Chapter 20
A fan signing event held two days in a row over the weekend.
The response was that M8's first fan signing event exceeded expectations.
-The kids all seem really close.. I wonder how they playㅠㅠㅜ TP, work hard, give us a reality show right now
-When I waved to Sehyun, he high-fived me right awayㅋㅋㅋㅋ He looks like someone you'd have to fix your eyes at if you met him on the street, but he's really friendlyㅋㅋㅋㅋ He just likes people Puppy ya ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-I hurt my finger in the morning so I put on a bandage and went to bed, and Yeonwoo saw me and asked how I got hurt and was more worried than my momㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└Ah, I saw that from behind tooㅋㅋ It was a bit like a rabbit NPC worrying in a cling game, I even took a video^^ htt ps://moutu.be/808q1p
└C R A Z Y!!!!! Damn da-information rabbit video ty ty
-Eden's default smiling face is... I was number 1, and Eden was waiting while looking at me right before it was his turn, and Eden was definitely a swan (OurSwan.jpg)
└Thanks for the picture, but your file name seems to be wrong;; This is my family's swan;;
-Sungjun said it was Kimchi Fried Rice!! I'm going to have Kimbokbap for three meals a day starting today
└While cutting steak, I feel like having a glass of wine and Kimchi Fried Rice ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I'm really pissed
Reviews poured in nonstop.
Out of all of them, there was one post that really caught my attention.
[XX0629 M8 Fansign Q&A | Yoohyun's Crazy Aegyo FLEX (Video)]
: I picked out an aegyo questionnaire, but before the members came, I encouraged Yoohyun to practice aegyo
So Yoohyun did a heart (ㅠㅠ) but the kids teased him saying it was too muchㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Yoohyun was wearing a bear ear hat and honestly, that alone was just so cute?
Anyway, he turned around and was warming up (No but now that I think about it, this is cute too, why do you have to warm up your body to do aegyo ㅋㅋㅋㅋ ) There were gloves that looked like bear paws on that hat right?
He covered his eyes with it and did peekaboo like 'Kkiyung!' but damn itㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ ㅠ He was so damn cute I wanted to chew him upㅠㅠㅠ No but it didn't end thereㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ No but doesn't he usually do one or two? Yoohyun was almost a set of 10 aegyoㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ He was holding a flower with his bear paw and saying 'Bear bear!' Like thisㅠㅠㅠㅠ he's smiling so beautifully and going crazy with his aegyo ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The kids were laughing so hard they couldn't breatheㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ The fans were going crazy too ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Then maybe because they thought it was too much, the kids all ran over and stopped themㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
I'll stop explaining here, so just watch it for yourself https://moutu.be/x469b2z
The video caused a huge stir on SNS. Words related to Yoohyun's aegyo were always stuck on the SNS real-time search charts.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ This is the madness of the hyung ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Ah, he's even the hyung?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ One damn point
└Each and every point makes me an otaku ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└The hyung line is Yoohyun, Sungjun, and Yeonwoo, but Yoohyun's birthday is in February, so he's the eldest brother!!
-His expression is shameless, but his ears are red that's the point ㅠㅠㅁ ㅠㅁㅠ He's so cute I just want to bite him
└Even that teddy bear hat is perfect; he's not a teddy bear who acts cute; Seriously, that bear is a legend
-Ah, it's so funny but so cuteㅋㅋㅋ큐ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I usually hate it when guys act cute, but he's so cute that I don't cringe at allㅜㅜㅜ
└He's just the embodiment of cuteness, like cuteness himself... This is the first time I've seen a male idol who looks so cute
-Prepare another aegyo for the next day.. "I can't do aegyo!" Shit I still can't forget that voice while saying that and flapping his puppy ears ssssss It was good that I set up the coffin in advance yesterday^^
└No, it looks like he would never do aegyo but how does the aegyo vending machine come out so quickly?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ ㅋ
└At first, Yoohyun acted aegyo differently but even the fans booed and the fans looked at him like he was a traitorㅋㅋ ㅋㅋㅠㅠ It was 200% impactㅋㅋㅋ they teased him moreㅎㅎㅅㅂ he's so cute and funny
As the videos shot from various cherry on top angles were released, the fans' reactions became even hotter.
What are the members' reactions to Yoohyun's aegyo?
-The kids' reactions are all different, that's the kill point
Eden: Our hyung is such a pro
Sehyun: Our hyung is so funny
Sungjun: My friend is out of his mind?
