LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 251
Chapter 251
After our comeback, our first music show was MBS’s Music Pangpang, which aired on Saturday.
“What Music” on Thursday and “Music Round” on Friday were considerably smaller cable music shows compared to Music Pangpang.
The company seemed to think it would be a waste to use our precious comeback stage there.
Moreover, since I was an MC on Music Pangpang, they calculated that the production team would treat us better if we had our first comeback stage there.
As expected, Music Pangpang aired our comeback teaser longer than usual from last week, and today, on the day of the broadcast, they welcomed us more warmly than ever.
“Wow…”
“Whoa.”
“Oh my. What’s all this?”
Right at the entrance of our waiting room was a gaudy banner that read “The strongest Seed and basketball team Orca nationwide champions,” put up by the overenthusiastic production team.
As we entered, a huge basketball game machine, something you’d expect to see in an arcade, was set up against one wall, attracting attention.
‘It felt like we were at the finals of some basketball league.’
Moreover, this was one of the first or second largest waiting rooms in Music Pangpang.
It was partly because there were no other active groups with such a significant difference in years of activity and recognition compared to us, but it was clear that the broadcast station was treating us better than before.
The spacious waiting room was decorated just like when I first became an MC for Music Pangpang, with all sorts of quirky touches.
There were sports drinks adorned with cute stickers, and large mirrors decorated in a cutesy style, perfect for taking selfies.
Having experienced something similar when I came for my first MC schedule, I shrugged it off coolly, but the other members marveled at the surroundings for a while.
Even I was speechless when I saw the rare sight of several scenes from the ‘Again’ music video printed out and displayed next to slogans as if they were movie stills.
[The Captain of Faith and Trust, Joo]
[The Center of Centers, Dae Sung-ha]
[Thank you for being born, thank you for existing, thank you for making my job worthwhile, MBS’s son! MBS’s nephew! MBS’s future! Stage genius, broadcast genius, acting genius (and more) The One and Only Gorgeous Beautiful Perfect Ace Damian Raon On]
[The Genius Leader, Ban Yo-han]
[The one you want to entrust your life to, not just scores, Seo Moon-gyeol]
Those phrases were so embarrassingly cheesy that I needed a moment to regain my composure.
The way they cut out our appearances from the music video and made them into life-sized figures was the epitome of dedication and was somewhat touching.
How long had it been since we were treated so well by the broadcast staff without any power play?
After a while, the members, who were reacting similarly to me, began to share their thoughts one by one.
“But there’s something unusually long in the middle there. Why is On Raon’s so lengthy?”
“Indeed. You could almost memorize it like a prayer. It’s practically a chant.”
“Raon, thank you for being born and thank you for existing…”
“Shut up, Ban Yo-han…”
“It’s comforting to see the production team cherishing our youngest like this. Of course, if it were me, I could easily write 30 lines sitting down. And who gave them the right to call our youngest their son and nephew? I’m only holding back because I lack the power…”
Gyun Seong-ha was disgusted by Kang Ji-woo’s cheesy remarks.
“The more I hear it, the more disgusting it is…”
No matter how you look at it, calling your senior brother disgusting seemed a bit much.
“Aren’t you his parents or something?”
“Yeah. In fact, it’s been a secret until now, but I can say that our youngest was born from my heart. Honestly, my wish is to have a child like Raon someday.”
“Wow, that’s disgusting…”
Since I was his older brother, I could say this.
Kang Ji-woo looked at me with hurt eyes, but when I showed him my goosebump-covered arm, he fell silent.
Even the staff, who usually found Ji-woo’s affection for the youngest cute and endearing, looked at him with lukewarm eyes because of his sincere tone in sharing his family plans.
Still, he seemed unperturbed, so I guessed it was fine.
“…”
Not likely.
“Look at him seriously saying it. It’s really gross. See, he doesn’t like it either.”
Gyun Seong-ha expressed his disgust again.
“Seong-ha, it’s nice to worry about your brother, but now’s not the time. You’re the second one, you know.”
“…”
“To make sure you don’t feel left out for always worrying about your brother, I’ll tell you now: I cherish and love you as much as I do our youngest.”
“Ah, seriously, I really, really hate this.”
[Enduring all that must be hard. I respect your perseverance, Gyun Seong-ha. Gyun Seong-ha favorability +0 Current favorability +52]
Is it that bad?
When I asked if he disliked being the second or having Ji-woo as his brother, he firmly answered both.
“Unfortunately, Seong-ha, since you signed the contract, you have no veto power for about six years.”
“That’s not the contract we signed!”
Anyway, since they called me the youngest.
Then the eldest would automatically be Seo Moon-gyeol…
Although not entirely oblivious, Seo Moon-gyeol, who understood his position from the context, didn’t seem to like the idea of being entered into someone else’s family register either.
