I’m a Genius Idol but my Passive is Sunfish Chapter 17

The MC’s image disappeared, and the screen was filled with Baekya’s face.

 

♬♪♩♬♪♬♪♩♪

 

With a grand orchestration, Baekya’s beautiful voice echoed.

 

Was it because of his quietly closed eyes? Baekya’s voice sounded even clearer.

 

– Whoa-oh-whoa-oh, Oh-huh

 

The camera was still on Baekya. As his closed eyes opened and met the lens, the cut changed instantly.

 

The backing track shifted in a flash. Minseong began singing, and the choreography started.

 

– Shuffle mix, shuffle the cards

Our game has begun

 

A firm gaze. A hand gesture as if shuffling cards. The choreography, which started in an A formation, changed as Minseong moved.

 

– The wheel of fortune turns

Finally, the perfect snare that surrounds

 

From the very start, Yooyeon held the center. As the main dancer, he anchored the constantly shifting early formations.

 

His refreshing movements and relaxed facial expressions were a bonus. His veteran-like skill, unlike a rookie, immediately caught the eye of the on-site director.

 

Yooyeon’s face was captured in a close-up. The camera moved smoothly, following his hand gesture.

 

– It’s time to explore, Babe

Hide me, to you

 

Cheong took over naturally, stepping forward to deliver his part. The axis of the formation shifted, and the blocking changed dramatically.

 

At that moment, the two locked eyes and smiled mischievously—captured full-screen.

 

“Kyaaaaaah!!!”

 

Cheers erupted out of nowhere.

 

The crowd heated up instantly. This wasn’t the kind of response you expected from a rookie group.

 

– Build a pyramid here

The first and last game

 

Yulmu’s part followed. From the back of the formation, he strode forward, earning a close-up.

 

Group shots and individual cuts were balanced smoothly as the song approached the chorus.

 

A flashy light shone on DASE.

 

– No Games, there’s no next

If you want to win, kill me

 

The chorus exploded.

 

For the first time since the intro, Baekya moved from the edge of the formation. The members stepped back in unison.

 

Naturally taking center, Baekya led the song confidently. Only to retreat again moments later, neatly tucked away.

 

– No Gain, you want the high place?

Then kill me

I’m ready to send you off

How Naughty

 

As Baekya moved, the formation split. Jihan surged forward, unleashing fast-paced rap.

 

The ring on the hand gripping his mic glittered, but in contrast to his flashy outfit, Jihan maintained a heavy, commanding charisma throughout.

 

The strange aura emanating from his cool expression was captivating.

 

Perhaps because of that, the camera zoomed in excessively on his face at the final line—recreating a scene straight out of the music video, live at Imjingak.

 

One eyebrow lifted slightly.

 

It was a short but powerful shot.

 

The fans did not miss that fleeting moment. The social media reaction was, in a word, explosive. But that was a fact that could not be known right now.

 

– No Games, there’s no next

If you want to win, kill me

 

The chorus returned. The second chorus belonged to Minseong. His soft voice led the song with a different feeling from Baekya.

 

The formation spread wide around him. This time too, Baekya was not visible. It was because he was now standing behind Yulmu, not even on the edge. For reference, Yulmu was the tallest among the members.

 

The melody of the chorus flowed differently from the first verse.

 

The beat fractured, and the dance break began. The devil’s section, which had thrown Baekya into a mental breakdown throughout the preparation of the debut song, was approaching.

 

‘Just don’t make a mistake in the formation.’

 

Baekya, who was gripping the hand microphone tightly, glanced at the two people at the head of the formation. Yooyeon and Cheong. A flashy group dance, centered on the two in the dance position, followed.

 

With comparatively shorter limbs, Baekya chased each move with everything he had. The camera didn’t catch him, but he was giving it his all.

 

Then, as the long knife-sharp choreography ended, the members vanished from view—leaving only Baekya standing alone.

 

– I’ll bet everything on you, Yeah

 

Baekya’s ad-lib burst forth explosively. His powerful high note crowned DASE’s “No Games,” slamming straight into the eardrums.

