The number one playboy on the Peninsula!

Chapter 236 Concert

Rehearsals continued until midnight. The presidents of the four companies that Bombardment Meteor belong to, including JYP and SM Entertainment, Park Jin-young and Lee Soo-man, all arrived at the venue in the afternoon.

Sitting in the audience, I watched the members rehearse and took the opportunity to remind the staff to pay attention to the lighting, sound, and other matters.

The night was hazy and indistinct. Park Jin-young turned to look at Lee Soo-man, who had taken off his black-rimmed glasses. If it weren't for that brat Gong Cheng's mess with Bombardment Meteor, he and Lee Soo-man wouldn't really have anything to say to each other.

“There are still too few shows in the home country…” Lee Soo-man sighed, put on his glasses, and watched the seven people rehearsing on stage. The powerful and uniform choreography, the main vocalist and main dancer, almost every one of the best members of K-pop was on stage.

Selling out 240,000 tickets in one second—he asked himself honestly, no one among the first or second generation of top-tier tour groups had ever achieved that. Selling out tickets is common for tour groups at the peak of their popularity, but as the president of an entertainment company, he understood the concept of selling out in one second better than anyone else.

The current Bombardment Meteor has surpassed all previous top groups, pushing the pinnacle of K-pop groups to its zenith. From a businessman's perspective, Lee Soo-man believes that it will be difficult for anyone to surpass them in the future.

They might even jeopardize the future of K-pop, leaving it in a precarious state...

Park Jin-young picked up his coffee and took a sip. "It depends on how you look at it. Some people hold 10 shows in a 15,000-seat venue. That's quite a few shows, isn't it? But that doesn't compare to the number of people they mobilized in three days..."

For him, Gong Cheng's personal world tour in the second half of the year is the real top priority...

……

On the open-air Jamsil Olympic Stadium stage, Gong Cheng, panting, picked up a towel to wipe his sweat, then took a sip of the mineral water that Park Chanyeol tossed him.

The 8-seat stadium comes into view under the night sky. The seating arrangement, surrounding the stage in a bowl shape, resembles a giant circular theater. The stands are 47 meters high, divided into two tiers with a canopy providing excellent viewing conditions. The entire venue can accommodate 69950 fixed seats, but the stage layout also adds several square formations of seating on the central flat area, bringing the total to 8 seats.

"Are you nervous about holding a concert in such a big venue, bro?" The stage at Jamsil Arena is so big that if Lim Nayeon stood next to Gong Cheng and leaned on the railing with him, they could communicate at a normal volume without being heard by the staff in the distance.

Gong Cheng held the custom-made microphone given to him by Lin Nayeon, which he liked very much. In his line of sight, the bunny girl was half-lying on the railing, her head hanging in mid-air, her face turned to the side, showing her rabbit teeth as she looked at him, but her eyes reflected the seats in the distance, as if expectant and longing. "Yes."

As he spoke, he tugged at the hood of Lim Nayeon's white hoodie. The woman's upper body and head, leaning against the railing, along with her hair hanging in the air, were strawberry red, making her look like a child playfully dangling from the railing. "Be careful, it's dangerous..."

"Don't be nervous, the members and I will support you..." Lin Nayeon swung on the railing, her legs, accentuated by her jeans, her buttocks slightly sticking out. With a "thud," she jumped down from the bottom beam of the railing, patted Gong Cheng on the back, and said earnestly, "Darling, I'll be holding a concert here someday, can you help me scout it out?"

So don't be nervous!

"With the members? Or a solo performance?" Gong Cheng stood with his arms crossed in front of the railing, turning his gaze away from the venue and smiling as he looked at his female friend's face, asking the question.

Without a second thought, Lim Nayeon replied, "Just like my boyfriend, I'll be greedy and want it all."

"I'm rooting for you, big star!"

"Are you still nervous?"

"nervous……"

"Don't be nervous~" Lim Nayeon huddled next to Gong Cheng's tall figure. Seeing that he was still holding the microphone she'd given him, she felt this gift was wonderful! "Why are you holding it like that, my dear boyfriend~"

When she mentioned her male relative, her voice involuntarily rose a few decibels. The venue was huge, with 8 people! And the staff and PDNim were all far away and couldn't hear her... So when she said that term, she couldn't help but glance at the busy staff in the distance and the PDNim chatting in the audience.

There's a kind of open and aboveboard happiness... They can't hear it, but in Lim Nayeon's eyes it's as if everyone thinks there's nothing wrong with the two of them dating, so it's open and aboveboard...

Gong Cheng squatted down, placed the silver microphone in his hand into the black briefcase, and carefully closed it. "Because this gift is amazing, and I really like it, I've decided!"

"Even if I sing at the Grammys in the future, I will still use it."

“But being a singer is a lifelong career. How can you use a microphone for so long? What if it breaks?” Lim Nayeon asked with a grin, patting her boyfriend’s butt as she spoke, teasing him.

Gong Cheng was already used to the rabbit girl's advances; she was the number one pervert. "If it's broken, it can be fixed, right? Repairing it for three years, then another three years..."

"No way~" Lim Nayeon put her hands in the pockets of her hoodie, tilted her head back, pouted, and hummed twice, "Where can you find a microphone that lasts a lifetime? But I can buy you a microphone for a lifetime."

"Hook?"

"What? You don't believe me?"

"Maknae... come over for a photo..." Not far away, Lim Young-woong shouted at the top of his lungs. Park Jin-young and Lee Soo-man from the audience also walked onto the stage. Kim Dae-woo had already set up the camera, ready to take a photo and then go home for dinner.

"Pinky promise, right?" Gong Cheng grinned and intertwined his pinky finger with Lin Nayan's, stamping it together.

Lim Nayeon made a pinky promise with him, while keeping the other hand still in her pocket. She pouted, "Okay, okay, I'm so hungry, darling~"

……

An hour later, Bombardment Meteor and his friends went to a barbecue restaurant near the company, planning to have a quick dinner and then go home. They planned to go to the concert venue again the next morning for a rehearsal, as the concert was scheduled to start at 6 p.m.

Inside the private room, besides Gong Cheng and the other members, Lim Nayeon was also there. She sat obediently next to her boyfriend, sipping her soju and occasionally putting a couple of pieces of grilled meat on Gong Cheng's plate.

Jackson kept calling her "sister-in-law," which made Lim Nayeon feel a little giddy... The soju today seemed to have a higher alcohol content, and after only two sips, she was already a little tipsy and couldn't stop smiling.

Sehun glanced at Jackson's expression when he addressed her as "sister-in-law," and silently curled his lip. Seriously! Which of the maknae's female relatives do you call "sister-in-law"? You're such a fickle person...

Unlike him, he thought Lim Nayeon was really great, and she was good to the maknae (youngest member). Just the microphone she wore today made him envious! Any member could afford it, but the meaning behind it was different!

Besides, even if he bought it, it wouldn't be of much use, since he only has a few lines...

……

At midnight on March 27th, the day before the Bombardment Meteor Asia Tour was about to begin, their official account officially launched their first group variety show, "An unfinished story"—the first part of "The Story Is Not Over".

Seoul's nightlife is quite famous throughout Asia.

Since tickets for Bombardment Meteor's Asia tour "Star Trek" went on sale on March 10, fans from all over the world, "stargazers" of different skin colors and languages, have come here.

All this is to uphold the title of "Stargazers" for their fans. For them, Bombardment Meteor is a shooting star, and those on the screen, separated by distance and eye contact, are those shooting stars...

So “stargazers” have come here, and Seoul’s guesthouses, hotels, and even inns are fully booked these days. The area around Jamsil Olympic Stadium and even the nearby Olympic Park are packed with people late at night.

Many stargazers gathered on park benches, scrolling through their phones in hopes of passing the night. As the sun set and darkness fell, they would walk into the clubhouse and breathe the same air as the others amidst the vibrant sea of ​​colorful ribbons and flowers.

