Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 120



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 120

120. Ascension

“This week’s #1 is! Congratulations to the subtle girl ‘Salgeum’!”

Phuong-

Flower pollen flies across the stage accompanied by a spectacular firework display.

In the second week of their comeback, Mimyosoyeon took home the first place trophy for the first time since their debut.

Officially, it’s their first #1 spot in 1,007 days since debut.

In fact, it was somewhat expected that the subtle girl would take first place this week.

After being nominated for first place last week and unfortunately not winning the award, related articles have been pouring out like a downpour.

The public and the media are originally enthusiastic about the underdog’s rebellion.

‘The revival of an unknown idol who was on the verge of disbandment’ was a very tasty issue for them.

The delicious ingredients are then further enhanced with a spicy seasoning.

The truth is that the producer who revived the unknown girl group was none other than Sung Jun.

Sungjun is currently the hottest genius singer-songwriter in South Korea.

With his name in the wind, the publicity effect of ‘Salgeum’ spread like wildfire within a week.

The result is today’s number one.

“Uh··· That··· We··· are in first place······.”

Ain, the leader of the mysterious girls, gets choked up as she tries to give her acceptance speech.

A myriad of emotions welling up are gathered in hazy shapes at the ends of her large eyes.

“Our mysterious girl···, 1,007 days after debut···.”

As expected of a leader, Ain tried to continue her speech while holding back tears, but eventually her tear ducts exceeded their capacity.

“1st place, huuuuuuuuu.”

Ain was so brave and upright when he was nominated for first place last week.

Moreover, since everyone around me predicted that they would definitely take first place this week, I went on stage after mentally preparing myself thoroughly.

However, when the first place trophy was in her hands, Ain’s promise to ‘never cry’ crumbled away like a sand castle on the beach hit by waves.

The leader’s tears were the start of dominoes.

“Ugh.”

Members Sohee, Minju, and Yuri, who were having a hard time controlling their emotions following Ain, also began to shed tears.

The eyes of fellow idol group seniors and juniors who saw that sight also welled up with tears.

Because we have all experienced similar pain and vague waiting.

“Uh …

Ain, who had barely gathered her wits, continued speaking in a trembling voice.

“You guys are always the best, so don’t give up. Thank you so much to the brave cat PD who believed in us and supported us until the end. Now, we won’t be disbanding, right?”

As Ain shouts, the brave cat, who had been wiping away the tears and snot from the audience, makes a circle above its head.

“And finally-”

Ain, holding the microphone tightly with both hands, expressed his gratitude to his last benefactor.

“We give thanks and honor to producer Sungjun who gave us the wonderful song ‘Salgeum’ as a gift to our subtle girl.

Please show lots of love for Producer Sungjun’s second EP, which will be released in May!”

On this day, the subtle girl’s acceptance speech once again became a hot topic.

All the members were in tears, and even the playful and brave cat was caught on camera shedding tears and a runny nose.

In fact, what happened after that was even more impressive.

The promotional speech asking for love for other people’s albums in the place where they shared their thoughts on winning first place was a famous scene that had never been seen before in a music show.

– No, how grateful must the subtle girl have been that she promoted Sungjun’s album in her acceptance speechㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I burst out laughing while watchingㅋㅋㅋㅋ

N I totally get it. You almost broke up and made it into 1st place, is that a big deal? If it were me, I would’ve banged my head on the spot and did a head spin while raising the grand prize.

n It was a bit brain dead at the end, but I admit itㅋㅋㅋ Anyway, all the singers who appeared cried and were happy together. It was so heartwarming for the first time in a whileㅎㅎㅎ

n Even in the wild stone slabs, there was still recognition!!!

It is even being talked about hotly in the community.

Sungjun’s album, which received tearful support from the subtle girl like this, was going smoothly.

Of course, there were some bumps in the road.

For example, a competition between two top stars who took on the female lead roles in the music video for the second title song, ‘Ring a Ring’…?

Even now, when he recalls that incident, Sungjun cringes.

There’s no way I could forget it.

