I desperately want to win on the peninsula

SMTM has been generating a lot of buzz lately, with episode 6 being quite remarkable. It also features a breakout song called "Turtle Ship." While its overall chart performance isn't as high as AOMG's "My Way," it was released at a good time, as its competitors on the charts have all dropped off, and the song's performance is surprisingly close to that of "My Way."

However, the controversial news about the show has surfaced. A few days ago, mentor San E was walking with his family when he encountered a passerby. It's unclear what happened, but it might have been a verbal argument. San E threw his phone at the passerby's head, which angered the passerby, who then rushed up and started fighting with San E.

Instead of trying to stop the fight, his family joined in, and the two groups started fighting.

They were enjoying American street fighting, which shows that their family activities usually involve playing Street Fighter. Later, a passerby saw it and called the police, and all the people involved in the fight were taken to the police station for questioning.

Moreover, the incident was exposed in less than half a day, and then it was reported by various media outlets. According to the reports, Sane and his family had dinner out that night and drank some alcohol, which led to an argument with a passerby. During the argument, he lost control of his emotions and resorted to violence.

An apology was unavoidable afterward.

Of course, for anyone who follows SMTM, this kind of operation is too routine, and the event is so small that it seems a bit insignificant, nothing worth mentioning.

However, it still sparked heated discussions among onlookers online, and the stereotypes about rappers gradually deepened, which is hard to say whether it's a good thing or a bad thing.

It's still unknown how the production team will handle this, but the TV station's public relations team must be exhausted, having to deal with external challenges after each episode ends.

Especially since the show airs on Fridays, the production crew will definitely have to work overtime on Saturday and Sunday...

Lin Qianqiao sat in the chair, letting Cody do whatever he wanted, while scrolling through his phone with his other hand, watching the drama unfold. Three out of the four mentor teams were up to something, and SAN E's dramatic saga with the production team was still going strong. He could only pray that the two guys from the AOMG team wouldn't run into any trouble.

As he scrolled through his phone, he suddenly chuckled. Who would pray that a hip-hop artist wouldn't get into trouble? That's just wishful thinking... But he really hadn't expected Sane to cause this scandal. They even brought in a live-action fight; that's really real.

Thinking of this, Lin Qianqiao looked up at herself in the mirror. Her face without makeup looked much the same as usual, except...

"Kyo, this hair color really suits you, and it matches your face shape perfectly. You look so beautiful." Cody looked at Lin Qianqiao in the mirror with shining eyes and sincerely praised her while her hands kept fiddling with her newly dyed hair, trying to find the most suitable hairstyle.

"Kamsammida, this is all thanks to Nuna's cooking skills," Lin Qianqiao said with a light smile.

"I'm not making this up. People who come here... um... you know, their skin isn't in good condition to begin with. Dyeing their hair really brings out their skin problems. It's uneven and yellowish, and they look terrible without makeup." Cody started explaining the examples she encountered in the dressing room. Whether it was because she was naturally gossipy or because she was good at talking, her words were fluent and easy to understand. Lin Qianqiao listened very attentively, occasionally blinking her eyes and looking at this older sister with great curiosity.

When Cody saw Lin Qianqiao, who was as curious as a baby, he was immediately filled with emotion and began to chatter on about all sorts of bizarre things that happened in the dressing room. For example, some male idols had body odor but didn't know it, and they liked to stretch their arms and yawn while chatting, which made people almost faint from the smell.

There are also some idols' dating scandals. I heard that some idols who are extremely obscure are dating multiple women at the same time.

They even contacted fans privately to ask for gifts, and their attitude was extremely bad. If the gifts weren't valuable enough, they would either throw them away or give them away directly.

If fans are no longer of any use to you, just get rid of them.

The makeup artist who did Lin Qianqiao's makeup had received a similar gift before, but it wasn't very valuable, and it even contained a particularly cheesy handwritten letter, leaving her in an awkward situation where she didn't know whether to throw it away or keep it.

She also specifically emphasized that this idol looked particularly ugly without makeup, often stayed up late drinking alcohol, had very poor skin care, and also had bad breath...

As she said this, she covered her mouth and nose, then fanned the air, creating a vivid image...

This woman is truly gifted at public speaking; she can talk for ages without even needing to drink water. Lin Qianqiao listened with great interest, smacking her lips, sometimes quite surprised, sometimes greatly shocked, giving the audience plenty of emotion.

