Chapter 256:

Chapter 256:

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: Rxel

Chapter 256

Five minutes before the broadcast.

As expected of a popular variety show on Thursday, the internet was ablaze with heated discussions.

-Oh, today’s guests are idols?

-Idols are boring. I remember the last time they had an idol special, it was a disaster.

-I feel like idols always ruin the vibe somehow.

–ᄏ, well, that’s obvious. You only remember the cases where you liked the idols, but there were many cases where you didn’t.

-Why idols again? Are the ratings dropping lately?

The atmosphere was generally low on expectations.

And it was understandable.

The last idol special was a legendary flop, filled with the MCs’ blunders and the guests’ stiff reactions.

After the broadcast, there were a series of critical articles asking, ‘What’s wrong with Shintoki these days?’

The loyal viewers were not happy with that.

-Who are the guests today?

-It’s an idol leader special.

-Here’s the list. “On this day, Shintoki (nickname) will feature TNT’s Seonwoong, Teen Spirit’s Hwiyeon, Wild’s Woosan, Street Boys’ Hanjo, New Black’s Woojoo, and more.”

-Oh, that’s a pretty major lineup, isn’t it?

-I think I’ve heard of all those group names.

Even the Shintoki viewers who were not interested in idols recognized the lineup.

TNT and Teen Spirit were names that anyone with a school-age acquaintance would know.

Wild was also known as a sporty idol who often appeared on athletic variety shows.

New Black was...

-New Blackᄏᄏ. Aren’t they the funny ones?

-Somehow I feel happyᄏ. I just watched something on YouTube.

-Is the one who cosplayed as Cheok Jungyeong coming today? He was the funniest.

-He’s not the leader.

-He’s Junghyun and this is Woojoo. Wait... how do I know the names of male idols...?

-I sang along to their song Deoksoon-ah at the karaoke yesterday. Nice to see themᄏᄏ.

When the viewers who initially reacted negatively to the idol keyword showed interest in the word ‘New Black’.

The broadcast finally began.

Meanwhile, a hilarious preview that seemed to have overdosed on drugs flowed out, sweeping away the negative predictions.

–ᄏᄏᄏᄏ. Today’s gonna be epic.

–ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

-There’s never been a time when the preview was this good and the show was boringᄏᄏᄏᄏ.

The opening of Shintoki started with the MCs’ comments.

The guests appeared and introduced themselves, and the MCs added their comments.

New Black’s Woojoo appeared with a bright smile.

-He’s so handsome...

-He must have spent a lot of money on customizing his face.

-I’m so annoyed that my face keeps reflecting on the monitor.

-Look at the writers’ reactions.

The camera showed the writers clapping and cheering for themselves behind the scenes, and Woojoo’s smiling face.

[Hello, I’m New Black’s Woojoo.]

After a bland introduction, the MCs’ comments were added.

At the same time, the flower CG in the bright background started to wither one by one, revealing the twist.

Scenes of his past mistakes flowed for almost a minute.

Like the opening of a movie where the world news scenes flow, his black history was shown one after another.

The problem of his comment on the fan club name being Soufflé.

The comment he made when he won first place, saying ‘Oh, really?’

The scene where he thought he was drunk on a non-alcoholic drink on a music variety show.

The idol variety show where he shouted ‘Deoksoon is mine’ to a cat. And finally, the legendary Woo Jenmin that appeared on Taiwanese news.

A calligraphic caption appeared under Woojoo’s face, like a human documentary.

「Seon Woojoo (23 years old, black history master)」

While the guests opened their mouths in shock and the person in question looked at the ceiling, the viewers burst into laughter.

-You passed.

–ᄏᄏᄏᄏ. Passed.

-An idol born for Shintokiᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

-This place is a black history paradise.

-Ordered one serving, got five servings.

-What are the PDs doing? Go and get him some more cushions.

-They had to bring himᄏᄏᄏᄏ

-The funniest thing is that all this happened in less than a yearᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.

The Shintoki viewers applauded and admired his achievements in just one year of his debut.

Next, a simple talk corner with a lie detector.

While the male-dominated community of Shintoki had a lukewarm response, the idol community was hot.

-Hwiyeon is so cuteᄏᄏᄏᄏ

-Sigh... He’s the treasure and truth of the world. That smile is everything.

-Hwiyeon probably never swore in his life, right??

-Woosan looks like the sports club guy that everyone had a crush on in school.

-Seonwoong drinking water is like a bear.

