Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber

The song “Celestial Realm,” the first single from the first batch of the Celestial Realm Project released by The Six, stirred the community into a frenzy from its very first reveal.

[Celestial Realm <ㅡ Honestly, if it sounds good, upvote it LOL] I thought they would release some weird anime opening song, but it turned out to be better than expected, so upvote it LOL. - You all just sound like a factory-produced K-pop group, right? [Honestly, isn't this track just a one-hit wonder for Loa?] (Loa's highlight part) She devours the main vocals of an ordinary girl group, right? - Don’t tell me ordinary girl group main vocalists can’t sing? - This guy's clueless. Anna did everything, what does Loa even have? LOL. - Isn’t this just high notes being thrown around? LOL (Really clueless). - This guy is such a Loa fan LOL. [Honestly, Miro's part deserves an upvote LOL] (Opening Miro part) (Ending Miro part) If the opening starts off strong and the ending closes perfectly, then upvote it LOL. - Honestly, it was good. - But didn’t Anna, Maho, and Loa do the tough parts? This guy is just a high note enthusiast; capturing emotions is really difficult. - Sigh, what emotions? LOL. - For real, her voice is top-tier. Right after the release, reviews about the song started pouring in like mushrooms after rain, and as time passed, events that followed the song began to be live-streamed. [Miro, are you a complete idiot?] (Watching Miro listening to the song with her eyes closed during the premiere) (Miro watching the Celestial Realm music video again) While the other members are crying and giving their reviews, Miro is just listening to the song and completely missing the music video. - Damn, LOL. - Even Loa is teary-eyed, and she’s just fine? [Miro, are you a psycho?] (Miro watching the music video and then hearing the other members’ reactions) Miro: People are crying? For real? LOL. Miro: Is Loa unnie crying? Oh, teary-eyed? LOLOLOLOLOL. Miro: Everyone is so sensitive, huh? What a time to be alive. Is this girl the youngest? Hearing that others are crying makes her laugh; she’s busy being entertained. - Honestly, it feels like a lie that she’s 21. Is Miro really 21? - Yeah, she was in the audition. - 21? LOL, that’s so young. - After hearing the voices of those girls, listening to this 21-year-old maiden’s laughter brightens my mood. - For real, LOL. - It’s so funny seeing her being entertained LOL. [This is the production company for the Celestial Realm music video] (Production company logo) It’s the biggest animation studio in the country, for sure. No wonder it turned out so well; how much did they spend on this? - It’s still a dope studio, right? LOL. - They often collaborate with Japan to make anime. - But the music video was kinda otaku, though. - It’s a VTuber's song music video, so it’s supposed to be otaku, what do you expect? Thus, once the discussions shifted from whether the song was good or bad and who performed well or poorly, the third round of topics sparked fireworks in the Celestial Realm fan café, where a streaming frenzy had begun. [Let’s all keep streaming the song~] [Proof of streaming with three accounts] Unlike those who rushed to the community after seeing the premiere, fans in the café continuously posted proofs of their streaming. However, to be precise, the Celestial Realm Project first batch participants were just a group of rookie streamers, so their fandom wasn’t that large. Unfortunately, they couldn’t even enter the rankings of popular music charts. Instead, the music video uploaded on YouTube successfully climbed the trending videos list, gathering views rapidly. *** Three days have passed since the debut track's release. The reactions to the debut track have been successful, and the views on the music video continue to rise sharply. Sadly, they haven’t made it onto music charts, but the primary viewing demographic favors YouTube music videos over music streaming sites, so as the manager said, it’s unavoidable. The moment I feel the most noticeable difference after releasing a song is when I go live on stream. There are significantly more viewers than before. I assume everyone came to check out the song since they heard a VTuber released music... But now, with all these new entries into my already chaotic room, it’s an absolute mess. While the other members blend in well, in my space, I had expected newcomers to fit in smoothly; instead, the existing viewers and new viewers are clashing like crazy. Is it any wonder that the manager has been pulling their hair out recently...? But for now, let’s set that problem aside. There’s something I need to do right now. “Is this the place?” A café in downtown Seoul. Today, I have come not as Miro, but as Kim Soo-hyun to handle some business. Since I arrived a little earlier than the scheduled time, as I scanned the café for a spot, a student caught my eye. Seeing a student in a school uniform sitting there in the early afternoon on a weekday is attention-grabbing. What’s more, he had splendidly bleached blond hair and a slim, handsome figure. I wondered what a student like him might experience during his school days... while ordering a drink and sitting in a vacant seat, I realized I had received a message from Slim Gold a few minutes earlier. Slim Gold (Hyeon-su) - I arrived early, so I’ll be inside the café. He arrived early? So, he must be in here then? As soon as I read the text, I stood up and looked around. Given that it was a weekday and the time was what it was, there weren’t many people... but as the vocal teacher described, he has blond hair, is lean, and is quite handsome... Just as I think of that appearance, my gaze naturally drifts back to the male student I just saw. ...That’s definitely him, right? Tentatively, I replied to his message while keeping my eyes on the student, who was checking his phone. I was convinced at this point and approached the male student. “...?” He looked at me with a question mark floating above his head as I approached in an instant. “Excuse me.” “Oh, what can I do for you?” “Are you...” Feeling a bit awkward asking if he’s Slim Gold in real life, I hesitated momentarily before deciding to use his real name as the vocal teacher suggested. “Are you Hyeon-su?” “Hyeon-su? That’s me.” “Oh, great! I’m the person you’re meeting today.” Once I confirmed he was indeed Hyeon-su, I sat directly across from him. And internally, I had a word for the vocal teacher. ‘Didn’t you say you’d introduce us?’ Was she trying to set me up with someone so young? Despite my age, introducing me to a student still in school made me reevaluate the vocal teacher’s judgment. While retracing my thoughts, Slim Gold—Hyeon-su—was the first to break the ice. “Oh, are you Soo-hyun?” “That’s right. Are you a student, Hyeon-su?” “Yes, I’m in my third year. But... how did you know my name?” “The vocal teacher mentioned it. Plus, your KakaoTalk name is Hyeon-su too, right?” “Oh, I see. Have you heard my songs?” “Of course, I’ve listened to them. They’re good!” Though not the most famous tracks, Slim Gold's songs were truly to my taste. Some songs even made it into my YouTube playlist. “Ah, thanks!” “By the way, have you heard my songs?” “Excuse me? Oh, I’ve heard the cover version.” “Not that one; I have something new out.” “Really? Did you release a song?” “Technically, it was Miro who did, but... Would you like to listen to it?” Since I held my debut track "Celestial Realm" in high regard, I confidently told Hyeon-su about it. “Can I listen to it now?” “Sure, take your time.” As soon as I gave my permission, Hyeon-su pulled out a wireless headset from his bag and immediately started listening. While I sipped my drink, I realized that Hyeon-su felt surprisingly mature. 'Could it be... or maybe not?' Am I not a bit mature for my age as well? Still, I thought this was too much of a stretch, as I casually checked my phone, waiting for just under four minutes, until Hyeon-su finally opened his eyes. “How was it?” “Um…” Contrary to my expectations, Hyeon-su frowned slightly after hearing the song. “What’s wrong? Is it not good?” Could it be that it’s bad? Is my song terrible in the ears of a genius? Forcing back my scrunched eyebrows, I looked at him, and he glanced around nervously before speaking. “Ah, no, it’s good... but doesn’t it feel a bit factory-produced?” “Excuse me?” “Since all the members have such distinct voices and styles, I feel like the song was made too mainstream…” Too mainstream? That aspect might be there, but isn’t it too much to say it’s factory-produced? We even have band parts... I contemplated pitching for that point, but the thought hit me, and my mouth shut. Thinking it through, Hyeon-su was a proper singer who wrote his lyrics and composed music, while I was merely a member of a group singing a song that was handed to us. To sum it up, I was lagging behind him musically. So, I decided to keep my mouth shut. If I couldn't speak, I could express myself with my eyes. As a woman, Kim Soo-hyun is undeniably beautiful but possesses a somewhat sharp demeanor. In other words, I can pressure someone simply with a glare. Not that it's anything to brag about, but maybe he felt the weight of my intensity, which once made our former staff and current manager flinch. Scratching the back of his neck briefly, he then spoke in a somewhat smaller voice as if defending himself. “...Of course, being mainstream isn’t a bad thing. The song is definitely good too. However, a song made for those who have been trained through a set curriculum in a company to sing and dance, and a song sung just using their unique voices without dancing, isn’t really... comparable, is it?” “Um... you might be right?” His slightly diminished voice seemed to convince me. While other musicians may not feel this way, at least for someone like me who just started in music, it felt logical. “Right?” As I nodded in agreement, his voice returned to its usual volume. “Yeah, it’s definitely... But do you know about VTubers?” But then, I had a question arise. Did he really have some knowledge about this field after all? “No, I looked into it a bit before coming.” “Ah, I see... But you know I’m here as Kim Soo-hyun today, not Miro?” “Yes, due to contractual issues, I’ll be listed as Kim Soo-hyun instead of Miro.” “Exactly. Which song will I be participating in?” This was what I was most curious about. I didn’t ask directly beforehand because it was better to tackle these specifics during the meeting, but now I couldn’t hold back. I had agreed blindly, but what kind of song would I be featuring in? Since I hadn’t signed a contract yet, if they gave me something odd, I intended to leave immediately. “Ah, the song you will feature in is this.” Contrary to my weak doubts, Hyeon-su confidently took out a thin notebook from his bag and handed it to me. “I usually write in a notebook when organizing my ideas. Can you read the cover? It’s the song title.” The notebook I received from Hyeon-su was clearly worn out and had seen better days. It seemed like he had opened this notebook many times over the years. They said it wasn’t the title track, but did he really invest this much passion into each song? As I ponder this, I read the title written on the notebook’s cover. “Wonderland?” “Yes, that’s right.” I took a quick glance at Hyeon-su, who nodded, and I opened the notebook with this childlike title, reading through it carefully. It was a pretty thin notebook, so it didn’t take long to read from the first page to the last. After swiftly finishing the notebook, I calmly sipped my drink and awaited Hyeon-su, who was watching me. With bleached hair, a slim figure in a school uniform, he looked a little like a handsome troublemaker, but having read through the notebook, he now appeared a bit differently. I couldn’t help but express my newfound realization. “Wow, are you a poet?” “Pfft!” My blunt remark caught Hyeon-su off guard as he spluttered the drink he was sipping. “Ah…” On the opposite side, my slipped utterance resulted in me spilling vanilla latte on myself.