Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 169

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Chapter 169.

StillBlue didn’t stop at merely rejecting Enliven’s original concept.
The bright, hopeful song had transformed into something entirely dark and tense, pulsing with an electrifying beat.
Clad in black leather jump suits.
Black masks covering only the area around their eyes.
The concept they were aiming for became increasingly clear.

Call my name
One more time One more time
Call my name
(StillBlue)

After Yeon Ju-hong, Ryu Bora repeated the intro once more.
Then all five of them tore off their masks.

At just one cry
I’ll run to you
Even if I see the end

Seo Baek-young’s part followed.
The five of them lined up in a row together.
Seo Baek-young, leading from the front, pulled on biker gloves.
As she performed a choreography like igniting an engine,

Close your eyes for a moment

Then Yun Chung covered Seo Baek-young’s eyes with one hand while gripping the microphone.

Finger snap Finger snap
When you wake from this dream
All these nightmares will be over

Hands emerging from behind Seo Baek-young snapped their fingers.

Ride behind me

I started running in place of Seo Baek-young.
This time, it seemed Kim Geum had taken the wheel.

Hold me tight Hold me tight
Hold me tight
Fear is only temporary, I promise

The moment Kim Geum lifted her driver’s cap slightly and smirked.
The steering wheel spun with a whoosh.
The formation that Steel Blue had created scattered.

Save U Save ME
A thorny path and

Then Yun Chung burst through with a piercing high note.
Unlike the original, she transformed the chorus entrance with powerful vocal strength and a soaring high note.

Love U Love ME
Sorrow-filled

Next, Ryu Bora took over and gripped the wheel.
Hong Fan was startled by her equally powerful vocal strength.
Yun Chung was the main vocalist, so that was natural… but Ryu Bora too?
The moment that thought crossed my mind,

Love and Save
Cutting through that space

Seo Baek-young joined in with a high note as well.
As all three vocalists delivered clean yet powerful high notes in succession.
Applause erupted naturally.

This ending
Love Save

Finally, Yeon Ju-hong’s closing to the first verse chorus.
The song had only just begun, really.
Hong Fan sensed it instinctively.
This.
We won.

***

I’m not taking any rebuttals now

Steel Blue is divine

Everyone knows Yun Chung is talented

But what about the other members?
Did they all go train in the mountains to develop their vocal tone or something?

There’s a theory that their trip to Hawaii was actually a trip to a valley to train their vocals
└Honestly, I’ve never seen such convincing bullshit before
Yeah, Seo Baek-young and Ryu Bora are vocal members so that tracks

But what about Kim Geum…?
Why does she sing so well too…?
But you’re… a rapper…

I reflected on how I was briefly taken aback when Kim Geum grabbed the mic during the second verse’s chorus—she was seriously good.
└Her voice tone itself is thick so it suits really well
Why is there no mention of Yeon Ju-hong?

I was most surprised by Yeon Ju-hong today
Honestly I thought she was just a visual member, but her live performance was solid

Yeon Ju-hong was singing the chorus too, and she was pretty good at it lol
Not quite as good as the other members but honestly she’s solid
If anyone talks trash about Yeon Ju-hong’s live vocals from now on, I’m linking this video
Enliven honestly the audio version would be fire in Steel Blue’s style

A hundred billion times better than the original, honestly;
I found myself standing and clapping when the chorus hit
The arrangement was incredible. Who did it?

Kim Geum, the top of Korean hip-hop, did it. Please remember that
A full-on arrangement that showcases the members’ vocal talents lol
└This is it
└└Kim Geum: Our members can sing this well
Me: I acknowledge

Colors, the opening act of the “Three Kingdoms Era,” hit a proper home run.
The viewers began raising their expectations for the next performance.
With the mindset that since they’re from the same tier-three entertainment company, they should be able to pull off something like that.

Right now Moment, All Season are sweating bullets

BurnAsh and Steel Blue both received praise for transcending the original
If other idols can’t pull out this level of quality… (rest omitted)

However.

[MC: Next up is Moment.]
[MC: The true idols of this era, the top group leading the next generation. NextGen performs “A Day” by Wick Start.]
[MC: The group bringing fresh vitality to the idol world, Enliven performs “EVERY” by X Days.]
[MC: The girl group setting trends day by day, X Days performs “Blue” by Steel Blue.]
[MC: The boy group that arrives sweeter than the weekend, Wick Start performs “Blaze” by BurnAsh.]

The performances that followed were nothing but disappointment.

Why is it so boring

They’re all skilled but it’s just not entertaining

Right
It’s just mediocre
I get that their live vocals are solid, but that’s all there is
There’s no sense of creativity

Colors at least shows the sincerity of bringing their own interpretation to the table.
What are the other groups doing?
They’re just doing imitations and sitting there.

Same outfits, same song… it’s just like, what’s the point…
If that’s the case, why listen to a cover when you can just listen to the original?
I heard they put it together in a rush.

I guess there’s nothing to be done about their lack of stage planning ability.
Colors>>>>>>>>>>>insurmountable gap>>>>>>>>All Season>>>>>>>>>>>Moment
That’s the vibe.

