In This Life, The Greatest Star In The Universe

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: Rxel

Kim Minjun was having a really happy time since the new semester started.

“Hello!”

He greeted every adult he met in the hallway with a bright smile.

“Hi!”

He also said hello to his classmates on his way to school.

‘Smile and greet everyone. That’s the most important thing, remember!’

That was what his brother told him.

Kim Minjun was so excited to go to school, but as the opening day approached, he became more and more worried. What if he couldn’t adapt well? What if he got bullied because he was small?

He sent a text message to his brother, asking for advice.

He thought he would reply much later because he was busy. But in less than five minutes, he called him.

His brother listened to his concerns calmly and said, ‘You’ll be fine. You’re handsome and cute, so you’ll make friends easily if you just greet them well.’

‘Really?’

‘Yeah. So don’t worry too much.’

His brother was right.

He only greeted them diligently, but he already made a lot of friends.

Maybe it was because his hair grew longer. His friends praised him for being handsome! The girl next to him even told him he was pretty.

‘You look like a celebrity, don’t you?’

…He heard that once, but Kim Minjun just said ‘Do I?’ and didn’t react much.

He felt a tingling in his mouth, but he held it back.

He didn’t want to cause trouble for his brother.

He couldn’t help but perk up his ears whenever he heard a celebrity talk around him.

Unfortunately, there was no talk about New Black.

He heard a lot of internet broadcast talk. And most of the idol talk was about Teen Spirit or TNT.

But then…

“Today, I’m going to show you a fun video.”

Social studies class.

The teacher was talking about the village and the natural environment, and he said he would show them how people lived in the old days when they used stone axes. He turned on a YouTube video.

“History Discovery?”

“…What is this? Another educational program?”

Then they saw the YouTube title ‘Sok Sok! History Discovery!’ and they all said ‘Ugh’. They were fourth graders, and they didn’t want to watch something that only kindergarteners would watch.

“Hmm? But isn’t that a celebrity?”

“Who?”

“An idol. New Black.”

Kim Minjun was shocked by the whispers among them.

‘Why are they there…?’

He saw New Black on the classroom screen.

Rihyuk, his brother, explained the history and the other members acted out the scenes. At first, they were resistant to the childish program.

But soon they burst into laughter.

“Puhaha!”

The dark classroom with the lights off.

The faces of the students reflected the light from the screen, and laughter filled the air. Kim Minjun felt his heart pounding.

His brother was there too.

Bijoo, who was pretending to cook with a toy stone in a hut-like place.

Junghyun came in with a stone axe and said sternly.

-Give me food.

-You do it.

-Okay.

When someone with a thin face glared at him, the big guy crouched down and said ‘Yes’ with a laugh.

Then the screen froze.

-Did you see?

Rihyuk came out like a narrator and said ‘The Stone Age was an egalitarian society.’

Then they laughed at various skits and jokes.

When the teacher tried to turn off the video, they heard a loud ‘Aww’.

“Then I’ll show you one more minute.”

And at the end, they flipped over laughing at the behind-the-scenes scene of making fire.

The highlight was the chase between Woojoo and Junghyun at the end.

-Stop there yo!

-No yo!

After a long laugh, the class returned to its original atmosphere.

The atmosphere was boring again, but the students still had smiles on their faces after laughing so hard.

Kim Minjun could see his friend secretly searching for ‘New Black’ on his phone nearby.

He was curious too.

‘What is this?’

Wasn’t his brother an idol?

Why was he appearing in such a place?

It was funny that Woojoo said he was good at it. But he had no idea what the five of them were doing there.

He decided to ask his brother right after the class was over. But when the break time came, he was shocked again.

“That was hilarious.”

“Hey, let’s watch it again. What was it called? The History Discovery?”

…His friends were talking about New Black.

They must have found it very funny. Some of the boys were already gathered around a smartphone and giggling.

Some of the girls were having a discussion about their looks.

“He’s so handsome, really.”

“Who’s the blond one? I want to marry him.”

