Chapter 91
Chapter 91
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 91
Chapter Title: Y App Live Launch (3)
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The moment the cake made by Han Tae-hee appeared on screen, the office worker accidentally spat out the ramen she had been slurping without thinking.
She stared blankly at the screen and muttered.
"Is that…… a cake?"
Indeed, the result of Han Tae-hee's best efforts was……
"Tae-hee hyung. What on earth was your intention in making…… something like this?"
"I tried to create a sun symbolizing all of our Sunlights."
"This is…… the sun?"
It had such a bizarre appearance that it was hard to grasp the intended design.
Long, thin snacks were embedded regularly around the edge of the round cake, and on top were thickly slathered whipped cream and chocolate streaked on in lines like mayonnaise.
And as the finishing touch, red candy-coated chocolate balls arranged to form eyes, nose, and mouth! It was truly an uncanny valley.
"Of course, unavoidable accidents happened during the process,"
"Unavoidable accidents?"
"This isn't something you can brush off as an unavoidable accident. This is a disaster for the cake world, hyung."
The other members, including Kim Kwang-myeong, latched onto Han Tae-hee's words, but Han Tae-hee continued confidently.
"Yes, due to unavoidable accidents, the final product is regrettably imperfect, but at least it's filled to the brim with my love and sincerity for the Sunlights. Please believe me."
Then, she picked up what she had made and smiled angelically at the camera.
To think that angelic face produced such a horrific cake…… It was truly unbelievable.
Meanwhile, the real-time comments were blazing like fire, but for a different reason than before.
- LMAOOOOO Han Tae-hee has lost itㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- I was drinking juice and spat it out seeing thatㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
- ㅋㅋ Even that sloppy look is cute, as expected of my husband♥
- ㅋㅋ Can't sing, can't dance, can't bake—what can he do?
- Ughhh, killer. A guy making a cake like that with that face is moeㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- Han Tae-hee, the man bringing disaster to the cake worldㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The comments were filled with cheerful laughter.
There were occasional malicious comments, but they were quickly swept away by the flood of positive ones. At least that was fortunate.
The other members' cakes were revealed one by one.
Go Eun-young, Kim Kwang-myeong, and Teddy's cakes were coated in whipped cream and decorated with various snacks and jellies.
The whipped cream was slathered on thickly overall, and the decorations were a bit messy, which were minor flaws, but for friends with zero baking experience, they were decent results.
On the other hand, Ha Jae's cake boasted surprisingly high quality.
"Oh, Jae made this pretty well?"
"Yeah. Is this a cat?"
"Yes. I embedded sandwich cookies like this to make the ears. The eyes and nose are candy-coated chocolates."
The whipped cream was applied neatly enough, with black sandwich cookies for the ears, and the face decorated with various snacks.
It was an adorable cake reminiscent of a Siamese cat.
At the bottom of the cake, some writing was inscribed.
'EverPlanet ♥ SUNLIGHT'.
The words written in chocolate pen moved the fans, including the office worker, deeply.
- Wait, is that a self-portrait... no, a self-cake?
- Ha Jae it's a cat not a lion anyway it's a cat
- ㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ EverPlanet heart Sunlight too touching,,, I love you Jae ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
- Ha Jae cute Ha Jae cute Ha Jae cute Ha Jae cute Ha Jae cute Ha Jae cute
In the meantime, the members subtly compared Han Tae-hee's cake and Ha Jae's cake.
"Same candy-coated chocolates, but how is the difference this big……."
"Hyung, the red ones were probably a bad choice."
"Yeah. I should've gone with blue. I went red just because it's the sun."
Han Tae-hee burst out laughing and scooped some whipped cream from her cake with a fork to eat it.
Finally, only J-O's cake remained.
J-O's cake…… was once again an inscrutable design whose intent was unknowable, just like the sandcastle from the vlog they filmed in Busan last time.
A cake half-covered in chocolate, half in whipped cream. Seven stick snacks were inserted at angles, meeting in the center, with whipped cream applied at the peak to hold them together.
And inside that, seven bear jellies stood upright. It was like they were imprisoned.
"I wanted to eat both chocolate cake and whipped cream cake at the same time."
"So half chocolate, half whipped cream?"
"Yes."
As J-O answered curtly, the members fired questions one after another.
"Then what are those prison-like stick snacks?"
"And the seven bear jellies standing inside?"
"It's EverPlanet trapped in a prison made of love from the Sunlights. We can't escape."
The moment they heard J-O's serious explanation without a hint of joking, laughter exploded from the members' mouths.
"Ah…… why isJae-ohso funny?"
"I really can't figure you out sometimes,Jae-ohhyung."
"Me too, Kwang-myeong."
"Very symbolic,Jae-ohhyung. Truly a literary cake."
Only Ha Jae nodded seriously, seemingly empathizing with J-O's intent.
