Chapter 20: Debut
In the early morning, birds hopped gently on the bare branches, and snow fell softly onto the heads of passersby.
Sunlight, like feathers, sprinkles across the snow, refracting into sparkling, shimmering light—this is Seoul after a snowfall.
The holidays have just ended, and people are still basking in the afterglow of the New Year, but they have to pull themselves together to go to school and work.
#Beginning：Lyra#
People who were taking a break from their busy schedules to scroll through their phones clicked on Cube's announcement post out of curiosity.
The girl sitting in the high position wore a white strapless dress, her hands crossed in front of her chest and her head slightly bowed. Her eyes were as deep as stars, making people unconsciously want to explore them.
With black hair and snow-white skin, only the girl high above radiated light against the dark background.
【Lyra's 1st album is coming soon.】
—A newcomer to Cube?
—Awesome! A solo debut, you're really talented!
—She's a total cold-faced beauty.
—KK seems unapproachable
—Isn't it a joke that you only have six months of practice time?
Friends, it's a loss for our country if someone with such a face doesn't become an actress!
—KKK has gone mad. Their main boy group didn't renew their contracts, so they released a female solo artist.
Han Yunxing's fans are ecstatic. They were already happy to see fresh Yunxing a while ago, but today is an even bigger surprise. Cube Entertainment has finally let her debut!
Seeing the mixed reviews online, several big fan groups organized their followers to rush over and promote it.
Ahhh, we've finally waited for Yunxing to debut!
—Han Yunxing, Lyra, is both cool and sweet, with excellent singing and dancing skills. Investing in her is definitely worthwhile. Everyone is welcome to come and tour!
—Our Yoonsung is just a sweet bunny who's good at pretending/bragging! I want to lie down in Lyra's dimples. [P.S.: Heart emoji with dimples]
"Baby, Mommy's love has changed. Honey, please go back to my bed." (with a rose in his mouth)
Shen Lina has been paying close attention to online trends, and the current overall sentiment is positive, which is a good start.
Han Yunxing sat obediently on the sofa, and upon receiving a smiling look from her manager, her tense muscles relaxed.
"Yunxing, do you have an SNS account?"
Seeing Han Yunxing nod, Shen Lina took the phone and said, "Give me the account name."
"But it has always been a private account."
Shin Lina nodded, her fingers swiping across her phone until she stopped at a post related to YG artists.
“Yunxing, manage this account well,” Shen Lina said, then turned to her artist, “Register a new account and sync it when you debut.”
Shin Lina roughly understood Han Yunxing's personality; he wasn't the type to cause trouble. Plus, the president hinted that Han Yunxing had a powerful background, so she didn't ask for his account password.
After giving a few more instructions, Shen Lina glanced at her watch and said, "I'm going to a meeting. Tell Mingyou where you need to go."
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"Yunxing-xi, please put on a mask."
Han Mingyou pulled the handbrake, took out a mask from the storage compartment, and handed it to Han Yunxing in the back seat.
Shin Lina had instructed Han Myung-woo to pay extra attention to his image as an artist before his debut.
Han Yunxing finally felt the reality of her debut. With her face mostly covered by a mask, she mumbled, "Thank you, Mingyou oppa."
When Quan Shaoyan and the other two arrived, Han Yunxing had already taken off her down jacket and was sitting down flipping through the menu.
Today she is wearing an item that Kwon Ji-yong gave her.
He was wearing a black baseball cap with a red tail, and the brim was clipped with PMO's signature clip.
The top was a loose-fitting, pure white sweatshirt with peaceminusone embroidered on the chest.
PMO is a personal brand that Kwon Ji-yong created some time ago.
Congratulations, Yunxing!
As soon as they entered the private room, Yunqi gave Han Yunxing a big hug. Everyone had been very busy lately and hadn't seen each other in person for a long time.
After snuggling in Yun Qi's arms for a while, Han Yunxing pulled the others to their seats.
"Great! It's been so long since I've had hot pot!"
With the end-of-month assessments coming up, the teachers are being even stricter, and as a trainee, I haven't had such a lavish meal in a long time.
"I'll have to count the calories when I eat later."
Minnie pursed her lips as she ordered. What to do? There were so many things she wanted to eat!
Minnie and Quan Shaoyan fell in love with hot pot after being introduced to it by Yunqi in their dormitory, and each of them has their own favorite dish.
