The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 253

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“Next, I’ll tell you about the variety show schedule for this promotional period.”

Are the members going to be split up for variety shows again this time?

“Ji-ye and Song-i. You two have been cast for ‘What’s the Situation Today?!’ so you’ll be appearing on that.”

“We got cast again?”

Kim Ja-in nodded at my question.

“It seems they liked you two when you appeared last time.”

‘What’s the Situation Today?!’ is a variety show where multiple talents including Kim Gwang-cheon appear, take on assigned roles, and play games in various situations.

I had appeared on it with Han Da-min during our previous 【Blooming】 promotional period, and through that show, I properly caught Kim Gwang-cheon’s attention.

Thanks to that, it seems they’re inviting us back for this comeback too.

“Ah, what about me! I did well there too, so why aren’t they calling me? How disappointing!”

Han Da-min grumbled jokingly with a laugh. Her expression didn’t look particularly hurt.

That made sense since Da-min had suffered quite a bit during filming, being blatantly ignored by Park Nam-seok.

Then Kim Ja-in also chuckled and said,

“The production staff did say they’d like you to appear together if possible, but after discussing it among our staff, we decided it would be better for Da-min to appear on a different program.”

“A different program? Well, Ji-ye did amazingly well back then. Senior Kim Gwang-cheon really liked her too.”

“Right. PD Jung Woon-han praised you two a lot. Said you didn’t lose your spirit and played along well with the situational acting.”

PD Jung Woon-han is the main PD of ‘What’s the Situation Today?!’

“Anyway, we have a different program in mind for Da-min, so another member will go this time. After discussing it, we decided to send Song-i since she seemed like she’d hold her ground best among the cast.”

Song-i nodded.

“I’m fine with that. It looked fun when the unnies appeared on it.”

“Yeah, Song-i will probably do well. But it’s quite tough. You’ll need to be prepared.”

Han Da-min gave advice born from experience, accompanied by a deep sigh.

Da-min was probably saying that because she suffered due to Park Nam-seok.

But even without such people, it’s still a show that will eat you alive if you don’t prepare properly.

I’ll need to think seriously with Song-i about situational acting and concepts to prepare for the appearance.

“And Da-min and Ha-young will appear on ‘The Essence of Q’.”

“‘The Essence of Q’… Isn’t that a quiz show?”

“Right. A variety show where you answer quizzes.”

‘The Essence of Q’ is the quiz variety show with the highest viewership and public recognition, mainly featuring entertainment industry-related quizzes with ongoing talk segments.

Multiple guests participate, and since it focuses on talk and quizzes without extreme games, it’s great for promoting new songs, upcoming movies, concerts, and other things. Thanks to this, it’s especially famous as a show that singers appear on for promotional purposes.

“Most of the quizzes are entertainment industry-related, and since you’re going for promotional purposes, we’d like Da-min, who knows the entertainment industry well, and our choreographer Ha-young to go and show their skills.”

“That sounds fun! I really wanted to appear on this show. I was actually going to ask to appear on it first if you hadn’t mentioned it today.”

“Haha, right. Don’t feel too pressured though. You know?”

“Yes!”

“And next, Ra-eun.”

At Kim Ja-in’s sudden call, Seo Ra-eun flinched and looked at her.

Her face was full of worry, as if asking ‘Am I appearing alone?’

That’s understandable. She’d still feel anxious and nervous about going on a variety show alone, and she’s not really a variety show member.

But Kim Ja-in nodded firmly and said,

“Ra-eun will appear as a daily part-timer on ‘Mi-hwa’s Month-Long Living: Cafe Edition’.”

“Mi-hwa’s Month-Long Living? …Senior Joo Mi-hwa?”

Ra-eun’s voice grew louder with bewilderment.

Not only does she have to handle a variety show schedule alone, but she’s appearing with Joo Mi-hwa?

Joo Mi-hwa is a veteran singer celebrating her 40th anniversary this year, who’s currently active mainly appearing on healing variety shows focused on travel and cooking.

