"what?"

On the Y app screen we were watching, Rihyuk was running away.

-Naaah!

The comment section goes up quickly along with it.

-Rihyuk is hunting from the beginning

-Pirarucu Lv.7

-[Seo Ri-hyuk used Runaway... The effect was amazing!]

- Hahahahahahaha what are you guys doing?

-so cute

- Hahahahahahaha

-A blast from the start... This is why I love you

My younger siblings and I blinked as we saw the reaction to those comments.

"uh... ... . "This is not it."

This wasn't the reaction we wanted.

Eerie drones hidden in the dark show off their latest technology and rush towards Ri-hyuk, and Ri-hyuk turns off! I am moved while doing it.

-New technology! It's a new technology... !

Wasn't he the kid whose eyes lit up as he wiped the robot vacuum cleaner with a wet tissue?

So, I thought that when the drones with ribbons ran towards me, I would shed happy tears and hug them.

Junghyun said with a smile.

"I guess we took Rihyuk's fear too lightly."

"He starts the robot vacuum cleaner and gets startled and annoyed when it comes near him."

"He's the type of guy who forgets to wash his face and gets shocked when he looks in the mirror."

Only then did the ice-ball-like appearances that did not suit my cool-headed intellect come to mind.

I scratched my cheek as I watched Rihyuk still running up the stairs.

"What should I do with this?"

We smiled brightly as we watched the mix of 'What is this?' and 'LOL' in the comment section.

"If this has already happened, let's catch Rihyuk."

"great."

"Buy a snack for the person who catches it first!"

"I'll drive there, so you go there."

I diligently controlled the remote control and started chasing Rihyuk.

* * *

In the end, it was our youngest who succeeded in arresting Rihyuk.

Perhaps thanks to his mastered joystick control skills, which he has developed through playing PlayStation and Xbox, the youngest's drone caught Rihyuk.

"Hahaha! You saw it, you saw it, right? I'm really good at controlling this. Now the brothers are giving snacks to the great Wang Ji-ho... ... ."

"hey. "You come here."

"Ugh! "Rihyuk is bullying me!"

I smiled as I watched Lee Hyuk grab the youngest child's shoulder and shake him gently.

Stupid Jiho.

Biju whispered to me, smiling warmly.

"I also followed my brother's teachings this time."

"Good job."

"A technique to channelize the anger of the other four people into one person... "I think it's so good."

The older brothers smiled at each other as they looked at the youngest, who was alone in writing something that would have meant that we would all be scolded.

After that brief commotion.

"yes! Souffle people! It's midnight now, right? It's our cutie main vocalist Seo Ri-hyuk's birthday!"

Bambam bambam bam!

Junghyun played the BGM.

"Congratulation~ Congratulation~"

"Congratulations on your new day! "Bbabambababam~bam!"

The beauty of the congratulatory song was that everyone sang the last pabbam together.

Bijoo put a cone on Rihyuk's head to the BGM playing from the karaoke machine, and Jiho and I brought a cake.

"Hey, it's always loud... ... ."

Rihyuk, who had been speaking a bit bluntly, fell silent when he saw the cake.

A sudden flush appears on the face.

"Huh... ... ."

Yes.

It was a handmade cake with a mini-me of Rihyuk wearing the king's dragon robe on top.

It was a special gift from a bakery that became famous after giving away 300 cakes last time. I didn't even tell him what to do, but 'Isn't this what you like, Rihyuk?' And sent a draft.

Lee Hyuk put his hand over his mouth and made a dazed expression.

"Is this my cake?"

"yes."

The youngest held out a knife.

"Now, all you have to do is start with your brother's head and split it in half. "Aya!"

The sight of the youngest member being hit on the forehead with the side of a plastic knife brought laughter from the comments section and from us.

Anyway, it is a vital soda. Our youngest.

Last year, the birthday party included Daechwita, but due to schedule reasons, we decided to keep it simple this year.

instead.

"yes~! It doesn't come every day. We sincerely welcome you to our New Black Karaoke!"

"Yeah! welcome! welcome!"

"If there is a song request you would like, please let me know."

The comment window sparkled.

-Please call me Nine.

-marker

-nak hwaa

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ facial expression

We said laughing.

"It's my birthday, but let's talk about work..." ... ."

"Cruel people."

"As you all know, we can't sing our songs in moderation. If I'm not good enough when calling for myself, I'll be sleeping tonight... ... ."

In the past, every time our song was played on a Jeju reality show, 'Don't talk about work...' 'It seems like he remembers what we did.

