Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 239

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Episode 31.

[StillBlue’s Kim Geum Fulfills Schedule Despite Sudden Hearing Loss… Will Keep Promise to Fans]
[Amid Health Concerns… StillBlue’s Kim Geum Continues Activities After Sudden Hearing Loss Diagnosis]
[Kim Geum Perseveres Through Sudden Hearing Loss With Fan Love… ‘Please Don’t Worry’]

The next day, articles about Kim Geum’s sudden hearing loss began appearing one by one on Portal Sites and social media.
Since Colors had already coordinated with reporters beforehand, fortunately the articles came out with fewer speculations.
However, fans were divided in their reactions to the fact that Kim Geum wouldn’t be taking a break from activities but would continue them.

So Kim Geum hasn’t fully recovered yet?

She lost her hearing due to sudden hearing loss, and she’s recovered to some extent, but it’s not a complete recovery

Yeah, that’s right
└But continuing activities in that state…? That’s crazy
At the fan meeting, she hadn’t recovered at all

In that state, she didn’t want to worry the fans, so she just performed on stage…
The reason I even took out my in-ears was because of hearing loss.

There were so many people causing a fuss in the fandom back then, I hope they all get what they deserve^^
└Wait, there was that kind of public opinion? Why were they acting like that?
Back then, there were so many kids who cursed at Geum, telling her to read the room because she was ruining the fan meeting atmosphere, even though she clearly said she wasn’t feeling well and was in bad condition lolol
Seriously, it’s humanity at its worst in every way

The fact that she hid it even though her child was sick because she was worried that if there were delays in the comeback due to Geum Kim, there would be a ton of malicious comments is hilarious.

There are so many people who rationalize terrible behavior under the name of being a fan
└Are they even real fans? Or just antis..?
Yeah, he’s a fan, and he just goes around confidently saying he’s crazy about it lolol
The fandom atmosphere has been weird lately;
The antis’ accounts multiply infinitely like cockroaches

They never disappear
No matter how much you mute and block, they keep coming back forever

The real blunder is when people keep quiet and nitpick over trivial things. There are so many of them.
Maple, just stop typing now.

Let’s just talk about the girls’ song.

Yeah, the girls hated Maple too, which is why they kept it secret all along.
It’s not enough to just say good things… The girls made their comeback.
The reason this album is titled “Unmuted” is

because of Geum…
Bloggers ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
The album title was Bora’s idea.

(Video)
They really laid everything bare in yesterday’s live broadcast.

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[Geum: Oh, I’m not struggling like that. You get used to it, so it’s fine.]
[Geum: Ah, there’s a question coming up the most in the comments right now. Whether I ever thought about trying hearing aids or something like that.]
[Geum: Not yet! I’m going to try a bit more treatment, and if it doesn’t improve, I’ll try it then. Actually, I did try wearing one once, but it was hard to adjust to.]
[Geum: But I’m getting good treatment in many ways, so you don’t need to worry too much!]

In the live broadcast screen, only Kim Geum was smiling brightly, while the other members had a somber atmosphere.

[Bora: That’s what “unmuted” means—breaking the silence. I felt like Geum was living in a world of muting for a while. So through this album, I wanted to hope that the muting would be lifted a bit.]
[Geum: Isn’t the idea of unmuting funny? I burst out laughing when I first heard it.]
[Geum: Rather, hearing it put that way made my heart feel lighter. Oh, I pressed the mute button by mistake. Someday I’ll have to unmute this again~ Like, I was able to turn it into a positive mindset like that?]

Kim Geum laughed brightly and jabbed Ryu Bora’s side with her elbow.
Even though the live broadcast quality was slightly poor, Ryu Bora’s expression of “you really are…” was laid bare for all to see.