Kim Minjun couldn’t help but hear the gossip.

He coughed for a while and quickly texted his brother.

[Hyung. It’s me. Your History Discovery Team came out during class.]

[But Hyung, this is so funny. Is this it??]

His brother, who always replied kindly, didn’t answer today.

Teacher community.

Title: I played a YouTube video during class and the reaction was good

Author: tnvmffp94

『 I was searching for some audiovisual materials to use, and I stumbled upon a video called ‘History Discovery Team’ on YouTube.

It was fun and quite informative, so I played a part of it and the kids liked it.

P.S. Here’s the link in case you’re curious. 』

-Oh? There was something like this??

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ They made it well.

-They must be really interested in history, judging by their jokes.

-Too bad. It’s still the Stone Age, so there aren’t many episodes.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋWhat is this? I burst out laughing without thinking.

-I also played it briefly at school and the kids were laughing like crazy. They have the same sense of humor.

-Are they the ones from the hit song group??

-Oho, I’ll try it too.

-So this is what the reviews were about ㅋㅋㅋI’ll challenge them when they’re sleepy.

With the word of mouth that it was effective during class, New Black’s ‘History Discovery Team’ was exported to each school.

A girls’ high school.

“Pfft-!”

The high school student who was drinking barley tea from her thermos spat out the water.

She quickly grabbed a tissue and wiped her desk, ignoring the stares around her.

But her mind was in a mess.

‘What, what is this.’

The sight of New Black members on the large screen.

Laughter from everywhere.

If this was an offline meeting that the fans rented a cafe for, it would be a fitting scene.

But this was school.

Her favorite idol appeared as teaching material during history class…

‘Now I understand how the Taiwanese fans felt.’

How shocked they must have been when their favorite idol appeared on their morning news.

But you know what.

It’s appearing during class, foreign fans…

‘Hahaha.’

She watched the video with an awkward smile.

The response from the others was good. And more than anything, the teacher who played it was also covering his mouth and laughing.

He seemed to like it more than the students.

Every time New Black members made a history joke, he reacted like it was the funniest thing in the world, unlike some students who just smirked.

It was like he was saying ‘Stone Age hahaha! Stone Age!’

And she wasn’t the only one in this situation.

-[Shock] New Black came out during class… School meal fans ‘Is this real?’

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why do they come out during class?

-Why is it educational?

-I’m jealous… School meal fans are just envious.

-Every time I see our kids, I feel the limit of my sales skills. No matter how hard I try to promote them, you guys are always one step ahead (proud).

-They’re like cacti. They grow so fast even without much water.

-Almost like Jack and the Beanstalk level.

-I never thought of this kind of scenario to make their name known. What is thisㅋㅋ.

-I’m going to study history from today.

-I tried to act like I didn’t know them and sell them to my friends, but I failed because the portal’s recent search terms were all about them haha.

-What were the search terms?

-Woojoo Lip Balm.

-Ah…

-Now we’re making our own dark history.

Meanwhile, some videos of New Black’s ‘History Discovery’ were also uploaded to SNS humor pages, as if they were going to row when the tide came in.

-Idols who light fires (warning: laughter)

-This is the Stone Age chase.

-Idols who are funny even if you’re not a fan.jpg

Thanks to that, they became a hot topic on various sites, and the subscribers of HBS YouTube and New Black’s solo account also increased.

“Oh…”

Assistant Manager Hong watched the slightly rising subscriber count with interest.

And at the same time, there was a commotion at the new media department of HBS Headquarters in Mokdong.

“What’s going on, why are the subscriber numbers like this? Is there an error? They went up a lot!”

“How did this happen?”

The person in charge was also confused and couldn’t figure out the situation at first.

Soon, someone presented an analysis at the convened meeting.

“I looked at the internet, and it seems that History Discovery suddenly became a hot topic through SNS and such.”

“Why did they become a hot topic on SNS? Did their agency spread some viral marketing?”

