Holy Idol - Chapter 5

“Your relationship with the other members… is bad?”

‘I got it right!’

Oh Heetae’s eyes shined with interest.

On the contrary, Jongwoo’s expression is unclear.

To slowly become unknown after having a boring interview or be criticized for having an interview that is close to an aggro. Jongwoo was worried because neither one of them was a good choice. However, Jong-woo decided to stay still first.

(T/N: Aggro: To draw all the attention to oneself)

As such, Woo Yeonwoo is the key to noise marketing. Since his image had already collapsed, he had no choice but to use him to save the group. Woo Yeonwoo may feel disappointed once he heard it, but he isn’t his personal manager after all. He had to choose the direction that would benefit the group as much as possible.

Without knowing what Jongwoo was thinking, Rembrary shook his head again.

“Not really.”

“You said you didn’t get along well.”

“It is neither good nor bad.”

“You mean to say that it’s just a business relationship?”

“Perhaps.”

Rembrary nodded, recalling the members’ who had been acting passive-aggressive without even listening to his story. If they were on good terms, they would have listened to his story when he said that he was sick.

Still pushing a person onto the stage even though they have said that they were sick?

Obviously, they weren’t on good terms.

Oh Heetae asked again, hiding the corners of his mouth that kept going up.

“Can you tell me about your accommodation?”

“It is very little.”

“Is that so?”

“There is a bathroom, but there is no bathtub. If you do not have a bathtub, is it even a bathroom?”

“Wow, do you really think so?”

“Yes.”

“Perhaps, Woo Yeonwoo-ssi, are you an idol that came from a rich family? It’s also quite obvious with the way you speak…”

Rembrary shrugged silently.

“Who knows.”

‘I don’t have any idea about Woo Yeonwoo’s past. The question is hard to answer since they told me to keep my memory lost a secret.’

After that, Oh Heetae continued to ask several questions, one after another.

What’s hard about being an idol?”

This time it became a hot topic, however, do you have anything you want to say to your fans.

What my colleagues said about it, and so on.

It was a kind of psychological tactic where they continuously ask questions without giving a person time to think so they would say the truth. And every time he answered honestly, Jongwoo would open his mouth and twist his body.

* * *

“Today, we’re back with Wild Animal’s Woo Yeonwoo who became a hot topic due to a broadcasting incident!

Wild Animal is the first boy group to come out from LLL Entertainment three years ago. As expected from an agency specializing in actors, all the members have great looks which made headlines! Among them, Woo Yeonwoo, with his handsome face, is the visual center of Wild Anime. But, unfortunately, he wasn’t getting as much response as he thought.

Two days ago, on the live Music Music stage, he shouted “I don’t know how to dance!” and then suddenly chose silence. Since then, it has become a hot topic on social media and various communities. There were various speculations about the reason, but I heard the story from the person himself.”

Q. Did you know that it has become a hot topic right now?

A. I do not know. I do not care.

Q. You’re an idol, are you not bothered by what they say?

A. People always care about me. It happens almost everyday, so I do not want to fixate on it.

Q. Your way of speaking is quite fresh. Is it a concept? (Woo Yeonwoo uses a historical drama way of speaking!)

A. (He didn’t answer!)

Q. Why didn’t you dance on the Music Music stage?

A. I wasn’t feeling well.

Q. Before the music came out, you shouted ‘I don’t know how to dance!’ What do you mean by that?

A. It was my answer to a fellow member (Hyegyul) when he asked if I knew the famous idol NNC’s dance.

Q. Do you have a good relationship with your team members?

A. It’s a business relationship. It’s neither good nor bad.

Q. How is the accommodation of Wild Animal?

A. It is very small. There is not even a bathtub. A bathroom without a bathtub is not a bathroom.

Q. Are you from a rich family?

A. (He didn’t answer!)

Q. What are the difficulties in life as an idol?

A. I can’t sit in a chair even though I’m sick. (I wanted to hear what you mean in detail, but the manager stopped me! Is there a story?)

