Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 11

As expected, the main judge seems to be Director Kim.

Seeing him sit in the center with Greyish’s member Do Heeyoung.

“Hello!”

After the trainees’ loud greetings, all the judges sat down.

“Then let’s start with trainee Yeon Juhong.”

Director Kim was handed a microphone and went straight to the point.

“Yes, I’m number 1, Yeon Juhong. I look forward to your kind assistance.”

Yeon Juhong greeted with her signature cheerful spirit.

Her hands trembled, but the smile on her face never shook.

That too is a talent.

“Trainee Yeon Juhong… it seems that you chose White Noise’s .”

“That’s correct!”

“What’s the reason you chose this song?”

Oh, Do sunbae.

She has quite a judge’s presence.

I had met Do Heeyoung several times when I was Baek Nokha.

She was quite reserved off-camera, but as expected, she’s different once the camera starts rolling

“Well, I… I chose this song because I wanted to learn from White Noise sunbae-nim’s confident and cool side.”

“This song is quite difficult. Are you okay with it? It’s a little higher than your vocal range.”

The vocal judge said.

“…Yes! I’ll do my best!”

“You can’t just do your best. You have to show through the results.”

Yeon Juhong answered firmly in her own way, but Director Kim immediately poured cold water on her.

Then Yeon Juhong’s shoulders seemed a little droopy.

She’s a bit pitiable

***

Yeon Juhong did a pretty good job.

Despite the choreography being somewhat difficult, she managed to pull it off.

While not exceptionally talented in singing, she still performed stably.

I was concerned about the arrangement and her vocal range, but it turned out to be okay

However, what caught my attention more than anything else was her charm and expressions.

I will show myself once again

The me that only I knew

That alone was outstanding even among the trainees.

That’s why Yeon Juhong was so popular.

It was attractive.

It wasn’t as cool as the original singer White Noise, but it was cute.

Behind a pile of colorful gifts

The more exciting moments than gifts

And

Me

But.

Before the first verse of the song was over,

“That’s enough.”

Director Kim raised his hand and stopped the song.

Then all the trainees’ eyes shook.

Mine also, without exception.

It wasn’t bad. I was surprised because she did better than I thought?

“…Thank you for watching!”

Since I was surprised too, Yeon Juhong must have been shocked.

However, Yeon Juhong gasped and immediately greeted brightly.

“Trainee Yeon Juhong.”

“Yes!”

Director Kim sighed deeply.

“Why do you think I stopped you?”

It came out.

The question that everyone is most afraid of.

“Um… I think it’s because I’m not good enough!”

“No.”

Director Kim shook his head right away.

“Your skills weren’t bad. Maybe it’s because I didn’t have any expectations.”

“…Th- thank you.”

I can’t believe she has to say thank you for that.

I sighed inwardly.

“By the way.”

Now comes the main point.

I glanced at Producer Oh. The one who talked wasn’t Director Kim, but Producer Oh.

Seeing how bright his face is, this situation is-

“Why is trainee Yeon Juhong always so ambiguous?”

a script.

There are many improvisational situations in broadcasting.

On the contrary, if you don’t improvise enough, the situation becomes uncontrollable and lacks entertainment.

So it’s not a bad thing in and of itself.

A reasonably sized framework should be provided.

Especially when trainees like those here, who have never appeared in a broadcast before, come out in groups, it’s even more so

but

“I’m sorry.”

You can’t not tell the kids the big picture.

“There is no need to apologize to me. Just because trainee Yeon Juhong can’t debut, it’s not like I’ll lose money.”

The current situation is, so to speak, is an aggro.

Even if you don’t have anything to nitpick about, you’re going to pick up on something and drag it out.

Why?

That’s how to make it stimulating.

“It’s Yeon Juhong herself who’s at the short end.”

That’s how the ratings go up.

“Next time, I’ll show you a better performance!”

She’s brave.

Yeah, that’s better.

In order not to get evil editing, it was better to be brave and courageous like that.

Be strong, Yeon Juhong.

“Alright, then the next trainee.”

***

Most of the trainees were severely criticized.

Except for a few.

“It seems like trainee Kim Ryeoyu is consistently strong in evaluations. Your performance exceeded expectations, and it was impressive.”

It was Kim Ryeoyu,

“Although trainee Kim Geum did a cover of a male idol song, it didn’t feel awkward at all, she displayed her own unique charm well.”

Kim Geum,

“Trainee Ryu Bora definitely has something that attracts people’s attention. Is it because she was an actress?”

and Ryu Bora as an exception.

