Oh Hyun-soo, the Manager, received the message from the Production Staff to get the stage ready, and one by one, he woke up the members in the Waiting Room.
Kim Seo-yoon approached me and pointed at her eyes, asking,
“Do-hee, my eyes aren’t puffy, right?”
“Boom.”
“Really?”
“Shakaraka.”
“I’m seriously gonna die.”
“Ah! The Camera is rolling!”
As Kim Seo-yoon hurriedly glanced at the nonexistent camera I pointed out, she dashed out of the Waiting Room.
But it seems that the swelling tea I drank at the shop actually worked.
If you can sleep like that and not get puffed up.
I should try sleeping while waiting next time too.
A quick and simple rehearsal was held just before the actual recording.
On a set dazzlingly decorated with night scenery.
The Camera Director looked at the name tags attached to our chests and gave individual instructions.
“For this part, Do-hee will be on camera one, the rest on camera three!”
Of course, it was mostly about camera angles and eye focus.
Still, all of us were idols from auditions, so we smoothly found our places and handled the camera and stage movements.
“Good! You’re doing great!”
*
After the camera rehearsal, we moved on to the real deal.
In front of our stage, 400 fans filled the standing section to the brim.
Thanks to that, the studio was buzzing with excitement.
The PD spoke through the microphone.
“Seven members, since this is your first time meeting the fans directly, let’s step forward and greet them first~”
It seemed like they were planning to include a greeting time.
“Hello~ It’s so nice to see you today—”
“It must have been very cold, thank you for coming! Everyone, be careful not to catch a cold! And—”
“Did you eat yet? You have to make sure to eat! Me? I didn’t eat either. Haha.”
“This is our first recording… but I will do my best! Please support us a lot—”
The members were chatting with the fans before the shoot.
It was our first time talking so closely, and it was also our first time filming, so everyone showed a bit of clumsiness.
Yet, the fans seemed to love it, cheering for every little thing the members said.
I felt like I should say something too.
But I still wasn’t sure.
I thought I might just end up saying something cliché and feel cringy about it.
Should I flirt a bit?
“Older sisters and oppas~ just look at me!” or something like that…
Gyaaaah…
“I’m going to work hard for our first recording today! Please cheer for us energetically!”
Still, the fans seemed to appreciate my cliché lines.
– Do-hee! You’re so pretty!
– So cute!!! Lee Do-hee!!!
“…Heh.”
Soon, the Production Staff signaled us.
“We’re going to stand by now.”
At the same time, the members finished the brief fan service and got into formation.
As the center, I stepped forward to the front.
I stepped out.
The fans, who had been screaming and cheering throughout the conversation, quieted down as per the control of the production staff and security.
Soon, the familiar intro started playing.
-Dng Dng
And then the cheers of the fans beneath the stage were heard.
—Gong Chae-rin! Hana Kwon! Kim Seo-yoon! Eun Se-ra! Do-hee! Jeon Ha-rang! Park Ye-eun! Always all together, SEVEN!
‘That’s a cheering method.’
“Someday, we’ll reach the seven gifts.”
—Gift!
I shouldn’t be laughing, but I couldn’t help it.
It was fun.
*
After the recording ended, I had to roam around the waiting room.
To hand out CDs and greet the guest singers who arrived one by one.
“Hey! Seven!”
Standing right in front of me was today’s number one candidate.
The popular six-member boy group, Paramax, who debuted last year.
Sara Unni’s company, JS’s boy group.
“Congratulations on your debut! The song is really good!”
“Oh~ So you guys are SEVEN! I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before.”
“Ah, why are you pretending you don’t know me~”
Right.
It would be strange not to know.
Who doesn’t know Do-hee Lee?
“I know you’re training with Sara Unni and the older brother!”
…I think my ego has become too big after once being first.
I should be more humble…
“I just gave it a try~ Sara, hi~”
“Uh, hello. Should I call you senior…?”
“What’s between us~ Let’s just be friends~ Be comfortable.”
While I felt embarrassed, a blue-haired boy of my age approached me.
‘What’s with a guy having blue hair? Ugh, seriously.’
“Um… Do-hee-nim!”
‘Cancel the blue-haired hate.’
This person seemed to know my name.
Honestly, it wasn’t baseless confidence.
The blue-haired boy fidgeted and said.
“Um… could you shoot a challenge video with us…?”
And what was this guy’s name again…?
He was introduced earlier as the youngest of Paramax…
Fortunately, a name tag was attached to the boy’s chest.
It seemed that this team was about to start their camera rehearsal.
“Oh, Ji-han sunbae. Yes, that sounds good.”
He mentioned a short video of a challenge or a catchy chorus dance part.
In the entertainment industry, idols generally create challenges to promote each other’s songs within their fandoms.
“Oh! Thank you! You know, there’s a famous place outside to shoot challenges in the hallway. Let’s go there…”
“Oh~ Should I bring Sara Unni? Since we’re both from JS.”
“Ah… yes!”
