Chapter 111
Chapter 111
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 111
Chapter Title: Comeback Live
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We were scheduled to do a live broadcast at the company to commemorate the music video release.
“Just because they put up a cloth and a table, it almost feels like a different place. Of course, only the part the camera sees.”
At Park Ji-ham's words, our manager offered an awkward smile.
Just as he said, only the space visible to the camera looked different from the practice room we knew.
Against a pink curtain, silver balloons spelled out ‘come back’, and decorations were hung here and there.
And in the center stood a large table covered with a white cloth.
On the table, a tablet was set up for us to see the real-time comments.
“You’re right.”
“It’s amazing.”
The manager had us take our seats as we looked around the transformed practice room.
The order was me, Park Ji-ham, Jung Eun-woo, Haru, and Lee Ho-jun.
“We’ll only do this for an hour. You have to perform tomorrow, after all.”
“Yes.”
“And I’ve put water next to your chairs, so drink if you get thirsty.”
“Okay.”
Only after listing a few more reminders did the manager fall silent.
Soon after, the live broadcast began in earnest.
“One, two, hello.”
We greeted everyone in time with Haru’s cue.
[It’s RE-V!]
[Guys!]
[I missed you.]
[HI]
BRAVEs quickly flooded the chat.
[We’ve been waiting.]
“Did you watch the music video?”
[Of course.]
[There’s no way we’d miss that.]
[We’ve already watched it several times.]
“It’s been a while since our last group live, right? Sorry we couldn’t come on more often. We’ll try to do it more frequently.”
RE-V wasn’t a group that did a lot of live broadcasts.
We were fairly active in posting on social media, but we couldn’t manage to do lives very often.
[This is so great.]
[Just hearing you say that makes me happy.]
[We know you were busy. You posted a lot of photos and messages. We’re grateful just for that.]
[But why didn't you say anything during that MT? We were a little upset.]
“Ah. Don’t worry about that. You’ll be seeing a lot of us in the next video.”
Park Ji-ham said, a grin spreading across his face.
[I wonder when the video will be up. I’m so curious.]
“We can’t give you the details. We’ll get in trouble with the company if we do.”
Jung Eun-woo said in a playful tone.
“Well. If I had to give you a little hint, I’d say it was chaotic? I think I can say that much.”
Everyone reacted in agreement with Jung Eun-woo’s words.
[I’m so curious.]
[It feels good to hear our boys will have a lot of screen time in the next video.]
[Yoon-seul, when did you record the OST?]
“The day we returned to Korea after the concert, Leon called me. He asked me to be a featuring artist. But when I got there, it turned out he was featuring on my song, and we finished the recording that same day.”
[lolololol Why do these things only happen to our boys?]
[Isn’t this like the god of variety shows has descended upon them?]
[Ah. He should have saved this story for a variety show!]
“Honestly, I was worried. It was my first time doing an OST. But I’m grateful that so many people are already looking forward to it.”
[Can’t you sing just one line?]
[Please sing for us.]
[Just the part that’s already been released! Please, I’m begging you.]
It seemed okay to sing the part that was already revealed in the trailer, so I cleared my throat and opened my mouth.
—You approached me wearing a pair of yellow rain boots
My first love
I can’t forget you
So I love you once again
[Wow.]
[Yoon-seul. You’re too good. Who told you to be this good!]
[I’m so proud I’m tearing up.]
When I finished the song, the members clapped and reacted enthusiastically on purpose.
“Even though we’re in the same group, I think he’s really amazing.”
“I agree.”
I felt shy as the members hyped me up.
I wasn’t used to this kind of experience, so it felt a little awkward.
[Shy Yoon-seul and his older brothers finding him cute. This is true healing.]
“Happy comeback to you. Happy comeback to you.”
Suddenly, the manager’s voice came from beyond the camera.
“Huh?”
“Hyung.”
The manager appeared, holding a large cake in his hands.
[What’s happening?]
[We’re curious too.]
[Someone tell us what’s going on.]
“I got a cake to celebrate your comeback.”
The manager placed the cake in the center of the table.
[Wow. A cake.]
The design featured five men with pure white wings sitting on a hill under a night sky filled with a meteor shower.
[Wow. It’s so pretty.]
[Where did they get that made? I want to order a cake from there too.]
[The quality is insane.]
“Wow.”
“Hyung. Can we eat this?”
“It’s too pretty to eat.”
The design was too beautiful to eat.
“I’ve never seen a cake like this before.”
At our reactions, the corners of our manager’s mouth and his shoulders rose in unison.
“Right? You have no idea how hard I looked for it. I’ll get out of the way now, so go ahead and eat.”
“Okay.”
[Did the manager find the cake himself? The dedication is amazing.]
[The cake design is so pretty.]
[I want to custom-order that cake too.]
“Everyone. Can you see this?”
Haru carefully lifted the cake and brought it closer to the camera.
“Isn’t this a work of art?”
