Chapter 95: Herbivore Duo
"Coming in, coming in."
The camera set up with the help of the Doubles staff had a perfect angle.
An angle that captured all three of them squarely from the front.
Seo Haim spoke excitedly, words tumbling out.
[Beloved Dusty, come on in~ by Herbivore Duo]
A combination Dusty had been rooting for since the Starf days.
In the Herbivore Duo were hamster-type Seohan, chick-type Haim, and rabbit-type Seo Ian.
That’s where the error started.
Hamsters and chickens are omnivores, though
└ Hamsters even eat other hamsters
└ Not chicken, ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ it’s a chick, don’t call it a chicken ㅠㅠ
└ Chicken and hamste—ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ are you all insane?
└ Stop emphasizing that hamsters eat other hamsters, it’s driving me crazy
The only true herbivore in the Herbivore Duo was the rabbit.
Even then, opinions differed among Dusty.
Seo Ian isn’t a rabbit, he’s Sundubu. Disagree and you’re not a Dusty.
└ Why turn him into an inanimate object...
└ Even in the Universe Dust self-content, Seo Ian showed up as sundubu stew. This is official.
└ It’s official ㄷㄷㄷㄷ Seo Ian is confirmed Sundubu
└ Rabbits are too lively. Seo Ian is Sundubu;;
└ That reason makes me even more annoyed ㅠㅠ
└ Ian’s cheeks look even softer than a rabbit’s...
Though there were no actual herbivores in the Herbivore Duo, the combo had already been cemented among fans, so the members adopted it as well.
Having gotten a bit more used to the live broadcast, Seohan smiled as he read the flood of comments.
"Hello, we’re the Herbivore Duo."
Wobble wobble—
He gave a small wave and read the most eye-catching comment first.
Of all things, it was...
"What’s this? Hamsters eat other hamsters?"
Is that true?
Cover Do Seohan’s eyes
Protect Seohan’s innocence
Which psycho says that kind of crap during a live ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Baby Hamjji doesn’t need to know that;;;
"Hamsters... do eat other hamsters."
"That comment’s from fans?"
"Yup."
Seohan admitted it quickly, and at that, Seo Haim burst out laughing and rolled over.
"AHAHAHA! Seohan, you’re out of the Herbivore Duo."
But the maknae didn’t back down.
"Hyung is a chicken, they say."
Seohan pointed at one of the comments.
Seo Haim’s eyes went wide.
"Am I... fried chicken?"
"Please let us know if it's seasoned or original."
"Hey, guys?"
It was Seo Ian’s job to calm his cheerful younger members.
"Okay—focus! Let’s focus now!"
Seo Ian, who usually only added a few quiet words when with the Stardust members, rarely stepped up this assertively.
Is this content secretly Seo Ian raising the maknae line? ㅠㅠ
I really thought Byo-Seohan was mature during the Starf days, but now look at him, bouncing around with Choco Haim, totally baby-like ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Anyone can tell this is parenting reality show deluxe
"It’s the first live of the Herbivore Duo, so it’s kind of... like a chaotic local broadcast. Guys, quiet down."
Flustered, Seo Ian waved at the camera and managed to settle the situation.
The main content of today’s live.
On the table were colorful bags of air-dry clay the staff had prepared.
Seo Ian picked up one of the bags.
"Dusty, today we’re going to each make a piece using this clay."
"And then choose a winner at the end?"
"Sounds great!"
They chatted lightly while their hands stayed busy kneading the clay.
Seo Haim flapped his arms, saying he felt like a child again.
You already are a child
You’re so young, Choco Haim
Then Seohan’s eyes sparkled as he turned to Sundubu Ian.
"So, what are we making today?"
"Since we’re the Herbivore Duo and need to meet our fans’ expectations, let’s each make the animal we represent."
"Then I’m a hamster."
Seohan eagerly took a huge chunk of yellow clay.
He’d always been confident in his dexterity since he was young.
Confident he’d completely mess it up.
After fiddling with the clay for a while, Seohan muttered with a flustered face.
"Huh?"
"My hamster’s head is kinda weird."
It wasn’t just the head that was weird.
"Is this right?"
When Seohan lifted the hamster head up to the camera—
The comment section was instantly filled with countless hooks.
?????? Is that a hamster?
That’s… a hamster?
Looks like a hamster that came from hell?
Hamjji, what happened to you ㅠㅠ
Though its face was a bit squished, the ivory color was mixed well.
Seohan dotted on two black eyes and asked the fans.
With the eyes added, it looked a bit better.
He tilted his head and asked again.
"Does it look like me?"
It better not look like you ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
…Do you think it looks like you?
No, it doesn’t, just put it down
Tough crowd.
"Guess it doesn’t look like me."
As Seohan muttered dejectedly, Seo Ian took a peek at the result and observed quietly.
The kind hyung who never said anything harsh hesitated for a moment, unsure what to say.
