Gender Swap: The Introvert's Broadcast-Chapter 152: Should I go Home Soon?

As I mentioned earlier, I wasn’t really good at singing.

I like listening to songs, but I don’t have the talent to produce those sounds myself.

So, I figured I’d never have to sing on my own in my lifetime... and yet, here I am, singing.

‘Life is truly strange.’

I thought this while picking a song.

I couldn’t just sing any random song, though.

What song should I ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) choose?

‘...What song would people know?’

Personally, I didn’t listen to songs that most people would know, so I was struggling.

I don’t really listen to Korean songs.

I was trying to think about it by myself, but...

‘...I seriously can’t think of anything.’

I couldn’t come up with a song that was familiar to others and easy to sing.

So, I decided to ask the viewers for some suggestions.

“I seriously can’t think of a song, so can you give me a recommendation?”

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Just sing anything.]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Why are you asking for recommendations, haha.]

[Yeah.]

[We’re not asking for something grand.]

[Just sing something familiar.]

[This is Kang Hu-min: We don’t need to know.]

[This is Kang Hu-min: Just sing any song, please.]

[How about ‘Haru Haru’?]

[What’s that?]

Looking at the chat, no one was really giving any suggestions.

Most of the comments were saying I should just do whatever I wanted.

So, I decided to go ahead and sing the song I had in mind.

“You all gave me permission, right?”

I couldn’t let them say anything about this.

It was the viewers who allowed it, after all.

I checked the chat as I said that:

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Oh, come on, don’t start now.]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Just sing already.]

[Ugh, haha.]

[Why is it that people are so annoying sometimes?]

[This is Kang Hu-min: Sing it quickly.]

[This is Kang Hu-min: Please, just sing anything.]

The mood was clearly one of permission.

Without hesitation, I chose the song I wanted to sing.

The song title was—

[打上花火]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: ?]

[?]

[What is this?]

[What the hell...]

[You...]

[This is Kang Hu-min: Are you seriously singing this?]

[Please, no. Seriously.]

[What Japanese song is this?]

[Harin: Oh, this is the anime OST, right? I’ve heard this before.]

[Harin, stop pretending you don’t know.]

[Hah... I was trying to act like I didn’t know.]

[You’re actually saying this out loud?]

The chat was in chaos.

It seemed the viewers were pretty hyped about it.

So, I decided to play along and get even more involved.

“Guys, come on, this is a classic. Everyone listens to this song.”

Back in the day, I watched a lot of anime at home, and that’s how I came to know Japanese songs like this one.

‘Well... it’s a famous song.’

I thought I wouldn’t seem too much like a geek.

With that in mind, I started singing.

Mangming, probably flustered, was just shaking the tambourine beside me.

Clink-clink—

As I began singing, I focused on putting emotion into it.

I wasn’t sure how others would feel about it, but...

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Wait a minute...]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Is this song...]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Isn’t this the theme song from the 2017 anime movie Fireworks, which was a huge hit in Japan and other places?]

[Oh, shit.]

[Why does he know this in such detail?]

[Manager, you geek.]

[This is Kang Hu-min: Wait a second...]

[This is Kang Hu-min: Is this the song that topped the Japanese iTunes charts for five consecutive weeks and swept through other music sites?]

[Now I’m curious...]

[What the hell, haha.]

[Harin: Oh... do you know this one?]

As I sang, some unexpected otaku fans started showing up in the chat.

Of course, I wasn’t one myself, but given how the song was a bit geeky, I understood why it was drawing them out.

With that in mind, I continued singing.

How long had I been singing?

Finally, the last line was approaching.

‘Here, I’ll put some real feeling into this.’

I thought to myself, and with that, I sang the last line.

“...I wanted it.”

Even I thought I was singing it quite well.

Unlike usual, there wasn’t much off-key singing.

I checked the chat.

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: You really can’t sing.]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Just stop singing.]

[Shit, haha, I thought you’d be bad, but you’re really bad.]

[This is ridiculous.]

[Seriously, stop singing.]

[This is Kang Hu-min: At least I’m thankful Da-ma sang this iconic song.]

[Agreed.]

[Such a ridiculous concept, though.]

[This is crazy.]

It seemed like the viewers were mostly satisfied.

I had always said I wasn’t good at singing, but if I was made to sing like this and still managed, they should give me some credit, right?

If they didn’t, they’d be the real jerks.

With that thought in mind, I handed the mic to Mangming.

“Here.”

Mangming grabbed the mic and then...

“Uh... What should I sing?”

He was really thinking hard about it.

Probably struggling with the same kind of dilemma I had.

So, I decided to encourage him.

“Sing whatever you want. I’ll cheer you on.”

No matter what song Mangming sang, I was planning to support him.

After all, if I couldn’t sing well, how could I judge anyone else?

With that thought in mind, I gave him my encouragement.

“...Okay.”

Mangming gave me a look full of determination.

It was a great attitude.

He wasn’t going to let any external pressure get to him.

Some of the viewers in the chat seemed to notice and started commenting.

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Uh-uh, no way?]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Are you going to sing something you know?]

[If you sing some otaku song, I swear to god...]

[I’m going to shower with oil.]

[Why isn’t the fire starting?]

[Starting the fire could be dangerous.]

[These guys are surprisingly reasonable.]

[This is Kang Hu-min: I expect Mangming to sing something good.]

[This is Kang Hu-min: Can’t be too bad, it’s a good song, so if he messes it up, he’ll be getting hate.]

Mangming took a deep breath and decided on his song.

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The title was...

“...This one’s harder than I thought.”

It was a very famous Korean song.

But it had a bit of an otaku flair to it.

[Koranya, definitely 인정이지 ㅋㅋ]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: That song is really good.]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: I’ve listened to it a lot, brings back memories.]

[The song is really good.]

[Let’s go!]

[This is Kang Hu-min: I’m curious how Mangming will sing this. Since it’s such a good song, if he doesn’t do it well, he might get hate.]

Mangming performed the full song.

It was a very steady tone from start to finish.

But... I couldn’t just say “You really can’t sing,” since I hadn’t said anything when Mangming sang.

So, I decided to put it gently.

“You sing like a machine.”

“Really? Hmm, well, I did sing better.”

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: You’re saying it’s like a machine...]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: That’s a way of saying it’s too even...]

[But the song is good, haha.]

[Like a tiger~]

[I heard this when I was in my 30s, brings back memories.]

[This is Kang Hu-min: Old man, stop.]

[Hwanhee: Okay, let’s move on. Next song, next song, next song.]

The chat seemed to have gotten used to our singing and was really hyped.

It felt like they were really enjoying it.

‘I didn’t think they’d like it this much.’

I thought, as I kept the broadcast going.

Originally, I planned to stream for about 30 minutes, then head home.

But before I knew it...

“...Wait, it’s been two hours already?”

Two hours had passed.

I was shocked.

I didn’t realize that much time had passed.

At that moment...

“Hah...”

Mangming was collapsed on one side, completely wasted.