Chapter 85
Chapter 85
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 85
Chapter Title: This Stage is Wind (6)
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Kim PD rushed over and stood in front of us. He opened his mouth with a deeply apologetic expression.
"You all worked really hard on today's performance. Um, and... first off, I'm truly sorry about the unexpected sound issue during the first round. It might sound like an excuse, but apparently one of the cables on the audio transmission device was loose, and the youngest staff member accidentally bumped it and pulled it out."
"I see..."
We'd been so startled when the MR cut out like that.
I'd heard that these kinds of broadcasting mishaps could happen anywhere, anytime. And now I'd experienced one firsthand.
Kim PD bowed his head lightly and continued.
"Even with that unexpected accident on air, you put on such an amazing show. Thank you so much. Especially you, Jae."
"No, no. I just... in that moment, I figured we had to do something, so I went with it without thinking."
Even a seasoned PD like him adopted a humble stance in the face of a broadcasting accident.
I felt a bit embarrassed by Kim PD suddenly thanking me like that.
But there was a reason for his behavior.
Clearing his throat with a hem-hem, he lifted his head and made his subtle request.
"And, well... since things worked out, we're thinking of editing this as a pre-planned dramatic moment from EverPlanet's side rather than a sound glitch. What do you think? We'll put extra care into making it look great."
That had apparently been his real goal all along.
A sound accident like that was a major liability for the broadcaster.
So they wanted to spin it nicely and cover it up.
Our manager, standing beside us, responded in a businesslike tone.
"We'll discuss that later with our agency side. It doesn't seem like something the kids should decide."
"...Understood. Anyway, thank you again for all your hard work today."
"Thank you, PD!"
Even though he'd said they'd consult the agency, it looked like they'd probably sweep the incident under the rug.
In return, the company would likely extract some extra benefits.
I didn't know all the nitty-gritty political dealings in broadcasting, so I could only guess and move on.
On our way back to the waiting room.
We ran into Jin Soo-hyun in the broadcast station hallway.
"Congratulations on first place, Jin Soo-hyun sunbaenim."
"Thanks. You all did great today too. Even with the unexpected accident,"
Jin Soo-hyun, returning the greeting, let his gaze linger on me for a moment.
"I learned a thing or two watching you handle it so smoothly. And..."
He hesitated, as if he had more to say.
He fidgeted with his lips for a second before continuing.
"I'd appreciate it if you could forget what I said at the pre-meeting."
"Oh..."
"Honestly, I had prejudices. I thought most idol singers these days don't even deserve the title with their skill levels."
"..."
"But your performance shattered those biases of mine. It was truly fantastic."
His attitude had flipped completely from the first impression I had of him.
Jin Soo-hyun seemed to fully acknowledge us now.
'This... feels pretty damn good.'
People do get a huge rush from being recognized by someone who used to look down on them.
"If we get the chance next time, I'd love to share the stage with you all."
"...Ah! That would be a huge honor for us!"
Park Su-rim stared at him blankly, her face full of confusion at his sudden change.
She snapped out of it at his next words and shouted her response.
"I'll be watching you all going forward. Keep up the great work."
"Thank you, sunbaenim!"
As Park Su-rim bowed to him, the others followed suit.
Jin Soo-hyun left those words behind and walked away.
Once he was gone, the members started chatting with flushed, excited faces.
"Whoa, did you hear what Jin Soo-hyun sunbaenim said?"
"I did. Can't believe it."
"Dude, for real. Jin Soo-hyun sunbaenim saying he wants to do a stage with us? We're total superstars now?"
"Superstars? More like the stars of the neighborhood grocery store."
"Kwang-myeong, don't be so negative. You gotta be genuinely happy about awesome stuff like this! Come on, copy me. Smile."
"Argh, don't touch my face!"
"He was such a jerk at first sight. But that just bumped his likability up a notch."
I smiled as I watched them chatter away.
Then, with an unfamiliar warning chime, a red window I'd never seen before blazed across my vision.
What the hell? Startled, I quickly scanned the text on it.
[Item 'Voice Up! Raw Egg' duration has ended. Abnormal status 'Hoarse Throat' has occurred.]
[Abnormal Status 'Hoarse Throat'
: Temporary hoarseness due to excessive vocal strain. Normal speech and singing are impossible.
Remaining time - 23:59:57]
Oh, right. The item I'd used this time did have side effects. I'd totally forgotten.
I pouted at the perfectly timed debuff.
So that's what the status effect was.
Still, getting a hoarse throat as the price for saving the stage? Pretty cheap deal.
I cleared my throat with a hem-hem and tried speaking.
"Ah..."
No strength in my voice at all. Just a grating, ugly rasp leaking out nonstop.
The members next to me widened their eyes and checked on me.
"Huh? Jae, your throat's making weird noises!"
"Looks like you've gone hoarse, hyung. You okay?"
"Jae, you good?"
