I desperately want to win on the peninsula

After the first round of selections is over, the remaining three mentor groups will sit in a room and watch the 20 contestants' choices via live camera footage.

In terms of connections and backgrounds, YG team is definitely the best choice, followed by SAN E team, and lastly Jay Park.

However, from another perspective, Jay Park is currently the mentor group most capable of making money by leading his team to various music festivals and clubs. His commercial value lies in his ability to bring his team members to various music festivals and clubs to earn money.

After all, it's rare for bosses to personally mentor their employees, something other mentors often do.

In summary, we can share joys and sorrows, but to achieve common prosperity—what a dream!

The reasons why most contestants participate in SMTM are often unspoken.

It's all about money.

Therefore, too many contestants chose Jay Park's private room, which has become overcrowded. Moreover, Jay Park, who has found his ideal teammate, is already opening champagne in the mentor's room because Lil Boi chose this group.

SAN E was no less impressive; they got the Basick they wanted and began to sit firmly in their position.

Only the Tablo group looked dejected. Their private room currently only has one player, Superbee, and the situation is becoming precarious. Because they don't have enough players (four in total), this group will be eliminated.

When Lin Qianqiao appeared on screen, the three mentor groups' eyes lit up, and they straightened their backs to look forward to his choice. Judging from the strength he showed, many people already regarded him as a potential winner.

"Come to me, come to me!"

Listening to Jay Park's incessant muttering, Tabluo couldn't help but complain to the composed Jinu next to him, "Hyung, hurry up and pray, if this keeps up, our team is doomed."

Jinu, sitting on the sofa, could only laugh indulgently when he heard Tablo's little complaint.

"Hahaha!"

When these words reached Jay Park's ears, he couldn't help but cover his face and burst into laughter. Then, seeing an even more delightful scene on the TV screen, he couldn't help but cheer loudly: "Wow! Kyo is coming to our AOMG, awesome!"

When Park Jae-beom saw Lim Gon-chiao choose his team without hesitation, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Then, after carefully rubbing his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things, he quickly turned around and gave LOCO a high-five to celebrate.

"Stop bragging about your petty triumph, we've all seen it."

"Stop being so rude. Be careful, the labels on the AOMG rooms might be wrong. What we're seeing might actually be a YG room."

"Hahaha, Tablo is hallucinating... Stop glaring at me, I'll shut up, okay?"

The selection process continued until the middle to later stages of recording, and YG team only had Superbee.

This time, it wasn't just that YG couldn't gather enough members; even the SAN E team only had three people.

The recording of the following program was incredibly easy.

The competition went straight to the quarterfinals, with a continuous performance series, and the event concluded in two episodes.

All I can say is that it's incredibly effective; the audience will definitely love watching it.

Faced with the impending elimination of the two teams, the production team backstage was frantic, frantically searching for a way to salvage the situation.

Then, the producer came up with a good idea: to give contestants who had already chosen their teams the opportunity to choose their mentors again.

In addition, the remaining contestants will pass through the mentors' rooms before choosing a mentor team.

The mentors will then have to personally intervene and persuade the team to make amends. If they still can't gather enough people this time, the entire team will be eliminated.

Group SAN E isn't in a rush. Although they don't have many contestants left, they're only one person short. If that's not enough, the production team will find a way.

So, Tablo transformed into a doorman, a complete 180-degree change from his usual laid-back attitude during show recordings.

At this moment, he stood at the door and acted as a greeter. When a contestant entered, he would shake hands and exchange pleasantries, appearing very friendly and giving them plenty of face.

The contestants, bewildered by this sudden change in attitude, were somewhat panicked and at a loss... to the uninitiated, they might have thought they had encountered a psychopath.

AOMG's Black Room.

"Attention all players, please note an urgent announcement: If anyone is not satisfied with their first choice, they can make a second selection here. This is a one-time opportunity, so don't miss it."

