The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 30

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 30

I Meet You presented a stage reinterpreting [Tropical Aid], a song by their direct senior and mentor singer Lazy, in a sticky jazz style.

However, despite showing good skills, they didn’t receive favorable reviews.

‘The order was just unlucky.’

Being right after May Rookie made the comparison inevitable.

Moreover, criticism followed that they brought a concept and arrangement that didn’t match I Meet You’s cute and bubbly image.

“I think it would have been better if they had gone with the original song without any arrangement. The original Tropical Aid is a refreshing song that matches I Meet You’s image.”

“I think it would be good for them to consider how people see their image. But it was quite pleasant to listen to. There’s nothing to criticize in terms of vocalization or technique.”

“Thank you…”

I Meet You unfortunately had to taste bitter defeat and come down from the stage.

The next stage was the individual trainee team that had trained with us at the camp. The so-called Team E, the first-years’ turn.

You have no talent, you can’t do it

Even hearing those words, I don’t care

I’m already on stage

Shining bright

‘Wow. What’s with these kids.’

To be honest, I was really surprised watching their stage.

At least for me, it was a more intense stage than May Rookie’s.

Why? Because they were better than expected.

They danced well and sang energetically too.

However, in competition shows like this, being good isn’t everything.

Perhaps they couldn’t pay attention to the production, as it looked sloppy compared to the previous stages.

Honestly, it felt like they didn’t care about anything except dancing and singing.

The production and arrangement weren’t properly done, so the quality was disappointing.

And so the three teams’ stages came to an end.

And next was immediately.

“Now, the fourth team FLORA. Another individual trainee team is preparing to take the stage. We’re really looking forward to it. Please come down to the stage and prepare for the competition.”

I took a deep breath and stood up from my seat.

Next was finally our turn.

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“I’m really looking forward to this team.”

Someone among the trainees muttered.

It was something most of the debut group trainees agreed with.

Neither Ryu Ji-ye nor the FLORA members knew, but in fact, whether for good or bad reasons, the group mentioned most among the participating groups was definitely FLORA.

That made sense since most trainees knew their stories.

Though they didn’t know the detailed inside story, there was an idol from a failed group with 6 years of experience.

Min Ha-young, who suffered all kinds of criticism and hate comments after saying something wrong on Love Me Idol and was eliminated, and Seo Ra-eun, the legend of complete editing cuts.

Even Choi Song-i, famous for being rude – unless it was intentional, how could such a combination form a team?

There was one ordinary person without experience, but the presence of the other four was so overwhelming that attention didn’t reach that far.

Anyway, it was a team that had more negative talk than positive mentions.

That’s why people were curious about what kind of stage these rumored trainees would show.

The way they looked at SU’s trainee May Rookie was quite different.

Not wondering how well they’d do, but whether they’d fail again – that’s what they were curious about.

Secretly, everyone was thinking of them as entertainment rather than having expectations.

In fact, there was plenty of praise among trainers and production staff, but the debut group trainees had no way of knowing.

During this competition preparation period, they couldn’t hear news about other teams.

Moreover, they were even criticized from the intro part during rehearsal.

“I know everyone there except one member.”

“Do you know them personally?”

“No, no. I know them one-sidedly. I’m a fan~”

The stage with lights turned off.

Looking down at FLORA forming their positions, someone let out a laugh.

Though spoken in an innocent tone, all the trainees there knew there was mockery mixed in the intention.

Hearing the laughter among the trainees, Yu-hwa, who was sitting in the panel seats watching the stage, frowned and glared at them.

‘Those little…’

How brazenly they make sarcastic comments.

Fans who don’t know anything would think that’s pure anticipation, right?

‘Anyway, these young ones are already learning only bad things.’

They’ll only come to their senses after being unfairly edited.

“Tsk.”

Yu-hwa clicked her tongue while glaring at them and looked at the stage with worried eyes.

‘Please do well.’

Crush those arrogant kids’ pride!

Yu-hwa unconsciously clasped her hands together and clenched her fists tightly.

‘Just get through the intro part well. If you just do that part well, there’s no problem.’

While Yu-hwa was burning with anxiety, orange lighting finally fell onto the stage.

The performance began.

The synthesizer melody echoed throughout the venue.

Then the members who had been gathered in a circle in the center of the stage slowly turned their heads to face forward.

Then the members’ faces were shown in close-up on the electronic display boards positioned on the left and right of the stage.

“Wow…”

At the same time, exclamations poured out from both the panel seats and the trainees.

The song had just begun and they hadn’t sung a single verse yet.

“Wow, so pretty. That person.”

“I just got totally drawn in. Her face really pulls you in.”

The judges also kept exclaiming and busily started looking through the members’ information.

They had no choice.

“She’s like a princess.”

Judge So-hae said. People agreed with her words.

A tiara receiving light under sunset-like lighting, wavy hair and a sunset-colored dress.

The member with pretty features that matched it so well, Ryu Ji-ye, was gently closing her sparkling eyes and gazing at the camera with a bright smile.

Her clean eye contact management and facial expression acting were so skilled that even with the actual members in front of them, they could only look at her face on the electronic display board.

At that moment, the screen on the electronic display board switched.

Following Ryu Ji-ye, Min Ha-young, Choi Song-i, and Seo Ra-eun were shown in close-up one by one in time with the intro beat.

Director Kim Kyung-hoon and Writer Son Yeo-jin, who were watching this, smiled warmly.

“As expected, when they’re all dressed up, they’re all so pretty!”

Whether it’s the clothes that make them or the kids are just pretty, this stage would probably blow up with comments about having legendary visuals the moment it’s released.

The screen that had been showing close-ups of each member then showed Han Da-min standing in the center.

Han Da-min stared straight ahead.

Bright and flowing costume.

But her eyes were filled with confidence that contrasted with that.

Just as another exclamation was about to burst out, with powerful accompaniment, the camera zoomed out and the members began performing choreography as if bursting forth.

The members who had been huddled together instantly matched their movements centered around Han Da-min.

As a result, the attention that had been focused on the electronic display board naturally turned to the stage.

“Woooah! That just made my heart race!”

“Yes, this is it!”

Choreographer and judge Lee Si-ah shouted loudly and clapped her hands.

The choreography fell into place perfectly without a single error.

Expressions overflowing with excitement and fluttering one-piece dresses.

There was no need for complicated descriptions—it was simply pretty and fresh.

[Horizon] is a masterpiece that captivates the ears with its pure and wistful atmosphere, but that’s precisely what makes it such a difficult song to express.

Sierra’s characteristic choreography with many detailed movements and powerful, stretching dance moves.

At first, they had memorized the choreography well, but the timing was oddly off and their expressions kept stiffening.

‘The choreography passes!’

They had come out with the best possible result! So then, how would the vocals be?

While the choreography requires a lot of effort, the main focus of this song is actually not the dance but the vocals.

Unless you’re the original artist, there’s no song more challenging to cover than this one, so it must have been an extremely difficult assignment for the trainees.

With such a song, could these girls who aren’t even in the debut group and have just stepped onto the stage really bring it to life?

It was when everyone was filled with anticipation due to the bright and hopeful atmosphere of the song and the surprisingly good intro part.

After the intro ended, Han Da-min, who had been leading the choreography with her outstanding presence in the center, stepped back as Seo Ra-eun moved to the center.

‘Ra-eun, please…’

Yu-hwa, who had been watching contentedly, tensed up again and clenched her fists tightly.

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