I’m Debuting With The Bias I Killed - Chapter 32

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Episode 32
When I explained it again, Kang I-yul grasped the movement immediately.
The saying that one action is worth a hundred words doesn’t seem to apply to my dancing.
“Would it work like this?”
The hand movements that looked like an ant crawling when I did them became something like a sacred ritual when Kang I-yul performed them.
And he didn’t just turn his head carelessly either.
He moved like someone who instinctively understood which angle looked most beautiful, which timing would draw the eye most effectively.
‘This is insane.’
I barely swallowed the words that nearly tumbled from my mouth.
“Should we try it like this here?”
But Kang I-yul went one step further.
He tilted his head at an angle to match the embracing movement. Then, on the next beat, he slowly rolled only his eyes.
Suddenly the contrast between movements came alive.
“Wow—”
The admiration came genuinely. This was even better than the version I remembered.
I’d thought he was impressive before the Regression too, but that was back when he had that fluorescent neon pink hair. Half the people who’d watched his direct cam couldn’t get past that barrier and just hit the back button.
But now, matched with hair that maximized Kang I-yul’s visuals, the impact was multiplied several times over.
He repeated it a few more times without speaking, then stared at the mirror with both hands clasped.
‘Success.’
His expression barely changed, but this meant he was completely satisfied.
“It looks so good though?”
Kang I-yul nodded faintly in return.
“Thank you. I’ve been constantly wondering how to bring out this part.”
Then he turned his body toward me.
“I’ve solved it thanks to you.”
He even bowed politely.
‘Seriously.’
Why is eighteen-year-old so mature? High school students are allowed to act a little reckless.
It was like this even before the Regression. Kang I-yul was the maknae, but when he was with Ju Han, people always mistook him for the hyung. Even fans occasionally got confused about who the real maknae was.
“……Let me teach you the choreography right away.”
“Great!”
The choreography lesson resumed.
I’d memorized all the movements, but the problem was the details.
[SP 700]
Even in the midst of this, SP kept climbing steadily. How much faster would it rise once the first episode aired? Just thinking about it made me tingle.
“How is it now? You’ve improved a lot!”
Even though I flipped the hourglass and editor several times over, I-yul’s expression was subtle.
“It looks like you’ve been practicing the basic choreography I taught you last time pretty hard.”
“Yeah. Just—”
I’d flipped the hourglass at least thirty times.
“You only practiced that?”
“No, I mean by focusing and practicing just that part intensively, it turned out better.”
If there was one thing that improved more than skill since coming here, it was improvisation.
Even as I was thinking that, Kang I-yul adjusted his posture again.
‘Did the killing part really impress him that much?’
Kang I-yul, far more passionate than usual, was genuinely adorable.
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[Boys Code First Broadcast in 00:03:00]
Perhaps because it was an idol survival show debuting for the first time in two years, ‘Boys Code’ was heavily promoted for its first broadcast despite being an in-house survival show at a startup entertainment company.
And Oh Kyung-jin, I-yul’s fan who had been waiting for this day, cancelled all her Friday night plans to guard the broadcast in front of the TV.
In the community where fans had gathered, expectations, mockery, and worries about the trainees were already thoroughly mixed together.
-It’s weird that a startup is doing it on C-Net;;-
-It’s only called a startup, but with the Song I-nyeok and Kwon Je-hyeok combo, the network is almost major-tier right?-
-My top picks, let’s all make it and meet again alive-
-It’s been so long since a survival show, the dopamine is completely gone-
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ everyone says they’re tired of it and won’t watch but are sneakily watching lol the firepower is crazy ㄷㄷ-
“Oh, it’s starting.”
[5, 4…… 1]
The countdown begins falling like a meteor against the gray wall. Kyung-jin tilted her head at the solemn intro.
“The preview wasn’t like this either……?”
The next scene was even more unexpected.
Twenty trainees sat in a darkened room, spaced at regular intervals.
They all wore identical clothing and styling, their expressions blank and unchanging.
-What kind of concept is this?
-I don’t know, it kind of looks like humanoids
-But dressing them all in the same hair and clothes is weirdly unsettling
The overhead shot made the scene resemble some vast robotic factory.
Then, someone rose from their seat.
The camera drew steadily closer to the two trainees who had stood, and the one whose head was raised stared hard into the lens.
“Are those guys Ju Han and Han Sang-yoon? They’re good-looking.”
-So they’re anchoring those two from the start
-Ju Han’s face is insane;;>
-Ju Han and Sang-yoon together is a sure thing, their names even flow together;;>
-But was this show always this dramatic?
Kang Se-jun’s narration followed.
[There is only one way out of this place.]
The trainees began pushing themselves up, one by one.
And before them appeared an enormous wall.
Blinded by an overwhelming glare, the trainees turned their heads or squeezed their eyes shut.
-Ugh the CG is kinda janky
└LOLOLOLOL
But five silhouettes alone pierced through the light, walking toward the wall. Their identities remained unrevealed.
“So there are five people debuting.”
[When five codes become one, only then can one pass through the gate of debut.]
Whoosh—
“What is this, some kind of dramatic yet weirdly B-grade movie opening…….”
The program began in earnest.
The scene showed trainees gathered in the Practice Room, each running through individual routines.
[Trainees devoted to practice, unaware of the fate that awaits them.]
“Where is I-yul……?”
After searching for a while, Kang I-yul was nowhere to be found. Oh Kyung-jin scanned the screen with hawk-like intensity, puzzled.
“With that height, he should be visible.”
But even when the director entered and announced the Survival Show, Kang I-yul did not appear.
-What? That mussel-haired guy isn’t showing up?
└Is he really dropping out when they just released his profile?
└Who knows, maybe they released it deliberately so he can’t be poached by another company?
