The screen that had zoomed in on me and shown my one-shot changed to a view of the stage from above.
The fifteen Tier 1 trainees on-screen maintained their triangular formation.
The fifteen of them spread out toward the corners of the triangular stage, taking positions that faced outward.
Then, as the intro drew to an end, the camera circled around and descended, moving to the front of the stage with me at its center, before capturing the faces of the Tier 1 trainees standing at the corners.
“It’s us!”
“Wow…”
At last, the faces of all the Tier 1 trainees were clearly visible.
Even the excited gleam in the older girls’ eyes as they faced the stage could be seen distinctly.
The opening began.
[ Ay! The way you look at me is thrilling (thrill, thrill) ]
The screen, which had only shown the stage from the front, repeatedly cut back and forth to one-shots of the Tier 1 trainees.
Of course, it started with me, the center.
It was already my second one-shot.
Besides, even when they filmed the stage from the front, I was naturally the clearest person in the very middle, so being the center was already paying off.
So this was why everyone made such a fuss about being the center!
[ The touch of your hand brushing against me sends a shock (shock, shock) ]
We held our breath and stared at the screen without saying a word.
Even while we watched the screen as if spellbound, our best effort was to let out an exclamation whenever our own figures appeared.
As the song continued, the stage and one-shots of the individual trainees alternated repeatedly.
At last, we reached the end of the pre-chorus.
The first verse’s chorus hadn’t even started yet, but I had already appeared in eight one-shots.
Taking into account the shots of the stage where I was visible in the very center, it seemed like I had appeared more than fourteen times.
[ I guess I’ve fallen for you! Will you love me too? ]
[ I’ll run to you! Will you choose me now? ]
As the chorus began, a new triangular stage appeared to the left of the central stage.
The Tier 2 trainees were riding on top of that triangular stage.
The newly appeared triangular stage advanced toward the equilateral triangular stage in the center, and finally, the two stages joined together.
At last, the Tier 2 trainees appeared on-screen.
Of course, even amid all that, one-shots of the Tier 1 trainees and shots of the central stage with me at the center continued to appear regularly.
[ C-C-C-C-Crush on you ]
[ R-R-R-R-Rush to you ]
[ C-C-C-C-Crush on you ]
[ R-R-R-R-Rush to you ]
The chorus, made up of a repetitive hook, came to an end. Only when it turned into the bridge—a dance break connecting the first and second verses—did the Tier 3 trainees appear, riding the third triangular stage.
Only then did the frequency of the Tier 1 trainees’ one-shots decrease, with the screen beginning to focus mainly on the Tier 2 and Tier 3 trainees.
When the dance break ended, the second verse began, and at last, the final triangular stage carrying the Tier 4 trainees appeared from behind the rear of the front stage.
Once all four triangular stages had joined together, they formed a star when viewed from above.
At the very center of the star was center Lee Dohee, dancing.
The center’s one-shots never stopped.
The final dance break before the last chorus of the second verse.
The lights changed color in rainbow hues as they swayed up and down.
The distinctive electronic sound of the synthesizer rose in pitch with the beat, building the song to a climax. At last, huge fireworks burst forth, and the screen showed the Tier 5 trainees standing beneath the stage alongside the fireworks.
With every trainee now onstage and the song reaching its climax, the stage began to transform amid white and purple confetti raining down from above.
It began with the stage of the Tier 1 trainees at the center of the star slowly rising upward.
[ Fell in love!? Choose me! ]
And among the center of that star, the person who was the very center rose until the ending. When the ending arrived, the highest point belonged to the center where I stood.
Then, as the song ended, several trainees appeared in passing as ending fairies through a series of one-shots.
Countless trainees, without distinction between tiers.
And the last person shown was me, Lee Dohee.
The center fairy.
The ending fairy.
Lee Dohee.
“I could die happy right now…”
“Are you crying?”
“Dohee, why are you crying?”
I didn’t know.
I couldn’t hear the older girls’ voices.
All I could see in my mind was my own figure on the screen.
***
After Jodol Season 3’s title-song stage, “I Fell for You,” was unveiled for the first time,
Jodol Season 3 became a hot topic on the internet.
[Jodol Season 3’s “I Fell for You” Stage Unveiled for the First Time, Drawing Intense Attention]
[(Comprehensive) Jodol Season 3 Unveils “I Fell for You”…… First Center Is Lee Dohee]
[Jodol Season 3 Contestants Perform “I Fell for You”…… Who Is the Center?]
