Chapter 95

After Hana Unni was selected as the leader, the real reality filming began.

“Alright, everyone, it’s time for dinner!”

What I thought was going to be a feast prepared by the producer turned out to be cash and kitchen utensils.

We had to make dinner ourselves, but I wasn’t too worried.

“So, what do my babies want to eat? Unni will make it all for you!”

Hana Unni, who had been cooking since she was little in a single-parent household, rolled up her sleeves and confidently said this.

Upon hearing Hana Unni’s bold declaration, the members started shouting out their desired dishes one by one.

“Really? Then I want rosé tteokbokki!”

“Oh wow, I love rosé tteokbokki!”

“I want galbijjim…”

“Um… I…”

“Ye-eun Unni, let’s unify our menu. Stir-fried pork!”

“Ehh…? Why…? I want beef…”

“Stir-fried pork sounds delicious~”

“I’ll eat anything that’s tasty!”

But it seemed that Hana Unni, who announced she would prepare all the dishes, was glaring at the members.

“Uh… should we just stick to one dish?”

So, through rock-paper-scissors, the menu was decided.

“Ah, Do-hee always wins at this stuff.”

“Do-hee, let’s eat rosé tteokbokki… okay?”

“Do-hee… galbijjim…”

“Let’s go for stir-fried pork~”

After the menu selection, the members split into shopping and cooking teams.

I stayed behind, claiming I was confident in cooking.

Going out seemed like such a hassle.

But then again, it wasn’t like I was actually good at cooking.

“Do-hee, you said you cooked well! You’ve cooked before!”

Thinly sliced vegetables were lying shattered all over the cutting board.

“Oh right. I forgot to mention. Do-hee can’t cook at all. She only ever set the table during training days, you know?”

Seo-yoon Unni, who had gone shopping, chimed in next to Hana Unni.

“Ugh…”

Of course, it was all an act.

I had lived alone for about nine years in my past life. It was strange to be unable to cook.

Cooking is such a bother~

“If I did it like this, Mom would praise me…”

Seeing me whimper, Hana Unni looked flustered.

“…It’s okay~ That happens. Unni will cook it deliciously for you. Our youngest, can you just set the table with bowls, spoons, and chopsticks?”

Hana Unni said this with a gentle smile, even though the corners of her mouth were slightly twitching.

“Okay…”

By the way, shouldn’t I be able to create an SNS account now?

I decided to lie down on the sofa and make an Instagram account.

Hehe.

*

“Great job, everyone~ Sleep well~”

“Thank you for your hard work!”

With the cooking and meal done, the first day’s filming wrapped up.

Of course, the camera that the filming crew left behind kept rolling, but I didn’t feel the need to worry about it.

Now it was time to sleep.

With three bathrooms, there was no hassle in washing up.

As soon as I came out of the bathroom, what I saw was…

“Do-hee, look at this. Isn’t she not following us?”

In the living room, Ha-rang Unni was spinning around in front of the camera.
It was.

“Isn’t that a sensor…”

The camera that moved according to the target’s movements.

It seemed like it was following through a sensor, but in reality, it was a pan-tilt camera controlled by the production staff with a remote. So, of course, it wouldn’t move once the shooting team left.

“Huh, really? I thought the camera looked kinda cute earlier! Did I just say it was cute to the staff? Aah!!”

With Ha-rang Unni blushing and clenching her head like a hot mess behind me, I headed to my room to catch some sleep.

Once inside, I saw Gong Chae-rin Unni already wearing an eye mask and sleeping.

She must have been really tired.

Well, the dorm is pretty noisy.

I should get to sleep too.

Starting tomorrow, we’ll be visiting Shock Entertainment for our activity preparation meetings.

It was likely that things would get busy again.

I had to rest up in advance.

By the way…

“Why is Unni sleeping on my bed?”

Sara Unni, wearing teddy bear pajamas, was curled up under my blanket, clutching her beloved stuffed animal she used to hold during ‘Dolt3’.

“Hehe… Do-hee~ Shall we sleep together?”

I pulled Sara Unni away and laid down on the bed.

*

The next day.

The Shock Entertainment building, not far from the dorm.

Shock Entertainment.

A subsidiary of LE founded around the project group ‘Mono Rush’ from [Dolt Season 2].

Being a subsidiary of a large corporation, it was well-funded.

‘Mono Rush’, having even won awards, meant that the employees at Shock Entertainment were quite experienced.

Thanks to that, it looked like there wouldn’t be any lack of support for group activities.

With anticipation, we began the meeting.

First, we met the management team that would be responsible for us.

From team leader Oh Hyun-soo, the male manager, to Joo Da-hong, the female manager who would closely care for us day and night at the dorm.

“If there’s anything uncomfortable, just let me know.”

Especially, Oh Hyun-soo was said to be the manager of ‘Mono Rush’. That meant he was quite a veteran.

After having formal talks with the company executives and department heads, we dove into the actual activity meetings.

It was with the A&R team, music planning team, and content production team under the record business department, often referred to as the producing room.

“Oh…”

“Sounds good!”

Honestly, what we did during the meeting was just nod along and react.

That’s because the debut song and concept were already firmly decided.

It was said to be a song prepared since the beginning of [Dolt3].

The quality definitely seemed promising.

That said, we weren’t exactly leisurely.

We were set to debut on Monday, October 31st, with less than a month left.

The reason was simple.

If we debuted in November, the rookie awards would typically be pushed to the following year.

– “This year, we have to aim for the rookie award and go for the grand prize next year, right!?”
Since starting with recognition and buzz, the rookie award was practically secured, so the idea was to aim for the grand prize next year.

