Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 6

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Chapter 6.

A few days later, a video was uploaded to MEN’s account on OTube.

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[MEN × Colors = ?]
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[‘Make a New Color’ teaser. 07.03(fri) 9 PM]
Oh
Oh, this is that Colors new girl group, right?
2:11 Who is she What’s her name
Eng sub plz

It wasn’t a long video.
After twelve trainees’ silhouettes appeared, an unfamiliar song’s prelude flowed through.
With their heads bowed, it was still difficult to make out their faces.
And the moment Kim Ryeo-yu, the center, lifted her head,
the video ended.

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[Coming soon]
[We’ll be your new color]
[07.03(fri) 9 PM]

The fact that Colors was launching a survival program for a new girl idol group had already been reported in the news, so it wasn’t particularly surprising.
The initial reaction was modest at best.

Colors New Girl Group Launch Program Trainee Analysis

Center with face clearly shown: Kim Ryeo-yu (rumor says she’s Kim Mo-gyeong’s niece)
Both sides next to center: Seo Baek-young, Ryu Bora
Next to Ryu Bora: Kim Geum
The rest seem to be undisclosed trainees?

Oh, Ryu Bora’s appearing.
Did Ryu Bora quit acting?
What’s the center’s name?
└Kim Ryeo-yu
└Isn’t she that public trainee?
└Colors didn’t officially announce her, the fans leaked it lol
└She doesn’t really seem like center material, why is she center?
└Kim Mo-gyeong’s niece, read the post
└?Kim Mo-gyeong is NG
└Colors executive

Since Colors was debuting a new female idol group, attention naturally poured toward the well-known trainees.
Of course, it was tinged with a certain… resentment.
Especially given the nature of idol survival shows, all eyes were fixed on the center.
Specifically, on Kim Ryeo-yu.

Does Korea really not function without bloodline connections?
└It’s not even official yet, stop being delusional lol
└└You’re the one being delusional, Ryeo-yu fan lol
Lol Colors is a disaster at everything else, but their only strength was picking amazing kids—and even that’s fallen apart this time. Good riddance to Colors
└For real lol it was Colors’ grand strategy to make people want to leave
└The center is already a disaster
└Why not make Ryu Bora or Kim Geum center instead, at least people know their faces lol
└Why would Kim Geum be center lol bringing up Kim Geum at this point lol ugh
I hope Baek Young debuts this time.
└Wasn’t she in the White Noise debut class?
└What nonsense lol if you just gathered all the people who claim they were in the White Noise debut class, you could form an entire entertainment company
└Seo Baek-young was genuinely a 4-year trainee back then lol don’t talk out of your ass
Real talk, Colors just sucks the marrow out and never debuts anyone
└If they were debut material they’d debut lol Colors is a company that needs to make profit, they’re not gonna debut someone just because they got attached lol

Being trainees at Colors, a major agency, meant several of them already had some degree of recognition.
Prime examples being Ryu Bora, Seo Baek-young, Kim Ryeo-yu, and—

Who’s that rapper? I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before.
└Isn’t she the one from Unpretty Money?
└Ah, she got eliminated in the finals lol
└lololol
└Colors really needs to drop that “skilled group” title lol. Let them compete fairly
└?Kim Geum withdrew for health reasons back then? Know your facts before talking
└Yeah~ probably dropped out to avoid getting exposed again~
Colors trainee who appeared on Genius Talent Discovery.jpg
The kid who came out as a rap genius is now appearing as a Colors female idol survivor
Make a New Color, looking forward to it
Our Geum too, looking forward to it

It was Kim Geum.
Kim Geum in particular had appeared on a rap survival program before, so she already had a decent fanbase.
Ryu Bora, who had been active as a child actress for years, went without saying.

When are the girls’ profiles coming out
MEN, do your job
Can you release your self-introduction video? I can’t even do promotions because there’s no content to work with.

Perhaps responding to the fans’ urging.
Shortly after, a bit more content was released.

-It’s out

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[【Make a New Color】 We Speak Through the Stage! |Kim Ryeo-yu||Dance| 1-Minute Self-Introduction on Stage♥]
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[【Make a New Color】 We Speak Through the Stage! |Ryu Bora||Sing| 1-Minute Self-Introduction on Stage♥]
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They were individual self-introduction videos.

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Today was the day we were filming self-introduction videos.
Instead of heading to Colors as usual, the trainees reported to a studio borrowed from the broadcasting station.

“Alright, each of you will film a self-introduction video.”

Regardless of whether the trainees were unsettled, Oh PD appeared with a broad smile.
How irritating.

“I’m giving you exactly one minute. During that minute, I won’t care what you do. Okay?”

I listened to the explanation in silence.
One minute seemed tight enough, but that wasn’t the real problem.

“However, there’s just one thing.”

This was the problem.

“No talking. No unnecessary explanations or self-introductions.”

Oh PD spoke with the most delighted expression in the world.

“You all want to become idols, right? What defines an idol? The stage—that’s what. So your first impression has to be made entirely through the stage.”

Was he joking?
At least give us time to prepare beforehand.
That was Oh PD’s problem. Sure, idols speak through the stage? The intention is sound.
But are idols machines? Do they just pop out perfectly when you press a button?
If he’d given us even minimal warning, we could have prepared something.
Despite Oh PD’s irritating words, the trainees simply wore resigned expressions—no one voiced a complaint.
Of course, it wouldn’t matter anyway if they did rebel….
Rather, by the time you’re in a debut group, you’d have at least one signature stage prepared.
I was no exception.
Especially me,

[Colors’ First Self-Introduction Video Released! “Idols Speak Through the Stage”? Netizens Praise the Fresh Self-Introduction Format]

I was able to find out in advance thanks to the notification that Cotton Ball Entity sent yesterday.
If you think knowing one day ahead means you can prepare a lot, you’re mistaken.
One day makes an enormous difference in stage preparation.
In that sense, I suppose I owe Cotton Ball Entity a debt this time.
Or do I?
I mean, I’m working for Cotton Ball Entity in the first place, so shouldn’t it be natural to tell me something like this….
…But why would Cotton Ball Entity send a news notification instead of just showing up and telling me directly?

