Year-end performances.
It was the dream of plenty of idols to perform in such an esteemed event. Held by one of the biggest TV stations in Korea, SBBS, it was the most awaited event of the year.
The fact that EVE was included in the line-up was already a great honor.
It wasn't just an event where idols perform for their fans. Different sponsors also attended the show, scouting their new ambassadors for the year.
This may be the reason why companies push their idols to perform their best during the year-end show—to attract more brands and earn more money.
Aside from the usual idol stages, veterans also performed alongside these idols, providing an opportunity to mix the old and new. Undoubtedly, these performances were the most popular segments of the year-end show since the older generations also tuned in.
Every year, there were three special stages—a joint girl group performance, a joint boy group performance, and a performance with a well-known veteran in the industry.
Last year, MYAE, a popular girl group from Esper Entertainment, was given the opportunity to perform with SISTERZ, a 90's girl group that took South Korea by storm in their generation.
Their performance garnered over 10 million views and was well-loved by the public!
The year before that, popular boy group members had a rap performance with the iconic LION KJ. Again, it was the most popular performance to come out of the show.
This year, they were finally going to have a vocal performance—and June was fortunate enough to join their performance at the last minute.
"We're here," Jay said, parking the car in SBBS's building.
It was already the 28th, so the performance was in less than three days.
"Are you nervous?" Jay asked.
June shrugged, not particularly feeling anything at the moment. He would be lying if he said he wasn't excited, but he wasn't necessarily nervous, either.
He felt it was a great opportunity to finally show his vocal skills, especially since they were going to be performing with a very famous balladeer—Lee Sik. June knew plenty of his songs, which spoke well about the veteran's popularity.
"Are you not going to tell me about the other special people in this performance?" June asked.
"Well, then it wouldn't be so fun, right?" Jay asked. "They're mostly from groups who debuted before you, so make sure you greet them well, okay?"
June groaned before nodding.
"They've already had their practices during the 24th and 26th, so you might feel out of place for a while," Jay reminded. "I was only able to convince them to have you join on the 26th, so just be thankful they're still accommodating us."
"Yeah," June said, a bit disappointed since he would have practiced earlier if it wasn't been for Chul.
"This will also be your last practice, as per Mr. Lee Sik's schedule, so do your best," Jay said. "Although, I don't have to worry about that since I know you're a very good vocalist!"
June smiled.
"Let's go," Jay said.
"Wait," June said, opening his phone camera to take a quick picture.
"What was that for?" Jay asked.
"Nothing," June vaguely responded as he uploaded the picture on Navel. For now, his strategy was to post as many pictures of him as possible to convince his fans that he was, indeed, June.
