Episode 6 - Rock, Paper, Scissors ☆ Who Wants to be the Leader?

## Rock, Paper, Scissors ☆ Who Wants to be the Leader?

Into The New World

"**Rock, Paper, Scissors ☆ Who Wants to be the Leader?**" (가위바위보☆누가 리더할래?) is the sixth episode of *Shining Star*. It first aired on November 20, 2017 on MBC, and was posted on the YouTube channel on February 18, 2019.

## Synopsis

*For the next Performance, each unit must choose a Leader! What sounds like a simple task becomes difficult when the girls of Melody have trouble adjusting and determining who would be better suited.*

## Summary

Nara impatiently awaits See-a and Yena's arrival at school. Yena arrives and the girls happily chatter for a moment until they start worrying over See-a running late, but she arrives a moment later to explain how she finds waiting around wasteful of time, so she makes sure she shows up *on time*. Jin agrees and he begins lecturing the girls on the importance of staying on schedule- just to realize they left without him. Seeing the trio heading inside he quickly catches up to them.

In the auditorium the girls discuss their next possible mission when Shirley arrives to reveal that it will be to determine the leader of their group. If any group fails after a Leader is chosen and unable to lead them to victory -in which they score the lowest points- the group will be disbanded. Meanwhile, the team who does the best will receive a brand new coordi from Sugar Blossom, the Happiness Icon series.

While Hera believes the decision is obvious for Dolls, the rest of the groups begin to feud and argue. Nara, See-a, and Yena watch with concern surrounded by this, unaware of Big Jay and Caliope observing the pandemonium from another room, making their own opinions. Big Jay expresses that a Leader should be someone who can make sacrifices, but Caliope cuts him off saying the lead needs to be talented and charismatic, then resorts to intimidation so that he doesn't argue back.

At the dance room Yena is worried over Melody being disbanded as Nara tries to calm her down. She's sure if they try their best then they can't fail, but they have no idea on who should lead their team. See-a rejoins them with some data she was working on and brings up a projection to show that after all the research she put into seeing which qualities a Leader should have- she's the most obvious choice. Nara and Yena hesitantly agree as she assures them she will lead them to victory, and she seems oblivious to their discomfort as they remark on how she's beginning to remind them of someone.

As this is going on, Dolls are training at Hera's gorgeous home when they decide to take a break. Rose brings up that they have yet to choose a Leader, which causes Lily to anxiously remind her of whose home they are currently at, saying Hera is the obvious choice. Rose quickly takes back her words to try to save face after realizing Hera seems angry, but she calms down and gently refuses the position. The girls are confused and she asks them who wants to be the Leader, and the girls become uncomfortable because they would both like to try. But after the Butler tries to make them leave it dons on them that Hera only did this because she wants them to *ask* that she leads the team. So they do and she finally agrees, it's a tough job but she will do her best. Hera observes a recent take of their unit move and wonders if they need something more special, so when the girls agree she suggests they try to imitate Cheerleader poses. Both Rose and Lily struggle with this when she forces them to hold her on their legs. They try to ask that they do another one but Hera's butler fully supports the one she chose, much to their anguish.

That evening Melody is still training so that See-a can record their various mistakes and improvement spots. The girls ask for a break as they are worn out and she agrees for a couple of minutes. Nara begs for a longer break but See-a refuses, and over time she continues to wear the girls down further as Yena struggles to keep singing. By now her throat is hurting a lot, to the point she sounds like she is losing her voice, and she runs out of the room in tears after See-a refuses to let up on her. Nara runs after her, leaving See-a behind and a concerned Jin to observe.

Nara follows Yena to the park and joins her on a bench, where she tries to cheer up her sad teammate. Yena tells her that she wants to keep trying but she's having trouble right now and feels like she's letting the both of them down. Nara insists this isn't true though, suggesting that for now she just head home to calm down and give her throat a break, and she manages to raise her spirits by making her laugh.

Back at the dance room, See-a continues to dance by herself but she can't concentrate and realizes she is getting tired. Nara returns with a drink for her and explains how she wouldn't go home without saying goodbye. She goes on to apologize for not being as good as she wants them to be, and even as See-a apologizes Nara claims to understand. She's pushing them so much so that they can win, she doesn't want them to disband. She agrees to keep going for her the sake of their group, easing See-a's worries.

The following day, Nara worriedly sits down for lunch concerned about repairing the relationship between See-a and Yena. Jin observes from afar and Hendel asks if he will be doing anything, causing him to admit that he has no idea. See-a joins Nara, who saved a spot for her, as well as Yena, but as the girls sit down she can see that neither of them are on speaking terms. It's then Jin suggests that Nara should get up to grab something to eat before the food is all gone, and realizing she didn't get any food yet, Nara quickly gets up. But she trips after managing to score the few pieces left; with the chef pointing out that there isn't anymore, so she won't be able to eat at all today. Nara is disappointed when suddenly, both Yena and See-a offer her some bread they didn't eat yet, which seems to resonate with the trio and remind them of why they work together so well. Their moods improve and they manage to reconcile.

That night the girls run through their song and happily notice their improvements. See-a is very impressed but she asks to run through it once more, causing them to request a break. Initially she refuses, but after a moment See-a realizes she is asking too much of them as new idols, and she agrees to give them ten minutes this time. The girls are relieved but still seem anxious, and as he watches from outside of the room Jin believes he doesn't have to worry anymore and takes off.

The next day, Rose and Lily are still having trouble holding Hera up; especially when Rose is sick from all the stress lately. She begins to cry as Hera tells her to keep distant and she puts a mask over her face as Lily tries to pleadingly convince her to pick a new move, pointing out her bandaged covered thighs and how sore their legs have been. Hera is frustrated by this.

Eventually the day of Performance arrives. As teams take their turns and reveal to the audience who their chosen Leader is, Yena makes her way through the hall when she notices Rose coughing outside one of the rooms. She asks if she is okay and offers her some a tissue, which Rose gratefully accepts. After blowing her nose in it -and seemingly remembering that Yena is a rival- she hands it back to her and leaves, but the germs spread to Yena and she becomes sickly over time. The girls are worried as they recall that she was perfectly fine the day before, and Yena refuses to speak about what happened, and she begins to cry under the belief she can't perform now. See-a heavily blames herself for pushing the girls too much, but Nara quickly tries to soothe their pains, saying that they can't give up yet. First place isn't what matters, its their will to keep going and putting on a performance, like a true idol.

See-a realizes she is right and she mentions that over time she has began to realize something, not only has Nara always been there to take care of them, but she's also comforted them during the hard times, and she kept them together. It's because of her they even met, so in a way she was the one who created Melody, and the leader has always been her. Yena agrees and with restored spirits they share a cheer before preparing for their performance of "*Into The New World*".

The girls are surprised to find out Melody won the mission and had the most points. Big Jay fully agrees with this decision but Caliope is perturbed, remarking that Nara is very lucky. As the girls celebrate their win, they begin to wonder how Hera is doing. During their performance when she leaped into the air for Dolls' new move, Lily and Rose ran away in a panic and nobody caught her.

At the hospital, Hera throws a tantrum while Lily and Rose anxiously stand outside of the room, refusing to step foot inside.