Chapter 97

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Translated by Sylph

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Cheongryeo on the screen began to tell a ghost story while smiling.

[Do you by any chance know the idol ghost story? I also heard it recently.]

[……A ghost story?]

-It’s here.
-Finally ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Will Park Moondae blow away the Americano this time?

Not missing people’s expectations, as soon as he heard the introduction of the ‘ghost story’, Park Moondae stiffened up.

-Park Moondae, are you even scared of ghost stories? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-His whole face stiffened but he’s pretending not to be, so cute.
-I’m not even a fan but I don’t know why seeing him scared is so fun…. hehe.
└You are very welcome on the Park Moondae board.

In reality, he was nervous because of the meaningful content, but on the broadcast, he literally looked stiffened because of the ghost story.

[They say a ghost wanders around the recording studio, and if an idol who seems likely to succeed records, the ghost joins in and records together.]

[I could have done it too….]

[…while saying that.]

The ghost’s lines in the center were processed with bright red captions, adding more to the atmosphere.

[Silence descending inside the mountain villa]

And finally, a slightly chilly atmosphere was created.

-Eh?
-Hey, Park Moondae is immersed.
-They barely escaped the skit just now ㅋㅋㅋ
-Cheongryeo-nim nice shot.

[Haha, you don’t have to worry. Actually, I just made it up. I modified a recording studio ghost story a bit.]

[……Um, I see.]

[But you know the recording studio ghost story is real, right?]

[!!]

-ㅋㅋ Actually it was a made-up ghost story.
-But even the made-up ghost story was a made-up ghost story of a made-up ghost story.
-It’s rare for Cheongryeo to play jokes… a new character is coming out surely because he’s with a hoobae. Fun.
-Ah, this level between gag and immersion is just right ㅋㅋㅋ

Afterwards, the broadcast slowly took the flow and began to create the atmosphere properly.

[The stove is broken.]

[…It seems the back room door is locked.]

The feeling of isolation gradually heightened. And in a somewhat serious atmosphere, Cheongryeo and Park Moondae sat across from each other in the living room and started a deep conversation.

[Um… sunbaenim, would it be okay if I ask for advice?]

Worries about the formation process and teamwork until debut told by the hottest rookie lately.

[Since it’s the first time I’ve tried talking about such things in a place like this, I don’t know how it was.]

And the picture of a sunbae answering sincerely to the hoobae’s words while being embarrassed saying he hadn’t tried it was quite good.

Regardless of the truth, that strange composition where strangers seemed to spill their inner thoughts in an extraordinary situation had a bit of a touching code aimed for by prime-time variety shows.

-ㅠㅠ A bit cheesy but that’s good too.
-I thought anew that idols live hard from a young age.
-I wish all our K-pop idols would find strength ㅠㅠ Ah, of course except for those bastards who appeared on the social section news.
-The leader-nim must have gotten hungry from talking, he’s eating snacks ㅋㅋㅋ
-I only had an impression left from Park Moondae’s first evaluation in Idol Inc. But it was unexpected and good because he spoke so prettily.

The broadcast seemed to finish heartwarmingly with that kind of feeling, then it threw a small bait and connected to next week.

[-Next Story-]

[The radio seems to be working…?]

[Static- This is breaking news. A heinous criminal suspect has escaped from the detention center near Mount Jowon……]

[…!]

-Ohhh
-It’s for real.
-Are the two of them supposed to escape the mountain villa? Or defense?

Since people knew that it wouldn’t become too serious due to the nature of this program and would finish with a gag at the decisive moment anyway, they were freely interested.

And next week.

Most of the viewers were appalled.

-What is this, what is this exactly
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Wow ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Does it connect like this?

At first, it seemed to proceed as viewers expected.

In the early part of the broadcast, Cheongryeo and Park Moondae spent a leisurely time waiting for the police.

But soon they strangely realized that the cell phone battery had all run out, and they walked around the mountain villa looking for items that could send an SOS signal out the window.

But instead of a flashlight or a flare, they found a radio.

[Shall we listen to this at least for now? It seems to be working.]

[Static….]

And they heard a broadcast that some murder suspect had escaped prison.

At the moment both of them stiffened at the sudden news.

[Bang bang bang!]

[!!!!]

Someone started to knock on the door.

And a blunt voice was heard from beyond the door.

[It’s the police! Please open the door!]

[…….]

Timing-wise, it was a development where the escaped murder suspect was naturally lying.

[The two exchanging glances]

-Heol, it’s more tense than expected.
-ㅠㅠ Guys, you’re all smart, let’s not open the door recklessly.
-Bring back last week’s conference room vibe!

Fortunately, the two just approached the front of the door cautiously.

And Park Moondae spoke first.

[Please tell us your rank, name, and affiliation first.]

[…….]

Suddenly it became quiet outside the door.

And after a while.

[Bang bang bang bang!]

[Hey, open the door!]

[!!!!]

-Heol scary.
-It’s completely like a genre variety show.
-Didn’t you guys never do it this for real before?

Viewers were slightly flustered. And an even more perplexing thing happened.

[Crack!]

The entrance was split.

[????]

A huge question mark caption bomb appeared for a moment.

[Flee for now]

Before the door was completely broken, the two hurriedly started to flee to the back.

-Heol
-It’s more for real than expected;;
-Wasn’t the setting in this program originally only supposed to show a skit taste? Why suddenly so fierce…?

Comments began to express anxiety or cooled-down emotions beyond flusteredness, but that also didn’t last long.

Because the two suddenly tore off the window and escaped.

[This way!]

[Yes!]

As the green background attached to the window was torn away, the CG began to become chaotic.

