I’m Debuting With The Bias I Killed - Chapter 37
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Episode 37
Throughout the entire second episode with my sister, my skin crawled with restlessness.
Watching a broadcast I’d appeared in together with blood family turned out to be far more grueling than I’d imagined.
“Honestly, such pathetic stamina.”
Yu Seongah clicked her tongue while watching the screen.
“Did you actually collapse like that?”
I’d nearly retorted with, ‘What else, did I fake it?’ but I didn’t.
But the instinct of a younger sibling knows the truth: answer back and you’re the one who loses.
In that instant, I doubted my own eyes.
“Health is what keeps you on your feet.”
My sister was searching for nutritional supplements on her phone.
‘Oh.’
I felt a small spark of emotion. So she wasn’t pure tyranny after all.
“Hey, don’t mention that I’m your sibling on the broadcast, okay?”
Emotion officially cancelled.
“Why?”
“It’s embarrassing.”
Complete cancellation. I should’ve known better than to hope.
Instead of answering, I just drank my water.
……People are a mystery anyway.
Episode two moved quickly, unfolding straight through to the first mission without any dragging.
[Code 6, who selected Producing as their theme.]
“Oh—there’s someone who can do Producing?”
“Yeah.”
“Your agency has a pretty decent roster?”
After answering vaguely, I checked the forums where viewers had gathered. Before the Regression, I’d regretted not knowing Kang Iyul until the Survival Show, but now here I was in real time, monitoring reactions myself.
[So that’s also]
In-house production? Didn’t know they had someone capable of Producing;;
-Song Iryeok and Kwon Jehyeok said in an interview when NIKS first launched that they’d create in-house idols ㅇㅇ
-But doesn’t in-house production require capital too? ㅋㅋ
└ㄴㄴThat’s why they do in-house production when they don’t have capital
-Koh Jaeseong, was it? Good skills and decent looks, and if he can even Produce, isn’t he basically confirmed lineup?
[Code 6, displaying stable skill and Producing ability.]
[The judges’ eyes glistening with interest.]
I watched the broadcast with an uneasy gaze.
‘Exactly.’
My instincts before the Regression hadn’t been wrong. Since this was the second time, Koh Jaeseong would have calculated—unless he was an idiot—how he should perform to look better on screen and create a more complete stage.
His improvement in skill was genuine.
-The arrangement skills are pretty solid though?
-Wouldn’t he be perfect for the debut team?
-Am I the only one who thinks it’s a waste that Code 6 made it?
└ㄴㄴBeing honest, it doesn’t make sense that he ranked lower than braces ㅋㅋ
[Next, Code 4 raised their hand.]
Yu Seongah tilted her head.
“Oh, what’s this? You weren’t nervous?”
“I was confident.”
“Huh? About what?”
And the me on screen opened my mouth.
[Code 4: The keyword for the stage I’ve prepared today is ‘original composition.’]
“What?”
Yu Seongah looked genuinely shocked.
It was four years ago, but as for information about Yu Seongwoo—my sister, being nineteen at the time, didn’t know about my Producing abilities either.
‘I didn’t even have time to tell her right after I regressed.’
“You have an original composition? I didn’t know you could Produce?”
The public’s reaction was just as heated as my sister’s.
When I was obsessed with Kang Iyul, I’d checked the SNS I frequented every day and searched my own name. But all that came up were photos of various stars.
“Ah, right.”
‘There probably wasn’t a fandom name using my name yet, and the most distinctive feature…….’
[Braces]
Suddenly I was already worried about how my fandom name would eventually be created later on.
[What’s the deal with the braces girl?]
Trainee with no experience, braces, terrible fashion sense, puppy-dog eyes, and frail—and now she can Produce too;; Isn’t she basically the most broken character?
-I screamed when she said it was her own composition lol the chills
-She’s way more capable than I thought
-But like, we don’t even know how good anyone else is, and we’re just mindlessly supporting her??ㅋㅋㅋ
└Even if she has no self-awareness, would she really go on right after Koh Jaeseong just for shock value?
-But her confidence is insane, I wouldn’t have performed after that stage
[Code 4: The Song Title Is Yu Seongwoo.]
But for some reason, my mid-term evaluation was cut from the broadcast.
