Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 26

Kingdom Entertainment’s ambitiously prepared new group, MOST, finally took off the veil last night at 7 PM.

Kingdom Entertainment, led by CEO Oh Jeong-ho, who produced Baek Jo-hee and Shin Sung-yeol and was known as a ballad powerhouse, has released the teaser for their second group since Big Boyz.

Group MOST consists of six members: Yoon Ki-joon (23, rap), MIN (22, rap), Kang Do-jae (21, vocal), Kim Kyu-sung (21, vocal), Park Woo-cheol (20, vocal), and Kim Louie (19, vocal). They are drawing attention by unusually releasing two title tracks for their debut album.

The two songs are , composed by famous composer and producer Lee Jung-yeop, and , worked on by member and leader Yoon Ki-joon.

Excerpts from the two songs and videos of the members released in the teaser are already a hot topic.

Attention is focused on whether group MOST can surpass the popularity of their older brother group, Big Boyz, and establish themselves as a talented group with distinct personalities.

—TOP News Reporter Jung Ji-hye

One hour after the teaser release.

The members, who had a simple meal in the practice room, gathered in a corner and diligently searched for mentions of MOST online.

Since the ban on personal cell phones in the practice room started recently, the only way to access the internet was to use the tablet provided for watching choreography videos.

Heungmin clicked on the top-ranked article and read it.

“We’re already a hot topic? Really? It’s only been an hour since it was released… Aagh.”

Woo-cheol, who had read halfway through the article, distorted his handsome face and grabbed his head.

“Hyung [older brother/male friend], hyung. My heart is beating too fast. Too fast!”

Louie grabbed Do-jae’s hand and placed it on his chest, saying.

His heart was definitely beating abnormally fast.

It was a far cry from his confident self right before the teaser release, when he said, “We’ll do well, we’re perfect, so don’t worry.”

Do-jae quietly patted Louie’s shoulder.

It was a sign to calm down.

“…What are the comments saying?”

Perhaps because of the intense practice as always, or because of the tension about the teaser release,

Kyu-sung asked in a barely audible voice, his face paler than usual.

‘He gets even quieter when he’s nervous. He’s a completely different person when he sings or gets angry,’

Do-jae thought this, but also stared intently at Heung-min along with Kyu-sung.

Do-jae was also curious about people’s reactions.

“Comments? Comments…….”

Heung-min, who scrolled down, replied in a gloomy voice.

“There aren’t any.”

“…….”

Silence fell in the practice room for a moment.

It was worse than hate comments: no comments at all.

“It’s probably because the article hasn’t been up for long.”

“Is that it? Is it that no one is interested in us?”

Heung-min couldn’t hide his worry at Do-jae’s words and blurted out.

At the same time, he refreshed the comment section.

“Oh!”

At that moment, the first comment was posted.

The members widened their eyes and read the comment.

-Don’t even think about riding on Big Boyz oppas’ [term of endearment for older male idols] coattails. Already annoying

Again, there was silence.

The title and the last sentence written by the reporter seemed to have attracted trolls.

If someone were to see this article, it would be because they were looking for Big Boyz, not because they were interested in MOST.

It would be fortunate if they could even ride on the popularity of Big Boyz, who have now established themselves as a mid-tier group, but…….

The members’ faces darkened.

Woo-cheol ruffled his hair even more and asked urgently.

“Wh, what about the views? Our teaser video views are going up, right?”

Heung-min hurriedly launched the MyTube app.

MOST’s teaser video was uploaded not only on the MOST website but also on MyTube.

“Oh oh! The views are already over ten thousand!”

“Really?”

Only then did Ki-joon, who had been standing a step away, take an interest and look at the tablet screen.

Thanks to being uploaded on a famous K-POP video channel, there were fortunately people watching the teaser video.

When the teaser video was clicked, the video played automatically.

“It’s well-made even when I watch it again.”

Heung-min said, unable to take his eyes off the video.

The one-minute teaser video had different vibes for 30 seconds each, reflecting the group’s two concepts and characteristics.

Nevertheless, it didn’t feel foreign at all and felt harmonious.

It was thanks to the hottest video creator working on it.

At the part where each person’s face and name were introduced, Heung-min said, looking back and forth between Woo-cheol in the screen and Woo-cheol in the video.

“Is this, is this right.”

“Eyy. I was always handsome. Hyung [older brother/male friend] is the fraud here.”

At those words, Kyu-sung chuckled and praised Louie.

“Louie, you look really pretty.”

“Thank you very much, Kyu-sung hyung. You look good too. The dyed hair looks much better.”

“Well, me…….”

“Ki-joon hyung looks mean here too.”

“Be quiet. Park Woo-cheol.”

“I mean you have charisma!”

It was the same impression as when he saw it for the first time.

However, it felt new and amazing even after watching it again and again.

They were the same people, but the selves and members in the video, who were wearing makeup and acting, felt unfamiliar.

“Wow…….”

“Wow…. Do-jae hyung.”

Woo-cheol and Louie exclaimed at the same part at the same time.

It was the part where Do-jae’s face was zoomed in.

