Recently, one person had been added to Seo Yeon's narrow social circle.
That was Cha Na-hee.
A core member of the girl group, Summer Girls.
Realizing that they would be working together on
"But won't it be hard for you to appear consecutively?"
Seo Yeon asked as if genuinely worried.
Filming
Moreover, Cha Na-hee was currently practically the sole breadwinner of her group.
It was safe to say that Summer Girls' entire recognition rested in Cha Na-hee's hands.
So, beyond just drama filming, she actively appeared on variety shows and commercials as well.
"...Seo Yeon-ah."
"Yes?"
"I'm more worried about you."
This was said with genuine sincerity.
Recently, Seo Yeon's schedule was practically murderous.
Although
On top of that, she was currently a fixed cast member of a variety-cum-audition show called
And simultaneously filming
While she was doing one after finishing another, Seo Yeon was filming simultaneously.
'Just how much stamina does she have?'
Cha Na-hee had always thought she had pretty good stamina.
She was at a level where she could handle busy schedules without issues.
But looking at Seo Yeon, she far surpassed what was possible with stamina alone.
'She's always so full of energy whenever I see her...'
Cha Na-hee wanted to get closer to Seo Yeon.
She had received a lot of help from her here and there during
Anyway, Cha Na-hee thought she wouldn't lose to anyone when it came to diligence, but in front of Seo Yeon, she couldn't even dare to boast about that.
'Really, if only the kids in our group could be even half like her.'
No, not even half.
Even just one-tenth would make the situation better than now, wouldn't it?
"Unnie, is something wrong?"
Seo Yeon asked softly, looking at Cha Na-hee who had become strangely downcast.
Having lived by simulating emotions, Seo Yeon was very sensitive to others' feelings.
Right away, the fact that Cha Na-hee had called her today gave her the sense that she needed someone to talk to.
"Ah, well."
Just as she thought, Cha Na-hee had something she wanted to consult about with Seo Yeon today.
That was none other than—
"A vocal trainer?"
"Yeah."
Summer Girls was going to be in charge of
An insert song suitable for bright scenes.
The song was already decided, and they had received the guide track, so all they needed was to practice.
However, Hoyeon Entertainment's vocal trainer had completely run away.
Even when trying to find another vocal trainer, perhaps because Summer Girls' notoriety had spread this way and that, it wasn't easy to find one.
"...I see."
"Huh? You're not surprised?"
"I just thought that could happen."
Seo Yeon recalled Summer Girls she had seen a while ago.
What feeling did she get from Summer Girls at that time?
'Beast stones.'
It didn't mean an idol group with a wild image.
It was literally a bizarre group that acted with a beast-like hierarchy.
Seo Yeon had cleanly sorted out the hierarchy by showing a simple magic trick, but for Na-hee, that would be too much.
'A Shih Tzu sandwiched between a Beagle and a Chihuahua.'
That was exactly the feeling.
Anyway, she worked the hardest, but her rank in the group was the lowest.
It was honestly absurd, but this was possible in Summer Girls.
It was partly because Cha Na-hee was kind to the point of being a pushover, but it was also the result of constant gaslighting.
"Unnie."
"Y-yeah?"
When Seo Yeon spoke in a low voice, Na-hee flinched.
Honestly, when Seo Yeon spoke like that, it was usually intimidating.
Both her appearance and her aura.
'She's an actress for a reason.'
Even though she had met many actresses, she could clearly feel that Seo Yeon was special.
Right away, the members of Summer Girls were beauties who would attract attention on the street, but standing next to Seo Yeon, they mostly turned into squids.
Not just in terms of appearance, but also in atmosphere.
There was a vague power that made her hard to approach.
"Do you have any thoughts of changing agencies later?"
"I do, but..."
She did, but honestly lacked confidence.
Even at a place like Hoyeon, she couldn't adapt properly, so would she be able to adapt properly at another management company?
Always, the words of the general manager at Hoyeon came to mind.
