SDM 48
by SoraiLet’s watch “Let’s Play Together”
Expecting it to be boring
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Just seeing their faces is super fun
➥Looooool ㅠㅠㅠ
Only Baek Sang-hyun appears?
➥No, Son Ah-hyun is at the beginning
➥➥Oh that’ll be fun too, Son Ah-hyun seems like she’d play around quietly lol
Baek Sang-hyun didn’t have any special appearances, did he just work out? Lol
➥Maybe… he’s just getting in shape before filming starts
➥Usually Baek Sang-hyun is only spotted at the gym, company, or school…
Son Ah-hyun is terrible at cooking lololol
That’s too funny lol she called it “magma pumpkin pancake from hell” lol
➥Why is the pumpkin pancake red?
➥➥She blended tomatoes with it lol
➥➥Added fire chicken sauce too
➥➥But she said she can’t eat spicy food lol
➥➥➥Why does she have fire chicken sauce if she can’t eat spicy food
➥➥➥➥Fighting spirit lol if she feels like slacking off she uses fire chicken to discipline herself lol
Son Ah-hyun is so funny that Baek Sang-hyun just needs to show his face lol Let’s Play Together finally escapes being educational lol
Damn mid-program ads
Oh, Ryu Chae-yoon’s universe ad made it to TV?
➥That video’s views exploded, it went viral overseas and pushed out all the Korean comments lol
➥➥So lucky Chae-yoon’s not an idol, if he was an idol Korea would’ve blown up saying he’s going on Happy Together
Who was that blurred person just now?
Baek Sang-hyun… has a friend?
➥Hey, that’s harsh
➥➥No I mean he probably has friends, but friends he’d invite home? Honestly, even as a fan I find it hard to believe lol. Wasn’t Baek Sang-hyun everyone’s friend but no one’s friend?
They must’ve done his makeup, right? That’s not really just woken up, is it?
➥Might not be just woken up but probably didn’t do much makeup…
He’s so handsome
Aw he’s shy lol so cute
Baek Sang-hyun’s eye smile is the best, when he smiles he gives off such boyfriend vibes
He eats breakfast well, yogurt salad avocado sandwich yum
He said he makes the yogurt himself, as expected of my man, he’d be perfect to marry
➥Get lost
Sang-hyun, if you marry me… ah no, honestly my conscience…
➥I have no conscience, Sang-hyun marry me!!!!!!!
He’s bustling around well lol eating, cleaning, now going to exercise
Wow his back, wow his arms, wow
This could be used as a photoshoot if you capture it, it’s crazy
Can’t believe just exercising without saying a word is this good
Didn’t Baek Sang-hyun go to school in America? Did he maybe play American football or something?
➥Not American football, but he played basketball for a bit apparently (photo)
➥➥!!!! Crazy
➥➥Wow he was a bit thinner then, cute…
He’s really inviting someone over? He’s speaking casually on the phone
Baek Sang-hyun has someone he speaks casually to?
➥No one believes Baek Sang-hyun has a close friend lol
➥I heard he speaks casually to juniors at school
➥Oh if it’s a school junior, is it a regular person appearing?
➥➥School junior????? Ryu Chae-yoon????
➥➥➥Huh, no way
It is Ryu Chae-yoon lol
Wow
Ryu Chae-yoon’s eyes look so sleepy lol too cute
Her face looks so young I thought she’d be tiny, but surprised she’s much taller than expected
Why is Chae-yoon the only one in winter clothes already lol
➥He must be really sensitive to cold, if you look closely at his audition video he’s always fiddling with hand warmers
He came to… study?
Baek Sang-hyun is sweet, seems he prepared a cardigan separately
➥Isn’t it just his?
➥➥Baek Sang-hyun is a guy who wears short sleeves even in mid-winter… he’d never wear something like that…
They seem closer than expected? I heard they’re always together at school too
Wow he’s really studying, three hours is crazy
The unedited raw footage is revealed lol
Chae-yoon seems nervous lol drinking so much barley tea lol
Isn’t Accounting Principles a freshman course? Why is Baek Sang-hyun taking it?
➥He missed the final exam, said there was something he really wanted to see so he skipped the test to go see it
➥➥Such a manly man lol
Ryu Chae-yoon got kicked out lol
The kitchen is my space.. as expected, you should marry me…
➥Just go away already
Such a contrast with Son Ah-hyun lol Baek Sang-hyun is too good at cooking lol
He makes gnocchi from scratch?
