By Zephyria 
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<Cream Mansion> Hyeon-seo, ‘Is my popularity really at this level?’
Actor ‘Hyeon-seo’ attended the L brand photocall event held this afternoon at the Cheongdam flagship store.
The photo shows Hyeon-seo entering the photo wall with a surprised expression at the tremendous cheering of the fans. His cheerful fashion in white and red stripes, reminiscent of a marine look, suits him very well.
Meanwhile, actor Hyeon-seo has moved to a new agency and is currently active following the wrap of the movie <Cream Mansion> and the expiration of his contract with ENA Entertainment. In the process of changing agencies, he also changed his stage name from ‘Yoon Hye-an’ to ‘Hyeon-seo.’
Having experienced a major accident in the past, he stated that he embedded a determination to live a new life with a new mindset into his new name, and asked the public to watch over him as he lives humbly with a grateful heart.
Hyeon-seo’s <Cream Mansion> has currently been submitted to the Cannes Film Festival, and he is awaiting an invitation. The movie is scheduled to be released in early June after the Cannes Film Festival.
⤷ He used to be like a whining cat and wasn’t my type, but his vibe has changed a lot lately.
⤷⤷ True. He always had that flashy, idol-center look, but his image… wasn’t great, haha. Seems like he’s shed the idol vibe a lot these days.
⤷⤷ What’s the crime in being a former idol? Is shedding the idol vibe a good thing?
⤷⤷ I’m saying it because he’s not an idol anymore. It’s obviously meant as a compliment, why are you taking it so aggressively?
⤷ Did he change salons? The hair and makeup aren’t excessive and are just right.
⤷⤷ It’s not something that can be fixed just by changing salons; it seems like the person changed a lot after the accident.
⤷⤷ People do change after going through something big.
⤷⤷ No, only some people change.
⤷⤷ In the beginning, nobody believed him when he said he lost his memories of before the accident, but now most people seem to believe it. His gaze, expression, and overall atmosphere have completely changed.
⤷⤷ Seriously, why are you guys so naive? That’s 100% plastic surgery.
⤷ He looks like he’s copying Choi Hong-seo, so I find this guy really creepy.
⤷⤷ Copying what? Is it a crime to look similar? Hyeon-seo’s face has zero plastic surgery. What is he supposed to do if he was born looking like him?
⤷⤷ Hyeon-seo stated himself that he referenced Choi Hong-seo a lot because the role he took in <Cream Mansion> was originally Choi Hong-seo’s role. He also released a song to comfort Choi Hong-seo’s fans on the anniversary of his death last year and sponsored memorial events for the fans, so the remaining fans of Choi Hong-seo think well of Hyeon-seo.
⤷⤷ Yeah, he donated the digital music profits from that song to a suicide prevention center or something.
⤷⤷ I’m not even a Choi Hong-seo fan, but I cried listening to that song ㅠㅠ
⤷⤷ I’ve been a long-time fan of Hong-seo, but now I support Hyeon-seo too. At first, I suspected that even those actions were just to use Hong-seo’s name, but whether it was covered in the media or not, he consistently cared for the remaining fans of Hong-seo. You can’t be that consistent if you aren’t sincere.
⤷ It’s already been half a year since he changed his name to Hyeon-seo, why do people keep digging up his old name? He changed his name asking people to forget the past and look at his future self, but the reporters who keep obsessing over that every time they write an article are seriously annoying.
⤷⤷ I know, right. There are many people who now just know him as actor Hyeon-seo, but because they mention it in every article, even the people who only knew him as Hyeon-seo are finding out now…
⤷ LOL, the patheticness of trying to bleach his past by changing his name is so typical of Yoon. Hye. an. Yeah, no matter how much he pretends to be nice now, I’m not fooled~ The scarred fans who can’t forget how he abandoned the group as soon as he became famous on his own are still here.
⤷⤷ Fans? Which fans? He gave a sincere apology to the members and the fans, and most fans accepted it. Why are you grouping all other fans together just because you have a spiteful heart and keep clinging to the past?
⤷⤷ Nobody cares about ‘Titan,’ who was a failed idol group. You’d think a group that was doing well went bankrupt because of Hyeon-seo. And now there are more new fans who know him as actor Hyeon-seo and have liked him since then.
⤷ Hyeon-seo, please do a drama ㅠㅠㅠ With these looks, just film one Netflix seasonal drama and let’s preserve it forever ㅠㅠㅠ Please ㅠㅠㅠ
On a weekend evening, a promotional event was in full swing at L brand’s Cheongdam flagship store.
A red carpet was rolled out in front of the building, barricades were installed, and reporters and fans flocked to photograph the attending celebrities. Although it was well past business hours, the entire five-story building was brightly lit, making the area as bright as broad daylight.
Whenever the figure of a favorite celebrity flickered behind the front windows, screams from fans and flashes of cameras erupted continuously outside the building.
Choi Hong-seo, who had arrived early, had finished the photocall and was continuing promotional shoots inside the store. Since there were several attendees and more than a few cameras, it was a more nerve-wracking schedule than a solo pictorial shoot.
It was just as Choi Hong-seo, who had just finished shooting while sitting on a sofa in the store hall, was about to stand up. The team leader of the PR agency in charge of today’s event approached with quick steps and caught Choi Hong-seo.
