At that moment, a commotion erupted from the women's washroom with Jang Eun-Yung's sharp voice clashing against that of another woman.
"Ahhhh! What are you doing!?"
"What? What did you just say to your sunbae?"
'The location changed.'
Instead of backstage, the conflict had shifted to the washroom.
"Hey! Are you crazy? How dare you talk like that to your sunbae!"
"Sunbae? You're younger than me! Let go! Ahhh!"
"Let go first, you bitch!"
I could hear the fight resonating through the area.
"Seriously. A premonition never fails... Or should I say, the planner's event will always happen?"
The only difference was the location of the clash, which was now in the washroom instead of the backstage. It seemed like the two were having a physical fight. However, I was stuck outside as I couldn't enter the women's washroom.
"What are you doing here, Yoon-Ho?"
Amidst the commotion, Cherry Blossom's talent agent, Lee Ju-Yung, appeared.
"Ms. Lee, you came at the perfect time! Jang Eun-Yung and Park Eun-Bin are fighting inside. Could you please break it up? Hurry!"
"Oh, okay!"
Lee Ju-Yung rushed into the restroom. Soon, I could hear her trying to stop Jang Eun-Yung and Park Eun-Bin.
"Both of you, stop it! There are people outside, you know?"
"She won't let go of me!"
"Get your hands off me! I'll sue you if you scratch my face!"
As their rivalry had intensified recently, this explosion of tensions between Golden Road and Petite More seemed inevitable.
"I said let go!"
"You let go first!"
Lee Ju-Yung managed to pull them out of the washroom but they were still grabbing each other's hair tightly.
Then, Sung Ji-Hyuk, the team lead who managed Petite More under Ma Dong-Pal, rushed over. He walked past me and grabbed Lee Ju-Yung's wrist.
"Hey! What are you doing? Let go of Eun-Bin!"
"Uh, there seems to be a misunderstanding here. I'm trying to separate them, not attack her!"
However, Sung Ji-Hyuk seemed to be more focused on pushing Jang Eun-Yung away rather than stopping the fight.
'He's trying to protect his singer amidst this chaos, huh?'
I quickly stepped out and grabbed his wrist.
"W-what are you doing? L-let go!"
"This isn't right. Keep your hands off our agency's singer and go worry about stopping Miss Park Eun-Bin instead."
Although I did not approve of Eun-Yung's behavior, I simply couldn't let her be assaulted.
At that moment, Park Eun-Bin and my eyes met.
"What? It's you again?"
'Surprise, surprise. She's speaking informally again.'
"Miss Park Eun-Bin, watch your language. I'm not your friend. And Miss Jang Eun-Yung, let go of her hair."
"Not until she lets go!"
But I had to remain calm because everything was being recorded.
"Please, we can talk this out. Although this is a temporary stage, we're still in a broadcasting station. The PD will be furious if he finds out about this."
I tried to de-escalate the situation using a calm and diplomatic tone. Although Jang Eun-Yung was being a brat, I had to prove that at least the talent agent of Hoop Entertainment tried to resolve the issue.
Suddenly, Lee Ju-Yung mimicked my approach, as if she had caught on to my intention.
"Yes, let's talk this out. So please, let go of each other, you two. Jang Eun-Yung, please listen to me!"
"But this is unfair! Park Eun-Bin grabbed my hair first! I was just washing my hands at the sink but she cursed at me and told me to piss off!"
Eun-Yung stomped her foot in frustration but my focus was on demonstrating that our agency was trying to resolve the conflict.
"Miss Jang Eun-Yung, I understand you're upset. But still, please let go of her so we can talk this out."
I made sure my voice was loud and clear for the recording.
On the other hand, Sung Ji-Hyuk failed to share the same intentions as me and proceeded to hurl insults at Jang Eun-Yung.
"Fuck, this uneducated brat. How dare you grab your sunbae's hair? Jang Eun-Yung. Are you a thug or something?"
'Did he just curse at our singer?'
His words were harsh but I kept my composure and responded calmly.
"Please don't insult our singer. And Miss Jang Eun-Yung, let go of Miss Park Eun-Bin first. Please!"
Jang Eun-Yung grumbled but finally let go of Park Eun-Bin's hair first. Only then did Park Eun-Bin also lower her hands.
Park Eun-Bin glared fiercely at Jang Eun-Yung. "Fuck you, bitch. I won't let you off!"
'Yikes. The situation is tense.'
After listening to their recount of what happened, it turned out that Park Eun-Bin was the one who initiated the physical altercation. Apparently, there was only one functioning sink in the washroom and Jang Eun-Yung happened to be using it when Park Eun-Bin came out of the cubicle and tried to force her way in with insults and aggression. Jang Eun-Yung explained that when she refused to move away, Park Eun-Bin grabbed her hair.
"Of course you should move when your sunbae needs to use it. How dare you talk back to me?" Park Eun-Bin insisted, still acting as if she did nothing wrong.
'How can she be so brazen?'
With the recording complete, my job was to hand over the evidence to the staff.
"Enough of this. Let's move on. Miss Eun-Yung, everyone's waiting. We need to go."
Jang Eun-Yung shot me a venomous look. "Aren't you supposed to be on my side?"
'No? Why should I?'
Her expectation was misplaced, particularly considering how she had treated me in my past life. If anything, I was being generous considering everything that she had done to me in my past life. After all, many talent agents had suffered because of Golden Road's rude attitude.
Just then, a familiar voice came from behind.
"Unbelievable. What a day this has turned out to be."