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Debut or Die - 265

As expected, the encore went off without a hitch.

- See ya!!!

Cha YooJin ran around the stage as if he hadn't shouted in annoyance before, looking for the cameras and the audience.

And I kept that energy until the moment he came down from the stage.

"Great."

I calmed my thoughts to feel the lingering emotions of the concert.

When he comes down, I will talk to YooJin, then I will use his arguments as a basis to talk to the production team again.

I know they are trying to show that image, but I will stop them.

But without warning, the guys with cameras from backstage caught up with us as we were coming down from the stage.

"These bastards really don't know how to give up."

On the contrary, I had a strong feeling that if I got angry, the boundary between my life and the truth would be broken.

TN: As an artist, he has a life (or an image) in which he is known as a good and calm young man; however, if he were to get angry and explode, his darker side of his real personality would be known. He must control his anger so as not to break that balance.

- ...

YooJin looked at the documentary crew who handed him a bottle of water, which he drank without saying anything else.

"It looks like you really calmed down."

I think I relaxed a bit while I was on stage. I stopped paying attention to the situation as I wiped my neck with a towel.

Suddenly, the production crew rushed over to him. The camera followed him closely.

- YooJin-ssi regained his composure quickly... Didn't he have an accident before?

- Stop.

- ...!

YooJin suddenly intervened and pressed the camera with his hand.

It was a sudden action.

- Aaah!

- I said it. Why don't you listen to me?

- Wait.

Why is this bastard doing that?

"If he does that, we'll be the first to cross the line."

The members, who were holding their breath from the sudden action, were terrified and motionless.

However, YooJin looked at the production team for quite a long time without taking his hand off the camera.

- YooJin-ah, let go of the camera.

- What are you doing!

- Wait, wait a moment. Director-nim, I'm sorry, but we'll talk amongst ourselves for a bit. Wait for us.

Keun SeJin could barely cut the situation and after getting us to escape from the production team in a good way, he went straight to the waiting room.

Tak.

- Let's sit down.

- ...

YooJin sat on the sofa without saying a word. Ryu CheongWoo started to talk.

- YooJin-ah, the production team can make you feel uncomfortable... but it can't get out of hands when you're working. We need to talk.

- They won't listen to me.

- Wait, hyung. Cha YooJin, listen.

TN: "It can't get out of hands" is a phrase used when you can no longer control something or someone, in this case CheongWoo means that he should not lose control of his emotions, no matter how annoying and uncomfortable it is because he is working.

Keun SeJin interjected.

- During Icorpo, you cried and survived. At the beginning of our debut, when we were filming the reality show, we didn't say anything even when there were cameras all over the dormitory, right?

Maybe because of the urgency and gravity of the situation, you didn't say it in a soft and soothing tone as usual.

- But if that is published, do you think people will think whether you are right or wrong? No, they'll just get angry and think you've changed.

- It's different.

- It can be different. But it's no good if the viewers don't see it.

- ...

- YooJin-ah, not everything can be reasonable or right when you work. Are you God to make that possible, or are you a person? First of all, apologize for touching the camera....

But as soon as he finished speaking, there was a violent reaction.

- ... No, it's true that those people did it wrong in the first place. That was rude.

- ...!

It was Bae Sejin.

- I think we should make sure to fix that. I put up with it when I debuted, so it's strange that I have to keep putting up with that treatment until now.

- Se-Sejin hyung...

Seon AhHyun called out, uneasy, but Bae Se-jin didn't take back her words.

Instead, a brief annoyance showed on Keun SeJin's face.

- Hyung, when you say that... No, I'm not saying you should apologize for being nice to them.

- Yes, I guess you're trying to get him to get over that problem, but should he really apologize?

- ... Waah, then... huuh.

- Stop it.

I raised my hands and pressed my temples.

- We don't have to talk too much about this. We can just talk to the production team and withdraw that recording.

It's true that opinions are divided, but we don't have to see the whole discussion through to the end.... We just have to be very careful at this point.

I summed up the whole situation in a nutshell.

- This always happens when we work.

- ...

They both kept their mouths shut. They tried their best not to bump into each other, but it didn't work.

"It almost turned into a disaster."

I held back a sigh and said a few words to Cha YooJin, who was still looking down.

- ... You need to cool your head.

- ...

There was no response.

I checked that Kim RaeBin had stayed in the room after hesitating, left the water in front of them and walked out of the room.

I was thinking of having a conversation with the production team in CheongWoo's company, but the camera caught up with me.... Shit, they have to stop doing this at least a little bit.

