By Zephyria Hot Plate | ♨The Long-Awaited First Broadcast of My MaeSo as a Fixed Cast♨
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Let’s go
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1 .
2 Attendance complete.
3 Preparation complete.
4 I can finally breathe
└ -D
└ Holy shit, I’ve been holding my breath since the day the trailer dropped
5 It’s starting, I just brought popcorn
6 Ah, you guys are getting ahead of yourselvesㅋㅋㅋ I was surprised and turned it on, but there’s still 10 minutes leftㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Are you kidding? I’ve been waiting for ten days
7 Fck, the team leader called for a company dinner, almost couldn’t watch
└ Company dinner on a Saturday???
└ Yeah, our job has no holidays. ㅜ
└ Omg so you ditched and came?
└ No, I quit
└ ?
└ ??..
└ Haha, are you crazy? Hahaha!
└ Queen, haha!
8 Wait! Let me check the checklist before we go~
Go to the bathroom (essential) v
Snacks because I’m hungry v
Drinks because I’m thirsty v
Anons living with family: secure the remote control v
Turn off phone notifications until 12 v
└ Hi
└ Hi
└ Hi
└ Why is everyone saying hi to me…?
└ Confirmation, they said
9 Why is time passing so slowly ㅠㅠㅠ
└ My thoughts exactlyㅜㅜㅜㅜ
└ They’re running ads all damn day
10 Let’s play word chain while we wait
└ I’ll start: Ji Hyeon
└ Reality
└ Realization
└ Present
└ Jae-hyeon
└ Entrance
└ Orchestra
└ Hyeon…dae
└ Dae-hyeon
└ What’s Dae-hyeon?
└ Apparently it’s the third string of a geomungo
└ Are you crazy?
└ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
11 Let’s do it again, this time properly
└ Okay, you start
└ Sunset (Haejilnyeok)
└ GG
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53 It’s on
54 It’s on
55 Finally
56 Finally!!!
57 Ji Hyeon, oh noooooo
58 oh noooooo
59 sob sob sob sob sob
60 oh noooooo Actor Ji
61 Sht, just seeing his face makes me tear up, that’s not normal, right…..
└ Yeah, I’m crying like hell too….
62 First time seeing him since the injury article came outㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└ I’m glad he looks okayㅜㅜ
63 As soon as he said ‘Hello, I’m Ji Hyeon’ I screamed out loudㅠㅠㅠㅠ
64 Q. What made you decide to appear again?
A. I came back out because the fans liked it.
Sigh…………………
└ My actor is so kind, what do I do…
65 ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠThey said the viewers’ reaction after the broadcast aired was really goodㅠㅠㅠㅠ
66 I’m tearing up for real…
└ Jizel, don’t get hurt again…
└ 22
└ 333
67 Sob sob I missed Manager-nim tooㅜㅜ
└ I wish he’d be Ji Hyeon’s manager forever..
68 Wait,, he looks even more handsome today,,
└ He was always handsome though
└ Somehow he looks better than last time,,
└ That’s… true…
└ It’s not just my imagination, right??? He’s crazy handsome today
69 Going to film a drama?
└ Seems like it
└ The interview is right after, they said he’s going to film Witness
70 Omg… Actor Ji is doing a drama???
└ Yeah, there was an article, didn’t you see it?
└ ㅠㅠㅠㅠI didn’t see itㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I’ve been busy with real life so I only just heard about the My MaeSo fixed cast newsㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└ For those anons~~ [Ji Hyeon, Confirmed for ‘Witness’… First Dual Role | https:https://www.hotstar.co.kr/view/1419811]
└ Ah, love you♥♥♥♥♥
71 Reading the script is a cool thing to do
└ Being good at your main job is the best
72 I’ve felt it before, but they really don’t talk muchㅋㅋㅋ
└ Seriously, but they seem comfortable
└ That vibe of only true friends being present
73 I wondered why it was so quiet, but it was because there was no background musicㅋㅋㅋㅋ He doesn’t even play music while driving??
└ Last time he appeared, he said he doesn’t play it because it might disturb Actor Ji while he reads the script
└ Ah…! So damn kind
└ He said it became a habit, so now he doesn’t play it even when driving alone, yeah
73 Omg the filming location is insane
└ Why?
└ It’s in front of my houseㅠ
└ Omg insane
└ ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠOnly I didn’t get to see Ji Hyeon again
74 No.. He’s especially more handsome today,,
└ He was always handsome
└ Somehow he looks better than last time,,
└ That’s… true…
└ Not just my mood, right??? He’s crazy handsome today
75 No.. Manager-nim worrying about him is insane, I’m so excited
76 He said to call NG even if it hurts just a little…
└ Yes, my master, yes yes…
77 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋActor Ji, why is he so pureㅠㅠ? The way he blinks is so cuteㅠㅠ
└ Our kid being pure, the world must be ending
└ Like the sun rising in the west
78 Actor Ji’s expression ㅇ_ㅇ
└ This is the taste
79 I want to be that bandage on his arm…
└ 22
└ 333
└ 4444
80 The way the manager’s expression is so serious makes my heart race, it’s nothing special but it’s driving me crazy.
└ My mouth corners are rising like crazy too.
81 Seems like he was more injured than I thought last timeㅠㅠ
└ In the car, he kept worrying that his arm hurtㅠㅠ
└ Yeah, he went to the ER and even had surgery..82 Ha… Worrying with a serious face, but when Ji Hyeon answered he understood, his expression completely cleared up
└ I need to leave here now I can’t look at Manager anymore Manager looks like a man to me and I’ve fallen in love with that man I know it can’t happen so I’m trying to tear out this heart that loves Manager Please, everyone, cherish Manager
83 People are being so damn noisy…
└ For real, the staff looks like they’re having a hard time
└ …Good thing I didn’t go sightseeing
84 Seriously, why are they causing such a ruckus at an outdoor filming siteㅠㅠ?? I used to work part-time on sites and remembering how hard it was because of people, I’m getting PTSD. If they have to reshoot because of those people, only the staff gets criticized. The stuff they have to put up with…
85 Hah hah Actor Ji acting
86 Hah hah hah hah
87 Hah hah hah hahg
└ Ah shoot, why is everyone pantingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ But Ji Hyeon did it firstㅠ
88 ㅇ0ㅇ
89 Omg all the dialogue is bleeped out
90 Just starts off cursing right away
└ But now the vocal projection is so good
91 Is it okay to say this…? The cursing is so fcking sexy
└ You said it allㅋㅋㅋㅋ
92 Wasn’t Ji Hyeon’s role a prosecutor???
└ Prosecutor and gangster roles! Dual role as twins, they say
└ Ah!! So right now, that’s the gangster side of the twins???
└ Probably, right?
93 If that’s being aired on New Platform, will all the curses come out?
└ Probably??
└ Yeah, they all come out
└ Wow then… It’ll be so… sexy…
└ You’re anon 91, right?
94 Ah sh*t, I thought he got punched
95 No, how did he catch that wooden pole being kicked? Is there a fishing line?
└ Probably couldn’t even do it with a fishing line
└ Not CGㅠ?
└ If it’s CG, Actor Ji is the CG
96 Hek
97 Hik
98 Wow
99 Wow insane…
100 The action is insane
101 Is he really hitting…?
└ It’s okay, they’re all wearing protective gear
└ I’m an anon from the site side, but even with protective gear it still hurts. They just endure it.
└ Listen to the thwack sound.
102 RZLDFull-on brawl
103 Omg they’re not using a stuntman for that???
└ Actor Ji is famous for not using stand-ins, yeah. In that interview, he said he doesn’t use them because it hurts his pride
└ Where can I see that interview?
└ [Ji Hyeon, The Reason He Doesn’t Use Stand-ins | https:https://www.hotstar.co.kr/view/1389991]
└ Thanks♡
104 WTF who dares hit our kid!!!!!!!!!!!!
└ But our kid hit more, Grandmaㅠ
└ No, he just got hit in the back of the head!!!!!!!!!!
105 That must hurt like hell.
106 Hey, why do I even find the spitting attractive…
└ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ oO(He’s pretending not to notice and laughing)
107 But why does Manager’s expression look so bad…?
└ Yeah, he kept looking serious
└ Isn’t it because he’s concentrating?
└ But for that, the subtitle from the start says ‘His expression gradually hardens…’
108 Right now, Manager-nim’s expression is scarier than the people fighting
109 Cut!!
110 Ss
111 Daebak, one-take
└ They filmed all that in one go?ㄷ
112 Manager is on the move
113 What’s with the atmosphere… so scary
114 What is it, really
115 When he said, “Get up,” I almost got up myself
116 What is it??
117 Manager: Get in the car
118 Ah, seriously
119 Crazy ㅠㅠ
120 Oh no, his wristㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
121 Ah…………….
122 Ahhh
123 The reason his expression wasn’t good…T_T
124 This is the trailer
125 This is it
126 Damn, even I feel like my heart is breaking
└ 22 He’s his friend T_T
127 The Manager is amazing. Even we watching the broadcast didn’t notice anything strange, but he was watching from that distance and caught it.
└ We’re watching through the TV, so of course we wouldn’t know
└ Even if we saw it in person, we probably wouldn’t have known
└ It’s not just because we’re watching through the TV, even the staff didn’t know….
└ Actor Ji didn’t show it at all
128 ㅠ Manager-nim is getting angry
└ I would too…
└ I would too 22
129 D D Forceful
130 I almost peed my pants from being scared
131 What is this? Even my mom doesn’t scold me like that
132 ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Ah, he looks so upset ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└ Seriouslyㅜㅜㅜ How worried must he beㅜㅜㅜ
└ ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
133 Hmm… Even so, an actor to a manager…ㅠㅠ
└ Aren’t they friends before being manager and actor?
└ Does being friends mean you can treat them however you want?
└ How is that treating him however he wants? He’s worried about him lol
134 Isn’t he being too harsh?? How can someone get so angry when they’re worried?;;
└ How harsh was he being?
└ He said “Are you crazy?” isn’t that harsh?
135 Even if he’s upset, Ji Hyeon is the one who got hurt, he shouldn’t act like that
└ No;; What shouldn’t he do?
└ I think I’d be upset if my friend got angry when I got hurt
└ 22 Upset
└ 333
└ I’m seriously asking because I don’t know, why would that be upsetting…? Should he just cry with him…?
└ Why would that be upsetting? 22 I’d rather like it
136 Honestly, Manager-nim said all the right things…
└ 22 He must have been like that normally, so he even got angry during the broadcast
└ 333
└ 4444 He told him so many times not to overdo it, it’s understandable that he’s angry
137 ㅋㅋ Kinda not good
└ What’s not good againㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ (Deleted comment.)
└ Wow, nitpicking
└ This is seriouslyㅋㅋㅋ
└ How do you know if the Manager is normally like that or not????
└ They’re quick to tear him down at this opportunity
138 Actor Ji is staying still, why are you guys making a fuss
139 What would you guys think if your friend got angry because they were worried about you after you got hurt? Tell me your MBTI and reaction in the replies!
└ Hahaha
└ Hahaha, damn it
140 The kids who are cursing the Manager for that probably don’t have friends who worry about them like that
└ For real
└ Seriously, hahaha
141 Ah, the camera
142 Hahaha, he got angry without realizing there was a camera??
└ Isn’t all of that scripted??
