T/N: Thread-like style will look weird with my theme, sorry.
The whole thing started like this.
@clams4life
OMG guys, this is insane;;; I just saw a total god;;;;
It began with a casual post on someone’s personal SNS, a person who had stumbled onto the guerrilla free-hug event.
@clams4life
I was just walking along when a halo suddenly shone down, so I looked and there was this unreal hottie. People were lining up to hug him, so I guess it was some sort of event. I got swept up and hugged him too, and wow, I am so glad to be alive.
@clams4life
I’ve made a memory I can pass on to my grandkids. Never heard the name before but he said he just released a movie, so I’m going to see it. Guys, I swear I thought I was in heaven ㅠㅠ
@clams4life
I’m telling you I really saw him ㅠ Why would I be hallucinating ㅠ Listen up, I always thought handsome men were a fantasy species but they really do exist!!!
The post itself was harmless bragging about meeting a celebrity.
Everything changed once the writer attached proof photos.
@clams4life
Why is society so suspicious ㅠ I was going to keep this treasure to myself for generations, but I can’t stand people doubting my memory. (photo) (photo) (photo)
Maybe it was the power of pictures.
The tweet racked up a massive number of retweets and was shared everywhere.
The eyewitness report that started on Twitter spread in an instant, and at the same time testimonies began popping up all over.
[Guys, looks like they are doing the Gwiro pledge today?? Saw eyewitness tweets]
[Heol!! I just saw Kang Chaheon downtown;;;;]
[What, they are really doing a free hug right now???? Damn, why am I at work ㅠ???]
Like an unexpected surprise gift, every corner of the internet was soon buzzing with news of this rare event.
A free-hug event itself is a dime a dozen, but the value depends entirely on who is doing it.
When the person is Kang Chaheon, who almost never shows his face outside a project, that changes everything.
[Stuck at the office, this is the regret of a lifetime ㅜㅜ ㅜㅜ]
Why, oh why am I at work?
I should blow up the company ㅜㅜ ㅜㅜ ㅜㅜ
They don’t even pay me much, stupid company. I’m only working for what they pay me, doom-scrolling eyewitness accounts for vicarious satisfaction. Is this life ㅠ
Anyway, here is a list of sightings I compiled:
(link)
(link)
(link)
(link)
…
Funny thing is, the muggles’ reactions all start with ?? and end with !!, and yeah, we understand, our Cha-cha is kind of unreal…
But in every post there’s this cute squishy kitten next to Cha-cha, does anyone know who that is? Everyone says they were blinded by Cha-cha’s halo then almost had heart failure from the squishy kitten, it’s hilarious ㅜㅜㅜㅋㅋㅋ
Hey, don’t keep the good stuff to yourselves, share it with me ㅠ
– That list of links looks like madness distilled lol.
– They’re doing the Guiro event so that squishy cutie is probably Lee Rowoon.
└ Poster: Huh? I looked him up and only dead-fish eyes come up, are we sure it’s the same person??
At the start of the guerrilla free-hug most of the attention was on Kang Chaheon.
Naturally so. In Korea, he was practically the only actor who combined genius acting ability, spotless private life, and a refined, arresting appearance that snatched eyes at once.
Plus, the label of an actor coveted overseas gave the public a proud sense of ownership. His dedication to projects only added an aura of perfectionism that actually made him more attractive.
So the fact that such a Kang Chaheon was doing an event drew focus.
Yet as time passed, a different kind of reaction began to mix in.
[Guys I hugged Cha-cha today]
There is still warmth on the body of the deceased
Anyway guys, it looks like Cha-cha actually has a friend now.
He was with another actor from the movie and Cha-cha kept looking after him.
You know our great actor lacks only one thing, right? ㅎ…
After the line about being perfect alone there’s the word “no friends” faintly at 70% opacity, it’s not just me ㅎ
But today Cha-cha had someone hanging onto him.
I followed from the start and saw him fussing over the guy???
I’m so amazed I wrote a post;
– ? Stop talking nonsense, our great actor stands alone and it’s not because he can’t make friends.
– This sighting is less believable than any other… lol
– Hey people calm down, let’s hear more first.
– Poster: No, listen! I thought my own eyes were wrong too, but there was a squishy kitten next to Cha-cha. At first I thought it was a new baby manager but you know his staff never change. Turned out he was an actor.
– Poster: And the kitten seemed nervous, understandably since the crowd was like zombies doing ring-around-the-rosy. Then Cha-cha sighed and…
– And? And?? Did you level up your cliffhanger skills… sigh…
– Poster: Cha-cha said he’d demonstrate himself and lifted the kitten in his arms like this???
– ?
– ??
– ?
– Writer is delusional;
– Oh man I was willing to believe but this sounds too fabricated.
– If you’re going to fake it at least research; Cha-cha isn’t the type to fuss over someone or do lift-and-hug, be realistic.
– Recently with Cha-cha back on screen there are so many clout-chasers making stuff up, tiring, I’m reporting, bye.
– Poster: I’m not making it up~~! What do I gain ㅠ I knew you’d say that so I was saving these pics to take to my grave ㅠ (photo of Rowoon being hauled by the scruff) (photo of the hug) (photo of Rowoon glitching). Is it still fake? ㅠ
– Friend, I believed in your innocence, thank you and be happy always.
– LOL funniest part is no Chaheon fan believes he has a friend.
└ Well… that’s because it’s true… no point pretending… ^^……
That was the first whisper about Rowoon.
Curiosity about who Kang Chaheon was taking such care of started the interest, but as more photos and witness videos were shared the tone changed.
– Honestly I went to see Cha-cha but I think I got a bit hooked on another actor ㅎ;;
└ You too? Me too… are we allowed to mention the other actor? (looking around)
└ Not forbidden ㅇㅇ, actually we never had anyone close enough to forbid. Go ahead.
└ Guys ㅠ legal note, defamation is real ㅠ
People eager to know who was drawing Cha-cha’s attention dug up everything on Lee Rowoon.
The news naturally reached Rowoon, exhausted after returning home.
[Is the world filming a Truman Show just for me???]
Our Rowoon… in a movie?
Our Rowoon… doing a free hug?
Our Rowoon… all cute and squishy?
Our Rowoon… ?????
He can’t act, his attitude stinks, he generates his own scandals. His fans never dared say aloud they were fans.
In their small corner of the web, a parade of question marks exploded.
[Is that really our Rowoon?]
Maybe someone with the same name?
– Honestly might be possible.
– Looks totally fake to me.
└ But the face matches; there can’t be two faces like that.
└ Doesn’t the vibe look different? Compare old and new. (old photo) (free-hug fan-shot)
– First time in my life hearing someone praise Lee Rowoon’s personality; thought it was a hidden-camera prank…
└ Hey, hardly big enough to pull hidden-camera pranks…
In the midst of the confusion a new post appeared.
[They say real life is stranger than fiction…]
So I stopped stanning, then life handed me a new bias.
– ??
– ???
– What are you talking about lol
– Poster: Nothing special. Our idiot kept bragging he would act, then managed less than ten seconds on screen, and spent all day on Instagram so I quit the fandom. But today I saw a familiar face while walking by—the idiot himself. Got a free hug and I’m back in the fandom.
└ ?
└ ??
└ …??? You sure you’re a fan?
└ Poster: Where do I seem not like a fan.
└ Lol calm down
That post was promptly shared across communities under the headline, “An actor who makes even ex-fans jump back in?”
People starved for information on Lee Rowoon began digging through his past. The news, of course, reached Rowoon, who had come home dead on his feet.
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