* * *
As the stage ends, quite a few people's emotions are felt in real time.
The Sedalbaekil members seem to feel reassured, and PD Kang Seok-woo seems to think so.
And I don't know why, but it seems like there was an uproar among the broadcast writers.
As expected, the one that showed the biggest reaction was the take scene.
I crushed Fade with a brutal score, but I didn't think the take scene would have thought highly of me.
Originally, Weed's
Wasn't this also written in a review posted by one of the audience members?
Skills: I couldn't tell if I was good enough to sing an old, easy song, but it was great to listen to. Ah, it's difficult to give a score. 8~8.5?
It seemed like it was written by the Drop Out fan who signed it, but this is probably the reaction of the average public.
And the take scene is also close to the ordinary public when it comes to 'listening ability'.
It is much more difficult to develop 'listening competency' than 'calling competency'. There are cases where you can't raise it for the rest of your life.
Anyway, I'm at a loss for words, but I wanted to say that TakeScene has finally discovered my skills.
As expected, Fade looked quite embarrassed.
"thank you."
Koo Tae-hwan, who was last in line behind me, sang a song, and it was quite fun.
"You sing the intro."
"Introduction?"
"Because the intro has to be catchy. "Your sense of rhythm is enough."
As if he was influenced by what I said, he tried to sing all the parts like the intro.
Of course, there was no way that could happen all at once.
As expected, Koo Tae-hwan ruined the stage from the middle, but I felt quite happy.
Because Koo Tae-hwan's attempt was the right approach to achieve great success.
After the take scene and all stages of 3 Months and 100 Days were over, the next mission was revealed.
A position battle where the same positions from two teams face off.
Main Vocal - On Saemi-ro VS Juyeon
Lead Vocal - CU VS Lee Ion
Lead Vocal - Fade VS Koo Tae-hwan
Main dancer - Choi Jae-seong VS Ilevel
Sub Vocal - Hansion VS Ready
Ready is the main rapper in the take scene, but is he treated as a sub vocalist here?
Or do I sing and Reddy raps?
After listening to Blue's explanation, it was the latter.
Sing whatever you want, regardless of genre.
hmm. If I were Ready, I would choose rap and die an honorable death.
As the explanation of the next mission was coming to an end, CEO Choi Dae-ho took the microphone.
"What I want to tell you is to have the awareness that you are a professional."
suddenly?
"The performance we just performed, honestly, was all below expectations. "Even taking into account the fact that it was a sudden, unannounced performance."
Choi Dae-ho, who created tension, continued.
"The first broadcast is in two weeks, and commercials for the program will be aired starting this evening. "Not only on the M Show channel, but also on subway, bus, taxi outdoor advertisements, etc."
"… … ."
"It's not just this. "For all performances from now on, we will not only judge them, but we will also recruit public audiences and expose them to the public's strict evaluation."
It's a nice sound to hear.
I enjoy performing in front of people more than performing in front of officials.
Officials evaluate the stage using various political standards.
But the public is honest.
And that honesty still excites me.
"I look forward to future developments."
After CEO Choi Dae-ho's long speech, a short break came.
But Onsaemiro approached me and said something unexpected.
"Do you mind if I do the main vocal?"
"It doesn't matter. "You're good at singing."
"I'm worse than you."
I think we had a similar conversation during the B team selection match.
I think it was probably when I announced that I would be doing a rap part.
Humans are complex creatures, but sometimes they are simple animals.
If you try to have a similar conversation in a different situation, there is a very high chance that that is the other person's true intention.
What does Onsaemi want to say?
Are you jealous of me?
Or is it keeping them in check?
Or do they hate me?
These are the emotions I have been receiving from 'my teammates' to the point of ad nauseam.
No matter how kindly I treat them, those who are jealous of me will eventually become jealous.
The feeling of jealousy is usually expressed through checks, and when checks fail, it spreads into hatred.
Yeah, there's nothing special about Onsaemiro.
This is true even for those who have spent dozens of episodes picking and choosing, so it is ridiculous to expect a noble spirit of improvement from a teammate you meet by chance on a broadcast program.
Let's take a look and see how Onsaemi turns out.
"What do you want to say?"
"Literally. "I was wondering why you didn't want to be the main vocalist when you were better."
"What if you were greedy?"
"They must have competed. two of us."
"What do you think the result would be?"
"I guess I lost to you."
"Then isn't it a good thing? "You kept the main vocal, right?"
"Instead, I couldn't even compete and lost."
I'm a little confused.
As for Onsaemi, did you want to have a proper competition with me?
Do you regret not being able to do that?
For a moment, I felt hopeful.
There is an expectation that Onsaemiro may have a high level of competition and a desire for improvement.
but… … .
That can't be possible.
No, that may be the case right now.
Lee Ion may also want to engage in friendly competition with me, and Koo Tae-hwan and Choi Jae-seong may also want to.
