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Another day of filming for the next episode of Knowing Brothers. All the Brothers are now inside the classroom. For today, they're starting the class a little different, sort of. Since it is now 2018, it means another school year for the Brothers High School. It also means that it is the time to select a new class president..
"I want to run for it~" Kyunghoon raised his hand as a declaration that he is willing to be a candidate for being the class president.
"So Kyunghoon is the first candidate. Who else wants to run?" Heechul asks his Brothers.
"I nominate Kim Youngchul" Sangmin nominates someone that the Brothers didn't expects. Even Youngchul himself is a little surprised that someone nominates him. "Araseo~ I accept the nomination" Youngchul then gladly accepts.
"So we have Kim Youngchul and Min Kyunghoon. Who else wants to be a candidate?" Heechul asks.
"Yah.." Soogeun stands up to look at the two candidates and said, ".. Janghoon hyung bought all of us tennis shoes when he won last year. What can you guys promise?".
"Oh! Right, right!" Heechul and Kyunghoon remarked.
"Wait, our show had our highest rating during my term.." Janghoon stated, ".. I have many accomplishments like that".
"Looks like Janghoon hyung wants to be nominated.." James chuckles. "Haha he wants to run again" Soogeun laughs as well.
"It's not like that, I just want to mention my accomplishments" Janghoon explained but deep inside he really does want to.
"Araseo, I nominate my Brother in sports!" Hodong nominates his Brother and fellow great athlete, Janghoon, to be the class president again. Meanwhile, Janghoon is secretly smiling that someone nominates him.
"Then, Kyunghoon, Youngchul hyung and Janghoon hyung, go up front and make your pledges" Heechul said to the candidates.
The three candidates now walks in front of the class to announce their pledges if they become the class president for the 2018 school year.
Janghoon will go up first on announcing his pledge if they elect him as class president again, "I'll keep it short and I won't talk for too long. Our show did reach our highest viewer rating ever during my term, and many other good things happened during that time. These are my accomplishments".
"We recognize that, but tell us what you will do if you win" Soogeun told Janghoon.
"A pledge? uh..... I'll treat everyone with delicious and sweet alcohol" Janghoon gives his pledge.
"Seo Janghoon! Seo Janghoon! Seo Janghoon!" Soogeun and Heechul stands up and started cheering.
"Wait!" Kyunghoon calls the attention of his Brothers as he have a counter offer pledge, ".. If I become the president, I'll host blind dates with other schools"
"Wooo!! Min Kyunghoon! Min Kyunghoon! Min Kyunghoon!" Heechul stands up and the only who is cheering. "It's the all-boy school?" he asked.
"An all-girl school" Kyunghoon replied. "Ah, forget it then" Heechul stopped cheering and went back to his seat.
"Anyway, I'll host blind dates for us" Kyunghoon told them.
"You believe him? He just stays home all day" Janghoon laughingly pointed out. "He just want to go on a date" Soogeun chuckled, and Kyunghoon shyly giggles.
It is now Youngchul's turn to give is pledge to his Brothers, "I'll promote our school via social media. I'll make sure we get cool people to transfer here".
"Leave the party! Leave the party!" Heechul heckled instead of cheering Youngchul.
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"Let's vote then, you five can now vote" Kyunghoon wants to start the voting immediately.
"You guys should vote first" Soogeun told them.
"Okay, I believe we need some younger blood in this school. So, I will give my vote to Min Kyunghoon" Janghoon gives his vote to the younger Brother and writes his vote count to the board.
"All right Min, you're next.." Heechul told him.
"I agree with what Janghoon just said. I'd like to give myself a chance" Kyunghoon said to them and the Brothers burst into laughter.
"Kyunghoon really wants to be the president" , "He got two votes now" the Brothers laughingly commented.
"I'm a little nervous that Sangmin is not gonna vote for me. He may just nominates me. So I'll just vote myself too" Youngchul did the same as Kyunghoon, he also give his vote to himself.
"Araseo, Kim Heechul you're first!" Janghoon asks Heechul to vote.
"It's not by secret ballot?" Heechul looks at the production staff as he is surprised that it's going to be an open ballot where the candidates are watching. He then walks up to the board to give his vote, "I like the idea of a new person, but Kyunghoon hasn't been so responsible up until now". Heechul said before giving his vote to Janghoon. Kyunghoon kinda expects that Heechul is going to vote for him.
"I'll treat you out for dinner today" Janghoon shakes Heechul's hand to thank him for voting. "Aigoo, kamsahamnida~" Heechul smiles happily.
Meanwhile, Hodong is already walking up to the front but he was stopped by his Brothers telling him that he should vote last. James then takes his turn instead.
"Hmm.. based on the pledges, I don't think I can get from any of it. Especially Kyunghoon hyung's pledge" James laughingly commented while approaching the board, and the Brothers burst into laughter. "AHHH HAHAHA" Heechul is the one who is laughing the most. He is also playfully pushing James while laughing.
"I will be in big trouble if I attend that thing, so I'm gonna vote Janghoon hyung" James writes his vote under Janghoon's name on the board. "You're dead if voted Kyunghoon~" Soogeun laughingly remarked and Hodong is having a big laugh too.
"What about me? Isn't my pledge good? You're not gonna be in any trouble.." Youngchul asked James. "It is, but we can all do that" James replied.
"James, if you're one of the candidates, what can you promise us?" Hodong stopped James while he is on his way back to his seat.
"If I become the class president?" James asked, "Yes~" Hodong nods,
James thinks for second on what kind of pledge he might promise if he was part of the candidacy, and after a couple of seconds he thinks of one, "Hmm.. I will give our show the highest viewer rating ever".
"Ohh~" the Brothers are quite surprised because their youngest Brother sounded very confident. "How? How are you gonna do that?" they asked James.
"I will get the Song-Song couple to transfer here in our school" James jokingly said before he laughs.
"OHHH JINJJA?!?! PRESIDENT JAMES!! PRESIDENT JAMES!! PRESIDENT JAMES!!" the Brothers erupted as they began cheering James' name, and already declaring him as president of the class. "Yah, let's stop this. You three get back to your seats!" Hodong laughingly and jokingly said to the three candidates. "I think James can really make it happen, he is very close with them!" Sangmin got excited that he is walking around the classroom cheering as if it was really about to happen. "Wahh~ hyung, imagine the Song-Song couple would be here! That episode will be trending!" Soogeun is excitingly talking about it to Hodong. "Wait, if that's really possible... then I will be stepping down from the candidacy" Janghoon announced before he started laughing. James burst into laughter at the reactions of his Brothers.
"Araseo, even I'm not the president I will try to talk to them" James said to his Brothers so that they can stop talking about it. "They always watch our show so they will surely see this" he laughingly added.
"Jinjja? they watch our show?" Hodong asks. "Ne~ Hyekyo noona, Joongki hyung, annyeong~" James nods and then he waves at the camera for the Song-Song couple.
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The voting resumes after a brief off topic conversation. Sangmin is the next one who will cast his vote..
"I think this person will work hard for the class and transfer students.." Sangmin wrote his vote under Youngchul's name. He is definitely believing in Youngchul.
Now all the candidates each have two votes under their name. It is now up to Soogeun and Hodong to declare who will be the class president for school year 2018. Next up to cast his vote is Soogeun..
"Soogeun knows me very well, we share the waiting room" Kyunghoon mentioned, trying to sway Soogeun's vote towards him.
"Yes, I know you.." Soogeun acts like he is about to write his vote under Kyunghoon's name, ".. we shared the same waiting room for more than a year. But he got no quality to be the president" Soogeun explained to everyone and then he writes his vote under Janghoon's name. The Brothers burst into laughter, even Kyunghoon. Janghoon now got the lead, and he shakes Soogeun's hand to thanked him for the vote.
"Please finish it off" the Brothers said to their eldest Brother. It is now in the hands of Hodong whether they will have a tie or Janghoon will officially be the class president for the second time.
"Seo-portainment!" Hodong declared as he slaps the desk. The Brothers laughs as they now know who will be the winner. Well, it is expected that he is going to support his Brother in sports.
"This really means nothing!" Hodong crosses out Youngchul's name and the Brothers burst out laughing. "Aigoo, let's finish this.." Hodong just go ahead and writes his vote under Janghoon.
With that, Seo Janghoon will be the class president for two straight years. While Janghoon is celebrating with Hodong, the rest of the Brothers are laughing about something..
"Kyunghoon is really sad" Soogeun pointed out while laughing hard.
"Yah, are you really disappointed?" Heechul is laughing as well.
"We cannot break this current system if we don't choose a new one" Kyunghoon blurted out as if he was revolting to the regime of the giant. The Brothers burst into laughter because Kyunghoon really seems like he really wanted to be the class president.
While the Brothers are congratulating Janghoon and laughing at Kyunghoon, the front door slides open and their today's guests walks in..
"OHHHHHHHH" , "WAAAAHHH!!" the Brothers erupts when their guests enters the classroom. They are extremely excited as they warmly welcomes their guests for today. "Oh my.. waah.. it's really her..." James is having a goosebumps when he saw one of their guests.
Their guests for today's episode are two famous names in the South Korean entertainment industry, a multi-award winning and one of the most highly respected actress, Jang Seo-hee, most notably known for her acting in highly successful and highly watched dramas, Miss Mermaid (2002) and Temptation of Wife (2008), in which she bagged numerous acting awards including the highest acting prize for acting (Daesang), two times.
The other guest is Hong Seok-cheon, an actor, model, tv personality, and entrepreneur. He is mostly famous as the first openly gay celebrity in South Korea. He is a very prominent figure in fighting for LGBT rights.
Jang Seo-hee enters the room with all smiles and cutely waving at the Brothers. While Hong Seokcheon enters the classroom differently, sexy and it looks his eyes are locked to someone as he points to a specific Brother.
"Ohh.. who did he pointed to?" Heechul is confused on who Hong Seokcheon is pointing to. All he knows it's in their side, either him or Kyunghoon. "I dodged" Kyunghoon chuckles.
"Guys, annyeong~" Jang Seohee calls the attention of the Brothers to formally greet them.
"Annyeong!!!" the Brothers warmly greets her.
"I'm Jang Seo-hee from 'Every Drama I'm in Becomes a Big Hit' School. Annyeong~" Jang Seohee introduces herself and the Brothers gives her a very warm welcome and applause.
"She made us cry recently! " Hodong begins to act cute.
"Really? How? Why?" the Brothers asked.
"You'll find out soon" Hodong was a little taken aback because it is not how he expected the Brothers would react. "She lives and dies constantly" he added.
"Guys, I'm here too! Hodong-ah, I'm here!" Hong Seokcheon calls the attention of Hodong and the Brothers while he is tapping the desk at the same time.
