I Became the Youngest Member of a Top Idol Group

Chapter 68: Sometimes, Not Knowing is the Best Medicine

The leader who would guide Stardust in the future.

It was a position that couldn’t be easily changed once decided, so I had to be careful.

Although we were using the variety content of choosing a leader, at least these seven people were very serious about it.

The leader is really important.

Jin Sehyun, who had been observing for a while, carefully opened his mouth.

“Anyone volunteering for the leader position?”

Swish, swish.

Three hands shot up.

“Siwoo hyung, Junseo hyung, Seongbin hyung?”

“That’s correct.”

They say the emptiest cart makes the most noise.

Cha Seongbin added with a rather serious expression.

“As the oldest hyung line, I couldn’t help but volunteer.”

“Oh, I see.”

“You’re cool, hyung.”

Ah, hahahahaha, why does everyone lose their soul when Seongbin talks?

Sadly, no one is paying attention right now.

Seongbin was in the oldest hyung line…? I really didn’t know that.

Jin Sehyun briefly glanced at Cha Seongbin but didn’t react beyond that.

In fact, no one directly brought it up... but they were probably all thinking the same thing.

‘I can’t leave it to him.’

Stardust led by Cha Seongbin?

I didn’t want to imagine it.

Anyway, as long as it wasn’t Cha Seongbin, it was fine.

Jin Sehyun casually placed his arm on Seohan’s shoulder and asked quietly.

“Seohan, who do you think would be good for the role?”

“Hmm…”

Seohan placed his hand on his chin, deep in thought.

Both of them had been in the same team during their Stardust days, so there were clear advantages and disadvantages.

This was hard.

“It’s like, do you like mom or dad?”

“Oh, right.”

What a perfect comparison.

Seriously, Ha Junseo: mom, Kang Siwoo: dad, it feels like that.

Either one could do a fantastic job. All of my kids are leader material ㅠㅠ

He didn’t specifically name anyone, but the meaning was clear, and everyone understood immediately.

Not a single person.

Except for Cha Seongbin.

“So, am I mom or dad?”

“Huh?”

Cha Seongbin raised his hand and smiled brightly.

Seohan blinked his eyes, a bit flustered.

What was I supposed to say to this?

“Uh... um…”

Cha Seongbin’s question was answered by Seo Haim.

It was a rather straightforward yet innocent remark.

“You’re just a stray cat.”

What the heck hahaha why stray cat hahaha

He’s not even treated like a house cat.

Cha Seongbin’s mysterious stray cat role.

It’s okay, Seongbin, you look like a noble house cat.

But… you’re still not human.

“Why am I a stray cat?”

Cha Seongbin, with a shocked expression, opened his mouth as if to protest, but unfortunately, the result of the vote was cold and decisive.

…

“It's over.”

Kang Siwoo slowly opened his eyes.

What’s this?

“Me?”

Four votes in total.

Kang Siwoo opened his mouth slightly in surprise.

He hadn’t really shown any leadership in Stardust, so he never expected to be elected as leader with such overwhelming support.

He didn’t think he’d win, but strangely, it felt good.

Kang Siwoo shyly smiled and looked at the camera.

“As the leader of Stardust, I’ll show you a good side of myself. Thank you for voting for me.”

“Waaah!”

Clap, clap, clap-

“Congratulations.”

“Wow, it was really a close call. Right?”

“Either of them would have been fine…!”

Kang Siwoo, 4 votes, Ha Junseo, 3 votes, it was a close race for the leader position.

Cha Seongbin, who didn’t know that, scratched his head and muttered.

For some reason, he had an uneasy feeling.

“Don’t tell me... I didn’t get zero votes, right?”

Sometimes, ignorance really is bliss.

Thus, the leader selection wrapped up at the speed Koreans liked.

There was still one more task that Doubles had ordered.

“Now, it’s time to choose the fandom name.”

Jin Sehyun casually called out to Seohan.

“Byori, finish the briefing.”

“…?”

At the same time, fans in the chat exploded.

Hahahahahaha, insane, Sehyun the search king.

Did you already read the comments, hahahaha?

Hahahahahahahahaha, so funny.

With that reaction, Sehyun needs a vision test.

Seohan just froze, seems like he didn’t know he was called.

Byori?

Seohan’s eyes widened in surprise at the sudden attention.

“Me?”

“Yes, you.”

‘Did I get a new nickname?’

He was curious for a moment, but that thought quickly passed. There was no time to care about such things right now.

Well, there must be a reason for calling him that.

Seohan forced himself to continue with the briefing he had memorized.

“Yes, now we need to choose a fandom name. We’ve gathered the ideas from the members and here are four options.”

Why does Seohan continue without questioning? This pure little hamster.

Focused on the task at hand, nothing is getting through.

He’s probably thinking “Is my name Byori now?”

The ideas for the fandom name were actually left to the Stardust members to decide on their own.

Since they weren’t experts in marketing or naming, they had agonized over these ideas for days.

Here were the results:

Dusty

Sparkle

Univi

Stella

When Kang Siwoo showed the options on an iPad to the fans, immediate feedback came rushing in.

Among the four choices, one name stood out in a particular way.

What’s with #2, it’s so cringe.