 

Cheong’s low part overlapped beneath it, and the song raced toward its end.

 

– Now or Never

 

DASE naturally formed a line. Standing side by side, they met the ending with a pose of tilting their heads.

 

“They tore it up. They’re crazy. A-ma-zing!”

 

Yookyung exclaimed with an emotional face, and his sibling, who was with him, looked dazed.

 

“Holy crap. That soft nightingale is your friend? No way. It’s a lie, right? Right?”

 

The sibling, whose heart had been assaulted in a defenseless state, was in denial of reality.

 

“That kid who sings so well is your friend, Jaehyun? He’s cute~”

 

“Hmm… your friend doesn’t seem to show up much except when he’s singing.”

 

“…”

 

The dazed Jaehyun was just staring blankly at the TV with his mouth open. On the screen, DASE, in their ending pose, was being shown.

 

It was a stage of just under 4 minutes, but DASE, who had poured everything into it, looked like they were about to die.

 

White breath came out between their panting lips. The color was even clearer as their heated body temperature met the sub-zero temperature.

 

“But to make the kids wear just a shirt in this cold weather… Phew, they’re having such a hard time. They should have dressed them a little warmer.”

 

Jaehyun’s mom spoke with concern.

 

Come to think of it, DASE’s clothes on the screen looked very simple. Not that they looked shabby, but the frilly shirts and the jewel-adorned accessories were all so flashy, yet so thin.

 

He hadn’t noticed because their movements were so smooth and none of them showed any signs of being cold, but it was too much of a contrast with the next team’s outfits. Of course, the next team didn’t look particularly warm either.

 

Especially the fellow named Yooyeon, the middle of his outfit was tied with a string, and it had come undone during the choreography, so by the end, his red, frozen bare skin was all visible.

 

– Just saw a rookie’s spirit at M Companyㅎ for reference, the weather outside is minus 30 degrees

– Look at the spirit of the ID boy group that debuted today… (DASE stage.jpg)

└ That determination to make it big…

└ You guys can do anything, kids

 

– An idol sent to Imjingak exile in a single shirt at minus 30 degrees (DASE stage.jpg)

└ They’re die-hard iced coffee idols lol

 

– They must have all come from Frozen (Yooyeon.jpg)

└ Isn’t that practically shirtless;

 

The general public, seeing DASE come up in a single thin shirt in this cold wave, admired them, saying it was a rookie’s spirit. But their families and acquaintances’ opinions were a little different.

 

Especially their fandom.

 

– Are you crazy? Does it make sense for the kids to be in this cold without a single coat?

└ It’s their MV outfit

└ Who’s the stylist? Did they go crazy from the cold???

 

– Is ID poor? They said they built a new building, do they not have money to make clothes now?

 

– I thought it was indoors for a moment because the kids were so unfazed ㅜㅜ

 

– A rookie’s spirit… that’s true, but I think ID needs to be beaten up a bit (fist pic)

 

Of course, the agency and the stylist were being unfairly blamed. Behind the staff who were watching their stage in the waiting room, six coats were hanging side by side.

 

Going back in time a little, a few minutes ago.

 

“You’re not going to wear your coats? Why on earth?”

 

“We played around pretty hard earlier, so we’re not that cold… and coats would make the choreography uncomfortable.”

 

That was DASE’s argument. It was a reason that made zero sense to Namkyung.

 

It was not like the stage was a one-day thing, it was just the beginning. Even when he said, ‘What are you going to do if you get sick?’, the members were stubborn.

 

“Just this once. I really want to do a good job. Noona, can’t we?”

 

The stylist helplessly crumbled at Cheong’s selective honorifics and aegyo, which only came out when he was desperate.

 

“It’s not that you can’t… but won’t it be too cold, you guys?”

 

“I’ll definitely wear it for the countdown later.”

 

When even the quiet Baekya chimed in, the staff lost their will.

 

6 to 1. Namkyung, who was outnumbered, also eventually raised the white flag.