└ The Manager’s expression doesn’t look like it’s scriptedㅋㅋㅋㅋ
143 Ah, what’s with the atmosphereㅋㅋㅋㅋㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└ It suddenly became so awkward ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
144 ㅠㅠㅠㅠ If it were me, I would have broken the window and gotten out of the carㅠㅠ
└ Just open the door and get out normally
145 Did he tell him to get in the car to avoid the camera??
└ Isn’t it because if he got angry on set, the atmosphere would be ruined?
└ Right, if they fought there, other people would be watching
146 The manager is watching his expression haha
147 He’s not saying a word and just wrapping the bandage hahahahahahaha
148 He said he’ll stop filming if he overdoes it one more time
└ Doesn’t it seem like he’s saying it like, whatever happens, happens?
└ He seems to have given up since it’s already been filmed
149 I’m so curious about Actor Ji’s inner thoughts ㅠㅠ
└ Seriously, what was he thinking when he was getting scolded
150 Haha, God Hye-seon is coming out with an interview right away?
└ The editing is so good, right?
└ She knows exactly what the viewers need, right?
151 He doesn’t get scolded often
└ Well, there would be a problem if he got scolded often
152 He knows he wasn’t being professional… I hope he always remembers that there are fans who are worried about him. I’ve been a fan of Actor Ji since he was young, and my heart hurts every time something like this happens.
└ 22 But he also works hard, so I can’t say anything
└ 333
└ 4444 It’s upsetting though
└ 55555
153 Ah
154 Ah
155 Ah…
156 Aigo…
157 Damn, ugh.
158 Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh.
159 Ugh..
160 Why is My MaeSo making me cry…
└ Ji Hyeon made you cry
└ Actor Ji is allowed to
161 Just now, seriously… my heart just crumbled
162 Why is the fact that he’s never been scolded before so heartbreaking;
└ ㅠㅠ
163 Ah, my house cat turned off the TV so I couldn’t see it ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ What did the interview say???
He said he’s never been scolded since he was young, so he doesn’t dislike being scolded by his manager. Instead, it means he cares about him enough to get angry, so he sometimes does things on purpose to get scolded, and the manager had a constipated expression after hearing that. But how did your cat turn off the TV?..?
└ Oh my gosh, thank you ㅠㅠ I don’t know, my house cat is seriously crazyㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ He turns off the computer and TV all by himselfㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
164 (Deleted comment.)
└ Ik, that’s forbidden
└ Ah, is even this much not okay??
└ Yes, yes, I’m sad… They just said “when he was young” on the broadcast too, so it seems ambiguous.
165 Ha damn… There’s so much I want to say, but it’s all forbidden content, so I’ll hold backㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
166 Jizel, be happyㅠㅠㅠㅠ
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└ ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I’ll take the pain, just be happyㅠㅠㅠ
167 ㅋㅋ The kids who were cursing are probably j- embarrassed
└ I know, rightㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Actor Ji seems to be enjoying getting scolded right now…
168 Wow
169 Damn
170 No
171 Ah…..
172 He’s going to get scolded again? He’s going to get scolded again??
└ He really needs to be scolded.
173 Is he crazy for smiling like that?
174 Why is he smiling like that? He’s not even going to marry him.
└ I’m saying.
└ I’m suddenly getting angry.
└ I’m going to sue.
175 I spilled water down my chin while drinking.
176 Please give me a gif~ (Ji Hyeon smiling softly.)gif)
└ Thank you, thank you
└ I’m saving it for now
└ ㅋㅋ He’s not that handsome, I’d probably get tired of seeing him after seeing him about 41353 times
└ He’s too handsomeㅠㅠㅠ
└ Crazy… Marry me
└ I’ll divorce you and remarry him
└ And cheat on him with me
└ There are only thugs here????
177 The Manager sees that face up close every day?
└ The Manager should pay more taxes, humanly speaking
└ I’ll pay the taxes, can I watch instead
└ I’m lining up
└ Me too, subtly…
└ Then me too… (Looking around)
178 I’m going to marry Ji Hyeon, argue and you’re bald
└ Park Ji-hyeon (48 years old, male, unemployed)
└ Kim Ji-hyeon (18 years old, female, high school student)
└ What did Kim Ji-hyeon do wrong
└ Park Ji-hyeon is
└ Who cares?
179 I just can’t express it with the word “handsome,” I don’t even remember what I was looking at just now
180 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ The panelists are screaming ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Didn’t someone make a sound like they were holding their breath just now?Haha, I’m crying.
└ I understand, my heart stopped and started beating again too.
181 It’s guilty to smile like that while talking about getting scolded by a friend.
└ No, who even makes that kind of expression while thinking about a friend…?
└ 22 It can only be love…
└ 333
└ If this is friendship, I have no friendsㅜㅜㅜㅜ
└ I’m telling a story about becoming an outcast overnight
182 Everyone, go on a pilgrimage, it’s an established theory that 277 is Yoo Hye-sun herself [Did you guys see My MaeSo trailer????? | https:https://www.todayspring.com/jihyeon/2394391002]
└ I thought it was a big deal until then…
└ I’m 9 there, and looking back, it was definitely a marriage variety show
└ I trusted God Hye-seon, but she was just baiting
└ I trusted her too 22
183 Manager-nimㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Q. Did you know he was doing things on purpose to get scolded?
A. No. I didn’t know.
└ Hahaha Is that all he answered with? Hahaha
└ It’s so funny that he only gave that answer Hahaha
└ You can tell he’s pissed just by looking at his expression Hahaha
184 He probably got scolded for real after the broadcast Hahaha T_T
185 Oh my gosh I wish he’d film a vlog of him getting scolded Haha
└ It’d be super fun content
186 Isn’t that exactly like that? Causing trouble on purpose to get attention from someone you like…
└ This is it
└ Seriously, this is it
└ Constantly hanging around and making them worry is seriously love…
└ Isn’t that just my house cat?
└ So you have a cat?
└ Actor Ji is a baby kitty too, so it’s probably similar
187 But it’s not like RPF or anything, Ji Hyeon seems to really like his manager. From the outside, it looks like the manager is unilaterally taking care of him, but you can see Ji Hyeon hanging around wanting to be taken care of.ㅋㅋ He said he liked getting scolded because no one scolded him when he was young, too. He probably never had someone take care of him like that.
└ ㅠㅠ Ah, something… something… (Lack of vocabulary)
└ Damn it, Actor Ji must be happy
└ (((((Ji Hyeon)))))
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397 Filming is over!
398 Finally
399 Wow, filming takes so long, from morning until sunset
└ It’s an outdoor shoot, so they can’t film when it gets dark, so that’s how short it is. You can assume they film almost all day.
└ I hope it comes out on New Platform soon.
400 He’s working too hard. He even eats his meals so carelessly.
401 Haha
402 Aww, cute.
403 A hairpin, seriously.
└ His forehead is so cute.
└ Put it in your mouth.
404 Is his skin like that even without makeup?? He doesn’t have any pores
└ His skin has been really good since he washed his face before
└ He probably gets special treatments?
└ Yeah, but skin is half genetic
405 I’m jealous of the stylist….
└ 22
└ 333 If I can’t be the stylist, I want to be that hairpin
406 Huh
└ Huh???
407 ??
408 Woah
409 Wow, I thought they were going to kiss
└ Damn, I’m not the only one who thought that, right???
└ I thought I was crazy
└ I thought the comment section froze because of lag
└ It’s understandable, I couldn’t say anything either
└ I jumped up from lying down
└ Where jumped up?h
└ (Blinded comment.What kind of picture is this, it’s too obsceneㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
He’s just taking out a hairpin, why is the angle like that??? Who takes it out at such a heart-fluttering angle?????? Who tells them to stay still so flutteringly??
└ The camera must have been aiming for thatㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ From the editing department in the first placeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ What’s the background musicㅠㅠㅠㅠ They put it in like a romance movieㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
411 (Eun-ho reaching out to Ji Hyeon.gif)
(Faces getting closer.gif)
└ Ha… I’m tired….
└ Seriously…. I can’t come to my senses with these men’s friendship…
└ It’s just a scene from a movie
└ “Stay still.” < Surprisingly, an actual line
└ Stay still. Ji Hyeon couldn't do anything at the Manager's words. He just stared blankly at the hand reaching out to him. The face reflected in his dark eyes was covered with an uncharacteristic tension. Soon, his lips slowly approached...
└ Cut!
└ Good work~
└ Ah damn it, wait, what's next
└ Don't waste your writing skills in a place like thisㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅠㅠㅠ
412 I know how to put in hairpins too
413 Is it weird to say thisㅋㅋ Doesn't Ji Hyeon seem a little fluttered too?
└ Even men would be fluttered by that face
└ Isn't he dropping one hairpin at a time on purpose?
└ If it were me, I wouldn't have taken out all the ones in my hair
└ Me too...
└ 22
└ 333
414 No haha If you're going to use such obvious ploys, just kiss already;; (Please)
└ Please, he says
└ hahahahahahaha
415 These men are attacking with their faces without any ethicsㅡㅡ
└ There's no one attacking, there are only people who are being harmed
416 I'm reporting the Manager for moving into my heart
└ Then I'm filing a marriage certificate with you
└ Who are you
└ There are only thugs here too
417 I'm going crazy... I can't say anything about RPF, right?
└ Yes, you can't
└ But what if it's official instead of RPF?
└ I can bet my entire fortune as a congratulatory gift
└ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
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511 Going to a company dinner
512 We're having company dinners often these days
513 Isn't that the same meat restaurant that he posted a picture of before?
└ That's right, the seats are the same
└ What picture???
└ The picture posted on Witness's official account
└ (Ji Hyeon bringing meat near his mouth.jpg) This one!!
└ Crazy, what is it? His face is so small
└ But isn't that the Manager's hat???
└ Isn't it just a black hat?
514 Actor Ji likes beer, I guess
└ Didn't he say he doesn't drink?
└ No, no. He just doesn't talk about his personal life at all.
└ I think he said he doesn't drink to take care of his body.
└ Oh, I see.
515 Our Hyeon-ah wants to drink beer.
516 The puppy eyes are crazy. So cute.
└ He really looks like a dog that got rained on.
└ I thought the whimpering sound was Ji Hyeon making it.
517 Damn it, of course he can drink! Would you not give it to our Actor Ji if he asked?
└ They're not giving it
└ They're not giving it to him...
518 Why aren't they letting Actor Ji drink alcohol?
└ Isn't it because he got hurt not too long ago??
└ I think so ㅠㅠ His wrist was swollen earlier too
519 It's okay to have just one beer, but Manager-nim's expression is j- funny >>Is it okay??<<
└ Would he give it to him after getting so angry earlierㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Didn't he just curse with his eyes?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
520 It's amazing that he can say no when he's looking at him like a dog that got rained on...
└ If it were me, I would have just given him my entire fortune.
└ Actor Ji said he doesn't need your entire fortune.
└ ㅠ
521 Manager, where are you going?
522 Suddenly to a convenience store?
523 Why a convenience store during a company dinner
└ Isn't he going to buy ice cream
524 What is that
525 Beer?
526 Oh my.... Is he buying non-alcoholic beer right now?
527 No..... Ha ㅋ... He's driving me crazy
528 What kind of friend in the world buys non-alcoholic beer for a friend who wants to drink alcohol
└ Seriously, isn't that love?
└ I think it's love
└ It can only be love
└ Ji Kwak is real
└ That's too much, he's doing it because he's his manager
└ Who doesn't know that???? Don't ruin the mood and read the room.
