Chapter 267:

Chapter 267:

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: Rxel

Chapter 267

The members of New Black walked up to the camera and stopped.

-There has never been a light stick like this before.

-Bong bong.

-Pfft, hey. Kim Junghyun. You made me forget.

Bijoo said with a laugh. Soon, all five of them giggled.

-Turn on the light, Hyung.

The conference room light came on and the Soufflés regained their composure.

-Ah... finally ᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲ

-Guys, that light was not realᅲᅲᅲ

-Let’s say goodbye to the monster from our memory

-Phew...

The fans felt relieved to see their bright faces.

The members leaned in closer to read the comments, and their eyes, noses, and mouths filled the screen.

They spent some time chatting and laughing with the fans.

Then, Woojoo smiled brightly.

-Yes. We’re going to introduce our light stick to you now. How do you feel? Are you excited?

-Yes!

-No, not you guys, the fans...

-Wow!

The Soufflés laughed at the sight of them cheering more than the fans.

The members sat around the table and chatted, while the manager handed them a box of light sticks.

-Well, then, let’s get to today’s product! Shall we?

Woojoo lifted the box with a show host vibe.

-This is the official~!

-Light stick!

-Yes. Everyone. It’s a must-have item when you cheer for us on music shows or concerts, right?

-That’s right. It’s an essential item to support my singers.

Bijoo and Woojoo had great chemistry.

They matched each other’s lines like a show host duo. One would say something, and the other would respond with a witty remark.

The other members also joined in the light stick introduction.

From the box to the actual light stick.

As they listened, they felt like they had to pick up the phone and ask, ‘Is it still available?’

-So excitingᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

-I turned it on to see their faces and now I’m hooked

-Why is it so funᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

-Our kids should go on home shopping, they’ll sell out

-I’m watching it with my mom next to me, peeling orangesᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ She said she’ll buy one too

-It feels like I’m watching home shopping;

-So where do I call now???

Soon, the Soufflés also asked, ‘What’s the free gift?’ and played along with the concept.

-Free gift?

-Oh, the free gift is very important. Don’t you get a bonus when you buy something at the market? It’s disappointing if you buy a salad and there’s no dressing. That’s why we, Lemon Home Shopping, prepared this.

-Ta-da!

The New Black members pulled out photo cards from their pockets.

The fans’ desire to buy was ignited by the pictures of them holding the light stick in different poses.

-Kyuho is doing his job...

-Kyuhoᅲᅲᅲᅲ I trusted you

-The light stick is so pretty... ᄅᄋ루

-Wow... The night sky design is crazyᅲᅲ

-What did the designer studyᅲᅲ

-They know our fandom ᄅᄋ

-Are they a Soufflé?

Especially when they explained the night sky of June 19th, their debut date, the Soufflés smiled warmly.

Everything was perfect.

And that was not the end.

-Oh, there’s one thing I forgot to tell you. There’s a system that’s applied for the first time to our light stick.

Woojoo showed his phone screen.

It was a sleek black application called ‘Fireworks’.

-You can adjust the brightness and color of the light stick with this app. It’s a Bluetooth feature, and the staff said it’s this IoT? Right, Rihyuk? Yes. We’re the first ones to apply the Internet of Things.

-You just have to adjust it like this.

The Soufflés also stopped commenting and exclaimed, ‘Wow...’

Some people were already searching and downloading the Fireworks app from the app store.

-Fireworks means fireworks in Korean. We suggested naming our debut single title after it.

The fans bombarded them with questions.

-Uh, the name? We haven't decided yet. We don't even have a consistent name among ourselves.

-I'm Dalbong!

Bijoo's smile sparkled brightly.

-You know how Soufflé has a moon shape in the night sky? That's why I call myself Dalbong. Hyung said he's Wonbong, right?

-Yeah. Wonbong.

-I'm simply Soufflébong.

As they each had different opinions, ‘Dalbong' gained overwhelming support from the fans.

They thought it was cute.

-Then, shall we go with Dalbong for now?

