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Through the phone Lee Ji-woo gave me, I checked the Internet articles that poured in as soon as Naa ended.

[My Idol Academia Episode 1 in full! Large agencies such as JJ and SAV are participating!]

[Han Si-woo returns to activities after a year! Why was that so bad?]

[Han Si-woo took on the role of entertainment MC for the first time in 14 years since his debut.]

Among them, this was what caught my eye the most.

[Female idol audition survival program was a huge hit from episode 1!]

[Average viewership rating: 4.2%, instantaneous viewership rating: 7.3%, highest among all cable audition programs… .]

“… Awesome.”

Of course, because I lived a past life, I knew that I would become a hugely successful professional.

But the viewer ratings are already this high?

As I looked at the viewer ratings article with a blank expression, Lee Ji-woo scrolled down and picked up another article to show me.

“Yerin! Now is not the time to read such ratings articles. Look at what’s underneath!”

“The one below… ?”

I looked down at Lee Ji-woo’s words and looked at the article below… .

[Brother Planning trainee Ha Ye-rin brought a smile to Han Si-woo’s face for the first time!]

There was an article about me.

Even that wasn’t the end of the article that grabbed me.

[A genius trainee appears? In just one month… .]

[Stunning appearance, excellent dancing skills. Trainee Ha Ye-rin captures the hearts of viewers and Han Si-woo!]

[JJ trainee Yoo Seol and trainee Ha Ye-rin are in competition. About her… .]

[Brother Planning Where on earth is that place?]

Article about me… , reporters who poured out things indiscriminately like a factory.

Of course, because they didn’t have enough information about me… , there wasn’t that much meaningful information in the article… .

Just by looking at the number of articles in front of me, I could see how much exposure I had to the public and media.

“Yerin, this is not the end. I also looked into other communities… , Now, here.”

Sigh-.

What Lee Ji-woo showed this time was an article posted on an internet community.

[Subject: Wow, my heart almost stopped when I saw you getting better today.]

[I thought it was just an ordinary female idol audition program, but why are there so many pretty girls? Especially Ha Ye-rin. Wow, she really seems like she’s at the top even compared to active idols. Originally, I stopped doing things like idols after I was discharged, but for the first time in a long time, my heart trembled. I think he has good skills, but I really wish he debuted ㅇㅇ]

-I think I will debut without you worrying.

-Only debut? By the looks of it, Ha Ye-rin is already the winner.

└Oh, that’s not true. There is also a theory.

└Honestly, I think Yoo Seol is better at singing, right?

└Whether it is Yoo Seol or Ha Yerin will be decided after next week’s performance.

-Ha Ye-rin is really pretty.

-I want to vote for the first time.

-Ha Ye-rin, it’s also a rage on the Yeocho site.

└Girls usually like styles like Ha Ye-rin, right?

“… … .”

“There are not just one articles like this, but dozens or hundreds of them. The number of comments is much higher than that.”

“… If so.”

Lee Ji-woo smiled and put his hand on my shoulder and said.

“Congratulations, you are now famous.”

Jeopuk-.

It has been 19 years since I was reborn as Ha Ye-rin.

I am outside the boundaries of ordinary people… , I finally took a step into the entertainment industry.

**

“CEO! There are many articles in the article that mention Yerin’s company, Brother Planning! Thanks to Yerin, we can now walk the flower path!”

“I see… .”

Ji-Woo Lee, who was always afraid of being called a gangster and is now the exclusive trainer of Brothers Planning, cheerfully smiled and shouted at Hyung-Man Kang.

“Our company needs to grow bigger now! Recruit more employees and recruit more trainees! and… !”

“Okay, calm down first… .”

In other words, it felt like only Kang Hyeong could not handle Lee Ji-woo’s energy.

Lee Ji-woo and Kang Hyeong-man.

The two people sincerely congratulated me on my first broadcast debut and began discussing the future of Brother Planning.

