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A loud siren sounded on the dark stage.

Wee-oww Wee-oww Wee-oww

And with the loud sound of glass breaking, the sound of the siren turned into a rhythmic melody.

As soon as the recording of a child's laughter was played, a flashy light came on, revealing the seven young men sitting on the stage.

Members of the TeSTAR group wore black zip-up hoodies. As if they had stylized them themselves, each sweatshirt had different emoticons painted on them with white and red paint.

Then, Cha YooJin got up like a flash and started the introduction.

Hearing the boy's request, YooJin brought a hand to his chin, making a “V” gesture with his fingers.

At the end of his verse, YooJin gave a big smile and mischievously exposed his fangs, at the same time that the musical break broke out.

YooJin began to dance choreography in which he was snapping his fingers to the beat of the music, and following the rhythm of the snaps, the other members of TeSTAR stood up and joined him wide on his sides until they completed their formation.

But one of them, showing relaxed steps, came up and stopped behind him, put a hand on his shoulder and pushed him aside to take a position in the center, making YooJin make surprised and angry gestures at the camera. .

As Keun SeJin winked and raised a hand, the two members at his sides crossed in front of him and jumped into the air, making moves that seemed to be martial arts.

Both also winked their eyes at the camera.

On the internet, the vast majority of comments showed pleasure and shame.

People who knew the original song and those who didn't, mixed and expressed their feelings, but the conclusion was one.

"It is fun."

—It's very cool

—Wow, they are so good

-Seeing them like this is very funny

—Don't you think they are on a different level? Their presentation is different compared to that of the other groups that were presented before.

—They are looking at the camera;

—They were supposed to look like thugs but Cha YooJin looked so fucking good lol

—It is very nice

—Hul, they didn't fix the song at all

—The original performance of this song was so embarrassing to watch… Hul… Why do I like it so much now? If even the outfits they wear are almost the same

Leaving the surprised comments behind, the performance continued.

Hwiik.

After the members grabbed his arms and legs, Park MoonDae made his way and positioned himself in the center, holding a handheld microphone.

The pre-chorus suddenly changed pitch, becoming sharp. As it was sung by Park MoonDae, it was performed so skillfully that no sign of tension or difficulty was seen, as if it was no big deal.

At that moment, as if they had just regained their consciousness, the boys ran on the ground and changed their formation again.

They took turns coming to the forefront of the camera, coming up to MoonDae's sides to interrupt him, but soon moving away as if pushed.

They all seemed to have fun wanting to cause mischief, but something always happened to them that made the viewers laugh.

Park MoonDae, who looked at the members one by one, smiled and pointed a finger at the camera.

He coolly raised his singing to an even higher pitch without straining his throat.

His strong voice overcame and hid the low and obvious AR, making the performance really feel “live”.

—He is enjoying it a lot

—I didn't know it was so great

—Park MoonDae is fucking good at singing

—It is so cool

—He crushed the AR with his powerful voice hahahahaha

—They fixed it with his voice, right? Wow, how can you make such a big difference?

—Feels like it's his own song

Meanwhile, the highlight of the song was unfolding on stage.

As the song's pitch and speed dropped, over the slightly slack and heavy beat, the siren's sound transformed into a Middle Eastern wind instrument riff melody and flowed splendidly and noisily.

It was a strong choir.

Choreography followed in which the boys did various jumps and complicated leg movements.

The members, who did not forget to keep the atmosphere alive as they danced to the musical beat, enjoyed themselves and displayed their talents by unhindered performing those difficult moves.

The feeling of excited bad boys took over the stage.

In that instant, people took notice.

—Right, they were all chosen to debut because they're so good hahahaha

—They have amazing skills to interpret the songs

—Seeing them is so pleasant

—Yes. this is how all idols should be

—I can't take my eyes off them

Those who watched "Icorpo" but weren't interested enough to watch shows or music videos stopped by to watch the year-end special to appreciate TeSTAR's performance.

