Chapter 32: Chapter 33: Top Sexy Girl-Group
“Hi guys. How are all of you today?”
“Good!” We all replied in unison.
“I missed you guys! You’re all taking care of yourselves, right?”
“Yes!”
Jinwoo nodded at our unified response.
“First, I’ll show you the rankings. The first is from the online voting and the next one is mine. The last one is the result of those two combined, okay? So...let’s show the online votes!”
As soon as Jinwoo said that, the room went dark and the screen lit up to display the rankings.
Yoo-young Lee
Ji-hyun Yoo
Jia Lee
Hainan
Jumi Yeom
Rhinzi
Yoojin Jeong
Jimin Kim
Sian Lee
Sena
“Oh!”
Yoo-jin gasped beside in surprise. Couldn’t really bla her. Up until this morning, she was only 8th and now she was 7th. I’m sure anyone else in her position would be happy too.
“I’m still ninth.”
I was a bit disappointed, but at least I was in the Top 10. I just have to try harder, I guess.
“Sian’s ranking improved a lot. Congratulations, Sian,” Jinwoo said to with a smile. I gave him a smile back as a response. Ever since I beca pretty, I’ve seen a big difference in the way he looks at . Almost paternal. Who knew that losing weight could change that?
Next was Jinwoo’s rankings.
Sian Lee
Yoo-young Lee
Jumi Yeom
Rhinzi
Jihyun Yoo
Jia Lee
Hainan
Yoo-jin Jeon
Jimin Kim
Sena
“Whoa...”
Everyone stared in shock at the screen, including . I was first?! Jinwoo gave first! It was hard to believe but it was there, plain as day. And finally, the combined rankings.
Yoo-young Lee
Jihyun Yoo
Jumi Yeom
Jia Lee
Sian Lee
Hainan
Rhinzi
Yoojin Jeong
Jimin Kim
Sena
My combined rank was 5th. I was now in the top half.
“Congratulations, Sian,” Jia said as she took my hand in hers.
Soon, the stars were added to everyone’s na based on their rankings.
Yoo-young Lee ★★★★★?
Jihyun Yoo ★★★★★?
Jumi Yeom ★★★★?
Jia Lee ★★★★?
Rhinzi ★★★?
Yoo-jin Jeong ★★★?
Hainan ★★★?
Sian Lee ★★?
Ara ★★?
Sena ★★?
Jimin Kim ★★?
Eunmi Lee ★?
Liang Liang ★?
Minji Lee ★?
Areum Yeo ★?
I was now in 8th. If I wanted to remain in the Top 8, I would have to get three stars in the next round. That is, today. I would have to win today.
“As expected, Yoo-young is right on Ji-hyun’s tails,” Jinwoo said with a nod. Yoo-young and Jihyun gave each other sheepish smiles .
“There’s still a lot of opportunities. Don’t give up you guys.”
We all nodded at Jinwoo’s words.
“Alright, let’s start with the team performances. We have five, right? Should we start with Minji’s team?”
Team 5 was Minji, Eunmi, and Jimin. They stepped onto the stage. All of them were rappers.
Suddenly, Eunmi raised her hand. Eunmi Lee. Age 19. She was a good dancer and an even better rapper. We all heard she was a bit on the prickly side, but so far she’s been pretty quiet around the older mbers of Fifteen.
“Yes, Eunmi?” Jinwoo said.
“We prepared a diss track. Is it okay if we perform it?”
“A diss track? Who are you dissing?” Jinwoo asked with a smirk. I guess he found it amusing.
“Sian,” Eunmi said, pointing at . I looked back at her in wonder. What was this all of the sudden? Jinwoo suddenly fell over, laughing.
“Hahahahaha!”
Once he managed to calm down, Jinwoo asked, “May I know why you decided to prepare one for Sian?”
“No reason. We just wanted to have a rap battle with Sian, since she’s gotten so popular lately.”
“Oh, a battle.”
Jinwoo definitely seed interested. But then he added, “But you know, Eunmi, it’s not up to or you. You’re going to have to ask Sian.”
And with that, Jinwoo turned to look at .
“Sian, you want to try?”
“Sure,” I said brightly. Surprise spread throughout the room. To be honest, I can’t rap. I’m sure everyone knew that. I knew the reason Eunmi chose was to give herself more screen ti and attention. Right now, I was not only improving in the rankings but was a hot topic in the news. If Eunmi did a rap battle with , it would only help her get her na out there even more.
“Oooh~ Can you rap?” Jinwoo asked, looking surprised.
“I’ve picked up a few things.”
I have learned so things by watching people. But I really didn’t care about rapping. And I didn’t like that soone felt like they had to fight to win this competition. That’s not a true win. Which is why I planned to teach her a lesson.
“Okay, then. Since Sian agreed, we’ll have a battle. Sian, if you can go up please?”
I did as instructed and faced Eunmi on stage. A rap battle before team missions? Honestly, I thought it was a bit shaless but I kept my mouth shut.
“Hi, Eunmi,” I greeted, extending my hand out.
“Hi, Sian,” Eunmi replied, shaking my hand. We remained as we were, standing there, facing each other.
“Are you going first, Eunmi?” Jinwoo asked.
“Yes,” Eunmi replied.
“Any special type of background music you want?”
“That’s okay.”
“What about you, Sian?”
“ too.”
Jinwoo nodded and said, “Alright then. Eunmi, whenever you’re ready.”
