Late at night, when normally everyone would be asleep.
But here were the members gathered in the living room.
Chae-rin Unni, who was desperate for sleep, was no exception.
And in the middle of the living room.
Sitting across from me, with a desk in between, was Seo-yoon Unni.
Seo-yoon Unni covered her mouth with both hands and shouted.
“Do-hee! You’re so, so pretty!”
Well.
Of course, I know that.
“Ah, really?”
Seo-yoon Unni’s face twisted.
“Come on, I told you to respond appropriately!”
“Okay, I’ll do it right this time.”
Seo-yoon Unni spoke sweetly again.
“Oh, and even though it’s late, congratulations on coming in first for ‘Baldy 3’! I knew you would!”
“Ah, really?”
“Hey.”
“What?”
Suddenly, Kim Seo-yoon grabbed my shoulders and shook me.
My head was bobbing up and down.
This is fun, hehe.
“Do it properly!”
Just then, Ha-rang Unni reached over and stopped Seo-yoon Unni.
“I won’t let you touch the artist.”
Then, pretending to check her wrist, she said seriously.
“It’s time. Let’s move.”
As expected of my manager, Jeon Ha-rang.
So reliable.
Seo-yoon Unni glared at me and stood up.
“Ah, Do-hee, don’t live like that.”
“Yep.”
The reason we were doing this was simple.
The first fan signing event was just a few days away.
We were simulating it in advance.
Of course, I had no intention of fooling around like just now during the signing event.
There are fans out there willing to spend hundreds of thousands of won to attend, so I had to give it my all.
Next to me was Chae-rin Unni.
As we were about to start practicing, Chae-rin Unni said something out of the blue.
“I’m setting myself up as a guy in my 20s.”
Um… well, we have to practice.
But there was something menacing in Chae-rin Unni’s eyes.
Has she been having a tough time because she hasn’t been sleeping?
For now, I recited a standard line.
“Hello~”
“Hi, Do-hee~”
“What’s your name, Unni?”
“I’m a guy!”
Oh, right…
“Call me ‘oppa.'”
“Eh, but you’re still an Unni.”
“Call me oppa!”
But should I really call you that during a fan signing…?
I really don’t want to…
“Manager Ha-rang, I think this unni is strange.”
I looked at Ha-rang Unni with pity in my eyes.
“Just hurry up.”
Behind me stood Ha-rang with cold eyes.
“Hurry.”
In front of me was Chae-rin’s piercing gaze.
“O…”
The very word ‘oppa’ wouldn’t come out at all.
Now, gender didn’t matter, but the word ‘oppa’ was something I strongly rejected.
“Hurry up!”
Why is today so scary…?
“O-oh…”
“Come on!”
“Oppa…”
“Do it!”
“Oh… O-Op… Brother?”
*
“Ah… A-hello…! Uh… What’s your name…?”
“Kim Ye-eun Unni, don’t you remember me?”
“Uh…?”
“You promised to remember me last time.”
“This is my first time in this situation, though…?”
“I’m seriously frustrated. Unni.”
“Do-hee, I’m scared…”
“Hah…”
“What’s wrong?”
Stress relief was best achieved with Kim Ye-eun Unni.
*
The question post-it handed over by the male fan was written like this:
[Q]
1) Do-hee is teasing Seo-yoon.
2) Seo-yoon is teasing Do-hee.
“Just number 1. I definitely tease Seo-yoon.”
“Hahaha, you’re saying that exactly like Seo-yoon!”
“Seo-yoon Unni has an inflated sense of self. Oh, and this is a real secret, but my mental age is about 30.”
“Then I’m your sibling too?”
“That’s the case.”
“Then please write down the mental ages of the members you think!”
Um…
-Hana 20
-Harang 15
-Chae-rin 22
-Seo-yoon 15
-Sara 15
-Ye-eun 13
-Do-hee (me) around 30
The fan in front burst out laughing after seeing what I wrote on the post-it.
But what can I do, it’s the truth.
“You’ll be moving now~”
A staff member said from behind.
“That’s a shame… Bye, Jin-woong Hyung!”
Since he couldn’t bring himself to speak, the male fan decided to call him Hyung.
“You said your mental age is 30! And call me Hyung!”
“Goodbye, Jin-woong Dongsaeng!”
“Hey, that’s not right!”
“Hehe, goodbye! See you next time!”
“So next time you’ll call me Hyung?”
Jin-woong Hyung picked up the post-it and stood up to move on to the next person, Kim Ye-eun Unni.
And once again, there was a macro sound coming from beside.
“So cute…”
Sara Unni was looking this way.
It seemed like she was talking about the hat I was wearing.
A rabbit hat that perked up its ears when touched.
“I have to admit it’s cute.”
Now, I just think of the rabbit as whatever.
I received 5 rabbit goods today alone… Sigh.
“Do-hee~ look over here~”
“Change the headband!”
Meanwhile, countless cameras were shuttering without pause.
There were even signs in front of the cameras with each fan’s favorite member’s name written on them.
[Youngest Bunny Lee Do-hee, look here~!]
Just like this camera.
I smiled and posed while looking at the camera.
Then, I greeted the next fan.
“Hello, Hyung!”
“Hyung?”
“Umm… Sir?”
“……?”
