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Lee Seolhwa finds Yoo Joonghyuk ensconced inside one of the company’s smaller conference rooms.
Even now, his back is straight and his shoulders are squared off, as if he’s perpetually in the face of battle, and his knuckles are white with the tight grip he has on his pen. If it was any other situation—or if Seolhwa had less grace—she might’ve cracked a joke about the pen being more of a sword, with all the anger channeled into his pen grip.
But she’s Lee Seolhwa, and so instead, she pads up next to Joonghyuk. Close enough to catch the shape of the vowels on the paper, but far enough to be of no threat.
“Joonghyuk-ah,” she says.
He doesn’t look at her. Although she can’t see his face from this angle, she already knows that his mouth must be twisted into his perpetual scowl and his eyebrows, yet again, furrowed so deeply that she once worried it would never smoothen.
Seolhwa thinks of what to say next. This is a delicate situation and it’s hard to find the words that feel as if they suffice. My manager told me about the suspension or I saw the news on the internet doesn’t feel particularly helpful right now. She worries at her bottom lip.
It’s Joonghyuk who breaks the silence first. He looks up and locks eyes with her. “Did you watch the video, Lee Seolhwa?”
“No, of course not.” Seolhwa frowns. “That’s not for me to watch.”
Joonghyuk doesn’t say anything in response. If Seolhwa didn’t know him as well as she does, she might not have noticed the nearly imperceptible way his shoulders relax. But she does and the sight leaves a pang in her heart. She knew he’d be affected by the leak—not to mention its impact on his professional career—but it’s hard to see a friend like this.
She tucks a loose curl behind her ear and thinks of what to say. In the end, she sighs and musters, “How are you doing?”
“I’m fine.”
It’s just like Joonghyuk to respond like this. Seolhwa doesn’t push. Their long-lasting friendship rests on boundaries.
Instead, she tries to smile. “I convinced my team to release the news of my comeback earlier. It’ll hit the air this week.”
Joonghyuk’s expression doesn’t change, but he nods. It’ll take a lot more time to detract the media and the public’s attention away from his scandal, but South Korea’s Sweetheart announcing her comeback will help—even if only minutely.
“And the drama?”
Seolhwa doesn’t mince her words, but her tone is sympathetic. “My manager said that we’re taking a week-long break in filming while they search for a new actor to play the male lead.”
Joonghyuk nods again, like it’s just as he expected. Silence lapses between them, neither fully comfortable nor discomfiting. On any other day, these moments of quietude between them are solace for Seolhwa, especially after days packed with schedules, but there’s no consolation found or given in this situation.
She sighs, and wishes she had more to offer him. Empty platitudes would irk him more than comfort, though, and she knows that.
Perhaps sensing the end of the conversation, or wishing to end it, Joonghyuk drops his pen back onto the table as if it reviles him, where it clatters noisily against the wood veneer, and stands up from the chair. He grabs the piece of paper off the desk.
Before he can leave, Seolhwa notices one thing. “Ah,” she says, and he pauses in his stride towards the door. “Are you here alone today?”
Joonghyuk pauses, his back to her. “Yes,” he says, “my manager is home today.”
“Is Dokja-ssi—”
“Excuse me,” interrupts Joonghyuk, and the words come out slightly sardonic, “but I have this apology letter to submit so the staff can post it online.”
He leaves, but the question is just as good as answered. Seolhwa frowns as she stares at the door, a worry rising up and into her chest. She hopes they’ll be okay.
Posted by /u/choiminhofan
[NEWS] Actor Yoo Joonghyuk posts handwritten apology on Instagram regarding video allegations, says he will suspend all planned schedules to reflect
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[ - ] groovypizza MOD 1.4k points 6 hours ago · edited 1 hour ago
Link to /u/choiminhofan’s translation
Link to Star Company’s official statement
Thank you to everyone who is helping with further translations in the thread!
Update: Soompi Actor Yoo Joonghyuk Apologizes for Scandalous Behaviour + Star Stream Broadcasting Announces Temporary Suspension
The Soompi article compiles all of the news related to Yoo Joonghyuk’s recent incident and provides further context. It includes Star Stream Broadcasting’s official statement, and confirms that his drama with Lee Seolhwa will be proceeding with a new male lead actor in his stead. The new actor replacing Yoo Joonghyuk has not yet been confirmed.
Ninja edit: Due to the sensitive nature of this incident, we will be deleting any comments that link to the video. Please also refrain from speculating on the identity of the second person in the video. Likely, they are a non-celebrity. Their privacy should be respected.
[ - ] daebak293 203 points 6 hours ago
Thank you mods for your hard work!
[ - ] yehetkkaebsong 984 points 6 hours ago
Damn. I’ve only ever seen him in Anti-Fragile, but I feel really bad for Yoo Joonghyuk and his (presumably) partner.
