Debut or Die - Chapter 122
Episode 122 Choi Won-
gil. In < Azusa >, he caused a lot of conflict in every team battle, and in the end, he was hit with an editing beam and fell apart.
I want to act weak, but should I say it’s a case of ruin because it’s obvious?
He made even Seon Ah-hyun sigh, saying, ‘He’s such a mean kid,’ so in a sense, he was always a great guy.
‘Hmm, did he get off while escaping to the Gold 1 agency?’
That’s why the two of them are moving together. It’s not particularly surprising, but it was unexpected that the location was a broadcasting station where a year-end music program was being held.
‘I wouldn’t have debuted yet.’
I checked all of the rookie trends this year because of that guy’s rookie award, but those two agencies weren’t in the lineup.
In the meantime, Gold 1 was flirting and talking with the members.
“Wow, nice to meet you! No, should I call you senior for a second? The seniors are really amazing~”
“Oh, it’s done~”
“Speak comfortably, hyung… !”
“Hey Ahyeon, you’re still such a nice kid!”
In a friendly atmosphere, I roughly checked the appearance of Gold 1 and Choi Won-gil.
And I realized
‘He came as a dancer.’
At that agency, one of the idol-turned-female soloists recently had very good grades.
Also, to gain experience and use the debut group trainees as dancers for press coverage, it was a situation that happened quite often, so there was nothing strange about it.
As expected, Gold 1 pushed forward and introduced the people around him who were dressed in the same black outfit as himself.
“That’s right, these are the younger siblings practicing together!”
“Uh hello!”
“hello!”
The eyes of those who greeted them shone with curiosity, envy, and yearning. Some of the members awkwardly exchanged greetings, as if this reaction was awkward.
And suddenly the name came in.
“Hey, senior Park Moon-dae!”
“yes?”
“Just one handshake… ! Can I please… !!”
He was frightened and suppressed from the side.
“Hey, don’t talk to me!”
“Hi and I’m going to go to the middle of the day here too!”
what are you guys doing
I nodded, hiding my embarrassment.
“… sure.”
“… ! thank you!”
And, as if meeting the president of any company, a handshake was exchanged in the utmost politeness.
“Oh, I love it!”
Teammates from Gold 1 whispered over the happy Mr. Handshake.
“Hey, I guess people must have courage too.”
“I know.”
… Anyone who sees you would think you met a legendary senior in the music industry.
Looking at it, it seems that the team has already been decided, but if they make their official debut early next year, they won’t be a year apart from Testa.
‘… Well, grades aren’t everything.’
That looking up look is purely a psychological gap towards the ‘floating group’.
And it seemed like they weren’t the only ones feeling that.
Although it was in a slightly different direction.
“Wow, I was pre-recording, and it wasn’t just me filming, but I was really nervous.”
“No, isn’t the person who has hundreds of thousands of views on fancams too stern?”
“Hey, it’s different! Ruining your stage is more scary!”
“Hmm, it seems like a difficult problem to decide.”
Behind Gold 1 and Testa members exchanging the latest news, Choi Won-gil lowered his head avoiding their eyes.
“… … .”
‘I was pressed.’
It seemed to be the type that would end when the sequence was completely sorted out.
Because Testa’s activities this year went so well, it seems that they don’t even dare to say anything.
In the meantime, Gold 1 also finished greeting Bae Se-jin. And with a slightly regretful expression, he threw a closing comment.
“Ah~ I have a lot to talk about, aren’t you busy? Next time, I’ll buy you at least one meal!”
It means to go see something.
However, there was one guy who couldn’t understand empty words.
Rabin Kim.
“Ah, we have plenty of time until the next stage. If you go to the waiting room, you won’t have any trouble continuing the conversation.”
Gold 1 panicked.
“Haha, Ravin, I’m grateful for the recommendation, but those who don’t know me well won’t be uncomfortable~.”
But that was Cha Yoo-jin and Ryu Chung-woo.
“I’m not uncomfortable!”
“Oh it’s okay. take it easy.”
“Is that so?”
Gold 1 was taken aback by the clean ok.