Clubs and bars in Jiang'an District are packed to capacity.

The moment "An Unfinished Story" was released, people everywhere in Seoul—on the streets, in hotels, and among the general public—clicked on the generously long video of the group's variety show.

Whether it's "Tarot" or "Bombardment Meteor," apart from the length of the music video, no other leaked promotional video has ever had such a long progress bar.

It's no exaggeration to say that the bar that Gong Cheng and his friends from Gangnam frequent has recently become a popular tourist destination in Seoul.

After seeing many fans in the booths watching Bombardment Meteor's variety show on their phones, the bar manager immediately instructed his staff to project the show, "An Unfinished Story," onto the large screen behind the DJ booth in the lobby.

The dance floor and hall were instantly plunged into darkness, the dazzling orange-red lights fading away...

Many doors to the private rooms on the second and third floors were pushed open, and people crowded onto the railings, watching the scene on the large screen below. The female DJ smiled knowingly, picked up the microphone, and raised her glass to the bewildered guests, "Let's all watch the variety show 'An Unfinished Story'..."

"The members of Bombardment Meteor, we're friends, they come here all the time. Jackson even comes drunk and tries to steal my work, oh my god, it's like seven drunkards..."

"But their singing is world-class!!!"

The female DJ, wearing a white tank top and revealing tattoos on her arms, picked up a beer bottle, downed it in one gulp, and her stylish earring swayed. A burst of laughter erupted from the people near the dance floor…

As a bright screen appeared behind her, she smiled and put down the wine bottle, turned around, crossed her arms, wanting to see the variety show of her "drunkard friends." Where was the image of a popular celebrity she used to have?

........................

On the screen, a stack of proposals appeared in a bright white light. On the white paper with black text, "B-Bao High School" was marked with an "x" in red marker. As the proposal was turned to a page, the comic book scene that Bombardment Meteor often used in the first regular issue reappeared.

The image of those seven tall figures disappearing on the way to the Coachella stage, which was originally frozen in time, began to come to life with vibrant colors, their hands of different skin tones raised in the air, waving.

As if a video clip replaying past events had been inserted—the cartoonist's question lingered in the ears of the seven boys on the Han River Bridge: "Will you win?"

When the camera cuts back to the Coachella stage, no one answers the cartoonist's question. But the video capturing the scene at Coachella shows the night wind blowing against the sculpted faces and frantic figures of Miyako and his companions, while deafening cheers echo through the Coachella Valley: "Bombardment Meteor!!!"

Amidst countless cheers, the words "【An unfinished story】" quietly appeared on the screen. Below the "theme," a line of small print, like a telegram, conveyed a concept from their first full-length album: "The story that an album can't finish telling is Tarot and Bombardment Meteor!"

The chaotic transitions between scenes resemble a documentary, except that the filming date is displayed in the lower right corner of each shot.

March 6, 2018... The Bombardment Meteor team successfully assembled and began preparations for their tour...

……

"Brother, this movement really needs to be adjusted..."

On March 9th, in footage secretly filmed by a VJ outside the practice room window, Zhang Yixing and Jay Park were seen arguing while discussing choreography. They each expressed their own opinions, and the argument looked quite intense, causing concern among many fans.

"lay..."

Gong Cheng and the others collapsed on the floor, exhausted, without saying a word, seemingly already used to this scene.

"..."

After the heated argument, the group went to a private room at a bar that night, laughing and toasting as if the argument had never happened... In fragmented clips, Park Chanyeol and Park Jaebeom appeared to be drunk, hugging the camera and thanking the fans profusely.

"Thank you for liking us..."

……

December 3th...

Bombardment Meteor's Asia tour concert in Seoul sold out 240000 tickets in one second.

……

On March 12th, Park Jin-young pointed helplessly at the Bombardment Meteor members in the practice room, "I had the VJ with you guys; he's filming a variety show, shooting behind-the-scenes footage of the concert..."

"And you guys, instead of doing this, dragged the VJ to the club for drinks?"

……

On March 18, after the recording session ended, Bombardment Meteor and his team walked out of the recording studio, visibly exhausted. As they strolled down the corridor, they stubbornly dragged the VJ to a private room at a barbecue restaurant.

They were completely oblivious to the cameras nearby, clinking glasses and exchanging toasts...

Some of these encrypted calls had a beeping sound.

The VJ held up her phone and shouted excitedly, "You guys have been nominated for a Grammy!!!"

In the footage, the members' expressions varied, and they cheered wildly...

……

December 3th...

……

On March 26, Bombardment Meteor and his group arrived at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium for rehearsals. A voice could be heard through the VJ's camera, "The first show of the tour starts tomorrow, what do you want to say to the fans?"

"..."

……

On March 27th, in the morning, Bombardment Meteor and his team returned to the Jamsil Olympic Stadium for their final rehearsal. However, the rehearsal was not very intense, as the main purpose was for the staff to test the equipment on site to prevent any oversights.

For a tour, putting aside ticket sales and attendance, the most important thing is that the tour is well-organized, otherwise it's all for nothing.

JYP artists and groups will be present today, including the newly debuted boy group Stray Kids. Park Jin-young arranged their seats in the front row, hoping they would get more screen time during the concert.

Even some of the female trainees favored by Park Jin-young, such as Hwang Ye-ji, were allowed backstage at the concert to watch the performance...

"Hello everyone, I am..."

Gong Cheng casually found a seat in the venue and sat down. He was wearing a navy blue LV jacket from the new season, with a white undershirt underneath. He took off his blue baseball cap and smiled as he introduced himself to the camera in the slightly humid Seoul wind.

The photographer carrying the camera was sent by the domestic cultural and tourism department to shoot a video to promote the concert in May, which will be released in China next month, and the ticket sales channel for the concert will open.

The promotional video shouldn't have been made so hastily, but everything was rushed, and the boy in front of us was also in a rush, just like they were going to hold a concert in this huge stadium right here today.

The camera captures Gong Cheng's gentle voice, "My first concert in China, 'Sunrise,' will be in Yantai..." A layer of wind-tousled black hair covers his smiling eyes...

"..."

After the simple promotional video shoot was completed, the local cultural and tourism staff introduced Gong Cheng to the current progress of the concert venue setup. They said that construction would be completed by the 20th of next month at the latest, and they also showed Gong Cheng a lot of on-site videos.

The local cultural and tourism authorities also put forward many ideas and suggestions for Gong Cheng to consider.

"..."

……

At four o'clock in the afternoon, under the damp spring breeze and the somewhat gloomy sky, the plaza outside the Jamsil Olympic Stadium had already turned into a boiling sea of ​​people... Dozens of fan groups were densely packed together, gathering a large number of fans, holding various support banners and unlit glow sticks in their hands... The surging crowd slowly spread towards the security checkpoint, and the throng of people enveloped the Olympic Stadium inside and out.

JYP's aerial drone captured this scene on the ground.

From the perspective of countless fans, outside the vast venue, among the numerous posters, the most eye-catching is undoubtedly a giant poster. It depicts the seven members of Bombardment Meteor, dressed in silver-white spacesuits, standing amidst swirling nebulae and a brilliantly burning Milky Way. Some slightly raise their chins, others spread their arms as if to embrace the vast galaxy, while still others stroll lightly through the starry sky in various poses, seemingly leaving their mark among the glittering stars. The angle of the shot and the boundless Milky Way make them appear both small and magnificent…

On the surface of the circular building surrounding the Olympic Stadium, seven black and white posters stand upright like flags.

Unlike the sci-fi romance of giant posters, these posters, resembling photo booth pictures, grab attention with their striking minimalist style. The members' sharply defined features appear even more rugged in the black and white tones, their cool gazes staring directly at the camera, as if they could penetrate the screen and meet the eyes of every fan…

"Oh my god~ The real perfect group~"

"A show with 80,000 seats is practically impossible to get a ticket for..."