Yeonwoo: My son is this cute
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋWhy is Yeonwoo a son?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└I really thought Yeonwoo was born to Yoohyunㅋㅋㅋㅋ He's smiling like a dad and laughing out loudㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Seongjunㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Look at him getting sickㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Is it really that bad?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The aegyo video of Yoohyun spread like wildfire, and M8's fandom grew at a frightening pace.
At the same time, the number of fans who wanted to see Yoohyun's aegyo directly also increased.
- Everyone, how sincere is Yoohyun's aegyo? The fan sign cut will be so high. Hold back!!!!!! I have to watch my baby do aegyo next time!!!!!
The album sales were skyrocketing.
***
"Hahahaha! This is crazy, really! Haha!! Hyung, aren't you a genius?! How on earth did you come up with such aegyo?"
'Please shut up...'
I didn't have the strength to argue anymore.
The fan signing event ended safely.
Anyway, the daily quest was a success.
However, my mentality wasn't safe.
The aegyo request was chosen as the last question in the Q&A. I tried the aegyo that Kang Se-hyun taught me just in case.
The result was as expected.
Only three or four people were counted. It was still not enough to fill the 50.
Acknowledging that there was no other way, all that was left was resignation.
After applying the item... I don't really want to remember.
It's a mystery that 51 people were counted after 1 minute of being in trance.
The 2nd fan signing event was held the next day.
Strangely, as soon as I pulled out a question from the Q&A box, a cute note was pulled out.
I tried to get through it without using the item, but the members and fans booed me, so it was a bit shocking.
I promised myself that I wouldn't use it again, but I had to reuse it after only one day.
[The Path of the Aegyo Craftsman]
: Show off a freestyle aegyo for 1 minute. (Cooldown remaining time 06:54:12)
'Why is the cooldown only 24 hours?'
The item I really need is a one-time use, so why can only this be reused?
I looked at the system window while suppressing my boiling stomach.
The waiting room was still echoing with my shame.
-Teddy bear is meticulous!! (Kyaaaaah!)
...Ah, f*ck. I want to rip off my ears.
"Poohahak!!"
"Euhahahahahahaha!"
"Ahahahaha! Ah, Yoohyun is really so cute!!"
'These f*ckers.'
Choi Sung-jun blocked out the noise with his headphones, saying that he couldn't stand it because his stomach was rumbling, and the other three were all huddled together, laughing like they were watching a gag show.
Yeah, laugh a lot.
I gritted my teeth and decided to focus on the task at hand.
'My head is already complicated.'
Of course, there were many reasons, but the most urgent one was.......
[Main Quest Arrived!]
[Win 1st place on a music show with your debut song during your active period!]
[Reward Life 24:00:00]
It was a main quest that had been quiet since the music video views.
'Fortunately, the NEW100 chart ranking is gradually rising.'
new! [48th / OPENING - M8]
It was an incredible achievement considering it hadn't even been a week since the music release.
At this rate, it won't be hard to enter HIT100 soon.
Most music broadcasting statistics are heavily weighted by music source performance.
The problem is that the activity period is only 2 weeks, so whether it's possible within that time is a problem.
The only possibility is the last music show next week.
'I have to catch up somehow this week.'
The current top candidate for music show number one is a singer-songwriter famous for summer songs.
In addition, he was actively broadcasting, hosting a radio show on the same broadcasting station.
'First of all, we can't win the broadcast score.'
The priority is to increase the music score and SNS score.
If the song is good, it's not an impossible story if there's a decisive factor.
'What's important is the incident that can become the trigger.'
It's difficult for most things.
It's not that common for issues to be linked to views...
'Ah.'
It exists.
A video that could explode.
***
"Should we go up like this?"
'...This is unexpected.'
Rain was falling steadily on the stage.
"Ah~ The weather forecast is real."
Today's music show is held outdoors.
The broadcasting station staff scratched their heads and gestured toward the stage.
"For now, you can go up, and when the actual broadcast starts, we'll pitch a tent or something."
Wow.
I was careful with my words.
'This broadcasting station is consistent.'
A broadcasting station that is extremely indifferent to safety issues. It is always the broadcasting station that takes measures only after a major accident has occurred.
Probably won't budge unless someone gets seriously hurt.
"......yes."
However, it was not something that a newly debuted idol could refuse to do.
We reluctantly moved to the center of the stage. There were puddles on the stage and it was soaking wet here and there with rainwater.
In the distance, I could see audience members waiting wearing raincoats.
"Be careful when moving around. Move as gently as possible."
All the members nodded their heads at Choi Sung-jun's earnest request.
Because the choreography movements are large and the movement paths are frequent, it is easy to slip.
