The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 272

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I caught your name in the summer air

Like a secret I was never meant to share

A high-teen style song that shyly expressed unrequited love.

Rising Star’s Y2K style song brought listeners a strange nostalgia, freshness, and overwhelming emotion, gaining much popularity.

Since it was a popular song and we heard we’d be collaborating with them, all members had consciously been listening to their songs frequently.

Among them, the song 【Blush】 that had gained the most popular appeal.

Naturally, we expected to sing this song in the collaboration, so we had been practicing it even before the song was decided.

A song with Lyla Bale’s characteristic bright, clear tone and charming vocal techniques.

Therefore, the members who would sing this song with her were me, the main vocal, and Seo Ra-eun, who had the clearest tone in Flora.

This was our first rehearsal where we’d harmonize together.

When I started singing, Lyla let out a quiet gasp of admiration and smiled.

I subtly felt her admiration and immersed myself in the song while glancing at the camera.

Since it was such a cute and bright song, I found myself smiling naturally even during rehearsal.

Seeing the original artist looking satisfied, my tension gradually disappeared and I began to truly enjoy the moment.

I showcased my skills to the fullest while properly capturing the original song’s feel rather than adding too much of my own color.

After I finished my part, Seo Ra-eun began singing next.

You smiled and the sky turned pink

I forgot how to breathe, couldn’t even think

Mm, as expected, so good.

I’ve felt this before, but Seo Ra-eun is a member with great vocal advantages.

She lacks confidence, but her vocals themselves are very clean and skilled.

Especially in technique, you could tell she had learned theory well.

Of course, applying that in practice was still immature, but as she gained experience and relaxed, she gradually began showcasing her abilities.

While Seo Ra-eun was singing, I briefly looked around.

First, Lyla Bale seemed very satisfied.

What about Cael Arden, who had been quietly watching from earlier – how was he viewing our singing?

‘If he shows no reaction even after watching us sing…’

I’d have to assume Cael Arden wasn’t really connected to the major incident the system mentioned.

Honestly, judging by the atmosphere so far, Lyla, who seemed more interested in K-pop and Flora than Cael Arden, appeared more likely to be related to the major incident.

The moment I looked at him while thinking this.

‘Huh?’

I found myself staring at him without realizing it.

Because he was already looking at me first.

‘What’s with this eye contact?’

He didn’t seem like the type to look away when caught watching, continuing to send that unreadable gaze before turning his head to look at Seo Ra-eun instead.

With the same expression and eyes he’d used when looking at me.

Unlike Lyla, whose reactions were big and clear so you could tell what she was thinking at a glance, Cael Arden’s eyelids were half-covered, making it impossible to know what he was thinking.

I had no idea if he was looking because we sang better than expected, or just because we were singing.

After quietly watching Cael Arden like that, when Lyla took over the part after Seo Ra-eun, I decided to focus on the song again.

I couldn’t even tell what expression he had, so let’s not read too much meaning into it.

The song ended shortly after.

There were no mistakes, and the Production Staff had prepared thoroughly for the Hollywood stars’ arrival, so even the rehearsal finished in one take.

“Great work! We’ll move right to the next rehearsal.”

Immediately after, the rehearsal with Cael Arden, Han Da-min, Min Ha-young, and Choi Song-i proceeded.

Though Cael Arden debuted as a singer, he rose to stardom after appearing in movies.

Since then, he’s focused more on acting than singing activities, so unlike Lyla, he has no new songs.

Therefore, this team decided to sing one of the songs from their upcoming movie.

Since it was a song from a musical film, I knew the three had struggled quite a bit during practice, as singing it with our usual vocal techniques wouldn’t capture its essence.

However, since it was a team with perfectionist Han Da-min, they eventually succeeded.

We never said the words out loud,

But every silence knew

After Cael Arden’s part, Han Da-min’s singing began.

A song filled with musical theater elements.

A difficult part to pull off, full of cleverness that seemed like dialogue, jazz, and pop all at once.

Han Da-min handled the song with such ease.

“Wow…”

Seo Ra-eun let out a quiet gasp of admiration. Almost immediately, Lyla, who was watching from beside her, also began pouring out quiet praise, saying how well she was doing.

“Amazing…”

Even though it’s a genre she’s never sung before, she’s doing so well.

I watched the members with satisfaction.

Not just Han Da-min, but the other members did well too. As they say, experience is the shortcut to growth – the vocal techniques they learned intensively for the collaboration with U&Da during Start Plan seemed to have helped a lot.

And Cael Arden began staring intently at Han Da-min. It was the same expression he’d used when looking at me and Seo Ra-eun.

Ah, so that was his expression when he really liked something.

Seeing him look at Han Da-min, I could tell. This person definitely had no expectations for us at all. Seeing it up close, his expression change looked even more dramatic.

In short, it was a face that said “unexpected.”

‘Really now.’

So he thought we’d be nobodies because we’re idol singers from the East that he doesn’t know about?

Whether here or there, there’s just a difference in market size – there are people who can’t do live performances there too, and there are plenty of people here who have good songs and perform live well.

I felt a strange satisfaction as I watched their rehearsal.

Their rehearsal also finished in one take.

After completing Lyla Bale and Cael Arden’s duet rehearsal as well, the actual filming began.

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“Great work everyone!”

The main filming ended safely.

Since both the Production Staff and we had prepared thoroughly enough to finish in one take from rehearsal, we were able to finish much faster than the expected time.

‘No, it ended too quickly…’

Normally I should feel good when filming ends early, but today my heart felt uneasy.

‘It ends like this? Really?’

Without exchanging a single word of conversation throughout rehearsal and filming, except for the brief initial greeting?

Well… it was a fast-paced atmosphere, so of course that could happen, but then what about the mission?

I was quite flustered. I had come here today with the members, even applying buffs, mentally preparing myself thoroughly.

The schedule would end like this with nothing happening?

What about the major incident?

Whether I was bewildered or not, everyone was really in a mood to disperse. Was it really over?

Just as I was following Manager Seong Ji-soo while caught up in emptiness, suddenly the Production Staff called out loudly to stop us.

“Wait a moment! We need to shoot photos for thumbnails and SNS uploads, okay? Could you gather over here for a moment?”

“Ah, yes.”

At the Production Staff’s words, Flora, Lyla Bale, and Cael Arden headed back to the Set Studio.

Perhaps because we had finished filming safely and quickly, the atmosphere was definitely more comfortable and relaxed than during our first greeting.

Lyla now naturally mingled with the Flora Members, chatting like friends, and the Staff Members from both sides, who had been expressionless as if engaged in a power struggle until just now, were now smiling.

In such a harmonious atmosphere, someone tapped my arm.

“Hey.”

Cael Arden, who had been standing quietly with an expressionless face, still voluntarily excluded from conversations, was looking down at me.

With the same expressionless face, I asked with my eyes why he was doing this and lightly tilted my chin, then Cael Arden spoke.

“What did you say your name was? Flower?”

“Flora.”

“What does that mean?”

“The final bloom.”

“Ah.”

Then there was silence.

Well. Maybe he’s planning to go home and search it up or something. Did he secretly want to join the conversation? Why suddenly ask about the name?

When I looked at him with that expression toned down as much as possible, Cael Arden smiled faintly and said.

“I’ll look forward to the concert.”

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