Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 31

#31.

Immediately following was Gyu-sung’s part.

―We run together!

“Kyaaah!”

“Kyaa!”

Do-jae and Gyu-sung, with their cool high notes in succession, drew screams from the fan seats.

It was exactly like the recorded version they had heard.

“This is crazy.”

“What are these guys? Is this live right now?”

“They can do that?”

The standing area, filled with both Candies and Infinite Boys fans, buzzed even louder.

Most of them were hearing MOST’s song for the first time.

Do-jae and Gyu-sung’s voices powerfully pierced their ears and minds.

―This is dynamic world!

―This is dynamic world!

Before they knew it, the song reached its climax.

It was the part where Do-jae and Gyu-sung took turns singing, raising the notes higher and higher.

Gyu-sung’s intense tone and Do-jae’s solid tone harmonized perfectly.

―This is-! dynamic world!

With Do-jae steadily supporting him, Gyu-sung forgot his nervousness and added ad-libs [improvisational vocalizations].

Do-jae smiled slightly at the same ad-libs from practice and took them in stride.

Ki-joon, the composer, felt a thrill course through his entire body.

It was similar to when they were recording in the studio.

But this was an even more intense thrill.

Splendid lights illuminated the stage.

Amidst dozens of cameras and hundreds of eyes watching, Do-jae and Gyu-sung were completely immersed in the song.

Perhaps it was because of a slight excitement, but they were even better than in the recording studio.

***

That wasn’t just Ki-joon’s thought.

“It’s better than what I heard on the recording?”

The sound director, who was checking the volume of the six microphones and the AR [All Recorded, a pre-recorded backing track with vocals] status outside the stage, muttered.

“Director. They’re really singing live, right?”

A staff member preparing for the next stage asked as if they had been waiting.

“Have you only been doing broadcasts for a day or two? You can tell it’s live just by listening.”

“No, it’s just that they’re too good. They’re rookies I’ve never even heard of. They’re good. Not like idols.”

“These days, idols sing well too.”

“Still. They have two main vocal-level singers. It’s hard to even have one with that kind of skill anywhere else.”

The staff member watched the stage, their eyes shining.

They had only been working as a music show stage staff for about half a year, but they had a unique background.

Staring intently at the stage, the staff member said,

“This team is going to be successful, isn’t it?”

“Being good doesn’t guarantee success.”

The sound director replied with a bitter expression.

Having been in this business for nearly ten years, the sound director had seen so many stages and singers.

There were singers whose singing skills were so terrible that it felt like their ears were being abused, but they were popular, and there were many singers who were skilled but couldn’t make it big.

“Still. It’s not just that they sing well, but their faces, their dancing… they seem to have it all.”

At the staff member’s words, the sound director raised their head and looked at the stage.

As the staff member said, they were quite good-looking as well as good at singing.

“Hmm…. I guess. They’re good at everything.”

“I’m sure they’ll be successful.”

Conviction was evident on the staff member’s face.

The indifferent sound director also nodded before they knew it.

Skill doesn’t guarantee popularity, but if a group with that much talent doesn’t gain popularity, their sense of disillusionment with this industry would deepen.

“Sung-yeol! What are you doing not coming here!”

Before they knew it, MOST’s stage was coming to an end.

At the voice calling them, the staff member reluctantly took their eyes off MOST’s stage.

“Kyaaaa!”

“MOST! MOST!”

As the stage ended, voices shouting MOST were louder than could be compared to when the rehearsal started.

***

[Video] Rookie MOST Tears Up the Stage with Debut Today (+662)

I ripped the video as soon as I watched the broadcast haha. They’re rookies who debuted a week ago, but what’s with their live skills?

Please everyone watch it once

Comments (662)

– Oh, they’re good

– So good ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Who are these guys? I’m seeing them for the first time, but they really tore up the stage

– Big Boyz’s rookies

– Big Boyz did well on stage too, and these guys are good too

– Hong Jong-hoon’s blog praised them, so I kept an eye on them, and they’re really good

– Hong Jong-hoon, the director who filmed artistic music videos with Candies?

