Before Episode 10 aired.
As expected, viewers were cursing Meirin’s selfishness.
[The Full Story Behind Meirin Becoming Center]
Asking for a chance after refusing to accept the vote?
Honestly, if you make a hundred concessions, it’s understandable.
(Weekly ranking graph)
Meirin’s ranking was low, while Lee Dohee was always near the top.
Meirin must have been more desperate and wanted the center position more badly.
But the problem was that Meirin herself lacked the ability.
(Photo of harsh criticism)
If someone gave up the position for you, you had to be good enough to justify it, but she received tremendous criticism from the trainers during the midterm evaluation.
And judging from the reviews of the third competition, Dohee ended up taking the center position.
The composer who appeared at the end of Episode 9 probably rearranged the parts. (The original composer can adjust the parts.)
In other words, because Meirin lacked the ability even after having the position given to her, Lee Dohee, who had yielded it to her, had to throw away everything she had practiced in the meantime and prepare a new center part for the stage performance.
One-line summary) China did what China does.
- It’s ridiculous that she asked them to give it up in the first place lol. Does she not know what majority rule is?
└ You think a Chinese person would know what democracy is? lol
- She doesn’t think about her teammates at all, only herself lolㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- Even after receiving that harsh criticism, she still didn’t give it up? Legendary lol. If it were me, I would’ve yielded before even going to the composer.
- Dohee’s image-making is so obvious, right? She’s trying to make herself look like a kind saint by turning Meirin into the villain hehe. I can see it~
└ Korean-Chinese or mentally ill lol
- If someone is as pretty as Meirin, I think we should cut her some slack. She’s not even a fully grown adult yet, she’s still a kid. People can make mistakes.
└ Dohee is way prettier, you Korean-Chinese bastard lol
- She’s a Chinese national from a Chinese agency in the first place lol. The problem is with the idiots who pick her just because she’s pretty.
And while Dohee’s largest anonymous fan community was pleased by these reactions, they also expressed concern that a backlash might follow.
Episode 10, nearing the end of the latter half of Jodol 3.
Taking the main-character role with a lot of screen time in the latter half was liable to provoke resentment.
- Our baby is too kind for her own good ㅠㅠㅠ
- Dohee is really too kind. Even after yielding, she ends up on the chopping block because of some Chinese person ㅠㅠ... I’m seriously so pissed.
- Still, seeing the reviews saying she did well onstage makes me feel a little better... Could she come in first this time...? Honestly, if Dohee doesn’t come in first, then who will?
- I don’t care, I just want to see chick Dohee in that yellow dress with the giant bow... I feel like I’m going crazy~
- Give us Episode 10 already.
Posts like these only barely calmed down once Episode 10 aired and all the loose ends were resolved.
[Shiiieeet!!!]
- LOL, what’s with Dohee’s reaction? Is she a hipster?
- Cute Dohee is more sincere about hip-hop than anyone else lolㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- This is so freaking funny lol.
The fans waited for Dohee’s stage while watching her reactions, which occasionally appeared between the stages of unrelated contestants.
But even after a long time, the team still didn’t appear.
- But when are they coming out? Didn’t they say they were opening the stage?
- They are coming out today, right?
- Hurry up and give it to us, I’m getting dizzy...
- That PD bastard is pissing me off. Did he push them all the way to the end?
The team finally came up onstage after all three other teams had finished their performances.
- The chick is finally here!!!
-(Died because her breath stopped after seeing bunny-chick)
- Gasp... holy crap, what is Dohee’s stylist doing... It suits her perfectly.
The fans’ excited commotion over Dohee’s styling, which had received nothing but rave reviews, continued until the show aired the team’s production process.
As viewers had expected, the first segment showed Dohee taking the center position after the composer redistributed the parts.
[As the composer, I’d like Lee Dohee to take the center position.]
- I knew it. Who else could be center if not Dohee...
- She should’ve just stayed there from the beginning. Why did she—argh!!!!
Then Meirin apologized to Dohee in tears, followed by heartfelt footage of Meirin’s interview accompanied by warm background music.
- Yeah, let’s just have Meirin do well onstage first.
- She must’ve been that desperate to survive ㅠㅠ It’s the Jodol PD who’s at fault. What awful editing lol.
- Let’s strive for a clean fan culture~
- Whew... I can finally breathe.
There were still viewers who continued to criticize her, but sympathy for Meirin began to form, and it seemed as though the team’s atmosphere would remain warm and friendly.
That was because the scenes that followed also showed everyone working hard under Hwang Yeonha’s leadership.
[Haak, you little greedy thing~ You’re tightly~ surrounding~ our relationship~]
Kim Seoyun teased Dohee while imitating her cute point choreography.
[I never did that!]
[It’s exactly the same...!]
[Unnie Yeeun...? Let’s go to the bathroom.]
[Huh...? I already went earlier!...]
[Come on.]
Moreover, the genuine best-friend chemistry that occasionally emerged between Kim Seoyun and Lee Dohee was enough to create a cheerful image.
- LOL, Seoyun and Dohee really seem like sisters lol.
- Seoyun and Dohee are always so puppy-like lolㅋㅋㅋㅋ I love them.
- What’s with Yeeun always going to the bathroom with Dohee? What’s going on~
- But is it just me, or does Yeeun always practice hard and get better after coming back from the bathroom?
However, the friendly practice atmosphere did not last long.
The show showed Gu Eunhui sitting alone at the back, leaning against the wall and staring blankly into space while everyone else practiced.
Scenes of Gu Eunhui receiving harsh criticism were recalled.
[Eunhui, what on earth were you doing while the others were learning? Are you the only one having a hard time?]
