Translator: MarcTempest
Editor: Rxel
Chapter 162
To be honest, Woojoo didn’t know about this ti.
Last ti, at the Mango Chart Awards, they were the only attendees among the rookie nominees, so they practically went out thinking ‘we got this’. But Woojoo was doubtful if they could keep up that montum until this HBS Music Awards.
Of course, they were overwhelming in terms of indicators. It was to the point where people would say, who else but New Black?
They were the number one in album sales among the rookies who debuted this year.
Their digital performance was beyond words.
Masquerade was still staying within the top 10 of the daily chart, and Sothing was not showing any signs of dropping from the chart.
On top of that, Woojoo heard that Fireworks would make it into the top 100 of the yearly chart.
Objectively speaking, they, New Black, were the undisputed first place among the rookie groups who appeared today.
But the world didn’t always go by common sense.
Due to the nature of the year-end stages of the three terrestrial broadcasters, where the influence of the big agencies was strong, it wouldn’t be strange if another group took it.
Then Woojoo would be a little…
No, very angry.
Anyway, he wasn’t the optimistic type for various reasons.
Just look at Street Boys. They were the first place in the netizen vote, but they drank bitter water at the last Hong Kong Awards.
Maybe that was why, after finishing the dry rehearsal and coming down, Hanjo said quietly, “I hope New Black wins.”
“Huh?”
“The award should go to the deserving ones.”
The Street Boys mbers whispered loudly as if they really wanted them to win.
“Please win. The Rookie Award.”
“You have to make the leader’s black history.”
“This one has to go to New Black.”
Their eyes were directed at the Blink mbers who were far away, and it was a look of rivalry.
Co to think of it, they lost to Blink at the last KMA Rookie Award.
They looked like people who were asking them to avenge their enemies, and Woojoo couldn’t help but smile.
It was amazing.
They seed to firmly believe that they would win the Rookie Award.
More than them.
Although it was called a music award, the event today was basically no different from a music show.
Only the stage equipnt and the size of the audience were different.
As in a music show, the schedule was to wait, wait, and wait so more. After having lunch, and barely having dinner with a lunch box, the surroundings started to get noisy.
The singers with seniority arrived one by one.
“Shall we go around and say hello?”
They visited the tent of Teen Spirit, which was nearby, first.
They had a pretty boy concept, but their mouths were always rough, so they were the group New Black visited first in the waiting room.
It was a great strategy of hitting the whip first if you were going to get hit anyway.
Sure enough.
Even before they entered, there were various noises from inside the tent.
-Get lost! Get lost!
-Just one bite! Just one bite! Do you want to die like this?
-No! I don’t want to!
The conversation was filtered even though it contained swear words. Tey looked at each other and smiled warmly.
Junghyun said, “They seem to be in a good mood today.”
“Yeah, the conversation is smooth.”
“Ugh… I’m still not used to it. Junghyun Hyung, I’ll stand behind you, so please understand. Don’t push aside like last ti, saying you can’t see my face.”
“Okay. I got it.”
“Our coward. Are you scared?”
“You are. You freeze when you face Teen Spirit Sunbae-nims.”
They left the guys who were growling at each other behind and Woojoo lifted the tent and entered.
“Excuse …”
As Woojoo entered, there were Teen Spirit mbers.
So were sitting and playing with their phones, and so were arguing.
One was sitting with his mouth shut and shaking his head, and two or three others were standing in front of him with a pork cutlet on a chopstick.
…What was going on?
“Eat it, please! Please!”
“No! I’m on a diet!”
“You’re going to die like this! Do you want to diet your soul too? Is this how you’re going to do it?”
“Uh, I’m going to die.”
“Go ahead. You have a lot of sins, so you’ll go to hell.”
It was a scene of the leader, Hwiyeon, trying to feed sothing to Yeonhu, a mber who was on a diet.
They decided to greet them at this point.
“Hello! We are New Black!”
The mbers of Teen Spirit looked at them at the sa ti. Then Yeonhu smiled at them.
“Hey, if you’re going to give it away, why don’t you just give it to New Black over there!”
“What are you talking about, you crazy bastard.”
