Chapter 85: Idol Ideal Type World Cup

Even after soothing the sulking Baekro, the broadcast continued.

“Ah, that’s not how you use it.”

“Sigh, really?”

We also pushed through the gacha game story together.

“Baekro, do you play Titan Hunter?”

“Is there anyone who doesn’t play that?”

We also played Titan Hunter together, which was hard to clear alone.

“Then I’ll get going first·····.”

“Okay, sleep well.”

“Work hard on your broadcast·····.”

After Baekro left first, as a result of continuing the broadcast.

-Bbibibik!

Bbibibik!

“Ah, time’s up now.”

I was finally able to complete the full 24 hours.

Ah, my body aches.

-Oh, you really did it.

-Your willpower is amazing, really.

-Is it tomorrow already?

“Then, see you tomorrow.”

No, since it’s today now, maybe in a little while?

I’ve lost track of time.

After ending the broadcast, Cheongha stretched her stiff body.

I had done several all-night performances without sleep during my celebrity days, so I secretly thought it would be easy, but it’s harder than I thought.

How long had it been since she briefly closed her eyes?

Ren opened her eyes again.

Looking at the clock, the time was already 4 AM.

…Only about two hours had passed since the broadcast ended.

“Wow.”

Wow, I’m so sleepy that I can’t even fall asleep.

Since I have nothing else to do anyway, should I just turn on the broadcast again?

Ren sat down in front of the computer once more.

[Hello? I’m back after 2 hours.]

How long had it been since I simply entered the room title and launched ODS?

-???

-What did you say? lol

-Aren’t you sleeping?

-Ah, I was about to sleep, but now I can’t if you do this.

Viewers who were still around entered, not knowing what was going on.

“When a person gets too sleepy, they can’t even fall asleep.”

It felt like my head had completely solidified and gotten stuck in that state.

-So what are we doing this time?

-Since you came despite being sleepy, you must be doing something amazing, right?

-Just bring all of tomorrow’s content.

“Well, I was tired from the 24-hour stream yesterday·····.”

At the remaining viewers’ complaints, I immediately put dark circles on my avatar and spoke.

Meaningful broadcast?

For my brain, which had already half-solidified, such things weren’t important.

What was important was the fact that I was very tired right now,

And.

“In that sense, I’ll just do a simple ideal type world cup.”

—This broadcast is just going to be a freebie.

-?? Yes?

-Ideal type world cup?

-Suddenly?

-Are you just phoning in the broadcast today?

Then, the viewers’ hooks immediately came back.

Wow, there are so many hooks today too.

If I gathered all the ones I’ve collected so far, it would be more than enough to fill a house.

-Uuuu

-Come down

-Kim Cheongha!

Awaken-!!

As if they had noticed my thoughts, the viewers now started to beat me with unpinned hooks.

My goodness, the heat is no joke.

It seemed like I would have to shoot a water cannon once to put out the fire.

“—Um, can everyone please be quiet before I turn on a dinosaur ideal type world cup?”

After quickly filling the hose with water, I fired it at those who were radiating intense heat.

Huh?

Should I slowly explain how magnificent a carnivorous dinosaur Giganotosaurus is, even opening up Wikipedia?

-ㄷㄷ (shivers)

-Let’s start quickly, shall we?

-Wow!

Idol!!

-Wow, ideal type!

-Ooh-yah

-Are you crazy? lol

-Udyr-level stance change is insane, for real lol.

Only after putting on a fountain show for a while did the viewers finally quiet down.

[[Cheongkeolcheongkeong] has donated 1,000 won]

[=But is it okay to do this on broadcast?]

“Well, I believe this much is fine.”

Korean idols are quite lenient about these kinds of regulations.

Forget everything else, you can upload videos to YouTube, right?

‘In Japan, this would truly be unacceptable.’

In Japan, even if someone uploads something like this, the agency immediately takes it down.

Thanks to that, there was also an aspect where they fell behind Korean idols.

They themselves blocked their fame from spreading on YouTube, the world’s largest streaming site.

The level of new talents was already declining these days, and they even blocked that themselves.

It was truly no different from walking into hellfire on their own.

‘I somehow managed to keep it alive on a ventilator·····.’

Well, now it’s all back to square one.

Since I essentially retired in disgrace, I wonder if YouTube promotions were blocked again as a result.

Well, anyway.

“Anyway, this is good for promotion and good for everyone involved.”

-Does it really work out like that…?

-But it’s all uploaded.

“Still, just in case, I’ll check all the copyrights before uploading.”

I’ll delete the VOD.

I don’t know Korean law well, but I absolutely hate troublesome things.

Then, I should block it from happening in the first place.

‘Our editor will probably suffer a bit though…’

Well, if it gets too hard, they’ll say something.

Since being a high school senior with important studies, I plan to be considerate in that aspect.

Depending on the situation, I might even be able to do it myself instead.

And yet, they still count it as done and pay well without docking from the salary; where else can you find a CEO like this?

“Thinking about it again, I’m a good CEO.”

-?

-?

-??

-Yes?

-??

-?

[[Jumin A] has donated 1,000 won]

And so, with the viewers’ praise, the Korean Idol Song Ideal Type World Cup began.

Alright, I’ll show you the power of Japanese idols.

Bring it on, Korea—!!

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And so, 30 minutes had passed since that bold declaration.

“Hmm·····.”

Cheongha was listening to the song with her eyes closed for a long time.

-I just got here, why is the atmosphere like this?

-Be quiet.

-The streamer is currently performing an autopsy.

-I don’t know why she’s doing this.

“Ah, it leaked a little here.”

Cheongha reacted, having caught a slight breath sound that escaped at the end.

-Ah, sh*t.

