From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show

"Oof, he still has pretty bad luck."

"How could he have a song with that kind of title?"

"Are you guys thinking of what I'm thinking?"

"Incest is not wincest. Stop it."

"Well, there aren't any lyrics just yet, so they might still have a chance."

"Now," Jangmoon continued amidst the chaotic conversations.

"You might have noticed that the songs didn't have any lyrics just yet."

June's frown deepened.

"That is because we are giving you the opportunity to write the lyrics of the songs! Aside from that, you also have the freedom to create your own choreographies as you see fit."

"However," he prefaced. "You still have to take your concepts and song titles into mind. You must not stray away from the title as this will entail immediate disqualification from the benefits."

June pursed his lips and looked down at his shoes.

The world was so ironic.

How could he sing a song with the title 'Sibling's Love' with his literal sister from his past life?

"Speaking of the benefits," Jangmoon chimed. "The winning team will have their song released on Durian!"

The girls were amazed at the first prize alone. Having their song available on a popular music streaming platform was surely going to boost their popularity.

"Aside from that, we also have the usual star benefits. The group with the most votes by the end of the performances will be granted 100,000 stars each! This will be added to their final score for the finale of the show!"

"What the heck? That's so plenty!"

"Is that fair? Why would they get a benefit for the finale?"

"I think it's unfair. June's team is obviously going to win. His fans are going to vote for him in the end."

"True. I also wish that June was our mentor."

"Do you think we can exchange our mentors?"

Hearing such speculations from the girls made June frown.

Somehow, he didn't like what they were insinuating.

June didn't want to win just because he was popular.

He wanted to win because his team had the greatest and most memorable performance instead.

"With that," Jangmoon said. "You shall now go to your respective practice rooms. Your mentors will follow you shortly for a brainstorming session."

The girls, despite having some complaints, stood from the floor and went to their waiting rooms.

Meanwhile, the mentors readied themselves to join their teams. Most of them already had concepts in mind, and they were all ready to show the audience what they were truly made of.

Before heading to his team, June faced Jangmoon, who was already looking at him with bright eyes.

"It's been a while," June said, a small smile playing on his lips.

"Right?" Jangmoon exclaimed. "I think you grew taller!"

June pursed his lips to hide his widening grin.

Well, it seemed like those BenBen gummies were actually pretty effective!

"Let's talk later," Jangmoon continued. "You have to be with your team for now."

June nodded. "Yeah, let's see each other later."

"Hmm," Jangmoon hummed in agreement. "In the meantime, I'll go to Jay. I have a lot of catching up to do with that bastard."

June chuckled, knowing that the two of them were still attached to the hip despite their busy schedules.

With that, Jangmoon waved his hand goodbye.

"We'll see you in your waiting room," he called out before leaving to go to where Jay was.

Meanwhile, June sighed as he was faced with reality once more.

He had to perform a song entitled 'Sibling's Love' with Mei and her teammates.

June stood outside the practice room for a few seconds before finally entering.

There, he saw that the team had already formed a circle. However, they were eerily silent, making June sigh guiltily.

The team turned to June, their eyes pleading for help as he sat within the circle.

"I'm sorry, guys," June started off. "I should have picked another song."

Ara shook her head. "You wouldn't have known!"

"Besides," she continued. "The instrumental of the song is just to my liking. I'm still unsure of the concept since it's about being siblings, but I do love the feel of the song."

"Same here," Yeri agreed. "This will be the first time I'm going to perfume such a cute song. I believe this is a great way to show some of my hidden charms."

Zonya scratched the back of her head. "Would you be able to do it, Mentor?"

Ara clicked her tongue and nudged Zonya's shoulder. "Why do you even bother asking that? Of course, he would be good at it! He's good at everything."

Mei, on the other hand, was awfully quiet.

June frowned since he thought she had gotten a lot better after their last performance. However, she seemed pretty out of it. With that, he tapped her shoulder. "Hey, are you alright?" he asked.

Mei looked at June, suddenly having the urge to cry once again.

Then, she looked away before shaking her head, trying to suppress her tears.

"I'm fine," she said, subtly sniffing. "However, I also don't know how we can make such a cute song from a title called 'Sibling's Love."

Hyuna nodded. "Do you think it's possible? They gave the others such generic titles. Meanwhile, ours is so specific. It revolves around the concept of family, too—which isn't really common in the K-Pop scene."

June pursed his lips.

"Well, why don't we start off with sharing our ideas? What do you think a sibling's love means?" June asked.

Hyuna awkwardly chuckled.

"I don't have a sibling. I'm an only child," she smiled.

Zonya shyly raised her hand. "I'm adopted, and my parents are infertile, so I really don't know what it's like to have a sibling."

Yeri cleared her throat. "Well, this is awkward," she muttered.

"My parents are divorced, and my brother lives with my dad in another city. We haven't seen each other since then, so I also consider myself as an only child."

They all turned to Ara, who aggressively shook her head.

"All of my siblings are animals. My parents are quite old, so they never really thought of having another child."

"Oh goodness," Yeri exclaimed. "What's with this weird coincidence? How about you, Mei?" she asked, feeling hopeful that Mei had a sibling.

Mei's eyebrows furrowed.

For some reason, she was compelled to say yes.

However, objectively speaking, she didn't have a sibling.

So, with that, she shook her head.

"No," she said.

"I'm an only child, too."