Chapter 424
"Is the landing okay when I turn here?"
"Yes. But let's be careful with our arms."
Mirynay, the junior of TeSTAR from
Even if it was a side stage for TeSTAR sunbaenim's live concert.
Of course, it felt uncomfortable.
'Isn't it past time for us to get involved in something like this?'
It wasn't about being arrogant. It was about using common sense.
Mirynay weren't new idols who hadn't establishd themselves at all, and no matter how someone thought about it, hopping on the bandwagon to a performance of a senior of the opposite gender would be counterproductive.
'Still, will Spacer benefit from this?'
They weren't stupid, and the idols knew what picture their agency was painting.
Feeling a little confused, Mirynay's member performed a solo dance.
"Hoo!"
Although she may not be as good as Yulgi, who was the center in terms of popularity and visual image, shouldn't she do just as much since she was the main dancer?
And a member with quite a lot of screen time like Yulgi was right next to her, looking at the pad with a serious look on her face.
Park Minha, who debuted in second place in
In a group without a leader in particular, Park Minha was almost acting as a leader, so she was a member whom the Mirynay member was thankful for and felt a little pity for.
But lately, her movement had been a bit odd.
'… Minha, are you in a relationship?'
It was a few days ago that she saw her often fidgeting with her smartphone or sneaking out with a determined look on her face.
And crucially, she unintentionally overheard Park Minha secretly talking on her manager's smartphone in the bathroom of their dorm.
-Hello, sunbaenim.
And what resonated on the narrow tiled walls was definitely… It was a calm male voice that was pleasant to hear.
-It's okay.
She knew who it was.
'Park Moondae… …'
TeSTAR's main vocalist, who was also known as Moon Puppy.
"Okay!"
The member stopped and wiped her forehead.
Honestly, she could understand if Park Minha developed romantic feelings for him.
'He's handsome.'
In the first place, the overall average value of the TeSTAR was ridiculously good.
'It's a scam.'
Rather than making her heart pound, there was a sense of crisis as someone who came from the same world of survival shows as them.
They were doomed… It wasn't like they were going to fail, but she hoped that they would do better. The member of Mirynay finished practicing while thinking darkly.
"Minha, would you like some water?"
"Oh, it's okay, unnie."
And that was when she sat leaning against the mirrored wall with her earphones in, listening to the conversation between Jeong Yulgi and Park Minha.
"Hey, Harin-ah."
"Hm?"
Park Minha, who was sitting next to her, spoke up.
But the expression on her face was a bit strange.
There was something… had she finally decided?
"Even if it's a little dangerous… … No."
"… ??"
"No, it's nothing. I guess I was mistaken!"
Even if it was a little dangerous… what?
'She didn't mean to introduce me to someone good enough to take a risk, right?'
A feeling of anxiety crept up, but she ignored it.
Park Minha, whom she had seen so far, was not the type of person who would suddenly introduce her to someone so quickly, but she was still worried.
'Still, let's give it a try.'
The member rolled her eyes and opened her mouth.
"Minha, I'm just asking… Is it… Is it because there's a good atmosphere between you and sunbaenim?"
"Huh? Who?"
The member whispered. 'Park Moondae.'
The first-tier male idol in name and reality!
And Park Minha…
"No."
She looked with a serious face.
"Never say something like that anywhere. Absolutely not. That can never happen."
She almost thought Park Minha was rapping.
"Uh, okay…"
It really didn't seem like she was lying. Looking at Park Minha, who acted as if she had heard her say that she was dating a ghost who crawled up from hell, the member was completely convinced.
'So what was that call about?'
She thought the atmosphere was very tense and good. The member, Seong Harin, shrugged her shoulders and continued practicing.
'… We're not practicing our new song.'
She was thinking about the title choreography for the new album, which had been postponed indefinitely and had not even been mentioned these days.
And a few days later.
For the first time in a while, Mirynay had a schedule that wasn't a practice or event.
"What's that?"
"Ah, something like a pictorial or advertisement."
It seemed like it was a fashion magazine job.
'Besides all that, I think she's strangely not in a good mood.'
The Mirynay member keenly checked her fabrics and lines. No matter what, work was work.
