Title: What’s the relationship between the two of them? (Talking about Sung Se-han and that friend)

Content: Sung Se-han has never hugged members like that, right? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

I thought he hated being close to people, but I guess that’s not the case ㅋㅋ

Comments (5)

What are you talking about? He’s always putting his arm around Si-hyun’s shoulder lol Are you starting a narrative that Se-han isn’t close to the members again lol ⌎(Photo)(Photo) Si-hyun is really putting his arm around his shoulder, but that friend is completely hugging him, which is completely different.

⌎Looking at it like this, you can definitely feel the different atmosphere lol

⌎It’s understandable because he’s been in the training program for a longer period of time.

⌎I’m saying it’s understandable lololol

Title: Se-han and the trainee’s story completed today

Content: (Photo)

The white hoodie Kim Tae-kyung was wearing inside his padding when he entered the hospital.

(Photo)

Se-han is wearing it in the parking lot.

(Photo)

Se-han is bending over and smiling when he puts on the hoodie.

(Photo)

He opens the car door and escorts him.

Comments (5)

lol Can I feel betrayed by Se-han? He doesn’t even exchange clothes with the members and treats them coldly lol

I didn’t think much of it until yesterday, but today it’s a bit like thatㅠ We completely accepted Se-han, but Sung Se-han seems to be thinking differentlyㅠ

⌎You’re still saying you’re accepting him nonsense lol Se-han could have gone solo from the start, so what’s he lacking lol

⌎It’s not ‘Only Han’s’ opinion. Only Han supports Sung Se-han as a Perfect member

⌎Wow, haha, you’re openly advertising your personal fandom name, haha!

Title: I’ve scraped all of Sung Se-han’s friend’s photos (continuously adding)

Gasp!

I was so engrossed in reading the posts that I was startled. They’ve collected all my photos? How many is this…?

“Tae-kyung Hyung.”

Jeong-min, who had been waiting quietly, came to the bed and sat down.

“You should have gone to eat a hamburger with Se-han Hyung. Gun-woo Hyung would have understood too.”

“I wanted to, but he was out of his mind because he was drugged. So Kang Robin just drove me to the dorm.”

“I’m so jealous, Tae-kyung Hyung…!”

Jeong-min pretended to fall on the bed.

“To ride in Kang Robin’s car! I feel like I’m going to die of stomach ache!”

“There’s nothing to envy. It was just a brief greeting… Haa…”

I keep sighing.

I couldn’t stop thinking about Sung Se-han, who was desperately trying not to fall asleep, and my mind was just complicated.

In the end, the guy who fell asleep using my lap as a pillow didn’t wake up until I got off.

Ah, this is driving me crazy.

I almost blurted out a lament. Even though I didn’t want to, his pale face kept overlapping with his funeral portrait.

At that moment, Jeong-min snatched my phone away, waking me from my reverie.

“Hyung, you should join the community too. Stop looking at it on my phone all the time.”

“No. I don’t need to see it. I was just nervous about waiting for Gun-woo Hyung, so I looked for a bit…”

Feeling awkward, I patted the bed, and Jeong-min picked up my phone.

“I’ll sign you up for a few places. Once we debut, we need to know the fans’ reactions and community responses.”

“That’s true, but…”

Wouldn’t I be curious about the fans’ reactions?

When we debuted last time, I searched the community responses as diligently as Jeong-min. As a result, I only reaffirmed that Perfect Puzzle had an overwhelming amount of mentions on social media and entertainment communities.

When our group, and my stage name ‘Tae-kyung,’ happened to be caught in the search, my heart felt like it would burst with anticipation. But what could compare to the sense of loss and bitterness when I confirmed that the source was a post from our fan cafe, which only a few people had joined?

In the end, I deleted all communities and almost cut off the internet just two months after my debut. Like that, while barely enduring for months while calming my mind, I heard the news of Sung Se-han’s accident…

“Uh, Tae-kyung Hyung! What’s wrong?”

I must have been clutching my chest without realizing it. Jeong-min grabbed my shoulder and leaned in with a surprised face.

“Hyung! Can’t you breathe? Uh, look at the cold sweat! What should I do! I need to call an ambulance quickly…”

“Hyung is okay. Calm down, maknae…”

I pushed away Jeong-min’s burdensome face and forced a smile.

“I think I was too stressed at the meeting this morning.”

“Hyung…”

I patted Jeong-min’s serious shoulder, but my insides were still churning.

I think I have trauma. I feel suffocated whenever I think about Sung Se-han’s funeral hall, what should I do…?

At that moment, the door clicked open.

Surprised, I turned around and saw Gun-woo Hyung entering the room.

“Oh? When did Gun-woo Hyung get here?”

“Hyung, you’re here?”

Gun-woo Hyung, who had been staring at us silently, nodded.

