Chapter 100
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 100
“Alright, everyone! Eyes on me! No dozing off!”
[Ah, Jeong Da-jun]
[Ah, the typical K-High Schooler]
[Ah]
[He’s way too immersed in the CSAT concept LOL]
The Noeuls watched with adoration as Jeong Da-jun, fully committed to his online instructor persona, repeatedly chirped phrases like “Uh—” and “To put it another way—” while pointing at the board. Meanwhile, the older members, standing around with their hands in their pockets, muttered in disbelief.
“Why an online lecture concept?”
“Leave him be. How would Jeong Da-jun know anything about 1980s America? At most, he’s seen a few movies. Besides, he’s actually studying for the CSAT these days.”
“Isn’t he just obsessed with mimicking those star instructors?”
Despite their grumbling, the youngest, Jeong Da-jun, remained steadfast. He pushed up his glasses with one finger and frantically circled words on the chalkboard, clearly having studied how the pros did it.
“So today, we shall be organizing the latest info on the members of The Dawn!”
“……”
“Because I’m sure there are people who want this!! …Probably? …I believe they exist somewhere?”
“Who is this even for…?”
Seo Ho-yun, who was already exhausted thanks to Min Ji-heon, looked even more detached from reality than usual. On the other hand, Kang Yi-chae had taken a liking to Da-jun’s concept and was hunched over a notebook, pretending to take diligent notes.
“First, what kind of people are the members of The Dawn?!”
Da-jun scribbled the members' information onto the board with sudden, frantic energy.
[Kim Seong-hyeon (23) Leader/Main Dancer: Black hair, refreshing handsome guy, hidden double eyelids, sharp nose, thick eyebrows, has dimples.
Seo Ho-yun (23) Sub-Vocal: Black hair, innocent but cold handsome guy, looks sensitive. Looks quite kind when he smiles (scary).
Seong Ji-won (23) Main Vocal: Brown hair, innocent and warm handsome guy, soft and calm impression, has a mole on the bridge of his nose.
Kang Yi-chae (21) Rapper: Faded red hair (currently grapefruit color), sharp eyes, thin lips. When he’s expressionless, he looks like someone you’d want to avoid by looking down and walking past quickly.
Jeong Da-jun (19) Sub-Dancer: No words needed. A dazzlingly handsome man.]
“……What is this?”
[LOL Da-jun, why are you writing this?
└ Exactly, we can just see it by looking at them]
[My hands and feet are curling from the cringe, help]
[But it looks like he just summarized the TreeWiki notes
(Except for his own)
└ Let me write it for him:
Bleached brown hair, puppy-like face, plump lips, slightly drooping eyes!!!]
Everyone stared blankly at the board. While Kang Yi-chae and Jeong Da-jun giggled through a little skit—Yi-chae barking “Eyes down!” and Da-jun chirping “Yes, sir!”—Seo Ho-yun crossed his arms and leaned back until his chair let out a sharp creak.
“Your handwriting is pretty good.”
“Of course it is!”
“Wow…. You’ve really been studying hard lately.”
Despite the teasing from his hyungs, Jeong Da-jun remained unshakeable. Kim Seong-hyeon, looking exasperated, finally interjected.
“What’s with the ‘dazzlingly handsome man’?”
“I’m just being confident?”
Da-jun tried to move on to organizing their birthdays next, but Seo Ho-yun cut him off, disgusted by the waste of time on things people could just find on the internet.
[Guys, just look at TreeWiki
└ Leave him alone, Da-jun is having fun]
“Hmph.”
Da-jun snorted and pouted, but seemingly satisfied, he pulled a stack of papers from the lectern.
“I will now read the self-reported surveys you filled out in advance. First, Mr. Seo Ho-yun.”
“…Yes.”
“For the question ‘Do you think you are kind?’, you shamelessly chose ‘YES’…. Where did you leave your conscience?”
“Why? It’s the truth.”
A chorus of boos erupted. Even the gentle Seong Ji-won stared at Seo Ho-yun with a faint, lingering smile. Despite the pressure, Seo Ho-yun didn’t budge on his answer. Da-jun continued reading the rest of the entries.
“For the person you think is the most handsome in The Dawn, you chose Mr. Seong Ji-won.”
“Oh? Really?”
Seong Ji-won smiled bashfully.
[Whoa]
[But honestly
I agree
Seo Ho-yun has good taste]
“Huh?! Why didn’t you pick your cute main rapper?”
“What?”
Kang Yi-chae stood up in protest, but Seo Ho-yun merely raised an eyebrow in disdain. He pointed behind him.
“Go look in a mirror next to Seong Ji-won.”
[A skeleton CG just popped up next to Kang Yi-chae, help]
[LMAO I thought he was holding back lately, but he’s still got no chill]
“Wow, this hyung is unbelievable.”
“Be quiet. You picked yourself, didn’t you?”
