It was in the second recording after the stage rehearsal that Kim Raebin got injured.

While performing a difficult group movement on Seon Ahyeons part, he was lying on the edge and stretched out to get up, but got hit by the structure of the room.

This happened because the stage was narrower than expected.

It was smaller than what they notified us.

The stage set they prepared for the English-speaking talk show was too small for a lot of people to dance together, so we had to reduce the choreography movement accordingly.

Its not that Kim Raebins movement stuck out .

In other words, this guys feet were broken thanks to these bastards misinformation.

Fuck.

No, lets not assume that it was broken yet.

The bruise was bleeding, but the wound might be smaller than I thought.

Raebin-ssi, can you move your feet?? Dont move, just feel it!

I can, but it hurts, it hurts

Ill stop the bleeding first!

After receiving first aid, Kim Rabin was put in an ambulance and went to the hospital. And the rest of the members were able to simply organize the situation and then move to the hospital.

It wasnt a situation where we could continue recording the stage anyway, because the first recording was semi-forced.

And immediately, the conclusion was briefed.

Two weeks?

Thats the minimum. Of course, he shouldnt dance, but only when hes still wearing a protector.

The company staff who came out of Kim Raebins hospital room explained through an interpreter.

The diagnosis was ligament damage. And cracked bones and torn skin.

We avoid the worst.

If he got a fracture, he would have been unable to stand on stage every few months.

Of course, this situation was still not good.

Doing something as intense as the current choreography, I think we should wait for a month before talking about it again.

Because it was confirmed that Kim Raebin wouldnt be able to dance throughout this activity, he could only do it in between.

For a song that put the most emphasis on performance, it was the perfect bad news

Whats wrong with this damn America?

It wasnt funny that we had to take turns going to the hospital since the last time.

I kept my mouth shut, and Ryu Chungwoo carefully asked the person from the company.

Theres isnt any aftereffects?

Yes. he didnt get hurt that bad.

Huft.

I could see Ryu Chungwoo sighing in relief. The other guys barely looked relieved. Even Cha Eugene was almost crying.

W-Would it be okay to go inside and see Raebin now?

Yes, yes. The doctor is out now.

I followed him to the hospital, but it was funny to move right away without seeing his face.

We opened the door to the hospital room and entered.

Raebin?

Kim Raebin was sitting on the hospital bed with a slightly dazed face. His injured foot was fixed and lifted up.

As soon as Kim Raebin turned his face this way, Keun Sejin quickly opened his mouth.

Raebin, is your foot okay?

Yes, but the stage

Its fine, you dont have to worry. We just talked about it, and they said you can perform if you endure it for two weeks. Its not a big deal~

However, despite what Keun Sejin said, Kim Raebin seemed to have noticed the solemnity of the situation.

This guy had no sense of interpersonal relationships, but that didnt mean he didnt know what was going on.

But I didnt know he would be like this.

Kim Raebin cried and started to shed large drops of tears.

Im sorry If you miss out two weeks

Hey, what are you talking about? Two weeks will pass by soon! We already had our comeback performance. What are you worried about?

Sejin is right, Raebin. Its not even your fault in the first place. Just focus on recovering your body, okay?

Yes.

Sniff. Kim Raebin sniffed and tried to hold back his tears. I held back my sigh and pulled out the tissue from the table and handed it over.

I didnt feel good.

Dont think about anything else and take a rest!

Take a rest, you idiot!

Kim Raebin decided to stay at the hospital for about two days so that he could receive care, rather than staying at the hotel alone during his U.S. schedule.

The members shouted loudly and closed the door to Kim Raebins hospital room and came out.

Then the topic returned to reality.

We should split Raebins part, right?

We should.

Ryu Chungwoo crossed his arms and smiled bitterly.

Ill have to learn the movement first.

I cant sleep because of the jet lag anyway, so Ill try it~

Bae Sejins face seemed to turn white, but he didnt say anything.

He must have felt sorry for complaining about the increased choreography for the guy that injured his foot. Compared to the time in <Idol Inc.>, it was a great development.

Were all tired.

Kim Raebin was mentally tired, and the rest looked physically tired.

To be honest, I want to tell the media, whether it was local or Korean, that this accident happened because of the talk shows insincere communication.

It was disgusting.

But I cant do that carelessly.

This was the first time we appeared on an English-speaking talk show without being a part of a game collaboration. Avoiding bad rumors was the correct choice.

Still, I couldnt help but get angry.

What kind of nonsense is this?

Should I spread it a little more?

The problem was, I couldnt figure out how much effort I should put into the boycott of foreign talk shows to make it work.

I sighed and cleared my thoughts.

Lets just practice.

I came all the way to a foreign country and fell into practice hell again.

* * *

When Testar was reorganizing their performance due to the injury issue.

In Korea, a new song by Ha Iljoons group, which was also called Golden Age and Park Moondaes Gold 1, was secretly going viral among idol fans.

My heart skipped a beat when I heard the chorus

It shouldnt be treated like a hidden masterpiece later on. Lets go

Cant get it out of my head. Countdown to the song being banned for college entrance exams (Place: In my head)

Interestingly, these so-called KPOP listener netizens wanted to support Golden Ages new song.

This was because Golden Age had yet to be established, and Choi Wongil and Gold 1 had the image of having suffered a lot.

Moreover, since their song was good, it was fun to raise the score as if it was some kind of realization of justice.

Of course, most of them were just talks based on interest, but Golden Ages agency didnt miss this timing and coordinated WeTube promotions and various SNS virals.

