The Villainous Member Has Returned! Chapter 200* * *
A small room in a gosiwon with the upper part of the wall open, completely devoid of any privacy protection.
In the room filled with the dusk of evening, the only thing shining was a desktop glowing blue.
The desktop, equipped with two monitors, was playing multiple videos simultaneously.
Click—A hand adorned with a thin silver thread ring moved this way and that, turning up the volumes of the videos in turn.
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Including the self-produced content of currently popular idols....
- "Many fans are disappointed that Yebin is stepping down from the radio hosting like this. Is it because you have other activity schedules? If there is anything you can tell us, please do."
- "Haha, nothing has been set in detail yet. I personally wanted to try a new challenge, so I participated in a sort of semi-audition run by the PD-nim of a program I usually enjoyed watching. They're planning a new program, and I was really interested in it."
- "Oh my, a program that Yebin is interested in. I'm really curious? If you could at least tell us that PD-nim's surname?"
- "Hmm... Joo?"
An interview with a fairly veteran singer.
- "Yes! We've seen the image transformation of emotional vocalist Teo, and the new song of project band 'Marching Summer.' As expected, the comeback stage beloved by countless singers is Music Music Days!"
- "Of course. Is it only the comeback stage? The goodbye stage is always MuMuDay too! Waiting in the wings is the stage of Sladix, who are concluding promotions for their regular album 'Dream Within a Dream' today!"
- "Ahh, it's such a shame. But we shouldn't be sad with happy stages ahead, right?"
- "That's right. Before Sladix's goodbye stage, following Music Days' daughter Serenia, it's Music Days' son! The stage of the group that is the talk of the town is waiting."
- "Ah, a group I'm really a fan of! Without further ado, shall we meet them right away? A stage that draws exclamations naturally! Target of Xenon, T.O.Z's 'W.o.W'!"
On top of that, even the OTT window streaming 'Music Music Days' live.
"......"
Crouched in front of the monitor where information poured out like a mountain, the figure that had been moving its hands quickly flinched at the word 'T.O.Z.'
As if that was the only thing it had been waiting for.
Click—The various videos playing on the monitors were turned off by the swiftly moving mouse, and only two remained.
The OTT screen streaming Music Music Days live, and the self-produced content of T.O.Z posted on WTube a few days ago.
In the two videos displayed side by side, the same people slowly began to appear.
- Somewhere, where you choose
I already know, that it'll be more than good
Somewhere, where you talk
- "Haha, the first self-produced content we filmed with the JDS Crew... we filmed it so hectically that honestly, it didn't really feel like the first one. We couldn't even properly introduce our members and all."
The intro of 'W.
o.
W,' and Son Jaeha, who decorated the beginning of the self-produced content.
His face, which used hazy, airy black hair like ink mixed with half water as his identity, was the same both on stage and in self-produced content.
- Each and every step is sweet
Walk on waltz, Walk on water
- "So I guess this will be our proper first greeting. It's a bit embarrassing since we've already released a repackage album, but... Xenias, hello? I'm Son Jaeha, the leader of T.O.Z. I'll be hosting the first episode of T.O.Z's self-produced content, 'Ready to W.
o.
W.'"
His softly sculpted features sparkled brightly, serious with a sense of responsibility.
Even while so, he firmly stuck on his face the sticker that fans often used as an emoticon saying 'it looks like Jaeha.'
The people that followed were the same.
- We don't need liquor at all
Quicker, Quicker, just raise the tempo more
Escaping isn't even hard
Maybe this is my nature
- "Uwaa! Hello. I'm T.O.Z's representative cutie, Ji Hwaseong. To think we're really filming self-produced content... no, we did film some before! I don't know, should I say the mindset is a bit different this time? It feels like we've really become idols?"
Ji Hwaseong, who as always possessed quick wits and sense, reading the self-produced content team's intentions and preparing for unexpected situations on stage.
- Everywhere, where you go
Honestly I don't know, before you tell me
So please, Tell me where
- "I'm T.O.Z's maknae, Jang Siwoo... oh my, proper con... tent is my first time, so I'm really nervous. I heard we'll play games today, and we'll get to know what kind of filming we'll do going forward. I'm looking forward to it."
Sensitive, delicate, intricate.
Jang Siwoo, who was moderately shy both on stage and in self-produced content, yet proved why he had been famed among the trainees.
- Even a ridiculous place is fine
You Already know I’ll like it
Seriously, Whatever you talk
We're walking together, so I‘ll ask
Where are we going next?
- "Holy, hello. It's Logan, Logan Lee. I came from Liverpool, England, and I'm 19 in Korean age. ...Oh my god. Right. I almost forgot! It's T.O.Z!"
Logan Lee, who showed off flashy song delivery as if proving he was the one who made this song, and displayed a bright and lively appearance befitting the saying 'geniuses are wacky.'
- Oh, Oh, Oh, Walk on, Walk on!
