...I stopped myself from swearing after reading the missions content. We just finished The Showcase 2, but the missions content was for us to sell 500,000 copies this time. I quietly did my calculations. Today was April 8, 2022. There were about eight months left before 2022 ended...
...Thats crazy. The deadline was too tight. I first ran a simulation. The only data that most resembled our situation was from Only One before my regression.
Since they sold 300,000 copies for their debut album... The mission wasnt impossible. If Only One could do it, we could also sell 300,000 copies of our debut album. Furthermore, if we continued our trend and kept increasing our popularity without it declining, it would be possible for us to reach around 500,000 sales by the beginning of this winter. Of course, wed have to work like crazy for the remaining eight months.
...I have no choice. I had to do it without question. However, I lay down and thought about when the system would end. How far did we have to reach so that the system would leave my members and me alone?
Since I was given missions centered around big events like this, I thought, Well, would the next mission be reaching 1,000,000 sales? It could be this or I thought, World Tour?
I thought the system might leave us alone if we reach that far. Then I stopped thinking more about this topic.
Are we really not going to order a late-night meal today? Just in time, Dong-Jun suggested eating a late-night meal.
Hmm.
A late-night meal.
It is tempting.
Normally, we would have instantly rejected his suggestion, but since we won today and we didnt have schedules for the time being, everyone felt tempted. In the end
Lets eat!
Yeah, lets just eat for today.
I dont think thats a bad idea.
The members were all in favor of eating.
I really am going to order mala hot pot and guobaorou[1], ok? Dong-Jun opened the delivery app with the brightest smile he had shown recently.
***
While Siren enjoyed their freedom after winning the championship by ordering a late-night snack and chatting until dawn, stories about Siren and The Showcase were posted on various social media platforms, including Bluebird. In the last season, the story of the final winning team was aired for eight episodes. However, it took only six episodes for the final winner to come out for season 2.
But is The Showcase 2 really over in just 6 episodes??
Why is it so short?
The viewers all knew that these types of survival shows did not go on for long and had a short term for each session. Nevertheless, even while considering this factor, most viewers thought the season was way too short this time.
Its not six episodes for The Showcase 2! If you go to the official broadcasting website, it says 10 episodes!
Reply: Oh, really?
Reply: Isnt the competition over?
People wondered why The Showcase 2 was set for 10 episodes when the competition ended in 6 episodes. However, there was someone who answered that question.
Isnt it obvious that theyre doing a reality show?
One person made this post on Bluebird without much thought, and from this point on, reactions to Sirens reality show began to get a lot of attention.
Ah, thats right
Reality show for our sea fairies wooooow pls do a good job, production team plsssssss
Wow, are they planning to do a reality show right away?
Reply: Park Soo-Chul...is a bastard when he edits but he sure is good at smelling where the money is
Perhaps the production team also predicted that these reactions would pour out during dawn and at 9 am the next day, Wnet made an ambiguous post on its official website and SNS.
Episode 7 of The Showcase is scheduled to air normally next Tuesday. Thank you for your inquiries and interest.
Instead of telling them what content they would be covering, it only stated that episode 7 would be aired on a normal schedule.
Im not going to forgive them if they act like this and just patch together previous cuts for episode 7
Ah, so is it a reality show? Why wont they tell us?
wooooow reality show for our sea fairies is going to be bomb yess
Is there anyone...who would like to join me in...watching our precious babies daily life, which is guaranteed to be a full course, Michelin meal?
By this time, everyone knew about Sirens reality show. However, some people remained unconcerned, not caring whether there was a reality show planned or not.
Whats your plan today, Dong-Jun?
Todays plan is to breathe to my fullest, sleep until I get sick of it, and eat delicious food until Im full. What about you?
They were Siren, the main characters of the reality show.
***
It was Sunday, and it felt unbelievable that just two days ago, we won The Showcase 2. Was it because we lived under extreme stress and pressure for a while? The members spent the past two days relaxing and lazing around.
Ah, I love it. Im so happy. This is what life is. Dong-Jun was lying on the sofa and turning on the TV channel, just flicking through channels with the remote control.
Do-Seung, youre going to exercise so early in the morning?
...No. I already came back from exercising, and its not morning right now. Its eleven oclock in the afternoon. Do-Seung was doing all of the workouts that he had pushed off until now.
Woon and Yeon-Hoon were lying down and watching dramas or reading novels. However, I was taken aback by the novels Woon read.
I said, ...Woon, isnt this a web novel?
Oh! Yeah. Tae-Yoon, do you also read web novels?
I didnt just read themI wrote them. The novel that Woon was reading was the most popular romance fantasy on Yellow Page.
I asked, Woon, do you like romance fantasy?
Me? I read a lot of genres, but Ive been reading this because Im a little sick of fantasy these days.
Then this one might be more fun than that if you want something fresh.
Ah, yeah, thats true.
Then rather a soft, healing genre like that, why dont you try a hard... I told Woon all the novels I liked. Frankly, it was also around this time I started reading web novels, so I knew all the works released during this period.
