Chapter 79
Chapter 79
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 79
Chapter Title: An Unexpected Collaboration
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After that, the days became so busy I couldn't even tell how time was passing.
It was hard to believe that only a week had passed since our debut stage.
“Yes, yes. Ah. I don't think we'll be available then. Yes. I'm sorry. Hopefully, we'll have another opportunity next time.”
The manager was in the same boat.
With the ever-increasing schedule, it seemed a bit overwhelming for the manager to handle alone.
“Being this popular is exhausting.”
The manager said, playfully flipping his hair.
“What was that?”
When I burst out laughing, the manager shrugged.
“So, what's on the agenda for today?”
“Ah. You guys got an acting offer.”
“Acting?”
“Yeah. It seems they were impressed with your acting in the music video. It's not a major or supporting role, just a cameo.”
At the manager's words, everyone understood with an "Ah."
“Hasn't the behind-the-scenes video been released yet?”
“Yeah. It'll probably be released today. You can't release too many videos at once. If you run out of content later, the fans will complain.”
The manager was right.
If the weekly behind-the-scenes videos or original content suddenly stopped uploading for a few weeks, things would get noisy in an instant.
[Seriously. Why aren't the boys' videos being uploaded? Do your job. I said, do your job. If you've taken our money, then please work. Why are you trying to get paid for doing nothing?]
↳We literally live for those videos.
↳Don't take away our joy. That's the one thing that gets us through the week.
↳I thought one would be up today, but no. Disappointed.
“Ah. You know we're on our way to prepare for the 'Twisty Puzzle' filming, right? They said there will only be a few cameras since they're just filming a meeting scene.”
A few days ago, the manager had suddenly brought up 'Twisty Puzzle' to us.
“Creatin is participating in 'Twisty Puzzle,' right? It seems there's something they'd like your help with. Is everyone okay with that? I'm worried because your schedule is pretty packed. If you think it'll be too much, I can turn it down.”
“If we can be of help, we'd love to.”
“Me too.”
Because of what the manager had told us before, everyone had given a positive response.
“If it's a meeting, does that mean we'll be on stage with them?”
“Probably, I think?”
“What about our screen time?”
“You'll probably just appear for a killing part and then leave. You can't steal the spotlight. Besides, features like this usually aren't very long. When you think about it, it's basically a feature.”
It was true that if we were on stage with them from beginning to end, they might get votes, but it would also mean stealing the spotlight.
“We'll know for sure once we go and have the meeting. Let's go and hear them out.”
“Okay.”
And so, the car continued on its way to the agency building.
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[LOL what did I just watch?]
↳Seriously, is the director a variety show PD? The 'RED CUBE' PD, right? There's no other explanation for this.
↳That's a legit suspicion to have LOLOLOL
↳LOLOLOL I seriously rewatched it so many times. LOLOLOL Who turns a music video's behind-the-scenes into a comedy show.
There was a reason fans were cracking up on social media.
[RE-V, MESS Music Video Behind-the-Scenes.]
↳LOL I was expecting a cool RE-V but instead I get to see them flinching.
↳It's so funny. But if it were me, I would've completely lost it. The guys pull themselves together and get back into character so fast. Amazing.
↳No. Guys, what are you doing? Stop getting tricked. It breaks my heart to see you getting scared so often, it's almost pitiful.
↳Wow. No wonder it looked so real. I thought the boys were acting geniuses LOLOLOL
[Regarding the Matter of RE-V Being Manufactured Acting Geniuses.]
↳LOLOL I never imagined. That they'd do it like that.
↳Look at them clutching their hearts. They must have been so shocked.
↳Isn't this a horror special? It's practically a summer horror special LOLOLOL I've never seen a director like that. Was he like this before?
[Wait, what is this LOLOLOL (Screenshot of a person in a green spandex suit next to Lee Ho-jun) This is how they filmed the white tiger? This is beyond imagination. Give me back my emotions. I demand you return all the feelings I had watching the MV.]
↳LOLOL This is insane.
↳What is this LOLOLOLOL Let's just agree that Ho-jun is an acting genius.
↳I thought the other members were amazing too, but no one can beat Ho-jun.
[Everyone else's animals were replaced with green objects or dolls LOLOLOL but Yoon-seul was the only one who filmed with a real dog. The caption below is hilarious too. 'The dog was so cooperative, we had no choice but to bring in a living friend for the shoot.' But the two puppies are playing together so nicely. (Screenshot of Seo Yoon-seul with the dog)]
↳LOLOL As expected, their own kind understands each other.
↳They look even more alike side by side. How can a person be a puppy?
