Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 107

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Chapter 107.

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Wait, Kim Geum got hospitalized?
└Rumor alert
└└My friend is actually at Taesan University Hospital Emergency Room right now and heard it directly
└└└Yeah, without evidence it’s just bullshit~
(photo)
└My friend is at Taesan University Hospital and sent me this photo. Kim Geum is in the Emergency Room right now with her manager. The other members aren’t there
└└What the hell
└└└??? Is this real??? That’s Geum’s favorite sweatsuit oh my god oh please
Trending: Taesan University Hospital StillBlue Kim Geum

(photo)
Apparently she went in as an emergency patient
Still unclear what’s wrong with her

What the hell
What if…?
└Don’t start rumors like this. She could’ve just gotten injured during practice
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??! No, what is it? Why is the baby tiger injured? Where is it hurt?
What is this seriously my heart is sinking
I’m losing my mind what is this Colors please say something anything
Colors fans the longer you stay silent the more weird rumors pop up
Seriously everyone making up ridiculous rumors about someone’s injury should go straight to hell

Upon hearing that Kim Geum was injured, all the fans began to worry intensely.
Some seized the opportunity to spread rumors, while reporters scrambled to uncover the reason.

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Kim Geum’s Monday radio has been canceledㅠㅠ They say Baekyoung will come on instead…
Haha, the Tuesday show was also canceled… How much does it really hurt ㅠㅠㅠ Where does it hurt… I really want to hurt instead.
Ah, I really worked hard to make them 1st place this weekㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ #Don’t be sick_Geum Kim

Of course, Kim Deputy, Kim Geum’s ultimate bias, had also spent the dawn hours in tears.
Work started in an hour, but nothing could hold her attention.
Colors hadn’t released any official statement yet, which only made the anxiety worse.
Real-time trending hashtags on SNS were flooded with #Kim Geum_Hospitalized #Kim Geum_Emergency Room.
Her hands trembled so badly she wondered if she should use a personal day.
Then.

Ding!

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StillBlue

(Photo)

A photo of all five StillBlue members together had been posted on StillBlue’s official SNS.
Kim Geum, dressed in a hospital gown, beamed brightly while flashing a peace sign.
The four other members surrounded her.
Except for Kim Geum, everyone’s eyes were visibly red—they had clearly been crying.

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(Friday) Everyone was worried, right?! I was trying to make ramen in the early morning and I spilled water on the top of my foot and it burned me a little. I tried to upload it in the morning because I thought you might be sleeping and surprised me, but I didn’t know you already knew.. I’m so sorry.. It wasn’t a bad burn, but the members were so, so, so worried that I went to the hospital for a moment! I’ll get better soon, so please wait! #Don’t worry you #Geum Kim is strong #It’s me baby tiger Kim Geum
(Geum) I’m sorry for worrying you!!! From now on, I’ll be really careful. Everyone, stop crying now!!!!!! I’m really okay!!!

Starting with Kim Geum’s message,

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(Ju-hong) Unnie, from now on Ju-hong will be your personal chef (*๑•̀д•́๑)」 You absolutely won’t get hurt! I’ll make sure Geum unnie never gets injured again!!
(Yun Chung) As the leader, I should have taken better care of Geum, and I’m sorry I didn’t… I’ll be more careful going forward so you won’t have to worry. Fortunately, the doctor said Geum will be fine with just a day of hospitalization, but I’ll personally make sure she rests completely until I hear she’s fully recovered. I’m also grateful to the HugMe Radio staff for understanding the schedule changes due to the injury, and I sincerely apologize.
(Bora) Today’s diary: Kim Geum tried to make ramen alone in the early morning and spilled water on herself, getting burned. I was so shocked, but fortunately the doctor said it’s not a serious wound. It’s a relief, but I’ve issued a 10-year kitchen ban for Kim Geum. I told her if she wants to eat ramen, she can ask me to make it instead.
(Baekyoung) They say you only need to rest for a few days! We will take responsibility and make sure you never move! I’m sorry for making you worry.

The members also shared updates one by one to reassure the fans.

Oh man, now I can actually live my real life again, seriously
I’m crying for real… Yun Chung is so reassuring… yeah…
You’re probably the first idol to ever burn your foot while eating ramen, you crazy Geum Kim!
Still, I’m really glad it wasn’t a major injuryㅠㅠㅠㅠ Thank goodnessㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

The fans’ responses were reassured,

Who the hell took those hidden camera photos and posted them? Aren’t idols people too? Is it fun to invade their privacy like that and worry the fans??
Honestly, if I had just known about it when the company and kids’ positions came out instead of secretly filming, things wouldn’t have gotten this big, damn it.
I heard that the photo that first surfaced was taken by a sasaeng? Hahahahaha. ‘Right now’ my friend is hospitalized with Taesandae disease ㅇㅈㄹhahaha Sasaeng really hates gags.
The kids must have been really surprised already, but they must have been even more surprised that Tamra went crazy because of Sasaeng ㅠㅠㅠ Kids, just focus on getting better, really…
Let’s not consume hidden camera content or believe in it… Every time we react, it just encourages more of this nonsense

The responses split into waves of anger.
The fortunate part was that the anger was directed at the sasaeng fan who’d taken the hidden camera photos.
It was thanks to one subtly buried sentence in the statement.
‘I thought you’d all be sleeping, so I was going to post this in the morning to avoid startling you, but I didn’t expect you’d already know… I’m so sorry..’

