When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 55

# 55

LAST CHANCE (1)

The SVS Music Awards Rookie Award winner was K.K.

As Do-wook got up from his seat and started heading on stage, the other dazed members also came to their senses and started to stand up.

A deafening roar was directed at KK on stage.

The award helpers came up and presented the trophy to Seolleim. Seolreim handed the trophy to Jeong Yoon-gi, who was standing in front of him.

Jeong Yoon-gi held the trophy tightly with trembling hands. Jeong Yoon-gi’s palms were damp with sweat as much as when he first won first place, or even more than then.

It was also exciting to receive the first place trophy. When I made eye contact with the KK members, I smiled brightly with excitement.

“Ah…”

After the awards ceremony, the excitement went down the stage and Jeong Yoon-gi stood in front of the stand microphone.

Jeong Yoon-gi could not start speaking right away and started with a sigh.

The KK members lined up on both sides of Jeong Yoon-gi were all filled with emotion.

When they were nominated for the Rookie of the Year award, there were some who thought it was a natural result based on their performance.

However, there was no ‘natural result’ in the world.

Every day, articles pop up on the Internet comparing Man to Man and K.K., candidates for the Rookie of the Year Award. All the articles that came out when the candidate for the Rookie of the Year Award was on the rise and KK was losing in the voting were all written from a man-to-man perspective.

Of course, even if the articles were published by Ara Entertainment, the KK members were also shaken when they saw such articles.

Among the things that can predict the results, the only thing you can see with your eyes is the voting, so when I kept losing in the voting, I thought that I might not be able to win the Rookie of the Year Award.

“Don’t expect too much and don’t be disappointed.”

This was something Jung Yoon-gi often said while looking at Seok Ji-hoon and Ahn Hyeong-seo, who said they were honored just to be nominated and said they didn’t care, but were voting with their personal IDs every night.

At that time, Jung Yoon-gi thought that he might not really receive the Rookie of the Year award.

However, when KK’s voter turnout rose again and she became a model for Yoosung Electronics, articles were published, and rumors circulated that KK was the best rookie of the year, it was true that Jeong Yoon-gi was also a human being, so expectations were raised again.

The state of mind of most of the members was also like that.

I thought I could receive it, but it seemed unlikely, but I really wanted to receive it…

In a way, it was a desire that members who worked hard would inevitably have.

From the day I was nominated to today, the day of the awards ceremony. Although there were differences in psychological degree, they all suffered from anxiety.

The audience seats seen from the stage were sparkling blue. Dowook looked at the lights blankly.

A very strange feeling that could not be called joy or sadness passed through my body. It was strange. The passage of time seemed to slow down.

Do-wook felt like he had passed over a certain hill and felt the burden of standing on this stage.

‘Second life… … . It’s a really strange feeling.’

As they became the Rookie of the Year Award winners and looked out at the audience, the members felt as if all their troubles before their debut, their worries and anxieties after their debut, and the tension they had until today were all washed away.

“thank you. First of all, I love Keyring who helped us receive the Rookie Award.”

When Jung Yoon-gi called the fan club name, the cheers grew louder again for a moment and then died down.

“I’m so grateful to the members who have worked hard with me since we were trainees…”

Jung Yoongi said and looked around at the members next to him. Ahn Hyeong-seo’s eyes were wide as he was captured on the VCR screen. The facial expressions of the other members and even Jung Yoongi’s facial expression while he was talking were no different.

Everyone’s expressions distorted slightly as they tried to hold back tears of intense joy.

“……Thank you so much to Baekho, Rahee, Cody, Lucas, Yuntae, and Brave Only PD, who always took care of us by our side. ……Hit Entertainment team leader Sim Jun, team leader Lim Seong-an, team leader Joanie, director Heung-jo Kwon, vice president, and president. Thank you for raising us like this.”

While Jeong Yoon-gi was holding back tears, Kim Won, who was standing to his left, stuck out his head and screamed.

