The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 13
The buzz around <Targeting Star>, also known as Tata, spread rapidly the day before the shoot.
It was the moment when mentors who had been kept confidential were revealed to the public.
Among them were the solo singer Min Si Young, who was practically the face of AG, and rapper Na Ji Hyuk, responsible for the summer hit songs every year.
But more than anything, there were two mentors drawing public attention: Visual Director Moon Yun Ha and Street Dancer Jin Dasol.
[AG C&T Corporation @HARDWARE_store]
Really? Moon Yun Ha is really taking charge of AG’s boy group? F*ck, rewards do come when you live a good life, haha ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
[AG C&T Corporation @HARDWARE_store]
Wow, seriously. I envied Serenia just yesterday while sucking on my fingers lol. Moon Yun Ha is at AG? Now AG will finally choose a proper concept and mood sampler, right? AG’s boy group is on the rise now, right? Right?
[Walking to the Entertainment Industry @Workingcl_ass]
Is this AG C&T Corporation person a human? Why are they so nosy? Why do their retweets even work?;; What’s the big deal with Moon Yun Ha going to AG? What’s the context here?]
[⌞AG C&T Corporation @HARDWARE_store
Hey, how are you going to enter the entertainment industry without knowing Moon Yun Ha? Even now, all the successful girl groups in the past five years were planned by Moon Yun Ha hahahaha. You don’t even know anything, but question who Moon Yun Ha is? Seriously]
[⌞Walking to the Entertainment Industry @Workingcl_ass
What the hell is this? F*ck. Did you sneakily search for my username and find your way here? I’m blocking you]
[Male Idol Trainer @Mega_Sky11
The mentors for the male idol survival show at AG have been revealed. I think these aspects show AG’s aspirations. <Continue in the thread>]
[⌞First, let’s look at past cases. AG’s first and last girl group, Lady Swan. Beautiful. They sang well, and each member had distinct charms. However, did they succeed as a team? No. It failed. >]
[⌞There were various reasons for Lady Swan’s failure, but I think the concept and choreography were the biggest factors. They interpreted classic masterpieces too casually. The choreography was also terrible. They attached well-crafted jewels to a gold-plated ring. Eventually, the plating tends to come off. >]
[⌞However, it seems that CEO Do Jae Chan is trying not to repeat that mistake this time. While other mentors are really mentors, the ones we’ll hear the most from are the current idol Visual Director, Moon Yun Ha, and the street dance legend, Jin Dasol. The key players are these two.]
[⌞With strong investment from China, <Targeting Star>, which is expanding AG’s presence, is expected to make its debut amid this situation. The first episode is highly anticipated and could be a turning point for Korean male idols.]
[⌞This kind of mental will kill you @mennnnheeriS2
What’s this; so the new AG boy group will be the turning point for Korean male idols? Dreaming more than interpreting dreams haha. Very professional~~ Yeah, even if you look, the top tier for male idols is Sleddic♡]
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Min Si Young is one thing, but Jin Dasol as a mentor? Cool, but he probably won’t say a word in an hour…]
[⌞ Jin Dasol: (Opening his mouth) Uh… Well… I didn’t see…]
[J.Choi @Wakwakj
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Dasol hyung’s new challenge! Always supporting the efforts of hyung trying to promote the street dance scene.
[Photos are with Dasol hyung at the LA Street Battle ^&^]
“…Huh.”
Kim Bomi, scrolling through her SNS timeline, let out a heavy sigh.
So, these formidable figures are appearing as mentors in an idol survival program.
“Oh, sis. Uh, put it there. Oh, I’m going to die, really….”
… It means that this ugly little brother is leaving.
Kim Bomi looked at her brother, Kim Chunyong, who was making dying noises while covered in paste on his back.
“What if I don’t debut?”
“Then study for Dad’s job or prepare for the civil service exam.”
“Do you think that’s easy, noona?! Does anyone just take the civil service exam?! And they said it’s extremely difficult!”
