Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 112

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Chapter 112.

Ding!

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[20xx1217 Happy BORA Day! : For Bora, by Bora, all about Bora!]

A new original content video had just dropped on OTube.

[Baek-young & Yun Chung & Geum & Ju-hong: Hello! We’re Forever Blue, StillBlue!]
[Geum: Oh, you’re wondering where our Bora went?! Hehe….]
[Baek-young: Since it’s Bora’s birthday tomorrow, we’re preparing a surprise event for her in advance.]
[Ju-hong: We were thinking about what would make Bora unnie happy~!]
[Yun Chung: We couldn’t figure it out, so we decided to just ask her directly….]

Caption: The mysterious enigma that is Ryu Bora….

[Baek-young: Anyway, that’s why we came up with this plan! Today, everything Bora says will come true!]
[Ju-hong: But~ Bora unnie doesn’t know about it!]

Caption: A Bora Day that only Bora doesn’t know about…

[Geum: But she’s got crazy good instincts, so won’t she figure it out right away?]
[Yun Chung: For now… we’re going to tell Bora that we’re filming a casual everyday content video since activities are over and she can just relax!]
[Geum: I wonder… what on earth will Ryu Bora do to relax when given the freedom to do so?]

Caption: Let’s find out together starting now!

[Geum: Bora, Bora~]

The screen transitioned, and Kim Geum knocked on Ryu Bora’s door while holding the camera.

Caption: At least she has the courtesy to knock
Caption: A wild Bora has appeared!

Ryu Bora emerged without a trace of makeup, dressed simply in a comfortable white t-shirt and jeans.

[Bora: …A camera?]
[Geum: Yep. Today’s my self-produced content~ Say hi to the Everblues.]
[Bora: Ah, I see. Hello~ Everblues!]

Caption: Ryu Bora’s face brightens the moment Everblues are mentioned

[Bora: But what kind of content is this? Why’d you come find me?]
[Geum: Today’s theme is! “What’s StillBlue’s daily life like during vacation?!” So Ryu Bora. What do you do to relax?!]

A flicker of suspicion crossed Ryu Bora’s eyes.
But deciding to let it slide for now, Ryu Bora smiled again.

[Bora: I like to add lyrics to songs that Geum or Yun Chung compose.]
[Geum: Ugh… that’s not a vacation!]
[Bora: For me~ it is~^^]
[Geum: Besides that, there’s nothing else you really want to do?]

Caption: Bora deep in thought

[Bora: I’ve wanted to try doing a birthday café.]

Caption: Geum’s pupils dilate at the word “birthday”

[Geum: A, a birthday café?]
[Bora: Yes. My birthday is tomorrow, so I wanted to open a birthday café and buy the fans at least a cup of coffee. But the Company rejected it due to safety concerns….]
[Geum: Right. So that was the proposal you submitted back then that got shot down.]
[Bora: We actually get rejected by the Company a lot more than you’d think~^^ Colors takes such good care of us~^^]
[Geum: C, calm down…]

Caption: When angry, not a deer but a musk deer.

[Geum: Besides that, is there nothing else you want to do?!]
Caption: Geum steels herself once more

[Bora: …I wouldn’t mind watching a movie.]
[Geum: Right. You like movies and dramas!]
[Bora: I’m into horror films and thrillers.]
[Geum: She watches horror movies on OTube all the time. With headphones on…. Late at night….]
[Bora: It’s fun. My personal recommendation is “The Purple Room.” I think it’s entertaining because my name is in it.]
[Geum: …So you’re saying you want to watch a horror movie?]

The screen cut to the living room, where three members waited for Kim Geum and Ryu Bora.
The three members sat with innocent expressions, their eyes blinking steadily.

Caption: You guys… you’re in big trouble….

[Bora: Well, that would be nice. But the members don’t like horror movies.]
[Geum: No! No! No!! Actually, Baek-young just suggested watching a horror movie earlier!]
[Bora: …Really?]
[Geum: Yeah! In the living room! Why don’t we just go out and watch it together right now?!]
[Bora: (Suspicious)]

And so Kim Geum succeeded in luring Ryu Bora outside.
And moments later.