'Our management has a family-like atmosphere, but other places are jungles! Jungles. It's true that Na-hee is the best among us, but how many idols like Na-hee would there be at other places? Originally, the agency that treats you well is the best for a celebrity. It's not about 1st tier or 2nd tier, you know?'
Because she always heard such words, it wasn't easy to move.
Still, since the contract was ending soon, she was thinking about it...
"Then, let's do this."
"W-what?"
"I'll help you with this matter."
By this matter, it was related to the vocal trainer.
Coincidentally, Seo Yeon knew a really good vocal trainer.
Moreover, that vocal trainer had personally guided Seo Yeon's OST for
"How about our agency? They'll treat you well."
At Seo Yeon's smile as she said that, Na-hee froze completely.
Unlike the grateful proposal, it was too villainous a smile.
'But she said she'd help?'
Oh, does she mean she'll ask the vocal trainer at Nova Entertainment?
Besides, apart from Seo Yeon's meaningful smile, it was definitely an attractive proposal.
Unlike other places, Nova Entertainment had Seo Yeon as an acquaintance.
Recalling what she had suffered at Hoyeon for a moment, Na-hee hesitated before opening her mouth.
"...I'll think about it."
Cha Na-hee's words were quite positive.
***
Although she didn't get a definite answer, looking at Cha Na-hee's response, it was practically half settled.
Thanks to that, Seo Yeon's motivation was fully boosted!
'If I can bring Unnie Na-hee too!'
Cha Na-hee was an SSS-tier catch with a guaranteed future.
Acting? She could act. Singing? She did it well. She was truly versatile.
Her visuals didn't fall behind even compared to actresses, a person whose presence at Hoyeon was incomprehensible.
Since hearing that Na-hee's contract period was almost over, Seo Yeon had been planning to poach her to Nova Entertainment.
'If Unnie Na-hee comes, it'll be a great help to Nova Entertainment.'
Of course, this wasn't Seo Yeon's unilateral action.
She had more or less asked Kang Chan-yul, the CEO of Nova Entertainment.
"By the way, what do you think about Unnie Na-hee from Summer Girls?"
"Huh? Ah, well... she's an idol with outstanding skills."
At Seo Yeon's words, Kang Chan-yul spoke somewhat hesitantly.
"Then what if I were to bring her in?"
"Seo Yeon-ah."
"Yes."
"That 'bring her in'... doesn't have a physical meaning, right?"
"?"
Seeing Seo Yeon tilt her head as if she didn't understand the meaning, Kang Chan-yul breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it didn't seem to mean that.
'This is all because of
Anyway, Seo Yeon, Nova Entertainment's precious SSS-tier actress, was being cared for in many ways at Nova Entertainment.
Naturally, they watched all the broadcasts Seo Yeon appeared on.
As a result, there was no one in Nova Entertainment who hadn't watched
If you asked how Seo Yeon was on the broadcast, she deflected flying bullets.
Dodging bullets, running up, and shooting at close range.
She had already shown extraordinary abilities in
Even now, the most actively posted articles in the community were:
[Brown Bear vs Joo Seo-yeon]
- Who wins?
- Brown Bear wins if he has a gun
- Joo Seo-yeon deflects bullets. Brown Bear dies if shot
- Joo Seo-yeon has only deflected paintballs so far; don't overreact
- So far????
- Are you guys even talking about celebrities?
Anyway, with many posts of that feel, the image was starting to become worrisome.
Even the CEO of the agency himself thought so.
'I should have her hold back on physical variety shows for a while.'
There were plenty of other good things too.
Observation variety shows, or healing variety shows like Three Meals a Day.
'Anyway, Cha Na-hee.'
If she could bring her to Nova Entertainment as Seo Yeon said, there would be few catches this big.
Actually, Kang Chan-yul also knew the information that the contract period was almost over, but.
'Considering the weight Cha Na-hee holds at Hoyeon Entertainment, she wouldn't easily give up.'
