When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 26

# 26

Rising Sun (6)

#Rising Sun (6)

〈Life Song Broadcasting Accident ‘Dizzying’… Stage Collapse During Live Broadcast MC Excitement Injured!〉

The headline of the article Do-wook saw was roughly as follows.

The whole story of this broadcasting accident was that Seolreim suffered a leg injury that required him to be hospitalized for about 4 weeks, and that while trying to avoid Seolreim falling, he suffered minor injuries to his legs.

Because it was live broadcast, the entire situation was broadcast across the country, and as the video circulated online, it was a large-scale broadcast accident that became more of a hot topic. Dowook also remembered being very surprised when he saw the video later.

As soon as he remembered the contents, Dowook’s eyes turned to the excitement standing next to him.

The excitement of looking at the camera without knowing anything, and the stage floor where excitement stands.

At that moment, the tile-shaped plywood floor gave way and the excited upper body tilted. It happened in an instant.

It was when I was about to collapse without even being able to scream.

“be careful-!!!”

At the same time as he shouted, Do-wook roughly grabbed Seol-reum’s wrist. Only then did I let out a small scream of excitement.

Just as Seolleim was dragged by Dowook’s hand and collapsed, the floor where Seolleim had been standing just before while being held in Dowook’s arms completely collapsed due to the recoil. If the excitement had stayed there, if Dowook had pulled it even one second later, the excitement would have fallen straight to the floor under the stage.

My body trembled with excitement as I looked at the floor and realized the situation.

The cast members standing on stage were shocked and didn’t know what to do. The same was true for Ahn Hyeong-seo, who narrowly escaped the floor and was bitten to the left.

The audience watching the scene was very excited. It was fortunate that no one screamed in surprise.

The staff members were in a panic, waiting for instructions from producer Hyun Joo-hyuk, the site’s general manager. Producer Hyun Joo-hyuk, who was looking down at the stage from the situation room, covered his head with dizziness.

Fortunately, when Do-wook shouted to be careful, the microphone was turned off, so the sound did not come out. However, the brief scream of excitement had already been broadcast.

Even though the preview video for next week had ended, the screen remained still for about 15 seconds without being able to move on to the next screen.

…It was a major broadcasting accident.

Nevertheless, PD Hyun Joo-hyuk had to be thankful that today’s broadcasting accident ended like this.

If the floor had collapsed and my excitement had been hurt… it was truly terrifying to even think about it.

Under the direction of producer Hyun Joo-hyuk, next week’s preview video was played one more time. While the preview video was broadcast on TV, the stage staff moved urgently. As a temporary measure, the remaining plywood of a different color was used to block the darkened stage.

“Are you okay?”

“……ah.”

After confirming that the microphone was turned off again, Do-wook grabbed Seolreim’s shoulder, stood her up, and asked carefully. Seolreim was unable to give a proper answer and his hand holding the microphone was shaking. It seemed like it would be impossible to proceed with the broadcast like this.

‘I guess I’ll have to send him off the stage.’

However, the staff came off the stage faster than Do-wook expected, and even the video that was played once more came to an end.

“Because it’s okay. I’ll take a breath and make the next comment. “Just stand still.”

I barely got excited at Do-wook’s words and nodded.

There was nothing bright and cheerful about it. In Do-wook’s eyes, the excitement was that he was only nineteen. He was more than ten years younger than me. Seeing the very surprised excitement, Do-wook felt sad.

A red light came on on camera number 1 in the exact center.

“Please understand that there was an accident on site for a while and the broadcast was not smooth.”

Dowook bowed slightly and said hello. Accordingly, Seolleim and Hyungseo Ahn also bowed their heads. The singers on stage were unable to hide their confusion, but they were still very calm.

“Then, let’s announce today’s winner!”

When Do-wook spoke in place of the exclamation, the screen changed to a split screen showing the first place candidates, K.K. and Gyenari. Hyungseo Ahn made a comment every time the graph on the screen moved.

“Album score… sound source score…! “After counting internet votes and live text votes… today’s number one is!”

Scores appeared on the screen one by one at intervals.

Regardless of the stage accident just moments ago, the KK members felt nervous enough to have their hands sweating.

It was first place. At this level, it was like taking first place for the first time upon debut. This was unusual for an idol from a small or medium-sized agency who did not debut at a place like Ara, one of the so-called three major agencies.

I felt like my hair was turning white.

However, Gye Nari was also a powerful soloist. The song “Spring Rain” fits the season so well.

‘The first place candidate is also meaningful. KK will have another chance next week… so let’s focus on the broadcast first.’

Dowook thought while looking at the screen.

The announcement of the final winner was also something that Seolreim had originally planned to do. Dowook glanced at the state of excitement. The excitement that met Dowook’s eyes made him nod as if he could do it.

Seolreim held the microphone and opened his mouth.

“First place is…!”

A clear voice of excitement rang out on the stage.

***

“Ah… arm dead…”

Kim Won muttered, limp from fatigue. As soon as we returned to the dorm, Kim Won sprawled out on the sofa. Normally, Oh Baek-ho would have told Kim Won to change his clothes and pack his things, but even Oh Baek-ho just left Kim Won alone.

Oh Baek-ho encouraged Ahn Hyeong-seo and Do-wook.

“You guys worked hard.”

“Do-wook did everything. “What am I…”

Ahn Hyeong-seo looked up at Do-wook. It seemed like he was a little taller than the last time he was measured.

While Do-wook was active, he was still working hard to manage his physical strength by exercising early in the morning on days when he could and resting well during breaks. Thanks to this, as Ahn Hyeong-seo saw, he grew about 1 centimeter taller.

“no. Thank you for your hard work, brother. …everyone.”

