When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 112

# 112

Beautiful person (3)

“Pretense? It didn’t feel that way….

“What can you do with a child who has accumulated years of experience and is so naive? “I know everything about this floor.”

The male reporter spoke as if scolding the female photographer. The woman hesitated and tried to refute, but the man was too firm.

In the end, the woman shook her head as if she had lost.

“Reporter Choi. “You really hate Kang Do-wook?!”

“It’s not that I don’t like her, I hate all idols.”

“So, how do you want to become an entertainment reporter?”

“That’s why I do it. “Because I don’t like it.”

It was a tone that conveyed strong malice. Cigarette smoke was going down the stairs.

Dowook expected that today’s interview would be difficult. At that moment, Gu Cheol-min had finished parking and was coming toward the entrance of the building.

Do-wook pretended to be popular as he deliberately went down the stairs.

“really. Let’s go in, Reporter Choi. “Time is up.”

“Oh, I want to suck one more.”

“Are you going to be interviewed while smelling like cigarettes? Reporter Choi has that level of courtesy, too.”

The woman said, probably because she felt like she was being popular. A man named Reporter Choi also stubbed out his cigarette as if checking the time.

I heard two people open the studio door and enter.

“uh? Dowook. “Why are you here instead of going in?”

Gu Cheol-min, who came up the stairs, asked curiously.

“Ah… I suddenly started thinking.”

“thought? “Let’s go in.”

“Wait a minute, bro.”

“uh? Huh?”

Gu Cheol-min, who was about to climb the stairs, stopped at Do-wook’s words. He made a face as if asking why, but Dowook didn’t give any other answer.

Do-wook, who was holding on to Gu Cheol-min, let go of him, telling him to go up after a while.

Koo Cheol-min first headed to the studio entrance without knowing what was going on.

The studio was very busy. Setting up the filming equipment was in full swing.

Today’s photo shoot and interview were conducted by ‘News Patch’, an entertainment media outlet. The focus was on interviews rather than pictorials.

‘News Patch’ was a media outlet founded by Lee, who worked as the director of the entertainment department at the large newspaper company ‘Seoul Newspaper’, with the ambition to create an online media specializing in entertainment in the online era.

Although it has been around for a while, it has had a significant impact in the entertainment industry as it is a media outlet specializing in entertainment.

The first article of ‘News Patch’ was about a dating rumor between two top celebrities. The public was strongly impressed by the news of their relationship, which included photos. It was literally the ‘paparazzi’ cut you only see in Hollywood.

Since then, ‘News Patch’ has quickly established itself as the best entertainment-related media by continuously exposing various scandals involving top celebrities.

At the same time, it was notorious for persistently digging into celebrities who were likely to become a hot topic and seeking scandals.

Although it was an invasion of privacy to the point of criticism among netizens, most of Newspatch’s articles ranked first in views.

For profit-seeking companies, profitability took precedence over morality, so ‘News Patch’ constantly produced scandalous articles. Still, as a media specializing in entertainment, it also published investigative articles.

‘Because there was a trend of expanding the territory further after that…’

The eyes of the busy female staff members brightened at Do-wook’s appearance.

“hello.”

“oh! Mr. Dowook, you came early!”

The person in charge of hosting greeted Dowook with a bright face. Afterwards, the photographer came over and greeted Do-wook and offered to shake his hand.

“Hello, Mr. Dowook! “This is Kim Isu, who took the photo today.”

When I heard the voice, I realized it was the woman who had been talking to former reporter Choi earlier. The woman did not seem to have any particular animosity towards Do-wook. Rather, it was true that he had a crush on me.

Dowook smiled softly and held hands.

“Oh hello. “Please make the picture come out well.”

“It looks like it would come out just fine even if I took a picture with my eyes closed!”

Dowook laughed at the photographer’s words. The surrounding staff also asked if the photographer liked Dowook too much, creating a friendly atmosphere.

After organizing his clothes and hair, Dowook stood in front of the camera as instructed by the host.

The pictorial and interview for today’s article was based on the concept of ‘Let’s meet the honest Kang Do-wook,’ so Do-wook came prepared according to that concept.

She wore little makeup and only colored her lips, making them look pure and lively.

The filming costumes were comfortable, unlike the stage costumes. Of course, although they look comfortable, the clothes that stylist Han Jeong-ah sent were all from famous places in the fashion world.

“I’ll start with a front shot first!”

Following the photographer’s words, Dowook stood upright, crossed his legs, and posed with his hands in one of his pockets.

“great! Please smile a little more. Head slightly to the left. great!”

As Do-wook nodded, the photographer repeatedly shouted ‘like’. Other staff members were also blushing as they watched Dowook’s filming.

Gu Cheol-min was also watching the scene with satisfaction. Among them, only one man appeared late from the back of the filming set, standing with his arms crossed and a stern expression on his face.

‘Is it him?’

Dowook quickly looked at the man and then looked at the camera lens again.

“Mr. Dowook! “I’ll take a picture of your profile now.”

“yes.”

“How can the bridge of your nose be so high? “Goodness lives.”

“Haha thank you.”

Dowook turned to the side and thanked the photographer.

In such a warm atmosphere, the photo shoot for the article was completed smoothly.

The problem was the interview with ‘Reporter Choi’ that followed. The host took Koo Cheol-min and Do-wook to a table in a room next to the studio.

It was a room well decorated in a cafe style. Before Do-wook sat down, reporter Choi came in.

“This is Seongjun Choi.”

“Nice to meet you, reporter! Is it okay for the person who originally wanted to come? “I heard you’re not feeling well.”

