Become an Idol or Become Deceased! [fan translation] P.2

Chapter 275

TL by Miru

Meeting <IdolCo> participants in the hallway of the broadcasting station when we're not even appearing on the same program? It was obvious.

'It was intentional.'

The staff deliberately led them to us to capture footage for the broadcast.

It was something <IdolCo> would do, using such tricks to compensate for TeSTAR's non-appearance on the show. And here, trying to show us firmly refusing to be filmed when greeted to make us look foolish.

It would be too much to ask to mosaic us out in their footage of <Music Bomb> just because we happened to cross paths.

The real issue here was the 'cameras.'

Cameras were all over.

Seon Ahyun ended up meeting Chae Seodam with the broadcasting as a condition.

'Damn it.'

I signaled the other guys with my eyes. The more socially adept guys took the lead to greet first.

"Oh~ Hello!"

"I'm cheering for you. Fighting!"

That should be enough.

With seven members, Seon Ahyun could just nod his head.

I bowed slightly to the participants, mindful of the two or three cameras circling our side, planning to end it there.

However, they seemed to have other plans.

"I'm a huge fan of TeSTAR sunbae-nim!"

"Oh wow..."

"Sunbae-nim, I'm really sorry to ask, but could I get an autograph...?"

Thanks to TeSTAR's reputation, about half of the participants cautiously approached. It seemed like genuine excitement at seeing a successful idol group, not something prompted by the production team. And the cameras followed suit.

"..."

This is going to drag on. This won't be good.

I checked Seon Ahyun's face.

Fortunately, he didn't seem disturbed. His smile was not as big as usual, and he seemed a bit stiff but not noticeably so.

Perhaps it was because there was no particular provocation. Chae Seodam also didn't make any overtures, quietly moving behind the crowd and blending in with the flow.

'As expected, he's quite calculated.'

He seemed to be aware that openly acknowledging familiarity with Seon Ahyun would bring no benefit but only increase risk.

'He hasn't mentioned Seon Ahyun even once during <IdolCo>.'

So he must have figured that not provoking Seon Ahyun and keeping silent was in his best interest.

But that's just his own assessment. The production team would think differently.

"By the way, aren't you two from the same school?"

Once it came to this, it was clear the broadcasting staff wouldn't let this opportunity slip. Friendship between well-known idols always makes for good footage.

"Ah."

Chae Seodam, quick-witted as he is, pre-empted with a polite and appropriate response.

"Yes. We greeted occasionally... It's been a while, sunbae-nim!"