Producer with no Regrets - Chapter 786



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Episode 786

Rika, Joara, and Shin Areum stopped by the fitness center to work out together for the first time in a long time.

It’s a hotel fitness space that requires a significant annual fee to enter, but I was able to get access with the help of Webex.

As I was sitting on a quiet bench and admiring the faces of the actresses I occasionally saw, Jo Ara showed me a short video on her phone.

“Hey, look at this.”

“You don’t feel like exercising?”

“I told you earlier.”

“How many squats is a workout?”

“I’m like that because I’m tired.”

“If you’re tired, don’t come.”

“Isn’t it important to come even if you’re tired? If you make excuses like “I’m tired” or “It’s hard” and skip, then it’s really the end. It’s better to come at least.”

“Okay. If that’s the case, why did you come? I’m going? Rika, if you have nothing to do, let’s go too.”

“Oh, that’s great!”

Rika was already distracted by the video Joara showed her.

“Look at this, Beauty!”

Shin A-reum narrowed her eyebrows and sat down on the bench again.

It was called the Barbell Challenge.

First, the person lies down. Then, place the center of the barbell with the 20kg plate on it so that it is at the person’s ankles.

It’s just rolling the barbell towards your head.

The disc with the disc in it rolled upward, past my ankle, my calf, my thigh, and finally landed on my buttocks.

“what’s this?”

“Showing off your hip size?”

“Ara-chan, these aren’t hips, they’re buttocks! They’re even in the lyrics of our ‘Prom Queen’!”

“What’s different?”

“Hip.”

Rika placed both hands on Joara’s pelvis.

“Width. Buttocks.”

As Rika put her hands under Joara’s waist, Joara grabbed her wrist and twisted it.

“Keeeeeek!”

“Height. I get the general idea. Let’s try.”

“You’re going to do it here? There are only serious people here who exercise. What are you going to do if you do something like this?”

Joara pointed here and there with her index finger.

Some people work out hard with a trainer attached to them, but most are busy holding their phones in front of the mirror.

“Celebrities are adding more.”

“I have to finish my workout today. Let’s do it over there where there’s a mat.”

The three of them worked together to barely place the 20kg plate on the barbell.

“Shin A-reum, you first.”

“The one who speaks first.”

“Shocked?”

“Just try not to do it.”

Shin A-reum lay down on the mat.

Joara and Shin Areum rolled the barbell with the discs attached, placing the center of the bar on Shin Areum’s ankles.

“Rolling?”

“Now, wait a minute. If I hit this, it’s going to hurt, right?”

“It doesn’t hurt at all. I just rolled around on the floor.”

“This is 60kg! Sister Hayang is crawling slowly!”

“Sister White, you need to lose one dumbbell.”

“If you bump into something and get a bruise… …!”

“Let’s roll over!”

“Whoa… … !”

Shin A-reum was scared and buried her face in the floor. But as time passed, she didn’t feel any shock.

at that time.

“ouch!”

A slight shock was felt on the back of the head.

When Shin A-reum looked at the mirror in front of her, she saw that the barbell had hit the back of her head.

The bullet passed through Bong-i Shin-areum’s calf, thigh, and buttocks without any resistance and reached the back of her head.

Joara and Rika apologized belatedly.

“Sorry. I felt like Newton watching an apple fall. It rolled so smoothly without any resistance that I just happened to notice it.”

Shin Areum crawled out from under the peak and shook her shoulder.

“Of course, since we’re idols. We can’t maintain volume with fat, right?”

“Rika, your turn.”

“When I see beauty, I don’t want to do it!”

Shin A-reum grabbed Rika by the nape of her neck and forcibly laid her down on the mat.

“Beauty is a beast!”

“Stop struggling!”

Rika lay down.

Shin A-reum moved the barbell with a face that looked like it was about to burst into tears, and Jo A-ra moved it with a slightly nervous look.

After making sure that the center of the bar was above Rika’s ankles, the two of them slowly rolled the barbell.

