NOVEL WEB Chapter 271
Chapter 271. The Snowball of Luck (4)
‘That’ challenge video was uploaded at 2 AM the day after the CSAT (College Scholastic Ability Test) ended.
The camera was simply focused on the streetlight that illuminated the dark night.
There wasn’t any additional audio, so you could clearly hear the sound of the wind and the noises of someone handling a phone. Soon, the sound of a song began to play from what seemed like another person’s phone.
The song was familiar, but it felt somewhat strange because the tempo was slightly faster than the original. As if the speed had been increased, not only the song but also the voices of the vocalists sounded somewhat altered, giving them a slightly cute tone.
My Day is Everyday Christmas
I’ll live with anticipation every day
As the song played, Yugeon and Taehyun, wearing the same outfits they had worn on the day of the exam, complete with their backpacks, came running into the frame from both sides, their footsteps audible. They performed the challenge choreography with light but rhythmic movements.
It seemed they hadn’t practiced much, as Taehyun and Yugeon occasionally glanced at each other, copying the other’s moves, and even made slight mistakes, causing the person holding the camera to chuckle, which was also captured in the challenge video.
My Day is Everyday Holiday
I’ll just remember every day
– Seo Taehyun messed up again!
– Ah! No, I didn’t! This is right!
As they moved into the second chorus, where the difficulty of the steps slightly increased, Yugeon and Taehyun continued the challenge, pointing out each other’s mistakes.
Someone must have been born today
I’ll congratulate them instead, Blessing
Ah, ah—
This really isn’t a carol
– Okay! We’re done!
– Is it good? Is it good? Should we do it again?
– No way, I just nailed that step. Just upload it.
As soon as the song ended, so did the choreography, but the video continued a bit longer.
After finishing the challenge, Yugeon and Taehyun were seen consulting with the member holding the camera, chatting amongst themselves. As they naturally approached the camera, smiling comfortably, the video concluded with the sound of the person holding the camera manipulating the phone to stop recording.
There was nothing particularly special about this challenge video.
It was simply a video with the quality you’d expect from friends who decided to shoot a trending challenge shorts video after school—nothing more, nothing less.
But that naturalness and rawness were enough to evoke a certain nostalgia in people, like an old film photograph you had taken as a child and forgotten about.
Taegun too @cherrygun2
Ah, please…
That’s the streetlight in the alley where our group’s minors went to school every day…
Ah, please… Stop making me cry, boys…
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(Capture from Yugeon and Taehyun’s school vlog on Kairogram)
[What will Kairos do once even the youngest members graduate?]
Are they trying to conclude this school uniform youth drama series or what?
– It’s okay, Siwoo hasn’t graduated yet
└ ? That’s university, you know
└ Does that matter? Get a clue
[Does it look like Leader filmed the challenge for the kids?]
Doesn’t it seem like it? LOL That smile is so Leader-like LOL
– Yep, it can’t be anyone other than our Kanghadi
– Seems right! They even posted a selfie of the three of them LOL
– Jsz and Ajini seem to stick together quite well. It seems the third-years hang out with them more often than with their peers. Are the two of them a bit awkward with each other? LOL…
└ That troublemaker is still at it, huh?
└ If you say that 2Dwa and Kanghaji are awkward, you might as well claim that One Day practices silent meditation.
└ Pardon, but what is One Day?
└ It’s just nonsense. So, just shut up.
└ Oh, got it. Thanks.
Satisfied with the reactions, Hajin didn’t stop and moved on to the next step.
This industry is one where you have to keep rowing when the tide is in your favor, even if it means spinning a windmill.
Hajin had no intention of letting this challenge remain a mere ‘cute and precious shorts that only we know about.’
Not only the group members,
but of course the senior artists from the agency and everyone else Hajin knew were mobilized.
Among them were some familiar faces that the Destis would be thrilled to see.
– Oh my God, is that Wonho???????????? Our No.1 Fan??????????????
– Gasp! Parang and Jaeyoung are in the kids’ challenge!!!!! The two youngest from 2Me are together ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅜㅜㅠㅜㅜㅠㅠㅠㅠ
– Look at the challenge with Siwoo and Seokie radiating charisma…. This is the 2Me hyung line….
