Because the video Kim Suhyun (Miro) uploaded had a noticeably different vibe from the other contestants', reactions were sharply divided.
That was to be expected. Unlike the others, he uploaded a full song cover, which definitely stood out—but that also made more people look at him negatively.
[Miro ← if this bitch is just the undisputed #1 singer, upvote lol]
(Miro's singing video uploaded to The Six channel)
Who said he can't sing?
Holy shit lol, he could straight-up beat half the contestants. lol
It's not that good Huh? Miro sang this?
ㄴ Yeah
ㄴ People on the gallery were roasting him saying he sucks
ㄴ Yeah yeah lol how much mixing did they do?
ㄴ They said there was no mixing Yeah right, he can't do that live~
[Why is Miro acting so cocky?]
Fuck lol, Anna and Roa only uploaded highlight edits—who does this guy think he is, uploading a full song? lol
Why are you so salty?
ㄴ Just ignore him This guy's a hardcore otaku who watches Anna and Roa streams lol
ㄴ Miro does the same thing but suddenly you're drawing lines lol
[Miro ← if he's lovable, upvote]
(Video description on The Six channel)
Imagine Miro tearing up after viewers roasted his singing and immediately signing up for vocal lessons to practice—if that's adorable, upvote lol
Isn't going to vocal lessons obvious if you can't sing? Kya lololol The Great Emperor Miro
[Miro's voice is actually kind of broken (OP)]
Heard it for the first time yesterday and I've been replaying it nonstop
Hmm… is it really that good?
ㄴ I listen to a lot of covers, and yeah, he's definitely different Just listen to the original song then? I work in music, and it's good, yeah
The community burned up again like that.
But once Miro's 4th audition video went up, he didn't stream for two days, and the hype quietly died down.
Two days after uploading the 4th audition video.
I turned on my stream because they said the results would be announced today.
[King of Singers Miro – Audition Results Live Commentary]
The audition process and results announcement felt a bit rushed, but given how fast topics change in internet streaming culture, it couldn't really be helped.
Since it had been a while since I last streamed, viewers quickly started filling the chat.
Hi He's here, goat Why so late What were you doing while gone? "King of Singers" my ass
"Alright, good to see you all. It's been a while, right? Did you rest well? I took a break too."
From what? What did you even do?
"What did I do? Sigh… didn't you watch my singing video on The Six channel?"
You sang well, yeah I watched it What does that have to do with anything?
"Do you have any idea how much I practiced just to do that?"
[ㅇㅇ donated 1,000 won!]
Honestly, if I say it's just mixing carry, will I get banned?
Huh What Ah—
Mixing?
So you're saying I edited the song with machines?
Mixing itself isn't a bad thing. But using that to downplay my skills? That's unforgivable.
"Ha, I didn't do any mixing, okay? That was just my raw skill."
Oh, sure lol If you sang that well you'd have done a singing stream—was about to say that lol Respect, you sing well
I'd barely been live for a few minutes and the viewers were already poking at me again, and my blood started to boil.
Where did all the people praising me in the community go?
"Anyway, today's the day they announce the final winner of the Celestial Project. You all voted for me, right?"
Huh? Yeah (while voting for Anna) This person's name is Roa, right? Yup, I voted~ (This comment is private.)
"Man, why is everyone so mean today?"
I clicked my tongue and talked about what I'd been up to during my break.
"While I was off, I watched movies and anime."
What movie did you watch? Oshi no Ko was fun
"For movies, I just picked whatever was trending on OTT platforms. Oshi no Ko? Yeah, that one was definitely good."
Only the first episode was out, but it left the strongest impression out of all the anime I'd watched recently.
"The song's good too, right?"
I'd heard the opening song for that anime was a huge hit right now.
Isn't that just some hardcore otaku anime? Weren't you the one who said you didn't like that stuff?
Did I say that? I honestly couldn't remember, so I decided to just gloss over it.
"Ah, this one's different. Anyway, the movie I watched was…"
I went on listing and explaining all the movies I'd watched on OTT during my break, and before I knew it, time flew by. Then The Six's official channel went live.
[Celestial Project — The End of the Journey! Who Will Claim the Glory…]
"Just look at that title…"
LOL Sounds like something a department head came up with You're one to talk
"I meant it as a compliment, okay?"
I quickly corrected myself and tuned into the broadcast. A 3D map appeared on screen.
On a massive display, a male host with a 3D avatar moved around energetically, continuing his explanation.
[Now, let's briefly go over the journey of the Celestial Project so far…]
When footage from the first audition appeared on the big screen, I quietly closed the stream and switched screens.
?? What? You're not doing commentary?
"Ah~ it's kind of embarrassing… tell me when they get to the final announcement."
From the looks of it, they were going to run through all the contestants' activities from the first round onward, and I wasn't quite ready to face my past self.
"Wanna play a game instead?"
Saying that, I launched League of Legends.
The account was a brand-new one I made yesterday just for streaming.
??? This is a watch-along stream and you're not watching? This is just ridiculous now Finally, he's playing games
I hadn't played a single game during the entire audition period, so the viewers were surprised when I launched one.
"Yeah, I'll just do a bot match."
[JanginMiro donated 10,000 won!]
Wait, you're really playing LoL during the final results announcement stream?
