The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 203



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 203

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It’s as if they knew that Tiozae would take first place.

[ToZ Repackage Album ‘Another Clover’ Offline Fan Signing Event: Gangnam Record Play]

The offline fan signing event held right after T.O.J’s first win had an extraordinary aspect from the very beginning.

“Excuse me… how many did you buy?”

“Huh? Suddenly? … Do you know me?”

“No, no. I’m not that weird person. My favorite is Jaeha. I think it’s Jaehadan…”

“Ah, ah! Yes, yes, that’s right. Go ahead.”

“That’s not the thing. It’s just that I won this… It’s weird! I can’t buy the known cuts, so I was wondering if the real cut was different…”

“… Oh, I didn’t buy that many either. I bought less than ten.”

“Oh, really!? Me too! I don’t even have ten…!”

“That’s it, I think they changed the lottery method this time. … No lining up.”

First, Gangnam Record Play, who had previously filed a complaint against Serenity fans, finally admitted that they had set up a confirmed cut line, and introduced a classic and reliable lottery method to T.O.J.’s fan signing event.

“Hey, hello. I’m Lee Dong-seok, the manager of Gangnam… Record Play. Uh, the reason I’m here today is, uh. to congratulate T.O.J. on the release of their repackaged album, and also… to sort out the unpleasant, uh… incidents that happened before, and make a fresh, uh. start! With that in mind…”

“… Shin Wook. Edit this later.”

“Huh? Bro, if you edit this, people will say that you manipulated it again. It’s better to just release it as is.”

“Oh, please! I called a police officer over there too. Isn’t that enough?”

“What if they say I just borrowed the uniform? Let’s just go.”

“Oh, so. The fact that the horizon of the Korean pop music industry has expanded like this, uh. I’m very happy, and also! The fact that record play has had an influence on it, uh…”

The video uploaded to the YouTube Record Play channel, in which an elderly store manager, with a police officer looking embarrassed standing next to him, manually draws out raffle tickets one by one, has become a huge topic of conversation.

[No, they really do this by hand.]

[⎿Isn’t there 200 winners this time? Can I just pick 1 or 1 like that?]

[⎿Look at the length of the video… The store manager says something and picks, says something and picks, so it takes more than 2 hours ;;]

[Real-time Serennia fan: What the f*ck, then why didn’t we do it like that?]

[⎿ㄴㄴ Check out the Gangnam Reply notice. Serenity’s last fan signing is supposed to be a public lottery? It looks like the store manager is standing there in front of the fans and picking for 2 hours straight.]

[⎿No, I have to pay to listen to the principal’s lecture for 2 hours? Please, Serenia fans, just stay still]

[The police officer who appeared in the raffle video is my type. Which police station does he work at? Write a compliment on the bulletin board.]

[⎿Stop talking nonsense and go away]

[Wow I bought 20 tickets and won ㅁㅊ 2:07:58 < At that time, Lee*Hyun was covered up. This is me. This works]

[⎿Someone else said they won the prize by buying it with the exact same cut as the stable cut… This is really random]

If I had to make a comparison, it would be like a lottery winning announcement program that has consistent viewership ratings, even though we know the results will eventually be posted online.

Yes, it definitely has the potential to be a hot topic from the very beginning.

It didn't end there.

[AG Material Company @HARDWARE_store

(video)

Jaeha was professional throughout his acceptance speech, but at the end, he cried with the members, and I had so many thoughts.

It must have been really hard from the survival stage, but now it feels like Jaeha is finally getting a proper reward…

I want to give you this feeling more often, not just once ㅠㅠ]

[Nulbommir @NBML__0412

Chun Yong Ah

You don't know, but I knew from the moment I saw you that you would become like this.

Because you are a person who deserves to be loved

I think I know why you didn't cry when you got first place

Because you are that kind of person

And I really like and support you like that]

As luck would have it, T.O.J.L.Y. took first place right before the fan signing event.

At a time like this, anyone would think that way.

