Free Web Novel[Agbaek Episode 4 Lucid Dive A Team Stage Video]
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↳ Was this always what this song was like? Why is it so sensual?
↳ Wow, the members of this team really look completely different to me after this stage. Especially Kim Suyeon, that was insane!
↳ Lee Gahyeon was insane too. I changed my vote right after watching this.
↳ Seriously, who could have known this team combination would be this good.
↳ Can’t we just have Geum Shinyu produce all the contestants’ stages? The Lucid Dive arrangement is exactly my taste.
‘It really is insane.’
Lee Jiyeon turned on her computer the moment she woke up that morning and searched Lucid Dive on YouTube.
Unless MPlay had lost its mind, there was no way they wouldn’t upload the Group Battle Mission stage videos from yesterday, so she had to go watch Idol Ground 100’s stage videos right away.
And even though it had already been three hours since she started watching the videos as soon as she opened her eyes, Jiyeon still couldn’t pull herself away from the computer.
Of course, it didn’t seem like she was the only one like this.
Naver real-time keyword rankings
1. Lee Sion
2. Agbaek Episode 4
3. Lucid Dive
4. Kim Suyeon
5. Seo Ryujin
6. Geum Shinyu
7. Ranking Ceremony
8. Lucid Dive stage video
9. Sionism
10. Ryu Ayeon
Idol Ground 100 Episode 4 had practically plastered itself all over the portal site search keyword rankings.
The Lucid Dive A Team stage video that Jiyeon was watching right now had been uploaded less than ten hours ago, and yet the view count had already surpassed five hundred thousand.
It was thanks to people like her who were replaying it over and over ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) again, but even so, for a stage video by contestants from a survival program who hadn’t even debuted yet to be recording numbers like this, there was nothing excessive about calling it a miracle.
‘WTX’s new song passed a million in less than ten hours, but that’s on a whole different level, so that should be treated as an exception.’
Because of this, Jiyeon was so busy managing the café that she didn’t even know where her head was.
Sionism.
It was the Lee Sion fan café Jiyeon had created after becoming a fan of Lee Sion purely off a single self-introduction video, even before Idol Ground 100’s main broadcast started airing.
Since Sionism had been created in the early days and Jiyeon had a wealth of experience as an idol fan, she personally set up the board categories and organized materials in a way that was easy to see, so it was popular, and now it was practically acknowledged as the official fan café.
Of course, along the way there had been some pretty scary things, like receiving emails written in Arabic, but at any rate, Sionism had now become a large-scale café with more than fifty thousand members.
Because of that, she had increased the number of staff and even given up on her studies to focus on managing the café, but up until now Jiyeon had been running it without any particular problems.
However, because of the explosive increase in Sionism’s new members after Idol Ground 100 Episode 4 aired yesterday, the café was currently in chaos.
-Where can I download Idol Ground 100 Episode 4?
There were people brazenly asking for illegal download routes.
-Doesn’t it feel like Ryu Ayeon is way too overrated?
There were people doing what must absolutely be forbidden in a fan café—criticizing other contestants.
-I’m a Boyvicious fan, and I’m honestly really upset about how they just rearranged our boys’ song however they wanted.
There were even people who had blatantly come to stir up trouble.
‘I’m so sick of this.’
The self-proclaimed Boyvicious fans who had suddenly increased in Sionism.
Jiyeon forcibly kicked them out one by one and went through the trouble of IP banning them.
‘They don’t even know that Boyvicious’s fandom calls themselves Vicious-ners (Vicious + ners).’
They were obviously either fans of other contestants or one of those malicious trolls who just went around harassing every idol.
It was only natural, really, because ever since the Ranking Ceremony yesterday, where Lee Sion had taken first place by an overwhelming margin of votes, the number of forces trying to keep Lee Sion in check had sharply increased.
But even with those malicious types flocking in, Jiyeon was nothing but happy.
‘After yesterday’s stage, no one can call our Sion just a variety-show type anymore.’
She could still clearly picture the final moments of the stage, which had been decorated by Lee Sion’s presence.
At the moment where Lee Sion, who was pulling off an outfit that at a glance seemed a bit over the top, reached out her hand, Jiyeon had unconsciously screamed, and ended up getting nagged at by her mom.
‘But that was a moment you literally could not endure without screaming!’
It was hard for Jiyeon to believe how someone could sing with that kind of expression and voice while performing toward the audience.
And it wasn’t something she felt just because she was a fan of Lee Sion.
[Ending moment of the stage gif]
(Gif of Lee Sion reaching her hand out toward the audience)
↳ Wow··· it really doesn’t get old no matter how many times I watch it
↳ At first I thought the song concept was way too abstruse, but once I saw the stage, I understood it right away
↳ How can her vocal tone be completely different from the previous stage?
↳ There are barely any current idols who can give off that kind of vibe
↳ This is seriously a scene that needs to go down in idol history, beyond just this program
Up to now, the only thing Jiyeon had found regretful was that Sion’s fandom was too heavily skewed toward the general public.