And this work to increase public exposure was carried out sensibly without making it look awkward, and they eventually succeeded.

[Golden Age Hi Goody Challenge]

On a platform that uploads short videos, a simple dance using the song took the flow.

Thanks to this, Golden Ages music rapidly reversed the music charts.

Crazy right now, 26th place

Thats awesome

Thrive more ~

After going viral everywhere, you succeeded in climbing up the charts. Congratulations

Theyre amazing

Youre like that fan

In addition, Testars fandom, which would normally have kept this public opinion in check, was a bit of a mess.

Raebins foot, what should I do? F*ck, the company that pushes forward without revising the choreography, please die

It happened before the overseas performance I was so sad and worried, I spent the whole morning in a daze

Im worried that Raebin is still blaming himself. Dont worry about us. Just take care of your feet to get better

#Raebin_getwellsoon

Isnt it funny that he didnt get hurt, but his eyes alone hurt? Maybe he was distracted by dating? Its a reasonable doubt

Isnt it enough for Cha Eugene to do Kim Raebins part alone? I dont know why they even gave it out to Lee Sejin, whos not even a rapper

Because of the news of Kim Raebins injury.

Testars fans were busy worrying about injuries, regretting that they couldnt see the full lineup for a while, and paying attention to some aggro swirling.

In fact, from their point of view, keeping Golden Age in check was not even necessary.

Golden Age was one step behind in the music charts because it failed to reach the top of the music charts due to its inherent limitations as a rookie male idol.

In addition, Testars new album, which featured a national undertone, was receiving great acclaim.

Testars fans were just annoyed that there were sometimes people who tried to provoke them with Isnt Golden Ages song better?

No matter how you looked at it, the difference in class was obvious to anyone.

However, this situation meant a lot to someone who had been inactive for two weeks and only looked at their smartphones in hospital rooms and hotels.

* * *

Congratulations on being able to release the cast~

Raebin, youve had a hard time.

No, Im sorry for the inconvenience.

Kim Raebin, wearing a foot guard lighter than before, spoke bravely and bowed his head. He managed to get permission from the doctor to return to the non-dancing stage.

Ah, its not an inconvenience~ Im relieved to see youre back!

T-Thats right!

Thank you.

The members comforted Kim Raebin in moderation and dispersed to their hotel rooms. Because they had to sleep quickly and wake up early to revise the stage that included Kim Raebins movement.

I nodded my head.

Youre in this room.

Yes!

It was randomly divided while Kim Raebin went to the doctor.

We dont stay for long anyway.

We didnt have a long schedule in Japan. I held the door until Kim Raebin came in, then I went inside to wash up.

First, take a shower.

Yes!

Hed been resting the past few days, so hed become more disciplined. I shook my head and came out of the shower.

Then, I made eye contact with Kim Raebin, who was very nervous.

?

He was on the verge of making some kind of bombshell remarks.

Could it be that the injury has gotten worse?

I also kept quiet as I didnt want to hear that his break from the choreography would be longer, and Kim Raebin finally opened his mouth with difficulty.

That, hyung.

What is it?

From what hyung heard Is this new song by Golden Age more popular than the song I have worked on?

??

What kind of nonsense is this all of a sudden?

I looked at him dumbfounded, then Kim Raebin closed his eyes and recited his words.

I am currently in a situation where my contribution to the performance is extremely insufficient, but if my involvement in the music is a negative factor, I will refrain from composing and arranging from now on

Wait, wait. What are you talking about?

I cut him off because it was going in an absurd direction.

What kind of nonsense are you talking about when youve released such a good album?

Of course, self-producing members were a double-edged sword. Because if you did well, it was synergistic, but if you didnt, it became the subject of internal conflict.

It was easy to create a frame like The reason why the music score this time is bad is because of the producing members stubbornness and incompetence.

But Kim Raebin has never failed.

Golden Age hadnt come out as a candidate for first place, and Kim Raebins form hadnt fallen either, so this was really out of the blue.

I asked as calmly as I could.

Why did you suddenly think like that?

That While monitoring the reaction to the music, I accidentally watched a video of Golden Age members new song due to the influence of the algorithm, but there were a lot of top comments

Give it to me. Let me see.

Yes?

I got the video address from Kim Raebin and checked it.

[Golden Age_Hi Goody_comments]

Its a comment reaction video.

It was content that collected and showed the best comments related to the stage video.

In the first place, if public opinion on the song was favorable, only positive and funny comments were found and shown

.

Of course, it was full of praise for Golden Ages song.

And in the process, wouldnt there be a lot of comparisons with the current strongest team?

I turned on music shows to watch Testar, but when I came back to my sense, I was already watching Hi Goody

I dont listen to loud and obnoxious male idol songs, but I listen to Hi Goody, the best song of the year

If you looked at the comments on this video, not the comments shown on the video, a more primary level of comparison came out.

Looking at this video, Honestly, Golden Ages song was catchier seemed to be a popular opinion.

Hmm.

I took my eyes off the smartphone screen. Kim Raebin murmured.

For that reason, I would like to ask for an objective and cold evaluation.

Right.

Is it because you blame yourself?

Kim Raebin was not the kind of person who could lose confidence in his ability.

Perhaps because he hurt his foot and couldnt stand on stage, the pressure to do a great job on the other side seemed to have intensified.

Thats why he kept looking for the gossip that compared the songs of similar groups with the title track he made, and eventually, he would have that kind of thought.

I sat on the bed across from Kim Raebin.

And I chose my words.