[Ooh, looks like the boys are all appearing on a reality lodging show together.]
The reality show that had been heavily promoted for Kim Sunghyun’s fixed appearance had just entered its final filming stage when word spread that The Dawn would be appearing as guests.
[Love how loyal these guys are.
└LOOOLL Kim Sunghyun’s probably already drying up from stress.
└└Four “precious troublemakers” as guests... I’m laughing.
└└It kills me that at this point even Sung Jiwon is naturally included as a “precious troublemaker” LMAOOOOOOOOOO]
[Title: Can’t wait for Sunghyun’s solo episode haha
Kim Sunghyun might seem mild next to the others,
but he’s really not that easy...
└?? Why?
└└Did you see WH’s rookie group Estelle’s video? Kim Sunghyun appeared in it for a bit.]
WH Entertainment’s official YouTube channel had released a debut documentary for their new male idol group Estelle titled “NEXT STEP.” In the segment where trainees were criticized harshly by instructors and ended up crying in the practice room, Kim Sunghyun had appeared.
【Um... are you okay?】
【Y-yeah, I-I’m okay....】
【Well, the teachers do have a point, so let’s all get up and try it again, shall we?】
【What...?】
【...Huh, what?】
The bewildered faces of the younger trainees as Kim Sunghyun spoke were captured in a short clip that soon circulated across SNS and online communities under the caption “He’s truly The Dawn’s leader.”
[Kim Sunghyun was literally Bob Ross in that clip.
“See? Easy, right?
Oh wait, why isn’t it working?”
└LMAOOO
└└From a certain angle he really looks like Joo Woosung LMAOOOOO]
[Later, according to Sunghyun’s own story, he said he felt bad seeing the kids cry and really just wanted to comfort them and help them do better LOOOOLLLLLLLL]
[Well yeah, for three years the only people he faced were those lunatics LMAOOOOOOOO. There’s never been a member who cried after being scolded by a teacher.
└Who’d cry, Sung Jiwon?; lolol
Kang Ichae?;; lololol
Seo Hoyun??;;; LOOOOOOLLLLL
└└No seriously that sentence is nonsense—“Seo Hoyun crying after being scolded by a teacher”<< LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO
└└Even fanfics don’t break character settings that bad LOOOLLLLL
└└Right, even Jung Dajun only screamed when he got scolded, he never cried LOOOOLLL]
The Dawn continued their active schedule, but the broadcast of that episode would still take a few weeks.
In the meantime, fans began to demand new content.
[Can’t they drop one killer self-made video already?
Those lunatics would be hilarious...]
[I miss our B-grade Daepaseong era...]
[Come on, let’s act our Billboard “tier” these days.
I’ll treat the boys as artists now and stop objectifying them like animals—OH MY GOD but a bunny wearing in-ears what kind of world is this?!
└Bunny~ listen well to Sunghyun and live happily ever after~
└Noeul fans really find their own content lolol
└└LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]
Then a vlog filmed by Jung Dajun with a camcorder suddenly went up on YouTube without any notice.
“Hello, everyone!”
He announced proudly that he would show how well he was enjoying New York, but not even five minutes into the video, wandering the streets alone, Dajun sat down on a bench with a lifeless face.
“...Maybe what I saw yesterday was enough?”
[Why does he suddenly feel like he’s turning into Kang Ichae]
[They said when Dajun goes expressionless, he looks cold, and yeah—seriously whoa]
[I’m telling you, it’s real. He smiles so much people forget how chilly his aura actually is.]
[You’re talking about our angel puppy? He’s the definition of a warm cutie, okay?!]
Unaware that this moment would spark a fierce fan debate—“Is Jung Dajun a cold-type beauty or warm-type beauty?”—Dajun yawned lazily.
After spacing out for quite a while watching the scenery, he quietly returned to the hotel. On the way, a passerby recognized him, and he signed an autograph.
Naturally, he barged into leader Kim Sunghyun’s room and found Kang Ichae and Seo Hoyun slumped on the sofa, clearly free of schedules, so he aimed the camcorder at them.
“Oh, hyungs!! No schedule today?!!”
[LOOOOOLLLL He’s like a puppy pulling out his tail to run toward them, adorable,,,,,,,,,
Oh shit sorry, I’m objectifying them again by reflex.
└LOLOL That’s a red card right there.]
“Hyung’s tired today.”
“Me too~ pass....”
Seo Hoyun and Kang Ichae lazily waved their hands as if to tell the youngest to go away.
[Did Seo Hoyun and Kang Ichae have something recently?]
[They look completely drained LOLOLOL Did they do a photoshoot or something]
[I heard Kang Ichae’s U.S. interview got canceled T_T antis were swarming him online; no wonder he looks pale now]
[God damn it, be healthy, please...]
“Let’s play a balance ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) game!”
Despite their exhausted faces, Dajun forced his way between their legs into the empty spot.
[The indomitable baby pig.
└Make up your mind—is he a pig or a puppy?
└└Pig-ppy...]
