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Chapter 6
A few days later.
A new video was uploaded to M10’s official OTube account.
▶ [M10 X Colors = ?]
▶ [‘Make a New Color’ Teaser. 07.03 (Fri) 9 PM]
Oh.
Ah, this is that new Colors girl group survival show.
2:11 Who is she What’s her name
Eng sub plz
It wasn’t a long video.
After showing the silhouettes of all twelve trainees, the intro of an unfamiliar song began to play.
With everyone’s heads lowered, it was still impossible to make out their faces.
Then, the moment the center, Ryeoyu, lifted her head—
The video ended.
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[Coming Soon]
[We’ll be your new color]
[07.03 (Fri) 9 PM]
It wasn’t exactly shocking news.
Articles had already announced that Colors would be launching a new girl group survival program.
The initial response online was fairly modest.
Analysis of the trainees appearing on Colors’ new girl group launch program
The center whose face was clearly shown: Kim Ryeoyu (Rumor says she’s Kim Mogyeong’s niece.)
On either side of the center: Seo Baekyoung, Ryu Bora
Next to Ryu Bora: Kim Geum
The rest seem to be unrevealed trainees?
Ah, Ryu Bora’s appearing.
Did Ryu Bora quit acting?
What’s the center’s name?
└ Kim Ryeoyu.
└ Isn’t she that public trainee?
└ Colors never officially revealed her. The sasaengs did lol.
└ Doesn’t really look like center material though.
└ Read the post. She’s Kim Mogyeong’s niece.
└ ? Who’s Kim Mogyeong?
└ A director at Colors.
Since this was a new girl group from Colors, naturally the more famous trainees attracted attention.
Though…
Not always the positive kind.
Especially since survival shows always put the most focus on the center.
That meant all eyes were on Kim Ryeoyu.
Does this country seriously not function without family connections?
└ It’s not even official yet. Stop overreacting lol.
└└ You’re the one overreacting, Ryeoyu stan lol.
LMAO Colors’ only redeeming quality used to be picking amazing trainees even though the company itself sucked. This time even the trainees aren’t impressive. Thanks for making me quit being a Colors fan.
└ For real lol. Maybe this was Colors’ master plan all along.
└ That center choice is ridiculous.
└ They should’ve put Ryu Bora or Kim Geum in the center. At least people know their faces lol.
└ Since when was Kim Geum center material lol? Nice attempt.
Baekyoung’s on it… I really hope she debuts this time.
└ Wasn’t she in White Noise’s debut lineup?
└ What nonsense lol? At this point, if everyone who claimed to have been in White Noise’s debut lineup got together, they could start an entertainment company.
└ Seo Baekyoung was already a fourth-year trainee back then lol. At least know what you’re talking about.
Seriously, Colors just keeps squeezing everything out of her without debuting her.
└ If she were good enough, she’d debut lol. They’re a company trying to make money, not debuting people because they got emotionally attached.
Since they were trainees from one of the biggest agencies, several of them already had some recognition.
The biggest names included Ryu Bora, Seo Baekyoung, Kim Ryeoyu, and—
Why does that rapper look so familiar?
└ Isn’t she the one from Unpretty Money?
└ Ah lol. The one who got destroyed in the finals.
└ Yeah lol.
└ Colors seriously needs to stop calling themselves a company full of skilled idols. Try competing fairly.
└ ? Kim Geum withdrew because of health issues. At least know the facts.
└ Sure~ She just ran away before getting destroyed again~
The Colors trainee from “Genius Discovery Squad”.jpg
The kid who appeared as a rap prodigy is now on Colors’ girl group survival show.
Please support Make a New Color.
And please support our Geum-Geum too.
It was Kim Geum.
She had previously appeared on a rap survival program, so she’d already built a respectable fanbase.
As for Ryu Bora, who had worked as a child actress for years…
That went without saying.
When are the profiles coming out?
M10, do your job.
Upload the introduction videos already. We don’t even have enough content to recommend these girls.
Perhaps in response to the fans’ demands…
A little more content was released.
Whoa, it’s up!
▶ We Speak Through the Stage! | Kim Ryeoyu | Dance | One-Minute Self Introduction Through Performance ♥
▶ We Speak Through the Stage! | Ryu Bora | Sing | One-Minute Self Introduction Through Performance ♥
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It was the individual introduction videos.
Today was the day they filmed those introductions.
Instead of reporting to Colors like usual, the trainees came to a studio rented from the broadcasting station.
“Alright, everyone. Today we’ll be filming your self-introduction videos.”
Whether the trainees were anxious or not, Producer Oh entered wearing a huge smile.
So irritating.
“I’m giving each of you exactly one minute. During that minute, I don’t care what you do. Got it?”
I listened quietly.
One minute sounded short.
But…
The time limit wasn’t the real problem.
“However…”
Here it came.
“No talking. No unnecessary explanations. No introductions.”
Producer Oh grinned like he was having the time of his life.
“You all want to become idols, right? Then what’s an idol? The stage. So your first impression should come entirely through your performance.”
Are you kidding me?
Then at least give us time to prepare.
That was the problem with Producer Oh.
Sure, the concept sounded nice.
An idol speaks through the stage.
Great idea.
But were idols machines?
Press a button and a performance magically pops out?
If you’d just warned us beforehand, we could’ve prepared something.
Despite Producer Oh’s smug announcement, the trainees simply wore resigned expressions.
No one argued.
Partly because arguing wouldn’t accomplish anything…
But mostly because trainees at this level usually had at least one signature performance ready.
The same went for me.
