Top Girl Group Scenario Rewritten with My Own Hands - Chapter 50

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Episode 50
EVERGREET @EVERGREET_Official
Our first university festival at Munseong University alongside the passionate energy of fellow students🔥
Thank you so much for enjoying it with us💖
(Group photo taken in festival outfits)
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“This really is my old school jacket, right?”
“Wow, it’s so pretty. What does it say?”
“Seojeong Arts University, class of 2X, Department of Practical Music, Vocal Major! This is what we call class, everyone. Haha!”
“Han-byeol…….”
Having dusted off her school jacket for the first time in ages, Kang Soo-ah was riding high with excitement even before we’d left.
The youngest members, still not yet adults, react so readily to Kang Soo-ah’s boasting that she seeks them out for her stories whenever she can…….
“Ji-on and I will be wearing our school jackets over our outfits today. Since our school doesn’t have athletic clubs, a school jacket’s about all we have to show our school spirit at the festival.”
“That sounds really cool…….”
“Most of the performers here are current students or alumni artists, so the festival atmosphere might be a bit different from other schools you’ve been to. But don’t get discouraged, and remember what I said?”
“Proper breathing, clear sound, stay focused and sing cleanly!”
At my words, the youngest members—who’d heard plenty of nagging from me over the months—and Hyun Jae-yi answered with their eyes wide open.
They looked like a little bunch of baby rabbits, so I let out a small laugh and praised them.
“Right, you’re remembering well. Just keep that in mind today too.”
“Okay~”
To be honest, I wasn’t nervous at all today.
An alma mater festival I’d never seen in my previous life……. With a lineup mostly composed of alumni artists, we’d been invited to a festival where you rarely see even one idol group in three years.
Of course, we were also being invited as alumni artists, but still—wasn’t this going to be fun?
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Awesome girls about to surprise the world—
We go up
Our usual festival setlist, which normally started with “Right Now,” had been changed at Seojeong to start with “Awesome.”
Unlike most school festivals that prioritized audience engagement with trendy songs, I’d decided that Seojeong would value completeness over engagement—and the fact that we were performing last gave us that special advantage to make the call.
And today, more than ever…….
“Hello everyone~ You know me, right? You don’t? Seriously?! I’m a famous person from the class of 2X, a big deal, basically! I’m Kang Soo-ah, EVERGREET’s Soo-ah, Department of Practical Music, Vocal Major, class of 2X at Seojeong Arts University! Nice to meet you~”
I’d left Kang Soo-ah with her microphone open.
That chatty girl……. Glancing around, I noticed Go Hyun-seo looked genuinely anxious about whether letting Kang Soo-ah go on like that was a good idea, ha.
“Hello. I’m Seo Ji-on, Department of Practical Music, Composition Major, class of 2X at Seojeong Arts University—she shared the dorm with me. I’m not very famous. I kept a low profile at school…….”
“What, that makes me sound like a really loud person now!”
“Well, isn’t that true? Right? I think everyone here can testify to that.”
Laughter and applause erupted from the audience. It was the sound of empathy—Kang Soo-ah had made her school days so dynamic…….
Indeed, the famous face of Seojeong Arts University, the pretty eccentric of the Department of Practical Music—Kang Soo-ah. I believed in her.
After the younger members finished their introductions, Kang Soo-ah dominated the casual talk time that followed.
She talked about how it felt like returning to campus after so long, how she’d almost died getting a 1 p.m. class last year…….
“It happened because Ji-on didn’t tell me about course registration.”
“No, people usually write down their course registrations. You just weren’t paying attention…….”
“Hey, now!”
“What?”
“…You’re really too much!”
“Because you forgot your course registration, our classmates probably had an easier time with theirs. Including me.”
“Wow, you’re really too much…….”
Laughter erupted again from the crowd. This was life-close comedy at its finest.
“You two stop fighting and introduce the next song!”
“We weren’t fighting anyway. But, this next song—we’re showing it in a performance for the first time.”
“Oh, I’ll introduce it!”
“I’m the one who wrote it?”
“Ah, but! It’s a song called “Blue”! It’s from our second album, and this friend here wrote it!”
Soft cheers came from the audience, and I smiled awkwardly.
“It’s written in 6/8 time, a really magical song. It’s kind of like a waltz. I’m so happy we get to perform it here for the first time.”
“Then shall we go for it?!”
