I'M A GENIUS IDOL BUT MY PASSIVE IS SUNFISH: Chapter 42

 TL by Miru

I'm a Genius Idol but My Passive is Sunfish: Episode 42

As if it had been waiting, syrupy music began to flow. Yuyeon, who had already performed a dance on another broadcast, was the first to move his body. A slow wave started from his lower body. Despite it being a basic movement of rotating the hips, it felt provocative due to the slightly tilted head and the gaze.

 

“Whoo! As expected of the main dancer!”

 

Yulmu gathered his hands and exclaimed. Yeonha, who was with him, was also happy about the talents of his spirited junior colleagues.

 

- That crazy fox is causing trouble again today

- Yuyeon's sexy dance is always worth watching

- If you start like that, what about Jihan and Baekya

- Yeonha is watching like he's at his grandchild's talent show

- Wasn't there a rumor that the sexy dance performed by senior group Bora was rated 19+ and got deleted? Is this true?

 

The fans' reactions were heated. The only ones who couldn't enjoy this moment were Jihan and Baekya. The two, who were waiting for their turn, made eye contact.

It just had to be the two who were the worst at this kind of thing.

You go first, hyung-nim.

No, younger ones go first.

The two exchanged gestures back and forth.

Although they didn't make a sound, it felt like their conversation could be heard.

 

“Okay, next! Jihan~”

 

As Yuyeon stepped back after stopping at a reasonable point, Yulmu called out the name of the next participant.

 

‘Na Yulmu, nice!’

 

Baekya internally cheered.

On the other hand, Jihan wore a troubled expression. He walked to the center and slightly chewed his lip as he looked at the camera. Should he do a wave too...? Jihan licked his lower lip slowly in confusion.

 

“As expected.”

“So sexy~”

 

The admiration from Minsung and Chung continued, and the chat window exploded with messages.

 

- Just by biting his lip, he KOed everyone.

- Overwhelmingly sexy

- Wow, he’s making me crazy. Han Jihan, you’re insane;;

- Languid+Sensitive+Sexy=Jihan

 

“Wow~ Your very existence is sexy!”

 

Yulmu, who had applauded Jihan, then shouted Baekya's name.

 

“You’re next, Baekya~”

“…Me?”

 

Feeling a sense of shared plight while anticipating Jihan's dance, Baekya's eyes widened in surprise.

 

‘What’s going on? What did Han Jihan even do?’

 

His wandering eyes turned to Jihan.

What’s going on?

I don’t know.

The two were now able to communicate just with their eyes.

Baekya, pushed to take the stage, gulped hard.

 

‘Just dancing is crazy enough, but a sexy dance? Somebody please, save me...!’

 

Baekya screamed internally. Then a saviour, who was there to ruin his life, appeared.

 

[Switching to auto mode.]

[<The God and King of Dance(C)> skill activated!]

 

The status window appeared, and his body began to move on its own.

As when he thought he had fully understood this damned game, it had more tricks in its sleeves. This was terrible.

 

‘No. Deactivate! Stop! I won’t do it! I won’t!’

 

Baekya urgently shouted. However, the system never failed to meet his expectations.

 

[You cannot deactivate the mode while the skill is activated.]

[Remaining time 00:01:42]

 

‘Damn it!’

 

The Dance God. He had entered Baekya's body. Baekya, fully conscious but robbed of control by the system, began a captivating and bewitching dance. The sunfish turned dramatically, spreading his legs shoulder-width apart, then swept up his hands over his hips with a wave.

 

“Pfft.”

 

Yeonha barely held back his laughter.

The God and King of Dance twisted his upper body with his left arm on his waist and swept his hair behind his ear with his right arm, oozing charm despite looking more like a hamster than sexy.

 

“Puhah!”

 

Minsung couldn't hold back anymore and let out a laughter. He covered his mouth and turned away.

 

“Nuh-uh. That’s a warning for you.”

 

Yulmu raised a yellow cue card towards Minsung. Minsung, receiving the yellow card, bowed his head in an apologetic gesture.

Meanwhile, Baekya, unfazed by the noise, continued dancing steadily.

However, for some reason, Yuyeon felt something foreign about Baekya.

 

‘…Is that really Han Baekya?’

 

Doubts began to sprout.

It didn't make sense that a guy, who could barely do a normal dance, could perform a sexy dance without even a change in his expression.

 

‘Ah, maybe he just lost his mind?’

 

Just as Yuyeon, who had been carefully observing Baekya, was about to intervene as he thought that he should cut it off at this point…

 

“Whoo! Go Baekya! Go Baekya!”

 

Chung cheered and whistled. Baekya's sudden action of lying down on the floor was the cause. He lay on his side, one leg raised straight up. His gaze fixed over his shoulder, straight ahead, intense and persistent. His idol-like demeanor was highlighted by his ability to spot any camera instantly.

 

“Oh, my god.”

 

Yuyeon covered his mouth in shock. It was as if he had seen something he shouldn't have.

A finale, brilliantly decorated like the last burst of a firework, elicited applause and cheers even from the staff.

 

- Look how he spots the camera every time.

- This is crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Baekya's gone insane ㅋㅋㅋㅋ The ultimate sexy cutie

- So darn cute!! I'm drying up with laughter.

