Chapter 29
"Hahahaha! No, it closed up to that extent?"
"I didn't get to see in detail why Karis hyung-nim's muscles were trembling like that, but it's really refreshing! "
"What exactly is so refreshing about that? "
"At that time, I thought hyung-nim was having a hard time because he wasn't used to simple winks! That's what it felt like. But now that I look at it, I can see that he was trying really hard, so it's refreshing! "
I'm not a fish displayed in a fish market.
This is the first time in my life that I've heard the expression "fresh" from someone.
I drank the water in my hand in gulps.
Actually, it doesn't matter if it's for entertainment purposes.
No, now that I think about it, it's actually better.
'This is a very different volume from the image that Karis von Walden has created so far.'
In short, it brings freshness by presenting a different side to people who only see the same charm.
... I hate to admit it, but the words Heo Yu-bin said fit the situation quite well.
Karis on the screen kept looking at himself in the mirror and trying to wink.
I think the editing point will come out soon since the close-up is not working.
[Q: Were you not good at winking to begin with?]
[Karis: Ahaha... I feel a little embarrassed saying this myself.]
As expected, it was as expected.
I looked at the crown prince, who was scratching his head with a faint smile.
I had a bit of a hard time thinking of that reason on the spot.
[Karis: When I was in my home country, I was a child who didn't show much change in expression. However, as soon as I felt the desire to become an idol, I studied Korean and looked for a stage, and there were so many different appearances.]
[Karis: (a bit of silence) Since it was an unfamiliar area, there were many things I had to learn from the beginning, and there were difficulties. So there are still parts that I haven't mastered completely, but I think I can solve them with enough practice.]
"Well, well. It's polite for a man to keep his word."
"I practiced hard."
"That's a compliment, bro."
Kang Si-yoon playfully ruffled my hair.
"Now there will be scenes where you and I practice to the death."
This could also be seen as a planned amount.
There is no need to give a variety show atmosphere to a trainee who is just passing by.
Assuming that it provides a certain amount of content, these scenes must have been personally searched for and included.
And to make that effect real, you have to show how to overcome it, not just show it as a funny scene.
[I also had a hard time winking at first. Here's a tip: Don't try to close your eyes too tightly... ]
The same scenes appeared over and over again on a makeshift camera that filmed from only one angle.
Karis, who is trying to perfect the wink while repeatedly practicing the
Kang Si-yoon, who is constantly watching Karis's movements from the side, is showing the main points again.
And Heo Yu-bin, who helps with vocals and practices dancing together by making use of his strengths.
It hinted that time had passed in an instant as the cold set in quickly.
Karis von Walden, who had been taking a break, suddenly stood up and started dancing to the chorus of
After repeating it two or three times, I was about to try the wink again that I had failed so miserably at earlier.
One of my eyes miraculously managed to half-close.
'That's the moment when proficiency was unlocked.'
It definitely felt like the movements were smoother than before.
While I was silently watching the screen, the scene of Kang Si-yoon and Karis getting excited at the same time was zoomed in again.
And then, through the poor quality of the makeshift camera recording, a huge cheer broke out.
[Oh, I'm really crying, Karis! At first, I thought I was looking at some kind of wooden doll, but then I saw you blinking normally. I'm really crying, crying!]
[I hope you don't hold onto my body and cry like this! ]
[So this is how the trainers felt when they taught us! ]
[I, I'm dizzy! Stop shaking me! ]
"The amount that was lost is all recovered here. It's very good."
"I think we were out the longest during cell practice time, hyungs!"
Just a few minutes ago, the roommates were completely exhausted by Song Hyeong-bin's monopolization of the parts.
Now that they had confirmed that they had taken a generous portion, they were giving each other a high five with very satisfied looks on their faces.
I breathed a sigh of relief as I simultaneously slapped the palms flying from both sides.
"I'm glad that they decided not to abandon us."
"In, in the direction that doesn't get thrown away? "
"They can't take care of all 96 people."
At Heo Yu-bin's question, Kang Si-yoon nodded toward the TV.
"Like those guys."
The trainees' all-night process for the final grade evaluation was coming to a close quickly.
Trainees who were cross-edited and fast-forwarded together without any individual parts, with their faces only appearing for 1-2 seconds,.
"They didn't have much of an impact, and they preemptively weeded out trainees who wouldn't gain popularity even if given more screen time. Even though it's an idol survival show, it's essentially a large-scale program with capital at stake, so the production team had no choice but to do this."
"I knew it, but... I suddenly became scared."
Heo Yu-bin almost fell into a state of hikikomori confinement once again, but I quickly responded and changed his mind.
"There's no need to be afraid. Just be aware of the situation in front of you. More importantly, are you going to eat the remaining peanuts, Yubin? I'm already full."
"Good! Peanuts are delicious! "
On the screen, the D-DAY for the final rating evaluation was counting down.
The cinematic editing made it feel even more urgent as the numbers decreased.
The moment the number reached 0, a dark final evaluation stage appeared.
[Hello, National Managers. The last preliminary stage of
A space where neither the judges nor the other trainees can see.
Everyone shivered as if bad memories came back to them at the stage setting that showed the production team's intentions.
"I don't know how I danced and sang there."
