Chapter 21
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Translated by Sylph
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The first donation text was point-blank.
#Why did you choose chicken feet of all things? lol
People in the comments buzzed, saying it was an excellent question. Park Moondae thought for a moment and then answered honestly.
“Hmm, actually, my collaboration item keyword was not chicken feet, but frozen food.”
– Wow, so lame
– Looking at chicken feet again, they look like a fairy
– Why did the Mang-jusa guys put something like frozen food in an idol PR…?
– They have T1 carbonated water, so why put something like dumplings in the candidates lol
Park Moondae, who couldn’t see the comments, continued speaking calmly.
“Among the frozen food I received as samples, the chicken feet were the tastiest. That’s why I chose chicken feet.”
– !!
– He tried… all the samples?
– This participant is the ‘real deal’
– At this point, it’s not at a level to just laugh off saying he works hard lol
“Since it’s an advertisement anyway… it’s hard to say something that tastes bad is tasty.”
Park Moondae grabbed the chicken feet in his mouth again while answering. And immediately, other donations exploded one after another.
#What food do you like besides chicken feet?
#Which participant are you close with?
#Then what was the standard for choosing the triangular kimbap lol
“I eat all food well without being picky. As for a participant I’m close with… hmm, I’ll omit it because I think it would be a spoiler if I say it.”
– He’s really thorough lol
– Our Moondae has a close friend, right? Grandmother believes in Moondae! *^^*
– You, just now on the side broadcast, Seon Ahyun said he’s close with you lol
– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I see, Moondae-ya, you’re close with Ahyun?
From Park Moondae’s perspective, he had glossed it over because he judged that mentioning someone directly could become a risk factor.
However, the comments had taken even that as material and were playing with it.
And by the time Park Moondae was meticulously explaining the reason he chose the triangular kimbap, the delayed donations exploded one after another.
“The tuna mayonnaise is rich and goes well with the chicken feet like a sauce… Ah.”
#Moondae-ya, please just one verse of a song ㅠㅠ
#Don’t just eat, please do a self-introduction too lol
#Do you have a secret to singing well?
“Hmm, a song.”
Park Moondae put down the last chicken foot he was about to eat.
– Fi nal ly
– Did the idol ego wake up?
– He came back to life only after one chicken foot was left, is it meaningful….
– No, Moondae’s singing is insane, I attended the team battle audience and it was insane ㅠㅠ
– It was good on the broadcast, but I wonder how the live will be
Amid the murmuring comments, Park Moondae began to sing.
“Me standing on the stage, you probably won’t know yet~”
It was , the broadcast theme song.
Park Moondae had simply selected a song that was already verified and received praise from the trainer without much thought, but from the viewer’s perspective, it was no different from solidifying his character.
– Park Moondae, he is a pro
– Isn’t he the participant who is more sincere about the broadcast than anyone else?
– It’s really unpredictable, it’s not a commoner’s way of thinking
– This is crazy, so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The comments were overflowing with people pouring out jokes. But that wasn’t all.
– But he sings well
– Why is it sweet when chicken feet are captured in one frame?
– It’s good to hear even without accompaniment
– You did well, Moondae-ya, now sing one more of something else ㅠㅠ
Despite using low-cost entry-level equipment due to the unreasonable move of having 77 people live stream simultaneously, Park Moondae’s voice was being transmitted clearly.
Without any slurred or blurred parts, Park Moondae led the song gallantly.
It was a voice that was good to hear without a single unstable note.
As if concentrating, the speed of the comments appearing slowed down slightly. Exclamations were mixed in the reactions here and there.
And passing the last part of the pre-chorus, it was when the chorus began.
“Now on the stage…….”
Tiririririring!!
The alarm sounded vigorously from the clock on the desk.
It was an alarm 30 seconds before the end. The 5 minutes of additional time had ended.
“Ah, the time is up.”
Park Moondae stopped singing immediately.
It was because he didn’t intend to give room for controversy by needlessly dragging out time and singing more.
The problem was that he stopped too resolutely.
– No, if you cut it here
– Of all times, right before the chorus lol
– Uaaah, so frustrating, ugh, I’ll just sing it myself, the one shining on the stage now is me!! Uaaah!!
– Don’t you know it’s a big picture to make us watch the 2nd episode? Mr. Moondae is sincere about the program
– If he had eaten just one less chicken foot, wouldn’t he have been able to sing the whole 1st verse?