- He’s so cute, but he’s trying so hard that it’s pitiful, sob sob ㅠㅠ but still, I love it.

- Really want to scoop him up and run away.

 

[Remaining time 00:00:00]

[Auto mode is deactivated.]

 

Thud.

Baekya's legs dropped powerlessly as he regained control of his body from the Dance God.

Flop.

The sunfish flipped over and buried his face in his arms.

 

‘I’m doomed…’

 

How was he supposed to recover from this? It was impossible.

Baekya was so embarrassed that he couldn’t lift his face.

As the music ended, Yeonha walked over to Baekya's side and bent down to pat him on the back.

 

“Please get up, Sexy King.”

 

The commanding presence that had just dominated the stage was gone, leaving only a limp hamster on the floor.

 

“This is exactly why I chose Baekya~”

 

Yulmu clapped his hands, looking proud.

 

“Get up.”

“Hyung, you’ll catch a cold!”

 

Jihan and Chung approached, and each grabbed one of Baekya's arms, forcibly lifting him to his feet.

 

“Please, just leave me alone…”

 

Baekya, still unable to raise his head, buried his face in his palms.

 

“Hey! Why are you like this after doing so well?”

 

As Chung pulled Baekya’s hands away from his face, the hamster ducked and hid behind Yulmu. Thanks to Yulmu’s large build, Baekya was instantly obscured.

 

“Stop it, please…”

 

Baekya rammed his forehead against Yulmu's back. Yulmu, caught off guard and stumbling a bit, turned his head around jokingly.

 

“Oh my, that scared me. I thought a bull was charging at me for a second~”

 

Yulmu seemed to empathize with Baekya's apparent embarrassment, expressing his feelings on Baekya’s behalf.

 

“He’ll come out on his own if we talk about something else. Our kid is very shy.”

 

Yulmu, shaking his head as if worried, said he didn’t raise him to be like this. His playful yet neat wrap-up was well-received in the chat window.

 

“Let's then proceed with the crowning of the Sexy King a bit later.”

 

Yeonha, smiling softly, took over the conversation and read the next question.

 

“Next, I'll ask a question submitted by user Sparrow.”

 

It was a question related to their music video.

 

“The ‘Want Me’ music video became a huge topic immediately after its release. Actually, DASE is the first male idol to adopt the doll concept.”

 

Yeonha asked Chung.

 

“Is the scene in the music video where the members are inside the doll box CG?”

 

Chung smiled brightly and answered.

 

“No. We actually went inside!”

 

Chung spread his arms wide, forming a large circle.

 

“We each went into these big boxes, just like mannequins, standing still, you know?”

“Sir.”

“…Sir!”

//TN: Chung forgot to use polite speech and add the “-yo” formal suffix at the end of the sentence.

 

Yuyeon lightly tapped Chung's arm, pointing out his informal speech. Nonetheless, realizing they were on air, Chung quickly heeded Yuyeon's advice, grinning and cautiously glancing at Yeonha and the camera.

 

“So, was the dollhouse also made to actual size?”

 

When Yeonha asked, Minsung eagerly answered as if he had been waiting for this question.

 

“Are you curious?”

“Yes, very curious.”

 

It was time to reveal the behind-the-scenes stories of DASE's music video shooting, which were already known through eyewitness accounts.

 

“So, we have prepared this for you. A Want Me making-of video, exclusive to Dase Happy Days!”

 

Minsung, with a serious face, gestured towards the camera.

 

“Let’s watch it together.”

 

The screen transitioned to DASE practicing their choreography.

 

[WANT ME M/V filming site]

 

The song playing loudly was the bridge of the second verse, Yuyeon's part. The main dancer, standing out among the paused members, executed the choreography and walked towards the camera.

Just before the transition to the chorus, the scene changed, showing members gathered in a corner of the set with cute stickers in their hands.

Yulmu, noticing the camera, asked Baekya.

 

[Yulmu: What are we doing right now?]

[Baekya: Sticking stickers!]

 

Baekya answered, taking off a sticker and placing it on Yulmu's cheek.

Press.

The touch seemed to carry a hint of emotion.

Yulmu struggled as Baekya pressed his friend's face with force using the sticker as an excuse.

 

[Yulmu: Ugh. Baekya, stop- tha…!]

[Baekya: No. It might fall off.]

 

Even at a glance, his curved eyes showed he was enjoying himself.

At the same time when the large puppy was being held captive by the hamster, the other members were also busy putting stickers on each other's faces.

 

[Chung: Come here! I'll stick it on for you.]

[Yuyeon: ...Don’t you have too many?]

 

Yuyeon looked at Chung with a sceptical expression.

Stickers were not only on Chung’s both cheeks but also on the nose and forehead. It was obvious that he had stuck them on himself.

 

[Yuyeon: Let's at least take off the one on the forehead, as a matter of decency.]

 

After all, it was a music video shoot; they couldn't afford to look ridiculous.

Yuyeon reached out his hand.

But Chung quickly crossed his arms over his face, refusing.

 

[Chung: No! Jihan did it for me!]

 

Who did what for you?

Yuyeon's head turned to the side.