After dropping out of school, I chose to join a girls' band.

After seeing Toyokawa Shoko off, Sakura Sakura's posture became much more relaxed. She leaned back lazily in her chair and stretched slightly. Sunlight streamed into the office through the windows, casting a soft glow on her face, making her expression appear even more composed and confident.

She double-checked the contract signing details, and after confirming that everything was correct, she nodded in satisfaction.

Then, she picked up her phone and made a call. Her voice was low and gentle, but her tone conveyed a sense of confidence that she was in control.

"The public relations plan that we prepared earlier can be released now. The titles of OblivioI, Doloris and the others can also be released now. The remaining four people can be kept as suspense and we can wait and see."

A sly glint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes as she tapped her fingers lightly on the table, appearing relaxed and content.

That's right. Although the photos of Xiangzi and Chuhua on the street didn't show clear close-ups of their faces, they were able to spread so quickly because of their behind-the-scenes efforts.

Just as the hype was dying down after only a week, it was the perfect time to release the news that Mitsuba Chuka had joined a mysterious band, while also keeping the band members a mystery for sustained marketing.

She put down her phone, secretly sighing, "It's all thanks to Xiangzi-chan signing the contract just when the hype was about to die down; otherwise, we would have had to release the news about Miaomeng first."

She leaned back lazily in her chair, her eyes thoughtful as she considered her next move. "Now that the eldest daughter of the Toyokawa family has arrived, the one from the Wakaba family shouldn't refuse either; it's just a matter of how long it will take."

"Is only Hachiman Kairin still hesitant? Even though I showed her the members' information last time and let her know that this band is likely to have close ties with Shiina Tatsuki's band, Kairin is still hesitant, but it's only a matter of time."

Sakura Sakura finally focused her gaze on the schedule in front of her. The first draft of the second BangDream competition was almost finalized, and it was currently in the stage of soliciting opinions.

Of course, she wouldn't voice any opinions; all she cared about was that the final venue for the competition had actually been set for the Tokyo Dome.

When the Stage Opens: Chapter 119 The Trend of Public Opinion

She is Legend's performance today undoubtedly topped the charts on major social media platforms. Photos and videos from the performance flooded various platforms, with fans capturing and widely sharing every exciting moment.

Following closely behind was the news that Mitsumi Hatsuka would be participating in a new girl band project, which quickly sparked heated discussions.

The topic of the girl band quickly went viral on platforms such as Twitter and Instagram, with hashtags like #SheIsLegendPerformance and #TriangleNewBand instantly becoming trending topics, attracting the attention of many people outside the music scene.

"OMG! She is Legend's performance today was absolutely amazing! Every detail was perfect, they truly deserve to be called a top-tier girl band!"

"Have you seen the latest news about Mitsumi Hatsuka? She's going to participate in a brand new girl band project! I'm so excited!"

"I saw photos of Mitsuka Mitsuka and that light blue-haired girl online last week. I never imagined they were actually members of a band!"

"Can anyone tell me who that light blue-haired girl is? She looks so mysterious, like she has a story to tell."

"Who are the other members of Chu Hua's new band? Right now, we only have news about her and that blue-haired girl. I'm so anxious!"

"What will their new band be called? Hopefully, more information will be released soon!"

Last week, the image of Mikasa Mikasa and the light blue-haired girl embracing intimately was unearthed by netizens again, becoming the focus of discussion and adding fuel to the already burning flame.

As the buzz continues to grow, more and more fans and netizens are joining the discussion, sharing their guesses and expectations.

"The interaction between these two clearly indicates there's a story behind it!!!"

"Could that blue-haired girl be a member of some old band? She looks kind of familiar."

On social media, the discussion intensified, with images and videos being repeatedly shared and commented on. Some began to delve into the past of Mitsumaki Hatsuka and the light blue-haired girl, attempting to uncover their identities.

Once the buzz started, some people caught wind of it and rushed over. Some enthusiastic fans and online "detectives" also began to take action, carefully analyzing every photo and every video, trying to find more information and clues.

However, Sakura Sakura had already made thorough preparations amidst this information overload.

Thanks to her meticulous planning and her team's swift response, much of the potentially leaked information was dealt with in a timely manner.

Toyokawa Shoko is not usually a big internet user, so her account information was already cleared yesterday, leaving almost no trace of wrongdoing.

They also manage the usual accounts of Sanjiao Chuhua, and yesterday we confirmed that there was no information that could be easily exposed.

The only slightly troublesome issue was Crychic's previous account, which, with Taozi's help, was also blocked by Su Shi.

It's fair to say that most of the information circulating online is misleading or distracting, but there are a few accurate pieces of information. As they are gradually revealed, fans will have an "aha!" moment. However, the various speculations and conjectures circulating online still leave Sakura Sakura somewhat puzzled.