Gotta make some instant spaghetti now, my stomach’s growling
Chae-yoon’s sleeping
Ah so cute, he’s like a baby
Must’ve been tired from studying, why is he sleeping so pitifully
Crazy PD lol why add slow motion here lol
➥Well done, I praise you (while taking hundreds of screenshots)
➥➥Wow, my timeline will be full of edited versions of that today
Is this just for the show or is he always like this, Baek Sang-hyun fans, is he always this caring?
➥Yep
➥He’s the type to give affection to everyone but never gives love…
➥➥What’s that?
➥➥➥Baek Sang-hyun
➥➥➥➥Lololololol
Finally feels like a proper house reveal
Wow he must do a lot of input, so many books
Do a romance!! Rom-com!! You have to do it before your 20s are over!!!!!!!!
The day Baek Sang-hyun films a rom-com is the day he achieves enlightenment
➥Is he already dead?
Even just Chae-yoon’s feet showing are cute lol
➥For real, how can even feet be cute
Chae-yoon eats well, munching away. He looks like he wouldn’t eat much but he eats well
➥Senior, you’re a good cook? (surprised)
➥➥And it’s even delicious (double surprised)
Seems Chae-yoon really can’t drink coffee, I heard she always just drinks tea at the school cafe
➥I wonder why he can’t drink it, is it bitter? Cute
➥➥Liking barley tea, what a unique taste
They’re fighting lol Ryu Chae-yoon says everything on his mind
Wow he’s not holding back at all but everything he’s saying is right
➥True, you shouldn’t use and discard a character like that, Ryu Chae-yoon seems right
He’s a bit rude to his senior
➥Baek Sang-hyun doesn’t seem to mind though
➥He debates well, stop whining about rudeness
Baek Sang-hyun’s calling director Lee Jun-ho lol
Why does Lee Jun-ho’s voice sound like that lol he’s so sweet lol
➥He must think Ryu Chae-yoon is like a baby, he’s cooing at him
➥➥You guys do it too
➥➥➥He is a baby, want to cuddle him
Lee Jun-ho says he’ll change the script, he’s crazy lol
But watching this, I’m even more confused about what Orbit Collision is about
➥Me too lol what’s Ryu Chae-yoon’s role, doesn’t seem like just an undercover cop
Felt like a real Let’s Play Together variety show after a long time
Celebrity who caused controversy by sleeping on today’s variety show
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Controversy over whether Ryu Chae-yoon is a fairy or an angel
The fairy faction argues that something so cute couldn’t be anything but a fairy
The angel faction claims he’s an angel because he’s too tall and holy to be a fairy
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Over 200 comments and still no resolution?
➥It’s like the red bean bun vs cream bun debate
➥➥Huh? Cream bun is the cream-filled fish-shaped bread, red bean bun is the original
➥➥➥Sandy red bean buns are for old people
But really, what’s with his face.. Is that really unedited?
➥The PD only adjusted the brightness
Whether a fairy or an angel, Chae-yoon can do it all! He’s just too cute, baby-like, and pretty ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Seong-woon, who had been watching TV with his family in a light mood, froze at a loss of words after a scene that appeared midway. It was the storage room, or should it be called a data room, that Baek Sang-hyun showed while giving a brief house tour. One of the display cases there would not have revealed any commonalities if it weren’t for Seong-woon.
The videos inserted there were all works featuring ‘Jin Seong-woon’. Everything from Seong-woon’s child actor days to just before his death were there. Others might just say it’s a variety of genres and periods, but…
Seong-woon wished this was just his own self-consciousness, but he knew better that it wasn’t. Baek Sang-hyun’s data room was Jin Seong-woon’s complete filmography, with nothing missing and nothing added.
“Chae-yoon?”
“……”
“Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?”
He could hear his heart pounding. Seong-woon looked down to confirm that his heart rate displayed on the watch had increased quite a bit compared to usual, and slowly took a deep breath while shaking his head.
With all his family members, who had been happily watching TV, now turned to look at him, Seong-woon could only smile as prettily as possible.
“When did you get so close with Baek Sang-hyun?”
“…We’re not particularly close.”
“I could teach you Accounting Principles better.”
Seong-woon quietly looked at the grumbling Ryu Chang-yoon and chuckled.
“I think you have more talent in… creating things on your own rather than teaching.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
Now he seemed to know how to deal with Ryu Chang-yoon a bit better. The trick was, rather than denying, slightly changing the words to soothe him could maintain a very comfortable state. Seong-woon looked around at Ryu Chae-yoon’s family members he had become familiar with in a few months and sighed quietly without them noticing.
C1012 said it didn’t matter if Ryu Chae-yoon was discovered to be Jin Seong-woon, but he would have to take responsibility for the aftermath himself. Seong-woon was determined not to tell anyone about that. Isn’t it obvious? The moment it’s spoken, he’ll be off to the mental hospital.
