Kang Jin-Ho quietly muttered, “Is that right?”

His sister's explanation was simpler than he thought. The idol group Kang Eun-Yeong was a part of consisted of five performers. Which didn't sound problematic—except that the other four girls had come from solid backgrounds.

This meant Kang Eun-Yeong was blamed whenever other performers made mistakes. Their backgrounds made it difficult to punish them, so the poor girl was blamed in their stead. Even worse, the solid backgrounds also meant solid funding. Those girls came bundled with donations for the agency, but Kang Eun-Yeong had never done that even once. Which was understandable since she had no money to do that in the past. And, even after her family stumbled upon money, she had no idea she was supposed to do something like that.

Unable to hold on, Kang Eun-Yeong finally said something about it to Kang Jin-Ho a little while ago, but he only ended up rebuking her for it.

"I see, so that's what's going on." Kang Jin-Ho tutted unhappily.

“...”

“What about the other kids? They aren't bullying you or anything like that?”

Kang Eun-Yeong shook her head. "No, Oppa. They are surprisingly kind."

“Hmm...”

“I'm telling you the truth. They are nice girls. But, they can't say anything back to the agency's director or the instructors, so...”

Kang Jin-Ho slowly nodded his head. It sounded like a typical example of toeing the line. He already knew that an idol group's training and public debut required hundreds...