Chapter 80

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Translated by Sylph

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As a result of the production staff and everyone moving with extreme caution while crouching until they were near the summer migratory bird, they were finally able to hold the cameras.

But this ‘near’ was… strictly a relative concept.

“Ah, from here?”

“Of course~ It’s better not to approach further.”

It was a distance where the bird could not even be seen properly with the naked eye.

Ryu Chungwoo, who was holding the camera beside me, muttered with difficulty.

“Um, if it were about shooting it to hit, I could do it…….”

“…?”

It was an idea that only someone from a gold medalist in archery would have.

In the midst of this, Cha Yujin, who was clattering with the camera beside me, pressed the shutter diligently.

‘…I don’t think he even matched the focus.’

I didn’t know. It was already a mess. I sighed and held the camera I received.

‘It reminds me of the old days.’

Because I didn’t have money, I used to borrow the club’s common equipment and go around taking photos. After I made some money, I bought second-hand equipment from a club senior who was graduating.

I fiddled with the entry-level camera and caught the exposure value.

‘Let’s see… if I pull a bit.’

The control and resolution were not that crappy. A few usable cuts came out.

It was a small bird with a blue back and a white belly. Whether its personality was violent, it was throwing twigs with its beak.

…But I didn’t know exactly what species that bird was.

‘It would be easier to guess the camera model.’

I suppressed a sigh, approached the bird researcher, and asked smallly.

“I think I took some, but I don’t know what species this is.”

“…?! Ah, ah-ha~ really?”

The bird researcher’s eyes widened, and he soon babbled praise saying I was fast.

‘…I think this person was surprised just now?’

But before I could think further, other guys cut in.

“Whoa~ as expected of Moondae!”

“I want to see too.”

“H-How is it?”

When I handed the camera to the guys who were huddled together whispering that they would be quiet in their own way, they started to admire while looking at it joyfully.

“I-It came out well. C-C-Cute.”

“As expected Moondae is a golden hand.”

“It’s cool!”

“Teacher, what bird is this?”

The bird researcher raised his index finger.

“…Finding that out is our friends’ goal today!”

“Aha!”

“When the migratory bird filming is over, we will have time to find out while looking at the photos~ Now, shall we move again~”

“Pardon?”

“Since time is not much, let’s film various migratory birds in various places!”

“Yes…….”

And the forced march started again.

‘It seems it’ll fail.’

It was an atmosphere where fun was nowhere to be found. I sighed and brushed off my seat and stood up. Seon Ahyun, who was still looking into my photos, hurriedly returned the camera.

“H-Here.”

“Hmm.”

I received the camera and took a shot of Seon Ahyun without much thought.

“…!”

“I think it came out well.”

Seon Ahyun surely received the natural light well. I decided to get it when I went and upload it on SNS.

“M-Me too…….”

“I’m thankful for the heart. Let’s move.”

“Y-Yes….”

I started to feel sleepy again. It seemed the expectation I had for the filming was gone.

‘Is it walking until the end like this.’

…I wondered if thinking like that was the trigger.

“Now… it seems okay to approach the bird seen over there a bit more. Let’s go.”

“Yes!”

5 seconds after approaching the large white bird at the waterside according to the bird researcher’s instruction.

Suddenly the bird flapped and rushed with a scream.

“…!?”

“Eu-eo-eo-euk.”

“W-Wait a minute!”

People scattered in an instant to avoid the bird which was chasing like crazy.

The bird started to sprint chasing Cha Yujin and Kim Raebin who had approached the closest.

‘X발 (Damn).’

What kind of mess was this?

“Teacher!! What do we do!!”

“HELP!!”

“No, usually birds have a lot of wariness so such a thing is rare… it’s mysterious!”

“Uaaaaaa!!”

Cha Yujin rolled to avoid the bird with a face that looked like he was about to cry. It was literally a mess.

And I realized the situation.

The bird… was running?

