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Chapter 179 Desired Friends

The LA Beer Festival wasn't a massive event. However, due to the large Korean community in LA, there were some Koreans present at the venue.

Among them were Korean expatriates who became fans of 7IN after discovering them through "Ayuksi" and people traveling through the West Coast of the US, as well as Korean university students studying in California.

Fans who spotted 7IN at the event started sharing their sightings one by one.

[Hahaha, I saw my favorite at the LA Beer Festival!!! Hahaha (Photo included)]
I'm Chilling, studying at Caltech hahahaha

I went to the festival with friends to relieve some stress. But from a distance, I felt this strong aura of attractiveness, like all the women at the festival were gathering around it hahahaha.

So I got curious and went to check it out, and whoa!?!????

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Why are they here????

Hahahahahaha

Earlier, there were only scary guys in leather jackets, right??? But suddenly, Chillin came and started cooking!!!!! At first, I thought it was some kind of broadcast or variety show, but there wasn't even a single camera hahaha. No mention of a cooking show on the official schedule either.

What is this???? Did they just come to hang out??? It was an entirely confusing situation, but since they were there, I decided to be happy hahaha.

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But I couldn't approach them or ask for photosㅠㅠㅠㅠ Everyone was so focused on cooking, and the booth was incredibly busy hahahahaha.

Honestly, with those faces at the festival booth, how could I not go there hahahahaha. So I quietly waited in line and just bought some yukjeon, which turned out to be incredibly deliciousㅠㅠㅠ. It seems like they've really improved their cooking skills while doing their cooking shows··· The meat was so tender and salty, not that my taste buds are biased, it was genuinely delicious yukjeon hahaha. I bet Master Baek was drooling too.

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Here's a photo of yukjeon!! And a distant shot of Hyuk working··· haha, my favorite.

Anyway, after eating the yukjeon, I was drinking beer nearby and hanging out, and as evening came, they started a fire show at the Chinese booth hahahaha. I thought they were going to burn down the booth's tent.

But as the fire show attracted the crowd hahahaha, Chillin suddenly went wild too hahahahaha. This was the legendary part hahahahaha. They were holding two frying pans each and doing a flipping show hahahahaha. I attached a video because it's hard to believe.

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Look at the pancakes being flipped all at once hahahahaha. I never thought I'd be enjoying Chillin's group performance at a beer festival hahahahaha. See their eyes? They're all so competitive hahahaha.

Anyway, this totally surreal self-sufficiency ended with Chillin's victory hahahaha. There were so many people that I couldn't eat the mung bean pancakesㅠㅠㅠ. I really wanted to try them even if someone left some behind, but no one left any;;; They must have been really delicious.

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This is a picture of them going for drinks with the guys in leather jackets hahahaha. What kind of relationship do they have? Is Hyuk really a Mexican gang member? It's mysterious, scary, attractive, and intimidatingㅠㅠㅠ. The more you dig, the more dangerous it seems hahahaha.

Anyway, this is the story of the unbelievable experience hahahaha. While foreign fans could have some conversation when they meet their favorites, it was a bit disappointing that Chillin was too busy. Still, it was great to see them so much!!!! I posted this for Korean Chilling fans to share too hahaha.

Summary in Three Lines

- Saw Chillin at the beer festival
- Chillin is super handsome
- Mung bean pancakes flew around hahahaha

The sightings posted in the community quickly generated explosive reactions.

[????? What is this hahaha] [So envious, crazy] [Caltech? For those who experience such luck just by living a good life, it's amazingㅠㅠㅠ] [So enviousㅠㅠㅠㅠ Can you share more details? Are there any close-up shots?] [(Link) (Link) Here's another writer's post with more photos and videos! Check it out] [Wow, look at how pretty they areㅠㅠ] [Wait, they were actually managing a booth at the beer festival? Not even filming a broadcast? hahahaha] [Chillin, you guys are world-class idols hahahaha So free-spirited] [The solar system seems to be pretty free-spirited hahaha. Maybe they just let the kids do what they wanted] [You can see Manager Lee's satisfied smile in the mung bean pancake video hahaha] [Haha, Daddy's smile] [Manager Lee's smile = Our expressions] [Exactly hahahahahaha] [If you're going to hold such an event, let us know tooㅠㅠㅠㅠ] [I want to see it tooㅠㅠㅠ I want to visit the booth] [Ah, I love yukjeon so much, and Chillin's yukjeon? Isn't that crazy?] [Seriously, I could eat that yukjeon with toothpicks all year round] [Crazy hahahaha Calm down] [But it's hard to believe hahaha Is it a fake?] [Why is a top-tier idol doing a festival booth? hahahaha] [Chillin is top-tier? hahaha] [Ah, you're back again?] [Why live like that?] [Live a life of love, not hatredㅠㅠ;] [Hahaha, look at Chillin's fighting spirit hahahahahaha] [Ah, fans from survival shows always have intense debates hahaha] [But won't there be any official videos or something?] [I want to see more detailsㅠㅠㅠ]

While enjoying the fan sightings, fans were still disappointed there weren't more vivid photos and videos.

To soothe this disappointment, a message was shared that the Vlog of 7IN's LA festival would be uploaded soon on J Live.

"Hello everyone~ The news about our festival trip has already spread, right?"

