Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 32

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Chapter 32.

“The 50,000 vote benefit is something I’m incredibly grateful for. But I don’t believe I earned it alone—Geum, Ju-seon, Ju-hong, and I earned it together as Team Four Seasons.”

I quietly sent hearts to my teammates.
Ju-hong responded with a cheerful cheer.

“I also know how hard Ryeo-yu worked, so today I want to congratulate her more than anyone else.”

I applauded Kim Ryeo-yu.

“And I want to extend my congratulations and the first-place title to all the trainees participating in this competition. I believe everyone here is a true champion.”

I looked at each trainee from twelfth place to second place one by one.

“I’m simply grateful for the hearts of those who voted for me. And I’m happy for the sincere congratulations from the other trainees.”

I took a deep breath.
The moment I first wanted to become an idol.
And the moment Yun Chung first wanted to become an idol.
All those moments overlapped.
In those moments, were rankings and the complicated world of adults really so important?
No, they weren’t.
What was truly important was—

“It’s not about the title that matters. What truly matters is that we’re all sincere, and everyone supporting us is sincere. I want to answer that sincerity with sincerity of my own. Thank you!”

It was these sincere hearts.
I hoped these sincere feelings wouldn’t be forgotten just because of a competition like this.

***

Let’s stop fighting just for today, everyone.

Watching kids half your age speak like that—doesn’t it make you feel something?
I actually reflected on myself after hearing Yun Chung’s remarks today.
Honestly, when I saw the benefit votes, I thought this would turn into a mess again, but Yun Chung’s remarks made me reconsider.

Yuncheong is not a baby beast ㄹㅇ Today was a big sister beastㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Yun Chung, I’m 29 years old, but can I still call you unnie? If you’re cool, you’re my unnie
Oh no, I seriously can’t escape Yun Chung anymore. Yun Chung, you’re responsible for me now
I’m losing it please how is our goddess Yun Chung like this please our goddess how is she like this ah
By any chance, are you Yun Blue living your second life?
Yeah, this is all MEN’s fault. Burn MEN down
└Burn Colors down too
Just let all 12 of them debut. We want our Queen Yun to just debut everyone

Back to the 8-pyeong Studio Apartment.
The Colors fan nodded while watching the timeline burn ablaze.
In truth, she had been worried all day.
Because there had been a ranking announcement ceremony.
Her favorite was Yun Chung, her second favorite was Kim Geum.
Since she thought both of them would rank high, she wasn’t particularly worried about the rankings themselves.
But the problem was the benefit votes.
When she heard that both Yun Chung and Kim Geum would receive 50,000 benefit votes, her anxiety skyrocketed.
If both of them took 1st and 2nd in the voting and then added 50,000 votes to stay in 1st and 2nd, that would be one thing….
But if the benefit votes changed the rankings, the fans of the trainees who were originally ranked higher would naturally be furious.
Of course, this ranking wouldn’t affect the final debut lineup, but people’s hearts don’t work that way.
There were plenty of fans who did everything from promoting around them to hosting SNS giveaways just to get their favorite into 1st place.
All just to see that one smile on their favorite’s face.
So it was only natural to feel disappointed if the judges’ picks flipped the order.
The fan had even prayed that Yun Chung wouldn’t become the MVP.
But anyone could see that Yun Chung’s skills were exceptional.
Unless the judges’ eyes were off, Yun Chung naturally deserved to be MVP… the judges weren’t at fault.
If anything was at fault, it was that our Yun Chung shined too brightly!
…While thinking such unreasonable thoughts.
Yun Chung really did rank 1st because of the benefit votes.
The original 1st place was Kim Ryeo-yu.

“Ugh. Of all times….”

All Fan pressed her forehead.
Kim Ryeo-yu was the trainee with the most haters and devoted fans within Make a New Color.
Because of the nepotism accusations and several subtly harsh interviews, she had accumulated a considerable number of detractors.
It was rare for a trainee who hadn’t even debuted to have accumulated this much criticism already.
The problem was.
Those very critics only fueled her fans’ passion even more intensely.
Her devoted fans threw themselves into voting with renewed determination, terrified that Kim Ryeo-yu might be hurt by the criticism.

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#KimRyeoyu_ProtectAtAllCosts_ShowThemSpiceWithYourVote

Just look at the hashtags they were using.
Colors fans generally had impressive firepower, but Kim Ryeo-yu’s fans took it to another level entirely.
Most of the voting verification SNS events were actually organized by Kim Ryeo-yu’s fans.
So it was impossible not to feel concerned.
But then?
Yun Chung had driven a nail through the coffin in her remarks, declaring Kim Ryeo-yu as first place without question.
And along with that, she’d made sure to include comments that would keep the fans satisfied.

