Chapter 161
It started on Tuesday on MBS Fun.
Seleste, who had already been in first place since last week, managed to grab the trophy that was already given once again.
"As I always say, we wouldn't have been able to enjoy this happiness without Seleve. We will work even harder to continue to show you the best in the future! "
As if to prove Song Hyung-bin's words in reality, Seleste always did their best on music shows.
And Seleves' support for the members shows no signs of abating.
Thanks to Seleves, who actively participated in the pre-voting that is used for music show rankings as well as streaming on music charts, Seleste took the top spot on Wednesday and Thursday as well.
In particular, in KNet Music K Showdown, which can be considered the main event, they have never once left the top spot since the beginning of their activities.
No matter how much music shows on cable channels are undervalued, KNet attracts a much larger audience than most terrestrial broadcasters.
The fact that overseas fans have a very high viewership rating under the name of a global brand also greatly helped Seleste's promotion.
While Seleste was on a full-fledged rise and sweeping the top spots on cable, Sunlight, the fandom of Haillight that had been pouring out the most restraint, began to lose steam.
The idols they had put down so much were constantly rising, but in reality, Haillight was not rising in the rankings but rather falling.
However, until last week, they had been continuously nominated for first place and showed a competitive structure, but now they have fallen to the top 5, being pushed out by solo singers other than Seo Joong-sik.
It has been proven that the choice of Seleves, who did not respond to the strong checks and timing that had been coming from the beginning, was the right one.
―You're so cute ꉂꉂ ( ˆᴗˆ )♡̷̷̷ I won't say who though
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Did the karma beam hit you properly?
└Let's continue to eat healthy and drink together in the future
―I'm not saying that I'm shielding them because they're my kids, but honestly, when they first got first place, it didn't seem like a fabrication....
└They were supposed to be first, but they were suddenly pushed back, so they were just venting their anger ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└(Photo) Why are they so angry?
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋ In the first place, they couldn't even win against Seoksik oppa, so why are they so angry?
―ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ No, they said they were the strongest in the second division... They said they were a weight gangster because they were growing up fast, but the fans were just gangsters
[깡패
└They lost all their firepower in 2 weeks?ㅠ It's a shame
└ㄷㄷMaybe the real mastermind is.... dul du du dul dul
└But I didn't know they would really fall down that quickly. I thought they would keep competing.
└Seriously, it's a miracle that they came out with a song like that and were nominated for first place
Third parties also had a lot to say about Haillight's performance as they grew further and further away from Seleste.
If they had known that the performance would drop this drastically, the fans wouldn't have been so quick to open their mouths.
It will all come back to haunt them.
However, these concerns are only superficial, and in reality, many harsh posts have been posted questioning Sunlight's intelligence for needlessly overestimating their idols.
Thanks to the decline of Haillight, the malicious posts and comments directed at Seleste have gradually cooled down.
Rather, the focus was now on the records Seleste had achieved as a rookie.
―(Photo) All-time idol group debut album sales graph
Seleste's debut sales of 1.55 million copies is a true legend.... ꒰ ⸝⸝ɞ̴̶̷ ·̮ ɞ̴̶̷⸝⸝꒱
└May it never break.... Lord, Lord, Lord
└[This is the national pick]
└Even if you look at the overall initial release, it's #1, and this is even a debut albumㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Seriously
└I feel dizzy thinking about it breaking
└It might break in the next album
└No please how many should I buy then? F*ck, I still have three boxes of albums that haven't even arrived at my houseㅜㅜㅜ
―The most shocking thing is that there are still a few days left until the end of this week, and the number of album purchases is still increasing.... The total sales are now 1.7 million.
└Mom, I'm a fan of a first team....
└They are currently in the top tier of the first team.
└I hope they make a comeback with Connex later. I'm really looking forward to it
└Wow ㅅㅂ then it's a real mess. Even the Haillight fans are like that right now, so if it was Connex, it'll be like the Warring States period
└But it seems like they might overlap to use noise marketing
└ㅅㅂ I want to stop being a keyboard warrior. I want to live quietly like a lady, Please.... Don't overlap
―Let's watch 'Seleste Triple Crown' at this point
└Honestly, if you look at the album sales now, it could have been #1 for a whole year
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I wish album sales were the only criterion for #1
└But now that it's been on TV and the music charts are stable.... If we are really lucky, it might be possible.
