Minji's Rocky Game Stream Debut

Nothing to worry about, right, Minji? The first thing I did after getting back home was compile people's reactions to my girls. I hurriedly checked how the buzz from GPiF (Game Party in Forest) had spread domestically and how much impact it had made.

Oh, the reactions are solid. As expected in this day and age, even though the event was across the ocean, real-time responses were piling up. Well, an event like GPiF draws plenty of interest even in Korea, so it was only natural.

Soye first... Goddess looks, pretty, freaking amazing... I could confirm that expectations for Soye's visuals had spiked big time since that photo got taken. Her perfectly stunning face, plus the cute clip of ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠her speaking broken Japanese, had people loving it. And her figure got even more highlighted thanks to the cosplay... I even checked that her photobook sales had jumped lately. With that, I decided to pivot toward leveraging Soye's visuals.

Haeun's pretty much the same. She'd already been getting rave reviews for her cosplay sync and beauty since the ad shoot. But the praise and attention had grown, and now it was coming from outside Korea too. That's a great sign all on its own. Just keep doing what we're doing, and add in some songs or dramas.

Now, Minji... Cute, total otaku... Minji's reactions were hot too. The hottest ones came from the so-called otaku crowd, though. Her encyclopedic game knowledge from the quiz show, the genuine beaming joy when she got that figure, and her game-lingo Japanese... People who don't know games just called her cute and moved on, but gamers were hailing her as a real deal otaku goddess.

Perfect. She's locked down a specific fanbase solid. Can't run the same schedules as her unnies, though. As I pondered what to have her do, an idea hit me quick.

Game streams would kill it. Gamers would love it, and even non-gamers into Minji would watch for fun. Nice—content sorted, momentum's good. All that's left is picking up the pace.

"Minji-ya. Wanna try a game stream?"

"Huh? Game... stream...?"

"Yeah. Your image is set that way now, so how about testing it out tonight?"

"Tonight...! S-Sure...!"

"But for evening streams, we gotta fancy up your room a bit... Stream-style setup. Want me to rearrange it?"

"Yes!!"

Minji ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠was all in, so I called a guy right away, got her room sorted, and finished the stream setup on the spot.

Sexy rising idol's swanky gaming stream... Mmm, delicious. The title alone screams success.

Just do your thing now. And if anything weird happens, I'll control it.

...That should do it, right? No issues, yeah, Minji?

"Alright, let's start..."

Minji, who'd been sobbing over her room turning into a pink explosion of macho(?) vibes, finally calmed down after 30 minutes. After a quick test run, Park Minji went live.

The first viewer was me, watching from outside on my phone.

Oppa said it, right? It's a guerrilla stream, so not many will come in at first.

Minji took a calm deep breath with her eyes closed. She was used to cameras, but doing everything solo—hosting, reacting, all of it—was new, so she was pretty tense.

Don't overthink it... Just like Oppa said, play whatever game you want naturally...

Game streaming was her wheelhouse. She knew games inside out, and she'd watched tons of streams. She had a rough idea of what to do. Nothing hard about it. Hell, she loved it.

Games... hee hee hee hee...

Finally, games whenever I want...

The tension melted into excited anticipation. Alright, time to start.

"A-ah... Can you hear meee...?"

Mic check, then a reflexive greeting.

"Hello, I'm Park Minji of The Queens..."

That's when she finally noticed the chat exploding.

"Eek...!"

Startled, Minji quickly checked the viewer count.

"J-Just went live and... so many people already..."

"Too... many..."

Sejin's voice came through the tiny earpiece headset I'd slipped in beforehand.

You didn't tell me that, Oppa.

"A-ah, y-yes... C-Calm... H-Hellooo... Didn't expect so many of yooou..."

Her stream experience kicked in—words flowed automatically once she opened her mouth. Chat scrolled fast as she greeted. A quick glance: viewers over 3,000 already.

"Thanks so much for the warm welcomeee..."

Every word from Minji on her debut had people reacting hypersensitive. Thousands hanging on her every syllable, chat flying like crazy... Minji thought:

Can't take this lightly. Gotta nail this stream from the jump...!

So, what would big streamers she watched do?

Game walkthroughs... with overwhelming skill...!

She'd built the pro gamer image since GPiF. This was her game stream—not someone else's—so time to show dominant skill.

Always imagine the strongest me...!

Decision made, Minji nodded once and grabbed her controller.

"So for today... first stream, so... Monster Slayer it is..."

Monsl was perfect to flex real skill. Not some other game.

"Picked it 'cause it's... one I can kinda play... Gonna show you Demon Saurian hunt..."

Ding! The cheery title jingle rang out, screen switching to Minji's gameplay.

Viewers still clueless about the drop-off ahead, just hyped.

"Alright... Let's gooo..."

Minji steeled her face and dove into the game hard.

"........."

Long time no play, but no room for fun. Had ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠to show peak skill from the start. Full focus: gear setup, item prep, tracking the monster step by step.

"Demon Saurian... There it is..."

Mouth moving, but eyes nowhere near chat. Laser-focused on the boss ahead.

Whoosh, whoosh, smack!

Her character dashed at the tough monster, toying with it effortlessly. Backstep dodging claws easy, roll barely evading the massive tail swing, hammering the head for max DPS, quick stun...

Dodges and attacks flawless—pro hunting.

Good, good...!

Minji's gut said it: her skill was way above normal. Anyone watching would call her a beast...!

Whoosh, whoosh, smack!

HP halfway down, berserk phase kicked in, but Minji handled it like a pro. Route knowledge, honed controls, young reflexes—the monster looked pitiful.

How long did she whale on it?

"G-Got it...! Hunt success... H-How was that...!"

Minji beamed triumphantly. Perfect run—reactions should be fire!

"...Huh?"

What? When did viewers tank like that?

Minji froze, unable to process the sudden shift...

"Aigoo..."

Outside, I'd watched the whole thing and was clutching my head.

Streams die fast without streamer reactions. And for an idol? Viewers are extra sensitive to that.

How do you ignore chat 100% and just game...?

Thought the beta label meant no biggie, but nope. First impressions like this? Even post-beta, gathering crowds will take serious work.

Gotta pre-plan content meetings starting tomorrow.

Late regrets as I scratched my poor scalp...

And so the stream ended with about 1,000 viewers left.