Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 122

[Kim Taehun, thank you for the 1,000 won donation!]
I almost freaked out thinking you weren’t coming back. If you did, big thumbs up, LOL.

• LOL, seriously.
• Thought we were doomed, hahaha.

“Huh? What’s that supposed to mean… I just started the stream, didn’t I?”

• Ugh, the memories…
• This feels right.
• Yeah, this works for me.

“You all act like I ended the stream and never came back or something.”

• Exactly, you bleep!
• Is this a collective mental breakdown?
• So, what are we doing today?

“Oh, today? Of course, I’ve got something prepared.”

Normally, I wouldn’t have planned anything, but surprisingly, an idea struck me during two quick ARAM games.

• Oh?
• I was making a cafe recommendation list, but okay.
• Since when do you prepare anything?
• Shocked.
• Spoiler: It’s going to be a total letdown.
• Yeah, not expecting much~

“All right, here it is.”

I said as I played the MR track I had just prepared.

• ???
• Wait.
• For real?
• Seriously?

This is YouTube’s official first live stream for me, isn’t it?
It was sudden, but I still wanted to make an impact.

“Welcome to my music stream.”

• Wow!
• Seriously??
• The Miro Experience.
• Witnessing greatness live.
• But why a ballad?

“Why a ballad? Oh, I heard this recently and thought it was really good.”

The first song I decided to sing was Kangjun’s track.
After hearing it the day I met him, I felt like singing it, but since going to karaoke wasn’t an option, I thought I’d just sing it here.

• Oh, this one’s good.
• Isn’t it number one at karaoke?
• Total social pick.
• What song is this?

As confidently as Kangjun talked about it, even my viewers knew the song.
Normally, they’d know more Japanese songs than Korean ballads, but it seemed this one was genuinely popular.

“All right, let’s sing.”

Now that the MR track was playing, it was time to sing.

Ahem.

What’s the most important thing when singing?

Vocal ability? Technique? Tone?
Of course, all of those are important.

But for this ballad, one thing stood out as especially crucial:

Emotion.
You have to deliver the feeling behind the song. Whether through genuine sincerity or acting, you need to move the listener.

Normally, as Miro, my ability to convey emotion might be a bit lacking….

But who am I?

I’m the legendary acting prodigy of Moon Chang-sik (not really).
Putting emotions into my voice is a piece of cake for me.

The song’s content centers on a man’s regrets and lingering feelings for an ex-girlfriend.
A song, written entirely from a male perspective.
For most women, it might be hard to immerse themselves in it unless they flipped the perspective.

But I, Suhyun, am a hybrid, gender-agnostic vocalist who can immerse myself in any role.

“Thinking of you… after we parted.”

So, I sang while reminiscing about an ex-girlfriend I never had.

• Wow.
• What the heck?
• This is hitting deep…
• Damn, making me think of my ex.

The viewers showered me with praise.

“How was that? Did I nail the emotions or what?”

• It was great until you started talking.
• Way to ruin the vibe.
• Terrible word choice, lol.
• Give me back my ex, please.

“Your ex? Why do you need her back when I’m here?”

• ???
• Wow.
• My brain hurts.
• Please don’t do this.

“Anyway, moving on, next song!”

The next one was also a ballad.
Once I started with ballads, I couldn’t stop.

Sure, there are plenty of streamers who sing upbeat Japanese songs or other lively tracks. But I noticed no one focused on ballads.

So, it’s up to me, Miro the Balladeer, to fill that void.

• Seriously?
• Another ballad?
• Sing J-pop instead!

Of course, they complained in the chat but secretly enjoyed it.

“I’ll sing J-pop when I get a chance, okay?”

• Translation: Never happening.
• Spoiler: It’s not happening.
• What?

Tsk tsk, no amount of whining will change my mind.”

• So, it’s really not happening, LOL.
• Just listen and stop complaining, you nerds.

“Come on, just enjoy the ballads. But I’m not only singing ballads today.”

The viewers might not know this, but my vocal cords are practically bulletproof, having earned recognition from the composer.
It takes a lot to wear them out.

“I’ve got a lot of songs planned for today, so even if you’re impatient, I’ll start with the ones I want to sing.”

Since I planned on singing a lot today, there was no need to rush.

[Ding!]
[Master Miro, thank you for the 10,000 won donation!]
Stop the ballads now and sing K-pop, and I’ll give you 100,000 won.

“Now that I think about it, I am technically an idol, aren’t I? I should honor my seniors in the industry. Totally forgot.”

• You absolute jerk.
• Seriously, this guy.
• Mad? Pay up! LOL.
• Complaining in the chat doesn’t work = Pay more.

“All right, let’s sing a K-pop song—the genre America fears, China envies, and Japan is jealous of.”