"..."

"Oppa's eyes are killing me~~~" Jang Da-ah, wearing the orange-yellow jacket uniform of Seoul Arts High School in Guro-gu, with a matching yellow sweater underneath, and a dark blue pleated skirt that showed off her bare thighs, swayed slightly in the wind as she excitedly spoke. While talking, she pulled out her phone and handed it to her younger sister, Jang Won-young, "Won-young, quickly take a picture of unnie, find a good angle..."

According to Zhang Yuanying, today's concert was attended by her sister who skipped class. Although the academic workload at Seoul Arts High School isn't very heavy, famous alumni include Oh Sehun, Cheng Xiao, Zhou Jieqiong, and Bae Suzy...

Just from the name of the school, it seems to produce many artists. According to her and her family's wishes, she will also enroll there in the future.

Jang Won-young slowly squatted down in the noisy crowd, raised her phone and looked at the unnie in the camera lens. She was standing under the "Tarot" vertical flag poster, with an excited smile on her face... The unnie was a die-hard fan of that oppa and had been following him since before his debut.

She was also drawn into the fandom by her unnie (older sister). This was the first time Jang Won-young had ever seen this unnie's eyes like that... She usually looked at others with indifference and disdain, but when she looked at the photos and video clips of "Tarot" on the posters, she would smile with exceptional innocence...

She's nothing like an unnie, she looks like the kind of person who's obviously scheming...

"I've taken a picture, unnie, look at it~" Jang Wonyoung stood up, rubbing her knees, and handed over her phone. Her innocent face glanced up at those dismissive, nonchalant eyes, then she snapped to attention. "Unnie, take a picture of me too~"

Zhang Duoya nodded, muttering to herself as she picked out an angle, "By the way, aren't you going to participate in PRODUCE 48 next month? After you meet Tarot, if you get to know her well, you have to get her autograph! Remember that?!"

"Alasoo Unnie, I'm going to participate in the show to debut! Besides, there are so many trainees, how could oppa possibly notice me! I'll be lucky if I get any screen time on the show!" Jang Wonyoung's innocent face was downcast, as if she had no confidence in herself.

Seeing her expression, Zhang Duoya curled her lip in disdain. "Oh my god, Zhang Yuanying, stop pretending! You brat, you'd go crazy looking for cameras even if there weren't any! What are you pretending for in front of me?"

As she spoke, she put her arm around her younger sister's shoulder, preparing to queue for tickets and enter the venue, teasingly saying, "If you're too shy to ask, just think of Tarot as your brother-in-law. If you don't help your older sister set up a good match, how will he become your brother-in-law in the future?"

"Unnie, is it appropriate for you to say that?" Jang Won-young subtly pouted at her unnie's dreamlike remarks. "Why don't you call oppa brother-in-law? I'd love to, and I like him a lot too~"

"Unnie, you have no idea, a lot of people who come to become trainees now are because of 'Tarot,' he's just too amazing..."

Upon hearing the term "brother-in-law," Zhang Duoya initially intended to reprimand the outspoken girl. However, seeing many figures wearing baseball caps and masks heading towards the inner passage in the distance, she couldn't help but point and mutter, "Celebrities, right?"

"Like XO?"

"Never mind, let's go in!"

"..."

In the long queue, Zhao Meiyan, wearing a pink baseball cap, was smiling and taking a photo with Song Yuqi, Tian Xiaojuan, and others. The group of six were all members selected by Cube Entertainment for their debut, (G)I-DLE.

However, compared to the three major entertainment companies, Cube's trainees don't receive as much attention, especially since their individual debut promotions won't be announced until a week later.

"Unnie, how did you get six tickets? Do you have some kind of connection with that senior?" Song Yuqi put away her phone that was taking selfies, her cheeks adorned with sunflower-like braids, and her curious and suspicious gaze made Zhao Meiyan feel a little uneasy.

Zhao Meiyan smiled gently, but her expression was still a little awkward. She had wanted to say something, but a familiar figure entered her bright eyes. The tall figure had medium-length brown hair and wore sunglasses, walking straight towards the inner passage.

Lee Sung-kyung!
One of my boyfriend's rumored girlfriends...

Seeing her absent-minded expression, Song Yuqi wondered what she was thinking and quickly shook her arm. "What's wrong, unnie? Who did you see? Why are you so serious? Or are you still trying to fool me?"

"Oh...we're just still in contact." Zhao Meiyan smoothed a strand of hair under her baseball cap and chuckled softly. Asking her boyfriend for six tickets only meant they were still in contact; it didn't necessarily mean they were still dating.

But her smile vanished as soon as she finished speaking, as she heard exclamations from nearby, "Red Velvet? And Yoona and Taeyeon?!" "Aigoo, they're all Tarot's rumored girlfriends..."

Zhao Meiyan's expression stiffened slightly, her bright and gentle eyes hidden behind the brim of her baseball cap... After a moment's thought, she turned around and greeted Tian Xiaojuan and the others with a smile, "You guys go in first, I'll go say hello to a friend I ran into~"

Clutching her phone in her handbag, she told the members a white lie. Then she left the long queue, her legs swaying beneath her wide-legged jeans, mirroring her inner unease. Why were they all Oppa's rumored girlfriends?
"Auntie, have you come to the venue yet?" Zhao Meiyan gripped her phone and dialed Gong Cheng's adoptive mother's number. She knew that her uncle and aunt were also coming to see her son's concert. Rather than having the members make a ruckus at the concert, she thought it would be better to sit with her uncle and aunt and take care of them.

……

"A lot of friends have come today."

In the dressing room backstage at the concert, Park Chanyeol sat on a chair, pulled up the heels of his leather shoes, then got up and tightened his black shirt, looking at himself in the mirror. There were only 30 minutes left before the concert started, and the audience began to enter the venue one after another.

Jay Park wore a sparkling necklace around his neck, his body adorned with silver and diamond jewelry, paired with a suit jacket, exuding both restraint and flamboyance. "Pretty much," he said. "Many of my friends from the same generation have also asked me for a few internal tickets."

"By the way, maknae, I heard you gave out twenty or thirty internal tickets. Were they all women?" Lin Yingxiong remembered this and looked at Gong Cheng, who was unbuttoning his shirt collar, with a suspicious look on his face. It looked like the shirt was too tight and felt stuffy.

"What are you saying, bro? Of course you have male friends..." Gong Cheng straightened his shirt collar, then picked out a few diamond earrings from a black gift box on the table next to him and skillfully set them into the outline of his left ear. Right now, the outfits and jewelry he and the members were wearing were all in preparation for the opening song.

On the rows of clothes racks, dozens of stage costumes were on display, a dazzling array of styles, including court-style suits, sharp evening gowns, and some casual clothes worn by the members, all in preparation for the upcoming stage performances.

Jackson Wang rolled his eyes and said disdainfully, "Then tell me, which male friend did you give the ticket to?" To be honest, apart from hanging out with the members, this maknae's social circle is almost entirely made up of girls from various groups... Having known him for so long, he has really never seen the maknae have any close personal relationships with members outside the group.

"Oh, Mom and Dad also sent two tickets..." Gong Cheng sat weakly on the sofa and retorted.

Wu Sehun's lips twitched as he asked, "Aigoo, besides your aunt and uncle, where are the rest of the tickets? Can you stop pretending..."

