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“Card news” posts consist of images with explanatory titles big enough to draw attention.

Below that, Onyx's sales index of 80,000 albums sold was attached. It's something a rookie group would get if they've established their pre-debut presence well, like performing overseas.

NT: There are agencies that hold “reality shows” of the trainees before debut, for the members to gain recognition for their specialties. There are also cases where the pre-debut group participates in hallyu events abroad and performs covers of more well-known idol groups, which helps them gain fame before their debut. debut.

The post highlighted the appearance, name, and performance of “TeSTAR” in a photo showing the members receiving the award.

And from the image below, a one-sided explanation of TeSTAR was entered.

The story of Icorpo was told as an important entertainment program and the weight it had on the television channel that produced it.

He also mentioned the controversy over recruiting relatives and malicious editing on contestants.

The publication did not fail to include the defensive questions.

Photos of performances by various rookie groups were included in the card news.

Finally, an explanation controversial enough to create a scandal was added.

The images of the rookie groups applauding faded into the background.

And the card news post ended with one last image citing the name of a famous best-selling book: "The Illusion of Justice."

NT: The real book is called “The Illusion of Transitional Justice”, by the author Alejandro Castillejo.

That publication took care of the composition of the image and information with great fidelity, even using photographs that people consider authorized.

In addition, it slightly modified the degree of controversy.

“...He mentioned the link between the entertainment industry and the music industry.”

It is something very easy to understand.

This is because audition shows in the entertainment industry are unique and are meant to be self-contained episodes.

NT: For example, the program “I can see your voice” is an entertainment program where a group or musical artist is the judge and has to guess who among the 5 applicant groups or soloists is really talented (if it is, will win a music contract, if not, will win a nice cash prize). It is very entertaining and all the contestants and judges only appear in one episode, there is no long story unfolding like on Icorpo or shows like American Idol.

“On the other hand, ‘Icorpo’ is an entertainment program which, from the beginning, aims to train the best contestants to debut as an idol group.”

He had a different goal.

But, from the beginning, this industry has always been unfair.

The opportunities that groups have to get the attention of the cameras and get more screen time depends a lot on how big or famous the agency they belong to is.

“TeSTAR is not the only one affected by this problem.”

However, the problem is that there were many people who originally hated TeSTAR, and the public opinion in the community was not good because we began to be associated with unfairness.

In addition, the article did not mean that TeSTAR's performance is bad or unfair, but limited it to the great difference in chances of getting the "Rookie of the Year" award compared to the other groups, so the objection to the post.

So this controversy easily convinced all gullible netizens.

It's not that the TeSTAR guys did anything wrong, it's that the way they pulled it off is weird. I agree with the article.

L Yes, it seems that the power of the entertainment industry has been distorted too much and has seriously affected the musical

L It's cruel for Loviewers to laugh at Onyx's 80,000 album sales and call them greedy for wanting to get Rookie of the Year ㅠㅠ It's unfair

I'm sick of reading this, why are they like this?

L It's the fault of the entertainment industry haha ​​Loviewer stop being blind and read the article carefully

What are you talking about?... The Icorpo finalists turned heads when they released their debut album and have continued to do well since.

L Do you want to waste the “Rookie of the Year” award on them?

? The audition shows are all made by producers and writers from the entertainment industry. It was not only with Icorpo

L Then mention another idol audition program that is as aggressive as Icorpo

There was a lot of anger in the comments with people who agreed and others who believed it was nonsense.

As opinions became extremely divided, the post became more popular.

"Shit, this is already serious."

This was definitely not made by Onyx fans.

TeSTAR is currently ten times heavier than Onyx, so there was no reason why we would lose if we went up against them.

This was done by people who want to ruin TeSTAR in any way.

"But why are they trying so hard to harm us?"

It was unusual for haters to publish a well-organized article in card news mode, not to mention the diligence with which it was published simultaneously on all sorts of social networks and communities.

I don't know where they get so much hate to do all this. If it were me, I would just stop watching TeSTAR.

Honestly, it's a little... creepy.

"They say we can't win the 'Rookie of the Year' award for those reasons?"

No, that's already too much.

“They think that since they are having a strong impact on social networks, they will be able to steal the prize from us.”

