Debut or Die - Chapter 24
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Chapter 24

Its about time.

I turned off the comment window of October 31s stage video that I had been watching.

First of all, the results after understanding the whole situation

Its going so well that its scary

Indeed, there was no other way to express it.

From the number of views to the comments in the article, the numbers easily exceeded five or six times that of other teams aired in the third episode.

Ryu Chungwoos team had an increase in buzz in a different way, but it seemed they also gained some benefits from it.

Anyway, if there was no twist here, it seemed I could pass the second round smoothly

Therefore the next shoot was more important. Now that I realized the power of editing, I should be more careful.

Then lets take a look at the things that will help with the next shoot.

I put a new search word in the search window.

[Park Moondaes personal fan cam]

When I searched, the official video with the posting date 1 day ago appeared first.

I waited a day to watch it so that I could objectively look at the feedback.

Then. The number was more than expected.

[View count: 320,000]

Considering that dancing was not my strength but instead just an addition, it was higher than I expected.

I saw other participants in the recommended videos below.

30,000, 120,000, 7,000, 20,000, 60,000 Hmm.

Only a few of them had higher numbers than me. No, in the first place, most didnt even exceed 50,000.

In terms of the number of views, I was probably within the top 12.

Considering that the stage had already been unveiled, it was a great achievement.

But substance is more important.

I sorted the video comments in order of recommendation and went through them.

Look at Park Moondaes expression in all his parts, hes born to be a genius idol

Im surprised that this kind of concept fits well

Popcorn, chicken feet, and even horror. Is Park Moondae a god?

Thank you for the bridge, Ive lived a good life

Moondae-ya is a fan of MallangDalkom, so when their song got picked he got excited all alone, thats so cute!

The last comment is a bit There seems to be a misunderstanding, but since its taken well, lets just think of it as a compliment.

Other than that, most of them were compliments.

When sorted by the latest order, I could see abusive comments, but even those comments disappeared as if they were being swept away by the late comments.

This time, I searched my name on SNS. Park Moondae and Moondae.

Posts with videos and images immediately filled the screen.

Moondae is so cute (Personal fancam gif)

How did you come up with horror there With his skill, talent, personality, and sense, our Moondae is a trinity idol

Park Moondae is good at singing, but I dont know if hes that outstanding, though his face is my type. (Photo from the production presentation)

Moondae Moon Puppy, eat well and please be nice (Photo of photoshopped Mukbang puppy)

I was a little embarrassed because it was overflowing with appreciation for all sorts of things.

Face, voice, facial expression, shoulders, eating behavior There was even an article saying that they liked a cute habit of mine that I didnt even know about.

I rubbed the back of my neck.

I was a little embarrassed, but it didnt feel bad. I was grateful and I felt strangely motivated.

Of course, this wouldnt be the whole of Internet public opinion.

I was lost in thought.

Lets see. If you transform Moondae () in a way it wont be caught up in the search

Hmm.

I put in a search word without much thought.

[Gommeo ()]

It was a simple modification by turning Moon () upside down and changing Dae () into a similar notation.

Things like this were the standard while I was selling data, so my guess was probably right.

As expected, the results poured out.

Gommeo is so damn ugly, cant even dance to Pop Con where is the editing , I really hate it, diediedie

(TL note: is Korean slang for swearing.)

Honestly, theres no good main vocalist in Idol Inc., so arent you just pushing Gommeo with clenched teeth? The sound is too much;; typically fabricated innocence Whew.

Its obvious that Gommeos concept is being a fan of MallangSweet

I want to see Gommeos chest. He should expose it in the next stage.

-That ordinary Gommeo ? He must have washed dishes while in the trainee camp~ I can bet my account, hes so fake that I cant even look at him

There were a lot of malicious comments without filters.

Oh, even though I prepared my heart, it was still shocking.

There was something weird in the middle, but It looked like sexual harassment, so I guessed they didnt want it to get caught up on the search.

Interestingly, quite a few of the accounts that posted the malicious comments chose Cha Eugenes photos as their profiles.

It was probably because he was the most popular participant, so it was set as a check, but some of them were probably real fans.

And it seemed to create a strange tension.