Lol she’s really laying down groundwork to avoid getting cursed out; at least know your place
└Ryo; Judo is so kindㅠ I wonder if he’s sitting there congratulating me on cyanide. He’s really good at it haha.
“Lol, that’s so cunning. Of course our Ryeo is number one, so why are you even bringing that up, talking nonsense.”
└└└Ryo;Yuya, please think about the feelings of the fans who spend money to make you number one haha ​​Don’t feel like cyanideㅠ
Ugh, I wish you’d stop pretending to be so nice lol

Kingbal, of course ㄹㅇ is in first place, so why is GG giving in? What the fuck? lol
I’m really laying down some serious groundwork to avoid getting cursed out, honestly haha
Sigh, even she must have thought she’d get criticized ^^

But the kids get along fine, why are you trying to drive a wedge between them; individual fans please leave
“Lol, she hasn’t even debuted yet, what personal fans? The system only allows voting for one person anyway, so how would individual fans even form?”

Of course, that didn’t mean everyone’s reaction was favorable.
Naturally, some people cursed Yun Chung’s remarks as cunning, saying you could see her calculating.
It wasn’t just Kim Ryeo-yu’s fans who did this.
People who simply disliked Yun Chung normally did the same thing.

“…But still, what does cyanide even mean to a person?”

Truly creative garbage, the lot of them.
Olpan tore up the PDF, seething with rage.
Someday I’ll report this to Colors.
Of course, Colors is famous for never pressing charges… but still, if I didn’t do something like this, I felt like I’d suffocate from frustration.

“Anyway, congratulations on first place. Chung-ah.”

No matter how much the benefit influenced it.
That benefit is something you earned through your own hard work.
Our first place is you.

***

After the ranking announcement ended.
We were guided by the staff to a different studio.
I thought they’d wrap up filming early today, but the schedule seemed incredibly tight.
Because of that, the trainees had to move forward without even a moment to collect themselves.

“Alright. I’m sure you’re all exhausted today. But I have wonderful news for you.”

Do Hee-young must have been tired too, yet she showed no signs of fatigue whatsoever.
A true professional, indeed.
We were all wearing down.

“Until now, you trainees have been commuting from your respective homes.”

We all nodded in agreement.
I commuted from the Gosiwon.
Half of us commuted from self-catering rooms, the other half from our family homes.
I heard Seo Baek-young commutes a round trip of three hours.
And yet she stays in the Practice Room until dawn.
I wondered how she even got home at dawn, but apparently she takes the early morning bus.
Remarkable.

“It must have been difficult all this time. Starting tomorrow! We’ll begin dormitory living!”

A sigh escaped me.
We could only exchange glances.
I’d always assumed we’d hear about the Dormitory eventually, but I never thought it would be today.
Why did it have to be today, when the atmosphere had already hit rock bottom?

“Go home today and pack your things. Tomorrow, bring your luggage and we’ll meet at the new residence.”

That’s when Yeon Ju-hong raised her hand.

“Will all twelve of us be living in one house?”
“Yes, of course. There are four rooms total, so three people will share each room.”

Three people to a room….
A chill ran down my spine.
I’d never experienced a dormitory arrangement before.
I’d been a solo artist.
The Entertainment Company had provided housing, but I lived alone.
Could I really endure twelve people in one house, three to a room?

“We’ll assign roommates tomorrow. See you all here then!”

***

The next day.
Because we’d worked right up until midnight the night before, we had to pack our things in the early morning hours.
Today’s filming was scheduled to start at six.
So we arrived at work that morning without even getting our makeup done.
Dark circles were already beginning to form under our eyes.
Those Broadcasting Station people….
These are young sprouts still growing—couldn’t they at least let us sleep a little?
It hadn’t been long since the second mission ended, and we were all desperately short on sleep.
So most of us caught brief naps on the bus.
A battle of nerves with Kim Ryeo-yu?
That was impossible.
We didn’t have time to sleep. We didn’t have the energy to fight.
The bus arrived at an apartment complex.
Still drowsy, we stepped off the bus.
Twelve trainees with vacant expressions, dragging luggage as large as themselves.
To anyone watching, we looked like we were heading out on a school trip.
In fact, it felt like we actually were going on a school trip.

“It’s not that far from the Entertainment Company.”
“Yeah. By bus, it’s probably just one or two stops.”
“Since you’re getting us a place anyway, why not right next to the Entertainment Company? There’s an apartment complex right there!”

Yeon Ju-hong grumbled softly.
Ju-hong, that place is probably way too expensive….
This place is going to be incredibly expensive too.

“We’ll live there after we debut.”
“Oh, I like that.”

At Kim Geum’s ambitious words, Yeon Ju-hong hummed in agreement.
Following the staff, we arrived at the top floor of the apartment building.
They’d said there were four rooms, and the place was quite spacious.
Each room was two to three times the size of a typical bedroom in a regular home.
…Well, it would have to be for three people to live here.

“Wow, this place is incredible.”
“It looks like it’s ten times bigger than our house?”
“The apartment is so beautiful. I want to live here forever….”
“This is Colors for you! We don’t lose when it comes to money!”

…What else are we losing?
Well, it does seem like we’re losing on character.
The moment I stepped into the house, I counted the bathrooms.
Damn it.
There are only three.
Three bathrooms for twelve women?
This is basically telling us not to shower.

“Well, have you all had a chance to look around the house?”
“Yes!”

Do Hee-young called us over with a meaningful tone.

“Then, shall we decide on rooms and roommates now?”

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