The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 222



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 222

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In order to simultaneously bring to life the concepts of T.O.J’s debut album ‘Six-Leaf Clover’ and the repackaged album ‘Another Clover’ on this year-end stage, visual director Moon Yoon-ha poured all her energy into selecting the costumes.

“T.O.J.s. Do you remember why I emphasized fairness so much when I was working on your debut album?”

“Uh, uhm… To show the Xenia and the relationships between our members… .”

“Yeah! As expected, the leader remembers well, right? It’s the same this time. We have to show it to the fullest. It’s not something that was created, but how close we became while living together as a pair. We have to show what kind of relationship we have through our debut album and repackage.”

Thanks to her passion, their costumes boasted unprecedented similarities and details for each pair.

On top of the Boy Scout uniforms that Moon Yoon-ha’s team reformed step by step, there are paint marks sprinkled in a kitschy way to mix in the nuance of ‘WoW’.

The same walker that first appeared in the music video, complete with color-coordinated in-ears.

– “Tioje, please go up on stage!”

“…yes!”

So, this is T.O.J’s rehearsal stage before the collaboration stage with Wiz.

Although it was called a rehearsal, it couldn’t really be called a rehearsal because of the fans who had already gathered.

Rehearsals for year-end live broadcast stages were mostly conducted before fans entered the stage or briefly elsewhere while cameras were focused on other outdoor stages or outdoor venues.

That’s why, even now, when they were lightly checking their movements, someone was watching.

As expected.

“Jaehayaaaa!”

“Mars! Mars!”

Unlike the usual sound stage where you have to hold back your screams and shouts with all your might, the atmosphere here is somewhat tolerant of shouting towards your idol… .

[! Bang Yoo-chan! If it’s like this, it’s only a wedding]

[KIM ‘SPRING’ YONG]

[My Sensational Liverpool Boy]

Now, all kinds of placards are on a level that is hard to see except at times like this.

[My Camgo ▷ Poem Woo]

“… Ahem.”

Bang Yoo-chan met the eyes of a placard that a certain Xenia was holding up in a nearby protruding standing area, smiled slightly in embarrassment, and turned his head away.

On SNS and communities, there were all kinds of reactions like [The eldest brother laughing at the youngest’s placard], [The sight of that fucking placard is really annoying], [I guess he was embarrassed because it wasn’t his?], but Bang Yoo-chan’s heart wasn’t focused on that.

To begin with, Bang Yoo-chan is different from Kim Chun-yong or Son Jae-ha, who are sensitive to fans’ reactions, and above all… .

“… … .”

It was because he was so concerned about the owner of the placard who was standing nearby and waiting for him to standby.

“Seven, eight, two, three…”

Jang Si-woo, who was mumbling and recalling the stage line and his own choreography, was wearing the same beret as Bang Yoo-chan and was mumbling repeatedly with a very nervous expression.

Although they were wearing the same beret, the atmosphere of the two people was clearly different.

Bang Yoo-chan, with his hair neatly pulled back and his forehead exposed, stood out with the composure of an adult, while Jang Si-woo’s young age stood out thanks to his neatly styled bangs and the long ribbon hanging down from his beret.

okay.

The two were different in that way.

– “Tea party members, go on standby. One, two…”

“… … .”

Bang Yoo-chan took a standby position at the sound of the staff’s voice coming from beyond the earphones, and took in Jang Si-woo, who still looked slightly nervous, with both eyes.

Before standing on this stage, the two people who had been hiding behind the vending machine and had been hit with Antae’s gunpowder had no time to have a proper conversation because the timing was so bad.

“Chu, Chunyong. Wait a minute? Let’s catch our breath first… .”

“Go up to the hidden stage and choose, Yoochan hyung.”

“What the hell are you talking about?!”

“Um, Chun-yong. Before you do that, take some painkillers first… .”

“―Mr. Chun-yong. Let me check your hair one more time!”

