Peninsula: It’s just a dream, are you serious?

Chapter 558 The Sixth and Seventh Little Princesses Meet the Empress and the Western Palace (Seeking Double Monthly Tickets!)

At the door of the waiting room, Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah pushed the door open and were taken aback by the scene inside.

Wow, there are so many guests on this episode!

"Yes, the production team is making such a big fuss."

The two stepped inside. Apart from Lee Ji-eun and Bae Suzy, who had just sprang to their feet, everyone else had already gotten up.

This is Girls' Generation, a national girl group, they are senior artists.

"Hello, Taeyeon sunbaenim and Yoona sunbaenim."

"Hello."

Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah smiled and returned the greeting.

Seeing the two people walk up to her, Lee Ji-eun's lips unconsciously curled up slightly.

"Taeyeon unnie, Yoona unnie."

Their eyes flickered for a moment, then they nodded with smiles.

"Oh, Ji-eun, it's been a while."

"Yeah, it has been a while, unnie."

Lee Ji-eun maintained a smile, her tense body relaxing slightly.

She was shocked to learn that these two unnies would be guests today.

"Taeyeon unnie, Yoona unnie."

Unlike Lee Ji-eun's slight nervousness, Bae Suzy was completely consumed by tension, and her smile was noticeably unnatural.

She had a brief encounter with these two unnies at the hospital before.

While ignorance is no excuse, what if those two unnies take it to heart?
Oh dear, she was completely unprepared to suddenly see Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah here.

It would be better to meet her backstage at a year-end event than this; at least then she would be somewhat mentally prepared.

She had even considered quitting the recording of this episode and running away beforehand.

Kim Tae-yeon immediately noticed her younger sister's nervousness and nodded with a smile.

"Suzy, it was your birthday a couple of days ago, right? Happy birthday! I wasn't on the peninsula that day, so I'll give you your birthday present next time we meet."

Yoona, who was standing next to her, chimed in, "Yeah, happy birthday, Suzy. I'll give you the gift next time we meet."

Feeling the goodwill from the two unnies, Bae Suzy was flattered and waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "It's okay, unnies, thank you unnies."

The two smiled and said nothing more.

This is, after all, the program's waiting room, so it's not appropriate to say too much.

After exchanging greetings, everyone prepared to sit down again.

Beside her, Peach glanced at Lee Ji-eun and Bae Suzy, her beautiful eyes darting around.

Then, pulling Krystal aside, he patted the spot where they had just been sitting with a grin and said to Taeyeon and Yoona:
"Unnie, please sit here."

They were sitting right next to Lee Ji-eun and Bae Suzy.

Lee Ji-eun and Bae Suzy were stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and frantically gave Tao a meaningful look.

Peach acted as if she hadn't seen them, and pulled Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah to sit down.

Jung Soo-jung, who was standing to the side, immediately understood what she was up to and watched the scene with great interest, looking like she was enjoying the show.

So the seating arrangement became: the completely unaware Girl's Day and Apink quartet – Lee Ji-eun (IU), Bae Suzy, Kim Tae-yeon (Yoona), and Peach (Jung Soo-jung) as the gossip-watching duo.

Lee Ji-eun and Bae Suzy forced smiles as they sat down next to Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah, feeling extremely uncomfortable. They even straightened their posture, a far cry from their previous confrontational demeanor.

Can't you see who's sitting in the middle? They're a sixth-grade girl and a seventh-grade girl, what's the point of fighting?

You deliberately try to show off your competitive nature in front of the Empress and the Western Empress, don't you?

Kim Tae-yeon remained calm and composed. After sitting down, she glanced at everyone with some curiosity and started a conversation.

"There are so many guests on this episode, 10 people in total. It's like a couple competition, there are just too many people."

Upon hearing this, the others exchanged glances, their expressions showing some confusion.

"Yes, if you include Ji-hyo unnie, that makes 11 people, but there are only 6 male MCs, so the number is obviously not right."

"Could it be that there will be male guests participating in the show?"

"I just heard Jae-seok oppa and the others say that they don't know exactly what this episode is about either."

After chatting for a while, Kim Tae-yeon suddenly couldn't help but yawn.

Lee Ji-eun and Bae Suzy, who were standing nearby, immediately noticed the situation.

Then Lee Ji-eun took the initiative to speak, "Unnie, are you sleepy?"

Kim Tae-yeon narrowed her eyes and nodded: "A little. Yoona and I finished our concert in Singapore last night, then took a red-eye flight back. After getting off the plane, we went to a beauty salon and came straight here."

Bae Suzy suddenly seemed to remember something, her eyes lit up, and she reached into her pocket and took out two red ginseng vials, handing them to Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah.

