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Popop Notification
[HI-FIVE] Starting LIVE
HI-FIVE : Dinner mukbang after work~🍽
“Ah… fans are streaming in.”
The members were all still in their stage outfits, flashy and glamorous. Dressed in a deep maroon velvet, it was obvious that they had just finished their activities for the day.
Kang Yeonhoo sets the phone down, face up close as he handles the angle. The rest of the group peeks out behind him, shooting heart signs to the fans. With impossible proportions that filled up the space, the members sprawled out on the couch.
[OPPA YOU ARE SO CLOSE I CAN SEE UR COLLARBONE IM GOING TOPASSOUT]
[heol, i bet he smells amazing. Look at that sharp nose, his jawline, and then his milky white skin… I want to REDACTED REDACTED]
[ㅋㅋㅋ Your next stop is the prison cell~]
Eyes scanning the comments, Yeonhoo lets out a chuckle as he finally steps back from the camera. The glitter under his eye catches the light, flashing like a jewel.
The chat momentarily went silent for a second before it exploded.
[Legendary GIF there…]
“Our fans are so lively today.” He commented, taking a seat beside Sehyun, who was containing a yawn. Giving a small smile, he nudges his member with his thigh to talk.
[the stage was so good today ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[im so proud of you ㅠㅠ]
[i love you ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡]
[its my bday pls wish me happy bday]
“Did everyone watch our stage well?” Sehyun brightens up, pulling out a pair of chopsticks. Shaking his dyed hair lightly, he pulls off his gloves with his mouth, winking at the camera. “We put in lots of effort for this promotion~.”
[I DID OPPA NOTICE ME PLSSS]
[someone hold me back im going to jump him right now.]
[HE KNOWS WHAT HE’S DOING WHAT THE HELL]
[imgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailmgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailmgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailmgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailmgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojailimgoingtojail]
[im getting riled up, oppa…]
[Everyone, remember to pay your fare~ this is the stop before Cheongju Women's Correctional Institution]
“I think everyone did well today, and the stage set was also really pretty.” He casually commented, shifting to sit on the floor as per K-culture. The rest of the group followed suit, and a table was hurriedly placed in front of them.
Watching the members happily getting along on screen, the speed of the comments became faster… and unhinged.
[theyre playing along with each other so well.. I feel so unwell]
[I’m feeling maternal.]
ㄴ[unnie same ㅠㅠ]
Seemingly unbothered by the rapidly increasing feral comments, Sehyun pulls out a delivery package from the side of the sofa.
“Tada! This is our lunch for the day. Bossam!”
Leaning forward, the juicy pieces of bossam filled the screen, but fans could only focus on the smooth expanse of skin showing through the deep-cut top.
[oppa ur shoulders are so broad…]
The fan left a comment and promptly opened their private SNS and tweeted with a very different tone.
Hi-Five members paused in between chews and furrowed their eyebrows in concentration to read the comments, bouncing remarks back and forth. The live continues before something particular caught the maknae’s eye.
“Eh?” The maknae squints, rejecting the ssam wrap that Yeonhoo had prepared for him. You could practically see mischief flash across his face before his arm circled around the blond-haired man’s shoulders.
Startled, Yeonhoo almost dropped the wrap but shot a sheepish smile to the camera, mouthing a cute apology.
[look at him apologising for almost dropping the ssam... AHHHHHHHH HES SO CUTIE PATOOTIE]
“Hyung…”
Immediately, Yeonhoo knew that expression spelt trouble. He pushes back against the maknae, but with a tight grip and hollering from the other group members, he was forced to have an up-close solo shot in front of the camera.
“Our fans asked if you have any other friends other than us…”
Yeonhoo’s eyes rolled around as a panicked expression flew across his face. As the group gained more experience and got closer, the once-obedient Hi-Five, who would always listen to their leader hyung had started to enter their rebellious stage.
And once their group’s standing solidified, it seemed like all brakes had been lifted off the members’ backs… which directly correlated to Yeonhoo’s rising blood pressure recently.
[they are playing around so cutely now hnghhhhhh take all my money]
[being a fan isn’t enough. I need to be a member of Hi-Five]
“...I’m close with Gyutae hoobae-nim from Estelle.” After struggling futilely again, he let out a sigh before opening his mouth.
