When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 42

#42

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Osaka Kansai Airport.

The members who came out after completing immigration procedures were a little surprised to see fans who had followed them to Japan in front of the arrival hall.

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

Hyeongseo Ahn muttered so that the fans could not hear him.

Unlike Ahn Hyeong-seo, who was impressed, Oh Baek-ho frowned and stopped the crowd of fans. Although it was less than at Gimpo Airport, there were still many fans who followed to places as close as Osaka.

Oh Baek-ho was on edge because of the fans who got tickets for the same plane.

“Don’t hesitate, guys, and follow Dora-hee.”

“yes~!”

Each member dragged their own suitcase and followed Do Ra-hee, who took the lead.

Even though Dora-hee had no experience studying abroad in Japan, she was a self-taught Japanese speaker who could easily converse with Japanese locals.

Since there is a local interpreter available at the concert hall anyway, Do Ra-hee and Director Baek-ho Oh were sufficient for KK’s Korean staff. Of course, there was also a team of stylists needed for almost all schedules.

Now that Lucas has quit to prepare for the launch of his own brand, KK’s current stylist team is a team of stylists specializing in idol groups, consisting of three people in charge of coordination and makeup.

A total of eleven people left the airport.

Then, we boarded two local pickup cars prepared in front of the airport.

“saw? Are there any Japanese fans?”

“Uh… that fan….”

“That’s right. There was also debt. “Awesome!”

Hyungseo Ahn and Taehyung Park were having a conversation in the backseat of the car. Kim Won also joined in.

“Is the attitude different from Korean fans?”

“Attitude?… After all, it looks like everything is in English.”

Jeong Yoon-gi mumbled, admiring his English, which was nothing special. When Ahn Hyeong-seo noticed and asked what attitude was, the inside of the car froze for a moment.

Oh Baek-ho, who was sitting in the passenger seat without holding the steering wheel for a long time, touched his forehead.

“Won, tell your brother to study English. “Stop giggling about useless things.”

“I’m studying too! “After all, I’m a college student!”

“So… I’m a college student…”

Ahn Hyeong-seo was attending the Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment at Cyber University. In fact, Ahn Hyeong-seo was a person who had little interest in studying. It was a different problem from being cunning.

“You might not know at least some English words…”

Hyungseo Ahn grumbled and looked out the window. For no reason, I muttered that Japan was different, as I had just entered the road and saw the scenery that was actually not much different from Korea other than the signboard.

Jeong Yoon-gi giggled as he looked at Ahn Hyeong-seo.

“Anyway, are Taehyung and Dowook studying? It’s the college entrance exam soon… Isn’t it difficult because you don’t have time?”

Oh Baek-ho looked back and asked.

At that moment, a smile appeared on the lips of Taehyung Park, who was smiling faintly as he looked outside. Dowook’s expression didn’t change much.

“Uh… uh….”

Taehyung Park, greatly embarrassed, hesitated. In fact, Park Tae-hyung was just as uninterested in studying as Ahn Hyeong-seo.

Just dance! I have lived my nineteen years of life with only the desire to dance.

The reality was that most trainees were not interested in academics. In a way, it was natural since I was pursuing a different dream.

However, in this case, it was difficult to set a career path if one did not become a celebrity. This was because I did not keep up with my academic progress, so there were limits to my career choices.

In the case of Taehyung Park, he had already debuted. There was no problem with my future career, so I didn’t necessarily have to study separately.

Nevertheless, when an adult asked me if I had studied, I reflexively took a defensive attitude.

I also liked going to college. Since most male idols are in their early twenties, they choose to go to college to postpone military service.

Oh Baek-ho said to Park Tae-hyung, who was at a loss. I had no intention of discouraging Park Taehyung needlessly.

“Well, since you have a clear specialty, you can probably get into college with practical skills. These days, there are a lot of things that are 100% practical.”

It was knowledge that Baekho Oh had accumulated during the Monster members’ entrance exam.

