Becoming An Idol Wasn’T On My Plan [EN]: Chapter 94

94.

Momoji’s reaction wasn’t bad. It was the kind of evaluation that made her laugh because it was absurd, but I figured anything was better than getting cursed at.

“This clip is surprisingly popular, hyung [older brother or male friend],” I said.

After reorganizing the season, Momoji created an official account on a video site with the aim of increasing access to knowledge. Of course, there weren’t many subscribers, but surprisingly, our clip uploaded there was gaining some popularity.

“It’s kind of… funny, I guess. A person who appears in a serious drama suddenly gives a philosophical explanation.”

“But that’s a bit funny to me too. After talking about someone dying, suddenly saying, ‘Ta-da! It was actually about philosophy!’ is a bit…”

Ryu Ideun said, chuckling a little.

“I thought it was quite interesting too… especially when Dong-hwa explained it, it was easy to understand, so I feel like I know a little about Nietzsche now.”

Chae Hamin hasn’t really tasted the difficulty of Nietzsche yet, so he can say that so easily. Thinking about it that way, Momoji seems to be fulfilling its original purpose well, and it might be a funny video in its own way.

“Ah, I hope someone sees this video and gives one of our members a role.”

Ryu Ideun muttered quietly. I’ve heard that it’s somewhat of a set course for popular idols to act, so it doesn’t seem like an impossible story.

“Dong-hwa, do you have any thoughts on acting?”

“…Sorry, but I have absolutely no talent for that. Hamin might have potential, though.”

Chae Hamin, who heard my words, was flustered and looked at me while eating mushroom side dish—what he finds tasty about that is a mystery that will remain unsolved until I die.

“Me?”

“You’re a really good actor.”

“…Wow, Dong-hwa, am I supposed to be touched right now?”

I chuckled at the absurd sound and nodded.

* * *

Composition trip, on the first day to film the full-fledged composition journey, we are having a meeting to decide on a team name.

“How about a collective group of mentally troubled people?”

Nescafé’s opinion had the problem that the team name she suggested matched her too well, so I looked at her.

“Oh my… can you not look at me like that? It’s scary, Dong-hwa.”

…Her language is really questionable, even with a camera present.

“…It’s not necessarily like that, noona [older sister or female friend],” I said.

“Ugh, are you filming a historical drama? I almost threw up just now.”

Too bad, it would have increased the viewership.

“Okay, Ms. Nescafé.”

“Hey, that’s no fun.”

What am I supposed to do? I was about to get annoyed, but I suppressed it with surprising self-control.

“What do you want to be called?”

“Um, noona?”

“I don’t like it.”

I absolutely hate such cheesy titles. I will never call anyone that unless it’s for fans.

“Oh, you’re so cold. I almost got cut~ I thought it was almost a rose knife!”

The way she playfully teases me overlaps with Ryu Ideun, which makes me annoyed. I can’t express it directly, considering the camera is rolling.

Looking at Nescafé’s annoying face, I finally felt my patience cracking little by little. I remember tutoring elementary school students when I was looking for possibilities before, and it’s a similar feeling.

“Let’s go with a collective group of mentally troubled people… It seems to fit well.”

In a very elegant way, and in a roundabout way, I asked, ‘Are you crazy?’ Of course,

“See! It’s okay!”

There’s also the problem that you need someone who can understand that. Nescafé was rather happy and was doing a shoulder dance.

“Then—, how— about— short—ening it—?”

Seok-joon, who had been listening to our conversation quietly, suggests.

“How— about— ‘Jeong—Mun—Sa—Group’?”

…It sounds like a cult name, Joon-ah.

“Wow, seriously, Joon, our tastes match perfectly.”

That’s how the first songwriting trip of the Jeongmunsa Group began.

* * *

The songwriting trip is a documentary and music program mainly for indie musicians. It films the songwriting and daily life, completes the documentary part based on that, and finishes with a stage that follows.

If you only listen to it, you might think it’s a healing entertainment show that’s popular these days.

However, reality is always full of possibilities that deviate from expectations.

Among the indie musicians, people with half or one screw loose appear,

Each musician has strange concept editing added,

As a result, the songwriting trip became a slightly crazy program format.

It’s not a funny entertainment show, but it’s funny, and it’s not a sad, touching, or empathetic program, but you shed tears while watching it,

The songwriting trip changed its concept subtly each time the musician changed, so it was a program that people didn’t watch consistently unless they were a special fan base. To put it simply, it’s a program where crazy cast members and crazy production crews make videos as they please.

[BlossomScent Confirmed to Appear on Songwriting Trip, Will They Acquire the Title of ‘K-POP Heretic’?]

(BlossomScent greeting photo)

BlossomScent, who recently made a comeback, has confirmed their appearance on the songwriting trip.

BlossomScent, who made a comeback with their 2nd mini album ‘Snake in Me’, … (omitted) … will appear on the songwriting trip, where there have been almost no idol appearances. Currently being called ‘Philosophy Idols’ after appearing on Momoji, they are showing a unique move that other idol groups have not shown. A broadcasting official said that it was because group member Ji Dong-hwa’s songwriting skills caught the PD’s eye … (omitted) … As the songwriting trip is called ‘a program where heretics pretend to be normal’, BlossomScent, as a ‘K-POP heretic’, is looking forward to their future 모습 [image/appearance].

