Top Girl Group Scenario Rewritten with My Own Hands - Chapter 81

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Chapter 81
[QBS Cue Sheet Part 2 (Evergreat & Ashcode / One&D & RainKids Collaboration)]
HOT!
(photo)
ㅇㅇ Rookie collaboration this
Evergreat ASERA New World
One&D RainKids Legendary
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– Huh but why is the girl group this year’s debut and the boy group last year’s?
└ Probably just because there’s no boy group that debuted in the first half with any recognition at all?
– It’ll be lip sync, right? If it’s live, Evergreat New World seems like it’d be really worth watching lol
└ PN will definitely make them lip sync lollll they don’t even do live performances with their own songs anyway
– Huh Evergreat is part 2 wow
└ Part 2 is worth going to, they even placed first on QBS
[Rookie collab let’s try to guess Hyun Jae-yi New World sounds cool]
If MFOO produces it I’ll absolutely make them do Hyun Jae-yi New World
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– For real I wanna see Jae-yi New World
– PN’s senior from PNus ASERA New World cover I’m kinda curious about this
[Rookie collab seems like they won’t do New World live too bad]
The uniforms are one thing but New World is where ASERA’s live acrobatic showcase really goes crazy
Evergreat seems like it’ll be live but I don’t think Ashcode will do live so really sad
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– What’s this now it’s not like they’re openly asking for criticism
– I don’t know just really sad
[Is Evergreat doing well these days?]
They’re on the Cue Sheet part 2
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– They’re doing well, they got five awards this time
– For a small rookie they’re really doing well
– Right now they’re stuck in the upper chart rankings, their songs are good and the members are good at performing so they seem to be doing pretty well?
[Who do you guys think will win Rookie Award for female idols at this point]
Debatable
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– Obviously Evergreat
– Just whether by skill or fandom, isn’t it Evergreat?
– Ashcode’s album sold well but the impact for the award isn’t there, I also think Evergreat
– Evergreat
– Evergreat
– Unless you’re a fan don’t compare
└ If you can’t talk about who’s likely to win an award in an idol community what are you even talking about
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“When we have our break end and rehearse together, I’ll do it with a hand microphone.”
At the sound of a voice from right beside her during break time, Jo Eun-bin turned her head.
‘So Evergreat is doing hand microphone live performance…’
Lately Jo Eun-bin had been feeling considerable doubt in her own abilities.
Or more precisely, constantly since debut. It’s only been less than three months since she debuted—still a greenhorn rookie—yet these three months have made her acutely aware of her own shortcomings.
Ashcode was voluntarily cutting personal mobile phone use to an extreme, but Jo Eun-bin had caught wind that their ANKOLE stage had become controversial.
More accurately, she’d had a hunch it would become controversial.
To the point where Jo Eun-bin, who barely checked YouTube, was actually grateful her members weren’t using their phones.
The ANKOLE stage, which had been mocked for a while, seemed to quiet down a bit as time passed, but when the June girl group comeback rush happened, it became hot gossip again.
【Comparing Controversial Rookie Girl Group ANKOLE Performances #shorts】
【Ashcode vs Evergreat vs Daylight vs RainKids #shorts】
【Who was off? #shorts #Ashcode #Evergreat】
These were the YouTube Shorts titles popping up in recommendations lately.
They really had done poorly. Jo Eun-bin knew it, and so did the other members.
Slacking off on vocal practice because they’d only done what they were told was definitely a mistake.
Still, having one’s own failings constantly brought to light makes a person shrink inside.
The groups they were being compared to were all equally flashy with good skills besides, and especially when compared to Evergreat—who were technically senior but treated almost like debut peers—she felt particularly shabby.
She’d thought all her worries and anxiety would disappear once she debuted.
That the longing she felt for glittering stages would be resolved…
“—Eun-bin? Are you okay?”
Jo Eun-bin started and came to her senses to find Hyun Jae-yi waving her hand frantically in front of her face.
For a moment, Jo Eun-bin thought she’d slipped back in time to her early days at PN. The practice room in PN’s building, and Hyun Jae-yi.
Those days when she’d auditioned to become an idol knowing nothing, when she’d learned that the world contained so many people sparkling with talent.
“Oh, no. Sorry. Did you call me?”
“Yeah. I called you to run through it like a full rehearsal and you weren’t responding… You’re not sick or anything, right?”
“No, I’m fine. I was just thinking about something else…”
“Oh good. Let’s run through it then, come on.”
But that couldn’t be right.
Something out of a comic book couldn’t happen to me.
Jo Eun-bin thought again.
I’ve already debuted, what’s done is done and can’t be undone, and if I made a mistake I should try to make up for it.
Right now, doing well with what I can do right away was my only escape from the mounting self-doubt.
But after group practice ended.
“…The Evergreat unnies really seem so good.”
“I think so too…”
“…We’ll get compared, won’t we?”
As worries tend to be alike, all three members participating in the collaboration were having similar thoughts.
“It’s fine. We’ll do well too. We’ve practiced a lot, and we should think about doing well before thinking about being compared!”
Jo Eun-bin, serving as the effective leader, tried to lift the mood, but even she didn’t have much to say.
“Let’s head down quick! The manager will be waiting.”
“Okay.”
Ultimately, changing the subject quickly was the best option…
Jo Eun-bin felt a little embarrassed.
***
“PN’s directing is really sloppy. I didn’t feel it before.”
“You think so?”
