Chapter 187:


    Chapter 187


    Are the kids ready?


    AWY Concept Photo  Ian


    Thest one to pose for the concept photo was Ian. In the picture, he wore yellow lenses and had a thin face chain under his eyes.


    His eyes, staring straight at the camera, showed an ambiguous expression that could be anger or resignation.


    There were often fandom leaks during the hiatus, especially when theeback was near. Some fans lost their passion when the concept or the song they brought after a long hiatus was not good.


    The agency prepared an excessive concept that the fans would like. They used props that they had never tried before, such as finger suits andce eye patches, that looked like they came out of aic book.


    -Why AWY fans are going crazy right now


    Because the concept is awesome


    So cool


    Crazy


    The fans reactions were explosive. There were even fans who deduced the overall direction of the album.


    -Im going to guess AWYseback concept.


    The album name is Lheure bleue. I searched it and it means Lheure entre chien et loup in French, which is the time between dog and wolf. But this time means twilight.<ol><li><ol><li>The literal meaning of twilight: In summary, it means a state of decline and end after passing a crisis.</li></ol></li></ol><ol><li><ol><li>The time between dog and wolf: It means a time when it is hard to tell whether the silhouette in the distance is a dog or a wolf.</li></ol></li></ol>


    They even wore colored lenses that they didnt usually wear, so I think the wolf concept is right


    And if you look at Seodams concept photo, he has a lily in his hand, which is a flower that symbolizes resurrection in Christianity.


    And if you look at the corner of the album specification that I cut, doesnt it look like the concept outfit they wore when they did Dawn? If youbine all this, it means


    They overcame the twilight/crisis (Taewoongs panic, team activities) and passed the dawn (album specification with Dawn concept outfit) and resurrected (lily). What do you think?


    Anyway, this concept is too much but too delicious


    Im going to pilgrimage in advance


    Its convincing


    Dont they look so good with this excessive and strong concept


    If they did Dawn before and this concept is twilight, does it mean the time is going backwards? They turn back time? Something like that?


    That makes sense too


    I dont care what it is, I just wish they woulde back soon


    ***


    Is this expression right here?


    Yeah, it is.


    Lee Joo-hyuk was sending a reply email to Hailey Poles while looking up the dictionary, and Ian was learning how topose from him while watching him.


    Not bad, huh? You have the basics, so youll finish it soon.


    Really?


    Hey, didnt he already release a song?


    Lee Joo-hyuk said to Park Jin-hyuk, who was eating snacks behind Ian.


    I didpose a song that we sang before. Ian smiled faintly as he remembered the stage he sang with Lim Tae-woo.


    Do you want to listen to some of the songs he worked on over there?


    Lee Joo-hyuk downloaded the files attached to the email and yed them. The sweet acoustic guitar melody filled the studio.


    Its really good, huh?


    Kim Joo-young, who had been listening quietly with his head down, lifted his head.


    With AWYs poprity, it was possible to work with foreign musicians who were well-known. In fact, there were some foreign musicians who sent love calls through the agency.


    The agency said that they could coborate with foreign singerster, and that they didnt have to coborate with Hailey Poles, who was not even famous, especially when theeback was ahead, but the members were positive about coborating with foreign singers.


    Is this what they call country song?


    Maybe? Oh, this song sounds like R&B?


    It was because Ian strongly insisted that he wanted to coborate with this person, that he had to do it.


    (Of course. A K-pop idol? Is it the group I know? Do you want to video call?)


    Hailey Poles agreed to have our group members participate in the featuring as well.


    She didnt know that Lee Joo-hyuk was AWYs Joo-hyuk.


    (Oh my god, AWY?)


    Yeah. Do you know us?


    (Oh, you guys are pretty famous here. My sister is a fan of yours. Can I show this video call to my sister?)


    Sure.


    Haileys sister, who was ecstatic, screamed and fell backwards when she saw the video call.


    She couldnt believe that the person who casually contacted her for a song was a famous idol in Korea. Hailey felt the pressure on her shoulders.


    (I cant make it sloppy.)


    Just rx. We decided to do it together because we liked your work.


    (No, Ill send you something amazing. A song that youll be dying to sing.)


    Hailey Poles had sent an email to Lee Joo Hyuk with her melody after the video call, and the other members of Awi, Lee Joo Hyuk, Park Jin Hyuk, and Kim Joo Young, also got new inspiration from her melody.


    The song feels really good. The genre spectrum is very wide, right?


    She was an unexpected gem. And they thought of Ian, who had rmended her enthusiastically, and looked at him standing behind them.


    What?


    The members who had watched the footage of their visit to the shaman felt a chill when they heard the shamans words that he had saved the country in his previous life. And when they saw the shaman bow politely to Ian, they felt something eerie.


    Choi Ian, what are you exactly


    I told you he has something.


    Did you hear what the shaman said? Just trust him and its over.


    Ian held back hisughter as he saw the members rubbing their hands in front of him.


    I mean, they always trusted me well, but


    After visiting the shaman, he was almost treated like a cult leader. It felt like he had received a certification mark from the shaman and they trusted him more.


