned without me or the other members really knowing what we were going to do.

At that time, there was one concern that filled my head. Around the time I finished writing Hopin’s title song, what kind of way should I complete our title song?

It’s not difficult to statistically find the beats that people like. It’s not difficult to refer to what’s popular in the US or European markets, not the Korean market.

However, I didn’t want to rely on statistics alone to release the title song that the members’ faces were on the line for. The OST is just good to listen to, but the title will continue to follow us.

So I needed some experience, but spring in my life was more familiar with books like ‘Silent Spring’, which was a problem. In the first place, it was too difficult for a human who was more familiar with the tragedy of spring than the excitement of spring.

Therefore, I had a hidden intention that I would get something from the time I spent playing with the members. Like the snake that Chae Hamin brought, or the blue 모습 [Korean for ‘appearance’] of the sea that I watched leisurely.

“I asked my father to prepare a place to play.”

I’m sorry, Father. I couldn’t stop it. It was a big sin to entrust the plan to these guys.

“Therefore, today we are going to the art museum!”

“Art museum……?”

“Yeah, it’s organized by my father’s company, and my father was originally going to see it today, but he just told us to go. I told him I wanted to go to the art museum, so he listened to his son’s request.”

To think that they monopolized the exhibition, there’s nothing you can’t do in this capitalist society if you have money.

“But why the art museum all of a sudden?”

At Lee Hyunjae’s question, Ryu Iden pulled my shoulder.

“He’s writing a song.”

“Why all of a sudden…….”

I brushed his hand away, realized the meaning, and flinched. Realizing and caring about a concern that I had never even mentioned, I couldn’t help but feel more embarrassed than grateful. I don’t know who noticed and planned it first between Ryu Iden and Chae Hamin, but it was awkward.

“Inspiration! You have to go get inspiration.”

To be honest, I think I’d get inspiration if you guys just gathered together and bickered, no matter where the place is.

“…Okay.”

Ryu Iden burst into laughter at my ambiguous reaction and grabbed my shoulder.

“Okay, repeat after me. Thank, you.”

It’s like parents teaching their child to speak for the first time. I’ve never even done that to Mok-hwa, what are you doing now, 개 [Korean slang for ‘dog,’ used as an insult].

I basically had the 인식 [Korean for ‘perception’ or ‘awareness’] that saying thank you is something you only do when it’s really special, so I couldn’t easily open my mouth.

“Oh my, is hyung [older brother or male friend] sad? Okay, thank, you.”

I gritted my teeth. It’s not wrong, but why do I want to dig a brick into my 명치 [Korean for ‘solar plexus’], 망할 [Korean slang for ‘damn’].

“…Thank you.”

“Hahaha, I really don’t need a separate source of energy!”

And was this when I vowed to harass Ryu Iden without fail?

* * *

When we arrived at the art museum in the manager’s car, I was surprised by the unexpectedly large size of the exhibition hall. They rented out the art museum, but if it’s this big, 대체 [Korean for ‘what on earth’].

“It’s not a charter; it feels like my father gave us a chance to check before the full-scale exhibition?”

Oh my, isn’t that a bigger problem, Hamin-ah. I knew that he was called 도련님 [Korean for ‘young master’] at home, but I’m amazed to see him taking such privileges for granted.

“My father told me to tell you it’s a lobby.”

Chae Hamin stretched because he felt stuffy in the car.

“Lobby?”

“Yeah. He said it means please take care of me when I inherit the company later.”

Oh dear, he still hasn’t given up on that ambition. I don’t know what he sees in me, but it’s just burdensome. Ryu Iden is the best person to run the company, should I introduce him?

“Tell him I refuse.”

“I already told him.”

…No, then shouldn’t we see that as fabricating rather than telling, Hamin.

Chae Hamin, now refreshed, looked at the bright sunlight and wrapped the scarf I knitted for him. Not only Chae Hamin but all the other members are wearing the scarves I knitted for them.

Suddenly, I feel like I’ve become a kind neighborhood 할머니 [Korean for ‘grandmother’].

“Hyung―nim [respectful term for older brother or male friend], so what kind of ex―hibition is it?”

“I don’t know, but it’s a modern art exhibition. My father likes it.”

“Ooh, hyun―dae [Korean for ‘modern’] art. It feels― something 멋진 [Korean for ‘cool’ or ‘stylish’].”

The confident march to the exhibition hall, I didn’t hear it properly because I was bickering with Ryu Iden, and Lee Hyunjae didn’t hear it properly because he was sleepy and blinking.

I suddenly raised my head and looked at the placard installed in the exhibition hall. A placard promoting the exhibition titled ‘Is This Art?’

The placard, which consisted of only black and white, reminded me of a funeral, which was interesting. 음 [Korean interjection, similar to ‘hmm’], I think it will be an interesting exhibition.

That’s what I thought at the time.

* * *

“It’s been a while, Hamin-ssi [honorific suffix].”

“Wow, it’s been a while! These are our members.”

Chae Hamin turned his head towards us and introduced a dandy man wearing a suit, pointing at him with his hand. He was the one who greeted me when I went to Chae Hamin’s father’s company.

“This person is 음 [Korean interjection, similar to ‘hmm’], how should I introduce him?”

“I think my father’s secretary would be fine.”

“Ah, but I don’t like it because it’s stiff, so I’ll introduce him as Kim Chan-sik hyung [older brother or male friend].”

“음 [Korean interjection, similar to ‘hmm’], is that okay? I think I’ll get scolded by the chairman.”

Then the secretary bowed politely to us.

“Hello, I’m in charge of guiding your colleagues. You can think of me as a curator.”

Oh dear, isn’t that an unfair job that’s not in the contract?

“For reference, I volunteered because I thought it would be better to be here than to be 떨고 [trembling] next to the chairman.”