Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 206

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Side Story Episode 6.

The music video was released in two versions.

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StillBlue ‘Fairy Tale?’ MV – Save

One was the version Hong Fan had just watched. A girl who once adventured with fairy StillBlue grows into an adult, regains her memories, and sets out on a new quest to battle monsters alongside them—the Save version.

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StillBlue ‘Fairy Tale?’ MV – Saved

The other was the Saved version, featuring StillBlue and the girl reunited as adults.
The moment Hong Fan clicked on the music video, she was taken aback.
It felt completely different from before.
In the Saved version, StillBlue appeared not as fairies, but as ordinary idols—simply StillBlue.
On stage they gleamed brilliantly, but once they descended, they were merely youths spanning their teens and twenties.

And so the story begins anew
The protagonists are you and I
An ending we’ve met a hundred times
Happily ever after

They laughed heartily, and sometimes appeared weary.
Yet they always approached the girl, listened to her stories, and occasionally pouted to her.

People say
Our love story
Isn’t reality
Wake from the dream and return to reality
Perhaps all of this is
Fairy tale Fake tale

When the day ended, StillBlue would always call the girl to share how their day went, or exchange the diary entries they’d been writing back and forth.

But I tell you
Only where you are
is my reality
You are the only protagonist in every story I’ve ever written
Maybe I can dream all day

Whenever the girl cried or got hurt, StillBlue, each wielding their toy weapons, would wave them for her sake.

Some books don’t end even when you close them
This story won’t fade even if I forget it
Cause We fight for each other
No matter what hardship comes our way

Conversely, whenever StillBlue got hurt, the girl would always rush over and swing a massive baseball bat for them.
And then they would all laugh brightly as if everything was fine.

I can be a hero or antihero
ok maybe a villain or writer?
I can be anyone for you
And There will never be
a bad ending
I’d rather rewrite the story
for you instead
Going back again and again
to every moment of yours
I’ll protect you

With Kim Geum’s rap, the moment the first verse ended.
Hong Fan finally pressed the pause button.
Hong Fan needed time to calm this excitement, even if just for a moment.

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“Wow. The choreography is incredibly difficult.”

After the music broadcast recording finished.
The StillBlue members came down after giving fans a proper farewell and collapsed.

“The choreography is absolutely insane. This is the first time I’ve ever been assassinated by choreography, seriously.”
“…I’m sorry….”

Seo Baek-young, who had choreographed the piece, apologized, but in this moment, everyone chose to ignore her guilt.
That’s how unprecedented the difficulty of the choreography was.
It wasn’t a powerful, strength-demanding style of choreography, but rather one with meticulous detail—every single fingertip was precisely directed.
Even I couldn’t say a word when I first saw the choreography draft.
To create an ethereal yet narrative feeling, the movement patterns incorporated many bold experimental choices.
As a result, a brutally exhausting choreography was born—the kind that drains you completely after just one run-through.

“We have our mini fan meeting now, right?”

I changed the subject to help Seo Baek-young out of her awkwardness.
With such a bright expression of embarrassment, it felt like I had to help her with something.
With her nearly platinum blonde hair flowing long and jewels adorning her face, she looked like she’d stepped straight out of a mythical tale.
…Like some legendary heroine I felt compelled to fight on behalf of.

“Yeah. A short one at the Park. We’ll try to fulfill as many fan requests as possible… and keep it light.”

Baek Ju-ha answered in a cheerful voice.
Now that she’d become a label director, she must be quite busy, yet Baek Ju-ha tried to participate in our schedules as much as possible.
Actually, it doesn’t sound light at all.
Still….

“Yay.”
“Oh finally, I’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting!”
“…When are we leaving? Now?”
“We have to hear the first-place announcement, guys…. We’re still candidates for first place….”

Just as we had been waiting to meet EVEL, EVEL had clearly been waiting to meet us.
This album was achieving record-breaking results. From the initial sales alone, we’d hit a career high, and the digital chart rankings occupied first and second place across every platform.

“‘Urban Legend’ is also a first-place candidate. I’m really excited.”
“How is this even real?”
“Stay with us, Kim Geum! You can’t pass out later!”