The slowly rolling barbell passed over Rika’s calves, over her thighs, and down to her buttocks.

“I brushed against you! I brushed against you!”

It didn’t work.

I brushed past and lost strength due to friction, losing strength around my waist.

“Do it again! Do it again!”

“No, it’s over.”

“Araum is too strict!”

I ended up doing it again.

As soon as she heard the sound of the barbell rolling, Rika tightened her glutes as much as she could. Once again, the barbell passed through her buttocks.

“Shit… … !”

“Rika, don’t be heartbroken.”

Shin Areum comforted Rika.

“We don’t have healthy bodies like the sister in the video. It’s natural that we can’t do it because we have to suppress our body fat as much as possible.”

Rika stood up, shaking her shoulders, and stared blankly at Shin Areum. Then she hugged her tightly.

“I’m sorry, Beauty… … .”

Shin A-reum grabbed Rika by the nape of her neck and threw her onto the mat.

“This really hurts!”

“You’re just getting fatter because you’re taller! You monster whose lower body is 2/3 of your body!”

“The words have gotten worse?!”

“I mean, I… … !”

Shin A-reum started making excuses desperately.

“It’s because of nutritional issues! The shape is perfect!”

“Hey, Arami is making excuses like her older brother.”

“Oh, really. They say that my brother is the same size as you, but he’s still the same shape.”

Shin A-reum grabbed Jo A-ra and Rika by the back of their necks and threw them to the mat. But the two of them laughed happily.

The last one was Joara.

Taking their positions, Rika and Shin A-reum rolled the barbell. For a brief moment, the two exchanged glances.

‘You know, Rika?’

‘Ah, Mochiron (of course)!’

The two of them rolled the barbell twice as fast as before. They were trying to increase the speed so that even if it hit Joara’s buttocks, it would just pass by.

Force is mass times acceleration.

Mass is enough, speed is all that’s needed.

“Cineae (died)!”

Babel ran at about twice the speed.

And then it hit Joara’s butt and got pushed back.

Shin A-reum and Rika were speechless as they watched Babel slowly lose speed as he was pushed in the opposite direction.

Joara got up leisurely and looked at Shin Areum.

“Rika is tall, so what can I do… … What did she say? A-reum, who is taller than me?”

“Ara, if you get caught here, it’s over! Get your composure back!”

Shin Areum slapped away Rika’s hand that was trying to stop her.

“Let’s fight with something else.”

Joara let out a deep sigh.

“It was decided from birth. Your defeat, my victory… … .”

“If we fight again, will your tongue move as if it were oiled?”

“The sea doesn’t get wet by rain. No matter what accusations it receives… … .”

“Rika, take a picture of us and calculate the head-to-body ratio.”

“Ah, don’t do that! If you do that, you’ll die, for real!”

“If you watch our music show stage, you don’t need to film… … .”

The moment Joara grabbed Rika and was about to throw her to the mat, Rika’s phone started blasting out music.

“Hey, I have to take this!”

“Who is it?”

“This call is from Director Park!”

Rika barely managed to escape from Joara and receive a call from Seongpil.

“Hello!”

[Yeah, hi. Are you guys working out right now?]

“I worked so hard that my whole body is sticky with sweat!”

[Is Seol-ha there too? She’s not answering the phone.]

“The teacher didn’t come to exercise because he wasn’t feeling well!”

[Well, that’s true. I spent a lot of time teaching the bug bug kids.]

“I just want to sleep in!”

[Please keep that a secret. Anyway, you’re at the dorm, right? Got it?]

“mister.”

Joara interrupted Rika’s phone call.

“Are you going to see the teacher? If so, stop by here and pick us up.”

[Ah… … um… … yeah, well. About 30 minutes… … .]

“If it takes more than 30 minutes, you won’t come pick me up? Is this all we can do?”

[You should reconsider how you should behave when dealing with Director Garo Enter.]

“What is force?”

[Anyway, I’ll wait at the entrance… ]

“No, can’t you come here? I’m at the fitness center right now.”

