NOVPUBThe performance of Between the Milky Way.
And after three encore songs, followed by an additional five extra encore songs—
“Thank you... for coming.”
“This has been Lenny & Pinocchio! Have a great night!”
With Ha-eun and Lenny’s closing remarks, the joint concert officially came to an end.
The last thing the audience saw was Ha-eun and Lenny retreating backstage.
After that, the lights inside the Seoul World Cup Stadium brightened all at once.
Under the guidance of the security staff, the audience began to exit like the receding tide.
That was when Nael sent Ha-eun a few of the best pictures she had taken during the concert.
[Lee Ji-hye (Nael)] - (Ha-eun in her dress)
[Lee Ji-hye (Nael)] - (Another shot of Ha-eun in her dress)
[Lee Ji-hye (Nael)] - (Ha-eun in her white one-piece dress)
[Lee Ji-hye (Nael)] - (Another shot of Ha-eun in her one-piece)
[Lee Ji-hye (Nael)] - (Ha-eun in her casual outfit)
[Lee Ji-hye (Nael)] - You were so gorgeous today!!
To Ha-eun, these messages from Nael were unexpected.
She had been under the impression that Nael wasn’t attending the concert.
Didn’t she say only her friend was coming?
Puzzled, Ha-eun tilted her head slightly.
But for now, she decided to just send back a response thanking Nael for coming.
[Lee Ha-eun (Diah)] - (Otter waving emoji)
[Lee Ha-eun (Diah)] - These pictures came out great.
[Lee Ha-eun (Diah)] - Thanks.
[Lee Ji-hye (Nael)] - (Picture of the concert light stick)
[Lee Ji-hye (Nael)] - Even the light stick is so pretty T_T
[Lee Ji-hye (Nael)] - I’m keeping this as a family heirloom.
...A family heirloom?
The person who had insisted she couldn’t come—
Had clearly enjoyed the concert more than anyone else.
It was obvious that Nael was still completely immersed in the lingering emotions of the concert.
Of course, Ha-eun had no reason to be upset about that.
After all, Nael was a fan.
I wonder if she’ll do a concert review stream.
As long as Nael had a great time, that was all that mattered.
Though... Ha-eun couldn’t deny she was a little curious about Nael’s enthusiastic take on the event.
While she was imagining what that might be like—
“Ha-eun, let’s go eat meat! Meat!”
Lenny’s voice snapped her out of her thoughts.
Now that she thought about it—
The day’s events weren’t completely over yet.
“I made a reservation at a really good place.”
“Oh? Really?”
“Yeah. Everything’s already set up, so we just have to show up.”
No large event like this would be complete without an afterparty.
After performing for hours, it was time to replenish their energy with some delicious food.
Lenny’s company had pre-booked a premium beef restaurant for them.
And they had even given the green light for Ha-eun to bring along Da-yeon and Yoo Seong-jae.
However—
“Why is he coming along?”
“Because free beef is the most delicious kind.”
“A fully grown adult, shamelessly mooching off a high schooler?”
“We’re both mooching, so what’s the problem?”
Da-yeon and Yoo Seong-jae had already started bickering again in the hallway outside the waiting room.
Ha-eun was seriously questioning whether she really wanted to bring them along.
“...Are you two dating or something? Are you acting like this in front of me just to hide it?”
“What the fuck.” / “How could you even suggest that....”
...Why do they both look so horrified?
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Had they been archenemies in their past lives or something?
Not just any enemies—sworn enemies, locked in eternal combat.
Even when she thought back to her past life, she still couldn’t figure it out.
She and these two had barely interacted back then.
Guess I’ll have to ask them later.
Ultimately, she decided to push the Da-yeon vs. Yoo Seong-jae issue to the back of her mind.
For now, the only thing that mattered—
Was stuffing herself with premium beef.
***
“Here, eat. I know you like wraps, Ha-eun.”
“...Do I have to do a 24-hour collab again?”
“N-No, nothing like that. Just eat.”
While Ha-eun and the others were enjoying their pre-arranged table of high-quality Korean beef, social media and online communities started buzzing with discussions about Ha-eun and Lenny’s concert.
ㄴ My heart is swelling...
ㄴ It’s Lenny, so no surprise, but Ha-eun <<< Is this vocal power really from a high schooler?
ㄴ “Oh, noona’s debut performance was Sit on the Money~”
ㄴ Ha-eun? She’s the real deal when it comes to hip-hop
ㄴ (Photo of Double Lee with their arms around Ha-eun)
ㄴ Oh, it’s the hyungs~ They’ve been personally mentoring her for over 10 years~
ㄴ Not yet
ㄴ Then go find one
ㄴ For real
ㄴ She looks like she walked straight out of a fairy tale;;The highlight of the concert was undoubtedly the duet performances between Ha-eun and Lenny. Songs that were originally Lenny’s solo tracks had been reborn as duets with Ha-eun, and the majority opinion was that they sounded even better this way.
