SDM 76
by Sorai2×0331 Ryu Chae-yoon Airport Departure Photos
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It’s hilarious that the whole family came out because it’s his birthday today 😂😂😂😂😂
You know what’s even funnier? All these photos appeared in the social news section 😂😂😂 All the reporters at the airport were from the economy and social affairs departments 😂😂😂
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Where’s the photo of the oldest brother giving him pocket money?
➥ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
➥➥ How much did he give?
➥➥➥ He gave him a card
➥➥➥➥ Ryu Chae-yoon gave it back 😂😂😂 The oldest brother looks sulky (photo)
Where are the entertainment reporters?
➥ They’re too slow with information, so they couldn’t make it 😂😂😂
➥➥ Damn 😂😂😂😂😂
Ryu Chae-yoon looks amazing even in unedited photos taken by social affairs reporters
➥ His face doesn’t need editing
He’s so ugly
➥ That’s your reflection in the mirror
➥ How do you come up with such brainless trolling? 😂😂😂😂
➥➥ Just mindless trolling because they’ve got nothing else 😂😂😂 Trying to criticize Ryu Chae-yoon’s face 😂😂😂
Wow, these Starfile bastards are persistent
Baek Sang-hyun went to New York and I followed
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But the photos are incredibly well taken.
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Huh?
Why is Baek Sang-hyun in New York?
➥Seems like he went to hang out with Ryu Chae-yoon
➥➥Huh?
They’re really close
Did Ryu Chae-yoon go for a photoshoot and Baek Sang-hyun for fun?
➥Didn’t he go to meet family?
➥➥I think Baek Sang-hyun’s family lives on the west coast…
The photos are really well taken, they look like movie stills
Is that the brunch place in front of Central Park? It’s pretty good…
But… I’m not seeing things, right?
➥You too? Me too
➥➥Honestly, maybe our prejudices are confining them lol
➥➥➥This is so frustrating lol just say they look like they’re dating lol
If that’s friendship… I really have no friends…
➥You too? Me too
➥➥This guy keeps saying “you too” over and over
I’m not sure about Ryu Chae-yoon, but it seems Baek Sang-hyun loves her…
➥Lololololol
➥Really has that romantic gaze
Did Starfile guys become enemies with Baek Sang-hyun? Why are they following him so much?
➥I heard it’s because Baek Sang-hyun didn’t do interviews during his rising period
➥➥But Baek Sang-hyun didn’t have a rising period
➥➥➥Exactly lol
For guys who make up stories daily, Baek Sang-hyun is wise not to interview with them, considering how many celebrities they’ve ruined
➥True
So are Baek Sang-hyun and Ryu Chae-yoon dating?
➥Twitter is buzzing, they’re already shipping Tushin well, and suddenly officials are feeding it to us
➥➥What’s Tushin?
➥➥➥Shin Jeongwoo Shin Gangwon lol
If they’re really dating, wouldn’t they act more distant in public?
➥Look, we have a serious person here lol
➥➥What? Wasn’t everyone being serious? Am I the only one being sincere again?
Guys, there’s something important – we don’t know Baek Sang-hyun’s romantic gaze
➥Lololololol you’re right
➥➥Not filming a romance with that face is dereliction of duty for Baek Sang-hyun
➥Lolololol Q_Q
➥And so, the desire for Baek Sang-hyun’s romantic acting grows…
“What are we going to do? I told you I had a weird feeling, didn’t I?”
It’s not like there are no Koreans in New York, and Baek Sang-hyun was an actor whose face was known worldwide due to the success of the OTT series “Human Justice.” Of course, far fewer people recognized him on the street compared to Korea, but it wasn’t like no one knew him at all.
So occasionally he felt cameras or gazes, but this morning while eating breakfast, he felt something persistently unpleasant! Starfile had once again stirred up a huge commotion. Pretending it was a dating rumor, they just released all the photos of Ryu Chae-yoon and Baek Sang-hyun together.
“What should we do? Should we do a live SNS broadcast?”
“What’s the point? Everyone’s just joking around, right?”
“You should explain that you came here for your schedule, too.”
“Explaining would make it weirder.”
“Then…”
“Sunbae.”
