"I can't believe I spent more money on these tickets than my tuition," Bora sighed as she slumped down in the front-row seat.
"You're a scholar," Nari pointed out.
Bora smirked, taking out the popcorn she hid in her bra and eating the stale snack. However, she still ate it deliciously despite its current state.
"Oh yeah," Bora said, her mouth full of chewed-up popcorn.
Soomin looked at her in disgust before shaking her head.
"I sotis wonder why you're a scholar," she muttered.
"Shh," Jia shushed her friends, causing them to frown.
"It's noisy as hell in here," Bora said. "Who are you even shushing?"
Jia clicked her tongue and shook her head, appearing more nervous than the contestants backstage. For so reason, she felt really nervous about the results of the show.
While watching Rising Stars, she was pretty sure that June was going to make it.
However, she was unsure of EVE's ranking at this very mont. The prize for winning the show hasn't even been revealed, but Jia already wanted EVE to take the crown.
Just then, Haemin and Wonbin ca to the stage, making the audience go crazy. It was the first ti the two hosts were seen together in a live show, and their handso visuals shook the entire venue.
They smiled widely as they greeted the audience.
"Ah, the studio is packed more than ever," Haemin started off.
"We also have more than one million viewers from all over the world on the livestream!"
Haemin added. "Please continue comnting and sending support to your favorite idols."
- Ti to find out who's the best of the best, bitches!
- I think we already know who's going to win.
- The gap between CHAOS and EVE is really small. Please vote for CHAOS at all costs.
- I'm a casual watcher. I've been collecting voting tickets since the beginning and will only vote for the best perforr at the very end!
- Honestly, I just want to watch these handso boys grind on stage.
- I think you ca to the wrong show.
Wonbin nodded excitedly. "It seems like everyone is dying to know who the final king will be in the end."
"Well, you're in luck. Today is the live finale of King of Kings—the mont all of you have been waiting for!" Haemin exclaid.
"As of the mont, the votes are still coming in and will end ten minutes after the last performance!"
Jisung nervously turned to his teammates, suddenly feeling out of breath.
"Aren't we at a disadvantage?" he asked. "We'll only be able to perform in the end, so we'll get the least amount of ti to have the audience vote for us."
"That doesn't matter," June nonchalantly exclaid.
Jaeyong nodded despite feeling nervous, too. "I believe our performance will be enough to catch up to the possible gaps."
The others, too, started nodding in agreent, trying to keep their composure. In the end, Jisung had no choice but to calm down. However, that was nearly impossible when he saw familiar faces grace the screen.
"Wh—What are they doing here?" Jisung stamred.
"We have very special guests here with us!" Haemin exclaid. "I honestly didn't expect such great faces to bless us with their presence, yet here they are!"
"That's right," Wonbin chid. "We have the greatest K-pop stars of their generation with us tonight. They will be evaluating each performance fairly, and their scores will be added directly to the participants' votes."
Haemin smiled. "You heard that right! This week, not only will the audience's votes matter, but we will also take these experts' evaluations. They are given the privilege to score each performance from 1 to 10. Then, these scores will be multiplied by 10,000 before being added to the participants' votes."
The audience started murmuring to themselves.
"I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing," Soomin remarked.
"I think it's a good thing," Bora said. "EVE has always impressed the judges from the first episode. I believe they'll make a good impression on this set of judges, too."
"Are we sure?" Nari nervously asked. "They look so hard to please."
The expert idols were shown on the screen one by one.
J-Mope.
Liza.
These two idols were so of the greatest idol dancers in the industry. They had changed the aning of what it was like to dance as an idol, and a lot of rookies admired them for their skill. Just the thought of being evaluated by the two was already nerve-wracking.
Bookwan.
Lendy.
Now, these two were considered vocal powerhouses, even exceeding their roles as idols and competing with pure singers in the entertainnt industry. They reminded fans that the best idols were those who had great singing skills.
Bark Lee.
Soyeoff.
Aside from singing and dancing, rapping had beco one of the staples of K-pop songs. These two idols broke away from idol stereotypes and showed that even good-looking people can compete in the rap industry.
Jang Wonold.
Park Hoonie.
The last two panel mbers weren't really known for their exceptional talent. However, people couldn't deny the charm that they had. Their looks and overall personality just drew people in, making them indispensable mbers of their groups.
- How much budget does SBC have? These powerhouses are out of the charts!
- Good luck to everyone! I hope the judges play fairly and choose who really deserves to be the king.
- Gosh, I would be trembling if I were one of the participants.
Truly, the participants backstage beca even more nervous after the judges were announced.
Even CHAOS, a popular group, couldn't believe they were performing before these people. It was rare to see them all in one event, yet here they were!
Wonbin took the microphone once again for the next announcent.
"Now, let announce the most awaited prize for King of Kings," he said.
The participants set aside their nervousness for a mont to focus on the prize that had been hidden from them from the very start.
Haemin and Wonbin looked at each other knowingly before the screen behind them lit up with an unfamiliar logo.
June tilted his head to the side in confusion.
"The King's Joker?" he muttered under his breath.
"Without further ado, we reveal to you—The King's Joker!" Haemin loudly exclaid.
"A bi-monthly variety show that would air exclusively on SBC. This show will feature the winners' of King of Kings and give them more exposure on their very own show!"
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