The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 121

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

 

Episode 121

 

How could everything be so different when they were dancing on the same stage with a similar number of dancers?

 

Of course, the biggest difference was the concept of the songs.

 

If May Rookie had performed group choreography with the dancers like one body, matching every arm angle and jump height precisely, Flora was the complete opposite.

 

Everyone was dancing differently, yet it all fit together like a single picture so perfectly.

 

“Idols are different even as trainees. Definitely.”

 

Yu-jin’s friend who came with her quietly muttered.

 

She was genuinely amazed.

 

Even among those charismatic dancers, the five Flora members stood out the most.

 

Even though everyone on stage was showing their presence with their own unique dances, each member was clearly visible.

 

Earlier with May Rookie, there were times when it was hard to find the members among the dancers, causing her gaze to lose focus for quite a while.

 

Then Yu-jin playfully poked her ribs with her elbow and said proudly.

 

“Hey~ Of course! Most of them are experienced! Ji-ye is a genius!”

 

Among other things, the reason Han Da-min could endure without disbanding despite being called a flop was thanks to her skills.

 

Min Ha-young was extremely famous for dancing even before Start Plan.

 

Choi Song-i was from a children’s program and sang children’s songs so well back then that she was the voice behind songs all kids would know, and so on.

 

Our kids are different from other trainees.

 

There were so many things she wanted to brag about, but she could barely hold back since it was during the performance.

 

After the dance part of the intro that was longer than usual passed, finally came the opening verse.

 

Ryu Ji-ye, who had been dancing in the center, stepped aside and Choi Song-i took her place.

 

 

 

Turn It Around

 

Breaking the silence

 

Streets lit with defiance

 

Higher than anyone else

 

 

 

“Whoa! Crazy!”

 

Yu-jin shouted loudly and covered her mouth.

 

Oh my god, it’s singing rap!

 

Choi Song-i’s characteristic innocent yet cold gaze.

 

The dancers moving in response to her every gesture and her voice that matched the current rebellious atmosphere so well.

 

Choi Song-i’s singing rap!

 

Not Han Da-min, not Min Ha-young, but Choi Song-i who was far from rap!

 

Of course, since it was the finals, she thought they would show something different from usual while not abandoning expectations.

 

This rebellious hip-hop sound, the dance that Ryu Ji-ye showed in the center instead of Min Ha-young, and even Choi Song-i’s rap – everything was fresh and so good.

 

Truly beyond expectations.

 

It was just the beginning, but as a fan, her heart was already pounding so much she could barely breathe.

 

“Isn’t she really a genius? How did she come up with this concept?”

 

The original version of “Reversal” briefly shown in the VCR definitely didn’t feel like this.

 

It wouldn’t be wrong to say everything had changed except for the rough lyrics and melody.

 

What made Yu-jin even more excited was that this entire arrangement came from Ryu Ji-ye and Han Da-min’s hands.

 

Crazy. This is crazy. The kids are really determined to kill me.

 

While Yu-jin was making a fuss and shaking her friend who was just staring blankly at the stage, Flora was calmly continuing their performance.

 

Choi Song-i’s singing rap was taken over by Min Ha-young and changed completely to rap.

 

 

 

From dusk till dawn, we’re the storm, reborn

 

Born again from the ashes, sing our story

 

 

 

Min Ha-young had been praised for being quite good since she first switched to rap, but her skills had improved even more.

 

She still couldn’t compare to professional rappers, but her true value was in dance.

 

Since she was rapping while coordinating movements with an enormous number of dancers, her shortcomings weren’t visible at all.

 

The rap continued seamlessly from Min Ha-young to Han Da-min.

 

Just when it seemed like the entire first verse would continue with only rap.

 

 

 

turn it around

 

 

 

A singing voice rang out.

 

The dancers parted like Moses’ miracle as a member walked out to center stage.

 

It was Seo Ra-eun.

 

 

 

This moment of reversal

 

Hold the crown

 

Let’s write it down again with our own rules

 

 

 

Like Yu-jin’s friend, gasps erupted from fans in the audience seats who had been blankly waving their light sticks.

 

Because Seo Ra-eun’s face was shown in a huge close-up on the electronic display board.

 

Her beauty was so angelic it seemed otherworldly. Her eyes sparkled as if they held stars.

 

Seo Ra-eun was showing a softer and more solid vocal tone than ever before, but unfortunately no one noticed this.

 

Everyone seemed to be captivated by her appearance before her singing voice.

 

Thanks to this, Seo Ra-eun’s eyes wavered for a moment, but fortunately her part passed without any problems.