[Mwave’s Mega-Project “Jodol Season 3” to Air Simultaneously with Netflix…… Voting Through Live Streaming]
[Mwave’s “Jodol Season 3” Confirms July 8 Premiere]
[The Big Four Agencies Participating in Jodol Season 3! Haru, Zy, and Js]
The entertainment sections of the news were plastered with articles related to Jodol Season 3.
Unfortunately, comments on entertainment news had been disabled for a long time, but the reaction buttons that allowed readers to express their opinions were still there.
One Jodol-related article had made it onto the front page.
The article’s “Like” button had surpassed thirty thousand, while the “Angry” button had also exceeded thirty thousand.
Of course, for now, thanks to the aftermath of Seasons 1 and 2, the number of “Angry” reactions was greater than the number of “Likes.” But that also meant attention was focused on Jodol Season 3 to that extent.
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[Be honest, are any of you planning to watch Jodol?]
Anyone here planning to follow Jodol 48??? I was debating whether to watch it because it seems like such a controversial show… but I think I’m going to watch it… Am I making the wrong choice? ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
I think I’ll follow it. I feel like I’m going to end up with a lot of fixed picks ㅜㅜㅜㅜ
And collaborating with Netflix makes it feel more trustworthy somehow..ㅠㅠㅠ
└ I think it would be better to avoid it…
└ I wasn’t going to watch because I’m not interested in idols outside my bias group… but how can I not watch when the Big Three agencies are appearing? ㅠㅠ
└ Honestly, I’m hesitating because it’s on Netflix…
[People Who Consume Jodol, Get a Grip]
Seasons 1 and 2 were definitely rigged, and you’re going to watch it now?
└ Still, if it’s on Netflix, it should be worth watching. And the Big Three are appearing too.
└ 22
└ Don’t consume it by yourself.
└ If you’re going to write something like this, post it in the self-post forum. I’m reporting you.
└ If you want to look at it that way, why do you consume problematic shows and celebrities at all? And this time it’s definitely different.
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[Who Are You Guys Considering for Your Fixed Picks?]
Mine are Eun Sera, Gong Chaerin, Kim Seoyoon, and Kim Hanbyeol.
└ Jeon Harang and Lee Dohee.
└ I’m keeping an eye on Lee Dohee, Gwon Hana, Kim Naeun, and Meilin, but I’ll decide after watching the show!
└ Park Yeeun, Nam Seoyeon, and that girl with her hair down and colorful hair ties!! I don’t know her name yet.
└ (Photo) You mean her?
└ Oh!!! That’s her! What’s her name?
└ Yoo Yerin is my fixed pick!!
└ Mine is the center girl ♡♡♡ She’s so cute.
└ Mine are Eun Sera and the Haru girls!
└ I’m rooting for Zy lol
└ I don’t know yet, but the center really caught my eye!ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Is the Girl at the Very Front of Jodol Lee Dohee?]
The person in the middle at the very front…
└ Yeah! The pretty girl who filmed the Eon Sweat commercial!
└ Yep yep, she was the female lead in the “I Remember” music video.
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[Are You Going to Watch Jodol Season 3?]
Why wouldn’t you?
Are you stupid? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Mwave really went all out, right?
Upvote if you agree.
└ Until yesterday, it was just “wave” because there was no M, but they added a capital M in the meantimeㅋㅋㅋ
└ If it’s a Netflix collaboration, of course I’m watchingㅋㅋ Voting is free too, what a bargainㅋㅋ
└ Is it really certain that there’s no rigging?
└ If Netflix were going to rig it, do you think they would’ve accepted it?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[“I Fell for You” Enters the Watermelon Chart at No. 72]
(“I Fell for You (Crush on U)” chart position 72 screenshot)
└ Upvoted
└ Oh
└ Wow, insaneㅋㅋ
└ Applause~
└ That’s awesomeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Season 2’s “Fall In” entered at No. 91, right?
└ Yep.
└ Holy crap, it entered immediately.
└ Hope it does well.
└ The song is pretty addictive. They made it wellㅋㅋㅋ
[Warning: Image-Heavy) Organizing the Ending Fairies Who Are Said to Have Nearly a 50% Chance of Debuting]
In both Season 1 and Season 2, most of the people shown at the very end became the subject of attention,
and nearly half—or more than half—of them debuted.
Let’s learn their faces. (Please provide additional information in the comments.)
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The strongest candidate for first place in Jodol this season, Js’s Eun Sera.
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Haru Entertainment’s Jeon Harang and Kim Seyeon.
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Zy’s Gong Chaerin and Yoon Seowon.
