episode_0046

After returning to the room, I took a quick shower and immediately lay down on the bed.

I immediately closed my eyes due to soft eyelids… .

‘ah… … .’

Maybe it’s because I had a lot of work today, but I couldn’t sleep.

Is Lee Hye-jeong doing well? Worries like what will happen to her health in the future come to mind first… , and then… .

‘I’m angry.’

I began to feel resentful that I would lose the center tomorrow.

I thought it was okay before, but as I lay in bed at night like this, my emotions seem to have become more intense.

‘center… , I want to do it.’

However, if you say that you will open the center tomorrow without any alternative, it is just a simple pretense.

Sigh-.

I turned on the tablet PC I brought from the practice room earlier to do something.

And first of all, I watched the choreography video without any hesitation.

Now, perhaps because it has been repeated dozens or hundreds of times, the body automatically reacts just by looking at it.

The main vocalist, Lee Hye-jeong, took on most of the difficult parts of singing, so it wasn’t difficult for me.

The problem, of course, is my cold expression that I can’t help but… .

“Ha… .”

After that, I watched the dance video about 5 more times, but I didn’t feel anything in particular, so I turned the video off.

instead… .

‘hmm? There was a music video too?’

The original music video for idol Tailrose’s was also saved nearby, so I played it.

♪♬♩-!

As the now all-too-familiar melody plays, the Tailrose members appear.

They were wearing school uniforms.

-Where are you to receive this pounding heart?

-My first love-!

As expected, the members always have bright and pure smiles on their faces, fitting the concept. … Those were the smiles I could never smile.

“Ha… .”

Seeing the Tailrose members in the music video makes me feel even more confused.

Meanwhile, the music video ended… , I had nothing else to do anyway, so I played the video again.

and… .

“Ah… , this goes on like this.”

I learned one thing.

The music video also has an ambiguous but clear story line.

The story of the music video can be roughly summarized as follows.

A simple, gloomy high school girl who doesn’t know how to decorate herself, so she’s always alone.

She has no friends and always reads books, and dreams of her own love by reading romance novels.

And the next day, a male teacher was sent to her class.

When the high school girl realizes that her heart is pounding after seeing him, she sheds her gloomy appearance and transforms into a beautiful girl who surprises those around her.

Lastly, the music video ends with the male teacher confessing his feelings.

“Following the story line, I feel like I can see things in more detail.”

I watched the music video some more, wondering if something might come out if I kept watching it.

When I watched the music video for the 20th time, I felt like I was the girl in the video.

That moment when I became one with the music video… .

‘… … uh?’

I was able to notice.

In the music video, where the members of Tailrose were always smiling brightly, there was a moment when they were not smiling.

“If you do this well… .”

… Maybe it’s worth a try?

However, there was a problem.

“Seo Yu-jin I wonder if that desired thing will listen to me… .”

I was already having trouble with her before I returned to the room.

Seo Yu-jin, who I’ve seen so far, has been quite a bit shy, so when we meet tomorrow, she’ll be quite upset again.

“Oh, now that I think about it… .”

‘I’ll talk to Yujin on my own. So, just go back today, okay?’

Just before breaking up, Park Yoo-jung said that she would talk to Seo Yu-jin carefully.

“But… , what will that good girl, Yoo-jeong, say to Yu-jin…? .”

Park Yoo-jung is as kind and bitter as Lee Hye-jung.

There was no way that foolish Seo Yu-jin would listen to her speaking kindly.

“Ugh… , I guess I’ll just have to talk about it tomorrow.”

Anyway, I just found a way to secure the center position and further improve the quality of the stage.

I went to sleep thinking that I would do a good job persuading Seoleader, who was sure to be very upset, tomorrow morning.

**

My back hurt and the atmosphere was so scary that I felt like crying, but Seo Yu-jin wasn’t going to just sit there and suffer like this.

‘Go, how dare you hit me…’ !’

Strictly speaking, I didn’t hit him, I just pushed him into the wall and hit him, but anyway… !

Seo Yu-jin mustered up her courage and screamed at Park Yu-jeong, who was looking down at her.

“Ji, what are you doing now… !”

“… … .”

“I’m going to go out and tell you everything! My sister hit me and cursed at me just now! To Yerin and Hyejeong too… .”

chin.

Before Seo Yu-jin finished speaking, Park Yoo-jung placed her hand on her collarbone.

And then… .

“You haven’t come to your senses yet?”

Kuuuk-.

I crushed it with my thumb.

“Kyaaak-!! Sorry, sorry! This… ! Hmm-!”

Seo Yu-jin eventually burst into tears as she felt the vivid pain for the first time. Her fragile body had already turned red.

‘Oh, it hurts…’ ! so painful… !’

Naturally, Seo Yu-jin, who had never been hit in her life, was not immune to pain.

While she was losing her senses, Park Yoo-jung stroked Seo Yu-jin’s cheek and said,

“Okay, Eugene. Please tell your sisters or the production crew that they hit me in the bathroom. But will people believe that?”

“… … !”

Certainly, there are no cameras here and no evidence whatsoever that Park Yoo-jung hit Seo Yu-jin.

No one would believe her if she, who has a good image to the outside world, said she hit her.