“Uh, then let’s start with the hair… .”

Kim Chun-yong, who pushed them into this situation, said something incomprehensible, and the person who was supposed to explain it was busy being dragged around by Son Jae-ha and the older sister in charge of hair and makeup.

Two people who reach a turning point and face each other on stage.

I was embarrassed.

It was so frustrating having to see each other face to face without even having time to properly express my feelings.

but.

♪♬♩♬♪―

The prelude was already flowing out.

“… … .”

Jang Si-woo briefly locked eyes with Bang Yoo-chan, who was standing with a complex expression of mixed emotions, and opened his mouth as he walked toward the center of the large space that was split in half.

– Such a dazzling day

One step to find you

Hi, Hi. But Hide tightly

A rehearsal is merely a preparatory process that does not require a live performance as good as the main stage.

Nevertheless, Jang Si-woo smiled brightly and did his best to dance and sing as if this were an official stage.

– I count the numbers

From one to ten

Ready or Not, Here I Come

I can hear your laughter from far away

With each turn, the ribbon on his beret flutters in the air, and his thin but strong arms and legs perform powerful choreography.

Well, that’s how it looked to Bang Yoo-chan.

“The kid was really repressed. Is it because he tried too hard? He envies someone and wants to be like them, but he thinks it’s jealousy. Ahem, I’ve never been like that before.”

“No, sorry, but that’s information I’m not interested in at all. After all, isn’t that just bragging about yourself? And you shouldn’t say that when he’s not around, Inma… .”

If you were to ask how it felt to hear Antae’s words and mix them with what you had seen,

– It feels like I’m dreaming right now

Twinkle, I think I saw you under the sunlight

… it was strange.

Bang Yoo-chan, as if responding to Jang Si-woo, who had just sung with all his might on the rehearsal stage, showed off his powerful voice and strained his throat.

Jang Si-woo was jealous of Bang Yoo-chan and not someone else?

Envious and wanted to be like them?

Thinking back to Jang Si-woo’s face and body that were flushed red at the time, it meant that An Tae-yi wasn’t just saying it, but that it was the truth.

‘No, that’s weird. Why is Siwoo jealous of me? He’s the one who has it all.’

Bang Yoo-chan was not yet in a state to fully accept this fact.

Even though he is the eldest brother of Tioze, an adult, and the only one who has experienced a different society from them, he hears the same thing…

Bang Yoo-chan was also just a kid, 22 years old.

When you face a reality that is different from what you thought, it is natural to become confused.

but.

-Oh, No! Where you going

One Step My steps are too slow

Faster and more carefully towards you

As he watched Jang Si-woo approaching him to naturally perform their pair choreography, Bang Yoo-chan decided to put such thoughts aside for a moment.

Maybe the two of them would continue to be twisted in the future.

It wouldn’t fit, and if you tried to force it, you’d end up fighting, and then another thoughtful member might catch on, creating an awkward situation.

but….

– Two steps to find you

Hi, Hi. But I wanna find you

Before this time ends

Grabbing one hand, lightly bumping shoulders.

And after making one turn, they each return to their respective seats.

Unlike the choreography of the pair of Kim Chun-yong and Logan, which changed dramatically thanks to Logan almost falling, or the pair of Son Jae-ha and Ji Hwa-seong, which flowed naturally like water thanks to practicing together for a long time, the pair choreography of Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo originally had this simple charm.

“… Well, should we just do what Teacher Dasol said?”

“I… like it.”

“Okay. Then let’s do that. Don’t do anything special or anything…”

It’s been like that ever since the day we started harmonizing together on our debut album, when we went into a room together and had a casual conversation.

This time too, that was originally what was planned to happen.

It’s weird to suddenly do something different.

Our conversation is still stopped behind that vending machine.

Because of that thought, because of that heart.

♪♪♩♪♬♪!

