Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 187

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Chapter 187.

Today was the long-awaited concert ticketing day.
Bleduck and Prism Homma had gathered at a PC Room renowned as a lucky spot, trembling with anticipation.

“Please… just one seat for me….”
“If possible, please let it be standing room….”
“Just give me one lucky spot….”

The two of them offered fervent prayers.

“Are you going for the opening concert first, or the closing concert?”

Opening concert. Closing concert.
At first glance, the two seemed identical, but they were distinctly different experiences.
Even with the same setlist, each date brought its own unique atmosphere, and the members’ expressions and emotional states varied accordingly.

‘No two concerts under heaven are alike.’

It was a truth universally acknowledged among fans.
The ideal was to secure tickets for both nights….
But that wasn’t usually an easy feat.
The standard approach was to pick one first and aim for that.

“I’m going for the opening.”
“I’m going for the closing.”

Bleduck chose the opening concert, while Prism Homma chose the closing.

“Honestly, the emotion of that closing concert is… well, it’s beyond words.”
“I’m thinking about the energy factor—the opening is it for me. Plus, this is StillBlue’s very first concert. There’s no way I can miss it.”

The two bickered back and forth before finally agreeing to each go their separate ways.

“The competition rate seems way too intense.”
“Right? They didn’t even open a paid fan club, so literally anyone can participate. Anyway, Colors management really doesn’t think things through.”
“I heard the ticketing company they hired is also incredibly backed up.”
“Honestly… I’m already prepared for ‘Already Selected Seats.'”

Already Selected Seats.
In other words, ‘This seat has already been chosen.’
The most dreaded notification window in ticketing….

“Just get one, just one ticket.”
“Oh no, one minute left!”
“Shake shake shake shake….”

The two of us gripped our mice tightly and checked the screen one more time.
Browser pop-ups disabled? Yes.
Shipping address pre-entered? Yes.
Date of birth copied beforehand? Yes.
Logged in and ready? Yes.

“All checked.”
“Let’s go.”

3.
2.
1.
The moment the server timer hit 00 seconds.
We moved with deliberate precision, but lightning-fast.
We hit F5.
And—

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!”
“Crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy….”

We looked at each other.

“First concert standing room!!!!”
“Final concert standing room!!! …I failed.”
“Oh no…!”

Two fans, concert ticket reservations… half successful!

Bleduck fortunately secured standing room for the first concert.
But Prism Homma…

[Customer, we apologize! Please wait a moment!]

All I could see was the server down screen.
However.

“Argh!!!! My mercenary friend succeeded!!!!!!!”
“What?! The final concert?!”
“Yes!!!!”

Thanks to Prism Homma’s foresight in securing no fewer than seven mercenaries.
We managed to get one ticket after all.
And so the two fans succeeded in getting to the concert!

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[StillBlue’s first concert completely sold out… proving ticket power]
[StillBlue concert ‘Bluest’ crashes reservation site with traffic surge]
[10,000 attendees secured, StillBlue concert… ‘the rising trend’]

While we were frantically preparing for the concert.
Good news arrived.
Our concert had completely sold out.

“Shouldn’t we put candles on a cake and celebrate or something?!”
“Let’s buy a crown and a magic wand to commemorate it.”
“We’re not children, why a crown?”
“I think nineteen-year-olds count as legal children.”
“….”

The members were naturally overjoyed.
I was happy too.

“Let’s get a cake. I’ll go with Ju-ha noona. What kind of cake do you want?”

Everyone’s exhausted from concert preparations anyway.
Even a small event like this would give them a boost.

“Chocolate!”
“What are you talking about? Cake should obviously be strawberry cream cake, right?”
“Let’s go with cheesecake.”
“Ha. I guess nobody likes sweet potato cake.”

We’d been incredibly busy lately.
The music broadcast promotions for Eternal Summer had wrapped up long ago.
But the fan signing events stretched on for nearly two months, and then there was the fan meeting on top of that.
Add in all the variety show appearances and concert preparations, and…
Without saying a word, I could feel how drained the members were.

“I’ll just buy four cakes.”
“Yun Chung, what kind of cake do you like?”
“…I like ice cream cake.”
….

How is it that five people have absolutely no overlapping tastes?
I sighed and sent a message to Manager Baek Ju-ha.

Manager Baek Ju-ha

The members want to eat cake

Could you go with us to the bakery nearby?

A reply came back shortly after.

Manager Baek Ju-ha

OK I’m at the Underground Parking Lot

Come down now

It’s getting chilly so bring a coat

It was already the end of October.
With the chill touching the tip of my nose, the reality that only a month remained until the concert finally sank in.
It really was cold.
I spotted our car parked in the Underground Parking Lot and climbed into the passenger seat.

“You’re here?”
“Yes.”
“A cake all of a sudden?”
“The members want to celebrate the concert selling out.”
“Ah, I see. That’s certainly worth celebrating. But is cake enough? Shouldn’t you be grilling some premium beef instead?”

…Was that so?
Had I been thinking too simply about it?

“We’ll all go out together on our day off anyway.”
“Sure, sure. Besides, you guys are always hanging out together anyway, so scheduling should be easy.”
“….”

StillBlue… our status as social outcasts in the entertainment industry exposed….

“You seem brighter these days, Yun Chung. I like it.”
“Me?”
“Yeah. You were completely down for a while there. You couldn’t even hold your shoulders back and kept moping around.”
“Was I?”

