Debut or Die - Chapter 6

If you can’t debut, you’ll get a fatal disease Episode 006

I’m tired.

My eyes were sore.

These ignorant bastards kept the contestants off the set while all 77 were judged.

Even during break time, the groups were divided and only sent to the bathroom.

It must be because it is inconvenient to manage dozens of hot-blooded children, but thanks to that, patience is running out.

From the point of view that everyone can catch a glimpse of the status window, all the stages were boring.

I went to film an event for an active idol stage and got tired of it, but the trainee stage couldn’t be more impressive.

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

I glanced up at the two sitting on the overly ornate sofa up there.

Currently in 1st and 2nd. They both come from the same famous agency, and they did really well. The status window was also gorgeous.

Both debuted and one was number one.

If you stick with them, your chances of debuting will increase… At this age, the thought of playing a youth ranking game that would have been suitable only ten years ago was far-fetched.

Let’s think about it again when teamfights come out.

And really fortunately, the judging came to an end.

“Participant Ryu Chung-woo… Number 9!”

You pushed. The last participant squeezed into the top ranks, which were already tightly packed. if it goes like this… My ranking was now 22nd.

that was very forgiving.

In fact, one participant who was numerically better than me… It seemed that 7 people had passed out.

I will continue to manage it well so that the overvaluation is not obvious.

“thank you!”

The former national archery representative with a sad face left the stage with a grin.

I heard you won a gold medal in the Olympic team event, but I don’t know. I only remembered being in the debut group.

Anyway, since I won’t go to the army, he was a talent that the agency would like.

for a moment.

And then I… should i go to the army

In the past, I received a 4th grade and fell into social service at the city hall.

Filming was over just before a scary topic that I had never thought about occupied my head.

“Cut! Thank you for your effort! Participants will move right away~”

“Yep~”

Sporadic applause and answers came out here and there.

My head was dizzy as I moved according to the guide of the staff.

As soon as this filming is over, I have to check whether ‘Park Moon-dae’ has a new sword.

“Get a rank check~ and board!”

The accommodation was a 10-minute walk from the set. After the great success of season 1, it was a newly built lodging in the hillside behind the broadcasting station.

However, the reason for using the means of transportation was obvious.

I’m trying to cut out the broadcast cut.

This is because the means of transportation was different depending on the rank.

“Participants! Please come this way until the 10th place~”

“Hull Limousine!”

“Wow~ I really like it!”

“oh my god.”

The bottom-ranked contestants were visible behind the top-ranked contestants boarding the black limousine with thumbs up for the camera.

I moved from 51st to 77th on foot.

I tried to pretend to be positive and humorous, but I could see everywhere putting up with expressions that looked like they were about to cry.

Even the cameras relentlessly following the contestants.

The degree of stimulating misfortune was opened.

To be honest, it’s a bit creepy.

“Oh good?”

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

Lee Se-jin smiled and boarded the bus first.

I waited a little bit because I wanted to avoid the misfortune of sitting together, and then I got on board.

Then, someone hurriedly followed and boarded the bus behind Udangtang.

Then, hesitantly, he quietly sat down next to me.

It was Seon Ah-hyun.

“… … ?”

why are you… ?

what happened It was nice because it was quiet.

* * *

Accommodation arrived in no time. And like last season, we used different floors for each ranking this time.

Until teamfight missions come out, this quasi-caste system will continue.

From 11th to 25th, spacious five-person rooms were assigned. I lost to Se-jin Lee, who ranked 20th, thanks to a one-shot with 5 players in each rank. I was lucky.

“Wow me! Steam this bed!”

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

He must have wanted to appear mischievous and playful to the camera.

I held the bottom of the bunk bed moderately.

Then again, Seon Ah-hyun quickly put the load on the bed above me.

“… … .”

Looking up, I lowered my head. Why does it feel like taking a kkobung with you… .

After that, even when I changed into the provided training clothes and gathered, they followed me.

Looking at it, it seemed that the high-spirited aspiring celebrities were burdensome. It would be comfortable for relatively quiet people.

I don’t think it’s a person who will become a problem right away, so I just left it.

However, even if it’s just an argument, I can get caught with my personality, so I shouldn’t be close enough to pick them on the same team.

“Now, you will start training in earnest! Name it~ Customized mobile class!”

The MC introduced a system that everyone should already know in an exaggerated tone.

“You have now decided on the grade for your vocal dance based on the grades you received from the judges!”

“yes!”

“Each class is divided into upper, middle, and lower levels, and each level promotes improvement through customized training.”

Up until this point, it was similar to other auditions. The following was the problem.

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

“… … !”

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

For example, if you absorb the teachings like a sponge during training in ‘Vocal Intermediate’ and suddenly become good at it, you will receive training in ‘Vocal Advanced’ from the next time.

Of course, it also meant that if I couldn’t do it, my class would go down immediately.

After doing this for ten days, the final grade is determined through individual evaluation of the theme song.

It meant that he would burn the children’s mentality mercilessly and draw out the quantity.

“This badge… Park Moondae participants!”

“yes.”

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

Wearing a gold-colored vocal badge and a dull copper-colored dance badge on his shoulder, it looked a bit manly.

The badge was so exaggerated that it looked cheap.

For reference, there were cases where badges were not issued at all.

On the Internet, this case is called ‘closing class’.

“For those without a badge… It is out of grade. They take the lower classes together, but they also need special training after hours at night.”

