The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 244

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Has Debuted

Chapter 244

“What song have we prepared?”

At Yu-hwa’s question, I said.

“The song we’ve prepared today is Yuhwa Sunbae’s ‘I Put Sugar in the Letter’.”

‘I Put Sugar in the Letter’ is a self-composed song from Yu-hwa’s second solo album, a bright and sweet song that gained modest popularity among listeners despite never appearing on music shows.

It seemed to be a song Yu-hwa quite cherished, as she often sang it on radio or YouTube, making it a song you’d frequently see and hear when scrolling through shorts.

And naturally, I, who had similar musical tastes to Yu-hwa, also loved this song very much.

I never thought I’d have another chance to duet with Yu-hwa, but if I did, I had been thinking it would be this song.

Yu-hwa seemed to have never thought about singing this song as a duet, as she was initially surprised by my suggestion but soon gladly agreed.

“This is a song I particularly love among the ones I’ve composed, and I always sing it at every concert.”

Yu-hwa explained to the cameras, then turned to look at me.

“Ji-ye, how did you come to know this song?”

“First of all, I’m a real fan of yours, Sunbae. I have all of your albums, and this is one of my absolute favorites that I’ve been listening to consistently.”

“Oh! My albums?”

“Yes.”

“You’re the first junior I’ve met who owns my solo albums, not just the group albums!”

Yu-hwa said with a very happy smile.

Yu-hwa’s agency properly promotes group activities, but their strategy for solo activities is strangely poor.

I don’t know if they decided not to provide much support for solo activities, but even though Yu-hwa’s group Sierra is quite famous, the general public barely knows that Yu-hwa has released solo songs.

Actually, if I hadn’t looked into it myself, I wouldn’t have known Yu-hwa had solo songs either.

“As expected of my student!”

Yu-hwa seemed very satisfied and for some reason made a gesture showing me off to the cameras, then said.

“Then shall we try singing it once?”

“Yes!”

Yu-hwa stood up from her seat and reached for the microphone, then paused and asked.

“Ji-ye, have you ever watched my broadcast?”

“Of course. I’m really your fan, Sunbae.”

“Then you know, right? We only get one chance for a live performance.”

“Ah.”

Right. There was that rule.

Whether you hit a wrong note, stumble over lyrics, or even burst into laughter, the live performance continues as is.

And they broadcast it without any editing.

When a member of Yu-hwa’s group Sierra appeared before, they burst into laughter as soon as they made eye contact and couldn’t calm down, but the song kept playing, so it ended with them just laughing.

In the end, they couldn’t even sing half of it, but they didn’t give them another chance and uploaded it as is, making it a topic among fans. I remember they later posted a separate video of that member and Yu-hwa singing it properly.

I won’t be that bad, but having to finish in one take does put some pressure on me. Still.

‘There’s no way I’d mess up…’

I have confidence in everything I do with Yu-hwa.

No matter how she sings, I can match her rhythm.

Rather than blindly trusting past experience alone, I had already confirmed multiple times through videos that her vocal style hadn’t changed much from then to now.

I had reconfirmed it during rehearsal earlier too.

During rehearsal, Yu-hwa and her staff were quite surprised to see how easily I matched Yu-hwa’s breathing.

Perhaps because of that, Yu-hwa seemed to just be playfully scaring me a bit, not really worried.

“Then I’ll start. Are you ready?”

“Yes, I’m ready.”

Yu-hwa and I sat facing each other diagonally.

As we looked at each other like that, then turned our heads and gently lowered our eyes, the studio darkened and the song’s intro began to flow.

I start first.

Instead of saying I like you

I wrote words you would like

My part continued.

Yu-hwa considerately let me sing all the way up to before the first verse chorus.

The story of the dream I had yesterday

And that I kept thinking of you

As I sang calmly and glanced at Yu-hwa, I could feel her looking at me with great satisfaction.

I naturally made eye contact with Yu-hwa and continued the song.

When we reached the chorus, Yu-hwa naturally added harmony.

