The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 238



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 238

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[KPCA Male Group Rookie of the Year Award]

From the moment that word appeared large on the LED screen behind the stage, Kim Chun-yong’s heartbeat slowly increased, as if a stone had been thrown into still water.

Will Wiz receive it or will Tioze receive it?

Many people have been arguing about that part, pointing out the differences.

Physical album sales are better with T.O.J., so it will be T.O.J.

Wiz is no pushover either, in the end the team that receives it will receive it.

The burden continued to spread across the bottomless waters.

“This year, the winner of the Best New Male Group Award is….”

The words of the actor who came up to present the award were heard softly even more than the commotion in the distant audience.

No, maybe it’s just natural?

“Target of Xenon, ToZ! Congratulations!”

Finally, the moment the actor’s last words are spoken.

-Wow!

… because there was a loud cheer and applause from the audience.

Tiozae’s steps as he climbs up onto the stage are slightly unsteady, and despite having prepared everything, his eyes start to sparkle.

“… Two, three, hello! This is Tioje!”

When you greet someone like that.

‘… It was like this back then too.’

Kim Chun-yong recalled the moment when Arrows received the Rookie of the Year award for the first and last time.

“Hello, this is Arrows!”

Perhaps, even if Kim Chun-yong was behind bars, attacked by all sorts of yellow press articles, and talked nonsense when he was drunk, he would remember that.

How could I forget?

Unless there are special circumstances, the Rookie of the Year award is given only once in a lifetime.

For trainees who have practiced for a long time, winning first place on a music show and receiving a main prize was a dream that was just as big. No, maybe even bigger.

Kim Chun-yong also trained at Queens for quite some time, but among the members of T.O.J., there was someone else who trained the longest.

Son Jae-ha.

“I, so… .”

It was the same when I won the Rookie of the Year award at CAMM during my Arrows days.

Son Jae-ha, who was usually calmer than anyone else and had a vague attitude that seemed to know something or the other, trembled with his hand holding the microphone as if he didn’t know what to say.

“… Ugh.”

In the end, I couldn’t say anything and just cried like I did now.

“… Xenia! We, we won the Rookie of the Year award! Seriously… ha, haha. I didn’t know I would, would win an award like this. First of all, I’m so grateful to those who helped us debut and stand here today…”

And this time too, it was Ji Hwa-seong who quickly took over the microphone and began his acceptance speech.

It’s as if it’s proving the well-known fact within Tioje that if you’re perceptive, you’re intelligent, and if you’re intelligent, you’re perceptive.

Starting with Ji Hwa Sung’s lead, the other members also began to speak one by one the words that had been on their minds under the warm and sweet lighting.

“… It’s all thanks to your help that I’ve been able to achieve my dream of becoming a singer. Ah, ahaha… It still doesn’t feel real!”

Bang Yoo-chan continued his sentences in a calm and low voice, then burst into his usual hearty laughter as if he couldn’t think of what to say next because he was so overwhelmed.

“… Mom, Dad. Si, Siwon hyung. And, the AG family… Really, thank you so much. I understand this to mean that I should work hard in the future as well… I will work hard!”

Jang Si-woo carefully chose each word as if he had carefully honed his sensitive and delicate nature, and conveyed feelings that were not appropriate for his age.

Yeah, it was like that with Arrows too.

“Thank you so much, thank you. I will continue to work hard in the future… .”

Much was the same, and sparkled just as it had then.

however.

“Hey, Logan. Your acceptance speech too… .”

“Oh, wait, wait a minute. I can’t breathe!”

Not everything was the same.

“…谢谢你给我这个奖。我会成为更加努力的刘伟。.”

Changed members.

“Jesus… First of all, I thank God in heaven for giving me this award. Thank God, Aman. Um, well. What can I say? I never even imagined something like this… .”

Unlike Liu Wei, who didn’t say a word in Korean despite receiving an award from Korea, Logan spoke Korean here and there with a face full of joy and emotion.

‘… That’s right. This is different.’

Suddenly, Kim Chun-yong felt as if a stone that had been thrown continuously into the puddle in his heart had bounced in a different direction.

Look.

The place you are standing now is reality.

… As soon as he realized that, Kim Chun-yong had to realize from moment to moment that that wasn’t the only thing that had changed.

“Uh, uh… .”

“… It’s okay. Don’t worry about it. I’m sorry I couldn’t speak properly.”

“No, no! That’s not what I meant….”

“… Are you okay, hyung?”

“Uh, yeah. … Thank you.”

Ji Hwa-seong, who had been tense and stiff at the same time because he had first seen Son Jae-ha’s weak appearance when he won the Arrows Rookie of the Year award, was now holding one of Son Jae-ha’s arms and making a stern face.

Perhaps it’s because the conflict they had while preparing for their debut was resolved well?

Or was it just meant to be that way?

“… … .”

Then why did Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo lock eyes and nod briefly?

Kim Chun-yong couldn’t figure it out.

All I can do is see with my own eyes, hear with my own ears, and feel with my own fingertips the many things I have changed.

In fact, Kim Chun-yong wasn’t as nervous as he was when he debuted with T.O.Zero or when he received the Rookie of the Year award with Arrows.

Because there were more than one or two things he had to do to win the Rookie of the Year award.

Because he has been working so hard to fulfill the terms of his contract with X for the sake of his precious members.

but….

“Mate, Chun-yong hyung! You should say something too. You’re the last one. Last fire.”

