#87. Red Flag in a Relationship (2)
At first, it was dismissed as mere rumors. Because it was none other than Arcus’s Na Jihan and Yoon Seowoo. Only a handful of people truly believed the talk that the relationship between the two didn’t feel like what was commonly known, or that Na Jihan wasn’t being as affectionate as he used to be.
But there were those who wanted to take that absurd talk seriously and even dress it up as truth.
They were the cyber wreckers. The topic that those trying to catch people’s attention with yellow journalism loved most was discord rumors.
And so the rumors were deliberately inflated. Photos and videos maliciously pieced together began spreading on the internet, and while people criticized these cunning behaviors, they couldn’t completely ignore them and kept sneaking glances.
[(Video) If you look at this, Yoon Seowoo is pushing Na Jihan away… Don’t their gazes keep missing each other too?]
[It’s also prejudice to think they won’t fight just because they’ve known each other all their lives lol If you put it that way, family members never fight either right? Maybe these guys just sold their narrative to get famous; and now the honeymoon period is slowly ending]
└ No, how far are you going to outsource your brain to wreckers lol lol lol lol lol lol lol It’s obvious you don’t usually stan Arcus, right?
[No guys please ㅠㅠ!!!!!!!!! Why do you keep feeding these trash wrecker cult prison bastards? If you know they’re the type who’ll die if they don’t get attention, please please please please please ignore them]
└ 22222 This teamwork is fucking hard, let’s really ignore them to extinction ㅠㅠㅠㅠ If you keep feeding these BASTARDS who wreck while saying they’re uncertain, they’ll get excited and spew even more detailed bullshit?!??!?!!?
[Still, honestly, couldn’t they say just one word? It’s not like they don’t know about the rumors ㅠㅠㅠ No matter how much we ask on Whisper, there’s no answer… It’s not like they’re doing lives either… They don’t do personal broadcasts either. Even when we ask several times if it’s true, there’s no response hh;]
└ Why exactly should they give that >>>one word<<< I’m asking for the hundredth time… Our kids have no obligation to respond to every weird tabloid rumor. It’s true they can’t do lives because they’re busy during promotions. Instead they come to Whisper every day with packed waiting room selfies in their letters. You’re not the only one fanning and sending messages, so your inquiries might not get replies. Sending dummy messages asking if this or that rumor is true isn’t being a fan, it’s being a nuisance.
└└ Really going all out defending them lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
[The desire to ignore these nonsensical people forever vs the desire for just one of those usual hilarious Moments, a strong one, to come up and wipe them out in one blow]
[Jihan, the world is too noisy, please at least do some BGP, you’re good at that stuff]
└ Sorry but our JihanSeowoo isn’t BGP. It’s real. Real Gay Performance.
└└ Then how do you explain the current rumors about them being awkward????
└ Lovers’ quarrel.
└└ The real deal really is different
[Speaking of BGP, couldn’t it really have just been a concept they pushed for promotion + to eliminate noise about the new member]
└ You think so?
└ Think so?
└ Think so?
└ Think so lol
└ No energy so just go… You go too and just mindlessly consume new Wrecker Cult Prison videos until you hear through internet news that your channel owner got sued and has to pay tens of millions of won…
[Married couples can fight sometimes]
[The more fuss you make like this, the more it proves they’re “real”]
└ Really stubborn
└└ Sorry but shipping minus backbone and fabrication is just a corpse
[Kiss and make up]
The divided public opinion began tilting toward the negative side as they entered the final stages of their first full album ‘Start Button’ promotions.
The day that triggered this was November 20th. The live broadcast that all members were supposed to participate in for Joo Lee Seon’s birthday was suddenly canceled.
Not only was the cancellation notice posted suddenly that morning, but an announcement also went up saying they would end promotions for the title track ‘Anemoia’ earlier than planned.
Eventually, anxious voices began leaking out from within the fandom itself.
[They got first place on a music show but all members were absent so only the screen was broadcast?]