Gong Cheng chuckled awkwardly. It seemed there really weren't any? Red Velvet, BLACKPINK, Girls' Generation, Zhao Meiyan and the others, two SM trainees, Lee Sung-kyung—that should be about it. Normally, those old guys like Kim Tae-yeon would have internal tickets within SM, or they could just get a couple from Park Chanyeol and Oh Sehun, but they were just bored out of their minds, acting like lunatics, insisting on asking him, claiming it was because of their good relationship…

You SM artists actually have a better relationship with me, an outsider to SM, than with your junior colleagues? Seriously… “There really is. I sent two tickets to a professor at Yonsei University…”

Gong Cheng's mentor at Yonsei University, Shin Kyung-ho, had been following his musical achievements for the past two years since his debut. The two had maintained frequent contact. Later, when Gong Cheng joined JYP and took a leave of absence from university, he contacted Park Jin-young for help, and so on. All of these things were done with the mentor's support.

"..." Upon hearing his words, Zhang Yixing and the others simultaneously gave the international hand gesture, "You're really something..."

"Why are you saying all this, Annyeong? We're about to start." Gong Cheng pouted, stood up, and pushed open the dressing room door first. He put his phone on silent mode in the corridor and tossed it to Kim Daewoo. A staff member stood in front of him, helping him adjust the sound equipment.

Not far away, Hwang Ye-ji, Shin Yoo-na, Shin Ryu-jin, and a few others walked over, "Hello, seniors~"

Not far from them stood the eight members of Stray Kids, who officially debuted yesterday. When leader Fang Can saw Gong Cheng, he quickly led the members to greet him with smiles. Especially after seeing that their senior was "Tarot", the members' greetings became even more enthusiastic.

A few days ago, this senior's words of encouragement in the cafeteria greatly inspired them: "The future belongs to you..." What a friendly and handsome senior!
Gong Cheng smiled and nodded to them. Then, behind his tall figure, the other members walked out of the dressing room one after another. Jackson Wang and the two Parks walked arm in arm to the camera set up in the corridor and shouted playfully at the camera, "Wishing you a successful Asian tour!"

"..."

……

The sky was getting dark...

The cacophony of voices and the breathing of tens of thousands of people converged into a surging wave of heat within the Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium. The atmosphere was electric, with every seat filled. Tens of thousands of seats were gradually filled by the sea of ​​people, and the cheers of the different groups of people in different seats surged like waves. Meanwhile, the colorful support signs that lit up in the night stood out against the darkness of the night.

Meanwhile, in the plaza outside the arena, many fans still gathered despite not being able to get tickets. Their open support signs and banners stood out against the night sky. They huddled together, sharing their collected photocards… and a drone hovering above them recorded the scene. Even without tickets, they refused to leave.

We might not see each other this time... but they firmly believe that the oppas who are about to take the stage will see everything they've done...

"Aigoo, it was so cool outside just now, but it's completely different as soon as we entered the venue..." Kang Seulgi held a light stick and found seats with the other members. BLACKPINK also came with Red Velvet.

My unnie (older sister) has gotten along really well with their leader, Kim Jisoo, and they've been seeing each other more often. We happened to bump into each other in the parking garage just now, so we decided to sit together and watch the Bombardment Meteor concert.

The two groups chose seats that weren't far from the stage, but not too close either, somewhere in the middle of the court. As they took their seats, Bae Joo-hyun, having removed her baseball cap, saw the roar of the crowd rising steadily. The breaths of tens of thousands of people were filled with fervor and anticipation, an overwhelming excitement that made everyone around them feel a surge of excitement.

"Lee Sung-kyung is here, Im Yoon-a is here, Bae Suzy and Kim Tae-yeon are here..."

"And Nana, IU... almost all of Tarot's rumored girlfriends are here. Where are Irene and Jisoo?"

"Don't even mention those two, it's best they didn't come. Kim Tae-yeon shouldn't have come either, she and Irene are both ridiculously short, they don't even have my figure, do you think oppa would like them? As for Jisoo, well, don't you think her legs are thick?"

Jisoo, wearing a baseball cap, sat in the back row, listening to the fans' chatter. Her face twitched involuntarily. She glanced at her legs, which were pressed together under the seat, and couldn't help but shrink back... She almost stood up and pointed at the gossipy girl behind her, yelling, "I'm right in front of you!"
Oh my god, my legs are thick?

Jisoo couldn't help but pull her mask up a little, glancing back casually... Ugh, why are all these fans like this... She does look curvy, but they have no manners at all...

……

Ten minutes before the concert started, TWICE members, dressed in casual clothes, walked to the front row and took their seats. Jeongyeon took off her baseball cap and glanced at the front row seats. She recognized many of the figures, some from the film and television industry and others from senior figures in the music industry.

"Aigoo, it seems like all the artists from Peninsula are here? No wonder the company's internal tickets are so scarce..." Yoo Jeongyeon exclaimed in alarm to Park Jihyo beside her. Kim Jiwon, Park Bo-gum, Nana, Lee Sung-kyung, IU, Gong Yoo, Lee Jong-suk... and a few members of Big Bang. But she felt that Big Bang's tickets must have been given by Park Jae-beom. Before he debuted, he was taken to YG by PD-nim and had a connection with them, so they had a close relationship.

"It's simply a star-studded event... These guys really have unified the music scene's audience... I wonder what oppa's solo tour will be like in the second half of the year?" Kim Da-hyun opened her mouth, amazed, and this wasn't just flattery.

It's really an exaggeration. Not to mention the music industry, many of the top actors and actresses who frequently appear at television and film award ceremonies came, and even more popular young actors were present.

The roar of voices converging from all directions, the excited and hoarse shouts, were so intense that the TWICE members felt a little suffocated. Sana Minatozaki muttered longingly, "It's terrifying, and it hasn't even started yet..."

Son Chaeyoung glanced at the team leader Park Jihyo, who was sitting with her legs crossed, chatting enthusiastically on her phone. The unnie would occasionally turn around and look at a figure in a corner, giving a knowing smile.

The little tiger smiled and didn't say anything while hugging Tzuyu's arm. The person sitting not far away was Kang Daniel from WANNA ONE. The members all knew that this unnie had gotten a few internal tickets from the company for Bombardment Meteor's concert.

As for who it's for, well...

“Oh my god, this kid is really…” In the third row, Bae Suzy sat next to Lee Ji-eun, and the two discussed the scale of Bombardment Meteor’s concert. “The four companies spent a lot of money on this tour, but Gong Cheng’s world tour in the second half of the year will burn through even more money…”

Lee Ji-eun smiled and casually replied, "Aren't you afraid of losing money?" As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a deafening noise around her and felt that her question was a bit stupid. The concept of 24 tickets selling out in one second once again lingered in her mind.

"Losing money? How could shrewd CEOs lose money?" Bae Suzy pursed her lips, her expression one of admiration, a hint of regret on her innocent face. "Let's go check out the merchandise the company released..." She pointed to a few fans not far away taking selfies, all wearing baseball caps, baseball jackets, hoodies, and the like...

The company launched all kinds of merchandise. The appeal of Bombardment Meteor made fans spend money like water on these merchandise, and they were willing to spend it and loved them.

"..."

As the two were talking, a flash of white light suddenly illuminated the dark sky and the venue. On the giant screen on the stage, a silver-white watch appeared in the darkness, displaying the current time in Seoul: 17:59.

The countdown clock ticked away from dozens of speakers throughout the venue, calming the excited emotions of nearly 100,000 people. But at that moment, hearts pounded even more urgently and passionately, as if about to burst from their chests…

"Should we start?"

Kim Tae-yeon, Im Yoon-ah, and the others stared at the countdown on the big screen...

All the lights in the venue went out at once, leaving only excited faces under the light sticks and light boards. The second hand on the screen ticked away, racing against time yet moving at a leisurely pace, drawing everyone's heartbeats...

"ten!"

"Nine!" "……"

The members of Girls' Generation sat on a high platform in the bowl-shaped venue. There were many railings in the aisle next to them. In their line of sight, many fans who were seated in this area stood up, gripping the railings tightly, and excitedly shouted the countdown...

