The members who were sprawled out jumped up at the sound of the youngestâs voice. Everyone hurriedly opened the door and looked around. As expected, there was no sign of the staff who should have been present.
âWhere did all the staff go?â
The eerie silence in the room, where only the equipment remained, made everyone tense. Kim Seonghyeon frowned and was the first to step over the threshold.
âLetâs find Jeong Dajun first.â
âYeah, letâs search for him first.â
I winked discreetly at the camera, which was following behind the members. Suddenly, Jeong Dajun came running from the field where we got the radishes earlier, screaming maniacally.
âAaaaaaah!â
âUgh!â
I couldnât understand why he was coming out of there when he said he was going for an interview, but Jeong Dajun looked more like a ghost with his messy hair and pale face and screaming in the middle of the night.
Kang Ichae grabbed the disheveled Jeong Dajun and asked worriedly, âDajun, are you okay?â
âHyungâŠâ
âWhy did you scream? What happened?â
The wind was blowing just right.
âHyung, no, thatâs⊠I saw a ghost, and there were no staff members aroundâŠ.â
âTake your time and tell me.â
âI went to do an interview, and there was no staff in the room over there. So, I looked around the yard and wondered if they were in the field, and⊠donât be surprised.â
Jeong Dajun hated scary things to the extreme, so he probably didnât spend much time looking for the staff, yet his face was extremely pale as he trembled and spoke.
âI think I saw a ghost.â
Ahahaha.
ââŠHuh?â
âIt didnât look human at all. It was really white, and then it disappeared in an instantâŠ.â
âYou must have seen it wrong.â
âIâm serious!â
âSighâŠâ
I scratched my head as if I was troubled. Then I pretended to make a phone call to someone.
âThe staff arenât answering eitherâŠ.â
âAre we the only ones left?â
âThey probably went to get some supplies. Wait here. Iâll go look for them.â
âDonât leave me alone!â
Jeong Dajun began to cling stubbornly to Kang Ichaeâs waist as soon as the latter spoke. Kang Ichae slowly peeled off Dajunâs arms, which were clinging like an octopus.
âStay here with Seonghyeon and Jiwon. Iâll go with Hoyun.â
âLetâs go, Kang Ichae.â
âAlright.â
âUgh, ugh, ughâŠ.â
After struggling to comfort Jeong Dajun, who wanted to stay surrounded by the members for a sense of security, I left the room with Kang Ichae.
âPhewâŠâ
We moved a little farther away. Only the two of us remained in the dark, rainy field. Kang Ichae glanced at the house and then turned to me.
âHyung.â
âWhat?â
âIâm curious.â
Kang Ichae adjusted his umbrella and chuckled.
âDid you really want a surprise that much? Did you really want to trick them?â
I stopped walking, looked at Kang Ichae, and smiled as our eyes met.
âThatâs why I donât like kids with quick wits.â
âAhahaha.â
âWhen did you know?â
âSince you mentioned the healing variety show?â
Since then?
âYouâre amazing too.â
âIsnât the wind great?â
Yes.
There was no way PD Seo Hoyun, who was called âfanged smileâ by cast members for his evil editing, would simply make a healing variety show in the countryside.
Well, he could make one if he had to, but it wouldnât end with just the starsâ ordinary lives.
Though it was a bit embarrassing to say with my own mouth, I was a specialist in creating explosive broadcasts.
A surprise special disguised as a healing variety show!
Special Produced by Seo Hoyun.
Kang Ichae as the assistant director(?).
Starring Seong Jiwon, Kim Seonghyeon, and Jeong Dajun.
I was already smiling, thinking about the edited version, when Kang Ichae chuckled and posed another question.
âIf one is in the field, where are the others?â
âField. Bathroom. Back storage room.â
âYou prepared very thoroughly.â
âOf course, itâs obvious.â
I raised my index finger and turned my head back.
âSo, Ichae, listen to this?â
I laughed brightly.
