I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"Hey, don't hit me, I was just kidding!"

When the performance ended, more than half an hour had passed. Sitting quietly in his usual resting spot on the construction site, Miyamoto looked at the sky.

The sky was very blue with almost no clouds, and the sun shone down. Although it wasn't fully warm yet, I could feel a bit of heat because I had just finished some strenuous exercise.

"Time to eat!"

The foreman pushed a cart in, which was full of bento boxes, and they were clearly products of a carbohydrate explosion.

"They even have grilled eel today?!"

"Wow, there's such a big steak!"

"The foreman really went all out!"

Looking at the bento box in front of him, which contained eel, beef, rice, and noodles, Miyamoto Sei showed a hint of nostalgia.

In terms of free food, the portions at the construction site are indeed much larger than those at SKR.

“I watched the live broadcast of your performance at Shibuya Court last time. I thought you had a conflict with the people at GEM, but it turns out you two have a pretty good relationship.”

"Yeah, but it was really worrying when the crowd started booing you guys at the beginning, but later a whole bunch of people were totally charmed by you!"

“That’s called being impressed, impressed, not captivated!” Miyamoto immediately corrected the other person’s words: “But we’re all good people, we can laugh happily together, there’s no need to be so hostile.”

"Oh, right, your anime is called 'When Stardust Shines,' right? My daughter is watching it!" the foreman suddenly said.

“Oh, right, right, my son is watching too, and he keeps saying he wants to join a girl group.” Kento Saga immediately added, “But after I told him that you guys who did the voice acting worked with me on a construction site, he started watching your performances again. It’s clear he really likes you guys.”

Upon hearing this, Miyamoto immediately displayed his idol instincts.

Do you want me to sign your child's autograph?

"must!"

"Wait a minute, I'm going to buy a CD across the street!"

Seeing the group clamoring to buy CDs, Miyamoto and the others laughed, feeling a warm glow in their hearts.

……

Noo Kanta stared intently at the data on the public trust rankings, gritting his teeth.

It's been almost two months since Stardust Girl's single was officially released, and in those two months, total sales have skyrocketed to 32. What's even more bizarre is that this number is still increasing, and at a relatively fast pace. This is completely unlike the usual increase in single sales; it's almost like SKR's "Infinite Replay," like something out of a monster.

GEM's single sales were completely defeated by Stardust Girl's single, because such an evergreen on the charts is simply unreasonable.

Then another question came to his mind.

Miya's desire to leave GEM remains unchanged. She still has ambition, but it's different now. She has her own ideas and plans.

In the next year or so, I need to find a new person to lead GEM...

Originally, they wanted to crush SKR's new generation, but this time, their actions crippled their own new generation.

Thinking about this, Noo Kanta felt another headache coming on.

Meanwhile, Stardust Girl, the group that was giving him a huge headache, was also shocked by something else.

With its generous approach of airing two episodes a week, the new anime "When Stardust Shines" has already aired more than half of its episodes in just two months, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the Blu-ray of the first half has also started to go on sale.

On the first day of sales, sales instantly reached 6,000 units, and within the next two days, sales had already reached 9,000 units, and are still increasing.

Although sales initially surged before declining significantly, based on the current figures, Miyamoto is curious about the sales volume of the first half of the Blu-ray alone.

He browsed through the anime forum out of curiosity and found that quite a few people were indeed discussing the plot of "When Stardust Shines".

[The artwork is surprisingly exquisite, but the dance scenes are all hand-drawn; how did they manage to rush through it?]

[I heard the animation was finished well in advance, and everything was ready by the time of release. They just aired two episodes a week. You could say the investors are rich and capricious.]

[I never expected to find myself shipping Nana-chan and Miyu-chan in this! I feel like I'm going to die!]

[Mika's tsundere personality definitely carried over into the anime! I can't take this anymore, I need to go rewatch their first performance!]

[So it's a real-life idol? I thought it was completely original.]

[Of course they're real-life idols! That's just their anime persona; in reality, they're Stardust Girls. Don't you think the group name and the anime title match perfectly?]

[The plot is great. I thought it was just a typical idol anime, but it turned out to be surprisingly exciting. The voice acting was completely amateurish; I couldn't tell at all. Are these really voiced by active idols, or some kind of professional voice actor?]

[I heard they underwent voice actor training for a while, and judging from the behind-the-scenes footage, they also had to learn musical instruments in their spare time. On top of that, they had daily performances and classes on weekdays. Ugh, the more I talk about it, the more painful it feels. Suddenly, I realize how useless I am, someone who finds school so troublesome...]

[Hey upstairs, feeling down about your situation? Don't worry, how about joining our Seven Girls Cult? You can gain strength and motivation here! Shout it out with me, Naimen!]

[Hey, hey, hey, there's a cult here trying to kidnap people!]

[Nonsense! Aren't you afraid the left and right protectors will come and arrest people?!]

[Left and Right Protectors?]

[Miyu-chan and Mika-chan, your two protectors!]

Miyamoto Sei's face twitched involuntarily as he watched.

Naimen? What the hell is that?!

"Oh, I see. You are the leader, and I am the protector!"

