I’m Debuting With The Bias I Killed Chapter 57

Chapter 57

 

Not only Go Jae-seong’s fans, but even Yoo Seong-woo’s fans. Faced with a development that nobody had anticipated, the comment section was instantly covered in question marks.

 

[Trainee Yoo Seong-woo: It was so sudden that…… Thank you, Jae-seong.]

 

↳ Why does his expression look so displeased?

 ↳↳ The kid doesn’t know how to seize an opportunity. Tsk tsk

   ↳↳↳ No, even we watching thought it was out of nowhere, so imagine how the person involved must feel?

 

[Production Staff: Is there a reason you suddenly mentioned Trainee Yoo Seong-woo?]

[Trainee Go Jae-seong: We got really close while working on the same team this time~ He’s also such a talented friend. I felt that he was absolutely necessary for the team.]

 

“He’s improved a lot as a clumsy dancer, though.”

Hyoyoung nodded in satisfaction.

“And he’s pretty good at producing, too.”

The atmosphere on the message board also began to change rapidly.

 

[Wow, but Braces Kid, seriously.]

> Isn’t this literally a rags-to-riches story? Honestly, at first, he was so awkward that I didn’t really like how he got a higher ranking than the other kidsㅇㅇ But then his producing skills, his dancing, everything improved like crazy, and now he’s even being acknowledged by Code 1;;

↳ What do you mean, being acknowledged by Code 1? lmaooo;; Guilty is insane

↳ Upper comment: Go Jae-seong is basically guaranteed to debut, and someone like that acknowledged him and asked to be on the same team. If you’re a fan, shouldn’t you be saying thank you~?

 ↳↳ This is why I didn’t want Go to rank first, ha.

  ↳↳↳ Here comes the excessive self-consciousness again

↳ I’m going to vote for Braces Kid today, too.

 

“Even being kept in check is sweet, honestly.”

At that moment, nothing could enter Hyoyoung’s eyes. Being checked and envied merely looked like the ‘destiny of a superstar’ to her.

 

[MC Kang Se-jun appears at the filming location.]

 

↳ How is he handsome even when wearing some kind of rag like that;;

↳ He looks like he could sweep up all the dust on the floor

↳ Kang’s stylist must be the busiest of all;;

 

[The long-awaited reveal of the Round 5 mission]

[CODE MISSION 5: When are you STRONGEST?]

 

“Oh.”

Hyoyoung’s eyes sparkled.

“It’s a position battle.”

The position battle, which could be called the highlight of an idol survival show.

 

> Vocal: Shine (Original Artist: Lee Seol)

> Dance: Dynamite (Original Artist: Sam Ian)

> Rap: Either All or Nothing (Original Artist: Rough)

 

“The song choices are pretty good, too.”

The familiar songs made her even more excited.

“Jae-seong will choose dance, right? I hope he creates another killer choreography this time.”

Had her wish reached him? Go Jae-seong headed toward the dance position without hesitation.

“I told you he’s such a good kid, didn’t I?”

A smile naturally spread across her face.

 

[Trainee Go Jae-seong: Huh? I feel like my innermost thoughts have been completely exposed, so I’m a little surprised…!]

 

“Ah, he’s so cute.”

She felt momentarily tense when Joo-han chose dance shortly afterward, but it was the scene she had expected.

 

↳ If Braces Kid chooses dance, isn’t he basically in the debut lineup?

 ↳↳ If I were him, I’d choose it first even if I had two left feet;;

 

Hyoyoung also naturally thought Yoo Seong-woo would choose dance.

However, Yoo Seong-woo turned toward the vocal position instead.

“Huh?”

Hyoyoung was momentarily dumbfounded before letting out a small laugh.

“He knows how to make good television, huh?”

 

***

 

After hearing the news that Kang I-yul had ranked sixth, Gyeong-jin was dazed for quite some time.

He had only just managed to reclaim his spot in the debut lineup during Round 3, and she hadn’t expected his ranking to fall this far.

The on-site reviews also kept coming back to her.

That he had been pushed aside by Joo-han, that he looked unusually intimidated onstage…

She had desperately tried to pretend she hadn’t seen any of it, but in the end, the backlash had returned even more strongly.

However, her gloomy mood didn’t last long.

 

[What the hell is Braces Kid doing lmaooo]

> He went all the way to the front of the dance team and drifted over there lmaooo

↳ But why does Seong-woo have a bandage on his face and his arm wrapped in a bandage?

 ↳↳ What the heck, he really does? #

  ↳↳↳ He must’ve gotten hurt while practicingㅠㅠ…

   ↳↳↳↳ You’ve got to be fucking kidding me, I just noticed. Who scratched my Porsche?

↳They moved over so cheerfully that I can’t help but laugh lmaooo

 

Gyeong-jin also let out a small laugh.

“Is he doing that on purpose?”

If he knew what he was doing, it was cute. If he didn’t, it was even cuter.

 

[What’s going on with the dance team;;]

> Is this a team with Codes 1, 2, and 4?

↳ This time, I absolutely have to win a spot in the audience;; We’re basically watching the debut lineup

↳ I’m fucking excited for the stage

↳ Isn’t I-yul going to join them now, too?

