Becoming An Idol Wasn’T On My Plan [EN]: Chapter 345

The Second Gathering of the Jungmunsa Collective.

The team name we made when we appeared on ‘Composing Trip.’ It was an abbreviation of ‘A collective group of people with mental problems.’ Back then, I didn’t have enough insight to fully accept that pioneering and prophetic naming, but looking at it now…

“I finally bought a car. I painted it pink. And I put a horse mane on top of the car. Fucking imagine! Every time I ride the car, it’s like a chariot!”

Just listening to what Ms. Nesquick says fits the name.

“You never know what’s gonna happen in life. It’s amazing that I’m filming entertainment shows like this…. It’s all thanks to you guys, isn’t it?”

“Us?”

“Yeah. I still hear people say they enjoyed watching the Composing Trip clip sometimes, you know? If you guys get an influx [of popularity or attention], I benefit too.”

Ms. Nesquick crossed her legs and leaned back in her chair. It was like a scene from a comedy movie featuring a princess worn out by life. It would be even more perfect if she were a heavy smoker. At the very least, it’s a satire.

And then her story flowed out.

“Life reversal, a touching true story. I never thought things would work out this well. My goal was just to eat and live, and as long as I didn’t ask my relatives for money even if I smeared shit on the walls, that was enough.”

Her expression looked quite happy as she said that. Is that standard okay? If it were the old me, I would have agreed to some extent, but now I think it’s better to ask for money before doing that on the walls.

“But strangely, things have been going well since that day. I even suspected that you guys might be like fairies. Like in Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty.”

“The three fairies who raised Aurora─, they’re a bit much in the live-action movies─.”

“Right? I’ve always been dissatisfied with that. Those grandmothers have a clumsy charm in the animation, but their abilities are certain…, wait, Juna! This is for later.”

The otaku’s [obsessive fan’s] terrible habit.

“Anyway, so after growing up like this, I wanted to say hello one more time, so I invited you. And to roughly convey the story about my biological father.”

Clap clap, Chae Hamin clapped his hands enthusiastically.

“Congratulations on reconciling with your father!”

“Oh, come on, it’s not really a reconciliation, it’s more like he barely acknowledged that his own flesh and blood’s job is a performer, you know.”

“My father was like that too, but in the end, the child wins!”

“Still, I’m still reluctant to go home. So I’m just enjoying the perks. So is Chun-kwang. Only our youngest is studying hard now.”

She exudes a fierce aura that would make anyone grab her by the collar if they called her Chun-hee, but she has no mercy for her peers.

I heard that’s a typical sibling relationship, Ryu Iden’s family was like that too.

“Isn’t reconciling with my father also thanks to you guys, in a way?”

“…I don’t know.”

Isn’t that something created by the consideration of either your father or Ms. Nesquick, or both? Reconciliation is something that a person with a firm heart can offer first.

[That’s why Mok-hwa is great.]

That’s right.

“I don’t know, fuck. After the Composing Trip, things went too well than expected. I didn’t even know I’d win an award in a contest, and I didn’t know I’d film a commercial…….”

Nesquick, no, Chun-hee, became disheveled as if she had removed all the formalities she tried to maintain when broadcasting.

“It’s so Wizney-like [Disney-like]…. Dreams come true just by dreaming…….”

She put her index and middle fingers to her lips as if she were holding a cigarette.

“You guys… don’t you know? It’s so overwhelming that I feel like I’d be okay even if this were a dream…….”

Chun-hee looked into each of our eyes and asked.

“If it’s a dream─, I’ll just go back to sleep─.”

Seok-jun was the first to answer leisurely. As if it were so obvious, he naturally answered that he could just sleep forever.

Then Chae Hamin tilted his head, then slapped his own cheek once. And then.

“Fortunately, it’s not!”

In terms of order, I should say something too. But, I really don’t know. This might be a dream.

[Shut up. To dismiss my plan as just a figment of your imagination.]

That’s right, how dare I be so presumptuous. But.

“I feel that way sometimes too.”

“Right? It’s amazing, life…. Anyway, it’s worth living. It was so shitty, I wanted to tear everything apart every time I worked at night, but I endured…. I’m glad I read Wizney [Disney]. The fairy grandmother even came.”

