136. Hot Issue
The community is on fire.
I expected it, but didn’t know it would become such a hot topic, so I kept scrolling down.
[Rookie actor Han Tae-min. Reveals that he is Pingtuk.]
Inside the article, there are clips of all the answers I gave.
The comments were burning for various reasons.
Protests from angry Pingtuk members pour in.
[Kill that deceiver!]
[No. But wasn’t that what you were told to do? Why is a kid like that a vertuber?]
[ㄹㅇ;; Isn’t Closer viral?]
[Ah… Now you’re going to lose the title because of this…]
Actually, I thought it would be okay if it ended here, but my friends who were a little more in-depth wanted to take it one step further and become detectives.
[But I said that the drama Luca Land starring Han Tae-min was fun. Isn’t this related to this?]
[This is 100%. It smells really bad.]]
Like the last school violence controversy, if it were 100% fiction, we would just laugh it off and move on, but we couldn’t do that this time.
Because in a way, this is a reduction of the rumor.
I am Doa.
It was obvious that if the public found out that she was dating Luca, things would turn upside down.
I had no intention of causing such a nuisance to Doa, who had already been criticized for the horror game issue.
There were numerous comments on the original video that were made against my will.
There were words of support saying they were looking forward to future activities, and there were many comments saying that the image that contrasts with that of Kim Eo-jin’s role is attractive.
Of course, I felt more restless than that because I saw a lot of Virtuber communities.
Ha… I don’t know. I don’t know.
The company also gave permission.
Of course, I would never have allowed a relationship, but the content of this interview was all notified and agreed upon in advance.
I was told that there was at least a breakwater to protect me in case of trouble.
From noble mtl dot com
This is where comment monitoring should end.
I just lay down and picked up my phone to rest. I rubbed my eyes and checked the screen again.
[11 Missed calls]
[300+ Unread messages]
What… What is it? This.
I have never had so many notifications on my phone in my life.
Even the people who contacted me were not the company or Doah, but other acquaintances.
I had friends from high school and friends from middle school.
The most recent contact was from Yoon-je.
I, who seemed the most easy-going person, tried calling him again.
[Hello?]
[Hey! Taemin! You were amazing!]
[Huh?]
[Wow. Your agency is also YM! Why didn’t you tell me! Hey!]
I didn’t answer because I didn’t ask.
And I didn’t particularly want to tell Yunje in advance.
[Why did you call me?]
[Of course I did it after reporting that interview! Hey. Now, the kids aren’t going crazy either. Hey.]
I frown at the excited voice.
The kids at school already know everything?
It’s only been two days since the video was uploaded?
I was afraid, but I still ask.
[Uh… Do you know anyone?]
[You probably know that it was just posted in our group chat, right?]
f*ck you. f*cked.
[Hey. But are you still dating Doa?]
[Ah. Huh.]
[Is it okay to date like that? Why don’t you say something?]
[Ah…]
The contract I signed was only for 3 months.
It was a period where it felt strange to have to manage my personal relationships.
[Well. It seems like it doesn’t exist yet.]
[Really? Surprising? Anyway, congratulations! Next time, if there is a famous drama, please let me know in advance!]
[…Yes.]
I didn’t mean to do that, but I answered that I knew and hung up. This time, I went into the message window.
It is usually a single shot that boasts this level of firepower.
And among the group chats I was a part of, the one with the most firepower was…
[Hey. Taemin Han. Why don’t I see the chat?]
[Isn’t this what Doah sees too? How can they do that?]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ If I had pretended to be a normal person, I would have immediately jumped to the comments.ㄲㅂ]
High school friends who had over 200 conversations among themselves.
I pushed down the conversation with my thumb and only after some time had passed was I able to reach the latest message.
[I am sorry. Please don’t go somewhere and say strange thingsㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
I didn’t do anything wrong, but I thought it would be a good idea to beg them all.
They knew a lot about my ugly past.
[ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋㅋ ㅋㅋㅋ ㅋㅋㅋ ㅋㅋㅋ If you just capture you in this talk room, isn’t it a celebrity life?]
[Wow. Taemin Han, how could you not tell us about this unfortunate event?]
