"Ah! Hello." He quickly greeted her with a bow and moved aside, implying that she was free to go into the living room and have no problem with the recording.
Usually, the show is centered on their daily lives during the album, like behind the scenes.
But this is a special season with four episodes, where it is centered on the family.
All the idols in a group visit the family of one of their members.
After spending time in their home, they will interview the family members. Of course, if they are worried about protecting their identity, they'll blur the faces in editing.
Well, that's what they did with her mother in the last month.
Since she was coincidentally here, Elena thought she would be interviewed by them for sure.
It's actually not a big deal if she's a normal girl.
But, since she was going to Treasure Campus, Elena worried that she might be remembered as Dajun's older brother once it went on air and get votes from that. That is something she doesn't want.
Elena then asked, "When will it air on VStream?"
The cameraman replied, "Today is the last shoot of this season. So, probably by next week."
Upon hearing the release date is quite near, Elena sighed in relief. By the time she becomes a trainee and later an idol, most people won't remember her interview either.
Elena then enters the living room, and the camera captures a side of her face.
She saw another cameraman shooting from the corner along with the producer; meanwhile, her mother and the manager were sitting together with her, watching the guys.
Her mother was the first to speak, "Jun-ah, you are here. Come…" She gestured to her to sit beside her, not to disturb the shooting.
The girls suddenly stop their game and turn towards Elena.
"Ah! No, ma'am. This will be perfect…" The producer stood up and then looked at Elena, "If you don't mind, Miss, can you appear on the show for a few minutes.
"Noona! You are back." Before Elena replies, she is greeted by Dajun, who is already dead in the game. "How did it go?"
Elena showed a V sign, "Obviously, I'm in."
Her eyes suddenly darted towards the boys and lingered on one guy for a few seconds more, the one who looked just like her type, before she bowed, taking off her face mask. "Hello."
This time, she's the first to greet them.
The two cameramen suddenly zoomed in, focusing on her for a couple of seconds before turning towards the guys.
The producer probed her to go forward to get into the frame with the guys.
They stood up and returned the greetings with a bow, "Hello."
"Ma'am, your daughter looks better than in the photos. A natural beauty, just like you…" The producer commented as he sat down beside Sa-Eun, buttering her up. Sa-Eun couldn't help but wave her hand, a bit shyly. "Oh, C'mon…"
Meanwhile, Dajun introduced her, just for the camera, "This is my elder sister."
"I'm Jang Elena." Elena also responded by telling her name. "Please, you can continue."
She gestured for them to continue their shooting and then quickly walked away to her room after nodding to the producer and the manager.
Everyone thought she was shy, like last time, and continued with the shoot. The producer was asking her mother about convincing her daughter for an interview.
But, to their surprise, the door was open, ten minutes later, and Elena stepped outside after having a shower.
Whether it's her bad luck or a coincidence, her room was actually directly opposite where the cameraman is standing.
Just as she came out in her black t-shirt and pants, the second cameraman reflexively raised the camera and shot the clear-faced Elena without any makeup. At that moment, the producer felt as if it were some scene from a TV drama.
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Elena was taken aback at first, seeing the first thing to be pointed by a camera, then, upon the producer's gesture with a cough, the camera once again focused on the guys.
Elena joined them and took a seat beside her mom. The producer and the manager moved aside to give her space.
By that time, only three people were left: Soo-hyun, Ye-chan, and Mia. Two out of the three mafia members were found out and killed. Only one is left.
Upon seeing their expression, Elena instantly thought it was Ye-chan. Elena used to play this game a lot back in her university days, in her past life.
"Is it Ye-chan-ssi?" Elena whispered to the producer.
"Huh!" The producer was immediately taken aback and asked her slowly, "How do you know? No, wait a second. Elena-ssi, you knew their names?"
Elena looked at her and blinked in silence as if she was asking what kind of question is that…
"Ah! That's right. It was a foolish thing to ask; of course, you would know about your brother's group." The producer was indeed surprised upon hearing that. Realizing his blunder, he quickly covered it and then spoke in a low voice, "You are quite right about it. Ye-chan-ssi is the last mafia. How did you guess it by the way?"
Elena shrugged her shoulders, "intuition, I guess…"
The producer then asked, "Elena-ssi, in this new program, we usually take interviews with the family members. How about…"
"Sure," Elena agreed to it before the producer finished his sentence.
At first, she was indeed hesitating about it, but after standing under the shower, kinda cleared her head. What's wrong even if she borrows Dajun's name to boost her popularity?
After all, she was using someone's body to live. She was using someone else's songs as hers to fulfill her dream.
The producer sighed in relief upon hearing that.
"After this is over, we'll do your interview right away. Don't worry, it's just a usual Q/A. Your identity will be protected. We will also animate your voice. There won't be difficult ques…"
"You can ask freely and don't even need to blur my face or animate my voice…" Elena interrupted him once again. "However, if I don't like the question, then it should be edited. That's all I will ask in return."
"Sure…" The producer smiled in return.
In the living room of a certain apartment, the eight boys sat down together. Some are busy with smartphones, some are talking among themselves, while a couple of them are paying attention to Elena. They couldn't avert their gazes from her.
"Elena-ssi, are you ready?" "Yes"
"Check whether the cue cards are arranged in a proper manner. If possible, we'll do it in one take." "Yes, I understand, Producer-nim."
"Cameramen, are you ready?" "Yes" "Yes"
"Okay, start…" The producer gave the signal to start the interview.
Elena sat on the sofa as naturally as possible, facing a camera.