Becoming An Idol Wasn’T On My Plan [EN]: Chapter 357

I Didn’t Plan to Become an Idol – 357

From Video Release to Stage, From SNS

[Who is this?]

Why is he so heartwarming? Why is he so good at piano? Why does he look at Ji Dong-hwa with such sparkling eyes? Who is he, which agency is he with? I’m new to stanning trainees, so I don’t know much, any advice? Is he Nietzsche, by any chance?

Comments:

— If you’re new to stanning trainees, you must be new to stanning Bloo Scent too…

└ I’m very upset, I’m going to cry today.

└ But if you became a fan of Bloo Scent in the later half, you might not know Bong-ju?

└ ㄱㅆ) I didn’t stan Bloo Scent deeply ㅠㅠ Sorry if I offended you…

└ ㄴㄴ Not offensive at all! He’s just a kid who appeared on Bloo Scent’s variety show back in the day.

— I understand the direction your libido is pulling you, but you should restrain yourself. He’s just a regular person.

└ ㄱㅆ) ????? Really???? Ugh…. Seriously…. Why is it that only I don’t have such ordinary people around me….

└ 22222222

└ All handsome men are only in Dionysus and Nietzsche’s basement.

— Ah, talking about Nietzsche trainees suddenly makes me angry. Open Jang Hae-jin’s treasure chest, damn it. Let’s see who’s inside.

└ She’ll never let it be broken… According to Jun-sung, she’s the most ruthless superior in the company.

[The Pianist’s Growth Comparison]

(A slightly shabby photo of Bong-ju as a child.jpg)

(A stage photo of Bong-ju in a suit, smiling and looking at Ji Dong-hwa with adoring eyes.jpg)

He grew up well! He looks so happy when he plays the piano, I want to buy him something to eat.

Comments:

— Wow, he really grew up well, I’m impressed.

└ When people around me see my old photos, they say, ‘You’ve grown up like this…’ damn it…

— I’m newly realizing that Ji Dong-hwa hasn’t aged at all… I didn’t know because I grew up with him, but his face is exactly the same as before.

└ Bong-ju next to him grew up so much, so he looks even more like that. It’s like they lived in different time zones and reunited, it’s like Interstellar, why is it like this

└ Don’t fuel the otaku [obsessive fandom] delusions.

└ The resoluteness I feel from the period.

└ Tonight, when I lie in bed, I’ll cry and laugh alone for about ten minutes before going to sleep ㅎㅎ..

[I Sometimes Feel Like Crying]

(Bong-ju Dong-hwa stage fancam link)

Every time I watch this video, I realize how warm Dong-hwa is, and tears just stream down my face.

The fact that he didn’t miss the connection he made back then and continued it until the end is really driving me crazy.

Every time I see things like this, I understand why Ji Dong-hwa is mentioned as the most respected senior by his juniors.

Having that face, looking at the kids with kind eyes, smiling brightly, and treating them warmly is basically a proposal, isn’t it..?

Comments:

— I smashed my keyboard with my head in vehement agreement. Ji Dong-hwa, damn it, if you proposed, take responsibility.

— I’m at the age where I’m thinking about marriage, Roommate… I’ve already imagined marrying Ji Dong-hwa several times. It’s a long-standing tradition.

— Dong-hwa is definitely guilty no matter how you look at it. Every time Dong-hwa listens to me with a smile and in a polite manner, I feel like I’m going crazy, damn it.

[Ji Dong-hwa Fan Meeting Review]

I saw it on Bluebird [Twitter], she said that she was so busy with her real life that she couldn’t come to fan meetings for almost ten years and only did online stanning, but finally, her work was successfully completed, so she went to a fan signing event.

And he remembered her. She handed Ji Dong-hwa her graduation thesis at their last meeting, and this time she gave him her doctoral thesis that was published as a book, and Ji Dong-hwa studied linguistics hard for this day and gave ‘that smile’.

What is this…?

