Chapter 455: Liu Xin'an Caught in the Act!
"Taking a break?"
Seong Taekyon pushed open the door and entered, seeing a few people chatting, and asked aloud.
"Taekyon oppa, is there something you need?"
The practice room was quite crowded. Besides Bae Juhyun and Kim Yerin, and Son Seungwan, who was revisiting dance moves, there were also some dancers who had been practicing with Bae Juhyun all this time.
"Irene, can you come here for a sec?"
Bae Juhyun patted her pants as if dusting off some imaginary dirt, stood up, and casually tucked her phone into her pocket.
Then, she followed Seong Taekyon out of the practice room.
"What's up, Taekyon oppa?"
"The director asked me to check if you've made any progress with your variety show plan."
Bae Juhyun was taken aback and then felt a bit embarrassed: "Isn't it okay to present it before the comeback?"
It's not that she's being lazy or neglectful; she just wasn't sure how to prepare this kind of plan.
One thing Manager Kim said was quite clear, and that was Bae Juhyun really didn't understand variety shows.
Compared to her group members, she could be considered the worst in terms of variety skills.
Now, she's required to come up with a personal variety show that showcases her charm, which is undoubtedly a very challenging task for her.
"That's indeed what he said, so I'm just here to see if you have any ideas, rather than directly asking you for the plan."
"Hmm..."
"Nothing?"
Bae Juhyun nodded with a bitter smile, hiding her hands behind her back and leaning against the wall, slightly swaying as she tapped her fingers.
"I don't even have a rough direction, Taekyon oppa, what do you think the fans would most like to see me do?"
"Fans? As long as you appear on screen, they'll be overjoyed; you don't actually need to do much."
"Then... a proper personal vlog? Filming my daily life, that sort of thing?"
"What do you do on your days off?"
"I..."
Bae Juhyun initially intended to tell Seong Taekyon about her vibrant and interesting off-day plans, but after thinking about it, ever since she started dating Liu Xin'an, her barely colorful days off completely turned into spending time closely with Liu Xin'an.
It's not that she's love-obsessed; she simply believes that being with Liu Xin'an is more fun than any other entertainment activity.
Even if she's just resting her head on his shoulder watching a movie she's not interested in.
Wait a minute...
Liu Xin'an...
"I spend my days off with Xin'an!"
Seong Taekyon seemed not to catch the underlying meaning in Bae Juhyun's words, he sighed, looking helpless.
Being a man himself, Seong Taekyon somehow started to feel sorry for Liu Xin'an, who was considerably younger than him, appearing like a younger brother.
"Irene, even if your relationship is great, you need to give each other some space occasionally, understand?"
"Huh?"
"Guys, especially like Xin'an, who really enjoy games, they need some personal space to play games with their friends, to live a life without you occasionally, space, do you understand what I'm saying?"
Seong Taekyon, talking with a heavy heart, was trying to educate his younger sister. But what he believed to be a sensible lecture only earned him a silent eyeroll from Bae Juhyun.
"Xin'an isn't like you, Taekyon oppa. Besides, doesn't he have enough personal space already?"
Let's not even talk about whether she gives Liu Xin'an personal space, that guy definitely has more than enough personal space.
"We haven't seen each other since Valentine's Day, and when it comes to games, he plays them every day."
"Uh... ahem, I'm just advising you, sometimes couples cling together every day, which isn't good either."
"The premise would have to be that we are indeed clinging together every day."
It was a perfect comeback, leaving Seong Taekyon speechless, only to knock Bae Juhyun's head in exasperation, eliciting a pitiful yelp from her.
"You really know how to talk back, no respect at all."
"It's obviously something wrong with what you said... By the way, Taekyon oppa, since you said recording my daily life is an interesting idea, why not just film my daily life?"
"Well, everyone's personal variety shows are more or less like that. The problem is whether your daily life is actually interesting." Seong Taekyon mimicked Bae Juhyun's pose, leaning against the wall, and said in an annoyed tone, "When you're not with Liu Xin'an, what else do you do?"
"Then just film my daily life with Xin'an~"
"Are you crazy? Outright provoking the fans, it's like you don't want to be an artist anymore."
Seong Taekyon felt that Bae Juhyun was becoming more and more audacious.
Perhaps it's because she knew the company wouldn't do anything to Liu Xin'an, so this girl now relied on Liu Xin'an to her own advantage every day.
Like taking time off to go to China with Liu Xin'an, asking the company to authorize Liu Xin'an's personal image... These things are minor matters, the company never paid much attention to them in the first place.
But this is Bae Juhyun's personal variety show.
Personal! Not a couple's!
Having Liu Xin'an appear in it, what kind of situation would that be?
"Is it not okay?"
"Did you forget what the artist handbook says?"
S-M has issued an artist handbook to all debut artists, outlining some mandatory guidelines.
Among them, refraining from frequently mentioning their romantic relationships to fans is a repeatedly emphasized rule.
For artists, especially idols, the dating ban is indeed lifted after many years of debut, but as a company known for having the strictest standards, S-M can unhesitatingly say that "idols" were a creation of their company in the first place.