    Im having trouble choosing because all the melodies are good.


    Then, Ian-nim, what kind of work would be good for our luck with Hailey?


    Please give us the answer.


    Ian decided to enjoy the exaggerated praise from the members.


    Well, we dont have time to make a detailed concept, right?


    Awi had a busy schedule. As soon as they finished theireback activities, they had a series of domestic events, and after the events, they were going to tour overseas.


    It would be better to give them plenty of time since the work would be done remotely. And there was one perfect anniversary for the asion.


    How about a carol?


    He had no idea what kind of impact his casual words would have at that time.


    ***


    Kim Myung Jin brought the new managers he had hired and introduced them to the members before theireback.


    Guys, these are the new managers, so say hello. This is Lim Jin Woo, and that is Park Ji Hwan.


    Hello.


    You can just call me hyung, dont be formal.


    Lim Jin Woo and Park Ji Hwan greeted them awkwardly.


    Nice to meet you!


    The members bowed their waists and greeted them loudly, making the new managers flinch and step back.


    Are they trying to intimidate us?


    No! No, theyre not!


    Lim Jin Woo whispered, and Kim Myung Jin was startled and waved his hand.


    Seeing that, the members exchanged nces without a word. Jo Tae Woong nodded slightly and looked at the new managers with a meaningful expression.


    Dont believe them when they say no.


    Taewoong-ah, what are you talking about.


    Park Seo Dam followed up.


    Hey, hyung. Do you think they would try to intimidate us like we did? They would all run away as soon as they were hired.


    True. Give them some time to adjust and then suddenly change, and theyll both be careful.


    Hey!


    Kim Myung Jin ran after Park Seo Dam and Jo Tae Woong.


    Im worried they might misunderstand this.


    Dont worry. We dont have anything like that. Were all close.


    The remaining members said to the new managers, who smiled awkwardly.


    [They seem tough]


    Jin, who was watching them, muttered quietly.


    ***


    It was their long-awaitedeback, and since they were a big idol group with guaranteed ratings,  decided to spend a whole day recording theireback show.


    I heard MyDier did it for over 20 hours.


    Wow, crazy. What took them so long?


    There were a lot of dys in preparing the stage.


    Kim Hyun and Park Jin Hyuk frowned. It was inevitable that there would be time dys since it was a human work.


    Park Seo Dam tapped Lee Joo Hyuk next to him and said urgently.


    Joo Hyuk hyung! Look at this! They did it for 16 hours!


    Theyre insane.


    But it wasnt all good news for the fans or the singers. They werent going to use the same stage over and over, but they nned to make different stage sets for each song. So they had to repeat the process of breaking down and rebuilding the set after each song.


    Thats why it was obvious that it would take longer than the time they had announced.


    This is aeback show for us, right?


    The stage looks awesome.


    The members groaned as they watched the videos of the senior singerseback shows.


    Theeback show stages of the other singers were very good. The broadcast time was over two hours, almost like a concert. And there were a lot of contents for theeback show, such as various fancams and talk time.


    [Isnt the revenue from the singers fancam all taken by the broadcaster?]


    Thats right.


    [Its going to break with a bang.]


    And the cost of going on stage was paid by the agency. There was no appearance fee for the singers. It was a n for the fans only.


    I dont know if I should be grateful for what theyre giving us


    But they couldnt justin. The broadcaster was the boss anyway, and other small idols had to go on survival programs andpete for the right to record aeback show and prepare for the stage.


    But the fans would like it, right?


    Ian looked through the reviews of the other singerseback shows with a serious expression.


    But we have a waiting room, right? The fans have to wait outside the whole time? On the street?


    Thats too much.


    And it took a lot of manpower.


    It would take too much time and work for the fan managers to get new fans for each song.


    Manager Myung Jin! How many fans areing to oureback show?


    About 1,500?


    Thats crazy. The fan managers must have a hard time managing them all, right?


    So they decided to take 700 fans who would participate from the beginning to the end of theeback show pre-recording that took almost a day, 500 fans who would go on the live stage, and 200 backup fans.


    Despite the announcement that fans who left during the pre-recording would be restricted from applying for the pre-recording of music shows during this promotion, the fan cafe was overloaded with traffic from the fans applications.


    We should at least feed them well.


    If they didnt take care of the fans who were waiting for the pre-recording, there would be a lot of talk, and the members of Awi wouldnt feelfortable either. There were various reverse fan services nned for the fans.


    Is this all were going to write?


    Just write whatever you can, were going to copy it anyway.


    I want to write to all the fans who areing.


    Choi Ian, are you crazy?


    The members decided to write handwritten letters to the fans for theeback show exclusive photo cards and the food reverse fan service. Of course, it was impossible to write differently for all the fans since there were so many of them.


    How about we take proids and give them to the fans with numbers?


    Thats a good idea. How about we give them to the people who have our debut date or birthday rted?


    The members, who were excited about the uingeback show, diligently wrote down short phrases to show the fans.