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

"Aigoo, is this some kind of cult?" Lee Soon-kyu exclaimed, covering her ears. "You guys are shouting so loudly now, will you still be able to shout when it's time to cheer later? Seriously." "By the way, which song will they use for the opening?" she asked Kim Tae-yeon curiously.

Bombardment Meteor's songs over the past two years have almost all been huge hits. The opening song is very important for a tour. Whether the audience can be immediately drawn into the designed atmosphere depends on the choice of the opening song. For example, Bombardment Meteor usually opens their tours with "BANG BANG BANG". When the drumbeat starts, the fans will raise their light sticks.

Kim Tae-yeon pondered for a moment, staring intently at the big screen, "Blood Sweat & Tears, perhaps? That song would create a great atmosphere and a very exciting feeling for the concert opening. But I can't say for sure, 'Fake Love' would also be suitable, and if they were to win the number one single 'Thunder,' the live performance would probably be even more explosive..."

"..."

Amidst the cheers, the silver dial on the big screen slowly faded away... The black screen flashed with videos from last year, and the location appeared to be the KBS New Building at 13 Yeouido Park Road, the recording location of "Music Bank".

As the video played, the cheers from the audience stopped simultaneously—in the "Memoirs of My Deceased Husband" filter, Gong Cheng appeared in the frame, his tall figure standing in front of the fans, his gentle eyes and brows carefully holding a pen to sign autographs.

Jay Park, Lay Zhang, Sehun, and others appeared one after another. The group patiently took photos with fans who handed them their phones. The camera flashed across the fans' tearful faces. Support banners and light sticks made it a heartwarming scene.

"Something doesn't seem right... Is JYP trying to torture fans with their opening?" Son Seungwan stared intently at the VCR on the screen. The seemingly friendly scene was actually filled with a gloomy sadness under the filter.

Kim Jisoo raised her eyelids with a complicated expression. If she remembered correctly, the video playing in front of her was from the time when Bombardment Meteor fell from grace last year...

The scene on the big screen seemed to be echoing her speculation. What was originally a fan-shot perspective suddenly transformed into an aerial view, showing a group of groups and their fans standing clearly opposite Bombardment Meteor and a small group of "stargazers" on their way to work in front of the Music Bank.

The "stargazers" held up huge banners with colorful lettering proclaiming, "Bombardment Meteor is the best group in the world!"

<Bombardment is the most disgusting group in the world! Without a doubt!> On the other side, fans of other groups also raised banners in unison, the disparity in numbers and the awkward expressions of the members of each group... In the video, Bombardment Meteor, with his back to the crowd, was being hurled at, as if he had been abandoned by the world, all alone and helpless.

Jennie and Rosé exchanged somewhat awkward glances. The scene in the video had just happened before their eyes—last year's biggest battle in K-pop fandom history, the "eight-fan alliance," in which their fans had also been involved… Good grief, they'd suddenly become mere background figures…

But they could only smile helplessly, since they weren't the only ones in the background.

"This is really heartbreaking for fans..." Kang Seulgi stared wide-eyed at the scene on the big screen—the camera swept across the tearful faces of the "stargazers," their youthful faces filled with resentment, and some fans were even moved to tears.

The camera captured the tears falling from the fans' eyes. In slow motion and zoom-in, the transparent "teardrops" resembled kites with broken strings, dripping from mid-air. The scene then abruptly cut to another scene...

The enormous screen was divided into eight sections. On the main screen, the tears of fans seemed to float in mid-air, about to fall. Almost simultaneously in the VCR, seven rugged faces covered in sweat in the practice room occupied seven vertical screens, presented to tens of thousands of people. Their bare skin was fair with a rosy glow, and they were breathing heavily. Their tired eyes, the rolling beads of sweat, and the tears of the "stargazers" splashed onto the floor with a "plop".

"Is it starting with 'Blood Sweat & Tears'?" Kim Jisoo asked doubtfully.

In the hall, surrounded by surround sound, the heavy breathing and thunderous heartbeats of the seven people in the video played out in real time, while the droplets of tears that splashed out were like heavy hammer blows, clattering loudly! The resounding sweat and tears, the sound of heartbeats, intertwined into a dense drumbeat...

The bass line, following the heartbeat, pounded like rain...

As Kim Tae-yeon listened to the intro that resonated with her heartbeat, she wondered, "If it's not the intro to 'Blood Sweat & Tears,' then what song is it used as the opening?"

In an instant, the water mist on the main screen burst forth in slow motion, like a dynamic ink painting, and the screen, originally divided into eight pieces, rapidly closed up like puzzle pieces—in a flash, the increasingly loud bass sound, like a thunderclap, swept through the venue. The water mist splashing in the darkness, enhanced by special effects, transformed into sparkling diamonds, erupting like fireworks, quickly filling the entire dark screen and emitting a dazzling white light…

"VVVVVVVVSSSS!"

"VVS!!!"

"Bombardment Meteor!!!" Deafening shouts echoed throughout the venue. As the surging bass grew louder, many die-hard fans screamed with fervor, the song's name instantly springing to mind—"VVS."

It was a collaboration between Bombardment Meteor and TWICE's Son Chaeyoung on a year-end stage in 16.

Compared to the hugely popular "Blood Sweat & Tears" and "Fake Love," it is slightly less popular among the general public, but it holds an unshakable and hot position in the hip-hop scene.

"Bombardment Meteor!!!"

Amidst a chorus of cheers, in the heart of the Jamsil Olympic Stadium's main stadium, holographic projection technology projected an enormous diamond onto the center of the stands. The diamond, refracting countless colors, slowly rotated in the night sky, its perfectly cut facets shimmering brilliantly…

"Holy crap, how much money did this cost? All these special effects and technology?" Song Yuqi stared in shock at the sky more than ten meters above the ground. She and Tian Xiaojuan were sitting directly below the diamond, which was magnificent and dazzling in their view.

Meanwhile, on the large screen directly in front of us, diamonds seem to be constantly being produced and spewed out as if the special effects were free. But as the prelude to the opening song "VVS" becomes more and more urgent, diamonds float up in the darkness and coalesce into a diamond crown. Seven colorful shooting stars shine into the diamond crown and converge at the top of the crown to form the combined logo of "Bombardment Meteor".

Immediately afterwards, the projection of the diamond crown appeared and rotated throughout the venue, and a cold, mechanical synthesized voice shouted from all directions, interspersed with the intro to "VVS": "VVS, top-tier diamond! Bombardment Meteor, top-tier combination!!!"

With that shout, a deafening roar of screams erupted, the sound waves distorting the very air! The heatwave was intense!

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

"Bombardment Meteor!!! Bombardment Meteor!!!"

"..."

Kim Tae-yeon took off her mask, and the boiling cheers made the atmosphere in the venue even more stuffy and restless. "As expected of the top team, this opening was wildly crazy..."

"It feels like Gong Cheng was already being quite restrained by not saying what he said at Coachella, especially at the Seoul station." Lim Yoona chuckled, instantly getting into the atmosphere of the opening. She had heard of "VVS," a hip-hop collaboration that really got the atmosphere going.

But the fact that they used this song to connect the opening was something no one expected, and the opening effect was really amazing!

Kim Tae-yeon wanted to say something more, but a fan's muffled shout from nearby made her wisely shut her mouth. "I love how oppas act like they're fighting against the whole world! What's wrong with being a little wild!"

As the young fan spoke, she proudly held up her light stick, which displayed her favorite lyric from Tarot's song, "Tears shed in the dead of night will one day turn into diamonds!"

……

"It's time to show our skills!"

"To those guys who said I'm doomed!"

"And you, who told me you would succeed!"

As the curtain rose, seven towering black-and-white silhouettes were projected onto the large screen. One of them raised a microphone, and Lin Yingxiong's chorus resonated in the ears of 7 people in the venue!
A deafening roar of cheers erupted as everyone simultaneously lit up their light sticks. In the dimly lit venue, the seven-colored light sticks formed a sea of ​​seven-colored stars.

