Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail - Chapter 7

Mten and Colors’ ambitious new project, ‘Make a New Color’.

What was the reaction to MNC [1] ?

The teaser managed to attract only a few people’s expectations.

The fans of Colors’ idol groups had mixed reactions when they heard that a Make a New Color would come out.

Half of it was anticipation and the other was dissatisfaction.

What kind of trainees will appear this time?

They are good to existing idols, so why are they releasing a new idol group?

But basically there was all a ‘little’ interest.

To see what they are like and their faces.

And as soon as the preview started with the self-introduction video-

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Ryu Bora: Pretilly

Me: Dyingly

#Today’s_weather_ is_ PurpleRainbow [2]

└ I can’t look at Geum anymore, I look at Geum as a woman and I fell for that woman. I know that this love will never come true so I’m going to rip off my heart that loves Geum.

└ Ryeoyu, I’m 60 years old. What should I do, without Ryeoyu, I can’t die

The reaction began to turn completely upside down.

Colors are definitely colors.

Most of the comments said that the kids were excellently chosen.

A summary on which MNC video you should watch.GEUL

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I’m writing this for muggles [3] , I don’t think you need to see all 12 of them (If you’re a Colors stan you can).

Ryu Bora – Her face is good, honestly, she’s a visual center if you only look at her face. Though her skills in the 1 minute vid was mid.

Seo Baekyoung – As expected, with 10 years of training she’s extremely high class, though she seems to be attracting more female fans than male fans

Yeon Juhong – She’s not really good but she somehow has an charm, her cuteness pulls your heartstrings

Kim Geum – I don’t really get the whole “ STC [4] hip-hop fanatic” thing, but she’s definitely attracting some curious hipster fans.

Kim Ryeoyu – She’s good despite the center controversy though? Her skills are center material, honestly, she could end up in 3 fingers [5] .

Jo Heeyon – The balance type yup, worth watching

★★ Yun Cheong ★★

– I’m sorry. Actually, I made this to promote her

I can confidently say that she’s the main vocalist

Is there a main vocalist who can dance and have visuals?

But the most surprising thing is that she’s good at composing

She sang her own song and it was so good

Honestly, most self-composed songs are unsuccessful, but I don’t know why it’s really good. Kyang, I hope Mten releases the whole song quickly.

Give it a try first. tryy tryy

Colors’ main vocalists seems to be from the same lineage

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– What is this idol maniac [6] ?

– Muggles don’t watch things like this in the first place

└ ㄹㅇ [7] I think only Colors’ maniacs watches itㅋㅋ (Colors maniacs)

– But honestly, Yun Cheong is awesome. You can’t refute that

Of course, the one who got the best response among all was-

– What’s this person called Yun Cheong?; I watched it without expectations, but it’s impressive;

It was me.

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The one who was least expected did the best; as expected of colors’ main vocal…

Hv u watched Yun Cheong’s 1 min self intro? it’s awesome

Colors trainee who sang her own song during a one-minute self-introduction

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Today was a day without filming after a long time.

Of course, that didn’t mean it was a day off.

Days without a schedule are days for practice.

That is a natural rule.

Besides, we have to prepare for the upcoming shoot.

“Hello.”

I opened the practice room door and said hello.

“Oh, Cheong-ie hi.”

“Hello!”

The atmosphere in the practice room has definitely changed.

They used to accept my greetings half-heartedly, but now everyone accepts my greetings.

Also, I feel that attention is being paid to me at the same time.

This is why O-Tube, SNS, and communities are scary.

The reactions are coming up in real time. “Fresh” as it is.

And there’s no way that the trainees wouldn’t watch it.

It’s something that’s directly related to their debut.

I acted normally.

Just because I caught their eyes for a while now, it doesn’t mean much.

This is just the beginning.

If I trip [8] a bit here, I could be the last place candidate again.

After warming up, I played the choreography demonstration video again.

I’m referring to MNC’s first main song choreography video.

The main stage that will come out at the beginning of the first episode.

In case anyone thinks we aren’t from colors, the first song is also somewhat kind of rainbow.

‘In these things, the center is important.’

It is said that the center was decided immediately without any discussion,

by none other than Director Kim, for no reason whatsoever,

in a very unfair manner.

‘Isn’t this too much? Knowing how important the center is and doing such an unfair thing…’

‘This didn’t happen only once or twice. It’s so obvious that it’s annoying.’

‘Hey, hey, someone could be listening.’

Perhaps that’s why there were quite a few complaints from the trainees.

…I heard it on the way here earlier.

“Unnie!”

It was Yeon Juhong.

According to Yun Cheong’s memory, she is like the so-called ‘the epitome of a Maknae [9] ’. She’s cute and bubbly, and she follows her unnies well.

But there are times when she’s weirdly scary.

…I think we’ll have to wait and see why it’s scary. I’m not saying it’s something really scary, but I think it has a different meaning.

“ Eung [10] ?”

“Did you hear who’s the center?”

“Ah, eung.”

“No, isn’t it crazy? How can they choose the center without discussing it with us?”

“Haha.”

“I guess I should be born as a golden spoon [11] in my next life, seriously.”

Yeon Juhong didn’t bring it up in anticipation of my answer, so she left after talking with full effort.

It’s like a storm passing by, that person.

“…You heard that, right?”

This time, it was Seo Baekyoung.

I was wondering why is everyone pretending to be close to me all of a sudden, but then I realized the reason.

It’s because I’m a strong candidate for debut.

“About what?”

