Chapter 269
This incredible collaboration started with my phone call.
-Hyung-nim, what's going on?
"I'm worried that I called you too late. Is it okay to talk, Owen?"
-Yes, I just finished washing up and came into my room. Oh, just a moment.
Owen carefully answered my call and told me to wait a moment.
There was a rustling sound, and then the sound of a door closing was heard on the other side of the phone.
-Yes, hyung-nim. You can talk comfortably now.
"Did you go outside?"
-Haha, I guess you heard the door closing. I have to go outside to talk comfortably with Hyung-nim. So I said I'd use the terrace for a moment and left.
"There's even a terrace in the dorm. That's surprising."
-It seems like the agency has a lot of money. Of course, it's not as good as the Palace Terrace where I often had tea time with Hyung-nim.
I thought Sigma Entertainment had a lot of capital, but COC Entertainment, which owns Connex, seems to be no joke either.
-Is it okay for you to talk to me comfortably?
"Everyone is already asleep. I'm alone in the living room right now."
-That's good. We can bond as brothers without worrying about what others think.
I heard Owen laugh softly.
I closed my eyes tightly and smiled faintly.
-So, why did you call me, Hyung-nim? If it's urgent, I'll rush over right away.
"If you get caught, it'll be a big deal, so please stay in the dorm."
-I'm confident I won't get caught.......
"It's not that urgent, so don't worry. It's just that I have something to ask you after the music show recording tomorrow."
-Anything is fine. My body belongs to you. I will help you no matter what.
Owen's passionate emotions were hot enough to pierce through the phone.
It must have been a while since he regained all his memories, but he was still a trustworthy younger brother, whether there or here.
I looked up at the ceiling and explained the plan.
"Actually, there's something I absolutely have to achieve during this promotion. Do you know about the Triple Crown, Owen?"
-Is it the achievement of winning first place on every terrestrial music show? I've heard it a few times from the members.
I still had a hard time getting used to Owen's modern words, especially idol-related terms.
Owen, who was quick-witted, immediately asked me in a meaningful tone.
-So you're aiming to get one step closer to this Triple Crown with my help, hyung-nim.
"That's right."
-If I can be of any help to you, hyung-nim, I will gladly give my life. How can I help you?
"Nothing too grand."
A plan that I had in my head since I confirmed that Owen had come over to this world.
Originally, our bodies came over from a game called
In short, it means that we have appearances that are not common in reality.
My appearance is exactly as shown in the status window, SSS. It is an overwhelming figure that is unparalleled.
And Owen, who shared the same blood in the game, also boasts a beautiful appearance that is not far behind me.
During the filming of
A handsome trainee with a very similar vibe to me is preparing for his debut and looks forward to it.
'I really didn't know back then. Why on earth would Bae Min-seo brag about a trainee with a similar vibe to me? It must have been physically impossible, but he did it.'
At the time, I thought it was a ridiculous boast and let it slide, but after I found out that it was Owen, everything made sense.
In a word, Owen's visuals are also incredible, to the point that they can be counted on one hand in the current idol scene.
Two idol members from overseas, two idols who even look alike, in one video?
The impact of that video would be so powerful that it's hard to explain in words.
People's attention would definitely be drawn to it, and it would be the driving force behind making
"Have you heard our new song, Owen?"
-Are you talking about
"Yeah."
When Owen hesitated, I immediately thought that it might be difficult to film the challenge tomorrow.
He has to be somewhat familiar with the choreography to make a high-quality challenge video.
But my worries were meaningless.
-Of course. On the day the album was released, I listened to all the songs, including the tracks on the album. And I watched Hyung-nim's fancam five times that day.
"You, you really have a lot of passion."
-It's your video, so of course. We can just dance the
"Okay."
-I memorized the chorus choreography thoroughly, so you don't have to worry. Should we film it right after the pre-recording ends tomorrow?
"I was worried about you for nothing."
-Later, I think it would be okay to film a video of us dancing together from beginning to end. Hyung-nim. I'll prepare perfectly and show you a good performance.
It looks like Owen has already watched our first music show stage several times.
That's five times with my fancam.......
"See you tomorrow, Owen."
-I hope you have a good night, too. Feel free to contact me anytime you need me, hyung-nim.
"Thank you. If you need my help, just let me know."
I thanked my brother and ended the call.
All the plans were going smoothly.
I smiled as I looked at the 'Achieve Triple Crown' written on the quest window.
