Chapter 150
Debut or Die
[ The identity of Groom in May in just came out]
: Testar Park Moondae
Appearing in the same outfit as the hologram
(screenshot)
â Crazy
â I was watching and doubted my eyes
â Oh my Godã ã ã ã ã ã
â Itâs really Park Moondae, you bastardsã ã
âAs expected, itâs coming up in real time.â
I briefly checked out the growing comments, but I eventually gave up my escape and looked back to the TV.
The identity of was being aired on TV in the dormâs living room in front of me.
[Testarâs Park Moondae??]
[A surprise appearance of the national stock idolâ¦]
[The audience and the judge are shocked]
I turned on my smartphone because it was hard to see those captions and editing with my eyes open.
If I was alone, I would take a look, but the problem was⦠I was watching with the group.
âI-Itâs fine, Moondae, itâs coolâ¦!â
âImpressive directing!â
âHey, Moondae~ You were determined. You even prepared an outfit. Nice~â
Keun Sejin poked me in the shoulder. Meanwhile, captions appeared again under Park Moondaeâs words on TV.
[Please introduce yourself!]
[Yes, hello. Iâm Park Moondae, the main vocalist of the group Testar.]
[A rosy smile in May⦠Melting womanâs heart]
âRosyâ¦!â
âWow, the captions are reallyâ¦â¦.â
The guys around me couldnât stand it anymore and began to hold back their laughter with their heads down.
When Testarâs exaggeratedly edited activities were briefly shown on the screen, I didnât even think about raising my head because I was a bit embarrassed.
âIs there any meaning in monitoring this?â
Iâd guessed it since the moment everyone said they would watch it together, even though I wanted to go in and watch it by myself.
Fortunately, the broadcast soon moved on to the announcement of the winner.
[, the best singer characterâ¦]
[Itâs Park Moondaeâs âGroom in Mayâ!]
Confetti splashed on the screen.
âWOOOOW!â
âHe sang like that so, of course, heâs the winner!â
Bae Sejin shouted excitedly.
ââ¦?â
What is he doing?
When Bae Sejin met my eyes, he cleared his throat and turned his head away.
It reminded me of last week when he said âI enjoyed your Winter Night performanceâ with a stiff face.
âI guess that kind of dramatic singing style is your taste.â
I thought I was watching some kind of race.
Just in time, the MC was making a fuss on the screen.
[Ah~ Moondae-ssi! Please tell us how you feel!]
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[Hmm⦠While moving âGroom in Mayâ, I had so much fun. That alone was a meaningful experience⦠I am so happy that there are people who like it. â¦Thank you very much.]
It was true.
I started this by clearing my head, but the results were better than I thought⦠It was amazing.
âI was lucky.â
I couldnât expect such luck all the time, but it was still a fresh experience.
âMoondae hyung, you have a very similar physique to the hologram of , did you plan this public performance from the beginning?â
âWasnât it uncomfortable to have flowers on your face?â
⦠I managed to answer meekly.
ââ¦Yeah, I planned it, and of course it was uncomfortable.â
âI knew it!â
âItâs not good to be uncomfortable!â
It was a little burdensome, but I had to accept this much. They had put up with my bad condition for the past month without me knowing.
âSeeing this, I want to hurry up and promote a new album~â
âR-Right.â
With the chatter of the guys who were motivated because of the monitoring, my footage on the screen was almost over.
[Unfortunately⦠Our âChicken with Ribbonâ is only a runner-up!]
âItâs the guy from the Gold 1âs group.â
While the runner-up, the chicken, was being interviewed, Ryu Chungwoo asked.
âThen are you going to come out in the next episode, Moondae?â
âYes. I will come out starting from the semi-final the week after that.â
âGood. Congratulations. Hmm⦠Then, wait a minute.â
Ryu Chungwoo got up from his seat with a smile. Then the youngest two sprang to their feet.
ââ¦?â
It looked unnatural to anyone watching.
ââ¦Oh, no way.â
The three disappeared into the kitchen and reappeared in an instant.
Cha Eugene had a cake in his hand.
[ Testarâs 1st anniversary ]
[Great job! Awesome!]
ââ¦!â
As expected.
â¦In fact, today was June 18th. It was the first anniversary of Testarâs debut.
âAlthough thereâs still less than an hour left.â
It was already 11:20 p.m.
I forgot about the anniversary content momentarily because it was already filmed and uploaded at midnight due to editing time.
âWe have a video that will be released at midnight, but⦠I thought it would be nice if we could do it together.â
Ryu Chungwoo laughed and shook the two maknaeâs heads.
âI prepared it with these guys.â
âI like cake!â
âThe phrases written at the top were decided after we discussed them together.â
The phrases really did look like the kind of phrases that would come out from those three.
But it wasnât the phrases that mattered.
ââ¦Did you wait until my monitoring was over?â
It was a little⦠admirable.
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When I started getting strange feelings, Keun Sejin intervened.
âWait, wait! Letâs take a picture first~ Moondae!â
ââ¦â
Why are you holding out your phone as if it is natural?
âHey, itâs because Moondae is good at taking pictures~ Huh? No way, are you not confident in taking selfies? Are you?â
âGive it to me.â
âOh~â
Iâd let this slide.
I snatched the phone out of Keun Sejinâs hand and turned the camera into selfie mode.
Stretching my hand all the way, I adjusted it so that all seven of us and the cake could fit on the screen.
âIâm taking the pictures.â
âYes~â
Click, click, click. Naturally, I took several pictures every few seconds.
And after a while.