↳The puppy is so cute. It's an acting genius too. How did it kick open the door and pull on Yoon-seul's clothes? Does anyone know this dog's social media?
[This MV behind-the-scenes is my new favorite variety show. (Screenshot of the green-screen set)]
↳LOLOL It's our very own Green Cube.
↳Green Cube? That's funny.
↳LOLOL At this point, can't we just add 'Cube' to everything LOLOL Our light stick is a Cube Stick too LOLOLOLOL
↳I'm just so done with cubes now. Even looking at a square annoys me LOLOLOL It's like I have a phobia of squares.
[Highlights from this behind-the-scenes.
Animals replaced by dolls or green things (except for the dog, which was real).
RE-V's genuinely shocked reactions, which we thought was just acting.]
↳This is definitely going to get a ton of views.
↳Seriously. They should have released this a little earlier. After this was released, the MV views started skyrocketing. The timing is a bit of a shame.
[Aren't our boys conquering the world with memes right now? The RE-V MV behind-the-scenes is on the trending videos list. As soon as the memes started circulating on social media, English comments started flooding in like crazy. Could they become world stars?]
↳Are our boys going international?
↳I'd love for them to be more active in Korea, but seeing them play in the big leagues would also make me so happy... I guess we have to let them go. That's what love is.
↳Yeah. Our boys haven't received enough love for all their hard work. So this time, they absolutely must receive an overflowing amount of love. I want our boys to be loved more than they could ever imagine.
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“Hello.”
Having met a few times before, we exchanged greetings with Creatin without much awkwardness.
“It must have been a difficult request, but thank you for agreeing to it.”
From Creatin's perspective, it couldn't have been easy to ask us for such a favor.
While we were their junior group, technically, all of us were their seniors, not to mention our recognition was on a completely different level.
“Not at all. If we can be of help, we'll do our best.”
After some light pleasantries, the meeting began right away.
“Alright, I'll explain.”
Oscar from Creatin came forward and began writing something on the whiteboard.
[A song that tells their own story—with a colleague who will join them on stage.]
It seemed to be the theme for this performance.
“This was the mission we received this time.”
‘A song that tells their own story.’
It was a theme that seemed easy at first glance but was actually quite difficult.
It would have been much easier to plan the performance if they had just been asked to cover someone else's song.
‘I wonder what kind of performance they've prepared.’
I was curious to see what kind of stage Creatin would create to tell their story.
“First, there's one thing we'd like to ask of you, RE-V seniors.”
“Excuse me, seniors. We're your juniors. How about we decide on the titles right now? We'll have to see each other a few more times to prepare for this, and we're from the same company.”
Jung Eun-woo raised his right hand and said.
“Uh... But you're all our seniors, aren't you? Especially Haru, haven't you been in the industry for six years? You're a great senior.”
“That's true, but we re-debuted, so we're approaching this with the mindset of rookies.”
“But still, all of you debuted before us.”
“Yoon-seul. Didn't you debut in the same year as the Creatin members?”
Haru asked me pointedly.
“The year is the same, but we were a month slower.”
Myeongseok from Creatin answered before I could.
“Isn't a month's difference fine?”
“We can't do that. We were taught at the company that even if someone debuted just one day earlier, we should treat them as a senior.”
“But that’s not the case for the other members, is it?”
Creatin's stance was firm.
But we couldn't give up either.
It would be uncomfortable to be called 'senior' by our own seniors.
The staff filming our debate watched the situation with great interest.
‘This scene will definitely make it to the broadcast.’
The sight of them arguing over who was the senior was quite amusing, and since the debate couldn't be easily settled, it was a natural reaction.
‘It's an issue that can't be definitively resolved, yet it's not an uncomfortable topic.’
People would freely share their opinions on who was right. In the process, Creatin, RE-V, and 'Twisty Puzzle' would all naturally be mentioned together.
‘In a way, bringing this up today might have been a good thing for everyone.’
“Then how about we do this?”
Haru carefully spoke up.
“How?”
“Let's just drop the 'senior' or 'junior' titles and just address each other formally. At this rate, we'll end the day without even starting the meeting. How does that sound?”
“That does sound good.”
“Alright. Let's do that.”
And so, a dramatic agreement was reached.
“Now, let's officially start the meeting. What do you need us to do?”
“We've prepared an example for that, so we'll play it for you.”
The prepared video was very short.
But it was just as powerful.
“It would be great if RE-V could handle the opening like this. Would that be okay?”
“Of course. Let's do a great job together.”
And with that, the preparations for Creatin and RE-V's joint performance officially began.