Chapter 96 The First Stage Competition (1)
The first person to get out of the car was team leader Sheng Yanyu. Since he was only there for rehearsal today, he was dressed casually, a loose-fitting gray printed T-shirt paired with a navy blue baseball cap—a simple yet handsome look.
The moment he appeared on stage, the surrounding fans exclaimed in excitement. Sheng Yanyu's fans even raised their cameras and started snapping away.
Sun Pei Ni waited patiently for a while and finally saw the familiar tall figure.
Today Jiang Monan wore a dark purple short-sleeved shirt, paired with a pair of light blue loose jeans, and a beige fisherman's hat similar to light khaki on his head, covering up the faintly visible dark purple hair color.
To be honest, this color of clothing is quite picky, and it can easily make you look older and darker. But perhaps because Jiang Mo Nan has fair skin, it actually looks particularly good on him.
For a moment, Sun Pei Ni pressed the shutter button frantically.
Noticing the camera filming him, Mo Bei turned his head and smiled at the person behind the camera. This scene happened to be captured by Sun Pei Ni's camera.
Looking at the group's receding backs, Sun Pei Ni was stunned.
With an excitement that could not be calmed for a long time, she lowered her head to check the preview picture.
In the picture, the boy in the dark purple T-shirt turned his head, raised his chin slightly, and smiled.
Jiang Mo Nan rarely smiled in the past, and Sun Pei Ni rarely captured his genuinely happy smile on camera during the competition.
She always felt that there was a hint of inexplicable confusion and melancholy in his eyes.
It was not until after her debut that she discovered that the other person began to slowly change.
Just like the sky after the rain began to bloom with bright brilliance, Jiang Mo Nan's face smiled more and more.
It wasn't a forced smile, but a natural expression of emotion.
Sun Pei Ni didn't know what had happened, but when she saw the bright smiling face in the photo, her heart seemed to be suddenly hit by something and softened instantly.
It's great to see you smile so happily.
On Weibo, various fan club members released their own rehearsal photos. Jiang Mo Nan's fans were also watching for new photos from the well-known fan club member "need", who frequently posts amazing photos.
Finally, after refreshing the super topic countless times and clicking on need’s Weibo account countless times, fans finally got the refined photos.
[needV: Rehearsal photo for work, today is purple grapes (heart) [picture] [picture]…]
As soon as the picture was released, hundreds of comments immediately flooded into the comment section.
[As expected of Sister N, the quality of her images is amazing!]
[Aaaaah! This picture, I'm dead! (Picture)]
[Nannan seems to be in a good mood today, and is actually smiling so happily (his mother is pleased)]
[Baby, you are a sweet and sour little grape (blow kiss)]
While fans were busy admiring the actors' looks online, the six groups of participating guests were fully immersed in rehearsals.
In order to present the most perfect performance, each group of guests tried their best to pay attention to details, which meant that the performance took longer than expected.
However, the members of Originore were not impatient. I remember when I first participated in "Youth Project", there were 20 groups in the first round of performances, and rehearsals alone took up an entire day.
Today there are only six groups of guests, which is nothing compared to that time.
What's more, this is a great opportunity to learn from seniors.
As the two groups of professional singing and dancing idols who debuted the longest among the participating guests, Freez and SEXYcode are very strict about the details of the stage.
Especially Freez, whether it is the dance line, the distance between dancers, or the lighting angle of the stage lights, they will confirm everything one by one.
Looking at the people on the stage, Mo Bei's thoughts drifted away. He remembered that when TNO held their concert tour, they also paid attention to every detail like this. Their goal was to present the most perfect performance for their fans and not let them down.
Now, seeing these professional idols perform so professionally reminded him of the past.
After his rebirth, he was exhausted by the problem of survival. Now that the crisis of survival was resolved, the memories that he had previously ignored or forgotten came flooding back to his mind like a tide.
…He began to miss them.
Whether they are former teammates, past fans, or deceased family members.
The rehearsal lasted the whole day and ended at 12 o'clock in the evening.
Most of the fans who were waiting outside the venue had already gone back. After all, they still had to conserve their energy for the official stage performance the next day.
8 o'clock in the evening of the second day.
Amidst much anticipation, the first round of live performances of "Battle of the Idols" has officially begun.
