Chapter 140 – Korean Fandom Culture? (2)

140

As soon as I arrived in Frankfurt and left the departure hall, the women holding the plan cards launched a rolling attack. What kind of nonsense is this….

I managed to get out with the help of the airport security guards and found out the reason. So-young’s sister’s girlfriend, who was revealed on the air, had crossed the water and advanced to Germany in the meantime.

… Scary global era. Not even fast
What was even scarier was the German women who were tainted with the Korean-style sasaeng fan culture.

It was fine until I went to sleep when I got home from Frankfurt that day.
Full-time and long flight in the extreme environment of Azadi Stadium, plus the extreme rotation of Oh Harin, Yoon Hee-yeon, Elena, and reporter sister the previous day, the stamina squeezed out, as soon as I returned home, I fell asleep as if I was fainting.

The problem was when I left the house to go to work the next day.
Dozens of women huddled in front of the house, each holding up a plan card.

How are you?
Isn’t the picket in Korean, not German?
I looked at what was written,

—We trust you brother
—I’m waiting for your brother’s explanation.
—Hong Min-joon Girlfriend is here

Her…
These days, German girls are also learning Korean. Ambiguous typos are cute too.
Now that I live, I hear all the things about my brother from German girls.

The day passed with a laugh.

“Hey.”

While eating breakfast prepared by Daye Yoon, Harin Oh opens her mouth with a bitter expression.

“What are you going to do with that?”
“What.”
“Those outside. What are you going to do?”
“What the hell, what the hell. Leave it alone, it’ll say that.”

3 days have passed since returning home.
Outside the house, dozens of girls are still waiting indefinitely holding up pickets as if they were protesting.

It was a quiet protest without swearing, throwing stones, or even making noise, but the girls camped out in front of the house, and Oh Harin and Yoon Daye couldn’t be comfortable.

It was too big a mansion to live alone, and I didn’t really keep the fact that I lived together because I had the status of an agent and a personal trainer. Maybe if you’re in the neighborhood, you might have seen it

However, dozens of people gather to protest about my girlfriend, and I can’t openly show them living together.
I couldn’t provoke the protesters with scratching, so I had to hold my breath at Oh Harin and Yoon Daye’s house.
It’s fortunate that I can sneak in and out through the back door, but I’m sure it’s stressful to stay hidden for days.

“We all agreed to reveal a lot of women little by little. I expected it to be difficult in the beginning. Even if it’s uncomfortable and difficult, let’s be patient. They’ll disband if they get tired of that.”
“…I never imagined something like this would happen.”

Several days passed again.
Oh Harin and Yoon Daye said with sloppy faces.

“We’ll just go to the hotel.”
“Hey! You abandoned me and only you guys escaped?”
“Then what are you going to do? It might take a few months before it gets tired and falls off.”

I have nothing to say to Yoon Daye’s powerless words.
Because there were still unspoken protests in front of the house.

At first, I thought it was because I was tired, but I was mistaken.
Every time the faces change, I wondered if the tired kids would drop out and new kids would come in… It wasn’t that, it was that hundreds of people were circulating their own rotation schedules.

This isn’t some sort of guard shift, are you soldiers?
How I knew this was because a German newspaper covered this shocking situation.

Hundreds of girls protesting in front of their houses in an interview saying that a soccer player who is not a politician or a celebrity has a girlfriend? It’s not a one-time thing, but hundreds of people even made a schedule?

The German press reacted with absurdity to the culture shock beyond imagination.
At this point, I decided to report it to the police, so I asked a legal advisor.

“It must be difficult. I’m not insulting, threatening, or trespassing… Just gathering in front of a house and holding a sign won’t have much effect. Besides, most of them are women in their teens and twenties. Even underage girls. If you report it, public opinion will only get worse.”

It’s easier to curse, but this isn’t a silent protest.

“Whew… I have nothing to say. Be patient with me a little longer.”