"Lin Yingxiong!!!"

Amidst the heatwave, the seven members of Bombardment Meteor emerged from a rising platform onto the stage. Their vision was filled with hazy dry ice mist and surging cheers. All seven were masters of the big stage; the more fervent the cheers, the louder their singing became.

Hundreds of laser beams, like stars cascading from the Milky Way, burst forth from the mechanical device on the stage dome. The dancing beams and changing colors created a dreamlike light show. Lin Yingxiong, holding a microphone and dressed in a sharp suit, emerged from the dry ice mist. He naturally and skillfully performed the hip-hop poses that he had once learned from Jay Park, running wildly on the stage!

"My life is shining! VVS! VVS!"

"VVS!!!" The catchy and upbeat lyrics got tens of thousands of fans singing along.

The song, originally a collaboration with five members including Son Chaeyoung, was performed by seven members, each contributing a part. Park Jae-beom, facing the large screen, half-squatted down, holding the microphone in one hand and tugging at the dazzling diamond chain around his neck with the other. He was the second to perform.

"The poverty in the lyrics shines brightly~ That damn world!"

"I'm ready to deliver the fatal blow, and shout my name even louder!"

As he sang, he pointed the microphone at the camera, and the big screen flashed his flippant smile and the image of him handing over the microphone. The entire audience screamed and shouted "Jay Park!"

The electrifying atmosphere, reminiscent of an epic struggle, had the audience standing on tiptoe, waving their light sticks enthusiastically. The camera occasionally flashed across the faces of the artists performing that night: Girls' Generation, the incomplete Big Bang group, Kim Ji-won, IU, Bae Suzy, and more…

Bae Suzy, the nation's first love, winked on the big screen, then went crazy waving her light stick and shouting "VVS" along with the lyrics.

Jackson Wang, wearing sunglasses, his gray hair swept back, his hands gloved with a large diamond on each fingertip, touched his chest and said, "Bring it on, this is my guts!"

"You only look at your phone! Now look at me on that screen!"

"I am not what I used to be, but you are only heartbroken!"

Oh Sehun: "VVS~"

Amidst the swaying heat, Park Chanyeol made his entrance, striking hip-hop poses, holding the microphone upside down, and letting out his hoarse rap, "My actions are dangerous, controversial~"

"Keep pursuing self-illumination, keep implementing it! Rather than be swayed, sway everything! The blood, sweat, and tears I shed are my cause!!!"

Oh Sehun: "VVS~~~"

The highly infectious melody and the different members' raps, like a surging tide, impacted the listener's heart wave after wave. The drumbeats became more and more intense, and the bass sound became deeper and deeper. Zhang Yixing unbuttoned his suit jacket, and all his movements were in his carefully designed balance: "The 7 members of Bombardment Meteor are having a part every day!"

"I truly shone when I was with them!!!"

Sehun walked to the edge of the stage, microphone in hand. The repeated VVSs made him a little embarrassed, but when he heard his part coming up, he slightly bent his knees, held the microphone to his mouth, and said confidently, "Just like tonight, sparkling brightly~"

"There's no time for a busy life! If you seize the opportunity, you'll shine brighter than any rapper's necklace!"

"With our intelligence and good looks, we'd probably be worth tens of millions of dollars per hour!"

In the latter half of the song, the tempo quickened again, and the chaotic dancing of 80,000 people in the audience pushed the heated atmosphere to a climax—Gong Cheng, dressed in a black suit, appeared on the big screen, laughing unrestrainedly, his diamond earrings dazzlingly bright under the reflection of the light strips.

Upon his appearance, the chaotic venue erupted in another round of screams and roars. The heart-wrenching cheers and the swaying on tiptoe made the air hum, and the metal supports of the ceiling and the ground of the venue seemed to tremble.

Chou Tzu-yu and the others stood up in shock in the front row and looked back. Shouts came from all directions. Some people covered their mouths and tears streamed down their faces. Others cheered with flushed faces. The shocking scene was almost eerie...

"TTTTTTTTarot!!!!!"

Yoo Jimin and Kim Minjung waved their light sticks and joined in the heart-wrenching cheering.

The two people sitting next to Kim Jisoo and Bae Joo-hyun couldn't help but cover their ears; they were practically deafened by the noise...

As the dry ice dissipated and hundreds of laser beams vanished, a simple spotlight shone on Gong Cheng's slender figure. On the big screen, his wild eyes gleamed as he raised a silver, diamond-encrusted microphone and launched into a rapid-fire rap: "Malicious comments and money are pouring in!"

"If you don't like me, go find your oppa uncles~"

"Go tell on me, let's play another round, but my brilliance still rises, you bitch!"

"I've said I'm the most dazzling solo artist, what's there to worry about?! The lyrics I write in the production studio have a reach that extends to the entire world..."

Under the spotlight, Gong Cheng's rap speed noticeably increased, as if he were racing against time or announcing his victory to the world. His tall figure, captured by the spotlight, moved along the edge of the stage. The mechanical devices set up sprayed out silver-white cold flames through the gaps as he sang and ran, like blooming metal roses...

"Let's dance with our resentful past!!!"

Lin Yingxiong continues the chorus, "My life shines brightly! VVS! VVS!"

"VVS!!!"

Amidst the chorus of tens of thousands, Jisoo's eyes, hidden beneath her hat brim, were fixed on Gong Cheng's unrestrained performance on the stage's large screen. His carefree smile and exuberant expression made her mutter to herself, "It's been so long since I've seen you like this..."

"What did you say?" Amidst the roaring chorus of thousands, Bae Joo-hyun couldn't hear what her friend was saying at all. She couldn't help but marvel at the atmosphere. It had only just begun, yet the atmosphere was incredible. The members next to her were all shouting along with their songs, even more unrestrained than at a music festival.

Kim Jisoo pulled down her mask, the sweltering air giving her face a flushed blush. With her fresh makeup, she leaned close to Bae Joo-hyun's ear and shouted, "I mean, it's been so long since I've seen Gong Cheng like this! He's not the same person he used to be!"

"Why do you say that?" After spending so much time together, Bae Joo-hyun knew that Kim Ji-soo and Gong Cheng had known each other for three years, and asked with curiosity in her eyes.

The seven members of Bombardment Meteor stood in the center of the stage and began their final chorus, while behind them, a shower of diamonds shimmered and poured down in the darkness on the large screen.

"Success is indeed accompanied by hardship~ just like silently climbing a high mountain!" Jay Park took off his suit jacket and rapped into the microphone.

"I gotta move!"

Jackson Wang's loud shouts and husky voice echoed throughout the venue, "It's a little late, it took some time to repel those venomous snakes!"

"Go and win... like a boxer, you only live once, you need to deliver a powerful punch to decide the outcome!"

"..."

As the accompaniment gradually subsided, Gong Cheng and the others sang the final chorus in harmony, "My life's shining like a VVS VVS~ VVS VVS~"

"VVS!"

Amidst the thousands of choruses, the holographic diamond projected in the center of the venue slowly dissipated, plunging the bustling concert hall into darkness. A cold, mechanical AI voice, its tone sharp and tinged with static, recited the last line of the song "VVS".

"We've come! We've seen it! We've finally won!"

……

"I miss you~"

"After saying it out loud, I miss you even more~"

As the prelude to "Spring Day" quietly begins, a blue coastline appears on the big screen, and the figures of the seven members of Bombardment Meteor intertwine and shuttle through the sea breeze—on stage, Makoto Miyamoto sits on a bench set up by the staff, holding a microphone, his warm eyes gently singing the opening.

Like the prelude to the arrival of spring, his pleasant and clear voice instantly soothed the audience's restless hearts that had just been immersed in "VVS".

