An hour before Min Si Young sunbae-nim visited the practice room.
“I think… that milk CF Si Woo did in the past is somewhat of a trauma for him. To the extent that he can’t properly focus on team practice right now.”
That was the first thing I said to Yu Chan hyung, who was still sitting on the emergency stairs in the basement without any cameras around.
It wasn’t just a guess but a fact I had figured out during our 8 years as teammates.
Jang Si Woo despises any mention of the milk CF he shot when he was young.
Specifically…
The leader of the 2nd generation legendary idol group, ‘M-XY,’ who appeared in the CF with him.
“Hello, Sungwoon Milk family? I’m idol Jang Si Won. And this is my younger brother, Si Woo!”
More precisely, he struggles with any mention of his older brother, Jang Si Won.
Before debut and after debut.
The phrases ‘that Jang Si Won’s younger brother’ or ‘your brother is Jang Si Won’ have shadowed Si Woo’s name like a ghost.
Wherever he went, it was always about his brother.
Even when Si Woo became an idol, whether he sang, danced, rapped, or arranged music, it was always about his brother. Your brother’s group, your brother’s songs, your brother this, your brother that. It was like a constant comparison that followed him even in his breathing moments.
Si Woo, who can do everything decently—arranging, rapping, singing, dancing—became sensitive and started doubting himself because of that constant comparison.
“Yeah. My brother is kind of amazing… I guess.”
I can’t understand everyone’s feelings, but I could clearly remember Si Woo’s face turning pale whenever he heard such comments.
“Now that you mention it… Yeah, that makes sense. His expression changed the moment Joo An brought up the CF in the lounge.”
“I’m not sure if Kim Joo An mentioned it on purpose or if he just didn’t know… but this is how it turned out.”
“Even so, I find it hard to understand, Chunyong.”
Yu Chan hyung’s languid gaze sharpened as he listened to me quietly.
“I understand the situation. But right now, Si Woo is negatively impacting the team overall. In an idol survival show where team performances are crucial, that’s unacceptable.”
He was right.
Jang Si Woo’s lack of communication, uncooperative attitude towards team members, and the eventual disaster of the mid-evaluation stage.
Someone like me, who knows all the backstory, might understand, but Ryota and Yu Chan hyung, who are just sharing the same boat, don’t need to.
Maybe after debuting and gradually getting to know each other better.
At hyung’s firm words, I immediately waved my hands in the air to correct him.
“Ah, I think the story got a bit twisted? Of course, we don’t need to understand Si Woo right away. You’re right. That’s not what I’m suggesting.”
“…Huh?”
Yu Chan hyung seemed even more confused and mumbled.
“Chunyong, I thought you meant for our team to understand Si Woo’s situation and… have a deep conversation with him?”
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