“Come on, what are you saying. This—”
Oh Kyung-jin bit her nails, annoyance creeping into her expression. That was when the cold sweat began to form.
[A door suddenly opens.]
“Huh?”
[Code 3 trainee appears wearing a cast.]
[Code 3: I had a little accident earlier. I just went to get it treated.]
“What??”
-How did he dance with a cast on back then?
-This guy is a legend of determination
-I like him
Setting aside the positive public response, Kang I-yul’s injury—something Oh Kyung-jin had never seen before—struck her hard.
[Production staff: You hurt your arm—are you sure you can still compete in the Survival Show?]
[Code 3: Yes. The hospital said it should be fine soon.]
-How old is he? He’s so mature LOL
└He’s eighteen this year! But he really has this old-soul, grown-up vibe.
-Oh, I-yul ㅠㅠ He’s got to debut this time
└Wait, hasn’t his name been officially revealed yet? Why are they calling him by name;;>
└What are you saying, we found out Kang I-yul first ㅅㅂ There’s no reason we should call him by his code number?
“I mean, it’s not like we’re strangers.”
The screen cut to a new scene.
[Production staff: NIX Entertainment’s first artist is set to debut. Is there any trainee you’ve been keeping an eye on?]
-They’re really just asking that outright;;>
-Isn’t that biased from the start?
-Why are you guys in the comments already so hostile lolololol? It’s an internal Survival Show anyway, so why would they trash-talk the trainees? Even if someone doesn’t make it this time, a few of them will probably appear next round
[Rookie Development Team: First, Codes 1 and 2 are trainees with a lot of experience from other agencies. They’re from major labels too. Our representatives scouted them when NIX Entertainment was first established.]
-So that’s why they left major labels and came here
-It’s funny how there’s barely any reaction now that Ju Han and Han Sang-yoon have appeared
[Production Staff: But it seems there’s quite a skill gap between the trainees?]
The rumor that NIX had toured music academies nationwide just to fill the roster turned out to be true.
[Production Staff: Especially one trainee has only been training for…… about a week?]
[Rookie Development Team: Ah, that trainee…… yes. You’re talking about Code 20, right?]
“Code 20…….”
Oh Kyung-jin’s memory stirred at the familiar number.
“Oh, the one with braces?”
Just then, the screen caught Code 20’s face, eyes clouded with worry. Silver braces gleamed every time he exhaled.
-lmaooo I knew he didn’t have prior trainee experience at other agencies but a week??
-How did someone who’s only trained for a week make it into the debut lineup?
-He must be the PD’s pick lol
└Since it’s an internal survival show, it’s the agency’s pick lollll
-But didn’t Code 20 actually perform pretty well on stage? If a trainee with only a week of experience can do that, he must be genuinely talented
[Rookie Development Team: It was street casting. You know, what they call an “ideal type” nowadays? His face matched exactly what the agency was looking for, and when we heard his voice, he had decent vocal tone, so we brought him on as a trainee…… and naturally he ended up appearing on the survival show too.]
-So the agency goes for a puppy-dog look
-Is cute charm the agency’s ideal type?
└If you think about it, Han Sang-yoon has more of a big dog vibe?
└Ju Han’s a Maltese^^
└Wait, Ju Han’s not a dog?
[First day of lessons, Code 20 struggles to keep up with the choreography.]
Yet somehow Code 20 managed the Signal Song choreography so impressively it was almost unbelievable.
“Geez, it’s like he’s never learned to dance at all.”
Moreover, scenes of practice stopping because of Code 20 repeated over and over.
[Trainer: Bzzt— it’s your right foot, not left!]
[Trainer: Bzzt— you’re off-beat by yourself, let’s go again!]
-tsk tsk the other trainees must’ve been frustrated too;; having to practice alongside someone who’s only been training a week
-thinking about it again, it doesn’t make sense how that’s possible in just a few days with that skill level?
-The trainer’s calling him by name every time he makes a mistake? lol that’s unnecessarily thorough
└Right?? like you’re basically scolding all the trainees lol;;;
It was around the tenth time Code 20’s name had been called.
[Code 3 approaches Code 20.]
“I-yul? Why?”
Oh Kyung-jin tensed instinctively. Getting tangled up with a trainee who’d become the center of controversy twenty minutes into broadcast would only spell trouble.
[Code 3: You keep breaking everyone’s rhythm because of him.]
“Damn it.”
-Wow, more personality than I expected
-Can’t he even say that much? He’s right, it keeps getting cut off
-Poor Code 20 ㅠㅠ it must be hard enough that he can’t keep up after only a week
Fortunately, Oh Kyung-jin exhaled with relief at what came next.
[Code 3: Stand behind him and just watch his legs. Forget your upper body for now, let’s just get the footwork right first.]
-He’s just a blunt choreography instructor
-But he teaches well
-Code 20 fans, don’t try to fill in your boy’s shortcomings by criticizing someone else from the start;;;
└What did Code 20’s fans even do to get hate already?
“Right. I-yul may not be the gentlest person, but he’s such a good kid…….”
She was certain from the start that Code 3 had been trying to help Code 20.
[Code 3 continues teaching Code 20 choreography]
[20 minutes later]
[Trainer: Bzzt— now he’s finally keeping up. All right, let’s move on to the next sequence!]
“Wow, crazy. He really improved?”
-I’m impressed lol
-I-yul? He’s amazing too, teaching someone so uncoordinated
-ㅋㅋThey have good chemistry
└They’re trying to ship him with the villain again;; pair him with someone else
Code 20 beamed with a smile so bright his braces showed, sweat drenching his entire body. Oh Kyung-jin found herself murmuring as if under a spell.
“……He’s cute.”
I’m Debuting with the Bias I Killed (Serialized)
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