The Genius Actor Who Brings Misfortune

Chapter 175

“Are you feeling a bit calmer now?”

“No….”

Yes, it looked that way.

I sighed, looking at Choi In-joon, the singer who was half-dead.

“I didn’t think you’d be this surprised. I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s not your fault. It’s just… you’re too beautiful….”

Here we go again.

“Yes. Thank you. Please stop now.”

I couldn’t bear to listen any longer and covered my mouth.

Choi In-joon saw my hair and screamed, fussing over it by himself.

From calling me a silver-haired prince to a white deer and such.

His raw exclamations tormented me.

I tried to think of it as something Byeon would say, but hearing, “You must be the reincarnation of an angel,” made it impossible to stay sane.

‘Ha, I’m exhausted.’

It wasn’t overwhelming, but it was hard to listen to with a clear mind.

Unlike the two of us who were utterly drained, Se-hyun hyung, with a calm face, touched my hair.

“To get it this light, you must have bleached it a lot. Didn’t it hurt?”

“It did hurt.”

“I dyed my hair red for my last activity, and it was hell. Ugh, I don’t even want to think about it.”

Se-hyun hyung shivered.

Even at his level of experience, bleaching seemed tough.

‘What about Bi-hyuk?’

Nothing is ever easy.

It took Choi In-joon thirty minutes to finally calm down.

“I thought I was going to die from shock….”

Me too. So, stop now.

Fortunately, Choi In-joon didn’t say anything more.

It seemed like he didn’t have the energy for it.

Se-hyun hyung scratched his eyebrow as he looked at the two of us, who were breathing like we were dead.

“What to do. I was going to do a Br☓App after you left, but he’s not in great shape….”

“Br☓App?”

What is that?

I was momentarily puzzled, then understood after an explanation.

‘It’s that thing idols do.’

I had watched a few videos because of Bi-hyuk.

“Do you usually do it impromptu like this? Without staff?”

“When you’re a rookie, you need permission, but at our level, we do it whenever we want. Fans love it, and we want to see our fans too.”

I’m jealous. I want to see Byeon too.

‘My birthday is too far away.’

I decided to have a fan meeting on my birthday next year.

That meant it would be a long time before I could see my fans.

“Then I’ll get going. Start when In-joon hyung calms down.”

Even though I was envious, I couldn’t ruin someone else’s schedule, so I got up quickly.

As I was about to leave, Se-hyun hyung grabbed me.

“Yeon-jae. How about you join us?”

“……Me?”

Really?

“Space fans might not like it.”

They came to see Se-hyun hyung and Choi In-joon. If an unknown guy suddenly appeared, it might be off-putting.

Se-hyun hyung chuckled and shook his head.

“My fans like you too. They asked me how you were doing during our last broadcast.”

“Still, they might not like me participating directly.”

“We often do joint broadcasts with others… Although this is the first time with an actor.”

I hesitated briefly at his offer, then nodded.

“I want to do it. If the atmosphere gets bad, I’ll leave.”

“Don’t worry. It’s not a big deal. I’ll post that we’ll start in 30 minutes. Hey, Choi In-joon, snap out of it and wash your face!”

Se-hyun hyung slapped Choi In-joon’s butt.

Watching the two of them bicker, I made a solemn resolution.

‘I need to talk to the company about this.’

Maybe I could communicate with Byeon in this way too.

If I could smoothly finish this broadcast, I could confidently request it from the company.

‘Let’s do well.’

Even though it was a live broadcast, it wasn’t anything special, so there shouldn’t be any issues.

‘If I just stay still, I’ll get through it halfway.’

Thinking that I should call Team Leader Woo immediately after this, I smiled.

It was a meaningless smile, not realizing the chaos that would unfold in 30 minutes.

* * *

“Hello, ONCEs. This is my studio.”

Thirty minutes later, Se-hyun hyung started the broadcast.

So, Space fans are called ONCEs.

‘Why ONCEs?’

Curious, I asked the person next to me, and Choi In-joon whispered.

“Our cheer is ‘Space ON,’ so we just took the last two letters.”

I see. Cute.

‘How do they come up with such names?’

Momentarily curious, I asked various questions.

But being conscious that we were broadcasting, I whispered in Choi In-joon’s ear, making him blush.

“Bambi, you’re really cute….”

“Yes. Thank you.”

I could now brush off such comments lightly.

While we whispered for a while, the moment arrived.

“Is there someone next to me? Yes, I brought a special guest for ONCEs.”

Now.

As Se-hyun hyung signaled with his eyes, I entered on cue.

“Hello. I’m Lee Yeon-jae.”

Feeling my greeting was too short, I added something.

“Nice to meet you, ONCE…s.”

Is that how you say it?

Feeling a bit awkward, my voice trailed off involuntarily.

‘Damn.’

I must have looked pathetic.

Regretting inwardly, I looked straight ahead, seeing the chat window below the phone.

A few seconds later, the chat exploded.

―What the heck is happening?????

―OMG, they stayed in touch after the drama ㅠㅠㅠㅠ so cute

―Wow, their chemistry is insane. Just debut already, and we’ll pretend we don’t know.

―Guys, let’s kidnap Lee Yeon-jae as our youngest member.

The chat was moving so fast I couldn’t read it.

While I was dazed, Se-hyun hyung and Choi In-joon conversed naturally.

“Today, we had pizza with Yeon-jae.”

“What? Without me?”

“You had a schedule.”

“You should have told me! You two had pizza without me?”

They were chatting next to me, but I couldn’t join in.

