Became The Leader of a Girl Group Destined To Fail – Chapter 169

Chapter 169

Steel Blue didn’t stop at simply not following Inleven’s original concept.

The song, which had been bright and hopeful, now exuded a completely dark and tense beat.

Dressed in black leather jumpsuits.

With black masks barely covering their eyes.

It became increasingly clear what concept they were aiming for.

Call my name

One more time One more time

Call my name

(Steel blue)

Following Yeon Juhong, Ryu Bo-ra repeated the intro one more time.

Then all five members threw off their masks.

Even with just one shout

I’ll run to you

Even if I see the end

Then it was Seo Baek-young’s part.

The five of them stood in a line.

Seo Baek-young, who was at the forefront, pulled on her biker gloves.

When she made a motion like starting an engine,

Momentarily closing her eyes,

Yoon Cheong covered Seo Baek-young’s eyes with one hand while holding the mic.

Finger snap Finger snap

When you wake up from this sleep

This nightmare will be over

Hands emerged from behind Seo Baek-young, snapping their fingers.

Get on behind me

They began to run instead of Seo Baek-young.

This time, it seemed like Kim Geum was taking the wheel.

Hold me tight Hold me tight

Hold me tight

Fear is only temporary, I promise

As Kim Geum lifted her driver’s cap slightly and grinned,

The steering wheel spun sharply.

The formation that Steel Blue had created scattered.

Save U Save ME

On the thorny path

And then, Yoon Cheong burst into a high note.

Unlike the original, she changed the introduction of the chorus with her powerful voice and high pitch.

Love U Love ME

Full of sadness

Next, Ryu Bo-ra took over and grabbed the wheel.

With her powerful voice, even Hong the fan was surprised.

Of course, it made sense for Yoon Cheong as the main vocalist… but Ryu Bo-ra too?

Just as this thought crossed her mind,

Love and Save

Cutting through that moment,

Seo Baek-young joined in with a high note.

As the three vocal lines delivered clean and powerful high notes in succession,

Applause erupted spontaneously.

This end

Love Save

Finally, Yeon Juhong finished the first verse chorus.

Although the song had just begun,

Hong the fan had a gut feeling.

This was it.

We won.

No more objections will be accepted.

Steel Blue is good.

Everyone knew Yoon Cheong was good, but

What about the other members?

Did they all go into the mountains together for vocal training?

There’s a rumor that their trip to Hawaii was actually a vocal training retreat in the valley.

└This is the most convincing nonsense I’ve ever heard.

Sure, Seo Baek-young and Ryu Bo-ra are vocal members, so that’s understandable.

But what about Kim Geum…?

Why is she so good at singing too…?

But you’re… a rapper….

I questioned why Kim Geum was holding the mic during the second verse chorus, but she was amazing.

└Her voice tone is naturally thick, so it matched well.

Why isn’t Yeon Juhong being mentioned?

I was most surprised by Yeon Juhong today.

Honestly, I thought she was just a visual member, but she did well in the live performance today.

222 Yeon Juhong also nailed the chorus, she did really wellㅋㅋㅋ

Maybe not as much as the other members, but she did well, honestly.

Now, if anyone criticizes Yeon Juhong’s live performance, I’m linking this video.

Honestly, Steel Blue’s version of the song should replace the original on streaming services.

A hundred times better than the original, honestly;

I stood up and clapped during the chorus without even realizing it.

The rearrangement was excellent, who did it?

It was done by none other than Kim Geum, the top in K-Hip-Hop. Remember her name.

An arrangement that showcased the members’ vocal strengthsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└This is correct.

└└Kim Geum: Our members are this good at singing.

Me: I agree.

As the idols from Colors, the first act of <Three Kingdoms Era>, hit a home run,

Viewers’ expectations for the next stage began to rise.

With the thought that, being from the Big Three entertainment companies, they should at least be this good.

The Moment has all season to endure the pressure.

Burn Ash and Steel Blue were both praised for surpassing the original songs.

All evaluations claimed that Burn Ash and Steel Blue both surpassed the original song.

If other idols can’t produce this level of quality…(etc.)

However,

[MC: Next up is Moment.]

[MC: The true idols of this era, the top group leading the next generation. NextGen will perform WicStart’s <A Day>.]

[MC: The group that brings new energy to the idol world, Inleven, will perform X-Days’ < >.]

[MC: The girl group that brings out the trendiness day by day, X-Days, will perform Steel Blue’s <Blue>.]

[MC: The boy group that approaches sweeter than the weekend, WicStart, will perform Burn Ash’s <Ash>.]

The subsequent stages were a series of disappointments.

Why is this so boring?

Everyone is doing well, but it’s no fun.

That’s what I mean.

It’s just okay, not as impressive as I thought.

Their live performance is solid, but that’s it.

There’s no creativity.

At least Colors shows sincerity by bringing their own interpretations.

What are the other idols doing?

They’re just mimicking.

They even copied the outfits and sang the songs the same way… So why listen to cover songs instead of the originals?

They say it was organized in a hurry.

There’s no helping the lack of stage planning.

Colors >>>>>>>>>>> insurmountable wall >>>>>>>>>> All Season >>>>>>>>>> Moment.