[ - ] armyhope69 412 points 5 hours ago
I hope this isn’t a case of revenge porn. I feel sick to my stomach.
[ - ] almight_key 384 points 5 hours ago
I’m so glad that no one here seems to be spreading the video around. I saw that it’s already been posted on some...let’s just say, NSFW subreddits.
[ - ] acireinyourarea 249 points 3 hours ago
if you look at the most downvoted comments in this thread, you’ll see the absolute worst of humanity there.
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Han Sooyoung has long perfected her routine for when she returns home from work each day.
As soon as she steps through her door, keys drop into the shitty lemon-shaped ceramic bowl that Dokja gave her for her housewarming, and she shuffles her feet into a threadbare pair of house slippers that she’s reluctant to toss out. Then, she throws her bag onto the floor, strips completely naked and tosses her clothes (blouse, blazer, and pants as stretchy as she can get away with her overbearing boss) onto her bed, then scurries into the washroom to take a dump.
There’s nothing like coming home from work to sit on the toilet.
On her porcelain throne, she catches up on a full day of the internet that she missed while being a high school Korean literature teacher. Before Dokja had moved out, he used to whine about how long she’d take in the washroom. But it’s ritual. Therapeutic. Her therapist once told her to create routines of comfort, and this is one of them.
She’s trudging her way through DC Inside when a familiar name catches her attention. Her thumb hovers over the post with a brief second of hesitation before she taps on it.
“Crazy bastard, what did you do...”
Like most posts on DC Inside, the original poster didn’t add a lot beyond their post title. Even that is vague and abstract; a simple Yoo Joonghyuk is a crazy jerk. That, Han Sooyoung knows as a fact—first hand.
But that guy’s one of the most famous actors in all of Seoul. Whether you love him or hate him, it’s indisputable that his acting chops are supreme. At one point, she couldn’t go two hours in her classroom without hearing about Yoo Joonghyuk as Kwon Wonwoo in the KBS drama called Midnight Battle. Her students loved him. And then she’d return home to her shared apartment with Kim Dokja, who also wouldn’t stop talking about Yoo Joonghyuk as Kwon Wonwoo in Midnight Battle, and she’d scream.
Dokja’s habit of talking too much about Joonghyuk never did get any better. Sooyoung knows, unfortunately, way too much about him.
She scans through the comments, but most of the commenters have nothing to offer but a trail of ㅋㅋㅋ across the screen. A few comments are filled with disgust. Some with outrage. The worst part, however, is the fact that regardless of how uninformative and unsubstantial they are, there are a lot comments.
Something’s not right. An unsettled feeling tugs at the back of her mind as she continues reading through the comments. There’s only one reason why Korean netizens would congregate together on forum boards like this, and it’s never a good reason. Her stomach sinks with trepidation.
As she finishes wiping, she stands up to flush the toilet. She turns, then one comment catches her eyes just as she’s flushing, and she taps the link before she can think about it. The link directs her to a video on Twitter.
It autoplays. Of course it does—because if Sooyoung had caught sight of the preview image in time, if she had any inkling at all of what the video would contain—she would have never have clicked it.
So, unbidden, the video plays. It all happens in a few quick seconds. She catches sight of long, pale limbs. A broad back and a familiar set of wide shoulders. The bodies flip, one on top of the other, faces pushed together. A small waist, leading down to an even smaller ass—
Sooyoung jolts. “Holy fuck!” she shouts in shock. “Fucking gross!”
Because she recognizes the funnily-shaped birthmark on that ass. She’s bathed with that ass since she was three years old and that ass—and its owner—was five years old. She used to make fun of that ass for having a birthmark that looks vaguely like an elephant if you squinted just right. She does not want to see that ass, especially not in this context.
“Holy fucking shit,” says Sooyoung again, this time with more feeling as she registers what she’s actually watching. And what has been publicized for all of the internet to see.
The sinking feeling in her stomach turns heavy with dread. She hastily closes Twitter and contemplates deleting the app from her phone as if that would scourge the video from her brain. Sooyoung clumsily navigates to KakaoTalk. She needs to check on—
And then her phone slips from her hand. It seems almost as if it's falling in slow motion, but her body is slow to react, still parsing through the shock to its system from the video. Sooyoung watches helplessly as her phone falls straight into the toilet bowl. It drops in with a plop, and a little splash.
“Holy fuck,” Sooyoung cries out, this time for a different reason entirely.
유중혁 미친새끼.......... 📱
ㅇㅇ(106.101) 2022.10.27 02:25:54
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ㅇㅇ(223.38) What kind of crazy bastard films this? Did he leak it himself?
ㅇㅇ(124.59) Crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㅇㅇ(175.123) This is not right. I hope he can go to Church to reflect on this...
ㅇㅇ(430.93) No tits or ass, I’m out.
ㅇㅇ(73.219) Does anyone know who the other man in the video is? I heard it could be another actor/idol or another staff in the company.