“What can you do, stupid. You’re noisy.”
After being cut from the debut team and throwing all kinds of hysterics, suddenly, as if someone had changed, Chunyong started practicing like crazy in his personal practice room. Today, out of the blue, he asked for a pain relief patch because his back hurt too much.
“…No matter how much I think about it, I can’t trust you.”
Kim Bomi expressed her concern and pity in her own way to her brother with a voice mixed with worry.
“Hey, Kim Chunyong. Are you practicing properly? Can you go on a survival show like this?”
Kim Chunyong, lying face down on the floor in agony, responded with a murmuring voice.
“It’s okay… My stats are not rising a bit right now, but somehow…”
During a rare family time, when Kim Chunyong mentioned something about his ‘stats,’ Kim Bomi’s eyes widened.
Stats? What stats?
…No way.
Smack!
“Ah!”
Kim Chunyong’s bare, defenseless back was struck hard by Kim Bomi’s palm. With a loud sound of flesh being hit, Kim Chunyong rolled on the floor. Kim Bomi was almost spitting fire from her mouth.
“You punk. Are you playing games at the PC room instead of going to the practice room again, seriously? Right before the survival show? Mom, mom! Kim Chunyong—”
“Ah, noona. It’s not like that!”
“It’s not like what! You just talked about stats or something! What kind of game is it? Did you spend money on your personal practice room for a game? You’re completely addicted to this…”
“Ah, no, noona…”
Facing the onslaught of his sister’s attack, the Kim Chunyong who acted cheeky in front of Producer Joo Cheol Yeong during the day, was gone, and he just looked helpless.
A person who has regained what was once lost only becomes relentlessly weak in front of the very thing they’ve retrieved.
But what could he do about it?
“Haha, noona. It’s like this. I caused trouble and lost our entire family at once, but I made a contract with something like a devil and came back. Oh, by the way, the stats I mentioned are not about a game character but about me.”’
It’s not like he could say that.
Kim Chunyong, with a sharp-faced appearance and a pitiful expression, could only grab his sister just before she went to find their mom in the living room.
“S-Sign*!”
(T/N: “Sign” is the term used in Korean to refer to autographs.)
“What are you saying?”
With a sly expression, Kim Chunyong whispered softly into his sister’s ear.
“Noona, Choi Gaon… you like him. I’ll get you his autograph. So don’t say that to Mom. It’s a worrying thing. And I really went to practice!”
Bomi’s eyes widened.
Kim Chunyong’s idol survival show <Targeting Star> was hosted by the popular solo singer Choe Gaon.
Bomi, the owner of the SNS account ‘Gaonni(•ө•)’, had been an ardent fan of him since his debut.
But that must be a thorough secret unknown to anyone in the Kim family except for Kim Nari, right?
“…How did you know that I like Gaon? Hmm?”
“There’s always a way to find out. So, what are you going to do? What are you going to say?”
Rolling her eyes, Bomi gave Kim Chunyong’s back another hit and firmly said,
“I’ll give you an album, so bring it here. And if you’re not really going to practice, go die.”
Kim Chunyong soothed his back, coughing. He watched the determined back of Bomi entering the room with a high-raised head of hair and let out a bitter laugh.
Fighting like this, quarreling, and then reconciling.
You can only do it when everyone is around, alive, and together.
“Hey. Can you get Choi Gaon’s autograph by any chance? He’s your agency senior, right?”
“I’m still a rookie… We can become closer later. If I get an autograph, what will you do for me, noona?”
“Do you want to die? I’m older than you, what would I do for you, you silly punk?”
In the end, the previous Kim Chunyong couldn’t get Choe Gaon’s autograph for his sister.
So, this time, he should get it more quickly.
Absolutely, to make sure such a thing never happens.
Amidst everyone striving to do something in their respective positions,
The first shooting of <Targeting Star> was just around the corner.
