The intro, which everyone in the country would be familiar with, passed by, and the lively vocals struck the ear.
I go with the most iconic pose I can rember to get things started.
Then one of the judges spat out the water he was drinking.
Oh, too! I like you~
The feeling of my heart beating~! Is like popcorn!
POP! POP!
The popping beat is just ringing~
My heart is overflowing with this feeling!
Tap, tap, tap. Youngrin, the person who requested the dance, is the only one who gives a sincere nod in response to the simple foot movents. It seed that she was the only professional here.
Soon, part of the song that can be danced to by at least half of the kids my age has co out.
POP! POP!
You’re my Popcorn~ (Oh yeah!)
My heart
CON CON CON CON
Control it!
The chorus of MallangDalcom’s 〈POP☆CON〉, which was released 10 years ago, beat the eardrums powerfully.
Known as the “forbidden song” for the CSAT, it was the main culprit in ruining the students’ listening test that year because of its lyrics and crazy addiction.
By the way, I also took the CSAT exam at that ti. But I can’t do it again, because I don’t have the money.
POP POP!
The popping Popcorn~ (Ooh~)
It was also famous for many people who uploaded dance covers, and the difficulty level was easy.
To put it another way, it was at a level that even children in the lower elentary school grades could practice.
I would have been cursed if it had been out 10 years ago at the peak of the trend. But I chose this song because I thought I could turn it into a mory correction and then move on to a cody. (t/n : mory correction (추억보정) ans ‘old mories make everything good.’ For instance, you will think so good if you recall the suck movie you saw when you were a kid._
Of course, I’m keeping a straight face while dancing hard.
Even if others were to look at the remaining gags, it would be unpleasant for to openly smile as a participant.
I had to give the impression that I had put a lot of effort into preparing for the dance.
Of course, it was also true that I worked really hard. Because I raised my level while practicing this. With achievents of 〈First Movent〉 and 〈10th Movents〉.
With the judges clapping and laughing, it seed that I had made a mistake—but I don’t know. They’ll judge on their own.
I stopped dancing after making the last move of the first verse.
As I bowed my head and took a breath, cheers exploded as if I had co to my senses.
“Thank you.”
Youngrin was the first to take the microphone, but the choreographer spoke first.
How much he laughed till his eyes got red. So tears ca from laughing.
“Whoa… Oh, I never dread it would co out. Wasn’t Moondae 10 years old when POP☆CON was released? Did you even prepare for a talent show at that ti?”
“It’s not like that, but I prepared it because I’m a fan of MallangDalcom Sunbaenim. (t/n : Sunbaenim (선배님) is a far more experienced person within the sa school, company, or group.)
“Pfft, hahaha!”
For reference, MallangDalcom’s most recent album was released 4 years ago. It was so late that it seed unusual to say that a 20-year-old was a fan even after their golden days.
Because the reason can’t be that he wants to be an idol.
Sure enough, the choreographer who asked this question laughed again.
Next to him, Mudie muttered delightfully.
“Ah… So cute~.”
“You worked hard. First of all, you work hard!”
The male idol judge helped. It was a face that had taken away any doubts he had expressed when I said I had no experience.
Only then did Youngrin open her mouth.
“But that doesn’t an you did well.”
I knew this would happen. It was a situation where close-ups and sound effects could be included through editing.
In addition, the line ‘Du–dung!’ will appear when the red subtitles are three tis bigger.
I roughly anticipated the editing angle and waited for the rest of the comnts.
“First of all, I can see that you have no skill when you start moving your body. Although you may receive a positive evaluation for our current atmosphere, future missions will be difficult.”
“I’m prepared for anything that cos my way.”
Not , but the status window.
Regardless of the words I swallowed, Youngrin nodded heavily.
“Yeah.”
And she added with a relaxed expression.
“…Anyway, I can see your effort. Well done.”
“Thank you.”
I think I said ‘Thank you’ ten tis today. Is this sothing I’ll often do in the future?
By then, the judges were exchanging opinions without holding the microphone, so I couldn’t hear them.
At this point, another cruel elent of the program is revealed.
To begin with, all rankings are listed from 1st to 77th in the first evaluation. They then assigned the seats based on the order of the rankings.
Temporary rankings will also be used as soon as they’re announced.
Moreover, if the next participant performs much better than they do while the seat is filled, the ranking will be pushed back, and they will be forced to leave the seat.
It’s also a specialty of this show to film a mont in which the lower ranks are pushed and then sit at the bottom and cry.
Fortunately, I won’t be in such a situation.
My ranking is… maybe 24th?
“Park Moondae’s ranking is…… 17th place!”
They raised my rank by roughly 5 places in order to shoot a scene where my rank was pushed, which ans that my actual rank was closer to my expectations.
‘I think I went up about four or five places because of the atmosphere.’
I’m not sure if the judges were distracted by the atmosphere, but as the ti went on, they should have been busy leaving the seat to the middle and high school students.
