By Zephyria I had no excuse, so I just bowed my head deeply.
“I hope this doesn’t happen again, Tae-kyung.”
I felt suffocated and breathless. It’s not like the Status Window considers my circumstances when it appears, so I don’t know what promises I can make.
“Why aren’t you answering? Are you going to run off again if Se-han calls?”
“Gun-woo Hyung, it’s not that Se-han called me, it’s just….”
“Is that a jacket Se-han gave you?”
Gun-woo Hyung pointed to the leather jacket I was wearing.
“Ah, yes. I only wore a short-sleeved shirt, so Se-han….”
“Lucky you, Tae-kyung. I couldn’t even get that jacket.”
Seeing Gun-woo Hyung sulking with his fingers intertwined, I felt his anger subside a little.
“No, he just lent it to me? I’ll return it later.”
Gun-woo Hyung looked down at the floor for a moment, then said timidly.
“Tae-kyung. After we debut safely, I’ll give you an even more expensive jacket as a gift.”
Wow, this Hyung is igniting his competitive spirit in weird places again.
“Gun-woo Hyung, if we debut safely, there’s no bigger gift for me than that. So don’t think about anything else, okay?”
“Hmph… okay. I understand.”
Gun-woo Hyung tidied up his workstation and got up from his chair.
“You haven’t had dinner yet, have you? Let’s eat first and then go over the meeting notes together.”
“Yes. You must be hungry too, Hyung.”
I just bowed my head in apology, and Gun-woo Hyung gently patted my shoulder. As I left the studio with Hyung, someone was standing in front of the door.
“Huh?”
“Hello! I’m Choi Soo-in, who was called… no, selected for the debut team today!”
“Hello, Hyungs! I’ve been confirmed for the debut team! Please congratulate me!”
It was Choi Soo-in and Im Ho-soo, who had debuted with us before.
I immediately straightened Choi Soo-in, who was bowing so low that his face almost touched the floor.
“Soo-in. It’s so good to see you, really! Ho-soo! Wow!”
Seeing the members who had debuted and suffered with me, I felt so happy that I was about to cry. When I hugged him and patted his back, Choi Soo-in’s face turned red, and he didn’t know what to do.
“T-thank you! Sunbae-nim, Hyung-nim… I’ll work hard! So I don’t let the debut team down….”
He was too introverted and awkward at expressing his emotions. But he must have wanted to leave a good impression on the first day. He was really earnest in stating his resolve.
“Let’s work hard together. Gun-woo Hyung! Let’s eat something delicious today!”
I don’t know how grateful I am to be able to start over.
Even if we fail again, I’m ready to do my best so that I won’t be ashamed of myself.
January passed by in a blur, so hectic that I didn’t even know how I spent it.
Since I was just repeating the debut preparation process again, I was able to relax a little. As a result, Gun-woo Hyung seemed to rely on me more than before.
“Tae-kyung, what kind of cover song would suit me? Can you recommend one?”
Our team’s official YouTube channel was created, and we decided to start the pre-debut promotional content with a cover video, which was safe. This was because I strongly opposed the drama-style video content we had made for the previous debut.
“Since Hyung has a clear voice, wouldn’t Kim Seok-joo Sunbae-nim’s song be good?”
“I guess that would be good, right?”
The video content was structured to release the five members’ cover videos sequentially, revealing the members one by one. And as I suggested, we decided to receive recommendations for the group name through comments after the cover videos.
Starting anew, I wanted to abandon the previous group name, VOB, which had failed.
And on February 1st.
Promotional articles began to be released, stating that a boy group would be debuting in March from Global Enter for the first time in three years.
However, that promotional article was immediately buried by a sudden issue.
“No, what the fuck! What is this!”
Articles poured out that Perfect Puzzle’s Sung Se-han would be releasing a solo album on March 15th.
And the entire entertainment community and social media were literally ablaze.