As my hair, which had been styled, began to get damp, the prelude began.
We moved our bodies more carefully than usual. Even so, there were still members who stumbled here and there.
As the anxious moments continued.
"!"
Shin Yeon-woo staggered and slid down.
Fortunately, I was able to grab his hand and continue the choreography right away, but judging from his expression, he seemed uncomfortable.
After the rehearsal, which felt longer than usual, we went straight to Shin Yeon-woo.
"Ae you okay?"
"Oh, Yup!"
Shin Yeon-woo responded brightly while his dimples deepened. I refrained from saying anything for a moment and left the stage. Then, as soon as I entered the waiting room, I called Shin Yeon-woo over.
"Hey."
"...Huh?"
"You sprained your ankle."
"Huh? No! I am really okay?"
"Bend over."
You may not know right now.
I nodded my head firmly. Shin Yeon-woo bowed with a bewildered expression.
"Ah."
He frowned and leaned against the wall.
As expected.
I called the manager.
"Hyung, do you have anything that can be used for cold compresses?"
"Cold compresses? There's nothing like a compress pack...."
"Then an ice pack."
"Oh, there is!"
While the manager was away, I laid a blanket on the waiting room floor and laid Shin Yeon-woo face down.
"It's really just a little bit! This much..."
"The best thing to do is rest."
"!"
"That's realistically impossible."
I held back a sigh and continued.
"Hyung, how much time do we have left until our stage?"
"Uh....... Three hours?"
The manager came over in a hurry and handed me an ice pack. I picked up Shin Yeon-woo's clothes.
"Ooh! Hey hey!"
I gently laid Shin Yeon-woo back down as he tried to get up in shock.
"You're not going to quit after a year of work, are you?"
"...That's right."
"Injuries may not seem like much at the moment, but if you don't treat them properly, they'll get worse. You know how important it is to take care of your body, right?"
Only then did Shin Yeon-woo become quiet. I put a towel on Shin Yeon-woo's waist and an ice pack on top of it.
"That's right, hyung. Your waist gets a lot of stimulation when you dance."
"How precious is our main dancer's waist!"
Kang Se-hyun and Kim E-den also added a word.
"Go to the hospital first as soon as you have time."
"...Ugh, okay, okay. Got it."
Finally, when Choi Sung-jun, whose face was hardened, said that, Shin Yeon-woo nodded without saying anything. It was fortunate that he wasn't the type of guy who would be stubborn for no reason.
'By the way, it doesn't look like the rain will stop any time soon.'
I picked up Shin Yeon-woo's shoes and checked the soles. The smooth surface didn't seem to create any friction at all.
"Do you have any other shoes?"
I checked all the shoes he brought as spares, but they were all shoes that were perfect for slipping.
"Then what about anti-slip pads or tape?"
I couldn't just trust the broadcasting station guys and leave them alone.
'We have to figure out a way to survive on our own.'
***
The time for the show was approaching quickly.
"How are you?"
"Oh. It's okay."
Shin Yeon-woo smiled faintly and answered.
'Your expression has become a little more relaxed.'
Only then did I nod.
"Thank you, Yoo Hyun-ah. Honestly, if it weren't for you, I think I would have just let it go."
Shin Yeon-woo smiled awkwardly.
"If you're grateful, don't forget to go to the hospital."
"Haha, I understand."
Shin Yeon-woo shook his head and laughed it off. I also ended up giggling and putting on the earbud I had left off.
The concert had already reached the middle and the MC's comments were in full swing.
The staff members were busy sweeping the rainwater off the stage during this time.
'Will that do?'
I held back a laugh.
A few hours ago, the internet was abuzz with people watching Shin Yeon-woo slip and fall while waiting in line.
Thanks to that, the staff here also seemed to feel a sense of crisis and were hastily trying to show off.
'It's better than doing nothing, though.'
I checked the soles of my shoes.
'They're glued on well.'
The manager contacted the company and sent a few dozen anti-slip pads by courier.
'This is what they mean by being proactive.'
... It's excessive, but it's a good thing anyway. I mobilized the staff to give the remaining pads to the artists appearing today.
'It'll be a problem if another issue breaks out.'
Today is the best day. No, to be exact, I have to make it happen with my own hands.
"Please standby M8!"
I headed to the side of the stage and quietly opened the item window.
[The Path of a Fancam Craftsman]
: 'Eyes for Fancams' + 'Increased Skill Stat' applied for about 30 minutes after using the item
When I applied the item, a tingling sensation ran through my whole body.
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