Episode 9 - Big News ☆ The Candy Kingdom Calls for Jin!

Ice Cream

"**Big News ☆ The Candy Kingdom Calls for Jin!**" (대박 사건☆진은 나라의 부름을 받아라!) is the ninth episode of *Shining Star*. It first aired on December 11, 2017 on MBC, and was posted on the YouTube channel on February 28, 2019.

## Synopsis

*Peach takes interest in Jin after an incident one morning and challenges Melody with the desire of making him the King of Candy Kingdom.*

## Summary

As the girls and Jin make their way to school Nara complains that she's still tired. After seeing Hera be dropped off by a limousine, Nara compares her to a Princess and a classmate joins them to bring up that they have royalty at their school. Nara contemplates this until seeing a large elephant come their way, revealing the girls of *Macaron*. Nara can't understand how this is discrete when the elephant suddenly trips on a stone, causing Peach to fall off. Jin approaches to help her and asks if she is alright, causing her to become flustered. She asks his name and hurriedly takes off.

While walking through the hallway Nara uses her Magic Agent to look up the Candy Kingdom, which is said to be full of very delicious candy. She wishes she could go to "observe it" when they spot a red carpet waiting for them. Macaron appear with a crown and a large key for Jin, with Peach revealing her intentions of making him the King of her land. When asked why, she uses her Magic Agent to show them a picture of a stone statue of the legendary King of Candy Kingdom, and when someone who looks like it appears, he shall be the King to usher the Candy Kingdom to the golden age.

As the other girls look and remark they look nothing alike, Peach insists he looks the same. Jin gently attempts to explain to Peach that as Melody's manager he is too busy for anything like this, upsetting her greatly. She storms off after making it clear she won't back down that easily.

The group continue through the hallway when Hendel alerts them to hurry on to their next mission meeting. Initially Jin is in disbelief over the whole King discussion, but after Melody begin to poke fun at the concept, he begins to consider it and seems taken by it.

In the auditorium, Shirley and Jackie put on a performance for the students; with Jackie killing the ears of everyone until Shirley puts a stop to it. She remarks that without proper emoting, ones skill means nothing. Which is why everyone must focus on expression for this upcoming performance. The winner will receive a brand new Sugar Blossom coordi, the "Sweety Summer".

After the meeting ends, Peach approaches Jin to announce her plans of performing for him. Nara makes a comment and she suggests they stay out of their business, so Nara tells Jin to make Peach leave. But he's too taken with the King idea that he starts acting like one, which confuses the girls as he tells them to get to practice because he doesn't want them to lose to Macaron. The girls begin to worry over his sudden self-absorbed attitude and start bickering with him until Hendel alerts them of important news. She was doing some research and it turns out that the King of Candy Kingdom will have to mine for Candy his entire life- he's more like a slave than someone to be admired.

With this, Jin worriedly tries avoiding Peach, with the girls annoyed as this has nothing to do with them. As Macaron approach to speak to Jin again he quickly tells them that he can't be King, because he promised Nara that he would take care of her for life as a muse. Nara angrily chews him out for this when Peach offers her a lollipop, which turns out to have been a "challenge candy". Usually in the Candy Kingdom, one offers candy as a means of issuing a challenge, but the girls try to reason that this isn't fair as Nara didn't know. Peach refuses to listen and takes off after explaining that if she wins, Jin is hers for the taking.

The girls of Macaron head to the sweets cafe to hold a meeting regarding Melody to determine their various strengths and weaknesses. Berry and Peach compliment Vanilla's efforts as usually a servant would do this work, but she writes it off as something both Princess and Servants should be able to do. They look over each girl but note that Nara only hurts the groups potential, even if she is the Leader. Vanilla's pretty sure they will win, but Berry brings up a curious question by asking Peach if the King's really do work their entire lifetime in the candy mine. Peach confirms this by revealing the man in the photo Hendel had is her father, and she wants to bring Jin back so that he can finally rest. Berry and Vanilla are very happy with their friends consideration; unaware of Jin spying on them from a nearby window.

Dismayed by this, Jin rushes back to school to find Melody sitting around with some candy. The girls are still annoyed from earlier, refusing to put in much effort until Jin formally apologizes for his attitude. He tries to be patient but his stress causing him to bark at the girls throughout practice and on the day of performance, until they no longer want to cooperate with him, mockingly leaving him hanging in the waiting area as their turn arrives. They plan to put their all into their performance but he really should have been kinder to them; as Hendel remarks while they head down the hallway. Changing into their chosen Coordi, the girls head out to perform "*Gee*".

While the other students and Big Jay find the mood of the performance being pretty happy and uplifting, Calliope isn't impressed. She reasons that it's a perfectly fine performance, but it's lacking anything new or special- it's the same as last time.

While waiting for their turn, the girls of Macaron observe the performance before they change into their chosen Coordi. On stage they perform "*Ice Cream*". As Jin cringes the audience adores the performance, along with Calliope and Big Jay, who can really notice their passion and wonder what inspired it. Even a happy Jackie and Shirley note how much Peach seems to have improved.

After the performances conclude, Macaron steals the win. While Jin is completely upset -further so once the girls effectively take him prisoner and wrap him up in ribbon to make sure he can't escape- Melody understands, a bet is a bet. They find it amusing and wish him the best of luck as they take off.

The following day, Nara complains that she almost overslept as Jin didn't wake her. They feel weird not having him around; but to their surprise they find Jin waiting there. He chews the girls out for not informing him of what happened the other day, that the actual King was discovered recently. Peach is very upset as the other girls laugh.

Melody continues to tease Jin for what almost happened, but he tells the girls to just consider them lucky that he came back to be their Manager. They continue to laugh as they head to school.

## Major Events

* The members of Macaron are revealed to be royalty.
* Macaron is shown winning their first mission.