"I'll introduce myself. I'm Hong Seokcheon from 'I love You Brothers the Most' School. It's nice to see all of you~" Hong Seokcheon cutely introduce himself and he also give finger hearts at the end. The Brothers also warmly welcomes and applauded him.
"Would you like to build a friendship with me?... Kyunghoon-ah?" Hong Seokcheon looks like he was asking the Brothers but then it was just Kyunghoon at the end.
Kyunghoon got a little flustered before he burst into laughter, meanwhile, the Brothers are cracking up.
"A special friendship. Nothing dangerous" Hong Seokcheon clarifies his intention.
"Oh, friendship is good. I'd like to build friendship with you" Kyunghoon gladly accepts.
"Let's do that all night" Hong Seokcheon said to him. "It has to be all night?" Kyunghoon asks, and Hong Seokcheon nods.
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"Seohee was on a the drama Band of Sisters, and it aired during our time slot.." Janghoon mentioned.
"Right, they were technically our rivals" the Brothers commented.
"It had really high ratings. It made it hard for our show" Janghoon added.
"I've actually been watching this show since the first episode" Jang Seohee said to the Brothers.
"Oh, I did hear that she's a huge fan" Janghoon exclaimed.
"I am~" Jang Seohee nodded. "But I couldn't watch this show while I was doing Band of Sisters. Because we were rivals" she then explained.
"The writer of the drama is a huge fan of this show too" Jang Seohee told them and the Brothers are very surprised to hear that the writer of Band of Sisters and Temptation of Wife is a huge fan of their show. "She was so happy for me when I told her I'm coming on this show. She told me to do a good job".
"Wahh" the Brothers are actually really surprised.
"As a viewer, I also had a hard time choosing between Band of Sisters and this show" Hong Seokcheon shared.
"What did you end up watching?" the Brothers asked.
"When girl groups are on this show, I watch Band of Sisters" Hong Seokcheon replied. The Brothers burst into laughter on how Seokcheon clearly describes his preference.
"That was a great statement" Janghoon laughingly remarked.
"There was nothing to see" Hong Seokcheon said.
"But you watch this show when our guests are boy groups?" Janghoon asks.
"Yes, of course!! Especially when Bangtan was here!!" Hong Seokcheon replied very enthusiastically. "Yah~ Jimin was so cute I couldn't change the channel even on commercial breaks! BTS, saranghae!!". Hong Seokcheon yelled and did a finger heart at the camera.
The Brothers are having a good laugh as they love how passionately Hong Seokcheon expresses his love for BTS, and at the same time making clear about his preference.
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"I heard you knew that Knowing Brothers will be successful from the start.." Youngchul is now talking to Jang Seohee.
"Yeah, I did. I've been watching this show since the very first episode. I knew this show will turn out really well.." Jang Seohee confirms that she was one of the loyal fan and viewers the show. "I saw everyone's desperation" she added. The Brothers shyly laughs at her last remark. "Jinjjaya! No one can beat you if you're desperate" Jang Seohee told them.
"That was when Hodong and Soogeun made a comeback after getting in trouble" Jang Seohee remarked.
"Don't put me in the same category as him" Hodong chuckles.
"How can I ever stand before the public ever again.., I, Hodong, hereby announce that I retire from being on TV!" Heechul started acting and copying Hodong on how he apologizes before to the public. Meanwhile Hodong put his head down and laughs as he is embarrassed on what happened before. He really can't do anything whenever Heechul makes fun and reminded him of that event. The Brothers and the guests are cracking up at Heechul's imitation.
"Hodong hyung had already being on TV again by the time this show started. This was Soogeun's first show making a comeback. But Hodong was already on TV for a while.." Janghoon remarked.
"But still, people had a huge interest in Hodong being on this show, and I was interested too" Jang Seohee told them.
"So you saw our desperation?" Hodong asks her.
"Yes. You two need to have a good comeback in your career. Sangmin had to pay-off his debt. Youngchul needed to be funny.." Jang Seohee enumerates.
"I was funny and popular before this show started" Youngchul told her.
"Ani, you weren't funny. You have to work harder this year" Jang Seohee said to him.
"Then Janghoon was still in getting over his pain of love. He needed this show to be healed" Jang Seohee continues.
"It's been a long time since then. I guess 'the pain of love', I'm tagged by it forever.." Janghoon just let out a sad laugh.
"And James, he is doing really great. But I think he established himself as an entertainer through this show" Jang Seohee didn't forget about the youngest and foreign Brother.
"Oh, she knows me~" James blurted out of surprise and happiness, he then stands up from his seat and politely bows, "K-Kamsahamnida~". The Brothers laughs at their cute and innocent Brother.
"Of course, I know you. You are very popular nowadays" Jang Seohee smiled at him.
"Noona, did you know that James is fan of your drama?" Heechul asks.
"I know. He mentioned a couple of times that he is a fan of Temptation of Wife" Jang Seohee replied. James can't hide his smile that the great actress actually knows him.
"Although, he always mention that he only loves Kim Seo-hyung.." Heechul tries to ruin it now.
"Wa.. ani ani.. I didn't say 'only'. I love Jang Seo-hee noona too.." James felt a little betrayed after Heechul swindled him by pretending that he was building him up being a huge fun of the drama. "I did say that I'm a huge fan of Kim Seo-hyung, but I love Jang Seo-hee noona too because I love the drama~" James suddenly starts explaining himself. Everyone starts laughing on how cute the youngest Brother explaining himself.
"Ani, you only mentioned Kim Seo-hyung like five times. You never mentioned Jang Seo-hee" Hodong joins in and starts pressing the accusation on their maknae.
"Ani.. I mentioned her name too" James is still trying to defend himself.
"You didn't, you always say, Kim Seo-hyung.." Hodong told him.
"Jang Seo-hee! Jang Seo-hee! Jang Seo-hee! Jang Seo-hee! Jang Seo-hee! Jang Seo-hee! There, that's six. That's more than five of Kim Seohyung. This episode hasn't ended yet so it counts" James playfully snapped and he mentioned Jang Seo-hee's name 6 consecutive times in order for his Brothers to stop teasing him. Everyone in the studio erupts in laughter and the culprits who triggered James are the ones who are laughing the most.
"Araseo, araseo~ that counts" Hodong is in tears from laughing.
"But how did you became a fan of the drama? It was in 2008, you must be still very young at that time.." Jang Seohee asked James.
"Yeah, I was like around 13yrs old that time" James shyly replied.
"Oh, then how did you? The drama is very matured for your age that time" Jang Seohee asks.
"That's right, I understand the story only a little, but later on I fully understood it when I re-watched it. Actually, it was my parents who loves the drama. The one time I sat down with them to watch an episode, then all I remember back then is that I was hooked because of their great acting.. especially Jang Seo-hee noona and Kim Seo-hyung.." James explained.
"But how come you like Kim Seo-hyung too? Her character is the villain.." Hodong asked James.
"The drama was in 2008, and that was same year the movie The Dark Knight was released. And I love the character of Joker in that movie, who played by the late great actor Heath Ledger, may he rest in piece. So that's when I started, you know, adoring actors and actresses who are great at portraying villain roles" James explained, and now the Brothers finally understands why he adores the actress Kim Seo-hyung so much.
"Seohyung really did a great job on that role, she was really great" Jang Seohee remarked.
"You were really great too noona, especially when you came back..... uh, as evil later in the drama" James said to Jang Seohee.
"He really likes the villain characters.." the Brothers is laughing at their youngest Brother.
"Ani ani~ I only like a few villains. There's more villain that I hate.." James said to his Brothers. ".. specially that Shou Tucker.I hate that mo-..." James almost cursed but he managed to stop himself. Heechul heard it and he burst into laughter. "Right! I hate that guy too!" Heechul agrees and he is the only one in the classroom who knows that son of a b*tch. Meanwhile the rest are confused on who the two Brothers are talking, so Heechul had to briefly explain it to everyone.
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"How about you Seokcheon? do you knew that we will be successful?" Sangmin asks.
"At first, I thought the show was a little old-fashioned. I thought it was a sinking ship. But it was a very wise move to change stuff around.." Hong Seokcheon gives his honest opinion, ".. also, adding James to the show later on was also a wise move because it attracts younger viewers and even foreign viewers" he added.
"Right, our show is getting more popular internationally because of him~" the Brothers agrees with Hong Seokcheon's statement.
"Did the producer change?" Hong Seokcheon asks the Brothers.
"Aniya aniya, he's the same one" the Brothers replied.
"Hodong's thoughts changed" Kyunghoon told him and the Brothers started laughing.
"The show's format at the beginning was Hodong's idea?" Hong Seokcheon asked.
"Yes. His mentality changed, and everything else started changing" , "It was hard back then" , "Thankfully he changed" the Brothers are just saying their thought while Hodong is just laughing.
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"Is this story true?" Hodong is pointing at Hong Seokcheon. "What is?" Hong Seokcheon asks.
"I heard that Seokcheon joined Janghoon in the '20 billion Dollars Club'. Seokcheon is super rich also" Hodong said to everyone.
(*Note: They are talking about Korean Won. And the last time I check, Seo Jang-hoon's net worth is around 30 billion won(that's around 20+ million dollars, if I'm not mistaken). It probably goes up as of today. In comparison, Song Hye-kyo's net worth is around 35 million dollars. So yeah, Heechul is not just teasing or joking about Janghoon's wealth, it has basis, LOL)
"Ahh. I heard that. I think he probably have 30 billion" Janghoon commented. Hong Seokcheon shyly laughs and denies it.
"I heard he owns every other building in Itaewon. Every other building there" Hodong remarked.
"Aniya~ That's definitely not true. My restaurants are in almost every other building, but I'm just a tenant there. And a place I was a tenant for a long time raised the rent too much. So I bought a building in an alley that's not so popular" Hong Seokcheon explained to clear the rumours, and to let everybody knows what is the truth.
"Wahh.. daebak~" the Brothers are in awe.
"So I do own a building, but it's not like a huge one at a major street like Janghoon's. His building got a huge LED sign and everything" Hong Seokcheon added.
"I'm sure the price of rent in his building skyrocketed" Janghoon commented.
"How much is your per square foot?" Hong Seokcheon suddenly asks.
"We don't have to talk about that now" Janghoon shyly chuckles.
Meanwhile the rest of the Brothers are just listening quietly to the conversation of two rich building owners.
"The way I see it, Janghoon is more wealthy in terms of owning buildings" Sangmin commented.
"Chef Hong makes a lot of money! You know how many restaurants he owns?" Janghoon told Sangmin.
"But Janghoon hyung building valued more" Heechul added.
"I think the reason why Seokcheon is blessed and successful, is because he is a very good person.." Jang Seo-hee said a heartfelt comment to her friend.
"Gomawo~ but I'm just thankful, that's all. Don't touch me" Hong Seokcheon thanked her but he playfully swatted away Jang Seo-hee's hand when she patted his head.
