Chapter 25
Even during the inactive period, time passed quickly.
Since then, while new boy groups have steadily debuted, M.Eight has maintained its popularity.
While during the active period, they only went back and forth between music shows and the practice room, now they are busy with more diverse schedules such as CFs, radio, and photo shoots.
Today, they went to the broadcasting station without fail for their radio schedule and finished everything from the live broadcast to the recording.
"Today's broadcast was really good~"
"Thank you!"
The manager said he would be on the phone for a moment, so he went down to the parking lot first, telling them to come slowly.
After greeting each and every one of the production staff, they all headed to the ground-level parking lot connected to the lobby.
But as soon as they came down to the parking lot, they ran into an unexpected person.
"Oh!! Sungjun hyung!"
A person with bright yellow hair ran right in front of them, waving his hand.
Tighten's Seo Yi-jae. Before the return, he was a member like Choi Sungjun and was like an enemy to him.
Choi Sungjun furrowed his long eyes as if he had chewed on a bitter fruit.
Debuting with 6 members except for Choi Sung-jun, Tighten.
'I thought we'd meet someday since you debuted.'
Judging from his flashy outfit that matches his facial features, he must have come to record a music show.
"Oh?! Are you Yi Jae-nim of Tighten?"
"I enjoyed your performance!! Your performance was really cool!!"
Kang Se-hyun and Kim E-den's eyes sparkled as they recognized Seo Yi-jae.
They sat next to each other for a while, saying that they liked the flashy and intense concept of Tighten's debut song, and they reacted as if they had met celebrities without even realizing that they were their seniors.
"Oh, yes."
Seo Yi-jae nodded absentmindedly and turned his gaze to Choi Sung-jun.
Kang Se-hyun frowned slightly and smiled awkwardly, then stared blankly at Kim E-den, who was blinking.
'Of course it's obvious, but you're still the same.'
Choi Sung-jun, who was watching Seo Yi-jae with his eyes wide open, also sharpened his gaze.
'It's going to explode soon.'
I quickly looked around.
Fortunately, there was no sign of life in the parking lot.
Choi Sung-jun will know how to handle things, but once word gets out, it tends to get exaggerated.
"How long has it been?! Lee Jun, Ji-yoon, and the kids are all in the waiting room right now. They'll be really happy to see you!!"
He has a split personality. He still has no sense.
His sharp eyes were used to glancing at Kang Se-hyun and Kim E-den, but his attitude was like an infinitely gentle cat.
The members, who had become invisible in an instant, were speechless and just stared blankly at each other.
Choi Sung-jun opened his mouth with a short, empty laugh.
"Hey."
It was a completely different level of coldness from the usual Choi Sung-jun. Seo Yi-jae blinked quickly, perhaps sensing the cold atmosphere.
"Huh, huh?"
"Accept the greeting properly. You still haven't gotten rid of that fcking attitude?"
"...Ah, hyung!"
You'll do whatever you want. I took a stance so that I could shut Choi Sungjun's mouth and drag him away if necessary.
"It's not my job anymore, but since you've already debuted, you should come to your senses now."
Choi Sungjun clicked his tongue and looked Seo Yijae up and down with displeasure. Then he gestured to us who were standing there blankly.
"Let's go."
Starting with Shin Yeon-woo, who bowed to Seo Yi-jae, the members who had been hesitating followed Choi Sung-jun one by one.
Only then did I relax my body and take my feet off.
"Ah! That's really his temper."
Seo Yi-jae, who was left alone, belatedly turned around, getting angry.
Despite the clear voice of rebellion, Choi Sung-jun pretended to pick his ear and calmly got into the car.
"Hyung. Did you practice with the members of Tighten at UJ?"
Inside the car that started moving for the next schedule.
Kim E-den suddenly stuck his face out of the back seat and asked.
"Yeah."
Choi Sung-jun replied nonchalantly, burying himself in his seat.
"But was the personality always like that? It's kind of unlucky."
"Hey hey."
Kim E-den patted Kang Se-hyun, who was grumbling with a very bad expression, and tried to stop him.
