The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 8

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 8

Lee Si-ah.

She’s the most famous choreographer among girl group choreographers, and though I’ve never worked with her, I’ve heard plenty of rumors.

She has considerable pride in her career, so she only takes on famous groups, and even among them, she shows favoritism.

To put it bluntly, she’s famous for being discriminatory and having a bad attitude, but on the flip side, she treats the groups or members she favors really well.

Even the choreography quality changes accordingly.

Anyway, seeing Lee Si-ah’s pleased expression, it seemed I had made a decent impression so far.

“This must be your first time standing in front of cameras, but you’re remarkably composed. Weren’t you nervous?”

“Uh…”

At her question, Ryu Ji-ye rolled her eyes for a moment before carefully speaking.

“I was a little nervous, but I think I showed what I prepared properly.”

“Oh, you showed what you prepared properly! That’s quite confident of you?”

“But you really did well. You have reason to be confident.”

Another judge, So-hae, the leader of idol group Simple Play, said.

“For me, it didn’t feel like watching an audition but rather a live stage by a professional singer.”

“Thank you.”

“I don’t know what kind of stages you’ll show us in the future, but the stage you just showed had the professionalism of a pro, not a trainee or amateur. It was a good stage with nothing jarring about it.”

Ryu Ji-ye smiled shyly.

‘Professionalism…’

Professionalism, huh.

I’ve been an idol for 7 years, so wouldn’t it be wrong if I didn’t have that?

Being praised for something so obvious made me feel embarrassed and shy without realizing it.

So-hae lightly praised Ryu Ji-ye while flipping through the documents with her profile.

“But that’s why I was a bit curious. Since you did so well, I naturally thought you must have received guidance from a good teacher somewhere, but nothing was written here.”

“Yes.”

Ryu Ji-ye nodded. When Ryu Ji-ye confirmed it, the judges made surprised faces and each grabbed their microphones.

“Really? You’ve never been in a company? Or an academy? But you’re this good?”

“You practiced by yourself? How?”

This wasn’t simply a matter of being good or bad – there was a seasoned quality that could only come from learning.

This isn’t the kind of know-how you can get from self-study. Are you lying?

The judges looked at her with surprise mixed with half-suspicious gazes.

‘Ah, my conscience really hurts.’

Receiving looks that seemed to demand I confess something, Ryu Ji-ye opened her mouth.

“Yes, well…”

The truth is, I did learn and I did join a company.

I even debuted and was active longer than So-hae from Simple Play sitting in that judge’s seat.

But that’s Hong Yeo-eun’s story, not Ryu Ji-ye’s.

So while my conscience was really bothering me.

“By myself… I watched videos and practiced by copying senior singers.”

“…Wow, really? So this is possible.”

“Right. There really are people who can learn this much through self-study.”

Lee Si-ah showed a bright smile and said loudly.

“You’re a contestant I’m really looking forward to!”

“…Thank you.”

By the way, to say one more thing about Lee Si-ah – she absolutely loves geniuses.

With the continuous praise, Ryu Ji-ye didn’t know what to do and bowed her head in greeting.

Right now, I felt like I had become a genius, which was never in my destiny.

***

“Thank you.”

I gave what must have been my umpteenth thank you and came down from the stage.

This should be a pass, right?

By the end of the interview, they were already calling me a ‘trainee’ instead of a ‘contestant.’

A smile quietly formed on my lips.

Honestly, I had expected a good reaction.

I chose a song that matched Ryu Ji-ye’s vocal tone, appearance, and atmosphere, and dancing and singing were things I’d been doing for 7 years, nearly 10 years including my trainee period.

But receiving such high praise made me see my skills, which I thought were natural, in a new light.

How long has it been since I received praise like this?

‘This feels good…’

When I was Hong Yeo-eun, I was just evaluated as a skilled idol, but now that I became someone just entering the industry, I was packaged as a born genius.

This was a very good sign.

Even with many contestants, there aren’t many who have both skills and star quality.

From the judges’ reactions, it seemed I didn’t need to worry about passing.

I thought I’d have to stay here for a long time after coming down from the stage, but surprisingly, the production team sent me home as soon as I returned my microphone.

‘I naturally thought I’d be trapped in the studio for at least ten hours.’

Even though it’s filming, since this is a preliminary stage to select people for the main competition, there’s probably no need to keep many people locked up and managed.

‘It’s nice that they’re sending us home quickly.’

Anyway, now that I’ve finished one big task, should I rest until the acceptance text comes?

They said they’d let us know the results within this week at the latest, so I should be able to barely tell my family the good news and complete the mission.

Thinking that, I came home and lay down on my bed in a good mood.

Ding!

A system window suddenly appeared.

“…Huh?”

Mission completed? But I didn’t do anything?

I raised my torso that was about to lie down.

Does this mean I completed the second mission? Suddenly? So unexpectedly? How?

F-first, yes.

Ding!

What’s a cash shop?

Ah, no! I’ll check that later.

I closed all the windows in front of me and urgently got up.

First, let me check why the mission was suddenly completed.

The second mission was about gaining recognition from my family.

‘But I haven’t done anything worthy of recognition yet.’

I haven’t even passed the audition yet. But what kind of change of heart did my family have to recognize me?

I could find out the reason as soon as I left my room.

“She’s not the type to secretly work hard like that, really?”

“Honey, you really never sent her to an academy?”

“I never registered her. Hmm, did Ji-ye save up her allowance and secretly attend an academy without us knowing?”

“During the judge Q&A session, she said she was self-taught, so there’s no way she lied about that. Anyway, Father, Mother. You can’t oppose this. She has to do this.”

Surprisingly, Ryu Jae-geum was persuading our parents and my eldest brother Ryu Jin-woo with a firm voice.

Then our parents exchanged glances with uncertain expressions. After that, they reluctantly nodded their heads.

“It’s not just anyone, but seeing Jae-geum say this… she must really have talent. Then we should let her do it.”

And I stood there like a borrowed barley sack, blankly staring at my family members.

My goodness, what is this about.

How does Ryu Jae-geum know about what happened at the audition venue?

After standing there for quite a while, I finally came to my senses and grumbled as I approached them.

“What? How do you know about that, oppa?”

When I asked accusingly, Ryu Jae-geum, who noticed me belatedly, ran over with an excited face and pulled me close, shaking me wildly.

“Hey! What are you? What the heck! When did you get so good? Crazy, they said you passed!”

“…Huh?”

I mean, why do you know that before I do?

***

I feel this every time, but this family is really excessive when it comes to Ryu Ji-ye.

“Just tell me honestly, okay? You didn’t secretly attend an academy, did you?”

“I said no. How could I secretly attend one?”

“…That’s true, isn’t it?”

My family immediately agreed with what I said.

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