Chapter 158: Because It’s Fun (1)

“Kyyaaaaah!”

An egg suddenly flew in during the interview.

As the people in the front row screamed, the interview room turned into chaos in an instant.

The egg that bounced off my hand fell to the floor and cracked.

The yolk messily spilled over the smooth surface.

I awkwardly smiled and flicked the egg off my hand. It was slightly sticky.

“What the hell?”

Taekyung from BK turned his head with a bewildered expression.

An egg had come flying straight at us out of nowhere.

It was at an angle where it could’ve hit me in the face.

I wouldn’t have gotten seriously hurt from a single egg, but…

Since I was wearing my stage outfit, if I’d gotten hit, it would’ve been awkward to change clothes in the middle.

“Something flew over, I think.”

Seeing how startled he looked, I added calmly.

Taekyung hesitated for a moment before bowing his head.

“Ah… Thank you.”

“Excuse me! Excuse me! Step out, please!”

Meanwhile, the security team had located the person who threw the egg and was dragging them out from the audience.

No way a lunatic like that would go quietly, and fans nearby joined in with angry voices, causing a momentary uproar.

“What is going on…”

“Hey, that was close. Are you okay?”

Ha Junseo asked with a worried look, but aside from a bit of yolk dripping off my fingertips, I wasn’t seriously hurt.

I smiled and replied softly.

“I’m fine.”

I just swatted it away because it came flying this way.

My hand just moved on instinct.

I knew what was coming—how could I just stay still?

But people who didn’t understand the situation seemed to think I nearly got hurt.

When I looked straight ahead, the murmuring fans were all staring up at me.

“Ah.”

We were so close to the fan seats that I could see they were worried even from here.

Though I couldn’t understand the local language, I heard English and Korean mixed in from all around.

“Seohan! Are you okay?”

“Are you okay? Okay?”

Seriously. I said I’m okay.

I raised my unharmed hand and nodded.

“Phew.”

What kind of mess is this out of nowhere…

If I hadn’t seen it coming, I probably would’ve been pretty startled too.

“Seohan, here. Wipe your hand with this first.”

“Oh, yes. Thank you.”

“You’re really not hurt anywhere, right?”

“It was just an egg, not a rock…”

Murmur, murmur—

About ten minutes passed like that.

After the situation had somewhat settled, the local MC finally stepped up to take control.

He was frozen with panic just like the rest of us.

He cleared his throat and carefully began to speak.

“There was a… small disturbance just now.”

“……”

“Shall we continue the interview?”

“Yes.”

And so, the interview resumed amid a somewhat chaotic atmosphere.

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“You really never know what life’s gonna throw at you.”

Taekyung from BK muttered with a sigh.

It wasn’t even something worthy of the news, but really—who expects to get hit by an egg in their life?

Though it wasn’t aimed specifically at him, it was still quite a shock.

Especially since it happened in a foreign country, it was a little scary.

If it hadn’t been an egg but something else…

Just thinking about it was terrifying.

Right after safely finishing the Music Bank stage, Taekyung from BK personally visited Stardust’s waiting room to express his thanks.

“Thanks.”

The resting members of Stardust greeted him with surprised expressions.

In a way, Do Seohan was the lifesaver of the day, and he stepped out awkwardly.

When Taekyung bowed and thanked him, Seohan looked a bit flustered.

Seohan shook his head and spoke.

“Oh, no. I just swatted it away because I was surprised.”

“Still, you could’ve gotten hurt.”

There was no way to know in that split second if it was an egg or a rock.

He was just grateful that Seohan had reached out and knocked it away.

“I’m not hurt. You’re okay too, right, sunbae?”

“Of course… I’m fine.”

Polite speech, respectful demeanor—completely different from what he expected.

‘Their leader looked scary.’

Han Gabin had said that so much that he thought Seohan would be like that.

Those types who get a little popular and suddenly act all cocky.

He’d seen plenty of those in the industry, so he’d had a bias.

Especially the ones who get famous young—so many of them act like their heads are full of hot air.

The climb is rough, and the fall happens in an instant.

So many rookies had no idea how the entertainment world worked.

But looking at him, this kid didn’t seem like that type at all.

‘How old was he again? He was a lot younger than me.’

A young guy with guts and humility.

Taekyung from BK smiled and added,

“I really enjoyed your stage today.”

He had let go of his competitive mindset and watched their performance up close. Seeing it without bias, he was honestly impressed.

For a stage in a foreign country, they didn’t seem nervous at all, and they performed cleanly—not like rookies.

Is he really just in his first year?

No wonder they’re from a major agency, and clearly not just survival show hype.

Seohan smiled at Taekyung’s compliment and responded.

“I enjoyed your new song performance too, sunbae.”

“Well, since fate brought us together like this, should we exchange numbers?”

“Uh, sure.”

In the warm atmosphere, Taekyung cautiously suggested it.

Seohan readily entered his number into Taekyung’s phone.

Taekyung gave him a call right away and added,

“That’s my number. I’ll contact you later.”

“Yes.”

“Oh, and Gabin said something about getting a meal together sometime. Said he had something to tell you.”

“……?”

That one line made Seohan’s eyes go wide.

[K-pop idol fan event: lunatic who threw egg got caught]

The Music Bank interview in Malaysia.

The chaos caused by some psycho throwing an egg finally made the news.

Apparently they caught him right on-site.

Still no word on why he threw the egg.

—Wasn’t it while BK was talking? Ha lol Taekyung almost got hit in the face, I’m seriously pissed.

└ Still no statement from the agency? Our artist almost got hurt overseas and this is how they handle it?

