I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"I've been learning instruments recently in preparation for my new single, 'Give me five,' so we've been spending a lot of time together. I'll make arrangements for that soon."

“Alright, then it’s up to you, Sakura.” Risa Amagai smiled.

Afterwards, Naoki Sakurako said goodbye to Amagai Risa and left.

As she walked down the corridor, her smile deepened.

"It's a perfectly legitimate opportunity to prank someone, but who should I get to play the guy? And I have to act as if I don't know the other person is a guy, because in the script I think the other person is a girl, so there's no problem with me groping their breasts, right? As for the lines... something like 'Why are their breasts smaller than Gohe'? That sounds pretty good."

"But who should we find to play the male role? Nana-chan won't do, everyone knows her. Even if she's wearing makeup, people might still recognize her. It would be best to find someone that people don't know much about. So, we guess we can only choose from this year's graduate students?"

……

The place where Miyamoto Sei, Nagasu Miyu, and Komatsu Mika are located is the Kaidou Nursing Home in Tokyo. As the anime series begins production, the promotional work for the three of them has finally started.

It's just that their performance venue, which is part of Stardust Girl's activities, isn't some big stage, but rather a nursing home with dozens of elderly people.

"Young ladies, what are you doing here?"

The hunched-over old man asked Miyamoto and the others.

He looked to be at least eighty years old, with white hair and wrinkled skin.

"We're an idol group called Stardust Girl, and we're here to perform, grandpa!"

"An idol?" The old man looked puzzled, while another old man next to him laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "You know, the kind who sings and dances. You should pay attention to new things too!"

"Oh, oh, oh, singing and dancing, aren't those geisha and maiko? Now they're called idols?" the white-haired old man said, looking as if he had just realized something.

The old man standing nearby laughed at Miyamoto and the others, "Never mind him. He doesn't know much about new things, and idols aren't exactly new anymore. Just treat him like an old fogey!"

"It's alright, it's alright. The skills required for geisha are very high, and we're not that skilled yet," Miyamoto quickly said.

“Yes, that’s very difficult. We’ll feel embarrassed if Grandpa says that,” said Miyu Nagasu.

Although Mika Komatsu didn't say anything, she waited on the side. Although she was supposed to perform, for some reason she ended up chatting with the elderly people there.

"Girls, you're from SKR, right?"

“Yes, our Stardust Girl belongs to SKR.” Miyamoto nodded, while the old man who seemed to know a lot about idol groups immediately shouted happily, “Then will it be endlessly replayed?”

"Will do!"

"Let's play an endless replay!"

"Yeah, let's play an endless replay!"

The elderly people below also started shouting one by one. Seeing them demanding a performance of "Endless Reruns" centered by Naoki Sakurako, Miyamoto Sei and Komatsu Mika exchanged glances.

"Are we here to promote our new song?" Mika Komatsu asked softly.

“But… this is what the fans are asking for, right?” Miyu Nagasu also expressed her thoughts.

"We're not exactly fans yet, this is our first time here."

After thinking for a moment, Miyamoto said, "Let's just keep replaying it. We'll sing whatever they like. After all, the purpose of our performance is to make them happy."

Mika Komatsu nodded: "Okay, then let's do it your way."

So, it wasn't a new song belonging to the three members, but rather SKR's song "Endless Replay" that began to resonate throughout the nursing home.

As the endless replay began, Miyamoto raised his hand and shouted out that classic cry in rhythm with the music.

"One, Two, Three, Four!"

The rousing music and the trio's singing blended together, and the elderly people in the nursing home watched their performance. Not only them, but also the nursing home staff were watching the show.

"That's amazing! They're all my granddaughters by now, and they dance so well!"

"Maybe he could be your granddaughter's child!"

"Ah, I'm reminded of my late wife. She was just as good at singing and dancing."

"Didn't you say last time that your wife was a great novelist? How come she can sing and dance now?"

Clearly, the performance by Miyamoto and his two companions was well-received. At the old man's request, the trio performed more than ten songs before the performance came to an end.

The young dean, who was in his early twenties, almost bowed to the group with great excitement.

"Thank you so much! The price was so low, and the performance was so good. It was definitely the right decision to have you perform. I'm sure everyone in the nursing home will be very relaxed now!"

"No, no, no, we are very grateful to have given us this opportunity to perform."

Miyamoto quickly said that Stardust Girl doesn't have much fame, not even as much as Team Graduates, so it's really rare for them to get this performance opportunity.

After saying goodbye, the three of them walked slowly down the street, watching the people coming and going, thinking about the people in the nursing home. Miyamoto suddenly smiled.

