Chapter 93
“Ah. There’s no need for everyone to be so shocked… I’m sorry.”
Lee Sol looked slightly flustered when we all dropped our chicken.
No, how can we not be shocked?
“The company… the company rejected it?”
I expected there would be obstacles, but I didn’t think they’d outright reject it.
“Oh, well, it’s a rejection, but… it’s kind of an ambiguous rejection.”
Lee Sol sighed deeply as she leaned back into the sofa.
“They said it wouldn’t be bad for me to take on the producing role itself. It might even be good for promotional purposes.”
“But?”
“But they said I can’t do it alone.”
I had a bad feeling.
“I did say I wanted to try it alone….”
Lee Sol let out a deep sigh.
“Director Kim went berserk. Doing it alone seems tough, so it’s likely we’ll have to do it together.”
Ha.
Simultaneous sighs echoed.
“In the end….”
“Everyone must have had high expectations. I’m sorry. But Director Kim was stronger than I expected. I strongly appealed to the company, but that was the limit. Joint producing.”
Everyone was disheartened, but not me.
Even this much was a tremendous achievement.
Many shareholders in Colors couldn’t even think about the company without Director Kim’s presence.
Yet, we had managed to reach a joint position.
We just needed to gradually increase our influence from here.
“Still, I think this is good enough.”
“!”
Lee Sol’s eyes widened at my words.
“The fact that you worked so hard for us, senior, is the most important point. It felt hopeless, but thank you.”
Actually, Lee Sol had no reason to apologize to us.
It was clear she did it more out of a mix of sympathy… and affection for her juniors, rather than just for her own benefit.
Even if she didn’t like Director Kim, this was likely the first time she had openly opposed him like this.
Even this much was something to be grateful for.
The world is so harsh, after all.
“Thank you for saying that.”
Lee Sol’s expression slowly softened.
“I had a lot of worries… but with juniors like you, I think I can do well too.”
As Lee Sol said that, she glanced at Kim Geum.
“Since there’s a junior who’s my fan, I have to work hard, don’t I?”
Daldaldaldal.
…What’s that sound?
It was the sound of Kim Geum’s legs shaking.
Why was I feeling embarrassed too?
You’re a celebrity too, you fool. Please, show some dignity….
“Then, the first task.”
Everyone’s eyes turned serious at the word “task.”
“Think about the vision of this group’s world view and concept. You can think about it individually, or discuss it together. Just bring an idea.”
I couldn’t help but acknowledge Lee Sol’s ability.
This was exactly the task we needed right now.
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Oh, Steel Blue opened an OTube channel
└That account has been there for a while, right?
└└No, this time they uploaded videos!
OMG, it looks like they’re uploading individual content from the members
ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ They uploaded five videos at once, amazing
Steel Blue’s OTube personal content
Baek-young: Baek-young’s Dance Class (solo choreography cover & teaching choreography)
Juhong: Born to be Coral (beauty routine + get ready with me)
Bo-ra: Bake with Bo-ra (baking vlog… but something’s weird…)
GoldKim: Gold in Name, Diamond in Rank (game vlogger, surprisingly pro-gamer level)
Yoon Cheong: Cheong Cheong Coin Karaoke (singing alone at a karaoke)
Surprisingly, Juhong’s vlog is super entertaining. It’s sparkly and she’s hilarious with great tips…
Muggles recommend GoldKim’s. It’s hilarious from start to finish, even the thumbnails are different.
└222 If it looks like there’s a crazy person in the thumbnail, that’s Kim Geum…
└└333… She’s ours, but it’s embarrassing.
Have you seen Ryu Bo-ra’s vlog?
Wow, RyuPap’s vlog is so soothing…. soft and gentle… I thought she’d be good, but…
(Screenshot)
She starts by spilling flour everywhere, haha.
Meanwhile,
Ryu Bo-ra: Ah
Ryu Bo-ra: …I’ll start again ^^
So funny.
Her voice is soft like a nightingale, but the screen is chaos… so confusing….
The result is the most confusing. She said she was baking financiers, but…
(Screenshot)
It turned into a financier from hell.
└It’s a financier, right? Not poison? It looks like nuclear waste…
Seo Baek-young’s White Noise choreography cover is amazing.
[Baek-young: I can’t dare to follow my seniors, but…]
[Baek-young: I’ll show you my interpretation of the choreography.]
[Baek-young: It’s my favorite choreography from the seniors I respect the most.]
It’s exactly what I wanted… A trainee’s sweaty dance video…
The footwork is solid…
She just wore really comfortable clothes, which was nice to see.
She showed from the first practice, it was just amazing….
She only watched the new song by White Noise twice and then got the choreography, haha, I’m impressed.
I saw that too, and she seems like a mentally strong person, which I liked.
└└Yeah, even when she made mistakes, she smiled brightly and started again… it was oddly healing.
I hope she does a White Noise challenge with us later.
But isn’t Baek-young overestimating us?
Baek-young herself…
She teaches earnestly…
But it’s no different from Bob Ross.
[Baek-young: You need to do a big wave from the crown of your head to your hips.]
[Baek-young: How do you do a wave from the crown? Uh… How do I explain this….]
[Baek-young: Here, you need to flick your rib cage one by one and break it… that’s the feeling.]
[Baek-young: Ah, you can’t do it. Then, I’ll, I’ll explain it again………….]
Baek-young darling… only you can do that…
Otaku can’t do that….
