Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 130

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Chapter 130.

And so the scandal erupted in full force.

[Shin Yu-hwa’s side: “It was Kim Ryeo-yu’s one-sided stalking”]
[Kim Ryeo-yu’s side: “All shameless lies”… What will be the truth of this dispute?]
[Kim Ryeo-yu flatly refutes Shin Yu-hwa’s side statement]

But wait a moment.
How did things come to this?
I sent Shin Yu-hwa two gifts.
One was the video of Shin Yu-hwa pushing me.
One was an article written by StarPatch.
The moment Shin Yu-hwa saw the video I’d sent first, he sensed it was all over and immediately became compliant.

Shin Yu-hwa

You’re not going to release this, right???

Please, please don’t release this

Please

Then, upon receiving the article as well, he wavered immediately, but after hearing one word from Hong President’s side, he completely changed his tune.
Even if Director Kim withdrew, the investment deal would be viewed favorably, so he should think carefully about who was truly on the right side.
It seemed he hadn’t anticipated that Director Kim would betray him so swiftly.
He should have trusted someone trustworthy from the start.
I made only one proposal to Shin Yu-hwa.

‘Change the subject of the article.’

Not that Shin Yu-hwa had stalked Kim Ryeo-yu, but that Kim Ryeo-yu had stalked Shin Yu-hwa.

Shin Yu-hwa

How you use the article is entirely up to you.

I’d given only the subtlest of hints, yet Shin Yu-hwa’s side understood perfectly on their own.
Of course, all communications were made through a different phone number that Yeon Secretary had set up separately.
Every message omitted my name and was made to appear as though it came from someone in Colors’ management.
As if I’d never been involved in this at all from the start.
In any case.
The internet atmosphere shifted in an instant.

I knew it would be like this

What did I say?
Look at Shin Yu-hwa’s face—does he seem like that kind of person?
Obviously Kim Ryeo-yu was obsessively stalking him
Don’t you know Kim Ryeo-yu’s character has always been questionable?
Fooled once, fooled twice??
Kim Ryeo-yu fans, please get your heads on straight

Shin Yu-hwa being innocent doesn’t erase Pia’s exposé
└22222 Conveniently leaving out the Pia part lolololol yeah so transparent, super transparent
Even if Kim Ryeo-yu was stalking Shin Yu-hwa, that doesn’t change the fact that Shin Yu-hwa hit Pia~ I hope they both go to prison together
└Please lock them both up^^
Who knows, maybe Pia was the one doing one-sided stalking and is lying now;
└22222222 How are we supposed to believe Pia’s story then?
└└Shin Yu-hwa’s fans are legendary, honestly—the fact that they’re not unfanning after seeing this lolol
└└└True fans; please stay together forever

But then.
Something appeared that could end all this petty fighting.

Ding!
Ding!
Ding!

Pia’s side released an audio recording

(Voice Recording)
A recording of a call with Shin Yu-hwa
Listen to this^^
This is legendary

-This guy’s absolutely insane
-He’s seriously insane;;; the criminal bastard
Pia, transcription of Shin Yu-hwa’s voice recording

Shin Yu-hwa: Kim Ryeo-yu’s mom (beep beep beep) contacted me directly telling me to mess with those kids
Pia: Mess with them how?
Shin Yu-hwa: What else? She wanted me to tarnish their reputation
Pia: How…?
Shin Yu-hwa: I don’t know, she asked me to leak some dating rumors. Of course I refused. I’m just going to distance myself from this whole thing
Pia: So what are you going to do… isn’t this dangerous? For you too?
Shin Yu-hwa: Anyway, that woman’s family is loaded enough to cover everything up. You know that, right? Kim Mo-gyeong is a director at Colors
Pia: Isn’t she the aunt? Or the mom?
Shin Yu-hwa: She said she’s the mom
Pia: But do you really have to do this? Either way, you’d be getting entangled with them
Shin Yu-hwa: I can just spin it that (beep beep) those kids were chasing after me. And that woman’s family is apparently a director at StarPatch

(beep beep beep) is a section that Pia’s side deliberately censored
Probably added to protect the victim
By the way, they also said (beep beep beep) is not Kim Ryeo-yu

This is legendary, seriously
That’s absolutely hilarious lol
There’s never been an idol like this before…
What exactly is Kim Mo-gyeong doing…?
This is just the Shin Yu-hwa Gate
Wait, is this gate about agency misconduct? Shin Yu-hwa just obeys Kim Mo-gyeong’s words like he’s crazy? This needs to be investigated;;;;;
The creepy part is there’s not just one or two people involved;

Shin Yu-hwa
Kim Ryeo-yu & Kim Mo-gyeong (revealed to be Kim Ryeo-yu’s mother)
(New)! StarPatch Director Kim Hwang-gi (presumed to be Kim Mo-gyeong’s cousin)

Now I understand how toxic this family is
They need to be completely rooted out of the entertainment industry

Now I understand why the people at Make a New Color said they couldn’t touch Kim Ryeo-yu.
The entertainment company’s upper management has the entire media in their pocket—they really can’t touch her;;.
This is seriously messed up… I didn’t expect StarPatch to be connected to this too, damn it…
I’m genuinely worried about Pia’s safety.
But then what exactly is it?

Why was Shin Yu-hwa involved with Kim Ryeo-yu then???
Why were they photographed together?????

