Chapter 134
The aftereffects of daily work took a little longer to fade.
The tasting corner team, including me, only had mild muscle pain, but Song Hyung-bin and Kang Si-yoon, who had even cleaned the movie theater, groaned and had to rest for a few days.
However, it wasn't severe, so they got enough rest and recovered quickly.
"Oh, you really should have been in the movie theater."
"You chose the movie theater yourself, so why are you saying this to me?"
"I heard from Min-ha that it was really fun. If I were there, I could have stood next to Min-ha and waved the tongs diligently to win over the mothers."
"That's too bad."
"Your tone doesn't seem regretful at all?"
"Did I get caught? "
"This guy."
I secretly teased Kang Si-yoon while changing the patch attached to his waist.
Kang Si-yoon also likes to tease me, but I'm not the type of person to just take it.
I have to tease him in reverse whenever the opportunity comes so that I can stretch my feet and rest refreshingly.
Kang Si-yoon turned his shoulders and moved his body around.
"Are you feeling okay?"
"I slept for four days straight, so of course I should be okay. Especially on a day like today."
I nodded to his words.
Today was the day we started filming the music video for our title song.
Since it will be a monumental day, all members will want to be in top condition to film the music video.
"But since we're not filming everything in one day, maybe we'll have some free time?"
"We can't let our guard down. Have you forgotten what Manager Hyung said? If we're unlucky, we might have to film the same scene more than ten times."
"Hey, a pro like me wouldn't make that kind of mistake. Are you ready to see the facial expressions of a pro who can finish it in one go?"
"I have often seen people get their noses broken after being arrogant."
"You're definitely in good shape today. You are good at reversing?"
"I learned everything by watching Siyoon."
"Did I raise a tiger cub?"
We were following the plan given by our agency faithfully.
Thanks to learning the debut song choreography and lyrics as quickly as possible, there were no disruptions to the schedule.
Rather, the date was brought forward by a day or two.
Since the music video contains a lot of group dance scenes, if the chemistry between the members wasn't perfect, it would have been difficult to film.
But even while filming the reality show, we kept sharpening our resolve and continued to practice until late at night.
And the fruits of that practice will soon be revealed to us in the form of a spectacular video.
"Today is the first day of studio filming, so it won't be that hard."
Manager Hyung gave us a brief re-briefing on today's schedule on the way to the music video studio.
Most of the indoor filming will be done in a chroma key studio, so there won't be many difficulties.
All special effects used in the music video will be created using CG, and other props will be placed within the set.
All we have to do is focus on showing perfect group performance.
"So when will we be filming outdoors?"
"We'll be going to film it right after your reward vacation. Oh, I hope the weather will be nice then. The weather is so fickle these days that I don't know when it will rain as summer approaches."
"Is there anyone here who is a weather fairy?"
Chae Eun-gyu glanced at the members and asked.
Is there really a member who is lucky enough to avoid the rainy season?
Then Yoo Min-ha confidently raised his hand.
"The weather is always nice wherever I go!"
"Oh, so it won't rain when we film outdoors?"
"That, that, but."
When Kang Si-yoon spoke in a hopeful tone, Heo Yu-bin looked at his face and opened his mouth.
"I, whenever I go out somewhere far away, the weather is always bad...."
"...This."
"Hmm, hmm. If this is how it is, then it's a fight over whose energy is stronger."
The showdown was forced upon us.
Will Yoo Minha's weather fairy have a more powerful influence?
Or maybe Heo Yu-bin's human nature is more vicious.
I rekindled the spark of hope in a calm tone.
"Since both sides exist without leaning to one side, wouldn't they meet in the middle? I think the weather will be neither rainy nor too sunny."
"Oh, what Karis said makes sense."
"With the concept of a draw, right?"
"Oh, please, I hope that happens!"
Before arriving at the studio, Heo Yu-bin clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that the weather would not be bad because of him.
We arrived at the studio with our hair and makeup already done and put on our costumes right away.
The black suit and trousers went quite well with the black set we would use for the first shoot.
"Wow, it's so wide when you go up like this!"
Heo Yu-bin looked around the set and spoke in an excited tone.
The stage was so vast that even if we made just a little noise, the sound would echo.
"You guys can just dance naturally. In your parts, just look at the cameras on both sides."
From the gimbal camera held by the camera director himself to the jib cameras set up on a crane.
A number of state-of-the-art pieces of equipment were waiting for us.
"Everyone, relax. Let's just do what we practiced, okay?"
"Yes!"
"This will be fun!"
Having become familiar with the camera while taking part in
Of course, filming wasn't finished in one go, as there were additional contents uploaded, such as performance-only videos, in addition to the official music video.
After about five or six rounds of repetitions, the okay sign was given.
"Thank you for your hard work! We'll continue after the break!"
The filming itself went smoothly, but the hardest part was, of course, repeating the choreography without stopping.
The choreography for our title song was so difficult that it felt like Sigma Entertainment had planned it out, and it was extremely exhausting.
However, all the members maintained bright expressions and faithfully monitored the situation.