As I said, "I can't stand the soufflés' pranks," a song request came up.

"Come on, Rihyuk. "Choose one of these and call it."

"It's my birthday? "Weren't you calling for me?"

There is no such thing.

In the end, the soufflés loved it when Rihyuk raised his high notes in the practice room at night, saying, 'She's a cruel woman~'.

After playing the Y app for about an hour at 12 o'clock at night.

"happy birthday. "My little brother~"

"Ugh, go away."

"Our Rihyuk is the best~"

Like a flock of emperor penguins that found a baby penguin, they embraced Rihyuk.

It wasn't that hot, but our faces got so puffy that we all laughed at the sight of them fanning their hands like crazy.

Even with the air conditioning, the atmosphere is warm.

I really liked the atmosphere of taking care of each other like this even though we were busy.

"We'll all be together like this until the end... ... ."

I feel like I'm hearing something creepy coming from somewhere, but I have to ignore it.

We sat around munching on the cake we had been nibbling while communicating with the soufflés.

Since everyone was busy with their own schedules other than practicing METRO's choreography every day, the topic naturally turned to schedules.

"Is everyone doing well?" ... ?"

"Don't ask so vaguely."

Lee Hyuk laughed.

"If anyone sees me, they'll think we haven't seen each other for a few days. We stay together for over 12 hours every day and then split up for 5 hours... ... ."

"But there are still days that are long and scattered."

Biju nodded enthusiastically at my words.

After eating the cake, I chatted with my younger siblings while eating bossam and pig's feet that I had ordered as snacks.

When the unique sweet smell of pig's feet tickles the tip of your nose.

"brother."

Junghyun asked.

"What happened to my brother? "Scarlett sisters, are you finished working on the song?"

"huh. "It's all over."

The youngest's eyes lit up as if he was curious about what the company's seniors were doing.

"how is it? Was the quality chosen well?"

"I think it went reasonably well."

"It looks like you were chosen very well. "If my brother is good enough, he doesn't say things are going well like that."

I think I was chosen well in my own way.

The song is good and the choreography is good.

I was confident that no one would hear anyone saying that Scarlett was ruined because of the composer.

Biju said with a smile.

"I'm glad I was selected. "I was already hoping that things would go better this time."

"Sometimes when we see each other, his face is full of sadness, but these days, he always smiles. "Those people."

It seems so.

I burst out laughing every time, but I also saw the unique facial expressions that everyone makes when their mind is complicated with thoughts about the future.

These days, I think my facial expressions have definitely improved.

"They are really nice people. "Everyone is so nice."

"Even when our debut was canceled and we continued to practice, those sisters came and bought us meat. "There was a time when I was conscious of eating pork belly, and when Scarlett came, I would go to a beef restaurant."

"I ate a lot of meat. we... ... ."

I asked my younger brothers a question as they looked proud, saying that they were now repaying the favor of the highest quality sirloin they had received back then.

"But I was the one who wrote the song, so why are you returning the favor?" ?"

"Because I lent it to my brother."

"You are our private property."

I laughed while listening to my younger siblings' words, which were full of leaps of logic and sophistry.

The youngest said, stretching.

"But I'm jealous. So, brother, you have free time from now on?"

"huh."

"what are you doing. now?"

I already had something in mind.

Things I thought about while filming Rest Diary, which is scheduled to air next month.

"You guys took special care of me while filming this time."

"That's right~ I took great care of you."

"So this time, I'm going to do the opposite and take care of you guys."

"... ... ."

"With Director Joo Seon-woo's heart, we are planning a project that will take care of your every move. I'm taking behind-the-scenes photos of your personal activities to post on MeTube... The title says, "Oh, this is good."

I spoke to my younger siblings, whose faces had lost some of their vitality for some reason.

" how is it? or not ?"

Isn't this a very good project?

Since it contains the production history of METRO, it had no choice but to release it one to two weeks before the album was released.

That way, it's easy to gain attention.

Then there is a period of boredom in between... During this period, I follow my younger siblings' individual activities and promote them, and I am happy that the soufflés have real-time benefits, and my younger siblings are also very happy that they are promoted.

I turned my head, expecting an excited reaction.

"how is it?"

"... ... "I would like to decline either way."

Rihyuk took a sip of his Coke Zero with a worried look on his face.

"So in the end, it's not about care, it's about following me around and nagging me all day, right?"

"It's not nagging. "It's all sincere advice and advice that comes from my heart to wish you all the best."

"I recommend it by title."

"Junghyun."

