Chapter 323

[Chiyo: Do-hee, I’m going to try a poem with “Debonaire.” Give me a beat!]

[Do-hee: Sudden, what?]

[Seo-yoon (water ghost): Na-eun unni, she’s complaining right now!?]

[Do-hee: I was going to do it without saying, but why bother saying it and hurting my mouth?]

[Seo-yoon's voice tone rising rapidly]

“Puhuh.”

[Chiyo: Okay. Drop the beat.]

[Do-hee: De.]

[Chiyo: Debonaire, youngest, Do-hee is currently.]

[Already feeling anxious]

[Do-hee: Bo…]

[Chiyo: I want to get tons of kisses.]

[Do-hee: Yes, you?]

Bae Ha-young was happily watching the self-content that came out every week in real time and laughing.

[Do-hee: No, no, I’m saying no. Ah, I’m really saying no!!]

[Seo-yoon: Oh, oh!? She’s getting mad! She’s mad!]

[PD: Do-hee, we will now remove the menu~!!]

“Oh, I’m seriously going to die laughing. Why does the PD think he’s a god?”

With Seo-yoon getting mad, the self-content of Debonaire was becoming chaotic.

[Do-hee: No, what’s this unni doing again…]

[Woo-ah: Why did you kiss a bit? Can’t I do that?]

[Miss Woo-ah isn't backing down]

[Woo-ah: Do I need to get your permission? Huh?]

[Do-hee: No, no, but it’s my cheek, so to me…]

[Chiyo (kiss ghost): Ooh~ Mwah!]

[Do-hee: Ah, come on!]

[Seo-yoon: First, remove the strawberry latte immediately. But did she get mad again? Should I remove it again? Let’s see… First, I want the flower sirloin.]

Na-eun was observing the members, who were too busy teasing each other, while hugging her legs in the back centrally, muttering something.

[Na-eun: Looks like everyone is going to starve, hehe…]

For the viewers and Bae Ha-young, that was the funniest point.

“Oh, my stomach really hurts from laughing…”

However, the mindless kiss trading soon became a trap.

It went in turn to every member.

[Na-eun: Ahh~ Don’t do that~]

Due to going in the opposite direction of her intentions, Na-eun, who was suffering for a while, ultimately showed off her gums under the members’ barrage of kisses.

─Kids are increasingly becoming greedy for jokes, haha.

And the production staff returned all the menus they had taken away, perfectly concluding Na-eun’s self-content episode with a warm dinner.

[The members seemed to have enjoyed themselves late into the night]

─Hahaha, that was fun.

─I felt so cozy and bright today, I really liked it.

─The members looked so comfortable with each other, it was so easy to watch.

[Today’s day was a delightful pause!]

With the real-time streaming finished, Bae Ha-young started cropping out the moments where she laughed so hard and began posting them one by one on her SNS.

Dol Ahyee @Dol_Ahyee

─(Video) Eventually surrendering, offering the peace sign, Doja!
“Later, the patient Doja will reach out.”

“Well, that doesn’t take much effort at all.”

Dol Ahyee @Dol_Ahyee

─(Video) Doja keeps whining not to be so nice, but when she wipes the lip balm stains with her sleeve, she leaves it there because she’s worried it might hurt her feelings.

“Replaying the video was so fun that I lost track of time; it was just like everyday life.”

Dol Ahyee @Dol_Ahyee

─(Video) The bookworms who swear they won’t kiss each other to death; these two just keep calling each other babe, and it’s so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

It was around the time she had posted about ten or so feeds.

“What time is it now?”

Bae Ha-young checked the time at the bottom of her computer screen.

There was only one reason for that action.

It’s time for the Billboard Hot 100 ranking update for Debonaire’s previous title “SAME,” which is still on the rise.

Of course, Billboard doesn’t update the rankings at a precise time on a fixed schedule.

“I mean, I only found out not long ago. This is my first time being a fan of an idol who actually made it to Billboard.”

Bae Ha-young chuckled lightly at the thought of how much more fun and exhilarating she felt.

Anyway, it was about that time.

First, the top ten would be revealed.

“Oh, this song is worse than Do-hee’s song, but it’s number one… I guess because the singer is famous~”

Then, one by one, the lower rankings would be released in order. Each time the chart page updated, the rankings changed.

And one, two, three.

Dol Ahyee @Dol_Ahyee

─(Photo) [Debonaire's First Entry into the Billboard Hot 100]

Bae Ha-young leaned back in her seat, filled with dopamine.

“Ha… this is just too thrilling.”

Her fingers were furiously typing, but her mind felt blank. She wasn’t just an ordinary fan but a devoted super fan home mama.

Dol Ahyee @Dol_Ahyee

─It’s insane that they’re exactly at 100; how is my baby getting a self-composed song into Billboard? I’m maxing out on dopamine from today’s self-content; this is driving me crazy!

And, of course, the community’s reactions were something to behold.

[Three months after release, and Debonaire finally made it into the Billboard 100]

[Debonaire enters the Billboard Hot 100 at 100]

This kind of buzz typically becomes a popular post faster than anyone else.

─It’s a real miracle for a small agency…

└Aren’t Do-hee and Kim Seo-yoon just second-hand rookies? ㅋㅋ Their image-making skills are something else ㅇㅇ

└You call second years second years ㅋㅋㅋ

└I’ll admit it, even if I get obsessed with their Billboard entry.

─It’s really a miracle for a mid-sized agency…

─It’s the first time a small agency has broken into Billboard since NND; this is an insane record for a girl group.