No matter how big or important an end-of-the-year award ceremony is, there's no way they won't give the award to the original recipient.

“They just want TeSTAR's image to go to shit. They want our fans to give up on us because they are tired of so much scandal and hate."

I began to think with a cool head.

"...Should I use an extreme method?"

Before I didn't answer for fear of being discovered, but this problem is more urgent and important than my camouflage being discovered.

I didn't have to think much about it to make a decision. This is because there was another awesome post.

That post was filled with comments from VTIC fans pressuring the writer not to talk nonsense, but that didn't get the article removed.

Rather, the article felt like a countdown to us.

"I feel like I'm going to go crazy over this shit."

He must have posted that on purpose. It's not the first time he's tried to hurt me.

"What are you thinking, bastard?"

I opened the messages app in a fit of rage and frustration… but after a few seconds, I stopped.

"It will be better not to show him my reaction."

Anyway, if he said something to him, he could use it against me and it would become more of a burden to the problems we already have.

I also don't want the fans to find out about a much more sensitive topic. It could become a double-edged sword.

"He wants to fight me to see who has more power."

Maybe he's threatening me to cooperate with him and reveal everything I'm hiding or else he's capable of screwing me over.

But if I contact him right now, there is a high possibility that I will lose the discussion due to my anger.

"...I'll be able to solve problems if I focus on them after clearing my mind."

So, I blocked CheongRyu. I am so angry that I prefer to block him so that he does not contact me again.

Anyway, I'll have to think about how to get rid of that bastard so that he doesn't come near me again in the next few days.

"Let's take care of this first."

I still have to check the social networks, but I still calmed down and called my colleagues. They, who were preparing to go to sleep, gathered in the living room with puzzled looks.

—W-why did you call everyone…?

—Oh, did you prepare something to celebrate our first win at the awards ceremony? Can you give me the largest one, thank you.

—Do not be prejudiced that the biggest gifts are the best, there is a possibility that small gifts are also very good...

—...I won’t give you gifts.

—Oh.

As the boys' tension disappeared immediately, I looked at Ryu CheongWoo, the only one still showing a serious expression.

—I wanted to talk about the presentation that we will give in SBC.

—Eh?

—How about we change the arrangement?

They all looked at me puzzled.

—Do you want to change everything now?

—No, just one song in particular.

—....Why?

I'm sure Bae Sejin wants to refuse right away, but lately he's been patient and willing to listen to me.

I thought about it for a while, but it didn't take me long to explain the situation to them. I had to speak up to persuade them of my suggestion, and if I didn't tell them today, they'd find out tomorrow at the latest anyway.

—Actually, right now on the internet...

As the explanation continued, their faces hardened.

—It reminds me of when we were at Icorpo.

—I guess they are the same haters we had back then. Hmm… But why do you want to change the arrangement?

When Keun SeJin asked me, I gave him the net answer, without adding or subtracting words.

—To shock them.

I told them in which direction I wanted to change the arrangement.

—...!

The boys were surprised.

—W-wouldn't that…b-be…too much…?

—I'm also a bit concerned.

But I got an upvote from SeJin.

—I feel that if we do, we will have to practice a lot to be well prepared. Hmm~ But I agree.

—...!

That means I'm halfway there to finish persuading the other guys.

—I think it is the most effective response to the current situation. Who doesn't like that idea?

—...

Bae Sejin stared at Keun Sejin, but when his eyes met mine, his fighting spirit faded.

—...?

No, if he doesn't like it, I'd like to hear his opinion.

Still, there were no objections. Even Cheongwoo just nodded.

—Let's do it. I can't think of any better idea other than yours.

—Hyung…

It seems that CheongWoo was feeling worried and upset with himself because he believes that the public opinion towards us was skewed because of him.

—Those people are like that, hyung. If they hadn't attacked you, they might have found something else to harm us with. Don't worry too much about it.

Of course, if that had been the case, we wouldn't have had to go through all this, but I'll hide that truth.

Surprisingly, Seon AhHyun agreed with me.

—...T-that's right. Th-those people never change, l-let's not waste energy on them...!

Perhaps he wanted to share what his psychologist had told him to help him.

—Oh~ AhHyun said something cool!