“Key Ring! Thank you so much! “I love you all!”

Ahn Hyeong-seo, who was standing on the right side, was officially handed the microphone.

“iced coffee.”

Hyungseo Ahn repeated the sound as if testing a microphone. People in the audience chanted, “Don’t cry!” don’t cry!” He chanted for Ahn Hyeong-seo.

“I am also very grateful for the key ring. I never dreamed when I debuted that I would receive the Rookie of the Year award like this… Ugh… It’s all thanks to the members. We are also grateful to the parents who gave birth to our members. Oh, I love you Mom and Dad!”

The word ‘parents’ became a button, and the eyes of the members who were struggling to hold back tears became moist.

Dowook also thought of his parents.

Now there were four parents that Do-wook had to think about. There were Kim Bo-myeong’s parents and Kang Do-wook’s parents. As long as Bo-myeong’s soul was in Do-wook’s body, they were all parents to think about.

Until Dowook’s turn, he was given the opportunity to give his acceptance speech.

One step at a time. Dowook walked slowly and stood in front of the microphone. The screen showed a close-up of Dowook facing the camera.

“…….”

Do-wook’s black eyes were like a lake.

“thank you everyone.”

It was that moment. There were ripples in the lake. A stream of tears flowed from the corner of Do-wook’s eyes.

As there was a close-up of Do-wook’s face, even the tear stains were clearly visible and broadcast across the country.

Not only the fans, but even the members were shaken by the tears of Dowook, who always seemed reassuring. Shouts and inexplicable silence were mixed together.

The future was changing.

The MCs organized the stage with their comments.

As soon as KK went down from the stage, she had to head to the waiting room without even having time to feel any lingering emotions. The next stage was KK’s stage.

When we went to the waiting room, the staff, including Director Oh Baek-ho, clapped and cheered.

“thank you!”

“thank you-!!!”

The members greeted the staff who welcomed them. The greeting was brief.

“Let’s quickly change our clothes and prepare for the stage!”

Oh Baek-ho’s words made the waiting room even busier.

Man to man was standing on stage. The next stage was KK.

The KK members who had their makeup corrected were in a neat condition as if they had never cried before.

“Let me show you.”

Dowook, who was quietly preparing, spoke to the members. The members who understood everything Do-wook said exchanged glances and nodded.

Whether it’s a reward or something else, it’s shown on stage. That was the unanimous thought of the KK members, and KK was the group’s values.

-What am I looking at now?

-☆ke☆i☆ke☆i☆new☆in☆sang☆celebration☆ha☆ke☆i☆ke☆i☆new☆in☆sang☆celebration☆ha -It’s

awesome!

-You’ve prepared a lot~ You deserve the Rookie of the Year Award!~~

-Kang Do-wook’s crying face seemed to be stuck in the wrinkles in his brain…

-My heart almost broke

-Aerial spinning as a group now??? really???

-Crazy!!!!

-Wow, is that Taehyung Park?

-What’s happening…?

-☆Ke☆E☆Ke☆Lee☆New☆In☆Award☆Congratulations☆Ha As

soon as K.K.’s stage began, the comments section of the live Internet broadcast of the Music Awards seemed like it was going to explode. New comments continued to be posted at a rapid pace.

The aftermath of Dowook’s tears during his acceptance speech had not yet gone away.

The ‘Sorry but I Love You + Very Sorry Remix.ver’ stage prepared by KK had spectacular choreography as it was not a live stage.

The peak was the group aerial rotation in place during the interlude before moving from ‘Sorry but I Love You’ to ‘Very Sorry’.

The members lightly jumped up and spun around at the same time. Cheers erupted from the audience at the agile movements. The reactions of the participating singers sitting in the waiting area were also significant.

The members formed a formation while Taehyung Park quickly made three turns without sparing his body. In the meantime, the song moved on to ‘Very Sorry’.

