The preview video of started by showing the past guests. After showing the appearances of celebrities such as Gi Raseong, new guests were shown which peaked the atmosphere.

Numerous records and activities of VTIC passed behind the captions. One of the was a close-up which was a famous scene of them greeting at an international awards ceremony.

Shortly after, a new scene appeared.

It was a pre-meeting video featuring Chungryeo in plain clothes.

A small additional caption titled 'A Workaholic's Sorrow' appeared and then disappeared.

Chungryeo's next words were erased with a 'beep' sound. The shape of his mouth was also obscured, so no clue could be found there.

But in the next moment, almost everyone guessed who Chungryeo was pointing at. This is because they showed a close-up of the performance of 'It's me' In with blurry image quality. They were openly giving hints since it was leaked in an article anyway.

And the comments were already occupied with spoilers.

The best comments were almost like this.

You could see other kinds of comments by arranging them in the latest order or by entering social media, but the general audience's expectations were high anyway.

There are few male idols who have even secured popularity this way, but among them, two of the idols who have never appeared in variety shows solo are appearing on a public TV show.

Even the fans were completely excited because it was their first public variety show.

There was also a lingering conflict about the overlapping promotions with VTIC and the dissatisfaction of individual TeStar fans.

But it didn't catch on to the situation. It was because the individual fans of TeStar members also wanted anyone from the group to have a breakthrough on cable TV's variety show.

It was the same with malicious individual fans.

Negative public opinion quietly subsided after talking only this much below the surface.

Overall, this was the kind of opinion of the entertainment-related community.

And the person involved in this excitement entered the filming site full of distrust.

* * *

'This guy is suspicious.'

You recommended Park Moondae as a variety show guest without any discussions first?

Even while sending messages in Kakaotalk, he didn't mention a word about the variety show. It means that in the first place, he had no intention of personally giving any hints.

'It's like he's trying to screw me over.'

However, there was no way the company wouldn't give an okay to a Friday night variety show which had good ratings. Thanks to this, I was now approaching the filming location after greeting the staff.

"..."

I saw a huge wooden structure in front of me.

'The bad memories are coming back.'

Of all things wood. I held back my sigh and knocked on the door.

"Is there anyone inside?"

Knock, knock, knock.

I knocked on the door quite strongly and the door opened slightly.

"It must be cold. Please, come in."

"...Thank you."

Because of this damn setting with a midwinter sentiment theme, I almost died from steaming under a padded jacket that I had to wear in the summer.

'They said the side who gave the invitation decided on this, so it must have been this bastard who decided it.'

Did he think it wouldn't matter since he'll be indoors from the beginning?

I swallowed the curses that reached my throat and entered the building.

The inside... was like a typical mountain cabin. It was not at the level of a pension, but it definitely felt like a simple facility for hikers to stay for a while.

'...Is it the time to say the lines?'

I took off my luggage and left it in a corner while muttering.

"I was surprised by the sudden snowstorm, but it was fortunate that there was a mountain cabin."

"I see. I also came in immediately after seeing the weather conditions."

That's right. The current default setting was a 'situation of being on the verge of distress at a snowy mountain cabin'.

The reason for this absurd setting was obvious.

It was the special feature of this program.

was a program that invited a celebrity to spend time with another celebrity they have selected. However, since these kinds of healing contents were so common, they put in a moderately novel element.

It was to be in extreme situations.

The unconditional default of the show was a setting where two people are being isolated to take care of themselves in an extreme situation.

Of course, it wasn't a full-fledged situation, but more like a skit. It was to the degree of going back and forth between acting a bit and immersion.

For reference, the situation that became a big hit during the pilot episode was being locked in an apartment where a zombie apocalypse broke out.

Youngrin had recommended an actress who was a member of MallangDalkom and they appeared together, and it was quite interesting when I looked at some clips.

'The problem is that I'm appearing.'

And it was even with an idol who sold 1.8 million copies in their first week, whose thought I couldn't figure out.

'Let's not make a mistake.'

My goal was to finish the filming safely as if I was dealing with a sunbae with a dirty temper.

"It's rare to go hiking in this kind of weather, so it's amazing to meet you like this. Oh, would you like some coffee?"

