Top Girl Group Scenario Rewritten with My Own Hands - Chapter 43

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Episode 43
[QBS Music Bank Summer Part 2 Cue Sheet (Asera / Loop & Quake Collaboration)] HOT!
(Photo)
ㅇㅇ Rookie collaboration something
Asera New World
Loop & Quake One & Deadly Legendary
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– Wait, why is the female group this year’s debut team and the male group last year’s?
└ Maybe just because there’s no male group from this year’s debuts with any real recognition?
└ Ashcode forcing their way in
└ Ashcode has tons of foreign fans, so it’s less about forcing in and more like they ignored domestic opinion and went purely off overseas popularity
– Ashcode shouldn’t be doing collaborations; they should focus on singing their own songs first
└ Why blame the ones being told to do it…
└ It’s just an opinion, why so defensive
– It’s definitely lip-sync? If it were live, Asera New World would be so fun to see (P&N)
└ P&N will definitely make them lip-sync lol they don’t even do live performances of their own songs
[Ever Grit fans aren’t deliberately causing trouble for Ashcode]
Fifty million Ever Grits (exaggerating) if we’re being honest we don’t really care about Ashcode and are just freaking out about who the collaboration members are + one member being sick we’re too stressed about that to argue so just… the female idols got so much hate why are you flipping it all onto Ever Grit ughhhhh
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– Got the whole post I’m gonna die of unfairness my kid was such a devoted fan since Universe debut but then illness rumors surfaced at the last broadcast and Universe attendance dropped I’ve been too worried to think straight everything can just disappear for real
└ Wait who are we talking about?
└ Ji-on…
– Real talk no hate no reason to hate just hope my girl stays healthy ㅜ
[Music Bank collaboration why didn’t they match people with similar skill levels]
Honestly would it have killed them to pair Asera with Dara instead… Cubes treats Dara like she’s practically a rookie too and with seniority they’re forcing Ashcode? SJH it doesn’t seem good for Ashcode either just constant comparisons
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– Real talk Asera and Dara had chemistry during their activity period so wouldn’t it be better with Dara than Ashcode they’ve never done? Cubes has zero flexibility when it matters like this
└ It’s not lack of flexibility it’s just that Ashcode needs a collaboration stage set up lol
– Does P&N have more power than VIVE?
└ Not comparable?
└ VIVE was founded by Bae Sang as a management company to handle Bnet server staff so if you trace it back Bae Sang is VIVE’s backing so VIVE is big too but if we’re just comparing entertainment companies P&N is way stronger
– It’s a rookie collaboration but does Dara have a conscience, getting close to two years lol
└ With 22 lineup isn’t that third year?
└ 333333
└ 444
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‘This is absolutely ridiculous…….’
Im Ji-su irritably switched off her phone screen and shoved it into her pocket.
The summer heat was already unbearable, her displeasure meter rising by the second, and the idol community was nothing but rotten posts everywhere—as if everyone’s brains had been baked by the heat!
‘Damn it, so why does Ever Grit have to hate Ashcode?! There’s no reason for it!’
Im Ji-su, who had no particular feelings about Ashcode in the first place, was genuinely bewildered.
When Kim Si-hyun sent a message at dawn saying “the community drama is serious” and then vanished, she was taken aback. But by the time she got to the concert venue and checked the internet forums, it was clear the absurdity had reached peak season.
Was there even a reason to hate the collaboration partner group?! Should you hate them just because they have live performance issues?! There were far too many people in the world who passed the buck to others while indulging their own urge to make a fuss.
Because it was anonymous, it was possible that far fewer people were actually making all this mess alone than she thought, but Im Ji-su had long since grown into an adult with zero expectations of morality in anonymous communities.
Honestly, how many real Ever Grits or real Ashcode fans were actually in there—maybe ten percent? If you only counted the ones who started this whole thing, there might be none at all.
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JION
Hi Ever Grit 👋 I’ve been quiet lately, haven’t I?