Woojoo suggested that they should have an official vote, since the opinions of the absent fans were also important. They all agreed.

While Bijoo was enjoying himself with his hands on his cheeks, the youngest proposed.

-While we're at it, let's add a surname too. A surname.

In a few minutes, with the fantastic teamwork of the members and the Soufflés, ‘Kim Dalbong, the 32nd descendant of the Kim clan who cheers for us' was born.

They all laughed and joked together.

Then, Woojoo blinked at someone's question.

-Do you think it's too bright? Oh, others agree too.

Many people said it was good, but too bright.

But the New Black members just laughed as if they found something funny.

‘Why are they like that?'

They opened their mouths.

-Actually, this is very dimmed. The original brightness was about twice as much as this, but I lowered it a lot.

-You’re surprised that this is dimmed? Yes. It’s really dimmed.

-Ah! I’ll show you the King Bong.

King Bong?

Woojoo got up from his seat and disappeared off the screen, then came back with something in his hands.

‘...?’

At that moment.

All the Soufflés’ minds stopped at once.

‘What is that...?’

He was holding a one-meter-long torch.

Come to think of it, Woojoo had brought something in his arms earlier, and it seemed to be that giant light stick.

Both the person explaining the production background and the listeners laughed out loud at the absurdity.

Woojoo said he would show them how bright it was before.

-I’ll show you the maximum level. Please be careful with your eyes, especially the elderly.

The leader of New Black held the light stick with both hands and made a serious expression, as if praying.

-Lord. Please allow me to be a righteous thief today.

Everyone laughed at the line from a magical girl anime that the 90s kids used to watch.

Then, light burst out from the screen.

Whaaaaa!

The screen turned white as the light that seemed to benefit the whole world spewed out.

Of course, not all the ad shoots were good.

“Oh, my, our New Black folks. You all have such good luck. Haha!”

It was a director of some company that came out as the advertiser.

He praised them for a while and then casually asked, “How about a drink after this... Oh, there are minors too. You must be hungry after a long day. How about having dinner with us? The director will join us, and our president said he would come too.”

“What should we do? We’re really sorry, but... We have another schedule right after this.”

“Come on, you can have a meal if you’re not too busy.”

“Sorry. Haha.”

Seokhwan Hyung kept refusing, and the other person frowned.

“You’re so stiff. Tsk.”

He turned his body and disappeared, and their manager politely saw him off.

“What’s going on?”

“The president that the advertiser is talking about is the granddaughter of that chairman.”

“Oh...”

“It’s just a meal, but, well... It’s not going to be good.”

“Hyung did well to refuse.”

Woojoo thought it was better not to know.

Woojoo nodded at the story that the girl group Scarlet had many more requests like this.

He always felt that there were too many people in this business who were not mature enough for their age.

Good people close, bad people far.

Woojoo kept his usual resolution with his siblings and went through each schedule.

Among them, there was the first TV ad shoot.

“Wow...!”

They visited a real university to shoot a lens ad that would be broadcast on the three terrestrial channels.

“Geez... These are all people...”

“They seem to be filming us all the time, right?”

“I don’t know if we can get out of here.”

Even if they just stood still, sweat dripped down in the middle of the day, and the college students who came out to watch were bubbling.

They hid in the shade and cooled themselves with a mini fan, their eyes wide open.

There were only a few smartphone cameras.

While they were wandering around the campus, the director came with a script.

“The concept is the same as I told you before, college freshmen.”

“Yes!”

“You just have to give the feeling that you’re enjoying the campus life together. Most importantly, the comfortable feeling! The comfortable feeling should be strong. Because...”

“The catchphrase is that the lenses are comfortable even if you wear them all day long.”

“The directors I know praised New Black, and there was a reason for that.” The director asked with a smile, “Are you ready? I heard you don’t have any group life experience other than high school, let alone college life.”

“I have military experience.”

“Yes. Military experience... What? Military?”

He looked at him with a ‘you?’ expression, and Woojoo answered with a ‘yes’ expression. They smiled at him as if to reassure him.

