It was a national rule for the winner of the previous season to appear on the audition program.

In particular, Testar was the living witness of <Idol Inc>s success so if I were the staff of the production team, I would have definitely asked them to appear.

And since the current agency was also affiliated with T1, of course, it was impossible to refuse.

Guys, think about it. Wouldnt it be cool? Its the appearance of the champion!

Oh~

Keun Sejin laughed at the managers words. He wanted to tell him not to talk nonsense, but it seemed he was holding back.

Have you already talked about us appearing?

Hmm, I guess. They think youll keep your loyalty since were from the same company.

Saying something like loyalty.

Half of the guys here have been smashed with their bad policy more than once.

Perhaps everyone thought the same, I noticed some of them looked a little incredulous or laughing bitterly.

However, Cha Eugene raised his hand while making a face of thinking deeply about something.

Hyung-nim! Is it girl this time?

Huh? Ah, the participant?

Yes!

Right, its girls!

Oh.

Cha Eugene said with a serious face.

There are fans who think of me as their boyfriend. I dont like it!

Cough!

Seon Ahyeon choked.

Hey, then, you just have to be careful~ Youre not going to date them!

When you meet a good person, its natural to date! I dont know how I would feel!

You just have to say something nice on the set! You wont have any chance to go that far, Eugene!

He was right.

Theyre not going to make us particularly intertwined on the screen.

T1 also wouldnt want to rip out Testars stomach that laid golden eggs. This wouldnt unnecessarily hurt Testars brand image.

However, there would be room for participants to be misunderstood due to the editing.

Participants who neglect practice because they are distracted by the appearance of a popular idol

It was a very familiar format. It even made me feel nostalgic.

It was just tiring to get involved in such things. And it wasnt the only risk factor.

I think those bastards are going to mess around.

Since season 3 we did was so successful, in season 4, various forces would work hard to control and dominate it.

If you looked at the time period, it wouldnt be strange if it started last year, but it wasnt surprising that it got delayed by a year.

There is a 10% chance of controversy.

I didnt want to get involved in that mess.

Ill take care of myself as much as I can.

I wondered if it was fine to focus on appearance rather than looking cool, so I should give a briefing later.

I sighed inside, and then Kim Raebin, who was sitting next to me, raised his hand.

Then, lets give the song that fits girls key that I wrote this time as a mission song

Dont.

No, Raebin.

? Alright.

Before the manager could answer, Kim Raebin lowered his hand again in response to the pouring refusal.

It was good that he wasnt stubborn.

Use your passion to produce somewhere else.

We would go with the flow of not getting involved as much as possible.

When will we shoot?

Uh, next week? It doesnt take long, youll only do it briefly in between.

Oh~

I leaned back on the backrest listening to the conversation between the manager and Keun Sejin.

Oh, its Thursday. Theres a variety show scheduled for Moondae!

Oh, I knew what he meant.

* * *

<The Singer I Made>, the best singer character

Its Park Moondaes Groom in May!

Poof!

There was a burst of confetti and cheers.

I could already see captions like Three consecutive victories! above the panelists clapping their hands.

Congratulations!

It was the Groom in May stage that I hadnt done in a while because it got canceled for 4 weeks due to a special program.

And it was also my last victory.

Because in this program, in order to maintain originality, the number of times a character could show up was limited to three.

Its over.

The timing was perfect.

For the second time, I sang a rhythmical tango, and this time, I sang a faint night song to reminisce memories.

Of course, I arranged the climax longer.

Thanks to that, I was able to win three times before getting off, so it was nice.

I exchanged my last impressions with the panelists in moderation.

Now, lets say thank you to the viewers and the members

Moondae-ssi, do you have any thoughts about showing up as a new character?

Right! Im so sad to let you go~

They said that but I knew I would just be digging my own grave.

If theres a chance, I hope I can see you again later. I had a lot of fun when I played as Groom in May.

This was the truth.

Thanks to them, I recovered quickly.

Having a schedule that I had to prepare alone helped me sometimes when I was uncomfortable meeting Ryu Chungwoo.

It was nice not having the time to think about anything else since I got busier.

Having counseling in between was helpful.

It was embarrassing to admit this, but confiding in an expert, even if it was only scratching the surface, certainly worked.

Thanks to that, I had no other thoughts right now. The number of consultations was also reduced.

I think I can settle the status window without any difficulties.

While I was organizing the current situation in my mind, the MC continued diligently.

I should focus on the shoot, too.

The Groom in May, who won the Hall of Fame with three consecutive wins, will be produced as character merchandises with the support of the Korean Culture and Arts Council.