Worried that Space fans might feel left out, I tried to read the chat.

‘How can I read it if it’s moving so fast?’

As I stared blankly at my phone, Se-hyun hyung chuckled.

“Yeon-jae, what are you doing?”

“Oh, the chat is too fast.”

“Our ONCEs type fast.”

I see. But why does he look proud?

Puzzled, I ignored it and kept reading the chat.

Then, a message caught my eye.

―Bambi! It’s Byeon! ㅠㅠ I heard from a friend and came running ㅠㅠ

“…!”

My fan. I instinctively leaned forward.

“Hello, Byeon. It’s been a while.”

The chat disappeared quickly, but my smile didn’t fade.

Unconsciously, I grinned like an idiot.

“Wow, I’m so happy. Really… I missed you.”

I really missed you.

‘It feels different from reading cafe posts.’

It felt more ticklish.

It was so curious that I kept smiling.

As I watched for the word Byeon to reappear, I suddenly felt a pause next to me.

“……Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Well, you’re… really kind to your fans.”

Thinking it was obvious, I answered.

“You’re kind to your fans too.”

“Yes, we are, but… I don’t know. I feel strange.”

“…?”

Se-hyun hyung scratched his arm, claiming he felt strange. What’s wrong with him?

Meanwhile, Choi In-joon was grinning next to me.

“Our Bambi….”

Really, what’s wrong with him?

‘Neither of them is normal.’

Deciding to ignore them, I turned back to my phone.

In that short time, my fans had gathered.

―Hello, ONCEs. Sorry for interrupting. It’s been forever since we saw Bambi’s face ㅠㅠ Please excuse us. Sorry ㅠㅠ

―Yeon-jae, you’re so beautiful today ㅠㅠㅠㅠ Did you eat?

―Please show us your lovely face more often ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

“Sorry. I’ll write more posts.”

―No, show us your face ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

“Yes. I’ll make more videos.”

The response was hotter than I expected.

‘I definitely need to call Team Leader Woo right after this.’

It seemed beneficial to do such live broadcasts if possible.

But for now, since this was for Space fans, it was time to wrap up.

“I’ll talk to my company and see you as soon as possible. Let’s meet on the fan cafe tonight.”

Thankfully, Byeon quickly understood my intention.

The chat frequency dropped rapidly, and I stifled a laugh.

‘Whose fans are they?’

They were really smart and adorable.

Barely holding back my laughter, one chat caught my eye.

―By the way, Lee Yeon-jae’s casual clothes are surprisingly rugged. I thought you’d wear something cute.

―Dressed all in black. Do you like black? Our In-joon likes black too.

“Ah, my clothes… right, they’re all black.”

It wasn’t intentional, but my wig, hat, shirt, and pants were all black.

“I just wore whatever I grabbed.”

Worried it might seem

too dull, I was relieved the reaction wasn’t bad.

―As expected, being handsome means no need for personal color. Your face shines.

―Bambi devours everything in black

―Yeon-jae, how about joining Space as the youngest member? We’ll treat you well.

―Right, let In-joon graduate from being the youngest. Middle school member is so refreshing.

‘……These fans aren’t ordinary either.’

It felt like there were a hundred Choi In-joons gathered.

Feeling drained in an instant, I forced a smile.

Fortunately, the live broadcast went smoothly, and it was time to wrap up.

“It’s time to end the broadcast. Don’t be sad. We’ll see each other tomorrow.”

“ONCEs! I’ll drop Yeon-jae off and start the broadcast again at the practice room! See you in two hours!”

Although they were both abnormal, they were certainly experienced.

I admired how they handled their fans skillfully.

I wondered if I could be like that someday.

Thinking about a distant future, Se-hyun hyung nudged me.

“Yeon-jae, say goodbye too.”

“Oh, yes. It was nice meeting you today, ONCEs. Thank you for letting me talk to Byeon too.”

Since it was the last moment, I felt I should bow properly, so I stood up.

Then I accidentally knocked Se-hyun hyung’s hand holding the phone.

Luckily, I grabbed it immediately, but the problem was that Choi In-joon rushed to help me.

It felt like slow motion as Choi In-joon reached out to me….

“Ugh.”

We collided hard.

When I came to my senses, I was sprawled on the floor.

‘What the….’

A rock?

It hurt like hitting a boulder hard.

Unfortunately, I hit my head, so I couldn’t even recover and just lay there.

“Bambi! I’m sorry! Are you okay? Really sorry. Let me see.”

“……Hyung, my head is ringing.”

I had hit it hard.

As I regained my senses, my eyes filled with moisture.

As I wiped away the involuntary tears, Choi In-joon, with a pale face, cradled my head.

“I’m so sorry. I’ll die for this…!”

What nonsense is he spouting?

I shot a look at Se-hyun hyung to handle him and roughly removed the wig.

Feeling something running, I hastily took it off, but thankfully it was sweat, not blood.

‘I need to change the character I practice acting with at night.’

I might have built some resistance.

Maybe I didn’t shed today’s misfortune properly because I practiced the usual character.

Clicking my tongue, I swept back my sweat-soaked white hair.

Se-hyun hyung hesitated and spoke.

“Hey, Yeon-jae.”

“Yes?”

Still feeling the dull pain, I frowned involuntarily as I answered.

Facing me, Se-hyun hyung smiled awkwardly.

“Sorry to say, but… the camera is still on.”

“…….”

I turned my head.

Seeing the camera pointed directly at me, I closed my eyes.

‘I’m screwed.’