There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 85

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Episode 85

 

“I made some inquiries, and apparently he’s been in the United States all this time. And he came back to Korea not too long ago.”

 

“What kind of nerve does he have to come back? He should have just stayed gone forever while he was at it.”

 

Eon spat out coldly.

 

“He signed with a new agency. You guys have probably heard of it at least once. Two Track Entertainment.”

 

“Wow. Isn’t that the place that contacted us recently?!!? Crazy, that’s so creepy?”

 

Weon scratched his arms vigorously as if he was really getting goosebumps. The other members also looked displeased, as if they were well aware of it.

 

“What? They contacted you guys too?”

 

“They contacted all the GLEET members recently. They told us not to renew with Time and to all sign with Two Track together.”

 

When Yeongeo jumped up, Doha calmly explained.

 

“Of course, we all declined. Politely.”

 

“…Really?”

 

At the news that they had declined, Yeongeo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

 

“Those bastards, how dare they? They take Taeyoung and then contact you guys too? No, they should pick one side. How dare they think they can grab both?”

 

“Maybe they were hoping for a reunion or something. These people are really out of their minds!!! Don’t they know we parted ways with him on really bad terms?!”

 

“!”

 

Weon also stuck out his tongue in disgust.

 

“…No way. They probably just made the offer hoping to catch either side.”

 

Yeonho said matter-of-factly.

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

However.

 

Except for Yeonho, everyone seemed to find the word ‘reunion’ quite meaningful, as they all had uncomfortable expressions.

 

“Anyway. It’s not something you guys need to worry about. We parted ways with them very cleanly. I already warned that Taeyoung bastard firmly before that if he tries any more tricks, I’ll deal with him legally. If that guy has any common sense, he knows that if he pulls media play like that one more time, it’ll be hard for him to maintain a foothold in the entertainment industry. We even signed a confidentiality agreement.”

 

“That bastard really pisses me off!! I mean, we’re the victims, so why is he playing the victim?!!? He left because he was acting up wanting to be center and got cut due to lack of skill and popularity, then threw a tantrum!! Why is he subtly making it seem like we bullied him. That kind of guy should just-!”

 

“Calm down, Hanwon. Yewon is listening too.”

 

“Ah. Sorry.”

 

At Doha’s words, Weon immediately shut his mouth.

 

“…The CEO is right. He’s someone who has nothing to do with us now, so let’s not worry about him anymore. We just need to focus on doing our comeback well. Taeyoung will… handle his own music from now on.”

 

Like a leader, Doha spoke as if wrapping things up.

 

“Let’s go practice.”

 

Although there was bitterness in his voice, there couldn’t be a cleaner conclusion than this, so all the adults nodded.

 

“Right. Yewon, stay here and hang out with me. You guys go practice.”

 

Yeongeo also agreed with Doha’s words.

 

So everyone got up from their seats to return to their respective places.

 

‘…This is bad. It’s proceeding exactly like ‘that incident’ from my past life…’

 

And.

 

Yewon alone had a serious expression.

 

* * *

 

‘That incident’ from her past life was.

 

The incident where Taeyoung, who had disappeared and then returned, deliberately did a StarStagram live broadcast timed to GLEET’s comeback date.

 

If it had just been a live broadcast, the fandom atmosphere would have been unsettled, but it wouldn’t have blown up into such a big problem.

 

The problem was the content of that live broadcast.

 

[Taeyoung: What have I been doing all this time? Um… actually, I’ve been overseas continuously. Of course, partly because I wanted to sort out my thoughts… but it wasn’t entirely my choice. Haha. There are people who find my being in Korea… very, how should I put it… bothersome…]

 

[Taeyoung: I don’t know what I did so wrong… I just… want to live like a human being, just… somewhat happily, that’s my only wish. But even that seems to have been too much to ask for. Haha. If I’m someone who gets in the way, I thought it was right to disappear for a while, so I stepped away temporarily. To the fans who waited for me and kept looking for me… I’m so sorry. I really missed you all too.]

 

[Taeyoung: But… now I don’t want to leave like that ever again.]

 

[Taeyoung: Looking at all the letters, DMs, and countless support you’ve sent me during this time, I thought. Ah, there are people who wish I would disappear from this world, but. There are also people who need me and wait for me. Now… I want to think only about the latter, that is… those who like me. Not those people filled with such malice.]

 

[Taeyoung: So… you’ll all watch over me well, right? I want to approach you all step by step.]

 

With this live broadcast, public opinion completely flipped.

 

Taeyoung deliberately left out the subject when speaking, but because he happened to do this broadcast on GLEET’s comeback day, and because it was obvious he was targeting GLEET, everyone threw stones at GLEET.

 

Due to this broadcast, people began criticizing them as vicious, asking if it wasn’t enough that the GLEET members ostracized Taeyoung and made him leave, but they also prevented him from setting foot in the entertainment industry, even in Korea.

 

And.

 

As if adding fuel to such public opinion, malicious posts began spreading like crazy on social media.

 

Posts that collected false evidence cleverly edited from GLEET’s activity videos before Taeyoung left, making it look like the members bullied and ostracized Taeyoung.

 

They were plastered all over the world.

 

It was too organized and malicious to be seen as simply the movement of Taeyoung’s fans.

 

But people easily believed it.

 

No matter how much Time Entertainment tried to clarify and respond firmly that it was rumors, it was useless.

 

The more Time Entertainment tried to take legal action, the more people criticized Time Entertainment and GLEET.

 

Everyone poured out harsh words toward GLEET, and GLEET eventually had to cancel their activities due to the worsened public opinion.

 

And that was.

 

GLEET’s end.

 

Eon was hurt by the public as much as he could be hurt, saying he couldn’t continue activities anymore and didn’t renew his contract with Time Entertainment.

 

The other members also began disappearing from the entertainment industry one by one.

 

Except for Doha alone.

 

Doha continued to stay with Time Entertainment and tried to somehow continue his activities.

 

Of course, there were hardly any people who welcomed him, and only a small number of fans who truly believed in and liked Doha remained.

 

Still, Doha didn’t give up and did what he could, little by little.

 

By doing small-scale tours overseas or releasing single albums.

 

‘…Of course, people criticized Uncle for being shameless, saying he was doing that because he needed money.’

 

At that time, she didn’t know why Uncle continued his activities like that, but now she thought she understood.

 

‘…He probably had to keep working to pay for my living expenses…’

 

In her past life, Yeongho and Jeyeon really spent money lavishly.

 

Especially Yeongho lost money at a tremendous rate through gambling, stocks, horse racing…

 

Jeyeon also lived luxuriously despite her young age.

 

At that time, she vaguely wondered ‘Could the money I earned really be that much?’

 

But now she could understand.

 

That it was all money that came from Doha.

 

And not long after.

 

News came that Doha had passed away.

 

‘…’

 

The more she thought about her past life, the heavier Yewon’s heart became.

 

So.

 

In this life, she was determined to prevent the same thing from repeating.

 

With her own hands.

 

To do that, first.

 

“CEO!”

 

“Can’t you just call me aunt, Yewon? It’s a bit embarrassing for me to be called CEO even by you…”

 

Yeongeo scratched her cheek as if truly embarrassed.

 

“Hehe. Yes. Then aunt! I have something I’m curious about!”

 

“Hm?”

 

“What if Uncle Taeyoung keeps saying bad things about my uncles to other people? I mean, he doesn’t care about getting scolded by aunt.”

 

“!”

 

At Yewon’s question, Yeongeo’s face hardened.

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