Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail – Chapter 105

Chapter 105

Steel Blue Fan Meeting Review

I applied for a fan meeting for each member from Steel Blue’s coloring book event and won.

My favorite is Yoon Cheong Fox.

At first, I was puzzled because it wasn’t a restaurant but a studio??

But then I found out that Cheong Fox was going to cook herself.

She said she wanted to make healthy food for her fans.

She complained that the restaurants tagged by her fans were all unhealthyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

She nagged us a lot, telling us to eat healthilyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I felt like she was my mom…….

Ah… she really is a fox.

Ah, I’m so jealous.

Ah, I’m insanely jealous, so what did she cook?

└ Lotus leaf wrapㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I can’t say much because it’s a spoiler, but she prepared some temple food dishes.

└└ Temple foodㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Cheong Fox…

Spoiler) Bo-ra Sashimi Fan Meeting**

It seemed like they gathered about 10 fans per member from the reality show.

I’ve been a fan of Bo-ra for 10 years, since her child actor days.

She went to a restaurant I tagged and recommended on my timeline.

I usually don’t like salads, but since Bo-ra said she likes them, I went around trying out salad places.

I already felt like a successful fan here.

Bo-ra recognized me.

At first, I thought it was just lip service, but she knew all the restaurants I recommended, and I was shocked.

Bo-ra: Why don’t you believe me, unnie?

Bo-ra: I always see you…

I almost ascended to heaven there.

She said she liked the salad place I tagged, so she always kept an eye on it and packed food from there whenever she had time.

She said she saw everything and thanked me.

Ryu Bo-ra’s fan love is legendary….

Ah, I really love Ryu Bo-ra.

Haters might say she’s insincere with fans, but true fans know how much she loves us.

**Coral Bird Fan Meeting Review!!**

Ahㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

It was Juhong’s idea for the fan meeting.

Ah, I really love Yeon Juhong, she tears my heart apart.

We all went to eat tteokbokki togetherㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

For dessert, we went to the convenience store with Juhong.

Juhong showed us her own convenience store combinationsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

She’s really like a baby.

She said she collected all the stickers from the convenience store bread, so we didn’t need to give her any giftsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ She said she would give us gifts and told us to wait.

Child…. Child…

Please tell us what Juhong’s convenience store combination is, teacher.

└ Watch the broadcast for that><

Thus.

Stories about Steel Blue never ceased on social media and communities.

Each member put their all into thinking about their fans.

Because the quality of their albums and performances was good, it was even more so.

Variety shows and performances featuring Steel Blue were all captured and trending in real-time popular posts.

It was rare to have a group where all the members were this popular.

Initially, it was a tense atmosphere where individual fans were forcibly gathered, but as they showed their relationships through their own content and reality shows, the atmosphere gradually shifted to a unified fanbase.

However, popularity always comes with noise.

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Ah, but this plan made me feel so left out…….. Not only those who went are fans.

A fan meeting with about 10 fans per member… seriously….. The kids have so many fans, what’s the point of only 50 people?

We’re all fans and we all have the same feelings, but hearing that only some fans got to eat with them and chat up close makes me feel really self-deprecating.

I spent so much money to raise the initial sales…ㅋㅋㅋㅋ What did I spend the money for… If I had missed out on a large-scale fan meeting, I could have at least blamed my bad luck, but this… it’s not something I can go to just because I want to.

Ah, I can’t go on my timeline anymore todayㅋㅋㅋㅋ I feel so empty.

They didn’t even disclose the criteria for the draw and just said it was random. Who knows if the production staff’s acquaintances were put in?

Ha…. the production team made another plan that makes fans feel left out, they either have no sense or don’t monitor at allㅋㅋㅋ

Please stop making plans that leave fans out, we’re all fans.

The reaction to the content of the current reality show, <Dining with the Members> fan meeting, was polarizing.

Some fans thought the members were cute.

However, a significant number of fans were very dissatisfied with this plan.

The so-called, <Exclusion Plan>.

Most fans couldn’t hide their frustration about only a few getting to see the members directly.

And this frustration was directed at Yeon Juhong, who planned this fan meeting.

If it was the pink-haired one who planned it, she should do it aloneㅋㅋㅋ Do other fans have to feel miserable too? Only her fans should feel miserable^^

Who doesn’t know it was a good intention? I know too, but can’t I say I hope they don’t plan this kind of thing next time?

Is it because she’s young that her thoughts are short? Then shouldn’t others or the production staff cut it off…

Ha, anyway, I hope they see this reaction and don’t do it again.

The negative reaction towards Yeon Juhong didn’t end there.

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Ha, please practice your live performances a bit more before coming out. I feel anxious every time I watch the stage because of you.

Even if they cover it with AR for now, what if the group wins first place and has to do an encore stage???? What about when they start doing events in earnest????

