Chapter 84:
Chapter 84
Lee Ju-hyuk reached out his hand in the air.
Park Seo-dam placed her hand on top of his.
One by one, the other mbers joined their hands.
“Don’t worry if you make mistakes, just don’t get hurt.”
“Ju-hyuk hyung, are you less nervous now? You didn’t bite off your nails, did you?”
“I’m feeling better now.”
AWY, the idol group, gathered backstage as they always did.
They ford a circle and looked at each other. Ian, who brought the hand mark, put his hand over the others’.
“Are they doing the countdown outside?”
“Wow, I’m so nervous.”
The staff urged them to get ready.
“Let’s have fun and enjoy ourselves. We are who we are?”
“AWY!”
With Ju-hyuk’s shout, the mbers lined up on the lift and put on their earpieces. The countdown went from 10 to 9, 8… The lift slowly rose up.
“Kyaaah!”
As the lift went up, the fans saw the mbers’ faces and scread louder.
The light sticks in the seats waved and flickered.
The lift reached the top, and the round screen on the stage showed close-ups of the mbers’ faces.
Finally, after showing Ian’s face, the music started.
The first song was naturally AWY’s debut song.
“This mont with you, we are eternal”
As Ian sang the intro of the song with his microphone, Lee Da-sol and Jang Min-hee, who had beco close friends, held hands and shook their light sticks vigorously.
The fans chanted along.
While AWY danced, their stage outfits, which were carefully made by the styling team, sparkled under the concert lights.
“Hello everyone!”
“Two, three!”
“Always by your side! Hello, we are AWY!”
After finishing the first song, the mbers waved their hands and greeted the fans.
The mbers drank so water prepared in front of the prompter and took off their earpieces.
They wanted to hear the fans’ voices.
“This is our first concert.”
“We were so nervous that we couldn’t sleep well. How about you, our AWY fans?”
‘Us too!’ A fan in front of the standing area shouted.
“Then shall we check if our AWY fans are ready to have fun?”
“Let’s start with this area in front of us. Please scream as much as you like us!”
The fans in front of them shouted loudly.
The mbers laughed.
They felt good that so many people liked them and watched them.
The mbers turned around and looked at the opposite side.
“The atmosphere is amazing here.”
“We can’t lose to them. This area too! Scream!”
After a ti of screaming together, the mbers gave their comnts.
“We prepared a lot to show you a good stage, so we hope you have a good ti.”
“Shall we go to the next song?”
After a short comnt ti, AWY went back to their choreography.
AWY perford two songs in a row and went backstage while a concert VCR was played.
The stage was in the center to accommodate more people, and it was too far to go to the waiting room.
So the mbers had no choice but to change their clothes right under the stage.
“Did you see the fans?”
“No kidding. That’s why everyone’s crazy about concerts.”
“I keep wanting to take out one in-ear monitor…”
Ian and Jotaewoong chatted while quickly changing their clothes. Staff bustled around, fixing their hair and makeup.
“What’s after our ‘Dawn’ and ‘Phoenix’ performances?”
“The unit special stage.”
“I can’t even rember the order. Without the prompter, I would’ve forgotten the lyrics.”
“Didn’t we rehearse yesterday and today? We shouldn’t forget.”
As they prepared for the next stage, a concert VCR showed the mbers’ preparation process and video letters to fans.
“Ugh, I don’t want to listen to that.”
“I get weirdly emotional during that part.”
Seodam hurriedly put in his in-ear monitor, and Ian muttered. Just then, Juyeong’s video voice was heard backstage.
(Fans to … Well, it’s hard to define in words. They’re people who aren’t taken for granted but would be nice if they were?)
“Look, Juyeong is a poet.”
“Don’t listen! It’s cringy!”
Juyeong rushed to cover Ian’s mouth. Ian dodged him and hid behind Juhyeok.
“Guys, we need to go back on stage soon. Put in your in-ears.”
At the staff’s signal, Juhyeok spoke softly.
The distracted mbers obediently listened.
Next, Awi perford the group version of ‘Phoenix’ and the song ‘Dawn’ made by Bluemix.
Afterward, the mbers went backstage without further comnts.
Another VCR was broadcasted, featuring a special concert part with song swapping.
“Next stage is with Juhyeok and Jinho?”
The unit stage proceeded. The hip-hop unit, Juhyeok and Jinhyuk, changed outfits and went on stage.
“Wow… The cheers are amazing.”
“Don’t the fans get tired?”
mbers attached to a small monitor watched the concert situation while gulping water and wiping sweat.
“Aren’t you guys serious? Not even out of breath?”
“You rocked the stage.”
With powerful raps, Jinhyuk and Juhyeok dominated the stage, running around without seeming breathless.
Fans waved their hands back and forth in response.
The light sticks in their hands glowed green under central control.
“You guys were aweso.”
Seodam high-fived Juhyeok and Jinhyuk as they ca backstage. Ian and Jotaewoong also gave them thumbs up before going on stage.
Next was the vocal unit’s turn: Seodam, Jotaewoong, and Ian.
They didn’t have a unit song, so they were considering what to do when Ian visited Heesang’s studio.