"Nuna, I'm going back to my teammates to regroup. See you next time." Before leaving, Lin Qianqiao said goodbye to the stylist and waved.

"Okay, see you next time." Teacher Cody took a gulp of water, saw Lin Qianqiao waving, quickly put down the water bottle, and said goodbye with a relaxed smile. You could tell that she was really sincere.

Lin Qianqiao was truly amazed as he stepped out of the dressing room. He shook his head, quite impressed by the diversity of the entertainment industry. He hadn't expected that even obscure celebrities could have their own way of doing things. He wondered what it would be like for top idols. He smacked his lips, still somewhat wanting more...

While still immersed in the world he had just been in, he walked towards where his teammates were getting their makeup done. Since the two places were very close, it was only a few steps away. He pushed open the door and went inside.

The click of the door opening drew attention in the dressing room, especially after Lin Qianqiao entered; everyone's eyes were fixed on him.

"Wow—" Zhou Xian stared at Lin Qianqiao's hair color for a while, then suddenly widened his eyes, "Damn! Your pink hair is cool too."

"What are you talking about... what pink hair?" Lin Qianqiao frowned, looking at Zhou Xian with confusion, completely unable to understand what he was talking about.

"Isn't your hair pink?" Zhou Xian was shocked upon hearing this, thinking there was something wrong with his eyes. He quickly rubbed his eyes and looked again, but the color hadn't changed at all. He immediately called for the others to come and see, "Tell me, isn't it pink...?"

Seeing that all the members were looking over, and thinking that Zhou Xian's overreaction made him seem like an idiot, which suited his character perfectly, Lin Qianqiao took a deep breath to calm her agitated emotions, and then explained with a calm expression:

"This is called magenta." The color he chose has a very powerful origin; it would scare a lot of people, whether they are world destroyers or the owners of the Eye of the Heavenly Emperor.

"..." Zhou Xian was like that, his mouth agape, not knowing what to say.

The other members hesitated to speak, and even Ren Changjun seemed to have something to say, but due to the intimidation of his demonic personality, he kept his eyes wide open and dared not speak.

Manager Lee Yong-jin appeared and calmed the situation. He clapped his hands and said, "Alright, alright, Kyo, come over and get your makeup done. We have to shoot a music video later. Incheon is quite far from here, so let's hurry."

"Yes." Lin Qianqiao nodded slightly.

Because they needed to shoot a music video today, the entire Monstax team got their makeup done early and then rushed to the shooting location to wait.

This is a warehouse at Incheon Airport. I heard that Starship spent a lot of money to rent it. There are many people setting up props in the nearby film studio.

Lin Qianqiao sat in the rest area waiting, holding her phone and looking at the message on the screen with a puzzled expression. It was from Kim HyunA. According to her, they hadn't talked since they last asked each other out for drinks.

"My album's title track is missing a male rapper for a feature role. We can shoot the music video together and he'll also have his own solo scenes. Would you like to give it a try?"

Such a straightforward invitation—only someone like her would do that. It shows that Kim HyunA has a lot of autonomy within Cube Entertainment.

To be fair, this invitation to a newcomer who has been in the industry for less than a year is quite tempting, especially considering her name is Kim Hyun-ah.

Unfortunately, Lin Qianqiao and Zhou Xian are the same; even if they want to collaborate again, it has to wait. Besides recording stages for SMTM, the most important thing right now is the group's comeback, which is something that the company and the members are both concerned about.

It will be at least November before it arrives, but this is just an intention and shouldn't be taken too seriously.

After all, if he wants to collaborate with someone, the company will definitely have to get involved, and whether or not to release him is another matter.

If there's a genuine interest in collaboration, they should just send a case to Starship Entertainment. They wouldn't expect him to proactively tell the company he wants to feature a song with Kim HyunA, that would be even more ridiculous than Joo Heon.

So Lin Qianqiao calmly held her phone and replied to Kim Hyun-ah.

"Sorry... We have a project in mind recently and are preparing for it. We might not be able to get an invitation from HyunA."

After sending the message, Lin Qianqiao heard the staff calling for everyone to gather. Looking up, she saw a group of people in the studio had stopped what they were doing and were pointing and discussing, fiddling with their phones. They were probably getting ready to film.

"Kyo-xi, Zhou Xian-xi, the director is calling everyone to gather. You two go ahead, I'll go call the other members." The staff member wiped the sweat from his forehead, gave the two instructions, and then jogged off to the other side.

