Chapter 57: She’s So Thin

“Just kill me….”

I burrowed into a corner of the practice room and curled up.

With a gloomy expression and dead eyes, I felt like I was falling into a state of counting non-existent ants.

Seeing me like that, Kang Wooseok, with an understanding and kind expression, said to me.

“I personally sing a lot of Japanese songs when I go to karaoke. Especially since our members are all otaku, we often only sing Japanese songs and leave. There are many good Japanese band songs.”

“Ugh, ugh…. You don’t have to sugarcoat it….”

“You don’t have to be so embarrassed. But I can see what kind of vocal tone you have to some extent.”

He thought deeply.

Then, as if he remembered something, he went to the laptop and opened a page.

“Sorin, you seem to be in a similar generation as me. Do you know this song?”

Music plays from the laptop.

A soft tone and a bouncy, cute melody.

And a warm voice sings along to the melody.

It was a very familiar song, so I immediately raised my head and answered correctly.

“Ah, this is the OST of <Cardcaptor Sakura>. I know it well. I watched it a lot when I was young. I know all the lyrics.”

“It’s good that it’s a familiar song. I think this song would be good for your vocal tone and atmosphere, Sorin. What do you think?”

“Isn’t it too cute of a song? And it’s a bit old, so I wonder if people will know it?”

“Teenagers might not know it, but most people in their 20s and 30s will know it. Rather, it will have a nostalgic effect, so it might get a better response for your first cover song.”

“Hmm…. Okay.”

After a little consideration, I finally nodded.

It’s not polite to refuse outright when a current singer recommends it.

Even if Sua and PD Lee Seongbeom owe me something, I’m just an ordinary person.

It would be best to leave it to the judgment of an expert.

Hearing my answer, he smiled and searched for the MR of the song on the internet.

Since it was a famous song, it didn’t take long.

Was I going to sing in front of a singer now?

It was when a strange tension was rising.

“Then, shall we listen to someone else singing it first?”

“Someone else?”

“It’s surprisingly easy to follow a song if there’s a guideline. There are many cover videos on YouTube, but it’s easier to understand breathing and vocalization when you see it in person.”

Saying that, he added, ‘It will be easier to understand with a female voice than a male voice.’ and called someone on the phone.

And not long after, the thick soundproof door behind us opened with a click, and someone came in.

“Sunbaenim, what’s up?”

“Yeah, Yuna. I’m sorry to call you again after practice, but can you sing a song for me? You know Cardcaptor Sakura, right?”

“I know it, but…. Ah, are they your acquaintances, Sunbaenim?”

“Yeah, I decided to help them for a bit. I thought it would be better to see someone sing it in person.”

She’s a pretty person.

Her arms and legs were long, but she was about the same height as me.

But because of her small face and the amazing proportions of her body, I thought she was much taller than me.

She was a woman with a very idol-like atmosphere even though she was wearing light makeup and clothes for dance practice.

She nodded without showing much dislike for his words.

“Hmm, okay.”

“I’ll buy you a meal later, thank you.”

“We’re preparing for a comeback now, so when are you going to buy it? Buy me coffee later.”

She picked up a microphone from nearby, naturally stood in the center of the practice room, and took a stance.

And she started singing to the music being played.

‘Wow… I’m listening to a real singer’s song right in front of me….’

That was my first impression.

I don’t know much about idols or music-related celebrities, so I don’t know who this person is, but I could tell that the song was amazing.

A bouncy voice that fits perfectly with the refreshing and lively music.

The atmosphere is quite different from the original song, but it’s not awkward at all.

It’s not a song that requires a lot of vocal skills.

There is not much technique in the vocalization.

Only the atmosphere that comes from the tone.

The clear and clean tone raised the perfection of the song.

“I really, really like you~”

The song ended before I knew it.

After the gently ending piano sound disappeared, she took a small breath.

“Is this enough?”

“Yeah, it’s enough. Thank you.”

“Then, I’ll go now. The members are still practicing separately. I have to join them.”

“Send me a text of what you want to drink, including the members.”

“It’s just iced Americano anyway….”

She pouted her lips and grumbled as she put down the microphone.

And she greeted us lightly and left the practice room.

Every movement was cute and adorable.

A slightly different mature cuteness from Sua….

Huh? Sua?

“…She’s very thin.”

Sua muttered, looking at the place where she left.

It was a very small voice, but it definitely reached my ears.

“Sorin, how was it after listening? Can you sing along?”

“Ah, yes. It’s definitely completely different from what I saw on YouTube.”

“I filmed a video, so let’s sing a song now. Hold the microphone here.”

He hands me the microphone that Yuna was holding a little while ago.

I took a deep breath and swallowed as I held the microphone.

Then Sua suddenly spoke.

“Then, we’ll go outside. It’ll be easier to concentrate if you two are alone.”

“Yeah, okay. Then I’ll contact Seongbeom hyung when it’s over.”

It doesn’t really matter if they stay….

Do they have something else to do?

