He looks up from his papers. “Rachel,” he says with surprise. “And hello, what’s this?” he says, noticing the crowd of girls behind me.

“I was wondering if you might have a minute to discuss something?” I ask.

“Of course. Come in, girls, come in.” He adjusts his glasses and exchanges a glance with Mr. Han. “In fact, this is perfect timing—we were just about to call you all in for a meeting.”

They were? Why? Could it have something to do with what the execs were talking about as they left the meeting? Has Girls Forever been offered an opportunity with Vogue?

We step inside, bowing in greeting to Mr. Han and Mr. Noh, and assemble ourselves around the table. There’s a pause. I’m not sure if I should start or if I should let Mr. Noh tell us whatever it was he was calling us in for, but then Mr. Noh says, “Now, Rachel. You had something to discuss?”

I explain about the invitation from Nell Kramer, showing Mr. Noh the Instagram post. I wrap up by saying it would be an honor to attend the fashion show, and that I would of course make sure it doesn’t conflict with any currently scheduled Girls Forever commitments.

I fold my hands and wait. Moments pass, and my heart clenches. I can see the back and forth on Mr. Noh’s face, his brow furrowing deeper by the second.

“What a lucky day, Rachel,” he says at last. “Looks like you’re going to Paris.” He smiles stiffly. “We’ll have the managers add it to your schedule.”

I release the breath I was holding in one big gush. “Thank you, Mr. Noh! I can’t tell you how—”

“Now,” Mr. Noh says, cutting me off. I swallow the rest of my words midsentence. I guess we’re done talking about this, then. “I have some exciting news for you girls.” He leans forward in his seat. “You’ve all been invited to be on an episode of 1, 2, 3, Win!”

Oh. So not Vogue.

I’ve seen a few episodes of 1, 2, 3, Win. It’s this show where celebrities come on to compete against each other in a bunch of games that are either super intense or super embarrassing or both super intense and super embarrassing at the same time, like having to eat a double pack of Buldak Ramen, then run a 5k race in inflatable dinosaur costumes. Fun to watch but not exactly something I dream of doing myself.

“It’ll be a special two-part destination episode filmed in Singapore early next month,” Mr. Han adds.

I perk up as the girls immediately start buzzing with excitement. Singapore? Now that changes things. I love Singapore.

“You’ll be competing against three other girl groups on the show, including DB’s newest group, SayGO,” Mr. Noh adds.