Chapter 87
Chapter 87
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 87
Chapter Title: Let's Decide on a Fandom Name!
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Kang Haneul fell deep into thought.
With Blue LUV's activities going full steam ahead these days, one might wonder what there even was to worry about.
But if anything, that was precisely the reason for her concern.
'It's about time we came up with a fandom name for Blue LUV as a whole, not just individual fanbases.'
Recently, she'd run a quick poll related to Blue LUV.
One of the questions she'd asked was this:
'Do you enjoy watching broadcasts and content from all Blue LUV members?'
The results? A positive response from 58%, and a negative from 42%.
The negative votes had shockingly high numbers—higher than expected.
In other words, there were quite a few viewers who mainly tuned in for specific members' streams.
Truth be told, for other corporate Virtual YouTubers, this wouldn't be a huge issue.
Just look at overseas corporate VTubers, for example.
Even when they debuted in so-called Gen 1 or Gen 2 waves as contemporaries,
the size of their individual fandoms often varied wildly.
Even though they were under the same agency,
most tended to focus primarily on their own streams.
Of course, there were plenty of cases where collabs or joint streams brought out amazing chemistry.
Anyway, back to the point.
What wouldn't be a big deal for other corporate VTubers felt like a major issue to Kang Haneul.
After all, she dreamed of a future where the group Blue LUV itself was loved.
In the early days, they'd focused more on individual streams than collabs,
emphasizing each member's charms to successfully establish their channels.
But now that everyone had found their footing, it was time to really imprint the existence of Blue LUV on everyone's minds.
And the first step toward that? A fandom name.
In essence, a central hub to unite viewers from each member's individual fanbases.
Once they had that, they could improve things bit by bit through more collabs and content.
"...Guess I should call the girls in today."
She'd debated handling it alone or discussing it with staff,
but this could be content in itself.
Plus, if viewers got to participate in the creation process,
it might even strengthen their bond with the new fandom name.
"Hey, Da-jeong. What's your stream schedule like today? Yeah. Oh, then later with Chae-yoon..."
The thought hit her like a bolt.
Kang Haneul immediately messaged Da-jeong without a second's hesitation.
Da-jeong's input was always key in situations like this.
She was Blue LUV's true treasure, in name and in fact.
Kang Haneul turned on her stream a bit earlier than usual today.
She normally started late,
but today she had a joint collab with two Blue LUV members—staff in title, daughters in practice.
- ?
- Bomha
- Bomhabomha
- Why so early today?
- What's the title?
She hadn't invited the pre-arranged members yet.
As she went live solo, viewers started reacting with confusion.
Not just because it was earlier than usual,
but the title 'Blue LUV Emergency Announcement' was really pulling them in.
Viewers worried some accident had happened again,
anxiously trickling in one by one.
To make matters worse, there'd recently been Lulu's sudden health scare—a major incident.
Blue LUV fans were just praying the year would pass without further drama.
"Hi, everyone. I turned on the stream urgently to share some news. Don't freak out."
- ???
- What what
- It's not serious, right?
- What happened?
Kang Haneul spoke in a slightly lowered, ominous tone, dripping with meaning.
Viewers voiced their worries in unison.
With no cam on, they couldn't tell if it was acting, which only ramped up the anxiety.
"You'll probably figure it out once Lilith and Lulu join. We're talking about it together. It's pretty serious."
- Calling in the Blues too?
- Just spill it don't tease!!!!!!!
- This tension queen pulling her evil tricks again
- If it's a prank you're dead ㅅㅂ
- Pls let it be nothing...
Many long-time viewers knew her style all too well.
Some even guessed it might be a prank.
But most figured, with Lilith and Lulu involved, it wasn't trivial—and expressed their concern.
Kang Hanel held back laughter at the reactions,
signaled the two via Discord,
then made their avatars pop up on either side of the screen. She cranked up her voice:
"Alright, today's content...! Deciding Blue LUV's fandom name!"
"Waaaaah!"
"Yeeeaahhh!"
