Chapter 152
In fact, there were many Seleves who were not entirely happy from the moment Seleste's first-place announcement was made.
The group they cheer for won the first place trophy right on their debut stage. Of course, it's something to celebrate.
It is also a once-in-a-lifetime scene that can never be seen again.
However, Seleves could predict that the news of Seleste's first-place win would also attract malicious attention from other idol fans.
Seleste is relatively different from the typical idol group.
The fact that they were given the opportunity to make an impression on the public in advance.
The point is that it benefited from the nationally popular program called
Seleves thought that there must be people who thought that they would have benefited more than other idols because of this background.
And these concerns turned out to be unmistakably true.
―Even if they are your company's idols, is it okay to blatantly manipulate them like this?? Transparently disclose all the score details to show how they got first place ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-What's Seleste Real Time Trend??
└It seems like an idol who debuted at IPS
└I see, but why??
└I also looked it up, and it seems like the #1 spot on the music show was manipulated
―Common sense, does it make sense for them to be in first place right after their debut? Kids who haven't even made it into the top 5 of Grapefruit and Biz? SJS who's been in first place for almost a month now?
└SLST [Seleste] sold 1.01 million copies, right ^^;;; ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└That too, f*ckㅋㅋㅋ Just by looking at it, you can tell that the agency bought it in advance and manipulated the initial release. What the heck? They sold 1.01 million copies in one day;
└Most people know that the initial SLST could never have been faked, so why are you talking about common sense in your own world and judging it to be fake? Are you that upset that your group's record is broken?
└ㅋㅋㅋI'm sorry, but I think most of the people you're talking with are limited to Seleve nims~
―Isn't it better not to do something so obvious? Even K-Net doesn't have low intelligence...
└Our kids have been on music shows a lot more and yet they haven't won 1st place even after 3 weeks of promotion ㅋㅋㅋㅋ This is also a K-net special feature ^―^
└Leaving aside HILI, let's be honest ㅋㅋㅋㅋ That new song is really funny, how do you think it'll get first place... If they have been on broadcasts and get first place, then anyone would get first place ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why is a group that barely sold 500,000 copies in the first week suddenly acting up?
└Who is that running towards me like a hawk just by seeing the word [fabrication]? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It seems better than you guys who are slowly selling over 1 million copies with fabricationㅎㅎ SLST is active for about 5 months so they're going to have a fan signing, I'm looking forward to the fan signing cuts
[Fan signing cuts = refers to the minimum number of albums that must be purchased in order to win a fan signing event. So of course there will be differences between groups]
└Why did you attach your group introduction to us, which is unlucky?
It was a surprising first place win even for Seleves, so other idol fandoms couldn't help but be more curious.
The number of people who openly say that they support idols from KNet survival programs has increased significantly.
When Seleves started talking about their overwhelming performance in album sales, some even started making groundless claims that the records were manipulated.
There was a fandom that was particularly critical of Seleste's first place win.
It was Sunlight, the fandom of Halight, who had been predicting the possibility of winning first place for the first time in a long time.
They thought that this would be the time when they could finally quench their thirst for a trophy, as they had made a good comeback during the so-called 'empty house burglary' season.
They couldn't help but feel jealous, since they lost to Seleste, who came out with the special rookie title.
―It really sucks when Seleve guys are mentally victoriousㅋㅋㅋ They're making a fuss about something so overrated and behaving in such a nonsesical manner just because they won first place at Gaenet
[Mental victory = It is an act of psychological self- consolation by distorting an unfavorable or bad situation as a good situation , and in reality, it means a situation where one is only winning through one's own delusions.]
└Since Twiste [Seleste] itself was made up of fabrications to begin with, their album sales are bound to be fabrications as well....(•ᴗ•)
└It's so funny how they explode right awayㅋㅋㅋ They're admitting that it was all their own work ㄷㄷ
└Those bitches are just parrots, they know how to say things, but their album sales are nothing
└That's because... it's really like that ㅠㅠ
└They got first place through manipulation, so it's really annoying to bring up the topic again. If someone saw it, they would think it was a triple crown on terrestrial broadcasting ㅋㅋ
―Honestly, Twiste will never make it through terrestrial broadcasting. If it continues like this and gets a couple more trophies on cable, it'll be a good show.
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋ If they get first place on terrestrial broadcasting, that's okay too
└If they keep quiet and do the fabrication with caution, they'll halfway get there.
└I guess they want to live with the label of being a fake group until they disbandㅋㅋㅋ
It's just something KNet is pushing for.
If you go to terrestrial music broadcasting, you won't be able to use any power at all.
As articles disparaging Seleste in general continued to appear, Seleves felt like memories from the days of
Because the reality of being subject to all kinds of restraints, whether before or after debut, has not changed.
This malicious flow got worse on Friday, when Seleste finished fourth on their first terrestrial music show.
―4th place haha ...
―The group that was in 1st place yesterday is in 4th place today. Something seems wrong? ㅠㅠ Please check the scores again~~~
-Wow, I guess it really was a fabrication. It was so bad.
―The first group to rank first as soon as they debuted and drove in reverse
-I'm so embarrassed ㅠㅠ
Once people are trapped in this kind of prejudice, they are not interested in anything else.
