episode_0049

I held Lee Hye-jeong’s hand and looked at the screen with nervous eyes.

Now the final grade evaluation for Grade A begins.

First up was me. Among the A graders, I was the first one to take the final grade evaluation and received high praise from Han Si-woo and maintained the A grade.

however… .

[Kidship trainee Lee Hye-jeong appears first!]

‘… … uh?’

The broadcast was different from the original from the beginning.

Hyejeong Lee, who was supposed to be the second person to perform on stage after me, was introduced as the first person.

Kuuk.

“… … .”

Hyejeong Lee, who had already sensed the energy of editing, unknowingly gave strength to the hand holding me.

I pretended not to notice this and focused on the broadcast.

Lee Hye-jeong appears on screen with a nervous face.

The judges’ expressions on the screen looking at her were not good either.

[Han Si-woo: Okay, then let’s get started.]

In such a heavy atmosphere, Hyejeong Lee’s performance on the screen began.

Originally, Lee Hye-jeong in real life proudly maintained an A grade after successfully completing the stage.

-The moment you saw us.

Lee Hye-jeong, who appeared on screen, continued on stage without any major problems, just like in real life.

But the next moment… .

-We open our eyes!

Performing a performance that involves dancing and singing at the same time is not an easy task even for active idols.

Not only can one not expect the singing ability to be at the level of the music source, but even veteran idols sometimes make minor mistakes during live performances.

Of course, we cannot expect a perfect level of performance from trainees.

Lee Hye-jeong’s bowing of each syllable was a mistake, but considering it was a performance, it was something that could be overlooked.

but… .

[Trainee Hyejeong Lee who made a mistake with the beat here!]

The production team fleshed out the story by adding subtitles. As if I had made a huge mistake that could not be tolerated.

There… .

[The judges make faces.]

Images of the judges frowning were included.

‘lie.’

Because I was there myself, I know better than anyone else.

None of the judges made that kind of expression while watching Lee Hye-jung’s performance.

The production team put together images of judges frowning upon seeing the performance of low-ranking contestants and included them here.

Moreover, the production crew omitted all the good parts of Lee Hye-jung’s performance.

The good parts are taken away, the small mistakes are packaged as big mistakes and broadcasted… , viewers will just think that Lee Hye-jung ruined the stage.

… The result was bound to be obvious.

[Han Si-woo: … Kidship Lee Hye-jeong’s grade will be demoted to B.]

[Trainee Lee Hye-jeong was eventually demoted to B grade!]

It was clear that the scene where Han Si-woo sentenced Lee Hye-jung to a B grade was re-filmed.

So, I looked with resentful eyes to see if Han Si-woo was on the set.

It was because I hated him for filming such a scene under false pretenses no matter how much the production crew requested.

but… .

“… Yerin.”

“… Sister.”

“… It’s okay.”

Hyejeong Lee just told me that she was okay, even though her hands were shaking.

Swoosh-, swoosh.

In the broadcast, when Lee Hye-jeong received a B grade due to the devil’s editing, the contestants around her noticed and glanced at Lee Hye-jeong.

Hyejeong Lee continued watching the broadcast without being conscious of those gazes.

The cheeks on her face… , he looked thinner today.

In this way, Hyejeong Lee’s final grade evaluation was completed in a short period of about one minute.

**

[Next in line is Ha Ye-rin, a participant from Brothers Planning.]

Originally, I was the first person to appear on the show, but I appeared in the second order after Lee Hye-jeong.

When I appeared, there was a dark vibe on the broadcast.

at the same time… .

[Kim Ye-sol (vocal trainer): … Yerin! I told you to do it like Seol and Hyejeong?!]

[Kim Ye-sol (Vocal Trainer): Yerin, it is true that you are showing remarkable achievements compared to your training period. I want to praise this. But your vocals are so poor compared to your dancing skills. Right?]

[Kim Ye-sol (vocal trainer): Tomorrow… , we will see how much you have grown in vocals. And if there is no progress… , I can’t guarantee whether you will be able to remain in Class A.]

During the customized class, we highlighted a scene where the singer was criticized for his singing ability.

I was able to understand the production team’s intentions by watching scenes that gave off a nuance that made me feel like I was going to go for B grade.

If you show a good side when you are driven to a cliff, the shock will be greater.

‘I guess they’re trying to push me again this time.’

And my prediction was very accurate.

-We always dream.

-We are dreaming!

-The moment you saw us.

[Ha Ye-rin (Brother Planning): Huh… , That is all.]

As soon as I successfully finished the stage… .

[Kim Ye-sol (vocal trainer): Ugh… , turn it off… .]

[Trainer Kim Ye-sol burst into tears as soon as trainee Ha Ye-rin’s performance ended!]

[What really happened?]

The camera zoomed in on the trainer’s face as she burst into tears, while also showing a past video.

[Yoo Seol (JJ): Well, the final grade evaluation is just around the corner, so let’s all do our best!]