"He's telling her not to touch him" the Brothers can't stop laughing at Hong Seokcheon. Even to his dear friend, he have boundaries if it's a female. The Brothers laughs even more when the two friends starts to playfully pushes each other.
"But seriously, he is really kind to his family and friends" Jang Seo-hee said to everyone.
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"Seokcheon named all of his brands with the same first letter, and every single one was a success. Is that the secret behind the success of your brands?" Sangmin curiously asks.
"Aniya, some restaurants/brands failed. For example, when I open up 10 restaurants, about 3 or 4 fail. But people doesn't know that.." Hong Seokcheon explained.
"Was there a huge failure? What was the huge failure?" Heechul asked.
"Of course there is. I started an internet clothing shopping mall before. I gave it a very unusual name because I wanted to use name that no one else would use.." Hong Seokcheon said to them.
"What was the name?" everyone asks.
"Gay-deuk Shopping Mall?" Heechul blurted out.
"What?" Hong Seokcheon was a bit confused.
"Gay-deuk, you know like 'huge profit'.." Heechul explained. It was a pun in Korean language, apparently.
"That's a nice name. I will use it someday. Gomawo~" Hong Seokcheon smiled at Heechul.
Meanwhile, the Brothers can't stop giggling at the creative name that Heechul suggested. Hodong and Janghoon compliments Heechul, stating that only him can even come up with that name.
"For men's clothing website I named it, Ne2Nom(Hey, you guy).." Hong Seokcheon shared more of the names he used for his brands. "How do you guys think I named my women's clothing site?" he asked the Brothers.
"Ne2.." Heechul giggles as he tries to guess an absurd answer not knowing he got it right. The word apparently is slightly derogatory term for women in South Korea.
"Bingo! That's what I used" Hong Seokcheon told him.
"It sounds offensive.." Jang Seohee commented.
"But isn't it cute? It's unique" Hong Seokcheon said to her.
"Cute only to you! It's offensive for most people" Jang Seohee told him.
And from there, the two friends starts bickering about the name. While the Brothers are just laughing and having fun watching the bickering between real-life friends.
"They're no longer around?" Heechul asks about those brands.
"They're not. The location caught on fire and that was the end of it" Hong Seokcheon explained.
"Aren't you being too harsh to Jang Seohee? You're being to cold.." Hodong laughingly asked.
"I would still be cold to any woman here, even if it were Kim Hee-sun" Hong Seokcheon replied, and that send a huge laughter to everyone. "I will put up a wall" he added.
"What if Twice came? All nine of them" Heechul asked him.
"Twice? there's no need for 9 girls here.." Hong Seokcheon frowns and shakes his head. The Brothers can't stop laughing on how Seokcheon is clear about his preference.
"What if Wanna One comes?" Heechul asked him again.
"Wanna One? YEAH! Naya na~ Naya na~" Hong Seokcheon started dancing.
The Brothers can't stop laughing and their jaws are aching. Only Seokcheon can play that role. The only thing can Hodong do is to give a thumbs up to Seokcheon.
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"Everyone is talking about Seokcheon, but what about Seohee? She just won the best actress award" Youngchul remarked.
"She won the grand prize(daesang) twice before. Wait, was it two or three times?" Janghoon asked the actress.
"Twice" Jang Seohee replied.
"Did you mention Hodong when you gave your speech this time?" Soogeun suddenly ask an absurd question.
"Why would I?" Jang Seohee is confused.
"You have to mention him no matter what" Janghoon joins in, and the Brothers
"Noona, you didn't thank our show either?" Heechul asked.
"Why do I have to mention him and the show? We were rivals" Jang Seohee chuckles and she is still really confused.
"Give us back all the laughter you had while watching our show" Soogeun said to her.
"Ahh.. hahaha" Jang Seohee breaks out in laughter and now she finally understood the Brothers. "Araseo~ I'll make sure to mention everyone next time I win an award" she smilingly told them so that they can stop.
"Yeah, when she won the the grand prize" Janghoon and the Brothers accepted it.
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"When you saw her in real-life, she's so lady-like and have a smiling face. But her face totally changes when she plays a villain" Hodong remarked. "What's your secret? How do you switch so well?" he asked the actress.
"She got a lot of anger, that's why" Soogeun answered for her. Jang Seohee burst into laughter at first before she told everyone that was really the secret, "That's true! That's true! I went through a lot of hardship in the past. I was desperate too.." the actress explained.
"Arasoe, we prepared some of Seohee's most famous scenes for her to reenact.." Janghoon said and the production staff prepared the lines from one of Jang Seohee's dramas.
"Ahh, this was from Miss Mermaid, I played a screenwriter in that drama.." Jang Seohee remarked after she read the lines that is being shown in the monitor behind the cameras. She then started explaining the scene and the emotion she needed to portray for that scene, ".. this is also when I finally met the person who made my mother become blind. So, I should be so angry that my eye would flip out. So I had to put a lot of force in my eyes. It's been a while, but...."
"How dare you throw it? I wrote that script all night through blood and sweat! How dare you throw it!!!"
Jang Seohee started acting and in just a split second he transforms into a completely different persona, showing everyone why she won the highest award in acting, two times.
Jang Seohee was smiling while explaining, and her personality instantly changes in just a second, and scaring the Brothers. She literally went from this...
to this, in literally just one second..
"Ohh-hhh-hhh..." the Brothers got scared and amazed all at the same time, as they just witnessed why Jang Seohee won two grand prize and numerous best actress awards.
"Did you hear her voice?" , "It suddenly changes" , "Her eyes too, it looks like she became evil" the Brothers are having goosebumps.
All of a sudden, Sangmin, Janghoon, and Soogeun started giggling at something.
"Why?" Hodong and Heechul asked them.
"After Seohee acted, James quietly remarked 'oh.. she's scary. I think she got possessed. She's my number 1 now'..." Soogeun laughingly told everyone while he imitates what James had just said. Meanwhile, James is shyly laughing while his Brothers are telling it.
"She is really a great actress. It looks like she just transforms into something.. you know, like she got possessed.." James shyly added and praised the actress. "Haha, gomawo~" Jang Seohee smiled at him.
"Wait, the class president should try it. Janghoon is the best at 'You're gonna die' scenes.." Soogeun remarked and trying Janghoon to act also. "Show us how it's done" the Brothers are cheering for their class president. And Janghoon prepares himself and starts gathering emotions so he can act well..
"How dare you throw it?" Janghoon yelled out as he started acting the same scene, although his version has more rage, he is actually doing quite well. "I wrote that script all night through blood and sweat! How dare you throw it!!!"
"That's good. Keep going, keep going" Hodong said to him. Janghoon looked at the monitor to read the next lines..
"How about you kill me too? And kill your ex-wife........... tch-" Janghoon breaks in a sad laugh as he cannot believe he just said that. Janghoon falls right into a trap. Everyone in the studio erupted in laughter and surely, tears are coming out from all the laughter. Jang Seohee and Hong Seokcheon are laughing too hard that they faced the board to hide their faces. Meanwhile, all Janghoon can do is to drink some water.
"Why would you kill your ex-wife?" Kyunghoon laughingly asked. "Hyung, I know she broke your heart but you don't have to kill her.." James laughingly added. The Brothers laughs even more and it seems like everybody else is having a hard time to stop laughing.
"I didn't read the next line ahead. That line was hidden, it goes up after I finished the line before that.." Janghoon started explaining himself and what really happens. Apparently, the production staff intentionally hides the problematic line.
"But Janghoon, you're good at acting. You have a talent" Jang Seohee compliments him.
"Ani, I'm just good at being angry" Janghoon replied.
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"Seokcheon, you did a lot of acting too right?" Sangmin asked.
"I do" Hong Seokcheon replied, then he shared a story to the Brothers. "I went to Africa once to shoot, Swallow the Sun. And there was a scene I'm supposed to film with a cheetah. It was trained. But I guess the cheetah got annoyed from being in the sun for too long, and it bit me".
"Huh? the cheetah bit you?" everyone have the shocked and surprised reaction.
"If it was a wild cheetah, it would've bit me in the neck and I would've died. But since it was trained, it bit me in the back, and I survived. Then after the initial medical treatment, I said to the director that we have to shoot it again. And he was very thankful that I was still willing to finish filming. So he promised that I can appear in his dramas for the rest of my life" Hong Seokcheon proceeded to tell the rest of the story to the Brothers.
"Wahh.." the Brothers are clapping their hands for that wonderful story. But then..
"It's because you weren't bitten all the way" Kyunghoon said to Hong Seokcheon. And completely ruining the mood and the supposedly touching story. All the Brothers burst into laughter as this is the kind of things that they can expect from ssamja.
"That's his character, to destroy the mood" Youngchul laughingly remarked.
"I'm saying it could have been more dangerous" Kyunghoon said. Meanwhile, Hong Seokcheon is flustered and taken aback quite a bit as he doesn't know how to react to that. "But I'm really glad you're fine" Kyunghoon said to Hong Seokcheon.
"Have you ever bitten by a cheetah?" Hong Seokcheon walks towards Kyunghoon to confront him. "You don't know what you're talking about!" he then raised his voice.
"Why are you yelling at me.." Kyunghoon then pokes/touch Hong Seokcheon's shoulder, and he loves it. Hong Seokcheon walks back in front while winking and pointing at Kyunghoon, thanking him for that touch.
"Kyunghoon got a good sense of humour these day" Hong Seokcheon commented. "I think things will turn out really well for him this year" he added.
"Aniya, I heard that it 2016 too.." Kyunghoon rejects Hong Seokcheon's prediction for him.
"Aniyia, this year is different. I can't look into Seohee's future. But I can see your future clearly. There's a light in your eyes, you will probably receive an award this year" Hong Seokcheon tells more about his prediction for Kyunghoon's future.
"But he doesn't like leaving the house. This is the only show he does" Janghoon said to Hong Seokcheon.
"If he never wants to leave the house, it means someone comes over to his" Hong Seokcheon told them. And just after that, Kyunghoon starts giggling..
"The yogurt lady delivers yogurt, that's all~" Kyunghoon started laughing, and his Brothers burst into laughter right after.
"He really loves his yogurt, so that's a good prediction" Soogeun remarked.
"That explains why you love to talk about poop.." James laughingly commented. "Right~" Kyunghoon nods.
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"Let's take a look at their application~"
It is now time to review the application form of the transfer students, and Soogeun is now reading each form..
"Jang Seohee. Her nickname is.. 'So Nyuh' (a girl). Why is that?" Soogeun asked the actress.
*(It's an abbreviation in Korean word/alphabet/language.. in general. I'm not really quite versed in Korean language so I can't explain further. Sorry, hehe)
"Try guessing why.." Jang Seohee told them.
