Chapter 191: Groundless Confidence (1)
The first letter of the note briefly shown on camera.
Seohan, who had been trying to run far away, saw it clearly.
‘I’m not ready yet.’
He wasn’t mentally prepared.
Should I eat the note?
As soon as Seohan picked up the note, Ha Junseo shouted urgently.
“Seohan, don’t tear up the note!”
“That thing doesn’t exist in this world.”
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why is Do Seohan so desperate ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-No but ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Didn’t Baby Hamster used to think he was sexy back in the day
-Member Seohan in his 2nd year of idol life, self-awareness complete ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
At this rate, the Youngest really might tear up the note.
Cha Seongbin beckoned with his hand and called Seohan.
“I won’t hurt you. Come here.”
“Ah… I can’t believe I have to pick this myself.”
Seohan sighed as he walked up to the camera and revealed the note.
It was exactly the option the Dusties had predicted.
-Sexy Hamster is a rare sight!!!
-Ah ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why is he already embarrassed
-Do Hamjji’s ears are turning red ㅠㅠ Anyone would think he’s already on stage ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Of course, it wasn’t like he would be performing the unit stage alone.
Just a moment ago, Seohan had been fiddling with his heated ears, but now his eyes gleamed.
“Ah, now I just need to pick the unit members to perform with, right?”
Since he was the first to pick a note, Seohan had the right to choose.
Only then did Seo Haim grasp the situation, backing away while waving her hands.
“I’m not doing this.”
“Hey, Haim was the one who wrote this! You know that, right?”
“Of course I do.”
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋSeo Haim fell right into the trap she set herself
-Look at Cha Seongbin taking the chance to sell out Seo Haim ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So damn funny
-StarDust full of manipulation and falsehoods today too... I love it….
“First one is Seo Haim.”
“Hey!”
Seo Haim shot up the moment her name was called without a second thought.
“Ah, why me!”
“Because you’re sexy, noona.”
Seohan replied smoothly and then glanced over the remaining members.
He could probably pick one more person from here….
The excited Dusties were flooding the chat.
-God Ian! God Ian! God Ian!
-Sorry for falling, noona ㅠㅠ But can Ian do the sexy concept please?
-Waiting desperately for Ha Junseo’s sexy concept
-Seohan, pick Jin Sehyun! Jin Sehyun!
Hmm.
After a brief moment of thought, Seohan’s gaze stopped in front of someone.
‘I should pick at least one proven person.’
Someone who wouldn’t clash with this combination and had already proven they could handle the concept well.
Seo Ian pointed at himself with wide eyes.
“No way… me?”
“Let’s go together, hyung.”
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“Sexy, huh….”
Kang Siwoo’s special dance lecture.
Kang Siwoo began the lesson with a deadly serious face.
“Junseo hyung, play the song.”
“Okay!”
Ha Junseo quickly ran over and played a song from their first mini album.
The reason he brought up this song now was to drop a subtle spoiler for the concert setlist, but the fans hadn’t caught on yet and the chat made no mention of it.
Well, understandably so—what was happening before their eyes was far too interesting.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Kang Siwoo’s sexy lecture
-This whole situation is just insanely funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Trying not to laugh out loud in my room
-What are we supposed to do with the Small Animalz who’ve been distant from sexiness since birth ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
It wasn’t like they had much experience pulling off this kind of concept anyway.
Thus began a special lecture with Kang Siwoo, self-proclaimed sexy expert.
Surprisingly, everyone looked quite serious about it.
Since they were going to perform on stage anyway, they might as well at least pretend to be seductive.
With a focused expression, Seohan danced powerfully to the choreography.
Given that they were the original performers, the dancing was flawlessly sharp.
-Wow I’m watching this live…. Do Seohan dances so well ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-The control in dynamics is insane
-So proud, our Hamjji isn’t main dancer for nothing!!
“Wow, that was good….”
But they weren’t here to learn to dance.
“Now let’s add some sexiness!”
For this type of song, Kang Siwoo was truly on another level.
