A New Career Singer Who Can Read The Future [EN]: Chapter 78

After the correction press release went out, the media outlets took measures such as correcting or deleting their existing articles.

However, Daily Top Star, which had initially raised the allegations of *sajaegi* [chart manipulation], did not issue a correction.

The legal team initially intended to let it pass, but they had no choice but to counter the media outlet that was undermining a singer starting anew with personal feelings. In the end, they decided to sue.

Only after hearing all of that did Do-hyun fully regain his composure.

“……Now I can do the pre-recording comfortably. All the gifts for the fans are ready too.”

A total of 1,000 people will participate in the pre-recordings: 300 on Thursday, 200 on Friday, 300 on Saturday, and 200 on Sunday.

Some people may be coming multiple times. Do-hyun made 1,100 necklaces, eager to see the fans receive them and be happy.

“Hyung, the pre-recording isn’t far off, so don’t worry and get some rest. It’ll take about 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours to set up the pre-recording set.”

“Are our fans waiting outside?”

“From what I’ve heard, they’re waiting inside the building. They’ve already handed out the photocard gifts, and the necklaces will be distributed with roses after the pre-recording.”

“Thanks, Do-ha. Whew…… I’m going to rest for a bit.”

* * *

The last four days were like a dream for Do-hyun’s fans. They could see Do-hyun, and the main sentiment was that receiving necklaces and roses that Do-hyun had personally strung with the staff felt like a proposal.

Having finished the Sunday music show and arriving at the fan signing event, Do-hyun finally felt that the activities were over.

“Do-hyun! Congrats on the last broadcast!”

“Do-hyun! Thank you for the necklace, and I really love you! You’re not even going to marry me, so stop being so romantic!”

“I’m suing Na Do-hyun! Na Do-hyun, I’m really going to sue you for being too charming!”

All sorts of fan adoration filled the air. Do-hyun grinned and took out a bubble gun from his uniform-themed outfit for today’s signing event, shooting bubbles at the fans.

“Kyaaaaaaak!”

“Do-hyeooooooon!”

Click, click, click—

The fans’ camcorders and DSLRs were busily recording.

“Thank you all so much! Thanks to you, and to the fans who may not be here, I was able to finish these three weeks of activities well. I want to spend a long time with you all today.”

“Numbers 1 through 10, please come up!”

At the fan manager’s words, the fans came up in order to receive their autographs and went down.

Do-hyun wanted to announce loudly that he would soon be starting repackage activities, but he held back. He wanted to surprise the fans.

After the signing event with 200 people ended, Do-hyun posed for the photos the fans wanted, played the guitar, and left the venue, further exciting them.

As soon as he got into the car, Do-ha said in a very excited voice.

“Hyung, this is amazing!”

“What is it?”

Do-hyun asked, curious.

Then Do-ha started dancing in his seat, saying,

“The lawsuit against Daily Top Star has been filed! Daily Top Star is calling our company now, asking for a settlement…… But it’s too late, right? It’s over, right? We ended it coolly, right?”

“Oh…… If they’re going to settle, I wish the reporter and the director would come and kneel to end it. They caused damage with false reports and didn’t even issue a correction; where did they learn that from…… No, there’s more than one media outlet that’s obsessed with views and playing the media. Anyway, that’s great! I feel so relieved. Should we go have a *Hanwoo* [premium Korean beef] dinner to celebrate?”

“Hanwoo? Sounds good! Let’s go near hyung’s house and have a Hanwoo dinner! I’ll park the car and have a drink too!”

“Alright. Let’s do that.”

* * *

After the dinner, Do-hyun returned home and crashed. He had been under a lot of stress during this promotion due to the *sajaegi* controversy.

It felt like it was all washing away. He had drunk a lot because of it, and his face felt flushed, making him smile involuntarily.

“……Bad guys get punished.”

Do-hyun thought about turning on an SNS live broadcast since he had a drink and was in a good mood, but he entrusted his phone to Do-ha, thinking that he might make a mistake.

“I want to do a live broadcast to celebrate the end of my first promotion, but I think I’ll make a mistake if I do. You keep my phone. If there’s an urgent call…… well, that’s unlikely, but if that happens, let me know, Do-ha.”

“Yes, hyung. Get some rest. There are no schedules tomorrow, but you’ll still be tired, so get plenty of rest.”

“Okay. You worked hard throughout this promotion too. Scheduling and doing this and that.”

“That’s what a manager should do. It’s festival season now, so I need to schedule hyung’s events too.”

“Festival…… I’ve only gone to watch, but it’s been a dream to perform on stage! I need to sleep first. Good night.”

Do-hyun yawned repeatedly and went into his room. He brushed his teeth roughly and threw himself on the bed, falling asleep.

Several quiet days passed. Do-hyun went to the gym, thinking that he needed to gain back the weight he had lost and bulk up during the promotion period.

“Oh, has our best solo singer arrived!”

“Oh, Director. Don’t embarrass me by calling me the best solo singer.”

“You’re definitely the best solo singer at this point! Isn’t that right?”

“No! First…… I’m going to get my body composition checked and work out. I think I’ve lost too much muscle while losing weight.”