Then the leader, Hwiyeon, who was holding a pork cutlet with chopsticks, looked at New Black and asked politely, “Do you want so?”
“…No. I’m fine.”
“Hey! See! He doesn’t eat!”
He started to nag at the mber again, but it was too noisy to stay still.
Rihyuk and Jiho quietly hid behind them.
The managers who were sitting nearby showed them a resigned smile and quietly rubbed their necks.
They were about to finish the conversation and leave when Hwiyeon said that.
“By the way, you seem to be getting the Rookie Award.”
“What? The announcent is not yet…”
“Who else would get it if not New Black? Congratulations.”
He bluntly congratulated them first, so they thanked him and left the tent.
Jiho swept his hair back and said, “Whew. We handled that well.”
“Right. Today was not bad.”
Rihyuk also chuckled and smiled, making Woojoo laugh absurdly. It seed like one of them grabbed his clothes from behind.
Anyway. These cowards.
Woojoo smiled and wiped the cold sweat on his hand with his pants.
“…Whew, we dodged a bullet. Co on, let’s go and greet the rest.”
Next, they stopped by the tent of Scarlet, a senior singer from the sa agency as them.
Inside, there was a constant sound of laughter.
They could hear the singing too.
Jiho peeked into the tent and shook his head.
“They’re huddled around the heater and dancing with each other.”
“…Let’s co back later. Not here.”
Woojoo rembered the award ceremony.
When he ca to his senses, he was wrapped up in the face over there.
They also visited the tent of Girls on Top nearby and exchanged awkward greetings.
They also greeted the senior singers, including the ballad singer who would be with them today.
But sohow, the greetings that ca back were similar.
-You seem to have a good day today. Congratulations.
It sounded like a complint, but they all congratulated them as if it was certain.
At first, Woojoo wondered, ‘Why are they like that?’
Woojoo thought, ‘It’s not even sure yet,’ but he soon realized.
Everyone thought that no one else would get the Rookie Award if not them.
Woojoo finally realized the truth that he had been half-doubting until now, thanks to them.
“Wow, did we really hit the jackpot this year?”
Was it because they beat TNT and ranked first in the last week?
The atmosphere was different from the Mango Chart Awards. It felt like the singers who ca here acknowledged them to so extent.
Woojoo felt happy, but also a bit embarrassed.
Then, they ran into Street Boys, who ca out of TNT’s tent.
But…
Sothing was off.
They avoided eye contact with Woojoo. They acted awkwardly around him, as if they had done sothing wrong.
Woojoo asked them, “What happened in TNT’s waiting room?”
“Uh, well…” Hanjo said with a troubled face, “I’m sorry. We had no choice.”
“What?”
“I’m sorry!”
“Hey, what are you sorry for, you guys!”
They all said “I’m sorry!” and ran away, leaving Woojoo blinking in confusion.
Woojoo looked at his younger mbers, but they all shrugged as if they didn’t know what was going on.
And when he entered TNT’s waiting room, he imdiately understood what they were sorry for.
As soon as Woojoo lifted the tent and went inside, eight pairs of eyes turned to him.
Soon, a strange smile appeared on their lips.
“?”
Woojoo was about to greet them, but Han Taehyun stood up from his seat.
He smiled kindly.
“Welco, Leader.”
“…”
“Puhahaha!”
TNT mbers looked at Woojoo and burst into laughter, pointing at him.
“Puhahaha!”
“Mincho boss. Mincho boss!”
“Leader, welco!”
…What did Woojoo do wrong in his previous life?
Woojoo muttered that, and Junghyun blinked his eyes and asked, “Did you love mint chocolate too much?”
“Puhahaha! Co here! Daegil’s friend! We’ll give you a special treat!”
“Can I co too?”
“Co on!”
“Kekkekke!”
Damn.
…Woojoo really wished they weren’t so friendly with each other, except for him.
8:45 p.m.
Thousands of spectators filled the COEX D Hall, where a huge stage was set up.
As the cara swept over the faces of the people wearing masks or holding light sticks.
The 2014 HBS Music Awards finally began.