“…”
Seo Moon-gyeol opened his mouth.
“…I don’t want to call Hyung ‘Dad’.”
“Pfft!”
Is that the issue?
Our staff, who were touring the waiting room, also burst into laughter at his normal-sounding yet oddly misplaced comment.
“Geol-ah… that’s not what it meant.”
“I don’t care.”
Laughter erupted again from the staff.
“Decisive.”
“If Ji-woo says anything more, he’ll be the real bad guy.”
“Guys, if anyone asks for your number, reject them as decisively as Geol did. Got it?”
“Yes.”
Gwak Sang-hyun, who had become increasingly interested in our dating lives since the idol sports event practice, gave us stern advice.
Ignoring Kang Ji-woo’s gaze that seemed to say ‘Even you, Seo Moon-gyeol!’, Seo Moon-gyeol added, as if he hadn’t forgotten:
“But I do like my younger siblings.”
“I like them too.”
“Me too.”
At this point, should I call out the neglected Ban Yo-han?
“Then what about Ban Yo-han?”
“He’s… like the noisy parrot next door that you want to roast whenever your family passes by.”
I expected as much.
Like me, Ban Yo-han, who didn’t expect Kang Ji-woo to say anything nice, smiled softly and instead found a video of a swearing parrot on YouTube, showing it to Kang Ji-woo.
The waiting room echoed with the parrot’s sharp English curses.
The polite knock sound that stopped the escalating fight between Kang Ji-woo and Ban Yo-han was heard.
“Come in!”
As soon as the panicked Gwak Sang-hyun hurriedly found Ban Yo-han’s phone and turned off the swearing parrot video, a Music Pangpang staff member, who I often saw as an MC, entered with a smile.
“Hello!”
We bowed politely as if nothing had happened…
“Hi, Raon. I heard some fighting outside, who was it?”
The waiting room’s soundproofing was terrible.
“Was it really loud…?”
“No. Just thought there might be about five idol teams gathered here.”
“We’re sorry.”
The staff laughed at our simultaneous bowing apologies.
“It’s okay. How do you like the waiting room?”
Kang Ji-woo, who was now smiling confidently and earning the trust of the older staff, spoke on behalf of us:
“Raon always said the staff at Music Pangpang take great care of him whenever he has a schedule here… I see why now. Music Pangpang is the best. We love Music Pangpang.”
Though I never bragged that much, it seemed our leader was adept at socializing with a smile, so I let it be.
“It’s really the best.”
“Thank you!”
“Haha, seeing you all like it makes the effort of setting up from early morning worthwhile. Feel free to have any of the drinks over there, no charge.”
With a light joke, the staff handed me the MC script.
“Here’s today’s script.”
“Thank you.”
As I habitually flipped through the pages, I quickly noticed that only my name and Gyun Ha-ram’s were on it.
“So today, it’s just me and Ha-ram again?”
“Yep. We decided to go with this format from now on.”
Starting today, I would only be sharing the MC position with Gyun Ha-ram, unlike the previous times when I alternated with Lee Se-joon and Gyun Ha-ram.
And while those previous cases were temporary, Lee Se-joon was completely off.
The reason was…
– Selection’s Lee Se-joon caught drunk driving… AJ “All activities suspended”
– Han Young-woo → Lee Se-joon… Why do celebrities keep getting caught drunk driving?
– ‘Drunk Driving’ License Revoked Selection’s Lee Se-joon handwritten apology “I will reflect and atone”
Because he got caught by the police for drunk driving and had his license revoked, which became widely known.
Unlike the allegations surrounding Gyun Ha-ram and me, which had potential for clarification, Lee Se-joon’s drunk driving was unquestionably his own fault.
Thus, AJ, Lee Se-joon’s agency, immediately suspended him for self-reflection as soon as the drunk driving news was reported, and he naturally could not appear on Music Pangpang today.
‘The production team probably decided to cut him off right after hearing the bad news…’
Although it was initially a suspension for self-reflection, many Selection fans were urging for his complete withdrawal, citing his usual insincere behavior.
It wasn’t just a few fans; hashtags calling for his expulsion and related keywords were filling SNS real-time trends daily, suggesting how poorly he behaved regularly.
Of course, there were also movements to protect Lee Se-joon.
In any case, it seemed there was a chance he could be expelled from the entertainment industry for good.
‘It’s a relief not to see that hated face.’
We probably set a record for the most incidents occurring during the tenure of music show MCs.
Thus, the Music Pangpang MC team made a grand record in just half a year with Gyun Ha-ram’s school violence rumors, my fall accident, and Lee Se-joon’s drunk driving.
Ha, I didn’t want to set records for things like this…