Do-hyun got his body composition checked. He had definitely lost weight, and his muscle mass had decreased. Do-hyun lifted his shirt in front of the mirror to check his abs and sighed.

“The festival and repackage album will be released soon, but I’m in terrible shape.”

Then the director said, dumbfounded,

“Hey, Na Do-hyun. If you’re in terrible shape, then all the trainers here, including the director, are in terrible shape.”

“Hey…… You’re just flattering me. Anyway, I’m going to work out!”

After about two hours of weight training, Do-hyun escaped from the gym. As if they knew, *sasaengs* [overly obsessive fans] were waiting in front of the gym. Their information network was truly amazing.

“Do-hyun, just look here once.”

“Do-hyun, did you have a good workout? Is it true that a repackage is coming out?”

The *sasaengs* surrounded Do-hyun and asked questions. Seeing that some of their information was accurate, he thought that they might be in contact with company officials.

Do-hyun didn’t answer anyone. He didn’t think of *sasaengs* as fans.

“Do-hyun, I heard you’re having a concert at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium? Isn’t that too small? You could book the Gymnastics Stadium, right?”

Do-hyun tried to ignore them until the end, but the *sasaengs’* information network was extraordinary.

He was amazed that they knew that the concert that would follow the release of the repackage album would be at the Handball Gymnasium.

Do-hyun wanted to grab a *sasaeng* and ask where they got that information, but he held back.

Bzzzz—

The phone vibrated. Fortunately, it was Do-ha’s call.

“Hey, Do-ha.”

“[Hyung, I’m near the company. Are you okay? Aren’t there a lot of *sasaengs*?]”

“I’m fine. I’ll be at the company soon. Wait for me.”

Even though Do-hyun was wearing a bucket hat and a mask, covering most of his face, the *sasaengs* didn’t think of leaving.

‘Ugh…… You have to be careful of *sasaengs*. They want to expose my private life, and if I acknowledge them, they’re satisfied that I know them.’

He had seen many cases where real private lives were exposed because of *sasaengs*, causing embarrassment. Relationships being revealed, violent personalities being exposed…….

Do-hyun was thinking of not causing any trouble to the company as long as *sasaengs* were attached, but he thought that a life managed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year might be a little tiring.

As he walked to the company, he encountered even more *sasaengs*. They were calling Do-hyun’s name loudly, trying to cling to Do-hyun and make skinship; it was a mess.

Fortunately, Do-ha was out there.

“Don’t touch me! Don’t try to touch him!”

Do-ha pushed the *sasaengs* away and safely brought Do-hyun into the company.

“Ugh…… Seriously. That must have been hard, hyung. I should have just picked you up by car.”

“No. It’s okay. It’s not like I did anything to get caught…….”

“Oh, right! Hyung. Great news!”

Do-ha smiled and started clapping, as if his mouth was itching to tell.

“What’s with that excited look?”

“Hyung! It’s nothing else…… Hyung, you said that you wanted to be a radio DJ and a music show MC someday.”

It was just a passing remark. If he were to be a radio DJ, he wanted to be a late-night radio DJ, and he wanted to be a music show MC in a lively way.

As a radio DJ, he wanted to convey comfort, and as a music show MC, he wanted to leave an impressive image to fans of various kinds.

“Yeah. I said that.”

“Hyung! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations on your DJ and MC!”

“……Huh?”

Do-hyun had a bewildered expression for a moment.

Not just one, but he could achieve his dreams of being a DJ and MC at the same time?

Do-hyun looked around, wondering if Do-ha was joking.

Hue Entertainment employees were also clapping. Moreover, the youngest member of the PR team was bringing a cake.

“Do-hyun, this is a congratulatory gift. Blow out the cake candles! So that it can be done well!”

“……Yes? Is it real? That I’ve become a late-night radio DJ and a music show MC…… Is it real?”

Do-hyun blew out the candles for now, but he couldn’t believe it, so he asked the PR team again.

“That’s right. KBC’s late-night radio ‘Today, Tomorrow’ has offered you the DJ position. I guess they’re trying to push you since you’re from KBC’s audition. So we’re launching it as a program called ‘Today, Tomorrow, It’s Na Do-hyun’!”

“……Heok.”

Do-hyun felt a tingling sensation for a moment. No, can things go this well as soon as the promotion ends? Of course, it wasn’t that things didn’t go well during the promotion. He had set a record of winning five music shows during the promotion.

“Th, then what about the MC?”

“The MC is a special MC. You’ll be the MC for SBC’s music show this coming Sunday!”

“Heok…… Re, really?”

“Ah. And we’re getting various offers, from photoshootings to festival proposals, and even musicals. We’re also getting offers for plays, but we’re rejecting those because we’re worried that Do-hyun might feel burdened.”

It was a life he had never dreamed of until his third debut.

He had always dreamed of being on a musical stage, but to be invited as a musical actor…… It was truly happening one by one.

“I…… I’m not dreaming, am I? This is all real, right? Right? You’re not suddenly going to say it’s a dream, are you?”

Do-hyun pinched his cheek as he said that. It hurt.

“Wow…… It’s not a dream.”