Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 39

#39.

It was my first fan signing event.

Unlike trainees from large agencies, I didn’t have fans from my trainee days, so there was no way I would know any of them.

Of course, ‘Kang Do-jae’ was also from New [Entertainment], but back then, he was too shabby, so no one recognized Kang Do-jae coming in and out of the office.

‘…Does Kang Do-jae know her?’

Do-jae was momentarily flustered.

However, the pink-haired face wasn’t in ‘Kang Do-jae’s’ memories either.

“You don’t remember… I guess it was too brief,” the pink hair muttered with a disappointed look.

Still, she wasn’t unilaterally demanding Do-jae remember, but the eyes of the fans on both sides were only getting more fierce.

Their eyes were filled with suspicion and jealousy, as if saying, ‘Where on earth did you meet our Do-jae?’

“Ah… I’m sorry,” Do-jae apologized first, thinking she might know ‘Kang Do-jae.’

At the same time, he looked at the pink-haired face more closely.

Strangely, it seemed familiar.

“No, it’s okay. It’s already been a year, and it was dark back then… It’s natural you wouldn’t know. Were you surprised?”

“Where did we meet?”

“At the performance in front of City Hall! I helped you watch Oppa’s [older brother or male friend] performance!”

“Ah!”

As soon as he heard the pink hair’s explanation, the memory came back to him.

It was the first performance he saw after coming to Korea.

It was also the performance that led him to choose his current company, so of course he hadn’t forgotten.

“You made a seat for me back then. Thank you.”

At Do-jae’s greeting, the pink hair, Seon-mi, was overjoyed.

“Oh, my! You remembered! No! I was more grateful! I got to admire your handsome face next to me. I thought that day was my birthday… No, I’ll make that day my birthday!”

Do-jae chuckled lightly at Seon-mi’s cheesy comment.

“Thanks to you, I was able to see the Big Boyz seniors’ performance well.”

“Ah, so you came to see the Big Boyz performance.”

“What’s your name?”

“Oh, right, I’m Seon-mi!”

Do-jae, who naturally asked her name, wrote ‘To Seon-mi’ on his jacket photo.

“Who did you come to see back then, Seon-mi?”

“Ah, that’s…”

It was the same as asking who she was a fan of before.

Seon-mi, who had been confident, paused at Do-jae’s mischievous question.

“You don’t have to tell me if it’s difficult.”

He didn’t necessarily need to hear the answer anyway, nor did he intend to.

Seon-mi blushed at Do-jae, who played with her.

She was just twenty years old, but she had been following idol singers since elementary school, so she had been a fan for 10 years already.

She also had a lot of experience with fan signing events.

But this was the first time she was so nervous.

Do-jae was even more handsome and cooler when seen in a bright place.

It wasn’t a lie, he seemed to have a halo shining around him.

She even felt a strangely attractive energy.

And he was skilled too.

‘If you think about it, I have more experience in fan signings, but why is this oppa [older brother or male friend] so relaxed?!’

Seon-mi, who had been momentarily flustered, answered shamelessly.

“Who would I have come to see that day? I came to see Oppa [older brother or male friend]! I really only saw Oppa [older brother or male friend].”

“Really?”

“Of course! I really… I thought you were more handsome than a celebrity, but you were a trainee. You were a trainee back then, right?”

“I joined Kingdom after that.”

“I see. Oppa [older brother or male friend], thank you for debuting. I thought I wouldn’t see you after that day…”

“No, I’m more grateful that you like me. And even came to the fan signing event like this.”

Seon-mi’s face turned red once more at Do-jae’s answer.

“I bought over 40 albums to see Oppa [older brother or male friend].”

Do-jae, who had been relaxed, widened his eyes.

He knew she would have bought several to increase her chances, but…

“That many?”

“Everyone bought that much and came, didn’t they? MOST is really popular. It’s getting more popular every day.”

Do-jae had studied the prices and market conditions in Korea more diligently than anyone else in order to make money in Korea.

‘I thought they took the precious time to come here…’

They had invested not only time but also money.

