The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 223



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 223

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Right after all the rehearsals for ‘WoW’ were over.

The main stage of the T.O.Z.s quickly began, with a long map of brown mixed with pink spread across the LED of the sound stage live hall along with stylish italic letters.

– Such a dazzling day

One step to find you

Hi, Hi. But Hide tightly

Unlike rehearsals where many processes are simplified to only test cameras, audio, and lighting, we even added solid stage effects.

As the main stage began, a chaotic scene unfolded as if to prove that ‘this is what the audience at the end of the year stage looks like.’

“Ouch, crazy! It’s hot!”

“What, the stage lighting effects are here…! Oh, there wasn’t anything like this before?”

“Fans, please step back! Don’t push forward any further!”

I push forward to see my singer a little more, and the security guards push them back behind the fence with looks like they’re going to die.

“Cannons in the fourth row. Cannons in the fourth row. I’ll retrieve the memory cards.”

“Hey, Mr. Securida. Get down…!”

“Come out! I told you to come out!”

“Damn, that kid has a louder voice than our Mars!”

In addition, there are security guards who hide from security guards like the singers singing ‘Hide and Seek’ in front, and move around sweating to catch those elusive cannons.

Is that all?

Idol communities and SNS were flooded with posts from Xenia fans enjoying the year-end stage.

[AG Material Company @HARDWARE_store

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Jaeha, your face is truly the national treasure, the future, and the present.

Who is the idol who leaves a mark on the stage of his life even on the BNS camera that shakes because it doesn’t have a gimbal?

“Tioje Son Jae-ha.”

#Son Jae-ha #Sound Stage The Final]

[Siwoohada @singsingull_ll11

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Since our Siwoo rehearsal, you said you’d show us a new pair choreography with Yoochan hyung, and finally ㅠ

[Please take a look at Siwoo, who is shy and doing a high five with Hyung-ah…]

[Trust Bang Yoo-chan and go to college @BangbangYourchan

Yoo Chan-shi-woo, what’s wrong? What’s wrong with you two? What happened today?

Even though they only wore berets, they even did a new pair choreography… I’m having a hard time… ]

[What the f*ck, Tioje is already coming out? Oh man, I postponed my end of the year plans because I was watching these guys. Should I just go out now?]

[⎿They say there will be a collaboration stage with Wiz later]

[⎿ㅇㅋ Promise? That kind of thing doesn’t exist for me. I’ll live my whole life as an asshole who only sees Tioje. ㅇㅇ]

The excitement of seeing idols that they have been watching since the survival show not only debut safely but also stand on the year-end stage made the Xenia members’ speech even more emotional today.

This was the same for the Xenia who sat in the living room and watched the year-end stage, and the Xenia who welcomed the real Tioje while sweating profusely on the fence in front of the protruding stage.

[Mars’ blonde hair shines like the sun today too… I can’t tell if it’s day or night in the sound stage live hall…]

[⎿It’s indoors!]

[Logan held Chun Yong’s hand today? The two changed the choreography again? The guys really made up their minds for the end-of-year stage.]

[⎿ and ㄱㅊㅇ really act like they’re going to fall for it]

“Chun-yong-ah!”

“What should I do, I really want to sew a beret on Yuchan’s head… Huh, Ji, I just high-fived Siwoo again. Huh?”

One teardrop on his handsome face as usual, and two tears on the pair choreography with his brother members.

Even though I didn’t know about the epic story of reconciliation between Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo, and the touching story of Kim Chun-yong, who tried to die in the meantime, and the other members who looked after Kim Chun-yong, who was sick with a cold, it was like that.

No, I did that because I didn’t know.

After all, the place where fans see idols the most is on stage.

If a person does well on stage, they are moved and the idol is evaluated based on that stage.

Fans shouldn’t know what trouble they’ve been in.

Because it causes unnecessary worry.

Fans shouldn’t know which members are sick.

This also causes concern.

When you know that fact, so many problems spread.

How does the agency manage the team? What does the leader do? Why don’t they take care of sick members? Etc.

This was a natural reaction that my idol’s most precious fans could show, and the people involved had no complaints either.

