Chapter 37
This, it’s really bothering me.
I glanced at Ryu Bo-ra.
She seemed to have a very strong mentality, or was it not?
Well, it was impossible to know what’s inside a person.
“Trainee Yoon Cheong.”
“Yes.”
“We’ll go straight in. From start to finish, according to your interpretation.”
This is really burdensome.
I felt the other trainees staring at me.
Since I chose the song, I have to show at least a minimum of skill.
What vision did I have to choose this difficult song?
I cleared my throat.
Even if I sang for over ten years, I was nervous every time I sang.
The introduction was my part.
And it was also the part I wanted.
Oh, you
On a night when even the full moon is smiling
Where are you going?
Oh, you leaf
You who would rather die than become a flower
My person
How far have you come?
***
Production Team: How did you feel when Trainee Yoon Cheong first chose <Fingertips>?
[Kyunga: Did she go crazy? Is she really crazy…?]
[Hee-on: She was always a strange kid, but here?]
[Bo-ra: I thought she must have some thoughts.]
Production Team: The other trainees didn’t like <Fingertips>, why did you insist on choosing it?
[Cheong: Haha.]
[Cheong: Actually, if I was singing alone, I might have chosen something else. But the reason I chose this was because I thought it was a song that could most clearly show everyone’s skills.]
Production Team: Skills?
[Cheong: Yes. I think we’ve shown enough vocal skills and skills so far. I think that if you’re really a singer, you should be able to convey the ‘story’. In that sense, <Fingertips> was the most narrative song.]
Production Team: Is that so?
[Bo-ra: That sister definitely… has ambition.]
[Hee-on: No, I understand what you’re saying, but it’s a very difficult song.]
[Kyunga: She always challenges herself and she’s not that kind of person. She completely changed after the musical.]
Production Team: Did she change for the better?
[Kyunga: It’s for the better. Cheong was originally very timid, and I wondered if she could really go on stage.]
[Hee-on: None of us thought Cheong would be in the top 5. But she’s already 2nd. Ah, 1st if you include the benefit.]
[Bo-ra: Anyway, it’s good to work hard. Because she has passion.]
Production Team: So, how was it in the recording studio? Ryu Bo-ra trainee seemed to be struggling.
[Kyunga: She struggled a lot. She was scolded so much that we felt awkward?]
[Hee-on: I actually thought Bo-ra didn’t do that bad? It sounded really good to my ears. Wow, she’s a scam, I thought. The producer’s ears definitely have something beyond dimensions.]
[Cheong: I thought it was a matter of time.]
Production Team: A matter of time?
[Cheong: Yes. Actually, this song, it was almost like I chose it for Bo-ra.]
Production Team: Why?
[Cheong: I was sure that Bo-ra would do really well. If she just adapts.]
Production Team: What do you think of Trainee Yoon Cheong’s words?
[Bo-ra: Sister Cheong is a good person. I’m grateful that she rated me highly. Haha. But I’m definitely not that kind of person.]
Production Team: Then, how was Trainee Yoon Cheong’s recording?
[Kyunga: …Haha.]
[Hee-on: Honestly, there was nothing to say.]
[Bo-ra: I found out for the first time then that the producers could smile so brightly.]
Caption: Bo-ra, don’t be upset…!
[Kyunga: She’s really… a scam. As soon as she sang that, I knew exactly what she wanted.]
[Hee-on: The problem is, I don’t have the confidence to do as well as Cheong. No, it’s fatal if she does too well by herself. This is a team project.]
[Bo-ra: …I was stimulated. Seeing her, my chest was filled.]
Production Team: What did the two producers think?
[Jae-i: Honestly, it was beyond expectations. Wow, if I let my guard down, I’ll be caught up by my juniors too easily? I thought.]
[Dan Ha: …I liked the way she reinterpreted the song.]
Production Team: Was there anything you didn’t like?
[Jae-i: Could there be such a thing? I thought the other trainees would definitely do much better with a little more practice. I was really proud of trainee Yoon Cheong.]
Production Team: What are you proud of?
[Jae-i: If you’re aiming for the main vocal position of Colors, you have to do that much. Haha.]
[Dan Ha: You do better.]
[Jae-i: Put some saliva in your mouth and lie, hey. I’ve never seen Dan Ha send an OK sign in one go. He never did that to me!]
[Dan Ha:…I thought that if that trainee did it several times, that feeling wouldn’t come out. I thought the unfinished emotional line would be better for the listeners.]
[Jae-i: Look. Have you ever seen him talk this long? I’ve never seen it.]
***
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Thank you! You’ve worked hard too!”
Finally, the recording was over, and we went outside. To get on the van going back to the dorm.
But the recording wasn’t completely over.
The two producers had dismissed Ryu Bo-ra and Jo Hee-on, saying they needed more practice.
