September 25, Sunday / D-DAY / Luminous Music Studio.
While the members were waiting in their dressing room, Iseul turned up his phone to a new movie he wanted the members to watch so the members won't be nervous like before.
"I don't know what to do anymore. I'm so nervous wit-"
"Stop, Minsu. You're making me nervous too." Ji-Hun said, trying to focus on the movie so he won't feel nervous.
"I can't do this anymore. I'M OUT!" Hyun-Jung said, breaking out with all the nervousness he got from his inside, as he walked out of the dressing room. The members called out his name but Hyun-Jung did not listen to them as he continued to walk away.
5 Hours Earlier...
"So, we came up with a more bigger plan for Iseul's Birthday. I want you all to make a scandal." Their Manager said as the member's faces were all confused by the fact that their manager wants them to make another scandal despite they already had so many before.
"S-scandal? Are you sure about that?" Hyun-Jung said giving their manager a nervous laugh.
"Do you really want M41 to disband?" Ji-Hun said while laughing at the hilarious plan.
"No! I mean a small scandal for Iseul. In our plan, we can see if Iseul is a true leader, which really he is." Their Manager said before evil laughing. The members laughed nervously as they just went into it.
5 Hours After...
"Hyun-Jung!" Iseul shouted Hyun-Jung's name while chasing after him. After Hyun-Jung reached a dead end, He turned his back to see Iseul, who was running toward him.
"Are you okay?" Iseul said after catching his breath.
"Don't you feel nervous? We had a lot of pressure for this comeback. We might lose our job, our dreams for this one!" Hyun-Jung said, trying to cry so it will be believable for Iseul.
"I know this will put a lot of pressure on us. But you know what, I'm not even nervous at all! Do you know why? Because I know this comeback will be successful. The effort we put into this was something and I know fans would love to see us improve." Iseul said, patting Hyun-Jung's back as it starts crying. Minsu and Ji-Hun were standing behind a pillar as they both watch the scene.
"Plan B," Ji-Hun said to Minsu as they quietly ran towards their manager. Ji-Hun told that Plan A needed to abduct.
After a few minutes, the staff became to riot. They ran outside the stag set and ran around the studio as if something bad is happening. Hyun-Jung and Iseul were looking at the scene. Iseul is so confused about what was happening. As usual, Hyun-Jung just pretends he's so confused about all of this.
"What the hell is happening?" Iseul said as he was really confused about it so he ran towards their manager with Hyun-Jung.
"I'm so sorry M41. There was an accident with the stage set and the sound system. All of the staff are fixing this very quickly since we have no time." Their manager said as he ran towards the stage set. The members tried to follow their manager to the stage set but one staff came by to block their way.
"What's happening behind that door? Can we help?" Iseul said.
"I'm so sorry M41. I have to block you as the set was still under maintenance. We can't let you all enter the room to avoid accidents." The staff said he was still blocking the way before calling a few staff to escort them to the dressing room. While the members were back in the dressing room, the staff closed the door, leaving the members inside.
"This is going out of control. How can this be happening..." Minsu said as he went to sit on the couch.
"I knew something was wrong the first I came inside the studio. If this didn't fix on time, We might have to cancel this schedule, or worst, we might reschedule our Comeback song release." Ji-Hun said before he sighed.
"Guys, don't be negative. Our staff will fix this." Iseul said before he walked around the room, trying to find solutions for this "fake" mess.
"I'll be right back." Iseul added before he quickly ran towards the set room. All the members were in complete shock as they quickly grabbed their phones to call their manager.
"MANAGER, PLAN C!!" Minsu shouted after their manager answered the call. Their manager quickly dropped the call before signaling everyone to abort Plan B. As Iseul stepped close to the stage set room, A staff came to block Iseul's way and acted like he was looking for Iseul.
"Oh, finally. I've been looking for you. Our CEO wanted to talk to you for a sec. Do you have time?" The staff said before he quickly dragged Iseul away from the door, going to the other set room that is empty.
"Let's wait for Mr. CEO. He said he'll be right here anytime now." The staff added after he closed the door. He check the time before he waited patiently for the CEO. While Iseul was in the other set room, the other members quickly went to the set room according to the plan.
The members quickly changed into the costumes they had to wear back to the dressing room after they were escorted back into the dressing room. After that, they went back to the set room and went to the stage to practice the things they had to do for Iseul's Birthday.
"What's taking our CEO so long? We only have 1 Hour left for our Album Showcase." Iseul said while sitting on the chair. Just in time, few staff came to the set room where Iseul is and started assisting him for the clothes and makeup.
"Are the other members ready? Where are they?" Iseul said as he was quite worried about the situation.
"Yes. They are ready. They're just waiting in the dressing room." One staff answered. After a few minutes of preparing Iseul, the Assistant of the CEO came inside the set room, 30 Minutes before the live album showcase. He told a few things about how he would like Iseul to manage the members since he was the leader of the group, and some nonsense just to kill the time.
While the other members are waiting backstage, They were nervous about not just the Album Showcase, but also their plan for Iseul's Birthday. A few minutes before the live, Iseul ran towards them, panting, as soon as he catches up with the members.
"Good luck to us. We can do this. Fighting!" Iseul said to the members as soon as he catches some breath. He held all of the member's hands as if he was trying to comfort the members about this.
"3...2...1...We're Live!" The staff who's on the mic can be heard around the stage before the lights on the stage are turned off. The members went to the center of the stage, and got into the position for their dance routine in "Good Vibes".