└ Here we go again. I told you not to do RPF with non-celebrities.
└ But that's ㅋㅋ;
└ -----Stop-----
529 Ji Hyeon's expression is full of suspicion when the Manager gives him the beerㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Seriously, like it's poisonedㅋㅋㅋ
└ I poisoned the beer
530 It's nothing much, but why am I so fluttered by him saying "Kwak Eun-ho, what's going on"ㅠ It's making me tingle for no reason when he calls him by his full name
└ Oh my gosh, I'm fluttered by that too
└ Maybe it's because his voice is good
531 The Manager didn't tell him it's non-alcoholic??Hahaha
└ Hahaha It'd be funny if he got drunk after drinking it
└ Please, let him act drunkㅜㅜ
532 That's against the law
└ What's against the law?
└ Drinking alcohol that's not for business use is okay.
└ It's okay if they got permission.
└ It's against the law to "sell" products other than those for business use, but it's okay for customers to buy and drink them.
└ But even if the store didn't sell it, it's still against the law if the empty bottle comes out, since there's no way to prove that we didn't sell it... So our CEO threw it away outside ㅜ
└ Can't you submit the broadcast as evidence?
└ You're worrying about everything, just watch
533 By the way, the meat looks so delicious...
└ I want beer
└ Beer 22
└ I opened a canned beer ㅋㅋ
└ What are you drinking
└ (Canned beer with a lemon drawn on it.jpg)
└ It's okay, I like peach more
└ I have peach too (Canned beer with a peach drawn on it.jpg)
└ You're seriously not good.
534 Ji Hyeon should film a beer commercial
└ Now that I think about it, why doesn't Actor Ji have any alcohol commercials
└ He doesn't have the image of drinking alcohol
└ That's right, he seems like he only eats dew and lives...
└ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ He should film a soju commercial
535 Look at the panelists licking their lipsㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ I'm licking mine too...
└ I'm licking mine too... 2222
536 I'm betting my brother that he'll film a beer commercial after this broadcast.
└ Why are you betting your brother?
└ I didn't need him, so I just bet him.
└ LOL
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700 No, don't end itㅠㅠㅠ
701 Don't go home, have more of the company dinnerㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
702 Noㅠㅠ
703 Please give us the unedited version, it's my lifelong wish.
704 It's okay, everyone, we have the next My MaeSo!!
└ I can't be more grateful for the fact that it's a regular show
705 My boyfriend.... His voice is even better because it's night...
706 Huh? Why is number 705 missing? Am I the only one who can't see it?
└ ㄴㄴ I can't see it either
└ It seems like an error
└ I can't Bo-young either
└ It happens sometimesㅎㅎ It's an errorㅎㅎ
└ Shit, now he's pretending not to see me.
707 Actor Ji is sleeping.
└ LOL, he said he wasn't tired, but look at him falling asleep right away.
708 He looks so innocent when he's sleeping...
└ Doesn't his impression change drastically when he opens his eyes?
└ FRFR, he looks sensitive when his eyes are open, but like a baby when they're closed.
└ Ji Hyeon (29-year-old baby, 188cm)
└ Baby cat.
709 The atmosphere in that car is so nice. The day is over, you're tired, it's dark outside, you're drowsy and sleepy...
710 But I'm so glad my actor has a Manager like that...
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└ 333
└ 4444
└ 55555
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└ Just get married already...
Ji Hyeon's second 'My MaeSo' concluded with a peak viewership rating of 10%, the highest among Saturday entertainment programs. The real-time viewership was the highest since 'My MaeSo' began airing, and the reaction from Ji Hyeon's fan communities online was also fervent. The scene they had been worried about passed without incident, allowing Eun-ho to spend Saturday with a sense of relief.
He didn't watch the live broadcast with Ji Hyeon. There was no particular reason to do so, and the broadcast time was quite late. Having watched all the interview filming beforehand, Eun-ho also knew that there wouldn't be any unexpected content this time.
As expected, 'My MaeSo' proceeded more or less as anticipated. The scene where he took out the hairpin was a bit cheesy, but overall, it didn't deviate from the main framework. The moment Eun-ho's businesslike expression changed was when this question came up after the dinner scene.
「Q. Did you know it was non-alcoholic beer?」
The beer that Eun-ho had bought for Ji Hyeon, who wanted to drink alcohol. As soon as the question related to it came up, Ji Hyeon on TV frowned. With his beautiful brow furrowed deeply, he even asked back in a subdued voice.
-……That was non-alcoholic?
I remember the moment he stiffened his expression with a flustered face. How he moved his lips without daring to look at me after hearing PD Yoo's question. All the expressions he showed during the interview were acting, but the bewilderment at that time was genuine.
Why wouldn't it be? He had already made an absurd excuse about being drunk once before. The words he had uttered in the car the next day, after Eun-ho had spent a sleepless night, in a silence so heavy it felt like he was about to throw up, were still vivid.
'……I did it because I was drunk.'
That was non-alcoholic, you idiot.
I know that just as decaf coffee contains a small amount of caffeine, non-alcoholic beer is similar. But unfortunately, the beer Eun-ho bought was a product that confidently advertised itself as 0.00% alcohol. At first, I seriously considered suing the company, but after hearing the subsequent words, I couldn't say anything.
'I was too immersed in the feeling of being drunk…….'
'…….'
'That's why I did it. I'm sorry.'
He was too immersed in the feeling of being drunk. The former might be debatable, but the latter was definitely not a lie. At least, that's how Eun-ho felt. Ji Hyeon was a natural-born actor and showed more amazing concentration than anyone else when acting. Even if there was a dark, hairy guy in front of him, it wasn't impossible if he concentrated on the role.
'……Okay. I shouldn't have put my hand on the actor's face either.'
I chose to suppress the words I wanted to say and just move on without making a fuss. There was nothing I could say, and I thought that even if I persistently questioned him, nothing would change. He had even left a bruise on that precious face, so my conscience wouldn't allow me to get any angrier.
He probably reflected enough. That's why he's giving such an awkward apology with such a subdued face, right? It was a little funny that the excuse he barely managed to come up with, after being so cautious from the moment he got in the car, was 'being drunk.'
In fact, if the other person wasn't Ji Hyeon, Eun-ho would have brushed it off without a second thought. Instead of throwing a punch, he might have just asked what he was doing with a dumbfounded expression. He had never kissed him before, but he didn't place much significance on such skinship anyway.
It was unpleasant, but not enough to make me angry. If he apologized, I could accept it, and even if he didn't, I was confident I could just consider it stepping in poop and forget about it.
But the problem was that Ji Hyeon's kiss wasn't unpleasant, but it did make me angry. I accepted the apology, but I wasn't confident I could just consider it stepping in poop and forget about it.
I know he has no feelings for me. It was just an accidental contact, so if I gave it meaning, I would only be making a fool of myself. I knew that the most sensible choice for both him and me was to consider it a momentary mistake and move on.
'…….'
But…… if I could do that, I wouldn't be going through this trouble.
I often realize that I like him even with trivial triggers. This trigger wasn't trivial, but the realization was sickeningly familiar. When the feelings I thought I had forgotten suddenly resurfaced, just one fleeting kiss was enough to keep me up all night.
He's such a hateful guy. He doesn't even know that shaking things up without knowing anything is a worse offense. He doesn't know what kind of ripples his casual actions are causing in the calm lake.
Perhaps because he realized that the beer he drank was non-alcoholic, Ji Hyeon kept looking at Eun-ho after the 'My MaeSo' interview. I didn't intend to press the issue, so Eun-ho just pretended not to know and drove him home.
The funny thing was that as soon as I told him to go up and rest, Ji Hyeon grabbed me.
'……Are you just going to leave?'
Then what do you want me to do instead of leaving. Before I could even ask, he added in a somewhat aggrieved tone.
'You said you'd put medicine on it.'
He looked so pathetic that anyone would think I was bullying him. His eyebrows were furrowed, and it looked like he was about to say it was too much. Ji Hyeon was keeping his mouth shut, but Eun-ho couldn't resist his gaze and unbuckled his seatbelt.
'……Okay, go up. I'll put medicine on it.'
He's not the type to act spoiled. If he accidentally got a scratch, he would just rinse it with water, saying that ointment was sticky and uncomfortable. He never listened when I told him not to do that, but I guess he's suddenly worried about it because the wound is on his face.
Anyway, Eun-ho had to go up with Ji Hyeon and even apply medicine to him after he finished showering. Ji Hyeon obediently offered his cheek and stared at Eun-ho's face as he squeezed the ointment onto his finger. His clear eyes were too persistent, so Eun-ho couldn't help but blurt out awkwardly.
'Don't look at me, close your eyes.'
He should just close his eyes obediently, but why is he staring so brightly? It might have been a thoughtless action, but Eun-ho, who was receiving it, was extremely embarrassed.
Fortunately, Ji Hyeon obediently closed his eyes. I felt much more comfortable as I brought my finger to his face, but unfortunately, the situation didn't improve much. As soon as I saw his lowered eyelashes, a strange feeling washed over me.
'…….'
No matter how stoic Eun-ho is, he gets nervous when the person he likes is right in front of him. Especially if he's kissed him in a similar angle on the same sofa. The sensation of touching him was still vivid, so I couldn't help but be conscious of his reddish lips.
'……All done.'
When Eun-ho said that, Ji Hyeon slowly lifted his eyelids. It was a mystical sight, like a scene from a movie, but the words that came out of his mouth were infuriating.
'Keep applying it until it's all healed.'
What did I say to that? I think I just handed him the ointment as if throwing it, telling him to apply it himself. I think I gave him the same perfunctory scolding as always, asking if he didn't have hands or feet.
I shouldn't have come back as his Manager. He said he didn't want anything, but he wanted so damn much. But it wasn't an excessive demand, and it was troublesome that I could ambiguously fulfill it all. No matter how hard I tried to keep my composure, I wanted to nod the moment our eyes met.
The day after 'My MaeSo' aired, the two headed to the set for the filming of
“Hello, Sunbae.”
When they arrived at the set, there was an actor who had arrived earlier. The person who greeted them with a nervous face was Lee Soo-ah, who was scheduled to make a cameo appearance in
“It’s been a while. Please take good care of me during this filming.”
As befitting an actress famous for her innocent image, her smiling face was gentle and clear. The way she swept back her long hair was also graceful and elegant.
She had lightly acquainted with Ji Hyeon while filming the same project before. The only difference was that Ji Hyeon was the only one in a leading role back then, and now they were both in leading roles. Unlike Ji Hyeon, who was the main character, Soo-ah was a supporting character who didn’t even appear in many scenes at the time.
“Yes, please take care of me.”
Ji Hyeon greeted her lightly and walked past her. It wasn’t an impolite action, and he seemed appropriately businesslike and appropriately busy. There was still plenty of time until the filming, but it was true that he had to hurry to prepare for various things.
“……Ah, that.”
But just as Ji Hyeon was about to move, Soo-ah hurriedly moved her lips. Eun-ho was about to follow Ji Hyeon, but he glanced back at her. It was a semi-reflexive action, but the person Soo-ah was looking at wasn’t Ji Hyeon, but Eun-ho.
“Manager-nim…… hello.”
I thought it was just my imagination, but Soo-ah was calling out to Eun-ho and greeting him. When their eyes met, she lowered her head and then belatedly tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled. Her slightly curved eyes seemed somehow shy.
