Peninsula: I, who was originally a camera, suddenly became an internet sensation.

Chapter 49 North Korean Women's Troupe

The afternoon winner wasn't LOONA, who just started promoting their music this week, nor was it (G)I-DLE, whom Lee Won favored. Instead, it was Red Velvet, who didn't even participate in any music show performances.

Of course, LOONA, who performed in the first week, definitely wouldn't win first place; that was just Lee Won's wishful thinking.

Although his memories from his past life were completely imprinted in his mind, he couldn't possibly have seen all of them over the years and on so many music show stages.

This result was both unexpected and a pleasant surprise.

Bae Joo-hyun and the others will probably be attending today's "Music Bank," but unfortunately Lee Won doesn't have the energy to watch it—he really needs to get some sleep.

For several days in a row, Li Yuan was either in class or preparing for Red Velvet's promotion.

It's just unclear whether it will be broadcast live or pre-recorded.

Because the (G)i-dle live stream was quite successful a while ago.

But that's (G)i-dle! When Song Yuqi and Zhao Meiyan get together, they can create a whole show without a script, and the comments section is laughing from beginning to end.

If it were Red Velvet instead, given the performances of Bae Joo-hyun, Kang Seul-gi, and even Son Seung-wan, Lee Won had serious doubts about their ability to perform well during promotional live streams.

In addition, Red Velvet has finally finished all those messy schedules and has a continuous period of time to record new songs.

Thus, Li Yuan was about to get busy.

He always took this kind of money-collecting work very seriously.

Kim Ye-rin, who had been scolded to tears, deeply understands this point.

When she first met Lee Won, seeing such a handsome oppa, she secretly hoped for a romance between a producer and an idol, and then...

And that was the end of it.

She was so scolded by Lee Won that she even cried and wanted to go to her manager to say that she didn't want to be an idol anymore and wanted to go into acting.

Actually, Li Yuan didn't curse, but his tone was very harsh, and he kept repeating the two words "start over" with a blank expression.

Kim Ye-rin later told Lee Won that she would dream about him in the recording studio saying "Let's do it again" every time she slept. That voice was like it was engraved in her brain, and she couldn't shake it off no matter what she did.

"If the person standing outside wasn't Lee Won oppa, I probably would have finished recording this song properly!" Kim Ye-rin glanced at Lee Won outside the recording studio window; she was already starting to have PTSD.

"Well, it's good that Xiaoyuan came." Bae Joo-hyun rolled her eyes at her as she was singing.

Thanks to Li Yuan for helping them record songs, my singing skills have improved so much.

Although Son Seung-wan has good singing skills and is good at teaching others, her standards become less objective when the "other person" is Bae Joo-hyun.

Unlike Li Yuan, who doesn't care who you are (like Pei or Xuan), if you don't record songs properly, it won't work.

However, after scolding them, Li Yuan would patiently teach them where to adjust their breath, which sound was not pronounced correctly, and which emotional progression could be made fuller.

Therefore, in Bae Joo-hyun's view, this was a great teaching opportunity. Although the process was a bit painful, the results were really good.

"What are you guys whispering about?" Li Yuan's voice came through the microphone in the recording studio. "You'll be next after Wenwen finishes recording, so warm up your voices."

"Mm." Bae Joo-hyun nodded, looking like a good student.

"Yes! Producer!" Kim Ye-rin bowed exaggeratedly at a 90-degree angle and then shouted.

"No need to be so loud." Li Yuan's voice remained calm. "I hope your voice will be this strong when you sing later."

Kim Ye-rin stuck out her tongue and shrank back into her chair.

Son Seung-wan's recording was the fastest; she came out of the recording studio in just half an hour.

"How was it?" She raised her chin at Li Yuan with a hint of smugness, a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth.

"It's alright, isn't this your normal level?" Li Yuan smiled.

Recording songs with idols like Son Seung-wan is Lee Won's favorite thing.