“Don’t worry. We prepared a lot.”

They had prepared hard by watching movies, dramas, and American high-teen movies that featured college students.

And their preparation paid off in the field.

“Okay! That’s it! That’s it!”

As they walked with refreshing expressions in their campus look, the director looked very satisfied.

A staff member who checked the footage joked that it looked like a collection of everyone’s first love, and laughter filled the scene.

After the group shot, it was time for Woojoo’s solo shot that would decorate the ending.

It was a scene where Woojoo sat on a bench in the middle of the sunbeams that leaked through the leaves and smiled at the sky.

He was lucky to get the OK sign on the third try.

“Good job.”

“Thank you.”

The staff’s faces were bright because they finished the shooting faster than expected.

After bowing to each one of them.

“Hello, we are New Black!”

They approached the college students who had been watching them and had some fan service time.

“History Discovery! Are you having fun watching it? Will there be a season 2?”

“Did you enjoy it? I’m glad.”

“Photo! Can I take a photo with you?”

“Yes. Of course. What pose should we do? V? Oh, both hands? Then, let’s do it.”

Unlike the elders who said ‘New Black of the Legendary Song!’, the college students seemed to be impressed by History Discovery.

The crazy concept seemed to hit the taste of the 20s.

But the most popular among their shows was not the variety show, but the drama.

“Officer Heo!”

“Wow, I’m a huge fan of Slip. Really. A maniac.”

“I heard season 2 rumors are coming out. Will you really be in season 2 as a supporting or a main role?”

It was like their youngest’s personal fan meeting.

Officer Heo, Officer Heo, the sound of his name made his mouth reach his ears.

He looked like a puppy who arrived in heaven full of snacks.

The teaser video of Officer Heo waking up in the reed field with a ‘huh!’ in Slip episode 10 was still a hot topic.

Even after the broadcast, the hints for ‘season 2’ were still warm.

In reality, the chances of it happening were low due to the busy schedules of the actors and the lack of material for the sequel, but the production team’s trick to attract the viewers seemed to work well.

“...You guys really made it big.”

Minki Hyung, who rescued them from the crowd, wiped his sweat and spoke.

Someone said ‘Huh? That Legendary Song! LisaLover!’ and Minki Hyung’s steps hastened as they laughed.

He said, “Let’s move quickly. We have to go to the next schedule.”

“Can’t we go slowly, Hyung.”

Woojoo begged him to let him see the college, but the younger ones dragged him away as if it was impossible.

“Nooo...”

“Don’t copy my voice.”

“Naaa...”

They were dragged into the car by the younger ones and the managers.

Unlike the younger ones who had a cheerful expression, rain fell in Woojoo’s heart.

It was because of his personal schedule.

Twinkle-

A new message notification popped up on his phone screen.

[User not registered as a friend.]

Do Joongi [Woojoo]

Do Joongi [I’m waiting for you. Take your time^^*]

Woojoo’s schedule for today was a pre-meeting with the production team of ‘Men on the Go’.

Do Joongi [Do Joongi sent you a gifticon.]

Do Joongi [It’s hot today, so have a cup of coffee with the members.]

He couldn’t drink coffee, he thought.

Do Joongi [You like chocofine, right? rgrg]

Do Joongi [This is an iced chocolate gifticon ᄒ.ᄒ]

“...”

Well, Woojoo should enjoy what he gave him.

“Dowon Hyung.”

“Yeah?”

“Can I buy some coffee on the way? I got a gifticon from the PD, so I’ll treat the managers too.”

“Sure.”

The manager smiled as he held the steering wheel.

“There might be a crowd when you guys go in. I’ll get it for you.”

“Okay. I’ll order then.”

“‘Kim Deoksoon’s Man’ who ordered through Siren Order! Your drink is ready!”

“...”

“‘Kim Deoksoon’s Man’! Your drink is ready!”

“...”

As the cafe customers started to look for ‘Kim Deoksoon’s Man’, Seok Dowon closed his eyes slightly.