Yi-chae threw a fit, but Da-jun—who firmly believed he was the most handsome—shamelessly muttered, “Didn’t he just pick the kindest person?” before moving on to the rest of the survey. The Noeuls were incredibly grateful to Da-jun for providing such precious content.
[Kim Seong-hyeon’s most confident body part:
His legs.
F*, that’s annoying because it’s true!!!]
[Ji-won hesitating... hesitating... then confessing he hates Pine Bud Drink
└ LOL
└ Seo Ho-yun is standing next to him looking awkward like, 'Uh... I don't really drink it much anymore either...']
[Kang Yi-chae exposing that Jeong Da-jun fell asleep under his covers while listening to an online lecture at 3x speed]
It was pure chaos. The "High School" vibe was gone, replaced by the members bickering at the top of their lungs while Kim Seong-hyeon looked exhausted from trying to mediate. Lee Ji-hyeon sighed and sent in a new directive.
Seeing the signal, Jeong Da-jun quickly smoothed his messy bleached hair and spoke with regained composure.
“Ahem…. Now we all know each other better, right?”
“I’d rather just keep fighting.”
Da-jun ignored him.
“To understand each other even more deeply…. We will now swap roles!!”
He dropped the bombshell.
[????]
While the Noeuls filled the chat with question marks, a small graphic appeared on the screen.
[Role Reversal ♡
Seo Ho-yun → Seong Ji-won
Seong Ji-won → Kang Yi-chae
Kang Yi-chae → Seo Ho-yun
Jeong Da-jun → Kim Seong-hyeon
Kim Seong-hyeon → Jeong Da-jun
You must act according to your interpretation of the character!
!Caution! This is a Laughter Suppression Challenge.
Noeuls, try the challenge with us! ♡]
[???????]
[What, what
Is this for real?]
[You mean they’re acting as each other??
└ Looks like it??]
After a brief pause, the screen went dark. Then, as if determined to stick to the 1980s concept despite the earlier derailment, a low-quality video of an American-style campus appeared.
The BGM was Will you go to Prom with me?… and the screen transitioned in the exact same way as the fan song music video.
—Vroom, vroom…
A motorcycle engine cutting off appeared on screen. One would expect it to be the usual Kang Yi-chae, but the camera slowly panned up from a pair of long legs.
[Wait, is that Kang Yi-chae?]
[Huh? The intro is exactly like the fan song]
Then, the man in the rider jacket took off his helmet.
“Sigh…….”
It was Seong Ji-won.
No matter how much he tried to act like a delinquent, the ever-proper Seong Ji-won brushed back his hair and spoke in a crystal-clear voice.
“The cutie main rapper has arrived.”
[Will you go to Prom with me! (Say Yes!)]
[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]
[I failed the laughter challenge immediately]
[Is this what it’s gonna be? I’m dying. Don’t put the highlight of the BGM there!]
[I’m watching this in public and I’m biting my lip so hard, Ji-won-ah! LOL]
Regardless of whether the Noeuls were losing it, Seong Ji-won walked on with the helmet tucked under his arm. In the hallway, Seo Ho-yun, dressed in a neat school uniform, was taking books out of a locker.
Seong Ji-won approached with awkward, robotic movements and slammed his hand against the locker! Thud!
“Ji-won hyung, hi.”
“Oh, hi, Yi-chae.”
Despite Seong Ji-won’s stiff acting, Seo Ho-yun—the "acting idol" who had been grilled by Min Ji-heon’s ad-libs—played along perfectly.
Seeing Seo Ho-yun brush back his hair with a gentle smile, Seong Ji-won’s pupils shook slightly.
“Yi-chae, have you been practicing your rap?”
“Want me to show you?”
“No, that’s okay. I don’t particularly want to see it.”
“Yes. In. Front. Of. You. I. Want. To. Do. Ir-ra-tion-al. Things.”
While Seong Ji-won stubbornly mimicked Kang Yi-chae’s rap parts with a staccato delivery, Seo Ho-yun simply watched him with a faint, serene smile.
[How is Seo Ho-yun not laughing at this?]
[He’s so shameless
Seong Ji-won’s gestures are perfect
He’s mimicking that shy smile so well]
[Wow, he’s a good actor. I’m so hyped for the first episode of Campus Thrill Love]
“I. Want. To. Hold. You. Pas-sion-ate-ly. And. Pour. Out. Those. Kinds. Of. Words.”
While the Noeuls buzzed, Seong Ji-won rapped his way into the distance.
Maintaining his poker face, Seo Ho-yun pointlessly put back the book he had just taken out. That’s when Kang Yi-chae appeared.
“Baby bunny Ho-u Ho-u is here.”
“……”
Seo Ho-yun’s expression almost crumbled for a second.
Kang Yi-chae curled his lips into Seo Ho-yun’s signature threatening smile and leaned against the locker with his arms crossed.
But Seo Ho-yun wasn’t about to just take it.