Chungryeo smiled and lifted the thermos. In his other hand, he was holding a rustic coffee cup, which supposedly was found in the mountain cabin.

"Thank you."

With both hands, I received the cup of coffee that Chungryeo was offering. There was boiling americano inside.

I was dying from the heat, but there was a boiling hot americano.

"..."

I just pretended to put it in my mouth and then put it down.

Fortunately, the air conditioning inside was good enough for it to be bearable even with winter clothes.

'It's my turn here to offer something.'

I opened my mouth.

"Since I received coffee if you don't mind, can I serve you some dinner? I brought enough preserved food."

"Sure. Well... the blizzard is still strong. It looks like we will have to wait for a long time, so I think we should eat well."

"Yes."

I wondered what was the point of pretending to peek through the window glass that was blocked by a green partition.

'...Whatever.'

This is what you do for money. Let's not have useless thoughts.

I approached the bag I threw in the corner and took out the preserved food. It wasn't me who brought it but the production team who prepared it in advance.

There was a brand that stood out.

"..."

Let's get something else out. Now the chicken feet... was uselessly exaggerated.

"Thanks to you I had a good meal."

"Don't mention it."

The meal time just passed with a light skit about why I ended up climbing the mountain.

"I will clean it up."

"...No! We have to do this together."

Where could you send your hoobae to play by letting them go?

As I was organizing the remaining plastic and containers, I heard a roar outside.

Rumble!!

The sound sounded real. It honestly surprised me.

"...!!"

"Is it thunder?"

Chungryeo frowned, then went to the cabin door and tried to open the door slightly. But it didn't open.

"...I guess the sound came from a landslide. It looks like snow is piled up outside."

"I'll call the police for now."

I picked up an old feature phone and pretended to act as a person who called the police but who got told that the police couldn't come today because of the amount of snow.

"Oh no. Then let's hold out in this cabin today."

"Okay. Please, take care of me."

"Please, take care of me."

Like this, the establishment of the setting was done.

From there on, we were able to freely set up the situation with a few character settings in mind. That was the producer's prior explanation.

So, after doing some funny pretending to look for the stove and cracking down the windows, I sat down in the living room again.

"The stove is not working well. Since we don't know what could happen, let's stay up and hold out today."

It meant that we had to converse with each other all night long for the sake of the broadcast.

'...What should I do?'

Given the composition of the program, I think it was time for the part where you open up to each other as strangers.

'Would it be suitable to start with a junior asking for advice?'

After thinking about it, I suitably began to talk.

"Come to think of it, how did you end up going for a hike today?"

"I wanted to organize my thought, but since I only had time today, this is what happened. Haha. Well, I'm actually a singer."

"What?"

As if embarrassed, Chungryeo continued with a cough.

"It's an idol group called VTIC. I don't know if you've heard of it."

Look at this detestable setting.

I responded with 'Of course I've heard of it, I'm a fan' and brought up my story.

"Me too... I recently debuted."

"Really? So you were my hoobae. What a coincidence."

"I know right."

The situation was as realistic as a needle hole without a needle.

I was about to get into a serious conversation, but Chungryeo, who was rubbing his chin, suddenly brought up something.

"Well... we happen to have the same occupation, and since we can't sleep... there's a topic that came to my mind."

"Yes?"

"Would you like to hear it?"

Is there anyone here who could say no?

"Yes, I'm all ears."

"Haha, I don't mean that you should only listen... it's just small talk."

Chungryeo lightly tapped the wooden floor.

"Do you know any idol urban legends? There's one I've heard recently."

"...Urban legends? An idol urban legend?"

...I didn't know what kind of skit this was supposed to be, but let's just accept it.

"What is it about?"

"Well, it's about this..."

Chungryeo smiled brightly.

"There used to be an idol, who one day opened their eyes and had gone to the past."

"..."

"The idol was surprised, but this time he tried hard to become a successful idol without any controversies... but something was wrong. He kept dying in accidents and going back to the past!"

"..."

"So it is said that the idol who was trapped in the past became a ghost. They wander around the recording studios, and when there is an idol recording, who is likely to succeed, they intervene in the record with 'I could have also done it...'"

Chungryeo folded his arms.

"What do you think?"