“It’s been a while since we’ve met.”
“……Ah, yes. It’s been a while.”
Eun-ho first returned the greeting in a polite tone. Ji Hyeon, who would have left quickly in normal circumstances, was somehow standing still and watching the two of them. While feeling the prickling gaze, Soo-ah continued to speak affably with a smiling face.
“How have you been?”
“Yes, Soo-ah-ssi, how have you been?”
“……Soo-ah-ssi?”
I thought it was just a natural response, but Ji Hyeon suddenly interjected. No, it sounded like an interjection to Eun-ho, but it would probably sound like a light question to others. Only one person, Eun-ho, knew that there were thorns in the gentle voice.
“Ah, I told him before that he could call me comfortably because he kept calling me Actor-nim.”
Soo-ah waved her hands hastily with a more flustered face than me. I wondered if it was a pointless act, but her smiling face, saying, “You remembered,” didn’t seem unpleasant at least. Eun-ho carefully opened his mouth because it didn’t seem like the conversation would end like this.
“If you have anything to say…….”
“No, no. I just wanted to say that I enjoyed watching ‘My MaeSo.’ You’re still the same.”
I wondered if the viewership ratings were real, because everyone I met was talking about this. I wondered what she meant by “still the same,” but Eun-ho just thanked her. Soo-ah looked back and forth between Ji Hyeon and Eun-ho and then bowed her head again.
“Then please take good care of me during today’s filming. I’ll go prepare too.”
Then she turned around and started walking away. It seemed like she had already finished preparing, but her steps towards somewhere while touching her face seemed urgent. It was the moment when Eun-ho, who was absentmindedly looking at her long hair, turned his gaze back to Ji Hyeon.
“…….”
“……Why.”
“…….”
“What are you dissatisfied with?”
His light brown eyes were full of dissatisfaction. Ji Hyeon was looking at Eun-ho with his eyes deeply lowered. Just as Eun-ho was about to press him again, a slow voice flowed from Ji Hyeon’s mouth.
“You seem to be very close to Soo-ah-ssi.”
Why is he being so grumpy again?
“Close? What are you talking about?”
Eun-ho, who replied in a nonchalant voice, took the first step. It was to move the location, but Ji Hyeon followed Eun-ho and added a word.
“What’s she looking at to say you’re still the same if you’re not even close?”
“She’s probably just saying it.”
“Just saying it is up to ‘I enjoyed watching My MaeSo.'”
His skill at nitpicking was extraordinary. It was better to ignore him appropriately in these situations, so Eun-ho just closed his mouth instead of reacting. It was meant to mean that he wouldn’t respond, but Ji Hyeon didn’t get tired and checked one more time.
“You’re really not close?”
“No, in the first place, the conversation itself…….”
I was about to say that I’ve never even had one, but Eun-ho closed his mouth. It was because there was a memory that suddenly flashed through his mind at the moment he was about to deny that there was any contact. Such trivial things that I hadn’t even remembered.
“I haven’t even exchanged a few words.”
So I corrected myself, but Ji Hyeon’s expression didn’t seem to improve at all.
“A few words?”
The voice that asked back like that was much lower than usual. Instead of telling Ji Hyeon the details, Eun-ho pointed to the dressing room.
“Hurry up and move, we don’t have time.”
“…….”
It wasn’t to the point where we had to hurry, but it was true that we didn’t have time to slack off. Ji Hyeon also knew that fact, so he turned around, brushing his hair back irritably. Eun-ho looked at Ji Hyeon’s back and recalled what had happened with Soo-ah sometime ago.
It was a few years ago, when Ji Hyeon was filming a movie.
Outdoor filming in the middle of winter was nothing short of torture for both the actors and the staff. The weather was erratic, making it difficult to time things right, and the cold wind was blowing fiercely, but we had to stand in the same place for hours. Even the actors, whose mouths were frozen, were making unprecedented NGs, so the filming time was much longer than expected.
Eun-ho, who was waiting next to him with a blanket, headed to the car that had been parked nearby because the filming was taking longer than expected. It was to get a hot pack for Ji Hyeon, but he had used up all the hot packs he had prepared earlier because the weather was too cold. The filming would continue until night, so it might be better to prepare extra.
‘Ugh, it’s cold…….’
But on the way back from the car to the set, an actor stamping her feet caught my eye. She was the actor who played the female lead’s friend, and she was scheduled to work with Ji Hyeon in the next scene. But since the previous scene hadn’t finished, she was obviously waiting endlessly without being able to sit anywhere.
It was a common occurrence. Filming mostly revolved around the leading actors, so actors in minor roles often waited on standby for 24 hours. There were many cases where they ended up wasting their time, but they had no choice in order to show their face on the screen even once. Most of them were unknown actors without even a Manager, so there was no one to take care of them even if they used hot packs or blankets.
As soon as I realized that, Eun-ho approached her without hesitation. It was a simple train of thought, but I thought that if she got too cold and couldn’t deliver her lines properly, Ji Hyeon’s filming would take even longer.
‘Excuse me, Actor-nim.’
‘Yes?’
When I called out to her tentatively, the woman turned around and widened her eyes. Her exposed ears were all red because she was so cold. Her voice sounded closer to ‘eh’ than ‘yes’ when she answered, as if her mouth was frozen solid.
‘If you don’t mind, please use this.’
With that, Eun-ho handed her two hot packs. One was a hot hot pack that was in his pocket, and the other was a new hot pack that hadn’t even been unwrapped. The latter was the one he had just taken from the car, and the former was the one he had already unwrapped and shaken to give to Ji Hyeon.
‘You can just throw it away when you go into filming. Or you can give it back to me.’
When I told her in case she had trouble disposing of it, the actor blinked slowly. I could see a sense of wariness in her clear eyes. Only then did Eun-ho think that his appearance might have been a little suspicious.
‘Ah…… I’m Ji Hyeon-ssi’s Manager. I’m sorry if I surprised you by talking to you suddenly.’
It wasn’t unreasonable for her to be wary since a big man was wearing a hat pulled down low. Eun-ho slightly lifted the hat he was wearing and nodded lightly. At that, the actor’s eyes widened even more.
‘You looked cold, but I have a lot of hot packs. I’m sorry if I surprised you.’
‘……Ah, no! It’s not.’
The woman shook her head and accepted the hot pack that Eun-ho handed her. She flinched for a moment when their fingertips touched, then rolled her eyes and lowered her head. Then she answered in a barely audible voice.
‘Thank you. ……I’ll use it well.’
He still had awkward pronunciation, but his vocalization and voice were decent. He’ll be a star soon. Eun-ho, thinking idly, gave a quick bow. He intended to just pass by, but the other person stopped him.
“Um, Manager.”
“Yes?”
When their eyes met again, not only his ears but also his cheeks were red. Is this guy really acting properly? While thinking that, he was suddenly introduced.
“I’m Lee Soo-ah.”
“Oh… I know.”
Did he think I didn’t know his name? Eun-ho answered immediately so he wouldn’t misunderstand. He knew all the actors who were appearing, even the passing supporting roles. But was that fact so surprising? Soo-ah lowered his gaze with a flushed face.
“You know… I thought you wouldn’t know since I’m just a supporting actor.”
That was the end of the conversation that day, and after that, Eun-ho ran into Soo-ah several times. It was natural since he was in the same movie as Ji Hyeon, but coincidentally, there was never anyone around. After exchanging casual greetings, they became somewhat friendly, and later he would shyly smile and say things like this.
“Please just call me comfortably instead of ‘Actor.’ Well, my name is fine too…”
It happened occasionally. People who felt burdened by the title “Actor.” Eun-ho had no reason to refuse, and refusing would only make the situation awkward. So he just said okay and corrected his title to “Soo-ah ssi” afterward.
Yes, that was the extent of their relationship. They weren’t particularly close, just happened to be filming the same thing and ran into each other a few times. Even then, Ji Hyeon did the filming, and he just exchanged greetings. Soo-ah probably remembers him as just another staff member he worked with.
“……”
Ji Hyeon, having finished his injury makeup, returned to the waiting room, and the stylists began to fix his hair. Meanwhile, Eun-ho leaned against the wall and watched him. Thanks to the fake wounds on his face, his beautiful face looked much rougher than usual.
He looks like he’s in pain. With that thought, Eun-ho examined the scab on his lip. He had noticed it when he got a bruise last time, but because his skin was so white, any injury was particularly noticeable. That’s why he looked more pitiful, and that’s why he couldn’t ignore the injury.
“Oh, Lee Soo-ah is so pretty.”
While looking at Ji Hyeon and getting lost in various thoughts, Yeonju, who was organizing clothes, quietly started talking. It wasn’t directed at Eun-ho, but at the stylist next to her.
“Wow, Yeonju, you thought so too? I was surprised when I saw him in person.”
When another stylist chimed in, Yeonju nodded with an excited face. They see Ji Hyeon every day, but the appearance of a new actor still seems amazing to them.
“His face is so small too…”
The chattering voices weren’t that annoying. Ji Hyeon also didn’t react much, just kept his eyes closed. He was going to tell them to be quiet if he looked unwell, but it seemed okay to leave them alone.
“He seems to have a good personality too. Don’t you think so too, Oppa?”
“Um…”
This time, she was looking at him while talking, so Eun-ho cleared his throat. He hadn’t thought deeply about Soo-ah enough to judge whether his personality was good or not. After a moment of silence, Eun-ho nodded with an unenthusiastic face.
“He seems nice.”
Even considering he was a rookie at the time, Soo-ah was clearly a passionate and kind person. So many actors are picky, but he remembered him, a mere manager, and that alone was telling. Besides, Eun-ho remembered that he would always return the favor with drinks or something when Eun-ho gave him something.
“And he’s a good actor too…”
This was the part that Eun-ho valued him highly for. Who would dislike a good actor? But in the case of Ji Hyeon’s co-star, acting ability was more important than anything else. Especially for scenes with physical contact like today.
“He probably won’t cause many NGs.”
It would be great if it ended in one take. He didn’t want to see that sensitive guy throw up what he ate after just one kiss. He always carried hand cream and stomach medicine in his bag, but it was better if there was no need to take them out in the first place.
“…How do you know that?”
Suddenly, someone interrupted their conversation. It was Ji Hyeon, who had been quietly closing his eyes. Ji Hyeon looked at Eun-ho through the mirror and spoke again.
“How do you know he’s kind and a good actor?”
“Why wouldn’t I know? You filmed a project with him.”
He wondered if he was saying something obvious. Could he have forgotten that they filmed together? He said he was greeting him after a long time, so even if he had forgotten, he should remember now.
“It’s not like you’ve only worked with one or two actors… Do you remember all of them?”
“You should try to remember.”
He scolded without realizing it, and the stylists chuckled. Ji Hyeon stared at Eun-ho with a brazen face. His lips didn’t open, but Eun-ho felt like he knew what he was going to say. He was probably going to say some nonsense like, ‘I just need to be good at acting, why do I have to be good at remembering too?’
The others left the waiting room, and only Eun-ho and Ji Hyeon remained. There was still time before filming, so usually, he would look at the script or briefly rehearse with other actors.
“……”
“……”
But now, Ji Hyeon was silently staring at the mirror. More precisely, at Eun-ho’s face reflected in the mirror. If he had the script, he should at least pretend to look at it, but he was holding his head stiffly, which was absurd.
“If you have something to say, say it.”
