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As soon as I entered the coin karaoke, I put in 2000 won and selected 4 songs.

And after a moment of hesitation…

“Alright, let’s go with this.”

[Storm and You – Rumble Piranya]

I chose a song that I used to enjoy singing in my past life.

♩♩♪♬-.

– Now you… I miss you~

With a gentle piano prelude, the calm vocals began…

♪♬♪♬-!!

The song gradually raced towards the climax.

– Now, it’s okay↗↗↗, it’s fine↗↗, love is just↘↗!!

Singing passionately, making my hands sweat.

“Whew…, whew….”

After finishing the song, I wiped the sweat off my neck and checked the score with a little anticipation.

[Ba-ba-bam-! 42 points! A bit disappointing, isn’t it?!]

“…Out of 50 points.”

I denied reality and reserved the next song.

[re:Meeting the World Again from Zero – Girl’s World]

A classic hit from a girl group that dominated an era.

♪♪♪♬-! ♪♪♬♬-!

– I want to tell you~ about the sad times~

Starting with a bright prelude, the song captivated the listeners with a lively chorus, and I finished singing.

And the score…

[Ba-ba-bam-! 51 points! It’s okay! You might not be good at singing!]

…showed a slight increase, like a hopeful torture.

“…Am I still improving?”

With a hopeful spirit, I decided to sing a third song.

This time, I recorded my voice with a smartphone so I could hear it.

And the song choice was…

“…Alright, let’s go with this.”

[Hate You – Yoon Jong-gat]

A karaoke staple.

Since this song had a lower key and difficulty level than others, I felt more confident in singing it.

– I hate you↗↗, because I love you↗↗↗, when love begins~

I poured my heartfelt emotions into the song.

Have I ever been so engrossed in rhythm and melody in my life? I poured everything out as if I had lived my life just to sing this song.

And…

[Ba-ba-bam-! 37 points! You’re not thinking of becoming a singer, are you? Wake up!]

“……”

…For the first time, I received a score in the 30s, combining my past and present lives.

“Is this… it?”

Shocked by the score, I trembled as I raised my phone to check the recording.

And when I played it back, what came out of the speaker was…

– How~~ beautiful~~ you are~

‘Golmokdaejang TungX…?’

…It was a familiar voice of Golmokdaejang.

“Ah….”

Realizing my true skill level through the recording, I sighed and threw my phone onto the couch.

‘Why are you disappointed…? You knew it all along….’

The second reason I gave up on the entertainment industry despite my appearance.

Yes.

I can’t sing. Like, at all.

‘But I don’t think I was this bad in my past life….’

Somehow, my new body, Ha Ye-rin’s singing ability, was not just bad but destructively bad.

Unable to express various facial expressions, I gave up on acting.

And since I couldn’t sing at all, I gave up on being an idol too.

“No matter how unimportant singing skills are for idols these days, I’m doomed….”

With this level of singing ability, even if I become popular due to my looks, the moment I sing a line, I’ll be buried in a storm of criticism and end up in disgrace.

“Ah…, what should I do….”

There’s not much time left until the first broadcast of my Idol Academy.

If I want to pursue an idol career even a little, I need to show at least a decent performance, but with this skill level, I feel like I’ll just embarrass myself in front of the whole nation.

‘…Should I just prepare myself for embarrassment?’

At that moment, I had such a thought, but at the same time, the huge debt of 200 million won that our family owed came to mind.

And…

“From now on, call me ‘Boss’. You’re part of our family now too.”

Mr. Kang Hyungman… No, the last words of Boss Kang Hyungman lingered in my mind.

“Family… He called me family…”

Was it because there were no people in my past life or present life that I could call family?

The word ‘family’ kept bothering my heart.

And so, I spent a long time pondering in the karaoke room with just one song left…

“…Alright, let’s do it.”

…In the end, I made up my mind.

For now, my first goal is to show a good performance from the upcoming audition to the debut stage at Nara.

Of course, it wasn’t easy to make my alley boss voice sound like an ordinary person in a short period of time.

With some hesitation, I muttered…

“…Status window.”

Like a line that could only appear in a web novel.

And…

Pop!

…A transparent window that only I could see appeared before me.

**

I had been able to see the status window since I was very young.

When I realized that I had been reincarnated, I jokingly called out for the status window, and it actually appeared.

I looked at the status window that I hadn’t seen in a long time.

[Name: Ha Yerin]

[Age: 19]

[Traits: None]

[Physical Detailed Stats]

[Intelligence Detailed Stats]

[Art Detailed Stats]

[Remaining Stats: 95]

By the way, when you go into the Physical Detailed Stats, it looks like this.