I didn’t put sugar in the letter

Just sentences that would make you smile

Between carefully chosen words

In case my feelings might seep through

A live performance with Yu-hwa, mm, it always makes me feel good.

Though our breathing isn’t as good as when Yu-hwa was in Choux Cream, this moment of singing together was very nostalgic and grateful to me.

How is Yu-hwa feeling?

I don’t know what Yu-hwa is thinking.

Or maybe she’s not thinking anything at all. Maybe she just thinks our breathing matches a little better than with other juniors.

However, Yu-hwa’s gaze didn’t leave me.

It meant she was very satisfied with this live performance.

And when the song ended shortly after, Yu-hwa immediately said.

“Wow, that was so good, wasn’t it? How was it? Wasn’t it really good?”

Her voice was a bit excited.

The lighting had changed, creating the gentle atmosphere for talk again.

I agreed with Yu-hwa’s words and nodded enthusiastically.

“Yes, it was really so good. It was truly an honor to be able to sing with you, Sunbae.”

“Haha, you’re talking like it’s a final farewell. I hope we’ll have opportunities to sing together like this often in the future, even if not frequently.”

“Wow! Will you really sing with me again?”

Yu-hwa smiled gently and spread both arms.

“I’m always welcome to it. Really. I don’t know if it’ll be possible since Flora is so busy these days, but if it’s okay, would you participate in my next album?”

“Huh, really?”

That would be great for me. I could see her often and sing like before. When I spoke enthusiastically, Yu-hwa seemed a bit flustered, then smiled and nodded.

“Of course! If you participate, it would be a complete honor for me.”

Oh. Looking at her expression, it wasn’t a real proposal, and it seems like it was half empty words.

But since I really want to do it, I pretended not to know and nodded happily.

“Yes! Anytime you call me. Even if I have to delay my comeback…”

Of course, the latter part is a joke.

“Haha! Oh my, you can’t delay your comeback. Anyway, I’m really grateful that you’d say that much, even if it’s just words.”

Yu-hwa briefly signaled to the staff, then said.

“Anyway, we suddenly went off on a different tangent, but I was really surprised. It seems like your singing skills have improved dramatically since I last saw you.”

“Thank you.”

“I’m not just saying this as empty words, I really mean it. What happened during this time? You’ve improved so much more than during ‘Blooming’?”

Yu-hwa said with a truly unexpected expression. That’s understandable.

During debut, I had several months of preparation time and no schedule other than practice, so I received tons of lessons.

The agency put a lot of effort into completely eliminating any remaining amateur traces.

Thanks to that, I came out fully prepared, so it was natural for my skills to improve.

But after debuting, it becomes difficult to grow due to various factors.

Even during break periods, while album activities might rest, there are still schedules to consistently handle, and on top of that, preparing new albums, so there’s no time to steadily hone skills.

Especially since preparation periods are shorter than during debut.

“Did you do special training or something? To improve your singing skills this much in such a short time. If you have any secrets, please share them.”

To Yu-hwa who spoke as if joking, I nodded with a calm, somewhat bitter smile.

“Special training… I did do that.”

Rather than special training, it was because the members had become as fiercely determined as Start Plan due to several incidents.

Those who were already diligent doubled and tripled their efforts.

I spoke evasively.

“We were also preparing for SPLCON. We take lessons whenever we have time. Both myself and the members are quite ambitious.”

“I know very well that the Flora members are ambitious about music and work that hard accordingly. Every time I see them, I’m amazed at how well they do.”

“We worked very hard and polished our skills for this new album promotion.”

“This makes me even more excited for the new album? I was already looking forward to it though.”

Yu-hwa smiled brightly as she wrapped up the conversation and changed the topic.

“Then next, it would normally be time to listen to our guest Ji-ye’s singing. But before that, I heard Ji-ye prepared something?”

“Ah, yes.”

I rummaged through my pocket and pulled something out.

“I mentioned before that I’ve been a fan of yours for a long time. I’m also grateful that you always take good care of me, so I wanted to show my fan heart and prepared a gift for this opportunity.”

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