Comments:

— No, it’s absurd that she gave him her graduation thesis, and it’s even more absurd that her reunion gift was her doctoral thesis, and Ji Dong-hwa is really crazy? At this point, shouldn’t he really be tried in the judicial system because he’s too guilty

— Ji Dong-hwa, depending on the outcome of the trial, marry the Roommates [Ji Dong-hwa’s fandom name]

— It’s even scarier that this isn’t fabricated. I knew Ji Dong-hwa’s usual memory was ridiculous, but was it to this extent

— An idol who tries to remember everything from fans’ names to birthdays and occupations

└ But the problem is that he really remembers, so there are times when you ask stupid questions like, ‘How do you know that?’ ㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I don’t remember saying it

└ That’s real ㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋ After experiencing it a few times, you go through the rationalization process of, ‘Ah, I must have said it, whatever.’..

[Dong-hwa’s Solo Album is So Good]

It’s just good. I always knew Dong-hwa’s tone was good, but this album is really something different.

My professor would be dumbfounded if he heard this, but there’s a warmth that I can’t explain in words throughout the entire album.

Comments:

— (A meme of Ji Dong-hwa teasing Ryu Iden, saying, ‘If you can’t express it in words, shouldn’t you just shut up?’)

└ ㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅌㅋㅋ I thought of this as soon as I saw the post. Iden’s expression of being amazed as soon as he took a bite and then turning sour is so vivid

└ I’m sorry. I’m a late fan. Could you possibly tell me the source?

└ You’re not a late fan if you know Human Dong-hwa font… First of all, search for Bloo Scent, I’ll Eat on YouTube!

— ㅁㅈㅁㅈ [agreed agreed] As soon as I bought the album and listened to it, I cried 엉엉 [sobbing]. Every time I saw the lyrics written with the members in mind, my heart ached and ached, I almost destroyed my apartment and couldn’t recognize my mother’s face

— Just… Ji Dong-hwa… He always mentions his name in other members’ solo albums… Just… light…

He admired, looking at the entertainment-related communities for the first time.

So-called fangirling, it’s really no joke.

The reason he became close with Bong-ju was when he asked about practice times. Actually, it wasn’t that they became close, but he hated him as soon as he heard the answer, but anyway, it was a monumental first conversation.

As time passed, he realized, ‘Ah, he’s not rude, he really lives like that…’ and only then could he withdraw his dislike.

Bong-ju changed his lesson teacher late and learned piano from the same person, so they became acquainted, and although they went to different schools, they both decided to study abroad in the same country, so they were quite close.

Then, he accidentally found out that the person Bong-ju follows as a teacher is an idol, but Bong-ju still thinks he’s hiding it well.

“…He hasn’t shown his face once since coming to Korea, geez.”

I’m upset, really. He doesn’t contact me first unless I do. I’m very upset. But when we actually meet, he’s the happiest……. He’s such a jerk.

What can I do, I, with a generous heart, have to put up with it, with that in mind, he pressed the phone number.

A few short signals, and the elegant classical music was heard first.

—Hello?

“It’s your friend, Jae-hyuk.”

—Ah, Jae-hyuk. What’s up.

A giggling laugh.

“What’s up, how can you not contact me once after returning home.”

—Sorry. I was really busy.

He knew well why Bong-ju liked him. Because he really liked Jae-hyuk’s performance. Jae-hyuk also felt the same way, so he was about to suggest going to play the piano again today, but Jae-hyuk stopped talking.

—What, Bong-ju, a friend?

A sound like static. I told you to change your phone, but you don’t listen.

—Just a moment. …Yes, he’s my friend.

—Wow! Wow! It’s the first time I’ve heard Bong-ju talk about a friend.

…But, this voice is very familiar. Where did I hear it?

—He’s the friend I told you about, who’s really good at playing.

—Ah, you mean Jae-hyuk?

Another voice.

—Yes.

Good at it, what a deception. Annoyingly, I know that’s genuine, so I can’t curse, but more than that, this voice is also very familiar, what was it.

Jae-hyuk casually pressed the electronic piano and briefly pondered the question he knew the answer to, ‘Why does Bong-ju hate electronic pianos so much,’ while waiting for the conversation to continue, he suddenly realized.

……It’s Ji Dong-hwa, damn it.

The curse was an exclamation. An exclamation he uttered because he was so surprised.

