“HONG-SEU-TA..! HONG-SEU-TA..! HONG-SEU-TA..!”

Fans shouted from their seat and bounce back in the Yes24 MUV Hall wall, Seogyeok-Dong, Seoul. That stir reach my ears who spy on backstage. My make-up was finish from five minutes ago, but producer’s command not yet. Haaah, wait a moment. I’ll show at the stage and start my Korean solo project. Huuft this is more and more nerveous than I sing with FTISLAND—when we were a roockie—eight years ago.

Usually I stand with others member, so now I just standing alone—yeah although there are any person as my music accoumpanying. That’s different exactly, although when concert with Jonghun, Jaejin, Minhwan and Seunghyun, yea.. I always be a main vocal. But, have an interaction with other member at the stage give me special feel (?) and unable change. Really.

I confused why they—I mean FTISLAND—allow me with all effort for this solo project. I’m not yet done planning this because for me FTISLAND live stage performance is everything. But, when I see their attention, make I think should fulfill their wish. Okay, I’ll not disappointing you guys! I promise!

 “Hongki-Ssi, take a preparations. Five minutes next you’ll enter the stage,” producer said. I said yes and take a breath. It’s showtime!

I walkaway from backstage border, approach my cordi noona for ask if her see Yunho hyeong-nim or not. The cordi noona’s answer no make I hard to smile. Whereas, manager Song promise to me for came to my first solo Showcase, but why he is not in my sight until now? Haaiish, dont tell me he like that four men.

Before this day, FTISLAND member have accepted ‘special invitation’ from me for attend this show. But no one of them who can promise for coming. Or they will be late. They said like that.

Jonghun, although I request like a child, this guy who called him self ‘handsome’, unpromise to be ontime if he not trap at traffic jam. Huh, only because he drive private car.

Jaejin, who Red Velvet fanboy, not dare promise because he must travel with his big sister for somewhere—I forget the place name. Ah, its true, his big sister must be important than me.

Minhwan, the drummer gamer ready for came if I promise to buy him some disk after the Showcase. Oh my, isn’t this condition already change? I need his promise, not he get my promise!

And Seunghyun, 16 dimensions boy with body tall, although he came I think just make a stormy. Maybe he get more love from fans than me. It’s nice, but, this is my Showcase! The main star is me, not Song Seunghyun, haish!

Whatever, I still wish they are coming and give me spirit more and more. I’m nobody without them. Besides fans, I need them for still standing at this stage.

“Three... Two... One... Sijak!”

My body covered by lighting, stand in front of all fans who dominated by women. I bow as polite. Scream and scream is continue on air, I just smile and give thank for them.

Selagi MC membuka acara sekaligus memperkenalkan mini album bertajuk FM302 milikku secara singkat, aku mengecek jam tangan kemudian mengedarkan pandangan ke semua penjuru. Mencari-cari sosok Jonghun, Jaejin, Minhwan dan Seunghyun di antara bangku penonton. Masih belum ada, atau barangkali keberadaan mereka luput dari penglihatanku.

When MC open the show and introduce my mini album FM302, I check my wrist watch then look around. To find Jonghun, Jaejin, Minhwan and Seunghyun between fans seat. Not yet, or thier existence loose of my sight.

 “Alright. How is we start this Showcase today? Lee Hongki-Ssi, hope you already now!”

*

Almost until the last song, that guy really not arrive. I almost dejected but immediately remind that Yunho hyeong-nim is there. He arrive with a hurry when I was done sing LOL (Loudness Of Love). That man hurry up to place his seat while grinning at me. I can see something at his expression but I dont have chance for confuse someone.

When I’ll lift up my mic for sing a last song, two men with black jacket catch by my eyes. Enter from the door in the corner. Not only two, but four there. Two men with same clothes who come together with Yunho hyeong-nim view minutes ago, make a movement too. My feel suddenly bad.

And I right, the stormy happen after that. Two of four criminal men who their head covered by baseball hat threaten a pistol and shoot at canopy hall. Fans hysterical on fear. MC and producer haltingly, while music accoumpanying dispersed any place.

 “SHUT UP! Dont try to leave this hall if you want to safe!” The criminal men who while hostage one of security, shout out to warning. I see everybody close their ears, feel fear in their seat.

 “HOY, WOMEN OVER THERE! Shut down your telephone and dont try to call police!” the criminal men in anger, shout to fangirl who handle her phone.

I swallow my salive. What is this? Why this happen? Where security building now until this sabotage can be happen? I try to find Yunho hyeong-nim who already hostage by criminal men. The pistol toward at his right head. Oh, please dont hurt our manager!

