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122 – If Expectations Are High, Disappointment Is Also Great

122 – If Expectations Are High, Disappointment Is Also Great

Here is the English translation:

— What what what;

— ??

— Wait, she’s really debuting?

— ???

— Are you debuting?

— OMG OMG

— Is Majiya really a 2nd gen member?

— Wow I never expected this.

— This is crazy, why is this real?

The chat was already on fire after showing Majiya’s transformation form.

Dohee prepared her next line to personally demonstrate “how far you can go on April Fool’s Day”.

Her earlier statement to Majiya about setting a big fire if they were going to do it wasn’t a lie after all.

“The boss ordered it, so take responsibility. Now everyone knows I’m not from Earth but from another world.”

“You’re the one who used the finishing move, and now you’re pinning this on me?”

People who don’t know much about VTubers might think this is nonsense, but the members actually all have their own settings and RP.

They just don’t usually reveal it during streams unless it’s a special situation.

If you go to Parallel’s official website, it clearly states that the 1st gen members are all from another world – dragons, elves, beastfolk, and fairies.

In other words, Cheon Do-hee’s statement that “her otherworldly identity was exposed” can be easily understood by everyone as implying that “Majiya also has the same setting as the 1st gen members”.

So how would viewers react?

— ??

— Wait, was she originally 1st gen?

— Crazy

— Oh, she almost debuted?

— The 1st gen was originally 5 members…

— Damn ㅋㅋㅋㅋ She couldn’t debut with 1st gen so they’re making her debut with 2nd gen?

— Is this real?

The chat was scrolling so fast now that it was impossible to properly read even a single sentence.

But Dohee didn’t stop there.

She started hinting multiple times, in roundabout ways, that “preparations for Majiya’s debut were made long ago”, even bringing up settings that didn’t actually exist.

It seemed the boss, who had endured much pressure and demands for debuts, had completely let loose for April Fool’s Day.

“By the way, this magical engineering broom I’m showing you now is a cutting-edge aerial floating device I created using human technology. As an additional feature, it can fire buckshot from the head part. It’s a wonderful partner.”

— What is she saying ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

— The nonsense is so elaborate ㅋㅋㅋ

— What the heck??

— Are you crazy ㅋㅋ

— Manager Mojiya sure is talkative today ㅋㅋㅋ

“Why are you calling it nonsense? You saw me transform earlier, didn’t you? Boss, people aren’t believing me. Can I show them a little bit of my power?”

“Alright. I’ll allow it.”

“Then I’ll give a taste of this magical engineering broom ‘BAN MK1′ to those who don’t believe. Starting with a light 10-second temporary ban. It’s a shotgun, so it might hurt a bit.”

— (Message from banned user)

— (Message from banned user)

— (Message from banned user)

— No way ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

— (Message from banned user)

— Holy sh*t she’s actually doing it ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

— Has Momo gone crazy?? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

— (Message from banned user)

— A reckless ban wave that even Majiya hasn’t done ㅋㅋㅋ

Viewers were in an uproar over the sudden ban wave.

But most were laughing, saying it was a reward.

A strange situation where those who didn’t get banned were suffering.

:: Anonymous donor has donated 1,000 Clouds! ::

:: Aaagh it hurts so much teacher ::

:: Anonymous donor has donated 1,000 Clouds! ::

:: Why me why me why me why me why me why me why me why me why me ::

As the stream went on like this, demands for debut decreased.

On the other hand, viewers going along with the craziness increased.

— Okay okay, let’s see how far this goes

— Momo is so funny today ㅋㅋ

— Even Majiya must have been surprised by this ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

— The boss has gone mad

This was a natural phenomenon in a way.

Cheon Do-hee, who always ignored requests to debut Majiya, was now openly talking as if she would debut her. Wasn’t this the chance?

To the viewers, it seemed Cheon Do-hee was only testing the waters for Majiya’s debut by using the April Fool’s Day chance.

So they cheered her on – good job boss, keep going, our precious boss.

The stream’s atmosphere heated up as viewers showered endless praise and laughter.

… However, this limitless craziness that had gone on for about 20 minutes was destined to end.

Although the stream started to cause confusion about what was true, in the end they were planning to reveal the new song teaser video.

Dohee thought enough preparation had been done, so she showed Majiya the pre-arranged signal of two fingers.

As Majiya prepared to play the video, Dohee abandoned the forced cute voice she had been using and returned to her normal voice.

“Well then, it’s about time we talk about what the surprise announcement actually is.”

At that moment, some viewers who had earnestly hoped for Majiya’s debut sensed something was off.

