Debut or Die

Chapter 213

of Episode 213, “If You Can’t Debut, You’ll Die”

was inspired by the style of an outdoor theater with open circular staircases that might be found in American parks.

In a word, it means that the small crab is open 360 degrees, so the audience is right in front of you in all directions.

‘It must be a fresh experience.’

While the residents who were invited as spectators came one by one and went through checkpoints, I sat in the waiting room with a camera on and received an envelope.

It was the American sensibility that the glitter was loud.

Along with the English explanation of the artificial intelligence MC, an interpreter came out through the in-ear.

[In this envelope are their signature songs chosen by the contestants!]

[Our KPOP mentor plans to learn all three of these songs in an hour.]

[Let’s see how it goes?]

Nothing to see.

The production team already told me in advance which songs would be candidates for it.

‘Of course, I can’t narrow it down to these three songs.’

They gave me a dozen or so songs and promised that they would come out of this. Because it’s a pop song, it might be a song you don’t know at all.

And it’s probably because of the contestants’ running or fighting that they selected these three songs.

Well, on the show, the contestant said, ‘It’s not this fucking song I wanted!’ I can already see you shouting the same thing.

[Are you nervous?]

[A little bit.]

After giving the obvious answer to the obvious question, I opened the envelope.

“hmm.”

Well, it was exactly as expected.

‘I don’t even need an hour.’

Let’s get rid of airplane travel.

* * *

The set where people are buzzing.

Holding wine or cosmetic bags (all of which were sponsored by T1) in one hand, the residents crossed their arms and waited for the stage without much expectation.

It wasn’t a famous show, and I didn’t know anything about it other than making it on Netplus.

[They say they’re singing]

[I’d rather do a magic show!]

The father and daughter shrugged and started talking.

And behind the stage, the camera was also running, filming the contestants listening to the murmurs of these audience members.

In this ‘Intro Stage’, a total of 8 people chose ‘singing’ as their key to becoming a celebrity.

And the audience was given a button.

[When the audience presses the button, the light instantly flashes in its place!]

[They will press the button if they feel ‘good.’]

[And… warning! They think everyone who comes out is a contestant and they don’t know the existence of our secret K-Pop mentor!]

[Then, our ‘K-Pop’ campers, let’s go on stage!

] gave a reflexive cheer.

[Wow!]

The participants also reflexively waved their hands or jumped around. It was not known what kind of arrogance or immaturity would be edited out on the air.

And in the corner was an Asian young man wearing a large hood.

However, unlike the other noisy participants, there was little movement, so it was barely noticeable.

Of course, it is Park Moon-dae.

[Now, the first song… oh! It’s ‘Drive It’ by Phil Garcia! Shall we run!?]

It was a popular song a few years ago that skillfully mixed R&B and pop and was good to listen to. It was also a regular song on audition programs for men in this country.

[Oh~]

The audience responded at a moderately polite level to the usual selection of songs.

However, when the next rule was explained, the admiration and sincerity began to mix.

[Contestants on stage will sing whenever they are randomly selected.]

[Feel free to press the button if you like! The longer a lot of lights are lit, the longer you’ll be able to hear that participant’s song!]

[If there aren’t enough lights… Um, next!]

Laughter poured out from the audience at the sly words of the machine’s voice.

[Hahaha!]

If the reaction is good, I can sing more songs, and if the reaction is bad, it’s over.

It was a fun rule because it was easy to catch the eye and stimulating enough to be cruel!

[Now then, from step 1… Start!]

Music rang out among the participants who took a deep breath or pretended not to be nervous.

And participant 1 took up the microphone with blinking eyes.

A trembling voice created a sound that was quite plausible.

-I drive without hesitation~ I have a big engine and shiny headlights~

[Oh… .]

Those who used to press the button in moderation stopped pressing the button as soon as the participant stuttered.

[Now, next!]

The moment the lights went down, the artificial intelligence pointed out number 5 without hesitation.

-I’m not a man of integrity, but I’m wild. That’s my charm… .

In that way, the song started circulating on people.

Most barely managed to digest one bar, and those who went a little further could only digest two or three bars.

It was unavoidable.

With the visual data in front of the artificial intelligence’s nominations that come out of nowhere, you can see that ‘if you make a mistake, it’s over’.

– My eyes are boi… shit!

[N-Hmm!]

The contestant who couldn’t finish even one word was even booed by the excited audience.

The moment when the audience became more ruthless with familiarity.

[Number 7!]

Number 7, who was standing blankly in the corner, received the first call from the display board.

[…] … .]

An Asian young man wearing a hood, who had been peeking at the flashing lights, immediately opened his mouth and picked up the microphone.

And the song started exactly where it was supposed to go.

Naturally, as if it was originally his part.

-That kind of sight makes me live. I

ran through

the lights of the city again today, between the stars and lights

[Oh!!] A

pleasant voice rang through the speaker.

The difference in clear tone and volume, as if using equipment of different quality alone.

Tadadak! widely! Tara la la rock!

In an instant, all kinds of colored lights started to flicker along with the sound of button presses in the audience seats.

The song stretched out.

– Run, run.

Tonight

through the stars and lights .

Even in the high notes of the chorus, the voice was not disturbed.

On the contrary, the melodic part that clearly reveals the taste of the song stands out.

