Entertainment Life With A Camera

It seemed like they had planned it beforehand.

“Ah! Crazy!”

“What do we do!”

As soon as they saw their faces, the crowd that had already gathered became even more dense. Even those who were standing still and listening to the song took out their phones from their pockets and snapped pictures of AWY.

“Who are they, who? AWY?”

“Argh! Shit! Guys!”

One person who was presumed to be a fan of AWY shouted loudly, making the people nearby laugh.

Their original plan was to greet the crowd briefly and then get in the car and head to Sinchon, where they had a group busking event. But seeing how much the people liked them, they couldn’t easily leave.

“Did you enjoy our song, everyone! How was it?”

“Too short!”

Someone yelled loudly, and the audience cheered.

“Encore!”

Before they knew it, most of the people who had gathered were chanting for an encore. Ian scratched his cheek awkwardly. There were signs of Jin everywhere.

“What do we do? Do we have time?”

“How about we sing one verse of the song we sang earlier and then go?”

“Let’s do that. The one that Seodam sang.”

Ian played the file of Kim Hee-sang’s ‘You in the Memories’. The three of them stood side by side and adjusted their emotions.

They hadn’t rehearsed beforehand, but they each sang one verse and then harmonized together in the chorus. The audience let out a small cheer.

“That’s all we have prepared for you.”

“Please give a lot of attention to us, AWY, from now on.”

There were regretful sounds from here and there.

“Don’t go!”

“One more time!”

The audience sang ‘one more time’ in unison, but they had another schedule to attend to, so they had no choice. The three of them also looked sorry as they waved their hands, and two bodyguards stuck to each of their sides.

Thankfully, there were no people who rushed in because of the many bodyguards. They kept their distance and maintained order.

“Bye!”

“Don’t run! You’ll get hurt!”

The three of them who got in the car opened the car window and waved their hands until they couldn’t see the people anymore.

-AWY just showed up in Gangnamㅠㅠ

They’re on Soonseㅠㅠ

└For real?

└└Yeah, Ian and Tae-woong and Seo-dam!

└Then what was the schedule that popped up earlier???

-If the vocal line is in Gangnam, aren’t the others busking somewhere too?

Their songs are so goodㅠㅠㅠㅠ

└OMG I just saw someone who wrote that dancing

└└Where?

└Daehakro! Maronie Park!

└OMG they took off their masksㄷ

-Is this them in Hongdae too Hoxy?

└It looks like it! There were only two in Daehakro!

└ㅁㅊIt’s near my house

At the same time, the members who had finished busking in Daehakro and Hongdae also took off their disguises.

“Hello!”

“Kyaaah!”

It was a similar reaction to Gangnam. People crowded around, and everyone uploaded their photos and videos of them, quickly dominating the real-time hashtags.

-Here’s a summary of AWY’s busking

Vocal line Gangnam / Rap line Hongdae / Dance Daehakro, right?

└ㅇㅇ

***

Oh, why am I not in Seoul? I’m crying in the countryside.

-A review from earlier

I was passing by and liked the song, so I waited for my friend and watched them.

As I kept listening, their voices sounded familiar, so I wondered if it was them, and it really was. My bias is Ian, but who said I’m a bad fan? I’m still shaking right now.

-Thanks for the review

-I’m so jealous.

-They won’t do it again, right?

I was taking a taxi and…

-Me too.

-I’m still waiting just in case, but I don’t think they’re doing it.

-Now I’m going to be curious about every street busking.

While some were happy that they got lucky and some were swallowing their regrets, the members of AWY gathered at the designated place and changed their clothes for the group busking.

“You look like… that when you wear that.”

“What?”

“That, ‘Black Out’”

Ian looked down and checked his outfit. He was holding a helmet and wearing the clothes that delivery workers often wore.

‘What a coincidence…’

It happened to match the concept of the minor role he had before his debut, so the fans who sometimes missed delivery worker Ian would be happy.