[Clock showing 1 a.m.]

[Under the leadership of trainee Yoo Seol, Class A continued practicing all night long all week.]

[Trainer Kim Ye-sol looks proudly at the Class A trainees.]

After showing the trainer watching us practice all night, the screen moved back to the present.

[Kim Ye-sol (vocal trainer): Meanwhile… Wow… , I treated the A grade kids harshly… Wow… .]

[Kim Ye-sol (Vocal Trainer): Yerin is definitely… , black… , it must have been heartbreaking… . however… , ugh… , I overcame all that and practiced hard every night… Wow… , I’m so happy and sorry to see such a great performance… .]

Trainer Kim Ye-sol’s tears seemed touching even to me who knew everything about the situation, but I wonder if it was shocking to viewers.

This touching atmosphere continues to the stage of Yu Seol.

In this way, the final grade evaluation ended with Yu Seol and I receiving great benefits.

And then the broadcast ended with a behind-the-scenes look at the group theme song and a trailer for episode 3.

When the broadcast ended, the production crew called the participants one by one and began interviewing their reactions.

Of course, the production crew’s eyes turned towards me, as if they wanted to get a reaction from me too… .

“… Please go to the bathroom for a moment.”

“Oh, me too.”

Instead of responding to the production crew, I followed Hyejeong Lee to the bathroom.

Perhaps because everyone was busy giving reaction interviews, the bathroom was deserted.

thud.

As soon as I followed her into the bathroom, Hyejeong Lee looked in my direction and said.

“Our Yerin. Are you still worried about your sister?”

“… … .”

“Thank you, Yerin. But are you really okay? … Just work harder than you are now.”

Working hard is important. However, Hyejeong Lee’s method was wrong.

I don’t want to see her fall again. … I don’t want to see her go astray.

chin.

So, I held Lee Hye-jeong’s hand and said,

“… You’re not okay. You’re still having a hard time. That’s why you tried to come here alone.”

“… … .”

In fact, Hyejeong Lee’s eyes were filled with tears just like they were then.

Of course, I knew from the last rumor.

Such useless nonsense, pity… , that it can actually hurt the other person more.

“Tomorrow… , our first team competition, this is our first time showing the stage live to the audience.”

“… That’s right.”

“Work hard tomorrow and get good results, and… .”

but… , I couldn’t help but say this to her now.

“Let’s debut together later.”

“… … !”

“We together… , in the same idol group… , I will definitely debut at Naaa.”

Hyejeong Lee.

She practiced with me and shed blood and sweat.

However, while I had a lot of good scenes and made a mark on viewers, she was abandoned as a devoted partner in the broadcast.

Equal to me… , No, I felt sorry for her who worked harder than me but did not receive the reward she deserved. I got caught in the snow.

and… , it was special.

Kkook

Perhaps because my feelings were conveyed, Lee Hye-jeong came up to me and hugged me.

Like when I was forcibly demoted to B grade by the production crew and hugged me in the bathroom saying it was unfair… .

rattle.

Her body was shaking.

“… Yes, let’s debut together.”

“… … .”

I will debut through Naaa.

But I’m not debuting alone.

Besides me, there are 5 other members… .

I decided to put Hyejeong Lee in one of them.

Of course, to do that… .

‘Tomorrow’s stage. It ends overwhelmingly.’

Tomorrow, the stage will shine so dazzlingly… , Lee Hye-jeong should shine together.

Here’s another reason to work hard on stage.

I promised myself that I would literally chew up the stage tomorrow.

So Hyejung Lee and I held hands and returned to the set with the promise to debut together… .

“Now then, a contest filled with girls’ dreams! Let’s start the first stage!”

Time passed quickly and the day of the team competition dawned.

**

Turn back time to the day when the first team competition of episode 3 of My Idol Academia airs.

XX Division Headquarters Guard Company.

After the roll call, the 43 members of the security company, excluding the 6 workers, had time to settle accounts in a training center far from the dormitory.

of course… .

“Hey you bastards-!!”

… It was a set called Major Settlement.

“Fuck-! How bad have you been on duty before you give up this division, you fucking bastards!!”

This auditorium-like place where all company members gathered was originally a training center used by the flag corps to practice for events.

Since it was a place where the officer on duty had no reason to come, the senior shouted comfortably.

I didn’t do this for no reason to bother my successors. today… , there was something really worth gathering about.

“ Does it make sense that these crazy bastards couldn’t find the division commander’s location for 5 hours? Hey, Lim Seongbin.”

“Corporal Seongbin Lim.”

“You got mad because the guard badge was attached to your No. 1 baton, right? When you got a call from the 77th Regiment commander this afternoon. What did the 77th Regiment commander say when he asked where the division commander was?”

“… … .”

“What did you answer, you fucking bastard!”

“He said he was at the embassy.”

“ At that time, I was in the 77th Regiment of the Division No. 1.