Hyung, I’m sorry.
I know you want to hear me say Oppa.
I want to hear it, but…
This is my best…
*
Joo Ha-yeon was feeling confused.
She was a newbie who fell for idols after watching [Threshold 3] for the first time.
Without thinking, she bought an album and entered a fan signing event lottery, and she actually won.
It was unbelievable.
Usually, winning a fan signing with a popular idol required purchasing at least a hundred albums.
Still, the only explanation for her winning was sheer luck.
Typically, fan signing winners were divided into two groups: those who were selected through bulk purchases and the rest through random selection.
Here, bulk purchases had a cutoff known as the “fan signing cut.”
And the random selection was, quite literally, random, despite the fact that usually, people buying around ten albums ended up winning.
Regardless, Joo Ha-yeon winning with just one album was truly a stroke of luck.
And that’s how she ended up at [Seven]’s first fan signing.
“I’m so nervous I can’t speak…”
Everyone around her seemed to be so familiar with the situation.
In contrast, she, being a complete rookie at idol fan signing events, felt hopelessly awkward.
Still, she had prepared gifts and a question on a post-it note.
She had definitely thought about what she wanted to say…
“Now, let’s move on~”
When she stood in front of the members, she ended up mumbling and only answering their questions with one-word responses, just exchanging greetings before moving on.
And this time, it was Do-hee.
As her ultimate bias, she was determined to speak properly this time and sat in front of Do-hee.
“Unnie, hello~”
The determination to speak properly evaporated as her breath hitched.
Today, Do-hee’s outfit showcased her long black hair with a beige vest, a white long-sleeve tee, a warm-toned cardigan, and a floral crown made by fans, creating a perfect fresh look.
Perhaps that’s why, while usually appearing like a cute, pretty younger sister, today she looked calm and graceful, like a noble lady.
And more than anything else…
“Her face, the reality is mind-blowing…!”
Having been awestruck by Sara, who was a visual top contender, she found Do-hee even prettier.
Perhaps even Sara’s fans would agree?
– Sara, you are the prettiest!!!
Um, that doesn’t seem right, though.
But hey, preferences vary…
Anyway, she wanted to tell Do-hee that she was beautiful right away to break the ice and unleash the words she had prepared.
Even though thoughts were swirling in her head…
“Ah, ah… an-nyeong…”
Again, her mouth was fumbling.
Feeling desperate, she quickly handed over the question post-it.
[Q: Do-hee, why do you always wear the same t-shirt?]
Checking the post-it, Do-hee smiled knowingly and replied.
“Oh, is this that thing? Cute pretty. It’s not like that though~ heh!”
“Why are you always so pretty even when you smile…?”
But I have to say what I need to say.
I absolutely have to.
“Seriously, why do you always wear the same clothes?”
“Oh?”
*
After the fan signing event, on the way back to the dorm.
Most of the members were sprawled out in exhaustion.
Of course, after chatting with 100 fans non-stop.
In the meantime, I was searching for reviews and photos that were posted online.
Reading the reviews somehow washed my fatigue away with a sense of pride.
There were quite a few photos along with the reviews, and among them, there was even a picture of me wearing a bunny hat.
Wow… it’s cute.
I’m even considering using this for my wallpaper.
Still, the ‘I’m in love’ center shot is the best.
While I was browsing through reviews related to me, a few posts caught my eye.
First one.
[Why is Do-hee acting all flirty…]
Even if I asked her to call me oppa, she keeps calling me hyung, damn it ㅠㅠㅠ
It’s totally adorable, but I want to hear oppa…
Oh, and why is Do-hee so good at talking?
It was our first meeting, and there was no awkwardness at all.
-I went ahead and teased her about army stuff because I wasn’t awkward at all, damn it.
└What are you talking about;;
└I mentioned I was on leave, and she immediately asked which division. So I said the 31st division, right? Then out of nowhere, she got super excited and started the army talk;;
└LOL how does Do-hee even know about army stuff?
└I guess her dad talks about it a lot… But I was happy she held my hand in the end.
I ended up chatting about army stuff because a soldier fan who just shaved his head happened to be in the same division, and I was excited out of nowhere.
I ended up muddling through it later…
I should be fine, right?
Next one.
[Fan signing review) Came back after being lectured by Do-hee.]
When I said I messed up my finals,
She told me to thoroughly do my homework and solve a test paper every day…
She still does that in her free time, damn it…
I can’t argue since she always gets perfect scores…
-LOL yeah, study a bit, damn itㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-But she’s still studying?
└Yeah… she says she does it habitually when she can take a break.
└That’s insane ㄷㄷ
Gotta take the college entrance exam after all.
Even if it’s sometimes, I should review.
[Today I asked Do-hee why she wears the same shirt.]
Just as I was about to check the next post, Kim Seo-yoon in the back seat shoved her phone in my face.
“Hey, what is this?”
Looks like this person wasn’t even sleeping.
On the screen, there was a post showing a question about which of the two, Seo-yoon or Do-hee, would play with me.
[Question I asked Seo-yoon and Do-hee, LOL]
“Well, you chose yourself too.”
“No, I meant the other thing.”
Kim Seo-yoon dragged the screen down.
(Do-hee evaluating the members’ mental age.jpg)
“Hehe.”
Busted!
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