The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 153

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

 

Episode 153

 

A total of three rehearsals had ended.

 

“Thank you for your hard work.”

 

The voices of the members greeting the production staff were filled with pride.

 

“Good work.”

 

The production staff receiving their greetings also had much more relaxed expressions compared to earlier.

 

Either way, the Start Plan experience really helps in many ways.

 

Having performed on stage a few times, we could now finish rehearsals quickly.

 

After that, endless waiting inside the broadcasting station.

 

Eating lunch boxes that came early in the morning, touching up hair and makeup.

 

We were spending time filming selfies and challenge videos to upload on Blue Bird…

 

“Finally, the pre-recording begins. FLORA’s first pre-recording. I’m so nervous. How about you, Ji-ye? Aren’t you nervous?”

 

Before we knew it, it was time to start the pre-recording.

 

I smiled brightly and replied to Min Ha-young, who was asking with a serious voice in front of the behind camera.

 

“Ha-young, what did you have for lunch today?”

 

“Huh? No! That wasn’t my question.”

 

“You did your curly hair again today?”

 

When I lightly touched Min Ha-young’s well-styled curly hair, she huffed and grumbled to the camera.

 

“Again, again! She’s doing it again. Everyone, look at this. Ryu Ji-ye always teases me like this with a smile! I asked if she was nervous!”

 

While I was giggling and teasing Min Ha-young, voices of fans and production staff managing them could be heard from outside the stage.

 

Fortunately, the atmosphere between the fans and production staff seemed smooth, and everything appeared to be proceeding well.

 

“How are FLORA’s fans so well-behaved? Do they take after the members? Haha.”

 

“The security team praised them a lot too.”

 

“Really? Thank you.”

 

Overhearing the compliments the production staff gave to Han Da-min, I patted Min Ha-young’s bottom and stepped away from the behind camera.

 

As I was doing a final check of hair and makeup while watching the fans, I soon heard the production staff’s voice telling us to enter.

 

I took a deep breath to shake off the slight trembling and headed onto the stage with the members.

 

“Wooooah!”

 

Cheers erupted as soon as we stepped onto the stage.

 

Even though we had already met once at the showcase, why did it feel so welcoming?

 

When I smiled brightly and waved at the fans, they beamed with joy and waved their temporary light sticks even bigger.

 

Countdown’s stage was quite close to the audience seats, so I could clearly see the fans’ happy expressions.

 

As I was greeting everyone while making eye contact with all the fans, Han Da-min asked warmly.

 

“Everyone, have you been well?”

 

“Yeeees!”

 

“It’s been so long since our showcase, right?”

 

Various answers mixed together in response to her words – “Yes,” “It’s been so long,” “We missed you,” and so on.

 

Han Da-min smiled softly as if finding it cute and replied that she felt the same way, that she had missed them too.

 

In the meantime, I also found my spot and said a word to the fans.

 

“Everyone, did you receive our gifts well?”

 

At my question, the fans answered with even more excited voices, “Yes!”

 

“Did you enjoy the snacks too?”

 

I asked again while glancing at the paper bags placed beside the fans.

 

Fortunately, it seemed everyone had received them without exception.

 

Actually, since this was our first pre-recording, and pre-recordings are hard work for not only the singers but also the fans for a long time, we had prepared various things under the name of reverse support.

 

After consulting with the members and staff, we prepared a coffee truck, photo cards, letters in rolling paper format written by the members, and personally selected cosmetics, among other things.

 

Honestly, it was a bit excessive for rookies. But so what.

 

The company funds were abundant, and above all, since Flora was maintaining the image of wealthy young ladies, we could prepare everything we wanted to our heart’s content.

 

“Everyone, the perfume there is what Ji-ye actually uses. The hand cream is what I use.”

 

Han Da-min said cheesily while being playful.

 

“Think of us while using them.”

 

“Unnie, that’s cheesy.”

 

Choi Song-i said firmly, but Han Da-min winked at the fans as if asking what was wrong with that.

 

When the fans cheered at this, Choi Song-i looked at the fans with the same expression she had when looking at Han Da-min.

 

Nevertheless, the fans said they liked it and that such Song-i was cute.

 

A very harmonious atmosphere. In the midst of it.

 

“We’ll start the rehearsal.”

 

The final rehearsal with the fans began.

 

The first song was 【Famous Paintings】.

 

As soon as the song started, we hesitated briefly at the fans’ fan chants, but quickly became immersed in the stage performance.

 

Since it was a rehearsal, we should have done it moderately, but thanks to the fans’ voices, we naturally performed as if it were the real thing.

 

Wondering if it was just me, I looked at the other members and saw they were the same – what energy conservation?

 

They were just dancing and singing with all their might.

