Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 137

#137.

Recently, MOST fans had a hard time leaving their TVs and computers because their favorite idols were constantly showing their faces.

Even before, during activity periods, time flew by while watching music shows and behind-the-scenes videos on MyTube.

However, during this promotional period, MOST was frequently appearing on public broadcast programs, proving their increased popularity.

Especially Louis’s fans were ecstatic.

He became a regular MC for 〈Music Story〉 and even appeared on 〈Introducing My Dog〉 recently.

Of course, since the main star of ‘Woogangso’ was a dog, not a person…

That day, the real-time search rankings were topped by the dog ‘Latte,’ not the guests Louis or Kyuseong.

Still, fans were very happy because there were still pictures of the two looking lovingly at Latte.

What unexpectedly boosted MOST’s popularity was an educational program called 〈1 vs. 99〉.

Fans didn’t expect much from the show.

They thought they’d be lucky if the members appeared briefly, got mostly edited out, and only a few scenes were usable as GIFs.

But Dojae, who appeared as a challenger, actually won.

〈MOST, Kang Dojae Wins ‘1 vs. 99’!〉

〈Idol Kang Dojae, Final Winner of ‘1 vs. 99’?!〉

〈Amazing Knowledge! MOST’s Kang Dojae Wins ‘1 vs. 99’..〉

It was the first time an idol had ever won on 〈1 vs. 99〉.

Quite a few articles were published, and there was great interest in online communities as well.

One question at a time.

Without using any of his lifelines, and without guessing any questions.

Dojae won, even explaining the reasoning behind the correct answers.

It would have been a big deal even if a regular person had displayed such knowledge.

But it was idol Dojae.

Even in the 〈1 vs. 99〉 video, Dojae’s good looks shone.

People couldn’t help but be impressed, with his calm and composed expression and soft but accurate tone.

-Can I get tutoring from you, oppa [older brother/term of endearment for a male]?

-I’m exactly ten years older than Kang Dojae, but I want to call him teacher.

-Professor??? Why are you here??? No wonder you weren’t in the lecture hall. Sob. Please come to our lecture hallㅠㅠ

-There’s really nothing he can’t do

-OMG, this is crazy

-I knew he was smart, but this is like a quiz master

-Korea University has lost a talent.

-What is his real identity? The more I see him, the more he seems like an alien

-I’m going to love Dojae even if he’s an alien

-Your Majestyㅠㅠ Please have mercyㅠㅠ Please stop being so good, I feel too distant

-I always thought his usual *mal-tu* [manner of speaking] and the way he uses correct spelling when posting on SNS were *gogeupjida* [high class/sophisticated], but he really had a *gogeup* [high class] brain

-ㅇㄱㄹㅇ [agree] He didn’t seem like a brainless celebrity

-He’s too good of a talent to be an idol

-But this friend is a natural idol. His main job is also *jonjal* [very handsome]

-Aren’t you guys overreacting just because he won a quiz show? These fans are too much

-Okay, next *yeolpok* [jealous hater]

-So this is what *yeolpok* [jealous hater] is…

-He didn’t just guess about 8 questions, right?

-Why is he showing off such vast knowledge?

-His beauty is working hard tooㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Bring back the Brain Sexy Men and Women show!! Definitely cast Kang Dojae!!

-He’s too perfect, it’s not good

-I don’t like you more::

-Is that a compliment?

-I think it’s really real that he even knows the Paralympic sports at the end. He’s usually interested in social issues. Seriously.

-My relative is a Paralympic athlete? It’s sad that there’s less interest compared to the non-disabled Olympics, but it’s somewhat touching to see such a famous idol interested in it

-He could go into politics later

-That’s too far

-MOST, get even more popular

-I also saw that you won first place yesterday, congratulations!! I always find you likable ㅇㅇ

It was a time when overseas reactions to the 〈Remember〉 music video were becoming a hot topic, and they were continuing to win first place on music shows and music charts.