And the fact that their first performance is a cover of another rookie group's song made viewers talk more.

—Has anyone seen the original presentation? I just want to know if the original version was a masterpiece like this cover

—TeSTAR didn't fix the song, right? Is the original song like this too?

At that moment, something unseen before was shown in the hoods of the boys' sweatshirts, which slipped down and covered their heads as they jumped at the climax of the choreography.

They were animal ears.

Cloth ears from each animal representative of the youths had been added to the upper sides of the hoods.

The boys pulled on their hoods to reveal their shapes and presence amid the choir's fierce choreography.

—What's that?

—Animal earsㅠㅠ They have little ears on their hoods

—What a good idea

—Shit, they're so cute

—Are they cute little bully animals?

—Oh, all idols have that same taste

—Is it a new TeSTAR song? Why did they appear in the 1st part of the program?

NT: The penultimate comment refers to the fact that there are many idols who are related to animals and several like them.

The concept of the song, which could be considered too strong and heavy, was slightly neutralized by mixing in cuteness at the last minute.

The final climax of the song continued, in which there were no longer any vocal parts for them to sing, so each person took turns taking center stage and dancing a different short choreography, making it faster and faster.

The performance of the TeSTAR members, who couldn't control their talents every time the camera focused on them alone as they performed the group dance, ended impressively.

The cut ended with Kim RaeBin sitting in the center of the stage and wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.

The camera was changed to broadcast Onyx's presentation, but in the comments, the amount of reactions from TeSTAR was overwhelming.

—Amazing

—I don't know what else to say, apart from saying that they are very good

—Why was your presentation so short?

—They only did the first half of the song, I guess it's because it was a special stageㅠㅠ

—Previous groups also did the first half of the song but look how people react hahahahaha

—That wasn't a TeSTAR song?

—I'll have to see how Onyx does it

—I thought I would comment before, but I forgot because I concentrated on looking at the screen

When Onyx's performance aired, the atmosphere was ambiguous.

They had also chosen TeSTAR's debut song “Magical Boy,” but their performance was…too bland.

—Hmm…

—I guess they didn't prepare much

—It doesn't look very good

—They've toned down Magical Boy so much that I don't find him attractive anymoreㅠㅠ

—Are you lip syncing? The AR is too loud

—I don't know, I don't think it's funnyㅠㅠ

NT: Lip Sync is phonemic or playback. AR (All Recorded) is instrumental music with the voices of the singers recorded. It is possible that they sing several parts live even if they have the AR in the background, but if they lip-sync most of the song (which is noticeable by the difference in volume between recorded voice and real voice), it is very frowned upon.

The excitement of the people cooled in an instant.

At the same time, more and more people were trying to find the original performance of the Onyx song that TeSTAR covered.

But when they saw the Onyx presentation, they felt it.

“Is the TeSTAR cover much better than the original Onyx song?”

Most of the people who saw the original performance of “Enjoyers” sighed, screamed, and immediately wrote their comments.

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As soon as the special performance of the first part of Gayo Daejeon ended, the same post with attached videos was uploaded to various communities and social networks.

Quickly, the posts were filled with comments giving their thoughts on TeSTAR and Onyx.

The opinions were the same as those already shared during the live performance broadcast.

The reactions to the confrontation without instrumental arrangements, were sincere and harsh.

—Hey, what the hell happened? TeSTAR's cover is better than the original Onyx song

—Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

—Oh, the shareholders were right~ Those who say they're just entertainment talk shit hahahaha

—The difference between their skills is so big that I'm embarrassed

—I don't think TeSTAR had much time to practice that song and they still did great, wow....

—Do you put them like this to compare them? The guy who wrote this is really cruel hahahahaha

—There was a reason why things were going so well for TeSTAR. Ever since those guys went on stage, everyone else's performances were bound to be ruined hahaha

Also, it wasn't just a difference in skills. There was a big difference in the interpretation of the song.

