Chapter 118: First Ranking Ceremony (2)
"Wow! I’m so glad to see that you’re all excited!!!!" MC Ryan Leary said with a smile as he saw the forced grins on the contestants’ faces.
Not wanting to make it too awkward for them, he quickly moved on to the next topic.
"As mentioned earlier, unfortunately, today is the day that the journey with Pop Star Academy ends for 10 of you amazing contestants. I want you all to know that judges truly had a difficult time making a decision, and while it was mainly based on the surprise mission, they gave you all to learn and perform the signal song and dance, other things influenced the tough decision that they had to make. Please know that your worth isn’t defined by your journey here, and I’m sure you’ll move on to do great things."
At the MC’s solemn words, the air became filled with tension as the contestants sat up straight in their chairs.
It had suddenly become real that this was the end of the road for 10 of them.
A couple of contestants felt quite bitter as they remembered all the work they had put in, especially into the newly assigned teams that might be wasted if they were eliminated. Quite a few subtly glared in PD Emily’s direction before bowing their heads.
Of course, there were other contestants who were completely confident that they were staying even if they had no reason to be, and others who were nervous like Jamie, whose leg had become a jackhammer trying to dig into the center of the earth, even if he was 99.9 percent safe.
Ari was somewhere in the middle.
When he remembered how badly he did when he performed the signal song and had to get Jelissa’s help, he actually felt a bit nervous.
While he was mostly sure he wasn’t among the worst 10 contestants here, he also knew that both Jaywalk and Larry Jackson disliked him, so there was a slight chance that he would get eliminated.
With his heart pounding while he tried to maintain a neutral expression, he picked up the drink underneath his seat to calm himself and immediately choked and began coughing.