Chapter 63:
Chapter 63
This is a prestigious award ceremony, right?
“Next up… A W Y is entering. They are hot these days! They are the terrifying rookies who appeared like a comet.”
A W Y was naturally one of the first to appear on the red carpet, according to the order of seniority and popularity.
As A W Y walked on the red carpet with wide strides, wearing tailored suits, the fans who came to the scene screamed.
“Silver hair…! He has silver hair!”
“Wow!”
The fans waved their homemade slogans vigorously, trying to catch A W Y’s attention.
The members waved their hands back.
“Please look to the right.”
The A W Y members had to try not to squint their eyes as they followed the instructions of the red carpet host.
Their eyes hurt from the flashes.
Popular singers had a brief interview time on the red carpet, and surprisingly, a microphone was given to A W Y.
“I heard you prepared a special stage today. Can you give us a little spoiler?”
“It wouldn’t be fun if I told you so easily.”
Jo Tae-woong smiled playfully, and the reporters pressed their shutters.
“Just one hint, please.”
“Maybe something related to an upcoming anniversary?”
Park Jin-hyuk took the microphone from Jo Tae-woong and answered brightly.
“Did you spoil too much?”
“Did I?”
A W Y’s bewildered expressions were broadcasted live on the red carpet.
The chat window of Y app went up quickly.
-Silver hair is awesome?????
-I know what they are doing but they are so dumb?????
-So cute
In fact, the performance cue sheet was leaked on SNS, so everyone who knew what stage they were doing knew it.
A W Y didn’t know that and hit Park Jin-hyuk’s back, who had just spoiled everything, as they went down the red carpet.
***
“No looking at your phone when we go in. No checking the time either. Especially when other singers are performing, if you do that, we are… You know, right?”
Lee Joo-hyuk warned them as they passed through the hallway.
AAMA was an award ceremony that had seats for singers in the concert hall.
Of course, there were cammers who came to the concert hall and filmed even the singer’s waiting seats.
If they looked disrespectful while watching the performance, it would inevitably cause controversy.
“As soon as we enter the concert hall, we are in broadcast mode, guys.”
“Yes, hyung.”
Lee Joo-hyuk looked into each member’s eyes and said. Park Seo-dam answered sincerely, but there was a member who couldn’t just let it go.
“Beep, update required.”
“Broadcast mode is not available in this version.”
“Please try again next time.”
It was none other than the three 19-year-olds.
They were acting cheeky until they saw a girl group passing by in front of them and shut their mouths.
“Idiots.”
Kim Hyun barely held back his laughter.
***
There weren’t many singers sitting in the singer’s seats in the concert hall because they were in front of the red carpet order.
Ian, who was looking for his name on the round table, lifted his head when Kim Joo-young tapped him lightly.
“What?”
“Hey, look at that LED panel.”
“…Wow.”
On the LED panel located on the second floor of the concert hall, each letter of A W Y was shining brightly.
“That’s amazing… It will look great on live broadcast.”
When A W Y waved their hands toward them, the LED panel shook up and down.
It wasn’t even fixed on the railing, but someone was holding it by hand.
“Guys, I found our seats.”
Park Jin-hyuk, who passed by I One’s table, called out to the other members.
“We have it all to ourselves?”
“That’s good.”
The table for A W Y had no seats for other singers.
“The red carpet is still far from over. What should we do?”
“How about playing Mafia?”
“Good idea. Who wants to be the moderator?”
There was nothing better than games to kill time.
And fans who came early to the concert hall took pictures of their games and posted them on communities in real time.
-Real-time AAMA A W Y situation.jpg
They are playing Mafia again??????????
└They are crazy about Mafia?????
└Who is the moderator? Joo-hyuk??????
Of course, A W Y’s game was not as immersive as before.
They had to get up and greet every singer who arrived at the singer’s seat.
“Hello!”
They got up and greeted I One, who sat at the table on the right, with enthusiasm, even though they were in the middle of the game.
They didn’t care about Kim Young-joon or anything else, as they were competitive.
“Okay, who are we going to kill?”
“Let’s kill Choi Ian.”
“I’m not Mafia, really. You’ll regret it if you kill me.”
“Who wants to kill Choi Ian?”
All the members’ thumbs pointed to the floor.
“A good citizen has died. Night has come. Everyone lie down.”
“What? He wasn’t Mafia.”
“You guys have bad intuition…”
Ian leaned back on the backrest. He looked around the concert hall, bored because he was eliminated early.
“Hello.”
“Hello, sunbaenim.”
Luna Girls came over and greeted them, and A W Y got up from their immersive situation play.
Luna Girls sat at the table on their left.
After that, A W Y got up and exchanged shoulder greetings with singers they knew from music shows and MOM.
It was then.
“Kyaaaaa!”
The countless fans who were waiting in the concert hall screamed.
“What? Who came?”
“Who do you think? It must be My Dear.”
“Wow… Look at the class of their cheers.”
My Dear sat in the center of the singer’s seat where the fans could see well.
The concert hall darkened, and the award ceremony began.
The bright lights shone on the stage, and the MCs in dresses and suits walked in.
“Hello! I’m actress Min Ji-yoon, the MC for the 2018 Asia Artist Music Awards.”
“I’m announcer Hong Ki-ju, the MC for this event.”
He had always wondered why they invited actors to present awards at music shows. Why couldn’t they let the senior singers do it?