“Well…”

The employee who was doing the analysis coughed and said, “It’s because school started…”

“…”

“It seems that the teachers played it a lot for the teenage kids. And then it spread everywhere.”

The person who heard the report blinked.

‘How do I explain this to the higher-ups.’

He imagined it in his head.

Our YouTube account has a surge of subscribers!

Oh. Good! You guys did it! What’s the reason?

We didn’t do it. It’s because of the children’s educational program that the rookie boy group appeared in!

“…”

He was happy that it was a hit, but he had a headache about how to explain it to the upper management.

And at the same time.

The ones who were most surprised by the reaction of History Discovery were the production team who made the program.

-The response is amazing.

“Us?”

-Yes.

“Why?”

-Well, that’s a good question. …Anyway, good job.

The broadcasting station’s planning PD said that he would push hard for the budget with the sponsor, so don’t worry and spend it.

“What the hell is going on.”

The production staff looked at each other with a bewildered feeling.

Then they looked at New Black, who was drawn on the real poster of ‘History Discovery’ inside the company.

‘What is this?’

They were sure that what they made was a children’s program, but somehow it was a hit in a strange place.

Title: I really don’t get Korean history

Author:

I have to take a Korean history test this time, but I don’t know anything about history.

So I can’t focus on the lectures.

Someone told me to follow the historical drama curriculum, but I’m crazy. Yongui Nunmul (Tears of the Dragon) has 159 episodes.

I’ll be bald by the time I finish.

I just want to get a big picture, what’s good? A summary or something.

[Comments: 3]

-Watch New Black on YouTube, it’s funny

┗Oh thanks thanks but what is New Black, a teaching team?

┗They’re idols

Was it because the times had changed?

Ever since he was young, he had a rough scenario of how he would succeed. Something like this:

‘Performing with all my heart on a music show -> Becoming famous -> Hitting the jackpot!’ Yeah, something like that. He had this kind of childish fantasy when he was in elementary school. As he grew up, it didn’t change much, but he still imagined how he would make a name for himself.

But…

“This was totally unexpected.”

“What do you think of this…?”

An outdoor garden with rows of flowers.

They gathered around and looked at the smartphone. There was a graph of the subscriber count of the HBS YouTube account. The recent increase was steep.

If it went on like this until the end of March, the curve would rise even more sharply.

It was wishful thinking, but it seemed possible.

“…”

They would make themselves known to adults. And to people who had no interest in idols. Their name would spread.

It was an unbelievably good situation, but they felt awkward.

Nearby, Dowon Hyung, who was filming them with a reality cam, asked, “How do you feel, guys?”

“Shall we express it with our bodies?”

They all did a crow-tit dance and bent their bodies to make a ‘?’ shape. Dowon Hyung burst into laughter. Then he went after Rihyuk, who was trying to shrug his shoulders alone.

“Rihyuk. Have some sense.”

“No, anyone can see that I’m the normal one here…”

“You should behave yourself. How old are you to act like that?”

“Hey!”

Jiho ran away to the flower bed. Rihyuk chased after him. But he was fast at running, but he lost to the youngest in a fight.

He looked like a paper detective who chased a criminal hard, but got hit and fainted.

The youngest held Rihyuk from behind with both arms.

“Surrender?”

“Do I look like someone who would do that?”

Squeak.

“Nooo!”

While they were putting on a show, the rest of them took the reality cam.

“Hi, Soufflé!”

“Where are we right now? We’re in Singapore! Ta-da-da-dan!”

“Woohoo!”

They sang along to the BGM that played when they entered the house and showed the nearby flower bed to the camera.

Looking at their faces filling the screen, Junghyun said, “Wow. Flowers next to flowers.”

Woojoo waved his hand.

“Hey, Junghyun. Don’t say that. You’re making me blush.”

“Huh?”

“Hmm?”

“Here, next to the roses, there are buttercups…”

Bijoo burst into laughter at Woojoo’s awkward expression. He quickly smiled at the camera.

