Debut or Die - Chapter 22

If I can’t debut, I’ll die of illness Episode 022

I tried to build up my stamina by exercising and practicing until the day the 3rd episode aired.

Fortunately, Park Moon-dae’s qualities were not the lowest, and he followed suit as he did.

The unfortunate thing is that most of the practice achievements were filled 500 times.

‘I think it’s going to be difficult to quickly fill up the stats by leveling up.’

It was fortunate that stat rewards often appeared in pop-ups of fame or stage success events.

Anyway, Friday came back after a fulfilling week.

I headed to the meeting place around 5pm.

It was an officetel located quite far from the station on the outskirts of Seoul, and it seemed to be the home of someone from the former team.

And in the process of getting out of the subway station, I experienced something amazing.

“excuse me!”

“yes?”

“if… Isn’t that Idol Co., Ltd.?”

Someone asked this.

In fact, only the form was a question, but the person’s eyes were already shining brightly with confidence.

I thought for a moment and then nodded.

I came out without even wearing a mask. Because if someone takes a picture, you can’t take it off or take it off, and you’re lying.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Oh too!”

The woman I spoke to was visibly delighted.

“You look really good. You sing so well… … Could you please take a picture over there?”

what to do with this

I came out dressed appropriately, thinking that Sejin might leave a proof shot. However, unlike during the filming, he had a bare face.

I know because I took a picture of it. Tolerably, even idols needed to correct their bare face photos.

‘… So sometimes, when I filmed a rehearsal, I would put in some full corrections before selling it out of conscience.’

However, in the current situation, it was more important that there be no noise.

“yes. Can I look here?”

“ah! yes yes hold on… !”

The woman quickly turned on the camera correction app and took a picture together in selfie mode.

It was fortunate that he was someone who knew Kang-ho’s duty.

“Ah, thank you very much. I will definitely vote or buy shares!”

“Oh, thank you.”

It’s likely that he won’t do it because he can’t even remember Park Moon-dae’s name, but let’s say thank you for doing it.

Anyway, it was because of this person’s reaction that I started to look at it subtly. It was starting to feel burdensome for people passing by to start glancing at it.

I quickly nodded my head and threw out my closing remarks.

“I have a job… .”

“Ah yes! thanks for the picture… … .”

‘But what’s up?’

And as soon as I got out of the station, I bought a mask at a convenience store.

I wouldn’t say anything if I called it self-consciousness, but since there was already a case, I thought I’d be careful on the way back.

But someone already recognized me on the street. I already knew this season 3 was going well, but it was amazing.

‘It won’t be a joke if it goes to the latter half of the broadcast.’

The place I was staying in was just a cheap room, so the security was terrible. If Park Mun-dae continues to avoid the compilation, I don’t know if this will also be necessary in the future.

Thinking about this and that, I walked and soon arrived at the meeting place. They said it was an officetel, so it looked clean and secure.

I don’t know whose house it is, but I think I live well. I envy you.

“Oh~ You’re so fast? Come on!”

“Oh hello.”

When I pressed the doorbell, Sejin Sejin and Ahyeon Sun came out.

“The living room is this way~”

Keun Se-jin guided her, and Seon Ah-hyun followed suit. It seems that this is a big house.

Well, it seems like a natural picture for the host to call to his house.

I honestly admired the interior of the officetel, which was quite nice.

“The house is nice.”

“right? I want it to be our house!”

“… … ?”

Does it mean that it is not a monthly rent?

The short question ended with Seon Ah-hyun’s words.

“Thank you.”

“… … .”

here… It was Seon Ah-hyun’s house.

In the midst of this, Keun Se-jin was almost lying on the sofa in the living room, and Sun Ah-hyun was sitting upright on the corner of the sofa.

I stopped thinking after looking at this strange situation where the main guest was overturned for a while.

what about it Let’s just watch episode 3 and wake up quickly.

* * *

In the editing room on the corner of the 9th floor of the Tnet building, the production team of 〈Idol Inc.〉 is working overtime today.

“Because of preparing for the PR video live, the editing was delayed too much.”

