Chapter 296 – 296. Scandal (23)
For over a week after that day, I couldn’t even step out of the house.
To be exact, it might be closer to the fact that there was no reason to leave.
While my sister was there…, I couldn’t bring myself to go see him,
I didn’t really have a chance to meet Hinami either.
… Before I knew it, this crazy bitch was openly hanging out downstairs, coming up sometimes to bring me something to eat and then running away.
I think someone is here because they want to be alone.
Are you bragging or what?
Anyway, my agency was begging me not to do anything and just stay calm, so I just quietly stayed in my room and didn’t do anything.
I had no desire to listen to those words obediently, but…, All my social media accounts were taken away.
I didn’t know that just because I played a little prank, they would immediately change the password.
Even though it is a company-owned account, I never thought they would immediately block the ID in my name.
While waiting for the incident to be buried, the world…
Nothing has changed.
-A past photo of ‘that idol’ that gives you chills. Jpg
-A story about that idol from his high school days. Txt
The Internet was a lawless zone, and Seoyoung was being eaten by wolves, with every move of her life being torn apart.
To the extent that the agency’s claims of protecting the artist felt so empty, low-quality media outlets even published articles spreading rumors.
Instead of just being scolded for smoking weed, I was now being treated like a crazy person who took drugs and even held orgy parties and entertained guests.
In this situation, what on earth is the agency expecting and not doing anything?
Now that things have come to this, I can’t bury them…, You were able to put out the fire sufficiently.
As far as I know, my company would be able to do that.
But looking at the current situation, it seemed like nothing would end until Seoyoung died.
… Maybe.
I might actually be waiting to die.
The more I thought about whether I might have been sitting there,
This world felt so disgusting right now.
I wanted to leave a comment on Instagram, but right now, there was no SNS I could access other than the newly created account.
The moment when I became increasingly devastated in this situation where the stress was piling up, and I couldn’t resolve it because I couldn’t even meet him.
“Huh… ?”
A call came.
… It’s not from him,
It didn’t come from Hinami,
It wasn’t even from her real sister,
A phone call from the girl who is currently receiving the most criticism in Korea.
When I saw that, I felt something unusual, so I quickly picked up her cell phone and put it to her ear.
-Jia.
“Ah, Seoyoung unnie…”
When I answer the phone, the grave voice of her colleague and older sister, whom I was not that close to, reaches my ears.
It doesn’t look like he’s crying, and he doesn’t look like he’s angry.
An empty voice, as if something had been given up.
That felt so creepy, so I hurriedly responded by calling her name.
-Will I die?
“What… ?”
-I thought it would be better to die. … Everyone seems to think that way.
The eerieness that came out of the receiver froze my tongue,
After hearing the shocking words of my colleague and senior, I was so out of breath that I couldn’t get any words out.
-… What if you shut up too? It’s a joke, a joke.
“… Ah, that. Make that joke now…”
When Seoyoung saw my reaction, she smiled and opened my pores again.
-I’m half serious, though.
She strangled me again, covering my mouth, so I couldn’t respond.
I laughed in such an empty voice that cold sweat ran down my frozen body.
-… Under. Fuck. Why did it become like this? My life.
“…”
-It seems like everyone is waiting for me to catch up…, I think the agency does the same. Otherwise, there’s no reason to leave me alone at home without touching me at all. The chivalry was also shit.
And then.
Gradually infusing anger into that empty voice.
Seoyoung, as if she were dumbfounded, burst out laughing and expressed her sorrow to me.
-Our company is terrifying, right? … I didn’t know that I would be cut off like this right away.
“…”
-It’s so fucking bad I can’t die. … Really, I think if I die, everything will be buried and everything will be resolved.
It wasn’t until I heard Seoyoung’s voice venting her anger that she couldn’t even die because she was so unfair.
“… Oatmeal…, You can’t do that. “Sister.”
I could barely move my frozen tongue and throw her words at Seoyoung.
-It’s okay, I won’t die. … Why do I have to die? Smoking a little weed isn’t a deadly sin, is it?
“… Yes.”
Seoyoung continued her words with such confidence,
-Just because you’re an idol doesn’t mean you can’t meet men. … Isn’t it?
“…”
… They dragged me into the same crime.
I grabbed hold of my conscience so that I could not refute what he said.
-… Anyway, after reading the nonsense about our agency, it seemed like they were trying to cut me off, so I called them. I think it would be dangerous if you and Hinami get caught too.
“… Yes.”
-Oh, and. Can I ask you one favor before hanging up?
“What is it?”
-Please report me to the police.
After making it impossible for me to take my foot off.
He asked me for something that I could never grant.
-Suddenly he said goodbye on the phone and then accused me of hinting at suicide…, Please report it. … I thought I would get less criticism if I did a show like this.
“… Yes.”
-If you don’t report it, you could really die, so please do it quickly. If I record this and spread it somewhere else, will it be a big problem?