Having strong public appeal was, of course, a good thing, but idols were a little different.
‘If you don’t have a solid fandom, it’s tough.’
High public appeal definitely gave an advantage in terms of recognition, but after debut, there was a high chance of running into difficulties.
No matter how good your public appeal was, the ones who bought albums, streamed songs on repeat, and bought concert tickets were the fans, so it was no exaggeration to say that as an idol, your popularity was ultimately determined by the strength of your fandom.
In reality, there were quite a few idol groups who had members with recognition and public appeal rivaling that of most celebrities and yet still failed to be commercially successful.
This kind of gap arose from the difference in perspective between idol fans and the general public.
To show charm as an idol, the stage was still the best.
Idol fans usually liked members who might not stand out in everyday life but showed a completely different side once they stood on stage.
And the stage Lee Sion had shown this time was exactly the kind of stage idol fans would like.
-Why is Lee Sion so good on stage?
-I didn’t know, but she’s seriously main vocal material
-I thought she was just a variety character, but being good on stage too is cheating!
-This is insane, I seriously can’t get out of Lucid Dive
-For real, I feel like I’ve replayed Lee Sion’s ending part hundreds of times since yesterday
The fact that idol fans who had previously dismissed Lee Sion as just the public’s pick were now naming her as their own ultimate pick was definitely a positive sign.
‘Come to think of it, it really is amazing.’
Analyzing the new members signing up for Sionism, Jiyeon realized something anew.
[Sionism]
-Members: 53,429
-Café grade: Big Tree
-Member gender ratio: 40:60
It was the gender ratio of the members.
Normally, the gender ratio for a boy group’s fan café was 1:99. For girl groups, if it was high, the ratio might be 2:8 or at most 3:7, with the percentage of female fans overwhelmingly high.
In that situation, for Sionism, which had over fifty thousand members—not a small number—to have that kind of gender ratio was something that could truly be called a miracle.
Maybe that was why?
[Suggestions] Please create a soccer board
“Lee Sion is clearly a hardcore overseas soccer fan
If she finds out that her own fan café doesn’t have a soccer board, I think she’ll be really sad
And please register ‘Messi’ and the slur for Messi fans as banned words”
Recently, suggestion posts asking for a soccer board kept popping up, and at first Jiyeon had refused because she was worried the café’s purpose would be distorted.
But lately she had been wondering if maybe she ought to make one for the male fans.
This was because, given the characteristic of fan cafés with lots of women, there were already small-group boards for women, so she figured having one soccer board wouldn’t hurt.
More than anything, it did seem like Lee Sion really liked overseas soccer.
***
[Sign here!]
“Lee Sion is the owner of the overseas soccer board and the GOAT is Ronaldo, and from now on ‘Messi’ will be set as a banned word”
(Gif of a Japanese soldier signing a surrender document after losing World War II)
↳ A GOAT recognizes another GOAT, huh
↳ Why are the Messi fanboys suddenly freaking out again
↳ Ah··· have they still not watched Idol Ground 100 yet?
↳ Please stop living your real lives and live in cyberspace a little
Kim Jinsoo couldn’t help but smile in satisfaction as he watched the properly functioning atmosphere of the overseas soccer board.
The concept post that had just gone up wasn’t just written by some random user.
It had been posted personally by the main admin with the nickname Lionelmessi—no, now renamed “Kinggodgeneralsion.”
Ever since Episode 3 aired last week, posts related to Idol Ground 100 had started to quietly pop up on the overseas soccer board.
Normally, on other boards, posts that didn’t fit the board’s topic would either get deleted or cursed at, but since the overseas soccer board had always had off-topic posts anyway, they just let it be as usual.
Of course, there were users who disliked posts like that, so complaints were raised, but unfortunately, their resistance ended up coming to nothing.
[Idol Ground 100 contestant interview: Lee Sion]
-During the speed quiz, it seemed like you liked Ronaldo. Do you watch soccer matches?
-Hala Madrid.
↳ lolol is this an edit or is it real?
↳ Did you live your whole life just believing everything? You think this is real?
↳ (Video link)
↳ It’s real?
After the interview video of Lee Sion went up on YouTube, the mood of the overseas soccer board had changed.
Previously, people would sometimes say it was just for show, but now no one called Lee Sion a “fashion overseas-soccer fan” anymore.
Because of that, the number of people who, after seeing the Idol Ground 100-related posts on the overseas soccer board, had gradually fallen for Lee Sion and become fans had been increasing noticeably.
The prime example among them was precisely “KinggodgeneralLeeSion.”
[Our board star really is an idol]
(Stage ending gif)
↳ At this point I really thought she was a full-fledged idol
↳ Wow··· I’d only seen gag gifs of her, but watching the stage video, this is insane
↳ Why does Lee Sion have to like Ronaldo of all people and torment me this much?
↳ You’ll feel better if you just give up, hurry up and cross over
↳ By the way, I want to vote for Lee Sion, how do I do it?
