Chapter 168 – #23. Schedule Schedule Schedule (2)
“Black! Sobbing!”
Crying breaks out.
A team that made an absurd mistake came out, and a trainee who could not tolerate his own mistake burst into tears.
‘I made a mistake, but I think the composition they made is the best.’
The reason why I made a mistake was because I made the composition well.
It will take a long time to complete, but when you see the finished look, you will probably be able to complete the coolest stage among the Star One trainees.
‘Moreover, if you’re passionate enough to cry in resentment like that, the answer will come out.’
Because the crying child is the same age as Ki Woo-yeon and her, for some reason, it keeps coming to mind.
On the other hand, the group that came in first during the midterm evaluation did everything well.
Thanks to the smooth composition of the dance, the degree of completion was the highest, and that is why we won first place.
“You saw all the stages of the midterm evaluation of Star One trainees. How was it?”
On the stage after the midterm evaluation, the MC asked me while the Star One trainees were huddled together and unable to control their emotions.
I think only the top-ranked group said they would give me a chance to get advice, but asking about my thoughts in this situation was tantamount to giving everyone a chance to get advice.
‘Can I pretend that the stage was better than I thought? But their stage wasn’t really good.’
All of them were stupid and embarrassingly bad performances.
No matter how middling it is, I couldn’t memorize the lyrics properly, so I didn’t have kids.
“Well, first of all, it was a pity that the difference in skills seemed so great. I know it’s a survival program where some people fall and some people have to stick together, but when there’s such a big difference in skill, you have no choice but to know.”
“”
“!!”
Everyone looked at me as if I was going to say something good, but they were startled and started paying attention to me.
“Why is he so good at it? Why can’t I do that? If this keeps piling up and piling up, you will eventually forget the essence. You just keep comparing yourself to others. You forget what’s really important. Then the motivation goes down. Even if I tried hard, I would be eliminated, but I think I should give up.”
“Ah…”
“Actually, I got that feeling from some of the teams. You probably try not to show off, but you know it yourself. Being honest is a lot harder than I thought.”
Now that I have cheat keys, I can quickly improve my skills if I have something I want to do, but in the past I was very similar to the trainees who gave up everything and lost their motivation.
I thought that we would not be able to find common ground simply because I had little experience as a trainee, but it must have been a wrong prejudice.
Even if people live in different places, what would be so different?
I couldn’t stay still when I saw these children’s eyes already broken by reality and lost hope.
“Actually, I was going to say good things. Don’t you and I feel better when we say the right words? The producers told me to do that too. But after meeting you guys and seeing the stage, I couldn’t just pretend I didn’t know and walk away. So I’m going to say something bitter.”
“Ah!”
The MC seemed to be contemplating whether to stop me or not, but he seemed to have listened to me and made up his mind, completely removing the microphone from close to his mouth.
They realized that I meant to speak for them.
“Today’s No. 1 Joe, you will receive advice, but I’m sorry, but I’ll say it here. Now that you’re in first place, do you think you’ll be able to win first place on stage as well? If you practice with that kind of complacency, you will lose. I will never be able to get 1st place. Was 11 teams in last place today? Does anyone know why Team 11 made so many mistakes?”
“…”
Silence flows.
No one was able to open their mouth easily.
“I know there are 12 teams in total, and 11 teams made the most difficult composition out of the 12 teams. That’s why I made a lot of mistakes, and today I placed last in the midterm evaluation. But I think that team will be able to perfectly practice the stage until the finals. You were in last place today. I made a lot of mistakes, so my poison rose a lot. The will to complete it unconditionally and show a proper stage is full of eyes.”
“!!”
“!!”
The eyes of the trainees are directed to Team 11.
“How do you think it would have been if the 11th team finished the stage without any mistakes today?”
Gulp-
I heard someone spitting.
I spit out the answer to a question that was not a question myself.
“Probably 11 teams would have won first place. The composition was so good. I was more looking forward to the stage of the 11 teams to be shown in the finals than the stage of the first place without any adventure. Now, what about the other teams, including the first place team?”
You need to change the configuration.
You have to practice harder.
You mustn’t give up.
“Today’s 11th team was no better than the 1st place team. It was a mess, we made a lot of mistakes, and we ended up in last place compared to the team that gave up and neglected to practice. What I want to tell you about is the possibility. The possibility that the last place can become 1st place, the possibility that 1st place can collapse, even though they have given up now, the end is the possibility of becoming a brilliant star, not a giver! Ah, I hope the 1st place team doesn’t get too frustrated just because I gave an example like this. There is a definite possibility that the No. 1 team can continue to be No. 1.”
However, if they spend time with the complacency they have now, the current No. 1 team will never be able to keep No. 1 position until the end.
“I wanted to say something nice, but I’m sorry for saying too many bitter things.”
