Chapter 53
There is absolutely no way that the trainees would have deliberately arranged dates for each other.
But was it just a coincidence?
The community went crazy because five or six trainees went to see their own subway advertisement on the same day.
―Ah, I'm really pissed off... I was at Gangnam Station earlier and I didn't see him. F*ck, it's a 2 hour difference.
└I went to Hongdae beforehand thinking he'd come to Hongdae, but I saw a sighting in Gangnam, then I heard a loud shout like a lion in front of me.
└But, Jonbe friends, shouldn't you at least take a chair?? Just stand in front of that advertisement all day?
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└Some people bring portable chairs, but most of them don't bring them. They just stand in front of the billboard.
―First of all, the ones I saw today are Gangnam Station Geung Gyu, Samsung Station Seong hyeon, Jamsil Station Suma+Kang Si? Are there more?
└Wow, those four came out determinedly, ㅁㅊ
└Are these guys all pretty high ranked?? There must have been a lot of people
└Samsung Station was okay because the passages were wide, but Geung Gyu's advertisement was really bad because it was outdoors, and even people passing by got sucked in.
As eyewitness accounts, photos, and videos were all released at once, additional content that national managers had been anticipating poured in.
In particular, the subway advertisement sighting story became a hot topic because, unlike the general situation, the trainees left gifts.
The most basic gift is a handwritten letter.
―(Photo) I took a picture of Geung Gyu's letter ㅠㅠㅠ
└This time, I will definitely keep my promise···.Zwaak .
This time, I will definitely keep my promise···. Zwaak.
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└Geung Gyu, Mom will protect you
└He wrote it shorter than I thought ㅋㅋㅋ Is it because he got 3rd place···. It's poorly written for something I really wanted
└The font is also... I was expecting the font to be neat and tidy because it was a neat image, but I was disappointed
└? The letter was well written, and there's nothing to find fault with, so why bother mentioning the handwriting?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└I'm a fan of Geung Gyu, but honestly, it's true that he is bad at writing
└It's also true that he hasn't written many letters... hehe
└You are a fan, lol. Who said we were curious about who's a fan? I'm not curious about your opinion, so write it on your blog and do a weekly diary challenge or something.
―(Photo) (Photo) (Photo) Full text of the handwritten letter from Suja nim
└Wow, his spelling is really goodㅋㅋㅋ Did he use a proofreader?
└Isn't this font crazy?
└'I'm not good enough now, but I'll be a better Karis in the future' Suma ya, if you improve further here, you can conquer the universe? You can only do that much···.
└Seriously, Suma speaks Korean better than me, even though I lived in Korea for 2n years.
└It wasn't Estonia, but Gangdae [Gangnam Daesung Academy]. What the f*ck, this guy seems like he can solve non-literature problems too.
―No, it was crazy that he wrote three letters, and he even wrapped the snack bags like this... ㅠㅠㅠ (Photo) He even wrote the notes himself and attached them
└I ran to Jamsil Station as soon as I saw the tweet, but there was nothing there....
└I hope you had a good day.
―(Photo) Suma Photo 4 cuts
└crazy
└No, this is seriously fucking explosive....
└I laughed out loud when I thought about him taking a picture of himself to put on Jikwang
People looked at the handwritten letters left by the trainees and examined their content, length, and handwriting very closely.
Common malicious commenters find fault with all sorts of things, such as handwriting or volume.
Rather, the comparison was made even more so thanks to Karis von Walden, who left no flaws even in these minor details.
Even for an ordinary person who was a malicious commenter, the sincerity of Karis von Walden was so overwhelming that it was obvious at first glance.
―(Video) When we said that anyone could steal the letter, Suma lifted it and stuck the letter up there ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Then he turned around and got really serious···. "Can you read this?" ヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲ
└(Photo) And he was worried that it might actually be taken off, so he put three layers of tape on it.
└Ah, what the hell is that expression ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
―But when I see these stories, it seems like Suma is really in earnest mode at all times···. He could have just come to see Ji-kwang or written a short letter, but he filled three pages and even gave a giftㅠ
└Suma ya, you're amazing
Suma ya, that's great
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋ If it were me, I would probably do that too if it was on an upward trend
└But there are many kids who come empty-handed
Of course, there were people who couldn't just sit by and watch this barrage of praise.
Accounts that had previously disliked Karis tried their best to catch him in the act, but as more and more reviews came out, it became nearly impossible to find any flaws in Karis.
―Huh, but there were so many people, and he answered all their questions?? Hmm···. I saw the video and it was on the floor of the market. It's interesting
└Suma was there for over an hour and during the Q&A time, all the fans were quiet~
└Delete your post you moron
―(Photo) When he was on stage for the second round, a fan asked him to make a heart with his hands, but he couldn't do it after just listening, so he did this out of the blue···. ㅠㅠㅠ #Karis
└Wow, how do you do that??
└(Video) If you watch this video, you will continue to receive half hearts♥
└Ah, everyone in front is making half a heart, ㅅㅂ
Handwritten letters have perfect content and neat handwriting.
A hand-made bag of snacks filled with love.
There was also the fan service that was done with sincerity and devotion to each and every one of them for a long time.
It was truly just a series of good stories.
And there were also a lot of people who paid attention to the relationship between Kang Si-yoon and Karis von Walden.
―Suma and Kang Si are really close??
└Yeah. It turned out that the two of them went out to eat on different days
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I was there when they came to see Ji Kwang and the way they talked to each other was so funny
―No, Kang Si keeps imitating Suja nim's tone and being nagging, but Suja nim doesn't seem to have any thoughts so he just lets it happenㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└But Suma also joked around first. It seems he's not as indifferent as I thought.