[leader-nim is getting bullied again hahahaha the kids are so close nowadays]
[why did they put him in the cuck chair]
ㄴ[oh..that’s not how u use that word…]
[yeonhoo’s sulky expression is so cute i want to bite his cheeks]
[im gg to cry ㅠㅠ they used to hang off yeonhoo’s every word… now theyre thinking for themselves]
ㄴ[Yo, don’t you think that’s a little back-handed]
[MY FAMILY EVER!!!!!!!!!!! HI-FIVE FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STAY HAPPYY!!!!!!!!!!!!]
“Estelle hoobae-nim, we love you~” The members shouted behind him, and he let out another deep exhale. He should look into starting meditation from today. And a checkup on his blood pressure, just in case.
One of the members propped his head on Yeonhoo’s shoulder, locking him into position. With an expression that practically screamed that he had given up, the leader just ruffled his hair as he waited for his next action.
“Hyung, don’t you have any other friends?”
“Stop projecting on me.” He snorted, shoving his snickering member away. Lips curled, Hi-Five members surrounded him, latching on to any opportunities to tease the leader.
With an exasperated scrunch of his nose, he taps gently on his chin while trying to come up with an appropriate answer.
“Jungwoo sunbae-nim, whom I deeply respect,” Yeonhoo says with his hands gently clasped.
“BLACK CALL SUNBAENIM, WE LOVE YOU TOO!”
“You guys are so noisy…” He whispers under his breath, rubbing his forehead with his eyes tightly shut.
Quickly putting on a faint smile, he turns sideways to the camera, trying to read the comments.
“Hyung, but aren’t you also close to Hoyun-nim?” Caught up in the teasing atmosphere, the maknae suddenly blurted out before another member hurriedly slammed a hand over his mouth.
Yeonhoo’s face drained in real time. An icy silence fell across the room, and all the members glanced at the leader nervously.
Nothing ever goes my way. He laments briefly for a second, face schooled into careful neutrality. It’s been years since both groups debuted, but any sparks might cause both fandoms to explode again.
[did something happen between them?????]
[Why does it seem like they’re talking about his ex LOL]
[Heol, should we be listening in to this]
[yeonhoo is going to give them a scolding after this LMAOOO]
[man, the fanfic counts for yeonhoo/hoyun is going to soar after this]
“Hoyun-nim? Hahahaha, we still keep in contact sometimes. I’ve been monitoring The Dawn’s activities closely as well.” Back to the Kang Yeonhoo that everyone knew, he swept a piece of dyed hair behind his ear, and carefully spoke.
After a pause, he added reluctantly. “Hoyun-ssi, let’s keep in contact more.”
[no doubt about it, something happened LOLOLOLOL]
[ive never seen yeonhoo so awkward before, my baby ㅠㅠ hoyun, what the hell did u do to him]
ㄴ[Bro, calm down. Nothing even got confirmed.]
[i thought they were always secretly close behind the camera… my dawnfive babies :( i guess its just a myth now, huh]
With that incident that barely smoothed over, the rest of the Hi-Five members jumped in and continued chatting with fans.
But the SNS communities were exploding.
[Title: Did you guys see Hi-Five’s recent live? Did Yeonhoo and Hoyun get into an argument or something? I thought they had always been close, but just never showed it on camera… I’m so sad… Our fandom hardly fights with Noeuls anymore, so I was hoping to see interactions between DawnFive… I guess it’s impossible now huh ㅠㅠ]
Huh????????
Didn’t they just interact at the year-end award show? It’s only been a couple of months…
No way… I’ve always looked forward to seeing how Hoyun would make our leader lose his cool ㅠㅠ
This is honestly so sad
Why are they so awkward now???? I’m so curious, but I guess we should stop talking about it if it makes Yeonhoo uncomfy ㅠㅠ
I hope they patch up… It was nice to see Yeonhoo being teased by someone else other than Hi-Five…
Fans were quietly sharing their thoughts on their personal accounts, but Noeuls caught wind of it, and soon it blew up in communities.
[Title: Heol, did Hoyun piss off Yeonhoo????? I’ve never seen Hi-Five leader look so uncomfortable before]
ㄴWhatever that happened, it was definitely Hoyun’s fault.
