Chapter 230 : I Became Uneasy
Chapter 230: I Became Uneasy
A sharp gaze pierced into my back.
Choi Hosung gulped dryly and turned his head.
A man was looking down at him with a frosty expression.
It was clearly their first time meeting, yet he had a hunch who it was.
With a trembling voice, Choi Hosung spoke.
“PD-nim...?”
PD Do Seojun from SBC Broadcasting.
Since clips of Met as Enemies had been circulating everywhere, it was a face he'd seen at least once.
The smiling face from the amusement park had now turned cold.
There was even a sense of intimidation in his gaze as he looked down.
That gaze turned to the camera in Choi Hosung’s hand.
“Hand that over.”
“I-I didn’t take any photos.”
“I’ll see for myself.”
Choi Hosung turned his body and slapped away Do Seojun’s hand.
But the other didn’t back down either.
“I’ll say it again—that’s a crime. Unless you want to be dragged straight to the police station, hand it over.”
Swoosh.
Do Seojun turned his head to check the situation inside the hotel.
Thankfully, the woman Choi Hosung had sent had been fended off and was keeping a reasonable distance.
On the other hand, this side was clearly flustered.
“Th-that’s...”
While he stood there stupidly, Do Seojun snatched the camera away.
Upon checking the most recent photo, Seohan’s face was clearly captured.
To someone who didn’t know, it looked like something easily misunderstood.
A hollow laugh escaped him.
“You really chose the wrong career.”
“......”
“You’ve got talent too good to rot in Korea. Why not try Hollywood? You might get hired as a paparazzo.”
His tone was dripping with sarcasm.
Do Seojun scoffed and deleted the photo, then added coldly,
“Just in case—you backed it up to the cloud? Don’t play dumb and delete it yourself. Everything’s being recorded right now.”
In his hand was a small recorder.
If everything he just said was recorded, there was no room for excuses.
The precision, as if he had foreseen all of this.
Choi Hosung couldn’t grasp the situation right away.
“How the hell...”
He stood frozen for a long time before gulping again.
Once he finally snapped back to his senses, his mind began racing.
PD Do Seojun from Met as Enemies.
If he had seen the show, of course he knew what his relationship with Seohan was—no wonder his head was spinning.
A person who absolutely shouldn't be here was standing right in front of him.
And that person was Do Seohan’s older brother.
He had predicted even the trap he’d set and cleanly smacked him upside the head.
“Jin Sehyun, that son of a bitch...”
Choi Hosung clenched his fists and trembled with rage.
But he was still barking up the wrong tree.
“The company filed a lawsuit.”
The fresh news of a lawsuit brought in by Kang Siwoo.
Seo Haim, who had been eating shaved ice, widened her eyes.
Doubles had sued Choi Hosung.
It would probably amount to a fine at most, but the fact that they took legal action at all was surprising.
“Doubles?”
“Doubles actually did something...?”
The second line came from Jin Sehyun.
Your honor, I plead innocent.
Manager Lee Jaeyoon, who had been quietly listening, let out a dry chuckle.
“Is that really so shocking?”
“Of course it is. You know it too, Manager.”
“It's true that Doubles rarely takes action.”
Gotta protect Doubles’ image at all costs...
Even as I mumbled that, I too found it unexpected.
A company that hates making a fuss actually coming out swinging like this?
Since they charted on Billboard.
With only better results to come with the next album, they probably didn’t want to get tripped up by baseless gossip.
Jin Sehyun nodded as he spoke.
“Still, the news outlets are quiet. That guy doesn’t seem like the type to sit still.”
“It wouldn't benefit either side to blow this up.”
“Ah...”
He probably wanted to raise hell, but couldn’t.
After all, Do Seojun had everything recorded, and even if the man blabbered about not having anything to lose—it wasn’t true.
He wasn’t just some public figure—he was a well-known celebrity with a recognizable face.
Beyond the issue of continuing to work in the industry, he could be outright canceled by fans.
If he wanted to live quietly after retiring, there’d be no reason to poke a big fanbase.
There was nothing to gain from it.
Likewise, Doubles, who hated drama, didn’t leak this incident to the press either.
Maybe it’ll drag on forever in civil court, but there was nothing an individual like Choi Hosung could do against a major agency like Doubles.
“It’s just easier to settle it quietly.”
Knowing that, Jin Sehyun spoke calmly.
For a moment, a bitter smile passed his lips.
Maybe he was reminded of their trainee days.
“We used to be pretty close, though.”
A bitter line escaped.
Back when things were physically and mentally exhausting, their friendship had grown stronger as they suffered together...
But the word “competition” had quickly corroded that bond.
That was all it took.
Maybe they could’ve had a better relationship if they had met somewhere else...
But there had been no room to look back at each other.
It was the kind of sorrow that came with reaching the worst conclusion.
Brushing off those complicated feelings with a shake of his head, Jin Sehyun smiled faintly.
He changed the subject.
“Ah. But I feel like we owe your brother a favor again. Shouldn’t we do something for him?”
“He’s basically the 8th member of Stardust.”
Starting with Cha Seongbin, every time something happened, we ended up relying on Do Seojun so much that people joked he might debut as Stardust’s eighth member.