Comments

— What’s with the heretic wording ㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋ [Korean laughter]

— Yeah, fabrication~

— Yeah, let’s go die~

— Ah, the one who appeared on Momoji ㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋ [Korean laughter] The person who explained Locke was cute

Articles like this may have been predicted. BlossomScent, who acquired the title of ‘Hope of Liberal Arts’ or ‘Success Myth of Liberal Arts Employment’ by appearing on Momoji, is now appearing on the songwriting trip.

Jang Hae-jin, the team leader of Nietzsche Entertainment, nodded while reading the article.

“…Is this the end of the rookie period?”

One year as a rookie, not a bad result. They will probably win the Rookie of the Year award with a very high probability.

“Jung Kyung-woo, should I just kill that son of a bitch?”

While burning with revenge for Jung Kyung-woo, who almost buried Ji Dong-hwa by messing up the editing at the end of The Next Knee, Jang Hae-jin starts checking the schedule.

‘…Ah, preparing for the year-end stage will be tough.’

As soon as the songwriting trip filming is over, it’s time to prepare for the year-end stage. They are having heated discussions with the A&R [Artists and Repertoire] team on how to prepare, but the official activities for the 2nd album will end in November.

‘…Besides, why the hell are they already filming this damn athletic meet under the pretext of a ‘New Year’s special’?’

As Jang Hae-jin, who remembers TOT participating in the athletic meet as rookies to avoid being out of favor with the broadcasting station and getting injured, she doesn’t like this program that films in advance under the name of ‘Lunar New Year Special’ at all.

“I wonder if anyone other than Ideun or Hamin knows how to exercise…”

It’s true that rookies need to show their faces in various places when work comes in like this, but she can’t help but worry about the members’ health.

So, Jang Hae-jin called Kang Seung-won.

“Seung-won, how about getting some health food for the kids?”

— Um, we’ve been talking about doing that from our side for health management.

“The songwriting trip stage filming is in a week, so I think Dong-hwa and Joon need to be taken care of in particular. The kids who write songs will be more tired.”

The management team will take care of it, but Jang Hae-jin, who has experienced TOT struggling with their health, couldn’t help but say this out of concern.

* * *

On the first day of the 3rd week of official music show activities.

I wake up at 5 a.m. and feel like I’m going to throw up while watching the rising sun.

“…Um, I’m physically going to die.”

My mind is clear, but I’m physically tired. I feel like my body is not functioning properly.

“No!”

Chae Hamin, who was sleeping in bed, suddenly gets up and looks at me in surprise.

‘…Is he crazy, finally.’

I knew it when he lived too kindly. Chae Hamin looks at me with a dazed face and spits out in a low voice, pretending to be scary.

“Don’t die, Dong-hwa.”

Then he lies down again and falls asleep.

It’s really trivial.

I stretch once and go outside. Ryu Ideun is doing pull-ups on the exercise equipment installed in the spacious living room.

“…Oh my god.”

What… a crazy bastard… is exercising. I wipe my face once and look again, but Ryu Ideun is still exercising.

He clearly spent the same schedule as me, but how can there be such a difference?

I witnessed that unbelievable sight and watched the scene silently.

And Ryu Ideun, who felt my gaze, turns his head while hanging on the bar and looks at me.

“Oh, Dong-hwa, you’re awake?”

Then, knowing that it’s polite to look at each other’s faces when talking, he turns his body and hangs again.

He doesn’t seem to know that exercising while talking is rude.

“…You either wake up at this time every time, or you didn’t sleep the day before.”

“That’s true.”

Ryu Ideun, who was moving his body again, smiled as if he remembered something.

“By the way, did you hear? Our fans are now calling us K-POP heretics too.”

It seems like there are only people with good naming skills. Thanks to that, the BlossomScent naming center, which opened at the beginning of their debut, closed.

“I didn’t know when I was active, but now that I look back on it one by one, I have nothing to say even if I’m called a heretic.”

While having such trivial conversations, I go to the kitchen and drink a glass of water. I feel like the nerve cells that were asleep in my body are waking up.

“…Hyung, the songwriting trip observation camera is still running, right?”

“Huh? That’s right.”

Too bad. I wanted to answer that it’s all because the members except me are abnormal.

“You came back from the studio last night too, did the work go well? Is there anything I can help with?”

It’s a joint project, but since the atmosphere we want is slightly different, we decided to share only the basic beats and work separately. The process of constantly sharing work and composing so as not to play separately was twice as cumbersome as working alone.

“…Do you want to listen to it?”

I see Ryu Ideun nodding, so I bring my laptop and hand him one side of the earphones.

Play.

The work that Seok-joon and I worked on all night, with ‘love and friendship’ melted into it, wasn’t bad to listen to.

On the other hand, the part I compose is betrayal. It’s a part that drives the travelogue mixed with love and friendship that unfolded in the previous part into a scene of chaos and anger.

But simple betrayal is vulgar. The betrayal I want is rather elegant, leisurely, and the kind that smiles after drinking a cup of coffee to those who believed in them.

Therefore, a leisurely yet resentful anger is passionately mixed.

“…Dong-hwa, are these the chords from our fan song?”

I smile and nod. The song we made for the fan showcase, a thriller-themed song for the fan song. I brought a sample from that song and mixed it with a noir atmosphere.

The fan song of the heretics is somewhat different, so it will be the best choice to write a song that fits the name ‘Jeongmunsa Group’.

‘…Wait, when I think about it, I wasn’t very normal either.’

I was the one who wrote that song.

Of course, I’m definitely normal compared to the members.