It was a little funny when I lowered my head and thought about it sullenly.
“Thank you.”
“I’ll teach you hard, so you’ll rank higher next ti.”
The choreographer said with a smile. If I don’t get better, I’ll be replaced imdiately, but I have a status window to work with.
‘I wish they would choose a scene when the choreographer is touched by my performance.’
I nodded once again and headed for the set where the seats were placed.
The chairs with the ranks engraved on them grew bigger, more colorful, and softer as I went up. I saw a slight but big difference.
The 17th place I would sit was a leather chair on which a corporate executive would sit.
As I sat down, the participant who was sitting in 15th place on the opposite side greeted . He looked like Park Moondae’s age, with a gentle impression.
“Hello~”
“Hello.”
“You’re so good at singing! “
“Thank you. I think you did a great job too.”
“Yes? Hahaha!”
I can’t say for sure because I didn’t watch his performance thoroughly, but judging by his ranks, it looks like he did well.
The participant laughed aloud and pointed to the na tag on his chest.
“My na is Lee Sejin!”
“….!”
I almost let out a sigh. I replied with the most brazen face possible.
“My na is Park Moondae. Please take good care of .”
“Please take good care of ~.”
I ended the conversation naturally and looked ahead, and the next participant ca in with good timing. But my mind kept wandering back to a na I had just heard.
Lee Sejin.
It was the na of a person who made their official debut through this program. So, should I say that it is the man who has been promised victory through personal connection?
But there was a problem.
It will be revealed that the punk was involved in a drug scandal one year after this program ended. Moreover, he works as a distributor.
I was in a Gukbap restaurant near the studio when I heard his na ntioned on the 9 o’clock news.
[Lee Sejin, a forr ‘Idol Joint-Stock Company,’ was arrested on suspicion of drug distribution.]
…Let’s not talk to him from now on.
It is important to know when to cut off. So, should I use the ti to check the status window?
[Na: Park Moondae (Ryu Gunwoo)]
Level: 5
Title: None
Vocal: A-
Dance: D
Visual: C
Talent: C
Characteristics: Infinite potential
!Status abnormality: Debut or die
Points Remaining: 1
First of all, I earned a point for leveling up from the stage I was on just now. I think it was thanks to breaking the achievent of 〈The First Stage〉.
As for the dance and talent elents, they seed to have been created out of my performance alone.
Is it necessary for it to be officially recognized by the public because it was inactive during practice? I don’t know the clear criteria.
In any case, while practicing, I could vaguely feel it—. Even if the talent was acceptable, it doesn’t seem that ‘Park Moondae’ had much of a talent for dancing.
My dance level is D, which is the sa as the average person’s.
If I invest 2 or 3 points in dance in the future, I think I can do anything.
However, I discovered a new possibility in the status window’s ‘Visual’ section.
Even though I didn’t spend any points on the Visual section, my grade improved since I paid attention to the way I looked.
In other words, I was able to raise my stats independently of the level-up effect shown in the status window. And that’s a pretty positive factor.
Finally, there was one more unusual pop-up. A small one next to the status window.
[Successful performance!]
You deeply impressed the majority of people!
: Draw General Characteristics ☜ Click!
‘Sothing weird popped out again.’
Still, given the use of words such as “success” and “impression,” the nuance of the rewards should be great.
I clicked on the pull while pretending to touch my hair. Then sothing quite interesting popped up.
It was a picture of a gray slot machine. The slot next to the lever that had previously been pulled was spinning quite fast.
But the speed gradually slowed down. Soon enough, I could even check the contents of the slot at a glance.
Only a few of the slots were copper, while the most were gray.
[Strong heart]
[The misfortune of being humiliated eraser]
[Alligator’s tears]
[Sleeping only after you die]
[Look at !]
[….]
“….”
No, it’s good to know what the characteristics are as soon as I see it, but—. It’s still a bad na, isn’t it?
I looked at the slot machine with no expectations. Anyway, it looked like it was going to stop soon.
Dung dung… dung!
A flower petal popped out of the slot machine.
The slot that stops is copper.
[Characteristic: ‘Sleeping only after you die (D)’ Acquired!]
When activated, you don’t get tired even if you don’t sleep.
Experience an acceleration bonus of up to 30% from 00:01 to 04:00.
Lasts for a week, one-ti use.
“….!”
Unexpectedly, it has a characteristic that seems very useful. The na is— a bit like that, though.
Anyway, it was called ‘pulling,’ and it literally ant the sa thing. And it’s fascinating that the elents of such a lucky ga are also appearing.
I confird that ‘Sleeping only after you die (inactive)’ has been added to the characteristics section at the bottom of the status window. Let’s think about when it’s the best ti to use it.
“Participant Kang Minjo… 56th place!”
The evaluation process was still ongoing.
Aside from the suspected drug distributor next to , the debut mber has yet to co out.
