Becoming An Idol Wasn’T On My Plan [EN]: Chapter 48

48.

“Jun-ah—! I skipped first period to see you—!”

“Ah! I— also skipped— school today— and came to the recording—!”

…Jun, those are different things.

The pre-recording went well amidst the cheers of the fans. Starting at 7 AM, filming and feedback were repeated until about 8 AM.

And in the gaps, the fans’ roars continued. I don’t want to call them roars, but there was no more appropriate term.

Then we would wave or answer, and tell them things that are so-called TMI [Too Much Information].

…TMI, I’ve now achieved a level of civilization where I can naturally use such conceptual terms.

“Dong-hwa! Give us just one TMI!”

…It was good to study hard. However, I don’t know exactly what the term ‘give’ in the predicate part means, but I guess it means to tell them.

“…I like Wiener Schnitzel.”

Then the fans start to smirk and laugh.

“Dong-hwa hyung [older brother or male friend]— would there be anyone— among our fans— who doesn’t know— that?”

“No way. Dong-hwa, there are many fans who even certify that they’ve visited your favorite store, right?”

Then one of the fans shouted loudly.

“I went, but it was a German person, so I turned around right away!”

…Oh my gosh, what an unfortunate thing. They missed the taste of heaven right at the doorstep.

I nodded and replied.

“…I will upload the sentences to use when ordering at the cafe, along with the Korean pronunciation.”

* * *

[Rookie idol trying to teach fans.jpg]

(Capture of Ji Dong-hwa teaching German sentences and pronunciation with attached audio files)

It’s Blossence’s Ji Dong-hwa (more famous as Stern Face, Cruel Face)

He uploaded this because his favorite regular store owner is German and fans can’t go, telling them to make sure to eat deliciously ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅌㄴㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋ

I also wonder why he is so good at German, but it’s so funny that he teaches the pronunciation, saying that the store is delicious and you should definitely go ㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋ

He even recorded the German himself and corrected the pronunciation in detail

(Audio file)

Comments

―Ah, Mom, I told you I’m studying while stanning!

―He’s really teaching ㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅌㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㄴㅋㄴㅌㅋ

―No, they have a lot of unexpectedly weird and funny stories ㅋㅌㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋ

―This is my idol! (Proudly)

―Wow, his voice is so sweet…

―Wow, I don’t know if the pronunciation is good or not, but it sounds really good

└I’m a German literature major. His pronunciation is better than my professor’s…

* * *

I left a post on the cafe with my laptop in the waiting room and turned off the power.

‘…Hmm, with this much, the fans will be able to feel the taste.’

It was when I was moving my lips a few times because it felt a little unfamiliar after speaking a few sentences in German after a long time.

“Dong-hwa hyung, we need to get ready soon, are you done?”

“…Yeah.”

Thanks to being placed in the pre-recording for this music show, I’ve been leisurely waiting in the waiting room until now, but after the music show ends, all the cast members go on stage together to announce the winner.

I wonder why they take such an inefficient structure.

Besides, I heard that even after the broadcast ends, you have to wait for the PD [Producer Director] again and say hello.

Isn’t it a product of the PD’s personal desire for recognition, wanting to confirm his status even in that way?

‘If Hegel sees it from this point,’

“Dong-hwa, don’t think strange things again.”

…It’s not strange, Ha-min.

* * *

After the first week of debut music show activities, ‘Cloudy Blue’ surprisingly settled in the 40s on the chart. It was the result of a song with decent quality gradually spreading by word of mouth. Therefore, reactions to Blossence’s good performance began to appear in communities even outside of the fandom.

[Blossence seems to be the most noticeable among the rookies in the first half of this year]

ㅈㄱㄴ [acronym for “the title is the explanation”]

Comments

―I’m not a Blossence fan, but a 4-year Bluetooth. ㄹㅇ [real/for real] I agree.

