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Just wanted to let you know that sometimes I won't translate calls(?) like 'oppa, hyung, eonni, nuna, etc.' and suffixes like '-ssi, -nim, etc.'
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Chapter 29 – Reward Vacation
"......Jin-woo."
"Yes,
Hyung."
"Are
they all journalists?"
"Get
used to it, Hyung."
As
I expected, there were quite a few people camped out at the traffic light. I'm
just going on a reward vacation, but they're taking pictures of everything. I
smiled as I got out of the car.
[Photo]
Yoon Jay, 'I'm going on a reward vacation'
Yoon
Jay, 'I'll have a good time in Bali~' (Photo)
Still,
after being photographed a few times, I got used to it. Even though I wasn't
told to, my hands immediately formed hand heart and finger heart, right and
left.
As
soon as Yoon Jay's airport video surfaced, it became a small source of
amusement among his fans, who responded that he was still a rookie, saying he
had been taught by his siblings and that he was cute.
'They
told me to keep my passport out of sight.'
They
mention that some people get information from passport stamps, right?
Yoon
Jay was indeed taught by his siblings. At his first airport schedule, the twins
took turns reciting a list of tips for celebrity departures without him even
asking.
[But
it's good to listen to them, so they can post pretty pictures].
[Yeah,
there was an article about someone who didn't even give them a finger heart].
When
Yoon Jay won Best Actor at Cannes, there was a journalist who followed him
around school and home asking why he wouldn't do an interview. Now, Yoon Jay
wondered, how that journalist knew.
Yoon
Jay remembers overhearing during one of his biological parents' arguments that
the journalist later wrote a malicious article about him and his family.
[Hyung,
after the vacation, you will go to your parents' house, right?]
[That's
right.]
[Oppa,
the moment you book a plane ticket, that information can be considered public
property.]
[How
does that work?]
[I
don't know, I heard that the employee sells it for money or something.]
Yoon
Dojun and Yoon Dohwa are big idols, and their popularity hasn't waned. It's
been a while since they've had to deal with this.
[Oppa,
now that you're a celebrity, you have to be careful. You might have a sasaeng.]
T/N:
Sasaeng is the South Korean term for an obsessive fan who acts in ways that
invade the privacy of Korean idols, drama actors, or other public figures in
the entertainment industry.
[What
will they do?]
[Be
on the same plane.]
The
twins said at the same time.
[Apparently,
the person who said they were supporting me at the fan signing got in the seat
next to me and took a picture of me with a camera......]
[Yoon
Dojun, you too? Me too.]
The
conversation, which turned into a venting session, was long. When they told him
that there was an incident not long ago where someone put a location tracker on
their car, Yoon Jay had to drop the fruit he was eating.
[......Isn't
that stalking?]
[I
didn't want to know about that.]
It
was the kind of exciting story you'd half expect to hear while eating popcorn.
[It
must be hard for you both, you're so young.]
[Uh......]
The
twins, who were obviously trying to cheer Yoon Jay up, hastily added that they
were comforted.
They
say that actors don't experience things like that as much as idols, but it's
good to know that people who are out of sorts will do crazy things, regardless
of idols or actors.
"Jay
-ssi!"
"You're
finally here."
He
arrived first and was greeted by the waiting staff.
The
story of Yoon Jay saving the staff and putting out the fire continued to be
talked about until the end of the shoot and even at the farewell party. They
were talking about him again because of the recent article.
"I
heard you're a brother to the idol twins."
"Why
didn't you say you were a firefighter?"
That's......
"Because
you didn't ask?"
"Ah!"
"Then,
you'll tell me if I ask in the future?"
Yoon
Jay answered with a meaningful smile.
"I'll
see what kind of question it is beforehand."
"Isn't
that too much?"
"Player,
you're a player."
Laughter
spreads around him. The nickname he was given by some staff members was
'Laughter Vending Machine'. The nickname came from the fact that nine times out
of ten, female staff members would laugh when he spoke to them.
"What
are you talking about?"
"Seo-ah
-ssi!"
Yoon
Jay almost couldn't make it due to his hectic schedule, but Park Seo-ah and Kim
Hyunjun were able to adjust their schedules to join the reward vacation.
"We
were talking about Jay -ssi's suspicious past."
"Why
don't we go over there and feed him a bunch of alcohol?"
"That
sounds good."
"I
can hear you."
It's
nice to have the lead actor there to liven things up. Also, I've heard that if
a drama is this successful and the lead actor is not in it, there will be a
backlash.
