GANGSTER IDOL SURVIVAL SYSTEM

Chapter 199: Not Cute, Not Me

"Wooh!" Jangmoon cheered as he sat at the very back of the bus. "I've always wanted to sit here when I was in high school."

"Me too," Casper chuckled.

Jangmoon narrowed his eyes at him. "I bet you always sat at the back of the bus."

"I was homeschooled," Casper said, causing Jangmoon to nod in understanding.

"I've always sat in the back of the bus," June said, sitting next to them. The other four guys looked at him with raised eyebrows.

"So, you were a popular kid?" Jangmoon asked before sighing in defeat. "It must have been nice."

June frowned. Popular kids always sat at the back? He merely sat at the back because other kids didn't want to sit with him.

"Have you guys watched the other field days before?" Daeho brought up. "It had really cool prizes."

Casper chuckled as he looked at Daeho's fiery expression. "Why? Do you want to win the prizes?"

"Yes," Daeho said without any hesitation. "And to get the privilege to choose the genre first. Don't you think that's a great advantage?"

"It is," Jangmoon responded. "But I'm more excited for the prizes. Last year, they gave out those really expensive headphones."

June tuned them out and started scrolling through his phone. He silently brightened up when he saw a compilation of cute animals displayed on his front page. However, as he scrolled down, he suddenly saw a recommended topic underneath a 'black cat' post.

"Is it just me, or is June losing his cuteness?"

June's eyebrows furrowed as he clicked on the topic. As of the moment, it had over 12,000 likes and 2,000 comments. He read the original post, his frown deepening with every word.

Before anything else, I just want to post a disclaimer. I adore June with all my heart! I even vote for him every week. But let's talk about his transformation from "cutie-pie" to"smoldering hunk" in the blink of an eye!

Remember June's adorable antics during the auditions? It felt like he was all about those cute moves, and we were here for it! But lately, it's like he's been performing serious and sexy songs with dark concepts.

Of course, I support the emo in him! I also had that phase, but I do miss his Little Meow Meow era. Am I the only one who feels this way?

- I agree! From Mermaid Melodies to that sad ballad song, then to Tie Me Up. All of them were pretty serious concepts.

- But June really excels in those. I believe I'm speaking for everyone when I say his audition was iconic, but it was pretty cringe! He tried really hard to act cute, but wasn't too good at it.

Yeah, he suits the serious concept more. It kind of makes me wonder about his versatility. June's very talented, though!

- Well, June's never been cute, to begin with. He has cute visuals, but he doesn't use them well. He's more handsome than cute! Have you all seen Choi Pablo's post?

"I'm not cute?" he muttered under his breath. Then, he quickly left Navel to text Minjun.

June: Hey, am I cute?

Since Minjun was like any other kid in today's generation, it didn't take long for him to respond.

Minjun: Cute? Oh, hell no. A piece of chewed-up broccoli is cuter than you.

June looked at the text with disbelief. Somehow, he felt offended by Minjun's statement.

Sure, he wasn't cute! He had never thought of himself as cute. But to be compared to a piece of chewed-up broccoli was preposterous!