Chapter 90
Chapter 90
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 90
Chapter Title: Y App Live Launch (2)
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An office worker finished another grueling day at the job and boarded the subway on her way home.
As always, the train was packed to the brim with commuters. After standing for what felt like forever, they finally reached a transfer station where enough people got off for her to snag a seat.
She plopped down and pulled out her phone from her pocket to check the time.
7:10 p.m.
'Whoa, I'm super late.'
The moment she saw the time, she fumbled to plug in her earphones and launched the app she'd downloaded the night before.
'Who would've thought I'd be watching an idol live stream on the subway because of them.'
If it hadn't been for that legendary stage at the Masterpiece Medley, none of this would've happened.
That's right—she'd gotten hooked on EverPlanet after catching their live performance at the Masterpiece Medley not long ago.
Recalling the official fan cafe notice about EverPlanet's live stream on Y App at 6:30 p.m., she searched for their channel.
Up popped a live broadcast already in progress.
[EverPlanet] EverPlanet's First Live! Fun Baking Time~
Baking time? Idols baking? The office worker tilted her head at the unexpected title.
She'd figured a group that crushed stages like them would be singing or dancing.
Still, she clicked into the stream with a calm mind. And there were the seven members.
The second she saw their faces, she couldn't help but grin ear to ear. But... what on earth were they doing?
"Ugh! This is tough!"
"My wrist's gonna fall off."
Forget the stage performance she'd hoped for—they were in what looked like a kitchen, furiously stirring something by hand.
Flour, eggs, butter, sugar, milk... Yeah, they were definitely mixing dough.
That's when Park Su-rim, in the center, clicked her tongue and muttered.
Park Su-rim was leisurely whipping up her dough with a hand mixer.
"Haha, can't be helped if you're unlucky."
"Rock-paper-scissors... redo, please."
"Yeah! Let's go again!"
"Unlucky losers, hand-knead it."
Ha Jae and Teddy, grimacing as they kneaded by hand, shot back at Han Tae-hee—who'd snagged the hand mixer with a beaming, infuriating grin.
'No way they decided hand mixer versus hand-kneading with rock-paper-scissors?'
Wow, brutal. That looks seriously hard.
She stifled a chuckle and checked the real-time comments scrolling by.
- LMAOOOOO "Unlucky losers, hand-knead it!!!" DYING
- Jae's about to die over there btw lolololol
- Send help!!!!! LMAOOOOO
- Current EverPlanet's top villains: Han Tae-hee, Park Su-rim, Kim Kwang-myeong, and the hand mixer lololol
- But look at Jae-oh casually kneading like it's nothing... human hand mixer?
Come to think of it, Lee Jae-oh was hand-kneading too.
But his speed was insane—practically on par with a mixer.
And those arm muscles bulging with every push... She'd thought his physique was killer live, but up close like this? Even more stunning.
His commentary was the kicker.
"You guys struggling? That's 'cause your arm muscles aren't there yet."
"This hyung is obsessed with muscles, I swear."
"Muscle maniac. Muscly hunk."
Luckily, they'd finished any tricky steps like double-boiling before she tuned in, so soon all the members wrapped up their dough. The ones dying from exhaustion got the mixer to finish the job.
They portioned the dough into pans, slid them into the preheated oven, and started baking. After a quick cleanup, Park Su-rim faced the camera.
"In about 20 minutes, we'll have delicious genoise sponges ready. Once they're done, we'll show you each of us decorating one. But first... how about some interaction with our Sunlight fans watching the stream?"
The seven members crowded in front of the camera. Their faces crammed the screen, smooshed together.
It was just like those documentary clips of puppies shoving their noses at the lens.
"Whoa, fifteen thousand viewers!"
"No way."
"It's way more than before!"
- Guysㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I love youㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
- Han Tae-hee beauty supremacy
- Oppa, it's my bday today—have Yu-rim wish me happy birthday plsㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
- Yeah, that unmistakable J-so scent even on live lol time to check out Estina
- Eun-youngㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ sing for usㅠㅠㅠㅠ wanna hear Eun-young sing!!!
- Kwang-myeong oppa freestyle rap pls!!!
- Group aegyo would be awesome
- Curious about your heights, guys!
- EverPlanetILoveYou♥EverPlanetILoveYou♥EverPlanetILoveYou♥EverPlanetILoveYou♥EverPlanetILoveYou♥EverPlanetILoveYou♥EverPlanetILoveYou♥
'Wow, total chaos.'
Was it because anyone could join the live, or just 'cause the service was brand new? The comments were a mess of personal requests, spam, and hate mixed together.
Knowing the members saw all this unfiltered made her oddly annoyed.