[Well, many actors participate when the organizers ask them to promote their works. Sometimes there are more actors than singers.]
‘But they don’t invite singers to present awards at actor shows.’
[They have the previous winners present the awards there. They only invite singers to perform for celebration.]
‘I don’t get it.’
[It’s like a tradition that everyone follows to invite actors and stuff.]
Ian rested his chin on his hand.
He felt like there was an invisible wall between actors and idols, even though they were all entertainers.
They couldn’t just invite actors without giving them any awards, so they started with the Best Artist Award and the Asia Icon Award, and many actors and singers received awards.
Ian was enjoying the performances of the rookie singers who debuted this year, but he got bored as the awards became more like giveaways.
Then, a VCR was played on the big LED screen.
Best Hip Hop Song of the Year
“Huh? Look, there’s ‘Jujak’ too.”
“Jujak is his nickname. But why didn’t we know?”
“Who didn’t tell us that Jujak was nominated?”
Park Jin-hyuk, who was eating chocolate, suddenly remembered and shouted.
“I actually knew that he was nominated. But I didn’t tell you because I thought I had no chance of winning…”
“Congratulations, Park Jin-hyuk ‘Jujak’!”
“I… I won?”
Park Jin-hyuk opened his eyes wide and looked at his members.
They were also surprised and looked at each other until Lee Joo-hyuk pushed Park Jin-hyuk’s back.
“Jin-hyuk, you have to go get your award.”
“Huh? Huh… Joo-hyuk hyung, Hyun-ah Ian-ah, let’s go together.”
“It’s your award, why should we go.”
Park Jin-hyuk got up clumsily and ran to the stage.
“Hyung! Don’t run! You look like a deer!”
Ian shouted anxiously at his ridiculous jumping.
“Is that hip hop?”
“Ah, Jin-hyuk hyung has no swag…”
Kim Hyun and Jo Tae-woong grumbled. But they also smiled as if they were happy that Park Jin-hyuk won.
The girls from Luna Girls next to their table giggled.
“Congratulations on your award. Please give us your acceptance speech.”
“Uh… First of all, I want to thank our staff, director, and CEO who worked hard for this song. And the listeners who listened to ‘Jujak’…”
Park Jin-hyuk glanced at the trophy in his hand and continued.
“Most of all, I want to thank our members who helped me a lot with this song. Thank you very much!”
“Jin-hyuk hyung is awesome!”
“He’s handsome!”
The remaining six members clapped and cheered.
“Ehehe! Careful careful!”
“Hyung, what if we lose our award?”
Park Jin-hyuk came back to his seat with excitement and put the trophy down on the table with a thud.
“Wow, ‘Jujak’ won an award, can you believe it…”
“Now we have the ‘Fantastic Welcome Award’.”
The members who were looking at the trophy raised their heads and looked at the stage.
“The ‘Fantastic Welcome Award’?”
“What… what kind of award is that?”
“Did I hear it wrong?”
As soon as they heard the name of the award, everyone in the audience murmured.
“What the hell is ‘Fantastic Welcome Award’?”
Ian laughed incredulously and made a deflated sound.
“Is this a credible award show?”
***
The controversial ‘Fantastic Welcome Award’ went to a male solo singer who just finished his military service, ending the first part of the show.
The second part started with the performances of the rookie award nominees.
AWY also went to their dressing room early and finished their makeup, watching the stage on the monitor.
“We’re last, right?”
“Yes, I think it’s because of our stage set.”
“Cool… It’s worth preparing well.”
The rookie award nominees performed the same songs and choreographies as if they were on a music show, except for their slightly fancier outfits.
“Our hair dye and lenses make us look like we’re cosplaying.”
Lee Joo-hyuk laughed as he looked at his members’ faces.
The excessive red eye makeup glittered every time they moved.
(The last rookie award nominee has prepared a special stage just for AAMA.)
The song of the previous singer ended, and it was time for AWY’s stage setting.
Lee Joo-hyuk stretched out his hand in front of him, and the rest of the members put their hands on top of his.
“Let’s rock the stage today. We are who we are?”
“AWY!”
***
Dry ice smoke swirled on the stage.
The song, which added organ sounds to create a horror vibe, matched well with the red lights on the stage, creating a dreamy atmosphere.
Snap.
A white spot light turned on in the center of the stage with the sound of a finger snap.
There was Park Seo-dam lying on a marble pedestal where the light shone.
Park Seo-dam raised his upper body and looked around.
He was wearing a white chiffon outfit that fluttered in the wind.
“I get it. The concept is Halloween.”
“They’re good at staging.”
Seo Min-hoo of MOM, who was watching the stage, stared at it intently.
“Oh, is that pink-haired one like a sacrifice?”
“That makes sense.”
The pale makeup that portrayed a delicate boy made him look like a pitiful sacrifice.
The camera zoomed in on Park Seo-dam’s bewildered face.
At that moment, behind his dark back, several hands wrapped around his upper body like snakes.
“What’s that? What’s that?”
“Is it a horror concept?”
The people who were immersed in the stage buzzed.
The faces of six members popped out from the dark behind him, and the fans screamed.
“Oh, they’re vampires.”
The members moved their faces slowly as if they were going to devour Park Seo-dam, looking at him.
Ian, who was about to bite Park Seo-dam’s neck, rolled his eyes and looked at the camera.
At that moment, snap-
All the lights on the stage went off again with the sound of a finger snap.
A few seconds later, the lights on the stage turned on and the song started.
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