The fan-cam enthusiast raised an eyebrow as she realized what the rippling cloth really was.
What she thought was cloth was actually…
A flag.
The flag was planted into a stand mic at the side of the stage, and the four trainees gathered to start their group choreography. The spotlights, which had been focused solely on Jang Si Woo and Bang Yu Chan, shifted to the center, revealing the intricate details of their costumes.
“Oh…”
Those who had vaguely assumed, “It’s a sea-themed animation, so they’ll be in marine outfits,” found their jaws gradually dropping. The same went for the fan-cam enthusiast.
That, in other words…
Pirates?
‘Not adventurous marine boys, but pirates!?’
The black flag with a large white X planted in the mic stand, the bandanas shaped and worn by Ryota and Bang Yu Chan, and the Western-style boots with straps fluttering below Jang Si Woo’s shorts.
It’s not the first time I’ve felt this way
Since I met you
I’ve been dreaming of the next day
And the black eyepatch worn by Kim Chunyong in the center of the dance.
Having the main dancer’s vision restricted is a significant disadvantage, yet Kim Chunyong felt the need to go to such lengths to convey the song’s concept.
The screen, which had shown a night background, brightened, eventually changing to a vast ocean with crashing waves.
Beyond the rippling waters, I can see it
Higher, higher
There’s nothing to fear because we’re together
Even Ryota, standing next to him with an adorable bandage on his nose, was more her type!
‘Why am I taking pictures of this flashy guy…?’
And then, just before the dance break that Kim Chunyong had perfected with his handkerchief choreography,
Yeah, come with me
To a world we’ve never seen before
Kim Chunyong lifted his eyepatch, pointed directly at her camera.
“……!”
The smile revealing sharp canine teeth, the deep eyes shining beneath the raised eyepatch, and the sharp eye shape all matched perfectly.
Every captivating element of Kim Chunyong was captured through the fan-cam enthusiast’s lens.
It was a perfect shutter chance.
“Huh, huh…?”
She pressed the shutter wildly, making dazed sounds.
A trainee already recognizing fan-cams? And on their first performance with an audience?
‘I’m hiding at the very back, taking pictures secretly from the security, how did he…?!’
What the bewildered fan-cam enthusiast didn’t know, and what only Kim Chunyong, dancing intensely on stage, knew.
“Rex! Keep going strong today! I’ll always cheer for you!”
In Kim Chunyong’s memory, she was the top-seed home master who always gave him fervent support until she left, ‘Shooting Rex.’
Even though she always wore a mask and a hat, trying her best to conceal her appearance, there was no way Kim Chunyong couldn’t recognize her.
When Trash Rex was notorious for being a troublesome member, getting cursed by everyone, she was the one who constantly left him positive messages on social media as ‘Shooting Rex.’
‘…It’s Shooting Rex noona. Did she come to the first audience participation this time too?!’
Seeing her at the high-touch event made Kim Chunyong’s heart drop to his feet.
He had flirted cheekily with other audience members but could barely get out a few stiff words to her.
Thinking that it might be better for that noona to like another trainee this time.
Guilt. Regret.
The sadness of not being able to be a complete joy to someone who liked him.
But regardless of those feelings, her lens inevitably turned back to Kim Chun-yong. Seeing her camera lens shining from the very back row, avoiding the security, Kim Chunyong made up his mind.
This time, he truly wouldn’t let her down.
Since he had come back after 8 years to take pictures of Kim Chunyong, he had to show her everything on stage.
⎿Shooting_REX @Shooting_REX
I hope the day comes when we can start everything over again. For both you and me.
Now that the day to start again had come, he would give it his all.
The stage Kim Chunyong was performing on now was an act of atonement and a moment of resolute determination.
* * *
“―Thank you! We are the ‘Beyond the Waves’ team!”
Even after Min Si Young’s team finished the stage and the 2OCD team was warming up on stage, the fan-cam enthusiast was still staring blankly at Kim Chunyong’s photos on her camera.
‘I-I don’t even know his name….’
I should have paid more attention during the high-touch event.
No, I should have checked the profiles beforehand!
“Umm… His name is Kim Chunyong. I just found out when I came here…”
She quickly turned her head at the voice coming from beside her. The woman sitting next to her, AG Corp[oration, awkwardly touched her chin and whispered softly.
“Well, you might already know. Just in case….”
“No, no! Thank you for telling me. Really, thank you so much.”
She repeatedly thanked AG Corporation while quickly creating a
new SNS account on her phone.
‘His name is Chunyong, Chunyong… Pure Korean for dragon is…’
Even without speaking directly to the other person, even without shedding tears and honestly expressing one’s feelings, emotions eventually reach their destination.
늘봄미르* @NBML__0000
#TargetingStar #KimChunYong #YongYongi🐉 #NewFan
(T/N: The romanization is ‘Neulbom Mileu’ which translates to “always spring.” So I’m assuming it’s a fan name that’s showing devotion for Chunyong, which means ‘spring dragon’)
And the final hashtag.
#Miracle.
Just like how the owner of the ‘Shooting Rex’ account created a new account named ‘Neulbom Mileu’ this time.
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TMMIB!
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