Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 174



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| Episode 174. Discussion (3)

“You were the one who stole Kang Ki-yeon’s pillow when he went to do farm work, right?”

“Is that you?”

Kang Ki-yeon, who had been listening quietly, opened his eyes wide. It seems he had a hard time sleeping without a pillow back then.

Lee Cheong-hyeon opened his eyes wide.

“When did you see that again?!”

“Do you think there’s anything I don’t know about this team?”

Kim Yi-wol was confident. He was so confident that I thought the only thing he didn’t know was the last digits of the members’ resident registration numbers.

“It seems like the game just won’t end.”

“Are you only looking for each other’s weaknesses… … ?”

Jeong Seong-bin and Choi Je-ho surprised each other in different ways. Either way, the fans were excited.

“I really didn’t want to get into this.”

Lee Cheong-hyeon placed his hands on both of his waists. He felt a sense of solemnity.

“brother.”

“huh.”

The two men’s gazes exchanged leisurely.

This combination visual is really good. Thinking that way, Won Chae-hee pressed the video recording button.

“Hyung, did you save Seongbin’s name as ‘Spiritual Pillar Jeong Seongbin’ in your phone book?”

“Phew!”

A huge piece of bait was hit. Screams erupted from all directions.

Kim Yi-wol’s face, which was about to spill water, turned bright red like an apple. Jeong Seong-bin’s face was even redder than that.

“You… when did you see that?”

Even that is true. Kim Yi-wol’s face turned red and blue repeatedly.

Then, starting from under his shirt collar, his skin gradually turned red. Eventually, even up to his ears, there was no place that wasn’t red. He looked as pale as any other polar bear, an uncharacteristic appearance for Kim Iwol.

I never thought I would live to see Kim I-wol collapse after acting so professionally in front of the camera.

“Last time, you asked me to send you the video conference link for you. I saw it then.”

“ah…….”

“I guess our Seongbin hyung was quite a dependable leader to hyung. Isn’t he? I also really like our leader!”

Won Chae-hee’s intuition told her that this was a very rare situation. Won Chae-hee worked hard to capture Kim Yi-wol’s expression, who was not in control of his expression, on camera.

“First of all, let me clarify. Everyone, I absolutely did not spy on your private life! You were the one who asked me to send you something on your account! We don’t have cellphones yet, so we share a laptop, so that kind of thing happens often.”

“Don’t you usually connect with a pad?”

“We were on vacation in Busan at the time, so we didn’t have any equipment.”

Then Spark briefly talked about ‘the hardships of not having personal electronic devices in group living.’ It was a harsh story to hear for modern people who cannot live without their cell phones.

“You always log out of your account on your laptop and on the air conditioner and talk to me indirectly.”

“Or Seongbin hyung can speak for you.”

“That’s right. So when I look at Sungbin hyung’s messages, half of them are ‘Joo Woo checked it too!’ or ‘The youngest ones checked it too!’”

UA I didn’t see it that way, but he’s an old fart. But it’s better than doing something stupid on your personal phone and getting into a dating rumor or controversy. I wonder when UA will allow personal phones.

“By the way, I posted it in the group chat so all the members saw the saved names. Mine was ‘Cutie Pretty Visually’?”

There was laughter here and there at the naming that seemed to be a love of beauty. Kim Yi-wol buried his face in his hands.

The person in question, Lee Cheong-hyeon, was shameless. Even he seemed to be living up to his nickname. After showing the flower cup with both hands, Lee Cheong-hyeon approached Kim Yi-wol while waving his fingers.

“Brother, am I that cute?”

“… … .”

“Isn’t Cheong-hyeon pretty?”

“… … .”

“Is he the type of person who can be the visual for this team?”

“under…….”

Kim Yi-wol let out a deep sigh. His head had been bowed for a long time.

Lee Cheong-hyeon put his arm around Kim I-wol’s shoulder.

“Still, I don’t think it’s strange that you think of me that way.”

“… … .”