For reference, this was a kind of public service project, but the profits were not returned to the broadcasting station and were all donated.

Please pay a lot of attention to this product to help malnourished children, dear viewers!

But the donation wouldnt be under my name, it would be under this program.

Those guys rob me.

They robbed the tax benefits, too.

Of course, thanks to this, popularity was the only thing I gained. If there were any problems with merchandising, its would be the broadcasting stations fault.

Thank you for your time.

We love it, too~

See you again!

A staff member came out of nowhere and put a doll in my arms. It was a May Groom doll with flowers on its face.

Oh, my God.

They even made use of this segment for promotion.

I smiled and waved the doll once, nodded to the judges and the audience, and came down the stage.

I could hear the MC shouting the ending remarks from above.

Thank you for your hard work~

Thank you for your hard work, Moondae-ssi!

Thank you, thank you.

This sense of accomplishment was pretty nice. I fiddled with the stuffed doll in my hand.

Should I put it in my bedroom?

The roommates would change soon, so I would have to arrange some other place to celebrate when I changed my room later.

Then, this is fine.

The entertainment show that I started alone was now over.

It was time to go and finish filming Testars birthplace entertainment show.

Moondae, welcome~

How was it?

I was questioned as soon as I got into the car.

I waved the doll.

I won.

Oh~

Applauses rang out. It wasnt even their business, but their response was good. With this momentum, I thought I could play an active role as a reaction bot on <Idol Inc>s set.

I-Is this the prize?

Yeah.

Wow

Its better than I thought. I think itd be nice if we make something like this and put it in the album~

After undergoing a business analysis, the flower head doll settled in front of the window behind the seat.

And the car moved straight ahead and stopped in front of a familiar huge building on the outskirts.

Wow It hasnt changed a bit.

Its been a long time.

I bet my flower head doll that I didnt want to see you again was omitted in that sentence.

Even Ryu Chungwoo murmured a little bitterly.

Hmm Yes. Lets do well.

Yes.

Revisiting the script that we had already learned, Testar entered the filming set of <Re-listed! Idol Inc. 2>

And I came to confirm the situation that they had notified.

Heol! Guys!

Oh~ Hello!

Ins the filming set, there was Gold 1s group Golden Age.

Of course, that group wasnt the only one here. Over there, Gold 2 was glancing this way.

Oh, Heeseung, its been a long time. You said youre a model, you seem to be doing well?

Hehe, of course! Sejin hyung-nim, how have you been?

The production team gathered all the participants who had been active to some extent after appearing in season 3.

Isnt this number too much?

It seemed they were planning to launch <Idol Inc.> after raising its popularity to the fullest, but I thought it would be counterproductive because the audience was quite divided due to the gender difference.

Well, its none of my business.

It would be better if season 4 failed.

If it worked as well as season 3, even if the gender was different, the survival groups favorite rank would change, so things would leak.

It would be best if the show failed because it wasnt fun, rather than because of a fairness controversy issue.

Hmm, I dont know how it will be.

Lets finish the shoot safely.

Ah, Testar is here~ Welcome! Thank you.

Testar shook hands with the extremely friendly PD and greeted the writers. Among them was writer Ryu Seorin.

Hello.

The writer who gave me a business card at a karaoke room and the person who caused controversy over her family relationship with Ryu Chungwoo.

And if showed up in my original body, most likely, my relative

Thats enough.

Anyway, writer Ryu Seorin got over the situation without pretending to know anyone in particular. It was quite a wise decision.

The PD gave a short briefing before shooting.

Everyone, youre all familiar with the direction, right?

Yes!

Please be cool~ Cool!

According to his brief, the direction of our appearance was like this.

After playing the Idol Inc Season 3 Achievement Video to the participants, the people in the video suddenly appeared in front of them, said a word of support, asked questions, and left they explained like that.

My hands and feet are shriveling up.

I could do it just fine. However, it was embarrassing to see clearly what kind of effect the person who planned this was aiming for.

D-Do you want some chocolate?

Yeah. Give me one.

Give me one, too!

I should charge myself with sugar.

After munching on the chocolate Seon Ahyeon gave me, it wasnt long before the time to shoot came.

Youll enter in 5 seconds~

Season 3 participants, who were waiting at the device in front of the ranking announcement set, appeared in front of season 4 contestants on a lift together.

I could already hear a scream.

Uaaah!

Its real? Is this real?

I couldnt believe this direction either, but it was real.

No way, youre not going to edit me more excessively because I won first place, right?

I was already worried about the monitoring.

* * *

Whoa.

Ah, it was more nerve-wracking than I thought.

