I’m a Genius Idol but my Passive is Sunfish Chapter 38

“The overall feeling of the MV is so refreshing and bright, I love it.”

 

Minseong shared his thoughts, saying that while ‘No Game’ was good, he felt this song suited their current age a bit better.

 

One person agreed vehemently. Yulmu raised his hand and added.

 

“Actually, I felt the ‘freshness’ the moment the video started. Our Peach appears from under the covers and the juiciness… whew.”

 

Yulmu mimed touching his face, saying it was still sticky from the ‘juice’ that splattered back then. The members burst out laughing at Yulmu’s over-the-top fan talk.

 

“Eek!”

 

The only one not laughing, Baekya, with his eyebrows arched, grabbed a wet wipe that was sitting off-camera.

 

“Fine! Wipe it off quickly then!”

 

A long piece of tissue, pulled out as if being ripped away, was thrust into Yulmu’s hand.

 

“Thanks~”

 

However, he didn’t stop at the first verse and continued to the second.

 

“Did you see? Our house Peach is this sweet. 100% sugar conte— oof!”

 

In the end, a small hand reached out, unable to take it anymore. Baekya stood up and lunged at Yulmu, covering his mouth.

 

Yooyeon leaned back naturally, making room, and continued speaking.

 

“When Yulmu hyung came out in the bathrobe, I was actually shocked because I thought he was going to take his top off.”

 

While the two were bickering, the impressions continued on the other side. They were used to the scene, so they didn’t pay it much mind.

 

“Yulmu does have a good body, though.”

 

Apparently, he’d been on the basketball team until his first year of high school.

 

“What about you, Cheong?”

 

“I loved it too! Especially us wearing the same clothes and hair.”

 

Cheong, an only child, said he always wished he had siblings. He shared that preparing for this album made him feel like he had gained twin brothers, so he had a lot of fun filming.

 

“Jihan?”

 

“First, I think I should say thank you to the camera director for filming us so beautifully.”

 

He added that the scene with Minseong and Yooyeon playing chess was particularly cinematic.

 

Cheong chimed in at Jihan’s answer.

 

“Right! Among the movies I’ve seen, there’s one about someone becoming a champion through a chess game, and you two looked like actors from that movie.”

 

“Really? That’s the best compliment ever.”

 

“You’re welcome.”

 

Meanwhile, Yulmu and Baekya had reached a peace treaty.

 

“Are you guys done?”

 

“Sorry.”

 

“No, come here and sit down.”

 

Baekya returned to his seat after about five minutes. Minseong asked him how he felt after watching the MV.

 

“More than anything, I’m most curious about the fans’ reactions. I hope they like it.”

 

He added that although he didn’t know when the reaction video would be uploaded, he hoped fans would enjoy that as well.

 

Of course, it was an unnecessary worry.

 

 – DASE, you guys are the future of K-pop.

 – A song that’s basically a flex of ID’s vocals. The vocal Bermuda Triangle in the latter half.

 └ Minseong, Yulmu, Baekya

 └ I’m trapped here and can’t get out…

 – That 4-tier high note is insane.

 – Baekya is a master of intros. I won’t accept counter-arguments.

 – I will buy that dollhouse exactly as it is… so please, just sell it to me…

 – I thought Cheongcheong was born with stickers on his face straight from the womb.

 – I’m going to bury my bones in this MV. Jihan, you are my country.

 – Why is Baekya so pretty? I literally want to munch on him.

 – Freshness heaven, is this paradise?

 – DASE’s faces are an ‘Amen.’

 └ How can they look like that in just a white T-shirt and jeans..?

 └ If an idol looks like that, isn’t that just a bare face?

 – Uh… I’ve been watching the MV for 3 hours and it hasn’t ended. It feels fresh every time I watch it, so I keep watching.

 – All the luck in meeting good people (inbok) went to ID.

 – Does the stuff in Yulmu’s wardrobe look like it overlaps a lot with the clothes in the official site’s Dressing Room?

 

The comments were growing at a terrifying speed as soon as the music video was released.

 

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[DASE Web Game Promotion ‘DASE’s Dressing Room’ Opens]

 

DASE’s extraordinary comeback scale became a hot topic.

 

The music video released at midnight and the flash game on the official website—it was becoming such a sensation on SNS that even non-fans of DASE were giving it a try.

 

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[Issue] DASE’s Comeback Currently Flipping the Idol World (feat. DASE’s Dressing Room)

 

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DASE?

 

Feels like I’ve heard that name somewhere.

 

Right. They’re the ones who performed a knife-like choreography in just shirts at Imjingak at the end of last year lol.

 

Aren’t they the group with the ‘Biting Heart’ guy?

 

Correct.

 

“Bok-Sso-Ha.” Short for ‘The Heart Shot by Baekya’. The Biting Heart aegyo that every idol has to do at least once.

 

There have been many ‘aegyo bibles’ before, but honestly, things had been quiet for a while.

Well, this group is where the person who wrote that <Ultimate Aegyo Bible Revised Edition belongs.