After dealing with the youngest, I asked my younger siblings for their opinions.

"Is that a bit like that?"

"I think everything would be fine if my brother were with me."

"right. As expected of you, Bijou... ... ."

"But I haven't completely recovered from gastritis yet. "I think it would be a good idea to rest well during the remaining time."

Biju said kindly.

"You haven't rested even for a day since Song Camp. Now, why don't we take a moment to freshen up while preparing for the tour?"

If I were to translate it into Youngae's way of speaking, it would be 'Don't show off and take care of yourself.'

I nodded when Biju said that I was worried about gastritis.

"I think that makes sense, too."

"Get some rest. brother."

"Still, I can't relax, so I need to at least practice during the remaining time. "I also practice some vocals, which I'm lacking these days."

Fondant.

Rihyuk missed the pig's feet he was picking up with his chopsticks and the salted shrimp splashed out.

"I thought the METRO choreography was a bit lacking. "Since I'm visiting Clay, let's ask some questions and practice some choreography."

Rattling.

Biju put down his chopsticks.

"It would be okay to practice rapping or acting. I do vocals and dance every day... no. "I have a lot of time. Should I do everything?"

"... ... ."

"... ... ."

"What's wrong with you?"

Suddenly my younger brothers placed their hands on mine.

"brother."

"huh?"

"Now that I think about it again, I think it might be fun. "This."

"okay?"

Nod! Nod-duk-duk!

I felt good, even though I was a little confused, at the sight of my younger siblings nodding their heads so much that their chins rattled.

"Then I will take good care of you this time."

The younger brothers were so moved that they shed tears.

So the filming of behind-the-scenes content for personal activities began.

* * *

MeTube Content 「Friendly Spaceship」 Ep.01

Rustling.

The self-cam camera turns on with a bustling sound. A handsome face that makes anyone gasp and look at it for a moment.

Universe: Too close?

Woo Joo, who was lightly brushing the bangs that fell from her eyebrows, smiled while repeatedly moving the camera closer and then moving away.

Universe: How about it? Too close?

Rihyuk: I don't know.

Wooju: Soufflé, would you like to see my nostrils?

Rihyuk: !

I quickly grabbed the selfie camera and asked, 'What's wrong?', 'Oh my, you really have a fresh haircut...' ' The sound of arguing resounds.

'Fight! 'Fight!' Producing team members cheering while doing so.

A selfie showing two elementary school students sprawled out on a sofa attacking each other with cushions.

(Beep-sound effect)

(Mini Me Universe on a spaceship flies by and floats a logo that says.)

The main vocalist with cool features and the lead vocalist with gorgeous looks smile brightly face to face.

Wooju: Don't misunderstand. We reconciled.

Rihyuk: We get along well~!

Then, every time they talk, they scold each other behind their backs.

There were scenes of people rolling their eyes and making expressions, or squinting and glaring.

They look like handsome guys.

Universe: Yes. Today we are at the place where our Rihyuk is recording the OST... I came to observe.

Rihyuk: That would be meddling.

Wooju: Just stay still. My brother is talking, right?

Rihyuk: (mouths 'authoritarian')

After briefly promoting the drama in which Ri Hyuk's OST appears.

Wooju winked and turned the camera.

Woojoo: Then, shall we take a look at how the OST is made?

* * *

While setting up the self-cam and continuing filming.

I looked at the lyrics of the OST that Lee Hyuk will be recording. Then he looked at the camera and spoke to the soufflés.

"The drama for which Lee Hyuk will sing the OST is scheduled to air in the third quarter of this year."

A drama scheduled to air on a famous cable channel.

It was the work of writer Oh Jeong-hee, who won the grand prize in the TV category at this year's Korea Arts Awards. She was a star writer who reached the highest viewership ratings whenever she worked on it.

Usually, the most important thing singers consider when choosing a drama OST is viewership ratings, and this is the OST for that drama.

Among them, the fact that the most important main OST proposal came to Lee Hyuk was a very meaningful event.

"hmm."

I looked at the synopsis.

It is a drama inspired by the myth of Dangun, and is about the descendants of a bear tribe and a tiger tribe with magical abilities confronting each other even in the 21st century.

And then they fall in love with each other.

"ah."

I forgot the explanation.

"I am able to mention this because the drama production companies willingly allowed me to promote it."

There are people who get angry in the comments if I don't say something like this.

I called the production company and said, 'New Black promoted your drama without permission!' There really are people who do it.

After looking at the lyrics... I turned my attention to Lee Hyuk, who was doing this.