He didn’t tear up the final stage for nothing—he had a magnetism that drew people in, even while doing the same choreography.
Especially during the move where he softly brushed down his neck….
The chat exploded.
-OMG that’s way too intense ㅠㅠㅠ
-Seriously is this what grown-up flavor is supposed to be?
-Kang Siwoo serving sexy on a silver platter this is electric I’m losing my mind ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Should I even be watching this for free…? I need to turn on data;;
-What is this live what is this live what is this LIVE!!!
“Whoa, that’s different.”
Seohan murmured softly in awe.
“Has this hyung been just brushing his neck instead of eating rice….”
“Wouldn’t that make his neck itchy?”
“Ahahaha! Ahahah!”
-LOL Jin Sehyun what are you saying ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Neck itchy omg ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Do Seohan’s genuine awe is so cute ㅠㅠ Ah ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Now we begin the Kang Siwoo lecture: Hey, you too can be sexy!!!
The real lecture began.
Kang Siwoo gave a sheepish smile and began pointing out each choreography highlight.
“There normally isn’t a neck-brushing move here. But when the camera’s on you, you throw in extra points like this.”
“Oh, the professionalism of being aware of the billboard!”
At that moment, Seo Haim raised her hand with sparkling eyes.
“I have a question!”
“What is it?”
“Do you come up with those points on the spot?”
“I just go with what feels right… but I think expressing that feeling through facial expressions is the key. Shall we give it a try?”
“Yeeees!”
Even her cheerful response somehow felt far removed from today’s concept.
As expected, it hadn’t been long since the music started, and the three one-day students began to fumble.
“Wow, this is really hard.”
“Still, Ian hyung is kind of getting it.”
“Haim’s just too cute right now. The fact that she’s even trying to be sexy is cute in itself~.”
Jin Sehyun and Cha Seongbin turned into spectators, throwing in commentary like panelists.
“To be honest, I think all three of them need to let go.”
“Let go of what?”
“That desire to be sexy! Stuff like this has to come from the heart~.”
“Does that sort of thing come from your heart, Seongbin?”
“I was just born with it.”
-What is Cha Seongbin even saying ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-These two are just spewing nonsense ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So hilarious ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-I can’t breathe ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Are they comedians or what? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Right at that moment.
Kang Siwoo, who had been effortlessly performing the powerful choreography of First Dance without showing any signs of strain, suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He had felt a chill on the back of his neck for a while now….
“Point….”
Seohan was biting a necktie, though it was unclear where he’d picked it up from.
Kang Siwoo flailed and shook his head in shock.
“N-no, not that.”
-Where did he pick that up from ㅋㅋㅋㅋ That necktie though ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Ever since Come In part, Do Hamjji starts any sexy concept by biting a necktieㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-He just looks like a hamster gnawing on something ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Sorry, it was too cute
The necktie, which Seohan had confidently played as his winning card, was helplessly taken away by Kang Siwoo.
And just like that, the song First Dance echoed through the practice room once again.
A few minutes later, Kang Siwoo once more felt a gaze through the mirror.
He glanced sideways to check Seohan’s choreography.
He thought Seohan had been doing the point move of First Dance properly.
“What are you doing?”
“Huh?”
This time….
He was biting his sleeve.
Seohan puffed out his sleeve and spat it from his mouth, then stared straight into the camera.
He seemed to be copying Kang Siwoo’s gaze, but at nineteen this year, the Youngest still couldn’t pull off that kind of trick.
“Seohan, just biting stuff with your mouth doesn’t make it sexy.”
“Ahahaha!”
-Do Hamster who learned sexiness through books ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Why is he especially cuter today ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-Cha Seongbin looks like he’s about to die from being pleased ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ If I already think he’s cute, imagine how cute he must be in real life ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Kang Siwoo waved his hand and began pointing out each highlight of the choreography.
Seohan was a dongsaeng who danced extremely well.
Do Seohan especially shined with powerful songs, so there was nothing to correct in his dance—what mattered now was his gaze.