“First, Ichae hyung!! Playing a game with Hoyun hyung on your team, or your rank dropping two levels!”
“Isn’t that the same thing?”
“Oh, right.”
[LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]
[The maknae shading his hyungs’ gaming skills LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]
Seo Hoyun, too lazy to respond, flopped down onto the bed. Dajun hurried over and shook him.
“Hoyun hyung, if you went to a deserted island, who would you take with you?!”
“I’ll go alone.”
He muttered dully and closed his eyes again. Dajun didn’t mind at all and kept chattering beside him.
“Why are you all in my room anyway?”
“—So, I had this idea for a self-content episode! We cram every current trend into one skit! Oh?! You’re here?!!!”
As he kept talking, the door opened, and Kim Sunghyun and Sung Jiwon entered. Dajun jumped up.
“Listen, listen! It’s a dating-show format! We clean up mementos from a past relationship, fall into sorrow, then ride an electric scooter! Then—bam—a small collision, amnesia! We wake up by the sea, see fireworks, and realize we were kings in our past lives! How’s that?! Exciting, right?!”
“Don’t want to.”
“Yep!”
[LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL “Yep!”< LOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL]
[Instant submission LOLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL]
At Kim Sunghyun’s firm, low refusal, Dajun immediately shut his mouth. For a moment, peace returned—
“...Sounds fun.”
“.......”
But Sung Jiwon’s quiet remark made the air ripple again.
Even Seo Hoyun, who’d been lying still, twitched an eyebrow, opened his eyes, and turned his head toward Sung Jiwon.
[Ah fuck look at Seo Hoyun’s face]
[The perfect mix of “Are you insane?” and “Well, it’s Sung Jiwon, so...” LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO]
“Hmm... filming that’ll be tiring, so should we skip practice today?”
“Who’s going to film it.”
At Sung Jiwon’s words, all the members shot up and huddled together to brainstorm the skit.
[LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]
[Look at them all jumping up]
[They seriously go all the way to America just to practice
Sung Jiwon’s relentless LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]
[Dajun, what are you writing?
‘A chaebol who owns a 1-trillion-won apartment and graduated from the world’s best university at age 11’ < How do you even act that
└Seriously, where the hell is a 1-trillion-won apartment located]
[No, but even more insane—
‘A childhood friend who looks wistfully into the air every five seconds and says “I’ll save you, this world.”’ How are you supposed to do that, holy shit]
[Acting level required for world-class idols whoa]
“Okay, okay. Let’s draw lots.”
To be fair, they wrote the roles on slips of paper, stuffed them into a tissue holder, and shook it vigorously. The screen faded to black—and a title appeared.
【~Could such a fateful meeting happen in New York? Brace yourself~】
Then came a shaky shot of Sung Jiwon toying with a wine glass. Sitting by the hotel window, he gazed quietly at the New York nightscape.
【Sung Jiwon: a chaebol who owns a 1-trillion-won apartment and graduated from the world’s best university at age 11.】
“Ha... The only thing I have left is my 1-trillion-won apartment in New York....”
[Ah fuck LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]
[Jiwon, please LOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL]
He gave a bitter smile, saying that his family hadn’t come to see him in years and that money was the only thing that filled the void inside him.
“Only wine from the year 711 can comfort me now.”
[If it’s from 711, don’t drink it.]
[LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO It’s basically a biochemical weapon LMAOOOOOOOOOO]
[LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO I can’t breathe, G1-ah LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]
[Looks like Kang Ichae’s the one holding the camera—clenching his teeth like his life depends on it LOOOOLLLLLLLLL
└But his hands are shaking LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]
As Sung Jiwon smiled faintly and opened the window, his phone buzzed in his pocket.
[Why’s his phone ringing already]
[Something bad’s coming, I can feel it]
“Dajun-ah, what.”
After checking the caller, Sung Jiwon pressed the button and put the call on speaker, taking another sip of wine—
[Jiwon-ah!]
Not only from the phone speaker but also from outside the window came Jung Dajun’s voice. Surprised, Jiwon looked out to see Dajun below, waving his arms wildly toward him.
【A man overflowing with the wild charm of a runaway stallion, Jung Dajun, who rides a two-wheeled vehicle.】
[Why’s he riding a bicycle LMAOOOOOOOOO]
Jung Dajun had borrowed a New York public bike and was grinning broadly with his arms stretched wide.
[What are you doing, jump down!]
[That’s the eighth floor]
[LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO How are you planning to catch him, Dajun...]
[I finally get what kind of melodrama moment Dajun was going for, and it pisses me off so bad
└He totally loves the classic trope—wounded chaebol × free-spirited commoner]
[I can’t believe my idol’s acting out Rapunzel right now]
“D-Dajun...!”
Through the speaker came Dajun’s loud voice, singing, “Forget all your worries, leave everything to me tonight, Babe~!”
[Sneaking in Level S2 lyrics LOOOOOOOOLLLLL]
[Promo king, of course. That experience as a music show MC pays off.]
