Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 117

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When Shin Jo-woon called out Rembrary, who was rambling, laughter erupted from all around.

Rembrary frowned slightly and looked at him, and Shin Jo-woon shrugged as if it wasn’t his fault.

‘Calling him a serpent rather than a whale would be more fitting. Should I have called him a serpent from the start? Come to think of it, anchovy serpent sounds even more unpleasant than anchovy whale.’

In the meantime, the MC [Master of Ceremonies, or host] asked Shin Jo-woon the same question.

“Shin Jo-woon, who is your ideal type?”

Shin Jo-woon answered immediately, as if there was nothing to think about.

“It’s Taeri.”

Screams erupted from the audience.

The MC who asked the question was also surprised and excitedly poured out questions, saying, “Wow.”

“Is this a public confession? Are you really interested? Are we witnessing a dating rumor acknowledgment right now?”

Shin Jo-woon smiled and shook his head.

“Until the end of the dating reality show, of course, Taeri is my ideal type. If you have a girlfriend and pick someone else as your ideal type, aren’t you a playboy?”

The MC, realizing Shin Jo-woon’s intention, burst into laughter again.

He thought Shin Jo-woon was making a romantic confession. But after listening more closely, Shin Jo-woon was nonchalantly dissing [disrespecting] Rembrary for picking someone else as his ideal type while being paired with Taeri.

Rembrary also noticed the hidden barb in Shin Jo-woon’s words and hurriedly added.

“I also like Taeri because she resembles Guan Yu [a famous general from the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, known for his loyalty and righteousness].”

Shin Jo-woon snorted at that.

“Taeri probably doesn’t like that compliment.”

“Are you looking down on Guan Yu?”

“Why are you talking like that?”

“I got excited.”

“Did you get even weirder?”

“Taeri probably won’t like being an ideal type with a time limit either.”

“I’m better than you, who didn’t even mention her at all. It’s like comparing fifty steps to a hundred steps, but wouldn’t a hundred steps be better?”

Rembrary, with a gentle face, and Shin Jo-woon, with a smile, arguing without giving an inch, looked quite like real rivals.

In response, one of the MCs pointed at the two and shouted, “Film this, film this!”

“Shin Jo-woon and Woo Yeon-woo are too close in the dating process! This is what a rival should look like!”

The audience was also enjoying it, but with a time limit, the MC appropriately cut off Shin Jo-woon and Rembrary’s argument and asked.

“Okay, the next keyword is rival. Shin Jo-woon, what do you think Woo Yeon-woo is like as a rival?”

“Are you talking about within the dating process? Or-”

“In real life. If you met him as a real rival in real life, would he be a strong rival, or just a rival who wouldn’t stand a chance?”

Rembrary thought Shin Jo-woon would talk nonsense again, but Shin Jo-woon praised him calmly.

“Yeon-woo is the purest person I’ve ever met.”

“Ooooooh!”

“His brain is.”

It was a feint [a deceptive maneuver].

As people burst into laughter and Rembrary only followed along with a smile, Shin Jo-woon glanced at Rembrary and added nonchalantly.

“No, but really, if you don’t take what he says too seriously, he’s cute. He’s too insignificant to be called a rival. A cute pig, ah, sorry. I promised not to use that word.”

“···”

“He’s like a cute younger brother.”

This time, the MC asked Rembrary.

“That’s what he says. What about you, Woo Yeon-woo?”

Shin Jo-woon, as if knowing that Rembrary would tease him this time, leaned back on the chair and smiled calmly.

But Rembrary didn’t do that. Arguing the same way in this situation would only make him look childish.

In this case, it was better to just ignore Shin Jo-woon and tell his own story honestly.

“Everyone in the world loves me. It’s a reality show, so there are rivals. In reality, the concept of a rival cannot exist for me.”

The audience laughed as if they had heard something they shouldn’t have, the MCs chuckled, saying his self-esteem was too high, and Shin Jo-woon shook his head, wondering what he was thinking.

It was then.

Amidst the good atmosphere, one of the MCs, with a rough tone, threw a question that wasn’t in the MC script.

“But Woo Yeon-woo has as many haters as he has fans, doesn’t he?”

It was true, but it wasn’t something to say in this setting.

The atmosphere became a bit chilly, and the audience didn’t know whether to laugh or not, so they briefly froze their expressions awkwardly.

In the midst of this, Rembrary calmly asserted.

“It’s probably love-hate. Deep down, they love me.”

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– app*** : Asking the haters. Is it really love-hate? I don’t care at all, so I don’t know

– sus*** : Of course it’s bullshit

– cli*** : Bullshit222 I believe you can’t love someone without a reason, but you can hate someone without a reason. I like Woo Yeon-woo, but I don’t think all Woo Yeon-woo haters have a love-hate relationship with him.

– whu*** : Me, love-hate? Crazy talk. I get annoyed just looking at his face, and look at him spouting nonsenseㅉㅉ [Korean internet slang for ‘tsk tsk’]

ㄴpen*** : But why are you on the live bulletin board, watching the live broadcast and leaving comments?

ㄴwhu*** : I’m watching to wait for Woo Yeon-woo to make a mistake

ㄴapp*** : ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [Korean internet slang for ‘hahaha’]

ㄴsos*** : I don’t know about others, but you definitely have a love-hate relationshipㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

ㄴhel*** : He’s watching the live broadcast, keeping it onㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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<100 Keywords>, with Shin Jo-woon and Rembrary as guests, had 3% higher viewership than usual.

It wasn’t a huge hit show, but it was a show that consistently performed well, so a 3% increase was a big deal.

