translation by mourningmoor
It's all about self-produced content here and there.
After being thoroughly sacrificed for ARCHE's self-produced content, now it's L.I.T's turn. I'm utterly exhausted.
But since this will determine the units for the fan meeting, I have to pay close attention.
"Alright, today we’ll be playing games to decide the units and unit songs for the fan meeting performance."
Dressed in matching 'Alt' training outfits, we stood in a line, listening intently to the PD's explanation.
"There are a total of ten mini-games. You must complete all of them to proceed to the 6th-floor meeting room."
Then, the ten mini-games were revealed.
Mini-Game List
Spot the Difference: Find the differences between two pictures.
Dizzy Circles: Spin around ten times with an elephant trunk and then stack five blocks.
Blindfolded 3-Point Shot: Make a basketball shot while blindfolded.
Speed Chocolate Balls: Move fifteen chocolate balls with chopsticks in 10 seconds.
Ping Pong Pang: Bounce a ping pong ball twenty times with a paddle.
...
Don’t Shake It: Pull out a tablecloth without knocking over a water bottle on the table.
The members' eyes darted back and forth as they read the list.
The games would take place in two practice rooms and the hallway on the 3rd floor. Each time you pass a game, you get a stamp on your paper.
Collect all ten stamps, and you can head up to the 5th floor.
"In the 5th-floor meeting room, two unit songs are prepared. The order in which you pass the games determines the order in which you can choose the unit songs. Members who choose the same song will form a unit."
"What if everyone chooses the same song?"
At Hanjoon's question, the PD smiled faintly.
"If three members choose the same song, the door closes."
The song titles were already known to the members.
After countless meetings with the A&R team, the songs were finally decided.
Although they are no longer active, the music of the group Graphstar, which is still highly praised, and the signature song of the world-renowned Swedish singer Biba, remain legendary.
Both songs were masterpieces.
They were also songs that could be transformed to bring a fresh twist.
But each member has their own preferences and wants to choose a song that showcases them best, so today’s filming was bound to be a fierce competition.
"Alright, shall we begin?"
After receiving a sheet of paper from the PD, we immediately dashed to the first practice room.
Jaewon, who was the fastest, claimed the easiest game.
It was <Rainbow Spring Toss>.
You had to throw colorful springs into a long cylinder, and getting five in would mean passing.
As Jaewon took his position, Hanjoon, who had been eyeing the same game, shouted, "Aish," and grabbed a different game.
Roa picked up a ping pong paddle, and Siu started moving chocolate balls with chopsticks.
Everyone’s eyes were serious.
If only they practiced this hard.
I smirked and grabbed the <Spot the Difference> game.
* * *
Inyoung, who fell for Ichan and became a fan of L.I.T, was gradually becoming an all-around fan. She realized why Kang Ichan cherished his members so much—there wasn’t a single member you could dislike.
Today’s self-produced content solidified that feeling even more.
The start was simple.
As always, the rules of the game were explained in a cute font.
After passing all ten games, you head to the selection room.
The game began with a whistle.
Inyoung stared at the screen, her heart pounding, wondering who would end up in which unit.
Wow. The hallway where the kids are standing. Is that Blade Entertainment? It’s so clean and pretty.
└For a small company, the facilities seem decent.
OH MY GOSH ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ our baby bunniesㅋㅋㅋㅋ their competitive spirit is off the charts. Kids, passing through a door isn’t part of the gameㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└LMAOㅋㅋㅋㅋ the eldest pushed the youngest so hard, and it just happened to be the game he wanted to doㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Thanks to that, our Jae got to throw the springsㅋㅋㅋㅋ Hyung, thank you.
LOLOLOLOL ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ kids, say something. Why are you so seriousㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Meanwhile, our soft mochi leader, Roa, cheated on the spot-the-difference game.
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋso cuteㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Kang Ichan’s faceㅋㅋㅋㅋ so seriousㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Siuㅋㅋㅋwhat’s thisㅋㅋㅋ Siu, is that the best you can do with chopsticksㅋㅋㅋ
└We knew Siu hands dexterity wasn’t good, but I didn’t know he couldn’t even use chopsticksㅠㅠㅠㅠ
When the game list was first revealed, everyone scoffed at how trivial the games were. But once the games started, it became clear that L.I.T’s incompetence was more entertaining than the games themselves.
Jaewon, who confidently started the spring toss, nearly screamed in frustration as the springs barely missed the target. Hanjoon, who spun around continuously with the elephant trunk, lost his balance and ended up in a corner.
Siu still couldn’t handle the chopsticks, and Ichan was locked in a staring contest with the picture board.
Roa, who cleared the ping pong challenge in one go, was already on his second game. But this one seemed tougher, as he wore a similar expression to Ichan, also locked in a staring contest with the picture board.
LOLOLOLOL this is too funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋ Hanjoon, if you’re dizzy, try another game first. Are you guys all fixated on one thing?
