The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 75

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 75

‘We looked too haggard…’

We weren’t in any condition to be uploaded to the official channel like that, so we worked hard to reshoot it in a way that wouldn’t be problematic even if uploaded…

“Hmm~ Why? Yesterday’s was good though.”

Writer Son Yeo-jin said that disheveled appearance was fine.

Why on earth?

The nuance clearly showed she preferred the video we shot yesterday.

I couldn’t understand it, but she seemed very pleased as she took the videos with her.

“For now, we’ll take both videos and discuss which one is better, then upload the good one~”

Seeing how she showed no interest in the newly shot video, it seemed like the disheveled video from yesterday would probably be uploaded to the official channel.

It was both deflating and somewhat worrying, but what could we do? It was already out of our hands.

And then came the long-awaited dance lesson time.

“Did you practice well?”

Lee Si-ah, whom we faced again, looked even more dejected than yesterday.

Probably because yesterday’s disappointment had dampened her expectations for us somewhat.

‘I absolutely cannot make a mistake.’

If I mess up, Si-ah will really stop the lesson.

Her upper body leaning back against the chair and her listless eyes seemed to threaten that she’d kill us if she didn’t like our answer.

Looking at Si-ah like that, we answered vigorously.

“Yes!”

But this time, we could dare to answer confidently.

At the voice that rang out loud enough to burst the practice room, Si-ah flinched and straightened her upper body.

“You seem confident. Then I’ll look forward to it and watch. Everyone get in position, let’s start right away.”

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Si-ah played the song as soon as the members got into starting position.

Soon, the arranged prelude of Dolce flowed through the speakers.

Instead of the trumpet sound that pierced eardrums from the start, it was an incomplete arranged version of Dolce that became much more trendy with very light and fast beats.

As the beat got faster, the movements also became lighter and faster, making the prelude section particularly difficult to synchronize.

In fact, it was also the section where she gave up pointing out mistakes on the second day because it was seriously out of sync. But.

Thud! Tap tap!

The sound of feet hitting the ground in perfect unison like one person, and the formation spreading out in perfect order in an instant.

“Oh.”

The corners of Si-ah’s mouth curved into a small arc.

I told them to make it perfect in just one day, and they actually made it perfect.

I gave this assignment thinking they wouldn’t be able to do it since the choreography wasn’t that difficult.

I wanted to scold them thoroughly to snap them out of their lax attitude toward practice.

‘But they actually did it.’

Actually, I only chose this team because there was a personally interesting member, but I didn’t have much expectation for this team’s dance.

There’s no main dancer-level member to lead the team’s dance, and there are two individual participants who lack physical conditioning.

The song selection was also forcibly arranged to include dance, but it was actually a song that put much more emphasis on vocals.

I thought they’d barely master the choreography even if I worked them until the very last day of training camp.

The group dance of the prelude, the formation, and even the sticky feeling characteristic of the original song that needed to be maintained throughout – they executed it all very well.

To accomplish this in just one day, they must have practiced all night long.

The corners of my mouth that were slowly rising finally bloomed fully when I saw Ryu Ji-ye’s expression as she gritted her teeth and matched the movements.

“Wow, well done!”

Applause came naturally. How could I not find these kids adorable as they danced with gritted teeth to avoid disappointing me?

And finally, the song ended.

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“Thank you!”

I suppressed my voice that seemed ready to burst out with my roughened breathing and greeted Si-ah.

Si-ah already looked quite satisfied, so there was no need to be nervous anymore.

It seems practicing to death until dawn was worth it.

Not many words are needed to express satisfaction.

Si-ah nodded as if this was enough and got up from her chair.

Then she stood with her back to us.

“From now on, I’ll teach you group-specific part dances. U&DA first. Everyone except U&DA, step back and rest.”

She naturally moved on to the next thing without any criticism of the dance we had shown.

‘We did it.’

Could there be any greater praise than this?

