//Battle Crown//
The main broadcast had begun. OnX, who had been backstage, headed to the set following the team announcement.
[Team OnX]
The OnX members came out greeting everyone beneath their name written largely on the electronic display board. They greeted the teams that had already appeared earlier and went to sit in their designated seats.
“Ah, I’m getting motion sickness.”
“Just do it like we did yesterday. You’re good at this, so what’s the problem.”
Today as well, Sehyun was working hard to coax and soothe Doha to make him perform his tricks.
The members dressed in matching black stage outfits shone especially brightly today.
“Hello.”
“Hello.”
“Nice to meet you for the first time.”
As they exchanged greetings with the team sitting next to them, the next team came out. It was AVN that Sehyun had mentioned. Unlike OnX, they were dressed in all-white stage outfits, and they looked even more glamorous than how they had appeared during rehearsal.
After exchanging awkward greetings and cheers, before they knew it, all the teams had come out.
[We introduce the special MC who will accompany you on this journey.]
Finally, the MC in charge of hosting came up on stage holding cue cards.
‘Huh……’
Doha was startled when he saw the MC.
Why is that person there?
* * *
[We introduce the special MC who will accompany you on this journey.]
The electronic display board flashed as lights poured down.
“I’m Seo Yungyeom, who will be serving as the MC for Battle Crown. It’s nice to meet you.”
The person standing there with a painted-on smile was the man he had met in front of the vending machine not long ago. People began to exclaim ‘wow’ and murmur as they looked at him.
“I’m quite nervous standing on this stage. The six teams here must be even more nervous, right? But since you’re all teams with outstanding skills, if you just perform as you normally do, I’m sure there will be good results.”
Yungyeom smoothly poured out his prepared comments.
“Since everyone is making great strides in the K-POP scene, I don’t think deciding to challenge this competition was an easy decision. But on the other hand, I’m very much looking forward to seeing what kind of wonderful stages you’ll create.”
Doha, who had been watching Yungyeom continue his comments, suddenly made eye contact with him. Then Yungyeom’s eyes narrowed slightly, and the timing was a bit too exquisite to be coincidental.
“I’m quite curious which team will become the owner of the crown. Then first, I’ll reveal the competition’s evaluation criteria.”
With Yungyeom’s words, a large chart unfolded on the electronic display board.
[1st Round, 2nd Round, 3rd Round, Final Round
->Team with highest cumulative score wins overall]
“The competition will consist of a total of 4 rounds, and the team with the highest cumulative score will be the winner.”
[Competition Evaluation Categories
Contestant Self-Evaluation 25%
Expert Evaluation 25%
Global Vote Evaluation 40%
Video View Count 10%]
“Scores will be calculated as 25% contestant self-evaluation, 25% expert evaluation, 40% global vote evaluation, and 10% video view count.”
Hearing the guidance about the scoring, his heart began to pound. It felt exactly like receiving a challenge to a duel telling him to follow to the rooftop after school ended. Will this be okay?
“Then, we’ll begin Round 1, the First Impression Evaluation Battle right away. The performance order will be decided by the team voted as the expected #1 ranking team in the pre-votes.”
They had voted on the expected rankings beforehand, but Sehyun and the members had chatted amongst themselves for a while before filling it out and sending it, so he didn’t even know what teams there were.
“Then, shall we look at the voting results?”
After making his comment, Yungyeom turned his head to look at the electronic display board. The eyes of everyone present turned toward the electronic display board.
[1st Place – Crash
2nd Place – AVN
3rd Place – D.N.X
4th Place – Deep Signal
5th Place – OnX
6th Place – Blaze]
People began to stir after seeing the electronic display board. Some grumbled that they couldn’t understand the rankings, while others embraced each other in surprise or joy.
“We’re in 5th place?”
Yunbeom’s expression crumpled. Then Sehyun, who was sitting in front, turned his head and spoke quietly.
“The cameras are rolling, so manage your expression, hyung.”
Sehyun’s face as he controlled the members in a very small voice was smiling like someone wearing a pierrot mask.
Scary bastard……
But he knew that Sehyun’s smile like that was absolutely not a good sign. He was definitely extremely pissed off.
“Shall we hear the thoughts of the 1st place team, Crash?”
At the MC’s words, one of Crash’s members fumbled to pick up the microphone and stood up from his seat. The Crash member who had his black hair firmly fixed and swept back bit his lips as if overcome with emotion, then put his hand to his forehead.
“First of all, I’m so grateful to the sunbaes and hoobaes who gave us such a good evaluation. We’ll work hard to show you a great stage that lives up to everyone’s expectations.”
The man bowing deeply was extremely polite. Only after he bowed 5 times in a row did Yungyeom speak.
“Then Crash, the 1st place team, please discuss and let us know the performance order.”
“Yes! Thank you!”
