Top Girl Group Scenario Rewritten with My Own Hands - Chapter 30

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Chapter 30
“…So, in the short time I went out to buy coffee, you and Jeong-yeon exchanged numbers……?”
“Yeah. We added each other on KakaoTalk too? Since we’re the same age, we decided to drop formalities.”
Kang Su-a said this casually, popping a piece of Pound Cake into her mouth.
What exactly are In-persons made of as a species?
In the twenty minutes I was out grabbing coffee, she managed to strike up a conversation with a senior idol who’d come looking for Go Hyun-seo, drop the formal speech, switch to casual language because they’re the same age, and exchange phone numbers—all of it. Really.
“Why are you the only one eating? Share with the others.”
“Eun-jae went to film a Challenge with some other seniors. Han-byeol’s already eating one over there, and Hye-rin is practicing the Challenge with Hyun-seo and Yu-bin. So I, with nothing to do, am just eating cake.”
“When did Yu-bin become ‘Yu-bin noona’ all of a sudden……?”
“Just now.”
“Just now?”
“Right before you got here, before the girls started practicing the Challenge. We just decided to drop formalities. Oh, and exchanged numbers too.”
And then she just shrugged her shoulders lightly like it was nothing.
In-persons really are……, really something else……
“I get that something bothers you, but there are seniors here too, friend……. Smile, smile.”
Right, my expression.
My thoughts must have shown plainly on my face without me realizing it.
“What’s wrong with my expression?”
“You looked like you couldn’t understand something.”
“I suppose In-persons are just a bit beyond my comprehension. What’s your whole deal with people skills……?”
“Hehe.”
So bright and cheerful……. Not knowing how I feel inside…….
This wasn’t something I could mention to anyone, so I just sighed.
“Um, would you maybe want to exchange numbers with Ji-on too? Oh, really, it’s not for any other reason—I genuinely want to get closer! I actually asked Su-a to exchange numbers with me first……. Is there maybe some team rule or something like that……?”
“Oh, no, nothing like that. It’s not that we were told not to exchange numbers or anything. It’s just that she’s a bit clumsy, and I wondered if she was being rude to you…….”
“Hey! That’s not it at all!”
“Yeah, yeah, I know. Just drink your Ice Chocolate.”
I didn’t force a straw into her mouth to avoid her burning the roof of her mouth. I handed the Ice Chocolate to Kang Su-a and turned my head toward Han Jeong-yeon.
“If you give me your phone, I’ll put my number in. We’re so new……, so I probably won’t be much help, but I’d appreciate your support anyway.”
“Come on, do you make friends to be useful? I just want to get closer, so don’t feel any burden, really! We’re the same age anyway, so is it okay if I……, drop formalities……?”
“Sure. Nice to meet you, …senior? Jeong-yeon? What should I call you?”
“Just talk casually! I’ll just call you Ji-on!”
Han Jeong-yeon handed me her phone with a bright smile. I quickly typed in my number, held down the call button for a moment and hung up, then returned her phone.
“Could you give me your number too? Jeong-yeon’s not the type to cause trouble, but I’m the Leader, so you understand, right?”
I obediently nodded and gave Yeo Eun-jae my number as well when she tapped my shoulder and held out her phone.
After that, I finally voiced the question I’d been holding back since I was nothing but a coffee shuttle at that cafe. I really felt like I had to ask this…….
“Um, would it be okay if I asked one thing, senior? …If I ask it straight, I feel like you won’t answer.”
“Sure. What is it?”
“Of course I knew you seniors were acquainted with Hyun-seo, but……, since we’re getting these upscale bakery gifts and even getting to drink coffee, I felt a bit sorry. I was wondering if there was some reason you’re being this kind to us. Like, if there’s something we should be helping you with.”
“Ah, is that the only way I’d get a real answer from you? If I didn’t ask directly?”
