Chapter 59
"Wow, I knew it."
It's well past 12 AM, but this is the time when social media is most active.
When she went into her timeline, she saw that it was flooded with tweets related to today's broadcast.
―Where did all the dog-bitches who used to curse at Suma go?? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Unni, you're not following Song Hyeong-bin's fan, are you? I'm worried....
└ㅇㅇ I wrote Song Hyeong-bin X in my location too ㄱㅊㄱㅊ
[ㄱㅊㄱㅊ is short for 괜찮아
―I thought Suma was buried because he hardly appeared in the beginning, but he started to appear a lot in the middle, so my mood was overwhelmingly good.
└But then I remembered Kongrangdans very, much, and all that shit, and I started to get angry again….
└That's why ㅋㅋㅋㅋ The amount of time is actually similar to last week, but I feel like it was lost because they talked so much
―What surprised me again today: Karis (20 years old, Estonia)'s Korean speaking ability
└No, really, we need to do some background investigation at this point
└If this kid can't debut, he can act….
└Are there a lot of Karis in Estonia??
└Would you like to see good-looking guys in Korea? In Korea, you have to pay 120,000 won to go to a concert.
└ㄴㄴ we have to include the agency fee + snack sharing fee + concert dress code look purchase + MD purchase… Then you're going to spend a total of 200 million won.
[ㄴㄴ is short for 노노
└Ah, f*ck
―Why am I so excited when he always uses a nerdy tone but then uses perfectly formal language with people older than him?? Ha…
└No, it's not hyung, but hyung-nim, you're saying you're excited…?
└Suma usually speaks in a Joseon Dynasty dialect, but speaks in a Chinese martial arts dialect to adults…. He seems to be 100% addicted to historical dramas. He seems to be a reverse otaku among otakus.
└ Isn't it characteristic of reverse nerds that they are perverts and weird? Oh please.... It's really good??
└ It's so funny how he had only been in Korea for a short time but have 100% adapted to the Eastern country of courtesy ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I think he had his identification card just by looking at him talking
―Stop cursing at Suma, you crazy people… No matter how much you curse at Suma, Suma can't see it, and kind, weak-hearted people like me will go crazy reading it, so if you have any complaints, please send a letter to K-Net.
Although Pyo Joo-hyun became a fan of
In just a few days, she figured out the names and relationships of all the trainees in the survival show.
She dug up all the information related to Karis von Walden, who had instantly stolen her heart.
As a result, she was feeling much more attached to her favorite than before.
"Why, what's the problem again?"
"You're fine. Your favorite is An Jeong Kwon, and nothing's going on."
[안정권
"No, that's not it either?"
After hearing Pyo Joo-hyun's sigh, Pyo Joo-hyun quickly entered the room.
"Yoon-cheol has no screen time. You saw him last time. He didn't say anything and just nodded like a reaction bot."
"There's nothing you can do about someone's personality."
"That's right. It's so frustrating. At least Unni's side is noisy, but we don't have any rice cakes."
"Still, it feels so bad to be bullied like this."
She didn't like it at all.
It may seem natural to be cautious in a survival program, but it is inhumane to just curse at someone.
She wondered if it would be okay if they at least apologized.
Song Hyeong-bin's extreme fans would often delete their posts, destroy evidence, and then run away.
She watched the argument unfold for several minutes afterwards.
Then, soon, a new topic emerged.
―I'm so grateful to Karis… Kong Ging suffered a lot because he didn't do a good job as a leader the first time, so I think he was worried a lot this time too, but Karis kept looking after him, so I think things turned out well ㅠㅠ
└I also watched the broadcast today and gave my remaining vote to Karis during fever time.
└ㅇㅇㅇ It was so nice to see the two of them genuinely taking care of each other!!
―I'm glad I watched today's broadcast without saying anything... Honestly, I thought it was strange that people rushed into something without knowing anything.
└And it's not like he did anything wrong to get cursed at, he just got cursed at because he's on the same teamㅠ I feel bad for Ka Ging
└Honestly, the two of them are a really good match. They should definitely debut in the same team.
