The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 81

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 81

I’ll whisper to you

Hide in the shadows

no more seeking light

And then Young Il-lin and Ji-ah began their pair dance with the sofa between them.

As if seducing each other, choreography filled with U&Da’s signature sexiness continued.

“Woohoo!”

A loud cheer burst out from the judges’ seats along with admiration.

“Wow, they’re adults. Real adults. They’re doing great as expected.”

Lee Si-ah, the only judge who knew about this stage, let out a satisfied exclamation and gave a thumbs up to the camera.

“Absolutely perfect. They brought it to life well.”

As expected of U&Da.

They were probably the only group in all of Start Plan who could pull off such bold choreography.

Young Il-lin and Ji-ah’s back-and-forth continued for quite a while.

It seemed like U&Da was singing an entire section by themselves.

The nightmare that captures me when I’m struggling,

Let’s get deeper tangled

And finally, when U&Da’s two members finished a section of the song.

Click.

With a sound like an old fuse going out, the lighting color on stage changed.

At the same time, the song’s atmosphere naturally shifted and the lighting where U&Da had been went out.

The camera swiftly turned to capture another location’s props on screen.

This time it was an antique mahogany desk that you’d see in an antique shop.

The member who newly appeared there, revealing her presence under a single spotlight, was FLORA’s Ryu Ji-ye.

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“That’s the friend, right? The one the director gave a business card to today.”

“Yes.”

A faint smile formed on Kim Ja-in’s lips as she watched Ryu Ji-ye on stage.

As expected, her eye for talent was not wrong, confirmed once again by today’s stage.

The rapidly swirling beat slowed down and the lighting also changed to green.

When the venue that had heated up from U&Da’s stage became desolate as if cold water had been poured on it.

Breathing in sweet confusion

We dive into our deepest fears

As the atmosphere suddenly changed, the momentarily scattered immersion was instantly drawn together by Ryu Ji-ye’s singing voice.

Ryu Ji-ye, wearing a tight black dress and glamorous makeup, sat on the desk while singing in a whispering tone.

And without delay, she began the choreography.

It was choreography that was much more dynamic and properly defined than U&Da’s part.

“Oh… She’s doing a solo dance here.”

The employee who came with Kim Ja-in muttered. Then said with widened eyes.

“But Ryu Ji-ye isn’t a dancer, is she?”

“No, Ji-ye is in charge of vocals. But she dances pretty well too. That’s why I have my eye on her.”

However, even Kim Ja-in, who spoke leisurely, was actually a bit surprised.

Right, I thought she was just exceptionally good at vocals and could dance pretty well too…

She was leading the solo dance quite skillfully.

Her beautiful dance lines were obviously apparent from the competitions so far.

She had never even doubted her skills since setting her eyes on her.

But being skilled and skillfully leading a stage alone while making the audience immersed were different realms, weren’t they?

‘Where did such a kid come from…’

Such a kid was dreaming of being a singer, so why didn’t I know about her?

She flexibly changed her expressions and movements according to the music and camera angles to create the stage.

A trainee who had just started performing on stage a few times was creating a completely different atmosphere from the U&Da combo without any awkwardness.

She was truly showing off her star quality with her whole body.

Hah, Kim Ja-in let out a short breath.

If only she could take her, she would raise her amazingly and debut her.

‘She seemed to have little interest, actually.’

Then, Ryu Ji-ye, who had safely finished her solo part, briefly moved away from the desk then was drawn back as if pulled, lowering her gaze.

The camera also followed Ryu Ji-ye’s gaze downward to capture another member who had appeared at some point, Seo Ra-eun.

Seo Ra-eun naturally took over the camera and performed her part.

You doubt me now

But you’ll end up completely falling for me

The moment Seo Ra-eun sat on the desk, the music’s beat quickened again.

And the pair dance with Ryu Ji-ye began.

Choreography that was more modest than U&Da’s but instead greatly increased the dance difficulty.

If U&Da seduced each other, FLORA’s choreography seemed like Ryu Ji-ye was seducing Seo Ra-eun.

Thud!

Ryu Ji-ye stepped on the desk and powerfully crossed to the opposite side, standing in front of Seo Ra-eun.

Then they naturally synchronized and danced together.

You’ll even forget who I am

You just hold my hand

Into the endless darkness

The two took turns singing and danced while facing each other as if looking at themselves in a mirror, performing the same movements then moving apart again.

Since it was choreography where Ryu Ji-ye seemed to be seducing, it involved quite a lot of movement with Ryu Ji-ye moving around here and there.

‘Oh, this is interesting.’

The employee who came with Kim Ja-in let out a small exclamation then glanced at Kim Ja-in and closed her mouth.

Since Kim Ja-in was watching with a serious, expressionless face, she couldn’t bring herself to move to the rhythm, but as someone who loved music and performances, she couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

At first, when she heard they were staging ‘Dolce’, she couldn’t imagine at all what they were planning to do.

She wondered if they were going to take some adventure with an all-or-nothing approach since it wasn’t their own group’s stage but a mix-match.

But the moment she saw this stage, she realized her insight was still far too limited.

She never dreamed they would extract just the song’s melody and add jazz flavor just enough to give a hint.

The sense to make it trendy by speeding up the beat.

No, she was shocked that this was a song that could become trendy just by changing it like that.

Actually, she had watched without much expectation since it was trainees’ stage…

A musical-like method proceeding in one-take that you’d see at some artist’s comeback show.

Choreography that matched perfectly with it, and above all, facial expression acting too.

It was just like watching an ordinary, well-composed, unique stage performance.

Without exaggeration, it was an entertaining stage that made you forget the members on stage were trainees.

‘Oh ho…’

Meanwhile, Kim Ja-in was admiring something else.

‘Seo Ra-eun is pretty good too.’

Until the last round, she was a member who didn’t catch her eye at all.

She had exceptionally beautiful looks that were unrivaled even among all the trainees from Start Plan and MN combined, but her skills and presence were dim in comparison.

Being pretty, having good skills, and having star quality are strictly separate talents.

Among these, Kim Ja-in was someone who valued star quality above all else.

Having such beauty yet having so little presence meant she lacked charisma, that is, star quality.

So even while watching the pair dance unfold, she had been stubbornly looking only at Ryu Ji-ye.

But for some reason, today her gaze also flowed toward Seo Ra-eun.

Certainly, it was Ryu Ji-ye who was practically flying around and drawing attention in this pair choreography.

But despite that, the fact that her gaze went to Seo Ra-eun meant her performance had improved considerably.

‘I thought there wouldn’t be any room for growth.’

She had seemed so lacking in confidence too.

But just by drawing the gaze that had been fixed on Ryu Ji-ye like being in love toward herself was enough reason to keep an eye on Seo Ra-eun.

‘My pick is still Ryu Ji-ye though.’

I really hope she contacts me!

Just as Kim Ja-in was organizing her thoughts about the two, the long Flora part finally came to an end.

Ryu Ji-ye smiled broadly while facing Seo Ra-eun, then immediately frowned as if the camera that approached was bothersome and brushed the screen away with her hand while making a fierce expression.

Then the mood of the song changed once again.

This time, red lighting illuminated the stage.

Someone was approaching the camera that had been pushed away by Ryu Ji-ye’s hand.

It was Young-ju, the last member of Flan-Shu.

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