Baek Sang-hyun grabbed Seong-woon’s restlessly moving shoulders to steady him. Seong-woon lowered his trembling eyes to the floor, then barely lifted them and took several deep breaths.
“It’ll all be gone by tomorrow.”
“No, words don’t…”
…disappear so easily. Seong-woon’s face turned pale as he recalled those cruel and vicious words that had tormented him.
“It really will disappear. Don’t worry.”
Baek Sang-hyun spread his palm wide and placed it near the left side of Seong-woon’s chest. No matter how much he says he’s fine, when he sees people worrying about his heart first, it strangely starts to calm him down bit by bit. Is it because he doesn’t want to worry them?
“If you’re worried, should we not meet outside at all from now on?”
“Huh?”
“Pretend we’re just normal sunbae-hoobae?”
But I don’t like that. Being lovers at home but strangers outside? Even though acting like that wouldn’t really make their relationship distant, Seong-woon somehow felt he really disliked the idea.
“…Wouldn’t that look even stranger?”
“You’re just worrying too much, sunbae.”
I don’t like it. Seong-woon shook his head, recalling how he was secretly hurt by Baek Sang-hyun’s attitude on the set of “Human Justice.”
“No, you’re right. It’ll probably all be gone by tomorrow, like you said.”
“Yes. And I’ll give Starfile a warning for privacy invasion. I think we’ve done it more than three times already.”
Baek Sang-hyun’s brow, which rarely furrowed, left a deep trace when pronouncing “Starfile.” It’ll wrinkle, Seong-woon thought, pressing and smoothing out his forehead and between his brows. Baek Sang-hyun smiled brightly again and hugged Seong-woon tightly.
“Today’s the last day of shooting, right?”
“Yeah. …But it’s so hard.”
“Who’s making it hard for you?”
“No, it’s not that…”
The shooting environment couldn’t be better. From the start, the jewelry brand had specifically requested Seong-woon to be their global ambassador, so all the staff were very gentle, and it wasn’t particularly difficult as they just had to take a few photos while moving locations. However…
“The necklace I wore yesterday was worth 1.5 billion won.”
“…1.5 billion won?”
The diamond necklace hanging on his long neck, revealed by unbuttoning the top two buttons of his white shirt, was quite heavy. So heavy that he felt he might fall ill if he kept wearing it with his poor stamina. But the weight wasn’t even the problem.
“And they want me to wear it to the awards ceremony too…”
“The 1.5 billion won one?”
“Not the 1.5 billion won one… I’m not sure exactly how much it costs, but they said they’d set a huge emerald so I can wear it over my shirt…”
“Wow…”
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Sunbae, you’re a world star already.”
“What are you talking about?”
“But don’t you already have a few of those at your family home, sunbae?”
“Huh?”
“That brand, Chairman Choi Jiwon loves it, so they just opened one store in Korea, right?”
“…What?”
Seong-woon recalled the large jewels that had adorned his mother’s neck, ears, and fingers. Huge stones that emitted an incredible brilliance, impossible unless they were diamonds. Some of them were even more beautiful than what he had worn yesterday.
Even though it’s been nearly a year since he became the youngest son of a chaebol family, Seong-woon was still a commoner. One who had hardly ever shopped or spent money by himself.
“I think an emerald necklace would suit you well.”
“Really?”
“Your eyes have a slight green tint to them. I guess the brand representative noticed that too.”
“…Are you saying I’m pretty?”
“You’re beautiful.”
Baek Sang-hyun, who had been gazing into Seong-woon’s eyes, gave him a quick kiss. It’s amazing how even just rubbing your lips in broad daylight can make you feel so good. This must be why people date.
“Can I come with you to the photoshoot?”
“Sure. I guess… it should be fine?”
They’ve already been photographed looking at each other with lovey-dovey eyes while having brunch, so as long as they don’t kiss anywhere, it should be fine, right? Seong-woon tended not to worry about things once he decided they were okay.
“Just try to do something about those romantic eyes of yours.”
“If I have to hide it, I’d have to act all the time.”
“Just… well, not just moderately, but try to look like a very close junior, can’t you?”
“I’ll try.”
That effort of his, even right before flying to America, he said he’d try but didn’t do it at all, did he? He said he’d try just once, that he’d end it with that, but Seong-woon had to board the plane after sleeping for barely two hours that day. Thanks to that, he adjusted to the time difference very well, though.
