Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 188

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Chapter 188.

After the first song, “Beyond All Time,” came to an end.
We flowed seamlessly through “20℃, Sunny Skies.”
The StillBlue members then disappeared briefly below the stage.
And then.
Before long, the massive display transformed into a sky blue canvas, with rainbows and clouds drifting lazily across it.
The fans immediately recognized what song was coming next.

“Rainbow!”

The song that the members had first revealed to the world.
The theme song for Make a New Color was about to play now.
And sure enough.
Moments later.
As the display split apart in sync with the intro to “Rainbow,”
the members emerged onto the stage one by one.

Like twelve colored crayons
Like swollen childhood dreams
Color color me

The members, dressed in school uniforms, sang “Rainbow.”
Five voices resonated throughout the entire Concert Hall.
They all beamed at the audience, waving their hands brightly.

What’s your favorite color?
Tell me that’s me

At this verse, they completed their formation.
The song paused momentarily.

Coral coral burst the rouge
Color color burst the rhythm

Yeon Ju-hong’s part began again with a fresh energy.

I am your New color
Paint me, draw me
I’ll color you, I’ll paint you

Then Yeon Ju-hong sang the chorus from center stage.
Her live performance was far more stable than it had been at Make a New Color, and all the fans fell silent in awe.
In truth, among Ever Blue fans, those who hadn’t seen Make a New Color were rare.
Many fans had become devoted through Make a New Color, and even those who discovered the group later had all watched it first.
So everyone knew.
They knew how much Yeon Ju-hong had always struggled under the pressure of live performances.
Yet Yeon Ju-hong handled the high-register section effortlessly, as if those struggles had never existed.
Now she stood at center stage and sang the chorus with complete ease.
You could see at a glance that her confidence had grown tremendously compared to a year ago.
Hong Fan, who had watched every single performance Yeon Ju-hong had ever done, felt an unexpected surge of emotion and her eyes glistened with tears.
When performing new stages day after day, you don’t truly feel the change.
But comparing it like this to a performance from a year ago… she really had grown so much.
Knowing better than anyone how much effort Yeon Ju-hong must have poured in.
Hong Fan waved her light stick enthusiastically.

But the rainbow glimmers and fades away
The only thing eternal is the endless blue sky

Then came Yun Chung’s part.
With the deep blue lighting, the song’s atmosphere shifted dramatically.
A single beam of white pin light illuminated Yun Chung.
The four members surrounding Yun Chung sat in a circle, holding hands with one another.
The camera captured the seated members.
One by one, they gazed at each other, their eyes glistening with tears.
Yet none of them lost their smile.
Because this was a joyful moment.

Over the rainbow
We’re waiting for you

That promise we made to debut together.
The moment our eyes met again, it came rushing back.
Ryu Bora slowly rose to her feet, standing face to face with Yun Chung.
She smiled softly.
Everyone watching the large screen caught sight of both their expressions.
At that complex smile, they all found themselves recalling old memories and drew in a deep breath.

Over the rainbow
We’re still here
We’re still blue
We’re waiting for you
Forever

Once more, the song returned to its cheerful atmosphere.
It carried through to the final ensemble part.
This time, all the fans sang along.
Last summer.
Recalling that hazy, dreamlike moment when everything had begun.

***

After “Rainbow” ended.
The members gathered on the main stage.
It was time for the first talk segment.

[Yun Chung: Are you all enjoying the concert?]

At the sight of Yun Chung appearing on the large screen, an enormous roar erupted.

[Yun Chung: Wow.]
[Ju-hong: Woooow!]

The members themselves were startled by the roar, letting out exclamations of surprise.

[Yun Chung: Thank you all so much for coming all the way here. Honestly, we never expected so many people to show up. It’s just… so overwhelming.]
[Ju-hong: We actually couldn’t participate in the ticket lottery because of practice, but we did try the resale tickets! And let me tell you, it was impossible!]
[Geum: I at least made it to the waiting list. The other four of you got kicked out completely.]
[Baek-young: Well… I did get in, but… apparently you’re supposed to pre-enter your information? The popup never even showed up for me.]
[Geum: That’s what I’m saying! You need to disable popup blockers!]
[Baek-young: I’m sorry….]
[Bora: You failed too though, Geum.]
[Geum: Ryu Bora didn’t even log in until after the resale started. Don’t I look frustrated right now?!]

“Geum’s fan experience is showing, and it’s adorable….”

At Bleduck’s words, Hong Fan nodded in agreement.

[Yun Chung: Thank you for joining us for our first concert. Since you all went through the trouble to come… I promise we’ll give you a performance you won’t regret.]

“Yun Chung… we’re already on the verge of dying from happiness….”

Already at maximum satisfaction….
Regret?

“Not getting the final show tickets is my eternal regret….”
“Oh no. You couldn’t get the final show?”
“No…. Cancellation tickets just never appeared…. Sob. I’ve never seen a concert where resale tickets don’t drop like this. Even using bots failed… sigh….”

