The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 72

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 72

And soon Calidus’s “Dolce” started playing from her mobile phone.

“….”

Ba-am! Bam! Ba-rap! Bam!

“….”

The sharp trumpet sound that struck our eardrums right from the beginning.

The trumpet performance dominated this spacious dormitory for quite a while, practically turning it upside down.

Is this, right?

The members looked back and forth between me and Ji-ah, at a loss for words. I quickly jumped in.

“Ah, well, the intro is a bit surprising.”

Whether it was an explanation or persuasion, I felt like I needed to explain something about this song.

When you first hear it, you might think it’s unique but doesn’t match the competition format.

Actually, looking at just the original song, that thought wasn’t entirely wrong.

This song wasn’t made for dancing and singing on stage, but was thoroughly created to match the singer’s concept.

There was a reason Calidus didn’t perform on stage.

It’s a song that would be hard to draw audience response on stage.

There’s simply no room to show showmanship.

If you only consider the Start Plan competition, the rather old-fashioned song progression and instruments used make it difficult to show the trendiness that competition shows value.

Still, the reason I chose this song was.

“Everyone, please focus on the melody, nothing else.”

At my words, Ji-ah nodded vigorously. As if what I was saying was exactly what she wanted to say.

“Melody?”

The members began focusing on the song again with rather reluctant faces.

After a moment, the trumpet sounds that had been loudly echoing through the dormitory and the circus-like drum sounds disappeared, and Calidus’s singing voice flowed out.

My love is in a small box

limiting oneself

There’s no need to break free

“Oh, this was a Korean song?”

Someone was surprised that this was a Korean song, while someone else.

“Oh, better than I thought….”

Started to notice the secret of this song and feel interested.

“The song is really fascinating.”

Young Il-lin said with a faint smile.

“Right?”

“Yeah, at first I thought it was really unique, but as I listen, it’s strangely familiar.”

I nodded to show that thought was correct.

“The chord progression is similar to songs that come out these days.”

This song seems to progress in a very unique way at first glance, but the melody itself follows what composers call “money chords” exactly.

That’s why even though it’s clearly an unfamiliar genre, it feels familiar as you listen.

They deliberately made this familiar yet addictive melody more old-fashioned and tacky through various instruments and arrangements.

It hasn’t been revealed what Calidus does, but isn’t this an experimental work by some composer who’s mastered K-pop?

Anyway, this song created a cult following through its peculiar atmosphere, old-fashioned yet steadily trendy chords, plus a touch of jazz feeling.

Despite being a Korean song, the pronunciation sounds so smooth that the response was actually slightly better overseas than in Korea.

So why did I choose this song?

“If you listen, the song flows in very diverse ways. With some good arrangement to make it easier to listen to, couldn’t we direct it like a musical?”

“Musical?”

“Yes, all our team members are full of personality and good at many things, so if we direct it that way, we could highlight our team’s characteristics and give each person a chance to show their individual skills.”

If Flora N had many dancers, Plan & Show Team had many vocalists.

U&DA was also a group that competed with vocals rather than dance, and Young-ju from I MEET U also seemed to be a member pushed for vocals.

Plus, both Seo Ra-eun and I were people whose stats were focused more on vocals than dance.

I thought it would be worth trying to create a stage that clearly utilized these advantages.

It would require quite a bit of arrangement, but that much was manageable.

We have U&DA here, I’m here too, and most importantly, there’s MN Entertainment that U&DA belongs to.

“I hadn’t thought as far as musical theater, but I think Ji-ye is right too.”

Ji-ah, who had been quietly listening to my words, came forward to agree with my opinion.

“Here in this section, and this section – if you listen, there are parts where the atmosphere suddenly changes dramatically. To the level where the song’s theme completely changes.”

Ji-ah said while dragging the song playback bar around.

“So if we divide these sections among the groups to sing, wouldn’t that be interesting….”

Right? Ji-ah looked at me as if seeking agreement.

I immediately nodded to her.

“That sounds fun.”

Give and take. It’s nice having someone on the same side.

“Hmm.”

Since we had explained this much, the other members began seriously considering it.

Young Il-lin listened to the song several times before saying.

“It’s a good idea, but it seems like it would need a lot of arrangement to work on stage. What do the other members think?”

“Ah, I….”

Young-ju immediately showed a reluctant expression.

Unlike her high-energy self all day today, she looked somewhat deflated.

“It’s a bit difficult genre for me….”

Hmm, saying it’s difficult again.

Even though this was relatively easier to handle than the song Young Il-lin brought.

‘Status Window’

Ding!

Due to multiple failure experiences, she tries to avoid challenging attempts as much as possible.

Is it because of her ranking close to elimination and not getting good results every round?

Well, if I were in I MEET U’s current position, I’d probably try to guide members to choose songs I could handle best rather than unfamiliar songs I’d never tried.

But understanding her situation doesn’t mean I plan to withdraw my opinion.

I looked at Young-ju and casually said.

“Like Ji-ah said, it would be good if each group sang one section. Oh, but then Young-ju would have to sing an entire section alone, so that might be a bit burdensome.”

“Huh?”

At that moment, Young-ju’s eyes lit up with interest.

“Oh my, is that so? I didn’t think that far….”

Ji-ah and I touched the song selection cards in our hands with expressions showing we hadn’t considered that aspect.

A song selection that would be hard to utilize if we couldn’t achieve the desired direction.

We observed the members’ reactions with an attitude that we wouldn’t force it if other members refused.

“Hmm, what should we do? Well, I do like you two’s song selection. Should we listen to other members’ selections and then decide?”

Young Il-lin was consoling Ji-ah and me, who looked disappointed.

“Me alone for one section?”

Young-ju muttered in a small voice, then seemed to make up her mind about something and spoke in a slightly excited voice.

“I, I like ‘Dolce’ too.”

“Huh? Suddenly?”

But you said it wasn’t good just a moment ago? Young Il-lin looked at Young-ju with a surprised face.

Young-ju smiled sheepishly as she spoke.

“Now that I’m listening to it, it sounds good. Don’t you think it would be really cool if we direct it well like Ji-ye and Ji-ah said?”

I nodded quietly with a satisfied expression.

I thought she would definitely understand what I said if she desperately wanted to survive the competition without being eliminated and hold on even a little bit.

‘Who would dislike being given a solo section to sing?’

She had the skills to handle a few bars on her own, and with Young-ju’s level of ability, she could definitely pull off even unfamiliar genre vocalization.

It would be nice for I MEET U to bring a song they could perform best and pass through.

But to do that, they would have to introduce a new song, convince the members, and compete for parts against formidable vocalists.

Rather than that, she must have thought it would be much more beneficial to put a little more effort into practice and make her own part shine completely.

“Uh… really? Then what about Ra-eun?”

As Young-ju gave her okay in one go, Young Il-lin’s gaze naturally shifted to the remaining member, Seo Ra-eun.

“I am.”

Seo Ra-eun turned her head to look at me.

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