Tae-Yoon, um, thanks for the recommendation, but Ill read those after I read this one first.
Ah, yes.
Was it because I was too excited? Woon, who rarely said no, refused this time. I felt awkward and turned my gaze away. Yeon-Hoon was watching a drama through the OTT application, and like always, he was too immersed in it and crying.
Yeon-Hoon, are you crying?
...No, Im not crying.
Your eyes are teary.
But...the main character is so cool and strong, and this is the last episode... DiiScver w storis on no//e()/lbin(.)com
I smirked seeing Yeon-Hoon. I received a mission to reach 500,000 sales two weeks ago, but since there was nothing we could do right now, I could only rest.
Yeah, I need to rest now. Furthermore, I needed to rest as much as possible to do my best in my future schedule.
But isnt it about time to start? However, we couldnt play like this forever. We would probably get a call around this time. Personally, I thought they would have contacted us by the end of today.
Huh? Whats this? Then Yeon-Hoon, who had been concentrating on his phone screen to watch his drama, suddenly exclaimed. We all reacted sensitively to Yeon-Hoons Huh? Whats this? as there was a 100% probability that he was contacted by the production crew.
...What is it? Dong-Jun, who had been lying down on the sofa and flicking through the remote control, got up from his seat.
Did something happen? Woon also stopped reading his romance fantasy novel and looked at Yeon-Hoon.
Do-Seung approached him and asked, What is it?
Well, I just got an address.
Address?
Yeah.
Did they say anything else?
Um, theres a strange comment with it.
A strange comment?
Yeah, for us to be healthy.
...?
We gathered in a circle around Yeon-Hoon and passed around the phone between us to look at the text. It was exactly as he said.
978 XXX-ri, Hongcheon-eup, Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do
Be healthy
Hongcheon-gun?
Hongcheon-eup?
XXX-ri?
Why did they say be healthy out of the blue?
While everyone was wondering about the text from the production team, Yeon-Hoon got a text from Ms. Seung-Yeon.
Mr. Yeon-Hoon! Did you get the text message? Well go to the dorm right away, so please come out lightly prepared and wait for us!
This message must have also gone to the working-level staff.
Well, should we get ready for now, right guys...?
Yeah, we should...?
Hmm...
We started preparing separately while hiding our iffy, uncomfortable emotions. However, since we have been living like complete slobs for the past couple of days
Lets take a shower first. Taking a shower came first.
*
978 XXX-ri, Hongcheon-eup, Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do was the address of a small rural house in a deep mountain in Gangwon-do. Frankly, it was an address that would not be strange if it didnt come up on any internet search.
Please be careful not to trip over the cable~
Where did you get the electricity from?
Theres no place to get it from here. We just turned on the generator.
And there, the production team of The Showcase 2 gathered to build the filming site.
Would children who grew up in Seoul be able to live here?
Why wont they be able to? Theres a bathroom, kitchen, and two rooms in the living room in the yard.
Yes, thats true, but the surrounding infrastructure...
Its the forest world-pure nature. Park Soo-Chul, who was leading the scene, looked around and puffed out smoke from his e-cigarette.
Well definitely get healthy if they stay here.
Your health would get worse if you keep smoking like that.
It would at least be better to smoke here than with dust pollution, Park Soo-Chul said and checked the proposal in his hand. The Showcase 2s reality show plan. For now, the plan was
But it would be no fun if they really became healthy.
Park Soo-Chul planned to add additional flavors to a wholesome, wellness concept show.
***
After taking a shower, we packed our belongings and waited for Ms. Seung-Yeon and Ms. Hyuna. Frankly, they hadnt told us to pack, but we all felt like we just had to. Because when we typed the address on the GPS app...
Its a mountain...?
Mountain...?
Why on earth are they calling us over there?
I dont know... It was because the address was really in the middle of nowhere. I never imagined that there would be a house there. No, even if there was a house in this area, I didnt think it would be possible for us to find it on the internet.
Korea is scary.
While we waited for them with our suitcase like that
Ding dong~!
We heard the bell ring, and we pressed the intercom to open the front door. Ms. Seung-Yeon and Ms. Hyuna came inside.
Did everyone finish preparing?
Ah, yes, but whats happening?
At Woons question, Ms. Seung-Yeon and Ms. Hyuna looked flustered. We also dont know. They told us to arrive at this address today.
Its probably because of the reality show...
Were doing a reality show at a mountain?
Yes, thats probably the case.
The members faces looked conflicted, but there was no need for us to be scared just yet.
But since its a reality show, there must be good parts to it as well, I said to comfort my members.
However, after arriving at the set, I instantly regretted it.
You said there would be good things, Tae-Yoon.
Is this...the right place?
Is this Korea...?
The reality show that Only One filmed in my past life had definitely been luxurious and extravagant, but rather than luxurious, everything looked completely organic here.
Siren, youre here!
Well get ready for the shoot!
With our arrival, the production crew began to move busily.
Siren, please wear this first.
This?
Yes.
We were each provided with a pair of clay-colored daily hanboks.
1. Chinese sticky sweet and sour pork. ?
Novel Bin 