CHAPTER 59

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I just can’t believe the screen that Lee Ji-woo showed me, trembling as I asked.

“W-what the heck happened…? In just 6 hours, a ranking surge… Does this even make sense…?”

“I couldn’t believe it either at first… But look at this.”

On the screen that Lee Ji-woo showed me, there was a post on a community bulletin board.

[Title: So is the individual fan cam view count ranked 1 now?]

[Author: Ye-rin Su-ho]

[Since yesterday’s broadcast, Yoo Seol fans have been throwing a fit claiming she was number one, but in the end, Ha Ye-rin’s the one with the individual fan cam view count at the top~ Yup~ And Ye-rin’s definitely first in the ranking announcement, and Na Ah Ah will win with Ye-rin~ Ah lol I’ve been streaming Ye-rin’s fan cam nonstop since midnight after learning how to do it on a female community site; try breaking through if you can!]

Streaming nonstop.

No way, I thought, I’m just a trainee who hasn’t even debuted or released an album, and there’s already someone streaming for me.

Even more so…

“Wait, isn’t this a male community?”

“Yeah.”

…It’s a male fan, not a female fan.

Usually, it’s the female fans who are overwhelmingly supportive while streaming, but this post definitely looked like it was written by a guy.

“Not just here, the female community is going crazy too. Ye-rin, your fans and Yoo Seol’s fandom fought all night! Look, Yoo Seol is getting a ton of views on her YouTube fan cam too.”

When fans with opposing views battle, both sides typically suffer, but that wasn’t the case with me and Yoo Seol.

The pride battle between fans translated into increased views for both our YouTube individual fan cams.

Of course…

[My Idol Academia First Team Competition (Thank you very much) – JJ Entertainment Yoo Seol (Solo Fan Cam)]

[Views: 498,154 – 6 hours ago]

[Trending Videos: 3rd]

…If I had to pick who really won, it was me.

My individual fan cam views were 570,000, while Yoo Seol’s were 490,000.

“Ye-rin…, I couldn’t sleep at all after the shock this morning. I’ve never seen someone go viral on YouTube like this around me…!”

“……”

Of course, it was my first time too.

In my daze, not knowing how to react, Lee Ji-woo tightened her grip on my hand and said.

“…Ye-rin, if Na Ah Ah wins, can you mention my name in your acceptance speech?”

Pffft.

She probably said it half-joking, but her expression was somewhat serious.

Her look… and seeing my individual fan cam view count made me think that maybe winning wasn’t just a dream.

At that moment, a title of a post caught my eye.

[After all, the winner is Ha Ye-rin.]

The program wasn’t even halfway through.

Yet that arrogant post had an absurd number of likes and comments as if it had already declared victory.

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