LLL claimed that it was all thanks to Woo Yeon-woo’s star power and diligently released articles, while the side released articles saying it was thanks to the program, and Shin Jo-woon’s company tried to release articles saying it was thanks to Shin Jo-woon, but Shin Jo-woon stopped them.

LLL Entertainment was relieved that the bullying rumors were caught right away and that good results came out.

But of course, the ones who were most pleased with this result were Woo Yeon-woo and Wild Animal’s fans.

Rumors of bullying within the same group were a sensitive issue that could potentially lead to division among fans.

However, not only was it handled well, but they also showed such results on the variety show they appeared on right away, so Woo Yeon-woo’s fans couldn’t hide their joy.

To express that joy, some praised Woo Yeon-woo a lot on social media.

– Honestly, among the male idols of this generation, there’s no all-rounder who has everything like Woo Yeon-woo, including looks, singing, buzz, star power, music sales, acting, and variety show skills >ㅅ< [Korean emoticon expressing happiness] – Wild Animal group album reached 5th place, solo B-side track 1st place, viewership rating 1st place in the same time slot, currently 2nd place in variety show viewership ratings, <100 Keywords> viewership rating increased by 3% with one appearance. All of this happened within a year. >ㅅ< – Honestly, isn't this the best among male idol solo activities in terms of recent one-year performance? >ㅅ< In fact, it wouldn't have been this much normally. However, since it was a variety show outing right after the rumors of Hye-gyeol's disappearance and Yeon-woo's bullying, everyone was deliberately lively. However, the phrase 'best among male idols' reawakened Oh Jeong-shin's fans, who had been quiet recently. – Woo Yeon-woo fans can just say Woo Yeon-woo is good, why do they have to grab other singers by the hair? Rembrary heard this while lying on the sofa, breathing hard. Rembrary blankly picked up his phone after hearing from Keshi that his fans were fighting with Oh Jeong-shin's fans again. But deep down, he thought Oh Jeong-shin's fans were right this time. However, his mind changed when he saw the scene of the fight that had become a problem. Oh Jeong-shin's fans were angry that Woo Yeon-woo's fans were dragging down other singers, but they themselves were also putting down Rembrary. – If you're going to praise, just praise Woo Yeon-woo. Don't drag down other singers who are just minding their own business. And honestly, isn't Woo Yeon-woo a case of a flop idol who succeeded by attracting aggro [short for 'aggression,' meaning attention through controversy] well? Is attracting aggro in that way considered star power these days? ㄴ Buzz is rightㅋㅋㅋㅋ But if you attract aggro like that, anyone will become a hot topicㅋㅋㅋㅋ ㄴ That's right. – I admit Woo Yeon-woo is handsome. So what. Ultimately, I don't feel any charm from Woo Yeon-woo. Is a flower without fragrance still a flower? ㄴ You son of a bitch, then is he grass? >ㅅ< ㄴ Sounds like your nose is blocked, go to an ENT [Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor] >ㅅ< ㄴ Son of a bitch? Son of a bitch? Wow, Woo Yeon-woo fans have dirty mouths Rembrary watched his fans getting trashed by Oh Jeong-shin's fans and suddenly sat up on the sofa. 'They're angry that they're putting them down to praise me. But they're doing the same thing to me.' He was dumbfounded by the hypocrisy, but he felt very upset seeing his believers being pushed around like this. Everyone was fighting hard, but he felt sorry that they seemed to be outnumbered. Rembrary finally jumped up from the sofa. His attitude was so valiant that Jungseo, who was bringing tomato juice, asked in surprise. "Why do you look like that? What's wrong?" "I'm facing a holy war." "Holy war?" "The holy war must be won." "Huh?" As Jungseo handed over the tomato juice while looking bewildered, Rembrary took the juice, grabbed his phone, and went out to the veranda. Then, he began to send hearts full of love and affection to his believers who were being pushed back as encouragement. At that sight, Oh Jeong-shin's fans, who were fighting with Woo Yeon-woo's fans, became even more agitated and complained that celebrities shouldn't interfere in fan fights. However, Rembrary's fans cheered, and Oh Jeong-shin's fans became even more heated up by Rembrary's fans cheering, so this time they started calling out Oh Jeong-shin as well. Oh Jeong-shin heard about this at the gym and clicked his tongue. "What the hell is that crazy bastard thinking? Why is he fighting with the fans himself?" But he thought that there was no point in directly participating in fan fights, so he focused on working out again. Almost at the same time, Jongwoo, who heard about this, had similar thoughts to Oh Jeong-shin. Jongwoo thought that Rembrary didn't need to get involved in fan fights. So Jongwoo called Jungseo and instructed her to take the phone away from Rembrary. But at that moment. Rembrary was no longer watching the holy war. Rembrary was looking at an unknown number on his phone. It was late, and he was getting a call from an unsaved number. 'Who is it?' He thought about whether to answer it for a moment, but Rembrary decided to answer it, considering the Sagamjae and Nakru incidents, and pressed the call button. "Hello?" – It's me. The person who called was unexpectedly Woo Sung-woo. "Why are you calling from a random number?" As Rembrary asked in bewilderment, Woo Sung-woo didn't give any special explanation and instead stated his demands. – Do you remember the place you went to test 'Eyes' before? You said you met someone walking around with a leash there. "Yeah. It hasn't been many days. Of course, I remember. Why?" – That person. The person who said he saw you walking around with a monster on a leash. "Yeah, yeah, right. What about that person?" – That person contacted me saying he wanted to meet you. In Rembrary's mind, the monster walking around groping the air without any facial features, wearing a leash, came to mind. And the man in a suit who was leading that monster with a leash around its neck. 'Does that suit guy want to see me?' "But why does that person want to see me?" < 117. 100 Keywords (3) > End