 

“Ah, whatever. Do as you please.”

 

As a result, the stage was a great success. He had told them not to overdo it and just do as they had practiced, but it felt like they had done twice as great.

 

“You guys were flying. You were so cool!”

 

Namkyung greeted DASE with a pleased face. The staff also patted their shoulders and encouraged them, saying they had worked hard. But for some reason, the members’ expressions were all stiff.

 

“But… why the long faces?”

 

Namkyung looked at the members with a serious face.

 

‘Was there a stage mistake that I missed? Are they blaming themselves?!’

 

But the voice of Cheong that followed only made him angry.

 

“C-cold. I’m a little cold now…”

 

The spirit of throwing off his padded jacket during the snowball fight was long gone.

 

Of course. You’re human too, there’s no way minus 30 degrees wouldn’t be cold.

 

“Get in the car right now!”

 

He was just amazed that they were only feeling the cold now. And so, the rookie buff ended as soon as the stage was over.

 

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[ISSUE] Yesterday’s Legend of Legends at Imjingak (feat. DASE)

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In the idol world, there’s a sad legend that’s passed down every December 31st…

 

★The so-called Imjingak Legend★

 

A tradition of M Network with over 60 years of history. Starting about ten years ago, every year they exile rookie idols to Imjingak, like some military devil instructor, to personally teach them grit, stubborn pride, and the mindset of “I’m going to make it no matter what.”

 

This year too, 4 teams of sacrifices were produced, and among them was a complete rookie whose debut stage was at Imjingak…

 

Namely, DASE

 

A 6-member boy group released by ID for the first time in a whopping 8 years.

 

Their average age was 18.666, but with the turn of the year, it became 19.666.

 

Anyway, ID must have been sharpening their knives for this one, because in the dead of winter, wearing just one shirt, they pulled off a live debut stage flawlessly.

 

I was seriously watching it live, and I stopped eating my chicken and stood up to applaud.

 

(DASE’s Imjingak stage video)

 

Truly the spirit of a rookie lol

 

And their glorious track record before they went on stage.

 

(Baekya drinking an iced americano.jpg)

(DASE snowball fight 1.jpg)

(DASE snowball fight 2.jpg)

 

Thankfully, they wore coats during the New Year’s countdown, so fans didn’t actually collapse.

I’m writing this because I’ve never seen kids who actually enjoyed exile like that before—

Just kidding, I wrote this because I wanted to brag about the baby peach I stole yesterdayㅎㅎ

 

(Baekya with his eyes closed.gif)

(Baekya as the center in the chorus.gif)

(Baekya blowing on his hands.jpg)

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– The spirit of a rookie lol that’s really spirit, look at his breath

 

– They look so cold. And in the middle of that, he sipped an iced americano, amazing….

└ Baekya, you who drink an iced americano in an unprecedented cold wave, you are unreal

 

– The kids are so pretty, but it breaks my heart every time I see themㅠㅠ I’ll console myself with the rumor that if you go to Imjingak exile, you’ll hit it bigㅠ

 

– It was obviously not live, what do you mean live lol

└ I can hear their breathing so clearly, how is that not live?

└ (Don’t feed the trolls pic)

 

– So the vocal line is: Baekya, Minseong, Yulmu / the dance line is: Yooyeon, Cheong / the rap is: Jihan!

└ The dance line is crazy ㅜㅜ (Yooyeon and Cheong smiling at each other.gif)

└ No one can diss ID’s vocals

└ DASE is a rap powerhouse, their diction is so chewy

 

– When they were tearing up the stage in a single shirt, and then they’re all huddled together because it’s cold during the countdown, it’s so cuteㅜㅜ

 

– The saying that ID raised a monster for 8 years is true. Here comes the monster rookie

└ Surviving minus 30°C alone already makes them monsters

 

– This is beyond spirit, it’s at the level of madness. If their next song is good, they’re definitely going to make it big

 

DASE’s debut stage became a huge topic from the New Year under the name of ‘a rookie’s spirit.’