Chapter 94: An Idol Shouldn’t Do That
The image of Lee Seohwa I’d seen on broadcast was that of a graceful and elegant rookie actress.
She’d succeeded at a young age, yet knew how to stay humble, and her many charitable acts had made her well-received by the public.
I hadn’t spent more than a few dozen minutes with her, so I couldn’t say for certain what her true personality was like, but…
Hmm.
She definitely didn’t give off an elegant vibe.
How should I put it—more like the type whose mouth would be the only thing floating if she fell into water.
Lee Seohwa took a sip of her coffee and then began chattering excitedly.
“Not sure if you noticed… but doesn’t the vibe on set kind of suck?”
“Excuse ?”
“Want to tell you why?”
She lowered her voice and whispered in my ear.
“That guy’s my ex.”
“…Ah.”
So that’s why she was so fiercely hostile to Park Minchan, even though he had more years in the industry.
There was a backstory.
She’d dated Park Minchan and they broke up.
No wonder it was so tense.
But… is it okay to talk about this stuff on set?
Watching her expression carefully, I asked cautiously.
“Won’t rumors start spreading about dating… if you say things like this?”
Lee Seohwa pulled out a compact mirror, fixed her hair, and then looked up again.
“You’re tight-lipped anyway. You’re a rookie—you wouldn’t go around spreading stuff about .”
Well, that’s true.
Seed like she wanted to vent to so rookie she thought was easy to talk to.
There was still so ti left before filming started anyway. I could listen to her venting, sure.
I nodded and sat down in front of Lee Seohwa.
She gave a subtle signal to the stylist nearby to leave, then opened her mouth again.
This ti, it was a slightly more interesting topic.
“Then do you know why I broke up with Lee Dokyung?”
“Uh…”
I could pretty much guess the reason.
Sure enough, I was right.
“That bastard got caught cheating.”
“Oh my.”
How could sothing like that happen!
I played dumb and chid in.
“After appearing in Starf, he said he was going to beco an idol now, so he’d break up with his girlfriend.”
Probably around that ti when he got caught by and started losing his grip.
Still, at least he tried to get it together and clean up his complicated love life.
But what Lee Seohwa said next was hard to comprehend with a sober mind.
“So, well. I thought, yeah, I’ve got two boyfriends, so I can lose one. But turns out, he didn’t just break things off with —he broke up with three people?”
“…Excuse ?”
“Isn’t breaking up with three people just too much?”
Wait, hold on.
There was too much information all at once, and my brain started spinning.
Usually, if you say you’ve got two, then losing one should be okay,
but how does that go with having a boyfriend?
Why did she have two boyfriends?
Was she always dating two people by default?
Am I the only one living in a different world?
Seeing my dazed face, Lee Seohwa muttered, adding more explanation.
“I was two-timing, but three-timing is a bit too much, right?”
“……”
Sounds the sa to !
Is this Hollywood or sothing?
My sense of identity crumbled, and I just froze up in a daze.
Lee Seohwa glanced at and asked casually.
“Seohan-ssi, do you have a girlfriend?”
“No.”
Despite my mind being on the verge of collapse, the answer ca out instantly without a second of hesitation.
An idol shouldn’t do that.
Patting my shoulder, Lee Seohwa shook her head.
“Aw, such a stiff rookie. Cute.”
“…What?”
“Everyone in this industry is secretly dating soone. If you’re unlucky, you get caught, but if you’re careful, you don’t.”
“……”
“Anyway, even if you date secretly, just date one person. Don’t ss up the genealogy…”
I don’t need that kind of advice!
Seriously, my head hurts.
* * *
‘No girlfriend?’
‘Nope.’
‘You’ve never dated anyone?’
‘Never.’
‘No way.’
‘Not even in a past life.’
Unlike so people, I was a rookie idol with a strong professional mindset.
‘Still better than triple-timing.’
Either way, she seed to like .
Lee Seohwa crossed her arms and closely observed Seohan, who had gone into filming.