"It stands for 'a scary girl'.." Soogeun tries first. "because she is good at playing a villain too.." he explained afterwards.
"It's not the answer but that's clever" Jang Seohee like that answer from Soogeun.
"A girl who loves beef" Janghoon tries.
"Ani~"
"A girl who picked pockets before.." Soogeun tries again, and Jang Seohee burst into laughter.
The Brothers gives a couple more of ridiculous and funny answers before they got the right answer. Jang Seohee is just laughing hard at the creative answers from the Brothers.
"A girl who works like an ox" Kyunghoon managed to get the right answer.
"Yes, that's right" Jang Seohee then explained to the Brothers a friend and fellow actress, Ahn Seon-young gave that nickname to her because she works really hard and barely had a time for dating and other stuff.
"You should fall in love and not just work all the time" Hodong said to the actress who never had any dating scandal, or any sort of things in her whole career.
"I'm sure many guys asked her out before" Soogeun commented.
"Aniya, aniya, that's not the case" Jang Seohee said to them.
"What kind of a guy do you like? Be honest" Heechul suddenly asked and Jang Seohee paused for a second to really think about it.
"Pick your type. You have to hurry because we will ask Seokcheon too" Soogeun said to her.
"You're going to ask me that too?" Hong Seokcheon suddenly becomes more lively. "I look forward to it" he smiled.
"For me, honestly.." Jang Seohee started thinking who among the Brothers is her type.
"Pick just one" Hodong told her.
"I'd pick Kyunghoon~" Jang Seohee said her choice. Kyunghoon can't help but to smile that he got picked by her.
"Ohhh~ but Seokcheon likes him too" , "They're rivals" Youngchul and Heechul remarked.
Hong Seokcheon slams the table and looked angrily at Jang Seohee, "I won't forgive you! I won't let you have him!".
"Seokcheon hyung, who's your choice then?" Heechul asks.
Hong Seokcheon took a moment to look at the Brothers who he had in mind already. It seems like he is thinking about it seriously..
"I used to like Heechul a long time ago..." Hong Seokcheon said to the Brothers, ".. then I like James for a while because he is cute and funny. But he got less cuter when he got into a relationship~" he added.
"He got less cuter when he got into a relationship" , "I didn't know you can get less attractive when you're in a relationship" the Brothers are laughing hard again at that statement from Hong Seokcheon. Meanwhile, James is cracking up at the back of the class, loving that commented about him.
"So, I like Kyunghoon these days" Hong Seokcheon picked Kyunghoon too.
"A typical love triangle would be to attain Seohee noona. But this time, they're fighting over Kyunghoon" Heechul remarked.
"Tell me your reasons.." Kyunghoon asked their two guests.
"His sense of humour started to show more. He's witty and funny. It'll be great to have a boyfriend who's so funny" Jang Seohee explained why she picked Kyunghoon.
"I hope you come out of your roles and fall in love in real life" Youngchul gives an advice to Jang Seohee.
"You should speak for yourself" Heechul told Youngchul.
"You should worry about yourself first!" Jang Seohee laughingly said to Youngchul.
"Don't go to New York and try to get foreign girls" Hong Seokcheon told Youngchul.
"Oh? huh?" the rest of the Brothers got surprised when Hong Seokcheon said that to Youngchul.
"What? Really?", Even Jang Seohee is surprised.
"Yeah, I caught him in New York"
"Ohhhh.. waahhhh" the Brothers erupted and goes wild after that shocking revelation. They're now on their feet cheering for Youngchul.
"Wahh.. Youngchul is still alive and kicking!" Hodong is hugging and excitingly cheering their Brother. "Is this why you don't like Korean girls?" Soogeun laughingly remarked.
"That's why you learned English, right?" Hong Seokcheon asked him. Youngchul is still a little speechless after Hong Seokcheon's surprise reveal.
"That's why he kept going to USA just for 3-day trips over the holidays. He even went to England too" Janghoon remarked as it is finally making sense now that Youngchul is always out of the country.
"There were beautiful women in front of a night club in New York, and he was talking to them in English like this..." Hong Seokcheon mimics Youngchul as he shared more of what he found out about him. "He told them that he is a comedian. And I think he was really popular among girls there" he added.
"Don't say that you're comedian! They might think every Korean comedian is like you!" Heechul told him.
"Eh?... ohhh wait.." James suddenly remembered something, ".. there was one time that Youngchul hyung called me and he was asking if I knew any good places to drink for the night. Then I told him just go around Gangnam or Itaewon. Then Youngchul hyung said, 'Ani, I'm in New York'.. So that's why.. now it makes sense. Wahh hyung!!" James claps his hand for his older Brother
"Jinjjaya?" Hodong and the Brothers looked and asked their maknae. "Yes, I'm telling the truth!" James nods at his Brothers. After James remembers that event, Youngchul burst into laughter because James was on the spot, that was the time he was in New York when Hong Seokcheon allegedly caught him.
"Uh, Seokcheon hyung, on what part of New York did you see Youngchul hyung? Is it in Lower Manhattan, near Washington Square Park?" James then politely asked Hong Seokcheon to find out if it was around that time.
"Oh!! Yes!!" Hong Seokcheon is a little surprise because he kinda thought that James was just joking and somewhat trying to make fun of Youngchul.
"Ohh-- Ohh!!!" the Brothers goes wild again because the stories are connected.
"That's where I saw him. I was with some of my friends then I saw Youngchul talking to some girls.." Hong Seokcheon said to them. "Did you recommend that place to him?" he then looked at James and asked.
"Ani. When Youngchul hyung called me and asking for a place, I told him, 'mianhae hyung, I'm not familiar with the night clubs in New York. I only know the comedy bars/clubs', because you know from when I was part of the stand up tour by Mr. Ken. And the comedy bars/clubs where I performed before, most of them were in Lower Manhattan, so I told Youngchul hyung to go to Washington Square Park and just walk south from there because I remember that my friends there mentioned before that there's a couple of night clubs around that area.." James explained and told the rest of the story.
"Yeah, that was when I called you.." Youngchul finally admits. There's no point of trying to deny it because the stories from Hong Seokcheon and James completely matches. "I just want to go for a night out to drink. Then I remember that James used to do stand up shows in the U.S., so I called him if he knows any good place.." Youngchul explained and confirming the story that James had just shared.
After that surprising topic ended, they now move on to Hong Seokcheon's strength that he wrote in his application form. He "Sunmi's Dance", meaning he is going to dance to Sunmi's Gashina. Soogeun and the Brothers told him that their expectation because there has been a lot of their previous guests who did that dance, even Sunmi herself performed it in the show. But Hong Seokcheon is determined that he will do it better, and so he did. (I'm just going to let you guys watch Seokcheon's performance, it's fun, lol)
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**Episodes 103, 104, 105 & 106.. was not published/uploaded because I'm not sure if you guys like four straight chapters of Knowing Brothers episodes. They were all part of the original chapters, but then, yeah. And those episode are some of my favorite episodes, especially 104, man.. Jang Yoon-ju is very hilarious, I love her!!(she has a role in the story by the way, so stay tuned, hehe). So if you guys are willing and/or interested in one of those episodes, just let me know, I might do something about it. :) **
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After a short break, everyone is now back at the classroom for the next segment of the show, the Quiz About Me segment. Jang Seohee will be the first one to give the quiz to the Brothers..
"I did an interview after I finished shooting Temptation of Wife. But I regretted doing it. Many people said that I misspoke because of the interview. What do you think I said?" Jang Seohee reads her question to the Brothers.
"I know!" Soogeun will go first. "You declared that you'll quit smoking, and you couldn't keep the promise".
Jang Seohee laughs and sighed, "I better take this out" she then brings out the toy hammer.
"It's just how we start things" Soogeun laughingly said.
"You said that 'I'll just marry my work'.." Hodong gives his answer.
"That was not so funny. So cliche. You really need to work on getting better" Jang Seohee walks towards Hodong and hit him with the toy hammer.
"You need to stop being on too many shows, you're losing it" Soogeun and the Brothers are laughing at their eldest Brother.
"I know!" Janghoon raised his hand to answer, "You were asked about your future plans. And you said you want to start dating, but that never happened".
"That's wrong, but it's close" Jang Seohee said to him.
"I'll never get married" Sangmin raised his hand gives his answer.
"Isn't that your story?" Jang Seohee said while walking towards Sangmin to hit him with the toy hammer. The Brothers are laughing hard at what Jang Seohee had just said to their Brother.
"You were asked about your goal and you said that your goal is to get married" Janghoon answers again.
"Aniya, aniya. You're the one who should get married.." Jang Seohee approaches and hit him with the toy hammer.
"You were asked about if your dating someone. Then you said that you have a date after the interview so they need to hurry up and finish the interview because your date is waiting.." James raised his hand and try to give an answer.
"That's... somewhat close" Jang Seohee told him, and James is a little surprise because he was just trying to give a funny answer.
"The reporter was your date.." Soogeun answers quickly and they all started laughing. "He is actually picking her up because she is late" James added and everyone laughs even more.
"Aniya~" Jang Seohee is laughing while he hits the two Brothers.
"I know!" Janghoon raised his hand to answer, "You mentioned that you don't want to date someone for a while. But you were supposed to go on a blind date. But the guy saw the interview and canceled the date" Janghoon is confident about his answer as walks towards the camera to do his celebration. Meanwhile, Soogeun also think that was the answer so he already stood up and gets the flowers in the display of the classroom and showered to Janghoon's path before he did a celebration.
"It's really close but not quite. It's very close~" Jang Seohee told him.
"Eyyy.." Janghoon is about to get upset and starts complaining again but Soogeun shouted at him. "Yah! Take back the ceremony! Pick up the flowers!!" Soogeun yelled out, and soon the two of them are starting picking up the flowers on the floor.
"You said you didn't want a relationship that is complicated" Hodong tries answering again.
"Cut it! That should be edited out. It's not funny at all, it should be edited out" Jang Seohee laughingly told him, and the Brothers burst into laughter because Jang Seohee is the only guest who said that to Hodong, and ordering to cut his answer.
"Hodong hyung, aren't you going to say anything?" Soogeun laughingly asked. Hodong just gestured 'cut', and then started laughing.
"You said that you don't want to meet someone through blind date" Janghoon answers again.
"Wrong!"
"I know" Kyunghoon raised his hand to answer, "You already had a planned blind date, but you accidentally revealed your real age in the interview. You were actually born in 1927".
"Aishh.. how old is that supposed to be?" Jang Seohee approaches Kyunghoon to hit him hard with the toy hammer.
"I'll give you guys a big hint.." Jang Seohee decided to help out the Brothers. "It's about a number".
"I know!" Janghoon immediately raised his hand to answer, "You said in the interview that you have 3 or 4 blind dates set up already. And those guys thought they were the only one, and soon all of them canceled the date".