I couldn't help but have a good feeling.
***
The day after Karis announced the surprise gift through a Starus private message.
Seleves wondered when the gift would be revealed, looking at Seleste's SNS account and YouTube channel, which had not uploaded any videos since the music show ended on Saturday.
-What Karis spoiled yesterday must have been 100% Tic Tac Toc, right? Or maybe Kang Si Yoon, Ji Yoon Chul, and the three of them dance live??.... Oh my god....
└What is a dance live?
└It's something that's trendy these days, but they randomly memorize choreography from other groups and dance it on Star Live ㅜ ㅜ.... They memorized it all in advance, so it's not like they just do it roughly, they dance it with all their might, so it's fun to watch them dance
└Wow, this kind of content exists? It must be so much fun
└But judging from the other idols, they usually do it a lot during their hiatus.... Their schedules are so tight right now, so I don't know if it'll be a dance live or not
And then, around 8pm.
Without any notice, the first
And the main characters decorating the thumbnails were none other than Karis and Owen.
[The fact that I majored in #Colors collage #ColorsChallengewith #Owen #Jerene #Karis #Seleste]
-Is this real? No, I got a really big surprise right now
└Wow what the fuck, the combination is crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ
└Are the two close...??
-This guy kind of feels similar to Karis. I don't know if they look alike, but the vibe? That kind of looks similar.
└Isn't the impression more similar than the vibe? Karis looks like a high-intelligence otaku to us, but everyone else thinks the cold and strong vibe is cool....
└Oh really?? It's just that I see him as a fool puppy.
└So of course Owen doesn't really look like a fool puppy.... He looks like a Russian who I can call bear or a rabbit.
- Isn't it the first time Jerene has done a tic tac tok with another group?? But even that was Owen with Karis.... The combination of the crown prince of romance novels, Legend
└Wow, now that I think about it, that's right. They haven't done anything like a challenge yet
└Thinking about the choreography that's come out so far, there's no part to challenge....
└I agree
The video was probably taken after the music show ended today.
Karis was wearing the sky blue jacket he wore today, and Owen was wearing techwear with a cyberpunk feel.
They don't know who filmed the challenge video, but it seemed to know the charm of these two for sure.
If you put two good-looking people together, what would people see?
It's definitely their faces.
-Why on earth did these people come to a small country in the East to be idols??.... I thought Karis was an overwhelmingly special case, but suddenly a British?
└When Jerene debuted, there were rumors that there was a foreigner who was really handsome during their trainee days.... So everyone thought it must be Japan or China, but when someone like Leonardo DiCaprio suddenly appeared and a teaser was released, Timeline was turned upside down
└So does that mean there's a crown prince practicing like crazy in a basement somewhere in a corner of Seoul right now???....
└That could be trueㄷㄷ
-Look at them laughing and joking around at the end. It doesn't seem like they got along because of the challenge. Did they already know each other?? What is it?
└Do overseas trainees have any contact with each other? ㅁㅊ･･･.
└But Karis didn't come out with a company and came out to survival by chance. How did the two of them know each other?
└Maybe they were introduced through someone else? There's a foreigner here too. It's like, "Get along well."
└What is it?
-Owen-kun is so good, I'm a fan
└Where are you going, nuna?
└It's okay, there's no one I like in Jerene besides Owen... I swear I won't switch
└Is it real? I think Jiho looks pretty good
└If you're going to go, let's go together, okay?
This video, which has been a huge topic of conversation since it was uploaded, captivated not only fans of Seleste and Jerene, but also people who like other groups.
If it were normal, such a simple challenge video wouldn't have received this much traffic.
However, those with SSS appearance stats and those with a face that would never fall behind even when standing next to them, had reactions that went beyond common sense.
Since the content called shorts has such an enormous ripple effect, famous challenges by celebrities or influencers can spread widely in a short period of time if they just ride the algorithm.
Celebrities film and upload challenges with each other.
Ordinary people also covered the challenge without any burden in a short length and uploaded videos.
Thanks to this virtuous cycle,
Even people who don't usually look for idol stages will listen to
News about this good cycle was also coming from within Sigma Entertainment.
At the same time, there was an announcement made throughout the entertainment industry.
"Guys, you understand? For the time being, you have to be careful about what you wear and how you hold your hands."
"So we can't do the V sign or the thumbs up?"
"Absolutely not!"
It was election time again.
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