Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 125

#125.

The writer next to him stepped back in surprise.

“What was that sound just now?”

“What is it? From the next room?”

The MC waiting room was right next to the MOST waiting room.

The members who heard the noise paused in their preparations.

Kim Seok-cheol, the team leader who was with the members, also felt that something was wrong and stood up.

As the waiting room door opened, the noise from outside poured in.

“…Someone collapsed!”

“What?! Call 119 [South Korean emergency number]! Shouldn’t we call 911?”

“No, the manager is…!”

Even Gi-jun and Woo-cheol, who were sitting in front of the mirror getting their makeup touched up, turned around in surprise.

Heung-min, Gyu-seong, and Do-jae, who were standing at the door with Team Leader Kim Seok-cheol, ran out of the room without a second thought.

The waiting room where the MCs were gathered was in chaos.

“Team Leader! Hyung…!”

With a pale face, Louis looked back at Team Leader Kim Seok-cheol and the members.

Jeong Gil-ju, who was with Louis, also looked visibly flustered.

The MC who had collapsed was Hwang Ji-eum, a rookie girl group member from New Entertainment called ‘Holly K.’

It was a relief that it wasn’t Louis who had collapsed, but that didn’t mean it was something to be happy about.

‘She looks too… unwell.’

Do-jae’s brow furrowed involuntarily.

Even hidden by makeup, Hwang Ji-eum’s complexion was terrible as she lost consciousness.

Her body, dressed in a cropped t-shirt and short hot pants, seemed excessively thin.

‘Most idols are thin, but….’

It was the same for both men and women.

Even MOST was busy dieting before a comeback.

At the same time, they had to maintain muscle to avoid losing elasticity and body lines.

The reason why standing in front of the unforgiving camera, showing oneself from head to toe, was not easy.

But even considering those things, she was too skinny.

Since she wasn’t tall, it seemed like her body would disappear altogether any minute.

Even though the manager wasn’t particularly large, the difference in their physiques felt enormous when he carried her on his back.

“I’ll take her to the hospital first!”

At the manager’s shout, the writers hurriedly nodded.

Only after being carried on his back did Hwang Ji-eum barely regain consciousness, but it was only for a moment.

“Ugh….”

Hwang Ji-eum let out a painful groan and closed her eyes again, as if she had no strength.

“I hope there’s no big problem.”

“It can’t be. She looked fine until a little while ago….”

The writers hoped it was nothing serious, but they couldn’t shake their worries.

“Could she have collapsed because she was too hungry? Like… malnutrition.”

Yoon Jeong-hoon, who was also surprised, said to the writers.

Instead of asking what he meant, the writers nodded.

“That seems like the most likely possibility.”

“Every time I see her, she seems to be getting thinner and thinner.”

One of the writers clicked her tongue in pity.

It was a guess that was possible because they had been working with Hwang Ji-eum for the past two months.

“New seems to be managing her pretty harshly.”

After confirming that all the New staff had left, one of the writers muttered.

“No. Even when we practice together, she doesn’t drink a single drop of water before the broadcast.”

Yoon Jeong-hoon shook his head and added.

“There’s a reason why female idols from New are so pretty. But if it’s really malnutrition….”

Another writer barely swallowed the words that it was abuse.

But worrying about Hwang Ji-eum was as far as it went.

The live broadcast was less than 30 minutes away.

The assistant director, who had run from the stage, checked the situation.

While the writers and assistant director were seriously discussing the situation.

The members calmed their surprised hearts and asked Louis.

“Did she collapse suddenly?”

“Yes. We were matching our ments [talking points] and then suddenly… Haa….”

Louis took a deep breath after seeing Hwang Ji-eum collapse before his eyes.

“Ah. Of all days, it’s Louis’s first time as an MC… Can Jeong-hoon handle it alone?”

“First, we should erase the ments written for Ji-eum and just keep the basic ments….”

“The screen will look too empty, and can we reduce the three people’s lines to two?”