“Just do the basics. You never know. And like Hyeong-seo, it’s okay if you don’t know attitude.”

“Ah, Baekho!”

Hyungseo Ahn shouted. Oh Baek-ho didn’t even pretend to listen and turned his gaze to Do-wook.

“Didn’t Do-wook say that his grades were okay?”

“Oh, my grades aren’t very good, but the mock test scores are the only thing…”

The reason Do-wook’s grades were not good was because his grades were originally not good. Originally, Do-wook was a student who slept during class, so his grades couldn’t have been good.

The reason Do-wook’s mock test scores improved was when his soul changed. It wasn’t all, but the knowledge that ‘Kim Bo-myeong’ studied during his time as a test taker was reflected to some extent in Do-wook’s grades.

If I studied properly again, I could quickly get better grades, but it was realistically impossible to study while composing music while living as a singer.

It was also something that wasn’t really necessary. For an ‘idol with a good academic background’, member Kim Won was enough. Won Kim was recognized for his excellent language skills and was entering a top university in Seoul through a special selection process.

In any case, Do-wook planned to enter his target university by maintaining only basic grades based on his past knowledge.

“Wow, then you can take the CSAT? What grade?”

Kim Won asked Do-wook, and Do-wook roughly told him about his performance on the mock test. Kim Won was thinking about college for some time and suddenly started counseling for college.

Kim Won seemed to be very interested because he was the only one who went to college through the normal means. During the sudden college counseling session, other members shook their heads and did things like look out the window or look at their cell phones.

Seok Ji-hoon had been sitting in the back seat and listening to music ever since he got into the car.

It was by Jason mori.

***

5-star hotel near Namba Station.

The members and staff who got out of the car with their suitcases and gathered in the hotel lobby received room keys handed out by Dorahee.

“Oh, the hotel looks nice.”

Jeong Yoongi muttered, looking up at the chandelier hanging from the lobby ceiling.

“There was a business hotel being prepared for the performance, and Director Kwon specifically told us to use the company’s money to raise it to 5 stars and reserve it separately, saying that the KK members have been working hard these days!”

Everyone nodded at Dorahee’s explanation. These members felt that their position in the company was changing significantly.

The fact that their popularity has increased can be felt more clearly when they realize that they are treated better by companies and broadcasting stations than when they see more fans. That was the moment when the members felt their popularity firsthand.

“I guess I should at least say thank you to the director later.”

Director Oh Baek-ho spoke and told the members about their future schedule before they dispersed to their respective rooms.

“It was my first overseas schedule, so I scheduled it a day early so I could relax. Take a break today for the first time in a while. “Don’t do anything unnecessary.”

Hyungseo Ahn opened his mouth and raised his hand.

“Show… can I go shopping?!”

“I have to prepare for the stage early tomorrow morning, so come in before ten o’clock. “There are a lot of people here who recognize you, so be careful.”

Oh Baek-ho said while checking the time. It was now three o’clock in the afternoon. Free time until 10 p.m. was like a sweet treat for the members who were busy juggling music broadcasts and other schedules like squirrels in a treadmill. That felt like enough time.

Besides, since it was a foreign country, I was able to move more freely than in Korea.

As soon as he arrived at the dorm, Jeong Yoon-gi, who had tried to sleep first, felt like he had suddenly woken up. Since it was my first time overseas, I was excited to see it.

“But do you know how to speak Japanese?”

Oh Baek-ho asked after seeing Ahn Hyeong-seo, Jeong Yoon-gi, and Park Tae-hyung standing there with shining eyes.

“You have a brother Won, brother Won. “There’s Dowook too.”

Ahn Hyeong-seo pulled Kim Won, who was a little distance away. I was trying to pull Dowook too, but Dowook said with a slightly embarrassed expression.

“Oh, I’m at the dorm….”

“Me too.”

Ahn Hyeong-seo nodded as if he understood what Do-wook and Seok Ji-hoon said. The members also knew that the two were preparing something separately.

