Suddenly, I Became Crazy Handsome, and the World Became Easy

Kang Rojun, standing on stage, finished the first verse with a voice thick with emotion, almost as if wailing. The instrumental interlude of “Farewell” began to play on stage. The camera captured the faces of the surprised judges.

Underneath, the voices of the judges played.

-["What the? What is this?? Wow- what a real twist!"]

Of course, this was dubbed in later during editing.

-["Sure, the vocals are killer, but how is that supposed to be the emotion of someone in their early twenties?"]

Once the brief admiration from the judges ended, the screen again showed Kang Rojun raising the mic. It was time to begin the second verse. Rojun’s vocals were even more intense in the second verse than in the first.

This was something clearly felt just by watching the live open chat.

-Wow... my ears are melting...

-Did they bring in an actual singer;;;

-If someone’s face is this crazy, they should at least suck a little at singing, but no, he’s dominating the world alone

Kang Rojun’s “Farewell” was quickly racing toward its conclusion. Crossing the bridge into the second chorus. Watching this were Rojun and the others from Room 105.

“Even watching it again, Number 1’s performance of ‘Farewell’ is mind-blowing.”

“Agreed. Honestly, I kind of cursed a little while watching it from the waiting room. It felt too much.”

“Same here......”

“Let’s be real. Number 1’s visuals are already top-tier, and then the vocals are insane too, so I was super jealous."

Now their mouths were loosening up. Not that it particularly affected Kang Rojun. He had more or less expected it.

‘Even if I don’t remember it well, the looks everyone gave me in the waiting room were definitely strange.’

Whatever it was, Number 19 shook his head while monitoring the live chat trends.

“It’s blown up, now.”

“By tomorrow, it’ll be several times crazier than when Number 1 first appeared.”

Kang Rojun stared intently at himself on the screen.

‘......So I was making that kind of face-’

An emotion that was both embarrassed and amazed.

‘I don’t really remember scrunching up my face like that or those gestures I made during the high notes.’

There was no “AI Automation” involved in the Rojun on stage. Everything had come out naturally. Seeing it like this, he was struck anew by how he really did look like a true singer.

‘It’s almost over.’

Eventually, Rojun’s voice on the screen lowered in tone as he recited the final lyrics of Farewell. Soon, Kang Rojun lowered the mic. A moment of silence. It had been quiet during the actual shoot too, and PD Woo Han-suk seemed to have used that cut as is.

As soon as Rojun’s performance ended, the real-time chat blew up several times more.

-Hahㅋㅋㅋㅋ I was about to stop fangirling....but you’re my new favorite starting today...

-I’m a guy and I get why women fantasizeㅋㅋWith that ridiculous face and this level of vocal quality, he’s bound to drive people mad

-What the hell, he’s insanely good at both singing and looking good

-Is this dude even real? What kind of guy has it all??"

-Wow... I was genuinely captivated...

-I’ll make a prediction: if Number 1 debuts, he’s gonna be a disruptive force that eats the whole idol industry alive

Everyone unconsciously got lost in “Farewell” and only came back to reality once the song ended.

Then the camera cut to dazed judges and dozens of participants in a crisscross sequence, and the host, Jang Dae-han, barely regaining his senses, picked up the mic.

-["I think my soul just left my body for a moment there? 'Produce That 100!' is starting off incredibly! So, let’s hear what our judges thought."]

He asked the judges for their evaluation. The fastest to respond was hit song producer Song Min-geun.

-["Number 1, that song, Farewell, is there a specific reason you picked it?"]

Kang Rojun on stage responded calmly and quickly.

-["Yes. It was a song my late parents loved."]

At this, the real-time chat exploded again, and a close-up of Kang Rojun’s composed expression appeared on screen. It seemed inserted because it added to the story.

Then came a string of judge comments full of high praise.

-["Wow- I couldn’t move a muscle from the very first verse. That deep, weighty, yet fragile emotion left a strong impression. "]

Pass, pass, and pass.

-["Yes! Congratulations! Number 1, you’ve pass this round!!"]

Even though they already knew the results, the members of Room 105 clapped while looking at Rojun, and Kang Rojun, feeling somewhat embarrassed, cleared his throat and expressed his gratitude.

The same went for the Kang Rojun on screen.

He bowed to the judges and walked toward the back of the stage. The next contestant was waiting. During filming, it was Number 2, but it was changed during editing. Viewers looked at the next contestant with pity.

-That guy’s so pitiful....

-If it were me, I’d have flipped off Number 1. Can’t believe he’s holding it in

-Just his face says he’s totally screwed

Kang Rojun, guided by the staff, moved to the waiting room for those who passed. Opening the door to the successful contestants’ room, Rojun sat right in the middle of the waiting room where the sofa was. Very boldly. During filming, it was at the request of the staff, but it seemed that part was edited out.

-What is thisㅋㅋㅋㅋNumber 1, this bastard sits dead center like he’s the main characterㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-With that face, he really is the main characterㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I feel like his personality’s lowkey got a screw loose

The angle that had been showing Kang Rojun changed to the next contestant standing on stage.

-["‘Number 9’, please take off your mask."]

Number 9 took off the mask. Not a bad-looking face. This was also an edit that swapped Numbers 2 and 9. Soon, a short comment from judge Gong Joo-mi.

-["Now even this handsome guy looks ugly. What do I do? This is troublesome."]

The viewers strongly agreed with this.

-Number 9 suddenly became a squidㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Let’s be real, he’s good-looking in real life tooㅋㅋㅋbut coming after Number 1...... poor guy

-In simple terms, Number 9 is human realm, and Number 1 is god-tier, beyond comparison

Unfortunately, Number 9 did not pass.

Moving on.

The “Produce That 100!” broadcast was a parade of failures. Before Kang Rojun appeared, Number 10 was the only one who had passed. So, the broadcast showed red-haired, weasel-faced Number 10 and Rojun.

-["Wow- Number 1! I watched your Farewell performance on the monitor earlier, and I kept thinking, ‘This is insane!’"]

Over-the-top excitement from Number 10, and silence from Kang Rojun.

-Number 10 is a bit muchㅋㅋㅋㅋI’m not into this chatterbox type

-But to be fair, Number 10 did danceㅋㅋㅋseems like a really bright personality

-Wonder how the chemistry with Number 1 will be

“Produce That 100!” showed a cut that seemed to understand the viewers’ thoughts.

Number 10 stuck close to Kang Rojun and asked,

-["What did you think of my performance??"]

Rojun gave a vague answer.

-["I enjoyed it too. Your singing."]

-["I danced though??"]

-["Your dancing."]

-["What?? What kind of dancing did I do, then."]

-["Intense dancing?"]

-["......"]