Chapter 231: I Want Money
I tensed up for a moment at the unexpected reveal battle.
Swallowing nervously, I blocked Do Seojun’s path for now.
I was confident he wouldn’t say anything absurd in front of the camera since he was experienced with broadcasting, but still, you never knew with people.
“Hyung, what are you going to say?”
“Oh? Just lightly… the history of your life so far?”
“I’d prefer it if you got it confirmed with me first.”
-Ahㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Seohan is flusteredㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ you hiding something or what
-Reveal battles between blood relatives are scary, they’re literally the least trustworthy people;;
-Confirmationㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Seohan wants Doubles’ approval first~~ that’s hilariousㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Seohan seemed like a total baby hamster when he was little… or not?
Do Seojun turned to look at me with a shocked expression, probably after seeing the last comment.
Then, frowning, he asked me.
“This is the kind of image you have?”
“Huh? I’m mild.”
What, why.
He looked quite displeased, clearly not relating at all.
After a moment of thought, Do Seojun slowly nodded.
“Right. Even when he was little, Seohan listened well.”
Ooh
As expected, members say Do Seohan has the lowest difficulty level for raising a kid?
-Feels like there’s going to be a twist
“He just quietly caused trouble.”
“Hold on.”
A curveball hit. I was just as flustered by the sudden turn.
Don’t just swing in like that.
-Ahㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ this is getting good what is it tell me tooㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Even now, when you watch the self-content, he’s part of the quiet chaos lineㅋㅋㅋbaby Seohan hamster stories are so cute….
-Seriously I’m so curious what is it
In truth, Do Seojun wasn’t the talkative type. Especially in front of a camera, he usually chose his words carefully.
But today.
It was as if he’d been holding back resentment for years, and now he started spilling words like a machine gun.
“Should I tell them about your quiet trouble episodes? Is that okay?”
“No, don’t.”
“Well. Since your fans are curious, I’ll just share a few specially….”
Do Seojun paused for a moment, then gave a small smirk. A chill ran down my spine.
“Do you remember what your dream was in kindergarten?”
“I… wanted to be a singer…?”
I was getting nervous.
I blinked slowly, and Do Seojun answered seriously.
“You were a fire truck.”
“A firefighter?”
“No, the truck.”
-What the heckㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ what kind of conversation is thisㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Stardust’s strongest maknae Do Seohan ‘reveals childhood dream was to be a fire truck…’
“What are you even saying…!”
“Don’t you remember going camping and spraying water on the campfire?”
“…….”
I remember…!
Somewhere deep in my memory, the remnants still remained!
I urgently covered Do Seojun’s mouth.
“No.”
“What about riding a bike with no hands and tumbling down a hill?”
“Ugh….”
“You also bragged about learning taekwondo and broke a glass window, ended up in the ER.”
“No way.”
I definitely had a peaceful childhood.
“You watched a mountain climbing movie, got inspired, tried climbing the bookshelf at home, and fell backward, had to get stitches on your head.”
“I don’t remember that!”
“Must’ve hit your head back then.”
Why do these things keep coming up?
The comment section was already flooded with fans’ laughter.
It was too late to recover now.
-DoHamjji’s parenting difficulty level is insaneㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ like a hyper puppy running around causing chaos nonstopㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Wow… this is why you can’t trust photos…. Looks so calm and gentle on the outside….
-Just reading Seohan’s history makes it a miracle he’s alive how did you survive?
-How is this kid still alive was it modern medicine?
I snapped back to reality in an attempt to recover.
Clearing my throat, I spoke up.
“Um, anyway, it was during my pre-school years, so that can happen.”
“I’m not sure. Some of those weren’t from your pre-school days….”
“Sorry? Like what?”
“The fire truck.”
I would’ve been better off not knowing.
“… Me?”
“You just held on to your childhood innocence for a long time.”
A brief silence fell.
I gulped and opened my mouth.
“I’m not doing this broadcast.”
“Hey, hey. I’ll stop teasing. I’m sorry.”
I’m running away.
[Today’s Do Brothers Live Summary]
No idea how Do Seohan is still alive.
Hyung is really handsome.
The banter was insane please give them a sibling variety show.
– I couldn’t stop smiling the whole timeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋwanted to kidnap Seohan into my pocket every time he got flusteredㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Flustered Hamjji so cute
└Do Seohan is freaking adorableㅠㅠ
– Seohan usually felt like the mature youngest with the Stardust space dusts, but next to his real brother he just becomes a harmless babyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└My dream is to be a fire truck!
└Ahㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ stop teasing Seohan
└Do Seohan’s eternal dark past got archived in this live….
└FI!!! RE!! TRUCK!!!
But seriously, maybe because he’s a PD, hyung-nim has a real knack for speaking.