But that's because I never showed it properly.
What Coming Up Next has shown so far is just the right song sung at the right time.
The timing was just right.
While thinking about a song that would fit the pre-mission rule of only singing the first verse, I remembered a song I heard in a taxi.
Flowers bloom? Boy Scouts?
Same thing.
These are just appropriate songs that can get attention on idol programs.
So I don't know what I can do with Onsaemi.
So, I have the illusion that I am just one step above them.
It's not the first time I've seen people like that.
"Hey, Shion. Isn't this enough? "Stop pushing me."
"okay. You know how much money is in our bank account. Let's take a break."
"Life is Fuckin' Good."
"Stop being suffocating and have some fun."
I no longer have expectations from people.
Have expectations about talent.
Even if they have 100 million dollars in their bank account, they still can't bear it if they don't give something to the world.
These are people whose every cell is full of talent and who cannot choose a life that does not show it.
Only those people can be my team members.
At least not Onsaemiro.
"… … ."
I suppressed the harsh words that were about to escape.
This isn't Onsaemiro's fault.
What does a twenty-year-old kid know?
There is nothing wrong with wanting moderate success and moderate happiness.
The only thing that is wrong is my shitty situation and my twisted deception.
So I ended the conversation on the best note possible.
"It's only for three months anyway. Let's try our best. "If you do well here, you will find a place for yourself anywhere."
"… … okay."
Onsaemiro, who was looking at me quietly, wondering what he was thinking, nodded.
With that, Onsaemi-ro left and I was left alone to think.
I think I may have been a bit lazy up until now.
Normally, when you go to the US, you are busy.
You have to prepare a demo tape, go out of your way to hire a star agent, and bring in a producer.
At the same time, you need to reach the media in an appropriate way and start raising awareness through YouTube or SNS.
However, in this life, I stayed in Korea and tried to become a damn idol, but I was too passive with the excuse that I knew nothing.
Especially while appearing on Coming Up Next.
Of course, I still don't know much about the idol industry.
Although memories of For the Youth occasionally come to mind depending on the situation, I do not know the shortest route to the top of the industry.
But still, if there is one thing I know for sure... … .
I'm really good at it.
The song to be sung in this mission has already been decided.
I ended up talking with producer Kang Seok-woo about singing a fully arranged version of
So I have to show how far I can do it.
And, I have to turn the table over.
I need to make Ryan Entertainment and Channel M Show debut me instead of a take scene.
Even if it is impossible due to business logic, we can make it possible.
* * *
A week has passed.
After Koo Tae-hwan moved into the Coming Up Next dorm, he became close with Choi Jae-seong and began talking about various things.
Koo Tae-hwan has the advantage of being quick-witted, and Choi Jae-sung has the advantage of reading the social atmosphere well.
So, whenever Choi Jae-sung did something to set the mood, Koo Tae-hwan praised it like a ghost.
Everyone is like this thanks to you acting like that.
Is this what you were thinking about last time?
Choi Jae-seong's instinctive actions become quite believable when explained through Koo Tae-hwan's eyes.
It wasn't difficult for the two to become friends.
There were two topics that the two talked about the most recently.
First, training.
"and… … . I feel like I'm going to throw up. brother."
"Do all large agencies train like this?"
"That's why everyone does so well."
After moving into Coming Up Next, endless training was repeated.
Wake up, learn Pilates, learn individual choreography, learn singing, learn team choreography, do strength training, meditate, learn singing again... … .
"I don't know anything else, but I wish I didn't have to learn a foreign language."
Even learn foreign languages.
In fact, there is no need to learn a foreign language every day, but Ryan Enter intentionally provided training that was exactly the same as Take Scene.
If you discriminate between the two teams, you may end up embroiled in controversy over which one team was chosen as the winner.
In addition, it can be used as a billboard saying, 'We at Ryan Entertainment provide such systematic and advanced training.'
Perhaps that's why CEO Choi Dae-ho often visited and gave direction to the members regarding their growth direction.
For Koo Tae-hwan... … .
'Since I could see the quality of a lead vocalist, I said let's focus on expanding the vocal range and various expressions.'
The direction feels a bit different from the advice I received from Han Si-on.
Hansion told us to study how to sing comfortably and create a narrow sense of immersion in order to maximize the sense of rhythm.
Of course, looking only at the results to date, Choi Dae-ho's direction was correct.
Because Koo Tae-hwan, who completely ruined the 'self-introduction stage', is gradually coming back to life.
However, apart from improving my skills, I feel like I need to listen to Han Si-on's advice.
Although my skills are definitely improving, I felt like I was becoming a more common vocalist.
Do you feel like your personality is being cut to make up for your shortcomings?
I can't explain it exactly, though.
Then you might be thinking, why not ask Han Si-on?
"Isn't Shion really scary these days?"
The second topic they talked about the most was Hansion.