[Yun Chung: We should see all the album work’s inspiration starting from Bora’s words. Unmuting. So we wanted to restore sound to Geum once more.]
[Ju-hong: That’s where that concept came from! We wanted to empathize with the situation Geum unnie is going through, so all the members tried wearing earplugs and living with them for a while. We wondered what it would feel like if we couldn’t hear well.]
[Baek-young: It was incredibly difficult. Vaguely thinking “oh, not hearing would be really inconvenient” and actually experiencing it are completely different. So my heart really ached for Geum. I thought, you’ve been struggling alone like this.]

At the same time as those words were said, reactions like ‘ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ’ were posted in the comments.
Everyone became of one heart and one mind.

[Yun Chung: That was the members’ idea. Not to let Geum face this difficult situation alone. To face it together.]
[Baek-young: At first, Geum absolutely didn’t want to reveal this problem to the outside world. She didn’t want to worry the fans.]
[Ju-hong: So we convinced her! Because we can’t keep this secret forever anyway. Our unnie didn’t do anything wrong, so there’s no need to hide it! That’s what we thought.]
[Geum: But I also didn’t want to convey this problem too darkly. I wanted to present it brightly—like, this isn’t such a big deal. We’ll just overcome this situation well! Boom. Is there a way to communicate this more positively?! Full of hope?! That’s what I was thinking.]
[Bora: So let’s convey our situation through this album. But it’s something anyone can experience, and we’ll live through it together in our own way.]

As she spoke, all the members smiled together and held hands.

[Geum: But that doesn’t mean we only included that message! With this regular album, I really wanted to capture StillBlue’s voice. The things we couldn’t normally say—honestly! There’s also the meaning of ‘Unmuted,’ which means speaking everything out loud. We wanted to convey the emotions we normally feel through the lyrics.]
[Ju-hong: I talked about it through Pom Pom!]
[Bora: I think I talked about it through Soltwater Mine. No matter how much we cry until our tears become an ocean, it’s okay. We’ll become the gods of that ocean, and that ocean will be a brilliant ocean like diamonds. That’s what I wanted to say.]
[Geum: I talked about it through Into the Silence. I realized through this opportunity that sometimes silence can convey so much more. Ha ha.]
[Baek-young: I poured my heart into Paper Savior. Even though we’re sometimes as fragile as paper, we’ll always rush to save EVEL.]
[Yun Chung: I’m going to convey my feelings through the title track, Blue Burst. I’ve put the emotions I want to share with the fans into it. If I say more, it’ll be a spoiler, so please listen to the song later!]

After the live broadcast ended like that.
An Ever Blue fan who turned on the TV switched the channel to a Music Broadcast.

[MC: Our next stage~ is a girl group that overcame hardship and adversity, returning with an even more upgraded appearance—StillBlue! Shall we meet them right now?]
[MC: Music Music~ Show Show Show! Here’s StillBlue’s “Blue Burst”!]

After the MC’s introduction ended, the screen switched.
StillBlue appeared, filmed in a special stage at a different studio, not at the Broadcasting Station itself.
Overall, it was a girls’ hip-hop look with a subtle Y2K aesthetic, but that wasn’t all. All the members were unified in deep blue tones, but each added points with flashy metallic materials or fur jackets.
Perhaps because they’d toned down that always-sparkling, princess-like feeling, they looked comfortable yet more powerful.

‘Oh, this is definitely a different concept from before…!’

Then, the backing track flowed—a mix of two-step garage bass and new jack swing.
A beat that was upbeat and funky yet retained its distinctive weight.
But what was even more shocking than the song itself was.

A night that seemed eternal
Fading light
Even if I haven’t lost my way
A night where I want to lose my way

The expressions and dance of StillBlue’s members.
While they always had that sharp, synchronized group dance feel, this time they were completely free on stage, laughing.

Baby, burst it all
Whenever I want to break free, I’m always there
Blue, burst it all
From now on, blue is no longer the color of sorrow
Our blue only grows deeper and deeper
Burn it all away with me
Baby, burst it all
Burst it all

Without a trace of melancholy.
With an expression that simply yearned to incinerate the misfortune of everyone watching this Stage.

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