Chapter 138

“Home Mama of Do-hee is recently confused whether she should laugh or cry at the current situation.”

“This is how it ends up…?”

[The reason behind the smile when a popular girl group member Seven, Do-hee Lee, met the new season’s participants?]

[Seven Season 4] started with entanglements and rumors about Do-hee.

[Topist ‘Haters’ lawsuit update… “No mercy”]

[Seven Do-hee photoshopped scandal “Created out of jealousy”… Spreader apologizes]

And then the series of controversies leading to false information spread and lawsuits.

[“He’s handsome…” A girl idol’s action after personally watching Holland’s game]

[Do-hee Lee in London, her explosive fan heart… charming fans with her beauty]

Until recent events ended on a cheerful note.

A series of continuous incidents, whether good or bad, significantly increased Seven’s traffic mentions.

And the attention towards Seven ultimately meant an increase in exposure for Seven’s title track [Melody].

-I don’t usually listen to idol songs, but I kept hearing Seven’s song on the streets so I listened a few times, now it’s showing up in my algorithm… did they brainwash me?

└I also saw this while reading articles; YouTube definitely tracks our personal records.

-The song, choreography, and highlights are all well done, really great.

-This challenge needs to stop already. My sister is doing this at home, it’s so annoying, she keeps asking me to open the door like she’s Kim Seo-yoon.

└Haha, Kim Seo-yoon’s part does stick in your head, doesn’t it?

Mentioned frequently on working adult communities.

And this phenomenon was clearly reflected in the indicators.

Daily Chart

─ 1【SAVEN – Melody】

─ 2【CoralBlue – Troika】

Seven’s chart ranking remained unchanged during the third week of their activities.

-Wow, Seven is still number one?

-CoralBlue’s competition is impressive, really.

-Holy crap, just listened again after a long time and it’s a jackpot! Melody is amazing.

-They’re really holding strong.

-The song isn’t getting old, but wow, CoralBlue… never thought that would happen.

To maintain a long-term chart dominance, being a so-called “muggle pick” is important.

But since Seven kept gaining buzz, the public’s spotlight came late to CoralBlue’s comeback.

“It wouldn’t be strange if they were pushed out a week ago.”

Just the initial sales difference alone is double, right?

[CoralBlue sets a domestic girl group record… over 1.8 million copies sold]

[Seven’s career-high, 4th generation girl group record-breaking debut 920,000 copies]

At this point, domestically speaking, it’s safe to say Seven and CoralBlue have formed a clear two-power structure.

But as Seven does better, the greater the looming regret feels.

“I shouldn’t have liked a project group…”

Ending the third album activity means the active period is less than half left.

So what if they do well?

They’ll break up eventually.

Because of this, CoralBlue fans seem pretty accepting of the two-power structure to some degree.

-Stop comparing and just enjoy the good music… why so much comparison, haha…

-Both songs are amazing, it’s a true K-pop renaissance era, really.

-Wow, the fact that Seven is even comparable to CoralBlue shows how far they’ve come… the song is really good.

-3rd generation CoralBlue, 4th generation Seven fits, it’s good. Haha, I wish Seven could become like CoralBlue.

└Not easy… next year will be the breakup. This way, they’re making history in girl groups…

Of course, comments still subtly hint that CoralBlue remains top-tier.

But amidst this, a familiar ID caught Home Mama’s eye.

-Stop instigating fights between fans of successful teams, troll fans… Seven fighting!

“Ahhh, you… You were the one who posted hate comments last time.”

Filled with anger, Home Mama prepared to reply, but stopped typing.

Seeing even toxic fandoms start wearing masks shows Seven has indeed reached top-tier status.

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The final Sunday of the third album activity.

Daily Chart

▲ 1【CoralBlue – Troika】

▼ 2【SAVEN – Melody】

Finally, the chart rankings changed.

“CoralBlue held off for two weeks after their comeback, it was unrealistic to expect more.”

Our goal was to hold on for just one week, so the three-week achievement felt like a festival despite losing first place.

Just look at pink-haired Kim Seo-yoon.

“Kim Seo-yoon hard-carrying~”

That…

All the struggles were mine…

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She even pulled aggro on Instagram…

That pink-haired girl…

“What are you looking at?”

-Wow, but Seo-yoon this time is truly legendary chaos…

-Everyone’s beautiful, but this song suits her perfectly. She and the song are a perfect match…

Main opinions from fans in the live clips.