“Huh?”
“What? You got completely edited out?”
“No, this doesn’t make any…….”
The viewers were just as shocked.
-Bring back braces girl;;.
-That’s weird?
-That’s strange?
-Didn’t I call it? It was all for shock value lol?
-How bad was it to get a complete cut ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
“This doesn’t make sense.”
I bolted upright from the couch.
The judges’ feedback was good, the crowd’s reaction exploded—there was no reason for that scene to be cut.
“Was the strategy to just build content first—?”
Yu Seongah giggled from beside me.
“No, this is a malicious edit, I’m telling you?”
“Yeah, looks like you totally bombed.”
“I didn’t!”
The injustice made my stomach churn. How could they edit that out.
“This is total framing.”
“Seongwoo, what’s wrong with you?”
I fell silent.
“It’s not that, but…….”
“Then hush and just watch.”
“Fine.”
Right after the mid-term evaluation ended, the broadcast cut straight to the Main Stage.
“Man, the lower-ranked kids just get five-second cuts.”
The production team’s intention to cram only the highlights into that short window was obvious.
‘That’s why it worked out after all.’
And finally, it was my turn.
-The styling is so cute
-It’s amazing how well she knows what suits her
-But isn’t this more solo singer-songwriter than idol styling?
└Yeah, it’s got that indie vibe
-The glasses are so cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Finally, the Braces Girl]
So her name’s being revealed? We really knew nothing about her, I’m so curious
-She must’ve been super quiet at school ㅇㅇ how did no one post verification pics
-But isn’t that more because the show isn’t well-known rather than her being quiet at school ㅋㅋ
-She looks surprised the stage is bigger than expected, cute ㅋ
[The Trainee’s Name Is Finally Revealed.]
[Yu Seongwoo]
“Oh.”
Yu Seongah let out a short exclamation from beside me.
“The production put real work into this?”
-Didn’t the song title also say Yu Seongwoo? This is why you have to choose a good name
-The judges flinched for a reason lol
-Such boldness ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ making an original composition with your own name
“Hey, why were you shaking like that? You looked like a desperate puppy.”
On camera, I looked even worse than I’d thought.
-Oh man she’s shaking so much;;.
-Is she actually okay to perform?
—Oh, come on, just do something safe, will you?
—It’s not like it’s a mission where you get eliminated anyway. Looks like you took an unnecessary risk.
A cascade of doubts followed in the wake of the performance.
[The judges watched Yu Seongwoo with worried eyes.]
[Jacque: It would’ve been nice if you’d stuck to the Mid-term Evaluation level.]
[But what exactly happened on the day of the Mid-term Evaluation?]
“……Ah, so that’s why you did it intentionally?”
My worry about the Complete Edit Cut suddenly felt foolish.
[Three days earlier, Mid-term Evaluation.]
The screen cut back to that Mid-term Evaluation day.
[The practice room fell into a stunned silence at Yu Seongwoo’s bombshell announcement.]
[Code 16: I thought only Jaeseong knew how to Produce, obviously. When you first asked, I thought you said you could rap? I totally got fooled—completely blindsided.]
[Code 4: Since the Music Recording isn’t finished yet, today I’ll perform with Guitar only.]
Though the performance was brief, the song’s quality exceeded expectations and drew praise from the judges, flooding the forum with posts about my name.
—Where the hell have you been all this time?
—Are you from YearEnd?
—Did the composition world just lose a genius to idol music? ㅋㅋㅋ
—Now I get why they said just do the Mid-term Evaluation level. You’re basically guaranteed debut, huh?
[Producer: Didn’t you run short on time preparing?]
[Code 4: Since I kept it simple, it was fine.]
[Producer: That’s simple?]
[Producer: You’re a genius. A pure genius.]
‘They edited that in?’
That final compliment was praise I hadn’t even heard myself.
‘Did they pull that separately later?’
—But they’re really laying it on thick with the genius talk though;;
—Is there someone among the producers who’s a Yu Seongwoo fanatic? ㅋㅋㅋ
Sure enough, Yu Seongah kept glancing between me and the TV screen with visible displeasure.
“This girl…… a genius?”
“…….”
“Ugh…….”
I was already embarrassed enough, but Yu Seongah’s reaction made the tips of my ears burn hot.
