LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 200:
Chapter 200
Don’t be satisfied with that.
The home master takes a picture of the singer, edits it nicely, and uploads it on SNS.
They also make and sell goods such as calendars or diaries with the pictures they took, and spend the money on the singer’s debut or birthday ads or gifts.
The home master also generates income from other things, and Ida-sol came to an independent theater in Jongno for a joint video meeting of the top two home masters of Ian.
“Unnie!”
Idasol waved her hand. Jang Min-hee, who was wandering in front of the theater, stood in front of her.
“Did you wait long?”
“I just got here too, it’s been a long time since I came to Haean Theater.”
Jang Minhee looked at Haean Theater with complicated eyes. She was also a home master, and she dreamed of these things when Kim Yongmin debuted.
‘I also wanted to have a video meeting in a place like this…’
The personal video meeting of the home master was a culture that existed even when she was a fan of the second-generation idol Diamond.
“How did you book it? I couldn’t do it because I only saw a white screen.”
“I set up an alert and kept watching until I caught a canceled one.”
The video meeting of the popular home master was hard to book as it caused a ticketing war.
It was a joint video meeting of ‘Iron Heart’, who has been maintaining the top seed by taking good pictures since Ian’s debut, and ‘Sign Out’, who has a reputation for video editing that makes people wonder if he works in that field.
Ian’s fans were eager to go to the video meeting as soon as the teaser video came out, and eventually the traffic on the booking window exploded.
“Let’s go get the tickets first.”
Ida-sol led Jang Minhee up the theater escalator. Inside the theater, there were already fans with Ian-related goods gathered in groups.
“Don’t we have to buy goods?”
“Goods? Do you have anything you want to buy, unnie?”
“Uh… I have to see first, right?”
“Let’s go see after we get the tickets.”
Jang Min-hee followed Idasol blankly. Is buying goods not mandatory?
“These days, video meetings are different…”
The video meeting she had in mind was the old one, the second-generation home master’s video meeting. At that time, the home master really operated a personal homepage.
They gave the best seats to the paid members of the homepage, and the second-best seats to the goods reservists, giving them different benefits depending on how much money they spent.
‘Well, these days, people would complain if they give preferential treatment to those who have money.’
Jang Minhee received the ticket that Ida-sol gave her.
“The seats are random, right? Even if we stick together?”
“Yes, it’s not a good seat because it’s a canceled ticket.”
“But it doesn’t matter where you watch it. Thank you.”
The ticket was like a concert ticket, with a hologram sticker on it, and Ian’s picture was also printed nicely on one side. Jang Minhee smiled apologetically and looked at Idasol.
“Why don’t you come with your friend, Eunha, was it?”
“She’s busy following Ian around these days.”
“Oh, she’s finally following him around… That must be really hard.”
“I know, right?”
Kim Eunha, who bought a camera on installment as soon as Awy resumed their activities, followed Ian around to take pictures of him. She said that her followers increased because Ian was popular, and she bragged to Ida-sol once.
“I haven’t seen her face for a while.”
“It’s busy to follow all the schedules. She doesn’t do anything crazy, right?”
“Maybe…? I don’t really know. She seems to have a bit of a stubborn personality…”
Idasol frowned slightly and muttered.
‘She seemed to show some signs of obsession…’
Kim Eunha was busy with her own life, and Idasol didn’t bother to contact her first.
Sometimes when they contacted each other, the conversation turned to topics that she didn’t want to hear, and now they became like distant acquaintances.
“Hey, she wouldn’t go that far, right? Anyway, I like coming with you more, unnie.”
“Right?”
Jang Minhee smiled brightly. She thought she couldn’t make a fan friend at her age, but she was glad to have Idasol.
They headed to the goods sales booth that was set up in one space. It was already crowded with fans.
“Wow, this is pretty.”
“How about this? A large frame!”
“Wow… It’s pretty, but I can’t hang it on the wall… I’m embarrassed by my husband.”
“Hey, don’t mind him. But there’s no one who supports your fandom as much as your brother-in-law, right?”
In the end, Jang Min-hee bought a key ring and attached it to her bag. The ribbon key ring with Ian’s name on it didn’t look like a fan good, so it was possible to cosplay as a normal person.
“Did you buy all that?”
“Yes! I have a lot of money!”
Ida-sol’s bag was full of goods that she chose without hesitation. She hugged her bag with both hands and smiled happily.
“Let’s go in, it’s time.”
Was happiness contagious? Jang Min-hee also felt cheerful and walked into the theater with light steps.
“Wow, it’s already full.”
“Let’s sit quickly.”
The fans were already seated. They were enjoying the pre-screening atmosphere by uploading photos of Ian’s doll and ticket on SNS.
Jang Minhee also took a photo of her ticket with the screen as the background.
“Wow! It’s starting!”
The lights in the theater gradually dimmed. It would be more exciting if there was a voice-over. Some fans screamed, and everyone joined in.
“Wow, crazy.”
As soon as the first video played, Jang Min-hee covered her mouth with her hand. It was a video of Ian and the members during their trainee days at BHL Entertainment, busking on Daehak-ro.
