[Title: Dead Hop Ep 3 Teaser is out!!!!
Dead Hop Ep3 Teaser.avi
Is the budget seriously going up episode by episode?LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO Look at that set
The studio’s grinding its teeth, they really went all-in this time
This one’s gonna blow up
I’m actually so hyped saying “this one’s it” over and over
Citizens helping each other.gif
Min Jiheon crying while digging through rubble.gif
Dddeok’s greatest output, Min Jiheon...
It’s been so long since he took on a good-guy protagonist role, I cried..
He was always typecast as cold and calculating... finally he gets to play a kind role..T_T
It’s still just the early episodes, and the director’s famous for exploring human psychology, so who knows how the main character will change, but I’m already screaming, I’ll watch every week no matter what..
└The way people helped each other in the chaos of ep1 was so good.... I’m weak to that kind of storytelling.....
└└Don’t trust the main PD and writer.. They’ll give you touching stuff and then have characters stab each other 5 seconds later
└└So true, PD Jung and writer Kim are freaks
└Min Jiheon is god......
└Exactly, he’s basically claimed the #1 spot among male leads, not just in his 20s]
[Title: When Seo Hoyun showed up in Dead Hop Ep2 teaser
I was super meh tbh, cause the last drama I saw with Seo Hoyun he was honestly not that great....
But what was that this time?
He only showed up for 3 seconds in the teaser, but... I kinda got butterflies
That moment when everyone was arguing about needing to find supplies (which is obvious but probably BS anyway), and Kim Wooho’s chewing on an unlit cigarette and goes, “Why me?”
It made me want to clutch my head and yell “you little shit~~~!!” while choking on a potato, but why the hell did my heart flutter, fuck
└You’re not the only one thinking that, 3-second Kim Wooho is already blowing up hahahaha
└That potato-choking frustration but still swooning—I get it. He doesn’t look like he’s just gonna play some purely good role hahaha. Feels like he finally found a role that fits him?? Up till now all his characters were kinda bland... I’m kinda excited
└Are you guys getting paid for this promo
└└I wish... we’re just unpaid fans writing ad copy for 1-second crumbs
└└If it’s paid promo at least you’d get money, we’re literally writing this for free]
[Title: For people who don’t get why 3-second Kim Wooho blew up
Listen, people always said Seo Hoyun’s face is a narrative on its own
└LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL they’re calling him “3-second Archer” now
└Legendary—his face alone radiates gravitas
└But why’s he blowing up?
└└...His face?
└└Guess it’s his face....?
But it’s not just the face, he’s got a different vibe now haha even his old fans are buzzing
└I’ll reserve judgment until I hear his diction, anyone can look cool in a teaser hahaha
└└True that hahaha]
Dead after Hope had a smooth start.
From the moment the main teaser dropped, it became the talk of the town. As soon as ep1 aired, everyone fell head over heels for Min Jiheon’s performance.
Reviews said things like: “This can only be a masterpiece,” “The subject’s cliché, but it portrays human complexity beautifully.”
And even in a 30-second preview clip, Seo Hoyun flashed across the screen for just a moment yet caught people’s attention.
By the end of ep2, Seo Hoyun’s recognition skyrocketed.
[Title: What do you think about Seo Hoyun’s moe-fication
Cat vs Bunny
Vote for your animal! >____<
└Where the hell did bunny come from?;;
└└Obviously cat... Look at his face
└└Sorry...
└LOOOOOLLLLLLL the bunny was so random I lost it LMAOOOO
└└Yeah... my bad
└└LMAOOOOOOOO don’t look so depressed LOOOOOLLLL]
[Title: But why doesn’t the man himself interact with fans
I heard some actors are like that, but it feels a bit lacking...
└Case by case
└└Yeah case by case
└I heard he’s kinda prickly hahaha
└└That’s hot though...]
And just like he’d heard people’s wishes, Seo Hoyun turned on a personal Stargram live.
“Hello.”
[Holy shit Seo Hoyun’s live]
[Crazy]
He already had some younger fans from web dramas, plus he’d won Best New Actor at the Baekho Film Festival. On top of that, Kim Wooho in Dead after Hope ep2 gave him another boost. Viewers poured in.
[What coffee do you like??]
He’d shown himself, so of course the crowd swarmed with questions. Most actors would’ve been flustered, but Hoyun answered calmly, like he was used to this.
“Um... something sweet. I like anything sweet to drink.”
[LOOOOOLLLLLLL he likes sweet stuff, so cute...]
Truth was, his real #1 was SolOnun, but after his idol days he knew exactly what fans wanted to hear.
“What I do normally? Just filming... memorizing scripts.”
With a face that looked like he’d freeze you with a glare if you tried to talk to him, Seo Hoyun was instead being gentle and kind—SNS and communities went wild.
[Pick your favorite animal: bunny vs cat]
“...Hm?”
His eyebrow twitched as the question spammed the chat. After thinking briefly, he said:
“...Bunny?”
[Think again please]
[LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO]
“Aren’t bunnies cute? Soft fur...”
[No, like if you had to pick again]
Seeing the flood of cat emojis, Hoyun let out a small “ah.”
