NCT Dream did a VLive today which was ended VERY suddenly after a manager was heard shouting Jaemin’s name and Mark and Jeno suddenly decided they did NOT want us to hear that. It’s almost as if, Jaemin is back and we’re not supposed to know...
Except, we think it was entirely planned. This is the announcement of Jaemin’s return.
Dream rarely announce their VLive broadcasts unless it is something special, but this time they announced it two hours in advance on their Instagram story, even though it was ‘supposed’ to be a spontaneous thing whilst they were recording.
They made a VERY big thing about the fact they were recording songs. Haechan left halfway through, saying he was going to record. They weren’t trying to hide that they were doing something that we should probably be excited for, and they weren’t trying to hide that it was Dream. They even stressed that all the members were going to record.
The first time we hear Jaemin’s name, a manager shouts it and Mark and Jeno attempt to cover it up whilst looking scared. The second time, the same manager shouts it and Mark desperately tries to cover it and ends the VLive with barely any warning. Jeno barely reacts - almost like he forgot his lines.
The managers of NCT are VERY picky about spoilers. We’ve seen members be told off for revealing things they shouldn’t (like Winwin in a recent live broadcast), and for mentioning members they aren’t allowed to talk about (like Renjun mentioning Kun at his birthday, only to be stopped). If Mark or Jeno had accidentally mentioned Jaemin, fair enough. It wasn’t them, it was a manager.
A manager who was in a small room, with recording happening (so people need to be quiet), who knew the VLive was happening because it was planned. He was well aware that if Jaemin is supposed to be a secret, he’s not supposed to be shouting his name. Shouting his name is entirely unnecessary, and would upset the recording. Plus, they would have probably known fully well where Jaemin was. They weren’t in a big area.
Jeno did not look flustered. Mark looked over flustered. They’re not horrific actors, they’ve done hidden camera pranks before, but this seemed overly careful. Mark was too quick to end that VLive. Jeno was too unworried compared to Mark’s sheer panic.
Whatever Dream is doing, this is Jaemin’s teaser. This is their way of telling us that he is recording, without fully revealing whatever it is they’re doing.
And even if we’re wrong, and this entire thing was an accident, Jaemin was still recording something and therefore, Jaemin’s coming back.