The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 159

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“Fandom name….”

 

The staff who had been chattering enthusiastically just moments ago let out sighs.

 

No matter how long these people had worked in this industry, deciding on a fandom name was equally difficult for everyone.

 

“Haha.”

 

CEO Kim Ja-in, who had been waiting for the silence to end, let out a hearty laugh as if she had no choice and waved her hand.

 

“Of course, I wasn’t saying we should come up with it right now. We can’t decide something that important in the blink of an eye.”

 

“Ah.”

 

“Oh my, what a relief.”

 

Only then did the serious expressions on the staff’s faces relax.

 

“Even if you asked us to come up with ideas right now, we’d only think of weird names.”

 

“Then let’s collect ideas until the next meeting.”

 

“It would be good to hold a contest event for Flora fans so they can participate too.”

 

“Oh, that’s a good idea. Can I take charge of this? I have the event format ready, so I think I can proceed quickly.”

 

“Sounds good. I’ll leave it to you.”

 

Kim Ja-in responded to the employee’s words and then looked at Han Da-min and me.

 

“Flora Members, if you have any good ideas, pass them directly to Ji-soo. It’s not mandatory, so don’t feel pressured.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Then next is the variety show filming scheduled for the day after tomorrow.”

 

At her words, the staff looked at Han Da-min and me.

 

The first external variety show Flora would appear on after our debut.

 

Han Da-min and I were set to appear on the variety show [What’s the Situation Today?!], which featured a bunch of veteran entertainers.

 

[What’s the Situation Today?!] is a role-playing variety show where all participants are given roles and situations, and they immerse themselves in various missions and games.

 

Actually, it’s quite physically demanding to film, and since it’s a variety show, I thought Min Ha-young, who has variety show sense, should be appearing instead.

 

But the production staff specifically requested me and Song-i, who have public recognition, they said.

 

Among them, Song-i was excluded as she didn’t fit the broadcast content, so ultimately Leader Han Da-min and I were decided to appear.

 

Anyway, we got to appear on a program with good recognition and decent ratings, so I wondered why we needed a meeting about it, but this was actually quite an important matter.

 

“How should we approach the girls’ image?”

 

“Actually, they’ll probably do fine on their own even if we leave them be.”

 

[What’s the Situation Today?!] is an attractive variety show where you can see various sides of the participants that you normally wouldn’t see because of the role-playing.

 

However, since it’s physically demanding and focuses on comedy with betrayals and deceptions running rampant, it was also a broadcast where it was difficult to maintain one’s image.

 

One of the staff members let out a sigh with a face full of concern.

 

“There are so many veterans there.”

 

“You know those Memorial girls who appeared the week before last? Our girls’ music show schedule overlapped with theirs, so I asked their manager how it went.”

 

“Memorial appeared on it too?”

 

“Yes, though it hasn’t aired yet.”

 

Memorial is a rookie girl group that’s been around for about a year since debut.

 

They’re said to be the fastest-rising group among those from small entertainment companies, so we would definitely have a similar experience to Memorial.

 

“They cried after filming ended.”

 

“…Why?”

 

“One of the members apparently did a gag dance as a talent show early on.”

 

“Why is that? It’s not like they danced themselves and cried from embarrassment.”

 

Han Da-min asked with a face that showed she didn’t understand.

 

Then the employee spoke in a very pitiful voice.

 

“They said he only did gag dances throughout the entire filming.”

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

“Gwang-cheon really liked his gag dance. So whenever he was bored, he’d make him do the gag dance and laugh.”

 

Kim Gwang-cheon.

 

He’s a regular cast member and main host of [What’s Today’s Situation?!].

 

Listening to the employee’s story, it seems the Memorial member cried not because of the gag dance itself, but because they only made him do gag dances.

 

Throughout the filming, they didn’t pay him any attention, but whenever the mood dropped or Kim Gwang-cheon thought of it, they’d just make him do the gag dance.

 

As a result, that member couldn’t say a single word in the situational drama variety show and just went home after only dancing.

 

It would have been fortunate if it ended there.

 

During filming, the regular cast members apparently developed it to be funnier and more exaggerated.

 

When that happens, it’s not about dancing well or moderately entertainingly, but just becomes a ridiculous spectacle.

 

He wasn’t even a member who was good at dancing.

 

“The manager said that thanks to that damn gag dance, he might gain some recognition, but honestly, they expect it’ll do more harm than good for that kid’s image. He’s not a variety show type.”

 

This was the problematic non-problem of this variety show.

 

If you appear and work hard, you can definitely secure some kind of image.

 

Public recognition increases dramatically, but what kind of image you’ll be remembered for is half a gamble.

 

If you end up like that Memorial member, only doing gag dances and failing to find the right timing to speak, you become the kid who does funny gag dances throughout the filming.

 

But if a member with good variety show sense or good physical skills comes out and performs well, they go back with both beneficial image and recognition.

 

What the staff are worried about is the former case.

 

We’re rookies who just debuted, and even Han Da-min, who has idol experience, doesn’t have much variety show experience.

 

We certainly accepted the casting because it’s a very good opportunity that all famous idols go through, but can Da-min and I really secure a beneficial image? That kind of worry would naturally arise.

 

But honestly, I’m not really worried.