Sorry for worrying you ㅜ.ㅜ! I was a bit under the weather these past few days, but I’m fine now ㅎㅎ My condition’s almost back to normal
I hope you enjoy the Music Bank stage I’ve been preparing so hard for today! See you in a bit!! 💕
(Selfie taken in the practice room with Hyun Jae-i and Go Hyun-seo the day before)
(Selfie taken in the studio wearing round glasses)
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What calmed the seething Im Ji-su was a post her ultimate bias Ji-on had just uploaded to Universe.
Honestly, what a mess Music Proof was……. Word had spread among the in-person audience that Ji-on hadn’t looked well at the final music broadcast appearance, and after fan inquiry waves came pouring in when the Music City direct cam footage was posted, the company released no particular announcement, eventually leaving a member to write something herself.
It wasn’t technically their obligation to announce anything now that the activity period was over, but because Ji-on’s expression caught in a corner of that final broadcast direct cam looked really bad, Im Ji-su redirected her worry and anger toward Music Proof.
It was widely known among fans that Music Proof had no money and no staff, so Ji-on and one dedicated producer were running themselves ragged.
What with the tight fan meetings due to album sales figures, a handful of radio appearances and other schedules, plus musical arrangement for the Music Bank stage that Ji-on had to handle herself—it was a miracle a breakdown hadn’t happened sooner!
If you worked a person that hard, they deserved some criticism. No matter how broke and understaffed some dinky company was, there was something seriously wrong with running schedules that taxed an artist’s health to that degree!
…But now she said she was fine, so at least there was that.
The photos looked recent too, and she seemed okay in them!
Ji-on hadn’t made major changes to her hairstyle this activity period, so it was a bit hard to pinpoint when the photo was taken by her hair alone, but the selfie taken in the practice room with Hyun Jae-i and Go Hyun-seo was definitely recent!
Hyun Jae-i had her roots touched up into bright blonde, and Go Hyun-seo’s hair had gotten quite long—no longer the reddish-brown color she’d dyed it during comeback, but instead the deep gray she’d covered it with near the end of the activity period!
‘Wait, three people… Could this selfie actually be the collaboration members?’
The location was a practice room, the photo was definitely recent…….
But that practice room didn’t look like theirs, and even though she’d say she’d never seen it before, it felt strangely familiar…….
Oh my god, could it be P&N?
The P&N New Building practice room I saw in Gu’s backup dancer videos!
Yeah, that’s why it looked so familiar! It’s the P&N New Building practice room! If it’s P&N, then this lineup is definitely the collaboration members. That’s Ashcode’s label!
The moment Im Ji-su realized this, she pulled her phone back out of her pocket and looked at Ji-on’s Universe post again.
And with typing speed honed through keyboard battles, she hit the emergency alarm in her group chat!
Guys guys guys guys guys –
Check Ji-on’s Universe right now –
I think the collaboration members are Ji-on Go Hyun-seo and Hyun Jae-i??? –
That’s P&N –
P&N New Building practice room for sure –
– Kim O-ri : Are you serious
– Kim O-ri : Just checked it’s definitely
– Park Nyeong : They’d go together well
– Kim O-ri : Are you serious about the visuals
– Kim O-ri : Hope the outfits turn out right
– Kim O-ri : SJH the styling is always good, don’t we get decent coordin
New World though –
School uniforms would be perfect –
ㅜ –
Let’s support our Music Proof with coordin –
– Kim O-ri : lol
– Kim O-ri : The company size isn’t even close
– Kim O-ri : But let’s not get outshined by the collaboration outfit let’s go –
– Park Nyeong : Not too worried about coordin
– Park Nyeong : Since the original song’s outfit is already school uniforms
– Park Nyeong : And our coordin unnis are literally running themselves ragged but working so hard let’s go –
Asera’s “New World” music video outfit is a school uniform.
The originator of the school uniform craze that swept the female idol scene—a song that showcased various forms of school uniforms throughout the activity period!
With the original outfit this clearly defined, the collaboration outfit probably wouldn’t be too different. Plus, our stylist team’s sense for pulling high-quality outfits from a shoestring budget was genuinely top-tier, so it was probably going to be a school uniform, right?!
