During the first broadcast of the theme song, there was no mention of the 2nd season, but I never thought it would be too hard to continue the show.

The comments section is full of bad comments. Still, YoungRin continued to speak without changing her expression.

The stage lights lit up brightly, turning on as YoungRin answered common questions that the audience was sure to have.

The lights began to flicker like a stage effect.

Did the producers go crazy?

An appropriate comment caught my attention.

Meanwhile, YoungRin finished his speech under the flashing lights.

The camera panned up. Lights that shone like the Milky Way fluttered over the stage resembling a giant star.

And in the middle of the stage, I could see the backs of ten people standing under the light. They were Platinum grade participants.

The camera zoomed in on the participants as it panned back down. As the distance between the camera and the contestants had been reduced, the camera lens perfectly framed a stage that seemed to be filled with only those ten people.

As soon as the camera stopped, the prelude to the song played.

The participants turned one by one and the camera caught their movements. That start featuring only Platinum grade members was a buff to their ranking, but honestly, it was subtle because it was less than a second of focus for each of them.

"I prefer to choose a center like the original."

I had a strange feeling as I watched the short time of my focus pass. The moves I made looked really good, but I knew that my dance skills were inferior compared to other guys because it was me, Park MoonDae.

"Hmm, it seems that I did improve the movements of my hands and feet."

After the prelude, the singing began and the Gold grade youth appeared around the Platinum grade. Thanks to the power of editing, it seemed like the trainees had naturally bonded.

Around the time of entering the pre-choir, the lighting changed and the Silver grade members appeared from both sides and at the beginning of the choir, the Bronze grade boys joined from behind.

As for the dance...

-Oh.

It was admirable. The editors had used various cuts and fitted them together so precisely that the choreographic movements of all the participants seemed to be in harmony.

The comment box also showed a rare favorable response, although most commenters were embarrassed that they had responded that way.

Why does that song sound so good?

Icorpo is a mess, but the main theme will always be a great song.

This song is not worth wasting. I'll throw another stone at them TT

Of course, they did not forget to judge each contestant who came to the fore.

His skin is... He looks a bit uncomfortable to watch TT.TT

He made me laugh when she hit her neck. They saw that? LOL

If he is ugly, then his abilities are not good.

L Please don't generalize that idea. It's sad that they say that. TT.TT

L That boy has good skills, but he doesn't look good on him because he's ugly.

L You... fuck*ng son of a b*tch

L Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

There were also admiring comments.

wow he is so handsome

Wow, how did he get on the show?

How was he recruited?

If I looked as handsome as him, I wouldn't be here.

Almost all of those reactions arose... when they saw boys with Appearance B or higher in close-up.

Oh, a close up of Seon AhHyun just passed by. The camera had focused on him showing him in profile to show off.

...Hang on a minute.

I turned back to the comment box to compare the reactions of the participants shown in the foreground.

Did he make a mistake?

It was hard to read the reactions because there were so many comments that my poor phone kept buzzing with notifications.

"No, to get so many reactions, maybe he raised some of his stats to A level. Has he raised it in Singing, Dancing, or one of the other options?"

If his looks were high-end, just a close-up of him on stage performing the title song would have been a hot topic.

Even if there were some housewives in the audience, they would have taken pictures of his performances and posted them on their social media.

If the fan base solidifies right now, there's a good chance he would have avoided the initial elimination.

So since it has a status window, wouldn't it be nice to show them little by little as a type of growth?

Considering that the season was ridiculed at first, but then regained its good popularity after its first broadcast, I had thought about abandoning this strategy... I overlooked that ridicule also generates interest.

I felt my heart grow cold and I looked back at the stage screen.

Before I knew it, the song had progressed so far that it was almost ending.

There were also some close-ups at the end, among them, the one that stood out the most was child actor Lee Sejin. I could feel the willingness of the production team to somehow raise the issue before the broadcast, working hard to capture the boy on camera for a few seconds.

Come to think of it, most of the members I know who debuted currently had B-levels or higher in their status windows.

I would have problems if the editing focused on contestants with high levels of appearance.

Park MoonDae had a decent appearance, but he wasn't that handsome.

Just when I was about to revise my strategy because I lost a bit of confidence, the image displayed on the TV screen suddenly changed. It was an advertisement.

I heard a familiar voice.

Is this where the first teaser or trailer for the first episode appears?

