“The final winner of the three-way idol battle on ‘Touch High!’ is…!”
Sanchez raised the hand of the winner standing next to him.
“Kairos’ Kang Hajin! Congratulations!”
As Kang Hajin basked in the applause from the cast, he spoke shamelessly with a mischievous smile.
“I think this was a foreseen result.”
“Geez, that guy’s character is really something….”
He heard the grumbling of the comedian who was the team leader, but Hajin just smiled and pretended not to hear, accepting the formal trophy given to the winner.
‘Guess I was lucky.’
Ten minutes earlier.
– I got it…!
After a tense struggle, the final person to grasp the flag was Kang Hajin.
Honestly, I had already gotten as much airtime as I wanted, so I thought about letting someone else win….
But no matter how much I tried to be generous, losing in hand-to-hand combat to a bunch of kids who hadn’t even been to the military yet was something I, as an unofficial veteran who might have to serve three more times (this part pissed me off the most), simply could not accept.
‘Damn. I didn’t even think about a winning wish.’
With a shameless expression, Hajin shook the trophy while his mind raced.
‘Should I ask them to feature our song on the broadcast for the next three weeks? It’d be nice to rack up some broadcast points.’
Not a bad deal, but it felt a bit weak for a prize I’d earned after such a (not really) bloody battle.
Besides, when idols appeared on shows like this, it was customary for the mixing team to use the participating group’s song as the BGM.
‘What’s a clever wish that would let us take full advantage of the production budget, make the staff feel good, allow us to benefit, make our fans happy, and be understandable to the viewers…?’
No one had asked him to make such a serious wish, but Hajin was already dead serious.
He quickly racked his brain, recalling the most impressive prize he’d seen during his years in production.
The spinning data roulette in his head came to a stop with a ting.
“Alright, Hajin. Please tell us the prize you want for winning.”
“My wish is….”
Enjoying the anticipation from everyone present, Hajin stated his wish.
* * *
“Thank you for your hard work~!”
“Great job, everyone!”
By the time we finished recording <Touch High>, the evening was already well over.
Do Haru and I bowed so deeply to the cast and crew that our backs nearly broke. As rookies whose top priority was getting our names out there, this was the obvious thing to do.
“Ah, Kairos, you were great today. Good job.”
“It was an honor for us to film with you. Thank you so much for accepting all the unreasonable things we threw your way.”
“No, no. You guys were great at variety shows! I guess Miro alumni are all good at them. You’re Dowoon’s juniors, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
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