[Entertainment] Countdown! Debut or Be Erased

New Story Introduction: [All I Have Is Beauty, So I’ll Join a Girl Group for Food and Lodging] After transmigrating into a pretty little girl in Korea, she found herself in the situation people joked about: beauty combined with any other card was an unbeatable hand, but beauty alone was a losing one. Unluckily for her, this was the hand she was dealt after getting a second chance at life. At last, she managed to get out of her predicament for the time being and joined the same company as future superstar Kwon Ji-yong. Her goal was to become a member of 2NE1, back the group, and make money while she lay flat. But things didn’t go as planned. Story Introduction: [Mission: Score an A on the monthly evaluation in three days. Failure means death.] Kim Yujin’s teeth chattered as she stared at the panel in front of her. She closed her eyes, then opened them again It was still there. A terrible singer and dancer, she had transmigrated to Korea thirteen years in the past and become a fifteen-year-old trainee. The good news was that she got a System. The bad news was that it was a deadly System. Luckily, all roads weren’t blocked. She discovered that the calories she burned could unlock a simulation space. To survive, she went from a lazy slacker to a workaholic who pushed herself to the limit. In the company hallway, Kwon Ji-yong spotted a girl in a wheelchair. Her ankle was bandaged, and she looked a mess, but her eyes shone with an almost frightening intensity. He crouched down and held out his hand. “Hello, I’m Kwon Ji-yong.” “Hello, Senior. My name is Kim Yujin.” When she finally stepped onto the evaluation stage, the judges below all asked, “Who’s that?” Kim Yujin turned lightly to the beat. Her hair, like black silk, paused for an instant before drifting gently down. With ambition in her eyes, she gave the judges a confident smile. How long did it take to turn a stiff-limbed girl into a queen of stage presence? Kim Yujin said five years. One thousand eight hundred days and nights, with sweat watering the fruit of her labor. One evening, years later, at a restaurant. Kwon Ji-yong wrapped his arms around her from behind, rested his chin in the crook of her shoulder, and covered her eyes with one hand. “Don’t look at him.” His voice was lazy, but his hand left no room for argument. Kim Yujin rested her fingers on his warm palm and said innocently, “But Lee Joo-hyuk really is handsome, oppa...” Content warnings: The female lead is the fifth member of Blackpink. There won’t be much about her friendships with her teammates, and the trainee period will be fairly long and detailed. The focus is on her career. Early on, the pressure of facing death sometimes makes the transmigrated female lead irritable. If that bothers you, feel free to skip the first fifteen chapters. BigBang won’t get much coverage. K-pop, a trainee’s growth and rise to success, a career-driven female lead, and a sweet romance with a superstar. Next story: "All I Have Is Beauty, But I’ll Debut in a Girl Group" Also known as: A Poor Girl’s Guide to Surviving in Seoul. Slow burn at the start. She died. After transmigrating into a pretty little girl in Korea, she found herself in the situation people joked about: beauty combined with any other card was an unbeatable hand, but beauty alone was a losing one. Unluckily for her, this was the hand she was dealt after getting a second chance at life. From being spotted by a talent scout to appearing on magazine covers; from being shoved into a corner to standing in the middle of the camera frame. Fans from every agency joked that although SM was a garden of flowers, the flower queen was at YG. Talent scout: “Do you know why I noticed you?” “Because when you were looking at yourself in the window,” she said with a cheerful smile, “three people nearby stopped to look at you. One boy almost walked into a telephone pole, and two girls were whispering, ‘That girl is so pretty.’” Ha Yeonji accepted the compliment without hesitation. “Thank you. I think so too.” In front of the YG building: “Bathhouse little brother, what are you doing here?” “Bathhouse little brother” twitched at the corner of his mouth, then raised a hand to press down on the vein throbbing in his forehead. With a strained smile, he said, “You can call me oppa, West Coast ‘little sister.’” He put particular emphasis on the words “little sister.” He raised an eyebrow, teasing. “Miss West Coast, you did great today. Your dancing was cute. And... remember to call me oppa next time we meet.” “At first, I just wanted to survive,” she said. “But as I kept living, I became someone others envied.” Ha Yeonji: “Oppa, I think that no matter what, after knowing each other for so many years, we must have some kind of sibling bond or friendship.” Kwon Ji-yong’s voice was so gentle it seemed to drip with sweetness, but his reply was resolute: “At least there’s nothing like that between us!” Later, someone asked: “What exactly is your relationship with Kwon Ji-yong?” Ha Yeonji: “We’re closer than lovers or siblings.” As for what he thinks? You tell me. Romance will make up about half the story. Her teammates will appear, but they won’t dote on her. Theme: Everyone faces all kinds of hardship in life, but as long as we don’t give up hope and keep striving, we may yet find another sky.