“Yeah. If I’d done it with you, there’s no way we could’ve finished in this time.”
“I agree. If Seo Ji-on had been directing I think it would’ve taken much longer…”
Should I like this or not?
It seems I’m already being treated as a picky producer among the members. Look at how even Go Hyun-seo agrees.
“What kind of reaction are you looking for by saying that.”
“No, I was just thinking wouldn’t it be better if our company had done it…”
“We’re covering the live with AR anyway, so why? And if our company did it, it’d just be my work and the sound engineer’s workload multiplying.”
“…I didn’t think that far ahead!”
“Right, so Jae-yi likes that I come in late because I have so much work.”
“No, that’s not it!”
“Then just tell me to use the second floor.”
“No no no, that’s not what I mean!”
Everyone in the car, including Manager Park Joo-young who was driving, laughed hard at Hyun Jae-yi’s aggrieved whine. (Not that it’s more than me and Go Hyun-seo anyway.)
Hyun Jae-yi complained about what was funny, but she probably hadn’t been genuinely hurt.
“If we were lip syncing we’d have recorded at our company, but since we’re doing live with AR laid down, it doesn’t matter much. You know that, right Jae-yi?”
“I do know, but I’m a little worried. That the live will get buried…”
“It won’t get buried. You know live venue sound is different.”
“Right?”
“How about a live experience opinion.”
I naturally turned my gaze toward Go Hyun-seo.
Because even though the Dream Girl Cup Finals weren’t as large as Gocheok Sky Dome, she had the experience of doing a big stage AR live performance on live broadcast.
I know the right answer, but I don’t have enough grounds to say it right now.
“The Dream Girl Cup Finals? That wasn’t as big as Gocheok…”
“No, just some impressions from doing AR live at a large venue.”
“There was a bigger difference between live and AR than expected? They said they turned the AR really loud because they were worried about broadcast accidents, but when I watched the competition stage later his voice just sounded raw.”
“Ooh.”
“See. You don’t need to worry about getting buried.”
“That was kind of a useless worry, wasn’t it?”
Hyun Jae-yi laughed awkwardly as she said that.
True to how actively involved she’d been in the first episode, Hyun Jae-yi seemed to want to show PN something this time too.
“And anyway, Seo Ji-on is here.”
“What’s that supposed to mean.”
“Even if the sound is a bit bad, I have faith that you’re gonna sing really well.”
“What the…”
Objectively speaking, my vocals can be considered top-tier within the idol pool. But to trust me to this degree?
“You won’t do poorly, right.”
“Come on.”
“I’ve never thought you’d sing poorly.”
And now Go Hyun-seo too. I’m not some all-purpose helper robot.
“Just practice hard. Dance mistakes can maybe be hidden, but vocals can’t be covered.”
“But if you do well, our group’s vocal image gets better too, right?”
“Even so, there’s such a thing as individual evaluation? You don’t want to do poorly either, Jae-yi.”
“W-well yeah! I’m gonna do great too!! I’m just trusting you a little more!!!”
Let me sum up what she said.
Since I want to win properly, you just do what you do well.
Well, you’re not going to drag down someone hurting and not rise yourself—her temperament isn’t going anywhere no matter what. Actually, I like her more for it.
Temperament passes, and professional consciousness and sociability pass too.
Temperament alone is difficult, but temperament paired with professional consciousness is a weapon. Add sociability to that and you can hurt yourself, but it becomes a powerful tool for accomplishing things.
It’s partly about me, and it’s also why I like Hyun Jae-yi. With that kind of temperament, even with all the chaos at PN, she didn’t give up and drifted all the way to MFOO to debut—that’s why.
“…What, what. Your singing is objectively good anyway!”
“I didn’t say it wasn’t.”
“Hehe.”
Looking at her, Hyun Jae-yi always seems completely ready to be loved even by strangers she’s never met before—a true born entertainer.
It really suits the profession of entertainer.
“With dance and visuals, I’m gonna eat up all the community buzz.”
“Sure. But isn’t Go Hyun-seo in your consideration?”
“I’m coming in with the determination to do better than Go Hyun-seo!”
“What… well, I’m fine as long as everyone likes Evergreat, honestly.”
And Go Hyun-seo doesn’t need the unspecified masses, just the people who like me satisfied.
And me…
“Yeah, well. I’m satisfied if the team buzz explodes after we finish the stage.”
“Ah, what! Then I sound really selfish…!”
“It doesn’t matter. If you shine the brightest, all that comes back to the group’s attention.”
Winning the Rookie Award at VMA first and then seeing.
For that to happen, I need clear superiority on this collaboration stage…
“I don’t want to get close enough to the CEO to hear nagging, so I want to aim for an All-Kill Rookie Award if possible? If I nail the perception properly this time, not just the performance metrics… I think that’d be best.”
There’s one more reason I can’t say out loud besides.
Anyway, the public reason became: for the sake of the Rookie Award All-Kill…
“…Don’t tell me you pushed for this collaboration.”
“Do I look like I have that kind of power and broadcast station control to you?”
“You’re right. That was pretty absurd.”
“Don’t watch too much comic books, Jae-yi.”
“Oh, I was just wondering in case…”
I felt a bit sorry toward Hyun Jae-yi, who’d just gotten scolded by Go Hyun-seo.
It’s not that I pushed for it, though I am taking advantage of it somewhat…
Rewriting the Top Girl Group Scenario with My Own Hands
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: Nam Seo-rang
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: May 21, 2026
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