Even if he has no interest in celebrities, he couldn’t help but be interested in the story of someone his friend works with and someone he had a relationship with on TV when he was young.

Bong-ju didn’t openly talk about it, but unlike him, who poured all his abilities into classical music, he has a sense of awareness.

That voice from earlier was Chae Ha-min!

What, Kim Bong-ju, this guy, the water he plays in is bigger than I thought!

……No, isn’t the competition he won a bigger pond?

No, Bloo Scent is popular overseas, so…….

No, should we give more weight because we’re classical musicians?

—Yes, Jae-hyuk.

Bong-ju asked from a quieter place than before.

“Bong, where are you?”

Pretending not to know, I have to make it a habit if I want to be friends with Bong-ju.

—Ah, it’s nothing special, just a teacher appreciation party….

“Appreciation party?”

—Yes, it’s actually a secret, but the teacher I keep talking about is Ji Dong-hwa, he’s a very famous person.

Just because you claim it’s a secret doesn’t make it a secret, Bong-ju.

Other people aren’t as clueless as you, you weirdo. Ji Dong-hwa’s fans on the internet already know everything, but why don’t you…….

—So I don’t know much, but celebrities also came. Do you happen to know Jun-sung?

Having heard that far, Jae-hyuk nodded. Surely the saying that fans can’t get close to their idols isn’t wrong. His sister has been a fan for so long, but she’s never seen him up close.

“Then you’ll be drinking alcohol and stuff?”

This is the shadow of the entertainment industry! I’m curious even if I don’t have anything to say about it. Maybe like in the movies!

—No? There was only milk and juice.

“…Huh?”

—They told me to drink alcohol with my father first.

Well, that’s right. They say you should drink your first drink with your parents.

“Get a lot of autographs. Think of them as souvenirs. They’ll be memories later.”

—They keep buying me things anyway. I guess it’s because I’m the only twenty-year-old…. The teacher’s younger sibling keeps asking me if I need anything too.

“Why don’t you get a new piano this time? They said they’ll get it for you.”

—Hyuk. You have no shame. There are times when that’s your charm and strength, but sometimes I worry. You don’t have many friends.

Cold, Kim Bong-ju.

Ha, Jae-hyuk sighed.

This guy is really weird.

People are always around Kim Bong-ju. A performer with a seemingly clueless face except when he’s in front of the piano, and his skills are disgustingly good. It sounds really good to take advantage of.

But Jae-hyuk knew. He learned how to manage relationships through his ‘teacher’, so he’s clear about making and breaking connections.

So even though people are always around him, he coldly draws a line, saying, ‘I don’t have many friends.’

“…Sometimes, I wonder if you’ll learn something strange from that teacher of yours.”

—Well, the teacher is also a weirdo among weirdos, so it might be possible…….

Bong-ju trailed off. But Jae-hyuk seemed to know what he was going to say next, so he blurted it out first.

“Well, a person with a screw loose has something to respect.”

A human who plans everything in advance has a screw loose, but is also respectable.

The same goes for someone who can still smile even after being ignored.

Generally, a respectable person can be seen as having a screw loose in the eyes of someone who isn’t.

—That’s right. That’s why you’re my friend.

What are you saying, you crazy bastard.

Jae-hyuk clicked his tongue in his mind, thinking, ‘Unlike you, I’m perfectly normal,’ which is something a normal person would never think.

“…Just, let’s play the piano together when you get back.”

—Yeah, that sounds fun. The violin sound I heard today was really too much.

“…If you say that.”

No matter how badly they play, if it’s a performance that Kim Bong-ju would openly say was bad, how bad is it.

* * *

Bong-ju looked at the disconnected phone and smiled briefly.

He’s weird too, really. He must have already known, but he didn’t say it first, so he keeps protecting the secret.

He came out of the bathroom, opened the door to the banquet hall, and went back in.

A dazzling chandelier, well-prepared food, and milk cartons and juice packs that don’t fit in between.

On the podium at the front of the banquet hall, Ji Dong-hwa was tied to a huge chair with his legs tied together.

That’s probably not legal.

Even though he didn’t want to sit, Ryu Iden and other strong people lifted him up and tied him up.

Everyone is full of quirks.