When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 103
# 103
Blue Sky (3)
The happy birthday song began with the appearance of Kim Won.
Jeong Yoon-gi and Ahn Hyeong-seo were angry, Park Tae-hyung was helpless, and even Seok Ji-hoon, who was crying, wiped his eyes with his sleeve and started singing without a care in the world.
Staff holding cameras followed behind Kim Won.
Six cameramen took individual shots of each member, and one additional camera captured the overall picture.
In an instant, the spacious living room of the dorm became crowded.
Director Oh Baek-ho was sitting in a corner of the living room, avoiding camera angles, and was singing with the members.
Everyone sincerely congratulated Dowook on his birthday.
“What is this…”
Do-wook just stood there and stared blankly at the cake approaching him.
My mind was confused due to a sudden argument between members.
While apologizing, he was wondering whether his apology would ease Ahn Hyeong-seo’s feelings or provide a fundamental solution.
“Dear Dowook! happy birthday!”
phut-! phut-!
As the happy birthday song reached its climax, Ahn Hyeong-seo showed off her voice and even added chords in a high note.
As soon as the song ended, Seok Ji-hoon and Park Tae-hyung exploded the paper fireworks they were holding.
“Brother! Happy Birthday! Why don’t you turn off the candle right away?”
“Make a wish, wish!”
Kim Won and Ahn Hyeong-seo urged.
Do-wook, in a daze, was pushed by the members and blew out the candle.
As I let out a long breath, ‘Hu-’, the twenty-two candles shaking on top of the cake went out at once.
“Oh good blow!”
“You blow candles well!”
“Have you made all your wishes?”
The three older brothers were excited for the first time in a long time. When the three older brothers asked without giving any time, Do-wook just nodded his head blankly.
Today was Dowook’s birthday.
In fact, Dowook had even forgotten it was his birthday. Do-wook felt awkward because it was Kang Do-wook’s new birthday, not the birthday he had celebrated for over 30 years.
Dowook opened his phone and checked the date. And only then did he discover all kinds of happy birthday messages that had been sent to him. I turned off notifications unless it was for work, so I didn’t know about it all day.
While I was thinking about quickly replying to my parents, the members one by one presented gifts to Do-wook, saying they had been prepared for him.
Among Dowook’s gifts piled up in the living room, there were birthday gifts from fans and even gifts prepared by the members themselves.
Last year or the year before, I had different schedules, so I didn’t particularly celebrate my birthday. All I did was cut and eat the birthday cake that came after receiving congratulatory messages from members and fans during break time.
“Wow, Dowook still looks dazed!”
Hyeong-seo Ahn giggled as he saw Do-wook unable to say thank you properly even after receiving the gift.
It was more enjoyable because it was in contrast to Do-wook, who usually politely said thank you even when he was grateful for the slightest thing.
I liked Do-wook who was polite, but there were times when the older brothers wished that Do-wook would treat them more comfortably. That’s why it was fun to see Do-wook looking a little dazed like this.
“Do you understand now that it’s a hidden camera?”
Jeong Yoon-gi asked.
Dowook nodded like a creaking robot.
“This is a camera, this is a camera, this is a camera.”
Seok Ji-hoon pointed his finger here and there and explained to Do-wook.
The living room TV had a camera, and there was also a camera installed behind the clock on the wall. One of the gift packages was also a box containing a camera.
“Thank you for asking me to change my clothes and come out!”
Hyungseo Ahn patted his chest and looked proud.
“It would be more realistic if you were just wearing clothes. “Why are you talking?”
“But it’s our team’s visual, so is that okay?”
“is it.”
Jung Yoon-gi and Ahn Hyeong-seo bickered as usual. Dowook felt great relief from the members’ usual speaking tone. At the same time, he felt a belated sense of gratitude for the gifts given to him.
“Thank you……..”
The members laughed as Do-wook said his thanks one step late.
“Really congratulations, Brother!”
“Congratulations, Dowook.”
Kim Won and Park Tae-hyung also celebrated Dowook’s birthday once again.
“by the way! I almost lost my life because of Bro Kim. “Fuming smoke explodes!”
“It’s a good thing Taehyung chose cake instead. Otherwise, the hidden camera will be ruined.”