"Aigoo, you sang so hard. What are we gonna do."
"Tsk. Why'd you push it so far? Now I'm worried..."
"You must've overdone it. I'll make you some quince tea when we get back to the dorm, hyung."
At least with these guys worrying about me, it eased my mind a bit.
'Good thing there's no schedule tomorrow.'
Anyway, one thing down. I chuckled and patted their shoulders.
Everyone, good work.
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The Masterpiece Song Fest competition aired not long after.
Once the first episode featuring all the first-round performances went out, mentions of EverPlanet exploded across the internet.
- Whoa, that rookie boy group on Masterpiece Song Fest? Insanely talented. Was eating dinner and got shocked. How are they this good???
└ For real, shocked me too. A cappella live lmao. Idol skills are getting nuts these days.
└ Agreed.
- Knew Go Eun-young was good, but who's the a cappella guy?? That tone is insane. And his face is handsome too.
└ Fr, tone is crazy...... The harmony parts with Go Eun-young are so good, replayed them tons.
- ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Our baby finally shining. This Masterpiece Song Fest a cappella live guy >>>>EverPlanet Lee Jae<<<< Pls love him lots ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└ I'm seriously about to stan, where do I start??
└ They're still rookies so not much out yet ㅠㅠ Watch all their MVs and songs first, then hit EverPlanet's L-Tube channel for Planet Logs—their vlogs. Binge those!! Members are all adorable and cute lol. Recommend their covers too! Oh, and their Flitter and fancafe posts.
└ OK OK thx~~~
└ Uh sorry but watched their debut MV...... um...... Space Warriors...... concept? Same people...?
└ Yeah...... Agency's their biggest anti...... ^^ tbh it embarrasses me to promote cuz of that...... ㅠㅠ But the boys are so pretty pls don't run, watch the next MV and vlogs ㅠㅠ At least Dye Me this time is okay ㅠㅠ
└ OK...... Will trust and check it out.
One live audience member's review post on an anonymous board also briefly went viral.
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[Anon] Masterpiece Song Fest Live Audience Review
Hey, anon here who went to Masterpiece Song Fest live recently.
Aired today so dropping review now ㅠ
Won tickets, went with mom, lined up early for super front row!! Ticket proof.
(Row A ticket pic)
Quick overall: Jin Soo-hyun lived up to the hype, and some surprises skill-wise.
I'm a crazy Jin Soo-hyun otaku so zero objectivity lol ㅋㅋ
But fr Jin Soo-hyun is insane...... That cold wolf face, veins popping on his neck while singing, just whoa...... Words fail me ㅠㅠ He's born to sing.
Nearly cried with mom after his song ㄹㅇ......
Storm Hill clip is up now, must rewatch!!!
Jin Soo-hyun is just love...... What more is there? It's Jin Soo-hyun......
Love you Jin Soo-hyun marry me plz......
Quick on others: Neighbor Honey Bread cute af strumming guitar and singing well, Bae Seung-yeon solid in her style arrangement! Choi In-cheol decent, but Heidi felt like Mebo carried the vocals? Still good for idols!! Better than forcing equal parts and tanking quality with weak singers imo.
Oh but EverPlanet lol wtf they were nuts. Don't like idols much? Hate bad singers esp. But these guys? Legit.
Insanely handsome first off lol Fr, they were hot af even before singing, cracked up at their faces. All seven different vibes of handsome.
And the real deal: vocals!! Thought Go Eun-young would carry but everyone solid. Live while dancing barely shook, wild.
Oh yeah a cappella guy clip circulating? Heard it live and was shocked...... Recording didn't capture it, live was x10 better, like sucked you in?? Only saw him fr. No cap ㅇㅇ too good.
But that was a sound glitch right? lol Show made it look staged but 100% accident, sat front row knew lol Sound just died, he ad-libbed thru it.
Anyway super fun live, Jin Soo-hyun my hubby, EverPlanet did great. TLDR end.
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Comments (36)
- Whoa dude that was a sound accident??? And he just did that??
└ ㅇㅇㅇㅇ Insane ad-lib;;
└ Fr crazy, thought it was staged cuz so smooth.
└ Nah when backing cut everyone froze, staff panicked too. 100% accident but a cappella guy just sang live, sound fixed perfect timing then backing back ㅠ They agreed to edit as staged ig, no accident mention on air.
- Thought it was directed and was impressed, but it was accident handled on fly? Huge...... Timing on backing too perfect lol who wouldn't think staged.
└ Exactly lololol Thought directed for sure, whoa insane.
- So they hid the accident, edited as staged?? MBS smh ;;
└ Seems so ㅇㅇ...... Big 3 network, bad image if sound glitch out?
└ Then you ok posting this?? lololol MBS says delete?
└ Gotta delete then...
A post revealing EverPlanet's performance was actually ad-libbing from a sound accident.
But soon after,
[This post has been deleted by the author.]
It vanished, written off as just a rumor.