Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 188

#188.

Yoon Seung-jo confessed his condition with difficulty.

His expression was so stiff that everyone could tell at a glance.

‘That’s a relief.’

Do-jae, however, was relieved that Yoon Seung-jo had stepped forward and confessed his condition.

Admitting his tension and asking for help was, in itself, a tremendous act of courage and a step towards overcoming it.

“I get too nervous at important moments. So… I’m sorry because I don’t think I’m doing well right now…”

Yoon Seung-jo, rambling slightly, hung his head.

Choi Rina and the other participants looked at Yoon Seung-jo with sympathetic eyes, as if it were their own problem.

Before being competitors, they were people who shared the same dream and were moving forward together.

And now, they were also a team.

“That’s right. Seung-jo does better when there are no cameras or when he’s practicing…”

A participant, the same age as Do-jae, worried about Yoon Seung-jo and spoke in his defense.

The members fell silent at those words.

They didn’t know how to comfort or help him, so they hesitated to speak.

Then, Woo-cheol spoke first.

“I don’t think I’ve ever said this publicly…”

Everyone’s eyes turned to Woo-cheol.

“I used to have… well, not severe, but something like stage fright? Uh, I really had a little bit. Not severe…”

The participants widened their eyes and looked at Woo-cheol in surprise, and Woo-cheol kept emphasizing that it really wasn’t severe.

The members had never openly talked about this on the show for Woo-cheol’s sake.

There was no reason to talk about it unless he brought it up himself.

But Woo-cheol readily took courage and stepped forward for his junior.

“Before a really important stage… I was so nervous that I wanted to run away. So, during our debut showcase, about an hour before the stage? I almost ran away.”

The participants’ eyes widened even more.

Their faces seemed to say, ‘Is it okay to talk about this on TV?’

The members nodded quietly, as if reminiscing about that time.

“I had been preparing for so long, and the *hyung* [older brother/male friend] and Rui were all ready, but I was the only one who wasn’t ready, and I thought I was going to ruin everything… Even though I knew that running away would ruin everything…”

“……”

“But I didn’t have the courage to run away completely… so I only made it to the parking lot. That’s when Do-jae *hyung* came to find me. *Hyung* came and…”

Woo-cheol glanced at Do-jae.

In fact, the members didn’t know exactly how Do-jae had persuaded Woo-cheol to come back.

Thinking about what happened back then made their hearts sink, and on the other hand, they felt sorry for the pressure that young Woo-cheol must have felt.

Anyway, it was fortunate that they finished the showcase without any problems, and Woo-cheol had been active without any problems since overcoming that big hurdle.

“He told me I didn’t have to be the only one doing well… that we’re a team, so let’s share the burden… I don’t remember exactly because I was so out of it… but I think that’s what he said.”

“Ah……”

“Well, the situation and the feelings you have might be different… Seung-jo-ssi [Mr. Seung-jo]? If you’re nervous during important moments, it’s probably because you think you have to do too well…”

Woo-cheol carefully watched Yoon Seung-jo’s expression and continued.

“This is a competition, but… it’s not a solo song recording, it’s a team song. And even after you debut, you’ll be doing it as a team… so I was wondering if you could trust your teammates a little more and let go of some of the burden.”

After finishing speaking, Woo-cheol looked around and scratched the back of his head, as if embarrassed by the serious atmosphere.

“Did I talk too much? Ehehe…”

Heung-min patted Woo-cheol on the shoulder at Woo-cheol’s awkward laugh.

Gi-jun smiled subtly.

He was impressed that Woo-cheol had revealed his past flaws and given such mature advice for the juniors who had not yet debuted.

‘Woo-cheol has matured a lot too.’

Two years.

They had debuted and experienced many things, and the members had grown rapidly.

Yoon Seung-jo and the other participants were silent, as if lost in thought for a moment.

But what was certain was that Woo-cheol’s words had resonated with them.

It wasn’t just something he was saying, but words that came from experience, so it was helpful.

“That’s right. Because we’re a team… it might be hard to coordinate, but it also means you don’t have to carry the heavy load alone, right?”

Yoon Seung-jo nodded as Heung-min added.

“You’re doing well. You have to have the mindset of doing your best every day as if it’s your last, but that doesn’t mean you should think today is the end.”

Do-jae said, looking at Yoon Seung-jo.

It was also what he wanted to say to the other participants.

The participants listened carefully to the words of the MOST members.

They realized why MOST had succeeded and why they were rumored in the industry to have better teamwork than other teams.

Even if it wasn’t an industry rumor, you could tell they had ‘crazy’ teamwork just by watching their performances.

“Then let’s drink this and cheer up together!”

Rui shouted, holding up a drink to lighten the mood.

Of course, the fact that he had to do the PPL [product placement] line properly one more time before the meeting ended was also on his mind.

“It’s so delicious, it’ll give you strength! Power up!”

Rui, with the vibe of a music show MC, shouted clearly and confidently, opened the lid, and gulped down the opaque-colored drink.

And then regretted it.

‘It, it’s not good!’

Rui’s face was saying that, but Rui didn’t forget to smile after drinking the drink, like a pro.

The members who noticed Rui’s expression tried hard to hold back their laughter.

“Pfft… Puh!”

Woo-cheol, who followed Rui and drank the ion drink with a ‘what is this’ expression, barely managed to stop himself from spitting out the drink he was drinking.

It was Gyu-seong who stopped Woo-cheol from bursting into laughter.