Seo Haim’s eyes sparkled as she whispered,
“Maybe he could still debut?”
“He did complete military service, right?”
“I seriously think we should recruit him~.”
You’re all saying horrible things.
I waved my hand frantically and shook my head.
“Please, don’t say that in front of my brother.”
“Why?”
“...He thinks he’s handsome, you know?”
“Sorry, but that’s just a fact.”
Ugh.
This is exactly why Do Seojun’s in the late stages of celebrity syndrome.
I play along with him to some extent, but it’s hard to watch as his family.
Phew.
Anyway, back to the point.
“Should I at least buy him a meal?”
“Let’s go say thank you in person.”
“It’s fine. I already did my part.”
It wasn’t like I did it for free this time.
When Jin Sehyun asked, I answered.
“I did my brother a favor too.”
“Huh? What was it?”
“A livestream...”
Told you—Do Seojun is an attention-seeker...
Jin Sehyun blinked slowly.
“You’re doing a livestream with him?”
“Ahahaha! Ahahahaha!”
We promised to film a livestream together as a follow-up to Met as Enemies.
Seo Haim and Jik let out exclamations of wonder.
“That sounds fun...”
“Make sure you film one with your sister next time, hyung.”
“Sorry.”
...It turned out that way.
A broadcast PD is someone surrounded by cameras more than anyone.
But just because you’re used to holding a camera doesn’t mean you’re used to being in front of one.
Just looking at my brother, who seemed especially nervous today, was proof.
Actually, maybe it’s because he’s a PD that he knows it even better.
If the shoot for Met as Enemies was like a well-produced film where you could edit and polish infinitely...
Then today’s livestream was completely raw footage.
“This button starts it, right?”
Do Seojun checked the screen several times and swallowed hard.
“Yeah. If you press it now, it’ll go live right away.”
“Wow, I’m losing it...”
There was a reason behind starting this livestream...
Turns out, Do Seojun had a variety show he wanted to produce.
It was a talk show format, and since the PD would need to speak up to a certain extent, this livestream’s response would likely affect whether the higher-ups greenlit the show.
Since his next project depended on it, my brother called me in as backup.
He must’ve been nervous—he hadn’t stopped spouting nonsense for a while now.
“Hey. But Seohan.”
“Hm?”
“People have two eyes, right? So how do you look at me and the camera back and forth and read comments too?”
“...You don’t need to look at them all at once.”
To see the PD who used to fly around behind the camera now trembling like a rookie on his first broadcast...
How rare...
And somehow, I felt like Lee Dokyung would find this hilarious!
This livestream is dedicated to the cast of Boy’s Dream...
“Oh, it’s 7 o’clock.”
Anyway, it was time.
“Guess we gotta start. I’m gonna lose it.”
“Wanna be the one to hit start?”
“Ha... fine.”
7 p.m.—the time the livestream would begin.
Do Seojun swallowed hard and reached out.
Click.
The button was pressed.
At the same time, the camera’s red light turned on.
“It’s on.”
At my words, my brother gave an awkward smile and waved.
“Is the screen coming through okay...?”
Still, he really is a PD—he found the working camera instantly.
“Hello, I’m Do Seojun.”
“I’m Stardust’s strongest youngest, Do Seohan.”
Instantly, the comments came flooding in.
– Oh it’s live!
– Seohan you’re insane!!!!
– Seohan looks so cute with his shirt all buttoned up ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
– Any chance of Met as Enemies Season 2? This livestream feels like a teaser...
– loveuu...
The speed of the chat made Do Seojun’s pupils tremble.
“Do they always fly by like this?”
“Yeah. It’s only 7 right now—give it a bit and it’ll go even faster.”
“This is crazy...”
While a lot of Dusty fans had probably joined through me, there were plenty of Met as Enemies viewers too.
Leaving my briefly flustered brother alone, I took over the hosting duties.
I smoothly opened the script card and smiled.
“Today’s livestream is to share some behind-the-scenes stories from Met as Enemies! A lot of people wanted this, so here we are. It’s the first time we’re doing a livestream just the two of us.”
“R-right.”
– Hyung is nervous lolololol
– How can a 29-year-old man be this cute? I wanna kidnap him into my pocket ㅎ
– Hyung, your face is a masterpiece again today. Ever thought about debuting as an actor?
– What’s Do Seojun’s MBTI?
“Oh, hyung, the questions are pouring in.”
“Really?”
He’d already missed a bunch.
But that was fine—junior writers behind the scenes were already collecting them.
I turned back to the camera and spoke again.
“Anyway, today’s livestream will mostly be Q&A! If you have any questions while watching, drop them in the chat, and we’ll try to answer as many as we can.”
The questions flew in fast.
The writers in the back grew busy.
Do Seojun managed to grab one question amid the chaos.
“My MBTI...”
“What is it, hyung?”
“I don’t believe in that stuff.”
“Ah, okay...”
Thankfully, the first official question came in right then.
One of the youngest writers held up a sketchbook.
[Met as Enemies Season 1 viewer here. Official hyung opinion—how hard is it to raise Do Seohan?]
That kind of question?
The moment he saw it, Do Seojun’s eyes gleamed ominously.
“...I’ve got a lot to say.”
“Excuse me?”
I became uneasy.