After confirming that Hyeong-seok was arguing with the Starfile reporter caught in front of the hotel, Seong-woon headed to the photoshoot location in Central Park and shot the pictorial against the backdrop of people’s cheers and applause.
“Let’s lift your chin slightly.”
The fluttering white shirt revealed his skin every time the wind blew. The surgical scar on his chest was mostly covered with makeup, but it was helplessly exposed under the sunlight pouring from the cloudless sky.
But Seong-woon had no intention of hiding it. This too was part of the trajectory of Ryu Chae-yoon and Jin Seong-woon. What problem could there be in revealing it? He didn’t like hearing unnecessary words of pity and sympathy, but even that wasn’t bad if it meant attention.
“…I think I messed up the eye line here, could we shoot one more time?”
Seong-woon uttered the English sentence with fluent pronunciation. It was fortunate that the English he had learned just in case, even though he hadn’t studied much else, came in handy.
“The last one was perfect too, but if you want to do more! We can shoot a hundred more times.”
Two shots should be enough, though. Seong-woon slightly furrowed his brow due to the sunlight reflecting off the jewels. This seemingly unintentional yet intentional expression once again elicited cheers from the director.
“Very good. Now let’s change the earrings and rings and lie down over there.”
Someone wearing white gloves approached and carefully changed the jewels. A pink suede sofa was placed on the bright green grass. Seong-woon walked into this incongruous space and lay down on the sofa in a languid pose.
He turned his head sideways to show the earrings well, and cupped his cheek with his hand to reveal the ring. As the large, bright red ruby earrings flowed down along his neckline, they looked like bruises left on Seong-woon’s white skin by someone.
His jet-black hair, hastily dyed upon arrival in America, softly absorbed the sunlight. The ruby on the finger pushed into his hair shone brilliantly.
“Cut, that’s good.”
Seong-woon, who had been posing with a thoroughly serious expression, immediately relaxed his tense back and shoulders at the word “cut.” As he barely managed to straighten his body that was about to slump forward, his eyes met Baek Sang-hyun’s wide-eyed gaze.
The moment he smiled brightly to signal that he was fine, he heard the click of a camera. Ah, that expression must have been completely unguarded.
“This will be a B-cut.”
“…Can you show me?”
Seong-woon moved more comfortably after removing the priceless earrings and ring.
“Of course.”
Clutching the blanket that Hyeong-seok had draped over his shoulders, Seong-woon got up from the pink sofa and approached the photographer to check the photos taken so far on the large screen connected to the camera.
Ah, it’s a bit of a fatal look, isn’t it? The jet-black hair, the skin shining even whiter under natural light, and the scattered rubies looked more provocative than he had thought.
Ryu Chae-yoon’s appearance had surprised him from the first time he saw it, and it still surprises him sometimes, but shooting in such an overtly decadent style is no joke.
“…”
Seeing the last photo, Seong-woon closed his mouth, losing the will to say anything. It was the first time he had seen so clearly how childlike his smile was when his eyes met Baek Sang-hyun’s.
“It came out well, didn’t it?”
“…Yes, it did.”
“It might be difficult to use as an A-cut due to the concept, but… You seem to like it, should I send it to you right away?”
“Ah… Yes, that would be nice.”
The photographer immediately sent the photo to Seong-woon’s phone. The high-quality original photo looked like you could see each hair on the skin if you zoomed in.
“Thank you for your hard work. I’m looking forward to the day the pictorial is released.”
“Yes, thank you. I look forward to working with you.”
Seong-woon, who was about to bow politely, firmly grasped the hand extended to him. The chief director, who had been present, greeted them with a smile of satisfaction, and everyone was happy that the shooting had ended earlier than expected as they tidied up.
Although it was April, the wind was still chilly, so Seong-woon approached Baek Sang-hyun wearing a slightly thicker coat. He was talking with the chief director about something.
“I don’t feel like doing it this time, maybe next time.”
“Ah, that’s a shame. I brought some colored gemstones that would suit you very well.”
“Chae-yoon is the main character for this shoot.”
“Of course. But each gemstone has such a distinct image that we couldn’t use some of them.”