After the special stage by the three male and female MCs, the MCs took their seats.
-Hello! I’m Taehyun, the charismatic dancer of TNT!
-I’m Hwiyeon, the cutie of Teen Spirit!
-Yes, I’m Han Yeoreum, the actress who will be hosting the first part. Nice to et you.
After each of them greeted, so events using the sponsored app followed, and the stage officially started.
The opening stage was an indie band called ‘Ee Jihoon and the Lazy Dogs’ wearing sunglasses.
They heated up the audience with their music mixed with djembe and guitar.
A cheerful folk song that everyone sang along with their light sticks.
-They are the rookies who heated up this year!
-Before the Rookie Award, let’s enjoy the stage of the super rookies!
The stages of the rookie candidates followed one after another.
The first batter was Blink.
[BLINK]
The group na appeared on the giant LED screen, and the door opened.
Four singers appeared on the lift with a powerful intro.
They perford a rap and dance in the style of hip hop, wearing black leather outfits.
After the 1 minute and 30 seconds teaser dance, they moved to the front of the stage and lined up on the left.
The second was Street Boys.
The group na that appears on the screen against the gray wall.
[Street Boys’]
The mbers, who usually wear gold necklaces and heavy smoky makeup, walked swaggeringly.
They spat out fast and powerful raps with intimidating expressions and shrugging shoulders.
While the rappers, led by Hanjo and LB, poured out the lyrics, the main vocal Kiwon’s high notes followed in between.
Soone’s shout burst out from the audience as if to respond for a mont.
The 1 minute and 30 seconds stage of the song ‘Deeper’, which was based on western hip hop, ended and the Street Boys stood in the center of the stage.
The next act that ca up.
-We’re Serenity
With a whisper-like voice, the nine mbers of Serenity ca up and started dancing.
If the previous Blink and Street Boys had a hip hop-based vibe, they showcased dance music that focused on refreshing vocals.
After the stage that highlighted their long arms and legs–
“Wow, amazing…”
“Insane. They’re all good. This year’s rookies.”
“Really, there’s no flaw.”
The audience mbers who stood in the standing seats exchanged whispers during the break.
A loud scream started from sowhere.
‘What?’
It didn’t take long to realize that it was the fans of New Black, who were scattered around.
The letters that appeared on the screen.
[The New Black]
“…Do they have more fans than I thought?”
“Listen to the sound.”
As they looked surprised.
A familiar lody flowed through the speakers.
It was Masquerade, which was staying in the upper ranks of the chart.
The general audience, who were just wow-ing and ah-ing, perked up their ears as they heard the song they knew.
“Wow.”
The New Black mbers, who wore different suits with style, started the stage.
It was a sowhat quiet atmosphere.
Rather than coming out and moving around like the other groups, they moved within the given lines, forming a circle.
As the song verse flowed, the corresponding mber showed their performance, and the other mbers stood still like statues.
In this way, the five mbers showed their choreography in turn, and then moved their bodies softly to the short chorus that followed.
It was not a fierce dance like the usual Masquerade, but a smooth dance like flowing water.
As their hands and feet moved smoothly and drew sothing in the air, the people’s eyes moved back and forth.
‘They’re good.’
It was the thought that everyone, whether near or far, or watching TV, had at the sa ti.
They did well.
Of course, they were a bit better than other rookie idols in terms of skills, but not enough to feel overwhelming.
They felt that they were doing well, just like the other rookies.
But there was sothing about their expressions or gestures that drew their attention, for so reason.
Especially those who had been to music shows several tis before, they licked their lips with a familiar feeling.
It happened sotis.
They went to a music show to see their singer, but while watching another group’s stage, they caught a glimpse of one mber.
But in the case of New Black, all five of them were eye-catching, even though there were so differences.
It was the sa for the joint stage that followed.
Even in the joint dance where more than twenty idols gathered, the mbers of New Black captivated the viewers.
Especially among them, one mber who seed to dance easily by himself and two mbers who chard people with their facial expressions drew the attention.
The reaction was the sa on the internet.
-I wish all the caras except the front one were broken
-Is this lip-syncing??