Do-wook said while looking closely at Oh Baek-ho and the members. Jeong Yoon-gi sat down on the living room floor and said to Do-wook.

“Hehe… if it wasn’t for you, we would have been in real trouble.”

Everyone was dizzy when they thought about the moment when the first place candidate was announced.

Jeong Yoon-gi turned on his laptop that he kept in the living room and started watching the performance of their Today’s Song of Life again. The members gathered in front of him.

On the other hand, Hyungseo Ahn muttered as he turned on the computer in the shared living room.

“I have to write a post on the fan cafe…”

Ahn Hyeong-seo muttered, his eyes bloodshot. Oh Baek-ho, who was already trying to tell Hyeong-seo Ahn to post on the fan cafe, became satisfied with Ahn Hyeong-seo’s voluntary actions.

All members were registered in KK’s official fan cafe. From. All I had to do was post a greeting on the KK menu.

[Hello~~~! To all the fans who love KK.]

It was time for Ahn Hyeong-seo to write up to that point and press enter.

“Huh… Huh….”

Ahn Hyeong-seo turned around at the strange sound. It was the groan of Seok Ji-hoon, one of the members gathered in front of the laptop.

“First place is…! Okay!!! Congratulations, KK~!”

The scene where Seolreim announced first place was playing on the laptop. ‘Waaaa!’ Firecrackers exploded along with shouts.

“K.K., please share your thoughts on receiving the award!”

Excitement moved to his seat and called the KK members to the center. Jeong Yoon-ki, who suddenly took over the microphone from Seolreim, began to stutter his acceptance speech.

“First of all, I didn’t know we would get first place like this… I’m grateful… I’d like to thank the company who worked hard for us and the parents who gave birth to our KK members… Most of all, I’d like to thank the fans. . KK will work harder in the future.”

This was the comment that Jeong Yoon-gi prepared after learning that he was the number one candidate. But even I didn’t know that I would actually say the message I had prepared.

Dowook, who spoke for the second time, was overcome with emotion, but spoke calmly, swallowing his rising emotions.

It was a serious voice, different from when I saw the MC.

“Thank you very much.”

Dowook expressed his gratitude and was heartbroken, so he raised his gaze for a moment and looked at the ceiling. A light bright enough to sting the eyes was above Do-myeong’s head.

‘Sorry but I Love You’ started playing with piano accompaniment.

At that time, Ahn Hyeong-seo was already crying profusely, and Jeong Yoon-gi, who was comforting Ahn Hyeong-seo, was also in a state of tears. Taehyung Park, who was riding the beat with his feet, also had wide eyes. Kim Won wasn’t crying, but he was running around the stage filled with emotion.

Only Seok Ji-hoon was singing Ahn Hyeong-seo’s part with an impassive expression.

“Mommy…. Ugh….”

Seok Ji-hoon was now crying in his dorm, calling for his mother. On the car ride back, Oh Baek-ho, who had praised Seok Ji-hoon as if teasing the other members by saying that Seok Ji-hoon was the most mature, was embarrassed. He looked like a child that much.

Although he certainly looked like an adult, Seok Ji-hoon was still a child of eighteen. The members also felt their hearts sink as they watched Seok Ji-hoon burst into tears belatedly.

The suffering he had endured knowingly and unknowingly since a young age made Seok Ji-hoon sad. I had only just won first place, but I felt like the resentment that had been in my heart for a while was being washed away along with my tears.

“The youngest is the youngest. “Thank you, cry!”

Seok Ji-hoon didn’t stop crying despite Jung Yoon-gi’s words. Each member comforted Seok Ji-hoon and patted him on the back. They comforted each other and at the same time shared the joy of winning first place once again.

That’s how the first night of first place went by.

***

Do-wook, who woke up early in the morning and went to the early morning exercise as always, sat in front of the computer and searched for articles related to life songs that had been published yesterday.

Searching for articles was a major task I did every morning when I worked as a member of the public relations team, so I still search for articles as a habit.

It was easy to understand the public’s reaction by looking at the number of articles derived from each media outlet under the main article and the number of views, recommendations, and comments for each article.

Of course, there were people who left negative comments on any article, and the comments on articles that were dominated by such malicious commenters were not good overall.

However, Do-wook was able to distinguish between such articles and articles that actually received a poor response.

〈First 1st place since debut, ‘K.K’ takes a huge hit〉

〈Who is the rookie KK who took first place in 3 weeks?〉

〈All of their music albums are strong! An unusual rookie!〉

In the entertainment news category of the portal, yesterday’s major news was featured as the main article. One of the five main articles was about KK’s No. 1 song of her life.

Below, articles related to KK were derived from the press release sent by Hit Entertainment’s marketing team.

Dowook clicked on the article with the highest number of views and read the full text.

It was an article that praised the special MC along with the fact that he was literally a special rookie by winning first place just 3 weeks after his debut.

Dowook thought.

‘The atmosphere of the comments is also good.’

Then I scanned the related articles that appeared below. It was about a life song broadcasting accident.

〈Accidental screen freeze during live broadcast of Life Song…〉

The content was that the VCR video was frozen due to a stage equipment problem that occurred on the MC side of the stage while waiting for the announcement of first place, and then the same video was played once more.

-On this day, the stage floor caved in, causing the cast members on stage to panic…-

In fact, the stage floor problem was a bigger problem than the screen freezing, which almost led to a serious accident, but it was not covered much in the article.

‘Well, nothing major happened anyway…’

After the broadcast, Life Song apologized to Seolreim and thanked Dowook. Other than the excitement and the surprise of the cast members, there were no injuries, so it was a problem that could be resolved to that extent.

〈Controversy over the attitude of Gyenari, the KK 1st place candidate〉

However, Do-wook frowned as he clicked on the related article below.

‘Why?’