“…….”

I approached the ‘bird researcher’ and spoke.

“…This is a lie, right?”

“Pardon?”

“That’s not a bird.”

At that moment, the large bird that ambushed Cha Yujin shouted.

“Caught you!”

“…!!”

In an instant, the bird’s neck was bent, and a person’s face popped out from inside.

“Heeeeeek!!”

The mask was real so it was a bit disgusting. I completely understood Cha Yujin’s reaction.

“Tada! , Gwak Jeongwon’s Prank show!”

“Hueeeee…….”

Cha Yujin melted on the street.

The woman wearing the bird mask with its neck cut off shouted in surprise.

“Oh my, what to do!”

* * *

A little later, we moved to a cafe near the reservoir according to the guidance of the grinning production staff.

The MC apologized as soon as he sat down in the set seat.

‘National rule of such shows.’

“No, I chased because you guys looked the most fearless… I’m sorry because both of you looked so surprised.”

“…It’s okay…….”

“It’s scary.”

Kim Raebin received the apology with a stunned face, but Cha Yujin still sat as far away as possible from the MC and hid behind the members.

But I wished he wouldn’t pull my clothes. I was being strangled.

‘He watched horror movies well.’

It seemed the experience was a different story.

Anyway, the MC proceeded with the filming as he thought the situation was sufficiently organized.

“Now everyone must have realized, our was actually a full-scale prank show~”

“Aaaaa…….”

The MC laughed out loud as he watched TeSTAR applauding with a groan.

“T-Then what about the original Episode 1……?”

“We even fished the viewers with that pre-release episode! In fact, is just a shortcut; the original title is… !”

“……?!”

Seon Ahyun’s mouth fell open. And I almost bit my tongue too.

‘I think I’ve heard that name.’

To think we would be the first guests to be fished with the name even changed.

“Now, how do you feel after experiencing the true title of , for the first time?”

Words burst out in an instant like a flood.

“That banner! You made that on purpose!”

“I was agonizing over why we walked so much!”

“Was the duck walk also not needed?”

“Ahaha! All correct~ All correct~”

The MC laughed and enjoyed his coffee joyfully. I suppressed a sigh and added a word.

“Was the bird researcher also fake.”

“Of course! She’s our wonderful actor~”

“No wonder it was strange! She kept talking only about parrotbills!”

At Keun Sejin’s words, even the production staff all burst into laughter.

“No, in the first place, this is a place for filming winter migratory birds~ We don’t specifically come all the way here to film summer migratory birds. They live scattered. They are also in Gyeonggi-do!”

“Aaaa…….”

It was the first time I had seen Ryu Chungwoo suffering from embarrassment so openly.

I silently drank the beverage. Because I thought I would be like that too otherwise.

Fortunately, whether the agency was not a fool, the MC continued the small talk about TeSTAR’s album and activities for quite a long time after that.

Ryu Chungwoo answered faithfully for the promotion even though it was painful.

‘It’s a relief that I’m not the leader.’

As expected, a title with only obligations was something to be avoided.

Anyway, after that small talk, we were also able to film one of the title songs.

Performing at a country-style cafe and receiving applause from the staff was a unique experience in its own way.

“My goodness, it’s so cool! As expected of the audition successful candidates!”

“Phew, thank you!”

The MC laughed brightly as he watched TeSTAR bowing their heads in all directions.

“Thank you for starting the program interestingly today!”

“We are also thankful!”

“It was fun!”

The finish was warm. Well, since it’s a variety show, it can’t end not warmly.

At the last moment, even Cha Yujin pulled himself together and bowed in greeting.

“Birds are scary.”

“Hahahaha!”

The MC would have laughed thinking it was a joke, but Cha Yujin must have been purely sincere.

‘Well… it doesn’t seem to be to the point of being caught so it doesn’t matter.’

Since that guy wasn’t someone who would read the room even if told.

