Today, we got some news at the office.
…Actually.
For us, it might be pretty big news.
A song by our brother group, MixArk, is apparently coming to YouTube.
🩷 Aine: "Wait, finally!?"
I couldn't help raising my voice.
We've heard MixArk's music before, of course.
But hearing that their songs are going to be available normally on YouTube somehow makes it feel much more real.
🧡 Hinata: "Then let's go leave a comment!"
🩵 Ruka: "Too fast. It hasn't even been uploaded yet."
🧡 Hinata: "Do you think I can get first?"
💙 Rei: "First at what?"
🧡 Hinata: "Commenting!"
💙 Rei: "That's not a competition."
And within seconds, we were already back to our usual chaos.
As for me—
it felt a little strange.
MixArk has a different sound from MixPalette.
A different atmosphere.
But somehow, they still feel close to us.
🩷 Aine: "So this is what having a brother group feels like."
💜 Shizuku: "It feels a little like watching a family recital, doesn't it?"
🩵 Ruka: "Why did you suddenly become a parent?"
💜 Shizuku: "Was that not the right feeling?"
🩵 Ruka: "...I'm not sure you're completely wrong."
Meanwhile, Rei was unusually quiet.
💙 Rei: "…"
🩷 Aine: "Rei?"
💙 Rei: "What?"
🩷 Aine: "You're really quiet."
💙 Rei: "I'm not."
She said that—
while already looking at her phone.
🩵 Ruka: "You're totally planning to check the sound, aren't you?"
💙 Rei: "I want to hear how it sounds on YouTube."
🧡 Hinata: "Can't you just enjoy it normally!?"
💙 Rei: "I am enjoying it."
🩵 Ruka: "With that face?"
Rei had her usual completely serious expression.
But I think this is actually the face she makes when she's really looking forward to something.
After being together this long, you start to notice these things.
Then Hinata suddenly said—
🧡 Hinata: "Should we do a dance cover using a MixArk song?"
🩵 Ruka: "Depends on the song."
🧡 Hinata: "All of them!"
💙 Rei: "You were literally just told 'depends on the song,' and you answered 'all of them.' That's impressive."
🧡 Hinata: "We won't know until we try!"
🩷 Aine: "I kind of want to see that too."
🩵 Ruka: "Aine, don't encourage her."
Then Shizuku quietly joined in.
💜 Shizuku: "Should I make a support fan?"
Everyone: "A fan?"
Shizuku was completely serious.
💜 Shizuku: "Something like, 'MixArk, please do your best'…"
🩵 Ruka: "We're just watching a YouTube video."
💜 Shizuku: "Then… we do not need one?"
🧡 Hinata: "Let's make it!"
🩵 Ruka: "Hinata, you're supposed to stop her!"
Before we knew it—
"Which song do you like?"
"Who's commenting first?"
"Can we dance to it?"
"Should we make a playlist?"
"Do we need a support fan?"
The video wasn't even uploaded yet, and somehow the conversation had already gone this far.
Then Rei quietly said—
💙 Rei: "Still… I think it's good."
Everyone looked at her.
💙 Rei: "Once a song is released, it can start reaching people who've never heard it before."
There was a short pause.
🩷 Aine: "…Yeah."
For some reason, that one sentence made the idea of "coming to YouTube" feel a little different.
Someone who has never heard of MixArk might randomly find the video.
Listen to the song.
And maybe think—
"This is pretty good."
When I imagined that—
I started getting excited too.
🩷 Aine: "Then let's all watch it together!"
🧡 Hinata: "Yes!"
🩵 Ruka: "I'm actually fine with that."
💜 Shizuku: "Then I'll prepare some tea and snacks."
💙 Rei: "We're literally just pressing play."
💜 Shizuku: "But since we're all watching together…"
🧡 Hinata: "It's a party!"
🩵 Ruka: "You're making this way too big."
Maybe—
it's just one video being uploaded to YouTube.
But for us—
it's something we're curious about.
Something we're looking forward to.
And something we naturally want to support.
So—
a MixArk song is coming to YouTube.
We'll probably go watch it too.
Quietly—
No.
Actually, there will probably be nothing quiet about it.
We'll all be watching together.
I just need to make sure Hinata doesn't go wild in the comments.
🧡 Hinata: "I'm getting first comment!"
🩵 Ruka: "You're already saying it again."
💙 Rei: "Someone should probably stop her."
💜 Shizuku: "And the support fan…"
🩷 Aine: "Shizuku, let's put that idea aside for now."
And the video isn't even out yet.
MixArk—
good luck.
We'll be cheering for you.
…Probably very loudly.
To Be Continued...