44: Song Yuqi and Minnie

When it came to the headbanging scene, the comments were all, 'Her head's going to fall off, get a basin to catch it.'

"Little punk girl, disco anthem!! Bop bop ba bop bop ba, hahaha~"

"To write a song like this, is Zoe's mental state okay? Will she suddenly go crazy!"

"Why is my head shaking and my legs twitching along? I don't want to, it's too catchy, haha~"

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Netizens felt it was brainwashing, like a disco dance vibe, very joyful, but Park Jin-young and Lee Soo-man were a bit uncomfortable.

The MV quality was very good; if YG Entertainment hadn't said they made it themselves, they wouldn't have known. And the song, with its catchy rhythm.

Most importantly, Xu Zhiyou's organizational skills made every member's part memorable, you knew who was singing it just by listening.

After the MV finished playing, the host introduced the features of the second song, "Whistle," and then played it. This song was also very catchy.

Kim Ji-soo's "hey boy" was a soulful intro, plus the whistle blown by Xu Zhiyou. Originally, the whistle was supposed to be Kim Ji-soo's part, but she couldn't get the feel for it, so Xu Zhiyou just did it herself.

"This new girl group is destined for popularity! The songs are so good, the members have star quality! And their skills are great! I'm a fan for life!!"

"Rose's voice is so unique, so beautiful, so amazing! New girl group, I'm a fan!!"

"Zoe is cool and beautiful, Kim Ji-soo is pure and seductive. Where did YG Entertainment find these two top-tier beauties? Wow! Truly a visual group, dual visuals, no arguments!"

"Who would have imagined that they made this MV themselves? Zoe has a talent for directing, I look forward to her entering the film and television industry."

"YG Entertainment, you finally acted like a human this time, you didn't trick us. From now on, I'm a BLACKPINK fan, talented, beautiful, and fun, I'm deeply in love!!!"

"A girl group that combines creativity and humor, amazing, amazing!!!"

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TWICE, who had been playfully bickering, felt a bit intimidated seeing such strong competitors.

"This is tough! We're really going to be crushed. I can't see any hope for the future. Boo hoo~"

"Sana Unnie, please don't be so disheartened. Although I also think it's difficult, just take me with you, we'll cry together! Boo hoo~"

"Tch!"

Lim Nayeon thought Kim Dahyun would say something nice, but it turned out to be like this.

But thinking about it, it was a bit despairing! Where did this monster come from, who can sing, dance, and write?

They were all professionals; just a few words and they knew her strength was immense.

Song Yuqi, in the CUBE Entertainment practice room, was also scrolling on her phone, watching the live broadcast, occasionally chuckling.

Minnie, her roommate, saw her lying there playing on her phone, occasionally acting a bit crazy, which wasn't like the Song Yuqi she knew.

"Rainie, what are you watching?"

Song Yuqi usually spent her time either doing homework or practicing dance; she never had time to play on her phone. Academic pressure was heavy, trainee assessment pressure was also heavy, everywhere was pressure.

"A fellow countrywoman I know, but she doesn't know me."

"Hmm?" Why did that sound so strange?

"Here! A new group from YG Entertainment, and one of them is from your country." Song Yuqi handed her the phone.

Minnie heard there was someone from her country, so she did a side roll over to Song Yuqi's side and saw the cool Lisa.

"I thought I would be the first Kpop female artist from our country? I didn't expect someone to be faster than me."

"Have some shame, okay? You don't even know if you can debut, and you're already thinking about being first." Song Yuqi rolled her eyes at her.

"Can't I have some ambition?"

"Alright, alright, whatever you say!"

Seeing Song Yuqi's perfunctory attitude, Minnie angrily punched her arm. Song Yuqi didn't mind.

She took back her phone and continued watching the live broadcast, but her Peninsula language wasn't very good yet, so she found it a bit difficult to watch.

"Is that the person you just mentioned? She's so beautiful, it's a shame she's not an actress!"

"Not only is she beautiful, but she's also incredibly smart. Although I know she's quite casual, I still don't understand how she ended up here."

"She came here to debut, didn't you see?"

"She's a student at Juilliard School. Haven't you studied at the Grammys? You know that school, right!"

Minnie's eyes widened, "The one at Lincoln Center in New York City?"

"What else?"

Minnie snatched it back again, "This can't be rewound! How's her singing?"

Song Yuqi looked at her with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot and said, "This is a live broadcast. Are you stupid or foolish? Anyway, she's definitely better than you. Give me back my phone."

"I know she's better than me, you don't need to tell me that. But what is she thinking? Not becoming an artist, but coming here to suffer like this."

"She doesn't follow the usual path, she's harmed several generations of high school students, a true street punk." Thinking of those younger students who imitated her, they were really beaten beyond recognition by their parents.

If you want to imitate Xu Zhiyou's style, the prerequisite is to get your grades up first. If your test scores are terrible, what's the point of talking about individuality?

In Xia Country, if your grades aren't good, you're not suitable for individuality. If you're disobedient, no problem, your parents will make sure you're docile.

Minnie looked at her in confusion, "Shouldn't her grades be very good? How is she a street punk!"

"When she was in school, she was mischievous and caused all sorts of trouble. She was the type who constantly made small mistakes but absolutely never made big ones, a complete street punk!"

Minnie became interested when she heard this; it sounded very intriguing, "Tell me more."

"She's very beautiful, and her grades are exceptionally good, earning the school many honors."

"Isn't that great? A model student!"

"Listen to me first, why are you interrupting! Do you still want to hear it?"

"I won't interrupt, you speak."

Song Yuqi glared at her and continued, "She turned in blank test papers, slept in class and talked in her sleep, invented all sorts of creative excuses to skip class, climbed walls to the teachers' office to steal her confiscated comic books...."

Song Yuqi rattled off all the things she had done, and Minnie found it incredible. Was this something a girl would do?

Song Yuqi was a student in the gifted class. When it came to academic performance, teachers inevitably mentioned Xu Zhiyou, and that's how Xu Zhiyou became her most familiar stranger.

Minnie listened with envy. Wasn't this the high school life she dreamed of? "Her high school life is so rich and colorful, I'm envious!"

Song Yuqi pouted, "Many of her younger schoolmates are like you, envious. But those who actually acted on it didn't have such a pleasant time; every one of them was beaten by their parents until they questioned life."

"Isn't that very individualistic?"

"Heh heh! In our country, if your grades aren't good, you don't have the right to be individualistic."

Xu Zhiyou truly, by her own efforts, lived the life that all high school students envied. Song Yuqi envied that she was called to the principal's office every day but never got beaten.

Leaving aside everything else, if she dared to do something like climbing over walls to the teachers' office, her mother would definitely break everything below her armpits.

If Xu Zhiyou, sitting on the floor right now, knew Song Yuqi envied her so much, she would really want to say, 'How about we switch?'

Why didn't she get beaten? She was beaten growing up, and those things too. She didn't like to study in the first place, and they confiscated her comic books, which were her spiritual sustenance.

She only envied her for not following the usual path, without paying any attention to the hardships she endured.