With Kang Soo-ah’s words, the instrumental track for “Blue” began to play.
Maybe because we’d been doing intensive live rehearsals, everyone looked sharp for a first live performance.
When we first divided up the parts for “Blue,” I’d arranged them based on what vocal colors would fit best, rather than pure vocal ability. I’d thought live performance would be difficult at first, but they’re all growing faster than I expected.
– Shouldn’t I be singing this more firmly?
– Yeah. In a live setting, the firm parts need to be much firmer, and the softer parts much softer—that’s what brings out the texture. That’s what makes a singer actually sound good.
– Ugh, it’s so hard…….
– What’s hard about it? You got the okay on the recording, didn’t you?
– Mmm.
– Don’t use cuteness to brush this off. Focus and you’ll get it.
– You’re really Spartan, noona…….
– Look, if you work at it, you can do it. Focus. The pitch itself isn’t difficult—it goes up in steps and comes back down. It’s just got a wider range than usual.
I hate the blue sky today
Hiding feelings I dislike
Crying alone like this
Like a child who can’t have their way
Clean. It was just dramatics after all.
Watching Hyun Jae-yi sing with her eyes squeezed shut in intense concentration, I couldn’t help but smile.
Such an admirable girl. At first she’d struggled with the 6/8 timing and didn’t know what to do with the rising and falling melody, but you could see she’d been practicing seriously.
Rather a sky full of dark clouds
A sky full of gray
Would feel more like my heart
Would feel better
Joo Hye-rin, taking over from there, handled her part beautifully.
I’d thought it was a song that just barely matched their range, but you could tell they’d practiced a lot since we decided to perform it at the festival.
I really hate this Blue, Blue, Blue—
Hate the sight of Blue, Blue, Blue—
For the first chorus, I’d given Lee Han-byeol the final repeating section.
With its lingering resonance, it became a part that suited her—her emotional expression was exceptional.
I know, I know too
Even though I keep avoiding it
It’s no use
The bridge shouldn’t be too high, and the bass should be emphasized.
Given how the song was written, I gave the bridge to Go Hyun-seo, whose middle-low register was particularly appealing.
Hyun-seo always exceeds my expectations anyway.
Still, still I
The high notes that go even higher than that—I gave those to Kang Soo-ah. Because…….
Even today I’m afraid of the blue sky
Please catch me as I keep hiding
On days I don’t want to cry alone
Cry with me
The main of the third verse coming right in—that’s Lee Han-byeol, and I’m layering the doubling over her voice.
Lee Han-byeol’s high and unique tone isn’t just rich with appeal; it blends remarkably well with my clean, unremarkable vocal color.
When she mixes with Kang Soo-ah it gives a lavish feel, but when she mixes with me, Lee Han-byeol’s unique tone is highlighted—you might say.
Singing the high-register adlibs and doubling, hearing Lee Han-byeol’s voice come through my in-ear monitor, I know this part was the right call.
I always thought Lee Han-byeol suited the chorus of “Blue” best, but the reason I gave her the final part was to elevate the overall appeal.
There’s considerable force in Lee Han-byeol’s voice. Especially in the second half of an ethereal, wistful song like this.
I’m scared now, Blue, Blue, Blue—
Still I’m Blue, Blue, Blue—
Kang Soo-ah embellished the end of the song with flashy technique and adlibbing, and big applause and cheers erupted from the audience.
‘……Seriously, it’s more fun than I thought.’
It’s a thought I keep having as we move through the festival. The thrill of seeing someone enjoy my song right before my eyes is greater than the stress from tiny mistakes.
We haven’t made any major mistakes yet, so it makes sense that we can feel this way…….
After that, we performed “Lucky Days,” wrapped up with “Right Now,” and finished our set.
It was the first time we’d filled an entire performance with just our own songs, no covers, and that did something strange to my mood.
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“By the way, do we……. need to practice separately for Ascham?”
On the way back to the dorm after the festival ended, a sudden thought led me to ask the members in the back seat.
Terrestrial LBC’s “Holiday Special Idol Sports Championship,” shortened to “Ascham.”
A program that idol fans beg LBC to abolish every year, yet it stubbornly refuses to die and comes back. Injuries happen pretty often, so the best we can do is not get hurt.
Joo Hye-rin is already taking separate lessons to compete in Rhythm Gymnastics……. To be honest, I feel a bit bad making our youngest member suffer alone.