[Something unfixable must have happened;;; Even on Lee Seon’s birthday they just said something came up and moved on…;;]
[Ah ㅠㅠㅠㅠ I really try to ignore it but I can’t help getting anxious ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Seowoo seems the same but isn’t Jihan’s reaction strange?]
└ 222 The kid who used to end every sentence with “Seowoo did,” “to Seowoo,” “it’s about Seowoo,” “Seowoo~” suddenly became stingy with words, so it feels like my blood is drying up
[Some ㅁㅁㅌ person was taking photos of ㄷㅇㅈ sunbaes coming and going and saw ㅈ1han fighting loudly with some trainee in front of the company building]
└ Please stop mass-producing hearsay!!!!!!!!!!!! Not everything you write randomly is true??!?!?!
└└ But this eyewitness account was also posted on Instiz (link)
[Ah, fanning is really unsettling these days. My bias keeps having bad relationships with members, fighting with staff, raising his voice at trainees, bad relationships with sunbaes ㅜ… I used to just think it was all hate and move on, but it’s piling up endlessly and I’m so tired fuck]
└ I wish something would just get resolved refreshingly but it’s so frustrating… This time the song turned out well, the producing participation went well, and the results are good so it seems like they could walk on solid ground, but why is my heart so noisy
[Jihan, just one word is enough, just say it’s a misunderstanding, then I’ll just believe you with my love for you, please]
“…they say.”
Someone’s anxious question, filled with worry, swayed left and right with a few hand gestures and became blurred.
“The next station seems to be personality controversy, Na Jihan? Don’t you think it’s time to respond?”
Hapil Jae’s clear voice continued.
“They’re already talking about it everywhere. That you must be arrogant, that you seemed to have a bad personality. People who like to badmouth others are excitedly running wild in all directions, so wouldn’t it be better to respond before it gets more troublesome?”
Then Na Jihan answered in a calm voice.
“Not yet. A few words won’t help. They’ll just say I’m making excuses to save face anyway.”
“Then you’ll keep getting cursed at until the situation is clearly resolved?”
“The king has donkey ears, so why wouldn’t someone like me get cursed at? Don’t stress yourself out scrolling through SNS unnecessarily and just leave it alone.”
“Is this indifference or boldness…”
“Think of it as whichever is more comfortable. Yoon Seowoo, ah.”
“…Ah.”
I, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, opened my mouth wide.
A small piece of cut apple went right in. As soon as I finished chewing and swallowing the sweet, crispy fruit, the next piece entered my mouth again, and again, and again…
“Excuse me. You goosebump-inducing 0-year-old friends?”
Hapil Jae, who couldn’t stand watching this anymore, thumped his chest in frustration.
“If we just posted this one photo, all the discord rumors and whatnot would melt away to the roots, don’t you think?”
Na Jihan maintained his attitude of not listening. Without even answering, he continued diligently putting cut apples into my mouth.
I could say I can eat by myself, but honestly, I liked being taken care of too. I pretended not to know and ate them with crunching sounds while sneaking glances at Hapil Jae.
Then, the moment our eyes met directly.
“Ugh.”
Hapil Jae let out a deep sigh and roughly tousled his hair.
“Anyone watching would think you hurt your arm, not your leg. Right? When exactly are all these groundless rumors going to be resolved…”
“Not yet.”
Na Jihan said in a stern voice.
“We need to organize everything cleanly and state our position for the noise to disappear. So you wait a little too. The person involved, Yoon Seowoo, is being quiet, so why are you frantically anxious?”
“That’s what I’m saying. Even I, a third party, am this anxious, so why is Seowoo hyung so calm? Seowoo hyung. Seowoo hyung?”
“…Mmm?”
Hapil Jae’s question mark finally swerved sharply toward me.
“Are you really okay with things staying like this, hyung?”
“Uh…”
I, who had swallowed the remaining apple in my mouth, smiled awkwardly.
November. The period when the first full album promotions were reaching their end. Now, with just a little over a month left before the year changed.
Untimely discord rumors within the group, conflict rumors with external personnel, attitude controversies, and even an unnatural activity termination announcement.
At the center of Arcus’s strangely unsettled current situation was me.
More precisely, it was my injury.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