This was the only decent outfit among them, and he had to win it by playing rock-paper-scissors.

“Ah, I’m jealous. What is this?”

“Don’t you feel hot already?”

“Hyung! How can I dance in this?”

Jo Tae-woong, Kim Hyun, and Park Seo-dam turned into flyer workers wearing doll costumes and masks.

“Don’t I look like a thief?”

Kim Ju-young was wearing a purple mask with only his eyes and mouth visible, and he had a selfie stick with a camera attached to it, like a YouTuber who came out to shoot a vlog.

“Wow, Kim Ju-young, you look like…”

“What?”

“Your face shape is really ugly.”

“Do you want to die?”

Kim Ju-young ran after Jo Tae-woong. He was wearing a bulky doll costume, so he was caught easily.

“Argh!”

Jo Tae-woong, who was headlocked by Kim Ju-young, screamed loudly. Lee Joo-hyuk sighed. He was wearing the same delivery worker outfit as Ian.

“Guys, there’s a guest here, so watch your mouth…”

“Ha ha, it’s okay. I’m not someone who can complain.”

The production team had already hired a YouTuber to cover the busking. Judging by the fact that the news of the group busking had not leaked through the media yet, he was a trustworthy person.

“I didn’t expect to get this offer. I’m a fan of AWY, really.”

“Come on, you must like girl groups more.”

“Of course, that’s obvious…”

The members laughed at the YouTuber’s cheekiness.

‘He was nervous for nothing…’

He was so scared of the popular idols that he thought they would be arrogant or rude, but he barely held back his urge to post it on the YouTube community right away.

“Can you sign and take a picture for me?”

“Wow, you have our album too?”

He looked like he was going to get a lot of views, so he had to be a fan.

Hong Ju-hoon, the owner of the ‘Busking HongTV’ channel with 1.2 million subscribers, was the biggest channel among the channels that covered busking.

‘I did well to buy this album quickly…’

He took out AWY’s album from his bag and handed it to them. He thought the fans would love it, since he coincidentally matched the concept of the minor role he had before his debut.

“Let’s take a picture. One, two.”

Maybe his sincerity worked, they took several pictures. Hong Ju-hoon received the signed album with a touched expression. He barely held back his urge to post it on the YouTube community right away.

“Guys, we have a guest here, so watch your mouth…”

“Ha ha, it’s okay. I’m not someone who can complain.”

***

“Thank you.”

“We should be the ones thanking you. Please do a good job today.”

Hong Ju-hoon swallowed his breath as he saw Ian’s face approaching him. Ian had a smile on his face, probably because he was excited to do more busking.

‘Wow, how can someone look like that…’

Hong Ju-hoon forgot to control his expression and shook hands with Ian in a dazed manner.

“We have to do this before we perform.”

“Everyone, gather around.”

It was time to shout their group slogan. The members of AWY who were gathered in a circle looked at Hong Ju-hoon who was standing blankly. Hong Ju-hoon was visibly flustered by the sudden attention of seven people.

“Ju-hoon hyung, come here too.”

“M-me?”

“Yes, aren’t you a hyung?”

He was a hyung, but… that wasn’t the point. Hong Ju-hoon squeezed into the circle of AWY members and placed his hand on top of theirs.

“Should we go with AWY and Hong? Let’s just say fighting at the end.”

Lee Ju-hyuk met everyone’s eyes and said.

“Okay, then let’s enjoy our last busking today. ‘Our time’ AWY and Hong.”

“Fighting!”

Hong Ju-hoon raised his hand to the sky with AWY. He had a bright expression on his face. He felt thrilled as if he had become a part of AWY.

‘The atmosphere is good…’

He thought he had to do his best today.

***

Hong Ju-hoon was setting up the equipment for busking at Sinchon Square.

“It’s Hong TV!”

“Hello!”

A passerby recognized him and stopped in his tracks.

“Hong TV, I saw your MyStagram.”

“What happened?”

“You know, AWY’s busking caused a commotion earlier.”