└What if our kids found out back then that they won first place with a fluke shot?... ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└Seo Joong-sik can't be a fluke. Mothers who love Chinese food are really scary
As speculations arose that a terrestrial triple crown was possible, those who were against Seleste's first place became even more frustrated.
And these expectations and predictions were immediately revealed on the first terrestrial broadcaster, KBC.
"Who won first place today with all the scores added up? Congratulations, Seleste! "
Seleste, who engraved their name on the first place trophy of Music ON, which airs on KBC.
As KBC is known to be one of the most strict score-counting stations among all terrestrial broadcasters, the news of Seleste's first place caused an even bigger stir.
Meanwhile, Haillight had to stand behind Seleste, ranking 7th, not even in the top 5.
Netizens were excited by the fact that the next music show after KBC Music ON was MBS Show Legend.
Since Seleste took first place last week on MBS, it was widely predicted that they would take first place this week as well unless there was a major difference.
Indeed, Seleste's once again winning the first-place trophy on Saturday brought them one big step closer to the dream of a Triple Crown.
―Seleste, you're amazing, you did a great job, you're awesome ♥♥♥♥ #Seleste3rdwin
―(Photo) Ji Yoon-chul, whose expression didn't change even though they kept getting first place.... He finally started smiling brightly today⸝⸝ʚ̴̶̷̆ ·̫ ʚ̴̶̷̆⸝⸝ #Seleste3rdwin
└The kitten starts to relax
└(Quote) Yoon-chul must have gone from thinking, "Wow, this is real," to "Wow, it's really real."
└He's so cute I could die, seriouslyㅜㅜㅜ I think my favorite person will become Ji Yoon-chul....
―(Video) What kind of man would say he'll stay by Seleves' side for the rest of his life and be with us always,,, #SongHyungBin #Seleste3rdwin
└(Quote) Let's get married. Even though you do all the housework. And you earn all the money. And you have to raise me too. Love isn't something you can measure.
└I'm going to watch IPS beginning to end episodes from now on. Where can I watch it??
└Wow!!!! It's on Anyways and on Knet Online too. Let's celebrate together.
└(Quote) But none of these guys are crying?? ㅁㅊ Are they full because they got first place right after debuting?
└They cried so much during the final of IPS ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Karis??
└He never cries
└ㅅㅂ Karis AI is real
└Why can't someone go to a fan signing and tickle him? If he's okay, then he is a real AI.
―But honestly, the more I think about it, the funnier it gets. The fabrication group Twiste Noise was so crazy, but they went from 3rd to 7th place in 2 weeks. If I were them, I'd be embarrassed and just turn away
└I'm so excited that I'm having a huge twiste of joy
└Aside from everything else, why are they ranked first among the second-tier groups...?? If they're ranked first among the second-tier groups, shouldn't they at least be ranked first every time they make a comeback?
└Idol #1 No matter how much it's a fandom fight, they just sort it out on the Dear Love lineㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Now, if they just reach 1st place in SBM, they get the Triple Crown.
The long-awaited Sunday arrived without fail, with all eyes focused on Seleste.
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The members also seemed somewhat tense.
During pre-recordings, we always joke around with the fans and make silly jokes among ourselves.
Something felt stiff on our way to work today.
"... I wasn't greedy, but now that it's come to this, I can't help it."
The oldest brother, Chae Eun-gyu, honestly revealed his feelings.
Then everyone laughed quietly and agreed.
"Me too."
"Hey, how can we get a Triple Crown? I was thinking like this, but then we got first place twice in a row...."
"The, they'll let us know the results in advance today, right?"
Before going on stage, the PDs inform the cast of the results in advance.
On who took first place.
I just empty my mind and waited silently for the results to come out.
'Because the goal has already been sufficiently achieved.'
To be honest, I didn't expect Haillight to lose its stamina this quickly.
I knew people like Go Yoon-seok very well, they had to have their noses trampled on so that they wouldn't go crazy.
So, until the end of our activities, I wanted to somehow show that we were always ahead of Haillight.
Now, Haillight can't even stand on the same starting line as us. Now, they can't even stand in front of the stage with us as the number one candidate.
