Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail – Chapter 119

Chapter 119

“Slope” was a song with a truly peculiar sound that resonated deeply.

It had the characteristic rhythm of tropical house but with a generally subdued melody.

It was a song with a melancholic shimmer, like a white snowy field.

Cha Yul’s interpretation was similar.

A vocal-centric pop-rock solo song with almost no choreography.

A song that relied more on its melody and unique lyrics than on the flamboyance of the stage itself.

In fact, Cha Yul was also a strong contender in the music scene.

However, the intro that was playing now felt different.

‘The beat… is faster and more grandiose?’

Prism Homma clenched her hands in tension.

Ever since the five members appeared on stage, she had been breaking into a cold sweat.

‘Crazy ski goggles, crazy.’

Wearing white fur hats and ski goggles, giving off a winter-themed vibe.

Among them, Kim Geum stood out even more with her large ski gloves.

Although it was a winter outfit, it didn’t feel too heavy, and it had an overall light and splendid atmosphere.

All of their outfits were based in white, with a lively yet sparkling feel.

They seemed inspired by ski suits but were decorated much more elaborately.

Rather than just being pretty, they gave off a cool vibe.

‘They matched the winter feel with the lyrics!’

Get on the lift

Snowfield beneath your feet

We are climbing up

The opening was by Yoon Cheong.

She wore blue translucent goggles and slowly lifted them in sync with the lyrics.

Ryu Bo-ra came out from behind, placing her hand on Yoon Cheong’s shoulder.

Up & Down Up & Down

Even though we know we’ll go down

We are climbing up

‘Crazy pair choreography!’

Originally, it was a song without choreography.

Instead, extremely intense choreographies were following one after another.

The group dance was so intense that it was hard to catch a breath.

But I wasn’t scared.

I’m not afraid

Don’t hold the stick

Hold my hand

We’re going to descend now

Seo Baek-young was crazy.

She was really crazy.

The always gentle eldest sister role, Seo Baek-young’s eyes were filled with venom.

Her face, which was already called ‘handsome and pretty,’ stood out even more.

Without realizing it, I found myself exclaiming, ‘Unnie…!’

Steel Blue’s members lined up in a row.

Run Down

You are endlessly on the slope

Go Down

You keep descending

But I’m not scared

We slope away from the slope

We slope away from the snow

The choreography continued with the members moving one by one like shadows.

Each member turned and moved forward as if running, followed by the next member.

At a glance, it really felt like they were skiing down a slope.

Ignore the stop sign

Someone keeps trying to stop you

If you’re scared to go down

Hold my hand

We can go up

Yeon Juhong’s lively part began.

It was fittingly the kind of lyrics that matched Yeon Juhong.

Yeon Juhong’s part drew attention so much that it made me think, ‘Was this part always this catchy?’

Her expression changed rapidly with every word of the lyrics.

It was a part that made you want to climb up with her, whether she looked cute, cool, pretty, or all at once.

Hmm up and down

Where do you want to go?

Tell me everything, Just let’s go

Worry no more, Let it go

Up & Down up and down

What does it matter?

On this slope, we’ll go again

Here we go!

Next was Kim Geum’s rap part.

A part solely created by Kim Geum that was not in the original song.

Kim Geum, making gestures with her ski-gloved hands going up and down, looked cute yet skilled.

Her sparkling eyes behind the goggles and her chewy rap skills.

Just when I was contemplating whether it was time to truly recognize Kim Geum as my favorite.

Run UP

We are on an endless slope

Go UP

Let’s keep climbing up together
However, I wasn’t scared.

We slope away from slope

We slope away from snow

The chorus repeated once more, but something was different.

The lyrics had changed from “Down” to “Up,” and the members’ choreography also transformed to exude a sense of leaping.

Additionally, with the addition of band sounds, it became more grandiose and emotionally uplifting.

With the steadily built-up sound, a smile was left on my face before I knew it.

The members’ expressions also became much brighter and lighter.

‘A crazy healing stage….’

***

The first successful “Slope” cover stage (subject: Steel Blue)

(Video)

More than anything, this was the first cover stage that Cha Yul personally found satisfactory.

[Yul: Isn’t it really good?]

[Yul: I even thought about trying this version at the concert.]

It seemed she particularly liked the arrangement of the song.

Changing the direction to a truly idol-like approach made it simply cute and not bad at all.

└2222 It was nice that they didn’t awkwardly try to act like artists.

└└33333 It was good to see that Cha Yul was an artist and Steel Blue were idols, clearly showing the difference.

You could tell they put a lot of effort into changing the lyrics and arrangement, and it was great. If all covers were like this, it would be good.

They seemed to have a good understanding of the song, which was nice.

The song itself was good, but the choreography was really well-designed and executed.

★

Is there an idol who doesn’t mess up “Slope”? Yes, that’s our girls. Please give us a lot of attention and love.

I can see why Yulgo-yeong liked it… In a previous interview, Yulgo-yeong said that this song was not actually about descending but about ascending, and this time Steel Blue showed that clearly.