"Uh… you worked hard on it."
"Right."
"You can really tell you put effort into it."
Ah ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Power F Seo Ian ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
He can’t bring himself to say it looks like crap,,,
He’s like, ‘If I’m honest, he’ll get hurt. But I can’t say it looks good either. Then… you worked hard!!’ That whole thought process is so clear ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Apparently, Seohan didn’t notice.
Seo Haim peeked at the maknae’s result and commented casually.
"Looks okay to me."
"Really?"
"If Jin Sehyun had seen it, he would’ve had a whole monologue ready."
Jin Sehyun’s absence as a pro-reality-checker was truly felt.
Not that Seo Haim’s result was presentable either.
His chick looked scrawny and sickly.
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Honestly they both look the same ㅠㅠ
Being a good dancer has nothing to do with handcrafts, got it
Honestly, this was already proven in Do Seohan’s clumsy cooking video
Meanwhile, Seo Ian is ridiculously good at this?
Wait, Ian?
Among the devastating results, there was a glimmer of hope.
Seo Ian, who was calmly placing black dots on the clay, finally looked up.
A white cheek with details added to the round head.
The clay rabbit, cutely seated like a sample figure, was in Seo Ian’s hand.
‘That hyung is even good with his hands?’
He had the kind of aura that looked like he’d be good at crafting while sitting still, and he didn’t disappoint fans’ expectations.
Seohan murmured in admiration as he carefully lifted the rabbit figure his hyung made.
Could someone really make something this well in such a short time?
“Wow, hyung. Have you always been good at this?”
He’s seriously good
Seo Ian is talented ㄷㄷㄷㄷ
Our visual main vocal Ian ㅠ Are you trying to show this is your rabbit? ㅠㅠ That’s insanely well made
It was overwhelmingly good.
Seohan let out a hollow laugh and said,
“We were originally going to vote and pick first place today. But… does it even matter?”
“First place is Seo Ian anyway.”
“I agree, it’s definitely Ian hyung.”
The maknae line unanimously gave up the first-place spot to Seo Ian.
They couldn’t help it...
“This kind of looks like a back-alley hamster.”
“Hyung, your chick looks way too frail.”
The two of them scratched their heads while holding their tragic results.
“Ahaha….”
The live had gone on for nearly two hours.
It had been a series of chaos, but as long as the fans enjoyed it, that was enough.
Seo Haim clapped and shouted brightly,
“Today was so much fun. Let’s start wrapping up!”
As Seo Haim cheerfully called out and began sweeping up the clay pieces, the three shared a meaningful glance.
Making models with clay.
Communicating with fans.
It was all good, but there was another reason for today’s live broadcast.
‘Is it time now?’
‘Seems like it?’
Seo Haim briefly glanced toward the camera, gauging the mood, then began humming.
It was the old lyrics of a fan song already quite familiar to the three of them.
“Dusty Dusty Universe Dust~.”
Seohan mumbled and continued the line.
“Nebula Nebula Universe Nebula~.”
The bizarre lyrics were enough to throw Dusty into confusion.
??????
Huh?
What is that?
Is that a spoiler for a new song?
They’re laughing? It’s definitely a spoiler, what is it, this is crazy
It was a spoiler.
Seo Ian smiled brightly and confirmed fans’ suspicions.
With a sweet voice fitting of a main vocal, he threw the fastball right in.
“Fan song fan song, new fan song~.”
At the same time, the rapidly flowing comment section froze for a moment.
?????????? Fan song?
fansong?
They’re releasing a fan song?
What, are they working on a fan song??
To that, Seo Ian waved the rabbit figure and answered.
“Yes, we’re releasing a fan song.”
Holy crap
Ah guys ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Are you all actual angels?
Doubles actually working for once
ㅅㅂ Fan song, I’m waiting forever
“It’s a bit of an unexpected timing, right? Hehe, actually… here’s how it came to be.”
Even if it’s random, I love it
Please, be random 365 days a year
How did it come to be??
I love fan songs so much ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
I LOVE fan song!!!
Seeing the comments explode, Seo Ian smiled and gently started.
“Who was it that first said we should make a fan song?”
Swoosh—
When Seohan raised his hand, Seo Haim gave a thumbs-up.
“He went to the manager and negotiated one-on-one. Said he wanted to make a fan song.”
“The maknae made it happen.”
This fan song wouldn’t have happened anytime soon without Seohan pushing it solo.
So they rushed the preparation, but worked just as hard.
Do Seohan?? This genius hamster ㅠㅠ
Wow, for real, what a sweetheart
Why don’t other groups have a Do Seohan?
Fan-loving idol Byo-Seohan, I seriously love you
Seohan grinned and shyly said to the camera,
“It’s a fan song we made ourselves, so we want to show it to you soon.”
“Maybe very soon?”
“Really, really soon!”
That single word, ‘soon’, was enough to send fans into a frenzy.
Not long until the fan song release.
