How to become an ACE of a top boy group

At 3 PM on July 4th, the 72-hour countdown to the theme song practice officially began.

The trainees in groups A, B, C, D, and E took their positions in their respective practice rooms. These practice rooms would be the filming locations for their 72-hour countdown practice sessions. Each practice room had a countdown electronic screen hanging in the center of the wall, silently reminding everyone of the passing time and giving them a sense of urgency.

To perfectly perform the singing and dancing of a song in just three days is not an easy task, even for an active idol, let alone for trainees.

Furthermore, the trainees in Group E have weak foundations, so their practice progress will be even slower.

Based on this, AMM, the dance teacher for Group E, adopted a teaching method that broke down the most basic movements and taught them step by step. She taught each movement in detail and managed to teach the choreography within 24 hours, but then found that the trainees couldn't remember it.

AMM, who already had a bad temper, became even more irritable and couldn't help but say some harsh words.

They were corrected again and again, and made to do it again and again, but after half a day, only two people in the entire Group E had memorized the choreography. AMM started yelling at the others:

"Since Le Jing can remember it, it means that it's possible to remember it at this stage of practice. So why can't you remember it? Aren't we all human beings?"

"Look how badly Luo Enxi danced at first, but now he remembers it all. Even though his dancing wasn't very distinctive, the first thing we need to do is memorize the moves, right?"

"Look how much time we have left! I can understand if you can't remember in the first 24 hours, but you still can't remember after practicing for half a day today? Putting aside whether you're in sync or not, some people have practiced for so long and haven't memorized a single move! I really don't understand why they weren't eliminated in the first place!"

AMM issued an ultimatum: "Tomorrow, I must see everyone memorize the choreography completely. Those who can't remember the choreography don't need to practice anymore! I'm not teaching anymore, there's no need!"

At midnight on July 6, there were 39 hours left in the countdown.

Except for Luo Xi, all the trainees in Group E were struggling to keep practicing their choreography in front of the mirror.

Ning Xiangqi has almost developed muscle memory for the dance, but for some reason, she can do well when dancing the individual parts, but every time she dances the complete choreography, she always gets stuck in different places. She pays attention to one part, but then makes a mistake there; she pays attention to another part, but then she can't dance that part.

He leaned against the wall, exhausted and sad, drinking water. Looking at his fellow E-group members who were also struggling with the choreography, Ning Xiangqi couldn't help but cast a respectful glance at Luo Enxi, who was dancing in the distance and had memorized the choreography but was still practicing hard.

Luo Enxi was truly the most hardworking trainee he had ever seen. He got up very early every day and went to bed very late at night. He practiced singing and dancing all day long and was still dancing now. He was really hardworking... Ning Xiangqi looked at him for a while and then stopped.

Ronxi wasn't dancing to the theme song choreography.

“Luo Enxi, you’re even dancing to a different choreography? Even if you’ve memorized it, there’s no need to be so Versailles-like. We still have an exam!” Ning Xiangqi pointed to the countdown on the wall and said, “There are only 38 hours, 20 minutes, and 42 seconds left!”

"I know, I know. The main thing is that I want to dance the theme song choreography better, but I can't find a breakthrough, so I practice other things to find the feeling."

Luo Xi scratched his cheek, which was a reasonable excuse.

For most people, it would be difficult to quickly memorize a dance in three days, but for Luo Xi, learning a dance from unfamiliarity to familiarity is what she has always been doing. She can memorize movements very quickly, and with the improvement of her dance attributes, after "Invitation Letter" appeared on the dance proficiency page, she was able to practice it to the mastery level very quickly.

However, also because of her dance attribute, Rosie was stuck at the mastery level and could hardly make any progress until her attribute improved. Rosie could only do tasks, including practicing more new choreography to earn points.

Ning Xiangqi said with a long face, "Why? You've already started to break through, and I haven't even entered the basics... I can't remember anything at all. I'm sure Teacher AMM will kick me out tomorrow!"

Luo Xi offered, "Let's jump together and see what problems you have. Maybe you're not even realizing it, which is why you keep making mistakes."

The two began practicing together. With Luo Xi as a reference, Ning Xiangqi's various problems were clearly reflected. After repeated corrections, Ning Xiangqi gradually became able to dance the entire choreography from beginning to end without making a single mistake.