Onix's debut song "Enjoyers" is a powerful hip-hop song that was made for a powerful performance.

Usually, rookies practice their debut song for a few months minimum and maximum half a year.

Of course, Onyx practiced this song with a sense of dread and tension at the thought that they would finally debut.

They couldn't give it an emotion that fit the song very well, but they didn't have much trouble when they released their debut album. However, the original feel of the song was more fun, mischievous and energetic than what they had shown.

And TeSTAR interpreted the song exactly that way.

—The expressive power of TeSTAR is completely incredible. As expected, they knew how to act their roles in the song excellently.

—I'm sorry to say this but… I think the TeSTAR cover surpassed the original version by far…

L I know, it looks like Onyx's version was a tribute cover of a senior idol group's song haha

L In the original song, they didn't know how to take advantage of the potential it had. But these admirable friends came who tried hard and were able to show it

L They did it perfectly lol

Because Onyx didn't have a big fandom, netizens wrote their impressions without any reservations.

Of course, not all the people who were obsessed with the TeSTAR controversy disappeared after seeing a single presentation.

—Oh, these guys don't know when to give up...

—Do they not know that it is unfair that a group that is the product of an entertainment program receives the Rookie of the Year award?

—They're not ashamed to hold on to an award for Rookiesㅠㅠ

—No matter how much their fans defend them, Muggles feel uncomfortable seeing TeSTAR

But as TeSTAR's absolute superiority was revealed by comparing their live performances on a public TV channel, the above argument was bound to become ridiculous.

Many people were interested in this situation and, seeing that the winner and loser were too obvious, they laughed at the pointless aggro that TeSTAR was receiving.

—Do you think we Muggles don't have eyes to see how things really are?" These bastards are so funny hahahahaha

—Even if they want to take everything away from them, those boys will continue to stay united and strong. Stop it, stop saying nonsense hahahaha

—I didn't think those guys would insist again hahaha

—I'm not a fan of TeSTAR, but I can swear Onyx's original song is rubbish~ TeSTAR did so much better

L Hahahahahahahahahahaha

—Yeah, those who did excellent should get that award hahaha

—Now that I think about it, TeSTAR would still win the Rookie of the Year even if they hadn't participated in that program haha

L That's right, they're so talented that they even produced their debut album hahahaha

Then the direction changed slightly.

—They are so bad… They didn't even make an arrangement for the song. They didn't take it seriously, did they?

But that didn't work either.

L Wouldn't it be more embarrassing if they had arranged it on purpose to fight them?

L Hahahahahahahaha are you serious about saying that? ha ha ha ha ha ha

L The members of TeSTAR are not bad, those of Onyx are very bad

L Everyone who watches the video will know that TeSTAR worked hard to get what Onyx couldn't hahahahahaha

And in Onyx's original performance video, no matter how you sorted the comments, you would always see comments complaining about people who came to watch the video after seeing TeSTAR's cover at Gayo Daejeon.

The official video for TeSTAR's “Enjoyers” had yet to be uploaded to SBC's official WeTube channel, so viewers came to watch Onyx's original video as if it were chicken instead of a pheasant.

NT: “Chicken instead of a pheasant” is a Korean proverb which means that although the best option is not available, you have another one that is not good, but it is better than having nothing.

— Oh, it's not like that... It doesn't have a loose, bad, mischievous energy feeling... I don't like it very much ㅠㅠ

—Oh... They put in a lot of effortㅠㅠ

—Well, I like this version too! Cheer up guys!

—This makes me feel like… when a strange boy approaches another that is popular and pretends that he is the best friend of his whole life

L Hahahahahahahaha

—Their voices aren't that great… sht

Brutal comments from netizens who were not fans of either group showed public opinion more clearly.

There was nothing else to judge. It was a total victory for TeSTAR that left K.O. to Onyx.

And the next day, Park MoonDae received an unexpected congratulatory gift.