-Wow. The cara is always new and crappy, right?
Those who were watching the year-end stage live also showed interest when New Black appeared on the screen.
-New Black really stands out in a good way
-What’s going on this year? The rookies are so good…???
-Crazyㅋㅋㅋ The rookie pool is insane
-They didn’t have much ti to match with each other, but they fit so well;;
-Is it just or New Black is especially noticeable…?
-Is it because of their expressions? I keep looking at them because of that
It was also the result of practicing expressions for almost five hours, but to those who didn’t know the situation, it was a stage that sohow stood out.
And the harmony also contributed.
They didn’t try to stand out by themselves, but they blended smoothly with the other group mbers in one screen.
That was why the other groups were also getting good reviews.
Maybe that was why.
After the leader of New Black shook his head lightly to shake off the sweat and the main vocal of Serenity swept her hair back while breathing hard, they were caught in a picture-like two-shot and the screen went dark.
When the model Han Sora and the actor Lee Kangjin, who ca out as the presenters, announced the Rookie Award winners, no one was surprised.
-Congratulations. New Black!
Sohow, with moist eyes, the faces of the New Black mbers who ca to receive the award and the people who were smiling in the singer seats crossed and flowed.
Even though they must have expected it, sohow the ones who were most surprised at this place were New Black themselves.
The other mbers were standing behind and the leader of New Black grabbed the standing microphone with a very serious face.
…Then the static electricity rose.
-Ouch, ouch!
The scene where the MCs near him covered their lips with their lips or the progress card was caught on the screen with a blatant scream.
-Ahem.
Then, with a nonchalant expression, Woojoo coughed and opened the first word of his impression toward the cara.
He smiled with confidence, as if he could easily handle this kind of thing.
-Hello. We are New Black. Well, be careful of static electricity. Everyone.
At that, laughter erupted in the hall.
It was the second Rookie Award, but the joy was no less than the first.
“Congratulations!”
“Congratulations!”
They heard congratulations from everywhere after the second part ending stage.
When they left the waiting room, Junghyun put the Rookie Award trophy in his padding jacket like a puppy and walked around, making everyone laugh.
They were giggling.
“Wow, how can it be so pretty?”
“Right? Look at this radiance.”
“It shines. It shines.”
They touched the trophy like a tempting gold nugget.
They were happy.
Really happy.
Even if soone ca next to them and said sothing bad, Woojoo felt like he could laugh it off today.
Woojoo didn’t know if it was because of the heat of the stage or because of the award, but his cheeks were hot.
What should he do with this happy feeling?
He had to call Mrs. Kim Deoksoon later and brag for an hour. Woojoo sent a selfie taken next to the trophy.
He also wrote a sensible ssage.
She would be touched by his sincerity, right?
He smiled contentedly as he pressed the send button.
“Hyung! Hurry up!”
“Okay, I’m going!”
Woojoo quickly smiled and followed his siblings who were ahead of him.
At the sa ti, in Gunsan.
Mrs. Kim Deoksoon, who had placed a cat on her lap and was watching TV, kept looking at her phone that was shaking with vibrations.
【 Group Chat: Children’s Harvest 】
Junghyun’s Dad [What a great day,]
Junghyun’s Dad [Our kids won another award!!]
Bijoo’s Mom [Oh my]
Bijoo’s Mom [Look at the ssage my child sent …!]
Bijoo’s Mom [(Screenshot)]
I’m Chairman Wang Hyuntak [I just got a cute text tooㅎㅎ]
I’m Chairman Wang Hyuntak [My adorable son ㅎㅎ]
Each of them uploaded screenshots of the texts their children sent them, such as ‘Thank you’ or ‘I love you♡’.
‘Why isn’t this brat contacting .’
‘Hurry up and send one, send!’
As she was thinking this, she finally received the long-awaited ssage from her grandson.
It was a ssage with 37 pictures attached.
Woojoo [Kim Deoksoon acrostic poem~~!!]
Woojoo [Kim not going to say anything]
Woojoo [Deoksoon ah]
Woojoo [Just look at my selfies~♡]
“…”
She suddenly felt a surge of anger.
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