ㅇㅇ(591.412) I feel so sorry for him and his lover. This is not okay to share. I hope they find whoever spread this video. This is a crime.
ㅇㅇ(103.52) What is this? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㅇㅇ(321.83) It doesn’t feel right that this is being shared online. Shouldn’t we respect his private affairs? He’s a good actor. We don’t need to know this part of his life.
ㅇㅇ(122.142) Fuck off.
ㅇㅇ(211.44) I was looking forward to his upcoming drama with Lee Seolhwa...I feel bad for her. He’s been dropped from the project, and this was supposed to be her breakout role.
ㅇㅇ(210.12) With another man? Fuck.........ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Crazy bastard’s career is over.
ㅇㅇ(187.932) Yoo Joonghyuk has a huge...ㅎㅎㅎ How did that fit?
ㅇㅇ(195.73) Didn’t he used to date Lee Seolhwa? Did she turn him gay?
ㅇㅇ(256.92) I’m not gay, but his lover’s white skin and cute voice are turning me on. And his ass...from behind, I think I could do it. Look how much he can take and how greedy he is ㅋㅋ Crazy...
ㅇㅇ(93.123) Nasty fucking men in these comments. Go to hell and die, everyone who is laughing or joking about this. I hope these two are okay...
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Kim Dokja has not watched the video.
On his bedside table, his phone vibrates once more. He sees Sooyoung’s name flash across the screen, and underneath her name are the words, you owe me a new phone, you shithead.
Huh. Dokja doesn’t know what she means, but he assumes she’s seen the video by now. Doesn’t matter—he decides not to respond. His notifications have been a constant buzz throughout the day, and for the first time in his life, Dokja doesn’t feel too inclined to check his phone.
There’s an itch under his skin that burns a little. Whether it’s the residual guilt that lingers, or whether it’s the masochistic part of himself that wants to delve into the comments and read everything that’s said about him on the internet—he doesn’t know. It is, however, perhaps the first time in his life that he’s been so detached from his device.
Maybe he’ll break his phone addiction, Dokja thinks a little wryly to himself. Though, it helps that he’s now unemployed and is no longer professionally required to be at the beck and call of some diva asshole celebrity.
He tries once more to submerge himself in Sooyoung’s latest manuscript. Dokja manages to fly through the next couple of pages, red pen in hand, before he loses focus again. He thinks back to a childhood spent between the pages and fitting himself in the kerning between letters, and lets himself lament on how much easier it had been back then. Somehow, in his adulthood, he’s lost some of the steel armour and imperviousness to distress that he’d painstakingly built.
His mind wanders. The persistent lump in his throat that tastes like dread metastasizes.
Speaking of diva asshole celebrity—a clatter at the doorway catches his attention and he sits up from his chair. A mop of dark hair ducks through the bedroom door, and the mop of hair is attached to a handsome and incorrigibly grumpy face.
“It’s your fault I’m all soft now,” Dokja greets him accusingly, and tips his head back for a kiss. Warm lips press against his, and he feels himself soften all the bit more.
“You’re still too bony,” Joonghyuk says.
Dokja rolls his eyes and doesn’t bother to correct him. He stretches back with a big yawn, then loops his arms around Joonghyuk’s neck. “How did it go? Did you have to kneel on the ground for forgiveness?”
With the way he’s reclining backwards in the chair, Joonghyuk’s face is upside down to Dokja’s gaze, but the subtle tightening of Joonghyuk’s features aren’t amiss on him. Work didn’t go well, then. It doesn’t come as a surprise; it’d be hard for the company to completely sweep the scandal under the rug, even with Joonghyuk’s star status.
But the lump in Dokja’s throat grows heavier. He lets go of Joonghyuk and looks down at his lap. Fuck. What if he really ruined Joonghyuk’s career?
“They still won’t tell me when you can come back to work,” Joonghyuk grumbles, as if that’s even the biggest issue.
Instead of moving out of his stooped position, which can’t be too comfortable for someone as big as him, he props his chin on the crown of Dokja’s head. Joonghyuk noses at his hair before he stands up.
“Have you eaten dinner yet?”
Dokja silently shakes his head, but doesn’t bother to tell Joonghyuk that he doesn’t have much of an appetite. He follows him into the kitchen. His mind races as he thinks through their situation, the video, and their jobs.
“I’ll make mandu-guk,” says Joonghyuk, with a little glance at Dokja. “I still have some bones to make broth from the chicken thighs we had yesterday.”
His hands reach for the fridge door, but Dokja intercepts. He entangles his fingers with Joonghyuk’s much longer ones, and thinks about how much care is carried out with those calloused hands. The food he makes, the food he feeds Dokja, and the silent words that are folded and filled inside Joonghyuk’s perfectly pleated homemade mandu.
I’ll fix this, Dokja says, but doesn’t say out loud. I won’t let myself be the ruin of your career. Those, too, are silent words.