– He could just continue singing even one verse right now ㅠㅠ Oh, Moondae-ya
One delayed donation appeared on the screen.
#Your voice is so good!
The comments exploded even more at the gentle donation that was contrary to the current comment atmosphere.
“Thank you. I will work hard. Hmm, come to think of it, the remaining donation questions are…….”
Park Moondae quickly scanned the questions again and caught ‘self-introduction’ and ‘secret to singing well’ in his eyes. And he thought.
‘It was rather fortunate that time was lacking.’
In fact, Park Moondae was deliberately dragging out time with a song and delaying the answers to the next donations. It was because it was difficult to answer.
First, as for the self-introduction… he had nothing to say because he had entered someone else’s body.
It was because he himself had not completely grasped the background of ‘Park Moondae’. Furthermore, the background he had already grasped was nothing but dismal.
The secret to singing well was even more difficult to talk about.
‘The system window helps me? That’s crazy.’
Park Moondae finished his judgment in an instant and continued speaking.
“First, to introduce myself,”
At that moment, the screen turned black.
[The live has ended.]
The broadcast time had completely ended.
– ??
– What is it
– I think it ended?
– The production team ended the broadcast all at once
The remaining viewers were confused, but soon grasped the situation and began to laugh out loud.
– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– In the end, they say they didn’t hear a single word of the self-introduction…….
– It feels like I just watched a blunt Mukbang lol
– Ah, it was a big fun in a long time
– No, Park Moondae is really funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋ An unexpected gag character
People left one word each in the live comment window that was still alive and then left.
However, quite a few people remained for quite a long time and continued to leave comments. They were people who had come to feel favor toward Park Moondae.
They were excited and enjoyed comparing Park Moondae in the 1st episode and Park Moondae in the PR Live just now.
– But Moondae is really cute… With a face that looks so unmotivated, he eats well and sings well ㅠㅠ Even being unskilled is the best, yum-yum-good
– His face is a trendy type, so it’s the finishing touch. If he gets just a little more management, he’ll be really handsome
– Good, I should dig a fan account right now
– Where can I vote?
– Idol Inc. homepage -> Stock purchase window. 1 vote per day, and if you buy a collaboration bundle, additional voting is possible
– The commercialism is insane
– Moondae was cute so I gave him one vote, really
In the comments, criticism followed about the money-crazed voting method, but soon the topic returned to Park Moondae’s broadcast just before.
– In the meantime, he ate the chicken feet so deliciously ㅠㅠ In the end, I went through the link and bought it.
– I ordered delivery just now. Thanks, Moondae-ya, chicken feet at this time of night, my diet is destroyed
Then suddenly, one comment brought out an unexpected word.
– But why is Moondae’s eating so familiar, I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere
– Eh, really?
– Did he film a baby formula commercial when he was a baby? (Heart flutter)
– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Moondae said he has no entertainment experience
– Ah, found it. This is it. Exactly the same (Link)
The link was connected to a chicken feet Mukbang video.
The appearance of grabbing chicken feet in one bite and munching on them was exactly like the live broadcast they had seen just before.
Only the species was different.
[Country puppy doing a chicken feet Mukbang!]
In the video, a large dog of unknown lineage was eating raw chicken feet.
The channel name was ‘Eating Habits Inquiry of Sigorjabjong’.
The dog with perky ears and black fur was working hard putting chicken feet into its mouth while wagging its tail with a face that looked downcast because its fur was shaved.
Over that appearance, Park Moondae’s seemingly indifferent but gallant Mukbang was overlapped naturally.
– Heok
At that moment, Park Moondae’s first nickname was decided.
* * *
– Look at this, the two of them are exactly the same lol From now on, Park Moondae is Moon Daeng-daeng, I won’t accept objections (Sigorjabjong Mukbang capture) (Park Moondae live capture)
In the SNS post shared more than 4,000 times, a scene where I, in the form of ‘Park Moondae’, was putting boneless chicken feet in my mouth and a photo of some big dog biting chicken feet were posted together.
I became a bit troubled.
First, neutralizing the negative image by giving a sense of approachability… it seemed to have proceeded successfully, but.
“Moon Daeng-daeng…….”
To think I would have such an embarrassing nickname at the age of 29.