"Unnie, I have some red ginseng medicine here. You guys can drink some to perk yourself up and replenish your nutrition."

This is something she brought specially when she came this morning.

It's normal for people from the peninsula who rarely sleep to carry nutritional supplements with them, let alone idols who often work overnight.

"Oh, thank you, Suzy."

Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah didn't stand on ceremony. They smiled, thanked them, and took the red ginseng medicine, opened it, and drank it.

"Hehe~ You're welcome, unnie."

Smiling and waving her hand, Bae Suzy glanced at Lee Ji-eun beside her and immediately gave her a smug look.

Lee Ji-eun clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.

So you're resorting to such dirty tricks? How despicable! I should have brought some with me.

Just as the two were secretly battling it out again, the door to the waiting room opened once more, and the seven MCs of Running Man walked in.

Everyone stood up again, greeted the seven MCs, and then an assistant PD from the production team walked in, looked at everyone, and said:
"Everyone, here is the first task for this episode."

All eyes immediately turned to them.

"Later you will be divided into six teams. After the show officially starts recording, each team will give a short opening performance. The performance will be a dance to a song performed by the female guests' group. The female guests will be responsible for teaching the MCs the dance. You will have 40 minutes to prepare. The show will officially start recording at 10:00."

"Oh~"

The MCs suddenly realized what was happening and looked at the female guests next to them.

Haha, who always portrays himself as a playboy on the show, immediately showered Bae Suzy with love.

"Suzy, pick me! I'm a huge fan of yours, saranghae."

Bae Suzy immediately covered her mouth and laughed.

Seeing this, the other MCs followed suit and started recruiting people.

"Taeyeon, Yoona, oppa is a SONE, pick me!"

"f(x)! I can sing the whole song 'First Wisdom Tooth'."

“This is about dancing, Kwangsoo, not singing. You’re just going to ruin f(x)’s dance.”

"Jae-seok hyung, your face will ruin Girls' Generation too."

Just as the competition was heating up, the assistant PD, with a triumphant smile on his face, spoke again.

"Now, let's announce the team rosters."

The waiting room suddenly fell silent, followed by a burst of cursing.

"Aish, why are you only saying this now?"

"If you do that, what do we become?"

After a burst of noise, the assistant PD began to read out the team roster.

"Girls' Generation will be paired with Yoo Jae-suk."

"OK!"

Yoo Jae-suk clapped his hands, smiled, and walked towards Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah. He even spontaneously performed a crab dance to "Gee," causing another commotion in the waiting room.

"Miss A team, haha, Ji Suk-jin."

"Yay! It's Suzy!"

Haha raised his hands in cheers and walked towards Bae Suzy with Ji Suk-jin.

"f(x) team, Lee Kwang-soo." Lee Kwang-soo immediately clenched his fist: "Yes!"

“Apink’s team, Kang Gary.”

"Girl's Day team, Kim Jong-kook."

“The remaining IU and Ji-hyo will form a team.”

After the group announcements were completed, everyone stood in their assigned groups.

"Next, please go to the small waiting room next door to practice your dance. Your costumes have been prepared in the waiting room. The recording will officially begin at 10 o'clock."

Everyone quickly left the waiting room and made the most of their time to practice their dance.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

In an open-air venue, a simple stage that can only accommodate three or four people is set up in the center, and a red carpet about ten meters long is laid out next to the stage.

Behind the stage, there is a barrier about two meters high.

On the south side of the stage were a group of cameras that had been set up in advance, as well as members of the Running Man production team, some standing and some sitting. The three main PDs, Cho Hyo-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk, and Lim Hyung-taek, sat at the front.

The recording of the latest episode of Running Man has officially begun.

A black van slowly drove up and finally stopped in front of the red carpet.

The car door opened, and a section of fair leg peeked out first; it was clearly a female celebrity.

This is also to create an entrance effect in conjunction with the camera, so that the audience can briefly guess who the guest is.

The next second, Bae Suzy's pure and fair face appeared in everyone's sight with a smile.

Then came Haha, wearing sunglasses, and finally Ji Suk-jin.

The three walked onto the stage, immediately struck the starting pose, and the music began.

It's Miss A's "Bad Girl Good Girl".

Bae Suzy stood in the center, swaying her body to the music.

Haha: I'll try my best to keep up.

Ji Suk-jin: I forgot how to dance, whatever.

After a burst of laughter, the three stepped off the stage.

The opening was fast-paced, and soon another van slowly drove up.

Haha shouted, "Who's the next group?"

He wasn't just reacting; he genuinely didn't know who the next group would be.

The car door slowly opened, and a section of fair calf peeked out again.

Wearing white schoolgirl-style dresses, Jung Eun-ji and Son Na-eun jumped out of the car, exuding a pure and innocent aura.