Ahn Hyeong-seo and Jeong Yoon-gi, who had been bickering a little while ago, this time, after eating one episode, they talked about Kim Won.
“I told you… I’m not confident in acting…”
“I wasn’t really good at acting, was I?”
While Kim Won was sullen, Seok Ji-hoon intervened and boasted.
Since I even shed tears, it was natural that I wanted to hear people say I did a good job. Although he was acting to deceive Do-wook, Seok Ji-hoon asking Do-wook to praise him was funny in some ways, but Do-wook nodded.
“Uh… that was good.”
Ahn Hyeong-seo applauded Do-wook’s words.
“Yes, the youngest’s tearful performance!”
Ahn Hyeong-seo, who was praising Seok Ji-hoon, looked at Do-wook and asked with a smile.
“You know that everything I said earlier was just an act, right? Why do you have the most gifts? Even because it’s your birthday!”
For Do-wook’s birthday, so many gifts arrived that the fan-marketing team could not handle them.
What fans prepared for his birthday was not only gifts delivered to Dowook.
There was also money donated to the donation program
In addition, the wall of Gangnam Station, one of the subway stations with the largest floating population, was also filled with advertisements with Do-wook’s face. It was an advertisement that fans raised money to put up to celebrate Dowook’s birthday.
“What a relief. I was really worried that my brother was paying attention…”
“What are you talking about! “You thought I was such a petty person?!”
Hyeong-seo Ahn smiled mischievously and tapped Do-wook on the shoulder. He also added that you shouldn’t worry about that.
“Can I… have some cake?”
As they chatted so much, the cake with the extinguished candle was left behind. The members came up with the idea of cake only after answering a question from Taehyung Park, who was very hungry after practicing dancing in the morning.
“Oh, I have to eat, I have to eat!”
As if Jung Yoon-gi realized it too late, he quickly moved the cake to the living room table.
“Do-wook. You have to cut it…”
Taehyung Park quietly held out the cake cutting knife to Dowook. Dowook split the whipped cream cake topped with strawberries.
“Is this going to work? “Let’s order chicken and pizza!”
“I agree!”
“Oh my gosh~! “One Hundred Percent~!”
Seok Ji-hoon and Kim Won responded excitedly to Ahn Hyeong-seo’s words.
All of the members looked towards Director Oh Baek-ho, and Director Oh Baek-ho, who was watching all of this, nodded with difficulty.
“It’s only today.”
Of course, the proviso was also added.
Only after finishing the meal, Do-wook was able to find out the details of the birthday hidden camera.
The broadcast on which this hidden camera was to be aired was ‘The Return of KK Broadcast.’
The company was planning a reality entertainment show ahead of this third full-length album. It was not a formal entertainment show with long episodes like before, but was a broadcast plan for one or two episodes for fan service and promotional purposes.
Up to this point, the members, including Do-wook, knew about it and had agreed to follow the company’s decision.
While looking for a broadcasting company and program that could broadcast this project, the fan-marketing team contacted PD Shin Yun-ho, who had previously broadcasted with them.
Producer Shin Yun-ho not only worked with KK’s first solo entertainment program, ‘KK Broadcasting’, but also cast Do-wook in ‘Get Ready 1999’ and made him debut as an actor.
However, with the success of ‘Get Ready 1999’, PD Shin Yun-ho was no ordinary entertainment PD. He was a large-scale PD who was making his name known in a situation where it was difficult for the public to know the PD’s name.
I wondered if PD Shin Yun-ho would ever do another idol entertainment show, but surprisingly, PD Shin Yun-ho readily accepted the offer.
It was a very welcome event for Hit Entertainment, which was introduced to other good PDs through Shin PD and tried to work with broadcasting companies.
“haha. “Am I the only one who became a star?”
Producer Shin Won-ho actually smiled and asked back when the head of the fan-marketing team, Lee Dae-hyung, asked if he was okay with being busy.
He didn’t necessarily deny that he had become a star producer, but it was true.
In addition, producer Shin Yun-ho, who was in the process of planning season 2 of ‘Get Ready 1999’, which will be aired at the end of this year, was rather pleased with the broadcast with KK, saying that this short broadcast would stimulate his thoughts.