Seo Yu-jin, realizing Park Yoo-jung’s meticulousness, shed tears and trembled a little.

Seeing Seo Yu-jin like that, Park Yoo-jung smiled and continued.

“There is only one thing I wish for. Our team. They are all older than you and want to become idols just as much as you. therefore… , be polite to us.”

“… … .”

“Tomorrow morning, I will apologize to Yerin and the other sisters for not being rude to them. Got it?”

Nod.

“Eujin, if someone asks you a question in words, you should answer in words.”

“Yes, yes… ! I will do that in the future… !”

“Yes, our Eugene is nice.”

Swoosh-, swoosh.

Park Yoo-jung stroked Seo Yu-jin’s head with an expression as if she was amazed.

but… .

Sigh.

“Kyaaak, kyaak-!!”

Immediately afterwards, he grabbed a handful of her hair and whispered into her ear.

“Try to be rude one more time. Then I’ll just give up on my debut and be bored with you. I will make it so that you can never even dream of becoming an idol for the rest of your life. Got it?”

“… Yes, yes. I’m sorry… ! Sigh… , ugh… .”

In the end, I couldn’t hold it back and tears streamed down my face again.

Swish.

After seeing that, Park Yoo-jung released Seo Yu-jin’s hair that she was holding and helped her up from her seat.

“I wipe my tears before leaving. If I ever see you crying on TV, I will kill you.”

“Ah, I understand… . Ugh… .”

At Park Yoo-jung’s words, Seo Yu-jin wiped away her tears countless times to stop crying.

But her tears did not dry easily.

Seeing that, Park Yoo-jung clicked her tongue and went out the door first.

“It won’t work. I go first. Remember what I said today and finish well before leaving.”

And Park Yoo-jung, who crossed the bathroom threshold and returned to the camera area… .

“Then, Eugene! I’ll go back first! And I’ll try my best tomorrow too, okay?”

“… … .”

Her face was back to its usual bright face.

“My, tomorrow… Wow… , See you tomorrow, sister… .”

Seo Yu-jin cried more because she was scared of that sight.

After that, even after returning to her room, she shed tears endlessly as she thought of Park Yoo-jung.

It was a day that Seo Yu-jin could never forget in her 17-year life.

**

Our team, unable to come to a conclusion yesterday due to a center issue, woke up earlier than the official wake-up time and had a meeting in the practice room.

Hyejeong Lee had not yet returned from the hospital.

Still, Han Si-woo said that Lee Hye-jeong can come back today, so I have no choice but to wait.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Hyejeong Lee in the hospital, a mid-term evaluation that met with criticism contrary to expectations, and the lack of sleep and early wake-up time left the team members with nothing to say.

It was a time when the already bad atmosphere was getting colder.

“I… , Yerin unnie.”

There was someone who broke this silence and opened up a conversation.

She is… .

“… why? Eugene.”

It was Seo Yu-jin.

She bowed her head and hesitated, then… .

“Yesterday… , I’m sorry for being harsh… .”

“… … !”

“… … !”

“… … !”

… apologized to me

My eyes widened at something so unexpected.

The other team members also opened their mouths in disbelief when they saw her.

That’s right, Seo Yu-jin, who is an expert, apologizes… ?

The surprise didn’t end there.

“I… , I will apologize to the other sisters as well. In the meantime, you have been rude… , I’m sorry.”

She apologized not only to me but also to other lower level team members.

“Oh, no. Haha.”

“It’s okay, Eugene.”

Although the team members were dumbfounded, they accepted Seo Yu-jin’s apology. To those women, Seo Yu-jin bowed her head once more.

The area around her eyes seemed a little swollen for some reason.

‘Did you really cry…? ?’

As if I cried last night.

‘… What happened yesterday when I went back?’

It was clear that Park Yoo-jung was talking to Seo Yu-jin.

Did Park Yoo-jung say something harsh to Seo Yu-jin at that time? ?

I thought about that possibility for a moment… .

‘… Ah, probably not. A good Yoo-jeong couldn’t do that.’

I immediately shook my head.

If so, then… ?

‘hey.’

‘You say it again. ‘What did you just say?’

Because I frowned and said something before we parted ways yesterday… ?

… It was worth it.

Even if I frown just a little bit, my face becomes really scary.

I think Seo Yu-jin was very surprised because of that. Seeing him bend his character like that and even apologize.

‘Anyway, this is…’ ‘Isn’t this a good opportunity?’

In fact, I thought Seo Yu-jin was the biggest obstacle to the proposal I would make from now on.

But seeing him so downcast… , I think we can talk comfortably.

“Hey… , I thought about something yesterday… .”

I continued this mood and spoke slowly.

“We… , how about trying some arrangement?”

“Arrangement?”

When the story of arrangement came up again, the team members tilted their heads.

Seo Yu-jin raised her hand and spoke hesitantly.

“I… , I’m not really talking about something else… , it was decided yesterday not to do the arrangement. Because it harms the original song concept… .”

“I came up with an idea for an arrangement that would keep the concept of the original song.”

“… What is that?”

“Go straight to the main nerd.”

“… Are you a nerd?”

The team members responded to my words as if they were asking what I meant.

At this, I grinned… .

“Now, everyone, come and look at this.”

… I took out the tablet PC I brought with me yesterday.