Idol Revive: If I Don't Debut, I'll Disappear
Chapter 54: Open Broadcast 1st Round (4)

Chapter 54: Open Broadcast 1st Round (4)

As the group whose members were mostly high-ranked, Jiji’s group would be the one to release the finale curtain.

Before that though, Iris’s group would perform first.

They were the third group to choose a song and they ended up selecting Undead.

Message aside, Rayen liked this song more than Resurrect Me because it was easier to sing with its lower keys. Also, Rayen already had an idea for the concept of this song. It’s obvious.

Zombies.

And just as expected, Iris really did zombify themselves.

If not for this song, Rayen would have also suggested a zombie concept for their own performance. That’s why he had a bit of a hard time coming up of a different concept — he was trying to avoid a possible overlap with the other team.

Thankfully, it worked out.

"I’ve always wondered what’s in your mind

For your sake, why are they crying?

Tell me what you’re hiding behind

For your sake, why are they dying?"

The sense of death and negativity permeated the air. If Adrian’s group showcased the fight scenes of war, this song was about its repercussions.

Children dying, homes in ruins... The title "Undead" actually referred to people who were physically alive but whose hearts had died to a prolonged war.

"Cause in my mind, in my mind

I’m dead, I’m dead. I’m dead."

It was quite easy to deliver this message to the audience, but what was hard was making it resonate with them.

"It’s a good song, but it’s boring to watch..." Minji yawned. "I’m getting tired of watching."

Ivan, who was singing along, noticed Minji feeling a bit sleepy.

"Why? It’s good." he asked.

Although he knew the song, he had never seen it performed with a dance. He was impressed by this group’s interpretation, so he was quite puzzled why this female student seemed bored by it.

Seeing the other audience members also seemed to feel that way, he couldn’t help but ask the first people he had asked when he was transported here.

Minji eyed this young man who had asked them a strange question earlier. Still, she responded so she wouldn’t be mistaken as a rude person.

"If I only listen to them, it’s good. But when I’m watching it, it’s not as exciting. It’s not beautiful. It’s not shocking. It’s not giving me goosebumps too. The song’s the only good thing here, not their performance," she said. "And besides, I just came here to support my bias. I’m not interested with the others."

However, Ivan was confused. "You weren’t dragged here?"

"Eh? Dragged?"

Minji stepped away from him. This man’s really weird...

...

Rayen also noticed the crowd’s reaction from backstage. He couldn’t help but be thankful that Yeo Haru didn’t choose this song. If he did, they would have treaded the same path as Iris.

Rayen looked at the camera hogger beside him and sighed in relief.

And so, Iris’s team finished their performance amidst the low energy of the audience. It could be said that they did a good job delivering the message they wanted to tell, but only a few really enjoyed their stage.

’So, just because the goal and message was grand, doesn’t mean it was effective, huh?’

With the fourth performance over, at last, the long-awaited team would take the stage.

Mr. Big News was the first to be eliminated from the concentration game, so they were also the team who got the leftover song — Hula Hoop Girl.

Although Rayen thought that, message aside, Keep The Music Alive seemed more underwhelming than this song, there wasn’t much of a gap. Moreover, this song had so much profanity.

Why was this song even given out? There were children in this show!

’For sure, it was Plotter.’

Hula Hoop Girl was a song about women empowerment — though mostly, it was about a woman dissing out people messing with her. It’s message was, "If someone catcalls you, beep beep. If someone gets in your way, beep beep!"

However, when the music started, traditional string instruments reverberated throughout the venue. A juvenile voice started singing a familiar but unfamiliar song, opening the stage with a powerful intro.

"Stomp your feet!

Make way~

For I am here!

Make way~"

Rayen blinked from his seat.

’Is this Hula Hoop Girl?’

What women empowerment? What Hula Hoop Girl? This was clearly a different song!

They transformed the hip-hop rap song about woman empowerment into an Asian royal court concept. The court was full of people in traditional asian outfits, protesting against the royalties.

"I won’t ever listen again

No spinning around

I ain’t no hula hoop, Boy."

On the stage, it felt like there was a festival going on. Even the profanities were replaced with boisterous words when Mr. Big News sang his lines.

"Oh-hoh!

Here comes Your Majesty!

Ohh Welcome, Your Lord!

This Grace is your highness

H-I-G-H-N-E-S-S"

But the citizens refuted him with their own agressive rap lines.

"What highness?

You mean, L-O-W-N-E-S-S?

No spinning around again,

I ain’t no hula hoop, Boy."

"It feels like I’m on PAPA," one of the audience members said, clearly having fun.

PAPA... the Peak Asian Performers Awards, was one of the most prestigious music award ceremonies in Asia. PAPA’s stages were always grand, just like what was happening on the stage right now.

However, at the participant’s waiting room backstage, Yeo Haru felt conflicted as he watched Jiji.

’Why...’

Yeo Haru was admonished when he just slightly showed his own style, but why was Jiji allowed to rampage on stage?

The audience members below the stage also had their eyes landing on this short boy.

"I’m gonna stan him."

"Oh, his facial expressions..."

"Cutie... Who let this kid out? Come home to mama."

Some male audience members hissed in disdain hearing the cute girls say those lines. However, when a beautiful woman took the center position, the male audiences acted like patients who’ve lost their minds.

"Ayumi’s so beautiful! Queen!"

"Marry me!"

Hearing the creepy words the male audiences said, the girls couldn’t help but shudder in disgust.

"Perverts," Minji whispered to Seoyun.

This was why co-ed idol shows weren’t popular.

Only Mr. Big News seemed quite eye-catching to both genders with his big build.

"Hehe, the eunuch was also cute. He’s so good at singing."

"I also want a body and face like that..."

As the performance reached its end, Yeo Haru felt bitter in his chest. Rayen also noticed his expression. Somehow, he could guess what Yeo Haru was thinking.

Well, it wasn’t that hard to guess. His envy was really showing on his face whenever Jiji appeared on screen.

’He’s probably asking why,’ Rayen thought.

Jiji did stand out when dancing, and no matter how much the kid toned his dancing down, he would still stand out.

It wasn’t because of his dancing. It was because of his stage presence.

It was just too vastly different from his usual presence when he’s off the stage. As if the kid wasn’t a kid, he was like a big man occupying the whole stage — bigger than even Mr. Big News.

However, after listening more, Rayen was inclined to say Mr. Big News was the one who rocked the stage with his overall performance. He could be considered an all-rounder with balanced skills.

That beautiful Japanese woman was also an attention grabber. Performance-wise, she didn’t stood out, but her looks alone could grab a few more eyes on her.

There was also another rapper whose mouth seemed like a machine gun, an elegant young woman whose moves looked like a ballerina’s, and thug-looking fellows who were clearly suitable in this concept as the leaders of the activists.

Unlike this team, their own team’s performance needed to be in harmony with everyone, so whenever Yeo Haru’s moves flaired a little bit, instead of making it look good, it would look glaringly off instead.

However, this group’s stage boasted different flavors and variety right from the start. That’s why Jiji and the others could rampage on stage with their own styles.

Yeon Miwol ascended the stage with a smile on her face.

"Did you guys enjoy the performances?" she asked. "Now, let’s begin the voting."

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