‘The 5th-year male idol group “Seven Spot” is also known for members being particularly close to each other.
Among them, Inhan and Yuho had been a relationship hotspot, frequently showing uninhibited displays of affection and taking special care of each other since their debut days.
The two noticeably became awkward around 2 years ago. For a while, the two often showed signs of avoiding sitting near each other or not making eye contact as if they had made a promise, which worried many fans.
Perhaps conscious of the controversy, they seemed to have become close again afterward, but it’s undeniable that there’s still a sense of distance between the two.
Just comparing Yuho’s expressions when he’s with Inhan, you can see at a glance how different it is from their debut days.
Regarding the cause, some netizens responded with “Isn’t it because Inhan started hanging out with actors and became neglectful of the members?” and opinions like “Because the company only pushed certain members, the members who naturally got buried must have become dissatisfied.”
In conclusion, the stark difference in popularity and schedule differences between members seems to have caused all the conflicts.
Seven Spot, which continues its decline without a single hit song—it’s questionable whether the group can even be maintained at this rate.’
It was content not worth keeping in mind. Yet Inhan was trapped in one section of the video and couldn’t escape.
‘Just comparing Yuho’s expressions when he’s with Inhan, you can see at a glance how different it is from their debut days.’
It was the part where images of Yuho looking uncomfortable and awkward whenever Inhan put his arm around his shoulders or stood beside him were lined up.
Even though he knew how meaningless expression analysis was, a suspicion that it might be true settled in a corner of Inhan’s heart.
With a complicated heart, Inhan scrolled down to check the comments.
[I think relationships are bound to change when your positions change. It’s natural, so we should just accept it]
[Someone said group activities are like doing a team project while living together. We should be thankful they’re not fighting and hitting each other]
[This is all because of Jung Inhan’s toxic fans. Why do they always bash the other members that their kid loves?]
[If your kid is precious, you should know other people’s kids are precious too. I’m starting to hate Jung Inhan because of his fans]
The comments were relatively mild since it was YouTube. The anonymous group community called “Gall” had long become a battlefield between toxic fans, supporters of the 5 members excluding Inhan, and supporters of the 4 members excluding even Yeomin, so he hadn’t entered there for the sake of his mental peace in a long time.
The malicious comments that usually targeted Inhan went like this:
[Yunan stop being greedy for center]
[Yunan if you want attention alone please leave and do solo activities]
[Yunan’s attention-seeking ability displayed again today]
[Does Yunan have some disease where he dies if he doesn’t get attention?]
“Yunan” was a word Inhan’s antis used to demean him. It was a derogatory nickname literally meaning all his actions were “excessive.”
As long as he had the title of idol, popularity and antis were bound to be proportional. At least since the group’s popularity was below second-tier level, he rarely got checked by other fandoms, but conflicts between individual fandoms due to the popularity gap between members rivaled even top-tier idols.
What upset Inhan the most among these was when his overzealous fans cursed at the member hyungs he loved.
They say fans follow celebrities, and Inhan’s individual fans were literally the epitome of “excessive.” Not only did they incite conflicts within the fandom by using their numbers, but they also got involved in every fight.
Inhan had spoken up a few times to dissuade them, but it was useless.
He concluded that giving up was the answer here too.
– Six Dot Boys Room 6 –
Yeomin – [Photo] [Photo]
Yeomin – [Hyo-hyung what is this] [Why did you go on a date without me?] 1
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Thanks to Yeomin’s sudden message, Inhan was finally able to escape from the YouTube channel.
At the same time, he got to experience an even worse mood than before.
The photos Yeomin posted in the members’ group chat were of Yuho and Seonchan smiling affectionately with their faces close together. Moreover, it was late at night on the street. Surely it couldn’t be a recent photo. After going through all that with him, he couldn’t be smiling alone. Thinking it was impossible, Inhan waited for Yuho’s reply.
Yuho – [I was invited to a friend’s movie premiere so I went for a bit] 1
Yeomin – [Friend?] [Friend?????????????] 1
Yuho – [Yeah friend] [Not dongsaeng not hyung but friend] 1
With a “surely not” feeling, Inhan logged onto SNS and searched for Seonchan’s name. And he was able to find several recent photos of Yuho and Seonchan together. It was a stark contrast to the YouTube video he had checked.
[seonchan_joo ⓥ Joo Seonchan · 3 hours ago
I sincerely thank Seven Spot’s Yuho-nim for readily making time to attend despite the sudden invitation to the movie “The Worker” premiere.
#OurAngelYuho #ThankYouSoMuch #LetsMeetOften #FoodieMatefromToday]
Looking at the photos taken with their bodies pressed together without any sign of discomfort, Inhan felt the blood in his entire body go cold.
