Chapter 200 : Feels Like Someone’s About to Get Hurt
Chapter 200: Feels Like Someone’s About to Get Hurt
An accident where a lighting rig fell during the ending stage of the festival.
Fans who were watching the scene live through the online broadcast were in an uproar.
Since there were many singers performing at the K-Walk Festival, the community heated up in an instant.
[Is the K-Walk Festival out of its mind?]
The lighting fell during the ending stage.
I was watching it live, and they suddenly turned the camera away—it was total chaos.
-The screams were no joke in the on-site video. Everyone must’ve been so scared ㅠㅠ
└There were flying shards and everything. My baby messaged me through Private Message saying they were okay.
└Imagine how worried the fans must’ve been ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└I was watching Dusty’s broadcast and screamed….
└For real, Universe Dust, don’t get hurt ㅠㅠ I was seriously so scared, Seohan ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-One thing's for sure, they won’t be holding the same event twice.
└2222 That lineup didn’t even make sense in the first place. What’s with this no-name event;;
└They probably blackmailed the agencies into getting that lineup. Now that this happened, they’ve got nothing to say.
└Doubles formally filed a complaint.
└Please, just this once, let the big companies show their power.
└Seriously, how long has it been since the ladder incident? Why would you send the kids somewhere so dangerous again;;
└Who would’ve thought the lights would fall… This isn’t the agency’s fault;
-But did you hear? They supposedly did a lighting check during rehearsal.
└Lighting check???
└I have a friend who's a broadcast staff. Someone asked them to check the lights, and they did it in a rush just before the stage.
└The fact that that even came up means something was already off.
└No way. They did a check, and still this happened?
└They probably did a half-assed job.
└This country’s safety blindness seriously pisses me off ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The two fandoms that were most shocked by the incident.
Especially since if The Way’s Kim Woochan hadn’t pushed Seohan out of the way, there could’ve been a fatal accident.
Normally, the fandoms kept each other in check, but just this once, they were all united in relief that the situation ended there.
The Dustys expressed their gratitude directly in the community.
[Thank you so much, The Way’s senior Kim Woochan]
Our kid almost got seriously hurt, but he threw his body to save him.
Seriously, starting today, I’m streaming The Way’s entire discography ㅠㅠ
-Not sure when the two of them became close, but they seem to be sticking together lately.
└Ah, I didn’t even know they were close ㄷㄷ
└They stuck together??
└So that’s why he threw himself like that to save him ㅠㅠ
-Our hamster who’s loved everywhere ㅠㅠ How scared he must’ve been….
└If it were me, I’d have gotten PTSD and not been able to perform for days, but our baby hamster jumped straight into rehearsal that same day. Praise!
└Almost cussed out Doubles;; Is rehearsal really the priority right now?
└The concert’s next week ㅠㅠ They have to do it. What else can they do ㅠㅠ
└다치지도 않았는데 don’t overreact ㄴㄴ
└That’s true but you’re rude ㄴ
-The concert is literally next week, and if it weren’t for Kim Woochan-sbn, the first solo concert would’ve gone on without our youngest hamster…. Just thinking about it is terrifying ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└The concert’s not the issue. If he’d been hit properly, it could’ve been really bad.
└Imagine if it hit his head—too horrifying….
└Why bring up things that didn’t even happen. Jinxing much └└
└He’s not hurt, so let’s not be overly sensitive.
└Dustys are super sensitive right now ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Starting from the ladder incident, we probably need an exorcism ㅠㅠ
-I’m off to stream The Way’s full album now too.
└Ha, Kim Woochan is an angel ㅠㅠ
└The Way seniors really all seem like good people.
└He’s become a god among Dustys.
└Praise be to God-Woochan….
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“Don’t you want to go check?”
At the same time, Reporter Lee Doyeon took a bite of piping hot tteokbokki and looked over at PD Do Seojun.
Sure, it made sense that he didn’t go yesterday since he was pulling an all-nighter editing, but now it’s been two days—it’s not too late to reach out.
Even if he pretends otherwise, everyone knows he’s super devoted to his younger brother.
At Lee Doyeon’s subtle question, Do Seojun put down his chopsticks and shook his head.
“There’s already an article saying he’s fine. Why go see him?”
“You trust journalists?”
“…You’re a journalist too.”
“I’m one of the tabloid kind.”
“That’s fine. I’m a broadcast guy, after all.”
Both of them were in professions that got chewed out publicly on the regular.
PD Do Seojun chuckled in self-mockery and let Lee Doyeon’s words slide.
Do Seohan…
He was probably already in all-nighter mode preparing for the concert, so Seojun didn’t want to bother him with unnecessary contact.
Last time, there’d been a fall and an injury, so he’d rushed over. But this time, as long as he wasn’t hurt, that was enough.
Still, talking face-to-face was different.
A part of him surely wanted to go check on him in person.
Slurp.
Reporter Lee Doyeon let warm fish cake broth slide down her throat and let out a quiet laugh.
Even though he denied it, his desire to go check on Seohan was written all over his face.
Her eyes sparkled.
“I’ll give you an excuse to go.”
“Huh?”
Do Seojun raised his eyebrows at Lee Doyeon’s sudden words.
On her phone was the latest YouTube content from Stardust, the <Hashtag Talk Show>.
“You don’t keep up with your brother’s variety shows, do you?”
“No. It’s already hard enough monitoring my own shows.”
“Wanna watch this?”
