Genius Idol’s Strategy to Conquer the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 279

After finishing the encore, I came down from the stage with trembling steps.

I spoke absentmindedly toward the behind-the-scenes cameras from the broadcasting station and the company.

Upon returning to the waiting room, we received a lot of congratulations from the waiting staff, took phone calls from CEO Ban Ga-eul and Director Joo Yeol-eum from the company, and took a group selfie with the members to commemorate our first place.

It was just a little while ago that I became one with the sofa, still wearing the sweaty stage outfit that was uncomfortable with my sweat and Gyun Seong-ha’s tears and snot.

By the time I gave my speech and performed the encore stage, I had exhausted all my energy, leaving me completely drained.

Although I thought about using the blessing that suddenly became available again a few days ago,

At this moment, I wanted to enjoy the pleasant sense of exhaustion rather than an abrupt sense of refreshment.

“Raon.”

Ban Yo-han, who was squatting in front of the sofa and lightly tapping my dangling fingertips, asked.

“Did you not cry on purpose earlier because you wanted to but held back, or did the tears just not come out?”

I recalled the situation from a while ago and answered.

“Both.”

“Both?”

“Yeah. I kind of wanted to cry, but no tears came out.”

Even if they had, I would have tried my hardest to hold them back.

I needed to show a bright image today no matter what.

I couldn’t let myself look vulnerable by shedding tears in front of the camera.

“If you ever want to cry later, you can always cry in this big brother’s broad chest.”

Kang Ji-woo, who had just returned from enthusiastically high-fiving each staff member who welcomed us, interrupted.

I looked at Kang Ji-woo, who didn’t seem very trustworthy.

“What’s crybaby number two saying….”

He had washed his face in the restroom on the way back to the waiting room, so he was now pretending he hadn’t cried.

I know, you know, and we all know that he cried so much earlier that he had no energy to take care of others.

“Sniff.”

Of course, crying isn’t wrong, but his face, which cried more intensely than Gyun Seong-ha’s, was definitely easy to tease.

“Hey, who’s crybaby number one?”

Gyun Seong-ha, who had washed his face along with Kang Ji-woo, burst out.

“Of course, it’s you. And did you wipe your snot on my clothes earlier? That’s gross. Do you want to die?”

“Why don’t you get up if you’re going to say something like ‘do you want to die’? You don’t even have the strength to walk.”

“Haha, a true master deals with enemies without lifting a finger.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Hey, Hyung, Hyung, Gyun Seong-ha did this to me earlier….”

“Hey!”

“Argh!”

“Be quiet…!”

While Gyun Seong-ha and I were pointlessly bickering, using all the energy we had left,

“Guys….”

Gwak Sang-hyun, who had just finished receiving a call from the company, walked into the waiting room with red eyes, then noticed me and Gyun Seong-ha rolling on the floor after falling off the sofa.

He remained silent, then turned his head to avoid looking at us and continued.

“Guys, remember we have to do a V app live to celebrate our first win when we get back to the company? Make sure your faces don’t look too puffy. Save your energy so you don’t look worn out.”

After conveying a few more notices, Gwak Sang-hyun finally looked at me and said.

“Raon, if you have the energy to fight, change your outfit quickly. It’s time to go home.”

“Yeah. You heard him? Move so I can change.”

Gyun Seong-ha, who had been pinning me down with brute strength despite being at fault, finally slid down and whispered irritably.

“Wow, he calls this fighting? Sang-hyun Hyung is too nice.”

This kid, who whined about being too tall during dance practice, was using his physical strength to push me around well.

“Ouch!”

When he let his guard down, I jabbed him in the ribs with my elbow, and he clutched the hit area in silence.

* * *

After Orca’s first win on the music show, the Aeri community was in a state of pure excitement and shock.

– #Again1stWin

#OrcaFirstPlace_CheerAgain

Congratulations on Orca’s first place. Stay healthy and strong for the rest of your activities. We love you, our whales♥♥

– (Video) ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Ji-woo and Seong-ha crying is heart-wrenching, and Gyeol getting choked up is touching. The moment they won first place, I just screamed and cried ㅜㅜㅜㅜ

– !!Aeri Emergency!!

Our boys won first place on Mura today, and Raon revealed during his speech that he composed ‘God Gain.’

– ??????

– ??? Who did what?

– I couldn’t watch the live broadcast because I was at work, but what happened?

– **Again** composer Haje = On Raon

– Wow, the person who first mentioned Haje = Raon must be thrilled right now.

– I told you it was suspicious that HAZE wasn’t Heize but Haje! Raon, I knew it was youㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Raon Haje means “happy tomorrow” in pure Korean, right? Our darling is truly an honorary Korean ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I’m crying ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– My child wrote **God Gain** and also did the lyrics… I’m so happy that I can’t even speak. Thank you so much for being an idol, Raon.