In the meantime, I left the monitoring room for a moment and went out to the terrace.

It was because I wanted to cool my hot head for a while and get some cold air.

Whiing-.

“Phew… .”

As expected, getting some fresh air cleared my head and calmed my heart.

but… .

rattle.

My hands were still shaking a little.

I want someone I don’t even know to see my face on a screen… , know my name… , cried out to me.

How on earth can I describe this feeling?

… scary. My pounding heart cannot calm down.

But at the same time… .

‘I want to do better.’

I want to show myself more to others… , I have a desire to be recognized more.

I’m scared of people seeing me, but it’s hard to calm down the pleasure.

‘Maybe I… ‘Did you originally have the constitution of a celebrity?’

Fuha.

It was at that time that I thought that and laughed a little to myself.

Squeak.

“… Yerin.”

“Teacher Suhyeon.”

The terrace door opened and someone came in.

It was Kang Soo-hyun.

“I’m going to catch a cold. It’s still cold. Why are you here?”

“That… , my heart can’t calm down for some reason.”

“Ah… .”

Kang Soo-hyun was startled by my words, but then nodded and stood next to me.

“Yes, I guess so.”

“Do you know this feeling too?”

“No, I don’t know. but… , I saw a lot of kids like you.”

In the eyes of Kang Soo-hyun who said that, it seemed as if scenes from the past were passing by.

Because she’s been at JJ, a large entertainment company, for a long time… , It seemed as if he was looking at me overlapping with his numerous students.

“Yerin, you will probably never forget this feeling today. The moment I first showed you to the public… .”

“Yes… .”

I quietly nodded at her words.

Just like she said… Because I had an intuition that I would never forget this moment today.

Kang Soo-hyun saw me nodding, smiled, and then asked.

“I’m going to start filming again tomorrow, right?”

“Yes, they said to come by 9 a.m. tomorrow.”

Starting tomorrow, the second week of filming will begin on that set again.

Starting from the second week, we divided teams into contests and announced the voting results… , in fact, can be seen as the beginning of the game.

“… … .”

After I finished speaking, Kang Soo-hyun hesitated for a while and then asked.

“Seol… , isn’t he such a friendly kid?”

“… … !”

I was taken aback for a moment because I didn’t know that Kang Soo-hyun would be the first to tell the story.

And soon… .

“Yes… .”

I nodded.

Because Yoo Seol definitely didn’t have a friendly personality.

On TV, he appeared cute and kind, but in reality, he often built walls and treated others coldly.

Kang Soo-hyun’s expression darkened again at my answer.

“… Perhaps Seol will continue to build walls and sometimes show a cold side.”

“… … .”

“… Still, I hope you don’t hate Seol too much. Seol too… , I wasn’t that kind of kid to begin with.”

Originally, Yu Seol was not that kind of person… . So what made her change?

Come on.

While I was thinking about this and that, Kang Soo-hyun folded my hands and spoke in a heavy voice.

“The future will probably be very difficult, Yerin. The entertainment industry… Because this floor is not as colorful and full of laughter as it seems.”

“Teacher… .”

“I am leaving because it is scary and difficult, but… , My last student, Yerin, I hope you smile until the last moment. I will always support you from behind.”

As Kang Soo-hyun said that, a small smile appeared on his lips.

This allowed me to know that what she had just said was true.

Soohyun Kang.

I learned a lot from her, my first vocal trainer, who was always expressionless but warm-hearted.

So, I will definitely keep what she told me.

“I will never lose my smile until the last moment.”

Although I am a hundred times more expressionless and cold than Kang Soo-hyun… , As she said, I will not lose my smile until the last moment.

“Yes, Yerin. That’s enough… , that’s it… .”

That was the time when Kang Soo-hyun and I held hands.

Druk-.

“Huh? Two people were here.”

The terrace door opened again, and Lee Ji-woo and Kang Hyeong-man came in.

Kang Hyeong-man asked me in a slightly worried voice.