No one can know…
It’s a mystery for the ages.
Ryeo-yu, turn on a live broadcast and reveal all the truth. That’s the only way to survive.
Did they meet to conspire and get caught on camera?
└Wait, is that it?
This is it.
Is that the truth?

Kim Ryeo-yu & Shin Yu-hwa: were dating each other
Kim Ryeo-yu & Kim Mo-gyeong hired Shin Yu-hwa: to leak a dating scandal with (?) and expose it
After the Kim Ryeo-yu & Shin Yu-hwa photo leaked: Shin Yu-hwa cut ties to cover his tracks, right?

Wow, I think that’s it.
Yeah, that seems right.
Then who is that (?)?
Don’t try to identify them since it could constitute secondary harassment.
└└And yet some people are still trying to identify the victim…
They’re all just trash, honestly.
What are you Colors members doing?

If you don’t cut Kim Mo-gyeong out right now, you’re proving you’re all in on it, you understand?
This is your last chance.

Hong President, please come to your senses and come back.
Hong… I’ll take back all the insults I’ve hurled at you, just come back and clean this up…
Don’t ruin you damn bastards ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I’m scared that if you keep going like this, all the members of my group will be ruined ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
I’m not worried about Colors, but I’m worried about my bias there, so don’t fall apart, you bastards. Cut Kim Mo-gyeong and fix this already.

By the time public opinion had settled somewhat.

Colors releases an official statement

Colors released an official statement.
To summarize, it was as follows.

1. The actions of Kim Mo-gyeong and Kim Ryeo-yu are entirely independent of Colors and were conducted without the company’s involvement.
2. Colors has terminated its contract with Kim Ryeo-yu and immediately dismissed Director Kim.
3. Colors intends to pursue civil litigation independently and will fully cooperate with police investigations should any matters require official inquiry.

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“Everyone, stop reading internet articles.”

Today was December 31st.
The VCR recording was already complete.
Only the live broadcast recording remained.
During a brief waiting period, the Waiting Room was filled with four pairs of sparkling eyes.

“But this is so fascinating right now.”
“It’s legendary every hour.”
“How can someone do something like this while wearing a human mask?!”

Kim Geum and Yeon Ju-hong shook their heads in disbelief.

“But I guess karma really does exist.”

Ryu Bora added her own comment.

“How can one person manage to collapse so smoothly all on their own?”

…To be precise, I didn’t fail alone.
Let’s keep it a secret for now just how hard I worked.
Of course, I hadn’t anticipated that Pia would expose the voice recording as well.
In my past life, the voice recording was never exposed.
Why was that?
I suppose I’ll find out someday.
The members knew nothing about any of it.
They only believed that Kim Ryeo-yu and Shin Yu-hwa had brought about their own downfall.
Hong President didn’t seem to have said anything to Seo Baek-young either.
Well, even if he had, it wouldn’t have mattered much.
If he had, I would have tried to explain things somehow.
I’d intended to be honest with the members about most things, but not this time.
Not for my sake, but for theirs.
If I told them, I might feel relieved.
But their hearts would be troubled.
In more ways than one.
They might be afraid of me, or disappointed in me.
In truth, I have no excuse for that either.
Carrying this burden alone without telling the members anything—it’s something that could justifiably feel like a betrayal.
But how could I tell them something like this?
To kids preparing as if the year-end stage were their entire world.

“Hong President made such a timely return and handled everything.”
“Right? All three of them looked like they were about to sink together. He really came down hard on them.”
“Makes you wonder if he was waiting all this time just for this.”

They grasped the essence of it faster than I expected.
I said nothing and simply listened to the members chatter.
Seo Baek-young also seemed to be listening with a somewhat awkward expression.
Hmm.
Should I change the subject?

“We’ve got about three hours left before the New Year countdown.”
“Oh, that’s right!”

Yeon Ju-hong laughed brightly and bounced with excitement.

“I’m eighteen now!”
“…I’ve reached the age to take the college entrance exam…”
“Why do you hate the college entrance exam? It’s just a test.”

Ryu Bora asked with genuine confusion in her eyes.

“No, but you have to study to take the college entrance exam!”
“Are you going to college…?”
“…You’re not?!”
“Why would I go? I need to focus on my idol activities. In two years, we’ll be at our peak.”

A truly bewildering conversation.
Yet it was also joyful.
The fact that the members’ biggest concern was whether to attend college or not—that was genuinely wonderful.
Because scheming over how to destroy someone and by what means was far too bleak. I’d keep that burden to myself alone.
Anyway, two years from now.
The feeling was strange.
I wouldn’t be here in two years.
Winning the Rookie Award was the final mission given to me.
The time I could spend with my members… I had barely a year left.
So what would happen then?
This world, StillBlue.

“I’ll help you both with career counseling later. For now, let’s head up. It’s our turn to perform.”
“Wow. So you’re really becoming a senior in high school now. Does that mean you’re switching from being a composition machine to a college entrance exam machine?”
“Kim Geum, Kim Geum, I want to study alongside you! Yun Chung is good at English, so couldn’t she teach us too?!”
“Yun Chung is busy. We’ll have to figure out studying on our own.”
“Ha ha. I’m twenty-one, but I’ve never taken the college entrance exam, so I won’t be much help.”

What would happen to Yun Chung and the members?
Would they just… disappear like this?

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