"Mr. Jung. It feels a little awkward to say this myself, but I'm one of the faces representing Project I.O.A. If I avoid going head-to-head with Yoo Se-Na sunbae, people are going to start saying I got scared of her and ran away."0

At present, Song Mi-Hee and Sung Na-Ra had been trading first and second place in Project I.O.A, making her practically one of the show's figureheads. So if someone like Song Mi-Hee ended up sitting down to sing 'Sunny Days,' people would say she had avoided a direct showdown with KNET's Once Again, Idol!.0

And because of that, they would start seeing both Project I.O.A and its contestants as inferior to the rival program.0

"Besides, if that happens, no one's even going to believe I injured my ankle. They're definitely going to say I faked it on purpose just to avoid competing against Yoo Se-Na."0

I couldn't help but admire the way Song Mi-Hee argued her case. What she was saying wasn't the mindset of an ordinary audition contestant. It was the kind of thinking only a handful of team leaders ever showed.0

This girl was pretty impressive. Maybe ten years as a trainee really hadn't been for nothing, because the way she looked at things was completely different from the other kids.1

At that moment, I even started thinking she might be a good choice for leader of Project I.O.A. She had the generosity to forgive Yoon Ah-Rin, who had tried to hurt her earlier that day. She had the kind of strength and endurance that came from surviving ten long years and still going on stage despite her injured ankle. And on top of that, she had the perspective and competitive drive to step forward as a representative of the program.0

Everything about Song Mi-Hee made her more than worthy of becoming I.O.A's leader once the group was eventually formed. Still, that was something to...0