Since cover songs involve copyrights, they needed the original artist’s permission.
Heesang warmly welcod Ian after a long ti and readily agreed to let him use his song.
“You can use my song.”
“Really? Thank you!”
“But visit often. Don’t just call. Co sing with .”
“I’ll visit more after the tour.”
Ian smiled shyly after hanging up the phone, having beco close with Heesang through frequent calls.
“How are you feeling?”
“Much better.”
“Please get a health checkup soon.”
“Not that again… You take better care of
than my own son.”
“You’re like a son to
too.”
Ian smiled brightly and Kim Heesang chuckled. Ian had always urged Kim Heesang to get regular checkups to reduce his long-term illness.
“This ti, Taewoong and Seodam have improved a lot in singing. Please co and see them.”
“Really?”
As a small token of gratitude, Ian gave Kim Heesang a concert ticket.
The vocal unit of three had practiced hard to not disappoint Kim Heesang, who would be watching their performance from the second floor.
“My love, don’t leave ”
Kim Heesang jolted up from his seat as the intro started with Park Seodam’s deep voice.
“Haha… So that’s why you asked
to co.”
Ian did well as expected, and Jo Taewoong’s skills had also exceeded expectations.
They were still diligent even after gaining popularity, which no one could dislike.
“They’re good.”
Kim Heesang nodded with satisfaction and smiled.
Next, the dance unit of Kim Hyun and Kim Juyeong ca up on stage. The other mbers had changed their outfits during that ti, wearing dark leather clothes with harnesses that looked like collars.
“…Co to think of it, our families are on the second floor, right?”
Lee Juhyuk muttered as he checked his clothes for the last ti.
“Oh… Grandma.”
“Is this a stage that Seodam’s siblings can watch?”
“Yeah. My sister is here too. She’s going to tease
for the rest of my life.”
Park Seodam washed his face and Park Jinhyuk sighed.
The next part was a special stage that was only for the concert, which was a blatant fan service ti for the fans.
They sang their track ‘Red Moon’, which was a jazz-style song with a werewolf concept. But the choreography of this song had troubled the mbers. It had sticky waves and explicit expressions as the basics.
“Are we really doing this?”
That was what Lee Juhyuk said when he saw the choreography plan. The choreographer nodded as if it was obvious.
“I guarantee it. The fans will love it.”
“…Really?”
“Don’t be shy. The other groups do this kind of stage at least once at their concerts.”
If the fans liked it… The mbers took their positions and practiced the choreography.
Lee Juhyuk sighed as he rembered what happened then.
It was the right attitude as a professional to focus on the stage no matter who was watching, but it was really embarrassing to do this kind of choreography in front of his family.
“I envy Ian.”
“It’s better to get scolded early than late. What do I have to envy? Our family will see it sooner or later anyway…”
The mbers had given out tickets to their families and friends.
They were watching their stage from the sa section as Kim Heesang.
Ian’s family was in Arica, so they didn’t co to today’s concert.
“But Ian’s family has an Arican mindset. Arica is the land of dance, so this kind of thing wouldn’t be a big deal for them.”
“No matter what country, doing this kind of choreography in front of your family…”
Ian groaned.
The makeup team finished applying the dark smoky makeup that matched the mood of the song and told him not to rub his eyes.
They quickly moved away.
“What about Teacher Heesang?”
“…Teacher ca too?”
“Yeah, I gave him a ticket back then.”
Lee Ju-hyuk’s pupils trembled uncontrollably.
His manager, Park Dong-soo, chuckled as he watched the scene.
He knew well that his expression would change as soon as the music started, even though he was crying now.
“We’re next with ‘Red Moon’. Are your family here, hyung?”
“Ah!”
He was not the only one to suffer. As Jo Tae-woong casually ntioned it, Kim Hyun scread briefly.
“What about you, Ju-young?”
“My family is coming tomorrow… Oh. What am I going to do tomorrow?”
Kim Ju-young sighed as he quickly changed his clothes.
The other mbers laughed softly.
“What’s wrong with our choreography? The fans will love it!”
“Yeah! We’re confident!”
“Mom! Mom, your son is making money so hard!”
The mbers pretended to be hysterical, but their hands were faster than anyone else in arranging their microphones.
After the mid-show VCR ended, they went up on stage.
As the intro of ‘Red Moon’ played, the fans shrieked. The light sticks also flashed red to match the mood of the song.
“Red Moon…! It’s Red Moon!”
“What do we do!”
Jang Min-hee and Lee Da-sol rolled their feet while sitting.
The fans scread again as the mbers started with a knee bend and then did a body wave.
“Crazy… They’re crazy!”
Kim Eun-ha, who was separated from Da-sol, took out a telescope to see the stage better.
***
And in the VIP seats, Park Jin-hyuk’s sister, Park Seo-hyun, frowned as she watched Awi’s performance.
“Ugh, disgusting…”
It was a reaction she could have as his sibling.
She couldn’t bear to see her brother’s blatant business with her eyes open.
She turned her eyes away and fixed them on Ian.
“This is it…”
Her eyes quickly found peace.
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