[Showbiz] Can a Dimwit Really Be the Top Star of a Boy Band?

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Shocking! After three Chinese members successively left EXO, SM suddenly announced that they would be adding another new member. EXO-Ls around the world went into an uproar!

The new member, Li Jingsen, is of Chinese-American heritage and was born in 1997. Before he had even appeared in public, the company had already announced that he would be the group's visual and main vocalist.

This infuriated all the fans. They cursed him out, telling this company favorite to get lost and stop trying to attach himself to the group.

But it was no use. Li Jingsen still joined EXO by force, and EXO-Ls got their first look at him at the new member announcement event.

His hair was a bright golden, textured crop, and his captivating phoenix eyes were a vivid green. Faced with this deadly handsome face that blended East and West, the EXO-Ls found the insults stuck in their throats, unable to get them out.

But it didn't take long for EXO-Ls to realize that, compared to stealing positions and resources or ruining the group's chemistry, what they should really worry about was Li Jingsen's other fatal flaw: he was an absolute airhead.

Hoping to get along better with his bandmates, Li Jingsen pulled out a packet of taro milk tea powder, poked Wu Sehun, and said, “I heard you like this.”

Faced with the complicated art of fanservice in a boy band, Li Jingsen said awkwardly, “But Kai and Baekhyun both like women, don't they?”

When asked whether he would stand alongside his members for the rest of his life, Li Jingsen scratched his head and said, “I guess the hyungs will die a little before me.”

When a bandmate got caught up in a paternity scandal, Li Jingsen happily showed off a pink swaddling blanket and reported, “It's a girl!”

Looking back over Li Jingsen's illustrious record from his years in the group, even outsiders couldn't help asking how the fans had put up with him for so long. The EXO-Ls only smiled faintly and said, “We don't stoop to arguing with idiots.”

Reading Notes:

1. The male lead is a real jerk and a real airhead. Don't read if that's not for you.

2. Several extraterrestrial beings will appear, including the red-and-blue flashing duo and the triplets.

3. The main story is about as sweet as a mischievous fic is cute, and as wicked as a cute fic is mischievous.

4. This story has a 9+1 attribute, and rejects all three interpretations of the Running Three. Don't read if you're a fan of theirs.

5. This fanwork is for entertainment only. Please don't conflate it with real life. No apologies for OOC.

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