— ?

— Huh?

— Eh?

What’s going on?

Wasn’t the surprise announcement already made?

Isn’t Majiya debuting the surprise news?

“We originally planned this as a short 10-minute stream, but our Manager Jia’s pranks went too far, so I ended up going crazy with retaliation without realizing.”

“I didn’t do anything that bad.”

“Unbelievable. Let’s see if you can still say that after rewatching the stream later.”

“It’s true though.”

But Momo’s voice was too serious.

Even someone unfamiliar with streaming could tell her tone was quite different from the April Fool’s jokes up until now.

“Did anyone watch yesterday’s 1st gen group singing stream?”

The chat became as serious as Momo had become.

Everyone seemed dumbfounded by the sudden twist.

— e

— I watched it well

— Yes yes

— What’s going on, what’s happening?

“We recently got a really good opportunity. So the 1st gen members have been preparing an original song since last month, and we’re able to reveal the teaser video today. So, let’s watch the video first, then we’ll talk more.”

As Majiya switched the screen and played the prepared video, the song’s highlight started playing and the silhouettes that appeared were unmistakably the four 1st gen members.

Fans who had simply enjoyed today’s banter, unrelated to Majiya’s debut, raised their voices.

The black silhouettes were clearly the 1st gen members, but the outlines seemed to be illustrations they had never seen before.

— Oh damn, another new outfit?

— Wow

— Kyaaaaaa

— Wow ㅋㅋㅋ It hasn’t been that long since New Year’s ㅋㅋㅋ

— So reliable~!

— Crazy, this was the surprise announcement?

— Damn, praise Mo-sajang!!!!!!!

— Momo! Momo! Momo! Momo! Momo! Momo! Momo! Momo! Momo! Momo!

The 1-minute or so music that played along with a shutter-like video effect on the black background clearly had the vibe of the K-pop the 1st gen members had enthusiastically sung during yesterday’s collab stream.

The song and background music ended with a powerful high note.

Then credits rolled on the black screen…

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[ Vocal / Acting ]

Parallel Another (Akari Dora, Nezumi Maru, Aoyagi Rain, Midori Komari) / (feat. Fan_C)

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[ Production ]

CAT Entertainment Co., Ltd

[ Director ]

Allmight Prod. / Producer – Seonwoo Hyeok(WooH)

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[ Coordinator ]

Parallel

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They naturally assumed it would be the small label that had been in charge of Parallel’s music production so far.

When an unexpected company name popped up, a wave of question marks surged up like crazy.

— ?

— ???

— CAT?

— e?

— Did it say CAT?

— For real?

— ???

:: Anonymous donor has donated 1,000 Clouds! :: Whoa when did the stream tags change? ::

[ (🔴Live) Surprise Announcement ] 👪42,441

#Parallel #CAT

— Gasp

— Wow it’s real

— Holy sh*t haha

— F*ck this is crazy hahahaha

— Is this for real?

— Is this not a dream?

— Crazy crazy

— Woahhhhh

— Damn this is insane ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

As Cheon Do-hee and Majiya intended, reactions after the stream ended were mixed.

There was a sense of confusion about what to believe and what not to believe.

Of course, among those, one thing was accepted as fact – that Parallel was releasing a song with CAT.

… ─ — Ppajijik Gallery ─ ─ — …

[Let’s talk about what kind of company CAT is.ARABOZA]

Since there are a lot of idiots who only watch streams, I’ll write a bit about how big of a change CAT’s involvement is

This is a comparison table of agencies for chart-topping singers

Excluding VTubers and utaite, SB and CAT are considered the twin pillars of the Korean Wave

The #1 girl group is CAT’s Snowyn

The #1 boy group is SB’s TNT

They’re both super big clubs in the entertainment world with market caps of several trillion won

Not to mention their insane talent development resources

They just have a ton———— of money

In the entertainment world, skill matters but you can’t ignore the power of money

If Parallel got recognized by CAT for their skills, it means they’re set to take off from now on

[Comments]

— Ppajijik015 : Thanks for the info

— Ppajijik436 : Thanks for the info

— Ppajijik259 : Is there anyone who doesn’t know this?

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… ─ — Ppajijik Gallery ─ ─ — …

[Will Parallel catch up to Batchu Batchu soon at this rate?]

Seems like CAT made a strong move since Batchu teamed up with SB and swept up VTubers and utaite ㅋㅋ

[Comments]

— Ppajijik912 : It’s pretty cool that they got recognized by CAT for their musicality

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Ppajijik039 : Probably because the 1st gen group song had a real idol feel?

