The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 67

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 67

Most of them were either frozen with tension watching the audition participants on stage or intimidated by the sheer number of people around them.

“Looking at the wide shot, there are so many people. It’s amazing we survived among all of them.”

“Exactly. I’m saying this now, but there are way too many. And that’s even after they filtered through the first round.”

The members’ words brought back memories of the second audition.

The fact that I had to survive among hundreds of rivals without any credentials felt overwhelming.

The cameras briefly showed trainees with anxious or impatient faces before focusing on someone.

[One person relaxed among the frozen audition participants]

It was me.

Leisurely classical music that could have been from a bed mattress commercial played as BGM.

Then my face was shown in close-up.

“…Pfft.”

“Hahaha! Look at that expression.”

The members and family burst into laughter at the same time.

‘Why does my expression look like that?’

Ryu Ji-ye, or rather I, was looking around the venue with the most carefree expression in the world.

It literally looked like I had just come out for a neighborhood stroll.

Seeing it from a third person’s perspective, my expression was much more blank than I had thought.

Of course, I’ve gotten more natural at using facial expressions since then, but from others’ viewpoint, I might have looked arrogant if I wasn’t careful.

‘I need to be more careful.’

Fortunately, the production staff had somehow packaged Ryu Ji-ye’s stoic appearance in a cute and entertaining way.

[Looks as comfortable as being in the living room]

All sorts of speculative subtitles appeared over me, who showed no expression at all, saying things like [Curious], [Amused], [Wants to see the stage].

“It’s like animal park subtitles.”

Han Da-min said with giggles. As Han Da-min said, unlike the previous serious trainees, it was edited like they were putting subtitles to an animal’s thoughts.

Plus the incredibly leisurely classical music.

‘A sloth… image, maybe.’

The footage alternated between other audition participants trembling or gritting their teeth while practicing, and me just curiously looking around the venue.

When showing other audition participants, serious or tense BGM played, but when showing me, classical music flowed like a theme song.

That editing is quite artistic.

“What is that! Haha!”

The members and family started laughing while watching the broadcast.

“The production staff is making jokes with you, unnie.”

Choi Song-i said cynically with a snicker.

Right. They literally played editing tricks using me.

Back then, I think I was grumbling about the higher competition rate than expected while suffering from dopamine addiction side effects.

Without saying a word, showing no particular emotions, they tried hard to create an image that viewers would find interesting.

“Geez, I wonder if we should send a gift to whoever did the editing. Ryu Ji-ye isn’t actually that cute of a kid.”

Ryu Jae-geum said with giggles. I looked at him and spoke.

“Oh, so you think I’m cute on the broadcast?”

“Ugh.”

Ryu Jae-geum made a serious face and pretended to vomit. So dishonest.

On the other hand, Mother and Ryu Jin-woo next to him honestly agreed and nodded.

“You’re cute, our baby. You’re not really different from the broadcast and now.”

“That’s right. The production staff seems to have understood Ji-ye well.”

I acted smugly toward Ryu Jae-geum, showing off my number 1 and 2 fans, then focused on the broadcast again.

Before I knew it, I was going up on stage in the broadcast.

-Oh, she looks quite relaxed?

-Right. She doesn’t seem nervous, does she?

-Whether it’s confidence or just not thinking about anything, we’ll have to see.

The judges’ conversation that I couldn’t hear at the time.

-Wow, she’s so pretty?

-She’s basically a celebrity at that level.

The audition participants’ comments were included in the broadcast.

My face was shown in close-up again.

On screen, I stared at the judges then bowed my head in greeting.

-Hello. I’m audition participant number 80, Ryu Ji-ye.

At the same time, the members burst into laughter.

“Ji-ye was really nervous?”

“After seeing this often, you can tell the difference.”

I readily agreed with the members’ words.

Although I tried to act skilled during the audition, I think I was quite nervous back then.

The members initially couldn’t understand my inner thoughts at all, but as we spent more time together, they seemed to have learned to read subtle emotions even from the same expression.

-Yes, audition participant Ryu Ji-ye. Let’s see your stage right away.

-Yes, please take care of me.

Then the stage began immediately.

Everything after that was as I knew it.

I skillfully showed the stage I had prepared, and the judges praised my skill and abilities while keeping the rhythm.

Eyes where aurora unfolds

Look at u like looking at stars

An unforgettable dream

I’ll become

Especially Lee Si-ah and So-hae really liked my stage.

-She could just debut right now?

-Her dance lines are pretty too.

-This isn’t her first time doing this, right? It feels like she’s practiced somewhere before coming.

The very satisfied judges’ comments were shown.

Click, click, click-

Behind me, I could hear Mother’s mobile phone camera shutter sound diligently taking pictures of the screen.

She’s probably trying to give Father a real-time broadcast.

The members had been quiet since earlier.

When I glanced over to look at the members, they were concentrating on my stage with their mouths tightly shut.

“You really did well. It looked even cooler watching it on the broadcast.”

“How do you use your vocal cords like that?”

As expected of singers, they were already analyzing my stage performance.

And the stage came to an end.

The slightly edited judges’ comments poured out, and I naturally passed.

-Thank you.

From beginning to end, an utterly calm and plain demeanor.

Even passing didn’t seem to evoke any particular emotion – yes, to put it crudely, I looked completely unimpressive as I bowed and walked down from the stage.

-Hahaha, she’s a friend with quite a unique charm.

Yes, my image on this broadcast could be defined by that one comment from Judge Ji-hoon.

Coming up without nervousness, putting on a good stage, then leaving without any lingering attachment.

This was an image that would have been unthinkable for Hong Yeo-eun, who basically had a cheerful face and expressive features, but it was all thanks to Ryu Ji-ye’s stiff facial muscles.

My figure leaving the stage majestically as a successful candidate was captured in slow motion, with slow classical music flowing over it once again.

The tension that had been high due to the perfect stage and a successful candidate appearing after so long quickly loosened with just one classical piece.

And then several more people’s stages passed by.

First year members who hadn’t appeared until now came out one after another, and while I thought they were all complete ordinary people with no experience, there were actually quite a few who had done various things.

They just didn’t have trainee experience or debut careers, but there were some members who had won dance and vocal competitions or became known through YouTube.

The concern that dividing teams simply by age might be too disadvantageous for the first-year team was somewhat alleviated.

And once again the screen switched to show the debut group teams’ auditions.

The next team that appeared was U&Da.

[A trainee team that somehow gives off an incredible aura…]

Along with the shaky subtitle, U&Da could be seen huddled together.

Heavy makeup, unique hairstyles, and hip outfits.

As the subtitle said, they were having a conversation while giving off an unapproachable atmosphere.

However.

-Aaaah… The cameras are here…

-Waaah, hello…

-Hello viewers, we’re called U&Da!

U&Da discovered the camera and greeted brightly with cheerful smiles.

At the same time, the gloomy screen filter and subtitles also became bright as if reversed.

Sha-la-la~

A more innocent and bright atmosphere than any trainees who had appeared so far.

U&Da was chattering like chicks with incredibly bright, high-pitched voices.

Incredibly pure appearances compared to the aura they first showed.

‘Ah, the production staff noticed it too.’

That U&Da, who shows off an incredible aura and mature image on stage, is actually the most innocent among all the participating teams.

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