He looked a bit disappointed.
It looked like a war zone.
Was there some unspoken camaraderie among the youngest?
Well, being the youngest is a tough spot.
Especially if you’re someone mature like me.
Moreover, our group… with the likes of Kim Seo-yoon, it’s just a bunch of crazy people. Sigh…
“Why do you look like that?”
“Tsk.”
“What! What!”
Of course, Chan-rin unni is the exception.
My only hope.
My light.
My roommate. (Dumb Eun Se-ra excluded.)
“Seo-ra unni, let’s go take the challenge.”
“Sure!”
*
6 PM.
“Mpulse,” with an average rating of 0.2 percent.
The reason for such low ratings was simple.
The biggest fandom was mostly overseas with idol groups from the top four agencies: JS, Zy, Haru, and Lepro.
JS, Zy, and Haru had all launched boy groups in the last two years, but it’s been nearly three years since they debuted a girl group.
Plus, Lepro’s girl group “Pure Girls,” which debuted at the end of last year and was a powerhouse in new music, was currently on break.
In other words, there weren’t enough groups capturing the public’s interest to skyrocket the ratings.
Yet today, “Mpulse” ratings were close to 1 percent.
The debut stage of [Seven].
It didn’t directly transfer the viewers from [Jodul3], but even a fraction of that was a considerable number.
Perhaps that’s why it seemed like there were more community members today.
[Wow, I’m so jealous of those who saw the pre-recording today ㅠㅠ]
(Photo)
They said they received coffee carts as a surprise gift for their debut ㅠㅠ
-Wow, the debut photocard must be super expensive, right?
└Yeah, just the regular photocard is over 100,000 won. How much do you think the debut photocard would be? Priceless, haha.
└Even the coffee holder must cost a fortune. No one is likely to sell it, but our lovely Andrew is so cuteㅠㅠ
Information released through the pre-recording reviews.
From outfits, hair, makeup, talk content, to stage setups.
Fans were building up their anticipation for the first debut stage.
[Why is Seven so late to come out…?]
Shouldn’t rookies have a more front-row spot?
-They’re at the top of the charts; who would let them go out first…
└Yeah, coming out last just means they’re good.
└Who doesn’t know that? But it still makes me sad…
Even with fans waiting, Seven’s stage wouldn’t come out any earlier.
After all, it had ties with the [Mpulse] stage and was sitting at number one on the charts.
[Did you guys see the challenge they posted today?]
This time, it’s not just the kids, but also with Paramax, got it?
Seems like they took this while waiting for the M-Pulse today.
(Link 1) Paramax ‘Clap’.ver
(Link 2) Seven ‘Rose Nebula’.ver
– Oh, I can’t see it because I’m off work now, can’t help it.
– Do-hee dances like a boy group? Hahaha.
└ Seriously, it’s weird how into boy group dances the youngest is.
– Looks like Sara made friends with Paramax since they’re the same JS?
Fans chatted about all sorts of things while they waited.
Finally, ‘Seven’ appeared towards the end.
[The ones who burned your summer hot! They have arrived! ‘Seven’, welcome!]
[I’m in seventh heaven! Hello, we are Seven!]
Unlike their street look at the showcase, this time they wore black uniforms and white shirts. Moreover, the stylishly revamped clothes gave off a fashionable high teen and girl hip-hop vibe simultaneously.
– Wow, why are the kids’ coordinators so pretty?
– Ah, this is so good…
– Praising the coordinator!
– Oh my… Am I gonna meet this oppa? (This account is now blocked in real-time.)
[Our new song ‘Rose Nebula’ is a hip-hop-infused alternative punk genre, with addictive funky guitar rhythms and alluring bass lines!]
– Hahaha, but seriously, how does Chae-rin memorize so well?
– We can just let Chae-rin do the introductions!
[This song is… um… about breaking free from the invisible rules of the frustrating world and… showing our color and independence!]
– Kim Ye-eun…
– Let’s not let Kim Ye-eun introduce herself…
– Kim Ye-eun…
– Our Kim Ye-eun is…
The interview only included a casual introduction of the title track, but everything was enjoyable for the fans.
*
[This week’s number one is [Paramax]‘s ‘Clap’! Congratulations~]
– Hahaha, the way the kids wave their hands is super cute!
– They’ll keep being number one from next week, right??
└ They can’t not be number one on the music chart, that’s outrageous.
– The stage is already over…
– What do we hold on to now? ㅠㅠ
└ What do we hold on to? How about we endure with the reality episode 2?
As the M-Pulse live broadcast ended and fans felt a bit sad…
[The members who left MT!]
[Squeal~ Who wants to jump in?]
[No, don’t do that!]
[You’re the disgrace of our rapper! Gong Chae-rin!]
.
.
.
[These are Do-hee’s photos~]
[Everyone gasps!]
[What was found at Do-hee’s house!?]
[Tune in at 9 PM today!]
The preview for [SAVEN]‘s reality episode 2 has been released.
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