It’s funny that the Steel Blue members seem to understand Baek-young’s dance coaching and manage to do it, implying they’re all talents.
└These talented monsters…
Kim Geum’s game vlog in the game lounge was hilarious.
[Geum: Chant Ryu Bo-ra Ryu Bo-ra Ryu Bo-ra]
[FAIL]
[Geum: Ah, Ryu Bo-ra is useless]
[Bo-ra: Geum-ah ^^ What did you say~? ^^]
[Geum: Ah, nothing…. (shrink)]
Chanting Ryu Bo-ra Ryu Bo-ra Ryu Bo-ra while drawing gacha.
But only trash cards came out, haha.
So next time, she chanted Lee Sol Lee Sol Lee Sol and got an SSS rank.
Kkibal
Oh my god, I’ll chant Lee Sol three times for my next ticketing.
└When she chanted Ryu Bo-ra Ryu Bo-ra, Ryu Bo-ra came for a moment thinking she was called, haha.
└└But when she saw it was gacha, she closed the door and left like it was usual, haha, seems like it wasn’t the first time.
Kim Geum is like a bully character, but she’s especially weak to Ryu Bo-ra, it’s endearing.
Did you know? Kim Geum’s rank in the game is Diamond 2…
└Is that high?
└└Top 1%
└└└└Wow
└└└└It means she’s either very talented or just a super veteran… one of the two.
└└└└└Kim Geum is the case of dropping to Diamond 2 after failing three times at the Master promotion match…
└└└└└└Crazy, isn’t she?
└└└└└└└What does that mean? I don’t play LoL, so I don’t know.
└└└└└└└└Roughly means she’s a very veteran player…
Yoon Cheong’s coin karaoke is really impressive.
Her singing cuts through the crappy sound quality…
Seems like she went alone in the early morning.
She sang her favorite drama OSTs in a row, it’s so good.
Please listen to it, it’s my wish.
Glasses + bare face + cap + hoodie + tracksuit… she has moments that really touch the hearts of fans…
You can see people stopping to watch her through the window as they pass by, haha, even though they’re mosaic-ed, haha.
└Of course, if it were me, it’d be like a concert opening.
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Does anyone know where RyuPap’s knit is from?
└It’s from a shopping mall, Beige in the Mood, Sandy Knit, 48,000 won.
└└Wow, I have that. Was this the one?
Yoon Cheong’s coin karaoke outfit info.
Ball cap: Naidas
Leggings: Naidas
Hoodie: Falo
Glasses: Sweet Monster
Kim Geum’s retro leopard horn-rimmed glasses info: obviously bought on the street.
Yeon Coral’s vlog makeup info.
Skin type: combination + sensitive
Blush: Langnique Cheek Blossom No. 3
Tint: Profit Like Tint No. 9 Coral Coral
Foundation: Lucid Dream Select Foundation No. 13 + Bear Bear Shining Foundation No. 13
[Juhong: There were many inquiries about what I put under my eyes during the last broadcast]
[Juhong: I asked the makeup artist, and it’s K-Crystal-Pearl Glitter <Too Hot to Handle>.]
[Juhong: To avoid confusion, I’ve asked for subtitles below. It’s not that I misspoke!]
[Juhong: …What are they thinking when they name cosmetics these days?!]
[Juhong: If I were to name cosmetics, I’d probably name them after my favorite desserts.]
[Juhong: Eyeliner No. 2 Cannelle. Foundation name would be Strawberry Choco Ice Cream… Is it weird…? Am I too selfish?!]
[Juhong: One thing’s for sure, you shouldn’t name them after the desserts Bo-ra makes.]
[Juhong: I’m the one who eats what she makes?!]
[Juhong: Bo-ra’s creations made me reflect on what I did wrong.]
※Yeon Coral said her skin type is not absolute, so be sure to try samples first!!!※
One more tip.
If you watch the video, you can see an analysis of when each brand has the most sales, haha.
Wow, they’re all road shop products, I like it, haha.
└All together, it doesn’t even amount to 70,000 won… Yeon Coral said that if you buy it during a discount, it’s around 50,000 won.
But her name is Coral?? Lives up to her name…
└No, her name is Yeon Juhong, but her nickname is Coral, haha. Lives up to her name…
Thus.
The individual vlogs of Steel Blue’s five members caused a huge buzz.
It wasn’t just because of their popularity from Make a New Color.
In fact, Mnet’s reality show didn’t have very high ratings.
Most opinions were that the members were cute, but the planning was boring.
However, OTube’s personal content was different.
The vlogs, planned by the members themselves to maximize their own charm, spread like wildfire.
The important factors were comfort and fun.
The members appeared much more relaxed than on the broadcast.
As a result, new fans who hadn’t watched Make a New Color began to flock in quickly.
It was through word of mouth in the community.
Even though they hadn’t debuted yet, they surpassed 600,000 subscribers.
But not all responses were positive.
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But damn, haha, it’s frustrating that they already have a lot of individual fans from the survival show, and now their first personal content is also individual… haha.
If they keep doing individual content, only individual fanbases will grow and it won’t attract general fans, haha. They really can’t think long-term.
They’re causing fan division; what are they thinking? Too shortsighted.
Everything’s great, but when will they do their main job? Haha, except for C and S, nothing’s related to their main job.
Guys, we get it, but when is the album coming out…?
Around the time such opinions were growing.
“So, you have a lot of complaints about me?”
Director Kim called us.