The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 80

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 80

Young-ju conducting the interview was completely different from the lively chatterbox I knew – she appeared calm without a trace of laughter.

-When the overall rankings came up, we were in 5th place. How should I put it, indescribably complex emotions came rushing over me…

Young-ju couldn’t continue speaking for a long while before finally managing to open her mouth.

-If we don’t do well, we’ll be eliminated in the next round. We’re really in a dangerous situation right now. That can’t happen.

Her eyes shook anxiously.

-If we get eliminated here, what happens to us now? Won’t we be unable to debut?

Seeing Young-ju suffering as if standing on the edge of a cliff, with none of her usual bright demeanor, made me think a lot.

‘I Meet You was from True Entertainment.’

True Entertainment is a company I know about too.

I know they consistently send trainees to competition programs trying to debut idol groups every time, but there’s actually no idol group that has debuted from True.

It seems their treatment of trainees is quite poor, so talented trainees eventually all leave for other entertainment agencies.

If that bright member showed such anxiety in front of the cameras, they must have gotten quite an earful after the 2nd round ended…

‘They probably said there’d be no debut if they don’t get good results.’

Those bad guys. Is it the kids’ fault that I Meet You isn’t getting good results? It’s the fault of the entertainment agency that doesn’t provide proper support.

I’m saying this because I Meet You isn’t lacking in skills.

It’s because the entertainment agency can’t figure out how to build I Meet You’s image and makes them try weird things.

“Sigh…”

Tsk tsk.

-So when we came to the training camp this time, our members talked among ourselves. We absolutely, really absolutely have to survive. We said let’s do well.

Young-ju became dejected.

-Jazz, I think we were a bit flustered because it’s an unfamiliar genre. Plus our team has U&Da members too. They’re really good at jazz. To be honest, I was worried there might be no place for us to step forward.

She interviewed quite honestly.

She probably never thought they’d play this VCR right here.

Anyway, thanks to that, everyone here learned that Young-ju’s actions had desperation in them.

‘Though I did curse the editing.’

Could inserting this interview actually be the broadcasting station’s intention to make Young-ju the protagonist?

Anyway, after Young-ju’s interview ended, it proceeded as I knew without major editing.

Up to the scene where I mentioned Young-ju’s solo part and Young-ju eagerly took the bait.

And then Young-ju’s interview came out again.

-Ji-ye told me. ‘If each group takes one part, then Young-ju unnie would be solo, right?’ When I heard that, I thought it was an opportunity.

A little hope appeared on Young-ju’s face that had darkly sunk.

-Since I was given a good opportunity to appeal about myself, I’m going to do well no matter what. No matter what.

Perhaps having gained a little peace of mind, Young-ju’s interview ended with her smiling brightly while saying “Fighting!”, as the last…?

“Huh?”

Why is the VCR ending?

Where did all the stuff about getting scolded by Lee Si-ah and practicing all night looking disheveled, or making a fuss about filming shorts go?

Hmm, definitely like with Crescendo earlier, the VCR being obviously weird must have been an incomplete video arbitrarily made just to capture the trainees’ reactions.

‘Then how will it appear on the broadcast?’

Surely it won’t really come out like this.

I deliberately buried the suspicion that was sneakily raising its head in my mind despite my hopes.

Let’s not think about such things for now.

“Inhale, exhale…”

I took a light deep breath and positioned myself according to the formation.

And shortly after, announcer Choi Gyu-jin’s voice was heard over the stage.

“It seems the stage is all ready now too. Then shall we watch right away? Here’s Flora&You’s stage!”

As soon as his words ended, the production staff’s voice was also heard through the in-ear monitor.

“Standby.”

And immediately the intro of Dolce began.

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“Oh! Dolce!”

At Ji-hoon’s exclamation, So-hae looked at Flora&You’s 3rd round planning document.

Calidus’s Dolce.

It’s a bold and challenging song written in Korean, with codes that would work in Korea, targeting a specific overseas niche audience.

Regardless of unfamiliar genres and such, she hadn’t expected the trainees to bring this song that even few people know about.

“Wow, what were they thinking bringing this song? How are they planning to make it work?”

Ji-hoon said in an amused tone.

So-hae put down the planning document and nodded obediently.

“Right. I’m curious how they arranged and choreographed it.”

Ji-hoon seemed interested, but So-hae was worried before being interested.

Dolce isn’t a song born for live performance.

So naturally it’s hard to bring out the dance too.

Moreover, all the various sources surrounding the melody are so old-fashioned they’re awkward, making it hard to listen to if it doesn’t suit your taste.

But seeing the VCR that two people selected such a song, she couldn’t help but wonder.

‘Moreover, the two people who selected it were trainees who consistently had good song selection sense from previous rounds.’

Both Flora’s Ryu Ji-ye and U&Da’s Ji-ah always brought unexpected songs or arranged them to show good stages.

If such members chose simultaneously, it must mean they’re confident in their arrangement.

‘But…’

No matter how I think about it, that song?

Just how are they planning to arrange and use it?

Flora&You’s stage began amid anticipation and anxiety.

Purple lighting flowed down onto the stage.

One person standing in the center of the stage receiving the lighting.

Young Il-lin looked at the camera that close-upped her face and slowly walked forward to sit on the leather sofa in the center of the stage.

And the moment she crossed her legs with a calm expression, the intro began.

“Hmm?”

“Oh? The intro is very different from what I knew?”

The powerful trumpet sound that signals the start of the song disappeared.

Instead, a stuffy chime bell sound flowed out at high speed.

The beat seemed to have become more than twice as fast as the original.

‘They completely erased the polarizing aspect.’

Originally, the trumpet sound was the most divisive part of this song.

While it fit the song very well, some people said it made them feel more repulsed because of that sound.

This made me worry even more about this stage, but I never expected them to completely delete the trumpet sound.

The place where the intense trumpet sound used to be was now replaced with a bass sound that gave off a subtle jazz flavor.

‘Oh, so this is what they’re going for.’

By boldly erasing the divisive element, this song would be left with only the jazz fragrance and melody filled with money chords.

Instead, that unique atmosphere would captivate people’s ears, turning it into an addictive song.

‘I don’t know if this is MN’s work or the members’ idea, but with such bold arrangement, it’s worth looking forward to.’

The beat had gotten much faster.

This stage will definitely be interesting.

So-hae looked at Young Il-lin, who was making an innocent expression with expectant eyes.

Finally, Young Il-lin opened her mouth.

My love is in a small box

limiting oneself

There’s no need to break out

Dancing as she felt while sitting in the chair.

Vocals that clung stickily.

As this was U&DA’s specialty genre, Young Il-lin perfectly brought the intro part to life, completing the atmosphere of this stage.

You’re so ice, so dark,

No need to keep those feels,

Young Il-lin got up from the sofa and slowly stepped aside. Then she sat on the armrest and finished her part.

Drop ’em and come to my side, babe.

At that moment, the camera that had been capturing Young Il-lin pulled back sharply and captured another figure.

Ji-ah had somehow sat down on the sofa where Young Il-lin had been sitting and made eye contact with the camera.

All crumbles to dust

sinking ever deeper into night’s embrace

Fall deeper, leave yourself to this night

Where had the person gone who had shyly smiled earlier, saying she was the same age as Ryu Ji-ye and wanted to become friends?

On stage, she showed skilled gestures while sitting, with dreamy eyes.

Everyone held their breath and became immersed in Ji-ah’s performance.

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