The contestant who entered the "Rabbit" room after me was Seon AhHyun.

-...Oh!

He peeked into the room with a nervous face, but when he made eye contact with me, his expression lit up and he ran inside as he grinned.

-I-it's good that we're to-together again.

-Yes, I look forward to your kind cooperation.

-Yes, I-I will give my best effort...

AhHyun was talking to me very excited when he locked eyes with RaeBin who was watching us silently.

-...!!

At that moment, AhHyun was surprised and stiffened as he had not noticed the minor's presence before.

"Come to think of it, they have never spoken or been together before."

They both have different rankings and have never been together or faced each other in team battles.

AhHyun collected herself nervously, swallowed his saliva and greeted him.

-I-I hope for yo-your kind cooperation...

Still, he said it with a determined tone.

-Yes. I will also be in your care.

-Oh, n-no, I'll be...

As Kim RaeBin bowed his head with a serious expression to greet him, AhHyun followed him but in such a rough way that it seemed like he was going to hit his head on the ground.

"These guys will never have a normal conversation if I leave them alone."

As I watched Kim RaeBin and Seon AhHyun's greeting battle that seemed to go on forever, the fourth member of the team vigorously opened the door and walked in.

-Who do you think is the next rabbit?!

Keun SeJin entered the room, waving the rabbit badge with one hand. I don't know why, but he seemed like he was completely absorbed in the concept of the room.

After checking that AhHyun and RaeBin were also members of the team, he looked at me and smiled.

Why is he laughing at me?

-What? MoonDae, what are you doing here?

-...?

When I looked at him with an expression on my face that implied he was talking nonsense, SeJin continued.

-I saw there was a "Dog" room, so I thought you'd be there. That's why I didn't think we'd get back together.

-...

From what I see, it is not enough for him to have called me a "Tibetan fox" in his interview. I have agreed to keep my "Moon Puppy" image for fans, but I don't want to be associated with it in my daily life.

SeJin walked over to the guys and changed the subject.

-Anyway, isn't it good to be together? Our teammates are again very good! We are going to do very well! Are we only missing one person?

In all, there were six rooms. Considering that there are currently 30 participants, the probability that each room will have 5 people is extremely high.

"There are four of us, we need one more person."

But we don't know who will come.

"For now, our rankings are very high and we have our positions well allocated."

The members of this team were evenly distributed because our rankings and skills are pretty good.

RaeBin will handle the arrangement and the lead role will probably be taken over by SeJin. Also, AhHyun easily adapts to both singing and dancing, so I'm sure we'll have a comfortable performance.

I wouldn't mind if just the 4 of us showed up, but we had to wait for one more member.

"I just hope no trolls join us."

I remembered some of the troll contestants on the show, of course I also thought of WonGil. I didn't really care who joined us as long as it wasn't them.

The problem was that there was never any perfect team, but ours seemed perfect, so maybe the last member is someone a little more problematic.

"It is possible... that the last member is Lee Sejin."

He's not very cooperative, but he's not a bad guy who takes advantage and uses others only to benefit himself and win, so he would just have to persuade him to show a little more friendly attitude.

Still, there is a possibility that he has mentally collapsed after seeing his result at the last ranking ceremony, so it would be better if he wasn't in our team.

If I think about the last member that could join us... Considering that they were calling us in alphabetical order, then I only have one last hope.

"It would be nice if Gold 1 came."

While thinking of the best possibility, SeJin smiled and proposed something to us.

-How about we hide behind the door? Our last companion will come, so it would be nice to surprise him and welcome him with all our heart and soul.

It was an obvious joke, but it would go well on TV if our last member reacted very well or in a funny way. It would be troublesome in case WonGil entered, as the atmosphere would turn weird, but since the guys had already approached the side of the door, I had no choice but to give up and follow them.

If I say something to stop them, it would look weird on camera.

When SeJin, who was glued to the wall, heard noises outside the room, he muttered in a low tone.

-He came!

Then he raised his index finger and brought it to his lips. There was no need to shut up because the whole time I kept my mouth shut.

Suddenly, the door opened and footsteps were heard.

-Excuse me... Huh?

-Ta-daaa!

After a while, a head appeared from behind the door.

-Aaaah!!

The participant who opened the door and then looked at us screeched in a funny way, as if he had been startled when he saw us. We did not expect that.

"Congratulations. This will definitely be included in the broadcast of the episode."

Our last companion, who had given a rare cry, was someone very familiar.

-Oh, I'm sorry, hyung!

Unexpectedly, it was Gold 1.

"...Excellent."

For the first time, I favorably appreciated the formation of our team.

* * *

-Please take good care of me, fellow rabbits~

-Waaah!!

We clapped, cheered, and started chatting normally, none of us reacting badly or feeling uncomfortable.

Of all the group work atmospheres I have felt in my entire life, including my past college experiences, this was the most harmonious and friendly.

Neither was cursing or acting conspicuous in front of the cameras.

"I feel like we're really in a kindergarten."

Unfortunately, no other class had a team as hopeful as our "Rabbit" class.

For example, two or three teams, which were made up of low-ranked participants, had already given up.

-Oh...

-Well, let's just do our best...

-It's okay.

However, it was totally unexpected that the most hopeless reactions came from a team that had high-ranking contestants.

Choi WonGil and Lee Sejin joined Ryu CheongWoo and Cha YooJin's team. Furthermore, the troll who treated Kim RaeBin unfairly and caused negative reactions also joined that team.