I had heard well-wishes that I eat well a few times in my life.
‘I think it’s because I didn’t usually leave food and wasn’t picky…….’
Simply, it was just because I wasn’t in a position to be picky about food after my parents passed away.
So I didn’t think that such a reaction would come just from eating some chicken feet.
“4th place.”
Not long after the live ended, the PR video was uploaded, and currently, the view count ranking of my video was within fingers.
Even so, it was still on the rise. If things went well, it seemed I would even overturn the video of Lee Sejin, a former child actor who was in 3rd place.
I decided to adapt to the situation.
‘Embarrassment or whatever, it’s a good situation.’
I couldn’t afford to be picky when sudden death was at stake. Furthermore, the novelty was greater than the embarrassment. I was also… very grateful.
‘Thanks to this, I’ve moved one step further away from sudden death.’
I briefly offered gratitude to the people who posted the SNS post and the people who shared it, and began the next contemplation.
Now, there was only one immediate problem.
How would my editing come out in the 2nd episode to be aired in a moment?
Especially, the fact that I received Platinum in the rank evaluation weighed on my mind.
‘Even if the editing is just a little bit bad, it seems like reactions like “This person should have received it, but Park Moondae received it” will come out.’
I turned on the on-air window of the smartphone while slightly nervous.
Still, the 2nd episode was comfortable because I didn’t have to film a useless reaction. Thanks to that, I could even open a can of beer.
[Relisting! Idol~ Inc.!]
Listening to Youngrin’s voice inserted into the opening, I slowly gulped down the beer. And I focused on the content.
“…….”
By the time the 2nd episode ended, the beer placed next to the smartphone had increased to two cans.
I drank the last sip of beer and thought.
‘It was okay, wasn’t it?’
The production team had also put effort into editing my rank evaluation.
Verifying once more through the mouths of the judges that I digested the choreography without omission and that the pitch was accurate, they stamped that I was good.
They didn’t even illuminate the scene of receiving the Platinum grade much. They handled it with a nuance like, ‘Of course, a participant who does this much should receive it~’.
They didn’t even put the judgment controversy on the cutting board at all.
“What are you thinking?”
My inner thoughts are just coming out because alcohol went in. I carefully ruminated on the direction of my editing.
‘There is… a part that weighs on my mind.’
They didn’t show even one bit of me practicing without sleeping for a week.
Since they can’t show the circumstances of all 77 people, I can let that pass, but it was strange that they purposely sent out the scene of me asking Seon Ahyun for the choreography.
Furthermore, it weighed on my mind that they edited it as if I followed all the choreography after hearing it once.
‘Come to think of it, they also put in an interview where I looked like I had no much feeling even when receiving the grade.’
Hmm, having organized this far, I got the gist.
The production team seemed to be planning to continue pushing the ‘Park Moondae’ character trait from the 1st episode.
To put it bluntly… the ‘no-sense, my-pace, talented normal person’ character.
The fortunate point was that, thanks to the PR Live, the internet public opinion had already attached the chicken feet puppy image to me.
‘I think they would have just let it pass.’
I immediately turned on SNS and checked. As expected, people who had already processed Park Moondae in the 2nd episode with the smart puppy gimmick took the public opinion first.
It was fortunate, but I couldn’t be careless. Because editing beats everything.
‘Should I bring the puppy more to life?’
Drrrr!
While contemplating, the smartphone rang.
It was Big Sejin. I felt his meticulousness in sending a text message instead of the message app.
[Moondae-ya, our team is going to watch the 3rd episode all together, how about it?]
Do I really have to do that? I immediately began to write a reply.
‘I’m sorry, but I have work at that time…….’
The moment I was about to refuse with an appropriate excuse, another text message arrived in succession.
[Surely… the sad thing that only Moondae is left out isn’t happening, right? ㅠㅠ Lee Sejin Hyung-nim also said he’s coming!]
“…….”
Is it a situation where everyone has already agreed?
This guy was the type to tell the production team that we watched together and even send a verification shot.
As it is, the editing direction is suspicious, so I didn’t know what would happen if only I was left out.
I slowly fixed the text.
[Yeah, sure. I should go.]
A reply came immediately.
[Hahaha, I knew Moondae would like it too~ See you then!]
“…….”
Somehow… I feel like I lost.