However, Kim Chun-yong, who is currently sweating profusely on stage while performing the dance break of ‘Hide and Seek’, knew how far the aftereffects would spread.

Because I saw the members suffering because of me.

“Quit! Quit!”

“… Please step back! Security!”

“Fuck, what the hell is Son Jae-ha doing? Shouldn’t you be the one telling the agency to kick that kid out! Is it okay if you’re popular? What about the other members!”

“… … .”

“How long will Mars have to clean up the mess?”

During the Rex Trash era, right after the dating rumors between Chun-yong Kim and Billy broke out.

The live explanation of the dating rumors was not done by Kim Chun-yong himself, but by Ji Hwa-seong, who is quick-witted and gets along well with fans.

The reason was that Kim Chun-yong, who was emotionally shaken, didn’t know what to say at Outgram Live.

“Hello, hello! Bows, how have you been? Oh, it’s been a really long time. We’re going to make a mini comeback soon, right? That’s why we turned on the live! How about food? Have you all eaten?”

Ji Hwa Sung, who was naturally communicating with fans as if he was doing his own personal live, said very briefly, “Brother Rex, that’s completely a rumor,” and although he tried to brush it off, the live chat window at the time exploded with comments.

Why should Ji Hwa-seong, who is not even himself, say such things?

Why is the main culprit just sitting in a corner doing nothing?

Why does the leader put this responsibility on the younger members?

The mistake was Kim Chun-yong’s, but the blame was not entirely directed at him.

To the company people, to Son Jae-ha, to Ji Hwa-seong.

Oh, well.

So, there are some facts that it’s better for fans to not know at all.

– 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!

“Tioje! Tioje!”

The main stage of ‘Hide and Seek’ ended with a bang and confetti bursting out, and the stage went dark for a moment to prepare for the performance of ‘WoW’ that followed.

‘…after.’

Feeling the VCR light shining secretly from behind, Kim Chun-yong lightly touched his forehead, which was filled with heat.

Today, the matter of Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo has finally been resolved.

As for the collaboration stage with Wiz, which carries the burden of being with a rival group, there will be no need to worry about it after today.

When this stage is over and you meet Antaei and Antaei’s friends, you might be able to get a small hint about the ‘other guys’.

okay.

After today, a lot of things would change.

‘… This level of fever is nothing special.’

Kim Chun-yong repeated to himself over and over again.

It’s really not a big deal, it’s just that I took the painkiller late because I was getting my hair and makeup done first, so the effect is delayed.

When I think about how the other members did their best for Arrows while receiving unnecessary criticism because of me, I think this is bearable.

“… … .”

As he readjusted his posture for the standby of ‘WoW’, Kim Chun-yong put strength into his body that was starting to sway slightly.

The day is not over yet.

The stage isn’t even over.

Until everything was properly finished, Kim Chun-yong could never fall.

So, when the mechanical-style ‘WoW’ appeared on the LED instead of the italicized ‘Hide&Seek’.

‘… Ugh!’

Kim Chun-yong’s body staggered again from dizziness….

“Shhh, Chun-yong hyung. You have to be careful… .”

Logan, who was standing right behind me, caught it.

“… … .”

Kim Chun-yong looked at the guy with a bashful expression, his eyes full of worry but smiling brightly.

In that sense, unlike his family and other Arrow members who had to focus on atonement, Logan occupied a unique position in Kim Chun-yong’s life.

A person who achieved his dream in a different direction thanks to the snowball rolled by Kim Chun-yong.

Previously, I had no real contact with Kim Chun-yong, but this time, as a member of the same group, I have to move forward together with him.

Logan’s invisible tail, which usually twirls around, seemed to be waving more calmly today.

♬♩♬♪♩♪…

Logan muttered under his breath, stepping in time with Kim Chun-yong to the slowly flowing intro of ‘WoW’.

‘Let’s do our best together, okay?’

Why on earth did he have to smile so brightly at that moment?

Kim Chun-yong had felt this way before, on the day he was nominated for first place at the BNS Sound Stage.

Not just focusing on atonement… .

More than that, I feel like I want to move forward.

A lot has changed.

