“Jiwon oppa, so why did you become a manager?”
“Same as you. I wanted to see celebrities up close.”
“Hey, I didn’t become a stylist just for that reason. But oppa, shouldn’t you be a celebrity instead of a manager?”
“You’re cute so you only pick pretty words to say.”
A small break time. I’m currently having a pleasant time with Jung Hayoon.
A minor character appearing in the original work, 20-year-old Jung Hayoon. Jung Hayoon, who loved idols since childhood, is a person who came up to Seoul from the provinces with the dream of becoming a stylist.
Although she was a minor character who only appeared for a few lines in the novel, when I actually met her, I realized she was one of the few normal people around, so I approached her first.
When I looked at Jung Hayoon, I was reminded of my old university juniors who came up alone from the provinces and struggled hard. In short, she was like a cute chick in my eyes. The kid was kind and so diligent that we were able to quickly become close after she entered Youth.
Also, Jung Hayoon reminded me of my hopeless younger sister Seo Jiyeon. There was only a 1-year age difference, but the degree of maturity was like heaven and earth.
‘The college entrance exam is coming soon, I wonder if she’s matured a bit…’
“What are you thinking about so much?”
“Just suddenly having various thoughts. It must be hard for you too. How hard it must be for a young kid to do such menial work every day.”
“Honestly, it is hard. But it’s work I like, so I really love it so far.”
‘How cute.’
Jung Hayoon said she was hiding her dialect and speaking Seoul dialect in her own way, but the dialect intonation was still melted into her words.
“Hayoon-ah, you know your dialect intonation is still there, right? You always try to speak Seoul dialect but what can I do, it’s pitiful.”
“Ah… Oppa, stop teasing me. When I go back to my hometown, my friends say I’ve completely become a Seoul person, you know?”
“Oh, there it is again. Dialect!”
“Ah, please stop…”
When I teased her, her reactions came out immediately so I couldn’t not tease her. Jung Hayoon’s immediate reactions were very amusing.
“Haha, you know it’s all a joke, right? Both of us are having a hard time equally, but still, since I’m a bit more of an adult than you, if there’s something difficult, definitely tell me. I’ll help with what I can help with.”
“Ugh, you know you sounded super old-fashioned just now, right? …Thanks for the words at least.”
“And if there’s something you want to eat, definitely tell me. I can buy you at least that much.”
“I know exactly what a manager’s salary is, so put away talk like that.”
“Seo Jiwon, stop slacking off and come out now.”
Evil Seo Hanryul, who can’t stand to see me playing even for a moment, summoned me.
‘Ugh… How long do I even rest, and he’s making a fuss again.’
“Hanryul oppa, I have something I’m curious about. This is absolutely not an attack, so don’t misunderstand. …Jiwon oppa is 2 years older than Hanryul oppa, so why do you always speak informally to him?”
‘Jung Hayoon, nice shot.’
Jung Hayoon threw a sharp question at Seo Hanryul. Her subtly direct side was one of Jung Hayoon’s charm points. I didn’t like the bastard who kept speaking informally, so I was secretly pleased to see her say what I would say instead.
‘Let’s see what you answer.’
‘…?’
“When it’s just the two of us, he always calls me hyung. Right, Jiwon hyung?”
The bastard suddenly walked over and hugged me from behind. As I felt him wrapping around me, all my sensory cells started cursing.
‘So he’s going into image management mode, is that it?’
“You two must be really close?”
“Of course, Hayoon-ah. We’re so close.”
The bastard’s image-making all the way to the end was very detestable.
“That’s good. Actually, I felt sorry because it seemed like Jiwon oppa was getting bullied by Hanryul oppa. Hanryul oppa, you can’t bully our Jiwon oppa.”
Jung Hayoon, seeing the strange thing Seo Hanryul did, made a relieved expression and left the waiting room.
* * *
About 5 seconds had passed since Jung Hayoon left. But the bastard still had no intention of leaving from behind me.
“Hayoon-i left too, so if you don’t want a nosebleed, get off me from behind.”
“When did you get so close with her?”
“None of your business. Now she’s left, so put away that kind of fakeness, okay? I feel like throwing up. Did you catch food poisoning or something? I can handle that kind of question smoothly enough on my side, so if you do this shit one more time, I’ll cut off your arm.”
“Jiwon hyung. Did it feel good when I called you hyung? Because when I called you hyung, your ears seemed to turn red.”
‘This guy has completely lost it, hasn’t he?’
Did that bastard drink in broad daylight or something? The crazy bastard started touching my ear and kept calling me hyung. My insides started feeling queasy because of the bastard touching me while maintaining a sly attitude.
“Haven’t we passed the time to worry about hyung and dongsaeng? I don’t know what you ate wrong since midday, but don’t do this shit again. It’s disgusting.”
“Then why are your ears turning red?”
Seo Hanryul seemed happy to have found something to tease about and started pestering me. His slimy attitude made my stomach churn severely.
