I’m a Genius Idol but my Passive is Sunfish Chapter 114

Cheong: Blegh.

Baek: Ugh…

└ Baekya and Cheong’s reaction to Yulmu acting cute ㅋㅋㅋ They moved far away from him, and just then, Minseong came up and scolded Yulmu.

Min: Who is it? Who was making baby-talk sounds?

Cheong: Him! Yulmu did it!

Yul: But~ what can I do if I was born cute? Yulmu is… up-setty. Hmph. Hmph.

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a male idol do the upsetty aegyo voluntarily. And that idol is my bias, everyone ㅠㅠㅠ The Naings went crazy when Yulmu did that

└ As the rest of the members came up, Jihan and Yooyeon added their two cents.

Yu: What’s wrong with hyung?

Ji: He’s just excited.

Min: If he gets excited again, I swear…

They started the rehearsal after that. They went down for a bit and came back up, and again Baekya was 1st and Cheong was 2nd. Cheong approached Baekya to tease him, and they suddenly measured their heights.

↳ When Baekya stood on tiptoe, Cheong immediately stood on tiptoe too. Baekya turned into an annoyed little peach and lightly punched Cheong in the stomach before moving over beside Minseong. But there was still a height difference there, so he eventually just sat down on the floor.

↳ Yulmu and Yuyeon ran over and sat beside Baekya, creating an even deeper well in the middle. Baekya pressed his lips together, stood up, and declared that he would grow taller, too.

└ They did two more recordings, and at the end, Yooyeon unbuttoned his uniform because he was hot. When the Naings screamed, he suddenly acted shy and covered his chest ㅋㅋㅋ Han-Fox’s fan-service is no joke.]

 

[His shoulders are insane.]

 

[The kids’ faces are only this big, but their features are so packed in. Everyone is so tall ㅠㅠ This was my first time seeing them this close, and I was so DASEd I couldn’t even do the fan chants.]

 

[☆ A thread of DASE En-Ca pre-recording reviews for NAN that I’m writing so that I don’t forget ☆

└ Jihan had black hair parted 5:5 with a ‘half-exposed’ forehead ㅠㅠ During the rap part, there was a tight close-up, and he was so handsome I almost forgot to breathe.

└ It starts with Minseong as the center, and I seriously thought a Moon Rabbit had fallen from the sky while making rice cakes ㅠㅠ During the first recording, as it transitioned to the 2nd verse with Yooyeon as center, Minseong’s in-ear monitor fell out, so they had to stop…

└ Minseong was fidgeting with it alone, so Baekya went over and checked the in-ear for him. But it didn’t seem to work, so Minseong hopped down the stage like a bunny. Right then, Cheong pointed at Minseong and shouted, ‘Catch the rabbit!’ I’m literally sobbing because it was so cute ㅠㅠㅠ]

 

[Baekya and Minseong are incredibly fair-skinned. Like, REALLY white. The photos fansites upload aren’t edited; that’s actually their real skin color.]

 

[We were about to do the final recording when a camera suddenly stopped working, so everyone had to wait in place. I was happy because it meant more time looking at the members, but apparently the members felt differently

└ Even though the staff told them to relax, Baekya was nervous and his eyes were darting around. Then he suddenly tapped Jihan’s shoulder and sat down quickly before Jihan could turn around ㅠㅠ Jihan looked so confused, looking all over the place before giving up.

└ The fans were sobbing because it was so cute, so Baekya got up again, tapped the other shoulder, and hid again. But ㅋㅋㅋ as soon as Jihan turned his head, he made eye contact with Yulmu.

└ Conclusion: Poor Yulmu was the one who got hit]ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Yulmu looked so wronged ㅋㅋㅋ]

 

[During the ending cut, Yooyeon stayed still for about 10 seconds for a close-up shot. When the PD didn’t cut, he looked around tentatively and then gave a wink, which absolutely destroyed the Naings’ hearts.]

 

[The members’ ending comments: They said it must be really cold outside, and thanked everyone for coming so late—or rather, so early—to see them. They said every day feels like a dream thanks to the fans, that they’ll keep working even harder, and asked everyone to stay with them and keep watching over themㅠㅠ]

 

[Common pre-recording review today: Is Baekya crazy?