The day after Dojae’s 〈1 vs. 99〉 win caused a stir in internet communities.

MOST achieved first place for the second week in a row on 〈Music Story〉, where Louis was an MC.

And today.

MOST also won first place on 〈Best Song〉.

Yoomyungwoo, who made a solo comeback last week, was also on stage, but he wasn’t even nominated for first place.

His performance was worse than when he was in a group.

Kyuseong, unable to hide his excitement from the consecutive wins, caused a minor incident during the ending stage live.

***

Today, the main broadcast stage time was short, so the ending encore stage was broadcasted for a long time.

Thanks to this, the end of the first verse, before the interlude, even Kyuseong’s part was broadcasted.

-I’m going to catch it, I’m going to overcome it

Although they didn’t strike a pose like during the main broadcast, the members performed all the point choreography [key dance moves] of the chorus during the encore stage while doing fan service.

The fans cheered, sharing the joy of first place.

What followed was Kyuseong’s high note part.

-Even if it shatters in the air-Oh! Oh!

In that part, Kyuseong raised the note even higher than usual.

Originally, it was a part with a high note that most people couldn’t follow.

But he raised the note even higher…

It was a high note that even the members on stage together were surprised by.

The fans cheered even louder, and Kyuseong, who unknowingly raised the note in excitement, continued to the next move as if nothing had happened.

However, those watching the broadcast were also surprised.

〈After 1st Place, MOST Main Vocal Kyuseong, 3-Level High Note ㅎㄷㄷ [Daebak/Amazing]〉

It was perhaps natural that a post was uploaded to the community immediately after the broadcast.

Fans, who originally wanted Kyuseong’s excellent singing skills to be more widely known, were thrilled and left comments, spreading the video everywhere.

Are they dolphins, it’s not a human voice. MOST’s vocal line doesn’t seem to be at the idol level, etc.…

Comments of surprise and shock filled the boards.

If it had been the main stage or a recording, there might have been some talk that it was too much.

However, it was an ad-lib that was added spontaneously, so it received even better reviews.

“Hyung [older brother/term of endearment for a male]…. The fans are saying it’s the voice of an angel.”

“…Stop it, Woocheol.”

Kyuseong waved his hand, embarrassed by Woocheol reading the real-time praise comments.

The other members were wondering if Kyuseong was really that excited on stage.

“I knew hyung [older brother/term of endearment for a male] could hit high notes well, but I didn’t know it was to that extent! Fantastic!”

Even with Louis’s bright praise, Kyuseong was only embarrassed, unlike his appearance on stage earlier.

“First of all, I ordered delivery…. Ah, I’m nervous.”

Heungmin, who had ordered delivery food after gathering the members’ opinions, said while sitting on the sofa.

After the 〈Best Song〉 stage was over.

The members were in a hurry to come to the dorm without even properly removing their makeup.

Usually, they would have been hungry and eaten dinner nearby, but they even put that off.

It was to watch the live broadcast of 〈Passion Man〉, starring Heungmin and Dojae, which would finally be broadcast today.

The members gathered around the TV, waiting for the commercials to end.

“Oh! It’s starting!”

The 〈Passion Man〉 logo disappeared and Han Minseok appeared.

“Ah, it’s amazing. To think that those members and hyungs [older brother/term of endearment for a male] would be together.”

Even though he had already heard roughly about the filming, Woocheol looked at Heungmin and Dojae with shining eyes.

He had appeared on 〈Campfire〉 before, but he was even more excited than then.

At that time, it was just a brief appearance in one corner, but this time it was a formal appearance.

The difference could be seen just by the introduction.

“Waaaaah!”

Louis shouted as the opening comments ended and they began to introduce the guests.

Starting with Candies’ smile, Areum, Dojae and Heungmin were shown on TV greeting the audience.

The regular members of 〈Passion Man〉 applauded the two.

Among them, a young comedian exaggeratedly said, “They are really popular friends. We can’t treat them carelessly like usual, we have to treat them well.”

