strokinit Chapter 658 Team Kill Mission
Chapter 658 Team Kill Mission
Chapter 658 Team Kill Mission
June smiled to himself as he watched EVE's very first practice video for their mini-concert. Although it hasn't been announced yet, they were already preparing to give the best possible show for their fans.
However, June had to stop when he was called by Director Yejin to go to the stage.
"The show's starting," she said, making June turn off his phone before placing it in his pocket.
June nodded and followed after her.
As he reached the dark waiting area, he could already hear the bustle of the crowd. June watched the fans through the monitor, most of them excitedly chattering while waving their banners high in the air.
His eyebrows raised in surprise when he saw Jia holding up a banner of what seemed to be Mei.
Meanwhile, Jia couldn't contain her excitement in the audience. It has been an entire year since she went back to Azure's studio, and all of the nostalgia hit her.
It seemed like yesterday when she was dragged to this very studio by her friends, adamant about not liking idols. However, she became the greatest fan out of all of them, and she even found herself following the Rising Stars franchise.
"You're rooting for Mei?" Bora asked as she held onto her Heemin banner.
Jia shrugged. "Why not? She's very pretty, and she's the realest person on the show."
"You didn't like her in the beginning," Bora pointed out.
Jia clicked her tongue. "That's because I didn't like how she sang. She had improved a lot in the last episode, though."
"Improved?" Bora asked. "She wasn't even able to sing."
"That's because she lost her voice from working too hard!" Jia said. "That's when I realized that she has a lot of potential."
"Is that really the reason, or is it because she looks like June?" Bora chimed, making Jia pursed her lips.
"Well, that's half of the reason," she muttered.
"But!" she quickly added. "It's also because I quite like her personality. She's quiet most of the time, but when she speaks, it just hits hard. She's very down-to-earth, but I could still feel a lot of passion flowing from her despite her lack of skill."
Bora shrugged. "Fair enough," she said. "You've always been a fan of those types of trainees anyway."
Jia shook her head. "And you've always been a fan of fully-furnished trainees."
"You got that right," Bora smirked.
Just then, their conversation came to a halt when a dazzling creature graced the stage.
All of the chatters turned into exclamations of amazement as June arrived at the stage, the cameras focusing on him and flashing him on the big LED screen.
"So, without further ado, let's get straight into tonight's performances."
"This is the Team Kill Mission!"
With that, the lights dimmed, and the first team of the show introduced themselves to the audience.
As usual, those with less popular trainees performed at the beginning, so the reactions weren't explosive just yet.
Meanwhile, Azure saved those who had the most fans at the end—just so people wouldn't leave in the middle of the show.
June went backstage to join the other mentors to watch the performances for tonight.
He felt nervous yet excited at the same time, which was strange since he wasn't even the one performing on stage.
Or maybe he just knew the feeling, so it all came back to him at that moment.
Gun and Lee Sik waved him over, so June quickly sat on the chair between the two of them.
They watched the performances intently, jotting down the groups' flaws so they could relay them in the next performances.
Although the girls appeared to be doing their best, it was also evident that they still lacked in skill.
There were a few stand-out trainees, but all in all, the group performances had been underwhelming.
Gun clicked his tongue. "I don't recall the first mission being this bad last year."
"Me too," Ji-hyun chimed, her eyebrows furrowed.
"Well, they are undertaking a new mission—one that had never been done before—so it must be hard adjusting to it," Bone said.
"Agreed," Gun said. "This 'team kill' concept is leading them to desire to outshine the others. However, they're compromising their teamwork through that."
"That's it," Amira said. "I was wondering what was strange about the group I've mentored, but it turns out that their teamwork is lacking. I wasn't able to point it out during the initial evaluations."
"Me too," Lee Sik sighed. "I thought it was just some nerves since they were still getting to know each other."
"Count me in that train," Gun chuckled.
"Well, it's safe to say that I'm not fond of most of these performances," Ji-hyun said. "I just hope the next one's going to be okay."
"Who's going to perform next?" Amira asked as she flipped through the next stage.
June focused his attention on the screen, his legs crossed and his hands tapping his knees in concentration.
"The team that I've mentored."