Troublemakers

Chapter 17

Yunhyeong’s POV

It's been a month ever since I decided to give Chanwoo a chance.

And so far, he really was trying hard.

I still didn't tell my friends though, I was so scared of their reaction…

I jumped in my seat as I felt a hand on my shoulder, looking at Chanwoo who was sitting next to me.

We both had an interview today about the drama we were playing at. And I never felt so nervous about an interview before.

I rarely played a character in the main role like this. Small roles simply weren't as stressful.

But in this case, not only it was a main role, but it's in a drama about a gay relationship in a way. With the guy I actually have a crush on.

So there were a bunch of reasons for me to be nervous. I didn't want to say the wrong thing.

“Yunhyeongie, it's gonna be okay…” Chanwoo said calmly, “it's just an interview.”

“You know they like getting into your private life as well..”

“Then make up an answer. Almost no one is being honest during those. You'll do good, I'm sure.”

I held tightly onto his hand as I looked at the interviewer getting ready.

Yeah, it’s just an interview that is going to be broadcasted in one of the most viewed channels in South Korea. No problem at all.

So far, the drama was getting a really good rating. Lots of critics were praising the script and the acting of Chanwoo and I, saying that we have such great chemistry. They were already talking about giving it a second season as well.

Honestly, I wasn't expecting it to succeed this much. From reading the script, it was good, but I had no idea it would be this popular.

“Are you guys ready?” The interviewer asked, “we are starting in five minutes.”

I held tighter into Chanwoo's hand, feeling like I'm about to throw up.

“We're ready.” Chanwoo answered, “thanks.”

I took a deep breath to calm myself down as everyone got ready on the set.

“Okay, here's the interview you all were waiting for.” the interviewer smiled at the camera before smiling at me and Chanwoo.

“Today we have here two rising actors, Song Yunhyeong and Jung Chanwoo.”

We smiled at the camera, waving our hands.

“First, how about you tell us a bit about the characters you're playing.”

Chanwoo and I looked at each other. I think he saw I was unsure because he smiled and looked at the interviewer. “Well, I play Seojun in the series. He's... Kind of a complicated guy, you can say. He is a close and good friend of Hyunsoo, but once he realizes that his friend might mean something else to him he chooses to run from it. He is the type who doesn't think about the effect of his actions until later on. But during the series, you can see he's learning from his mistakes and matures a bit.”

“And do you think there are any similarities between him and you? Because you are doing a great job acting him.”

Chanwoo chuckled. “I guess there are things we are similar with. Playing this character helps me learn how to reflect on myself and fix mistakes I might have made.”

“Thank you, Chanwoo.” The interviewer smiled and looked at me. “How about you tell us a bit about Hyunsoo?”

I felt like I might throw up right now. But I tried my best to smile as I looked at her.
I felt Chanwoo holding my hand, his thumb doing invisible circles over it in order to try and calm me down.