âBy now, there should be a scream from the bathroom.â
âAaaahhh!â
Kim Seonghyeonâs scream burst out.
âAnd by now, there should be a scream from the warehouse too.â
âAaaagghhh!â
Again, Jeong Dajunâs scream burst out.
âŠHuh. Itâs not Seong Jiwon.
I thought Seong Jiwon would scream too⊠Although my plan went a bit awry, it didnât really matter.
âAh, how amusingâŠ.â
ââŠâ
âThey scream well. It must be quite a relief, right?â
Kang Ichae clicked his tongue.
âHyung, how could you⊠What did the world ever do to wrong you?â
Presumably expecting hidden cameras everywhere, Kang Ichae held his tongue.
âSeriously, Iâm also wondering why I went so far.â
The rain slowly stopped. As I folded my umbrella and walked towards the warehouse, the members with pale and frightened faces huddled together under a single umbrella.
Ah, how cute.
âOriginal content completed!â
With excellent timing, the staff laughed and popped out of hiding. Just like last time, they had a surprise cake.
[Itâs summer âĄ
-Hoyun~]
âEntertainment show also completed! Congratulations on safely finishing the Ocean Train promitions~!â
âSurpri~se~.â
The last word was mine. As I approached them with a beaming smile, Kim Seonghyeon and Jeong Dajun furiously hit my back.
Laughter exploded from the surrounding staff members. Especially when my back made a rich, cracking sound from their smacking, Lee Jihyeonâs expression gradually became satisfied.
Yes, seeing the culprit suffer must have been refreshing for the stressed-out office workers.
âItâs you! Itâs you!!â
âI knew something was off!!â
âOw, it hurts, it hurts.â
Even though I was being hit, I couldnât help but laugh. However, the only flaw was that only Seong Jiwon maintained a calm expression.
The others were all surprised, so why was Seong Jiwon so calm?
Noticing my gaze, Seong Jiwon tilted his head.
âWhat?â
âWhy didnât you scream?â
He seemed completely fine.
Seong Jiwon slowly blinked his eyes and responded with an odd reaction.
âAh⊠um. I usually get very scared with these things.â
Seong Jiwon smiled faintly.
âBut thereâs something scarier than ghosts in this world.â
âWhat is it?â
âA hiatus.â
ââŠâ
ââŠDebut cancellation?â
ââŠâ
The atmosphere on set turned solemn in an instant.
Please edit out the debut cancellationâŠ
Whether we should call it a hiatus or not, we all averted our eyes from Seong Jiwon, who had spent seven years as a trainee before his debut fell through at the last minute. We quickly changed the subject.
âWell, youâve all seen it here.â
However, Kim Seonghyeon, who had no other topic to discuss, spoke awkwardly while looking at the staff members disguised as ghosts. They were also part of the staff. Although it was a bit rough, the makeup was good enough to surprise them with a jump scare.
âYouâve worked hardâŠ.â
âYou were so, so professional, and weâre sooo gratefulâŠ.â
Jeong Dajun gritted his teeth and said this. Of course, his swollen cheeks only made him look cuter.
Beside me, as I watched the scene with a pleased expression, Kang Ichae tilted his head.
âHuh? But why are there only three of them?â
âWhy?â
âWerenât there four?â
The sudden remark made the atmosphere on set tense once again. Kang Ichae muttered while looking at the staff members dressed as ghosts.
âI actually met one more person while going to do an interview earlier⊠That person was more realistic, so I thought, âWow, they really put a lot of effort into it,â butâŠ?â
âUm?â
I tilted my head. The staff members started murmuring.
âWhat are you talking about⊠Everyoneâs here.â
ââŠReally? Not four people?â
âThree people.â
Kang Ichae opened his mouth wide in disbelief and then looked at me. As I nodded seriously, he furrowed his brow and stuttered,
âThen, that was reallyâŠâ
âUwaaaah! Donât say it!â
Jeong Dajun screamed and rolled on the floor. Jeong Dajun, the human vacuum cleaner, made an appearance.