Sure, saying “grand prize” is easy.

The competition these days is incredibly fierce…

Well, considering my sparkling history of winning the piano competition grand prize 19 times, there might be a chance. Hehe.

Is there any piano variety show out there?

Anyway, even though time is tight, it’s nice that we don’t have to deal with things like part distribution, arrangement, choreography planning, and dance creation like we did during our previous project.

However, there was one thing we needed to discuss.

“Everyone, where do you want to go?”

We had to decide on the filming location for the reality show.

“An amusement park!”

“I want to go to the beach~”

Saying that playing is work is an absolute steal for an entertainer.

“Do-hee, where do you want to go?”

In reality, the show had to revolve around having fun.

We needed to showcase each member’s character, human charm, and the chemistry between members.

But do we really have to play…?

“Then I’ll just stay at home…?”

Let’s just relax.

“Oh, Do-hee’s house? That sounds great~ It would be nice for the group members to meet Do-hee’s family!”

Not my house… the dorm…

Let’s just lie on the bed…

*

After the end of the project.

[Naeun unnie’s handwritten letter is out ㅠㅠㅠ]

[Yeon-ha, let’s debut as a solo! I’ll support you!]

[Final debut member ranking analysis]

[Who matched all the debut member combinations on the Korean post board? ㄷㄷ]

[Why Seo-yoon is the star]

[Request for a joint appearance by Topist]

[SAVEN’s 1 year and 6 months of activities (article)]

[Justice has prevailed]

[International reactions at this moment]

[???: You bastards, who’s carrying? (PD meme)]

[SAVEN ranking by age]

[Episode 12: Do-hee, Sara GIF]

[Today’s post on Seo-won’s Instagram ㅠㅠ]

[Hana and Do-hee have a 6-year age gap, how adorable!]

Viewers were writing various articles with columns, humor, ranking analysis, disappointment over eliminated members, congratulations to the debut team, and more.

Naturally, there were also trolling posts from malicious fans of the eliminated members and anti-fans of the debut team.

[Possibility of final vote manipulation discovered through data analysis]

[Those calling Gong Chae-rin pretty should see her pre-surgery photos]

[Isn’t Sara’s charm just totally lacking?]

[The top four agencies are simply rotten lol]

[Park Ye-eun’s skills are quite lacking, but she debuted due to narrative alone; that’s a fact]

[How did two people from Topist debut? They’re the true fossils lol]

[Jeon Ha-rang isn’t pretty; he’s just handsome lol, male class]

[It’s not so much that I dislike Hana]

Of course, even the top-ranked Do-hee had her share of trolling posts.

[I found Do-hee’s face quite scary when Ye-eun looked at her then]

[Do-hee has no choice but to undergo a transformation]

[The worst center in history, Lee Do-hee]

[What’s strange about Do-hee is how incredibly unappealing she is lol]

[Just play the piano lol]

All could be wrapped up in one statement.
[Do-hee’s Reasons for Jealousy in Pictures]

(Makeup session pic)

(Stage wink pic)

(Pic of her stunning beauty that became an issue on SNS)

So pretty.

So young.

“Because she’s doing well.”

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Since it was obvious that she would eventually tire herself out and vanish with time, I decided to ignore it.

Fans, each anticipating future activities, awaited the official announcement.

And finally, the first official news appeared.

[‘SAVEN’, born from [Wildcard3], signs with Shock Enter. Debut at the end of October… debut song already released]

‘SAVEN’ has finalized their contract with Shock Enter, the previous agency of the disbanded ‘Mono Rush’. According to Shock Enter representatives, ‘SAVEN’ will release their debut album at the end of this month and start their activities. It is reported that their debut song has already been released. SAVEN is a girl group birthed from the immensely popular audition program [Wildcard3]. Since it was selected by public votes, it is expected to become a popular girl group following ‘In Crush’ and ‘Mono Rush’.

-Woah, are they debuting already? So hypedㅠㅠ

-How many hit songs have they prepared to be debuting so soon?

-They probably chose October for the Rookie Award consideration.

-I’m worried they might be overworkedㅠ

-Shock Enter, huh?

With only a month of preparation time, fans were concerned that the members might be overworked.

Of course, the members were reducing their sleep to carry out various filming endeavors.

However, new teasers started coming out one after another, quickly shifting the buzz.

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SAVEN OFFICIAL (@SAVENShock)

[We are Seven (SAVEN)!]

(Photo)

Hello~ We are the rookie idol group Seven!

Please take good care of us, Chusers! (ღ’ᴗ’ღ)

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The official SNS account was finally opened.

A picture of the seven members smiling brightly in their dorm was posted.

-The kids have already started dorm life!

-Their faces are already working hardㅠㅠ

-Do-hee looks like a total princess even in a white tee, cuteㅠㅠㅠ

-Harang is already at home, lol, look at him sprawled out!

-But why is Sara always hugging Do-hee? What’s up with that?

└It seems like Sara is Do-hee’s clingy sidekick, lol, their visuals are insane.

Then, out of the blue, Do-hee’s Instagram was opened in quick succession.

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@icandohee

Hello~

(Photo)(Photo)(Photo)(Photo)(Photo)(Photo)(Photo)(Photo)(Photo)(Photo)

#SAVEN #Seven #Dohee Lee #Wildcard3

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The post was filled to the limit of 10 photos, matching Instagram’s upload restriction.

Fans rushed in joy at the unexpected photo bomb.

However, there was something even fans didn’t anticipate.

Before her account was managed by the agency, Do-hee had been uploading 10 selfies every single day!

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