55. LAST CHANCE (1)

"K K!"

The winner of the Rookie Artist Award at the SVS Music Awards is KK.

As Do-wook got up from his seat and started to head to the stage, the other members who had lost their spirits came to their senses and started to get up.

Deafening cheers to KK headed to the stage.

Award assistants came up and handed the trophy to Seolreim. Excitedly, she handed the trophy to Min-ki Jeong, who stood in front of her.

Jung Min-ki clenched the trophy with his trembling hands. As much as when they won first place for the first time. No, Jung Min-ki's palms were wetter with sweat than then.

It is also exciting to hand over the first-place trophy. When she made eye contact with the members of K-K, her heart fluttered.

"Ah..."

After the award ceremony, Sul Lae Im went down the stage and Jung Min-ki stood in front of the stand microphone. Jeong Min-gi couldn't start talking right away and let out a sigh.

All the KK members lined up on both sides of Jeong Min-ki are thrilled. Even when they were nominated for the Rookie of the Year award, there is a part that they thought it was a natural result given their grades.

However, there is no 'obvious result' in the world.

Every day on the Internet, an article comparing Rookie Award nominees Man to Man and K.K popped up. When candidates for the Rookie of the Year award appeared and KK lost in the vote, the articles that appeared were all written from man-to-man perspective.

Of course, even if it was an article spread by Ara Entertainment, the hearts of the KK members were shaken whenever they saw those articles.

Among the things that can predict the results, the only thing you can see with your eyes is the voting, so they thought that they might not get the rookie award at the point where they kept losing in the voting.

"Don't expect too much so we won't be  disappointed."

It was a phrase Jung Min-gi often said while watching Hwi-Jun Baek and Hyeong-Seo Ahn who voted with their personal IDs every night, even though they said that it was an honor just to be nominated, and that they didn't care.

At the time, Jeong Min-ki thought that they might not be able to win the rookie award.

However, when the voter turnout for KK rose again, and after becoming a model for Yoosung Electronics, news broke that KK is the best newcomer of the year, Jung Min-ki is also a person, so he expected it again.

The state of mind of most of the members was also like that.

'I think I can get it, but I don't think I can get it, but I really get it.'

It was a desire that the hard-working members inevitably had.

From the day they were nominated to today, the day of the awards ceremony. Mentally, to varying degrees, they all suffered from anxiety.

The audience seats seen from the stage are sparkling blue. Do-wook blankly looked at the lights.

A very strange feeling that cannot be called joy or sadness passed through the whole body. It was bizarre. Time seemed to slow down. Do-wook is now on this stage with the feeling of going over a hill. He felt the burden of standing on the spot.

'Second life... is a really strange feeling.'

As the Rookie of the Year award winners looked at the audience, the members felt that the troubles before their debut, their worries and anxieties after their debut, and the tension they had until today were all washed away.

“Thank you so much. First of all, Ki-ring, who made us receive the rookie award. guys, we love you!"

When Jeong Min-gi called out the name of the fan club, the cheers rose for a moment and then faded away.

“I’m so grateful to the members who have worked hard since trainee days with me…”

Saying that, Mingi Jung looked around at the members next to him. Ahn Hyeong-seo’s eyes, caught on the VCR screen, were wide-eyed. The expressions of the other members and the expressions of Jeong Min-gi, who was talking, were no different.

Everyone's expression contorted a little, trying to hold back the tears of great joy.

“…Baekho hyung, Rahee noona, Cody noona, Lucas hyung, and teacher Yoon Tae who always took care of us by our side. And thank you very, very much to Yong Soo Chul  PD-nim who gave us a good song. … … … … HIT Entertainment’s team leader Shim Jun, team leader Lim Seong-ahn, team leader Joanna, director Kwon Heung-jo, deputy CEO, CEO, thank you for raising us like this. Sigh."

While Jeong Min-gi swallowed his tears. Kim Won, who was standing next to him, raised his head and shouted.

“Key Ring! Thank you so much! I love you all!" In English.

Ahn Hyeong-seo, who was standing on the right side, formally handed over the microphone.

"Ah..ah.."

Ahn Hyung-seo repeated the sound as if he were doing a microphone test.

"Don't cry! Don't cry!" They chanted to Ahn Hyeong-seo.

“I’m so thankful for Keyring too. I never dreamed that I would receive a rookie award like this even when I debuted…. Uh… It’s all thanks to the members. I’m also grateful to the parents who gave birth to the members. !"

The word parents became a button, and the eyes of the members who were trying to hold back their tears became moist.

Do-wook also remembered his parents.

Now, there were four parents that Dowook had to think of. There were parents of Kim Bo-myeong and biological parents of Kang Do-wook. As long as Bo-myeong's soul was in Do-wook's body, they were all parents to think about.

Until Do-wook's turn, he was given an opportunity to comment on the award.

One step, one step. Do-wook, who moved slowly, stood in front of the microphone. The screen close-up of Do-wook facing the camera.

"......"

Do-wook's black eyes were like a lake.

"thank you everyone."

That was the moment. The lake rippled. shiver. A single tear flowed from Do-wook's eyes.

Since Do-wook's face was close-up, even the tear marks were clearly relayed nationwide through the screen.

Not only fans but even the members were shaken by the tears of Do-wook, who always looked reassured. Shouts and unknown silence mingled.

The future is changing.

***

The MCs cleaned up the stage with comments.

As soon as KK went down the stage, they had to head to the waiting room without even having time to feel the afterglow. The next stage iss KK's stage.

When they went to the waiting room, the staff, including Manager Oh Baek-ho, cheered and applauded.

"thank you!"