Hearing the broadcast from above, Lin Qianqiao twitched the corners of his mouth and glanced at the grinning LIL boi. This guy had no problem with him, after all, he had worked with Zhaoyou before. Based on that relationship, they had just exchanged pleasantries and were very affectionate, like family.

"Hehehe, great! I don't want to be on the same team as you, Kyo. I'm going to teach you a lesson."

"How can you think like that? We should love each other... Brother."

"Haha, who told you to diss me so harshly last night? I'll remember that, and I'll get my revenge."

Upon hearing that they couldn't be teammates anymore, Lin Qianqiao's attitude changed faster than flipping through a book. She pouted and said, "Don't die on the roadside. I'm not responsible for collecting your corpse."

"Tch, watch my performance. I'm confident I can teach this greenhorn a lesson." Lil Boi didn't care at all. Before leaving, he even chuckled and mocked Lin Qianqiao, "Hehehe~" Then he slipped away without looking back.

I can't be bothered to watch such a childish person.

There were no fewer than ten contestants in this room, but only four could be selected from each group. With more to come, the mere sight of Lin Qianqiao and Lil Boi sitting together had already made everyone uneasy, and some of the less confident contestants started to leave.

As the group fled, only two or three kittens remained, creating a moment of silence, but not boredom. Zhou Xian, also choosing AOMG, had already entered and, seeing Lin Qianqiao sitting calmly, said with a grin:

"I just saw a group of people go out the door and run around. What were they doing?"

"They're definitely afraid of me, you'll know if you think about it."

"That amazing?"

"Of course, if you spell KYO, you can scare a bunch of people away."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The two chatted as if they didn't see each other, completely ignoring the other contestants in the same room.

Teammates naturally chose the same mentor group, and the idea of ​​fighting alone had already changed last night. After all, a wonderful agreement had been reached, and facing it together was naturally the best option.

……

After the selection process ended, the mentor team began the selection phase.

"Rapers who chose to participate in the AOMG team, please come out."

A group of contestants, led by Lin Qianqiao and Zhou Xian, took the stage. After one round of rappers withdrew, there are still about ten contestants left, which shows how charming Jay Park is.

Upon seeing this, the guy immediately beamed with joy, excitedly rubbing his hands together with LOCO in celebration, creating a truly festive atmosphere.

Why do I say that? Because there isn't a single well-known player among the AOMG contestants.

There were none, and very few that could be named.

This situation is nothing more than people trying to piggyback on Jay Park's popularity to gain fans, but this guy doesn't care at all, still smiling broadly, seemingly genuinely surprised by the scene.

"AOMG team, please select your first player!"

"Kyo!"

Upon hearing the host Kim Jin-pyo's suggestion, Park Jae-beom pointed to Lim Gan-chiao without hesitation. He also realized that Lil Boi might have been poached by the production team, leaving only one contestant with championship potential among the remaining contestants.

After exchanging fist bumps with Zhou Xian, Lin Qianqiao walked into Park Jae-beom's group. This guy seemed a bit excited and wanted to get a jianbing guozi set meal as well, hence the nickname "Black Brother Etiquette".

Reluctantly, I had no choice but to do as they said.

Jay Park also said that he and AOMG were a match made in heaven, and that they were definitely going to win that damn championship in the SHOW TIME era!

Lin Qianqiao could only smile and remain silent. She was genuinely afraid that one day he might have a sudden burst of inspiration and come up with a clever idea, like performing a twerking dance to get herself on stage. She really couldn't bear to imagine what that would look like...

However, putting everything else aside, this guy is quite interesting.

The process then becomes similar to the NBA draft, where players use their draft picks to select their preferred players.

Earthling and David Kim, two rappers with some reputation in the field, were selected, and the last one was naturally Zhou Xian. Otherwise, the two wouldn't have teamed up together. It would be more interesting to go head-to-head with each other.

This is the agreement reached last night. Both of them will be selected by AOMG. This is the message conveyed by the management, but they did not specify the details.

Because it's like the draft, a highly regarded first-round pick will be invited by multiple clubs, and a tacit verbal agreement will be reached.