'Watch what you say.'
Sure enough, a few members' faces seemed to stiffen as they glanced at it.
But leader Park Su-rim kept smiling and started reading comments to chat.
"Oh, a Sunlight's curious about our heights. I'm 183 cm, for the record. Second tallest after Jae-oh."
"How tall's Jae-oh hyung? Over 190?"
"Exactly 190."
"Insane."
Yeah, insane. No wonder he looked massive. The office worker nodded, picturing the towering Lee Jae-oh among the seven.
Next, the others shared theirs: Tae-hee at 180 cm, Teddy at 179 cm, Ha Jae at 177 cm, Kwang-myeong and Eun-young at 175 cm. All above average, at least.
Go Eun-young held her head high proudly.
"Sunlights, just so you know, I'm still growing. Look forward to it."
"At 18, plenty of room to grow."
"She chugs milk these days, Eun-young does."
Big brother Han Tae-hee ruffled her hair fondly, clearly adoring her.
After that, they did some light aegyo and shared funny trainee stories.
Twenty minutes flew by, and the oven beeped done. Park Su-rim, oven mitts on, pulled out the sponges.
Steam rose, revealing perfectly golden genoise.
'Looks delicious.'
Not a single burnt one in sight.
The members gasped, eyes sparkling at their creations.
"Whoa!"
"Smells amazing. Wish we could share this scent with you all, but no smell-sharing tech online yet."
"Looks so good."
"Can we just eat 'em like this?"
"No way, Kim Kwang-myeong. Alright, grab your own sponges."
They each took theirs to the counter.
Up front: whipped cream, chocolate, fresh fruit, jelly, candy—tons of decorating supplies.
Then a voice from behind the camera—the staff filming, probably.
"Time to decorate. You've got 30 minutes total. Use the ingredients freely. After, we'll judge best and worst cake."
"What happens if you get worst?"
"Good question, Eun-young. Best cake gets a prize. Worst gets a scary penalty. So give it your all. Go!"
A timer buzzed, and they dove in, grabbing supplies. The camera panned, capturing every move.
One member stood out, spreading whipped cream with pro-level finesse.
'What? Why's Su-rim so good?'
Hand movements smooth as a pastry chef's.
She sliced the sponge horizontally, layered cream and stacked strawberries—clearly no newbie.
The others marveled at Park Su-rim's skills too.
"Su-rim hyung could've been a huge chef if he'd gone that route."
"Knew he was good at cooking, but baking too? Aren't they totally different?"
Ha Jae, clumsily slathering cream on his sponge, asked. Park Su-rim smiled.
"My dad's got a bakery in Daejeon. If anything, that's more my specialty."
Su-rim's dad runs a bakery in Daejeon.
The office worker filed that away in her mental EverPlanet database.
She wanted to keep watching, but it was time to get off the subway.
She pocketed her phone, kept the audio in her earphones, and headed home.
"Fifteen minutes left. To avoid cake spoilers, we'll close-up on faces from now on."
The occasional voices spurred her steps faster.
Home at last, she changed clothes, boiled ramen for dinner, and fired up the screen.
The decorations were nearly done.
"Five minutes left. Speed it up, everyone."
Hands flew at the camera guy's cue.
Five minutes later, time up—they unveiled their cakes one by one. She watched, slurping ramen.
First: Park Su-rim's. The office worker gasped on sight.
"Su-rim's lost it."
How does an idol make a cake like that? She'd sell it in a bakery, no question.
Flawless whipped cream, topped with seven perfect strawberries and blueberries in harmony.
Zigzag piping right to the edge—pure class.
Fans' comments exploded.
- What?????? Park Su-rim insane?????? Marry me now
- Whoa epic why's Su-rim so good
- ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ cooking guy so sexy
- This... the idol born from Daejeon's Seongsimdang legacy?
The members gawked too.
"Whoa, epic for real."
"Could sell this in a shop."
"Agreed."
Ha Jae, staring silently at Park Su-rim's cake, deadpanned.
"Hyung's 'Su' must stand for slaughterhouse chef. How else is he this good at everything?"
"Slaughterhouse 'Su.'"
"Top dog."
Everyone but Teddy burst out laughing.
Teddy, face full of question marks, asked Ha Jae.
"Jae, what's a slaughterhouse?"
"The Joseon royal kitchen where they prepped the king's meals."
"Oh. So Su-rim hyung's a royal chef?"
"Exactly."
They always do this back-and-forth? Adorable...
Watching the cute same-age duo, her temples twitched upward in a smile.
"Next up, Tae-hee hyung's cake?"
Han Tae-hee's cake came into view.