Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Why Don’t You Look at Noona’s Camera?

Grade B Translation: A mix of MTL and Human Translation. Translated and interpreted as best as I can.

Mixed with some Korean terms. Misinterpretation may occur due to limited comprehensive ability.

Awkward English, bad grammar, and typos may often occur as Translator is not fluent in English and not edited by Editor nor proofed by Proofreader.

“Ian-ah, aegyo please!”

“Joo Hyuk-ah! Look here too!”

Local broadcasts blared here and there amid the constant sound of shutters.

“Aegyo? I’m not good at aegyo though.”

Ian took the microphone. When he winked, cheers and groans immediately erupted from fans. Ian laughed at that and greeted the next fan.

“Seo Dam-ah, why don’t you look at Noona’s camera?”

“Yes?”

Park Seo Dam, who was signing the autograph, looked at the fan in surprise. She spoke with a smile, but her voice and demeanor conveyed a sense of disappointment.

“You only looked to the right... I came from far away. Isn’t that too much?”

“Did I do that? Where’s Noona’s seat? I’ll look over there, too.”

“There.”

“Over there?”

Park Seo Dam craned his neck to scan the seat she had pointed out.

“I’m sorry, Noona. The third row on the left, right? I’ll be sure to remember it.”

“Yeah, make sure to look there.”

Park Seo Dam smiled and said goodbye to the fans.

Wow, they also strike like this. Park Seo Dam calmed his surprise and greeted the next fan.

“Tae Woong-ah, why haven’t you proofed1That thing where the artist wears the gifts given by fans to “proof” that they have received and are using it well. It’s either the artist takes a picture by themselves and uploads it to their social media or the fans will look for themselves from Homma’s photos. it?”

“What proof?”

“I sent you a brand B ball cap, but you haven’t worn it.”

“Wow! Did you send me that expensive thing?”

Wearing a flower crown handed over by a fan, Jo Tae Woong opened his eyes wide as if surprised.

“Thank you very much, Noona. We’re busy, so we didn’t have time to go to the company. I’ll make sure to wear it.”UppTodated from nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)/m

“It’s a bit disappointing when other members proof their gifts well.”

Jo Tae Woong laughed forcefully as the fan whined.

BHL Entertainment is not a company that banned tributes, nowadays called support.

Therefore, when fans ask about support, they provide the company address and tell them to send it there, and fans send fan letters or various gifts to this address.

Of course, because something strange may have been sent, the company employees unpack and examine it first before handing it over to the gift receiver.

“I’m sorry, Noona. Really! I’ll make sure to wear it.”

“Please move on now.”

The fan manager said indifferently. The fan sighed and stood up.

-Mydol proofed my giftᅲᅲᅲ So movedᅲᅲᅲ As expected, it looks good on himᅮᅮᅮᅮ

-Gallery’s owner2This is a very specific Korean internet slang so I can’t translate it well. Anyway this refers to a certain artist/figure that is the main topic of that gallery(simply put a discussion forum). proofed the supported necklace and bag on his way home from work

Fans attach a lot of meaning to the singer carrying the gifts they sent.

Fans react immediately when they wear fashion items they gave to them on their schedules.

And so there is bound to be the mentality of “He proofed that person’s gift, but why didn’t he proofed mine?” that come out.

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“Just why. That’s really lame. Who brought it?”

“I think there are about five people who brought that.”

“Does the manager not take it away? I don’t want to see it anymore.”

Ian was wearing a dancing rabbit hat3That one rabbit hat which if you pressed the dangling legs part(?), the droopy rabbit ears moved upward. Or just search “Korean Rabbit Hat”. given by a fan. At Kim Eun Ha’s grumbling, a fan next to her said.

“But it’s better than I-One. You know that name tag made with pop letters4Something like this? That’s not prohibited there, so it was attached all over their clothes.”

“Oh really? It’s not a kindergarten. I don’t even want to see pictures with that on.”