Title: LOL I knew it would happen Sung Se-han solo album legendary betrayalㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Content: Solo album less than a year after debutㅋㅋㅋ He’s a real hotshotㅋㅋㅋ Is this right???ㅋㅋㅋ
Comments (18)
If you were going to do this, why even be in a groupㅋㅋㅋ Just go soloㅋㅋ
Sung Se-han has hundreds of songs writtenㅋㅋ So he can release an albumㅋ
⌎Get lost, you solo stanㅋㅋㅋ
Sung Se-han produced two albums last year, and thanks to that, Perfect swept the grand prizes, so can’t he have some personal ambition ⌎Haven’t you come to your senses, Only Han? Go to SNS, they’re getting signatures to kick Sung Se-han out of Perfect
⌎LOL Sung Se-han isn’t needed in Perfectㅋㅋ If he hadn’t interfered, we would have been produced by Kang Robin and done even betterㅋㅋㅋ
⌎Sung Se-han is Kang Robin’s one-pick, so whatㅋㅋㅋ
⌎Go whine to Kang Robinㅋㅋㅋ
⌎Se-han doesn’t need Perfect eitherㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
I’m stopping people from leaving the fandom because of Sung Se-han’s solo stans LOL They’re being abusive because they think they have the numbersㅋㅋㅋㅋ
⌎Where’s your conscience? ㅋㅋ Everyone knows that the other group’s fans have been secretly bashing Se-han in the shadowsㅋㅋㅋ
⌎Sung Se-han has suffered the most from solo stans, where are you goingㅋㅋㅋ
LOL Let’s get the facts straightㅋㅋ Who created and spread those dirty rumors about him being an orphan, a bastard, and a sp? The PDFs I’ve collected would fill an external hard drive haha If you’re a fan, don’t spread rumors no no
Let’s look at Sung Se-han (photo) (photo)
Look at his beautyㅠ Isn’t this heavenㅠ
His perfect shoulders are the best haha
His physique is from a new species LOL I’m only trusting Se-han haha
“Haa….”
I put down my phone and leaned back on the sofa.
My head was throbbing, and I felt like I was getting a migraine. From my previous memories, I knew that Sung Se-han would release a solo song in February.
PB R&B ‘I’ll Wait Until 2 AM,’ which was a legendary hit, was Sung Se-han’s first solo song.
But that was only a ‘song,’ not an album.
That’s why Perfect fans weren’t so upset.
Releasing a physical album instead of a song. Why did the situation change like this? And why did it change to March?
“Haa… this is a headache.”
Didn’t they expect Perfect Puzzle fans to be so dissatisfied? If this happens, another anti-Sung Se-han atmosphere might form again….
“Ah, whatever! Am I in a position to worry about Sung Se-han?”
Our team is preparing for a war-like debut for survival, so why am I worrying about a successful top idol!
“That bastard, I knew he wasn’t contacting me.”
I’m getting double the stress because the days are dwindling and my Inferiority Score isn’t decreasing, but that bastard must have been having a great time preparing for his solo album.
“The legendary betrayal wasn’t for the fans, it was for me.”
I immediately took out my phone. The signal rang for a while before that annoying voice fell into my ear.
—Oh, Tae-kyung.
“Hey, Sung Se-han.”
I didn’t want to get excited, but my voice was filled with emotion.
“Didn’t I tell you that our promotional article was coming out today? But you released your promotional article on the same day, making ours get buried? Are you doing this on purpose?”
—Why are you getting angry? Don’t you like that our articles are coming out side by side?
Sung Se-han’s voice was shaky, as if he was moving.
“Hey! That’s not the point. Our promotional article is getting buried because of you!”
—Why should I take care of my rival’s situation?
What, rival…? Haa, is he really calling us that as lip service right now?
“Ugh…! Fine, let’s not even talk. What am I doing trying to reason with you….”
I kept grumbling, but I couldn’t bring myself to say what I really wanted to say.
Actually… I want to ask if he’s okay.
I want to ask if the hurtful words that have been pouring out since his debut have been hard to endure, even now.
I want to tell him not to worry about the malicious people because they’re not fans. I want to tell him that I know how much his Auntie loves him.
—But Tae-kyung.
I faintly heard the sound of a door opening, as if he was getting into a car.
—You’d better prepare well for your album. I’ve prepared a pretty good song.
Haa… Sung Se-han. I already know that the song ‘I’ll Wait Until 2 AM’ will be a long-running hit.
“Hey, just do it half-heartedly, okay?”
Since a physical album is coming out this time, it might surpass the previous record. Maybe it’ll even take the annual number one spot.
“You’re not planning to bury a rookie group like us, are you?”
The previous annual number one was Sung Se-han’s song from Perfect Puzzle anyway, but wouldn’t it be even more amazing to get number one with a solo song?
—Me?
Sung Se-han asked suspiciously after a moment of silence.
—Who could bury your song, anyway?
Haa…! My legs gave out, and I slumped down on the practice room chair.
You still say that about my song, which no one else would listen to.
The cheeks covered by my palms grew hot.
“Se-han… not everyone who sings well succeeds.”
What was the hardest thing when our album failed miserably? No matter how much I avoided the question with various answers, the answer was obvious.
I was ashamed and humiliated in front of Sung Se-han, who had been watching me.
That dark emotion made me despair and give up.