Chapter 100 Second Round Theme Draw
It was a rare opportunity to play a game between seniors and juniors, and Lian Cheng immediately became interested. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Mo Bei: "Can you dance Socool? Do you need a demonstration?"
Seeing Lian Cheng starting to act like a senior, Mo Bei rode his donkey downhill to give him a chance to show off.
"Then I'll trouble you, Teacher Lian."
Lian Cheng's original intention was to tease Mo Bei, but he didn't expect that he would end up back in the same place, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and recall the dance steps.
Fortunately, the program team was quite humane. Considering that so many years had passed and Lian Cheng might not remember the dance moves, they started playing TNO's dance video from that year on the big screen.
After watching the video for a while, Lian Cheng finally regained his memory of the dance. He snapped his fingers and said, "Music."
Suddenly the audience started to get excited.
Although I understand that the production team is deliberately stirring up trouble to create topics, being able to see Lian Cheng, who has been behind the scenes for many years, dancing again, and even seeing Jiang Monan, who looks very similar to Mo Bei, dancing to TNO's "So Cool" which is popular in Asia, is even rarer than encountering a giant panda in the wild.
The song "socool" was one of TNO's representative songs that year. The addictive melody coupled with the highly memorable choreography made it an instant hit once it was released.
Because the choreography is not difficult, even if you haven't danced for many years, your body's muscle memory will naturally drive your limbs to dance.
[Ahhhh Lian Cheng! I never thought that after all these years, I would still be able to see my ex dancing! Perfect!]
[As expected, if you live long enough, you'll see everything. We can still play TNO for another 10 years!]
[As expected of TNO, they still dance so well after all these years.]
[Trivia: When Lian Cheng participated in the talent show, he had absolutely no talent at all. He was tricked into joining the company by his uncle to fill out the numbers, a complete waste of time. He had planned to be eliminated in the first round, but he was given the green light to debut! This experience is comparable to the protagonist of a cool novel!]
[Wow (shocked face)]
[People passing by don't understand what it means to be tricked by your uncle into going to the company just to make up the numbers.]
Lian Cheng's uncle used to work for an idol agency in Country K. They were planning to send a few foreign trainees on a TV show to boost their popularity. However, two of the trainees had accidents before the show and couldn't go. It just so happened that Lian Cheng was visiting his uncle in Country K during summer vacation, so he was drafted.
[I see. But I still don't understand. If the original trainee can't go, can't the company just replace him? Why did they arrest Lian Cheng, a non-staff member?]
What's so hard to understand about this? It's because the company isn't willing to let talented trainees out. They're afraid that if they let talented trainees participate in shows, and they become really popular and debut as a group, how will the company be able to promote new groups?
[These are all old stories. Those interested can look them up online.]
Lian Cheng's dance immediately blew away all the former TNO fans in the live broadcast room, and many netizens exclaimed that their youth is back.
Lian Cheng's "demonstration" was over, and it was Mo Bei's turn next.
Compared to Lian Cheng, who hasn't been on stage for 20 years, Mo Bei has a clearer memory of the dance for TNO songs.
Without any hesitation, he raised his eyebrows and smiled at the camera, then began to dance to the music.
The movements are standard and can be called a 1:1 replica of the original.
For a moment, screams broke out at the scene, and the live broadcast room was filled with barrages of comments.
{Oh shit oh shit oh shit!}
[So cool!]
[When will our mine have such a cool song...]
[I originally thought Jiang Monan just looked like Mo Bei, until he just danced to "So Cool." Is this definitely not Mo Bei's reincarnation?]
[Although, given Jiang Monan's age, he would have been three years old when Mo Bei died. How is this possible?]
[Even if I get scolded, I have to say that his dancing is really similar to Mo Bei's! Even if he was trying hard to imitate him, he couldn't do it so meticulously!]
[Bet 50 cents, this cover is definitely going viral!]
Jiang Mo Nan's dance cover received a warm response both online and offline. Seizing the opportunity, Zeng Yu asked several other groups to perform covers, as a way to show off in front of their seniors and add some buzz to the show.
Then Freez and LEVELUP took the stage one after another, creating another wave of excitement at the scene.
After the interactive session with the guests ended, the host finally brought the topic back on track.
After all, the most important ranking of this round of performances has not yet been announced.
Zeng Yu already had the data collected by the program team backstage. This time, he didn't deliberately keep the audience in suspense, but directly announced the final ranking results.
"Ranked sixth in terms of total online and offline votes is—"
"FOREVER."
Although the members had prepared themselves for the worst beforehand, when the results were announced, a look of loss still appeared on everyone's face.
But it is a fact that they are not as skilled as others, and they do have many shortcomings, so if they lose, they lose, and there is nothing to be afraid of admitting.
However, this does not mean that they will always be at the bottom. This failure will become a profound lesson for their idol career, allowing them to remember the problem and find ways to perform better in the next game!
They firmly believe that they will definitely rise next time!
On the stage, Zeng Yu's report continued——
"Number five is SEXYcode."
"The fourth is a man from Kansai."
"The third is Originore."
"The second is LEVELUP."
"Freez is number one."
The final vote count for each group was displayed on the big screen. Many people were surprised by the results.
