Secretly Married to a Chaebol Alpha novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97: DEBUT SHOWCASE

GARAM covered his mouth with his hands when he let out a gasp. "Hyung, are you crazy?"

Song Sihyuk, who was sitting next to him in the backseat of the car, chuckled. "What’s so crazy about that? I’m just giving you a token of gratitude for the wonderful photocards that you gave me."

The ’token of gratitude’ in question was the fact that his Siren MV premiered on Aera World Mall’s "Aera Square," a massive media façade in Seoul— with the screen roughly the size of three basketball courts.

Yes, the screen was that big.

Garam still couldn’t believe it.

He was wondering why Song Sihyuk suddenly went home early, and then asked him to go to the department store with him.

Of course, he hesitated at first.

Because I can’t have a dating scandal before my solo debut.

But Song Sihyuk assured him that they wouldn’t have to get out of the car.

Garam was even more confused when they really parked the car in front of the huge screen of Aera World Mall.

And then my music video suddenly started playing!

Not even the elite groups from big companies had done something like that before.

And it’s only possible because my husband’s family owns the luxury department store.

"Hyung, will this be alright?" Garam asked worriedly. He was happy to see his music video being played on such a huge screen while hundreds of people had stopped to watch. But he was also worried. "Our company didn’t have any connection with Aera World Mall before this. People will surely wonder how this ’collaboration’ happened."

"It’s fine," Song Sihyuk said, wrapping an arm around Garam’s waist. "We’re going to announce that you’ll be the new face of Aera World Mall anyway. Once the article about that is released, people will get their answers soon."

Right.

One of the brand deals that Garam recently received was to be the face of Aera World Mall.

"Still, this is huge," Garam said, his eyes still glued to the huge screen playing his music video nonstop. As a result, more and more people were stopping in front of the screen to watch the MV. "I feel like I’m going to gain new fans because of this."

"Isn’t that a good thing?"

"It is."

"Did I do well?"

"Yes, Hyung. Thank you," Garam said, and then he finally turned to Song Sihyuk. "I wanna cry."

"You can, but do you really want puffy eyes before your debut showcase later?" Song Sihyuk asked teasingly. "Well, I can just ask people to delay it for at least two hours."

"I can’t do that when it’s my solo debut, Hyung."

"Why not? You can do whatever you want, Garam-ah. Except leaving me, of course."

Garam just rolled his eyes.

But, thanks to Song Sihyuk’s teasing, he didn’t feel like crying anymore.

My debut showcase starts in a little less than two hours, so I can’t cry.

"Are you happy, Garam-ah?"

"Super."

"Then I’m glad," Song Sihyuk said, sighing while shaking his head. "It was my idea to play your music video there, but I’m not 100% happy with it."

"Why, Hyung?"

"You showed too much skin in your music video."

Aigooya.

"Hyung, I was wearing a shirt almost the entire time."

Song Sihyuk frowned. "You mean that white see-through shirt that leaves little to the imagination?"

"Well, that’s an appropriate beach outfit. I can’t wear a suit in the beach, can I?"

"You have a naked scene."

"I wasn’t completely naked in that bathtub scene, Hyung," Garam said. To be honest, instead of getting annoyed, he found Song Sihyuk’s complaints a little funny. He just couldn’t laugh because he knew the Alpha would sulk even more if he did. "Plus, only my torso was shown, and it was only shown briefly since the bubbles from the bath bomb covered my body."

"It’s still sexy, babe."

"That’s not my problem anymore, Hyung."

"Why did you have to choose that concept?"

"Because it’s summer, Hyung."

Song Sihyuk clicked his tongue. "Next time, I won’t approve anything that will have you show too much skin."

"Why do I need Hyung’s permission for that?"

"You just do."

Garam wanted to argue, but he figured Song Sihyuk was just being annoying as usual.

Hyung can’t be serious about that, can he?

"Should we head back?" Song Sihyuk asked, thankfully changing the topic. "You still need to rehearse for your debut showcase, right?"

"Yes, Hyung. I’m going to perform my songs, after all," Garam said, and then he clung to Song Sihyuk’s arm before kissing the Alpha on the cheek. "Thank you for the gift, Hyung."

***

TO BE honest, ’Siren’ wasn’t exactly a summer song.

Summer songs are usually upbeat, after all.

On the other hand, ’Siren’ was actually R&B pop.

The song also had sexy vibes— a concept that their group hadn’t really explored yet.

It’s okay since I’m the second oldest member anyway.

"Garam-ssi, you look great!"

"Thank you, Noona."

To be honest, Garam knew that he was handsome, but he wasn’t the type to dwell on it too much. He just thought he was lucky to have a face that suited the career he chose.

However, today, he must admit that he looked gorgeous.

The highlight of his outfit was his gauzy white shirt.

Hyung will definitely sulk again if he sees how thin my shirt is.

Oh, well.

Garam looked good in his all-white outfit.

Plus, his silver hair complemented his fit— as well as his silver accessories from piercings to rings.

Silver is really my color.

That was why even his in-ear monitors were silver.

"Garam-ssi, we need you on stage in three minutes!"

"Yes, Noona," Garam answered the staff politely, and then he took a deep breath. "I’m ready."

***

GARAM’S debut showcase was being held in Sky Live Hall— it was a famous concert hall with a capacity of 2,500 people.

But for his debut showcase, only half of that was allowed to attend.

The debut showcase is mostly a press conference, after all.

However, the company decided to hold a live broadcast for the fans who couldn’t attend the debut showcase.

Sihyuk Hyung said he’d watch the live broadcast, so I have to do well.

Hence, as soon as Garam stepped onto the stage, he held his personalized microphone tightly and began singing.

Live, of course.

***

After performing Siren and his other songs from the mini-album, Garam finally got to sit down and talk to the reporters.

It’s still a presscon, after all.

My forehead is exposed after a long time...

"The story behind ’Siren’ started when I enlisted. It happened during a slightly melancholic phase of my life. My head was always filled with useless thoughts, so I tried to drown them out by writing random lyrics until they started making sense to me one by one..."

I’m glad the event isn’t boring.

This isn’t in the script...

***

My wife is having a panic attack.

"First of all, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank my fans for streaming my songs, especially the title track. I understand the importance of charts, that’s why I’m grateful that their love and dedication brought ’Siren’ to the top 10 on major music platforms. It’s a high ranking that I could only dream of, but my fans made that dream come true."

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