– On Raon is such a genius that I grin widely, but thinking about the **Again** lyrics just makes me sob.

– Ban Yo-han’s speech was so cool, saying it was the happiest first place he’s ever had, better than getting into Seoul University as a top student ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Do I look like a fan of a singer who is happier about winning first place on a music show than getting a perfect score on the CSAT and getting into Seoul University as a top student? ㅎㅎㅎ #Again1stWin

– (GIF) Today, Dangu who updated the water dumpling gif, congratulations on the first win. It’s so cute how you take good care of your family #Again1stWin

– (GIF) Isn’t he like a big dog unaware of his size? ㅜㅜ

– (Video) When the encore stage started, Aeri joined in the sing-along from the second chorus; isn’t **Again** just perfect for sing-alongs? Even though he’s American, he understands Korean tastes so well. So, when’s Orca’s concert?

Several Aeris running fan channels on WiTube quickly edited and uploaded reactions of other singers being surprised to hear that On Raon composed **Again**.

This quickly spread to various entertainment communities and became a big topic.

Originally, fans felt an even greater sense of emotion when others admired their favorite artist, as if they themselves were being acknowledged.

Seed Entertainment, which had somewhat anticipated the results, quickly distributed prepared promotional materials to prearranged reporters as soon as Orca won first place.

– Orca takes first place on ‘Music Round’ with member Raon’s self-composed song ‘Again.’

– The identity of ‘Again’ composer HAZE is revealed to be ‘On Raon’… Members tear up at their first win.

– Famous composer Ri Sang praises On Raon, who composed ‘Again,’ saying, “Even the word ‘genius’ falls short.”

At the same time, the ranking of the title song, which had dropped slightly, soared a few notches back into the top 10.

Several favorable conditions converged, bringing about the reversal in On Raon and Seed Entertainment’s image that they had been hoping for.

– This is serious; On Raon is a genius idol beyond imagination;;;

– Out of the five members of Orca, two can compose, one can arrange, and the others can write lyrics or make rap parts. What kind of overbalance is this?

┗ The balance was broken when Pick Heart brought Seo Moon-gyeol with five foreigners. Dae-bak.

┗ It’s unfair; please give us either Gyeol or Raon.

┗ No way, without Gyeol and Raon, we’d be scammed. They’re a one-plus-one set, and pro-maknae-pamperer Kang Ju will never let our darling go, so we can’t let Gyeol go either.

┗ Then give us a good-looking, young, skilled, cooking, good-natured main vocal leader for a sacrifice meta.

┗ Some people just don’t know when to give up;

– Honestly, it could be a fluke that they got a good song by chance, so we need to see at least two or three more songs, but seeing Ri Sang and Ban Ga-eul say so much, it seems he really has talent. **Again** is so good.

– Ah, but the song **Again** is amazing. It’s pure adrenaline and perfect for workouts.

– Every time this song plays every 30 minutes at our gym, the PT instructor says “one more, one more,” and it feels like hell despite how good the song is.

┗ Same here

┗ Have you heard the gym remix version of **Again**? It’s absolute hell.

– **Again** refreshingly wrecks you.

– Looking at it this way, **Again** seems to genuinely reflect On Raon’s story! Contrary to those people’s claims, On Raon was just doing his music~ and ended up winning first place with it~~

Although On Raon’s painful past hadn’t been forgotten or erased, it now began to be categorized under the genius aspects that the public was gradually starting to see.

– (GIF) Seeing Raon so happy after winning first place made me feel bad for wanting him to cry once. Yes, Raon, let’s only have things that make you smile forever.

┗ Aw, cute, like a happy puppy.

┗ I’m a fan of another group, but seeing On Raon made me feel happy tooㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Hugging the trophy and jumping in excitement was so cute.

– Winning first place with his own song and being so happy he didn’t cry, who can frame that negatively?

– Our boy is doing so well, so stop with your baseless imaginings~~~!!!

Of course, as the fact that On Raon was heavily involved in this album became known, a few trolls also emerged.

– So On Raon produced **Again**? No wonder the music video’s main character is who… and the killing part is who… It’s unfair that this time especially, unlike the third album, the parts are centered around that member ㅋㅋㅋ Explain why.

However, such absurd nitpicking was revealed by another Aeri who found a previous post by the same writer right after the **Again** music video was released.

– Ah, Seed’s specialty of distributing parts like a pizza pan is disgustingㅡㅡ. They should give more to the better ones for the sake of the music, but they always forcibly divide it equally, ruining the musical quality.

…Revealing how they initially complained about parts being too equal and now suddenly about them being unfair, leading to criticisms of having a split personality, causing them to disappear.

The good news didn’t end there.

From that evening, the official recruitment for Orca’s first fan club, Aeri (AIRY), began.