LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 199
Chapter 199
In the end, I ended up shooting the Lifteen new song challenge video with Go Kyung-yoon.
This was because Go Kyung-yoon had all sorts of reasons not to call any other Lifteen members.
“Call Jun-woo hyung.”
“That hyung is busy playing phone games with Myung-soo hyung right now.”
I had a feeling I knew what game it was.
They had been pestering me to join them recently.
“Then I’ll do it with Xiao.”
“Xiao can’t either. If the two of you do it together, there will definitely be posts mocking your dance skills by comparing you with the senior.”
“…I understand what you mean, but isn’t your wording a bit harsh?”
“It’s the truth.”
As Go Kyung-yoon said, I gave up on Jing Xiao, not wanting to unintentionally hurt someone who was still only good-looking.
Ok Do-yoon and Nagase Ritsu also had their own things to do, and in the end, I even considered Vine, a Lifteen member I had never spoken to personally, who came from Pick Heart.
“Ah, I wouldn’t recommend getting too close to that guy.”
“Why?”
“No matter what, it’s a bit much to tell someone from another group all the bad points of a member, right?”
With those words, Go Kyung-yoon showed a slightly sharp smile and changed the topic instead of explaining further.
“And it might be best not to get too close with Lee Se-joon, whom you host the show with. Of course, it’s your choice whether to take my advice.”
I wondered if there was another issue besides the emotions he had for Han Ji-hee.
Since it was Go Kyung-yoon, who was sharp despite his character, I couldn’t help but be more concerned.
Anyway, as the broadcast time was approaching, I decided to do as Go Kyung-yoon said in exchange for the favor I had asked him.
When I went to the Lifteen waiting room, needing someone to shoot the challenge video, the first thing I saw was Ok Do-yoon, who had said he couldn’t do it, lying around leisurely.
“…Did you really want to do it with me that much?”
“Of course. Isn’t it stupid to miss the chance to do it with the hottest person these days?”
He was basically saying he wasn’t stupid.
He had a knack for subtly flattering me.
It seemed clear that Go Kyung-yoon had firmly placed me in the “good to know” category.
The reason was probably my recently skyrocketing popularity.
Hmm, he’s still an annoying guy.
* * *
“Standby, please.”
“Yes.”
Gyun Ha-ram had been under a lot of stress recently.
The stress was entirely due to Lee Se-joon, who obviously had romantic feelings for him, and the Music Pang Pang writer, who kept stoking the fire.
He was simply acting his best according to his assigned role, but being linked romantically with someone he had no feelings for was personally unbearable.
There wasn’t any special reason, but he had heard hundreds of times in his life whether he was really dating a male actor his age, with whom he had worked on about four projects since elementary school, and had consistently received baseless curses from the actor’s fans, so it naturally became that way.
Late last year, with the actor’s dating rumors making a big splash, the number of people viewing the two of them as just good colleagues in the same industry decreased significantly.
The series of events over a long period had been a considerable source of stress for Gyun Ha-ram since he was young.
So, although he felt a bit uneasy hearing that he would be hosting with two idols, he thought it wouldn’t be worse than what he had endured before and agreed to give it a try.
‘Ah, I really hate Lee Se-joon…’
Fortunately, Lee Se-joon had enough professionalism to refrain from showing his emotions during live broadcasts with his fans watching.
However, the problem was his careless behavior when the cameras were off.
Already, unpleasant rumors were circulating among the staff that Lee Se-joon seemed to like Gyun Ha-ram.
Recently, he even received a separate warning from his manager to be careful.
The situation for the Music Pang Pang writer was different.
The writer, who had a tendency to project herself onto the female MC between the two male MCs, was pushing On Raon and Gyun Ha-ram as the main couple rather than Lee Se-joon and Gyun Ha-ram.
When she found out Lee Se-joon actually had a crush on Gyun Ha-ram, she was briefly tempted to change course, but the moment she saw On Raon’s face again, such thoughts vanished.
Naturally, ideal fantasy tends to be more appealing than the relatively unimpressive reality.
The two were the same age, they had a point of connection in having brothers among the members, and the chemistry she saw wasn’t bad.
Once a drama writer’s dream, the Music Pang Pang writer was thrilled and produced scripts filled with a pink atmosphere every Saturday.
For the MCs, who had to smoothly deliver lines without seeming too close to each other as opposite sexes, yet without receiving criticisms for poor hosting skills from the audience, such scripts were a real ordeal.
Gyun Ha-ram, who didn’t want to intentionally perform poorly due to personal pride, did well as usual, which caused a bigger uproar overseas, where there was less tendency to couple celebrities, especially idols, romantically.
As someone who regularly used social media, Gyun Ha-ram couldn’t avoid seeing the delusional posts and manipulated photos from the influx of overseas fans brought by hosting Music Pang Pang, and he began to regret learning English.
