Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 256

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Episode 48.

[Sometimes, you know.]

Before the second verse began, a soft interlude flowed through, and over it, Yeon Ju-hong’s narration continued seamlessly.

[I think about wanting to live inside your diary, where all your secrets are kept.]

Yeon Ju-hong’s hair, slightly faded and melting like cotton candy in the sunlight, gleamed and sparkled.
Yeon Ju-hong appeared on screen, leaning against a tree in an oversized white shirt, reading someone’s diary.

[Looking up at you from inside that diary, like this.]

In sync with that narration, Yeon Ju-hong lifted her head and met the camera’s gaze directly, as if making eye contact with someone beyond the screen.

[Then could our story never end?]
[Could I live and breathe forever inside your story?]

The screen transitioned, and this time Kim Geum appeared with a vivid blue ice cream held up to her mouth, sporting a short, sleek dark blue bob cut.

So this was like blueberry ice cream
or maybe blue very first love
melt down my down town
melting away like this, my world
but I know
no matter how it flows and melts away
it will eventually bloom like a heat haze
blueberry heat haze

With rhythmic rap, the camera gradually zoomed out, revealing the presence of the other members beside Kim Geum.
Unlike Kim Geum, who stared directly at the camera, all the members were looking only at Kim Geum.
Each holding the same vivid blue blueberry ice cream.

blue tint on everything
my tongue, my breath, my skyline
dyed entirely in blue
like blueberry candy
the longer I hold it, bittersweet
first love’s taste is, after all, blue

With a soft exhale, Kim Geum blew out the blue balloon gum she’d been hiding in her mouth, inflating it to full size.
The moment the balloon burst with a pop, the camera spun dizzily before settling on Yun Chung sitting on the rooftop, dressed in a blue linen dress that reached her knees and wearing a blue headband.
Yun Chung clutched dozens of blue balloons, her body leaning slightly against the rooftop’s chimney, and whenever the wind blew, her long hair scattered in the breeze as if she might take flight at any moment.

my heart swells up
like blue balloon
sometimes I want to drift away
like blue bird
but I know
no matter how high I fly, I’ll crash into the ceiling that is you

After Yun Chung’s voice—the perfect match for synth-pop—resonated with an ethereal quality,
she stood up and fell backward, still holding the balloons.
She dropped onto the trampoline the members were holding and closed her eyes.
At that same moment.

[I don’t want a happy ending.]
[I want a story that never ends.]
[It doesn’t matter what kind of happy conclusion this love reaches.]
[I just wish this story could last forever.]

Seo Baek-young whispered in a voice I’d never heard before.
Not the stable, trustworthy contralto from before—but a desperate, fragile whisper.
The screen faded to black as the music video ended.

***

Are they doing a Blueberry Love comeback?

Please let them promote this, I’ve been missing this wistful, refreshing concept so much
they even choreographed it so perfectly and they’re not promoting it!!!!

I heard they recorded English, Korean, and Japanese versions separately. I’m so curious about all the lyrics.
It feels like it could work as a Japan activity track too… that’s the kind of color they’d love there.
└Honestly, it’s the kind of color anyone would love regardless of country.
StillBlue is having a concert?

The concert announcement dropping right after Coachella ends is seriously crazy.

Wow, they’re doing it at the Gymnasium this time, I love it so much.
I wish they’d do 10 days. That’s probably what it’d take for me to get a seat.
The concert spoiler was wrong.

Where did that self-proclaimed insider go who said they’d do it somewhere small?
They’re doing it at the Gymnasium.
EVEL fans were even fundraising to send a truck because of that—

That’s not the only spoiler that was wrong either.
All the insider spoilers got exposed as complete lies.

At Coachella, backup dancers will be trainees from the next girl group, and they’ll be so bad they’ll ruin the stage.
→ Lie. There were no backup dancers at all.
2. The concert venue will be around 7,000 seats.
→ Nope, that’s a lie. It’s the Gymnasium.
3. Yun Chung is the mastermind theory.
There was even a rumor that Yun Chung is the mastermind pulling the strings behind Colors.

