I Want to Be a VTuber

[Hyper Action Star] has made quite a splash beyond expectations.

Seo-yeon’s outrageous action scenes were extraordinary, but Jo Seo-hee’s final twist brought a fresh delight.

– Kekeke Jo Seo-hee betrayed her!
– Weren’t they close?
– First, they need to survive to be close, right?

With such online reactions, Jo Seo-hee thought her instincts were spot on.

In fact, the majority of communities praised the show.

Seo-yeon was strong, but she jumped around too much, leading to reactions like, “Is there any point in auditions?”

She left such an overwhelming impression.

But then, Jo Seo-hee delivered that knockout betrayal at the end, proving that Joo Seo-yeon isn’t invincible.

In fact, [Hyper Action Star]‘s PD Lee Ki-tae was all praise.

“Seo-hee, you were fantastic! The production team was in awe.”

He complimented her directly like that.

“I wasn’t really planning to betray!”

Jo Seo-hee didn’t initially plan to betray anyone.

She was just satisfied helping Seo-yeon get through.

After all, she wasn’t heavily invested in passing.

It just seemed fun to act alongside Seo-yeon.

Their collaboration may have been brief, but it was pretty entertaining.

“But…”

Jo Seo-hee felt it.

This is a variety show.

If only one person stands out too much, there will definitely be talk.

Criticism towards [Hyper Action Star] could cascade.

And it might reflect poorly on Seo-yeon too.

Being too overwhelming could actually drop the ratings.

That itself holds a certain completeness.

So Jo Seo-hee wanted to give Seo-yeon a little opening.

Should it be called a human side?

No, besides, it would be way more fun for a variety show!

Thus, she didn’t regret having betrayed.

Well, she didn’t regret it… but…

Jo Seo-hee: Hey, Joo Seo-yeon? Are you there?

Joo Seo-yeon: (read)

Jo Seo-hee: If you read this, can you reply…?

Joo Seo-yeon: (read)

Jo Seo-hee: Hey, hello?

Joo Seo-yeon: (busy emoji)

For reference, leading up to the filming of [Hyper Action Star], Seo-yeon would respond properly.

But since filming ended, replies went radio silent.

If anything, just haphazardly sent emojis.

Jo Seo-hee realized.

‘She’s mad…!’

It felt like her carefully built up likability fell into a pit.

Had she fallen back to parachuting days?

No way, it couldn’t be that bad.

Even so, she couldn’t be sure.

She had never seen Seo-yeon genuinely angry.

‘Should I apologize?’

Of course, that would be the quickest method.

But whether Seo-yeon would buy the apology was another issue.

She might even dislike it.

From a variety show perspective, that’s definitely the right call.

Seo-yeon was clearly aware of this, given the only thing she showed was a pouty face.

In that regard, Seo-yeon was thorough; apologizing would surely get a “For what?” in response.

Then she had to comfort her without apologizing…

Jo Seo-hee wracked her brain.

And thus…

“Why do you keep waiting like this?”

Lee Ji-yeon said, sounding quite perplexed.

There was a luxury foreign car parked just right in front of the school gate, and students were passing by to gawk at it.

And in front of that foreign car was someone shining even brighter.

“Did you come?”

Being all lofty now seemed rather silly.

This one had slightly shorter black hair than Seo-yeon, with fair skin and a small dot under her eye, giving her an ironically sharp impression.

If Seo-yeon intimidated her opponents with her overwhelming looks and deadpan gaze, Jo Seo-hee was quite different.

With a piercing gaze, imposing expression, and an aristocratic aura emanating from her,

Jo Seo-hee’s image reminded one of a character from a famous horror manga.

In any case, she had a difficult appearance all around.

‘Is this what they call an aura of an actor?’

Ji-yeon sighed.

Talent is visible, but the gap was hard to ignore.

Seo-yeon may not show off as much, but Jo Seo-hee broadcasted it all out loud, making it hard to look away.

“Is it because of Joo Seo-yeon?”

“Uh, um! So, kind of. You’re very perceptive.”

What’s perceptive?

Ji-yeon had seen [Hyper Action Star] recently too.