My solo project being disaster. Fear is anywhere, not except for me. It doesnt matter the criminal men hurt me—although that is horrible—but I dont want take a victim, above all my fans. What is our fault?

“Hongki-ya, save your self, hurry up!” Yunho hyeong-nim said in criminal men hold, try to warn me. What should I do? Leave them and just safe my life, or still here until stormy end?

While I think about that, one of four criminal men walking to stage. He is not afraid for pointed his pistol to everybody who couldn’t make a movement. That’s right, stay like that so all of you will be safe, I think.

 “I’m so sorry, Mr. Singer. You look, today is not your day. Use the building that we claim as our target operation is a big fault,” the criminal men said and suddenly jump up to stage for raise his pistol in front of my nose.

He give a command for MC who try to protect me, in order to go so that I must face to face with him, alone. The criminal men with dark eyes whot use masker at his face, warn me. Ah, I hope Jonghun and Minhwan are here with me, maybe I can ask them for use their muscles to hit this criminal men. Absolutly, I’m not sure with my fight reputation. In the other hands, they use pistol.

I put my hands above my head, like a fugitive who catch by police when the pistol so close with me. Before the pistol touch my forehead, fans shouted and bother that bad intention.

 “Dont hurt our Hongstar! Let him go!”

I suprised with their bravery. Aren’t they think what the consequence if the criminal men become angry again because their pronounce? Oh, please dont put your life in danger, fans!

 “YES! YOU CAN HOSTAGE US BUT LET HIM GO!!!” fans said again with loudness and many more voice.

 “NOISY!!!” the other criminal men with pistol grumble. The person who at stage with me burst on laugh. Maybe for him, its heard like ancestors that proper for laugh.

 “Oho, so you all want to care about this person? Right?”

GREP

In one step, the criminal men with pistol successful catch me from the back. He strangle me with his strong arm make me in trouble. That position too make my fans scream again. I know the feel when you see your idol been hostage by the criminal men who like a terroris.

 “Calm down, all! Primadonnas, please keep calm. I-I, I’m fine.” Without conscious I said our fans—I mean FTISLAND, make they calm although I know my situation can be categorited in danger third level when pistol was touch right side of my head.

“ANDHWE! HONGKI OPPA, ANDHWE!!!”

 “HONGKI-YA, KEEP HOLD ON! AKH!”

My eyes to stare when I see Yunho hyeong-nim fall down in the floor after the criminal men hit his neck on back, make him fainted. The criminal men laugh when their victim drop one by one.

 “Are you want a same bad luck like there man? So, dont scream again!” the criminal men said, right at my ears nearly. All of fans turn to Yunho hyeong-nim and they shook in fear.

 “Bring out your luxury item, put on the floor,” the other criminal men said. One by one fans bring out their pocket, phone, and any item from their bag. The criminal men with short body pick up that items and put all in the large black pocket.

I just want to take a breath when a phone ringing up, broke the seize atmosphere. That woman is hesitant, find out the phone in her pocked but before she can reply her phone, the short criminal men rob it and press the reject. The pistol that far for a view second, nearly again and hit my right head.

“This is fault of your fans, Mr. Singer. We guess they are obey, but no. C’mon, Who is want try again to save the phone then call the police? Lets do it, and I’ll to exploded his head in one shot.”

My knee is melt and my goosebumps to stand up after hear his sentences. Morever he still press the pistol to my forehead. Like him seriously with his warn.

 “Ya! Lets shot him!” the criminal men who stand nearly Yunho hyeong-nim join for provocation.

I can just close my eyes when the criminal men ready for release his bullet. Maybe my life will end today. Sorry, guys. I cann’t hold this again!

DOORR!!!

My right forehead is sick, like hit by something like stone as big as adult thumb. But, I hear annoying sound like ‘tuk’ when it touch my forehead, and not bleed anyway. And.. hey, why I still hear fans scream if the pistol was kill me?

I open my eyes, slowly I can see many free expression of my fans. They are not crying, they laugh! What the mean? I’m still alive, eh?

When I turn around to right side, where the pistol raise on me, there is one little yellow flag with stick, out of the criminal man’s pistol. When I turn back, the criminal man open his masker and give me big dorky smile. I know that smile! He still smile to me and raise peace-sign.

 “SURPRISEEEE!!!”

 “JONGHUN?! D*MN YOU!” I burst on curse then rob the toy gun from his hand. I read a sentence on yellow flag, ‘congratulation, you was on trick!’ that’s write on. The last I throw the toy gun to him but he luck because he is good in avoiding.

The fans busy on applause and cheering. Ah, they are part of this dorky conspiration. The criminal men are Seunghyun, Jaejin and Minhwan. They release the masker and jacket hat. They laugh on me who shock at the stage. , I should know them more faster!