Aloud, he says, “I’ll start on the broth. You wash up first, stinky,” and doesn’t wait for Joonghyuk to respond.
This is how it starts, or perhaps this is how it ends; it all depends from which perspective you read this:
October 20, 2022 5:19 PM
bastard
Tomorrow, would you be able to drop my phone off at the repair shop? Thank you.
bastard
And what do you want for dinner?
Kim Dokja
i’ll do that as your manager, not your boyfriend, so no need to thank me
Kim Dokja
surprisingly, i just called and they said they would give us a discount for the repair. must be a yoo joonghyuk fan ㅋㅋ
Kim Dokja
yoo sangah wants to go for drinks after we’re done this meeting. up for socializing instead?
bastard
No.
Kim Dokja
okay, i’ll be home around 10pm then~ don’t worry about me, ill eat when im home. if you’re tired, i can come bring you food first?
Kim Dokja
please rest up, you worked hard today
Kim Dokja
also: remember, we have to leave for the salon at 8am tomorrow. we’re filming mmtg in the morning, and then season b season in the afternoon
bastard
I’ll kill Rain if he flirts with you again.
Kim Dokja
that’s “rain-sunbaenim” to you
Kim Dokja
and he did not “flirt”
bastard
don’t do anything stupid when you’re with sangah
Kim Dokja
see you at home, joonghyuk-ah
bastard
I’ll pack your lunch for tomorrow.
Or, if you’d rather go from the very beginning, it starts here:
“Are you kidding me?” Sooyoung rudely shoves her phone into his face until his vision blurs from the glow of the screen. “You’re not going to apply?”
He bats her hand away. “Stop it, you’re going to make me go blind,” he complains, “and why would I apply to be a celebrity manager? I doubt I have the qualifications.”
“What qualifications? It’s a minimum wage job.”
Dokja frowns at her. Wealthy kids, seriously. “It seems like a very difficult and underappreciated job. Which is another reason why I don’t want to apply. Why would I work that hard?”
Sooyoung rolls her eyes. “You know that’s not what I meant. No one’s saying it’s not hard. But it’s entry level—it doesn’t matter whether you have experience or not.” She waves her hand dismissively in the air. “Besides, you have transferable skills. And connections. I could connect you to Yoo Sangah—”
“Okay, fine,” Dokja cuts in. “But still: why would I want to work that hard?”
“Because your contract is ending. And you’ll be unemployed. And then you won’t be able to pay rent.” Sooyoung drops her hand onto her hips and stares him down. “Besides, isn’t that your favourite actor’s company? Who knows, maybe you’ll even get to pass by him in the hallways sometimes.”
Dokja would rather die than meet Yoo Joonghyuk in the flesh. He doesn’t say that, though, and instead turns his attention back to his phone. “No, thanks.”
There’s a beat of silence where Dokja can feel the weight of Sooyoung’s eyes on him. He holds out, though, and keeps his gaze focused on his screen. If he stands strong, she’ll let go eventually.
“Okay.” Sooyoung sounds resigned. “Fine.”
Just as he’s about to breath out in relief, he can see the wide stretch of smile on her mouth in the periphery of his vision. His stomach tugs out underneath him. Oh no.
“That’s fine because I knew you were going to say that, you ornery fucking bastard,” continues Sooyoung, her voice pitched with triumph.
Oh no.
“Sooyoung,” he begins, and looks up just in time to see the flash of her teeth.
“So I applied for you,” Sooyoung says, her grin now wide enough that he’s tempted to smack it off her face. “And you’ve been invited in for a panel interview in two days at ten in the morning. Better get your suit ready, Kim Dokja.”
His heart drops right with his stomach. “Sooyoung, I’m not going—”
“Yes, you are.” Sooyoung slaps the table with one hand, the resounding thwunk an ominous echo in Dokja’s bare apartment. “You can thank me after you get the job. Who knows, maybe you’ll even get to see Yoo Joonghyuk twice in the hallways.”
Of course, Dokja’s life was doomed from the start. He gets the job, and then gets assigned to work as Yoo Joonghyuk’s newest manager.
And despite what comes later, it's the best thing to ever happen to Kim Dokja.
ఇ ◝‿◜ ఇfemboytiger
need a hyung to pound me like that too
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8:12 PM · Oct 30, 2022 · Twitter for Android
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starstream_official[NOTICE] 유중혁 관련 진행상황 안내
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Update on the Status of Yoo Joonghyuk
Hello,
This is Star Stream Broadcasting.
Please allow us to apologize for the delay in our response. We would like to provide an update on the online allegations pertaining to artist Yoo Joonghyuk.
After a video allegedly featuring artist Yoo Joonghyuk was circulated online, our company investigated the issue with the privacy and wellbeing of our artist remains as our main priority. During this process, we were able to verify that this video was posted with neither the consent nor knowledge of either parties involved. Due to the sensitive nature of the video content, our investigations will continue with the careful guidance of our legal experts.
