Chapter 77

                                    

                                          
Woojoo woke up with a start.
The sight of his siblings entering the studio felt unreal.
"What are you talking about?" Woojoo asked as he lifted up Rihyuk, who was sprawled on the floor.
He would have normally complained that Woojoo got dust on him, or called him a bad Hyung, but he was just gaping like a fool.
Of course, Woojoo was the same.
"We're the first-place candidate?"
"Yes."
"Us?"
"Yes."
Woojoo looked at the other two guys standing next to Bijoo.
They nodded vigorously.
It seemed like they were telling the truth. Junghyun was really bad at lying.
Woojoo stared blankly at Rihyuk.
"We're the first-place candidate?"
"That's right."
"..."
"..."
There was a brief silence, and then they screamed and hugged each other.
They played rock-paper-scissors and danced around.
They were like monkeys around a bonfire, cheering and celebrating.
It took them a while to calm down.
"Guys, it's a rare happy day for us. Let's have a toast."
"Yeah, let's drink."
"I've always wanted to drink this whenever I saw it in the fridge."
Woojoo opened the grape juice in the studio fridge with a pounding heart.
It was something he couldn't touch because of the PT teacher who threatened him with an extra set of squats every time his BMI got worse.
If not today, then when?
Woojoo took a sip of the sweet juice and asked what happened.
"So, how did this happen?"
Bijoo explained to them how they became the first-place candidate.
Showtime.
Showtime was a cable music show that was recorded every Tuesday in Sangam-dong.
Unlike other programs, Showtime had a peculiar rule.
Singers who didn't perform that day were excluded from the first-place candidate.
"Right now, there's a lot of damage because of the typhoon."
"Typhoon?"
What did that have to do with the first-place candidate?
"Because of the typhoon, Autumn Girl ended their activities early. Their song has lyrics like 'The endless season', 'The rain sweeps away your heart'. I guess their agency was worried about the controversy."
Woojoo took out his smartphone and searched for Autumn Girl.
It was true.
-Autumn Girl, who achieved a triple crown for three consecutive weeks on music shows, ended their activities early due to the typhoon 'Jokjeobi'. SNH Entertainment said, 'We think the lyrics are inappropriate in the current situation where many people are suffering from the damage'...
There was also a heartwarming story that one of the members was from the affected area and left for volunteer work to help with the recovery.
The comments were also positive.