In the future, there might be problems that couldn’t be solved with the skills X gave and the information Kim Chun-yong knew.

Even the current trouble between Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo was not something that Kim Chun-yong could solve with what he knew.

Things like that. Various thoughts like that.

“… … .”

Kim Chun-yong lightly rubbed his arm, which had fallen when Logan’s hand was caught, and gritted his teeth.

His mind was racing with memories of the first time he heard ‘WoW’, which was previously a demo song, and the conversation he had with Logan.

“Okay, this. But the title is “Wow? Did you name it like that on purpose?”

“Oh, this is it! If I shorten the title I thought of, this is it, and the working title for this repackaged album is ‘WoW.’ Isn’t it amazing?”

“Oh, I see. So… Walk on Walk? That’s an abbreviation for that.”

“Yes, yes. That too, and I thought of something else… Ah, should I just tell Chun-yong hyung? I’m a little embarrassed!”

“Ugh, I really don’t want to know this secret.”

“No, no. Listen. I wanted to tell someone, too.”

“Oh my… .”

– Somewhere, where you choose

I already know, it’ll be good enough

Somewhere, where you talk

The introduction, which started with Son Jae-ha’s beautiful voice, had already been heard.

Kim Chun-yong’s body, hot with passion, naturally performed the choreography that was already familiar to him, and no one could sense anything strange.

My heart was just beating too fast.

– Oh, Oh, Oh, Walk on, Walk on!

Next episode too

Oh, Oh, Oh, Walk on, Walk on!

Perfect up to the epilogue

The song, which was arranged to show two songs on stage at once, quickly reached its highlight, and the movements of the T.O.J.s also changed drastically to match.

“ha….”

Light slowly returned to Kim Chun-yong’s previously blurry eyes.

The effects of the medicine taken late were only now starting to take effect.

Following this highlight, there was a dance break with dance member Kim Chun-yong standing in the middle.

Kim Chun-yong’s mind once again recalls his conversation with Logan.

In this life, the words of the genius big dog that has newly entered Kim Chun-yong’s path were whispered.

“Walk on Wonder, huh? Isn’t it cool?”

“… What’s that? Sorry, I always sleep during English class.”

“Brother Chun-yong! How could you not know this? No, this is too much… .”

“Oh, wait a minute. I’ll run the translator through it. Why are you so gloomy over something like that…?”

Kim Chun-yong repeated exactly the sentence that came to mind in the translator at that time.

Walk on wonder.

Kim Chun-yong was so scared that he could die if this atonement floor collapsed, but he walked on top of the wonder.

Besides, the concept of the repackaged album that Moon Yoon-ha was pushing so hard for was ‘wandering’.

How do you walk on wonders when you’re wandering?

It wasn’t even funny.

but….

♪♩♬♩♪♬―

Step as if you’re flying across the stage, and make big, cool arm movements.

But at the same time, adjust the speed so that it is not too excessive, and keep the center.

Use all the joints of your body flexibly, and stop at the exact moment without losing the beat.

Kim Chun-yong, holding his head that was hot and flushed, and waving his dark wine-colored hair as if nothing happened, must be… .

Because he seems like that kind of person.

– Oh, Oh, Oh, Walk on, Walk on!

Nexus continues until the end

Next, Next, Walk on, Walk on!

Bang Yoo-chan’s perfect high notes hit the ceiling of BNS Live Hall, and fireworks that terrified the Xenia’s every time they exploded decorated the front of the stage once again.

“Chun-yong-ah!!”

After an intense dance break, Kim Chun-yong’s vision became even more refreshed, and Kim Ji-eun, a part-time worker at Hanmaeum’s private practice studio who had finally come to see the year-end stage after giving it her all, entered.

This is the first fan Kim Chun-yong met after returning.

And, reflected in those eyes, he is an idol who must walk in wonder even while wandering for atonement.

“…haha.”

Kim Chun-yong, who had smiled so brightly that his canines were showing without him realizing it, made a V sign with his fingers toward Kim Ji-eun, and then the stage went dark again.

Now that certain things, stages, and relationships have been defined,

Things that were about to be finished were also soon.