“What’s the concept of this song?”
“It’s vampire.”
First Dance was a vampire-themed song.
A song with captivating lyrics about seducing the other, exposing their weakness, and ultimately taking them for oneself.
If one were to get into the lyrics, the emotions would probably flow naturally.
“Then what kind of points would bring that to life?”
“Ah!”
A look of sudden realization appeared.
After a brief moment of thought, Do Seohan quietly approached behind Seo Haim.
And then—
“Argh!”
Seo Haim jumped up with a yelp.
“Why did you bite me!”
[Today’s Quote from Kang Siwoo]
“Seohan, just biting stuff with your mouth doesn’t make it sexy.”
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋOur Do Hamster bit a necktie, bit a sleeve, and in the end, even bit Seo Haim’s shoulder
-Ah ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why did he bite her shoulder ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└He bit all sorts of stuff and then Choco Haim’s shoulder at the end was the funniest ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Poor Chick Haim was minding her own business and got attacked ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└“Why did you bite me”ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Sure, the kids say it wasn’t sexy but honestly, today’s live stage was already way too stimulating for me….
└Kang Siwoo was truly insane
└Born-to-be sexy
└Mam-Seohan’s sharp, powerful lines alone made it worth watching—just don’t bite Seo Haim on stage
└Seriously I can’t stop laughing ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└I’m dying to know what was going through his head when he bit her ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Today’s live was hilarious but once they’re actually on stage, they’re real pro idols, so I’m already looking forward to the unit stage
└Agree. They joke like this but will absolutely slay the stage
└Do Hamjji, Choco Haim, and Tofu Ian bringing sexy… precious….
└This is why I’m looking forward to the concert so much ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└The main stage is great, but the unit stage…? I’m gonna lose my mind ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-If I can’t go to this concert, I’ll seriously hate myself ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Please, ㅠㅠ
└Putting all my energy into ticketing
└Here’s my bank account, just let me go once ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└Surely I’ll get in with pre-sale, right? Haha, not getting in is unacceptable
└Resellers, please go away
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“Ticketing challenge?”
Today was the pre-sale ticketing day for Stardust’s first solo concert.
The Self-content Team planned to capture footage of the members trying ticketing themselves as part of a behind-the-scenes feature.
“Oh, then we’re doing it ourselves?”
“We’ll briefly show you how, do you want to try?”
“Yes!”
According to the Self-content Team, the tickets the members secured would be distributed to fans through a drawing.
As soon as the staff explained it, Jin Sehyun declared confidently.
“I’ve got this.”
Jin Sehyun, the God of Searching.
Among the Dusties, he was already nicknamed Jin-Searching.
-No matter how I look at it, Jin Sehyun must be my mutual on JjaekJjaek;;; He knows literally everything….
-Sehyun, are you reading this too?
└No way, right?
Countless worried posts from the Dusties.
Naturally, he’d read them all.
He was well-informed about almost everything, so of course he knew all about ticketing too.
Cha Seongbin cheerfully patted Jin Sehyun on the shoulder.
“Wow! We can just rely on Sehyun, huh?”
“So dependable!”
“Ah, this is going to be fun. I’m secretly good at this stuff!”
First, what was the site for ticketing?
There must be separate pre-sale and general sale—would the Self-content Team give them a special code?
There wasn’t much time, so they should probably start checking the seating zones soon,
-Those were the realistic thoughts going through his head.
Meanwhile, the cheerful members were saying totally different things.
“Is Ground better, or the first floor?”
“So we go in at 6? Should we enter like 10 minutes early?”
At that time, even seeing grapes would be a luxury—the login page would crash immediately.
“Fan club pre-sale is two tickets per person…? Wait, that means all together we only have 14 tickets. That’s all we can give to the fans?”
They were even talking like they were guaranteed to succeed at ticketing.
“So we can give all of those out?”
“Yup!”
Where on earth should he even begin explaining….
Jin Sehyun’s head started to spin.