"Thank you~!!!"

The members greeted the staff who greeted them. The greeting was short-lived.

"Let's change clothes and get ready for the stage!"

Oh Baek-ho's words made the waiting room even busier.

On the stage, man to man is standing. The next stage is KK.

The KK members who had fixed their makeup are in a clean state, as if they had never cried.

"Let's show it."

Dowook, who is preparing quietly, spoke to the members. The members who understood all of Dowook's words exchanged glances and nodded.

Whether it's reciprocation or whatever, show it on stage. That was the idea the KK members had in unison and the values ​​of the group called KK.

- What am I looking at?

-☆Ke☆i☆Ke☆i☆Shin☆In☆Sang☆Congratulations☆Ha☆Ke☆I☆Ke☆I ☆God☆☆☆Congratulations☆Ha

-Amazing, Great!

-You prepared a lot~ It deserves the rookie award!~~

-Kang do-wook's crying face, as if he was caught in the wrinkles of his brain...

-I almost had a heart attack

- Aerial rotation as a group now??? really???

- Crazy!!!!

-Hey, is that Park Si-hyung?

-What's going on...?

-☆Ke☆i☆Ke☆i☆Cong☆ra☆tu☆la☆tion☆

As soon as KK's performance started, the online live broadcast of the Music Awards, which had been hot before, seemed to explode. New comments continued to come in at a rapid pace.

In his acceptance speech, the aftermath of Do-wook's tears had not gone away.

'Why don't you + Ma day Remix prepared by KK. Since the ver' stage is not a live stage, a splendid choreography was prepared.

The peak is a group in place in the intersection before moving from "Why don't you" to "Maday."

The members jumped up lightly at the same time and spun around. Cheers broke out from the audience due to the quick movements. The reaction of the participating singers in the waiting room is also great.

The members formed a formation while Park Si-hyung made a quick three-round turn without sparing his body. In the meantime, the song went over to 'Ma day'.

As the chorus begins to repeat with an addictive sound, as if the people in the group became one, they sang the song 'Ma day'.

The members moved their bodies while enjoying the joy of the moment.

Suddenly, on the main screen of the portal site, a close-up capture of Do-wook shedding tears appeared with the caption <KK, Rookie of the Year Award>.

And the real-time search terms were filled with words related to K-K, such as K-K, Kang Do-wook, and Park Si-hyung.

KK's joy did not end there. K.K jointly won the Performance Award and the K-POP STAR Award, winning three crowns despite being a rookie.

When receiving the Performance Award, Park Si-hyung and Baek Hwi-jun, the youngest, gave their impressions of the award. When receiving the K-POP STAR Award, Won Kim fluently expressed his acceptance speech in English, Japanese, and Chinese, which he had simply prepared.

At the end of the awards ceremony, three trophies were placed on the table in KK's waiting room.

The target of today's awards ceremony, as everyone expected, was MOD. MOD showed off the dignity of the best idol star in name and reality by showing album sales of close to one million copies.

Man to Man jointly won the K-Pop Star Award with K.K.

Received the 'Best Award' sponsored by Goyang City and won two crowns.

However, it was hard to get rid of the impression that they had been beaten by KK.

After the awards ceremony, KK headed to a restaurant near the company for an after party and dinner.

K-K's Rookie of the Year award is a big celebration of the entire company. Therefore, even the deputy president and CEO of HIT Entertainment will attend the event in person. They stopped by today's event to encourage KK.

The members are more than excited about the fact that they could eat meat as much as they wanted for now and the fact that they could rest for a day or so, rather than the fact that the representatives were coming.

The road to the meeting place. After such excitement, some of the members fell asleep as if fainting.

It was only natural that they were tired after performing such an intense stage three times, including rehearsals.

However, while sleeping as if fainted, Jung Min-ki and Park Si-hyung held the trophy tightly in their hearts. Kim Won was also snoring.

"You must be very tired."

Baek Hwi-jun talked to Do-wook, who was sitting next to him and looking out the window.

"I know.."

Dowook looked at the members and smiled faintly.

"I don't know if they're going to wake up and eat rice."

"If it's meat, I'll jump up and eat it!"

Ahn Hyung-seo bravely replied to Oh Baek-ho’s lightly raised concerns.

Ahn Hyung-seo was sitting in the passenger seat and writing on the fan cafe. K.K's fan cafe was in a festive mood. They were fans who must have worked harder than anyone else by voting on the Internet.

"By the way, the CEO said he prepared a big present."

"A present? What is it, what is it!"

Ahn Hyung-seo took the rice cake that Oh Baek-ho threw and asked. Oh Baek-ho raised the corner of his mouth.

It was only when they arrived at the dinner party that the KK members learned what the gift is.

That was right before the dorm. KK moved to a much bigger dorm than now.

***

The year has changed while digesting the hectic awards ceremony schedules.

KK received a total of 3 rookie awards and proudly occupied the position of the best rookie last year. In particular, Do-wook drew attention with the scene where he shed tears at the time of the SVS Music Awards winner's speech.

Do-wook, who is handsome like a carved piece, made people's hearts cry with a sincere tear.

In the sense of 'I want to become a roll of toilet paper to wipe Kang Do-wook's tears'

Fans of Do-wook who are called 'Tomari toilet paper' even in the new year when he is inactive were growing exponentially.

In the meantime, a gymnasium in Jamsil has been turned into a special entertainment program for the Lunar New Year.

In the gymnasium, countless idol groups and solo singers who are currently making their names known were wearing name tags as participants, regardless of gender.

Also, fans of those idols waited from dawn to cheer for each team.

Do-wook warmed up and was preparing for a long jump.

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