The S-Rank Paparazzi Reincarnates as an Idol - Chapter 111

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Chapter 111
This was a warning sign.
The harbinger of a fan conversion accident.
“No way, my type is pine trees. I don’t like those crazy cold-hearted pretty boys. I prefer innocent, modest girls!”
But Choi Mo’s denial didn’t last long.
When Lusbo was given a solo performance opportunity for their new song at the end of the broadcast, the atmosphere flipped entirely.
The playful charm they’d shown on the variety show vanished without a trace.
The razor-sharp choreography unfolding alongside their refreshing energy was pure catharsis.
“This group’s visuals are seriously insane…”
Next to the handsome one was a prince, and next to the prince was the cold-hearted pretty boy.
It was truly a moment that felt like her eyes were opening for the first time.
And above all, the song was incredible.
“Wow… that song I keep hearing on the street lately—it’s theirs?”
Before she knew it, she was completely absorbed in the song and performance.
As the song finally reached its end, the camera began zooming in on each Lusbo member as they struck their finishing pose.
The last was Cha Si-woo, today’s variety show MVP.
Sweat dripped from his chin, and the moment his gaze met the camera—a look that seemed to devour it whole.
“…Wow.”
Choi Mo picked up her smartphone as if entranced.
Entering the Online Community she frequented, Choi Mo’s fingers moved frantically.
>[Anyone else watch 【Run Star】 just now? Isn’t Cha Si-woo from Lusbo insane?]
I was originally trying to watch Fault, but now I’m looking for Cha Si-woo’s fancam lol
What is this guy?
Was he a hunter in his past life?
When I saw the look in your eyes as you tore off the name tag, it gave me chills like I’d been hit by a truck.
After seeing the stage at the end, this group’s visual attack is no joke.
I’m in denial about becoming a fan, does anyone have a cure?]
Comments flooded in the moment she posted.
I’m going through a period of denying my newfound fandom right now lolol
I saw Cha Si-woo’s used car scam delayed and decided to give all my bank account to him.
– Did you see him smile earlier? That’s not a rookie’s smile. It’s the smile of someone worn down by society, but somehow it’s so captivating.
The people below are already too late. The Official Fan Cafe is about to crash from the server overload lol
Choi Mo laughed helplessly as she read through the comments.
“Fine, I’ll admit it. Honestly, he’s got serious charm.”
Choi Mo pressed the back button to check another post.
Posts about 【Run Star】 and Lusbo continued pouring in real-time across the Online Community.
“So I’m not the only one feeling attracted to them?”
As discussions about the interesting subject unfolded everywhere, Choi Mo clicked on a title that caught her eye.
>[What I felt after watching Cha Si-woo from 【Run, Run Star】 today: He is a true hunting dog himself.ㄷㄷ]
[Wow… Is Cha Si-woo filming a movie by himself?
At first, I laughed so hard watching “Body Language” that I was holding my stomach, but during the “Name Tag Removal” game, he was pure masculinity itself.
When he sent three members of Embrace flying with water cannons, I thought he was incredibly smart. But watching Seo Ha-yul take care of his Younger Sibling the whole time while fighting Fault in a 4:1 match by himself—honestly, I was a bit smitten.
What exactly is this guy?
And then I saw the performance stage at the end, and he could sing too.]
– Since Si-woo is the main vocalist, his vocal skills are definitely solid
That handsome Meborani is really rare/precious.
– Our Si-woo really does have incredible charm
Another fan has been added to the list like this.
– I’d never heard of Lusbo before, so this was my first time seeing them. They really just debuted
That’s why it’s fun to nurture something fresh and new.
– They’re not just good-looking; they seem to have incredible stage presence
You need to be at least this good to come in first place in the Survival Competition.
“Wait? Cha Si-woo was from a Survival Competition?”
Choi Mo opened YouTube and searched for “Cha Si-woo.”
Among countless fancams and videos, there were edited clips from the “Star picking5” Survival Competition scattered throughout.
After watching the [“Star picking5” Cha Si-woo Edition] that the Entertainment Agency had created for new fans, Choi Mo initially laughed while holding her stomach, but as her emotions intensified, tears began to fall.
“His narrative is absolutely perfect too…?”
Playing through videos related to Cha Si-woo one by one, Choi Mo ended up watching every single video over the course of several hours.
“Wow… They even composed the song themselves.”
Logging into the Music Distribution Site with practiced ease, Choi Mo found the song “First Greeting Hello” on the popularity chart.
“The song’s already in the top rankings? Well, the song is really good after all.”
With the corners of her mouth raised, Choi Mo pressed the repeat button for “First Greeting Hello.”
‘No matter how many times I listen, it doesn’t get old. It’s really addictive.’
Choi Mo had a premonition that soon, merchandise of “Cha Si-woo” would find its place next to the sticker of her former favorite on the Refrigerator.
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‘A whole month has already passed.’
Inside the Music Broadcast Waiting Room announcing the final stage of debut activities, there was a pleasant sense of ease unlike a month before.
The Group Members who had been anxiously biting their lips in tension a month ago were now smiling as they prepared for their final Music Broadcast stage.
“Alright, everyone from Lusbo. You’ll be going on stage in 40 minutes. Please prepare!”
“Yes!”
At the Staff Member’s call, the members all stood up from their seats at once.
Kim Sun-yu, who had been looking in the mirror, lightly adjusted his outfit and encouraged his teammates.
“This is the last one. Everyone, let’s go out there and perform without any regrets.”
“Yes!”
“Of course.”
“Sounds good!”
The energy was scorching.
The scale of the fanbase had grown exponentially compared to a month ago.