And the Gold 1 team members who noticed the situation quickly fled.
“Brother, go in peace. We will have our accommodation!”
“When you come, you’ll get dirty!”
“Azusa’s current status talk ah fighting~”
“These crazy guys!”
The black-clad guys ran through the hallways and disappeared.
However, Choi Won-gil, who could not catch the timing, remained in his seat.
“… … .”
It seemed that he didn’t fit in very well because he had just joined this team, or that he had been left behind because he was from Azusa.
‘The situation is ambiguous.’
Fortunately, Gold 1 took Choi Won-gil.
“Ah Won-gil, it’s the first time we’ve visited the waiting room, so shall we buy something to drink?”
“I’ll buy it.”
“uh?”
And Choi Won-gil ran before Gold 1 could say anything more.
‘I don’t think I’ll be back like this.’
Gold 1 sighed.
“I’m sorry, wasn’t it a bit inconvenient?”
“It’s okay!”
“It’s okay… … . But the original path has improved a lot. I’m a little worried about looking for too many responses on the internet… Well, these days, there’s not much talk.”
Gold 1 sighed heavily. It seemed to me that he suffered quite a bit.
Big Sejin smiled and glanced at the spot where Choi Won-gil had disappeared.
“Is he also in the debut group?”
“uh. Actually, I’m good at singing… young You have awareness.”
Hagiya didn’t debut as Azusa, and since it’s a problem with the broadcast image, it can be roughly dismissed as a bad episode.
It’s not a big deal to put one in a group.
‘Well, it has nothing to do with me.’
If that side goes over 300,000 copies in the first run next year, let’s analyze it from then on.
“Where are you going?”
“restroom.”
I slipped out of the queue to the waiting room and walked down the aisle.
‘There were no people downstairs here.’
I had plenty of time, so I thought of going in a direction where I wouldn’t be able to meet people.
And before I even reached the bathroom, I ran into Choi Won-gil.
Surprisingly, instead of a convenience store, he was sitting in the corner of the emergency stairs and chewing his solitude.
“… … .”
“… … .”
let’s go to the bathroom
I just nodded my head and passed Choiwon-gil and went down the stairs.
Then Choi Won-gil suddenly shouted.
“It would be nice, bro.”
“… … ??”
“Everything goes well… … . Everyone likes it.”
Why do daily drama lines pop up all of a sudden?
I don’t know. What’s more absurd than this… It’s very sad and embarrassing.
‘It’s an emergency staircase, so everything is ringing.’
So my limbs shriveled even more.
I wish there was no one up and down this derelict staircase.
I don’t want anyone to know that the person listening to this line is me.
“How does it feel to live like that? The whole world goes around on its own.”
And I never dreamed that there would be a kid who would bring these words out in reality.
Even Choi Won-gil is now sniffing.
‘How did the sensitivity become?’
Once again, I feel the gap I sometimes feel with aspiring idols.
‘Should I just go?’
I took a small step, but I noticed a moving figure under the railing.
“… … !”
Can you hear me?
It’s been quite a distance. However, although the sound could be indistinct due to the reverberation, it seemed to be heard sparsely.
If I let this guy keep talking, won’t there be strange rumors?
‘… Should I get used to it and leave?’
I checked Choi Won-gil.
“Everyone lives like that! Just like I am… Everyone was fighting parts and cursing.”
“… … .”
Now I’m just talking on my own. Once it explodes, it seems that you can’t control yourself.
‘But why are you doing this to me?’
“Young-hyung also did my part. again and again… Sejin hyung was also annoyed, but I came out as if I was worse. I also apologized to Heeseung, but he didn’t come out.”
Choi Won-gil continued to mutter while chewing the cud of the amount he received in the middle and latter half of Azusa.
‘My head hasn’t gotten out of Azusa yet.’
what could be
Because a young and self-conscious guy suddenly received primary color swearing from an unspecified number of people for months.
Testaya Azusa, who has been through various crazy things over the past half year, quickly brushed off her feelings. But this guy who only practiced would be a little different.
Perhaps this is because I still have the mentality of restraint and zeal from the Azusa rating evaluation.
