After the most hectic and hopeful discussion of the past two days, I spoke with Seon AhHyun during a short break.

-Are you tired?

-N-no...

AhHyun shook his head with a nervous expression on his face. Even when he didn't say anything and retreated into his thoughts, he looked with the same expression. He seemed afraid to hear something about his dancing condition.

How can I get close to him when he is in that state? I will have to try to be as gentle as possible.

-So, are you worried about the comment the coach made to you in the choreography review?

And he apologized again for that.

-...I-I-I'm sorry. I-I'll do my best i-I can...

He is a "sunfish". I can't stop my heart from enlarging.

-You don't have to apologize to me, don't feel sorry for me. But don't get me wrong.

I'll try to smoothly convey the words: "The choreographer has a personality problem and wanted to motivate you by attacking you."

-The dance coach didn't say that because he really thought I was better than you. I'm sure he was trying to provoke you.

To create a comfortable atmosphere, I sat close to Seon AhHyun as I talked to him.

-I think he was sad because he thought you would do better. He has a very harsh way of speaking.

-...

Seon AhHyun didn't answer me because he couldn't tell me "no, you're better than me". He must be believing what I told him, right?

-D-do you really think l... I-I'll do better?

-Hmm?

He is asking me?

I doubt that he thought something like "it's not for nothing that the coach is a choreographer, so I don't think he really is like you say".

I crossed my arms and answered calmly.

-Why would I lie to you?

-...!

Seon AhHyun gulped and asked in a slightly animated voice.

-Th-th-then... H-how can I improve?

-...Are you asking for my opinion?

-Y-yes!

AhHyun nodded enthusiastically.

"Are you asking advice from a beginner who started his career on a TV show?"

I tried to hide my bitter and awkward feeling and came up with an answer based on Seon AhHyun's status window.

-In my opinion, you are thinking too much.

Ahhyun looked surprised.

-Th-that's useless...

-It's not that your thoughts are useless, it's just that you're thinking too much when you don't need to. How about you clear your mind?

I will add a specific example.

-Just think 'I'm going to do this'.

-...

Seon AhHyun seemed to be immersed in thoughts of him.

It is paradoxical since it is someone who has just been advised to stop thinking too much

Regardless, the words that came out immediately afterward were positive.

-O-okay... I'll try.

I could see his will on his face, so I didn't think they were empty words. But, beyond my expectations he is... burning with passion? I could feel the strength in his tense shoulders. Also, he's muttering something that sounds like "I can do this."

-...

Hmm, maybe I have a talent for giving advice?

As soon as I had that doubt, a status window popped up.

Target: Seon AhHyun

Effect: Skill activation by successful persuasion

I see. I was lucky to get it to activate even though I only had a 35% chance of doing so.

He didn't know he could use it this way... It seemed quite useful due to the nature of this program, although of course, it depends a lot if I manage to reach 35% chance of activation.

I checked Seon AhHyun's status window to check the exact changes.

Wasn't his property disabled when I first saw his status window?

If its property was activated, will it be an effect of my new ability? Just in case, I'll check his property details...

The mentality is strengthened by believing in oneself.

Focus on what you propose and remove all negative thoughts.

When the property is activated, a status anomaly is canceled

(depending on its highest priority).

His property was too good. If he had activated it earlier, he wouldn't be on this show as he would have already debuted.

I was so angry that I couldn't think straight.

After it passed some time and vocal practice resumed, I was able to settle things calmly. I was wondering if Seon AhHyun could use his abilities well when his window is in that state, and just in time, I heard Mudi praise her voice.

-AhHyun! You just sang really well!

-T-thank you...!

When I heard it, I knew that he sang much better than when we practiced. He's probably getting better little by little and soon his rank in "Singing" won't be B anymore.

"Very well."

It was good that Seon AhHyun came back to his senses and the quality of his stage improved. But I can't let him try too hard.

"No matter how many things he lacks, it would be too hard for him to cause the impact by himself."

I think he should make an individual appearance on stage, but to do that, it was necessary to contribute to the quality of the stage and at the same time make an impact on the audience.

-So, did you decide to use the concept of horror? If you do well, I think that direction will be very good. What are you going to do?

I was excited by Mudi's question and raised my hand to help my team members who were discussing the direction of the fix.

-I have an opinion about the arrangement of a part of the song, can I say it?

-Oh, MoonDae~ Which part?

-It's from here.

I put my finger on a specific segment of the lyrics of the song...

The bridge.

I could see that Choi WonGil, who was next to me, opened his mouth wide. Thank you for trading your part with me, WonGil. I will use it very well.

***

The third season of "Idol Corporation" was ablaze on the internet with derision and criticism that it would fail.

At this point, only the profiles of the contestants and the first performance of the theme song were revealed. Although the production presentation has not yet been made, an open call for the first team battle has already been published on the Tnet television channel's website.

