LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 83
Chapter 83
The beginning was a single post.
[The Reason the Ban-On-Seo Combination Works: Because the Name Itself is BOS (BOSS)]
Ban Yo-han, On Raon, Seo Moon-gyeol
Ban On Seo
→ BOS
From the start, the combination’s name “BOS” was already thrilling.
(Gif of Ban Yo-han and On Raon’s pairing dance in Toxic Team 1)
(Gif of Seo Moon-gyeol and On Raon exchanging parts on stage during Eolssu Eolssu performance)
All three of them were good-looking in different ways, with otherworldly visuals, so they didn’t look awkward together. They just seemed like a flower garden.
Visual harmony was moving.
Their vocal blend was fantastic.
Stage chemistry was sensational.
But are they kids whose parents force them to be together even though they’re not close?
Absolutely not.
(Gif of them with hot packs in Sangam)
(Gif of nano-friendship moments from broadcasts 1~7)
(Photos of the three together on different days during non-cohabitation periods 1~5)
Starting from the legendary hot pack gif in Sangam, they have been hanging out well together ever since.
Especially after the second cohabitation, there were countless sightings of them together.
Recently, there were sightings of Ban-On arriving in the same car in front of the True building.
They also came in the same car during Ori-pyeong.
Awesome.
The restaurant door is now open.
(Edited photo of Ban Yo-han, Seo Moon-gyeol, and On Raon)
The eldest, born naturally clever and playful, and elite.
The second, who seems indifferent but takes care of everyone and is competent.
The youngest, who effortlessly surpasses his brothers and is loved as an insider.
Perfect combination.
(omitted)
Even with all this, won’t they do BOS????
– Sincere recommendation
– Wow, I was wondering how I’d survive after my babies got eliminated; now I’m holding onto these three.
– Sales are really goodㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Debut as a trio, please.
– Seeing it like this, On Raon doesn’t fall behind Sizu in looks at all.. Was he always this handsome?
┗ Yes, watch his 1-minute PR video. On fans always said that was his prime, but his beauty seems to be blooming even more with recent broadcasts.
┗ I watched it and agree, he’s a promising talent.
– But aren’t farmers already embracing On? They only get screen time when they’re with Onㅋㅋㅅㅂ
┗ ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Thanks to On, I gratefully accept the screen time for the two whenever it comes.
┗ Even In-soo supports this combination.
┗ Watch your words.
┗ This time too, On provided a lot of hints, so we emailed the composers about how great their vocal blend isㅋㅋㅋ
┗ ㅅㅂ You too? Me too.
┗ 333 But their vocal harmony is really good.
┗ 4444 Even without bias, it’s good. This time, the parts where they’re connected are really top-notch.
– The 1st, 2nd, and 4th pics from the end are sasaeng photos. Please delete them, considering the kids.
By the time this post went up, it was already after the third competition round, so it was a bit late to push a few trainees in a specific combination to increase their debut chances.
However, it was enough to elicit reactions from the representatives.
– Why is the BOS promotional post only coming up now?
– The person who thought of BOS deserves a reward.
– Let’s find more kids to add to BOS and make a complete BOSS.
┗ That’s insane. Only the top four companies that can debut with as much buzz as Pick Heart are worth considering.
┗ True, debuting here is like rejecting a final interview at a major company to apply to a small one. They must debut here.
┗ But the treatment of the kids is really lacking. If it’s like this after debut, it’s hopeless.
┗ 222 I want them to debut too, but I’m really worried. At this rate, I wouldn’t be surprised if they only get 7 seconds of screen time combined in a music video after debut.
┗ Just thinking about it is terrifying.
– Let’s add Xiao to BOS and make a complete BOSS.
┗ I like Xiao, but I won’t buy it.
– A combination name that sounds impressive like BOS and a fan name that sounds unimpressive like followers.
– Isn’t BOS just three people living in a fantasy world?
┗ Right, all three had no screen time after On in Eolssu until now, and their screen time has been increasing gradually, it’s sad.
– Why ruin On’s path to stardom by adding BOS?
┗ Ruin? That’s too harsh; call it fertilizer.
┗ Ew, the smell;
┗ Have you ever seen such beautiful ruin? It’s like rainbow poop, try it once (photo).
┗ I misread rainbow rice cake as rainbow poop for a moment, then looked again, and it’s really poop, ㅅㅂ are you crazy, who eats poopㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
┗ On a side note, this poop.. tastes good.
┗ Guys, stop talking about poop, it’s embarrassingㅠㅠ
– Originally, farmers would plant seeds anywhere they could find land to survive.
┗ This is true. Farmers probably have fewer trainees they haven’t connected than those they have.
┗ Right, they need to squeeze out whatever they can.