“Hey, looks like you really crushed that stage, huh? They’re already hyping you up like this.”
“I…I got praised.”
“Tsk, doesn’t seem right. I feel like you must’ve heard some criticism too.”
Sometimes her insight gives me the chills.
[Producer: If you could say one word about your resolve before the stage?]
[Code 4: I’ll show you that I’m exactly the person this team needs!]
‘Did I really say something that resolute?’
Watching myself on camera after all this time felt exponentially stranger than I’d imagined. I was so tense, my shoulders practically nearly touching my ears.
Finally, the performance began.
And as expected, the opening showed my trembling clearly, unedited.
At the memory of that embarrassing moment, I squeezed my eyes shut. Not that it helped—my quavering voice still reached my ears.
—What’s this?
—Wow, she was really nervous ㅠㅠㅠ
—But look how her pitch doesn’t waver even while she’s shaking;;
—Just stripped down to reality, that’s all
—Is it just me? I actually think it looks more earnest and it sounds good?
But the atmosphere shifted gradually.
[Watch over me
my song]
My trembling voice
[Have faith in me
my tomorrow]
steadied bit by bit.
—She loosens up and then she’s so good?
—The naturalness is actually what makes it work
[Journey with me
my path]
The camera didn’t miss that transformation either.
At first, my fists had been clenched tight, but gradually my gaze drifted naturally toward the judges’ table, and I met their eyes…
At some point, I was smiling.
-Great song
-If this were an original composition, you should be a songwriter instead of an idol right now?
[The judges’ seats filled with applause.]
[Jacque: The Producing was good and the singing was good, but what was really fun to watch was the transformation in trainee Yu Seongwoo.]
Yu Seongah had also stopped joking and was watching the screen intently.
“You did better than expected?”
“Better than expected?”
“Don’t get cocky.”
……I got scolded right away.
[Continuing praise from the judges]
[Song Inhyeok’s notably different expression.]
“Why does that guy look so unhappy? Looks like he’s about to nitpick.”
It’s no accident he earned the nickname “sommelier.”
Yu Seongah tilted her head as the critique began with praise.
[Song Inhyeok: However.]
“I knew this was coming. What’s he going to say?”
‘This is pretty entertaining…’
[Song Inhyeok: From the next Mission onward, you’ll have to dance and sing. At that point, the clumsy appearance of a beginner trainee will become a liability.]
“He’s got a point.”
-We told her to do what she does well, so why are they coming at her for not dancing?
-But isn’t he right? Idols need to be good at everything
-Then why didn’t they say dancing and singing were mandatory from the start lol
└The only thing keeping her from criticism here is the braces, what are they even saying
The ranking announcement continued, and the scene where I dropped to sixth place and lost my Position Badge to Koh Jaeseong was aired.
[MC Kang Sejun: The rise from Code 6 to Code 4 was due to the following factors: expectations for future growth in Producing ability, and the harmonious balance between dance and vocal performance.]
[The Position Badge didn’t come off as easily as expected]
Yu Seongah had gone silent as a dormouse. I shifted my posture unconsciously, feeling the tension.
-The psychological warfare is insane;;>
-What did they use to stick it on that it won’t come off?
-The ranking swap method is brutal as hell
-Jaeseong must be surprisingly gentle, he can’t even remove it easily ㅠㅠ
[The Position Badge finally came off]
The moment our eyes met, the camera caught it.
[Yu Seongwoo: I’ll take good care of this Position Badge.]
Snap—!
The sound rang clearer on screen than it had in the moment. That’s when I saw it.
Yu Seongah clenching her fist tight.
This was bad. That was a danger signal—a very strong one.
-What’s that? lol it came off fine
-Are the braces surprisingly strong or is Koh a weakling?
-I’m into how the braces have actual guts lolol
After all the rankings were announced and before the preview even aired, Yu Seongah bolted to her feet.
“…….”
“What’s wrong?”
“…….”
“…Hey?”
Swish—
Yu Seongah’s eyes were burning as she turned away.
“Let’s go.”
“……Huh?”
“Let’s go practice.”
There was no way I was making it home tonight.
I Killed My Favorite and We’re Debuting (Serialized)
Author │ Yu Ssu
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