Pen and Paper Translations

Just one day after the fan meeting ended, the number of members in HS’s fan cafe had surpassed 160,000.

That was because… Hyunseung’s face reveal—no, high-quality fan-cam footage capturing the exact moment his face was revealed—had been released.

글숭이 @dnjstnddldksla 5h
-The fan-cam that got me hooked on HS, shared by the reliable Yuno’s Mom

Yuno @uuuunoo 10h

• G-HS FAN MEETING
  DEAR MY BEETHOVEN Fan Cam
  (Video)
  (Photo)
  Shared 2.1k Hearts 9.2k Views 191k

Moreover, since the person who uploaded that fan cam was a pretty popular homma on Sweeter, it was getting exposure on the real-time trend picks.

Kim Woohyun looked at Hyunseung and cautiously asked.

“Should we ask them to take it down?”

Hearing this, Hyunseung, who had been resting his chin on his hand, shook his head lightly from side to side and replied.

“It’s already spread everywhere. Just leave it be.”

Here was a guy who used to cover his face like a wanted criminal, now acting like it was no big deal that his face was plastered everywhere.

‘Why is he acting like this all of a sudden?’

Kim Woohyun was simply curious what had changed in Hyunseung’s mindset.

“Still, people will recognize him at this point.”

“He doesn’t go out much anyway.”

“Just in case, should I assign him a road manager?”

“Why would he need a road manager? He has his mom.”

At that, Kim Woohyun snorted and shook his head. Anyway, he can’t do anything without me.

Soon, Kim Woohyun began browsing the community page.

Please make sure everyone gets to see Master HS’s face.
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⤷ But isn’t Yuno’s Mom just digging up old records? Switching to being a composer?

⤷ She’s more idol-like than most idols, what’s the problem?

⤷ Where is Yuno’s Mom? I’ll bow in the direction she’s actually in. ▄█▀█●

Even Kim Woohyun, who’d been in this industry for quite some time, had never seen anything like this before. Calling a composer a homma…

Well, if it was Hyunseung, it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible.

⤷ I expected him to be handsome, but I never imagined my imagination was this limited…

⤷ The stage is so amazing, it feels like my eyesight is improving^^

⤷ Can I really look at that face without paying…?

⤷ We clearly have the same eyes, nose, and mouth, so why does my face look like this…?

Geumdong, he is handsome… Really. He’s insanely handsome.

⤷ Everyone, stop focusing on his face and focus on the essential thing. I mean, focus on the chest peeking through his shirt.

⤷ Whoops, I was staring at his face and missed the chest. Ah. Not that chest, I mean the essential heart.

⤷ But honestly, it doesn’t feel like he dances that well lol. Even if it’s a sign language performance, just looking at his dance lines…

⤷ The composer must be satisfied with this much. What more could you want from this face?

Yeah, I get he’s handsome, but did he have to show so much skin? Sure, he’s gotten in better shape lately, but…

Ugh, that bastard has it all.

It was then that Kim Woohyun was struggling to maintain a calm expression.

“Are you crying?”

“No?”

“Your eyes are red…”

“No!”

Hyunseung shrugged at Kim Woohyun’s sharp reply.

‘Why is he acting like that?’

But he didn’t press further. Lately, hormonal changes often left him lost in melancholy.

‘Anyway…’ 

Hyunseung was more interested in something else than the brightened face.

[ HS personally trained by sign language performance artist ‘Handarbeit’ for this fan meeting.. ]

[ Exclusive interview with HS’s mentor, sign language performance creator Handarbeit.. ]

Namely, the world was starting to take notice of Mingoo (Gu Mingi). He had seen an interview where Mingoo mentioned he started sign language performance to make his mother smile. 

Furthermore, he had said he wanted to show that even if you can’t hear, you can still feel music in other ways.

Hyunseung genuinely thought that Mingoo was incredibly cool. He had only ever thought about fixing his father, never about making him smile.

This was just Hyunseung’s thought; no one paid attention to his actions. Even if he had good intentions, he wasn’t a famous person. This is reality.

People pay a lot of money through agencies to see idol concerts, but who would pay a lot of money to see a sign-language artist’s performance?

Still, things might change a little now. All because of that one remark he made about learning directly from Gu Mingi… It was a bit ironic, but he hoped his life would become a little more comfortable.

He wished for even one more day when he could laugh freely with his mother.

Of course. Even if his mother’s hearing wouldn’t be fixed immediately, he hoped she wouldn’t give up hope.

It was the moment Hyunseung held a faint smile.

Ring, ring, ring!

Suddenly, Kim Woohyun and Hyunseung’s phones began ringing like mad.

Just when things seem to be going smoothly and flowing well, something always goes wrong.

For example… like the article in the links people are sending one after another right now.

“What the hell is this?” Kim Woohyun rubbed his eyes and checked the article again.