└Ah, I’m still shocked that the Bluetooth is the fandom name of Blue Jack. It’s really new every time I see it

└ㄹㅇㅋㅋ [real/for real, lol] No, why did they decide on Bluetooth? It’s even more shocking that the fans decided it themselves ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└I’m a 3-year Bluetooth. It means that we will bite everyone who rushes in as the teeth of Blue Jack. I’m still ashamed.

―It’s just survival, stop overrating it

└Hey! You should call it ‘fact’ instead of overrating!

―Just looking at the fact that Blue Jack has been consistently mentioned in the High-Six sandwich state… what more is there to say…

As Blossence was the only one performing relatively well in a situation where most rookies couldn’t even enter the chart, the common hair-grabbing [fighting/arguing] began in the idol scene.

[Did you see Blossence’s first week sales?]

At this rate, they’ll catch up with High-Six ㅎㅎ [hehe]

High-Six is a has-been these days~

Comments

―ㅆㅂ [swear word] I’m a Blossence fan~ Go die~~

―I’m High Five~ ㅆㅂㄴAh~ [swear word] Don’t mention my idol when grabbing other idols’ hair~ Your intention is so transparent~

―I’m a Blossence fan. Looking at it this way and that way, what do you mean by catching up with High-Six? They’re just doing well among the rookies, shut your mouth

―Let’s ignore the polite Hapa~ [derogatory term for mixed race]

―Ah, just die ㅜㅜ [crying emoticon] I feel like I’m going crazy these days because of you guys ㅠㅠ

└Endure! Look at your favorite’s face! And endure!

Blossence’s fandom, stressed by repeated subtle instigation and trivial fault-finding.

A piece of news like a rain fell on them.

[Blossence Debut Album Autograph Event Information]

* * *

“Sunbaenim [senior], what should I do at the autograph session?”

I asked Jun-sung, who was lying on my studio sofa looking at his phone, as if he really had nothing to do.

He says he’s relaxed these days because it’s a break, but no matter how relaxed he is, sticking to his junior’s studio is probably a silent protest to release a song quickly.

“Wow, our junior, you’re trying to take all the trade secrets from me!”

“…Are you saying that knowing what the legal requirements for trade secrets are?”

“Wow, I’d be a little embarrassed if you countered with the law.”

Jun-sung is smiling with a face that is not embarrassed at all. Then he becomes serious and starts to worry.

“Um, it’s okay to just listen to the story seriously and answer it? The problem is being insincere.”

I nodded roughly.

“Ah, I saw it while studying. You used a unique conceptual term called dead fish eyes.”

Then Jun-sung laughs and says that the way he speaks is funny.

“Think of it as giving you the value for your money as much as possible, junior.”

…Um, that’s a capitalistically correct statement.

“…Are there any more tips?”

“Hey, for free?”

…Ha, annoying human.

“…Be satisfied with a meal.”

Then Jun-sung gets up from his seat, takes out paper and a pen, and says.

“Okay, that’s a good opportunity to get close to my junior. What should I tell you first?”

And after all the conversations were over, I left the studio without regret to share the trade secrets I had extracted from Jun-sung with the members.

“No, junior! Why are you abandoning me again!”

“…Go do some work.”

* * *

Blossence’s first fan signing event.

Ji Dong-hwa’s fan, who was unlucky enough to fail in the pre-application for the fan showcase, cleanly obtained a fan signing ticket with money, considering Nietzsche Entertainment’s tradition of drawing by machine.

And now, she took out a DSLR camera and was looking at Ji Dong-hwa at the fan signing event.

‘…The outfit is so good.’

Sky blue shirt, white inner tee, black jeans, and glasses with round frames without lenses. The coordinator must be a learned person.

A short preparation time and conversations with the members (a series of shouting fans and answering Blossence) were held, and the autograph session began in earnest.

She took pictures of Ji Dong-hwa making eye contact with the people in the front and listening attentively before answering.

Then, when her turn came, she stood in line in the waiting line and calmly organized the things she wanted to say and the gifts she had prepared for each member.

‘…First of all, ah, wait a minute, calm down. What should I ask first.’