When they found out, the other participants murmured.

-Why do they have to be with them?

-It is a rare combination.

Up to here I can feel the stomach ache that CheongWoo must be feeling.

"Unfortunately, it's a good situation for me."

It's convenient because editors will focus on your team. As I wrapped up my thoughts, SeJin started our discussion about what we would do.

-Okay, let's talk about the song first! Is there a song you want to sing?

My companions raised their hands and showed their bright eyes. Even AhHyun seemed to be quite excited.

It's understandable, since it's the first team battle where we can choose the song we want to present. I clearly remember the words that our MC YoungRin said to us.

-You can make your own performance by choosing all the details you want, from the song, choreography and concept that suits your teams! This will be your "Self Production Presentation"!

That meant the production team couldn't think it through.

"If I remember correctly, last season the teams were able to choose something thanks to a few small games."

They had prepared about ten concepts, costumes, and stage decorations beforehand and played games in which the participants chose and combined what they wanted.

But this season, they're asking us to think through all of that on our own.

Probably, at the time of planning this season, it was not possible to plan ahead due to lack of budget. The good thing is that there are now few budget restrictions on the content we choose, since the program has gained quite a bit as it has regained its popularity and public support.

"For that, the boys are very excited."

I listened to the opinions of each of my team members.

We established the order of review from right to left. So AhHyun started talking very excited.

-Wh-what do you think of "Good Waiting"...?!

"Good Waiting" was a very well composed song, it had high notes and excellent choreography. It had a concept of a sensitive, sophisticated and refreshing teenager that had a very good impact on the target audience.

It was a song released by an idol boy group five years ago and it was so great that they won the first place award on music charts with it.

On second thought, it's a song that AhHyun would love.

-Oh yeah, that song had a lot of nominations and was awarded.

-Yes, we are all equally young! And the song has a refreshing concept! So far we have not shown such a concept.

I also gave my comment.

-It is a good song.

-Y-yes!!

Hearing our good opinions, Seon AhHyun nodded happily. Even if we don't get to choose his song, he will be very happy that we like the song he suggested.

"But how the hell would you be like this when you have that face?"

That embarrassed me.

-RaeBin, you follow!

-Considering how many members we are, I think senior VTIC's "Soul (Hone)" would be the best song.

And it seems that he had prepared very well to give us his proposal because he continued to comment.

-Because it is a song that uses a lot of oriental audio tracks, the concept is Asian and it has an appropriate vocal range. Since it is a song with choreography difficulty, it is easy to show elements of performance, and a breakdancing interlude can also be inserted. I can arrange it in a day!

-Hmm...

"He really wants to do that song."

Perhaps I wasn't the only one who thought that, the other members of the team responded slowly with puzzled expressions.

Seeing us like this, RaeBin hesitated a bit before asking what we thought of his proposal.

-Well, of course... if you have better ideas, that's fine.

-It's ok, I like the song you chose, RaeBin. Now let's listen to others' opinions~

SeJin tried to change the subject.

"But it would be better to hear more details about the arrangement he thought of."

It seemed that SeJin had a proposal that he wanted us to choose, so he didn't want to hear RaeBin's proposal anymore.

"I'll help you out a bit."

So I spoke.

-What interests you most about the song you proposed?

-What?... Oh well, there is nothing that catches my attention in particular, I only proposed it because I considered it to be the best option that fit the team.

That indicated that he set his sights on a presentation that would capture the attention of the entire audience.

-It is a point of view that we must take into account.

-That's right. It surprises me.

-RaeBin has a good plan!

-Thank you.

Kim RaeBin bowed his head and muttered as we congratulated him. After creating a small atmosphere where we paid more attention to him and RaeBin started to feel uncomfortable, SeJin gave his final opinion.

-I think now is the time.

-...?

-We've come this far, so it's time to show off a sexy concept...!

-S-s-sexy?

-Waaah!

-Uuh...

His proposal caused a shocking response in which my colleagues said that they thought it was very corny. SeJin laughed out loud.

-Hahaha! But being honest, you can't deny it. You can't, right?

-...

He said it in a very cheeky way, but...

"...Actually, it's true."

I couldn't deny that it was a good idea.

"As long as we display it correctly, there is no stronger, more eye-catching concept than this."

The concept of sexy has always been a proven route to success, although it must look seductive and sophisticated.

I crossed my arms and asked Keun SeJin.

-What song would you like to sing?

-Eh? MoonDae also has a keen eye for this. Actually, I haven't chosen a particular song... but I want to compare several songs and decide which song will show the sexy concept the most successfully. What do you think about it?

-...

That sounded great. But the previous two suggestions were also.

I turned and looked at Gold 1, who still hadn't spoken and seemed to have a blank mind.

-I... I don't know what to say. I want to be in tune with you and I thought of something that had to do with rabbits, but... You really have some excellent proposals, don't you?

No wonder he lost his heart to propose something when the other guys had strong opinions about what they wanted, so I could only shrug.

-Mo-MoonDae... Wha-what would you like to do?

-Me? Nothing special has occurred to me.

As soon as I answered AhHyun's question, SeJin's eyes lit up.

-Oh, so I'd love to hear your choice! Which of our opinions do you like the most?

-...!

His words caught the attention of the rest of the team.

...It was very annoying, but it was something I couldn't just ignore.

"Which one do I like better?"

I got lost in my thoughts.