While I was thinking that, Sua led PD Lee Seongbeom and went outside.

She looked like she was constantly thinking about something.

‘But earlier, Sua was definitely looking at Yuna…?’

She even said ‘thin’….

Come to think of it, Sua is too thin, and Jina is also quite thin, isn’t she?

And except for PD Lee Seongbeom in this room, only I….

‘…I should exercise.’

I know it’s meaningless to compare my body shape with a celebrity, but I found out that there are many people around me who have good bodies.

Like a curse of knowledge, an uncomfortable feeling arose.

I was going to eat chicken for dinner tonight….

Tan-tara-

The song plays.

I, holding the microphone, started singing.

“If I can’t meet you, I want to meet you, that’s how sad I feel~”

Goodbye, chicken.

Just like tvM has a break area and a cafe, JYH also has a place to rest and a cafe.

Of course, it’s definitely a smaller space than tvM, but there were enough spaces for two people to sit.

At a table in front of the cafe, Lee and I were talking while drinking coffee and iced tea, respectively.

“Kid, you’re not interested in singing? It would have been nice to learn together.”

“What would I do if I learned to sing? It’s not something to show off.”

“You sang cutely.”

“…Did I ever sing in front of you?”

“I saw it on video.”

Lee said it as if it were natural.

He said that Osorin sent him the video after exchanging contacts at the last dinner party.

I thought I got revenge for this….

There was still one more left.

“…Anyway, it’s okay. I don’t particularly like singing.”

“I thought you would suit Cardcaptor Sakura better than Sorin. Do you want to try singing it?”

“No.”

“Hmm, I’ll give you a tip anyway. There are quite a few older people around you, and if you sing a song like that to them, they’ll love it.”

“…What kind of tip is that?”

“Use your kid-like appearance well. Don’t go around like an old man.”

It’s true that adults easily open their wallets at the sight of a child acting cute, but I don’t need to do that.

I can buy most things with money.

I will never sing and dance in front of others.

“By the way, what did you do to Tomomi when you went to Japan last time?”

“Tomomi? Who was that?”

“The person you always clip.”

“Ah, Tsuki. You knew who that employee was?”

“Even if I don’t know her face, I can tell by her voice and the situation.”

“That’s true. But what do you mean by what did I do?”

“I keep getting emails from Nanairo. They want to talk to me. At first, they came to your account, but somehow they found out and sent emails to my account too. What did you do there?”

Since I’m using Lee’s cell phone, my Google account is linked to Lee’s.

That’s why Lee could check the emails that came to my Google account.

“I didn’t say anything strange. I just said that I will continue to work hard to make videos for Tsuki.”

“You know what the problem is, right?”

“Hehehe, it was a surprise.”

She’s a person in a foreign country anyway.

There’s no way my identity will be revealed, so I told her to surprise her.

Besides, judging from the contents of the email, she seems to think that I simply left a letter to Tsuki.

[Thank you very much for inviting me. I will continue to work hard to make videos for Tsuki!]

[Dancing Racoon]

There is no mention of thinking of Tomomi as Tsuki.

It’s just a sentence expressing fandom.

That’s why the contents of the email were all about keeping the visit to the company a secret, and there was no mention of Tsuki.

“I replied to all of them. And I talked a little.”

“Even if it’s a small company, it’s still a company. And it’s a foreign country. Don’t do anything that will bother them too much.”

“Don’t worry. They don’t seem to care much either, and they even told me some important information.”

“Important information?”

I approached Lee and whispered.

“Nanairo is going to debut Tsuki’s next VTuber. They didn’t tell me in great detail, but they said they cast someone recently and will debut soon.”

“Is that so?”

“Your reaction is a bit dull.”

“Well, I’m not really interested.”

I thought he was interested because he talked about virtual avatars and Tsuki a lot recently, but I guess not.

Then what did he ask the president and Tsuki at Nanairo?

“Well, it’s good for me. It means there are more things to upload as videos.”

“Your YouTube revenue seems to be quite good?”

“Actually, it’s not that much.”

“Really? The views are good.”

“There’s a bit of a difference in the ad unit price.”

“Hmm, is that so?”

Lee nodded with an expression that he understood roughly.

Then, as if he remembered something, he opened his eyes and opened his mouth.

“Come to think of it, didn’t you mutter something after seeing Yuna earlier? You couldn’t take your eyes off her. Is it because it’s your first time seeing an idol?”

“She was an idol? No wonder she was so thin and pretty.”

“They manage their weight very strictly. Why, are you interested in idols?”

“No, just….”

Looking at her incredibly thin arms and legs, I suddenly had a thought.

“I wondered if it would break if I kicked it…, something like that.”

If I were still a man, would it have been possible?

Seeing me having such strange thoughts, Lee hit my head as if he was dumbfounded.

“The way you think is just like a male middle schooler.”

“Ouch…, when did you learn words like middle schooler.”

“I learned it while watching your YouTube, you middle schooler.”

Ugh.

I can’t help it if I had such a thought.