I’m a Genius Idol but my Passive is Sunfish Chapter 76

Fortunately, he finished his part safely and moved aside, and Cheong came forward to show off his charm. As the first verse and chorus of WANT ME ended, new sounds were added, completely changing the mood of the song.

 

♬♪♩♬♪♬♪♩

 

As the orchestration of ‘No Game’ flowed out, Baekya’s vibrato was heard again. DASE was momentarily hidden as the waiting dancers came up onto the stage.

 

A moment later, when they lowered their bodies, DASE reappeared having thrown off their capes. Fluttering chiffon shirts and jeweled brooches. The cute appearance from a moment ago was nowhere to be found.

 

– Shuffle mix, mix the cards

Our play has begun

 

The fairy-tale magic castle was now covered in red rose vines under the night sky.

 

An accompaniment enriched by the arrangement.

 

DASE gathered in the center, with twenty dancers filling both sides of the main stage around them. The group choreography performed by such a massive number of people was on a different scale, befitting a stage that announced the start of the awards ceremony.

 

After Minseong’s opening part, the song transitioned into the chorus. Unlike ‘WANT ME’, which had shown even Jihan’s second-verse rap in full, ‘No Game’ only played a short chorus before connecting straight into a dance break.

 

With stage effects bursting into flames from the very start, Baekya could be seen flinching on screen.

 

– Now or Never

 

As DASE finished the last measure safely and struck the ending pose, the dancers collapsed on the floor like puppets with cut strings.

 

DASE stood alone on stage, holding their breath. Pouring cheers and twinkling fan lights rippled like waves.

 

– JBC ASIA MUSIC AWARDS. Continuing with the next award.

 

As the stage ended, the magic castle disappeared. The award ceremony logo appeared again on the briefly darkened screen, and an actress who started as a child actor came up onto the stage.

 

“Asia’s best music awards. Thank you for inviting me to JAMA.”

 

After a short introduction and thanks, she held up a red card saying her role today was ‘Announcement of Rookie of the Year’.

 

“Yes, the Rookie Award that you can only receive once in a lifetime. Let’s meet the nominees on the screen.”

 

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Coming down from the stage, DASE wiped away sweat and smiled with relief.

 

“You said you were nervous, but you did great.”

 

Jihan handed a tissue to Baekya. Taking it silently, Baekya smacked his lips.

 

“There’s still one more left. It’s too early to relax.”

 

Jihan stared intently at Baekya, who had been acting as if a single mistake would be disastrous. At first, he’d thought it was just pressure and left him alone, but it felt like it was getting worse.

 

“Did someone say something to you?”

 

“…Huh?”

 

“You used to not care whether you messed up the choreography or not. Ah—of course, I don’t mean that as a bad thing.”

 

Saying he was worried because Baekya seemed to be overthinking things, Jihan handed him a few more tissues.

 

“On your forehead.”

 

Jihan pointed at his face, saying the sweat wasn’t fully wiped. Baekya brought the folded tissue to his forehead.

 

‘Because I might die if I dance badly….’

 

But since he couldn’t say it, Baekya bit his lip tightly. Interpreting that as affirmation, Jihan sighed slightly and put a hand on his shoulder as if comforting him.

 

“I don’t know who said what, but don’t mind it. Once you start getting swayed, there’s no end to it.”

 

“I know. I won’t mind it.”

 

Jihan was still bothered by his unconfident tone, but this wasn’t the place for a deeper conversation.

 

They were still backstage. To return to the singer seats, they had to pass the main stage, but they were stuck below the stage due to the award presentation that followed immediately after the performance.

 

“They say they’re announcing the Rookie Award?”

 

Yooyeon, who was listening carefully to the sounds on site even amidst the chaos after coming down from the stage, called the members.

 

“They’re introducing the nominees.”

 

Namkyung and Deokjin, who hadn’t received any hint about winning, also pricked up their ears. A small screen was installed backstage so staff could quickly grasp the on-site situation.

 

On the screen, short edited music videos of the five groups debuted this year were playing, naturally including DASE and Six AM.

 

“Nonono. I’m too nervous to watch.”

 

Cheong turned around and closed his eyes.

 

As the nominee introduction video ended, the actress appeared on screen again.

 

‘No. It’s different from my dream.’

 

Turning his head, he saw Harang sitting in the singer’s seats far away. Baekya clenched his fist with trembling fingertips. The grip was strong enough for his nails to dig into his flesh.

 

“JAMA Rookie of the Year, Male Category.”

 

It was the moment the presenter called the group. Suddenly hearing a ringing in his ears, Baekya closed his eyes.

 

Biiiii-.

 

“Congratulations.”

 

Cheers filled the venue. Opening his eyes slightly, he saw the members standing blankly. Baekya felt his heart drop to the floor.

 

‘No. There are still more award ceremonies left….’

 

But what if they didn’t win those either?

 

As gloomy thoughts piled on one another, Baekya’s expression hardened. Just then, Cheong threw his arms around him, unable to contain his excitement.

