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Aside from secretly crying in the practice room, Lee Hye-jung was truly a professional when it came to broadcasting.

“Are you sure it’s okay? Even if I go in like this… .”

“Yes, it’s really okay now, Yerin.”

After crying for a while, there were barely any traces of tears on her face.

There was a bright smile on his face, and the puffy eyes had subsided again.

Hyejeong Lee said that rubbing her eyes with cold water in the bathroom was effective as it was said to be a tip for soothing puffy eye areas.

On the other hand, I also had that thought.

How much have you had to cry to know such a tip? .

“Phew… .”

Before entering the set, I took a deep breath and Hyejung Lee came up to me with a small smile… .

Wow.

He put the pod in my hand and squeezed it tightly.

“… Sister.”

“Thank you, Yerin. It’s thanks to you.”

rattle.

Her hand holding mine was still trembling, but her eyes looking at me did not lose their light.

“Let’s do well in the future.”

“… Yes.”

So we stepped back onto the set of Naaah, holding each other’s hands tightly.

**

“Ah~ Where have you been, Hyejeong!”

When Lee Hye-jeong and I entered the set again, one of the production crew members scolded Lee Hye-jeong.

This morning, he was the writer who told us that Lee Hye-jeong had been downgraded to B grade.

It was a heated situation, but Lee Hye-jeong smiled brightly and bowed her head to the writer without showing any such emotions.

“Sorry, author. I was in the bathroom… , lol… .”

“Now that’s done, go up. Miss Yerin too.”

“Yes!”

That was when Lee Hye-jung answered cheerfully and was about to go up to the stage.

“Oh, Hyejeong!”

There was someone calling Hyejeong Lee.

He is… .

“… PD Shin.”

“Come here! Because I have something to say for a moment!”

The person who sent Lee Hye-jeong down to B was Shin PD, the main PD of Naaah.

He found Lee Hye-jeong going up on stage, called her to him, and opened her mouth.

“You heard from the writer this morning, right? Going down to B.”

“… Yes, haha.”

“Ayu, I’m sorry. Looking at the overall picture, it would be nice if there were just 4 people in the center. So, when I asked the trainers, they said Hyejeong was closest to B. So I had no choice… , haha.”

Shin PD even made excuses by selling out the trainers.

There was no guilt on his face as he said that, just a pure smile.

However, Hyejeong Lee smiled as if she knew nothing even after seeing PD Shin’s face.

“It’s unfortunate, but… , Haha, I can’t help it. This decision was made by the PD with the broadcast in mind. Could you please give me a larger portion instead?”

“Hahaha! Cancer, of course! As expected, Hyejeong has a deep understanding of broadcasting because she has an audition background! I’ll take good care of you, so don’t worry!”

“Yes! Hehe, I believe it. PD!”

So Hyejeong Lee calmly finished talking with PD Shin and headed back to the stage.

I followed Hye-jeong Lee up on stage, but PD Shin called me over this time.

“Ah, Miss Yerin. For a moment.”

chin.

She stopped me by my wrist as I was about to go on stage and spoke in a serious and subdued tone, unlike when I spoke with Lee Hye-jeong earlier.

“Our production team has high expectations for Yerin’s performance.”

“… … .”

“Let’s do well in the future.”

… Why is Hyejeong Lee called Hyejeong and I am Miss Yerin?

I was annoyed because I felt like I knew the difference.

However, since I was not a professional like Hyejeong Lee, it was impossible for me to smile in this situation.

To this, he answered with his usual expressionless expression.

“… Yes, of course.”

“I will believe it. Well then… .”

After hearing my answer, PD Shin bowed his head to me and then returned to his seat.

I looked at the back of the new PD and followed Lee Hye-jeong back to my seat on the stage.

I am in the very center and highest A grade position. Hyejeong Lee was in the B grade below her.

There was only a few steps difference in height, but somehow I felt that there was a huge gap between her and me.

and… , I hated myself for feeling that.

“Okay, then let’s start rehearsing the group theme song!”

With my heart completely turned black, the group theme song filming began.

**

Filming the group theme song was not an easy task, to say the least.

First, 100 participants dance together in rehearsal before filming.

Try guessing here several times and if there are no problems, move on to the next step.

Next is makeup.

When the rehearsal was over, three of the stylists who were waiting, especially those who were A grade, came up to me and did my makeup and touched my hair.