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Ppajijik561 : Like the comment above said, the 1st anniversary song was probably big? It’s K-pop-like anyway

— Ppajijik005 : But what made CAT confident enough to contract with Parallel ㅋㅋ

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Ppajijik994 : They were probably testing the waters between Rapitz and Parallel, and chose Parallel since Rapitz has been shaky lately ㅋㅋ

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Ppajijik994 : And it’s just one song for now, so we don’t know what’ll happen later

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Ppajijik842 : If it goes well this time, won’t they keep working together?

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Ppajijik994 : Could be

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While Parallel, which had been overshadowed by Batchu Batchu dominating the VTuber market, was gaining attention as a rising star.

The Parallel gallery was in full celebration mode.

… ─ — Parallel(VTuber) Gallery ─ ─ — …

[I believed in you, damn it!!!!!!]

Parallel, you did it

You precious kids!!!!!

And even Allmight ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Kyaaaaaa

[Comments]

— Parallel912 : I really didn’t expect a contract with CAT ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

— Parallel101 : But what’s the deal with Allmight?

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Parallel756 : It’s a CAT subsidiary label, where famous utaite like Lee Yura are signed

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Parallel101 : Oh I see

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Parallel756 : For the weeb side, they’re basically experts. It means it’s not just CAT in name, but they’ll actually get a lot of support

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Parallel592 : Just think of it as a celebration ㅋㅋ

— Parallel004 : But I’m worried that FanC person is using our kids to sell themselves…

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Parallel290 : Let’s not say mean things like the 1st gen is using them and throwing them away

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Parallel756 : If that was the case, the 1st gen would be featured instead of that person

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Parallel756 : Just enjoy it ffs

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Interestingly, even after receiving one shock, the activities of Majiya’s love squad continued.

They were provided with enough food for thought that they couldn’t admit their thoughts were wrong.

In fact, while there was no definitive announcement, Majiya’s transformation form revealed on April Fool’s Day itself clearly showed.

That her avatar was made on par with the 1st gen members.

… ─ — Parallel(VTuber) Gallery ─ ─ — …

[Majiya has no choice but to debut]

It’s an unwritten rule that content done on April Fool’s becomes official

They release things they’re unsure about on April Fool’s, and if the reaction is good they go ahead with it officially

So Majiya will debut

No objections, agreed?

[Comments]

— Parallel395 : Good luck

– Parallel481(OP) : What do you mean good luck ffs

— Parallel935 : Fighting!

– Parallel481(OP) : Don’t look at me like I’m an idiot

— Parallel254 : Why don’t you just consider her debuted already and stop with the debut demands ㅋㅋㅋ It’s getting old

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Parallel481(OP) : Then die

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Parallel731 : ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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Parallel059 : Hey hey hey

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… ─ — Ppajijik Gallery ─ ─ — …

[Concluding the Majiya-related controversy]

[Author: 🟧Ppajijik1]

I watched the April Fool’s stream directly and talked with Parallel gallery’s main admin.

We agreed it’s right to apply the standards for debuted VTubers and streamers to her.

From now on, anyone who makes a fuss about regulations or breaks regulations will all be banned.

Not allowed) Clickbait posts like “Majiya’s debut schedule is out ㄷㄷ”

Allowed) Posts like “VTuber/streamer who destroyed today’s roast battle ㄷㄷ”

[Comments]

— Ppajijik461 : So when are you handing out Momma Burgers?

— Ppajijik915 : Good luck

— Ppajijik851 : Is Majiya treated the same as debuted VTubers?

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🟧Ppajijik1 : Yeah

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🟧Ppajijik1 : We were gonna follow the official announcement but the officials are trolling so there’s no solution ㅋㅋ

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In the end, beyond the Parallel gallery, even the Ppajijik gallery half-surrendered to Majiya and Cheon Do-hee’s deliberate trolling.

Still, unlike the Parallel gallery which completely let go of the debut topic, the larger community firmly decided to treat her as a streamer.

The situation remained precarious, with the Gald Cup on the verge of happening or not, but as each side believed what they wanted to believe, another week passed.

Finally, with all the members’ song recordings completed.

The last person participating in the new song.

The recording for Majiya’s featuring part, using the utaite activity name Fan_C, was about to begin.

Author’s Note (Afterword)

I think alarms are too primitive…

We need a slap alarm that can wake up even exhausted people in one go, I think sob

I’m sorry for being late…!!!

I hope you finish your weekend well…!!!