I Became The Youngest Member of Top Group Idol

Chapter 82 - Reunion (2)

It would be a lie if I said I wasn't uncomfortable.

It felt like there was a grain of sand stuck in my throat.

Ian must have it even worse.

I looked back at Ian with a worried face.

"Uhm...."

"Can we come in?"

"Uh, we should say hello."

Idols from KJ...

They were humans who survived in the jungle.

"..."

To be honest, it was clear that all of KJ's trainees were victims of that gangster manager, it would be hard to find a trainee who wasn't hit by that person.

However, among them, there were definitely trainees whom the director favored, and the current debut group is mostly filled with those favored by the director.

They were bystanders who knew everything inside the entertainment industry was rotting away but were unwilling to come forward.

I guess I get it.

It was difficult to speak out about the situation, and the dream was too precious to be swayed by a sense of justice.

I understand everything.

But.

One person stuck in my mind.

Kang Jihyuk.

He was a person who took advantage of Ian in order to gain the manager's favor.

Other trainees would turn a blind eye to how persistently he bullied that hyung.

'Didn't Kang Jihyuk push out Seo Ian and move into the debut group?'

'I feel sorry for Ian... He said he was leaving the company soon.'

'They should have let him go from the beginning, why did they keep torturing him for so long?'

'It's just a matter of the manager venting his anger out.'

That guy took over as the leader of The Core.

I feel awful just of the thought of having to reunite with Kang Jihyuk.

"I'm going in."

Siwoo knocked lightly on the door and poked his head in.

The door to the closed waiting room burst open.

"..."

The Core members, seeing our faces, stood up awkwardly from their seats.

Although we debuted only three months apart, seniors are seniors.

Siwoo shouted out loudly.

"Shine bright! Hello, this is Stardust!"

"We're in your care!"

The Core members looked closely at us and lowered their heads slightly.

They were usually in the position to say hello, not the ones to receive it, so it must've seemed a bit jarring.

I slowly took in the members of The Core with my eyes.

Some were familiar faces, and some were people who joined KJ after I left.