Chapter 42
Chapter 42
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 42
Chapter Title: Planet Log Launch (3)
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The first one to rush over was Teddy, who gave me a light hug and said,
"Good work, Jae!"
Teddy had been getting more touchy lately. Probably because I wasn't pushing him away and was just taking it.
But to prevent the runaway ninja from awakening, it was essential not to forget these little bonding moments.
I roughly patted his shoulder.
Then the others who followed him in each said a word to me.
"Yeah, good job, Jae."
"Looked like you had some serious filming skills there."
"Right? We were shocked at how naturally it came out without any major NG cuts. Let's watch what we shot!"
At Eun-young's words, we gathered around the table and started monitoring the footage we'd just shot.
The footage was longer than expected. They'd edit it down anyway.
"Wow, Tae-hee's face came out really well."
"Yeah. I wasn't expecting much, honestly."
"It's because the camcorder's good. Great picture quality."
"Nah, I don't think it's the camcorder. Look here—Su-rim's shot of Jae is basically all close-ups."
When Tae-hee moved the playback bar to the part where Su-rim filmed me and played it, laughter burst out from a few members with a "Pfft."
Su-rim scratched his head embarrassedly and muttered,
"...Sorry, Jae. That's the best I could do filming you."
"...It's kinda cute, though. The fans will probably love it."
Couldn't let our leader get too down.
When the leader's pride dies, the group's pride dies with it.
After finishing the monitoring like that, Kwang-myeong quietly picked up the camcorder and asked,
"Anyway, it turned out well, so should we email the footage to Manager Hwang?"
"Yeah, let's send it now."
"Kwang-myeong, you wanna handle it?"
"Ugh. Fine."
At Tae-hee's question, Kwang-myeong sounded annoyed but resigned as he grabbed the camcorder and headed to the shared computer.
A little later, we heard Kim Kwang-myeong say he'd sent the email with the footage.
Not long after, a call came in from Manager Hwang at the company.
Su-rim answered.
"Hello?"
- Hi, this is Hwang Jae-in. I checked the footage you sent.
"Oh, you already watched it?"
- Yeah. Who shot the video, by the way?
"Jae did. It came out great, right?"
- Yeah, it turned out amazing. I was shocked. I sent the file to the relevant department. It'll be edited and uploaded today or tomorrow.
"That fast?"
- It's just editing the video and adding subtitles. It was shot so well that it won't take long. Anyway, good work everyone. Especially Jae—thanks for all your hard work.
"Thank you."
Manager Hwang ended the call with a light farewell, as if he'd said everything he needed to.
And sure enough, the next day, the video we'd all shot together was uploaded to the newly created "Planet TV" channel.
I checked the video and the reactions on it from time to time.
Likes and shares were steadily increasing as time passed.
- OMG, what happened to Jae-oh in the past that he needed rehab?
└ Ah... Jae-oh was doing fencing and had an accident during a match......ㅜ
- These handsome guys are just introducing the dorm, why is it so fun?:
└ Eyes happy, heart happy
└ Exactly
- Jae speaks so calmly, he does it really well
└ Yeah, even at fansigns he speaks softly and well, and same with the dorm tour
As various reactions piled up, a familiar quest completion sound effect played after a long time, along with a reward claim message.
[You have fulfilled all quest completion conditions.]
[SUB QUEST [The Power of Self-Produced Content] completed.]
[Click the button to claim your reward. Click!]
The condition that said it needed a certain reaction score after upload.
I figured it would take a while since it didn't specify the threshold, but surprisingly, it finished quickly.
When I clicked the button, the promised reward appeared.
[Experience points acquired.]
[EverPlanet's fame has increased. Check the detailed value in the 'Group Info' that will unlock later.]
Group info... Looked like not all system functions were unlocked yet.
I'd have to remember to check it once it was available.
[SPECIAL ITEM, 'Joint Stiffness Oil' x1 acquired. Check your inventory.]
Oh, an item with a new name. Sounded kinda comical.
I immediately checked my inventory.
[Joint Stiffness Oil
: Oils stiff joints. Dance skill effect +50% for 1 hour. After 1 hour, inflicts status ailment 'Joint Pain'.]
Status ailment 'Joint Pain'... Use it or not.
A 50% boost to dance skills for a full hour was undeniably huge, but the following debuff was seriously concerning.