“...Cat.”
Instantly switching sides. He had realized what answer they wanted.
[LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO this guy’s hilarious]
[His sense of timing is insane LOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL]
[LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Hoyun is a cat, it’s official!!!]
[He’s weirdly shameless... like he’s calm but not clumsy like a regular actor—more like an idol
└YES exactly hahaha it’s hilarious
└└The way he filters out weird comments and only picks good ones—it’s like he’s trained for this]
Hoyun kept dropping TMIs until his phone overheated, and he pressed an ice pack to the back.
“Ah, I should go now.”
[Not him casually using an ice pack, is he really an idol?]
[At this point he’s Dead Hop’s idol, I can’t breathe LOOOOLLLLLL]
“I’ll come again often, Noeul...”
He froze mid-word.
After darting his eyes around, he smiled brightly at the camera.
“...Doesn’t the sunset look pretty today? The weather’s nice, so why not take a walk and look at the sky?”
He stumbled a bit at the end, but thus ended Seo Hoyun’s first live broadcast.
[LOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL why did he sign off like a school newsletter T_T lololololol
└What is this man... impossible to pin down]
[Guys what does “Noeul is pretty” even mean... Is it like “the moon is beautiful tonight”?
└LOOOOOLLLLL sunset is pretty....]
[So cute, our kitty♡]
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.
.
“...So you couldn’t find Sung Jiwon?”
[Yeah.]
On his way to WH Entertainment’s cafeteria, Hoyun got a call from his manager.
[It’s true there was a long-term trainee named Sung Jiwon at D.go, but they can’t reach him at all.]
“No group debut or anything?”
[Nope, nothing.]
Hoyun stifled a sigh.
Hypotheses bubbled up and sank.
[But why are you looking for him? Wait! Did you lend him money??]
Hoyun ignored the fussing and ended the call.
Apparently, The Dawn didn’t exist in this world at all.
Strange.
It felt like the world had been edited, with only things tied to Seo Hoyun’s idol past cut out.
“Whoa.”
“Wow.”
Too noisy.
He frowned and looked up—
“...!”
Right in front of him was Joo Woosung.
“....”
Their eyes met. Hoyun almost greeted him, but Woosung walked right past without recognition.
...Figures. Didn’t expect otherwise, bastard.
If he remembered, he wouldn’t have acted so calmly. He had no acting skills worth mentioning.
Here, there was no connection between Hoyun and Woosung.
No blackmail, no ties.
Hoyun tried not to care, but their conversation drifted over anyway.
He had no choice but to listen.
“Woosung-ssi, are you okay?”
“Yes...”
“Oh dear, your face looks terrible.”
Hoyun glanced.
Indeed, his eyes were dark, face gaunt, his condition odd.
“No, I’m fine.”
Just like that first time Hoyun had gotten up close, Woosung reacted politely, but hollowly, like something had drained him.
He was still Black Call, still perched at the top of idols, but—
“Manager-nim, I’ll step out. I want some air.”
Pressing his fingers against his brow, Woosung looked worn out just from answering.
“Ah, yes!! I’ll buy you something to drink.”
“Okay...”
He headed toward the terrace area on each floor of WH’s building.
Ignore him.
He had people around him. He’d be fine.
That’s what Hoyun’s brain calculated. But his body trailed after Black Call’s manager.
As he got closer, he heard heavy sighs.
“No, he’s been quiet lately. Not seeing anyone. He skips practice too, unless it’s with Chae Jungwoo. Hardly talks to the members. ...Yes. I’ll make sure to manage his mental state carefully.”
He was clearly reporting upward.
Probably new, full of eagerness, and showing his inexperience.
No. Don’t get involved.
Just order something sugary, a calorie bomb, and leave.
But then—
“Ah, just a moment, let me order. ...Do you know what Woosung-ssi likes to drink? Ah... okay. I’ll get him an Americano. Two, triple shot. He looked tired.”
“....”
Hoyun quickly changed his order.
“...One green tea latte.”
Even as the manager kept chatting, Hoyun’s eyes stayed fixed on the terrace where Woosung had gone.
“Ah... he just seems so worried lately.”
“......”
Something about it weighed on him.
“He even said maybe being an idol was never his path...”
“What bullshit is that?”
“Eh?”
What was this, a morning drama?
Like an annoyed viewer, Hoyun accidentally cut in.
“W-was that to me?”
Even among a crowd, Woosung shone alone.
Born talented, hardworking too.
An idol among idols—that was Joo Woosung.
Sometimes cocky, sure, but forgivable ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) given his skill.
And this guy was saying what—being an idol didn’t suit him?
“...No.”
The manager looked flustered, not knowing what to do.
Hoyun picked up one of the Americanos.
“I’ll take this one. You bring the green tea latte.”
“...What??”
Hoyun never touched Americano.
He took a sip, grimacing, pulling his cap down low.
As expected, this was why the “nobody-actor tycoon” crap needed breaking.
Much as he hated to admit it.
“He likes this better.”
Because a slightly arrogant, cocky Woosung was far better than this hollow version.