“Oh, no. He gave Star One trainees advice that became blood and flesh.”
The MC quickly accepted the words and finished filming.
The trainees couldn’t easily approach me even while taking a break, probably because they were dumbfounded by my words.
However, when a trainee who reminded me of Ki Woo-yeon secretly approached me and asked for my autograph, other trainees gained courage and approached me.
“You are really cool.”
“The real thing looks better!”
“How can you sing so well? Do you have any know-how?”
“You dance very well. Where did you practice at? Can you give me some recommendations?”
I accepted the Star One trainees who did not leave my surroundings until the end of the break and asked questions, and then I was able to leave the set only after the filming resumed.
In the meantime, I secretly gave a small tip to a trainee who looked like Ki Woo-yeon and was able to leave.
‘It looks like he’ll make his debut no matter what.’
Since there are quite a lot of jjambab in the entertainment industry, there is a kid who feels just right.
Ah, it’s like he’s going to be popular after debuting.
The child who gave me that feeling was the one who resembled Ki Woo-yeon.
‘We’ll meet again when we become meant to be.’
If I can create a good relationship in the entertainment industry with the little kindness I gave today, this amount of effort was well worth the effort.
♧♧♧
I took the picture mindlessly.
Out of the 6 members, 3 of them would split up and appear on the radio, or all 6 would come together to perform on stage.
Time passed so quickly that I did not know how the day was going.
The popularity of the white-haired prince on a dark horse, which seemed to last forever, was gradually waning as time went by.
There were no more requests for interviews, which used to be 5 a day, as if they ate everything they had to pick out.
“Take a good rest for three days.”
“Are you going abroad right away in three days?”
“Huh. Overseas schedules are also tight. It’s a job that has been delayed and postponed, so I have to work hard even when I go abroad?”
“Aaaaa!”
“Oh my God!”
“No way~!! The schedule is so murderous!”
“We are dying!!”
We are right before we die.
However, the manager sister was too adamant.
“No. I can’t put it off any longer. I already signed a contract, but you know what happens if you puncture it, right?”
Overseas contracts are very thorough, so if there is a puncture, you have to pay for damages, but the money is staggering.
That’s why even if we make a sound of pain, they can’t see it.
“It’s a situation where the other side has already put it off once and forgave me. I don’t want to cause you any more trouble.”
“… Yes, but three days is too few.”
“Can’t you give me at least a week?”
“If you lie in bed, close your eyes and open them, three days pass by. Black and white!”
It was rewarding to postpone overseas activities, but our physical and mental health was greatly damaged.
Even if I took three days off, there was no way that all the fatigue would go away.
‘But I have no regrets. That’s because it’s so effective.’
We have appeared in so many places that we can see our faces one by one just by turning on the TV.
Cooking programs, music programs, radio, survival shows, talk shows, variety shows, sports entertainment, and more.
The performance was so good that there was a huge difference between before and after this activity.
It seems that it was difficult to impress people with a certain presence without getting an opportunity and opening bread.
However, although we relied heavily on me, we got the opportunity to appear in many variety shows and let people know our faces.
All that was left was overseas activities for the overseas fans who were waiting for us.
‘I heard that I did UTV activities in my spare time, but I can’t go and do activities myself.’
So now we have to go abroad.
So that overseas fans can unite like domestic fans!
“You said you were doing a mini concert overseas, right?”
Moreover, there was a reason why I had high expectations for overseas activities.
Just a mini concert!
I thought that I wanted to do a concert as a masked singer, but I didn’t know that my wish would come true so quickly.
It’s not a big concert, but anyway, didn’t we say that we could have our own concert with the fans?
‘It’s a small concert with 100 people, but if the reaction is good, it can be bigger, right?’
To be honest, I’m worried that there will be more than 100 overseas fans, but according to my manager noona, I can easily gather 100 people just with my face, so I’m not worried about empty seats at the mini concert.
On the contrary, I was waiting for the day when I could have a bigger dream and sing ‘mini’ in a mini concert.
“That’s right. I have to prepare for the concert while promoting overseas.”
“And… Crazy I’d rather say kill me, but the thought of having a concert makes my heart flutter so much that I can’t help but say that.”
“I lose my energy when I talk about the concert…”
I wasn’t the only one waiting for the concert.
Even though all the members ran so hot, they shouted at the reality where they couldn’t rest, and then woke up at the word concert.
I wonder if every idol’s dream is to have a concert.
“If you do everything from fan signing events, mini concerts, and broadcast appearances… Ugh~ A month or two will go by.”
“When will your overseas activities end?”
I have to see the sun, but I don’t know how much it will grow when I go abroad this time.
Even now, when I look at the video call, I have grown so much that I still feel sad…
Depression rises.
I guess I’ll have to find a way.