“Yerin, don’t you have to go filming again tomorrow? If you want to wake up early in the morning, you have to sleep early. Get dressed, I’ll take you home.”

“Ah… , but boss. Could you please give me somewhere else to sleep today?”

“Hmm? Not sleeping at home?”

“That… .”

In response to Kang Hyung-man’s question, I showed him my cell phone, which had been ringing like crazy earlier.

“I feel like these two won’t leave me alone if I go home now.”

[37 missed calls from dad]

[31 missed calls from mom]

[Dad: Yerin, I really enjoyed the broadcast. I wish I could have seen it with my mom and dad. Where are you now? I want to see my daughter even now ㅠㅠ Yerin, you know that, right? Our Yerin is a precious treasure to her father and mother? When I think about how my dad used to raise Yerin on his back, my back still hurts… … (see more)]

[Mom: Yerin, didn’t you look so pretty on my daughter’s broadcast? I really don’t know whose daughter she is, but I’m so proud of her ㅠㅠ It reminds me of when my mom was young, and I’m so moved ㅠㅠ Did you know that people praise my daughter so much on the Internet that she’s pretty and dances? Even my mom can’t stand it and I’m bragging about it to her friends. Our Yerin is such a proud daughter, so she will be good to her mom and dad… … (see more)]

Kang Hyeong-man frowned and nodded as he saw the barrage of indiscriminate phone calls and messages from his father and mother.

“… Right now, I will prepare a place for you to sleep tonight.”

“Thank you.”

It’s a shame that I watched episode 1 of Naaah on Brothers Project, but if I had watched it at home, my mom and dad would have been so involved with me.

I’m sick of it just thinking about it.

So, instead of going home that day, I spent the night at a hotel that Kang Hyeong-man had booked for me.

**

The next morning.

Kang Hyeong-man picked me up and took me to the set of Naaah, as if it was a given now.

“I stopped by your house early in the morning to pick up my belongings, but I don’t know if I packed everything properly.”

“I checked in the car earlier and everything was there. Thank you.”

“… Yes.”

Kang Hyeong-man nodded and spoke with his characteristic expressionless expression.

“Remaining days. So, we’ll take care of everything outside, including your parents, so you just have to worry about doing well in Naaa, okay?”

“… yes. Thank you always, boss.”

“What am I doing? You do all the hard work.”

When I heard that, I was so dumbfounded that I let out a small laugh.

They pick me up by car every day, buy me food, hire a trainer, and even take care of my family, so how can I do nothing?

Thinking back, he was a truly grateful boss.

“Then I’ll be back, boss.”

“Okay.”

I bowed my head to Kang Hyeong-man and entered the set.

The first place we headed to was the accommodation.

For now, I was planning on unpacking my luggage into the room first.

That was when I put on my backpack and started walking towards my dorm.

“Sister-!”

“… Hmm?”

I turned my head when I heard a voice calling me… .

“Sister-!”

“… ”

Park Yoo-jung, with a bright smile, jumped towards me, wrapped her arms around my neck, and hugged me.

“I missed you, sister!”

“… Yeah, yeah. Yoojung, me too… .”

“Sister! Did you watch yesterday’s broadcast? How! It was even more amazing when I saw it on your sister’s broadcast, right? Viewers’ reactions too!”

Even though we met again after a long time, Yujeong was truly like a puppy.

As I patted Yujeong’s head, I saw other participants heading to their dorms nearby.

Together with Park Yoo-jung, I watched the contestants arrive at the set one by one.

“… Yerin.”

“Hmm… ? Sister?”

Among them, there was another voice calling me.

Of course, it was Lee Hye-jeong’s voice that one could not recognize.

So, I turned my head to follow the voice she heard behind me.

and… .

“… … Huh?”

“… … .”

“… Hyejeong unnie?”

When I turned my head towards Lee Hye-jeong, I had no choice but to stop in shock at the unexpected sight.