Debut or Die Chapter 6

I’m tired.

My eyes feel stinging.

They kept the participants at the set while these ignorant bastards judged all 77 participants.

They divided the participants into groups even at break ti and only sent them to the restroom.

Most likely, it’s because it’s difficult to get hold of so many energetic children, but because of that, my patience is running out.

If I saw the status window from a position where I could see it from all sides, every performance would be boring.

I went to the filming of the active idol performance and watched it until I was sick of it, but the trainee’s performance couldn’t have been good enough to impress .

Of course, there were two or three tis when I was impressed.

I looked up at the two n sitting on the overly glamorous sofa.

They’re the current 1st and 2nd place now. They are both from the sa famous agency, and they did very well. The status window was impressive, too.

They both made their debuts, with one of them taking first place.

If I stick with those punks, my chances of making my debut will increase—. But the thought of playing with a teenager group that would have been a good match 10 years ago at this age made dizzy.

Let’s think about it again when the team battle cos out.

Fortunately, the evaluation is coming to an end.

“Participant Ryu Cheongwoo…9th place!”

I got pushed. The last participant squeezed through the top ranks, which were already packed. If things continue in this way— my current rank will be 22nd.

That was a fairly good defense I put up.

The number of participants whose skills are better than mine is, in fact—7 participants.

I should keep managing it so that the overestimation doesn’t co up again.

“Thank you!”

The forr representative of the national archery team, who left a soft impression, smiled as he walked off the stage.

I heard that he won a gold dal in the team event at the Olympics, but I’m not sure. I recall him only as a part of the group’s debut lineup.

Anyway, he was a good talent that the agency would like because he wouldn’t go to the army.

Wait.

Co to think of it… Do I have to enlist in the military?

In the past, I had received the 4th grade in my body and had to drop out for community service at the city hall.

Filming finally ended just as my mind wandered to a scary topic that I had never thought of before.

“Cut! Thank you for your hard work! Participants, let’s move right away.”

“Yes~”

Applause and responses rang out from throughout the place.

My head was spinning as I followed the staff’s guidance.

As soon as this filming is completed, I must check to see if ‘Park Moondae’ is included there.

“Get your rank ticket~ You can take it on board!”

The accommodation was a 10-minute walk from the set. After the huge success of the first season, it was a newly built dormitory on a mountain behind the broadcasting station.

But I needed to use transportation, and the reason was obvious.

They are trying to pick a cut for broadcast.

That ans they had varied modes of transportation based on their rank.

“Participants! If you were in the Top 10, please co this way~.”

“Wow, Limousine!”

“Wow~ I really like it!”

“This is amazing.”

Behind the top-ranked participants in the black limousine, who gave the cara a thumbs-up, the lower-ranked participants could be seen.

People who were ranked 51st to 77th moved by walking.

They did their best to act happy and humorous, but I could see that they were holding back tears all over their faces.

There were always caras following the participants.

There is a possibility that their misery was used as a way to pique their interest.

To be honest, it’s a bit gross.

“Oh, it’s good?”

From the 11th to the 25th, premium bus vehicles were waiting.

Lee Sejin smiled broadly as he got into the bus first.

I waited for a while to ensure we wouldn’t end up sitting next to each other by accident, then entered the bus slowly.

Soone quickly followed and got on the bus from behind, making a thumping sound.

Then he hesitated and sat quietly next to .

It was Seon Ahyun.

“….?”

Why are you…?

Well, never mind. It was nice to be quiet.

* * *

They quickly arrived at their dorm. We also used different floors for each rank, just like last season.

The caste system will stay the sa until the team battle mission cos out.

A spacious five-person room was arranged from the 11th to the 25th ranked. I got pushed up in the rankings by five people, but this ans I won’t have to share a room with Lee Sejin, who is ranked 20th.

I was lucky.

“Wow~ ! I’m going to use this bed!”

As soon as I entered the bedroom consisting of two bunk beds and one single bed, a man randomly jumped into the single bed.