 

‘What’s there to be scared of.’

 

I didn’t ask specifically, but isn’t Han Da-min probably thinking the same thing as me?

 

And sure enough, Han Da-min said.

 

“Don’t worry too much. We’ve already decided to appear, so we just need to work hard and do well. Right, Ji-ye?”

 

“Yeah. We’ll work hard and do well.”

 

We’ve spent a full 6 years, and 7 years as so-called ‘failed idols’. Of course, Han Da-min probably thinks she’s the only one who experienced that.

 

Anyway, during that time, we became experts at struggling tenaciously on variety shows.

 

When we were in Choux Cream, every variety show was precious to all the members, so we did everything they asked without skipping anything.

 

If there was even the slightest chance to speak, we absolutely opened our mouths.

 

We also did a lot of rehearsals among ourselves.

 

‘Of course, we never became a hot topic.’

 

The reactions were good, but since neither we nor the variety shows themselves were popular, the view counts just wouldn’t go up no matter what.

 

Anyway, we weren’t the only ones who practiced to perform well on variety shows.

 

Han Da-min’s group Rosetta probably had a similar situation.

 

From the beginning, all idols of that era were taught to do that.

 

Both I and Han Da-min are people who know how to manage our image appropriately.

 

Most importantly….

 

‘If it’s Kim Gwang-cheon, I’ve already met him before.’

 

Whether I should call it luck, I had appeared as a guest on the radio show he hosts a few times.

 

Thanks to that, I knew a little about what kind of guest personality he liked.

 

‘With this kind of situation, I shouldn’t need to worry, right?’

 

“Well yeah, just go and do your best. But don’t overdo it trying to be funny. It’s a good opportunity, but not one we’re desperate for. You know what I mean?”

 

“Yes.”

 

It meant to film while managing our image appropriately without falling into the same predicament as Memorial.

 

Soon the meeting ended.

 

And on the way back to the practice room.

 

Ding!

 

[A Sub Quest has arrived]

 

‘Opportunity for a Comeback’

 

How could this be! You had a spectacular debut, but reality is indeed not easy.

 

Will Flora’s debut song end its activities without achieving even a single first place?

 

But don’t worry. You have one last chance!

 

Use your first variety show appearance as an opportunity to seize first place!

 

Condition: Achieve first place on a music show with your debut song

 

Difficulty: Medium

 

Reward: 1 Fixed Variety Show Appearance Ticket, 1 Talent Selection Ticket

 

A Sub Quest appeared.

 

“….”

 

Hmm, getting first place on a music show with our debut song.

 

Even now we’re in a precarious situation of whether we’ll get first place or not, so it’s reasonable enough for this to come up as a mission.

 

‘Shouldn’t something like this come as a Main Mission instead?’

 

Looking at what had come as Main Missions so far, many of them were things that became goals for me or Flora.

 

Like passing auditions, performing well on Start Plan, and dispelling controversies.

 

From that perspective, isn’t Flora’s first place victory too important a task to casually give as a Sub Quest?

 

‘What’s the criteria for Main Missions?’

 

Come to think of it, after the Start Plan controversy was resolved, only Sub Quests have been popping up regularly, and hasn’t it been quite a while since I’ve seen a Main Mission?

 

I thought missions would come rushing in non-stop after debut.

 

Of course, having no missions means I can just focus on the current situation, so it’s actually better.

 

‘Anyway, this Sub Quest has decent rewards too.’

 

Thinking that, I closed the Quest window.

 

***

 

A few days later, on the filming day for [What’s the Situation Today?!].

 

‘Wow, what is this.’

 

I had thought it was strange that my body felt chilly with an oddly unpleasant feeling since morning.

 

My condition wasn’t bad, but my body felt tense for no reason, making me wonder if I was coming down with something as I arrived at the filming location.

 

“Oh, you’re here? Boss, the guests have arrived.”

 

The first person to greet us was comedian Park Nam-seok, a regular cast member of the show and also known as Kim Gwang-cheon’s right-hand man.

 

Among the cast members known for being extremely ambitious and tough, he was known as someone who at least took good care of the guests.

 

“Hello, senior. We’re Flora.”

 

Just as I was casually greeting him and about to enter the venue.

 

Ding!

 

Fucking bastard.

 

…What?

 

Text that suddenly appeared.

 

I stopped walking in shock at the profanity that came out of nowhere.

 

This seemed to be a memory from the Unfortunate Idol that I had recently unlocked.

 

Fucking bastard, what the…

 

I was bewildered and just staring blankly at the system window.

 

The memory window closed with a click and a new window appeared.

 

[The fifth mission has arrived!]

 

‘Escape from the Smiling Face Mask’s trap’

 

You who had a successful debut! Are you being complacent thinking that only smooth sailing lies ahead?

 

But reality is still not easy.

 

Even if you are a chaebol, not everyone has only normal goodwill toward you.

 

Be careful not to fall into the ‘Smiling Face Mask’s’ trap!

 

Conditions

 

-Find the identity of the ‘Smiling Face Mask’

 

-Break through the ‘Smiling Face Mask’s’ trap head-on

 

Reward

 

-5,000G, Seong Bul-do 10%, Talent Recruitment Ticket 1

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