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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 18
Chapter Title: First W Live (2)
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The members who saw the chat fell silent.
'What the hell is this bullshit?'
Cha Jae-hyun was just about to hurriedly change the subject to sort out the situation.
But that chat started flooding, filling up the entire screen.
- Look at thick-faced Song Yu-bin lol, messing up the debut stage and still laughing?
- Ew what is this
- Look at thick-faced Song Yu-bin lol, messing up the debut stage and still laughing?
- Cut it out you ****.
- Look at thick-faced Song Yu-bin lol, messing up the debut stage and still laughing?
- Look at thick-faced Song Yu-bin lol, messing up the debut stage and still laughing?
- How do I report this?
It was chaos.
Kids from that Yeonjapgae site?
He'd vaguely heard rumors about them setting up chat rooms on Yeonjapgae to plot W app terrorism...
This time the target was Song Yu-bin.
'Just don't react. Reacting makes it more fun for them, so they keep going.'
He shrugged his shoulders and spoke as if he hadn't seen a thing.
"What'd you have for dinner? I had skirt steak salad, and it was delicious."
He kept a poker face while scanning the members. Everyone looked grim.
Especially Song Yu-bin. He'd buried his head again. Anyone could tell it screamed, 'I saw the bad comments.'
The chat was still flooded with spam. Even the fans reporting it seemed useless.
'I was gonna stay quiet, but this is starting to piss me off?'
He closed his eyes and thought. How to handle this.
It wasn't a serious issue. Just ignore it until the W app ended.
Off-note? Once time passed and Song Yu-bin's real skills showed, it'd die down. He hadn't said anything because he didn't want to stir up trouble.
- Song Yu-bin, please leave the group!
From the looks of it, if he didn't clear this up now, these assholes would keep chewing on it forever.
Leaving it like this would just eat away at Song Yu-bin's mental. Better to flip the board right here.
As carefully as possible, but not too seriously. Light and witty—that was key.
He took a breath and opened his mouth.
"Our Yu-bin had that off-note at the showcase, right? I wanna share the behind-the-scenes story here..."
"Huh?"
At the sudden words, the members all turned to him.
They looked flustered. He was just as uneasy about bringing up such a dicey topic on their first live.
'But it has to be done.'
He took a breath and opened his mouth.
"The day before the showcase, Yu-bin overpracticed. Right?"
His job was to refute what people were saying about Song Yu-bin.
They probably thought their criticism was justified, assuming he hadn't practiced and caused the off-note.
So, change the image of Song Yu-bin as someone who 'doesn't put in effort.'
"I've watched him for five years, and let me tell you, this kid's a massive workhorse. Even this time, he pushed too hard trying to do well and hurt his throat."
He finished speaking and checked the chat.
- Oh, so that's what happenedㅠㅠ
- It was from overpracticing?
- Ignore the weirdos
- Who said he didn't practice...
Sympathy was already building.
The members who'd heard him started chiming in one by one.
"Yeah."
"He's the one who stays latest practicing."
"No cap, this guy's got excess passion."
The chat was still spammed, but the trolls were losing steam, glitching out pathetically thanks to the members' testimonies.
'Let's nail this down now.'
He scooted close to Song Yu-bin and whispered, covering his mouth with his hand.
"Yu-bin-ah."
Song Yu-bin flinched and looked up.
"Can you sing?"
"Huh?"
"The last part. The one you off-noted. Can you do it again here?"
"R-right now?"
"No need to force it."
Song Yu-bin seemed to ponder, chin in hand, eyes darting around.
Nailing that the off-note was a mistake, not lack of skill, would eliminate any reason to bring it up again.
But if he messed up the same way here, it'd make things worse.
Whatever he chose, he decided to respect the kid and watched Song Yu-bin.
Finally, Song Yu-bin spoke.
"I'll do it."
Yeah. Knew it.
Song Yu-bin just got nervous a lot—he wasn't lacking in guts.
'He'll nail it.'