Eventually, Eun-ho spoke to Ji Hyeon first. If he left him alone, he would become a stone statue. As if he had been waiting for Eun-ho to speak, Ji Hyeon opened his mouth without hesitation.
“When did you two start talking casually?”
The question that suddenly came out had no subject, but it wasn’t difficult to understand. He’s fixated on something strange again. Eun-ho thought to himself and swallowed a sigh. He knew that Ji Hyeon could become strangely persistent if he got hung up on something.
“We didn’t start talking casually.”
He clearly saw that he was using honorifics. The intention of expressing it that way was obvious. He probably wanted to ask when they became so close.
“Just the title…”
Just the title is comfortable, didn’t you hear him call me Manager? Eun-ho was about to say that, but he suddenly stopped and frowned. And instead of making excuses to him, he blurted out.
“Hey.”
Why do I have to explain this? As soon as he had that thought, his annoyance surged. He would have brushed it off casually usually, but that was when he hadn’t argued with him. After quitting as a manager once, hadn’t he vowed to change this relationship?
“I told you, it’s weird when you do that.”
It’s weird unless you’re jealous. It’s okay to just let it go if you’re confusing me just once or twice. How come this guy hasn’t improved at all?
“What does it matter to you how I call Soo-ah ssi?”
The words that came out somewhat coldly were nothing more than self-defense in a way. His careless actions had been subtly bothering him from before. That’s why he added even more words, even though he knew it was an overreaction to say more.
“People will misunderstand and think you’re jealous.”
That was only the case for other people. Eun-ho had known Ji Hyeon for too long to have such misunderstandings. So he was confident that he wouldn’t misunderstand, but the problem was that he still felt resentful.
“……You?”
Ji Hyeon was silent for a long time, then suddenly asked that. He wondered what he was going to say, but then he said this with sunken eyes.
“Don’t you misunderstand?”
“What are you talking about.”
He was saying something obvious. Eun-ho replied in a dry tone without a moment’s hesitation. He didn’t know what his intention was, but there was no more ridiculous question.
“Why would you do that to me?”
‘Why would I do that to you.’
The words he had said were still vivid, so there was no way he would have such delusions. It was right that he couldn’t do it even if he wanted to, so this was the only thing he could say to Ji Hyeon.
“Is it just today that you’re acting up?”
“……”
When he repeated the words Ji Hyeon had said verbatim, he pressed his lips tightly and frowned. It was a slight change, but it seemed like his gaze towards Eun-ho had hardened a bit.
Ironically, he had a look of realization.
It had already been seven years since he started working as a manager, but there were still times when Ji Hyeon in front of the camera felt unfamiliar. He knew a lot about him, but the expressions he made at those times were different from usual.
Ji Hyeon was in a place where the camera lens could reach, and he was in a place where he could watch Ji Hyeon. That was where the difference between an actor and a manager came from. The guy who was sparkling from head to toe was his only friend, but he felt like a complete stranger.
“Okay, as soon as you’re ready…”
Eun-ho stood next to the staff and watched the filming site with his arms crossed. Ji Hyeon and Soo-ah were sitting side by side on the sofa in the set that was decorated like a house, just like Eun-ho had done sometime ago. They were there to film ‘S#32’ that they had practiced before, and it wasn’t a long scene, so it would be over soon.
‘It should end in one take.’
He was a little worried about the kiss scene at the end, if nothing else. He was concerned that the guy who extremely disliked contact with others might show an abnormal reaction again. The filming itself would end smoothly, but it would be troublesome if he got sick afterward.
In fact, Ji Hyeon usually didn’t film romances very often. Even so, he would review them once in a while only when a good script came in, but even then, he would cut them out of the choices if they required deep physical contact. His mask was so much like a male lead in a melodrama, so he couldn’t help it in unavoidable cases.
“…Are you really not going to talk to me?”
While lost in thought, he heard Ji Hyeon’s familiar voice. The softened voice, as if he was acting cute, felt much more blunt than usual.
“I said I was wrong… Huh?”
It was the same as when he practiced with Eun-ho at his house. His expression was good, his acting was good without a doubt, and even his pronunciation and vocalization were good. Soo-ah’s acting that followed was the same, so Eun-ho narrowed his eyes with a more comfortable face.
“I didn’t want to fight either, Darling…”
Was it because he had a wound on his face, or was it because of his well-set hair? The guy who was twenty-nine years old looked so innocent today. Maybe it was because Kwon Min-hyuk’s tone in the play was rough.
“I’m really sorry. I won’t worry you again.”
“…Really?”
“Yeah, really.”
“Can you promise?”
“Should we pinky swear?”
The two people who were exchanging lines linked their fingers amicably. Eun-ho thought it was a bit childish, but as soon as Ji Hyeon smiled softly, his thoughts changed. No matter how childish a scene was, it all looked okay if the acting was good.
“Do you trust Oppa?”
Ji Hyeon, who said playfully, blew air with his mouth to flip his bangs. Should he call it ad-lib? The way he even winked was different from when he was acting with Eun-ho. This side looked much more like Min-hyuk, and the softly disheveled bangs were worth seeing.
How can his hair be so good when he’s exposed to so much lighting? His light-colored and thin hair looked very soft on the outside. He hadn’t touched it many times, but he could tell just by looking at the stylists fixing it.
“Anyway, you say…”
With Soo-ah making a spiteful expression, all of the two people’s lines were over. Now, if they kissed lightly and said they loved each other, the whole scene would be finished.
At the same time as their gazes intertwined in the air, the smiles disappeared from both of their faces.
“……”
“……”
It was like a scene from a painting. Even to Eun-ho, the way they looked at each other was like a match made in heaven. Soo-ah didn’t have flashy looks, but his eyes were round and gentle, and his chemistry with Ji Hyeon wasn’t bad.
‘They look good together.’
Maybe the viewers will think the same way when the drama airs. They’ll say they don’t know what kind of woman will take Ji Hyeon, and if he’s going to meet someone, they hope he meets someone who looks good together like Soo-ah. Unlike when they linked him with Ji-gwak or whatever, that side will probably be a reaction from the heart.
Ji Hyeon dating a girlfriend. He had imagined it a few times already, but he had never really pictured a proper scene. Ji Hyeon didn’t have the mental capacity to interact with others, and he had never shown interest in the opposite sex. However, he only specifically thought about how his relationship with him would change afterward.
He’ll meet someone when the situation stabilizes a bit. It’ll probably be a woman with a high probability, and that will make his blind attitude towards Eun-ho disappear. As a manager, he’ll have to stick around, but he definitely won’t be begging him to sleep over like before.
He was confident in pretending to be okay. If necessary, he was prepared to take him to a date or accompany him to prevent scandals. That’s what it meant to be a manager, so he was going to do his best to assist him until he quit someday.
‘But now there’s no need to do that.’
He’s going to quit as soon as ‘My MaeSo’ is over. He probably won’t have someone to meet before that, and seeing how relieved he is, he wonders if all those vows were a kind of bluff.
“……Ah.”
Suddenly, Eun-ho came to his senses. It was the exact moment when an exclamation flowed out of Ji Hyeon’s mouth. Ji Hyeon, who had stopped moving before their lips touched, narrowed his brows and straightened his posture.
“I’m sorry. I’ll do it again.”
“……?”
Surprised, Eun-ho blinked blankly. He even frowned without realizing it, but Ji Hyeon added lightly in an unconcerned tone.
“I missed the timing.”
It wasn’t a strange thing. Anyone could make this kind of mistake, and there was no need to redo the lines in terms of composition. However, the problem was that the person in question was Ji Hyeon, and he was someone who usually didn’t cause NGs.
‘What’s wrong with him…’
While Eun-ho was wondering, Ji Hyeon, who was far away, turned to look at Eun-ho’s side. It seemed like their eyes met for a moment, but he couldn’t tell if he was looking at Eun-ho exactly or at the staff next to him. Of course, that was only for a moment, and then the PD’s loud voice cut off his thoughts.
“Okay, okay, standby again…”
The first time, well, he thought it could happen. Ji Hyeon was also a person, so he could make a mistake once in a while. The fact that he usually didn’t cause NGs didn’t mean that he finished it in one take in any situation.
But the second time.
“……”
“Cut!”
Ji Hyeon stopped moving. Soo-ah, who had been closing his eyes, also carefully looked around. This time too, their lips didn’t touch, and the PD, who had cut the situation, waved his hand as if it was nothing.
“Ji Hyeon-ssi, relax your expression a little and we’ll go again!”
Ji Hyeon, who had been narrowing his brows, tried to relax his expression. From the looks of it, he had probably frowned without realizing it. As expected, the filming atmosphere wasn’t bad, but only Eun-ho was looking at them with narrowed eyes.
“……”
Is he sick somewhere?
Once was okay, but twice was a bit strange. What reason would a guy who finishes even the difficult action scenes in one take have for not being able to manage his expression? And to top it off, he even looked at his face as soon as the NG happened. He was a little confused earlier, but this time he really looked at his side.
“I’ll go again!”
In the quiet atmosphere as if holding their breath, the acting started again. The series of processes of their eyes meeting, slowly closing their eyes, and bringing their faces closer. In fact, they hadn’t even gotten that close, but this time too, a firm voice came out of the PD’s mouth.
“……Cut!”
“Huk, I’m sorry!”
The cause of the third NG wasn’t Ji Hyeon. Whether it was because his concentration was broken by the previous two cuts, Soo-ah also flinched and frowned. Seeing Soo-ah panicking with an embarrassed face, the PD playfully eased the atmosphere.
“Ah… this won’t work. You two won’t be able to kiss today?”
Laughter erupted among the staff. Soo-ah, as well as Ji Hyeon, smiled and chuckled along with them. Eun-ho recognized at a glance that Ji Hyeon’s smile was acting.
“Let’s cut for a moment!”
The PD must have thought things weren’t going well, so he stopped filming for a bit. Call it a jinx, but once a minor NG happened, similar situations kept repeating. The stylists who had been waiting nearby rushed over, and Eun-ho also quickly approached Ji Hyeon.
“Ji Hyeon-ah.”
Without hesitation, Kwak Eun-ho squatted down in front of him and looked up at him. It was because Ji Hyeon was sitting on the sofa with his head down, and Eun-ho’s actions were driven by worry. Fortunately, Ji Hyeon immediately looked up as Eun-ho got closer.
“Are you not feeling well?”
“……”
At the affectionate question, Soo-ah glanced over here. Eun-ho kept his gaze fixed on Ji Hyeon, carefully examining his face. From his slightly furrowed brow to his tightly closed lips. His complexion wasn’t as bad as he had thought, and the grimace wasn’t a sign of panic or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
“Tell me if you’re not feeling well.”
He seemed fine on the outside, but if he was uncomfortable somewhere, Eun-ho was thinking of taking responsibility and adjusting the schedule. The schedule was already tight, but nothing was impossible. Ji Hyeon had even been hospitalized once, so Eun-ho, as his Manager, could handle this much adjustment.
“…I’m not sick.”
Ji Hyeon opened his mouth very slowly, a beat late. His gaze seemed to tremble as he looked at Eun-ho, and he even turned his head away, covering his mouth with the back of his hand.
“I just made a mistake.”
“Really?”
Even after hearing that, Eun-ho examined Ji Hyeon’s complexion again. He couldn’t even make eye contact, so Eun-ho was still suspicious. Well, if that’s what he said, there was nothing more to say.
“If you’re not sick, that’s good.”
