episode_0108

# 108

“Next, number 9. rehearsal and pre-recording begins!”

At the staff’s call, the girls with large name tags attached to their outfits began dancing to the music.

Any trace of their earlier disheveled appearance was gone—their costumes, hair, and makeup were now flawless.

When I returned to the waiting room with the tablet in hand, Harin and Eunche were nowhere to be seen, and neither were Sarang and Sea. After receiving a call from Harin, the other two had gone to get help from the makeup team prepared by the PD.

The girls’ preparations… were far more polished than I had expected.

They were beautiful.

Enough to make a noticeable difference from what I had prepared for them.

*Click! Click! Click!*

Though it was just a rehearsal, some audience members had already been let in for the sake of cheers. And among them, especially those seated in the front rows, were openly shoving their cameras forward, eagerly filming .

It felt like there were ten times more people filming than last week.

Of course, what they were filming was predetermined.

“Whoa…! They’re really showing everything.”

“The tabloids were right—they’re not wearing safety shorts this week either.”

The tabloid leak was probably from Venus’ side.

“Kehehe… Damn. Holy shit. This is insane.”

“Make sure to get a good shot when they spread their legs later. A photo of all four flashing at the same time would be gold.”

“These girls really are turning into full-on pervert idols. Are they seriously going all-in on this?”

Dozens of creeps clustered together, eagerly snapping shots up the girls’ skirts.

I could only watch the spectacle… from the far edge of the stage.

In front of countless men and cameras.

The sight of the girls lifting their legs, shaking their hips, exposing their underwear.

All I could do… was watch.

“……Huh?”

Wait a second.

I thought I saw something.

Inside Eunche’s skirt… was that…?

Did I see wrong?

It passed by too quickly to be sure, but something was wedged into Eunche’s panties.

I had just seen something of a similar color earlier.

The condom Harin had pressed into my hand.

The exact same thing was now… tucked into the waistband of Eunche’s panties.

“……Did anyone else see that?”

There was no noticeable reaction from the crowd.

It had only been a split second, after all.

Not many people offstage would’ve been able to make out what it was.

But I saw it.

The condom stuffed into her panties, sloshing with semen as it swayed.

And… the way both Eunche’s and Harin’s panties were slightly damp.

Whether it was from exposure or…

from what had happened earlier with Park Dongcheol, I couldn’t tell.

But when the girls spread their legs, I could clearly see the wet stains between their panties.

They’re still… feeling it.

*Click! Click! Click!*

Even as people eagerly filmed it, I couldn’t stop them.

Because this was what Eunche, what we, had chosen.

If we just endured today, we’d get 100 million won.

A rare chance to pay off the girls’ crushing debt.

We couldn’t give that up.

“Kehehe… Seeing it like this, it’s not so bad, is it? Don’t you think?”

A voice spoke up from behind me.

Park Dongcheol.

“……PD-nim.”

“The girls begged so desperately to expose themselves, I was curious what they’d show… and they’ve outdone last week. Huh? Their fan service is killer.”

“……….”

“Online, they’re already being called ‘exhibitionist idols,’ ‘panty idols’… Team Leader Jeon. Did you plan this as some kind of advertising stunt?”

“That’s…….”

I couldn’t say no.

In the idol industry, it’s common knowledge that exposure brings fame and attention.

Eunche had already experienced it once two years ago.

I couldn’t claim there was no intention to draw attention this way.

But.

“Keheh… When I first saw them, I thought, ‘Ah, innocent idols, no boyfriends, well-mannered.’ But look how fast things change. The entertainment world is tough~.”

“That’s… right.”

“Cheer up, Team Leader Jeon. Huh? The leader’s energy affects the kids. You can’t be moping around all the time.”

Logically, his words made sense.

So why did everything this bastard said make me sick?

“Keheh… Speaking of which, you haven’t forgotten about tonight’s final task, have you?”

Final task. If he meant what I thought…

“…Are you referring to the sponsors?”

“You do remember. I was worried you’d forgotten~. I assumed you’d already told the girls, but when I asked earlier, only Harin knew. What’s going on?”

“Telling them… was a bit… complicated. My apologies.”

I had meant to tell them.

But too much had happened to us in the past week.

“Well, I get it. I do. But you can’t expect the sponsors to be as understanding, can you? They’re not exactly the type to sit around waiting for your excuses.”

“……You’re right.”

“We can’t just change the schedule. What’s decided is decided.”

*Swish.*

Park Dongcheol handed me a business card—his own.

On the back, something was densely written.

“Tonight at 10, after the broadcast. The suite at the hotel written here. Got it? And below that… the list of attending sponsors. Just a heads-up—give the girls some warning. Don’t let them upset these people.”

“……….”

I scanned the names.

Six confirmed attendees.

Most were figures whose careers would spill out with a simple online search.

A famous composer.

CEOs of IT firms and mid-sized companies.

A department head from a major cable network.

Even a director from a conglomerate.

High-flyers from all corners of society.

Filthy men who used their status and wealth to prey on idols.

And once again, I was about to deliver our girls into their hands.

“You’ve heard of , right?”

“Ah, yes.”

If there was one girl group making waves recently, it was .

Though they debuted long before , a single TV appearance had sent them skyrocketing back into relevance…

“Keheh… Honestly, looking at them… they should’ve disbanded ages ago, faded into obscurity. But they met the right sponsors and hit it big, didn’t they?”

“……What?”

“Ah, didn’t you know? Well, it’s not common knowledge. But do you really think they got on ‘Queen of Idols’ and won just like that?”

“Viewer votes… weren’t they?”

Getting on the show was one thing, but I remembered the final rankings being decided by fan votes.

“God, you’re naive. How can someone in the industry be this clueless? That kind of thing can be flipped with a snap of the fingers.”

“Then…”

“Entertainment. *Entertainment.* They made the rounds at every company sponsoring the show—drinking with producers, directors, even the judges. Liked a few of them enough to script a ‘miracle comeback’ story and hand them the win.”

“……….”

I’d heard rumors…

But hearing it confirmed so bluntly was still a shock.

“ could do the same, you know? ‘Queen of Idols’ did so well last season, they’ve already greenlit Season 2.”

“……Season 2?”

“Yeah. Look at the list again.”

The cable TV department head?

From the network airing ‘Queen of Idols.’

The composer?

Wrote songs for the show.

The other companies?

Sponsors.

The message was obvious.

“I went out of my way to gather these sponsors for . Huh? And they’re paying, too. This kind of chance doesn’t come often. Do you know how many idols would kill to impress these people?”

“……….”

He wasn’t wrong.

must have gone through the same thing.

“So, Team Leader Jeon… got it? Do well tonight. I went to extra trouble for this. Hehehe…….”

As Park Dongcheol clapped me on the shoulder unprompted,

I had no choice but to thank him once again.

But.

I wouldn’t realize why he had done all this until much later.

*

“Thank you~! That was the brightest in the world!”

“Wahhh…!”

Only after the live broadcast ended did the girls return to the waiting room, completely drained.

“Good work, everyone.”

“Good work!”

We exchanged the usual greetings.

Normally, the next step would be thanking the PD and heading home.

But we had other plans tonight.

“Girls, starting now…….”

When I cautiously spoke up, the girls focused on me.

Despite everything that had happened this afternoon, they’d given their all during the broadcast.

And now, I was about to tell them to do something vile again.

“……We have somewhere to go.”

Only Harin, who already knew, smiled faintly.