Do-jae, who originally had a striking appearance, had become someone who caught the eye at once with a deeper vibe in the past year.

Because the two younger brothers exclaimed every time they watched the video, Do-jae smiled awkwardly and focused on the teaser again.

The group choreography part was edited splendidly.

The screen was great, but the teaser song that Ki-joon and Director Lee Jung-yeop had worked on for days and nights also caught the ear.

The beginning was ‘s piano performance, and the end was the repeating chorus of .

―Different, different, you are different!

The chorus sung alternately by Do-jae and Kyu-sung pierced the ears.

The teaser video ended intensely with the phrase ‘I am different, too!’ sung in unison.

10.11. COMING SOON.

MOST’s logo and the date a week later appeared on the last screen.

It was the date of MOST’s debut stage and showcase.

This teaser has been released to the world.

It was Woo-cheol who woke up the members who were blankly spaced out.

“No, this isn’t the time for us to be impressed with each other. Reactions! Let’s see the reactions.”

Heung-min quickly checked the MyTube comment section.

-It’s better than I thought

-Did they spend some money? It looks good for a small company

-They must have made money with Big Boyz

-Big Bo isn’t even HOH level… How much could they have made

-Who is 00:42? Seriously crazy

-They’d look handsome even if you were driving in a car at 100 km/h with the window open

-You can feel how handsome they are even in the 0.1 seconds they flash by

-Why were visuals like this in Kingdom?

-I like the blonde at 00:21

-Is he a foreign member? He looks like a noble young master… He exudes elegance

-Guys who look like that can’t sing

-He must be mixed

-The teaser is definitely good lol I’ll have to see the stage

-There are more handsome guys than I thought

-Why are the reactions so good? Are they just okay? Did they hire commenters?

-No~ No~ Kingdom is too small to hire commenters~

-They still have a long way to go to surpass the Big 3 agencies

-No, but it’s actually good?

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why is his hair like that at 00:12

-It keeps replaying in my head so I came back to listen. I hope the song is good

-The song feels good

-Since they’re from Big Bo’s agency, will they be good on stage like Big Bo? I’ll judge after seeing the stage

-Two title tracks… What are the chances they’ll fail by taking a risk?

-The chance of a bald person losing their hair

-Why are you suddenly attacking bald people

-If the quality is as good as the teaser, I’m already fan number 1, it’s me

The members read every comment that was constantly being added.

There were negative comments, but the reaction to the teaser itself seemed to be not bad.

Considering that they didn’t have a support base yet, it was rather a positive reaction.

Due to the nature of the short video, the reactions to visual members such as Do-jae, Woo-cheol, and Louie were good, and the reaction was that they wanted to hear the full song.

However, it wasn’t enough to cause a big sensation with just the teaser.

‘But this is enough,’

Do-jae thought.

The teaser was a one-minute video.

The real thing was the full stage, the entire song, and the music video, etc.

Ki-joon had similar thoughts to Do-jae.

“Okay. Let’s stop watching and practice. The real important thing is the debut day.”

Ki-joon got up from his seat and called the members.

The members grumbled that they hadn’t even digested yet, but they stood in front of the mirror and formed a formation.

***

Debut showcase day.

The members, who had their hair and makeup done at the shop early in the morning and arrived at the venue, looked around with wide eyes at the site where the lights were being installed.

“Are we really…. debuting here.”

Heung-min, who had been a trainee for quite a long time, muttered in an emotional voice.

The other members also seemed to have various emotions passing through them.

“Okay, come this way quickly! Let’s check the movement first!”

At the call of the site director, the members hurriedly followed team leader Kim Seok-cheol to the waiting room.

Originally, the song and music video would have been released first, and then the debut stage would have been held on a music show.

However, no broadcasting station would give a rookie with nothing yet the opportunity to perform two songs.

So, they chose the debut showcase.

The strategy was to show both songs on the showcase stage.

A debut showcase stage that only large agencies would do.

This was why MOST’s debut was more special, and the company’s will to do it properly since they had already increased the scale was evident.

There were not many fans yet, so the audience was mainly officials and reporters, and the venue was small, but the stage was scheduled to be broadcast live worldwide through MyTube.

That brought a bit of pressure to the members.

But it was definitely a good kind of pressure.

‘I have to do well,’

Do-jae thought.

A week since the teaser was released.

The reaction to the teaser was generally positive, as it was at first.

Interest was also increasing as word of mouth spread.

Everyone wanted to hear the full stage and the official song.

So, now all that was left was to do well on stage.

‘I want to be on stage soon.’

He wanted to dance and sing on stage.

He wanted to show everything he had.

On that stage that he had always watched from below… he was finally going to stand.

Do-jae clenched his fist tightly and entered the waiting room.

There would be no problem if he did as he had practiced.

He was confident.

The reason why Do-jae could be confident in the face of all the pressure was that.

Because he was confident.

Do-jae thought that the members who had been together would be the same.

***

It was a miscalculation.

“…….”

“What! Where did this bastard go!”

Just before the performance time.

The waiting room, where it was discovered that Woo-cheol had disappeared, was turned upside down.

No one could answer Ki-joon’s razor-sharp question.