So Eun-ho just said that and stood up. Ji Hyeon, who had been looking the other way, raised his gaze, following Eun-ho. Wondering if he was unusually nervous, Eun-ho spoke in a deliberately indifferent tone.
“What’s with the mistake? You’re good at this kind of thing.”
It wasn’t like he had only been acting for a day or two, and it wasn’t a particularly difficult scene. He had been doing well during practice, so there was no reason why he couldn’t do it in the actual filming.
But Ji Hyeon grabbed Eun-ho’s sleeve and said, taking it in some strange way,
“…I’m not used to it either.”
“What?”
His tone was somehow aggrieved. The gaze that steadily looked at Eun-ho was the same. Thinking he had misheard, Eun-ho leaned down, and Ji Hyeon pulled him in, bringing his lips to his ear.
“I’m not used to rubbing my lips against someone.”
It was a small voice, only audible to Eun-ho. The soft breath was very disconcerting, but the content was even more disconcerting.
“…No.”
Who said anything? Eun-ho knew better than anyone else that he hated filming kissing scenes.
“That has nothing to do with it now…”
At that moment, a memory flashed through his mind. The day they had gone over the script at his house, the one word he had spat out after punching him without mercy.
‘You might be used to rubbing your lips against people because of your job….’
“……”
‘But I’m not.’
Could he be talking about what happened back then? Why would that matter now? There was no reason for him to care about that now.
“…What are you talking about?”
Don’t make me misunderstand.
It wasn’t a problem that he was conscious of the accident that day. Eun-ho also thought about it from time to time, and he must have been concerned about it too, though in a different way. Whether it was unpleasantness or self-reproach. There was no way Ji Hyeon could completely shake it off.
However, it was a little strange that the part he was conscious of was the words, not the act. Half of the words he had thrown out that day were out of anger, and the other half were out of childish inferiority. So, there was no need to worry about it or make excuses.
“This is a set. Act like a professional.”
“……”
As Eun-ho tried to sound calm, Ji Hyeon shut his mouth tightly. He still looked like he had a lot to say, but unfortunately, Eun-ho couldn’t do anything more for him. He was afraid that if he said anything more, it would be mixed with personal feelings, so he just turned his back on him, pretending to be nonchalant.
“We’ll start filming!”
The bustling surroundings were instantly cleared, and the same silence as before filled the set. Eun-ho stood far away in a corner of the set, watching Ji Hyeon. Whether it was because of the words to act like a professional, Ji Hyeon didn’t look this way anymore.
Filming was completed as soon as it resumed. Eun-ho didn’t actually see the scene because he had to leave for a while to take a call from CEO Byun. When he returned, filming was over, and Ji Hyeon was getting up from the sofa, saying goodbye to Soo-ah.
The part in the script that said, ‘They kiss again,’ was replaced with a light hug according to the on-site directing. It was thanks to the PD’s judgment that if they had a deep skinship because the atmosphere between the two was too fresh, the overall flow could change.
Perhaps because of that, Ji Hyeon didn’t show any unusual reactions even after filming was over. He just wiped his hands obsessively, drank water in gulps, and furrowed his brow a couple of times. All Eun-ho did was hand him hand cream and a bottle of water.
In the afternoon, the lead actors arrived one after another: Yi-chan, who played the role of the prosecutor Hubae, and Bo-young, who played the role of the detective. Finally, there was Tae-soo, who played the role of the criminal. Bo-young and Soo-ah bowed as soon as they saw Ji Hyeon, but Tae-soo openly pretended not to see him and turned his gaze away.
That was so strange that Eun-ho asked Ji Hyeon as soon as all the filming was over.
“What did you do to Park Tae-soo?”
“What?”
Ji Hyeon, who was entering the waiting room, looked at Eun-ho. He looked utterly dumbfounded, as if asking what he meant. Afraid that he might misunderstand again, Eun-ho closed the door to the waiting room and gestured outside with his chin.
“That guy didn’t say hello to you.”
Last time, he had dismissed it as his imagination, but he couldn’t do that with today’s behavior. It wasn’t like Park Tae-soo was in a position to greet people, but even so, it didn’t make sense for him to pretend not to know Ji Hyeon. He wondered if they had fought while he was away, but Ji Hyeon replied nonchalantly, as if it was nothing.
“Kwak Eun-ho, you’ve become such a stubborn old man.” You’re even cracking down on discipline for not saying hello.”
His smiling face was as carefree as could be. He must have known that Tae-soo was pretending not to know him. But he didn’t care, so he just didn’t pay attention.
“Isn’t that what guys do every day?”
That was true. A guy like Park Tae-soo would feel a terrible sense of inferiority towards Ji Hyeon and end up ignoring him. Even so, it was a little strange that he was suddenly acting uncomfortable, but since Ji Hyeon said it wasn’t, it was ambiguous to ask any further.
“Well… I guess so. I’ll start the car, so come down slowly.”
In the end, Eun-ho shook off his thoughts about him and left the waiting room first. He had only asked lightly in the first place, and it didn’t matter how Park Tae-soo acted. He was an actor, so he just had to act well. That was all he felt.
But the moment he came out of the waiting room and closed the door, someone called out to Eun-ho from afar.
“Manager.”
The person who called out happily and approached him was Bo-young, who had already changed into his casual clothes. Soo-ah, with an awkward expression, was behind him. Soo-ah pulled on Bo-young’s sleeve, saying it was nothing, but Bo-young smiled with a bright face, not caring.
“Sunbae, you’re done filming today, right?”
“Yes, I was just about to leave.”
Eun-ho adjusted his hat and nodded. He didn’t know what he wanted, but he had a rough idea. Maybe he wanted to have a get-together or something like that.
“We’re going to have a beer after filming, and I was wondering if you’d like to join us.”
As expected, Bo-young made a suggestion that wasn’t much different from what Eun-ho had expected. Come to think of it, Soo-ah and he had been friends since their debut. The staff had said that they were friends in the drama and in real life.
“You haven’t had dinner yet, have you?”
“……Um.”
Eun-ho paused, looking back at the waiting room door. He would normally refuse without hesitation, but knowing that Ji Hyeon had been going to every gathering lately, he couldn’t do that. It was better to leave some room for him to make whatever answer with his fickle temper.
“Ji Hyeon isn’t feeling well today. I’ll ask him first and let you know.”
If he said this, it wouldn’t be rude to refuse later. Thinking so, Eun-ho turned towards the waiting room. But before that, Bo-young called out to Eun-ho again.
“Manager, just a moment!”
Eun-ho stopped and turned to look at him. Maybe it was just his imagination, but Soo-ah, who was standing behind him, seemed to have an embarrassed expression. Bo-young held Soo-ah’s arm tightly and winked as he spoke.
“We’d like you to come with us too…”
“……Excuse me?”
It was a sudden remark, and Eun-ho was naturally a beat late in asking again. He didn’t quite understand what he meant by wanting him to come with them.
But the following words could only be interpreted in one way.
“Do you like beer?”
The bar they found had private booths with partitions between the seats. However, it wasn’t a completely room-like structure, so people sitting on the aisle side were inevitably exposed. Fortunately, there weren’t many people inside.
Ji Hyeon sat in the innermost corner, and Eun-ho and Yi-chan sat side by side to his left. Originally, Eun-ho was going to sit on the aisle side, but Yi-chan waved his hands, telling him to sit next to Sunbae, so he couldn’t. He must have been uncomfortable sitting next to Ji Hyeon.
Soo-ah, Bo-young, and Tae-soo sat across from them, and Tae-soo, who was sitting on the aisle side, looked very uncomfortable. He would turn his head whenever someone passed by, and it was obvious that he was conscious of the people around him.
It wasn’t that he didn’t understand. Even though his recognition was minimal, he was still an actor, so he couldn’t help but be conscious of other people’s gazes. Eun-ho was also worried about Ji Hyeon’s face being exposed, so he had put the hat he was wearing on him.
“Anyway, the director at that time…”
So… why am I here?
“Wow, really? That’s too much.”
“I know, right? Yi-chan, you be careful too.”
Amidst the laughing people, Eun-ho silently drank soda in a 300cc beer glass. Ji Hyeon, who was on his right, was also leaning against the wall, not saying a word. Because of the hat he was wearing, his face wasn’t visible, but from what he could see, he looked like he was having a terribly boring time.
‘Do you like beer?’
When Bo-young had asked earlier, Eun-ho hadn’t been able to say anything and had just tried to figure out the situation. It was clear that he was telling him to come with them, but there was absolutely no reason for him to do so. It wasn’t like he had acted with them, and he had even taken a break in the middle.
‘No, I’m…’
So, just as he was about to awkwardly refuse, Ji Hyeon came out of the waiting room. He frowned at the three people huddled together and asked Eun-ho.
‘What are you doing?’
Bo-young answered the question instead. Bo-young cheerfully asked Ji Hyeon if he would like to join them for dinner and drinks. He had expected him to say no, but as soon as he heard that ‘they wanted Manager to come with them,’ he readily agreed.
‘Sure, that sounds fun.’
He didn’t know what was fun, but he knew that his gaze was directed towards Soo-ah. As soon as Ji Hyeon’s approval was given, Soo-ah was looking at him with a surprised face. But when she made eye contact with Eun-ho, she gave an awkward smile and turned her gaze away.
In any case, Yi-chan and even Tae-soo joined the gathering. Just as Bo-young was asking Yi-chan if he would like to join them, Tae-soo butted in, asking where he was going. Bo-young had no choice but to tell Tae-soo about the gathering, even though he had a reluctant expression.
Thus, the leads of
“I was surprised that the atmosphere on set was so good.”
“No, it was good because Soo-ah did so well.”
One thing he learned was that Tae-soo was showing great interest in Soo-ah. Conversely, Bo-young seemed to dislike Tae-soo, so he must have sat between Soo-ah and Tae-soo on purpose. Eun-ho, who was sitting across from them, felt like he was watching a drama.
“Um… Manager.”
Just as the topic of conversation was turning to something else, Soo-ah, who was sitting diagonally across from him, carefully brought up the topic. Eun-ho, as well as Ji Hyeon, who had been quietly sitting, glanced over there. Soo-ah winked awkwardly and asked cautiously.
“Don’t you like alcohol? You’ve only been drinking soda since earlier…”
Eun-ho had ordered soda for Ji Hyeon and himself as soon as they arrived at the bar. Ji Hyeon’s wrist hadn’t fully recovered yet (and there was also the problem of having to take sleeping pills at night), and Eun-ho had another reason.
“No, I have to drive later.”
He had to take Ji Hyeon home after the gathering, so there was no way he could drink without worry. There was also the option of calling a driver, but it wasn’t a good idea to have someone else drive Ji Hyeon’s car. He didn’t particularly like alcohol in the first place, so he didn’t feel particularly disappointed.
“Oh… then maybe we should have gone to a restaurant.”
Even so, Soo-ah spoke in a rather regretful tone. Her gentle eyes seemed to be apologetic or regretful. So, just as he was about to answer that it was okay, Ji Hyeon, who had been leaning against the wall, opened his mouth first.
“Drink if you want to.”
Ji Hyeon still nodded with a nonchalant face. His gaze, which had been quietly lowered, was directed towards the soda that Eun-ho was drinking.
“I’ll drive.”
He couldn’t drink anyway, so he would do it, Ji Hyeon said, unusually kind. Eun-ho wondered what was wrong with him, but the words that came out of his mouth were like this.
