The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 250



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 250

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The ripple effect of the short post on T.O.J.’s official SNS account was large and enormous.

[ToZ @Targetofzenon_AG

ToZ (Target of zenon) Official Fan Club Xenia 1st Generation Recruitment and 1st Fan Meeting Notice

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Creating a place for idols and fans to meet in person is one of the most important ways to manage a hiatus.

What kind of event is a fan meeting?

Unlike fan signing events where you can’t go no matter how much money you pour in if it’s a random lottery, this is a place you can go if you just use your quick fingers to win a ticket.

A place where you can see your idols singing, playing games, and talking with fans on stage!

I was starting to feel a little depressed about the upcoming hiatus, but then news of an official fan club recruitment and a fan meeting announcement came out?

Thanks to this, Xenia’s already noisy timeline was on the verge of bursting with news about the members’ personal schedules and the launch of the Star Message service.

[Nulbommir @NBML__0412

I’m so excited to see Chun Yong’s face at the fan meeting that I think I’m going to go crazy ㅠㅠ A fan meeting, a fan meeting… .]

[⎿(Blocked account) Since you’re a photo-taking fan, you won’t be able to enter since your camera will be taken away, right? Ticket please]

[AG Material Company @HARDWARE_store

Fan meeting? So only people who like T.O.J will come to that? I’m so touched I’m shedding tears of joy ㅁㅊ]

[Wow, the T.O.J fan meeting location is the star’s live broadcast location ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[⎿First fan meeting at the place where debut was decided? This is quite romantic…]

[Wow, AG, what’s going on? Do they always work this fast?]

[⎿What I’m saying is, didn’t they have a fan meeting for Choi Ga-on more than a year ago? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It seems like they had a concert first ㅠ]

And, a satisfied smile could not help but appear on the faces of those watching this reaction.

“Yes. As I mentioned this time, fortunately, there was an empty schedule for the concert… so we were able to proceed quickly. I think it would be good to film fan meeting preparation videos and self-produced content in between and upload them to the YouTube channel.”

“Ugh… .”

“Do you like it?”

Yoo Ho-bin, a capable manager who had been worried about Lady Swan’s business and had been a bit late in reacting to the idol phenomenon called Smeji, finally faced the members with a confident smile.

Which member could possibly hate this situation?

With the first settlement just around the corner, their personal schedules unfolding in a flashy manner, and now they are even waiting for a fan meeting with the fans who love them.

It was perhaps natural that the grown members would cling to Yoo Ho-bin’s limbs and shower him with cuteness that wasn’t really cute.

“Hobin hyung! Wow, seriously… I was so grateful that you followed our individual schedules. Do you know that this is a total surprise?”

“Oh, Mars. Hobin hyung’s arm is going to fall off. Be gentle, gentle.”

“Ugh, Yoochan hyung is about to crush Hobin hyung’s fingers.”

“Ugh, without me knowing… .”

“So, it’s like a concert, right? You sing and perform? God, I’m so excited!”

“Hmm, there is a bit of a difference… haha, I’ll explain that to you, Logan.”

“Fans, fan meetings… I’ve seen my brother do them… Now I too… .”

At the sight of the members’ happy faces, Yoo Ho-bin tried hard to suppress his laughter and scratched his cheek.

‘… Seeing that you like it this much, I made the right suggestion. And the timing was perfect.’

The fan meeting date announced on the official SNS account is at the end of next month.

In the meantime, the members could prepare for the fan meeting before starting their individual schedules, and AG could prepare the fan club site and digital tickets.

Could we say that all of this is a triumph of the digital age?

‘It vaguely overlaps with the first filming period of , but… that’s the same for Hwasung and Yoochan during their preparation period.’

During the short hiatus while preparing for the repackage, they appeased fans with self-produced content, but since this hiatus is expected to be even longer, it was clear that that would not be enough.

Bringing fans together.

And, by showing the image of that fan to the singers in charge and letting them know that ‘you are loved this much’, it becomes the driving force for their activities.