“Anyway, the reason we came here today is to take concept photos for our third album.”

“And to meet the people of Singapore!”

Their main purpose was to come here for an overseas showcase, but they also took the opportunity to shoot some concept shots for their third album.

The equator was a great backdrop for our theme of ‘flowers’, since the weather was always the same throughout the year.

They planned to shoot some here and the rest in Korea.

“As you can see, the weather is so nice.”

“The sun is too strong, though.”

“That’s why I brought an umbrella in my bag. Let me see. Ah, here it is… Where did everyone go?”

They all ran away when Woojoo opened his flower-patterned umbrella.

It was so pretty, though. He didn’t know why the managers and staff were clapping and laughing.

“Haha, Hyung! It looks like an umbrella that grandmas use.”

“I got it from my grandma.”

“So that’s why it looked so classy and pretty.”

“She said she didn’t like it and wanted to throw it away.”

“Hyung, why are you doing this to me?”

Woojoo calmed down the youngest who was trying to tease him.

“Guys, let’s get ready!”

“Yes!”

The photographer had been setting up the camera all this time.

Hwang Taeseon, the photographer who worked on their debut album, greeted them with a bright smile.

“Wow, you all look radiant today! You’re having fun, too. The shooting atmosphere is perfect.”

“Yes.”

Woojoo remembered he used to curse at them when they didn’t know how to pose or just chatted and sat around during their debut album shoot.

Well, good was good, Woojoo thought and moved on.

“Junghyun, try a free pose! Hahaha! A stone statue pose? Wow, you have a sense of humor. But let’s try something else.”

He also scolded Junghyun a lot when he did a weird free pose back then.

Woojoo guessed fame changed things, he thought.

They followed the directing in a low voice and posed in the garden. They wore clothes that looked like ‘children of the reed field’, as suggested by the freelance designer, and each held a birth flower.

“Fighting!”

They cheered each other on from the shade.

Now they were all skilled at posing. They followed the photographer’s directing smoothly.

“Give it a bit of a destructive vibe!”

“One moment.”

Rihyuk searched for the meaning of ‘destructive’ on his smartphone dictionary and then posed. They all laughed.

The weather was nice and the mood was cheerful.

Woojoo fiddled with the mallow flower in his hand. This was the birth flower for November 9th.

He gazed at the purple flower and got lost in thought.

Everything was going so well that he felt more pressure. The final stage of this activity, which started from the Legendary Song Discovery to the History Discovery, was their third album.

“Hyung, we’re taking a group shot!”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Woojoo walked over to his siblings, each holding a flower in their hand.

It was a day in March.

The comeback that seemed so far away was now right around the corner.

He felt both excited and nervous to be on a music show again since last November.

Would their new song win the hearts of their fans once more?

Would they receive good reviews from the public?

They had never taken any album lightly, but this one was especially important.

It was a turning point for them.

Would they ride the wave of success and rise higher, or would they stay where they were?

That was why the company spared no expense on their third album.

It was bigger than their first and second albums combined.

Even back then, people said it was too much, so this album was beyond words.

The company staff around them smiled nervously at them, unable to hide their tension.

They were the same.

They all laughed together, but their eyes were full of anxiety.

“Okay, let’s take a group pose.”

They held the flowers to their chests and smiled softly.

They sweated profusely in the hot weather, but they kept shooting until they got the best cut.

They had to make the most of the huge investment their president made.

By the way.

Woojoo heard that the person who would help them with their choreography for their third album was arriving in Korea soon.

They exchanged happy smiles with each other.

“Hyung. I’m so excited.”

“Me too.”

Woojoo thought they should suck him dry too.

Incheon International Airport.

A foreigner dragging a suitcase entered the immigration hall and sighed.

“Phew…”

He couldn’t believe he was here again.

Clay Tyler swallowed his dry saliva as he saw the banner that said ‘Welcome to Korea, Clay’.

He had vowed not to come back for a while after being drained by New Black, but he had no choice.

Because.

…It was too much money to refuse.