The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 48

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 48

Let’s just move on before the atmosphere gets awkward.

As I tried to take a step back, Yu-hwa flinched and looked up, then waved her hand.

“No. It’s wonderful that you’re being ambitious about your own stage. We could work on the arrangement together, but I’m just a bit worried.”

“Worried?”

“Will you be okay? We only have a week, and you’ll have to arrange and practice – can you handle it without overworking yourself?”

Oh, that?

My gaze drifted down to the popup window that had appeared after so long.

Then I smiled confidently.

“Yes, as long as the members are okay with it.”

Dopamine Addiction.

I didn’t know the exact activation conditions, but I guessed it triggered when I needed to focus like crazy… or when I had to push my body to the limit.

There was the downside of suffering from intense fatigue after the skill ended, but the advantages were just as tremendous.

While the skill was active, I’d gain incredible concentration, passion, and vitality.

There was a week until the competition – I could finish everything before the skill wore off.

The problem was whether the members, who didn’t know about this, would allow it…

I looked at the members with desperate eyes.

‘Please, I’m really confident about this.’

But I didn’t need to look at them so desperately.

Han Da-min was already raising her hand toward Yu-hwa.

“Could I join in too?”

“Da-min too?”

Yu-hwa nodded in bewilderment.

“Of course that’s fine… Yes, Da-min, that’s good.”

Unlike with me, Yu-hwa readily accepted.

She seemed to think that Da-min, with her experience, would manage her condition properly.

But Da-min was going to work on the song?

Not choreography modifications? I thought Da-min was the main dancer in her previous group.

If there was additional work to be done, I expected her to handle choreography modifications with Min Ha-young.

‘She knows how to work on songs too. That’s impressive.’

Yu-hwa wouldn’t be able to come often due to her schedule.

This time I was planning to properly remix the song for the stage, so having Da-min with her extensive stage experience would be reassuring.

“Oh! Then me too!”

Min Ha-young quickly raised her hand.

“I want to work on choreography… with the choreography teacher.”

Then Yu-hwa waved her hand as if to say do whatever you want.

“Participation is voluntary. You don’t need my permission. I’m just your mentor.”

Yu-hwa’s gaze turned to Seo Ra-eun and Choi Song-i.

Since three out of five members had stepped up to do something, she seemed to be looking at them wondering if the other two would do the same.

Seo Ra-eun’s expression darkened considerably under the attention.

She seemed to think there was no place for her to step up.

Then Min Ha-young cheerfully laughed and wrapped her arm around Seo Ra-eun’s shoulder, shaking her.

“Ra-eun unnie and Song-i, if you’re not tired, work with me! Help me brainstorm ideas for the choreography. We can practice while we’re at it.”

“Mm, thanks…”

Seo Ra-eun spoke with a dejected face, and Choi Song-i answered briefly with a “Yes,” still wearing an inscrutable expression.

But we can’t leave those two like that forever, can we?

Of course, contestants in a competition should perform their best on stage.

But in idol competition programs, standing out during the preparation process is just as important as the stage itself.

It wasn’t Ra-eun and Song-i’s fault, but so far their contributions hadn’t stood out compared to the other members.

It was partly because several members, including myself, were working harder than necessary. If we weren’t careful, viewers might perceive those two as lacking enthusiasm.

‘It depends on how they edit it, but…’

I should create opportunities for those two to stand out somehow.

This is a team competition, after all.

If there are team members who are disliked or falling behind, it’s natural to look after them so that doesn’t happen.

Just like how Ha-young just suggested that those two work on choreography modifications together.

…Besides, if they keep feeling dejected and depressed, it’ll affect the team atmosphere too.

It would be unfair if their skills and efforts go unnoticed despite being good.

Let’s work on establishing their positions clearly during this training camp.

Since the members decided to participate in the work itself, we just needed to discuss what concept to go with.

As a result, the meeting ended quickly too.

After Yu-hwa left the dormitory, we immediately started practicing.

“I think we need to memorize the signature choreography of this song by today. That way we can quickly learn any modifications we make.”

“Oh, sounds good. Ha-young, you teach from the front.”

True to being the one who recommended this song, Min Ha-young skillfully took the lead and taught us Simulation’s choreography.

I’d noticed before, but when teaching dance, Ha-young becomes particularly calm and gentle, which significantly lowered the difficulty of learning the choreography.

However…

“Here, um… you need to shake one shoulder with this kind of feeling…”

The problem with Simulation’s choreography was that understanding it mentally didn’t mean you could execute it physically.

The reason why this unknown Korean idol group’s choreography became famous overseas was this:

Even with the same choreography, the feeling was completely different depending on who performed it.

Dancers went wild and competed to do challenges, each incorporating their own style and preferences.

So… you could say that 80% of this choreography was all about the feeling.

While you might quickly memorize the movements, you had to discover the feeling through your own practice, which was quite frustrating from a teaching perspective.

You can’t just teach someone to grasp the feeling.

“Let’s move on for now. After we memorize all the choreography and keep trying, you’ll get a sense of what kind of feeling it is.”

In the end, Min Ha-young gave up on the details and moved on to the next part.

It wasn’t a big problem for now.

The other kids were just too good – it’s not like Ra-eun and Song-i couldn’t dance.

As Ha-young said, they’d catch up well if they kept at it.

‘But their expressions are so gloomy.’

However, Seo Ra-eun wanting to dig a hole and hide was a separate issue.

Was it trauma from being completely edited out during Love Me Dol?

Or was it her personality?

Objectively, Seo Ra-eun’s skills were good.

The very fact that she was selected as a contestant after beating out so many people proved that.

‘But why does she lack confidence so much?’

I was concerned, but I focused on choreography practice for now.

Since I decided to observe for a week, I could slowly ask what was going through that little head of hers.

And at midnight.

“Wow, everyone worked so hard.”

“Great job, everyone!”

Practice ended.

Official practice time was until 10 PM, but as expected, we never finished practice on time.

The fact that we finished at midnight was only because we had other things to do besides practice.

“Well then, I’ll head out first.”

“Yes! Fighting, unnie!”

As soon as I returned to the dormitory, I opened the laptop I borrowed from Yu-hwa.

Han Da-min and I were supposed to roughly establish the framework before starting full-scale song work tomorrow, and after feedback, we would begin arrangement based on this foundation.

“Hmm hmm~”

How long had it been since I last worked on music?

Although I didn’t have proper equipment and the composition program on the laptop wasn’t what I usually used, what did that matter?

I felt both happy and excited.

‘Should I ask for a composition program when I go home?’

Now my family probably wouldn’t dismiss it as nonsense and would readily buy it for me.

As I was having excited thoughts while exploring the program, Han Da-min, who had finished washing up, came over and sat down.

“Did you start working?”

“No. I was just exploring the program. Since it’s not what I usually use, I think I’ll need some time to adapt.”

“Hmm.”

Han Da-min stretched her neck to look at the program, then smiled broadly.

“I use this one too. I’ll do it.”

I gladly gave my seat to Han Da-min.

Han Da-min skillfully explored the program and then asked.

“What style do you want to go for, Ji-ye?”

What style? I answered without any hesitation.

“Since we don’t have much time, how about mixing some sampling sources? This section, this section, and this section are dance breaks, so I think it would be good to mix them appropriately in these parts.”

Since it’s a song famous for dance, we should naturally go in a direction that emphasizes dance greatly.

I actively expressed my opinion, even mentioning the sampling I had in mind.

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