The name of this program was ‘The Return of KK Broadcast’ and it was a special broadcast that was aired only three times for 30 minutes each.
The reason it was able to be easily scheduled for a Friday evening slot was because of the value of both the PD’s name and KK’s name.
Among them, PD Shin Yun-ho gathered ideas from the broadcast writers and asked Hit Entertainment whether to start the first episode with Do-wook’s hidden camera since the date coincided well.
It was a hidden camera that was absolutely going to be a success since Dowook still doesn’t even know whether the ‘Return of KK Broadcast’ will be on or not.
Although it is a cliché item, there is a reason why it is an item that is used over and over again.
The fan-marketing team decided that it was a good opportunity to show the members’ diverse and honest sides.
As they tried to reach a wider audience through their 3rd regular album, it wasn’t a bad idea to expose KK’s honest side more.
In addition, there was a belief within the fan-marketing team that believed in the members’ personalities that the more their honest sides were revealed, the more popular they would become.
While Do-wook was in New York, the news of the recording of ‘The Return of KK Broadcast’ and the hidden camera plan were made known to Director Oh Baek-ho and the members except Do-wook.
The members worked hard to prepare for Do-wook’s surprise party by practicing and filming in advance.
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And it was just as the Hit Entertainment fan-marketing team expected.
When the first episode of ‘The Return of KK’ aired, everyone was surprised and happy to see KK’s slightly new appearance.
Ahn Hyeong-seo, who always seemed to be happy and sending hearts to her fans, got angry, Seok Ji-hoon, who seemed tough, burst into tears, and Kim Won, who was always good at deceiving others because he never missed anything interesting, was constantly conscious of the camera….
There . Do-wook, who had never been embarrassed even when a broadcasting accident occurred, even looked embarrassed.
Fans were enthusiastic about the unexpected appearance, even if it was acting.
Because it was a hidden camera, the members’ usual speaking style was clearly visible, and fans couldn’t help but feel good because it felt like they were watching the members right next to them.
Jung Yoon-ki’s dialect, which he tried to control whenever he appeared on TV, was so vivid that his fans felt a so-called ‘gurgasm’.
– A man from Gangsang who gets angry while speaking in dialect in a low voice!
-Bad guy st… I love it… ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-Seeing my brother be so rude again…ㅠ ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-Why does Won stand out like thatㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Do-wook’s body movements have been awkward since he entered the room
-But Do-wook Why was Wook edited when he entered his room? Isn’t that what you said there? I wonder if he did it on purpose
– for some reason;; Look at Do-wook’s reaction. How can he do that
? – Read the subtitles. Haha. It’s the part where they play the title song, so it will appear in the next episode. Is it
true that the comeback is today??? True???
– Watching this broadcast and watching the comeback performance right away… I feel dizzy…
– I’m all nervous ㅍㅠㅠㅠ I’m so jealous of the keyrings who went to the workshop today… I’m An Bang Sun.
– I watched the broadcast because it’s An Bang Sun, so I’m done!
– I feel like I have to eat Woohwang Cheongsimhwan, I’m so looking forward to it
– It’s a bit foolish of a man to suddenly ask to eat cake
– But he’ll be sexy on stage
– Our maknae is also a child actor bbbb
– Let’s make Jihoonie act too, let’s do it!!
-But Do-wook is really nice…
-The way he apologizes… He didn’t do anything wrong… Even though I know it’s fake, seeing his embarrassed face breaks my heart
– Do-wook Mari toilet paper…now it’s Grind Mane toilet paper…
-How can I make up for this torn heart?
-It’s the KK stage soon…let’s watch the stage and get rewarded!!!
-Kang Do-wook is handsome even when he is embarrassed.
-If you say sorry with that face, I will forgive you no matter what mistake you madeㅠㅠ;;
What became the most talked about topic not only on fan pages but also in the general community was the scene where Dowook apologized.
Everyone unanimously praised Do-wook’s personality, which shows no sign of arrogance even though he is doing well.
After ‘The Return of KK Broadcast’, TBN’s next broadcast was TBN’s own music broadcast.
And there, KK was scheduled to hold the first comeback stage of her 3rd album. Neither the music video nor the sound source had been released yet, only a teaser had been released.
The expectations of fans and the public waiting for KK were at their peak.