• ???
• I’ll allow it.
• Who’s scared of what now?

“The first song is this.”

Luckily, I knew quite a few K-pop songs.
Tenshi-san and I listened to many while planning our collabs, and I even memorized a few.

• Now this is it.
• Wow!

I casually sang a few K-pop songs.
Of course, I avoided the ones Tenshi-san and I recorded together—spoilers, you know?

[Master Miro, thank you for the 100,000 won donation!]
Thanks for that, LOL.

“Oh, thank you! Now, let’s return to Korea’s proud ballads….”

[MiroFlip, thank you for the 50,000 won donation!]
Sing J-pop for 100,000 won.

“…Before that, how about singing J-pop from Japan, the world’s second-largest music market?”

• This guy, LOL.
• For 100,000 won? Fair.
• Bow to the empire.
• Wait, Japan is second?
• J-pop > ballads, obviously.

Why do people hate ballads so much?
I mean, sure, they’re not my first choice either, but… are they that bad?

Anyway, I started looking for J-pop songs.

I know a decent number of J-pop tracks, but actually being able to sing them? That’s a different story.
After all, I don’t speak Japanese, and there’s a big difference between listening to foreign songs and performing them.

So, my options were limited to songs I’d practiced or listened to often.

I ended up singing a few popular anime opening themes, and time flew by.

[MiroFlip, thank you for the 100,000 won donation!]
Take my money.

“Did everyone have fun? Now, back to Korea’s amazing ballads….”

[ㅇㅇ, thank you for the 100,000 won donation!]
Sing band music, and I’ll give 200,000 won.

“…Though ballads are great, let’s not forget Korea’s incredible band music. Let’s do a few of those!”

• Since when do you love band music?
• Wow.
• Unbelievable…
• For 200,000 won? I’d love it too, LOL.

To be honest, I don’t know many band songs.
Mostly just the popular ones.

Recently, I’ve been listening to one artist on repeat….

“How about this one?”

• Slim Gold? Nice.
• Amazing.
• This guy’s a genius.

Of course, when it comes to recent band music, Hyunsoo’s songs are unbeatable.
Maybe I’ll sing just a little?

As long as I avoid Wonderland, it should be fine.

It’s nice to see that even my viewers recognize Hyunsoo’s songs now.
It feels like they’ve grown along with me.

I wonder how things would’ve turned out if The Six hadn’t rejected my request to feature in Hyunsoo’s songs under Miro’s name.

Would my streams be doing even better than now?
Well, I’m sure the higher-ups at the company regret it, but I’m actually glad it worked out this way.

I already feel like I’ve grown too much, and if things grew even further, I might need to buy that Three Kingdoms game I’ve been hiding in my wishlist.

After finishing several band songs, including Hyunsoo’s, I was about to move on to another genre when….

[ㅇㅇ, thank you for the 200,000 won donation!]
Great performance. But aren’t you going to sing Wonderland? It’s my favorite song.

• Agreed.
• You HAVE to sing Wonderland!
• Seriously, Slim Gold equals Wonderland.
• How can you skip it?

“Hmm… Wonderland, you say?”

What’s with this guy?
Does he know something?
I was about to brush it off since I can’t sing Wonderland, but then….

[Murasaki Tenshi, thank you for the JP￥1,000 donation!]
Sing my song, and I’ll give you 1,000,000 yen!

Tenshi-san’s donation came in, her verified mark shining like it did on Dwitch.
Was she watching the stream?

Also, yen? How’s the exchange rate on that? 1,000 yen is about 10,000 won, right?

• Big spender alert!
• ???
• What’s happening?

The viewers seemed equally confused by Tenshi’s sudden appearance.
She just casually waltzed in with her main account, huh? Maybe because this is YouTube?

It didn’t bother me, but still….

“Tenshi-san, I don’t know how to sing your songs.”

Tenshi-san has a lot of original songs.
Some of them have massive view counts, but I haven’t listened to them enough to perform them.

• Wait, how do you not know her songs?
• Miro/Scandal.
• This is disappointing.
• Honestly, same.

[Murasaki Tenshi, thank you for the JP￥10,000 donation!]
Sing my song!

• Whoa.
• Japan’s economy strikes Korea.
• Is this economic warfare?

Even if it’s 10,000 yen, there are some things that just aren’t possible.
To be fair, if Tenshi-san asked, I’d sing her song for free, but… there’s no way I can learn it that fast, right?

“Uh, adding another zero doesn’t magically make me fluent in Japanese….”

[Murasaki Tenshi, thank you for the JP￥100,000 donation!]
Sing it!

“Arigatou~.”

If it doesn’t work, I’ll make it work.
Hmm.

Nothing’s impossible when you have persistence. Or rather, yen-powered persistence.