The Maknae Has to Be an Idol

Chapter 156

While worrying about Woon and Do-Seung, who seemed down the whole time, we reached the studio before we knew it. Was it because it had been a long time since we met the producers of The Showcase 2?

Wow! Hello!

Hahaha. Long time no see, Mr. Dong-Jun.

Everyone greeted each other, chatted, and played catch-up on how they were each doing. Of course, Yeon-Hoon and Dong-Jun were the only ones who were chattering away. It felt like Woon and Do-Seung were forcing themselves to talk to the staff because it would be too awkward to stay quiet. As for me

Uhhello.

Ah, yes. Hello.

After this simple greeting, we just stood there without saying anything. The production staff next to me also seemed restless to start a conversation with me, but there was no particular topic to talk about. Rather than share an awkward conversation, I thought a comfortable silence was better.

If there is a good opportunity, please call us! Siren will be there!

Haha! I got it~ Who will I call if not Siren? Please dont worry.

Like this, the catch-up time-slash-networking lasted for about five minutes and ended with us asking for another possible opportunity. Afterward, we greeted the people passing by and moved to the waiting room.

Todays live broadcast was a full-fledged live broadcast that even had professional hosts. Since there were pre-arranged structures and set events, we planned to read through the script at least once. Right before we went to the waiting room and opened the door

Gasp! Mr. Yeon-Hoon!

Whhhhat? Mr. Do-Young!

We encountered Han Do-Young, Bleshus leader.

Yeon-Hoon asked, Have you been well?

Hahaha! Yes! Wow, its an honor for us lowly contestants to be in the presence of the winning group of The Showcase 2. 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒓𝙚𝙖𝙙.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Hey, why are you being like that~

Yeon-Hoon and Han Do-Young stood in front of the waiting room and commenced social networking part 2.

Sigh. I could only stare as Yeon-Hoon shared recent events, where the tasty restaurants near our agency were, and the location of the delicious bakery he recently tried. The other members also caught up with the other Bleshu members while I just stared blankly at this scene.

What the? However, I noticed that Bleshu members appearance, hair, and makeup conditions all stood out sharply. It felt like theyd really gone out of their way to dress up, and overall, they looked way better compared to their time at The Showcase 2.

I noticed this and instinctively asked, Perhaps, are you guys debuting soon? And as soon as I asked, I immediately realized I asked something I shouldnt have.

Ah, hahaha.

Oh

Thatsconfidential! Haha!

The Bleshu members began to roll their eyes away awkwardly. Yeon-Hoon, who had been excitedly talking, took a step back, and Dong-Juns smiling face hardened in an instant.

The topic of our debut time was currently very sensitive as we were all playing a battle of nerves to see who was going to debut first. If our timing got tangled up with other groupss debut by mistake, no one would be able to survive, and we might all fall like a deck of cards. In the end, the bright and harmonious meeting between us and Bleshu was ruined by my carelessness.

Lets meetagain later

Hahaha.

Please get back safely

After we went inside the waiting room, Dong-Jun slightly scolded me, Our maknae has to grow his social cues~

***

Visions Yoon Dong-Hyuk was sitting at his desk in his studio and staring at his phone screen. It was 5 p.m. There would soon be a live broadcast to commemorate the end of The Showcase 2. Since there had been a lot of promotions about it through various SNS platforms in multiple official accounts, everyone who watched The Showcase 2 knew about it. As a result, Yoon Dong-Hyuk, who had been sitting at his desk since morning to work on a song, couldnt get his hands on his work at all.

Sigh Fuck Yoon Dong-Hyuk muttered swear words and turned off his phone screen. Then he put a cigarette in his mouth and lit it up. The cigarette smoke swept through his lungs and gently escaped out of his mouth.

Just disappearKang Do-SeungPleasejust fail alreadyfail. Yoon Dong-Hyuk sighed and lit up his second cigarette. It felt like his insides were burning. Both Hwang Jun-Kyul and Yoon Dong-Hyuk were afraid of Sirens success.

Although they pretended to be close to Kang Do-Seung and Lee Woon or indirectly insulted them in their v-live, they both knew that no matter what they did- if Kang Do-Seung and Lee Woon became popular, their past actions would come to light in the end.

They did think that Lee Woon and Kang Do-Seung were not the type to spread malicious rumors and shatter their celebrity career. However, if they complained to anyone about what Yoon Dong-Hyuk or Hwang Jun-Kul did in the past, rumors about them would spread like wildfire.

Everyone would know. Initially, it would be a secret exchange between close people, but hard-core fans with deep connections to the celebrity industry would hear the rumors later on, and then more general fans would hear them too. From then on, the rumors would blow up. Yoon Dong-Hyuk had seen countless celebs unable to make a comeback after their images were ruined in this manner, and that was the reason why he kept reaching for another cigarette.

Fuck He pondered about whether he should smoke a third cig or not and then put it back.

Lets try calling There was not much he could do anymore except to call Kang Do-Seung and ask for forgiveness.

PleaseLets beg for forgiveness, Dong-Hyuk. Haaa. Although he knew in his heart that he had to beg for forgiveness, he didnt know that his heart, plagued with feelings of inferiority, made it impossible for him to do so.

