Chapter 251

─Congratulations! Laviranz!

Of course, there’s no way we could be in first place for our first week of activities.

As the MC of Melody Bank, I wrapped up the week by handing the trophy to this week’s number one group.

I guess from next week, we’ll keep receiving them.

“Let’s go!”

An early morning start with a pre-recording.

Even as a music show MC wearing high heels.

The fatigue was double, but once I clock out, that’s it.

“I’m just grabbing my bag and I’ll be right back.”

“Go on quickly.”

After dropping a few words with the unnis, I headed to the MC waiting room while greeting the production staff one by one.

“Thanks for your hard work on today’s shoot.”

“Oh! Do-hee, could you spare a moment?”

Then the Main Director PD caught me.

“Special stage?”

“Yeah, I saw that Melody Bank did a special stage as a farewell for Ye-eun’s last music show MC gig, and it received a really good reaction.”

“Ah~ I saw that too.”

I even cheered for her on-site.

Kim Ye-eun is growing day by day.

So proud.

“So I wanted to ask you early on, is Do-hee interested in participating too? Along with Seung-bin. You know, our production staff and everybody is really sad that this chemistry with you two is coming to an end.”

“I’m sad about it too… But I think I’m okay, but I don’t know if Seung-bin… senior will have the time. He’s going to be making a comeback.”

“Oh, that’s fine. Seung-bin already said he’s good with it.”

“Ah! Then after this activity ends, I’ll prepare hard!”

“Thank you. I feel bad for taking up the busiest Do-hee’s time like this.”

“Hey, it’s nothing. Gotta make time for it!”

“Your words are as pretty as your face~ Alright, I know Do-hee must be tired, so hurry along.”

“Yes, thanks for your hard work~”

After a warm conversation that felt friendly, I started to feel a bit sad knowing I’ll be stepping down as the music show MC in just two months, heading back to the waiting room.

“You haven’t left yet?”

And the moment I walked in, I ran into Joo Seung-bin.

“Oh, yeah. I was going to ask you if Do-hee is joining for the special stage…”

Seung-bin was staring my way as if he had been waiting right there on the sofa.

“Me? I said yes. But I think I’ll only be able to start preparing after this activity ends. Is that okay?”

I quickly grabbed my things next to Seung-bin since the unnis would be waiting for me.

“I’m fine with that… but isn’t your activity almost a month away?”

“Why? Feeling sorry for me?”

Since I planned to hold two titles consecutively, I expected things to get pretty hectic for a while.

“…You’re going to have a lot of work ahead.”
“I’ll do it.”

“Thanks for worrying. Anyway, let’s schedule it for then. So I can just go to your company again, right?”

“I can go to your company, but…”

“Forget it, our office is small. We need to practice somewhere spacious.”

“Are you trying to eat our company food again?”

Joo Seung-bin shot back with a big grin.

“…What are you talking about?”

Every time there’s a special MC stage, Joo Seung-bin went to his agency, LePro’s office, and managed to eat heartily with Manager Young-ho from lunch to dinner, ordering three dishes each time.

The home-cooked feel is definitely better from our company cafeteria ladies.

But the chef’s style is undeniably on the LePro side…

Anyway.

“I’m being waited on by the members. You worked hard as MC today~”

I hurriedly left the waiting room while watching Joo Seung-bin wave goodbye.

*

On the way back to the dorm.

Everyone was passed out from exhaustion in the car.

In the back seat, I was fiddling with my phone, responding to messages in real-time.

“Do-hee, you.”

“…Why?”

Seo-yoon Unni, while still awake, started spewing nonsense.

“Did you seriously get a guy you’re interested in?”

“…What?”

That’s ridiculous. I let out a weak laugh and put my phone down for a moment, staring out the window, sighing.

“…Seriously?”

“…Do-hee, really?”

The two, excluding Na-eun Unni, were peeking their heads forward.

Both looked like they had just woken up, hair and eyes all disheveled.

“What are you talking about now?”

Even the newly arrived road manager, Choi Seon-young Unni, was informed about this by Kim Seo-yoon.

“Manager Unni!!! Do-hee is dating!!!”

“I, I have to contact Manager Young-ho, right…?”

“What if Unni believes that?”

This is driving me crazy for real.

“And also, don’t you know me that well?”

“No, I know you very well. Narcissist—”

“A narcissist is a personality disorder! It’s totally different from self-love, you know?”

“Narcis—”

As I glared, Seo-yoon Unni trailed off.

“Do my sisters… love me a lot?”

Come on, say it.

“Anyway, as much as one can love oneself, if you were to pick your ideal type, it sounds like it would be yourself, right, self-love personified?”

That’s not too far off.

