In Ji Hwa Sung’s mind, everything was perfect.
“Our team still hasn’t divided all the parts. The same goes for Liu Wei’s team.”
“…Really?”
“Yeah, really. Your team is the smoothest right now, you know? Wow, Ji Hwa Sung. Is your team going to take first place this time?”
To think his team was even better organized than his role model, Son Jae Ha’s team!
While Ji Hwa Sung brushed off Son Jae Ha’s comments, suggesting they should wait and see, claiming his team wasn’t likely to be first, his heart was already swelling with pride a hundredfold, even a thousandfold.
I had planned it, but really first place? Our team, just a bunch of cabbages, taking first place?
Thanks to me?
‘…Am I really that great? I’m doing it all by myself!’
Ji Hwa Sung couldn’t hide his smile all the way into the recording studio.
Just keep it up, and we’ll be first place. Led by me, carried by me to the top.
Just like a true AG trainee.
Just like a likely debut member!
“Wait a second. This part seems off?”
“…What?”
In the midst of Ji Hwa Sung’s enthusiastic recording, Min Si Young interrupted his voice and pondered deeply, her eyes focused intensely.
After a long look at Ji Hwa Sung, she decided to speak up.
“The tone of your part doesn’t seem to match well here. Maybe you need to lower it here? Or perhaps, come back after a bit more practice.”
“Uh, okay….”
Min Si Young, who Ji Hwa Sung often saw in the same company practice rooms, had spoken, and it had to be right.
It meant something was currently off.
‘Did I get too carried away? Oh no.’
Ji Hwa Sung was visibly flustered by her words, but he tried to keep a positive demeanor, especially in front of the camera.
“I’m sorry, I’ll work harder! Let’s try one more time!”
It was weird.
And that feeling continued in the choreography lesson with Jin Dasol.
“People in the left row.”
“Yes!”
“None of it is matching. Only the formations are. The movements are all… off. Only Kim Chunyong’s are correct.”
“Ah. I see. We’ll make corrections!”
“It doesn’t seem like it’ll work just by correcting now… Let’s start from the basics of the movements again.”
“Is that so?”
When they had to start from the very basics of the choreography practice again, as Jin Dasol’s voice lowered, Ji Hwa Sung felt the sweat trickling down his spine turn cold.
Something was wrong.
“Okay… I’ve seen enough for today. We’ll continue tomorrow.”
With Jin Dasol leaving with a slightly disappointed look, Ji Hwa Sung felt a rush of urgency and encouraged the members even more.
“How about we eat dinner early and then go through the choreography together once more before individual practice? I don’t think we can just let it be with our current basics.”
“…Hwa Sung. We’ve hardly had a break for even 30 minutes in the last 6 hours.”
“But we haven’t got anything right yet, have we? We need to get this fixed.”
However, the expressions of the team members looking at Ji Hwa Sung were far from ordinary.
“…….”
They were holding back because of the cameras, but their faces seemed to carry unspoken words.
The evaluations from the day had made Ji Hwa Sung slightly anxious and frustration began to build.
‘Why are these people, who are supposed to be riding on my success, so full of complaints? How can they still look so discontent after all the feedback?’
But he didn’t outwardly show it. There was nothing to gain from doing so.
“…Then let’s meet at 9 PM. This isn’t a problem, right?”
And then.
The incident happened at 2AM that day.
It was something Kim Chunyong had been anticipating.
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