A full 4-night, 5-day field trip.
Considering travel time, a day at the front and back is as good as gone, making it effectively a 2-night, 3-day trip.
However, a period of 4 nights and 5 days was quite a long time for Seoyeon.
It hadn't been decided yet whether they were going to Europe or the US, but even if they went to Japan, it wouldn't change much.
The commercials to be filmed were all already shot, and she didn't have many scheduled broadcast appearances.
Of course, it wasn't that she had no schedule at all.
Perhaps around next month, she might be able to appear on a few variety shows related to
"Well, isn't it fine?"
Her manager, Park Eunha, said so with a bright smile.
"Rather, you lived too busily last year, so I think this level is just right right now."
"Is that so?"
"Yeah, more than that... have you been in touch with Nahee recently? Nothing's wrong, right?"
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At Park Eunha's question, Seoyeon's answer became awkward.
Actually, it wasn't that there was nothing going on at all.
At least for Seoyeon, a special situation had arisen.
'Nahee unnie, I want to bring her to our management.'
It was something she had been thinking about for a while.
Seoyeon wanted to bring in people who could contribute to the growth of Nova Entertainment, which she belonged to.
Of course, thanks to herself and Lee Jiyeon, Nova Entertainment was continuously hitting the upper limits, but there was still nothing quite like an idol.
'Yeonwoo... oppa is also there.'
The word 'oppa' truly doesn't come out easily even as time passes.
It would be really nice if she could just address him as 'sunbae' like Park Jungwoo.
Anyway, with Ma Yeonwoo there too, Nova Entertainment's idol lineup had become quite solid.
If Summer Girls came here too, it would be perfect.
'So I contacted her to casually meet up, but...'
Of course, she didn't intend to say it right away; she planned to test the waters first.
Because Nahee unnie's contract with Hoyeon Entertainment was also ending soon.
After making a vague excuse to Eunha, Seoyeon returned home and glared at the questionnaire.
For reference, she hadn't told Park Jungwoo about the field trip yet.
She planned to bring it up if a problem arose.
If the dates overlapped, she would just have to give up on the field trip anyway.
If it was decided to be France, that would be a different story...
'I guess I should mark France on the field trip questionnaire first?'
Honestly, Seoyeon desperately wanted to check 'Japan' on the questionnaire.
Rather than preferring a specific country, it was because Seoyeon had little interest in Europe.
Seoyeon liked seeing beautiful natural scenery.
But she had no desire to see buildings retaining the echoes of the past or Europe's unique culture.
On the other hand, Japan had many things Seoyeon liked in various ways, so just looking at it was fun.
"That's for you to..."
Youngbin was about to say something to Seoyeon, but quieted down when she took out a small business card from her embrace.
It was the business card of the deputy general manager at Raywill Games.
It was a card given to her to contact them anytime if she wanted to do additional commercials.
"Why don't you contact them once?"
"I'm sorry, daughter."
It was more effective than threatening with a graphics card.
Seoyeon put the business card in her embrace, feeling needlessly smug.
Seeing Youngbin's pupils shake when she took out the business card put her in a good mood.
Should I say it felt like finally holding a weapon she could win with after losing every time?
Watching Seoyeon make such a satisfied expression, Youngbin sighed in relief inwardly.
'Going to the company is absolutely out of the question.'
There were several reasons for that.
It was partly because it would be exhausting in many ways if Seoyeon came to the company, and the primary reason was worrying about what kind of accident she might cause, but recently, a few more reasons were added to that.
'I can't let her find out I bought stocks in the GH Group and Nettrix.'
If the business card wasn't enough and even the stocks got caught, he would literally be in the palm of Seoyeon's hand.
This was how sad a father who staked his life on his daughter could be.
Separately, since
'Did you know? Team Leader Joo Youngbin's daughter is that Joo Seoyeon.'
'Really? I watched Mine so enjoyably.'
'Me too, you know that, right? It's ranked first in 54 countries worldwide right now. It's already the 3rd week. I wonder how long that popularity will last.'
'It's the first mega-hit since Child Game, right? Wow, our country makes great dramas.'
When he went to work, he felt like he heard such words even more.
Of course, it felt good.
It felt good, but getting caught by his daughter was a bit...
After Seoyeon succeeded, Youngbin often called his friend Kang Taejin for no reason.
He also benefited from it, but the one who benefited more was his friend Kang Taejin.
Therefore, Youngbin could confidently demand.
"So, buy me a meal."
"......"
The image of his friend buying him a meal with a truly bitter expression vividly came to mind.
Of course, Kang Taejin didn't just quietly buy meals either.
"Your daughter has a close relationship with the Newlike Group, right?"
"I don't know well where and with whom Seoyeon forms relationships."
"You could tell me a little."
"What if I get folded in half by my daughter if I tell you?"
"......"
At that fairly sincere remark, Kang Taejin closed his mouth.
Anyway, he was the kind of guy who wouldn't pry further if he refused.
Perhaps because the Newlike Group side was a competitor, they wanted her to prioritize their side as much as possible.