Although it’s a narrow view, based on frequent conversations with Seok-jun, I can guess that the fairy grandmother will help you get to the place, but she will never teach you how to walk.

Why do all the people I’ve seen forget that they walked on their own and only engrave in their bones the fact that they received help from someone?

“Fairy grandmother, isn’t it good, Juna?”

“Yes! She only does good things around her wherever she goes!”

“Then you must respect Dong-hwa hyung the most.”

As expected, it was about me after all. I don’t know the details of what Ms. Nesquick heard, but as long as that damn fanatic group exists, it’s understandable no matter who hears what.

And, even if grandmother is somewhat right, isn’t she not a fairy? If there were a fairy who looked this hideous, Seok-jun would probably quit being a Wizney [Disney] fan.

While Seok-jun was shyly saying that he respects all the hyungs [older brothers/male figures], and even the youngest, Chae Hamin looked at me with sparkling eyes.

What are you looking at, you rabbit bastard. I get anxious every time your eyes are like that, damn it.

“……Fairy, grandmother!”

Don’t talk as if you’ve figured out how to check if silver is mixed in the golden crown.

“The identity of Dong-hwa that I’ve been searching for my whole life!”

Even with the intelligence of a rabbit, you can calculate that you’ve spent more time without me than with me, Hamin.

“……Anyway, I gained strength from seeing the 모습 [example] of a senior who succeeded through his own efforts.”

I surprisingly gave no attention at all and completely denied Ms. Nesquick’s words. To uphold the only argument I hadn’t given in to even after becoming close to prophecy, as I had told everyone.

* * *

[Blossense in today’s Princess’s Tea Party]

My reaction

1. Ah, this brings back memories… When we debuted, people criticized us for performing on stage with some strange person, but now it’s one of my favorite performances…

2. ….?

3. …………..????

End of video.

Comments

─ Those numerous agonies read in that period… It’s common among Roomnuts [people who are confined in their rooms] lolololol

└ So… we bought albums and goods to help the members live in a 숙소 [dorm] together in their old age…. That’s what it means….? No, this feeling is so strange, seriously ㅅㅂ [a Korean slang expression, similar to “WTF” or “fuck”]

└ Grandmother! What did you do when you were young? / I worked hard to build a house where five people could live… kekeke…

─ The combination of the three is very bizarre ㅅㅂ [a Korean slang expression, similar to “WTF” or “fuck”] ㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋ First of all, Dong-hwa has a tolerant side towards whatever Jun and Hamin do, so the talk is very free-spirited ㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└ I empathize so 격하게 [intensely] that I’m 울고 꺾꺾 [crying and sobbing]…

└ If Iden had brought up that story first, Iden would have smiled at Dong-hwa first

[Shocking True Story) An Idol Who Curses His Members.JPG]

(Just a photo of Ji Dong-hwa wearing cat ears and smiling 은은하게 [subtly] at a 팬사인회 [fan signing event])

Ah…. Ji Dong-hwa, seriously… Isn’t it too much…? On broadcasts, he looks at the members with 환멸하는 [disillusioned] eyes, but behind the scenes, he threatens to find them and kill them if they cut ties…. Isn’t it too much…?

Comments

─ Lee Hyun-jae, who doesn’t treat his hyungs [older brothers/male figures] properly except for Ji Dong-hwa, but behind the scenes, he cries and asks if that curse is valid for life…. Seriously…. Too much ㅅㅂ [a Korean slang expression, similar to “WTF” or “fuck”]!

└ I watched that 독백 [monologue] music video and thought Hyun-jae’s acting was amazing, but it turns out he just liked being with his hyungs [older brothers/male figures] while looking at Dong-hwa’s face…

─ No, Ryu Iden thinking of filming that and putting it on TV is 진짜 [really] ㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋ What are these guys….?

└ I’ve come to think that believing they’re one family is more 합리적 [rational]…

[This is clearly the members 녹인 [melted] Dong-hwa]

Saying this after everything has passed, but when you first see Dong-hwa’s survival show, except for Hamin, he looks at them almost like beasts or inanimate objects…. But 어느새 [gradually]…

Comments

─ This is right, seriously, how can a person do that, it’s 말이 안 된다 [unbelievable]

─ Hamin is from the same agency, so he was already 녹았나 봄 [melted already, it seems] Ah,,, this man is from the philosophy department of Korea University,,,,, good 비율 [proportions] and handsome,,,, he doesn’t give his side unless you spend a long time with him

└ Please give us more, please 정리해 주세요 [summarize it for us] I feel like I’m going to throw up every time I read a line.