âI canât sleep here! I canât!â
âWell, youâll have to go up alone and leave us behind, thenâŠâ
âKyaaaaa!â
Jeong Dajun screamed, begging us to stay with him, and even the staff gathered around, their faces full of pity.
Just when the chaotic atmosphere seemed to be settling down, Jeong Dajun turned up our song on his phone. The members started singing live as if trying to overcome their fear.
âYou alone are my only answer
You are my keyâ
You, who Iâve been constantly searching for
You are my keyâ.â
A live performance here?
Their voices were so powerful that any ghost would have run away. I took advantage of the noisy situation to slip away from the other members and gestured to the cameraman as I moved. While doing that, I caught Lee Jihyeonâs attention, who had been standing next to the storage room, and she followed me behind it.
âKyah, PD Seo Hoyun!â
Lee Jihyeon raised her thumb.
âYour acting was daaaeebak.â
âThank you so much. Your makeup and acting were great too.â
There was a man in there wiping off his white makeup with a makeup remover sheet.
The ghost that Kang Ichae had seen before.
âWow, I didnât expect to fool even Kang Ichae like this.â
âIs there anything I canât do?â
ââŠAegyo?â
âWhy are you doing this to me?â
As I grinned mischievously, the camera staff filmed me while holding back their laughter. The stressed office worker Lee Jihyeon giggled.
It was the final secret weapon that only a few staff members knew about.
âPlease say a word to Kang Ichae.â
âAhahaha.â
As the camera zoomed in, I winked with one eye.
âIchae~.â
Hyung feels great!
âIsnât it really refreshing now?â
Ding!
[Kyah~! Trash!]
PD Seo Hoyun has created another perfect program!
***
[Title: Whatâs up with the amount of content coming from The Dawn this time? Itâs divided into three parts!
1st part: Planning + Arrival and playing LP video
2nd part: Making bibimbap + Writing time capsules
3rd part: (spoilers)]
I was already shedding tears of satisfaction as I watched the first and second partsâŠ
[This healing concept was suggested by Hoyun ă ă Our genius idol is perfect even in planning⊠Itâs the first time weâve seen such a well-planned video (excluding the Shining Star, which makes me swear just by mentioning it f*ck)
I was in tears thinking that Hoyun actually wanted to do this kind of healing variety show
(A picture of Seo Hoyun playing the LP)
Oppa⊠Do you remember? We were in the student council together during the festival⊠We kept making eye contactâŠ
(No oppa, sorry, Iâm just a young niece)
(Bibimbap picture)
But their bibimbapă ă ă ă ă ă Itâs like a school cafeteriaă ă ă ă ă ă Their hands are too bigă ă ă ă ă ă In the midst of all this, Hoyun says âItâs bibimbap made by Hoyun~.â
Fuck, does Seo Hoyun get blackmailed sometimes?
I donât know why he keeps doing this, but Iâm grateful (continuedâŠ)
Spoilers from here
(Spoiler alert)
(Spoiler alert)
(Spoiler alert)
(Picture of Jeong Dajun screaming)
Sur.
Prise.
Prank.
Special.
This wasnât a rural healing special but a surprise prank special!!!
<The camera fast-forwards and goes back to the planning stageâŠ>
Planning Team: âWas it because you were caught off guard last timeâŠ?â
Seo Hoyun: (Quickly) âNo.â
Planning Team: âThat response came out too fastâŠâ
Seo Hoyun: âNo.â
Seo Hoyun seems to hold more grudges than expected.
Anyway, after eating, they were watching a horror movieâŠ
(Screaming Jeong Dajun pic)
Jeong Dajun was really scared, shedding tearsă ă ă ă ă ă He said he wouldnât watch it and lay down, but there were tear stains on his pillow. So hilarious.