[Eunhui, what are we supposed to do if you haven’t learned the choreography?!]
Gu Eunhui continued making mistakes throughout the practice process.
[Eunhui, please concentrate just a little. You keep crossing into everyone’s paths.]
[Yes.]
- Is this another evil edit? LOL, it hasn’t even been that long since they did this to Meirin. Im Hyeonung PD, seriously lol.
- The kids are people too. If you can’t do what you want, you can feel a little down. I hate how they edit it as if she’s just an unpleasant person.... Just show the kids having fun already....
- The editing formula is so predictable... They can’t concentrate during practice, get scolded, cry, then make up every time...
But then the show showed Gu Eunhui during the second competition.
During the second competition as well, Gu Eunhui had sat alone against the wall, looking as though she had given up.
- Hmm... Maybe she just doesn’t practice by herself...?
- I know it’s late to say this, but Gu Eunhui was exactly the same during the second competition too.
- When five people gather, one of them is bound to be trash. But two trolls...?
[Gu Eunhui: Even when I try my hardest, I don’t improve... (crying) My body won’t follow along... It’s hard...]
[Hwang Yeonha: Whew...]
With footage of Gu Eunhui crying and Hwang Yeonha’s interview, the show hinted at her uncooperative attitude.
- I’m sick of seeing people cry whenever things don’t go their way.
- Seriously... There are more kids practicing while holding back their tears.
- It’s okay if you’re not good. Just work hard, for crying out loud. Sigh.
In the end, it concluded with Hwang Yeonha comforting Gu Eunhui and warmly embracing her, but the viewers knew.
It was nothing more than pretending not to see the obvious.
And at last, the stage began.
After the uncomfortable production process, Dohee’s fans had to watch with bated breath.
- Huh? It’s fine, isn’t it? Everyone’s doing well.
- LOL, whew. I nearly cried because I thought Dohee was going to get unfairly targeted again.
- More importantly, look at our chick, qㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ She’s the cutest thing in the world.
As the stage proceeded without any glaring problems, the fans could finally watch it comfortably, showering her with over-the-top praise.
- An online nursing home for grandmas...
- I’m more excited for your twenties than I was for my own, Dohee...
- I finally understand why parents take out cameras at their kids’ talent shows... I want to give her candy and praise her for doing such a good job ㅠㅠㅠ
- Just wait until the fancam comes out. I’ll watch it a hundred times a day.
└ Only a hundred times? You have to watch it for twenty-four hours.
- Baby... I can’t even make the “Unnie, let’s get married” joke... Could you be my daughter instead...? Wait, does that count as a childbirth joke...?
And then came the problematic second-verse part that Dohee had worried about the most.
It was the part where Dohee covered for Gu Eunhui’s mistake.
[Inside it, I’m swaying like a little tree~]
That section was repeated several times as a round, with reaction shots of the trainers inserted.
[Sua: Huh...? It looks like Eunhui and Dohee switched positions, doesn’t it? Eunhui’s movement seems to have gotten tangled.]
[Go Yoonjeong: Thank goodness. Dohee did well—she covered for her without making it noticeable.]
[Mun Jinwoo: Exactly. If someone were watching the stage for the first time, they probably wouldn’t notice at all.]
[Go Yoonjeong: I heard Dohee practiced hard until dawn after the parts were changed. She knows the choreography really well. I truly want to compliment her!]
And then came the fans watching the problematic broadcast.
- Holy crap... So that was a mistake. If they hadn’t told us, I really wouldn’t have noticed.
- As expected, our baby was born to be an idol ㅠㅠㅠ
- Four years as a trainee at fifteen lolㅋㅋㅋㅋ Dohee really is a professional.
Not only that, but contrary to the fans’ worries that Dohee might suffer a backlash for being given the starring role, even the general viewers reacted with nothing but praise.
- Dohee really is good... Her instincts are insane.
- Unlike someone else, she practiced until dawn. I suddenly like her a lot more.
- She’s more mature and hardworking than I expected... Honestly, I had criticized her because she seemed like a talented kid who relied on natural ability, but I see her differently now.
Thus, unlike the turbulent practice process, the stage ended cleanly with the clear high notes of main vocalist Kim Seoyun and sub-vocalist 1 Park Yeeun.
Then came the announcement of the stage rankings.
The fan community began making excited predictions.
- At this point, can we hope for first place...? Honestly, I would’ve been happy with anything but fourth, but now I’m getting greedy.
└ LOL, same.
- It’s such a shame she couldn’t come in first because the first-place rewards were taken away every time ㅠㅠ The fanbases of the Big Three agencies are too solid. If we lose the first-place reward too, we can’t beat them.
└ Exactly... I hope our baby wins this time.
[First place goes to... Congratulations! Team!]
- What a shame... I really thought they’d finally come in first after all those twists and turns ㅠㅠ
- Still, second place is a huge relief.
But there was no time to dwell on the disappointment, because the individual votes were announced.
- Whoa, Dohee got 114 votes... ㅠㅠ Still, I’m glad the live audience recognized her.
└ Seriously... Our baby worked so hard. It would be so unfair if she didn’t come in first ㅠㅠ
- But now that I think about it, Dohee did well in all three competitions—the first, second, and third...? As expected of our genius idol ㅠㅠ
└ What would Dohee have done if idols didn’t exist? She would’ve invented idols, right?
└ No, she’d probably be playing the piano;;
└ Oh. Right.
At first, many people thought the show was blatantly giving Dohee extra screen time.
In the end, however, along with her handling of the stage mistake, her first-place individual vote count left Dohee with nothing but a positive image.