 ↳↳ Oh my god, please

  ↳↳↳ I-yul, join the dance team and rise to the top

 

Most people were shouting for the dance team, but Gyeong-jin thought differently.

“I hope Seong-woo and I-yul end up on the same team.”

If Jisu had been beside her, she definitely would have said:

‘You just want your favorite and second favorite together.’

At that moment, the screen showed Kang I-yul.

The camera dramatically captured his footsteps, heightening the tension.

 

[Where has Trainee Kang I-yul stopped?]

 

The screen split into two, showing the faces of Go Jae-seong and Yoo Seong-woo. Both of them wore surprised expressions.

But the one who was smiling was Yoo Seong-woo.

Soon, Kang Se-jun’s voice could be heard.

 

[Trainee Kang I-yul, you’ve chosen the vocal position, haven’t you?]

 

“Holy shit!!”

 

↳ Is this for real??

↳ No, I-yul, why all of a sudden;;

↳ Wasn’t he supposed to be the main dancer?

↳ Seriously, this is a choice I couldn’t have imagined

↳ Seong-woo must really like him lmaooo

 

Gyeong-jin also stared at the screen with her mouth hanging open.

But the real thing was only beginning.

 

[MC Kang Se-jun: Trainee Kang I-yul’s choice is quite a twist, isn’t it? Is there a special reason you chose vocal?]

[Trainee Kang I-yul: I came here because I wanted to be on the same team as Hyung Seong-woo.]

 

“…Did I hear that wrong?”

Gyeong-jin reflexively scratched at her ear.

 

↳ ??

↳ Is today the day everyone collectively makes explosive declarations?

↳ Did they give all the Boys Code trainees a mission to flirt with Yoo Seong-woo?

 

[Trainee Kang I-yul: I chose it because I thought I could come in first if I were on the same team as Hyung.]

 

“Uh… Um…… What is this?”

She had definitely thought it would be nice if the two of them ended up on the same team.

But this wasn’t just a hint or a little bit of fanservice. They were practically spoon-feeding it to them.

 

> Position 1st-place team benefit: 500 votes

> 1st-place trainee within the team benefit: 1,000 votes

 

However, the moment she saw the benefit screen that appeared next, she frowned.

The number of votes awarded to a single person within the team was twice as high as the votes awarded to the entire team.

“Ah, this puts I-yul at a bit of a disadvantage.”

 

[I’m a Yul fan.]

> Am I the only one worried;; At this rate, I feel like he won’t receive either the team or individual benefitㅠㅠ

↳ Aigo, I-yul, you should’ve just joined the dance team and at least gotten the team benefit;;

↳ Is everyone already assuming first place will go to the dance position and starting from there?

↳ Can’t be helped;; Yoo Seong-woo has to take responsibility

 ↳↳ You’re really shifting the responsibility onto him like this?

  ↳↳↳ He went to Vocal even though it wasn’t in his destiny because of his hyung;;

 

Gyeong-jin also bit her lip for no particular reason.

‘He has to do well. Seriously.’

At that moment, the screen switched to an interview scene.

 

[Production Staff: We heard you chose your team after seeing Trainee Yoo Seong-woo. Weren’t you feeling pressured?]

[Trainee Yoo Seong-woo: Not at all. I cast him, after all.]

 

“No, what is going on today?”

Her eyes widened.

 

[The production staff, caught off guard.]

[Trainee Yoo Seong-woo: I really want to come in first in this mission, and I need Trainee Kang I-yul.]

 

↳ The more I see Braces Kid, the more he really seems like such a manly man

↳ Was he a producer in his past life or something;;

 

Soon, the screen moved to the dance position’s practice room.

 

[The dance position team begins practicing in earnest.]

[Trainee Go Jae-seong: Shall we decide on the center first?]

[Trainees Joo-han and Han Sang-yoon raise their hands.]

 

↳ Why isn’t Jae-seong raising his hand?

↳ If those two go head-to-head, Joo-han will do it

↳ Sang-kyung absolutely has to take the center this time

 

[Trainee Go Jae-seong: The choreography isn’t completely decided yet, so how about we try freestyling?]

 

Joo-han and Han Sang-yoon showed choreography with different charms. Since both trainees were highly skilled, it was difficult to judge them based on dance alone.

However, if there was one clear difference…

“My eyes do keep going toward Joo-han.”

While Han Sang-yoon focused on the dancing itself, Joo-han already looked as though he were onstage.

 

[With a score of 3 to 1, Trainee Joo-han becomes the center.]

 

Go Jae-seong then opened his mouth.

 

[Trainee Go Jae-seong: Would it be okay if…… I took the lead in creating the choreography?]

[The dance position trainees’ faces light up.]

[Trainee Hwang Geon-hee: Everyone already knows about Jae-seong’s choreography-creation skills. Things went crazy during Round 4, too.]

 

For a moment, the broadcast screen rapidly showed the choreography and articles that had become a hot topic during Round 4.

 

[-Are you sure he’s not a choreographer instead of an idol trainee?]