I guess he wanted to look fun and cheerful for the cara.

I moderately grabbed the bottom of the bunk bed.

Then, once again, Seon Ahyeon placed his luggage on the bed above .

“….”

He looked up and bowed his head. It’s as if I have a subordinate who follows —.

After that, we changed into the training clothes we were given and went to gather.

When I think about it now, I think it was because aspiring celebrities were harder to deal with, while a relatively quiet, normal person was more comfortable with .

I left him alone because I didn’t think he would be a problem.

However, I should avoid being close enough to the point where we would both pick the sa team because I could be criticized for my personality by arguing.

“You’re going to start training in earnest from now! It’s called~ Customized movent class!”

The MC introduced a system that everyone already knew with an exaggerated tone.

“Everyone, your scores for vocal and dance have been decided based on the grades you got from the judges!”

“Yes!”

“There are upper, middle, and lower groups in each class; each level aims to improve their skills through specialized training. “

Until now, it was similar to other auditions. The next thing was the problem.

“And you can change classes in real-ti at any ti!”

“….!”

“It all depends on your hard work and dedication!”

For example, if you absorb the tutor’s lessons in “Interdiate Vocal” like a sponge and beco good at it quickly, you will be moved up to “Advanced Vocal” the next ti you train.

Of course, it also ant that if you didn’t do well, your class would drop right away.

After ten days of this, the final grade is determined based on an individual evaluation of the the song.

It ant that they would burn children’s ntal rcilessly in order to gather as much footage as possible.

“This badge… Participant Park Moondae!”

“Yes.”

As expected, I received ‘Advanced Vocal’ and ‘Beginner Dance’.

It was a little embarrassing to have a gold vocal badge and a dull bronze dance badge on my shoulder.

The badge was overly exaggerated, making it look cheap.

For reference, there were cases when they didn’t provide badges at all.

On the Internet, this case was called an ‘absolutely worthless person.’

“If you don’t have a badge… It ans you’re not a part of any grade. You will take a beginner’s class together, but you also have to take extra special training at night.”

To be honest, receiving a cara was a great opportunity for a beginner.

However, if you are the person involved, you will think differently.

A forr child actor with trembling hands over there was a good example.

It was said that he was in a thriller movie that 10 million people watched 10 years ago, but he kept saying that he couldn’t be active after that because of unfavorable things that happened to him.

That participant is judged as out-of-class for dance and their vocals are also a beginner. In the status window, each is an F grade and a D grade.

He most likely ca out with the intention of making a coback in broadcasting rather than being an idol.

What was a little surprising was that the na over there was also ‘Lee Sejin’.

Though I didn’t know that there were two people with the sa na, it’s clear that the one who made his debut is the other.

Why don’t I think he’s Lee Sejin, who made his debut?

Just by looking at him, it seems that he will be thrown away after being used as a topic of discussion at the beginning.

Most importantly, he made it clear that he hates getting hurt.

‘The PD will like it.’

Eventually, the huge screen lit up when all the badges were distributed.

“Now, the song that you will be practicing will be revealed. For the next ten days! You will do your best to master this song and present it to the shareholders of !”

It was a song that would be played everywhere until the next year.

Even though I was studying for a civil service exam and had already stopped using social dia, I still rembered the chorus’s moves.

It wasn’t on the sa level as 〈POP☆CON〉 however, it was still a movent worth following.

“The song for this season is…〈Shining Star〉!”

Along with the catchy beat, lyrics that were moderately overwhelming and childish enough to bear began to flow out.

I’m standing on the stage

You won’t know yet

STAR LIGHT swaying inside

I will co to you like a flash of light

The choreography was perford by a dancer who appeared on the screen.

There were a few exclamations and a mysterious groan here and there during the performance.

And I realized it, too.

The difficulty of the chorus was fake.

For the sake of popularity, it was made difficult to follow, and the intro was made dirty and complicated.

I couldn’t even think about morizing it, so verse 1 went by in the blink of an eye. And then the chorus started.