She remembered Jo Seo-hee boldly betraying Seo-yeon at the end.

Seo-yeon had even vented to Ji-yeon at school about it.

“I just don’t get a reply…”

“Don’t get a reply?”

“All I get are busy emojis.”

Jo Seo-hee pouted, stamping her feet.

Didn’t she think about the repercussions while betraying?

“Of course, I thought about it! That’s why I came asking for help to fix this!”

At that, Lee Ji-yeon recalled how Seo-yeon had looked at school.

Although there was a slight pouting, she didn’t seem inclined to ignore it.

In fact, she said, “I think Jo Seo-hee’s betrayal made for better variety.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. Later when I watched the aired parts, I realized I was just featured way too much.”

Seo-yeon said, munching on a sandwich.

Dodging bullets and bouncing back.

In any case, those impactful scenes were great.

But most of the spotlight remained on Seo-yeon’s heroics.

Despite the auditions, a variety of performances should have been shown from other actors.

‘I mean, wasn’t there really anyone else acting aside from Seo-yeon?’

Being beside Seo-yeon, Ji-yeon could naturally see such things now.

Other actors were preoccupied with their scores, just ‘surviving,’ not performing.

At that point, Ji-yeon could only conclude.

‘Scores are bait.’

Focusing on scores during a gunfight means they couldn’t act properly at all.

Hence, out of 20 actors, the ones who truly performed could be counted on one hand.

Joo Seo-yeon, Jo Seo-hee.

And also Han So-yoo and Min Do-ha.

Aside from Seo-yeon and Jo Seo-hee, Han So-yoo and Min Do-ha also delivered impressive moments.

Han So-yoo teamed up with Seo-yeon on superpower acting.

And Min Do-ha pulled off an escape performance that felt like a thrilling chase.

‘…Was that acting?’

Honestly, Joo Seo-yeon felt a bit scared in that moment.

It almost seemed too real to be acting…

Regardless, these four had now become the hottest topic in the community.

“Don’t ignore me, can you listen?!”

“I’m listening.”

“You were definitely thinking of something else!”

Jo Seo-hee fumed, tugging at Lee Ji-yeon’s shirt.

Jo Seo-hee’s loud voice had already led them to move to a nearby café.

“Can you tone it down?”

“Okay.”

Of course, when Ji-yeon fiercely glared at Jo Seo-hee for her attitude, Jo Seo-hee meekly shrank back.

‘Is she not one of those playful kids at school?’

Ji-yeon thought, calling Jo Seo-hee sharp and imposing, yet in truth, she was quite the opposite.

Wasn’t Ji-yeon the one with the more commanding appearance?

She considered herself a cuter, cat-like figure.

Ji-yeon was more like a cat that throws its weight around in an alley.

‘But how come she appears to have so many friends?’

It was bizarre.

How can such a scary girl have so many friends?

Perhaps they’re more like a gang than friends?

“Is there… a way to pacify her? Or something Seo-yeon likes?”

“Something she likes?”

Upon hearing that, Ji-yeon recalled one thing.

If we’re talking about something Joo Seo-yeon likes, there was indeed one thing.

Always making a prominent appearance on Seo-yeon’s YouTube playlist.

And she had been checking it regularly since she was quite involved.

‘Aside from that, Seo-yeon hasn’t shown strong likes or dislikes.’

Seo-yeon is generally an easygoing person.

Not many dislikes, and her likes are subtle.

“Um…”

“Why the pause?”

Ji-yeon scrutinized Jo Seo-hee.

Acting? Well, that goes without saying.

Character traits were decent enough too.

She could help with the content…

“Do you want to pacify Joo Seo-yeon?”

“Eh? Of course!”

To be honest, Ji-yeon hadn’t liked Jo Seo-hee much.

The grudge of calling Seo-yeon a parachute player still lingered.

However, seeing Seo-yeon being all fidgety made Ji-yeon feel a bit relieved, but she still had a desire to tease.

Plus, there wasn’t a specific content to use.

“Jo Seo-hee.”

“Huh?”

“Have you tried voice acting?”