“Hmm, well?! I think it would be fun if we did it together.”
“But we’re busy. Finding time as a group would be hard, wouldn’t it?”
“And besides, the shoot is in a week anyway! There’s no point practicing now, right?”
Joo Hye-rin, Go Hyun-seo, and Kang Soo-ah, in that order. They’d started debating amongst themselves why practicing for Ascham now would be ineffective. Suddenly the car got really loud…….
“Okay, listen. Our goals for Ascham are three. Don’t get hurt, show off our faces, and keep EVERGREET from starving.”
“What’s the last one?”
“Our Hyun-seo doesn’t follow the internet, so she doesn’t know these things……. Hyun-seo, do you know how long the Ascham shoot lasts?”
“…I wouldn’t know yet, would I? How do you know?”
“It’s all on the internet. They supposedly gather at 5 a.m. and let people go at 9 p.m., right? No job demands that!”
Go Hyun-seo shut her mouth at that. It was inevitable—the information gap between someone who freely commands the internet like Kang Soo-ah and someone doing an internet detox would be quite wide…….
I glanced over at Manager Park Joo-young, who was driving, to ask about Ascham plans. Our dedicated team was probably already preparing, but just in case.
“Manager, do you know anything about our lunch box plan for the Ascham shoot?”
“Well, I don’t know much, but Kim Yun-joo is taking the lead in preparing. That’s what Director Lee Su-bin said.”
“Ah, then it should be fine. If it’s Yun-joo…….”
If it’s Kim Yun-joo, she knows far too well just how brutal the Ascham shoot schedule is.
I wish we could take the initiative on this, but with my royalties still unsettled, it’s hard to lead the charge in areas that require spending.
“It seems like our team will prepare lunch boxes well for Ascham. So for us…….”
“We just need two goals! Don’t get hurt and show off our faces.”
“What do you mean by showing off our faces…….”
“What? We have to show everyone, ‘Look how pretty we are~’ Like that. When shots like that get taken, they become trending, see? Sports are secondary!”
At Kang Soo-ah’s confident “declaration of abandoning medals,” I let out a hollow laugh. Who do you think you are, saying sports are secondary at an athletic competition…….
“You can’t make sports secondary……. You know Hye-rin is doing Rhythm Gymnastics, right?”
“I know that, but besides Hye-rin, it’s awkward for all of us to make time to learn archery separately. At this point, if we just get to touch a bow before the competition, that’s lucky. And we haven’t even decided who’s competing.”
“Well……, that’s true.”
But that’s not entirely wrong either.
We’re already running around doing university festivals, and we’d have to practice archery on top of that—not to mention we’re already in the middle of working on our comeback in January, so our schedules are awkwardly tight.
“I’m fine! Since you guys can’t do sports anyway, just cheer us on enthusiastically.”
“…You can’t do sports anyway?”
“Hehe. Ji-on noona is the worst at sports! You know that too.”
“That one actually hurts……. Fine, I hate sports, okay? So cheer hard enough that nobody gets hurt.”
“Okay~”
Faced with the youngest member’s fact-based attack, I surrendered.
Being hit with the fact that I can’t do sports to someone who used to be an athlete—and even represented the country—was not something I’d anticipated…….
“So, should we just have whoever wants to do archery go?”
“Our Ji-on really doesn’t know anything…….”
“What nonsense are you talking?”
“It’s a chance to show off EVERGREET’s visual on broadcast television, and you’re saying whoever wants to can go?!”
“Oh, if it’s visual, then that’s not me, right?”
The car got noisy again in an instant…….
Our members never lose on visual anywhere, so did we really need to showcase more visual here? I genuinely wondered.
“Okay, how about this! Hye-rin goes for Rhythm Gymnastics, Hyun-seo and Han-byeol do Running, so Jae-yi, Ji-on, and I will do Archery!”
“So everyone does one event each? But you were just going on about visual…….”
“Ehehe, all our members are visual anyway.”
“Then why did you keep going on about visual?”
“Because it’s not every day you get a chance to show off your face on broadcast! Let’s show it off proudly!”
“Really, Han-byeol…….”
And just like that, I suddenly found myself holding a bow at Ascham.
True to Kang Soo-ah’s word, it turned out I wouldn’t even pick up a bow until the day of the shoot…….
Writing the Top Girl Group Scenario in My Own Hands
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: Nam Seo-rang
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: January 20, 2026
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