It seemed over. Kwon Dayoon took the phone off her ears and leaned back in the chair. The leather seat cover she bought with her own money wasn’t as comfortable as yesterday.

‘Blue’ started disbanding. ‘This is our last time’ - the words they said as a joke during the last performance ended up taking root. It was an inevitable matter, and it was also one she was prepared for.

“Dammit….”

She pressed on her eyelids.

She gained that opportunity after failing once, so she was very obstinate on maintaining Blue. Their trainee period was harsh. She believed that the sense of friendship she gained with the other members as they ate cold rice together would never change, but it ended up happening.

She had to say goodbye to living together with the others, to being the only unpopular member, and to the title of an idol nearing 30, but why was it that she felt so frustrated? There was a time she wished for this to happen faster, and they were finally disbanding, but rather than a smile, she only groaned.

Was it because of the affection between the members that she thought was lost? Dayoon shook her head. There was no room in her heart to be shaken by such luxurious emotions. There was only one reason she was frustrated and sad: she had become truly alone. Economic independence. The shield known as ‘Blue’ no longer existed. Now, it was up to her to accept the waves of time and the gazes of the world. That was what scared Dayoon.

“...Haa.”

The other members...