"It's close!" Jang Seohee told him.
"I know!" the Brothers started yelling out numbers to Jang Seohee.
"Heechul got it right!" Jang Seohee is clapping her hands as she announced that it was Heechul who got the right answer. Heechul started doing his own celebration, dancing his version of Sunmi's Gashina, while rubbing it to Janghoon's face that he got the right answer.
Jang Seohee then tells the story behind her question, "I was asked about my plans after the drama ended. I said, I already have 2 blind dates lined up. I wanted to show off. But the guys I was supposed to go on dates with were upset. So the dates never happened".
"It's better not to have met someone who gets upset at that" Hodong commented, and everyone in the classroom agrees with him.
"Noona, do you go on blind dates often?" Heechul asked the actress.
"Ani, not often. But it's the only way I can meet people with regular jobs" Jang Seohee replied.
"How about dating someone in the industry?" Hodong asked.
"I don't find that attractive" Jang Seohee replied.
"You can understand each other better" Hodong said to her.
"I think it's harder to understand because you know so well.." Jang Seohee gives her thoughts.
"That's possible" Hong Seokcheon agrees with her, and apparently, Heechul too.
"You were never asked out by a celebrity?" Heechul asked her.
"I was" Jang Seohee replied.
"Ohh, who was it?" , "Tell us the name" the Brothers suddenly got excited and curious.
"I can't tell the name" Jang Seohee told them.
"We won't air it on TV" , "Just tell us here! We won't show it" , "You can tell us the name" , "We will edit it out" the Brothers is not going to let it go. They really wanted to know.
"Andwae, andwae~.. andwae~" Jang Seohee is shaking her head and telling the Brothers that she can't say it.
"Tell us the name~~" Heechul begs, and the Brothers follows him.
"Andwaeeee~ Andwae, andwae~" Jang Seohee told them.
"Don't worry, I told everyone I'm married" Hodong said to Jang Seohee. "Janghoon even talked about his divorce here. And James also talked about his girlfriend too", Hodong added.
"Eh?.. oh.. uh.. yeah tell us noona. ~" James was caught off guard at first but he caught on instantly.
"Just tell us" Kyunghoon said to her.
"Guys, you think I'm a dummy?" Jang Seeohee giggles.
"Was it older or younger?" Janghoon asks.
"Younger and older" Jang Seohee replied.
"Is he married or divorced?" Hong Seokcheon asked. He joins the curious Brothers.
"He got married" Jang Seohee pouted a little.
"What about the younger one?" Youngchul asked.
"No, he didn't.." Jang Seohee replied. "Oh no, I'm being convinced! Andwae, andwae, andwae~" she finally realized that she slowly giving in and answering the questions from the Brothers.
"I have another question!" Jang Seohee quickly proceed to her next question to avoid the Brothers.
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"I ordered a hamburger over the phone recently. But my friend next to me heard what I said and started laughing. Why do you think she laugh?" Jang Seohee reads her second quiz for the Brothers.
"Which brand?" Janghoon asked.
"M" Jang Seohee just said the first letter and it is sufficient for the Brothers to know which brand it is.
"They deliver?" Hodong is actually quite surprised to hear that.
"Yeah, they take phone orders" Jang Seohee laughingly told him. And of course, the Brothers started laughing as well because they can't believe Hodong is not aware of that.
"They started doing that a long time ago!" Sangmin told him.
"McDonald's delivers?" Hodong still cannot believe it.
"I bet Si-hoo, your son knows how to order" Janghoon told him.
"There's a separate delivery company, they do the delivery" Soogeun tries to explain it to Hodong.
"ANIYA~" the Brothers told them. Apparently, even Soogeun doesn't know it.
"You don't know either?" Janghoon is having a headache because of Hodong and Soogeun.
"McDonald's does delivery?" Soogeun is in the same state as Hodong, they are shocked.
"I bet your sons orders delivery from them too!" Janghoon yelled at his Brothers.
"I can't believe they didn't know~" James commented and he is in tears from laughing too hard.
"You didn't know either?" Hodong asked Soogeun. "I had no idea" Soogeun nods.
"The viewers have to understand that these two are on some of trendiest show on TV. But they're so old-fashioned! They know nothing about what's current" Janghoon remarked.
"You're happy that someone is just like you, isn't it?" Soogeun leans forward to his desk and whispered to Hodong. "Ne~" Hodong chuckled.
"Guys, you have to answer" Jang Seohee reminds them.
"As years went on, you started to lose hearing. You kept talking to a busy signal"
"Aniyaa~" Jang Seohee hit him with the toy hammer.
"I know!" Janghoon raised his hand to answer, "You called McDonald's and ordered a whopper".
"What's that?" Soogeun asks.
"You don't know what it is? This isn't funny?" Janghoon is surprised from the lack of response. But there's one person who finds it funny. James is giggling at Janghoon's answer.
"They don't sell Whoppers at McDonald's" Sangmin told him.
"Hyung, that was the joke!" James said to Sangmin.
"Only a rich guy like you knows that.." Soogeun said to Janghoon.
"Whopper is expensive, we can't order it" Kyunghoon said to Janghoon. "It's because you've got 30 million dollars, so you can afford whopper" Heechul added.
"Aniya! Yah! Even James knows it!" Janghoon said to his Brothers who is ganging up on him.
"Ani, it's not that expensive. It's only a dollar more than McDonald's..." James told them and defending Janghoon this time. "Haha, James is on Janghoon's side for the first time" Kyunghoon burst into laughter.
"Whopper is expensive. You're saying that because you are now also rich like Janghoon.." Heechul said to James.
"Wahh-- yah, hyung I'm not!" James chuckles because suddenly Heechul is targeting him.
"James, is in dramas now, he is a brand model, hosting events.. James is really rich now, that's why he can afford Whopper like Janghoon.." Heechul continue to target the teasing to James.
"Hyung, what are you saying? You have more shows and brands than me. You have way more money than me! Heck, even my girlfriend have way more money than me!" James blurted out and the whole studio erupts in laughter. Heechul is cracking up while clapping his hands as he approaches their youngest Brother.
"Haha, mianhae~" Heechul hugs James. "His girlfriend is richer than him.." Hodong and the Brothers are still cracking up. "Well, she is.." James laughingly just telling the truth.
"I think that's what they order when they go out on a date. That's why he knows how much is a Whopper.." Heechul commented while walking back to his seat, and he is not yet done teasing James.
"Hyung, how can you bought someone an expensive designer bag as a Christmas gift, but you can't afford a Whopper.." James claps back and it's a knockout on Heechul. He plops down just before he even make it to his seat. The whole classroom was hit by another wave of laughter. Janghoon and Youngchul are high-fiving James for that one-hit K.O. clap back.
"I should have remained quiet.." Heechul said as he crawls back up to his seat.
"Yeah, you should have just walk back quietly.." Hong Seokcheon laughingly told him.
"I'm telling you two, Whopper is not that expensive. Go ask your sons, they probably know it" Janghoon is still on Hodong and Soogeun.
"I've never heard of that word.." Soogeun said to Hodong. "Me too, I didn't know what Whopper is.." Hodong replied.
"How do you know Whopper when you don't even have a wife?" Hodong suddenly looked and said that to Janghoon. And Janghoon's reaction is priceless..
The whole studio erupts in laughter again. And Janghoon is speechless for a couple of seconds by the sudden friendly diss from Hodong. "Mianhae~" Hodong immediately apologizes.
"That's got nothing to do with it" Kyunghoon is dying.
"Wait, we still need to answer Seohee noona's question.." James said to his Brothers. "Because of Whopper we've off topic.." he laughingly added.
"Oh right! We are in the middle of a quiz" the Brothers laughingly remarked. "Right, let's go back to my question" Jang Seohee giggles.
"I was about to order something on the side. But I couldn't. That's why she laughed.." Jang Seohee resumed to her question and gives them more hint.
Hong Seokcheon raised his hand and wanted to try guessing, "You want to order something like Cole Slaw but you couldn't remember the name. So you said, that pickled lettuce thing..".
"That's a little similar!" Jang Seohee said to him.
"I know!" Heechul raised his hand to answer, "You do you have for side dishes?".
"Heechul is getting closer!" Jang Seohee told them.
James raised his hand and gives his answer, "Seohee noona said, can I have tteokbokki as the side dish..".
"That is really close too!" Jang Seohee said. "I said, Do you have _____?" she then gives another hint.
"Do you have desserts?" Kyunghoon answers.
"Wrong!"
"Extra noodles" Soogeun gives a random guess.
"Correct!" Jang Seohee laughingly said.
"What?!" everyone in the classroom burst into laughter after finding out the correct answer. "Extra noodles at a burger place~~" the Brothers can't stop laughing at that answer.
"That's amazing and funny" they said to the actress. Jang Seohee is just laughing embarrassingly.
Jang Seohee then explained that she was in a hurry when she was ordering, that's why she made that hilarious mistake. She also shared to the Brothers that she often mixes up things inside her head that's why she make mistakes like that often.
"I was surprised though. Is it because I live alone and I order all the time? I mean how can these two doesn't know anything about fast food.." Janghoon remarked.
"I eat at home because my family is happy" Soogeun teasingly remarked. "My family always eats dinner together" Kyunghoon follows up. "What kind of person orders food for dinner? Even I eat with my family" Youngchul added. "Happiness comes from cooking together" Hodong said.
Janghoon just sadly put his head down on his desk. Sangmin is just laughing quietly and sadly at the back of the class. The Brothers finds another way to make fun of Janghoon as well as Sangmin. What they didn't realize is that there's an innocent person who suffers from the hit from the Brothers.
"I cook alone and eat all by myself because my family is not here..." James remarked.
"Oh--" the Brothers suddenly stopped what they're doing because they're just targeting their two divorced Brothers, but they failed to realize that their teasing applies to their youngest Brother because he also lives alone.
"Mianhae~ mianhae~ mianhae~" the Brothers immediately apologized. And of course, Janghoon took that an opportunity to counter.
"You guys have no sense of consideration! James lives alone because he is working for the sake of his family! That's why he eats alone!" Janghoon said to his Brothers to make them feel bad.
"It's different for James. His heart is full of love" Heechul told him. "Yeah, he is alone for a reason, not because he broke up with someone" Soogeun added, he then runs away just to be safe.
"I didn't see that one backfires to you hyung.." James is laughing hard as he said that to Janghoon, and soon everyone in the class are laughing as well.
"Haaa...." Janghoon just sighed out of sadness, he just decided to keep quiet because it will just prolonged the topic if he says another thing.
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"Next question!" Jang Seehee is now moving on to her last quiz for the Brothers. "I played a lot of fierce characters on TV. I heard many things because of my past roles. But what do you think the most memorable from what people said to me?"