Who wouldn’t beㅋㅋㅋㅋ LOLOLOL is our Jae a Hulk bunnyㅋㅋㅋ He’s so mad about the spring toss, he’s jumping up and downㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Ichan and Roa are like a still imageㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ㅋㅋThese two have a lot in common.
Then Ichan started moving his hand.
He must have found all six differences, as he approached the PD and showed him the picture board.
The PD’s “Pass!” was heard.
Ichan, smiling brightly, received his stamp and walked over to Siu.
—Is it hard?
—Yeah. The chopsticks are slippery, so it’s even harder.
—Really?
But what do you know?
Ichan, who started the same game next to him, cleared it in 12 seconds on his first try.
—Got the hang of it.
On his second try, he did it in 9.99 seconds.
Ichan clenched his fist and shouted “Yes!” as he received his stamp from the staff.
LOLOLOL ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ look at Siu’s faceㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└He put down the chopsticks he was usingㅋㅋㅋ Ichan picked them upㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Just do another gameㅋㅋㅋ
Ooh. Finally, Jaewon got five springs in. Where’s he going? Oh, oh, he’s going to crush Siu-hyungㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Why chopsticksㅠㅠ Siu, it’s okay. Don’t be discouraged, take your time.
It was a total mess.
—These chopsticks are slippery, so it’s hard. You need to use these to do it well.
In response to Siu’s consideration, Jaewon answered with action.
—It’s working fine?
Jaewon cleared the mission in one go and received his stamp from the staff.
Siu, flustered, looked down at the chopsticks in his hand.
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ No, Siuㅋㅋㅋ It’s not the chopsticks, it’s your fingers. You’ve got clumsy handsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ㅠㅠㅠㅠThat’s too harsh. Our fairy is just too delicate to use his hands wellㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Wow, Roa finally finished the spot-the-difference game. That proud faceㅋㅋㅋ So cute ㅜㅜㅜㅜ
Our leader, Roa-hyung, should thank Ichan-hyung. He helped with two of themㅋㅋㅋ
└The way he keeps calling him “hyungnim” is so cute ㅋㅎㅎㅎㅋㅎㅋㅋㅋㅎㅎㅋ
└Our Confucian boy. The ultimate gentleman, right?ㅋㅋㅋ
—Hyung. Let me try once.
While Hanjoon sat down to catch his breath, Roa spun around twenty times with the elephant trunk.
—Hey, hey. You only need to spin ten times… hey.
While trying to stop him from spinning twenty times, Roa finished stacking the tower.
Hanjoon’s mouth hung open in disbelief.
The defeat on his face turned from disbelief to self-deprecation.
He laughed incredulously, then suddenly stood up, his competitive spirit reignited, and started spinning with the elephant trunk.
Inyoung watched L.I.T’s mini-games with bated breath.
“What is this? How is this so thrilling?”
Her brother teased her, saying she might as well jump into the screen, but she didn’t care. She didn’t want to miss a single moment.
Thanks to that, she was able to capture every moment.
And she nodded, reaffirming that her bias was indeed her bias.
While she loved all the members, Kang Ichan was still her favorite.
She loved the way he focused on the target before throwing the spring. The way he slightly lifted one foot when throwing was adorable.
The way he parted his lips slightly while bouncing the ping pong ball was cool, and the way he threw the basketball blindfolded was also great. Especially when he took off the blindfold, his slightly messy hair was sexy. His sweat-drenched hair sparkled.
Ichan, who calmly and focusedly cleared every game, ended up in first place.
As he stepped onto the stairs first, Hanjoon, who was throwing springs, looked up in surprise.
—Kang Ichan cleared it?
—Yes. Currently, Ichan is in first place.
—I’m on my fourth one, and he’s already cleared it?
—Yes. Roa is in second place. He’s currently attempting the last game.
At the PD’s kind response, Hanjoon frowned.
—Aish. Monsters.
Then, with a serious face, he threw the spring.
LOL ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It’s not that Ichan and Roa are monsters, it’s that Hanjoon and Siu are just really badㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Is this where the dancers and non-dancers split?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└It seems like the vocal line and rap line are splittingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The screen switched to Ichan standing in front of the selection room, zooming in on him.
Unable to decide immediately, Ichan stroked his chin, lost in thought.
After a moment of silence, he seemed to make up his mind and opened the door to his chosen room.
Next, Roa stood in front of the selection room.
Roa didn’t hesitate. He seemed to have already made up his mind and stepped into the room he chose.
Inside was Ichan.
Roa, upon seeing Ichan, smiled brightly and clapped silently.
Ichan also looked satisfied.
Next, Jaewon appeared in the selection room.
Jae also didn’t hesitate.
He immediately opened the door and stepped inside, only to pout at the empty room.
—What? None of the hyungs came here?
The screen then switched to the battle between the clumsy hands and the uncoordinated body.
The two, who had completed the mini-games at a similar pace, arrived at the selection room in a close race.
And they chose different rooms.
Finally, the units for the fan meeting were formed.