Damn, the ending (of season 1) came sooner than my heart was ready for. Heck, it doesn't feel like an ending, just another chapter ending in one of the now classic cliffhangers. I want more!
Thank you Kontoru for your translations, as well as your notes. I won't lie, those notes have been a huge part of why I've enjoyed this comic so much.
As for the chapter itself:
-Coach Hayeon did better this time. Still comes across weird, but hey, baby steps.
-I didn't expect Mooyoung to leave, I thought she was among the top candidates? But it seems that she found her true calling.
-I didn't expect to have new trainees either, from both a corporate (shouldn't they start streamlining the candidate pool to get the final debut team soon?) and a narrative (I thought the author was cutting off the branches of the cast) perspective.
-If this is the ending (for now), this chapter needed Lee Ruha!
- Soae thinks Sanghyun gave up on his dream due to the incident that happened before and couldn't come to terms with it.
- Soae realizes that Yoil and Sanghyun are the same person and is hurt because Sanghyun keeps lying to her, and she thinks Sanghyun doesn't trust her.
- That something Seoyoung said actually happened.
My guess is 1. 2 feels too rushed (when she hasn't got enough clues so far) and 3 might actually be related to 1. Given how much Soae looked up to Sanghyun and the irony that Sanghyun (as Yoil) was again the key to motivate her when she needed it most, the contrast with Sanghyun (apparently) abandoning his dreams must be painful.