“Hi, Ho-yun. Do you want to go practice with Yi-chae? His game tier got demoted recently.”
“No. Seong Ji-won…. I have a concern.”
“…What is it?”
Under Seo Ho-yun’s slightly uneasy gaze, Kang Yi-chae lowered his long eyelashes.
“I’m serious because I was born too pretty….”
[Ah]
[Yi-chae, do you have a death wish today?]
[LOL Seo Ho-yun is fuming]
“Hmph, hmph.”
“……Ho-yun-ah.”
Just as the Noeuls said, Seo Ho-yun was momentarily enraged, but he answered through gritted teeth. However, Kang Yi-chae, mimicking Ho-yun’s eyebrow twitch, showed no signs of stopping.
“What. So. What. Why. Are you jealous because I was born pretty?”
“…Ho-yun doesn’t talk like that.”
“Whatever.”
“Hey, stop it. Just stop. Kang Yi-chae, your character analysis is a failure. I don’t treat Seong Ji-won like that.”
Seo Ho-yun gave up on acting like Seong Ji-won and spoke with gritted teeth, but Kang Yi-chae only smirked with one corner of his mouth.
The problem was…
“So what? Go watch TV.”
…Kang Yi-chae knew Seo Ho-yun too well. Having perfectly mimicked Seo Ho-yun, Kang Yi-chae ignored whoever was fuming behind him and walked away with a sassy flick of his head.
A caption appeared next to him.
[Seo Ho-yun: Failed Laughter Suppression X, Failed Anger Suppression ○]
[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]
While the broken rap-robot Seong Ji-won and the furious baby bunny Ho-u Ho-u failed the mysterious challenge… Kang Yi-chae strode into a classroom. He saw Jeong Da-jun and Kim Seong-hyeon talking.
Jeong Da-jun was cleaning the classroom while nagging incessantly.
“Jeong Da-jun, didn’t I tell you to take your vitamins earlier? Are you only eating snacks?”
“……”
While Da-jun was doing a decent job acting as the "father" of The Dawn, Kim Seong-hyeon, the one with his legs stretched out, looked incredibly troubled and lost.
It was because he couldn’t act.
“Please stop bouncing around, Jeong Da-jun.”
Kang Yi-chae, who entered the classroom with low expectations (still acting like Seo Ho-yun), watched them. Then, Kim Seong-hyeon opened his mouth.
“…Boing boing.”
[LOLOLOLOLOL F* LMAO]
[Is he saying 'boing boing' because Da-jun is bouncy?? Hey, is this even acting??]
“Pfft….”
Even Kang Yi-chae, who had been doing so well, almost broke. He gritted his teeth and wiped his face, barely holding it in. Seeing this, Jeong Da-jun narrowed his eyes and sat down just like Kim Seong-hyeon.
“Da-jun-ah…. Let’s do this right, okay?”
“……”
“Where’s your answer?”
“…Yes, Hyung-hyung.”
“Pffft-hahahaha….”
[LOL Hyung-hyung = Hyung-ie?? LOL]
[Hey, just adding an 'ng' sound doesn't make you Jeong Da-jun LOL]
[Kang Yi-chae, you failed. Just give up.]
“I’m done… Pfft….”
[Kang Yi-chae: Failed Laughter Suppression Challenge!]
Kang Yi-chae, who seemed like he would survive until the end, collapsed unexpectedly fast. Even as Yi-chae gave up and buried his face on a desk, half-sobbing with laughter, Da-jun continued to nag Kim Seong-hyeon.
In response, Kim Seong-hyeon only gave disgruntled replies like “Yessie-yessie” and “I got it-ie.”
In the end, when all the members of The Dawn gathered—.
“I. Want. To. Look. Good. To. You.”
“Kang Yi-chae, you better get over here right now.”
“Ack! I’m sorry! Aack!”
“Boing boing…….”
—It was pure pandemonium.
[Jeong Da-jun held it together even when seeing Kim Seong-hyeon mimic him, but he lost it when Seong Ji-won walked in rapping at the end
└ He had no choice
How can anyone resist Ji-won’s staccato?
Seo Ho-yun is the amazing one here]
[Seo Ho-yun finally grabbed Kang Yi-chae by the collar
└ Even then, Yi-chae was being a brat like, 'Okay, okay, don't be mad, I'll give you a carrot' LOL
└ Man, I’d have smacked him too if I were Seo Ho-yun LOL]
Ultimately, the winner of the self-produced content's laughter challenge… went to Kim Seong-hyeon, who had spent the entire time muttering "boing boing" out of sheer exhaustion.
“…Yes, thank you.”
Despite receiving a fake gold-plated necklace for his "victory," Kim Seong-hyeon muttered dejectedly.
“…So, who was this for again?”
Well, the reaction to the content was good, so what did it matter…?
For the first time that day, Seo Ho-yun thought about ditching his members and running back to the drama set as fast as possible.