During the short intermission to prepare the stage for the next team’s performance, a hundred well-hidden camera lenses lowered from the back row of the audience.
A so-called ‘fan-cam maniac’ woman, heavily disguised with a hat and mask, sighed in relief as she watched the stern looking security guard walk away in the opposite direction.
“That was close….”
Even for a seasoned ‘Music Days’ survival show fan-cam maniac, avoiding the eyes of security was always tense and challenging.
If caught, it meant being blacklisted and banned from all future shows. Though there was no official fan club yet, avoiding penalties was crucial.
She satisfied her photography urges by actively participating from survival shows to debuts, and only during this intense period.
After debut, the idols lost their spark, the desperation vanished. Thus, she returned to survival shows to find new, shining trainees.
To others, her rationale might sound ‘creepy,’ but she didn’t care.
Someday, if she met an idol who was truly desperate, she could stop then.
‘For now, I need to capture as much as possible. This is their most desperate moment. Let’s see, so this time….’
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Stage order leak for Targeting Stars
Group song ㅇㅇㅁ
Leopold – Shadow
Lady Swan – Calendar
Min S-y – Beyond the Waves
2OCD – Be the Low]
The opening song of the children’s animation ‘Sailing on the Galleon,’ ‘Beyond the Waves.’
Others might be surprised they were performing an anime song, but she had seen countless songs and concepts through numerous survival shows. To her, it was simply ‘a song with a sea background, so they’ll wear marine outfits.’ Just another predictable conclusion.
‘Well. I didn’t know it was a Min Si Young song, but that’s fine. It’s upbeat, the song is good. And even though marine outfits are a bit cliché… they’re a safe bet.’
Having concluded her simple evaluation, she gripped her camera tightly, waiting for the stage to light up again.
This time, she planned to film Bang Yu Chan and Jang Si Woo.
Checking out well-known trainees in advance was one of the basic skills required of a dedicated fan-cam maniac. Therefore, during the pre-entry hi-touch event, she confirmed the faces of the prominent trainees.
In addition to Bang Yu Chan and Jang Si Woo, she also noted Son Jae Ha and Ji Hwa Sung, and trainees like Liu Wei.
“Um, excuse me… could we talk for a moment….”
For some reason, there was a timid trainee who tried to talk to her at the end of the hi-touch event, but she hadn’t paid much attention.
It wasn’t common for her to suddenly take an interest in an unexpected trainee.
‘That would be a miracle, a miracle.’
A miracle.
Such a distant and seemingly unattainable word.
“Now, let’s welcome the team covering Min Si Young’s ‘Beyond the Waves’!”
Hearing Choi Gaon’s clear announcement from the side of the stage, the fan-cam maniac quickly set aside her thoughts and brought the camera close to her eye.
‘Time to focus.’
A dim blue light filled the venue, and the faint silhouettes of the trainees emerged.
On the screen behind them, a bright moon and a calm night sea gently shimmered.
Onstage, three people knelt on the floor, covering themselves with a large piece of cloth.
“…….”
One person stood tall, hand to forehead, gazing into the distance.
As the crisp sound of an acoustic guitar resonated through the speakers, a boy in a loose white shirt and shorts, bathed in a spotlight, was the first to open his mouth.
Last night, I couldn’t sleep
The moon spoke to me
“Have you ever seen beyond the horizon?”
A thin, pretty face with a teardrop mark at the corner of his eye.
‘Jang Si Woo!’
Quickly recognizing the subject through her lens, she repeatedly pressed the muted shutter.
Jang Si Woo, reaching out into the air as if the moon really spoke to him, exuded a purity only seen in comics.
With an innocent expression, Jang Si Woo gracefully twirled away from the other members.
Take me to the end
To the brilliant tomorrow I haven’t seen
Then, turning back to the audience, he wore a playful smile.
At that moment, the gentle strumming of the guitar changed, and one of the seated figures dramatically pulled away the cloth covering them, revealing themselves.
Immediately, a spotlight followed them.
The trainee, with neatly styled hair and a bandana casually placed on their head, turned in the opposite direction of Jang Si Woo and sang out powerfully.
There’s still so much I don’t know
I want to know what lies beyond the waves
The pouring jewels, the sweet gold!
Wearing the same billowy white shirt as Jang Si Woo, his shirt’s buttons and his movements added a hint of maturity.
With a languid demeanor contrasting with his effortlessly soaring high notes and resonant voice.
It was Bang Yu Chan.
The fan-cam enthusiast captured a few photos of him, marveling at his vocal prowess.
‘He sings incredibly well… His voice could blow the studio roof off. Is this what it takes to top the Hankuk University of Arts? There’s no sign of a master singer in his face. Fascinating.’
Meanwhile, she still wondered about the trainees who were still sitting under the cloth at the center of the stage.
They added some musical elements, but why are they just staying like that?
Why?
As if to answer her question, Jang Si Woo and Bang Yu Chan sang in unison while dramatically lifting the cloth.
Take me there
Beyond the waves and wind, where bottled letters float
To that sea beyond
Take me there
“…Huh?”
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