Damn Idol — Episode 98
The video that had gone up just one minute ago already had views in the tens of thousands.
That meant a lot of people had been waiting for it, but honestly, he had no idea what kind of people had been waiting.
Whether they had waited because they liked Sedalbaegil like him, or because they were waiting for the unique sadism of *Abyss Detector*.
Choi Sehui clicked the video with trembling hands.
The video's intro was the same one he had seen in the teaser.
The stages Han Sion had performed on until now flashed by in rapid cuts.
“Huh?”
But the song that came on at the very end was one he was hearing for the first time. ‘A new song?’
The section that flowed out for about four to five seconds seemed to be the chorus, and the moment he heard it, it hooked him instantly.
‘Wasn’t he blacklisted by Ryan Entertainment?’
Preparing a new song and promoting it meant there was a plan to release it.
Choi Sehui focused on the constantly changing video despite those thoughts.
After the intro, the casting process came out.
A call came in for the production team, and it was from Han Sion, saying that he personally wished to appear.
[But we didn’t fully believe it until right before the pre-meeting!]
[??? : It’s voice phishing.]
[This is the main writer’s voice.]
Then, a brief cut of the pre-meeting appeared.
Han Sion, neatly dressed, sat facing the production team, and Choi Sehui admired Han Sion’s early-summer outfit.
It was a neat shirt. Though he wasn’t dressed up extravagantly, the vibe was different from other idols.
If other idols were pretty, should Han Sion be called handsome?
Regardless of his actual appearance, there was something in his aura that felt like a veteran who had been through all sorts of trials.
Before long, the screen switched, and with the logo song of *Abyss Detector*, Han Sion was shown attaching the parts.
It was finally starting.
[Today, a truly unimaginable guest came to us personally. Those who saw the thumbnail probably doubted their eyes, right?]
[The hottest program these days! Coming Up Next’s Han Sion!]
[Hello. I’m Han Sion, belonging to the team called Sedalbaegil.]
MCs Jo Taehun and Chae Myeongho exchanged light greetings with Han Sion.
*Abyss Detector* was originally a program with very little talk.
Because it replaced other programs’ talk content with questions.
There were even times when a guest appeared, the opening talk ended with just five words—“Nice to meet you”—and they immediately threw a question.
But perhaps because Han Sion’s appearance was so unexpected, there was quite a bit of talk this time.
[I’ve been a huge fan, so I really wanted to appear at least once.]
[With this level of fan spirit, isn’t it madness? You might fall into the abyss, though?]
[Honestly, I’m not sure. I don’t think I’ve ever really done anything wrong in my life.]
Subtitles like “Madness idol, sheesh” popped up, and the real-time chat went wild.
-No way, lmao. So Han Sion requested to appear himself? Hahaha
-Maybe Coming Up Next couldn’t properly capture Han Sion’s madness?
-Hahaha look at Jo Taehun and Chae Myeongho’s awkward attitudes, lol. They look flustered, like how do you even deal with this crazy guy
-Right, usually they start by mocking the guys who caused scandals, but not with Han Sion, hahaha
-And yet Han Sion’s the only one with calm eyes, lol
-Real madness, oof
-Madness idol, oof
At that moment, the first question finally began.
[How many girlfriends have you had so far?]
[One, when I was in kindergarten.]
[Kindergarten? Really, you haven’t had a girlfriend besides that?]
[I haven’t.]
-Is that a lie? With that face?
-Han Sion isn’t that handsome, is he?
-What are you saying, hahaha. Looking fine in a two-shot with Yi Eon means he’s hella handsome. Have you not seen Blue’s humiliation meme, hahaha
-Ah, that one, LOLOLOLOL
-Blue has a handsome face but became a squid because of his age, hahaha
-I think Blue is cooler now than during his idol days. A case of getting handsomer with age.
-I didn’t even think Yi Eon was that handsome, though?
-??? Then who do you think is handsome?
-Kim Byeongtae, 58th-generation descendant of the Gimhae Kim clan. Himself in the mirror.
-Get lost, Byeongtae.
The MCs tried to dig into Han Sion’s thoughts on dating after that as well, but to no avail.
[Why do you dislike women so much?]
[I don’t dislike them. I just like music more.]
[Could it be....... I’m gay?]
[No. I’m heterosexual.]
-The MCs have no damn sense. They should have asked if he’s asexual, hahaha
-Could he be a hermaphrodite?
-Could he be a worm or an amoeba?
-No but look how calm the lie detector is, hahaha
-Our genius baby has no interest in the opposite sex? He only loves music?
-Hahaha, looks like the MCs are fired up? Guess they really want to dig up some dirt about women, hahaha
-Wow, what is this professionalism.
-Is this professionalism; It just seems like madness;
Actually, Han Sion had thought all the MCs’ constant dating talk would all be edited out.
Because he thought throwing out similar questions over and over was boring.
But in the actual broadcast, it wasn’t.
The razor-sharp answers without hesitation no matter what question came out created a strange character.
*Abyss Detector*’s big appeal was watching celebrities who caused scandals trip themselves up.
But if this was truly all there was, there was no way people who made comebacks through this program would appear.
It wasn’t just about cases like baseball player Ok Gangwon, who cleared up controversies.
Even those with no room for excuses, those who fully acknowledged the wrongs they committed and sincerely reflected, were often given chances. Like MC Jo Taehun, who had been a guest on episode one.
[If you were given another chance to work in the entertainment industry, what would you do?]
[I would think of it as the last mercy heaven granted me, and live my life reflecting, being grateful, and giving back.]