└It’s just wow that they made a self-produced album.

└Wow, seriously, how did they gather those members?
Did you gather those members?

└I remember in an old interview, Topist said they gathered the trainees around Do-hee, and it’s crazy how there’s not a single drop-out.

└It seems like the members are just close, and the synergy is really strong.

└It feels like they are good rivals to each other too.

─It’s really the golden age for girl groups, and now Debonaire is number one. Congratulations, Air!

└Not my opinion, Air.

└I’m an Air too, but I think other groups will hit Billboard too, like Ailee, Beatrin, and Pure Girls. I love them all.

└Honestly, this generation has less fandom conflict because the groups get along well.

└Agreed! Ailee, Beatrin, and Seven are still hanging out since they are from the same parent group, and Pure Girls openly dote on Do-hee. LOL.

Friendly atmosphere.

This was bound to happen for a girl idol group rooted in mass appeal.

[(Proof) Honestly, I didn’t like Do-hee at all.]

So much so that posts about how genuinely moved some fans were became popular.

[I’ve hated them since pre-debut (photo) My old post list.

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Even I don’t know why, but I just had a strong aversion to her image-making viral stuff, though now I feel like maybe I was just jealous.

Honestly, how could someone who attracted so much attention for their visuals in the teaser be suddenly a piano genius ranked number one nationwide and the top student for eight years in a Seoul school district?

It honestly felt like a PR stunt, right? LOL…

So when I saw Do-hee entering a pre-college program, winning a piano competition, and somehow becoming the top student, I honestly felt some cognitive dissonance.

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I thought Do-hee had a self-centered and inconsiderate personality that was obsessed with being the center.

There were plenty of expression memes of her that frequently popped up (watching the full version again, it was all cut and maliciously edited, though).

And honestly, while fans may cover for her character, I never believed it.

There are so many girl idols that were exposed for their awful personalities while their fans were hyping them up.

But when did my thoughts change? It was when I realized that other industry people have always said good things about Do-hee.

She had been debuting for a long time and never had a slip of the tongue.

So at that moment, I checked out the rapidly rising Debonaire Self-Content.

What I felt then was that the members really feel comfortable with each other, right?

Typically, girl idols have occasional bullying incidents when they get bored, and I think that’s unavoidable.

Because honestly, anyone who understands relatable feelings will get it; in a girl group, you’re basically tiptoeing around and weighing the friendships.

If the group has an odd number of members? The atmosphere is just suffocating.

But with Do-hee, it feels like that kind of tension is completely absent; it’s like being with true male friends.

I don’t know if it’s because Do-hee is at the center of it.

However, I’ve thought of Do-hee as the playful, immature youngest until now, but while paying attention to only her to criticize her, I realized there were so many moments where she silently took care of the members.
I always thought Do-hee was just the childish youngest member who only played around, but as I was focusing on teasing her, I noticed countless moments where she silently took care of the other members.

When it seems to be captured on camera, she’s the one who shows off and jokes around.

Watching that made a lot of my bias break.

Thinking about it, even self-content has to be funny for entertainment, and her desire for jokes seems more like professionalism than just her personality.

After that, when Debonaire made a comeback, the song was just so good.

But it turns out it was a song written by Do-hee, and honestly, I was halfway to being a fan at that point.

During the awards show, when they performed on stage and gave their remarks, I was completely sold.

This kid just feels so different. What can I say? In an exaggerated way, seeing her feels like encountering a superhuman from a book.

Now, I wouldn’t be surprised if one day Do-hee suddenly decided to take the college entrance exam and go to a university in Korea.

Anyway, people can say that Do-hee’s fans are being delusional, but without a lie, it’s all real.

If you don’t want to believe it, you can just think of it as someone infected with Do-hee disease.

It’s extremely close to praise and a type of writing that wouldn’t usually be understood.

─ Jang-mun, long but I accept everything the OP says.

└ Accepted everything except for the college entrance exam for Korea.

└ What kind of college entrance exam for Korea? Do these fans have anyone who’s even taken it? It’s honestly infuriating.

But in a small agency with no foundation or infrastructure, a female idol from that agency entered Billboard.

─ I’ve noticed lately that Do-hee has a somewhat boyish vibe, and it kind of excites me when I watch her…

└ I agree. If you just look at her face she seems ordinary, but when she smiles or shows her attitude, she looks like a prince.

└ That’s why fans call Do-hee “Doja-nim” (Lord).

With self-content, self-production, and the star power built up.

─ The older sisters keep bashing Do-hee for all sorts of reasons, but if the hottest celebrity for over five years hasn’t been involved in any scandals, there’s nothing more to say.

└ I thought she was special from the moment she debuted, and the more you look at her, the more special she seems.

└ I really get the feeling she’ll become a superstar among superstars.

└ I was just talking with my friend about how if another celebrity gets the title “God-like,” it might just be her.

Today, the community had no choice but to show an unprecedented level of friendliness due to this exhilarating news of Billboard entry for Debonaire.

And regarding this news, in Debonaire’s dorm…

“Do-hee-chan! Do-hee-chan!!”

Today was somewhat outrageous.

“Ah, you scared me!!”

“What should we wear for the airport look…”

The door burst open with a loud noise like a bomb going off in Do-hee’s room.

“What? Were you holding your chest again? Is your chest not feeling suffocated? Free the royal chest!! Even the royal chest needs to breathe!!”

“Why do I even wear a bra… And why are you slamming the door like that? Wait, is the door hinge broken?”

“Huh?”

“Oh, this crazy kimchi.”

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