Chapter 179:
Translator: MarcTempest
Editor: Rxel
Chapter 179
People were interested in beautiful men and women all over the world.
After the morning news of TTS ended, related posts started to appear on Taiwan’s websites.
[Did anyone see the guy who was on TTS morning news today?]
The post had a screenshot of the interview.
He had a snow-white skin that shone alone in the middle of the night.
Deep eyes.
A young man with a perfect face sculpted by flawless angles smiled and spoke in a gif file.
The comments were explosive.
-Where did he come from with such beauty?
-Woo Jenmin? I’m going to search for him all over the country. Wait for me.
-His name suddenly sounds pretty too. Woo Jenmin.
-Is he trying to become a celebrity by showing up on TV first?
-He looks like a Korean actor. Did he get plastic surgery in Korea?
-If that face is the result of plastic surgery, I’m buying a ticket to Korea right now. Idiot.
The curiosity about the mysterious handsome man named ‘Woo Jenmin’ spread quickly on the web.
TTS News Bureau was bombarded with inquiries about who he was since morning.
“Who is Woo Jenmin? We only did an interview with him, so we don’t know the details. Yes, it’s a pseudonym.”
“Sorry. We don’t have any information about the person in the interview...”
But they didn’t have any better information than anyone else.
They just did an interview.
The staff who were bothered by phone calls all morning put down the receiver and wiped their sweat.
“This is crazy.”
“They’re going crazy over one interview scene. I keep getting calls from my friends who work in entertainment agencies. They’re asking me where he is.”
“Why?”
“They think he might show up again. They’re dying to get him.”
With a bitter smile, one of the news bureau staff who was surfing the web on his laptop said, “I don’t know who he is, but he’s definitely a hit. Soon his identity will be revealed, and the entertainment agencies will try to snatch him up.”
That was what everyone was thinking.
But when the name ‘Woo Jenmin’ appeared on the website’s search terms, the happening ended in a ridiculous way.
-Isn’t he a Korean celebrity?
Someone who recognized New Black commented.
At first, most people didn’t believe it.
-What are you talking about? A Korean celebrity?
But then evidence photos started to appear.
The scene of him looking at the camera at the end of a music show, various videos of him doing well on Korean broadcasts.
He had a bit more makeup on, but it was definitely him.
The people who were expecting a story of an unknown ordinary person who was discovered by a news scene were disappointed, but they soon accepted it.
-Ah. He’s a Taiwanese who works in Korea?
But that wasn’t it either.
According to the data someone posted, his father was a famous jazz pianist not only in Korea but also in the world.
A fan of New Black posted a message.
-I translated a post from the Korean fan cafe with a translator, and it said that Woojoo was taking a plane for the first time.
He had no connection with any foreign country, let alone overseas schedules.
People were more confused.
-What...? Is he a genius of language?
-I think it would be more convincing if he said he lived in Taiwan for a few years.
-I wish someone would ask him how he learned the language. I’ve never seen a Korean who speaks so well. It makes me want to study for the first time in a while.
The reaction was more friendly than when he was a mysterious Taiwanese.
And now that the question of who Woo Jenmin was was resolved.
The Taiwanese netizens were interested in something new.
-But why did he come to Taiwan?
At the same time.
The Soufflé who were waiting for the breadcrumbs of New Black who went to Taiwan received an unexpected breadcrumb.
-Woojoo...? Why are you there?
On the news screen with a lot of Chinese characters, Woojoo was smiling and answering the interview.
The initial shock was only for a moment.
When someone translated what had happened on the Taiwanese web, laughter erupted everywhere.
–ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏWoojooᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ
-I doubted my eyes ᄏᄏᄏᄏ
-Oh my, my baby did well. His first overseas schedule was the news. But he came out as a local? A local...
-Woo Jenminᅲᅲᅲᅲ
-How excited were the Taiwanese netizens?
-It’s even funnier when I imagine itᄏᄏᄏᄏ
-They thought he was a gem of their country, but he was a foreigner...☆
-I’m just proudᄏᄏᄏOur kid is amazing, now even the foreign kids know
-A cute 21-shemᄏᄏᄏᄏ Why did he say he was 21 years old?
Soon, the Soufflés who gathered their meanings started to post ‘Woo Jenmin, 21 years old’ memes all over the place as sales articles.
After having a good laugh, the Soufflés were also swept away by a new curiosity.
-But how well did he speak that they mistook him for a local?
-Yeah. How did he do it...?
But that question didn’t last long.
-Well, how do you think he did it?
-I gave up on understanding our kid
-(Roughly, the content that Woojoo did Woojoo)
-ᄋᄋ Woojoo just did Jenmin as usual
-ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ
-Now is not the time to do this, everyone, hurry up and spread this meme so that Woojoo can squirm with shame
-Let’s all fight together kyarruk
They were fans who were becoming more and more like their singer.
The recording of the TBC Patisserie Korea special started from dawn.
The daily cafe located on Yongkang Street had cameras set up inside and the cast members were busy preparing for the opening.
Patisserie Min Sejin was busy checking the ingredients carefully, and Park Jaewoo, the chef, assisted her.