The brand’s chief director seemed to be aiming to kill two birds with one stone. Did he want to include Baek Sang-hyun after seeing him at the shooting location? He looked at Baek Sang-hyun with some regret but gave Seong-woon a thumbs up.
“Next time, it would be nice to shoot both of you together. A slightly intertwined concept would be good too.”
The chief director walked away with a pleased expression, seemingly deep in thought. After confirming he was far enough away, Seong-woon muttered. He almost spoke informally but quickly added a polite ending when he realized Hyeong-seok and the stylist weren’t far away.
“Was he… flirting?”
“Not quite flirting. He just thinks it might be good to shoot together next time.”
“Then you’ll have to wear jewels around your neck at the awards ceremony too, Sunbae-nim.”
Baek Sang-hyun, already too familiar with the entertainment industry, just shrugged his shoulders. Well, famous actors’ bodies are like billboards, so they’re probably quite used to forced sponsorships.
“Are you hungry? We should be able to have a late lunch.”
As Baek Sang-hyun checked nearby restaurants on his phone, Seong-woon glanced around and suddenly spoke up.
“…Should we eat hamburgers here?”
“That sounds good.”
Hyeong-seok, agreeing to Seong-woon’s suggestion, left Seong-woon and the others in the care of the bodyguard assigned by the local Liu Xin and went to buy hamburgers.
“You’re loved.”
“…It’s because I was sick, that’s all. And the other family members have bodyguards too when they go abroad.”
As a sudden gust of wind made Seong-woon tuck his neck in like a turtle, Baek Sang-hyun took his cold hands and rubbed them. Seong-woon tried to pull his hands away, worried someone might see, but then thought, what does it matter? It’s not like they’d write a dating scandal article about two men.
“Maybe it’s better that we’re both men after all….”
Whispering in his ear, Baek Sang-hyun laughed out loud. He fixed Seong-woon’s wind-tousled hair and patted his head approvingly.
“Young master, please eat lunch. I specifically asked for a lunch break…”
“I didn’t take a break. You and Noona must have been hungry too.”
“We were just waiting. Please eat quickly.”
Seong-woon, who had laid out still-hot hamburgers and fries that Hyeong-seok had brought back so quickly, happily devoured the rather large hamburger along with a sweet milkshake, without a care in the world. It’s so wonderful that he doesn’t gain weight easily no matter how much he eats.
“This was on my bucket list, you know.”
“…Really?”
“Eating a hamburger in Central Park.”
Jin Seong-woon didn’t have the financial or emotional leeway to come this far, and Ryu Chae-yoon had physical issues, so it must have been one of the more difficult items on the list.
The hamburger shouldn’t have been that delicious, but perhaps because of the place, the time, and the person next to him, it tasted exceptionally good.
“What else is on there?”
“Hmm… Petting a cat?”
Animals disliked Jin Seong-woon even more than people did, so he couldn’t even get close to them. There used to be a few stray cats around his old house, but they would flee in terror whenever Seong-woon appeared. For nearly ten years, not even a pigeon would approach Seong-woon.
A slightly large squirrel eyed the fried peanuts curiously, sniffing around. When Seong-woon dropped a few on the ground, the squirrel darted over and picked them up. Then, instead of running away, it stuffed the peanuts into its mouth right there.
Seong-woon stared blankly at the scene for a while, then threw a few more peanuts before standing up and dusting off his hands. Baek Sang-hyun wiped Seong-woon’s hands with a wet wipe, then looked up at him quietly. Whatever thought crossed his mind made him smile warmly, his eyes crinkling.
Feeling a lump in his throat from the affection in that face, Seong-woon just rubbed his slightly damp fingertips together. If he didn’t distract himself like this, he might have thrown his arms around Baek Sang-hyun’s neck right then and there.
“Chae-yoon, did you get taller?”
“Huh? I’m not sure…”
Surrounded by tall people, Seong-woon couldn’t tell if he had grown taller or shorter. He thought he wouldn’t grow any more at twenty-one anyway.
“I think you’ve grown.”
“Really?”
The family, who paid great attention to every move Ryu Chae-yoon made, might know. They would make a fuss even if Seong-woon lost just a little weight. They often noticed his weight loss before he did. Of course, this was the same for Baek Sang-hyun.
“Come here.”
“What is it?”