They really seem to have filmed everyone from the Big Three agencies up to this point.
(Photo)
Juliard School of Music girl and Jodol Season 1 contestant, Go Dahee.
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Lara lookalike Yoo Yerin.
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Pudding Gwon Hana.
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The Chinese girl, Meilin.
(Photo)
Top East’s Kim Naeun.
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Jin Bada.
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Japan’s Takahashi Riko.
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Swanmix’s Hwang Eunchae.
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Center Lee Dohee.
└ Upvoted for effort.
└ They picked way more ending fairies overall than in Season 2.
└ In Season 2, they only kept filming a few Tier 1 girls and the center, which caused a huge mess.
└ I wonder how many people will debut this time.
└ They’ll probably pick more than ten, like Seasons 1 and 2.
└ I came from the future. None of these people are in the debut lineup.
[Request for a Featured Post) Let’s Learn About Jodol Season 3’s Center]
(Animated gif of center Lee Dohee as an ending fairy)
(Animated gif from the Eon Sweat commercial)
(Animated gif from the “I Remember” music video)
She’s Lee Dohee, a publicly revealed trainee from Top East Entertainment, yep yep.
But our Dohee is only fifteen, born in 2008. Don’t sexually harass her, you fucking bastards.
└ I thought she looked young, but she was born in 2008…
└ I didn’t say anything.
└ After seeing all those vicious Korean women, looking at Dohee cleanses my soul… I love you, Dohee.
└ Seriously, Dohee is our hope.
└ Ah, so she’s the Eon Sweat girl.
└ Honestly, if you sexually harass her, you’re a fucking pedophileㅋㅋ She’s just damn cute.
[The Famous Saying Created by Dohee]
(Photos of Dohee)(Photo)(Animated gif)(Winking animated gif)
“A woman is prettiest at fifteen.”
└ Agreed, this is absolutely true.
└ At fifteen, she’s a beauty capable of overthrowing a kingdom.
└ Kids these days mature faster, so it was bound to change eventually.
└ What are we supposed to do with these pedophiles?
└ Seriously, I want to beat the shit out of these lolicons.
└ If this were the Joseon Dynasty, she’d already be married to me.
[Dohee’s Elementary School Graduation Photo Is Outㅋㅋ]
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One of Dohee’s elementary school classmates posted it on Twitterㅋㅋㅋ
She grew up exactly the same. So damn cuteㅋㅋㅋ They’re posting stories about Dohee now.
Some of it seems like lies, but I guess that just means Dohee has a good personality?
At least we don’t have to worry about school bullyingㅋㅋㅋ
└ Oh my God.
└ Send this to the featured posts.
└ Wow, she’s top-tier. Along with Eun Sera, she’s the best pick in Jodol 3.
└ She’s fucking gorgeous. Damn.
└ A complete face at that age ㄷㄷ
└ A natural beauty.
└ Elementary school graduation photoㅋㅋㅋㅋ Crazyㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Give me the link, you bastard.
Interest in Jodol Season 3 continued to spread, along with posts such as:
[Additional High-Definition Photos of Eun Sera]
[Let’s Learn About the Big Three Agency Contestants]
[There Are So Many People to Pick This Timeㅋㅋ]
[Animated Gif of Park Yeeun’s Stage]
[Send This to the Featured Posts—Found Another Pretty Girl]
[☆Photo Collection of the Eccentric and Lively 2005-Born Beauty Kim Seoyoon☆]
[Overseas Reactions to “I Fell for You”]
[Dohee Music Video and Commercial Clips]
[Go Check Out Bae Yes’s Deer-Faced Heobona.gif]
[Photo of Eun Sera and Lee Dohee Together]
[Real-Time Traffic No. 1]
[Compilation of Top East Trainees, Junior Group to Pastel Love—This Time’s Lineup Is Legendary ㄷㄷ]
[Seven Trainees Who Quietly Caught Everyone’s Eye]
[Long Post on Why Eun Sera Is a Candidate for First Place]
[Why Did the Big Three Agencies Join Jodol? Why Did Netflix Collaborate?]
[The Reason Vote Rigging Is Impossible.eu.reason.]
[Please Vote for My Friend Han Yuri, Proof Included]
[Can a Twenty-Five-Year-Old Auntie Contestant Really Be This Cute...?]
[Request for a Featured Post) Yoon Seowon Animated Gif Collection.gif]
If real-time search rankings still existed, Jodol Season 3 would certainly have been number one. It was already a hot issue before its first broadcast.