Who said Steel Blue would mess it up? Come out, they’ve just created a legend.

***

Production Team: How was Steel Blue’s stage?

[Yul: As the original artist, it was a very satisfying stage.]

[Ryeo-yu: They were good even during the Menucal. This time, they were also excellent.]

[Lumi: Wow, they did well.]

[Lumi: But what was surprising was that the screen time was evenly distributed regardless of the member. It was surprising that the main vocal part was small.]

Production Team: Is the main vocal part significant in HiHiHo?

[Lumi: I think it’s a bit bigger than for Steel Blue juniors.]

[Lumi: Please look forward to it!]

Thus, HiHiHo’s stage began.

Oh, the anticipation.

I had never seen their stage before, so it made me more curious.

Starting with zero expectations for this complete unknown, it wasn’t bad.

Better than pepperoni

Better than bulgogi topping

Better than chicken

?

From the start, the pitch was shaky…

Is she the main vocal?

Everyone says we’re weird

They say our combination is wrong

Pia hahaha what’s with their live singing skills…

This isn’t even a live broadcast, so they must have post-edited it, and it’s still like this?;;

Something really must be wrong.

The stage follows the lyrics, lol. The stage is really weird… even the member combination looks off; Pia domwangchyeo.

Ha-ha-ha-Hawaiian pizza

On top of salty cheese

Sweet-sweet-sweetly placed

Like pineapple love

Don’t put it on and get out

My ears almost rotted.

Thus, HiHiHo’s contest stage was a complete disaster.

From the beginning, HiHiHo had little stage experience.

They only performed their own songs a few times on music shows, so this was their first official cover of other people’s songs.

Moreover, the stage was rearranged to be close to the original atmosphere, making it easy to compare with the original.

In short, it was a downgraded version of the original stage.

Lack of experience.

Lack of skill.

Lack of planning.

These three factors combined to create an inadequate stage.

HiHiHo is truly in the lowest tier.

It’s not that their popularity is low; it’s that their skills are in the lowest tier, lol.

Why is this Lumi girl the main vocal when her pitch is so unstable?

Pia is pretty, but… I can’t say much because I’m broke.

The other two members still don’t have recognizable faces or presence and have no parts.

It was a stage that left everyone speechless, lol.

Sugar Dream should sue them for ruining the original song.

There’s a reason they’re considered a failure group.

How did they even become top idols?

How did Lumi beat Yoon Cheong to become the main vocal?

By now, it’s a common theory that Yoon Cheong ran away because she didn’t want to be part of HiHiHo.

It’s not that HiHiHo abandoned Yoon Cheong; it’s that Yoon Cheong abandoned HiHiHo.

It’s the first time seeing a group where it’s clear who cut ties with whom, really.

***

Thus, the six teams’ stages all ended.

To be honest, more than the song, I thought I was going to die memorizing the group dance.

It was almost as difficult as our title track, “Blue.”

But we pulled it off perfectly.

I was confident.

This was truly amazing.

Even when looking at the members, their eyes were filled with life.

Although we couldn’t say it out loud because of the cameras, everyone must have known.

That we did pretty well today.

My impressions of the performances of the five teams, excluding us, were as follows:

Kim Ryeo-yu: A safe choice, a decent stage

HiHiHo: A complete disaster

MaxBurning: Much better than expected

Sugar Dream: A stage that showed their experience but was slightly boring

Cha Yul: As expected of Cha Yul

Especially HiHiHo was really… at a serious level.

Of course, this was something I had anticipated.

From the beginning, I didn’t really pay much attention to HiHiHo.

On the contrary, there was something else that caught my attention.

“First, we will announce the preliminary public vote rankings!”

The scoring method for the preliminary public vote was as follows.

Out of a total score of 100 points, the preliminary public vote score accounted for 50 points.

Thus, the first place in the public vote would receive 50 points, and the sixth place would receive 0 points.

Here were the results:

1st: Cha Yul (50 points)

2nd: Steel Blue (40 points)

3rd: Max Burning (30 points)

4th: Sugar Dream (20 points)

5th: Kim Ryeo-yu (10 points)

6th: HiHiHo (0 points)

Our preliminary vote score was 40 points.

It was by no means a low score.

However, the rival vote score was still pending.

“Now, we will announce the rankings and scores for the rival votes. You each voted for your rivals. Each team could choose exactly one ‘Best Team’ and exactly one ‘Worst Team.’”

If chosen as the Best Team: +10 points

If chosen as the Worst Team: -10 points

Like the preliminary public vote, the rival votes were also combined, and the team with the highest points received 50 points, with the points decreasing sequentially.

How many points we received out of the 50 rival vote points would determine our ranking.

This was what I was worried about.

Oh, was I worried about how many votes we received?

No.

1st: Steel Blue (50 points)

-Best Team votes: 4 votes

-Worst Team votes: 0 votes

I was worried about who we would vote for.