Chapter 117

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Translated by Sylph

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Loud siren sounds rang over the dark stage.

Wee-oww Wee-oww Wee-oww

And with the light bursting sound of glass breaking, the siren sound became a beat melody.

[HaHaHa!]

The moment a child’s laughter was inserted as sampling, flamboyant lights turned on and revealed the appearance of the seven people sitting on the stage.

It was TeStar, each of them delinquent-like, wearing glossy black zip-up hoodies.

Various emoticons drawn with white and red paint were covering the zip-ups haphazardly.

And, as Cha Yujin popped out like lightning, the intro began.

[Look here~]

At the child’s narration, Cha Yujin put his hand in a V-shape on his chin.

[Every time I call
The hand on the MIC is anxious
Today I’ll show the real thing
Pray for my good luck]

Cha Yujin playfully revealed his canines and banged the melody to the beat.

TeStar, who joined the formation two by two according to Cha Yujin’s movements, clapped and performed a rough group dance.

A relaxed and spirited crookedness was oozing out.

Cha Yujin made gestures while looking at the camera even while being caught by the shoulders of the TeStar members and pulled back.

[Groaning in pain (that’s also a disease)
Umm such natural words
Don’t think useless thoughts
And just give me plenty of cheers for me
Shout out loud]

When Big Sejin, who winked, raised his hand, the two members on both sides crossed the air with martial arts-like movements.

And each of them gave a light wink to the currently moving camera and went in.

[Shout out to me
Gratitude is accepted only in lump sums]

The comments were full of pleasant fluster.

People who knew the original song and people who didn’t mixed together and laid out their impressions, but the conclusion was one.

‘It’s fun.’

-Funny as hell
-Wow, they are so good
-Right, this is what makes it worth watching
-Is this the difference in class? It seems a bit different from the kids before
-Look at them finding the camera;;
-This originally had a very petty punk feeling, but Cha Yujin is doing it damn wellㅋㅋㅋ
-It’s so good?
-Heol, they really didn’t do any arrangement at all
-The original song stage was so cringey… Heol… why is it good? The outfits are almost the same too

Leaving behind the comments pouring out words in excitement, the stage continued.

Hwiik.

Park Moondae, whose limbs were caught by the members and who crossed the air and came to the front of the stage, held a hand microphone.

[To pass here
There is an advance payment
You can’t just go, sit here
Watch this stage and enjoy]

The suddenly high-pitched pre-chorus notes came out from Park Moondae’s mouth as if it were nothing, nonchalantly.

At that moment, the formation changed and the members rolled on the floor and stood up.

They received camera shots as if they were cutting in next to Park Moondae’s face in turns and moved out of the way as if being pushed back.

All of them were like exciting pranksters, but somehow they had a delinquent vibe.

Park Moondae, who stared at the members one by one, smiled and put his finger on the camera.

[Only let the one who enjoys pass
Shout out to me
Lump sums only]

It was a high note rising refreshingly while scratching his throat.

Over the AR that was intentionally laid low and noticeably, the clear voice echoed sharply, bringing out the live flavor.

-They really play well
-This kind of thing could not be solemnly embarrassing
-Park Moondae sings damn well, seriously
-Ha, refreshing
-It seems the AR was crushed to death by the vocal volumeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-It’s true that they didn’t do any arrangement, right? What is it? Why does it seem like there’s such a difference?
-It just seems like their own song

In the meantime, the highlight of the song was unfolding on the stage.

[Shout out to me]
[Shout out to me]

As the song dropped, over the beat that became slightly relaxed and heavy, the siren sound transformed into a Middle Eastern-style riff melody and flowed flamboyant and loud.

It was a strong chorus.

[You have to enjoy to live
Shout out to me]

A jumping choreography followed, with many small beats and complex leg movements.

The members, who did not forget to bring the atmosphere to life while riding the rhythm, handled the difficult movements effortlessly and enjoyed their charm.

That feeling like excited rascals bounced all over the stage.

And people realized.

-Right, all of them were picked because they are all so goodㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The stage stats are insane
-The pleasure is great
-Right, this is it, this is the flavor
-I really end up watching without taking my eyes off

People who had watched but didn’t have enough interest to check music shows or clips came to see TeStar’s stage again due to the special nature of the public broadcast year-end program.

And of all things, the fact that the first stage was a song of another rookie with a lot of talk made people talk more.

-Does anyone know the original stage of this? I’m wondering if the song itself is a masterpiece
-Is it true that TeStar didn’t do any arrangement? Is the original song like this too?

At that moment, something fluttered over the zip-up hoodies of the members who were jumping while shaking their heads at the climax of the choreography.

They were animal ears.

TeStar had reinforced the part next to the top of the hood with fabric in a shape similar to the animal ears representing each of them to hold the shape.

It fluttered in time with the intense chorus choreography, revealing its shape and boasting its presence.

-Heol, what’s this
-Animal earsㅠㅠ ears are attached to the hood
-Look at the idea
-Damn cute
-Ah, right, idols should have this kind of flavor
-Cutesy animal gangster..?
-Is this TeStar’s new song? Why does it come out in Part 1?

The concept, which could be burdensome because it was too strong, was slightly neutralized as cuteness was mixed in at the last minute.

[HaHaHa!]

And the climax at the end of the song followed.

It was a chorus without even a vocal part, a part where the choreography gradually became faster as each person added different movements during the choreography to show their charm.

While performing the group dance, every time a solo shot came in, the appearance of TeStar, who couldn’t contain their charm, was impressive, and the song concluded.

[Shout out to me]

The cut ended with Kim Raebin, who sat in the center, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand along with a yawn.