The fans cheered loudly at the rare sight of their pre-debut days.
“Unnie, you said you were there, right?”
“Yeah… Wow, how did they get that video? It’s before their debut.”
“Maybe they followed them around since then? They must have been famous for their handsome faces even as trainees…”
When the cheers died down, Idasol and Jang Minhee also closed their mouths and enjoyed the screening.
‘The editing is really no joke.’
The most heated reactions were from the concert stage with the explicit choreography, and the summer event stage where they danced in wet clothes. The fans screamed loudly, and some laughed at someone’s groaning sound.
“It’s really good…”
“Ida-sol… Thank you.”
In a blink of an eye, an hour and 40 minutes passed. Idasol and Jang Minhee walked out of the theater with their feet bouncing.
“There were a lot of unreleased videos, right?”
“Yeah, I have to buy the ‘Sign Out’ DVD later.”
The fans left the coastal theater with satisfied expressions. Their phones rang with notifications. Idasol and Jang Minhee were no exception.
“What is it?”
“The kids must have something up.”
AWY’s official MyTube account had uploaded a teaser video without any notice. It was uploaded just now, and the view count was still 3.
- How are you feeling these days?
The words appeared on a black screen. Soon, the screen blurred and showed the individual members of AWY in a meeting room, along with their voices.
(What can I say, it’s really great. It doesn’t feel real. It’s like heaven these days. It’s a blessing to have fans who trust and support us.)
The first answer was from Jo Tae-woong. He smiled brightly and answered.
(Actually, it’s like a dream. I hope it’s not a dream.)
Park Seo-dam also smiled shyly and answered.
(My body is tired, but I’m happy. I endured the long trainee period for this. I think I might cry if I think about it.)
Kim Hyun looked at the camera with a complicated expression. But his face looked bright.
“Wow, Ian changed his style.”
“Wow. He rarely changes his hair.”
They could notice a lot of changes in Ian’s appearance after about 2 seconds.
- Things have changed a lot around you, how do you feel?
(A lot of people contacted me. I also cut off some relationships. It’s exhausting, but I think it’s okay.)
Lee Joo-hyuk answered with a bitter smile, staring into space.
(They say things are different when you become famous, and it’s true. The way people treat me changed. I felt a lot of emptiness. I’m enough as I am, but what was I before?)
Park Jinhyuk also had a rare stern expression.
- If you could go back to your debut days, what advice would you give yourself?
(Don’t be anxious no matter what situation you face. Actually, I’m still anxious, but it’s better now. And go to the restaurants you couldn’t go to before you became famous.)
Kim Ju-young joked and shrugged his shoulders, and the next turn was finally Ian’s.
(Debut days… So, you mean, if I go back to the past?)
Ian made a strange expression when he heard the question. He had already experienced going back to the past, so the question felt real to him.
(Don’t be satisfied there. You haven’t even started yet.)
Ian looked at the camera lens with a determined expression. Ida-sol and Jang Minhee held each other’s hands tightly.
(You have a lot more to achieve.)
The screen changed after Ian’s interview, and the words appeared with a video of the AWY members practicing something in the background.
Their special daily life begins.
Our time : AWY
Coming soon
“What?!”
“Unnie, they didn’t have any schedule, right?”
“They didn’t! Doesn’t the interview background look like a broadcasting company meeting?”
“Wow, I think so! Unnie, awesome!”
“Let’s look at it again.”
Jang Min-hee, who had a long leash for her fandom, could tell at a glance. They were jumping around, forgetting the eyes of other people, when two other fans who were nearby approached them stealthily.
“Excuse me… Have you seen this? Do you know what this is?”
“Wait a minute, I think this sister saw something.”
They were strangers, but they were fellow fans. They stood around and looked at the place where Jang Min-hee had discovered something.
“Here, this part.”
“It does look like a broadcasting station.”
“But if it was a broadcasting station, wouldn’t there be some eyewitness accounts? Like from the staff…”
They didn’t follow the rule of not consuming the leaked content on the community. They all consumed it privately, knowingly or unknowingly.
The program planned by PD Lee Jongsoo was kept strictly secret, so the insiders didn’t leak it easily.
“Can we zoom in on the reflection in the mirror?”
“I think this is the end, sister.”
Jang Min-hee made a disappointed eyebrow. Suddenly, one fan who was next to Ida-sol screamed. Then she searched for something on her phone and showed it to them.
“Wait! That color arrangement… Isn’t that JBTC? This!”
Idasol and Jang Minhee opened their mouths wide as they looked at the JBTC logo on the screen.
“Wow, I think you’re right!”
“Awesome, what is it?”
“Maybe it’s a reality show?”
“Anyway, doesn’t that mean we’ll get some new content soon?!”
They hugged each other and jumped around, forgetting that they had just met.
“But did you see Ian’s expression at the end? So cool.”
“I saw it! Oh my god, really. But did you eat?”
“No, not yet…”
“Then do you want to go eat with us?”
Ida-sol and Jang Min-hee could easily become friends with strangers. The more fandom friends, the better.