The Crown Prince in the Mang Game is Good at Idols - Chapter 211



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# 211

It wasn’t that I brought up the word ‘war’ with an ambiguous mind.

When I came up with the idea, I actually had scenes in my head that I had experienced in .

The stage is like a war.

We need to let everyone know our superiority.

If we show that we are less capable than others, we will inevitably be given the throne.

Once you climb to a high place, it is natural to guard that position.

You have to prove yourself better, your skills better, and your stage better to be able to hold your head up proudly.

The day after the end of activity celebration party.

The members gathered in the practice room were brainstorming with Song Hyung-bin at the center.

“Okay, then I’ll list down the things Charis said yesterday.”

Song Hyeong-bin quickly wrote on the whiteboard in the practice room.

[Keyword: war]

[What you need: Flag, Weapon, Action, Backup Dancer]

“Can you elaborate a bit more here, Charis? Yesterday, we talked about it in a somewhat simple way.”

“yes.”

I stood up and drew a stage design on the whiteboard with a black marker.

“The concept itself is simple. After a fierce battle on stage, the winner who sits on the throne is us. The performance will be centered around this message. First of all, you said that the running time is approximately 6 to 7 minutes, right?”

“huh.”

“Then, considering the intro scene and the middle performance, it would be most efficient to cut the two songs into the first verse and the second half. I think it would be right to edit it to fit 2 minutes.”

On the large rectangle, I wrote ‘Flag Appearance’.

“When I thought about the stage with the flag, I thought it would be best to appear in the first scene of the stage. When the door behind the main stage opens and we appear, the backup dancers walk forward all at once holding the flag. And the important point is that one of the members walks in front holding the biggest flag.”

“It’s a bit disappointing that we’re the only ones showing up empty-handed.”

I nodded to Yu Min-ha’s words.

“I think after we set the stage mood with the flags, we can start singing.”

“Come to think of it, you said we should cut the song at 2 minutes. Then where should we cut it so that the timing is perfect?”

At Chae Eun-gyu’s question, everyone fell into thought for a moment.

Heo Yu-bin immediately took out his cell phone and played it.

Then, as if a good idea occurred to him, he raised his hand and stepped forward.

“There’s a lyric that ends Min-ha hyung’s rap. ‘Everyone is surprised when they see us, let’s fly higher.’ I think ending it here best matches the stage atmosphere that Charis hyung mentioned.”

A place to prove our skills.

The phrase about flying higher was a lyric that really fit the mood and concept I was envisioning.

“It seems good?”

“When I heard Yubin, something occurred to me. Give me the marker.”

Kang Si-yoon also got up with an excited expression.

When I handed him the marker, he put an asterisk under the word ‘action’ that Song Hyeong-bin had written and wrote ‘song connection part’ next to it.

“Charis said that it would be nice to put some action in the middle to fit the war concept, right?”

“It definitely was.”

“It would be weird if this action appeared out of nowhere, so I have to think about the right timing. Right here. I think it would be good to put a break at the point where this connects. If I do this, the message will be completed in its own way.”

Kang Si-yoon wrote the rap lyrics of ‘Everyone is surprised when they see us, let’s fly higher’ and the narration lyrics of ‘Nowhere to hide I got you in my sight’ that Heo Yu-bin mentioned.

“I wonder if we could send a message through the action scenes, the battle scenes, that we will win and dominate everyone.”

After listening to Kang Si-yoon’s explanation, the members all said that it was a good idea.

“Certainly, if you use it in a way that connects things like that rather than having the action suddenly appear in the middle, the overall picture is good.”

“Nice, Siyoon hyung!”

“Oh my, thank you. Thank you.”

Looking at Kang Si-yoon, who was bowing towards the front, Heo Yu-bin said as if he was unfamiliar with him.

“Is this the Siyoon we know? Why does he look so smart?”

“Mommy! I’ve always been smart, clever, and intelligent!”

“Brother, did you eat something bad?”

I burst out laughing at Heo Yu-bin’s words.

Every time a situation like this arises, I feel the effectiveness of the ‘mental communication’ item that I bought with all my savings.

“Then there’s something more important left.”

Song Hyeong-bin said, tapping the marker on his palm.

“We need to decide what kind of action we’re going to do. How many people are going to participate, and who’s going to do it. Charis, do you have an idea?”

“Um… … When I first thought about this, I thought of it as something that only a certain number of people would do, not all of the members. I thought it would be really crazy if there was a scene where all 7 of them were fighting.”

“That’s true. If you try to capture all seven of them, it’ll be confusing to rotate the camera angle, and it could easily take too long.”

After discussion among the members, it was concluded that three people would be the right number to participate in the action.

Assuming your stage length is between 6 and 7 minutes, you can allocate 2 minutes to each song, 30-40 seconds to the opening, and 2 minutes to the action scenes and dance breaks.

The plan is to invest 20 seconds per person into the action, and then have the remaining minute to come out from the main stage to a raised stage and have a dance break to the accompaniment of a transformed .

As the overall picture began to take shape, everyone seemed unable to contain their excitement.

“It might be a little early to say this, but I’m already so excited. Doesn’t this look so awesome?”

Chae Eun-gyu also expressed his satisfaction in an unusually excited voice.

Ji Yoon-cheol, who was always reserved, agreed with a twinkle in his eye.

“… … At first, when Brother Charis said it was war, I wondered what it was, but after seeing the finished product, I think it’ll be really cool.”