It's been over a week since filming finished, so I thought they let us get enough sleep while the editing team finished their work.

I was wondering if there was any clue about the direction of the edit, so I focused on the teaser.

It was a scene where the judges talked and laughed. It seemed that they intentionally said those words that appeared in the trailer.

Presentations from the highly praised contestants also appeared briefly.

Oh, they also showed a few seconds of my evaluation. This has reduced my concerns about editing. My tense shoulders relaxed a bit.

Since it was my first media exposure, I overreacted.

No matter how early it is, the battle usually takes place in the 4th episode, so I'd better not get nervous and complement my strategy calmly.

Unlike me, who regained my peace of mind, the judges appeared on the screen showing stiff faces and giving harsh criticism without warning.

At the scathing comments, the pale and hardened expressions of the participants were also shown.

...Looking at it, I think I also made the same expressions when I had difficulties in my dance practice because I was tired.

In the end, a cut came out that was edited out as an unexpected situation.

A close-up of child actor Lee Sejin's crying face appeared.

And when the screen went dark, the "Idol Corporation" logo magnificently appeared.

At the climax of the main theme that was used as the soundtrack, the logo disappeared and the MC's voice was heard.

The teaser ended with the contestants covering their mouths in shock.

- ...

I lowered my head to look at my phone and noticed that the comment box kept filling up incessantly.

That is understandable.

That night, the Internet entertainment news comment window was turned upside down.

***

I logged on to the web portal while heating up dinner after working out and paid attention to the titles of the articles displayed on the main page.

Although the titles were moderately neutral, the public opinion can be seen by clicking to open each article.

It's been a while since comments on entertainment news were blocked, and if you look at the emoji reactions to articles...

There are more than 12,000 reactions with the "I find it absurd" emoji.

It was clear that people did not dislike it so much, since no one had reacted to the "It makes me mad" emoji, which meant that public opinion was going crazy.

That's why more articles came out.

Let's click on one of those items

[It's not even "Please vote for me" anymore. On a show that asks viewers to buy stocks to turn them into idols, the contestants are no longer treated like humans. A sadistic way of ceding the right of survival or elimination to the public...]

Well, I guess I don't need to read any more.

Most of the articles criticizing the program were also published in the Internet community and social networks.

These bastards don't really feel guilty about what they do.

They have been selling stock since the first season and have come back with no regrets because they didn't cancel their show. Do they like the taste of the money they earn selling to children that much?

They are mostly critical of the production team. They are not criticizing the participants.

The failure of the second season was due to the scandal of the popular participants and the content that tried to embellish the error, but failed.

However, this season, the image was being squashed by the show's sadistic character, which turned the production team into human abusers using the contestants.

Regardless of whether the show was blatantly cruel or even a little pretentious, survival shows have always been tough.

I didn't know if it would be better if the participants managed to understand the situation. Thanks to the popularity of the program, articles like this one appear.

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I saw your performance on the late night show MusicBOMB. I'm writing this because I feel sorry for the kids who have good skills and joined Icorpo, so please, if you want to comment, please refrain from swearing.

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Although most of the comments made were about handsome contestants or those with good expressions, I also noticed a few mentions of Park MoonDae, which made me feel strange.

It was supposed to be mostly cute or popular guys.

I watched the stage again because Park MoonDae is so cute, but the camera didn't focus on him for a long time. After watching the teaser, I think he did very well in the evaluation stage for the first ranking, so I plan to watch the entire show.

-...

I felt weird. It was the first time in my life that I saw someone express her interest in me so clearly.

I felt it when I was selling idol recordings in college because I was surprised by how many people would spend time and money just because they liked someone even though they didn't really know them well.

Maybe it's because I've been leading a life without time or money.

Noticing that I had become the new target of potential fans, I felt even more strange, but they were not negative feelings.

"...What else should I do to continue?"

Suddenly I felt very encouraged.

After taking a full look at the public's reactions to the participants, I prioritized the future distribution of points for my status window.

When suddenly, a notice emerged.

1,000 people have noticed your existence!

Select: General Features ☚ One Click!

I received a notification.

I read the content of the new popup window. The "selection" felt similar to the last popup related to my level up.

I clicked and immediately the slot machine appeared. Once again I saw the contents of gold and silver colors.

I hope I can get some title that will allow me to increase my Appearance or Charm levels.

I waited for the roller to stop with more anticipation than last time, and just as it was about to stop, another popup suddenly appeared.