Chapter 6

A few days later, a video was uploaded to M-10's account on OTube.

▶ [M-10 X Colors=?]

▶ [‘Make a New Color’ teaser. 07.03(fri) 9 PM]

Oh

Ah, this is the new girl group from Colors

2:11 Who is she? What’s her name?

English subtitles please

The video wasn't long.

After the silhouettes of twelve trainees appeared, the intro of an unfamiliar song played.

Their heads were bowed, making it hard to see their faces clearly.

And the moment Ryu Yu, the center, lifted her head,

the video ended.

★

The news that Colors was launching a new girl group survival show had already been reported, so it wasn't that surprising.

The initial reaction was rather minor.

Analysis of the trainees appearing in the new Colors girl group launch program

First, the center who showed her face: Kim Ryu Yu (rumored to be the niece of Kim Mo-kyung)

Center's sides: Seo Baek-young, Ryu Bo-ra

Next to Ryu Bo-ra: Kim Geum

The rest seem to be undisclosed trainees?

Oh, Ryu Bo-ra is in it

Is Ryu Bo-ra giving up acting?

What's the center's name?

└Kim Ryu Yu

└Isn't she the one? A known trainee?

└Colors didn't disclose it; the stan community did lol

└She doesn't seem like a center material, why is she the center?

└She's Kim Mo-kyung's niece, read the article

└? Kim Mo-kyung is ㄴㄱ

└Colors' CEO

Since it was a new girl group from Colors, attention was drawn to the famous trainees.

Of course, it was somewhat on the 'skeptical' side.

Especially in idol survival shows, the most attention was on the center.

In this case, Kim Ryu Yu.

Is it really impossible to succeed in Korea without family connections?

└It's not official yet, chill with the brain freeze lol

└└Brain freeze is what you're doing, Ryu Yu stan lol

Ah lol, even though Colors is terrible at managing, their talent scouting is their only strength, but this time the kids are not that great. Goodbye, Colors

└ㄹㅇlol, this is Colors' big plan to get rid of the stans

└The center is a joke

└Rather, they should have made Ryu Bo-ra or Kim Geum the center, at least they're known lol

└What, Kim Geum as the center lol? Mentioning Kim Geum now lol, geez

Seo Baek-young is in it ㅠ I hope she debuts this time

└Wasn't she in the debut group of White Noise?

└What nonsense lol, if they gathered all the trainees who were supposed to debut in White Noise, they could form an entire agency

└Seo Baek-young was already a 4th-year trainee back then lol, what do you know

ㄹㅇ lol, they just take the best parts from the trainees and don't let them debut

└If they were good enough to debut, they would have lol, they're a business, they need to make money, not just because they like someone

Since they were trainees from a major agency like Colors, some of them already had a bit of recognition.

For example, Ryu Bo-ra, Seo Baek-young, Kim Ryu Yu, and—

Who is that rapper? I've seen her somewhere before

└Isn't she the one from Unpretty Money?

└Ah, she got eliminated in the main rounds lol

└ㅇㅇ lol lol

└Colors really needs to drop the 'talent' title lol, they need to have fair competition

└? Kim Geum dropped out due to health issues, right? Know your facts

└Yeah~ They probably removed her to avoid another scandal

A Colors trainee who appeared on the 'Genius Discovery Team'

A rapper who appeared on the 'Genius Discovery Team' is now in the Colors girl group

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It was Kim Geum.

Especially since Kim Geum had appeared on a rap survival show, she already had a fan base.

Not to mention, Ryu Bo-ra, who had been an actress for a long time.

When will the profiles be released?

M-10, get to work

Release some introduction videos ㅠ We can't promote without any content

Perhaps in response to the fans' urging,

a bit more content was released.

-It's up

▶ [[Make a New Color> We speak through the stage! |Kim Ryu Yu||Dance| 1-minute self-introduction on stage ♥]

▶ [[Make a New Color> We speak through the stage! |Ryu Bo-ra||Sing| 1-minute self-introduction on stage ♥]

…

These were individual self-introduction videos.

***

Today was the day to shoot the self-introduction videos.

The trainees didn't go to Colors as usual but to a studio rented by the broadcasting station.

"Alright, we'll shoot individual self-introduction videos."

Regardless of the trainees' anxiety, PD Oh appeared with a broad smile.

How annoying.

"I'll give you exactly one minute. During that minute, I won't care what you do. Got it?"