The debut track “First Greeting Hello” had already swept first place trophies across all music broadcasts including terrestrial networks, announcing the birth of a legendary rookie monster.
‘At this pace, we could definitely aim for the Rookie Award at the Year-End Awards Ceremony.’
Now that the music broadcast activities were ending, we had to move in earnest toward the Year-End Awards Ceremony for the Rookie Award.
Even though we’d debuted successfully and dominated the music charts, it was too early to let our guard down.
Since we’d debuted later than other rookie idols, we needed to move faster and build recognition.
“Si-woo, aren’t you nervous about the stage?”
Rua’s voice from beside me pulled me out of my thoughts.
“Of course not.”
“That’s why I like Si-woo so much!”
Rua flashed a bright, cheerful smile.
Living together as roommates had definitely increased our interactions compared to before.
While there were times when Rua would annoyingly suggest doing new things together, he never overstepped boundaries and was surprisingly perceptive.
‘We’ll be switching roommates soon anyway.’
Originally, we’d planned to change roommates every month, but we’d postponed it due to our hectic schedule.
“Honestly, I’m more excited than nervous. We finally get to share our gift with the fans.”
That was right.
Last night, even after our brutal schedule ended, we’d all huddled together in the Dormitory Living Room and stayed up all night.
It was to make reverse fan service sandwiches for the fans on the final day of music broadcast activities.
Ho-seung was the one who started it all.
When the suggestion came up that we should give the fans something special since this was the last week of music broadcast activities, Ho-seung immediately shouted out sandwiches.
The maknae had already made a promise with a fan at the signing event.
At first, I’d refused because I wasn’t confident about the taste, but when I heard the fans wanted to try them, I ultimately decided on homemade sandwiches as the reverse fan service item.
‘Since we were making such a large quantity, I couldn’t use the A-rank mayonnaise.’
The A-rank mayonnaise was already running low.
So I had to make a new sauce from scratch.
I referenced a famous YouTube chef’s secret recipe and created a special sauce by mixing whole grain mustard, honey, and regular mayonnaise in the perfect ratio.
Still, the process of making the homemade sandwiches went quite smoothly.
First, we carefully selected only the highest quality ingredients.
The members clumsily pressed crispy vegetables and juicy premium ham into the bread, then carefully covered them with the top slice.
It was by far the thickest sandwich I’d ever seen in my life.
The shape was a bit rough and crooked, but watching the members put their hearts into it for the fans was truly heartwarming.
We filmed the entire homemade sandwich-making process for content and made sure we had enough footage.
On top of that, we carefully attached handwritten notes filled with each member’s sincerity to every box.
[Lumina! Thank you for making our first start a number one. Enjoy eating this and let’s have fun with today’s stage together! – Lusbo]
Since they were handwritten, each person’s handwriting was different.
Though our bodies were exhausted, the completed sandwiches looked excellent.
‘I really hope the fans will like them.’
We added beverages and unreleased photos of the members that I’d personally taken, printed as photocards, completing a limited edition reverse fan service set that couldn’t be found anywhere else.
The members smiled contentedly as they looked at the reverse fan service items we’d completed for the first time.
“I’m so happy we can give back to the fans, even a little!”
“Right? Let’s do something even better once we get our payment later!”
“Yes! Let’s definitely do that.”
It had only been a month since our debut, so we hadn’t received our first settlement payment yet.
Because of that, even though I wanted to give them something better, there were financial limitations.
It was the maximum a rookie who hadn’t even received their first settlement could do.
That’s when I picked up one note that stood out in particular.
“This crooked handwriting… is it Seo Ha-yul’s?”
[Lumina, I love you! Thank you always! I’m truly grateful for staying with us until the end!]
It was a touching message, but the handwriting was quite messy.
Seo Ha-yul’s face turned bright red as he protested.
“Ah, Si-woo! Stop teasing me! And if you ask me, your handwriting is the worst of all!”
“It’s all about sincerity, you punk. If it’s too neat, people will think we had a company do it. This kind of charm shows it was written by hand.”
I gently pressed down on Seo Ha-yul’s head.
“Wow… what is this guy really?”
The other members burst into laughter at the sight of Seo Ha-yul and me bickering and joking around.
Just then, the Waiting Room door opened.
“Lusbo members, we’ll distribute the fan gifts now.”
With the arrival of the Buffet Manager and Staff Member, we bowed at a ninety-degree angle.
“We appreciate your hard work.”
“Yes, you all did great.”
I wanted to distribute them myself, but the Entertainment Company firmly refused.
They pointed out the possibility of safety incidents given our increased recognition, so we had no choice but to comply.
‘I’ll have to give them directly during the next fan signing event.’
Setting aside my disappointment, I moved on to finishing the Stage preparations.
Just as I finished my makeup touch-up, the Waiting Room door burst open.
“Lusbo members, it’s time to take the Stage now!”
“Yes!”
The moment I stepped onto the Stage, a sea of pink light filling the Audience Seating greeted us.
The color of those light sticks had been chosen after asking the fans directly during the last live broadcast.
Pink was the color the fans preferred most.
I had strongly appealed to the Entertainment Company, and their opinion was reflected exactly as proposed and finalized.
Those light sticks shining solely for us seemed particularly vivid today.
“Waaaaaa! Lu! Si! Sta! Bo! Iz!”
A roar that seemed to pierce the ceiling echoed through the hall.
By now, that sound was no longer unfamiliar to me.
As the leader, Kim Sun-yu grabbed the microphone and asked the fans.
“You must be hungry coming out so early in the morning, right? Did everyone get the sandwiches we made?”

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