From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show

"Fire?" Akira asked.

"Flames!" Jisung innocently responded.

Ren looked at them with a disgusted expression. "You taught him that?"

Akira proudly nodded with a smile.

Ren shook his head before turning to June with an excited smile. "You were so good in the last part. I literally got chills!"

"Was that the scene you filmed by yourself?" Zeth asked.

June nodded.

"You should go into acting," Zeth patted his back. "I won't be offended if you were the first one to act in our team."

June quickly shook his head. He wasn't even acting during the music video. June genuinely had those feelings—he wanted to harm Chul, and it became evident in his facial expression.

"What do you think happened during the last part?" Sehun asked.

"Nobody knows!" Jisung exclaimed. "I think June killed us, though."

"The fans are going to create theories like crazy for this video," Jaeyong said.

Indeed, the fan theories had already started.

Most of them were really satisfied with EVE's comeback. It was something they expected, yet nothing they expected to be at the same time.

- This video made me wet. In the first part, wet down there (scrumptious boys, yum yum!). In the second part, wet in my eyes (boys go bye-bye, me sad). In the third part, wet from pee (what the hell? June's so scary).

- How could a happy song make me feel so many different emotions all at the same time?

- June's acting *sobs*

- Such a rollercoaster of emotions!

- I came here to monitor OCTA's rivals. However, now, I think I became a fan of EVE. Their story line is unbeatable.

- The story line is superior. I'll be making a four-part theory on Navel if anyone wants to see it. My username is @Choi_Jussy

- Can we talk about the song for a second? I think this will be popular with the general public!

***

Jia and the girls were speechless as soon as the music video ended.

They were expecting it to be all rainbows and sunshines based on the concept photos. However, it held a depth...a horror they didn't expect.

"That...was...amazing," Jia robotically said.

"I feel breathless," Bora said, holding onto her chest. "Take me to the hospital."

"That was insane," Wei asked, also a bit breathless. "I felt like I was watching a thriller show."

"Did June kill them in the end or something?" Soo-min asked.

"No!" Jia exclaimed. "My sugar plum can never hurt a soul."

Na-ri rolled her eyes. "Oh, she's at it again."

***

Mimi, alone in her apartment, had an ambulance on call just in case she couldn't handle the music video's impact.

She almost didn't make it.

Mimi felt like she started hallucinating in the middle of the song.

And although the music video ended on an eerie note, she couldn't help but feel attracted to June's character.

"I'm going crazy," she muttered under her breath.

***

Meanwhile, the members of BOYMYSTIC also gathered to watch EVE's music video.

"Wow," Jordan said after a while. They were stunned to silence after the music video ended.

Nico pursed his lips and didn't want to admit that their music video was pretty cool. He also found the song playing in his mind right after it ended.

"Do you think this is fair?" he suddenly exclaimed, flailing like a fish out of water.

"We filmed in a studio for our debut music video!"

"I heard from one of the staff members that a member of their team was the one who suggested they film at a beach," Moon said. "All of us just complied with what the company liked back then."

"Well, whoever came up with it must be a genius," Jordan said. "I already feel like it's going to be a hit song."

Sunwoo tilted his head to the side as he looked at the view count.

"Surprisingly, the views are not rising as fast as OCTA's," he said.

Jordan pursed his lips, disappointed by the results.

"They did it for the arts, not for the charts," Jordan said.

His teammates turned to him, surprised.

"You've been lurking way too much on Navel," Nico said.

Jordan scratched the back of his head. "In all honesty, this was a really good debut. It might be one of the best in ours and their generation."

"And if K-pop fans don't see that," he continued, "Then they're missing out."

***

Hana, who was currently taking a break after her period drama ended, lounged on her couch while eating some cheeseballs.

She was aware that her friend was going to debut today, so she cleared out all her meetings just to watch his group's music video.

Hana had a smile on her face throughout the video. She was amazed by the concept they employed.

However, the feeling that triumphed out of all was her proudness of June.

She had watched him struggle during their youth, and now, he had finally reached his dreams.

Hana knew it was only the beginning.

With June's luck, which had always been bad ever since they were young, she was sure he was going to encounter more troubles.

However, as she got to the end of the video, she felt her heart drop.

Looking at June's expression like this, there was one ongoing thought in her head.

June looked like a good actor.

***

Uno stood from the couch as soon as the music video was done.

"That was so cool!" Seven exclaimed. "Wait, Uno. Where are you going?"

"Up," Uno said. "I'm tired, and we have the Abracadabra Festival tomorrow."

Uno went back to his room and sat on his bed, reflecting on the video he had seen.

He was going to be honest and say that he had underestimated June when he first heard their live performance.

Uno still didn't know if their performance for the festival tomorrow would be any better than the one he saw, but right now, he admired the way their music video panned out.

As he watched the video, he felt a bit...jealous?

Not only did the boys look like they were enjoying themselves, but the storyline and the music weren't compensated in any way.

Uno always thought that one would have to be sacrificed for success.

And in the end, he sacrifices his enjoyment.

Don't get him wrong.

He enjoyed performing. It has been his dream since he was younger.

However, his results weren't satisfactory when he had fun.

And other people always had too much to say.

You should do this...do that.

Uno had to do contradictory things just to satisfy everybody.

But all Uno wanted was to have fun while fulfilling his dream.

However, people continued to be brutal.

Then, he came to realize that he needed to let go of his enjoyment if it meant reaching his dream.

But seeing EVE's music video, their bond, and the genuine smiles on their faces made Uno think he wanted that, too.

However, before he could drown in his delusions, he quickly shook his head.

Right now, it seemed like OCTA's results were better than EVE's.

EVE debuted in the 5-minute chart at #20, which was still high for the debut of a boy group but not as high as the one OCTA achieved.

In the end, results will always matter.

And tomorrow, during the Abracabra Festival, Uno will also prove it.