Doubles’ naming sense is serious.

Wait a second.

Excuse me, did Seongbin come up with Sparkle?

That’s right.

The members’ ideas had clearly been gathered.

“Hmmm. Sparkle~.”

Cha Seongbin hummed a tune while leaning against the wall.

He’s blatantly trying to appeal, huh?

Seriously, did you guys come up with that?

Ahahahaha, Sparkle is such an odd choice, Seongbin.

The fan who had insulted the name by saying, “What’s this, it’s so cringe,” was taken aback.

Sorry, I’ll try to make a 5-line poem out of “What’s this, it’s so cringe.”

If Doubles had come up with the fandom name, I would have roasted it, but it turns out it was our own team.

Looks like Doubles has a free pass now. What the heck.

Jin Sehyun, with his quick reflexes, caught “What’s this, it’s so cringe,” but didn’t bring it up aloud.

It seemed that Cha Seongbin’s unusually high energy was because he was proud of his naming sense.

‘He should just be in charge of arranging songs.’

The heavens are fair, after all, people can’t have all the talents.

Jin Sehyun nodded to himself in agreement.

The rest of the options were relatively normal, though...

Kang Siwoo looked around at the members and asked.

“Who suggested number 1, Dusty?”

“Me… it was me.”

Seo Ian waved his hand shyly.

Number 1, Dusty, was the most recommended fandom name in the current comments.

It was a cute modification of Stardust’s “dust” with a “y” added, but when translated literally, it meant this:

Dust.

Just dust.

The fans of Stardust, who suddenly became dust, quickly flooded the comments.

If Ian likes it, I’ll be dust rolling around in my room.

Dust, hmm, not bad, I guess.

In the next life, I want to be the dust stuck to Seo Ian’s coat.

I’ll be the dust, so will you be the vacuum cleaner?

Monji~~~ so cute~~~

Anyway, the reactions weren’t as bad as expected.

‘If Doubles had named it, it would’ve been roasted.’

Seohan thought to himself as he scrolled through the comment reactions.

“Looks like number 1 and number 3 are the most popular.”

After all, no one was going to choose Sparkle.

Everyone was probably trying to pick something more normal.

The options were narrowing down to either number 1 or number 3.

At that moment, Seo Haim carefully raised his hand.

“Can I say something?”

“Sure, go ahead.”

Seohan nodded without thinking as he turned to look at him.

However, what came out of Seo Haim’s mouth next...

I didn’t expect it to turn into such a revelation.

“We’re just waiting for the fans to vote now, but actually, the company has already decided on number 1. We’re just asking you guys.”

“…!”

“Wait, hold on.”

Seohan turned around in shock, and Jin Sehyun hurriedly threw himself at Seo Haim to shut him up.

“Please just vote for number 1… urgh!”

Insane hahahahaha, rookie’s boldness.

Seo Haim, with that, you might get dragged off after the live ends.

Is this a challenge to Doubles?

Doubles’ mysterious answer-preference behavior hahahahaha.

Seo Haim, ignoring all that, patted Seo Ian’s back and gave a thumbs up.

“Hyung, let’s nail it down quickly!”

“Uh, how?”

“Goodbye, Dustys~!”

“Goodbye, Dustys!”

With that, the fandom name was decided.

“Quickly, let’s wrap this up!”

Seo Haim is insane hahahahaha.

ChocoHaim is gone!!!!

If Doubles catches him, he’s done for.

Rushing out of the practice room, Seo Haim quickly ended the first live broadcast.

We successfully finished the hot first live.

I didn’t even notice how an hour passed by, but my cheeks were burning.

My shoulders were tight, so I must have been more nervous than I realized.

“Did I make any mistakes?”

“Except for a bit of a squeak, it was fine.”

“…Did I squeak?”

“Maybe like a robot that hasn’t been greased properly?”

I was somewhat shocked by Ha Junseo’s comment.

If he said it was bad enough to mention... it must have been serious, right?

Well, as long as I didn’t make any big mistakes.

“Eh, we’ll do better next time.”

Life’s like a second round, and I’ll definitely do better than today by the second try.

The real big mistake wasn’t mine, it was Seo Haim’s.

“I’m confident that if Haim falls into water, he’ll float by his mouth.”

“Aren’t you afraid the manager will scold you?”

“The Dustys voted for number 1, so he’s in a good mood now.”

Anyway, Doubles is really something.

“If that’s the case, why didn’t they just suggest one option...”

I let out a half-laugh as I walked back to the dorm.

My phone in my pocket buzzed loudly.

I pulled out the phone and checked the caller.

“Huh?”

The name displayed on the top of my phone was:

[Lee Dokyung]

A name of someone a bit interesting.

The quiet hum of the phone suddenly cut off.

It looked like he had called a few times earlier during the live, with three missed calls showing up.

“What’s this guy doing?”

Why was he calling?

Did he think I was purposely not answering?

He even left a message.

I’m not messing around, but please pick up when you have time.

“Hah.”

I swallowed a chuckle and shook my head.

This guy knows exactly what kind of image he has.

Given who he is, it was awkward to answer the phone in front of the members.

I smiled at Ha Junseo and opened my mouth.

“I’ll be right back. I need to go somewhere for a moment.”