It
is said that there are many speculations, ranging from 'The drama was such a
hit, so why isn't the actors given a reward vacation?' to 'Why is that actor
going but this actor isn't? Are the actors not getting along well?' and so on.
"Wow,
there's a celebrity coming."
"Who?"
Park
Seo-ah and Yoon Jay turned around at someone's voice and exclaimed briefly.
Kim
Hyunjun was walking toward them, looking like he'd just been to the store, his
hair slicked back, sunglasses, leather jacket, and everything else in place.
***
After
such a long flight, the destination was hot and humid. But they were not tired.
The fact that they were traveling with other people's money made them even more
tense.
"It's
like a school trip."
"Is
this your first time too?"
"Yes.
It's not easy to cancel our schedule."
Yoon
Jay looked at the people running around like children on the beach. It's nice
to see everyone so energetic.
Next
to him, Writer Im Hyun-hee sat down.
"Jay
-ssi, how are you doing?"
"It's
good. It's my first time traveling abroad."
He'd
been in the ocean for training and work but never felt so at ease. He'd never
seen colorful tropical fish before.
"Oh,
really? So, you've never been out of the country at all?"
"Not
for sightseeing."
"So,
you've been there for other reasons?"
"Uh,
yes. Well, I've been deployed a lot, so I've been to......"
At
that time, the people who were listening slowly gathered around.
"I
see. You used to be a bodyguard, so you just joined the special forces or
something like that?"
"Yes."
"Oh......"
The
search for Yoon Jay's suspicious past that began in Incheon (starting from the
beginning) didn't stop there.
"I
don't think there’s anything to worry about safety or something like that.
Right?"
"You've
been concerned about safety since the fire incident."
The
production manager, who was suddenly singled out, must have remembered the fire
incident, and his complexion quickly turned pale.
"If
it wasn't for Jay -ssi, I wouldn't have been able to......"
"Oh,
well, it worked out fine."
"You
were just saying earlier, but 'What if someone drowned in the ocean and drifted
away?'."
"What
do you think, Jay -ssi?"
Well......
You're supposed to be reassuring in times like this, right?
"Well,
I'm from the Navy, after all."
"Ohhh......!"
"And
I used to work as a lifeguard."
"That's
it. Never mind!"
Yoon
Jay just laughed at the overly fond looks. He was a rookie, and most of them
were new, so there were a lot of people who cared about him. There is no need
to float it this far.
'All
of you also need to rest.'
Still,
it wasn't bad. The weather was nice, and we didn't get many chances to take a
break like this.
***
Then,
<Fluttering> drama team had a great time traveling around Bali. On the
eve of their flight home, the drama team rented a restaurant, ate, and drank
loudly.
"Listen
to me."
Kim
Hyunjun sensed that his plan to get close to Yoon Jay wasn't working, but he
didn't give up. He played the role of an experienced senior. He was slightly
drunk and flushed.
After
failing to avoid him, Yoon Jay listened, figuring it was better than nothing.
"You
got a head start on everyone else, but you're still a rookie, right?"
"Yes."
"You
should choose your next work carefully. It's best if it's a project with a
famous writer or a famous actor in the lead role."
"Mmm......"
Yoon
Jay nodded at first.
"Whether
you're going to be a one-hit wonder or you will continue to explode like this,
the latter is definitely better."
"What
are you trying to teach him?"
"Ah.
Nuna."
Kim
Hyunjun's arch nemesis was Park Seo-ah.
"Don't
trust him too much."
"Yes."
Even
if Park Seo-ah doesn't say anything, Yoon Jay filters it out and listens.
Kim
Hyunjun was slightly shocked by Yoon Jay's answer. Park Seo-ah, sitting next to
him, put her hands on the table.
"What
did you become an actor for?"
If
it was just to become famous like Kim Hyunjun, she would be a little
disappointed, but Yoon Jay doesn't seem to be.
"Because
acting is fun."
"Then
do what you want, because just because a popular writer or actor does it, that
doesn't mean it's going to be good."
"That's
true."
Yoon
Jay nodded seriously.
Of
course, if a popular writer or actor is involved, it might be a guaranteed
ratings or box office hit. But, it as Park Seo-ah called it, 'a good work'.
Yoon
Jay wanted to be famous, but he didn't want to chase a career. So, it would be
nice to play a good character in a good work, even if the box office was a
little less than stellar.
"Nuna,
aren't you treating me and him differently?"