The fans of each group were happy and commented whenever their idols’ faces appeared on the screen.

In between, there were posts like ‘Did New Black explain their manipulation?’, ‘The rigged idols are cosplaying as popular ones’, but they were pushed away by the tearful efforts of the Soufflé fans who posted things like ‘My love, you’re the universe’, ‘Gyuho brushing his hair.jpg’.

In this atmosphere where everyone was laughing and enjoying their idols’ weaknesses being revealed.

A scene that caught the attention of the idol fans began to appear.

[Let me try to guess.]

It was a scene where New Black’s Woojoo guessed the voices of the Street Boys and TNT members.

A shoddy Sherlock Holmes costume was superimposed on Woojoo and the background music of a detective movie played.

-How can he guess that??

-I listen to my kids’ voices more than my own blood, but;;

-They distorted the voices so annoyingly, how can he tellᄏᄏ

-Even the same group members are puzzled right nowᄏ

Everyone was making negative predictions, but Woojoo started to guess the voices of each group member accurately.

Not only that, but he also explained the characteristics of each voice.

[Try it with the viewers!] The production team also laid out a board and challenged them to try it with a caption.

But there were few people who got the answer right.

I have no ideaI’m a concert king, but I only know one or two of our Stbo kids’ voicesI’m a Together... I thought it was Taehyun, but it was Jihun f***All wrongᄏᄏᄏᄏIf you listen, that voice sounds like that voice...Let’s reflect on ourselvesᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏHow does he... no, how does he guess?What is thisIs he beating the fans in guessing his own group members’ voices right now? ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

The reaction was quiet when it was Street Boys, but the board started to boil when TNT appeared.

The fans who had declared themselves as the real fans of the scene also failed to guess them all.

The more they failed, the more mystery piled up.

‘How does he know?’

TNT’s fans had already replayed the video that spread on SNS, but they just shook their heads every time.

They guessed the voices of some members who were easy to distinguish, but as soon as the difficulty level went up a bit, they got it wrong.

They thought it was this member, but it was that member.

They thought it was that member, but it was this member.

Some members had their voices distorted so much that they said ‘I have no idea’ when they heard them.

After trying 10 times, they finally grasped the clue and said ‘Ah...’.

TNT and Street Boys’ fans looked at the screen with blank faces.

Every time Woojoo, who was sitting on the TV, smiled faintly, it seemed like he was saying ‘You can’t do this, can you?’

‘Wow...’

The eyes of the fans who had not paid attention to the other idols on the screen began to move.

Meanwhile, there was another reason why TNT’s fans were amazed.

[We’re close!]

It was because TNT’s younger line mentioned that they were close to New Black’s Woojoo first.

Unlike the older line, who was known for having a wide network and being called a yardstick, the younger line was famous for being shy.

They had an interview answer that said it took a long time to get close to someone, but once they did, they were informal.

So it was surprising that they said ‘Eek, don’t do that, Sunbae-nim!’ and said they were close first.

Our kids are not the ones who say they’re close to someoneThey must be really close? AmazingI’ve seen others say they’re close to someone to get attention, but I’ve never seen our kids say they’re close to someone firstᄏᄏYeah, kind of likeableIf I was close to TNT, I would brag about it every time I went on a showMy mouth is itching

Along with the comment that they hoped they would do well since they were trainees, the testimonies of TNT members were briefly edited and aired.

“Oh. Really?”

The screen they showed Woojoo had search terms like ‘New Black Woojoo army’, ‘Woojoo goes to be a man’ and so on.

“I won’t buy you coffee next time.”

The PR staff laughed among themselves.

They talked about the new ads that came in thanks to this rabbit for a while, when someone asked Woojoo, “By the way, Woojoo.”

“Yes?”

“There’s someone who claims to be your elementary school classmate and is spreading a rumor. Do you want us to take action from the company?”

“A rumor?”

One of the staff asked cautiously, “Yeah. They say you were really bad at dancing when you were in elementary school and they’re spreading some ridiculous rumors.”

“...”

“Our fans took screenshots and reported it to us, but we need to check the facts first.”

“No, no. It’s true. I was really bad at dancing when I was in elementary school.”

“...Really?”

“Yes. I really was.”

Woojoo explained to the people who asked him several times that ‘I had such a time’ and left the office.

And his phone screen flashed.

Ha Eunsung [Boss]

Ha Eunsung [By any chance...]

Ha Eunseong [Are you a famous Korean baby??ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ]

“...”

Woojoo tapped my finger on the screen.

