CHAPTER 124: IDOL RADIO

"And today, the special guests of Idol Radio—please welcome our stars, ShineOn!"

The host’s voice rang out loud and clear, and the Polaris went wild, spamming the chat.

[Aaaaaa, my babies! Does anyone understand how much I’ve missed them?!]

[I can’t believe the album is actually coming out soon—ShineOn has worked so hard!]

[2 p.m. tomorrow, everyone! I seriously can’t wait any longer!]

[Non-fans in here, if you’re checking out ShineOn, please give us a few views to help with the rankings, love you all 3]

In the video, ShineOn finally appeared officially for the first time since their group name was announced during the Shining Path finale.

[Aaaaaa Joshua, still as beautiful as ever—but he looks thinner, doesn’t he?]

[They all look thinner. They must’ve worked really hard preparing for their debut.]

[Well, life’s hard for everyone anyway.]

[Can’t we just be heartbroken for our babies in peace, you annoying people?!]

[Oh my god, they’re getting more and more gorgeous. I feel like their debut MV is going to be a visual feast!]

[This group is seriously an assembly of visuals—no joke...]

As the comments kept flying by, curious non-fans asking about the group were immediately met with enthusiastic explanations from Polaris, who clearly aimed to recruit more Polaris.

"I heard our ShineOn will debut on the 20th," the host said with a grin. "Was there any memorable moment while filming the MV? Let’s go one by one, shall we?"

ShineOn exchanged glances. Leonard chuckled. "Would that count as a spoiler?"

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Ah, the most memorable part for me was during recording. It was Joshua’s turn that day—he was holding the headphones with both hands like this, singing and smiling so brightly. It was really adorable."

[Come on, Leonard, the question was about the MV!]

[Typical Leonard, but why would he say that—he’s trying to make my Foby heart jump out of my chest!]

[Joshua looked at Leonard and smiled just now, right? Someone please cut that into 7,749 fluffy edits!!]

[I love Foby!!]

[The only ship where one of the members is literally the captain hahaha]

In the video, Joshua smiled, looking a little shy as he explained, "It’s just that, at that moment, I was thinking I was singing for the Polaris, so I felt kind of happy."

Luther immediately chimed in, "You like singing for others that much? Sing for me tonight, then."

[What are you even saying?! Can you really say something like that?!]

[Wait, do they live together or what?!]

[Please, ShineOn, live in the same dorm, stop being delulu already.]

When it was Justin’s turn, he grinned brightly and said, "The most memorable moment for me was when the director told Joshua to hit me. As soon as the director yelled ’Action!’, he actually knocked me to the ground!"

Luther burst out laughing. "Yeah, Justin’s expression didn’t even need acting at that moment, haha."

Justin continued describing the scene, "He didn’t actually hit me, but he made it look so real that I just had to go along with it."

Before Justin could even react, William shouted "Cut!", and Joshua immediately collapsed onto him, wrapping him in a quick hug and rubbing his arm as if to apologize.

Justin was dazed entirely—his mind went blank, and all he could do was nod frantically.

[Give Joshua ten drama series right now!]

[The violent husband and his fragile little wife.]

[Does Justin actually look fragile to anyone here??]

[Seriously though, hahaha.]

When it was Luther’s turn again, he threw his arm around Joshua’s shoulders without a moment’s hesitation.

They were sitting a little apart, but Luther leaned over as if he were about to drape himself completely over Joshua.

"I only watched Joshua, so he’s the only one I remember—but this guy right here really, really loves to sleep!"

Leonard raised his hand, nodding knowingly as if he’d heard this story before.

Luther went on, "It was late at night, and we were filming the scene where we all fell to the ground. Everyone had to close their eyes and lie still until the director called ’Cut’. But Joshua actually fell asleep—for real. I couldn’t believe it."

As he spoke, he reached out and ruffled Joshua’s hair.

Joshua protested, "My hair’s styled, don’t mess it up."

Luther just pinched Joshua’s cheek lightly and smiled without saying a word.

Joshua was left speechless. They were supposed to be sharing memorable moments from filming the MV—so why did it suddenly turn into a live pressing session on him?!

[Hahaha, look at Joshua’s face!]

[He’s completely resigned to his fate.]

[Am I the only one feeling emotional here? They really worked so hard.]

[They’re so cute—but why is everyone’s memory only about Joshua?!]

[Our adorable maknae.]

[Honestly, the older ones act even more childish than the youngest—especially Luther.]

This time, it was Henry’s turn. His expression remained as serious as ever—hardly changing from the beginning to the end.

He spoke slowly, "I don’t really have any particularly memorable moments."

[...]

[He really should just go home and inherit the family business.]

[He’s not as open about it as Leonard, but I’m certain Henry’s just here for fun—and once the contract’s up, he’ll go back and take over the family company.]

[So typical of Henry.]

[At least he should feel lucky that he’s handsome.]

[He’s talented too, just not the type to show emotions!]

At that moment, everyone turned to look at Joshua. Joshua froze for a second before bursting into laughter, and the others joined in.

"I swear, his laughter threshold is so low—he laughs at anything," Luther commented.

"Don’t talk nonsense," Joshua protested, insisting he wasn’t like that.

Then, as if thinking about something, he said softly, "It seems like everyone’s already said theirs... I don’t think I remember any other moment."

And indeed, everyone else’s "most memorable moments" somehow all ended up involving Joshua anyway.

Plus, since Henry didn’t have anything to share, Joshua didn’t want to leave him hanging—that would just make Henry look isolated and out of place.

...

The show soon reached its final segment.

Smiling, the host said, "Now then, can ShineOn give us a little spoiler about your upcoming song?"

The members all turned to Joshua. This time, Joshua was genuinely speechless. "Why is it always me?!"

The others just laughed and said nothing, shoving him gently toward the front.

Left with no choice, Joshua resigned himself to fate. Suddenly, his expression shifted—he raised one arm high, extended the other slightly forward, and his lower body began to move rhythmically up and down. He tilted his chin, arched his brows, his expression changing in sync with his movements—it almost looked like he was about to start dancing on stage.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

A bunch of hands immediately reached out to grab him, pressing down on his waist. Henry’s hands went straight to cover Joshua’s face.

The host clapped and laughed heartily. Joshua tried to pry Henry’s hands off, twisting his waist as he complained, "You told me to spoil it!"

"Kid, stop fooling around," Luther said sternly.

Joshua: "..."

"Hahaha, alright! Thank you to Joshua for that very detailed spoiler! I’m sure the fans watching can’t wait for ShineOn’s upcoming debut performance!"

At that moment, ShineOn lined up neatly. The camera turned toward them as they smiled brightly in unison and said, "We are ShineOn—please support us!"

Then, they bowed together.

[Oh my god, our adorable babies!!!]

[Don’t worry, my precious ones—Mom will definitely support you!]

[You guys better blow up big time!!!]