The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 46

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 46

If we interact too openly, we don’t know how it’ll look on broadcast, so if we’re going to ask, we should ask in a cute way.

“How about we just write here asking for a hint and send it together?”

It’s good for May Rookie since they can suggest the mood of the song they want, and it’s good for us since it’s one less worry.

Even if it’s competition, it’s good to help each other!

Besides, May Rookie is already very popular.

If we don’t properly understand their style and give them the wrong song…

‘I’m worried about the backlash.’

Since she had been subjected to public ridicule, called “gam-da-dwi,” for a similar incident back when she was Hong Yeo-eun.

“Aren’t you really a genius? How do you think of such things?”

“Huh?”

Ha-young, it’s nothing special, so don’t give excessive praise because it’s embarrassing…

“That’s good. Write it, write it. Ji-ye, you write it as our representative.”

Han Da-min urged me, patting my back.

I nodded and scribbled on the empty space of the paper.

Since this note itself might be shown on broadcast, I should write as softly and gently as possible.

Cutely. With enough aegyo that viewers won’t feel uncomfortable.

[P.S Do you have any songs you want??? Even a hint…*^^*! I’m curious!!]

“…Ji-ye has more aegyo than I thought.”

“What?”

What are you talking about.

Anyway, I wrote the memo to send to May Rookie, put it in the envelope, and handed it to the production staff.

“Please take care of it.”

“I’ll deliver it well.”

The junior PD took the envelope and left the practice room.

“Then shall we continue the meeting?”

I looked at the members and raised the energy.

Even though we asked May Rookie about their song preference, the rule is that we ultimately have to decide.

We can’t just sit around blankly until an answer comes.

“Good! Then how about we choose mainly from SU’s agency songs?”

“Oh, good, good.”

Everyone seemed to have the same thought as the meeting resumed.

The difference from earlier was that everyone looked much more comfortable?

“I agree too. SU fans would probably want to see that from May Rookie members too.”

“SU’s unique sensibility is best expressed by SU’s artists. I like it too!”

And when the meeting was almost wrapping up, a reply came from May Rookie.

[You seem to like house genre hehe We’ll choose very sensibly reflecting your taste~!

P.S. We trust FLORA’s song selection! But we’d like an energetic and lively song! (And if possible, dance too…hehe)]

Oh, the text has a very different mood from earlier.

These people also seem to think this note will obviously be shown on broadcast.

“They want a dance-focused energetic song.”

“An energetic and lively song, one that can show off dance well – we talked about that earlier.”

“They want exactly what we discussed? We can go with E-Modern sunbaenim’s song!”

The song that came up most in discussion was [Umbrella].

It’s the debut song of E-Modern, a 3rd generation group that could be called SU’s representative girl group.

The song that earlier had opinions divided between ‘fresh and good’ and ‘doesn’t match May Rookie’s image’.

Since it’s a debut song with a very fresh concept, easy vocals but intense dance, it seems perfect as a competition song.

“It was worth having a thorough meeting. Right?”

“That’s right. I hope May Rookie members like it.”

“I hope they choose our song well too.”

Choi Song-i spoke demurely, brushing her hair back as she stood up.

The other members had gotten over the earlier rudeness with the kind reply, but Choi Song-i still seemed displeased.

‘I feel the same way though.’

Kids I once thought had bad potential usually stay that way till the end.

You never know what their real personality is like in front of cameras.

-Can everyone hear me? All trainees please gather in the auditorium again.

Then Choi Gyu-jin’s voice flowed from the speaker installed on the wall.

Time had passed and the sun was setting through the glass windows in the corridor.

It’s already the last schedule of today. I naturally linked arms with Min Ha-young and headed to the auditorium with the members.

The quiet auditorium began to fill up quickly.

And soon when all trainees gathered in the auditorium, Choi Gyu-jin, who was waiting on the platform, picked up the microphone.

“Nice to see you again!”

“Yes…”

The trainees’ response was weak.

It must have been equally troublesome for all trainees to decide on songs for groups whose image wasn’t even established yet.

“We at Start Plan gave you the mission to directly choose your opposing team’s song. How was it, did everyone choose smoothly?”

No, how could it have been smooth.

At his energetic words, this time the responses were even more ambiguous.

“Oh… It seems everyone had difficulty deciding on songs. But I believe you all chose the best songs for your opposing teams. Well then, there’s no need to drag this out.”

A whiteboard as tall as a person was brought next to Choi Gyu-jin.

Each team’s name was written on the board, and apparently we just needed to write the chosen song under the names.

“You all need to go eat dinner quickly, so let’s proceed fast. Let’s see, starting from the rightmost, U&DA team, please come out in order and write the song you chose under your opposing team’s name. U&DA, please come out.”

At Choi Gyu-jin’s words, U&DA, who had been whispering among themselves, came forward with nervous faces.

“What song did they choose~”

“What song did our U&DA give us~”

I Meet You, sitting in the front row, began teasing U&DA’s leader Young Il-lin with playful voices.

Ah, right. U&DA’s opposing team was I Meet You.

True to being Start Plan’s top variety group, I Meet You seemed to have quickly become close with their seemingly shy opposing team.

Young Il-lin smiled and stood in front of the whiteboard.

“The competition song U&DA chose for I Meet You is J.Ni sunbaenim’s [Sweet Shot].”

Young Il-lin wrote [Sweet Shot] under I Meet You’s name on the whiteboard.

“J.Ni’s Sweet Shot, is there a reason you chose this song?”

“The I Meet You we saw was so cute, fun, kind, and sweet, so we wanted to choose a cute and lovely song for them. We think it’s a song that perfectly matches I Meet You.”

“What~”

At U&DA’s shy words that were like a confession, I Meet You immediately reacted again.

Even though they’re competing teams, the harmonious atmosphere looks really nice.

We had hurt feelings from the start and only communicated through notes at best.

Anyway, thanks to U&DA’s good sense, I Meet You finally found a concept that suits them.

Their last stage felt like wearing clothes that didn’t fit, so it was disappointing.

U&DA returned to their seats after announcing their song, and other teams came out in order to announce their songs.

I Meet You brought a song that definitely matched U&DA’s concept without taking risks.

‘Those two have good chemistry.’

Just as I was thinking that.

“The song chosen by the First Year Team is Roan’s [Recolor].”

Huh? Why that song of all things?

First Grade brought a trendy song whose selection reason I couldn’t understand.

When I glanced over, I saw Romance Story, First Grade’s opposing team, had slightly stiffened expressions.

‘Did they not grasp Romance Story’s image well enough?’

These kinds of trendy songs have big risks and are disadvantageous in competitions.

The more familiar a song is to the general public, the harder it is to make it uniquely appealing or impressive.

‘It doesn’t seem like they intended to make things difficult.’

Though that might actually be the case…

I thought maybe they didn’t know how to select songs because they had no experience getting reactions from cover stages.

And next.

“The next turn is… ah! It’s Flora Team. Please have one representative member from Flora come forward and announce the song May Rookie will perform.”

It was our turn.

“Yes!”

Han Da-min stood up and headed to the platform.

May Rookie, who had been sitting relaxed throughout, also straightened their posture with tense expressions for the first time.

“Now, Da-min, what song did Flora choose for May Rookie? Please tell us.”

“Yes.”

Han Da-min lightly steadied her breathing and opened her mouth.

“The song we selected from May Rookie’s repertoire is E-Modern sunbaenim’s [Umbrella].”

And the moment Han Da-min announced the song.

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