“Son, how are you the last one to show up for your own show?”
“Ah, well, I was just tired… Has it started?”
“Not yet, come sit. Have some snacks too.”
After giving my mom’s shoulders a quick massage, I perched on the armrest of the sofa.
My sister leaned against the backrest, while my mom and dad sat on the floor.
The youngest, Kim Nari, stretched out like a queen on the sofa, taking up space meant for three people.
This was our typical family gathering in the living room.
“Haha…”
I couldn’t help but laugh at the familiar sight.
When I first came back, I didn’t have time for this because I was busy practicing for the upcoming shoot.
“What’s so funny, ugly?”
“I totally agree. Double agree.”
“Haha, yeah.”
Yeah, it was fine that my mom and sisters teased me so effortlessly.
“Oh, really? Laughing? You think it’s a joke? You just woke up, and you look awful. How can someone like that become an idol? I worry about the future of our country’s idol industry.”
“…….”
“Exactly. I showed my friends the trainee profiles, and no joke, you’re the ugliest. Not an idol trainee, just a thug.”
“…….”
“Right. With eyes slanting upwards like that, if there were a student like Kim Chunyong in my class, I’d just sigh.”
I take back what I said earlier.
…I’ve improved my looks stat since coming back, and they still call me ugly?
Thud, thud—
“I’m not ugly, okay? Are you two joking?”
As I pounded the sofa armrest in frustration, my sister and Kim Nari pretended to be shocked and doubled down on teasing me.
“Oh, he’s getting mad. He’s getting mad.”
“Mad? He looks exactly like a thug when he’s mad. Oh, are you gonna hit your sister?”
“We all look exactly like Mom and Dad, right? Insulting my face is like insulting your own faces, you know?”
“What are you talking about? Are we the same as you? Nari, let’s get him.”
“Okay, you hold his arms, unnie.”
“Girls, please! Let’s watch TV quietly! And why are you bullying Chunyong when he just got back?”
They finally stopped teasing me after getting a smack on the back from Mom.
‘Mom, jjang.’
(T/N: 짱 or jjang is slang which means ‘amazing.’ It often comes after a noun, like here.)
I gave Mom a thumbs-up behind their backs and let out a deep sigh.
When I was with the <Targeting Star> crew, I wasn’t so easily pushed around. It must be because they’re family.
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone, and in front of my family, I couldn’t help but feel weaker.
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