[what?]

“That’s because there are movements that I don’t know how to do.”

[Ask the trainer there. No, you guys don’t have a trainer when you work out? That’s different from what the manager said… ]

Jo Ara looked at the female trainer who had been standing far away. She smiled when her eyes met Jo Ara’s.

Even though the three of them said they would do it, they didn’t go and just waited like that.

“Actually, I just wanted to try something. Our lives are already full of nothing to laugh about, so wouldn’t it be nice if we could laugh about it thanks to you?”

[Am I a clown… … .]

At that moment, Shin A-reum’s eyes lit up. She had noticed what Jo A-ra was going to tell Seong-pil to do.

He immediately barged into the call and lured Seongpil out.

“I miss you, team leader.”

[I can’t even go in there… … .]

“I’ll tell the desk. It’ll be over soon.”

[Oh, okay. I see.]

As soon as she received permission from Seongpil, Joara clicked her tongue.

“I told you, Shin A-reum, I’m only weak towards you. Okay, I’ve decided.”

“what?”

“When we renew our contract, Shin A-reum, take the lead. Then we’ll sign the contract on better terms.”

“Team Leader, don’t even think about sucking me up. I’m sure you’ll do a good job.”

The three of them informed the desk of Seongpil’s visit. They easily received permission, and the three of them showered and changed their clothes.

While I was waiting near the entrance, Seongpil appeared. As soon as the transparent automatic door opened, Seongpil made a nervous expression.

“Hey, what kind of clown thing do you want me to do?”

“Come this way!”

The three of them dragged Seongpil to the mat where they had done the barbell challenge earlier.

“Take it off!”

“uh.”

Seongpil took off his coat and shoes and climbed onto the mat.

“Should we try doing squats while carrying all three of you at the same time?”

“Can you do it?!”

“I can’t do it. Stacking it is a problem from the start.”

“Oh, okay.”

Joara pointed to the floor.

“Get down.”

“… … .”

Seongpil lay down on the mat, looking doubtful.

The orders I had been receiving were ‘Take off your clothes – lie down’, so I felt needlessly wary. It was even more so because the one who told me to lie down was Jo Ara.

Seongpil suddenly stood up when he saw the three of them struggling to pull out the 20kg disc.

“What are you going to do? I’ll do it.”

In this way, Seongpil created his own stage.

“Lie down again.”

“… … .”

Seongpil lay face down, and the center of the barbell with the discs was positioned above his ankles.

“One, two.”

“What, what is it? What are you doing?”

“three!”

The barbell with the disc in it rolled quickly. Then it hit Sungpil’s buttocks and bounced off.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“What? What did you do? What is this? What did you do to me?”

“That’s a lie… … .”

Shin Areum fell to her knees.

* * *

In episode 4 of ‘Girls’ League X Bugbug Invasion!’, Bugbug challenges the mission again.

Considering that the previous mission was the highest difficulty, this time I was awarded a one-star mission.

The mission was to beat the Girls’ League with a punching machine score.

By the way, Jang Ha-yang appeared in Girls’ League.

Miyoko immediately raised her hand.

[I’ll use this chance.]

The idol fairy (Seongpil) came out in front of the punching machine. Jang Ha-yang stared at him with eyes full of competition, but the opponent was not Seongpil.

Seongpil gave the metal glove to Miyoko.

No matter how much a person trains his strength, it cannot compare to being given a weapon.

Just like you can’t break someone’s skull with a fist, but you can break someone’s skull with a dumbbell.

Combining the weight of the metal and the speed of Miyoko, Jang Ha-yang was defeated too easily despite giving it his all.

[I’m angry… … .]

[Hayang, you did well enough. To put it another way, I can’t beat you without a weapon.]

[Director… … .]

That’s how Bugbug got the chance to take vocal lessons from one of the Girls’ League members.

The teacher was snow white.

And this was a road full of hardships beyond just dancing.

Vocals are very difficult to master in a short period of time because vocal techniques cannot be learned by sight.