With two out of three first-place candidates being from StillBlue—an unprecedented situation—the members tried not to show it, but everyone was absolutely thrilled.

“I thought ‘Urban Legend’ might be too dark a concept and wouldn’t resonate well. But it seems the fans actually prefer that concept more than I expected….”
“We haven’t really done dark concepts before, so it probably feels fresh to them.”
“Right. And surprisingly, everyone’s saying Ju-hong performed really well.”
“Seriously.”

That was absolutely true.
The so-called “Urban Legend Ju-hong” went viral on the trending feeds, and not just within EVEL—it exploded across social media entirely.
It was only a ten-second clip, but unlike her usual bright demeanor, the transformation was striking: Yeon Ju-hong’s eyes had rolled back slightly, her expression twisted into obsessive fixation. That’s what resonated with people.
I had to admit, even I found it impressive.
…It also gave me one more reason to be firmly against Yeon Ju-hong dating anyone….

“At this rate, couldn’t Ju-hong go solo later on?”

Seo Baek-young’s words cast a sudden silence over the Waiting Room.
Solo.
Everyone had thought about it once, but no one had dared speak it aloud.
Yeon Ju-hong certainly had the ambition for it, so she’d probably suit solo activities well.
If she wanted to, maybe I’d push for it.
…Though of course, that would have to be after the group stabilizes a bit more….

“Ju-hong. Solo—”
“I absolutely hate that idea.”
“What?”

At the unexpected response, all the older members’ eyes widened in surprise.

“Right now, I like doing activities with my unnies, holding hands together! And how could someone as fragile as me go solo in this harsh world? You’re all so cold-hearted, unnies. Tsk.”

…She didn’t seem fragile at all.
I recalled the fierce spirit of Yeon Ju-hong, who had taken down countless villains up until now….
Everyone nodded with slightly disappointed expressions.

“That’s surprising. We naturally thought you’d…”
“Want to go solo? No way. If anything, Kim Geum here is more ambitious than me.”
“Why are you suddenly dragging me into this?”

Kim Geum answered with a caught expression.

“Oh? Geum?”
“Absolutely not. I love being in a group.”

That’s true.
All the original StillBlue members had been like that.
Since Yeon Ju-hong and Kim Geum were both thriving as soloists after StillBlue disbanded, I’d naturally assumed they’d harbor ambitions for solo work.
Perhaps my perspective has shifted in this lifetime.

“Absolutely not.”

Surprisingly, that firm voice belonged to Ryu Bora.

“Whoever it is, if they want to pursue solo activities, they’ll have to go through me first.”
“….”

There was a dangerous glint in her eyes.

“Everyone here lives and dies under the name StillBlue. Do you understand?”
“Um… could someone please tell Bora to ease up on that intense look?”
“Especially Chung-chung.”

Me?

“Chung-chung is the most dangerous.”
“Why am I…?”
“Don’t even think about going elsewhere or pursuing solo activities.”
“…why are you suddenly saying this?”
“I realized it during this hiatus period.”

Ryu Bora spoke matter-of-factly.
With her straight ash-beige bob cut and violet-colored contact lenses, Ryu Bora truly resembled a fairy from a storybook.
…Though admittedly, she seemed more inclined to cause mischief than grant wishes.

“Wait. When you think about it, aren’t you the one most suited for individual activities, Ryu Bora? If you just said you wanted to act, scripts would be lining up starting tomorrow.”

Kim Geum pointed out the obvious.
In fact, I knew there were already scripts piling up in front of Ryu Bora even now.

“I don’t want to be an idol, nor do I want to be an actress.”

Yet Ryu Bora’s answer was truly unexpected.

“What I want to do is StillBlue. I wanted to meet the Ever Blue members as StillBlue, and I want to continue my activities as StillBlue.”

Ryu Bora hesitated for a moment, then let out a short sigh.

“So everyone, cooperate with me.”

The members nodded vigorously—her tone suggested she’d nearly kill them if they didn’t comply.
Yet their faces were brimming with smiles.
Because Ryu Bora’s heart was everyone’s heart.

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