I’ll be honest.

If someone asked if ‘Burning like the Sun’ was a good song, I would be able to answer that it was.

However, if they asked if it was a good song for an idol stage, I would answer by telling them to quickly give up on the idea.

Because this song had typical 2000s rock band-style lyrics and sounds.….

You can trust me. I used to listen to this song whenever I went to shoot the idols throwing the first pitch.

It was just a fun band song that didn’t fit the cheerleaders choreography. One advantage was the coolness of the high notes.

In conclusion… The difficulty of the arrangement was ridiculously high.

Couldn’t I just get a characteristic that was related to composition? I really needed it right now.

Regardless of my unanswered feelings, the conversation between the original singer and the participants was hopeful.

The other team members seemed to know only one or two addictive lines of the song’s addictive chorus.

“We haven’t been active for that long, so we couldn’t sing this song that much. I hope that you guys do a great job this time.”

“We’ll do our best to create a great performance!”

How?

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…No. Let’s stop being stressed for no reason, and if I wasn’t hit by the editing of this team match, let’s just think of it as a normal hit to save myself.

Even if I continued like this, I think I would still be able to do a quick debut at a small or medium sized agency.

‘But the performance… I thought I would pick a certain number.’

Strangely, I was disappointed. I don’t know why I was so concerned about the stage when I wasn’t doing this voluntarily in the first place.

‘No matter who teases me for being too immersed, I have nothing to say.’

…Still, it was fun.

All right. Let’s be a little more careful when discussing. Maybe the other participants can come up with good ideas.

The original singer soon left the set. He said he would practice with the trainer during the mid-term evaluation a few days later.

And the team members sat around, finally the story of the stage composition came out.

***

For now, Ryu Chungwoo came up with a concept to use as an example answer.

“Wouldn’t the concept of a cheering squad fit the best?”

“I think it’ll go well with the song, and it would be good when including a difficult choreography.”

“Cheering? Hmm…… Experience is a good thing.”

“I think it’s okay.”

“It will be fun.”

Several people, including Cha Yujin, responded positively. The overall response was okay.

“What do you think? Raebin, Moondae, Sejin.”

Ryu Chungwoo quickly looked through the team members’ reactions and took note of the three silent participants. Including me.

Rather than being the first to open my mouth, it worked better to observe the situation and choose the words afterwards.

So let’s naturally look in the direction where the other two were sitting.

“Let’s hear Sejin’s opinion first.”

“……I think the cheering squad will look tacky.”

He was saying facts.

So far, there weren’t any malicious edits, so Lee Sejin’s uncooperative attitude was rarely highlighted in the broadcast.

Remembering what I saw while looking up Park Moondae, Lee Sejin’s fans believed him to be a ‘sensitive and shy hard worker.’

However, Ryu Chungwoo was edited really well, so Lee Sejin may be hit with the editing this time.

Anyway, Ryu Chungwoo was not very upset. He just calmly asked back.

“Do you have any other ideas?”

“Because I don’t have any… I wasn’t going to say anything.”

“Hmm, alright. Once you have one.”

Ryu Chungwoo immediately asked Kim Raebin the same thing again.

“What do you think, Raebin?”

“I don’t know this song very well, so I think we should listen to it first.”

“Okay. Let’s play it first.”

When we opened the smart pad we were provided with, the chorus melody played with an electric guitar starting with the classic drum introduction.

After everyone listened to the song with their mouths closed, Kim Raebin first muttered with a pale face.

“This is……”

Finally, someone noticed the disaster of this song selection.

First of all, the lyrics were a youthful love melody that were popular during our childhood. In a good way, it means retro, in a bad way, it means old-fashioned.

Naturally, there wasn’t any noticeable concept like flower fairy or vampire, and it was also difficult to give it one.

And since it was made based on a person who sings well standing up and singing alone, the octave of the chorus was so high that the neck was torn.

What if we adjusted the octave? Then the charm of the song would disappear.

Because the charm of the song was it’s cheerful high notes that pierced the vocal cords.

“Hmm, the note is very high. Did you find any other difficulties?”

Kim Raebin breathed in as if he wanted to pour out words, but looked at the camera and shut his mouth.

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He seemed to be wary since when the last team match aired he was beaten over by a personality controversy.

“So… Yes. The song is good, but I think it’s going to be hard to arrange it.”

“Really? It really will be hard if you are saying it.”

Ryu Chungwoo readily accepted. It seemed to be because although Kim Raebin’s last team match failed, he was the one who led the arrangement and chose the right song.

‘He changed a mass produced EDM song from the late 2000s to a well loved EDM trap, leaving only the sample beat.’

“Then what about Moondae?”

In the end, my turn came.

“I think we should decide on something before starting the arrangement.”

“Like what?”

“Part distribution.”

Can’t see the answer from the song? Then, this should not be the focus of what is good.

It should be in a place that doesn’t break.

I assure you, as of right now, I was the only one in the team who would be able to properly sing the chorus of this song.

In order to digest this right away, one would need to have their vocal stat at atleast A, however I was the only one in the team with that.

‘But I can’t sing the whole chorus by myself.’

So we had to start by cutting and practicing parts so that our voice wouldn’t crack right away.

We can’t decide on the arrangement right now no matter what we put on the table, so it was best to put it off for now.

Now was not the time to paint the big picture. It’s an emergency.

If I had to convey this reasoning as mildly as possible, it would be like this.

“It’s a difficult song to sing, so I think we need to practice first.”

“Part distribution… Of course it’s important.”

Ryu Chungwoo looked surprised.

“But it’s surprising. I heard that in the last team match, you decided to arrange the song first.”

“What?”