“Yeah. You kind of glossed over it before……. And just saying you came to ask for the Challenge seems like too small a reason for how much kindness you’ve shown us.”
“Hahahaha!”
For a moment, Yeo Eun-jae’s eyes went wide, and she laughed with genuine delight for quite a while.
Go Hyun-seo, who was practicing the Challenge with Ju Hye-rin and Eom Yu-bin a little ways off, peeked over and even gave her a look that said ‘Don’t mess with our Leader’…….
Honestly, it was embarrassing. But what could I do? I’d circled around and asked her several times since the cafe, and Yeo Eun-jae, clever as a fox, had neatly dodged every attempt to get a straight answer.
Sure, you came to film the Challenge first…….
If it really was just about the Challenge, they wouldn’t have been this considerately generous.
There must be some benefit for them. If they’d just wanted to get closer to Hyun-seo, they could have called her separately and treated her. Instead, they were building a connection with all of us, so they must be getting something out of it too.
Or maybe they were just keeping tabs on us in case one of us was a Returnee trying to hide their identity…….
Or maybe they were a Returnee themselves, trying to figure out who the variable was…….
“What if the answer is just……, because I want to be friends?”
“……There’s nothing wrong with that.”
“Hey, that tone. You sounded really cold just then!”
“I’ve told you several times, Kang Su-a—let’s use respectful language.”
“Come on, calling out word choice when your tone is being way too harsh is just unfair.”
The waiting room instantly became a place of laughter. Even Lee Han-byeol, whom I’d trusted, was quietly eating her cake while suppressing a grin…….
My tone was a bit blunt, it’s true. But for them to believe me, I need to be more convincing…….
“Ah, hahaha……. No, I’m really serious! I really do want to get closer. Actually, there are some other members who wanted to visit too, but we kind of blocked them from using the Challenge as an excuse. Just came with us because I thought having everyone here might be burdensome.”
When I gave a skeptical look, Yeo Eun-jae added an explanation.
“You saw us yesterday, right? Yeah, it was just a brief moment, but it seemed like Hyun-seo really likes your members. Even though she doesn’t seem like it, she doesn’t joke around with people she doesn’t like.”
The corners of Yeo Eun-jae’s mouth quirked up playfully.
It seemed like Go Hyun-seo was definitely the cute, beloved maknae position at Dr. Girl’s Final…….
Sure enough, Go Hyun-seo, who must have caught wind of this, suddenly spun around from where she was dancing and complained!”
“Ah, Eun-jae noona, you’re talking about me again! Don’t listen to her! This noona just wins through propaganda and lies……!”
“See? See how well she’s denying it? Back in our Dr. Girl’s Final days…….”
“Ugh……. Noona, like 2/3 of what you’re saying is made up, so take it with a grain of salt…….”
Then Go Hyun-seo, looking exasperated, playfully complained to Yeo Eun-jae before turning back to Challenge practice and diving into the Aurora Challenge section.
“Hahahaha, she says?”
“I guess I should take half of that with a grain of salt too…….”
“Anyway. You know there aren’t many people our age around, right? Well, more specifically, people actively working in the industry.”
“Yeah, I know. There really aren’t that many.”
“So I wanted to get closer. Hyun-seo’s the type where if she doesn’t want something, she shuts you out—even if you’re in her group. But that doesn’t seem to be the case here, and for various reasons, we thought we’d build some camaraderie? We genuinely want to be friends. I’m sorry about today, by the way. I thought about contacting you first, but I was worried your manager might turn us away…….”
Ah……, so.
They were prepared to show up unannounced at a rookie group’s doorstep with bread and pastries and coffee, afraid they’d get turned away if they called ahead?
Just because they wanted to make friends……?
Does that actually make sense right now?
“Weren’t you surprised at the cafe just now? You followed me so naturally that I almost got flustered instead.”
“Ahahaha…….”
I was shocked.
Absolutely fucking shocked, this lunatic…….