The image of Yuho confessing to him with a sorrowful face felt like something from the distant past.
He said he liked me. Yet every action Yuho had shown pointed in the opposite direction.
As if all those words about finding him disgusting were the truth instead. Inhan’s mind went completely blank.
It was like a game of truth or lies.
Inhan had to find and pick out the truth from among the countless lies Yuho had thrown at him. Even though the truth Inhan wanted to believe most was the confession Yuho had thrown out as if self-destructing, considering that one statement as the only lie seemed closer to the correct answer.
Yuho’s expressions in the video were saying so.
Yuho’s 99 lies saying he hated Inhan were persuading him. That the one statement saying he actually liked him was the lie. That thanks to that confession, everything had flowed the way Yuho wanted.
It was breaking Inhan down like that.
‘Tell me, hyung. What do you want me to do for you?’
‘I want you to go back to the dorm.’
‘…And?’
‘I want you to go to your schedules well starting tomorrow.’
‘Ha.’
‘I just want you to keep doing what you want to do and be happy.’
Otherwise, there’s no way love would be the only thing missing from what you want from me.
‘Now step aside from in front of me. Let me live seeing some light too.’
There’s no way you would have pushed me away repeatedly with those cold eyes.
‘Don’t go, Yuho-hyung. If you leave now, I… Hyung… Yuho-hyung. Please… Okay?’
Even after I begged and pleaded that much, there’s no way you would have ignored me until the end.
Yet Inhan wanted to believe.
He said it was because he loved me. He said all of it was because he loved me. Then that should be enough.
So I just need to love hyung too. Then I can hold onto him.
And so Inhan reached the worst possible conclusion he could make.
It was that evening.
Inhan finally called Yuho.
“Let’s date. Hyung.”
And ignoring his true feelings that he had contemplated for so long, he tried to go down a path he shouldn’t take.
* * *
It was the seventh day since Inhan left the dorm.
Inhan was sprawled out in the shape of a cross on the empty living room floor. He was in his going-out clothes, and his bag and outer garment were scattered haphazardly in front of the entrance.
The house was excessively quiet. Only the occasional footsteps from upstairs and the clinking of dishes filled the silence.
Inhan turned his head and blankly looked at his phone screen.
[seonchan_joo ⓥ Joo Seonchan · 34 minutes ago
Finally hit box office milestone #MovieTheWorker #Celebrating5MillionViews
#OurYuho #SoftYuho #LetsgoeathamburgernextTime]
On Seonchan’s SNS was a photo of Yuho smiling while picking up wagyu sushi with chopsticks.
Yuho, who was a staunch meat lover, would only look for meat-based sushi even when going to a sushi restaurant. From beef sashimi to yukhoe to tataki, he wasn’t picky about any kind of meat.
When Inhan asked if it wouldn’t be better to just go to a meat restaurant then, Yuho had answered, “Because you like sushi.” Back then he was happy thinking it was really like that.
Ah. He just liked wagyu sushi.
Inhan realized and felt sad.
At some point, Inhan had habitually been going to Seonchan’s SNS to check for new posts.
He couldn’t bring himself to follow, so he entered through the saved search term each time.
What he was doing was no different from a pathetic ex-boyfriend.
A long time ago, Inhan had wondered what it would be like if Yuho got a lover.
He naturally thought it would be fine. Because seeing Yuho-hyung happy is a joyful thing. Of course, back then he thought the person would be a woman.
It was the same when Yuho declared he would date Soi. He thought he might feel like Yuho was being taken away by someone, but that would just be the usual disappointment you feel when you’re close.
The problem was that he had never experienced it in practice.
[7SPOT ⓥ @7SPOT_MEMBERS · 1 hour ago
Soft and fluffy romance
Stylish art student Yuho
Please show lots of interest♥
#YuholikesYeominbestintheworld
#ImpersonatingYuhohyungtopost
#EternalRoomz #TwoshotAfterAWhile]
An hour ago, a two-shot photo of Yuho and Yeomin had been posted on the Seven Spot member account.
The background was the dorm living room, and Yeomin and Yuho were sitting side by side on the living room sofa, smiling playfully.
The photographer was presumed to be Raulie.
Inhan’s absence wasn’t felt at all. At least that’s what Inhan thought.
Yuho smiled well in places where Inhan wasn’t.
In the past, Inhan used to be so angry about that, but at some point it became upsetting, and now it made him feel sorry.
He even regretted that it might have been better to let him go when Yuho left the company saying he would quit the team.
In contrast, Inhan couldn’t smile well. He cried occasionally and quite often had trouble sleeping at night.
Even in his new home, Inhan wasn’t free.
Yunan (유난) – (Derogatory nickname for Inhan used by antis, meaning “excessive”)
