Chapter 87 – #14. Level Up (7)
A mini album usually contains about 4 to 8 songs.
So we thought we could fit 5 or 6 songs in the album.
However, the company decided that there was no reason to include a lot of songs, and decided on 4 songs.
It’s because releasing a lot of songs that fit the trend these days doesn’t make them more popular.
I chose a song that had been released so far, and now it was time to focus on it.
“It’s a new word, but are there men like this these days?”
“A man like this?”
“The guy from Girlfriend.”
On the day of our comeback, we were going to sing the title song at the broadcasting station and show ‘Girlfriend’ to the fans, so we were putting a lot of effort into detailing the Girlfriend stage along with the title song.
Dyeing your hair takes a lot of time because you have to bleach it.
That’s why we talk about all sorts of things to kill time.
And Nam-gyu also said something nonsensical.
“It could be. It’s what women want.”
“I never imagined that Jackie hyung would write lyrics like this. Jeki hyung is definitely a romanticist.”
“Shut up.”
Jeki defeated the members’ fuss with a chic expression uncharacteristic of a person who wrote cheesy lyrics.
Girlfriend’s song lyrics are about a man’s pure love for a woman.
I’m bragging to the people around me how pretty and lovable my girlfriend is.
And we planned to sing as if we were fans of the song Girlfriend.
“I think I confessed without wanting while practicing singing. Now all that remains is practice.”
“Ah~ I want to date!”
“Hey bro! That is a very dangerous statement.”
“What if we’re the only ones here?”
These members are going through puberty and are going through a period where interest in the opposite sex is rapidly increasing.
There are a lot of pretty girls around, and there is no one who doesn’t know that if you reach out your hand, they will be happy to take it.
However, the managers and older sisters took care of it thoroughly, and even if they were interested in women, they tended to put up with it.
“Are you repaying the pain in your head with rebellion?”
“I didn’t want green hair. I’m not a weed, so why am I green?”
“Because it’s a style aimed at summer?”
“What the hell does summer have to do with grass? Besides, I’m not you, so with this face, can I digest my grassy hair?”
Nam-kyu looked at Kang-joon’s face with envy.
“How do you say you’re not confident about your face?”
“To be honest, I am not very good looking. If it was going to be like this, wouldn’t it have been better for Haesol hyung, who would look good with any hairstyle?”
Do I have grass hair?
After thinking about myself in the mirror that I saw in the morning, I colored my hair green.
‘Isn’t that bad?’
But I shook my head and said.
“Cody noona knows your face better than you. Don’t worry, my sister said it would be fine. It will suit you well.”
It wasn’t until after bleaching several times that the hair color all fell out and the dyeing started in earnest.
And finally, it wasn’t until the sun went down that our colorful hair color was completed.
Kang Joon-eun is silver
Namjoon is green
Seasol is blue-black
Brown brown
Kang kyung tae is gold
Ki Woo-yeon is pink
As we looked at each other’s colorful hair, we laughed out loud.
“I can’t get used to it.”
“Am I not real grass?”
“Uh… Well it’s not as bad as I thought No, is it okay to look at it like this?”
Nam-gyu’s hair, which he was extremely worried about, was not as bad as he thought.
Of course, I didn’t get too far off the grass, though.
“Isn’t my hair too hot pink? Even if the color pops, it stands out too much.”
“If you wash your hair once, the color will fall out. When I saw it, the color came out pretty well, right? It fits a lot better than I expected.”
“Really?”
Ki Woo-yeon’s fluffy pink hair, which reminds me of sheep’s wool, blended better with Woo-yeon’s face than I thought.
It suited him so well that we all gave Ki Woo-yeon a thumbs up.
Hee hee!”
Hearing that the changed hair suits him well here and there must have made him feel better.
Then the boy suddenly got startled and said:
“Hyung hyung hyung!”
“Why why why why?”
“Hey, look over there!!”
“Where?”
When I turned my head and looked at the place Ki Woo-yeon was pointing at, I saw strangers rushing into the shop.
“Why are those people?”
“Brother, can’t you recognize me? You’re the Zelynyang sunbaenim!”
“What is jelly?”
“Are you Zellian senior?”
“Wow! Are you real?”
“Omg!”
“Awesome, shouldn’t I say hello?”
“Of course!”
I was confused because I didn’t know who it was, but the members stood up nervously and bowed at 90 degrees.
I couldn’t stay still, so I copied the members’ actions.
“”Hello!!! It’s an airplane!!”
“Oh? There were other guests besides us.”
“Wow~ Are you our junior? Seeing how colorful your hair is, it must be true.”
“Who is it? He is very handsome.”
“Ah! I know. Honey enter, right?”
She was the appearance of a fresh female idol.
Jellies.
A famous female idol group consisting of four members, their names are Lia, Ayoung, Semin, and Sujin.
‘Wow~ I heard that female idol floors are really fierce. The force is no joke.’
Four women had only entered the shop, and I felt the atmosphere around them brighten up.
Even compared to Joo-ah noona, her face doesn’t look bad…
‘Honestly, it’s prettier because it’s taken care of.’
Just by looking at them, I was sure.
Joo-ah noona’s beauty is such a waste to be buried like this.
Judging from their relaxed movements and boasting a unique force, it was clear that the group Jelly Nyang was a hugely popular idol group.
“Yes, senior Lia! You’re right.”
“I think of it as a honey entertainer. But are you making a comeback? When is it? We will be active soon.”