With that sudden inquiry, Jo Seo-hee tilted her head.

She couldn’t fathom the intention behind that.

*

Meanwhile, as Ji-yeon and Jo Seo-hee exchanged these dialogues, Seo-yeon was quite busy.

After all, she had too many tasks piling up lately.

She knew Jo Seo-hee was messaging continuously, but couldn’t focus enough to respond.

Because they only sent messages during working hours.

“This is producer Han Pyo-yeol, who’s helping with Seo-yeon’s OST work.”

“Oh, hello.”

“Oh my, it’s great to meet you. I’ve been keeping up with you and doing well, Seo-yeon.”

With Han Pyo-yeol laughing, Seo-yeon nodded her head with a tense expression.

Acting and music work were entirely different beasts.

“There aren’t many songs for you to sing, just two.”

A lot of people had come together for those two tracks.

The personnel had already been selected by Han Pyo-yeol, and the songs were at least somewhat complete.

“You’ve received the guide track already, right? Was it okay?”

“Yes, it was very nice. It had, uh, a sentimental feel?”

“Exactly! It’s a gentle, lyrical song that fits perfectly with Seo-yeon’s image.”

“……”

Sentimental? Gentle?

Seo-yeon usually paid close attention to her image,

‘Isn’t that a bit off…?’

Seo-yeon preferred a strong image.

For example, Cha Seo-ah.

And the image Joo Seo-yeon captured in [Hyper Action Star].

‘Why am I being compared to an elephant or a gorilla?’

Though she liked elephants and gorillas for being strong.

She also liked hippos.

There was something powerful about them.

But how would it feel if her face was mashed up with those?

A photo of King Kong eating octopus but with sleek hair…

By the way, a version with Min Do-ha in King Kong’s grasp circulated around too.

‘No, Min Do-ha definitely has it worse…’

Even so, Seo-yeon had her sparkly red eyes and many fans who loved her strong image.

She had even been combined with Cha Seo-ah in images.

That’s the sort of vibe she aimed for.

For that, she even kept a separate folder.

But Min Do-ha’s case…

‘The human instrument.’

What on earth did Min Do-ha do wrong?

Now she was forever immortalized as a meme on the internet.

Especially with the clips showing her awkwardly stumbling away, it turned into a recurring video necessity.

The unique shriek from that moment was mixed into F1 racing clips, hitting 500k views.

‘I’d rather be a gorilla instead.’

Seo-yeon slowly nodded her head.

She thought maybe a fashion gorilla or a stylish human meme would be preferable.

There was no desire to be mixed with shrieks over racing engine sounds.

“Oh, and… ”

While she pondered that,

“We’ve got ‘Summer Girl’ singing for this album.”

“Excuse me?”

The Summer Girl? Here?

“I think it’s all due to Cha Na-hee. She sang for Dream Future too.”

“Is she appearing in Sky Garden as well?”

“Oh, yes. Didn’t you hear?”

Cha Na-hee is set to be in Sky Garden?

‘This is unheard of.’

It was true there were idols cast in Sky Garden.

However, they only faced acting skill controversies without showcasing solid performances.

‘If Cha Na-hee’s jumping in, she might take that spot.

It was easy to guess why this was happening.

It was likely due to the recently aired Dream Future.

Seo-yeon getting cast for Sky Garden stemmed from her work on Dream Future.

The script was also handled by writer Min Se-hee, indicating they probably sought out actors they had previously collaborated with.

Especially since Cha Na-hee shone in Dream Future.

Her talent certainly held its own against Park Jung-woo.

Thus, it wasn’t odd for her to land a role in a youth drama like Sky Garden.

‘So my sister Na-hee is involved in the OST as well.’

Thinking this way, Seo-yeon felt slightly worried.

She was aware of how Summer Girl treated Cha Na-hee.

“Then we’ll start recording soon; is that okay?”

“Ah, yes. I’m fine.”

With the producer’s words, Seo-yeon nodded, heading towards the recording studio.

And…

‘I guess I’ll need another visit to Ho-yeon.’

It felt necessary to reinforce discipline one more time.

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