Chapter 136
Chapter 136
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 137
Chapter Title: Olivia Snow Crashes the Session
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With their string of successes, Hadass was now classified as a top-tier domestic idol group.
Even just their core fandom numbered around 100,000—a top-ranking size for girl groups, placing them among the top five when considering girl groups alone.
Their brand reputation ranked 4th overall among domestic idols, and the official Hadass YouTube channel, launched just last year, had skyrocketed to 4 million subscribers in one go.
And what made them truly frightening was that they were a girl group only two years old.
It meant their growth potential was limitless.
They knew it better than anyone. They weren't getting arrogant or full of themselves, but wherever they went now, they carried themselves without shrinking back, exuding confidence.
But even they...
"Ugh, I'm so nervous."
"For some reason, I feel tense."
"What if we mess up?"
Were nervous.
"Kids, don't do that. You're making me nervous too."
The Hadass members fell silent as they looked at Ellis, who was even more rigid than they were.
Ellis—the one who had scouted, raised, and debuted Hadass, known to fans as "Hadmoni"—was like a mental pillar to the group as well.
But the Ellis who used to share her experiences during tense moments and cheer them on to do their best wasn't there.
There was only someone drowned in the same tension as them.
"But the more I think about it, the more amazing it is. When you consider she wrote our songs at six years old..."
"Yeah. What was I doing at six?"
"I think I was begging my mom for slime."
"But didn't the teacher already know? Come to think of it, that's impressive too. Why trust a six-year-old kid with a song?"
At those words, Ellis recalled the past.
Yeonwoo with her chubby cheeks that were so cute... no, not that—the brilliantly shining talent.
"After meeting her... I felt a wall."
"A wall?"
"I thought I was a genius in my life, you know? I succeeded as an idol, and everything from producing to songwriting was a hit."
"Yeah...?"
"How many people succeed in this industry as both an idol and a composer-producer like her? She's a genius."
"No. I'm just a worm."
Ellis answered firmly.
"When I watch Yuin compose or record, I get chills. How does she make songs like this? How does she catch those things and teach the mistakes? It's a wall. An insurmountable wall."
That's why Yeonwoo felt cute but untouchable and intimidating.
"Well... looking at what she's done, it's incredible. She's accomplished the impossible."
"Exactly. 'Genius' is a title for people like that. These days, if anyone calls me a genius, I get mad."
Hadass nodded along with Ellis's words.
"Anyway, we've grown a lot too, but she's grown even more, so it's hard to even call her cute now."
"Yeah. Back when she seemed clueless, we could poke her cheeks and stuff, but not anymore."
While Hadass had been growing, Yeonwoo had grown several times over.
"Kids, did you see this?"
"What?"
"Olivia Snow came to Korea to see Yuin teacher?"
"What?"
"Why?"
Ellis sat up in surprise at the words and thought for a moment.
Why would Olivia Snow come to see Yeonwoo at this point?
Ellis glanced at Hadass without thinking and froze.
"The album..."
Hadass was on their way to participate in Yuin's album.
"Olivia Snow was invited too... as a guest vocalist."
Hadass all froze and stared at Ellis.
"So... teacher means we're on the same album as Olivia Snow?"
"As a guest vocalist?"
"What kind of lineup is this...?"
"I don't know either... what she's thinking."
Ellis thought geniuses must have their reasons, but her head grew complicated.
With Olivia Snow on it, would she even listen to the songs their kids sang?
Who knows.
* * *
"[The studio's kinda cozy, huh?]"
At those words, Yeonwoo looked at Olivia Snow sitting on the studio living room sofa.
"[Is yours big? The studio?]"
Olivia Snow shrugged at Yeonwoo's question and said,
"[Mine's bigger than this whole building. Comes with a garden. Pool too. Movie theater. Oh, nine bedrooms. Garage fits eight cars.]"
"[That's not a house?]"
"[I only record there, so it's not a house? Plus, I've got like five villas where I actually sleep.]"
See? I'm amazing, right?
Yeonwoo looked at Olivia Snow, who was puffing up her nose and shrugging, with utter pity in her expression, and said,
"[Must be nice.]"
"[Of course it is!]"
"[Then shall we look at the lyrics you wrote?]"
Olivia Snow realized her boasting hadn't landed at all, but obediently handed over her tablet as Yeonwoo said.
"[I wrote them here.]"
Yeonwoo read the lyrics Olivia Snow had written, frowned, and said,
"[I specifically said the theme is 'star', right?]"
"[Yeah. That's what I wrote.]"
"[Why is this?]"
"[It's my autobiography. I'm a star. So it fits the theme.]"
Yeonwoo frowned but soon nodded.
On second thought, it wasn't wrong.
An autobiography of a star.
That was fine in its own way.
"[Let's try singing it like this. For now.]"
"[Why 'for now'? I don't wanna change it!]"
"[Then we'll change the singer.]"
At that, Olivia Snow wanted to yell, Fine, don't do it! Change it! Change it! But she couldn't.
Because the song was so good she desperately wanted to sing it.
'To think I'd covet someone else's song in my lifetime...'
Olivia Snow thought to herself but said,
"[So when do we record?]"
"[When you're in good condition.]"
"[I'm fine right now?]"