But if Baek Sang-hyun already suspected that ‘Ryu Chae-yoon = Jin Seong-woon’ and had reached a conviction…. Even so, there’s no reason for Seong-woon to confirm it. It might just result in two crazy people…
“Chae-yoon is getting so many ad offers….”
“No, he needs to film our company’s ad first.”
“It might be better to make a formal request to aunt, right?”
“Ah, then as soon as the current model contract expires….”
Listening to Ryu Young-ju and Ryu Chang-yoon’s conversation, Seong-woon rubbed his arms that were getting goosebumps for some reason.
“Aunt doesn’t want to overuse our Chae-yoon’s image. So let’s just film one!”
“…Aunt, I haven’t even properly done a supporting role yet. Just one minor role and one ad for Ha-yun’s brother’s company…”
“It’s okay.”
It’s not okay.
“I’ll send the draft through Lee Hyeong-seok, so take a look.”
Although he didn’t particularly want to film more ads, Seong-woon just nodded in agreement. When the program ended, Baek Sang-hyun appeared again in the advertisement that filled the TV screen.
I feel like I should contact him… But really, why did he fill his room so full of Jin Seong-woon? He couldn’t sit still out of curiosity about the real situation.
“I’m going up to rest.”
“Okay, sure. You must be tired from staying up late.”
Now accustomed to receiving his father’s affectionate pat on the head, Seong-woon got up from his seat. He walked up half the stairs but ran up the rest, opening and entering Ryu Chae-yoon’s fan room. This was the only place where the others wouldn’t come in.
Ryu Chae-yoon’s house has Baek Sang-hyun’s archive, and Baek Sang-hyun’s house has Jin Seong-woon’s archive. The entanglement of Jin Seong-woon, Ryu Chae-yoon, and Baek Sang-hyun doesn’t seem to be a coincidence no matter how you look at it. Seong-woon took a moment to catch his breath as the space filled with Baek Sang-hyun seemed to press on his chest.
Should I… try calling him? After turning his phone screen on and off several times, Seong-woon was startled by the sudden vibration and dropped the phone. Baek Sang-hyun’s name was flashing on the screen.
As if determined to ring until answered, the call that had ended rang once again. What are you trying to do now? Seong-woon leaned back on the sofa and pressed the call button.
“Hello.”
– You don’t seem to have slept.
“…I didn’t go to bed yet.”
– Did you watch ‘Let’s Play Together’?
“Yes.”
– With your family?
“…How did you know?”
– Your brother posted something.
What? Seong-woon opened the SNS app he hadn’t checked for days. On the timeline that appeared immediately was a post by Ryu Chang-yoon with a blue badge verifying his official account.
Thanks to RCY’s sister, the family gathers a lot
A row of heads was lined up in a living room scene from who knows when. In the background, a 120-inch TV screen was filled with Ryu Chae-yoon’s sleeping face.
“……”
– Seems like you have a good relationship with your family.
“…It’s just normal.”
Before more nonsense could come out, Seong-woon changed the subject.
“Why did you call?”
– I thought you might call.
“…What?”
– I thought you might try to but then stop yourself, so I called instead.
“……”
He should have retorted asking why he would call, but the words wouldn’t come out. Given what Seong-woon had experienced so far, it was hard to dismiss the movies and dramas Baek Sang-hyun had collected as mere coincidence.
From the filming of the drama ‘Public Relations’, Baek Sang-hyun had been very kind to Seong-woon… He was the one who approached him first when others didn’t even care, let alone hesitate to approach. Also, throughout the drama filming, Baek Sang-hyun was the only one he had had any private conversations with.
Even after the drama ended, Baek Sang-hyun would contact him occasionally. Grateful for that sentiment, Seong-woon would sometimes turn his phone on thinking of asking how he was doing, but then turn it off again. Worried that he might think he was pretending to be close. Afraid that he might be overestimating a small kindness.
If you don’t approach, you won’t get hurt anymore. If you don’t get closer, you won’t grow apart either. This had always been Seong-woon’s behavior pattern. But completely pushing Sang-hyun away was…
– Ryu Chae-yoon.
“……”
– You’re thinking unnecessary overthinking again.
It’s not unnecessary… Well, dwelling on past events only leaves a bitter taste, like pickled vegetables. Seong-woon forcefully pushed away the dark clouds in his mind.
“Can’t sleep again?”
– Maybe.
If that’s the case, just say so. What’s with the ‘maybe’? Seong-woon clenched his molars tightly, then barely managed to start the sentence he wanted to ask.
“That… What’s the criteria for organizing that room?”
