Ex-Idol's Role Afterwards

Chapter 8: Main Character

As Taejin entered the classroom, he glanced around the room with a familiar sensation he felt as a high school student renew as he stared at the unfamiliar chairs and desks. His eyes then, rather than looking at Yuseom who was walking towards him, but rather the familiar back that slowly turned around so towards him.

Bright dyed orange hair swept into calm waves, curling at their shoulders, her pale skin and slender figure at first glance was unassuming, but Taejin knew that figure even if it has been quite some time.

"Taewoon sunbae?" His ears twitched at the sound of her melodic voice.

He smiled back as he stepped forward. "It's Taejin, now, but that was me. It's been a long time, Yeji." He smiled brightly and spoke in a warm tone.

Yuseom, who now stood in the sidelines between the two, spoke up. "You... know each other?"

She nodded. "Yes. A long time ago when I was trying to make it as a model, sunbae and I worked together for a magazine. He distanced himself a lot after his group disbanded though, so I'm happy to see you again!"

Yuseom glanced at the script in his hands and pulled out his pen. "Ah, I'm sorry to say it like this, but I want to change a few lines, so you two can catch up as I work on this."

"It's fine! I want to talk to sunbae a bit more anyway." She laughed slightly before smiling.

Taewoon was actually happy to see Yeji like this. Maybe because of her amicable personality, but there was no way anyone could be envious of her. Like a younger sister, he felt no ounce of despair or jealousy as he saw her smiling face even though she was doing things she loved unlike him.

"Yuseom, let me help you!" Bomi skipped towards Yuseom and peered over his shoulder.

"Taew—Taejin sunbae, I wasn't lying when I said that I wanted to see you again. You inspired me to become an actress even though I was a model. My manager and my company thought I was crazy when I wanted to switch, but, it was with your guidance that I decided to become an actress. So, I wanted to say thanks to you. I've been really happy so far doing what I'm doing. It's because of that, that I decided to help out a student as an alumni because I know the struggles of being down there. And you? What have you been doing for the past few years?"

Taejin who felt warmed by her words smiled slightly. "I've been working for an advertising company. Though, lately, I thought it would be nice to sing, so Yuseom decided to be my manager of sorts for my singing."

"Eh? That's so cool! I'm glad that you're doing what you always loved. It's really the best seeing people doing what they love perform. Can I see a video?"

Taejin who was most certainly not unaffected by praise, felt his chest puff out slightly as he was complimented by her and pulled out his phone.

"I can show you this. It's the only one so far."

Yeji pulled slightly closer to him as she looked at him scrolling through his phone with his hand before stopping and tapping the glass screen.

"Ah! I know this song! A friend of mine is into them. He's a big fan, so I watched the song premier with him. Ah, raise the volume, I want to hear your voice! Wow, you sound like the same! You sound and look so cool! I really hear your passion of sing big through this. It's really awesome!"

Yuseom, who watched the two chatter away glanced down at the rewritten scripts with a sigh. Bomi looked at him.

"What is it? Isn't it better that these two know each other?"

"Hm? Of course it is. I just have an idea for a related work, but I really can't do it. Today is the day that these two decided to waste time for me, and last minute for one of them. But I do have to make a few changes for sure. I just can't overdo it. Taejin-ssi, I sent him the script, but he works, so he wouldn't have anytime to read it, much less understand it. And Yujin-ssi, I sent her the script as is, so she practiced it. So, changing these things really annoys me."