Some fans, excluding Song Hyeong-bin's diehard fans, made conscientious remarks.
Karis helped Song Hyeong-bin, who was in deep trouble, and if they just look at this fact, they should be grateful.
Pyo Joo-hyun, who knows idol culture well, found this sight awkward and unbelievable.
"Why are they suddenly changing their stance like this? Even if they were a casual fan, would they just pretend like it never happened and disappear?"
"I guess it's because the situation in IPS is a bit special."
Pyo Ji-hyun showed her cell phone to answer her sister's question.
The screen showed the status of the fever-time vote that was in full swing.
"Because fever time has to explode, there's an unspoken atmosphere that keeps going back and forth among the trainee fans. Maybe Song Hyeong-bin fans are aiming for this too?"
"Ahem."
Pyo Joo-hyun checked the status of Song Hyeong-bin's fever time.
Even if a trainee has achieved first place in the first ranking announcement ceremony, it seems like they still need more time to achieve the high number of votes required by Fever Time.
"If they join hands with other fandoms, they can speed up the fever time, so they use this opportunity to unite with Karis. Is that what you're saying?"
"I think that's the right way to look at it. To be honest, it's just as weird as what Unni said. Even if it were me, I wouldn't even mention Karis, let alone apologize."
That makes sense.
Because proud fans rarely admit their mistakes.
This public opinion would not have been formed without strong incentives.
"How about somewhere else?"
When she went to other SNS platforms besides Bluebird, she saw that, as expected, there was a lot of 'gratitude' between fans.
―I have two tickets left today. Who wants to vote for each other?? I like Yoon-cheol the best!!
└Trade with me ꒰ ⸝⸝ɞ̴̶̷ ·̮ ɞ̴̶̷⸝⸝꒱ Send me a message!!
└Hey, please pick Eun-gyu just once ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ ♥♡
└Is it over?!
―(Photo) Sushi Voting Certification˚₊·—̳͟͞͞♡
Those who are giving sushi all-out
Until the end of the second global vote
ღ Please vote for the charm and song ღ section!
Karis Kang Si-yoon's absolute debut
└Thank you!! ♥
└Basic Combination Sushi ⸝⸝ʚ̴̶̷̆ ̯ʚ̴̶̷̆⸝⸝
└I'm trying to collect all my voting rights and put them in at once. Is this okay?
└I think it would be better to use it right away because the announcement is made so that the total attack team can take turns filling in the spaces by week!! When the number of votes doubles during fever time, another announcement will be made then.
And here too, new combinations were being born.
―(Photo) Karis voting certification Kong Kong Kong Kong ♡
└Thank you for voting for Karis! ๑>ᴗ<๑
└[BinSu] I hope they stay on the same team for the rest of our lives...
└I saw Karis helping Hyeong-bin today and voted right away
└Both of them don't have much fever time left. They'll achieve it almost at the same time.
"Wow, amazing. They're blatantly trying to unite with Song Hyeong-bin and Karis here."
"Pride and all, what matters is whether Fever Time succeeds or not. They're probably exchanging with Chae Eun-gyu fans, too."
Even with the support of overseas fans, fever time is not easily achieved without help from domestic fans.
With only a few days left until the end of the second global vote, most of the top trainees were on the verge of triggering their fever time.
The key is who will open the gate first.
Pyo Joo-hyun clenched her fist as she looked at the profile of Karis von Walden, who only needed to fill in two abilities.
'This time, he has to get into the top 7, absolutely.'
Since it had come to this, Pyo Joo-hyun decided to look around all the other SNS platforms.
She thought that perhaps the majority would follow the current atmosphere of cooperation.
"Oh."
She discovered a place where a very unexpected war of nerves was unfolding.
As she was scrolling down with an interested look in her eyes, Pyo Ji-hyun suddenly poked her head in from the side.
"Oh, unni, it would be better for your mental health if you didn't look at this place."
"I feel like my dopamine levels are suddenly going up right now."
"Aren't you getting angry?"
This could be said to be the starting point of what is commonly called a malicious flow.
