From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show
chapter-954

"So," Jay started off as he looked at the boys.

They were quiet, with their gazes on the ground. Meanwhile, Casper was holding an ice pack over June's small wound.

June clicked his tongue and pushed him away. "I don't need that," he muttered. "

Jay first motioned toward the broken mirror. "Care to tell me what happened to that?"

"Well," Jaeyong cleared his throat. "We saw the commercial."

Jay scratched the back of his neck. "That still doesn't explain why it's broken," he muttered. "Anyway! Looks like we're in a pinch," he chuckled, changing the subject.

Zeth pursed his lips. "I don't think this is worth chuckling over."

"After everything this group went through, I think this is the least of our worries."

Ren's hands shook as he glared at Jay. "Least of our worries? They stole our songs!"

The boys turned silent. "Technically, we can't do anything about it. I'm sorry I didn't mention this to you a while back, but they still own the intellectual property for all your songs. We are trying to get your name back, but they haven't responded yet. We're also not sure if you guys can get your songs back."

"Well, aside from Oasis and Luster, I don't really mind," Akira smiled.

Ren massaged the bridge of his nose. "But what about the songs for this new album?"

"You have other ones, right?" Akira chimed, batting his eyelashes at Ren. "I heard a snippet the other day, and the songs you made were banging! I guess people do make the best songs during the toughest times."

Ren shook his head in disbelief.

"That means we're back to square one, though," Sehun muttered.

Ren sighed and nodded, crossing his arms in front of his chest. "I also don't have any title track-worthy songs aside from the one we gave to Azure."

"I know we can fight for it in court once again, but that will take an even longer time. I hate this."

"I believe the main issue here is our name. EVE was perfect for us. LEVEL-UP, too, since we have leveled up since then. What are we going to do without our name now?" Jaeyong asked, placing his fingers under his chin.

The members stayed silent. That was, in fact, their biggest concern.

Despite their popularity and the loyalty of their fans, the boys had been known as EVE since the very beginning. The moment they lost the name, it would also feel like they would have lost their identity.

Although the name brought a lot of trauma to the boys, they were still attached to it.

It was their name, after all-their identity.

Jay pursed his lips. "I'll see what I can do. However, our biggest enemy here is time. If there's a faster way to do this, then it would be to topple Azure overall. However, I don't see that happening anytime soon."

June perked up, and he covered his mouth to hide his smile.

"For now, I would suggest that you guys bring out the past songs you've written. I believe you have some from all the rejected ones during Mr. Ong's reign, right?"

The members turned to each other and nodded.

Ren, too, sighed in defeat. "I guess I have some written in advance. I've been really inspired these days."

Casper raised his hand. "What are we going to do with our title track, though?"

The boys turned silent while June glanced at Jisung, who was looking down at his lap. He fiddled with his fingers, appearing like he wanted to say something but was holding back. June shook his head and called his name.

"Ji," he said, causing the younger boy to lift his head. "Do you have anything you want to say?"

That captured the other members' attention. They turned their focus to Jisung's, whose face reddened at a ridiculous speed.

He scratched the back of his head and cleared his throat. "Umm," he started off. "So, I've been trying to write a song for our album, and I was able to make one."

The boys turned to each other with surprise.

"Can we hear it?" Casper excitedly asked. The others, too, appeared excited about it.

"It was messy, so June helped me arrange it. However, it still doesn't have any lyrics-"

"I wrote it already," June said, cutting his statement short.

The boys now turned to June, who pulled his laptop toward him. He walked to the speakers and connected them.

"You have?" Jisung asked with bright eyes.

June nodded. "Yeah," he responded as he navigated his laptop. "I wrote it relatively quickly, but I believe it fits the song the most. I have also fixed some of the lapses, so it feels more complete now. However, this is Jisung's song, and I think you guys are going to like it."

The members, along with Jay, remained silent as June pressed play.

The bright, comforting sound engulfed the practice room, and the boys' expressions instantly showed their interest.

June's voice broke through the melody. It was unlike everything they'd released before. Sure, it was bright like Luster. It also had a pop undertone like Oasis.

However, it felt different.

It felt deeper-somewhat relatable.

The boys closed their eyes as they let the music flow through their veins. For the entire four minutes, not a word escaped their lips. However, from the atmosphere inside the room, it felt like they had come to a collective agreement.

As the song came to an end, the boys let out comforted sighs, some of them feeling

something heavy inside their hearts.

Jisung's mouth was agape as he looked at June. "The lyrics," he muttered.

June smiled and shook his head. "It was only possible because you made such a beautiful

song."

Ren let out a chuckle before it burst into full-blown laughter.

"Gosh!" he exclaimed. "I want to scold you for gatekeeping this song for so long. However, if

you didn't, then we would have lost a masterpiece to Azure."

"So, I'll thank you instead," he smiled.

The other members nodded in agreement.

"We have our title track," Jay chimed.