The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 215



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 215

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The 1 hour and 30 minute joint live performance by T.O.J and Wiz became a hot topic in the idol fan community and on social media.

[Wow, this is possible. This is what Tioje and Wiz are doing.]

[⎿There are so many handsome guys on the screen, one, two, three]

[I thought they would never do anything together after CammyCay… I guess Queens and AG’s style is a bit different from other agencies?]

[⎿But seeing the Wiz kids mention T.O.J sometimes made me think they might be close, but it’s only the Wiz fans who are always upset]

[⎿You did the CammyCay program nickname thing again ㅁㅊ I think it’s Chemi, not Cammy]

[Mars Joeun < Is this a viable stock? I'm in a bit of a hurry so please answer quickly]

[⎿Ji Hwa Sung has so many great opponents in the same group that Jo Eun can't even compare. Go on SNS and take a look, it'll make your eyes roll back]

[TeodorTAEiii @TeodorTAEiii < Did this teacher end up having his account blown up? You cursed at Ahn Tae-i so much while protecting him, but seeing them being close makes me think you've lost your mind]

[⎿I know, I shouldn't be commenting on celebrities' relationships so carelessly. Tsk tsk RIP]

[Ah, I watched it from the middle and I don't understand why it became such a mess. Please watch it again quickly.]

[⎿ㄱㅊ I watched it from beginning to end but I still don't understand it!]

That would be the case, because usually when the media openly portrays two groups as rivals, both sides tend to avoid each other.

Leopold and 2OCD did so, as did Serenia and Lily J, who are reigning as the top tier 4th generation female idols with .

Leopold and 2OCD, who showed off their close friendship by appearing on variety shows together, were in a better situation, but Serenia and Lily J…

[Siyeon is a tow truck driver @Sereeeslover

No, but the music charts and album sales are overwhelmingly different, so why do they keep comparing them to our kids? ㅇㅅㅇ… Well, if the concept was similar, then it would be okay, but Serenity is steadily growing, so I don’t know when they first fell in love and whatnot ㅠ]

[⎿ Sir, who is this talking about?]

[⎿ㅋㅋ Please DM me]

[Aren’t the target groups different to begin with? Serenia is going with fans who watched the survival show together and cheered her on, while Lily J came out with a concept of gathering male fans from the beginning.]

[⎿I think it’s because there are quite a few members of Lily J who attract female fans…]

[⎿Oh my god, Billy, stop dating.]

[No, we just talked about how Yoonyoung is nice to her fans, but why do Serenia fans come to beat us up on random days? We don’t want to be named after her either ;;]

[⎿In spite of that, whenever she rubs shoulders with Serenia, Lily J fans get the most excited and rush to write articles. Do they think they are on the same level?]

[I’m really sick of Serenity fans and Lilje fans fighting… It seems like the agencies will just watch each other’s reactions and start activities without overlapping. This is the first or second time they’ve done noise marketing with this, and it almost led to assault before.]

[⎿What does a real idol say]

Should we call it chaos, destruction, and oblivion?

When our activity periods coincidentally overlap, we fight over concepts, we fight just being ourselves, we fight over whether our sister copied our sister or not, we fight and fight and fight.

As this situation continued to occur, an unspoken rule was created that ‘when you’re grouped as a rival group, it’s normal to not clash with each other.’

It may be true that noise marketing is necessary from both sides when you first debut, but it is especially so now that you are starting to get on track.

[Another guest in the practice room? Welcome, Xenia♡]

[Today, not our practice room, but somewhere else♬]

However, Tioze and Wizran held a joint live as if they were telling people to ignore such rules.

The joint live of the two groups, which had already created tension among fans with their debut timing, marketing, and the subtle feel of “Catch Me Catch You,” was… .

– “Profit, no! We’re almost there! We’re almost there!”

– “Mr. Mars, I’m sorry, but we’re the ones who win this time… Jaden. Are you crazy? Are you crazy? Are you trying to get me back here?”

– “Eun, if you hadn’t rolled the Baekdo earlier, you would have reached the finish line safely this time. It’s not my fault.”

– “… There’s no need to go all the way to the dorms. Let’s just settle this here, Jaden. Put your fists up.”

– “Just as I wished. I can finally have my own room.”

It was more of a mess than ‘Catch Me Catch You’, and it was twice as noisy as when we were quietly moving about on our missions, and at the same time… .

– “Hey, hey…! You guys, stop fighting over useless stuff and focus on the game! It looks like Tioze is going to win!”

– “Wazatsu, this is our chance! Yongyong hyung, even if a real dog shows up, we’ll win. You can do it… Aaak!”

– “Wait. I’ll read it. ‘Now back to the Start point…’ What?!”

– “Hmm, both teams are starting over again. Can we finish this within the remaining time?”

It was funny.

It was fun, and it seemed like a group retreat for men in their late teens and early twenties, laughing and crying over a hastily made game of Yut Nori.

In the end, even though there are rumors going around that they are rivals or that the members don’t get along, they turn out to be friends of the same age.

This gave a different feeling to the fans of Xenia and Wiz, who had been awkward, uncomfortable, or in check with each other for a long time.

In the end, that’s what being a fan is all about.

Isn’t it best when my idol is fun and happy?

It’s one thing for him to succeed, but isn’t it even better if he has a friend by his side at that moment?

Ah, in the end, I end up wishing for my idol’s happiness.

Thanks to this, the supporters of T.O.J. and Wiz, who had been active under the surface since ‘Cammy Kayu’, began to make flashy appearances and naturally became a topic of conversation.

[So you’re saying that they did a live together this time because they gathered together for the year-end collaboration stage? Wow, these handsome guys are even doing a stage together again]

[⎿Please let it continue like this…]

[That’s right, the members had teased a collaboration stage at the T.O.J fan signing before, but I didn’t know they’d practice together this often ;;]

[Anyway, I support you, stand in solidarity with you, and hang out with you. My favorite friend who hangs out with his peers? This is precious.]

