Chapter 874: You’ve waited a long time, haven’t you? (3)

“60 seconds.”

While the commercials played, the viewers chatted among themselves.

“But kids like that never come to their senses even if they get scolded. No matter who tells them off, they don’t listen.”

“Wow. I’ve never seen Wooju say something like that before.”

“If that’s how it looked on broadcast, imagine how it was there.”

They criticized Bang Yochan, yet the mood was excited.

‘This is interesting.’

For some reason, it was thrilling.

What exactly Wooju said after that line—

Everyone was curious.

The netizens were no different.

First time 60 seconds feels this long

Why won’t the ads end

“Please show some manners” clack... “Please show some manners” clack... “Please show some manners” clack

The comments are refreshing insanely fast

This is actually so entertaining

Yochan thanksㅠㅠ this is so fun

As always when something entertaining appeared, viewers started spreading it around.

[Turn on K-net right now, you can see Wooju pissed off]

[A hip-hop tryhard appearedㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

People who didn’t understand the messages in their group chats began turning on K-net.

Meanwhile, as people searched Bang Yochan’s name, the real-time rankings changed.

[Trending Searches]

Bang Yochan

Next Mission

The internet was heating up.

A post appeared on a community.

[The hottest guy in Korea right now]

(Bang Yochan profile photo.jpg)

Currently burning across the entire nation

Yochan is hot, hot

Wait THAT kind of hot??ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

인정, certified hot guy

Hot (literally)

What?? Isn’t he that Next Mission rapper? Did something blow up?

Yeah, pissed off Wooju on live broadcast

Even those who weren’t interested started tuning in.

Viewers poured in from everywhere.

The ratings skyrocketed.

The broadcast resumed.

Wooju spoke quietly to the contestant standing arrogantly with one leg out.

[Please show some manners.]

Tense background music.

Bang Yochan froze in place.

[... ]

Anyone could see he was stiff with tension.

Viewers clicked their tongues.

No guts but acting tough?

Should’ve at least committed to the act

Fake swagger vs real conviction

Both suck anywayㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Yochan you’re patheticㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Honestly I’d be scared tooㅋㅋ someone who always smiles suddenly goes expressionless

The scene replayed from multiple angles, tension building.

Then Wooju smiled gently.

[Of course, if you’re just shy because you like me, I understand. Do you like me?]

Bang Yochan, looking completely lost, swallowed and stammered.

[Huh? Yes...]

Wooju’s soft smile eased the atmosphere, drawing small laughter from the set.

The viewers chuckled too.

He let him off

If there was no audience he’d be deadㅋㅋ

Wooju would never blow up the atmosphere like that

True analysis

Audience mood + filming atmosphere >>> his own feelings

True professional

It was like a yellow card—just a warning.

Bang Yochan awkwardly adjusted his stance.

Wooju let out a short sigh and continued.

[Of course, you might have your own reasons.]

He acknowledged the possibility.

But still said what needed to be said.

[But your feelings shouldn’t become your attitude. If you’re planning to debut as a professional, I hope you keep that in mind.]

Viewers were impressed.

That’s a real quote

Easy to say, hard to do

Yochan you better engrave that in your head

Wooju is really an adult

That’s class

He pointed out the mistake without getting emotional.

The way he handled rudeness with elegance drew admiration.

People who had wanted him to “tear him apart” nodded instead.

‘This is so like Wooju.’

It perfectly showed the personality of the nation’s top idol.

People understood.

Being cheerful when happy is easy.

But maintaining composure when angry—that’s rare.

“That’s really hard to do.”

“No wonder he succeeded so young.”

Netizens nodded.

‘Now I get why everyone in the industry likes him.’

The atmosphere softened.

‘Sigh.’

Because Wooju handled it so maturely, Bang Yochan began to be seen as just a “child acting immaturely.”

The outrage cooled.

‘He’ll get some hate after the broadcast, I guess.’

That’s what people thought—

“Hmm?”

“What’s with him now?”

Because of Bang Yochan’s reaction.

He bit his lip, trembling.

Unable to suppress his frustration, he stomped off the stage.

[What’s wrong with him?]

[Yochan hyung? Where are you going?]

He abruptly left the studio.

Staff tried to stop him.

[Hey! Let go!]

Then an interview clip played.