She’d said with her own mouth that she had no intention of acting, but those who say that always end up with one foot in the door later.
She didn’t hate idols like that, but she hoped they’d at least have basic skills.
S#52.
It was a scene where Choi Yooseok (Park Minchan), the manager of Romantic Managent, was desperately trying to sign rising star Jun (Do Seohan). In this scene, Seohan, appearing as a cao, had about ten lines to deliver.
‘Can he get it in one take?’
Who knows.
Just as Lee Seohwa was watching the set with a skeptical gaze,
the director called out.
“Action!”
Park Minchan entered, massaging Seohan’s shoulder the mont it began.
As soon as the cara light turned on, his gaze quickly sank into the character.
Drawing on his many past experiences, Park Minchan delivered his line.
“Hey, Jun. Don’t be like that—think it over. You said you wanted to join our company last ti.”
“?”
“You said we’re perfect because we won’t interfere if you want to do real hip-hop.”
Seohan let out a small chuckle at Park Minchan’s sly flattery.
“Ah~.”
He seed to be focusing on the role, his cautious gaze drifting into the air.
Then, fully stepping into Jun’s shoes, Seohan scratched his head and said,
“Wherever I go, I’m gonna do real hip-hop. Isn’t it written all over my face? Ah, hip-hop.”
“What are you talking about, Jun? The only thing written on your face is good looks.”
“Well… that’s kind of true.”
Choi Yooseok lifted Jun up so high it looked like his shoulders might pierce the sky, while Jun, clearly proud, didn’t bother hiding it.
They were so good at playing off each other, it was annoying in a way.
Lee Seohwa bit her lower lip, suppressing a laugh.
‘Why is he good at this?’
An idol drunk on self-love.
So deep in narcissism that he couldn’t self-reflect properly—yet that innocent charm buried underneath started to overlap completely with Seohan.
“Everything’s great, but your company’s entrance sign is so outdated, it doesn’t make want to sign.”
“Co on, we can remodel that.”
“Already out of the running in terms of aesthetics.”
Seohan clicked his tongue and turned his head.
“But then again, who knows. If you change the sign, maybe I’ll sign the contract…”
“Really? You an it?”
“Can’t you change the building too?”
“No way, man.”
“Well, I guess that much can be overlooked.”
Choi Yooseok made a huge fuss and grabbed Jun’s shoulders tightly.
Shake shake—
He was so excited that his grip was full of strength.
Jun grumbled in disgust.
“Ugh, stop shaking —I feel like I’m getting a slipped disc. My vocal projection’s gonna go bad.”
“Jun, you’re really shining today!”
“I know.”
Jun added slyly to that,
“I shine even when I’m just sitting still… Ugh!”
Wham—
Choi Yooseok pulled Jun into a tight hug.
Then, the cara zood in on Seohan’s horrified expression.
“Cut!”
The director’s cut signal followed imdiately.
With that one word, Seohan turned his head in a daze.
Did he really get it in one take?
Park Minchan patted Seohan’s shoulder and gave him a thumbs-up.
“What the, you’re good.”
The stiff and chilly mood on set from earlier lted away like it had never been there. Seeing a junior who was clearly young but undeniably skilled brought a gentle smile to their faces.
“Seohan-ssi is really good.”
“Seems like Doubles put him through so intense acting lessons.”
“I don’t think there’s anything to nitpick. He’s easy to watch.”
“Kind of feels like real-life acting.”
Well, it was acting based on reality, after all.
It wasn’t a scene that demanded incredible acting skills, but it passed in one take without a flaw.
As a rookie who must’ve been nervous for his first shoot, it would’ve been hard to show his strengths properly, yet—
‘The kid’s got guts.’
His vocal projection was solid, and his diction was clear.
The likability that ca from his naturally gifted looks suited the role perfectly.
I took back my earlier question about whether he was planning to act.
You should give it a shot soday.
“That kid’s got sothing.”
Lee Seohwa muttered under her breath and grinned.
anwhile, at the sa ti—
A post appeared on a previously quiet fan community.