Many fans began requesting an official studio recording of the duet versions. Whether it would actually happen remained uncertain, but the demand for it was overwhelming.
The second most talked-about topic was the surprise announcement of a new song featuring Ha-eun and Song Hyun-min.
ㄴ Yup
ㄴ They performed it live at the concert
ㄴ The music video hasn’t been filmed yet
ㄴ Just release it already!!!
ㄴ You’re just realizing this now?
ㄴ Honestly, everyone thought of her as just an actress
ㄴ Do you even know how many artists have given her shout-outs? LOL
ㄴ She crushed it live on Sit on the Money
ㄴ Go check the sales numbers for Ha-eun’s Pinocchio album before talkingThe fact that Song Hyun-min was releasing a new track was already big news. But the fact that it featured Ha-eun—and that they had performed it together live—only amplified the hype.
The full concert video uploaded on Lenny’s official channel quickly spread overseas. Given Song Hyun-min’s global popularity, edited clips of the Num0 performance were soon uploaded to international fan channels.
Ha-eun’s Instagram follower count began skyrocketing as a result. Foreign fans who had discovered her through the Num0 performance flocked to her page, leaving comments in various languages.
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Title > A true singer really is on another level;;
CottonCandyLover | 01:21
(Video of Ha-eun & Lenny performing Through the Milky Way*)
Ha-eun and Lenny performed Through the Milky Way at their joint concert, and damn, it really is different.
(Clip of Diah’s cover of Through the Milky Way*)
Not that Diah did a bad job—Diah has her own charm.
But Ha-eun is just on another level.
(Picture of a Japanese official signing the surrender documents on an American battleship)
Let’s just accept reality.
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ㄴ Why are you attacking Diah when she did nothing wrong? T_T
ㄴ Stop baiting for reactions
ㄴ People keep bringing up Ha-eun in comparison, like they’re on the same level
ㄴ Do you think a VTuber is equal to a real singer?
ㄴ Honestly, Diah is the best singer in Fantasy Land
ㄴ Nope, Cream is the best~
ㄴ Ugh, Cream fans still haven’t learned their lesson
ㄴ (Screenshot of Diah’s YouTube subscriber count)
ㄴ Cream barely hit 400K... Our baby’s about to reach 600K
ㄴ Wait, why is the gap so huge?
ㄴ Diah is just on another level, period.
A few months ago, Diah had also sung Through the Milky Way.
Because of that, people had started comparing the version Ha-eun performed at the joint concert to Diah’s.
However, the version Diah had sung on stream was after only a day of practice.
There were parts where she had been cautious, just in case, so the gap between Ha-eun’s live performance and Diah’s felt significant.
Their vocal tones and ranges were different.
The only similarity was that neither Ha-eun nor Diah had their breath falter.
ㄴ Diah wins lmao
ㄴ For real, this one goes to Diah
ㄴ Why would Ha-eun even interact with Noeulies?
ㄴ Shut up
ㄴ Trolls incoming
ㄴ This is just the backlash for people constantly comparing a celebrity to her
While unrelated communities were getting noisy about the joint concert, drama-focused forums were also beginning to stir.
ㄴ This only happened because it’s Ha-eun
ㄴ Yeah, only because it’s Ha-eun
ㄴ People at the premiere cried when Snowflake played
ㄴ What??
News had spread that Snowflake, which Ha-eun had performed in the middle of that massive stage, was actually a drama OST.
Furthermore, Lenny’s unreleased song Miss You was also an OST.
As a result, drama-related communities became flooded with discussions about God and the Goblin.
The drama’s production quality had already been highly praised since its premiere screening.
On top of that, it was already receiving significant attention as Kang Sun-woo’s comeback project, making many people eagerly anticipate the broadcast date.
And so, time passed.
Finally, the day God and the Goblin aired.
“...20.7 percent?”
Even Ha-eun, who knew the original ratings of God and the Goblin, was shocked.
This was a number that cable dramas could never even dream of.
Even for public broadcast dramas, exceeding 20 percent from the first episode was extremely rare.
In other words, God and the Goblin had made an extraordinary start.
Perhaps because of this—
Or maybe because some of the foreign users flooding into Ha-eun’s Instagram were also Japanese—
「I might be home a little late today. Don't wait up and go to sleep first.」
「When you return... could you bring me even a single wildflower?」
「A wildflower?」
「I’ve never had one before. Even the smallest one will do....」
❮...She was an actress?❯
Japanese communities had begun sharing God and the Goblin’s first episode.
It wasn’t an officially exported version—it was one with crude, hastily made subtitles.
❮But back then... she told us it was a competition.❯
However, it was enough to shock someone who had already encountered Ha-eun before.
This was why Japan’s top VTuber, Lucid, had begun keeping an eye on Ha-eun.
❮...What the hell is her real identity?❯