“This is where we measure Chae-yoon’s height.”
Why do they have such a thing? Seong-woon was pulled by Ho-yoon to stand with his back against the pillar connecting the dining room and living room. Ho-yoon carefully checked with a phone on top of Seong-woon’s head and exclaimed excitedly.
“You’ve grown 2 centimeters!”
“…Really?”
“Yeah, look here.”
Until now, Seong-woon hadn’t noticed that the pillar was marked with Chae-yoon’s heights like tree rings. Even the dates were meticulously written next to each mark.
“This is the last measurement. Around May last year?”
Recording measurements like this when they could easily get them from physical exams or health check-ups. While thinking about how excessively attentive this family was, Seong-woon couldn’t help but smile at their care.
“You’ve grown 2 centimeters in a year!”
“I guess you’re growing now that you’re healthier.”
The taller, the better. Although he wasn’t short by any means, it would be nice to be even taller. Seong-woon, who was always mistaken for being short because of the tall people around him, made a small wish. If only he could grow another 2 centimeters from here.
“Young master, I think it’s time for you to leave.”
“Ah, yes. I’m going now, hyung.”
“Will you be back for dinner?”
“I don’t think so… There might be an after-party.”
There will probably be quite a few award recipients. Today was finally the day of the Baekryong Arts Awards ceremony, and Ryu Chae-yoon was, of course, nominated for the Best New Actor award in the film category. He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but most predicted he would win the rookie award.
“Orbital Collision” was nominated in many categories: Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best New Actor, and Best Picture.
With at least three awards almost guaranteed, they couldn’t argue if Director Lee Jun-ho insisted on having a celebration dinner. Plus, they had just reached 8 million viewers a few days ago.
As soon as they arrived at the shop, several people started working on Seong-woon’s hair and makeup. There was no need for heavy makeup, so it was done quickly. Hyeong-seok came in carrying several suitcases.
“How should we do the award ceremony outfit? We have the one the executive director bought, and I brought a sponsored outfit too. There’s no obligation to wear it, though.”
“Ah, the outfit…”
Seong-woon, unable to move while getting his makeup done, looked at Hyeong-seok through the mirror and moved only his lips slightly.
“There’s one more loaded in the car.”
“…You mean this one, right?”
Seong-woon blinked in affirmation as Hyeong-seok held up the outfit. Sorry to Chang-yoon and the sponsors, but Seong-woon had a separate outfit to wear.
“When did you buy this?”
“I didn’t buy it…”
It was one of the birthday gifts from Baek Sang-hyun. He had insisted on having a suit custom-made for Seong-woon’s first awards ceremony.
Hyeong-seok, about to mention Baek Sang-hyun’s name, looked around and closed his mouth again.
“I suppose black would go well with emerald.”
Chang-yoon’s gift was dark blue, and the sponsored outfit was a grayish blue, so it couldn’t be helped. If he were to wear a dazzling accessory with a fist-sized emerald set in platinum, black would be the best choice.
“And I might have grown, so last year’s outfit might not fit.”
“…Yes, you do seem to have grown a bit.”
Despite saying this, Hyeong-seok’s gaze was quite piercing as he stared at Seong-woon. Making excuses to wear the outfit Baek Sang-hyun bought… Well, what’s wrong with wanting to wear what I like?
“Then, for the necklace…”
“Ah, I have the necklace with me.”
Seong-woon opened the bag he had been holding tightly and took out a jewelry box. Originally, the advertising brand was supposed to sponsor the jewelry, but when his mother heard about this, she unusually lost her temper and hurriedly reset her own piece to give to Seong-woon.
At first, Seong-woon declined because it looked bigger and more expensive than what he was supposed to wear, but he could only nod in agreement to his mother’s pleading words.
‘I have so many beautiful pieces, why do you need to receive one from them? This suits Chae-yoon much better.’
‘That’s right. That one was too small.’
How could it be too small? Of course, the brand’s sponsored piece was about the size of a newborn’s fist, while this one was about twice that size… Unable to even guess the price, Seong-woon swallowed hard.
‘Wearing something this big will hurt my neck.’
‘I’ll set it up so it won’t hurt. If we place it on your collarbone instead of your neck, it won’t hurt at all.’
‘That’s right! You should wear mom’s, why accept a sponsorship?’
