Kapitel 105: Park Joon-Woo & Reggie Lee (4)
Jong Seok-cheon held up various make-up products to the shine of his clean bald head.
"UIG has come out with another perfect sunstick, to save yourself from burning…!" Seok-cheon prompted with a smile. He looked to be in his early forties, and wore an older-fashioned suit on an all white set.
Seok-cheon adjusted his glasses, "These treasures will come out tomorrow and will only be available for a limited time…"
A gesture of 'wow'''s and cheers came from a backtrack. Seok-cheon exaggerated his expression.
"My other treasures I would love to introduce to you today…" Seok-cheon stood and wiggled as if fawning in the direction of a door mid-set. "You will be surprised, you will be so surprised! You will thank me and bow to me out of thanks!" He sang.
The door mid-set summoned some clatter from behind, Seok-cheon looked towards the camera and covered his mouth with a shocked expression, slightly popping his lower body out. "I think our treasures are here!"
The door suddenly opened, and in came Baek Du-Ho. He was dressed in a jean jacket with matching barrel jeans, and a designer black tee.
"Ooh, ooh, oooh~!" Seok-cheon squealed and made fawning gestures over Du-Ho's sheepish reaction.
Next, Yong entered through the door, dressed in a patterned sweater that ran oversized and blue-washed jeans. Seok-cheon jumped up and stimmed his hands as if a fan girl. Yong looked much more confident and waved at Seok-cheon with a smile.
Next, Hyun entered through the door. He wore a black and tight tank that showed muscle with a short decorative jean jacket and a matching wash of jeans. Seok-cheon gestured towards the stomach of Hyun and acted as if a succubus in lust. Hyun was stoic, which made Seok-cheon even more bold.
Next, Hyun-Ok walked through the door. He wore a white button up with an oversized black suit jacket and pants. Seok-cheon sat and fanned himself out of overheating.
When Reggie walked through, dressed in a beige and untucked suit, Seok-cheon looked behind Reggie as if looking for Joon-woo behind him.
"Very handsome~" Seok-cheon flirted to a slightly sheepish Reggie, "But I know not to get too close…" He gestured towards Joon-woo dressed in white pants and a white lightly-patterned sweater.
Joon-woo held his disdain well in that moment.
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ASCEND was now all set in two rows of three chairs and across from host Jong Seok-cheon.
"For the first time in Gem Box history, we have a whole boy group visiting us! Please welcome the monster and very handsome rookies, ASCEND!" Seok-cheon whooped alone, jumping around and cooing as if he had accomplished all his life dreams.
Mi Yong nodded, "One, two, three…" He gestured to the others', "Hello, we are ASCEND!" All of ASCEND pitched in with a bow.
"Woow…" Seok-cheon fawned, "The visuals are just…. Too much!" He covered his eyes as if blinded. "Thank you for coming on today! We will treat you very well…"
"No, thank you for having us." Mi Yong, in his leader-like antics, replied.
"See you seem pretty happy to be here, Mi-Yo, are you not nervous?" Seok-cheon asked.
Mi Yong shook his head, "I've heard a lot of good things about your show, so I don't have a reason to be." He chuckled.
"Ahh, I see. What about the others'?" Seok-cheon prompted, "Did any of you know about this show?"
ASCEND were all sheepish at the spotlight, but Joon-woo hesitantly spoke up.
"I've heard recently about your show, though I'm not sure if anyone else in the group knows much about it…" He explained.
"In that case I will explain for the rest and the viewers…" Seok-cheon nodded proudly at Joon-woo's reply. "We will do an analysis of your face and body and play many fun games…"
The rest of ASCEND nodded.
"Let's get started then, shall we?" Seok-cheon squealed in excitement.
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Joon-woo was sure there was a staff member who asked every interviewer to play into his and Reggie's BGP.
Questions like: "Is there any member you're particularly close with?" or "If you had to marry one member, who would it be?" kept being asked in their different fonts. Most of the time only Reggie or Joon-woo were asked these questions.
Joon-woo flopped onto the airplane seat, luckily next to not Reggie this time, but Jung Hyun-Ok.
After their mass of interviews they were scheduled to fly out to Japan overnight for a music show attendance. Their debut had been out for a week now, so they were eligible to attend them now.
