The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 16

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 16

Did they think about me a lot?

I can tell Han Da-min is good just by looking at her status window.

But I didn’t know she would work this hard.

Singing loudly without accompaniment as if it were real, moving boldly as if she were really on stage.

“….”

In front of her was a mentor of the same age with similar debut years, and behind her were junior trainees who hadn’t even debuted yet.

For her, this could be an embarrassing or awkward situation.

But Han Da-min sang and danced with all her might like someone who had just become a trainee.

Could I have done that?

What if I had come as Hong Yeo-eun instead of Ryu Ji-ye? No, there’s no need to think about it. I’m someone who lives and dies by that damn pride, so I couldn’t even think of appearing on this show.

They say idols are about narrative. I couldn’t take my eyes off her.

Because I could see her desperation so clearly. Because I could relate to it so much.

“Thank you!”

Han Da-min perfectly executed even the dance break and bowed with labored breathing.

That too was a bow with the same tension as the other trainees.

“You’re really too good as expected.”

Yu-hwa also seemed to have a lot on her mind. She let out a short exclamation and nodded with satisfaction.

“I’ve felt this before, but Da-min seems to digest any song very well as if it were her own.”

“Thank you.”

Han Da-min bowed energetically until the end and stepped back. Yu-hwa’s gaze moved to Min Ha-young.

“Next is Ha-young. Relax and show us your skills to your heart’s content.”

“Yes….”

Girl, do you think you can relax just because she tells you to in this situation?

Min Ha-young stepping forward was literally frozen stiff.

Min Ha-young had started losing control of her expression from the moment she heard she had to sing the vocal part right before the dance break, and after seeing Han Da-min’s performance, she was completely deflated.

“Then please begin.”

“Please, take care of me.”

Min Ha-young started singing.

Even though it was only two levels difference between B+ and A, the gap was indeed significant – Min Ha-young’s dance skills were incomparably superior.

‘So that’s what it takes to have the Dance Master trait.’

I couldn’t take my eyes off her in a different way than with Han Da-min. But.

‘This part belongs to Han Da-min.’

I could confidently say that.

First of all, she was so deflated that her vocals were barely audible, and despite executing the dance break at a professional dancer level, the energy was too low.

Even though Min Ha-young was clearly a much better dancer, the interest in Min Ha-young’s performance itself dropped because of the vocal skills she had shown earlier.

‘This is what they usually call screwing up.’

She did really well. It’s such a shame.

It would have been somewhat better if she had at least gone first.

“Mm, yes, I watched well. Ha-young really dances very well as expected.”

In the end, Min Ha-young finished her turn without drawing as much response as Han Da-min.

“I’ve actually watched Ha-young dance a lot. I saw her audition videos and when she appeared on Love Me Dol before. She was good then too, but her skills seem to have improved.”

Yu-hwa gave continuous praise as if to comfort the visibly deflated Min Ha-young.

‘Hm?’

Min Ha-young appeared on Love Me Dol? This is another fact I didn’t know.

Our team really is full of experienced people.

Even excluding me, three out of five are already entertainers or have audition show experience.

I’m not sure about Seo Ra-eun though.

“Ah, thank you.”

But why is Ha-young reacting like that? Somehow she seemed to shrink even more at Yu-hwa’s praise….

Usually when a senior who’s a mentor praises you saying they were impressed by your dancing or broadcast appearance, don’t people get really happy?

Her expression sank even more as if she had received praise she shouldn’t have.

Then, as if afraid she might receive more praise, she hurriedly nodded and stepped back to stand beside Han Da-min.

Yu-hwa was a bit flustered by this but soon spoke with a face as if nothing had happened.

“For this part, it would be better for Da-min to take it.”

Han Da-min nodded lightly with relief. It was a very mature reaction considering Min Ha-young.

“Ha-young did really well too, but for this part, you need to clearly pull up the audience’s emotions. To do that, you need to properly bring out the vocal part that leads into the dance break, but Ha-young was a bit weak there.”

Oh, Yu-hwa explained it quite firmly and well for her. I thought she might not be able to say harsh things to trainees given her personality.

“It was disappointing this time, but there will be other opportunities, so don’t get too discouraged.”

“Yes.”

“It’s good to focus on dance and that passion is good too, but since you’re a singer, I hope you’ll put effort into the song’s atmosphere and vocals as well.”

“Thank you.”

Min Ha-young still couldn’t manage her expression, but she seemed to accept her shortcomings obediently.

…No, she appeared to accept them.

Ding!

Until this suddenly appeared before my eyes.

“Good work, next is the intro, who was supposed to take it? Ra-eun?”

“Yes!”

Behind the translucent system window, I could faintly see the two people returning to this spot.

Seo Ra-eun, who had been sitting beside me, went forward and Han Da-min and Min Ha-young took her place.

Then a strange atmosphere began to circulate here again.

‘Ah….’

It wasn’t sudden. These two had been creating this atmosphere since this morning.

‘Not even since this morning.’

Thinking about it, it seemed to be from when we first had the part meeting.

I guess I thought too lightly that it wasn’t my business.

Han Da-min, who was the main dancer of her group, and Min Ha-young, who has never lost in dancing and doesn’t want to lose.

With these two people on the same team, there’s no way they wouldn’t be conscious of each other.

But I never thought a mission would pop up over this. Even discord rumors….

‘What’s a fight gauge anyway.’

Ding!

Really ridiculous. All sorts of things appear. What’s with that annoying smiley face.

If it’s going to appear, it should appear after everything’s over. It’s making me think too much when my turn is coming up soon.

“….”

Anyway, I understand that the two of them are in a precarious state where something might hurt their feelings soon.

‘What’s with that main dancer thing.’

No, that’s not it. When it comes to skills and pride, there’s no such thing as senior or junior.

I quickly relaxed my slightly frowning expression and dismissed the system windows from my sight.

I get it all. For now, let me just focus on protecting my own part.

***

“Good work, everyone.”

Yu-hwa’s first member evaluation and part distribution had all come to an end.

“Enjoy the snacks. Let’s keep the parts as they are and practice hard. You can memorize the Horizon choreography by today, right?”

“Yes!”

“I’m looking forward to it! Rest well when you’re resting!”

Yu-hwa left the practice room with a relieved expression as if she had finished solving a problem she had been pondering for a long time, and at the same time, the members collapsed.

“Wow… I’m completely drained.”

Seo Ra-eun broke out in a cold sweat and slumped down on the floor.

“I know, right. I was so nervous.”

When I agreed with her words, Seo Ra-eun smiled brightly and shook her head.

“You did well though. You didn’t seem nervous at all.”

As a result, all the members generally received the parts they wanted and it ended well.

Of course, everyone got pointed out for at least one thing, but anyway, as long as the results are good…

“Sob…”

Oh, is that not the case?

“Sniff…”

“Unnie, why are you crying…”

Ra-eun, you finished safely, so why are you crying? And of all places, right in front of me.

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