Chapter 188
After the first song, < Beyond All Time>, ended.
They continued straight into <20℃, Sunny>.
The Steel Blue members briefly disappeared from the stage.
And then.
Not long after, the LED screen turned sky blue, and rainbows and clouds floated around.
The fans immediately guessed what the next song was.
‘!’
The song that the members had first revealed.
The theme song from the Menucal was about to play now.
Sure enough.
A moment later.
To the prelude of <Color Me>.
The LED screen split open.
One by one, the members appeared on stage.
Like twelve colored crayons
Like the dreams of youth
Color color me
The members, who had changed into school uniforms, sang <Color Me>.
The voices of the five members resonated throughout the concert hall.
They all smiled brightly and waved to the audience.
What’s your favorite color?
Tell me that’s me
At this line, they completed their formation.
The song paused briefly.
Coral coral burst rouge
Color color burst rhythm
The song restarted brightly with Yeon Juhong’s part.
I’m your new color
Color me, draw me
I’ll color you, I’ll draw you
Yeon Juhong sang the chorus from the center.
Her live performance was much more stable than during the Menucal, and the fans all covered their mouths in surprise.
In fact, if you were an Everblue fan, it was rare not to have seen the Menucal.
Many fans became fans through the Menucal, and even those who joined later had watched the Menucal.
So, everyone knew.
Yeon Juhong, who had always struggled with the pressure of live performances.
But now, as if it was nothing, she effortlessly handled the high-pitched parts.
She now stood confidently in the center, singing the chorus.
Even at a glance, her confidence had significantly increased compared to a year ago.
Hong Fan, who had seen all of Yeon Juhong’s performances, felt a lump in their throat and teared up.
Performing new stages day by day, it was hard to realize.
But comparing it to the stage from a year ago like this… she had really grown a lot.
Knowing better than anyone how much effort Yeon Juhong must have put in.
Hong Fan waved their light stick enthusiastically.
But then, the rainbow disappeared, and only the blue sky remained.
Next was Yoon Cheong’s part.
With the dark blue lighting, the atmosphere of the song changed.
A single beam of white pin light shone on Yoon Cheong.
The four members surrounding Yoon Cheong held hands and sat in a circle.
The camera captured the sitting members.
One by one, they looked at each other with teary eyes.
But no one lost their smile.
Because it was a joyful moment now.
Over the rainbow
We’re waiting for you
The promise we made to debut together.
As their eyes met again, it seemed to remind them of that promise.
Ryu Bo-ra slowly stood up and faced Yoon Cheong.
She smiled.
Everyone saw their expressions on the LED screen.
With that complex smile, everyone took a deep breath, recalling old memories.
Over the rainbow
We’re still here
We’re still blue
We’re waiting for you
Forever
Once again, the song returned to an upbeat atmosphere.
They continued until the last group part.
This time, all the fans sang along.
Recalling that warm and fuzzy moment when everything started last summer.
After the song ended.
The members gathered on the main stage.
It was time for the first talk segment.
[Yoon Cheong: Is everyone enjoying the concert?]
At the sight of Yoon Cheong on the LED screen, a tremendous cheer erupted.
[Yoon Cheong: Wow.]
[Yeon Juhong: Wow!]
The members, surprised by the cheers, exclaimed in astonishment.
[Yoon Cheong: Thank you all for coming here. Honestly… we didn’t expect so many of you to come. We’re really… so overwhelmed.]
[Yeon Juhong: Actually, because of practice, we couldn’t join the ticketing, but we tried for resale tickets! My goodness, it was impossible!]
[Kim Geum: At least I managed to get to the waiting list. The others didn’t even get that far.]
[Seo Baek-young: Well… I did get in, but… you need to enter information in advance, right? I didn’t even see the popup.]
[Kim Geum: That’s why I told you! You have to disable the popup blocker!]
[Seo Baek-young: Sorry….]
[Ryu Bo-ra: But Geum, you failed too, didn’t you?]
[Kim Geum: Ryu Bo-ra logged in after the resale started. Can you believe how frustrating that was?!]
“Geum’s fandom experience is so cute….”
Blue Duck nodded in agreement with Hong Fan.
[Yoon Cheong: Thank you for being with us for our first concert. As much as you worked hard to be here… we’ll make sure you don’t regret it.]
“Cheong… we’re already on the brink of death from joy….”
The satisfaction level was already MAX….
Regret?
“Not being able to get the last concert tickets is my biggest regret….”
“What? You didn’t get the last concert tickets?”