Joon-woo's stomach growled loudly. He hadn't eaten anything but some fruit early in the morning.
Jung Hyun-Ok chuckled at the loud growl, he rustled in his small duffle bag for something Joon-woo figured was for himself. Both of their diets were quite restraining.
But when Jung Hyun-Ok pulled out an array of choco pies, Joon-woo froze. They weren't allowed sugar.
"Joon-ah, eat something, here." Jung Hyun-Ok practically shoved the sugary mess into Joon-woo's hands.
Joon-woo shook his head, "Hyung… this has sugar." He whispered, so Mr. Jeong wouldn't hear.
Jung Hyun-Ok rolled his eyes and flipped to the nutrition label on the back. "130 calories. Will that make you gain weight?" He asked.
Joon-woo shrugged. It wouldn't, but having such junk again would only make him crave it. "When we land I'll eat a salad or some greek yogurt maybe."
Jung Hyun-Ok clicked his tongue and opened the wrapper. He took a large and messy bite out of the choco pie with thumbs up Joon-woo's way.
"More fwood w-ill make y-w-ou l-w-ess irr-w-itated." Jung Hyun-Ok spoke with a full mouth Joon-woo's way.
Joon-woo grimaced at the gross behavior, and shoved his hyung's head away when Jung Hyun-Ok tried to lean towards Joon-woo with his chocolate covered mouth.
"I'm not irritated." Joon-woo insisted.
"Hmm… Okay." Jung Hyun-Ok held a tone of disbelief.
"Hyung, I'm really fine." Joon-woo insisted. Sure his emotions were coming off stronger lately, he could control his irritation fine. There was no point in getting used to not feeling irritated anyways.
Jung Hyun-Ok only replied by shoving the rest of the choco pie inside his mouth. Joon-woo only shook his head in disappointment.
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JOON of ASCEND staggers at a recent airport appearance…. Read more here…
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The headline's photo was Reggie supporting Joon-woo's side as Mi Yong worriedly examined Joon-woo's condition.
…the 'Beach Day' star, on the way to a music NCountdown for their first music show appearance, reportedly collapsed onto his bandmate, Reggie Lee. Fans speculate on the rigorous debut schedule and the treatment of ASCEND.
The headline's photo was Reggie supporting Joon-woo with an expression different from his usual happy-go-lucky expression.
…EASY Entertainment has yet to release a statement regarding the star's health, leaving many fans outraged and concerned.
Okay so maybe Jung Hyun-Ok had some truth in the plane, Joon-woo thought as he read the reactions to the photo of Reggie supporting Joon-woo's collapsed figure. It was like some of the replies didn't even care that he passed out… Only that 'their ship was sailing' or some bullshit.
Joon-woo sat in the waiting room reserved for them at the music show. Baek Du-Ho sat across from him, as the others' went to get water and/or snacks & some needed some make-up touch ups still.
They had been giving Joon-woo many sugar-filled ones over the last few hours and he wasn't a fan. It was like they wanted him to gain weight…
There was a comfortable silence between the two, as there always was.
Of course, until Baek Du-Ho had to break it…
"Joon-woo, are you feeling better?" Baek Du-Ho asked, the first words the other had spoken to him in perhaps a few days.
Joon-woo nodded, "Yes, hyung. I was only out for a minute." He ever-so-slightly snapped.
Baek Du-Ho nodded, "That's good."
The room returned to silence. Even Carre and Kite had stopped their yapping now, resorting to lectures of listening to the body. Frankly, Joon-woo was tired of it.
They had never been idols before, and ASCEND was made up of pure rookies, besides Mi Yong. Trainees and idols passed out all the time, just not always in public. Hell– Baek Du-Ho had already had his fair share of close calls.
They would have to get used to following the diets and schedules with that dizzy and nauseous feeling. It was the job of an idol. It was never much of a concern when someone felt sick or fainted in Cheerleader. Really, what was so different now?
The door opened and Mr. Jeong followed by the rest of ASCEND barreled in the room in the span of the next few minutes.
Of course he was handed the highest calories of snacks… He placed the small bag of chips next to him, unopened. He would eat it after the music show, he couldn't look bloated for the camera. It always added a few pounds.
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