What’s shining on the stage today?

It’s !

Yes, the shining star you will create.

It’s !

I finally wake up and shine

Look at this mont~

I shine the most!

Even the choreography for the chorus looked like it would make trip if I tried to do it.

I made up my mind right away.

“Status window.”

Let’s just… Let’s not sleep.

“…Activate ‘Sleeping only after you die’.”

* * *

Calories. I had to calculate the calories well.

What I an is that I should have known earlier that I would be burning a lot of calories since I don’t sleep.

I was so hungry on the first night that I almost got angry.

‘T, t, this… Would you like so?’

And Seon Ahyun gave a chocolate bar. I spoke casually after saying a few words of gratitude.

He’s the sa age as ‘Park Moondae’ and I felt really refreshed after talking casually to such a young child.

From the next day on, I tried to eat and drink three tis a day as much as I could. The als, well… It tastes like Jjambap, but it was good that there was no limit on the amount. (t/n : 짬밥 (Jjambab) ans military als)

On the ninth day.

I morized all the choreography. From beginning to end.

Being able to spend all night without fatigue certainly worked.

In addition, I was able to level up multiple tis.

[Na: Park Moondae (Ryu Gunwoo)]

Level: 7

Title: None

Vocal: A-

Dance: D

Visual: C

Talent: C

Characteristics: Infinite potential, Sleeping only after you die (D)

!Status abnormality: Debut or die

Points Remaining: 3

There were a lot of achievents that could be done up to 500 tis, so it was a good thing.

‘Until today… 5 people.’

Five people have already been moved from a beginner level to an interdiate level.

Very few people have dramatically improved their skills after only a few days of training, so most of them must have ruined the first evaluation and now have found their skills.

Even if they included in this, it was more likely to be tied up and passed by.

Then it was pointless to be promoted. I had to show that I had improved my skills more dramatically, even if I had enough scenes to use.

It’s because the choreographer scolded from the first day.

– Again!

– Foot, bend your left foot!

– Why are you swinging your arms? Hold it up!

As soon as the class started on the first day, the choreographer stopped talking and tortured the participants in all directions.

Thanks to this, the atmosphere beca heavier, as if at a mourner’s house.

And at the end of the class, the choreographer pointed out and talked to .

And when the class was over, the choreographer pointed at and said to .

– Moondae-ya.

– Yes.

– If you keep doing this with your choreography, you won’t have any answers for the next evaluation.

– …

I wasn’t exceptionally bad at this class.

Because it was a ‘beginner’ class in the first place, if I had to ask, would it be about average? It’s not like I’m a bad dancer; it’s just that I was at the level of an ordinary person who works hard.

But I was a person with a high rank in the first place. So this was a matter of expectations.

It’s not surprising that these are the sa lines as last season.

– No, I think so. I gave you the wrong rank. I guess you never had the skills to get that rank to begin with.

That’s correct. He knows that, and maybe he did it just for broadcasting fun.

– Let’s do it right, okay? Get a hold of yourself.

– Yes.

Most of you won’t suddenly learn basic skills that you didn’t have before after just a few days of training unless you’re really lucky and talented.

But I can, so I just nod my head as if I had made up my mind.

The criticisms and advice that didn’t help were not encouraging.

But it needed to seem to hurt my feelings in other people’s eyes.

So I had to live with this provocative material, even if it was a waste.

“Thank you for your hard work!”

“Yeah. Don’t give up.”

The choreographer nodded at the greetings of the participants, who were drenched in sweat.

And after confirming that the staff had organized the cara, he looked into his phone and left the class.

This is the end of the morning dance class.

After eating, it’s ti for vocal class.

For lunch, there was Bulgogi and Seaweed Soup.

I ate as much as I could eat. And after a simple shower, I went to the advanced vocal class alone.

Oh, co to think of it, I have a confession to make.

“Then Moondae should sing it~”

I ate raw for my Vocal. (t/n: 날로 먹는 ans that soone gets sothing easily without working hard.)