“No…. No matter what, I couldn’t get any cancellation tickets…. Sob. This is the first concert I’ve seen with no transfers available. Even scalpers failed… ugh….”
[Yoon Cheong: Then, shall we sing <Let’s Leave Together> next? This song is very dear to me.]
[Seo Baek-young: It’s the song we performed at our first guerrilla concert, right? Though I wasn’t on the <Let’s Leave Together> team back then… please include me.]
[Kim Geum: You should sit in the center, unnie. Your voice suits this song well.]
As the talk ended.
Chairs and an acoustic guitar were brought onto the stage.
Yoon Cheong sat at the end and picked up the guitar.
Another wave of cheers erupted.
Yoon Cheong laughed shyly.
[Yeon Juhong: I convinced her to bring the guitar. I did well, right!]
Yes!
[Yoon Cheong: Ahem. I’ll do my best to play.]
They each took their seats.
Actually, you were exhausted
You weren’t looking forward to tomorrow
Just waiting for the day to end
With a lyrical melody.
<Let’s Leave Together> began.
The concert continued.
There were many songs that had never been performed live before.
Fans anticipated seeing the performances of the B-side tracks released so far in this concert.
Yet, there were specific songs the fans were most excited about.
From the album, <Bubble Planet> and <Summer’s Triangle> were the most anticipated.
Of course.
The performances that generated the most excitement.
Were the solo or unit stages of each member.
“There must be unit stages, right?”
“Of course.”
“How do you think they grouped them? I was so curious I couldn’t sleep.”
Blue Duck and Hong Fan laughed and speculated.
This was the charm of the first concert.
Enjoying the concert without knowing anything or having any spoilers.
When I Was a Child
I had a dream
The star visible through the telescope lens
I will become that star
At that moment.
A trolley decorated like a train appeared.
Inside it, five members holding telescopes sang as they entered.
“!”
“Oh my god… my wish came true….”
It was Blue Duck’s favorite song.
Because of its fairy tale-like atmosphere and how well the members’ voices blended together.
When I grew up a little
I had a dream
The star visible at the end of the kaleidoscope
I will shine like that star
Yeon Juhong’s part.
Yeon Juhong brought the telescope to her eyes and looked around the seats.
As if the fans in the seats were stars.
The train moved slowly from the first floor to the second floor.
Traveling leisurely like a journey.
With that telescope held close to my heart
I boarded the cotton candy train
This was the part sung together by Seo Baek-young and Yoon Cheong.
The two of them sang side by side, with their arms around each other’s shoulders.
Next to me, there’s you sharing the same dream
First, Yoon Cheong looked at Seo Baek-young with an awkward smile.
In front of me, there’s you who will observe me
Seo Baek-young responded, facing her.
At the place where I ran with all my might
There were azure stained glass windows
Swimming through the Milky Way
Then Ryu Bo-ra smiled brightly and blew a kiss.
Right in front of the second-floor seats while riding the train.
“Wow. The second floor really hit the jackpot this time…. This is the first time I’ve seen Ryu Bo-ra blow a kiss.”
“The second floor is collapsing?”
The concert hall was divided into standing sections, and first and second-floor seats.
Naturally, the second-floor seats were often neglected in concerts.
But the members rode the trolley, greeting and acknowledging each seat.
That wasn’t all.
They even threw signed balls to the audience from time to time.
“Ahhh… I’m so jealous of those signed balls…!”
“The second floor really hit the jackpot today….”
Finally, the destination was
A shower of pixel auroras
And then
Sparkle
Next was the part sung by Yeon Juhong and Kim Geum together.
The two held hands tightly and jumped around.
To be precise, Yeon Juhong held Kim Geum’s hand and jumped around.
There were stars
Yeon Juhong sang with a bright face,
That was you
Kim Geum, wearing a beret with ‘Steel Blue’ written on it above her bobbed hair, smiled helplessly in response.
Look at the sky through the telescope
Can you see me now?
Next, Yoon Cheong put the telescope to her eye and faced the seats.
That prompted all the members to put their telescopes to their eyes.
Look at the dream through the kaleidoscope
Can you see us now?
Ryu Bo-ra’s part.
The members turned their telescopes from the seats to each other.
And laughed together.
“Now that part is coming…!”
At Hong Fan’s words, Blue Duck nodded.
Right on cue, Steel Blue handed their microphones to Everblue.
We will stay in the same place forever
We will observe you forever
Everblue sang together, facing Steel Blue.
Stay in the same place forever
Observe us forever
And in response.
Steel Blue sang in chorus.
Let’s be stars together forever
Let’s be blue dreams together forever