The artist himself has expressed his sincere apology for the discomfort caused to all fans due to this incident. All activities will be suspended until this investigation has concluded.
Star Stream Broadcasting would also like to deeply apologize for the distress that we have caused from this occurrence. As a company, we are committed to a full investigation and will carry out all necessary measures to address the concerns raised by our fans. We ask for your understanding and patience as we continue with this process.
An update will be provided at a later date.
Lee Seolhwa finds Yoo Joonghyuk ensconced inside one of the company’s smaller conference rooms.
Even now, his back is straight and his shoulders are squared off, as if he’s perpetually in the face of battle, and his knuckles are white with the tight grip he has on his pen. If it was any other situation—or if Seolhwa had less grace—she might’ve cracked a joke about the pen being more of a sword, with all the anger channeled into his pen grip.
But she’s Lee Seolhwa, and so instead, she pads up next to Joonghyuk. Close enough to catch the shape of the vowels on the paper, but far enough to be of no threat.
“Joonghyuk-ah,” she says.
He doesn’t look at her. Although she can’t see his face from this angle, she already knows that his mouth must be twisted into his perpetual scowl and his eyebrows, yet again, furrowed so deeply that she once worried it would never smoothen.
Seolhwa thinks of what to say next. This is a delicate situation and it’s hard to find the words that feel as if they suffice. My manager told me about the suspension or I saw the news on the internet doesn’t feel particularly helpful right now. She worries at her bottom lip.
It’s Joonghyuk who breaks the silence first. He looks up and locks eyes with her. “Did you watch the video, Lee Seolhwa?”
“No, of course not.” Seolhwa frowns. “That’s not for me to watch.”
Joonghyuk doesn’t say anything in response. If Seolhwa didn’t know him as well as she does, she might not have noticed the nearly imperceptible way his shoulders relax. But she does and the sight leaves a pang in her heart. She knew he’d be affected by the leak—not to mention its impact on his professional career—but it’s hard to see a friend like this.
She tucks a loose curl behind her ear and thinks of what to say. In the end, she sighs and musters, “How are you doing?”
“I’m fine.”
It’s just like Joonghyuk to respond like this. Seolhwa doesn’t push. Their long-lasting friendship rests on boundaries.
Instead, she tries to smile. “I convinced my team to release the news of my comeback earlier. It’ll hit the air this week.”
Joonghyuk’s expression doesn’t change, but he nods. It’ll take a lot more time to detract the media and the public’s attention away from his scandal, but South Korea’s Sweetheart announcing her comeback will help—even if only minutely.
“And the drama?”
Seolhwa doesn’t mince her words, but her tone is sympathetic. “My manager said that we’re taking a week-long break in filming while they search for a new actor to play the male lead.”
Joonghyuk nods again, like it’s just as he expected. Silence lapses between them, neither fully comfortable nor discomfiting. On any other day, these moments of quietude between them are solace for Seolhwa, especially after days packed with schedules, but there’s no consolation found or given in this situation.
She sighs, and wishes she had more to offer him. Empty platitudes would irk him more than comfort, though, and she knows that.
Perhaps sensing the end of the conversation, or wishing to end it, Joonghyuk drops his pen back onto the table as if it reviles him, where it clatters noisily against the wood veneer, and stands up from the chair. He grabs the piece of paper off the desk.
Before he can leave, Seolhwa notices one thing. “Ah,” she says, and he pauses in his stride towards the door. “Are you here alone today?”
Joonghyuk pauses, his back to her. “Yes,” he says, “my manager is home today.”
“Is Dokja-ssi—”
“Excuse me,” interrupts Joonghyuk, and the words come out slightly sardonic, “but I have this apology letter to submit so the staff can post it online.”
He leaves, but the question is just as good as answered. Seolhwa frowns as she stares at the door, a worry rising up and into her chest. She hopes they’ll be okay.
Posted by /u/choiminhofan
[NEWS] Actor Yoo Joonghyuk posts handwritten apology on Instagram regarding video allegations, says he will suspend all planned schedules to reflect
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[ - ] groovypizza MOD 1.4k points 6 hours ago · edited 1 hour ago
Link to /u/choiminhofan’s translation
Link to Star Company’s official statement
Thank you to everyone who is helping with further translations in the thread!
Update: Soompi Actor Yoo Joonghyuk Apologizes for Scandalous Behaviour + Star Stream Broadcasting Announces Temporary Suspension
The Soompi article compiles all of the news related to Yoo Joonghyuk’s recent incident and provides further context. It includes Star Stream Broadcasting’s official statement, and confirms that his drama with Lee Seolhwa will be proceeding with a new male lead actor in his stead. The new actor replacing Yoo Joonghyuk has not yet been confirmed.