Song Yu-bin rolled his neck, turned toward the camera.
With his tense breathing, Song Yu-bin's mouth slowly opened.
"Dazzling eyes—"
Hold up.
Was he planning to sing from his part all the way to Cha Jae-hyun's high note?
'Even Cha Jae-hyun struggles with that part. What the hell...'
It was a gamble.
His own mistake, so Song Yu-bin was going all-in to flip it.
The members watched Song Yu-bin anxiously.
Song Yu-bin was trembling too, clutching the end of his sleeve.
Song Yu-bin braced his core and belted the high note with his true voice.
"Shining memories, so they don't shatter."
Silence fell.
'Done.'
The pitch was spot-on.
Compared to main vocal Cha Jae-hyun, it lacked power and volume...
But the clean high note and perfect finish were enough to shatter the 'no talent, no practice' image.
"Whoa."
"What!"
"When'd you practice that?"
Embarrassed by the attention, Song Yu-bin grinned shyly.
"Just in case, I practiced it."
"Damn, impressive, Yu-bin!"
He checked the chat.
- Kyaa insane
- High note crazy
- Wait, he sings well
- Where'd the spammer go? lol
- Mental cases, get lost pls
"Good job."
Patting his shoulder, Song Yu-bin smiled bashfully.
The members sighed in relief, smiling too.
That was when it happened.
- You know the implant in his nose shows, right?
Some persistent troll clinging to the nose hate.
Everyone made exasperated faces, disgusted.
'Hopeless bastards.'
He grabbed Song Yu-bin's shoulder and yanked him close.
"Ugh, hyung?"
"Hang on. Sorry."
He raised his hand, pinched Song Yu-bin's nose hard. Song Yu-bin widened his eyes like 'what the hell,' but he twisted it anyway.
"See?"
Sign that there was no implant.
"I didn't get a nose job. Stop spreading weird lies, seriously—don't live like that."
With Song Yu-bin's nose twisted full force on camera, the members burst out laughing at the sight.
"What? Who said Yu-bin got work done?"
"Weirdos. Why say that?"
"This kid was born with a high nose! No nonsense~"
After the clean rebuttal, the W app chat normalized.
- Natural nose certified!
- Just ignore from nowㅠㅠ
- Mental cases all barfed lololol
- Let's make Manwol's Boys big~
- Whatcha eating for breakfast tomorrow kids
And so the W app ended.
* * *
The clock read 8:50.
Wind sounds came from outside the window.
Lying in bed, he checked community reactions on his smartphone. The hate against Song Yu-bin was dying down.
[Title]
Song Yu-bin re-singing the last part on today's W Live (+high note part too)
[Comments]
- Wait he did great
- W Live is raw voice no effects right? Where'd the 'no talent no practice' crowd go?
- Members said he's a workhorse?
└ Blood is thicker than water?
└ Blood is thicker than water my ass
└ Mental case just leave
- He sang the main vocal part too?
- Dude's got skills. Hard to believe he's sub vocal lolololol
[Title]
Idol from Manwol's Boys serves haters justice on first W Live
[Comments]
- Super refreshing lololol
- Jeong Eun-ho's vibe is insanely strong lolololol
- Felt so good
- People still doing that?
- My idol got the same hate on first W app, mental cases drop dead~
Done. Controversy over.
That's when Eun Hae-sol from the top bunk peered down.
"Whatcha looking at?"
"Just stuff. Why."
"When you gonna help me practice dance?"
"Music show stage soon, right? Practice room tomorrow."
As soon as he finished, Eun Hae-sol's face vanished from view.
'Pain in the ass.'
Then a text buzzed.
[Cha Jae-hyun]
Yu-bin-ah great job today,
[Song Yu-bin]
Glad I made up for it todayㅠㅠ!
[Baek Si-woo]
My baby did great~
Warm vibes continued.
Felt like he should say something too. After thinking, he texted.
[Jeong Eun-ho]
Yu-bin sings well.
