episode_0033

“… … .”

I didn’t like it when my parents, who said they would discipline me, changed their attitude and stuck by my side… , the first thing to do was check the video.

This is the first time I present myself to the public. What do I look like in the video?

I pressed the play button on the video with a bit of trembling.

Hold.

Ugh-!

As soon as I pressed play, it appeared with a loud bang… .

[Han Si-woo: Hello! Dear viewers! This is Han Si-woo, the main MC and executive producer of My Idol Academia.]

… It was Han Si-woo.

Because Han Si-woo is still one of the top celebrities in Korea.

His mere appearance will have a huge ripple effect.

However, Han Si-woo continued quickly and smoothly, as if saying that he was not the main character of this video.

[Han Si-woo: 100 trainees who dream of becoming Korea’s idols. Their powerful first flap of wings, which is still in the learning stage… , we will show it to our viewers.]

Sreuk-.

Han Si-woo said that and moved his hand back, and the screen turned smoothly… , a dark stage and several black silhouettes appeared.

Paaa-!

Soon the lights on the stage turned on and the figures on the stage appeared.

they… , there were four final A graders including me.

♩♪♬-!

As the intro began to play, the camera zoomed in on the faces of our four A graders one by one.

When my face filled the screen next to Yu Seol, the parents next to me were shocked.

“Yes, Yerin, this is you… !”

“Huh, huh… , my daughter is so pretty… !”

The two people even exclaimed when they saw me on the screen, as if they didn’t even remember that they had impressed me just a moment ago.

I ignored this and continued watching the video.

-We always dream.

The introduction portion was solely for Grade A.

As a result, the four of us in Grade A dominated the first 30 seconds of the video.

Most of the photos were group shots, but individual shots were also taken once per person.

I had a characteristic expressionless face for about two seconds.

Two seconds may seem very short, but considering the number of people involved, it was an enormous amount of time.

This was an insight into why the participants were so hung up on the final grade.

-A dream of standing in front of you.

As the part progressed, the stage below gradually became brighter and the remaining grade participants began to appear.

First up are the B grade contestants.

They were the ones who received the largest amount after A grade, but there was also a significant difference in amount compared to A grade.

There were some participants who occasionally took solo shots, but they were very fleeting.

I looked to see if Lee Hye-jeong’s solo shot was taken… , that didn’t happen.

She only appeared occasionally in group shots.

So B grade and C grade. And D and E grade contestants even appeared on stage… .

-We are like this~

The chorus began with Yu Seol’s solo bridge.

Paaa-!

-We are dreaming!

-The moment you saw us.

-We open our eyes!

When it came to the refrain, all the participants finally showed up.

During the chorus, an aerial cam captured the group dance of all 100 participants on the screen.

And so the refrain ends.

A dance break follows.

From here on, it’s only time for Grade A.

-A new dream unfolds before your eyes!

Four A-level participants, including myself, perform movements that are a mixture of difficult techniques.

Just looking at this, we had a chemistry that made you wonder if the four of us were originally one group.

‘When I think about how difficult this was… .’

Still, watching the video made me feel like my hard work was worth it.

My appearance in the video… , because I thought it was cool.

-We are dreaming!

-The moment you saw us.

After finishing the chorus one more time, the song ended.

Meanwhile, Yoo Seol and I each got a few more seconds of solo shots. It was the so-called ending fairy.

“Wow, how many times does our Yerin appear in this video… ?”

“Well, that’s right… ! I wonder how many times I go out with that cute-looking girl… .”

The amount of time between me and Yu Seol was so great that my mom and dad had a lot to say.

… Just from this video, I was able to know who the Naia production team was focusing on, including me.

Anyway, the video ends like that… .

“Yes, Yerin! Quickly check out the comments! Quickly!”

Mom and Dad shouted impatiently, as if they sensed something was amiss.

I was curious about the reaction to the comments, so I quickly went down to the comments section.

-Wow, look at the scale, Han Si-woo appears as the MC.

-No, this time the water is really messed up. Is it really true?

-I have already decided on a few people to vote for.

-0:17 What is his name? Please let me know ㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ

First of all, the overall comment response was not bad.

The first comments that appeared loudly were none other than Han Si-woo’s fandom.

– Siwoo oppa, it’s been a while since he appeared on TV ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-I can’t see the other kids, I can only see Siwoo oppa?

-Isn’t this your first time serving as MC for a Han Si-woo program? I must see it.

Next, there were many comments related to speculation.

-What’s the name of the shortest girl in the center? She’s so fucking pretty?

-Fuck, I can’t stand it. What is his name?

-Something adult-like yet childlike. … It sucks

└Wow kya pya hahaha

-The new guy is called Yoo Seol, a JJ Entertainment trainee?

└Somehow my skills sucked.

└Wow, you’re JJ?

And surprisingly, the one with the most mentions along with Han Si-woo and Yoo Seol… .

-0:17 What is his name?

└Wow ㅅㅂ so fucking pretty

└I fell in love

└ㅇㄷ

└Wow, she’s the prettiest?

-What is the name of the second black-haired guy in the center?

-Wow, he dances really well.

-It seems like his debut has already been confirmed based on his looks alone.

└ㄹㅇㅋ

└No, but you dance well too?

… It was me.

Perhaps because my information was not yet known, they were referring to me as a pretty girl, a girl with black hair, a good dancer, etc.

Druk, Druk.

I slowly scrolled down and checked other comments.