So the two of them had to come back in two days and record again.
I felt sorry for making them work so hard.
The recording was better than expected.
Kyunga was definitely a trainee aiming for the main vocal position, she was good.
If she was from another agency, she would have become the main vocal without a doubt.
Jo Hee-on tried hard, but her pitch was unstable.
It seemed like she needed to be watched during practice.
“Ah, it’s so hard.”
Jo Hee-on spoke in a completely exhausted state.
I glanced at Ryu Bo-ra.
Ryu Bo-ra had an expressionless face out of courtesy.
A cold appearance that didn’t feel human at all.
She only smiled when the camera was rolling.
Now she could deceive the public, but when she debuts, all of that will be revealed.
She has to be active for a very long time, and as a human, she can’t completely hide that kind of appearance.
Was she originally like that?
She seemed very bright during her child actor days.
“Bo-ra.”
“Yes.”
Ryu Bo-ra slowly took off her earphones and answered.
She was always listening to something or looking at her phone, I wonder what she was listening to.
I thought about asking, but I didn’t think we were that close yet, so I stopped.
“I’ll help you with practice later. Let’s practice together.”
“Ah….”
Ryu Bo-ra checked the camera slightly and smiled.
“Thank you, sister. But you must be very tired too. I’ll try my best.”
“No, I’m not tired. I want to help. Let me help.”
“…If you really want… Yes. Please help. Thank you. I’ll do my best.”
She really didn’t want help.
But since it’s in front of the camera, she’ll just say okay.
“We’re roommates. And we’re on the same team.”
“Yes.”
“This means… it’s fate, isn’t it?”
“…?”
“Never mind….”
I felt like I was going to die of embarrassment in the cold atmosphere.
I tried to liven up the atmosphere somehow… but it seemed like a stretch.
I should just shut up and help.
“You seemed to get along with Geum.”
“That’s right.”
“I think I know why you got along.”
“…?!”
That’s not an insult, is it?
“You both… seem like good people. That’s why you care about someone like me. You must have been very disappointed earlier.”
“Disappointed? Not at all.”
No, that’s a relief.
“But, sister.”
Ryu Bo-ra smiled with the prettiest face in the world.
“I’m okay. Really.”
But she didn’t look okay.
***
Even at the dorm, Ryu Bo-ra was lying still with her earphones on and her eyes closed.
She didn’t do anything except occasionally look at her phone.
Thanks to the team mission, we were allowed to use our phones, so it looked like she was blatantly looking at her phone.
I felt like I should say something, but it was hard to start a conversation.
‘I should have experienced group life…!’
At times like this, I was cruel for not having many celebrity friends.
This damn sociability.
In the end, I couldn’t stand the silence and went outside.
“Oh, Geum Kim.”
“Do you call me that too, sister? Yeon Juhong is enough.”
“…Sorry. It just slipped out of my mouth.”
It’s strangely addictive….
“You came early.”
“Yes. Because our song is basically being remade. We haven’t recorded yet, right?”
“Because you have to make a rap?”
“Yes. We decided to overturn everything except the chorus. I think we’ll stick with the concept. We’ll also keep some of the lyrics.”
It must be really hard, there too.
I patted Kim Geum’s shoulder.
It was meant to be comforting.
“We decided to record in two days. I think I’m going crazy.”
“How is Ha-eun? Do you two get along well?”
“Ha-eun? She works hard.”
…She definitely doesn’t say she’s good.
“How about Bo-ra? She seems like she can’t catch a single feeling and is messing around.”
How can you be so accurate?
This is the power of friendship…?
I checked around in case the camera was rolling.
But fortunately, the light on the camera was off.
For the sake of privacy, they didn’t film unless it was a pre-announced part.
“But Bo-ra… Didn’t she act well? I thought she would be strong in songs with complex emotional lines.”
“Hmm.”
Kim Geum moved her mouth back and forth.
Her mouth was ticklish, but it seemed like she wasn’t sure if she could open it.
“She’s been acting for a really long time. That’s actually what’s holding her back-”
Suddenly.
As soon as the sound of the door opening was heard, the two of us shut our mouths.
Ryu Bo-ra was staring at the two of us in the kitchen.
“You two over there.”
“Uh, huh?”
“Stop talking behind my back and talk to my face.”
Ryu Bo-ra said that and casually approached us.
And she drank a glass of water like a scene from an advertisement.
No matter what you do, beauty is beauty….
“Kim Geum.”
Then,
“Uh?”
Ryu Bo-ra handed Kim Geum the cup she was holding.
Kim Geum took the cup in surprise.
“Be mindful.”
“Mi, mindful?”
“Try talking back, once. I have a lot to say too.”
“Huh.”
Mom….
“You do the dishes.”
I’m scared of her….
Can I… debut with her…?