episode_0205

After that, our Rookies did not appear on music shows anymore as Director Jeong had predicted.

Of course, that doesn’t mean we discussed it in our free time.

Instead of appearing on music shows, Rookies increased their media exposure by producing their own content or appearing on various entertainment programs.

“Yerin is the best… . Hisashiburi… .”

“Oh! Hello!”

We hold fan signing events once every two weeks and expand the period of communication with fans.

“Okay, everyone! Sing along!”

“Waaa-!”

It also coincided with the university festival season and was held on the stage of a famous university festival in Seoul.

If during our last 1st album promotions we focused a bit more on the musical side… this promotion was a time to focus on making the Rookies’ name known more.

That’s probably why our average time leaving work was much later than last time.

During my last activity, when I finished all my schedules and returned home, it was still before 10 PM, but during this activity, it was common to return home past midnight, and sometimes I would return home at 2 or 3 AM.

It was very difficult because I was once again only able to sleep 4 hours a day… .

“Yerin, are you here?”

“Yes, Producer Han Si-woo.”

Even in the midst of all this, I didn’t forget the vocal training I had promised Han Si-woo in advance.

Vocal training with Han Si-woo usually started well past 1 AM.

The location is near the Rookies’ dorm… a practice room that Han Si-woo paid for with his own money.

“Sister, aren’t you going to collapse like this?”

“Yerin, working hard is good, but I think you’re pushing yourself too hard right now.”

The members looked at me with great concern as I cut down on my sleep and started practicing my vocals.

“… Yerin, if it was because of what I said back then.”

In particular, Yoo Seol, who had pointed out my singing ability, looked at me as if she was sorry and tried to stop me… .

“No, I’m doing it because I want to.”

I shook my head with a grin and continued to participate in vocal training.

Even though I have 96 stats and two heart-level stamina, this murderous schedule was tough…, Han Si-woo’s training was effective enough to make it worthwhile.

“Yerin, just because you can hit high notes doesn’t mean you’re good at singing. And Rookies already has Seol and Hyejeong, so you need something different from those two.”

“What is the difference between the two people?”

“Yes, for example, to further develop Yerin Yang’s attractive voice. Yerin Yang’s voice is a bit husky, so this… .”

Han Si-woo, who has been in the entertainment industry for a long time, is a truly outstanding idol consulting expert.

He explained to me using his own case as an example and taught me how I should develop and trained me on this.

And then, after two weeks of training, the vocal training started to show results.

Ring ring.

“Sister… !”

As always, there was a voice that stopped me from going to Han Si-woo after finishing my schedule in the middle of the night.

“Hmm… ?”

Surprised by this, I turned my head and looked back… .

“Why are you all… .”

All the other Rookies members were standing.

It’s past 1 a.m. now.

I have a schedule starting at 7 am tomorrow, so I have to wake up at 6 am at the latest… .

I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed when the members were wearing street clothes instead of pajamas.

“Why are you all out here? Aren’t you sleeping? ”

“Let’s go together.”

“… Yes?”

“You’re going to get training from producer Han Si-woo right now. Let’s go together.”

“… … !”

I didn’t know what to do with the members’ sudden declaration, but the members had already made up their minds and had determined expressions on their faces.

“… No, why? The other members don’t have any particular problems with their vocals.”

Except for Na Hanna, all the Rookies members’ singing ability stats were higher than mine.

I tilted my head when I saw that even Yoo Seol and Lee Hye-jung, who are considered to be at the top of the idol ranks, appeared.

“Especially, Seol and Hyejung, don’t you have more to learn in terms of vocals? Why when you’re already perfect… .”

“Hyejeong and I don’t think our skills are perfect. We should practice more.”

When Yoo Seol said that, Lee Hye-jeong nodded. The other members also added a word each.

“And you need other types of practice, not just vocal practice.”

“How much better is Yerin trying to do on her own… . It’s fatal!”

“… … .”

I blankly looked at the members and then asked.

“… If I go to practice now, I won’t be able to sleep well and I’ll be tired. Is everyone okay?”

“Of course! When we were young, we used to practice while sleeping for 3 hours each!”

“We can all hold out, Yerin.”

“… No, even if everyone else is like that, Hannah… .”

When I pointed to Na Hanna, whose eyes were already half-closed, she shook her head as if trying to wake up and spoke firmly.

“… I can do it too. I want to do it.”

“… … .”

Even I, Na Hanna, who usually sleeps a lot, am doing this… .

All of the Rookies members have kind hearts.

I guess the members were concerned about me going to vocal practice every night, even giving up my sleep.

I guess they support me like this and come together with me so that I don’t get tired.

I was very grateful because I felt like I could feel the members’ feelings toward me.

hereto….

“… Okay, then let’s go together.”

I nodded and went to the practice room holding the members’ hands.

“… No, why are you all here?”

“Let’s all practice together!”

Han Si-woo was as surprised as I was when he suddenly saw all of the rookies barging into the practice room, but he soon accepted them all.

However, the practice room that Han Si-woo took was originally meant for Han Si-woo and me, so it was too small to accommodate all the members… .

“You train every night?”

This problem was solved by Director Jeong.

“I’m still a believer in keeping to my sleep schedule… but since you’re so passionate, I’ll find a practice room where we can all practice together.”

Director Jeong used NAS Entertainment’s money to secure a practice room near the dorm where the members could practice to their heart’s content.

So, the Rookies members and Han Si-woo moved there and trained every night.

Members who lack vocal skills received vocal training, and members who lack dance skills received dance training.

The members shared tips with each other and even helped each other train.

And so I spent a month like that, in a frenzy… .

“Oh my, I’m dying.”

