Become A Music Monster Overnight! [EN]: Chapter 60

19. Pink Diary

“Come to think of it, I wasn’t sure if they would get along.”

This was the most concerning aspect when forming them into a team.

Since idols have to make an impression in about three minutes, they put all their effort into maximizing the impact of their performance.

Unlike the first generation, where it was optional, living in dorms became commonplace from the second generation onwards, and this became the norm.

To function together seamlessly, like a single organism, it was necessary to build camaraderie as much as it was to practice.

Of course, the advantages of dorm life weren’t just that.

Dorm life was also efficient in terms of security and management.

Therefore, if the personalities of those who have to live together in a dorm don’t mesh, it can be very difficult.

“Do the kids get along? Weren’t they already friends? They’re always joking around during breaks, so I thought they knew each other.”

“Especially Yeonhee and Yuna get along well. They look and act so similar that I initially thought they were sisters.”

“Jiheon follows Lee Chaeyoung around like a shadow. It could be annoying, but Lee Chaeyoung accepts it well. Or rather, she seems to enjoy it, which is nice to see. Because of that, Jiheon’s dancing has improved a lot. Chaeyoung is such a hard worker.”

“Conversely, Kim Ayoung shadows Ari a lot. They have more similar personalities than I initially thought, and more than anything, Kim Ayoung seems to be greatly inspired by Ari’s significant improvement. Surprisingly, Chaeyoung, who I thought would be inspired, is quite calm.”

“Those people? They seem to get along well. It’s natural for them to give each other drinks or snacks.”

“…..”

After talking to the teachers, Jang Daehoon, the former manager of Good Night, and even the cafe staff, I concluded that there was no need to worry.

“Well, they all have good character.”

Just in case, I even hired a private investigator to look into their backgrounds.

Knowing that we live in a world where even school bullying incidents can’t be hidden, it was beneficial for both sides to thoroughly investigate this aspect.

The result… they all passed the character assessment.

Even though Jiheon, Yeonhee, and Yuna couldn’t actively participate in school life due to their training, their relationships with their classmates were better than expected.

‘If anything, it’s Kim Ayoung?’

With that level of striking beauty, the entire area, not just the school, would have taken notice, but surprisingly, Kim Ayoung’s past was very unremarkable.

At first, I didn’t understand the report, but I soon understood after seeing her childhood photos.

“It’s like Superman…”

Clark Kent, who usually works as a reporter wearing glasses, but when a crisis strikes, he takes off his glasses and becomes Superman.

It’s just the difference of glasses, but people didn’t realize he was Superman.

Kim Ayoung embodied that ridiculous scenario in person.

She had been wearing huge, magnifying glass-like glasses with a high prescription since elementary school, and with just that, she performed the magic of turning a stunning beauty into an ordinary girl.

“Amazing…”

I knew her eyesight wasn’t good, but I didn’t know it was this bad.

Still, it was a relief that she didn’t get caught up in troublesome situations because of her beauty.

I reorganized the collected data once again.

In addition to this, I also organized their concepts, songs, and stage performance videos from when they were active, and included my personal opinions.

If history is not different from the imprinted memories, the keyword that will dominate girl groups for the next few years from 2013 is innocence.

However, after that, it will shift to girl crush [a concept where women admire and are inspired by other women].

Since the basic meaning of girl crush is that women cheer for and support women, it is easier to increase the number of female fans with strong fandom power.

However, the main reason for moving to girl crush is the overseas market.

Overseas, they prefer girl crush rather than the clean and oriental feel of innocence, and this is partly because Asians have a relatively younger appearance compared to Westerners.

‘In addition, girl crush works in Japan too.’

Unlike the golden age of the 80s, Japanese girl groups are sticking to the concept of the girl next door.

They are pushing the concept of helping a younger sister who might be in the neighborhood to dream of becoming an idol, and this is surprisingly loved by male fans.

However, as this culture combines with otaku [a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests, particularly in anime and manga] elements, it is gradually driving towards a younger and more foolishly pure side, and of course, most Japanese women regard their country’s girl groups as otaku culture and stay away from them.

So when a Korean girl group full of girl crush appears, they can’t help but cheer.

Of course, I was planning to make them active not only in Korea but also overseas, so I had no intention of missing out on the girl crush element.

“We have to go with Power Innocence.”

I’m planning to combine the unique innocence of girl groups with powerful and dynamic choreography.

Of course, for that, I was planning to include performances that were no less than those of male idols.

To make this possible, not only the amount of practice but also the basic stats must be high, and fortunately, there were three people in this team who made it possible.

Lee Chaeyoung and Ari were a given, and Lee Yeonhee, who was a hip-hop dancer, would obviously be amazing.

If half of the team can show such a performance, that alone will be enough to convey the girl crush vibe.

With that, I sent the web hard [a Korean term for a web-based file storage service] address full of the organized data to Tokashi and muttered.

“Work, Tokashi!”

Now it’s Tokashi’s turn.