LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 190
Chapter 190
After the Ten to Ten broadcast ended, several clips of Muk Hye-sung and On Raon quickly appeared on MBS Entertainment Channel on Witube.
[Ten to Ten] Catch you off guard! On Raon living for today teases Muk Hye-sung | #MukHye-sung #OnRaon MBS 1804×× Broadcast
[Hot] Dance Party at 10 AM Uncut Version (Dream, Story, Chew, Chew, Chew! +etc) | #MukHye-sung #OnRaon MBS 1804×× Broadcast
[Ten to Ten] Chic Man Muk Hye-sung turns out to be a doting uncle,,,? Shows his senior charm with his niece + 21 years of idol experience | #MukHye-sung #OnRaon MBS 1804×× Broadcast
[M-Legend] #RealSituation Muk Hye-sung and On Raon’s Fantastic Busking ‘Chopsticks March Jazz ver.’ (w. World-Class Violinist Kristin Wagner) Full | #MukHye-sung #OnRaon MBS 1804×× Broadcast
The response to the broadcast was overwhelmingly positive.
– I’m an Eternal, and it was so nice to see a lot of new sides of Muk Oppa! Thank you for inviting our youngest brother to Ten to Ten, and I’m super grateful to Raon-nim too!! Please continue to stay close with Muk Oppa.
– On Raon’s actions could easily come off as impolite or annoying, but Muk Hye-sung handled it well, and Raon knows his limits so it doesn’t seem annoying at all; it’s just heartwarming. He looks like someone who will be loved everywhere he goes.
– Wow, thank you for the uncut version of the dance party! To the person who uploaded it, may you work less and earn more!!!
– Watching the full version of the dance party is even more delightful, hahaha.
– Though Ten to Ten is a daily life entertainment show, wasn’t that day very out of the ordinary for the handsome mold Muk Hye-sung?
Muk Hye-sung woke up in the morning to dance to Chew Chew Chew, went to Seoul Forest for busking, and then to an arcade to take sticker photos?
No one could have imagined it. Probably not even Muk Hye-sung himself…
┗ ???: This is a fake broadcast!
┗ But for On Raon, that could be his everyday life.
┗ I totally get it, Muk Hye-sung’s forced experience of an extrovert’s life.
– I want to see more focused on On Raon. Are you reading the comments, Ten to Ten?
– After the broadcast ended, it was hilarious seeing Yeon-ho Oppa interrogating Muk Oppa on Star Tel as if it was pre-arranged, only to be blocked, hahaha. When has Muk Oppa ever lied about such things?!
┗ Do you believe that? This is why image management is so crucial for celebrities, lol.
– I thought On Raon was just a common idol popular for his looks, but seeing his talent makes me see him in a new light.
┗ There are so many points I want to address in this comment, but first, please understand that On Raon’s face is anything but common^^… If there’s one person in the world who can thrive on their looks alone, it’s On Raon^^^…
By the way, I swear on your happiness that I’m not an On Raon fan.
– At first, I thought the show was overdone compared to last week’s genuine and relaxed vibe, but as it went on, I realized, ah, Raon-nim is just naturally like that… hahaha.
His active and lively movements don’t seem fake at all; they’re completely natural.
┗ Exactly, lying around peacefully, doing house chores leisurely, then lying down again, getting up and doing something again, that kind of normal, healing life is great too, but being active and lively like this week was fun and nice, haha.
Although the view counts for the Ten to Ten videos featuring Muk Hye-sung and On Raon were generally high, the viewership trend for the Chopsticks March video was exceptional.
The video quickly surpassed 2 million views and was still steadily increasing.
– The place, the performers, the instruments, the music, even the blue sky… everything is mysterious and amazing. Most of all, it’s wonderful to see the three of them genuinely enjoying the music.
– I was there that day, and it was truly the best. Both On Raon and Muk Hye-sung were so handsome and played the piano so well. When the violinist came out, it felt like a movie.
I bet everyone there became fans of both of them. I certainly did.
– On Raon is obviously handsome even with heavy stage makeup, but seeing him naturally styled like this is also very nice.
– At 3:14, On Raon smiles with such youthful charm, but it looks somewhat poignant and sad, making me tear up suddenly.
┗ For real, the poignant man at 4 minutes and 59 seconds is eternal…
– Did anyone else find the violin sound at the end sad? My friend said it’s an upbeat piece, so why would I feel sad, and didn’t empathize…
┗ I didn’t find it sad but more like the performance ending made me feel a sense of regret.
┗ Agree, I’d feel regretful too if a performance like that ended.
– It’s the best version of Chopsticks March I’ve ever heard. Is there a sheet music for it? I want to play it with a friend.
┗ I looked it up because of the same reason, but there doesn’t seem to be any sheet music available. It seems like it was a real improvised performance.