The camera followed me even after the shooting was over, probably for the behind-the-scenes story.

I smiled roughly, waved my hand, and threw another cheering remark.

Fighting!

I hope season 4 will be the best.

Just because I said I wanted it to be the best didnt mean it would really become the best, so I could say whatever I wanted.

But Because the filming was so embarrassing, my hands were sweaty. Should I go wash up?

Ah, Im going to the bathroom for a minute.

Instead of the manager who was away somewhere, Keun Sejin looked up while looking at his smartphone.

Youre not going to ask for the participants number, are you, Moondae? I trust you~

Yeah.

Perhaps because I had seen another season 3 contestant flirting with me to get my number, I didnt even feel like asking if he had gone crazy.

I guess shes confident she wont get caught.

I shrugged my shoulders and walked down the hall.

As I walked further away from the noisy set, I suddenly heard a sound following me from behind.

No way?

When I turned my head, a different person than I expected was standing there.

It was Choi Wongil.

Did he have a reason to follow me?

Hyung.

?

Choi Wongil spoke with a conflicted face.

What is it?

I dont know how to tell you this. Be careful.

What should I be careful about?

Us, the agency.

Youre bringing this up yourself?

For now, to prevent the same disaster as last time, I made sure that there was no one around.

Theres no one. Ive checked.

Sigh.

I guess youve learned a little on your own.

I smiled and completely turned to Choi Wongil.

Yeah. What about your agency?

Do you know our main vocalist? Not me, that hyung.

Oh, him.

It seemed he was talking about the Golden Age guy who played the Chicken with Ribbon when I was the Groom in May in <My Singer>.

Yeah. I know him. What about him?

Choi Wongil mumbled.

I think hes comparing himself with hyung.

With me? Comparing about what?

Why would he do such a reckless thing when he got a K.0 in My Singer? With the person who won first place in the survival show, at that.

Choi Wongil lowered his head.

That, about your educational background

!

Hes a Korean university student.

Oh, my God.

Theres that.

Right. This Park Moondae didnt even graduate from high school.

After living as a college graduate, I became an idol right away, so I almost forgot the educational background of Park Moondae.

Sometimes it came out as aggravating noises, but even that didnt come out often these days.

That means its a weak material.

I wasnt the only idol who dropped out of school in the first place.

It only stood out when the family history was stolen during <Idol Inc.>.

It also played a role in thickening the background of the character of Park Moondae, so it wasnt particularly a weakness.

This meant, if they did this wrong, even if it was Golden Age, they could get the backlash that accused them of persecuting people.

It was kind of weird to say this, but I wasnt unpopular.

You must have already guessed that theyre skilled in things like this.

I purposely inspected Choi Wongil.

Isnt that too much? I want to know if youre certain.

I dont know. Theyre not telling me, but I heard it from the company somehow They asked that hyung to act like a young master. They also told him to use Park Moondae hyung as a material

So, instead of sticking to me one-on-one, he was being pushed into the image of a golden spoon with the impression of an elite with exceptionally good academic background and family.

And I guessed they were thinking of using me as one of the numerous counter-examples.

They do all kinds of things.

Of course, I didnt know if they would really use me, but this attempt was certainly worth a try for an agency that was skilled at media play.

I-Im sorry I dont know. Its just Ive caused you a lot of trouble I wanted to apologize, so I told you. Im sorry.

Okay.

I held back my sigh.

First of all Thank you.

!

Choi Wongil seemed surprised, but he nodded with a more relaxed face.

Thank you. I, uh, Im going.

Yeah. Go home safely.

I saw Choi Wongil running and disappearing, then I clicked my tongue inwardly.

Its so vague.

This wasnt something I could do anything about even if I knew. I had no intention of doing anything useless like taking the CSAT again and going to college.

For now, its important that I have known it in advance.

And I didnt think there would be a big problem even in case of an emergency. Id just get a little annoyed.

I shrugged and continued walking down the hallway.

I dont have time to go to the bathroom.

After walking quite a bit, I got closer to the entryway. So I thought of turning that way and leaving the set.

And I saw an unexpected encounter at the entryway on the other side.

I hope you will think about it! That sunbae is a really nice person.

A staff and Bae Sejin were finishing a conversation.

PD?

To be exact, the stiff-faced Bae Sejin had received something from one of the producers of <Idol Inc.>.

The PD soon left, and I approached Bae Sejin.

Hyung.

Huh, oh.

Bae Sejin seemed a little dazed.

Is something wrong?

That.

Bae Sejin looked a little conflicted, but soon swallowed and said.

He asked me if I have any thoughts on doing a drama.

!