Chapter 320
Manager Hyung, who came back from the meeting at the Sigma Entertainment building, explained the new self-content planned this time.
"Our first full-length album will be released soon."
"Yes."
"Right away?"
"Yeah, yeah. So, ahead of the release of our first full-length album, let's bring out your unity and team spirit! Let's do a unity content with the concept of unity."
Unity.
Just from the word alone, I can't really imagine what kind of content we're going to film.
The members must have all had similar thoughts, so they tilted their heads slightly and asked Manager Hyung.
"It doesn't feel like a sports day, right? We've already done it so much during
"When I hear things like this, all I can think of is old men going hiking in groups."
"Really? Are we really going hiking? Oh, no! Oh, my God!"
"Hey, no way. If you go hiking once, Yubin will be so scared."
"I, I'm even more scared because it seems like it's really going to happen."
When the conversation started to explode at the word "team meeting," Manager Hyung quickly calmed the situation down by waving his hand.
"Sports day, hiking, that's definitely not it. Like Hyungbin said, sports are something we should take a break from for a while, and hiking... I think we talked about it before. Yubin, should we really do it?"
"Why are you doing this to me, really!"
"Hahaha! Just kidding, kidding."
"... If it's not hiking or sports day, then what exactly are we doing?"
Ji Yoon-chul asked quietly, bringing the conversation back to its original state.
"Do you remember going to a camping site while filming
"Of course I remember."
Kang Si-yoon nodded vigorously and hit Ji Yoon-chul on the back at the same time.
"That was the first time I had a conversation with Yoon-chul. When was that?"
"...I learned how to chop wood out of nowhere from Karis hyung."
"I already remember rubbing a lot of branches to make a fire."
"Ah, the nightmare of carrying water.........."
The members shook their heads as they recalled their memories.
The camping site visit, which was consumed as one of the contents of
The trainees who drew the same card had to gather together and clear the mission for survival.
It was also a historic moment when Ji Yoon-chul and I, who had never spoken a word before the camping site content, interacted for the first time.
The manager hyung laughed again as he watched us groaning as a group.
"I saw it on TV, and it seemed like you had a really hard time. Anyway, back then, we went to the campsite and just made a mission and a meal. Camping is supposed to be fun if you go and pitch a tent and camp."
"And roast marshmallows over a campfire!"
Yoo Min-ha clenched his fists with sparkling eyes.
Judging from how excited he was, he must have wanted to try this after seeing it in some cartoon.
"We're filming content where you guys make tents, light a fire, and cook and eat together at a campsite."
"Hmm..."
Kang Si-yoon opened his eyes slightly after hearing our manager's words.
Was there something suspicious about it?
"Seeing that they're calling it a unity meeting with the campsite content, it doesn't seem like they're just bringing us there. Something smells off about this."
"Oh, no way."
"Yeah. You said it was a unity meeting. It's 100% like we're going to have to play a group game and ask for materials."
"Wow.........."
Manager Hyung was truly impressed after hearing Kang Si Yoon's words.
"I was going to tell you that at the end, you're really quick-witted, Si Yoon."
"Oh, I knew this would happen. It's not for nothing that the word 'united' is included in the title!"
"Wait a minute, wait a minute. I'm not following the flow of the conversation."
"So you mean, we have to go through a group game to get the items we need to use at the campsite. Is that it?"
After hearing Chae Eun Gyu's words, I summarized my question to Manager Hyung.
"There are a lot of things you need at the campsite, right? Like ingredients, convenience items. To get those things, everyone has to be united! That's right. We all have to be united and set up tents and make fires."
"No, this is just
"...Do I have to carry water again?"
"...I have to chop firewood?"
Heo Yu-bin and Ji Yoon-chul stared at Manager Hyung with hazy eyes.
Then Manager Hyung burst into laughter and comforted the two members.
"No, no! There's absolutely nothing like that this time. Don't worry."
"But there's something prepared that's equivalent to that. Our planning team will definitely not be easy on us."
Song Hyung-bin recalled the planning team's ingenuity in a slightly anxious tone.
Since Sigma Entertainment's planning team has created new things from all our original content so far, there must be something this time too.
"Shall I spoil it a little?"
"Of course!"
"You've been using your bodies a lot recently, so you'll have to use your brains a little differently this time. Okay, that's it! You'll find out more details later when you try it yourself!"
"Ahhhh!"
When Manager Hyung interrupted the story, the members sighed with resentment.
If we have to use our brains.... There's no need to think any further.
This is definitely a quiz.
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"Shouldn't we start studying now?"
"If we only knew what we had to study, we could do it in a hurry.........."
"Hyung! Please, can you give us a hint?"
"Oh no. No."
For Seleste's own content, <1st Unity Meeting>, the members and staff all set off together for Hongcheon, Gangwon-do.
It was a very far place to go for filming our own content, but the reason was very reasonable.
"But since it's called Unity Club and we're trying to relieve some of the hardships you've endured, we found the best place possible."
"Wow, there's a valley right next to it?"
"Hyung, it says the air here is really really good!"
"The scenery is really nice........."
Manager Hyung said he found the best camping spot that would give us good energy after finishing our hard schedule.
The natural recreation forest in Hongcheon boasted the perfect environment for relaxation, as the name suggests.
A valley with cool water flowing right next to the campsite, and a forest full of phytoncides provided cool shade.
Anyway, since we had to go quite a long way, we had to spend some time in the car.
Naturally, the members thought about taking a nap as soon as they got on the highway, but their opponents were no pushovers.
"We'll be arriving at the rest stop soon. Are you all hungry?"
".....?"
"Changmin-hyung, did you come up with a concept for today?"
"Is it okay if our hyung comes out every day?"
"Today is a daily PD."
