Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 103

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Chapter 103.

“Hello, Forever Blue, this is StillBlue!”

A visible radio show on Friday night.
It was also the first radio appearance with all five members simultaneously.
Of course, as this was StillBlue’s first group radio, the fans were absolutely glued to the live OTube broadcast.
Earlier this evening, the girls had their third music show appearance.
On Wednesday, they performed “Fingertips” and “Blue”; on Thursday, “20℃, Clear Skies” and “Blue”.
Coming from cable broadcasting, they performed with just the title track on today’s terrestrial music show, but the girls looked absolutely stunning regardless.
I was simply happy to see all five of them in school uniforms, and now there was this visible radio show too.

“Wow, seriously. So radiant. I’ve been watching StillBlue’s performances every day lately.”

The DJs for this radio show were two people any K-pop fan would recognize.
Tia, a member of Dallia Bam from another major entertainment company, and Moon Rise, a renowned K-pop producer famous for creating hit songs.
True to a radio show hosted by K-pop veterans, it shone as the number one most-wanted program among fans.

“What are you saying! Our group is still shining too.”
“Well, I suppose I need to step aside for the juniors now. Speaking of which, our StillBlue juniors—their debut track has been holding the number one spot on the music charts for several days now. Wow, the birth of a new music powerhouse.”
“I listened to it on my way to work this morning too. Shoot, shoot, shoot me, all four blues shoot at me~”
“I’m the one who enjoys fighting back~”
“Kyaa! The lyrics are absolutely—wait? This MZ generation audacity! My cousin keeps singing it all the time. Seriously.”

The two DJs exchanged appropriate praise and mentions of the hot response to this activity.

“Thank you so much. We’re living each day like a dream!”
“Wow~ We’re so grateful to your cousin! How old are they, by the way?!”
“How old is Ju-hong?”
“I’m 17!”
“Oh no, she’s the same age as my younger sibling….”
“Wow, I want to be friends with her!”
“She’d faint if she heard that. My younger sibling has loved you all since Make a New Color~ When I told them StillBlue was coming here today, they actually reached out to me, which they never do?”
“Thank you so much!”

Following Seo Baek-young’s composed response came Yeon Ju-hong’s bright reaction.
The freshness of a rookie group was palpable.

“Well, I have a question for you.”

One of the DJs began asking.

“Honestly, I was shocked when I saw the concept photos. You all looked so beautiful, and then you were all holding these massive weapons.”
“Right? Especially Ryu Bora. I’ve seen her since she was a child actress playing historical drama princesses. And then she’s holding an axe, and—?”
“Do you have any idea how shocked we were when our precious little princess appeared wielding an axe?”

At the DJs’ questions, Ryu Bora laughed radiantly.
The fan, reflecting on it, thought there probably wasn’t anyone who smiled like an angel quite the way Ryu Bora did, and fell deeper in love.
My favorite was Yun Chung, but whenever I saw Ryu Bora smile, my heart inexplicably raced.

No, today, look, I’m in Sasumi modeㅠㅠㅠㅠ Damn my baby is so pretty
Angel Ryu Bora… I’ve never seen her frown, I’ve been a fan since her child actress days… she never loses that smile

“Haha, I received so much praise. People said they saw a new image of me they hadn’t seen before… I’m just grateful for the attention.”
“We couldn’t have imagined it.”
“And Yun Chung, you brought out a gun—one of those massive ones I only saw during military service. Right?”
“Oh, yes! That’s right! Even though it was a replica… I was scared holding it too.”

Yun Chung’s answer was so cute!
She hadn’t even said anything special, but everything about her was adorable.
The way she was holding the microphone with both hands, nervous. The way she kept checking her members’ reactions.
My girl has leadership too….
My girl takes good care of her members….

“So here’s a new question! This album! What exactly is the concept? Nobody seemed to know. Even our writers tried searching for it. But there were no articles. So why don’t you reveal it for us here?”
“Oh, yes!”

Yun Chung, true to her role as leader, took the baton.

“This album is one that all of us members created together from start to finish under Lee Sol’s guidance. We first decided on the concept, and then we said, let’s make the song next.”
“That’s right. So we all tried to establish the concept, but it really wasn’t easy.”

So that’s how it was.
I’d heard that all the members participated in the directing, but I didn’t know they’d created the concept from scratch.

“Actually, creating the group concept was easy. It was the only thing we all agreed on right away.”
“Right, right.”
“Seriously, it’s the only thing. Even picking what to eat for lunch takes forever because we can’t agree.”

That’s so cute lol
Look at Kim Geum’s expression lolol it’s been ages since I’ve seen that lolololol

“So our group concept is~”
“Mutual salvation!”

Yun Chung’s opening and the rest of the members’ conclusion.

???
?????

“Pardon? Mutual salvation? What does that mean?”
“We actually left a lot of hints in our concept film, so I’m not sure if everyone caught them.”

Ryu Bora grasped the microphone with a fresh, radiant smile.

