“……You guys are really desperate to make it big, huh? This is that thing, right? Vigefur.”
Knowing full well that Eungi had set up a camera for vlog filming, carrying Jion princess-style to the dining table in the morning. To Jinyeong speaking with a fed-up expression, Seonwoo Jin answered as if it was no big deal.
“The hospital said not to walk.”
“Then couldn’t you at least rent a wheelchair or something? Are you really going to preciously carry around a 175cm guy like that for a whole week? It’s kind of disgusting to watch.”
“Then you just live with your eyes closed, Lee Jinyeong. Jion-ah, isn’t it uncomfortable? I’ll sit across from you, so do you want to stretch your legs out toward me?”
“No, I’m fine.”
Even Jion, who had been preciously carried over, wasn’t comfortable with this situation. How could he be at ease facing Ryu Geon’s lukewarm expression, Eungi’s worried face, and Jinyeong’s look of wanting to vomit? But Seonwoo Jin, who had exerted himself for Jion since morning, was peaceful all by himself.
“After we eat and brush our teeth, let’s go to the bathroom together. I’ll help you.”
“……Did I injure my arms?”
He tried appealing that it wasn’t necessary with an awkward smile, but it didn’t work. From that day on, Seonwoo Jin really did take precious care of Jion.
“Even the Little Mermaid who came to land with a fish tail probably wasn’t carried around so preciously and cherished.”
Jinyeong clicked his tongue watching Seonwoo Jin carry and piggyback Jion around the dorm, which was narrow enough that he didn’t even need to walk a few steps. However, the mockery and revulsion only lasted a day or two. After three days passed, even Eungi, who had been reluctant to capture their appearance on camera, just accepted it and filmed Seonwoo Jin holding Jion for the vlog.
『He’s injured.』
『He’s being cared for.』
Eungi even kindly added subtitles in case the sight of the brotherly members might be misunderstood by the public as vigefur filled with poison. It had no effect whatsoever.
this_real_bread0 @this_real_bread0
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He’s carrying him around too preciously for it to be intentional and it’s too gay for it to not be intentional
naraknarak @naraknarak
These are gays without poison?? Please just call it vigefur; Ah, the denial is insane;
madbadgirl2535213 @madbadgirl2535213
If this is vigefur, then Woojin’s place isn’t Deungchon-dong but Chungmuro
Regrettably, these reactions from the handful of fans and the boy group tasters didn’t reach BNCZ. The members were already deeply immersed in the BNCZ world they’d created and had become somewhat lazy about monitoring online reactions outside the fan cafe. And BNCZ’s angel-like girl fans were ladies with integrity who didn’t make shady comments in public spaces.
[Is Jion oppa’s ankle okay now?]
└ Jion: Thank you for worrying! I got my cast removed yesterday and participated in practice from today! I won’t make you worry anymore!
[Woojin-ah, you look really strong, what’s your big three?]
└ Seonwoo Jin: Well…… I don’t really think about that while working out……
Seonwoo Jin’s sincerity-plummeted comment had one more comment added under Jion’s thorough supervision and education.
└ Seonwoo Jin: I’ll go to the gym, measure properly, and let you know.
Unaware that the fangirls were giving off subtle nuances like this, Jion was still enjoying the gay-like consideration Seonwoo Jin had been showing him for the past week.
“Shall we go through it one last time?”
After the sweet rest, when Ryu Geon clapped to make the members stand up, Jion reached out his arms toward Seonwoo Jin as if it was natural. It meant he wanted to be helped up. The person reaching out his hand was psychologically middle-aged and wanted to be supported by a healthy human cane, but the sucker helping him up felt it somewhat differently.
Jion-i is relying on me like this, leaning on me, believing and trusting me……
“Don’t overdo it.”
Seonwoo Jin lightly flicked Jion’s forehead with his high school crush delinquent heartthrob skill that activated without him knowing. But Jion, who had both filial piety and heartthrob skills simultaneously deployed on him by Seonwoo Jin, was just pleased.
“I’m fine, Woojin-ah.”
Jion purely thought that his brainwashing had finally worked, that Seonwoo Jin had awakened as a true idol member who knew how to consider members and was ready to actively participate in group activities. If so, he had to do his utmost to establish Seonwoo Jin as the group’s center.
Jion picked up his pen in front of the lyric sheet with a heavy sense of responsibility.
“Now then, about part distribution……”
Somehow, Jion kept presiding over meetings more than Ryu Geon, who was the leader. Jion sent an apologetic look to Ryu Geon and had the members look at the lyric sheets he’d distributed in advance.
Jion drew a line on the first verse and subtly gauged the members’ reactions. Since it was part distribution done belatedly after the choreography came out, they might have to change what they’d practiced extensively. And he’d also made some radical changes……
“……How about Woojin starts this time? The first verse.”