"Because
you're too much like a little brother, and he's more like a man...... I mean, a
person."
She
hastily added, realizing her sounded weird as she said it, but these weren't
the kind of people who would let it slide.
"What?
She said he looks like a man!"
"What?!
Are you two dating?"
"Are
we making a real-life couple in a drama?"
"Oh,
seriously! Do you need to block the path of a child who is just starting
out?!"
The
staff was busy teasing, and Park Seo-ah was screaming. Yoon Jay thinks, he can
see what the high school field trip they were talking about before was like.
This is the atmosphere.
It
was pretty fun, whether it was the atmosphere of the destination or the people
they had been working with for months.
As
Yoon Jay was laughing and mingling with the crowd, he heard a familiar voice
behind him.
"Sergeant
Jenkins?"
"......Colonel?"
"I'm
not a Colonel anymore. What are you doing here?"
"I'm
not a sergeant anymore, either."
An
unexpected connection from the past in an unexpected place. The appearance of
the imposing middle-aged man made the people around him clench their jaws.
Park
Seo-ah cautiously opened her mouth.
"Do
you know him?"
"Ah,
yes."
"Then
come talk to him for a while."
"Thank
you."
Yoon
Jay immediately stood up and walked over to the bar with the middle-aged man,
and the people in the room simultaneously tilted their heads.
"Did
you just hear that?"
"Great
English pronunciation."
"He
called him Colonel."
They
felt that Yoon Jay was a mysterious person.
The
half-brother of idol twins who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, an actor who
was immediately cast as a supporting actor and was suspiciously good at it, and
a pretty cool past.
If
you ask him a question, he'll answer it. But you need to ask him the right
questions, it's like a game of 20 questions. Although he doesn't show it, some
people have seen the scars on his body.
"By
the way, didn't he say he was in the special forces?"
"Someone,
go check it out."
"Go!"
A
staff member walked behind the two people.
Yoon
Jay looked at the other man, his first boss, the one who had recognized his
unusual abilities and had given him a hard time, but also given him a good
promotion.
"So,
how have you been?"
"I'm
fine. How have you been, Colonel?"
"Calling
me Colonel is so stiff, just call me Phil."
"I
thought you were still in the military."
"Circumstances
have come up. Family matters."
In
that case, Yoon Jay knows it well. He also caused a lot of trouble for his
family while he was in the military. Phil chuckled and patted Yoon Jay on the
shoulder.
"So,
what are you doing now? I thought you've been out of the military for a while."
"I
started acting in Korea."
"Oh......"
Yoon
Jay chuckled at the sight of him pretending to be surprised.
"I'm
sure you had already done your investigation about my background when you sent
me to that unit."
"Oh
my, I can't fool you."
Phil
shook his head slightly. There was a procedure, and he'd done his
investigation.
He
was surprised when his favorite subordinate turned out to be the youngest Best
Actor at an International Awards, and for a movie he'd seen before.
"I
believe, you must be the soldier with the most unusual past I've ever
seen."
"I'm
honored."
"I
thought you were going to stay in the military."
"I
guess being here now would be the answer, but not for long."
Phil
rolled his eyes and looked at Yoon Jay. He'd been out of the military, so he'd
lost his venom, but he was still his old self.
Isolation,
an operation they thought they'd never survive. It would take a miracle, they'd
all said, for them to come home alive.
And
there was a miracle. It came from the man in front of them.
"I
think the JJ I know would have made a name for himself over there."
"You
know I can't tell you."
"Tsk,
that's not easy."
Phil
was actually sorry to let Yoon Jay go to that unit. With talent like that, he
should have kept Yoon Jay under his wing. But for the greater good, it was
necessary.
"It
was hard to get out."
"Haha!
I'm sure it was. So, how does it feel to come back to square one?"
"It's
good, I think I've found my place now."
Yoon
Jay doesn't harbor negative emotions towards Phil. He had recognized his talent,
and he had given him a promotion and a vacation.
Phil
smiled with satisfaction at the answer.
"You'll
do well. Maybe you'll make another miracle."
"Thanks
for the encouragement."
"See
you again, someday, if our paths cross."
The
staff scrambled back to their seats as Yoon Jay started to get up.
"How
was it?"
"Doesn't
it look like they're filming a noir film?"
"What?"
"No,
it was just, the atmosphere is unconventional......"
At
those words, people simultaneously looked at the place where Yoon Jay disappeared.
"What
the hell."
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