Chapter 456
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 456
[Ohhh, looks like the kids are all appearing on a lodging program together.]
Just as the reality lodging program, which had been loudly promoted for Kim Seong-hyeon’s fixed appearance, was entering its final stages of filming, news broke that The Dawn would be appearing as guests.
[I love how loyal they are.
└ LOL, Kim Seong-hyeon’s soul is probably leaving his body already.
└ Four "problem children" as guests... chuckles
└ It’s freaking hilarious how Seong Ji-won is now naturally included as one of the problem children LMAO]
[Title: I’m looking forward to Seong-hyeon’s solo show ㅋㅋ
Kim Seong-hyeon too... ㅋㅋ He’s just overshadowed by the others, but he’s not exactly an easygoing person himself...
└ ?? Why?
└ Did you see the clip where Kim Seong-hyeon briefly appeared in the video for WH’s new group, Estelle?]
On the official Nutube account of Estelle—the new boy group WH Entertainment was confidently pushing—a documentary titled ‘NEXT STEP’ had been released, showing the group’s debut behind-the-scenes. Kim Seong-hyeon had appeared in a scene where the members were crying in the practice room after receiving harsh criticism from trainers during a performance evaluation.
【Um... are you guys okay?】
【Yes, w-we’re okay...】
【Hmm... well, the teachers are right, so why don’t we all just get up and try it one more time?】
【Huh...?】
【...Wait, what?】
The clip of the juniors looking utterly dazed and bewildered by Kim Seong-hyeon’s words circulated on SNS and communities under the title, ‘He really is the leader of The Dawn.’
[Kim Seong-hyeon was literally Bob Ross in this broadcast.
"It’s easy, right?"
"Oh, why can’t you do it?"
└ LMAO
└ If you look closely, Kim Seong-hyeon is exactly like Ju Woo-seong, seriously XDDDD]
[According to a story Seong-hyeon shared later, he said his heart ached seeing the kids cry and he really wanted to comfort them & wanted them to do well, which makes it even funnier ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Well, for the past three years, all he’s faced are people with incredibly strong personalities ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Since none of his members cry after being scolded by teachers...
└ Who would cry? Seong Ji-won? ㅋㅋ
Kang Yi-chae? ;; ㅋㅋㅋ
Seo Ho-yun?? ;;; ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ For real, that’s an impossible sentence. "Seo Ho-yun crying after being scolded by a teacher" << ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Holy shit, even webnovels don't have that much character collapse.
└ True, even when Jeong Da-jun got scolded by the trainers, he might have screamed, but he never cried ㅋㅋㅋ]
The Dawn continued their busy schedule, but it would take several weeks for the filmed footage to air.
Consequently, the fans began to demand content.
[Ugh, can’t they serve us some killer self-produced content...
Those psychos would be so funny...]
[I miss my B-tier Daepasung days...]
[Let’s act according to our Billboard ‘status’ these days.
I will view the boys as artists. I won’t recklessly anthropomorphize them like in the old days and will treat them with respect as singers—OMG LOOK AT THAT, A RABBIT WEARING IN-EAR MONITORS, WHAT IN THE WORLD?!
└ Little bunny~ Listen to Seong-hyeon and be happy for a looooong time~
└ Noeuls are so good at finding their own content.
└ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
Then, a vlog featuring Jeong Da-jun holding a camcorder was uploaded to Nutube without warning.
“Hello, everyone!”
On the second day, he confidently declared he would show everyone how much he was enjoying New York. However, less than five minutes after the video started, Jeong Da-jun sat down on a bench with a lifeless face.
“...Maybe what I saw yesterday was enough?”
[This kid has somehow become ‘Kang Yi-chae-ified.’]
[People said Jeong Da-jun looks cold when he’s expressionless, and damn, he really does.]
[No, I’m serious. It’s just because he’s always smiling so brightly, but his natural vibe is actually quite cold.]
[What are you talking about, calling him a cold beauty? Our baby angel puppy is the definition of a warm-hearted visual.]
