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Hello, everyone.
(“Hello!”) (“Hi!”) (“Hey Wang Jiho, speak quietly. My ears hurt.”) (“Ebebebe... Ah!”) (“Guys. Let Woojoo hyung speak....”) (“Want some jelly, Kim Biju? This is American trade.”)
Guys, exactly how many words do you need just to say hello?
(“Hyunghyuk hyung, how many words did we say?”) (“About twenty-three words. Not exact.”) (“Wow, we sure talk a lot.”) (“True. Instead of calling ourselves NewBlack we should’ve called ourselves Chatters.”) (Murmur)
Who’s murmuring now? Joonghyeon, want to leave the practice room? (“Yes.”)
No. (“Yes.”)
Oh my, this is chaotic.
First, let’s check the comments. “Do you love NewBlack?” They expressed love with a question. We love you! Three exclamation marks!
(“In that sense we too heart~!”) (“Ta-da!”) (“Let’s make a giant heart! Mega heart!”) (“Like this?”) (“...It’s been a long time since I felt sorry for that uncle.”)
Guys! Let me speak—! (“Kya haha!”)
Phew. Am I frowning? No. These eye twitches are from lack of magnesium these days.
There are a lot of comments.
It’s truly nostalgic because when we first did a live broadcast on SNS... (“That hyung’s gonna say something cringey again.”) (“Let him. It’s his dark past.”) (“That was when Kim Biju secretly filmed you in uniform, right?”) (“Shut up. Enjoy your jelly.”) (“Thanks.”) (“Yeah. Uh... hyung, I won’t say anything more.”)
......
(“Is Woojoo hyung sulking?”) (“I saw a survey saying that if you say someone’s sulking they sulk more. So am I sulking?”) (“Are you angry?”) (“Why are you sulking, Woojoo hyung?”)
I’m fl—...
Ahem.
Wait a moment. Mingi hyung, how do... end this...
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Hello, Soufflé!
You’re asking why we ended the broadcast just now? Um. That couldn’t have happened. This is today’s first live broadcast. There was absolutely no live broadcast just now. Right? (“Ye.”) (“Yeah.”) (“Yes, hyung.”) (“Yee...”)
What happened in five minutes? Nothing happened. Who’s the poor soul getting Woojoo grandpa’s cane? (“Correct! Correct!”) Isn’t there a ban feature here?
Why have the younger members become so polite?
We’re always kind and polite. We’re good kids. (heh) (lol) Please ignore any breathing sounds you hear. Let’s see... hmm? Jiho is showing letters with the smartphone signage app?
If you don’t listen I’ll send you to the studio... Jiho, take that down. Quickly.
Ahem.
Anyway, we turned on the live broadcast because we missed our Soufflé. Our third album release is coming up, right? We thought it’d be boring waiting, so we came!
(.......)
Cheer, guys.
(“Waaa!”) (“Can I speak now?”)
Be still. (“Yee...”)
Let’s see. “You work hard caring for the kids. I empathize,” someone says. You’re parenting Soufflé? You must be having a hard time... What? You’ve only raised a Tamagotchi? (“Hahaha!”)
Ahem.
Anyway, let’s get to the point.
We were rehearsing choreography just now. We invited a special guest today to review our third-album choreography.
Clay Tyler and Joy Tyler from Los Angeles, USA—world-renowned dancers behind Logan Smith’s “Control” and countless pop-star routines, as well as dance consultants for numerous music films.
(“Waa!”)
Please understand in advance. Clay and Joy are tired due to jet lag. It’s absolutely not because of us. (“That’s right.”)
Now then, Clay. Please say a greeting.
He says nice to meet you.
Oh, Clay. Our Soufflé has one question. We’ll switch to English for a moment.
After Clay appeared on the broadcast this meme spread around. It was run through a facial-expression analyzer... they said it was a 100 percent happy expression after finishing our choreography coaching.
Ah, they say it was a sad face.
Now the misunderstanding is cleared up! (“Waaa!”)
So how are you now? Are you happy? (“Are you happy?”) (“Yes....”) Wow. They say they’re happy. (“They say they’re happy!”) (“Fanfare! Fanfare!”)
– NewBlack, SNS live broadcast with world-renowned choreographer Clay Tyler
– NewBlack teases third album in live broadcast ... Who is choreographer Clay Tyler?
– NewBlack SNS live, choreographer Clay Tyler “Working with NewBlack, I was so happy I could go crazy.”
One more question. Clay, how would you evaluate NewBlack’s overall dancing?
Please answer and I’ll interpret.
Yes. The overall dance lines are very graceful and beautiful. If lead dancer Woojoo holds the axis, main dancer B can upgrade the team’s dance one step further...
Yes. Biju is...
And also Biju.
(“You’ve been praising hyung Biju for five minutes straight?”)
Yes. Biju’s...
I’ll omit Biju during interpretation. Everyone.
(“We’ve hit ten minutes.”)
Yes.
Yes.
Yes....