At this moment, Sakura Sakura was sitting in her office, her eyes glued to her phone screen. Her fingers lightly swiped the screen, browsing messages and comments on various social media platforms. Her brow furrowed slightly, a hint of confusion and bewilderment flashing in her eyes. Her lips drooped slightly, revealing a puzzled expression reminiscent of an elderly person using a mobile phone on the subway.

Sakura Sakura muttered to herself, her voice filled with obvious confusion and helplessness, "What is all this... How come there's even a hypothesis that Hatsuka cheated on her husband with a fan and caused the fan to get pregnant? What are netizens thinking these days?"

If it were just a hypothesis, that would be one thing, but the problem is that this kind of absurd hypothesis actually has quite a few supporters.

Her gaze lingered on the screen, scrutinizing the absurd speculations and rumors. Her fingers tapped lightly across the comments. The content displayed made her shake her head, a wave of helplessness washing over her.

One comment read: "I think Chu Hua and that blue-haired girl definitely have a romantic relationship, otherwise why would they be so intimate? So she's pregnant after all?"

Another comment was equally absurd: "I heard that Hatsuka cheated on her with a fan, causing the fan to get pregnant, and that Junda Mana had to swallow her anger in order to keep Hatsuka. This revelation is too explosive!"

"How on earth did these people come up with these things?" she muttered softly, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

However, after scrolling through a few articles, she came across another speculation that puzzled her—her sister said.

"Actually, this blue-haired girl is actually Mitsumi Hatsuka's younger sister. As everyone knows, Hatsuka-chan usually doesn't have much opportunity to interact with other girls except for Mana."

"Now, to suddenly hug a stranger in public without caring about his idol status, usually, besides a lover, it could only be a relative or family member."

"Since a big shot has already put forward a hypothesis based on my lover's guess, then I will carefully hypothesize and boldly prove that Chu Hua and this blue-haired girl are actually sisters!"

Sakura Sakura's brows twitched. Although she knew that most of the speculations online were wild and unfounded, this netizen's argument was quite reasonable. If she hadn't already known the truth, she might have been misled into thinking that Hatsuka and Shoko were really sisters.

"This guess... is quite interesting," she murmured to herself, a sly glint in her eyes.

She picked up her phone again and continued browsing the comments. More and more netizens were starting to discuss the "sisterhood" argument, with some supporting the viewpoint and others offering different opinions. She saw one comment that read:

"If they really are sisters, why has this never been mentioned before? It doesn't make sense."

Another netizen replied, "Maybe it's to protect the privacy of their family members, after all, idols' lives are always under a lot of scrutiny."

"However, if they are sisters, then this forbidden incestuous couple seems even more appealing."

"And I've made a new discovery! Look at the earliest message Hatsuka-chan posted—Nice to meet you and long time no see, I'm in Tokyo and confirmed to be making my debut!"

"Isn't this just a normal debut announcement? Is there a problem?"

"Are you stupid? If it were a debut declaration, you should have just said 'Nice to meet you,' so it must have been said to someone in Tokyo after all."

Sakura Sakura looked at the comments section in front of her, which was getting higher and higher, and couldn't help but sigh silently, "You didn't look at any of the information I left for you, but the conjectures you put forward yourself have developed wildly."

"But if things just continue like this, wouldn't all the clues we hid before be useless? We still need to guide the conversation a little."

Sakura instructed the publicity team to release some of the materials they had prepared and then find a way to get these materials trending on social media.

The result was unexpected. Netizens seemed to have no interest whatsoever in the rumors she officially released, and were all discussing one pregnancy rumor and another rumor from a friend.

Moreover, it seems that inspired by these two hypotheses, a host of strange and unusual theories have begun to develop.

"I think the blue-haired girl is actually Chu Hua's long-lost twin sister. They were separated for some reason, and now they have finally reunited!"

"Chu Hua and the blue-haired girl are actually spies; they're using the band's identity to cover up their true identities!"

Sakura Sakura looked at the situation, which was developing in a way that was completely beyond her expectations, and a look of surprise and helplessness appeared on her face.

She gently rubbed her temples. "What's wrong with girls' band fans these days? Am I already out of touch?"

However, after calming down, Sakura Sakura realized that the discussions among netizens weren't entirely useless. Her brows relaxed, and a glint of inspiration flashed in her eyes. She nodded slightly, and a new plan gradually formed in her mind.

She leaned back in her chair, her fingers lightly tapping the table, pondering how to utilize the speculations and discussions from these netizens. "It seems they aren't entirely without reference value. Perhaps we could use some of these hypotheses during the MC segment before the performance? Like the sisters' theory?" she murmured to herself, her tone filled with anticipation and excitement.

She quickly grabbed her notebook and began jotting down interesting hypotheses mentioned in the fans' discussions. Her fingers flew across the keyboard, each letter sounding exceptionally forceful.