Q. It became a hot topic this time. What do you want to say to the fans?

A. Do I even have a fan?

Q. What do your colleagues say about this?

A. They asked me if I was crazy.

Q. What do you want to say to the readers watching this interview?

A. I love you. God bless you.”

* * *

The public’s eyes were sharp. Once they read the interview, they were able to accurately differentiate Woo Yeonwoo’s answer from the agency’s prepared answer.

After reading Yeonwoo’s interview thoroughly, CEO Im looked into people’s reactions and didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. The answer was a mess, and people questioned the character of Yeonwoo. There were many saying that he was deliberately speaking in a historical drama and that his personality was bad for saying that his relationship with the other members is just a business relationship. There were complaints about ignoring fans when he said that he has no fans. They say that a handful of fans are fans too.

No, that was the majority.

However, there were many people who admired the appearance in the pictorial. On the floor, which is the majority of idols who have been pushed away, even if they become a hot topic, it causes two noises. In a field where the majority of idols get pushed away to disappear even if they become a hot topic, two noises appear. It certainly seemed that noise marketing was done.

CEO Im put down his cell phone, smiled awkwardly and asked Jongwoo.

“Did the kids see this?”

“Yes.”

“What did they say?”

“I think they were offended by the part regarding the business relationship but… It wasn’t that bad.”

CEO Im sighed and asked again.

“How about the reaction elsewhere?”

“Yeonwoo is being criticized a lot.”

“No, the station or somewhere else, did nobody call?”

“I’ve got a call saying that Wild Animal can make an appearance in Sing Sing Sing Sing.”

“That’s fine. And?”

“They said they can also make an appearance on Music O this week.”

CEO Im nodded his head.

Sing Sing Sing Sing is a music program that rivals the stage that they messed up, Music Music, and a weekend music program with fierce competition for music.

‘Wild Animal’, which has been unknown for three years, Sing Sing Sing Sing is a program where they were barely able to have an appearance on their debut stage. It was a program that required dozens of phone calls and meals to make another appearance.

They didn’t think they would be able to appear again since they ruined their Music Music performance. It would’ve been great if the other side got in touch first, but it’s still good.

I’m sure they’re looking forward to the hot topic, and those who are cursing right now will be curious when Yeonwoo is on stage.

No, I’m going to light up my eyes even more to curse. This was also an opportunity for them.

“Dress them up nicely and ask ‘Marna’ to please do their makeup.”

Marna is a famous makeup shop that puts people to the level of re-creation. Both famous idols and actors get makeup there, but the LLL agency has never made an appointment there until now because the price range was too expensive.

“They would surely be fully booked next week though.”

“That’s why I said ‘Please’.”

“I meant to pay several times more to schedule for the early morning.”

“We won’t keep on receiving(stage appearances) so just for these two stages at least.”

Jongwoo nodded his head.

“Yes.”

“Dress them up nicely, too. Especially Yeonwoo.”

“Yes.”

“Fixing their image would be difficult, so make sure to highlight their appearance.”

“Yes.”

“Ah, raise Yeonwoo’s eyes a little and ask him to put on a fierce image. Put on makeup on the other kids too so they look nice.”

“Yes.”

CEO Im was still pondering what else was there and shouted, “Ah!”

The biggest problem remained.

“You should make Yeonwoo memorize the dance!”

“That’s right!”

“Singing too. Even if we have given up on live performing, make sure he at least moves his lips. Huh? Okay?

“Yes. Yes!”

* * *

The topic of their conversation at that time

Rembrary was learning about the Internet from the other members. Since there was no such thing in his original world, he was totally into it.

And the next day.

Even when Jongwoo came to their dorm, he was browsing the Internet while holding onto his cell phone.

“We don’t have a schedule today, do we?”

All the members who greeted Jongwoo while yawning were dressed in sweatpants.