As soon as the mention of Ryu Bora being an actress came up, her face subtly tensed

Does she not like having the title of being an actress?

“Then there’s only one left. Trainee Yun Cheong. Please come forward.”

Do Heeyoung called me.

I received the microphone from Ryu Bora, who was the trainee before me.

And stood before the judges.

Singing in front of people is something I’m used to, but-

“Hello, I’m number 12, Yun Cheong. I look forward to your kind assistance.”

standing here as Yun Cheong makes me nervous.

How long has it been since I’ve been this nervous?

Rather, I wasn’t this nervous when I won the daesang or won first place in a music show.

“Trainee Yun Cheong, you chose quite an interesting song”

“Yes, I chose Purple Apple sunbae-nim’s .”

Director Kim stared at me and smiled.

“It seems like you want to draw attention by picking the CEO? Your intentions look so transparent.”

It was a very harsh tone.

“Yes, that’s right.”

But that didn’t discourage me either.

“…!”

Director Kim and other judges seemed a little surprised, as if they didn’t know I would answer like this.

“You’re admiting it right away”

“Yes, because it is a fact.”

It’s really true, so what.

“…Attracting attention like this doesn’t mean everything. You have to digest it. If you don’t do it right, it can be counterproductive.”

“I am aware.”

“And yet you chose this? You seem to have some confidence?”

The judge in charge of dance asked interestingly.

Rather than arguing, he seemed to be really enjoying it.

Well, that’s understandable because is a challenging song not only in terms of vocals but also choreography

“In my memory, Yun Cheong was strong in vocals but weak in dancing. Did you decide to omit the dance while arranging the song?”

“No. I decided to do it with the dance.”

This time, both trainers seemed surprised.

They must have been more surprised because they trained Yun Cheong themselves.

“The arrangement… did you do it yourself?”

Do Heeyoung looked up with surprised eyes after reading the script.

“Yes, my skills are lacking, but… I’ve done it myself.”

“Is there a reason?”

Do Heeyoung’s face was full of smiles.

It was understandable since she was also interested in composing.

“I’m interested in composing and arranging songs, and above all, I wanted to try it because it’s a song that I really like.”

“…You also compose songs?”

Do Heeyoung seemed to have given up on being surprised at all.

“What’s wrong? In that, the introduction video, didn’t she compose her own song.”

Another trainer beside her said.

Do Heeyoung only shrugged her shoulders, as if she didn’t know.

Whatever she does in the self-introduction video, it’s none of my business.

I sighed inwardly.

It was because the expectations for Yun Cheong were low.

Even before the first episode is aired.

No matter how much I performed in the previous filming, the judges had no idea.

Therefore, the Yun Cheong they know, isn’t the present Yun Cheong, it’s the past Yun Cheong.

Expectations and curiosity were bound to be at the bottom.

“Yes, although I’m not good enough, I’m challenging myself!”

However, I wasn’t the one who would give up just because my expectations were low.

Still, I was a singer-songwriter who wrote and composed all the songs on my own album.

It’s because I’ve done it to the point where I’m very good at arranging.

… Actually, I’ve arranged this song before.

Because I’ve done it for a year-end stage.

Was this too unfair?

“Well, it’s a great song, isn’t it?”

“I think it’s an amazing masterpiece. I’m not saying this because the CEO composed the song.”

Actually, it’s true.

It’s a flattering comment, but they have to do it anyway. It’s a social life.

Director Kim scanned me with strange eyes.

I wondered if he was that kind of character.

“My boss’s mouth is going to get stuck in her ear [1] .”

“That’s what I’m saying”

Do Heeyoung and the judge in charge of dance whispered quietly.

…Of course, it’s loud enough to be captured by the mic.

“Okay, then you can show us.”

***

Bite me

I’ll take the things that covered your eyes

I’m your new world

The song is finally over.

Actually, I pretended to be confident, but it wasn’t easy.

It was because Yun Cheong’s vocal cords were much more damaged than expected.

My nerves were all on edge at the thought that if I cracked my voice, I would be ruined.

Fortunately, my voice didn’t crack.

Alright then now-

“….”

“….”

“….”

“….”

It’s time to see how they react.

“Wait a minute, We’ll have a discussion with each other for a moment.”

A discussion?

To the unexpected response, I was surprised, too.

At that time, PD Oh suddenly stepped in, as if he felt something strange.

“We’ll take a break for a while!”

What’s going on here?

1. for smiling too much/ too big to the point it got stuck to their ears?