The smiles of two people glaring at each other while holding knives in their hands.

*

Going back in time to the MXM Enter meeting room a few days ago.

Yuna and Ye-seon-ha are sitting facing each other.

Sparks seem to fly from the fierce gazes of the two people about to face off.

In front of them was a brown cylinder.

Inside, a cross-eyed pirate wearing an eye patch was coiled up, and colorful swords were strewn around him.

···Does it look familiar?

It can’t be helped.

That’s right, when you stab the cylinder, the pirate jumps up and says “yahoo!”

Yuna and Ye-seon-ha.

The game the two contestants competed in to win the role of A, the female protagonist loved by Sung-jun, was pirate roulette.

‘You set the mood like that, but it ended up being a board game?’

Seongjun’s eyes, which were looking at the pirate in the cylinder, grew cold.

It’s true that it feels a little strange somehow.

But, well. It’s not like we’re sparring while wearing headgear.

As a side note, Sungjun also thought of games like rock-paper-scissors, mukjjippa, alkkagi, omok, 369, 007 bread, word chain, Baskin-Robbins 31, air games, rubber band games, Sudoku, high note competitions, and karaoke score betting.

According to the staff, the history of betting through pirate roulette games is quite long.

One of the pacifist seniors in the music industry set a rule, and for some reason, the juniors who were fighting came to him and asked him to settle the dispute.

At that time, a senior who liked board games handed out a pirate roulette wheel that he had been playing in the waiting room and ordered them to decide the winner through a game.

Senior Pigeon said,

‘Pirate Roulette is a game that is fair to everyone.

It is a method that relies solely on luck, without any involvement of skills or popularity.

There is no need to hurt each other’s pride or to blame anyone.

Everyone can accept it and get over it without getting hurt.’

At first it seemed like nonsense, but as you listened to it, it became a plausible logic that made you nod your head.

Thanks to this, whenever a dispute arises in the music industry, it has become customary to settle it with this pirate roulette.

‘I am grateful to my senior for his wisdom in preventing the bleeding.’

Seongjun was expressing a small gratitude to the Peacemaker senior, who he didn’t know.

“···Then, shall we begin?”

Soon, Seongjun, who was in charge of the referee, announced the start of the match.

Two beauties with solemn expressions reached out and picked up a knife each that had fallen on the desk.

“The first attack is Yuna. The second attack is your senior.”

In pirate roulette, the second player is always at an advantage.

There is also a chance that the pirate will jump right in when you throw the first knife.

However, considering that Ye-seon-ha was her senior, it was her junior Yuna who gave up the lead.

“song.”

Yuna shouted for sortie.

Then, Yuna, who had been staring at the holes in the cylinder with sharp eyes, stabbed a yellow rubber knife into one of the dark, unknown holes.

Phew-

“Ugh.”

Yuna winks and closes her eyes, shrugging her shoulders.

But the pirate’s expression was calm.

Fortunately, the first attempt was safe.

“Haha. Now, it’s your turn, unnie.”

Yuna’s posture, which had been extremely nervous just a moment ago, changes.

Ye-seon-ha’s eyebrows furrow slightly as she looks at him with a proud face.

One, we must not be shaken by this.

That’s what the other person wants.

“Phew.”

Ye-seon Ha exhaled and cleared her mind like a veteran.

Yuna clicks her tongue quietly at the quickly organized appearance.

Meanwhile, the preliminaries, which had been focusing hard, swung the rubber knife at a hole they had noticed in advance.

Phew-

“Huh!”

An incomprehensible scream also came from Ye-seon-ha’s mouth.

And this time the pirate didn’t move an inch.

Survival success.

Round 1 passed in a tense atmosphere.

“It’s your turn again, Yuna?”

As Ye-seon-ha raises the corners of her lips in provocation, Yuna’s cheeks twitch.

At the same time, the two men picked up their swords again and thrust them into the empty spaces one after the other.

Phew-

“Ugh.”

Kook-

“Ouch.”

The cylinder is decorated with colorful swords.

Before we knew it, everyone in the meeting room was holding their breath and concentrating on the match between the two.

