November 2023

Chapter 30: Fangirls and a Hater “Faster! The signal song performances are about to premier soon,” Soo-min, the most enthusiastic fangirl of the group, exclaimed. “Wait! The popcorn is about to be finished,” Na-ri called out from the kitchen. “Just camp on the channel first.” “I’m so excited!” Wei screeched. “I’ve been waiting for this […]

Chapter 29: Hope for the Hopeless [Power Up! ready. State in a loud voice to activate.] June sighed. Fu always has ridiculous requests. How can he say that loudly without looking strange? ‘What’s the distance of its affected proximities?’ June asked. [6 feet, host.] He nodded and thought about ways to activate the booster without

Chapter 28: Booster for Losers June felt more tired than usual. He entered their shared room and dropped down on his bed. He’d usually wash up first but was too damn tired to get up. Hoon’s boisterous laughter filled the room. “I’m the center of the three-star level,” he boasted. “I’m also the leader. Can

Chapter 27: Zero Star Crisis It was a warm sunny day. The five-star trainees sat on the floor in a circle, excited to talk about their upcoming signal song performance. “Sweet! We don’t have a budget limit,” Zeth exclaimed. “The possibilities are endless with our performance. May I suggest we add some platforms to the

Chapter 26: New Stars “I’m not expecting much from him,” Gun said. “Even if he sings well, I’ll demote him to zero-stars if he doesn’t dance at all.” Hyerin nodded. “That’s just fair. What do you guys think?” Jihyun frowned. “His voice isn’t for zero-stars, though. It’s not even for two-stars. He did well demonstrating

Chapter 25: Reevaluation The judges sat at one long table, laughing to themselves as they conversed about the weird antics of the trainees. “I have no faith in the zero-stars,” Jihyun said. “It feels like they don’t even want to be here.” “Same for the two-stars,” Hyerin sighed. “I don’t even know how I survived

Chapter 24: Dancing High Wrong. In fact, his voice got even worse. June woke up with a very sore throat. He opened his mouth to speak. “June,” he said his name. “Ahh!” Jisung exclaimed. “You startled me, brother. Were you watching a scary video?” “No,” June responded. Jisung’s eyes widened in surprise. “Your voice! Are

Chapter 23: Unluckiest Idol This was bad. June surveyed the room and found the other trainees and cameras focused on them. He glanced at the trainees by his side and saw they weren’t any better. What the hell? Is that one kid crying? ‘Fu, help me,’ he said in his mind. [System is resting. Please

Chapter 22: Power Up! The trainees woke up with the sound of the signal song blasting through the speakers. They groggily got up, hair sticking in all directions and dried saliva on their cheeks. Among the tired trainees stood an enigmatic force. June stood in the middle of the room, dressed in his neon orange

Chapter 21: Roommates The trainees got their baggage from their managers before heading inside the living quarters. June, on the other hand, grabbed the backpack he left in the lockers before heading back. It was no use packing a suitcase when they were still going to go home after filming the signal song performance video.