But that was for his daughter to choose.
He had no intention of saying anything about it.
"I also hope you do well, Taejin."
"You must have invested a lot of stocks."
"......"
At his sharp friend's words, Youngbin quietly shut his mouth.
That roughly happened a few days ago.
'Should I buy Violl stocks too?'
Youngbin was quite serious.
As far as he knew, Seoyeon was heading to France next month.
Since she became Violl's ambassador, she would be attending the Ready-to-Wear show.
'Let's buy it.'
Following right behind his daughter's back would never fail.
That was Youngbin's firm belief, and in fact, he had never failed even once so far.
***
"Seoyeon~, wow. It's really been a long time."
Cha Nahee welcomed Seoyeon warmly and smiled broadly.
Since Seoyeon had a killer schedule recently for various reasons, there were few opportunities to meet.
"The last time we saw each other was at the award ceremony, right? I even shed a tear when I saw Seoyeon winning the award then."
At Cha Nahee's words, spoken with a clear smile, Seoyeon smiled awkwardly.
For Seoyeon, who was relatively lacking in communication, it was a bit difficult to deal with someone with such a bright personality.
'She's gotten much brighter than before, hasn't she?'
Did something good happen recently?
The Hoyeon Studio she visited after a long time wasn't much different from before.
Most of the newly debuted idol groups had flopped without a sound, and Hoyeon's reality was living off the existing groups.
In that sense, Summer Girls was truly a precious lifeline for Hoyeon.
"Your contract is ending soon, right?"
"Huh? Did I say that? That's right."
"I was just a little curious about what you're planning to do after that."
At that conversation between Nahee and Seoyeon, the other Summer Girls members were watching carefully.
'Why did that monster-like girl come again.'
'I thought the drama OST work last time was the end of it, isn't she going to ask for another favor like that?'
Rabin, the leader and the real power of Summer Girls, said while glancing at Seoyeon from a little distance away.
She was slowly forgetting the nightmare of the 500 won coin being folded in half, but she never thought the nightmare would return like this.
"Unnie, you watched Mine, right?"
"......I did."
Sobin, a fellow Summer Girls member and Rabin's right-hand woman, had watched
For her, who basically loved action movies,
To think Korea made such an action movie!
"Please get an autograph for me."
"Are you crazy?"
"If possible, actor Narumi Sora's autograph too."
"No, I said are you crazy. If you want it, go get it yourself!"
"That's a bit scary."
"I'm scared too, you brat."
Rabin, who was about to say that, felt the gaze of Seoyeon, who was staring intently this way.
Huh? Did she hear us?
Even so, there's a distance, so the conversation here shouldn't reach over there...
"Could it be that actor Joo Seoyeon is really an esper? What if
"Sobin, I really like you, you know? But could you stop spouting nonsense?"
"I think it's a pretty credible guess. I've seen a lot of reactions to Mine recently. And looking at the internet reactions, such comments appear quite often."
Sobin had seen a reaction video for
It was the type of broadcast where real-time chats were exposed on the video, and she watched the fourth re-run with such a video.
Because she wondered if the viewers watched it with similar impressions to hers.
For example.
[The scene where Min Doha trips and flies away.]
- ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋWhy is he flying away like a comic ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- If you look at the making film, he really got hit and flew away ㅋㅋㅋ
- Min Doha's scream never gets old no matter how many times I hear it
- It'll probably get meme-edited soon
- The meme edit already came out ㅋㅋㅋ Search for Aston Martin Girl and it'll pop up ㅋㅋㅋ
- Last time it was a Lamborghini, this time it's an Aston Martin?
- At this rate, she'll go through all supercar brands.
[The fighting scene with Adam (Oliver).]
- The choreo sync is insane
- Still, if it's Oliver, he can match sync with Joo Seoyeon
- Animal tamer Oliver daebak
- ?? You shouldn't be praising Oliver right now, isn't Joo Seoyeon the amazing one? The opponent is a Hollywood top stuntman?
- That's when comparing between human actors ㅇㅇ
- Can you match acting chemistry with an elephant? If an elephant swings its trunk playfully, a human head explodes;;
- No, Joo Seoyeon is a human too, why would a human head explode;;
- You think I can't do it?
- No, it's not exactly that I'm saying that...
[Motorcycle chase scene.]
- Hong Seha is going to die ㅠㅠ Hurry up and go ㅠㅠ
- What is this?? The chase scene is seriously so well made
- Is this CG?
- If this isn't CG, multiple people would die;;
- Ah ㅋㅋ Joo Seoyeon uses so little CG I forgot and thought she actually rode the motorcycle to film it
- ㅋㅋㅋ The guy who got beaten up by Jin Yeonseo in the raid scene before the chase scene really flies away in a zigzag
- How is that possible?
- It would be similar if you got kicked by a horse's hind leg ㅇㅇ
- Gasp, are you saying Joo Seoyeon's one-punch is just a horse's hind leg?
- I screenshotted this and sent it to Joo Seoyeon's agency. When they contact me soon, consider that the horse has come
[The final showdown with Shin Arin.]
