Chapter 23
"We chose the camping as a first special music video filming location for the M8 members~!"
"....."
"Yes~!"
"Wow, wow."
Except for Kim Eden, who was very excited, the members exchanged glances with each other and their pupils fluttered while doing mechanical re-actions.
It was meaningful because it was the first self-content filming at the first music video filming location.
'...It's a problem because we're camping here.'
A dark place with only artificial filming lights on.
The amusement park after the sun had set had a dreary atmosphere.
In fact, it couldn't be otherwise. The music video filming location was an abandoned amusement park to begin with.
The abandoned amusement park, which had lost the props for the music video filming and regained its original appearance, looked like something out of a horror movie.
Squeak-
Whenever he heard the creaking sound of the rides, Choi Sung-jun pretended not to notice and slowly came closer to me.
'They did say that they closed down shortly after opening because of a fatal accident.'
There was also talk that the staff preparing to film the music video saw a ghost with one leg trembling.
'It's definitely a place where a ghost or a bug would jump out.'
"Hyung, hyung! It looks like it's looking at me...!"
Kang Se-hyun approached closely, pointing to the carousel horse that was smiling while revealing its white teeth.
"That's the horse you liked. Say hello."
"Ugh! The way you smile makes me feel bad!"
It looks a bit weird when you look at it in the dark, but didn't you say it was cute when you were filming individual cuts for the music video?
Shin Yeon-woo asked the production staff with a slightly pale face.
"...Is there a place to sleep here?"
"Oh my, of course you can't sleep here! We prepared something special to celebrate the successful conclusion of M8's first activity!"
The PD smiled calmly as if he had expected it and guided us to the next location.
Fortunately, the PD's words were not an exaggeration.
"Wow!!"
As we moved a little bit behind the amusement park where the opening took place, a camping site that looked like something out of a TV show was set up.
From the flashy lights overhead to the large camping car.
The members who had finally relaxed began to look around the campsite with clearly excited faces.
"Wow! Hyungs, Hyungs! It's really nice inside too!!"
Kang Se-hyun's excitement made them look inside the camper.
The interior, which was neatly organized with a bed, kitchen, and even a bathroom, was wider and more comfortable than expected.
Before they knew it, the two youngest members were rolling around on the bunk beds like excited puppies.
"Since Yu-hyun ssi has a Class 1 regular driver's license, if you want, you can drive yourself and travel freely!"
[There are two kinds of driver's license in SK;
Class 1 = vehicle with 15 seats or less
Class 2 = vehicles with 9 seats or less and 125cc motorcycles]
Choi Seong-jun, who was looking through the kitchen cupboards, asked in surprise.
"Do you have a license?"
"...Yeah. I got it as soon as I was old enough."
It's easier to find a job if you have a license.
'Somehow a few days ago, a staff member suddenly asked me if I had a license.'
That's what we were going to use it for.
"Wow, I love it so much!! It's really cool. Our hyung!!"
...I didn't get my license for this. I was nervous, but since there were cameras everywhere, I gave up and smiled.
"Haha! Do you all like it~!"
"Yes! I really like it~!"
The production team gathered the members back in front of the camper van.
"But wouldn't it be a shame to just leave after coming all this way?"
"That's right~ Meat!"
"That's right! If you go camping, you have to have barbecue! Come on, come out!"
With the PD's shout, the staff appeared carrying a large table.
"Ooooh!"
"Wow!"
All kinds of meats started coming in one by one from the table set up to the brazier.
'It really looks like camping.'
The perfect camping scene was completed.
Just as they were about to start camping in such a warm atmosphere, the PD added a word.
"Okay! Now, let's bet this barbecue!"
"?"
"Let's start the courage test~!"
"...."
"Wow!! This will be fun!!"
Kim Eun-deun's cheer echoed alone.
'That's right.'
There's no such thing as a free lunch in entertainment.
The exterior wall with the gray paint peeling off and cracks here and there.
The courage test location that the production crew led us to was an attraction with a classic and clear sign that said, 'Ghost House'.
'That spider web looks real.'
Is it okay to go in? The PD smiled at the members who were frozen stiffly, saying that the interior was intact because they had remodeled it before filming.
"...PD-nim. We ate a lot while we were doing the live earlier, so we're not hungry at all."
"Since we've come to visit, can't we just have fun and be happy?"
The PD ignored Choi Sung-jun and Shin Yeon-woo's pleas and started explaining the rules.
"All you have to do is divide into teams and choose the person who cooks, cleans up, and eats comfortably in the order in which the team comes out the fastest!"
Well, in the end, we're going to eat. I relaxed.
"Then everyone! From now on, we'll divide into teams of two, two, and one by drawing lots!"
The production crew handed us a container containing sticks. And the main character who has to go in alone
"Yoo Hyun-ah, are you okay?!"
It's me.
'Since it's come to this, I should hurry up and get out.'
If those cowards had gotten caught, filming probably wouldn't have ended today.
"First in line, Sungjun and Eden!"
At the production crew's call, the two headed to the entrance of the haunted house.
The rest of the members sat on chairs at the main entrance where the entrance and exit were located side by side and waited.
"I'm sorry, but our group will take first place! Haha!"
Unlike the spirited Kim Eden, Choi Sungjun remained silent and made a face.
And that silence was shattered as soon as the two entered the entrance.
[Hyung, look! They're not a ghost, they're an actor!]
