Top Girl Group Scenario Rewritten with My Own Hands - Chapter 52

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Episode 52
King of Kings Strongest Su-ah💖
Jacks Live from the Field
(From Su-ah’s perspective: Ji-on, Hyun-seo, Saki, Yu-bin, and Jung-yeon playing Jacks. Captured are their serious expressions as they toss and catch the pieces.)
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(Video of Ji-on, Su-ah, Hyun-seo and Daylight’s Jung-yeon, Saki, and Yu-bin divided into teams playing Jacks)
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“Wow, the Jacks tweet blew up the thrill.”
“What?”
“For real. Those unnies must’ve had so much fun playing Jacks?!”
Everyone’s gaze suddenly fixed on Su-ah’s murmuring.
The members waiting to film beneath the massive banner reading “Evergreat” grew momentarily loud.
“Hey, if you’re gonna play Jacks, take me too!”
“Sleep or Jacks—pick one.”
“……. Jacks?”
“Your heart was clearly leaning way more toward sleep.”
“I’m caught…….”
Jae-yi laughed sheepishly at my words. That girl really does hate it when people do things without her, I swear.
“You’ve always hated people doing stuff without you?”
“It was like that from childhood. My mom says that’s literally where my nickname ‘Me Too’ came from.”
“‘Me Too’ as in ‘I wanna do it too’?”
“Yep. I don’t remember it, but my older sister says that whenever she did anything, I’d say I wanna do it too. That’s why my grandfather called me ‘Our Me Too’ all the time.”
“*snrk*. Ah, ha……. Sorry, I’m not trying to laugh…….”
“It’s fine, you’re supposed to laugh! Anyway, the dongsaengs look bored—can’t we do something about it?”
Jae-yi shrugged, then sprang up from her seat.
“Should I go borrow some Jacks from the Daylight unnies?”
“No, forget it. I’ll go.”
If I’d left her alone, she really would’ve charged over to Daylight asking to borrow Jacks. I moved first instead. It’d be awkward for someone who doesn’t regularly contact Daylight to just show up out of the blue…….
……And about ten minutes later.
“Hello!”
“…That’s how it happened. Let’s play Jacks together…….”
“What.”
I came back dragging four out of Daylight’s nine members.
Does the group’s personality really match their name?
Why are they all so outgoing……?
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I left Jae-yi, who’d looked bored, and the younger members to play with Daylight’s youngest member and Yu-bin, then stepped back to watch their Jacks game.
“If we miss even one during the transfer, we don’t get any points, right?”
“We did it where you only age as many as you catch. How do you wanna do it?”
“Hmmm, if we’re purely chasing thrills, not catching means no points—that’s the best.”
“Whoa, that sounds fun! I’m voting for the thrill! That junior knows about dopamine.”
“Hehe, I’m a total dopamine addict. What about you dongsaengs?”
“Isn’t it because you think it’s more fun when you don’t get points if you miss?! That’s what you want, isn’t it?”
“Yup!”
“So confident……. Okay, let’s go with that.”
“You got it~”
Honestly, watching from the side and snapping photos when the composition looks nice seems to drain my energy less than actually joining in.
Earlier was fun too, but I somehow got caught up in winning and burned through all my stamina…….
“They’re having a blast…….”
“The Jacks helped, right? It does get boring waiting around.”
“Yeah, thanks to you. Much appreciated.”
Jung-yeon grinned widely. When Saki, who was stretching lightly beside Jung-yeon, caught my eye, she laughed too.
“Your group’s all pretty sociable?”
“Well, being a survival group, I guess? It’s hard to survive if you don’t know how to promote yourself.”
“That actually makes sense…….”
“Haha. So most of us, including me, tend to be pretty outgoing. The ones who aren’t outgoing are already sprawled out over there!”
Following Jung-yeon’s gesture, I spotted Daylight members scattered haphazardly beneath their banner.
They said they did heavy shooting until last night……. They really do look exhausted.
“Didn’t you say you had overnight shooting? That’s not being unoutgoing—that’s being tired.”
“Could be? Eun-jae unnie was really lamenting how nice it is to be young.”
“She talks like she’s already gotten old…….”
“Right, I said something similar. So you know what she told me? That she’s already aged.”
“Haha…….”
Eun-jae was three years older than us, so twenty-four. That’s about when you start feeling like youth is your only superpower.
If Eun-jae were a regressor, it’d be even more so…….
I remember around that age starting to regret not building better habits when I was younger. Ha.
“Look at those Ashcode kids over there. Our schedule intensity is probably similar, but they’re so active? Youth really is precious…….”
At the end of Jung-yeon’s gaze were six young members trying hard to engage with the fans in the audience.
It’s a bit sad, really—you can see them pushing themselves, which makes it hard to just brush off their energy as a perk of being young.
Though the ability to push through is probably part of what makes youth precious, come to think of it.
“When I was in DragonGirlfriend, I could do overnight practice and still look bright-eyed in front of the camera! I can’t do that anymore…….”
“Don’t you think you were pushing too hard back then?”
“Sure, I was pushing hard. We had to debut. There was nothing we couldn’t do back then.”
Survival really is scary. Looking at Jung-yeon now, she doesn’t seem vicious at all, but apparently her nickname back then was something like “Venomous Rabbit”…….
Maybe it’s just the softness that comes with job security. I’m not really sure. I didn’t know her well in my past life either.
“Jung-yeon, we should go. Look at Eun-jae unnie’s eyes!”
“Oh, has she been watching us? Yu-bin, Ju Eun, let’s go! See you later!”
Prompted by Saki’s urgency, Jung-yeon hastily gathered her members and left.
