Chapter 70

Chapter 13. The Flutter of a Butterfly's Wings

There's a term called the butterfly effect.

It means that when a butterfly flutters its wings somewhere on Earth, it can lead to a massive result, like a typhoon.

In other words, a very small thing can turn into something huge.

Just like now.

"Such a poem comes to mind."

Jung-hyun, in front of the selfie camera, was reciting a poem.

"Before I called out his name, he was just a gesture. When I called out his name, he came to me and became a flower. That name."

"Su."

"Fl."

"Le."

While looking at the giggling younger members, I put on a resigned expression. Then, the youngest member turned the selfie camera towards me.

"Bro, smile a bit."

"I am smiling."

"You look really sad right now. This is a historic moment for the fans, so don't be so gloomy, okay?"

Should I delete it, that thing?

I have the confidence to remove it immediately if there were no cameras.

"That's right. It's a really meaningful thing."

"Bi-ju, even you."

"Uncle, don't criticize Bi-ju and just relax your expression."

"Bro, you should smile more."

As they teased me one by one, the staff in the waiting room tried to suppress their laughter.

Not just the makeup artists, but even the managers.

After a helpless laugh, I showed a warm smile to the camera that the youngest member was holding.

"Hello, I'm Woo-ju, a former member of New Black."

The younger members burst into laughter again.

"Of course, it's a joke. The term 'butterfly effect' comes to mind. Who would have thought that my mistake would come back like this? At first, I was very distressed and ashamed when I saw the voting results, but now I'm accepting it with... not resignation, but gratitude."

"Your expression doesn't match at all, though?"

"Sh, just listen quietly. Mr. Lee-hyuk."

They giggled among themselves, saying, "Bro Woo-ju must be really hurt."

"Actually, no matter what the name is, it's a happy thing that we have a name to call our fans. Just thinking about calling our fans 'our Souffle' every time I see them makes me want to cry."

"Of course, you'd cry."

"..."

"Lee-hyuk, ignore him and keep going, bro."

"Yes. Really, I'm happy that we have a name to call them. As a commemoration, let's all say hello to our Souffle together?"

Gathering with the younger members, we waved our hands enthusiastically to the camera and said, "We love you, Souffle!"

After the greeting,

I turned off the camera and smiled at the members.

"Let's talk for a moment."

Chasing after the younger members who ran to a corner of the waiting room, I became a beast.

* * *

Meanwhile, at that time.

On the bulletin board of the idol community 'Green Room,' a post written with great care was uploaded.

[The Butterfly Effect Caused by a Rookie Boy Group's Slip of the Tongue. hyogwa]

The subject is none other than the rookie New Black, who debuted recently!

The fandom name was decided today, and I wrote this post because I was excited. 😄

(Official SNS photo capture)

The fandom name 'Souffle' decided this time is actually a type of bread.

It seems to be a French dessert.

(Picture)

—Doesn't it look delicious? I've never tried it.

Anyway, it's a bit strange to have a fandom name that's a bread name, but there's a story behind it.

When New Black won their first 1st place with 'Something' in February, the leader Woo-ju made a slip of the tongue during the music show acceptance speech. 😂

(Video)

—From 1:10, 'Our Souffle...'

People who saw it at the time will remember. 😂

The hilarious reaction of Tae-hyun from TNT, who burst into laughter, came from that moment.

(Capture collection 1, 2, 3, 4)

—The younger members teasing and the oldest member suffering

This is a common scene in their reality show, and the kids always tease Woo-ju about it. 😂

Then, there was a fandom name suggestion.

Maybe Kyu-ho was aware of the chaos that happened when Scarlet's fandom name 'Curtain' was decided last year?

There were many opinions on what to do, but after the first private fan meeting on Sunday and the reviews and videos that were uploaded, public opinion swayed.

(Video)

—The process of the kids preparing gifts for the fan meeting

(Video)

—From 8:13. If you're a fan, you must watch this! There are a lot of touching moments.

Anyway, when these two videos were uploaded, the reaction on the fan cafe was intense.

Everyone was lightly engaged, but it felt like it was starting to heat up.

So, when suggesting the fandom name, we thought, 'What should we do? We should give something affectionate in return,' and someone came up with it.

After that, there were various processes,

And the statement made in February became the result of the fandom name. ㅇㅇ

I'm looking forward to the kids' thank-you messages that will be uploaded soon. 😄

Hmm, I wrote something grand, but the ending feels a bit hollow;;

I'll wrap up the post with a picture of our kids!

I hope you enjoy it!

(New Black photo collection)

[Comments: 3]

-It felt like it would be them. 😄

-Well-written promotional post. 😄 Good job

-They're all so cute every time I see them

At first, a few comments were posted, but soon the post was pushed to the next page by other posts, and interest in it dropped.

This was a typical reaction to a promotional post by a rookie idol.

The writer of the post checked the reactions for a while and then, with a slightly disappointed look, closed their phone and returned to their daily routine.

But at some point,

The views on the post started to increase quietly.

* * *

In the car moving to the event venue after the music show.

"Wow, I'm surprised."

I was surprised as usual when I checked the fan cafe.

Beside me, Bi-ju, who was listening to music with headphones, turned his head.

"Why, bro?"

"The number of fan cafe members has suddenly increased."

"Really?"

When I showed him my phone screen, his eyes widened.

"Really?"

"What's going on? It suddenly spiked."

When was the last time something like this happened?

After the music show broadcast, the number of members increased from 200 to 800.

Now, the increase is even larger.

"Wow. My heart is racing, man."

"Bro, calm down."

Bi-ju put one of his earphones in my ear.

Soft R&B music played.

But the scene inside the car, with this calm music as the background, was quite different.

It felt like a scene from a manga.

In the back seat, Jung-hyun was the center of attention, and the two youngest members had their eyes wide open as if they were about to pop out.

"What's with you guys?"

"The YouTube views have skyrocketed."

"Really?"

When I checked, it was true.

What's going on?

The co-pilot, Seok-hwan, also joined the search, and we soon found the cause.

It seems a post about the fan signing event was uploaded to the idol community 'Green Room.'

The content was a promotional post by our Souffle.

The post had over 200 comments, and the views exceeded ten thousand.

Moreover, the comment section, which was usually divided between positive and negative reactions for rookies, was filled with positive comments for the first time.

-Oh, our kids, roommates, please look at our kids nicely!!

-I watched the statement, and it's really good.

-He speaks so beautifully. 😭

-It's the kind of charm that only rookies can have. 😄 They can't do that after a few years.

-It seems the company trained them well. To survive in this industry, you need to know how valuable fans are.

-I was a bit ambivalent every time their posts came up, but this made me a bit more fond of them.

-Yeah, I thought they were overpraising them too much at the music show and recently, but it's better now.

-He really spoke well. I want to show this to those who always bring up pseudo-romance when talking about idols and fandoms.

-Upper comment 22222

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-New Black, let's do well!

-😄 You should definitely watch the fan meeting reviews. There are a lot of funny moments.

My heart raced every time I scrolled down, worried about negative comments, but there were none.

I still felt a bit dazed.

The fan meeting was on Sunday, so why is it becoming a topic now?

When the fan meeting video was uploaded to the company's YouTube on Monday, it was relatively quiet, but now, with the fandom name decided, it feels like it's suddenly catching fire.

I didn't expect this at all...

I'm happy, but a bit flustered.

Until now, even when there were various topics, the main focus was always on the stage.

The first performance of 'Something,' the 'Between' stage at the music show, and most recently, the 'Night Sea' stage.

Even if there were other issues, the songs or performances always received