(“Fifteen minutes now. Fifteen minutes.”)
Clay, due to time let’s end here. (Sun, please. let me finish my....)
Joy, do you have anything to say? (“Yeah.”)
Is it praise for Biju? (“Yes.”)
Please finish in three minutes.... Yes, I’ll give you time to summarize.
The choreography coaching proceeded for four days as contracted.
It may be short, but it was enough time to learn the other party’s know-how.
In fact, there was nothing particularly wrong with the choreography, and our skills had also improved.
So there were fewer questions.
“Be honest. Don’t you have a question-producing factory hidden somewhere that we don’t know about?”
“The questions are really diverse and endless, Dad.”
Thanks to providing a better environment than last time, the other party looked more comfortable.
“It’s so hard.”
“I want to go back to LA.”
It was a mutually beneficial time.
We also accepted the choreographers’ feedback and further naturally revised the choreography for the title track and follow-up songs.
They too gained something.
“B, if you have practice videos could I take them?”
“My practice videos?”
“To use as class materials. Sometimes among my students there are those who, once they reach a certain level, believe further development is impossible.”
Biju readily agreed.
“Of course.”
“Oh.”
“But let me ask a few more questions.”
“......”
The Tyler pair’s faces wilted like boiled cabbage.
But Biju also filmed solo videos of the two choreographies they wanted this time.
When the camera was set and Biju moved gracefully in the center of the practice room, the two dancers wore satisfied smiles.
Honestly, even I, who know little about dance, found it pleasing to watch, so I can only imagine how it felt for the experts.
They also piled on praise for our main dancer during the live broadcast.
And our reaction to them was...
“Nice...”
“Oh, did you see Clay wrinkle his nose when hyung Biju gestured just now?”
“Look at Joy with her hands together.”
“This must be why foreigners watch reaction videos. It’s interesting.”
It was heartwarming.
Now I understand why foreign shows praising Korea are trending. Even though I’m not the one being praised, I feel really good.
Every time Biju was praised, our shoulders became Hallasan and Baekdusan.
Watching Biju dance solo, Hyunghyuk clicked his tongue.
“But when did he become like that? He probably didn’t have much personal practice time.”
“Exactly. Just when I thought we were catching up he was already a step ahead.”
Biju was showing dance skills that had leapt ahead.
Since Masquerade, he must have practiced an unbelievable amount. I felt I couldn’t possibly reproduce that dance line, starting from the expression to the full-body expression.
If even his shadow looked amazing, it might just be my imagination.
When he tilted his head slightly to the rhythm, I felt as if his hair fluttered along with the dance.
“That’s amazing. That hyung.”
Hyunghyuk smiled bitterly.
“If I could dance like that I’d have maintained an appropriate level. He practiced so much because he wanted to get better.”
“Hmm?”
Joonghyeon tilted his head.
“That’s strange.”
“Why?”
“That hyung increased his practice time after seeing you practicing that classic piece. Someone already good works harder when they see someone practicing. His specialty is dance, so he thought he should at least excel at that.”
“That hyung?”
“That’s right. I saw you practicing and practiced more facial acting for the stage.”
Come to think of it, I too saw Jiho practicing cameo scenes and thought that if the youngest works that hard, shouldn’t the eldest be focusing? So I increased my workload.
While Biju filmed the choreography videos we looked at each other and said “You too?” and talked.
Jiho laughed.
“It’s like that old folktale about the brother and sister who became the sun and moon...? They threw more rice bags at the tiger to kill it.”
“I think it’s called Good Siblings? That one ends sad.”
“Ah, that one. Good Five Brothers.”
We smiled at each other.
I felt somewhat relieved about the recent worry of “Am I the only one being lazy while others work hard?”
Just when we were huddled like a group of penguins cheering with content smiles.
“Hm? What are you all doing?”
It was our second who dabbed sweat on his face with a towel as if the filming was over.
“We’re having a moment of tenderness with each other.”
“Right. Biju come on in.”
“Oh.”
Maybe Biju liked that we were all gathered, so he squeezed in.
While everyone was thinking “Wow, you guys must live hard” I also smiled and spoke.
“Then I’ll work harder on the song production...”
We got rough reactions.
“Please. Don’t do anything.”
“What more do you want to work hard on? Really....”
“No.”
“Rest, hyung. Please.”
We’re already overwhelmed, and if we increase song production we’ll die, was the outcry from everywhere.
Had I overdone it to that extent?
“Hyung, if you keep worrying maybe I should reduce my dance practice.”
Biju’s words were so urgent he even stuttered, making everyone laugh.
Hyunghyuk chuckled and said.
“Think about whose effort led to our practice volume being like this.”
“Thanks to your letter?”
“Hey!”
We said farewell over dinner to the two dancers.
“Hahaha! Joy!”
“Dad, haha!”
Maybe the seasoned ribs were delicious. Or maybe they were happy to be freed from us.
Probably both, but the father and daughter laughed heartily, cracking jokes ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) throughout the meal.
