Reborn as a K-Pop Trainee with a System
Chapter 73: "When Your Best Friend Becomes Your Biggest Problem"
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Scene: Joon's Dorm – Jae-Hyun's 'Brilliant' Plan
📍 LOCATION: TRAINEE DORM – WHERE CHAOS LIVES
🔥 Joon is pacing back and forth, aggressively eating a bag of chips.
💬 Joon: "This is a disaster. A complete disaster!"
🔥 Jae-Hyun, the source of said disaster, is lying on the couch, looking way too comfortable.
💬 Jae-Hyun: "Relax. The fake dating thing will be fine."
🔥 Joon stops mid-bite.
💬 Joon: "OH REALLY? Because now there's a new problem—YOU!"
🔥 Jae-Hyun gasps dramatically.
💬 Jae-Hyun: "Me?! What did I do?!"
🔥 Joon throws a pillow at him.
💬 Joon: "WHY WERE YOU SPYING ON MY DATE?!"
🔥 Jae-Hyun dodges like a ninja.
💬 Jae-Hyun: "I was just… making sure you weren't embarrassing yourself."
🔥 Joon narrows his eyes.
💬 Joon: "Oh, so spilling a drink on me and yelling 'OH NO, MY BAD BRO' was HELPING?!"
🔥 Jae-Hyun grins.
💬 Jae-Hyun: "Of course! You looked too stiff. I was helping you loosen up."
🔥 Joon throws another pillow.
💬 Joon: "LOOSEN UP?! I NEARLY CHOKED TO DEATH WHEN HYE-RIN YELLED 'OH NO, MY BOYFRIEND IS WET!' IN FRONT OF THE PAPARAZZI!"
📢 SYSTEM ALERT:
📢 [DING! NEW MISSION: "SURVIVE YOUR BEST FRIEND'S NONSENSE"]
🔥 Jae-Hyun shrugs.
💬 Jae-Hyun: "Listen, I did you a favor. Now the public thinks you guys are in a spicy romance."
🔥 Joon groans and flops onto the couch.
💬 Joon: "I hate everything."
🔥 Jae-Hyun pats his shoulder.
💬 Jae-Hyun: "You'll be fine, buddy."
🔥 Joon stares at him.
💬 Joon: "Oh yeah? And what if I tell CEO Kang that you were spying on us?"
🔥 Jae-Hyun instantly panics.
💬 Jae-Hyun: "Wait, WAIT—let's not do anything hasty—!"
🔥 Joon smirks.
💬 Joon: "Hmph. That's what I thought."
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Scene: STARLIGHT Entertainment – CEO Kang's Evil Grin
📍 LOCATION: CEO KANG'S OFFICE – WHERE NIGHTMARES ARE BORN
🔥 CEO Kang is scrolling through social media, enjoying the chaos.
🔥 The trending hashtags are:
📌 #JoonRinCoupleGoals
📌 #MyBoyfriendIsWet (why is this trending?!)
📌 #K-Pop'sHottestNewScandal
🔥 CEO Kang takes a sip of his coffee, grinning.
💬 CEO Kang: "Ahhh, drama. The lifeblood of the entertainment industry."
🔥 Mr. Choi, his exhausted assistant, sighs.
💬 Mr. Choi: "Sir… Joon looks like he's about to quit life."
🔥 CEO Kang shrugs.
💬 CEO Kang: "Perfect. That means it's working."
🔥 Mr. Choi shakes his head.
💬 Mr. Choi: "And what's our next step?"
🔥 CEO Kang smirks.
💬 CEO Kang: "We turn up the heat."
🔥 Mr. Choi pales.
💬 Mr. Choi: "Oh no."
🔥 Joon is in trouble.
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Scene: Practice Room – The Next Level of Chaos
📍 LOCATION: TRAINEE PRACTICE ROOM – WHERE DREAMS AND BACK PAIN COLLIDE
🔥 Joon is in the middle of practice, drenched in sweat.
🔥 Hye-Rin walks in, looking fabulous as always.
💬 Hye-Rin: "Hey, boyfriend."
🔥 Joon almost falls over.
💬 Joon: "DO NOT CALL ME THAT HERE."
🔥 Hye-Rin smirks.
💬 Hye-Rin: "Why? Scared someone will think it's real?"
🔥 Joon crosses his arms.
💬 Joon: "No. I'm scared of Jae-Hyun appearing out of nowhere to cause more problems."
🔥 Hye-Rin laughs.
💬 Hye-Rin: "I think he's banned from entering the building today."
🔥 Joon sighs in relief—until the door SLAMS OPEN.
🔥 Jae-Hyun bursts in, holding his phone.
💬 Jae-Hyun: "BRO, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS!"
🔥 Joon facepalms.
💬 Joon: "Oh no. What now?"
🔥 Jae-Hyun shows the phone screen.
🔥 BREAKING NEWS:
🔥 "CEO Kang announces that Joon and Hye-Rin will perform a COUPLE STAGE at the upcoming music festival!"
🔥 Joon's soul leaves his body.
💬 Joon: "…WHAT."
🔥 Hye-Rin smirks.
💬 Hye-Rin: "Well, well. Looks like we'll be spending even more time together, darling."
🔥 Joon groans into his hands.
📢 SYSTEM ALERT:
📢 [DING! NEW QUEST: "SURVIVE THE COUPLE STAGE – REWARD: UNKNOWN"]
🔥 Joon is officially doomed.
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NEXT CHAPTER TEASERS:
🔥 Joon & Hye-Rin's Couple Stage?!
🔥 Jae-Hyun Decides to Become a Matchmaker?!
🔥 CEO Kang's Next Evil Plan?!
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A/N:
😂 Joon just wanted to be a singer, but now he's starring in a fake romance drama! Will he survive the couple stage, or will Jae-Hyun make it worse? (We all know the answer.)
Stay tuned for more chaos!