Woojoo [Your zipper is open]

Ha Eunseong [Really?]

Ha Eunseong [Where are you watching me from?]

Ha Eunseong [No, it’s not. No way]

Woojoo [ᄋᄋ]

Woojoo [Be nice to people]

He replied with a barrage of messages, but Woojoo just blocked him with a smile.

This was the sixth time.

“Sigh...”

But sadly, the ones he wanted to block the most were impossible to block.

The studio on the second floor.

As soon as Woojoo opened the door and entered, a pack of hyenas greeted him.

“Baby Jenmin!”

“Kekeke!”

“Did our millennium baby come? Kyakyakya!”

Junghyun, who was holding a handy cam, narrated ‘Today, the mood of Woojoo Hyung is not good’ as his brothers clapped and laughed.

Woojoo ignored them and opened his laptop to work on the song.

He even put on headphones and was editing the song, when Bijoo poked his back.

“Ah, right. Hyung.”

“Hmm?”

“I got a message from Street Boys, and they said to deliver this to you.”

Bijoo handed Woojoo a printed A4 paper.

At first, Woojoo thought it was some kind of certificate, but he couldn’t help laughing when he saw it.

[Honorary Concrete Member: Seon Woojoo] was written on it.

“They said they were really impressed by how you guessed the voices of Street Boys members yesterday. Their fans made this for you.”

Woojoo laughed as he saw the phrase ‘We support the friendship of the Mint Choco-dan’ on it.

Woojoo asked as he looked at the appointment letter, “Are there any benefits?”

“You can enter the broadcast. They said this came from the company.”

Soon, Junghyun showed Woojoo the screen and he laughed.

DNS Media announced the comeback showcase of Street Boys and wrote ‘Honorary Concrete Member, New Black’s Woojoo can also enter’.

The people in the PR Team over there were good at business.

Woojoo smiled and turned his eyes back to the laptop, when he suddenly remembered something he had been meaning to ask.

“By the way, Bijoo.”

“Yes?”

“Do you have anything you want to do next Monday?”

They would prepare some events separately, but it would be right to do what the birthday boy wanted as well.

Bijoo thought for a moment and opened his lips.

“I want to go there.”

“Where?”

“Family restaurant.”

“Family restaurant?”

“When I was young, my parents used to take me there on my birthday.”

He seemed to have not been able to go there since Minjun got sick.

Even when Junghyun suggested going together after becoming a trainee, he said he felt guilty about having fun by himself while thinking of his brother.

Woojoo nodded as he saw Bijoo’s expression, which hinted at his story.

“Okay. Let’s go.”

There was no music show on Monday.

The company also left the day empty and told them to just rest and do nothing.

They had plenty of time.

“Then I’ll make a reservation in advance.”

Family restaurant.

The staff at the counter received a phone call.

A pleasant voice in his ear wanted to make a reservation.

“Oh, a reservation. Monday?”

-Yes.

“Your name is...?”

-Seo Woojoo.

Then the other person asked.

-By the way, do you have any menu items that kids can eat there? Something sweet and sticky. I’ve never been to a family restaurant before...

“Yes. We do. We have a separate children’s menu.”

-Ah, I mean from the regular menu, not the kids’ menu. Our kids only order the kids’ menu when they want to get those toy goodies...

The staff member noticed something.

‘Our kids?’

He imagined elementary school kids saying ‘I’m not a kid!’ in his head.

He smiled and explained the various menu options.

‘Is he bringing his nieces or siblings?’

She told him in a pleasant voice.

“Do you need a separate chair?”

-A chair?

“Yes, to make it more comfortable to sit...”

-Oh, I didn’t know you had such chairs.

He showed a curious reaction and she nodded.

-Is it comfortable? Then please prepare one.

The staff member wrote ‘kids’ chair’ on her note and checked it with a v.

-And what else do you have? Uh... uh, ah... You said there’s a birthday celebration event at the family restaurant, right?

“Yes, we do.”

He took out a form and put his pen on the part that said ‘child’s name: ᄋᄋᄋ’.

“What’s the name?”

-Kim Bijoo.

“Okay, Kim... Bijoo.”

-Do you also give balloons? What? You want one too...? Wait a minute. Our kid is asking if...

“Yes, that’s fine.”

It seemed like someone was nagging him from the side.

“Then we’ll prepare it for you.”

-Thank you, I appreciate it.

They hung up the phone with a smile.

But they had no idea that they were talking about completely different things.