The fans poured out reactions toward J-O's cake, which was complex but highly polished.
- ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Unpredictable Jae-oㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- J-O is hands down the funniest in EverPlanet
- And Ha Jae empathizing in the middle whatㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- But damn I can't take my eyes off Jae-o's muscles... am I abnormal?
With all the members' decorated cakes revealed, now it was time to vote for best cake and worst cake.
The voting was done by closing eyes and pointing fingers.
Under the cameraman's guidance, after two rounds of voting, the members opened their eyes again.
"Okay, time to announce the results. Best cake first."
"Well…… the result is obvious, isn't it."
"If you have eyes, it's a given."
"The best cake is…… Su-rim! Excluding Su-rim's own vote, it's a unanimous best cake selection."
When her name was called, Park Su-rim scratched her head shyly, greeted the members, and bowed to the camera.
The real-time comments were flooded with clapping emojis.
The office worker also kept sending clapping emojis while slurping her ramen broth.
"And now for the worst cake announcement."
"This one's obvious too, right."
"If you have eyes, it's a given."
"The worst cake is…… Tae-hee! For Tae-hee's honor, we won't announce how many votes she got."
"Isn't being selected as worst cake already dishonorable?"
Kim Kwang-myeong asked, but Han Tae-hee brazenly lifted her head.
"If you're not gonna be number one up front, better be number one at the back. I'm proud."
"Tae-hee hyung is amazing in his own way."
"Agreed."
I agree too. The office worker nodded unconsciously as she placed her empty ramen bowl in the sink.
By the way, doesn't the worst cake winner have to wear a penalty outfit? I wonder what it is.
Right on cue, the cameraman explained the penalty outfit.
"You can check Tae-hee's penalty outfit on the visible radio live broadcast scheduled in a few days. Please refer to the official fan cafe for details."
"Uuu. But making me wear a penalty outfit in public? That's too cruel. Too muchhh."
Han Tae-hee whined dramatically, stretching out her words, but it fell on deaf ears.
Looks like I'll have to watch the visible radio live too. I'm too curious.
After selecting best and worst cakes, the members divided up their cakes, ate them, and had some light chat.
They read Sunlight comments and responded, or just gossiped among themselves……
Thinking that this was happening live right now gave her an overwhelming feeling.
'Idol fandom has its own charm, huh.'
Having only liked ballad singers her whole life, she felt like she was stepping into a new world.
* * *
After about two and a half hours of live broadcast, we gave our final greetings to the Sunlights and ended the stream.
The moment it ended, Teddy stretched and shouted.
"It's over!"
"Hyung-woon hyung, good work."
"You all did great too."
The one who had been manning the camera for the full two and a half hours was none other than our manager, Han Hyung-woon.
We considered hiring a separate cameraman, but he volunteered after we offered extra pay.
I didn't know manager hyung was so good at filming.
Sensible close-ups when needed, angle adjustments—clearly the work of someone experienced.
"Hyung, you film really well."
"I was in a photography club in college."
That makes sense. Photography club gets a pass. I nodded.
Meanwhile, the members were chattering among themselves, finishing off the cakes.
"Ah, but Su-rim hyung's cake is seriously delicious. Su-rim hyung, can you make one more?"
"No. You'll gain weight."
"Hing."
"But Tae-hee hyung's cake was surprisingly tasty too."
"That's because it's full of love and sincerity."
Cute bunch. I couldn't hide my smile watching them.
While the others devoured the cakes, I checked the Y App.
To see how today's broadcast did.
'25,000 viewers, and 1 million stars.'
Not bad for a first try.
No wonder the real-time comments were scrolling nicely. I smiled in satisfaction.
Of course, it was less than Your M's 300,000 or S-T's 100,000.
'Still, today's live was pretty fun.'
Content utilizing Park Su-rim's exceptional cooking skills.
The members enjoyed participating, and the Sunlights seemed to enjoy watching. And above all……
'Our first live interaction with the Sunlights.'
In that sense, it was truly meaningful time.
Then, as expected, the system notification appeared before my eyes.
[You have completed your first Y App live broadcast. EverPlanet's fame increases.]
[You have acquired experience points.]
[To commemorate this special experience, you have acquired a special reward, 'Lucky Four-Leaf Clover.']
Not bad, system. Finally doing something nice after so long?
I smiled happily and pretended to pat the air lightly.
Anyway, our first Y App live ended successfully.
* * *
A few days later, we boarded the van for a morning radio schedule.
Laughter kept bursting from the members' mouths the whole way to the station.
"Stop laughing."
"……Kik."
"Pfft."
"I said stop laughing."
The source of the laughter was Han Tae-hee—no, more precisely, the clothes Han Tae-hee was wearing.
The penalty outfit she had to wear because of the live. It was none other than……