[Congratulations though! Hey! I also have celebrities among my friends hahahaha]
After being bombarded with questions that were almost like a hearing, I told him what I could and asked him to once again forget my absurd remarks.
[Luca also smells good on the soles of her feet]
A captured image that comes in right before the end of the sentence.
[Please stop…]
I kicked off the blanket and hit my head on the pillow.
* * *
The only person who knows my identity and also knows my boyfriend’s face.
Murini has been terrorizing me with her voice code since morning.
As soon as you accept the call button, you will hear a pterodactyl sound that will tear your eardrums!
[Sister, hey! Oh my god! Great zucchini!]
[Mooring… I have earphones… Please…]
After listening to it a second time, I felt like blood was pouring out of my ears.
[Wow! Taemin, did you really debut in our company?]
[Yeah… It just happened to be like that…]
[Even back then, I really thought the face was ridiculous. I’m really surprised, right?]
[Please keep it a secret from other members.]
Everyone knew that she had a boyfriend, but she was the only one who knew her brother’s real name and face.
[Ah. Carrot patajo. If I say this again, to my older sister Jennifer…]
My face was already turning white as I remembered the past when I heard something like that.
There were no negative repercussions yet, but I didn’t know what I would hear if I got caught up in something that was harmful to the group.
[My boyfriend is also making a fuss right now, saying it’s a huge success.]
[Ah… Really…?]
[Yes. My brother also said that he is a cold-blooded man and that we also watched dramas together?]
…It’s just because you’re not close to this person.
I, who knew the truth, burst out laughing.
Still, the interview seemed to be based on reality.
[But sister, is that okay?]
[That?]
[Right now, the fan cafe and community are buzzing with stories about my sister’s boyfriend.]
Although there was a lot of noise, there was nothing I could do about it.
The reason we gave permission for Taemin’s interview was because it was our company, and also because his behavior was not particularly wrong.
To put it bluntly, it would have been the same even if it had been another male idol instead of that oppa.
They say they are my fans and support me, so what do I need to explain about that?
[It might be a bit dizzy when it airs later.]
[If there are bad actors, just block them right away.]
[The administrators will take care of it.]
Even though I said this, it was an unavoidable fact that it would be a difficult broadcast.
Wow… The chat window will explode again…
When will this uproar subside?
[But it’s completely like a drama. Sister.]
[Huh? What?]
[A meeting between a metaverse idol and a real actor! Doesn’t it look like some kind of webtoon content?]
[Yes.]
…It will look like that to people.
I think back to the first time I met my brother.
Hakko vertuber Kim Do-ah has a crush on a handsome senior without knowing anything about it.
Han Tae-min, a handsome hikikomori guy who scoffs at girls’ confessions with an indifferent face.
We were like this, but as time went by, we became something a little bit great.
[Ah. Do you know how thrilling it is to think that only I know this?]
If you just listen to her voice, she seems like a real girl.
Imagining that I was sitting in front of a computer with a mouth pierced and making a fuss, it felt very strange.
[If this leaks to Clojure, it will definitely be you.]
[Evil! Is that so? I will keep quiet~ Loyal loyalty~]
After finishing the call with Muringi, I sighed and moved the mouse to watch my brother’s interview video.
Look at the number of views…
At this point, it was almost comparable to Luca’s clip.
The channel where my brother’s interview was uploaded had a lot of existing subscribers, but even taking that into account, the number of views was high.
Over 500,000 in two days…
The best comments are ones I’ve already seen a few times, so I change them to the most recent and scroll down.
[Wow… A man who tears apart a man… A nerd…! It really existed!]
[Women’s ideal type. Itself.]
[11:24 Seconds Laughing is developing. It’s so cute that you talk about Virtubers and get embarrassed.]
When I clicked on the part where the timeline was tagged, there was my brother there, smiling awkwardly and answering.
My brother was so embarrassed that he couldn’t even look at the camera properly.
[During break time, I mostly… Just… Watch a lot of Closer videos in my room…]
…It’s really cute.
I don’t know who the man is.
I always thought it was a waste to watch it alone, but when everyone saw it and liked it, it felt like something…
[I miss you.]
Why do you want to be so foolish?
I secretly sent a text message with sincerity.
