Chapter 80
When the trainees were busy filming content at the campsite,.
Outside, the heated debate was still going on.
There are only a few days left until the 10th episode of
It was unclear whether episode 10 would be filled with the content that malicious individual fans wanted or if it would contain a plot twist.
The forces that were trying to discredit Karis von Walden simply because he had been a thorn in their side since long ago showed no signs of abating.
In response, Karis' fans and a few neutrals analyzed the trailer scenes and found some strange things.
―There's not much time left until Moralis falls lol
└The shortest retirement ever ♥
└I can't believe there's a foreign worker who's ruining the team atmosphere for not being able to be center himself (•ᴗ•)
└Sumchinnyeons were right.... It's a character I've never seen before: a politician max level + blaming others
―(Photo) (Photo) This is the very first scene where ㅇㄱ [Eun-gyu] lowers his head, and the scene with ㅋㄹㅅ [Karis] that comes right after.... At the end of the first photo, someone's feet are hanging, and in the second photo, everyone is up in the practice room.
It looks like the production team just pasted different scenes together....
└It's hard to see, but it looks like those feet fit at the end
└That's why!! ㅠㅠ It's possible that they just put in a scene where ㅇㄱ [Eun-gyu] gets angry when another kid makes a mistakeㅠ
└It's not the first or second time Shin Chul-woo pranked us, but his methods are still the same ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Aren't you burning the happiness circuit too much? ㅎ If you do that, you'll be even more hurt when the original airs... ㅠ
└Blood Shield ㄹㅈㄷ [legend; sarcastic]
[피의 쉴드
―I have nothing to say until I watch the original broadcast... But the Karis I saw is definitely not the kind of person who would get upset about losing the center.
└? What are you talking about when you see what was shown on TV?? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└If anyone sees it, they will think you were an Estonian elementary, middle, and high school classmate.
└If you stay still, the middle will go.... ㅠ
└I think that protecting him like this is true pure love.
As these two forces continued to clash, other topics also came up for discussion.
This was the situation for the 3rd global vote that would be applied to the 3rd ranking announcement ceremony.
Just like in the second round of voting, fever time will be applied, so the rapport among fans is important.
Above all, as the cutoff line for achieving fever time has become higher, it has become the norm to pursue cooperation through various methods.
Here too, public opinion of Karis was not very good.
-Kanoja will disappear very easily lol Currently in 6th place in fever time (photo)
└6th place is not that much of a drop, right?? I thought it would drop out of the top 10 right away
└Foreigners don't care at all even when this issue comes up. When I look at the tweets, they're still sucking up to Kanoja.
└Sisters... Please take 'Your' [sarcastic] Kano overseas.
―Hyung nen and Yoon Fe will soon reach fever time, and Geung Gyu is almost full.
└If they all get fever time, there won't be much change in rankings.
└Yeah if Kang Si and Eukk nen get some votes, their rankings will probably go up, but since they're both Kano line, their firepower won't be that great.
└Why are you taking two of our own citizens with you on the topic of foreign workers?
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋ What crime did Kang Si and Eukk nen commit....
└Don't you know science? These guys are the same, lol
[Birds of the same feather flock together.
과학이다(science) is meme in korea.
It means scientifically, everything is logical correct. It's usually sarcastic. The fact that that guys gathering together is logical and scientific.]
└Oh... Do you know everything?
└No, the truth will rise to the surface someday.
Although the details of the group that Karis belongs to have not been revealed yet, the trailer had a huge impact.
Even people who would normally come to show their gratitude to each other did not interact with the Karis faction at all.
Fans who support Karis also had a hard time gathering votes by going around here and there due to the bleak public opinion.
At the second ranking announcement ceremony, Karis von Walden came in 4th place, raising expectations that he might surpass the undisputed Top 3.
A fatal problem arose in achieving fever time due to the evil forces that forcibly tried to bring him down.
This lack of support was all the more painful for Karis' fans, as every national manager knew how great the benefit of doubling the number of votes was.
A few days passed like that.
The day has come for the long-awaited 10th episode, on which everyone's attention was focused, to air.
* * *
She was just waiting for this day.
"Let's see if I win or you win."
Homma muttered, taking on a more combative stance than ever.
And although she posted on social media with all her heart, she continued to refresh the timeline by sweeping it down once a second.