[ Sarah Stewart, Skipping Schedule to Attend Korean Composer ‘HS’ Fan Meeting? Eyewitnesses Flooding In.. ]

[ Sarah Stewart and HS, U.S. Community Boards Flooded with Speculation: “Not Just a Mutual Relationship”… ]

The moment they saw the headlines, Hyunseung and Kim Woohyun locked eyes simultaneously, sensing something was off.

⤷ Huh? Huh?? Huh??? What is this?

⤷ Hahahahahaha?

⤷ ??????????????????

⤷ But I saw them near the fan meeting waiting booth too

⤷ Photos surfaced of them arriving at Incheon Airport on the day of the fan meeting

⤷ Told them to work, but they’re not doing their jobs and are dating instead..

Yeah. Just looking at the comments pouring in, it was clear something was seriously wrong.

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Meanwhile, Unice Music Group was in complete upheaval.

“Stop the articles from coming out immediately.” Andrew sternly ordered the PR department.

“Hmph…”

Currently, the entire US was abuzz with the Sarah Stewart scandal.

And the love rumor’s counterpart was a composer who recently participated in Sarah Stewart’s album? Of course, people would be curious.

The potential upside? Suddenly, HS’s composition for Sarah Stewart, ‘Look at Me,’ had overtaken Vincent Mah’s ‘More Than Just Music’ to reclaim the number one spot?

Yes, the scandal itself was one thing… But the real problem was that it was all true—she’d actually canceled her official schedule, gone to Korea, and attended a fan meeting.

“Are you out of your mind?”

Sarah Stewart was already notorious for constantly stirring up controversy. If she admitted to this too, it would be seen as irresponsible and likely spark intense debate about her qualifications.

Of course. The very act of desperately trying to get the article taken down would look like an admission that it was all true… Andrew had to play dumb, even if it meant pretending not to see.

“I’m sorry.” Sarah Stewart wasn’t one to read the room, but she wasn’t completely oblivious either. She instinctively knew that provoking Andrew now would get her into serious trouble.

“Back then, my schedule got messed up…”

“And you call that an excuse?”

“But I had no choice.”

“If you’d just told us beforehand—!”

Andrew was mid-scolding, hands on his hips.

“Andrew.” Austin called out to him.

“Mr. Austin, what brings you here…?”

Andrew immediately lowered his hands and smoothed his disheveled hair. Austin hated untidiness above all else.

“Don’t push Sarah too hard.”

“Huh?” He knew Austin had a particular fondness for Sarah Stewart, but he hadn’t imagined Austin would cover for her in this kind of situation.

“But… but the situation is more serious than you think.”

“I know. Canceling a scheduled event for a personal commitment is breaking a promise to the public.”

“Sarah needs to understand how serious this is.”

Andrew grabbed Austin’s arm and spoke forcefully. This time, he was determined to correct Sarah Stewart’s reckless behavior once and for all.

“Andrew, there’s a saying.”

“Yes?”

“Crisis is another name for opportunity.”

At those words, Andrew couldn’t bring himself to continue, his lips fluttering.

It was the day Austin had outmaneuvered all competitors and ascended to the position of CEO—what he’d said at his inauguration ceremony.

He truly was the man who had turned crisis into opportunity, elevating the status of Unice Music Group. Hearing those words again from such a man, he couldn’t possibly argue.

“Um, how…” Instead of answering his own question, Austin turned his body toward Sarah.

“Sarah.”

“Yes.”

“Just one question.”

“Yes.” A brief silence hung between them.

“I’m just wondering…” He paused before asking.

“Are you really dating HS?”

As expected, Sarah jumped up and protested.

“Huh? No! Are you crazy? Why would I… with that weirdo?!”

“Then why did you drop everything to go to his fan meeting?”

“He came to my concert too, and I was invited.”

Austin narrowed his eyes and looked at Sarah. The woman he’d watched was someone awkward at expressing what she truly wanted.

‘Like right now.’

She’d bluntly say what she disliked yet strangely avoided talking about what she genuinely desired.

‘That’s why she always avoids it.’

Rather than pressuring her, Austin usually sensed what she wanted and accommodated it. He felt he should do the same now.

“So you plan to keep your ties with HS going.”

“Well, I figured it wouldn’t really matter either way…”

Just as Austin seemed to have made up his mind and was about to clap his hands to continue speaking—

“Then…” Suddenly, a vibration rang from his pocket. He stopped speaking and checked his phone.

「Mateo」

It was Mateo, one of the few people who knew his personal contact information and the most influential composer in the entire United States.

‘Why is he….’ 

Austin, puzzled, brought the phone to his ear.

─ Is the rumor about Sarah dating him true?

Before he could utter a word, an agitated voice came through the receiver. It was so loud, even Andrew and Sarah Stewart, standing nearby, could hear it.

“Why are you calling out of the blue to ask that?” Austin frowned and was about to ask back when—

─ Is it true my daughter is dating that HS guy?!

The words that followed made him start and turn his head.

“Fuck…”

There stood Sarah Stewart, her face twisted in anger, muttering curses.