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Chapter 212: Joy (49)
Chapter 212: Joy (49)
Fortunately, I was wearing suitable clothes for the livestream. Jin-Sung had no choice but to wear his tracksuit, but at least, I came out in a quality shirt that I often wore.
After we tidied up the things we had carelessly thrown around, the manager came into the practice room with a smartphone and a stand for the Q-app live. He said, “I will be watching the broadcast for now."
“Did you come here after working on documents, Su-Hwan hyung?"
“Yes. Hmmm, maybe I can go back. Since the sub-leader Hyun-Woo is here, everything should be fine, right?"
I flinched a little at Su-Hwan's words, which deliberately emphasized the word “sub-leader.”
I nodded. “Yes, I won’t let you down. Don't worry."
“Even if it takes long, please wrap it up within an hour. The other members will come to the practice room around that time."
“Yes."
After leaving various instructions for us, Su-Hwan went back to the company. I then set up the phone on the desk and started the Q-app. We decided on the live title as “Have you been waiting? The return of the dance duo—part two!” based on Jin-Sung's suggestion.
“Ah, I just realized you are wearing a shirt. Ah, if I knew we were going live now, I would have dressed properly too."
“Isn't this properly dressed for you, Jin-Sung?"
“No, it's not. I hate you."
“I like you though."
“Ugh." As we made some silly jokes, viewers quickly started to pour in after seeing the live notification.
—Wow, I didn't even think there would be a live at this hour.
—Hyun-Woo, Jin-Sung AWWW! Is it a live dance between the dance duo?
—Wow, I was just thinking about you guys, look at the timing...
—????Such a sweet live, what's the occasion?
—Hi.
—Huh? I rushed in after seeing the alarm :0
“Hello."
“Hi, Rings~!”
“Have you all had your supper?"
At the question of whether they had eaten, various chats came pouring in—from yes, no, about to, and some foreign languages that were hard to understand.
I gave the viewers a moment to respond and nodded as I spoke. “There have been a lot of dance comparison videos of Jin-Sung and me going around lately."
“Right. Did you see a few every time you open UTube?"
“Seeing those, I thought, 'the time has come.' It's been a while since we uploaded a dance cover video. So we thought, why not take live requests for dance covers, and that's why we are going live now."
“Please understand that my outfit is like this because we decided to do this out of nowhere," said Jin-Sung as he pointed out his clothes. Though they weren't particularly shabby or poor-looking, it seemed he was quite conscious about it. He was also right next to me who was decently dressed.
—What were you all doing?
“We've been, well. As you know, we have been busy with schedules and preparing for the inauguration."
Although we turned on the Q-app with a clear intention to take dance requests, we couldn't just start dancing right after. We first had a simple conversation with the viewers.
“One of the rings asked, ‘What did you think after watching the dance line comparison video?’ Jin-Sung, what did you think?"
“Well, nothing much really, since I already know about it. However, seeing it compared directly, I realized how different we really are. Hyun-Woo hyung's expressions are really something, aren't they?"
“I felt similarly since I already knew Jin-Sung's dance style. When we choreograph, we often take into account our different styles. So, I viewed it more objectively from a third-person point of view."
—Hyun-Woo has something elegant, delicate, and languid, while Jin-Sung has strong, refreshing, and big movements. That's the difference!
- As you can see, I'm doing fine. Our lovely younger ones are doing a live chat, right? Hahaha, how's it going?
“Yes, Joo-Han hyung is having a tough time. I will hang up for now. See you in a bit, hyung."
- I love you, Rings! Always with you! Foreve—.
“That was Joo-Han."
After that, I called Goh Yoo-Joon and Yoon-Chan in turn. Goh Yoo-Joon only talked nonsense as he was half-asleep, so I hung up, and the only meaningful conversation was with Yoon-Chan.
This was likely why our seniors were hesitant to call their group members during a livestream. Just like that, I decided not to make calls without prior agreement in the future.
First question. “A five-year-old Jin-Sung VS. five Jin-Sungs."
“Ah, why me?"
“I'd choose the five-year-old Jin-Sung. If there were five of him, our roof would be torn off."
Second question. “Calling the full names of your friends VS. Making them sound bad... Hmm?"
“What if you think of it as Yoo-Joon hyung?"
“Well, I usually call Yoo-Joon by his last name... So, I guess it's okay? I'm not that close with him."
“Who's going to believe that? I feel bad for him. I think I'd cry if the hyungs called me Lee Jin-Sung."
Next challenge. “...Close one eye and poke each other’s cheek?”
“Huh?"
‘Is this like the new 'touch your elbow with your tongue'?’
Jin-Sung and I read the chat and did as it said, closing one eye and poking each other’s cheek.
“We can both do it. Are there people who can't?" After doing it a few more times and indicating we could do it, we realized it was meant to show our cute expressions.
“Ah, what? Was that it? Is it trending these days?"
“Let's try it when the others come later."
After a fairly long warm-up talk, Jin-Sung and I checked the time and wrapped up the conversation.
“So, shall we start dancing? Any requests?" I asked.
“Actually, we were planning to practice and upload a cover video of Allure’s song today," Jin-Sung said. He then danced the choreography he had memorized.
—I want to see Hyun-Woo dance Jin-Sung's part and Jin-Sung dance Hyun-Woo's part.
—Switch parts and dance!
—Can you do the “Cha Cha” again after such a long time?
—Can you do one of your old cover videos again?
—Please do Street Center's “Evil Night Together!”
—Do a duet from Instant Love!
Many suggestions came in, including dances we had done before, songs by groups we were close with, and even mixed-gender dance duets.
“Um, shall we start with something simple?" We decided to start with dances we could perform without looking up, and then we would gradually increase the difficulty.
“Shall we try switching parts? I will do Jin-Sung's part, and Jin-Sung will do mine. Which song should we choose?" I asked.
Jin Sung replied, “If we are going to do it, let's do it right! Let's go with ‘Chronos,’ which has a lot of solo parts. Hyung, remember the choreography?"
“Uh, vaguely? My body will remember...maybe." I shook my head as I wasn’t sure about it. Then, I took off my rings and bracelets, and put them on the desk.
1. 종이 인간 is a Korean slang that typically describes a person who appears very fragile, light-weighted, and delicate, almost as if they can be easily blown away by the wind or damaged like paper. This term is often used in a metaphorical sense to emphasize someone's slender physique or to imply that they seem very gentle or delicate in appearance. It's not necessarily a negative term and can be used playfully or affectionately to describe someone's physical characteristics. ☜