Especially since…
[ First Introduction Videos Released! “Idols Speak Through the Stage”—Netizens Praise the Fresh Introduction Format]
Thanks to the phone notification that fluffy little cotton ball had sent me yesterday…
I’d already known.
If you thought knowing just one day in advance wouldn’t make much difference…
You’d be wrong.
One day was enormous when preparing a performance.
In that sense…
I owed fluffy cotton ball one.
…Or maybe not.
I was working for fluffy cotton ball in the first place.
Shouldn’t it have told me this much?
…Although…
Why did fluffy cotton ball always tell me things through news notifications instead of just appearing itself?
“Alright, now we’ll decide the order by drawing lots.”
Rubbing his hands together like a fly, Producer Oh continued.
“Come up one at a time and draw.”
Following his instructions, the trainees came forward one after another.
I waited until everyone else had finished.
The order didn’t matter anyway.
“Oh, Trainee Yoon Cheong…”
“Number eight.”
Producer Oh reacted with what felt like a completely random response.
I didn’t answer and simply returned to my seat.
He wrote everyone’s numbers on a whiteboard.
Then the cameras and audio equipment were set up, and the filming area was marked out.
It wasn’t very large.
About half the size of a practice room.
The trainees probably found that familiar.
Everyone sat casually toward the back of the studio.
Naturally, everyone was curious about everyone else’s performances.
A few trainees looked especially nervous, muttering lyrics under their breath or checking their choreography.
As far as I remembered…
Not a single trainee who looked that anxious ended up debuting.
“Just briefly explain to us what you’re planning to do first.”
“That way we can film it properly.”
After finishing the explanation, Producer Oh sat down.
The best VIP seat in the room.
Perfect for watching the performances.
I also settled into spectator mode and focused on the stage.
Why?
“Alright.”
“Number one, Kim Geum.”
“Please come up.”
Because I needed to decide who I wanted to recruit for my future group.
“Alright, Trainee Yoon Cheong.”
“You’re eighth.”
The moment my turn came, I could feel everyone’s attention shift toward me.
I’d watched all the previous performances carefully.
The trainees confident in singing mostly performed pop song covers.
Those who specialized in dance performed choreography they’d created themselves to pop songs.
Neither was easy.
And they’d all done well.
But…
I had to show something beyond that.
After all…
I was still the trainee with the lowest recognition here.
“Yoon Cheong…”
“An original song?”
And my goal…
Was to debut in first place.
“An original song is a risky choice.”
“Are you sure about this?”
“Yes.”
“I think it’ll be fine.”
In audition programs, performing an original song was always a gamble.
If it worked…
It became legendary.
If it failed…
You crashed and burned.
There was no average outcome.
But I was confident.
“Alright.”
“You even brought your own instrumental.”
“So be it.”
Why was I so confident?
“Starting now.”
Because…
Between our violet hills
The sunset is coming to comfort us
After all…
It was a song that had stayed No. 1 for six straight weeks in my previous life.
Staff: How was filming your introduction video?
[Juhong:] I was so nervous. I don’t think I showed what I was really capable of…
[Baekyoung:] I’d practiced it thousands of times… but standing in front of the camera felt completely different.
[Geum:] Ah… I totally messed it up. That’s about it.
[Ryeoyu:] It was fun. I was nervous, though.
Staff: Whose performance impressed you the most?
[Heeon:] Ryeoyu’s. She’s really an ace… She’s my friend, but she’s seriously incredible.
[Gyeonga:] Surprisingly, Juhong’s. There was something that really drew your eyes.
[Geum:] Is there really room for disagreement? That’s what surprises me. Obviously—
[Bora:] I only have one person in mind.
[Suin:] Well, obviously—
[Baekyoung:] Cheong.
Caption: Yoon Cheong receives an overwhelming majority of the votes.
[Juhong:] I didn’t even realize it was an original song. I thought it was some hidden masterpiece I’d never heard before.
[Geum:] Seriously. If she had songwriting skills like that, she should’ve told us earlier. I’d have followed her around begging her to teach me.
[Ryeoyu:] I remember thinking, “So she really was hiding an ace up her sleeve.”
[Gyeonga:] I thought it was unfair.
Staff: Why?
[Gyeonga:] Because I performed right after her. How was I supposed to follow something that good?
Caption: Tears…
[Heeon:] Honestly, when I heard she was doing an original song, I thought she’d gone crazy. It was such a risky choice.
[Yuhyeon:] The song itself was great, of course. But what amazed me was that it wasn’t even a trendy genre. It actually had a bit of an old-fashioned country vibe.
[Haeun:] But it felt like she understood her own voice perfectly. She really knew how to make the most of it. I thought, “She’s smart.”
Staff: Choosing an original song for your very first introduction performance was a risky decision. Why did you do it?
[Cheong:] Writing lyrics and composing are hobbies of mine. I wanted to show as many different sides of myself as possible. I don’t know when I’ll get another chance to perform one of my own songs. I’ll always have opportunities to show my dancing and singing, but composing might not come up again.
Staff: Do you think it worked?
[Cheong:] Haha… That’s a difficult question.
I pretended to hesitate before answering.
[Cheong:] Yes.
I believe it worked.
Ding!
Did you watch the Make a New Color introductions?
Holy sh*t, go watch them right now.
Why? What happened?
└ They’re just insane. These girls are unbelievable. Colors has completely lost it.
Ding!
Today’s rookie girl group causing a huge sensation
Colors, the undisputed home of idol talent
Ding!
Ding!
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? What’s with Yoon Cheong?
Wow, Yoon Cheong is incredible.
Colors has another singer-songwriter trainee carrying on the legacy.