What is this? It’s so tense.

Meanwhile,

“Hey, that doesn’t seem to be it?”

“Hey hey hey hey?! That’s dangerous?! It’s popping out?!!!”

“How about putting in two each? High risk! High return!”

It is no secret that Choi Seok-yong, who was training like that, had a minor trouble with two people, including having his mouth gagged.

Anyway, there was a fierce battle.

“Gyaaaah!”

Sometimes screams.

“Ohhohohoho!”

Sometimes it was a time when madness was rampant.

In the end, there were only two swords left on the table.

That means there are only two holes left.

“Wow, does this make sense…? We’ve really reached the end?”

“Why are you so good at games?! As expected, top stars have the best luck too?!”

Could it be that the will and momentum of the two people were at work?

How did the situation turn out so dramatically?

But that’s over now.

One of the two is bound to lose this duel.

Juruk-

A drop of cold sweat falls from the tip of Yuna’s chin.

Even the lips that were once moist have long since dried up.

After a long standoff, the last two readings were placed.

Tooooong-

Finally, the pirate was freed from the cylinder and soared high into the sky.

“Gyaaaah!”

The dolphin-like screams of someone mourning this echoed throughout the MXM Entertainment building.

*

A secret garden where music fairies live.

The sanctuary, which recently opened to outside visitors for the first time, announced its second opening today.

The place was packed with visitors who heard rumors about the fairies’ beauty.

MXM Entertainment’s ambitious first girl group launch project.

A large number of audience members flocked to support the live final broadcast of ‘My Favorite Girls’.

Fans filled the auditorium.

In their hands, each of them is holding a placard with the name of the girl they are cheering for.

“Iharu and Jinha-neul are definitely the same, right?”

“If you include Eunhye Min as the main vocalist, then the three are confirmed.”

“So is it a fight for 4th and 5th place?”

“I don’t know yet. There have been many cases where people let their guard down and took pictures of their favorite cars, only to lose their favorites.”

So, we were raising our voices in anticipation as we predicted who the five fairies who would be born from today would be.

Bam-

Suddenly, the set went pitch black.

‘What’s going on all of a sudden?’

‘What are you trying to start?’

For a moment, all that could be heard was a rumbling sound in the pitch-black darkness.

♪~ ♬~

Soon, a large back screen began to light up along with soft BGM.

What appeared, brightly illuminating the darkness, was a screen showing interviews with the eight surviving girls.

Haru Lee, who took on the role of opening runner, opened his mouth.

– Becoming an idol has been my dream since I was little.

And then, in turn, the faces of the remaining girls, their practice sessions, and stage scenes are shown in a cross-section, and each of the eight members expresses their determination toward debut.

– I think I grew a step through ‘My Favorite Girls’

– Of course, there were times when I wanted to give up.

– I think I learned how to enjoy the stage.

– Since we’ve come this far

– I definitely intend to seize this opportunity.

– I will definitely debut.

And lastly,

– I will be your favorite

The last girl, who stared straight into the camera and conveyed her firm determination, was the fresh-faced and beautiful Jin Ha-neul.

With this, the set lighting returned.

Then someone pointed to the stage and shouted.

“Hey, look over there!!!”

“What the heck! They’re ‘minimums’!!!”

During the brief interval in which the interview video was broadcast, eight girls lined up on stage.

At the same time, as is the case in the final broadcast of any survival program, tense music began to play.

And in that heightened atmosphere,

“hello.”

MC Ye Seon-ha appeared wearing a stylish dress.

“Whaaaaaaaaaa!”

Cheers erupt from the audience at the appearance of Ye-seon-ha.

Ye-seon Ha opened her mouth with a relaxed smile at the enthusiastic cheers.

“The highly anticipated final round of ‘My Favorite Girls’, the first global girl group from MXM Entertainment. Who will be the final 5 members to achieve their dream of debuting···.”

Ye-seon-ha pauses for a moment, looking around the room.

yet,

“The final live broadcast starts now!”

The long journey has finally come to an end.