– Even Jaiden uploaded it ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Big J must have kept in touch with Hajini all this time ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅜㅜㅜ
The current status of the eliminated trainees, whose future paths had not been revealed since the Miro Maze, was now unveiled in large numbers. The Destis were once again lost in nostalgia at the sight of the trainees they hadn’t seen in a long time.
It had only been a season since the finale, but perhaps because so much had happened in the meantime, it felt especially heartwarming to see them again.
Though they were all walking different paths now, the fact that they were once colleagues who had dreamed the same dreams in the same place somehow overlapped with the image of the 19-year-old boys standing at the crossroads of adulthood.
As it gradually gained traction, other idol groups, without any requests, also began to post cover videos at the request of their fans. However, Hajin still felt that something was missing.
‘It needs to go beyond just being popular within the idol world and reach the mainstream.’
No matter how big a hit something is within the idol market, it’s still just within that market.
Since they had already captured public attention with the success of
To ensure that this challenge didn’t just remain a niche trend within the idol community but instead ignited the hearts of exam-takers and graduates across the nation, it needed to become a genuine trend among them.
And Hajin intended to personally ignite that trend.
– …Hello? Hajin hyung?
“Lee Hyun-il. It’s me. I need a favor.”
Hajin called Hyun-il, the one who had previously revealed the truth when KD Entertainment’s scandal broke. Surprised that Hajin would contact him, Hyun-il listened attentively to what he had to say.
“You use Taktok (Shorts platform), right? You have a decent following.”
– Uh… Yeah, it’s been a while.
“Please cover one of our songs, gather your friends and do it. Consider it repaying a debt to me.”
– …Alright. Send me the video, and I’ll post it.
“…Okay. Thanks.”
With the help of Hyun-il, who was gaining recognition as a ‘charming male high school student creator from an idol trainee background,’ the
As the challenge videos spread and spread, they evolved slightly as they passed through various hands.
There were videos where exam-takers, in sync with the
There were even online responses predicting that people would film it with friends during graduation.
Once the teens, the most trend-sensitive group, started to respond, it didn’t take long for the general public to follow.
#12 (▲) ThisIsNotACarol
K:RUS
‘We’re almost there….’
They were on the verge of breaking into the TOP 10 of the TOP 100 chart.
This wasn’t something that could be achieved with just the streaming efforts of a fandom, so now it was a matter of how well the song resonated with the listeners.
And Hajin still had one last trick up his sleeve to capture the hearts of the public, who had no knowledge of Kairos and would judge purely based on the song.
“Haru.”
“Yes?”
“Do you know how to become famous?”
“Hmm… By appearing on TV?”
Haru, sitting at the living room table and carefully filing the letters sent by fans, casually answered. Hajin, lying on the sofa behind Haru, fiddled with the cube he had been playing with lately, responded with a small “Hmm.”
After a moment, Hajin, who had completed the cube,
placed it on the table, reached for the TV remote, and sat up.
“Correct. But do you know why you become famous by appearing on TV?”
“Well… Because a lot of people watch?”
“This is how I see it.”
Hajin checked the time, turned on the TV, and started flipping through the channels.
The familiar broadcast title, which he had seen countless times, started to play.
“Because they say you’re famous.”
“Huh?”
“Because they say you’re famous, you become famous. People don’t even know who that person on TV is, but just because they’re on TV, they think, ‘Oh, they must be popular and doing well these days.’”
“Oh… That’s deep.”
“It’s not deep.”
Hajin smiled, crossing his long legs as he placed the remote control down beside him.
“Because that’s what we’re going to become today.”
Today was the day that Kairos, who had done everything from drumming to playing janggu, would even hoist the flag and beat the drums for the second week of
* * *
The second week of
The highlight reel, designed to deliver the last episode’s content briefly and concisely to viewers, was overwhelmingly dominated by the Kairos members.
Not only Hajin’s unfortunate moments of clumsiness,
– It’s still hilarious how Coach Ha’s hat has a jegi on it LMAO
– I can’t even imagine how crazy the kids must have gone
– The ones who look the most normal, sigh…ㅠㅠ
– Doha’s self-declaration as a destroyer is just ridiculous LOL
With even the general viewers watching
they couldn’t help but look forward to what fun scenarios the Kairos members would create next.