It was not that I didn't understand. It wasn't a pleasant experience to be blatantly ignored in front of your face. Choi Sung-jun shook his head.
"He's just a f*cking b*stard. Don't worry about it. There's no need to be close to him."
"!!"
I barely managed to suppress the laughter that almost burst out.
Kim E-den covered his mouth and was silently shocked by Choi Sung-jun's straightforward choice of words.
Kang Se-hyun quickly nodded his head in exclamation as if his mind was relieved.
"Ahaha! Yes~"
Although the expression was rough, it was a modifier that suited Seo Yi-jae.
Of course, Seo Yi-jae's twitchy attitude and speech still seemed childish, but the guy I know before my regression wasn't a bad guy by nature.
Still, he listened to Choi Sung-jun, who had been a trainee with him since he was young.
In the early days of their debut, there were times when he pretended not to care about the staff, and even me, who occasionally showed up like a part-timer.
'Judging from his attitude, Seo Yi-jae seems to still follow Choi Sung-jun well.'
But that didn't last long.
Unlike Choi Sung-jun, who was not kind but took care of the staff delicately, the other members of Tighten became increasingly arrogant.
Among them, Seo Yi-jae started hanging out with bad guys and became so ruined that even Choi Sung-jun couldn't control him.
And that too....... My thoughts suddenly stopped.
'...What happened?'
I felt like I missed something important.
My head started to throbbed with a feeling of vague recollection.
I tried to recall my memories for a while, but there was no result.
'Anyway, it's clear that we have to stay away.'
Like Clicker, a senior from the same agency, this group has always been at the center of incidents and accidents.
There's no way a group without Choi Sung-jun, who was the only rein, could be controlled.
I was skeptical if they could even reach the same position as before my return.
In the end, I couldn't recall any memories, so I gave up and leaned my head against the window.
The car had already returned to its usual state with the members chatting about what to eat for dinner.
***
"I can't?"
"Yeah. I can't help it. It's the manager's orders."
The manager replied lightly.
'Ha... This time, it's the manager again.'
As expected, it's the biggest obstacle to completing the quest. I quickly racked my brain as I opened the daily quest window again.
[Daily quest arrived!]
[Communicate with fans through Ourverse!]
[Communication 0 / 20 times]
The daily quest that appeared early in the morning was the same as the first live.
The number of communication times increased from 10 to 20, but it wasn't that worrying.
I can do live until the number of times is filled.
'I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to do a live at all.'
As soon as I got to work, I went to my manager and asked about the live procedure.
After exchanging contacts saying that I would ask the person in charge, my manager gave me an absurd answer that personal live is prohibited except for official live broadcasts by the company.
'Even during the first group live broadcast, they tried to control reading comments, and this is what it ended up like.'
I crossed my arms and stared at the quest window.
'Hmm?
Wait, why didn't I think of this?
"Then what about the Ourverse post?"
It doesn't have to be a live broadcast.
There are two ways to directly communicate with fans through Ourverse.
Live broadcasts where you communicate while doing a live broadcast, and posts where you can post your own posts or leave comments on posts made by fans.
"Hmm. You can use the post, but the manager said you have to get confirmation?"
I laughed and let out a short sigh.
Then, I'll just do it.
I immediately got the code for the Ourverse artist from my manager and started preparing.
"Hyung, I can really do whatever I want, right?"
"Do it. Do it a lot."
"Yes!"
The more bullets, the better.
I invited Kim Eden, who had been curiously watching me reloading in the photo shoot waiting room.
And eventually, all the members mobilized to prepare for a joint attack.
[Kwon Yoo-hyun: Manager, please confirm the comment. (Comment capture)] 15:23
I organized the fan posts and the comments I was going to leave and sent them.
The group chatroom that the manager was in started to fill up with messages in no time.