Just then, the staff checking the time from behind signaled that it was time to move on to the next member.

Seon-mi was startled and said to Do-jae.

“Ah, could you draw a heart next to my name too?”

Do-jae drew a heart shape to the best of his ability.

And he even added the comment ‘Thank you sincerely’ next to it.

It was a neat font that seemed like it would be in a textbook.

“Oh my… even your handwriting is handsome.”

“Thank you. Please like our members a lot too.”

“Of course. I’m already a MOST fan including Oppa [older brother or male friend]. I’ll come again! Please remember my name!”

“Yes, Seon-mi.”

Seon-mi, who had her name called, clutched her chest and moved to the next member, Gyu-seong.

***

By the time about 50 out of the 70 people who were selected had received autographs, all the members had become quite accustomed to the atmosphere of the fan signing event.

Heung-min’s awkward laughter of “haha” gradually subsided.

As time passed, they looked completely perfect, as if you couldn’t believe it was their first fan signing event.

They not only made comments that touched the hearts of the fans, but also remembered to wave at the camera and pose whenever they had time.

Each time, a huge cheer erupted from the fan seats.

“Kyaa!”

“Wow. Do-jae and Louis’ fan service is no joke. Woo-cheol too.”

“I expected Louis and Woo-cheol, but Do-jae is totally unexpected.”

“I know. I thought he would be very serious just by looking at his Twitter 말투 [style of speech].”

“Not only is his face a genius, but his fan service is also a genius… Perfect.”

“But isn’t Gyu-seong being shy so cute too?”

“Yeah. Ah, the kids are so good.”

Thanks to this, the fans who came to the fan signing event couldn’t stop smiling.

Satisfied, very satisfied.

Of course, even Do-jae, who had perfectly adapted to the fan signing event, had difficulties.

“Do-jae, can you show us aegyo [acting cute] just once? Louis did it earlier, but I want to see your aegyo [acting cute]… I’m your fan.”

“…Ah. Aegyo [acting cute]…”

Do-jae trailed off helplessly.

The request to show aegyo [acting cute] had been made several times already.

He wanted to meet the fans’ expectations as much as possible, but this part was difficult.

‘I watched the videos and saw that many people do it, so I tried practicing…’

But it was still awkward.

He had a lot of experience as a prince, but conversely, because he was a prince, there was no reason to act cute to anyone.

‘No, even if I were a regular person, I probably wouldn’t have done it.’

Unless you were born with a cheerful personality like Louis, it would be difficult.

He had already tried it once, but the fan apologized to Do-jae with a flushed face, saying that she would never ask again.

It was truly embarrassing how lacking he must have looked for her to apologize.

“I’m sorry, but… I’m not used to aegyo [acting cute] yet, so something else…” Do-jae asked for understanding, resolving to prepare some good aegyo [acting cute] within a few days.

“Hey, do it, do it! Ah, hurry!”

If he said this, most of the other fans would let it go.

But the fan in front of him was quite persistent.

“I’m sorry. I’ll practice and come back next time.”

“Are you telling me to come to another fan signing? How much does this cost! It’s too much…”

It felt rude.

“Are you already being picky when you’re a rookie?”

“It’s not that…”

She looked older, but he didn’t feel good from the moment she started speaking informally.

But it was okay up to that point…

“Okay! First, wear this and do a V!”

Do-jae accepted the rabbit-shaped headband that the fan handed him.

Woo-cheol, who had already fulfilled the fan’s requests that had been rushing in like a storm, glanced at Do-jae and sighed invisibly.

“So funny! You look good in rabbit ears too!”

“Thank you.”

Do-jae tried his best to meet the fan’s requests.

As he smiled with a V sign, the shutter sounds went off like crazy.

It seemed that not only the fan in front of him but also the other fans liked it, so Do-jae smiled a little more.

“This too!”

But the fan continued to take out other headbands.

It was a flower crown that he had seen a lot in the fan signing videos that Do-jae had watched.