“driving me crazy.”

It was a close situation when the finished version came out only a few hours before the airing.

Writer Ryu Seo-rin was annoyed.

‘That’s why it would have been nice if the PR was just outsourced.’

Even while pushing advertisements, the production cost was raised by a rat tail, so it was impossible to use outsourcing.

Thanks to that, her schedule, which was barely outside of being the youngest writer, was also a series of all-nighters.

In addition, the edited version that I checked while working on subtitles… It was so unexpected.

‘Why did I kill them and push them?’

Ryu Seo-rin’s own suggestion was not properly reflected!

She desperately wanted to grind her teeth, but she didn’t have the energy. My eyes were yellow from staying up all night.

‘Even though I don’t have any power anyway.’

Still, it was a suggestion for the fun of the program, but it was disappointing.

‘I was looking forward to seeing the editing direction for Episode 12.’

She sighed and left the editing room.

I was going to close my eyes in the duty room for an hour until the airing.

* * *

“Start!”

“Huh ha ha! Please my team this episode! please!”

The former team members gathered at the house in Seonahyeon, ate delivery food and passed the time talking about the current situation.

Mostly after episodes 1 and 2 aired, each of them excitedly talked about the reactions of their acquaintances, but there was no particular nutritional value.

-Do you want to order chicken feet, Moondae?

… Asking while grinning at that was what I remember the most.

Anyway, I listened roughly, and soon it was time for the broadcast.

‘It’s nice to see it on a big screen.’

I thought casually as I looked at the huge wall-mounted TV that took up a quarter of the wall in the living room.

“Ah, it begins.”

Seeing the people who had been stretched out on the sofa or the floor because they were full and sat down holding onto each other, it didn’t seem like they would disturb the monitoring, so that was also very good.

But it was an illusion.

[Since it’s the first team match, there must be a participant you all want to be with?]

As soon as the MC’s words were broadcast, an interview was inserted.

[Cha Yu-jin: I wish I had done it with Rabin!]

[Lee Se-jin (B): Me? (Editing) Ah, Moondae is good too!]

[Park Moondae: (lower head)]

“Ahh, the hyungs are here!!”

“Keun Se-jin hyung, the interview cut is good.”

“Wow I told you! It didn’t come out.”

Every time one of the team members is caught on screen, everyone reacts arrogantly.

It’s hard to focus on the screen, so it’s crazy.

In the meantime, the big Sejin even burst into laughter. It seems that it is good to appear as Lee Se-jin (B) because there is a person with the same name.

“Park Moon-dae, did you really do that? Ha ha ha!”

“… … no.”

Could it be that

I put the name of more than seven people in a row, saying that he would take only one, but it was clear that only my name was on the broadcast.

Anyway, try to keep your focus on the screen.

Even in the middle of the chatter, the broadcast continued.

[Wow!!]

[Is our team good?]

First of all, the moment this team was decided came out warmly.

It seemed to be fun to be with the participants who wanted to be pure because they showed mainly hugging each other and spinning around.

What was unexpected was the editing direction of the opposing team, which had former national archery representative Ryu Cheong-woo.

[Lee Do-joon: Ah… … .]

[Park Jeong-seop: Why does this happen?]

[Choi Sang-jin: Really fun? (Editing) I didn’t feel that way.]

[Cheong-Woo Ryu: Oh. (Laughter)]

Although the atmosphere was relatively low, it was a team that quickly recovered under the leadership of Ryu Cheong-woo, but it came out as if the atmosphere was ruined on the air.

“uh… … .”

“hmm.”

There was an ambiguous exclamation from the side, as if it was difficult to comment.

It was difficult to like and difficult to criticize.

After showing the formation process of other teams, the next step was the selection process.

Gold 1, who pressed the button on the panel with a scream without even looking properly, came out as a single cut.

“Ahhh… … .”

Gold 1 was in pain seeing his dark history. Because on the screen, he was talking stupid things.

[Oh Oryunga?]

And the subsequent editing… … It wasn’t serious.

Interviews with the team members came out along with BGM for gags.