Cai Shumin and Luo Xinyi were glued to their tablets early in the morning. After a brief summer break, they were back at school, and now they could happily chase their idols together again.
After this period of promotion, the popularity of "Idol Battle" has soared. The number of real-time online viewers in the live broadcast room has reached over 100,000, and this number is still rising.
Fans of each group of participating guests and passers-by and netizens who were attracted by the show to watch the fun, all gathered here tonight to witness the first legendary performance of this show.
You can imagine with just a flick of your toes that by the end of tonight’s performance, there will definitely be a lot of hot searches about the show on Weibo.
Following a burst of cheers from the audience, the red stage lights came on, and the feeling of blood boiling instantly came over us.
The names of various groups and members floated across the screen, a dazzling array of colors. After blocking most of the text, the screen finally became clear.
The host of this round of performances is Zeng Yu, who is very familiar to Originore fans.
Perhaps to match the stage design of "Battle of the Idols", this time he wore a bright red sequined suit.
"Welcome everyone to the stage for the first round of performances of 'Idol Battle'."
"Six popular idol boy groups from three countries will be performing for us on the same stage tonight."
"I'm sure everyone has been looking forward to tonight's performance for a long time, and so have I."
"Next, let's hand the camera over to the director to see how the guests are preparing."
As soon as the words fell, the scene in the live broadcast room suddenly changed.
The first thing that caught my eye was the corridor of the backstage dressing rooms. A closer look revealed that each door was labeled with the name of their respective groups.
The first shot swept towards FOREVER's dressing room, and the angels suddenly became agitated.
[Song Keyu! Mom loves you!]
[Feng Ziyu, Feng Ziyu, Feng Ziyu…]
[Jiang Xincheng ahhhhh!]
[Liuyuan, Liuyuan, the sound of nature!]
There was a sound of "creak" and the door in front of me was opened from the inside.
Jiang Xincheng appeared in front of the camera wearing a pure white stage costume and waved, "Hello everyone, I'm Jiang Xincheng from FOREVER."
Cai Shumin wasn't familiar with FOREVER, knowing only that Sheng Yanyu had practiced with them. Luo Xinyi, however, briefly followed them with her cousin. It was said that Jiang Xincheng was the member who practiced the longest, aside from Song Keyu. He excelled in vocals, rap, and dancing.
Jiang Xincheng and his teammates appeared in front of the camera one by one and greeted the fans. When asked what songs they would perform tonight, the members just smiled mysteriously and said it was a secret.
After interviewing FOREVER, the camera moved on to LEVELUP. Their leader, Min Jung-woo, possesses a remarkable talent for languages. In just one week, he was able to speak Chinese fluently, demonstrating remarkable progress. While he still needed to communicate with staff through an interpreter most of the time, this was impressive for a beginner with absolutely no prior knowledge.
For a while, netizens on the barrage praised him for his good Chinese, which also made LEVELUP fans feel proud.
After that, SEXYcode and Kansai Man appeared in turn.
When asked about tonight's performance, everyone kept it a secret, saying only that we would know soon, which really whetted the audience's appetite.
When Freez appeared on the stage, the live broadcast room was once again bombarded with a wave of barrages.
Especially when the team's face, Kwon Min-woo, appeared, the comment section was flooded with people who loved his looks.
Finally, the camera came to Originore's waiting room.
The moment the door opened, the camera caught sight of a cool and delicate face. The barrage of comments instantly erupted—
[Ahhhh Jiang Mo Nan!]
[Our mine is finally here!]
Compared to other groups, there are really a lot of miners.
[Just finished watching Sexy Uncle, and suddenly saw our mine and felt refreshed instantly.]
[Street style is always the best!]
[There are more pretty kids next to pretty kids. I have to say, Kuang’s face is absolutely stunning!]
[Not only their faces, but their figures are also amazing. They are all over 180cm tall, with long legs and small heads and faces. If you don’t know them, you might think they are models.]
[I'm a passerby, I didn't know this group before, but after seeing this I just want to say this is so cool!]
[Our miners are handsome and funny, and the group show is also very good, welcome to join us~]
The backstage interview came to an end and the camera turned back to the scene.
Zeng Yu picked up the microphone and said, "Next, let's welcome the first group tonight—"
"SEXYcode!"