Ninja edit: Due to the sensitive nature of this incident, we will be deleting any comments that link to the video. Please also refrain from speculating on the identity of the second person in the video. Likely, they are a non-celebrity. Their privacy should be respected.
[ - ] daebak293 203 points 6 hours ago
Thank you mods for your hard work!
[ - ] yehetkkaebsong 984 points 6 hours ago
Damn. I’ve only ever seen him in Anti-Fragile, but I feel really bad for Yoo Joonghyuk and his (presumably) partner.
[ - ] armyhope69 412 points 5 hours ago
I hope this isn’t a case of revenge porn. I feel sick to my stomach.
[ - ] almight_key 384 points 5 hours ago
I’m so glad that no one here seems to be spreading the video around. I saw that it’s already been posted on some...let’s just say, NSFW subreddits.
[ - ] acireinyourarea 249 points 3 hours ago
if you look at the most downvoted comments in this thread, you’ll see the absolute worst of humanity there.
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Han Sooyoung has long perfected her routine for when she returns home from work each day.
As soon as she steps through her door, keys drop into the shitty lemon-shaped ceramic bowl that Dokja gave her for her housewarming, and she shuffles her feet into a threadbare pair of house slippers that she’s reluctant to toss out. Then, she throws her bag onto the floor, strips completely naked and tosses her clothes (blouse, blazer, and pants as stretchy as she can get away with her overbearing boss) onto her bed, then scurries into the washroom to take a dump.
There’s nothing like coming home from work to sit on the toilet.
On her porcelain throne, she catches up on a full day of the internet that she missed while being a high school Korean literature teacher. Before Dokja had moved out, he used to whine about how long she’d take in the washroom. But it’s ritual. Therapeutic. Her therapist once told her to create routines of comfort, and this is one of them.
She’s trudging her way through DC Inside when a familiar name catches her attention. Her thumb hovers over the post with a brief second of hesitation before she taps on it.
“Crazy bastard, what did you do...”
Like most posts on DC Inside, the original poster didn’t add a lot beyond their post title. Even that is vague and abstract; a simple Yoo Joonghyuk is a crazy jerk. That, Han Sooyoung knows as a fact—first hand.
But that guy’s one of the most famous actors in all of Seoul. Whether you love him or hate him, it’s indisputable that his acting chops are supreme. At one point, she couldn’t go two hours in her classroom without hearing about Yoo Joonghyuk as Kwon Wonwoo in the KBS drama called Midnight Battle. Her students loved him. And then she’d return home to her shared apartment with Kim Dokja, who also wouldn’t stop talking about Yoo Joonghyuk as Kwon Wonwoo in Midnight Battle, and she’d scream.
Dokja’s habit of talking too much about Joonghyuk never did get any better. Sooyoung knows, unfortunately, way too much about him.
She scans through the comments, but most of the commenters have nothing to offer but a trail of ㅋㅋㅋ across the screen. A few comments are filled with disgust. Some with outrage. The worst part, however, is the fact that regardless of how uninformative and unsubstantial they are, there are a lot comments.
Something’s not right. An unsettled feeling tugs at the back of her mind as she continues reading through the comments. There’s only one reason why Korean netizens would congregate together on forum boards like this, and it’s never a good reason. Her stomach sinks with trepidation.
As she finishes wiping, she stands up to flush the toilet. She turns, then one comment catches her eyes just as she’s flushing, and she taps the link before she can think about it. The link directs her to a video on Twitter.
It autoplays. Of course it does—because if Sooyoung had caught sight of the preview image in time, if she had any inkling at all of what the video would contain—she would have never have clicked it.
So, unbidden, the video plays. It all happens in a few quick seconds. She catches sight of long, pale limbs. A broad back and a familiar set of wide shoulders. The bodies flip, one on top of the other, faces pushed together. A small waist, leading down to an even smaller ass—
Sooyoung jolts. “Holy fuck!” she shouts in shock. “Fucking gross!”
Because she recognizes the funnily-shaped birthmark on that ass. She’s bathed with that ass since she was three years old and that ass—and its owner—was five years old. She used to make fun of that ass for having a birthmark that looks vaguely like an elephant if you squinted just right. She does not want to see that ass, especially not in this context.
“Holy fucking shit,” says Sooyoung again, this time with more feeling as she registers what she’s actually watching. And what has been publicized for all of the internet to see.
The sinking feeling in her stomach turns heavy with dread. She hastily closes Twitter and contemplates deleting the app from her phone as if that would scourge the video from her brain. Sooyoung clumsily navigates to KakaoTalk. She needs to check on—
And then her phone slips from her hand. It seems almost as if it's falling in slow motion, but her body is slow to react, still parsing through the shock to its system from the video. Sooyoung watches helplessly as her phone falls straight into the toilet bowl. It drops in with a plop, and a little splash.
“Holy fuck,” Sooyoung cries out, this time for a different reason entirely.