For reference, Ha Il-jun is Gold 1 and Kwon Hee-seung is Gold 2.

[Lee Se-jin (B): Did you see our faces?? Just like this!]

[Kwon Hee-seung: We… what to do uhhh… … .]

[Seon Ah-hyun: (Smiles and shrugs.)]

[Ha Il-jun: … sorry. [♡To a new world / Soft and sweet♡]

The

panel flashed in the background like a joke.

… And here, for some reason, an interview with Park Moon-dae appeared.

[Park Moon-dae: I liked it. (Thumbs up)]

Subtitles appeared.

[Fandom wins everything… !☆]

The living room became a crucible of laughter.

“Ahahaha!!”

“Haha, my stomach hurts from laughing so much… !”

Even Lee Se-jin’s face turned red and he was forced to hold back his laughter.

“Hey, is that real? Did you really do that?”

“… He said he liked the team.”

“Heh-hum Keun-ah, is it? Thank you.”

Big Sejin giggled and collapsed onto the sofa.

I am… I just put it in my chicken or mouth.

‘Let’s not get involved.’

Afterwards, even the choreography practice and the trial and error of the trainer’s feedback, the atmosphere was established without being too serious.

[Let’s match it like this!]

[Hmm, okay.]

It’s actually because the moderately bleak early practice was edited as if I was working hard without knowing anything.

The first time the tense background sound came out was when the choreographer was venomous.

[No one can see. … What are you trying to do?]

After that, a series of personal attacks were transmitted as they were with huge subtitles and words emphasized.

“Listening again, it’s really strong.”

“I’m only saying this now, but I was really scared.”

“huh. I see.”

“uh. you also.”

As the screen showed the team members with hard expressions, sincerity passed through the living room like a joke.

Fortunately, the scene in which Sun Ah-hyun gets close to the choreographer did not focus on me, but mainly showed the shocked Sun Ah-hyun.

And an unexpected scene came out at an unexpected timing.

[Are you tired?]

[Oh no… … .]

The scene where I talk to Ah-Hyun Sun, who was undergoing editing of the type of ‘Seon Ah-Hyun participant who can’t concentrate on practice’, came out.

It was the conversation where I used the ‘I hear you’re right’ trait.

Even the timing wasn’t right. That was a conversation we had after deciding on an arrangement.

“Huh huh?”

“what?”

Seon Ah-hyun must have been embarrassed and dropped the chicken she was eating.

I was also a bit puzzled.

‘That’s what I said when all the main cameras were removed and only the camera installed in the corner was running.’

I didn’t think it was going to be used on TV.

But rather, the camera was fixed, so it felt off the record.

Thanks to that, the conversation sounded more sincere.

[I really think I can do well… Do you think?]

[Why am I lying?]

[…] !!]

When the touching editing was added to that, it almost looked like a recruiting scene from a shonen manga.

I got confused.

‘No, it’s good that you edited well… … .’

It was an unexpected choice considering my character, which the production crew had been building since the first episode.

Did you decide to change it because the young editing didn’t come out?

In the meantime, Park Moon-dae on the screen brought out ‘that line’ with a nice BGM.

[Just think ‘I’ll do this.’]

And the living room rang in reaction.

“Oh come~”

“This… Will you do it?”

“Mr. Moondae, you usually think like this!”

just… let’s ignore

In the midst of teasing, whether it be ridiculing or exclamation, the broadcast showed a short interview with Seon Ah-hyun.

[Seon Ah-hyun: Thank you very much… … .]

[Ahyeon Sun: Working hard… (I have to.) That’s what I thought. I have to do it.] Even

if Seon Ah-hyun is a bit weak, he is definitely loyal. I said hello right away.

“thanks.”

“Uh uh… Oh no thank you… … .”

“Ah, that’s heartwarming.”

“That’s right.”

While Seon Ah-hyun, whose conversation was stolen, was more embarrassed, a cut was finally shown on the TV screen in which the arrangement was underway under Mudi’s advice.

[Guys. I need to get the direction first.]

Yes, this was important.