Laughing, Kang Ichae switched the camera to selfie mode and waved vigorously at Dajun outside the window, then turned it toward Kim Sunghyun, who was sitting in the corner scrolling on his phone.
[Oh shit I jumped—Sunghyun why are you just sitting there;;]
[I genuinely didn’t notice him there lmao that giant guy LOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL]
[Wasn’t this around the time he posted on PopPop?
‘Guys, I really miss you’<< wasn’t it this era LOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL
└Pretty sure it was LOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL
└└We were touched but turns out it was the leader’s SOS signal]
“Haa....”
Sunghyun put away his phone, sighed, and brushed his hair back.
[Hot damn Sunghyun~ looking fine today]
[I swear I actually want to marry Kim Sunghyun. Anyone tell me how. You can have my karma points.]
[Forget karma, take my whole soul, just let me marry him.]
【‘A childhood friend who gazes wistfully into the air every five seconds and says “I’ll save you, this world.”’】
“I’ll. Save. You. This. World.”
[Cancel.]
[LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]
[Kang Ichae finally lost it, couldn’t hold the laughter in. Where the hell is he even pointing the camera LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO]
The camera tilted, the frame toppled over, and a flash of Kang Ichae’s red hair crossed the lens before it suddenly switched to selfie mode again—revealing Seo Hoyun.
[Ah, the eternal bad boy has arrived.]
[Chaebol archetype incoming.]
【The protagonist’s childhood friend who always ends up being the helper.】
Covering his mouth and lowering his gaze, Seo Hoyun murmured,
“So this is where... you were.”
【The shy yet strong childhood friend who always worries for the protagonist.】
“Sunghyun-ah. You don’t have to save the world for me....”
As his long lashes trembled, Kim Sunghyun’s face twisted like he’d just witnessed something cursed.
[He’s even doing the eyelash tremble acting]
[Where’s the guy who said he didn’t want to do this earlier?
└Excuse me, are you that Kang Giyeong from Vile Trial?
└Guess he really didn’t want to “practice” huh]
[He’s roasting Sunghyun but acting seriously himself, what a menace]
[Now that I see it, Jung Dajun didn’t get K-dramas—he’s channeling some insane anime energy]
[Whatever he watched last year has aged like fine wine, damn]
Grimacing, Sunghyun muttered, “I think just practicing would’ve been better.” But Seo Hoyun kept his expression, stepped closer, knelt on one knee, and tilted his head slightly.
“Why is it... when I look at you, Sunghyun, I feel something familiar?”
“Because we’re in the same group.”
“You’ve been chosen as an astronaut, soon to depart into that vast darkness...”
“I do want to go home, though.”
[LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Sunghyun please LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL]
“I’ll think of you as I look at the blue sky....”
“Sorry, but am I dead in this scenario?”
[Sunghyun, are you an actual T-type?
└Holy shit LOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL]
Seo Hoyun didn’t react, only locked eyes with him. Sunghyun’s face crumpled like he’d bitten into something sour, but after five seconds had passed, he spat out, rapping almost, “I’ll save you, this world.”
Suddenly—thud!—Seo Hoyun’s hand landed on Sunghyun’s shoulder, gripping it tightly.
“I told you not to say things like that in front of others!”
“Argh!”
[LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO That THUD sound LMAOOOOOOOO]
[Did Sunghyun’s shoulder dislocate or what LOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLL]
[I swear how does he still put up with this group, Sunghyun’s patience is god-tier]
Whatever Seo Hoyun was saying, the leader was now covering his ears, when suddenly the maknae came bouncing into the hotel with an enormous bouquet he’d somehow found and presented it to Sung Jiwon.
As Jiwon wiped tears of joy, Kang Ichae collapsed onto the bed in disbelief.
“How could you leave me behind...!”
[The reason Kim Sunghyun is the leader:
He doesn’t kick them out.
└That explains everything.
└He’s a saint.]
“I want to quit....”
[The problem is Sunghyun’s the one who wants to quit LOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL]
Staring blankly at the chaos, Sunghyun muttered lifelessly, only for Seo Hoyun to lean in and whisper softly,
“Let’s leave... to somewhere just for the two of us.”
“.......”
[Sunghyun holding back curses is so sexy T_T LOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL]
[Same old kids...]
[As long as they’re happy, that’s all that matters, he]
Just as Noeul fans finished watching what they thought was Jung Dajun’s New York vlog—this “homemade content” video abruptly ended.
[Hey, I saw Joo Woosung and Cheongbeom together whoa]
Through private SNS accounts, eyewitness posts about Joo Woosung began popping up.
[Isn’t that the same place where Kim Sunghyun’s reality show is being filmed?]
[Holy shit what]
[What kind of combo is that?????]
[Wait—are Joo Woosung and Cheongbeom friends now? I thought Joo Woosung only had HoGyung and no one else.]
[Maybe they’re just filming nearby?]
What the fans could never know was that those two were members of the “Seo Hoyun Roasting Club.”
