When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 72
# 72
Reply, Past (2)
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High Touch event, fan meeting, and even a brief TV appearance. After completing their schedule in Tokyo and Osaka, the KK members headed to Fukuoka.
A similar schedule to Tokyo was waiting in Fukuoka.
A fan meeting and handshake event commemorating the release of the regular album. A fan meeting was scheduled on the first day and a handshake event at the Kitakyushu West Japan General Exhibition Center on the second day.
After the Fukuoka schedule, it was Nagoya and Yokohama.
The members had a hard time physically due to the long schedule that lasted over a week. There were also members who said they wanted to return to Korea soon.
However, I just said that and once the schedule started, I did my best to complete it.
“I bought cup ramen for you!”
Jeong Yoongi, who laid down his suitcase on the floor of the dorm, said triumphantly. When I unzipped the zipper and opened the lid of the carrier, I saw a mountain of cup ramen.
The members who were already secretly eating ramen, oden, yakisoba, and bread as snacks at the convenience store below the hotel were now saying that they wanted to eat Korean ramen.
Ahn Hyeong-seo muttered gloomily that instead of bringing a mask pack for the next schedule, he would bring a tube of red pepper paste and cup noodles.
One of the coordinators said that there might be a store selling it, but it wasn’t an environment where we could go there.
“How many are there in total?”
“I have a few mouths, but I have to bring this much.”
Dowook agreed. Do-wook’s roommate at the Fukuoka hotel was Jeong Yoon-gi.
As soon as the fan meeting in the afternoon ended, Jeong Yoon-gi went to Seoul with Director Oh Baek-ho.
Jung Yoon-ki decided to appear on ‘Show Me the Honey’. There was a meeting with the production team immediately afterward.
Due to his tight schedule and meetings, Jung Yoon-gi had dark circles under his eyes after completing a fan meeting, a flight to Korea, a production team meeting, and a flight to Japan in one day.
Dowook asked as he looked at Jeong Yoon-gi, who had just arrived at the hotel after taking the last night flight to Fukuoka and unpacking his suitcase.
“You’re very tired, bro. How was the meeting?”
“Well, there was nothing special, let’s do our best, etc. Huh……”
Jung Yoongi replied, rubbing his eyes. Dowook nodded. The burden that Jung Yoon-ki will feel will be considerable.
“Just sing the kids who used to sing the cup ramen song.”
“yes.”
Dowook smiled and picked up his phone. When I wrote a message asking someone to come eat ramen and sleep in a group room with six KK members, a sign that it was read started appearing immediately.
After a while.
In less than five minutes, members began to gather one by one.
“Now~ This is the room that our handsome Dowook and our leader share!”
In Hyeong-seo Ahn’s hand was a camcorder given to him by Do Ra-hee of the fan marketing team. They were given out to be used whenever you wanted to film a video to send to your fans in Japan.
“Please show your face to Do-wook’s key ring people!”
Dowook went in front of the camcorder and waved his hand. It may have felt unfamiliar to greet each other like this without any staff, but Ahn Hyeong-seo greeted the camcorder so naturally and without any signs of embarrassment every time, that the other members had already gotten used to it.
“As expected… Even my raw face is dazzling!”
Jung Yoon-gi said that his face was a mess and avoided the camera and put on a hat. One way or another, Ahn Hyeong-seo continued to push the camera towards her.
“Only today did our leader finally do something worthy of a leader!”
“what? “Do you know that if you do that, there will be no soup?”
“oh…! I correct you. “Here is the cup ramen gifted to you by the greatest leader on earth, Jeong Yoon-gi~ Ta-da!”
Ahn Hyeong-seo was excited and introduced the cup ramen with the camera.
“Shouldn’t we cover the trademark?”
As Seok Ji-hoon spoke, Ahn Hyeong-seo quickly shouted for him to cover the brand. Taehyung Park, who was next to him, covered the labels with his palm.
“Yes… you brought spicy ramen and safe ramen! In that case, I would go for ramen that would make a man cry! “Because I’m a man…”
Meanwhile, Kim Won was rustling around and digging into his suitcase to see if there was any other ramen. Jeong Yoon-gi stopped Kim Won, saying that’s where my underwear is.