-Because of you, I can hear it so well, take responsibility.

-Now I can only hear that.

—♫

Soon, the song ended.

Then, from now on, it’s a sword dance.

Just you wait, you punks.

“It feels like the song’s atmosphere doesn’t quite match the voice.”

Each person has a unique voice.

As such, songs also have voices that match them well and voices that don’t, and this one is a bit closer to the latter.

“Overall, she sings well.”

But it matches the voice of the person who came out earlier a bit better.

[[Anonymous Supporter] has donated 1,000 won]

[=I told you to pick a song that’s good to listen to, why are you giving unsolicited advice?]

-Agreed lol.

-Why are we listening to a Japanese person give unsolicited advice on Korean songs lol.

-She’s even giving unsolicited advice to an idol lol.

-Can you handle the aftermath?

“Well, even if I have to handle the aftermath of this·····.”

Isn’t it just about getting hate online?

Forget everything else, perhaps because I’ve already experienced a stalker chasing me to my house, I didn’t feel much.

-Oh.

-Cool.

-Boss, I’m still worried about you…

-But seriously, those kinds of comments did come up often.

“Well, if something like that happens, I’ll take care of it myself.”

If it gets too big, the MCN will do something about it.

Unlike my former agency, they have no intention of burying me, and the CEO is a good person, so there’s no need to worry much.

Since he’s a person who is inherently sensitive to such issues, he’ll somehow catch them all and screw them over.

“Anyway, I’ll move on to the next song.”

After choosing one of the two songs, the next option immediately came into view.

[Celestial Maiden – Summer Lantern]

“Oh, something I know finally came out.”

I wasn’t interested in idols from the neighboring country, so I didn’t know the groups that came out so far, but now someone I know has appeared.

-Celestial Maiden is famous.

-Agreed.

-They’re famous overseas too.

-The maknae there is a real treat.

“Then, let’s listen to it once.”

As I pressed the play button, the song soon began to play.

‘Oh.’

Perhaps because it’s a globally famous group, the song itself was sung well.

Her skills have improved immensely compared to before.

‘Right, it’s about time for them to rise too.’

It feels like they’ll be more famous than me now.

It seemed like the members didn’t get along too well back then, but it seems like it was resolved somehow.

If not, it would be impossible for them to rise this much.

“This is definitely a passing score.”

-Oh.

-She’s giving a good evaluation here.

-Ah, big companies are scary lol.

“Well, just think of it as a relative evaluation.”

Perhaps because I’ve actually met them, I naturally ended up comparing them to those times.

Especially the maknae, Seolhwa, her skills have improved immensely.

Did they say she’s the most popular member overseas right now?

When I first met her, she was a kid with absolutely no presence, but to think she’d grow this much.

Thinking that I had personally seen the fledgling days of a global K-pop idol group, I felt a new sense of deep emotion.

And her opponent was…

[Neodex – Dajangdagam (Many Talents, Many Emotions)]

‘Ah sh*t.’

I quickly composed my expression, which had almost contorted.

Of all people, that bastard had to appear here.

“I’ll skip the male idols.”

I couldn’t stand the sight of those guys, so I decided to just skip them.

-??? Yes?

-Isn’t Neodex popular…?

-Still, Celestial Maiden is more popular.

“····Well, the song just wasn’t my taste.”

More than the song, it’s actually an issue of character, though.

No, to put it bluntly, why should I like a guy who had his manager hit on me from the very first meeting?

Looking at that picture, the memory from that time suddenly resurfaced, and my mood soured.

“Let’s just move on to the next one.”

You guys are out.

And so, the world cup continued, and the one who ultimately won was a rookie group.

…Well, still, making an acquaintance win is a bit much, isn’t it?

It feels like audition rigging or something, so I don’t like it.

So I used Celestial Maiden to eliminate the ones I didn’t like, and then just cut them off in the finals.

“Then, I’ll end today’s broadcast a bit early.”

I originally planned to go long, but my stamina is lower than I thought.

“After doing a 24-hour stream, and then two hours today, isn’t that enough effort?”

-You had breaks back then too.

-Hey, drag her away.

-Can’t go, hehe.

“And I have something to do with my editor.”

A message came on Discord earlier, asking if I could contact them for a moment.

Usually, they just ask me to review, so if they contacted me like this, it must be something very urgent.

“Instead, I’ll upload a video today, so please wait a bit.”

-Ah, then it can’t be helped.

-Is the video fun?

-If it’s not fun, I’m giving it a one-star terror.

“Really now, when have I ever not been fun?”

And, if it wasn’t fun in the first place, you wouldn’t have watched it till the end, right?

After quickly ending the broadcast, I logged into Discord.

[Um·····, Cheongha?]

Jumin’s cautious voice came through the headset.

Hmm, what’s wrong?

[Well, my noona wants to talk to Cheongha·····.]

“Yes?”

Your noona?

What, is she going to reprimand me for hiring a high school senior?

I was a little anxious, but if it’s something like that·····.

[Ah··· Um, it’s not something strange like that.]

She just said she has something she wants to say·····.

“Ah, really?”

If that’s the case, I can breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems like I won’t have to persuade her just in case.

I’ll even get some material to briefly talk about on stream later, this will be fun.

“Ah, yes.”

Please put her on.

[Ah, yes!!]

Noona—!

How long had it been since I started waiting like that?

[Um, hello?]

‘·····Huh?’

From beyond the headset, a beautiful voice was heard.

It was a voice I had heard somewhere before.

Before I could even realize anything, words flew from the other side.

[Um, by any chance····· Aren’t you Ren?]

“······Eueh?”

At that single remark.

A foolish word momentarily escaped my lips.

My frozen brain clearing up was an added bonus.