Chapter 63…
“Alright, let me introduce them. Jihan. These are the friends I carefully handpicked for you.”
[LOL]
[‘Carefully handpicked friends,’ hahaha]
[Is this for real?]
[They’re kinda defective though]
[At least their faces are okay, right?]
[Yeah, gotta admit the faces]
[But their stats and scores are a joke]
[I’m telling you, Jihan’s the weird one here]
[Whatever, they’re still debuting—cheers!]
With Lee Piljae’s introduction, the chat went wild.
“They’re my masterpiece—the Heart Boys.”
Heart Boys.
The most basic idol group in Rhythm Poten.
Later on, you could earn points and recruit new members to build your own custom lineup, but for now, Jihan had no choice but to debut with the default group provided.
And “default group” meant…
“Pleased to meet you.”
First, the rebellious one.
His name: Ryu Siwoo.
His lips were jutted out like he clearly wasn’t happy about this newcomer, Jihan.
In fact, his other stats were decent, but for some reason, his teamwork stat was abysmally low.
“…I-I’m looking forward to working with you too.”
Next was Lee Eunhyuk.
This guy was all-in on vocals, but his personality wasn’t great either—though in a different way from Siwoo.
“……”
He was painfully timid.
Even while introducing himself, he couldn’t meet Jihan’s eyes, fidgeting awkwardly.
Naturally, his dance and variety-show potential were rock bottom.
And then came…
A perfect build, broad shoulders.
His muscles were well-defined enough to be impressive, but—
“Let us work together, you foolish mortals.”
His speech was completely off.
It was Jihan’s first time meeting someone who actually talked like that, leaving him visibly thrown off.
[Oh my god, peak chuunibyou]
[That’s some serious personality]
[Imagine him dancing the “Dark Flame Dragon” routine, lmao]
[Jihan, dude, you’re screwed]
Yep—this one was completely immersed in his chuunibyou phase.
Yoo Taeho. Blank-faced, bangs covering one eye.
Yet, his dance stat was maxed out. Truly a bizarre mix.
And finally—
“Nice to meet you. Don’t fall for me too hard.”
With a wink.
His face was handsome enough to put other good-looking idols to shame.
[LOL]
[This one’s the real liability]
Blonde hair, tanned skin, a cocky expression. His name—
“I’m Geum Taehyuk. Good to meet you.”
[Hahaha, Geum Taeyang]
[Wait, what’s his trait?]
[Oh crap, it’s actually “womanizer”?? LOL]
The group’s “visual.”
Geum Taehyuk—whose very look screamed “guy who steals girlfriends.”
So, in short—four total disasters.
[Where exactly are these “handpicked” kids, huh? LOL]
[Piljae said it’s his masterpiece]
[Default members get random traits, but Jihan’s lineup is cursed-level bad]
[Should we reroll?]
[Yeah, this one deserves a reroll]
[Keep rerolling until we get permission to deploy LOL]
The viewers could already see Jihan’s suffering ahead, so they pushed for restarting the tutorial until better members showed up.
But Jihan simply said:
“Let’s work well together, everyone.”
He ignored the chat’s concerns—not maliciously, but lightly.
[Why does Jihan look so happy though?]
[Yeah, he looks like he’s enjoying this way too much]
To him, this moment was just… fun.
[Nooo, Jihan, don’t do this]
[Reroll while you can, or the stream might flop!]
[Actually, imagine debuting with these guys—could be even funnier]
[Mods, ban anyone spamming “reroll,” lmao]
The chat buzzed with excitement, some pushing boundaries, others self-regulating.
“Heart Boys, huh.”
And so, Lee Piljae’s so-called masterpiece—Heart Boys—was about to be born.
Rhythm Poten was just beginning.
The game was about building friendships and skills with your idols, and eventually creating a fanbase.
It wasn’t just a rhythm game—it had simulation elements too, letting you use points to boost various stats.
And for those points, Jihan…
“Come on, push a little harder, Jihan! You’re doing great!”
…was carrying a log by himself.
“Perfect dance lines! You’re amazing!”
“Tch. What’s so perfect about that?”
Ryu Siwoo only looked on jealously, refusing to join practice.
“…I-I think Jihan’s doing well.”
Eunhyuk tried moving his body too—but he was laughably bad.
“Heh. At last, a fated rival worthy of me has appeared.”
Meanwhile, Taeho just laughed to himself like a quiet cheetah.
Honestly, in the real idol industry, this project would’ve been scrapped already.