"Time is too cruel, it hates the word 'we'~"

The alternating use of tender songs and hip-hop featured tracks serves two purposes: firstly, to prevent the audience from becoming overly enthusiastic and easily fatigued; and secondly, to allow Gong Cheng and his bandmates to rest. No one can stand on stage and dance for three hours straight, and no fan can shout at the top of their lungs for three hours straight. This indirect balance of work and rest is the best approach.

Snowflakes are falling, slowly drifting away.

"I miss you~"

"I miss you~"

As the members' parts appeared one after another, the seven members, known as the "Perfect Visual Group" by countless fans, kept appearing on the big screen... Yoo Jeongyeon clicked her tongue, "Oppa's live performance is as solid as ever..."

As she spoke, she glanced at her friend Lim Nayeon beside her, "Aren't you going to get ready? Didn't you say there's a performance of the new single tonight? Aren't you supposed to sing the chorus?" As she said this, her cheeks under her short hair couldn't help but purse her lips in a sour way, but it was all out in the open. She and her silly friend in front of her were close enough that she wouldn't take a few teasing words to heart.

"Ready to go~" Lim Nayeon brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, grinning with her bunny teeth. "I'll go after I finish listening to this song, no rush~ Anyway, the new single is last in the release schedule~"

In my sight, my man looks so handsome and radiant! Especially with this largest fan club in Seoul standing here, where 80,000 people are cheering and supporting him, I feel so proud and honored.

On the big screen, the director's camera briefly cut to the audience seats...

"I keep saying I'll forget you~"

But I still can't bear to part with it.

Sitting in the center of the audience, Zhao Meiyan was with Gong Cheng's adoptive parents, watching the big screen on the stage. In an instant, the director's camera accurately captured the two uncles and aunts next to her. She was on the side of the screen, not very conspicuous, wearing a baseball cap and a mask, but constantly waving a light stick.

When the director's camera cut to them on the big screen, the uncle and aunt smiled and waved to the camera, but Zhao Meiyan couldn't help but lower her hat brim again. Even though there was a mask covering her face under the hat brim, she was still afraid that fans would find out who she was.

Oppa's ex-girlfriend is with his adoptive parents. What will the fans think?
Fortunately, the camera didn't linger there, and Zhao Meiyan's figure on the big screen was fleeting. The director was busy zooming in and focusing the camera on Gong Cheng's parents, making her look like a fan, inconspicuous...

But Kim Ji-soo, sitting not far away, stared at the fleeting figure on the big screen and her eyes narrowed. How did Pabo end up there? She had expected that as Gong Cheng's daughter and friend, she would come, but why did you come with his parents?
Is it developing too fast?
"Those are Gong Cheng's adoptive parents, right?" Bae Joo-hyun asked. At the end of 16, when Gong Cheng and Park Chanyeol collaborated on a stage, both of Gong Cheng's parents and Park Chanyeol's parents came to the scene, and they had seen them before.

Kim Jisoo nodded with a complicated expression.

"Wait until the cold winter ends~"

"Wait until spring is in full bloom~"

"..."

"Why are Uncle and Auntie here? Why are they sitting so far back? Why don't they come to the front and sit with us?" Zhou Ziyu stared at the screen that had been switched off, then looked back at the audience seats, trying to find Uncle and Auntie's seats. If she had known Uncle and Auntie were coming, she would have called to pick them up and even taken them backstage for a tour.

Lim Nayeon was initially smiling as she watched the figure on the screen, feeling rather embarrassed, like an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her in-laws. But that fleeting figure was so familiar, so familiar, that it made her heart tremble!
Zhao Meiyan! Her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend, a trainee! She's seen this trainee with her own eyes!

Her originally flushed and shyly cheerful face suddenly turned pale, and she found it hard to breathe. Lim Nayeon couldn't understand why this thorn that had been stuck in her heart for so long had suddenly resurfaced. She had almost forgotten about it, and she and her boyfriend had been dating for a year without any problems.

My newly done black manicure, my knuckles white as I clench my fists.

"What's wrong?" Yu Dingyan noticed her friend's suddenly pale face, her heaving breath, and her choked throat... She knew her friend well; this was how she was when she was about to explode with sadness. "What's wrong all of a sudden? Who upset you?"

Mina glanced at her unnie's expression in surprise. What was wrong? Had she stumbled upon something terrible? She was perfectly fine just now! Thinking of this, her eyes recalled the scene on the big screen just now, and she looked at Sana Minatozaki and Chaeyoung beside her. How come those two were alright?
Is there something I don't know?
"Mina-chan, I don't know if you noticed, but I feel like the person in the video just now looks a bit like someone..." Hirai Momo nudged her friend's shoulder with a worried look and said hesitantly.

Although she had never met that person, she had made a point of learning about him, since she really liked her beloved teacher. But lately, well, her aloof teacher had become too aloof, and she was having trouble keeping up with him. So she wanted to ask her friend, Minami, who was a little smarter than her, for advice.

Moreover, she wasn't afraid of anything. Park Jihyo openly chatted enthusiastically with others in the group, so what if she asked Mina to be her strategist in pursuing oppa? Love is something you have to fight for yourself, and besides, her mentor likes her too! However, she felt that they were just one step away from being together, so recently she had been thinking about how to get her friend to help her come up with a plan to take that step!

But after the figure on the big screen flashed by, she couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Who does she look like?" Mina's heart skipped a beat. Besides Gong Cheng's parents, the only other person on the screen was a girl! And the one with the most ambiguous relationships with Gong Cheng was undoubtedly a girl! For a moment, she stole a glance at Lim Nayeon, who was forcing a smile… She guessed it was probably because some "rival" had appeared that her unnie was so angry?!

Hirai Momo slyly rolled her dark eyes. Given the current atmosphere in the group where Park Jihyo was caught in a power struggle with other group members, she felt that someone else in the group was definitely eyeing their mentor. Therefore, she couldn't trust anyone, and she especially couldn't trust Mina in front of her.

This friend values ​​looks even more than I do!
“Zhao Meiyan… Oppa’s ex-girlfriend…” Hirai Momo said very seriously. When she realized that she liked Miyako Makoto, she specifically searched for this matter online. She thought that the two had broken up long ago. She didn’t expect that the scene just now might mean that they are still in contact.
But seeing Mina's puzzled expression earlier, she still decided to share the news with her friend. She couldn't believe it, but it was a good opportunity to test her. "If you like your master, then I'll give you a hard time. Aren't you clever?"
If you don't like it, then our relationship would just make you my strategist, wouldn't it?!
……

"The DNA in my blood is telling me..."

"You are the one I have been searching for all this time!"

As the cheerful whistle blew, Bombardment Meteor and others began performing their third song, "DNA," on stage. The lively atmosphere instantly brought the crowd and cheers to another climax.

Mina watched as the dazzling Makoto Miyamoto danced with the other members on stage, his shoulders swaying and his back straight. The "Seoul Cannon" looked particularly charming in his black trousers.

Her fair skin glowed in the dim light, and she couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. "You've hidden yourself well enough. How come I'm the last one..."

"Honey, don't worry."

"None of this is a coincidence."

Gong Cheng stood in the center of the group during his solo part, his tall figure appearing particularly hazy in the dim spotlight, amidst waves of cheers from the fans. As he put the microphone away, his long, slender legs were visible beneath his black shirt, and he caught a glimpse of the director mischievously switching the camera.

On the large nine-square screen, the faces of celebrities such as Nana, Lee Sung-kyung, Kim Tae-yeon, Im Yoon-ah, Kim Ji-soo, and Bae Joo-hyun appeared, smiling and greeting the audience!

The sheer number of celebrities with rumored girlfriends once again ignited screams from the audience! For fans, the more artists who come to the concert, the more popular their idol is; as for rumored girlfriends? They don't care anymore!
A rumor is just a rumor! If you can actually get into Oppa's bed, then you're something else!