└Naughty Suma ← Word combinations like tapioca soybean paste stew
└He didn't do it openly, but he secretly teased Kang Si first and stuffㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└But I was a little scared because he still used that nerd tone when they talked in normal times···. But it wasn't like a cold, historical drama-like feeling like on TV, he spoke more affectionately than I thought.
└crazy it's a secret love story, so all the kids on the same team as Karis are Suma fans
└How can a fanboy be so socially savvy?
While photos and videos of Karis in front of the subway advertisement at Jamsil Station were being uploaded one after another, a post titled 'Sushi Return' was uploaded to one account.
As they played the video in the post, they heard a fan request to re-do the skit that Kang Si-yoon and Karis did during the previous ranking announcement ceremony.
The two trainees in the video immediately gave a thumbs up while giving a comment.
[Ready, Su?]
[Of course, Shi.]
Kang Si-yoon and Karis posed just like they did during the ranking announcement ceremony and kept their expressionless faces as they looked at their numerous cell phones.
However, both of them were caught on camera trying to suppress an awkward laugh, the corners of their lips twitching.
This video, taken from a slightly diagonal angle, focuses more on Karis than Kang Si-yoon.
And the profile of Karis von Walden, taken from this particular angle, was unparalleled.
―Not a human, but a beast, not a man but a male [non-human creatures]. Please, this wicked beast, a greedy wolf, Suma.
―Suja nim, you really didn't do it?? Share the hospital for the public good
└There are so many good plastic surgery clinics these days that it would be possible to get the surgery done without it being noticeable, but···. (It gets brutal from here) Suja nim doesn't have an agency and is from a very far away country, so the chances of him getting it done are low.
└And if he is a westerner, he can easily have that kind of arrogance. It's just that Suma received a lot of talent from the Lord.
—How did it came out like with this camera phone...?
—Friends who went and came back, does Suma really look like this? F**k, I'm in a hurry
—Suma is a true legend
It was a short clip of about 10 seconds, but as time passed, word of mouth spread, and the number of people who watched the video increased exponentially.
Retweets and comments were posted in real time, and it spread to other social media and communities.
Naturally, this video reached even people who had not watched
―[A trainee who chews up all the faces of current idols]
―Wow @ㅇㅇㅇ Isn't this guy just your style? Ah, he's so pretty
—He looks like a foreigner?? He's really handsome
—Karis... I will go to the army instead of you.
└He doesn't have to go to the military because he is an Estonian citizen lol
└There is no way to prove that I love you....
—As soon as I saw the video, I thought, "If he's that tall and has that face, I'm going to go for it," so I looked up fancam and he's in the center.
└Wow, is that a dance position??
—How tall is this person???
└According to the profile, he is 185
└It's really big, but it feels like 2m
└Look at the head and shoulders.... Is this just a bear with a small head? Something like that?
Over 11,000 retweets.
The number soon led naturally to the fever-time vote of Karis von Walden.
―(Photo) I added all the Twitter picks... Please vote for Karis
—Good job, good job, Karis Good job, good job, Karis Cheer up, Karis, you will win, Karis
—Does this mean that if I just verify my vote, I will automatically participate in the event?!
└Yes♥ Thank you for your precious vote for Karis!!
└National managers···. f*cking pick the good-looking guys.
All indicators were smiling towards Karis.
Karis' fans, who were watching this situation, couldn't help but look forward to it.
Karis, who will write another twist drama at the second ranking announcement ceremony.
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It was a vacation worth it.
'Used it wisely.'
I returned to the filming set of
During the vacation period, I visited the subway advertisement and had a mini-fan meeting with the fans there.
And the next day, when I explored SNS, I felt that all the hard work I put into preparing was worth it.
'If things continue like this, the story of activating fever time is not in vain.'
Even ordinary people who don't watch
This is a huge victory.
Because it is very difficult to take what is commonly called a'muggle pick'.
Episode 6 airs today, just before the next filming.
As I entered Cell 12, I had a rough idea of how the main broadcast would unfold.
'This time, there's a high chance that our group won't show up right away.'
I am the one who is creating a topic in the present progressive tense.
And Song Hyeong-bin, who won first place in the first ranking announcement ceremony, will be enough to draw aggro.
That means there's a good chance they'll hold us hostage and drag it out until episode 7.
Today's episode will probably show the team selection process, other groups' practice, and the actual stage.
After watching episode 6 with my cell 12 roommates at night,.
'It was an expected development.'
I collapsed on the bed and closed my eyes.
The production team had to let it be known that Song Hyeong-bin and I were on the same team.
So I expected to invest a significant amount of time into the song selection process by year, and as expected, a lot of it went to the team members.
It was also shown in full detail that Ken Hashimoto and Heo Yubin were running towards me one after another.
Even in individual interviews, most people said they were satisfied with the team composition.
There's no particular problem here, but······.
'The one thing that's bothering me, is it Song Hyeong-bin?'
Some of Song Hyung-bin's die-hard fans are already saying that I chose this on purpose for the sake of recognition and relationships.
They said I tried to achieve a trickle-down effect through Song Hyeong-bin, who was in first place.
It's not a big deal yet, but if public opinion like this becomes too strong, it'll be a huge headache.
Finally, episode 7, which contains our practice content, is as important as ever.
"Good night everyone!"
"I'll turn off the lights! Good night!"
The day ended with Ken Hashimoto turning off the lights in Cell 12.
And so the rest period came to an end, and the morning sun rose.
"Trainees, please come down to the auditorium!"
As I went down to the auditorium after receiving a morning call from the staff, a scene unfolded that slightly stirred old memories.
I turned my head and began to relax my body.
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