In This Life, The Greatest Star In The Universe

Chapter 53:

Chapter 53:

Chapter 53

After the media showcase was over, we returned to the waiting room.

We all looked exhausted, but our expressions were bright.

It was the feeling of relief that comes from finishing a task well. It felt like a weight was lifted off our chests.

Good job, everyone.

Good work, hyung.

We exchanged glances and patted each other.

It was a rare atmosphere of camaraderie, as if we had gone through a hard ordeal together.

Dont you think we did our best ever? We nailed the photo time and the Q&A session.

Hey, did you do well? It was this ajusshi who carried us all by himself.

I intervened between the two, fanning myself with a mini fan.

Come on, Ri-hyuk. Ji-ho did well too.

What did we do? He handled the sound accident by himself, and we just reaped the benefits.

Hmm? Dont you get in trouble if you reap the benefits?

Jung-hyun hyung, please stick to the context.

The rapper was smiling non-stop, despite the main vocals scolding.

He looked more cheerful than usual, as if he was in a good mood.

Thank you, hyung.

I awkwardly received Jung-hyuns high five.

Smack!

Ouch, that hurts.

It felt like he hit me softly, but it was like clapping hands with a volleyball player.

Jung-hyun smiled and said.

Thanks to you, hyung, my jinx is finally over.

Jinx? Oh.

I was so busy with the showcase that I forgot about it.

Every time I say I have a good feeling, something weird happens. But thanks to you, hyung, its broken now. Ah, I feel so relieved.

See? I told you it was superstition, that thing.

You do know that right after you said that, the sound accident happened, right?

Honestly, it was thanks to Woojoo hyungs luck that we overcame that. Thats what it was.

The two youngest ones retorted, but Jung-hyun just smiled contentedly.

He joked that he would say he had a good feeling once a day from now on.

Ri-hyuk suddenly asked, as if he remembered something.

By the way, what about the acapella you did earlier?

Huh, why?

When we asked you after the stage, you said you did it unconsciously.

Thats right.

I had brushed off the questions from my curious brothers with vague answers.

Did you really do it without thinking?

Sort of.

Come on, you always plan everything meticulously. You even locked us up to analyze our musical preferences when you composed Fireworks.

Hey, thats not locking up.

I said, looking around, but Ji-ho and Jung-hyun kindly nodded their heads.

Those useless fools.

I dont always think and act, okay? I was also shocked by the sound accident for the first time.

Really? You seemed so skilled. It looked so cool

Cool?

Ri-hyuk stumbled over his words.

Well, it looked cool to me. I dont think I could have done that.

Just say it was cool, hyung.

Agreed. I was amazed, hyung. You were doing the acapella with the choreography, and it looked like you had a halo.

That was the lighting, Jung-hyun hyung.

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Look at him. His mouth is curling up.

I tried to act nonchalant and control my expression, but I couldnt help but smile at their compliments.

It was a mixed smile.

One was the pride I felt from their gratitude and praise.

The other was the embarrassment I felt from knowing that this was not my skill, but my ability.

Well.

I cant tell them the truth, can I?

Its more natural to say that my body moved instinctively.

But I have a feeling now.

I guess I can call it an achievement of sorts.

This incident seemed to have peeled off a layer of the secret behind my ability.

The essence of my ability.

I had always thought of this ability as a motion imitation ability, a kind of superpower.

But after experiencing what happened today, it didnt seem like a mere superpower anymore.

When I first collected information about this ability, I came across a post on an internet blog.

[There are two types of memory: declarative memory and procedural memory.]

Declarative memory is the conscious memory that is used when recalling the days events while writing a diary or memorizing English words.

Procedural memory is the unconscious memory that is used for tasks like riding a bike or using chopsticks.

According to my theory, this ability was a phenomenon that occurred when procedural memory was maximized.

The ability to unconsciously acquire the movements in the video just by watching them.

The waiting room turned into a cottage industry site in no time.

Jiho, who was putting a handful of chocolate in a plastic bag, burst into laughter.

Wow, theres so much. But how many people are coming, manager? There are so many photo cards too.

Dont you know? We did ticketing a while ago.

We were busy practicing, we didnt see it. Every time we tried to rest, someone would come down and nag us to practice.

At my words, Seok-hwan hyung coughed and changed the subject.

What do you think, how many people do you think will come?

Well

Me, me! I counted all the photo cards, and there are about 50 of our individual cuts. So isnt it 250 people?

What kind of miraculous calculation is that. Thats.

As I blinked, Jiho explained.

If we give one each, its 250, right? Then 250 people.

Oh. That sounds plausible.

Whats plausible, Jung-hyun hyung.

Ri-hyuk snapped at the two who were giggling like fools. And I agreed with Ri-hyuks opinion.

250 is too much, no matter how you look at it.

Hyung, you have to dream big.

Right. My dad said that if youre a leader, you have to aim high.

There seemed to be a strange word in the middle, but lets ignore it.

Honestly, I wonder if 50 people will come.

Why?

No, its a weekday. To be honest, I cant imagine that 200 people would come to see our faces.

Didnt Street Boys have more than 100 people too?

Thats true.

I heard that almost 100 fans came to Street Boys fan showcase a week ago.

For a while, we talked about how many people would come.

I joined the conversation, but soon I felt something was wrong and shook my head.

Honestly, it doesnt matter how many fans come. We should be grateful that they come at all.

Thats right.

Bi-ju, who was writing a message on a post-it with care, said.

I think its a success that there are people who come here to see our faces and listen to our songs. Whether one person or a hundred, they are all the same fans.

Wow

The youngest, who was admiring, said.

Usually, that kind of cheesy line is Woojoo hyungs part, but today Bi-ju hyung did it instead. Amazing.

Hey.

He got it from that old man. Whatever.

I guess the saying is true that you become like the ones you love.

What a waste. If only Kim Bi-ju had grown as tall as him. Ouch!

Shut up, Kim Jung-hyun.

Jung-hyun said a word and got pinched in the side by Bi-ju.

I smiled as I watched my brothers and wrote Thank you for waiting! Well do our best! on the post-it.

Really, it didnt matter how many people came.

I would be overjoyed even if there was only one person in the audience.

The reason I became an idol was because I wanted to see the expressions of the people who liked me and watched my stage.

In that sense, it was a meaningful thing to meet the people who would like my stage and share my songs with them.

It was a thrilling and heartwarming thing to imagine.

I want to see the fans soon.

I thought that and smiled.

***

7 p.m.

We changed into new outfits and waited backstage.

We were excited to meet the fans, but at the same time we looked around nervously.

Why is it so quiet?

I know, right?

Its not like only one person came, right?

I wanted to see the audience, but the lights were off and I couldnt see.

I could feel the presence of people, but I had no idea how many there were.

Lets go up.

We followed the signal of the staff and went up to the stage.

I was nervous.

If the media showcase was an event to introduce us to the entertainment industry, this fan showcase was an event to introduce us to the fans.

In some ways, it was a much more important event than the media showcase.

I swallowed and stood on the stage.

Darkness that I couldnt see an inch ahead.

The silent silence tormented me.

As I tried to adjust to the darkness and gauge the audience, there was a loud bang and the lights came on brightly.

I squinted at the sudden light for a moment.

As soon as I saw the audience, I was stunned.

What?

An unexpected situation unfolded before my eyes.

-Wow!

We were literally petrified by the sight we never imagined.