Gong Cheng's face stiffened. Who the hell told the director to cut the camera like that? Are you trying to collect photos of me? Aigoo! The faces of the nine members of TWICE flashed across the front row of the audience on the big screen...

It was obvious that some of them didn't look well, and they were forcing smiles and waving to the audience as if they were unwell.

The topic of "rumored girlfriends" and the scenes on the big screen stabbed Lim Na-yeon in the heart again. Under the dim light, her body trembled slightly uncontrollably. She wondered if those so-called "rumored girlfriends" were all real.

It wasn't that she didn't trust her own man, but she swore she wouldn't mistake Zhao Meiyan's fleeting figure just now! Lim Nayeon couldn't bring herself to lie to her conscience, so she held Kim Da-hyun's small hand with extra force!
"..." Kim Da-hyun's face flushed red. What's wrong?! What happened?! Her feet, which were resting under the seat, started twitching nervously. She glanced at the members beside her; they were all fine!

Only Nayeon unnie is acting strange, what happened?! Oppa, what did you do to upset unnie?!

"You're hurting me, unnie..." Kim Da-hyun shrank back. Unnie's grip was too strong, and the pain made her raise her other hand to resist pulling on Lim Na-yeon's wrist, trying to push her away. But when she saw the look in Lim Na-yeon's eyes as she looked up, she realized she had done something wrong...

Nayeon's eyes were red and filled with tears. The unnie who used to call her "Tofu Tofu!" every day after oppa, had completely lost her prominent rabbit teeth, and her tightly pursed lips made her look aggrieved and heartbroken. "Mia, Nae, Dahyun..."

She released her grip on Kim Da-hyun's hand, her figure leaning back in the chair as if all her strength had been drained, her misty eyes fixed on the figure on the stage with resentment.

Kim Da-hyun swears that her eyes are definitely on that wicked oppa! He's definitely up to no good again behind her back!
Lim Nayeon sniffed, took a deep breath, then put on her baseball cap, lowered her head, took out her phone and casually typed a line in her notes app: "I'm going backstage to prepare." She then showed the message to Yoo Jeongyeon and Kim Dahyun, her eyes and brows hidden under the brim of her cap, refusing to look up. Afterward, she left her seat without saying a word.

Seeing that something was wrong, Kim Da-hyun quickly followed. As she ran and bent over in the aisle, she glared hatefully at Gong Cheng on the stage!
How could I associate with someone like you? She wanted to turn over a new leaf...

Oppa, what terrible thing did you do again?! It's absolutely unforgivable! This is the first time she's ever seen this unnie so heartbroken since she joined JYP, so heartbroken she can't even speak!

“Lalalala~”

"None of this is a coincidence."

DNA~

As the performance of "DNA" ended, the dazzling light show on stage faded, replaced by steady exposure lights shining on Bombardment Meteor and his group, while the music video in the background switched to a sky full of shooting stars...

"Annyeonghaseyo, we are Bombardment Meteor!!!"

The seven of them greeted the audience in unison, and the cheers of tens of thousands of people below the stage rose and fell. The unified "seven-colored sea" that lit up made everyone laugh happily.

"We've prepared a lot for tonight's performances. Just a little sneak peek, we also have songs from our new album to perform at the end," Jay Park said with a smile, interacting with the audience while holding the microphone. "There are also individual performances that the members have prepared meticulously~"

Upon hearing that a brand new single would be released tonight, the roar from the crowd became even more outrageous. The other members of Bombardment Meteor went backstage to change their costumes in the dim light, while Jay Park performed his solo single on stage to keep the atmosphere alive and prevent the audience from sitting idly.

During breaks in the group performances and costume changes, they would take turns going on stage to perform their individual singles or stage routines. A short while later, the intro to "ALL I WANNA DO," Jay Park's single, began to play.

As for him changing his outfit? Jay Park doesn't need to change his stage costumes. He just takes off his shirt when the members come on stage, and that's it! Fans love to watch, and he loves to take his clothes off—it's a two-way street, typical of Americans! Open-minded!
"Girl~ I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you!"

"But I'm willing to spend all this money on you~"

……

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"

As they walked backstage, Gong Cheng and the others quickly took the electrolyte water handed to them by their manager and gulped it down. They were hot and tired! But it was alright, it was just the beginning, a warm-up, listening to the deafening cheers from the front...

"You've already taken your clothes off?" Gong Cheng pursed his lips in surprise. He hadn't even sung two lines yet, and this guy's gym trip was definitely worth it.

Zhang Yixing chuckled and wiped away his sweat. "I did take my clothes off a bit too early today... Let's go to the dressing room..."

The group walked noisily toward the changing room. As soon as they passed through the corridor, Gong Cheng saw Kim Da-hyun anxiously leaning against the wall, pacing back and forth, her back to him, occasionally throwing a punch at the air.

"You guys go ahead, I'll be right there..." Gong Cheng checked the time; they had a ten-minute break to rest and change. Park Jae-beom, in addition to performing a single, also had to help the staff distribute treats to the fans, sprinkle some food, and exchange a few words with them.

"What's wrong, Dahyun?"

Upon hearing the commotion, Kim Da-hyun turned around. Seeing Gong Cheng's nonchalant expression, she was furious. She tugged at Gong Cheng's shirt sleeve and urged, "Go inside and change, hurry up, I have something to tell you!"

The concert definitely can't be delayed... but fearing that Gong Cheng wouldn't understand the seriousness of the other matter, she earnestly urged, "Hurry up, something very important is happening!"

Gong Cheng immediately nodded, pushed open the dressing room door and went in. He picked up a well-fitting court-style suit that Wu Shixun handed him. It was made entirely of black fabric, but the collar, cuffs and waist were embroidered with gold patterns and white wheat ears...

"What's wrong with Dahyun looking for you?"

"..."

……

Elsewhere, in the backstage restroom, Lim Nayeon stood there blankly, staring at herself in the mirror. Her red and swollen eyes were impossible to hide. She sniffed, turned on the tap, and vigorously rubbed her face with the icy water, hoping to clear her head.
It's not even confirmed yet! Calm down, Lim Nayeon!
Shouldn't we at least hear the father's explanation?
She pulled out a tissue from her bag and wiped her wet cheeks. Cold water soaked the strands of hair around her ears, which clung to her fair forehead. She grinned and pulled back, but she still felt so wronged!

Lim Nayeon sniffed, and wet tears mingled with water droplets and slid down her cheeks.

Hidden secretly outside the door behind her, Kim Da-hyun heard a pitiful, aggrieved voice inside, "If you don't give me an explanation, you're dead! Really! I'll be ruthless!" The voice was heavy with sobs and choked with emotion…

"..."

In no more than a minute, Gong Cheng walked out of the dressing room. His tall figure, dressed in a court-style suit, looked like a character straight out of a comic book, attracting many staff members' amazed glances.

He waved to Kim Da-hyun, who was lurking suspiciously in front of the bathroom door not far away. In no time, Kim Da-hyun ran over as fast as she could, grabbed his wrist, and found a secluded spot. She raised her fair face with her hair in a bun, her lips red and teeth white, and questioned, "What did you do to Nayeon unnie?"

"What's wrong with her? We're perfectly fine." Gong Cheng looked at her in confusion. Could it be that Mina had done something strange? That shouldn't be the case. The two of them had been keeping quiet all along. Since the little penguin dared to threaten him, take off her clothes, and even go to the capital to help him, there's no reason for her to want him to die.

Kim Da-hyun clenched her fist and punched him mercilessly. "Think about it carefully?" she said, raising her fist again as if to say, "If you can't remember, you're dead. I'll beat you to death!"
"I really didn't! You know, I used that microphone today? It was a birthday gift from Nayeon worth hundreds of millions of won. Do you think we would argue?" Gong Cheng looked a little smug. The other members didn't know much about it and thought he had bought it with his own money...

(End of this chapter)