So we joked too.
“Let’s do this again for the fourth album.”
“......”
If there were levels of eyequake, what I’m witnessing would be about an 8.0.
It seemed their brains were firing “It’s an eyequake! Evacuate!” signals furiously.
We laughed and said.
“Just kidding.”
The pair whose eyes were wide open burst into laughter.
“Hahaha! Joy!”
“Dad, haha!”
Depending on the third album’s results, but if the budget allows I’d like to invite them again for the fourth.
Not just because of their fame as world-class choreographers but because they pinpointed the core so effectively.
They were master instructors who filled exactly what we needed like targeted tutoring.
However, the choreographers had a different opinion.
“It’s possible because your capabilities are that high.”
Even with passion, there’s a time limit to teaching.
They said that because we boosted the completeness to 99, they could fill the remaining 1 in a short time.
“Not just B, but all of you have improved.”
“That’s right. I think so too, Dad.”
“So next time we won’t be needed.”
“Today you’re saying nothing but correct things.”
Joy Tyler agreed, empathizing with back-and-forth.
I thought I’d have to invite them again next time. We even earned some royalties, so I might use personal funds.
Does that make me a servant?
“When you come to the States really contact us. Let’s eat at a nice restaurant together.”
With those words Clay gave each of us a gift and left.
Supposedly in return for last time’s cookies.
They were expensive by our standards, but judging by their reaction they probably have wealth beyond that.
Only our maknae admired, saying “Oh, you prepared something modestly.”
“Ooh...!”
It was limited edition shoes from a famous U.S. sports brand. He said he got them through his connections.
Seeing Joonghyeon’s eyes widen asking “Is this the one?” it seemed very rare.
As the members unwrapped their gifts and rejoiced.
“And this is for Sun, considering your taste.”
“Ooh...!”
I was momentarily dazzled by the shine of limited-edition floral tracksuit pants worn by famous pop stars.
They were embroidered with hundreds of roses.
While I was moved, the younger members froze as if they’d found a bomb.
“It’s ruined. What should I do?”
“It’s really wild. We can’t even grab it away saying it’s a gift...”
“I think I can hear the stylists’ nails clicking from here.” freёwebnovel.com
Ignoring their whispers, I thanked them joyfully.
They were happy when I said I would wear it for life.
“Wow, I really love it...!”
It was the best gift I’d recently received.
If possible I’ll buy another one to match with Grandma. She’d love it if I show it to her.
If there’s cat clothes I’ll get one too.
With butterfly and floral patterns...
And a floral decoration to put on the cat’s head, take a photo together.
Even after saying farewell to Clay I indulged in daydreams alone.
“Woojoo.”
Until I faced stylist Director Kim the next day.
“Will you really wear that around?”
“It’s pretty, right? They said Hollywood stars wore this.”
“...Whoa, wait. Your blood sugar.”
Director Kim opened a glucose candy and stuffed it into his mouth.
Making slurping sounds, taking deep breaths to calm his chest, Director Kim swept his hair back with both hands.
Then reached a conclusion.
“Only wear it at the dorm.”
“Yes...”
It was decided to only wear it at the dorm or studio.
I was disappointed.
I wanted to try wearing it on an outing for the music video.
“If you wear that, even existing sponsorships will fall through, hyung.”
“...”
In the end we wore the casual clothes selected by the members to shoot the music video.
The filming location for the third album’s MV was Suncheon.
A flat plain where tawny reeds sway in the wind.
It seemed to be a popular spot for travelers, and people wandering the reed fields to take pictures recognized us.
“Striking! Some university students who said they learned of us from History Exploration Squad found us amazing.”
“Wow, you’re filming a music video? You look like singers!”
“We are singers.”
“...?”
“...?”
They thought we were actors and we all burst out laughing at that incident.
They said they had no interest in entertainment news so didn’t know.
They seemed to think the group name NewBlack was a concept like F4 within History Exploration Squad.
“Wow. You’re singers, then. No wonder. I thought you appeared in dramas or something.”
“Oh. We appear in dramas too.”
“...?”
We even promoted ‘Slip’ where we appear as cameos.
Meanwhile, during outdoor shooting in Suncheon and shooting the MV in the studio, our maknae was twice as busy.
Because his cameo role as a police officer in Slip had increased, there were a few more scenes to shoot.
Actual screen time wasn’t long, but since drama work takes a lot of time, half a day would pass after filming.
At first he was happy to act, but when practice time for the album decreased he was upset.
“When I come back the hyungs have improved. I’m lacking alone...”
He tearfully said “I won’t go back to the dorm today! I’ll practice,” so I comforted him.
I secretly bought tteokbokki behind the managers’ backs.
Although I only let him take one bite to prepare for the comeback.
After filming the MV and juggling broadcast activities and album practice as usual, the day we’d been eagerly waiting for arrived.
It was the first episode broadcast of GTV’s ‘Slip’ in which NewBlack appeared as cameos.