“We’ll come back with a song better than expected~.”
“See you next time~!”
The Herbivore Duo waved with bright smiles.
Blink—
The screen faded to black.
Right after the Yui App live broadcast ended, a summary post appeared on the community.
[Today’s Yui App Live Summary]
The kids made animal figures with clay
Seo Ian’s hands are insane, sell that rabbit as merchandise
Our kids said they’re making a fan song
Cha Seongbin composed, Jin Sehyun arranged, Do Seohan and Kang Siwoo co-wrote lyrics
Byo-Seohan is thinking of a dance live
How many spoilers did we get, seriously ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ Why… why do these crazy things always happen when I’m not around!!!
└I can’t wait, as soon as a YouTube summary video drops I’m watching it
└ㅠㅠㅠ The fan song is seriously insane
Today’s live was so wholesome and cute, no wonder fans call them the Herbivore Duo
└ For real, even if there are no actual herbivores in the Herbivore Duo, their personalities are 100% herbivore ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ So soft and gentle ㅠㅠ
[Herbivore Duo Character Analysis]
Watched today’s live and finished analyzing the Herbivore Duo characters ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The one who’s always excited on live: Choco Haim
The one who’s quiet but constantly throws in lines: Byo-Seohan
The one who calms the other two down: Tofu Ian
Seo Haim: Hyung, so yesterday I went to a cafe to eat a bagel, and it was really good and then there was this other bread and—
Do Seohan: Bagels taste best from the mart. Bagels are eagle eagle… (some random nonsense)
Seo Haim: WAAAAH! (suddenly gets hyper)
Seo Ian: Guys… calm down!
Do Seohan: Huh? The hamster head disappeared
It’s always that pattern
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So harmless, seriously
└ The hamster head disappeared ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It actually vanished like three times during crafting
└ What did you guys do during that live?
└ I couldn’t stop smiling the whole time
└ What does “Bagels are eagle eagle” even mean ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Seohan
└ If you turn up the audio, he really mumbles like that
└ It was real, huh ㅠㅠ
It was a live broadcast that lasted just about an hour and a half, but the response from Dusty, who loved the Herbivore Duo, was overwhelmingly positive.
And there was an unexpected effect as well.
Thanks to the spoilers from this Yui App live, the malicious comments that had been piling up since morning all vanished.
The usual bashing from malicious commenters claiming he was neglecting the team because of acting had become meaningless after public opinion flipped.
[How many bodies does Do Seohan have?]
Fan song idea planning
Lyrics writing
Preparing a dance live
Drama cameo appearance
And this kid isn't serious about being an idol?
Anyone who says that from now on, I'm taking you down ㅋㅋㅋ
He was the first to suggest making a fan song, wrote the lyrics himself, thought hard during the break about what fans might like, planned a dance live, and even filmed a cameo appearance—our sweet boy isn't serious about being an idol?
└ Dusty pride is rising, seriously ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Where else would you find an idol son like this ㅠㅠ
└ Just from fan signing event reviews you can tell there’s so much liveliness in his eyes, the baseless criticism was way too much
└ If your bias is Byo-Seohan, there's no way you’d fall for that kind of baseless hate. It’s so obvious that he’s sincere in everything he does
This kid is truly impossible not to support. Feels like he won’t lose his roots even ten years from now
└ Do Seohan not enlisting even ten years later, insane
└ Goosebumps. Debuted at eighteen? Our kid’s future is so bright
└ Honestly, I’d support Seohan even if he went into acting. He’d be good at that too ㅠㅠ
└ 222 Whether idol or actor, just dominate them all
└ No, not acting… Just please no dating scandals...
└ Ah ㅋ
└ That’s it, protect Byo-Seohan
I don’t know about anything else but I’m holding out for Mam-Seohan’s dance live with everything I’ve got
└ Is he doing it with Kang Siwoo?
└ If it’s the eldest line, maybe Cha Seongbin or Ha Junseo
└ Whoever it is, bring it on
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When I returned to the dorm, search-king Jin Sehyun was munching on a hot bar.
Seeing that his stuff wasn’t fully unpacked yet, it looked like he hadn’t been back long since practice.
As soon as I walked in, hyung casually raised one hand.
"Oh, you're back?"
"Yeah, just finished the live. Gonna wash up and sleep."
I was about to head into the bathroom, looking a little tired, when he grabbed my arm.
In his other hand was a familiar screen.
"You see this?"
"What is it?"
Ah.
How many bodies does Do Seohan have?
A sincerely hard-working fan-loving idol
Do Seohan, you are the nation...
Jin Sehyun smirked and shrugged his shoulders.
He was the one who gave me the heads-up to drop a fan song spoiler on Yui App since public opinion was souring.
It worked perfectly.
"Told you it was a good idea to go live, didn’t I?"
At those words, I grinned and held up my hand.
"High five."
Clap—
Universe Dust’s brain is insane.