Im Ji-su’s heart was pounding as she waited for her friends at the venue.
Would she get to see her kid in a school uniform today?!
Really?!?!
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‘The internet’s a total mess…….’
She’d expected it to be a mess, and it really was. On the male group side, they’d paired last year’s rookies.
She’d heard it was a similar setup, so she naturally assumed they’d be this year’s debut team, but thinking about it, there really weren’t many memorable teams from this year’s debuts…….
For that reason, the internet burned even hotter. Why force female idols to pair with this year’s debut teams when last year’s was fine too, pair people with similar skill levels instead, etc…….
After the cue sheet leaked yesterday evening, there seemed to have been a lot of internet drama.
Some of the worried reactions did pop up, but the fact that the fandom has grown enough that there are people who want to nitpick seems to prove that Ever Grit is growing well regardless.
And…….
She’d said she was okay on Universe, but honestly, she’s still not okay.
The reason she got sick in the first place was stamina reduction from the penalty, and since the penalty hasn’t ended yet, that’s why.
Such a heartless system…….
When I opened the status window, it showed countdown timers for days, hours, minutes until the penalty ended, which only made me angrier instead of helping anything.
‘If I’d said I was doing the collaboration live too, it really would’ve been rough…….’
I agreed to P&N’s lip-sync request specifically because I didn’t want to get dragged through the internet more than necessary, and now this inconvenience is turning into a benefit.
Guess I should keep my conscience clean and live right. When I use my heart well, it ends up helping me anyway.
“Are you really okay, unnie?”
“Honestly? Not yet.”
“I figured…….”
“But what am I gonna do, I’ve got to push through.”
“Now I’m starting to understand what Su-a unnie said. It’s so annoying because she’s so right…….”
Go Hyun-seo pouted in exasperation. I just laughed it off.
I don’t have the stamina or the condition to have a long conversation with her right now, and she knows that too—so instead of the lectures she’d normally give for several minutes, she kept it compressed and short.
Not just Go Hyun-seo but all the members are showing consideration for me today in a way that feels almost excessive.
You could tell just from the fact that Kang Su-a, Hyun Jae-i, and Ju Hye-rin—the three who normally fooled around in the waiting room and got scolded—were quiet.
It’s kind of touching, actually. You guys could be quiet?
No, seriously, if you could be this quiet normally, please be. I’ve told you you’re too loud so many times and you never listen, so where did my friends and dongsaengs go?
Not that I’m saying now is bad or anything.
Especially Hyun Jae-i.
If I had to pick, the way she normally chattered away loudly seems more like her real personality, but I just found out recently that she could be this quiet.
The way she’s being quiet now out of consideration for me is actually a little scary. She usually can’t sit still for a second like she’d die if she didn’t move…….
– Your throat’s okay though?
– Yeah. Didn’t the in-ear sound good? I sang it all perfectly.
– Oh no, I just thought it sounded so good I was checking if maybe it was AR or something!
– Like I’d lip-sync without saying anything. I’m the main vocal, you know.
– Hehe, you were just so good I thought maybe.
– You almost crossed a line there?
– Nooo, that’s just a figure of speech!
The half-joking conversation I’d had with Hyun Jae-i after team rehearsal yesterday flickered through my mind.
Good instincts, good social skills, knows how to joke around, cross lines playfully and retreat. I’d known about most of it……, but she’s not just a regular girl, separate from being likeable.
I shifted my gaze slightly to check the time. It was getting close to performance time.
Ever Grit’s main stage was in the latter half of part one, the collaboration stage was the opening of part two, so even if I’m generous with the timing, I just have to hold out for two hours.
“Let’s get ready, everyone.”
“Yes!”
I glanced around the waiting room once and smiled faintly.
My first time doing a large-scale domestic stage—I’d better do well.
Rewriting the Top Girl Group Scenario with My Own Hands
Author
: Nam Seo-rang
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: January 5, 2026
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