With fanfare-like sound effects blasting,
Lilith and Lulu shook their avatars in excitement.
Viewers sighed in relief, then exploded.
- Got tricked again got tricked again got tricked again
- Tension queen, see you at the fanmeet
- Can't even curse with the Blues here... ugh
- Thought something exploded for real
- Girls, smack the prez on the back of the head hard ㅅㅂ
Kang Haneul cackled alone, eyeing the riotous chat.
Maybe she streamed just to troll viewers, she thought.
Savoring the true joy of broadcasting, she calmed things down.
"Why's everyone mad with the girls watching? Calm down, guys."
- You make us mad then tell us to calm down? That's why we curse
"Aw, but the surprise was fun, right? Just a light joke."
- Shut up before I chokeslam you ㅅㅂ
- Scared the girls might learn this crap
- Girls don't copy this evil prez...
- Excuse me but can I just smack her once?
She tried to soothe them,
but viewers reacted even more fiercely. Kang Haneul realized she needed a new plan.
This wasn't dying down easily.
Time for her secret weapon.
"Okay, okay, no more. Our maknae will do some cute aegyo, so bear with it for that."
"Huh? M-me...?!"
- Ooh
- Kinda tempting?
- Was this pre-planned?
- Her reaction says no lol
- Lulu: You set this up why dump it on me you evil boss
The sudden splash zone hit innocent Da-jeong.
She panicked, eyes wide.
The last chat nailed her feelings perfectly.
"P-President... You didn't mention this beforehand...!"
"So you won't do it? Your prez is getting roasted by these evil viewers right now—can't you see?"
"Eek, that's too much...!"
- ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- You brought it on yourself troll-prez ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- Dumping it on maknae lolol
- Lulu gonna quit after a year?
- Gotta do it if she doesn't wanna graduate
- Girls wake up your prez is like this
Dumping it on the tiny cute kid was a bad look,
but viewers found the scene entertaining enough.
They weren't that mad anyway—just the usual back-and-forth.
And they got a bonus treat out of it.
"Remember that aegyo penalty you lost to the members on? Do that and everyone's anger melts."
"Ugh, shoulda pretended I missed your call, President..."
"Lulu, what'd you just say?"
"N-nothing! Really!"
- Unconscious true feelings ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- Lulu you have it rough...
- How'd this sweet kid end up with this troll-prez...
Sympathy for Da-jeong poured in,
but no one said she could skip it.
'Everyone's the same, huh.'
Chae-yoon watched from the side, chuckling inwardly.
The issue? She was the same.
Secretly dying to see Da-jeong's aegyo, she just observed silently.
Unable to resist the prez and viewers' pressure,
Da-jeong steeled herself and cautiously unleashed aegyo.
A slight tweak to the lines from her recent member penalty:
"E-everyone. Sorry for making you mad-nyang. Y-your cute Lulu-chan is apologizing like this, so forgive me just this once-nyaang... Uwuu, can't do moreee...!"
The original had more lines,
but she'd powered through in front of members by sheer grit.
With over 9,000 viewers, though? No way.
Da-jeong hung her head.
Kang Haneul knew pushing further would break her brain,
so she beamed and patted her.
"Our maknae is too cute! Shoulda raised you on the balcony at unnie's place...!"
"Right? How 'bout it, folks? Maknae's cuteness cooled you off, yeah?"
- Were we ever mad? No? Lu ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- Fr ㅋㅋ
- Paradise
- Para
- dise
- Lulu-chan aegyo is priceless...
- Glad the leader never shows it
Kang Haneul had a naturally tomboyish vibe,
so aegyo was rare on her streams.
Thirsty viewers could only scream in bliss.
They'd bought group happiness at the price of Da-jeong's embarrassment.
A happy ending, all things considered.
"Now that we've seen maknae's adorable aegyo, shall we kick off fandom name brainstorming for real?"
With the mood refreshed,
Kang Haneul clapped to refocus attention and raised the curtain on today's main content.