Among them, ‘Mi-hwa’s Month-Long Living’, which she participates in as the main cast, is a popular show where she spends a month traveling to various cities like Jeju Island and Paris, France, or running small shops and senior centers.

The synergy of Joo Mi-hwa’s characteristic quiet and gentle atmosphere with everyday, emotional production has made every season hugely popular.

It seems that show is preparing for a new season this year too.

“Cafe edition? Is she running a cafe this time?”

“A cafe? Ooh…”

“If it’s a cafe, Ra-eun should definitely do it. It suits her really well.”

The members began pouring out exclamations and encouraging Seo Ra-eun.

If it’s Teacher Joo Mi-hwa’s show with cafe management, there shouldn’t be much need to be nervous, right?

Plus, as the members said, it seems like filming that would suit Ra-eun well.

Ra-eun also has that gentle and peaceful atmosphere, so she’d probably get along well with Teacher Joo Mi-hwa.

Just imagining her serving customers with a kind voice seems like it would suit her incredibly well.

“Then… if I’m a cafe part-timer, I just need to work hard at the cafe, right? If it’s something like that, I’ll do my best.”

“Right, right. Don’t think about having to be funny or create good screen time. Just do the cafe part-time work and have good back-and-forth with Teacher Joo Mi-hwa and the customers. That’s all you need.”

Kim Ja-in continued speaking without noticing that Seo Ra-eun’s face had stiffened again at her words.

“And, um… This isn’t something that’ll happen right away, but there’s one more thing I need to tell you.”

Oh, is she going to say it now? The complicated or important news that CEO Kim Ja-in mentioned yesterday.

Perhaps sensing something unusual in CEO Kim Ja-in’s suddenly serious demeanor, the members also closed their mouths and focused on her words.

“We’re planning our first concert around the time our second album promotions wrap up.”

“…Excuse me?”

What? I stared at Kim Ja-in in bewilderment. The other members were the same, but it was so sudden that they couldn’t even react and were just blinking.

There was no talk of that before…

Of course, since I left all business matters to CEO Kim Ja-in, she doesn’t necessarily have to tell me about everything in advance, but this is such a big deal.

And they’re holding a concert this soon?

‘…Maybe it’s not that soon?’

Come to think of it, considering Flora’s popularity and the number of performable songs including Start Plan, it seems like an appropriate time.

It’s just that Choux Cream, the group I was previously with, was on a path very far from, or rather completely unrelated to concerts, so I didn’t anticipate it.

‘Then this must be why Kim Ja-in was so busy.’

If a concert is scheduled, it’s natural to be busy.

But our first concert probably isn’t the ‘invisible ceiling’ that the mission window mentioned.

Of course, I’m very happy about the concert news, but it’s not even an overseas tour, just a domestic solo concert, so it wouldn’t make sense to aim for overseas expansion with this.

The mission-related matter will probably come up later.

“I’ll organize the details and tell you again later, so for now just know that we have such plans and focus on your activities.”

“Yes!”

Now the meeting seemed to be winding down.

Since we even talked about the concert, there probably isn’t much more to say. Just as the members and I were preparing to head back to the practice room,

“And there’s one more thing I need to tell you.”

“Huh? What else is there besides the concert?”

There’s something else to say after the concert news?

At Han Da-min’s puzzled question, Kim Ja-in nodded and said,

“This also isn’t a confirmed schedule, but it’s definitely something that’ll happen sooner than the concert. I’m not sure if you guys saw the news.”

The members all started checking their phones for news articles.

There are so many news stories that I don’t know which article Kim Ja-in is referring to, but if I had to pick the hottest domestic entertainment issue lately, it would be the news of famous overseas singers coming to Korea.

I heard they’re coming to Korea for promotional purposes as the main characters of a soon-to-be-released musical film.

But their visit to Korea and us don’t really have anything to do with each other…

“You probably don’t know since you’ve been busy with intense practice? Cael Arden and Lyla Bale are coming to Korea soon.”

…Oh, this is related to us?

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