Chapter 98:

Chapter 98:

Chapter 98

He’s your fanboy, right?

The trainees who made it to the debut group climbed up the stairs on the stage and sat on the throne-like chairs at the top.

And the eliminated ones drank bitter cups at the bottom of the stairs.

It was only a few steps away, but it felt infinitely far.

Ian, who was sitting on the mentor seat and watching the scene, suddenly got up from his seat.

[What’s wrong?]

‘I’m worried.’

The audience left the venue, and there was still a lot of time left until they took a group photo on the stage.

“Can I go to the stage?”

“Yes. What for...?”

“Just... to comfort them.”

Ian asked for permission from the production team and went to the front of the trainees.

The interpreter and VJ who were assigned to Ian followed him.

As Ian approached them, the trainees looked up at his face.

“First of all, congratulations to the nine trainees who made it to the final group. You all deserve to debut.”

Ian scanned the nine members of the debut group and encouraged them.

“You must be happy with the busy schedule, but there will be more hard and exhausting things ahead. But you can overcome them. Have confidence in yourself. Congratulations again.”

Zhu Xi cried almost like a sob among the nine members of the final group.

She felt rewarded for her efforts after a long period of being a trainee in Korea for five years and debuting but being as good as unknown.

Ian turned his head and looked at the eliminated ones who didn’t make it to the debut group.

“It’s unfortunate that you didn’t make it to the debut group, but it’s not your fault. Don’t be disappointed, this is not the end. You will have plenty of opportunities.”

Unlike Kim Yong-min, who was in his late twenties after Produce A ended, they were young enough to have another chance to challenge idol. At least he wanted to believe that.

“In today’s society where luck is also considered as skill, you might feel unfair to be blamed for being unlucky, and you might regret and blame yourself for the past by thinking ‘If I did this back then...’, ‘Why was I so bad back then?’”

The interpreter translated Ian’s words busily.

“Those thoughts will hinder your growth. And whether you overcome them or not depends on your mindset.”

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“You can use this program as a stepping stone to reach higher goals. At least I know that you all worked hard enough. You did a great job.”

“...”

“And it was an honor for me to be with you who worked harder than anyone else.”

Ian bowed his head and greeted them sincerely.

The trainees applauded him for his heartfelt consolation.

Yang Zha-ling came up to him and spread her arms to hug him, but Ian unconsciously put his hand on her forehead as the distance narrowed.

‘Oops...’

He tried to fix it by stroking her head, but he couldn’t stop the other trainees.

In an instant, they crowded around him, and even the trainees who made it to the final group came closer to him with sparkling eyes.

‘Whatever. Let’s just do free hugs.’

Ian gave a light hug of comfort to each trainee who came up to him.

The other mentors also went up to the stage and gave their consolation, handshakes, and hugs to the trainees.

-The behind-the-scenes of Idol Uni that caused a stir in China

(Link) The locals are touched by how he comforts the trainees

└Really?

└Wow he’s so handsome.

└Is that why this program did well?

└└The votes for the trainees exceeded hundreds of millions;; And that’s not even the total votes;;;

└I was curious and went there, but it’s constantly on real-time search

-A summary of Choi Ian, Idol Uni’s Confucian man.jpg

(Photo) Look at how he grabs her forehead when she asks for a hugᄏᄏᄏ He was surprised and tried to fix it by stroking her headᄏᄏᄏᄏ

(Photo) But they all rushed in and it was uselessᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

(Photo) He was also a helpless Korean idolᄏᄏᄏ

└What is this? A barrier?

└Look at how he desperately blocks themᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

└Look at his expressionᄏᄏᄏ He looks like he’s screwed?ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

└This is so funnyᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

└How much does he care about his fans’ eyes?

└└What is this sudden fandom whip?

└But anyway they all hugged himᄏᄏᄏᄏ Look at the height difference and the size difference, it’s so sweetᅲᅲ

****

“Hello!”

It was the trainees of this company.

“Oh, hi.”

Awi, who was used to receiving greetings from the trainees, headed for the stairs. Two trainees followed them closely.

“What do you want to say?”

“Well, Ian hyung has a favor to ask you...”

“What is it?”

Ian, who was climbing the stairs at the front, turned around and looked at them. Just as the trainees were about to open their mouths hesitantly, Ian cut them off.

“You’re not asking me for vocal lessons, are you?”

“Yes, that’s it!”

“Can you please teach us a little?”

Those trainees were the ones who received harsh criticism for their vocals in the regular evaluation. Ian thought briefly and said.

“I don’t think that’s possible.”

“Why?”

The trainees looked at Ian with a devastated expression.

“We don’t have much time left for our comeback, and if I teach you, what will your vocal teachers do?”

“But...”

“It would be better for you to ask your vocal teachers for intensive guidance.”

Ian sighed deeply at their puppy-like faces.

Wusang Uni was hired as a mentor, but he was an artist in this company, not a vocal lesson teacher.

He couldn’t do what he couldn’t do.

“Guys, work hard.”

Lee Juhyuk, who was watching from afar, pushed Ian’s back. The two trainees who were looking at Awi’s back as he left the ground frowned.

“What the hell, he was supposed to be nice.”

“He’s so rude.”

“What about Wusang Uni then?”

“They’re girls. He must be flirting with them.”

“That’s so gross.”

Their appearance from just before, when they were groveling, was nowhere to be seen. The two trainees laughed as they badmouthed Ian behind his back. In the midst of that situation, another trainee who had been secretly watching them blocked their way.

“What are you doing?”

“What... what are you doing here, Lim Noeul?”

“Did you... did you hear everything?”

The two who had asked Ian for vocal lessons were notorious for their bad personalities among the trainees.

“Look at you, having fun talking behind his back. You have no shame.”

“What.”

“What do you want.”

The two trainees who had been scared for a moment glared at Lim Noeul with a fierce expression.

Lim Noeul, who had only been a trainee for a short time, was ranking high in all kinds of trainee evaluations. It was natural for them to feel jealous.

“I heard everything.”

“...So what if you did.”

The trainee called Lim Noeul smirked and shook his phone.

“And I recorded it too. You bastards.”

“Hey... hey! Lim Noeul!”

“I’m going straight to the team leader with this. You know our company values personality, right? Get ready to be kicked out.”

Lim Noeul easily pushed away the trainees who tried to snatch his phone and pressed the close button on the elevator repeatedly.

“Hey! Wait... wait a minute!”

Lim Noeul stuck out his middle finger between the closing elevator doors and grinned.

***

And just in case, Ian checked the situation of that place through Jin.

‘There are always people with bad personalities.’

Ian looked at Lim Noeul, who was acting as if he had discovered his backbiting scene through Jin’s screen.

‘Why is he like this? Is he a spokesperson?’

He thought so, but he felt good.

When he looked closely at his face, it was the same trainee who had played his role in filming Ian’s practice choreography video.

[Why is he here?]

‘What? Do you know him?’

[He’s your fanboy.]

‘?!’