"My God! I really did it!" Ning Xiangqi said happily. "Eunhee, did you see that? I really jumped out!"

"Yes, congratulations on finally remembering it!" Luo Xi was also infected by his smile and was in a good mood: "Remember to practice more, or you might forget it again after a nap."

"No, you can't forget! I don't agree!" Ning Xiangqi exclaimed, slapping his forehead. "Brain, you need to work harder! You can't forget!"

Hearing the commotion, Le Jing came over and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Ning clapped her hands and said to Qi, "Master Enxi's dance course is really useful. I have already memorized the choreography!"

Luo Xi explained, "Xiang Qi was too careless; he actually knew how to do it."

"Is Eun-hee a dance major?" Le-jing asked with a smile. "Maybe I can ask her about it?"

"It's a dance style, but actually I'm not very good at it." Luo Xi paused for a moment and said, "However, you can still see some problems when you watch others."

“Okay, then let me pick out some problems. I’m the lead vocalist at the company, so I really need a teacher to guide me in dancing, but Teacher AMM has only been teaching the basics, and I feel like her method isn’t quite right for me.”

As she spoke, Le Jing demonstrated the choreography to Luo Xi. His tall stature, broad shoulders, and long arms and legs made for a beautiful dance, and his flawless and fluid movements actually made him perform better than Luo Xi. However, if one had to nitpick, there was still room for improvement; some small movements and transitions could be refined, and certain areas could be slightly adjusted to highlight his personal style.

Luo Xi herself couldn't dance, but she could still talk fluently about instructing others. She shared her thoughts on the dance, points to note, and some small movements with Le Jing.

After receiving and correcting the choreography, Lejing's expressiveness greatly increased, and her already good foundation was finally fully displayed.

"Wow—Brother Hua, this is practically Group A!" Ning Xiangqi couldn't help but applaud after watching Le Jing's singing and dancing performance.

The noise drew Song Wenchen, Wang Xiao, and the other trainees from Group E to gather around. They practiced together until almost dawn the next day before returning to their dorms for a short nap.

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Although Rosie could remember the choreography, she also faced an impossible task—after entering the 72-hour countdown to the theme song practice, a new task popped up in the system prompt:

[Become the center position during the theme song filming. Earn: 5000 points]

[Entered Group A in the second round of judging and received: 4000 points]

[Entered Group B in the second round of judging and received: 3000 points]

[Entered Group C in the second round of judging and received: 2000 points]

[Entered Group D in the second round of judging and received: 1000 points]

The first four are obviously impossible, so only Group D is worth a try.

If Luo Xi can really raise her dance attribute to 50 within 72 hours and perform a perfect dance, she will be able to put a lot of distance between herself and the people in Group E, and will most likely be able to enter Group D.

The problem is that it's simply impossible to raise your dance attribute to 50 within 72 hours.

Her current dance attribute is 42. To reach 50, she needs 8 more attribute points, which is 8000 points... But she can only get a maximum of 430 points a day. Not to mention that her practice time has been greatly reduced since filming started. For example, on July 4th, she was filming all day and had classes in the evening. She only got 50 points that day. On the 5th, she got 300 points. Adding all the points in the warehouse together, she only has 608 points, which is less than 7.

Therefore, during those 72 hours, the main theme of Rosie's mood was anxiety.

Adding to the mix is ​​the vocal coach in Group E, who, to put it nicely, is laid-back, but to put it bluntly, is a hindrance. His classes consist mainly of vocal theory, spoken slowly and in a very vague manner, often veer off into completely unrelated topics and become rambling chatter. During this time, Luo Xi can't practice to complete her assignments, yet she can't skip class, which exacerbates her anxiety.

Finally, the trainees in Group E still had to rely on Yuejing to help them practice the song "Invitation Letter," keeping the beat and finding the right pitch, and everyone practiced it line by line together.

However, this also made everyone more familiar and closer, and they ate together every day. Especially in Luo Xi's dormitory, under Luo Xi's influence, most of the students started staying up late and getting up early, working hard to give a perfect performance of the theme song.

Even though everyone was very tired, they practiced together and laughed and joked, and time seemed to fly by. Luo Xi's mood gradually became more peaceful.

Let's take our time with the dance aspect; there's no point in rushing it.