[-The sensational choreography that even choreographer Yuze gave a shout-out to.]

. . .

[Trainee Joo-han: Wouldn’t it be difficult for you to do everything alone?]

[Trainee Go Jae-seong: Then how about we divide it up between the three of us? I’ll create the choreography for the second verse and the chorus.]

 

↳ Aigo, Jae-seong, why are you so foolishly kindㅠㅠ

↳ At this point, isn’t he basically creating it all by himself?

↳ Jae-seong, with skills like yours, you could have the worst personality ever and still be fine;;

 

Even from the small portions of choreography they revealed, it was clear that they were anything but ordinary.

“When is the vocal team coming out?”

However, Gyeong-jin rested her chin on her hand and yawned.

Had her wish reached them? The screen she had been waiting for finally changed.

 

[Trainee Yoo Seong-woo: What the heck, isn’t everyone relying on me a little too much?]

[The vocal team is in a friendly atmosphere.]

[Trainee Yoo Seong-woo: How about we try writing our own lyrics?]

 

“…Huh?”

 

[The trainees are flustered by the sudden proposal.]

 

↳ He’s ordering them around just because he knows how to write and compose his own songs;;

↳ Why is the upper comment so twisted? Can’t he even make a suggestion?

↳ Seong-woo has definitely become someone to keep in check

 

[Trainee Yoo Seong-woo stimulates the competitive spirit of Trainees Kwon Gi-hyeon and Song Woo-joo, who appear to lack confidence.]

 

“He knows how to handle the kids…”

 

[Trainee Yoo Seong-woo: Lyrics are originally something that comes from stories.]

 

Suddenly, emotional background music began to play.

 

[Carefully bringing out the stories in their hearts.]

 

Of course, when the dance videos of Yuze and Yoo Seong-woo were mentioned, the atmosphere once again turned into a sea of laughter, accompanied by the sound of glass shattering, CRASH!

But Yoo Seong-woo’s next words were more than enough to tug at their tear ducts.

 

[Trainee Yoo Seong-woo: You know those kinds of words. The ones that make you feel unnecessarily intimidated.]

 

The trainees began sharing their stories one by one.

“They must naturally have those kinds of worries if they’ve been trainees since they were young…”

Gyeong-jin secretly hoped that Kang I-yul’s story wouldn’t come up.

 

[Trainee Kang I-yul: I was afraid of receiving too many expectations.]

 

“Ah…”

The agencies Kang I-yul had passed through flashed through her mind.

“Those fucking XXXX should do XX and XX, then XXXX…”

She couldn’t say a single word without swearing.

 

[Trainee Kang I-yul: It felt like I just wanted to disappear somewhere. Anywhere.]

 

“Haaaaaa…”

The comment section was also turned upside down in an instant.

 

↳ Anyone want to go smash Even Entertainment?

 ↳↳ That place already went under

  ↳↳↳ Anyone want to hold a one-person protest in front of Rave Entertainment?

 

Gyeong-jin also lowered her head deeply.

Then…

 

[Trainee Yoo Seong-woo: I was glad that I got to hear the team members’ real stories. I think good lyrics always begin with sincerity. So I’m looking forward to it. The lyrics of the four of you.]

 

↳ For some reason, whenever Seong-woo appears, I feel like I become emotionally stable

 ↳↳ For real lmaooo I don’t know why, but his energy itself is really stable

 

Soon afterward, Kang I-yul’s interview followed.

 

[Trainee Kang I-yul: Hyung Seong-woo’s advice helped me a lot. It’s my first time writing lyrics, but he told me that I just had to talk about my story… so somehow, I ended up saying too much.]

 

“I’m absolutely making those two debut.”

CRINKLE

The beer can crumpled in her hand.

Unfortunately, the screen moved to the rap position’s practice room.

“It ends here?”

While she clicked her tongue in disappointment, the broadcast had already moved on to the preview.

Representative Song In-hyuk wore a serious expression.

 

[Is that so? I understand that you care about your team, but Jae-seong, you should also be greedy for the things you can be greedy about.]

[Isn’t it time for Trainee Seong-woo to become a little more ambitious?]

 

The preview ended with the faces of Go Jae-seong and Yoo Seong-woo alternating on the screen.

“Seong-woo has become the ultimate attention-grabbing cheat code.”

The comment section immediately caught fire as well.

 

↳ What the fuck, are they giving the exact same evaluation to both of them?

↳ Jae-seong was too kind, so he ended up getting told offㅠㅠ

↳ Isn’t Yoo Seong-woo doing all the damn work by himself on the vocal team? If he then hears an evaluation like that, he must feel fucking empty

 

“They’re incredible at baiting viewers.”

As expected, they were truly skilled at grabbing attention. To Oh Gyeong-jin, a survival-show viewer with n years of experience, this was nothing more than child’s play.

But there was something else that was genuinely surprising.

 

[About Yoo Seong-woo getting hurt]

> In the end, it didn’t make it into the broadcast lmaooo. So he really was just injured, wasn’t he?

 

“Huh?”

Gyeong-jin’s finger stopped in place.

“What the hell is this supposed to mean?”