“Now! That’s it! Take a look in the mirror. how is it? It went beautifully, right?”

An hour later, my face, with the makeup done, looked beautiful to anyone, but it was an experience I never want to have again.

This full makeup thing was much more troublesome and annoying than I thought.

After all the coordination was completed, I had to resist the urge to rub my face and begin the actual filming.

From here on it was truly a time of weeping.

“Hey! You are the 5th one in C grade! You’re wrong!”

“Sin, sorry-!”

“A Mr… , I’ll go again.”

A group theme song danced by 100 participants at once.

If someone made a mistake or mistake here, we had to film again from the beginning.

In order to capture the earnestness of the participants in the video, it must be filmed in one take.

In particular, our A grade class had a particularly difficult time.

Our A class not only had to do the entire introductory part, but also had to do a difficult dance break in the middle.

“Heo Eok… , omg… .”

Seo Yu-jin, who was weak in physical strength and dancing, quickly got tired, and towards the end, me and Na-han, and even Yu Seol, who were strong in dancing, were out of breath.

Even though I was confident that I had experienced all kinds of hardships, I almost lost my mind at that moment.

It feels like finishing my night job at a convenience store and immediately starting loading and unloading parcels.

After we have gone through such a long, long period of suffering… .

“Cut! Done! This concludes the filming!”

… I was able to get a cut sign.

“Aaaagh-!”

As soon as they received the production crew’s cut sign, the performers collapsed into their seats.

Perhaps because it was the highest A level seat, I could clearly see the participants with lower levels than me.

“Sister, you worked hard~”

“Yes… , you worked hard too… !”

The lower-level participants were building friendships with the participants around them, praising each other’s hard work.

“Hehe, thank you all for your hard work.”

Among them was Park Yu-jeong.

She was greeting other Class B participants around her with her unique friendliness.

I turned my head to see what Hyejeong Lee was doing.

“… … .”

She was staring blankly into space, perhaps from the exhaustion of a long shoot or the shock of being demoted to B grade.

I wanted to approach her like that, but… , Our seats were so far away that we gave up.

Instead, I turned my head with the intention of making friends with other A graders.

but… .

“Hmph… !”

As soon as I turned my head, Seo Yu-jin, who made eye contact, gasped but snorted and avoided my gaze.

Nahanna, another A grader… .

“Cool… .”

‘Is he really sleeping…? ?’

He was lying down on the floor and snoring.

Now that I think about it, he was a kid who would sleep wherever he had time. By his own explanation, he sleeps a lot.

But I had no idea that as soon as filming was over, I would collapse and fall asleep like that.

It’s not like I was hit with a tranquilizer gun… .

Anyway, I failed to become friendly with Nahanna.

The last one… .

Sigh.

“… … .”

I was about to turn my head toward Yu Seol for the last time, but ended up turning.

yet… , because she was building a cold wall against me.

It didn’t seem like it would be easy to become friends with the four A graders.

Maybe until the day Naaah ends.

Sreuk-.

So, I just sat there, hugging my knees, and thought to myself, “Please send me home quickly.”

And as if this thought had reached us, PD Shin, the main PD, appeared in front of us and shouted.

“Now, everyone! The time is now 10:22 PM! This concludes the first week of filming for Naaah! Applause-!”

… Clap, clap, clap.

The participants responded with weak applause to Shin PD’s applause.

After seeing that, PD Shin laughed and continued speaking.

“Today’s filming will be broadcast in two episodes: next week and next week. We’ll see you again next Saturday! Well then, thank you all for your hard work-!”

That’s how the first week of filming for My Idol Academia ended.

now… , it was time to go home for a while.

**

“Wow… , I started in the morning, but it’s already night… .”

“That’s right.”

After the first week of filming was over, the participants gathered their belongings from their accommodations and left the set.

It was already dark outside.

After I packed my bags and was trying to find a bus to get home, someone called me.

“Sister-!”

“Yoojeong.”

It was Park Yoo-jung, whom I had been close with since day one.

She came up to me and greeted me with a bright smile, as if she wasn’t tired.

“Sister, you worked hard for a week!”

“Yes, you had a hard time too.”

“This is our relationship, so why don’t we exchange numbers?”

Park Yoo-jung said that and handed me the phone.

Squeeze.

