Chapter 319

Ailee’s member and former member of the disbanded Seven, Park Ye-eun.

What does Ye-eun, her stage name, think about the Debonaire members?

From the audition show filming onward, it was always a pleasant presence during her entertainment life.

“Unni Na-eun is the nicest person among everyone I’ve met… so enviable… Of course, our unni Hana is nice too, but she always makes us practice after every schedule…”

Of course, there’s no need to mention Seo-yoon, who spent two years together with her.

“Unni Seo-yoon took great care of me at the start like unni Na-eun… but then… she started to tease me, resembling Do-hee…”

Still, one of her favorite unnis.

Although she hasn’t met them separately, the other unnis from Debonaire she exchanged interactions with a few times became good friends quickly.

“Unni Chiyo seemed scary on the outside because she was so playful… but when we actually met, she was soft and squishy… so cute…”

“Unni Woo-ah was super chic on stage… but when she talks, she’s surprisingly cutesy… but how does she handle Do-hee…?”

There’s no need for a final evaluation on Do-hee.

“Ye-eun! Do-hee’s calling you!”

Unni Sara dashed over with a flushed face like a messenger and delivered the news.

“It’s Do-hee!”

“…Don’t come into my room! And just say no!”

Do-hee was the embodiment of a little devil.

The image of a little devil in media that Ye-eun thinks of—Do-hee perfectly matched that description.

Her personality alone was sufficient.

With her deceptive and cunning character, she makes contracts with people in exchange for wishes, leading them into unexpected troubles or demanding heavy dues!

As for her looks, well, there’s no doubt about that.

Her incredibly charming and seductive appearance easily captivates people.

“Nowadays, her chest has gotten even bigger… so audacious!”

Ye-eun firmly believes the reason a little devil concept appears so often in Debonaire is that the producer was surely inspired by Do-hee.

In reality, that insight was quite accurate.

However, how does this Do-hee appear so foolish when the industry folks or cameras are rolling?

“She’s so shrewd, so cunning…!”

Do-hee is reputedly polite, to the extent that it’s full of rumors in the industry.

“Yeah, originally, devils are the most polite, dressed in suits, and using honorifics… so hypocritical…!”

Lately, industry seniors have only been showcasing Do-hee’s cheerful side in her self-content, directly shouting out to fans that she’s kind and funny.

[Debonaire’s self-content is seriously so hilarious ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I was laughing so much after seeing Do-hee this time, I really want to get to know her better ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
“Really, I’m actually gonna send it, haha!”

“It’s not just a few; there are even cases where the rookies debuting look up to Do-hee as a role model.”

“[Which idol do you want to be like? I want to be like Do-hee Senior! I’ve been a huge fan since Seven’s time—so cool and pretty on and off stage! I want to resemble her pro-like demeanor!]”

“It wasn’t just one or two who said that.”

“[I ran into her in the waiting room last time, and she was so pretty, seriously…]”

“Wow, but seeing her like this, isn’t she like a heavenly idol by nature…?”

“Anyway, it’s really the people who don’t relate that are the problem.”

“Yeah, Do-hee! Yeah! Got it!”

Just like that Sara Unni who holds her phone tightly with both hands and nods her head several times.

“Ye-eun! If you answer the phone, they’ll void the bet!”

“W-void it?!”

“Yeah! But what bet are we talking about?”

Ye-eun somewhat regretted teasing Do-hee in an arrogant playful way since winning the grand prize last year.

The bet was to give a whopping ten million won to the side that steps into the Billboard Top 100 first.

“Still, we’re a big agency… We thought we’d be faster!”

But there was no way she could pick up the phone now.

If she answered that call, she might get caught in Tsukuyomi.

Mockery, scoffing, sneering, derision, taunting, belittling, sarcasm, contempt!

Ye-eun imagined Seo-yoon in her mind.

If there was any older sister who handled Do-hee well during Seven’s time, it would be the two: Hana Unni and the current Seo-yoon Unni who still sticks with Do-hee.

It’d be hard to scold Do-hee in her daily life, but…

Still, she hoped Do-hee would at least get scolded in self-content.

Ye-eun was longing for that catharsis.

*

“Wait, I really called to send it, why?”

[Web Message]

─Park Ye-eun has deposited 9,990,000 won into Do-hee Lee’s XX Bank account.

And they haven’t even entered the Billboard 100 yet; they’re 103rd!

But why the heck did they take out ten thousand won in the process?

Rebellion? Willingness to resist?

Or perhaps a frugal spirit?

“Wow, now they’re even stealing money? Seriously.”

Seo-yoon Unni, who doesn’t know the circumstances, was looking at her with near contempt.

But whatever happened, she returned it.

“I just sent it again, okay? I added 50,000 won to buy some bread because I felt sorry for you.”

“Why are you only empathizing with Ye-eun?”

“There’s plenty of bread in the fridge, so go grab some.”

“Yay~”

“Leave me one apple pie.”

*

The next day, Ye-eun’s hope that Seo-yoon would scold Do-hee was just minutes away from the upload of the self-content.

─ Anyone waiting for the self-content while having chicken, raise your hand?

─ One minute left, haha!

─ Last week was seriously super fun, but Seo-yoon from Raheez? This is really something to look forward to, haha!

And finally, the content was released.
Content.

The title was actually a bit shocking.