It was just another pictorial.
She was thinking that when she entered the filming set.
"Uh, this is TeSTAR sunbaenim."
"… !"
They met TeSTAR who was slowly finishing filming and getting ready to leave. Perhaps filming was scheduled here at the previous time.
"Hello."
"Hello!"
'Oh.'
The clothes here were also odd, but since their faces were nice, it worked out.
'Wow, I really wonder how they manage it.'
The member thought inadvertently as she looked at Kim Raebin who bowed politely, and then realized that he was wearing a similar outfit to her own.
And she sighed.
'Are we really going to do an ad together again?'
When she remembered the smart device commercial and all the ridicule they received at the beginning of their debut, she almost felt mentally shaken, but she held back thanks to her many years of experience.
All she had to do was do well!
"Wait a moment."
"Yes~"
Mirynay moved to the waiting area provided on the side without making a sound.
"I'll adjust the fit of the outfit one more time~"
"Yes, yes!"
But the moment when Jeong Yulgi got up for the first turn and excitedly left to get ready…
Park Minha carefully went out the back door.
As if she was secretly meeting someone.
"… … ?"
Wait a minute, if there was someone she could secretly meet at this filming location… No, when it came to groups, one thing actually came to mind.
'This… Isn't that too much of a sign?'
No way, no way!
Seong Harin secretly chased after Park Minha without realizing it. To prevent an unexpected catastrophe.
And she actually witnessed it.
Park Minha and Park Moondae were standing in the hallway!
"… !"
Hey, these… Now that she thought about it, didn't they have the same surname too? Oh, no. Let's calm down. The member looked away in surprise and calmly assessed the situation.
(TN: There used to be a traditional rule prohibiting marriage between those who had the same surname/belonged to the same clan)
Although they stood a little closer, there was no physical contact. Still, there was that strange tension.
If she listened to the conversation…
"Sunbaenim, can't this be what you said last time…"
"Yes. But I didn't know it would be like this."
"… I see!"
… From what she heard, it seemed like they were secret agents plotting some kind of plot, let alone a relationship.
Seong Harin's pupils dilated, but then she sighed and walked down the hallway.
'Er, I don't know.'
Anyway, Park Minha wasn't a kid who would do anything foolish, so she thought it would be fine for her to do something like this. Even now, she felt like she had crossed a line a little.
'It's a bit weird to ask Minha such questions.'
She just had to work hard at being an idol. With that in mind, she returned to the waiting room and continued filming without incident.
After monitoring from time to time, fortunately, the photos seemed to come out pretty well.
'What a day!'
She naturally accessed social media.
Today, Harin takes it! (flaming emoticon)
She already received permission to adjust the clothes used in the pictorial, saying there would be no problem if they were raised to a level that slightly exposed the upper body…
… Clothes?
'Wait, wait!'
Feeling ominous, she stopped uploading for a moment.
And when she searched for an account and checked it in order of most recent… She knew it!
It's hot, but we're holding on (eye-rolling emoticon) (flaming emoticon)
(picture)
'Ugh!'
It was TeSTAR's social media.
The moment of Lee Sejin and Cha Eugene laughing mischievously, and Park Moondae looking at them with incomprehensible eyes was appropriately humorous and colorful.
'They filmed it first and uploaded it first!'
Of course, the composition was similar.
Similar outfits, accessories, and identical emojis used too? This was a controversial reservation.
No matter how much the schedule overlapped, it would be explained later, but it couldn't be rumored to be a love affair or an affair even for a moment.
'Oh, this is so annoying!'
Recalling the disgusting rumor-promoting videos on WeTube, the member of Mirynay gritted her teeth and deleted the post she was trying to upload.
'It's going to explode… !'
She wanted to become an idol with even better music than TeSTAR, so she couldn't jeopardize such chances with dating rumors, or else she'd hear that it was a waste of money.
Even though it would be a long way off, wasn't it good to be ambitious?!
Then, suddenly, it occurred to her that she also had juniors of her own.
'… Are they going to film this too?'
This was the new girl group who took all of the unnies and oppas she was working with.