And while achieving 1st place on terrestrial TV consecutively, two more system achievements were also completed.
I managed to raise the system recovery rate to 10% while gaining a small amount of experience points and skill points.
'All that remains is to reap the fruits of my labor.'
It will never be easy to get first place, even in SBM.
At first, I just had the words Triple Crown in my head, but I had no idea that it would actually become a reality.
But, as Chae Eun-gyu said, it was true that I became greedy as my dream got closer.
After some time like that.
Manager Hyung gave us the news.
"Guys, unfortunately we came in second place."
"Ah...."
For a moment, sighs mixed with disappointment came out from among the members.
But immediately, Yoo Min-ha cheered, refreshing the atmosphere.
"It's okay! We've already won first place so many times this time, so don't be disappointed that we didn't win once this time!"
Fortunately, everyone nodded to Yoo Minha's words.
In particular, what Chae Eun-gyu said, who was unusually unable to hide his anticipation, was impressive.
"I actually think it's a good thing. Now we have something to aim for when we make a comeback."
"The Triple Crown we haven't been able to achieve this time."
Chae Eun-gyu smiled broadly at Song Hyung-bin's words.
"It's no fun if we do everything from the beginning. I think it's good to do things one by one."
"That's right! Next time, let's sweep them all without missing a single trophy! "
"What if we overlap with someone like senior Miyu during our comeback? "
"Th, then later~! Think about it later, Hyung! "
As Heo Yu-bin flapped his arms in response to Kang Si-yoon's words, Ji Yoon-chul asked our manager quietly.
"... Senior Seo Jung-sik took first place, right? "
"Yeah. I think it came out like this because SBM put a lot of importance on music chart performance."
"Yes."
"Hwanjo ssi, who was nominated with us, is also a powerhouse in the music industry, but considering that we came in second, we might have won first place by a very narrow margin. You guys did a great job."
Ji Yoon-chul nodded with a satisfied expression after hearing our manager's encouragement.
Although he must have been pleased with the good results, Ji Yoon-chul probably felt that it was even better news that Haillight's name was nowhere to be seen.
After the cast's pre-recording was finished, everyone went up on stage for the final first-place announcement ceremony.
We, the only ones who appeared on the show, went to the front and calmly waited for the results.
As expected, Seo Jung-sik took first place this week, and unfortunately Seleste's triple crown was not realized, but the other seniors also left the stage, congratulating and thanking us for our hard work.
"Thank you for your hard work! "
"Thank you!"
"Congratulations on winning two crowns."
"Thank you, seniors! "
Since Seo Jung-sik did not appear on the show, the cast members greeted each other freely without an encore stage.
The moment when dozens of people mix with each other.
"Thank you for your effort!"
"Ah, Senior Shane! Thank you for your hard work! Are you ending your activities at the same time as us?"
"Haha, somehow the schedule turned out like that."
Haillight came up to us and greeted us.
When leaders Shane and Song Hyung-bin shook hands.
"...Thank you for your hard work."
"You too, senior."
Go Yoon-seok extended his hand toward Ji Yoon-chul with an uneasy look on his face.
And Ji Yoon-chul answered without hesitation and coolly shook hands.
As Ji Yoon-chul's expression remained calm, Go Yoon-seok bit his lip slightly.
I laughed to myself as I looked at that sight.
'You must have realized how pathetic you looked, chasing after us until the end.'
Haillight has never ranked higher than us during their time with us.
Album sales. Music chart rankings. Music show rankings.
They were pushed back miserably in every indicator and recorded their lowest score of 8th place on the last music show.
Even just this much would make Ji Yoon-chul feel very relieved.
But I am not.
At that moment, the rest of the members were slowly finishing their greetings and were about to go to their seniors.
I smiled faintly as I extended my hand to Go Yoon-seok.
'Originally, this kind of behavior would only come out when the Crown Prince's ego is awake.'
"Thank you for your hard work."
"Uh, uh.... Thank you for your hard work."
When I reached out and grabbed Go Yoon-seok's hand, I held onto his hand with strength and walked forward.
And the moment our shoulders cross each other,.
"... If you ever do anything stupid to Ji Yoon-chul again, then I will kill you."
"...!"
I just passed by Go Yoon-seok without waiting for an answer.
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