Chapter 76
Translator 8uhl
Chapter 76
Chapter Title AntiFan Frenzy
Agh, a sudden headache.
Homma slammed the sofa in a fit of rage.
The nonstop infuriating twists made it feel like scorching heat was about to erupt straight through the crown of her head.
She muttered to herself under her breath, replaying the preview for episode 9 of Idol Training Simulation.
No, how the hell do they know it was Karis who pissed off Chae Eungyu? The preview showed every other trainee in the groupwhy latch onto Kariss hair like that?
The preview for episode 9 of Idol Training Simulation hinted at turmoil breaking out within the group.
Leader Chae Eungyu had repeatedly called out choreography mistakes.
One other trainee had even openly stirred up a dispute over the center position.
Then it crosscut to the faces of everyone except Chae Eungyu.
It was as if theyd been waiting for this exact momentKariss malicious solo stans erupted in unison.
Haa
Homma let out a deep sigh as she stared at her phone.
Theyd been quiet for a while, but now theyre going full berserk like its the best day of their lives.
Like fish thrown into water, Kariss antis were rampaging at full throttle.
She didnt want to seek them out on purpose, but thanks to all the rampant retweets, they kept popping up uninvited in her timeline.
Honestly, didnt everyone see this coming? Shes done two stages so far, hogged center both times, and still isnt satisfied? Thats just insane.
And her attitude is peak strongagainsttheweak, weakagainstthestrong vibessuper uncomfortable to watch lol Wont name names since that one has a ton of fans, but hmm
TBH no malice here, but how does someone that selfish even end up on Survival? So damn curious.
lololol Just lock your account and use alts if you wanna trashtalk without getting called out Cant have it both ways.
You didnt even name names but coming out of nowhere to quotetweet and subtweet? Way creepier and grosser. Already disliked her, and now her fans are banking dislike points too lololol
TBH from the first time I saw her, her conceptacting was so tryhard it made me cringe hard. 100 foreigner pretending to be Korean is straightup disgusting lol Circle open post
Whoa, you hated her too, sis?? Me too actually
I straightup avert my eyes every time she shows up in Tamra. Never watch her but even muted she keeps popping up, so annoying
Homma swallowed her anger inwardly and kept scrolling.
The preview didnt even confirm Karis started the drama. Why jump to conclusions and hound her like a rat?
It was utterly baffling.
The group isnt just Karis.
Theres Kwon Daehyun, Yoo Minha, Baek Sihwa, Heo Junoh. Four other trainees besides Chae Eungyu.
Why zero in on her and ignore the rest? It made no sense.
Because she was a foreign trainee who burst onto the scene like a comet, piercing solid domestic fandoms?
Or because their faves got robbed of personal benefits sharing a stage with her?
Because she snagged center twice in a row solo?
Because she got chummy with trainees who already had rocksolid fanbases?
Digging into the visitor histories of the people trashing her now, that was usually their logic.
But it was all nonsense.
If youre mad about that, tell your faves to level up their skills!
Homma gnashed her teeth, screaming internally.
Even on other idol forums, interest in the preview overshadowed the actual episode 9 broadcast by a landslide.
And here they were, compiling every little thing they hated about Karis and tearing her down with glee.
For real, her strutting around like shes an actual prince was so gross I couldnt stand looking.
Looks like Cheolwoo ditched her, hell yeah
Bet she threw a fit at the PDs demanding center too, 100
lolololol Not Karis, its Moralis
Moralis fml lolololololol
Moralis Morris rolls right off the tongue
Morris Foreigner crowned hasbeen in record time
Not even a little sorry, just got cocky af lololol Go run for office or smth ᴗ
Morris was the PD pick tho. Eungyu sighing gif, Kariss subtle face gif Turns out it was just PD bait for drama ᴗᴗ
Next weeks gonna slap, predicting Morris crashes out of top 10
Kanos peak career moment is snagging center twice, period.
So what if her face carries? Cant sing like Yubin, less charm than Siyoon, ignores learning from Hyeongnen and just antagonizes everyoneinstead picks a fight with midtier Eungyu? Legendary.
photo photo Center whose only move is wiping her mouth
Delusional fallen prince of a dead nation? Nailed the concept then
Her desperate tryhard sexy is straight vile
Even giving center to Geungyu wouldve had more variety Realtime reevaluation in progress
Geungyu learned from experience to dodge morons. Thats why he ended up with Kano the empty hype
The real victim is Yuhaim, preview alones dizzying but imagine how fucked the guy felt lololol
From what Eungyus done before, he probs skipped picking center and just had everyone dance once then votebut thatd mean Morris got outskilled by Yuha? Whys he so pissed tho idk
She thinks shes the crown prince so getting outdone by a pleb on skill pisses her off to no end
Morris competence issue
Everyone who teamed with Morris before is so pitiful Even her close buds Yubin, Si like that too? Clique magic fr
Now theyve slapped a new ship name on it and theyre loving life.