-Oh, I'm really scared to watch the broadcast today...
―If Shin Chul-woo, that crazy bastard, has done something evil, I'll scrape up all the evidence and refute it right away in the next post f*ck
*This is a public tweet from the circle.*
All her electronic devices are ready to go.
A program to record has been set up, and a separate tab has been created to monitor community opinion in real time.
Now, all that's left is for the development that Homma has been desperately hoping for to happen.
Please, I hope the trailer that came out last week was just a ploy to increase viewership.
Rather, I hope that Karis will be given the opportunity to turn this crisis into an opportunity.
She watched the start of Episode 10 of
'Wow, I knew these guys would definitely get aggro.'
There is a tradition that the groups with the top trainees are the last to appear.
Being at the top means being popular.
The intention is to hold those trainees hostage and tie up the viewers until the end.
However, episode 10 of
The reaction was immediate.
-They're sending Hyung nen and Yoon Fe out first? Were they not having much fun?
└No no no, that's not it. It seems like the group with the most reactions right now is Suma and Geung Gyu.
└Wow lol then Suma is really going to hell this time... Isn't it like this
└Or, it could be that they are hiding it tightly until the end in order to draw out the aggro and then show completely different content!!
└(Quote from secret message) This thread's spirit wins ㄹㅈㄷ [legend]
Whether or not the trailer was true, the production team decided that they had the greatest impact and put them last.
Homma watched the practice and continued to call upon gods of various nationalities.
[Song Hyung-bin: We have a lot more people than we need... The production staff said we have to break it up by rank.]
[All trainees: ....]
[Song Hyung-bin: It breaks my heart to have to say this, but―.]
[Kang Si-yoon: Oh, before that, I have something to say.]
As reported last week, Kang Si-yoon was the first to declare that he would leave the show.
Song Hyung-bin was very sorry that Kang Si-yoon, who boasted all-around abilities, was leaving, but he nodded when he realized that he could not keep him.
The subsequent position distribution revealed what many national managers were wondering about.
[Song Hyung-bin: First of all, the biggest thing is the center.... And, I will not apply for the center position.]
[All trainees: Huh? You're really not going to do it? Center?]
[Song Hyung-bin: (laughing coolly) I'm satisfied with just being the leader. And when our members gathered together, I immediately saw someone who was better suited to be the center than me.]
[(Song Hyung-bin quietly points out Ji Yoon-chul)]
"Song Hyung-bin personally recommends Ji Yoon-chul?"
This was a bit of a surprising fact.
Homma also predicted that both Song Hyung-bin and Ji Yoon-chul, like everyone else, applied for the center position and that Ji Yoon-chul would be chosen through team votes.
But rather, Song Hyung-bin neatly gave it up and recommended Ji Yoon-chul as the center instead.
Many questions also poured out from the community.
―No crazy aren't you going to do a university interview for the center for those who want to apply?? Just give up right away
└You really should turn off the TV and study quickly.
-Was it because he felt too much pressure? I can see he gave the center right away.
└Ha, last time he handed the center over to Suma, and this time he handed it over to Yoon Fe... Please do the center one more time. It's this ajumma's wish
└Fr at least I thought they voted and Yoon Fe was chosen, but I'm confused
―But he seems to have used his head well?? This time, ㅋㄹㅅ [Karis] was edited in a bad way because he couldn't be the center. If this guy had said that he would be both the leader and the center, they probably would've been edited the same way.
└Agreed. Honestly, when I look at the rest of the kids, it's obvious that they only rely on ㅅㅎㅂ [Song Hyung-bin] and it must be really burdensomeㅋㅋㅋ It's also beneficial for him to only do one thing
└But it seems like they're voting really hard this time because the ranking of ㅈㅇㅊ [Ji Yoon-chul] dropped in the second round.... Bin has the next highest fever time achievement rate ㅠㅠ
└No, really? Hyung-bin, it's urgent. Change your mind quickly.
Homma was somewhat puzzled.
If you've ever had the experience of being the center, you'll definitely try to regain the advantage of being the center again.
Song Hyung-bin on the screen was saying that he was happy enough just to wear an L sticker on his chest.
'I'm telling you, even though I know that character, I still don't understand it.'
As expected, the stage did not disappoint expectations.
