From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show

The members of EVE were still getting their make-up done as the show started.

The first act of the night was Jayden Chou, a great artist in his generation. He sang a rendition of 'You Bring Me Down' by Joshua Grabon, and it was a piece that set the tone for the entire festival.

The audience felt like they were getting lifted to the heavens with his deep and intense voice, and with that, they were ready for the other performances to come.

"He's...amazing," Jisung said, his mouth agape.

"My mom loves him," Zeth chimed. "He's been doing this for a long time, right?"

"Yes," June said. "He's probably done this before Jisung was born."

"Before you were born, you mean?" Jaeyong asked.

"Nah, he wasn't performing by that time. He was still chasing his dreams, probably," June mindlessly answered.

"Idiot," Akira chimed. "You were born the same year as Jisung."

June pursed his lips. "Right," he muttered.

"Anyway, he set the bar really high," Jisung said. "Will we be able to perform up to this standard?"

"Our performance is a different color," June responded. "It's not something that could be compared with the performance of Jayden Chou."

"However, we don't need to be nervous. That's the job of the second performer of the night."

The boys turned to each other with wide, knowing eyes.

"Ah," June said, finally sitting on the make-up chair. "I really pity that guy. I hope to watch his performance, but I'm sure I'll be able to watch HD clips of it on Weibee right away."

Robbie, who was feeling confident a few minutes back, felt like his world was going to

crumble.

The performance that Jayden Chou had curated was a grand vocal performances, one that showed his prowess as a veteran singer along with expensive effects that made the stage even more grand.

Robbie had watched performances from the Jade Music Festival online, but he didn't know that it all came from the artists' pockets.

Robbie was only made aware of it when the workers went ahead and removed the props that Jayden Chou had used, leaving the stage bare.

Nonetheless, he was confident that the K-Pop wave had also hit China, and he also knew that some of his fans were lingering in the venue.

So, with that in mind, he made his way to the stage and prepared to sing his own songs, hoping that it would make it big in China.

However, as soon as he sang the first note, it seemed like a collective yawn was heard in the

venue.

Chatters filled the field, and it really did feel like no one was listening to him.

It was painfully obvious in the livestream, too.

- He's singing his own song. Brave soul.

-Good luck to him.

- His songs are bad.

- His voice is not that bad but the delivery is awful.

- He sounds whiny.

- And what's with the bland stage? I can't believe I'm watching this right after Jayden's stage.

The members of EVE also couldn't help but feel bad for Robbie. As much as they were annoyed by his presence, it was also proven that singing your own songs in an event like this was the worst way to go.

"I want to laugh, but I'd seem to evil," Akira said, pursing his lips to control his laughter. "We already know that you're evil," Ren said, clicking his tongue. "Go ahead. No one will judge you here."

"Besides," Jaeyong added. "It seems like the others are judging him more than us," he said, looking around the tent.

Indeed, the other performers as well as staff members, ridiculed Robbie for such a lousy performance.

June sighed. "This inudstry is ruthless," he muttered.

Fortunately, Robbie ended his performance without getting thrown tomatoes at.

However, it seemed like that would have been a better option.

Robbie went down the stage with tears brimming in his eyes. The crowd hadn't applauded for him at all, nor did the others try to console him.

He was just...invisible.

Even as Robbie made his way back to the tent, he wasn't perceived as anything.

They quickly moved onto the next performers, who turned out to be the young men who was sitting next to EVE during hair and make-up.

"The up-and-coming boy group that had come from the popular survival show is now here!" David exclaimed.

That immediately capture EVE's attention.

"A survival show?" Zeth muttered.

"Having only debuted for two months, they had already broken so many records! Let us all welcome-ELEV8!"

The eight members of the boy group ELEV8 made their way to the stage.

Akira frowned. "These were the guys who kept badmouthing us, right?" he asked, turning to

June.

June shrugged.

"They have eight members like us, too. I feel like I'm in the OCTA situation again."

"Well, they did come from a survival show like us," Zeth said. "Eight members is pretty standard now."

"Shush, they're going to perform now," Ren said. "I want to see just how good they are."

The music started, and the members of ELEV8 danced to the beat.

The boys of EVE watched with keen eyes, also curious about the new idol group.

It seemed like they were performing one of their songs, one that talked about being as fierce

as a dragon.

"They're good," June established after the first verse had ended.

"The song's nice," Jaeyong chimed. "It has a catchy beat."

"It's not anything special, though," Akira bluntly said. "If they wanted to criticize us so

much, then they should have done some live singing."

"The backing track is so loud that you can barely hear their real voices."

Ren pursed his lips. "I didn't want to say it out loud, but it's mediocre at best. If they were

really trash talking us, then they should reflect upon their words."

June smirked. "The lyrics are nice," he said. "It's something that raises the audience's

excitement."

"That's all that they need to have such a good performance?" Zeth asked.

"Well, no," June said. "But it's better than Robbie's performance, so they're eating it up like

good stew."

"What does that mean for our performance then?" Ren asked, suddenly feeling nervous.

"You're all done," the make-up artist said, interrupting their conversation.

June finally opened his eyes and stood from the chair. He faced his teammates, and they all

gasped when they saw how he looked.

Akira looked at his members and shook his head. "You guys are really goners."

"What the heck," Zeth muttered. "You suit this make-up style so much."

"Our performance?" June asked, going back to Ren's question.

"They're going to eat it up like a buffet."