Accompanied by the screams of the audience, the five members of SEXYcode walked onto the stage.
At the same time, fans of SEXYcode in the live broadcast room also began to flood the screen with messages -
[Don't miss it if you pass by! Our sexy uncle has both good looks and strength, height and strength, and he's a paradise for those who admire strong men! Welcome everyone to join us! ! !]
Having watched the first episode beforehand, most viewers in the live broadcast room had a strong initial impression of SEXYcode.
Although some people have done their homework privately and watched their performances, this is the first time they have seen a live performance without any audio editing.
This also made many people feel a strong sense of anticipation for the next stage.
As the captain, Soichiro Yamada stood in the center of the team.
He didn't wear sunglasses today, but a pair of tortoise-shell glasses, which softened his temperament. At the same time, the floral shirt he usually likes to wear has now been replaced with a handsome camouflage jacket.
In fact, all the SEXYcode members' stage costumes have camouflage elements.
Seeing this outfit, fans who know them immediately knew which song they would perform tonight.
For a moment, there was another burst of excited screams on the barrage.
[Aaaaaah, this is actually my favorite death costume! Great!]
["Dead Pretend" is one of my top three songs by Lao Shu. I didn't expect them to perform it!]
[…Pretend to be dead? This song title sounds weird.]
[It's Strong, the fans' use of puns is called deadly pretense.]
[Hahaha, that's how it is.]
The five people on the stage greeted the audience in Chinese.
[After so many years of following the old uncles, this is the first time I’ve heard them introduce themselves in Chinese. It feels so fresh!]
[The pain of chasing foreign entertainers (sighing with my face lifted)]
[It’s almost been eleven years, and I’m still able to see our uncle singing and dancing on stage. I’m inexplicably moved.]
[(Struggle) Our sexy uncle can still fight for another ten years!]
The show progressed quickly. After some self-introductions, the stage performance began soon.
With a strong rhythm, the orange lights came on and the members began to dance. Just like the impression given by the group SEXYcode, their dance also carried a strong explosive power and hormones.
[Holy crap! Such a strong aura.]
[Oh my god! Yamashita Takaya and Kazama Shuichi actually started dancing!]
[(Tears in my eyes) I never thought I’d be able to see a singing and dancing performance in my lifetime. Thank you to the production team!]
[People don't understand. Isn't dancing a normal thing? Are these two members injured and unable to dance?]
[For those unfamiliar, our "Laoshu" band follows a separate singing and dancing style, meaning the lead singer sings, while the dancing is handled by the lead dancer. I was surprised to see both lead singers dancing this time.]
However, what surprised the audience more than the separation of singing and dancing was their performance.
The moment lead singer Takashi Yamashita opened his mouth, he immediately broke the stereotype of most of the audience who were not familiar with him.
Although he looks like a tough guy, his voice is surprisingly gentle. He can handle even the most complex transitions well.
After one verse was sung, another lead singer, Shuichi Kazama, immediately continued with the next verse.
Unlike Yamashita Takashi, his voice is more powerful.
[Oh my god, this is such a great song! I can barely hear the breathing. Is this really a live performance?]
[This is amazing, the singing is just like a CD.]
[This song is so good! Is it called "Strong"? I've added it to my playlist!]
[The songs are good, the singing is awesome, and the dancing is awesome too. No wonder he's been popular for ten years!]
[Shit! Her looks are definitely not my thing, but why do I feel this way?]
[Hahahaha, this is me, my experience of getting into the game is exactly the same.]
[Because their performances are infectious, and that’s the magic of the stage.]
[That's right! Stage charisma has nothing to do with appearance. Many idols don't look great on a regular basis, but once they're on stage, they look like they've had plastic surgery.]
[Actually, looks become more appealing over time. I'm a stage fan who only cares about the performance. As long as the performance is good, I'll be doting on them.]
[But isn't our Uncle Yamada handsome? He just dresses horribly. Without his sunglasses, he still looks pretty good.]
[Hahahaha, God is dressed horribly.]
It turns out that a good performance can move people's hearts. In just one song, SEXYcode overturned the audience's prejudice against them.
Today, they have demonstrated with their strength the fundamental reason why they have been popular in Country J for ten years.
A stage competition where all groups' pride is at stake has begun.
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