– Room? Ah, the archive.
“Yes, there. There didn’t seem to be any order in terms of genre or actors.”
– Why no order? There’s the most important common factor.
Seong-woon unconsciously swallowed dry saliva.
– I think you’d know best, wouldn’t you?
“……”
– I think at least one person would be able to recognize it.
Right, that person would be Jin Seong-woon. The Jin Seong-woon who remembers all the videos he appeared in, even if it was a very small role.
“I don’t really…”
– Yeah, you don’t know.
“…Yes.”
– I thought you’d answer like that. I also think you can’t be that honest with me.
Seong-woon bit his lip slightly and released it. For some reason, it felt like every ending of Baek Sang-hyun’s sentences had a polite ‘-yo’ attached. Even the tone of his voice was different from how he usually addressed ‘Ryu Chae-yoon’.
Note: In Korean, you have different ways to express formality to seniors and bosses and informality to friends etc. ‘-yo’ is typically formal while adding ‘-ah’/’-ya’ is informal. Here, BSH is using ‘-yo’ with RCY though he previously didn’t. It shows that he knows its JSW in that body.
A voice full of affection, gentleness, and trust, as if addressing an idol. The memory of that voice, trying to sound even brighter to hide disappointment when Seong-woon refused, made his head spin.
– I think I might be crazy too, but it seems better to be crazy.
Only now did Seong-woon fully realize that ‘Jin Seong-woon’ might have been a special existence to Baek Sang-hyun.
Rather than questioning why he stayed at the funeral home for 3 days straight when they were just drama colleagues… It was because he was special, so he had to. Baek Sang-hyun, who believes ‘Ryu Chae-yoon’ is ‘Jin Seong-woon’ while thinking he’s gone mad because he doesn’t want to believe in Jin Seong-woon’s death…
Just from his voice, Seong-woon felt a sting inside. Since ‘Ryu Chae-yoon’s’ wish was to ‘get entangled with Baek Sang-hyun and ____’ anyway, wouldn’t it be okay to tell him about the current situation?
As Seong-woon, who had been contemplating for a while, was about to open his mouth, a voice came through the receiver a beat faster.
– I said something silly. Go to sleep now. You have to sleep early to grow taller.
“…You sound like my brother.”
Baek Sang-hyun chuckled and then dropped a bombshell.
– I’ll say goodbye first today. Sleep well.
“…What?”
– You said it last, after reading the script. ‘Sleep well.’
“But you were asleep, weren’t you?”
– Did you really say it?
What’s this, did he just guess? …No. That sounds like he’s saying it with certainty, so then… Did he record it or something?
“No, you’re really…!”
– You even spoke informally to your senior.
“That’s… while reading the script, in character…”
– Yeah, I got it.
What did you get! You’re getting it all wrong! Seong-woon was about to argue more but ended up closing his mouth. It already seemed that no matter what he said, Baek Sang-hyun had no intention of changing his understanding. To begin with, everything was an excuse, so every word felt embarrassing.
– You don’t particularly need to explain to me. You probably have no reason to.
Baek Sang-hyun’s voice was tinged with resignation, but at the same time exuded joy. Seong-woon bowed his head, holding the now-hot phone. Ah, his heart hurt a bit – could this be a relapse of his illness?
– It’s okay if you think this is just the ramblings of a crazy person.
“……”
– I’m sorry for making things awkward.
The call, ending with an apology, soon disconnected. Seong-woon stared at the hung-up phone for a while before turning his gaze to empty space.
He could hear his heart pounding. Wondering if it hurt, he pressed firmly on his left chest, then traced the surgical scar with his fingertips. Why did things have to get so complicated? If he had just died and been reborn, he could have been blissfully ignorant.
Seong-woon buried his face in his palms and stayed that way for a while. He didn’t understand why affection hurt his heart more than hatred.
Congratulations!
You have successfully completed the quest.
Reward: Increased physical strength and partial recovery from illness
Soul adjustment project in progress….
Even with the quest completion notification that would normally have made him happy, Seong-woon’s mood didn’t improve. As his physical strength increased and illness recovered, he felt Ryu Chae-yoon’s life becoming inextricably intertwined with his own, without rhyme or reason.
Hadn’t he come to think of him not as a simple body owner, but almost… like a piece of himself? Coming to regard Ryu Chae-yoon’s family as his own, thinking about Ryu Chae-yoon’s emotions, Ryu Chae-yoon’s life… Seong-woon recalled the words that Ryu Chae-yoon and Jin Seong-woon were not two separate entities.
The thought that Ryu Chae-yoon might have been a piece of Jin Seong-woon filled his mind.