Thanks to this, the 77th Regiment commander was broken by the division commander, and the 77th Regiment commander’s anger was directed to the headquarters commander. The anger of the headquarters commander was naturally directed to the security company.

It is truly a catastrophe.

After pouring out more curse words like that, the senior informed him of the punishment the security company had received.

“Phew… , The headquarters duty commander is planning consolation leave for the security company this quarter.”

“… … !!”

“… … !!”

As soon as he heard those words, the superintendent became agitated.

The security company was given three days of consolation leave every quarter as the work and work were hard.

That was the only joy of the security company, but they got fired… ?

Wow-.

As soon as I heard those words, the atmosphere became cold regardless of whether I was a senior or a junior.

In this atmosphere, Sergeant Yoo Chang-seon, Wang Go-in of the Guard Company, stepped forward.

It was for the final judgment.

“Fuck, thank you, Seongbin. 네 덕분에 일과 3일 더하게 생겼어, 개새끼야.”

“… … .”

“Of course you don’t plan on just letting it go, right? … The squad leaders discussed it among themselves and decided to appoint four guard leaders.”

“Well, like that… !”

If the guard commander was fired now, I didn’t know when TO would come out.

When Corporal Lim Seong-bin gave a hint of disobeying the harsher-than-expected punishment, Sergeant Yoo Chang-seon looked down on him.

“This idiot still doesn’t know how wrong he was… .”

At that time, when it was such an imminent situation… .

Okay.

Suddenly someone raised their hand.

“Yu, Yu, Yu, Sergeant Yoo Chang-seon… !!”

“… What the fuck is this?”

… He was a private who had just moved in for the third week.

When a private suddenly entered this atmosphere, the atmosphere among the seniors became tense.

“Are you crazy?”

“What the fuck are you interfering with?”

“You won’t put your hand down, you crazy bastard?”

However, the private did not lower his hand and steadfastly spoke to Sergeant Yoo Chang-seon.

“G, the time is now 10:48… !”

“Why is that?”

“Ji, it’s been 48 minutes since Episode 3 of My Idol Academia started… !”

“… … .”

“… … .”

As soon as the private finished speaking, the training room was filled with suffocating silence.

In particular, Corporal Heo Sang-do, who was the leader of the night guard every time Naaa broadcast… .

‘Is that kid crazy?’

I couldn’t understand how a private could bring up the topic of an idol program in this situation.

This was when Corporal Heo Sang-do finally couldn’t stand it anymore and opened his mouth.

“This crazy bastard has lost his head… .”

“야 이 개새끼야-!!!!!!”

“… … !”

“… … !”

Before Corporal Heo Sang-do could finish speaking, Sergeant Yoo Chang-seon’s lion’s hooves rang out.

gulp.

Corporal Heo Sang-do swallowed his saliva at the sight.

I can assure you that he has never seen Sergeant Yoo Chang-seon so angry… .

“Why are you saying that now!!!! I told you to tell me at 10:20 that I would finish the settlement before Yerin performs-!!!!!”

… to? That wasn’t the point of being angry… ?

“Sin, sin, sorry… ! Boo, the atmosphere is so serious… .”

“What the fuck-!! hey! Simai! dissolution! The major settlement is over! It’s all gone, damn it! I need to get better!”

With those words, Sergeant Yoo Chang-seon left the training center and ran to the dormitory.

“Sergeant Yoo Chang-seon! me too… !”

“Ah, Mr. So, let’s just do the important settlement tomorrow!”

The senior officers who were available also followed Sergeant Yoo Chang-seon as if they had been waiting.

So they arrive at the dormitory at a speed faster than light… .

“Where is the remote control, damn-!”

When I finally found the remote control and turned on the TV… .

[Han Si-woo: Now, then, it’s a contest filled with girls’ dreams! Let’s start the first stage!]

Fortunately, Ha Ye-rin’s mackerel sandwich team was about to perform on stage.

However, the moment the company members cleared their throats and confirmed the mackerel sandwich team’s appearance… .

“… uh? What the fuck.”

Sighs of disappointment burst out from them.

“Why are you using a mirror?”

“Why is the skirt like that? It’s so fucking long.”

“… Why did you coordinate it so tacky?”

Glasses, stuffy clothes, unsophisticated hairstyles, etc.

This was because the Mackerel Sandwich team’s stage coordination was filled with only things they disliked.

Of course, even in this situation… .

“Shut up, you bitches. Our Yerin probably has her own thoughts.”

… Sergeant Yoo Chang-seon, a fanatic, did not betray his faith and expectations toward Ha Ye-rin.

In this way, Sergeant Yoo Chang-seon, the law enforcer, controlled the emotions of the company members… .

“If there is someone who doesn’t support our Yerin or curses at her, I will definitely punish her. Everyone, behave yourself.”

“Yes, yes… ! All right… !”

The mackerel sandwich team’s stage has begun.