“So, there are Hommas who erase all of that.”

“What kind of trouble is that?”

Still, it’s fortunate that Awy’s agency banned putting stickers on the face or the back of hand and putting something on their clothes. Even while thinking so, Kim Eun Ha kept snapping pictures.

“Ah. By the way, we’ll be doing LieV tomorrow!”

“Finally!”

Ian never did it in the previous life so he didn’t know, but LieV is a comfortable live broadcast while lying down. Due to the nature of the broadcast, LieV starts at 10 p.m. and hosts contents such as ASMR to help viewers sleep.

“It’s our first LieV, so I’m really looking forward to it.”

“What should we do tomorrow?”

They received opinions from fans and finished their last fan signing event.

“Well done, guys. Let’s go to the dorm now.”

After the fan signing event, Park Dong Soo encouraged Awy who entered the waiting room. While changing clothes, Jo Tae Woong suddenly raised his head.

“Dong Soo hyung! Did we get a lot of presents?”

“Uh, they’re piled up in the company.”

“Wow, I was freaked out, you know.”

Soothing his surprised heart, Jo Tae Woong told the members what he heard from a fan earlier. Kim Ju Young asked in surprise.

“Such a thing happened?”

“Oh... I really had no idea, but seeing how upset she was, my heart is... A bit complicated.”

“There was also a fan earlier who was disappointed that I didn’t look at her side.”

While it was true that they hadn’t paid close attention, they also wondered if those were things they should pay close attention to. Hearing it in person made them feel quite strange.

‘It’s just the beginning, tho...’

As if representing Ian’s thoughts, Park Dong Soo said.

“When you have more fans, there will be more like that. And proofing gifts isn’t mandatory, so do whatever you’re comfortable with. If you try to care about every single fan like that, you’ll get tired.”

“Is that so?”

“Since tomorrow’s schedule is only in the evening, do you want to go to the company today? To pick up some gifts.”

“Shall we? Is it okay, guys?”

At Lee Joo Hyuk’s words, everyone agreed.

“Guys!”

“Kyaak!”

Of course, fans wouldn’t go home quietly just because the fan signing event was over. Knowledgeable fans knew every nook and cranny of each venue, and naturally, they knew where the van would exit when the members were leaving.

While the car briefly stopped, the members opened the windows and waved to the fans.

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[The support culture should have disappeared sooner.]

‘Why? Jealous?’

[Daaamned jealous.]

Ian opened the fan letter that came with a gift and read it. The tightly written letters continued on the back page. Ian read the fan letter with a pleased smile, until clicking sounds from the side distracted him.

“Dong Soo hyung, what are you doing?”

“To upload on our account.”

“Hyung, did you bring us all the way here to do this?”

Park Dong Soo avoided answering and took pictures of another member.

“Oh? Wow, what’s this?”

When Kim Hyun ripped off the packaging of a large frame, a huge collage work was revealed, made by collecting his photos from 8 years old until now, cutting them into pieces and pasting them together to form a single silhouette.

“Woah, daebak.”

“Isn’t it no joke?”

“You can see this as almost crazy.”

The silhouette form was the same as Kim Hyun’s dance move in this promotion. All the members gathered in front of the work and exclaimed.

“Wow...”

Kim Hyun was speechless as soon as he saw the work. Park Jin Hyuk tapped Kim Hyun on the shoulder. Ian also shook him gently from beside and said.

“With this much sincerity, this person must have liked Hyung for a long time.”

Are you crying? Isn’t this enough to cry?

The members laughed and teased Kim Hyun. However, Kim Hyun muttered with a complex and subtle expression.

“Really... I’m glad I didn’t give up.”

Soon, he picked up the bubble wrap that wrapped the work and repackaged the work. The other members moved in perfect order and helped Kim Hyun.

Published 30 April 2023By adminCategorized as English Translation, Entertainment Life With A Camera