“What time do we wake up tomorrow?”

“7 o’clock? I think so?”

“Really? Then you can sleep for 3 hours?”

We’ve become accustomed to this murderous schedule.

At first, the members who were groaning like sick chickens soon became able to endure the early morning training without any problems.

of course….

“Hanna and Eugene are already asleep?”

“What? Guys! Wake up, you should be sleeping at home, not here!”

Na Hanna and Seo Yu-jin, who sleep a lot, still had a hard time… .

The two of them managed to snooze during the waiting time between schedules and stayed with the members until the end.

“Ah… , lying on the practice room floor like this reminds me of Naaah.”

“Okay… .”

Everyone nodded at Park Yu-jeong’s words.

After finishing a round of practice, we all lay down on the floor together… I guess it felt like a good time.

As we were lying down, exhausted from fatigue, lost in memories, Han Si-woo came inside.

“Everyone, please get up. I’ll take you to the car.”

“Wow!”

It was only a 10-minute walk from the practice room to the dorms, but Han Si-woo would take us there in this rookie-only van.

So we woke up Seo Yu-jin and Na Hanna who were sleeping, and Han Si-woo turned around as if he had almost forgotten something and spoke to us.

“Ah, everyone, I have something to announce… , It looks like we will start preparing the third song for Rookies in two weeks.”

“Is the third song out already?”

“Yes, since the third song is also a digital single, we prepared it much faster than the album.”

It seems like it was just the other day that the sound source for was released, but now you’re already preparing to release a new song… .

Digital singles certainly seem to have an advantage in this regard.

For reference, maintained the top spot on music charts until its third week, but then gradually fell and is now ranked 3rd or 4th.

What’s surprising is that “Secret Girl” is still alive on the charts at number 7.

Usually, when idol songs lose their popularity among fans, they tend to fall into decline… but I was so thankful and proud of the fans that Rookies’ songs survived on the charts for so long.

“… I want to give back a little to my fans.”

As I muttered to myself, Yoo Seol tilted her head and asked me.

“Huh? Yerin, what does that mean?”

“Ah, just… . It just occurred to me, but I’m grateful to my fans. I was wondering if there was a way I could repay you… .”

“Showing a good side of myself to my fans is how I repay them. I’m already doing well enough.”

“Thank you, sis.”

While Yoo Seol and I were having a warm conversation, someone interrupted.

“Yerin, there are other ways to repay your fans.”

“… Yes?”

That was Han Si-woo.

“Among the fans, there are many who like Yerin Yang’s appearance. We are satisfying their new tastes.”

…satisfying new tastes?

“What is that… .”

When I tilted my head at the words whose meaning I had no idea about, Han Si-woo smiled mischievously like a kid.

“I have something in mind. After the new song preparation period is over, we will go to the shop together later.”

“… … ?”

Going to the shop is something I always do, but today his words sounded particularly meaningful.

‘What are you going to do when you go to the shop…?’

At that time, I had no idea what Han Si-woo was thinking.

**

-Aren’t you ashamed of committing school violence and then shamelessly continuing your activities? Just disband Rookies.

└There are still people who say something about something that has already been concluded

└Don’t worry about the rookies, just worry about your own life, you idiot

└This guy seems to be the one who keeps badmouthing Rookies… I’ll capture it and send it to NAS.

└Since it’s an anonymous community, it probably doesn’t mean anything. I’ll capture it anyway.

└Stop harassing the quiet rookies.

“Hmm…, it’s not working well.”

Bad reviews usually start small.

A story that starts in a small place spreads to a large place and gradually becomes a huge wave.

In response, Shin Si-woo tried to belittle the image of Rookies by talking about it in the community… but it wasn’t easy.

I’ve been trying to tease them through anonymous communities and flyers, but… the fans’ loyalty to the Rookies was higher than I thought.

“It’s annoying… .”

If Rookies ends with a good image like this…, it is certain that Ha Ye-rin will take most of her current popularity with her re-debut in the next idol group.

It was a development that Shin Si-woo thoroughly wanted to avoid, as he wanted Ha Ye-rin to fall into the abyss.

“Hoo… .”

At this, Shin Si-woo exhaled cigarette smoke in a complicated manner… .

“… … .”

He stared intently at the cigarette between his fingers.

“It’s a bit dangerous, but… If you use this, you can definitely ruin it… .”

It was at that time that Shin Si-woo was lost in thought and in a dazed state.

Tiring.

“Huh?”

A new notification sounded on his computer screen.

When I checked what it was, I found out that it was a genuine Rookies fan account that he often spied on.

Shin Si-woo turned his head away from the notification, which was not as significant as he had thought, and tried to focus on smoking a cigarette… .

[Yerin dyed her hair-!!!]

“… … What?”

I hovered my mouse over the ominous title again.

And soon the photo that greeted him was….

Wearing sunglasses and comfortable clothes… .

It contained the image of platinum-haired Ha Ye-rin coming out of what appeared to be a shop.

“… … .”

Platinum blonde hair so bright it’s almost white.

Shin Si-woo opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth when he saw Ha Ye-rin in that state.

Shin Si-woo was very particular about his own tastes.

Ha Ye-rin, who had a proud look, thought that black hair was the answer.

But Ha Ye-rin’s new blonde hair looks… .

Bam.

It was so touching to his heart that he didn’t even notice when he dropped the cigarette butt on the floor.

“Wow… .”

He held the monitor with trembling hands.

Heart pounding.

My heart races as I discover new tastes.

at the same time….

Thump, thump.

He began to feel a thirst that seemed unbearable.

It was a desire that I had never felt since I was born… It was so strong that I thought it was really urgent.