It’s not her first time stanning [being a fan], but she feels a slight tension rising.

When she went up to the stage and looked at the seats, she saw that the seats were arranged in order of age, so Lee Hyun-jae greeted her first.

‘…Oh, the fox headband suits him well.’

She must have received it while she was waiting. Lee Hyun-jae bows his head as if he is shy.

She had set and kept a rule that she would not look at other members when one member was signing.

So, it was only when she talked to Lee Hyun-jae and moved on to Seok-jun to check his face that she saw a pair of dinosaur horns hanging on Seok-jun’s head.

‘…Wait a minute, then.’

After confirming Chae Ha-min smiling brightly with rabbit ears on the next, she was convinced.

The next one is Ji Dong-hwa, she took a deep breath and raised her head.

‘…Wow, cat ears.’

* * *

‘…It’s embarrassing.’

I’ve never worn anything like this before.

I waited for the next person to come, fiddling with the bizarre object on my head for no reason.

“Wow! So that’s how you exercise, Eden-ah?”

“Yes! And if you go home and search for this once…….”

…A health lecture is being held on the left.

I bowed my head and greeted the fan who came over.

“Hello.”

The person stares blankly at me and mutters.

“…Wow, cat ears.”

…I know it doesn’t suit me, but the person who went ahead asked me to wear it.

“…Thank you for coming during the survival show.”

Then the fan is startled and says.

“How did you know?”

…If my memory is correct, you sat in the front row almost every time, how can I not know.

I made eye contact and answered as Jun-sung advised, which I had memorized while sharing with the members yesterday.

“Um, I remember your face.”

The fan, with a flustered face and wide eyes, mutters.

“Wow, damn…….”

Um, is memorizing faces a bit like a crazy person? I shouldn’t show it next time.

“…Dong-hwa, this is a gift.”

I politely accepted the item with both hands.

A cat sewing doll. It is a black cat wearing a collar with a bell around its neck.

“…It looks like you made it yourself, you have good skills. I don’t have any talent in this area, so I once altered my younger sibling’s clothes and wore them as pajamas.”

Jun-sung’s tip, provide as much useless information as possible.

I returned the doll to the fan and held out one of my shoulders.

“…Could you fix it here? I’ll wear it until the end unless something happens.”

Jun-sung’s tip, use gifts directly as much as possible. Well, if you bought a gift, you’d want to put it on yourself. I also put on cotton gifts myself when I buy them.

She puts the cat on my shoulder so that the cat doesn’t fall off with slightly trembling hands.

I carefully bowed my head and thanked her, then started signing very slowly. These are people who invested money for this short meeting, so I can face them as long as possible.

“…Dong-hwa, I have a question.”

It’s a slightly solemn voice.

“…What are you curious about?”

“…Doesn’t God really make mistakes?”

I paused for a moment and started to think seriously.

“…Hmm, in my opinion, the ‘God’ of the concept created by mankind should not make mistakes.”

“Then… God doesn’t exist.”

Oh, that’s an interesting argument, but what’s the basis?

“You’re… too perfect…….”

The hand drawing the flower momentarily flinched and barely managed to prevent it from going wrong.

“…Th, thank you.”

…What the hell.

* * *

The end of the fan signing event. The 100-person autograph session started at 7 PM and lasted until 9:30 PM.

Originally, it was scheduled to end in a shorter time, but it was the result of us all insisting on an extension, led by Ryu Eden.

Finally, a cover dance medley and a debut title song stage, which we had prepared overnight in between activities, followed.

And even while dancing our best, we still had animal headbands on our heads, accepting the fans’ strong demands.

Even on my shoulder, the cat was attached to my clothes with thread so that it would not fall off.

‘In my life… have I ever worn cat ears?’

If my memory is correct, I don’t even remember paying money for such decorative items, let alone cat ears.

After everything was over, I watched the people leaving while receiving our greetings and shouting 만족 진짜 [It was so worth it, really], and I thought to myself.

‘…Well, if you’re satisfied, this much embarrassment is worth it.’