The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 322

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As soon as the song started, the fans’ cheers became louder than ever before.

My heart felt like it would stop at the much louder cheers than when we first entered this audition hall.

I could see the singers and officials sitting in the artist section turning around in surprise.

Even audience members who came to see other singers looked at our fans or even held up their phones to record videos.

Not us, but our fans.

In fact, they seemed to feel more curiosity about the fans who came to see us than about us.

‘Our fans’ voices are really loud and clear.’

Feeling proud, I started moving according to the formation, and the heads of people who had been watching the fans turned back toward us again.

Their faces were full of curiosity about what kind of song we were performing on stage to be this popular.

I started getting nervous all over again.

Even though K-pop is said to be popular, many people only know the genre or image of K-pop but have no idea what songs we perform or what kind of performances we do, so I felt a strange sense of responsibility.

‘I have to do well.’

I must meet their expectations, no, their curiosity with a perfect stage.

So that people who became interested in K-pop through this opportunity won’t be disappointed and can develop a deeper interest.

It would be even better if they became Flora’s fans.

Although Flora doesn’t represent the country, I approached the performance with the mindset of being a national representative.

A distinctive low-pitched melody.

The members and dancers began marching to the intro that instantly captivated the ears.

【Revenge】’s characteristic darkness and dim lighting.

In the somewhat eerie atmosphere, we crossed the stage toward the center.

The people who had been cheering for Flora’s appearance gradually closed their mouths and began focusing on the stage.

The intro that continued with the same beat only ended when we perfectly formed our formation in the center of the stage.

And on the stage that suddenly became quiet, Han Da-min, standing at the center among countless dancers, members, and audience, shouted loudly.

“Are you ready to have a crazy good time at the Popstar Music Awards?”

“Yeeeees!”

At the resounding voice, the audience sent back even louder cheers.

The atmosphere was instantly heightened.

“To everyone gathered here today, we’ll show you who we are!”

“Waaaah!”

The camera close-upped Han Da-min’s face as she smiled confidently.

At that moment, the dark lighting became bright, the formation widened, and the repeating beat began progressing toward the first part.

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【Revenge】, and 【Nothing】 remixed to naturally connect with the title song.

Starting with a dark, classic dance performance-focused song and ending with a song that anyone could enjoy jumping and playing to was a good choice.

Rather than ending with just a cool performance, we planned it thinking that a stage where anyone could enjoy swaying their body would get a much better response.

As we expected, even people who just quietly appreciated 【Revenge】 ended up excitedly enjoying themselves during 【Nothing】 as the stage concluded.

It showed both Flora’s stage planning ability and commanding presence.

The audience sent cheers.

The music industry officials in the artist section also gave standing ovations, proving that our stage was successful.

Only after hearing the sound of pouring applause did we relax our expressions and smile with relief.

‘Thank goodness.’

The tension left my shoulders that had been tightly held to maintain posture, and my waist naturally bent before I quickly came to my senses.

I straightened my posture again and waved to the audience.

Thank you.

The greeting conveyed through lip movements without a microphone was transmitted through the electronic display board.

Since it would be disappointing to only use English, I bowed Korean-style and even waved my hands before heading backstage.

It was a perfect stage without mistakes.

During rehearsal, I was worried that the AR was too loud and our live voices might not be heard.

But that was solved by adjusting the AR to be so quiet it was barely audible.

Thanks to that, it became a live stage that we rarely experienced on Korean music shows, or even hard to see on American broadcasts.

‘At least the tune adjustment worked out well…’

People watching the broadcast probably heard even our breathing.

But we were satisfied.

Under CEO Kim Ja-in’s value that singers must be recognized for their live performances, we had practiced live singing intensively, so all members showed stable live vocals.

‘Live performance is all about momentum.’

It was worth practicing live singing so intensively that it was almost excessive.

It was the first time I heard the members’ voices so loud and clear through the in-ears, showing how confidently they were singing.

At this level, whether live or broadcast, our voices probably came through clearly and crisply, piercing through not only the AR but also the MR, which made me feel very good.

“Everyone worked so hard! You guys are really the best. You did so well!”

Seong Ji-soo, more excited than us who were already elated, praised our successful live performance with an impressive vocal volume.

“The reaction from behind was good too. You really worked hard. Let’s go quickly!”

We headed to the waiting room following Seong Ji-soo.

“You guys were the best.”

“You were cool.”

On the way back to the waiting room, the busy award ceremony staff members passing by all spoke to us without exception.

Completely different gazes and expressions from during rehearsal. They were clearly eyes filled with respect.

It seemed certain that we had made quite a deep impression on the staff.

Only after confirming through their expressions that it was a stage that satisfied us, the staff, and the audience did I finally completely let go of my tension.

Since the most important thing was over, now what remained was…

‘Ah, it’s not completely over yet…’

Since the stage was over, it would be great if I could just purely enjoy myself.

But there were still award ceremonies for the nominated categories, and there were several roles that the Popstar Music Awards gave us considering Flora’s buzz.

Especially since I still had one more stage left.

That’s right. We still had many things to do in the audition hall before we could completely relax and enjoy ourselves.

When we entered the waiting room, the stylists hurriedly began fixing the members’ outfits, hair, and makeup.

“Once you’re all changed, we’ll go back to our seats. Drink water and go to the bathroom. And Ji-ye, you know, right? Once you change clothes, we’ll move separately.”

“Yes.”

Listening to Manager Seong Ji-soo’s words, I accepted the new outfit to change into.

Unlike the other members who were changing back into the clothes they wore in the artist section, my outfit was more glamorous than even the stage outfit I was currently wearing.

A dress with a more subdued pastel tone but densely covered with sparkling decorations.

It was a very cute and lovely outfit, completely opposite to the black tight leather outfit I was currently wearing.

‘It’s like going back to the Choux Cream days…’

But now the price range was very different from the outfits I wore during Choux Cream…

Anyway, it was that kind of outfit.

The reason why only I was wearing a different outfit from the members was.

‘Because I also have to perform on stage with Cael Arden.’

I don’t only have Flora’s songs that did well in America this year.

In fact, there are probably more people who know me as the K-pop singer who worked with Cael Arden than as a Flora member.

【Rising】, which I did with Cael Arden, also received a lot of love, so it could be presented at this award ceremony.

“Ready? Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

I headed to the waiting room where Cael Arden was waiting with Seong Ji-soo.

Around Cael Arden’s waiting room, familiar faces gradually began to appear.

His staff members, who all matched Cael Arden’s vibe and had very rough and unapproachable auras, spotted me and greeted me warmly.

“Hey.”

“How’s today?”

“Ji-ye, Kael is inside.”

Although their way of speaking seemed casual and blunt, their eyes showed quite friendly and welcoming expressions.

‘I was scared at first.’

Because of the tattoos covering their entire bodies and their behavior of looking at me with disdainful eyes while snickering, I was busy avoiding even making eye contact with them.

As we spent time having conversations multiple times while working together, before I knew it, that look of looking down on me had completely disappeared and he was treating me like a friend.

After responding to the greetings and passing through the narrow corridor made of people, I saw a door with “Kael Arden” written in huge letters on A4 paper.

Knock knock-

“Kael, are you ready?”

The moment I knocked and opened the door to enter, along with the humidifier’s steam that suddenly blocked my vision, I heard a voice full of his characteristic mannerisms.

“Why are you late?”

“I came right after the stage ended though?”

“Anyway, you’re late.”

The guy who remained indifferent and bored, casually wiggling just his fingers as a substitute for greeting.

Kael Arden was lying sprawled on the waiting room sofa and slowly got up.

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