Falling for the Omega Idol

[Compilation of the best moments from Boys Odyssey's theme song video.]

- Look at our Seojun!!! (*attached a five-second GIF of Seojun smiling and winking at the camera*)

└ He looks amazing!

└ It's criminal that they only gave him five seconds of screen time in the whole theme song video.

└└ Exactly! The fact that he still stood out proves how strong his stage presence is.

└└ If the production team were smart, they'd give him more focus.

└└ LOL, they couldn't give him screen time because he has no talent.

└└└ Say it louder. Why should more talented contestants get less screen time just for him?

└└└└ Stop hating. People can improve, you know.

└└└└└ Except he hasn't improved at all when they filmed this, so my point still stands.

└ Fans keep over-hyping him just because he's handsome and an Alpha. Take that away, and what's left?

└└ If you don't like Seojun, ignore posts about him. Why waste time hating?

└└└ So now telling the truth is considered hate?

- Taeyang absolutely deserves to be the center of this song. Just look at that charisma and skill. (*attached a clip of Taeyang staring at the camera with a playful smirk while dancing*)

└ That's why he's my one-pick! He has it all. If he doesn't debut, the show is definitely rigged.

└└ Rigged? You're overreacting. Remember Idol Producer? Talent doesn't matter if you're not popular enough.

└└└ Using Idol Producer, which had a rigging scandal, as your example isn't helping your case.

└ But Taeyang is seriously good-looking. His eye color is just magnetic.

└└ Is he mixed? Since his name is very Korean, his mother must be a foreigner.

└└└ Or maybe it's his grandparents. Other than his eye color, he looks mostly Korean.

└└└└ LOL what does 'mostly Korean' even mean?

- Our baby Haru is so adorable (*attached a clip of Haru jumping around and grinning at the camera*)

└ He's so cute! That little tiger tooth is the best.

└ He's an amazing dancer, but his voice...

└ Is he an Omega? He's so tiny and adorable.

└└ Nope, he's actually an Alpha.

└└└ Wait, really?

└└└ Are we sure the production team didn't mix up his secondary gender with that French "Omega" guy?

└└└└ Wow, it's 202X and you're still stuck on stereotypes?

- Who do you think is the best Omega contestant?

└ Isn't it obvious? Haneul, no question. He's the prettiest Omega here.

└└ And his vocals are insane.

└└ I think he's too pretty. Omegas should be sweet and gentle, the kind that makes you want to protect them.

└└└ Right? Someone like Mirae. I just want to keep him safe. Unlike Haneul. He just makes me want to ruin him.

└└└└ People like you are why Omegas are scared to chase their dreams.

└└└└ This counts as harassment, right? Let's report.

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Posts and comments like these popped up all over social media and community forums, talking about different contestants. It was obvious that the show was getting more and more attention.

At this moment, Vnet shared another post that quickly caught everyone's attention.

[Vnet Official: Voting for #BoysOdyssey is now OPEN!

Head to the Vnet app and follow the step-by-step tutorial to cast your votes. Your support decides who stays on this journey!]

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Haeun had fencing practice today, so when it ended, she rode home with her father in his car. On days without club activities, she usually went home with her friends. But when she did have fencing practice, it often finished around the same time her father was done with work at school. That was when the two of them would drive home together.

Only when they were in the car did Haeun finally have time to check her phone. She immediately noticed the flood of notifications. Most of her alerts were about Boys Odyssey, so she always knew when there were updates about the show.

The first thing she saw was the performance video of the show's theme song. She tapped it right away and started watching. The familiar tune of the song filled the car as it played.

"Isn't that the song your brother, and the others performed before the first elimination?" Hyunwoo asked as the music played from his daughter's phone.

It surprised him that the show already held an elimination in just the second episode. But since they filmed it long before airing, they knew Haneul couldn't have been eliminated. If he had been, he'd be sitting with them right now rather than still living on that ship.

Hearing the theme song, Hyunwoo couldn't help but think back to the episode where Haneul performed it. His son's singing was definitely good. No, it was incredible. And he wasn't just saying that because Haneul was his son. He was simply telling the truth. But he could also admit Haneul had struggled with the dancing. That short clip they showed of his practice only revealed a fraction of it. Hyunwoo imagined the real struggle had been much harder.

He let out a sigh. He knew Haneul would face tougher challenges ahead. As his father, it was hard to think about all the struggles waiting for him. But the only thing he could do was support him.

"Yes," Haeun answered her father. "They just dropped the theme song performance video. I'll play it on the TV later so Dad and Mom can watch."

She felt a little excited. From what she'd seen, her brother got quite a bit of screen time. It wasn't even ten seconds, but that was still pretty long considering how many contestants were in the video. More than enough for her to make an edit. She'd been practicing video editing the past few days, and she thought she might actually be able to make something decent now.

She'd make one for Robin too. And once she improved her skills, she'd edit a video with both of them together. Maybe something with the theme of 'the ultimate Omega duo'.

After Haeun finished watching, she left a comment under the video gushing over Haneul and Robin. Then she scrolled through other posts and replies, firing back at rude comments while flooding the thread with more praise for her brother. She reposted every good edit she came across.

Then she read through posts from audience members who had attended the live recording today. The reactions were positive but carefully worded. Most of them were general praise about energy or vocals. It did not mention specific moves, songs, or who stood out. The production team must have given strict instructions about spoilers. What surprised her was how thoroughly the crowd had obeyed. Usually, at least a few people would ignore the rules.

Nevertheless, this still made Haeun excited to watch the performances.

By the time they pulled into the driveway, she finally noticed something unexpected. The stan account she'd made on X had somehow gained a considerable number of followers!

Haneul's Little Sister

@mainvocalhaneul

1 Following 984 Followers

This was an account she had created only a few days ago, and it was already close to a thousand followers. It looked like she might actually have a knack for fangirling. Maybe she should just focus on this and give up on her Olympic dream?

The thought almost made her laugh. If her brother could hear what she was thinking right now, he would definitely scold her.