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

As Kimura Goro read out the rankings and votes one by one, the trainees were no longer in the mood to pay attention to others, and all of them were concerned about their own rankings...

Among the top nine, except for Xia Fan, who is an international trainee, the rest are all local trainees.

Because of his loss to Xia Fan, An Ziyao unfortunately fell out of the top nine and fell into the top ten.

Thanks to the reward tickets they received for winning the competition, the rankings of local trainees rose sharply, while the international trainees basically fell to the back.

Among Xia Fan's teammates who won together, Martin ranked the highest, in 23rd place...

Ken, Sid, and three others were ranked around 30th to 40th, and were able to avoid elimination thanks to the winning votes.

As for Xia Fan's roommate, although Basong lost the competition, he still managed to hold the 19th place thanks to his group of male fans who are growing in size and strong in combat.

Jack was a little more miserable, at least he was ranked around 40th and survived the first round.

Most of the remaining international trainees were below the elimination line of 51st, achieving the achievement of "one-round elimination".

By the way, as expected, Shibata Makoto ranked 53rd, and was the third to be eliminated.

"Congratulations to the 50 trainees who have survived the first round of survival battles through their unremitting efforts..."

"To the 51 eliminated trainees, please turn this momentary regret into motivation to keep moving forward and fuel for your future glory!"

After the ranking list was announced, it was naturally time for the much-anticipated tear-jerking segment.

The trainees who competed in the same team, some stayed, some left...

Whether out of genuine feelings or "business needs", they hugged and blessed each other.

The roommates in 501 were the first to come over to congratulate Xia Fan and celebrate the fact that there was no "loss of room" in the dormitory.

Teammates who were on the same team with Xia Fan in the previous round also came to express their gratitude, and asked the "Big Devil" to show mercy and continue to take care of them in the next competitions.

Chapter 277 Brother, you smell so good

2024-07-13

But to Xia Fan's surprise, several local trainees who were ranked high actually came over with cheerful and kind smiles on their faces, and shook hands with him, patted him on the shoulder and congratulated him as if nothing had happened.

Even Hirano Yuta and Kishi Sho, who had spoken harshly to him in the previous recordings, were on the list.

"Hey, brother, you smell so good..."

"what?"

Martin suddenly appeared behind him, scaring Xia Fan so much that he took a step back.

"I mean, the number one 'Big Devil' is very popular right now. Everyone wants to come and take advantage of his popularity and get a few shots..."

He whispered teasingly to Xia Fan.

"Is that so? I thought they had let go of their quarrel due to their sadness of separation..."

Xia Fan smiled tearfully but did not react much. He responded calmly to the increasing number of people "coming to his door for business".

"Xia Fan, Gong... uh..."

"This... is too exaggerated..."

Shibata Makoto seemed to want to come over to "congratulate" Xia Fan, but he found that there were so many people around him that he couldn't squeeze in, so he could only step back a few steps in disappointment.

"Brother, carry my faith and keep going!"

"what?"

“My friend, run towards the path of your idol and don’t look back!”

"Who are you?"

"Don't cry, I'm still ranked behind you, and I'll be eliminated with you."

"Although I don't want to be eliminated with you, thank you anyway, wuwuwuwu..."

He turned around decisively, mingled in the crowd of 101 people, and hugged some of the trainees with tears in his eyes.

No one noticed that the people Makoto Shibata hugged included several trainees who were in front of him, all the way to the elimination line.

Wisps of black air, invisible to ordinary people, emanated from between his fingers and were unconsciously inhaled by those people when they hugged and shook hands.

"Today's separation is only for the sake of becoming a better self and meeting my dear friends again in the future..."

"Let us once again thank and bid farewell to the trainees who once shone brightly on this stage!"

"Your hard work, sweat and youth will be forever engraved in the memory of the audience."

Amid Goro Kimura's emotional words, the fifty-one eliminated trainees left the studio with tears in their eyes.

In the main broadcast, the production team will later insert some behind-the-scenes footage of the trainees' performances, rehearsals, and lives to further stimulate the audience's tear glands.

"Ahem, the remaining trainees, you don't have time to feel sad about separation..."

"Because, you will soon face the second performance and the second round of survival battle."

"In this round of performances, there will no longer be grouping by nationality. All trainees will be divided into eight teams by lottery and will compete against each other on the same song."

"The winning team will share 15 million popularity points in proportion!"

"As usual, the ranking of the second round of survival battle will be announced three days after the second round of performances."

"This time, another twenty people will be eliminated."

The lights in the main studio dimmed, Goro Kimura cleared his throat, and directly explained the cruel rules of the second round of performances.

"What... 15 million reward tickets... doesn't that mean an average of more than 2 million votes per person?!"

When the trainees heard that the number of reward votes had tripled from the previous round, they were all shocked.

Referring to previous talent shows, there has never been such a big gap between the number of reward votes for the first and second rounds of performances.

This is obviously because the vote gap for someone was too big, forcing the program team to increase the bonus tickets to give the trainees behind a chance to catch up.

Several five-star trainees who were ranked high up in the rankings even revealed expressions of ecstasy.

