Chapter 182

# 183

One in a Million (4)

Con—Con—Continue!

We keep moving forward!

〈Michelle’s Night〉 On the studio stage, KK’s ‘Continue’ was already resonating with magnificent sound.

The members, wearing satin suits specially provided by Coco for today’s stage, performed the choreography of ‘Continue’, which they had practiced hundreds and thousands of times, without a single faltering motion.

In fact, it was my first time on stage since I was active. Although they did not know whether the stage would be the stage of ‘Michelle’s Night’, the members were confident that it would be on any stage anywhere.

Dowook stretched out his arms wide. Kim Won, standing next to him, was seen sweating and holding the microphone to sing his part.

It was the same movement as the people who stood on this stage yesterday and the day before. It was difficult to think that this was the first stage performed in a long time, and it was also difficult to think that it was the first stage to advance to American broadcasting.

The members’ eyes sparkled and shined under the colorful lights.

Girls of various skin and hair colors went wild, waving placards with the names of KK members and keyring cheering tools.

Even the color of the eyes were different, trying to capture the members without missing a single moment. But the names they shouted were all the same.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaah!”

“K! this! K! this!”

“Aaaah!”

“I LOVE YOU—!!!”

Even though they were all Americans, they sang along to the lyrics of the chorus in Korean.

“Continue!”

“jeon-! jin-!”

It was a great sing-along.

“We are still young forever young—!”

Even though it was a little bit inarticulate, it was a sing-along song just like in Korea. What was a little different was that they were all imitating Kim Won’s English rap without difficulty.

Kim Won screamed in ad-lib while rapping. The tension had long since disappeared and it was difficult to control the excitement.

It was a different kind of excitement than overseas concerts.

I also did a K-POP related concert in New York. At that time, of course, many American fans were enthusiastic about Korean singers. However, they were closer to enthusiasts of K-POP culture than to the American public.

Gathering a fan base was meaningful enough, but appearing on “Michelle’s Night” meant that it was also possible to advance into the mainstream market.

Because Kim Won had the experience of studying abroad, the meaning was especially close to his heart.

Kim Won was not always comfortable and happy while studying abroad. Although it was a place where people from various cultures mixed, racial discrimination existed only to a degree.

Especially in middle school, there were many white students who made tearful eyes or imitated monkeys.

Due to his naturally positive personality and high academic performance, he had many friends and was not in a position to be ignored.

No matter how long one lived, a stranger was still a stranger.

However, there was no one here booing Kim Won, a stranger. Everyone cheered for Kim Won and clamored to receive Kim Won’s gaze just once more.

Kim Won felt a strange thrill at that.

“I’ll run forever-” As

Ahn Hyeong-seo reached the high-pitched voice, the atmosphere became more intense.

Next was the dance break section with dozens of dancers.

But this time, dozens of dancers did not come up. The stage was too small to follow the original plan. Instead, the choreography of the dance break section was modified.

Taehyung Park stood in the exact center and the members lined up in a triangle formation.

The members danced the powerful choreography of the original plan, and Taehyung Park was like the leader standing in front of the group of members.

Taehyung Park’s choreography was new. Even though it was a different choreography from the members, it came together as if it had been one choreography from the beginning. It was a powerful yet all-encompassing dance.

It was a dance that felt both strong and soft at the same time.

One by one, the members briefly greeted each other and introduced their names.

Taehyung Park said, ‘Ah... I am Taehyung...’ in an honest pronunciation, unable to hide his awkwardness, and Michelle smiled and accepted it.

“You look very shy, unlike on stage. “I was very impressed by the part where I danced alone.”

Taehyung Park, who was frozen at Michelle’s words delivered by the interpreter, smiled and nodded.

“This is Kang Do-wook. It is a great honor to be here. “I also got to meet you all.”

Finally, Do-wook said hello to the camera.

Michelle also responded to her natural appearance.

“Oh, this is him. No, it’s not a human... it’s an alien... Is this really true?”

Michelle asked in a playful tone. Dowook answered right away.

“What do you think?”

Michelle laughed at Dowook’s relaxed answer.

“It is clear that it is not a skill commonly found on Earth.”

Dowook responded to Michelle’s compliment by saying he was grateful. Michelle continued to explain.

“In case you don’t know, let me explain: Dowook is also acting. He is also a famous actor. He appeared in an art film and was even invited to Cannes, and the recent drama that Do-wook filmed caused quite a stir. He was an alien in the drama. “It is said that many people follow the scene because it is cool to use superpowers.”

Michelle continued speaking with a bit of a pause after giving a friendly explanation.

“Hmm... then I guess I should reveal the gift I prepared here.”

As usual, it was time to introduce the song ‘Continue’ that had just been performed. When Michelle’s words were translated, all the members looked puzzled by the unexpected story.

“A gift?”

When Kim Won asked, Michelle answered.

“Oh, that’s not actually the gift we prepared. “If I had to really ask, I would say it was a gift prepared by KK’s fans here.”

The members were speechless out of curiosity at Michelle’s words. Even Dowook couldn’t figure out what it was.

“This news arrived while you were on stage. Hmm.......”

“Michelle, tell me quickly!”

Kim Won, who has an impatient personality, was tired and fussed, which made him laugh again.

“They say you’ve been nominated for the Billboard Music Awards’ Rookie Award!”

Both Dowook and Kim Won’s expressions hardened at Michelle’s words.

The members who heard the story belatedly through an interpreter also had no reaction. Michelle continued her comment skillfully.

“Oh, was it a broadcasting accident? This is not a still image. “Please don’t change the channel!”

***

Director Seo Jung-won’s house in Hannam-dong.

The wife who greeted Director Seo Jung-won as he came in from work was frowning upon seeing him again today.

It has already been quite a while since his son, Seo Kang-jun, went abroad as if he was going into exile.

Meanwhile, Director Seo Joong-won has never been to see Seo Kang-joon due to his busy schedule. At least Seo Joong-won’s wife went to see Seo Kang-jun. She went to see Seo Kang-jun a week ago and was in that state the whole time.

Seo Kang-Jun was unable to adapt to life in a place where he did not understand the language and was becoming more and more broken. This was because I was relieving my stress by having parties with alcohol every day. It was only natural that after living a glamorous celebrity life, I suddenly found myself in a place where I didn’t receive any attention.

Director Seo Jung-won did not even listen to his wife’s request to bring him back to Korea immediately.

“There is a time for everything....”

“If I wait for that time, I will ruin my child’s life!”

“What do you want me to do about what you ruined? “Just wait a moment!”

As voices were getting louder, Director Seo Jung-won’s cell phone rang.

Director Seo Joong-won’s face crumpled as he checked his cell phone. The message that arrived from the secretary had a link to an article.

[KK Korea’s first Billboard Music Awards nominee for Rookie Award!]