Top Girl Group Scenario Rewritten with My Own Hands - Chapter 82

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Episode 82
“…Ah, it does feel a bit warm.”
“If you’re hot, take off the cardigan.”
“But the air conditioning is too strong.”
“Seo Ji-on, you’re really picky…….”
“If I’m picky, what are you going to do about it?”
“Nothing? I’m just becoming friends with someone who has a picky friend.”
Late July, Gocheok Dome.
The waiting room of Evergreat, which was waiting for rehearsal, looked much the same as usual.
Which meant Kang Su-ah and I were trading meaningless banter, while the other members went about their business without fuss.
“Should we adjust the air conditioning?”
“Never mind. Are you guys not hot?”
I’m more sensitive to cold than heat. I always carry a cardigan or hoodie with me, and I can’t tolerate the summer cooling system for long, so I usually try to match other people’s comfort levels.
If we went by my standards, honestly, I’d be hot too.
“Summer air conditioning sickness is scary, apparently.”
“Yeah, well……. I guess that’s true, but aren’t you guys a little warm?”
“Being slightly warm is probably better for preventing air conditioning sickness.”
Still, Kang Su-ah adjusted the temperature up. Ever since I dozed off briefly in a practice room with the air conditioning on and my throat swelled a little, she’s been treating me like some delicate ant…….
But things are better now than in previous cycles.
Having faced three cycles of my first year as a Debut in July, this is actually the first time I’m not sick by the end of July.
In other words, you could say this is the first cycle I’ve cleared that damned Hidden Quest…….
I’ve been throwing the Quest Points and Roulette I got as rewards into storage without much thought, what with being busy and unsure what to do with them, but I’ll have to use them eventually.
Since I’ve been focusing all my energy on the Newcomer Award, I’m sure there are plenty of things I’m overlooking in areas like the system.
I think about it, but the truth is there’s so much work that it’s hard to manage everything…….
“Evergreat camera rehearsal, let’s move!”
Just as my thoughts were starting to drift elsewhere, a staff member called us for rehearsal.
Right now, I need to focus on the task in front of me…….
***
Based on what we checked during rehearsal, the stage audio didn’t change much.
The reverb of a large venue, the texture difference between live singing and the backing track.
Whether QBS deliberately set up the Lip-sync to be obvious to encourage Live Singing, or if this was simply the best they could do, I’m not sure.
If this is the best they can manage……. it’s the best I’d like to lodge a complaint about.
Though it was a minority opinion, there were comments in the last cycle about Evergreat’s Lip-sync being too obvious during the collaboration stage, and I’m guessing that might also have been affected by the audio quality.
But honestly, I figure those people would have complained no matter what we did, so I’m not too concerned.
Anyway. So what I’m most worried about right now is…….
“…We have less than ten minutes to change styling?”
The incredibly tight gap between the Part Two opening Rookie collaboration and Evergreat’s main stage immediately after.
There’s a male group collaboration and MC segments in between, so it’s exactly ten minutes.
I find myself wanting to apologize to Ashcode for the previous cycle.
I naturally figured Part Two would be a breeze (a lot of people only start watching by Part Two anyway), but this seems tougher than expected.
How do we manage this? It’s not something we can even rehearse.
“Still, we’re barely touching hair for all three stages today, so you just need to change costumes. If the staff stick with you, it’s doable even if it’s tight, so don’t worry too much. Just do well on stage and come back.”
Park Joo-young, my manager, even gave me a heads-up because my worried expression made it seem serious.
For the first two cycles, Evergreat’s main stage was always scheduled as the last performance of Part One, so this situation is new.
On the bright side, even though we’ve moved to Part Two, the internet response isn’t bad?
Considering that when Ashcode first came in at Part Two, the mainstream comment was whether it was okay to put a rookie there, the current feedback on the setlist—where most people seem to accept it without complaint—is genuinely positive.
Right, I should think positively. Positively…….
For one thing, my body doesn’t hurt. I can’t say I’m in peak condition, but it’s definitely not bad either.
The uncomfortable, heavy Boots I wore for the collaboration stage don’t feel as burdensome as I remember.
Without physical strain, my field of vision naturally expands. From what I remember, Hyun Jae-yi didn’t seem that nervous, but she actually looks quite tense now, while Go Hyun-seo seems fairly composed.
No, wait. That premise might be off.
It’s quite likely that the reason Hyun Jae-yi wasn’t so nervous at the previous time was because I was whining, and because it wasn’t Live Singing.
This time I’m fine, and I ended up egging her on anyway…….
Should I have just encouraged her to participate lightly? I’m already starting to second-guess myself.
And most of all……. we raised the difficulty ourselves.
Live Singing someone else’s song while dancing is harder than you’d think. It’s not like my own song where my body knows it by heart, and the practice period couldn’t be very long either.
“Are you nervous?”
“Oh no, I don’t think so. It’s just……. I feel like I need to do well.”
“Then that’s fine. You’re good, just do what you practiced.”
“Yes.”
She’s visibly tense, but doesn’t seem to notice it herself?