“‘Sisters’ talk’ could be a fun topic for interaction. Perhaps we could have Hatsuka and Shoko mention it briefly during the MC segment?” Sakura Sakura murmured to herself, tapping her fingers lightly on the table as she pondered various possibilities.

But she quickly shook her head again, "No... they're really far apart. It's good that this picture doesn't show Xiangzi's face clearly, but even if Chuhua and Xiangzi are wearing masks on stage, the difference will still be quite obvious..."

“However…” Sakura Sakura’s gaze shifted to a photograph of Mutsumi Wakaba on the table, a glint of inspiration flashing in her eyes. She picked up the contract that Shoko Toyokawa had just signed and carefully compared the photographs of Shoko and Mutsumi Wakaba on the contract.

Her gaze shifted back and forth between the two photos, her brows furrowing as a look of surprise appeared on her face.

“Wakaba Mutsumi and Toyokawa Shoko… seem more like ‘sisters’? They look so alike, don’t they?” she murmured, a wave of doubt and surprise washing over her.

She had never met both of them at the same time before, nor had she carefully compared their appearances. Only now, when she was thinking about the topic of sisters and subconsciously trying to find commonalities between Wakaba Mutsumi and Toyokawa Shoko, did she realize how similar Mutsumi and Shoko looked.

"They really look so alike, could they really be sisters?" Sakura Sakura wondered to herself.

"Could I have stumbled upon some incredible secret?"

She subconsciously thought of the various secret events between large families in those conspiracy theories.

"Oh dear... I'm not going to be the first manager to be silenced, am I...?"

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Compared to Sakura Sakura, who had already begun to contemplate her last words, our Ms. Motoyo Nagasaki displayed a different expression after seeing the trending topic.

Upon seeing the news, Nagasaki Motoyo suddenly sat up in bed. Her eyes were bloodshot, her hair was disheveled and fell over her shoulders, her face was pale, and her lips had lost their color. She looked extremely haggard.

Her hand gripped the phone tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force. Her eyes were filled with anxiety and anger, as if a flame was burning within them.

Others might not be able to recognize Toyokawa Shoko in that picture, but Su Shi had obviously already figured out that the person being hugged by Chu Hua in that picture was Toyokawa Shoko, although at the time she just thought that she was Shoko's friend.

Unexpectedly, within just one week, those two people actually formed a band.

Her eyes darted back and forth across the screen, trying to find some clues and explanations, but every message on her phone screen that anticipated a new band only made her more anxious.

"Why...why did this happen..." she murmured softly, her voice trembling with a sob. Tears welled in her eyes, making her appear unusually vulnerable. Her fingers gripped the phone tightly, the fingertips turning white from the pressure.

She closed her eyes, trying to calm herself down, but the pain and despair in her heart prevented her from finding peace.

Her body trembled slightly, as if each breath was accompanied by immense pain. Her breathing was rapid, her chest heaving violently, indicating extreme unease. Beads of sweat covered her forehead, her hair was disheveled and fell over her shoulders, and her face was as pale as paper.

After closing her eyes for a long time, she took a deep breath and opened them again. However, the information in front of her had not changed at all; it was still the news of the formation of the new band Ave_Mujica.

Her eyes revealed a deep sense of powerlessness and despair, as if all hope had collapsed at this moment.

The news headline on her phone screen was glaring and clear: "New band Ave_Mujica formed! Mitsumi Hatsuka and a mysterious blue-haired girl form a new band, sparking heated discussions among fans." Her gaze lingered on these words, and she felt a heart-wrenching pain in her heart.

Her fingers trembled as she swiped across the screen, browsing through detailed news reports.

Each message felt like a knife to her heart, causing her immense pain and despair. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she couldn't let them fall.

"Xiangzi...why did this happen..." Nagasaki Motoyo murmured again, her voice trembling with a sob, sounding unusually fragile, almost inaudible in the dimly lit room.

When the Stage Begins: Chapter 120 Let's Go to the Su Family Together (Part 1)

It was Monday again. During lunch break, Ai-yin, Yue, and Xiao-deng gathered at the Astronomy Club as usual. Sunlight streamed through the windows, adding a touch of warmth to the small space.

Yue sat by the window, holding her phone, her brow slightly furrowed. She had originally intended to ask Ruyuu-senpai Yashio about when they could go to Tsuki no Mori, but after thinking about it carefully, she realized that it seemed that phones were not allowed in Tsuki no Mori, so she had to give up on the idea.

Aiyin and Xiaodeng sat to the side, chatting about some interesting gossip and recent hot topics.

Ai Yin's voice was clear and melodious, tinged with excitement: "I heard a new dessert shop recently opened, when should we go try it?"

Xiaodeng smiled and replied, "Okay, I want to go and see too."