“Anyway, neither you nor I can record on this phone.”
-But. … So you probably called me back then too. Puhuhuh…
Seoyoung unnie, unlike someone who gets all kinds of criticism, she giggled in a loud voice,
I just hung up the phone.
I immediately left a message that could serve as evidence.
-Thank you.
… I am,
When I saw that, I immediately reported it to the police.
It didn’t take long for news that Seoyoung was discovered in her home to spread across all of her websites.
Of course, the older sister was alive and well without any injuries.
… A will that was not a suicide note and was left on the desk.
It was revealed to the media by chance.
**
“It’s scary.”
“I was scared too.”
After confirming that Hinami was asleep, she was about to go to sleep, but Ha-eun was startled when she made a fuss about a strange article.
So she hurriedly contacted her sister-in-law, and she answered in a very calm voice, which surprised her even more.
… You have to commit something like this to truly call it an ‘accident’.
While I was always worried that she might make an extreme choice while browsing the Internet, I never imagined that she would solve it like this.
“I’m more scared of you.”
“… “It’s not something you should say.”
However, Ha-eun didn’t seem to trust her sister’s voice at all, so she dragged Ye-eun back into her room, urging her to come down immediately.
No matter how much she hates it, is it because her sister is her sister?
She would be worried if she thought that her younger brother might follow her lead and attempt suicide.
You can defeat a living human, but you cannot defeat a dead human.
“But, isn’t this a problem because it’s tied up in the contract?”
“Maybe. … But are we going to file a lawsuit over something like this?”
“… Is it hard? Probably.”
“I guess so.”
Likewise, it was human habit to be able to beat a living human, but not to easily beat a human who was almost behind.
Attempted suicide… According to what her sister-in-law said, when everyone from the press to the public was caught up in her suicide show, the people who were criticizing her suddenly changed their stance and were criticizing the public who had criticized her.
Of course, there was a lot of criticism of the agency for not being able to manage it.
He didn’t light a bomb in the room or take a lot of sleeping pills, he simply wrote a suicide note and sent a message to Jia suggesting suicide and was found quietly at her home.
Even as the fact that ‘a person almost died’ was revealed, there were too many people who criticized it and said it was a show, so it backfired, and public opinion was overturned in one fell swoop.
For some reason, the will whose full text was made public was so appealing.
“Even after seeing this, if there’s a penalty or something…, I think public opinion is going to get a lot more serious.”
“… “I think so too.”
A sincere affection for the fans, resentment toward the agency that does not protect them, and a ladleful of sentimental sentences.
There was a bit of a story about the ex-boyfriend who gave him the marijuana, but it seemed very detailed in that it intentionally left out emotion and volume.
Regardless of the right or wrong, there probably aren’t many people who feel like cursing even after seeing an article like this.
If you think about it, I received a lot of criticism compared to the mistakes I made.
Of course, I don’t think it’s a good idea to overturn public opinion in such dizzying ways…,
Still, honestly, it was refreshing.
Because there is nothing more refreshing than making fun of someone who seems to be falling behind.
… Just like when I subdued the person in front of me.
“So, if this continues, what will happen to your group?”
“I don’t know. Wouldn’t it work out somehow? … “I turned off the phone for now.”
“Now…, Even if I did get a call, it would be ambiguous.”
“… Still, if public opinion continues like this, wouldn’t it be possible to cancel the contract? I don’t think they’ll sell any more as a group anyway.”
“That too.”
Of course, it was just a relief, but it was definitely not good news for her group.
Ultimately, being an idol is a job that sells positive emotions, but when one of the members became involved in the drug issue and even committed suicide, it was as if their positive image had all but disappeared.
At this rate, I wonder if a return is even possible.
Wouldn’t it be better to work as a solo artist?
The group image took a hit, but each individual was fine.
“… “Does my brother-in-law want me to quit being an idol?”
“… No.”
But.
For my purely personal reasons.
I hoped they wouldn’t quit being idols.
No need to add any reasons.
“Why?”
“… It would be such a waste to quit with something like this.”
… Because that was more attractive.
I guess I would rather live quietly.
I guess he was a person who liked to live a noisy life even if it was dangerous.
What if she really quits her job and retires?
“That’s right, Yeeun, you shouldn’t quit your job.”
“… Sister?”
“You didn’t buy this house with a lump sum of cash, you idiot.”
… To my older sister who still longs for her younger brother.
Because it was clear that I would be hit without even making a sound.
These days, Seo Ye-eun is stuck in the corner of her room…,
To be honest, it didn’t really suck.
“… Even if you don’t say that, I won’t hit you, so you don’t have to worry.”
“Okay. Work harder. Honestly, there is no job that makes more money than being a celebrity.”
“…”
The Seo Ji-ah I know,
The more arrogant and rude she was outside of bed, the more attractive she was.
… Of course.
She’s just as cheap as ever, and she never wins.
She was a lovely woman.