To be honest, if I grit my teeth, it was just a better position to get a camera than the lower class. The storytelling is good too.

But when you become a party, you will think differently.

The former child actor with his hands shaking was a good example.

He said that he appeared in a thriller movie that 10 million people watched 10 years ago, and after that, he said every phrase that he couldn’t work due to unfortunate circumstances.

For that participant, the dance was judged out of grade, and the vocal was also inferior. In the status window, they are F and D, respectively.

Rather than idols themselves, they must have come out aiming for a comeback on TV.

The only surprising thing is that the name over there was also ‘Lee Se-jin’.

I didn’t know there was someone with the same name. Of course, the one who debuted would be the other.

Why don’t you think that over there is Lee Se-jin who debuted? Just looking at it, it looks like a card to be used and discarded for the topic of conversation in the early stages.

First of all, I openly expressed that I couldn’t stand the hurt feelings.

‘The PD will like it.’

Soon after the badges were all distributed, the huge screen lit up.

“The song you will practice now will be released. Ten days ahead! Everyone will do their best to master this song and present it to the shareholders of < Idol Inc. >!”

It was a song that would be played in all kinds of places until next year. Even I, a public official who quit media, remembered the chorus choreography.

It wasn’t on the level of < POP☆CON >, but it was still a move worthy of imitation.

“Songs of this re-listing season… 〈Shining Star〉!”

Along with the catchy beat, the lyrics that are moderately overwhelming and childish enough to endure began to flow.

-I’m standing on the stage, you

won’t know yet

I’m going to approach you like a

swaying STAR LIGHT flash inside me

A dancer appeared on the screen and performed the choreography. Exclamations and subtle moans came from everywhere.

And I realized too.

The difficulty of the chorus was fake.

For the sake of popularity, it was made easy to follow only there, but the intro was made dirty and complicated.

I couldn’t even think to memorize it, and the first verse flew by. And then the chorus burst out.

-The one who shines on stage today

is me!

Yes, the Shining Star you will create

is me!

Finally wake up and shine, take

a good look at this moment~

I shine the most!

Even the ‘choreography’ of the chorus looked like it would fall down while trying to see how good it was.

I made up my mind right away.

“Status window.”

just… Let’s not sleep

“… ‘To sleep is to die’ activation.”

* * *

Calories. I had to count calories.

In other words, I should have noticed earlier that I would be burning calories as much as I was active without sleeping. I almost got annoyed because I was hungry when I slept through the first night.

‘This this this… Would you like some?’

And Seon Ah-hyun gave me a chocolate bar. After saying a few words because I was grateful, I stopped talking.

He was the same age as Park Moon-dae. After talking to the blue kid, I felt really rejuvenated.

From the next day, he crammed three meals a day and drinks as much as possible into his mouth. What is rice… It tasted like jjambab, but it was nice that there was no quantity limit.

The ninth day like that.

I memorized all the choreography. from start to finish.

Being able to spend an entire night without fatigue certainly paid off.

In addition, leveling up took place in several stages.

[Name: Park Moon-dae (Ryu Gun-woo)]

Level: 7

Title: None

Singing: A-

Dance: D

Appearance: C+

Talent: C

Characteristics: Infinite potential Sleep is to die and sleep (D)

! Abnormal Status: Debut or

die Point: 3

It was fortunate that there were quite a few hundred achievements up to 500.

However, I did not deliberately distribute the points.

Even if I do it now, it won’t have a big impact.

‘Until today… 5 people.’

5 people have already been promoted from the lower dance level to the intermediate level.

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

Even if they were included here, there was a high probability that they would be tied up and passed by.

Then there was no meaning to the promotion. I had to show my improvement more dramatically.

Even I had enough scenes to write.

Because I was broken by the choreographer from the first day.

-again!

– Bend your left foot!

-Why are you swinging your arm? hold up!

As soon as the class started on the first day, the choreographer mercilessly choked the participants in all directions.

Thanks to that, the atmosphere became more and more like a mourning house.

And at the end of the class, the choreographer started talking to me.

– Moondae.

-yes.

-If you continue with the choreography, there will be no answer in the next evaluation.

-… … .

I wasn’t particularly bad at this class.

Because it was a ‘lower’ class in the first place. If I had to ask, would it be average? It was the level of hard work of ordinary people who are not physically fit.

But in this, I was the first to have the highest rank. So it was a question of expectations.

As expected, lines similar to last season also appear.

– No, I think so. i gave the wrong number I don’t think you had the skills to get that rank in the first place.

It was the correct answer. Maybe you know it yourself, but you’re doing it for the fun of broadcasting.

-Let’s do it right, huh? Calm down.

-yes.

If you are really lucky, you don’t know if you have talent, but most of them don’t suddenly have basic skills that they didn’t have after training for a few days.

But I can do it, so let’s just nod our heads as if we’ve decided.

Criticism and advice without substance were not inspirational. However, it was important that it looked like something that would upset others.

I had to save this stimulating material because it was a waste.

So i have to wait

“Thank you for your effort!”

“Yeah, don’t give up.”

The choreographer nodded at the greeting of the participants who were sweating and panting.

And after confirming that the staffs were arranging the cameras, he looked at his phone and left the class.

The morning dance class ends with this.

Now it’s vocal class after dinner.

Bulgogi and seaweed soup were served for lunch.

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

Oh, by the way, I have a confession to make.

“Then I should sing Mundae~”

Vocals are eating raw.