The rest were in charge of odd jobs.
Woojoo also smiled and answered.
“Well, this is kind of a superstition, but we have our own way of checking if today’s event will be a hit or not.”
“Really?”
“Our Junghyun is the Pelé of the idol world. He predicts everything backwards. If he says he has a good feeling, something always goes wrong.”
Their members joined in and told some stories that actually happened. Everyone looked at them with curious eyes.
“Really? Then, Junghyun, how many customers do you think will come today?”
“Um, I don’t know.”
“See? This is a sign of success. When we got our first win on a music show, this guy also said he didn’t know.”
Everyone laughed and said that was not a prediction, but they kept a serious expression.
Park Jaewoo, the chef, joked, “Actually, you don’t have to worry. If there are no customers, just put these New Black guys in front of the store.”
He said that people would flock in like water. They all laughed at that.
“It’s about time.”
They all got up.
It was time to change the sign from ‘Closed’ to ‘Open’ and lift up the blinds that were down.
Yoo Changhyun said, “Should I go outside and see if there are any customers waiting?”
He opened the door slightly and peeked outside. Woojoo looked at his back.
But his back stiffened.
“...”
He turned around and looked at them with a panicked face. He swallowed and said to them, “People.”
“People?”
“There are too many.”
“What?”
“They’re in line. You have to see this. Come on, let’s go out. They’re all chanting Wooz Wooz or something. It’s crazy.”
The others looked at Woojoo when he said ‘Wooz Wooz’, but Woojoo just shrugged.
What’s going on? Was the promotion yesterday that effective?
They grabbed the doorknob and opened it. Then they all stuck their heads out in order of height, from top to bottom.
“Woaaaaah-!”
Oh. What a surprise.
About a hundred people in line screamed.
At first, he thought they were their fans, but they were looking at Woojoo, who was stuck in between them.
They all pointed at Woojoo, making a fuss.
“It’s Woo Jenmin!”
“Is that the most handsome guy over there Woo Jenmin?”
“He looks even better in real life!”
...Who the hell was Woo Jenmin?
The customers came in like waves.
“Jenmin, please take the tangerine cake to table four!”
“Jenmin Hyung!”
“Jenmin, the customers here don’t speak English! Hurry up and help me explain the menu!”
And then Woojoo was renamed.
Jenmin. Jenmin-ah.
Every time he heard the echo in his ears, he shook his cheeks.
“I won’t answer if you keep calling me Jenmin.”
“Woo Jenmin~”
Yoo Changhyun teased Woojoo as he called him, and he turned to the customers with a bright smile.
“What can I do for you?”
The Taiwanese customers burst into laughter at the sight of him switching to a professional smile.
Woojoo didn’t know whether to thank or be sad about the morning news that introduced him as Woo Jenmin.
“Thanks to Woojoo, we’re doing great.”
Woojoo was happy that they had a lot of customers, as Chef Park Jaewoo praised him, but he was sad when he thought about the future.
He was already nervous and crazy when he thought about the data screen that would say ‘Woo Jenmin, 21 years old’ when he went on air.
Well. Fortunately, this was not even a black history anymore.
“Woojoo Hyung is twenty-one years old~”
“...Let’s talk after the broadcast.”
Then, Junghyun rapped ‘I want to be younger even by one year, so I lied about my age~ My age is twenty one’ and Woojoo was furious inside.
Then he went to the place where the customers called him with a bright smile.
Yeah. This was an opportunity.
Woojoo took pictures and signed for the customers who came to see him with the thought of fan service.
Woojoo smiled as he saw them enjoying themselves.
“Ingredients! We’re running out of ingredients, we need to get more!”
“Jiho, Jiho! The customers there want shaved ice, not cake!”
The daily cafe was a huge success.
People started lining up and flocking in as soon as the meme of Woo Jenmin spread by word of mouth.
The younger ones used the simple Chinese expressions he taught them to take orders skillfully, and the pastry chef and the chef showed amazing desserts.
The customers who liked their faces in the first place tasted the desserts and had ecstatic expressions.
“Hoo...”
Woojoo took a deep breath and wiped the sweat on his forehead.
It was busy and hectic, but it was a perfect business success as it was.
He was a little embarrassed, but he was happy to think that he had an influence on the success of this cafe.
“...?”
What was going on?
The PD who was behind the camera looked at the text and started to go into the kitchen with a serious face.
Yoo Changhyun’s face also hardened as he heard something.
Bijoo, who was busy serving, asked, “Hyung, what happened?”
“Just a minute, I’ll go and see.”
Woojoo went into the kitchen with the menu board on his side.
As he entered the dark door and the hot kitchen, he saw a shocking scene.
Chef Park Jaewoo kept asking ‘Are you okay?’ with a worried expression, and Patisserie Myung Sejin nodded with tears in her eyes.
The cameraman who was filming the whole situation also looked very embarrassed.
“What’s going on?”
Chef Park Jaewoo answered for Woojoo.
“This kid sprained her wrist badly while kneading the dough.”
“...What?”
There was a big accident in the kitchen.