Chapter 100:

Chapter 100:

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Was there anything he couldn’t do?

-He’s currently dominating the claw machine at the arcade

He’s so good at it that he’s giving away the dolls he won

└Crazyᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

└He’s picking up everything he grabsᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

└Who is that guy?

└└Awi

└He picked up another one

“Maybe they didn’t lock the claws here, they’re picking up everything they touch?”

“This game will never end at this rate.”

After giving away the dolls to everyone who passed by without hiding their identity as singers, managers, and staff, they still had a pile next to them.

“Wow, he got another one.”

“I couldn’t do that even if I tried.”

Some idol members gathered around Awi, who had turned the claw machine into a hotspot after the gaming zone.

Ian, who had picked up a pink bird doll, looked around.

“Anyone wants this?”

“Me!”

Kim Juyeon of Luna Girls raised her hand. Ian politely handed her the bird doll. He had to show respect to his senior since the fans were watching them on Y-app live broadcast.

Kim Juyeon turned away with a slightly disappointed expression.

‘You can’t have what you can’t have.’

She was the one that Lee Seohyun, the actress who had co-starred with Ian in the one-act play ‘I Want to Hear Your Voice’, had tried to set him up with. It wouldn’t hurt to be careful.

“You guys are all holding a doll each because you picked up too many.”

Park Jinhyuk, who had already received a doll from Ian, handed one each to Lee Juhyuk and Kim Juyoung, who were playing a fighting game.

“What if there’s nothing left for the others?”

“Oh...!”

“What should we do?”

“Should we put them back?”

Kim Hyun and Ian opened the glass door of the showcase after examining the machine.

“It’s open...?”

“Hey, what’s this? It wasn’t locked.”

Ian and Kim Hyun put back the dolls they had picked up into the open machine and walked away to find another game.

“Let’s go to the arcade again and do it properly.”

“Sure, show me your flashy claw skills.”

“You don’t know anything, hyung. The trend is not spinning the claw but flipping it.”

They looked out of place with their heavy makeup and stage outfits holding cute dolls. The Y-app live chat exploded.

-How cuteᅲᅲᅲᅮᅲ

-Give me a dollᅲᅮᅲ

-You guys are like free Wi-Fi without a password

-You have what it takes to be my man if you can do claw machines

-The dolls are so cuteᅮᅮᅮᅮ

“How about basketball, hyung?”

“Dude, you’re an expert at anything with a ball.”

“Ah, whatever.”

Ian pouted.

“Then how about darts?”

“Darts? Sure. Hey Park Jinhyuk, you join us too.”

“I’m bad at throwing things.”

“You did well throwing bombs at N4.”

“Hyun-hyung is killing it with his jokes.”

“How can you, an American, use fancier words than me?”

They laughed like they had screws loose as they stood in front of an empty dart board.

“Guys, we have to go out.”

“Already?”

The manager, Kim Myungjin, urged them. They went out to the hallway and saw that the singer before them had started their stage.

“What are we getting this time?”

“Best Performance Award.”

It was a ceremony that gave awards to everyone who attended, but the absence of seats for singers meant that they already knew what award they would get.

Awi went backstage early to receive the award and fixed his makeup.

Black Rush did it too, and I-ONE too. Even if I-ONE was a special case, how many idol groups these days can last long by renewing their contracts over and over?

“It’s the first time I’ve seen Youngjun cry like that.”

Park Jinhyuk sighed.

****

Kim Eunha, an AWYdom who was in the standing section, was with her group chat group including Blue Delight.

“I-One won the popularity award instead of Media? Their voting power is no joke.”

“They’re disbanding this year anyway. Their fans must be biting their teeth.”

“They say it was all Kang Ju-won’s fans. They flooded the votes right before midnight.”

“So what? They’re still disbanding. Do you think their group popularity will last if they go solo?”

“That’s true.”

A fan holding I-One’s lightstick glared at them. They ignored her gaze and kept talking.

“But didn’t their outfits look weird earlier?”

“You too? I think Byung-hun is losing his touch.”

“The black clothes with gold trim were fine, but our kid in white was not. Are they discriminating based on popularity?”

“They didn’t do that during Black Rush, did they? No way.”

“I don’t know. The company has grown bigger since Black Rush.”

They fit in well among the human SNS, the human community, without any sense of alienation.

***

“Why isn’t this working?”

Park Jin-hyuk picked up the dart that bounced off the wall and threw it lightly. Kim Hyun teased Ian next to him.

“Choi Ian has something he can’t do.”

“No, I think I threw it well! I have the same posture as you, hyung.”

Ian threw another dart. The dart flew and hit the wall next to the dartboard and bounced off.

“Hey, stop it. You’re ruining the game.”

“So Ian is buying us dinner tonight?”

“Of course he is.”

Kim Hyun and Park Jin-hyuk crossed their arms triumphantly, while Ian, who lost the bet, knelt down.

“Kid, you don’t throw darts like a ball.”

“Wow, hyung, did you dope or something?”

Ian stared at the dartboard with disbelief after being shot dead. It was an immutable truth that the one who suggested it would lose. Ian smiled bitterly.

“Hyung! Hyung hyung! Choi Ian is buying us chicken!”

“No way!”

Park Jin-hyuk ran to Lee Ju-hyuk, who came to call them.

“Really?”

“He got beaten by Hyun. He lost the bet.”

“Ian did? He had something he couldn’t do? Ian, thank you. I’ll enjoy it in advance.”

Of course, Lee Ju-hyuk didn’t refuse. Then Jo Tae-woong, Kim Ju-young, and Park Seo-dam joined in and teased Ian.

“You lost? Choi Ian lost?”

“How does it feel to lose, Choi Ian?”

“You must have learned your lesson, hyung.”

They finally found something that Ian couldn’t do. The members took advantage of the situation and rowed their boat. They all had smiles on their lips.

-lololololol so cute

-so cute♥

Ian made a sad face as he was surrounded by his members, and the fans who were watching through Y-app also commented excitedly.

****

“Main award, congratulations to I-One!”

After a brief break at the arcade, I-One went up on stage to receive their main award.

“We would like to thank our agency staff and managers who always work hard for us. Mom and dad, we love you!”

The main award was almost the same as the grand prize below it. So they had time to give a long speech, and each member said a word.

“...And lastly, our I-Ones! Thank you always! See you soon!”

Ian had planned to do a short Y-app live broadcast to celebrate winning two awards, so he gave a spoiler in advance.

As Ian’s face was close-up on the big screen, a groan came from the audience.

The Bada Chart Awards ended and I-One soon entered their comeback week.

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