From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show

Chapter 1039: Yearly Interview



The practice room was silent for a couple of seconds before Mei erupted into a disgusted rant.

"Oh heck no!" she exclaimed. "You can't freaking say that! I thought you didn't want to perform this song in the first place?"

"Me? Your greatest love. You must be out of your mind. I'm going to the bathroom to throw up now."

"Ugh," she gagged, nearly dry heaving as she covered her mouth. "I hate this. Take back everything you said."

June clicked his tongue and snatched her arm away from her mouth. The two of them made eye contact for a couple of seconds. Mei thought she was going to gag in disgust once again. However, the look that June was giving her wasn't romantic at all! It just felt...warm.

With that, she pursed her lips, wondering if her outburst was unwarranted.

June sighed and stepped back, letting go of her arm.

"I didn't mean it like that, you idiot!" he deadpanned, shaking his head. "I would also much rather travel to America, steal a nun's car, drive past the speed limit on an abandoned road, bump into an animal, and eat roadkill without any kind of sanitation or cooking than sing this song romantically with you."

Mei's eyes widened with how detailed he had laid it out for her.

"Dang," she muttered. "Do you have to be that specific?"

"Anyway," he sighed. "The greatest love does not necessarily have to be romantic."

"This song's lyrics are, though," she said. "It says here I'd die for you. In another life, I would come and find you," she narrated. "How can we make this about friendly love?"

"Yeah, it can't be about friendly love," June said. "However, it could mean another type of love-family."

Mei paused for a while, raising her eyebrows in surprise. It seemed like she was contemplating it, and then she burst into chuckles while shaking her head.

"There's no way," she said. "We're not family."

"Not in this life," June muttered.

"What did you say?" she asked.

June shook his head and started grabbing his stuff. Then, he glanced at the clock, noting how late it was.

"Just think about it," June said. "Try reading into the lyrics more. I'm sure you'll see that it has the potential to become about familial love."

"Then, once you understand it, contact me again."

"What?" she asked in exasperation. "But, this performance is set for next week! We don't have time. We need to practice tonight or at least get a concept going. I won't be able to sleep at this point."

"We're not going to make any progress tonight," June said. "Not until you understand what I'm trying to say."

"Besides," he continued. "DAWN has an interview tomorrow early morning. I really can't miss out on that."

With that, he walked out of the practice room, leaving Mei in her own thoughts.

***

The room they were in was a plain space. No chairs. No tables. Just them on the ground.

It was also all white, reminding June of an asylum. But then again, this was one of the most popular channels on YouWatch at the moment, so they couldn't really complain.

"What are we going to do here?" Sehun whispered to Jaeyong.

Jaeyong shrugged and looked around the room. "I honestly have no idea."

Just then, the 'SubFeeble' producer walked over to them with a wide smile.

"DAWN," she greeted. "It's an honor to finally see you, boys."

Jaeyong smiled up at her. "Thank you for having us here."

"Well, you haven't been briefed yet, right?" she asked.

The boys nodded.

"That's good," she chuckled. "It seems like Jay kept his word."

The boys glanced at each other, wondering what her relationship was with their friend. However, they were snapped back to reality when she started speaking again.

"Well, let me give you a slight introduction. This is for your first-year anniversary. It's a special interview segment. We plan to do this every year as a tradition. Have you watched the one with Billy Jones?"

Casper raised an eyebrow. "You mean like those annual retrospectives?"

"Exactly like that," she replied, her lips twitching into a small smile. "It's meant to reflect on your achievements and growth as a group."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The boys nodded in understanding. Jisung perked up slightly. "Oh, I watched Billy's interview. Fans loved it."

Akira tilted his head, curious. "But...our anniversary was in November. It's almost the last week of December now."

She nodded in understanding. "Yes, we know. The company was swamped with promotions and end-of-year schedules, so they decided to air this at the end of December."

Akira nodded in understanding. "Well, that's a good choice."

"Yeah, we were too busy during our Anniversary with the comebacks and stuff," Jaeyong said. "Again, it seems like Jay is actually taking his job seriously," she muttered, but everyone heard it.

June was the only one to courageously ask her the question they'd been dying to say. "How do you know Jay?"

"We dated back then," she answered nonchalantly.

Jisung turned to June and whispered in his ears. "Is she the one who pawned off the jewelry Jay bought her and went back to her ex?"

"Or the one who had daddy issues who made Jay her sugar daddy?"

June shook his head and asked another question. "So, is it just us sitting and talking, or is

there more to it?"

Her smile widened, not answering his question. "Let's get started, shall we?"

The boys exchanged glances, curiosity sparking in their eyes.

Soon, the cameras were rolling. They were seated in a semicircle now, with June in the middle,

as per usual. The production crew had rearranged the room slightly, adding soft lighting and a cozy backdrop with DAWN's logo illuminated in soft gold.

"Alright," the director called out. "Energy up, boys. Just chat like you're having fun."

And then, just when they were about to start speaking, something came out from behind the

production crew, startling the members.

"Kittens?"