The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 208

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Has Debuted

Chapter 208

An atmosphere that could come straight out of a noir film. Rena, who fit perfectly with that mood, smiled like some organization boss would and then bang! slammed down on the side table.

[Of course I had huge expectations! Really huge ones!]

Where did that solemn atmosphere from just moments ago go? Rena shouted excitedly in a goofy tone.

[Actually, I really almost prayed. Prayed. Please let our U&Da girls perform with Flora!]

The elegantly flowing classical music shattered completely.

[I really thought that, you know? If you put the two groups together, they’d harmonize so well. Great skills and if you look closely, great atmosphere too, though their concepts are completely different of course.]

Rena had been excitedly explaining for a while about why Flora and U&Da could perform together when she suddenly changed her expression.

[Actually, Start Plan was a program that made me feel a lot of emotions too.]

A tone that seemed to have some edge to it.

Her voice also became serious.

Rena let out a sly laugh and continued speaking.

[Since our U&Da girls were appearing on the show, I watched every episode, and they really caught my eye. The Flora friends.]

Along with her words, Flora’s Start Plan stages flowed by with the sound muted.

[They really worked so hard. Among the debut groups I supported U&Da, but among the individual trainees I supported Flora. Ah, will the first-year friends feel hurt by this? Haha!]

But true to her straightforward personality, she didn’t take back her words and just brushed it off with a refreshing laugh.

[They were a group with such a different concept from U&Da, but I guess you could say their essence didn’t seem different.]

Rena paused for a moment to organize her thoughts, then opened her mouth.

[I thought a lot about how they were members with really similar grain. Even though their song styles were different, if you put the two groups together they’d blend really well.]

It was vague talk that Choi Gyo-young couldn’t understand at all.

Given Rena’s personality, maybe it was just something she said casually without much deep thought.

Anyway, what mattered was the fact that surprisingly many fans related to these strange words.

[Once I became interested like that, I kept watching them. That’s how I watched all of Start Plan too~]

At some point, the BGM playing behind Rena’s interview had changed.

Now it wasn’t classical but just bouncy music that would suit absurd remarks or situations.

[Since Flora debuted first, I watched their debut activities with the heart of a senior!]

Rena paused for a moment, then smiled gently and spoke calmly.

[A song came to mind.]

She quietly closed her eyes as if recalling the moment when the first melody came to her.

[Flora has a song called 【Masterpiece】. After seeing that stage, I remember writing a song with a feeling I’d never tried before and being very satisfied with it. The two songs I made that way.]

The song that flowed out matching Rena’s final words was an unfamiliar song the audience had never heard before.

[As a gift to the two groups that inspired me, I thought it would be nice to perform on stage together, so I begged please let Flora and U&Da have a joint stage! I’m so happy it actually happened.]

Choi Gyo-young let out a hollow laugh.

Anyone watching would think someone granted an earnest wish made with the energy of the universe.

Everyone and their dog knows she pressured the Start Plan production staff relentlessly during meetings to make Flora’s joint stage happen.

The fans probably know too.

[So I gave them.]

Rena said simply and clearly.

[The two songs I made, inspired by those two teams, I gave them directly to the two teams. In a way, you could call them fan songs?]

Then, as if her own random chatter was funny, she chuckled and steadied her breathing before looking at the camera.

[Anyway, let’s watch! Songs made for the two groups, for the friendship of the two groups. 【Flower】, and 【Jazz】.]

Then the intro immediately began to flow.

An unusual composition starting with a violin solo.

A spotlight turned on over the dim stage and a silhouette entered it.

“Huh? Ooooh!”

Since it was such a shadowy silhouette, it took a while to recognize who it was.

The first to reveal herself on stage was none other than Seo Ra-eun.

She was truly an unexpected person.

Standing alone on stage definitely meant there would be a solo dance or she would do the opening alone.

For Start Plan fans and actually even for Flora fans, there was no image of Seo Ra-eun accomplishing something alone on stage.

That Seo Ra-eun stood alone on stage and struck a pose.

And shortly after, cello sounds layered over the violin sounds that had been playing continuously.

At the same time, Seo Ra-eun began to dance.

“Huh? Wooooow!”

A completely different kind of cheer than before.

It was a reaction filled with surprise that they never expected she could do this.

Seo Ra-eun was performing a solo dance absolutely perfectly.

Ballet matched to the violin and cello sounds.

‘Pretty… good?’

Of course, compared to a professional ballerina, it couldn’t compare.

Since she had studied musical theater before dropping out, she must have done some ballet in connection with musicals.

Anyway, a song with a classic orthodox atmosphere and Seo Ra-eun’s ballet.

What kind of song did Rena give to Flora?

As Seo Ra-eun was showcasing ballet quite impressively, the members began gathering around her one by one.

Both Flora and U&Da appeared elegantly in formation.

Then they did simple ballet movements together with Seo Ra-eun before naturally transitioning to the first part.

the shadow of the moon

Who’s the one down there

You’re continuing this invisible dance

But it’s not sad

Because my eyes saw it

True to being made by Rena, it was a slow-tempo dance song continuing in English.

U&Da’s songs often received criticism for being ambiguous to call dance songs, but even so, they were among the fastest beats of the songs Rena had made.

That’s how Rena’s song tempos were generally slow, mysterious, and therefore good.

However, no matter how good they were, curiosity arose about how Flora would handle such a slow-tempo dance song.

Flora was the team that presented stages with the fastest BPM in Start Plan.

But they handled it well without any awkwardness.

Not going too much toward ballet, not adjusting too much to modern style.

The song and choreography, costumes and atmosphere all seemed to be created in a separate world.

This is what happens when you make songs solely for your muse without being obsessed with results.

Is Flora like this song to Rena?

Strange darkness glimpsed within elegance, and the rushing hopeful major tones pouring out in the chorus.

And even the mysteriously addictive tempo control that followed.

‘Yeah, thinking about it that way, it does seem like Flora.’

Shining the brightest, then also the most pitiful and sad. Sometimes you wonder how they plan to keep going like that.

Chaotic yet rolling along well, it seemed very similar to Flora’s daily life, just with a slightly slower tempo.

And one more thing.

There was a point that made him certain this song was written for Flora.

The fact that U&Da’s capabilities, who actually sang this song together, didn’t really stand out.

It included only elements that would make Flora shine.

Even a dance break in the middle.

He only felt Flora’s strengths – that Flora danced this well, sang this tastefully and used expressions so well, etc.

It felt exactly like what it would be if Rena had produced Flora.

Flora’s fans probably also enjoyed seeing a Flora that seemed similar to usual yet new.

And the next song, 【Jazz】.

This song was completely opposite to 【Flower】.

This time U&Da left a big impact almost at the protagonist level rather than Flora.

Amazing jazz technique and unparalleled vocal ability and even playfulness shown mainly with upper body movements.

Of course, Flora didn’t gain absolutely nothing from this song either.

Flora also succeeded in showing a new side of herself by handling high notes and body movements using vocal techniques she didn’t usually employ.

But the difference in presence was… The power that U&Da displayed in the sticky jazz-style song was something no one could match.

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