Not just this—the 'Voice Up! Raw Egg' from before was the same. Why do these items come with status ailments?
'Still, there'll come a time when it's absolutely necessary.'
If worst comes to worst, I could use it on the members instead of myself.
I recalled using the performance amplifier on Teddy for the debut stage and pondered seriously.
Then reality hit. Why was I even悩ming over this.
It felt wrong to casually use things I couldn't on myself on those guys.
If a situation really arose where the group needed it, I'd use it then—on myself.
Item buffs were reliably good, though.
* * *
A few days later.
After finishing our music show schedule, we hurried back to the dorm. At a very quick pace.
As soon as we climbed the dorm stairs and opened the door, the members rushed inside.
They made a beeline for the shared computer.
"Hurry! Turn it on quick! It's starting soon!"
"Got it. Hey, anyone got the login?"
"I signed up ahead of time. Move over for a sec, Tae-hee hyung."
"Yeah, yeah. Hurry up and play it, Eun-young."
What was the big rush.
I came in last at a leisurely pace, taking off my shoes with a smirk.
Fair enough. It was urgent. Today was the day the Hanbam Ong Visible Radio we'd recorded a few days ago was airing live.
They'd been whispering about the radio on the way back, insisting on monitoring the live broadcast. Guess this was the fresh charm of rookies.
'But technically, this is my first debut as an idol too.'
I didn't feel as fresh as those guys.
Probably my mental age.
"Okay, it's starting!"
"Hey, everyone quiet!"
"You be quiet too, hyung!"
As the broadcast began, they huddled tightly in front of the computer, watching intently.
Six fresh young guys packed together—no room for even a mouse.
"I'll listen in my room."
If I squeezed in there too, it'd be way too cramped, so I'd relax on the bed with earphones.
First, shower time. Cleansing's better the sooner the better.
...Truth be told, I also wanted to sneak in a shower while they were distracted.
After washing up and showering, I went back to my room, plugged my earphones into my phone, and tuned into the radio.
[Actually, I was pretty surprised when I heard Eun-young was debuting with EverPlanet. Probably a lot of listeners tuning into Hanbam Ong right now are surprised too...]
Eun-young's self-introduction was just playing.
She was followed by me, I thought.
Sure enough, leaning in, my introduction came on.
[Hi, I'm Lee Jae. I'm twenty this year. I'm EverPlanet's vocalist and... charm...担当.]
Hmm. Still didn't sit right hearing it again.
I listened to the broadcast while checking real-time reactions on the entertainment anonymous board.
- Listening to Hanbam Ong, the kids are so cuteㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ total rookiesㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└ Frㅠㅠㅠ They must be nervous, so hyped up, it's adorable
└ Like baby bunnies out in the world for the first time lolㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅠㅠ
- Who's the idol on Hanbam Ong right now? Missed the start
└ EverPlanet!! Just debuted
└ Ohhh, Go Eun-young's group? She sings live well
└ Yup, they do their job well and faces are top-tier ㅠㅠ
- Wow, Go Eun-young really sings well...... As a non-fan, shocked
└ EverPlanet come here come here, choreography's no joke
└ Ok checking video
└ Good jobbb
- People listening to Hanbam Ong, go to Visible Radio NOW emergency;;;
└ Why????? What's up??????
└ Han Tae-hee is handsome, Teddy is cute, Park Su-rim is my bf
└ ?? Wtf dude;;;;
└ Don't ruin these rookies' future ㅡㅡ
- Non-fan but getting into EverPlanet lately
└ Let's fan together ㄲ
Not bad reactions overall.
Our few fans were diligently promoting EverPlanet for us.
All I could do was be grateful.
By the way, was I bad at searching, or good?
I tilted my head while scanning the updating reactions. One thing bugged me.
'Why no hate comments for us.'
Not that I wanted any.
But usually, where there are positives, negatives coexist. Especially on anonymous sites.
'Fair. Gotta know about us to hate.'
Impossible to hate a group no one's heard of.
That meant EverPlanet was still virtually unknown.
'Time to work harder.'
The past us flowing through my earphones were really showing off their talents hard.
But we had to work even harder.
Harder practice, harder learning, harder moving.
That was the basic condition for success.
With that thought, I closed my eyes.