The captions were also chaotic.

[Th, that…?]

[A situation where nothing is visible to the eyes]

In the midst of that, as one was moving the locking device, the other was holding the window frame. Their cooperation was perfect.

People only then felt relieved and burst out laughing.

-Aren’t both of them too immersed ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Where did the businessmen from last week go?
-Guys, is it okay to break the 4th wall like that on broadcast…?
└4th wall destruction (physical)
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

After the two ran out, the camera hurriedly ran and caught the two who came out.

A low-quality CG appeared in a hurry to hide the filming equipment.

[All the snow has melted.]

[I think it’s thanks to the weather getting significantly warmer. …I think it’s okay to take off the coat.]

[It seems it’s still quite cold for that.]

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ These people.. quite brazen..
-They said the snow melted because the day got warm ㅋㅋㅋㅋ crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-I wondered what the snow drawing around was, it’s just the staff and filming equipment roughly smudged with CG ㅋㅋㅋ
-In the midst of that, Park Moondae subtly tried to take off the padding but Cheongryeo cut him off sharply ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└I guess the immersion breaks if they go that far ㅋㅋㅋ
└No, I can’t understand the standard…!

Unlike the reaction of the buzzing viewers, the two continued to talk naturally.

[Let’s go down quickly before that strange person notices and chases us.]

[Yes. Then I’ll see you again next time.]

[…Are you not going down together?]

[Because it’s better for at least one person to live in case of emergency. How about going separately.]

[Um, that’s true. Then I’ll see you again next time.]

[Yes. Take care on your way back, sunbaenim.]

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Wisdom of an out-of-this-world style.
-So cool, I think this is exactly winter.
-Is it okay for this conversation to flow like water like this ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-I’m not an idol fan so I only knew that both of them came out with exactly the same answers in the idol psychology test… but to think it would be to this extent…
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

While the viewers were doubling over with laughter, Cheongryeo and Park Moondae greeted each other politely and parted ways.

The camera briefly showed Cheongryeo going down the mountain, then soon turned around and followed Park Moondae. Park Moondae watched Cheongryeo going down blankly and then turned his body.

And he headed towards the entrance of the mountain villa they just escaped from.

-???
-What’s this
-Park Moondae why there

Standing in front of the entrance, Park Moondae took off his outer coat. Inside the long padding, the clothes he was wearing were revealed.

It was an ocher-colored detention center uniform.

[!!!!]

Park Moondae muttered dryly.

[Ah, sunbaenim is lucky.]

People who realized the situation began to scream.

-?????
-Crazy crazy what is this
-Euaaaaak
-Heol prison uniform
-I think I’m going out of my mind
-Is Park Moondae the escaped ninja guy from the radio? Euaaaak

Park Moondae whistled and entered through the entrance. As if a reaction, people’s exclamations of surprise were briefly inserted into the scene.

And the cut transitioned.

This time it was Cheongryeo going down the mountain.

-Run away
-Cheongryeo-nim run quickly
-It’s a sudden thriller drama, why are you doing this MBS ㅠㅠ

But Cheongryeo stopped his steps which were already slow.

And he muttered.

[I couldn’t take him with me this time either…….]

-??
-What is he again

Cheongryeo sighed and started to walk again. When a huge tree brushed by and a blank space appeared in the camera’s view for a moment.

Cheongryeo disappeared.

And next to the tree where he disappeared, a flyer was zoomed in.

[Looking for a missing person]
[Missing during a landslide due to heavy snow]

On that list…… Cheongryeo’s identification photo was printed.

-Euaaaaak
-Is he a ghost?
-Oh my god what kind of composition is this
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ My goodness

A suspenseful BGM was laid.

[When we meet again, at that time……]

Along with that caption, the broadcast ended.

-My goodness
-What did I just see

Because the development was so over the top, there was an overflow of people who were shocked rather than scared.

-I want to make a joke that it’s an unexpected plot twist, but I feel like even this is insufficient.
-MBS really thought of doing such a thing with those two who are terrible at acting.
-Hiiek, surely it’s not that they’re bad at acting but they aimed for a composition of pretending to be bad!
└? What do you mean
└If it’s a ghost and an escaped prisoner, then isn’t it because both were not distressed that they were the essence of calm when they met last week? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Heol

People were flustered at the suddenly completed big picture, then soon began to find it interesting.

Because thinking about it again, even that was funny.

-Everything is completed with the last skit.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ To match it like this.
-Suddenly it became the production team’s big picture.
-Ah ㅋㅋ This kind of thing is so fun, I should go rewatch last week’s ㅋㅋㅋ

Although it was over the top, it certainly caught immersion and fun, so people were generous.

Moreover, because both had reasonably large fandoms, it was also easy to push the public opinion.

-Today’s was really fun~ I want to see VTIC Cheongryeo in variety shows often in the future. ^^ TeSTAR Park Moondae also fighting!

-It seems Park Moondae did well naturally even though it’s his first solo variety show. The chemistry with Cheongryeo sunbaenim was also good. Recommended!

-Both Cheongryeo and Park Moondae were truly excellent castings. I hope they call them again next time. (smiling basic emoticon)

Thanks to the disappearance of entertainment article comments, the viewer board hit an unexpected boom.

Because the evaluation was good even for general viewers who don’t know Cheongryeo or Park Moondae personally due to the unconventional and funny composition, fans enjoyed the variety show bait while laughing without much worry.

And a few days later.

New bait appeared again.

[I am TeSTAR’s Park Moondae (puppy emoticon) This is W-Live]

It was Park Moondae’s first individual W-Live.