“Ha… There are so many ments for three people today that we have to revise everything if we go with two.”

“Is there anyone among the cast who can fill in…?”

“Honey, you revise the opening ment first. In the direction that there is only a special MC today….”

It was a big deal since one MC had suddenly disappeared.

In the midst of the confusion, the main writer’s eyes turned to Do-jae.

When she first tried to cast MOST as MCs, Do-jae was the one she had in mind.

Judging from his usual appearance on broadcasts, she knew that he could lead the program without difficulty, even if he lacked a bit of the bubbly personality, starting with his stable vocalization.

She looked back and forth between Do-jae and Team Leader Kim Seok-cheol and asked.

“Is it… possible?”

Team Leader Kim Seok-cheol’s expression stiffened for a moment as if he was in trouble.

It was too sudden.

Of course, if they stepped up and solved the problem well in this situation, they could strengthen their relationship with 〈Music Story〉 as well as gain the audience’s favor.

But it was a position they had to take without proper preparation.

If they rashly accepted a word said in haste, the result might be worse than not doing it at all.

Then all that would come back would be resentment.

It was an opportunity, but an opportunity with a big risk.

That was the nature of being a relief pitcher.

While Team Leader Kim Seok-cheol was quickly considering various factors, Gyu-seong muttered in a small voice.

“Do-jae… I think he can do it.”

Whether it was an advertisement shooting script or an interview ment.

Do-jae was someone who quickly memorized and perfectly digested anything.

That Do-jae could be an MC, even if time was short.

That was Gyu-seong’s thought.

Do-jae didn’t say anything separately.

It was because he knew that he shouldn’t rashly step forward in this situation.

All he had to do was do his best in the given task.

Although the best effort didn’t always bring the best results….

Team Leader Kim Seok-cheol exchanged glances with Do-jae.

Gyu-seong was right.

Still, it was worth trusting Do-jae.

“Do-jae doesn’t have any experience either, and he hasn’t practiced… Would it be okay?”

It was good to lay down these words in case of an emergency.

At Team Leader Kim Seok-cheol’s words, the staff exchanged glances with each other.

It was better in terms of balance to find someone from Louis’s group, who was already a special MC anyway, than to suddenly put up another female member.

“Do-jae-ssi [formal address]. You can do well, right?”

At the writer’s question, Do-jae, who had been silent until now, nodded.

If a job was given, and it was a job that had to be done.

‘I have to do well. That would also be… something that would ease the mind of the person who suddenly had to leave.’

***

Saturday, 4:12 PM.

After the commercial, the live broadcast of 〈Music Story〉 began with Yoon Jeong-hoon’s energetic voice.

“The last week of February 〈Music Story〉! Today, that story begins again~! Wait! Why am I alone?”

Since New didn’t want to specifically address Hwang Ji-eum’s health issues on the broadcast, Yoon Jeong-hoon continued his ment as if nothing had happened.

“That’s right! These people are here! Ta-da!”

When Yoon Jeong-hoon said ‘Ta-da!’, Louis and Do-jae, who had been standing to the side, came into the camera.

“MOST’s Louis!”

“Kang Do-jae!”

“Kyaaaaaaak!”

“Mommyyyyy!”

At the two people’s introductions, screams erupted from the audience.

The MCs’ outfit concept for today was Jean, and the stylists happened to have prepared a spare of Louis’s outfit, so Do-jae was able to wear it too.

The long-sleeved shirt was a bit short and tight on Do-jae, but it looked like fashion in its own way.

Yoon Jeong-hoon continued his welcoming ment with his signature silly smile.

It wasn’t too difficult since only Do-jae’s name was added to the original ment.

“Today, here at Music Story, MOST, who is about to make a comeback, has even appeared as a special MC.”

“Waaaaaak!”

“The cheers are amazing!”

“Thank you for welcoming us. Thank you guys!”

Louis winked and even blew a kiss, just like he had practiced.

His appearance of constantly showing off his charms was sparkling as if he had found his place.