Occasionally there were comments praising Seo Yu-jin, Na Hanna, and contestants of other grades… .

Most of the comments mentioning the participants were just like mine, and most of the latest comments that are coming up now are also about me.

no… , if you really think about it… .

-Do you think the first four can just debut as they are?

└The second black hair is really cute.

-Wow.. Where did a kid like that really come from? Is he also from one of the top three entertainment companies?

-who’s the girl at 0:16?

-0:17 who’s this?

└Even the weirdos are going crazy.

The amount of my mentions… , it seems like there is more to it than rumor… .

At that time, I remembered the characteristics and characteristic effects I had.

[Characteristic: Heavenly Demon – You are a heretic of the entertainment industry, a Heavenly Demon of the idol world, and a devil with heaven-given talent. The moment you appear, everyone else is just an ordinary person. Please calm down the complacent entertainment industry and cover the Republic of Korea with your fanatics in your name.

[Characteristic effect: Second Coming of Heavenly Demon, Manmaangbok (萬魔仰伏) – Fandom creation speed +30%]

It seems that my characteristic effect is still working well.

With my appearance stat being 100 and the characteristic effect being applied, my awareness rose to a truly frightening level.

“Phew… .”

I sighed softly as I looked at the burning comment section that was still mentioning me.

There are good things about raising awareness like this from the beginning, but… , the shortcomings were also clear.

‘There will be a lot of antis in the future.’

The higher you go, the more criticism you end up receiving.

In fact, as the number of mentions of me increased, the number of negative comments directed at me was already growing.

-It’s pretty, but doesn’t it look like it would have been abused?

└ㄹㅇㅋ He’s going to cause controversy soon so I’ll do an autopsy.

-Why are you looking so angry? What are you angry about?

-Am I better than him? The girl next to her is much prettier.

└ㄹㅇ

└Really

Among them, there were stories comparing me to Yu Seol.

Overall, Yu Seol’s overall stats were much higher than mine.

Compared to her, I am much lacking in skills, so as my popularity increases, viewers’ comparative attacks will become more severe.

‘This is so… , it’s a problem even if awareness increases.’

Broadcasting is… , it was a lot more of a headache than I thought.

So I sighed and sat down on the living room floor, and my mom and dad clung to me, making a fuss.

“Yerin-! Why why! Where does it hurt?”

“Our most-! Why are you doing this all of a sudden? Should I give you some water?”

“If you feel sick, tell me right away!”

“My daughter will become a top star! If you’re having a hard time, tell your mom and dad everything! Got it?”

“… … .”

My parents, who had been scolding me until just now, changed their attitude as soon as they saw the number of views on the video and the comments directed at me.

That sight was truly disgusting.

**

We are dreaming idol! Another week since the group theme song video was uploaded.

There have been many changes in the meantime.

First of all, the number of video views increased… .

[Views: 7,205,103 – 7 days ago]

It was approaching a whopping 7.2 million views.

It is the highest number of views among all idol audition program group theme song videos. Even though it’s only been a week.

As if responding to this, our parents’ laughter also increased.

‘Haha, Yerin! Eat breakfast! ‘Daddy made breakfast!’

My dad, who didn’t even know how to cook rice, made breakfast… .

‘Yerin, why don’t you look here for a moment? If I leave some pictures of us to remember my mom… .’

My mom kept trying to take pictures with me.

The same thing changed from the original at school.

“Senior!”

“… uh? huh? me… ?”

“Yes! I enjoyed the video!”

Aren’t juniors who don’t even know my face coming to see me? .

“Yerin, I saw you leaving.”

“How about Han Si-woo? Are you really handsome?”

Kids I wasn’t particularly close to started clinging to me more than before.

If only this much had changed, I would not have thought it was a big deal.

But a bigger problem began the moment I left school.

Murmur.

Murmur.

As soon as I left the school building, I was shocked to see the male students outside the school gate.

“Hey, hey, the kids are coming out.”

“Look for it, where it is.”

They kept looking around to see if they were looking for someone among the students leaving school.

Now that I think about it, this post was posted on the community yesterday… .

[Naaa Center’s second person with black hair found out his identity ㅇㅇ]

[I’m a third year student at XX Girls’ High School and my name is Ha Ye-rin. I heard the agency is called Brothers Planning? First time hearing it]

-What the fuck is Brother Planning?

-Brother Planning doesn’t come up even when I type it on the internet. He came from a shithole.

-and… , Sophora ginseng is said to be better for your body than fucking ginseng… .

└(Cone that almost makes you drool)

-No, it’s XX Girls’ High School? Was it the school next door? I’m going to pick up the number tomorrow haha.

“Hey, isn’t it him?”

“Uh, that’s right. Wow, the screen and the real thing are the same.”

“He was famous from the beginning. There were a lot of kids at our school who liked him.”

“It’s really fucking pretty… .”

shit.

I was taken aback by the gazes directed at me and stopped in place.

It was because I felt like I would be in trouble if I left the school gate like this.

Should I go out the back door?

However, there was no guarantee that there would not be people looking for me at the back door.

‘What do we do… ?’

As a result, I couldn’t do this or that and had no choice but to stamp my feet.

It was then.

Squeak-.

“… Ugh.”

A now familiar black sedan stopped in front of the front door… .

“… What are these?”

As usual, Kang Hyeong-man, dressed in a black suit, got out of the car, looking at the male students in front of the front gate with annoyed eyes.