Top Actor Yoon Jooho, the Only Person He Follows Is โSong HyunsooโโWho Exactly Is He?
Since launching his official SNS five years ago, actor Yoon Joohoโs following count had stubbornly remained at zero.
Now, after finally following someone for the first time, fans are buzzing with excitement.
As of the articleโs publication, Yoon Joohoโwho boasts over 47 million followersโhas chosen actor Song Hyunsoo as his first follow.
Song Hyunsoo is a nearly unknown rookie actor, currently filming alongside Yoon Jooho in Director Jung Joonheeโs work <Dissolve>.
It appears they have built a friendship since preparing for the project at the end of last year.
Fans of Yoon Jooho, curious about this sole follow after five years, have been racing to find Song Hyunsooโs account.
For two consecutive days, Song Hyunsooโs name has trended as a top search term on portal sites and SNS.
Before Yoon Jooho followed him, Song Hyunsooโs follower count was about 4,000, but now itโs on the verge of surpassing 100,000.
Neither Yoon Jooho himself nor his agency, Look Planning, has made any official statement regarding this.
However, industry insiders speculate that since Song Hyunsoo currently has no agency, he might soon be announced as a Look Planning talent.
Even so, this marks the first time Yoon Jooho has directly promoted an actor from Look Planning by following them, indicating a notably close relationship between the two.
Meanwhile, <Dissolve>, which started filming earlier this month, aims for a year-end release.
โคทCrazyโฆ Are there really no other news topics? Theyโre making a fuss out of anything and everything.
โคทโคทIf youโre not interested, then donโt click on it.
โคทYou really live long and see everything. Watching who Yoon Jooho follows, wow.
โคทโคทI heard when he signed the ambassador contract with Louis Vuitton, they offered him billions more if he followed someone, but he refused. Then, after five years of having an account, he finally follows an unknown actorโฆ
โคทโคทWait, is that Louis Vuitton story for real???
โคทโคทYeah, someone on the entertainment news show said it.
โคทThank goodness itโs not a woman. If it were, wouldnโt that just be a proposal???
โคทโคทTotally a proposal. An actor with 47 million followers following only one person? And itโs Yoon Jooho? Immediate marriage.
โคทโคทWhy assume it wouldnโt be a proposal just because itโs a guy?
โคทโคทYouโre open-minded.
โคทโคทI donโt buy into shipping.
โคทIsnโt it obvious? Heโs just promoting the movie.
โคทโคทIf it were movie promotion, heโd follow the lead actress Shin Hyojin first.
โคทโคทIf he did that, fans would tear Shin Hyojin apart, so he picked the easiest target. Donโt you know about Yoon Gyeolhoโs fuss?
โคทโคทHuh? You think he suddenly followed someone after five years because of that? Doesnโt fit Yoon Joohoโs personality.
โคทAre they trying to cover up being hated for betraying his parents over money by stirring up this small issue? Yoon Joohoโs reputation is big; itโs disappointing they think this will bury it.
โคทโคทSome people still do this, huh? Tsk tsk.
โคทโคทGood job, paid commenters^^
โคทI just found out about Song Hyunsoo this time, and I really like him. Checking out his SNS, heโs just a healthy twenty-something young manโsuper refreshing.
โคทโคท2222 I hope he stays pure and doesnโt blow up.
โคทโคท333333 He struggled as an unknown for years; letโs help him get a break.
โคทโคท44444 Letโs all work hard, like Song Hyunsoo who hammers away at the theater by day and bartends by night.
Reaching over to the bedside table, Yoon Jooho grabbed his phone and turned off the alarm.
He had been awake even before it rang, so there was no trace of sleepiness in his eyes.
Instead, both his eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep.
โAlright, shall we move on to the next mission? Oh, this oneโs no joke either! Anyone confident with the multiplication table? Multiplication tableโฆโ
The TV, set at volume level five, played a variety show featuring laughing celebrities.
Yoon Jooho sat up and turned off the TV.
There were about four hours left until his afternoon call time. His PT coach was scheduled to arrive at the hotel in 30 minutes.
The coach came on business trips twice a week from Seoul to the Myeonghaeri lodging.
Wearing only pajama pants, Yoon Jooho got off the bed, grabbed his phone, and headed to the bathroom.
With a toothbrush in his mouth, he opened the messaging app.
The messages he had sent to Song Hyunsoo hours ago were marked as โread,โ but there was still no reply.
