Chapter 64

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Translated by Sylph

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The videos Park Moondae watched were indeed filmed by me, and even the phrase attached when deleting the Whetube fancam account back then was the same.

– Quitting because I’m playing games. Bye.

It was because I didn’t want to write down my personal information in detail, like saying I was preparing for the civil service exam.
Then, a realization like a flash of lightning crossed my head.

‘No way, is that why the status window appeared…!’

Because I used games as an excuse, did the karma return as a game system!

‘…I didn’t think I did something wrong enough to deserve sudden death.’

To put it bluntly, wasn’t it rather strange to think that there would be someone who would give so much meaning to the fancams I had filmed?
Still… it left a bad aftertaste.
If the strange flashback I saw earlier was truly the ‘truth’, then his breath had really stopped for a moment and I had woken up.
Meaning, the Park Moondae who had lived in this body really had died.
That guy hadn’t do anything wrong enough to die like that either.

‘It would have been nice if someone helped… but it’s hard.’

Unexpectedly, people were not interested in others. Except when they were cursing.
Anyway, the process of me entering this body… honestly, it was realistically impossible, but I could see what kind of justification it was made of.

‘Park Moondae was the one I had an emotional bond with.’

And since I had deleted the account and ran off, a status abnormality like sudden death must have been included.
Whether the person who made this status window did it because they felt sorry for Park Moondae or it was a post-mortem mechanism, it didn’t matter.

‘With this, he must be satisfied too.’

Thanks to that, the guy who used to film the fancams you liked ended up becoming an idol himself in your body and was likely to be filmed in fancams to his heart’s content.
I felt both pity and refreshment at the same time. I felt like I could live since at least half of the situation became clear.

“These are the seven members of , invested in by the shareholders! Please continue to give us much support and investment in the future!”

At the MC’s words shouting from far away, confetti exploded and flew from above.

“Fighting!”
“You worked hard!”
“Let’s do well~”

While the successful candidates were exchanging handshakes and hugs with smiles, the lights of the broadcast cameras went out.
It was the ending.
People who seemed to have their legs give out appeared one after another.
Successful candidates approaching the eliminated ones to exchange congratulations and consolation, and even crying participants, various types of people appeared on the stage.
And the wave of endless cheers and slogans.

I took a breath.

‘Now only activities are left…’

Ding.

[Outbreak!]
Status Abnormality: ‘1st Place or Die’ occurred!

“…”

[‘1st Place or Die’]
: If you fail to get 1st place on a terrestrial music broadcast within the set period, you will die.
Remaining period: D-365

You son of a bitch.
If I meet the bastard who made this system, I won’t leave him alone. Definitely…!

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At the point when Park Moondae was the angriest in his life.
On various internet communities and SNS, posts confirming the debut members of were uploaded.

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[Idol Inc. Debut Members Confirmed (7 people)]
: In order of ranking: Park Moondae, Cha Yujin, Seon Ahyun, Kim Raebin, Ryu Chungwoo, Lee Sejin (Big), Lee Sejin (Actor)
Debut group name: TeSTAR
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had its topicality explode as its viewership ratings renewed again in the final episode despite the sluggish 3-hour development.
Thanks to that, both people who watched the broadcast and those who failed to or didn’t watch it excitedly posted comments.
Naturally, there was quite a lot of talk about Park Moondae’s rapid rise and 1st place.

– Park Moondae won?
– Heh.
– Wow, it’s amazing at the end ㅠㅠ I’m tearing up.
– Looking at the momentum, it was worth it. Congrats congrats.
– Congratulations, I hope Moondae does well ㅠㅠ
– Kka, as expected, emotional appeal works. lol
ㄴ Right, didn’t Park Moondae himself leak the certified copy of his resident registration? lol
ㄴ ? Are you crazy;;

Most were in a congratulatory mood, but people sarcastically saying ‘He got 1st place by selling his family history’ popped up intermittently. Even posts analyzing the situation began to crawl up.

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[Reason for Park Moondae’s 1st Place]
: Core fan base formation + muggle pick aggregation due to the family history bomb.
It’s almost at the level where the universe helped him.
Cha Yujin is the type who sweeps up fans with the stage. Since he’s a guy who doesn’t have an emotional story that muggles like, it seems fewer muggles attached to him than Park Moondae.
And I see it as a situation brought about by complacency like ‘Cha Yujin will debut anyway lol’ due to him being at the top since the beginning.
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Of course, as soon as the fans who were soaked in the thrill of victory regained their senses, they began to cut off the trolling posts like a knife.

– Both of them debuted and the difference in votes isn’t much, but they are damn good at both overpraising and bashing.
– I’m tired of the framing for Park Moondae’s audition and the framing of Cha Yujin’s fans’ complacency~ Fans are just happy that both made it, so don’t add words~ Our kids have good stage chemistry and are close lol

While the fans were fighting, light viewers who enjoyed the broadcast without any particular participant to be obsessed with chuckled while posting their thoughts on the final episode.

– I watched the tearful effort of the production team to somehow increase the number of members.
└ lol They took an average and then added one more as a 1st place benefit, is this real? It doesn’t make sense lol
└ That too, and they should have just given the prize money ㅠㅠ Moondae’s situation looked bad, so it’s on my mind…
└ From the look of it, he’s going to earn a damn lot in the future, so it’s fine lol

On this side, there was a lot of talk about Park Moondae’s choice.

– Park Moondae is smart. When he picked 7th place, I also clapped in the living room lol
– It was rather cool that he cleanly left the judgment to the viewers without rambling to the other participants!
└ Right! A feeling of ‘This guy trusts our discernment (wiping nose)’ lol
└ Honestly, that was the sensible choice, but it’s hard not to call a participant you’re close with there.
└ Right, I thought he might call Heeseung lol Moondae even took care of Heeseung a bit when he was called out.
└ Park Moondae knows how to distinguish between public and private.

