Chapter 21
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"We will say 'No.'"
We all nodded in agreement to the answer given by our leader, Park Se-han.
Song Hyeong-bin's team, who had been looking at us with interest from the side, muttered quietly.
"Just like us."
"I hope it's okay?"
Since they had already chosen no, our identical decision might feel somewhat unsettling.
It would have been quite interesting if Ji Yoon-cheol's team had made the same choice.
"We will say 'Yes.'"
"Okay, I understand! Let's check right now what the results will be based on your chosen answers."
Music similar to the sound of a siren was playing.
This kind of BGM could have been included in the original broadcast, but the production team insisted on playing it to increase the tension among the trainees.
"The question was, [Would you like to go to the second round with your teammates from the first round?]"
As soon as Choi Sia revealed the question, the previously quiet room became incredibly noisy.
"To do a mission with the same team again?"
"Is this good or bad?"
"Isn't it better since we've already matched the sum once?"
"What if the teammates don't get along well?"
"That's true, but...."
Unconscious reactions poured out naturally.
Benefits is truly a double-edged sword.
On the other hand, you can use your experience of practicing breathing together for a week to make the second mission much easier.
If a team lacks communication and is full of selfishness, it will be a shortcut to destruction.
"Ah, I should have just said yes to this one!"
"Have, have we lost the psychological battle?"
"I feel bad for no reason. It would have been really good if these members had gone on to the second round...."
"No, no. It wasn't your fault at all. It was literally 50-50. Who are you blaming?"
It was Park Se-han who was patting Kang Si-yoon who was looking gloomy.
Looking into his eyes, I can see that he is truly sorry.
'The character, position, and skills all fit together so well. I can't help but think that I missed a good opportunity.'
The moment I was about to open my mouth, Oh Tae-young spoke in a bright voice.
"It's already over, so don't be too sad. You never know, maybe we'll be on the same team again when we're picking our teammates."
"Tae-young is right! We can be on the same team again!"
Ken Hashimoto nodded vigorously in agreement.
Park Se-han, seeing his two younger brothers, shrugged his shoulders and smiled.
"Well, it's a shame, but there's nothing we can do, so we have to think positively. Everyone, once again, thank you for your hard work. Let's definitely meet again later."
"Yes!"
"Great!"
"It was fun to be able to stand on stage together."
When I quietly added a word, Kang Si-yoon let out a hearty laugh.
"Okay, guys. It was fun, and I'll see you again soon."
Filming ended with all the final benefits being revealed.
As I was leaving the set, I said thank you to the production crew and filming team.
In the corner of my eye, the face of one person stood out particularly.
'Song Hyeong-bin.'
The person responsible for showing off his incredible skills on stage and easily leading his team to victory.
But now, the charismatic expression he had shown until recently is nowhere to be found.
Rather, it seemed light and refreshing.
'I thought you'd be a little disappointed that the team wasn't retained, but no way.'
I thought back to the latter case I had thought of earlier.
... I think that when the first team battle is broadcast, it will be quite an interesting situation.
"Ah, Karis hyung nim!"
As I walked away from the crowded hallway and toward the dormitory building, a familiar voice called my name.
Heo Yu-bin, who had been waiting for me, came running towards me with a bright expression on his face.
"Are we going to the auditorium together tomorrow? I already told Siyoon hyung!"
"Yeah, I was thinking about that too. Who else would I go with besides Siyoon and Yubin?"
"I'm so, so excited! Oh, I really hope the editing is done well."
I smiled faintly and patted Heo Yu-bin on the head.
The day after the first team battle ends, a course that is essential for survival appears.
Watching the first episode live together in the auditorium.
'Let's not do useless things today and go to bed early.'
Because tomorrow, it's sure to be a huge blow to both sides.
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Overnight.
Those who went to the first stage of
The homemakers, who had sensed a gold mine and brought a cannon camera, began releasing previews of trainees who were gaining fame in the community.