┗ I remember farmers squeezing out Seo Moon-gyeol’s blurry reflection with someone else in the practice room mirror. They weren’t even sure who it was, just guessed. That was so pathetic..
┗ This is why I think BOS took so long to rise despite their great connection. They always promoted connections over trivial things, so the representatives saw them as shiny but not substantial.
– The first BOS promotional post wasn’t the only one tying the three together. There were signs since the PR video’s ASMR shoot (link). Let’s pilgrimage.
– On had the biggest presence in farmer-led connection promotions, and thanks to Ori-pyeong, they all rose.
At that moment, an account named ‘YES, MY BOS!’ appeared like a comet, spreading legendary photos of the three.
A single good photo or direct camera shot can dramatically change lives in the idol world.
After receiving a report on the internet voting trends, PD Jo In-soo regretted not eliminating the three sooner, but what could he do?
The competition was already over, and the three were selling like hotcakes as a two-plus-one deal.
* * *
The competition ended.
Our team took second place overall.
The ‘Melt Me’ team, which performed second to last, took first place with 70,000 votes.
In our team, Na Yoon-jae clinched first place, and I came in second.
After the stage ended, one of the fans holding my slogan kept giving me a thumbs-up with a bright smile, so I must have done well.
Even Muk Hye-sung, who rarely praised, said this was the best stage he had seen from me. The composer and choreographer were also satisfied…
Even I thought there was something different this time.
“I’m tired…”
I had been overexerting myself during practice this time as well.
Although not as severely as last time, I still fell ill once again and accepted my fatigue as a kind of karma.
Anyway, now that the competition had safely concluded.
I was sitting in front of my computer at the officetel.
It had taken some effort to reinstall the computer, which had been wrapped in bubble wrap and stored in the storeroom, perhaps because it had broken down and needed repair.
How long had it been since I sat properly in front of a desktop computer?
I didn’t sit in front of it with any particular purpose.
It was more of a habit. If there’s a computer, you have to turn it on.
When I pressed the power button, the computer and monitor whirred to life.
Just when I thought the default desktop background would appear, a program in English suddenly opened automatically.
I glanced at it roughly to see what it was and realized it was a music composition program.
I vaguely remembered mentioning in a previous letter that I had self-studied some composition.
I hadn’t expected it to be installed so formally.
‘Come to think of it, I think I saw something like a keyboard while cleaning…’
Not the kind used for gaming, but one that looked like piano keys.
A little later, I brought the keyboard and the cables that were rolled up next to it from the storeroom.
For reference, I could play the piano moderately well.
Though I hadn’t played in over five years, my body should roughly remember, right?
‘…Oh, my body changed.’
Well, my soul was still the same anyway.
I found the matching ports for the computer and keyboard, plugged them in, and turned on the power, which lit up the keyboard.
I hadn’t done much, but I felt proud.
With a bit of anticipation and curiosity, I pressed a few random keys, but no sound came out.
I wasn’t sure if it was supposed to be like this or if I had done something wrong.
So I searched for the program’s name on WTube, the go-to resource for everything.
Thirty minutes later, I successfully played a simple nursery rhyme with the expensive-looking program and keyboard.
“Flying, flying airplane…”
As I absentmindedly hummed the lyrics to the monotonous melody coming from the speakers, a sudden possibility occurred to me.
‘Could it be…’
Just thinking about it made my heart sink.
It wasn’t just a light flutter, but a much stronger heartbeat.
‘No. That’s impossible. How could I do something like that?’
I denied that absurd thought immediately.
At the same time, it was a possibility I couldn’t let go of.
“…”
I created a new file and, like someone possessed, started pressing the keyboard keys and clicking the mouse, arranging countless notes.
How much time had passed?
I flexed my stiff fingers, slowly moved the mouse, and pressed the play button.
“…!”
It was a song I knew.
Though the sound was shallow and rough, the familiar melody was unmistakable.
As the weakly sung lyrics slipped out from my barely open lips, they settled like the first snow.
I felt like crying.
It had been a long time since I stopped crying at every sad moment, so it must have been out of happiness.
When the song, which was a little over three minutes long, ended and silence returned to the dark room.
I clearly realized what I had to do.
Whether it was an idol song that had topped the charts for months, a carol I listened to alone on Christmas, or an OST I heard countless times on the game’s login screen…
I remembered them vividly.
And I didn’t just settle for memories.
Couldn’t I possibly hear them again?
Lively or heavy rhythms, the myriad melodies swirling in my head, and the unique resonances of unknown instruments that enriched the songs came vividly to mind.
“…”
I was glad music had no physical form.
If songs were like souvenirs such as keychains or postcards, I wouldn’t have been able to bring back even a piece.
I wasn’t sure if I could really do it.
But if I tried and found it impossible, I could just give up then.
From that day on, I began to faithfully recreate the music I could only listen to alone for the rest of my life.