Chapter 311 (2/2)

Yoojin’s junior couldn’t accept it for a moment, but she had to. It was after she had seen Maru’s monologue.

Maru, who was supposed to be doing things ‘moderately’ was looking as though he was about to swallow everyone whole. Yoojin wondered how that was ‘moderate’ at all. She was thankful that he was putting in his full effort, but thanks to that, she killed her junior’s motivation. Now she wanted to ask him to do things moderately. He was even better than during practice, which made her laugh awkwardly.

“Hm, was that of any help?” Daemyung asked after they finished.

Yoojin saw that her juniors’ expressions weren’t that good. It was natural - they were lacking compared to Woosung High.

“Of course. Thanks to you, I think we can improve ourselves for the festival.”

“Really? That’s good. Though, we shouldn’t be that much different since we made mistakes as well.”

Daemyung scratched his head as he laughed.

“Are we done here?” Maru asked.

Yoojin crossed her arms. It was just past 9. There was still some time until the last train.

“Can I ask you for one more thing?”

Maru looked like he clearly couldn’t be bothered. His will to go home now that his work was done was clear for everyone to see. Yoojin quickly looked at Daemyung.

“Sure.”

When Daemyung gave the permission, Maru sighed as though he had given up.

“I want you to tell us our good points and bad points. Even trivial things are okay. These girls have never received feedback from people other than their colleagues. It won’t take long. I want everyone to say just a few words.”

There weren’t that many acting competitions targeted towards high school students. Although there was quite a number nationwide, due to regional restrictions there was a limited number of competitions students could participate in each year. The most well-known one was the National Youth Acting Competition that was held once in the summer and once in the winter. Only a portion of the 40 people in the club could stand on such a stage. The rest would all be staff members.

Thanks to that, there weren’t that many opportunities to show their skill in front of others. Among the first years gathered here, there might be some of them that might not get to stand on stage even until they graduate. After all, Bosung Girls High was strict when it came to who could go up on stage.

Thanks to that, an opportunity where they could get feedback was quite important, especially if the ones giving them criticism were people like Maru and Daemyung, who had great analytical skills. She could give her opinions as well, but it wouldn’t give as much stimulus as other people saying it.

“Everyone did so well though….”

Daemyung spoke as he looked at her juniors. It seemed like he was put in a tight spot. Yoojin asked again. Only then did Daemyung accept saying that it might be something trivial.

“Thanks.”

Yoojin smiled.

* * *

Chaerim got in the car driven by her manager.

“Shall we go?”

“Yes, oppa.”

The other members had already returned to the residence. It had been two years since they debuted. Their first song, which had a ‘cheerful girlfriend’ theme to it received much more love from the public than the initial expectations. The president of her agency said that they would be able to stand and sing on a big stage after two years of hard work, but they took first place in a public TV station's music programs just three months after they debuted; in all three channels as well. Thanks to that people often said that the top male idol group was TTO while the top female idol group was BLUE.

After the unexpected sudden success, they went around the country singing in various places. It was then that Chaerim found out that there were so many colleges in the country. The president of her agency said that they would receive backlash if they acted like superstars just because they became famous instantly, and scheduled all sorts of events, and thanks to that, they very rarely even met their parents for a whole year after their debut. In fact, their parents came to their residence and consoled them from time to time.

Thanks to the one year of a busy schedule, she rarely had time to go to school. Just as she had almost forgotten the faces of her classmates, she transferred to Myunghwa High School upon the recommendation of the president. It was a school commuted by many students that were also celebrities, and it was one of the few schools that acknowledged attendance for leaves that was due to a celebrity’s schedule. Of course, not going at all was no good, but there was definitely more liberty than her previous school.

Even in Myunghwa High School, she was a superstar. At first, she was pressured and was scared by such gazes, but she became used to it after a year.

While most people of her age trembled because of the approaching college exams, she trembled because of her packed schedule.

The gazes of people that made her flinch now made her smile instead. She couldn’t feel happier that she was at the center of attention. The president of her agency told her that it was the qualities of a celebrity. In the drama she started recently, she was given a lot of insults at first due to her lack of skill, but now, more and more people were cheering for her instead. The presents given to her by the fans started increasing as well. This meant that the public’s interest in her was growing. Before, it was just the people of her age that recognized her, but ever since she started shooting the drama as one of the main characters, the adults recognized her as well. She felt happy every day since she felt that she was expanding her domain.

“Hm.”

Chaerim rested her chin against her palm and looked outside the window. In the drama episode that aired today, she had a lot of appearances. It was an episode that briefly showed the romantic interests of the two main characters. She visited the school because she slightly wanted to boast about the fact that she was acting together with two boys from quite popular idol bands. She had gone out of her way to visit. She wanted the acting club to praise her and wanted them to be envious of her for meeting male actors.

However, it didn’t go as she had intended, and she didn’t like that. On TV was her figure, yet the others were looking at someone else. It pissed her off that things didn’t go according to her plan.

“Oppa, can you turn on the radio?”

“Radio? Alright.”

Chaerim thought about the girl that looked like she was in a tough spot but eventually shook her head. They weren’t comparable at all. That girl was just a student in an acting club in a high school while she was an idol loved by many. Yes, they weren’t comparable at all.