 

“Waaah! Wak!”

 

Cheong screamed right into his ear, and for a moment Baekya thought his eardrum had burst.

 

“DASE going up!”

 

Similarly, a staff member nearby shouted at DASE urging them.

 

“Let’s go, Baekya!”

 

“Uh, why? Why are we going up?”

 

Still bewildered, Baekya resisted on the spot pulling back the arm leading him.

 

“What do you mean why? Didn’t you hear? Of course to receive the award!”

 

“…Award? What award?”

 

“Rookie Award! Hamster, are you still dreaming?”

 

Cheong grabbed the arm of the dawdling Baekya and pulled him. Namkyung also pushed his back from behind saying congratulations.

 

Coming up again less than 5 minutes after leaving the stage, Baekya still looked dazed. Yeonha, clapping in the singer seats, burst into laughter seeing Baekya’s face caught on screen.

 

“Pfft, what is that on his forehead?”

 

Intense opening stage plus Rookie Award. Either he couldn’t get a grip after getting hit by a double combo or he was originally spacey. Thanks to the junior appearing with a tissue stuck to his forehead, the cheers in the venue grew louder.

 

“Congratulations.”

 

Minseong’s gaze instinctively followed the presenter, glancing at Baekya while being handed the trophy.

 

Absolutely no green light!

 

But green light, my foot. Seeing a member come up with a tissue stuck to his forehead, the leader nearly passed out on the spot.

 

“Hey, you…!”

 

Widening his eyes, the first thing he did after receiving the award was grab Baekya and take the tissue off his forehead. Baekya, rubbing his forehead with a blank face, also widened his eyes in embarrassment.

 

‘Aack! What is this!’

 

Seeing the tissue residue on the back of his hand, the Sunfish quickly retreated to the back. The sight of him brushing his forehead with his hands was visible between the members.

 

Surely Namkyung, Deokjin, and Cheong saw his face before coming up on stage, but how come no one told him!

 

Baekya trembled with a sense of betrayal. Meanwhile, Minseong stood at the mic, hesitated, then finally forced the words out.

 

“Uh… Hello. We are DASE. First of all, thank you very much.”

 

As if he truly hadn’t prepared an acceptance speech even in his dreams, his words were completely disorganized.

 

“Ah! We didn’t greet you properly together, so even now—”

 

Giving a quick glance to the members, he led the chant and DASE shouted the team slogan following him.

 

“For your days! Hello, we are DASE!”

 

Laughter erupted from the audience seats at the messy speech.

 

“Just being here with senior artists we’ve always respected and fellow musicians felt like a huge honor, but we are so happy to receive such a meaningful award.”

 

After that, they took turns saying they would become a DASE that worked even harder. They continued their speech thanking the staff and company people who worked hard for them behind the scenes.

 

Finally, the only member left was Baekya. Minseong pulled him forward from where he’d been hiding behind the others and made space for him. Baekya’s flustered eyes met Minseong’s.

 

‘I don’t have to do it…!’

 

Knowing exactly what the hamster was thinking, Minseong whispered so quietly it didn’t even reach the mic.

 

“Just say one word of thanks to Nights.”

 

At those words, the hesitant Baekya glanced forward and barely managed to speak.

 

“Na, Naing-i, thank you.”

 

As Baekya bowed his head hurriedly, the background music playing quietly grew louder and the next award followed. This time they didn’t go down below the stage but returned straight to the singer seats.

 

The rookie singers who’d been nominated together with them, BB9, and the AIM members all stood up to congratulate them. Gouyang, in particular, pointed at Baekya, barely holding back laughter.

 

“Tissue! Very impressive!”

 

“Please pretend not to know….”

 

Six AM’s seats were empty, perhaps they’d gone to prepare for their stage.

 

“Where are you going? Just sit here.”

 

Yeonha grabbed Baekya’s arm and stopped him. Actually, singer seats weren’t specifically assigned. Juniors with lower seniority just sat in the back tactfully, but they could sit anywhere if the seat was empty.

 

‘Still, here is a bit….’

 

Perhaps because they were their first male juniors, AIM took special care of DASE. They grabbed the members trying to go to the corner and sat them in the empty seats right behind them.

 

‘Burdensome.’

 

With the camera cannons now much closer than before, Baekya lowered his head and tormented his lips.

 

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– Yooyeon’s award ceremony visual today. A red cape standing there, thought it was a girl group.

– DASE congrats on Rookie Award ♡

– Rookie coming up to receive award with tissue on forehead lol (Photo of Baekya with tissue on forehead.jpg)

└ Isn’t that him? lol (White Phenomenon preview pinching cheeks secretly in singer seats.jpg)

└ Ah crazy f**king cute

└ Guess he didn’t expect to win lol

– Prey sparrow trapped in cat barrier (Photo of Baekya sitting between Jihan and Yeonha.jpg)

– Rookie Award Male acceptance speech was cute, totally showed rookie vibes lol But fandom name is Naing? Cute