↳ If you go to the Lee Sion gallery, it’s all nicely organized, just follow that
Before he knew it, the main admin had long since become a faithful Sionist, having followed almost exactly the same process of falling into fandom that Kim Jinsoo had gone through.
[Cried while watching the Ranking Ceremony]
“I thought it was just a variety show because of our board star, so why is it so brutal when they gather the contestants at the end of the program and do a Ranking Ceremony?
When Park Hyerim got eliminated and thanked our board star and told her she had to debut, I started tearing up without realizing it
But I was happy that our board star took first place. If she’s first place, that means she’s guaranteed to debut, right?”
↳ Yeah, just think of it as roughly the same probability as Messi winning the Ballon d’Or this year
↳ So 0%, right?
↳ It feels like our board star’s skills have gotten way better, but objectively speaking, if you compared her to a soccer player, what tier would she be?
↳ In terms of skill alone, Seo Ryujin and Ryu Ayeon are Messi-and-Ronaldo tier, but Lee Sion is climbing up so fast right now that she’s about Neymar level
↳ Isn’t Neymar kind of overrating her?
↳ Nah, even idol fans right now are really hyping up how much Lee Sion’s skills have improved
Of course, true to overseas soccer board users, they were comparing everything to soccer, but in any case, it was clear to see that the number of fans was increasing.
‘Ah, if I just wait two more days, I’ll really be able to go see Lee Sion.’
After looking around the properly “fixed” overseas soccer board, Kim Jinsoo picked up his smartphone and checked his saved text messages.
The confirmation text for the Idol Ground 100 recording broadcast audience ticket he had won not long ago.
They had said the competition rate was fierce, so he hadn’t expected much, and he’d been really surprised when he ended up getting picked.
To be honest, not only had he never been to this kind of idol show recording before, he had never even been to a broadcasting station at all, so he was nervous, but since it was a chance to see Lee Sion in person, he was absolutely going to go.
‘I wonder what kind of stage they’ll put on?’ ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Because of that, he was already so excited that he couldn’t sleep properly.
***
“Oh, tough unni.”
“Don’t tease me?”
“Why not? You’re totally hot right now!”
“Ha···.”
Lee Jungyoon felt a headache coming on as she watched Hyeryeong, who immediately started teasing her as soon as she saw her.
[I didn’t know judge Lee Jungyoon had created so many famous choreographies?]
[For some reason the contestants really can’t talk back to Lee Jungyoon]
[For real, when Lee Jungyoon scolds the contestants, she’s seriously scary]
[But then, unexpectedly, even though she talks harshly, she looks after them behind the scenes, which is kind of cool]
Lately, interest in Lee Jungyoon had noticeably gone up.
Since Hyeryeong had been a famous idol to begin with, it was a bit less so for her, but for viewers, Lee Jungyoon was a completely new face, so interest in her on the internet was particularly high.
The increase in recognition she’d gained from doing Idol Ground 100 now was far greater than the recognition she had accumulated over the years working as a choreographer.
Because of that, Lee Jungyoon had even gotten herself a nickname.
Tough Unni
Her unabashed way of evaluating the contestants had left such a strong impression that the nickname Tough Unni had stuck to her.
“Isn’t that better than getting no reaction at all like me?”
“What are you talking about, Producer Ahn, people talk about you a lot too.”
“Honestly, I’m only able to do the show comfortably because of you two. Especially for this stage, there wasn’t really anything I needed to get involved in.”
The judges of Idol Ground 100 chatted and exchanged updates as they killed time before the shoot started.
‘It’s true that this time, Hyeryeong and I did most of the work.’
Lee Jungyoon agreed with Producer Ahn Seongho’s words.
Since this Position Evaluation was divided into Vocal & Rap Position and Dance Position, the mid-checks had also been conducted separately, with Hyeryeong and Jungyoon each taking a position and running the checks on their own.
“How was the vocal side?”
“Ryujin, that kid, was grinding her teeth. Honestly, when she chose vocal, I thought she was being cocky, but she wasn’t.”
Seo Ryujin
At the name of the contestant that came out of Hyeryeong’s mouth, Jungyoon nodded automatically.
‘She’s got good reason to be confident.’
Aside from her outstanding skills, Seo Ryujin was a clever contestant who knew how to present them in a way that made them look attractive.
“How about your side, unni? Any teams that stand out?”
“Me? Hm··· there is.”
“Oh! There’s a team that’s earned Tough Unni’s acknowledgment? Which one?”
Hyeryeong asked curiously, but Jungyoon didn’t answer, saying it was a secret.
“Wow, how stingy, keeping it to yourself.”
“It’s not so much that I’m hiding it; it’s more that I think we’ll only really know after seeing this final check.”
This was how Jungyoon honestly felt.
There was definitely something—some kind of feeling—that she was picking up, but Bang! Bang! Love Team was still far too incomplete to be called finished.
She couldn’t begin to predict whether they would change drastically in the span of a week or instead fall apart.
“We’ll start recording soon!”
“Guess we should start getting ready?”
And now, it was time to confirm the result.