In today’s broadcast, once again, a situation arose to pair On Raon and Gyun Ha-ram together.
“Ha-ram, what is your ideal type?”
According to the script, it was supposed to describe On Raon’s traits, and Lee Se-joon had to jokingly drink kimchi soup, thinking it was about him.
“Uh…”
However, for the first time since being selected as an MC, Gyun Ha-ram, who had always been the calmest and never made a mistake, couldn’t continue his words and trailed off.
Meanwhile, his eyes wandered around the script, seemingly lost on what to say next.
“My ideal type… Well, I prefer someone younger than me. I’d like them to be over 190 cm tall, and I find people who are good at sports really cool.”
On Raon looked at Gyun Ha-ram with wide eyes for a moment at the unexpected deviation from the script, then quickly composed his expression, remembering it was a live broadcast.
However, On Raon couldn’t shake the feeling that Gyun Ha-ram wasn’t making a genuine mistake but was deliberately pretending to.
On Raon’s guess was right.
From what On Raon had seen, Gyun Ha-ram wasn’t the type to break easily like Gyun Seong-ha, but when he reached his limit, he seemed to have a tendency to explode all at once.
Although it might not solve the actual problem, it was somewhat satisfying.
Though he wondered if it was okay, he judged it wouldn’t be a big issue since music shows like Music Pang Pang weren’t the main stage for an actor like Gyun Ha-ram.
He had even disguised it as a mistake, though simple.
After that, he continued to describe an imaginary man that was clearly not On Raon or Lee Se-joon.
He should have some muscles, and slightly darker skin would be nice.
Perhaps to avoid unnecessary rumors that he had someone specific in mind, Gyun Ha-ram added with a smile.
“Someone like my older brother.”
To bring in family, especially his older brother.
Gyun Ha-ram’s genuine effort to shake off this trivial couple play was evident.
Originally, it was Lee Se-joon who was supposed to take over the conversation, but since he seemed a bit flustered, On Raon quickly stepped in for him.
The audience was right in front of them.
Therefore, they couldn’t show any signs that something was off with the broadcast.
“You mean Gyun Yoo-seong, the athlete, right? Having seen someone like that since birth, neither Se-joon nor I must seem like men to you. Should I start working out from next week?”
“No. Someone as handsome as you, Raon, is someone I’d want to see every day, even if you’re not my ideal type. Right, Se-joon?”
“Uh, yes. That’s right, Ha-ram.”
“Then let’s move on to listen to Raicon’s ‘Ideal,’ ready to be everyone’s ideal type?”
Fortunately, it seemed like Lee Se-joon had somewhat regained his composure.
“Music-”
“Pang Pang!”
Right after the cameras turned off, Gyun Ha-ram deeply bowed without saying much.
“I’m sorry for the mistake earlier.”
“It’s okay. Raon handled it well. You seem to get along well with your older brother.”
“I was surprised by how well you handled being an MC from the start, but seeing this, Ha-ram, you’re human too.”
Some sharp production staff noticed that Gyun Ha-ram’s actions were intentional.
It didn’t lead to a broadcasting accident, and the writer was quite satisfied with On Raon’s follow-up, so it didn’t escalate into a major issue.
‘That’s what real is.’
If On Raon had read this thought, he would have cursed, calling him a remarkable piece of work in many ways.
* * *
[Today’s Music Pang Pang – Mistake vs. Intentional Scene Discussion]
(Video)
Which side are you on?
By the way, Ha-ram’s older brother is this person
(Photo)
– Missing the script was a mistake, but intentionally saying things opposite to the male MCs’ traits afterward was probably on purpose.
┗ 2222 I agree with this.
┗ 333 If you look at old interviews, Ha-ram is really sharp.
– If you look at recent posts on Ha-ram’s Star Tell, it’s flooded with delusional comments. Please, can they tone it down?
┗ Most of those are from international fans, so there’s no helping it..ㅠㅠ
– (Photo) If you’ve seen Ha-ram’s older brother, check out the younger one too.
┗ Seriously, what’s up with this family’s genes?
– It seems like the script changed, but On Raon handled it well. He was good from the start but keeps getting better.
– The reason why On Raon’s dreamy gazes are useless
(Gif)
Looking at him as if he’s his first love in a thousand years… Gentle… Sweet…
(Photo)
Yes, listening to a story about a dog.
┗ Damn, I just scrolled down without thinking and made eye contact with the dog in the story lolololol
┗ lololol Are you crazy ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
┗ Our boy even looks at the dog in the story with romantic and gentle eyesㅠㅠㅠㅠ His dreamy, moist eyes are a passive skillㅠㅠㅠㅠ Delusional fans, please go awayㅠㅠㅠㅠ
However, the hardships of the current Music Pang Pang MCs, who would later be remembered as “the ones with the most incidents during their tenure,” were just beginning.