The Toxic Member Is Back! Chapter 177
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From the moment Jin Dasol turned on his Outgram live, TOJ’s first self-produced content couldn’t help but become a hot topic on social media and in online communities.
For one thing, it was coming out a little later than other idols’ did, and for another, their filming partner was who it was.
[Whoa, did anyone see Jin Dasol’s live? TOJ really are from the Mude survival show, even their first self-produced content is no joke. They just invite their own mentor as a guest right from the start lolololol]
[⎿Seriously; their guts are insane. If it were me, I’d get survival show PTSD and wouldn’t even want to see his face…]
[Since they’re filming with dancers, it’s obviously dance content, right? Guess they’re taking a casual route like SLDX]
[⎿Honestly, I’m into it. Lately there’s been a serious drought of idol content you can watch lightly in around 20 minutes]
[⎿The good part: TOJ is handsome, the JDS crew members are handsome, there’s just a ton of handsome]
After the nonstop storm of the survival show and debut promotions came to an end, the TOJ boards in various communities and the tags on social media, which had briefly entered a lull, became lively once more.
When people at the center of an issue do something, people can’t help but talk.
And it is through that talk that they can be imprinted in people’s memories.
For that reason, too, everyone went wild over self-produced content.
Anyway, right after it became known that TOJ’s first self-produced content would be filmed together with the JDS Crew.
Most people’s reactions were, honestly…
Quite negative.
[I Like British Men @logaaaanUKUK
Hm? lolololol Hm? lolololol
Dance content? And with another dance crew at that?
Wow, AG has seriously lost its touch… If they were going to rush it together, they could at least not make it obvious]
[⎿Don’t let a big account ride the negative flow]
[⎿I guess it must be nice that your fave is good at dancing haha. Yep!]
[No, okay, let’s say all that is fine. Even then, isn’t it kind of funny to invite guests starting from the very first self-produced content?]
[⎿That’s true. Usually the first one is just filmed with the members. That’s basically the rule]
[⎿Doesn’t this just mean the members aren’t that close with each other lololol Ah, the discord rumors are about to get hot again]
[TOJ: Idols who, from the very start of their debut, can’t create stories among themselves. Idols who’ll go wrong if they can’t wedge themselves into other people’s chemistry]
[⎿Stop beating them up, seriously. The kids are going to sob]
[⎿But it’s true ㅠㅠ The limits of survival show idols…]
No, correction.
There was almost nothing good being said.
Some Xenias were disappointed that after waiting so long, all they were getting was dance content, while people who didn’t care much about TOJ and liked running their mouths about useless things were busy cackling as they threw those Xenias’ reactions onto the hot plate.
Ah, people weak to visual things.
[AG Trading Company @HARDWARE_store
I’m so, so excited for their self-produced content ㅠㅠ AG’s ace makes a flashy entrance, enters while smashing self-produced content, enters while destroying TOJ’s self-produced content playlist]
[⎿The forced hype is insane, tone it down ;; Do you not know how fans of the other members feel? lololol]
Other big accounts, thinking the situation didn’t seem to be going very well, tried to change the mood, but it wasn’t enough.
To begin with, TOJ was a team where individual fans were stronger compared to other groups, so breaking through that atmosphere easily was difficult. It couldn’t be helped.
Because of that, even though it was the joyous occasion of their idol’s first self-produced content being released, Xenias had no choice but to wait with rather worried faces.
What if the reaction was bad?
What if that affected the next repackage promotions?
What if TOJ didn’t do well going forward?
However.
The most noticeably spreading negative flow since TOJ’s debut disappeared exactly one week later.
[ Ep.0 ‘Pilot’ ]
On the day the number 1 appeared in the self-produced content playlist on TOJ’s Witube channel.
No matter what the people with negative opinions said, no matter how great the Xenias’ worries were.
TOJ’s first self-produced content, which was made up of thirty minutes, was…
- “Yuchan hyuuung! That’s not it! When did I ever dance like that?!”
- “What are you talking about, Hwaseong? I danced it exactly right. You moved your head like this too!”
- “What I did was isolation! What you’re doing right now is just nodding your head really fast!”
- “—Correct! Sledix’s Psyche Tunnel!”
- “No way, he got that right!! Ah, Yongyong hyung, if you do that, what does that make me?!”
- “Hey, hey. We’re screwed. TOJ is funnier than us…!”
- “Are you stupid? We’re dancers. Being funny isn’t our job.”
- “Hey, TOJ aren’t comedians either, they’re idols!”
Because it was funny.
[????? What is this what is this what is this]
[Ah lolololololol all the bastards who went around saying TOJ weren’t close at all and were boring, get over here. I polished the crowbar]
[Please, I’ve been rewatching this 30-minute video for two hours now. Is this a promotion period or a hiatus period?]
[When I saw the JDS Crew people’s eyes go wide, my eyes went wide too. I didn’t know our oppas were this funny either]
[Trust Bang Yuchan and Get Into College @BangbangYourchan
They say TOJ are geniuses at self-produced content… I’m already losing my mind because it’s so fun, but they say this is only the pilot… Blow the fanfare, Bang Yuchan oppa, open your dance class immediately]
Kim Chunyong’s judgment—that no matter who filmed and uploaded what kind of content, it needed to have appropriate fun and viewing points—was exactly right.
Fun becomes a point of favorability.
It remains in people’s memories.
Because of that, the first five minutes showing TOJ’s worries about their self-produced content, and the roughly fifteen minutes of relay dance quizzes with the JDS Crew.
Then the ten minutes afterward, when they huddled together and shared a Jin Dasol story, became something people would talk about for a long time.
- “…….”