“We plan to make a comeback in August.”
“Aigoo, do they overlap with us? It was a big deal. I wonder if the fans will look at us when there are such good-looking young people.”
“It can’t be!! I will listen as an encouragement to work harder and work harder!”
“Whoops, yes… Mom, I’m surprised.”
Senior Lia, who was having a leisurely conversation with Kang Kyung-tae, came out and met her eyes, and she was startled.
“Are you a person?”
Then, pointing at me with her finger, she asks, which is huge.
A situation where you can’t help but answer.
Moreover, not only her eyes but also the other members of her gaze had been glancing at me from before, so she had no choice but to answer.
“… It is a person.”
“Puha!”
“Haeng-nim was rather handsome, not like a human being.”
“Wow~ Whoa~ How could it be!”
They uttered exclamations of exclamation, and then spoke.
“If we meet on stage, please don’t come next to me.”
“I need to ask for a favor.”
“What’s wrong with saying this when all the members are there, but why are you an idol? It’s an actor’s visual.”
“I can’t act.”
“A neat reason, I admit.”
A roar of laughter is heard.
What, what? I feel like something is clearing up!
It felt like something I had forgotten for a while was awakening.
Fantastic performances of female idols who were enthusiastic in the military.
Happy memories that could comfort you through a difficult time just by being there.
I think it was more precious because it was a rare memory obtained during a terrible time.
However, as time passed, it was naturally forgotten.
‘It reminds me of that memory…’
Is this a professional idol? The thought of this comes to mind.
I have seen female idols many times.
Since the activity radius is similar, it is more difficult not to run into each other.
However, in a situation where I just debuted, there were already a lot of women around me to turn my eyes to women, so it was a time when it was more important to focus on work.
Then, only today, old memories suddenly came to mind.
It was the clattering laughter of the members of the professional idol ‘Zellinyang’.
‘Pretty. Inexhaustibly beautiful Is this what healing is? I feel more and more sorry for Joo-noona. I have to do better in the future.’
The Zellian seniors chatted with us while laughing for a while, then when the staff called, they went to get their hair done coolly.
Only those of us who were left clung to our fluttering hearts and trembled in Busan.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen Zellian seniors up close, but they’re so pretty.”
“I feel like my heart will explode.”
“Your voice seemed to be rolling like a jade ball.”
“Even though you are a star, you are kind. You really must have a good personality, as rumored.”
You can think of broadcasters as a collection of rumors.
There are so many different rumors going around, and they always have a clever mix of truth and lies.
There’s nothing more stupid than believing all rumors, and nothing more stupid than not believing all rumors.
It was a contradictory space.
“Looking at how kindly he spoke to rookies like us, the rumors must have been true. Oh~! I should have gotten an autograph. Would it be a nuisance if I ask you to do it now?”
“I’m doing my hair, so wouldn’t it be a little easier to ask?”
When women do hairdressing, they tend to be reluctant to be seen by others.
I think it was because I was flipping my hair back and forth and peeling my forehead.
“Let’s ask when we meet later at the broadcasting station.”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t help it. It’s not like there are papers and fans right now.”
The members forcibly brushed off their regrets.
In the meantime, the manager noona arrived and put us in a van.
I was belatedly searching for Jelly Cat on my cell phone.
All the kids seem to know, but since I don’t know, I’m trying to figure it out secretly.
As if the manager noona couldn’t talk about women openly, each of her members did their own thing.
‘What? Was this a famous group? It’s a song I’ve heard before.’
When I walk around the streets, I naturally hear songs, and Zell Nyang’s songs are songs I’ve often heard in such places.
When it came out, there was no moment where they didn’t win first place, and each of them showed off their charms in their individual activities, and it was a great march as expected.
‘If I said I didn’t know, I would have been in big trouble. It’s even weirder not knowing.’
An idol group that looked like the name of an elementary school snack called Jelly Cat was a famous idol in Korea that no one knew about!!
That’s how I fell into the sea of information starting with curiosity about a group called Zelynyang.
The songs they sang, the size of their fandom, concert fancams, music videos, and even live videos.
‘Drunk!!!! It brings back memories.’
Cheating is really scary.
Experienced in the military, escaped the day I was discharged.
While bumping into the cold reality of society with the whole body!
‘You should stop watching. I’m going to fall in love with this.’
If I had lived a normal life, I wouldn’t have been able to talk to Zelynyang as a ‘colleague’.
There is bound to be a lot of difference between a fan and a colleague in building a human relationship.
‘Idol, maybe not bad.’
People around me say they like me and show interest in me, but I don’t want to continue to be an idol like I did for the first time! I don’t go thinking that.
Being an idol is never a comfortable job, and on the contrary, there were many times when it was more difficult than working life in some areas.
The workplace requires a lot of ability, but isn’t it an environment that requires as much ability as the entertainment industry, and it is difficult to survive in spite of that?
‘Both are difficult, but which of the two do you want to do? I think I’ll become an idol if I do.’
Why?
It’s not because idols are more comfortable.
‘Because Idols have an opportunity to earn a lot of money if I have my skills!!’
The most important thing to consider in life is money.
In that respect, I think that if you earn money as an idol and manage it well, you will be able to spend your old age comfortably.
‘You must have a lot of family, but you have to work hard to earn it. If I don’t take care of my girl, who will take care of me? What’s more, there are these small (?) Perks.’
Let’s work hard, Idol!!
Increasing my love for my job, the happening at the hair salon passed.
