Chapter 22.1: First Broadcast (4)
At first, the shot began from a bust shot and gradually zoomed in on the face. Kang Rojun’s face, now without the white mask, filled the giant screen. The stage lights concentrated above him, making it look like a halo to anyone watching.
At this point, the noise of the massive izakaya briefly quieted down.
“Huh? Huuuh!!”
The many customers quickly started getting excited. From the first floor to the second. As if the shock was contagious, the murmurs of nearly a hundred customers in the izakaya spread like wildfire.
“Wow- I mean, that face……”
“Crazy, seriously crazy. He’s fucking super handsome??!”
"Who is that? I was surprised by this super handsome guy suddenly appearing! What number is he??"
“Number 1, Number 1!!”
Whether they were in a group of girls, guys, or mixed, most of the customers who had been drinking in high spirits now had their eyes glued to the giant screen. The destructive visual of contestant number 1, Kang Rojun, completely seized their attention.
“What the hell, is that seriously not CG??!”“No, I mean, even being handsome should have a limit, is he really human??”
“Whoa… crazy. I’ve never seen a fucking super handsome guy like that before.”
“Look at that nose bridge, seriously looks like he stepped out of a novel?? He could probably beat out most actors easily!!”
Interest spiked sharply. Even the tables with only men were purely in awe.
“Fuck, that guy is seriously fucking handsome.”
“Doesn’t he look like he has a good body too? No way he works out on top of that crazy face……”
“Yeah, super handsome, no doubt. Even the usual good-looking guys can’t compare to that.”
Just by appearing, Kang Rojun overwhelmed many of the izakaya customers. Soon, multiple people pulled out their phones to film Rojun on the screen, and customers from the second floor even rushed down to the first in a frenzy. That wasn’t all. The customers were busy sharing what they had just witnessed with people they knew.
Through messaging apps like Talk, on social media, and in online communities, Kang Rojun’s face from “Produce That 100!” began spreading rapidly.
At that moment, the camera angle on the screen changed from Kang Rojun.
It started showing the dumbfounded judges. The first was a full shot of the four judges on stage, all looking like their souls had left their bodies. Then it cut to Lee Da-mi with her mouth agape.
-[“That face… is that even real??”]
A brief remark from her as a judge.
The customers shared the exact same sentiment as Lee Da-mi. They were witnessing a disruptive species that could casually crush even the top visual predators. Next, the screen displayed the stunned faces of the other judges in succession, ending with veteran singer Yoon Seung-won. He was looking up at the lights pouring down on Rojun.
-[“…Is that a damn halo?”]
As if in agreement, the hundred or so izakaya customers became several times more frenzied. At that point, the giant screen once again showed Kang Rojun. His face captured in an intense close-up. Then, Rojun lightly swept back his black hair and held the handheld mic.
His low-toned voice resonated throughout the massive izakaya.
-[“I have prepared a song. The song I will be singing is ‘Farewell’.”]
By then, the customers who had completely fallen for “Produce That 100!” burst into exclamations.
“Even his voice is nice??”
“The song! Hurry up and sing already!!”
“A song coming from that face?? Unreal!”
“But what song is ‘Farewell’???”
“Isn’t that a really old song? I think I heard my mom mention it once.”
“Whatever song it is, just sing it already!!”
The customers were practically begging Kang Rojun to bless them with a song. This phenomenon wasn’t limited to offline- the same happened in the official open group chat in real time.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋhe’s so fucking handsome I can’t help but laughㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-So fucking handsome…. Wow….
-Everyone keeps asking if it’s CGㅋㅋㅋㅋit really does look like graphicsㅋㅋㅋㅋperfect
-What kind of luck does it take to be born with that face…. fuck I’m so jealous………..
-He's just normal??
-↑You crazy bastardㅋㅋㅋㅋif you’re jealous just admit itㅋㅋㅋㅋI mean seriously is that “normal” face just average to you????
-Everyone shut up!!! Number 1!! Hurry and sing!! Just sing already!! Melt my ears…
-The fucked up thing is I’m a guy and I gasped the moment I saw himㅋㅋㅋㅋhe’s so fucking handsome there’s not even room for jealousy
-It’s not even just that he’s handsome, doesn’t he look beautiful?ㅋㅋㅋㅋfeels like I’m looking at an art pieceㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Since “Produce That 100!” began airing, tens of thousands of people have been flooding the chat window, setting it ablaze. Of course, it hadn’t been nonstop excitement from the beginning, but ever since Kang Rojun appeared in the final segment, the chat had been exploding without rest.
Pure praise.
Whatever it was, Kang Rojun from “Produce That 100!” had dropped a nuclear bomb both on and offline, and just as he was about to open his mouth after introducing the song Farewell.
However.
“Ah, fuck!!! That’s it??? Don’t tell me it ended?!!”
PD Woo Han-suk of “Produce That 100!” knew exactly when to cut. He ended the first episode right when the half-crazed viewers were all ears.
Outrage followed. Not only at the massive izakaya.
“Ah!!! Aaaaahhh!!! Is the PD crazy??! Ending it there?!”
"That's too much!!!"
“I’m fucking pissed! No but seriously, they should’ve at least let us hear the first line from number 1’s vocals!!”
“Ugh- wait a sec, when’s the next episode of ‘Produce That 100!’??!”
“Oh oh!! Tomorrow! Just for this launch week, it’s airing two days in a row!”
Even the official open group chat on the site collectively collapsed.
-Fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!! Who's coming with me to catch the PD!!!
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋseriously haven’t been this f-f-f-fucking pissed from a cliffhanger in agesㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Thank god.... They said Episode 2 of “Produce That 100!” airs tomorrow right away.....
-PD-nim? Can you open the doorrrr for a sec?? It'll only take a second, okay??
-PD you fucking son of a bitchㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋah damn
-Not gonna lie, “Produce That 100!” was kind of dull until nowㅋㅋㅋbut number 1 totally saved it at the endㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-But what if number 1 is tone-deaf???? That’d be hilariousㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-I’m putting my vote in that number 1 can’t sing either!
-Let’s be real, with a face like that he should be tone-deafㅋㅋㅋㅋI’d still love him anyway
The explosion was no joke.
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