If you cannot immediately visualize and respond to the muscles and parts of your neck in your mind, it is impossible to even accept the guidance of your teacher.

[Because singing is not a natural act.]

Snow White explained calmly.

[You’re using your neck and chest muscles unnaturally. If you were living a normal life, it wouldn’t be easy to train muscles that you wouldn’t even recognize or know the names of.]

Transverse abdominis, internal oblique, external oblique, pectoralis major, serratus anterior, intercostal, and transverse spinae muscles of the upper body, you may have heard their names at least once.

There are also the supraspinatus, levator brevis, scalene, anterior scalene, middle scalene, posterior scalene, trapezius, cubital plexus, clavicle, sternum, sternocleidomastoid, digastric, masseter, and muscles of the neck and face. In addition, there are numerous muscles of the extrinsic and intrinsic laryngeal muscles.

Singing is the act of coordinating minute muscles that are almost impossible to perceive.

It’s another story to consider the position of bones beyond the muscles and understand the internal structure of the body to manipulate resonance.

[And also the tongue. The pronunciation that comes with it. There are a ton of other things to worry about. It’s definitely not an easy path. In fact, it’s nearly impossible to improve your skills in a short period of time.]

That’s why what Baek Seol-ha teaches is the most basic of the basics. It makes it possible for you to at least sing.

If you can’t sing properly, Baek Seol-ha’s goal was to teach you how to sing well.

But even with such a low goal, Bugbug struggled. It was a despair that was incomparable to when he practiced dancing.

[I don’t know, I might be able to do it or not… … .]

That’s what it means when you can’t see the results.

How much better you’ve used your throat muscles, whether your voice has improved, or whether you’ve become a little bit better at singing.

Unlike dancing, nothing can be judged by oneself.

Because it is invisible, and because you cannot judge your own voice.

[I think I’m blind… … .]

One member expressed the despair he felt during vocal practice:

The technique of singing that I had thought of until now was actually nothing more than what I was looking at from inside a well. And when I crawled out of the well, I was faced with a light that burned my eyes and lost the world.

Those were truly days of walking in the dark, and Bugbug was growing tired.

It was Snow White who helped me overcome it.

[You have to accept that you can’t do something.]

Snow White didn’t stop at teaching bugs. She wanted to be a teacher, not a trainer or an instructor.

[People want to have a fancy hobby, right? Playing the guitar, drawing, singing cool songs… … But they soon give up. Because…]

This is because adults have seen too many ‘good people’ throughout their lives.

[A good drawing, a good guitar player, a good song. You can’t continue because you compare yourself to those things you’re good at. And adults give up quickly. The days of absorbing everything like a child are over, so calculations are done quickly. You become smarter… … You can’t go any further.]

An adult is someone who has become more skilled at persuading themselves as they live.

Bugbug asked.

[A tip for persuading yourself… …?]

[give up.]

Adults say that giving up after making all sorts of excuses is being quick to count. They quickly give up if they try something roughly and don’t get the results they want.

[So, what should I do to continue?]

[… … like a child, having fun?]

[Well, that’s right. But what if it’s not fun?]

The first thing Baek Seol-ha said.

[You just have to accept that you can’t do it. If you’re good at it, you don’t have to do it, right? Just accept it.]

If you think, ‘I have to do well,’ you lose the will to go further. You have to do well, but you can’t.

But if you accept that you can’t do it, you have other options.

[Hana-chan told Ara, right?]

[Me, me?]

[Yeah. Not being able to do something isn’t a reason to give up, it’s a reason to work harder. You know, when I saw that, I thought Hana-chan was a really strong person.]

Accepting the fact that you can’t do it, but not despairing and moving forward…

[It’s proof of strength. Not accepting it and giving up is weakness. Giving up quickly isn’t being quick-witted, it’s just being weak. What do you want to become?]

[… … .]

Everyone answered in unison.

[I want to become stronger… … .]

Snow White spoke to them with a smile like the sun.

[I’ll help you.]

