I became a girl group idol for my sister.

"Miyu-chan, Nana-chan, Mika-chan, do you want to go out for something nice to eat after training tonight?" Shimada Yurina asked Miyamoto Sei and the others.

“Okay!” Miyu Nagasu immediately replied, looking very happy.

"Tonight? Sure." Mika Komatsu nodded, showing neither happiness nor unhappiness, appearing just as usual.

"It can't be too late, I still have to take the train back." Miyamoto said, glancing at the others. Although they seemed a bit distant and awkward yesterday, that feeling had disappeared today.

They recovered in less than a day and completely adjusted their mindset. Miyamoto was very happy with their mental fortitude. Of course, there was also the affection between them.

It is precisely because of these feelings that one can let go so quickly and transform them into other forms of strength.

"Don't worry, I know you need to go home early, so you won't train for too long tonight. I know a good restaurant, let's go there!" Nanbe Rika said, taking out her phone: "It's not too expensive, and it's a pretty popular place."

"Is it very popular? Will we get recognized if we go?"

"It shouldn't be that bad, after all, we arrived quite late. Besides, we're not official members, so how could we be that famous?" Nanbe Rika said, then suddenly realized, "Ah, no, although we are official members, we haven't really joined the official team yet, so we're not that famous!"

Now, some members of the team have been promoted, but because they are all continuing to perform in the graduate student team, it is easy to forget about this.

"It's okay, after all, we are practically graduate students now."

“That’s right, among our graduate students, the three of you who are truly valued right now are Nana-chan and the others.” Kojima Haruka said, looking at Miyamoto Sei and the others. Even though they had been promoted to full members, it was easy to see who was valued more.

"But after all, she's Ms. Amagai, so she must have put in a lot of effort. She must have asked you to achieve some goals, right?" Shimada Yurina asked.

Miyamoto nodded with a smile, then gently placed his finger in front of his lips, making a shushing gesture.

Everyone knew this meant it couldn't be said for the time being, so they stopped asking.

"As expected, it's bound to be another difficult request." Rika Kusunobe muttered to herself, "I don't know what Mr. Amagai is thinking. When other companies have promising talents, they're bound to protect them and promote them as much as possible..."

“Maybe we have different ideas, but the three of you are the best among our graduate students, you have to become famous!” Shimada Yurina said, clenching her fist and raising her hand: “Famous enough to be on national television!”

"That's right, no matter what kind of difficult problem Teacher Amagai presents, you can definitely solve it!"

Seeing his companions encouraging him, Miyamoto Sei smiled, but inwardly he was bitter.

The CD single sales target is 13 copies, and the anime BD sales target is 8000 copies. These requirements are not easy to meet, especially the latter. Sometimes, even if an anime seems popular, people are just too lazy to buy the BD. On the other hand, sometimes no one seems to watch the anime when it airs, but the BD sales are very good. In this respect, it really depends on luck.

They went to a barbecue restaurant, which was indeed delicious and reasonably priced. The group enjoyed their meal and everyone left with smiles on their faces.

……

Monday, the 23th.

Tenberisa was handling some matters in her office.

"Teacher Amagasaki, when should the promotional materials for the Stardust Girl group be released? Once the date is set, we'll need to do some advertising, right?"

The staff member said to Risa Tenbe.

"It'll be fine tonight. There's a graduate student performance, isn't there? We'll announce it live after the performance," Risa Amagai said casually as she continued her work.

"Is it going to be announced today? I'll go prepare the props and lines right away!"

"No need for such a formality, just a regular announcement, enough to let the fans here know," said Risa Tenbei. "I'll handle the other arrangements, and there's no need to arrange any advertising or anything like that."

"But...won't this have a huge impact on their debut?" The staff member looked at Risa Amagai with some surprise.

“Ogiko and the others fought their way out under similar circumstances back then. Besides, this is the internet age now, not the kind of environment where you had to hand out flyers back then.” Risa Amagai smiled and said, “Just do as I say.”

"Yes, Ms. Tenbei." The staff member didn't say anything more and immediately left.

……

Miyamoto and the others finally finished their last performance of the day, and just as they said goodbye to the fans below, they saw the theater manager, Subaru Hasegawa, appear in front of them.

Upon seeing him appear, the fans below held their breath, because everyone knew that his sudden appearance meant he had some surprise (or shock) to announce to everyone.

As the graduate students went backstage, Subaru Hasegawa waited for a while before three people came to the front desk.

It is Miyamoto Nana, Nagasu Miyu, and Komatsu Mika.

