Episode 10 - Do-re-mi-fa-sol ☆ A Melody Rings in Ears~!

"**Do-re-mi-fa-sol ☆ A Melody Rings in Ears~!**" (도레미파솔☆귓가에 맴도는 멜로디~!) is the tenth episode of *Shining Star*. It first aired on December 18, 2017 on MBC, and was posted on the YouTube channel on March 4, 2019.

## Synopsis

*While Nara attempts to figure out the song she heard in her dream, Melody is tasked with producing their own original song.*

## Summary

A young Nara cries as she sits on a bench, but seeing a mysterious girl on a large screen before her seems to lift her spirit.

Just then, Hendel yells at Nara to get up and she realizes she is running very late. She hurries to get ready and heads straight to school, where she hums a song that she hear in her dream. Jin asks about this and Nara apologizes as the meeting begins, with Jackie donning a wig and throwing many balled up sheets of paper. But hearing a melody in the distance, he is inspired to write something down and plays the piano before him; much to the complaint of the students. He and Shirley explain that for this weeks mission, the students must become singer-songwriters, people who write, compose, and perform their own handmade work. For winning, they will gain Noble Rosetta's newest piece, the Mint Fragrance coordi. Macaron seems unsure of themselves when Peach expresses disappointment in having to do so much work, while Lily brags saying it will be easy- leading Hera and Rose to dump the work on her.

At the cafe, the girls are enjoying a break as Hendel attempts to get the girls to focus on the mission. She asks them one-by-one if they have any ideas, starting with Yena, who panics when put on the spot. See-a admits she has no ideas either, while Nara was so focused on her food that she didn't think about it. Hendel suggests they write down some ideas on topics, like memories they have had so far, or what they want to do in this song. See-a describes her feeling of encouragement for those who work hard following their dreams, and Yena wants a song that will give her courage when she needs it the most. Nara wants to make a song that shows others that she may be starting slow but she's been working hard, and just when she was about to give up, someone helped to guide her in the right direction.

The girls feel inspired hearing this, but they have no iea where to start with song writing. Hendel assures them that she will handle it- later revealed to be Jin, who has been given several sheets of paper with the notes. He is fairly confused, even when Hendel offers him the precious carrot she values. Jin asks why he has to help, causing the girls to manipulatively beg him until he gives in, but when he suggests they get started, none of the girls seem to have any sort of inspiration. Recalling the song Nara was humming that morning, he asks her to repeat it and they decide to use this as the melody for the song.

Eventually, Jin hands over the finished sheets. He hands them over to the girls and they practice singing the lyrics they managed to come up with. Unknown to them, Noah happened to be passing by and he pauses to listen.

Meanwhile, Lily angrily chews out the girls for abandoning her as she draws them on her papers. Just after she complains, she hears a melody coming from nearby. Believing this must be her long-awaited inspiration, she quickly jots it down before rushing to Hera's place to present the girls with her work. She and Rose are very impressed she managed to write such good work and they begin practicing it.

Eventually, the day of the mission starts. Melody impatiently wait for their turn, anxious about presenting their song. See-a suggests they practice one last time, only for the trio to hear a song that sounds like theirs. They are shocked discovering that Dolls is performing their song -which Big Jay and Calliope compliment eagerly- and start to panic. They can't go out to perform the same song, it would end up making them look bad. They can't understand why their songs are the same, leading See-a to accuse them of purposely ripping off their song as Yena begins to cry. Jin encourages the girls, saying that even if Dolls copied their song they can't give up like this. They put in a lot of effort into it, and it would be a waste not to let everyone see that. The girls agree and they decide to give it their all, choosing their preferred coordi and appearing on stage, where they perform "Someday".

Everyone is confused as the girls perform, with Hera confronting Lily, leading her and Rose to determine what happened. Calliope stops the girls to call attention the similarities and asks if they plagiarize the song and determines it's entirely possible once Jackey notes the connection between them. She is about to dismiss the girls when Noah rises in the audience to reveal hearing them work on the song though, so they couldn't have copied it. His word encourages everyone to realize that out of the two units, Dolls would be more likely to stoop as low as to copy another group, and Big Jay decides that Melody should still be given a fair chance. They can investigate afterwards, which Calliope hesitantly agrees with. Everyone in the audience seems to agree that the song sounds more like something Melody would write.

Afterwards, Shirley announces that not only did Melody write the song, they also won the Mission.

The following day Macaron speak about the plagiarizing issue as Dolls slowly make their way through the entrance, attempting to cover their faces. Hera is still fuming at Lily; but suddenly she gets a message asking her to the Principal's office.

Meanwhile, Melody happily make their way to school. They're glad everything worked out, but they still wonder where that song Nara was humming came from. She brings up a memory from childhood when she arrived late to music class one day, where students made fun of her and insulted her lack of ability. She ran away in tears, all the way to the park. But as she cried, she saw Reena performing on a nearby billboard and this encouraged her to keep trying. She knew she wanted to become an idol, and when she thinks about Reena it reminds her of it. Hendel believes this means they were connected by destiny, but Jin begins to snicker, only to hurry along after Nara calls attention to it.

In her office, Hera asks Calliope why she was called. She explains how she's had her eye on Hera, and she truly believes she will be the next muse. She offers Hera her own Magic Agent for use and expresses how much she is looking forward to her growth as an idol.