This title track belongs to Kim Seo-yoon.

“How much effort did I put in…”

It’s all because of that pink hair.

The curse on the song made it last two weeks instead of three.

“You’re not thinking weird thoughts again, are you?”

“Wow, your hair color is pretty~ Should I try it next?”

“Ahh, what were you thinking?”

Trying to avoid quick-witted Kim Seo-yoon, I turned my head, only to find Sara Unni playing with my hair.

“Today… did the hair essence… work well~?”

Her eyes asking for compliments.

“Just black hair.”

“Huh… my hair feels good today…”

Sara Unni is increasingly fun to tease.

“Me…!?”

Next, here comes Ye-eun Unni, following the trend, swaying her blonde hair.

“Ye-eun Unni…”

Lately, I’ve been too strict, so it’s time to give a compliment.

“Blonde looks amazing on you. Really beautiful. Elegant and chic. Totally awesome.”

“Hehe.”

She likes it.

“I want to bleach my hair too… Eun Se-ra wants silver…”

Anyway, whether early or late, getting overtaken for first place was inevitable.

And it’s CoralBlue.

So no big deal.

Let’s blame Kim Seo-yoon.

“What’s with your expression? Why do you keep staring like that?”

Smirking and giving suggestive smiles is now my pleasure.

“She’s always like that. Just endure her.”

“Ugh, Ha-rang Unni should’ve been a Topist. We have to deal with her for five more years, ugh~”

“I prefer Ha-rang Unni too.”

Pink-head.

“Ha~ Miss Ha-rang, guilty human. The life of popularity, huh. Hah.”

-Knock knock

Then came a knock at the waiting room door.

“Yes, just a moment!”

Da-hong Manager Unni instinctively stood up and approached the door.

Opening it revealed six girls in bright white dresses resembling warriors.

“Hello seniors! Shining, Luminous, Striking! Hello, we’re SLS!”

We greeted them back.

“Ah, hello~”

Behind them, a man full of determination approached Oh Hyun-soo Manager with a firm handshake.

“Hello, I’m Go Im-hyun from BYS Entertainment. We’ve started activities with our debut group SLS. Please take care of us.”

A typical scene during the early stages of a girl group debut.

“Ah, BYS. Please take care of us. It’s unnecessary to come all the way here, but thank you for the trouble.”

Actually, the culture of senior idols visiting waiting rooms has declined recently due to the inconvenience it causes, but it hasn’t disappeared completely.

‘I’m fine with it, but Senior Do-hee… hmm.’

It’s not out of obligation or convention.

Rather, it’s voluntary greetings.

“The kids need to give albums.”

Following the manager’s words, the members approached us with their albums.

The short-haired girl came to me.

“Hello, I’m Mia from SLS! I’m actually a huge fan of Senior Do-hee!”

An older sister by four years.

Approaching someone clearly younger with humility must be quite humbling.

“This is our debut album. We worked really hard on it! It would mean a lot if you listened to it often!”

Still, they come to greet us.

To build connections with other idols.

“Ah, thank you~ I’ll listen a lot!”

In an era where short-form platforms bring back hits through challenges, having acquaintances among other idols is essential.

Some companies even formally schedule appearances with idols from other agencies.

We’ve done challenges with various famous groups.

“Uh… As a fan, could I take a picture with you?”

Even aiming for a networking photo to post on SNS.

Using our popularity to attract even a little more fans.

“Of course.”

We weren’t opposed.

It’s just giving their best.

“As long as you tell me who’s the prettiest here!”

Still, if we’re networking, we should at least ask this much.

“Hmm…”

Called Mia, the sister looked awkwardly at our members, pondering before answering.

“Since I’m a real fan… Senior Do-hee is the prettiest!”

Correct answer, junior.

“Wow, really lacking in discernment, aren’t you…?”

And the pink-haired contrarian.

“Mia Unni has such objective eyes, there’s nothing we can do about it. Unni, do you have any challenges? Let’s shoot together.”

Reward time.

Stick the straw in.

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“Thank you! Senior Do-hee!”

“Let’s do another challenge next time! Fighting!”

Returning to the waiting room after the supportive challenge.

This time, all members were standing.

Manager Hyun-su approached.

“CoralBlue is coming for the music show today.”

After the release of the digital single,

CoralBlue, who hadn’t participated in a single music show schedule in two weeks due to overseas schedules.

“We should go greet them too.”

Time to be juniors again.

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