Most were favorable. It was the moment when Park Moondae’s momentary judgment won.
Meanwhile, malicious fans of the eliminated ones and antis of the successful candidates flowed subtle posts to somehow drive a wedge between the debut members.

– It seemed like Park Moondae couldn’t manage his expression for a moment when Lee Sejin joined lol Seems like they aren’t on good terms.
└ Isn’t it because of Lee Sejin’s skill or attitude, not a relationship problem?
└ This is it. Park Moondae probably thought the guy with the dating rumor was better. Or he regretted not picking Kwon Heeseung lol
└ Stop with the speculative remarks, Moondae’s expression was just the same, what do you mean…
└ Don’t use our Moondae for your bashing.

Even if fans blocked it, there was a limit, and posts ruining the atmosphere continued to come up.
In particular, the attack on Lee Sejin, who barely made it as the 1st place benefit at the end, was fierce.

– To be honest, isn’t Lee Sejin the only flaw in the debut lineup right now? lol Among kids who all rose through stages, he’s the only one who rose through the cider meme.
└ Honestly, Lee Sejin lol don’t ‘cool-jins’ (people who act cool but are losers) just stan him by projecting themselves?
└ Right, he was just rude, but it’s thanks to his fans pushing his image hard early on while promoting with clips.
└ Oh my, you crazy bastards.

Thanks to numerous reports and blocks, the act of pouring curses on the successful candidates on the surface decreased significantly after a few days.
Instead, the excitement of fans waiting for the activities of the debut members overflowed here and there.

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[Countdown to TeSTAR’s Debut Song, Will They Become a National Boy Group? (Article)]
: An article appeared so I brought it! They say activities are scheduled within a month ♡ (Link)
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– Gasp, so good ㅠㅠ I want to see the kids soon!
– Let’s go and leave good comments.
– They are going to a subsidiary agency under T1 Group, right? I expect the taste of big company capital!
└ Truly! I hope they make both the music video and the song look wealthy…
└ Since the program’s viewership ratings and topicality peaked this time, T1 is also expecting a lot. They say they are making a new dedicated agency~
└ Wow~ I hope they invest plenty so the kids can do everything they want!

People who newly entered the idol fandom through the mega-hit audition program waited for the debut album while making sensible hopeful predictions.
And as this field always is, common sense was something one would see in a dream, not hope.
Thanks to that, tension went back and forth among people with deep experience in idol stanning.

– They say they’ll release the debut song in a month, is this real…?
└ Let’s just think they already have a masterpiece ready, that’s good for mental health.
– lol I heard even the agency isn’t out yet. It seems like there’s a power struggle inside because they are doing too well.
– I heard T1 is launching a new agency for TeSTAR, aren’t they crazy? Our kids are going to have to start from scratch…
└ T1 is just big, they don’t even have experience as an idol agency lol
└ Ha… they named the group TeSTAR and are really trying to use them as testers;;
– It seems like they are inserting management to give someone experience… Ah, it feels so ominous.

Overall, there was a lot of wariness that a big company with only size and no know-how would do something foolish because they were crazy for money and experience.

– Is there no other news… please at least upload a group photo of the kids…
– No other news for ten days. Let’s see the kids’ faces.
– I want to see after the formation of TeSTAR, not Idol Inc. behind-the-scenes lol I’m sick of Idol Inc.

Fortunately, around the time people were getting tired, a flash of new content appeared.

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[This is TeSTAR’s account!]
: Hello, everyone! We are the rookie group TeSTAR who is debuting anew this time! Please look forward to us >_< (Photo)
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TeSTAR's official SNS account was opened.
The photo attached to the first post that was uploaded was of TeSTAR sitting together and smiling in a background like a living room.
Seeing that their outfits were free and their postures were comfortable, it was definitely the new dorm.

– !!
– It seems the kids have entered the dorms.
– Seems like the agency is set.
– Ah, the debut album is already successful. If they don't succeed with that combination of faces, there's corruption ㅠㅠ

Fans were greatly relieved by just one SNS post.
Instantly, TeSTAR's SNS followers and shares began to jump by thousands every minute.
People enjoyed the photo in nano units.

– Moondae's yellow hoodie is so cute. Where did you find such a cute thing ㅠㅠ
– I was worried because Moondae always only wore rag-like T-shirts, but it seems he bought new clothes, so this grandmother is so relieved… ㅠㅠ
– Raebin got his ears pierced.
└ Cr-cr-crazy heh crazy it suits him damn well.
└ Please wear really flashy earrings during activities, please.
– Yujin lay down on the sofa, it's already his home lol
└ lol while checking with a smile, I was terrified because his legs were so long…

Since it was a group formed by an audition, there were still much more people mentioning only the members they liked.
Members who had done many team matches together also received a share of favor. But depending on that, the favored groups were slightly divided from the start.

– Kids, please upload a lot in the future! ㅠㅠ

While full of excitement and expectation but at the same time carrying several anxiety factors, TeSTAR seemed to be starting their activities in earnest.
And the parties involved were already facing these anxiety factors.

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"Phew."

Anyway, we entered the dorm.
I held back a sigh as I entered the entrance.
Thinking about how the dorm contract of the group was also haphazard due to the sluggish power struggle of the companies for a week made a sigh come out.
Of course, I shouldn't show it.
From here to the bedroom was a field of cameras.

"Hey! It's so good!"
"It's cool!"
"Wow…"

Because we signed the reality show contract first.