The members felt inexplicably overwhelmed and proud to see Dojae and Heungmin being praised even among the prominent cast members.

They were in first place and receiving a lot of love from fans, but it was a different feeling to be recognized by people in the same industry.

“You practiced a lot and finally succeeded in creating a personal skill.”

Kijun also gave Heungmin a rare compliment.

It was after Heungmin successfully performed a wonderful soccer ball trick.

Heungmin shrugged his shoulders, feeling proud.

The members watched the broadcast with interest.

Even though they were there and knew the contents, it felt new to see the edited version, so Dojae and Heungmin also focused on the screen.

“Wow. Lee Yurim seems to have fallen for Dojae hyung [older brother/term of endearment for a male] too.”

Woocheol’s exclamation continued.

Dojae smiled and replied, “It’s all broadcasting.”

However, the expression of Lee Yurim, who was zoomed in on by the camera, felt ‘real’.

“Hey…. I think she was looking at hyung [older brother/term of endearment for a male] from the beginning. I think she would have chosen hyung [older brother/term of endearment for a male] even if hyung [older brother/term of endearment for a male] hadn’t said anything.”

Dojae just smiled at Woocheol’s words.

The members did not mention Yoomyungwoo, who was standing next to him.

After that, when the main game started with the concept of ‘War with Haters,’ the members became engrossed viewers of 〈Passion Man〉 rather than monitoring it.

They briefly frowned when Yoomyungwoo found two hints without hesitation at the A-dong pension.

[Haters cannot escape]

[The hater’s ID contains M]

These were the two hints that Yoomyungwoo found.

Based on the hints, Yoomyungwoo said that there seemed to be a hater among the MOST members.

It was Heungmin who was suspected.

However, at that time, Lee Yurim was caught trying to take off Altari’s name tag, and Lee Yurim was framed as a hater and eliminated in the first trial.

Of course, Lee Yurim was not a hater.

Her defense was that she was just trying to tease Altari because she found him annoying.

And at that time, it was none other than Heungmin and Dojae who found the third hint.

The content of the hint was [The hater is very close].

It was a very difficult hint to deduce.

However, what was more important than that was that the two of them were less likely to be haters by finding the hint.

But this was Dojae’s trick to get rid of suspicion.

He thought he had to find at least one hint to dispel the suspicion that the hater was among MOST.

-No! Who is it! If this happens, it means it’s not Dojae and Heungmin.

-Who should I eliminate in the next trial?

-Altari. I’ve been suspicious of you since earlier. Yurim also died because you framed her.

-Ah, Jungmyeon hyung [older brother/term of endearment for a male]! Here we go again. I’m really not it!

-Miso, you. Your smile is unusual? Is it you?

-Why are you doing this to me! I’m the most suspicious of Altari oppa [older brother/term of endearment for a female]!

That’s how the confusion continued to increase.

At that time, the fourth hint found by Yoomyungwoo was effective in catching the hater.

[Behind the monitor, the hater is smiling]

Eventually, Miso of Candies, who was the hater, was eliminated in the third trial.

However, the hater’s presence was still strongly felt.

This was because someone was constantly taking off the name tags of the investigators.

At that time.

News that would shock not only the 〈Passion Man〉 cast members who were wandering around the pension, but also the members in front of the TV, was delivered by the staff.

·Park Jungmyeon OUT! The hater took off the name tag of investigator Park Jungmyeon.

“Waaaaah!! No way!!”

“헐 [Heol/Huh]!!!”

Louis and Woocheol shouted in shock.

They were about to get up from their seats.

It was Park Jungmyeon, a powerful person with tremendous strength and stamina.

Who on earth is the hater that Park Jungmyeon’s name tag was taken off?

“Who…. Who was it? Who is the hater…. How did they take off the name tag?”

Woocheol asked Dojae and Heungmin with an expression of ‘over-immersion’ itself.