Do-jae put the flower crown on his head without complaint.

As soon as he put on the flower crown, there was a reaction from the fan seats again.

In the meantime, time was passing.

“Please move on now.”

It was when the staff was informing the fan that the allotted time was over.

“Ah, just a moment!”

The fan, who shouted irritably, held out a new accessory.

“You can’t do this.”

The staff said firmly, but the fan was adamant.

When the staff was about to call Jeong Gil-ju as if there was nothing they could do, Do-jae accepted the accessory and put it on his head.

This accessory was the black 익선관 [ikseongwan – a type of Korean traditional hat] that the kings of Joseon wore.

It was a very familiar object to Do-jae.

Even though the 익선관 [ikseongwan – a type of Korean traditional hat] that the fan handed him was a cheap imitation, it looked quite plausible when it was placed on Do-jae’s head.

“Oh my! This is cool too! Hurry, show us aegyo [acting cute], aegyo [acting cute]!”

“…”

Do-jae glanced ahead.

He saw Jeong Gil-ju approaching with a fierce expression.

He wanted to get over it nicely if possible.

However, seeing her shouting at the staff in informal language, he didn’t think it would work out this way.

At the same time, if Jeong Gil-ju came and dragged the fan out, it wouldn’t be a good look from the first fan signing event.

“Do-jae! Hurry!”

“Which safety is it? How dare you.”

A low but clear voice quietly echoed inside the signing hall.

“Uh…”

The fan, who had been excitedly urging him, flinched for a moment.

The person who was filming Do-jae with a camera from the waiting area zoomed in and swallowed hard.

The atmosphere was quite different when Do-jae, who had been smiling all along, became serious.

“Now that it’s time, step back quickly.”

A moment of silence flowed between Do-jae and the fan.

Looking at the stiff fan, Do-jae relaxed his expression again.

“…Did I look like a king?”

“Huh? Uh! What, what, you surprised me. You’re so good!”

“I’ll practice aegyo [acting cute] too. So see you next time.”

“Huh? Uh…”

The fan nodded, half out of her mind.

It was just when Jeong Gil-ju was about to drag the fan out.

Do-jae gestured to Jeong Gil-ju as if to say it was okay.

The fan who went to Gyu-seong was quiet as if her spirit had been broken.

She must have been feeling uneasy about whether what Do-jae said was really acting.

‘Hoo…’

Do-jae sighed inwardly.

He felt like he knew why Team Leader Kim Seok-cheol’s precautions were so long today.

‘You can’t fulfill every request just because they’re a fan.’

But he couldn’t upset them either.

The key was to maintain an appropriate line with each other, but it was really difficult.

‘It’s nice to meet fans, but it’s difficult because they’re fans.’

Do-jae thought and made eye contact with the next fan.

***

The event ended with the time to blow out the cake celebrating the debut first fan signing event and the first place win.

The members all got into the car in a happy mood.

As Do-jae expected, there were a lot of articles on the internet about Park So-ra mentioning MOST on the radio.

-Sora unnie [older sister or female friend] has an eye for talent

-Listening ear ㅇㅈ [acknowledgement]

-Who are you to approve of Park So-ra or not

-If even Park So-ra approves, then it’s real

-The song is good thoughㅋㅋ [laughing sound] Different~ Different~ Addictiveㅋㅋ [laughing sound]

-May MOST only walk the path of success!

-Didn’t Candyz also see them favorably? Women like them

-First of all, they’re handsome

-They’re the best rookie that’s come out recently

-Didn’t The Origin give birth to them?

-When is the due date?

-MOST seems to perform better on stage..

Along with comments praising MOST, comments mentioning The Origin also appeared.

Being compared to The Origin, who debuted first, wasn’t a bad thing anyway.

Heung-min, who was checking his account to post on Twitter, shouted loudly, “Do-jae!”

Do-jae, who was checking the entertainment news articles, was surprised and turned to Heung-min.

“Look at this. When did you do this? This is your video… How many RTs [retweets] is this…”

“RTs [retweets]?”