It is no exaggeration to say that all kinds of malicious flows spreading within the idol community start from the platform she is viewing now.
And, living up to its reputation, this time too, it boasted a direction that was drastically different from the overall atmosphere.
―Kanoja kept on saying onya onya and so on, so it was so fucking disgusting for him to lecture his hyung as if he were something.
[외노자
[오냐오냐
└I need to check what visa he received (•ᴗ•)
└Seriously, if I look at what he's doing these days, he'll get a stack of dislikes
└It's amazing that the only thing Sumchinnyeon could say about is that he's good at Korean…
[Originally, it was 미친년
└Even the fact that he's crazy about the concept and always uses otaku language is fucking hilarious
―Kano has never been a leader, so what does he know about giving advice to Nen ging? And even though it was advice, it was just at the level of ranking himself.
└Politics at its peak ㄷㄷ [Onomatopoeia for shivers]
└Nen ging should just go Yankee go home. In one word, he should have kept his mouth shut.
[양키고홈
└The name also includes the word 'pon' and he's really a pon leader ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[폰
―But Kano has a really Yankee face. Does that sell? It doesn't work with the same kids. I have an instinctive rejection reaction as soon as I see him…. Thinking that face is in the group makes me want to vomit.
└No, seriously, that face is a total idiot, and he even uses historical drama accents, so I want to beat him up
└Kano…. He looks like a 100% pure Yankee, but he speaks like a Joseon person and greets people like a prince. A true multicultural bastard….
└I realized something… Kano is crazy. He could just live in his own country as a model or something, but he came here and went crazy.
A series of dizzying contents.
It feels like all the egg accounts that appeared on the Blue Bird timeline have moved here.
[알계
The younger sister clicked her tongue after seeing Pyo Joo-hyun's expression.
"That's why I said it's better if you don't read it. Why do you have to look for such articles yourself? "
"From what I hear, this place seems like a gathering place for social misfits."
"I said it's the abyss of abysses. Right now, they're working hard to beat Karis, but in a week, they'll pick another person they don't like and start badmouthing them."
Pyo Joo-hyun also knew that Karis von Walden's speech was unusual.
But that doesn't mean they should go to the extent of making personal attacks.
"Karis doesn't have an agency, so even if something like that comes up, he can't sue. Will they only get reported if he debuts?"
"Is it already a given that he will debut?"
"Seeing that Fever Time is going up now, it seems like it would be strange if he didn't debut."
"Well, Karis is faster than Eun-gyu."
Pyo Ji-hyun, who was flicking her phone, snapped her fingers as if something came to mind.
"Oh, and there's also a benefit. An additional 10,000 votes and an appearance on a music show. For coming in second place overall."
"Oh, that's right. I completely forgot."
"Are you going to appear on the music show tomorrow?"
10,000 votes is a good enough benefit, but the opportunity to appear on a music show and have your face recognized is a truly incredible privilege.
If someone has extraordinary looks like Karis, they will be able to attract everyone's attention in an instant.
Pyo Joo-hyun felt like the irritation caused by the malicious flow was gone in an instant.
'I can see the stage again!'
* * *
'Something quite dizzying has occurred.'
When I watched episode 7 of
Rather, I felt grateful to the production team because the direct words I had said to Song Hyeong-bin were somewhat softened.
However, it is absolutely impossible to predict in which direction public opinion will swing.
I put my phone down after skimming through the profanity-filled swear words.
'Well, it doesn't seem to have much of an effect yet, so I guess it's better to just ignore it.'
No matter how malicious the flow is, it should remain within the platform and not spread.
If my behavior really becomes a problem and spreads like wildfire across all social media, it would be a big deal, but for now, it's still more of a stretch, so there's no need to worry.
Rather, there were other, more urgent matters that had come my way.
"Hyu, hyung, hyung-nim!"
"Are you still like that, Yubin?"
"I can't get out of bed!"
I sighed and looked at Heo Yu-bin, who was wrapped tightly in the blanket.
There is one day left until our appearance on the music show.
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