“Let’s talk among ourselves for a bit.”

Jeong-min, who had been sitting next to me, jumped up and sat on his bed across from us.

“Tae-kyung.”

Gun-woo Hyung, who quietly approached, sat next to me and looked at me. His eyes were red as if he had been crying somewhere, so I couldn’t help but be swayed.

“Gun-woo Hyung…”

“Tae-kyung, I talked to my little uncle. We’re going to release our debut album in March.”

Jeong-min, who was about to cheer, covered his mouth. It must have been because he sensed that the hyungs’ atmosphere was too heavy, even though they were talking about the debut album.

“Gun-woo Hyung.”

I tightly grabbed Gun-woo Hyung’s hand, who was only looking down at the floor.

“Gun-woo Hyung, I know you were hurt by me. I’m really sorry. I can’t tell you everything right now, but…”

“Don’t apologize to me.”

Gun-woo Hyung’s tone was so firm that I was a little surprised. Hyung bit his lip and then turned to look at me.

“Tae-kyung. A long time ago, Se-han came to find you… I secretly eavesdropped when you two were talking.”

I furrowed my brow, trying to recall.

If Gun-woo Hyung was talking about a long time ago, he must be talking about when Sung Se-han left our company. The day the article came out that Sung Se-han would debut under Baeknyeon Entertainment, that guy came to find me.

“Se-han asked you to go to ‘Baeknyeon Entertainment’ with him, I heard it all back then.”

Without realizing it, I bit my lip tightly. Yes, that happened.

At that time, I was angry at Sung Se-han, who had quit the company without consulting me and couldn’t be contacted. So, when he suddenly appeared and abruptly asked me to go to Baeknyeon Entertainment, I couldn’t say anything nice.

‘Hey, get lost! I’m not going to betray the members who suffered together just because a good offer came in like you! You traitor!’

I couldn’t believe that Sung Se-han had signed a contract with Baeknyeon Entertainment without consulting me. I was sure there would be a twist that would ease my anger. I trusted Sung Se-han. I wanted to believe him. But Sung Se-han’s attitude was firm from beginning to end. As if my feelings didn’t matter at all.

‘Yeah. It might be better for Lee Tae-kyung to not be involved with me if he wants to be free.’

There were no second offers. There was no time for me to hesitate. Sung Se-han turned away, leaving me in a daze. And he never looked back.

“I thought you might go with Se-han… I don’t know how happy I was that you stayed with our company. You don’t know how grateful I am.”

I shook my head as I listened to Gun-woo Hyung’s confession.

“Gun-woo Hyung, that’s not something you should be grateful for. It’s not like I stayed because of loyalty…”

Sung Se-han went far away alone without telling me anything. I was just left alone, abandoned by the most trustworthy friend.

But I didn’t want to admit it myself. Misery washed over me again, and my heart began to ache.

“Tae-kyung.”

Gun-woo Hyung’s gaze returned to the floor.

“That’s why I wanted to write a better song than Sung Se-han. I thought we had to succeed bigger with a better song than the guy who abandoned us.”

“Hyung, that’s…”

“I know it’s just my greed. Team leader Jang also kept saying it would be better to change the song.”

I bit my lip and hid my surprise. Team leader Jang Ju-mi had opposed Gun-woo Hyung’s song, I had no idea.

“Tae-kyung, just answer one thing really honestly.”

Gun-woo Hyung, who raised his head, stared at my eyes seriously. I nodded greatly.

“The song you said you liked, ‘Us Under the Sky,’ do you really like it?”

I had been running around like crazy yesterday and today, but I could smile brightly as if I was being rewarded for this.

“Hyung, did you think I was just saying empty words? I really like that song. We could scout a song from an external composer, but I think Hyung picked a song that really suits our team? I think it’s the best song we can choose right now.”

“Okay. Thank you.”

Gun-woo Hyung smiled with a face that seemed a little more comfortable.

“Let’s prepare properly.”

Jeong-min, who had been nervous until then, jumped up and cheered.

“Yahoo! We’re debuting!”

Ring. Ring. Ring-ring-ring….

It felt like a ringtone was ringing from the depths of my consciousness, but I couldn’t wake up. I hadn’t slept properly because I was in a meeting with Gun-woo Hyung and Jeong-min until dawn… I wish they would just leave me alone. I was about to pull the blanket over me when someone shook my body hard, and I barely opened my eyes.

“Hyung, answer the phone. It’s Se-han Hyung.”

“Ah… okay.”

I couldn’t get up, so I buried my face in the pillow and put the phone to my ear.

“Sung Se-han… what time is it that you’re already…”

—Tae-kyung, it’s already past 10 o’clock.

Huh…? My eyes widened. 10 o’clock! I couldn’t believe I was still sleeping when I should have already been at the practice room.

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