"Let's go." Zhou Xian patted Lin Qianqiao on the shoulder, gesturing for them to go together.

"Okay." Lin Qianqiao put down her phone, stood up and stretched. The two walked and chatted as they headed toward the filming studio.

In no time, everyone had gathered and stood in the studio listening to the director. This guy had previously shot Montsax's debut music video and had also worked with other idol groups, so he was considered a relatively experienced director.

Having worked together before, they weren't so unfamiliar with each other. This guy had a good memory; he even remembered some embarrassing moments from when he first debuted. He teased Zhou Xian a bit, and after a few laughs, they got back to business.

It reminded them of some things needed during filming, where the camera would appear later, what kind of body movements a member needed to perform, and the facial expressions required for close-up shots.

The director talked a lot, described the details very clearly, and was quite patient.

The members readily agreed, clapped for the director, bowed in thanks, and then began filming.

Perhaps the company is quite frugal, because the rental fee here is quite high. They plan to shoot a dance version after filming the scene, which is quite creative in terms of recycling resources.

So Monstax started filming at noon and didn't finish until the early hours of the morning. The group packed up their things, dragged their tired bodies, and got into the company's van to return to their dormitory.

The following days were mostly spent busy preparing for the comeback. After filming the music video with the team, Lin Qianqiao also worked on recording other songs for the album and shooting posters.

On the day of the poster shoot, Lin Qianqiao scrolled through her phone as usual while waiting.

Staff members passing by would frequently glance at him. His already superior face, combined with his well-done makeup, and his red and black outfit gave him a mysterious and noble look. In particular, his pink hair, styled into a long, flowing style, was visually striking.

The person in question didn't seem to care about the frequent glances directed at them. Of course, they had to make the most of every spare moment during work breaks, so slacking off and playing on their phone was inevitable...

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Suddenly, a message appeared at the top of the phone screen.

Lin Qianqiao clicked on it and saw that it was a message from Minatozaki Sana about MONSTAX's comeback. She didn't expect her to be interested in this...

"May your comeback be a huge success! #fighting!"

"understood."

"Hey! Why are you so listless? Get your spirits up!"

"OK, I'll try my best!"

"That's it, tell me quickly what the style is like this time."

"I can't quite put my finger on it, but he's just so handsome~"

"Really? I don't believe it! Do you have any photos or anything to show me?"

"No, it's a secret," Lin Qian replied with a smile, realizing they were trying to gather information from him.

Lin Qianqiao rested his chin on his hand and thought for a moment before flipping through the photos he had taken that morning.

I sent over a few funny-looking photos, including abandoned versions and stage costume versions.

After all, people can't resist the urge to share.

Of course, this varies from person to person.

After a long while, seeing that there was still no reply from the other end, Lin Qianqiao raised an eyebrow, shook her head, and continued scrolling through her phone.

He kept surfing until the staff called him to clock in for work, then he stopped surfing. During this time, Lin Qianqiao needed to follow up on the preliminary preparations and also went to several publicity interviews...

……

During this busy period, the seventh episode of SMTM on August 7th finally helped the show turn around its declining fortunes. The ratings dropped to 3% in the sixth episode, but finally returned to 3% in the seventh episode, naturally due to the broadcast of the performance.

Another point is that the tension between Zico's team and Brand New in the other group was too high, and their words were also very foul. The production team didn't dare to include all of it in the content, which resulted in a slightly fragmented viewing experience.

Because both mouths smelled so good, many scenes couldn't be edited out, so the production team uploaded all the content to the official YouTube channel for viewers, resulting in a very impressive number of views.

However, Zico's team's loss still caused dissatisfaction among fans. These fans were somewhat secretive and did not reveal their fandom affiliation at all. They were probably just bystanders who couldn't stand it, since Blcakbut's response to Song Minho was quite annoying.

According to the show's editing, only two contestants appeared first in the performance, namely the two teams from the loser's bracket: Lil Boi from YG and Song Minho from Zico's team.

Both performances were excellent. Leaving aside Lilboi's performance, Zico's performance was definitely the one to talk about, especially their rock performance, which was passionate, high-energy, and exhilarating.

Anyone who sees this will shout "Big Star!" Song Min-ho is the champion.

As expected, Zico won, which was exactly what everyone was hoping for.

The opinions of casual fans naturally changed again, and they felt that Song Mino was overcoming all obstacles and heading towards that damned championship throne.

understood.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.