The three of them changed into stage outfits that were different from their previous performances; they looked more like school uniforms. They smiled as they looked at the fans below.

Although the news came suddenly, now that the decision has been made to announce it, they will cooperate.

"It is hereby announced that these three individuals will form a graduate student unit and participate in the voice acting for the new anime series. Their debut CD will be released by King Records!"

Subaru Hasegawa said loudly.

"Not only that, there's another announcement to be made today: the new group is called Stardust Girl, meaning that although they haven't fully matured yet, they have the potential to become shining stars in the future!"

This declaration stunned everyone below, and then a great deal of discussion ensued.

"They actually formed a new unit with graduate students to debut, and they're even going to do voice acting for anime. Are they planning to get involved in the anime idol industry?!"

"But the fact that they're letting the graduate students do it instead of the official members, and even having a record company release a special album for them to debut... this is definitely going to be big news for a while!"

"I always felt it wasn't that simple..."

The crowd was still discussing, but what the person above was about to say had not yet been finished.

The voice that is different from Subaru Hasegawa's is that of Risa Amagai.

"These are not the only things that have been decided; there are other things as well."

Risa Tenbei walked out with a smile, and her appearance surprised the fans in the audience even more. They couldn't understand why she, as the general producer, would come specifically to the graduate students' performance.

"It's been decided when the three of them will become official members."

Risa Amagai's words surprised Miyamoto and the others, who never expected that she would intend to reveal those things as well.

This also excited the fans below.

It makes them very happy that their favorite idols can actually move forward.

However, things were not as simple as they thought.

"As you all probably know, SKR has quite a few units, including solo artists like Higashi Hisa and Ito. Their albums sell an average of 13 copies. So, if you want to skip the established path and become a full member directly, you naturally need to demonstrate the corresponding strength."

"Therefore, I hereby announce that as long as Stardust Girl's first single CD sells 13 copies, she can directly become a full member."

Risa Tenbei's words caused an uproar in the room; no one had expected her to make such a demanding request.

A newly debuted graduate student, Unit, is aiming to achieve 13 copies sold for his single.

Even though this is an average value and not the best result achieved in the current unit, it is still a very high requirement for graduate students.

"I have to say, she really lives up to her name, Risa Tenbei. People online say she's a devil, and that seems pretty accurate."

"But doesn't that mean they can't become official members until they reach 13 scores?"

"Isn't this too cruel?"

Miyamoto and the others stared at Amagai Risa in disbelief. The request was clearly not like this; it should have been much more difficult!

Could it be that she suddenly had a change of heart?

Then Miyamoto and the others' idea was instantly shattered.

Those below also realized that their understanding of the extent of the demonic power of Temperisa was still insufficient.

"That was my original idea, but all three girls worked very hard and said that this was an anime production, so I added a new condition in the end."

With a smile and an unchanged expression, she changed the request from one she had initially made to one that Miyamoto Sei and the others had brought up themselves.

"In addition to selling 13 single CDs, we also need to sell 8000 anime Blu-rays. Once we meet both of these targets, we can be promoted directly!"

"Of course, if the data is not met, then we will have to wait until the data meets the standard, otherwise we cannot be upgraded, even if the time to meet the standard is a hundred years."

As she spoke, Risa Tenbei looked at the three of them, her expression showing satisfaction.

"I originally thought they would back down, but they didn't. They stepped forward and accepted the challenge!"

"It was because of their attitude that I chose this group name for them, Stardust Girl!"

The words were rather emotional, but the fans below were already in shock.

"That guy, Tenbei, really is a devil!"

"If she went to hell, she'd be the kind of person who could immediately get a job!"

"13 singles sold, plus 8000 Blu-ray sales. Normally, the committee would consider producing the next season if the sales were around 5 or 6, but she actually asked for 8000!"

"But if even this requirement can be met..."

Many people have already realized what's happening.

If such outrageous demands can be met, then these three people's path to becoming idols will be unstoppable!

Chapter Four Choices

At this moment, not only were the fans below shocked by Risa Tenbei's words, but a group of people watching the live broadcast backstage were also stunned.

"This...this is such a difficult requirement...what should we do? If we can't complete it, won't we never be able to become a full member?!" Rika Kusunobe asked the person next to her, her face pale.

"13 copies of the single sold, plus 8000 copies of the anime Blu-ray sold... This is more of a hardship than an opportunity..." Shimada Yurina said softly.

Everyone recalled their disgusting attitude towards the group two days ago, and how they even wondered why they hadn't been chosen, and why they were dissatisfied with such a thing.