Unaware that his appearance would spark a bloody debate among fans over whether he was a ‘cold beauty’ or a ‘warm beauty,’ Jeong Da-jun let out a slow yawn.
After staring blankly at the scenery for a long while, he slunk back to the hotel. On the way, he ran into someone who recognized him and gave them an autograph.
As if it were the most natural thing in the world, Jeong Da-jun barged into the room of the leader, Kim Seong-hyeon. There, he found Kang Yi-chae and Seo Ho-yun sprawled on the sofa since they had no schedule, and he shoved the camcorder in their faces.
“Oh, hyungs!! You’re not going to your schedules today?!!”
[LOL, it looks like he’s running over with his tail wagging, so cute...
Shit, sorry, I’m moe-ifying them again like it’s second nature.
└ LOL, that’s one red card for you.]
“Hyung is tired today.”
“I’ll pass too....”
Seo Ho-yun and Kang Yi-chae waved their hands dismissively, telling the youngest to get out.
[Did Seo Ho-yun and Kang Yi-chae do some activity??]
[They look totally drained ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Did the two of them do a photo shoot or something?]
[I heard one of Kang Yi-chae’s interviews in the US got canceled ㅠㅠㅠ The haters swarmed him, and looking at him now, he definitely looks haggard.]
[Dammit... stay healthy...]
“Let’s play a balance game!”
Jeong Da-jun didn’t seem to care about his hyungs’ exhausted state at all as he stubbornly squeezed himself into a gap between their legs.
[The persistent baby pig.
└ Is he a pig or a puppy? Pick one.
└ A puggy...]
“First, Yi-chae hyung!! Playing a game on the same team as Ho-yun hyung vs. your game rank dropping by 2 levels.”
“Aren’t those the same thing?”
“Ah, true.”
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[LMAO, the maknaes are looking down on their hyung’s gaming skills ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
Seo Ho-yun lazily flopped onto the bed next to him, but Jeong Da-jun rushed over and shook him.
“Ho-yun hyung, if you went to a deserted island, who would you take with you!”
“I’d go alone.”
Seo Ho-yun, responding indifferently, closed his eyes completely. But Jeong Da-jun didn’t mind at all, lying face down next to him and chattering incessantly.
“Seriously, why is everyone in my room?”
“—I’ve been thinking about some self-produced content, and it’s a roleplay that crams in everything that’s trendy these days! Oh?! You’re here?!!!”
Jeong Da-jun, who had been rambling until the other members arrived, jumped up when he saw Kim Seong-hyeon and Seong Ji-won entering the room.
“Listen, listen, hyungs! It’s a dating show format where you organize mementos of an ex-lover, then fall into deep sadness and ride a kickboard! Then, you have a minor accident, lose your memory, and wake up at the beach! And while watching fireworks light up the night sky, you realize you were a king in your past life...! What do you think?! Isn’t the plot super exciting?!”
“I don’t want to do it.”
“Okay!”
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Okay! < ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[That was a fast submission ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
At Kim Seong-hyeon’s low, firm voice, Jeong Da-jun shut his mouth instantly. It seemed the commotion had subsided for a moment, but...
“...That sounds fun.”
“......”
The air became rowdy again at Seong Ji-won’s single comment.
Even Seo Ho-yun’s quiet eyebrows twitched. He soon opened his eyes and turned his face toward Seong Ji-won.
[LMAO, look at Seo Ho-yun’s face.]
[The coexistence of ‘Are you actually insane?’ and ‘But it’s Seong Ji-won’ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
“Hmm... filming this will be tiring, so should we skip today’s practice?”
“Who’s filming?”
At Seong Ji-won’s words, the members who had been lying down jumped up and huddled together to brainstorm the roleplay.
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Look at them all jumping up.]
[Seriously, you guys went all the way to America and you’re still practicing?
Seong Ji-won is freaking hardcore ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Da-jun, what are you writing?
‘A chaebol role who owns a 1-trillion won apartment and graduated early from the world’s top university at age 11’ < How are you supposed to act that?
└ LMAO, where is this 1-trillion won apartment even located?]