[Song Yu-bin]
Nah! Hyung's better lol!
Eun Hae-sol still silent. What, invisible in the chat?
Fed up, he spoke up.
"Eun Hae-sol."
"Yeah?"
"We're members. Say something nice to Yu-bin. He worked hard yesterday and today."
"..."
"Would be good to get close with the members."
Eun Hae-sol turned on his phone. Soon a text from him hit the chat.
[Gelgelgel!]
It was an alien emoji grinning wide.
Voice emoji, so 'gelgelgel' laughter blasted out.
'Volume was maxed...'
He hurriedly muted it, staring at Eun Hae-sol in disbelief.
"Happy now?"
Happy my ass.
What planet are you from?
Then Baek Si-woo's text buzzed.
[Baek Si-woo]
lol 9pm sharp. Wanna watch TV? Come back, Kim Jong-sik rerun on.
Come Back, Kim Jong-sik—a trendy trashy drama these days.
[Jeong Eun-ho]
Exorcist ghost drama?
He'd seen YouTube clips, vaguely remembered the plot.
Heard it had high ratings, but not his taste—turned it off midway...
[Baek Si-woo]
Starting lol come quick if watching
About to text 'not watching.'
Then a thud from above, and Eun Hae-sol descending the stairs.
"Where you going?"
"To watch TV."
Slam! Like a hammer to the back of the head. That Eun Hae-sol, the one who hated everything, going to watch drama?
With the kids?
'Doesn't add up.'
Eun Hae-sol reached the bottom, brushed off his clothes, and looked at him.
"Hyung wanna come?"
"Nah, I'm good."
Eun Hae-sol pouted and headed out. Seriously, impossible to pin down.
'Tiring day. Time to sleep.'
He turned off the light and closed his eyes—then laughter from the members.
"Kyahahaha."
"Insane. Peak fun."
"Dog ghost hits Jong-sik!"
"Jong-sik stole the dog food, right?"
「Woof woof woof!」
What the hell?
That frivolous laugh was obviously Baek Si-woo. Overlapping one Cha Jae-hyun? Wait, Song Yu-bin too?
All of them watching without me?
Felt left out.
'Gotta check it out.'
He kicked off the blanket and went out.
In the living room, members munched chips in front of the TV.
'Damn! Crumbs everywhere. You cleaning?'
Glared like that, Baek Si-woo chewed and said.
"Wanna snack?"
"Pass."
"Weren't you sleeping? Go crash."
"Can't with all the noise."
Curious what was so funny, he sat on the sofa.
On screen: male lead scarfing dog food.
「Jong-sik ssi stop eating dog food!」
「Even as a ghost I get hungry!」
「Doesn't mean steal dog food? You'll lick the bowl next!」
「Next life, reborn as an idol's dog, super popular. Dog life beats all!」
Seriously funny? Gags that kill human dignity.
Drama barreled to the back half, male lead sobbing on screen.
「The people who did this to me live fine, why am I the only one like this? Thought they'd regret after I died. But no one...!」
Obvious cry scene. Among them, only Song Yu-bin might tear up.
Then sniffling from the side.
Song Yu-bin and his endless tears.
"Crying at this? Total idiot..."
Turned—Song Yu-bin looked confused.
Next to him, Eun Hae-sol pressing his eyes with his sleeve.
'What? Why's he crying?'
About to tease but too shocked, turned away silent.
'Is it that sad?'
Staring blankly at the TV, a system window popped up right in front.
"Whoa!"
"Hyung! Emotional scene!"
"Sigh. Sorry..."
He sighed, eyes on the system window.
[Sub Quest]
- Accept 'Music Show Stage Safely!'?
- YES / NO
"Hahahahaha."
His soulless laugh made the members stare.
"Wh-why so creepy?"
"Hyung. Psycho? How laugh at sad scene?"
Sorry, guys. Can't help laughing.
Something's up again? No clue what, but let's do it.
'No failing this time, even if I die.'
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