ㄴCan’t argue with that.
ㄴHey, our baby bunny can’t do any wrong (eyes shaking violently)
ㄴㅠㅠ unnie go and watch a yeonhoo compilation.. he’s a copypaste of sunghyun’s personality… basically an angel that descended on earth
ㄴJust finished watching a two-hour compilation. I take it back. It’s definitely Hoyun’s fault. Hoyun-ah, hold my hand and let’s go and grovel, okay?
ㄴLOLOLOL ure fucking crazy
Contrary to Yeonhoo’s expectations, the atmosphere of both fandoms was friendlier than expected. And it was a unanimous consensus that the victim was Yeonhoo.
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Hm?
Hoyun furrows his eyebrows.
He had been monitoring reactions after finishing his scenes for the day while waiting for the road manager to come and pick him up, and had stumbled across something interesting. Attention piqued, he continues swiping through the posts.
“Hoyun-ssi, thank you for the good work today!” A passing staff member greeted him warmly, hands full with bags of props.
“Ah, thank you.” Swiftly, he stuffs his phone into his pocket, taking long strides across the set. “Isn’t it heavy? Let me help.”
“Thank you, Hoyun-ssi!” The staff says delightedly.
Wow, this is heavy. How did she carry this herself? He lifts the bag up and reevaluates the staff in front of him again. Following in the staff’s strides, he lets her chatter wash over him as he nods and politely laughs during the appropriate timings.
Mind still focused on what he saw earlier, he let out a small hum.
“Is there anything wrong?”
“Oh no, I was just thinking,” Hoyun answers, a slight smile curling on his face. Chewing on his thoughts, he calmly comes up with a plan while letting out a laugh.
This should work.
???
The forgotten staff stares at him confusedly, as she watches the idol-actor laughing by himself into the empty air. Seo Hoyun was surely handsome, but definitely a little weird.
Maybe the constant filmings and late nights had gotten to him…
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Popop Notification
[THE DAWN] Starting LIVE
SEO HOYUN: Late night chat with Noeuls 🌙
Without warning, a live broadcast had started in the wee hours of the night. The low rumbling of a car trickled through, and the dark-haired man waited patiently for the viewer count to stabilise before speaking.
“It’s a bit late right now.” He lets out a deep chuckle, shuffling a hand through his hair. Eyes slanted with tiredness, he curves his smile sweetly. “But I missed Noeuls, so I decided to turn on a live.”
[OPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]
[so sweet… how is our baby bunny so sweet]
[guys he said he missed us so he turned on a live. guys. guys. do u hear this. guys.]
[im going to overdose on sugar]
[yeonhoo yeonhoo hoyun hoyun are you guys close???]
[the moe-ification of hoyun is real… oppa let’s live long as the dawn ok ♡]
[hoyun-ah i miss u too, im waiting outside ur house rn]
[Oppa, thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyouthankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou.thankyou thankyou..]
[The two comments above this are so weird…]
Dressed in a cream Oxford shirt and brown slacks, Hoyun promptly ran through his OOTD and TMIs with Noeuls. Fishing out a pair of glasses off-screen, he situates them on his nose while adjusting his hair.
“Noeuls, do you like this look?”
[Omg, he said he’s filming a new drama and he’s in an Oxford shirt???? Are we getting another role similar to PD Lee Junghoon???????]
[hes praying on my downfall fr. hes even wearing glasses now to show off his look???]
[We get it, you're handsome. Stop it. no im sorry continue plspsspslslspslspslslsspsplsspsplslsssssss]
[Demonic man of nature. Begone devil.]
[Guys, I don’t think we will survive this time.]
[whattheyfckseohoyunwhattheufckucantakeallmymoneyiswearmypocketsareopenyoucanteakethemujustwearthisoutfitevredayiloveyousomuchwhathteyfck]
ㄴunnie breathe ㅋㅋㅋ
How cute.
“Noeuls must really like this look~” Hoyun lifted his gaze to the camera and tilted his head, as if shy. Eyeing the speedy comment section, he skillfully picked out questions to answer while ignoring hate comments.
- What did I eat today? The menu for today was Spring Cabbage Bibimbap; surprisingly good for something so healthy.