With his energetic answer, applause poured out in the studio. Though they were different teams, everyone was encouraging each other in a warm atmosphere.
Crash put their heads together and earnestly discussed the order. The leader of Crash, having finished the meeting, raised his hand high.
“We’ll confirm the order.”
Yungyeom and the staff approached Crash’s leader and wrote down the order he had decided. Yungyeom nodded and listened with appropriately timed reactions. After talking for a while, Yungyeom headed back to the center of the stage.
Each team was sharing opinions with each other like “I hope we’re not first” “I’d rather get it over with at the beginning for peace of mind” “I don’t want to be stuck awkwardly in the middle.”
“Does Crash like us? Do you know anyone there?”
Eden said. As if there would be anyone they knew.
“Doesn’t Doha hyung know them a little?”
At Haram’s words, Doha’s face hardened. Having someone he knew was scarier than not having anyone.
“Ah, we……”
The moment Sehyun was about to speak, Yungyeom turned on the microphone.
“The order has been decided. The team that will perform first is……”
Boom boom boom, sound effects flowed out.
“OnX.”
The moment they were called, Doha thought his heart would burst. Really, if things went just right, fainting seemed possible. Instantly, the attention of all the teams focused on OnX. As all those stares stuck to them hotly, it felt like his heart was jumping out of his mouth.
Unlike the flustered team members, Sehyun calmly stood up from his seat. Then he looked back at the team members and said.
“What are you doing? It’s our time.”
Sehyun grinned.
If you knew we were going first, you could have given us a heads up……
He was so annoying that he wanted to punch him.
“Then, let’s officially begin the Battle Crown main competition.”
At the MC’s guidance, everyone cheered or shouted fighting. Sehyun clapped and even whistled. He seemed strangely excited.
Right. They say it’s better to get hit first. If they had watched other teams’ stages, they would have been more nervous. It was better to charge in with a blank slate.
Doha brainwashed himself and walked out to start the stage.
Yungyeom, who was leaving the stage, and Doha brushed past each other. It seemed like the word ‘fighting’ had faintly stuck in his ear for a moment.
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[Episode 1] midnight-OnX(ON:EX)│EP.1 First Impression Evaluation Battle#BattleCrown
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A stage with blue lighting all around, a screen with the moon floating, and white cloth fluttering.
The large white curtain in the center flies away and the members appear. The song begins with Eden’s intro.
The song that started in a lyrical atmosphere gradually transforms into a much more intense sound as drums and bass lines are added.
A dance break that wasn’t in the original song is added, with Haram and Yunbeom showing off a flashy performance, while Doha and Eden exchange verses and build up a rich chorus.
Sehyun’s powerfully bursting refrain. The lyrics are slightly modified. The members’ clean group dance continues, and the song approaches its end.
A Crash member watching the stage opens his mouth in admiration. Blaze members moving to the rhythm together. ‘Wow, the arrangement is insane’ ‘They totally came out with their teeth bared, didn’t they?’ ‘The choreography using the cloth is really good’ – reactions from other group members are fully captured on camera.
The intensely hot stage is gradually organized into a calm melody, ending while leaving a lingering afterglow.
The camera sweeps over each member catching their breath one by one. Ending with an image of Doha looking at the camera then gently closing his eyes.
[Comments 3225]
Nothing but admiration, they killed it
Seriously I turned this on without thinking and my jaw dropped
I thought Midnight was a really lyrical song but it wasn’t, it was a dance song
└What happened with the arrangement? It’s better than the original
Live?Live?Live?Live?Live?Live?
I don’t regret becoming a Holly even 1% after seeing this stageㅠㅠㅠ I was so nervous because they were first but it was a big picture to just overwhelm from the very beginning
I have to watch this video before I die
└Future child, this is the one for my funeral
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Is digital weathering okay?
└This is a classic
Wow Haram and Yunbeom appearing from the side flip is insane; Are they rubber humans?
Isn’t Sehyun’s voice fucking insane… The directing is this flashy but I can only hear his voice
Why is Doha’s makeup so pretty
└His visuals are in insane form these days
Look at Eden’s bewitching smile, seriously what am I supposed to do if he enchants people like this
The members are already having a hard time with concerts and promotions, so I worried every day when they said they’d do the competition, but now that I’ve actually watched the broadcast, what if I hadn’t been able to see this?ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Where did Lim Entertainment gather kids like this, I’m a fan of another group but I have no choice but to acknowledge their synergy
Doesn’t Doha’s tone seem to have changed to be really clear?
└I think he changed his singing technique? It’s not easy to fix habits like that though hmm
└Did he quit smoking
└What are you talking about, Baek Doha is a non-smoker
Sehyun-nim’s live is really stable, he dances that intensely but there’s not even a single waver, I really wish he’d release a solo track
After the filming ended and Doha checked the stage video, he thought.
This actually works?