[Hyunjae-ahhhhhh] [You look so pretty todayㅠㅠㅠ] [Your hair looks so neat and pure] [ㅠㅠ I saw all the photos and videosㅠㅠ] [If only you had stayed for two more months, you'd be drinking beer too] [I want to eat yukjeon too] [Why are you sparkling today? hahahaha] [Please share the story!!!!!!] [Yes yes, tell us about the LA story hahahaha]

"Well~ First, the trip to the US was just a reward vacation. Since we worked hard during Dynasty, the company sent us to relax... It seems like we can't do nothing. By chance, we ended up managing a booth at the festival."

[Hahaha] [So it was spontaneous] [The trip must have been funㅠㅠㅠ So envious] [How did you end up with the booth?] [Right hahaha, so curious]

"Hyuk hyung knew some people who were managing the booth. At first, I thought they were really scary... No, wait, that's a spoiler, so I won't say! Our booth, the official YouTube video is coming soon! Manager Lee worked really hard on filming, so it should be interesting. As for the relationship with the guys in leather jackets... Hehe... You'll have to check the video!"

[Ahhh, don't run away!!!!] [Tell me what's going onㅠㅠ] [Now I have to watch the YouTube video] [Seriously, you're a master at promoting hahaha] [I love hearing Hyunjae's voiceㅠㅠㅠ] [I hope the YouTube video comes out soon]

Knowing the fans' anticipation, 7IN's LA festival Vlog was uploaded two days later.

The video vividly captured the story of how they ended up managing the festival booth, the process of selecting and preparing the menu, and the scene of yukjeon selling like hotcakes.

[Oh, Hyuk's friends are American!!!!] [Wow hahahaha How did they meet someone there???] [The guys in leather jackets seemed scary, but it's cute that they did the booth to donate to an animal protection organization hahahaha] [The small dolphin headbands were also adorable] [Because of that, we got to see Chillin's dolphin headbands too hahaha] [They were really good guys] [Hyuk was really kind and good-natured even in Americaㅠㅠㅠ] [So the Mexican gang rumor was false hahahaha] [Who knows hahahaha I don't know the entire American life yet] [I don't care, Chillin making yukjeon is just so cuteㅠㅠㅠ] [Ah, why are they so cute and crazy?] [I want to take a shot of the egg wash that was used for making yukjeon] [Crazy hahahaha It's raw egg, get a grip] [Are you in your right mind now?]

Fans enjoyed watching the LA Vlog video in real-time through chat and comments.

What started as a cute cooking preparation Vlog turned into an epic episode as the competition intensified, resembling a cooking king's story.

[Hahaha, it's true, the mung bean pancake spinning was real hahahaha] [I thought the sightings were exaggerated, but the Vlog was even more shocking hahahaha] [When did they practice such tricks?] [This is not even a trick, just crazy skill] [Is Chillin planning to absorb cooking king fans too?] [Hahaha, they really do look like cooking kings.] [Look at them flipping those pancakes; is this even real?] [Mimi: Their looks are insane.] [LOL, their cooking skills are on point.] [This kind of unexpected content is so great.] [I wonder if they'll do a cooking variety show next...] [Wow, it would be amazing if Chillin did a cooking show! I hope it's more of a relaxing show rather than a competition.] [Yes, the competition format is exhausting; they've been living in a competitive world for too long.]

As soon as the YouTube video was released, all the members of 7IN gathered for a live cooking broadcast. The menu included the yukjeon and nokdujeon they showcased at the LA Beer Festival.

"Okay, first, slice the meat really thinly. Everyone should have a swordmaster at home, right? We have two at our place."

"Haha, you can also just ask the butcher to slice it for you!"

After sharing the recipes for yukjeon and nokdujeon during the live cooking broadcast, the session continued with a mukbang, delighting fans.

[Wow, I need to get some meat right now.] [Time to wake up my kitchen, which's been sleeping due to delivery orders.] [Everyone's showing off their cooking skills!] [Yukjeon with beer sounds perfect. The savory, greasy, and refreshing combination sounds great.] [Usually, you drink makgeolli with yukjeon, right?] [Yeah, but you can mix in some soda with makgeolli. Since beer has stronger carbonation, it'll be even more refreshing.] [Can't hold back! I'm heading to the butcher now.] [Chillin's fans turning into cooks—how amazing is that?] [My mom loves Chillin. Thanks to them, my sister got her Hanja certification, started kendo lessons, and we all lost a total of 20 kg.] [Wow, that's amazing!] [But I'm planning to gain it all back after today's yukjeon feast.] [LOL, that's hilarious.] [There's now a yukjeon challenge starting on Twit-T!] [Are they seriously into cooking after Hanja?] [I need to join the challenge too!]

While 7IN fans enjoyed the yukjeon-making challenge on social media, a famous chef and broadcaster, who was exploring new broadcasting ideas and characters, watched 7IN's LA vlog.

"Huh...?"

The chef's jaw dropped slightly as he seemed impressed by how adeptly 7IN managed the booth and cooked.

"These kids are Chillin, right?"

"Yes, sir, they are the most popular idols these days."

"Huh, they're quite captivating..."

Baek Jung-hoon, the renowned chef and broadcaster, consulted with his production team about a new project.

"Do you think we could book these kids?"

"Well, considering they're such popular idols, it might be difficult..."

"It might be possible."

"Really?"

"They seem to have a passion for cooking."

"Is that so?"

"Let's at least get in touch with them."