Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 210 Five-Star Trainee

"Director Akimoto, what's going on?"

"This is the duration of each trainee's first stage performance, calculated based on the number of views of the personal introduction interview videos as of yesterday..."

As soon as Goro Kimura walked over, Manjiro Akimoto handed him a form.

"Isn't this length revealed to the instructors at the program recording site when the trainees appear on stage? If you show it to me in advance, it will affect my emotional reaction during the recording..."

Having said this, Kimura Goro still took a quick glance.

“The duration is not the point…”

"In this table, the names with dotted lines in pencil will be rated one star lower if you find fault with them during the first stage evaluation..."

"For the others with solid lines, I'll praise them from different angles and rate them out of five stars."

Akimoto Manjiro's thick fingers moved back and forth on the list a few times.

"But... this one..."

Goro Kimura was a little surprised when he noticed that the trainee with the longest performance time was circled by a dotted line.

That person was none other than "Yayoi Tsuki's trainee", Xia Fan.

"This trainee has brought a lot of attention to our show, right? There's no need to suppress him on the first stage, right?"

As a former top male idol who has been working in the entertainment industry for many years, how could Goro Kimura not see that what Xia Fan was holding in his hand was the script of "International Trainee Devil King".

People who get this kind of script are at the peak of their careers and are invincible in the early stage of the show, but then they are counterattacked by the "seed players" in the later stage of the show and leave with hatred.

"Although hype, botching, and fake votes are unspoken rules in the industry, the Burning Group went too far right from the start this time, with no moral principles at all. Even if they want to use him as a 'background board', they should be evenly matched, right?"

At this point, Akimoto Manjiro glanced in the direction of the red torii gate...

The three mentors, Yayoi Tsuki, Oda Masaru, and Hirai Shota, have entered the studio one after another.

"That's it. Just do as you wish."

After giving these instructions, Akimoto Manjiro disappeared into the shadows of the backcourt passage like a ninja.

"Teachers, please take your seats. All irrelevant people, please leave. The live recording of the first stage will begin soon..."

"Backstage, get the trainees lined up and ready to go on stage!"

The scene was ready, the mentors took their seats, the lights and cameras were started simultaneously, and the recording of the second episode of "Idol Birth Festival" began in a hurry.

"Hello, everyone in front of the screen. Today's segment is the first stage performance of each trainee."

"As the saying goes, 'Three minutes on stage requires ten years of hard work off stage'. To be a qualified idol, whether it is a one-second street photo shoot or a marathon concert that lasts for several hours, you must use the basic skills you have practiced for many years to support it."

"In order to make the first stage closer to the 'drama' and 'randomness' of the industry, each trainee will be given a stage performance opportunity ranging from 20 seconds to 3 minutes based on the number of views of the previous personal interview video."

"The mentors will give star ratings based on the trainees' on-the-spot performances, with five stars being the highest and one star being the lowest. The trainees will receive additional 'popularity tickets' corresponding to their star ratings, which will help them in the subsequent elimination competitions on the public stage."

"Next, let us invite the first trainee to come on stage..."

Because the opening remarks and advertising slogans had already been recorded, Goro Kimura quickly read out the rules and went straight into the initial stage presentation.

"Hello, mentors and producers in front of the screen."

Then, the first trainee, Yuta Hirano, who had been waiting outside, made a stunning appearance in a black leather jacket.

"I'm Yuta Hirano, you can call me Atai."

Hirano Yuta not only has good looks, but also has a lot of stage experience. He was not nervous at all, and even winked at the camera when introducing himself. "I have studied and lived abroad for many years, just for this moment, I returned to the stage of my hometown and debuted as a person from District 11."

His introduction was also very clever. Not only did he point out the glamorous background of the "sea turtle", he also constantly emphasized his attributes as an "Eleventh District trainee", paving the way for his sense of immersion in the subsequent confrontation with international trainees.

Except for Yayoi Tsuki who habitually had no expression on her face, the other three teachers all nodded in admiration and wrote down something with their pens in a serious manner.

"My first stage performance was a tribute to our idol PAMS' classic song, SWING!"

Yuta Hirano, who ranked second in personal video views, had two minutes and fifty seconds of initial stage time, so after introducing himself, he calmly began his personal performance.

The song selection of "SWING" is obviously very deliberate.

This singing and dancing song is not only very suitable for Yuta Hirano's personal style, but also one of the famous works of PAMS, the group to which Goro Kimura belonged.

It can not only please the producer representative by "paying tribute to the classics", but also show the audience the courage of the new generation to challenge traditions.

It was obvious that Yuta Hirano had put a lot of effort into practicing the song for the first stage. He finished the performance accurately with a stable and highly authentic performance before the program group finished counting down.

"Thank you everyone, please pay attention to me, I am A Tai..."

Hirano Yuta did not waste the remaining five seconds and made a heart shape with his hands on his chest with a smile on his face.

"Is the first trainee so strong? There are several dance moves in this song, and my old waist can't even dance them out now."

"Next, please show your scores, instructors."

Goro Kimura made a joke and signaled the other three to start scoring.

There are four mentors, each with 75 star badges in their hands. They will put them into a covered box based on each contestant's performance, and then show them one by one. The accumulated number of stars is the trainee's rating.

"The singing and dancing were all done with the microphone on. The breath was very steady, but the emotions were not delicate enough. I give it one."

Faced with Hirano Yuta's high level of performance, Oda Masaru opened his own box.

"Yo, the dance moves are good, but the balance can still be improved."

There is also a star in Shota Hirai's box.

Then, the three people's silent gazes fell on Yayoi Tsuki.

"Although I seem to have heard a few broken voices, I won't comment on the singing skills. The dance moves, expressions and stage presence are a bit too greasy, so I won't give any stars for now."

Yayoi Tsukki spread her hands.

"..."

Looking at the empty box in front of Yayoi Tsuki, Yuta Hirano on the stage's smile froze instantly.

"As expected of the national idol, Ms. Yayoi, she has been quite strict from the beginning..."

As the "object of tribute", Goro Kimura smiled and tried to smooth things over, secretly touching somewhere on his box.

"I give it a rating of three."

Inside the opened box were three bright metal stars.

"Well, congratulations to the first contestant to appear, Yuta Hirano, for becoming the first five-star trainee of the day!"

As a result, Yuta Hirano safely obtained a five-star rating, put on the five-star badges, and bowed before leaving.

(End of this chapter)