└Agree, that’s not normal civilian-level witㅋㅋㅋㅋ He’s got a good sense for delivering lines.
└Feels like he’d do well if he moved into this field later?
└Not sure, but he said on yesterday’s live that he’d probably stick with being a PD.
└That’s a shame.
└Though as a PD, he’ll probably still show up on camera often as a sort of host.
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“Mr. Seojun, your live broadcast was great. You’ve got a good sense for broadcasting.”
That’s something he’d been hearing a lot lately.
After filming Met as Enemies, there wasn’t a single person in the SBC Broadcasting Station who didn’t know he was Stardust Do Seohan’s older brother.
“Maybe it’s because you’ve had some broadcast exposure, your face looks brighter too.”
“Thank you.”
At the coworker’s comment, Do Seojun nodded and gave a soft smile.
Even just going to the company cafeteria, more people started recognizing his face, to the point where he was debating whether to start wearing a mask.
‘…Do I have celebrity syndrome?’
He finished his self-diagnosis and sat down, slightly embarrassed.
He had been quite worried when he first decided to appear on the show.
From a civilian’s perspective, standing in front of a camera took a lot of courage, and he had reconsidered his sunbae’s offer several times.
But in the end, it hadn’t been a bad choice.
Doing a live broadcast side by side with Seohan had been a refreshing experience, and he realized he enjoyed a certain amount of attention.
It had been a sweet time in its own way, but now it was time to focus on his main job.
Sipping a bit of his americano, Do Seojun opened his inbox, which had filled up during the shoot.
A slew of emails regarding approvals for the next program were stacked up.
Scroll.
He quickly skimmed through them one by one, scrolling with his mouse, when something caught his eye.
“Hm?”
Do Seojun frowned.
Click.
He opened the email at the top and slowly read through its contents.
As he read the long message paragraph by paragraph, the smile on his face slowly faded.
And then the final line.
—I want money.
The moment he finished reading that far.
A chill glint lit up in Do Seojun’s eyes.
At the same time, in the Doubles meeting room.
Chief Song Jinha dropped a bomb.
“Your comeback date’s been set.”
Doubles was good at their job.
I finally understood why that seemingly impossible statement was true.
The rush to sue Choi Hosung and shut his mouth had its reasons.
At the very least, they couldn’t allow any disruption to the next album’s performance.
“It’ll be a mini-album around the second half of the year. Looks like they’re planning to bundle five or six tracks.”
“That’s tighter than I thought.”
Kang Siwoo had been right to worry.
Our pre-release promotions had only just ended, and if we were aiming to release another album later this year, we’d need to keep running nonstop starting now.
The survival show ended…
But we were still shooting a survival show after debut.
Is this for real?
“We gotta row while the tide’s in!”
“Yeah. Let’s go, space dusts…!”
Thankfully, everyone’s stamina was still holding up. Youth really is great.
Chief Song Jinha smiled proudly and asked.
“Right, we should row hard while the tide’s in. So, that being said. Do any of you have a concept you’d like for this album?”
There was no guarantee it would be reflected 100%, but Doubles was known to take members’ input seriously when it came to album production.
She said she’d relay it directly to the A&R team, so we were told to freely share our ideas—and everyone fell into thought.
Our last single had gotten a good response overseas.
From our perspective, it made sense to choose a concept with international appeal so we could carry that momentum forward.
“I think we could go with a slightly intense concept again.”
“Like a tied to you vibe?”
The song that had debuted Kang Siwoo.
Even now, the rope performance was remembered as one of Starf’s legendary moments.
Seo Haim chattered excitedly.
“Is Do Seohan going sexy concept this time?”
“Our maknae really has grown a lot.”
“Seohan, you up for it?”
Huh?
“If I hold the rope… I’ll probably just look like I got caught in a trap.”
“Hey, who taught Seohan self-awareness!”
The fans did.
“It’d be good if we went with a concept that lets us show something performance-wise.”
“Agreed.”
“Me too.”
A performance-focused concept that seemed like it could appeal internationally.
While preserving Stardust’s color, we tentatively decided to go for a concept that was a little flashier.
As we nodded, Chief Song Jinha changed the topic.
“Oh. And Seohan, you got cast for a YouTube variety.”
“Yes.”
Since filming Met as Enemies, I’d definitely been getting more variety show offers.
I mostly declined fixed appearances and accepted only guest roles, though….
“It’s a casting for Base School.”
“Oh, that sounds fun.”
It was a YouTube variety show with a casual tone, set against a school backdrop.
I always watched it for its quirky humor, but I never imagined I’d actually be on it.
“I want to do it.”
“Okay. I’ll let them know. Oh, and….”
Chief Song Jinha flipped through some papers on the desk and added.
“The other guest appearing with you… is Lee Dogyung.”
“Lee Dogyung?”
What kind of combo is that?