└ Apparently, our De-mont 100% Sugar Content Peach’s playfulness was legendary today… I’ll buy the eyes of anyone who went to the recording..]

 

[En-Ca Pre-recording Review 🙂

Yul: Baekya and I filmed for Friday Night together~

Baek: Isn’t that still unaired?

Yul: The teaser should be out, right?

Ji: I saw that you guys ate a lot of delicious food.

Yul: Hey, since we’re on the subject, let me ask. Are you a ‘Pour-over’ or ‘Dipping’ person for Tangsuyuk?

Ji: Me? I don’t care either way.

Baek: No. You have to pick one.

Ji: What are you then?

Baek: I’m Pour-over and he’s Dipping.

(Jihan stares intently at Yulmu and Baekya)

Yul: Fine, I know even without you saying it. No one in this team is on my side.

Ji: Really? I was going to go with Dipping.]

 

Boksoong’s cheekbones couldn’t stay down as she scrolled through the endless timeline.

 

The members in all those reviews sounded so adorable, but it also made her sad that she hadn’t been there to witness it herself.

 

“I will definitely make it to the next music show recording no matter what!”

 

Boksoong made a firm resolution.

 

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[<I’m the Crazy One in this District> Completed!]

[Quest reward granted: 3 Star Points]

▷ Current Star Points: 6

 

A few days ago, after acting so playfully that people called him ‘crazy’ over a hundred times, the sunfish-like Baekya had officially become the  Crazy One in This District.

 

It was good that his nearly empty points had dramatically increased, but for some reason, he felt dirty about it.

 

‘I’m not happy at all.’

 

Baekya sat on the dorm sofa with his face buried in a cushion, waiting for his turn in the bathroom. As usual, he had come in last in Rock-Paper-Scissors.

 

“Oh? Guys, the fan signing event notice is up.”

 

Yulmu, who was in the waiting group with Baekya and Yooyeon, held out his phone.

 

***

 

DASE 1ST ALBUM [ECLIPSE : NAN] Release Commemorative Fan Signing Event OPEN

– 1 unreleased photo card provided to all purchasers (6 types random)

Naings, we invite you!

▶ Go to Apply for DASE Event

 

***

 

“I see. I hope we do a lot of fan signings. But an ‘unreleased photo card’? What’s that?”

 

Yooyeon was puzzled, as he didn’t recall submitting any selfies. Baekya, making eye contact with him, shook his head as he also knew nothing.

 

“Ah~ that? Don’t worry. I submitted them for you guys.”

 

“You did?”

 

“…Who gave you permission?”

 

The thought of someone else submitting photos of them that they didn’t even know about made them uneasy.

 

Yooyeon’s brow furrowed. The sensitive baby sunfish’s gaze turned equally sharp.

 

“Namkyung hyung said he needed photos of us, so I just gave him some~”

 

Yulmu said he thought they would just be uploaded to the official account at most.

 

“Do you hear yourself right now?”

 

“……Huh?”

 

The Thug Hamster lunged at the nonsensical answer. He grabbed Yulmu by the collar and shook him, while Yulmu just giggled as he was tossed around.

 

“Hahaha! I mean~ I figured your giant face would end up plastered across the screen anyway. I was trying to reduce your worries~”

 

“Don’t laugh!”

 

“Okay~ I’m not laughing! I’m not!”

 

Yulmu, who claimed he wasn’t laughing, pursed his lips and put on a serious face.

 

However, the corners of his mouth were naturally upturned, which had the effect of making him look obnoxious even when he was staying still.

 

“Why is he so annoying today?”

 

“Tsk. Yooyeon~ watch how you talk to your hyung.”

 

When Yulmu showed a different attitude only toward him, the no. 1 maknae grew displeased.

 

“Baekdo. Move aside.”

 

Unable to take it anymore, the deer pushed the hamster away and took over the collar-grabbing.

 

And at this exquisite timing, a rabbit emerged into the living room, steaming from his shower. Minseong almost had his eyes pop out when he found the three of them tangled together.