Manager hyung, who appeared as a teacher during
Manager hyung coughed once and continued his comment.
"You all must be hungry since you left without eating breakfast, so want to stop by the rest stop and buy something to eat?"
"Yes!"
"Oh, wait, wait."
"Why again?"
Kang Si-yoon, sensing something this time, stopped Song Hyung-bin and Yoo Min-ha.
He furrowed his eyebrows and gave Manager hyung a suspicious look.
"I smell something when you bring up the idea of stopping by the rest stop. Don't you remember the game we played last time to leave pocket money?"
"Ah! Ahh!"
"You betrayed us back then and we almost got in big trouble."
"Ah, ahahaha! Oh, that was it then?"
"Don't act like it, I know that you remember."
"Ahahaha!"
Kang Si-yoon, who suddenly started to self-deprecate, was momentarily flustered, but tried to pretend not to hear Song Hyung-bin and continued talking.
"Anyway, just like that time, this time too, the game will definitely be prepared. You shouldn't sleep, especially Eun-gyu hyung."
"I'm conscious."
"..."
Ji Yoon-chul, who sat next to Chae Eun-gyu, stared at his eldest brother as if he were a cat seeing something for the first time.
"You're conscious, but your eyes are slightly drooping, hyung."
"Oh, no!"
"If this hyung falls asleep, we'll never be able to wake him up. Hurry up and pinch his leg!"
"...Pinch him?"
"No, I told you I'm awake."
Chae Eun-gyu quickly corrected his posture and appealed that he was okay, but Ji Yoon-chul's hand had already moved.
"Ah! Aaaah! Yoon-chul, it hurts! It hurts!"
"......Are you awake?"
"Oh! Oh! Completely! Completely awake! Stop it, please!"
"You need to come to your senses, hyung."
"I understand!"
I quietly laughed while listening to the chaos unfolding in the back seat.
As expected, the scariest thing at times like this is the youngest.
Even the eldest brother can be caught so easily.
Kang Si-yoon, who confirmed Chae Eun-gyu's awakening, questioned Manager Hyung again.
"We're playing games at the rest stop, right?"
"What, I can't hide this even if I try. Yes, you have to pass the game we prepared before you can eat as many snacks as you want at the rest stop. Should I tell you one thing in advance?"
"What is it this time....."
Manager Hyung smiled brightly after hearing Heo Yubin's words.
"I told you that there would be situations where you would have to use your head. You can think of the rest stop mission as a simple warm-up to get used to today's theme."
"Warm-up.........."
"In short, you mean it'll be a little easier? Oh please."
"Of course. I brought you problems that you can easily solve. Show us how good your teamwork and unity are!"
As soon as Manager Hyung finished his instructions, we started to put our heads together and have a meeting.
"First of all, it's definitely a quiz, right? There's no way it wouldn't be a quiz."
"But he said they'd test unity, so how can they test unity with a quiz?"
"Oh, right."
We were speechless for a moment at Yoo Minha's question.
It's a quiz that uses your brain, not your body, but the teamwork of the seven members is important.
Song Hyung-bin recalled the games we played back then, perhaps recalling memories from
"Say it with your body or explain a specific word through a relay? That's possible."
"But say it with your body, which literally requires you to use your body, so it wouldn't come out?"
"It's true that you have to do it with your body, but you have to explain it with your brain."
"Hey, he said they'd give something easy, so I don't think that'll come out."
"YuBin-ah, do you trust our planning team?"
The Sigma production team always comes up with difficult games and unexpected missions.
As Kang Si-yoon said, it's too early to let your guard down.
"You can't let your guard down. I'm really hungry."
"We really have to eat it no matter what. If we don't eat it this time, we don't know how long we'll have to wait."
"No, I'm being wronged. It's a unity meeting, so we can't do without food."
"Do unity meetings have to eat a lot?"
However, the strategy meeting was going downhill due to the members' collective monologue.
Manager Hyung, who seemed a little worried while listening to our conversation, gave an additional hint.
"We're going to ask a quiz about a person, a person! Okay, that's the end. I can't give you any more hints."
"A person?"
"A person. A person!"
"Look, it's a quiz!"
Finally, we figured out what the topic was.
Kang Si Yoon's eyes sparkled as his will was ignited by hunger.
"If it's a person, we can guess what it will be. First, the president of our country, and what else? Oh! Since it's the Olympic season, famous athletes could come out too!"
"That and our idol seniors could come out. You all know the game where you look at pictures of people and guess the correct answer, right?"
"But like you said earlier, should we play a game that we've already played? I don't think so."
"Oh, really............."
While Song Hyung-bin trailed off, Chae Eun-gyu, who had completely woken up from sleep due to Ji Yoon-chul's nagging, said his opinion.
"We can go with general knowledge. I don't know what the quiz will be like, but since he said it's relatively easy, they can ask about people we see in everyday life."
"People we see in everyday life?"
"I agree with what Eun-gyu hyung said."
When I heard Chae Eun-gyu's words, it felt like a lightbulb went off in my head.
"For example, who's on the back of a 100 won coin? Whose picture is on the 1,000 won and 5,000 won bills? Isn't that what you're saying?"
"That's right, I was thinking the same thing as Karis!"
"Hmm, hmm. It means that people like King Sejong, Yi Hwang, and Yulgok Yi I could emerge."
"Ah......."
"That makes sense. Really. If it's a common sense character quiz."
The members unconsciously nodded their heads at my words.
It was such a natural flow.
However, Kang Si-yoon soon noticed something strange and turned his head toward me.
"No, wait a minute. Why do you know so much about Korean history? Since when have you known about Yi Hwang and Yulgok Yi I? What's going on?"
Oh, um. Well, I've been Korean since I was born.
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