[No, more than that, ‘A childhood friend role who gazes longingly into space once every 5 seconds and says, “I’ll save this world for you”’—how the hell do you do that?]
[The acting level required of world-class idols is insane ㄷㄷ]
“Alright, alright. Let’s decide by drawing lots.”
Claiming it was for a fair selection of roles, they made slips of paper, put them in a tissue box, and shook it vigorously. A moment later, the screen went dark, and a title appeared.
【~Could a connection like this happen in New York? Get ready~】
Following that, the focus shook wildly as it captured Seong Ji-won fiddling with a wine glass. Sitting by the hotel window, Seong Ji-won was gazing intently at the New York nightscape.
【Seong Ji-won, a chaebol who owns a 1-trillion won apartment and graduated early from the world’s top university at age 11.】
“Sigh... all I have is this 1-trillion won apartment in New York....”
[Oh, holy shit ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Ji-won, please ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
He gave a bitter smile, saying his family hadn’t come to see him for years, and because of that, the only thing that filled him was money.
“Only this 711-year-old wine comforts me.”
[If it’s from the year 711, don’t drink it.]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ A biochemical weapon, this is killing me ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I’m dying, G1-ah.]
[Kang Yi-chae, who’s holding the camera, looks like he’s desperately clenching his teeth ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ But look at his hands trembling ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
The moment he opened the window with a faint smile, the phone in Seong Ji-won’s pants pocket vibrated.
[Wait, why is the phone ringing?]
[I’m already anxious.]
“Da-jun, what is it?”
After checking the caller ID and pressing the call button, Seong Ji-won put the phone on speaker and took another sip of wine.
[Ji-won!]
Jeong Da-jun’s voice was heard not only through the phone speaker but also echoing from outside the window. Startled, he looked down and saw Jeong Da-jun waving his hand vigorously toward Seong Ji-won from below.
【Jeong Da-jun, a man overflowing with the charm of a wild mustang, who gets around on a two-wheeled vehicle.】
[LMAO, what’s with him coming on a bicycle ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
Jeong Da-jun, who had rented a New York public bike, smiled brightly and spread his arms wide.
[What are you doing? Jump!]
[This is the 8th floor.]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ How are you going to catch Ji-won, Da-jun....]
[It’s annoying because I can tell exactly what the emotional point of the drama Jeong Da-jun watched was.
└ Jeong Da-jun loves the classics. Scarred Chaebol x Free-spirited Commoner.]
[This is crazy, my idol is directing Rapunzel.]
“Da-Da-jun...!”
Jeong Da-jun’s voice, shouting at the top of his lungs, “Blow away your complicated worries and leave everything to me this dawn, Babe~!”, came through the speakerphone.
[Sneakily inserting Level S2 lyrics.]
[Great promotion. He really has that music show MC experience.]
Kang Yi-chae, who was cackling, switched to the selfie cam and waved at Jeong Da-jun outside for a while before pointing the camera at Kim Seong-hyeon, who was on his phone in the corner of the room.
[Whoa, shit, you scared me. Seong-hyeon, why are you there? ;;]
[Seriously, I didn’t even notice. Why is that big guy over there ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Was this when Kim Seong-hyeon was sending Pop-Pops?
Wasn’t it around the time he said, ‘I really miss you guys’ << ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ I think so ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ We were touched, but it turns out it was an SOS signal from the leader.]
“Phew....”
Kim Seong-hyeon put his phone away, let out a sigh, and swept his hair back.
[Ooh, Seong-hyeon~ looking handsome.]
[Wow, I seriously, no joke, want to marry Kim Seong-hyeon. Someone tell me how, I’ll give you 1,000 points.]
[Forget points, you can take my internal organs, I just want to marry him.]
【‘A childhood friend who gazes longingly into space once every 5 seconds and says, “I’ll save this world for you.”’】
“I. Will. Save. This. World. For. You.”
[Canceled.]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Kang Yi-chae finally couldn’t take it and broke.
Where are you even pointing the camera, you punk ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
With a suppressed laugh, the screen tilted crookedly and fell over, catching a glimpse of Kang Yi-chae’s red hair. Then, it suddenly flipped to the selfie cam, and Seo Ho-yun appeared.