Yeonwoo sighed and said to Jaehoon,
"Please tell her she's hoarse from the long flight and tired. In this state, it's hard to pull off this song subtly."
Jaehoon nodded at Yeonwoo's words and relayed them to Olivia Snow.
"[That bad?]"
Olivia Snow touched her throat and tilted her head.
"[That bad. Can't allow it. Not your voice like this on my album.]"
"[You're strict.]"
"[It's my album.]"
Yeonwoo said that, stood up, and added,
"[So come back tomorrow. We're done for today!]"
"[Why? I came all this way—gonna send me off like this? Harsh.]"
"[Someone else is coming. To record.]"
"[Someone else besides me? Can't I watch from the side?]"
Yeonwoo stared at Olivia Snow for a moment and shook her head.
"[No. They'll feel pressured with you there.]"
"[Why?]"
"[You don't know? Your status and fame?]"
"[If they care about that, they're not stars!]"
"[Not everyone's like you.]"
"[They will be? Like me?]"
At that, Yeonwoo said something to Jaehoon.
"[If so, none of those history-making stars would have died from drugs or suicide.]"
"Euuuum... [I always feel it, but that kid sure can talk.]"
"[Genius.]"
Olivia Snow glared at Jaehoon at his words, then flopped down on the sofa entirely.
"[Whatever, whatever. I'm staying to watch! They won't mind! I wanna see your producing!]"
Yeonwoo and Jaehoon exchanged glances and sighed as they watched Olivia Snow throw a tantrum right there.
The actual kid was Yeonwoo, but Olivia Snow was the one acting like one.
"[Then no more fussing and watch quietly?]"
Yeonwoo said that and stuck out her pinky to Olivia Snow.
Olivia Snow paused at the sight, then grinned and hooked pinkies with Yeonwoo.
"[Korea does pinky promises too, huh?]"
"[Yeah. Promise.]"
"[Okay, hehe, seeing this makes you cute, Yuin. Baby-like.]"
"[Yeonwoo isn't a baby.]"
At the word "baby," Yeonwoo snapped. She hated being babied, especially by Olivia Snow.
As Olivia Snow burst into laughter at her, the doorbell rang.
Jaehoon hurried to open the front door.
"We're here, Yuin!"
Ellis came in first.
And she froze on the spot.
"Teacher? What are you doing? Come in..."
The members following behind peeked inside past Ellis and froze too.
"O, O, Olivia Snow...!!"
They'd seen the articles, but who would've thought she'd be here.
As they all stood frozen, Yeonwoo got up to greet them and said,
"Don't mind that sister."
Yeonwoo said it like it was no big deal and pulled Hadass and Ellis along.
They'd already exchanged the lyrics she'd written, so she just needed them to advise on how to sing when Yeonwoo performed the song...
But with Olivia Snow in the way on the sofa for the meeting.
Yeonwoo poked Olivia Snow, who was looking at Hadass with interest, and said,
"[Can't you go somewhere else? We're having a meeting. Here!]"
"[Oh, right?]"
Olivia Snow got up and sat at the edge of the sofa.
"[......Why? Plenty of space here. I'll sit quietly.]"
"Hoo..."
Yeonwoo sighed and looked at the dining table.
"Let's talk over there at the table."
Yeonwoo sat at the table, turning her back to Olivia Snow.
"Oh, perfect—I brought this anyway..."
Ellis placed what she was holding on the table.
"It's from a new patisserie in Seoul. Their cakes are delicious."
"Cake...!!"
Yeonwoo wasn't the type to put sweets first, but she loved anything tasty, and her eyes lit up.
"This is the best in Gangnam!"
"For real!"
Hadass chimed in with Ellis.
Yeonwoo noticed the sisters who used to speak casually before were now using formal speech, but chalked it up to Ellis's influence and let it go.
"[Huh? What's that? Cake? Can I have a piece too?!]"
At that, Jaehoon looked at Yeonwoo. Yeonwoo looked at Ellis and asked,
"It's okay to give that sister a piece too, right?"
"Huh? O-of course!"
Jaehoon heard that and cut a piece of cake to hand to Olivia Snow.
Meanwhile, Yeonwoo looked at the Hadass members and said,
"You've heard the song, so you know—it's pretty high difficulty. Not quite Complete Devotion level, but recording might take a while today."
"We came prepared for that!"
"We practiced too."
"We'll do our best."
Yeonwoo smiled satisfactorily at Hadass's enthusiasm, then glanced at Olivia Snow.
"That sister might look pathetic, but she's an amazing singer, you know? Let's crush her ego. Show her Korean idols are this high-level. You can do it, right?"
"Uh, well..."
"She's called the Grammy Queen—we can't possibly..."
Yeonwoo's eyes sharpened as she saw Hadass deflating.
Activating Heo Ok mode, Yeonwoo slammed her palm on the table with a smack! and said,
"Follow me! We can do it!!"
"Huh?"
"We can do it!!"
"W-We can do it!"
Yeonwoo stood up, looking at them shouting loudly.
"Then let's start!"
Overwhelmed by the momentum, Hadass stood up as if entranced.
The cake was pushed aside for now.
They usually avoided eating before singing anyway.
"Ah, cake."
Of course, cake came first for Yeonwoo. After-dinner views even at Geumgang Mountain, right?