The Sparta and The Ace

Their Secret Hideaway (1)

Their Secret Hideaway

The down-side of being under the spot-light is a limited privacy. Celebrities around the world can agree with that. In South Korea, little group or circle of friends of celebrities usually have their own hidden cave or secret hideaway. The place is used as a relaxing place and a place where they can be as comfortable as they want.

Clubs, restaurants and even some dance studios and beauty salon offered privacy for celebrities. But there are staffs and other people too so celebrities tend to be careful nonetheless.

It was 2018 when Kwangsoo suggested the idea of making a secret, hidden cave, exclusive only for the Running Man members.

"I'm down for it, it's about time we have one, right?" Donghoon agreed instantly. "You just wanted a quiet place to drink huh, Donghoon-a?" Jongkook shoved the dongsaeng lightly. With the two of them starting a little fight, Jihyo raised a hand.

"Can we establish the rules first before deciding?" she asked the group.

"Joha, noona. Shoot." Kwangsoo made the others turned their attention to Jihyo. "Don't bring anyone else without everyone's permission."

Kwangsoo and Sechan turned to each other. "I made that for the two of you, naughty brats." She joked. "If you want to bring girls, at least introduce them to us first."

"Eonnie, that's actually brilliant." Somin clapped happily. The others knew how Kwangsoo and Sechan have several girls they can bring.

"Jihyo-ya, what's the fun in that? The place Kwangsoo showed us have 3 rooms, we have enough space to pretend we know nothing of what these two are up to." Donghoon tried to defend the male maknaes. "Count me out, then." She sternly said.

"Jihyo-ya..." Donghoon tried.

"I only asked them to at least introduce and let us know beforehand, oppa. I think that's fair, right?" she turned to Jaesuk who was really quiet and observing the situation. "Jihyo is right, Donghoon-a. We sometimes forget that Jihyo and Somin are still women, it's uncomfortable for them."

Jongkook scoffed playfully. "Pfft... like they introduce us to their past-boyfriends." Somin gasped while Jihyo scoffed back. "And have my boyfriend to be judged by 4 of you? No thanks."

Jihyo introduced her ex in 2017 to the members, well everyone except for Seokjin and Jaesuk. Somin was really polite while the other 4... not so much. She broke up with him not even 3 months later, while it was mainly because of their busy schedules—he also said that he was really intimidated with Jongkook, Donghoon, Kwangsoo and Sechan. That man is a CEO that time and the 4 managed to intimidate him over 2 dinners.

"What happened to that guy anyway?" Donghoon asked. "Right, you never told us why did you break up, noona." Jihyo sighed. "He's busy." She said bitterly.

"Noona, how about we make a group chat and anyone who have guests can ask the permission on the chat room first?" Sechan suggested. "Oh, that's a great idea, Sechan-a." Jaesuk immediately backed him up. "If anyone breaks the rule, they will have to treat everyone else to dinner." Jihyo proposed the idea.

"Deal."

"Any restaurants that the others chose, not the one the rule-breaker picked." Jihyo added. "Ah, we can all have one restaurant in mind and have the rule-breaker do a random pick." Somin joined in. "Deal."

December 2020

Jihyo has a 3 day-off that she wanted to use to relax. 2020 is a weird, scary and all-around hard year not only for her, but for everyone in the world. Oh how much she wanted to just fly somewhere and forget about work and responsibilities for a minute.