[Ah, the eternal bad boy has arrived.]
[The chaebol position appears.]
【The protagonist’s childhood friend who always takes on a supportive role.】
Seo Ho-yun covered his mouth and looked down, muttering.
“So... you were in a place like this.”
【The childhood friend who is frustrated by the protagonist, who is shy yet firm and can do anything.】
“Seong-hyeon. You don’t need to save the world for me....”
As his long eyelashes fluttered, Kim Seong-hyeon quickly lowered his head as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have.
[He’s even acting with his fluttering eyelashes.]
[Wait, where did the guy who said he didn’t want to do it go?
└ Is this really the same person from the Despicable Trial?
└ He must have really hated practicing.]
[Look at him immediately acting the moment he sees a chance to tease Kim Seong-hyeon.]
[Looking at it now, it seems Jeong Da-jun didn’t watch a K-drama, but a freaking killer anime.]
[What did he watch? Every anime from last year seems to be fermented in this ㄷㄷ]
Then, with a frown, he muttered, “I think it’d be better to just practice.” But Seo Ho-yun, acting as if he hadn’t heard a thing, maintained his expression, approached Kim Seong-hyeon, knelt on one knee, and slightly tilted his chin.
“Why is it? When I look at you, Seong-hyeon... I feel a sense of familiarity.”
“Because we’re in the same group.”
“You, who have been selected as an astronaut, will soon leave for that vast darkness... but....”
“I do want to go home.”
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah, Seong-hyeon ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
“I will look at that blue sky and think of you....”
“Sorry, but am I dead?”
[Seong-hyeon, are you a ‘T’?
└ LMAO ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
Seo Ho-yun locked eyes with him without any reaction. Kim Seong-hyeon’s face contorted as if he’d swallowed something bitter, but since 5 seconds had passed, he spat out, “I’ll save this world for you,” like he was rapping.
Then, suddenly, Seo Ho-yun’s hand slammed onto Kim Seong-hyeon’s right shoulder! He gripped it tight.
“I told you not to say things like that in front of other people!”
“Ack!”
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ That thudding sound ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Did Kim Seong-hyeon’s shoulder get dislocated? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[This is so annoying. How are you still promoting together without kicking him out, Seong-hyeon-ssi? ㄷㄷ Your patience is incredible.]
While the leader was covering his ears regardless of what Seo Ho-yun said, the youngest trotted into the hotel and presented Seong Ji-won with a huge bouquet of flowers he’d gotten from somewhere.
While Seong Ji-won was wiping his eyes in emotion, Kang Yi-chae, witnessing this, staggered as if in shock and collapsed onto the bed.
“How could you leave me behind...!”
[The reason Kim Seong-hyeon is the leader:
He doesn’t let the kids leave the group.
└ This explains everything.
└ He truly has a big heart.]
“I want to quit....”
[But the problem is Kim Seong-hyeon wants to leave.
└ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I’m laughing so hard I’m drooling ㅠㅠ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
As Kim Seong-hyeon muttered to himself while staring blankly at the scene, his life force drained, Seo Ho-yun approached and whispered softly.
“Let’s leave, to a place where it’s just the two of us....”
“......”
[Ah, Kim Seong-hyeon holding back his curses is so sexy ㅠㅠ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[The kids are the same as ever...]
[If they’re happy, it’s okay with me, haha.]
It was just as the self-produced content video, which the Noeuls had watched thinking it was Jeong Da-jun’s New York vlog, came to a complete end.
[Hey, I saw Ju Woo-seong and Cheong-beom ㄷㄷ]
Sightings of Ju Woo-seong began to pop up through private SNS accounts.
[Isn’t that the place where Kim Seong-hyeon is doing his lodging program?]
[Holy crap.]
[What kind of combination is this?????]
[Wait, are Ju-seong and Cheong-beom close? I thought Ju-seong didn’t have any friends besides Ho-gyong.]
[Maybe the filming locations just overlapped?]
The fans could never have known, but these were the members of the ‘Seo Ho-yun Bashing Group.’