GIJS

Chapter 131 Mission ImpossiBuddha

While Chillin Pictures was secretly filming, Gunja's fans were driven to the brink of curiosity.

Starting with the SNS upload from Hyeonjae, Taewoong and Hyunsoo followed up with posts, creating a buzz. The photos showed Hyeonjae as a peddler, while Taewoong surprised fans with an unexpected bald look.

Even the reticent In-hyuk stirred curiosity with a photo of himself touching a rock, but among the members, only Gunja hadn't posted anything on SNS.

It was clear that the members were up to something, but why was Gunja the only one not posting on SNS? Despite his clumsiness, Gunja had always been diligent about interacting with fans, so this omission made fans even more curious.

[ㅠㅠㅠㅠWhy is Gunja the only one without a tweet?ㅠㅠㅠ] [He usually communicates so wellㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ] [Is he sick?] [No wayㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠIt can't be] [ㄴㄴGunja has never been sick; he's surprisingly strong] [ㅋㅋㅋㅋFinally, the concept star is being excluded from the schedule] [Honestly, the image of ㅇㄱㅈ hogging the spotlight was unpleasant, so this is good] [Other fans, besides ㅇㄱㅈ, would understand] [ㅋㅋㅋIt's probably just that he's on a different schedule] [Our Gunja is the most popular in Chillin, so why would he be excluded?] [Ugh, the obsessive fans are starting up again] [Gunja, why is there still no newsㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

Just then, Gunja's SNS update appeared.

[(Photo)] [#Gunbali] [#GirlSoldier]

The mysterious caption accompanying a selfie that could rival that of any top female idol was enough to confuse everyone.

[????????] [What is this now] [Wait a minute] [Gunbali? Girl Soldier?] [Our Gunja in the military?] [As a girl soldier?;;;;;] [ㅋㅋㅋㅋThis doesn't make sense] [Even idol Buddhism is strange, but transitioning to a girl soldier is even more absurd] [Is he possibly going on a female version of "Real Men"?] [That actually makes senseㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [But why go as a woman when he could just go as a man?] [I'm really confused, so confused] [Gunja, please explain what this meansㅠㅠㅠ]

Team Leader Seo Eun-woo and Manager Lee Yong-jung were equally bewildered.

"Haa..."

Team Leader Seo Eun-woo was no longer surprised. He didn't doubt Gunja's intentions. Everyone in the Solar System knew that Gunja was a good kid.

However, it was problematic to throw around such ambiguous words as bait. As soon as he checked SNS, Team Leader Seo Eun-woo called Gunja. Gunja's explanation was clear.

"Gunja's bad acting, please view it positively."

"..."

"Gunja in drag."

"..."

"I shortened it and posted it. This time, I used the abbreviations correctly, haha."

Though his head ached slightly, there was nothing to be done about the already posted SNS. Deleting it now wouldn't change the fact that the fans had already seen it.

It would be better to alleviate the fans' concerns and use the confusion as a bit of bait.

With sound judgment, Team Leader Seo Eun-woo posted a non-apology on the Solar System official account.

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Hello,

The military service plans for Gunja of 7IN are undecided.

As citizens of South Korea, all 7IN members will fulfill their national defense duties when the time comes.

However, there are currently no plans for service in either the male or female military.

Thank you.

Managing a male idol group and having to clarify issues about female military service was quite the task.

Manager Lee Yong-jung chuckled in disbelief.

"Plans for male or female military service, huh... Quite a non-prejudiced clarification."

"We have no choice. Among fans, 7IN is seen as a group capable of anything."

"Still, I hope this will prevent unnecessary worries from fans."

"We can only hope."

Fortunately, fans seemed to take the female military incident as just another amusing episode.

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋLook at the state of the clarificationㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [No plans for male or female military serviceㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [Gunja must have posted something confusing by mistake] [ㄴㄴ It's too implausible for a male idol to join the female military] [ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I can't stop laughing imagining Seo Team Leader sighing while writing the clarification] [But the value-neutral clarification is goodㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [But what does "Gunbali" and "Girl Soldier" mean?] [Is it some sort of derogatory term for soldiers?;;;;] [That seems unlikely; it's probably not the case] [And that's a term for soldiers; it's different from what Gunja wrote] [Hmm, maybe it's some kind of abbreviation?] [Oh, I think so too!]

Seeing the fans' attempts to decipher the abbreviations, Gunja smiled contentedly, finding it amusing.

"Ha ha, no one is getting close to the answer."

"Ugh, is it fun for you? From now on, you have to have me check any abbreviations you use. Especially 'gunbari,' it was really dangerous. It was just a hair's breadth away from being a hate term."

At the stern rebuke from the present, Gunja immediately slouched, his shoulders drooping. Even Jihyeonsu, who was always on Gunja's side, did not support him this time.