"Weren't most of the roles you played are exhilarating?" Sangmin asked the actress.
"My characters took a lot of revenges, and people found it relieving. More like they are punishing the evil. So they weren't bad roles.." Jang Seohee told them.
"I heard this at a sauna" Jang Seohee gives them a clue.
"Jang Seohee , you're so down-to-earth, and you even go to a sauna" Janghoon raised his hand and gives his answer.
"Wrong!"
"You're prettier without makeup!" Hong Seokcheon tries to guess.
"Aniya~ it's something great for an actor to hear.." Jang Seohee gives another clue.
"It's such a huge relief whenever I see you to take revenge" Sangmin even stood up to give his answer.
"Close, but in more detail and more condesed" Jang Seohee said to him.
"I laugh and cry every week because of you" Kyunghoon gives his answer.
"Wrong!"
"I live vicariously through you" Hong Seokcheon tries guessing.
"You're getting closer" Jang Seohee said to him.
"I know!" Sangmin raised his hand to answer, "Come to my house, can you beat up my husband for me?".
"Wrong!"
"I know!" Youngchul raised his hand and gives his answer, "I only watch dramas that you're on".
"Almost there, very similar" Jang Seohee told him.
"I don't even look at any drama that you're not on" Heechul answers.
"Wrong!"
"It's not something that someone told me directly. I overheard it. You know how they gather in front of the tv set? I overheard them talking, and I was very happy when I heard it" Jang Seohee gives more hint to them.
"They didn't know you were there?" Hodong asks. "Yes, they didn't know because I was covered up" Jang Seohee replied.
"I only watch dramas that Jang Seohee is in. Every drama she's in are great!" Janghoon raised his hand and gives his answer.
"I'll say that's correct!" Jang Seohee accepts it as the answer because it is literally almost sounds the exact as the right answer.
Janghoon stood up and slaps Soogeun's shoulder, asking him to redo the flowery road celebration earlier. Meanwhile, Soogeun was surprised when Janghoon is suddenly instructing him to do that, he then stood up reluctantly. Soogeun gets the flowers but he have something in mind..
"Ai-.. he missed the timing already" Janghoon complains because for some reason, Soogeun is taking his time to get the flowers.
"That's not it.." Soogeun is fixing the flowers as turn his back on Janghoon.
"We'll do it next time" Janghoon already starts going back to his seat.
"Aniya, you should catch it like this" Soogeun then throws the flowers like a bouquet in a wedding. Janghoon giggles after he caught it and still did a celebration in front of the camera.
"I really hopes it happens soon" Soogeun laughs together with the rest of the people inside the classroom.
Jang Seohee then explained the story behind it. When she was in a sauna, all the women in there that suddenly rushed and gathers in front of the TV set when her drama is about to come. Then everyone started saying, 'Jang Seohee's drama is on, I better watch it' , 'Jang Seohee's dramas are great', and other sort of things similar to that. And after Jang Seohee heard, she was flattered and felt blessed because a lot of people loves her dramas.
"Are you showing off?" Hong Seokcheon asks as he drinks a water.
"Yes I am, let me show off once in a while" Jang Seohee cutely giggles.
"Noona, what was the highest rating you got?" Heechul curiously asked.
"47% viewing rate" Jang Seohee replied.
"Waaa---" the jaws of the Brothers dropped.
"That was for Miss Mermaid right?" the Brothers asked. "Yes~" Jang Seohee replied.
"Wahh daebak~.. that means almost half of the whole country watch it" James' mouth is wide open after he heard that.
"It's more incredible because she gets that high viewing rate in a difficult timeslot. Same goes to her other dramas, they get high viewing ratings despite the timeslots.." Janghoon remarked.
"That means it's really because of Seohee~" the Brothers commented.
"Is there a drama you were in that didn't turn out well?" Janghoon asked the actress.
"Mianhae~ but I might sound like I'm showing off again~" Jang Seohee shyly laughs.
"Ani, it's just a fact. There's none is it?" Janghoon told her.
"Almost none for me" Jang Seohee replied.
"You're a guaranteed success then" Hong Seokcheon said to her.
"I'm pretty fortunate with viewing ratings" Jang Seohee smlingly remarked.
"Can you guess our viewing rating this week?" Heechul asked her.
"It's hard to guess viewing ratings of talk shows and variety shows.." Jang Seohee told them.
"Act out and say one of your famous lines to Hodong, like, 'I'll take my revenge on you'. It will help the ratings if you do that" Janghoon requested. "Yes, the older ladies will watch our show" Heechul added.
"Wait. there's another line they really love.." Jang Seohee said to the Brothers. "What is it?" they all asked her.
"In Temptation of Wife, my husband killed me in the drama. And all of the moms were so mad and upset watching it as if it happened to them in real life. Then I come back on the drama again with a mole in my face and with different personality. I say the line, 'I swear in front of you God. Let me kill my husband and his mistress, and I'll go to hell for it'.. They really loved that line. The momentary viewing rating spiked up really high.." Jang Seohee explained and tell them about one of her legendary scene and line in her drama career.
"It's a way for them to relieve stress" Heechul commented. "Yes, it was" Jang Seohee nodded.
"Okay.. let's see it.." Janghoon said and Jang Seohee prepares herself to say that line to Hodong. "Try to add or rephrase it" Hong Seokcheon suggested.
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Jang Seohee transforms again in to her character and she looked at Hodong with a death glare, "I will kill Kang Hodong, and we will go to hell together!".
"Ohh.." the Brothers got chills runs up to their spines after they saw Jang Seohee's acting.
"I'll do it too!" Heechul stands up and raised his hand, "Kyunghoon-ah, you'll do it too?".
"I'll open up the gates of hell for you" Kyunghoon said while standing up, "What about you James?".
"I'll fire up the pits of hell" James added.
Everyone in the studio burst into laughter at the teamwork of the maknaes. Hodong is the one who is laughing the most among the Brothers as he loves how the three youngest Brothers works as team. Jang Seohee's face is becoming red from laughing hard.
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"Here's my first question" Hong Seokcheon is up next. "Everyone knows I have a Thai restaurant right?".
"Yes~" the Brothers nods.
"It was more than 10 years ago when I started the Thai restaurant. A customer came and ordered a Tom Yum Goong, and he said something to me. What do you think it is?" Hong Seokcheon reads his question to the Brothers. "Remember, it was 10 years ago, not recently" he then gives them an important clue.
"I'll bring up something old too.." Janghoon raised his hand and will be the first to give it a try, ".. there's poop in it, right?". After Janghoon gives his answer, a smile appears on Hong Seokcheon's face.
"No way~" the Brothers thinks that Janghoon got it.
"Janghoon is just so brilliant. But aniya, it's very close though" Hong Seokcheon said.
"Maybe it was a Thai person, 'You sure this is a Tom Yum? You're fraud! This isn't it. Leave, you liar. You bastard!" Soogeun did an impression of a Thai person. Everyone in the classroom burst into laughter as he was doing a great job. Hong Seokcheon is cracking as loves every bit of Soogeun's Thai impression.
"I smell makeup in this food" Youngchul gives his answer.
"Wrong!" Hong Seokcheon hit him with the toy hammer.
"I taste my mom's cream in this soup" Kyunghoon tries to guess.
"Wrong"
"It's not about the taste, but it's about the cilantro. They didn't use it in Korea back then" Hong Seokcheon gives another hint.
"Ahh!!" Janghoon and James raises their hands at the same time. "You go first, I've been answering a lot.." Janghoon let his younger Brother to go first.
"Why this smell like poop?" James gives his answer. "That's it!" Janghoon is sure that was the answer because that is his answer too.
"It's very close! You have to add more? The customer is complaining" Hong Seokcheon told them.
"Yah! This Tom Yum Goong smells like poop!" Heechul stood up to give his answer and acted like a angry customer.
"Say it with cuss words" Hong Seokecheon said to Heechul.
"This smell like poop *%&$#$&$!!!!" Heechul did say and yelled out a cuss word in front of Hong Seokcheon.
"That's too much~" Hong Seokcheon hit him with the toy hammer several times.
"Who'd pay for this poop-smelling dish?!" Janghoon gives his answer in a way like an angry customer.
"Are rally going to make me eat this dish that smells like poop?!" Heechul is giving it a try as well.
And while Janghoon and Heechul are in front of Hong Seokcheon giving all sort of answers they can think of, Hodong is quietly listening to them. And seconds later..
"How can you take my money ans sell this &%# food that smells like poop?!" Hodong stood up and gives his answer.
"HOO!! That's correct!!" Hong Seokcheon yelled out of relief that someone finally got it.
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"Tom Yum Goong with cilantro is a little too pungent for some. I had so many complaints back then. So later on, I served cilantro separately and just allow them to eat the cilantro if they prefer to.." Hong Seokcheon explained. "I don't like cilantro too~" Janghoon commented.
"Hyung, how did you get into the restaurant business?" Heechul asked.
"I originally came out in 2000. I stopped being an entertainer for 3 years. Then since I love cooking, I decided to put up a restaurant, and from there I added more restaurant, and another one and so on.." Hong Seokcheon explained.
"Hyung, did you get any strange customers on your restaurant?" Heechul asked.
"I do. I once had a customer who came in very drunk. He suddenly began to undress when he saw me..." Hong Seokcheon is now going to tell a story of a strange customer he encountered in his restaurants.
"Is it a male customer?" the Brothers asked.
"Yes. Then I asked him what he was doing. He started screaming, 'I'm going to set this restaurant on fire'. He then pick something from the corner of the restaurant, and he started screaming again, 'I'm going to burn this place down'. But when we saw it, we burst out laughing. He was carrying a fire extinguisher and screaming that he will burn down the restaurant, while he is in his underwear.." Hong Seokcheon tells the strange and yet hilarious story, and the Brothers are laughing hard at that story. "We called the police and that man got arrested with only his underwear on.
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"A lot of celebrity couples comes as well" Hong Seokcheon mentioned.
"That's right, a lot of celebrity couples go there.." Heechul remarked.
"Yah, Heechul-ih, you went there too~" Hong Seokcheon said to him.
"That was a long time ago.." Heechul replied but he is not even looking at Hong Seokcheon.
"Oh, he went there with his girlfriend?" Kyunghoon asked.
"Of course" Hong Seokcheon replied.
"Who was it? We won't tell anyone.." Sangmin wanted to know. "Who was it?" Kyunghoon asked. "Was she older or younger woman?" Janghoon is curious as well. "What kind of guy did Heechul brings there?" Soogeun asked.
Heechul and the others burst into laughter.
"Aniya~, he didn't bring guys.." Hong Seokcheon laughingly replied. "But I was surprised, Heechul prefers women who are very pretty and voluptuous~" he then said to the Brothers.