Fortunately, my expression didn’t show it then or now. I managed a suitable laugh and moved on…….
“I’m two years older than you, so let’s talk comfortably, yeah? I think it’d be nice to have close juniors.”
“Talk casually. I’m still more comfortable with formal speech when it comes to seniors…….”
“Oh, so instead of senior, I should call you something else?”
“……, I guess?”
Why did that make her so happy……?
Yeo Eun-jae broke into a broad smile at my words.
“I feel like I’m the only one being comfortable. But once we get closer, I’ll use casual speech. That’s easier for me anyway? So I’ll just call you Ji-on.”
“Sure, nice to meet you. Eun-jae noona.”
There was no point in pushing away a senior from a music label with a solid Fandom who wanted to get closer first. I’d figure out the real motive if I dug deeper…….
It wasn’t a loss for us. While friendship between male idols is sometimes viewed negatively, friendship between girl groups is seen as cute by most fans. It’s a difference in consumer perception.
Besides, DayLight is a group made up of graduates from Dr. Girl’s Final, and our group has Go Hyun-seo, who made it to the finals at Dr. Girl’s Final. We’re bound to overlap to some degree, and our fanbases might intersect.
And thinking about what will happen this year based on my memory……, I figured it was better to get ahead and befriend people in the industry rather than have no connections at all.
Especially now that DayLight is acting as a variable. Since I don’t know how the future will change, it’s better to keep them close.
……Could that Returnee’s objective be this too? Keeping us in their sights?
Anyway, our situation isn’t comfortable enough to push away people who want to be closer first. Given what’s coming, there’s no room to act high and mighty.
I glanced around the corner of the waiting room, spotted an Acoustic Guitar, and turned up the corners of my mouth.
“Um… Eun-jae noona, would it be burdensome for you to sing?”
“Huh? I’m kind of the Main Vocalist, you know? I’m confident in my singing.”
“Then you’d be confident in vocal Challenges too? Actually, besides the dance, there’s another Challenge we’re preparing.”
Of course, I asked knowing Yeo Eun-jae was the Main Vocalist.
I roughly wrapped up what I was saying and pulled out the Acoustic Guitar that was leaning in the corner, slipping the strap over my shoulder.
I’d tuned it the evening before, and when I plucked the strings lightly to test, the sound rolled out clear and bright within a decent pitch range.
“Huh, what’s that? What are you doing?”
“Yeah. Since our seniors are here, might as well do it, right?”
“What? What is it? Now I’m really curious.”
When Yeo Eun-jae’s eyes sparkled with interest, Han Jeong-yeon’s gaze naturally followed us too. Eom Yu-bin seemed curious as well, but……, Go Hyun-seo’s remark about “no distractions during practice” made her redirect her attention back to the Challenge rehearsal.
That Hyun-seo, her stats really are those of a girl group Leader…….
Maybe I should have just made her the Leader. Lately I’ve been kind of regretting it, since the Leader has more work than I expected.
“Our team has some confidence in singing. We were thinking about starting a door-to-door acoustic karaoke service.”
“Mm?”
“Ji-on will arrange the title song on the spot and mix it for us. Cool, right?”
Before I could even explain further, Kang Su-a grinned mischievously and started explaining the Challenge’s exact details.
“…? Is that actually possible?!”
It is.
Probably, if you got obsessed with music, you could do it too, senior?
I swallowed my answer at Han Jeong-yeon’s shock and smiled instead.
I’d already sketched out a rough idea in my head of how to naturally stitch together and arrange Aurora and Lucky Days.
“… Like this. What do you think?”
Well, I don’t need to hear their answer to know.
When I played a light sketch, everyone’s expression improved.
And so our historic first vocal Challenge was decided to be done together with Yeo Eun-jae and Han Jeong-yeon of DayLight.
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Rewriting the Top Girl Group Scenario with My Own Hands
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: Nam Seo-rang
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