-ㅠㅜㅠㅜㅠㅠㅜㅠㅠI’ve been waiting!!!!!
-So the thing in the preview wasn’t just bait—it was real!!
-But it does feel kind of out of nowhere.
-Ha... wait a second... I need to open my memo pad....
-I’m so glad I watched the live broadcastㅋㅋㅋㅋ Hurry up and give us their names!!
-I’m getting nervousㅋㅋㅋㅋ What’s wrong with me??
The viewers went wild, and so did the countless people watching *Geubaekpeu*. Among them was the rookie girl group ‘LimeSome,’ including Hayoung, who had performed on the ‘1’ and ‘brake’ stages.
“Awesome!! I think they’re really going to tell us their names!!”
The members of ‘LimeSome,’ who had watched ‘No. 1’ in person, made a fuss inside the van they were riding in.
“Are they going to reveal everyone?!”
“They said there are twenty-four contestants, so probably!!”
“Wow—I’m curious! They’re not going to end it here, are they??”
“It hasn’t even been an hour yet!”
“What’s No. 1’s name going to be??”
“The comments are going crazy too. But they really planned the production well. Revealing their names like this is making the viewers’ anticipation explode.”
Right around then, the first person to appear on the stage shown on-screen was No. 58, Sihu, with tension written all over his face.
-[“I’m not No. 58! I’m ‘Sihu’!”]
The moment his name was revealed, the viewers turned the chat upside down.
-SihuㅜㅜㅠSuch a cute name.... But is he not going to tell us his last name??
-Something about the name Sihu fits No. 58’s image perfectlyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Sihu!! Sihu!!!
-Sihu.... Memo memo......
Another contestant appeared in succession.
-[“I’m not No. 26. I’m ‘Dogyeong.’ I hope you’ll treat me well.”]
The real-time open chat, packed with hundreds of thousands of viewers, gradually began to heat up.
-NoㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋWhy do all their names suit them so well??
-Dogyeong... Noona really loves you...ㅠㅠ
-The cold beauty No. 26 is.... Dogyeong... Memo memo.
-This is so freaking entertainingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why is announcing their names alone so much funㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
It had gone beyond mere chaos. The entire chat was being plastered with the names Sihu and Dogyeong. Regardless, the name reveals of all twenty-four contestants continued. Five names, then ten. The entertainment agencies were just as excited by the ongoing reveals.
“Woo Hanseok, that man! I’ll give him this—he really knows how to structure a broadcast. Who could’ve imagined he’d build this much anticipation just by revealing the kids’ names?”
“W-We’ll start compiling the name list along with the information on all twenty-four contestants!”
“No. 58 is Sihu, and No. 26 is Dogyeong? The other kids have great names too. They could use them as stage names just as they are, couldn’t they?”
“The viewers’ reactions are incredible now that their names are coming up!”
“Of course! Now they can properly start stanning them! Anyway, organize the kids’ names carefully! Even if they get eliminated here, their public awareness is already high. They’re definitely worth meeting!”
Before long, the name reveals were reaching their final stretch.
-No. 1!!! When is the insanely handsome No. 1 coming out already!!!!
-No. 1 is definitely going lastㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Agreed, agreed. If it were me, I’d put No. 1 at the very end too.
No. 71, who introduced himself as Jeongwoo, had been the twenty-third. Then, finally, the last person to step onto the stage was ‘No. 1,’ who overwhelmed everyone with his face alone. The moment he appeared, the chat window went berserk. Meanwhile, No. 1 on-screen recited his introduction briefly, wearing an unfazed expression.
-[“I’m Rojun.”]
Compared to the other contestants, it was an exceedingly simple greeting. Even his introduction was clean and minimal. But the viewers’ reactions exploded more violently than ever.
-Rojun????? I love you.
-WowㅠㅜㅠㅜThe name is Rojun.... I’ve been waiting for this, seriously...
-Rojun-ah!!!
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋThere’s a guy named Rojun in my classㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋHow can the same name, Rojun, be so different...?
-I had a Rojun among my classmates tooㅋㅋㅋㅋOf course, his face was completely different.
-Our RojunㅜㅜEven the name reveal was villain-like, but noona is satisfied....
-The bastard sibling living in the next room is named Rojun too.... Park Rojun, fuck.
-But Rojun.... It’s such a pretty name, I hope he uses it as his stage nameㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-All the kids named Rojun are going to suffer from now onㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
And at that very moment, as Kang Rojun’s name spread across the entire country, Producer Jeong Suryeong made his move. No, more precisely, the team behind *Rental Lover* did. As if they had been waiting breathlessly for the reveal of Kang Rojun’s name, they acted immediately.
《[Official] ‘Rental Lover’ Production Presentation Confirmed for Tuesday, September 29, Including a Live Broadcast··· ‘Geubaekpeu’ Rising Star ‘Writer Rojun’ to Attend!》
It was the first step taken by ‘Writer Rojun,’ rather than ‘No. 1.’