It seemed like it exploded when I ran into it as an individual, not as one of the testers.
‘… Wouldn’t it be better to get a consultation at least once?’
Of course, there is no need or desire to even talk about it. Let’s just arrange the situation well so that there won’t be rumors and come out quickly.
I held my breath and opened my mouth.
“Are you jealous of me? why?”
“… Everything is fine with you.”
“It’s not.”
I stared at Choi Won-gil.
“Would you do it if I were to swap with you?”
“… … You can’t change… !”
“There is a desire to change. hmm… .”
I rubbed the back of my neck.
“But honestly, you wouldn’t want to change your family.”
“… … !”
Choi Won-gil flinched as he crouched down. Of course, this guy also seems to know about Park Moon-dae’s family life.
I spoke deliberately slowly.
“The only thing I envy you is… It’s just my professional status right now. And I don’t know how this will change in a few years.”
“… … .”
“How are you with your parents?”
“… yes.”
“okay. I hope to do so in the future.”
“… … .”
Choi Won-gil bowed his head.
‘Enough.’
Gabul went well.
‘Now I’m sure I’ve thrown away my useless inferiority complex.’
You’re using the famous family history like this.
‘Let’s talk roughly like ‘Cheer up’ and then we’ll finish.’
But before he could open his mouth again, something surprising happened.
“… sorry.”
“… … !”
An apology came out of Choi Won-gil’s mouth.
“At first… I’m sorry that I was lucky.”
hmm… Was it?
It was probably one of the words Choi Won-gil threw sarcasticly during the grade evaluation practice.
‘Isn’t it the rule of the country that the person who originally spat out can’t remember and only the person who heard it remembers?’
I didn’t know that he would still be remembered.
Anyway, it was a good conversation to end the situation. It would have been better if someone was listening.
I nodded.
“okay. don’t take my apology You are also preparing well for your debut.”
“… … .”
Choi Won-gil nodded slightly.
In fact, Choi Won-gil was a bit nasty, but he didn’t commit any great crime. My hair is less mature, so I can’t be clever.
‘Should I say that I didn’t have the ability to ruin someone with politics?’
Didn’t Gold 2, which he openly ignored, did better than he did?
All in all, it was just an annoying troll.
‘I hope I don’t have to see you in the future.’
I walked back down the stairs.
I double-checked under the railing just in case, but the person I saw earlier was gone.
* * *
“Happy New Year!!”
“Happy New Year~”
Testa welcomed the new year by taking care of the countdown at MBS.
But, of course, there was no time to relax and enjoy the New Year’s sensibility.
This is because the new awards ceremony was waiting for them five days later. Since
the < Gold Disc Awards >
was one of the fairly famous and old awards ceremonies, it was also included in the nomination for the ‘most prestigious award ceremonies’ arbitrarily set up by Park Moon-dae.
It was held over two days, divided into digital and album sections, but there was still only one Rookie Award category.
In addition, the rookie award ceremony part was included in the cue sheet for the date of the awards ceremony for the album part that Testa attended.
Everyone thought to themselves.
‘Honestly, it’s a more strange situation that Testa doesn’t receive it.’
And, as expected, Testa won the Rookie of the Year award early, even before their stage sequence approached.
“congratulations! Testa!”
The result was not surprising.
However, perhaps because there were so many obstacles, both fans and testers were overflowing with joy!
“Waaaaaagh!!”
Recalling what happened on the Internet for the past two months, the fans waved their cheering sticks and cheered.
“thank you!”
Testa nodded and came up on stage.
But when they received the bouquet and trophy, they suddenly exchanged glances with scheming smiles.
And he immediately handed the microphone over to Seon Ah-hyun.
“… … ??”
In an instant, a slightly embarrassed atmosphere passed through the audience.
This is because anyone who has seen even one episode of < Azusa > could not help but know the symptoms of Ah-Hyun Sun’s stuttering.
The first thing to do was to hand over the mic to Sun Ah-hyun, which had never happened before.
However, Seon Ah-hyun had a slightly nervous face, but accepted the microphone right away.
“… … For giving me an undeserved prize… thank you.”
“… !!”