Chapter 655: Han So-Won (1)
Han So-Won, who was eighteen this year, appeared on stage wearing a school uniform. At 169 cm tall with a model-like slender build, she stood there smiling brightly with a bob cut that reached her shoulders.
Han So-Won had distinct features that gave her the look of a beautiful boy, but her voice was quite feminine, contrary to her appearance. She also had a vocal tone that stuck in your ears from the first listen, and before the regression, internal evaluations considered her more suited for a solo career than being in a group.
However, at the time, Top Entertainment placed her in the idol debut group instead of making her a solo singer. That was because the company was forming an idol group with Go Eun-Seo.
Problems began to arise when Han So-Won was paired with Go Eun-Seo. Han So-Won, who had moved from Daejeon to her aunt's house in Seoul with strong independence to pursue her dream of becoming an idol, clashed constantly with Go Eun-Seo, who was born into wealth and lived supported by her parents.
During this time, the company appointed Han So-Won as the team leader due to her leadership, and Go Eun-Seo responded by threatening to leave the group.
The company deliberated but ultimately sided with Go Eun-Seo. Both were highly promising talents, but Go Eun-Seo's mother was the famous actress Han So-Ye, and her father was a member of the National Assembly.
As a result, Han So-Won was removed from the debut group and demoted back to a trainee. After that, I tried to place Han So-Won in a different debut group, but Kim Dong-Soo blocked my efforts. It turned out the reason was simply that Go Eun-Seo disliked her.
From that moment on, whether it was Go Eun-Seo's doing or not, Han So-Won began to be ostracized by other trainees. As soon as I found out about it, I tried hard to release Han So-Won from her contract. Yet in the end, I couldn't make it happen. As a result, Han So-Won remained a trainee and eventually left the entertainment industry without debuting.
I was always filled with regret, thinking if I had just supported her a little more back then she might have debuted. And now, I was seeing her again, right here.
'I'm sorry that I couldn't help you before the regression, So-Won. But this time, I won't let that happen again.'
I didn't get involved in the singer selection, but at the very least, I was determined to make sure she wouldn't suffer the same unfair treatment in this round of Project I.O.A.
At that moment, Jung Sang-Bong, sitting next to me, looked at Han So-Won and spoke. "Mr. Jung. That Han So-Won girl looks kind of different, doesn't she?"