At Jinwoo’s cue, Eunmi brought the mic to her lips. I wondered what she would say. Still, since she was a minor, I didn’t expect it to be too harsh. Then again, you never knew. Anyways, she started.
“Yo, Si. An. Lee. You pig. You fat pig. Little. Piggie. 95kg? Damn, how did it get so bad? You know what Socrates said. A satisfied pig is better than you. So now you wanna eat? Yeah-uh. You lost weight? I don’t think so. No. No. You’ll go back. Co back like a yoyo yeah~. Gon’ beco a piggie again. Feelin’ dissed? Feelin’ pissed? Co at . You goin’ to jail. I’m a minor. I got no reason to be scared yeah~.”
Eunmi finished with a jerk of her chin towards . I was this close to breaking it. But I decided to be the bigger person. I listened to Eunmi’s entire rap. A pig? Basically, she was saying that even though I lost weight, it would co back because of the yo-yo effect. It ant that my popularity was fragile. That I would never beco a mber of Lovely Girlz. For a young girl, this bitch sure has a lot to nerve.
“Hmph!”
After snorting at , Eunmi went back to her place. Everyone applauded her.
I held out my hand to Eunmi.
“Yo, co on, baby. You talk big for a small fry yeah. You’re lucky that you’re a minor yeah. If you weren’t, I would’ve ended you long ago.”
I placed my hand on Eunmi’s shoulder. Then, I began to press down.
“Co on, young friend. You been on your knees before? Yeah. Get down on your knees yeah.”
Eunmi was so shocked and was unable to push off my hand that she fell to her knees in an instant. At first, it was just her arm that shook. Then her shoulders. Then her entire body. It ant that I was getting to her. I continued with my awkward rap.
“Yo, kid, you keep talking smack, you gonna pay yeah. Who are you to judge ? What you got to say?”
I placed my hand on her head. Eunmi imdiately began to cry. Am I being too harsh? But this was more fun than I thought.
I finished and Eunmi stopped shaking. But instead of getting up, she collapsed until she was fully sitting down on the stage.
“Hmph.”
Lastly, I pointed at Jinwoo and said one last line.
“Don’t look down on just because I’m young. Yeah.”
Jinwoo’s expression looked very shocked, silently asking himself when has he ever done so.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
An applause broke out. It was Mi-hyang. Soon, the mbers of Fifteen joined her and finally, Jinwoo did as well.
“I liked it. Did you guys practice this in advance?” Mi-hyang asked with a smile.
“No,” I answered, helping Eunmi up to her feet.
“Really? So, Eunmi, were you really crying?”
“Yes…sniff…” Eunmi replied, sniffing. Her eyes were still wet, indicating that the tears weren’t going to finish anyti soon.
“Why are you crying? I don’t think what Sian said was that harsh.”
Mi-hyang pointed out. It was true. What I said wasn’t that bad. I only said whatever schoolchildren say to diss each other. I may have said them a bit loudly, but...
“I was suddenly…so….so...scared...sniff...Sian..Sian is..sniff sniff...”
Eunmi looked like she was about to cry even more. I gave her shoulders a squeeze and patted her on the back. Suddenly, Eunmi wrapped her arms around and began to bawl.
“Okay, okay. I’m sorry, Eunmi.”
I put on my most understanding face for the cara as I continued to console Eunmi. This was good. This was the chance I needed to really improve my image with the public. Strong, but soft. A maternal figure mixed with a brotherly edge. The ultimate girl crush.
Eunmi soon quit crying and the team missions began.
Minji was the main rapper and her track was pretty powerful. It had a fast tempo and with Minji in the lead with Jimin and Eunmi proving good backup, it was an amazing show. They were pretty good. It was easy to see how they beca YH Entertainnt trainees. Mi-hyang gave them a good score too.
Team 4 was Sena, Areum, and Hainan. They chose to dance and the concept was cute and bubbly. They were wearing incredibly short skirts, so there was no doubt that all of the male viewers would be watching them. I myself couldn’t take my eyes off of them. But they didn’t get good comnts from Jinwoo and Mi-hyang. Apparently, they were lacking impact and it was too ta.
Team 3 was Rhinzi, Liang Liang, and Ara. Their concept was similar to ours. A strong, intense performance to an upbeat song. It suited Rhinzi well. But not Liang Liang and Ara, which is probably why it looked rather awkward. Jinwoo and Min-hyang complinted Rhinzi but tore into Liang Liang and Ara. Especially Mi-hyang, she did not hold back.
Team 2 was the one I was most looking forward to. Yoo-young was the main vocalist and with Jumi and Ji-hyun as sub vocals, all three pulled off their song beautifully. Jumi, especially, really stood out and received the best comnts out of all three of them.
Finally, it was our turn. We stepped onto the stage and began our greetings.
“Hello. I am Sian Lee, leader of Team 1.”
“Hello. I am Jia Lee.”
“And I am the youngest, Yoo-jin Jeong.”
“Hi, guys~”
Jinwoo greeted us with a hearty wave. He looked incredibly happy to see us, but that was no surprise. There was , looking the most beautiful that I had ever looked. The sexy, party girl Jia. And the glamorous Yoo-jin. Our visuals were certainly a sight to behold. Not to ntion Jinwoo liked Jia, but whether it was purely paternal was yet to be seen. But what was wrong with Mi-hyang’s face? She was looking at us like she had slled sothing spoiled.
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