When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 134
# 135
Summit (2)
The KK members were confused by the cameras pointing at them and the gazes all directed at them. The images of the members looking around with their mouths slightly open were captured on the screen.
Obin, one of the Man to Man members sitting in the waiting area next to him, shouted to Dowook to leave quickly. Dowook finally came to his senses after hearing Obin’s voice.
The leader, Jeong Yoon-gi, was the first to come to his senses and stood up with a dazed look on his face. As Jung Yoon-gi got up and started walking out on stage, the other members followed suit.
Dowook also walked along with the members at the very back.
On the way out, several singers clapped and congratulated KK on winning the grand prize.
Heo Geon stood up and shook hands with KK. Although he was the same grand prize candidate, Heo Geon was the one I didn’t expect much from.
Heo Geon was truly impressed while watching KK’s performance earlier.
All she had to do was stand and sing well, but KK’s performance was truly jaw-dropping.
The dancing, singing, stage manners, everything was perfect. It was a stage that made it clear why people unanimously say, ‘K.K.’s stage is the best.’
So, for Heo Geon, it was good just to be nominated together, and it was also good that a singer he could fully recognize won the grand prize.
Senior hip-hop singer Rusty Duo, who competed in the same category as KK’s hip-hop unit OK, also stood up and lightly hugged Jung Yoon-ki and Kim Won, who were ahead.
Rusty Duo has known Jung Yoon-gi, who rose to prominence since his days as a ‘student rapper’, for a long time, and they really care about OK, who is contributing as much to the popularization of hip-hop as they do.
Little Star, from Ara Entertainment, was also smiling brightly. In fact, as Little Star, there was nothing to feel good about, but there was also nothing to feel bad about. However, I could tell that the company atmosphere would not be good.
But first of all, it was the awards ceremony scene with cameras everywhere. They debuted a long time ago and were professionals among professionals.
However, the Sabang Shinhwa members were not the only ones to smile brightly. It was fortunate that his face wasn’t angry.
I just forcefully raised the corners of my mouth and clapped mechanically a few times.
I didn’t have a great will to receive the grand prize, but when I didn’t receive the grand prize that I always received, I felt like the grand prize had been taken away.
Even though they were the ones who insisted on disbanding, it felt like it was really over.
I couldn’t blame anyone. It was a quagmire they had fallen into themselves.
The fans of Sabang Shinhwa were also in as deep a quagmire as the members of Sabang Shinhwa. It was impossible. It was true that KK had become more popular, but there was still no group that they thought could surpass Sabang Shinhwa.
‘There is a conspiracy. The grand prize has been lost!’
The sadness of fans who firmly believed in the subject of Four Directions was quickly replaced by anger.
In fact, it has always been natural for fans to be the subject of Four Directions. To them, the current situation was no different from a natural disaster.
Of course, the arrow of anger was directed at K.K. It seemed like it was all KK’s fault that the Four Directions myth was collapsing.
However, the concert hall was filled with cheers for KK.
“K-K—!!!”
“Do-Wook!”
“Jeong Yoongi!!!”
“congratulations!!!”
“Kaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
It was a roar that seemed to tear your eardrums. Fans were happy as if they had won the grand prize themselves. While some fans hugged each other and shouted with joy, there were also fans who showed tears.
Although they were not members of KK, they were fans who did their best to support the members of KK.
There were times when I got into fights with several competing groups on the Internet, and there were times when I filed a lawsuit when malicious comments were made to members.
When the music came out, I stayed up all night streaming it and voting with all my heart and soul.
Therefore, the fans had no choice but to feel the same way as the 7th member.
“What should I do? “Our children are the target.”
“Uh-huh.”
Most of the crying fans were fans who had been with KK since the day he first received the Rookie Award.
They were moved to tears without realizing it because they knew about the performances that KK had performed to get to this point and the sweat they shed on stage.
Since her debut until now, she has been rising steadily, so it felt as if she had ascended to her seat in an elevator, but KK came from an agency that didn’t even have an escalator.
They climbed the stairs on their own with only their music.
“Wow I can’t believe it. “It’s a target.”
“therefore. “I really thought we wouldn’t get it.”
“Isn’t this the first time a small agency has won the grand prize?”
“It seems like it was Seo Tae-jun’s first ride 10 years ago…”
Fans chatted and watched the KK members go on stage.
Aside from everything else, fans felt happy just by seeing their favorite members happy.
On stage, Kim Ayoung was greeting K.K. who came up on stage holding a trophy.
Kim A-young presented the trophy to Jeong Yoon-gi with a gentle smile.
As Jeong Yoon-gi accepted the trophy, Seok Ji-hoon, Ahn Hyeong-seo, and Kim Won snooped next to Jeong Yoon-gi to look at the trophy.
Jung Yoon-gi handed over the trophy to the youngest member, Seok Ji-hoon, and stood in front of the microphone. This time, Ahn Hyeong-seo and Kim Won approached Seok Ji-hoon.
Even after taking turns touching the trophy, the members could not believe this situation.
Jung Yoon-gi, standing in front of the microphone, couldn’t speak well as his eyes grew hotter and his throat filled with tears.
“Uh…”
As Jeong Yoon-gi began his remarks, the audience once again stirred. There were also fans who raised their voices and yelled at each other to convey congratulatory messages.
Jeong Yoon-gi swallowed his saliva once and expressed his feelings with difficulty.