"Minnie unnie, your Korean has improved so much!" Han Yunxing was a little surprised; Minnie's Korean was indeed much more fluent than before.
"Impressive, right?" Minnie smiled and tilted her head back.
"You have to praise me too!" Yun Qi pretended to be jealous and pouted at Han Yunxing.
The girls burst into laughter, and after the dishes were served, they all rolled up their sleeves and started cooking the vegetables in the broth.
Winter is all about eating hot pot!
After finishing their meal, the group browsed the nearby shops for a while.
When Han Yunxing got home, she saw someone leaning against the door.
He was originally leaning against the wall, but when he heard the elevator doors open, Kwon Ji-yong straightened up.
"Have you been waiting long?"
Han Yunxing remembered giving Kwon Ji-yong the password before, could it be that she forgot?
I wanted to see you soon, but you weren't here.
Kwon Ji-yong followed behind her. When he saw Han Yoon-sung gesturing for him to reach out, he reached out from behind and, from a distance, it looked like he was hugging Han Yoon-sung.
Having exhausted most of his strength, he rested his head on the flexible shoulder of the person in front of him and muttered softly, "So tired."
After registering Kwon Ji-yong's fingerprints, Han Yoon-sung pushed open the door and said, "So next time, Oppa, you can just wait at home."
Han Yunxing tidied up Iye's belongings. In just a few months, she had bought Iye a lot of toys.
Looking at how much he had gone from a small bag when he first arrived to a cardboard box now, Kwon Ji-yong pressed his face against Iye in his arms and said, "Wow! How come she's so good to you?"
Han Yoon-sung is about to debut and has a lot of schedules. Since Kwon Ji-yong has some time to rest, I contacted him today to come back and pick up the cat.
"Because Iye is the cutest kitten in the world."
Han Yunxing snatched iye away and gave it a reluctant kiss on the little head.
Iye has been keeping her company a lot these past few months, and Han Yunxing has been thinking about getting a cat herself, but she ultimately decided against it after seeing her upcoming schedule.
After seeing Iye upstairs, the two of them went back downstairs to wait for Han Daoen, as they were going to celebrate for Han Yunxing today.
When Han Daoen returned with fried chicken, Han Yunxing and Quan Zhilong were leaning on the sofa watching Goblin.
Han Yunxing watched it because of Lu Xingcai. One day, Lu Xingcai asked him for his thoughts on the show, only to find out that Han Yunxing hadn't watched it at all. He angrily took back a hot latte.
In order to get the drink that her senior gave her, Han Yunxing started watching Goblin that very day and became completely addicted to it.
This show is a masterpiece this winter.
The three of them, with red eyes, finished watching the latest update.
"The young bride has forgotten."
"A sorrowful love."
"When will my bride come and pull the sword from my chest...?"
Han Daoen and his sister turned to look at Quan Zhilong at the same time, thinking, "I didn't expect you to be even more engrossed than the two of us."
"I'll pull it off for you!" Han Daoen pounced on him and pinned Kwon Ji-yong down on the sofa.
Han Yoon-sung was laughing happily on the side, ignoring Kwon Ji-yong's loud shouts.
In the end, the two of them still stayed with Kwon Ji-yong and went downstairs to take pictures of him imitating a goblin being stabbed in the snow.
Kwon Ji-yong wrapped his arms around Han Yoon-sung's neck and tapped his phone to update his social media.
Who will help me pull out the sword... and become my bride?
Han Yunxing witnessed her senior's massive fan-pleasing performance and said, "I've learned it, I've learned it."
Seeing her younger sister swaying unsteadily, Han Daoen slapped away Kwon Ji-yong's hand that was on Han Yunxing's shoulder: "Stand still."
With a hint of resentment in his eyes as he stared at Han Daoen, and then seeing Han Yunxing grinning foolishly beside him, Kwon Jiyong slowly straightened up.
The comment section on Kwon Ji-yong's Instagram is very active now, and some enthusiastic VIPs have even photoshopped a sword onto his chest.
Unexpectedly, it later became popular to imitate taking photos with a sword in the Goblin's body.
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After the restructuring, Cube's financial resources and efficiency have both seen a qualitative leap.
Besides the teaser images, materials related to Han Yunxing are also being released gradually, and the stars are very satisfied.