It seemed like just some delusional loser venting their fantasies, not an actual insider.
└Seriously, every single thing they said was absolutely ridiculous.
Why not just say Yun Chung is a regressor on her second life at this point?
I wonder what the setlist for this concert will be like.

The last concert was packed tight, and this setlist is also going to be a problem because there’s not a single song we can cut.

They’ll probably focus on the newly released album.
└Our idol is seriously huge with two full studio albums.
I hope they perform songs they only did in Japan too.
Members’ live broadcast concert spoilers.

All members will have solo stages.
The solo stages are going to break away from each member’s established image and try something fresh and different.

What kind of concept are they going for? The anticipation is huge;;
Ryu Bora has to come out with an adorably grand stage

They said they’d do something different
Please
Please
The members are even spilling the Blueberry Love tea during the live broadcast lol

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[Yun Chung: We originally entrusted the songwriting to Geum. This time, we asked Geum to show off her skills.]
[Geum: But I’m really terrible at English, and they asked me to write both English and Korean lyrics, so I was literally going insane.]

Through the low-quality broadcast, Kim Geum literally bounced off the sofa like she was losing her mind.

[Ju-hong: That’s why she came to me.]
[Geum: I write in Korean, and Ju-hong translates it for me.]
[Ju-hong: And that’s how my ideas naturally got incorporated! “Blueberry First Love” was my idea!]

Yeon Ju-hong beamed with immense pride and satisfaction, leaning her face close to the camera.
As if asking for praise for doing well.

[Geum: So I teased her, asking what she knew about first love. But she said she thought she kind of understood it.]
[Yun Chung: What?]
[Baek-young: What did you say…?]
[Bora: What kind of per… person could it be?]

All the older members in StillBlue stared at Yeon Ju-hong with burning gazes.

[Ju-hong: No, I just said I kind of understand~ I didn’t say I actually know!]
[Geum: Anyway, I was shocked too, but let’s move on.]

Despite Yeon Ju-hong’s explanation, the older members couldn’t shake their suspicion, eyeing her skeptically.

[Baek-young: Oh, there’s a comment asking how we came up with the Blueberry Love music video concept. Bora participated a lot in the directing, so Bora will answer.]
[Bora: After hearing Geum’s story, the song “Blueberry Love” itself isn’t just a sweet and pretty first love, but rather a story about a cold, sour, unripe love that leaves an astringent taste.]
[Geum: What people commonly call a “failed love”—in other words, a doomed love.]
[Yun Chung: That sounds oddly strange….]

Whether Yun Chung shook her head or not, Ryu Bora continued speaking.

[Bora: So I kept wondering what that bittersweet feeling of an unrequited first love would be like… and then I remembered our old title track, “Paper Doll.” It’s that kind of love—supporting EVEL forever from within a diary. That’s what it is.]
[Baek-young: So your first love was EVEL?]
[Bora: My first love and my last love.]
[StillBlue members: Awww~]

Ryu Bora nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world. The other members looked embarrassed enough to cover their faces with their hands.

[Bora: Anyway, that’s why I drew inspiration from the diary. I’m not curious about how this love ends. I just want this love to be eternal. Whether it’s a happy ending or not doesn’t matter. I just love this moment right now so much, and I love the fact that I’m loving you so much. I think that’s what I wanted to say.]
[Yun Chung: So that’s what love means to you, Bora?]
[Bora: Yes. Whether the other person likes me or not… I don’t think that’s really a problem for me. I’m selfish that way. Just the fact that I’m loving that person is enough to make me happy.]
[Geum: She’s really scary, I’m telling you.]
[Bora: What’s scary about that? I’m not forcing the other person to love me or anything. I’m just quietly loving them on my own.]
[Ju-hong: That’s dangerous.]

Regardless of whether the members teased her, Ryu Bora steadfastly continued.

[Bora: Anyway… ultimately, this story is about how I’m together with EVEL and how much I love them. I wanted to capture that wish—that this moment would be eternal. A one-sided first love, an unrequited love that I hope will last forever.]

As she spoke, Ryu Bora’s face was smiling more tenderly than ever.

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