My name is Kang Woo-woo.
I'm currently a streamer under the nickname Cosmo on an internet broadcasting platform called Twitch.
There's not much of a story behind the nickname. I just wanted to come up with a nickname, but I couldn't think of anything, so I searched for my real name, Woo, and the word Cosmos came up, so I just left off one letter.
To be honest, I think it's a terrible name now that I think about it. To this day, some of my viewers still ask me, 'Why did you name yourself that?
Anyway, the main content that we cover on the show is Just Chatting. It's just chatting, literally, just chatting.
Apart from that, I also do the occasional counselling and singing show.
I used to be a normal student, but I lost interest in school and was looking for something to do, so a friend of mine told me: "You've got a good voice, why don't you try being a presenter?
"Turn it off! It's over. I'm done."
And as usual, the show didn't finish until 1am.
Usually we finish between 11 and 12 and end with a song or a little chat about new games in the back row, but today there were so many people trying to get advice.
I should have stopped earlier, but I can't turn away people who come to my show and tell me their problems from the bottom of their hearts.
[1,000,000 won was donated by 'Cosmo's Never Give Up'].
- Koha! You stayed up late today to talk about your problems, so you can pay for lunch tomorrow. Cheers!
"Oh my God, Mr Chairman...! A million won for lunch...!"
Stretching up and glancing at the chat window, I reflexively jumped out of my seat at the staggering amount of the donation and bent over at the waist to face the patron on the other side of the screen.
The viewers won't know I'm doing this because I don't have a camera, but it's a small gesture of gratitude.
The frog who ran away from home - and a million dollars.
[Chairman, you're working hard today too.
「tws2425」- Why is there such a precious person in such a shabby place?
【HaeMulBeeBeamSauce】- Host's reaction: You spent 1,000,000 won on Gamdadwi's, what did you do??
Not only me, but also the chat window was in a frenzy over the chairman's big hand sponsorship.
In our show, his nickname is already engraved in everyone's minds, and he is a famous person who is commonly referred to as "Chairman".
Even though he's still an idiot, he's even more of an idiot than he is now, and he's been watching me since the days when I was averaging five viewers at the most, and he occasionally threw in huge amounts of sponsorship money, just like he does now.
Even now, a year later, he continues to support Hako as I do, and I can't thank him enough for saving my life.
What I'm most grateful for is his kindness.
I've heard from other seniors that some people who show up on Hakko and make such large donations start to "ratchet up" the show at some point, but he doesn't even have that inclination.
I've done a chat autopsy before, but he was so enthusiastic and supportive of me, and said only good things, that I felt sorry for myself.
Anyway, I can't stay still when you've thrown such a big donne at me today. It's reaction time.
"Ho, is there anything you want today, Mr President? As long as it's not a horror game, you're welcome... ...."
[Moskos] - ?
Arisazoa] - ????????
Cro-Magnon] - Gamda du Bosso.
【It's a joke】- Can't you play a horror game for 1 million won? life ㅈㄴㄴ easy.
Horror games have always been a death sentence for me, because I'm very weak to surprises, but since it's the most entertaining content for viewers, there were countless hooks in an instant.
No, of course, if you want a horror game with a million won, I'll give it to you, but that's not what the president wants, that's what you want, you fucking assholes.
Don't tell me I can't have my cake and eat it too, when there's a million-dollar backer reaction in the first place.
【'cosmojeongdaejiwi'】 has donated 1,000,000 won.
- If you really want it so badly, I'll give it to you.
While I was thinking about how to react, the chairman shot me another big donne and made my heart stop.
No, but wait a minute, Mr. Chairman, what did you just say? Aegyo?
“Excuse me, Mr. Chairman? With all due respect, what are you going to do when you see a lowly human man like me trying to be cute....”
Stunned by the unthinkable demand, I repeatedly bent and straightened my back like a broken doll, trying to change the chairman's mind.
It wasn't until a long time later that I realized I was struggling in vain, since there was no cam and it wouldn't be visible anyway.
