"Are you really doing this?" Grandma Bok-soon asked as she helped June with his hair.
The townspeople were excited about the idol group gracing their village. June knew that they were going to be disappointed if they didn't perform, so he took the initiative to perform for them.
It had been a while since he perford in front of a live audience, so he kind of missed it, too.
However, thinking that he would be performing in front of a normal crowd and not in front of his fans was quite nerve-wracking.
June smiled as he looked at himself in the small mirror.
"Who's going to perform if I don't?" he asked.
Grandma Bok-soon chuckled. "Will this be okay with Azure?"
June turned to her with a smirk.
"I thought you didn't like Azure?" he asked.
"That's true," she chuckled. "But I care about you a lot. I don't want you to be scolded."
June shrugged. "It's okay. I've already broken a lot of rules anyway."
"This doesn't even count as a violation in my book," Grandma Bok-soon chid.
"You're right," June said, now fixing his collar.
Grandma Bok-soon looked at fondly.
"You've really grown up to be such a fine gentleman."
June smiled, feeling reassured.
"There, I'm done," he said, preparing himself for the performance.
"Perfect," Grandma Bok-soon exclaid. "The only problem is that your roots are growing in. How about you try a different hairstyle next ti?"
June looked at his hair and found that it had grown quite a lot already.
With that, he nodded in agreent.
"Sure," he said. "I'll bring it up with the company."
"But, for now," he continued, finally facing her. "Let's get this show on the road."
***
"Thank you for that wonderful performance, lon!" Buzzhead grandma exclaid, pertaining to the last perforr before June.
It was a young girl from the next town who aspired to beco an idol, and she made everyone love her with such a short performance.
As she went backstage, she was t by none other than June, which made her freeze on the spot.
She believed that the town must have been very rich for them to invite soone like June from EVE!
"Our last perforr of the night is soone you've already seen," Buzzhead grandma introduced.
The townspeople turned to each other in confusion.
"But we thought it was going to be the idol group!"
"Where is the idol group?"
"I want so young blood in here!"
Buzzhead grandma smirked as she stepped to the left.
"Let us welco—June from EVE!"
The introduction imdiately shut them up, and they burst into cheers.
"It's June! He's going to perform!"
"What is he going to perform?"
"I'm so excited! We're getting this for free when EVE's tickets retail for more than 1,000 dollars right now!"
June went up the stage, a professional smile gracing his lips.
He didn't introduce himself and just let the music play.
The people were expecting him to sing one of his group's songs. However, contrary to their beliefs, he was actually going to sing a trot song!
They imdiately beca more excited.
A handso young man singing such an old yet exciting song?
Sign them right up!
June let out a deep breath, not wanting to show his nervousness.
With that, he brought the wired microphone to his lips and started singing.
"In the wide blue sky, a bird flew high.
Dreams in his wings, he kissed the sky."
With the utterance of the first lines, the crowd was imdiately stood.
It was a genre that they didn't expect from June, but sohow, he still made it work.
It seed like his voice was just made for every genre.
He walked back and forth on the stage, acting out the gestures of the simple lyrics.
"Sunshine on his feathers, bright and warm.
He danced with the clouds, free from harm."
June could still rember where he first heard the song.
It was on his dad's old radio, and it played while he was helping him with house repairs.
It was the type of song that you would think to be a nursery rhy. When he was younger, he thought it was just about a bird flying high.
However, now that he had grown, he realized that the aning was much deeper than it seed.
Sotis, the simpler the words, the more open they were for interpretation.
"Oh, little bird, with wings so wide.
Fly through the heavens, on the winds you ride."
When dark clouds co and you descend,
Rember, little bird, this is not the end."
The crowd started dancing along to the song.
June made up so simple movents that they could follow, which they clumsily did.
He couldn't help but smile as he watched the crowd enjoy his performance.
Amidst all of this, Sami, the granddaughter that her grandma wanted to introduce to June, watched the performance with red cheeks.
And in her hand was her old phone, filming the entire scene and going live on her personal account.
She only had three viewers, and all her comnters were trolls who clearly lacked attention from their mothers, but she didn't care.
She enjoyed the performance very much!
"The wind turned cold, and the night drew near.
But sohow, it brought the little bird here.
Wings clipped, he fell to the ground.
In the still of the night, without a sound."
June's eyes brightened as he went down to the crowd, dancing with the old ladies as they joyously laughed.
"In the quiet earth, where he now rests.
A new life grows from his ssy nest.
New wings sprout from sorrow's deep.
In every ending are the dreams he keep."
At that mont, it seed like everything slowed down.
The people around him emanated such a joyous vibe that he couldn't help but feel happy.
So, this was why people loved to perform...
...because others also loved watching.
"Oh, little bird, with wings so wide,
Fly through the heavens, on the winds you ride.
When dark clouds co and you descend,
Rember, little bird, this is not the end."
As the final lines approached, he quickly went up the stage and settled down.
He stood under the lights, making him appear like the shining little bird in the song.
"The sky remains, stars softly glow,
In each goodbye, new hellos grow.
Oh, little bird, your spirit flies,
Beyond the clouds, where no one dies."
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