I stood there and watched as the next participant walked onto the stage.
A man with a slender body and long arms and legs entered the stage.
Seeing that he was all alone, he was likely a participant who didn’t have any connections with the other trainees.
A murmur could be heard among the participants in the ranks of the seating area. Of course, this was not because the participant ca up alone.
“Wow!”
“That’s amazing!”
This is because the participants who ca in were very handso. I could even hear the judges openly admiring from below.
“You look like a deer~.”
From my perspective, that was the level of appearance at which he didn’t have to worry about making his debut.
Should I say that he’s at a level where he doesn’t even need to go on a survival program? I’m sure he’ll do sothing when this program is over.
However, when I checked the na tag on his chest, it was a na I had never heard of before.
[Seon Ahyun]
If he can’t make his debut with that handso face, he must have no talent at all. Because he seed to be more handso than most of the idols whose fancam data I had sold.
Well, in terms of the status window—all other abilities, except visual, are probably between the F and D grade.
‘If only I could see other people’s status windows, I’d know for sure.’
Surprisingly, as soon as I thought of that, a window really popped up next to the participant.
“….!”
Does this an I can see the status windows of other people as well?
[Na: Seon Ahyun]
Vocal: B- (A)
Dance: A (EX)
Visual: A (S )
Talent: B (A )
Characteristics: Grit (inactive.)
!Status abnormality: Lack of self-esteem.
It was a splendid status window. To the point where I think he’ll be in the top 10 easily. Is the value in brackets the maximum growth rate? If so, he has a promising future ahead of him.
However, the last part stands out the most.
[Status abnormality: Lack of self-esteem.]
With that face? It would have been understandable if he had shown arrogance.
Anyway, seeing other people’s abilities was a huge benefit. Anyway, I thought I wouldn’t starve to death just by relying on an entertainnt company.
While I was looking over the nu with great interest, I heard the voice of the MC.
“Yes, participants, please introduce yourself!”
And Seon Ahyun picked up the microphone.
The hand holding the microphone was trembling.
“H, h, hello—”
“….!”
He didn’t stutter by mistake because he was nervous. He made it seem out of place because of his awkward way of speaking.
It was a distinct symptom of the stuttering disorder.
In addition, I felt that he was very conscious of his speech disorder. Was it right for to ntion that I could feel his anxiety and embarrassnt so heavily?
That must be the reason. I quickly understand this participant– Seon Ahyun’s status window.
They can turn his stuttering into a story with this kind of visual and skills, so why didn’t he make his debut?
As expected, is the problem more than the status abnormality of a lack of self-esteem? If I can find out more detail—.
[Lack of self-esteem]
: I despise myself.
All stats are decreased by two levels.
“….!”
Suddenly, a pop-up ca up again. I wasn’t expecting to be able to check the details just by thinking about it.
‘It’s very useful.’
I’ll need to recheck my status abnormality to see how much ti I have left.
“Ahyun, by any chance…do you have trouble speaking?”
“I, I… Uh, when I was a kid, I had an accident….”
“Ah…”
On the stage, the storytelling was just getting started.
To be more precise, Seon Ahyun seems to be trying to explain his condition, while the production team seems to be trying to turn it into a story.
Fake responses are also erupting from the participants surrounding .
In particular, the guy who shook his head and had a sad expression on his face seems to have been used as a reaction cut.
They will even include these lines in their final result.
“What to do….”
They shouldn’t have reacted in this way to such a sensitive topic.
On the contrary, if there is such editing, it would sound more like ‘that type of reaction is also assault.’
Rather than becoming agitated, I simply stared forward with an expression of ‘I see.’
After saying a few obvious good words, the judges carefully asked for the stage.
“Then Ahyeon-gun, can we see your performance?”
“Y, yes…”
The following stage wasn’t as bad as one may expect. It’s just up to the point of becoming a good overall performance.
This ans that if the status window is correct, that participant’s performance was worse than his actual ability.
“Seon Ahyun-gun ranks in 18th place!”
This is what happens when there is no ntality or strategy. He’s ranked lower than even with that status window.
Anyway, the evaluation was good, maybe because they thought the skill was enough or because they didn’t want to say anything bad.
“Good job~”
“I’ll look forward to it.”
A variety of warm words were given to him by the judges. So people even raise their thumbs.
But Seon Ahyun’s face was dark as he bowed deeply. Following the MC’s instructions, he left the stage and sat down next to as if nothing had happened.
“….”
I think I should say hello—.
Seon Ahyun glances at my seat but doesn’t talk to .
Hopefully, it won’t be a situation in which I ignore him by all ans possible.
But it was annoying to open my mouth. So I just nodded sideways.
Seon Ahyun is surprised and keeps his head bowed.
“There are 5 participants who will be judged next! Choi Jinsoo-gun, Hongseong-gun—”
I counted the number of remaining participants in my mind and sighed softly.
There’s a long way to go.
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