The last episode of ‘Girls’ League X Bugbug Invasion!’ ended with such a pledge. And after the 4th episode aired, Baek Seol-ha’s popularity literally skyrocketed.

It’s so much so that she even has a separate nickname just for her.

Snow White is shocked when she hears that nickname.

“‘Mama’… … .”

I was deeply worried.

She woke up long after lunch and stretched, and the nickname came to mind as soon as she did. She had overslept after watching the program’s reactions late last night.

“mama…….”

It is said to be a term of address that children use when calling their mother. On the Internet, people were calling Baek Seol-ha “Mama.”

Her kindness, acceptance, and warmth touched the viewers.

Among them, most of those who treated Baek Seol-ha with special respect, calling her ‘Mama’, seemed to be men.

Yeah, I’m glad you like it, but…

‘I’m 26 years old… … .’

I don’t feel particularly happy about being nicknamed ‘Mama’ because of my kindness and tolerance. Rather, I feel like it’s a joke on me.

Snow White stared blankly at the phone on the nightstand. She wanted to check the reaction again, but if this continued, it would be poisonous.

‘I made an excuse that I was tired from sleeping in late and didn’t even go to the gym.’

And once I start seeing the reactions on SNS, I won’t be able to get out of bed until the evening.

Snow White rubbed her stiff shoulders and went out to the living room. There was no sign of anyone.

I poured milk into the oatmeal, microwaved it, and leaned against the fridge. I had just woken up, and my head was still dizzy.

‘Should I wash up and do some home training, or should I eat and then wash up…?’

Ah, I don’t want to bother washing my hair.

At that moment, Baek Seol-ha’s mind regained clarity. It wasn’t because of the microwave oven’s cooking completion alarm that rang right next to her.

The doorbell rang.

‘There’s no way our kids would ring the bell.’

Snow White saw her own appearance.

These are the Uparupa pajamas that were left to Baekseolha more than ten times last year.

The members gave all their shares to Baek Seol-ha, saying that she suited her, and eventually it became her regular indoor attire.

“… …Change clothes.”

There’s no need. You can just see the other person through the intercom and deal with them appropriately.

Snow White took out the warm oatmeal and went to the front door. When she pressed the intercom button, the person at the front door appeared on the screen.

[Seolha, it’s me.]

It’s Seongpil.

Behind him, all the younger sibling lines are gathered.

[Can I come in?]

“Just wait a minute!”

I ran into the room like it was snowing and took off my pajamas in 3 seconds.

I opened the drawer under the bed and found some other pajamas.

“There’s nothing but Uparupa pajamas?!”

Snow White opened the wardrobe.

But the closet was full of things that were too much to wear indoors. It was full of things with good brands, even if the designs were plain.

‘Wouldn’t it be weird to greet someone wearing something like this?!’

Your hair is a mess, but your clothes are clean? What a sight!

‘Let’s borrow some clothes.’

Jang Ha-yang and Baek Seol-ha are about the same height, but their builds don’t match.

Snow White ran to Joara and Rika’s room again. She would have to borrow Rika’s clothes to fit her.

Snow White tried to open what was presumed to be Rika’s wardrobe, but it wouldn’t open even when she pulled the handle.

As I looked around, I saw a padlock that cost a few thousand won, like the kind you would find at a stationery store.

At that moment, Shin A-reum’s scream passed through Baek Seol-ha’s mind.

‘Hey Joara, don’t take people’s clothes without permission!’

In the end, the devil must have gone crazy over Rika, who was sharing the same room.

In a Korean accommodation, Shin A-reum would have been the target, but in Japan, it was Rika, who shared a room, who was the target.

Ding dong, ding dong!

“Huh, huh, uh, how… … .”

Snow White’s eyes went to another wardrobe.

It was Joara’s.

‘Because all of Areum’s clothes are expensive… … .’

Baek Seol-ha opened Jo Ara’s closet.

* * *

In front of the Girls’ League dormitory entrance.

