Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 105

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Chapter 105.

StillBlue Gourmet Restaurant Fan Meeting Recap

I applied for StillBlue’s coloring book member-exclusive fan meeting this time and got selected
My bias is Yun Chung Fox
At first I was confused because it wasn’t a restaurant but more like a Studio??
But it turned out Yun Chung was cooking herself
Apparently she wanted to make healthy meals for the fans
Because all the restaurants fans keep tagging her at are so unhealthy lolololololol
She nagged us so much to please eat only healthy food lolololol like she’s our mom…
Seriously, there’s no way she’s not Fox

Oh man I’m so jealous
Dude I’m so damn jealous so what did she cook?
└Lotus leaf wraps with rice lololol Bora said she can’t spoil details but she prepared some temple cuisine
└└Temple cuisine lololololololol Yun Chung Fox…
Spoiler) Bora’s sashimi fan gathering

Looks like they gathered about 10 people per member for the reality show
I’ve been a Bora fan for 10 years since her child actor days
I went to a restaurant I recommended and tagged Bora at on Tamla
I don’t usually like salad but since Bora likes it I’ve been hunting down salad restaurants
I’m already a devoted fan at this point
Bora recognized me
At first I thought it was just lip service but she knew all the restaurants I recommended and I was shocked

Bora: Why don’t you trust me, unnie?
Bora: I see you all the time…

I almost ascended to heaven right there
She liked the salad restaurant I tagged so much that she always kept an eye on it and got takeout whenever she had time
She said she sees everything and thanked me

Ryu Bora’s legendary fan love…
Seriously, I love Ryu Bora so much
The haters say Bora’s soulless to fans and all that, but true fans know just how much Bora treasures her fans
Coral Bird fan meeting recap!!

Oh no, oh no, oh no…
It was our Ju-hong’s idea for the fan meeting
Seriously, I love Yeon Ju-hong so much, you’re breaking my heart
Let’s all go eat tteokbokki together lol
For dessert we hit up the Convenience Store with Ju-hong
Ju-hong’s sharing her own convenience store combo lol
She’s seriously such a baby, a real baby
She said since she’s collected all the stickers of herself and convenience store bread, she doesn’t need a gift from me lol. She said she’ll give me one instead and told me to wait.

Come on… seriously…
So you have to tell us what Ju-hong’s pick for the Convenience Store combination is, teacher
└ You have to watch the broadcast ><

And so.
StillBlue's story never stopped circulating across SNS and online communities.
Each member devoted themselves entirely to thinking only of their fans.
The quality of their albums and performances was exceptional too, which made it all the more so.
Every variety show and stage featuring StillBlue was screenshotted and posted to real-time trending threads.
It was rare to find a group where every single member was equally popular.
At first, individual fans had been forcibly gathered together, creating a tense atmosphere, but gradually as the members showcased their chemistry through original content and reality moments, the overall fan sentiment shifted toward supporting everyone.
But popularity always comes with its share of noise.

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Honestly though, this event made me feel so left out… The people who went aren't the only fans
A small gathering fan meeting with like 10 people per member… seriously… when there are so many fans, what's 50 people in the grand scheme of things
We're all the same fans with the same hearts, but hearing that only some people got to eat with them and chat right next to them… I'm genuinely devastated
I spent a lot of money to upload this first release… hahaha. What did I spend the money for… If I can't go to the huge fan meeting that I collected, I'll blame my stupid hands… It's not like I can go if I want to.
Ugh, I can't go into Tamla anymore today lol, I'm so depressed.
They won't even reveal the selection criteria and just say it's random, so who knows if the production team snuck in their own connections
Ugh… these idiot fans are doing that exclusionary shit again. Do they have no sense or are they just not monitoring anything at all lol
Please stop with the exclusionary events, we're all the same fans

The reality content's 【Members' Dinner】 fan meeting reactions were polarized.
There were responses saying the members were cute.
However, a significant number of fans expressed considerable dissatisfaction with this project.
The so-called 【Exclusion Project】.
The majority of fans made no effort to hide their hurt feelings over only a select few getting to meet the members in person.
And the arrows of this discontent were directed at Yeon Ju-hong, who had planned this fan meeting.

If pinky planned it, pinky should do it alone lol why do other members' fans have to suffer like this? Only pinky's fans should suffer right ^^
I know the intention was good? I know that too but can't I just say I hope we don't do projects like this next time?
Maybe she's young so her thinking might be short-sighted then shouldn't other people or the production team be the ones to cut it off…
Anyway just look at this reaction and please don't do it again

The negative reactions toward Yeon Ju-hong didn't end there.

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Please just practice live a bit more before going out you're making me anxious every time I watch the stage because of you
Sure they can cover it with AR right now but what if the kids get 1st place and do an encore stage???? when the events really kick off????
I can already picture it so clearly the encore stage with live vocals getting absolutely roasted lol
How can she be worse than a rapper and a former child actor? (no subject)

It was simple.
It was Yeon Ju-hong's live vocal ability that was the problem.
In truth, Yeon Ju-hong wasn't that bad at live singing.
Compared to the average across all idols, she was still solidly upper-middle tier.
But the problem was that Yeon Ju-hong was in 【StillBlue】.
A group where every single member was at least at the level of another group's lead vocalist.
Even Kim Geum, who held the rapper position, was like that.
With Yeon Ju-hong among such members, comparison was inevitable.
It was made worse by the fact that she received equal screen time due to Yun Chung's "egalitarian" principle.