…Being outgoing is exhausting. It feels like a whirlwind just blew through…….
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“Hyun-seo, you worked hard~ You’re not hurt, right?”
“Hard work for what, I didn’t even medal……. The track was slippery, but I’m fine.”
“Come on, you worked plenty! Being healthy is what counts! Plus you got your face out there!”
“…Why are you being so silly today?”
“What?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
“I already heard you!”
The Track Running event ended without much fanfare aside from Hyun-seo making it to the finals. (Su-ah making noise from the sidelines was a bonus.)
Han-byul ran well too, but unfortunately didn’t make it to the finals…….
While filming the men’s Track Running, we had an early lunch, and the five of us except Hye-rin, who was preparing for Rhythmic Gymnastics, served lunch to the crew.
“If anyone has allergies, please let our staff know!”
“The lunch has ingredients listed, so please check before eating~!”
“Just let us know and we’ll swap out your Lunch Box!”
Of course, accompanied by a verbal announcement: “Allergy check is mandatory.”
This was the part we agonized over most when preparing the Lunch Boxes……. Most of the ideas came from Yoon-joo’s consideration, but the ingredients list was my idea.
We’ve come this far—the last thing we need is someone unable to eat because of allergies. We can’t let that happen.
“Is Hye-rin in the waiting room?”
“Yeah. Probably she’ll touch up her makeup and change clothes, then head over to the Rhythmic Gymnastics Backstage Waiting Room.”
They said they’re filming Rhythmic Gymnastics all the way from the Backstage Waiting Room, like it’s some kind of Olympics.
I mean……, LBC does try, but it feels like they’re trying in all the wrong places.
Around the time most of the audience in the Gymnasium had finished their lunch, the Rhythmic Gymnastics Rehearsal began.
“…Last night, Hye-rin told me to expect a lot from Rhythmic Gymnastics. She said she’d bring home a medal.”
“That’s a confidence I can really get behind…….”
“Yeah. I thought it was cute at first, but honestly, it kind of makes sense…….”
Hye-rin was literally flying. Not metaphorically—her feet barely touched the floor.
With her hair pinned up and wearing a bright red leotard, the vibrant mix of red and orange Ribbon in her hands, Hye-rin was visually stunning, but she also showed the best form of the Rehearsal in terms of skill. Though it looked like she skipped a high-difficulty move or two…….
About eight people participated in Rhythmic Gymnastics, and of the newer groups, only Ashcode had less experience than us.
“Ah……. It’s okay, Ra Eun. Keep going!”
“Throw it and catch it! It’s okay. You finished well.”
Weighed down by the pressure of going first, the Ashcode member appeared pale and dropped the ball several times, turning in a performance that showed nothing at all.
The announcer’s sympathetic sigh carried even to my ears. It looked like she was even tearing up in the Kiss and Cry Zone.
“Everyone, let’s cheer hard for each other.”
“Huh?”
“Time it right and shout fighting for Hye-rin. I’m gonna talk to her for a bit before she starts.”
It just felt like something I needed to do. I know Hye-rin’s used to this kind of thing…….
Besides, having one member sit with her in the Kiss and Cry Zone makes for a better shot anyway!
I quickly got permission from the PD in charge and rushed toward the entrance where the athletes enter during the Rhythmic Gymnastics event. The previous performance was ending—Hye-rin’s turn was next.
The cameras were rolling, but it was a scene nobody’d mind if I went or didn’t.
“Wow, it’s you, unnie……. Why are you here?”
“To cheer you on.”
“Huh?”
“I saw everyone nervous out there. I came to tell you not to be nervous.”
“Oh? …Ha, ahaha!”
Hye-rin laughed for a long time. Normally this would be my cue to make a quip about being serious while she laughs, but I didn’t this time.
I came here to help her relax, so if laughing does the trick, that’s what matters.
“All laughed out?”
“Whew, no……. I wanna laugh a little more.”
“Go ahead then…….”
“Wait, this is weird. You don’t seem like you, unnie…….”
“What d’you mean?”
“Like, suddenly being all considerate about my nerves, just showing up out of nowhere to worry about me…….”
“Do I really seem like I don’t care about you?”
“No way! But unnie, you’re like, totally a T!”
“Even a T can worry.”
“Ah, haha……. That’s so funny…….”
I watched Hye-rin laugh, almost sobbing.
When I just kept staring at her, Hye-rin gradually stopped laughing and threw her arms around me for a tight hug.
“Thanks. …I was actually nervous, you know? But you came and made me laugh, so now I’m not!”
“Wait, so you were nervous, and that’s why you laughed?”
“Duh, it’s funny! An unnie who’d score 100% T on an MBTI Test suddenly comes running all the way here worried I might be nervous.”
“I’m telling you again—even a T can worry.”
Looking at Hye-rin’s playful laugh, I just laughed back with her. She was definitely relaxed now, so my job was done.
“Hehe, whatever. Anyway thanks! Can we do a high-five?”
“Why?”
“When I was competing, I used to high-five with my coaches all the time. Different sport, but I’ll think of you as my coach!”
“You’re something else.”
I didn’t hesitate and gave Hye-rin a high-five anyway.
I wanted her to not worry that she’d messed up because of nerves.
“Do what you want to do and come back. Don’t get hurt.”
“Got it! I’ll bring home the gold!”
“I said don’t get hurt…….”
Walking toward the Floor, Hye-rin showed not a trace of nervousness.
I wasn’t particularly worried.
When performing alone, if I know anyone who can pull through a mistake and carry it to the end, it’s Hye-rin.
Rewriting the Top Girl Group Scenario with My Own Hands
Author
: Nam Seo-rang
Publication Date
: January 30, 2026
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