"Yes, you really need to be careful with SNS posts. What Gunja said is a hundred percent right."

"Oh, Jihyeonsu, why are you saying so many bad things to Gunja?"

"A true loyal subject should correct their lord if they are going down the wrong path, don't you think?"

"Wow, that's impressive."

After the brief SNS incident was resolved, the filming continued for another two days.

The short web drama, which was about 30 minutes long, was neatly wrapped up in three shoots. The final scene, where the stone mason Asadal creates the perfect Seokgatap, marked the successful completion of Chillin Pictures' first shoot.

"Thank you for your hard work—!!"

"Thank you, thank you—!!"

"Oh, it's a pity that it's ending."

Although it was a short shoot, everyone seemed to have mixed feelings about it. Among them, Yang Jeongmu looked particularly downcast.

"Jeongmu, why the long face?"

"When did I ever have one?"

"Right now. Why, were you not satisfied with the acting?"

"Yes, I wasn't satisfied."

"Ha ha, it's okay. If you continue to improve a little bit more..."

"No, it's not about my acting, it's about your acting!"

"Hmm?"

"Your acting was totally poor until the end. Despite how hard I taught you, you didn't improve at all."

Gunja, who had been getting scolded left and right from the SNS incident, had his shoulders and eyebrows droop again under Yang Jeongmu's sharp comment.

"...You're harsh..."

"Ah, using abbreviations makes me so angry!"

"I'm sorry..."

"Don't worry. Just don't ever say you learned acting from me anywhere, okay?"

"But hiding the fact that you're my teacher isn't the way of a scholar."

"Te-teacher?"

"Besides, I really enjoyed learning acting from you."

"!"

Seeing Yang Jeongmu's face turn bright red, Gunja reflected once again.

So his acting was embarrassing enough to make his face turn red like that.

In terms of acting, continuous effort will be necessary in the future.

"I will work hard not to be an embarrassing student. So, let's act together again next time."

"Then, maybe practice acting a bit more."

"I understand. I promise. Next time, you'll definitely see a different result."

"...Alright. If you're unsure about anything, give me a call."

"Okay. I'll definitely pass on the plastic surgery ad too."

"?"

"Seeing your face looking so clear this time, the ad you sent before was useful..."

"Ah, really! No, it's not true!"

* * *

As the excitement over the "Gyeongju teaser" began to cool down.

A staff member who participated in the work with Chillin Pictures uploaded a post on SNS.

The post, accompanied by several on-site photos, quickly spread among idol fans.

(Photos) (Photos) (Photos)···.

[The hottest 7IN and an ad shoot!

Although I can't reveal the client yet, it seems like it will be a result everyone will enjoy. It was an exceptionally happy project for me as well.

The atmosphere on set was great, and most of all, each member was so kind, diligent, and polite that the staff felt out of place, haha.

It was a 3-day shoot, and I think I understand why these friends are so popular. Though I've never liked idols, I feel like I'll continue to support 7IN in the future. I look forward to the day we meet again on set 🙂]

Fans cheered for the staff's testimonial post with 7IN.

[Haha haha hah hah] [Finally, is the Gyeongju teaser being revealed!?!?] [ㅠㅠㅠㅠReally, our kids are so amazing] [The post was written so beautifullyㅠㅠㅠㅠ] [I don't want to have to do "character marketing," but Chillin is definitely recognized as an angelic group, truly] [No issues with character, everyone is gentle and kind, which is so nice] [So they're a scholar idol] [Right, it feels like they wouldn't cause any accidentsㅠㅠㅠㅠ] [I hope they share more stories] [The embargo seems to be lifted, but are there no other staff SNS posts?] [Ad shoot? But why did it take three days for an ad?] [Could it be a long drama ad?] [I hope it's longㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

However, the antis were still busy criticizing 7IN.

[Ad? Ad? Ad? Ad?] [Haha, they made it seem like a big deal] [Is it just an ad after all? Haha] [What ad takes three days to shoot? Are they greedy?] [Three days means it's definitely not a one-part ad, probably filmed for a year and segmented] [Which company was it with that it seems so grand? Haha] [Well, you have to capitalize while you can, right?] [Who knows when they'll fall out of favor, haha] [We all know the short lifespan of audition idols] [I hope the concept idols fail soon] [Haha, I can smell the defeat from here] [Is this a human trash disposal site? Haha] [The ones failing aren't Chillin, but your lives~] [Yeah, great job being a greedy commercial group] [Is this ad shoot after spreading all that teaser?] [Haha, I thought it would be some reality show or something] [Looking at all the makeup, it looked like a mobile game ad] [Well, mobile game ads make a lot of money~] [An idol doing a mobile game ad before even a year since debut?] [Haha]

And the very next day.

The Cultural Heritage Administration and 7IN's official YouTube channels each uploaded a video.

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