âThen, letâs eat the cake!â
ââ¦Is it okay to eat this? The coloring on the topâ¦â
âItâs delicious!â
âCha Eugene! You should let the hyungs eat first!â
ââ¦â
As if he had given up, Bae Sejin threw a piece of the cake into his mouth.
I shrugged.
ââ¦It tastes good.â
For a design cake, it was really good.
30 minutes before June 18th ended. The first anniversary passed by with us chewing on the cake.
âWeâve worked hard for a year. Letâs continue to do our best.â
âOh, of course~ Letâs do our best until we get the Grand Prize~â
âWeâre not doing an activity, so eat a lot.â
âY-Yesâ¦!â
This simplicity was not bad.
* * *
When Park Moondae and the members were peacefully eating the cake together.
Park Moondaeâs fans were roaring with victory.
â Ah, Groom in May is Park Moondae!! (clatter)
â I feel like I just get hit by a waterfall of cider under the shower. Thank you, my idol.
â I thought I was going to die from frustration. Finally, Iâm introducing my husband. My groom is Park Moondae
âAh, get in line, itâs still long before your turn
âã ã ã ã ã ã ã ã ã ã ã
As much as the period of silence and self-restraint were frustrating, posts poured into social media and communities like crazy.
[Comparison of âGroom in Mayâ and Park Moondae]
[The identity of the Groom in May that everyone in the know knew.jpg]
[My Singerâs final performance that gives goosebumps]
The fans, who rushed in as if settling old grudges in less than an hour, began to suffer from Park Moondaeâs new content.
â Park Moondae, you madman, how could you come up with that idea⦠You donât know how to hit the brakes, my punk!! Thatâs why I love you!!
â He wrote in the Groomâs profile that his flower head turns into his brideâs ideal type when he meets his bride, what are you going to do with this information if one really shows up?
lÑghtnоvеlwоrldâ¤Ñоm fоr а bеttеr uÑеr ÐµÑ ÑеrÑеnÑе
âIsnât this a marriage proposal? I have to register the marriage
-I donât know which one is the flower and which one is the faceã ã Isnât Park Moondae and Bouquet synonymous?
â Moon Puppy in May? This is it (country puppy with flowers)
â Itâs really satisfying⦠If you donât feel satisfied after listening to Park Moondaeâs song, youâre not Korean
And although not as wild as the fans, even the general fans of were deeply impressed with âGroom in Mayâ.
This was because his performances from the preliminaries to the finals were all great, and even the impact and structure of the identity disclosure were perfect.
â Itâs been a while since a cast member took this seriously as a singer. Iâve seen too many punks doing stuff like being the baseball mascots
â For a guy who sings like that to be an idol, itâs such a waste. He should just sing dance songs
âAigoo, old man. Everyone starts as an idol these days. When the time comes, theyâll go soloã ã
â He didnât have an original song for the final stage. He was scared of making one
â Except for the weak preliminary round, thereâs no doubt that heâs the perfect winner
âSince the preliminaries were used to build characters, itâs a great strategic choice. I wonder who directed it? If he did it himself ã¹ã heâs like a break-out idol
âFirst of all, that vocal cord is his, that alone is admirable enoughã ã ã ã ã ã
âIndeedã ã ã ã ã ã
Just like the favorable viewers, even though they might have different tastes in the character, general viewers also admitted one thing,
âHeâs really good at singing.â
The overwhelming victory in the prime-time public TV entertainment show, which had a viewership rating of around 10%, also had a light impact on public perception.
It appeared from some comments in the video revealing the identity of the âGroom in Mayâ that was uploaded on WeTube.
[Romantic and thrilling performance, ! The surprising identity is? 202X0618]
â The final stage really gave me goosebumps! I got a breakout. Youâre the best!
â He is truly the countryâs happiness⦠What a great singer with an amazing voice! how can you sing so well.^^
â Park Moondae! Iâll wait for your next performance~ã ã
â His face is also very bright and handsome. He must have a pretty voice because he has such a pretty face.
Middle-aged people recognized Park Moondae.
Because was so popular, they had seen Park Moondaeâs face, but there werenât many people who had listened to his singing with such intensity.
In addition, there were also the reactions of the people who really liked the character of âGroom in Mayâ itself.
â ProposalâBreakupâCourshipâObsession. The stages so far are epic and perfect
â Since last week, all kinds of delusions wonât leave my head. It feels like Iâve made five billion movies with Groom in May as the main character
â You donât come and love rots away (Groom in May fanart)
â Itâs been a long time since weâve had a non-human character⦠I didnât know I have a concept-obsessed comrade among idols
âã ã ã ã ã A sudden rise in intimacy!
âThe fact that he did the same thing as the hologramã ã ã I am convinced itâs true
â I keep thinking about how he took off his bouquet head. Iâm going crazy
âYou too? Sameã ã ã ã ã To be honest, I really liked Groom in May. I thought my fantasy would be blown away if a human head come out, but it surprisingly turned out good
âAs expected, the face is the answer
â I hope Moondae-ssi can share more TMI about Groom in May
Even if the character was created by Park Moondae and his voice and motion were taken from Park Moondae, the character and Park Moondae couldnât be completely the same.
Nevertheless, the enthusiasm spread quickly. Because they had so much in common.
â Iâm already looking forward to the performance next weekã ã
At the time when his identity was just revealed as he performed a fantastic stage on a program watched by many people.
When all kinds of praise and attention were directed to Park Moondae.
Of course, it didnât end there.
[Park Moondae can go solo ã ã ]
It was a planned aggro.
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For your information, it would be smashed soon.