Junho was in the middle as he looked at the members he had picked, yes he had picked and cheated with his future knowledge he picked the most unproblematic people at the same time the people he in his own opinion were the best suited to the current situation.
"Thanks for choosing me again Junho"
Seung-kwan said as he smiled at Junho, Junho felt he could have chosen Kyung-soo but ultimately chose Seung-kwan since he had chosen to rap if Junho didn't want to take it, and to him he liked that he was also willing to sacrifice for others if needed that's why he ultimately chose him to be the Lead Vocalist.
"I didn't expect for you to actually pick me but I'm grateful to you Hyung."
Choi Seung-cheol bowed as he was grateful since he was in Class C, even Junho was surprised but chalked it up to him being young for now, he knew based on his introduction that he was supposed to debut but was halted for now,he knew why too but didn't say anything.
"Ah I didn't also expect this I don't know why but I'll do my best to not let you down Hyung!"
Kim Yugyeom said as he was one of the youngest of the five as he we currently 15, he felt as a Class E Trainee he had to work twice as hard to hang with them and hoped that he could do his best to impress everyone not only his current teammates but the judges and upcoming audience as well.
"Ugh, Thank you Hyung I'll do my best too"
Kang Daniel introduced himself shyly as he was glad he was picked under Junho mainly because he liked his vocals and wanted to learn from him since he focused too much on dancing and wanted to learn more.
"All right, It's nice to meet you all again and thank you for agreeing to be my teammates for this competition!"
"Fighting!"
The group raised their fists together as they smiled, they felt like they had been together for years but little did they know Junho finally converted his Charisma stat into a skill and was reset back to 5.0
[ One Banner! : People together with the host who have the same goals will never be dysfunctional and will always be in harmony. ( If they do not have the same goals with the host, skill will not be activated ) ]
Junho knew their personality's quite well enough to give a rough estimate of their overall character and considering he was the oldest among the five he was also the figure head and was respected that's why he didn't have any problems activating this skill for now.
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"So who are we expecting to win this time?"
The group of judges were in the meeting room again along with the producers of the show.
"We can't stop Junho's momentum at this point he's bound for stardom already we're going to release the music video tomorrow then Episode one after."
Chae Minsu the PD of the show said, he liked how it was going and that Junho was cooperative giving them the shots he wanted out from him, he knew that NEXT would peak thanks to him and he planned on giving him more screentime for the following episodes if proven true.
"Back to the point of the competition who are we going to look out for?"
"Well Seung-wan and Jinyoungs choice matches their voices but their members are well not suited with the concept It felt like they just chose the best who were available without thinking much of how well they fit."
"Sungjae won't fair any better either after following Junho he looks too dependent now but let's wait and see if he can overcome this."
"Bae Su-Ji is still trying to become a leader but well she can't communicate that well for now."
"As for Junho."
They looked at the screen and shortly shut it off.
"Let's refrain from talking about that monster, it looked liked he knew already who to choose before hand at this point he's going to be the leader wherever he goes and has the attitude and skill set to back it up"
"Are we ready for the live perfomance this weekend?"
JYP asked Chae Minsu who nodded.
"Yeah, we just picked up numerous strangers who didn't know a thing for now so it wouldn't be biased since they don't know a thing about the trainee's so we're safe for now."
"Good, let's keep at that way for now and how many are we gonna eliminate again?"
"30 people"
"That's a lot but it is what it is I guess."
"Then I suggest everyone to do their best to train them and save them I know how most of you have their favorites already so do your best to be at least look like your helping everyone without making it look like your favoring one instead of the other."
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"Oh it's on!"
Park Jihyun called out to Bae Choo-hyun who was cooking, the two had gotten close over the ensuing weeks they had been together as Choo-hyun didn't leave yet and Jihyun had just graduated and stayed in Seoul.
"Hello Dear Viewers, today is an important day, a day to remember for not only the people behind me but for the nation as well."
Heechul gave a smile as he looked straight into the camera.
"Today is the day where the people behind me are taking one step closer to their dreams, and as your Voice for the contest you have the power to decide who will realize their dreams, now without further ado, It's Showtime!"
Heechuls platform lowered as the Top Five from each gender rose up, They then saw the camera flash on Bae Su-Ji who was giving a radiant smile as she was going up shortly the camera focused on a empty platform soon revealing a bewitching man that looked to seduce the camera as if he was looking straight at the souls of the viewers.
"There he is!"
'Neoreul bodeon geu sungan'
Jihyun said as she saw her own brother, it was weird seeing him but she kinda liked the feeling as she knew he was gonna be famous after this, to Choo-hyun she was surprised and it seemed that Junho was the center.
"There's someone beside him? Its a girl?"
Choo-hyun crumpled the cup in her hand as soon as she heard it, she scrutinized the girl who was currently dancing along with Junho and remembered her face just in case the both of them forgot about Bae Su-ji as soon as it focused onto Junho.
'Pick Me Up!'
The song ended with Bae Su-Ji and Junho forming a triangle together with their hands and then the camera focused on Junho's faced who then winked as if he knew it was rolling.
"Aigo! That brat has learned how to wink well I guess I should have expected it since you're his girlfriend after all."
"Well, he is a flirt"
Shortly after the music subsided the preview for the next episode was shown showing short performances as well as a smiling Junho and Jinyoung.
"I'll catch up to you soon"
Jihyun heard Choo-hyun, she then patted her head.
"You will Hyun-ah."
"Stop calling me Hyun-ah unnie!"
"It's not my fault that me and my brother have the same naming sense anyway your food is burnt I suggest."
"Crap!"