Hyungseo Ahn fixed the camcorder above the television.
“What should I do if my face swells a lot tomorrow?”
Seok Ji-hoon was worried as he opened the soup bag and poured out the soup.
“If you eat it deliciously, it won’t swell!”
Hyungseo Ahn answered without logic.
At that time, the hotel room bell rang. Since all the members were here, there was no one to come. Question marks appeared on the members’ faces.
Taehyung Park, who went to the door to check who it was, asked the members with a very embarrassed face.
“Bae… Is that Baekho hyung?”
The members’ faces hardened. There was no way to put away the cup ramen that had already been poured with water.
“Our manager is here. It’s so scary. So that’s it…”
Ahn Hyeong-seo said hello to the camcorder and turned it off.
Jung Yoon-gi got up and opened the door instead of Park Tae-hyung. When I opened the door so that only one eye could be seen, I asked what was going on, and Oh Baek-ho gave a strange answer.
“I have something to tell you…”
Oh Baek-ho said, looking through the gap in the door as if something was suspicious.
“Open the door a little more. “Are all the kids here?”
“Yes, we are strengthening our loyalty by gathering together, right?”
“What kind of smell is this…!”
There was no way Jeong Yoon-gi could withstand Oh Baek-ho’s power. Oh Baek-ho opened the door wide.
I frowned and stopped when I saw the scene in the room.
“Yours! “The performance is tomorrow, and it’s at this time of night!”
Park Tae-hyung, who was standing against the wall at Oh Baek-ho’s angry command, looked down in tears. Kim Won ran over and stopped Oh Baek-ho.
“Brother, we did that because we were so hungry. “I miss Korea…”
“How much do I miss Korea when I visit Canada all the time!”
When Kim Won’s words seemed to have no effect, Ahn Hyeong-seo showed his courage.
“Aren’t we pitiful? Let’s just eat cup ramen. My brother also comes and eats. “We give it to you!”
Oh Baek-ho shook his head as if he was shocked.
“I’ll just eat noodles. Just noodles.” “Wouldn’t it be okay if I don’t eat the soup?”
“Your brother. “Please just take a look.”
“Even you, Dowook…! “No, where did all these ramen come from?”
Jeong Yoongi, who was annoyed, pretended not to notice and avoided his gaze. As Seok Ji-hoon and Do-wook came forward, Oh Baek-ho seemed to have a premonition that he would not be able to stop him.
“I’m going to blow. “Just eat.”
Oh Baek-ho spoke with a sigh, and the members shouted excitedly.
“Oh yes! thank you for this food!”
The members sat down and ate the ramen, making slurping noises.
Oh Baek-ho looked at that scene with his arms crossed. Even when Ahn Hyeong-seo said that he would act like he was pretending, he refused to listen.
In fact, if the members had been eating ramen before their debut or during their debut album promotions, they would have poured the ramen into the bathroom as soon as they found out.
In fact, Oh Baek-ho once threw the bread Kim Won was eating into the trash can. Kim Won said that that time remained a trauma and that he no longer wants to eat cream bread.
However, there was a thought that Oh Baek-ho should be released as well. The overseas schedule was more difficult and stressful for many idols than expected.
Although the staff were like hands and feet, the language barrier was still a big one. Even if it was the same performance or fan event, fatigue increased significantly.
“What are you talking about… slurp?”
“Hyungseo, eat everything and talk.”
“Still, I’m curious.”
Hyungseo Ahn answered while muttering.
“The Japanese version of the music video had a high number of views…and the album sales were also pretty good. “I thought I was going to tell you to cheer up because it seemed like you were getting a reaction.”
Oh Baek-ho laughed while looking at the members eating ramen. What I meant was that there was no need to tell me to cheer up.
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KK’s fan community was noisy with the video posted this morning.
– Taehyung oppa, eating ramen is a breeze… ㅠㅠ
– From now on, I will only eat spicy ramen! Because I’m a fan of Manly Hyungseo!
-Are they making it hard for me to eat
ramen? -I heard on the radio the other day that Won only eats chicken breast before his comeback.