"Thanks for the 10,000 won. It's not coming out right away anyway. One bot match should be perfect timing."
? Why a bot match Bot games are a bit… K
"I'm level 7 on this account. I made it yesterday."
As I said that, I hid the screen and logged in. After the loading screen passed, the basic game UI appeared, showing my nickname and level.
[KingSingerMiro (7)]
Stuck on the 'King Singer' thing again? Is this your first time playing LoL? Just play normal games
"My main account is separate. I'm leveling this one for stream use. Normal games take too long."
Then level it off-stream, why do it on stream, damn What tier is your main?
"Tier? I'm… decent enough to pass as human."
That means Silver lol I also pass as human (Iron 2)
"Ah, yeah~"
I'm not like those people.
I'm someone with a tier that puts me in the top 3%.
And lately I've even been on a win streak, so if things go well, I might climb even higher.
I queued up for a game, and since it was a bot match, I casually picked the newly released champion and started playing.
"These skills are hard."
Why are you going mid with a support champ? Wow, bots are kinda cracked these days Why are the bots so good?
"Wait a second."
While I was struggling against the relatively strong AI bots—
Hey hey, it's starting Hurry up and come back What are you doing?
[MunbangguJiugeumDodukMiro donated 1,000 won!]
Now is NOT the time to be gaming
"Huh?"
It's already starting?
The game time isn't even past 10 minutes yet.
"We won't lose even if I'm not there, right?"
Yeah yeah yeah It's a bot game, how would you lose? Just hurry back
Caught off guard by how fast things were moving, I hurriedly closed the game window. When I re-entered the live broadcast, it looked like they were already in the middle of picking the winners.
That made sense—on the large screen floating above the host's head, a cute brown-haired female avatar wearing a bread-shaped hat was smiling.
[And with that, we've finished interviewing our first successful candidate, Anna! Now let's introduce the next winner!]
They'd already finished introducing Anna, the first finalist, and were moving on to the second.
"Whew… that was close. It would've been awkward if I were the first one, right?"
LOL Don't even dream ㅋㅋ At best you're fourth or fifth
They all typed that in chat, but deep down, they probably wanted me to pass.
…Probably.
[Alright, then the second winner is—! Roa! Congratulations!]
As the host shouted, a character with glossy sky-blue hair appeared on screen, and I clapped.
"She's the one who sings K-pop really well, right?"
Oh, you know her? You watch the other contestants' streams? You actually know this?
"I watch other people's streams pretty often."
For real? Shouldn't you be streaming instead of watching?
"Hey now, that's studying. There's a lot to learn from the other contestants."
What are you even learning?? Don't you know you're supposed to apply what you learn?
"If I copy them exactly, that's plagiarism. I'll rearrange it and use it."
Chatting casually with viewers, I kept watching as the winners were announced one by one.
[And the next winner is…! Mile!]
But even after the third—
[The fourth winner is… drumroll please… congratulations! Maho!]
Even after the fourth, my name still wasn't called.
At this point, I started to feel uneasy.
"Huh? Ah…"
You were so confident, but now you're nervous, huh? LMAOOOO Should we just go back to LoL? The game's probably still going
"Hey, you guys—if it looks like I'm about to get eliminated, is this really funny?"
Hmm… I wouldn't pick you either It's a shame, though…
These guys… don't tell me they actually don't like me?
No… if that were true, they wouldn't even be watching my stream.
[Well… we've finally reached this point…]
Whether I was anxious or not, time kept moving, and soon it was time to announce the fifth winner.
'They said they were picking five people…'
Which meant if I wasn't chosen here, I'd be eliminated.
It wouldn't be soul-crushing to fail the audition—but it would be a lie to say it didn't sting.
After all, passing or failing would put us on completely different starting lines for future streaming activities.
Feeling my heart pound, I politely clasped my hands together.
[Ah… we've finally made it here. Now! Let me introduce the fifth successful candidate! This person is really fun.]
As the host said that, a black silhouette appeared on screen.
[Congratulations! The fifth winner is Haru!]
At the same time, a character of a girl with white hair and red eyes appeared.
"Ah, fuck… I didn't get picked…"
Without thinking, I let the thought in my head slip out of my mouth.
Ah… Tsk… Hmm… There's still a sixth one left Feels like that was the last one though…
Despite my swearing, the chat fell silent.
[JanginMiro donated 10,000 won!]
It's not over until it's over
Seeing the donation message pop up, I nodded.
"Right~ there's still a sixth one left, isn't there?"
Saying that, I watched the fifth winner's acceptance speech.
As I applauded the girl, who was nearly in tears as she thanked everyone over and over, my eyes flicked toward the game icon I'd minimized earlier.
Was the match still going?
For a moment, I considered jumping back in and finishing the bot game—but as a participant in the audition, I thought it would only be polite to listen to the other contestant's full acceptance speech.
After Haru finished speaking, the host stepped forward again.
[Alright! We've now introduced our fifth successful candidate. And now, it's time to reveal the final winner!]
Final?
There was still one left?
Contrary to what the staff had said about picking five people, the host announced a sixth winner. At the same time, a familiar silhouette appeared on the big screen.
[Congratulations! The final winner is—Miro!]
When the pink-haired avatar was revealed, I clenched my fist and cheered.