 

They just had a comeback yesterday, and seriously, from the concept to the promotion, it’s legendary.

 

They say ID Entertainment is betting everything on their next boy group since AIM’s military hiatus is starting soon… but they were more serious than I imagined.

 

There are 6 songs in total, including B-sides, and the MV smells like serious money.

But the best part is the official site promotion.

As soon as it hit midnight, it changed into a paper doll dress-up game, turning fans into stylists overnight.

 

(Official Site Screenshot.jpg)

 

If you select one of those frames, that member appears. You style that member to your taste and share it on SNS to enter the event.

There’s even talk that the outfits with the best reactions might actually be worn on stage, so the fans’ motivation is insane right now.

 

Even I, in my 20s and not a fan, am currently busy styling in the DASE Dressing Room ^^

Please look at the coordinates of the members I styled.

 

(Beret Baekya.jpg)

(Lip Piercing Cheong.jpg)

(Crop Top Yooyeon.jpg)

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 – I saw crop-top Yooyeon on Twitter and thought, “Wow, a truly educated pervert,” turns out it was you… Respect.

 – Does anyone know who the character with the lip piercing is ㅠㅠ Why is a 3-SD character attacking my taste like this?

 – (See-through + Harness Yulmu.jpg) I need to see this in real life before I die.

 – Real-time fan situation: discovering the hidden pervert inside themselves and going feral

└ Are you talking about me…?

└ The hidden me~

 – It was such a big deal on SNS so I tried it, and it is fun lol. Time flies.

 └ It’s been #1 on real-time trends since yesterday.

 – The characters were well-made. They look really similar? I’m curious who developed this.

 └ ZepetX ID Collaboration.

 – But the people who are good at styling are really good. They’re better than the stylists of a certain group people talk about a lot.

 – If you look during break time these days, all the girls are doing this lol.

 └ It’s fun lol. A lot of guys are doing it too.

 – They said they’re doing some kind of live today, maybe they’ll wear them then?

 

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[A new quest has arrived!]

 

[Q. Concept Master of This Area (1): Show your ability to pull off a concept through total immersion!]

※ Upon failure, concept execution rate 100%

 

A Main Quest appeared for the first time in a while. However, Baekya could only stare into the air for a long moment.

 

‘What does this mean?’

 

If failure results in a 100% concept execution rate, isn’t that actually a good thing?

 

His brows furrowed without him realizing it. Seeing this, Cheong, who was beside him, glanced around and asked what was so serious.

 

“Is there something over there?”

 

“Huh? Oh, no. The painting is just cool.”

 

DASE had arrived at a hotel in Incheon for their comeback live broadcast.

 

Luxurious artworks decorated the sophisticated interior. Baekya changed the subject by vaguely pointing at a large painting hanging on the wall.

 

“But are we really doing the broadcast in this state?”

 

“Yup. They said we don’t need to change.”

 

Baekya looked down at himself.

 

He had assumed there would be prepared stage outfits, so he had just thrown on whatever was within reach… If he had known it would be like this, he would have put more effort into his appearance.

 

An oversized T-shirt and training shorts that came down to his knees—this was Baekya’s dedicated ‘practice room attire’.

 

‘…My face has full makeup, so why the hell am I wearing these clothes?’

 

He felt a vague sense of unease. And Baekya’s hunches were usually right.

 

“5 seconds left!”

 

At the assistant director’s voice announcing the start of the live broadcast, Yeonha straightened his posture and looked into the camera. He was the ‘high-class talent’ specially invited from ID Entertainment to host the final episode of DASE HAPPY DAYS.

 

Next to Yeonha sat a two-story toy house with a red roof. Inside were small animal figurines, looking like a recreation of the WANT ME music video set.

 

Next to the stairs leading to the second floor was a white arch gate decorated with flowers. A cute sign hung above it.

 

[♥ DASE HOUSE ♥]

 

The camera focused beneath the rose arch, where a brown cat doll stood holding a microphone.

 

At exactly 7:00 p.m., the red light above the camera turned on. The broadcast had begun.

 

“Hello, everyone. I’m Yeonha of AIM, and I’ll be hosting DASE’s YouTube original reality show, this comeback commemorative live broadcast. Nice to meet you.”

 

As Yeonha spoke, the instrumental version of DASE’s comeback title track, WANT ME, played softly underneath.

 

“It’s an honor to be here with you all for DASE’s very first comeback and the finale of their first reality show.”

 

Yeonha smiled gently, his eyes curving.

 

The chat window scrolled up at a terrifying speed as soon as the broadcast started. Perhaps due to Yeonha’s appearance, there were many AIM fans present as well.

 

“DASE, who emerged as hot rookies by creating a huge buzz right at their debut.”

 

Yeonha opened the show by saying he would dig deep today to see what kind of new music and style they had returned with.

 

“To do that, we should meet DASE first, shouldn’t we?”

 

As he turned to the side, the camera followed.

 

A large yellow doll box stood on one side. Instead of transparent film, it had a holographic silver curtain, and Cheong’s head peeked out from between the folds.