***

The live broadcast was about to start. We had come up to the set in advance and were sitting in our place.

Please just be careful about not leaving this line because youll be out of the frame then. Yes!

Our writers will type important issues or comments that must be read on the screen, so please check the monitor frequently.

Yes, we will!

And lastly, good luck today.

Thank you!

We met with Producer Park Soo-Chul for the first time in a while and listened to the broadcast precautions. Was it because The Showcase Season 2 ended successfully? The obsessive and mad look on his face at the beginning of the season seemed to have faded somewhat. Now he looked like a relaxed middle-aged man, who was good at his job.

After doing a camera test, we went back down to the waiting room. There was only about 30 minutes left until the broadcast began, but there was no need for us to remain on the set. When we went down the underground stairs to the waiting room

Ziiing.

Huh? Someones phone is vibrating? Someones phone rang, and the owner of that phone was Do-Seung.

He took out his phone and immediately groaned. Ah.

When I looked to see who it was, I saw the following name printed on it.

YM Entertainment Yoon Dong-Hyuk.

Ah what the f I was about to curse but held it in because we were in a studio. I couldnt believe he was calling right before a live broadcast. Was he planning to shake us up mentally? I thought I should do something, but before I could do anything, Woon acted first.

Give me your phone.

What?

Tap.

Woon grabbed the phone and pressed deny. He said, Dont answer it.

Do-Seung was surprised and asked, What, Woon?

We need to do a live broadcast. If we get shaken up, its our loss. Even if you get it, theres nothing worthwhile to talk about anyways, Woon calmly explained.

Yeah, he was right.

Then Woon said, Lets clear our minds for a moment and go up to get ready for the broadcast. Woon dragged Do-Seung, who was 1.5 times taller than him, into the waiting room.

Hes strong. Surprised by Woons unexpected side, I followed him into the waiting room.

***

A little after 6 PM, Yoon Dong-Hyuk stuffed four cigarettes in his coffee cup. Any desire to complete at least one song had long disappeared. He turned off his songwriting program as if he was possessed and entered the live broadcasting application. There were five live broadcasts under the channel name of The Showcase 2.

The number of viewerswhats going on? The number of viewers for Visions live broadcast was decreasing day by day, but the number of viewers in all rooms was at least 100,000. In particular, Siren and Only Ones views were already over 300,000.

The time was 6:08. It had been less than 10 minutes since the live broadcast began, but he couldnt believe the views were already this high. Even while considering theyve marketed this broadcast for several days, it was an extremely high figure.

Sigh. At this point, Yoon Dong-Hyuk clearly felt that Sirens fame and fandom already exceeded Visions. Since Siren hadnt even debuted yet, he had thought Vision might be ahead by the slightest fraction, but he had underestimated the repercussions of their numerous scandals.

His heavy heart naturally led his thoughts towards alcohol, and he took out a bottle of soju he filled up in his studio. Without any side dishes, he poured soju into the nearest cup he could find.

Ah, fuck. The sojus color was black. He had poured soju into the place where he shook off his cigarette ash.

Ack! He almost threw up but managed to hold it in. After gargling his mouth with water and spitting it back into the cup, Yoon Dong-Hyuk leaned back into his chair and deeply lamented.

Sighhh

Nothings really working out. He was off to a bad start, and he had a bad feeling that something ominous was on the horizon. He turned his gaze toward the phone screen again. Sirens viewership was still growing in real-time, and he pushed away his phone in frustration. Then he went out of the studio, thinking that he should go out and drink to relieve his awful mood.

However, this became the worst decision Yoon Dong-Hyuk made recently as he had to confirm his downfall while being hungover the very next morning.

***

The live broadcast, which began just in time at 6 PM, went by as scripted. We greeted the hosts, said hello to the hosts, talked about what weve been up to, and said hello to our fans. As the introductory section of the live broadcast, we did icebreakers and lightly exchanged conversations with the host. It was also the time to directly or indirectly inform viewers of the overall vibe of the broadcast.

Sirens, what do you guys usually do during break after the show?

We usually lie down at the dorm or watch dramas or cartoons.

Oh, but there is one person who goes out every day!

Really? Who is that person?

Sigh UhI think thats me

Oh, Mr. Do-Seung?

Yes, to goto the gym

Ah, hahaha. No wonder your body is like that~

The hosts worked hard to make the broadcast fun so that the energy wouldnt drop. Thanks to their efforts, the writers smiled satisfactorily and gave us a thumbs-up when we made eye contact with them.

Sirens, Ive heard you have something to surprise fans about on this live show. Is that true?

Ah, yes! We were planning to reveal it at our debut showcase, but since we got our chance to debut thanks to The Showcase 2, I thought it would be meaningful to reveal it on this live show.

Woow, my heart is pounding. What is the secret that the Siren members will reveal?

Itsour fandom name!

The time to reveal our fandom name arrived. However, it would be lame if we just announced our fandom name right away, so we prepared something extra.

Guys! Get ready!

Yes!

We got out of our seats in unison and started forming a formation.

What? Whaaat? Huh?

Then the hosts got flustered and exclaimed.

???

Guys???

I thought you guys were going to announce your fandom name??

Comments like these were quickly scrolling up on the monitor screen in the corner.

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