I listened silently.

One minute might seem short, but that's not the problem.

"But, there's a catch."

That's the problem.

"No talking. No unnecessary explanations or self-introductions."

PD Oh said with the most excited face in the world.

"You all want to be idols, right? What is an idol? A stage, a stage. So, you have to make your first impression through the stage."

Are you kidding me?

At least give us some time to prepare.

The problem was PD Oh. Sure, idols speak through the stage? Good idea.

But are idols machines? Do they just pop out a stage when you press a button?

At least give us some warning so we can prepare.

Despite PD Oh's annoying words, the trainees just looked resigned, and no one argued.

Of course, arguing wouldn't have done any good...

But more likely, each of them probably had a killer stage ready by now, being in the debut group.

I was no exception.

Especially since,

I knew in advance thanks to the phone notification sent by the cotton ball guy yesterday.

You might think, "What can you prepare in just one day?" but that's a mistake.

One day can make a huge difference in stage preparation.

In that sense, I owe the cotton ball guy a favor this time.

Or do I?

After all, I'm working for the cotton ball guy, so it's only natural to tell me, right...?

...But why did the cotton ball guy tell me through a news alert instead of showing up in person?

"Alright, we'll draw lots to decide the order."

PD Oh rubbed his hands together like a fly.

"Come up one by one and draw a lot."

Following PD Oh's instructions, the trainees came up one by one to draw lots.

I waited until everyone else had drawn.

The order doesn't really matter anyway.

"Oh, Trainee Yun-cheong is... number 8."

PD Oh gave a casual reaction.

I didn't say anything and returned to my spot.

PD Oh wrote the order on a whiteboard.

He then set up the camera and sound equipment and explained the shooting range to the trainees.

The space wasn't very large.

About the size of half a practice room.

The trainees were probably used to this.

They all sat down at the back of the studio.

They were curious about each other's performances.

Of course, some trainees looked quite anxious, memorizing lyrics or checking choreography.

From my memory, none of the anxious trainees ended up debuting.

"Please give us a brief explanation of what you'll be doing. That way, we can adjust the shooting accordingly."

After explaining, PD Oh sat down in a VIP seat with the best view of the stage.

I also sat down in spectator mode and watched the stage.

Why?

"Alright, number 1, Trainee Kim Geum. Come on up."

I needed to observe who I would cast as a member of my group.

***

"Alright, Trainee Yun-cheong. You're number 8."

As my turn came, I could feel the attention on me.

I had carefully watched the previous performances.

The trainees confident in their vocals mostly covered pop songs.

The dance-focused trainees performed choreography they had created to pop songs.

Neither was easy, and they all did well.

But I needed to show something more.

I was the least recognized trainee here.

"Trainee Yun-cheong... you're performing an original song?"

And my goal is to debut in first place.

"An original song is risky, are you sure you're okay with that?"

"Yes, I think I'll be fine."

Performing an original song in an audition program is always a gamble.

If it goes well, it's a huge hit.

If it fails, it's a disaster.

There's no middle ground.

But I was confident.

"Alright. Since you've prepared the audio, it should be fine."

How was I confident?

"Let's start."

Of course.

In the purple hills between us

The sunset is coming to soothe us

After all, it was a song that topped the charts for six weeks in my past life.

***

Production: How was shooting the self-introduction video?

Production: Whose performance was the best?

Subtitle: Trainee Yun-cheong, who received unanimous votes.

Production: Why?

Subtitle: Tears...

Production: Why did you choose an original song for your first self-introduction, despite the risk?

Production: Did it work well?

I pretended to hesitate before answering.

***

Ding!

Watch the M-10 self-introduction videos?

Dude, ㅆ, watch it now

Why? What happened?

└Just the stans are going crazy; the Colors kids are insane

Ding!

Today's reaction to the new girl group is huge

Colors, the undisputed idol factory

Ding!

Ding!

★

? Who is Yun-cheong?

Wow, Yun-cheong is amazing

A new trainee from Colors continues the legacy of Sing Song Ra

Production: How was shooting the self-introduction video?

Production: Whose performance was the best?

Subtitle: Trainee Yun-cheong, who received unanimous votes.

Production: Why?

Subtitle: Tears...

Production: Why did you choose an original song for your first self-introduction, despite the risk?

Production: Did it work well?

I pretended to hesitate before answering.