The lie detector judged Jo Taehun’s words as true, and in reality, he had been living while donating considerable amounts since his return.
In other words, viewers also felt catharsis in boldly breaking through sadistic questions head-on.
There had been a time when such figures didn’t appear on *Abyss Detector* for a while.
Subtitles like “MCs at a loss for words” and “100% pure innocence tasted for the first time” also highlighted Han Sion’s character.
Of course, not all viewers welcomed this dynamic.
-Ah the questions have no damn sense, hahaha. I want to see the fangirls stanning this god-baby crash and burn, haha
-When does the teaser question come out, hahaha
-They need to expose how fake idols are.
-I see fans as ATMs!
-There was a moment I wanted to beat fans up!
-If a sasaeng fan is hella pretty, I’d let her into the dorm!
There were many comments harboring incomprehensible hostility toward idols and celebrities.
But Han Sion’s fans had already firmly steeled themselves through internal communities.
Because with *Abyss Detector*’s nature, there was no way there would be zero problematic parts.
Of course, fundamentally, there were more outcries asking why he had appeared on such a program.
Then finally, the teaser question came out.
[I value money more than my fans’ love!]
-Right. This is it, hahaha. Fangirls need to know their oppas are enduring shit because of money, hahaha
-He’ll obviously say he likes fans more.
-Predicting a false parade, hahaha
Choi Sehui briefly worried whether to turn off the real-time chat window, but the Han Sion on screen showed little concern.
[Not at all.]
[Not at all? Such modifiers are a bit dangerous.]
[Not at all.]
-He’s saying “not at all” again, hahaha
-But delulu fans will say the contestant was too nervous and the lie detector malfunctioned.
-Anyway antis say he fooled the lie detector even if the truth comes out?
-Fangirls, come on in.
It was that moment.
-????
-Huh? It’s true?
-It’s for real??
-Did the antis get silenced? Hahaha
-Comments suddenly got super clean, haha
Boldly, the truth came out.
As if they had been waiting, the fans’ firepower poured out.
-Our baby loves only music and fans?
-And he has the talent to shut the haters’ mouths??
-LOLOLOLOLOL
Ordinary viewers munched on popcorn and watched the fight between the two groups with interest.
The overall dynamic remained similar.
Han Sion broke through all the sly jabs the MCs threw head-on.
Even later, they spat out questions rapid-fire, and he processed each answer in exactly one cut.
[No.]
[True!]
By this point, even those who had tried to attack Han Sion closed their mouths.
But they hadn’t given up on attacking.
-Anyway round 1 is just jabs, what, hahaha
-We all saw you trying to grab his hair with those jabs though?
-Haha, so excited
-Nothing to say?
-Anyway when the rounds go up, everything will collapse, hahaha
Because the round 2 and 3 questions remained.
[Detective Shin, isn’t this broken?]
The MCs made a fuss, so Detective Shin checked the lie detector, but it was normal.
[Wow, he’s a heavenly idol. I was going to bag a few easy ones.]
[I give up. Let’s move to round 2.]
-Now the questions will be worth watching, haha
-I’m watching this program for the first time, do the questions get more intense?
-Yeah, they asked a celebrity caught with marijuana “Does marijuana taste good?” in round 2
-Heol LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Then what the hell did they ask in round 3?
-“As long as you’re guaranteed not to get caught, would you do it again?”
-LOLOLOLOL Heol, whose episode is that? What was the answer?
-Comedian Jo Huidong’s episode, hahaha
-Ah, hahaha, don’t even need to see the answer to know.
-But maybe because Han Sion hasn’t done anything wrong, the questions are a bit bland.
-Just appearing on Abyss Detector is wrongdoing, LOLOLOL
Then the MC on screen smirked and opened his mouth.
[Han Sion. Do you happen to know the current music chart rankings?]
[I checked in the morning.]
[Do you know what the #1 song is?]
[It’s Drop Out’s *Selfish*.]
At that moment, Choi Sehui flinched.
It was because he had been stanning the sub-unit and hadn’t expected the main group to be mentioned.
Chae Myeongho continued.
[#2 is *Sedalbaegil*, which Han Sion performed on the Coming Up Next final stage.]
[I didn’t sing it alone; I sang it with my teammates.]
That was right.
Sedalbaegil had ranked #1 on the music charts even though they received an obviously disadvantageous edit in episode 10.
But it wasn’t the overwhelming record like *Under the Streetlight* or *Seoul Town Punk*.
Because as soon as Drop Out’s single was released, the ranking was pushed down immediately.
‘Ah, please.’
Choi Sehui focused without even realizing he was clasping his hands together.
The MCs were old-timers in the entertainment industry, but it was clear they didn’t know the ins and outs of the idol scene.
Getting entangled with a senior boy group was really dangerous.
Because it was the idol industry where you could get torn apart even if you said “I support you.”
So he couldn’t help but hope the question would be mild.
And the question that followed was.
[The #1 song, *Selfish*, and the #2 song, *Sedalbaegil*. Which one do you think is the better song?]
At the MC’s question, Han Sion hesitated for the first time.
-LOLOLOL He got caught, hahaha
-Is Sedalbaegil composed by Han Sion?
-Yeah yeah yeah yeah, composition and arrangement were both done by Han Sion, hahaha
-No way he’s going to say Sedalbaegil here, hahaha. Anyone can see Selfish is the better song, hahaha
-LOLOLOLOL He’s going to get torn apart by Drop Out fans, hahaha
In that moment, Han Sion’s mouth opened.
[*Sedalbaegil*.]
Dear god.
Choi Sehui had no choice but to collapse, clutching his head.