[Physical Detailed Stats]

(Arm muscles: 71)

(Core muscles: 70)

(Leg muscles: 67)

(Ocular vision: 78)

(Flexibility: 87)

(Stamina: 93)

……

It seems like the stats have a maximum of 100, and when I consider 50 as the average, my physical abilities were quite outstanding.

“Maybe it’s because I’ve done a lot of part-time jobs?”

I folded my arms inward and felt the muscles.

My arms were thin, but when touched, firm muscles could be felt inside. I also felt faint abs when touching my stomach…

Swish.

I looked at my body through the tiles reflecting in the karaoke room.

Height: 172. Quite tall for a woman, and my head size was no joke, as big as an adult man’s fist.

The proportions were naturally crazy, and my skin was relatively clean compared to the struggles it had gone through.

As I mentioned before, my body was a lean muscle type, and my waist was slim. And my chest…

Squishy.

“…It’s gotten quite big since the last time I touched it.”

Everything was in its right place, a heavenly body.

But the highlight of my body was undoubtedly my facial features.

These meticulously crafted facial features seemed as if a god had devotedly sculpted them, giving the feeling of looking at a well-made doll.

“Yes, my body is fine. The problem lies in the Art Detailed Stats…”

I sighed once and entered the Art Detailed Stats.

[Art Detailed Stats]

(Appearance: 100+)

(Singing ability: 12)

(Acting ability: 18)

(Dancing: 67)

……

The first thing that caught my eye was Appearance. I don’t know why Appearance is in the Art Stats, but anyway, my appearance turned out as expected, and the rest…

“…Pathetic.”

…Yes, it was pathetic.

If Appearance is 100, then what’s the point of having Singing ability at 12 and Acting ability at 18…

“This just means I shouldn’t become an entertainer…”

Based on the innate stats I was given, I was nowhere near the level of becoming an entertainer.

However…

[Remaining Stats: 95]

I still had remaining stats.

I had never touched the remaining stats in my entire life.

I had been accumulating 5 stats per year for 19 years, so the total accumulated was 95.

“…It’s a dilemma.”

In fact, when I entered high school, I had planned to focus on Intelligence Stats to make it easier to get into a top-tier university.

But as soon as I entered high school, my family situation worsened, and I had almost no time to study… Thinking that just clicking stats was meaningless, I eventually gave up on it.

Still, when I entered my third year, I did consider investing in my intelligence stat again to aim for a successful college entrance exam…

“…Alright, I’ve made up my mind.”

After a brief moment of contemplation, I decided to allocate points to my art stat instead of my intelligence stat.

Of course, by choosing the art stat here, I knew it would be difficult for me to get into a good college, especially since I already lacked the time to study.

But what good would it do me to enter a good college?

Entering a good college doesn’t instantly change your life.

You still have to finish four years of studying, and then face the high threshold of finding a job.

And during that long period of time…

“My parents will definitely be disappointed in me…”

Studying during the day, working part-time at night to pay tuition, and coming home to take care of the household chores… it’s a life that’s truly exhausting.

I’d rather take a risk and place my hopes on the idol industry, even if it means having insufficient art stats.

“I’ll use my remaining stats to supplement my lacking art stat.”

For now, I’ll succeed as an idol who can pay off a 200 million won debt and save up some extra money.

After that, I can decide whether to continue being an idol or find another path.

Finally, I made up my mind and moved my finger towards the art sub-stat.

Naturally, the destination for my finger was the singing ability stat, which had a dismal 12 points.

But just before my finger touched it…

“…Wait a minute.”

My gaze fell on a stat below the singing ability stat.

It was the dance stat.

“I haven’t really thought about it until now… but my dance stat is higher than I thought…?”

With a stat of 67, it may not be exceptionally outstanding, but it can be considered quite decent.

Of course, I couldn’t ignore the singing ability stat with its dismal 12 points.

However, with the dance stat unexpectedly high, I began to ponder on how to distribute my points.

“Hmm…”

I spent some time searching for current idols on my smartphone to find trends.

And then…

“…Alright, I’ve made my decision.”

With a careful touch, I distributed my remaining stats.

*Swoosh*, *click*.

It was my first time actually raising my stats.

Even after allocating the points, I didn’t feel any physical changes.

“I hope nothing has changed…”

With a hint of anxiety, I picked up the microphone for the last song.

And then…

“….!”

I could immediately feel the change.