Chapter 50: The Techniques of an Idol Who Never Fails

Until last month, TRV had been very humble, always ready to run whenever we were called. But seeing their attitude suddenly change, it seemed they had caught a whiff of the rising star of their artists.

Coincidentally, the executives of VMC, who were waiting for a comeback through the new survival show <The Certain>, were at the filming site. Especially, the head of the Music Content Department, Kim Joochul, was looking at the filming site with a tense expression that anyone could see. He was the most difficult person for PD Park Kyungseok.

After the filming ended, Kim Joochul and PD Park Kyungseok had a conversation. It was about Firstlight's recent activities.

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On the day of the comeback, at dawn.

We moved to the broadcasting station for the pre-recording.

Since the preparation time from the ‘Turn on the Light’ activity to the release of the regular album was so short, we were all asleep until we arrived at the broadcasting station.

When I got out of the car, the weather in early September was still hot. It seemed that it would only cool down after the rain next week.

For us, who came with a refreshing concept, the weather was somewhat favorable. I don't sweat much, so it was fine for me, but the members who sweat a lot took a lot of time to maintain their makeup.

I changed into my costume for the rehearsal with the members. The members who are sensitive to heat mostly wore layered sleeveless tops, and I received a white long-sleeved shirt and jeans.

"Isn't this cooler than layering?"

"Exactly."

An Joo-won, who was dressed the warmest today, agreed. He wore a white T-shirt and a long-sleeved cardigan like a model student, and had on a silver-framed glasses without prescription.

"You must be hot."

In response to my words, An Joo-won looked at his clothes and said,

"It's the nerd look."

"This? It's just a handsome guy wearing glasses."

The female staff nearby said,

"Haewon, that's right. That's the nerd look."

"Exactly! A handsome guy wearing glasses!"

"……Oh?"

I learned something new.

Anyway, because Firstlight's stylist, Lee Ye-young, didn't like coordinating summer clothes for male idols, our costumes were closer to early autumn outfits.

Minjiho, who is very sensitive to heat, also wore a sleeveless top but had a twill scarf on.

The members, though struggling, were satisfied and put on the clothes because the fans liked them.

When I looked in the mirror, the light brown hair and white shirt definitely seemed a bit……

"……Isn't it a bit plain?"

When I asked the shop staff, she replied sternly,

"What do you want me to do? You hate looking fierce when you bleach your hair, and now you say it looks plain. You're beautiful, you're beautiful. Are you looking in a different mirror from me?"

"No, I……"

Before I could say anything, a staff member nearby said,

"Haewon always acts cute when it's to her disadvantage."

"It's not just when it's to my disadvantage. I act cute when it's to my advantage too, but the older sisters just don't notice."

"Go away, now."

I chuckled and pretended to push her away. Despite her harsh words, she fixed my hair, which would get messy on stage anyway, until the very last moment.

When I got on stage, waves were crashing on the screen on the floor.

"Oh, it's beautiful."

The stage felt like a lot of money had been spent. The broadcasting station had also put in some effort, but it seemed TRV had spent quite a bit of money.

While I was standing there looking at the floor, An Joo-won came over and asked,

"Haewon, are you okay?"

"Huh? I'm fine. Why?"

Probably because I was looking at the floor instead of the fans.

"I was just curious about the floor."

"Okay."

I lifted my head and turned to the fans. It was nice to see the Haeuls after three months. I poked Hwang Saebi's arm, who was pretending to be indifferent.

"Since it's our first pre-recording, you should greet them."

"Huh."

Anyway, if I don't tell him, he'll just wait for me to do it. I wonder how such an introverted person could think about band activities and being an idol.

Starting with Hwang Saebi's greeting, we had a short conversation with the Haeuls before the filming began. Park Sunjae asked,

"Even though it's still early morning, it's hot, right?"

"Sunjae, it's hot!"

"Sunjae looks so pretty today."

From the fans' reactions, it seemed everyone liked today's coordination. That's a relief.

"Haewon!"

I heard someone calling me and turned to look. It was the fan who had the only cheer sign with my name during the ‘Turn on the Light’ activity.

"Did the company give you that now?"

I remembered her because she was the only one at the time, but she looked surprised.

"Yeah, they gave it to me……"

"I'm glad. I went to the company and begged for one too."

I didn't say anything particularly funny, but the fans nearby laughed, and I laughed too. Since I couldn't really talk to the fans due to the sound check, I pretended to sleep by folding my hands and asked, "Are you sleepy?" The fans all shook their heads at the same time. It was so cute that I burst out laughing.

The tension eased.

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1:00 PM.

The music video for "I've Only Been Waiting for the Morning (Q&A)" was released simultaneously with the release of the music. And at the time when the music show had just ended, it entered the real-time chart at 72nd place.

[What? 72nd place? Is this real?]

[This is insaneㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[Haeuls, let's go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[70th place freezing……?]

[What……? Why is it freezing……?]

[What's going on? Is this normal? I thought the music chart was just something that passed by like a paycheck……]

[Let's push it to 70th place in the real chart]

[It seems the domestic fandom has grown significantly ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]

[But the title track is really well done]

[↳I watched the music show just now, and the stage and lyrics were all so cute 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