To be honest, SEXYcode's performance was really wonderful, especially their two lead singers who directly brought the audience to a climax, and the three dancers also played a role in heating up the atmosphere.
While the Kansai men may not be as talented in singing and dancing as the former, they possess a knack for capturing the hearts of their audiences. Their undeniable rapport is a powerful tool for winning over audiences. Honestly, many people voted for them purely because of their personalities, not just their performances on stage.
As for Originore, which ranks third, due to the uneven singing and dancing abilities of the group members, strictly speaking, their overall strength cannot be considered top-notch among the six groups.
But the problem is that Originore is a talent show group, and fan voting is already very intense. Moreover, they have only been debuted for a month, which is when their popularity is at its peak.
At today's performance, many people were fans of theirs. Given this, it was hard not to see Originore's votes garner high votes. So, even if their performance wasn't particularly outstanding among the six groups, they still managed to secure third place.
The rules set by the program team are all relative in fairness.
Unless the performance stage is extremely good, these tiny gaps can eventually be made up by popularity.
However, the first round of performances does not involve elimination. It is just for showing and introducing yourself to the audience, so the ranking will not affect anything.
Although they will not be eliminated, it has sounded a wake-up call to those groups ranked behind.
The battle for the stage has already begun. If you don't give your all, you won't be able to continue to rise.
After the performance, the idols who had just dragged their tired bodies back to the dormitory had no time to rest before they received the second round of competition tasks issued by the director team.
Zheng Xingye, who was sprawled on the sofa like Ge You, suddenly widened his eyes. "Oh my god, so soon? Don't you even give me time to rest?"
Director's staff: "Actually, you can rest while listening."
"..." Zheng Xingye: "Okay."
The staff member in charge of delivering the task continued to explain: "In the first round of competition, everyone will perform representative pieces from their respective groups."
"No." Xu Tingchuan suddenly said, "We only released this one song, we had no choice."
Staff: “…”
Although, this is just the opening remarks written by the director team, there is no need to be so serious about it.
After coughing, the staff member continued to read out——
"The second round of competitions will be more difficult. This time, you will have to prepare a stage performance of a brand new song within two weeks."
"From the lyrics to the choreography and even the stage sets, you all had to recreate everything from scratch."
"This is a huge test."
Long before they arrived, the members had already heard from Wang Qingyun about the need to prepare new songs for the show, so they were not too surprised by the competition tasks announced by the director team.
The next second, the staff took out an airtight cardboard box and said, "The theme concept of the new song will be decided by each of you drawing lots."
"There are various words written in this box. Whatever word you draw, you have to prepare a new song based on that word."
Hearing this, the members' expressions instantly became a little subtle.
Yi Chuheng glanced at the box and asked, "Can you tell me what words are in the box?"
The staff member did not give a direct answer, only saying: "Don't worry, there are no prohibited or obscene words, it's all relatively normal content."
"I have a question." Choi Jun-hee raised his hand. "What if someone draws the same word?"
The staff member in charge of the explanation pushed up his glasses and said, "There are 50 different themes in the box. Logically speaking, the probability of drawing the same theme is not high. However, this possibility cannot be completely ruled out."
Sheng Yanyu sat up straight and leaned forward slightly. "So, what happens if we draw the same theme? Do we need to draw again for the second combination?"
"Of course not."
The staff member smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be interesting if they all shared the same theme? I'm sure the audience would also like to see which group's prepared song is more relevant to the theme."
Upon hearing this, the members stopped laughing.
As expected, the production team is just looking for fun. If this situation really happened, it would clearly be a blessing from the gods of variety shows. It would be strange for the production team to let them re-select when faced with such a sudden attraction.
However, there are 50 themes and a total of six groups for selection, so the probability of drawing the same one is not high.
Compared to this, what is most worrying is what words are in the box.
Although the director team said that the words in the box are normal, that is limited to the fact that there are no banned words or swear words.
The so-called normal is only relative. If uncommon words appear, or relatively broad and abstract words rather than specific nouns, the situation will still be very tricky.
For example, if they draw an idiom, do they have to perform a story related to the idiom on stage?
Thinking of this, Mo Bei looked at the staff: "Are there any idioms here?"
The staff member smiled and didn't answer, "You'll know after you take the test."
For a moment, everyone looked at each other, and no one was the first to reach out.
Sheng Yanyu looked at everyone: "My luck is average, who has better luck?"
"Bai Li, right?" Zheng Xingye said bluntly, "In both draws for accommodation, he got the best master bedroom. If there's a lucky guy on our team, it's definitely him."
After hearing this, the members thought about it carefully and felt that it made a lot of sense, so they asked Bai Li to go up and draw lots.
Before drawing lots, Bai Li turned around and asked, "What theme do you think is good?"
Although this question was thrown to all teammates, it was asked while looking at Mo Bei.
Zheng Xingye thought for a moment and said, "It would be best if it were a noun."
Lei Lie: "The adjective is also good."
Sheng Yanyu nodded: "In short, the more specific and easier to understand the content is, the better."
Mo Bei thought about it and nodded: "They are all right."
Bai Li: “…”
Not knowing what he was thinking, he turned his head and rummaged in the box for a while, then took out a note.
There were only two words written on it——
burst.
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