– Yeah, that director filmed most of the masterpiece music videos

– If Hong Jong-hoon acknowledged them, then it’s legit [legitimate, credible]

– There was a reason why they didn’t fall off the charts. The song is really good? But is it really live?

– I became a fan after watching today’s stage ㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇ!!!

– Isn’t that an exaggeration? It’s not at the level of tearing up the stage? Just a little bit of stage domination?

– Are there two main vocals here? Awesome

– They’re handsome and sing well too

– The concept is good, and the outfits aren’t too excessive. They put a lot of thought into it

– I was curious about what the live performance would be like after watching the debut showcase video, but the live performance is crazy too

– I thought they were good on stage during the showcase, but… the live performance is at a crazy level

– Is this the title track? The song is good!

– I think they have two title tracks? Both are good

– This and I’m Different, two songs!! Please give MOST a lot of love!!!

– There are too many part-timers [people paid to promote something online]

– Always talking about part-timers whenever something happens… it’s tiring…

– I know, right? They really did well lol

– They’re good!! A decent rookie has come out after a long time

– It’s not just good, is it? lol

– The song is so high, Mariah Carey would cry

– Why would that unnie [term of endearment for an older female] suddenly cry

– There’s not a single clunker [weak link]

– That’s right, they’re all good without any holes

– There was a reason why Kingdom was pushing them

– I’m going to post a review of going to Music Town today,, I went to Muta because I’m a fan of Infinite Boys, but it was already a mess from the rehearsal,, They’re rookies, but they don’t seem nervous at all, and everyone is handsome, and they’re good on stage, and it’s great,, Kya,, I was excited for the first time in a while besides our oppa [term of endearment for an older male]. I support MOST,,

– Agreed

– Thank you, I’ll support Infinite Boys too!

– I’m going to be a MOST fan from today

Following the rehearsal, MOST showed an exceptionally great performance in the main broadcast.

As soon as the broadcast ended, community sites mainly frequented by people in their 20s and 30s were buzzing.

Music shows have low viewership ratings, but they are programs with a clear target audience.

Therefore, the promotional effect was clear.

Moreover, it was a live broadcast with a live stage, so it was also appropriate to promote MOST’s skills.

MOST received much more attention than could be compared to the debut showcase.

***

The Kingdom employees greeted the members who returned to the waiting room after going up to the 1st place announcement stage with all the performers.

“You did well, you really did well! The reaction is really good!”

The members’ shoulders shook at Team Leader Jung Hee-young’s praise.

It was difficult to gauge anything at the debut showcase, but this time they could feel it themselves.

That they had done well.

“You all did really well. Everyone worked hard.”

The members nodded with overwhelmed expressions at the praise and encouragement given by Team Leader Kim Seok-cheol.

After all, Team Leader Kim Seok-cheol’s praise was precious, and his credibility was that much higher.

“Okay, come over here. There’s something you need to do.”

Team Leader Jung Hee-young called the members, who hadn’t changed their clothes yet, to one side of the waiting room.

And she lined them up in a formation to take a group photo on one wall.

“We’re going to upload a group photo to your Tweetie account.”

“Tweetie?”

‘Tweetie’ was one of the SNSs [Social Networking Services] where you could upload photos and text together.

It was as popular as Mygram [Instagram equivalent] among idol fans.

“Yeah. From now on, you have to upload a group photo and one individual photo after every schedule. The group photo will be uploaded with tags by Manager Lee… and you’ll take selfies for the individual photos. You have to get the captions checked by Manager Lee before uploading them.”

“Ah, I see.”

The members, including Woo-cheol who had asked the question, nodded at Team Leader Jung Hee-young’s quick explanation.

“These days, it’s important to communicate with fans. You have to update it after every schedule without forgetting.”

“Yes, we will.”

Do-jae answered diligently, looking around at the members as she spoke.