“The one about her becoming the center.”

“Ah, yes.”

Seo Baekyoung sighed.

“You don’t seem to be angry about it?”

“Ah, that’s right. I wasn’t even a candidate for the center.”

At my honest words, Seo Baekyoung flinched.

You were considered as a center candidate, Yun Cheong was not even considered.

“I figured, what’s the point in telling you this? Sorry. Just finish practicing.”

I nodded roughly and continued to practice the choreography.

Oh, so who’s the center you ask?

Of course it’s that one person.

Kim Ryeoyu.

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“Let’s do a mic check one by one and start!”

This is one of Mten’s studios.

It is usually used for music broadcasts, but today, it seemed to be used especially for ‘MNC’.

The set is also nicely put together.

The song title is ‘Rainbow’, and since it is a rainbow, a rainbow-themed set was prepared.

It was a concept that could be tacky, but it didn’t appear tacky at all. Instead, it gave off a fresh and youthful vibe.

Perhaps it was due to being a large-scale production where they managed to cover up any potential tackiness with capital.

I suddenly remembered my original agency.

I wasn’t originally from a big agency. I came from a small sized agency. What’s wrong with being small? I wasn’t bothered by the term ‘small’ at all.

…However, it was now called a medium-large sized agency.

Of course that too was thanks to me.

When I debuted, it was just a small business. Since I was the only artist in the company.

Of course there was no money and less promotions. CEO Seo, the head of the agency, was a person who had nothing in particular except persistence and spite.

No, I can say that he has an eye for it because he selected me.

“We’re going to do a rehearsal once. Everyone knows basic common sense, right? You have to look at the cameras that are lit.”

Producer Oh was pointing his finger at the trainees by rolling up the script.

Anyway, about the character…

I glanced at the camera.

The lights are on, so they’re filming this, too. I need to get my act together.

“Now, now, please check the formation! Look carefully at the space. Since the set and the practice room are not the same.”

I nodded and looked at Seo Baekyoung.

I guess it’s your turn now.

“Guys, pay attention to the stage because it’s a little dangerous. You have to be careful not to step outside there because that’s the edge. You do know that if you trip and sprain your ankle here, it will be a hopeless situation, right?”

Sure enough, Seo Baekyoung was advising other trainees one by one as the oldest.

“Kyeongah and Cheong-ie are at the back end, so be more careful, okay?”

“Yess.”

“Suin and Heeyon. Look closely at your spacing. Your distance is not right now. You can’t match the distance without a mirror?”

Seo Baekyoung looked at the people on the edge first, then slowly approached the center.

“Ryeoyu, you know you have to do the best because you’re the center, right?”

Oh, there’s an implication in her words.

Producer Oh must have thought the same thing, so he called a camera and pointed to the two.

What a nasty person.

In fact, at first, I was surprised to hear that Kim Ryeoyu was appointed as the center without any discussions.

A center selection was also a good topic to use on broadcasts.

The competition and passion among the trainees, and the skills they show during selection matches.

All of that was content.

But he gave up on such a promising material and just directly went with Kim Ryeoyu being the center?

The so-called Producer Oh? Why?

But I soon found out why.

“Of course I have to do well, thank you unnie.”

Rather, PD Oh is thinking of exploiting this ‘inside ties’ to generate content and gain popularity

However, something’s weird. I thought it was obvious that PD Oh and Director Kim would be in cahoots but this doesn’t seem to be the case?

Well, PD Oh… seems to have a personality that doesn’t recognize or acknowledge anyone above him…

Is it pride over money? I stopped thinking about who would win between the two proud humans.

I didn’t think I’d feel very good about who won.

“There’s nothing to be thankful for. If you’re thankful, you can just do well.”

The two spoke with a smile because they were in front of the camera, but each of them had a thorn in their words.

It’s understandable why she’s like that.

If I had to choose the center based on dancing, it had to be Seo Baekyoung.

If I had to choose the center based on visuals- since preferences differ when it comes to visuals, and we can’t just pick one person – it wouldn’t be Kim Ryeoyu.

I observed the 12 trainees.

Okay.

If I had to pick a visual member, it would be Ryu Bora.

With the most refreshing physique, maybe because she was an actress, she had a good expression- above all, her face was the best.

She’s like an ideal center.

“Are you ready? Let’s now do the rehearsal!”

Well, anyway, Yun Cheong was still lacking from being the center.

Although she’s called the main vocalist, her evaluation has been that other things are dark except for her vocals.

Evaluation of a person is not something that can be easily overturned with a single stage.

…and there’s no need to be a center now.

It’s rather unnecessary.

Center? That’s nice. It’s the perfect spot to draw attention.

But being the first center is a double-edged sword.

If someone qualified is in that position, they will shine, but-

I knew how vulnerable an unqualified center would be to being torn apart.

1. Make a New Color
2. Bora=Purple
3. non k-pop stans
4. Show me the Challenge, it’s a Mnet survival show for aspiring hip-hop artists. I’m not sure if she joined 2 survival shows or the author forgot about unpretty rapstar mentioned in the prev chapter
5. top 3, this whole post is full of abbreviations, meaning the poster trying to keep it low but it’s hard for me to tl it that way T^T
6. i’m not sure how to TL this but the raw means a fan but in a disrespectful way, it has similar vibes when someone call a person a weeb
7. real/ fr
8. trip as in stumble/ fall
9. the youngest of the group
10. It’s like Mhm
11. A gold spoon symbolizes a person who grew up with a rich environment from birth to adulthood