The moment the microphone Logan handed over reached my hand.

“Hmm, I knew you would receive it. That’s the award Gao Yan will receive next year.”

“Gao Yan, honestly, that’s a hopeless story!”

When I saw my fellow trainees from the days sitting below me.

“Is this real? Nari. Record it. Show mom. This is really my little brother…”

“Shh, shh. I’ve been recording for a while now. Please be quiet so I don’t pick up your voice, Unnie.”

And when I saw my older sister and younger sister sitting in the audience seats far away, clearly in Kim Chun-yong’s sight.

Although their voices did not reach my ears.

It was too far away to see the expression.

“… … .”

A dizzying sense of vertigo that so much has changed and will change in the future filled Kim Chun-yong from head to toe.

“uh….”

His slowly opening lips proved that his body was different from his cold head.

“Hello, I am Chun Yong!”

I liked the change.

I was glad to know that a lot had changed since I came back.

“I am so happy to receive this award, which you can only receive once in your lifetime, and I am grateful to all the people who helped me receive this award… .”

I was afraid that things would change.

Even though I kept telling myself that it was okay and that I could solve it, I was afraid of the dark future ahead.

“And, and… .”

Again, it was just the first stop.

Kim Chun-yong had just won the Rookie of the Year award, but he just wanted to shout out who the best idol in K-pop history is and how they set the criteria.

The burden that was placed on my shoulders was infinitely heavy.

That was because these were things he had never carried in his entire life.

Oh, but.

“…family!”

Since his return, time has passed by without a break, like an arrow, which is the meaning of his former group’s name.

“Mom, Dad, Sister, and Nari. Everyone….”

The past that can no longer be undone, and the many things that one has changed in order to make up for it.

“At home, let’s eat together at home.”

“Let’s go on a trip abroad together. For the first time!”

And, things to change.

“… Thank you. I really love you, Xenia.”

All of that gave Kim Chun-yong a push.

“Oh, let’s go to the dorm and eat together today. Let’s all huddle together… Meat?”

“Haha… I think we’ll probably go to a company dinner?”

“Yeah, but it’s better to spend time with the members!”

Instead of making an indifferent expression like, ‘What’s so special about eating at home?’, the members came down from the stage and put their arms around his shoulders.

“Chun-yong! Here, here, look at this just once!”

This time, Shooting Rex and Neulbom Mir came to Kim Chun-yong at the moment when he was shining the brightest.

Oh, I see.

“… But, among us, I think Chun-yong gave his acceptance speech the most calmly. He didn’t cry or stutter.”

“Huh? Hyung Yoochan, is that a sniper shot at Hyung Jaeha?”

“Inma, how can you distort your brother’s feelings like that?”

“Oh, sniper? Sniper?”

“Logan, that’s not it….”

“Haha… That’s right. Chun-yong was the most calm.”

This time, Kim Chun-yong said he wasn’t as nervous as when he debuted with T.O.Z or when he received the Rookie of the Year award with Arrows.

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So, after they sat back down in their seats.

“Ugh, ugh… I feel so relaxed. I need to go to the bathroom.”

“Just hold on a little longer, Yoochan hyung. We have to go prepare for the stage soon.”

The members’ whispering voices tickled Kim Chun-yong’s ears and calmed his mind.

The KPCA trophy held in Son Jae-ha’s hand sparkled in the lights of the scene.

The lights reflected there seemed to tell Kim Chun-yong where to go and what to do.

“…after.”

Kim Chun-yong wiped his cheek, which was soaked with sweat or some other liquid, and looked up at the sky above the open ceiling of the awards ceremony.

Aside from the fact that he wasn’t nervous throughout the awards ceremony, it was because he had just realized why he had been so impatient lately.

The reason why Kim Chun-yong moved so hastily like a rat that had been struck by a tornado.

The reason why I wanted to achieve something a little more.

Since receiving the Rookie of the Year award, there have been times when even Kim Chun-yong really didn’t know anything.

because….

[Unfortunate Collision Accident… Popular Idol R’s Family All On Board?]

[Where is the idol’s personal information? AG, “No leniency will be given to the leak of black box footage.”]

[Arrows Rex, Resuming Mini 2nd Album Activities… Will They Return from Sadness?]

I don’t really remember how I lived after that.

From here on out, it wasn’t just about atonement, nor was it a turning point.

It was an unknown road, and it was a moment when I had to find the right path among the unknown roads.

‘… First of all, don’t go on that damn trip.’

When Kim Chun-yong said to my older sister and younger brother who were sitting in the official seats earlier, “Let’s eat,” it was a promise to him.

Making that thing disappear from the start.

That’s where it starts.

“T.O.J. members, we will go prepare for the award stage. The stage will begin right after the Rookie of the Year award for female group is presented.”

“…yes!”

Kim Chun-yong’s steps toward the back of the stage, holding the shoulders of the members who were filled with happiness and emotion, were as cautious as walking on the edge of a knife.

X’s second goal of winning the Rookie of the Year award was achieved today.

That means that an equally difficult task awaits him.

“Tioje, ready to take the stage to receive the Rookie of the Year award.”

“…yes.”

Then, my bright red hair poured down over Kim Chun-yong’s forehead as he nodded after tapping the microphone.

It’s heavy, scary, unfamiliar, and confusing as to which is right.

It didn’t matter.

Whether you are confident or not.

[Best New Male Group – ToZ (Tatget of Zenon)]

Still, I had no intention of running away.