That was Heart Boys.
[Hey, aren’t they one member short?]
[LOL, did Taehyuk run off to chase girls?]
[Wouldn’t be surprising]
[LMAO this is an outsider team, like in sports dramas]
[No, they’re “non-human” level outsiders]
[Yeah, not human at all LOL]
But Jihan didn’t despair.
He focused only on training, pouring sweat into every move.
[Okay but Jihan really is handsome]
[Problem is…]
[The song]
[Yeah, that song is the problem]
🎵 Chewing, chewing, in your heart baby—
Poke, poke my heart (poke poke)—
Into your heart, arrow arrow— 🎵
That was the problem.
Though real idol composers had made songs for the game, with lyrics this cheap yet addictively catchy, no one could tell if it was heaven’s song or hell’s song.
From the viewers’ perspective, though, it was hilarious.
[JIHAN!!! When YOU dance it’s heaven’s song!!!]
[He’s so handsome! Even fairer than milk!!!]
[Our Jihan’s the best!!!]
[Chewing Chewing!!]
[Baby!!]
[Poke poke!!]
[Arrow arrow!!]
The chat doubled the hype with their loud chants.
Meanwhile, Jihan—focused on singing—didn’t even see the madness.
[We need to clip this]
[Editor, are you recording this properly?]
[LMAO can’t wait to see the edited upload]
[Post the full VOD replay too!]
[This is gold, no matter what]
After all, who wouldn’t love watching their streamer dancing cutely to silly lyrics, throwing heart signs?
[But why is Jihan the only one carrying the log?]
[Yeah, why aren’t the others helping?]
[Hey, Eunhyuk is trying]
[Anyone here who’s played Rhythm Poten—are they always like this?]
[Yeah, early on they’re uncooperative]
[You have to unlock their cooperation by progressing their stories]
[Jihan’s just weird—dude’s way too passionate]
[He just genuinely loves singing and dancing]
[He even practiced on his own LOL]
[Well… if it makes him happy, we’re happy too]
[But if this keeps up, the others will get even less cooperative]
As the chat predicted, Ryu Siwoo eventually snapped.
“Why does the manager only care about this outsider?”
BAM!
He stormed out of the practice room, slamming the door.
Piljae froze, staring blankly at the door.
[What the hell, so rude]
[Complaining when he doesn’t even practice himself? cringe]
[Can we just ditch him?]
The chat exploded in disgust.
It was pure bratty behavior—claiming only rights without responsibility.
[But Siwoo’s not usually like this…]
[Yes he is, lol—he’s a bundle of inferiority complex]
[He just needs to be coddled constantly]
[But that’s not Jihan’s fault]
[True, but still… sigh. Feels like he’s getting unfairly hated on]
At that moment—
“I’ll go bring him back…!”
Jihan dashed out without hesitation.
[Wait, what??? He’s actually going after him]
[Is he an angel??]
[Jihan, are you secretly an angel?]
[We can’t see your wings because you’re sparing our eyes…]
[He’s a saint! Our Saint Jihan!]
[No no, he’s going to beat him up]
[Please, Demon Lord, smite him!]
Ignoring the chat’s noise, Jihan ran down the hall and caught up to Ryu Siwoo.
That was always Jihan’s way.
Even in Zombress, he was known for turning “useless” NPCs into vital allies—treating them like real people.
“Siwoo!”
Siwoo turned around—eyes red.
Despite all his attitude, he was just a twenty-year-old trainee, tears running down his face.
“W-Why are you calling me! You’re just some outsider!”
He acted prickly. The kind of attitude that begged to be disliked.
But Jihan approached anyway.
Siwoo flinched, like a wary hedgehog showing his spines.
Jihan ignored the barbs, and with a gentle smile, said—
“Siwoo, uh… you forgot your shoes. You should take them.”
Pure consideration.
But that pure kindness could sometimes feel like the cruelest blow.
And Jihan, once again, proved he could utterly crush someone… with kindness.
[LOOOOOOL]
[WHAT A DEMON]
[Jihan isn’t human! He’s a monster!]
[So ruthless hahahaha]
The chat erupted.
Siwoo’s face flushed beet red, overwhelmed.
Only Jihan tilted his head innocently, as if he couldn’t understand what he’d done wrong.
[Why’s Siwoo going back to practice though?]
[Did his pride just get shattered?]
[LMAO effectiveness confirmed]
[Whatever the reason, good job, Jihan]
And thus—Heart Boys’ awakening began.
In the most absurd way possible.
