Chapter 37
Chapter 37
Translator: Penny
Chapter 37
Yuje casually tossed the can he was holding into the trash bin. The Transfer Student hesitantly showed him a letter.
After glancing at the letter, Yuje shook his head and gently pushed the Transfer Student out into the hallway.
Yuje struck a pose, making a "capture" gesture with his fingers as he faced the camera. The shot focused on him alone before smoothly transitioning to the hallway.
As Yuje's part ended, Eden's rap began, accompanied by deep blue lighting that made the neon signs glow brightly.
It was the exact scene from the teaser.
Eden, chewing on a lollipop, glanced diagonally at the camera. He then turned his cup upside down, spilling its contents onto the floor, and flung the lollipop stick behind him.
The lollipop shattered against the floor, and the camera zoomed out to reveal Eden casually draping an arm over the Transfer Student's shoulder.
The two of them headed toward the dart machine mounted on the wall.
Eden glanced at the letter the Transfer Student showed him, shrugged, and picked up a dart.
The dart landed squarely in the bullseye. The camera zoomed in on the dartboard's center before pulling back to reveal the crowd gathered around.
Dobin, who had been breakdancing in the crowd, spotted the Transfer Student and approached her.
After seeing the letter, Dobin waved his hand dismissively, playfully waltzed with her, and then sent her over to Yehyeon.
Yehyeon read the letter, carefully folded it shut, and led the Transfer Student to the TV screen where Just Dance was playing.
He naturally handed her the controller and danced Just Dance with her before gently pushing her onto a small makeshift stage.
As Yehyeon's solo shot ended—a playful smile on his face as he upended a container of cheese balls, spilling them everywhere—the second verse's chorus began.
The second verse's chorus featured a group dance shot in front of a grand mansion, with the members posed before a convertible.
Unlike the free-spirited choreography of the first verse, this dance was more angular and precise.
As the group dance concluded, Hajun and the Transfer Student appeared awkwardly standing side-by-side on stage.
This scene paid homage to the first meeting of the two leads in High School Musical.
Hajun and the Transfer Student.
As their duet faded, a flashback showed Hajun's lingering interest in the Transfer Student.
The perspective shifted to the Transfer Student's point of view as she opened the collected sonnets Hajun had given her.
The bookmark marked Shakespeare's Sonnet 18.
At the end of the sonnet, scrawled in cursive, was "To. Daydream."
Overlapping this handwriting was the phrase "Come to me" from the letter.
As Yuje's high note rang out, the camera faded out, revealing a group shot of the Reve members lounging on the sofa.
The camera then rotated 360 degrees, capturing the group dancing and jumping energetically to the repeated hook.
Close-ups of each member's face followed, culminating in all five collapsing onto the messy floor simultaneously.
An aerial shot of the group concluded the song.
As the instrumental chorus played, a short epilogue unfolded like a cookie video.
Eden, Yehyeon, Yuje, and Dobin each opened their lockers in turn, leaving letters inside.
Hajun, who had been watching from the classroom window as he stood bathed in the sunset, opened the classroom door and approached the lockers.
He opened his locker, placed the letter he was holding inside, and simultaneously retrieved the four letters already there. The screen abruptly went black.
Finally removing her hand from her mouth, Ms. Kim opened her SNS app and, with trembling fingers, typed out each character.
꿈♥백일몽 @revedream
Sigh I can die happy now.
I've rewatched the music video for the 513,645th time and I'm banging my head against the wall.
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Worried that her infatuation might be blinding her to the music video's flaws, she immediately began browsing online communities.
- Wow, a high school concept ㅋㅋ House party instead of a club ㅋㅋㅋ
- Can they pull off both a refreshing vibe and a club atmosphere? Is that even possible? Yes, our boys can!
- Hajun = Model Student, Yehyeon = Social Butterfly, Eden = Badass Band Vocalist, Dobin = Instagram Celeb ㅋㅋㅋ, Yuje = Basketball Ace
- The kids all look handsome, but I'm not sure if their roles really suit them. Except for Hajun, something feels off about the rest.
└Ah, I think I get what you mean. Yehyeon probably lived a life far removed from being an "insider," and Eden being the main rapper while also being the band's vocalist is kind of funny. Dobin as an Instagram celebrity ㅋㅋㅋ is just hilarious, and I can't imagine Yuje being good at basketball.
└Didn't Eden say Yuje was terrible at basketball? ㅋㅋㅋ He said it was so frustrating! ㅋㅋㅋ
- I'm reading Sonnet 18 and imagining the kids saying these lines to us. It's so beautiful and heartwarming ㅠ
- Wait, was the teaser a spoiler for the music video's ending? I've never seen a teaser spoil the ending before!
- I'm just happy... There are so many great screenshots and GIFs to make for promotional purposes...
└222 The song and music video are amazing! I hope they keep releasing stuff like this in the future ㅠㅠㅠ
└It feels like a past life when My Universe was so bad I cried because there was nothing to salvage. ㅠㅠ
└Shhh, let's just pretend that song and music video never existed.
└Bury it.
The reaction was overwhelmingly positive, mirroring hers.
Having endured the worst during their previous comeback, the fandom's mood upon encountering a decent song and music video felt like a festival.
As soon as the song was released, Reve's new track finally appeared on the Top 100 chart:
#78 - NEW 'Reve - All Right or Night' ♥8,102
Even though the current charts were relatively empty, debuting within the top 80 was impressive. It was clear that the influx of new fans had significantly boosted their momentum.
Although only one of the four tracks, "One Chance," managed to crack the Top 100 at 99th place, considering that their previous album, My Universe, had only one song, "Come to My Universe," chart after a reverse run, this was a decent performance.