The atmosphere where the participants who performed together in the first team match were attacked by the participants of other teams.

It was not particularly surprising because it was a trend that was always observed in this type of audition program.

It was also something I experienced myself when I sold data.

They buy the data of the participant that they root for and want to discard the data of the participant they want to keep in check.

And speaking of it, it seemed that Cha Eugene and Park Moondae belonged to opposite camps.

Its a side effect of the teams performance that went extremely well.

Anyway, I put up with it because it was bearable.

Rather, I had to see if there was anything to extract from the malicious comments.

For now, there is no need to talk about the song.

Since there was an objective stat for it, it could be verified as the broadcast progresses.

The next thing that comes up a lot is My character.

The character concept was mainly meant to be contrived and unlucky, but those who criticized Park Moondaes appearance had reactions like that sort of concept with that face? .

No, if my face doesnt work, I shouldnt have a concept character

Id never liked the editing direction, but now I felt a little bitter.

But I soon realized that it was an unnecessary feeling.

If its just the face. I can construct it.

The next shooting would be the ranking announcement.

Compared to the upcoming fourth episode, the filming period was about a month away.

This meant that if my appearance changed even if just a little, it would be enough.

Status window.

I put my points into my visual stats without hesitation.

And after thinking for a while, I took out my smartphone, opened the group chat, and posted a message.

[Does anyone know a good salon?]

Since were doing it, lets do it properly.

* * *

A few days before the 5th episode, the ranking announcement ceremony aired, there were all kinds of rumors in the related Internet communities claiming to be ranking spoilers.

[Saying a spoiler about the ranking]

: This is from a staff (Unclear photo of the set)

1st place Cha gene

2nd place Ryu Chung

5th place Kim Rae

6th place, Seon hyun

Child actor Sin is out of the top 10 because, during the shooting, he has been dragging his feet and struggling while filming.

It seems fabricated, but I wish Lee Sejin fall down sooner how dare a useless child actor crawl into an idol survival show

I got the pdf,

Yes just take it

As expected, Cha Eugene is in the first place.

Im jealous that Ryu Chungwoo gets to be in 2nd place thanks to editing.

You bastards, dont pretend its fabricated, its disgusting

Theres a photo proof, isnt it real?

Its an old photo. Its stolen from another behind-the-scenes picture that was uploaded last year.

Omg

In this way, the manipulation was discovered, and eventually, the text was deleted.

The production team tried to block the spoiler with all their might, and with half-luck, the effort was successful.

Thanks to this, right before the 5th episode of the ranking announcement ceremony began, viewers were sitting in front of the screen full of excitement.

Here, a woman sitting in front of her desktop felt the same way.

She prayed with her hands together.

Please, Moondaes stocks

On the desktops minimized tab, Park Moondaes fancam, which she took at the production presentation, was being uploaded.

Yes, she was the owner of the cannon camera which was hooked on Park Moondae while watching the first team match as a spectator.

She had completely become a fan of Park Moondae through PR broadcasts and the main program of the broadcasts.

She even settled down as a home master by posting the pictures she took.

(TL note: home master = refers to people carrying cameras and taking pictures and videos while following idols schedules. Sometimes shortened as homma.)

And today is the day of the ranking announcement. She thought nervously.

Theres no way that Park Moondae would have fallen. However, once he gets a high rank here, his recognition as a top rank will definitely be solidified.

It was the reality that the latecomers were beaten everywhere since it was difficult to climb through the concrete floor that had already hardened.

So the first ranking ceremony is important.

She thought as she wrote to her account via her smartphone with one hand.

FullMoon Baby

: I uploaded a fan cam of Park Moondaes production presentation. (WeTube Link)

#ParkMoondae #ParkMoondaeStockPurchase #IdolIncMoondae #MoonPuppy #Moondae

It was a post attached to the production presentation fancam that was uploaded just before.

As soon as it was uploaded, the number of shares increased steadily.

Good.

She looked at the phenomenon with proud eyes and immediately added a promotional phrase.

Please show a lot of support for Moondae! (Link to purchase stocks of Idol Inc.)

After posting, the last commercial slowly passed by.

The broadcast would start in five seconds.

She looked at the logo on the screen with her feet shaking.