- TMI? This is my second outfit change of the day. I think Noeuls will like the other outfit far better.
- Exams? Why are you not studying right now? … Your exam is in the morning? Look at the time, shouldn’t you be sleeping right now?
- Rabbit pose? Okay, give me a second. Manager-nim can you hold the phone?
- Any spoilers for team activities? Ah… Nothing concrete yet, but you can look forward to it~
- Dubai chocolate cookie. Hm. I’ve tried it, and it’s pretty good. Dajun had delivered 50 pieces to the dorm the other day and got chewed out by Jiwon, haha. Sunghyun had to save our Bangbang from the wrath of Jiwon.
[Illegal… this is illegal…]
[His voice is so soothing, I can literally fall asleep rn]
[He’s speaking so softly ㅠㅠ]
ㄴOur bunny is so considerate ㅠㅠ speaking softly just in case he wakes someone up ㅠㅠ
ㄴㅋㅋㅋ Wow, Noeuls are surely delusional. Did Seo Hoyun tell you that personally?
ㄴu must be a big fan to join hoyun’s late night live… everyone welcome our newest noeul recruit~
[Oppa, are you still close with Yeonhoo?]
The comment he had been waiting for had finally come.
The fruition of his patience had finally borne results. Hoyun pauses with a shrug, a flawless smile on his face. The particular comment had come up multiple times during the live, but it had been too early to talk about it.
“Hm? Someone is asking if Yeonhoo hyung and I still keep in contact?”
He purposely made a show of rolling his eyes around. Wrinkling his eyebrow, he lets out another soft hum.
“I text hyung sometimes, but he’s been very busy with his work.” With a petulant expression, he juts out his lower lip… almost as if he were sulking.
First rule of acting: The 5 Ws.
Who you are (upset Seo Hoyun), what you are doing (showing how upset he is), where you are (talking on Live with Noeuls), when this happened (earlier in the day), and why it matters (to tease Yeonhoo).
Thank you, teacher. The acting lessons he has been receiving have been very useful.
[heol… i think yeonhoo pissed him off]
[look at our bunny channeling his acting skills, this is one for the book]
[he’s POUTING????????????????????????????????????? SOMEONE SAVE ME ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ IM GOING TO CRAWL INTO HIS POUT AND DIE THERE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
[why is hoyun trying to mess with yeonhoo LOLOLOL good luck…]
[its 3am and he is blinding me with his pout…… im going to hell]
Next, push and pull.
Picking out a question he had seen earlier, he speaks again. “What am I doing tomorrow?”
Sticking a tongue out in concentration, he continues. “It’s my rest day tomorrow… So, I’ll probably stay home and disturb whoever’s at home.”
Even as he moved on to another comment, the live chat had caught on fire, with chat spamming comments about Yeonhoo.
Bingo.
Blinking in surprise, he murmurs softly. “Whoa, so many people are this curious about my relationship with Yeonhoo hyung?”
With the situation proceeding exactly how he wanted, Hoyun couldn’t help but tug on the corner of his lip up. Lowering his lashes to make himself look delicate, he lets out a quiet huff.
Quickly, he read out another comment, “Are Yeonhoo hyung and I not close?”
“I wanna be close with hyung but… hyung, why don’t you ever reply to my text messages?”
With eyes glittering with unshed tears, he looks up at the camera and delivers the final blow.
“Hyung, I miss you. Let’s meet up soon, okay?”
As expected, the chat blew up, with the chat so fast that Hoyun, with his superior eyesight, couldn’t catch a glance of it.
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[Here lies Kang Yeonhoo. Born XX and died XX. Good luck, brother.]
[I HAVE NEVER SEEN HOYUN LIKE THIS. WHAT THE FUCK WHO POSSESSED HIM]
[have no idea what’s going on. I just joined the live. who is this hyung]
[OMG. Seriously. What?]
[HOYUN IS DOING AEGYO AND HE SAYS HE MISS HIM? WHO IS THIS MAN?? THIS AINT SEO HOYUN]
[is hoyun trying to win yeonhoo back or what???? is this a public confession?????]
ㄴi feel like im intruding into something personal.. hoyun, im cheering you on, okay? go get your man.
ㄴoh my god. at this point, doesnt hoyun has his own harem LOL
ㄴPLEASE U R ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. SPEAK UR TRUTH.