[Kim Eden: Is it okay to send it like this?! (Comment capture)] 15:24
[Kang Se-hyun: Please confirm!!! (Comment capture)] 15:24
[Choi Sung-jun: (Comment capture)] 15:24
[Shin Yeon-woo: I tried writing a comment! (Comment capture)] 15:25
A happy smile appeared on the steadily increasing messages. In fact, most of them were simple comments that did not need to be censored, but at first, the manager also sent a sincere reply.
[Manager Lee Sang-beom: I confirmed it!] 15:28
[Manager Lee Sang-beom: Okay^^] 15:40
After transferring the confirmed comments to Ourbus and writing them, I kept urging the manager by opening the captured files I had prepared.
[Kwon Yoo-hyun: Manager, please confirm the comments. (Comment capture)] 15:41
[Kwon Yoo-hyun: Manager, please confirm the comment. (Comment capture)] 15:41
[Kim E-deun: Please do this too!! (Comment capture)] 15:42
[Kwon Yoo-hyun: Manager, please confirm the comment. (Comment capture)] 15:43
[Choi Sung-jun: (Comment capture)] 15:45
The manager's replies started to become less frequent.
I didn't give in and kept repeating the Ourverse comment and confirmation request dozens of times during the waiting time for filming.
And in the end......
[Daily Quest Success!]
[Successful communication with fans and Ourverse]
[Communication 20 times / 20 times]
The quest was successfully completed. And the manager-
[Manager Lee Sang-beom: I think it's okay not to get separate confirmation for comments from now on^^ Instead, please discuss ambiguous things with the manager!] 14:12
In the end, he gave up.
***
The fans of M8 were dumbfounded.
[M8_Yoohyun nim commented on Empalizscience's post: Happy birthday! I'll cheer on your new challenge]
[M8_Eden nim commented on Inganbaekgudni's post: Waiting for filming~ What kind of filming is a secret (shh)]
[M8_Sehyun nim commented on Honeyz's post: I want to dye my hair!! Blonde or red?!]
[M8_Yoohyun nim commented on Our House Bear Bear's post: The kids can't take selfies..I'll practice more and upload them]
[M8_Sungjun nim commented on Doremifa Soul's post: Me too! I'll come here often now!]
[M8_Yeonwoo nim commented on Yeonubojogae's post: Wow, that's cool~ Congratulations!! (Applause emoticon)]
Soul was suddenly hit with a barrage of comments from M8 and was overwhelmed with happiness and emotion.
-I wondered why they weren't coming, but the kids came in huge numbers today!!
-They're really flocking in, but I doubt my eyesㅠㅠㅠ
Of course, among the Souls who were moved, there were many opinions that it was a temporary phenomenon due to the newcomer's passion buff. The fans who thought they should enjoy themselves even now, soon realized that they were wrong.
[M8_Sehyun nim wrote a post: Hello~~ Good morning Soul (selca.jpg)]
[M8_Yoohyun nim left a comment on SoulinSeoul's post: Don't worry, I'll be here until then, and do well on your exam! Fighting!]
[M8_Eden nim commented on heesu_'s post: I love you too (heart emoticon)]
[M8_Sungjun nim commented on AudreyMpal's post: Today's tmi... I thought I lost my headphones and looked for them for a long time, but they were hanging around my neckㅋ]
[M8_Yeonwoo nim commented on WangkeunjjolboriDajun's post: Sungjun is sleeping next to meㅎㅎ]
The phenomenon continued the next day, and the day after that. Only then could the fans fully enjoy the joy.
- Handsome guys who are good at performing are also good at communicating? Really filial
└Ha These days, fandom is so much fun, life is so rich
- Yoohyun is watching SoHakHak [*A Small, Good Thing] Ourverse these days ㅠㅠ
└It really looks like that.. Yoohyun basically comments 20-30 a day
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋIt's so good
But, a sudden news came to the fans who were having happy days.
- The ISC [Idol Sports Competition] lineup is out!! Mpal is in it?!
└Ah ㅅㅂ!!!!!
└The kids are suffering, the fans are suffering, but the only winner is the broadcasting station?
└Are they still doing this? Every time there's an injury or bullying, they've never let it go, but they're fcking still consistently scheduling it
It was truly the season of sports.
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