 “Congratulation for your solo debut, Hongki-ya! Goodluck!” Jonghun give me a hug before other of FTISLAND member join to screaming under the stage.

 “Hyeong! How is my acting? Is not good?” Minhwan asks and give back fans item.

 “I almost burst on laugh when see your pale face, hyeong!” Jaejin said too.

 “Hyeong, forgive me! I just invited by them for ignorant you—AAWW!” Seunghyun groan in the last sentence after Jaejin give him little hit.

 “YA! Your idea is really crazy!”

*

The Showcase ended with amazing. No one disaster anymore—like my imagine, but a crazy surprise from FTISLAND and yeah Yunho hyeong-nim too, made my day. Plus, everybody know about the fake sabotage, even fans too. They acted very well, like teach by professional.

 “Your forehead almost red, hahahahaaa! Sorry, sorry, like me over acting for release the fake bullet.” Jonghun touch my forehead that a bit painful. I just pout on him. Jaejin is admiring to toy gun that to be in his hand with says, “a sound loudness enough although without bullet.”

 “And I like an idiot person cause believe in that,” I added, follow by their laugh. Yunho hyeong-nim come and bring on six coffee into make-up room where we were. He share it for us.

 “I join with them since arriving in lobby. They explain to me how about the plan, but because I forget the scrip, so I ask to Seunghyun for make me look like hit until fainted. If doesn’t, maybe the plan will be disorder,” Yunho hyeong-nim explain that with easy tone.

 “I think all of you not coming today. I was disappointed, and I dont expectation about surprice in ending.” I’m the first person who drink a coffee, next Jaejin.

 “Isn’t amazing idea? Actually, we just want to test how could you survive alone in dangerous situation like that, hyeong. Obviously, you choose to surrending before give a resistance!” Jaejin sounded his tongue.

 “That’s because Jonghun use a pistol! I dont want his pistol explode and shot any person.” I effort to exuse but Minhwan and Seunghyun cann’t believe it.

 “But it just toy gun, hyeong!”

 “We’re always with you, hyeong! Dont worry!” Seunghyun and Minhwan talk like a twin kids. I wave my hand in front of them. They look at me with ridicule face.

 “I think you come for congrats me. Just do it? Haaah I was wrong because hoping it more!” I sigh and fold hands next my body.

 “No! We were prepared others! Hey, bring out it all!” Jaejin directed everyone for do something. I interested when they putting any greeting card onto desk and push it to me.

“Read it, I hear they make it personal,” Yunho hyeong-nim direct me.

I take all and choose what the card that be first for I read. Finally, I choose one gray greeting card with simple decoration. I know from who this card. When I open it, write in:

 “Hongstar, if this album does well, dont abandon me. Only by playing guitar by your side, I can feel alive.” – Oksudong-I-am-Leader

Hah, right? This is Mr. Choi own.

 “What the abandon? You are not my son, Ok? But, thanks a lot!” that is my respon for his greeting card.

Next, the triangle card so look different from other card. I shouldn’t say anything because you must be know who give it. The message sounds:

“Hongki hyeong releasing at the same time with Exo, but for us, hyeong is more than Exo.” – Seongsudong-bukan Seungheon tapi-Song-Seung-hyun

 “Aren’t your nickname so long? I’m in trouble to call it, heh! But I touched by your words, hehehe...” My giggle reply by giggle too of Seunghyun. See, he is dare to insert others idol name. Should I hit this person? (LOL)

Next card from Minhwan. He write like me as his grandfather. If you not believe on me, lets read it:

“Hongstar-nim, while doing your promotional activities, please be careful not to catch a cold. After finishing rehearsal, dont go to Internet cafe, please do take a rest.” – Yulhyeondong-Gwiyeomminhwan

 “You’re a drummer or doctor, huh? Your health-advise is complete.”

Minhwan smile with thin-eye (?) when hear my respons. The last card is Jaejin own. It is short but have the deep meaning. This is it:

“You have to do well. As much as you have worked hard for this, it will do well too.” – Cheongdamdong-Jaejinnie

“While holiday, are you studying philosopy, Jaejin-ah? You must good for choose this words.”

I done read all and take it back on desk. Together with four coffee cup. To take turns, they shake my hand and give me congrats. Dont forget, they support my debut mini album too. However, I was wrong if not do it well while people around me give big support.

 “Thank you so much, all. I’ll fight ‘till the end!

Jonghun raise the toy gun again to me and said, “next time, buy some expensive food for us, Mr. Singer.”

“No way, criminal!”

 

FIN

 

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