[Ah!! You should be quiet!! Eeeeek!!]
The first team's agonizing cries flowed out as it was through the speakers that the production crew had set up in the waiting area.
"Pfft."
"Hahahahahaha!"
"Kuhahahaha! Oh, Sungjun hyung's voice is really! 'Waaaaaah!"
It was a decibel that was unheard of from the usual Choi Sung-jun. The gap difference brought a big laugh to the members and staff.
Kang Se-hyun was giggling, exaggerating Choi Sung-jun's screams.
But that laughter didn't last long.
[Tssu!! Aack! Aack!]
[Ahahaha! No, hyung!! That person is our camera director. Ahahahahahaha!]
Fortunately, Choi Sung-jun desperately swallowed his curses, perhaps realizing that it was a broadcast.
Unlike me who was just laughing, the two guys whose turn was approaching looked complicated.
"......Wow, if Sung-jun is like that, it must be really scary."
"I'm more scared of Kim E-den. He seems out of his mind...."
[Wow! Ahahahaha!]
[Ah, you! You crazy bastard!! Please!!]
"...Isn't that really a ghost?"
Shin Yeon-woo and Kang Se-hyun were increasingly trembling in fear at the tension of Kim E-den, who seemed to be extremely excited.
In that way, the first group succeeded in 15 minutes with Kim E-den's hard carry.
Considering that it was a 20-minute course, it was incredibly fast.
"Hahaha! Ah, that was fun!"
Kim Eden appeared at the exit with a refreshing expression.
"Hahahaha! Oh, Sungjun hyung, really jumping ability..... Whew!"
Choi Sungjun didn't have the strength to be angry, so he roughly put the hood on Kim Eden's head and walked out, sobbing.
"...I won't do it again."
Choi Sung-jun, whose eyes were wet from sweat or tears, slumped down next to me and muttered in a tired voice.
"Okay, next is Yeon-woo ssi and Se-hyun ssi!"
"Ah, Pleeasee!"
Kang Se-hyun struggled and rebelled. At that moment, the wind blew and the door rattled as if urging the guys.
"Ahhh! Why is it moving alone again!"
"Wow, ha. I really can't?"
"Ahhh! Please! I really really can't go!"
The two of them remained stuck at the entrance for over ten minutes, unable to even leave.
"We won't finish today at this rate."
I sighed as the time gradually got longer and I slowly approached the two of them.
Kang Se-hyun clung to me tightly as if he wouldn't miss this opportunity.
"Hyung, huh? I'm really scared. Can't the three of us just go?"
Even Shin Yeon-woo looked at me earnestly with tears in his eyes.
I smiled gently and opened the door to the haunted house, and pushed the two people through the curtain at the entrance.
"Uh-uh-"
And finally, I finished by closing the door neatly.
"Now that you're in, hurry up."
Kwang Kwang Kwang Kwang—
A bang on the door and a scream erupted.
"Ahhh! Yoo-hyung Hyung, you devil!!"
"You, you bad bastard, aahhh!"
Oh. Shin Yeonwoo must be really scared if he says something like that.
But there's nothing I can do. If this keeps up, it'll be delayed for an hour, two hours, endlessly.
The two people who had been cursing me for a long time soon became quiet.
"They've become quiet?"
"Did they fainted?!"
Just as voices worried about the two people's lives began to leak out, a series of sharp screams came out as if they were reporting their survival.
[Aahhh! Aahhh! Yaaaaahhh!]
They're alive.
I nodded and returned to my seat.
The noise that felt like the speakers were going to tear continued after that.
[Eeeeeeeeeee!! Please save me!! Please save meeeeeee!!]
[Aaah!]
[Hey, Kwon Yu-hyun! Kkiyaaaaah!!]
"...Me?"
I was confused, thinking it was Shin Yeon-woo, when Kim E-den pointed out the sharp edge.
"It's Kang Se-hyun. He doesn't know how high the sky is right now and is talking informally to Hyung."
...... Kang Se-hyun, that punk.
The desperate screams continued for over 30 minutes, and in the end, the cowardly team succeeded in escaping with a record of over 40 minutes.
That record was achieved thanks to sprinting at full speed while ignoring the remaining devices.
"Huk, huff, huff!"
The two people who came out of the exit as if they were jumping out were lying down and catching their breath.
Kang Se-hyun, who had been catching his breath for a while, returned to his seat and cleared his throat.
"Ah, ah, why is my throat so hoarse?"
"You lost your voice because you screamed like that, Se-hyun."
I patted Kang Se-hyun on the back and encouraged him.
"Ouch! Ouch! Hyung!! I guess I lost my mind for a moment, daaaaak!"
While I was lightly punishing, it was my turn.
"Okay, our last turn! Yoohyun ssi!"
"Yes."
I finished preparing by receiving the self-cam from the production team.
"Hyung, can you really go alone?! Over there?"
I shrugged my shoulders at the members' cheering.
"I think it'll be okay?"
There's no life-or-death quest hanging here.
I feel more at ease than ever.
With a light heart, I opened the curtains hanging at the entrance of the haunted house and scanned the interior.
A hallway lit by bright red lights. The floor was covered in fog.
The air conditioner was turned on full blast, so unlike the stuffy outdoors, the air that touched my face was cold.
The musty smell of mold and the sour smell of chemicals mixed together to create a damp atmosphere.
'You've prepared well.'
I took my first step, secretly admiring the set that was decorated so well.
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