 

And then the long-awaited chorus.

 

Then suddenly.

 

The music stopped and Ryu Ji-ye, who had been dancing in the back since the intro, took center stage again.

 

Ryu Ji-ye’s face was shown in close-up in the silence.

 

“Woooow…”

 

If Seo Ra-eun had an obviously pretty appearance, Ryu Ji-ye was beautiful in a way that matched this concept perfectly.

 

Again, when the audience gasped in genuine admiration at her visuals.

 

Ryu Ji-ye, who had been staring intensely at the camera with rebellious eyes, tilted her head to the side and started dancing again.

 

At the same time, the music that had stopped began flowing again.

 

 

 

Woo Woo Woo ah-

 

Can’t stop us now

 

We can’t stop

 

 

 

Wow, our Ji-ye, no, our Flora members can pull off this kind of concept so well too.

 

As they reached the chorus, the melody and bass became deeper.

 

The dancers who had been showing individual dance moves synchronized with the members like one body for the chorus.

 

Group choreography that fit together perfectly as if they had practiced hundreds of times.

 

However, even in the midst of this, both members and dancers maintained their individual dance lines, creating a more free-spirited atmosphere.

 

And immediately following was the dance break.

 

The live vocals ringing clearly throughout the venue and Ryu Ji-ye’s powerful highlight high notes hitting hard.

 

“…”

 

Even though it was clearly a stage with similar conditions to May Rookie’s…

 

Was this bias, or was it an objective perspective?

 

The memory of May Rookie’s performance had long since disappeared from Yu-jin’s mind.

 

 

 

***

 

 

 

Kyaaaaaaah!!!!

 

“….”

 

How long has it been since I heard the voices of fans like this?

 

“Yes! That was Flora’s stage.”

 

As I gasped for breath and listened blankly to the cheers of the audience filling the stage venue, I soon heard announcer Choi Gyu-jin’s voice.

 

Only then did I come to my senses and get up.

 

My breathing was still uneven, but my excited heart had somewhat calmed down.

 

“Whew….”

 

After taking one last breath, I stood in line with the members.

 

Then announcer Choi Gyu-jin approached and said.

 

“Once again, you’ve shown us an incredible stage that doesn’t disappoint expectations.”

 

While listening to announcer Choi Gyu-jin’s words, I checked on the audience.

 

Earlier, due to the lighting, I could barely see the light sticks waving, but the audience looked just as excited as I was.

 

‘It ended well.’

 

I was finally able to regain my smile.

 

Fortunately, the audience, especially Flora’s fans, seemed very satisfied.

 

That’s all that matters.

 

‘We can’t win anyway.’

 

It’s nice that I don’t have to worry about results and can focus on the fans first.

 

While thinking that and secretly waving to the fans.

 

“Flora showed us a very different side that we couldn’t see before. Let’s hear what the judges thought about it.”

 

I straightened my posture at announcer Choi Gyu-jin’s words.

 

Those sitting in the judges’ seats in the middle of the audience were looking at us with sharp eyes.

 

Among them, So-hae was the first to pick up the microphone.

 

“First of all, I was really surprised.”

 

So-hae shuffled through her documents.

 

“As far as I know, the song ‘Reversal’ that Flora sang today wasn’t originally like this, right?”

 

“Yes, that’s correct.”

 

“I heard that member Da-min and trainee Ji-ye worked on the arrangement together. Is that right?”

 

Han Da-min quickly nodded her head.

 

“Yes, of course it was thanks to mentor Yu-hwa’s help, but Ji-ye and I came up with ideas and directly participated in the arrangement.”

 

At Han Da-min’s words, Yu-hwa nodded with very interested eyes.

 

“So arrangements can be done like this too. Actually, I’ve worked on several songs myself, and I was really impressed. The stage direction that matched it, and the expressions and live performance that brought it to life. It was a very impressive stage. Great work.”

 

“Thank you!”

 

So-hae’s high praise. Next to pick up the microphone was dance trainer Lee Si-ah, who also handled our choreography.

 

“Um, as for me.”

 

Lee Si-ah cleared her throat with a somewhat awkward expression.

 

…Hm?

 

Why does she look like that? Was it not good?

 

That ambiguous face as if it was neither good nor bad. Even her hesitant voice.

 

Did we make some mistake? During practice, Lee Si-ah was smiling brightly and praising us.

 

I was feeling anxious about that strange reaction.

 

Huh?

 

“…Teacher, are you crying?”

 

So-hae, who was beside her, looked at Lee Si-ah in surprise.

 

“….”

 

Lee Si-ah was shedding tears.

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