Peninsula Cicada Song Diary

As November progressed, the weather in Seoul grew increasingly cold.

Temperature, clothes, iced Americano, the surface of the Han River, even the hearts of working people... everything seems cold, except for the comment sections under SM-related SNS, this place can be described as "bustling with activity".

Just recently, SM Entertainment has been uploading videos and photos related to yesterday's Halloween party. Although there were already many leaked photos taken by fans at the scene yesterday, revealing most of the artists' costumes and trending on social media, fans are still enthusiastically gathering in the comments sections of social media to claim their idols' identities.

[Is Baekhyun serious? kkkkk]

[I wouldn't recognize this mummy as my Baekhyun at first glance.]

[Completely contrasting with the handsome Chen next to him!]

Xiumin is so cute~

[Taegu's outfit this year is so creative, Taena Belle~]

[Luna too, you can barely see her face this year.]

[At least my hard work paid off; I got second place.]

[Where's Chanyeol? Didn't he participate?]

[Chanyeol is restricted by customs lol.]

[Our key didn't participate either because of the schedule.]

[But the standee did attend and even won first place!]

[Hilarious, looking at it this way, Chanyeol is the most pitiful.]

[Keep fighting, Chanyeol, next year!]

[Eileen looks so cute!]

[I want to take Eileen home and pamper her terribly (drooling).]

[I want to take Eileen to see the goldfish (drooling).]

[Get lost, you pervert upstairs! So Yerin dressed up as Hershey's chocolate because she wants me to eat her up in one bite (drooling)?]

[You're a pervert yourself, damn it!]

Among the many comments, someone asked, "[Who is that vampire in the video?]"

[Isn't it Seulgi?] Red Velvet's fan replied.

[Isn't it Chen?] EXO fans also responded.

[Ani, it's the vampire next to Eileen at 3 minutes and 27 seconds in the video, the one whose profile is only visible!]

Some people scrolled back through the comments and found that at that point in the video, a stunningly handsome profile did indeed flash by. The image was only a few frames long and was in a corner. Normally, it would be hard to notice such a short time, but unfortunately, his snow-white skin was too conspicuous, so it was keenly spotted by some people with good eyesight.

[(Screenshot) Wow! Just looking at her profile, she's totally legendary!]

[He's practically the vampire prince of my dreams!]

[Is this a new artist? What's their name?]

[It shouldn't be. If it were a celebrity, their photo would definitely have been uploaded beforehand.]

[Could she be a secret trainee?]

[That's possible. Joy was also a secret trainee; there weren't many photos of her released before her debut.]

[I'm already incredibly excited just looking at that profile!]

[How many more flowers is SM Entertainment hiding? Damn it, am I really going to be trapped by SM for the rest of my life? (crying)]

Rumors about a secret trainee with top-tier visuals from SM Entertainment have begun to circulate quietly among fans of SM groups.

Pei Xiyan, the "secret trainee," wrote songs at home for two days before going out with her friend Li Mingzhe.

......

The Panamera, bathed in the afternoon sun, drove westward along a road in Seoul.

A song was playing in the car, and Pei Xiyan recognized the intro as Kim Tae-yeon's "Why".

After running away from the party that day, Pei Xiyan was bombarded with text messages from Kim Tae-yeon for several days in a row, and recently she didn't really want to hear her voice.

"Which team do you support today?" He quickly switched to a song while there were no cars in front of him.

"It's definitely IG." Li Mingzhe in the passenger seat had a knowing look on his face. "After all, they're the last Asian team left."

"Do you support FNC?" he asked suspiciously.

"Ani, I also support IG." Pei Xiyan smiled. "I quite like their playing style, and their team uniforms are better looking than FNC's."

"Sigh." Li Mingzhe sighed, "It's just that their record against FNC in the group stage was terrible. Although I support them, I'm actually quite unsure about their chances."

"I think they've evolved," Pei Xiyan said.

"Won't FNC evolve?" Li Mingzhe asked rhetorically.

What's your guess for the score?

Li Mingzhe hesitated for a moment, "Three to two, I guess it'll go the distance."

"I think it will be 3-0," Pei Xiyan said confidently.

"You're so bold?" Li Mingzhe was surprised.

"I just have a feeling," Pei Xiyan said, "that it might not be completely dark when we get home."

The teams IG and FNC that the two were talking about are from League of Legends—currently the most popular game in the world. Given that PUBG's popularity has recently started to decline, they don't even need to add "one of the games" to their names anymore.

Today, the biggest tournament for this game, the S8 World Championship Finals, will be held at Incheon Munhak Stadium.

Pei Xiyan had a lot of fun in college, and the competition venue wasn't far from Seoul, so she thought she'd go and join in the fun since she had nothing else to do.

The original plan was for three people to go, but one loud, boisterous person was missing.

"Damn it, why do I have to work overtime today of all days!" Jin Nanxi's extremely frustrated complaint rang out as the phone call connected to the car's Bluetooth system.

"Why doesn't Young Master Jin just skip class?" Pei Xiyan suggested to him.

"Yeah, working overtime at the TV station like this isn't like you," Li Mingzhe chimed in.

"Sigh." The voice on the phone sounded as melancholy as the last emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who was silently ascending the western tower alone. "It's all because of the new program. The closer the date gets, the more things get. There's no escaping it."

"Aren't you from the administration department?" Li Mingzhe asked. "What does the program have to do with you?"

"Just like the last variety concert, I was called over to supervise." Kim Nang-hee said dejectedly, "Sigh, I have a feeling that this kind of thing will happen more and more often in the future."

Stopping at a red light, Pei Xiyan tapped the steering wheel with some curiosity. "What program is it this time?"

"The station is planning a new talent show recently," Jin Nanxi said. "It's supposed to be a 'brand new music variety show,' with famous celebrities recommending prospective stars in their own names, and then the public evaluating the contestants to choose the champion."

"It feels less appealing than Mnet's Produce series... But what's done is done, and the hosts have already been decided: BoA, whom you're familiar with, as well as Yoo Hee-yeol and Lee Sang-min."

Pei Xiyan raised an eyebrow. "The name of the program?"

"The Fan"

"...That's how it is." Looking at the girl with her head down, the manager nodded slightly. "The company plans to have you train on this stage before your debut."

"As JYP's secret weapon."

His words were like a hurricane, blowing Huang Lizhi's originally neat and orderly thoughts, like a haystack, into a chaotic mess, with straw fluff flying everywhere.

I was recommended by Junho for SBS's new audition program, "The Fan"...

There's also a stage.

Am I... allowed to go on stage?

Nervous? Joyful? Excited? Anticipating?

Huang Lizhi lowered his eyes slightly, a variety of emotions flashing in his pupils.

"Reiji, what's your opinion?" the section chief asked in a deep voice.

Huang Lizhi bit her lip, raised her head, and her originally soft eye lines suddenly became sharp.

"Manager, I have no objections."

The little fox wanted to reveal her hidden fangs.