I moderately helped Ryu Chung-woo's empty words that worried about the camera and the condition of the camera director, and brought up the main topic.

- I think the members should take a break today, so why don't we meet tomorrow and talk again?

- Yes, yes. I'm very sorry, but is it possible to do a short interview at this time? I know you will have the day off tomorrow, but it will be a short one.

- ... Hold on.

Oh, nothing I said worked.

"YooJin must be mad about that."

They're not unpulled cameras, rather, they're people sticking their cameras on us, so from an American's perspective, living in a paparazzi den might piss him off as being too excessive.

"And from the production team's point of view, this opportunity is not to be missed."

If you speak when you're tired and your emotions are upset, it's easy to come up with an honest answer.

Watching us try to cover up for YooJin, you can see that you won't hear him say, "Ya, I don't care about this shitty documentary, cut it!".

Fortunately, the agency staff, who were running around like a bullet, stepped in, appeased the production team and sent them back.

- You really can't do that, otherwise we're in trouble! I hope you understand, please.

And one of them asked us with an anguished look on his face.

- I've been wondering... Was there friction between YooJin-ssi and the production team?

- It seems like they had a problem.

CheongWoo looked around the room and sighed briefly when our eyes met.

- Let's leave him alone for today. Let him cool his head.

- Yes, that would be best.

Anyway, we didn't have a schedule for tomorrow. All the bastards from the production team had to do was to get some comments for the documentary while we were staying at the hotel, exhausted after the concert.

The staff seemed nervous, but in the end they agreed and decided to wait for Cha YooJin to leave the room.

- I think it would be better not to touch it too much at this time.

- Yes, of course. We will be very careful.

Since they were working with a group whose members are self-reliant or willing to serve others kindly, this situation seemed strange to the embarrassed staff.

Still, they worked hard enough.

- Guys, hurry up and get some rest. We'll wait until you two come out.

- ...

Well, since we'll be seeing each other tomorrow morning, I'd better go for now. It would be a loss if people with different views stay together and it becomes a useless fight just like before.

"It will be fine because RaeBin is with him."

In this case, it's more comfortable to have someone your own age than to be together with someone older.

- Let's go inside.

- ... Yes.

The members looked a little uncomfortable, but finally agreed and moved to the car.

- Can-can I send you a text message...? In English...

- Hmm, wouldn't it be better to have a slow face-to-face conversation over breakfast tomorrow?

- Yes...

Comfort is good, but you will also need time to think about your actions.

I returned to my hotel room feeling extremely tired. I showered and went to bed right away.

- ... Huuh.

I will have to attend YooJin early tomorrow morning.

And I was going to listen in detail to what happened with the production team.

But the next morning...

While the others showed up at the usual breakfast meeting time, Cha YooJin didn't show up.

- ...

- It's past 9:30 at this time, right?

- Yes.

Then I spoke.

- RaeBin-ah.

- Yes!

- How was Cha YooJin yesterday?

- He seemed quiet and a little depressed, but he didn't express any particular anger anymore!

- ... Really?

- Yeah, considering the current situation, maybe he's asleep or doing an act of protest!

That's right.

I fixed my hat.

- I'll go get it. You too, come on.

- Me...? No, yeah, okay!

I headed to Cha YooJin's room with Kim RaeBin, leaving behind those who were saying goodbye with mysterious expressions.

And I rang the doorbell immediately.

Ding-dong.

- ...

There was no answer.

- Cha YooJin, open the door.

Nothing. No matter that we were in the hallway, we rang it more times, shouting.

I'm sure he should have heard us.

"Will he really be protesting?"

That's going too far. I sighed, pulled out my smart phone and called him.

But his phone... didn't take the call.

[The phone is switched off.....]

- ...

This... is bad.

- Hyung?

I called once more and admitted the situation.

- RaeBin-ah.

- Yes?

- Call manager hyung.

I looked at Cha YooJin's door.

- I don't think YooJin is in his room.

- ...!!

Soon after.

- It's true.

I opened YooJin's room with the help of the hotel staff and...it was empty.

"Damn."

It was something I hadn't imagined.

"Did I make a mistake?"

Instead of letting this guy calm down until morning, should I have sat next to him with a drink and comforted him?

"Even though he's not a ninja, he ran away without us noticing..."

I almost bit my tongue, but managed to ask my manager.

- Did you call him at night?

- No! YooJin-sii has never called me...!

The people in the company were almost in a state of panic. It was understandable as it was the first case of leakage since our debut. However, he didn't vanish without a trace.