At that moment, the MC received a signal from the production staff and spoke while clapping his hands.

“Now, everyone! We give you the daily wage we originally promised as it is~”

“Pardon?”

“An expensive lunch! I brought ple-n-ty as much as your daily wages~”

“……Oh oh oh!!”

“Heh!!”

A grill and Hanwoo (Korean beef) appeared.

And all the ill feelings were cleanly washed away. It was the power of beef.

“Eat lots!”

“T-Thank you!”

The members sat in front of the beef with dazed expressions. There was still a sign of doubting if this was also a prank.

But nothing happened, and the Hanwoo sirloin was the most delicious thing I had eaten in the past six months.

‘…It’s decent.’

Considering we even received the appearance fee, it was a productive schedule.

‘I think Cha Yujin, who was directly victimized, might be a bit different though.’

But not long after, Cha Yujin whispered.

“He’s a good person.”

“……I guess so.”

As I agreed with the serious words of the full Cha Yujin, I couldn’t get a sense of what kind of variety show this farce would be composed into…….

‘…I don’t know.’

It was enough if we were not cursed at. I brought a perilla leaf to my mouth.

In front, the manager was sending signals to the members to please stop eating, but no one except Seon Ahyun cared.

* * *

And as time flowed, Sunday afternoon.

TeSTAR’s 2nd week of music show activities ended.

Fans were starting to enjoy seeing costumes that didn’t appear in the MV appearing on music shows and events.

-MusicBomb light pink summer uniform is legendary… (Capture)
-Please look at the power of the black baseball uniform piercing through the bad camera work and join the TeSTAR fandom quickly everyone, if you join now you can do fan life without buying stocks (Video)
-TeSTAR Park Moondae 2X0630 Ohsung corporate event (Photo)
He wore Ohsung Bears baseball uniformㅠㅠ he even took the back number 11 meticulously!

Although complaints about the incompetent agency broke out intermittently, overall it was an atmosphere of enjoying the activity with much content without any major incidents.

However, there were many people thirsty for variety shows.

-Reality show is good but I want them to appear on major variety shows too
-I want to see them being loved on talk shows….
-Ah our kids all have characters so if they just appear it’ll be a hit, why is there no newsㅠㅠ

In this situation, an out-of-the-blue variety show distributed the news of ‘TeSTAR’s’ appearance through an article.

[National Stock TeSTAR, first variety show is TVC’s new work ]
[Who is the first guest of ? TeSTAR from ]

-??
-What kind of variety show is this?
-Is it a misreport
-New work?

But soon the SNS was filled with the anger of people who came back after seeing Episode 1 pre-released on WeTube.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ T1 these bastards are trying to use our kids for their program promotion
-Episode 1 was X-no-jam (so boring), are they crazy?
-It’s already rumored as a failure among people who watch variety showsㅠㅠ
-Truly they can’t work… sigh…

Of course it didn’t last long. Because complaining publicly is just giving food to the aggros unnecessarily.

So the lamentation posts that were not searched only overflowed under the surface, and in the article comments, this kind of reaction became the trend.

-Whoa! This program will also thrive because TeSTAR appears!
-Finally we see TeSTAR on another program, not a reality show
-Going to watch the main broadcast~

Of course, this work would be accumulated and burst like an active volcano in case of emergency.

However, before the fans’ anger could fade, the pre-release of Episode 2 popped up that night.

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[Pre-release of Episode 2 where TeSTAR appears]
: Popped up (Link)
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-Already popped up?
-Isn’t this a Thursday broadcast?

As people who were curious clicked the link, this title appeared.

[I’m sorry! In fact, the name and Episode 1 were both pranks! | PRANK show which is sincere about fishing | The first guests are TeSTAR! | Episode 2 pre-release]

The thumbnail was the TeSTAR members who froze while looking at the banner with out-of-the-world sensitivity.

-???
-What is this
-?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

People hurriedly clicked play while being confused.