Seong Harin hesitated for a moment and decided not to think about it any further.
'Let's practice.'
Because that was something she couldn't do on her own. It was better to do the best she could at what she had control over.
And a few days later, an article revealed that Seong Harin's somewhat gloomy speculation was true.
[〈T1-Stars]
[Idols from the famous survival show from Tnet, reborn with branded clothing… 'Tussle A's innovative attempt]
With media reports full of flashy rhetoric.
To summarize the story, it was this.
-T1 Stars launches a collaboration line with a clothing brand! We are considering having our idols become exclusive models and participate in direct design.
'Ah, as expected.'
This agency did it on its own.
Seong Harin nodded. And she ended her thoughts there, deciding not to waste her emotions by clicking on the rookie group's pictorial cuts or browsing the comments.
So she didn't know.
[Did you see this? T1 idol clothes (12)]
[I knew they were crazy about money, but they really do all kinds of things… (7)]
[Please design Kim Raebin (8)]
[But I like good goods ㅋㅋㅋ (3)]
The series of nervous yet appropriate reactions continued like this…
[This article is a bit strange (534)]
It meant that things had changed considerably since this point.
So, a while later, on the day of the TeSTAR concert broadcast.
[Clothes that only idols can wear, such a blatant classification of fashion]
These articles started pouring in.
["Platinum status is not something you can wear"… The impact Tnet's Survival had on us]
[T1 Stars fans begin boycott… A mistake by
Backstage waiting for the live broadcast, the members of Mirynay were a little flustered by the noise.
'Wow, it's crazy'
Even the manager answered the phone and ran.
She also knew that boycotting the agency was a common occurrence. But for some reason, the atmosphere was unusual.
'What?'
In fact, these articles did not suddenly start appearing.
She, who had been off the Internet for a few days, did not know that there was an uproar on social media and even on WeTube. Something that had been boiling like lava had finally come out.
"Ah… Hmm."
"Now, let's focus on the stage!"
And looking at the atmosphere, it seemed that the agency was being criticized, not them, so the members quickly changed their moods.
She saw something.
Park Minha was sweating and creaking.
"… ?"
The pressure of a leader… ?
"Minha, are you surprised? What's the matter?"
"… No, uh, I'm just a little surprised!"
Park Minha was startled, but immediately put on a stern expression. With her energetic chick-like appearance, it didn't seem like a fatally dangerous situation.
'I think it's okay?'
"Just a little makeup touch-up here."
"Yes."
A stylist came in to wipe Park Minha's cold sweat.
And then…
"Please give me some light here."
"Yes, yes."
TeSTAR's Park Moondae. She could see him passing through the hallway chatting with staff through the open waiting room door.
And Seong Harin saw it. His eyes glanced at Park Minha for a moment, as if he was checking something.
"… !"
It was a light glance, as if it were just passing by, but Seong Harin stiffened slightly in shock.
'That person, uh… Didn't he just laugh?'
The misunderstanding deepened again.
• * *
"It's a commotion."
"I know, right."
The bomb finally exploded behind the scenes of a pre-recorded concert while waiting for a special stage for broadcast.
Of course, the staff was still in good order and there were no problems, but it was clearly visible in the behavior of company officials.
We were waiting right behind the stage without smartphones, so there was no way to check.
"Hmm, I guess there's an article popping up."
Kim Raebin raised his hand at Keun Sejin's words.
"Should we consider the possibility that this is the kind of problem that would require modifications to the stage?"
It was a question that was needed right now.
"No."
Ryu Chungwoo made a refreshingly clear statement.
"Let's just do what we originally wanted to do."
A smile spread among us.
"Good."
"All right!"
And when the standby sign came on…
"Hyung, do well!"
Cha Eugene slapped Seon Ahyeon on the back. The guy who got hit looked a little surprised, but he immediately answered firmly.
"Okay."
That damn system, virtual reality, made people tired, but that didn't mean there weren't any good things about returning to reality.
'For example…'
The years of experience he gained as a professional ballerino.
"Viewers will be really surprised."
And whether the agency was turned upside down or not, we went on air in 12 minutes.
Seon Ahyeon started his intro solo dance.