Chapter 114

Chapter 114

I thought about what would happen to Only One if we won. First of all, they wouldnt be able to gain the initial popularity they had before my regression.

They would have to walk a very long and difficult road. Initial popularity for idols varied a lot depending on the agencys reputation but also depended a lot on the amount of investment they got in areas such as promotional expenses, album order fees, and production costs. If the agency saved money in any of these areas, it was most obvious in the album portion.

In the world before I regressed, the reason why Only Ones debut album could sell more than 300,000 copies was because it was a product worth buying from the consumers perspective. However, the change in the initial debut album would probably be just one of the numerous changes that would occur due to my intervention.

I was sure that many things would change- not just the initial debut album sales. Only One wouldnt be as successful as they were before and wouldnt be able to enjoy life as luxuriously as they did before my regressions. My thoughts were about to continue, but

Stop. I cut them off. This was not the time to worry about Only One. Even if Only One failed to win, their very lives were not at stake.

I need to win this show. I had nowhere to step back, at least to protect Do-Seung. I remembered what Do-Seung from another world said to me.

I have to succeed in the mission no matter what, at all costs Even if I used cheap and dirty tricks, I needed to succeed. My heart couldnt grow weak just because of my inner conscience, which had no clear shape or form. I strengthened my resolve and leaned my head forward.

Episode 5 of The Showcase 2 was starting. What they were going to air today was the third competition, and it was the competition we won.

We would definitely be the main characters. Since Only One became the main character after winning the second competition in the previous episode, it was time for us to take back the main character role once again. And sure enough

Oh!

Wow!

Tae-Yoons performance is so refreshing even after seeing it again.

We were definitely the main characters in this episode.

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Before the fifth episode of The Showcase 2 aired, many heated conversations took place on the internet. Only One and Sirens fandom was growing to be around the same size. Only One had Kang Hyun-Sung, who had more public recognition than everyone else by far, but the size of the core fandoms made up of dedicated fans was around the same size for both groups. Perhaps due to this factor, there were a lot of organized hate comments about each group from the other party.

Geez, I think Siren fans who say Woo Yeon-who is good at singing are seriously capping

Am I the only one who thinks its sooo obvious that theyre so heavily filtered?

Bong TY loooves women; hes like a dead fish usually but when he moves next to Nahyun, he suddenly comes alive

Ah its so freaking hilarious that they argue that Park Dong J is a vocalist, but hes bad at singing so he just dances and stays in the back

Isnt this song plagiarized? It sounds similar to this song.

There was no concrete evidence behind the malicious comments haters from each fandom were spreading about the other party. However, it was a fact that the two groups were competing to win the final show. Furthermore, they were performing with a similar fandom size for the show, and the current public opinion could significantly determine the future of each group. As a result of all these complex factors, there was evidence that a couple of malicious fans were showing signs of organized hate against their rival group.

Whats wrong with these f**kers?

Just move on and dont hate our idols for no reason

Wow, our guys have really succeeded now that theyre getting hate

Wait, do you seriously think Only One can win if you act like this?

Yeon-Hoon cant singhaha

So much yapping about plagiarism because the chorus overlaps a tiny bit

However, Siren fans also moved systematically to block and address rumors attached to Siren.

Ah, screw you. So who is in your idol group besides Kang Hyun-Sung?

You guys at least know all our idols names I dont know anyone except for Kang Hyun-Sung

Reply: FR if not for Kang Hyun-Sung, they have nothing

Rather, they attacked Only Ones fandom back. However, Only One and Siren showed no significant activities that could be open for criticism by both groups. Furthermore, all of these activities were carried out in the dark under secret accounts, so most of the consumers were unaware that such activities were happening.

Like this, while an intense war of nerves between the two groups occurred in the dark, episode 5 of The Showcase 2 aired. The first start of episode 5 was to summarize the previous episodehow Only One won the second competition and how the second competition went. Peoples reaction to this poured out.

Ah, Young-Ho crying is seriously my tear trigger.

aww Only One, lets only walk on smooth and even paths pls

But its understandable in a survival program

Onebyone is over at this rate

How can they perform with only three members?

The production crew succeeded in giving a reasonable explanation for Kim Joon-Hyuk and Lee Young-Joons departure, which actually happened out of the blue. In the process, the scene where Bong-Tae-Yoon roasted them with facts was completely edited out.

On the other hand, if one picked a few of the main scenes that were highlighted in the training camp, the first one would bethe opening scene when Siren overslept and was the only one in shabby practice clothes.

Why is only Sirens outfit 100% real lol

did they really come out straight from bed?

hahaha they really overslept and only had time to wash their faces lol

But because they all have good proportions, they still look cool

wait haha dont put our guys next to Only One noooo they went all out in their outfits

And another highlight scene was when Kang Hyun-Sung stood at the center and performed during the midterm checkup.

Hyun-Sung is the center?

Hyun-Sung is acting cutesy?

Ah noooIm swooning

Why does Hyun-Sung look so seductive when making a cute expression? Is that normal?

Reply: Beep. Thats normal

Cute sexyI think Ive opened my eyes to a new world?

Yet, in the end, two other scenes drew the most attention.

What lol why is Bong Tae-Yoon so good at random play dance haha

There are times when he honestly looks possessed and its seriously insane

Is he really a madman hahaha whaaaaat

I think I might throw up from laughing too muchseriously, pls stop

First was Bong Tae-Yoons Random Play Dance.

That's crazy, are these two a match made in heaven?

Those two got 18 by themselves?

They didnt plan it beforehand, right?

And the second was Kang Hyun-Sung and Bong Tae-Yoons One Voice.

lol there was a reason why Kang Hyun-Sung was obsessed with getting Bong Tae-Yoon as a team member haha

Reply: he was driven by instincts

Reply: but even then, Tae-Yoon has no stage presence

Reply: Fuck get out of here. No need for useless hate

These scenes were the ones that received the most attention. The practice scenes that came out afterward passed by quickly, and it moved on to the day of the competition. In a way, the main event was the competition scene, but there were too many scenes that could be called highlights in the training camp.

At this rate, the competition might be boring in comparison.

Ah, but todays episode was legendary lol

I keep thinking of Bong Tae-Yoons random play dance

So naturally, people had no choice but to worry about the performances while looking forward to it at the same time, as the production crew might have focused too much on the beginning of the episode. However, Park Soo-Chul and the other production crew were professionals, and they wouldnt make such an amateurish mistake. As if to prove that all the viewers concerns were unfounded, the real high point of the episode was the competition. No, to be more accurate, it was with Bong Tae-Yoon after the competition.