(Good acting Seo Hoyun pic)
Jeong Dajun: âIt didnât look human at all. It was really white, and then it disappeared in an instantâŠ.â
Seo Hoyun: (Annoyed) âYou must have seen it wrong.â
Jeong Dajun: âIâm serious!â
Seo Hoyun: âSighâŠ.â
Jeong Dajun: (Sulking)
At that moment, Kang Ichae followed and talked to him, but I guess they edited out the conversationă We only saw the installed camera
(Kim Seonghyeon startled at the bathroom entrance pic)
(Seong Jiwonâs calm face pic + Niagara Falls composite)
And here comes Seong Jiwonâs famous quote collection
>>>> But thereâs something scarier than ghosts in this world⊠a hiatus<<<<
There was a woman here who suddenly laughed and cried at the same timeâŠ
(Spoiler warning)
(Spoiler warning)
Seo Hoyun: âGood job.â
Planning Team: âWe didnât know youâd even fool Kang Ichae.â
Seo Hoyun: (Laughing)
Seo Hoyun briefly appears during planning.
Q: âWhy do a surprise prank special?â
A: (Laughing) âItâs summer.â
(Seo Hoyun glancing at the camera and smirking pic)
>>>Ichae, is it really cool now? <<<
>>>Ichae, is it really cool now? <<<
>>>Ichae, is it really cool now? <<<
Screaming at the end
âSeo Hoyun, you were really mean. Even thinking back on it, you were mean
ââSeems like he prepared a lot
ââOur rabbit, donât go like this ă
âââNow⊠Iâm a bit scared of this moeâŠ.]
[Title: Hey, bută ă whatâs so scary about this that the kids are scared
So, Iâm going to sleep hugging our puppy Dajun tonight
âLetâs hear Dajunâs opinion
ââDajun: Ah, damn it]
[Guys, I didnât mean to prove it like this (Crying laughing emoticon)
âItâs hilarious that Seo Hoyun did all of this while wearing that âTroublemakerâ T-shirt]
As the members belatedly found out the truth and kept hitting my back, I still felt a lingering awkwardness, but the reaction was good, anyway.
However, the reaction that seemed to end here soared explosively again with one late post.
[Title: Fuck, what is this in episode 3?
It seems like something white is staring from behind
âHey, why is this happening
âHey, donât do this to me at dawn]
And then another post followed.
[Title: Emergency, itâs barely noticeable for 0.5 seconds, so it passes quickly
(Picture of the tree)
ââŠâŠ. Tell me itâs a staff
ââNo, this happened after Kang Ichaeâs surprise ended
Soon, YouTube was flooded with provocative titled videos like âWhite thingâ appears during an idol broadcast, whatâs its identity?!â and âMale Idol Sees a Ghost During a Broadcast.â
Unintentionally, whether itâs a real ghost or not, the view count of episode 3 hit 1.2 million as ordinary people flocked to watch.
A whopping 1.2 million.
The manager looked at it and prayed to all the gods for a moment.
âPlease give thanks to the ghostâŠ.â
âNo, what good will that prayer do?â
I might really get punished.
Seeing my dumbfounded expression, the manager hurriedly stopped the car and turned his body toward me.
âCan you do well today?â
âYes.â
âUwaaah! Iâm more excited! Today is finally the first audition.â
Yes, I heard that so much I was tired of it.
The manager seemed to have no doubt that I would pass.
âIf you do well, itâs the second round! And then the final!!â
ââŠâ
Actually, I had a lot of thoughts about this part.
At first, I didnât care about acting, and I just needed an excuse to meet Writer Kim Sukhui.
But then I wondered if Kim Sukhui would willingly converse with me if my acting was too terrible. On the other hand, with my B-level acting skills, it didnât seem like I could beat existing actors, so why bother being conspicuously lazy?
âYes, well, Iâll try my best.â
So, I thought carelessly.
I didnât consider that even if my ability was at B, the character and the person could have extreme chemistry, resulting in a synchronization rate beyond my ability.