“Don’t touch me as you please. I’ll really kill you.”
In the end, I got serious with him.
“You’re my slave, aren’t you? Did you forget? There’s a limit to playing hard to get.”
Right. Now a Seo Hanryul-like reaction came out. Seeing the bastard throw out a murderous comment and slap my back once, I thought he’d become an expert at playing with me, and a bitter laugh came out.
* * *
Episode 1 of [Laws of the Universe] finished its successful first broadcast. Right after episode 1 aired, hot reactions burst out from everywhere online including internet entertainment articles and communities. I also watched episode 1 live as soon as I got home, and it was so fun that I was looking forward to episode 2. As expected, the next day the entertainment article section was plastered with articles praising the drama.
Before going to meet Seo Hanryul, I simply ate breakfast at home and checked the reactions to episode 1 on my phone.
[Woo Juhan and Seo Hanryul’s explosive chemistry, burst from the first episode]
[‘Laws of the Universe’, smooth start with first episode viewership rating of 14.23%]
[‘Laws of the Universe’ Do Jaejun. Shows interest in female lead from first episode]
[The appearance of an unusual rookie actor, Seo Hanryul’s filmography]
Also, the amount of mentions about Seo Hanryul increased tremendously at a glance. Is this the prestige of a public broadcast drama?
‘As expected, the agency is important.’
From face to acting skills to charm. Seo Hanryul is definitely a talented celebrity. It was very fascinating to directly see a capable celebrity meet a high-impact agency and blow up instantly.
‘It is interesting though.’
Right after episode 1 of the drama ended, Seo Hanryul showed the remarkable feat of taking first place in real-time search rankings, beating Woo Juhan, and he was still holding on within the top 10 even now until morning.
[‘Laws of the Universe’ first broadcast, what are the main points to watch?]
Among various article headlines, I clicked on one article with the highest real-time ranking. Reading that article, I immediately thought that a reporter is a reporter. That article seemed to organize the path Seo Hanryul walked as an actor clearly and concisely, and organized the main viewing points of [Laws of the Universe] episode 1 very well. And the real-time popular article was spreading rapidly all over the internet, drawing out tremendous reactions from viewers.
The comment sections of communities that read the above article were making a full catch.
ㄴ There was nothing to watch lately but now there’s something to watch. I’ll trust and follow.
ㄴ A handsome guy next to a handsome guy. Handsome people understand each other.
ㄴ The two look kinda similar
ㄴ That’s handsome?
ㄴ Don’t you have a mirror at home? Well, if you only look at your face, the mirror would break so there wouldn’t be any mirrors left…
ㄴ Hanryul oppaㅜㅜ Where have you been all this time to appear now. I love you…
ㄴ Isn’t Seo Hanryul a rookie? Why does he act so skillfully? He really acts the annoying role well
ㄴ It might be his real personality… Isn’t he actually fucking rude in real life?
ㄴ The above commenter should come out of their room and live in reality a bit…
ㄴ But honestly he acts the annoying role so well that even I’m pissed off…
ㄴ Hanryul, do you remember? You and I went to rob the Louvre Museum together, and as soon as the alarm went off we both pretended to be statues but only I got caught…ㅜㅜ
ㄴ Oh you too? Me tooㅋ
ㄴ I relate to that feeling…
ㄴ What ancient cringe is this;;;
ㄴ He was hitting on the female lead from the first episode, can’t they just pair him with the male lead?
ㄴ Agreed
ㄴ Just looking at the visual combination with the female lead creates a whole narrative, I’m saying
The language skills of Korean netizens are praiseworthy. There were so many comments that induced laughter.
Of course, in between the comments there were comments similar to malicious comments, but favorable reviews were overwhelmingly numerous. And I thought some of the comments were good at reading the room to a scary degree. When I saw the comment ‘Isn’t he actually fucking rude in real life?’, I thought the person who wrote the comment should lay out a mat.
‘It’s a sad thing you have to accept to gain fame…’
After carefully reading the articles and reactions, I sent links to Seo Hanryul.
Hey, you saw the articles, right?
Link URL direct link
Personality Disaster Don’t you have anything to do? Just hurry up and come.
Is it a problem for a manager to monitor viewer reactions?
Personality Disaster If you like it so much, go write some malicious comments.
I saw a few guys similar to you in the comments.
Really? Thanks for letting me know something good.
‘That brat, he pretended not to but saw everything.’
As expected, Seo Hanryul with no manners as always. The bastard had no consistency and always made things hard for me, but in just one area he was frighteningly consistent. Precisely that he showed no promise.
Still, seeing today’s articles made me secretly proud that there were more stories about Seo Hanryul than Woo Juhan. No matter how rude he was, seeing the bastard who was good at his main job and only had to keep growing made me feel pleased.
‘I’ve become a slave too… Yeah, just keep doing it like this.’