If Xia Fan loses and someone in the top nine wins, everyone will have a chance to overtake Xia Fan from the first place in one fell swoop by using the reward tickets!

"The songs for this competition are the following four."

"Although it is still the same repertoire, this round requires the trainees to adapt the original repertoire, which is a greater test of their choreography, arrangement and stage response abilities."

"However, the extent of the adaptation is a double-edged sword. It may be the key to success, but it may also hurt you by mistake."

"It is worth noting that this time the rehearsal time is shorter than the last time, only two days."

Goro Kimura raised his hand slightly, and the names of four competing songs appeared on the big screen on the stage.

"Hey, Xia Jun, the rules for the second round are very targeted."

"It seems that the company behind the program is a little embarrassed that you have dominated the list until the second round?"

Martin smiled, patted Xia Fan on the shoulder and whispered.

"Well, regardless of the rules, the names of these songs already feel very targeted..."

But Xia Fan didn't seem to care much about the reward ticket and just stared at the big screen blankly.

Because, as expected, he, who doesn't follow boy bands, had never heard of the names of these four songs.

"Then, trainees, please come on stage in order of ranking to draw lots to decide the repertoire for the performance..."

"The first one is Xia Fan..."

But before Xia Fan could ask Martin, Goro Kimura had already called out his name and motioned for him to take the lead and go on stage to draw lots.

"Xia Jun, I'm very optimistic about you, keep going."

Xia Fan strode onto the stage, took out an envelope from the wooden box in the hands of the smiling Kimura Goro, and then walked off the stage.

"How about it, which one is it?"

“Take a quick look…”

Under the concerned gazes of the trainees who were queuing up to draw lots, Xia Fan opened the envelope.

Inside was a red note with the words "Oxygen Bomb - Back Row, First Right" written on it.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I actually got the 'Oxygen Bomb'?"

“I hope I don’t get this…”

"You are worthy of being the first place. Good luck to you!"

The trainees nearby suddenly felt a little gloating.

"Practitioners, please stand in the corresponding area according to the song you drew and the color of the paper you drew."

Under the guidance of the executive director, Xia Fan stood in the red zone of the song "Oxygen Bomb".

This is a very classic "red versus white" rule. If the opponent is competing with him for the same piece of music, he will be in the opposite white area.

Fifty trainees drew lots and went down the stage one after another, gradually filling the areas corresponding to the songs and colors.

"I'm so lucky, I got this one!"

"Damn it, can I change? I'm not very good at VOCAL..."

The repertoire, camp and position are all decided by luck and drawing lots, so the result is naturally mixed.

"Did you draw 'Oxygen Bomb'? It seems that your luck in song selection is not very good..."

"No, maybe it's not a matter of luck at all?"

After drawing the lot, Martin walked down from the stage, came in front of Xia Fan, and spoke in a suspicious tone.

"From the looks in everyone's eyes, I can tell this is probably another difficult song?"

Recalling the scene when he selected "Prayer" in the last round, Xia Fan spread his hands helplessly.

Chapter 278 Putting Lots

2024-07-13

"It's really difficult, but strictly speaking, the difficult part of this piece is not the song... but the dance part..."

"Have you heard of the boy band "Shining Star"? It was a very popular boy band from the neighboring peninsula ten years ago, but now they have graduated."

"The members of this boy band are all professional dancers. They created the now popular 'Knife Dance'. Because each dance is so difficult that it is inhumane, they are also called the 'Busy Legs Boy Band'..."

“This “Oxygen Bomb” is the ultimate version of the group dance that “Shining Star” polished before retiring, combining his “sword-like group dance” and personal dance skills.”

Martin was not surprised by Xia Fan's industry knowledge, which was equivalent to that of an "outsider", and went straight into introducing the songs.

"So it's such a famous song..."

Xia Fan could only listen to the chickens pecking at rice.

"Knife group dance" is not a type of dance, but a popular internet term in recent years, used to praise the group dance of idol groups that is well-aligned, has clean movements, and is extremely visually pleasing.

"'Oxygen Bomb' not only requires high uniformity, but also is a great test of individual dancing skills. It is impossible to achieve a high level of completion in just two days of rehearsal."

"I don't know if I can finish the training in two days, but I'm sure my lungs will be blown up by the oxygen bomb first..."

Thinking of the difficulty of the hellish dance music like "Oxygen Bomb", Martin sighed.

"Don't worry about me. I'm still strong enough, and group dancing is also my strong point."

Xia Fan patted him on the shoulder to show his gratitude.

"Who's worried about a physical monster like you? I'm worried about myself!"

Martin opened the envelope and pointed it towards Xia Fan...

"what?"

Inside, there was a red note that read "Oxygen Bomb - Back Row, Second from Left".

After all the fuss, he also drew the same song.

While the two were talking, Takahashi You, who had a slender figure and strong muscles, stood in the white area opposite Xia Fan.

"Please advise me, number one."

He stretched out the hand holding the envelope across his forehead and greeted Xia Fan through the air.

Obviously, Takahashi You drew the same song as Xia Fan, but at the opposite house.