A certain Ms. Kim, who had been streaming the title track and B-sides on various music platforms, glanced at KICKS' "Time's Up," currently holding the top spot on the charts.
Comparing KICKS' song, which she had heard as background music in a cafe, to her own group's tracks, Ms. Kim thought:
If we play our cards right, we might even surpass KICKS.
"Hyungs, are you really not checking the charts? Our ranking has climbed so much!" Ryu Jaehee waved his phone, sitting on the cold floor of the rented studio instead of a chair.
"Yeah, yeah. Tell me when we overtake KICKS. Until then, I'm not looking—it'll just make me furious. Don't even mention the rankings until then."
He ground his teeth, his brow furrowing sharply.
Our song is ranked lower than KICKS? How is that even possible? Are you telling me I have to witness this disgrace with my own eyes?
No matter how guaranteed that song's success might be, I won't consider it a true triumph until we surpass KICKS.
"Me too. And if you don't want to catch a cold like me, Jaehee, sit on a chair instead of the floor."
Gyeon Hajun, a blanket draped over his shoulders, chimed in. Beside him, Kim Dobin hummed an annoying melody.
"Okay, it's time. Time to overtake KICKS."
"Are you seriously singing KICKS songs in front of us? What, are you trying to provoke us or something?"
Dobi looked like he had a headache, so I pressed my fingers firmly into his scalp and gave him a massage. He let out a blissful sigh.
"I rewrote the lyrics! I rewrote them! Help me! Eden Hyung's gonna kill me! Hajun Hyung, stop Eden Hyung!"
"Just don't cry too much. We have a live performance later."
"Hajun Hyuuuung!"
I scoffed at the guy who was shouting Gyeon Hajun's name in a voice dripping with betrayal.
Did you really think he'd take your side?
Just then, the studio door burst open, and the stylist and Manager Hyung rushed in, freeing Kim Dobin from my grip.
We usually streamed live on the OA App from our personal accounts, but today's broadcast was a comeback celebration and album unboxing, so the agency had arranged everything.
As I watched the cameras and laptops being set up, the stylist called me over first.
"Eden, haven't you been sleeping lately? Your dark circles have gotten worse."
She asked as she applied concealer.
I almost nodded, but remembering I was getting my makeup done, I sighed and replied, "Yeah, not much."
"I want to sleep too, but I can't."
"Why? Insomnia? Is it stress?"
"No, it's because of the song I'm working on. But has it gotten this bad?"
"I can still manage for now, but if it gets worse, it'll definitely show."
"Wow, this is a disaster. The concept for this comeback is supposed to be refreshing, not dark and sexy."
He chuckled weakly, trying to lighten the mood.
The reality show producers had proposed filming the process of creating a Christmas-themed digital single, including the music video shoot. This had forced him into an all-nighter, something completely out of character for him.
With such a tight deadline, he'd wondered if they could just get a pre-made track. But they insisted on capturing his producing process, demanding he write both the lyrics and the melody himself.
These bastards act like songs just pop out of thin air. It pissed me off, but what could I do? I had to do as I was told. I was the one in the subordinate position here.
Just in case Dobi misunderstood again, I made sure to tell him every time I left that I was going to the studio, and I even sent him photos via messenger once I arrived.
November 14
[Photo]
[ Arrived at the studio ] 7:36 PM
[ Kim Dobin: Got it! Good luck today! ] 7:36 PM
[ I'll probably be back after 4 AM again tonight. Tell Hajun not to wait up and to go to bed first. ] 10:31 PM
[ Kim Dobin: Yes, sir! ] 10:31 PM
[ Kim Dobin: Hajun Hyung says not to push yourself too hard. ] 10:32 PM
November 15
[Photo]
[ Arrived at the studio ] 7:01 PM
[ Kim Dobin: Got it! Let's crush it today too! ] 7:01 PM
[ Tell Seo Yehyeon that if he throws away the bread in the fridge again, his belongings will be tossed out of the dorm tomorrow. ] 7:03 PM
[ Kim Dobin: Hyung, Yehyeon Hyung already threw it away... ] 7:05 PM
[ Kim Dobin: He says if you're going to eat bread, at least buy whole wheat bread instead of chocolate cream buns and croquettes to stuff your face with at dawn. Does he even realize we're about to make a comeback? Tell him that. ] 7:06 PM
Tell him to piss people off just the right amount.
[ Ugh, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. Does this mistake-prone bastard even have the right to say that? ] 7:08 PM
Don't tell him that.
[ And buy some bread. ] 7:09 PM
[Kim Dobin: What kind of bread should I get? ] 7:09 PM
Double chocolate cream bread and potato croquettes.
[ If you bring whole wheat bread, I'll wake you up in the middle of the night to eat it. ] 7:11 PM
[Kim Dobin: Why are you putting me through this ordeal...? ] 7:11 PM
Thanks to this, our messenger app was filled with conversations like this.
We still hadn't found a suitable studio space, so we were relying on Yongcheol Hyung again.
This time, we decided to have Korean beef without Kim Junbeom, and his lips practically stretched to his ears.
After finishing my makeup and hair styling, I returned to my seat to find Gyeon Hajun slumped in his chair, pressing his fingers into his eye sockets and muttering,
"Will makeup make me look any better? It needs to be subtle enough not to show up too much on camera..."
📝 Translator’s Note:
You may notice that certain lines or phrases in this novel appear both in their original Korean (or Hanja) form and in English translation.
This is intentional — these phrases are classical idioms, divine titles, or poetic expressions that carry layered meanings.
To preserve their original tone and authenticity, the raw text has been kept for reference, while the English interpretation is provided right before or after it. This helps convey both the literal and cultural nuance of the original work.
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