It's not that they don't make mistakes, nor that Li Yuan doesn't need to speak, but rather that he only needs to give a few pointers, and they immediately understand and can adjust themselves according to his wishes.

However, this type of person is still a minority; Son Seung-wan is one, and Kim Tae-yeon is another.

The members of MAMAMOO also have excellent singing skills, but because Lee Won has never worked with them in the recording studio, he doesn't know what their state of mind is like when they are recording.

Next to go in was Kang Seulgi.

To be honest, Li Yuan had never heard her voice before she developed vocal cord nodules. By the time he came to Korea, that incident was already over.

He only heard from others that Kang Seulgi was trained as a lead vocalist before developing vocal cord nodules, and that her skills were said to be no less than Son Seungwan's, but she later developed vocal problems.

Sometimes Lee Won wonders if Red Velvet would be a different team if she hadn't had that problem with her voice.

But this is something you can only dream about.

All he could do was persuade her to change direction and shift her focus to dance.

And she did it, and she did it better than most people imagined.

"Alright, next one..."

Then came Park Soo-young, Bae Joo-hyun, and finally Kim Ye-rin.

It's been so long since I've seen Kim Ye-rin, and I was surprised to see how much she's improved. Today's recording went exceptionally smoothly.

It took even less time than Bae Joo-hyun.

"You did a great job today." Kim Ye-rin finally heard Lee Won's praise when she came out of the recording studio.

"Of course, I've been studying hard all this time!" Kim Ye-rin said with a hint of smugness.

"However, there is still a considerable gap between us and Wenwen and the others."

"How could I possibly compare to Wendy unnie!" Kim Ye-rin huffed indignantly.

"So you have to work hard," Li Yuan said.

Kim Ye-rin's role in Red Velvet's songs is more of a harmonizing agent, making the overall sound of the group richer and fuller.

"So what are we having for dinner?" Kang Seulgi glanced at the sky outside the window.

Although Li Yuan arrived early, it was already evening by the time the five of them finished recording.

"Whatever, I'm fine with anything," Park Soo-young said.

"It's my treat, you can think of what you want to eat," Bae Joo-hyun said with a smile.

"Then I need to think carefully about what to eat," Li Yuan said, pretending to ponder. "It's rare for someone to treat us."

"If Xiao Yuan wanted someone to treat him, wouldn't there be a whole line of people waiting for him to come..." Bae Joo-hyun's tone was indifferent, but there was a hint of resentment in her gaze as she looked at Lee Won.

She also recalled a time when she wanted to ask Lee Won out to dinner, but a member of TWICE beat her to it.

"How about we go grocery shopping at Xiaoyuan's? It's been so long since I've had Xiaoyuan's cooking." Kang Seulgi quickly revealed her true intentions, "There are so many dishes I've never tried before, I want to try them all!"

"What dishes can I cook that you haven't tried before?" Li Yuan looked at her helplessly, his lips twitching.

Every time I go to Korea, Kang Seulgi always tries to come to my house for a meal, and she cooks everything she knows how to cook.

"There are still quite a few left," Kang Seulgi chuckled, scratching her head a little sheepishly. "You can learn them, right? You can learn new dishes by just learning them, right?"

"I'm quite envious of you, being able to taste authentic Korean cold noodles."

"Pfft!" Son Seungwan, who was on the same wavelength as Lee Won, understood almost instantly and burst into laughter, falling back into her chair.

The others also realized what was happening, and their expressions became subtle.

"Huh?" Only Kang Seulgi didn't react, looking blankly at her teammates who were laughing so hard they were practically falling over.

In the end, Bae Joo-hyun leaned over and whispered a few words in her ear.

"We..." Kang Seulgi said, both amused and exasperated, "Actually, the taste was just so-so."

"Alright, Sister Pei is treating today, and I'm tired after recording for so long, let's go out to eat."

"Okay~"