"Star" is the name Han Yunxing chose for her fans, as she considers them to be her stars.
Not only are idols stars for their fans, but aren't fans also stars that light up their own dreams?
With a sufficient budget, the album's specifications are visibly superior.
There are two versions, black and white, each with a set of photocards and a random instant camera. The preview images are all very nice.
Seeing the pre-sale results, President Hong and Shin Lina finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Her achievements are quite impressive for a female solo artist making her debut.
During the pre-sale period, 30,000 copies were sold. More importantly, the sales of the Huaguo Han Yunxing fan club accounted for one-third of the total sales.
In addition to the continuous updates of materials from Fanxing Station in China, Han Yunxing's understanding and love for Chinese culture expressed in her debut documentary has also attracted many new fans in China.
2.14
"Hurry up, it's almost time."
An Jingxia quickly glanced through the document and pressed the send button.
"Phew, I finally finished my homework. Five more minutes!"
An Jingxia quickly moved closer to Qiao Qiao, rubbing her slightly sore eyes.
Qiaoqiao reached out and pushed the fried chicken aside, then stared nervously at the iPad on the table with An Jingxia.
54321…
On the lush green hillside, Han Yunxing chased the blazing sun barefoot in the distance, beads of sweat on his forehead and his lips pale and dry.
The ragged girl chased after the enemy from day to night, looking around in bewilderment, reaching out her hand but seeing nothing.
Suddenly, Han Yunxing was surrounded by a swarm of fireflies, and in the next instant, her clothes transformed into a gorgeous white gauze dress.
I see it! I see the path forward.
"Run towards the distance, no longer chasing the daylight."
You'll always know where I am.
Because I am like a star, shining brightly.
I got the stars and the moon
I am always gonna be luminous”「1」
The girl ran uphill; in the darkness, she was the only light.
As they quietly watched the final image freeze on Han Yunxing, sitting calmly and confidently high up, Qiao Qiao and An Jingxia exchanged a glance.
I have to watch this again!
Unlike the first time when they watched it smoothly, this time the two couldn't help but pause and rewind repeatedly to watch it again.
Every frame of the music video is wallpaper-worthy.
Baby Lyra is so beautiful!
I promised to be a "mommy fan," but now I'm forgiving my motherly love for a second that has gone awry.
Han Yoon-sung's solo album's title track is a hit.
Luminous debuted at Melon's live chart at number 45, garnering over 10,000 likes on its first day. As the music video's views climbed, its live chart broke records once, and after the rankings were updated, it surged into the top 10 of the live charts.
Lyra's gem-like beauty in #luminous# is ranked sixth on Naver.
A certain blog in China
#HanYunxingSolo# remained at number 10 on the entertainment chart for 19 hours before disappearing from the list.
Inside the company, Cody Lee Hyun-seo and the choreographer were bouncing around with Han Yoon-sung in their arms, while their manager and assistant watched them with smiles on their faces.
"Wow, the music video has already surpassed one million views in just 2 hours!"
"Daiba! Let's get ready for a celebration party, our Yunxing~"
Han Yunxing felt a great sense of accomplishment. Before obtaining the star-making system, she never imagined that she would embark on such a challenging and surprising path.
President Hong knocked on the door with one hand.
Upon seeing the visitors, Han Yunxing and the others quickly bowed and greeted them, saying, "Hello, President."
"Yunxing, congratulations! That's a great result."
President Hong smiled and handed over the cake box.
Han Mingyou opened the box, inside was a congratulatory cake with a hand-drawn cartoon image of Han Yunxing.
"Thank you, President-nim~"
Han Yunxing was made to stand in the center holding the cake, with President Hong standing next to her, surrounded by the team's older brothers and sisters.
The staff at Cube took this group photo.
Everyone was smiling happily, especially Han Yunxing in the middle, whose lips were upturned, revealing sweet dimples. It was hard to tell whether the candlelight on the cake was brighter or the stars in her eyes were more dazzling.
A note from the author:
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Note: "1" is adapted from Jedward-Luminous
I've debuted! The career and romance storylines were written rather slowly at times, but I'm so grateful to all the little angels who kept reading. You gave me a lot of encouragement!
P.S.: Some Korean media outlets are just writing news with their feet! (Signing up for Long Ge's fangirl/fangirl moment!) I'm getting fleeced every day!
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