“I have to teach him how to dance. You guys get up too.”

“Learn the dance… Do we have another stage?”

“Did you guys see the interview?”

“…Yes.”

“When they saw that, I got a call from Sing Sing Sing Sing and Music O. You can go on two stages next week.”

At Jongwoo’s words, the members’ eyes widened.

Jongwoo encouraged the cheering members by patting them on their backs.

“This time we’re going to get a lot of attention. You have to show our greatest performance, understand?”

As he watched the members cheer, Jongwoo bit his lips subconsciously.

For the last three years, they have fought a lot and got scolded a lot, but they are still one team.

He was energized while looking at the kids who had been working hard even when they are still unknown and unheard idols.

“We can float. Let’s do it well. Understand?”

Once again, Jongwoo, who encouraged the members, hurriedly told them to change their clothes and took the members to the agency. Then ordered the other members to practice the dance first, then he took Yeonwoo to another room. It was an audio-visual room with a TV that was large enough to occupy the entire wall.

Jongwoo sat Rembrary in the centre and played the broadcast of the comeback stage for this song of Wild Animal on TV.

“What do you think?”

“It is messy.”

Jongwoo sighed and said at Yeonwoo’s knife-like evaluation.

(T/N: Knife-like: strict/direct)

“This… You have to memorize this in 3 days.”

‘What dancing…’

Rembrary, who was thinking, stared at Jongwoo with a surprised look.

“What?”

He had never danced before. By the way-

“You want me to memorize this?”

“Yeah, you’re going on stage next Friday and Sunday. You have to dance there.”

“!”

“You absolutely can’t just stand still this time. People are tired of the same issue. Even if it becomes a hot topic again, noise marketing is not possible.”

“I have never danced!”

“No, you have danced a lot. Since you were a trainee, you have been dancing a lot.”

“But-“

“Even if you have lost your memories you still have muscle memory. Let’s memorize it. No, you have to memorize it, unconditionally.”

Rembrary nodded even though he thought it was difficult.

Before Jongwoo came, in fact, Rembrary asked the members how much money he had. He understands that Woo Yeonwoo is an idol, and he also understands that an idol is a singer. But Rembrary himself was not a singer, so he wanted to quit his job. He wanted to quit his job as a singer and find a way to go back to his original body.

However, the members’ answers were shocking.

“What money do you have? We’ve never been paid.”

He didn’t even have money to live on!

However, it would be difficult for Rembrary, who had no knowledge of the world, to earn money by doing different things. Eventually, he decided to continue this career, at least until he made money by adjusting to the world.

He understands Jongwoo’s suggestion about dancing. He has no choice but to give a simple answer.

“Okay, I’ll try.”

“And you also have to memorize the song.”

“Song?”

“You don’t have to sing. You can just lip-sync for the meantime.”

“What is lip-sync?”

“Just match the lyrics of the song by moving your mouth. Understand?”

“…I understand.”

After showing the choreography to Rembrary countless times, over and over again, so he would get the idea, Jongwoo said, “Get up.”

Then they went back to the practice room where the members were.

“Did you see where your position was in the beginning?”

When Rembrary roughly found the location, Jongwoo was relieved.

‘He’s gotten weird, but he’s a good listener. He is not in charge of dancing, but he is not bad at dancing. Even though he lost his memories, the feeling wouldn’t disappear, so I could have him memorize the dance in three days.’

The teacher in charge of dancing also arrived just in time.

“I heard about it. You lost your memory?”

Before Jongwoo went to pick up the members, he contacted him in advance and told him the situation and asked for a favour.

“Yes, but I still have to be on stage. Please teach me well.”

Jongwoo asked the teacher several times then stepped back, and then the teacher shouted ‘just trust me!’.

“Well, there are also many students in the dance school that have never danced before.”

Then the class began, and the dance teacher and Jongwoo found something surprising.

Having lost his memory, Woo Yeonwoo has changed to having two left feet