Upon seeing who it was, Haha's womanizing persona instantly kicked in, and she excitedly ran over.

"Apink! It's Apink!"

However, her expression changed immediately after seeing Gary, who was the last to get off the bus.

"Ugh, Gary, how come you're with Apink?"

Kang Gary ignored him and followed Apink onto the stage with a big smile.

The music of "nonono" starts playing the next second.

Gary's expression was sincere, and he danced very seriously, and he could basically keep up with the dance moves, but for some reason, it gave people a funny feeling.

This was tough on Jung Eun-ji behind him, who couldn't help but laugh several times during the process and almost lost control of her facial expressions.

Following Apink was Lee Ji-eun (Song Ji-hyo), whose hit song "Pink High Heels" recently topped various music charts.

Because Lee Ji-eun is a dance enthusiast, the dance for this song is quite simple, and Song Ji-hyo has mastered it very well. The two of them are the best dancers among the teams that have appeared so far.

The fourth group to appear consisted of f(x)'s two youngest members and Lee Kwang-soo.

Lee Kwang-soo, one of the members who is often the target of jokes and criticisms, immediately drew criticism from the audience upon his appearance.

"Damn, Kwang-soo has ruined this picture that looks like a magazine cover."

"Why are you with f(x)? What did Sulli and Krystal do wrong?"

"Don't laugh, Kwangsoo, your face is full of wrinkles."

Lee Kwang-soo ignored everyone and followed the two maknaes onto the stage with a serious expression. The melody of "First Wisdom Tooth" soon began to play.

His inexplicably bizarre dance moves immediately drew laughter from the audience.

But Lee Kwang-soo remained unmoved, his expression still very serious, which made the humor even more hilarious.

Peach, who was behind this oppa, couldn't help but laugh out loud and almost tripped and fell off the stage.

The dance ended amidst bursts of laughter from the crowd, and a nanny van slowly drove up again.

The car door opened, and Ayoung Minah and Kim Jong-kook from Gir's Day got out.

Both girls were wearing sexy pink slit dresses, while Kim Jong-kook was wearing a sleeveless T-shirt, revealing his two muscular arms.

The three of them stood on the stage, and the music of "sonmething" began to play.

Haha suddenly realized something, put her hands on her head, and looked at him with disbelief.

"No way, is this guy really going to dance to 'Something'? That's a really sexy dance."

Then, in the next second, they saw Kim Jong-kook, along with Ah-young and Min-ah, suddenly squat down and spread their legs.

"what!!!"

The scene instantly turned to scorched earth, filled with screams, and the atmosphere reached its peak after the muscular men's hot dance.

After a brief moment of calm and regrouping, the last group, Girls' Generation and Yoo Jae-suk, made their grand entrance.

The three men got out of the car dressed in hip-hop style clothes, as if they had planned it together, and all had a cocky expression on their faces.

Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah were fine, but Yoo Jae-suk immediately drew criticism from Haha and others.

"Stop pretending, Jae-seok hyung. That expression with your grasshopper face just makes people laugh."

"This guy even gave me a dirty look, it's really annoying."

Why are you wearing such tight pants?

The three of them stood on the stage amidst the noise, and the music of "I Got a Boy" began to play.

Yoo Jae-suk's somewhat quirky dance moves and arrogant expression sparked another round of criticism.

After the opening segment, which resembled a chaotic dance of demons, ended, everyone gathered below the stage.

PD Cho Hyo-jin began announcing today's game rules.

"Everyone, today is the Idol Emperor Special. In the next few rounds of competition, you will be divided into groups to compete for the final honor."

"Oh~"

Everyone clapped.

As the main person in charge, Yoo Jae-suk habitually glanced at everyone and suddenly paused.

"Wait a minute, there are only two people in IU and Jihyo's team."

Song Ji-hyo frowned and said, "Yeah, there are only two of us, IU and I."

The others realized what was happening and glanced at them before looking at Zhao Xiaozhen.

Facing their questioning gazes, Zhao Xiaozhen smiled and said, "IU and Ji-hyo's group will have a special guest joining them."

Hmm? There are guests too?

Zhao Xiaozhen continued, "Actually, all the guests here today have one thing in common, or rather, they are all related to one person."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback again, then looked at each other, all somewhat puzzled.

At that moment, in a corner unseen by them, a figure arrived behind a specially erected barrier not far from the stage.

Out of the corner of his eye, Zhao Xiaozhen saw a staff member give him a hand gesture, indicating that the guests were in place.

He smiled and continued, "This guest also watched your performance in the waiting room just now."

Having laid the groundwork and gathered enough material for the program, he decided to stop cryptic.

"Director Chen, what did you think of the guests' performance just now?"

(End of this chapter)