I can already see it, getting heavily criticized for her live encore stageㅋㅋㅋㅋ

How can you be worse than a rapper and a former child actor? (No subject)

Directly.

It was Yeon Juhong’s live singing skills.

To be honest, Yeon Juhong wasn’t that bad at live singing.

On average, among idols, she was still above average.

But the problem was that she was in <Steel Blue>.

A group where every member was at least the lead vocal level of other groups.

Even the rapper Kim Geum was like that.

With members like that, it was inevitable for Yeon Juhong to be compared.

Yoon Cheong’s ‘equal distribution’ principle ensured that everyone got a fair share of screen time.

“Good job, everyone!”

“We made it through the last music show of the week. It must have been really tough for you all this week. You worked hard.”

I patted the members who had performed on seven stages in a week.

It wasn’t just physically exhausting; it was their debut stage, so they must have been very nervous.

“Cheong-cheong, you worked hard too.”

“Good job.”

“Cheong, you worked hard.”

Everyone seemed relieved.

Except for one person.

“…Thank you all for your hard work!”

Yeon Juhong didn’t look pleased.

Of course.

She was already someone who got swayed by fans’ reactions.

She was also the one who searched SNS reactions the most among the five of us.

Even though she had a weak mentality, she kept looking at those comments….

At first, I even took away her phone.

She would always sob alone in the car while moving to schedules, so I couldn’t help but worry about her.

I had no comforting words for the negative reactions to the reality show’s exclusion plan.

It was indeed a result of inexperience.

I had somewhat expected the plan wouldn’t be well-received.

But since the fans were already gathered, we couldn’t cancel on the day.

So I tried asking PD Oh for help.

“What? You want me to say it wasn’t Yeon Juhong’s plan? Why?”

“In case there are negative reactions and Juhong gets hurt-”

“Hey, Yoon Cheong.”

“Yes?”

“Does that mean it’s okay for me to take the blame?”

“No, that’s not it. For the sake of protecting the kids-”

“I don’t care. Stop fussing over trivial matters. I’m already too busy to deal with this nonsense.”

Of course, it didn’t work.

But it only solidified my resolve to put PD Oh in his place soon.

Adding to that, there was the live performance controversy.

It would be understandable if her skills were severely lacking, and I would just tell her to practice more.

Yeon Juhong had practiced hard for this song’s live performance, and it wasn’t bad.

The clips circulating online were mainly from other tracks, not the title song.

Her skills weren’t that bad; she was just… average for now.

But she was criticized harshly.

“Do we have any more schedules today?!”

In the car back to the dorm.

“Nope. Go home and rest up.”

At the manager’s words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Honestly, I was about to collapse too.

“We don’t have practice today either, right? Unnie, please.”

Kim Geum clasped her hands and looked at me.

Her cutely tied dumpling hairstyle after the performance was quite funny.

“Yeah. Let’s rest. You all worked really hard.”

“Awesome, I’m so happy.”

“…Phew. Thank goodness.”

“Seriously, thank goodness. I almost fell asleep while dancing.”

In the lively van, celebrating our rare break, there was one person who remained unusually quiet.

The person who would normally be the happiest was silent.

It was Yeon Juhong.

Seeing her so quiet was unsettling.

She was always chattering so much that her nickname was “Sparrow.”

I turned around and peeked at Yeon Juhong’s phone,

“Yeon Juhong’s precarious live performance today” was the headline I saw.

As expected, she was reading comments criticizing her.

“An idol who got in through additional recruitment and doesn’t even practice her live singing”

I didn’t need to read further to guess the content.

Whoever wrote that should really…

“Juhong-ah.”

“Yes?”

I couldn’t just let this slide.

“Do you want to practice with me for a bit before going back?”

“What?!”

Yeon Juhong, snapping out of her thoughts, looked horrified.

“Let’s practice for about an hour. I won’t make you do it alone. I’ll practice with you.”

Her pupils trembled as if an earthquake had hit them.

Why do you keep reading those malicious comments when your leader tells you not to, you sparrow.

***

…But to be honest, I wasn’t planning to make her practice.

I subtly told the manager about my plan and got his approval.

Then I sent the other members to the dorm and brought Yeon Juhong to the Han River Park.

It wasn’t an easy task.

We had just debuted, but we already had to deal with sasaeng fans, and it was a hassle to shake them off.

But our manager, with over ten years of experience managing Lee Sol, managed it successfully.

“Wh-why are we here?!”

She had followed with a long face, thinking we were going to practice, and seemed surprised to find ourselves at the Han River Park.

“Put on a hat. Someone might recognize you.”

I was glad I left sneakers in the car just in case.

When I got out of the car, I also grabbed Yeon Juhong’s sneakers.

“Do you know how to ride a bike?”