It didn’t appear on the broadcast, so I didn’t know how he knew.

“Oh, I heard it from Keun Sejin.”

‘When did he even start talking with Ryu Chungwoo?’

As expected, he wasn’t an ordinary man.

“Raebin, I’m asking because you’re the best at arranging the song. What do you think?”

“……Yes. It’s okay. I also made many decisions while practicing… I’ll think about it.”

Kim Raebin easily agreed. Although he was like a person who observed that a meteorite would fall on Earth tomorrow.

“Well, then, since we’ve heard everyone’s opinions, we’ll move on with a show of hands until a better idea comes out.”

Ryu Chungwoo immediately organized the situation without wasting time.

“Raise your hand if you agree to practice using the cheering squad concept.”

The majority raised their hands. I heard it for now.

Ryu Chungwoo did not give special notice to Lee Sejin, who did not raise his hand, and immediately moved on to the next agenda.

“Then, raise your hand if you want to distribute the parts first.”

Fortunately, this also gained a majority vote. Seeing that even Lee Sejin raised his hand, my explanation must have made sense.

Just before our eyes met, Lee Sejin quickly lowered his hand and averted his eyes.

Did he want to show that he agreed with the opinion but not with me? But why?

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“Okay. Let’s start by distributing the parts.”

The part distribution looked like it was progressing step by step, and soon we faced an expected difficulty.

“I don’t think I can do this area.”

“Uh, me too……”

“This is too high.”

The high-pitched melody in the chorus came out four times, accounting for about half of the song.

However, all the team members except Park Moondae either failed or grabbed his neck and became awkward.

A team member who had very good singing skills with his stat being B+ was anxious about his voice cracking, and eventually expressed his opinion.

“I think it’s better to arrange it and lower the notes before doing it. Since there are two members who rap, how about adding some rapping?”

That meant that we should arrange the song first. Damn it.

“Lowering the notes…….”

Kim Raebin’s expression became dark. The bad impression actually got worse.

However, the trend was already tilted.

“I think it’s right to lower it.”

“I agree.”

“Hmm, first of all, the team members should be able to digest it. Why don’t we lower the key and arrange it accordingly?”

Kim Raebin glanced around and eventually nodded.

“Yes… Then I’ll do that.”

If he said he wouldn’t do it here, he seemed to be afraid that he would lose it all and be crushed by the editing again.

In the end, the arrangement was carried out reflecting all of the unifying opinions of ‘lowering the notes’, ‘additional rap parts,’ and ‘an accompaniment suitable for a cheering squad concept’.”

I think it’s because clueless people end up smoothly when their voices are loud.

The stage was as if it had already been ruined.

I didn’t bother to object during the process. Even if I said something, I was pushed out of the page.

Even if luckily, ‘Now that I heard it, you are right’ activated itself, if I said something without a proper alternative, I would only seem like a dissatisfied person

In addition, there was no answer when the sound, ‘You want to go as it is because you can sing,’ began to come out.

It was difficult to even look selfish when he appeared on the show like a person without social skills.

So, I needed someone outside to tell me honestly that this was acting terribly.

“In the end, is staying still and doing nothing the answer?”

The midterm evaluation, which only judged the first verse, was three days later, and if the judges had ears, at least one of them would tell how bad it was.

Until then, I should think of an alternative.

“Let’s make the choreography now!”

However, the choreography Cha Yujin made that day along with that shout, was the move from 〈It’s me〉 with a sudden difficulty.

Thanks to this, I had to resist the urge to put the remaining stat points into the dance, regardless of the alternative.

As my stamina slowly melted, three days had passed.

And, finally, the midterm evaluation began.

***

“This team’s ranking is so fancy~”

“Raebin sharpened his knife!”

“Everyone got good results at the ranking ceremony.”

The judges talked about our rankings first.

The production team may have told them to mention it in advance, but it was the truth anyways, so it would serve as a way to set up expectations.

“Ah, the demo song already came out?”

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“Yeah!”

This was thanks to Kim Raebin’s direct conversation with the arranger.

“You’re amazing~”

“Yeah. This team is the only team! They are showing their arrangement already insead of the original song.”

“You’re a team of talented people”.

The judges were already satisfied.

But

“Hmm……”

After the stage, the reaction was lukewarm.

The judges, who were shrugging their shoulders and exchanging glances, eventually grabbed the microphones one by one.

“To be honest, your performance itself doesn’t feel that bad. But it’s not attractive.”

“Right, the choreography you created was well done. I can see your wit. Um, cheering squad concept… I think it should go well with the song, but why does it feel so gloomy?

“It’s a shame that the rap feels like it comes out of the blue. You touched a lot of the original song, but it feels worse than the original song.”

As the reviews piled up, the problem began to materialize.

Finally, as soon as Judge Youngrin grabbed the microphone, she asked a question.

“Who rearranged the song?”

I purposely didn’t look at Kim Raebin. Because the problem was the one who brought it up rather than the one who made it.

But when I looked around, everyone else was looking at Kim Raebin, so it didn’t mean much.

“We discussed it together and did it.”

Ryu Chungwoo quickly grasped the situation and turned it into joint responsibility. He also tried to neutralise the situation by saying he misled the team as the leader.

That was a good judgment.

But there were trolls everywhere.

“Yes. And… Raebin did the arrangement.”

You are going to cut your tail off like this?

‘Are you crazy?’

How can you do something so silly when the camera is on?

Looking at it, he also looked embarrassed out of fear of being criticized, so he seemed to have named the person out of reflex.

“F****ck…”

If I do something wrong, it will be edited as bullying.

Just in case it created a wholesale effect, I opened my mouth first.