There was a flood of rumors due to a problem in the filming sequence of the program, but even so, there was quite a lot of competition in the selection of candidates to be the audience.

And there was one person who broke the ratio of the competition (27:1) and came to the audience with pride!

"They won't catch me, will they?"

But looking at herself closely, she didn't look very trustworthy. She swallowed her saliva nervously. In reality, she had brought a small portable bag that protected a camera, which was hidden under her cardigan.

Of course there was a reason why she had to hide her camera from the public.

As soon as she saw the first performance of the first season of Icorpo, she had a hunch.

-This could work!

"The atmosphere of the show... I'm sure they're criticizing it right now, but when the show starts, this can generate a lot of interest. As long as the guys who come out are doing great!"

Then the value of the photos she will take today will skyrocket!

Well, it was a half bet. But the word "bet" dominated her mind. Besides...

"...If there's a guy who's really good, it'll be great to take advantage of him from the start."

Since her favorite (former) idol was demeaning his attitude by being arrogant after entering the social world, she wanted to take this opportunity to clean up her account.

So today she will have to take as many photos as possible. She did not know on which stage the most shocking contestant would appear.

She calmly waited for the shooting to begin. Filming began after the MC, who had gone from being a former radio host to a TV show host, came out on stage and gave a few words.

-For this stage, two teams who have covered the songs of senior idols from the same agency will face each other. A huge benefit awaits the winning team, which is... You'll be able to see the benefit when you watch the show on air!

The public had promised not to give spoilers until the broadcast of the chapter. Still, there were many who spoke on the internet trying not to reveal as much as possible, except for the stage arrangements.

-In this 3rd season of "Idol Corporation, Reincorporated!" The long-awaited battle of the first team begins now! 'Shine Your Star'!

After the voting method was announced, the first stage began immediately after the stage check.

The first stage was two teams covering idol songs from the agency QuZ Entertainment, which is famous for producing popular idols.

"But I feel a bit bored."

It wasn't that bad, but overall, it wasn't as good as the original song. Although she secretly took some photos, she did not have high expectations. What was important was that the team had some of the most mentioned participants on the Internet.

No team worth seeing turned up until the first stage was over. Cha YooJin, who got the most cuts on the theme song performance stage, came out.

-Oh, it's Cha YooJin!

-The boys look so good~

As the team had many popular participants, a clear difference in support for the members could be seen, there were many people with banners.

Those guys performed very well.

-Wow, he's really good at this, right?

Even though he hasn't debuted yet, he had an incredible skill level. The arrangement of the song was also very good, it was a sophisticated and tender version of an old song that was very popular on the Internet that had an excessively sexy concept.

Furthermore, not only did Cha YooJin stand out, but also the contestant from his same agency who did the rapping.

"These two can pull it off."

She dutifully wrote down information centered on both of them from time to time skillfully avoiding the eyes of the security guards.

The next team to compete also had many recognized participants, but it would be interesting in a different way.

"Won't they be last when the episode airs on TV?"

She thought it would be a bit exciting, but she felt sorry for them. From then on, she thought it wouldn't be much fun to watch the other teams because more than half of the worth-watching participants had already shown up in the previous battle stages, so she might get bored watching the others. .

And indeed, the next presentation was not so much fun. It was a team that didn't compete with others and was judged absolutely, but she could honestly see why the members of that group weren't picked by the other teams.

It was the worst performance ever.

-What the hell...?

-My legs hurt.

Now there were even people trying to sneak up behind. She was also tired and her legs hurt from standing for so long, but she didn't want to go backstage like other people.

In that distracted atmosphere, the MC exclaimed.

-As we have already seen, the tag team battles are getting more exciting and now... These are the contestants who will cover one of the songs from the agency LeTi, the same agency as VTIC, who took home the grand prize recently!

The MC didn't even mention Soft & Sweet.

That meant he was intent on capturing the audience's attention and the effect was great.

-VTIC?

The audience began to tremble with excitement.

VTIC was currently the sexiest male idol group. When it was announced that they would possibly cover the song of an idol group that sold 1.2 million copies in their debut, people who were about to leave stopped.

In the atmosphere where some expectations were reset, the MC happily shouted.

-Well, the first team to hit the stage will be... Aktober 31!

When he heard the name of the team, it came to his mind that it was surely the name of some flavor of ice cream from that well-known ice cream parlor. But it was not a name that caught his attention.

Well, it was common that the participants did not have their own sense of creativity when naming teams, so they choose their names without much emotion.

"Anyway, which of the VTIC songs will you cover?"

-The song that the contestants will perform... Oh, it's from the group that made their debut with the concept of flower fairies, right? Aktober 31 will host "A New World" by Soft & Sweet, the idol group that was recognized as a national girl group!

-...!?

People were puzzled.