"I, I almost threw up when I first stood there."
Even when it was announced that the order would be decided by a random drawing, both the trainees and the judges let out a sigh in their reactions.
[Oh, this will make the kids even more nervous.]
[It's gruesome, gruesome.]
[Trainees: (Covering mouths as a group)]
[What the heck.... What did we do wrong, PDs!]
The trainees who succumbed to the tension of the dark scene collapsed and were unable to perform to their full potential.
As I continued to see scenes of people crying sadly in the ranking announcement room, I started to feel bad too.
[It's a shame. He can do better than that.]
[(Judge Bae Kang-woo, who can't hide his regretful look)]
But that regret is only temporary.
As they continued to make choreography mistakes without producing a satisfactory performance, Ha Sang-pil and Bae Kang-woo's faces became increasingly darker.
[No, ha.... What if you repeat that several times and get it wrong?]
At this point, the distinction was clearly visible to the naked eye.
More than half of the trainees who received mainstream in the first-level test succeeded in maintaining or rising in tier.
Underground trainees still remained at Tier 3 or 4.
[There is no twist.]
[There has to be something going on around here.]
By the time the judges, who knew the results better than anyone else, were touching their heads and turning their pens,.
As always, KNet, which loves comparative editing, met viewers' expectations by immediately releasing stage scenes of the top-tier trainees.
And one of them was Kang Si-yoon.
"You did pretty well, didn't you? "
"Awesome! Siyoon hyung's dancing is the best! "
"I'm so grateful that, thanks to Yubin, I can continue to perform vocals stably."
"Ey, I didn't do anything."
I looked at Kang Si-yoon, who finished the stage without any frills and received the final Tier 1.
'I'm sure he suddenly got an abnormal status during the level test.'
Kang Si-yoon's abnormal condition is 'atrophy.'
He was doing well on stage, but at some point, the 'atrophy' status abnormality turned on and his pace collapsed.
If the cause of the abnormal condition was tension and pressure, the same situation should have occurred in the final rating evaluation.
But there were no such signs.
'That means there is another cause.'
Even if he's always smiling brightly, it's not something I can just leave alone.
Immediately afterwards, Heo Yu-bin's final grade evaluation was conducted.
The dramatically improved dance and clear, strong vocalization caught the judges' attention.
As a result of showing a much more confident appearance than before, he achieved the feat of rising from the underground tier, Tier 3, to Tier 2.
'Heo Yu-bin also received a growth narrative, so the development is satisfactory enough up to now.'
But I still felt a slight sense of tension inside me because my stage hadn't been revealed yet.
There were even some trainees who had received Tier 1 that were sent out before me.
What kind of editing did the production team do to keep Karis von Walden so precious?
After about 20 minutes, a familiar blonde finally came trudging onto the stage.
[It's Karis.]
[As expected, he's handsome.]
[Hmm....]
As soon as I came out, the face of dance expert judge Ha Sang-pil was zoomed in.
A natural flashback scene followed.
[Karis. Karis.... Didn't you hear something similar during the level test? That you had no feeling for dancing.]
"... !"
I was startled for a moment.
Well, that's because the practice session scene that I thought would have been edited out came out.
From the beginning, Ha Sang-pil's lines criticizing Karis's dance while giving off a sharp gaze created a bleak atmosphere.
And a scenario formed in my head.
'No way.'
[Let's begin.]
The moment when the intro of
The movements that followed were much cleaner than the dance that appeared in the flashback.
The pivot choreography, which many trainees have failed at so far, was also successfully completed.
The pitch also did not waver.
Bae Kang-woo, who was watching the scene, stopped his pen and leaned forward.
His eyes sparkled unusually.
The most impressive scene came during the chorus.
Karis von Walden showed off the wink he had been practicing throughout today's segment, as he raised his arms up and down in the choreography.
And at that moment, Bae Kang-woo, who was immersed in the stage, unconsciously clenched his fist and shouted loudly.
[Yes, this is how you should use it! ]
[... It wasn't like that until a few days ago.]
Ha Sang-pil, who had criticized it, also shook his head and said, feeling dumbfounded.
Bae Kang-woo, who was looking at him, answered with a faint smile.
[He practiced hard until late at night.]
[Did you see? ]
[I saw the lights on in the practice room on my way home after the session, so I went to check it out, and it was really Karis.]
'... This is really how it was edited.'
I stared at the TV with my mouth slightly open.
Bae Kang-woo was watching Karis practice his facial expressions in the practice room until late at night.
[Okay, then I'll help you a little bit. Can you practice some more? ]
"Hey, did you work that hard? "
"Karis hyung-nim, when did you sleep? "
"Haha.... I was far inferior to you all, so I had to practice like that. I decided that sleep was a luxury."
Editing turns even today's entertainment content into a narrative.
At first, Karis was just a trainee who couldn't wink, but today, he has grown into a venomous trainee who clings like a vicious snake to achieve his goals.
He improved his skills to the point that even the judges who had criticized him were surprised.
As a result, it showed the magic of going up from Tier 2 to 1.
I thought back to all the articles that had been written about Karis von Walden up until now, saying that I was incompetent.
A smile naturally forms on my face.
'The development that was needed was created just the way it was supposed to be.'
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