To borrow the fans’ words, he was ‘constantly flapping his wings and spraying fairy dust.’

“I’ll do my best too!”

Do-jae greeted neatly.

It was a sense of stability that was hard to believe that he had been suddenly thrown in.

Do-jae’s unique sense of stability was something that showed its true value in crisis situations.

“Then, here is today’s first stage!”

“Sweet and sour! Singing about love!”

Following Yoon Jeong-hoon and Louis, the ending was Do-jae.

Since it was originally Hwang Ji-eum’s ment, the cue card had a very cute tone written on it.

Do-jae had already scanned all the cue cards and came up.

Do-jae clenched his fist on his cheek with a humble heart.

And he tilted his head as in the choreography and said the ment.

“Cherity’s My Chu! Aing [Korean onomatopoeia for cuteness]!”

“Kyaaaaaaak!”

“Uwaaaaaak!”

“Kyaa! What! Do-jae is so cuteeee!”

“Aaaak Do-jae-yaa!”

At Do-jae’s unexpected cuteness, screams erupted from here and there at the same time.

The MOST fan seats, which were already in a frenzy with Do-jae suddenly becoming the MC, were on the verge of exploding.

With Do-jae’s introduction as the end, the stage lit up and Cherity’s stage began.

“What. He’s so good?”

“I didn’t expect that… He’s really good.”

“Has he ever been an MC somewhere before?”

“Haa. I’m completely relieved. I was so nervous I was going to die.”

The staff’s reaction was also very satisfied.

It was a position that they had put him in hoping that Do-jae would just do the basics, but it was more than that.

It was the moment when Do-jae’s ‘charms,’ which he had been practicing for a long time to satisfy fans at fan signing events, shone.

But more important than the MC he suddenly took on was the comeback stage.

Do-jae and Louis, who had successfully introduced several singers, hurried to the waiting room.

***

The fans who were happy about Louis’s MC news went wild when Do-jae came up to the position.

As the fact that he had been rushed up due to Hwang Ji-eum’s sudden circumstances became known little by little, the reaction of those who were running 〈Music Story〉 in real time became even better.

-He was born with it, born with it

-Do-jae Jeonha [term of respect]. I didn’t know you were so good at being cute

-He’s the king of the idol kingdom ㄹㅇ [real]

-Louis is completely well-suited ㅜㅜ Fairy fairy

-What’s going on in the MC seat. I’m going to go blind because it’s so dazzling

-Visuals are crazy

-It’s your comeback day today, so thank you for working hard as an MC

-Why is Jjieum like that?ㅠㅠ?? Sudden bust?

-ㄴㄴ [NoNo] She’s sick and went to the hospital

-Where does it hurt? Hul [Gasp]

-Looking at the commuting picture that came up this morning, didn’t she even go to the broadcasting station?ㅠ

-There’s no article out yet

-What are these New bastards hiding

-ㄸㄴ [Initialism for Crazy New Entertainment]!!!

-ㄸㄴ [Initialism for Crazy New Entertainment]?!!

After the D.Origin incident, ‘Also New Entertainment….’ and ‘Crazy New Entertainment’ were combined to create one of the words used in the community, ‘ㄸㄴ [Initialism for Crazy New Entertainment]’ comments continued.

In the meantime, the comments of those who were running in real time subsided.

It was because everyone had no choice but to focus on the screen.

The screen was showing a scene from the music video that had been released during the teaser.

It was the previously recorded MOST’s 〈we must go〉 stage.

-We keep going, Most must go!

In the chorus, the members’ eyes that were reflected in the scene where the six members waved and stretched out their arms were unusual.

There was a charisma that made you stop breathing.

It was hard to believe that they were the ones who had introduced other singers in the MC seat with a cute tone a little while ago.

And the atmosphere reversed once again, and the MOST members wearing leather clothes appeared on the stage with sound effects.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!”

A scream that seemed to tear the eardrums echoed in the venue.

The bodies of the members lined up in a row, each taking their own pose, were slender without any excess.