episode_0076

“Cut! This concludes the second team competition! Thank you to all participants for their hard work! See you next week!”

“Thank you for your hard work!”

With PD Shin’s cut sign indicating that all filming was over, I came out of the set with the other participants.

“Ah… , it’s already night.”

It was a shoot that started in the morning… , It was already late at night after everything was finished.

Even though it had been a while since the sun cleared, it was a little creepy, perhaps because it was late.

As I crossed my arms and turned on my phone to block the cold, someone called me from next to me.

“Yerin!”

“Ah… , sister.”

It was Lee Hye-jeong.

She ran towards me with a slightly brighter expression than usual.

“You worked hard this week, Yerin.”

“Yes, you worked hard too. I enjoyed the stage. You completely tore it up?”

“Ah, what… .”

What I said to Lee Hye-jeong just now were not empty words.

Team 5, which Hyejeong Lee belongs to, showed such an incredible performance that they were counted among the top three in today’s second team contest.

And at the center was Lee Hye-jeong, the main vocalist and leader.

Her refreshing high notes and ad-libs that were worthy of being considered professional were still lingering even after the contest was over.

Obviously, not only me, but also other participants, the production crew, and the audience would have had Lee Hye-jeong’s appearance today imprinted in their minds.

Lee Hye-jeong seemed to be somewhat aware of this fact herself, with a relaxed expression on her face.

“ Yerin says that, you completely turned the stage around today. How is it that our Yerin updates her high score every week?”

“I’m a little… , Good luck.”

“What? Fuha.”

“Kkkkk.”

Lee Hye-jeong and I are now close enough to share jokes like this without hesitation.

We laughed and shared the afterglow of this difficult second team competition.

and… .

“But… , Yerin. Eugene… .”

“… … .”

Lee Hye-jeong soon darkened her expression and started talking about Seo Yu-jin.

“… Will it be okay? Today’s work… , there will definitely be a blow.”

“… … .”

Lee Hye-jeong is naturally very affectionate towards people. Lee Hye-jung even seemed to be even more worried because she participated in the first team competition with Seo Yu-jin.

This was the same for me too… .

“… There’s nothing we can do, right? I can only hope that the production team will edit it well.”

“… … .”

… I had nothing to say. There was nothing I could do.

“… Everything will be okay, sister. So don’t worry too much.”

“… It’ll be okay, right? ha… , OK got it. Yerin, I’ll go first.”

Hyejeong Lee made an effort to change her expression and waved her hand at me.

“See you next week.”

“Okay, see you next week. And next week we will team up together.”

“Oh, it would be an honor for me if the first place contestant asked me to team up with him~”

“Ah, sister.”

“Hehe, okay, let’s team up next time. Bye then!”

So Hyejung Lee left the set in a car that was believed to be her parents’ car.

Just then… , I received a text message from Kang Hyeong-man saying that he had parked his car in the inner parking lot.

‘You came today too.’

I smiled when I saw Kang Hyeong-man’s warm text message and walked towards the inner parking lot where there were few people.

It was then.

“Eujin-!! Are you still out of your mind?”

“… … !”

When I heard someone scolding me harshly, I turned my gaze towards them and hid myself at the same time.

When I craned my head and checked with excellent body vision, there were a total of four people there.

First of all, we see Seo Yu-jin, and on either side of her, we see a couple between middle-aged and old.

‘Is that older-looking couple Eugene’s parents? Then in front of him… .’

And the person in front of Seo Yu-jin’s family was a very tall woman who appeared to be in her early 40s and was wearing a casual suit.

She scolded Seo Yu-jin with a red face, as if she was frustrated with the current situation.

“Are you sane now? There are a few people there. What on earth are they talking about?”

As the woman continued to scold Seo Yu-jin, she raised her head and shouted as if she felt unfair.

“Director… ! I explained everything… ! But why are you doing this to me? ! It wasn’t me who was at fault, it was that sister… .”

I guess the woman was an employee of SAV Entertainment. head of a department… Looking at the fact that he is called by the title , it seems like he is a fairly high-ranking person.

Anyway, when Seo Yu-jin still seemed to be out of her mind, the manager shouted angrily.

“This is really making me lose my mind!”

“Ugh… .”

When Seo Yu-jin cowered in surprise, her parents on both sides of Seo Yu-jin all hugged her.

“Director… , My child is still young and immature.”

“I don’t know what’s going on, but can you give me a nice try?”

“Mother, father… ! ha… .”

When Seo Yu-jin’s parents even defended her, the director must have been frustrated, so he hit his chest a couple of times and slowly opened his mouth.

“… This is not something that will end easily. Maybe this incident could end Eugene’s idol career.”

“… Well, is it that big of a deal?”

“… First of all, I will talk to the production team carefully so that it doesn’t become a big problem. Still, just in case… , Please don’t let Eugene use the internet for a week. It would be better if you just took your phone away for a week.”

“Po, if you take the phone… , Nope… .”

“Seo Yu-jin-!”

Before heading back into the set, the director saw Seo Yu-jin and left a warning message.

“Do you think you can become an idol just by singing and dancing well? To become an idol, you have to live your whole life paying attention to what the public thinks. But you… !”

“… … .”

