The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 319

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As soon as we entered the set studio, the band’s performance suddenly changed.

The chorus part of 【Revenge】 that we would perform today.

The members noticed this and naturally moved to the rhythm of the music, heading toward the prepared chairs.

In front of us, overseas Gaden holding our light sticks were enthusiastically waving their hands.

Of course, it wasn’t as comfortable an atmosphere as Korean broadcasts, but thanks to them, our tension was greatly relieved.

“Welcome! This is Flora! We very much welcome you.”

“Thank you!”

“Please sit down quickly.”

We sat on the soft sofa following the host’s guidance and greeted the audience members once more.

“Flora, this is a group I’ve wanted to invite for a long time, and I personally regret that we could only invite you now.”

The host said while placing his hand on his chest.

“Flora, you were actually quite a famous group even before this album.”

Along with his words, our special clips played silently on the screen behind us.

“Kyaaaah!!!”

Those videos where we properly introduced our faces overseas.

In addition, music videos of songs that had been popular among overseas K-pop fans until now and activities with Cael Arden that properly made my name known in the United States appeared consecutively.

Each time they appeared, fans cheered and waved their light sticks, and we smiled with proud expressions.

“Haha, rather, from my position as a K-pop fan, the invitation feels too late. It’s a great honor to be able to invite you now.”

“We are truly honored as well. Thank you for inviting us.”

“Now, shall we have a proper conversation? I heard you haven’t been in the United States for long – what did you do first when you arrived?”

Han Da-min answered his question.

“We headed straight to the practice room as soon as we arrived. We practiced before even unpacking our luggage.”

“Before even unpacking? You must have been very tired.”

“We weren’t as tired as expected. We were full of endorphins thinking that we could show our stage in the United States for the first time. We really wanted to do well.”

“Haha, you were full of endorphins?”

“Yes, so even when we got a little tired, we would immediately get up and start practicing when we thought about the upcoming live performance. We’d say ‘We have to work hard!’ like that.”

“It was almost obsessive. Haha.”

“Obsessive, you say. Haha, the fans might worry that you went that far, but I’m personally very excited.”

“Wow~”

“Yes~”

At the host’s words, the members instead made gestures showing they were nervous and trembled their bodies.

“Flora has always done well, so please don’t be nervous and just do as you always have.”

The host quickly moved past topics that might pressure the members and asked the next question.

“Next, there’s something we should congratulate Flora for.”

Even before the host finished speaking, the fans were already cheering.

And the screen behind changed.

“Congratulations on appearing as performers at the Popstar Music Awards for the first time!”

“Waaaah!”

The applause from the audience members continued.

“How do you feel about appearing as performers at an American awards ceremony for the first time?”

“It’s not just the first time as performers – it’s the first time we’ve been invited at all!”

Han Da-min said excitedly.

“Yes!!!!”

The members reacted enthusiastically, expressing their joy and excitement about their first awards ceremony.

I smiled brightly and continued after Han Da-min’s words.

“We feel very honored and grateful, and we’re working hard to prepare for it.”

“By the way, what should we be expecting?”

“Aha~ We can’t tell you that~”

Han Da-min said slyly while making a gesture indicating it was a secret.

“But you can look forward to it. I guarantee it will be the best stage.”

Han Da-min said confidently.

Right, among all the stages we’ve prepared so far, we’re preparing the most spectacular one with the most people.

“Hahaha, I’m very excited. Still, many people are curious – can’t you show us just a little bit in advance?”

For the host who laughed cheerfully but never gave up, Han Da-min finally gestured to Min Ha-young.

Min Ha-young grinned and stood up, briefly performing part of the dance break.

The host asked each member questions one by one, ensuring everyone could be in the spotlight, and shortly after, it was finally time for the live performance.

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“Waaaah!”

In the corridor returning to the waiting room after finishing the stage, the staff members who had been waiting for us warmly welcomed us with enthusiastic applause.

“That was the best!”

“You did great!”

The staff members celebrated as if we had won first place on a music show, congratulating us for safely completing our first stage in the United States.

We danced along with the applause as we entered, had a brief conversation with the host, took photos to post on social media, and then left the studio.

And we headed straight to the practice room.

We were nervous because it was a live broadcast, and we had feedback about today’s stage and wanted to check fan reactions, but as soon as everyone got in the car, both words and movements disappeared.

Perhaps the tension was suddenly released – there was no talking for a while, and only after some time passed did Han Da-min speak up.

“Everyone did well today without major mistakes. But everyone seemed so nervous that there was too much tension in your voices. Your voices kept trembling.”

“The choreography with the dancers seemed a bit off too. We’ll have to see the monitoring to know for sure.”

“Still, for a live broadcast, this was really good, everyone. But let’s try to relax more during the next schedule.”

“Yes.”

Feedback was quickly exchanged in the car.

Perhaps because the tension was released, the responses came out sluggishly, but surely everyone felt something while performing on stage during this live broadcast, so they would try to improve during this practice.

We decided not to deliberately look at reactions to this show.

Until the awards ceremony, we don’t want to do anything that might shake our hearts even a little. Because this is a really important turning point for us.

As soon as we arrived at the practice room, practice began immediately.

Another busy schedule continued.

All practice was conducted intensively with live performances, and brand event participation, interviews, and broadcast filming continued intermittently.

By the time we had gradually become accustomed to activities in the United States and Min Ha-young’s confidence in English pronunciation had completely recovered.

The Popstar Music Awards that we had prepared so hard for was just around the corner.

“It’s glamorous. So glamorous.”

Min Ha-young muttered quietly and then added softly and timidly.

“But more than I thought… Korean awards ceremony stages seem bigger?”

I nodded in agreement with Min Ha-young’s words.

“The stage size itself is incomparable.”

This isn’t conducted in concert format like Korean music awards ceremonies.

Of course, the audience seats are numerous and large, but they can’t compare to Korea.

However, the artists who will be sitting in front watching us will be different now.

The protagonists of famous pop songs we naturally sang along to since childhood, and the artists we respected, used as role models, and only saw on YouTube will be sitting in the front seats watching us.

Thinking about that…

Just imagining it made my heart tighten, the feeling was strange and I became nervous.

“Look at that… Look at the names attached to the seats. The lineup…”

Han Da-min pointed to the seats with a trembling voice.

Exactly. Why did they have to write who would sit where in such large letters on each seat… making us nervous.

“Something’s different. It really is different. The feeling.”

The stage was definitely small, but there was an overwhelming atmosphere even before rehearsal. I tried not to be intimidated and fidgeted with my in-ear monitor for no reason.

And shortly after, rehearsal began.

Unlike Korean awards ceremonies, we couldn’t decorate the set elaborately and had to fill it only with coordination with the dancers.

We did prepare thoroughly… but would the rehearsal proceed successfully as well.

While I was worrying as I looked at the seats in front of me and the wide stage spread out before us, the dancers and members soon got into formation, and the song began to play.

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