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ㅇㅇ(106.101) 2022.10.27 02:25:54
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ㅇㅇ(223.38) What kind of crazy bastard films this? Did he leak it himself?
ㅇㅇ(124.59) Crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㅇㅇ(175.123) This is not right. I hope he can go to Church to reflect on this...
ㅇㅇ(430.93) No tits or ass, I’m out.
ㅇㅇ(73.219) Does anyone know who the other man in the video is? I heard it could be another actor/idol or another staff in the company.
ㅇㅇ(591.412) I feel so sorry for him and his lover. This is not okay to share. I hope they find whoever spread this video. This is a crime.
ㅇㅇ(103.52) What is this? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㅇㅇ(321.83) It doesn’t feel right that this is being shared online. Shouldn’t we respect his private affairs? He’s a good actor. We don’t need to know this part of his life.
ㅇㅇ(122.142) Fuck off.
ㅇㅇ(211.44) I was looking forward to his upcoming drama with Lee Seolhwa...I feel bad for her. He’s been dropped from the project, and this was supposed to be her breakout role.
ㅇㅇ(210.12) With another man? Fuck.........ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Crazy bastard’s career is over.
ㅇㅇ(187.932) Yoo Joonghyuk has a huge...ㅎㅎㅎ How did that fit?
ㅇㅇ(195.73) Didn’t he used to date Lee Seolhwa? Did she turn him gay?
ㅇㅇ(256.92) I’m not gay, but his lover’s white skin and cute voice are turning me on. And his ass...from behind, I think I could do it. Look how much he can take and how greedy he is ㅋㅋ Crazy...
ㅇㅇ(93.123) Nasty fucking men in these comments. Go to hell and die, everyone who is laughing or joking about this. I hope these two are okay...
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Kim Dokja has not watched the video.
On his bedside table, his phone vibrates once more. He sees Sooyoung’s name flash across the screen, and underneath her name are the words, you owe me a new phone, you shithead.
Huh. Dokja doesn’t know what she means, but he assumes she’s seen the video by now. Doesn’t matter—he decides not to respond. His notifications have been a constant buzz throughout the day, and for the first time in his life, Dokja doesn’t feel too inclined to check his phone.
There’s an itch under his skin that burns a little. Whether it’s the residual guilt that lingers, or whether it’s the masochistic part of himself that wants to delve into the comments and read everything that’s said about him on the internet—he doesn’t know. It is, however, perhaps the first time in his life that he’s been so detached from his device.
Maybe he’ll break his phone addiction, Dokja thinks a little wryly to himself. Though, it helps that he’s now unemployed and is no longer professionally required to be at the beck and call of some diva asshole celebrity.
He tries once more to submerge himself in Sooyoung’s latest manuscript. Dokja manages to fly through the next couple of pages, red pen in hand, before he loses focus again. He thinks back to a childhood spent between the pages and fitting himself in the kerning between letters, and lets himself lament on how much easier it had been back then. Somehow, in his adulthood, he’s lost some of the steel armour and imperviousness to distress that he’d painstakingly built.
His mind wanders. The persistent lump in his throat that tastes like dread metastasizes.
Speaking of diva asshole celebrity—a clatter at the doorway catches his attention and he sits up from his chair. A mop of dark hair ducks through the bedroom door, and the mop of hair is attached to a handsome and incorrigibly grumpy face.
“It’s your fault I’m all soft now,” Dokja greets him accusingly, and tips his head back for a kiss. Warm lips press against his, and he feels himself soften all the bit more.
“You’re still too bony,” Joonghyuk says.
Dokja rolls his eyes and doesn’t bother to correct him. He stretches back with a big yawn, then loops his arms around Joonghyuk’s neck. “How did it go? Did you have to kneel on the ground for forgiveness?”
With the way he’s reclining backwards in the chair, Joonghyuk’s face is upside down to Dokja’s gaze, but the subtle tightening of Joonghyuk’s features aren’t amiss on him. Work didn’t go well, then. It doesn’t come as a surprise; it’d be hard for the company to completely sweep the scandal under the rug, even with Joonghyuk’s star status.
But the lump in Dokja’s throat grows heavier. He lets go of Joonghyuk and looks down at his lap. Fuck. What if he really ruined Joonghyuk’s career?
“They still won’t tell me when you can come back to work,” Joonghyuk grumbles, as if that’s even the biggest issue.
Instead of moving out of his stooped position, which can’t be too comfortable for someone as big as him, he props his chin on the crown of Dokja’s head. Joonghyuk noses at his hair before he stands up.
“Have you eaten dinner yet?”
Dokja silently shakes his head, but doesn’t bother to tell Joonghyuk that he doesn’t have much of an appetite. He follows him into the kitchen. His mind races as he thinks through their situation, the video, and their jobs.