[Hey, I saw Seohan with Lee Seohwa and Park Minchan. What are they filming?]
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This is Hyehwa Station btw, they blocked foot traffic and surrounded the place with caras
I spotted Do Hamjji from a distance
Kinda looks like a drama set
What are they filming???
I’m going crazy with curiosity rn
– Lee Seohwa and Park Minchan??? That combo screams Romantic Managent, no?
└ omg you’re right
└ Romantic Managent???? A drama shoot? Why’s Byo-Seohan there?
└ Romantic Managent? That trending drama right now?
└ wait a drama?
└ collecting endless hooks
– Do Seohan’s acting?
└ dunno nothing’s been reported yet;;
└ yeah nothing yet, Doubles hasn’t said anything either lol
└ Do Seohan acting??
└ did I really just read that?
└ ca to the fan café out of boredom and saw this bombshell drop, wasn’t expecting this at all
└ this isn’t clickbait, right?
– It’s true they were filming Romantic Managent at Hyehwa Station today
└ holy sh—
└ it really was a drama shoot
└ Seohan, get famous—or wait, don’t get famous—no, get famous—no, don’t…
└ getting famous is fine, but acting? Kinda sus lol
└ what’s sus about it
└ if you're gonna whine like that in the fan café, just leave lol
What started as a random post soon spread with several follow-ups.
There was visible excitent from fans at the thought of seeing their favorite idol in the No.1 trending drama, but the usual haters also seized the mont to pounce.
[I told you lol they all end up acting eventually]
It’s a rule of thumb that good-looking ones wait for the right mont and then jump into acting
But DSH is way too fast lol
Not even a month into debut and already trying to go solo? Think they’ll renew the contract?
Don’t pour your whole identity into Dusty stanning~
He looks like the type to backstab, so just give enough, okay? ^^
– Damn, this one’s making it obvious. Talked like idol life was everything, then imdiately switches to acting?
└ lololol how is that obvious, probably the company’s decision
└ not every idol just says yes because the company tells them to hehe
└ he was good at dancing, such a waste of talent
└ Seohan, with that talent, just stick to being an idol
– But from what I heard from soone in the industry, it’s just a cao, probably promoting their next album ㅠㅠ people always assu the worst
└ you “heard” that? From your phone?
└ lololol who even are you
└ we’ll know when an article drops
└ still, doesn’t look like he’s suddenly joining Romantic Managent as a supporting role, so cao sounds right
└ even a cao ans he’s thinking about acting ㅎㅎ Dusty, is this the best defense you’ve got?
– If you’re not a fan, leave lol Do Hamjji sends long private ssages every day lol is he not sincere about being an idol? Who else treats fans like he does?
└ Saying he’d backstab won’t work on Dusties. We know Seohan isn’t like that.
└ I still have that candid shot from the fan signing when he was full of energy
└ soon he’ll be wide-eyed and blank-faced lololol
└ He’s only eighteen and y’all are tearing him apart. What’s this inferiority complex?
└ He’s young, good-looking, dances well, debuted as center at a young age~ people just jealous cuz he has it all ㅠ
└ Even the OP admitted it—said he’s good-looking lol everyone, stan the gorgeous Seohan ^^
The comnts section was a chaotic battlefield of defenders and haters.
A Dusty office worker sighed, clutching their head.
“The unjust hate is insane.”
Our kid is so sincere about being an idol.
It felt so unfair that soone like him was getting this kind of hate, and they were worried he might damage his image by acting.
“If it’s just a cao, that’s a relief…”
Our kid would do well no matter what he chose, but watching it unfold made any Dusty anxious.
Just as that Dusty’s shoulders began to slump,
a notification from the Yui App popped up.
Dding—
[Beloved Dusties, co on in~ by Herbivore Duo]
“Huh?”
A livestream titled in a way that sounded like Seo Haim had written it.
The other mbers had already done a livestream earlier today.
“A livestream at this hour?”
Dusty, almost as if in a trance, reached out and tapped to join.
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