The Idol Who Returned from Hell Chapter 193

As always, on days when there’s a live competition, a tremendous number of users rush into the community.

Ever since the 〈All Star〉 preview dropped, various posts had been going up with factions fighting or engaging in fan wars.

When news about the 2nd competition broke—where members from different groups would have to team up—that ratio literally began to explode.

—Sisters who went to the recording, is this for real? It’s not group battles but collaborations with each other?

└How many times do I have to say it’s true

└Ah please, I hope my kid gets into a decent team, please

└But if they’re kids good enough to go on All Star, they’re all somewhat skilled, right? Are there kids you’d want to avoid?

└There are groups I wouldn’t want to get entangled with heh

—It just feels like those KNet bastards openly laid out a stage for us to bite and tear at each other more lmao. When the broadcast airs, they’ll do all kinds of shit to pick out the members who did poorly, and when that happens, the stan war kids will obviously latch on

└Not everyone does that, only certain fans do that heh

└I hope my idols don’t get caught up in another ZF vs. CT fight

└Why are you dragging us into this when we were just minding our own business… We’ve only ever gotten caught up in aggro that ZF threw first

└Ah so it’s really fucking unfair LOL. CT has always been just sitting there and suddenly getting grabbed by the collar and getting hate for no reason, shit, don’t talk bullshit seriously

└Then just don’t react to everything, why do you make things bigger by reacting?

└I hope you keep that same energy when your kid gets hate comments later ^^

—Everyone calm down, at this point where recording reviews haven’t even been posted yet, isn’t it tiring to fight already?

└It’s weird to just sit and watch when they’re spouting complete bullshit so extensively lol

└No lol but acting like CT did absolutely nothing wrong is what’s funny

└ZF bitches who constantly hate on us for being a limited-time group & having low years of experience, hurry up and come ^^

└LOL having a breakdown is cute

└Yeah just stop hiding and come out~ Running away quietly because you have nothing to say is disgusting

Even before people who attended the recording could post reviews about how the competition went, the community was getting destroyed.

Comparison with other idols—one of the most sensitive topics for idol fans.

Everyone was on edge about the 2nd competition format that would allow this topic to be fully explored.

MILLENNIUM, having consistently faced checks from other fandoms since their debut, was sharpening their nerves the most.

Their memories of getting hit by arrows of baseless criticism out of nowhere even when just quietly breathing were vivid.

They knew to some extent. Not only had they swept various awards as a rookie group, but general fans were even saying that CENTIX currently had the best form among male idols.

That’s why they were even more scared.

They didn’t know how Zefa’s fans would grab CENTIX by the hair this time.

A round where members from each group would be mixed together in such a situation?

MILLENNIUM was desperately hoping CENTIX would smartly avoid the landmines.

It was like the situation right before a storm hits.

When everyone was hoping for the live competition to end quickly while watching the clock.

The promised time arrived.

The moment when everyone was just repeatedly hitting the refresh button.

[I wrote “Recording Review” in the title but idk that’s not what’s important]

First, I quickly looked at the community and it seems like ZF and CT are going to fight each other, so I’ll say this upfront—I’m an ordinary Comet fan who doesn’t like either ZF or CT, okay? This is my really subjective review after watching, so filter it or read it, whatever

Here’s my recording verification wristband (photo)

Everyone was curious whether legendary-fa and hundred-years-idols would meet each other, right? To conclude, they did meet, and it was very interesting people who met

It was the dance position song 〈OBEY〉 and the members were BJW, SJH, RSH, SH, MHW, BCH, these 6 people

The primary shock was that RSH chose dance position instead of vocal, but after seeing the stage I understood why he chose it. I saw the KIMA stage recently too, you know? I never knew that such vicious eyes could come out while singing, but this time when he was dancing it was really no joke too. And honestly, me too, and most of the fans here probably underestimated Ryu’s dancing because of his singing, but he’s absolutely not someone who deserves that kind of evaluation. I just wanted to say this

And Second-hwi also really danced with gritted teeth. I didn’t watch just wanting to see CT members, but among those 6 people, only Ryu and our Mad-hwi really stood out, you know? Their dance lines, synergy, and visuals had nothing lacking, and during the dance break it was like they were wearing winged shoes;

I personally thought legendary-fa was skilled so they’d easily sweep 1st place in all position battles, but when they opened the lid, it wasn’t like that lol I never dreamed that their presence in dance would be so pathetically overshadowed

—???? Wait is it real that Baek Joo-won Seok Jae-han Ryu Si-hwan Seong-hwi were on the same team? That’s impossible

—No LOL why is the first review post content so messy, is this real or not, hurry up other fans get in here and fact-check please

—LMAO legendary-fa getting schooled by CT on stage, the post went up and they’re immediately trying to deny reality, why is this so funny LOL

└For real lol it’s hilarious from a perspective of someone who’s neither ZF nor CT

—It’s one reversal after another. I thought Ryu would obviously go vocal but he went dance, and even ZF got overshadowed on stage

└Let’s not make judgments based on just one post like this…

└I’m shifting to neutral for now

└LOL talking about “shifting to neutral” bullshit, the legendary-fa fans who usually commented mindlessly are immediately getting caught right?

└Legendary-fa isn’t there for nothing~ This time too, go file a lawsuit with Legendary-fa YouTubers fans saying this is false information lol

The reaction exploded like an active volcano.

And every single piece of content was bomb-level when you looked at it individually.

The fact that Ryu Si-hwan, called the strongest vocalist, performed in the dance position was completely unexpected.

The fact that Zefa, who could be said to have all the titles a male idol could have recently, got overshadowed in presence was also unbelievable.

Zefa’s fandom was full of comments saying they wouldn’t believe the review post.