It was a good call to include that sentence.
I checked the responses and let out a relieved breath.
It was unavoidable to explain to the fans that our failure to inform them first wasn’t intentional.
Anyway.
I was now in Kim Geum’s private hospital room.
I’d rushed over the moment my personal schedule ended.

“…That’s seriously insane recovery speed.”

The members were huddled around Kim Geum, wiping away tears.

“Everyone stop crying already. People will think I’m seriously ill.”
“We thought you were seriously ill!”
“The doctor said you weren’t.”

The Cotton Ball Entity’s panacea was as effective as its price was steep.

“How is it that a wound requiring a week of hospitalization… completely healed in just two days?”

Fortunately, the Cotton Ball Entity’s medicine didn’t raise anyone’s suspicions.
When I purchased it,

[‘Quick acceptance by surrounding people’ has been included as a complimentary service ☆]

This notification had appeared, and it seemed to be the cause.
I’d worried the hospital might find it strange, but I could finally put that concern to rest.

“Still, rest until tomorrow.”

A two-day hospital stay would have been manageable.
She’d simply miss the reality show filming and entertainment program appearances.
The other members stepped in instead.
Everyone’s schedule doubled, but no one complained.
If anything, there were only suggestions that Kim Geum should stay in the hospital longer, just in case.
But since Kim Geum didn’t want to miss the music broadcast, this was the best compromise.
Thanks to the panacea, it seemed like by tomorrow I’d be able to dance without any issues.

“Still, don’t go in the Kitchen again.”
“Isn’t that actually a win for me?”
“Then you’ll have to do twice the housework instead.”
“Look at your true colors showing. Is this how you treat someone who’s sick?”

At Ryu Bora’s nagging, Kim Geum giggled.

“No, but Kim Geum. You never eat ramen normally—so why did you boil water?!”

Yeon Ju-hong rested both arms and her chin on the hospital bed, asking with concern.
She seemed genuinely worried.
Well, everyone here was the same way.
We decided to keep the reason why Kim Geum boiled the water a secret from Yeon Ju-hong.
It was Kim Geum’s strong wish.

‘Given her personality, I think she’d just end up crying. Please don’t tell her. Besides, I recovered quickly anyway. Why burden the kid with guilt?’

Such a warm-hearted girl.

“Thank you for taking my personal schedule, Baek-young.”
“Of course. I’m just glad you recovered so quickly. Really.”
“Right? We’re looking like first-place contenders this time! We almost got first without Kim Geum.”
“…That would’ve been really sad. I’m glad you got better so fast.”

Kim Geum laughed it off.
Seeing her laugh like that, my worries eased a little.
That’s right.
Being a leader isn’t anything special.
It’s about sacrificing yourself so your members’ bodies and hearts don’t get hurt.
I made the right choice picking Kim Geum over myself.

‘I still need to resolve the vocal cord issue.’

I managed to work around Kim Geum’s injury somehow.
But my problem remained unsolved.
If the main vocalist’s voice gives out at this critical moment, the entire plan falls apart.
I had to fix it immediately.
To do that, I would need to—

[Current Points: 380]

Earn more points.
What?
Why do I have 380 points instead of zero?
It was because the rewards from a mission I’d already cleared long ago had finally been settled.

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【Sell 100,000 album copies!】
Reward: 100 points (10 points per 10,000 copies)]

This mission, exactly.
Yesterday, our first-week sales count was finalized.
From Monday to Sunday of last week, our album sales totaled.
A grand.
380,000 copies.

[StillBlue breaks new girl group debut record with 380,000 copies]
[StillBlue writes new history? Shatters debut milestone with 380,000 copies]

This was my safety net.
I never made choices I couldn’t handle from the start.
It’s true I used the universal remedy out of affection for Kim Geum.
But I never intended to lose my grip on reason.
I was confident I could accumulate 600 points quickly enough.
Still, settling this so late was ridiculous.
Damn that Cotton Ball Entity. It must have done this on purpose.
Regardless, the strong debut numbers were wonderful news.
I was too overwhelmed to savor the pride, but—

“Everyone. We broke through 380,000 copies on our debut.”

I need to convey what I have to say.

“Oh! That’s right! I completely forgot about it!”
“Wait. But isn’t 380,000 copies a really high record for us?”
“It’s a new girl group record. Everyone, congratulations. You all worked hard.”

The hospital room’s atmosphere instantly brightened.

“Haha, it must be true that I took the hit for our group! My small injury brought about this wonderful result!”

Kim Geum spoke with radiant cheerfulness.
…That reckless girl.
I quietly slipped out of the hospital room, leaving the celebrating members behind.
The vocal recovery item still cost 600 points.
I had no way of knowing how much time remained for me.
Because of that, I had to figure out how to earn 220 points as quickly as possible.

[
【Win first place on a music broadcast!】
Reward: 50 points per first place]

For now, this Quest was my immediate priority.
Music broadcasts would air starting this Wednesday. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday—five times total.
If I won first place on all five broadcasts, I would earn 250 points.
The problem was that winning first place on all five music broadcasts was far from certain.
Based on the first place prediction images circulating on social media, only four music broadcasts seemed realistically achievable.
That would give me 200 points, leaving me still short of the required amount.
There were other ways to earn points through smaller missions.
But at this point.
I needed one powerful move.
Something like—

[
【Release a solo song!】
Reward: 500 points per song]

Something like that.

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