I admit it.

But Seo-yoon Unni still wouldn’t drop her suspicious gaze and kept poking my side.

“But love can come unexpectedly~ Hiding your phone while looking down to text… could that be suspicious~?”
“No, what? That could happen.”

“Come on~ The Do-hee I know is very confident and never hides anything.”

The two who had been watching with interest began to agree.

“Definitely… That makes sense. I’ve never seen her hide anything…”

“They say love is a hurricane…”

“Oh… Love is a tempest?”

Now they were even whispering the lyrics softly without a sound.

“Uh uh uh uh Hurri-cane?”

“Uh uh uh uh Venus.”

“Ha-ah…”

In the midst of all the noise, Na-eun Unni finally looked up and turned around.

Her clear eyes were asking.

“Really?”

I ultimately turned on my phone, subtly covering the conversation, and showed the screen.

And I could only feel incredulousness as I saw the three of them simultaneously turn their heads and close their eyes again.

“Come on… It was nothing. Do-hee is so uninteresting.”

“Ugh, I woke up for nothing…”

“Haam…”

In the chaos, Seo-yoon was blaming me.

“You made it suspicious… Why did you cover it and text… There shouldn’t be any secrets between us…”

Should I hit her?

*

The person I was secretly texting just now was.

[Director So-hyun: Do-hee, are you thinking about going out?]

It was Director So-hyun.

[Director So-hyun: They reached out for a casting.]

And the title of the program she suggested was.

[Can Music Be Translated?]

A new entertainment show centered around music on a cable channel.

Even so, the ratings seemed quite high.

It wasn’t exactly about performing on stage.

[Director So-hyun: They want you to appear for a composer special.]

[Director So-hyun: Just talking lightly can prove that Do-hee wrote her own songs and also help reinforce your image as a producer.]

With two singer MCs, four guests come out to share their stories and introduce their life songs in a talk show.

[Me: Alone… as a composer?]

But I’ve hardly ever been on a talk show.

Especially, I had never gone without my members.

[Director So-hyun: It’s okay, this time you can go without any pressure.]

[Director So-hyun: It’s as a rookie composer too.]

It wouldn’t be surprising if the director thought I was hesitant to appear alone due to pressure.

[Director So-hyun: It’s a talk about music rather than entertainment.]

[Director So-hyun: The guests are all familiar with the media, so just do it like usual.]

Even though I had plenty of personal invitations for talk shows, I had turned down most of them.
I’ve been turning down offers left and right, even though they keep piling on.

[Me: Um…]

The only personal chat I have is a few paragraphs in an interview for a photo shoot magazine.

[So-hyun: If it’s burdensome, you don’t have to go.]

[So-hyun: If you’re tired, it’s okay to rest.]

Honestly, I felt no pressure at all.

In fact, my true feelings were the opposite.

[Me: Can I take a little break?]

[Me: It’s still a bit overwhelming for me…]

I was worried about getting too much attention.

Ever since debuting as Seven.

It’s been a constant concern while living in the group.

I’ve seen firsthand how one person stealing the spotlight can ruin a group more than once.

Of course, looking at the members, it could have been an unnecessary worry.

Each one of them is adorable and charming in their personality and looks.

Just like I cherish and love the older sisters in my heart, the public and fans will naturally fall for them too.

Still, I kept worrying.

Maybe it’s because of my personality…?

That could be it.

With my strong self-love, if I consider myself the sun,

I might worry about the stars that aren’t visible during the day.

Even while calling it an unnecessary and somewhat arrogant concern,

I also feel like it’s not the exact correct interpretation…

[Me: Anyway, since the behind-the-scenes from the producing process will be revealed tomorrow, I think there’ll be enough self-produced images.]

That’s also why I was chatting while covering the screen.

If it were the older sisters I know, they’d probably just tell me to go without a second thought.

[So-hyun: Got it.]

[So-hyun: It’s going to be tiring from the pre-recording today, so hurry and rest~ (Fighting basic emoticon)]

It was the perfect timing to be in the spotlight alone.

Aside from the behind-the-scenes at the recording studio.

[So-hyun: Oh, and you need to go to the office tomorrow.]

[So-hyun: You know we have to review the documents, right?]

It’s a great opportunity to capture the public’s attention.

The modeling contracts with fashion and beauty brands known as luxury goods.

So rather than feeling heavier, I wanted to feel a bit lighter.

[Me: Alright!!!]

[So-hyun: By the way, these days, Do-hee has been often imitating Chiyo’s way of speaking, hehe.]

Wait a minute.

[So-hyun: I like that they seem to get along well (thumbs up basic emoticon)]

Being frivolous and being light-hearted are not the same, though.

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