Siblings Working in Business (167)
After changing into red, yellow, and blue shirts with visible brand names, presumably for product placement, matching their teams…
They gathered again for the intro scene filming.
“Red!”
“Red!”
“Cross!”
“Cross!”
Ryu Seok-hyun and Jo Sa-rang crossed their arms in an ‘X’ shape and shouted.
“Okay. Cut. Next.”
At the PD’s signal, they left as if nothing had happened.
Next, Eun-ji, Jeong Bae-chan, and Choi Su-min, the Blue Team, stepped in front of the cameras.
“One, two, three!”
As if they had planned something beforehand, they counted together and took their positions.
Eun-ho chuckled, looking at Eun-ji’s shoes.
“When did she even change her shoes…?”
Eun-ji loved high heels.
But she rarely wore them casually, saying she didn’t like standing out because of her height.
So, Eun-ji always wanted to wear heels on stage or on broadcasts.
But now, she had suddenly changed into sneakers.
Perhaps to be fully prepared for the upcoming games…
He also felt a twinge of anxiety, wondering what she was planning.
“We are!”
Just then…
Eun-ji and Jeong Bae-chan stood on either side, and then Choi Su-min ran towards them.
“Blue!”
“Team!”
“Ugh, te-, team.”
Choi Su-min stepped on Jeong Bae-chan’s thigh to boost herself up.
Then, stepping on Eun-ji’s thigh, she spread her arms wide towards the sky.
Jeong Bae-chan struggling to support her and Eun-ji standing firm created a comical scene.
It was a completely unexpected and impressive pose.
Not only Eun-ho, but even the staff burst into laughter.
“Haha, okay! Cut!”
As the director shouted with a satisfied smile, the three cheered, “Fighting!”, and high-fived each other.
Next, it was Eun-ho and Seo Seo-un’s turn, the Yellow Team.
“What should we do?”
“I wonder…”
“Since I’m your junior, please speak comfortably, Noona.”
“Should I? You can speak comfortably too.”
“Okay.”
Seo Seo-un looked at the other members and sighed.
“Is there anything you can do?”
“Hmm.”
Seo Seo-un looked at Eun-ho with hopeful eyes.
“No.”
Eun-ho’s reply was firm.
“You’re very different from your sister.”
“Yes, I suppose so.”
“If I had to choose, I’m closer to you than her, so I understand, but broadcasts are hard. So hard.”
“Should we just try something?”
“Let’s. Something’s bound to work if we keep trying.”
It was a struggle to avoid being edited out.
「A gathering of aces!
〔Yellow〕
New Ace! Lee Eun-ho!
Current Ace! Seo Seo-un!」
But despite their efforts…
The only scene that aired was them standing back-to-back, their first pose.
All their other attempts were… snip.
Completely edited out for being boring.
After filming the intro…
The Change Partner members and Eun-ho and Eun-ji boarded a tour bus.
“I heard you released a new album. Introduce it before we start the games.”
“Yeah, I listened to ‘DUO’ a lot. Is that on the album too?”
“Yes, it is.”
During their ride to the next filming location, Ryu Seok-hyun showed interest in Eun-ho and Eun-ji.
Eun-ho and Eun-ji, excited, introduced their new album.
They explained that it was an album that captured the passage of time, from sunset to moonrise…
And that it combined their past and present stories.
“Usually, idols start by introducing their group, saying nice to meet you, or please look favorably upon us, you know, something bright.”
It was Jo Sa-rang, a first-generation idol, who asked the question.
How should he explain this?
Eun-ho, wanting to be respectful of his senior, answered thoughtfully,
“We have a worldview that we convey through our music videos…”
At the mention of ‘worldview,’ Ryu Seok-hyun and Jeong Bae-chan reacted with an exaggerated “Ooh~,” as if it was second nature.
Eun-ho, unfamiliar with their reaction, chuckled and continued,
“We started with the feeling of meeting again ‘anew’ after a separation, in line with our worldview.”
“Well, the word ‘DUO’ itself perfectly describes you two.”
Although he had hastily disguised ‘regression’ as part of their worldview, it wasn’t entirely untrue.
“Wow, a sibling idol duo is novel, but it must be tough on you two.”
Jo Sa-rang seemed to understand and changed the subject.
“I have an older brother too, and ugh! If I had to dance with him, ugh. I don’t think I could do it.”
“Hahaha.”
Following Jo Sa-rang, Choi Su-min gave an example, and all the members, including Eun-ho and Eun-ji, laughed.
Since the show was meant to promote them, this scene was aired as is.
The tour bus drove for a long time and arrived at a crowded place.
“An amusement park?”
“Suddenly?”
The unexpected destination was Everland theme park.
“Wait! The PD will be here soon!”
The staff stopped the members as they tried to get off the bus.
Just as the staff said, a moment later…
The PD entered the bus, holding a stack of suspicious cards.
“We’ll be getting off in the order of the hidden mission ranking.”
“Why?”
“Yeah, why?”
Eun-ji asked out of habit, and Choi Su-min chimed in, asking the PD again.
“You’ll see when you get off.”
The PD calmly answered, ignoring their pestering, and got off the bus.