Other fandoms watching this interesting spectacle from across the river were excitedly hammering away at the karma Zefa fans had built up until now.

Meanwhile, MILLENNIUM realized it was still too early to act rashly.

Of course it was content favorable to CENTIX, but if that post turned out to be false, they’d suffer truly massive humiliation.

They waited cautiously for more reviews to be posted.

The conclusion came soon after.

It was a decisive victory for CENTIX and MILLENNIUM.

—That post that went to HOT earlier got beaten to death by ZF bitches LMAO. They’re going to be shocked when they watch the actual broadcast, ah I’m already excited

└What sir, then Si-hwan really demolished Baeky?? For real? Not a lie? (+) ^[1] TLN: In case you’re wondering who is “Baeky” is. It’s Baek Joo-won. The reason I translate his nickname as is was because the literal translation of his nickname is “White Dog” (백구) 백 means white and 구 means dog. So the “-y” addition in his nickname is because there is that “dog” word in his nickname.

└It’s just personal opinion so there might be people who didn’t see it that way, but at least I also thought CENTIX kids danced better than Zefa. The confidence and power that came from their movements was somehow different…… I can’t express this well in words, but if Zefa members danced knowing they were good, CENTIX members had desperation along with skill so they caught my eye more

└Ah lol where’s neutral gear, just step on the gas right away~

Multiple review posts with the same content, not just one or two, hammered the final nail in the coffin.

Really, Ryu Si-hwan and Seong-hwi had performed the same dance position song as Zefa.

And audiences saw them take the relative advantage.

MILLENNIUM’s home base went into chaos at this unbelievable news parade.

—Today this person is so pretty and grateful, recommend (Ryu Si-hwan photo)

└What do you mean just today? Leader Ryu has always been pretty and grateful

└Why is there only Si-hwan, you need to upload Hwi too (Seong-hwi photo)

└As expected, the unshakable combination since ISL lmao. All the idiots who started stan wars back during the broadcast, reflect immediately, starting with me

└LMAO quick confession is good

—Can I really let my guard down? Our kids really did well, right?

└People who went to the recording say so, so we should believe them LOL. Ah and honestly, they’re not at a level to fail anywhere~

└Ah that’s right… Honestly if Si-hwan couldn’t dance during the height of ISL, no matter how much they pushed main vocal, he couldn’t have made it

└That’s true. He hit 1st place because he’s an all-rounder with looks too, if he was just average it would’ve been absolutely impossible

└One muggle wrote that his dancing skill seems overshadowed by his vocals…… That’s exactly right. Go watch all his Hwan-father fancams, he dances really well

〈All Star〉 main broadcast being so far away was extremely regrettable for MILLENNIUM.

With 〈Idol Stove League〉, they just had to wait for Friday.

But this still had over a month left to endure, so it was too painful.

They wanted to see the 〈OBEY〉 stage with their own eyes as soon as possible and confirm how destructive a performance they had delivered.

And at the same time.

There was someone else receiving confirmation in a different sense.

* * *

“Thank you so much for your hard work preparing for the 2nd competition!”

“Thank you for your hard work!”

“It was really fun!”

“You can’t get this kind of experience anywhere else.”

The idols gathered in the same set where they had done the 〈All Star〉 opening gave each other applause.

I responded enthusiastically with a much lighter heart.

‘It was satisfying.’

The awakening method was certain.

Thanks to clearly imprinting the current situation, Seong-hwi didn’t waver and proved his true skills on stage just as they were.

While wearing a more fanatical smile than ever before.

I casually turned my head to look at Zefa sitting up ahead.

They all had broadcast-ready expressions equipped, but if you looked closely, they were slightly frowning as if they’d eaten shit.

Especially Baek Joo-won’s expression, who barely clapped three times and sat there blankly, was exquisite.

‘Frustrated that everything isn’t going your way?’

According to Baek Joo-won’s calculations, Seong-hwi should have received trauma-triggering choreography and collapsed on stage.

But when that plan fell through, it even created the spectacle of Baek Joo-won himself being unable to digest 100% of his own choreography.

Since he’d definitely feel that the voting results wouldn’t be good, there’s no way that anxious expression could be hidden.

“Then let’s check the voting results. First, shall we reveal the vocal position?”

It was the happiest time ever.

Well, after finishing the 〈OBEY〉 stage and going down to the waiting room, I had also observed the rap position competition. Kang Seon-woo and Ma Si-hyeok also showed a clear skill difference.

It seemed like there was absolutely no way CENTIX would lose in individual voting.

In the vocal position, a Zefa member and a Comet member each took 1st place.

And Min Yonghan, who immediately moved to the dance position, displayed a reaction heavily conscious of the cameras.

“Ah, the results for the 〈OBEY〉 team are quite, quite surprising. How can this turn out like this? The difference between 1st and 2nd place was only 4 votes!”

I exchanged glances with Seong-hwi.

Did we barely win, or lose?

‘Did this many Zefa fandom members get mixed into the audience?’

We absolutely had to win.

We had run with only that single determination.

I held my breath and stared at the score board spinning brilliantly.

“The results for the 〈OBEY〉 team, announcing now!”

The numbers that had been spinning next to our names began stopping one by one.

I momentarily lost words looking at mine and Seong-hwi’s results.

[Ryu Si-hwan(CENTIX): 184 votes]

[Seong-hwi(CENTIX): 188 votes]

We didn’t just beat Baek Joo-won.

It was a complete crushing.

• 1. TLN: In case you’re wondering who is “Baeky” is. It’s Baek Joo-won. The reason I translate his nickname as is was because the literal translation of his nickname is “White Dog” (백구) 백 means white and 구 means dog. So the “-y” addition in his nickname is because there is that “dog” word in his nickname.