The next episode too
Oh, Oh, Oh, Walk on, Walk on!
Perfectly until the epilogue
- "Whew, it's a bit embarrassing doing this when we've even released a repackage album. But you know, at school you do new self-introductions every new semester. ...Hello! I'm T.O.Z's oldest hyung, Bang Yuchan!"
Bang Yuchan, who boasted a booming, resonant vocal power and a refreshing, cool impression, as if the skill that had gotten him into Korean University's applied music department through a crazy competition rate hadn't gone anywhere.
Both the OTT service live broadcast chat window and the WTube self-produced content comments sent fervent reactions toward them.
[After watching the relay dance and this, my life's just dyed by T.O.Z. I just go around calling them my daughters, mommy, mommy]
[⎿It's not just you, GC-nim, everyone here is like that]
[The face stickers on the kids, it's really an endless stream of being moved. I guess they stick them on stage too because fans liked them…]
[⎿Did they stick them elsewhere too? Where?]
[⎿⎿They came out with them on in everything—the relay dance teaser,
-relay dance main video
-self-produced content, all of it. Seeing how the placement changes slightly each time, I guess they stuck them back on whenever they fell off…]
[Yep yep, I'll keep doing T.O.Z. I'll go stream even while watching the live broadcast]
[⎿You take care of streaming, I'll handle the music video views]
[⎿⎿Are you idiots? You can just do all of it;;]
"......."
The hands of the one sitting in front of the desktop in the gosiwon room, watching all of this, suddenly moved faster.
Aside from the monitor where the videos were playing, an online search window appeared on the other monitor.
Click—[Search: Targeting Star]
[Search: Ryu Wei]
[Search: T.O.Z Ryu Wei]
Though countless pieces of information came up from the two search terms, the hands didn't stop.
Click—if anything, the speed picked up and grew faster.
Click—the hand that had been struggling in the waves of the internet several times finally stopped, entering a new search term after hesitation....
- Oh, Oh, Oh, Walk on, Walk on!
The next episode too
Oh, Oh, Oh, Walk on, Walk on!
Perfectly until the epilogue
The moment the dance break of 'W.
o.
W' began, and red hair flickered in the self-produced content.
The only moving hand in the room stopped, and the pupils rolled quickly.
"...Ha."
A low sigh echoed in the soundproof-less gosiwon room.
At the same time, on the monitor, Mun Yunha grumbled 'Why are you making a fuss sticking things like stickers on your faces without my permission,' while the hem of his jacket drew a circle as if inspired.
♪♩♬♪—Steps that tread lightly as if the smooth stage floor were made of clouds.
Arm movements adapted from krump, arranged slightly in a way that best showcased his and the members' strengths.
Joints that moved intensely as if they would snap at any moment, yet were also being used thoroughly to subdivide the beat.
The one dancing like crazy on stage was smiling brightly in the self-produced content video.
Happily, with a face and movements that the person in the gosiwon room had never seen.
- "Haha... It feels like it's been a while since I greeted you like this. Hello. Spring Chun! Yong yong! I'm Kim Chunyong of T.O.Z! To think it's our group's official self-produced content. I'm really happy."
- "...I've always, truly dreamed of this. The moment where I do my best at what I can do."
And more desperately than anyone.
[Reconnecting to Wi-Fi...]
Perhaps because it was taking in so many videos and information at once, the overloaded desktop froze for a moment.
T.O.Z's 'W.o.W' live broadcast stage filled with all sorts of passion, and the self-produced content too, all of it.
The only thing left intact was a single search window that had failed to obtain any information from the earlier search.
[Search: Idol Rex]
The evening dusk had completely faded, and pitch darkness covered the room.
For a long time like that.
The gaze fixed on the screen waited a long time for new information to be uploaded.
The speed of his quivering legs grew faster.
Again, he bit down on the nails of the hand wearing the thin ring with clicking sounds.
Pop—like that, again.
- "...The winner of this week's #1, combining all these scores!"
The female MC on the restarted Music Music Days live broadcast screen raised her voice with an expression mixed with surprise and wonder.
- "...T, T.O.Z's 'W.o.W'! Congratulations! Congratulations on your first #1!"
With a popping sound, confetti filled the screen, and the eyes of the T.O.Z members went wide as if they had never imagined such a moment.
Everyone was equally unable to predict it.
Because it was a fact that even someone who knew the future, and had prepared like death because he knew, could not be sure of.
- "C, CEO Do Jaechan, thank you so much. To the
The pupils went behind Son Jaeha, who was pouring out a perfect acceptance speech while his hands trembled.
Toward the person with wine-colored bangs looking into the distance with an emotion unknown to anyone.
"...So much has changed."
A low voice echoed in the room.
That breath and voice reached the daily calendar plastered on the wall, covered in bright red.
It was the day when Kim Chunyong, who had returned from the worst future, seized his first music show win through desperate effort....
It was a day of transition, a day when everything met a new phase.