The members and I looked at each other and silently expressed our joy, then cleared the center of the practice room for Si-ah and U&DA.

The lesson for group part choreography, which would be the biggest highlight of this stage, began.

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“Everyone worked hard~ Don’t hurt yourselves, so make sure to rest properly. Got it?”

“Yes!”

“Then see you next time!”

As Si-ah left the practice room, the members began lying down on the floor one by one.

“Ahhh!”

“Wahaha, I’m dying.”

“Ugh, so tiring.”

The dance lesson was over.

As expected, it ended with us drenched in sweat, but at least today Si-ah didn’t storm out of the practice room in the middle.

Even looking at how she took care of our rest after finishing practice, Si-ah seemed quite satisfied with today’s practice.

“Heave-ho.”

After lying down briefly to catch my breath, I got up lightly.

I really worked hard with the thought that I must never disappoint Si-ah again.

I was a bit worried about the pair dance in the choreography, but that was quite manageable.

‘Though it was a bit awkward because it involved some skinship.’

I was fine, but Seo Ra-eun. Her pupils would shake every time our faces got close.

Her face kept turning red and she kept avoiding eye contact, eventually getting scolded by Si-ah.

“You need to be seductive and skilled, but how can you be so shy! Get closer, with Ji-ye! Look into each other’s eyes! Why are you being so shy with a fellow member?”

Even after being criticized like that, she couldn’t fix it until the end, probably because being embarrassed was unavoidable.

There will be quite a lot of situations like this after debut, so she’ll have to get used to it herself.

Since she said with a red face earlier that she’d try her best, she’ll probably fix it before training camp ends this time.

After the dance lesson ended, dinner and individual member interviews were conducted.

It was a common segment that occasionally appears in other variety programs too.

You know, that kind of thing.

Q. You didn’t seem embarrassed at all when doing the pair dance with Ra-eun earlier.

A. Ah, making eye contact isn’t embarrassing. Rather, because unnie was so embarrassed, it made me feel strange.

Q. How did you feel when Trainer Si-ah scolded you?

A. We definitely got our priorities backwards. Practice should have come first, but we were only focused on filming videos. We made mistakes, so we reflected on it a lot.

Q. Wasn’t the ice water cold?

A. It was cold, but I overcame it with willpower.

An interview that lightly asked and answered questions while looking back on the past day’s activities.

But.

For some reason I didn’t know, Seo Ra-eun came out of the interview room crying.

‘Why is she crying? There weren’t any questions worth crying over.’

Seo Ra-eun’s face coming out with both eyes red was quite puzzling.

It seemed like everyone received similar questions and commented on the same scenes. Or not?

I didn’t ask since it seemed like she’d be troubled if I did.

I’d find out later when it aired on the broadcast.

And then came vocal lesson time.

“Wow….”

Vocal trainer San So-ri let out an exclamation from deep in her core.

Clap clap clap. She was so satisfied that even the sound of her applause felt deep.

Well, as for vocals, all the members are good at it.

“You guys are the best, kids! This team’s vocals are absolutely amazing!”

Right before the lesson, we had received a group lecture from Seo Ra-eun on how to bring out a musical theater-like feeling, and that was truly a stroke of genius.

“It’s not too much like a musical, but it’s not light either—you prepared it just right at the perfect level! If you show this same tone on stage, there won’t be any problems.”

All members received very good reviews and the vocal lesson ended.

Smooth, so smooth!

At this rate, there aren’t any major hurdles compared to rounds 1 and 2!

Round 3 isn’t bad, right?

As dance, vocals, and even arrangement and direction were steadily completed, the days passed by.

Before we knew it, time had flowed by, and the day of the competition arrived.

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Chapter. 9 Round 3 Competition And….

My thoughts after coming to the competition following a week of training camp were.

‘MN really is good after all.’

It could be summarized in that one sentence.

‘I want to debut at MN after the competition ends….’

I even had thoughts like this for a moment.

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