─Damn it! That bastard took the stage instead of me?
Sam Malakk was furious.
His manager watched him, unsure of what to do.
─Sam, calm down. It was just a stand-in anyway…….
─How can I not be furious? Have you even checked my SNS [Social Networking Service]?
─What does it say?
Sam Malakk threw his phone down and continued.
─My fans are saying they’re disappointed in me because of that damn guy’s performance! Does that even make sense?
The manager wanted to say something like, “You were the one who drank all that whiskey,” but he held back. He knew Sam Malakk wouldn’t listen, even if he told him the truth as his manager.
─Damn it, damn it! I should have been on that stage! Why did my stomach have to act up then of all times! My fans are going to leave me… they’re disappointed in me! I’m just a racist jerk.
Sam Malakk clutched his head and blamed himself.
Even if he regretted it now, it was too late.
So many people had seen Do Hyun and were captivated by his performance.
Because of that, Sam Malakk’s racist remarks about K-pop were bound to become a hot topic.
Sam Malakk was now branded as just another racist.
─Why didn’t you stop me when I was drinking whiskey?
Sam Malakk took his anger out on his manager.
The manager couldn’t help but chuckle.
─Look, Sam. I clearly told you that you needed to drink moderately because you had a performance the next day. You were the one who drank so much, caught up in the atmosphere, and ended up with acute gastritis.
─Damn it! That’s why you should have stopped me. Isn’t not stopping me a failure to do your job as a manager?
Sam’s manager loosened his tie and said. His expression was serious.
─Look, Sam. I’m quitting. You damn son of a bitch. I’d rather do nothing than be the manager of someone like you. You can think about unemployment benefits.
The manager stormed out of the hotel room.
Sam stared at the door with a mix of frustration and anger.
─I’m ruined…….
* * *
[Everyone, please recognize the charm of GlaDoHyun]
I really want to promote him, so please recognize GlaDoHyun’s charm ㅠㅠ Do Hyun just killed it on stage
└Na Do Hyun was amazing…… I wish my singer could go to the Glastonbury stage and have as much fun as he did
└Is it normal to feel so proud as a Honey [Do Hyun’s fan name]?
└DoHyun-ie pride is overflowing~~~~
└Na Do Hyun should seriously do a rocking song even at a dinner show. I never imagined that Do Hyun’s voice would be so specialized for rock, but his skills just devoured everything. Rocking Do Hyun is the best
└Na Do Hyun, please marry me ㅠㅠ
└Hey, you blockhead, Lupan is a no-no
└I’m a fan of Na Do Hyun, and after seeing his Glastonbury performance, I thought he was amazing
* * *
Do Hyun’s Glastonbury Festival performance became a worldwide sensation.
In particular, the foreign press seemed to appreciate that he stepped in without preparation and filled the time with a fiery performance, even though the performance of singer Sam Malakk, who had criticized and ridiculed him, was canceled.
A true K-pop singer born in Korea…… His name is Na Do Hyun
Na Do Hyun’s true worth, finally revealed (comprehensive)
Na Do Hyun, doesn’t he do well in any genre now? [On-site: K-pop]
The day Do Hyun returned from the Glastonbury Festival.
The airport was filled with reporters.
Fans and reporters were mixed together in a chaotic scene.
Of course, the bodyguards hired by Hue Entertainment had already organized the area.
Do Hyun heard that there were a lot of reporters and didn’t come out immediately after getting off the plane.
He asked the stylist for simple makeup and styled his messy hair with wax.
And he matched appropriate clothes for his airport fashion.
“Hoya hyung [term for older brother or close male friend]. Do I look like a person now?”
“Of course! Now you look like Na Do Hyun. You looked tired from the long flight earlier.”
“I have to look presentable. I heard there are more people than ever.”
“Who said that?”
At Kang Ho’s question, Do Hyun reminded him that hyung had said it earlier.
“……Oh. Look at my mind. It seems like I was out of it.”
“That can happen. Hyung, you’ve been having trouble adjusting to the time difference and taking care of me.”
“It’s a manager’s job to take care of their artist. What are you talking about? Ahem…… Isn’t that the stylist’s job?”
“……Suddenly?”
Seeing Kang Ho suddenly passing the credit to the stylist, Do Hyun intuitively knew.
It was a good thing they sent the two of them on a drive in Jeju Island.
He was sure that they were either in a ‘some’ relationship [Korean term for the ambiguous stage before dating] or had started a secret love affair.
“Ahem…… I just took care of him. The youngest stylist worked the hardest. She’s small, but she must have suffered a lot.”
“Right? By the way, hyung, do you have a girlfriend these days?”
“Uh, uh?”
Kang Ho’s face showed clear signs of embarrassment.
Convinced that he had hit the nail on the head, Do Hyun smiled without asking further.
“Let’s go out. We have to go out to the reporters and fans now.”
Kang Ho paused for a moment, then came to his senses and followed Do Hyun, who was walking ahead.
“Na Do Hyun! Let’s perform on the Glastonbury stage as a headliner next year!”
“Do Hyun, I love you!”
“Na Do Hyun-ssi [honorific]! How was the Glastonbury special stage!”
“You completed a stage that made people exclaim, ‘As expected of Na Do Hyun.’ Would you like to say a word about that!”