“Really? Oh! I should have been there! Then I would have gotten a lot of views. What a waste!”

“Right?”

Hong Ju-hoon acted cheeky without being flustered. The subscriber laughed as he saw him in pain.

“Are you broadcasting the busking now?”

“Not now, but in… 10 minutes.”

He sent away the people around him and approached the person who was connecting something behind the speaker.

“Wow, that was close.”

“Just pretend to do it.”

“No, I’m good at this. This way, people will think I’m not me.”

Park Jin-hyuk, who had transformed into Hong Ju-hoon’s staff, wore a black mask and a hat and a top with HongTV printed on it.

“It’s… 59 minutes now. I’ll start to attract attention soon.”

Park Jin-hyuk showed his thumb. While Hong Ju-hoon was testing the microphone, three people who had turned into flyer distributors for a mascot costume handed out real flyers nearby.

“Hello, everyone! I’m Hong Ju-hoon of ‘Busking HongTV’!”

The people who were gathered nearby cheered.

“Today, I’m going to make various people perform by picking them randomly!”

Hong Ju-hoon had filmed street busking and also led the busking himself.

“Okay! Who should I…”

People who were waiting to be picked or who just wanted to watch the performance gathered more and more.

“Huh? Wait a minute.”

Kim Ju-young, a fake Youtuber who had turned into an audience member, was also waiting for Hong Ju-hoon’s signal in the front row.

“There, the person wearing a purple mask!”

Kim Ju-young jumped up.

“Hello! You’re wearing a very unique outfit… Can you introduce yourself?”

“Hello, I’m ‘Purple Mask’, a streamer who started a day ago.”

Kim Ju-young’s voice became thin as if he had inhaled helium gas. Hong Ju-hoon pretended to be flustered and fiddled with the microphone a few times.

“Oh, the voice changer is on… I think I messed up the settings. I’ll continue the interview anyway.”

Park Jin-hyuk exclaimed behind the speaker. It was something that Hong Ju-hoon had prepared in case someone noticed his voice.

“What’s your channel name? It’s straightforward and nice! Do you know how to do anything for the performance?”

“I can dance a little.”

“Oh, good, good! Everyone, give him a round of applause!”

Hong Ju-hoon played a song and induced a response. Kim Ju-young danced to the rhythm and the audience marveled.

“Wow…”

“He’s really good at dancing, isn’t he?”

The reaction was better than expected and Hong Ju-hoon smiled.

“Okay, it’s no fun to do it alone, right? Let’s move on to someone else… There! There, the flyer distributors for the mascot costume! Three of you! Come over here!”

Jo Tae-woong, Kim Hyun, and Park Seo-dam joined Kim Ju-young’s side. They threw flyers to the audience while following the rhythm. They wanted to give out all the flyers they had received from the real company.

“Stop promoting! Since you’re here, show us something!”

At Hong Ju-hoon’s signal, Kim Hyun suddenly showed a fierce dance and the audience screamed. Jo Tae-woong and Park Seo-dam also danced next to Kim Ju-young.

“By the way, our youngest staff member can also dance a little. Maknae! You too!”

Park Jin-hyuk, who had been waiting behind the speaker, joined the back with his head down.

“There! Deliverymen! Two of you! Come over here!”

Ian and Lee Joo-hyuk, who happened to be wandering around, headed to the center of the stage.

“Good! Wow! You all dance so well, it’s like you planned it beforehand, right?”

Hong Ju-hoon gave a playful smile.

“Huh?”

“Isn’t this AWY’s song?”

“What’s going on?”

The AWY members who were dancing freestyle gradually followed the movements according to the song. The song had changed to the intro of ‘Blue hour’, and Lee Ju-hyuk had adjusted his hand to the busking.

“Yes! Today’s busking star is…!”

The bodyguards pushed through the audience and grabbed their hands and formed a human barricade. The AWY members who had turned around took off the things that covered their faces.

“It’s AWY!”