Since I wanted to become friends with her, I gave her her number without saying anything.

“In addition to exchanging our numbers, we also sell back. Please tell me your ID.”

“… Sell right? ah… , I didn’t say goodbye.”

“Yes? Wow, awesome. Then you don’t use any other social media at all?”

“I did some face books… .”

Upon hearing those words, Park Yoo-jung opened her mouth as if she was genuinely surprised, and then burst into laughter.

“When I see you sometimes, you really look like an uncle.”

“Mister… .”

“Still… .”

Sreuk-.

Park Yu-jeong then held my hand once and said.

“I like that kind of sister. I was thankful for the past week. And please continue to look after me!”

“… Yes.”

With those words, Park Yoo-jung smiled at me once more and left.

“Then let’s go! See you next time!”

“Oh, goodbye to you too.”

After sending Park Yu-jeong away and looking at her number, something suddenly occurred to me and I went to see Lee Hye-jeong.

“Sister.”

“Huh? uh… , Yerin.”

It was easy to find her standing there with a blank expression.

I approached her, thanked her for her hard work, and handed her the phone.

“Let’s exchange numbers. If anything happens, please contact me.”

“… … .”

Hyejeong Lee took a look at the phone I gave her, then took a picture of the number… .

Come on.

hugged me

“… Thank you, Yerin.”

“… I haven’t done anything.”

“There was nothing… , thanks to you… .”

For some reason, Lee Hye-jeong’s voice, which seemed a little wet, could not continue until the end.

Instead, she hugged me tighter once more… .

“Anyway, thank you, Yerin. See you next time.”

“… Yes, sister.”

He waved at me and walked away.

After saying hello to Hyejeong Lee, I took my last step.

The destination of my steps is… .

“… Sister.”

“… … .”

It was a rumor.

Grumble-.

As soon as she saw me, she tried to leave with her suitcase… .

chuck.

I raised my hand and blocked it.

When I blocked the road, Yoo Seol asked with an annoyed look on her face.

“… What are you doing now… .”

“I want to apologize.”

I blocked out such slanderous remarks.

“What happened yesterday… , sorry. I didn’t say that to hurt you.”

“That’s it, no need… .”

“And I plan to officially declare war.”

“… What?”

Maybe I won’t be able to get closer to Yu Seol for the rest of my life.

Still, I couldn’t help but notice her.

“How desperate everyone here is… , I realized how much I was doing my best.”

Because she was the first person I felt like I wanted to overcome.

“So, I will do my best from next time.”

“… … .”

“I will do my best and do my best to beat you next time.”

I realized how earnest Yu Seol was and with what kind of heart he was approaching Naaah.

So me too… , Next time, I will do my best to beat her with my skills.

“As my sister’s competitor.”

“… … .”

Yu Seol looked at me with a bit of surprise as I came out quite boldly… .

“Do it yourself.”

It passed me by with a cold answer.

Drurruk-, Drurrur-.

She dragged the suitcase with a cool look that was as cold as her reply.

“Yu Seol trainee.”

At the end of the road she was walking on, there was a car waiting for her.

It was probably a vehicle sent by the agency.

She put the suitcase in the trunk like she was used to and got into the car.

Buuung-.

She left, having brought about the biggest wave of emotions in me over the past week.

“Ha… .”

After I finished saying hello to Yu Seol, my body relaxed as if it had relaxed.

Finally, this long, long week is over.

I haven’t been able to sleep properly during this time… , many things happened.

I thought that if I lay down in bed like this, I could really sleep forever.

‘bus… , I need to find out… .’

I have to go home quickly so I can rest… , My body didn’t move as I couldn’t even take out my smartphone.

But that was then.

Sigh-.

“… Huh?”

Suddenly, there was a noise from behind and someone snatched my backpack.

I was embarrassed by this and looked back… .

“Yerin.”

“… … .”

“I came to pick you up.”

“… Boss.”

Only Hyung Kang of Brother Planning, who was once a creditor and is now my boss, was standing there.

As always, he was wearing a black suit like the Grim Reaper. He took one look at me as I collapsed from exhaustion… .

“You had a hard time.”

I just said that indifferently.

Then he put my backpack on his shoulder and helped me up with a gentle hand.

“Let’s go home.”

His indifferent but kind words and attitude… .

“… Yes, boss.”

I somehow felt like crying.