[Baek-young: (Already passed out with eyes wide open)]
[Ju-hong: Wow. That’s seriously hyper-realistic. What kind of makeup did they use for that prosthetic?!]
[Bora: Since it’s special effects makeup… it’s probably paint or something.]
[Geum: (Covering one eye with Yun Chung’s hair)]
[Geum: (Pretending not to look while still seeing everything)]
[Yun Chung: (Surprisingly unfazed)]
[Bora: Yun Chung, you’re watching it pretty well?]
[Yun Chung: I don’t really find ghosts scary.]

At those words, all four members’ eyes rolled toward Yun Chung.

[Yun Chung: What scares me is people… and cotton balls.]

Caption: Cotton balls??
Caption: Yun Chung… is she afraid of dolls??

[Yun Chung: The movie’s over.]
[Baek-young: …It’s really over? For real?]
[Ju-hong: It wasn’t even that scary?!]
[Geum: (speechless)]
[Bora: It was better than expected, right?]

Caption: The members don’t seem fine at all, Bora…

[Yun Chung: What do you want to do next?]
[Bora: Is today the day where I get to do whatever I want for my birthday?]
[Members: !!!!!]

Caption: They. Woke. Up.

[Bora: (smirk…)]
[Bora: So that’s how it is….]
[Bora: In that case….]
[Bora: Let’s go get ID photos taken, everyone.]
[Bora: Might as well prepare early for college entrance exam photos.]

Caption: And so they prepared!
Caption: ID photos of the members taken by Bora herself at the Studio
(5 photos)
Caption: Golden-handed Bora…

[Geum: What…. Why is Ryu Bora so good at taking photos too…?]
[Ju-hong: Wow, Bora could totally live off this if she quit being an idol. But absolutely don’t quit. We’re a community of shared destiny now.]
[Yun Chung: (moved, just staring at the photos)]
[Baek-young: But how do we take Bora’s ID photo? We’re not good at taking pictures….]

Caption: StillBlue fell silent for a moment….

[Ju-hong: Let’s take turns and each shoot one!]

Caption: And so was born Bora’s ID photo taken by StillBlue
Caption: Bora’s score was

Yun Chung: 78 points (including leader bonus)
Kim Geum: 12 points
Baek-young: 1 point
Ju-hong: 86 points

Caption: Please improve, StillBlue….

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Ding!

One day, after StillBlue wrapped up their activities and entered a brief hiatus.
A lengthy post appeared on Colors’ official SNS account.

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Colors

Hello. This is Kim Ryeo-yu.
(Photo)

Full text: www.colorsenter.com/notice/…
Ding?
?
What..?
Haha, what?
First, I want to apologize to everyone who has suffered because of me. As an aspiring idol, I sincerely bow my head and apologize for causing concern to the public and fans.
I also offer my repeated apologies to those who waited for my statement all this time.
I now feel ready to carefully speak about the truth.
Sudden truth?
What truth is truth lolololololol
She’s trying to make a comeback
Colors fans, this isn’t right, is it? There are things to cover up and things to move past separately, right?? You’re posting this to the entertainment industry account?
First, I’m attaching a statement from the person who claimed to be a victim on OTube.

(Photo)

As you can see from the statement above, the incident was merely a conflict between two immature trainees.
The real reason I had conflict with the person claiming to be a victim wasn’t because of debut competition, but because of personal relationship issues.
Of course, I understand that even so, none of my actions can be justified.
I spent this time deeply regretting my immaturity and youth.
I will ensure this never happens again.
I offer my gratitude and apologies to the many fans who continue to support me.
From now on, I will not disappoint you again.

Kim Ryeo-yu
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Hahaha… I can’t help but laugh at this…
If you were really sorry, please just stay quiet
No, look at the wording, it’s ‘a person who claims to be a victim’ hahaha. Where do you think this is the attitude of someone who has truly reflected?
It seems like the victim just couldn’t handle how messy things got and agreed to settle, but she’s handling it like this
StillBlue already debuted anyway… just let go of your lingering attachment
But no matter how much she struggles, the debut seems over… Colors already released a girl group, so if another one comes out, it’ll probably take 5 years…
Did the company write this? It’s a complete mess?
Colors’ legal team really can’t write
As long as she doesn’t join StillBlue, if she throws a fit, we’ll actually burn Colors down
└For real

Various online communities and SNS heated up briefly, then cooled down just as quickly.