Suddenly, a faint voice came from behind. Miyamoto turned around and saw that it was Komatsu Mika, who was chuckling, but her smile was forced.

"Master, what do we do next? Are we going to abduct someone from another family?"

Miyu Nagaan blinked as she looked at the content on her phone, her face full of curiosity.

"This looks really fun!"

Chapter Three: The Goal is God

[Anime News Flash: Although *When Stardust Shines* hasn't finished airing yet, the first 12 episodes have already sold 17300 Blu-ray copies, a remarkable and eye-catching achievement. The related singles have also sold over 363100 copies.]

Industry insiders initially speculated that although this was a collaboration between Shinichiro Watanabe and Mai Yoneyama, the voice actors used were almost all newcomers, and the three main actors were even amateurs. In addition, given that it was an idol-themed production, the sales might not be very good. However, the results were unexpectedly good, even exaggerated.

Perhaps we should indeed consider how much influence an idol's fans can have on a work, thereby creating this so-called "hit" product.

Some people only look at the boost that idols bring to a work, but are unwilling to acknowledge the excellence of the work itself. Although Stardust Girls are idols, were they really famous before? Stardust Girls were formed in conjunction with the anime series "When Stardust Shines". They debuted with the anime series, not after they became famous.

As far as I know, many fans of "When Stardust Shines" are not idol otaku. Many of them were exposed to the anime first and then learned about the girl group. They are still graduate students and don't have much publicity. Their achievements are entirely due to their own hard work.

Shinichiro Watanabe and Mai Yoneyama's collaboration brought a great audiovisual experience, while the script was written by Risa Amagai, the producer of Stardust Girl. As the producer, she was naturally familiar with the three members. The work has various aspects that are out of touch with reality, but many of them are also based on reality. A lot of the content is actually rewritten based on the daily lives of the three members of Stardust Girl, which can be seen from the behind-the-scenes footage.

So when we know that there are people in real life who live such passionate lives as those in the film, and who work so hard for their dreams, shouldn't we be even more excited and like them even more?

Even if I'm in my grave, I'll shout it out: Stardust Girl is absolutely adorable!

Stardust will eventually become stars, illuminating the sky!

It's already March, or even late March.

Online discussions about the currently wildly popular "When Stardust Shines" are increasing, with various opinions emerging. However, none of these opinions can change one thing: the explosive popularity of this new anime and its staggering Blu-ray sales.

Even though the 12 episodes of the Blu-ray haven't been released yet, everyone knows that Stardust Girl has already achieved its goal. Not only has it met its bet of 8000 Blu-ray sales, but it has even exceeded it.

Miyamoto was in Saitama at the time. As for why he was there, it was because of the three-day Saitama Super Arena performance from March 23rd to 25th!

On the very first day, they announced something that excited everyone.

In August 2018, a performance will be held at the Tokyo Dome!

This wasn't a performance in a side arena like last time; it was a real performance on the Tokyo Dome stage. The goal set since SKR's inception, their so-called grand ambition, was finally realized at this moment.

The following day, two other things were announced.

Jurina Matsuda, the leader of Team S II of SKG, a sister group located in Nagoya, also serves as the leader of Team K of SKR headquarters. Miyuki Watanabe, the leader of Team S III of AJS, a sister group located in Osaka, also serves as the leader of Team R of SKR headquarters.

“Having a concurrent role means that in addition to performing with your original team, you also have to perform with the team you're temporarily assigned to. You have to do work on both sides, so it's actually quite tiring,” Mika Komatsu said from the side. “It's like when we were in our regular roles, didn't we sometimes have to go to the venues where the regular teams performed?”

"In other words, for example, Miyuki, besides having to perform in Osaka, she also has to rush to Tokyo for Team R's performance. It feels like she's on a business trip every day..."

"However, it will definitely be adjusted according to the working hours. Of course, I will receive two salaries, from both sides." Mika Komatsu said, continuing to dress up in front of the mirror.

"Why are you so meticulous? You've been getting ready for so long," Miyamoto asked.

“Is there even a question? We’ve already achieved our goal, so the next step is to announce our promotion. And when is the most suitable time to announce it? Isn’t this stage the perfect place?” Mika Komatsu said. “And the announcement is on the very last day, it’s the grand finale!”

"If... I mean if..." Miyu Nagayasu said cautiously from the side, "If Tenbei P forgets about this, will we have to keep waiting?"

Seeing Miyu's worried expression, and then looking at Mika Komatsu, who seemed natural but was actually trembling slightly, Miyamoto knew that although the two of them appeared different, they were both very worried inside.

We've already gone to such lengths, what if the other party forgets? If the upgrade isn't announced, will I still need to continue as a graduate student?

Miyamoto smiled and then raised his fist.

"Don't worry, if she forgets, I'll make her remember!"

"Hey, hey, hey, Nana-chan, you can't hit people!"

Seeing Miyamoto Sei's expression, Yongan Miyu quickly said something.

"Just kidding, I had no intention of hitting anyone. But even if she forgets, we'll just keep working hard at our own pace and take it one step at a time. As for Tempe P, he might get torn apart by the fans."

"That's possible. Now that the goal has been achieved, the fans are all waiting for the announcement."