[Hey!]

The button press didn’t decrease. The lights continued to twinkle and the 7th run continued.

But the problem is… Now it was about entering the interlude.

When the song stops, the lights will inevitably be reduced. Then, naturally, it is the moment to move on to the next person.

[Umm!]

When the lyrics disappeared from the electronic signboard, some of the audience who quickly realized the situation felt sorry for them.

-DDU DDU DDururu

DDU DDU DDU

[-!]

Number 7 started humming in the interlude.

It’s not just a hum, but with an enormous range and technique that’s almost like a concert ad-lib.

[Wow!!]

With that stunt-like skill, the button was repeatedly hit again, extending the lifespan of number 7 once again.

Paba Paba Park! Papabak!

Lights flashed in all directions.

By this point, some of the other participants were watching Number 7 with their mouths open.

However, Park Mun-dae did not continue the feat.

Instead, I stopped ad-libbing a few measures before entering the second verse and politely lowered the microphone.

[If so, then next!]

The audience was sorry for the artificial intelligence MC’s resounding cry, but there was a reason.

‘Push once at this timing.’

It was because the 7th Park Moondae knew the weak point of this rule.

‘People get used to stimuli.’

It was more important to sing better than the previous verse than to keep singing well.

If you just sing without thinking, people’s reactions will inevitably fade after the climax.

It didn’t get better than the climax part I heard just before, so there are cases where I don’t bother pressing the button.

So, I had to give variations, whether it be high notes or ad-libs, and keep giving new stimuli and surprising elements.

It was also the reason why people who sang well earlier couldn’t go beyond two or three bars.

So Park Moon-dae passed the introduction of the second verse, where the tempo of the song was adjusted again.

‘Well, I have to take care of the picture that gives the contestants a chance, so it’s a good thing.’

As long as you are a mentor, you have to give a picture of concession to the participant so that there will be no bullshit on the domestic Internet saying ‘I’m the only one who fights’.

And Moondae Park has already calculated.

‘Considering the number of participants… In the end, he’ll give me one more time anyway.’

Looking at the timing of the turn, it seemed that it would be his turn to go around the participants once again.

[Sorry, next!]

Because Park Moon-dae did so well in front, the evaluation of the audience became harsh, and most of the contestants who were suppressed were knocked out with one bar.

And as Park Moon-dae planned, he was nominated again for the pre-chorus just before the final chorus.

[Ohhhh!]

Amid the anticipation and preemptive cheers of the already biased audience, Moondae Park held onto the song from the first verse and did not let go.

-Run, run,

hit the horn and crush the light

Tonight,

Park Moon-dae’s song occupancy time was 1 minute and 3 seconds.

The shockingly overwhelming first ‘Intro Stage’, which didn’t even play like that, was over.

[The winner is… No. 7!]

[Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!]

‘I paid for the meal.’

Instead of bowing his head, Park Moon-dae waved his hand to match the emotions of the audience and smiled.

I could already hear the sound of the production crew drooling beyond the camera next to the stage.

‘If I do well, it will be used as a trailer.’

And that prediction was right.

* * *

[K-pop? I don’t listen to that kind of thing.]

[It’s called music… no don’t get me wrong I don’t think boy bands in this country are music either.]

[My younger brother is crazy, but honestly, he’s crazy.]

“Oh, a trailer?”

“that’s right!”

Cha Yoo-jin, who was playing Netplus on her smartphone in the car, excitedly shook the screen and showed it to the members.

Immediately, the members also focused their attention on the short preview video.

After the cuts of the interviews with the contestants who were obviously saying things like, “I’m a nerd, I’m not interested in subculture K-pop,” the actual filming went by briefly.

[This summer.]

[To reality show contestants thirsty for fame]

[K-pop baptism pours in!]

“Wow, look at the subtitles.”

“You did a good job translating.”

[Aaaaaaaa!!]

[What kind of X is this… .]

Screaming contestants and laughing K-pop idols.

Then, the profile of me singing and the image of the participant next to me with an open mouth flashed by.

“Were there two more vocal teams besides you?”

“okay.”

I guess I made good use of it because the participants reacted the most on the first stage.

“I heard everyone won.”

“Ah, of course not. Everyone has a position, so you couldn’t have lost?”

Seeing him smiling and doing that, it seems that he also won the dance stage by an overwhelming majority.

[Do you know K-pop?]

[Do you like it?]

[Would you like to try it?]

[K-NOW]

Right after the title came up, ‘episode 1 coming soon’ popped up along with the date.

Usually, programs that are released on Netplus are bundled in four or five episodes and released at once, but it seems that they have reached an agreement with the studio to release one episode at a time.

“Be sure to press receive notification when Cha Yu-jin is released so you can watch it immediately without forgetting… .”

“I know!”

“If you knew, what would you not have done!”

‘Anyway, the airing isn’t far off.’

I was quite excited about how the first episode would react, probably because the filming ended successfully.

And by the time you see it, there are new events.

Coincidentally, Seon Ah-hyun is also shouting if she realized it after seeing the date.

“Oh this day… It’s our moving date… !”

“I know?”

“After discussing a large TV, I think it will be worth ordering a new one!”

“really good!”

it’s moving

We have finally moved into a new home.