Thanks to such an explosive response, accounts that leave detailed reviews have appeared more and more frequently.
[Top 3 Highly Personal Stage Picks]
Honestly, ever since I saw the pre-released video, I had Hyeong kong [Seo Hyeong-bin's nickname] in my heart....
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So I was curious how well he would do on stage, but he was definitely the best ㅠㅠㅠ!! He used his face well, and the dance lines were crazy. When the show comes out, he'll only be seen on the dance break?? The on-site response wasn't bad either ㅋㅋㅋ
(Photo) This preview looks the most real, but he's prettier in person ㅠ He has good proportions and a small face ㅎㅎ But he's not that handsome, like, "Wow, damn, he's handsome." The reason continues right after.
(Photo) This is a photo of Yoon Fe [Ji Yoon-cheol] when he was in middle school.
(Photo) This is when he was a high school student
(Photo) And this is the preview photo for today.
Is it true that his face didn't change at all when he was a baby, and he just grew like crazy?? It's that classic feeling of well-growth when you see child actors and tell them to please just grow up ㅋㅋㅋ큐ㅠㅠ It's crazy in real life. His eyelashes are long, his nose is high, his skin is great,,, he looks like a freshly peeled egg. This is what I remember the most
He's a confident face pick, but he dances really well too. Hyeong Kong looks like he's been practicing, but Yoon Fe is a natural born genius? If other trainees danced like that, they'd look like octopus heads, but Yoon Fe's dance was different... How can he not get shaky when he's so tall and has long arms and legs? This is so amazing.
And my number one pick among all is
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Seriously, he looks exactly like his profile picture, so I doubted my eyes… I thought it was just a profile picture, but he's so much more impressive in real life that he's the number one celebrity that the camera can't capture in real life. If I had to pick one person who looks the best in real life, it would be Invincible Karis ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Whenever Hyeong Kong and Yoon Fe came out, everyone would be really noisy, but when Karis came out, it was totally different. I found myself screaming like a lion without realizing it.
He's really good at singing and dancing~ This isn't it, but his face is seriously freaking cute. I wonder why he wasn't caught by the big guys [Large Entertainment] Haha. Honestly, he's so handsome that I don't really remember what he did, but whatever he did, was thrilling.
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―No, you already entered the guest house before the main broadcast? Please help me with Seobang ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└222 I was reading it, but I don't know Seobang;;
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└Hyeong kong=Hyeong-bin Yoon Fe=Yoon-cheol Karis=Karis(?)
└Wow, ty ty I finally understand this. But why is Ji Yoon-cheol called Yoon Fe?
└Because it's 'Yoon-cheol', I used the chemical symbol 'Yoon Fe'
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└Oh my gosh, that's so funny, it's so absurd
—When you saw it on site, did the group with these three get the best response?
└Yeah and I feel sorry for the other kids, but ㅠ I also saw that the weight class gap was too big
└Can you spoil what the mission song was??ㅠㅠ
└This is 1 minute and will be deleted at a speed of light Original/Feel Me/Lock Down
└Wow, BoLu is there from the beginning??ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ When I saw the outfit, I thought Hyeong Kong was in BoLu's
—Is it true that Karis didn't get plastic surgery? His nose is amazing.
└Isn't it possible because he is a foreigner? If you look at good-looking Westerners, they all basically have noses like that and protruding eyebrow bones.
└Just legeno lol
[레게노
└When the theme song was first released, I saw all the posts about Karis sales and laughed at it because I thought it was some kind of media play, but now I realize I was a crazy bitch in the past. I love you Karis.
└Now that I think about it, what should I do with Seobang?
└How about Suma? Karisuma so Suma ㄱㅅㄱㅅ [sorry sorry]
The theme song
Trainees with a reputation for their skills.
Trainees who are known for their eye-catching visuals.
However, I cannot completely relax just because I have enjoyed this initial upward trend.