“How many times have you driven since you got your license?”
It was half a joke, but the other half was serious. Even though Ji Hyeon had a license (and he was even a pretty good driver), the number of times he had actually driven was very small. Eun-ho chuckled as Ji Hyeon frowned as if he was dumbfounded.
“It’s okay, what kind of Manager makes an actor drive?”
It wasn’t difficult to not drink, and he didn’t want to make Ji Hyeon drive. He was already tired, and he didn’t want to be a Manager who was lucky enough to get a ride.
“…You two seem to be really close.”
Soo-ah muttered enviously as she looked at the two of them. It didn’t seem like they had shown a particularly close relationship, but he thought it was probably because she had seen ‘My MaeSo’.
Eun-ho didn’t answer, and only Ji Hyeon stared at Soo-ah.
“Oh, I’m getting drunk…”
As the gathering was getting more and more lively, Bo-young rested his head on Soo-ah’s shoulder. Soo-ah was also pressing her flushed cheeks with the back of her hand. Bo-young glanced up at Soo-ah and said playfully.
“Soo-ah, you’re drinking well today. Isn’t it time for you to eat ice cream?”
“Yeah, I guess so.”
“Ice cream? Do you like ice cream, Soo-ah?”
The person who showed interest in the two’s conversation was Tae-soo. As Eun-ho inadvertently turned to look at him, Soo-ah rolled her eyes, looking at Eun-ho.
“Yes? Oh, I don’t like it that much… but I think of it when I drink.”
“Wow, our leader Hyung is like that too.”
Yi-chan, who was also drunk, excitedly agreed. He said that his leader Hyung always ate popsicles, and even asked what kind of ice cream Noona liked. The two of them had become so friendly in the few hours that the gathering had been going on that they had even dropped honorifics.
“Then should I buy you some ice cream?”
Tae-soo didn’t miss the opportunity and asked with a friendly face. He must have wanted to look good to Soo-ah, but he was also very drunk, so he looked a little cheesy. However, the real problem was that the arrow was suddenly aimed at Eun-ho.
“Manager, please go get it.”
“……Excuse me?”
Eun-ho, who had been watching silently, slowly asked again. He had been acting like he was going to buy it, so he wondered what he was talking about. Tae-soo frowned with a troubled face.
“It’s a little… you know?”
The meaning behind his casually tossed words was obvious. Even if that’s the case, we’re actors, so wouldn’t it be better for you, the Manager, to go? Eun-ho vaguely thought so and let it go, but Soo-ah was the one who was actually flustered.
“No, no. I’m okay. Please don’t.”
Soo-ah waved her hands, her face full of embarrassment. It was obvious that she was restless, unable to even get up because she was sitting on the inside. Anyone could see that she was uncomfortable, but Tae-soo didn’t care at all.
“It’s okay, Soo-ah. I wanted to eat it for a long time too. Ah, Manager. I’ll pay for it.”
“No, Sunbae. Still, it’s a bit…”
When Bo-young even tried to stop him, Tae-soo’s expression became subtle. Seeing the cracks forming on his usually smiling face, Eun-ho clicked his tongue and stood up. It was awkward to keep sitting in this atmosphere, and as he said, it would be much better for him to quickly go and come back than to send the actors whose faces were well-known.
“It’s okay. I’ll go get some fresh air.”
“Uh…”
He lightly made eye contact with Soo-ah, who looked apologetic, to mean it was okay. Maybe she was a little drunk, because at the same time, Soo-ah’s cheeks turned slightly red.
He thought he should buy her the chocolate flavor since she said she liked it. As he turned around, Ji Hyeon, who was drinking a beverage, slammed his glass on the table!
“……”
“……”
The noisy table became as quiet as a mouse. Eun-ho, who had half risen, Soo-ah, who still looked apologetic, and everyone else who was about to add a word, all looked at Ji Hyeon with surprised faces.
With everyone’s attention focused on him, Ji Hyeon slowly spoke in his unique gentle voice.
“Ah… why are you making someone else’s Manager run errands?”
With that, Ji Hyeon grabbed Eun-ho’s arm and sat him down. His tone was perfectly gentle, but Eun-ho knew that it was simply a habit. Not swearing was the minimum of social skills, but the fact that his closed mouth had opened meant that his patience had already reached rock bottom.
“He’s not your errand boy… isn’t that right, Park Tae-soo?”
“Hey…”
Eun-ho stopped him in a very small voice. He was trying to stop him somehow before the atmosphere got worse. Tae-soo was just as embarrassed, and he forced a smile and tried to open his mouth.
“I think… Sunbae misunderstood something.”
Didn’t he usually call him Ji Hyeon? Even in the midst of all this, the increasingly polite title caught his ear. While Ji Hyeon frowned, Tae-soo continued to make excuses with a smiling face.
“It’s not an errand, it’s just that we have recognition now…”
“Recognition?”
He didn’t know why the corner of his mouth that was raised diagonally was so visible. Or the way his shaded eyes under his hat were annoyingly wrinkled. His terrifyingly cold gaze stared directly at Tae-soo.
“Recognition, which doesn’t even exist…”
Eun-ho thought that a real fight might break out, and he grabbed Ji Hyeon’s thigh tightly under the table. It was meant to mean to stop talking, but he grabbed it so urgently that his hand went a little too deep.
The moment something heavy was felt on the thigh that should have been firm, not only Ji Hyeon but also Eun-ho pursed their lips tightly.
“……”
“……”
Only the two of them, Eun-ho and Ji Hyeon, knew about the fleeting silence.
Shit, why is this here?
Eun-ho thought to himself and hurriedly took his hand off. He secretly clenched his right hand, which still had the unfamiliar sensation, and jumped up from his seat as if nothing had happened.
“…I’ll just go.”
“Oh, I’ll go with you!”
Yi-chan, who had been watching the situation, followed Eun-ho and stood up. Eun-ho couldn’t even bring himself to look at Ji Hyeon’s face and left the table with Yi-chan.
This time, even Ji Hyeon couldn’t hold Eun-ho back.
Because the season was full summer, the air outside the bar was humid. Eun-ho, whose ears were already hot, blamed the innocent heat and fiddled with his neck. Then, he was startled again when he remembered what he had touched on his palm.
“Wow, I thought a real fight was going to break out.”
Yi-chan followed Eun-ho, sighing. He must have been quite nervous about the situation at the bar, as he still looked uneasy and even looked back at the path they had taken. Even in the midst of all this, the fact that he covered his face with a mask as soon as he came outside was very idol-like.
“What if a feud breaks out before the drama even airs? There are so many eyes watching there…”
As he said, everyone there was watching. There weren’t many customers, but there were employees, and it was obvious that even the few customers were interested in their table.
“But that person was really too much. I’m sorry, Hyung. Did you feel bad?”
“No, well…”
He wasn’t particularly upset, and even if he was, it wasn’t Yi-chan’s place to apologize. It wasn’t that Park Tae-soo wasn’t rude, but it was something that often happened when working as a Manager.
“But isn’t Park Tae-soo Sunbae?”
So Eun-ho changed the subject to ease the atmosphere. It was a little surprising that Yi-chan, who had been polite in front, called Tae-soo ‘that person’. He didn’t mean to tease him, but Yi-chan shook his head in great embarrassment.
“I’m not like that to Ji Hyeon Sunbae! Really.”
The words of excuse suddenly popped out. It seemed that he wanted to prove that he wasn’t an impudent Hubae. Before Eun-ho could say anything, Yi-chan muttered in a small voice.
“Ji Hyeon Sunbae is also good at acting… there are many respectable aspects…”
Then, conversely, does that mean that Park Tae-soo is bad at acting and has no respectable aspects, so he’s ‘that person’? Well, it’s a relief that he didn’t call him that bastard.
“There are many respectable aspects to Ji Hyeon?”
“Of course. There are so many!”
Perhaps because he had been drinking, he showed a much simpler reaction than usual. He had always thought of him as an innocent person, but now he definitely felt younger.
“I originally wanted to be an actor, not an idol. I learned acting at the company, but what you can learn in practice is different. But Sunbae helped me a lot.”
Ji Hyeon told Yi-chan that it was best to follow the script as much as possible, but if the tone became awkward, it was okay to change it little by little.
“Hyung, do you know that the pronunciation of ‘Prosecutor Kwon’ is very difficult?”
“Prosecutor Kwon?”
“Yes, Sunbae’s role is Kwon Min-hyuk. ‘Prosecutor Kwon’ or ‘Prosecutor’ is fine, but when the two are combined, the pronunciation keeps getting twisted.”
Certainly, there were several times during filming when Yi-chan’s tongue got twisted and there was an NG. Prosecutor Kwon. Eun-ho nodded, pronouncing it again.
“But Sunbae caught that too. He said it’s less twisted if you put the accent in properly.”
It was understandable. He would have taught him more as much as he worked hard. He might have accepted it out of obligation at first, but he was the type who couldn’t just gloss over acting.
“Actually, I was very worried at first. I wouldn’t have anything to say even if Sunbae hated me…”
Yi-chan trailed off and looked at Eun-ho. When Eun-ho stared at him silently, he wrinkled his nose as if he was embarrassed.
“The company keeps pushing me because our images are similar.”
“Ah…”
So he knows about that too.
There were times when the opinions of the people involved were not reflected at all when the company did noise marketing. It was effective promotion in any sense, so even if he didn’t like it, he couldn’t refuse.
“I’m not even close to Sunbae’s feet… but I think Sunbae has a big heart.”
He’s very petty. It’s not that he has a big heart, it’s that he’s not interested.
“…He’s a good kid.”
He wasn’t an evil person, even if his personality was a bit bad. He was second to none when it came to his terrible temper, but if he had really been trying to make Eun-ho’s life difficult, he would have quit a long time ago. He had many mental handicaps and still managed to do it, so he couldn’t help but appreciate his diligence.
“I think he’s a great actor.”
Yi-chan stared at Eun-ho with a sincere expression. He stopped walking and suddenly stopped following Eun-ho. They were crossing a deserted alleyway, so when the footsteps stopped, the surroundings were completely silent.
“Um, Hyung.”
Yi-chan tentatively started, lowering his eyes slightly. He seemed to be choosing his words for a moment with his mouth tightly closed. Soon, Yi-chan raised his head and opened his mouth with a determined face.
“At that time…”
“I have someone I like.”
“…Yes?”
Yi-chan asked back in a flustered voice. It was because of the word that Eun-ho suddenly blurted out. Fearing that he might misunderstand his intentions, Eun-ho immediately added without a pause.
“It’s a man.”
“……”
This time, Yi-chan’s eyes widened as if they were about to pop out. Seeing his gaze shaking slightly, Eun-ho spoke in as indifferent a tone as possible.
“So don’t worry about it.”
He knows what he’s trying to say. The reason he’s been circling around him and trying to talk to him is probably because of the secret he found out about him before. He promised not to tell anyone, but he must have been uneasy nonetheless.
“…Ah, huh.”
The effect wasn’t bad. He swallowed all the words he was about to say and looked around. The problem was that the guy who had taken a step closer suddenly confessed back to him.
“I, I also have someone I like…!”
As soon as those words came out, Eun-ho covered Yi-chan’s mouth with one hand. There was no one around, but Yi-chan was always in a position where he had to be careful. What is he trying to do? Eun-ho thought to himself and warned quietly.
“…Idols shouldn’t say things like that.”