“We believed that the relationship between fans and idols isn’t one-sided. We started as Make a New Color, after all. It’s because you all chose us that we were able to come together as StillBlue.”
“That’s right. The fact that we became one group and met our fans—we thought that was an astronomically rare probability, something impossible without fate.”

Ryu Bora and Kim Geum locked eyes as they spoke.

“Just as you saved us, we hoped that our music and every moment we share could bring even a little comfort to your hearts. Of course, the love you’ve given us is so immense that what we can give back might seem small in comparison….”
“But we want to give you everything we have and carry even a portion of your sadness and worries! That’s why we chose mutual salvation as our concept!”

Oh my god
I’m crying
Oh nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Where do idols like this even exist… mutual salvation…
These girls are seriously the best at storytelling, I swear
When the color film came out, I couldn’t believe it, but it was real ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
I love you guys, seriously

“Wow, even we get emotional hearing this, so the fans must be incredibly moved.”
“Right. I’m actually tearing up now. Because I understand that feeling so well. I got through my hardest times thanks to our fans.”
“Me too. That’s why I really understand the hearts of StillBlue’s fans.”

In an instant, the studio atmosphere grew tender.

“The real issue was!”

Kim Geum jumped in, trying to laugh off the slightly emotional mood.

“The album concept!”
“Exactly!”
“It was really tough, seriously.”
“Everyone wanted something completely different, so it wasn’t easy at all! I wanted to wear something sparkly and pretty like a princess, with ribbons too. But Geum wanted to try a strong concept for herself!”
“I wanted something like a drama, you know? Something with a story. A cinematic feel.”
“And I wanted to do something different from the other three—something that could leave a powerful impression, like adding horror or sci-fi elements.”

Yeon Ju-hong, Ryu Bora, and Seo Baek-young spoke in turn.

Their chemistry is so good, I love it
They must’ve practiced talking in the dorm lolololol
But seriously their tastes are all so different lololol how can they be this different
Yun Chung’s suffering is on full display… managing these little animals with completely different preferences and personalities must feel like torture lololol

“Then Yun Chung said, ‘Let’s just do all of it, then.'”

Yeon Ju-hong mimicked Yun Chung’s characteristic tone of resignation.

Ah, Coral Bird, you’re really chirping like a bird today, you’re so cute ㅠㅠ
Ju-hong’s impression of Yun Chung is seriously spot-on lololol

“Oh. I like that. I’ve never seen a group concept approached that way before. So what was the album concept?”

The DJ asked with keen interest.

“So this album ‘Light Steel Blue’ has the concept: 【A princess who left her gilded cage for the one she loves】!”
“Ah!”
“Ah~ so that’s why you’re holding weapons?”
“Yes!”

Yun Chung smiled with genuine pride.

“For the person I love, I can! Pick up such a terrifying weapon! Set fires! Do absolutely anything!”
“I can even pick up an axe….”

Ryu Bora laughed quietly lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol an axe too lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
Ah Yoon Daeng ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I’m so proud ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

“That’s why I put it in the lyrics too. You just enjoy yourself, I’ll be the one fighting your worries, like that.”
“Wow, so that’s how it connects. The lyrics really have all that emotion packed tightly inside.”

The DJs, finding their much younger juniors so impressive, smiled at the members with maternal warmth.

“But I heard there are two concepts. So the other one is…?”
“Ah!”

Yun Chung clapped her hands together.

“Actually, well. We’re not always just fighting. One is fighting for the person we love. And the other is… Seo Baek-young, could you explain?”

Hahaha, it’s ethics. Look at Baekyoung taking care of his portion size ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
He is truly a true leader… no, he is so skilled, our leader Kangjwiㅠㅠ

“Ah, yes! Even when we’re fighting hard, we set the concept as !”
“So my gun becomes a water gun in front of the person I love.”
“Mine was a flamethrower, but it turned into a bubble gun….”

So it transforms from a crazy warrior princess into a high school girl princess
It was a crazy disarming conceptㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Are these not genius idols or what?
They came up with this themselves? I can’t believe it
When they watch the color film, the kids hug us too ㅠㅠㅠㅠ Aren’t we the ones who say they love us? ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

“Wow, it’s really a detailed world, isn’t it? 27X3 said ‘Our StillBlue girls’ concept is insane right? Let them do everything they want~’!~”
“Wait, 39X2 sent a question asking us to read it! ‘Why didn’t our cute precious baby deer Bora’s weapon change?’ Did only Bora’s weapon not change?”
“Ah, yes. Only I have the axe. Just like that.”
“Huh. Why?!”

Wow I was seriously dying to know this
The host is doing so well this is what all the fans were dying to know lol lol lol lol lol
Also ask if Ryu Bora and Baek-young setting fire to Geum’s house is true PLZ

“Ah, well, you see….”
“?”
“The other members have let their guard down now. But I want to stay vigilant until the very end and protect them. Someone has to keep watching over the members, after all.”

Wow
Seriously
I’m listening to this live right now and I’m telling you, Ryu Bora did that perfectly, I’m so proud of myself
Oh, Ryu Bora is literally tearing my heart to shreds, I’m going crazy

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