It’s actually a talent that Moment can only achieve this much even with talents like Luka and Da-hwin.
If you’re going to be like this, just let Da-hwin go.
Luka looks overwhelmed doing even parts that aren’t even her vocal range.
Isn’t All Season a WBN affiliate? All Season’s stage had zero capital backing—who planned this?
The reason Colors threw the first punch in this Three Kingdoms era. bunseok

1. They had to rush the lineup, so there was no time to reconstruct the stage, but Colors alone reconstructed it well.
Reason: They’re from Steel Blue Survival, so they’ve been doing this constantly.
BurnAsh’s self-produced content is entirely this kind of self-producing and self-reconstructing covers.
Colors has been pushing their own members so hard that they’re suddenly winning for mysterious reasons.
2. There wasn’t even time to practice, so everyone was pouring everything into distribution, but only Colors distributed parts well.
They used to get criticized as a pizza distribution group.
But Colors’ usual neglect of sub-vocalists and their knife-sharp equal part division suddenly became a buff for mysterious victory.
Summary: Colors pushing their own members to the limit suddenly became a winning strategy.

Hong President really raised the kids well.
So what? The best they produced was Director Kim.
└She’s already left though.
└└Sung Director is still here.
└└└Pay in cashㅠㅠ
The fact that they’re good at this because they’re from Survival is really tragic-funny.
└Ah, it’s hilarious. (not really)
Colors’ members being growth-type is really their biggest advantage.

At some point when you’re watching, all the members have become sub-vocal level;

Seriously, she’s growing in real time
I was so surprised when I saw two junior staff members at Colors today lol

The idols at Colors shared one distinctive characteristic.
Artist self-producing.
And this characteristic was precisely when they truly shined.
Self-producing was actually a double-edged sword.
It was difficult to match the experience and ability of a professional producer.
However, the advantages of self-producing were remarkably clear.
Namely.
The ability to maximize their own capabilities and strengths.
Why?
Because no one knows themselves better than they do.
Moreover, if the group’s producer had tremendous affection and pride in their own group?
And on top of that, if the entire group trusted and followed the producer unconditionally?
So then….
If they’d do anything asked of them without question?

***

“Unnie. Are you serious about this part distribution?”

The moment Kim Geum and I handed out the part sheets to the members.
The members’ faces went pale white.

“I’m serious.”
“Wait… why is the sheet music like this…?”

Even Seo Baek-young looked startled as she examined her melody line.

“How high does this note go exactly?”
“As high as you can go.”
“Are you insane?”

Ryu Bora began glaring at Kim Geum, who had arranged the song.

“How am I supposed to reach that vocal range?”
“You want me to sing this…? This wasn’t supposed to be mine, was it? Did you give me Yun Chung’s part by mistake…?”
“Unnie, I really don’t think I can do this. I feel like I’ll suffocate and die while singing.”

Everyone’s just complaining.
But I had something to believe in.
After checking their stats for the first time in a while, I found that all the members’ abilities had grown overall.
Taking that into account, I’d adjusted each member’s vocal range appropriately.
They’re just being dramatic because it’s their first time—once they actually try, they’ll be amazed at what they can do.
The beginning is always hard, but once you start, everything comes together.
Unaware of my confidence, all three members were in a state of panic.
But it wasn’t over yet.
I also showed them the choreography draft I’d received from the dance team.

“You want us to sing while dancing like that?”
“…haha….”
“Did I do something wrong?!”

I knew this would be a tough battle.
But they seemed unprepared for it to be this intense.
Still, we couldn’t back down.
I gave Kim Geum a meaningful look.

“We can do this.”
“No—!”
“Even I’m singing it, and I’m the rap main. You all can’t say you can’t.”
“….”
“You’re all vocalists anyway.”
“….”

I could see murderous intent flickering in the members’ eyes, but I deliberately ignored it.

“No, everything’s fine, but the vocal range itself exceeds my range, that’s the thing.”

Ryu Bora looked at me very firmly and spoke.

“But here’s the thing.”

However, it was Kim Geum who answered.

“Who decides what that vocal range is anyway?”
“…Well, it’s been like this since birth, so… your parents?”

Yeon Ju-hong answered blankly.
Her eyes had already lost all light.
The eyes of someone who’d given up.

“No, no. That’s not it.”

Kim Geum snapped her fingers.

“From now on, I’m the one who decides.”

Then she wore the most wicked expression in the world.

“Your maximum vocal capacity, vocal range, tone, lung capacity—everything from now on will be decided by me.”
“You absolute tyrant.”

Curses were starting to slip out.
The moment I stood up, thinking I should escape—

“Yun Chung. Where are you going?”
“Uh… I…”
“You’re doing this with us.”
“But I already know how to do everything.”
“….”

I’m sorry, Seo Baek-young.
Truth is, I approved this because it seemed like something I could actually do myself.

***

Despite all the various controversies.
The viewership rating for Episode 1 of 【Three Kingdoms Era】 was 6.8%.
For an idol program, it was a massive hit.
However.

[MC: The nationwide era of idol groups from the three major agencies leading this generation. You’ve joined us for the first step of WBN’s 【Three Kingdoms Era】. What did you all think?]
[MC: Next week at this time, we’ll be showcasing position-specific collaborative stages.]
[MC: Setting aside the fierce competition for a moment, the idols will return with a new spirit of unity! Please look forward to it!]

Compared to Episode 2, this was rather underwhelming.
Long-time fans with years of experience in the fandom immediately caught on the moment they heard the MC’s closing remarks.

‘This….’

Harmony instead of fierce competition?

Honestly, I think we’re about to see even more brutal competition than Episode 1

I can already see it coming… hundreds of millions of comparison posts…

‘This is going to be a problem….’

they thought.

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