"Ahhhh... wahhhhh~~" all the Brothers have that smirk in their faces. "Wah! Heechul-ah, you still got it!" Soogeun teasingly smiles. "Ha..hehehihihi" James is quietly giggling on his desk, holding himself from anything that can burn up the topic even more.
"Why would you mention being voluptuous.." Heechul is blushing and a little flustered.
"They were all voluptuous" Hong Seokcheon replied. "My restaurants has different floors and we also have rooftop area. Normally, I would chat with Heechul and his girlfriend when they come to the restaurant, and then I would leave telling them to text me if they needed anything..."
While Hong Seokcheon is telling the story, Heechul can be seen to be blushing even more and soon he hides and covers his face a little. He is getting shy and nervous, and probably scared on what Hong Seokcheon might reveal in the show.
".. but one time, when I go to see them. I had no other choice but to leave them to what they were doing" Hong Seokcheon tells the rest of the story.
"Ohhhhhhh.. yeaahhh~~" the Brothers exclaimed and smiled evilly.
"What the heck?" Heechul blushed even more and got really embarrassed. He stood up and about to walk out of the classroom. "Bye, I'm taking off work early today".
"Why are you doing that on a public place?" Janghoon said to him. "Wahh, I didn't know Heechul hyung is a little wild" James teasingly laughs. "Heechul-ah! That's where you eat!" Soogeun laughingly said to him. "Why are you doing that in someone else's restaurant" Janghoon added.
"That was 10 years ago right" Heechul ignores his Brothers and asked Hong Seokcheon as he went back to his seat.
"Yes it is" Hong Seokcheon replied.
"After this, Heechul is going to get a lot of calls from Kyunghoon" Soogeun remarked and Kyunghoon blushingly laughs. "He will say, hyung! Me too! Introduce me too!" he added and the Brothers started laughing.
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"This is my last question" Hong Seokcheon is now going to give his last quiz for the Brothers. "When I was in a high school student, I lived away from home in Daejoon, and while I was sleeping, I inhaled fumes from a coal-burning furnace. My older sister rescued me when she came back home late that night. When my parents heard what happened, my dad to me from the countryside. When my dad came for me, he did something that made me bawl. Why do you think I cried?".
Janghoon raised his hand to answer first, "When you accidentally inhale fumes from coal, people would say you'd recover quickly if you drink dongchimi kimchee juice. You saw your dad slicing radish to make you radish kimchee for you. It wasn't your mom, but your dad making the kimchee for you. And that makes you cry".
"It's a very nice approach" Hong Seokcheon said to him.
"He brought the coal briquette owner and made him apologize to you" Kyunghoon answers.
"Wrong!"
"I know!" Janghoon raised his hand to try again. "He brought a cow for you! He didn't have cash so he brought a cow and sold it to buy a better place for you". Janghoon is too excited that he is already standing in front of the camera ready to celebrate.
"You were saying he walked several days with the cow?" Soogeun laughingly said to Janghoon.
"Wrong!" Hong Seokcheon is having a good laugh at that answer.
"I know!" Sangmin raised his hand to answer, "He brought all his savings accounts and said that you... uh... you.....you..." Sangmin got a little too excited that he forgot the rest of his answer.
"You should pay back your interest rates. Pay your debts.." Hong Seokcheon told Sangmin.
"In other words he wants you to be quiet" Hodong and the Brothers are laughing hard.
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"Now my parents lived in the country, but only my dad came to visit me.." Hong Seokcheon gives a hint.
"Your mom's letter?" Heechul answers.
"Yes, but why would I cry?" Hong Seokcheon told them.
"Your mom told you to stay strong and stay alive" Kyunghoon raised his hand to answer.
"Wrong!"
"I know!" Jang Seohee raised her hand and will try to guess it, "It was an agreement for a new house".
"Ais--- Why are you so clueless. We're already talking about letters.." Hong Seokcheon didn't like her answer, he might as well didn't like Jang Seohee to try answering his questions.
"Ani~ don't hit me! Don't hit me! Don't hit me!" Jang Seohee is using her hand to block the toy hammer, she even used the water bottle as a weapon against the hammer.
"We were so close to the answer! Why would you bring up a new house!" Hong Seokcheon is scolding her.
The Brothers are just laughing and enjoying the friendly bickering of the two friends. Even though they're in their 40's, both of them still fight like kids.
"Your mother sent up a recipe for dongchimi kimchee juice.." Janghoon is laughing at his own answer.
"Wrong!" Hong Seokcheon hit him with the toy hammer.
"You read the letter and the ink was smeared.. meaning she was crying when she wrote the letter" Sangmin tries answering again.
"Aww~. That's wrong but it's similar in a sense.." Hong Seokcheon said.
"You saw the letter and it was actually a letter for army recruitment!" Kyunghoon answers.
"Haha wrong!" Hong Seokcheon punish Kyunghoon while laughing.
"My mom lived and grew up in the most rural parts of the country. Her education didn't extend to junior high school or high school.." Hong Seokcheon gives them another big hint.
"Ah.. I think I know.." James mutters and he didn't plan to answer but Sangmin and Youngchul heard, and they pushed him to answer.
James then stands up and gives his answer, "Seokcheon hyung's mother wrote him a letter after she heard about what happened to him. In the letter, she was apologizing for everything like not having enough money to get a better place. But that's not what make Seokcheon hyung cry, it was the hand writing. There are misspelled words in the letters. Which means she tried her best to write that letter all by herself".
"That's correct" Hong Seokcheon announced.
Hong Seokcheon then did tell the story to the everyone, "Her handwriting was really beautiful. She wrote, 'Seokcheon-ah, I'm so sorry. I wish I could have rented you a better house but we just don't have the means. I'm so sorry you had to suffer from inhaling fumes from the charcoals. I'm so sorry and I hope you know how much I love you'., She wrote all that down, but I realized that she had misspelled words in her letter. When I thought about how she would be up all night writing this letter to me while she was by herself. I couldn't help but cry while reading her letter. It was the very first letter my mom had sent to me. I was really moved by what she did".
Hong Seokcheon is getting a little bit emotional while telling the story, and the same goes with everybody else. "We know what you mean~" the Brothers can sympathize to that story.
"Wah.. that's the exact answer!" Hong Seokcheon announced. "Did you read my answer? Because that was like 99% of the right answer I wrote" he then asked the youngest Brother.
"Haha ani~ I just kinda know what it feels like because my mom is also like that. She didn't attain high education also, only my dad. So since I'm far away from her, she used to send me letters on my birthdays. And she also have some misspelled words in her letters.." James explained.
"Aww~" Hong Seokcheon felt sad for him because he knew exactly all the hardships of being away from family. "Let me give you a hug~" Hong Seokcheon walks to the back of the class as he just wanted to give James a hug.
"They are good sons~" Hodong commented while watching the touching moment. "Both of their parents must be very proud" Jang Seohee also commented while clapping her hands.
"You're doing great~" Hong Seokcheon kinda whispered to James before he ends the hug.
"Kamsahamnida~" James politely bows to Seokcheon. "Continue to stay strong. It will be worth it. It's for them, remember that~" Hong Seokcheon smiled at him. "Ne~ kamsahamnida hyung~" James' heart felt light because of the simple comforting words from Hong Seokcheon.
"James, did your mom still sends you a letter on your birthday?" Hodong asked.
"Not anymore. I bought her a cellphone a couple of years ago, so she just calls me" James replied.
"Although now that I think of it, why didn't my dad help my mom to write the letters? He should have corrected her the letter" James remarked. And with that, everyone burst into laughter and he ruined the touching moment.
Hodong and Soogeun are laughing hysterically in their seats while Seokcheon who is on his way back in front of the class, almost fell on his knees from laughing.
"Why you have to ruin the mood? it was already a touching moment?" Janghoon said to him.
"Ani ani, I'm just trying to lift up the mood. It suddenly got a little emotional" James laughingly explained and sheepishly smiling.
Everybody else are smiling and laughing as they ended that segment before they move on to the next.
Just before the taping officially ended, the show prepared something special to one of their guests. It happens that it is also Jang Seohee's birthday, so the show prepared a small surprise birthday celebration for the actress. Jang Seohee was very touched and surprised by the gesture of the show as they bring out the birthday cake for her while everyone is singing happy birthday. Jang Seohee and Hong Seokcheon thanked the show and everyone who is a part of it for inviting them, and for making it a very fun experience.
After the taping officially ended, James is very happy that he got to be friends with Jang Seohee and Hong Seokcheon over the after show dinner. James also found out that Jang Seohee supposed to watch his stand up show in Seoul last October but she failed to attend because of conflicts on her schedules. She even already bought a ticket but an important event suddenly occurred the she needed to attend. James is very thankful that someone like Jang Seohee would plan to go and watch his show. He then promised to the actress that on his next stand up show, he will reserve her a seat at the front row. James also bonded with Hong Seokcheon as they share and talk more about their hardships as being the breadwinner. Also, they talked about a lot about cooking, in which James learned a lot.
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About an hour later..
James is with Janghoon, Sangmin, Heechul, and Kyunghoon, for a night out. Janghoon invited his Brothers to grab some drinks after the show, unfortunately, Hodong, Soogeun and Youngchul have appointments so they can't come.
"Hyung, where are we going?" Heechul asked Janghoon. All of them are in Janghoon's huge van.
"I reserved a nice place for us" Janghoon replied.
"Oh, that sounds expensive" James chuckled. "Ani, don't worry about it~ it's on me" Janghoon replied.
"Oh.. woohoo~" James and Heechul cheered.
"James, where were you last night? Baekhyun and Hayoung are looking for you" Kyunghoon asked because James wasn't able to play on their game night, again.
"He's with Irene of course~" Heechul said to him.
"Ani, I'm in BTS' dorm. They invited me for dinner because it's been a long time since the last time I hang out with them, you know, they are always busy and out of the country" James explained.
"Oh, that's why Jungkook didn't play also" Kyunghoon mutters.
A few moments later, they hit a traffic jam. And while just talking about other things, James saw something that reminded him of what happen earlier in the show..
"I can't believe Hodong hyung and Soogeun hyung doesn't know that fast food restaurants like McDonalds do deliveries.." James chuckles as he remembers that after he saw McDonalds nearby.
"Even they are one of the popular entertainers in the country, they are still pretty ignorant to new and current things" Janghoon laughingly remarked.
"They may also doesn't really eat fast foods" Sangmin added.
"I mean, you guys were right, I think even their sons knows that McDonalds delivers food" James remarked.
"They are very old-fashioned people. Although I didn't expect that even Soogeun hyung doesn't know either" Heechul giggles.
Something pops out of James head, and he quickly wants to show it to his Brothers. "Wait, Janghoon hyung, can we do drive-thru to that McDonalds? I'm going to show you guys something".