"... I guess I need to use a little more force here."
"Doesn't it seem okay now, Yoon-chul?"
"No. I think I did a little less than when I practiced alone...."
Ji Yoon-chul looked slightly dissatisfied after seeing his part right before the dance break.
It seems like the one-shot scene of him getting up from the floor and nodding his head didn't come out as well as he wanted.
Then, Chae Eun-gyu patted Ji Yoon-chul on the back several times as if a good idea had occurred to him.
"Yoon-chul, I just had a good idea."
"Yes."
"If you want a more powerful and weighty expression, why not try imitating Karis?"
"... You want me to follow Karis Hyung?"
"Are you talking about me?"
Ji Yoon-chul and I both asked questions at the same time.
"You know that arrogant expression that Karis makes when he's absorbed in a certain atmosphere? If you copy that, I get the feeling that maybe you'll get the picture that you want, Yoon-chul"
"...Aha."
Ji Yoon-chul nodded as if he understood right away.
"Like that time, he ran to grab my wig."
"Yes!"
I could only raise both hands and surrender.
Because of the abnormal state caused by the Crown Prince's ego, I went to the sports day filled with all kinds of arrogance and confidence.
It seems that that day left a strong impression on everyone's mind.
Meanwhile, Kang Si-yoon was filming us with the cell phone the staff gave him.
"Hey, Mr. Karis. It seems like you've made a disciple. How do you feel about it?"
"If it can help, that's fine."
"Oh, you're surprisingly calm?"
"The moment you feel embarrassed here, a dark history is born."
"So you still don't think your PR video is a dark history?"
"You, you could say that."
The staff told us to film various things during our break time for the music video's behind-the-scenes footage that would later be uploaded as original content on Seleste's official channel.
Without missing this gap, Kang Si-yoon tried to capture a scene that would tease me.
Unfortunately, my shamelessness got in the way.
We finished shooting on the first set after two more rounds in black costumes.
Now, after changing into a white suit of similar design, we will move to the chroma key studio.
"I think I did well working at the movie theater."
"Yes?"
While fixing makeup, Song Hyungbin said something out of the blue to me while sitting next to him.
"I've been practicing cleaning work all this time, and I feel like my physical strength has actually improved."
"I thought it would be physically difficult, but fortunately it wasn't."
"Karis, why don't you try it once? It's so effective."
"I respectfully decline."
"Aren't you too fast to reject?"
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The indoor studio shooting has been largely completed.
Now all that's left is to film the outdoor shoot and take some individual shots that will be inserted briefly throughout the music video.
We were able to prepare to go on a reward vacation with the peace of mind that we had overcome a big mountain.
"Oh, I didn't bring sunglasses. Should I buy some?"
"Do you really need sunglasses so much that you have to buy them?"
"I'm going to go see the ocean, so it would be nice if I put on a pair of sunglasses and looked cool."
After hearing Kang Si-yoon's words, I fell into a bit of trouble.
'Come to think of it, I don't think I lived in luxury when I was Han Ji-hyeok....'
Yoo Min-ha, who was playing a game on the game console he brought on the sofa, immediately reacted when he heard Kang Si-yoon's words.
"If we go towards the ocean, we absolutely must wear sunglasses! How about we just get our group to wear them?"
"As a group?"
"Yes! It's more fun to solve these things together than to solve them alone!"
"I didn't have sunglasses either, so that's good. Sounds like a good idea, doesn't it?"
Because even Chae Eun-gyu said it was good, Kang Si-yoon's proposal gained traction.
So we ended up filming some unintentional shopping content the day before we left for our trip.
"I think it would be funny if the clothes and sunglasses matched!"
"I wanted to wear clothes like that!"
Even Heo Yu-bin was captivated by Yoo Min-ha's high tension and had his eyes set on the colorful designs of Hawaiian shirts.
Thanks to two peers who reiterated the need for a team costume with great drive, I ended up getting a pink Hawaiian shirt and pink sunglasses without any objections.
"... hyung, yours is a flower pattern."
Ji Yoon-chul ended up wearing a mint-colored palm tree shirt at Yoo Min-ha's strong recommendation.
Still, he looked a little better than me because he was wearing green sunglasses that matched his shirt.
"You look more normal than me in pink."
"... There's almost no difference between you and me."
"What can I do? We can never win with those two."
"But I've never done anything like this before, so it's fun, right?"
Chae Eun-gyu smiled brightly while wearing a yellow Hawaiian shirt with lively monkeys drawn on it.
Surprisingly, these are clothes that he personally selected.
It's the taste of Hyung that I really don't know, even though I know him.
The next morning, after a frenzied shopping spree,.
We got into the car heading to Sokcho and fell into a deep sleep without even caring whether the camera was rolling or not.
And about two hours later, when we arrived at the rest stop, the members all barely opened their eyes.
"Did you guys sleep well?"
"I'm sleepy...."
"I slept really well."
"To wake you up, we have prepared a surprise game for you."
"A surprise game?"
The reality PD nodded with a smile.
"We will now begin a game that can only be played at rest stops."
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