ใBreak time. Itโs tough grabbing 12 shots.ใ
ใTonightโs menu: cockles. Cockle pancakes, cockle bibimbap, cockle saladโฆ Even if itโs in season, isnโt that overkill?ใ
ใNight shoot starting. Did you eat dinner?ใ
ใWrap-up. Han Jooyoung messed up the same line 17 times. Almost killed him but held back. He asked to drink, but I refused. Scared Iโd really kill him if I got drunk. Moving to the lodging.ใ
ใArrived at lodging. What are you up to?ใ
ใTomorrow is an afternoon call time. Iโm lying down to sleep but not sure how much Iโll get. How about you? Are you sleeping? Even if you hate me, get some sleep. Eat well.ใ
The message window was filled with detailed reports of his schedule for Song Hyunsoo.
Yoon Jooho spat out the toothpaste foam and shook his head at himself.
โTerrible at dating, really.โ
Even by his own standards, these messages were dull, dry reports.
No one would think these were texts to a lover or someone he cared about.
He had never done anything like this before.
Liking someone seriously, being devoted to that one person, reporting each dayโs meals, meetings, and outings, having to explain and soothe jealousy and suspicionsโฆ
For Yoon Jooho, dating was nothing short of labor.
At least, it had been until now.
Despite all this boredom, he had no intention of stopping these messages.
Even if no reply came, he optimistically assumed the messages were being read and not ignored.
Song Hyunsoo, as a supporting actor, had fewer shooting days than Yoon Jooho.
Since meeting at West Sea Bar, they hadnโt seen each other for more than two days.
Even if they acted coldly, just being on the same set and staying at the same lodging made things bearable.
But being apart in Seoul and Myeonghaeri filled Yoon Jooho with extreme anxiety.
He needed to exert several times more effort than usual just to focus on filming.
This was a shock to him.
He had never had trouble concentrating on work under any circumstances.
Work and acting had always been a refuge where he could forget everything.
But this time, that didnโt work.
Spitting out the foam and rinsing his mouth, Yoon Jooho wiped his lips with a towel and leaned on the edge of the wide sink.
Opening an internet app, he began re-reading the article he had searched last night before falling asleep.
โHow to reconcile with your girlfriend,โ โHow to apologize to your girlfriend,โ โHow to calm down your girlfriend,โ and so forth.
At first, he had used slightly different keywords.
โHow to reconcile with your boyfriend,โ โHow to apologize to your boyfriend,โ โHow to calm down your boyfriend,โ and so on.
But the suggested methods didnโt seem to fit his situation.
The mistakes women make with boyfriends werenโt serious problems.
Like, โI mentioned a male friend, and my boyfriend got upset. How do I make up with him?โ โ If that was the issue, he wouldnโt even be worried.
Changing the keyword to โgirlfriendโ finally made sense.
<Did you apologize blindly without knowing what you did wrong?>
Frowning, Yoon Jooho clicked his tongue and admitted, โYes.โ
<Is trust broken to the point where recovery is difficult?>
Damnโฆ Yes.
<Itโs not the apology itself, but sincere empathy for her feelings that matters.>
He pictured Song Hyunsooโs face, on the verge of tears.
ใโHave you thought about how I would feel if I found out about that?โใ
Hmmโฆ
Letting out a pained groan, Yoon Jooho clenched his mouth.
Empathy. That might be exactly what Song Hyunsoo needed.
Empathy. Genuine empathyโฆ
<Invite her to a romantic dinner.>
โWhat? Should I meet up first before deciding whether to take her or not? What kind of solution is that?โ
Complaining that it was a waste of time, Yoon Jooho kept reading the post with a serious expression.
<Itโs important to give assurance that the same problem wonโt happen again. Specifically state how you will fix it and what direction you will take.>
Sure enough, Song Hyunsoo had said something similar.
ใโEvery time that happens, Iโm scared youโre not the same person who hugged me and kissed meโฆ Iโm afraid youโll change again.โใ
Direction. Okay, give directionโฆ
Muttering aloud what he needed to remember, Yoon Jooho left the bathroom, eyes still fixed on the screen.
โAh, damn.โ
He stubbed his pinky toe on the edge of the bathroom door, which had been left ajar.
Biting his lower lip from the sharp pain, he hopped on one foot while his phone vibrated in his hand.
Though he knew it wouldnโt be, he hoped as he checked the caller ID.
Sure enough, it wasnโt Song Hyunsoo.
Still, it was one of the contacts he had been waiting for.
[โJooho, itโs me. Did you see my message?โ]
The voice on the other end sounded neutral enough as the call connected.
โNo, I havenโt checked yet. Is there good news?โ
[โThe thing you asked about looks like itโs going to work out.โ]
โSo you think weโll be able to get it?โ
Yoon Jooho, precariously balancing on one leg, straightened up.
The pain vanished instantly.