 

The fans were the same. They should take care of their vocal cords, but even though it was a rehearsal, they cheered as if it were the real performance.

 

I saw it. One of the production staff giving thumbs up to the fans.

 

Because of that, the fans started raising their voices even more. It was worrying.

 

As soon as the rehearsal ended, Seo Ra-eun said worriedly.

 

“Everyone, your throats must hurt… You’re already doing great and we’re grateful, so please don’t hurt your throats.”

 

“That’s right. Everyone needs to take care of your voices. We still have a lot to do~”

 

The fans giggled at Han Da-min’s cheekiness. Han Da-min grinned and looked at Choi Song-i.

 

“But Song-i, what are you staring at so intently?”

 

Ever since the rehearsal ended, Choi Song-i had been glaring at the fans with a displeased expression.

 

The fans who just noticed that expression laughed as if finding it cute.

 

Then Song-i said.

 

“You look more familiar with pre-recording than us. Why is that?”

 

It was jealousy. Now she’s apparently developed jealousy not just toward members but also toward fans.

 

“It’s strange. This is our first pre-recording with you all, but why are you better at it than Flora?”

 

Do you perhaps have experience participating in other pre-recordings besides ours?

 

It was truly the kind of jealousy that only Song-i could pull off.

 

At her words, the fans participated in the situational drama of comforting Song-i by laughing awkwardly or saying things like “No way!”, “You practiced hard!” and so on.

 

Watching this, I casually chimed in.

 

“But really, it does seem like you all are better than us. Look at Ha-young. She’s still shaking.”

 

“Hey!”

 

Min Ha-young pushed me with her hip.

 

“I wasn’t shaking this time. Everyone, do I look like I’m shaking?”

 

“Yeeees!”

 

“…See this. Because of Ryu Ji-ye, the fans think I’m nervous all the time.”

 

“But it’s mostly true though. Right, everyone?”

 

“That’s right!”

 

“Hey, nooo! Why are you all like this!”

 

Perhaps because we had shown FLORA’s atmosphere quite often from Start Plan to the 100-Day Countdown, the fans surprisingly naturally joined in our playful banter.

 

“We’ll begin recording the main stage performance.”

 

And immediately, the main stage recording began.

 

The main stage performance, additional cam filming, and shooting for our title song “Blooming.”

 

A long, long filming session continued.

 

***

 

And before we knew how time had passed, the hectic days flew by and it was already the day of the Countdown live broadcast.

 

“…This won’t do. Unnie, I’m just going to take some Cheongsimhwan. I think I need to take it.”

 

“Here. I already took it out knowing this would happen.”

 

Min Ha-young clutched her chest area and received the Cheongsimhwan from Han Da-min.

 

We had already done Start Plan live broadcasts and had skillfully handled the most important pre-recording.

 

Yet today, all the members’ faces were pale with anxiety.

 

Well, the Start Plan live broadcast was a bit different from this.

 

At least Start Plan was a broadcast watched by fans of the Start Plan cast members who knew the contestants were inexperienced.

 

‘Of course, we did receive excessive attention for various reasons back then.’

 

Anyway, Countdown was more in the professional realm than Start Plan. It was natural that our mindset would be different.

 

But we…

 

‘Do we even have time to be nervous right now?’

 

Having come this far, there were things we needed to do before the live broadcast.

 

I felt slightly anxious and looked back and forth between my watch and the members. Then I spoke to manager Seong Ji-soo.

 

“Shouldn’t we start heading out soon?”

 

Seong Ji-soo also checked her mobile phone message window with a worried expression.

 

“We should head out, but the pre-arranged groups are backed up in line at the stairs. It would be better to greet the MCs first and film in the waiting room.”

 

Then Han Da-min, who had been distributing Cheongsimhwan to the members, somehow heard our conversation and put down her bag to get the members on their feet.

 

“Let’s go, let’s go. We need to leave now. To do the challenge.”

 

We don’t have time to be nervous.

 

The challenge that’s become essential for idols these days.

 

We also had to make rounds greeting the senior artists. As rookies, even if we arrived early and waited, we’d be the ones waiting the longest, so we had to move around whenever we had time.

 

We hurriedly left the waiting room.

 

‘Come to think of it, who are the Countdown MCs again?’

 

Our first destination was the Countdown MCs.

 

I heard the female MC had changed recently, and I only heard she wasn’t an idol, but I hadn’t confirmed who it was.

 

I probably wouldn’t have known anyway if she wasn’t an idol.

 

Just as I was thinking that, when we arrived in front of the MC waiting room.

 

“Ah….”

 

My heart dropped to the floor and came back up when I saw the performer’s name posted right there in front of the waiting room.

 

[Yoon Jae-hee]

 

Yoon Jae-hee.

 

A Choux Cream member, but someone who was active as a solo artist here.

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