At Jion’s radical statement, all the members’ gazes turned toward him.
Since the only members in BNCZ who could sing properly were Jinyeong and Jion, Jinyeong had always opened the first verse of every song until now. They’d naturally expected it to be the same this time, but suddenly Seonwoo Jin, who only dabbled a bit in rap?
“Woojin-i?”
Especially Jinyeong’s expression was serious, so Jion awkwardly smiled and quickly added the reason.
“No, Woojin practiced a lot so his skills improved, and his vocal tone is good.”
It was a lie. He had practiced a lot, but Seonwoo Jin’s skills were still just so-so, and while his tone wasn’t bad, it was ambiguous to say it was particularly good. On a good day, maybe he could compete with Eungi or Ryu Geon? Of course, he was still far from threatening Jinyeong’s position.
But Jion had his reasons for betting the important position of the first verse, which determines the song’s atmosphere and feel, on Seonwoo Jin.
Since you start from a standstill for the first verse, it’s not obvious if your breathing is short!
Seonwoo Jin’s critical weakness was insufficient breath. If there wasn’t even a bit of rest, his voice quickly lost power in the latter parts and his pronunciation got garbled. Looking back now, whoever thought of making someone with such disastrous breathing do rap must have been determined to fail.
We don’t know if we’ll get a chance to perform live, but we should eliminate risk factors.
There was one more advantage to a part that starts from stillness. The possibility of pitch wavering also decreased exponentially. The choreography had a bit more detail reduced and several formation changes removed considering Jion’s ankle injury, so the difficulty wasn’t high, but if Seonwoo Jin did live performance as is with his skills, it could be a disaster.
And decisively, the reason Jion opened with Seonwoo Jin was none other than to capture viewers’ attention with his face.
Rather than having a mediocre-looking guy appear first and gradually better-looking guys come out, it was better to have a handsome guy appear from the start to grab attention sharply, and when they go “Huh? Who’s that?” have the mediocre guys pass by quickly before exposing the handsome guy once more to hold people’s gazes.
Of course, it wasn’t that BNCZ’s other members were mediocre or ordinary-looking, but not maximally utilizing Seonwoo Jin’s face overflowing with fresh youth was a waste of biological resources. After such multi-faceted consideration, Jion decided to position Seonwoo Jin front and center.
“And how about you take the chorus this time, Jinyeong?”
Even so, Jion laid down his own portion for Jinyeong, who was heartbroken about having the first verse taken away.
The chorus, called the refrain, is the most delicious point of a song. It’s the part that remains longest in the public’s ears, so it’s a part that all idols who can sing covet. Naturally, all choruses in BNCZ were Jion’s portion as the best singer, but solely to position Seonwoo Jin as the main, Jion yielded his place.
“I think you can really bring this part to life.”
“……You think so?”
“Your voice tone is kind of clear and upbeat. It needs rhythm here too.”
“Well…… I think you’d do well too, but if you’re distributing it that way……”
Whether it’s his personality or his age that makes him really good at saying what he dislikes but unable to honestly say what he likes. Jion inwardly laughed watching Jinyeong write his name largely in the chorus section of the lyric sheet while looking embarrassed.
Manipulating youngsters whose mental age was about ten years younger and who had zero social experience was no work at all.
“Then Eungi takes the beginning of the second verse, and Geon hyung takes all the rap parts.”
Jion let go of many desires and distributed optimal parts to the members. Naturally, Jion’s parts decreased significantly and there was no clear place to show his skills, but it was fine.
“I’ll do the bridge here and enter as backing here.”
This song was easy listening that could be heard comfortably, and a refreshing, light feeling dominated. There was no need to emphasize vocal ability.
“Is Jion-i hyung okay? Your parts decreased a lot……”
Plus, he could stimulate the members’ guilt like this and make them burn with motivation. Jion smiled bitterly pretending to be pitiful and wrote his name small in the remaining parts of the lyric sheet.
“If it’s a direction that’s good for the whole group, I can yield anytime.”
Perhaps if Jion had challenged acting like Seonwoo Jin after the group disbanded, he might have succeeded. That’s how much Jion’s sorrowful smile shook all the members’ hearts.
Especially Seonwoo Jin, who suddenly became responsible for the important role of the first verse that announces the song’s start, was greatly moved as if Jion had died taking an arrow for him in a past life. Even he thought his vocal ability wasn’t at that level, so how could he not be moved when Jion believed in him this much?
“……I’ll work really hard!”
Seonwoo Jin clenched his fist with all his heart. However, Jion moderately brushed off Seonwoo Jin’s sincerity and smiled toward all the members.
“Thanks, everyone. Let’s do well!”
“Aja aja, fighting!”
“Let’s do well!”
Vigefur (비게퍼) – Slang term for “fake gay fanservice” (BL fanservice)
