Chapter 103:

Chapter 103:

Chapter 103

Do you know what day it is today?

Today, December 12th, was the second anniversary of AWY’s debut.

The trio who barged into the younger members’ room scanned the four members who were lying down and looking at their phones.

“Do you guys know what day it is today?”

“Come on, of course we do.”

“If you don’t, you’re a pigeon.”

Ian frowned. Kim Joo-young and Jo Tae-woong protested.

“Of course we do.”

“What do you take us for?”

Park Seo-dam sprang up.

“Let’s go see the fans’ support ads!”

The fans had prepared congratulatory ads and cafe events for the debut anniversary since a few days ago.

“Good. Do we have some time after rehearsal?”

“We have to do a live broadcast for the debut anniversary after rehearsal, so there should be some time in between.”

Even though it was their debut anniversary, their busy schedule didn’t allow them much leisure.

AWY headed to Gocheok Dome for the rehearsal of the next day’s Watermelon Chart Awards.

After a brief wait, they were able to get on stage.

“How is the lift set up?”

“You can come out from here to that side.”

After consulting with the stage director, AWY rehearsed three times and bowed their waists.

“Thank you for your hard work!”

“Thank you!”

As Ian was about to go down from the stage, he scraped the floor with his foot and tilted his head.

“Doesn’t the stage seem slippery?”

“A bit. I almost fell earlier.”

“Really?”

Kim Joo-young furrowed his brows.

“It’ll be fine during the actual show, right?”

“Well... The floor material itself seems slippery...”

“We should spray our shoes.”

Since they couldn’t tear up the stage floor, they had to find another way to prevent accidents in advance.

***

Apgujeong, a private cafe near AWY’s agency. ‘Cafe Rose’.

‘30 minutes until closing!’

The cafe employee kept turning his phone on and off to check the time.

In cafes where idol events take place, usually the cafe side operates as usual, and the person who organizes the event comes early and decorates the space with photo frames and interior decorations, and custom-made cup holders for their singers.

‘28 minutes... Hurry up, time...’

The cafe was a trendy cafe decorated with a light red interior, and there were high-quality photo frames of AWY taken by the home masters who organized the event.

The counter was piled with photo cards for sharing.

‘25 minutes, good, I have to clean the filter.’

And in the most visible spot, there was a garland decoration that said ‘Happy 2nd anniversary of AWY’s debut!’ and a large balloon.

“The masterpiece flies away...”

The cafe employee hummed a song and started washing dishes. The music inside the cafe was also AWY’s songs.

Today was the day of their debut anniversary, so many fans came.

Fans from faraway regions who came for the debut anniversary tour, overseas fans, and people of various colors visited this cafe.

‘It’s not easy to do idol events for nothing.’

The employee who finished washing dishes shrugged his shoulders.

At that moment, someone came into the cafe with a bang.

“Hello.”

“Welcome. I’m sorry, but we’re closing soon, so you can’t order coffee, but it’s okay... Huh!”

The employee couldn’t finish his greeting and swallowed his breath.

Some members covered their faces with hats, but they were the same faces he had seen all day from the cup holders.

“Is it closing time? Oh no! Did we come too late?!”Checkk new novel chapters at novelbin(.)com

“But if we came early, fans would flock. Dong-soo hyung told us to go before closing!”

“What do we do, hyungs? It’s rude to hold up your closing... Should we just leave?”

The employee who saw AWY members turning around hurriedly stopped them.

“No! It’s okay! Please order!”

He wasn’t an idol fan himself, but it was a chance to see the popular idols up close.

He had many friends who liked AWY, and besides, they were all handsome and he couldn’t let them go.

“I’m glad it’s not the fourth floor sky seat. Thanks to you, sis.”

“What are you talking about? I got it by chance too.”

Jang Min Hee smiled happily. In her hand was a snack bag that Lee Da Sol had prepared.

“By the way, where is your friend who came with you?”

“She’s over there.”

Lee Da Sol pointed to the standing area. Kim Eun Ha ended up paying hundreds of thousands of won for a scalped ticket and bought a standing area ticket near the stage.

“She said she would take pictures anyway.”

“That’s hard...”

Jang Min Hee sighed as she remembered her old days of being a fan.

She had to take pictures secretly while being pushed by others in the standing area, avoiding security guards and cue sheets.

Sometimes nearby fans would notice her taking pictures and cover her with their bodies...

“Anyway, what are they going to do on stage today?”

“I just saw their red carpet interview and they said ancient civilization.”

“...Egypt.”

“Right?”

Ida-sol and Jang Min-hee laughed without meaning.

“I know who spoiled it. It was Jin-hyuk again, right?”

“Yeah.”

Park Jin-hyuk, who was already called the spoiler fairy by the fans, had spoiled so many big things that the members called him “Jin-hyuk hyung again? Jin-hyuk again?” Naturally, the fans also called him Jin-hyuk again.

“What do you think they will do in Egypt? Egyptian mythology?”

“I don’t think they will go that far. Maybe something like Pharaoh?”

“Or maybe they will mix both?”

Of course, their guesses were right.

Awi watched the stages of other singers from the singer’s seat, and came into the waiting room before their stage.

“Did our stylist noona sleep well?”

Awi wore an Egyptian costume that was reinterpreted in a modern style by the stylist overnight.

It had a white background with gold decorations, long eyeliner, and dark eye shadow.

“We can’t confuse this with the microphone.”

“OMG, you’re right. It would be so embarrassing if we sang holding this instead of the microphone.”

The rapper line and the main vocal, Ian, looked back and forth between the gold stick and the hand microphone.

“I feel uneasy...”

“Seeing Ian like that, I think he might make a mistake.”

“No. They have different thicknesses. Just be careful, hyungs.”

Although he said that, Ian’s pupils were trembling. About 20,000 people in the Gocheok Dome, countless people who could watch them on YouTube live with their seniors and juniors... He couldn’t make a black history in front of them.

Kim Joo-young and Jo Tae-woong were having a sword fight with the sticks.

“Hey, guys, those are weak. Don’t break them and stay still.”

“Yes!”

The two elementary schoolers who were stopped by the stylist dropped their sticks sullenly.

“Hello!”

The trainees who were dressed like mummies came into the backstage.

The trainees looked at Awi with hopeful eyes.

Lee Joo-hyuk smiled slightly at that sight.

“Guys, come here.”

“Yes!”

The trainees approached Awi.

There were so many people that they couldn’t hold hands.

In the end, they stood in two circles and held hands.

They waited for Lee Joo-hyuk’s signal.

“You know our motto, right? Let’s shout it on three.”

Park Jin-hyuk looked around the trainees and said. Then Lee Joo-hyuk signaled.

“Two, three!”

“Let’s go!”

This time, the direction of their hands was all matched.

Park Dong-soo, who was watching that scene from afar, was already filming it with his phone.

“Thank you for coming to back up our stage in advance.”

Ian tapped Lim No-eul’s shoulder.

“Don’t be nervous.”

“Th... thank you.”

The light that came on the stage lit up Lim No-eul’s face.

He didn’t notice it in the dark, but Lim No-eul’s complexion was not very good.