“My brother compliments my face a lot. He’s also strict with management. Should I say that I would have been a bit disappointed if he had just saved it as ‘Spark Lee Cheong-hyun’?”

Lee Cheong-hyeon was acting cute.

“But it was a bit surprising that you thought of Kang-Kyeon like that.”

“… … !”

“Surely the Kang-Gyeon name is ‘King Cute’… … .”

“Let’s stop. I lost.”

Kim I-wol declared while covering Lee Cheong-hyeon’s mouth with an antibacterial tissue.

What was unfortunate was that he missed the timing because he pulled out the tissue, and the sabotage was delayed. It must have been because he was complacent and thought that he couldn’t touch Lee Cheong-hyeon’s face with his bare hands.

Kang Ki-yeon muttered, covering his mouth with his hand.

“Are you really cute?”

Lee Cheong-hyeon heard Kang Ki-yeon’s hazy voice and broke through Kim I-wol’s tissue barricade and shouted.

“That’s the cutest Kang Ki-yeon!”

Kang Ki-yeon’s face turned red like a boy who had been confessed to.

Fans went wild. Petitions poured in demanding the remaining members’ savenames be released.

“Everyone, are you curious?”

Kim Yi-wol, who was overcome with shame, asked with an expression that seemed as if he had given up on everything.

“perfection!”

There are several ways idols can respond in times like this. First, they fight. Second, they pretend not to hear and change the subject. Third, they criticize the member who started the fight and make a fuss.

But Kim Yi-wol did not let go of the mic. The fans also had faith that Kim Yi-wol would do whatever the fans wanted.

“Then I guess I should tell you.”

It was a voice that had given up on everything. It also seemed like a voice that was accepting fate.

“Brother Joo-woo, that was really funny. Tell me what it was, quickly, bro.”

Lee Cheong-hyeon stood awkwardly with his arm around Kim I-wol’s shoulder.

Spark said that he never bowed his head for too long in front of his fans. True to his word, Kim Yi-wol quickly raised his head. Instead, the hand covering one of his cheeks, which had turned red, remained the same.

“19-year-old metal jade bead Park Joo-woo… … .”

Now Kim Yi-wol was almost sobbing.

“Then, will you renew your nickname every year? Like 20 years old, 21 years old?”

“Don’t ask.”

Kim Iwol pushed Lee Cheong-hyeon away with a miserable expression.

Even though he pretended to be pushed back, Lee Cheong-hyeon was cheerful. Won Chae-hee passionately captured the scene on camera.

“But still, bro, I’m really happy.”

“Why? Because you’re a cute pretty visual?”

“no.”

Lee Cheong-hyeon smiled the most innocent smile in the world.

“It’s because our eldest brothers get along well.”

“… … !”

“Who would have known? That Hyung would have saved Jeho Hyung as ‘Center Emperor Choi Jeho’. In Hyung’s heart, Jeho Hyung is number one, after all? Cheonghyeon was so touched by his brothers’ friendship that tears welled up in his eyes.”

Through the lens, the center emperor Choi Je-ho was seen frozen. Kim Yi-wol died a heroic death.

It wasn’t until after the fan meeting ended that ‘Center Emperor Choi Je-ho’ was trending in real-time during the fan meeting.

It was a wonderful friendship.

* * *

After Kim Il-wol’s splendid banquet of humiliation, Jeong Seong-bin cleaned up the room.

The atmosphere did not subside easily, but the audience soon settled down again.

“Actually, it was just an appetizer so far, right?”

Jeong Seong-bin gave a comment to the members.

But it was too much to be called an appetizer. Perhaps because it had been a long time since she had lifted a cannon, Won Chae-hee’s arms were starting to feel the signals.

“I think everyone must be tired from taking pictures, and I think you might feel bad if you only see us in the angle. So, I prepared some content that will heal your eyes and ears so that you can put down your cameras and phones for a moment!”

The so-called leak-proof army. Won Chae-hee was not so busy that she could not understand such words.

Of course, there were some people among them who didn’t put their phones down.

But it was a meaningless act, because all the lights inside the hall had gone out.