"You all worked hard!"
"You all did well through the last broadcast of the week. It must have been really tough for everyone over this past week, so thank you for your hard work."

I patted the members who had pulled off seven stages over the course of a week.
It wasn't just physically demanding, and with it being their debut stage, they must have felt considerable tension.

"You worked hard too, Chung."
"Thank you for your hard work."
"You worked hard, Chung."

Everyone wore expressions of relief.
Except for one person.

"…You all worked so hard today!"

Yeon Ju-hong's expression was anything but bright.
Of course it was.
She was the type to obsess over fan reactions anyway.
Among our five members, she was the one who searched for SNS responses the most.
She had a fragile mentality, yet I couldn't understand why she insisted on checking those things….
I'd even tried confiscating her phone at first.
Every time we moved between schedules, she'd cry alone in the car, so there was no way I could ignore it.
There were no comforting words for the response to the reality show concept.
It was genuinely a mistake born from our inexperience.
I'd anticipated to some degree that this concept wouldn't receive a good response.
But we'd already gathered all the fans and brought them there—we couldn't cancel on the day itself.
So I even asked Oh PD about it.

'What? You want me to say Yeon Ju-hong didn't plan this? Why?'
'If bad reactions come out and Ju-hong gets hurt—'
'Hey, Yun Chung.'
'Yes?'
'So you're saying I should be the one getting criticized instead?'
'No. That's not it. It's to protect the members—'
'I don't care. Stop making a fuss over trivial things. I'm already swamped as it is, and you keep stirring up unnecessary drama.'

Of course, it fell on deaf ears.
It only solidified my resolve to have a serious talk with Oh PD soon.
And with the live performance controversy piling on top of everything, she must be frustrated.
If her skills were truly lacking, I'd just tell her to practice harder and move on.
This time, Yeon Ju-hong actually practiced the live performance for this song quite hard, and it wasn't bad.
The clips that circulated online were mostly from other B-side tracks, not the title song.
Her skills weren't that poor—she was just… still at an average level.
Yet she was being absolutely torn apart.

"We don't have any more schedules today, right?!"

Inside the car heading back to the Dormitory.

"No, everyone's heading to the Dormitory to recharge a bit~"

At the manager's words, we all let out a collective sigh of relief.
Honestly, I'm barely holding on myself before I collapse.

"We don't have practice today, right? Please, unnie."

Kim Geum clasped her hands together tightly, looking at me with those pleading eyes.
Not long after the Stage ended, her adorably styled bun hairstyle looked rather endearing in its dishevelment.

"Alright. Let's rest. Everyone worked incredibly hard today."
"Oh my gosh, that's amazing."
"…Phew. Thank goodness."
"Seriously, I'm so grateful. I almost fell asleep while dancing."

Inside the van, which had finally found its moment of rest and was bustling with chatter, there was one person who remained unusually quiet.
The person who would normally be the most excited was sitting alone in silence.
It was Yeon Ju-hong.
Seeing her this quiet felt strange—I wasn't used to it.
She talked so much that her nickname was Sparrow, Little Sparrow.
I turned around and caught a glimpse of Yeon Ju-hong's phone screen.

Yeon Ju-hong's Live Performance Barely Holding On Today

That was the title I saw.
Sure enough, Yeon Ju-hong was reading malicious comments about herself.

An Idol Who Passed the Additional Audition but Doesn't Even Practice Live

I didn't need to read the full content to understand what it was about.
People who write that kind of garbage deserve—

"Ju-hong."
"Yes?"

I couldn't let this continue as it was.

"Would you like to practice with me for a bit before heading in?"
"Huh?!"

As if coming to her senses only now, Yeon Ju-hong made a face of displeasure.

"Let's just scroll for about an hour. But I'm not letting you do it alone. We'll do it together."

Yeon Ju-hong's pupils trembled as if struck by an earthquake.
So why did she keep reading malicious comments when the leader told her not to, this silly sparrow.

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…is what I said.
But truthfully, I had no intention of letting her scroll.
I casually mentioned my plan to the manager and got permission.
Then I sent the other members to the Dormitory, and came to Han River Park with just Yeon Ju-hong and me.
Honestly, it wasn't an easy process.
How long had we debuted, and already a sasaeng fan had attached herself to us—I broke a sweat dealing with that.
Still, it worked out because the manager had over ten years of experience managing Lee Sol.

"W-why are we here?!"

She said we were going to practice and followed me stubbornly, so she must have been surprised when we arrived at Han River Park.

"Put on a cap. Someone might recognize you."

I was glad I'd thought to keep sneakers in the car.
When we got out of the car, I'd already grabbed Yeon Ju-hong's sneakers too.

"Do you know how to ride a bike?"

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