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The Loser Idol's Rebirth Chapter 20丨Platinum
Like any other idol audition program, the theme song was the first performance revealed to the public. With screen time being limited, it would focus on those with the highest potential to debut. The is no need to waste precious broadcasting time on 'nobodies', right? In Produce, following the first evaluation, trainees would be divided into gold, silver and bronze. As for those who don't meet the condition for bronze... well they were ejected. There was one more grade above the three categories.... Platinum. In any case, the participants were all nervous as they await the MC's announcement. In front of each participant was a metal box, which contained a badge symbolising their ranking. Those in the bottom half would get bronze, the top 50 would get silver, the top 25 gold and the top 10 would be Platinum. "Participants, please open pandora's box!" Soo-Ha's hand caresses the metal lock, turning the latch before opening the lid. Holding onto his expression, he slig
The Loser Idol's Rebirth Chapter 21丨Max Stamina
"All those Platinum-rated contestants... please come up to the stage!" For the theme song stage, the participants were put on a multi-tiered pyramid shape stage. With the Platinum group situated on the highest platform. The higher the rating, the closer you came to the centre. Fortunately for Soo-Ha, all contestants with more than an A dance rating were placed further ahead. He was rather thankful that he was placed in the back of the pack, as those in front would act as a barrier to hide his deficiencies. To his left was Go Yoojun, Lee Soobin and Han Jinsang, all with their shiny gold badges. They seemed like the most likely candidates to enter the top 10 once the broadcast had aired. "Hyung, isn't the air clearer up there" Jinsang says with a cheeky smile. The wall which Soo-Ha had built was involuntarily torn down. "Not really". Soo-ha answers bluntly, as he guesses that the kid is still a bit bitter that he isn't ranked higher. "I'm so jealous, you will get a
The Loser Idol's Rebirth Chapter 22丨Visuals Matter
The week went by in flash. Soo-Ha's plan to build up his stamina was only half successful. This was because after the first shooting, all the fatigue from the past week had suddenly caught up to him. It seemed that while mentally he suffered from no fatigue, the muscle strain and pain had all hit his body at once. As a result, he had to stay under covers for 3 days. After the fever passed, he had felt like he could devour a cow. With the increase in appetite, he restarted practice and his exercise although at a lower clip than before. Currently he was holding dumbbells as he watched Music Bank, as he continued to work hard. [Siwon, did you enjoy Aiyu's comeback performance? I could not stop my feet from moving the entire time!] [Uh... Siwon-ah wyas syo excyited that my heart skipped a beat, Aiyu-nim is really pretty too] [Did you bite your tongue or something? Get a grip] [Nyooo] On the screen the pair of idol hosts, were putting on a fun yet wooden act as they were forced
The Loser Idol's Rebirth Chapter 23丨Silver Tongued Devil
[Produce is back!] The first ad aired shortly after. [I have high expectations this year] [It's going to be tough, only the best of the best is going to be chosen] [No [beep-] way? Noona you are here too?] It was a short scene where the judges took their seats and talked. Before shifting to a montage of the auditions. [Awesome! That was a great performance] [You are a natural dancer] [Hahaha Bo-Peep?] To Soo-ha's surprise, he was also a part of the promotional activities. The judges smiling faces are immediately replaced with their stiff visages as they begin making abusive remarks with no regard. [You call this.... a stage?] [There are no excuses. Only facts, and the facts they don't care about your feelings.] [Aren't you embarrassed?] The bitter faces of the contestants and their firm expressions and trembling lips, overlapped and passed/ In the end, a scene was edited as a sudden situation had come out. [(beep)-ssi? (beep)-ssi, wait a minute, wait...!] [(The c
The Loser Idol's Rebirth Chapter 24丨Team Death Match
"Boys! did you all have a good rest?" "Yes!!" Looking around the set the contestants answer the MC's question vigorously. Signs were now placed around the auditorium, in a manner that anyone who watched the previous season would expect a team fight. The thought seemed to be shared between other contestants as they look around the set and exchanged glances among themselves. While it was unclear what the criteria would be, it didn't seem a bad idea to make some allies. Looking at the young-looking boy next to him, Soo-Ha can't help but have the thought that any team who had a nervous 16-year-old Go Yoojun in their team would either be a blessing or a curse. Focusing on the MC's announcement as he says. "This week's challenge... is a group competition!" "Oooh!" As expected, everyone's eyes reacted with a look of anticipation. "I'm sure everyone has someone they wish to team up with, right?" Seeing these kinds of words, Soo-Ha bets against himself that the next sentence would s
The Loser Idol's Rebirth Chapter 25丨Push The Button
After a bit of thinking, Soo-Ha had finally made his decision. While the team members were more important than the selection of the agency. As all agencies had their hit songs anyway, there wouldn't be a problem in song selection. This was after all a survival show, which meant... before caring about rank or grade, you need to care about yourself. And the only way to do that. Is to stand out. As Soo-Ha steps forward with his ball in hand. He raises his hand as if a student who is asking a question in class. Looking at him strangely, the MC responds "Yes, Soo-ha-ssi?" "Do I have to pick an agency?" "What do you …." Before he finishes his answer Soo-Ha smiles cheekily, "In that case, I choose... I choose to be kicked out" "Soo-Ha!" "Lee Gong-wook-nim, there shouldn't be anything wrong with my choice?" Turning to the crew for guidance the MC is given an okay sign by the head PD. Bang Geulyi who is watching the scene from the monitor with greedy eyes can't help but grab onto
The Loser Idol's Rebirth Chapter 26丨Come Back Home
In an instant, the set was filled with noise. The screen flashes between the names as it comes to a stop on one name in particular. "YU entertainment!" YU is the company that chooses charisma. The company of unique voices. The land of quality and freedom. YU entertainment is known both as the heaven and hell of the idol artist. Over the past 2 decades, it has grown from a small one-man company into a multinational conglomerate. During their time they have produced music and artists that seek perfection, and as a result, profits have gone through the roof. The company known for only caring about talent has built a reputation counter to what the industry prescribes. It is said that even the legendary actor Park Bo-gum who was widely known as a guaranteed rating draw was rejected. The thing about YU is that, while there were not many restrictions on the artists this same lack of restrictions, meant that the kids would often catch themselves in stupid situations. The
The Loser Idol's Rebirth Chapter 27丨Inferiority Complex
- "It includes female idol groups?" "How unlucky" Unsurprisingly, Micky's choice was simple. Of course, their reactions were not nearly as strong as those in team freedom. The team members near Soo-ha were murmuring like crazy. The problem is Timbre. Timbre is usually defined as a property that allows one to distinguish between sounds that are similar in pitch but produced by different instruments or means. It's the same with male and female voices (*though there is more overlap than between say a guitar that is plucked vs a piano string that is hit by a hammer). Vocal cords are of different lengths, meaning that to make a sound of a given pitch, a man will use a different technique, and different tension and create different overtones than a woman making the same pitch. It is for these reasons, that performing this song will be challenging especially considering the level of skill that most in Soo-Ha's group had. Beyond innate differences, 'Come back home' was.... a difficul
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