—Something cool!

—N-no…

AhHyun's face turned red, to which CheongWoo smiled and nodded.

—I won’t do it. Thank you.

Noticing the warm atmosphere, Sejin muttered.

—...So, will we change the arrangement or do it as it is?

—It has to be changed!

—Does anyone have any objections~?

No one contradicted what Cha YooJin said or gave his opinion to SeJin.

Bae Sejin resignedly accepted. It seems that between his ego that he agreed with my idea and his body that was against relearning the new choreography from scratch, he won the first one.

—We will have to learn by forced march. Let's do our best.

—Let's work hard~

In that way, we agreed to change the arrangement.

And the next day, at the end of a meeting, a confirmation came to the agency. Thanks to that, we received the song without delay and started rehearsing.

—I think it's unavoidable.

Kim RaeBin seemed a bit sad that we couldn't do what we had initially planned, but he understood the situation.

And for a little over a week, we finished learning the new choreography.

Meanwhile, as we expected, all kinds of stories were published on the Internet. Several articles were even published.

From what I read, Onyx had won "Rookie of the Year" at a small awards ceremony that we didn't attend.

This award was determined 100% thanks to the number of votes received at the award ceremony, votes that were promoted in all communities so that "justice will be done."

I also found out that the VTIC fans secretly voted for Onyx to get that award.

I didn't mind losing at an award ceremony like that, but the problem was that our fans' sense of weakness deepened, while the aggros were excited.

When our fans wanted to vote for that award, a large number of comments came up saying “Why do they want to give TeSTAR that award if they aren't even going to be there?”.

Thanks to that, the preparation of our new presentation went very smoothly. Some of the boys, who previously had their doubts about learning the new song, this time had determination in their eyes.

And on the day of SBC Gayo Daejeon, a very decisive event occurred.

—Hello~

—Hello!

By the time we met up with the Onyx members and greeted them with smiles, I heard a few murmurs.

—...Did you hear what they said about “performing justice”?

—I heard them.

—I-I heard them too.

…Honestly, it was something they could talk about if they were alone.

Well, of course now they feel good enough to talk about it in front of us. They have won an award and the image of their rival group is in shit.

But the problem is that there were people who had good ears, so we heard them clearly.

—Wow, I can't wait to perform on stage.

—I also can’t wait.

—…Me too.

Because of that incident, everyone was able to wait for the stage excited and with all their internal conflicts resolved.

It was very good to get rid of guilt and even solidarity towards others.

* * *

SBC Gayo Daejeon used to air on Christmas nights, but this year, it was moved up due to the schedules of other special programs.

For this reason, it was organized in an ambiguous schedule from Friday night to mid-December. It was during the time slot that the best dramas usually aired.

Which date?

I thought they would do a drama special but they will do an idol special;

SBC always calls idols and instead of them focusing on WeTube, they prefer to increase the ratings on their channel

Who will show up?

I have no idea which artists will be

There were obviously many people who were looking forward to seeing this special music program before the end of the year.

But since it was broadcast at the same time that a popular drama usually airs, there were quite a few people who turned on their TV and searched for the SBC channel by inertia.

The comments contained indifferent messages or opinions from people who were not fans of KPOP.

Dugun-dugun (heartbeats)

Won't there be a special presentation this year?

Solier members are so beautiful

I think that in the second part of the program there will be some children worth watching

Will there be a special presentation of the rookies in the first part? I think I saw a commercial about it

I'm tired of them arranging Christmas carols. It's amazing that they sound so pathetic every year

Will VTIC appear in the third part of the program?

Sht, I'll go see something else

This is how the viewers spoke while watching the first stage of the program.

This is because, excluding the opening, the first part featured rookie or senior groups under the age of three who were just beginning to make themselves known.

Until a short VCR was shown.

Oh, it seems that this will be the special presentation of the first part

I don't think they are at the level of TeSTAR

I guess that's what they want to call themselves "rookies" hahahahahahaha

This is very similar to what they did on their show on the cable channel

Yes! TeSTAR is a product of that cable channel~

I want to see all the presentations, except the TeSTAR one…

Will 5 songs be exchanged? Please, I hope you don't sing all the songs, otherwise it will be boring