episode_0223

Two weeks ago.

“… Yes? Our concert at Gocheok Dome?”

“Yes, that’s what happened.”

Our members were speechless at the place’s larger scale than they had expected.

But our confusion grew even more with Han Si-woo’s next words.

“And as for the concert composition, first of all, we will perform all the title songs and most of the songs from the album. There will be a special stage from the Naaah days and one cover stage for each member… .”

“… … .”

Needless to say, I have never been to see anyone’s concert in person in my past or present life.

Since debuting with Rookies, I have seen various idols’ concerts through videos… .

‘I knew it would be like this… .’

The concert lineup was much more packed than I expected.

This is really… I was worried that I might not have enough stamina even though my stamina stat was 96.

It seems like I wasn’t the only one who thought that way, because the members’ expressions weren’t filled with excitement.

It was at that time that each of us were organizing our thoughts about this concert in our heads.

“Okay, then each member, please decide which song you would like to do on this individual cover stage.”

“Ah.”

Personal cover stage.

That is, at Han Si-woo’s words to decide on a solo song, the faces of the members, including me, began to fill with yet another look of confusion.

Up until now, the six of us have been performing together on stage.

It felt a bit strange to suddenly be asked to do a solo stage.

but….

“The genre doesn’t matter. I’ll give you a few days, so take your time and think about it… .”

“I… .”

Even before Han Si-woo finished speaking, someone was the first to raise their hand.

“There’s a song I want to do.”

It was Lee Hye-jeong.

No, it wasn’t just Lee Hye-jeong.

“Me too.”

“Me too.”

“I have a song I want to do too.”

Most of the members seemed to have a solo song in mind, as they each said the song they wanted.

Lee Hye-jeong sang a ballad, Seo Yu-jin sang a solo song by a legendary idol from her original agency, Na Hanna sang a dance song by a famous American singer, and Park Yu-jeong sang a theme song for a 90s girls’ animation to liven up the mood.

And Yoo Seol is the title song of JJ Entertainment’s Tailrose, which was once the debut group of the group.

“The five individual cover songs have been decided. I think it’s well balanced and good. Now, what’s left is… .”

Sigh.

Han Si-woo and the other members’ eyes were focused on me.

Only me… , only I couldn’t decide on a solo song unlike the other members.

It had to be that way.

Unlike the other members, I appeared on NaA right after finishing my short one month of practice and debuted there.

Unlike the other members who practiced solo songs for a long time and were exposed to many songs during their trainee period, I had never been able to perform on stage alone.

‘I feel lost… .’

I was worried about suddenly performing on stage alone after always performing with the solid Rookies members.

Han Si-woo also patted my shoulder and spoke affectionately, perhaps understanding my circumstances.

“… Miss Yerin. You have plenty of time, so take your time and think about it. The individual cover stage is very event-like, so don’t feel too burdened.”

“… Yes.”

“My sister will do well in any song.”

“Fighting.”

So, after several days of searching through the videos and thinking about it, I finally chose a personal cover song.

And the reactions of the members and Han Si-woo who saw the song I chose… .

“Yes?”

“Sister, really?”

“… Miss Yerin, you want to do this song?”

“Yes, I thought about it for a long time, but I really want to do this song.”

It was bigger than I thought.

**

A few days after the showcase ended.

We were still struggling with the grueling concert preparations, but in fact, there was a schedule just as important as the concert waiting for us.

“Sisters! It’s almost 12 o’clock!”

“Yeah~”

That’s because today is the day that Rookies’ last album, , was released on music sites.

With this, our Rookies’ song will be released on music sites for the fourth time.

At this point, our rookies were at a level where they could even take off the label of being new idols.

“I was really nervous when the album was first released.”

“That’s right. I don’t tremble as much anymore.”

Maybe that’s why.

Our rookies, who are releasing their last album, have a sense of stability, unlike when they released their first album.

“Our song is out!”

“That’s right.”

At midnight, we confirmed that the title song of , , had appeared on music sites without any problems.

And an hour later.

“We’ve got your chart in!”

charted in the Top 100 chart without any problems.

And the ranking is…!

[68th Eternal rookies – Rookies] New!

“Wow, wooow-!”

“Awesome-!”

…was 68th.

With just 1 hour of performance, it beat out other songs on the 24-hour chart and reached 68th place.

This was a truly incredible record.

Since this is the title song of Rookies’ last album, it seems like the firepower was concentrated.