And the camera switched to broadcast Onyx’s stage, but the reaction to the TeStar stage was exploding in the comments.

-Crazy
-I don’t know what to say other than that they are good
-What, why is it so short
-They cut it at the 1st verse. It seems because it’s a special stageㅠㅠ
-The kids before also only did the 1st verse, but look at people’s reactionㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-This isn’t a TeStar song, right?
-I should go watch Onyx’s thing

-I was thinking of commenting, but I forgot because I was watching the screen

And the moment Onyx’s stage was broadcast, the atmosphere became ambiguous.

Onyx also chose TeStar’s debut song, ‘Magical Boy’, but…… the stage was too bland.

-Uu-mm
-Did they not prepare much
-They’re so bad
-How much did they lower the key of Magical Boy, there’s no charm in the song at allㅠ
-Seems like lip-syncing? Ah, is the AR too loud

-I don’t know, it’s boringㅠㅠ

People’s excitement cooled down in an instant.

At the same time, people who wanted to look for the original stage of the Onyx song stage that TeStar did increased.

The moment they watched Onyx’s next stage, they had a hunch.

‘By any chance, is TeStar doing this much better than the Onyx original?’

And most of the people who played the stage of Onyx lamented, and some screamed and clicked on writing.

* * *

The special stage of Part 1 of the Gayo Daejeon was uploaded as clips to various communities and SNS as soon as it ended.

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[SBC Rookies Special Stage]
: I also attached the original stage!
(Video)(Video)
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And immediately the comments were plastered with stories about TeStar and Onyx.

They were also words that had been coming out throughout the special stage already.

The reaction to the complete one-on-one match without a single arrangement was stark.

-Hey, what happened, TeStar is better than the Onyx original
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Ah, the shareholders’ eyes were right~ Damn, the entertainment bullshit was all nonsenseㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The difference in skill is so great that it’s at a level where it’s embarrassing
-TeStar must have had almost no practice time, wow….
-Did the guy who wrote the post put them together like this? He’s really cruelㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-There was a reason why Idol Inc. went so damn well. Since these kinds of guys came out, the stage could only hit the jackpotㅋㅋㅋ

Furthermore, it wasn’t just a difference in skill. From the song interpretation, a difference in depth appeared.

Onyx’s debut song was a high-spirited hip-hop style song, clearly made aiming for intense performance.

Usually, rookies practice their debut song for at least a few months, at most more than half a year.

And Onyx, naturally, practiced this song with solemnity and tension with the thought that it was just their debut.

It didn’t stand out too much because it wasn’t a sentiment that didn’t match the song at all, but actually, the feeling of the song was closer to a more playful, delinquent, and high-spirited feeling than that.

And TeStar interpreted the song exactly like that.

-Is TeStar’s expressiveness for real? As expected, they are the guys who have fought through the mess of the crazy Flop-usa
-I’m sorry to say this.. but honestly, the TeStar stage side seems like the original song…
└Right, the Onyx stage conversely feels like a cover of a respected sunbaenim’s songㅋㅋㅋ
└Somehow they couldn’t bring out the chewy flavor of the original song well, but it feels like watching commendable friends working hard.
└This is it exactlyㅋㅋㅋ

Because Onyx’s fandom was shallow, people spat out their impressions without filtering more.

Of course, people who were obsessed with TeStar’s controversy did not all disappear with one stage.

-Phew, they flocked here again without knowing how to give up…
-Even so, why don’t they know it’s unfair for an entertainment project group to receive the Rookie of the Year award?
-I don’t know if they’re not ashamed to be picking on rookies like thisㅠㅠ
-No matter how much fans exert themselves, muggles will probably feel uncomfortable about TeStar

However, when an absolute superiority came out through such an outright comparison, the previous discourse was bound to become laughable.

People who found this rare situation where the winner and loser were clear interesting swarmed and mocked the aggro.

-Hey, do muggles not have eyes? These guys are funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-They took off all their rank insignias and fought and won, just stop it, it’s patheticㅋㅋㅋ
-Aren’t they the ones who flocked hereㅋㅋㅋ
-Yeah, I’m betting everything I’m not a TeStar fan, but the Onyx original song is ruined~ TeStar guys are the real deal
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Hey, the one who did well should receive it, whatㅋㅋ
-Looking at it now, it seems TeStar would have received the Rookie of the Year award even if they debuted without Idol Inc.ㅋ
└Right, these guys even produced their debut album themselvesㅋㅋㅋ

Then the direction changed a bit.

-It’s so mean… Honestly, didn’t they aim for this by doing it like this without even an arrangement?

But this didn’t work either.

└If it became like this because they aimed for it, isn’t that more embarrassing?
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋSeriouslyㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Isn’t it that your Onyx is bad, not that TeStar is mean
└Someone would think TeStar broke Onyx’s legs so they couldn’t perform their stageㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Even if you sorted the comments of the Onyx original stage video by latest, it was full of shouts from people who came after watching the video from the Gayo Daejeon.

Since the official video of TeStar’s hadn’t been uploaded yet, they were people who came to watch a chicken instead of a pheasant.

– Ah, this isn’t the flavor… That… relaxed feeling oozing with a delinquent and punk beauty is missing…. That high-spirited feeling is missingㅠㅠ
-Ah.. you are working hard thoughㅠㅠ
-I like this version too! Cheer up!
-It feels like an un-close kid pretending to know me on the way to meet a kid who is really popular at school
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ━
-The voice is not refreshing… See you

The cruel comments left by the public, not fans, showed the public opinion more clearly.

There was no need to go to a judgment. it was TeStar’s K.O victory.

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