- “No, seriously, what are we going to do about our first self-produced content? How does it make sense that everyone on the content team is going overseas? Uwaaah, please!”
- “With… the people… who remain, and… just us… doing it well… I’m… worried….”
—The entire content & editing team, bowing their heads—>
To begin with, the sense of the content team part-timers, who laid down from the start that “this self-produced content was filmed somewhat hastily, and because of that, it may be a little lacking.”
- “This isn’t something you can do just by dancing well! Im Seungho over there only memorizes dances well and can’t memorize song titles…!”
- “Ahem. That’s why I dropped out of school and became a dancer.”
- “Is that something to brag about? Damn it, order! Change the order! Dasol hyung chance! This is the last question anyway!”
- “You… idiots….”
The laughter that came from the irony of the JDS Crew not putting on airs as high-ego dancers and dancing for their goal of “recruiting a non-regular member,” only to ultimately fail to answer the questions.
- “Wait, what song is this…? Ah, the choreography…”
- “God, Jaeha hyung. Our time is ticking! If you hesitate any longer, there won’t be time to dance!”
- “Um… Logan. Sorry, but this song… did you choose it? Even our members probably wouldn’t know a British nursery rhyme…”
- “Huh? Wasn’t this a song everyone knows?”
- “Whoa, we’re doomed!”
- “Logan hyung… that’s too much….”
TOJ’s foolish side, where they solemnly chose a song to counter the JDS Crew’s dancing skills, only to trip themselves up with it.
- “—Correct! Correct! Stupit Boy Ever by senior artist Billy!”
- “No, Billy’s new song only came out four days ago. How on earth does Chunchun know that?”
And in the midst of it all, Kim Chunyong’s hard carry and passion, with his eyes half flipped from his determination to make this self-produced content succeed no matter what.
On top of that, the finishing touch was none other than the story of their wish coupon, only revealed after the relay dance quiz ended, and the “Jin Dasol story.”
Not a candid story.
A “Jin Dasol” story.
- “So, we got seven questions right, and the JDS Crew got six.”
- “If Chunyong hadn’t gotten three whole questions right, we probably would have lost a member….”
- “Um, I have a question. That wish about wanting to take Chunyong hyung as a non-regular member… was that real?”
- “I clearly… said it from…
- “Chunyong. Thank goodness we really won…! Right now, you protected our group with your own hands!”
- “Haha, Yuchan hyung. My back’s stinging a little because of the way the crew members are looking at me… Can we talk later?”
How TOJ ended up filming their first self-produced content not just among themselves, but with the JDS Crew.
And why the JDS Crew had clung so passionately to the relay dance quiz.
At the same time, why Jin Dasol had continuously shown interest in and respect for TOJ.
The sight of them calmly explaining all of that, then ending by applauding themselves for doing their best despite their inexperience.
The next reaction from those who watched TOJ’s first self-produced content naturally came down to one thing.
Ah, so this is why it came out a little late.
So this is why they ended up filming this kind of content.
Jin Dasol’s interest in Kim Chunyong that he showed on broadcast was real.
…
So when’s the next one?
[So when is this coming out again? There’s no separate preview, so I’m really curious]
[⎿Didn’t you watch until the end? It says at the end that this is a pilot lololol It’ll probably come out properly once the repack promotions start ㅠ I hope they choose some kind of concept and do it, like Serenia’s Find the Witch]
[⎿I watched it ㅡㅡ So I’m asking when the repack is coming out]
Managing the hiatus period well was essential for idols who prepared a new album every quarter.
Because of that, TOJ’s first self-produced content, which soothed the hearts of fans suffering from a lack of content while also showing that “we are close enough and friendly enough,” and captured both entertainment value and buzzworthiness…
[ Ep.0 ‘Pilot’ Views: 548,762 ]
Apart from how urgent it had been, it looked good enough to be called a green light for preparations for the repackage album.
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And so, after the successful self-produced content patch job had even finished being uploaded.
[Neulbom Mir @NBML__0412
While my account was frozen, Chunyong had a huge performance in the self-produced content…? And I only saw it after missing that flow? Because I was busy? Just because I was busy??]
[Neulbom Mir @NBML__0412
I swear that from now on I will never neglect social media. I will live holding my phone 24/7]
“…
Phew.”
Our Kim Chunyong was finally looking at the social media posts of Neulbom Mir, who had returned after breaking the silence, and letting out a sigh of relief.
‘Phew… I was worried because Neulbom Mir noona seemed to be posting a lot less during the hiatus than before… She was just busy.’
Unlike the things where he could coordinate the situation and make efforts, there was nothing he could do about fans’ hearts except work hard.
As a result, Kim Chunyong had worked hard and produced decent self-produced content, and in that process, Neulbom Mir had returned.
Even if it was a case of two people dreaming different dreams while neither knew anything, as long as the result was good, that was enough.
‘Neulbom Mir noona came back too, and the reaction to the self-produced content is decent. Dasol-ssem was disappointed, but our relationship with the JDS Crew got better too… Then there’s only one thing left.’
Lying sprawled on his bed, counting one by one on his fingers the things he had resolved, Kim Chunyong’s sharp eyes flashed.
No matter how important all of this was, in the end, it all came down to one purpose.
TOJ, and Kim Chunyong.
What he had to do to achieve the sudden missions and main goal from X, whose messages had decreased lately, perhaps because it was sulking over Kim Chunyong’s recent performances without its help.
——.
“Huh? …
Director Mun? Why is he suddenly messaging me at this hour….”
And right then.
[They say an old fart is coming to tomorrow’s jacket shoot, so conduct yourself well
I’m texting because you seemed the most concerned about it, Chunyong!]
A message reminding Kim Chunyong of exactly that arrived.