Do Seojun took the phone from her with a reluctant expression.
The four Stardust members were broadcasting with noticeably more energy than usual.
Looking at them like this, it felt a bit like watching his kids’ friends.
PD Do Seojun scanned the familiar faces one by one.
“Kang Siwoo?”
Wasn’t he the leader of the team?
He seemed to really look after Seohan attentively.
With that stiff-looking face, he didn’t seem fit for variety shows, but surprisingly, he wasn’t bad at reacting and delivering lines.
At that moment, as he was watching the short highlight clip through the eyes of a professional,
An unexpected answer popped out at an even more unexpected timing.
‘Seohan-ssi, is your leader good to you?’
‘He’s better than my real brother.’
At Seohan’s words, Do Seojun’s fork came to a halt.
“…….”
This brat must’ve thought I wouldn’t be watching and just said whatever.
“This must be why the elders used to say there’s no point in raising kids.”
“Ahaha!”
She was completely sincere.
Do Seojun pressed his temples with his fingers and let out a deep sigh.
“Who do you think caught you when you jumped off the bookshelf as a kid…?”
“So he wasn’t the type to listen well. That’s surprising.”
“Everyone says it’s surprising, which just adds to my stress.”
Everyone thought he was the easiest kid to raise just because he functions fine in society.
Do Seojun added, clearly baffled.
“His fans call him a hamster, apparently. You know why I was so shocked when I heard that?”
“Why?”
“Because even as a kid, he couldn’t stay still for a second—like an actual rat.”
“Pfft.”
“See? No point in raising a younger sibling…”
The effect of showing just one video was powerful.
Since she also had a much younger sibling, Reporter Lee Doyeon could relate one hundred percent to how Do Seojun felt.
Surely he had made up his mind by now.
With a bright smile, Reporter Lee Doyeon spoke up.
“So? You’ve got an excuse to visit him now, right?”
At her words, Do Seojun let out a dry laugh.
“Yeah. Guess I better go.”
The long-awaited first day of Stardust’s Solo Concert.
They’d spent the past several days pouring everything into preparing, so the members were practically running on empty.
Still, just thinking about getting on stage brought out a sudden surge of energy.
To shake off his sleepiness, Seohan washed his face and returned to the waiting room.
“Ugh… I’m dying.”
As he let out a faint groan, droplets of water fell from his slightly wet hair.
But then.
What caught Seohan’s eye upon returning was a huge stack of lunchboxes piled in one corner of the waiting room.
A generous amount of lunchboxes had been prepared—not just for the members, but for the Starf too.
“What’s this?”
If this were from the fans, the design wouldn’t be this plain.
Seohan stared at the lunchboxes that clearly looked like they’d been ordered from a company and fell into thought.
Seo Haim, who followed behind him, widened her eyes in surprise.
“Wow, they look delicious. Where’d they come from?”
“They’re from Do Seohan-ssi.”
“Huh? Me?”
Seohan was startled to hear his own name suddenly mentioned.
He didn’t know anyone well enough to send lunchboxes like this.
Aside from the fans, there was no one who’d randomly send lunchboxes under his name.
Senior Sung Jihoo?
Lee Dokyung?
Ah, if it were Lee Dokyung, it’d be a miracle if she didn’t send poison instead.
Just as he was puzzling over where the lunchboxes came from, a familiar voice rang out from behind.
“It’s me.”
Huh?
Seohan practically fainted from shock when Do Seojun suddenly appeared from behind the door.
Wh-why on earth is this guy here?
“Hyung, don’t you have work at the company?”
“I am working. Here.”
“What?”
Do Seojun strode confidently through the waiting room and approached Manager Lee Jaeyoon.
“Ah, I came to deliver this.”
“Thank you! We received notice!”
So it wasn’t a joke—he really did come here for casting purposes…
-But there’s this thing called a phone!
“Why are you coming on foot in the 21st century when we’ve got email and wireless phones?”
Seohan blinked and took a step back.
No matter how he looked at it, the casting was just an excuse—he had some other reason for being here.
And that reason was… delivering lunchboxes?
“Thanks for the food!”
“Nice.”
The Stardust members, faces lighting up, rushed over to the lunchboxes.
Everyone’s blood sugar was crashing, and they were pretty hungry.
At that moment, Seohan finally realized why Do Seojun had come all the way to the waiting room.
There had been a recent incident with the lighting rig falling…
Maybe his mom sent him to subtly check in on him.
“Did you come to check how I’m doing…?”
“Oh. Kang Siwoo-ssi?”
But then.
Do Seojun’s gaze was pointed in a completely different direction.
It was focused on leader Kang Siwoo, who was handing out the lunchboxes after giving thanks.
Caught off guard by the sudden intense gaze, Kang Siwoo blinked with a confused look.
Do Seojun’s lips parted gently.
“Seohan says… that his leader-hyung is better than me.”
“…Excuse me?”
“Enjoy the lunch~.”
So he did watch the <Hashtag Talk Show> that was uploaded on YouTube recently.
‘I’m doomed.’
Seohan avoided Do Seojun’s gaze with an awkward smile.
From the outside, the brothers’ reunion looked perfectly heartwarming.
A sincere older brother concerned about his younger brother who had nearly been in an accident.
“Seohan, you’re not hurt, right?”
“Yeah. But I feel like I’m about to be.”
“Hey!”
Quick-witted Seohan immediately slipped away backward.