Top Girl Group Scenario Rewritten with My Own Hands - Chapter 65

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Episode 65
At this point, it’s worth pausing to consider one thing.
Is Seo Ji-on the type of person who is domineering or self-righteous?
In Go Hyun-seo’s assessment, the answer is no. More precisely: it was no.
Recently, Seo Ji-on has changed somewhat. It doesn’t feel like she’s transformed into a completely different person, but there’s definitely a shift from the original Seo Ji-on who at least listened to those around her before making decisions.
‘She said it was the same back during Awesome, but…….’
The refusal to take feedback, the tendency to work first and notify later——such traits still lingered. If anything, by Seo Ji-on’s own words, it resembled that time well enough.
But.
— “If you’re interested, want to try choreographing the Awesome routine? I made this song with you in mind anyway.”
— “And if you’re unsure or don’t like it, you don’t have to.”
If there was one decisive difference, it was that she used to persuade and coax rather than push forward like she knows the right answer, the way she does now.
And yet, the work itself——did Hyun-seo dislike it?
That wasn’t the case at all.
If anything, she loved it. Nothing bad about it whatsoever. Was it because this was arrangement rather than composition? The work pace was far faster than the debut album she’d labored over for dozens of days, and the quality was excellent too. There had been a reason Seo Ji-on had flatly stated she wouldn’t entertain feedback.
If anything, Seo Ji-on actually did enjoy feedback. She certainly had, at least through the debut album project.
Could people really change like this? It felt stranger than a complete 180-degree shift——this gradual change bothered her more.
It was a situation she could write off, but something nagged at her; nothing concrete enough to actually call out. Go Hyun-seo’s heart felt uneasy, and she kicked at her blanket restlessly.
Her roommate’s bed would be empty again tonight. Seo Ji-on, busy with final MR work on That Song from Back Then, had sent the other members to the dorm first and stayed behind at the company.
‘The doctor said it was overwork, yet she won’t rest…….’
She looked unwilling to rest. The reason was unclear, but…….
It was also why Go Hyun-seo, who had never been opposed to appearing on a popular broadcast variety show, had pushed back against Seo Ji-on anyway.
Hyun-seo knew as well. At this stage, a broadcast variety appearance was something you had to push yourself to do.
Especially if it was a music competition variety show that guaranteed airtime and could showcase their team’s personality and talent, or a show that was gaining word-of-mouth buzz and building a fixed viewership.
Of course she thought they had to do it, and she’d never planned otherwise. She’d just said it that way in front of Seo Ji-on. It was true that she was worried, after all!
Who knew. Regardless, now that they’d decided to appear, Go Hyun-seo had no choice but to give it her all and do it properly.
Even if she’d been physically strained recently, it wasn’t as though something had happened to Seo Ji-on.
This much worry was probably excessive. Probably…….
“Should I turn off the light?”
“Yeah.”
Just then, Hyun Jae-yi entered the room. Go Hyun-seo decided not to think any further and simply went to sleep.
Come to think of it, this shoot had plenty of reason to feel anxious. Maybe she’d just gotten oversensitive because of the packed schedule.
With that thought, Go Hyun-seo drifted off to sleep.
***
In the second attempt that Seo Ji-on remembers, the situation that played out in this café was the exact opposite of now.
I’d aimed for first place from the start and caught on roughly from the audience’s reaction after the stage, but the members were so surprised they wore expressions of every kind.
I even got a rebuke tinged with genuine affection from Su-ah, telling me to like it more. I thought I’d done a decent enough job of acting pleased, though…….
There’s still time before broadcast, so I’m a bit curious how it’ll turn out.
But I can’t afford to just sit back and enjoy it. My situation——or rather, our situation——isn’t great. If we slip up even once more, I genuinely don’t know what’ll happen.
A private café in Seoul; the appointment is for 7 PM. I didn’t know places like this existed back then, but I learned about them through the person I’m about to meet.
I’m busy enough that I won’t be able to spend long, but…….
A knock sounds, and the door opens.
“Oh, you’re early?”
“We don’t have schedules right now. We’re in a rest period.”
“Liar. Hyun-seo told me you guys were working on that show a few days ago and nearly died being so busy.”
“You didn’t need to say that.”
“But doesn’t that make it cuter?”
“That part’s true.”
The one who entered playfully laughing is Han Jung-yeon of Daylight.
“What is this about? You called me here, so I came, but…….”
“I need some help.”
“……What?”
“I need your help, senior. You told me to come find you in the previous cycle. …Though I’m sure you don’t remember.”
Han Jung-yeon spoke quickly, her face rigid.
That’s right——I’m a regressor. If she doesn’t catch on after this much, then I picked the wrong person.
“You understand what I’m saying. Don’t pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about.”
“What do you want. And how much do you know.”

Even so, if this is the point where she was actively seeking me out, she shouldn’t be this shocked.
It was almost funny how knocked back she was by my opening move. (Though I didn’t laugh. Why provoke her for nothing?)
“Because I need help.”
“What would I trust you on?”
“I don’t know——by the fact that we both know the same future. Didn’t you also want to change that future? That’s what I understood from our conversation.”
“…….”
“Let’s sit first at least. I don’t like sitting alone talking.”
At my words, Han Jung-yeon quietly took a seat.