I brushed it off vaguely.
If I admitted it was true, she might ask why I’d been so listless.
I tried to hide it, but apparently it showed.
Baek Ju-ha’s eyes couldn’t be fooled.

“But I’m glad you seem better now.”
“I’ve regained some energy.”

Now that things had fallen into place somewhat.
My heart had settled on a decision.
All that remained was to pour everything into the concert.

“The concert tickets that were assigned to me.”
“Oh, yes. Who did you give them to?”

The managers had each been assigned a ticket or two to the concert.
The other road managers mostly gave theirs to their own friends.
I wondered who Baek Ju-ha had given hers to.

“I sent them to my mother.”
“…The All Season Representative?”
“Yeah.”

How was I supposed to respond to that?

“So… she’s coming then?”
“No? She won’t come. My mother doesn’t like crowded places.”
“Then why did you send them…?”
“To show her how capable my daughter is. She’s probably getting a stomachache about now.”

Ah, I see.
It was true—Baek Ju-ha didn’t have the best relationship with her mother.
The fact that she’d left All Season instead of staying there was proof enough of that.

“But I’ll be there.”
“You’ll be watching from backstage anyway, unnie!”
“Isn’t that the best VVIP seat? Haha.”

She was joking around.

“In many ways… it’s going to be a wonderful concert.”

I nodded silently.
It would be a wonderful concert.
One that everyone could be satisfied with.

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“I… I can’t believe I’m coming to the Concert Hall….”

Bleduck, Hong Fan, and Kim Deputy.
The three of them were heading toward the Concert Hall with excited hearts.

“What concert merchandise are you planning to buy today?”
“Why… are you even deliberating…? I’m buying everything.”
“Wow. A true EVEL fan…!”

The three had already thought through what they’d purchase beforehand.
Kim Deputy was buying everything.
Bleduck was getting glow sticks, slogans, photo cards, and a collect book.
Hong Fan would buy what Bleduck was getting, plus badges and a t-shirt.
Their bank accounts were growing emptier by the moment.
But their hearts were fuller than anyone’s.

“I’m already on the verge of tears thinking about how legendary the girls will be today.”
“Tell me about it!”

Only after the three had purchased all the merchandise they wanted
did they enter the Concert Hall.
Kim Deputy, whose standing section was different, had to enter through a separate entrance from Hong Fan and Bleduck.
After everyone found their spots and the waiting period ended,
an announcement echoed through the venue.
It would begin very soon.

“Oh! It’s starting now!”

As the murmur rose,
the lights went out.
Through the heavy darkness came roaring cheers.
A VCR began playing on the massive screen.
An anonymous hand appeared, opening a shared diary of StillBlue and Ever Blue.
On the November 27th entry, they had written [Today is StillBlue’s first concert!♥] before closing the diary.
Then,
the bouncing diary began traveling through the backgrounds of all the music videos StillBlue had filmed so far.
And
finally, it arrived at the Concert Hall.
The diary opened as it settled onto the Stage.
The moment StillBlue picked it up—

Shall I ride a time machine and soar away?
Even through a wormhole, I’ll leap inside
Just as I cross the line
I’ll transcend through time itself

The song had begun.

‘!’

Bleduck and Hong Fan exchanged glances with one another.

‘The first song is “Transcending All Time”…!’

I lifted my gaze upward.
The members, dressed in jeans and white t-shirts, were soaring through the air.
Looking closely, I could see wires attached to their backs.

“The kids with wires…!”
“These crazy kids are jumping around so well…?”

Over the time
Over the rainbow
Transcending all time
I’ll soar to you

Following Yun Chung’s voice, I turned my head.
There, with the microphone close to her lips, Yun Chung was singing near the second level.
The sight was such that
It truly seemed as though she could transcend anywhere at all.
The two of us couldn’t help but smile.
The concert had begun.

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First concert setlist spoiler

1. Beyond All Time (Mini Album 2)
2. 20 Degrees Sunny (Debut Album)
3. Rainbow (Debut Album)
4. We’re Leaving (Make a New Color)
5. Blue (Debut Album)
6. Summer Solstice (Mini Album 2)
7. You’re my word (Single 1)
8. Summer’s Great Triangle (Mini Album 2)
9. Slope (Top Doll)
10. Night’s Ocean (Debut Album)
11. Fingertips (Make a New Color)
12. Everywhere Everytime (Mini Album 2)
13. Eternal Summer (Mini Album 2)
14. Telescope (Debut Album)
15. Shotgun MIC (Top Doll)
16. Biker Highway (Make a New Color)
17. Falling Blossoms (Yun Chung Solo)
18. Guardian (Seo Baek-young, Yeon Ju-hong Unit)
19. Soul Mate (Ryu Bora, Kim Geum Unit)
20. Paper Dol (Single 1)
21. Bubble Planet (Debut Album)
22. Blue wave (Make a New Color)
23. Prismatic (Make a New Color)
24. Beyond All Worlds (Mini Album 2)

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Name: Yun Chung
Height: 168
Shoe Size: 235
Vision: L: 0.5 R: 0.6
Position: Main Vocalist
Family Relations: None
Education: Baekdan Elementary School Graduate, Baekdan Middle School Dropout. GED
Birthday: July 4
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: ?
Life Motto: ?

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