“Okay, let’s take it!”

As Manager Lee Jung-yeon, who turned on the camera with her phone, shouted, the members all drew V’s as if they had planned it.

Do-jae was inwardly surprised to realize that everyone, including himself, had made a V with their fingers.

‘Even though history and culture are slightly different… whether it’s the Great Han Empire or the Republic of Korea, they make a V when taking pictures. It’s amazing.’

But what was amazing was amazing, and it felt too uniform.

“Haha. Are you guys just going to do the same pose without any fun? Do some other poses!”

As Team Leader Jung Hee-young said with a smile, the members made embarrassed expressions.

They didn’t seem like the group that had just ‘torn up the stage’ a little while ago.

Rookies are still awkward when taking pictures.

“We’ll take several pictures and upload the best one!”

Lee Jung-yeon, who said that, pressed the shutter several times.

With the sound of click, click, the members changed their poses little by little.

‘Is it just my imagination that only Louis’s pose seems to have changed?’

Do-jae thought and smiled a little brighter.

It was a refreshing smile that could only be shown after a successful stage.

Click.

“Okay!”

Lee Jung-yeon, who took one more picture at the end, shouted.

It may not have been a variety of poses because it was the first time taking a group photo for Tweetie, but the smiles of the members in the photo had even greater value.

***

MOST’s Tweetie account, which had been created since the teaser was released, already had quite a few followers.

The number of followers, which started to increase with the release of the showcase and music video, was increasing at a tremendous rate with today’s Music Town stage.

“Wow, wow. The community reaction is good, so the Tweetie followers are increasing right away.”

MOST’s fan, Lee Jung-mi, who had claimed to be the number one fan since the teaser was released, muttered while checking Tweetie in real time with her friend.

“They really did well on stage today. It’s a pity that I couldn’t go see it because I didn’t get a ticket on a first-come, first-served basis.”

“I know. I knew they would do well on stage after seeing them at the showcase, but… ha. Aren’t they going to become too popular like this?”

“They have to become popular to make money.”

“No, but I wanted to keep them to myself for a while…. That’s the taste of liking idols from small agencies.”

“What are you talking about? It’s not like a band that I want to keep to myself, what are you going to do if only you know the idol? If you’re going to like them with that kind of heart, don’t be a fan.”

At Lee Jung-mi’s firm words, who was already ready to give MOST her liver and heart, her friend pouted.

“Hul [expression of surprise]. Individual selfies have been updated too!”

Before Lee Jung-mi could scold her any further, a new post was uploaded to the MOST account.

Lee Jung-min’s eyes twinkled as she discovered the new post.

Lee Jung-mi’s friend, who checked the post together, also checked Tweetie with an excited face.

“Oh oh…. Kingdom is doing a better job than I thought.”

“I know. Awesome. As expected, Louis takes good selfies too. His pose was in a different dimension from the others in the group photo earlier.”

“The youngest has a natural talent.”

Lee Jung-mi, who looked at Louis’s photo with satisfaction, had a brief earthquake in her pupils as she looked at the next post.

[Do-jae] I am deeply grateful to everyone who took the precious time to support our stage. There is a limit to the number of characters, so I can’t write at length, but I send you infinite love.

“What did I just read……”

It was strange for an idol to post to fans.

It didn’t seem like people would write letters to teachers or parents like this these days.

“Wow…. This oppa [term of endearment for an older brother/male figure] is the real deal. The real deal.”

The two were embarrassed, but they were soon drawn to the sincerity that could not be seen in other idols.

“His face is also the real deal. Maybe even the selfie…. He’s so handsome even though he took it at such an honest angle.”

Just as Lee Jung-mi and her friend, who were praising Do-jae, were about to check the newly uploaded post again.

“Huh? Aren’t all the members’ posts up? What else has been uploaded?”

“It’s a Kingdom company announcement.”

“Announcement? What announcement…….”

The eyes of the two people who checked the announcement widened.