“Alright then, we’ll draw lots to decide the order.”

Oh PD rubbed his hands together like a fly, speaking eagerly.

“Come up one by one and draw your lot.”

At Oh PD’s words, the trainees came forward one by one and drew their lots.
I waited until all the other trainees had drawn theirs.
The order didn’t really matter anyway.

“Oh, trainee Yun Chung, you got… number 8.”

Oh PD seemed to give some perfunctory reaction.
I didn’t say much and returned to my seat.
Oh PD wrote the trainees’ order on the whiteboard.
Then he set up the camera and audio equipment, and explained to the trainees the range that would be captured on camera.
The space wasn’t very large.
It was just about half the size of the Practice Room.
The trainees must be used to this by now.
All the trainees sat casually in the back of the studio.
They were curious about the other trainees’ performances.
Of course, some trainees looked quite anxious, memorizing lyrics or checking their choreography.
From what I remember, not a single one of the trainees who looked anxious has debuted.

“Please give us a brief explanation of what you’ll each be doing. That way we can adjust our filming accordingly.”

After explaining, Oh PD sat down in spectator mode.
It was the best VIP seat with a perfect view of the stage.
I also sat down in spectator mode and just watched the stage.
Why, you ask?

“Alright, number one, Kim Geum. Come on out.”

I needed to start investigating which members I’d cast for my own group from this point forward.

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“Alright, Yun Chung. You’re eighth in order.”

As my turn arrived, I felt the weight of all eyes upon me.
I’d paid close attention to the performances before mine.
The trainees confident in vocals had mostly performed pop covers.
Those focused on dance simply performed choreography they’d created themselves to pop songs.
Neither was easy, and yet everyone had executed their performances well.
But I had to show something more than that.
I was still the least recognizable trainee here, after all.

“Yun Chung… an original composition?”

And my goal was to debut in ‘first place’, after all.

“An original is risky. Are you sure about this?”
“Yes, I think it will be fine.”

In audition programs, performing an original composition was always a gamble.
Do well, and you’d hit the jackpot.
Fail, and you’d crash spectacularly.
There was no middle ground—no safe average.
But I was confident.

“Right. Since you’ve prepared the audio track yourself, what’s there to worry about.”

How was I so confident, you ask?

“I’ll begin.”

Well, it’s obvious.

Between rolling purple hills
The sunset comes to soothe us

After all, it was a song that ranked first for six weeks in my previous life.

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Producer: How was filming your self-introduction video?

[Ju-hong: I was so nervous. I don’t think I showed my full potential because of that…]
[Seo Baek-young: I’ve practiced thousands of times… but in front of the camera, it felt completely different.]
[Geum: Ah, I bombed it. That’s what happened.]
[Ryeo-yu: It was fun. I was nervous, but still.]

Producer: Whose stage was the best?

[Hee-on: Ryeo-yu’s. She’s the ace after all…. She’s my friend, but she’s seriously talented?]
[Gyeong-a: Surprisingly, Ju-hong’s. There’s something that catches your eye.]
[Geum: Do opinions really differ that much? That’s what’s surprising. Obviously—]
[Bora: I can only think of one person.]
[Su-in: Of course—]
[Seo Baek-young: Yun Chung.]

Caption: Trainee Yun Chung, who received all the votes.

[Ju-hong: I didn’t even know it was an original composition. I thought it was some hidden masterpiece or something.]
[Geum: No, if you had that kind of composing skill, you should have told us earlier. We would’ve followed you around to learn.]
[Ryeo-yu: I thought she had one more trick up her sleeve.]
[Gyeong-a: I thought it was unfair.]

Producer: Why?

[Gyeong-a: Well, I was right after her, and if she performs that well, what am I supposed to do?]

Caption: Tears….

[Hee-on: Honestly, when I heard it was an original composition, I thought she was crazy. It’s a risky choice.]
[Yu-hyeon: The song itself is great, but it was surprising. It’s not a trendy genre these days—it actually has a somewhat old-fashioned country vibe to it.]
[Ha-eun: But I felt like she really understands her own voice. The way she utilizes her voice? She’s smart.]

Producer: It could’ve been risky, but why did you choose an original composition for your first self-introduction stage?

[Yun Chung: Songwriting and composition are hobbies of mine. I wanted to show as many different sides of myself as possible. Since I don’t know when I’ll get another chance to showcase my original compositions, I thought it would be now. I can continue to show my dancing and singing, but my composition skills might not be something I can display again.]

Production crew: Do you think it came across well?

[Yun Chung: Ha ha. That’s a difficult question.]

I hesitated for a moment before answering.

[Yun Chung: Yes, I believe it came across well.]

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Ding!

Did you see the musical self-introduction?

Dude, watch it right now

Why? What’s going on?
└Just watch it, the kids are losing it; those Colors members are insane

Ding!

Today’s viral rookie female idol
Colors, the true mecca of idols
Ding!
Ding!
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?Who is Yun Chung?
Wow, Yun Chung is insane
Colors’ new generation continuing the legacy of sing-songwriters

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