With this song successfully entering the charts at such a high rank, it shouldn’t be a problem for it to reach number one on the Top 100 site within the week.

With this, our rookies have maintained their momentum by topping all music charts with every song they have promoted throughout the year.

“Okay, let’s go to sleep quickly since we checked the charts. Starting next week, we have to do music show schedules and concert practice at the same time, so it’s going to be really hard. Let’s go to sleep quickly while we can.”

“Yes~”

So we nodded with satisfied expressions at Yoo Seol’s words.

But just as we were getting up from the sofa and going back to the room.

“Huh? I didn’t know because I was busy, but our concert tickets are going on sale tomorrow.”

“Oh, really?”

We had a brief conversation for the last time after Seo Yu-jin, who was looking at her cell phone, said something.

“How many tickets are released on the Internet?”

“Since the concert is held over two days… , 15,000 people per day, a total of 30,000 tickets.”

“Sa, thirty thousand votes?”

The population of South Korea is only 50 million, but 30,000 people came to see our concert…

“I’m worried if we can sell all the tickets… .”

As I was momentarily troubled, I made a serious expression on my face… .

“Phew. Sister, what are you talking about?”

“… Hmm?”

Park Yu-jeong said while patting my head.

“Sister, have you ever tried ticketing before?”

“Huh? I guess so.”

“Don’t worry too much. Tickets will sell out.”

When Park Yoo-jung said that, the other members next to her nodded and said.

“… Tomorrow will probably be a war zone, right? I hope that at least one more fan, not just the ticket scalpers, will succeed in getting tickets.”

“That’s right.”

Of course, I didn’t know much about ticketing, so I couldn’t tell exactly what the members were talking about.

And the next day.

As the members said, a cyber war zone has opened on the Internet.

**

A building in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

There is a Roll Park where matches of the famous Korean game Roll are held… .

There is a PC room called Roll Park that people don’t know about.

As it is directly operated by Liot Korea, the manufacturer of Roll, it boasts better and faster facilities than anywhere else… .

A cyber warrior was praying before going into battle.

“… Our Father in Heaven. … Oh, what was next? Anyway, God, please… .”

Yoo Chang-seon, whose only religious activity during his days as a trainee was going to church to eat Choco Pies, energized himself by praying to multiple gods at the same time.

“God, please let me succeed in getting a ticket just once… . Buddha, please cheer me on too… ”

It was to successfully secure tickets to Rookies’ concert.

The time now is 17:51:23.

There are now 8 minutes and 37 seconds left.

Yoo Chang-seon, who turned on the Naver clock in one place and the Naver clock in the other, checked his fingers.

“… can do it.”

It hasn’t been that long since he got into the idol world… but in fact, Yoo Chang-sun had some skills in ticketing.

Up until now, I have never had a single failure while registering for classes… and I even managed to secure a ticket to the finals when the LoL World Cup was held in Korea.

But this battle was sure to be a much tougher one than anything he had ever experienced before.

Nevertheless, Yoo Chang-seon prayed to God and made a promise.

I will definitely succeed.

“Fuck… If I fail this time, I’ll have to buy a ticket on the black market.”

I had to break my military savings to buy tickets.

Yoo Chang-seon planned to do his best this time to prevent such an unfortunate incident from happening.

Time passed with such a burning will… .

As the clock struck 6 o’clock, the characteristic background music of Navism began to play.

Tidding~♪ Tidding~♬ Diing~♪

And before the beep sound, Yoo Chang-seon… .

Hold on.

He pressed the finger that contained his fate.

I’m not being greedy, but I’ll take a slightly unpopular position.

Paat.

“… Huh?!”

It went over…!

If this is the case, the first hurdle has been passed.

But don’t let this fool you.

You must successfully pass the second gate called the payment window to confirm your reservation.

“Oh my god… , Oh my god, please… !”

Yoo Chang-seon passed the payment window with quick but calm finger gestures.

[Payment is in progress.]

“Oh, please…! Seriously, please…! I don’t want to break my military savings…!”

As if to mock him, the computer screen freezes and only the damn circle spins.

Now all that remains is prayer.

String.

Yoo Chang-seon closed his eyes tightly and clenched his fists.

And after a few seconds… .

Swish.

As he slowly opened his eyes, what greeted him was….

[Payment completed!]

“Allahu Akbar.”

It was a payment completion screen informing him that he had successfully purchased a ticket.