I'm going out

Because fortunately, he had left a note. It was written in Korean, in large-sized letters.

- Yo-YooJin must be really hurt...

- But it's strange to hide like this... Wait, isn't it a kidnapping?

- If so, I think this room would have been in a worse state. This idiot volunteered to go out on his own!

- That's right.

He was right.

The state of the room was too good to call it a kidnapping, and it wasn't a hotel that someone could easily get into in the first place.

Rather, calmly analyzing it, I could guess what the situation was.

- ... Hmm.

I looked around the room once, then nodded.

– He must not has gone very far.

- I-is that so...?

- Yes, he left all his luggage. He just took his wallet and phone and went out.... Did he do it impulsively?

Maybe he was still angry when he woke up, so he probably wanted to leave early, is what I'm guessing?

At that moment, RaeBin raised his hand.

- Hey, sorry to interrupt, but would it be okay if I gave my opinion?

- ...? Yes.

He swallowed saliva and said with a slight hesitation.

- It's just that... I think he went out to play because he didn't have a schedule.

- ...

- ...

Wait.

- That's... possible.

- Yes!

Bae Sejin hurriedly intervened.

- But... his phone is turned off...!

- I think he turned it off to avoid being disturbed.

- ...

That's right. It's our day off anyway, so I don't think he had to ask for permission from the company.... That's good enough.

The members were puzzled.

- T-that's right. That's likely.

- ...Then, he thought of doing that....

CheongWoo lightened the mood.

- Hmm, but maybe not, so let's take a closer look at the situation and get ready.

- Okay, got it~ How about we check the CCTV?

- I'll check it right away, so please wait for me. Someone else will come!

The manager took the hotel staff and ran immediately. Hard work is good, but I can understand the feeling that a bomb had just dropped on him.

As for the search itself, there didn't seem to be anything to worry about.

- I think I can find him with this.

I pulled out my phone.

*   *  *

Cha YooJin fiddled with the sand on the beach with his toes as he felt the sea breeze.

Having a day off after a long time, going out on a bright morning was very relaxing.

"The weather is nice."

But it didn't feel very refreshing. He wrapped his arms around the back of his neck, trying to clear his sadness.

He had come out to change his mood because he had been told to "cool his head," but somehow, the conclusion he came to was that...he didn't know if what he had done something wrong.

"Hmm, I won't apologize."

Instead, he concluded that he should have a good talk with his group mates about why he wouldn't apologize to the idiots with cameras.

But he was a little annoyed.

"No one cared to know my condition."

Still, he complained that no one had texted him all night.

There was no one who really understood him and accepted what he thought.....

- Cha YooJin.

- ...!

At the familiar but unexpected voice, Cha YooJin almost jumped out of the chair he was sitting on.

- Hyung?

- Yes, it's me.

It was Park MoonDae.

"Oh my god."

The member of his group ran towards him on the beach.

He looked at him gratefully, but at the same time surprised. What kind of magic had he done?

- How did you find me, did you really find me?

- Is that important?

Park MoonDae was dressed in light clothes. Moreover, her pink hair was waving messily in the sea breeze as if he had been looking for him quite hard.

But instead of getting angry, he smiled and held out a paper bag to him.

Inside, there was ice cream being sold in a nearby store.

- It's obvious to know where you would come. When I looked for a place that sold candy and was close to the beach, I discovered that the way to that cafe was near the hotel.

- ...

- I knew you'd be around here.

It was an accurate deduction. But instead of getting chills or goosebumps, Cha YooJin was impressed.

- You're amazing, hyung.

- Oh, I know, but eat the ice cream first. Can you bring outside food here?

- If you have to tip, that's enough. This isn't even Disneyland, is it?

TN: Some beaches are forbidden to eat food, so MoonDae asks if it's possible to eat ice cream there. YooJin replies that just tipping the beach guards is enough for them to let the fact that he consumed ice cream pass and not fine him.

It was a very good joke, but Park MoonDae didn't seem to get it very well. Cha YooJin, who was used to this kind of situation, let it pass.

First of all, looking only at the culture, it was not very American in itself to see a man of that age sitting with brightly dyed hair.

However, Park MoonDae's main topic started when Cha YooJin ate more than half of the ice cream.

- Then tell me while eating, why did you do that to the production team?

- That sounds like an interrogation.

- I'm not questioning you, I'm asking you because you must have done it for a reason.

Park MoonDae folded his arms.

- You're a smart guy.

Cha YooJin, unusually, felt a little moved.

Then, after shrugging his shoulders, he immediately spoke.

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