“Ha… , no. It’s our fault for not figuring this out first. … First, go back and rest. See you at work tomorrow.”

“… Yes.”

As Seo Yu-jin nodded in a dazed state, this time the director bowed his head towards Seo Yu-jin’s parents.

“… Mother, father. Eugene takes good care of me… , please go in first. I have to go meet the Naaah production crew now.”

“… Yes, manager. sorry. You went through a hard time for no reason because of our Eugene… .”

“… no. Okay then. ”

After saying hello, the director ran forward and entered the set.

It seemed like he was going to meet PD Shin.

Seo Yu-jin’s parents saw the manager’s back disappear… .

“Eujin, you had a hard time this week, right?”

As if it were an automatic reflex, I hugged Seo Yu-jin tightly. Seo Yu-jin also got used to snuggling into her mother’s arms.

“Mom… .”

“The manager will take care of everything. Everything will be okay, don’t worry too much, okay? Let’s go home quickly. Honey, driving.”

“Yes, let’s go home quickly. Eugene, is there anything you want to eat? Dad will buy everything for you when you get home.”

The family of three, who seemed so harmonious, left the Naaah set in a luxury car.

‘I heard Seo Yu-jin’s family is also rich… .’

It even seems like the family atmosphere is good. Feeling a sense of alienation as I saw a family that was truly the complete opposite of my own, I looked in the direction where the SAV chief had disappeared.

It seems that SAV has already realized that the situation is not unusual.

It seems like they are trying to defuse the situation somehow by lobbying the production team… , is it really possible?

‘No matter what, I hope it goes well.’

I sighed out of concern for Seo Yu-jin and packed my bags.

Time was delayed because I unintentionally eavesdropped on the conversation.

I quickly headed inside the parking lot to wait for Kang Hyung.

and… .

“Yerin.”

“… Boss.”

Now all I could find was Kang Hyeong waiting for me as I was used to.

As soon as I saw him, I ran over with joy.

but… .

“… … Ugh.”

A black sedan driven by Kang Hyeong-man.

When I saw someone trying to get into a car parked next to them with a suitcase, I turned that way.

“Yerin? Where are you going… .”

“I’m sorry, boss. I’ll talk to you for a moment.”

There were a lot of things I wanted to ask, but the two of us hadn’t had a chance to talk so far.

And if you miss the opportunity now, you’ll have to wait another week.

So I jumped up and grabbed her wrist as she was trying to get into the car.

“… Sister.”

“… What is it?”

Yu Seol, whose wrist was being held by me, looked at me with an expression of fatigue.

I spoke to her in a calm voice.

“Please talk to me for a moment.”

“… … .”

A rumor from a place where there are no cameras… , As always, his eyes were indecipherable.

**

Fortunately, Yu Seol agreed to my conversation and we moved to the corner of the parking lot.

“I don’t know what it is, but just say it quickly, because I’m tired.”

“… … .”

I was also tired from the hard work of filming.

I’m not a close enough person to have a small talk with rumors and secrets… , So I got straight to the point.

“… This incident. Where did you start and how far did you plan?”

“… … What?”

Most people probably think that today’s disaster occurred simply because of Seo Yu-jin’s usual personality.

But I was confident because I could see the status window.

That Yu Seol, who has the additional characteristic of ‘blackening’, is behind today’s incident.

By pretending to be sick and not participating in practice on purpose, the quality of the performance was lowered.

Be prepared to intervene when team members make mistakes.

He even scratched Seo Yu-jin and caused a slip of the tongue.

This was the only situation I roughly understood.

Clearly, Yoo Seol had planned and planned today’s events meticulously over the past week.

Perhaps this thought was reflected in my eyes, and Yoo Seol smiled and said as if it were ridiculous.

“… Ha, do you really want to tell me that it’s all my fault that he did something stupid today?”

“… … .”

“Why would I do something like that?”

There were many reasons.

“That way, your personal vote count will increase.”

“… … .”

The easiest way to unite internally is to create external enemies.

If today’s incident is aired, the buzz between Yoo Seol and Seo Yujin will increase, and the two will receive conflicting reactions from public opinion.

The more Seo Yu-jin gets criticized… , it will have a more positive effect on Yu Seol.

“… I know how desperate your sister is. however… .”

“… … .”

“… Is that something you have to gain by sacrificing that little boy? Eugene too… , I’m a trainee dreaming the same dream as my sister.”

While I was saying that, Yu Seol watched me speak with an expressionless face.

Therefore… , I also sighed and delivered my final point.

“In the future… , Let’s make sure this doesn’t happen anymore.”

Then… .

“… Things like today are good for you in the long run.”

“Ha, really… , haha.”

Yu Seol interrupted me, lowered his head and sighed repeatedly as if he was annoyed.

And when she looked up, her expression… , it was colder than any strong wind.

“Yerin, do you want to play the apostle of justice? Do you want to cosplay as a good kid?”

“… … That’s not it.”

“But this time, shouldn’t you have looked into it more and told me.”

“… Yes?”

As soon as Yu Seol finished speaking, he took out something from the eco bag he was carrying and threw it on my chest.

Tuk.

“… This is.”

When I realized what it was, I couldn’t help but be shocked.