Despite the cold introduction, Koo Cheol-min responded in a personable manner.

The reporter who originally wanted to interview Dowook was another reporter from ‘News Patch’. We had already exchanged interview questions and greetings, but the reporter changed due to a sudden car accident.

“yes. He had a minor accident the day before yesterday. “You don’t have to worry too much.”

“yes. okay. i look forward to.”

Reporter Seongjun Choi explained to Cheolmin Koo. Perhaps because he thought that Goo Cheol-min was just his manager and not an idol, he wasn’t that cold to Goo Cheol-min.

However, the gaze passing by Do-wook was extremely cold.

‘I could get tired…’

Do-wook sat down, thinking. Since there was only one table, Do-wook and Koo Cheol-min sat next to each other, and reporter Choi Seong-jun sat across from them.

Reporter Choi Seong-jun opened his laptop and began asking questions.

“It is currently ranked 1st and 2nd on the charts. First of all, congratulations. “Please tell me your thoughts.”

The first question was okay.

“I don’t think there’s anything I can say other than that I’m happy. Thank you so much to the fans who give us so much love. I am also grateful to the members and staff who helped me release the album.”

“okay.”

Reporter Choi Seong-jun’s expression as he wrote down the answer was as expressionless as expected. It was clear that he thought everything Dowook said was stereotypical pretense.

“Don’t you have a girlfriend to thank?”

“yes?”

Gu Cheol-min was more surprised than Do-wook at the sudden question. Reporter Choi Seong-jun smiled and said to Koo Cheol-min.

“It’s a joke. I threw this in to lighten the mood. “I didn’t want the interview to be too obvious.”

“Ah…”

Gu Cheol-min quickly closed his mouth. I couldn’t make a big fuss over something that wasn’t a big deal. Do-wook actually smiled as if reporter Choi Seong-jun’s joke was funny.

“It’s number 1 and 2 on the charts, and you composed ‘Darling,’ one of the title songs. I know that you wrote and composed quite a few songs on the KK album yourself…”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Do-wook answered while making eye contact with reporter Choi Seong-jun. Up to this point, the questions were the same as those previously asked.

“The revenue from music sources must be significant. “How much did you earn?”

However, reporter Choi Seong-jun was strangely changing the nuance of the question. This time, Dowook smiled and answered.

“Haha, I haven’t calculated it accurately yet.”

“At first glance, it seems like it would be enormous.”

“I didn’t think about profit while making the song….”

“Both of my parents were professors, so I guess artistry is more important than money because they come from a wealthy background.”

Dowook closed his mouth for a moment and smiled. In times like this, it was best to respond with an ambiguous smile rather than answering with words.

When it seemed that Do-wook would not easily come up with another answer, reporter Choi Seong-jun made a mocking laugh and then moved on to the next topic.

After that, more normal questions followed. Things like what comes first when directing a stage and what motivated me to become a singer.

“You speak very well. “A young friend.”

These were reporter Choi Seong-jun’s profound words.

Gu Cheol-min felt sorry for Do-wook, who answered by cutting even the parts that needed to be cut. If Director Oh Baek-ho had been there, there were some questions that could have been resolved in the Director Oh Baek-ho meeting.

However, Koo Cheol-min, who had no experience as a manager yet, had no idea how far he should go.

When I was about to cut him because I thought it wasn’t Goo Cheol-min, Do-wook gestured that it was okay.

‘If the manager steps in to stop it, there may be more resistance.’

Do-wook thought as he looked at reporter Choi Seong-jun, who was full of malice. I didn’t understand it at all.

There was something deep-rooted about it that could not be considered simply malicious intent based on prejudice against idols. Listening to the way he spoke, it seemed like he had bad feelings not only toward Do-wook but also toward other idols.

‘Choi Seong-jun…. Who is it?’

Dowook stopped answering for a moment and looked back on his memories while drinking the drink in front of him.

‘I definitely feel like I’ve seen this somewhere before. I think I’ve heard the name…’

But I couldn’t remember it at all. Suddenly, the question arose in Do-wook’s head as to whether he was also a person related to the ‘Kim Bo-myeong’ days. I came up with this idea because when I tried to think about the memories from my ‘Kim Bo-myeong’ days, there were parts that seemed to be cut out.

But then he shook his head.

‘no. The only thing that was cut out was Kim Bo-myeong’s personal information. Then who is it?…’

Reporter Choi Seong-jun started asking questions again, so Do-wook had to stop tracing his memories there.

After exchanging a few more questions, the interview concluded. It wasn’t a very good atmosphere, but it was significant that it ended without reporter Choi Seong-jun feeling too upset.

This was because there was a problem with the reporter even though the article had already been agreed upon, so it was not a good thing to see.

However, even if things continued like this, it was doubtful whether reporter Choi would actually publish a good article.

“Ah… Do-wook, you worked hard.”

“no. “Thank you for your hard work, brother.”

After saying hello to the staff, Koo Cheol-min and Do-wook returned to the car.

It was certain that it was the most nerve-wracking and arduous interview I’ve had since my debut. Dowook also thought that there would be more incidents like this in the future.

‘The more popular you are, the more anti-fans you have…’

However, it was important for a good image to become the image of the majority. It was a matter of priority.

In the car on the way back to the practice room, Dowook looked outside in silence.

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The next day, three articles compiling the interviews from the previous day were published.

The article that appeared with several photos was ‘aggro’ in many ways.

-Kang Do-wook…I didn’t know, but are you on the extravagant side?

Negative comments began to appear on the article.

For Do-wook, this was the first time he was featured on real-time search terms due to a negative issue.