"Is it not going well?"

"I prepared the vocals perfectly. Because I don't know how the speaker feels... ... ."

"How do you feel?"

"A bear and a tiger hate each other, but they can't do without each other."

"It's called love and hate."

"I have no idea what to call this."

When I was recording in the past, I remember Lee Hyuk saying, 'I don't know because I don't have any memories like that.'

He seems to be worried because he values ​​his own experience when singing.

"It's a relationship where we hate each other for a long time but still like each other... ... ."

"That's it."

Hyeongseop, who was preparing for recording, said.

"Batman and Joker."

"Hyeongseop, just open the door over there and go out."

"Tsk."

The others burst out laughing at the reaction of the youngest member of the producing team.

The theme is a love story.

Mingi, who was listening nearby, raised his hand.

"If it's a relationship story, should I give you some advice?"

"Mingi hyung, the longest relationship you had was... ... ?"

"... ... ."

"No, I asked because I was really curious. Why are you suddenly crying? are you okay. Drop, drop. Our Mingi is nice... kind."

One of the producers raised his hand.

"If it's love and hate, that married man knows it well."

"This will be posted on MeTube."

"honey I love you!"

Laughter flowed once again.

While I was trying my best to think of a suitable example in my head, a suitable example came to mind.

Yubaba's wrinkled face.

"Rihyuk."

"yes."

"If there is a person like that around you, let's think of it and call it out."

I explained it to Rihyuk, who was concentrating.

-Small disease.

"He's the kind of person who usually talks to me harshly, but actually cares about me more than anyone else."

-I came and picked it up. Eat it or not.

"He always gives me something, and even though he's always grumpy, I smile when I think of him. But when I don't see that person, I feel empty."

-I am going on a trip with Sukja this time. Don't be nervous if you answer the phone late.

He finished it for those who were curious about who he was.

"that... "My very own Kim Deok-soon."

Everyone burst out laughing.

Rihyuk, who was the only one deep in thought, opened his mouth.

"hmm... all right."

"really?"

"yes... ... ."

But for some reason, his expression looked bad.

* * *

A few hours later.

The composer from the OST production company held his breath.

"Observe... "This?"

"yes. "Did you hear what I said?"

"yes... ... ."

I heard that new black content was being filmed, but I had no idea that the spaceship would be sitting there smiling like that.

'I thought it was only Seo Ri-hyuk... ... .'

Even though he is a composer with a career that doesn't require people to bow down somewhere, he still feels a bit burdened for some reason.

There is something about the fact that the best composer in the country at the moment is watching from behind... ... .

"Hmm hmmm."

And the sight of the composers standing next to the spaceship, like three captains, with their arms folded, observing was quite impressive.

"Hmm, then let's start recording."

-yes.

Rihyuk's voice, clearing his throat and sighing before recording, spread refreshingly in all directions.

It was time to start recording with the thought that I should direct like a professional.

"and... ... ."

As soon as the first verse began, exclamations of exclamation flowed from the composers.

There was no need to deliberately take several takes, and you could just sing it and immediately release it as a sound source.

How good is the performance?

'You're crazy.'

The composer stuck his tongue out.

'This is why we call it the new black, the new black.'

Plus emotions.

Ri-hyuk's facial features glow gently as he sings with emotion in his possessed vocals.

It was an admirable thing for a composer who did not know what had happened before his arrival.

'How can you sing with so much emotion?'

Is the emotional side of hand-writing letters and drunkenly shouting "I love you" really this person's true self?

He applauded in his heart as he watched Seo Ri-hyuk, with his eyes tightly closed, trembling and singing the OST.

* * *

Seo Ri-hyuk trembled.

Two echoes ringing in my head.

-ah. Why? What can I do to help?

'He's the type of person who usually talks to me harshly, but actually cares about me more than anyone else.'

-I bought this through rocket delivery to give to my brother. Dried sweet potato. no, I do not want? If you don't like it, don't eat it~

'He always gives me something, and even though he's always grumpy, I smile when I think of him. But when I don't see that person, I feel empty.'

-I'm going to meet my friends for a moment. When are you coming? I'm 20. Do I even have to say such things?

'My own Kim Deok-sun... ... .'

Seo Ri-hyuk, who closed his eyes, unconsciously caught his emotions with the person that came to mind, but consciously ignored reality.

"That's awesome!"

"Mr. Rihyuk, you are truly the best."

"... ... ."

Seo Ri-hyuk closes his eyes and starts shaking.

He was a professional.