As the chorus began to repeat along with the addictive sound, the people at the scene sang ‘Very Sorry’ as if they were one.

The members moved their bodies, enjoying the joy of that moment.

Before we knew it, a close-up screen capture of Do-wook crying appeared on the main screen of the portal site, along with the caption, “Received the KK Rookie Award.”

And real-time search terms were filled with KK-related words such as Kang Do-wook and Park Tae-hyung.

KK’s joy didn’t end there. KK won the Performance Award and the K-POP STAR Award jointly, taking home three awards despite being a rookie.

When receiving the performance award, Taehyung Park and Jihoon Seok, the youngest member, gave their acceptance speeches. When receiving the K-POP STAR Award, Won Kim gave a fluent acceptance speech in English, Japanese, and Chinese, which she had simply prepared.

By the end of the awards ceremony, three trophies were on KK’s waiting table.

As everyone expected, the grand prize winner of today’s awards ceremony was Sabang Shinhwa. Sabang Shinhwa sold close to a million copies of their albums, showing off their status as the best idol stars in name and reality.

Man to Man won two awards, jointly winning the K-POP STAR Award with KK and receiving the ‘Best Yang’ award sponsored by Goyang City, but it was difficult to erase the impression that they were pushed out by KK.

***

After finishing the awards ceremony, KK headed to a restaurant near the company for an after-party and company dinner.

KK’s Rookie Award was a big milestone for the entire company. Therefore, I only stopped by today to offer encouragement, but even the vice president and president of Hit Entertainment were scheduled to attend in person.

The members were more excited about the fact that they could eat as much meat as they wanted for now and that they could rest for a day or so tomorrow, rather than the fact that the representatives were coming.

The road to the dinner party. Even after such excitement, some of the members fainted and fell asleep.

It was natural to feel exhausted after performing such an intense performance more than three times, including rehearsals.

However, even though they were sleeping as if they had fainted, Jung Yoon-gi and Park Tae-hyung were holding the trophy tightly to their hearts. Kim Won was also snoring.

“I guess I was very tired.”

Seok Ji-hoon spoke to Do-wook, who was sitting next to him and looking out the window.

“So…”

Dowook smiled faintly as he looked at the members.

“I don’t know if I’ll wake up and eat too much.”

“If it were meat, I would jump up and eat it!”

Ahn Hyeong-seo responded courageously to Oh Baek-ho’s lightly raised concern.

Ahn Hyeong-seo was sitting in the passenger seat and posting on the fan cafe. KK’s fan cafe had a festive atmosphere. These were the fans who worked harder than anyone else by voting on the internet.

“Anyway, I heard the boss prepared a big gift.”

“gift? “What is it? What is it!”

Ahn Hyeong-seo picked up the rice cake thrown by Oh Baek-ho. Baekho Oh grinned and raised the corners of his mouth.

It was not until they arrived at the dinner party that the KK members learned the identity of the gift.

That was before the accommodation. KK is moving to a much larger accommodation than her current one.

***

While I was dealing with the hectic awards ceremony schedule, the year changed.

KK won a total of three rookie awards and proudly took the top rookie spot last year. In particular, Do-wook attracted attention for the scene where he shed tears during his speech as winner of the SVS Music Awards.

A single sincere tear from Dowook, who was as handsome as a chiseled sculpture, touched people’s hearts.

Do-wook’s fans, who are called ‘Do-wook toilet paper’ even in the new year when he was inactive in the meaning of ‘I want to be a roll of toilet paper to wipe away Kang Do-wook’s tears’, were increasing exponentially.

Meanwhile, a gym in Jamsil was transformed into the site of a Lunar New Year special entertainment program.

In the gym, many currently famous idol groups and solo singers were wearing name tags as participants, regardless of gender.

Additionally, the idols’ fans stood by from early in the morning and cheered for each team.

Dowook was warming up and preparing for the long jump.