From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show

Chapter 982: Mister Photogenic



"Oh, you're right," June said after a while. "I'm getting a ton more followers."

He showed his phone to his members, showing the amount of followers he had earned in just a few minutes.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Akira pursed his lips. "Alright, maybe I should have let you keep that old username."

Jisung chuckled and nudged Akira's shoulders. "Don't say that!" he exclaimed. "Now, it's time for you to update your profile picture.."

June pursed his lips. "Do I have to?"

"You do!" Sehun chimed. "Come on. It won't take too long."

June paused, glancing at his default blank avatar. "Fine," he muttered and sat straight.

Without hesitation, he whipped out his phone, angled it at a terrible upward position, and snapped the laziest selfie possible. His hair was tousled from practice, he had a light sheen of sweat on his face, and his hoodie was bunched up awkwardly at his neck. He uploaded it in seconds, not even bothering to check the result.

Akira, lounging on the floor next to him, bolted upright in horror. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! What was that?"

June blinked at him. "What was what?"

"You can't just upload a random photo like that. You're an idol, man! You've got professional photos. Use one of those!" Akira jumped up, snatching June's phone and frantically scrolling through the gallery.

Zeth, who had been busy admiring his reflection in a nearby mirror, looked over. "Excuse me, but if anyone's giving selfie lessons, it should be me. June, your angles were all wrong. You've got potential, but we need to work on your form."

June snatched his phone back, a little bemused. "It's just a picture, guys." Casper squinted at the screen. "Wait... is that the picture you just uploaded?"

The boys all crowded around his phone, jaws dropping simultaneously.

"How does he look this good?" Ren finally broke the silence, his voice flat with disbelief.

"It's a literal disaster shot, but he looks like a model," Zeth added, sounding equal parts amazed and annoyed.

Akira shook his head, waving a hand in the air. "Okay, no. This has to be illegal. You can't just look that good without trying."

Zeth stared at June as though he was trying to solve a complex equation. "It's all in the bone structure... but still. That lighting was atrocious."

June, who had been quietly listening, shook his head. "We still need to practice, guys. You're all acting like I just reinvented the selfie."

"He changed," Casper said with narrowed eyes. "He wasn't like this before."

The other members gathered around Casper as June went to the music player.

"Yeah, he can't change from his complex!" Akira exclaimed. "That's what makes him more humane! We need to prove that he's still the same," he said with determination.

As soon as they resumed practice, June went into full focus mode. They were halfway through the routine when disaster struck.

June, leading the formation, miscalculated a step, his foot slipping on a tiny puddle of water that none of them had noticed. He crashed to the floor in, sending a water bottle flying across the room. Water splashed everywhere, drenching him from head to toe.

There was a collective gasp, followed by a chaotic scramble as the others rushed to help him up.

"June! Are you okay?" Jisung hovered worriedly.

June waved him off, shaking his hair out like a drenched puppy. "I'm fine. Just slipped."

Akira, always the loudest, burst into laughter, pulling out his phone to take a photo.

"This will prove it!" he exclaimed, raising his phone in the air.

The others surrounded Akira to look at the photo while June watched them with confusion. "What are you guys doing?" he asked.

The other boys, even Jisung, were expecting something entirely different. However, the photo showed June, drenched but somehow still pulling off the wet look flawlessly. His hair clung to his face in just the right way, the water catching the light from the studio, making him glow like he was on the beach.

Ren squinted. "This is getting ridiculous. How does someone look this good after falling on their face?"

Zeth crossed his arms, his voice incredulous. "It's witchcraft, I tell you. Pure sorcery."

***

Later that day, during their break, Akira, being the chaotic menace he was, got his hands on some eyeliner and decided to have some fun. June, who had passed out on the couch from exhaustion, became the unwitting victim.

"Let's give him a little something," Akira whispered, pulling out the eyeliner pencil.

Jisung gasped. "We shouldn't!"

Jaeyong smirked. "Oh, we definitely should."

Jisung turned to him with wide eyes. "Not you, too!"

They giggled like school kids as Akira expertly drew on June's forehead. Casper added a few finishing touches, drawing tiny stars and hearts for good measure.

When June finally woke up and wandered over to the mirror, the whole group braced themselves for his reaction.

Akira snapped the photo at the right moment, giggling as he went to his camera roll. Meanwhile, June blinked at his reflection, staring at the doodles on his face. "Really?" On the other hand, the group of seven boys stared at the photo with disbelieving looks.

Zeth gave a dramatic sigh. "Of course, he looks good! Of course, it only enhances his charm. What's next? Are we going to dump a bucket of paint on him, and he'll look like an avant- garde masterpiece?"

June just rolled his eyes, wiping at his forehead with a towel. "You guys have way too much free time. Let's get to practicing again."

***

To celebrate another successful practice, Jay decided to surprise them with a cake. It was quite big, with layers upon layers of fluffy frosting.

"Let's dig in!" Casper cheered, diving toward the cake with no sense of decorum whatsoever.

But, in true chaotic fashion, things quickly went downhill. Amidst them grabbing slices, Sehun accidentally knocked the cake forward, and before June could react, the top layer smacked right into his face.

There was a stunned silence. The frosting was everywhere-his nose, his cheeks, even his hair. The rest of the members stood frozen for a moment, unsure whether to laugh or

apologize.

However, Akira was sure about what to do. He brought out his phone and took a picture.

"This is it," he muttered, quickly showing the photo to the other boys.

Once again, they were stunned to silence.

Casper sighed and shook his head. "You're not the same June that I know."