From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show

[Current Status: - Vocals: SS

- Dance: S-

- Visual: S-

- Rap: A+

- Leadership: A+

- Music Production: A+

- Acting: B-] Since June completed his past mission through acting, he decided to upgrade his acting skill, too. "Have they sent it yet?" Ren asked, making June snap out of his thoughts.

Jaeyong refreshed their group email and nodded. "Yup, it's in," he smiled. The special episode of King of Kings was currently airing on the SBC channel. However, the members of EVE had something more important to do. Akira smiled widely as he sat on the floor next to June. "I can't believe we're hearing this in advance because of June." "Well, he nailed the acting challenge," Zeth remarked. "I wish we could watch the episode, but I'm more curious about the chord progression." "We can just watch a recorded copy on Navel or something," June said, preparing himself to listen to the chord progression. It had been a while since he utilized his music production skills, and with Azure keeping them in the dark for their new album, June wasn't sure if he'd be able to utilize them soon. However, with this opportunity presented to them, he can finally bust out his skills and combine them with Ren's. "I'm going to play it," Jaeyong said. The others nodded, waiting for the melody to play. They didn't know what they were expecting, but it definitely wasn't this. They were taken aback by the intensity of the sound as soon as it was played. You know those songs that suddenly come onto your playlist when it's on shuffle and startle the heck out of you? It was that type of sound. The instruments included were piano, guitar, and simple percussion. It felt a bit familiar, but June couldn't quite pinpoint where he had heard it from. Fortunately, it was pretty good and had the others jiving until the end.

However, they were engulfed in silence not long after. There was a collective thought in their minds, and they were afraid to say it out loud. "This is too hard to revise," Ren said, addressing the elephant in the room. Jaeyong pursed his lips and nodded. "It's already too complicated," he added. "The most we can do with this is liven it up with more percussion instruments." "SBC really made it difficult for us to change it," Akira said, plopping on the floor. "How could we turn that into a different song? It's almost complete." June nodded in agreement. "I feel like adding more percussion is going to be a common thought among the participants."

"Well, the theme is 'idol.' It's supposed to be lively and exciting," Sehun said, making June halt. "But, what if it doesn't have to be?" June suddenly asked, making his members stop and think, too. "What are you thinking about?" Akira hesitatingly asked. Jisung excitedly clapped as he observed June's enlightened face. "I think emo June is back!" ***

A director in her late-20s was stuck in her office late at night, scrolling through the stack of applicants who wanted to apply for her new short drama. "I'm more handsome than this guy." "He gives me creepy vibes." "The main actress is taller than him." "Didn't this guy audition already but failed?" "What the heck is up with this guy's hair?" The director let go of the stack of papers in frustration, causing it to scatter all around the table. Just then, the door opened, revealing her meek assistant, who had been searching for new male lead prospects ever since they lost the last one. "C—coffee, Director Nana?" he asked. "Make that three, Bubbles!" she exclaimed, already feeling tired. Bubbles, whose real name was Bob Lee, pursed his lips when he heard his dreaded nickname. "Have you found a suitable person for the lead role from this list of applicants?" Bubbles asked, trying to shake the nickname away. "No," Nana said, gulping down the hot coffee like it was cold water. Her assistant looked at her, concerned, but he didn't dare say anything. Director Nana was definitely a beast to face when she was frustrated. "Why did that guy have to get the Herpes virus in the middle of filming? He was damn handsome, too," she muttered. "And he was also the one whom Arin liked the most!" she said, pertaining to the main actress of the web drama. "Some sponsors have already pulled out because of the delays in filming while some sponsors are urging us to find a new male lead. I don't know what to do anymore," she said in an exasperated tone.

"Do you want me to recruit more auditionees?" Bubbles asked. "I heard some idols want to venture into the acting industry to boost their popularity." "Idols?" Nana asked, perking up in her seat. She didn't have a lot of good experiences with idols from her past projects. Most of them only knew how to act pretty and were afraid to act out emotions that would ruin their 'perfect' persona. In the end, she strayed away from casting idols in her dramas.

"Well, if we have no other choice," she grumbled. "Great!" the assistant chimed. "I'll get that ready for you tomorrow." "Yeah," Nana sighed. "You should go ahead and rest. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow." "We sure do," the assistant sighed, bowing his head before leaving the room. Meanwhile, Nana drank another cup of hot coffee and sighed in frustration. "Let's watch something first," she muttered, turning on the television. She usually didn't watch television during this time, so she wasn't familiar with the shows airing. As she opened the television, the SBC channel was the first one to pop out. They were known for their romance dramas that became popular overseas, so Nana expected one of those shows to be airing. However, much to her surprise, a group of good-looking guys were shown in a small room with popular actors. "Hana Lim?" she muttered. Nana tried casting her for this very project, but the actress was too busy, so she declined. What was she doing in a show like this, though?

Then, she looked to the bottom right corner of the screen, where the logo of the show was shown. "King of Kings?" she said, tilting her head to the side in confusion. She had never heard of it! She didn't even know SBC was putting out shows like this. However, she saw a familiar group in the middle. "Ah, CHAOS," she smiled. "It's an idol show, huh?" "Oh, there's SPADES, too," she said, noticing the idol group of her generation. Nana wasn't interested in shows like this, but since it appeared like they were doing some sort of acting challenge, she felt like she had to stay. She didn't regret it one bit, either. The editing was cracked, and their horrible acting brought joy to her very frustrating life. Robby, a soloist she had seen from time to time, was the best among all who had acted yet. However, Nana wasn't fully intrigued. Robby didn't have the face she was looking for. Just then, an ethereal being with blonde hair emerged on the screen, taking Nana by surprise. Again, he was familiar, but she had never purposely searched him before. "A face like this is a cheat card," she muttered, shaking her head. Nana could already predict the disaster that was going to happen. Faces like those tend to be robotic when it came to acting. A lot of handsome idol actors became testaments to that. She picked up her third coffee and brought it to her lips, taking a large gulp. However, as he started acting, the coffee spluttered from her lips, and she watched the scene with wide eyes. She was stuck in the same position all throughout the scene, finding herself enamored by his acting. As soon as it was over, she snapped back to reality. "Bubbles!"