When there was no response from inside, Seongpil comforted Shin Areum again.

“Ara, that’s natural. My glutes just developed because I exercised. There’s no need for you to feel inferior about it. Director Han would be the same, right?”

“It’s not comforting at all… … .”

“Don’t be too sad… … .”

“Don’t be sad. Joara, that guy is weird. Do you think the team leader eats the same food as us? No. That guy drinks beer every day and that’s how he is.”

“Cowardly bitch.”

“It’s not about body type, it’s about fat.”

“There are different types of fat.”

“Araya, stop drinking. Alcohol calories and the snacks you eat while drinking are stored as fat.”

“Oh really? From now on, I’ll have to drink with Shin A-reum. I don’t think fat goes to my stomach. Hey, do you know? If you drink often, you might end up like me… … .”

With Shin A-reum and Jo A-ra fighting and pulling out their hair, Rika shed her worries.

“Teacher, you’re late… … .”

“Yeah. Did something happen?”

“I’ll press it one more time!”

“No. I haven’t been able to contact you for a while, so you must have just woken up. Let’s give it some time.”

“Director Park, have you ever fought over a body like Ara-chan and Areum?”

“It’s not that ugly. In the first place, there are as many attractive bodies in the world as there are people.”

“It’s not that there isn’t one! Who is it!”

“Just, what… … .”

Hangu-in and… … men debated a bit about whether pectorals or deltoid muscles… … .

“Director Park is also childish!”

I couldn’t help it because it was in front of Hong Gyu-heon. I couldn’t back down from there.

“You’re like a child!”

“Do you read my mind?”

“Uh, what do you mean?”

“No. But it’s really late. Should I press it one more time… … .”

Just then the front door opened.

Snow White greeted me from inside.

“Oh, welcome, Director. Heh… … .”

Snow White greeted us, wearing very tight, constricting, and ill-fitting clothes.

The tapered workout pants I was wearing as bottoms still had some size left, but the top was really tight.

The character’s face drawn in the center of the T-shirt is spread out twice from left to right.

Shin Areum and Jo Ara stopped fighting after seeing that. Jo Ara let go of Shin Areum’s collar and glared.

“Teacher, are those my clothes?”

“Uh, uh, yeah. Sorry, I, I don’t have any indoor clothes… … .”

“Are you showing off?”

“huh?!”

“Why is the world doing this to me? Do I have to punish you like this just because I felt superior to Shin A-reum once?! Take that off right now! Take it off!”

Shin A-reum stopped Jo A-ra by grabbing her from behind.

Snow White shivered and took a step back, and only then did she notice the other group.

Behind Seongpil and Rika.

Behind Jo Ara and Shin A Reum.

Another person shivering like Snow White.

“Seiko… … Senior… … ?”

Seiko looked up in surprise when her name was called. She awkwardly waved her hand to Baek Seol-ha.

“Seo, hello Seol-ha… … .”

“Senior, why did you come here?”

Seiko felt herself getting used to the fourth treatment she received today. Still, she couldn’t stop the tears from welling up in her eyes.

Rika, Joara, Shin Areum.

Everyone had this reaction.

Even Snow White, the core of this project… … .

The next reaction is also understandable. Like Rika, Joara, and Shin Areum, he will treat himself as an invisible person.

As expected, Baek Seol-ha quickly turned her gaze to Seong-pil.

“Director, what happened?”

“I know it’s embarrassing, but let’s go inside first. And then.”

Seongpil whispered to Rika.

Rika nodded. She put her hand on Baek Seol-ha’s shoulder and spoke in Korean.

“Teacher, I’ll lend you some clothes! You’re dressing too casually in front of guests! Even if you’re Senior Seiko, guests are still guests! It’s my house, but this is also a serious occasion, so please understand!”

“Huh? Oh, yeah, thank you Rika… … .”

The T-shirt character who was tortured for the crime of putting on Snow White was barely able to be saved.

Jo Ara, the owner of the T-shirt, received the stretched-out T-shirt and grimaced.