─No, the self-content title LOL

─I’m already laughing for real LOL

[Seo-yoon’s Empathy]

Perhaps it was a somewhat predictable setup.

Seo-yoon, who usually complains about her sorrows surrounded by T.

[Seo-yoon: You know, the eldest sister and the youngest are T. Woo-ah says she’s F, but she empathizes based on her standards, so it’s definitely T, T.]

As expected, in the intro, Seo-yoon was once again tearfully recounting her story during her meeting with the PD.

[Seo-yoon: Chiyo’s MBTI changes every week, doesn’t it?]

[PD: Is that really possible?]

[Seo-yoon: I’ve only seen that case in her!]

Chiyo’s bright yet confused figure flickered across the screen.

[Seo-yoon: Anyway, whenever I send a message in our group chat with the members, they always read it and ignore me!]

[PD: Oh dear…]

[Seo-yoon: The group chat name… Wow, I’m suddenly so wronged I could cry. Even though I save the names of our members, I don’t just save them; I even attach hearts beside their names. But for Do-hee, I just call her our youngest! Meanwhile, they just have to call me Kim Seo-yoon Unni, plus my last name. And even Lee Do-hee isn’t even an unni to Kim Seo-yoon. Does that even make sense? Of course, I did argue and changed it to Seo-yoon Unni four years ago.]

[PD: That was too much from Do-hee…]

─LOL PD is doing great LOL

─Doing that is actually good to avoid confusion later LOL

─But calling Kim Seo-yoon that is a bit hurtful ㅠㅠ

[Seo-yoon: Exactly! There was one time I got scolded by Woo-ah (but) I just needed to plate it properly during the party, so I put the snacks on a plate. But she stomped over and said, ‘Why did you mix them!’ Just a little coating won’t change the taste that much.]

[PD: Ah, what kind of snacks?]

[Seo-yoon: Chocolate cookies and Cheetos.]

[PD: …(speechless)]

─This is a bit;;

─Seo-yoon, you can’t cover this up

─You’re asking for empathy, aren’t you?

[Seo-yoon: No, of course I separated them! I didn’t just shake them up! It was a party, and I was trying to prepare it nicely!]

Anyway, Seo-yoon changed her topic as she started another story.

[Seo-yoon: I often say I’m disappointed in Do-hee, right? Do you know what she says?]

Seo-yoon mimicked Do-hee’s tone, reenacting the moment.

[Seo-yoon: There’s emotional empathy and cognitive empathy in sisterly empathy. But the empathy that unni talks about is emotional empathy, which is an unconscious bodily response to the pain of others. They say sociopaths and psychopaths, as well as autism and Asperger’s syndrome, completely lack emotional empathy?]

[PD: Oh…]

Even though it was an impression, Do-hee’s tone when discussing the theory was quite serious.
It was serious.

[Seo-yoon: I can’t accept it, but the reason I’m relatively low in empathy is probably because I hurt my unni. So what I need is cognitive empathy, which means learning. That’s why I always ask my unni to describe exactly what emotions she feels when she’s upset. I seriously wouldn’t know if she didn’t tell me.]

─That’s so like Do-hee, LOL.

─LOL, but Do-hee seems to have said it really nicely.

─Do-hee is not just playful; she’s serious, LOL.

After a long, sad story, Seo-yoon wiped her tears and said.

[Seo-yoon: Exactly, how can people share all their emotions? I also know that asking someone to empathize without understanding can be a form of violence. So I’ve always held back… ]

[Seo-yoon, who has a deeper heart than anyone, empathized even with those members.]

[PD: Right. There’s also the term “empathy violence.”]

To speak her true feelings.

[Seo-yoon: So let’s commit a little violence today.]

[What?]

[Seo-yoon: Gosh, who doesn’t know it? I want genuine empathy at least once. Not meaningless, mindless empathy, but real empathy. No, how about we line up all our members today? Wouldn’t it be a little more relatable if we each get hit once? Just a line-up.]

─LOL, has she lost it?

─Line-up!? LOL.

Thus began another debonaire day.

The location was the café in the Topist headquarters.

The members looked at Seo-yoon, who was sitting in the special seat.

[Na-eun: Wait, Seo-yoon, were you really that upset usually?]

[Woo-ah: Look, Seo-yoon unni’s feelings were not known. I totally empathize with you, unni.]

[Shocked Na-eun.]

─LOL, Woo-ah’s adaptation speed is something else.

─Woo-ah jumps right in, LOL.

─Even though it’s tough, I don’t think it’ll be hard because of Na-eun, LOL.

[Do-hee: Are you mocking our Seo-yoon unni? How should I scold you, unni?]

[Seo-yoon: Do-hee, that’s warning number one. Three warnings mean no meal tonight.]

[Do-hee: What the fun!?]

[Seo-yoon: Pronounce it correctly. Today, I’m letting it slide.]

[Do-hee: I think it’ll be fun, what the fun. Unni’s content is the best.]

─Wow, Dorahee is really on a roll these days, LOL.

─What the fun? LOL.

[Chiyo: But, empathy? Oh, dried persimmon?! I absolutely love dried persimmons!]

[Seo-yoon: You also get a warning. Stop cosplaying when it’s unfavorable.]

[Chiyo: What the fun…]

And so began the enjoyment of the content.

The official catchphrase of debonaire, “What the fun,” was born.

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