The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 54

[Title: I Threw Away My Pride]

Author: ㅇㅇ

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It’s the wish of a lifetime… If I can’t attend the TaTa (Targeting Star) studio audience, I’ll die. Please, just once, I want to see Ji Hwa Sung’s face in person. Your support reading this could make it happen; let’s cheer for me and Hwa Sung;

Please click like on my WeTube comment through the link provided. I’m seriously begging you. (Link)

On the official Music Days website, the second round of audience participation for the first episode of <Targeting Star> was announced to be held the day before the broadcast.

Normally, audience applications are made by sending an email at a specified time or clicking an application button.

However, the Music Days production team decided to randomly select 300 individuals from those who posted on social media or YouTube comments using the designated hashtags.

This was a cunning move by the production team, quickly capitalizing on the significant buzz around <Targeting Star>.

‘I have to attend the studio audience to see the trainee I support!’

As people started creating multiple WeTube accounts to comment and waged a war on social media with various events and mentions to increase their posts’ visibility in hopes of being selected for the studio audience.

Meanwhile, the trainees, exhausted from filming the original song video, had just received the next competition theme.

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-“Would all the trainees please gather in the large auditorium.”

On the day the second competition theme was announced.

In the room where the multinational roommates resided, sounds of dying were heard.

“Ughhh…”

“I’m dying. I’m serious. Truly, I’m dying now…”

“Guys, hurry up and get ready. We have to go out to film again. And Logan, speak Korean.”

“If this keeps up, Gao Yan will die!”

“No, no. People don’t die that easily. Stop saying that and let’s head out.”

Grabbing my roommates’ collars, who were nearly dead from exhaustion after a night-long shooting, I headed to the auditorium on the first floor.

The reason we were gathering in the auditorium, not the practice room, was to form teams for the second competition through a game accompanied by product placement (PPL).

Last time, I was teamed up with Ji Hwa Sung, the individual trainee Lee Chae Hyuk, and Gong Min Ho for the performance. I don’t know what will happen this time.

Anyway, when I arrived at the auditorium with the three whiners in tow, Yu Chan, who was already there, raised his hand to greet me.

“Chunyong, here. The seat next to me is empty.”

“Ah, Hyung. I’m coming.”

Despite having lost a bit of weight from continuous practice and filming, Yu Chan hyung was still smiling.

Perhaps the weight loss suited him even better? After all, Yu Chan hyung has always been known for his mature and handsome appeal.

Anyway.

The trainees gathered snugly in the spacious auditorium began chattering about the <Guess the Mission> written on the prompter for the sake of the broadcast content.

“A duo performance, maybe? Since we’re not that many, splitting into nine teams of two makes sense. Ah, so one team will get a bit of spotlight.”

“Teams of three forming six groups could also be a possibility, right? And maybe, a face-off with the same song?”

“A solo performance wouldn’t be bad either. Not that I mean else anything by it…”

Everyone was deliberately throwing out ideas they knew were off the mark. If they guessed it right on the first try, there wouldn’t be enough material for the show. As always, making broadcasts is tough work. And as we were messing around like this…

“Ding! Ding! Ding! You’re all wrong. The theme for your second competition will be― a 5 vs 5 and 4 vs 4 cover mission!”

That’s how Choi Gaon would suddenly appear and take charge of the proceedings.

Watching Choi Gaon laugh with a “You were surprised, right? Surprised?” I tightened my loose sneaker laces. Now, the game to determine the teams for the second competition was about to begin.