[...I know what I did wasn’t right. But I didn’t feel good.]

[We’re the same age. Both born in ’93... honestly, who feels good getting scolded by someone their age? He’s a judge so I couldn’t say anything—I just had to take it...]

[People say it’s valuable advice, but for me, it was just humiliating.]

People blinked.

‘Wait, same age? Then he’s twenty-six?’

Then—

[He really embarrassed me in front of everyone...]

Silence.

“....”

“....”

The smiles disappeared.

‘This guy....’

And just like that—

Every online community in the country erupted.

Episode 5 of Next Mission recorded an average rating of 9.8%.

An absurd number.

For comparison, the final episode of Drop the Beat, considered the biggest hit on K-net in the past five years, had 3.3%.

Anything over 2% was considered successful.

This was nearly 10%.

“What... what is this?”

“In this day and age...?”

As K-net staff murmured, Production Director Lee Hansu clutched his chest.

‘Changing the CP was the right call.’

A show that hovered around 1% had exploded tenfold.

If they hadn’t replaced the CP to repair relations with NewBlack, this would never have happened.

Lee Hansu laughed.

‘A god-tier move. That’s why I’m Hansu. Hahaha!’

The staff smiled happily.

They had always chased buzz.

Now they had both ratings and buzz.

Next Mission breaks 5-year K-net record... “NewBlack effect”

Cold Brown shows sincerity toward Korean hip-hop

Wooju becomes life support for struggling K-net

The show was everywhere.

New viewers flooded in.

‘Better than I expected.’

Despite being provocative, most contestants were likable.

Gye Hongju, Heo Idam, Kim Jihyuk...

They all benefited from the influx.

Especially Kim Jihyuk, whose growth stood out.

He improved a lot

His determination is insane

I didn’t like hip-hop—I just hated bad lyrics

But among all clips—

One stood above the rest.

[My grandmother’s name is Song Deoksun.]

Wooju immediately giving full marks made everyone laugh.

That’s unbeatableㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Two ways to make Wooju flutter: Deoksun

My man is consistent

Meanwhile, Wooju and Cold Brown’s judging also became a hot topic.

Cold Brown’s advice—

“Write honest lyrics.”

Legends are legends for a reason

But no Grammy tho?

That’s cruelㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Everything became an issue.

But nothing surpassed one thing—

[Bang Yochan judging scene.full]

Is he a delinquent??

1:00 Wooju’s face goes cold

Why does he care about age??

Criticism flooded in.

Articles followed.

Bang Yochan controversy over judging attitude

Viewer boards explode

Even Souffle, who already knew about it, sighed.

‘Finally....’

But they didn’t even need to act.

Everyone else was already furious.

Then—

Antis tried to twist the narrative.

“This is too harsh on a civilian...”

But—

Perfect timing.

A post appeared.

@CWag

(Selfie.jpg)

Shut the hell upㅋㅋ

Wanna beat those fangirls up

The fire reignited instantly.

Even antis were stunned.

‘This is legendary.’

The broadcast achieved massive success.

Answer climbed back to No.1.

Even hip-hop barriers were broken.

Everything was positive—

Except one thing.

“Ah, Wooju...”

People in the company bowed as they passed me.

“Please act with manners.”

“Don’t do that!”

Everyone backed away respectfully.

“Wooju-nim!”

“Did you sleep well? Have you eaten?”

“....”

I kept running away.

But the real problem—

“Hyung.”

“Don’t.”

The members clasped their hands politely.

“Didn’t I warn you?”

“Look, Hanjo hyung and Namu hyung are here too.”

On video call, familiar faces laughed.

“Hyung!”

Where are you going! Leader! We came to show manners!

“Wooju hyung! You have to accept our greeting!”

Wooju, we must show manners. Running away is rude!

Their ugly laughter followed me.

Ever since the broadcast, everyone called me some Confucian teacher.

Like they’d milk it for ten years.

“Seriously...”

I hid in a corner.

Ding.

A message arrived.

Hwiyeon: Hyung

Hwiyeon: Receive your greetings properly☆

A photo of members bowing.

“....”

Did I choose the wrong friends?

Just then—

I saw a familiar profile.

My Deoksun: Well-mannered grandma

Her photo, hands folded politely.

I closed my eyes and smiled.

Yeah...

In the end—

Life is better alone.