As my name became known, I started to receive more and more criticism.
[But I don't understand why people suck up to someone because he is just handsome]
If you look at the survival show appearances so far, there were too many cases where kids with faces like that were burdensome. Kids with no skills and no ability, but who got promoted by riding on the bus. ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It seems like the kids here will definitely have their skills exposed quickly.
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―If you look at it, what the f*ck, how can you say you've seen so much that you've been acting like you know everything about the ecosystem? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ You're not the only one who's seen all the pros... This place is a gathering place for those who are crazy about survival, student!!
―ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah, these kinds of articles are the funniest to me. Anyway, they're just bored, so they watch it for content. They pick on them like this before the show even starts and make a fuss about it
―Idols aren't all about visuals=The trainee I'm rooting for is 160cm tall and has a ridiculously low face ratio.
└Ah seriously ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ If you're going to judge character and skills, just suck up to the students from the local practical music department, you idiot
―Of course it would be good if they had talent, but honestly, a group needs good-looking guys to run; common sense tells you that if I paid for an album with my own money, would I want to see a good-looking guy on the photocard or an ugly guy?
└Fr It's so crazy that the 9kun Poka [Photo Card] Sh*t that we can't even trade or resell it, so we have to hold onto all the inventory to stay sane.
―Looking at the checks already coming in, I think Yoon Fe and Suma will be ranked highly in the early stages.
└What is Suma?
└Karis=Karisuma=Suma
└This is seriously fucking ridiculous fucking ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ funny
Reviews, criticisms, and actively uploading preview pull-ups and sales posts.
All of these things signaled that the survival season was back.
And then the long-awaited Friday arrived, and the prelude to the official start of
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"You can sit wherever you want. Filming will start soon, so please all wait."
As many as 96 people gathered in one place.
This atmosphere, where tension, anticipation, and excitement coexisted, felt sweet once again.
'It feels so different from before.'
When I watched the first episode of
Not only was I not sure if I had done well, but I was also very nervous and anxious about what kind of editing I would receive.
But now, thanks to the body of this crown prince and the superior appearance of Karis von Walden, one thing is certain.
'At least it's clear that I will never be edited too invasively.'
The rarity is outstanding.
Not only am I a trainee from the West, but the fact that I taught myself Korean through fantasy novels is also hard to find.
There's even a unique SSS-grade appearance there.
This is a character that you can't help but feel aggro towards.
Using Karis von Walden as a screen?
This is something that needs to be addressed even after the production team writes a statement of reasons.
"Hey. Did you rest well?"
"Who would want to stick something in someone's nose after only getting one night's sleep?"
"I slept 8 hours today, which is more than I slept in the last three days combined."
"... I see, now that I hear it."
I sat down next to Kang Si-yoon and bumped fists with him.
It seems like it has become our basic greeting.
"Yubin went to the bathroom."
"There's not much time left until filming starts. He should hurry and come quickly―"
"Karis hyung-nim!"
Anyone can see that it is Heo Yu-bin's bright voice.
He ran so fast that I couldn't see his legs and sat down on my left.
"Are we all going to come out today? Surely we won't be in episode 2?"
"If it appears in episode 2.... No matter how you look at it, it's disadvantageous."
"Hmm."
I agreed with what Kang Si-yoon said.
"The first round of voting will take place as soon as the main broadcast begins today. There will inevitably be a gap between those who appear in today's segment and those who don't."
"That's right―. But how do you know so much? Did you only watch survival shows in Estonia?"
"I used to watch every time."
"What a terrible guy."
The moment Kang Si-yoon shook his head as if he were amazed, the screen began to light up.
The logo for the
"I hope the editing went well."
"It'll be fine, no doubt. Don't worry."
"I like your baseless confidence."
I watched episode 1 of
And finally, the moment when my appearance is revealed.
"...."
I tried my best to control my expression and held back a sigh.
Okay, whatever happens, happens.
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