It’s not that simple, you know? You can’t just change the conditions written in the contract on a whim. Seong-woon couldn’t bring himself to directly refuse his mother, so he lashed out at Ho-yoon, who was agreeing with her.
‘No… I’m not wearing jewelry because I want to, it’s part of the contract.’
‘This jewel was bought from there too, so it should be fine, right? I’ll check the contract.’
Striking while the iron is hot, his mother immediately checked the contract terms. The contract only stated that he should wear jewelry from that brand at the awards ceremony, but it didn’t specifically say it had to be sponsored items. And so, Seong-woon ended up taking his mother’s large emerald necklace.
As Seong-woon changed his clothes, the stylist, with trembling hands, very carefully fastened the necklace below the collar of Seong-woon’s shirt.
“It’s my mother’s, so you don’t need to be so careful.”
“…Please stay still, you’re making me more nervous.”
Only after securing the special magnetic clasp did the stylist step back with a sigh of relief. Seong-woon quietly looked at his reflection in the mirror, briefly wearing an expression full of emotions before putting on his jacket.
“Let’s go, hyung.”
What was that profound emotion that flashed across that beautiful face? But the scene passed too quickly for Hyeong-seok to dwell on it.
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[Bulpan] Finally, the Baekryong! Let’s start from the red carpet (ᕦ( ᐛ )ᕡ)
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Do Best New Actor nominees arrive early?
➥Yes
The weather suddenly turned cold today, the actresses must be struggling
➥Yeah, I was surprised to see a very low-cut dress just now lol
A group of new actresses arrived, so now… it’s our God-ki’s turn
Ryu Chae-yoon is here
Wow
Crazy face
He’s really so beautiful, must be an angel
What’s with that necklace
➥Necklace??
➥➥He’s wearing a necklace with a huge pendant
➥➥➥Wow, I just noticed lololol
Damn lololololol Ryu Chae-yoon’s face isn’t overshadowed even by that necklace lol
➥Looks like the necklace and face fought but made up and decided to create synergy
No interview at the Baekryong red carpet??? I’m curious about the necklace lolol
Ryu Chae-yoon is taller than I thought?
➥It’s because of Baek Sang-hyun damn
➥➥Why because of Baek Sang-hyun?
➥➥➥Our baby looks small because he’s always next to that giant
➥➥➥➥Lololololol his brothers are tall too lol
➥➥He’s not just taller than expected, he’s just tall
Ah Chae-yoon is squinting from the light >_<
➥Same
➥He doesn’t seem like a rookie at all, but squinting at the flashes makes him look like one lol
Chae-yoon is really pretty, his parents probably never had indigestion after having him
➥Right, they’re rich so their stomachs were probably always full
➥➥Lolololololol
The necklace must be sponsored, right?
➥Probably…
➥➥Then is he shooting a jewelry brand ad? Or has he already shot one???
➥➥➥I think he went to New York to shoot this
Chae-yoon really loves his fans… He can’t climb the stairs because he’s trying to make eye contact with everyone
➥Are you at the scene?
➥➥Yeah, he’s shaking everyone’s hands too
➥➥➥Damn I’m so jealous, how does his hand feel?
➥➥➥➥Cold, Chae-yoon must have poor circulation
➥➥➥➥➥Aww how can we buy our baby some gloves
Seong-woon entered the waiting room and rubbed his cold hands. Despite it being April, the chilly wind had quickly frozen his hands and feet.
If it’s this cold even in spring… does it mean he’ll have to live shivering all the time except in summer? Still, thanks to shaking hands with some fans, there was a bit of warmth left.
The waiting room was quite cool by Seong-woon’s standards as it wasn’t cold enough to turn on the heating. The quick-witted Hyeong-seok covered him with a blanket. Clutching the blanket tightly, Seong-woon turned on the live stream of the red carpet on his phone. As soon as the video started, calls began coming in.
“…Hello.”
─ Are you in the waiting room?
“I just got in.”
─ Aren’t you cold?
“I brought a blanket and heat packs.”
─ You looked like you’d be cold. Maybe we should have gone with a thicker fabric for the outfit.
Then it would have looked too bulky and not good. Seong-woon knew the advantages of his body very well now. The flowing fabric draping over his body line was quite pretty.