└ Definitely worse than Doubles. Doubles posted an update right away. Said Seohan’s okay ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ thank god

└ Wasn’t it Do Seohan from Stardust who swatted the egg away?

└ Yeah

└Ha… I’m a BK fan, and I’m seriously so grateful. I watched the video late and my heart was pounding the whole time ㅠㅠ

└That psycho really threw it straight at Taekyung’s face. If it weren’t for Seohan, he would’ve gotten hit ㅠㅠㅠ

–Like, LOL I’m all for K-pop broadcasts overseas, but what the hell is this? If it’s a public interview, they should’ve at least properly screened the attendees;; There are psychos who throw bombs—what if it wasn’t an egg but something dangerous?

└F***, what if it was acid? They just let anyone in like that?

└For real, if it was acid… I can’t even bear to imagine it ㅠㅠ

└The silence from the news makes it even more infuriating;;

└Instead of bragging about Hallyu, can they please focus on protecting the artists?

└No apology from Music Bank yet???

–This just hit the news: apparently, the guy threw the egg because he hates K-pop culture.

└F***….

└Is that for real?

└I don’t know, the article’s up;;

└Seriously, is he insane? Why take it out on innocent people LOL

└I mean, the news here is mostly just tabloid trash… Maybe it really was just some random crazy guy.

Not long after, the incident became known in Korea and made the headlines.

A terrifying situation where a member of BK had nearly gotten hit in the face by an egg.

Add to that the sensationalized headlines, and the fire slowly began to spread.

There were many posts criticizing the broadcasting station that planned the program and the agencies that participated, but fans were still relieved that the event ended without serious harm.

Among them, the story of Seohan swatting the egg with his hand was never left out.

[Do Seohan’s reflexes, is this for real?]

I was shocked watching the video.

How did he even manage to swat that away;;

It wasn’t even flying toward him directly.

–Ha… The way he just slapped it away with his hand… seriously, I’m falling for him.

└Did you see how he awkwardly smiled after that? It was such a surprising moment but he stayed calm and seated.

└I cried because my baby looked so cool.

└As expected of Do Hamjji—soft on the outside, strong on the inside.

└The fact that he blocked it with his hand not knowing what it was… and it wasn’t even someone from his own group. There was some distance between them too.

└He was seriously so cool.

└My man’s so amazing, I think I’m falling for him.

–I rewatched it, and Seohan was staring at the audience the whole time ㄷㄷ Maybe the psycho who threw the egg was acting suspicious? He seemed really alert.

└Whoa, now that you mention it, maybe.

└If that’s true LOL then they let someone who looked suspicious into that kind of event?

└What was the security team even doing? Watching the interview like fans?

└LOL for real

–We should’ve known from when Seohan dashed like a relay runner. Our Hamjji’s agility is clearly maxed out.

└Maybe he was worried fans would be anxious. Right after the event, he came to Private Message with a photo of his hand ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

└Angel Hamjji, may your path be full of happiness…

└I’m a BK fan, and seriously, please thank him ㅠㅠ

└22222 I’m super thankful too

└As a show of loyalty, here’s my streaming proof shot (photo)

Because of this incident, a sense of camaraderie even seemed to bloom between BK and Stardust fans.

It was far more wholesome than fighting over first place.

Just as the two fandoms formed an alliance—

A program-related meeting was scheduled the day before Do Seohan’s birthday.

Not long after returning to Korea, with his jet lag not yet adjusted, word came that Do Seohan was on his way.

PD Do Seojun leaned back against the sofa with a smile on his lips.

‘Will Do Seohan fall for this?’

‘He’ll definitely fall for it.’

He was confident.

He was pretty good at acting, after all.

And since the manager on that side had already laid the groundwork, Seohan would probably listen to him without much suspicion.

‘Ah, this is going to be fun.’

Just imagining the disgusted face made him feel a thrill.

PD Do Seojun hummed a tune with a smirk.

Right at that moment—

Creeeeak—

The office door slowly opened.

“Huh?”

As soon as he saw who it was, Seohan entered the office with a reluctant expression.

PD Do Seojun calmly nodded and pulled out a clipboard.

“Have a seat over there.”

“What? This was your show…?”

Seohan frowned and sat on the sofa.

“Yeah. Didn’t you hear?”

“I had no clue. The manager just said it was a variety shoot. I didn’t even get told what kind of show it was.”

“Wow, your company’s… kinda bad at this.”

“They’re always like that.”

Seems like Seohan didn’t suspect anything because Doubles usually handled things poorly.

Where should he start?

Maybe mention a show he did before?

PD Do Seojun casually brought it up.

“You know I did Run Around Korea, right?”

“……”

“Don’t tell me you don’t know?”

No response.

Rattle rattle—

He could practically hear Seohan’s eyes rolling.

He doesn’t know what show his own brother produced…?

He didn’t expect this.

Do Seojun let out a dry laugh and asked,

“Do you even know what I do?”

“You’re… a PD, right?”

Seohan blinked and answered proudly.

“Wow, thanks. At least you know I’m a PD.”

Do Seojun shook his head.

“This is unbelievable.”

“Well, you don’t know my new title track either.”

“Hey, how would I know idol songs?”

“You’re literally a PD for an idol survival show.”

“…Touché.”

Better stop talking before this turns against him.

PD Do Seojun cleared his throat and changed the topic.

Anyway, it was time to get to the point.

“Anyway, I got assigned a new show.”

“…And?”

Eyes full of suspicion.

Do Seojun spoke smoothly.

No big deal.

“You’re gonna be on it.”

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