“……This is a lie.”

Lee Hyun-jae shouted 비장하게 [dramatically] while looking at his phone.

Lee Hyun-jae, whose personal W app was scheduled for the day ‘Nesquick’s Elegant Tea Time: Blossense Edition’ was released, and the members who had hidden the fact that they had 풀었다 [revealed] the behind-the-scenes story about ‘Lee Hyun-jae’s Tears’ until the day of, in order to let the youngest enjoy the joy of being surprised.

Therefore, Lee Hyun-jae, who naturally turned on the W app, was 폭격을 맞고 말았다 [bombarded]. A wave of comments saying ‘Is it still valid today?’ Lee Hyun-jae 탄식했다 [sighed] while looking at the comment window for 5 seconds to understand the situation.

‘Who brought this up first? Is it Hamin hyung [older brother/male figure]?’

Lee Hyun-jae gritted his teeth at the question of how he knew. To dare reveal his 치부 [weakness/shameful secret]. A secret he couldn’t bring himself to tell the fans because he was too 부끄러워서 [embarrassed]!

So Lee Hyun-jae immediately 수정했다 [edited] the title of the broadcast.

‘Lee Hyun-jae’s Exposure Office.’ A title that seemed to 패러디한 [parody] Ji Dong-hwa’s Solver Office, he is now starting to answer 차근차근 [step by step] while looking at the anonymous fan page.

“Dong-hwa hyung [older brother/male figure] said that he saw us as inanimate objects or beasts at first, but that’s completely not true. Dong-hwa hyung [older brother/male figure] still sees us as beasts now. It’s a secret, but when Dong-hwa hyung [older brother/male figure] writes diary-like 글 [writings], he writes the members’ names in 한자 [Chinese characters], like ‘To(兎)’ or ‘Gu(狗).’ It means rabbit and dog. Jun hyung [older brother/male figure] uses the character 용(龍) [dragon], but no matter how you look at it, it’s simpler to write ‘Jun,’ right? But he just writes it like that!”

─ 아니 왜? [But why?] ㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋ

─ Is that a lie????????

“Dong-hwa hyung [older brother/male figure] likes animals more than people! Didn’t you know he’s a strange human! Should I tell you more?”

Lee Hyun-jae continued to 폭로 [expose] as if the 자물쇠 [lock] on his mouth had been 풀린 [unlocked].

“Hamin hyung [older brother/male figure] is! Really really! He’s kind. But sometimes! He becomes strange really 가끔 [occasionally]. Everyone, do you know what the 황금률 [golden rule] is? It’s like a 격률 [maxim] to treat others the way you want to be treated, and Hamin hyung [older brother/male figure] is someone who has that in his body, right? But Hamin hyung’s [older brother/male figure] taste is strange, so he ends up treating people strangely.”

He took a sip of water next to him.

“When we debuted, everyone, it’s famous that Dong-hwa hyung [older brother/male figure] can eat all foods but can’t eat mushrooms, right? But Hamin hyung’s [older brother/male figure] favorite 식재료 [ingredient] is mushrooms. So when Hamin hyung [older brother/male figure] didn’t know much about Dong-hwa hyung’s [older brother/male figure] information when we debuted! He 사주기두 [even bought] mushrooms! To Dong-hwa hyung [older brother/male figure] several times!”

One more sip.

“That 유효하다 [valid], that too! Iden hyung [older brother/male figure] uses that to 놀리려구 [tease] me. So I just have a 평범하게 [normal] feeling that I want to 때리구 [hit] a bit, but Hamin hyung [older brother/male figure] 진심으로 [sincerely] cherishes and loves me, so he uses that word. Really! Every time that happens, how much I! Honestly, I’m happy too!”

Lee Hyun-jae was slightly 악에 받쳤다 [worked up]. Being the youngest, he seemed to have a lot of 설움 [grievances] this and that.

His 폭로 행진 [exposing march] did not end until Ryu Iden came with coffee to 진정시키려 [calm] him.