Then the beam projector lights came on.

‘Is it like a fan VCR?’

If it’s something like this, I think everyone would want to take pictures. Or at least record it.

Still, she didn’t want to hear Sikyu’s disapproval by doing something she shouldn’t do at a fan meeting for a group that was only in its infancy. Won Chae-hee decided to just quietly watch the video that was being played.

A hand appeared on the screen pressing the piano keys in a sunny music room with green leaves visible outside the window.

“You were watching over me

I remember you』

The song was mainly composed of warm melodies that matched the colors of the screen.

The screen changed to a hand writing something small with chalk on the corner of the classroom blackboard.

The sound of chalk scraping against the blackboard was accompanied by an acoustic guitar.

As he turned around, a name tag with ‘Park Joo-woo’ written on it was visible.

Park Joo-woo’s whispering voice was enhanced with a unique scratch, adding a deeper feeling.

At the end of my painting

You were always there

To meet you

I drew and drew in my dreams

You, us』

A hand that bounces a basketball, a hand that solves a workbook, a hand that fiddles with a pen in its mouth, a hand that locks the classroom door… … .

The surroundings, which had become noisy for a moment because they thought it was a new song, quickly became quiet.

This was because the lyrics that appeared as subtitles indicated that this song was a fan song.

“Will someone catch me?

This hand that I was worried about

I held it out carefully

With a trembling heart

Jeong Seong-bin’s cheerfulness flowed gracefully, though modestly.

Jeong Seong-bin, who was solving a problem book, turned his gaze to the window.

“He held me

It’s warm, so hold that hand

Hold on forever

I wanted to run』

Kang Ki-yeon’s hand, which was about to lock the door, held the old lock still.

Even though she wasn’t a member who centered around singing, Kang Ki-yeon’s vocals were smooth. Even Won Chae-hee, who wasn’t a fan yet, felt the same way. It was a part that made you guess how much practice she had put in.

The scene changed again to a gym with shoe soles rubbing against each other.

Choi Je-ho was featured on the large screen, wearing a white T-shirt and gray training pants, engrossed in basketball.

『Erase and erase again

I’ve been back a lot

But it’s still there

Won’t you listen?』

The melody was so low that it was hard to tell if it was a question or a declarative sentence, but it felt more like the listener was being cautiously seated in front of them rather than a request.

Choi Je-ho’s basketball bounced off the floor once again. The effect of the screen transitioning from bottom to top was added along with the rising basketball.

The lips holding the ballpoint pen were emphasized again. As the camera gradually zoomed out, Kim Yi-wol was revealed looking at a notebook.

Kim Yi-wol bit the pen, placed it on his lips, and twirled it around with his fingers.

Then he hesitated and wrote something.

『This heart

Tell them it’s okay to hand it over

Let me give it a name』

The note is close up.

It was a page with the word ‘like’ in it.

“It’s called love”

The drum beats came in a little stronger. The number of instruments that decorated the melody increased, and the music became richer in an instant.

And then in the end it died down little by little.

『Sit side by side

Let’s look at the bright night sky together.

The crackling sound of a lit sparkler filled the void left by the guitar’s absence.

The sound of crashing waves and the sound of a few small keys being pressed were mixed together like paint.

『This moment

Let’s never forget it』

Two lit sparklers burned out across the screen.

Soon the screen went dark.

‘I’m screwed.’

In the darkness, Won Chae-hee had a feeling.

Now, he says that he has suffered a stroke.

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Name: Park Joo-woo

Birthday: September 22nd

Birthplace: Daejeon

Height: 181cm

MBTI: INFP

Nicknames: 19-year-old Metal Jade Bead, Human Dawn Mountain Fog, Furball, Sloth, Limited-time Sniper

Likes: Bands, microfiber blankets, neat things

Dislikes: Spicy food

Motto: Let’s all be happy together

Favorite food: Yogurt

Preferred scent: Unscented

Favorite music genre: Rock

Favorite sport: Billiards

Confident body part: … …arm muscles?

My own habit: Wearing headphones without music on