For example, the fact that Seleste's initial sales have been breaking records every day, already surpassing 1.1 million copies.
The fact that they climbed to the top 3 of the real-time Top 100 music chart.
Seleves were not overjoyed or saddened by the missed opportunity to be number one on terrestrial TV but were only focused on the record that Seleste was making.
Of course, the constant war of nerves from other fandoms was uncomfortable, but they tried their best not to react and avoid throwing out prey.
The first-place trophy can be obtained again at any time.
What was most important was breaking Connex's debut record.
―(Photo) Seleste Mini 1st Album Eternity First Press Record of 1.11 Million Copies (Hunt Chart)
└1.11 million copies in 4 days ⸝⸝ʚ̴̶̷̆ ̯ʚ̴̶̷̆⸝⸝ ... !!!
└This is crazy. Isn't this the first domestic boy group?
└I wish the gap would widen more so that it would never break for a while.
└Ah guys, you guys are really amazing ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└Crazy, crazy. Let's stream hard and get 1st place in both Real-time 100 and 24Hits!!!
Seleves' choice was right.
Malicious comments or posts will naturally disappear over time.
And considering Seleste's performance is improving day by day, it's not a dream to win the first-place trophy again next week.
As the weekend approached, there was more good news for Seleves.
The Seleste episode of
Since the end of
The members met these expectations through their own reality content.
Even during the short StarUs live broadcast, they showed off good chemistry.
That is why fans were looking forward to Seleste's first official variety show even more.
[There are times when I used to pour water for noona and turn off the lights before going to bed. When I get annoyed because I was being asked again and again, I don't give her cold water, but instead give her warm water on purpose.]
It was a very interesting time where they could also hear stories about the members' families.
―If my younger brother was Song Hyung-bin, he would be so cute that I would always bring him water, so I would do whatever he asked me to do.
└Arrested a kid without a younger brother
└I have a younger brother, but Hyung-bin earns money and it makes up for everything
└This is so funny, but it's so realistic? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└I wish my younger brother was Seleste Connect Lumiere too
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋI was going to send a reply, but then I looked at the room across the street and saw my brother swearing in front of the computer, and my blood pressure suddenly went up
Seleste, who has extraordinary energy, showed tremendous tension even during a simple self-introduction.
[What are you going to do if you reveal it so openly, senior!]
[Why, why, why did you even bother taking pictures of something like this!]
[Hahaha! Camera director, you captured this clearly, right?]
[(Camera nodding furiously)]
[Oh, I'm already starting to sweat. Guys, we're still in the process of doing your self-profiles. If you're this excited before we even start the physical game, what are you going to do later?]
―I think I was hooked from the start because of Chae-an unni and Yoo Min-ha.
└We also had a really hard time since they were in IPS, so how would it be for someone seeing them for the first time······.
―When you go to a fan signing event, the fans say, "Oh really?" and then you have to come down
└ヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲヲ
└This is so cool, I don't even have to think about what to say.
└The problem is that I love Min-ha
└Cheer up, seriously···....
Then, Karis's turn came.
Karis looked at the camera with a serious face, then flipped his profile back over and opened his mouth with a serious voice.
[These are webtoons and web novels. In particular, I have enjoyed reading romance fantasy genres for a long time. Let me introduce some of the works that I enjoyed the most:
As all sorts of romantic fantasy titles poured out without hesitation, Seleves literally went crazy and cried.
-What the f*ck did I just hear?...
└What's even funnier is that all the works there are actually funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└The Northern Grand Duke's wife, that's seriously so much fun, he's so knowledgeable about romance novels, attracting me to like him even more.
└He studied Korean with things like that, so his everyday speech comes out like thatㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└He probably didn't even have a phone when he was at the training camp, how did he endure it?
-I honestly thought that all of that speech and behavior was a broadcast concept...
└Our Karis is not that much
└Is being an otaku a sin!!!
└No, it's not a crime; if you're a good-looking nerd, that's fine, it's just a weird state
└There's even one more fanboy in the same group
└Is it about that bad?
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It's so funny that you say "Is it about that bad?" But it seems like it is like that
└What the f*ck is this group doing?
And just as the Seleves said, Yoo Min-ha showed off his eloquence and made the two MCs enjoy the showtime by taking their breath away.
―(Video) Once Yoo Min-ha starts running, all the kids just stare blankly at the distant mountains ㅠㅠ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Group moment of silence
└(Photo) In the meantime, why is Kim Tae-in clapping and smiling so brightly?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└This is like that meme. It's a meme where people applaud a dancing dog.
└Yoo Min-ha's talent show
Seleste has already produced an extraordinary amount of content, even though the game hasn't even been released yet.
Seleves were 100% absorbed in the show as they watched the members' performances.
They've already shaken off all the malicious comments they've been receiving since yesterday.
And Seleste was also diligently monitoring the live broadcast from their dorm.
"No, no matter how much I look at it, I still don't understand. How did you figure that out?"
"It's a feeling."
"Eun-gyu hyung, not only handsome but also good at studying, why on earth did you doubt me?"
"Didn't I tell you? It was because of your usual behavior."
"This guy―!"
In a very friendly atmosphere.
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