-My heart feels heavy just thinking about it!!!
-I’ve been in Japan for a long time this time… I wish there were Korean singers in Korea…
-Still, I’m glad that Jikchik and I have a good time like this sometimes…; ; The hiatus is so hard ㅠㅠ
– I’m getting more popular in Japan, so I think I’ll do an arena tour next time
– What’s the reaction from Japan? are you okay? I don’t know… I’m having a hard time, but I hope KK becomes popular in Japan as well
– I’m sure the response will be pretty good, right?
-Singing and dancing are important in Japan, and they are good at live performances, so the response is bound to be positiveㅇㅇ
-Speaking of which, I came across a review! This person is a famous K-pop fan. I wonder if our kids went to the Fukuoka handshake event this time (please understand the translation).
KK fans who can speak Japanese were spreading the reactions of Japanese fans all over the place. There was definitely a response from Japan.
[Long time no see! ＼(^o^)／
Today is a handshake event for K-K, a rising powerhouse of K-POP!!! I’m back with a review!!!
It also appeared on D TV Mezamashi yesterday! It was nice to meet you!
It was Friday, the day of the handshake event. It was cloudy. I
grabbed my new umbrella and headed out~☆
The KK album ad was on the subway!
(Photo)
The road was rough, but it was okay (｡ ･ˇ_ˇ･｡)
The thought of being able to shake Do-wook’s hand made me feel better!
This is the Kitakyushu West Japan General Exhibition Center!
(Photo)
People waiting in line…
I think KK is really popular among Japanese people who like K-POP these days~!
There was a group panel and a panel for each member, so I took a picture in front! ψ(｀∇´)ψ
With a pounding heart, I bought Dowook’s personal goods!
After a long wait…
I was finally able to meet Dowook.
Impressions… As expected, Dowook was beautiful and sparkling☆
He is not the face of this world!
Dowook’s hands were really warm.
As rumored, he is very good at Japanese, and
he sang a Japanese pop song during his last greeting,
so for some reason… I almost cried.
Ah, all the other members responded well!
Everyone is kind~~~~! Hyungseo is really good at winking!
It was a precious time ♪ The best Friday ♪ I
went to the handshake event and wanted to keep the good mood, so
I ate limited-edition sushi afterward [ww]
And the next day, KK’s 1st Japanese full-length album ranked #1 on the Oricon Weekly Chart.
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“Even though there are a lot of dailies, weekly ones are really great~ Everyone did a great job visiting Japan!”
It was Do Ra-hee, the person in charge of KK, who welcomed the members who returned to Korea.
Dora-hee’s words put strength on the members’ shoulders.
There was an expectation that the response in Japan would be good. Once it was popular in Korea, it was natural that it would also be popular with overseas K-POP fans.
In addition, KK’s sharp choreography on the ‘Very Sorry’ stage was a performance favored by Japanese fans.
Although they expected it, the members were a little surprised when it reached #1 on the Oricon Chart Weekly.
Although Man to Man was receiving a great response domestically as ‘Accelerator’, the public seemed to place more weight on the fame gained overseas.
Hit Entertainment published a large-scale article about the enthusiastic response in Japan.
“I’m glad it paid off.”
Everyone agreed with Dowook’s words.
Now it was time to focus on preparing for the next album for the time being.
Meanwhile, Jung Yoon-ki was scheduled to appear on Show Me the Honey. Do-wook had to follow the Korea National University of Arts curriculum, which would begin soon.
It could be said to be a hiatus or a period of rest, but it was not a time to just relax.
“By the way, Director Oh.”
“yes?”
Oh Baek-ho answered Do Ra-hee as if asking what was going on.
“Team leader Cho asked to see you. Dowook too. “I have news to tell you…”
“Oh~ Do-wook is filming a commercial again!”
Jeong Yoon-gi spoke in response to Do Ra-hee’s words. Taehyung Park also asked if that was the case. Dorahee waved her hand.
“It’s not an advertisement…”
Do-wook waited for Do-ra-hee’s next words. Dowook had a schedule waiting for him.
“You said it was a drama?”
The members were agitated by Dora-hee’s words. Dowook clenched his fists.
‘You’re here!’