The conversation seemed like it would be long.
***
In Seo Ji-on’s second attempt, the power dynamic in this café had been the exact reverse.
“You know about the future, right? I looked for quite a while.”
In the height of summer, when the heat lingered even after sunset, Han Jung-yeon had spoken with a bright smile, and Seo Ji-on had felt something close to fear. Han Jung-yeon had laughed heartily at the sight of it.
“You’re too impatient——it shows. I’m not sure why, though.”
“It shows, you say.”
“Yeah. To be more precise, I’d say what shows is that you’re suspected of having a ‘Mission’——since you’re obviously a regressor.”
“…….”
“Why do you look at me like that? I’m a regressor too, so I’d obviously know about a Mission or so. Though ours might be different.”
“Didn’t you suggest we drop the formality first?”
“That was as an idol. But things are different now, aren’t they? You might have lived longer than me, or be older, but if I just keep using casual speech and it turns out your real age is revealed somewhere down the line, that’d be awkward, wouldn’t it? So let’s use formal speech for now.”
“Nonsense…….”
“Ha ha! It is nonsense. I’m just more comfortable with formal speech, so let’s sit for now, yeah?”
An unpredictable person. That’s exactly what Han Jung-yeon had been at their first meeting as regressors.
“Why did you call me here. If you were sure, couldn’t you have just watched from afar?”
“Well, if I said it was just because, you’d get mad, right?”
“……I think I might actually be mad.”
“Then let’s say I called because I needed your help.”
“How could that even…….”
“I came back to save our team.”
The conversation turned serious when Han Jung-yeon revealed that her return had a purpose.
“What should I call you? Ji-on? Ji-on must have some goal in mind too, having regressed and become an idol, but mine was clearer. I wanted to perform with my members again. We weren’t that popular a group, so pushing for a reunion wasn’t feasible.”
“So what. How does any of that relate to needing help.”
“Just listen more. So when I was given the chance to regress, I decided I’d carry the team called Daylight all the way through. The first step would be renewing our contract, and for that, we need to become more popular than we are now.”
“That shouldn’t require my help.”
“Just assume it does. Maybe we become rivals, maybe we challenge each other……. At minimum, just don’t get in our way. That way we can both succeed and go the distance, right?”
Evergreat was a variable to Han Jung-yeon. A variable whose impact——positive or negative——was unknown.
The need for help itself was real. It was helpful to Han Jung-yeon just to have the variable called Seo Ji-on move within predictable bounds.
Beyond that, Han Jung-yeon had been quite lonely for a long time.
Maybe we could actually become real friends. Maybe you could understand me. That’s where this had come from——some hope born of such thoughts.
What Han Jung-yeon hadn’t accounted for, however, was this:
“Let me correct the premise first. Whether you regressed by choice or not, I was dragged into it. Suddenly, out of nowhere——I got caught up in some accident and this thing called a System attached itself to me, and I’ve been living as it commands, and somehow I’ve ended up like this.”
“…That’s somewhat interesting. So?”
Seo Ji-on hadn’t chosen to become an idol.
“I……don’t plan to last long. When the contract ends, I’ll quit. Once I’m rid of this pathetic System, I’ll be done. You didn’t really need my help, I think——you just needed to manage me as a variable. Isn’t that right?”
“That’s……true. You’re precise about it.”
“Then let’s leave it at knowing each other exists. Just pretend to be close sometimes, don’t get in each other’s way. That’s what you wanted, wasn’t it.”
“Yeah. It is, but…….”
Han Jung-yeon paused, then sighed before speaking.
“Would it sound like a lie if I said I’m lonely?”
“I don’t know about lies, but it sure sounds like nonsense.”
“I really do need help. I need……someone who understands. Someone who can understand my situation, listen to my story, and not doubt it…….”
“You’re asking too much of me.”
“No, I just need someone to understand what happened to me. In return……I’ll help you. Maybe this time, maybe next time, maybe the time after. It’ll be annoying to persuade, but no matter when you meet me, Ji-on, my essential nature won’t change.”
Who would believe a fantasy about someone coming back from the past. Unless they’d had the same experience.
Complex emotions played across Han Jung-yeon’s smiling face. It was a desolate loneliness, a touch of madness, and a glimmer of hope.
“Would you listen to my story? No, listen to it. In return, I’ll help you. I’ll help you with whatever it is, so that’s why.”
“Right now you look absolutely insane. Can you calm down for a second?”
“How many times have I regressed.”
Only then did Seo Ji-on, who had been regarding Han Jung-yeon as if she were mad, pause.
“If I said it was so many I can’t even remember them all, could you believe it?”
“…Let’s assume that’s true. So what.”
“I spent so much time alone I can’t even remember it all, and I was just relieved to finally escape that maddening cycle. But knowing that humans can turn back time made me greedy even after I escaped. I wanted to…….”
do better.
So I came back here again.
If a person gets too lonely, they can go mad.
But knowing that in theory and actually standing in front of someone who’s gone mad from loneliness as a regressor is another matter entirely.
‘Do I really have to get tangled up with this madwoman? I don’t think I should……’
That’s what Seo Ji-on had thought.
Rewriting the Top Girl Group Scenario with My Own Hands
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: Nam Seo-rang
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: February 27, 2026
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