Yeah, it couldn’t get any cleaner than this.

To the fans, to the members of T.O.J, and to Yoo Ho-bin himself.

“… … .”

However, even in this happy moment, there was someone who avoided Yoo Ho-bin’s gaze and let out a small sigh.

“…after.”

It was our Kim Chun-yong who gave us more than one thing to think about.

“Oh, I’ll just go to the bathroom for a minute.”

“Oh, bye. Then, before Mr. Chun-yong comes, I’ll give you another brief explanation.”

“Something else? Personal schedule?!”

“Oh, yes. Especially since Mr. Hwaseong and Mr. Yoochan are traveling, things like luggage and passports… .”

With the members slowly moving away and Yoo Ho-bin’s voices as the background, Kim Chun-yong hurriedly put his body in the bathroom attached to the living room of his dorm.

I said I was pretty good at managing my facial expressions, but I couldn’t guarantee that I was doing it perfectly.

As expected.

“… Ugh.”

Kim Chun-yong’s face reflected in the mirror had an expression that was difficult to describe.

The joy of having individual schedules where each member can show off their talents.

And, a sense of relief that I will be able to cool my head thanks to the fan meeting preparations before the filming of , which has been filled with burdens and worries.

There… .

The pressure of having the fan meeting that he had previously run away from, unable to control his emotions, come back again.

“ha….”

Kim Chun-yong slid down the bathroom wall where he had been leaning, letting out a deep sigh that would make anyone who heard it ask, “Is the world over?”

Of course, the indoor gymnasium stage that Yoo Ho-bin told us was the venue for this fan meeting was one that he had previously performed on as the last stage of the live broadcast of .

At that time, Kim Chun-yong was able to defeat Liu Wei and perform well on stage, so he was able to debut safely as a member of T.O.Z.E.

However, it was another matter to go back on stage with the same name, which still had some kind of trauma attached to it.

‘… I don’t even remember how I attended the Arrows fan meeting after that.’

If you told me to, I could do it.

After repeatedly brainwashing myself that this was not the place for me, there was nothing I couldn’t do if I went up there.

But, somehow, I feel like this.

Well, the mind.

… I can’t say it’s comfortable because I have too many thoughts.

“ha….”

Kim Chun-yong’s sigh of crawling on the ground burst out once more.

It’s so complicated to think about how to deal with the problematic trainees of and how to deal with the ‘other guys’ who might be among them.

Is this what they call a mountain beyond a mountain?

As if he had noticed Kim Chun-yong’s feelings, from the moment Yoo Ho-bin made his fan meeting remarks, the cell phone in Kim Chun-yong’s pocket began to shine brightly.

Should I be thankful that I don’t hear that weird popping noise from before?

– X: Fan meeting??

– X: Hey, that’s the one you ran away from, lol

– X: Oh yeah, now the event is you, Jeongyeonwoo ㅡㅡ I thought there would only be a survival encounter

– X: This is happening again lol. What a killing timing.

– X: Well, as long as you don’t touch it, things from the past will still happen 😉

– X: I can’t say I didn’t expect that!

Well, they were messages that were worse than not seeing them at all.

– Kim Chun-yong: Do you really have to say something like that when I even helped you start a union uprising at your company?

– Kim Chun-yong: You always say things like you care about me. What are you talking about?

– X: Eeeeek, but…

– X: Honestly, it’s kind of thrilling to see you on the verge of losing your mind

– X: Of course! I’m worried that you might not be able to fulfill the contract!

– X: Of course! I’m worried that you’ll have a real mental breakdown and suddenly go back to being trash!

– X: Every time I wonder how you’ll get through it haha

– X: But I’ll help you anyway! Got it? [What the heck is this?] Haha

– X: I’ve also organized the list of trainees you asked me to look through into a file, so take a look haha

– X: Then… Fighting?

– X: Trainee Profile_txt

Kim Chun-yong, who had finished an argument that could hardly be called a conversation with X, roughly shoved his cell phone back into his pocket.