“Mr. Hyeon-seo, Mr. Hyeon-seo. Just a moment. I heard Mr. Dong-ha just arrived, so let’s take a shot with Mr. Dong-ha too. My goodness, all the young actors from <Cream Mansion> are gathered here. This is going to be great promotion!”
“Really? Dong-ha arrived?”
He was glad to hear of Dong-ha’s arrival, thinking that he finally had one familiar face.
“Yes, he just arrived. Ms. Hyeon-seo, where should we shoot? Photographer, these are actors who will be walking the red carpet at Cannes. What would be a good background? Is there anywhere where the brand name is clearly visible?”
The team leader, linking arms with Choi Hong-seo, looked around the store for a good shooting location. To him, the marketing director of L brand caught his eye. He called out to her with his characteristic high voice and flamboyant gestures.
“Director! Here, here! You haven’t greeted our actor Hyeon-seo yet, have you?”
The director, who seemed busy exchanging greetings with this person and that person, approached with a very apologetic expression.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Hyeon-seo. Thank you for attending. It’s been so hectic that I’m only greeting you now. Nice to meet you.”
“I’m the one who’s grateful for the invitation. The store is wonderful.”
“Look at how a handsome person speaks so handsomely. Because Ms. Hyeon-seo is wearing it, our clothes look so young. It’s so pretty.”
“Right? That’s why I told you we absolutely had to invite Ms. Hyeon-seo, Director. The purpose of this event is to lower the brand’s target age group. Our Hyeon-seo fits that perfectly, doesn’t he?”
“Indeed. I shouldn’t doubt the team leader’s eye in the future.”
The marketing director scanned Choi Hong-seo, dressed in L brand attire, with a satisfied expression as if admiring him.
Wearing clean off-white pants, a cream-white double jacket with a more subtle mood, and a red and white striped t-shirt as an inner layer, he looked fresh and cheerful, yet possessed a calm, restrained beauty that wasn’t excessive, fitting the brand’s unique characteristics.
“The clothes are very pretty. They’re pretty, but they’re also comfortable to move in, and the texture against the skin isn’t irritating.”
Choi Hong-seo praised the sponsored clothing. It wasn’t empty talk.
L brand, called the ‘luxury for those in the know,’ was frequently seen in Lee Hae-sung’s wardrobe.
In particular, he enjoyed wearing this brand’s casual and everyday wear. When spending relaxed time with Choi Hong-seo at home, Lee Hae-sung always looked elegant without ever appearing sloppy, even in comfortable knits, t-shirts, or training pants with drawstrings at the waist. It had been fascinating and a bit annoying, but he only realized the reason later.
While it was partly due to his frame, posture, and movement, it was also because he wore clothes made of high-quality materials and tailored precisely.
Saying, ‘It’s not the street mood Hong-seo likes, but the material is good, so it’ll be comfortable for wearing at home,’ he had prepared several pieces of L brand clothing as loungewear for Choi Hong-seo. They were clothes as cozy and soft as being wrapped in a thin veil of clouds. He also liked that they felt the same as when he touched his arm or hugged his back.
Then, by chance, he discovered that even such loungewear cost millions of won. Furthermore, because they were made of cotton blended with baby cashmere or silk, they couldn’t be machine-washed despite being loungewear. Choi Hong-seo couldn’t help but be shocked, almost to the point of horror.
Anyway, the reason he had felt glad and readily expressed his intention to attend when the invitation from L brand arrived was almost entirely because of Lee Hae-sung. Because it was a brand he enjoyed wearing.
“It looks comfortable yet dignified and sophisticated, so I think there will be plenty of demand among people my age.”
“Ms. Hyeon-seo knows our brand’s characteristics so well. Do you wear it often?”
“Since the price range is quite high, I don’t yet… I have a few things I received as gifts…”
“To gift clothes from our brand, that person must have excellent taste.”
The marketing director winked with a proud expression.
“Yes, that’s right! He’s someone who dresses very stylishly. He’s basically tall and has a good build, so everything looks good on him… but…”
The volume of Choi Hong-seo’s voice gradually decreased. He realized belatedly that he was excitedly talking about something off-topic. Fortunately, the marketing director and the team leader burst into laughter with amused faces.
“Ms. Hyeon-seo must really like that person. His eyes only sparkle and come alive when he talks about him.”
“I thought he’d be haughty and strong-willed, but he’s not at all? Meeting him in person, Mr. Hyeon-seo is just a typical boy his age.”
“I’m in my late twenties now. I’m not at an age to be called a boy…”
“To us, if the first digit is a 2, you’re all babies.”
“Exactly, exactly. You’re denying it instead of liking being called a boy? That’s proof that Hyeon-seo is still young.”
The marketing director and the team leader nodded in agreement. Then, their conversation suddenly shifted toward recommending the latest effective health foods and collagen.
At the word ‘baby,’ Choi Hong-seo naturally thought of Lee Hae-sung again, even though he tried not to.
On movie sets, camera directors or lighting directors would also call Choi Hong-seo and Park Dong-ha ‘baby’ when they were in a hurry. There were quite a few photographers or stylists like that at pictorial shoots as well.
However, of course, the ‘baby’ called by other people and the ‘baby’ called by Lee Hae-sung were the same word but not the same meaning. It was the difference between a common noun and a proper noun.
If so, was it always a good thing to be called ‘baby’ by one’s lover?
It couldn’t necessarily be said to be so. Especially if that lover was twelve years older and possessed everything—wealth, ability, and character—leaving the other party with very little they could do for him.