Do-wook had explained the situation to Oh Baek-ho and Do Ra-hee in advance. Of course, everyone was a little worried about Dowook’s idea, but they supported it by saying it was a good idea.

“Then let’s put down our luggage and come out.”

Jeong Yoon-gi moved faster than ever.

After unpacking his luggage at the accommodation and taking some personal time, Seok Ji-hoon received a call from Do-wook and entered Do-wook’s room.

Do-wook shared a room with Tae-hyung Park, but Tae-hyung Park had already gone shopping.

“Welcome. “Aren’t you hungry?”

“yes. are you okay.”

“Then let’s do this and then go out and buy dinner.”

Nodding his head, Seok Ji-hoon sat down across from Do-wook. Dowook had already set up a laptop and a microphone for recording on the table in the hotel room.

Seok Ji-hoon, who saw that, spoke up.

“Brother… I’m sorry for bothering you for no reason.”

“No, it’s something I’ve wanted to try, but I thought it would be better if we did it together, so I decided to do it.”

Do-wook chose singing as a way for Seok Ji-hoon to get closer to his fans and for Seok Ji-hoon to open his own heart.

Posting messages to fans could be a way to do this, but there were bound to be limits to messages posted on the Internet.

KK was a singer. Singers speak through songs. Such a simple truth was assumed.

Dowook also believed that songs have the powerful power to convey sincerity.

So, rather than a song for KK’s stage, I planned to prepare and record a song just for fans and upload it to the fan cafe.

The song prepared by Do-wook and Seok Ji-hoon is Jason Mori’s ‘I’m Yours’.

It was a song that was loved by people all over the world due to its easy-to-listen melody, the vocalist’s unique soft voice, excellent sense of rhythm, and lovely lyrics.

The atmosphere seemed to suit Seok Ji-hoon well, and the lyrics of ‘I’m Yours’ seemed to convey a clear message to fans, so he chose it.

“Then I’ll first relax my neck and record it for practice.”

“Hmm, yes.”

Even though it was originally a cover song to be presented only to fans, I tried to record it properly in a recording studio. However, it was not easy to find a schedule to go to the recording studio and record. Then it was the Japan schedule that was caught.

‘If you think of it as a song sent from a foreign country, wouldn’t it feel a little more… meaningful?’

Such a picture was drawn in Dowook’s mind.

Anyway, I had the basic equipment in a small size while studying composition. Although it is a bit sloppy, it was judged that the realistic recording condition and the fact that the song was prepared in Japan would be able to appeal to fans.

Look at your heart. There is love there.

Listen to the music as people dance and sing.

We are one family.

To love and be loved is a God-given right.

There’s no need to get complicated. Because our life is short.

It’s our destiny. I am yours.

The two people started singing to the sweet melody.

The first verse was sung by Seok Ji-hoon and the second verse was sung by Do-wook. A short chord was added to each refrain. Seok Ji-hoon’s singing skills weren’t as good as Do-wook’s, but I still knew he had a nice voice to listen to. It was okay even if I was a little clumsy.

In fact, even though he had to do more parts than when recording KK’s album, Seok Ji-hoon sang better than Do-wook had hoped thanks to several days of hard work.

It seemed like I had my own color when singing.

For Dowook, singing this song was actually a new attempt because it meant singing a song with a completely different color from the KK album.

It was a good opportunity to test or show one’s musical abilities.

The cover song ‘I’m Yours’ sung by the two was at 11 o’clock that night.

It was updated on MyTube’s KK channel with Dowook briefly watching the mixing.

On Seok Ji-hoon’s fan cafe, he announced the update of his cover song with Do-wook and posted a three-line post that said, “I can’t say it often because of my personality, but I care and love my fans.”

The number of views on My Tube and the number of comments on the fan cafe began to increase instantly. All the fans were surprised. It was a surprise gift that fans could not help but be happy about.