"Huh? why? he just had dinner and we are going to drink and have snacks later.." Janghoon is confused why James is suddenly asking to go for a drive-thru.
"Ani, I will show you guys something I do when I want to have a little fun.." James explained.
"What is it?" the Brothers asked.
"You guys will see~" James giggles.
"Araseo~"Janghoon asked his driver to go to McDonalds for a drive-thru.
A minute later, the van turns to the drive-thru and James prepares himself for what he is about to do. The Brothers still have no idea what James is talking about.
"Oh, this is even better.." James commented after he saw that there's no one following their van in the drive-thru. "Hyung, let's switch seats" James asked Sangmin who is sitting by the window behind the driver.
The van pulls over in front of the radio at the drive-thru and James opens the windows..
"Uh, can I have one cheeseburger and a large fries please~" James stated his order. But the Brothers burst into laughter and their jaws dropped to the floor at the same time because James changed his voice into a female voice. James is holding his laughter and he is gesturing to his Brothers to be quiet.
"Is there anything else?" the voice on the radio speaker asked.
"That's all, kamsahamnida~" James did the female voice again.
"Alright, please proceed to the next window. I will get your orders ready. Kamsahamnida~"
The Brothers can now laugh as loud as they wanted to. Heechul and Kyunghoon are in tears from laughing too hard.
"Yah! Daebak~~" Sangmin can't help but to be amazed by James' talent.
"Wait till you see the look on their faces when they saw it's not a woman" James laughingly said and the Brothers laughs louder.
Several seconds later after the car in front of them leaves, James prepared himself again and asked his Brothers to keep quiet.
"Here's your ord---- huh?" the cashier at the drive-thru got confused when a guy shows up instead of a girl. He then also look out behind of there is another car behind them, only to see that there's none. The Brothers are trying their best to hold their laughs, but still there are muffled laugh who leaked.
"How much?" James asked and did the female voice again. The cashier on the drive-thru just dropped her jaw to the floor. The Brothers, including James burst into laughter at the priceless reaction of the cashier. James then lifts up his hat to show his face more.
"Wah!!.. omo~" the cashier squealed when she realized who is the celebrity in front of her. And soon her co-workers rushed to see who it is.
"Mianhae~ we're just having fun~" James apologized and he opens the window more and the Brothers showed their faces. And the cashier and her co-workers squealed at the sight of the Brothers.
"Oppa that was amazing. Can you do it again please?" the cashier requested and James grants her request.
"Wahh.. daebak!!!" the employees of the McDonalds were all amazed.
James then apologized again for the prank and explained that they were just having fun. He then paid his orders. Some of them even took a photo with James, all without anyone leaving the booth and the van.
"Goodbye oppa!! Kamsahamnida~ say hello to Irene unnie~" the cashier and her co-workers screamed as the van start to drove off.
"Haha, I will! Byeee~" James waves his hands to them.
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"Wahh.. daebak!" Sangmin and the Brothers are still amazed.
"Yah, let's do that again! We will record it on our phone" Heechul excitingly suggested. "Oh, good idea~" Kyunghoon and Janghoon agrees.
With that, the Brothers had enjoyed too much doing that, and in the end they pranked five more fast food places before they even get to their original destination. They have a bunch of fast food meals in them when it was ended, but none of it matters because they had so much fun doing that, and the shocked and confused reaction is what they love the most.
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The next day...
James just finished his radio show with Kim Shinyoung and a meeting for a new change on their radio show. James and Kim Shinyoung loves the new change/addition for the radio show so they immediately accepted it, and the two of them are looking forward for next week's radio show. James immediately leaves as he have another important appointment to do..
About an hour later, James just arrived to one of the places he love, hate, nervous, scared,.. in short, he experience almost every emotions whenever he is on this place, S.M. Entertainment Building.
Because of Jonghyun, and as well as his other idol friends in SM, James was given the VIP status wherein he can just visit the building without any appointment. And now that his girlfriend is Irene, the leader of Red Velvet, James VIP status just been cemented. He is now more like VVIP. But even then, James still go to the receptionist to let them know that he is visiting.
James is patting and fixing his clothes while waiting for the elevator when one of the popular idol of SM Entertainment had just arrived from the entrance at the back and is about to take the elevator as well.
"Hey~"
James didn't notice that person is already standing there on his side. James immediately turns to his left and he was surprised... but more like startled because he didn't notice the arrival of that person
"Oh! Noona, annyeong~" James immediately bows to Krystal. "Wait, I mean.. Hey~".
Krystal giggles, "so are we gonna talk in Korean or English?".
"Uh, do you know Scottish?" James asked.
"Nope~" Krystal shakes her head.
"Good, me too~" James laughs and Krystal started laughing as well.
The elevator door opens and James asked Krystal to go in first, "After you noona~".
"So, are you visiting Joohyun unnie?" Krystal asked after she pressed the button for her floor.
"Oh, we're going to the same floor" James chuckled. "Yeah, I brought some snacks for them here in my bag, because they have been practicing for their new comeback for days, so I decided to pay little surprise visit since I'm free today.." James shyly explained.
"Aw~ that's so sweet. Joohyun unnie is really lucky~" Krystal smilingly commented.
"But that's not all, I have other appointment here" James said to her.
"Oh... wait.. are you going to sign here?" Krystal asked.
"Ani~, haha. Taeyeon noona asked me to come here" James told her.
"Oh, why? did you two have some sort of collaboration project going on?" Krystal curiously asked.
"Uh.. not really, but.. she kinda asking for a help on something" James can't tell Krystal what really he is going to do with Taeyeon. "Uh, what about you noona? Are you here to prepare for a comeback? or your solo? please say yes please say yes please say yes~" James diverts the topic so Krystal won't go through it even more.
"Haha aniii~ I'm going to practice my acting because I'm going to audition for a new drama" Krystal cutely laughs and she then explained her appointment today.
"Ohh.. noona I'm sure you're going to get the role don't worry~" James smilingly said to her.
"I hope so~" Krystal smiles.
Seconds later the elevator door opens as they arrived at their floor. Krystal and James continue to chat as they walk out of the elevator and while they are walking down the hallway, James noticed a small group of people walking on the other end of the hallway, heading towards their direction. James starts to get a little nervous and feels uneasy because those people are.. some of the members of EXO, and it's about to go awkward because Kai is in there too, together with Xiumin, Chanyeol and Sehun.
"Oh shit.... oh shit..." James said internally to himself because he is about to cross paths with the four EXO member including Kai, the ex-boyfriend of the girl he is walking together with.
James is so sure that Krystal also noticed the four EXO members walking in the hallway, heading towards them. James noticed that Krystal suddenly got quiet and the smile that she had earlier instantly disappears, and the surrounding air got colder. James heart is pounding because of the nervousness and the awkward situation that is about to happen.
While Kai is putting his head down, James gives a frown and makes his eyes big for a brief moment, making a funny look to the other members of EXO. From afar, James noticed that Chanyeol and Sehun seems like they are biting their lips to prevent themselves from an uncalled laugh in that situation. For some reason, the hallway starts to feel like it's 300 metres long. James feels like they have been walking for quite some time now and still haven't walk past to the other group.
James noticed that Krystal also put her head down and kinda tilting her head towards him. Like she was hiding her face away. Upon seeing that, James is so sure this is really an awkward and uneasy situation for.... everyone. So he decided to do something that will at least break the cold air even just a little.
"Noona, what is the drama you are going to audition?" James tries to engage a conversation with Krystal first.
"Oh.. uh.." Krystal is obviously not in herself for a moment as she got a little startled when James suddenly talk to her. ".. I can't tell you yet. It's a secret until I got the role" she told him.
"Ohh.. that sucks.." James pouts and giggles.
"Haha, I'll tell you when I got the role" Krystal giggles, and a smile appear on her face again.
"Oh.. it's the KoKocaine boys~" James pretends that he just noticed the members of EXO.
"huh? you mean EXO?" Krystal looked at James with a confused expression.
"Noona, have you seen their MV for Ko Ko Bop? They all seems like they are high, and did drugs like cocaine or smoke some weeds, or some shit. So I called them the KoKocaine boys after the title of their song.." James laughingly explained and Krystal burst into laughter.
The four members of EXO saw that Krystal and James started laughing hard, and they are curious on why those two are laughing all of a sudden. Meanwhile, Kai is confused, but he is preparing himself for James, because he have a feeling that he will somehow make fun of him and his ex-girlfriend.
And with just about 10 feet away from each other...
"Waddup KoKocaine boys?!" James smilingly greets the members of EXO.
"It's not cocaine~" Chanyeol told him.
"Alright hyung, pass the WEEEEEEEEDDD~" James yelled a little before he burst into laughter, and everyone started laughing, including the two ex-lovers. Krystal is even slapping his shoulder to stop yelling 'weed'. "Ah, mianhae~" James giggles as he apologized to Krystal.
"Haha just kidding hyung!" James smiles and winked at Chanyeol. And luckily, Chanyeol understood the hidden message behind that wink.
"Oh, annyeong~" Chanyeol is the first one to greet their labelmate. Xiumin, Sehun and automatically Kai, did the same thing. Although Kai just shyly bows a little and didn't say a word.
"Annyeong~" Krystal bows to them as well.
When they finally walk past to each other, James looks back and saw that Chanyeol is looking back at him as well. James smiles and gives a thumbs up, and Chanyeol did the same thing. It was still a little awkward but it is not awkwardly uncomfortable, so James considered it a success.
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Moments later..
"Oh, this is me~" Krystal stopped in one of the rooms/studio.
"Oh alright. Bye noona~" James smiles and bows to Krystal.
"Bye~" Krystal smiles and waves goodbye. James waves his hand too before he continue to walk and head to the dance studio where Red Velvet is practicing.
Krystal is about to open the door, but she stopped and calls James..
"James...",
"Yes, noona?" James stopped walking and turns around.
"Thank you~" Krystal just smiled.
"For what?" James replied in English too.
"You know what it is, haha. Say hello to Taeyeon unnie and Irene unnie for me~" Krystal gives James another smile, but it is a rather warm smile this time. She then enters the room, smiling.
"Ohh.. she knows what I did.." James just laughs thinking that what he did earlier maybe was not subtle as he thinks it is.
"Aigoo~ looks like she still.... well, looks like both of them still have feelings for each other" James remarked.
James then continue to walk to the dance studio where he is going to make surprise visit to his hardworking girlfriend. Before he went to his secret appointment with Taeyeon.
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To be continued...
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Sorry again for another late update. It's really hard to find a time to write because of work. We have big project after big projects a work so I barely had a time to write. I'm really sorry, hope you guys can understand.
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Also, based on your reactions on the past chapters.... I think some of you wanted/expecting/hoping for a little smut in this book. tsk tsk.. you guys~~~ HAHAHAHA.
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Anyways, have a great weekend and stay safe everyone :)