“Did you see the red carpet video?”
─ Yes, of course.
“…How was it?”
─ You squinting at the lights was cute.
“…”
There’s no helping the camera flashes. Although he had experienced some during the movie press conference, it wasn’t enough to get used to it… And it had been too long since Jin Seong-woon had experienced such a barrage of cameras.
“Are you about to enter now?”
─ Yes, we’re waiting for a moment.
“Do people fight over who goes in first?”
─ Just a bit of tension between the managers?
“Did you win?”
─ Our manager seems to be out of the running from the start… Check the video for me.
As Baek Sang-hyun’s laughter came through, the unnecessary tension in Seong-woon’s shoulders suddenly released. Was he nervous? …Well, he’s pulling off a big scam by being nominated for a rookie award with 30 years of acting experience, so he should be a little nervous.
“Aren’t you nervous, sunbae?”
─ Me?
“Yes.”
Baek Sang-hyun didn’t win any awards at last year’s Baekryong. He was nominated for Best Actor in the TV category for “Public Relations,” but lost to a much more successful drama.
But this year, there was room for hope. Of course, he’s already a grand prize winner.
─ I’m thinking about what to say in my acceptance speech.
“Sounds like you’re already expecting to win.”
─ I really want to win. I want to impress someone.
“…”
─ See you in a bit.
It seems he talked until the very last minute. As the call ended and the video resumed playing, Baek Sang-hyun was getting out of the car with a bright smile that lit up his eyes.
Buttoning his suit jacket and straightening his back, he strode down the quite long red carpet, quickly reaching the photo wall. Baek Sang-hyun, not even blinking at the flashing cameras, looked very comfortable and familiar in that spot.
The reason why his anger towards the Yoon Gwan-wi bastards quickly subsides is because of Baek Sang-hyun’s existence. So… if Baek Sang-hyun being here now, and even existing until now, is thanks to Jin Seong-woon, then he can’t help but think that maybe that pervert Yoon Gwan-wi isn’t entirely without merit.
Baek Sang-hyun says he’s the moon, that he can’t shine without stars, but Seong-woon always privately denies this. He thinks Baek Sang-hyun is already shining on his own. A beautiful, soft light.
“Chae-yoon.”
As they left the waiting room after being informed it was time to go to the awards hall, Baek Sang-hyun approached as if he had been waiting. As Seong-woon bowed his head slightly, Baek Sang-hyun gently grabbed his arm and pulled him to his side.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
Just Baek Sang-hyun’s existence allows Seong-woon to affirm his entire life built on lies. Shaking his head as if it was nothing, he squeezed Baek Sang-hyun’s large, warm hand once before letting go.
“Are you cold?”
“…No, I’m fine.”
As they approached the designated table, the director and actor Song Ji-kwang waved Baek Sang-hyun away.
“You’re nominated for ‘Human Justice,’ Why is your table here? You should be over there!”
“Yeah, ask them to prepare a separate table.”
“Our director and Hyeon-young couldn’t attend the ceremony. And I’m not nominated just for ‘Human Justice,’ it’s ‘and others.'”
“Human Justice” was nominated for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Actor. It was easy to imagine the Baekryong dickizers tearing their hair out over this. They had to nominate both Song Ji-kwang and Baek Sang-hyun for Best Actor, but nominating them from the same movie would look like infighting.
“We’ll let you join us since you’re alone and pitiful.”
“Haha, thank you.”
Baek Sang-hyun laughed good-naturedly and pulled out a chair for Seong-woon to sit. Feeling strange about this treatment, Seong-woon rolled his eyes, but Baek Sang-hyun gestured for him to sit.
Feeling that not sitting would make the situation even stranger, Seong-woon quickly took his seat. However, perhaps because Baek Sang-hyun had been so attentive to Seong-woon on set, no one seemed to find it odd.
“Have you thought about your acceptance speech?”
“Me?”
“Of course! You have the highest chance of winning here!”
That’s true. Even if he wanted to pretend not to know, it was impossible if one had eyes and ears. While the other rookie nominees were all formidable, none acted as well as Seong-woon, nor had they starred in such a hit production.
But still, you never know. You can’t be certain about an award until you receive it. The judges might have given more points elsewhere…
“…I’m not sure.”