[Re-listed! Idol Inc.]

Soon the screen changed, and a brief trailer was sent out to raise expectations.

[30th place contestant, 20th place contestant Who is the 49th contestant who will make it to the last place?]

The images of several participants bowing their heads, biting their lips, and bursting into tears quickly passed by.

It was a stimulating edit that created a lot of tension, but she was not in the right mind to care.

Just now, Park Moondaes cut was captured

His hair, a new hairstyle with a soft perm

B, Blonde.

She uttered the word blankly, and once again realized the meaning of the word, she covered her mouth with her hand.

Moondae is blonde!

In reality, the hair color was was less extreme and closer to a golden brown, but it looked really good.

It fits him incredibly well and looks cute!

It was an idols virtue to have dyed hair that fit well and Park Moondae had that virtue.

It was clear that God was pushing him to be an idol no matter what.

As she updated her SNS timeline with trembling hands, similar words were pouring out.

Crazy

Omg blonde

Have I gone crazy

Moon Puppy, you decided to kill me today Thats for sure

The puppy is perfect

In fact, it is an established theory in the academic world that hed been dying his blonde hair black until now. Anyway

Park Moondaes fans continued to pour out painful comments.

In fact, Park Moondaes cheerful investment in his visual stats played a big role in these impressions.

However, as everyone firmly believed that the change in hairstyle also brought about a change in appearance, it passed naturally.

Because that one cut came out so well, the binge-watching went on for quite some time.

[Production of PR shows]

When all the small behind-the-scenes productions were over, the PR broadcast preparation filming started just before the ranking announcement.

On the screen, the participants were shocked by the MCs announcement.

[For the next 15 minutes! Find the treasure ball!]

[What?!]

I was a little curious about this.

She came to her senses and refocused on the broadcast.

She thought it would be nice if it could shed a little light on how Moondae chose chicken feet.

[Yay!]

[Yeah! Gold!]

However, on the screen, it only showed the participants flocking around for a long time to find the balls.

What? Theres not enough footage of Moondae.

Park Moondaes fans complained that the production team had no sense.

Even the viewers made unexpectedly similar remarks.

The story of chicken feet doesnt come out until the end?

Its like he just screwed up and made chicken feet

-

But these reactions changed quickly.

It was because Park Moondae suddenly appeared in a quiet restaurant where there were no people.

-??

Why is no one there

Why is Park Moondae alone?

Park Moondae, who entered the restaurant, gestured behind his back.

Then a few heads crept out from behind the door.

[Lee Sejin (B): Theres no one here, right?]

[Park Moondae: Yes. Lets go.]

[Ha Iljun: Okay!]

The viewers were more confused.

What?

How come theyre the only ones there

Do they have benefits?

Even the subtitles incited confusion.

[How can these people be here?]

No, thats what we want to ask

Tell me!

The screen captures a brief glimpse of the three participants scouring the restaurant quickly and accurately.

And with a swish, the scene was rewinded.

[]

And click.

[AM 09:30 Treasure hunt begins]

The screen resumed as the participants ran out to find the treasure balls.

However, this time, it showed Park Moondaes movement.

[Going to the back door?]

Sejin Keun and Gold 1 unilaterally followed, but with the camera caught it from a distance, it looked very natural.

The three of them immediately started looking for the ball behind the back of the participants.

Thats

Thats awesome

Wow. He came up with that in such a short time

I think the idea is really good

Park Moondaes personality is annoying, but lets admit it. He is talented. Thats why its even more annoying

Correct

The three worked well together and when they heard the sound of other participants coming, they immediately shook them off and moved to another place.

The viewers were amazed, and Park Moondaes fans liked it more.

As expected, our Moon Puppy is smart

They all moved their body so they made steady progress. As expected of October

But Moondae found so many balls so why is it frozen food

Thats it.

Park Moondaes home master clicked the heart on the most recent post and quickly concentrated on the broadcast again.

And she confirmed the scene.

The scene where Park Moondae, who smoothly collected the balls, received one bronze ball from Seon Ahyun and handed over all of his balls.

Author's Thoughts

Hello, due to various circumstances, I have taken over. I don't know if I can live up to previous quality translations but be gentle with me please ()