The best answer is just not to pay attention
Block and move on

It was because everyone had concluded that Kim Ryeo-yu had no chance of debuting anyway.

Seriously.. it’s frustrating. I’m really disgusted by how people bash kids just based on what cyber bullies say. Since when did you start believing those haters’ gossip?
Anyway, you only believe what you want to believe. To destroy a talented, beautiful, young girl, there’s nothing you won’t do, right?
We don’t want to go into that f***ing group either lol; why would we shove someone with enough solo potential into a crappy group?

Of course, the few remaining fans of Kim Ryeo-yu became resolute again.
Believing that Kim Ryeo-yu would return someday.

“….”

And Director Kim watched all of this unfold in silence.

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Next Friday at 11 PM, MEN’s new show Top of Idol airs

Girl groups & female soloists appearing (publicly announced list):
Sugar Dream
Hi-Hi-Ho
StillBlue
Cha-yul

Undisclosed girl group 1
Undisclosed soloist 1

Total 6 teams
8 episodes scheduled
MC: Shin Yu-hwa

Wait, everyone else is top-tier, but this one group isn’t even second-tier, they’re like tenth-tier
└Please stop with the tier ranking nonsense, your own life is tenth-tier
The other groups and soloists are all groups that get music show #1s as standard, but suddenly Hi-Hi-Ho? What’s that?
└Forreal, suddenly some unknown group lmaooooo
Chayul is just like Yeosol’s top right now… What’s the reason he’s here?ㅠㅠ
I’m doing my best just to break even on this, and that’s why this job is so frustrating…
StillBlue just finished their survival show, how long ago was that? And they’re going into another survival lolololol
└Sigh…
But why is Shin Yu-hwa the MC? It’s a girl group survival show, why do they have to make a male idol the MC?
└Exactly, there are tons of successful senior female idols out there, why force it…
└└We’re not exactly thrilled about it either^^ We were wondering why girls like you who pull hair aren’t showing up
└└└Then just cut your hair;; This is awkward
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But what about the undisclosed ones? They’re really fishing hard for viewers, honestly not watching
Undisclosed group..? Don’t tell me they’re putting in groups that haven’t even debuted yet to boost recognition—if that’s this cheap trick, MEN please stop it
Why are our StillBlue members even on this show..? We’re doing so well right now… why exactly…?
└It’s because Colors is producing it
└└Ugh, you Colors stans
I suddenly became a woman in her 20s who gets the chills from Colors stans
The repertoire is too predictable, not fun.. Since Colors is producing, they’ll dump all the narrative onto StillBlue and give them that image of a resilient girl going through a second survival, so obvious ugh
As someone who supports male idols, this is a horror movie trailer, I feel like we’re next
└Forreal lol
└└Bujeongtayoㅠㅠ Red bean red bean salt salt..
└└└100% Burnash will appear and they’ll make Lee Sol or Do Hee-young the MC lol, ugh tired, ugh tired~
But if Hi-Hi-Ho and Yun Chung run into each other, it’s gonna be seriously hilarious lolol

I’m watching the live broadcast just to see that

Why?? Why is it funny?
└Hi-Hi-Ho is the group Yun Chung almost debuted with but didn’t
└└Huh; that unknown group..?
You really can’t predict people’s lives lol. It’s a blessing she didn’t debut there..
Honestly from the start it’s basically a revenge narrative with a refreshing twist lolololol if StillBlue crushes them here it’s literally the most satisfying story arc lololololololololol
But when Jo Hee-on mentioned Hi-Hi-Ho at Make a New Color, didn’t Yun Chung’s expression look off?
└There’s a theory they didn’t part on good terms
└└? Where from?
└└└You’re just making stuff up
Wait, private solo release supposedly

??Is this real?

What are you talking about… how does Kim Ryeo-yu fit in
└My acquaintance works on the Top of Idol production team and said they actually saw it;
└└Stop making stuff up
But that actually turned out to be true

(photo)
Yep~ Colors isn’t easy~
Kim Ryeo-yu’s here~

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?????????????????
Is this real for real
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Lololol the filming venue must be in total chaos

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