ㄴlike let’s not even talk about the dawn… he has joo woosung, min jiheon and then now yeonhoo????? hoyun are you actually a succubus in human skin???
ㄴif he is, he can keep me too. i actively volunteer as a tribute.
[everyone keep yeonhoo in your prayers. he has this absolute menace of this man clinging onto him… (me next….oppa look here…)]
After dropping a bomb, the dark-haired man casually moves on. “Noeuls, leave your suggestions on where we should have our date, okay?”
[HE SAID DATE!!!!!?????]
[wait guys are they actually dating]
[i thought this was a joke are they for real together]
[Is he hardlaunching his relationship on a live???? Or is he just saying a friend date??? CLARIFY RIGHT NOW?????]
[why am i getting butterflies]
ㄴㅋㅋㅋ unnie, he’s not asking you out. stay in reality with us, okay?
[bro. the shippers are going to have a field day.]
A muffled voice caught Hoyun’s attention, and he lowered the camera as he spoke with the person. Nodding along, his face filled up the screen again.
“Noeuls, thank you for spending your time with me. Have a good night. Manager-nim says that I have to go now~.”
[Hold on, you’re leaving after dropping that bomb???? Come back now.]
[HOYUN-SSI WHAT DO YOU MEAN BYE]
[this guy is actually insane.]
Scrolling through the comments a little longer, he finally said his goodbyes and turned off the live.
Ignoring his road manager closing and opening his eyes tightly, and his soft mutterings that sounded like curses.
“Ahh… fucking refreshing.”
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https://entertain.never.com/read!!o1id=TheDawnHoyun_HiFiveYeonhoo_Dating
Is The Dawn’s Hoyun in a relationship with Hi-Five’s Yeonhoo? Or do the two have bad blood?
The next day, articles with clickbait titles flooded the forums, and quote retweets attached to the articles outnumbered the reposts. The real-time trends were all flooded with a combination of Yeonhoo, Hoyun, date, and conflict.
Yeonhoo pulled out his phone to check SNS again and sighed. Feeling like he had lost metaphorically, he brings up the message from earlier.
Me: What are you playing at?
Hoyun hoobae-nim: Hyung, what do you mean?
Me: Don’t play dumb with me.
Hoyun hoobae-nim: Hyung, all I wanted to do was grab a meal… Don’t tell me, as your junior, am I overstepping?
Left on seen
Typing…
Typing…
That was where the messages had stopped. Feeling a headache come on, he let out a groan.
This punk… He hadn’t had his patience tested in so long. If he wanted to die, why did he have to bring him down together?????
“Yeonhoo-ssi. Please don’t frown, else we need to touch up your base.”
Apologising to the makeup artist and composing his expression, he picks up his phone again from where it lay, forgotten, on the table.
Me: Fine, let’s grab a meal.
Hoyun hoobae-nim: Yay. I took suggestions from Noeuls, let’s go to an amusement park.
Me: ????????
Me: Since when do you use yay???????
Hoyun hoobae-nim: Since now.
Hoyun hoobae-nim: *GIF of a rabbit chewing on grass*
Me: Why did you send me that??????????
Hoyun hoobae-nim: Amusement park.
Me: Aren’t we just grabbing a meal? And ????????????? Why would you ask your fans???????????
Hoyun hoobae-nim: Are you saying my Noeul’s suggestions are bad?
Me: No!
Hoyun hoobae-nim: Okay, then it’s settled.
Me: Wait, I haven’t said yes yet!
Hoyun hoobae-nim: Were there any other suggestions?
Me: No…
Hoyun hoobae-nim: Then it’s settled. Send me your schedule.
Yeonhoo: Huh??? Wait.
Hoyun: Noeuls.
Yeonhoo: …Fine.
*Screenshot sent*
Hoyun: Lock it in for XX at 11 am. I’ll meet you at Lotte World.
Hoyun: See you on our date, hyung~
Yeonhoo: Hey. Come back.
Left on seen.
He closed his eyes and lay back on the chair rest.
He faintly thinks.
He needs a moment. Maybe two.
“HYUNGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
He hears the distant yelling of the maknae echoing down the hallways.
Maybe it's time to book that meditation class.
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