“I’ll make mandu-guk,” says Joonghyuk, with a little glance at Dokja. “I still have some bones to make broth from the chicken thighs we had yesterday.”
His hands reach for the fridge door, but Dokja intercepts. He entangles his fingers with Joonghyuk’s much longer ones, and thinks about how much care is carried out with those calloused hands. The food he makes, the food he feeds Dokja, and the silent words that are folded and filled inside Joonghyuk’s perfectly pleated homemade mandu.
I’ll fix this, Dokja says, but doesn’t say out loud. I won’t let myself be the ruin of your career. Those, too, are silent words.
Aloud, he says, “I’ll start on the broth. You wash up first, stinky,” and doesn’t wait for Joonghyuk to respond.
This is how it starts, or perhaps this is how it ends; it all depends from which perspective you read this:
October 20, 2022 5:19 PM
bastard
Tomorrow, would you be able to drop my phone off at the repair shop? Thank you.
bastard
And what do you want for dinner?
Kim Dokja
i’ll do that as your manager, not your boyfriend, so no need to thank me
Kim Dokja
surprisingly, i just called and they said they would give us a discount for the repair. must be a yoo joonghyuk fan ㅋㅋ
Kim Dokja
yoo sangah wants to go for drinks after we’re done this meeting. up for socializing instead?
bastard
No.
Kim Dokja
okay, i’ll be home around 10pm then~ don’t worry about me, ill eat when im home. if you’re tired, i can come bring you food first?
Kim Dokja
please rest up, you worked hard today
Kim Dokja
also: remember, we have to leave for the salon at 8am tomorrow. we’re filming mmtg in the morning, and then season b season in the afternoon
bastard
I’ll kill Rain if he flirts with you again.
Kim Dokja
that’s “rain-sunbaenim” to you
Kim Dokja
and he did not “flirt”
bastard
don’t do anything stupid when you’re with sangah
Kim Dokja
see you at home, joonghyuk-ah
bastard
I’ll pack your lunch for tomorrow.
Or, if you’d rather go from the very beginning, it starts here:
“Are you kidding me?” Sooyoung rudely shoves her phone into his face until his vision blurs from the glow of the screen. “You’re not going to apply?”
He bats her hand away. “Stop it, you’re going to make me go blind,” he complains, “and why would I apply to be a celebrity manager? I doubt I have the qualifications.”
“What qualifications? It’s a minimum wage job.”
Dokja frowns at her. Wealthy kids, seriously. “It seems like a very difficult and underappreciated job. Which is another reason why I don’t want to apply. Why would I work that hard?”
Sooyoung rolls her eyes. “You know that’s not what I meant. No one’s saying it’s not hard. But it’s entry level—it doesn’t matter whether you have experience or not.” She waves her hand dismissively in the air. “Besides, you have transferable skills. And connections. I could connect you to Yoo Sangah—”
“Okay, fine,” Dokja cuts in. “But still: why would I want to work that hard?”
“Because your contract is ending. And you’ll be unemployed. And then you won’t be able to pay rent.” Sooyoung drops her hand onto her hips and stares him down. “Besides, isn’t that your favourite actor’s company? Who knows, maybe you’ll even get to pass by him in the hallways sometimes.”
Dokja would rather die than meet Yoo Joonghyuk in the flesh. He doesn’t say that, though, and instead turns his attention back to his phone. “No, thanks.”
There’s a beat of silence where Dokja can feel the weight of Sooyoung’s eyes on him. He holds out, though, and keeps his gaze focused on his screen. If he stands strong, she’ll let go eventually.
“Okay.” Sooyoung sounds resigned. “Fine.”
Just as he’s about to breath out in relief, he can see the wide stretch of smile on her mouth in the periphery of his vision. His stomach tugs out underneath him. Oh no.
“That’s fine because I knew you were going to say that, you ornery fucking bastard,” continues Sooyoung, her voice pitched with triumph.
Oh no.
“Sooyoung,” he begins, and looks up just in time to see the flash of her teeth.
“So I applied for you,” Sooyoung says, her grin now wide enough that he’s tempted to smack it off her face. “And you’ve been invited in for a panel interview in two days at ten in the morning. Better get your suit ready, Kim Dokja.”
His heart drops right with his stomach. “Sooyoung, I’m not going—”
“Yes, you are.” Sooyoung slaps the table with one hand, the resounding thwunk an ominous echo in Dokja’s bare apartment. “You can thank me after you get the job. Who knows, maybe you’ll even get to see Yoo Joonghyuk twice in the hallways.”
Of course, Dokja’s life was doomed from the start. He gets the job, and then gets assigned to work as Yoo Joonghyuk’s newest manager.
And despite what comes later, it's the best thing to ever happen to Kim Dokja.
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femboytigerneed a hyung to pound me like that too
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Would you whine for me like a slut too?
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Video source? The bottom is so cute.
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Please delete this. This video was leaked without the participant’s consent.
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