Gyu-seong poked Woo-cheol hard in the thigh.

“Ah!”

Woo-cheol swallowed a weak scream instead of laughter.

The participants realized that the members, who had looked so cool just a moment ago, were just people of similar age to them.

That was a bit of a comfort.

“Then shall we go now? We don’t want to take up too much of your time.”

After exchanging a few more words.

Gi-jun naturally wrapped things up.

“I want to watch you guys record…”

Rui muttered with a voice full of regret.

Rui wanted to watch the cool ‘Do-jae *hyung*’ directing the recordings of others in the recording studio.

However, the members got up from their seats because they knew it would be a burden to the participants.

“Check it out on the show.”

Do-jae said to Rui in a playful voice, and the members all burst into small laughter.

“Wow, *hyung* is promoting the show too!”

Do-jae smiled back at Woo-cheol’s words.

“Do a good job, Do-jae!”

“See you at the dorm later! *Hyung*, you’re the best!”

The members cheered for Do-jae in a noisy manner and left the recording studio.

It was a short but fulfilling time.

That was the case for the members, the participants… and even the production staff.

The PD [Producer/Director] was very satisfied because it seemed like they had more than enough footage.

“Then shall we focus on recording again?”

“Yes!”

“Yes……”

The participants answered Do-jae’s words with renewed determination.

The engineer, who had been resting, sat back in front of his seat, and Do-jae also took a sip of water and prepared to record.

“Seung-jo, fighting!”

“You can do it, Yoon Seung-jo!”

Yoon Seung-jo entered the recording booth with the support of his teammates.

Standing inside the recording booth, Yoon Seung-jo looked at Do-jae sitting in front of him and his teammates sitting next to him.

The members of this team were all good people without any difficult personalities, and their skills were also good.

‘Especially Rina…….’

She was one of the most skilled people in .

The fact that she was on the same team made him feel even more burdened.

Even though it was a team mission, he had to show his skills well because it was a personal voting system.

However, if he thought about it differently, it was fortunate that he was on the same team as Choi Rina.

In any case, if the overall level of the team improved, Yoon Seung-jo would have some room to ‘blend in’.

He wasn’t leading the entire performance.

He just had to do his part well.

‘Just don’t be too bad. Just enough to blend in… And like Do-jae *sunbaenim* [senior/mentor] said, today isn’t the end.’

Even if this performance in was his last, Yoon Seung-jo would have another chance.

With that, Yoon Seung-jo tried to let go of the burden, put on his headphones, and warmed up his voice.

“Then let’s go.”

Yoon Seung-jo was visibly less nervous than before.

Do-jae smiled quietly and gave the start signal.

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A few days later.

MOST dorm.

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“Euhahahak!”

“Aaaagh! *Hyung*! Are you serious?”

“Did our company… really approve this?”

“Heung-min *hyungnim* [term of respect for older brother/male friend]……”

The members, who had visited MVS Broadcasting Station to record the documentary narration, were busily preparing for tomorrow’s filming.

Then, they belatedly checked the article they hadn’t been able to check due to their schedule.

And… Heung-min became tearful, Rui and Woo-cheol burst into laughter, and Gyu-seong and Do-jae became worried.

“Ah…. Why is there a news photo like this……”

Heung-min muttered, looking embarrassed.

It was an interview that was conducted because achieved much better ratings and became more popular than the previous season.

Heung-min was the first of the MOST members to have a solo interview, so he was quite nervous that day.

Was it because he was too eager?

He had taken a lot of concept photos and various pictorials, so he was confident in his poses…….

“Why did I do this pose?!”

Of course, his confidence seemed to have been excessive because and the entertainer were doing well.

“Ah, did you do it on your own, *hyung*, instead of being told to do it?”

Heung-min paused for a moment at Do-jae’s bone-chilling question and answered.

“No, I wanted to do a more… still, I’m a singer, so I wanted to do a cool pose… and promote our song at the same time……”

“Euhahak! Then is this a butterfly?!”

In the photo uploaded with Heung-min’s interview, Heung-min was feeling the wind with his arms outstretched.

The pose was too much of a ‘90s cool guy’ style, but his expression was also too excessively ‘feeling the wind,’ making it ridiculous.

It was already being used as a ‘meme’ with various photoshops among fans.

“As expected of Heung-min *hyung*. He’s a superstar. It was a photo worthy of an entertainment blue chip!”

Heung-min frowned at Woo-cheol’s teasing.

“Please don’t forget that I’m an idol.”

Do-jae’s serious advice and teasing made him feel chilled to the bone once again.

At that time, Gi-jun came out of the bathroom after finishing his shower.

“*Hyung*! Take a look at this!”

“Yaa! Stop it!”

Rui quickly picked up his phone and headed towards Gi-jun.

Before Heung-min could stop him, Rui showed Gi-jun the photo.

Gi-jun looked at Heung-min and didn’t tease him.

He just chuckled and went into his room.

“That makes me feel even worse!”

Heung-min shouted, stomping his feet.

Thanks to the reporter who selected the ridiculous photo, Heung-min’s love, affection, and pride for MOST, which he had interviewed about… etc.

The touching interview, which said that his singer activities were his job rather than entertainment, was buried.

“Ah…. Now that you’ve all teased me, go in and sleep, everyone!”

At Heung-min’s words, the members laughed and got up from their seats.

It seemed like it would be good to go to bed early for tomorrow.

Tomorrow was not only a music show schedule but also a live broadcast schedule for .

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