On top of that, the solo stan infighting was bloody as ever.
Especially Song Hyeongbins malicious fans, still seething after getting backlash last time over Karis.
During Labyrinth, said she was giving worthless advice to Hyeongkong then got dragged to hell by her fans lol so unfair Back then they covered hard saying what politicking?? Try that again this time ᴗ
Theyre intelligencesynced with their fave, no helping it
After Hyeongkong now Eungyu Cant tell if Morriss competence is low or high
Her fans hype her so much shes blind. Only picks fights with core tough fans, straight to rock bottom
She got eaten by her own concept and thinks shes a real prince Netizens lost it
Eungyu Sma faces mesh well tho. But feels like main ep could flip the drift so Im neutral gear for now
Even a passing dog can see Morris caused the issue but Sma stans neutral?
Fans went full netizen too lolol As expected, intelligence sync
Not even an Sma fave, just been burned by random netizen bait too much so playing neutral.
Everywhere she looked, they were yelling that Karis was the one who stirred shit in the group.
Spreading it like established fact without a shred of proofit was revolting.
Sticking around this mess any longer and shed be pounding the sofa nonstop.
Homma switched back to her own timeline and posted one open circle update.
No matter how I look at it, doesnt seem like Karis would do that. Chest feels so tight and pissed Hope the main ep reveals quick it wasnt her being greedy for center but someone else
She spent the next half hour reading friends replies, then deleted the post.
In this hypersensitive climate, she couldnt leave any suspicious activity on her account that was turning into Kariss named Homma spot.
All Homma could do now was desperately hope her wish came true next week.
After the break.
We gathered again in front of the Idol Training Simulation dorms after getting a text from production about some special shoot.
Those two buses over there, right?
Not filming here?
Dunno. Where we headed?
The trainees whispered among themselves at the mystery buses.
Then the kids clustered next to me started chattering too.
Karis hyung, where you think were going? Was worried itd be another sports day since its outdoors, but probably not, right?
Wont be a sports day repeat.
They brought buses, so probably far away. Yubinah? This is it! Preleague fullon training camp! If its camp vibes, sea please. East Sea or West Sea?
Pplace I wanna go is Sokcho, so East Sea.
For real? Sokcho means crab!
Yoo Minha and Heo Yubin, lined up together for once, chatted excitedly.
Meanwhile, sandwiched right in the middle, my eardrums were hitting their limit.
Guys, mind if I borrow Karis for a sec?
Oh, sure!
Uh, uh, hhi.
Yubinah, hi!
Chae Eungyu popped up from behind with a bright smile.
Heo Yubinthe only one of our trio not close with himstammered hard while bowing 90 degrees.
Unfazed, Chae Eungyu waved lightly.
Got something to talk about. Ill send him right back.
Take your time, hyung!
Im not a rental item.
OK, borrowing him!
No one paid my words any mind.
Chae Eungyu led me between the buses and asked quietly.
Karis, you okay? I was shocked watching the preview too.
Ah. This about the preview?
The preview, yeah but peoples reactions are just off.
I gave a light laugh at his words.
The pure concern, free of any ulterior motives, felt refreshingly novel.
Im fine.
Even so Public opinions flowing so negative toward you right now, its bothering me. What proof do they even have to trash you
Im trying not to pay it mind. Its the kind of thing that could flip completely next weekwho knowsso no point overthinking now.
If you say so.
Chae Eungyu still shot me a worried look but soon sighed softly and patted my shoulder.
There mightve been a better way to handle itsorry.
Why apologize? Like I said before, this isnt between you and me.
I know. Still, as leader, feels like I couldve done more.
Classic Chae Eungyu thinking.
He naturally ended up in leader spots everywhere, so the pressure of the role must weigh heavy.
Even tiny issues had to be handled perfectly.
If a teammate got caught in something unsavory, hed bust his ass to smooth it over.
Thats probably why he came to check on me.
Im really fine, so you dont need to overthink it either.
Got it. See you later then.
Yeah.
I wrapped up the short talk with Chae Eungyu and headed back.
No joke, it was seriously good? You guys gotta try it later. Im legit proud of it.
Ah, but I didnt have time then!
Suddenly depressed now.
Back with Heo Yubin and Yoo Minha, a familiar face was there.
Kang Siyoon was cracking up, showing off his sharp features.
Oh, Karis! Eungyu hyung dragged you off, huh. Back quick?
Short talk.
While you were gone, I was hyping my pasta. Admit itthat shit was fire, right?
Ill admit it tasted good.
See? Full endorsement.
As the convo bloomed, production finished prepping.
Then came an announcement over the megaphone.
Trainees, please come forward, draw a card, and board the buses in order!