Still, Hyun Jae-yi is fundamentally a talented Idol, so if I just ease her nerves a bit, she’ll naturally do well.
As I’m thinking that, I see members of Ashcode rushing over from far away.
The feeling of changing costumes right after Part One ends and rushing straight away……. I know it well from experience.
The moment Ashcode members arrived, at QBS’s request, all the collaboration members took photos together.
It seemed they wanted to take the pictures in advance, considering that our team would have to move urgently right after the collaboration stage ended.
Now that I think about it, did we take photos before?
When I’m sick and my field of vision narrows, I can barely remember things like that……. I think we probably didn’t.
Maybe I just skipped over it because my condition was really bad. It’s suddenly an odd thing to wonder about.
“Collaboration female team, let’s head in now!”
Following a staff member’s call, we took the stage.
***
Having gone on stage many times, I’ve gradually adapted, and now I can even spare attention to take in the audience below while on stage.
Those Light Sticks we handed out at the Debut showcase and public music broadcast……. Honestly, they’re just inconspicuous Temporary Light Sticks, but after seeing them so many times, I’ve gotten pretty good at spotting them.
The sound of the VCR and the roar of the crowd echo in my ears. Then, just as the VCR ends, a count for the beat flows in through the In-ear Monitor.
And the familiar intro. It’s familiar both because it’s such a famous song and because I’ve heard it so much during recent practice.
All six of us on stage walk forward in time with the beat.
We open with the walking formation and align for the main stage.
From here on, mastery of the cover song and execution ability matter. We’ve practiced thoroughly enough that there’s nothing to worry about there.
– Honestly, matching the mood of a cover song is tough. Still, I think managing your gaze well is better here. For Hyun Jae-yi’s part, pulling the gaze faster might make the front camera eye contact look less cluttered. And…….
Just admire me,
the protagonist of a new world,
a status you dare not challenge,
look at the scenery my imagination creates,
lyrics that could sound a bit over-the-top, paired with a monotonous and low melody.
Sung well, it becomes a charismatic killing part, but done wrong, it could sound awkward or cringey—for this part that Hyun Jae-yi took on, I didn’t have much advice to give.
– Here, when you sing, try to look really cool. Let your voice resonate as much as possible. Strip away the gestures and just overwhelm with your voice and eyes. Start your vocal placement entirely from your chest.
– That works? Won’t it sound too heavy…?
– Hmm, in these cases, this singing style—deliberately sounding heavy—is actually common. Think of it as crushing them with weight, and do the same with your gaze and expression.
– I kind of get the feeling…….
– Try it and if you like it, do it that way. If not, do it like before.
A huge roar erupts from the audience.
I can’t directly see how Hyun Jae-yi handled this part given our positioning, but from the voice and roar I hear, it was definitely a killing part.
It was the part she struggled with most during Live Singing practice, but she pulled it off in the end.
Since it’s a texture somewhat different from Hyun Jae-yi’s usual light, Idol-like tone, I was secretly worried while coaching her, but seeing her nail it both in practice and now confirms that she definitely has talent for vocals.
And when Hyun Jae-yi pulls off her part so impressively, I feel some pressure as the one who has to sing the chorus right after.
Well……, still.
New world is commin’
into a world that glitters brilliantly,
to become the protagonist, Woo—
I didn’t practice this just once or twice.
The details I need to focus on are seared into my mind, and then some. Almost like a tattoo at this point.
The previous two cycles stick even more because we had to record.
For instance, my Ad-lib at the end of my part sounds closer to the original and prettier when I pull back and take it up in falsetto rather than belting it strong.
Vocals in older dance songs tend to be relatively simple, but this song is more complex. Maybe because it suddenly modulates and it’s the part the main vocalist sings.
When I sang it that way and smiled slightly toward the camera, the reaction was a bit better.
Cheers poured through the In-ear Monitor. I think a close-up was captured.
Half of the chorus went to Cho Eun-bin.
Even though it’s Backing Track, she’s got decent vocal tone. Wonder if she’ll improve in the future.
‘…We’re winning, and perfectly at that.’
Even though the collaboration stage wasn’t quite over yet, that thought came to me.
The acoustic stimulus that the live audience feels is more direct than I expected, and the live vocals breaking through the rumbling backing track at Gocheok are visceral.
No worries, no concerns, no thanks,
we’re exceptional things right now,
the scale of our faith is always up,
it’s okay, believe in me,
because the world exists for us.
Like Go Hyun-seo’s powerful Rapping that’s upbeat yet hooks the ear perfectly.
Go Hyun-seo’s Rapping cuts sharply through the dull backing track and sets Gocheok Dome ablaze.
The pouring cheers and roars, the brilliant wave of Light Sticks waved by the excited crowd, our members’ clear voices layered over the somewhat dull backing track.
It’s not like I’m trying to declare victory prematurely……, but this time, we clearly won.
No, we had to win.
Rewriting the top girl group scenario with my own hands
Author
: Nam Seo-rang
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: May 21, 2026
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