"Why are you suddenly laughing?" Mika Komatsu looked at Miyamoto Sei with a puzzled expression. She even reached out and touched Miyamoto Sei's forehead. "You don't have a fever, do you?"

"So what does having a fever have to do with laughing?" Miyu Nagayasu asked Mika Komatsu curiously.

“That’s because if someone gets burned and becomes mentally impaired, they’ll start grinning like an idiot,” Mika Komatsu said, looking at Sei Miyamoto.

“I’m not delirious from the fever! And I don’t have a fever!” Miyamoto immediately retorted, then explained, “It’s just that seeing those old people laughing makes me feel happy all of a sudden. When you first start laughing, of course you will laugh.”

"Those elderly people? Seeing how happy they are is truly heartwarming." Miyu Nagayasu smiled as well: "Everyone is genuinely applauding for us!"

"It can be considered a step forward. After all, it has been several months since we last performed as Stardust Girls. In fact, due to the absence of graduate students, we didn't even have any theater performances for a long time."

Mika Komatsu picked up the juice and took a sip.

"So if possible, we'd better find a bigger stage, but big stages are a bit hard to find..."

“Big stages aren’t that easy to come by. We’re not well-known, and no one will invite us unless…” Miyamoto thought for a moment, “Let’s just record a video and post it online to see how it gets.”

"Post it online?"

"We could do some cute dances, or we could choreograph some ourselves and post them online to see how it goes. If we're lucky, it might increase our popularity," Miyamoto said, sharing his thoughts based on what he had seen in his past life.

Mika Komatsu pondered for a moment. "It seems like it could work, but wouldn't choreographing a new dance be a bit difficult?"

Miyamoto touched his chin.

"It's still worth a try, whether it's choreography, music arrangement, or writing new songs."

Mika Komatsu and Miyu Nagasu both looked at Miyamoto Sei as if he were a monster.

Mika Komatsu spoke up directly.

"Are you crazy? You don't think you can handle everything from arrangement and lyrics to choreography all by yourself, do you?"

"No, the difficulty lies in the exquisite requirements, but what we actually want are ordinary songs, like those from street vendors, right? No, we can't use 'ordinary,' but rather 'very popular, very catchy' would be a more accurate description."

Upon hearing Miyamoto's description, Komatsu Mika began to consider its feasibility. Just then, Nagayasu Miyu said, "Or, we could perform those songs that don't have copyrights. Using them directly would save time on arranging the music. The only thing that would take time is choreographing the dances for these songs, right?"

"That's possible. Choreography alone isn't that difficult, but the music doesn't have copyright issues... so aren't they all classical music?"

Miyamoto's eyes lit up.

"Wait, we can look for songs with free licenses. Generally speaking, as long as we don't profit from the songs, these are easier to negotiate!"

This finally brought a smile to Mika Komatsu's face.

"That's definitely possible. I'll go check it out when I get home tonight!"

“I’ll go check it out tonight too!” Yongan Meixi quickly added.

Seeing that the two of them were so motivated, Miyamoto made a decision.

"Then we'll each choose a few songs individually, and tomorrow we'll see which ones everyone else has chosen, and then the three of us will work together to select the best ones."

After making a new plan, the three of them went to the tram station and boarded the tram to the theater.

……

After finishing the theater performance and returning to her small apartment, Miyamoto Sei turned on her phone and started searching. Although she had saved up quite a bit of money, she was still too busy to buy herself a computer or anything like that.

Fortunately, mobile phones can handle most tasks that require internet access.

I was browsing through the original music section on my phone. There were many songs composed by music lovers, some even with lyrics. Some talented arrangers also released their music here for free.

Of course, if someone else wants to use it, they will need to contact you and negotiate the price.

There are also works that can be used but are not allowed for commercial purposes, and these are the kinds of works that Miyamoto Sei is looking for.

After searching high and low without finding anything suitable, Miyamoto lay down on the bed, sinking into a deep depression.

"This is so troublesome. Although a good animation could become popular, we can't just wait around. We need to think of a way... But finding suitable songs is so difficult!"

He casually browsed NicoNioc's website, looked at the videos, and pondered for a moment.

"If all else fails, I'll just go dance to otaku songs."

Upon hearing this, Miyamoto was taken aback for a moment, then immediately stood up from the bed.

"Why don't I give it a try?" Miyamoto Sei thought for a moment and immediately started to act, but then he immediately got caught up in the problem.

Without the proper equipment, you definitely can't just use your phone to take pictures.

There's also the need for debugging, which is quite troublesome.

But this is a problem for others, not for him.

After packing his things, he rushed out of the room, his destination: the theater!

There's no equipment here, but the theater has it!