“I don’t think I could draw this on a piece of paper, so how can they do it on a cake? It’s truly amazing.”
[Our boys acting all surprised like they’ve never seen something like this is so cute.]
“I think this is supposed to be us, right?”
“The wings are so cool.”
[I wonder what flavor it is.]
“But what do we eat this with?”
There were no spoons or forks in front of us.
And we couldn't just eat it with our hands.
‘The only things in the practice room are tumblers.’
“Right.”
Just then, our manager came over and handed us five wine glasses.
“What are we supposed to do with these?”
I couldn’t figure out how we were supposed to eat cake with wine glasses.
[You can scoop it up with the wine glasses.]
“Huh?”
Haru looked back and forth between the wine glass and the cake with a bewildered expression.
[Ah. So cute.]
[Just press it into the cake.]
“Ah. Like this?”
[Yes. That’s right!]
[That’s it!]
“How unique.”
“I know, right?”
“Anyway, let’s eat it like that.”
“Yeah.”
We took turns scooping the cake with our wine glasses.
“Doesn’t this feel a bit like that fable? What was it? The one where the fox serves the stork food on a flat plate, so the stork can’t eat, and then the stork gets revenge by inviting the fox over and serving food in a tall jar.”
“You have that story in Japan too?”
“Yeah.”
I opened my mouth to eat the cake in the wine glass, but I ended up getting cream all over my lips.
“Ah…”
Worse, the cream was a dark color, so my face must have been a mess.
“Yoon-seul. What is this.”
Lee Ho-jun burst out laughing when he saw my face.
The other members soon turned to look at me and couldn't hold back their laughter either.
[lololol I’ve seen that look somewhere before.]
[This is the face my dog makes after stealing my bread lololololololol]
[lololol This is hilarious.]
Park Ji-ham handed me a napkin.
“Thanks.”
I roughly wiped my face with the napkin.
“Hey. This isn’t easy to eat.”
[Another cute Yoon-seul moment acquired today.]
[Whenever something happens to Yoon-seul, Ji-ham seems to take good care of him. What should I say? It’s a different vibe from Haru. Haru feels like a friend of the same age, but when they’re working or something happens, you can tell he’s the older one. But Ji-ham is like a real cat. He usually seems uninterested, but when something happens, he gets all flustered and takes care of him.]
[lololol Why did they give them wine glasses to follow a trend instead of just giving them forks? Of course, I’m happy I got to see something cute, but it’s inconvenient for our boys to eat.]
[More importantly, can you give us a spoiler for the next song?]
[Desperately need spoilers.]
“Are you talking about the title track? Ah. That’s a tough one.”
Haru trailed off playfully.
We had already discussed with the company how much we could tell the fans, so there were some things we were allowed to share.
[Ah… please. I’m begging you.]
[Is that all our relationship means to you?]
[Haru! It’s me, Ju-hyeok. What was the name of that song you let me hear for your comeback?]
“BRAVEs. Are you trying to trick us now? You shouldn’t do that.”
Haru said with a firm expression, wagging his index finger back and forth.
“These are all old tricks. Did you think I wouldn’t know?”
[Can you imagine how we must feel to resort to this?]
[I didn’t want to do this either.]
“Since BRAVEs are asking so desperately, shall we give them a little hint?”
Haru asked, turning to us.
“Let’s do it.”
“Yeah.”
Everyone played along with Haru.
“Ji-ham composed this title track.”
[Huh? Our Ji-ham knows how to compose?]
[Ji-ham composed?]
[Wow. I really couldn't have imagined. I didn’t know Ji-ham could compose.]
“I’ve been teaching myself composition for a while. I thought it would be a good skill to have.”
Park Ji-ham omitted the detailed story for the fans’ sake.
It was a story that would only cause heartache and do no good, so I thought his judgment was correct.
[But why didn’t you say anything on RED CUBE!]
[You would have gotten some attention if you said you could compose. I’m disappointed for you.]
[To be good enough to compose a title track, his skills must be amazing, and to think he was hiding it. He's a true dark horse.]
“I wasn’t confident back then. I just thought of it as studying composition on my own. But then Yoon-seul happened to hear a song I wrote and strongly insisted that I had to tell the company.”
[Yoon-seul. You did so well.]
[I love this. We have a composing member. After the US concert, I thought, could I be any more overwhelmed with pride? And here it is. The blessings of RE-V are endless. Truly endless.]
[So what kind of song is it?]
“I wrote all the lyrics, too. I think it’s a song that projects the version of myself I want to be. I hope BRAVEs can live like the lyrics say, too.”
[That’s it. The 'Savior-Idol' series continues.]
[I want the title track to be released soon, but then I hate that we'll have to part with the boys so quickly.]
“We’ll tell you the details slowly, so for now, we’d appreciate it if you’d watch our performance tomorrow. Also, the fanchant guide video will be uploaded in a bit, so please watch it and cheer for us loudly tomorrow.”