'Awesome, the first fans to congratulate you on first place are the ones who won the fan signing, right?'

Idols and fans are like partners.

The moments when we both said we were able to get first place thanks to you, were happy that you got first place, and promised to both work harder in the future.

“Siwoohada-nim. Did you write down the points?”

“Oh, yes. But I don’t really expect a reply, I just want Siwoo to read it…”

“Huh? What on earth did you write? OMG! That’s really weird. Oh, you wrote a letter… ”

“Yes. I will deliver the letter separately, but rather than talking to you, I would like you to read it during the fan signing.”

In this situation, what fan could hide their excitement?

“Ah, I’m really jealous of the person who gets to go in first… .”

“Are you a fan of Yoochan? You brought a Korean University jacket this time too. The gifts were really great too.”

“I wish I had gone in a little earlier. Let me put puppy ears on Logan…!”

like that.

All of the members of Xenia gathered at the fan signing event were excited to congratulate Tioje.

“… Everyone in line, I’ll hand this out in order! Since it’s the same content, you don’t have to push it!”

First, there were those who struck in the other direction.

In order for the Xenias to say nice things today, we made a lot of preparations… .

[To my always grateful partner, Jenny, Tioje♡ Thank you for being our fan! A 100-day gift in advance♡]

Those parties, I mean.

“What, what is it? What are the shopping bags they’re handing out in front of me…?”

“It’s a counterfeit product! What the heck, what’s inside? This is from a department store!”

“Wow, wow. Isn’t the wait time here 3 hours? How long have you been preparing for this?”

“100 days since debut… There are still 3 days left. Oh my god.”

Here and there came sighs, exclamations, and the aforementioned voices.

Yeah, it was definitely an extraordinary fan signing event.

“Look at the packaging, it’s cute! This is a puppy, and is this a clover? But for a clover, there are a lot of leaves….”

“The repack name is ‘Another Clover’. So it looks like there will be seven chapters.”

“Isn’t this what Xenia means? Crazy, I can’t stand it. I just want to sit down and cry tears of joy…”

While fans were excited to congratulate them on their 1st place win, there was an idol who was quick to give them a 100-day debut gift.

Even before receiving congratulations themselves, they thanked their fans first.

“There are also copies of the children’s handwritten letters… You must have been busy, so when did you prepare them?”

“Oh, I should have bought a better gift. Oh, please!”

Thanks to all these circumstances, the hearts of the Xenia members gathered at Gangnam Record Play couldn't help but swell.

Who am I?

Jenia, who won the first Gangnam Rep store manager raffle fan signing event, received T.O.J's 100th day debut anniversary reverse tribute in advance, and was able to congratulate him on his first place win faster than any other fan.

“… We will start after aligning the lines! Everyone except the winners, please move!”

And among those Xenia, there were some who had done a lot of idol fan activities and attended a lot of fan signing events, but this was their first time receiving a T.O.J.

“That, Life on Mars? … Is that right?”

“Oh, that’s right. Are you by any chance my private account friends? Who are you…?”

In front of the fan who bought 3 more albums every day to see Ji Hwa Seong and eventually won the raffle, the person who showed up fully dressed, including a hat, sunglasses, and mask, held out my cell phone.

[Fire is out @fireworksday

[Mars goes on a space trip riding a dragon♬]

And, the SNS profile window that fills the screen.

The eyes of 'Life on Mars', one of Jihwaseong's SNS named fans who saw it up close, opened wide.

“… You won!? Oh my, you said you wouldn’t go to the T.O.J fan signing, so I got fired up…”

“Shh! Just call me Yejin. Yes. Yejin is enough.”

The SNS nickname is on fire, so Yejin hurriedly covered Raonma's mouth and whispered.

That was what the fan signing event was like.

In the end, the main character is an idol, but among the fans, there were rumors going around like, "Which famous person came?", "That bastard who broke the bottle shamelessly went to see the kids' faces."

So, Yejin, who has been getting all kinds of criticism in the community and on SNS, knew very well that she had to be careful.