Of course, she was paid 1 million won, or even 2 million won, so she can be so cute! But I'm worried that it might actually hurt the chairman's favorability and upset the public.
Just look at the reaction in the chatroom right now....
【Haemul Bibim Sauce】- Stop!!!!!!
Ah, it's been modified. You're gonna lose 90% of your audience the moment you cast this.
Cosmo: - You don't mean a man can say two things in one bite, do you?
While I was watching closely, the chairman cast the Kaboolgi in chat.
If you don't do it, you'll be a hacko streamer pretending to be expensive while eating 2 million won raw.
Yeah, Kang-woo. What better image can an asshole like you ruin? Min-sim's chatting like a fool, but if you play a horror game later, it'll be fixed. Now is the time to take care of the chairman's feelings.
“...Kids, cover your eyes and ears for a minute.”
But first, you have to protect your viewers. That's what you do as a streamer.
Elephant Yat-How] - Obang R
White Swallowtail] - ObangR
The viewers who supported me at the end by posting emoticons and chatting with me, saying, “Today's broadcast was good.
As expected, they are good guys even if they say so. I would have been disgusted and fled to another room.
“Mr. Chairman, you have to come on the show tomorrow, you can't run away in disgust.”
Lastly, I made sure to hold on to the chairman's heart in case he was disgusted by my rotten behavior.
I'll never do that, rest assured.
Thankfully, the chairman said that he would embrace me, even my ugly side. What a generous man.
“Noona, I'm a Tidburger Murkosifer, the universe is three Tid!”
I changed the “big brother” part to “big sister” and tried to look as cute as I could, while squealing all over the place.
That day, something male died in me.
***]
A male voice over the headset performed a hand-over-foot flirtation that no woman would ever do, and the woman who had been listening to it in silence eventually burst out laughing.
Some might call it crazy, but for her, at least, it was a satisfying patronizing reaction.
“Oh, he's not very cute. But that's even cuter. Giggle....”
Laughing to herself in the cheeky-sized living room of her modest apartment, she unwrapped her arms from around her legs and let out a long sigh as she realized what she'd done.
Originally, she'd planned to hold back today, since she'd shot a pretty big donne a few days earlier.
In the first place, she realized that big donae are not always good for broadcasting, and sometimes they ruin the atmosphere of the ongoing content, so she prefers to enjoy the broadcast like a normal viewer, shooting only 1,000 won or 10,000 won donae like everyone else.
Part of it is that she doesn't want to be perceived as a puppet master who uses her money to pay for the show.
But what can you do?
I started earlier than usual, but by the time I realized that the streamer's voice was starting to sound tired from the late-night advice session, my hand was already hovering over my mouse.
After all, they say financial therapy is the best kind of therapy.
“Let's just cut ourselves off for a while.
With that, she placed her hands on the keyboard and tapped away at the keys with her fast fingers.
[Cosmo's in the clear] - Hahahahaha, I'm going to get a good night's sleep.
- Turn it off, erase it from my memory...! Please!
The screaming voice from the other side came again. She smiled, turned off her computer, and made her way to the bed behind her.
She puts her earphones in her ears, thinking that she can just listen to the back row on her phone and drift off to sleep.
- Anyway, I'm just going to sing a few songs tonight, so does anyone have any requests?
“......!”
The suggestion seemed so sweet to her that she couldn't help but smile.
She eagerly tapped her phone, pushing her earlier decision to the back of her mind.
【'Cosmo's 'Cosmojeodaejigi' has donated 10,000 won】.
- Blue's 'Dalcom', is that possible?
- Oh, I love that song! Let me get my guitar for a second then.
Luckily, she was the first one to donate and was selected as the winner of the song broadcast, which is always done on a first-come, first-served basis.
Bidding♪!
She closed her eyes as she listened to the gentle rhythm of the guitar strings and the man singing along.
I always feel, but it's a very nice voice. It's not just a matter of whether it's beautiful or not, but it has a magic that makes people feel relaxed.
“I'll sleep well tonight.
She smiled, thanking the man on the other end of the phone, knowing that his presence would no longer keep her awake at night.