 

“What?! Hey! Break it up!”

 

Tossing his towel aside, the leader ran over in one stride and pulled Yulmu and the younger ones apart.

 

“Why are you fighting? Why?!”

 

“This hyung says he submitted our photos without permission. And we weren’t fighting.”

 

“Right. I just wanted to punch him a few times because he looked annoying.”

 

Minseong looked dumbfounded by Baekya’s aggressive words.

 

“Hyung, did you hear that? They were going to beat me up. Hurry and punish them. Make them stand facing the wall for an hour.”

 

“Zip it. You want me to shut you up?”

 

“Dangbaek, you’ve become a bit violent… You know that?”

 

“I’ve always had a bad personality.”

 

Baekya, whose Sensitive Mode hadn’t been deactivated yet, was still baring his teeth.

 

Meanwhile, Minseong, who had been pale with worry thinking a real fight had broken out, realized it was just a joke. Breathing a sigh of relief, he gave the younger ones a flick on the forehead each.

 

“You scared me, you little punks.”

 

“Ow.”

 

“Ah!”

 

“Ouch…”

 

Having his Sensitive Mode deactivated by the external impact, Baekya rubbed his forehead and pouted. He looked like he felt wronged.

 

“But what’s this about photos?”

 

Minseong, picking up his towel, asked Yooyeon. Maknae No. 1 pouted and answered.

 

“The application for our fan signing started, and they’re giving out unreleased photocards. But Yulmu hyung says he submitted all the photos. Without a word to us.”

 

Yooyeon’s suspicious glare toward Yulmu remained.

 

Realizing he might actually be at fault, Yulmu quickly knelt on the sofa.

 

“Sorry. I’ll definitely tell you next time. But I’m serious, I only submitted A-grade photos that I carefully selected.”

 

“…A-grade?”

 

At the mention of A-grade, the selfie-disaster suddenly became interested.

 

“Want to see, Dangbaek?”

 

Certain that now was the moment to open his mouth, Yulmu quickly picked up his phone.

 

When he opened his album, there were quite a few photos of the members along with his own.

 

“Hey, why are there so many photos of me? Is this your phone or mine?”

 

“It’s mine, obviously~ There are no weird, low-quality selfies taken by you here—aaagh!”

 

Earning a beating every time he opened his mouth was a talent in itself.

 

Minseong clicked his tongue at Yulmu, who didn’t stop teasing even while Baekya was pinching his sideburns.

 

The photos Yulmu showed were six in total, and as he showed them one by one, exclamations naturally flowed from the three of them.

 

Jihan playing with a stray cat and foxtail grass at what appeared to be the music video set; Cheong looking playful with a yellow checkered blanket draped over him and one hand in a flower pose.

 

Yooyeon lying inside a vampire coffin making a V-sign; a charismatic Minseong looking into the camera while putting in his in-ear monitor.

 

Around March, perhaps? There was a photo of Baekya taken after Yulmu dragged him out to play on a sudden snowy day, featuring a snow duck perched on his head; and finally, Yulmu himself hugging a large puppy doll.

 

Since these were sides of them that couldn’t be seen unless you were a member, it was certain that the fans would love them.

 

“Why are you so good at taking photos?”

 

Minseong’s eyes went wide at the unexpected photography skills.

 

“They’re good, right? See~ I told you you didn’t have to worry. Yooyeon, what do you think?”

 

“But is it okay to release photos like these? They aren’t even selfies. And Baekdo’s photo isn’t even related to our promotions. They’re definitely going to ask us to submit again—”

 

“They said it was fine.”

 

“…Well, if not, whatever. I guess they’re passable.”

 

Having received recognition from the Selfie Master, Yulmu’s shoulders rose high with pride. Chest puffed out, Yulmu slightly tilted his chin and looked down at Baekya.

 

“If you want, I can hold a ‘Selfie Lecture’ for the selfie-disasters.”

 

“No thanks. I’m not the same person I used to be.”

 

The proud hamster, having received one-on-one lessons from the selfie master, confidently thrust his phone forward.