“I don’t have anything to say because I gave my acceptance speech earlier… I don’t know if we will really receive this big of an award…”
“I love you!!!”
While Jeong Yoon-gi paused for a moment, a loud voice was heard from the audience.
Jung Yoongi, who was trying to hold back his tears, ended up laughing at the sound of that voice.
The members who were touching each other’s trophies were now calmly standing behind Jung Yoon-gi, listening to his acceptance speech.
The members saw the light of the light stick swinging towards them. I didn’t even cry because I couldn’t believe it, but then it started to feel a little real.
Ahn Hyeong-seo’s eyes became moist as he handed over the trophy and held it in his hands.
“thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you so much to everyone who helped us come this far. “We will go even higher in the future!”
“Waaah!!!”
“Ahh!”
Although it was brief, Jung Yoon-ki’s comment that ‘we will go even higher in the future’ was enough to send fans into a crucible of excitement.
Fans also knew and felt the pleasure of seeing their favorite singer rise to higher and higher positions.
With the fans cheering, Jung Yoon-ki stepped back and handed the microphone to Kim Won next to him.
When Jung Yoon-gi received the dance performance award, he had already expressed his thoughts about the company, naming them by name.
I thought it would be right for the other members to have the opportunity to express their thoughts, rather than just me, who gave his impressions as a representative every time he received an award.
This was the opportunity for all members to express their thoughts on receiving the award.
Kim Won, who received the microphone, was excited and gave his acceptance speech in English.
“Oh my gosh. Key Ring! I can’t believe I am here. Key Ring all my fans you guys deserve this. Thank you Thank you……. Thank you to my team the best team of the universe to me. And thank you to my family. Love you all!!!”
Kim Won, who said thank you several times, opened his arms and waved widely. Among the fans, there were many foreign fans who were not good at Korean. Fans from foreign countries heard Kim Won’s sentiments and screamed.
Next to Kim Won was Ahn Hyeong-seo.
“Ah…”
Hyungseo Ahn burst into tears as soon as he stood in front of the microphone.
“Huh. I really… black. I tried not to cry like a man… but if I cried, the leader would definitely make fun of me for not being a man…”
However, Jeong Yoon-gi’s eyes, who were standing behind him, were already red and bloodshot.
‘Mommy smiles’ erupted from fans. Ahn Hyeong-seo was famous for being eloquent, but he was so tearful that he couldn’t even speak properly and recited his acceptance speech like a child.
“The grand prize… I really like it. i love you. It’s all thanks to the fans. mom! dad! I won the grand prize!!! “My brother, who is in the military, will protect his country and stay healthy!!!”
The simple and funny acceptance speech made even the singers who were watching burst into laughter.
Seok Ji-hoon took over the microphone.
“Thank you for the great award. Actually, I’ve been on TV since I was young… but I never once thought I’d be able to get this far. “I only made my face known a little, but I didn’t know how to do anything properly…”
This time, fans were moved to tears by the calm remarks of youngest member Seok Ji-hoon. I felt sorry for Seok Ji-hoon, who had suffered for a long time.
“I wouldn’t have come this far if it weren’t for the members. I am happy that it has finally been proven that all my efforts were not in vain. “To our fans, thank you so much for loving us.”
It was a statement that felt sincere. Ahn Hyung-seo, who was standing behind wiping away tears with his sleeve, became even more upset and turned around to hug Seok Ji-hoon, who was coming out.
Even though they were trainees together, Ahn Hyeong-seo felt sorry for Seok Ji-hoon going through hardships from a young age.
“I… thank you…. “I… I almost wasn’t going to be a member of KK in the first place…”
The fans were very excited at Taehyung Park’s thoughts after taking over the microphone.
This was the first time I heard that Taehyung Park almost didn’t become a member of KK. Taehyung Park lowered his head, shedding tears he had been holding back.
Fans chanted Park Taehyung’s name as he bowed his head.
“Park Taehyung!”
“Park Taehyung!!! don’t cry!!!”
Dowook, who was standing next to him, patted Park Taehyung on the shoulder.
Taehyung Park barely raised his head again and continued his remarks.
“I don’t know if I can stay here, but I will try my best to become a more qualified person.”
Finally, it was Dowook’s turn.
It was the summit that Dowook dreamed of. Seo Kang-Jun fell and he was at the top.
Although there was still a big mountain left behind, Chief Seo Joong-won, the revenge that Do-wook had been thinking about from the moment he opened his eyes again and the dream he wanted to achieve had already become a reality.
Rather, there were no tears.
Dowook stared straight ahead with blue eyes. When Dowook’s front view was captured on the screen, people held their breath for a moment.
Dowook’s face and atmosphere always had an aura that seemed to overwhelm someone.
“Thank you so much to the fans who made it possible for me to receive this award. “This award truly belongs to the fans.”
A low voice echoed throughout the awards ceremony.
Those who were watching TV and changing channels also fixed the channel on TBN as if they were attracted by something at that moment.
“A lot has happened to get to this point. There were things that happened to me that I couldn’t explain in words. This was my dream, my life, my everything. But when I actually got here….”
Do-wook chose his words.
“I… have a new dream.”
Dowook looked around the wide-open awards ceremony site.
“dream?”
“What kind of dream is this….”
“I don’t know, Dowook’s face is so ecstatic.”
“I will make that dream come true too.”
Fans at the scene listened blankly to Dowook’s acceptance speech.
And at that time, there was an uproar on the Internet, with the community being turned upside down in real time.