But as everyone knows, no one knows whether they will be selected until the very last moment.

The current situation is that an agreement has been reached.

Next up is the third team, SAN E. This team is quite interesting. Although they seem to have a small roster, they are all skilled and somewhat well-known players—Black Nut, Basick, Hanhae…

There was no need for much thought; they were all plug-and-play powerhouses, and the selection was completed quickly.

Next up is YG team, the last pick.

"Rappers who chose YG team, please come out." Kim Jin-pyo held the microphone and instructed the contestants who chose their teams to enter the arena.

Superbee and Lil Boi then stepped out, and after standing on the stage, they looked at each other with a mischievous glint in their eyes.

Tablo looked utterly dejected upon seeing that the YG team still only had two members...

It's clear that being eliminated like this would be incredibly embarrassing.

The most awkward thing is not being rejected, but not being chosen at all...

Just as he was frowning and thinking that his team was about to be eliminated, four more players who had chosen YG began to enter through the entrance and stand in front of the stage, bringing the total number of players to six.

"Yo!" Tablo was overjoyed to see that he didn't have to be eliminated and couldn't help but cheer. Even the usually quiet Jinusean duo joined in the cheering and clapping.

However, since the YG team has more than four members, their roles have changed again. The mentors will select four members to join the team and eliminate two.

"So, has the mentor made a selection for the first contestant to enter the YG team?" Not long after, Kim Jin-pyo asked the YG team according to the program's schedule.

"Lil boi!" Tablo chose directly, without hesitation.

This choice didn't surprise anyone present; on the contrary, they were all a bit worried about how to deal with him. When Lil Boi went on stage, the two senior members of Jinusean, for some reason, put a leather jacket with the teen logo on him and even put a tag on it.

Finally, he stuffed a stack of YG restaurant vouchers into Lil Boi's hand like a knife, then patted him on the shoulder:

"Yo! YG family!"

"Yo yo~" Lil Boi, who likes to stir things up, took the meal ticket, glanced at it, and then quietly agreed twice. He silently bumped fists with this guy. These seniors are surprisingly old-fashioned... I should have joined the SAN E team.

"My second choice is Superbee!"

Tablo quickly selected the players he wanted, since he was the one who initially chose YG players and had a good impression of them, so he naturally wouldn't be stingy with the spots he had.

Moreover, Superbee is quite strong, so choosing him is only natural.

The third is InnoVator, a fairly talented chubby rapper who was once in the same team as Basick.

I wonder if the friend Basick mentioned envying on the show was this fat guy.

When it was the fourth person's turn, New Champ couldn't hold back any longer and stepped forward to ask Tablo if he could perform a short piece before making his choice.

After considering it, Tablo and Jinusean immediately nodded in agreement... Compared to painstakingly choosing, this self-promotion style might be more to their liking.

The high school student was at a loss in the face of this situation and could only watch helplessly as the seasoned veteran put on his show.

Another contestant was also bewildered, completely unable to understand why this situation had suddenly occurred.

The two's initial confusion was the best help for New Champ, and YG's mentors wouldn't hesitate, so the fourth member of YG's group appeared, and the team was assembled.

The list of the top 16 has been released:

AOMG Team: Lin Qianqiao, Zhou Xian, Earthling, David Kim.

YG Team: Lil Boi, superbee, InnoVator, New Champ.

Brand New team: Black Nut, Microdot, Basic, Hanhae.

ZiPal team: Andub, Incredivle, MINO, One.

The contestants who deserve more attention are those that the show has been intentionally or unintentionally promoting, such as Lil Boi, MINO, and Basick, all of whom are highly popular…

Then there's the highly controversial Black Nut, who might be the antagonist this season…

Also, Zico's older brother was eliminated, and his younger brother didn't choose him, which speaks volumes...

Furthermore, no one would bother to choose him out of courtesy, resulting in no mentors wanting him...

After the performance, Lin Qianqiao and Zhou Xian went to Park Jae-beom's dressing room to chat and build up their friendship.