That’s the vibe.

It’s a talent to only perform at this level despite having talents like Luka and Dahin.

If that’s the case, let Dahin goㅠ

Luka looked overwhelmed handling parts outside his vocal range.

Isn’t WBN an affiliate of All Season? There’s no sign of All Season’s financial power on their stage, who planned this?

This is why Colors took the lead in this Three Kingdoms era analysis.

They were hastily scheduled with no time to recompose the stage, yet only Colors managed to recompose well.

Reason: They’re from Steel Blue’s survival show, constantly doing these things.

Burn Ash’s self-content is entirely about self-producing and self-recomposing covers.

Colors suddenly won thanks to their company’s relentless pushing of the idols.

With no time to practice, the main vocals took most of the screen time, but only Colors managed to distribute it well.

They used to be criticized for their pizza slice distribution of parts.

But now, thanks to their strict part distribution policy, Colors unexpectedly won.

Summary: Colors won thanks to their company’s rigorous pushing.

Hong really raised the kids well.

So what if the result is Director Kim?

└He left now.

└└Director Sung is still there.

└└└Oh noㅠㅠ

It’s really funny and sad that they’re good at this because they’re from a survival show.

└Ah, so funny (not funny).

Colors’ big advantage is that they are growth-oriented.

At some point, all the members become main vocalist-level;

ㅇㄱㄹㅇ They truly grow in real time.

I was surprised watching Colors’ junior members todayㅋㅋㅋ

Colors’ idols had a unique characteristic.

Self-producing artists.

And it was the moment when that characteristic truly shone.

Self-producing was a double-edged sword.

It was difficult to match the experience and skills of professional producers.

However, the advantage of self-producing was very clear.

That was,

The ability to maximize their strengths and skills.

Why?

Because no one knows themselves better than they do.

Moreover, if the group producer has immense love and pride for their group?

And if the whole group unconditionally trusted and followed the producer?

So…

No matter what they were tasked with, they would do it unconditionally?

“Unnie. Are you serious about this part distribution?”

The moment Kim Geum and I handed out the part distribution sheets to the members,

Their faces turned pale.

“I’m serious.”

“Wa-wait a second… Why does the sheet music look like this?”

Even Seo Baek-young was startled as she looked at the melody line.

“How high are these notes supposed to go?”

“As high as you can.”

“Are you crazy?”

Ryu Bo-ra began glaring at Kim Geum, who had rearranged the song.

“How am I supposed to hit these notes?”

“Am I really supposed to sing this? Did you accidentally give me Cheong’s part?”

“Unnie, I really don’t think I can do this. I’ll suffocate trying to sing it.”

Everyone was just whining too much.

But I had faith in them.

After checking their abilities again for the first time in a while, I saw that the members had overall improved.

I had adjusted each member’s range appropriately, considering their growth.

They were just whining because it was their first time. Once they tried, they’d be surprised at what they could do.

The first time is always hard, but once you start, it all works out.

The three members didn’t understand my intentions and were panicking.

But it wasn’t over yet.

I also showed them the choreography draft I had received from the dance team.

“You expect us to sing this while dancing to this?”

“…Haha….”

“Did I do something wrong?!”

They knew it would be a tough battle.

But they hadn’t expected it to be this tough.

Still, we couldn’t back down.

I signaled Kim Geum with my eyes.

“We can do this.”

“No-!”

“I’m a rap member, and I’m singing too. You can’t say you can’t do it.”

“…”

“Your position is vocalist.”

“…”

The members seemed to be getting angry, but I tried to ignore it.

“No, everything else is fine. But these notes are beyond my range.”

Ryu Bo-ra looked at me very firmly.

“But you see.”

Kim Geum answered instead.

“Who decides that range?”

“…I’ve had this since birth, so my parents?”

Yeon Juhong answered blankly.

Her eyes were already lifeless.

Those were the eyes of someone who had given up.

“No, no. That’s not it.”

Kim Geum wiggled her finger.

“From now on, I decide.”

She then made the most evil expression in the world.

“Your maximum volume, range, tone, lung capacity. From now on, I decide all of it.”

“You lunatic.”

The cursing was starting.

I decided it was time to run, and as I stood up,

“Cheong, where are you going?”

“Uh… I mean….”

“You have to do this too.”

“I can already do it.”

“…”

Sorry, Seo Baek-young.

Actually, I tried all this myself and confirmed it was doable.

Despite various controversies,

The first episode of <Three Kingdoms Era> had a viewership rating of 6.8%.

An outstanding result for an idol program.

However,

[MC: Thank you for joining us for the first steps of the nationwide battle of the top three agencies’ idol groups in WBN’s <Three Kingdoms Era>. How did you enjoy it?]

[MC: Next week at this time, we will present joint stages by position.]

[MC: Putting fierce competition aside for a while, look forward to the new harmony the idols will bring!]

Compared to the first episode, this was minor.

Fans with long experience in idol fandom thought as soon as they heard the MC’s closing comments.

‘This…’

Harmony instead of fierce competition?

Feels like an even harsher competition will come out than in the first episode.

I can already see it… countless comparison posts….

‘We’re in trouble….’

They thought.