“Yuncheol, you too? At first, I was like, ‘War? War all of a sudden? Huh?’”

Yumin trembled with exaggerated gestures.

Then, Kang Si-yoon opened his eyes slightly and tapped his forehead with the edge of his hand.

“Don’t lie. You were so excited when Karis first brought up this topic. And then what did you say? I think you said it would be fun to stab someone on the same side. Hmm, who did you say you wanted to stab?”

“That’s a joke! No matter what, I would never have said that I wanted to stab you.”

“Min-ha, have you been acting coy more and more?”

“Hey, I learned it all from my brother!”

“… … So it turns out I’ve raised two tiger cubs.”

Perhaps I am the other tiger that Kang Si-yoon is talking about.

“Then, I will relay what was decided today through Manager Hyung.”

“great!”

Song Hyeong-bin called the members together and smiled confidently.

I looked at his profile and briefly lost myself in old thoughts.

The first time I was this close to Song Hyeong-bin was when he came to me for advice during the .

At that time, I was very distressed, wondering if I was really the right person for the position of leader and if the members were being harmed because of me.

The old indecisiveness was now gone.

“Let’s end this year with a bang.”

* * *

Sigma Entertainment’s planning department also gave our idea a passing grade.

They even seemed to really like it because the scale was bigger than they had expected.

‘I was worried that I would be rejected because there was so much to prepare.’

I even felt this way from what they said.

Money and support are available, so just bring good ideas.

It’s very ambiguous whether to see this as incompetence or as a very artist-friendly stance.

Anyway, contrary to my early worries, I was relieved when I heard that all the resources needed for the stage would be provided.

And we’ve also started preparing to direct the action scenes.

Sigma Entertainment introduced us to a school that specializes in martial arts and movie action.

The director, who introduced himself as a veteran who has directed numerous action scenes in the film industry, first gave us a general explanation of our stage.

“I think it would be best if the three of you each direct one scene separately. If everyone gathers at once, the camera angles will be too tight. Hmm… … Have you decided who will do it?”

“No, I haven’t decided yet.”

“I came here today with the intention of getting a recommendation from the director!”

“Hoo.”

The director glanced at us with a twinkle in his eye.

“There are many friends with good physical condition. Is there anyone who has learned martial arts before? Taekwondo, kendo, judo, they are all good.”

“I, I did taekwondo when I was young.”

“Oh!”

Yumin Ha raised her hand, hesitating slightly.

I looked at his face and remembered why I was hesitating so much.

Yumin Ha has always been passionate, but she has never shown any special ability when it comes to sports.

Even when I suggested we play basketball at the park, I didn’t feel like I was that good.

As expected, this time too, a similar trend continued.

“I did it, but I only got a green belt.”

“But it’s important that you have experience. So, should we try it right away?”

“Right, right now?”

The director checked Yoo Min-ha’s kick with a very enthusiastic attitude.

Yumin Ha also gritted her teeth and tried her best to swing her feet, but her left foot, which was supporting her body, started to shake violently and she ended up falling on her butt.

Here, we could have revived Yumin Ha’s spirit and left, but the director had an unexpectedly cold style.

“Hmm, our Min-ha won’t do. She’s not very good at finding the center.”

“Black… … .”

“Have the other people never learned martial arts at all?”

This is something that cannot be answered truthfully.

If an idol member suddenly raises his hand and says that he has experience handling various weapons, including a crossbow, and has even shot an actual person, not a single person will believe him.

But even if I kept my mouth shut, my natural physique would immediately catch the director’s eye.

“Oh, you look so healthy. I guess you enjoy exercising.”

“Haha… … I am taking care of it consistently.”

“Coach, this kid is really scary! I almost got crushed under him while playing basketball with him!”

It’s half true, but Kang Si-yoon intentionally exaggerated the basketball anecdote to tease me.

After hearing that, the director naturally wanted to test my physical abilities.

“Ohhh! You’re so athletic. Wait a minute, I’m a little greedy.”

The coach, who was suddenly in a good mood, put boxing gloves on me out of nowhere and even did some simple sparring.

Of course, he only threw light jabs, but he was so touched that he applauded when he saw me evading the attacks with my excellent body vision.

“She’s such a great talent. I would like to personally recruit Charis to our action school later.”

“thank you.”

“No, I’m not joking. If I ever need to shoot an action scene later, is it okay if I call you?”

“I’ll ask Manager Hyung about that.”

I got cast on the spot.

So, I was unanimously chosen by everyone to be one of the action crew members.

“Hmm, let’s assume that Charis does bare-handed fighting like before. I think it would be good for the other two to go into different genres. I don’t know much about idol stages, but something that’s pleasing to the eye is the top priority, right?”

The director who said that came from the corner of the classroom holding a jumping jack.

“I think it would be good to include acrobatic moves if possible. If everyone finds it difficult to perform the moves, of course they won’t do it because of the risk of injury, but why not give it a try?”

It’s acrobatics.

I looked at the members with slightly worried eyes.

Everyone has some level of athletic ability thanks to practicing extremely difficult choreography on a daily basis, but acrobatics is a different story.

I wondered if it would be okay.

“uh?”

“to?”

“and-!”

The members burst into exclamations as they watched Song Hyeong-bin land smoothly on the other side.

Song Hyeong-bin blinked his eyes repeatedly, as if he too was dumbfounded.

“Is this okay?”