“I bought 20 more tickets with the intention of uploading them to the kids’ store, and luckily I won. Ugh, I was thinking of not going. But I thought I’d regret it if I didn’t see Hwaseong and Chun-yong together…!”

Yejin's eyes, slightly revealed with her sunglasses sliding down the tip of her nose, were filled with a mixture of emotions.

She only thought about Jihwaseong, acted selfishly, and was criticized on the Internet for it… .

“… Now, not many people remember what Yejin did on SNS. You know, because it happened during the survival show.”

Ji Hwa-seong and Kim Chun-yong.

Debuted as T.O.Zero and promoted with 'Hide and Seek'.

They made a comeback with 'WoW' and took first place.

“… Still. I’m just embarrassed. That I did something like that.”

At the same time, there were definitely some parts of her that had changed.

While Raonma opened his eyes wide and looked at her, Yejin bit her lips and turned her head sharply to look around.

“What! The important thing is. Congratulations on the kids’ first place today, and hear about the preparations for the year-end music festival, right?”

“Ah, yes. That’s right, you said you had an invitation to one of the year-end music festivals, right? Are you going to ask in advance what kind of stage it will be?”

“Yes. Well, there’s a good chance he won’t tell you… But still, if I ask him and get the answer and post it on social media, I think other people will like it too.”

“Oh my, you’ve really changed a lot… .”

This fan signing event was extraordinary in its beginning, in the gifts poured in, and in the personnel selection.

With new idols debuting every day like grains of sand fluttering in the desert, T.O.J. has become a giant spike that suddenly pops out of nowhere.

Oh, well.

“We’ll move in order one by one! If you run out of time, you’ll immediately move on to the next turn!”

Tio Island, Xenia Island, and the people around them.

“Hey, Yoochan. It’s been a while, right? You don’t have to remember me. I just wanted to congratulate you on winning first place this time…”

“Huh? Why don’t you remember? Aren’t you the one who said you were going to prepare for the piano part again? You must have done well on the CSAT! The practical part is coming up soon, right? Then I have to cheer you on again… .”

If you've done that much, then this is normal.

“Siwoo, you don’t have to say anything to me. Just read this….”

“Oh, it’s you. I can tell you this… while reading it. Sister… and the cat snacks I gave you before. I… ate them all.”

“Really? Do you remember what I gave you?”

“Yes. That’s what my older sister asked me to do back then… the challenge. I practiced that too…”

“Siuyaaaa! Show me! Please!”

In this way, each and every fan sends their congratulatory words filled with love to the members of T.O.J., and T.O.J. receives, shows, and implements as much as they can what they have prepared.

That moment when we exchanged affection for each other.

“Huh…? What, what did you say?”

“Ah, I think we’re going to collaborate with Wiz. The members have been decided… Should I tell you?”

“Wait a minute! You, you won’t get in trouble for saying that? Is it okay!?”

“Haha, I might get in trouble for a little bit. But… I think it’ll be okay.”

Thanks to that belief, there were those who also carried out their plans steadily.

“Oh, Manager Hyung said that we can talk about collaborating with Wiz. It’s okay, Unnie.”

A person who wants to make this fact known to many people and create a buzz while satisfying the fans' desire to know at the same time.

“Chun-yong…! I’m really touched. I, I’m not exaggerating when I say that I came to see Hwa-sung with you….”

“Sister, have you talked to Logan? I think he’d really enjoy hearing what he has to say!”

A fan signing event with an extraordinary beginning, extraordinary content, and extraordinary personnel.

“… If you ask him, he might be able to give you more detailed information, probably.”

Oh, then the conversation there must be special.

Kim Chun-yong grinned, baring his fangs at Ye-jin, who was on the verge of screaming in joy-mixed panic.

If you are going to do something different and different from before, then you must be fully prepared for it.

“Oh, Sister. Please put what you brought under the table. Then I will put on my hat.”

This special fan signing event was a splendid opening for the project that Kim Chun-yong is steadily preparing for the year-end music festival.