[Yun Chung: So now, shall we sing “Let’s Go Together” with everyone? It’s actually a very special song to me.]
[Baek-young: It’s the song from our guerrilla concert where we first met fans outdoors, right? Even though I wasn’t part of the “Let’s Go Together” team back then… please let me join.]
[Geum: Of course you should sit in our center, unnie. Your voice color suits this song perfectly.]

As the talk segment wrapped up.
A chair and an acoustic guitar were brought up onto the stage.
Yun Chung sat at the far end and picked up the guitar.
The audience erupted in cheers once more.
Yun Chung laughed shyly.

[Ju-hong: I suggested it again. That you absolutely had to bring the guitar. I did good, right!]

Yeeeeees!

[Yun Chung: Ahem. I’ll do my best with the performance.]

One by one, they took their seats.

You’re exhausted, after all.
Tomorrow holds no promise.
You’re just waiting for the day to end.

With a lyrical melody.
【We’re Leaving】 began.

***

The Stage continued after that.
There were many songs that fans had never experienced on Stage or through live performances before.
Fans anticipated that this Concert Hall would finally showcase the B-sides released over time.
Yet there were songs fans anticipated most of all.
From the 【Light Steel Blue】 album, 【Telescope】 and 【Bubble Planet】 were the standouts.
From 【Forever Blue】, 【Summer’s Great Triangle】 was mentioned most frequently.
Of course.
The performances that generated the greatest anticipation were.
The solo stages of each member, or unit performances.

“There’s definitely going to be a unit stage, right?”
“Of course.”
“How do you think they’ll pair everyone? I was so curious I couldn’t even sleep.”

Bleduck and Hong Fan giggled as they speculated.
This was the charm of a first Concert Hall.
Being able to enjoy it without knowing anything, without any spoilers.

When I was a child,
I dreamed a dream.
That star visible through the telescope lens.
I was going to become that star.

Then.
A trolley decorated like a train appeared.
Inside it, five members holding telescopes emerged singing in harmony.

“【Telescope】!”
“Insane… I actually achieved that wish….”

【Telescope】 was also Bleduck’s favorite song.
It was a track where the fairytale-like atmosphere blended beautifully with the members’ vocal tones.

When I grew a little older
I dreamed a dream
That star visible at the end of the kaleidoscope
I will shine just like that star

Yeon Ju-hong’s part.
Yeon Ju-hong brought a telescope to her eye, surveying the seating area.
As if the fans in the seats were stars themselves.
The train traveled from the first floor to the second.
Moving slowly, like a journey.

Cradling that telescope in my heart
I boarded the cotton candy train

A part sung together by Seo Baek-young and Yun Chung.
The two sang side by side, their arms linked.

Beside me, you dreaming the same dream

Yun Chung looked at Seo Baek-young first, offering a bashful smile.

In front of me, you who will observe me

Seo Baek-young met her gaze and answered.

At that place where I ran with all my might
Deep blue stained glass
Swirling through the Milky Way

Then Ryu Bora smiled brightly and blew a kiss.
Aboard the train, right in front of the second-floor seating.

“Wow. The second floor is really going crazy right now…. This is the first time I’ve seen Ryu Bora do a hand kiss, seriously.”
“The second floor is losing it?”

The Concert Hall was divided into standing room on the first floor and seating on the first and second floors.
The second floor seating was inevitably a place that could feel isolated from the main action.
But the members were riding on a trolley, going around one by one to greet everyone.
That wasn’t all.
In between, the members were even throwing signed balls to the crowd.

“Aaah… I’m so jealous of those signed balls…!”
“The second floor is absolutely insane today….”

Finally, we arrived at that moment—
a cascade of pixel aurora
and
a shimmer

Next came the part where Yeon Ju-hong and Kim Geum sang together.
The two of them were bouncing up and down with their hands clasped tightly together.
More precisely, Yeon Ju-hong was holding Kim Geum’s hand and shaking it as they bounced.

There were stars

As Yeon Ju-hong sang with an excited expression, pouring her heart into it,

and that was you

Kim Geum, wearing a beret with ‘StillBlue’ written across it over her short hair, answered with a helpless smile.

Look at the sky through a telescope
Can you see me now?

Following that, Yun Chung held a telescope to her eyes and turned toward the audience.
Starting with her, all the members raised telescopes to their eyes.

Look at dreams through a kaleidoscope
Can you see us now?

Ryu Bora’s part.
The members turned the telescopes they’d been holding toward their seats toward each other.
And laughed together.

“Now that part’s coming up…!”

At Hong Fan’s words, Bleduck nodded.
Right on cue, StillBlue handed the microphone to Ever Blue.

I’ll stay in the same place forever
I’ll observe you forever

Ever Blue sang together, toward StillBlue.

Stay in the same place forever for me
Observe me forever

And in response to that.
StillBlue sang in harmony as well.

Let’s become stars together forever
We’re a blue dream together forever

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