Click, click, click─
Bright strobe lights flashed, and Do Hyun’s name was called repeatedly.
Do Hyun was impressed by the much larger number of reporters than before.
“Thank you all! We will arrange a meeting with the reporters soon!”
At Do Hyun’s words, one of the reporters asked a question.
“Did you meet Sam Malakk in person? He mocked K-pop singers. And he targeted Na Do Hyun as the representative!”
At that, Do Hyun smiled.
“Unfortunately, I didn’t run into Sam Malakk. But I did sing Sam Malakk’s song on stage. Did you all see it?”
During the extra hour that was added in place of Sam Malakk, Do Hyun deliberately chose to sing Sam Malakk’s song.
Even though it was only two songs, the impact was enormous.
It wasn’t just because of his overflowing energy that he received a global response.
Do Hyun felt relieved when he thought about that time.
‘Even I think it was a good thing I practiced in advance. Seeing Sam Malakk’s fans constantly leaving comments on SNS saying they’re sorry…… it was a good choice.’
As a result, only Do Hyun was in a favorable situation.
“I saw it! I wonder if Sam Malakk saw that stage too!”
“Well, I think the YouTube algorithm will lead him to that stage!”
At Do Hyun’s powerful voice, the reporters shrugged their shoulders and said, “This is what we call national pride.”
“Then I’ll be on my way! I will prepare a press conference where all the photojournalists and video journalists can attend next time!”
Do Hyun was guided by the bodyguards and moved into the car through the crowd of fans.
He was still tired from the long flight.
As soon as Do Hyun got into the car, he put on a neck pillow and started dozing off.
“……He must be very tired.”
Kang Ho glanced at the back seat and said.
“Maknae [youngest member], can I drop you off first?”
The youngest stylist sat in the passenger seat.
At Kang Ho’s words, the youngest’s ears turned red.
“What if Do Hyun oppa [term for older brother or close male friend used by females] notices?”
“Don’t worry. I think Do Hyun is pushing us together? Just look at how he told us to go for a drive in Jeju Island…….”
“Still! A secret is the life of an office romance, but it looks like it’s all going to be obvious because of oppa!”
“What’s wrong with that? We’re all adults who want to date.”
Kang Ho subtly grabbed the youngest stylist’s hand with his right hand, which wasn’t holding the steering wheel.
In his sleep, Do Hyun saw them holding hands and continued to close his eyes in the back seat, pretending not to know anything.
‘My card worked. The lover card came out…… I didn’t know they would really develop into lovers like that.’
He felt proud again. It wasn’t just that the card predicted bad things. It was because it predicted the two people’s happy future.
Do Hyun slept like that for a long time.
He pretended not to know that he had been taken to his house after dropping off the youngest stylist, and stretched.
“Ugh…… I’m tired!”
“Ah, Do Hyun-ah. You woke, woke up?”
“The road must have been very congested. I can tell because I’m home now.”
At Do Hyun’s words, Kang Ho replied as if relieved.
“Uh…… it was a bit congested. And a sasaeng taxi [taxi that chases celebrities] followed us, so we took a detour.”
“Ah…… even sasaeng taxis followed us?”
“There were more than before?”
Sasaeng taxis refer to taxis that chase after celebrities’ private lives while receiving a lot of money from sasaengs [obsessive fans]. It is shortened to sasaeng taxi.
“Ah, really? Hehe…… sasaeng taxis aren’t cheap.”
At Do Hyun’s words, Kang Ho laughed in vain.
“It must be expensive. Even if I don’t know well? The fact that they’re riding around in such expensive things means they’re not in their right minds…….”
“Well, they must have their own reasons. The reason why they have to go that far. Seeing them do that even though I ignore sasaengs…… I think there’s some kind of incomprehensible psychology.”
Do Hyun couldn’t understand the psychology of sasaengs and kept his mouth shut.
However, Kang Ho revealed that he had suffered a lot from sasaengs since the celebrities he had worked with before, and that he wished paparazzi and sasaengs would disappear from this world.
“I wish they would disappear. Those kinds of beings. They’re not helpful to celebrities, are they? Sasaengs report the secrets of the celebrities they have to the media when they don’t like something. It’s poison, poison. Being nice to sasaengs is like drinking from a poisoned chalice.”
“Wow, hyung. Your expression is amazing. A poisoned chalice…… Maybe it’s because I’ve always drawn a line with sasaengs…… but I think hyung’s expression is right.”
“Okay, let’s get the carrier out and go home since we’ve arrived. There’s no point in staying outside for a long time, just seeing sasaengs’ faces.”
“Yes, let’s do that.”
Do Hyun got out of the car and moved the luggage with Kang Ho.
Even the huge carrier containing the instruments and the two people’s belongings. There was a lot of luggage to move.
After moving the luggage for about 20 minutes, Kang Ho and Do Hyun were finally able to breathe comfortably at home.
“Hoo…… Hyung, you really worked hard. Since you worked hard, should we have some chicken and beer? I think that’s the best thing for adjusting to the time difference.”
“Shall we? I’ll order. You go wash up.”
Do Hyun took his cell phone and went into the bathroom.
The moment he was about to wash his face, his cell phone, which he had placed on the sink, vibrated.
@SamMalakk has started following you.