So, after a bit of consideration, the two were about to naturally start doing pair choreography.

The light falling on the two people’s heads was shining bright red, like someone’s hair color.

What that person with that hair color said just came to mind now.

“… … .”

Jang Si-woo’s fingertips trembled slightly as he stared intently into Bang Yoo-chan’s eyes.

So that only Bang Yoo-chan would notice that we were holding hands for the pair choreography.

Jang Si-woo turns one tempo faster than Bang Yu-chan.

Thanks to this, Bang Yoo-chan had no choice but to open his eyes wide and stop his body to match the changed choreography.

Jang Si-woo obsessively checks the stage path and practices with Kim Chun-yong over and over again if even the slightest mistake is made, an action he would never normally do.

“… … .”

The hands of the two people who had slightly fallen apart clasped together again, and Jang Si-woo blinked his eyes slowly.

As if it was my brother’s turn this time.

It was different from Kim Chun-yong, who grabbed Logan’s hand as he fell, or Ji Hwa-seong and Son Jae-ha, who performed well as if they had practiced even though it was an impromptu choreography.

The two were a little awkward, and had to exchange glances to make this happen.

But actually, these two have never done that before.

“… … .”

The moment Bang Yoo-chan took his turn, the beret on his head fluttered lightly.

And Jang Si-woo puts it back on his head once more and returns to the path.

– Hide tight, your hair will be visible.

I Heard your voice

About 4 seconds.

A brief exchange before the next part of Jihwasung begins.

However, unlike the other members, the faces of the two people who did the improvisation choreography for the first time were noticeably refreshed.

Ah, I say you have to try anything to know it.

Even if it doesn’t fit, is uncomfortable, and feels rough.

In some ways, I think he’s just like me.

It had a special meaning that we were able to confirm this during the rehearsal.

We can practice.

… It’s a relationship that you can prepare for.

– This moment is Never Ending

Owl, Nightingale, Mockingbird

After Son Jae-ha’s part was over, Tioje went to his seat in perfect order and prepared for the highlight.

That highlight where Logan pops out.

A highlight for Xenia, who watched and waited for the rehearsal with as much joy as the stage they were on.

– Hi, Hi. Hide and Seek

See, See. I only see you in my eyes.

Hi, how was your day?

At the end of this curiosity

I found you, I saw you!

With Logan’s cheerful voice as the background, Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo, who are on the same ship, finally smile once.

Oh, other than showing it to the fans.

I’m talking about the smiles we show each other.

We probably won’t be able to do that in the future either.

It must be uncomfortable, continue.

still….

– Hi, Hi. Hide and Seek

See, see. I can only see your hands.

Hi, how was your day?

At the end of this maze…

The moment Logan’s last verse, ‘At the end of this maze’, flowed out, Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo lightly bumped their palms.

Well, should we call this also improvisational choreography?

… Let’s just make a promise to each other that we will get along going forward.

– I hold, hold you. I got you!

This time, Kim Chun-yong’s body fell backwards, and Logan caught it.

“Tioje! Tioje!”

“Is this a rehearsal? Then what about the main stage? Please… I’m so upset…”

“Mars-aaaah!”

“Chunyong-ah!”

From below, Zenia’s cheers and cheers poured in, and darkness fell on the rehearsal stage for ‘Hide and Seek’, which had been shortened to about 2 minutes.

“Ugh… .”

The aforementioned breathing, the two gazes meeting.

Something in the hearts of Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo finally let out a refreshing sound, letting them know that something had changed a little.

It sounded like the music box sound of ‘Hide and Seek’, and also like the guitar sound in the introduction.

and….

“Shh, Logan. This is a touching moment….”

“What? Hyung Chun-yong, what are you talking about? I was talking about the time you almost fell earlier…! Is it hot, is it hot? Is it hot?”

“Shh, shh. We’re going into ‘WoW’ now. Get your bearings.”

Any hot passion was running towards its climax.