“Then I’ll go first.”
“Okay.”
“Haha. Maknae, move.”
As Eun-ho got up to leave, Eun-ji, who had been blocking the way, glared at him and moved aside at Jo Sa-rang’s request.
Eun-ho, casually ignoring Eun-ji, got off the bus, expecting to see the PD, but he was met with an unfamiliar face.
“Greetings.”
“Ah, yes. Hello.”
A man in his 30s, dressed as an old man, was sitting imposingly behind a bright blue plastic table like those used at street food stalls.
Eun-ho barely managed to suppress his laughter at the incongruous sight.
Just then…
“Not so fast.”
“…?”
“Give me something!”
“Excuse me?”
“Sit down.”
“Ah, yes.”
Eun-ho, bewildered, sat down on the chair in front of the man pretending to be an elderly person.
The man looked around suspiciously and whispered to Eun-ho,
“Take this.”
He handed Eun-ho a white envelope.
Eun-ho took the suspicious envelope and immediately checked its contents.
Inside was 20,000 won.
And a piece of paper that seemed thicker than the money.
As he took out the paper and saw the words densely written on it, he realized,
‘This is a mission.’
As expected…
The paper contained a mission:
Spend all 20,000 won without being seen by your teammates.
※ Cheating by spending the money on others is strictly prohibited. Use it only on yourself. ※
That wasn’t all that was written on the paper.
It seemed this was why they had to get off the bus in order of their ranking.
Bonus hint for first place in the hidden mission!
→ A spy with an additional mission has infiltrated Change Partner.
If you find the spy, you will receive an S-grade hint for the final mission!
It was a hint.
Eun-ho took the envelope and sat down on a spare chair behind him.
Next, Seo Seo-un, who came in second, got off the bus.
Everyone, including Seo Seo-un, received an envelope like Eun-ho.
Some showed no change in expression, while others, like Eun-ji, wore their emotions on their sleeves.
After everyone received their envelopes, they headed into the amusement park, following the staff’s instructions.
“Kyaaaah!”
“Oh! It’s Ryu Seok-hyun!”
“Seo-un Unnie!!!”
As they entered, some fans, seemingly avid viewers of Change Partner, screamed at the sight of the members.
“Hmm.”
“…”
Eun-ho and Eun-ji exchanged glances, their faces filled with disappointment.
Although they had gained some recognition recently, they were still small fry compared to the members of Change Partner, which had been airing for a long time.
They knew it logically, but they couldn’t help but feel a bit discouraged.
“Kyaaa!”
Just then…
Eun-ho and Eun-ji turned around at the scream and saw students with familiar keychains.
“Oh my god!!!”
“I can’t believe it!!!”
“Eun-ji Unnie, Eun-ho Oppa!!!”
Some of the students who rushed towards them were on the verge of tears.
“Sob!”
No, they were actually crying.
“Why, why are you crying?”
“Are you okay?”
Eun-ho and Eun-ji, flustered, tried to comfort the crying fans.
“Oh my god. I’m, sob, such a big fan! Can I, sniff, take a pi-, sob…cture?”
Although it was hard to understand everything through the tears, Eun-ho and Eun-ji chuckled, finding it endearing.
As they took pictures with the students, more people gathered, presumably onlookers drawn by the commotion, rather than fans.
The staff, sensing it was time to resume filming, urged them to move along.
“Bye!”
After a brief goodbye, the members and Eun-ho and Eun-ji gathered in a corner near the amusement park entrance.
“The areas we have permission to film in are here, here, and here, so please refrain from going to other areas! You have four hours to enjoy yourselves freely.”
After explaining the precautions and being given four hours of free time, Jeong Bae-chan asked, bewildered,
“Freely?”
“Yes, freely. You all received cards, didn’t you?”
“Ah.”
As the PD gave them a suspicious look, the members, including Eun-ho and Eun-ji…
…all looked at each other suspiciously.
They seemed to be recalling the missions in their cards.
“Then, let’s meet back here at 7:00.”
7:00.
Eun-ho tilted his head at the suspicious time.
And he recalled what he had heard during the meeting.
‘They said they were going for a slightly spooky vibe, don’t tell me…’
He had already experienced the level of “slightly” during the hidden mission.
‘An amusement park at night…’
He had a feeling Eun-ji would be screaming again.
“Eun-ho.”
“Yes, Noona.”
“Have you ever been on Space Express?”
“…No.”
Space Express.
The fastest and tallest rollercoaster in Everland.
Not long after they met CEO Park…
When CEO Park was trying hard to get closer to them…
He and Eun-ji had visited Everland with him.
At the time, Space Express was under maintenance, much to their disappointment, as both he and Eun-ji enjoyed thrills.
“Want to go?”
“Um, one moment.”
Eun-ho looked around, spotted the Blue Team, and headed towards them.
“Lee Eun-ji.”
“Yeah?”
“We’re going to ride Space Express, want to come?”
“OMG.”
Eun-ji’s eyes widened.
Then, her face lit up, and she quickly nodded.
Excited about the thrilling ride, the Blue and Yellow Teams headed towards Space Express together.
However, until they reached Space Express…
No one imagined it would be the start of a sibling war.