- ?? What is up with Narumi Sora? You're saying this wasn't CG?
- Wow ㅋㅋㅋ What was that just now, the sword and axe clashing ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- It's insanely fast, this is CG, right?
- Watch the making film later ㅋㅋ You'll be speechless
- Joo Seoyeon clears all her action scenes purely with physicality ㅋㅋ
- In the interview, she said deflecting the axe was a coincidence ㅋㅋ She said she deflected it reflexively
- Narumi Sora, who deflected the axe Joo Seoyeon threw by mistake, is also strong for a human;;;
- If they fought in real life, would Narumi Sora be able to compete?
- Even if Joo Seoyeon's arms and legs are tied, she'd probably win just by headbutting;
- What do you guys really think Joo Seoyeon is
Roughly those kinds of reactions.
Even just the ones that came to mind immediately were like that.
Soeun, who had also joined Joo Seoyeon's fan cafe, couldn't help but see such posts often.
After seeing 'Joo Seoyeon's variety show highlights compilation' from various variety shows, she thought about it quite seriously.
'Could she really be an esper?'
Of course, Rabin found Soeun's serious assertion absolutely ridiculous.
What's even more amazing is that her fan spirit is real.
"Even so, you want to get her autograph?"
"Yes."
"She's seriously completely crazy..."
Rabin, who had spoken up to that point, shut her mouth under Seoyeon's gaze.
"I-I was also thinking about getting it because I watched Mine so enjoyably. I-I'll try asking her later."
"As expected, unnie is the best."
At Soeun's words said with a thumbs up, Rabin spat out curses inwardly.
'No, does it have to be me? Just ask Nahee.'
Of course, since Cha Nahee was currently marking Seoyeon one-on-one, she wasn't suitable for such a request.
Originally, the relationship between Cha Nahee and themselves was a bit ambiguous anyway.
'Hmph, even if she leaves after the contract ends, no one will say anything.'
Rabin could clearly see how Nahee would answer Seoyeon's words.
What she would do when the contract ended.
In her eyes, Nahee was endlessly lacking, but her face was pretty.
She sang quite well, and danced well.
Her acting had also improved a lot, so there would be a few managements that would want to take her.
However.
"Yeah, I'm thinking about renewing my contract."
"…What?"
At Nahee's words as she wore an awkward smile, Seoyeon was greatly surprised.
What? Renewal?
'In my past life, she definitely broke the contract and left, I think.'
What in the world happened?
Thinking so, she looked at Nahee.
"Ugh, I'm a bit embarrassed to say it. Well... when Seoyeon worked on the song for
"Did... they?"
"Yeah. It was a bit awkward, but I was still really grateful then."
At Nahee's words as she smiled brightly, Seoyeon felt pointlessly pricked by her conscience.
Because she felt like an unscrupulous employer who came to seduce an innocent person.
'More than that, it's because of me?'
She didn't know that she would be the cause of her renewing her contract with Hoyeon.
But...
'Well, she said she watched Mine enjoyably.'
Listening to Nahee's words and having heard the conversation between Soeun and Rabin, Seoyeon nodded.
It was because her favorability towards 'Summer Girls' had risen quite a bit.
"I understand. Then I'll cheer for you."
Seoyeon readily cheered for Nahee's contract renewal.
It was a bit disappointing that she couldn't bring her to Nova Entertainment, but it seemed like she had gotten much closer to the other group members.
Like that, Seoyeon left Hoyeon Studio.
"…I didn't know she'd actually mention renewing the contract."
Rabin also spoke to Nahee as if it was unexpected.
Rabin originally hated Nahee the most in Summer Girls, but recently they had at least opened up to talking.
"Because unnie helped me a lot before."
"Unnie my foot. You're giving me goosebumps, kid."
Rabin said so and scoffed.
Honestly, if Cha Nahee left Summer Girls... she thought Summer Girls would be done for.
But since Cha Nahee decided to stay, it seemed like Summer Girls wouldn't disband for a while.
Roughly 3 days.
She thought so, but.
"Sorry, guys. Our company went bankrupt."
"......"
The entire Summer Girls, including Cha Nahee, lost their words at the representative of Hoyeon Studio's remark.
It was literally a bolt from the blue.
No, so suddenly?
"Nahee."
"Y-yes."
"T-that, what was it. That 500 won... no, I mean, try contacting Joo Seoyeon."
"W-why?"
"Why do you think. We have to make a living too! Ah, really, I can't live. Where did all that money your uncle had go!"
"There was a little left, but if I lose that too, I'll starve to death. I'm pulling out before we take more losses. Still, Rabin, you trust your uncle, right? I'll quickly find you another gig. Ah, that's right. Recently there's this thing called VTubers, and uncle is quite interested in this field, right? How about trying this for once..."
"Agh! Just shut up, uncle!"
At Rabin's words, which were like a scream, Nahee's face turned into a crying mess.
Because she never thought Hoyeon Studio would go bankrupt this quickly.