“……”
Nodding, Yi-chan moved his head up and down. As if he wasn’t an idol, he looked young with his small face and wide eyes. Maybe in about five years, but he still had a definitely immature feeling.
“The members must be worried…”
“Wow, how did you know? They call me all the time. They ask if I’ve made any mistakes today.”
Yi-chan replied with a bright expression as Eun-ho muttered, letting him go. He’s the type that requires a lot of attention. He was worried about him in a different sense than Ji Hyeon.
“…Um, Hyung.”
On the way back to the convenience store, Yi-chan started with the same words as before. When Eun-ho turned to look at him, he smiled brightly with a much more relaxed face. It was a sincere smile, but the question that followed was the kind that Ji Hyeon would have hated if he had heard it.
“Still, can’t you give me your number?”
Because the convenience store wasn’t far from the bar, they quickly returned to the group with the ice cream they had chosen. When they returned, Ji Hyeon was sitting on the outside, and he sat Yi-chan and Eun-ho on the inside and took a seat opposite Tae-soo. He hated sitting on the aisle side, so he didn’t know what wind had blown him.
“Oh? Soo-ah likes this, how did you know?”
Bo-young picked out the chocolate-flavored ice bar from the ice cream they bought and handed it to Soo-ah. Soo-ah, who received the ice cream, looked at them, so Eun-ho naturally pointed to Yi-chan and replied.
“I didn’t know much, so Shin Yi-chan chose everything.”
“Ah… thank you, Yi-chan.”
Soo-ah, who answered slowly, gave a faint smile. She looked somehow disappointed, but Eun-ho didn’t care and handed Ji Hyeon an ice cream.
“Here.”
“……”
Ji Hyeon’s gaze reached Eun-ho’s face. Because he remembered what had happened earlier, Eun-ho subtly avoided his gaze and put the ice cream in front of him. He wanted to apologize, but it would be less embarrassing for each other to just pretend he didn’t know.
“You only eat this.”
Ji Hyeon, who was unnecessarily picky, was quite picky about desserts. He hardly ate ice cream either, but the only thing he ate was a popsicle mixed with cookies. Yi-chan chose all the other ice cream, but Eun-ho chose this one.
“Should I open it for you?”
“It’s okay.”
Ji Hyeon took the ice cream, and Soo-ah watched the two of them. Soo-ah looked back and forth between the ice cream in her hand and the ice cream in Ji Hyeon’s hand, making a subtle expression. Her lips moved as if she was about to say something, but she couldn’t say anything because Tae-soo suddenly asked a question.
“Should we order something more?”
They had already had a round of drinks, but they didn’t seem to be thinking of breaking up the party. It was still early, and no one was too drunk, and they had taken a break by eating ice cream in the middle.
“It’s really hard during filming.”
“That’s right, even if they pretend not to be…”
As expected, the remaining four people filled the audio instead of the quiet Eun-ho and Ji Hyeon. Eun-ho only answered the questions that were occasionally asked, and Ji Hyeon watched them with his arms crossed and a bored face. Tae-soo was the most talkative of the four, and it seemed that being talkative was his drinking habit.
“Ah, it’s a bit difficult for the Manager to sympathize with, right?”
Then suddenly, Tae-soo asked Eun-ho. The question he asked casually was by no means a question that expected an answer. When Eun-ho looked at him with a puzzled face, Tae-soo made a fuss with a very apologetic face.
“I guess you wouldn’t know because you’re not an actor. We were talking about things that only we know.”
Weren’t they just talking about the difficult points of filming? Eun-ho, who had worked with Ji Hyeon on numerous films, could understand that much, but Tae-soo still bothered to bring up Eun-ho.
“I’m sorry. It’s my first time drinking with a Manager. You understand, right?”
Even if he had no tact, he could tell. He didn’t know what his intentions were, but he seemed to want to belittle Eun-ho’s position. To be exact, he was dividing the ranks of actors and Managers.
“Yes, well. It’s okay.”
He didn’t care. He didn’t feel alienated, and he didn’t care what kind of conversation they were having. It was just that he was worried about the other people who were making apologetic expressions.
“You’re so manly. Who knows, maybe the Manager hasn’t served in the military.”
Tae-soo said that and subtly looked back at Bo-young and Soo-ah. He smiled faintly and started by saying, “As expected, men have to go to the military…” It was a childish trick at first glance, but Ji Hyeon, who had been watching quietly, slowly opened his mouth.
“That’s right, you’re talking about things that only you know.”
“……”
Tae-soo’s mouth snapped shut. Ji Hyeon blinked with a very bored face. His shaded eyes looked much more ferocious than usual because of the deeply pressed hat.
“There are five people here who haven’t served in the military, who would be interested in military stories.”
Two were exempt, two were women, and one was a young child who had just turned twenty. As Ji Hyeon said, no one would be interested in the topic that Tae-soo brought up.
“If you talk about that kind of thing at a drinking party, you’re not popular. Men don’t know that.”
He smiled and spoke, so it was hard to tell if it was a joke or a serious statement. However, Bo-young and Soo-ah were exchanging glances and trying to hold back their laughter. Ji Hyeon looked up and down at Tae-soo and curled up the corners of his mouth.
“That’s why the Manager doesn’t drink with you. Everyone else here must be close to their Manager… it’s a bit difficult for Park Tae-soo to sympathize with, right?”
“……”
He was incredibly good at giving people shit, to put it bluntly. Eun-ho, who hadn’t cared when Tae-soo was talking about him, felt like he was sitting on thorns when Ji Hyeon started talking. It was fortunate that the seats were far apart, otherwise everyone would have heard this conversation.
“Ahem, the reaction to Sunbae’s ‘My MaeSo’ is good.”
Bo-young was the one who opened her mouth instead of Eun-ho, who couldn’t even stop him (he didn’t have the confidence to touch his thigh again). Bo-young spoke to Eun-ho with a nonchalant expression.
“People seem to like the Manager a lot?”
“Ah, I watched that with my members too!”
Yi-chan, who was also restless, quickly responded to Bo-young. Tae-soo had been hit, but it was necessary to prevent the atmosphere from deteriorating. As Yi-chan said, a feud shouldn’t break out before the broadcast.
“My members were also going crazy saying Hyung was cool.”
“The Manager is so kind…”
When even Soo-ah added a word, Tae-soo turned his head and chugged beer. His face was turning red, so he must have been embarrassed, but he also seemed to know that he would become a laughingstock if he said more.
“So they even pair the two of you up. What was it called… Ji-Gwak?”
When Bo-young said that, Eun-ho and I couldn’t help but chuckle. Hearing a word I’d only seen in online communities in real life felt strangely funny. Ji Hyeon looked at Eun-ho with an unreadable expression, but Tae-soo was the one who broke the silence.
“Ah… I don’t really like that kind of thing.”
Tae-soo quickly composed himself and spoke in a light tone. As expected of an actor, it didn’t take him long to regain his poker face. However, he couldn’t hide the twitching at the corner of his lips, a sign that he was still suppressing his anger.
“I’m talking about pairing people up like ‘Ji-Gwak’ or whatever. It’s disgusting between guys.”
“What’s wrong with it? It’s just fans having fun. Idol groups even do those kinds of performances on purpose. Yi-chan, don’t you guys do that kind of thing?”
“Yes, well, we do…”
Yi-chan, the idol in question, gave an awkward smile. He was trying to act nonchalant, but it seemed like the word “disgusting” had bothered him. Bo-young looked at Tae-soo as if to say, “See?” and said,
“And no one would pair you up with Sunbae anyway.”
“Of course not. I have an image to maintain.”
It was a barbed remark in its own way, but Tae-soo didn’t even notice. He seemed to be getting drunk, as his eyes were a little unfocused. Tae-soo picked up his beer glass, took another sip, and made a disgusted face.
“Why would a normal guy like another guy? Isn’t that a mental illness?”
Not only that, but he even clicked his tongue and muttered, “Disgusting…” The atmosphere turned icy with that small remark.
Eun-ho frowned, noticing Yi-chan’s face turning pale. He didn’t care what others said, but it was a little troubling to see Yi-chan next to him being shaken.
“Ah… I used the wrong word. This topic is a bit much, isn’t it?”
But surprisingly, Tae-soo admitted his mistake first. For some reason, he looked directly at Ji Hyeon as he spoke. Ji Hyeon raised his eyebrows, and Tae-soo lowered his eyes as if to apologize.
“It seems like you have… something like that.”
“…Something like that?”
Ji Hyeon didn’t miss a beat and asked back. Tae-soo chuckled and nodded.
“Yes, I heard you go to the hospital regularly, Sunbae. Something about, what was it, obsessive-compulsive disorder…”
“…”
Is this bastard crazy? This time, it was Eun-ho who hardened his expression. The others also gave shocked glances, but it wasn’t the same intense anger that Eun-ho felt. Even if he was drunk, this was a topic that couldn’t be brought up unless he was out of his mind.
“But I shouldn’t be denigrating mental illness in front of someone who’s sick. I’m sorry.”
“Listen, Park Tae-soo.”
Eun-ho opened his mouth in a low voice, his face coldly hardened. No matter how much he thought about it, this was definitely crossing the line. He didn’t care if he was ignored, but he couldn’t stand Ji Hyeon being insulted. He didn’t care if he hated gays or not, but he should at least choose his words when talking to Ji Hyeon.
“What you’re saying right now…”
So he was about to say something, but unfortunately, he couldn’t finish his sentence. Ji Hyeon, who had been quiet all along, raised a hand and called for a staff member.
“Excuse me, can I get a glass of beer?”
It was a truly gentle voice, and even the smugly smiling Tae-soo was momentarily stunned by his nonchalant attitude. The bar briefly fell silent, and everyone at the table blinked without saying a word.
“…”
He couldn’t ask if he was going to drink. If he said yes, he wouldn’t have the confidence to stop him. He must be burning up inside after hearing such ridiculous things to his face. He didn’t have to tolerate insults directed at him, but he was clearly trying to soothe himself with just a glass of beer.
“Enjoy your drink!”
Why does he only act obediently at times like this? While Eun-ho was suppressing his seething anger, Ji Hyeon even politely thanked the staff member who brought him the beer. As the staff member shyly bowed and returned to the counter, he stood up and raised the 500cc beer glass.
And then, he poured it all over Tae-soo’s head.
“…Hey, you!”
It took a moment to grasp the situation. Until Tae-soo froze without even screaming, and until Bo-young, who had reflexively moved closer to Soo-ah, looked up at Ji Hyeon with a shocked expression. Even when Yi-chan’s mouth dropped open and everyone in the bar looked at Ji Hyeon.
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
The relaxed voice offered an apology that didn’t sound like one. Contrary to his words, the way he shook out the last drop didn’t look apologetic at all. And to top it off, he added with a brazen face.
“I have mysophobia, so I can’t stand dirty things.”
There wasn’t a hint of malice on his brightly smiling face. To others, it was a smile that seemed angelic, but conversely, Tae-soo’s face gradually turned pale. In the meantime, Ji Hyeon put down the glass with a thud and let out a low laugh.
“You understand, right? Like a man.”
“…Ha.”
In the instant Tae-soo let out a hollow laugh, Eun-ho lowered his head and covered his face with one hand. So much for soothing himself with beer, he knew from the start that he wasn’t that kind of guy.
Damn it, how am I going to clean this up? This was a major accident that would make CEO Byun faint.