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The members started dancing to their Debut Song "Good Vibes", which was perfect. Everything went smoothly with their moves, the camera movement, and fortunately, a lot of paparazzi at the back are snapping pictures from left to right, one by one for the members as they were dancing. At the end of the performance, the lights on the stage turned off except for a spotlight for Iseul, he saw that the members were gone on his side as he didn't know what to do since the live was still on and the cameras were pointing at him.
"Happy Birthday, Iseul!" The members sang Happy birthday to their leader as the lights on the stage turned on again and the screen behind Iseul was changed to a poster for his birthday celebration. Ji-Hun was holding the cake, Minsu quickly went to Iseul to help him wear the birthday hat, and Hyun-Jung was holding a small gift for Iseul.
Live Chat:
User48934: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ISEUL!
User3783: That's so sweet! They surprised Iseul for his birthday!
User3985: I think Iseul had no idea about the surprise. I love M41
User0563: Happy Birthday!
The viewers were happy to see that they celebrated Iseul's birthday on the day of their album showcase.
"Is this your plan? Are the staff okay with this?" Iseul said as he was still in shock, and confused about how they got the staff to follow their plan.
"It was my plan, but our manager wanted to do something bigger," Hyun-Jung said while scratching his head.
"Thank you, guys! This is so great!" Iseul said as he starts to shed some tears. The members chuckled as they hugged Iseul before the Live went off-air for an intermission for the next segment of the live.
While the members were on backstage, waiting for the staff to fix the stage, They were still trying to comfort Iseul for crying.
"Stop crying, Iseul we're on our interview!" Ji-Hun said as he was giggling at how Iseul got emotional.
"I can't believe you guys did that for my birthday... I've never got to celebrate my birthday this special..." Iseul said while sobbing before Hyun-Jung came close to Iseul.
"You are special, Iseul... You are special to us." Hyun-Jung said before Minsu playfully punched Hyun-Jung's shoulder.
"Stop overwhelming him! He's gonna cry again!" Minsu said before he hugged their leader.
After Iseul calmed down from crying, they got back from the stage as they were being called already for an interview. The staff escorted them to sit down on the chair and the members did it after they introduced themselves.
"It's finally good to see you again, M41!" The host, Choi Young-Chul said.
"It's great to see you too, Young-Chul!" Hyun-Jung said as he put his mic close to his mouth so he can be heard.
"I actually can't believe that they choose me to be the host for your album showcase! They thought it would be fun for us to meet again after all the things we did when I first interviewed you all."
"It was so fun. Like after the last segment you did with us, We are still in shock as we are in our van." Ji-Hun said, laughing at how he remembered the thirsty comments they had to read during that interview.
"It was quite trending on my youtube channel about that segment. My viewers are amused and find it entertaining by how you guys reacted to those comments. Anyways, is Iseul still crying?" The host said as he chuckled. the members chuckled too as they looked at Iseul.
"He won't stop crying. He was too overwhelmed by this." Ji-Hun explained as he giggled.
"Thank you guys for that..." Iseul said as he tried to not cry again.
"Happy Birthday to you, Iseul! How did you guys come up with the plan? I guess Iseul can hear how you guys did it since it already happened, right?" The host said before Hyun-Jung came in to explain everything from the beginning. As Iseul was listening, he can't believe that they had a secret team for the plan.
"You tricked me into going back to our dorm just to plan your birthday surprise for me? I knew something was going on since I know you don't forget your water jug!" Iseul said before he chuckled. Hearing the things the members did for Iseul made him so happy for the members.
"All of the things that happened before we did this album showcase were actually all scripted by our manager just to stall you while we practice the things we need to do for the surprise birthday party," Minsu explained as well to help Hyun-Jung explain all the stuff that Iseul needed to know. Iseul was still overwhelmed by all of this as he begin to blush.
"You guys didn't have to do all of that! Thank you also to the staff and our manager!" Iseul said as he looked at the staff behind the camera.
"Anyways, moving on to Iseul's Special Suprise Birthday Party or ISSBP, let's talk about your album, shall we?" The host said before the members started talking about their new album and the songs inside the album.
"I guess we officially have to say goodbye. I had so much fun, M41. I hope your company hires me as your group host or something" Young-Chul said as he winked at the camera.
"Our group must be classy for having our own host. Imagine if we have our own host." Iseul said, laughing at the suggestion their host said.
"It's not a bad idea. We had so much fun and we didn't feel nervous throughout this interview. You did a great job." Minsu said, giving compliments to the host.
"Oh~ you guys are too kind! Give them a raise, Luminous Music!" Young-Chul said as the members laughed at the statement.
"We do need that." Ji-Hun joked as all of the members laughed.
The live ended but the broadcast didn't end as they were playing the pre-recorded performance video of "Our Universe which was filmed last time.
September 26, Monday / Pre-Recorded Comeback Showcase Shooting (The Show SBS)/Van
"It's good to be back. I remember our debut when we have to wake up earlier just to prepare." Iseul said as soon as he got in the van. When all of the members got inside the van, their driver starts going to their first schedule.
"I already sent the schedule to our group chat. Please check it as we got loads of schedules to do for this week. we are packed." Their manager said to the members as the members grabbed their phones to check their schedule.
Promotion Schedule
September 26
The Show SBS Pre-Recorded Comeback Stage Shooting
Youtube Channel Guesting
September 27
The Show Schedule
Show Champion Pre-Recorded Comeback Stage Shooting
September 28
Weekly Idol Guesting Shooting
Show Champion Schedule
September 29
M Countdown Comeback Stage Rehearsal + Shooting
VLIVE
September 30
Youtube Channel Guesting
Music Bank Comeback Stage Rehearsal + Shooting
October 1
Show! Music Core Comeback Stage Rehearsal + Shooting
Mall Event Guest
(More Schedules in the Future)
To be continued in Chapter 34 Part 2!