[Is this just a one-time collaboration stage? Too bad… There’s no word yet on which broadcast it will be on?]

[⎿I think that’s an embargo, meaning we have to watch all the end-of-year stages, s**tㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[⎿Ah~ I got to see everything. I got to spend the new year with idols again.]

And that reaction was exactly what Kim Chun-yong had hoped for.

Through live performances, they make fans interested in their collaboration stage.

At the same time, it will draw more attention to Tioje, who is aiming to win the Rookie of the Year award.

And with that alone, the joint live before the year-end collaboration stage practice was like achieving half of what Kim Chun-yong had originally set out to do.

“… Let’s end practice here for today. Good work, everyone!”

And the plan was to check whether the remaining half had been achieved after practice was over.

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After practice.

Our Tiozee van on the way back to our accommodation was unusually noisy.

“… Everyone, you’ve all worked really hard. You must have had a hard time with the music show and practice today. Let’s go straight to the dorms and rest. You’re going to be really busy tomorrow too.”

“Ugh! I’m tired… but it was still fun. Now I’m starting to get along well with the Wiz members, and it doesn’t feel awkward like before.”

“Oh, I’m the same as Mars. Danwoo-ssi, at first he seemed really blunt… but after practicing, he started smiling a lot. Hawon-ssi and Tae-i-ssi go without saying.”

“Hey, Yoochan hyung. Tell me about your practice. Yongyong hyung is really into it, right? Right? Yongyong hyung, he really went through hell when we were practicing choreography.”

“Haha, more than that, what… how have you guys been? Any funny stories?”

“Oh, let me tell you. As it turns out, Eun-i and Jayden don’t get along well because they support different soccer teams…”

“Oh my, you could just watch baseball instead of soccer. Those are funny people.”

After practice, everyone would usually be exhausted and fall asleep with their heads against the window, but today, despite having a particularly tough schedule, they seemed more energetic.

How was practicing with Wiz?

What are the differences between your basic choreography and AG’s basic choreography?

Furthermore, which Wiz members did you become close with, etc.

“Jae-ha, how are you? Mars and Logan, they all said it was good. Are you okay?”

“Oh, yes. I liked it too. It was definitely exciting to work with people from other groups… This is the first time since that I’ve done something like this.”

“Oh, I felt the same way. It was strange seeing other people after hanging out with just the six of us? Haha, I never felt this way when I was in school…”

While most of it was ‘okay’, I turned my gaze to the member who was sitting alone and quietly.

A member with his head down, his fingers wiggling, and an expression that seemed like he didn’t know what to say.

To our youngest, Siwoo.

“… … .”

Since the joint live with Wiz, Siwoo’s condition has been like this.

“Huh? Siwoo, you just got the order of your arms wrong.”

“Yes, yes? Me? Sorry… I’m sorry!”

“No. You don’t have to be sorry. But, you’re suddenly wrong when you weren’t wrong before. Are you worried about something?”

“No… No. Just, yes. I’m sorry…”

It seems like something is weighing on his chest, but he doesn’t quite know what it is.

From the look on his face, which was as obvious as a cat accidentally stepping on water, I could be certain that Si-woo was experiencing a change of heart.

“Excuse me, you two… are you really okay?”

“Hmm? Are you asking if Eun-i and I are okay? Huh, honestly, I’m better. The only person in Wiz who can compare to me in terms of looks is An Tae-i.”

“Jaden… That’s not what I’m asking, Inma. It’s because of the way you ticked me off earlier.”

“Oh, that’s okay. It’s just everyday life. Eun-eun is my… well, Shidabari. Shidabari.”

“You really need to go back to language school….”

Siwoo said that he started to think about something after seeing Eun-i and Jaden fighting and arguing during the live earlier, but still being friendly.

Well, I hope it’s in a good direction.

I slowly tilted my chair towards Siwoo and stopped his hand from picking at the stubble on his finger.

“Oh, it’s hurting my hand. I have to stop.”

“Ah, Chun-yong… hyung.”

Siwoo, flustered by the sudden gaze fixed on him, rolled his eyes and hid his hands behind his back.

This isn’t even a real cat.

I barely managed to suppress my laughter and shouted at our youngest black cat, pretending not to notice.

“Is something bothering you? Is it because of the mistake you made during practice today?”

You pretend not to know, but you do.

Strangely enough, it penetrates the core of the worries I am currently struggling with.

“Uh, bro. I have a question….”

Siwoo, who had been staring at me with his eyes wide open for a while, soon whispered to me in a low voice.

“Even if we fight often and don’t get along… can we still become friends? As long as we know there’s no ill will behind it?”

And the moment that sentence ended, I realized that I had completely conquered Siwoo with what I had done today.

It feels a bit strange when you call it a strategy.

So… should we say that this was a chance for Siwoo to open his heart to Yoochan hyung?

anyhow.

I cleared my throat and answered cheerfully with a toothy grin.

“Well, I don’t know.”

“…yes?”

But that wasn’t the answer Siwoo was looking for.

Now one person is ready to open his heart.

Well, after I’ve finished preparing the other one, I… .

“That’s something you’ll have to figure out in the future. How close you can become with someone you don’t get along with, right?”

You need to make it so that the two of you can talk alone, rather than going through me.

“… … .”

I smiled at Siwoo, who was looking at me with a blank expression, and put the Ben chair back where it was.

“Hmm….”

Is it the effect of intense practice or the elation that things are going well?

I felt a sweet sensation that made my eyes feel slightly dizzy.

There is only one month left until the year-end collaboration stage.

I was confident that I could handle all of this by then.