You should pray for comfort to the person you want, okay?

If it was Kim Chun-yong’s fault for trying to have a conversation with him even though he knew that the other person’s basic stance was to tease him, then it was his fault.

Since I’m already in the bathroom, it would’ve been better to do something else before leaving.

Swish-

Kim Chun-yong splashed cold water from the sink on his face, trying to shake off this strange feeling.

And then, I recited the spell and calmed my mind.

‘I’m not the trash of Arrows anymore, I’m Kim Chun-yong of Tioze, and no accident happened to my family.’

The limousine was involved in an accident, but it did not carry Kim Chun-yong’s family.

Even though it was called T.O.J., in the end, more than half of the Arrows members that Kim Chun-yong had seen so far were present.

It was also true that things had changed.

What that means is that Kim Chun-yong wasting his emotions like this, leaving the members and manager behind while he was happily locked in the bathroom, wasting his time.

‘… Come to your senses.’

You don’t know until you try.

Anyway, you have to try anything to find out.

If you are feeling pressured about the upcoming fan meeting and the mentor position on the survival program … well.

Kim Chun-yong, who is a little bit more lacking, a little bit more stupid, and a little bit less nimble than others, has no choice but to work twice as hard.

“…after.”

Kim Chun-yong looked at himself in the mirror with a much improved expression than before.

Damp cheeks, and red hair that was now so drained it was almost pink.

However, instead of the weak-willed trash that was causing trouble to everyone around him, there was Tioje’s Kim Chun-yong.

Then what should I do?

…you have to act accordingly.

-bang!

Kim Chun-yong, who had renewed his mindset, opened the bathroom door without hesitation.

It was only natural that the eyes of the other six people who were huddled together in the living room chatting widened at that brave act.

“… What is it? Yongyong hyung, why are you acting so serious all of a sudden? Why are you acting so creepy?”

“Umm, Hwasung. You shouldn’t say that in front of Chun-yong.”

“No, No. Jaeha hyung. What Hwasung said is right. Even during , and when we were preparing our debut album and repackage, if only Chun-yong hyung had that determined look on his face… .”

“Oh, wait a minute. This is… .”

Did he receive some kind of revelation, or did he just become accustomed to Kim Chun-yong after spending quite some time with him?

“Chun-yong, hyung. By any chance, right now…?”

“Oh, Mr. Chun-yong. Isn’t it a little early? But, everyone has just returned. It would be okay to rest a little…”

The members and Yoo Ho-bin each added a word, and at the same time, some of them broke out in a cold sweat.

From the moment he returned, there was one thing that Kim Chun-yong himself was unaware of.

Kim Chun-yong thought that he was in that situation when he was a member of Rex Trash because he had little talent and practiced very little. So, after he became a member of T.O.Z, he doubled his practice amount.

And, that practice is publicly infamous among the other members.

“Oh, I guess you all know what I’m going to say. Haha… How embarrassing.”

Kim Chun-yong, who smiled bashfully at the eyes directed at me, briefly scratched his cheek, hiding the powerful look from before.

no.

“… Still, I have to practice. There are fan meetings and performances.”

“Chun-yong, hey. We got back today…!”

“Let’s go through all the choreography, starting with ‘Hide and Seek.’ … Starting in two hours. Is that okay? I’ll take a look.”

It wasn’t completely hidden, though, as it went to the slightly turned pupil.

That was Kim Chun-yong’s thinking.

Fan meeting stage? It’s burdensome.

Finding the mentor position of and keeping the ‘other guys’ in check? It’s not an easy task.

Because I am twice as lacking as others, I learn slowly, and I am stupid.

So, to somehow accomplish all of this, of course… .

“… Let’s prepare hard, us.”

That requires perfect preparation to match it.

Later, the members of T.O.J who stood on the fan meeting stage introduced the day when Yoo Ho-bin announced the fan meeting news to the fans as follows.

‘It was a day that felt like both heaven and hell, when Chun-yong made us practice for 12 long hours after we had just returned to our dorms.’