And if it's Cha Na-hee, she would normally receive good treatment at Hoyeon.
Unless they offered significantly good conditions, she wouldn't move—that was Kang Chan-yul's thought.
That was why he wondered if Seo Yeon was trying to poach her in a physical sense.
The kid seemed to have been a bit sturdy since she was young, but even Kang Chan-yul couldn't have expected her to grow this extraordinarily.
"Um, okay. If possible, I'll help as much as I can."
"Yes."
"Just don't cause any trouble."
"Of course."
Seo Yeon answered full of motivation.
With the CEO's permission, all that was left was to execute!
The next place she visited was the voice acting academy.
The 'Magician Elzebet' who knew there was no broadcast scheduled for today.
Her real name was Han Da-young.
She was a little, no, extremely flustered by Seo Yeon suddenly visiting and talking.
"Vocal training... for an idol?"
"Yes!"
"...."
At Seo Yeon's words, Da-young was very flustered.
'Did she forget that I used to be an idol trainee?'
While thinking that couldn't be possible, the thought that it could coexisted.
Seo Yeon didn't seem like she had a bad head, so she probably didn't forget...
"There are plenty of other vocal trainers. Plus, Summer Girls is a bit..."
There was even bad blood.
Some of them she had encountered during her trainee days.
Summer Girls and Han Da-young had similar trainee periods.
"Ah, it's not meeting in person."
"Then?"
"W-we could just meet in a different form, couldn't we?"
The magician Elzebet—she didn't explicitly say it.
Red pill!
Seo Yeon couldn't dare to say that directly.
If she said that, they would actively ask about Ramiel later!
'This is the proper attitude of a fan.'
Seo Yeon had separated Ji-yeon and Ramiel.
That was the same for the magician Elzebet.
"If we connect via head cam..."
By this point, Han Da-young was also getting a bit amused.
The feelings of an idol learning singing from a VTuber?
Moreover, a guy she didn't like was also involved.
'It'd be good for telling stories on broadcast later.'
It's so ridiculous, would they not believe it?
Anyway, she couldn't even say the group name.
'Actually, I wanted to do it with the broadcast on.'
But no matter what, that seemed like too much, so she held back.
If she could do that, she could grow the magician's broadcast tier together.
'Then Ramiel's channel would grow too...'
Currently, Ramiel's subscribers were quite substantial for a personal streamer.
But compared to Ramiel from her past life, it was still far behind.
Back then, she was a corporate streamer, and now she was doing it alone.
Still, her skills were superior to her past life in many ways, so her fanbase was solid.
'Hmm... no. Rather...'
Seo Yeon crossed her arms and fell into thought for a moment.
Han Da-young, watching Seo Yeon, nodded with a slightly puzzled face.
"Yeah, I'll do it."
She sent a positive sign.
It seemed like it would be quite fun to do vocal training for a somewhat popular girl group.
Of course.
"...What is this."
From Summer Girls' perspective, it wasn't fun at all.
What is this, this situation.
"I am the Magician Elzebet."
Looking at the existence speaking demurely in the video, Ra-bin couldn't come up with anything to say.
Who are you.
Magician Elzebet? Are you kidding me, get out right now.
Those words rose to her throat, but.
"She's a teacher I brought with difficulty at Unnie Na-hee's request."
Seeing Seo Yeon speaking with a 500-won coin between her fingers, she couldn't bring herself to speak.
As if reminding her not to forget the coin magic she had seen before.
Of course, how could she forget?
Even Seo Yeon's eyes looking at them now were sparkling red.
She could acutely feel that Seo Yeon disliked them.
If what was in her hand wasn't a 500-won coin but a blade, she was confident she would wet herself.
'What is Manager Im even doing!'
An actor from another agency is causing havoc, and they can't even stop her!
She resolved to complain to the CEO later.
But then, Seo Yeon calmly spoke.
"Greetings."
"Hello, Teacher!!"
Everyone greeted Elzebet in an orderly fashion.
She felt like she was going to cry.