With two highly skilled trainees at the center, the overall balance was good, and the level of completion was high.
Of course, because Song Hyung-bin and Ji Yoon-chul's name value was so high, it felt like the rest of the team members were a little overshadowed.
Still, she thought it was a great enough stage.
And finally.
[If there is a member who ruins teamwork because of personal greed, it will only be a nuisance to everyone. If it interferes with practice any more than this, I think we need to give him a stronger warning.]
[....]
[(What on earth happened)]
[◀◀◀ Rewind ◀◀◀]
She heard a familiar voice and lines.
The long-awaited story of that group practice has begun.
'Please, please, please.'
Homma leaned forward and looked at the screen with longing eyes.
But something was strange.
Because she had been watching it so many times on the Internet, she remembered all the lines from the trailer.
She doesn't think it came out with that kind of nuance.
Starting with Chae Eun-gyu, the members opened the practice room door one by one and came in.
In particular, Chae Eun-gyu's face brightened up tremendously when Karis chose his group.
[Cha Eun-gyu: I really wanted to share a stage with Karis. I think I was even happier because this great opportunity came.]
He even revealed his personal thoughts in an interview.
As people saw this, their doubts grew.
―The two of them seem to be getting along so well, but they're falling apart... ??
―Isn't Suma's character that trolls?? What is it?
-No, then I was right. These bastards need their butts beaten.
-I knew it, f*ck
Following Karis and Yoo Min-ha, Baek Si-hwa joined.
Suddenly, the camera zoomed in close on his face.
'What?'
Baek Si-hwa's two eyes shook slightly the moment he checked the number of people in the practice room.
It was a scene that could have just been passed over, but it felt strange because it was zoomed in on like a magnifying glass.
And then an interview came out.
[Baek Si-hwa: A trainee I kept in check? (Thinks for a moment) Um, I am concerned about Min-ha. He is a friend of mine who has a long history....]
[Baek Si-hwa: To be honest, he's been a thorn in my side. Ever since the old days.]
It was a personal interview with Baek Si-hwa that gave off an atmosphere that seemed to be openly attacking Yoo Min-ha.
From here, the national managers realized that something was wrong with the situation.
-I think the trailer doesn't show anything, and the real problem is revealed here?
-Why is Baek Chi here?
―But he's been on the team with Yooha three times, and he consistently shows that he really hates him. That's also strange.
―The situation is getting really confusing. Geung gyu Suma Baekchi Yooha <<< Now I'm confused as to which of the four is the real problem.
―But isn't Yooha a really problematic person? He hates him that much.
Those who were ready to curse at Karis were left speechless.
People who thought that the unreasonable logic that malicious fans had been using up until now was ridiculous have opened their eyes wide.
And a few minutes later, as if to put an end to this debate, the center selection process was revealed in its entirety.
[Chae Eun-gyu: If you want to be the center, please raise your hand.]
[Baek Si-hwa: I will apply for the center.]
[Yoo Min-ha: ... I will also apply!]
Yoo Min-ha and Baek Si-hwa applied for the center.
Karis von Walden said from the beginning that he would be the sub vocalist 1.
With this, it has been officially revealed that the person involved in the war of nerves over the center position was not Karis.
'Ah, I'm so happy I'm speechless.'
It was a ridiculous witch hunt from the start.
There is no clear evidence that it was Karis who caused the conflict.
The act of cursing a boy just because he was a trainee that they didn't like was absurd.
As Homma was screaming internally, the screen quickly shifted to the first night.
Chae Eun-gyu, who was using the same cell as Karis, was drying his hair after taking a shower.
At that moment, someone was heard looking for Chae Eun-gyu outside.
[Eun-gyu Hyung. I have something to tell you about the part.]
[About the part? Didn't it all end this afternoon?]
[I felt this while practicing alone in the evening, but I think the sub vocalist 2 doesn't have much presence compared to the other positions.]
[Aha....]
[(Omitted) If possible, I would like to try for the center position again.]
A conversation was broadcast in which Baek Si-hwa openly revealed his ambition for the center position.
Homma opened her mouth in surprise at the unexpected turn of events.
'... Are you saying that they should re-determine the center in this situation? Are you crazy?'
The episode of Baek Si-hwa's downfall has now begun.
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