┗ Wow, if that’s the case, they’re truly geniuses.
Moreover, the Chopsticks March craze wasn’t just ending domestically but was also spreading widely overseas, driven by the Witube algorithm.
– Kristin Wagner’s violin accompaniment made the beautiful men’s performance shine even more.
– Their piano performance was so perfect that it’s hard to believe they’re singers.
– I think I’m in love, but the problem is, I fell in love with both of them at the same time.
Can someone tell me which one I should choose before I become a really bad person?
– It’s incredible to hear such an amazing impromptu performance live. I’m so jealous of the people who were there.
– Listening to this addictive song made me want to play the piano again after a long time. 🙂
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Each person was busy with their schedules, so they couldn’t watch the broadcast live, but their acquaintances from the Pick Heart days seemed to have seen the short clips uploaded on Witube and were contacting them.
[Jun-woo Hyung] Wow
[Jun-woo Hyung] I respect On Raon
[Jun-woo Hyung] (Emoji of a white character giving a thumbs up)
[Jun-woo Hyung] How could you… to none other than Muk Hye-sung Teacher….? Do such a thing? And still be alive?????
[One-year Younger, Xiao] Hyung!
[One-year Younger, Xiao] You’re crazy!!
[One-year Younger, Xiao] I always knew it!
[Chan-bin Hyung] I watched the broadcast. It was fun, hahaha.
[Chan-bin Hyung] Are you getting along without getting scolded by Hye-sung sunbae-nim?
[Chan-bin Hyung] Let’s meet up sometime when you’re free.
Overall, their reactions were of great shock at how I was treating Muk Hye-sung.
I replied appropriately, saying that I wasn’t dead, I wasn’t crazy, I wasn’t scolded, and that we could meet up later.
Even when I went to the broadcasting station for music shows, everyone I met talked about Ten to Ten.
“I watched the broadcast well!”
“Thank you.”
“How long will this promotion last?”
“Today is our last broadcast.”
The initial sales of our album ‘Lucid,’ which had already reached the final music show, had exceeded 100,000 copies.
No one seemed to have imagined that we could sell 100,000 copies with just our second album.
When we heard the news, the entire company was ecstatic.
The staff’s unusual happiness seemed to be partly because CEO Ban Ga-eul had given a bonus for their hard work in the small company.
The total sales continued to increase steadily, thanks to multiple fan sign events scheduled after the initial sales week, which helped us adapt to the physically demanding music show activities.
The slight rise in our song’s chart ranking compared to last time also seemed to maintain more smoothly during this promotion period.
However, despite such advancements, winning first place on music shows was still a distant goal.
First, even though they were a unit, Jupiter CT easily sold 400,000 albums and swept first place in our second week of activities.
The following week, Chronicle, in their 21st year since debut, sold over 200,000 albums and achieved a quadruple crown.
“Those seniors are really amazing…”
And the first-place trophy on a cable channel music show, where neither of those two teams appeared, was taken by Cheristine, who was said to be in her prime.
Because of that, we had to be content with second or third place each time.
“Actually, it’s already great and amazing right now, but…”
“It’s a bit frustrating to keep missing out right in front of us.”
At Kang Ji-woo’s whining, Ban Yo-han, who was among the members that valued results the most, mumbled while lying on the sofa.
But the real surprise happened after the promotion ended.
Subtly, but giving our best effort in promoting, seemed to work as Dream’s song ranking slowly climbed after the Ten to Ten broadcast.
Today, we suddenly became a candidate for first place on a major network music show that counted the latest songs, regardless of whether the artist was currently promoting or not.
Although it did not lead to an actual first-place win.
Naturally, we wondered what would have happened if the Ten to Ten broadcast had aired a bit earlier.
“But national entertainment shows are truly incredible. This is how it turned out.”
“That’s true, but it happened because the song was good.”
“That’s also true.”
It seemed that people who heard Dream briefly on Ten to Ten found it good and looked it up on music sites.
Although Dream was a dance song, its melodious nature seemed to make it more popular.
So Dream was still high on the music charts.
A few days later.
Kwak Sang-hyun, who looked somewhat human again after the promotion period ended, called me aside.
Whenever he called me like this, it was usually about a personal job offer.
“Raon, you got a casting offer.”
As expected.
“For what?”
Another entertainment show, perhaps.
After Ten to Ten, I had received quite a few variety show offers.
Even the Ten to Ten director had subtly asked about Orca starring centered around me in the next activity.
There were even some programs that directly proposed a permanent cast member position.
While I felt proud of the work I had secured on my own, I also worried a bit about receiving too much attention within the group.
Fortunately, the members who knew about the offers coming my way didn’t seem to care much…
“No.”
Oh, not an entertainment show?
I looked at Kwak Sang-hyun again, slightly surprised.
“Then what?”
“Music Pang Pang MC.”