Like Oh Harin and Yoon Daye, I have a hard time too.
As he sighed with a bitter face, the two silently opened the newspaper as if they had nothing to say.

“Wait. What is that?”
“This? It’s a FAZ.”

FAZ.
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung is one of the leading daily newspapers in Germany.

Like its name, it is a historical and popular daily newspaper published in Frankfurt am Main. Why is it on the front page of this newspaper, which can be seen as Korea’s Jojung-dong? Is my face stuck in it?

“What? This is you.”
“…OMG.”

Live and live, my face appears on the front pages of German newspapers.
Fuck.

Looking at the content, it’s really cool.
It begins by announcing the behavior of my fans who are changing guards in front of their houses, saying that it is a shocking culture that has spread among young women.

And listing my profile and career, I said that with my looks and skills, I have recently become a K-pop idol among young German women.

And given my interview as the background to this incident,

“Is there a picture of me here?”
“I am too.”

She’s a strong candidate for my girlfriend and I’m introducing girls.
With the title of superstar women from Korea who have been bewitched by Germany. … Just by looking at the title, it sounds like a playboy. Although true.

「—According to this paper’s estimation, the likely candidates are American track and field star Elena L. Stewart (24), Hong Min-jun’s agent Oh Ha-rin (21), mysterious personal trainer Yoon Da-ye (21), and rising Korean tennis star Yoon Hee-yeon (23). ) Is cited.”

Wow… You got it right.
But don’t you know that not just one but all of them are my girlfriends?

“An article appeared in Korea as well.”

As I was reading the newspaper, Oh Harin showed me the screen with a serious expression.

“According to the investigation, Minjun Hong was a member of the Jijangdae cheering team as a member of the opposite sex he met during college… — Daily Sports”
“Amid the fever of finding a girlfriend for Hong Min-joon… — Maeil Newspaper
“—The reporter who was in charge of the interview suddenly resigned and became Hong Min-jun’s exclusive interviewer… — Woman Power Daily”

Isn’t it just one or two?
Oh that’s annoying

“Once we’ll think of a countermeasure, you go to work. You’ll be late for training.”

As I come out like that, I see girls huddled in front of the house holding signs.
… I can’t stand it.

“Hey.”
“Yes!”

Girls who brightly answer that they will finally recognize me even when I call coldly.
Uh, uh….

“So. You don’t like me having a girlfriend?”

I was a bit taken aback by the bright response.

“No! Joe, I like it…”

Umm… At first, I was going to swear at him, but the reaction was like this…

“Really? Then that’s it. I thought you hated me because I had a girlfriend again.”
“Ugh…!”
“Oh. And please refrain from doing this in front of the house. It will be annoying.”

Still, I decided to say something, but I shouted… What’s the reaction

That morning, while resting after finishing training, I was checking my phone when I received a call from Oh Harin.

—How did you solve it? The girls voluntarily broke up

… What?

* * *

-Okay? That’s it. I thought you hated me for having a girlfriend again.

Omg!
Heh heh!

The sound of breathing was heard everywhere.

“What can I do… I’m so desperatehaha, my heart hurts…”
“Brother!! I will never hate you!!”
“Huh…If you could tell me directly…”

At first it was a real protest.
I know it’s ridiculous that a guy like Min-Jun Hong doesn’t have a girlfriend, but the fan club members planned a protest with the feeling that everyone knew Min-Jun Hong’s face was taken away by a thief who didn’t even know his face.

However, as time passed, the purpose of the fan club changed.
Okay. It’s natural for a man like Hong Min-joon to have a girlfriend. At least, where is the gay rumor that was circulating as a rumor?

The protest turned into a meeting where Hong Min-joon’s commute was directly filmed.
On that day, what was captured on the phones and cameras of the demonstrators who were filming Hong Min-jun in his raw state was a chic and demanding Hong Min-jun, unlike usual.

Moderately edited videos were uploaded to the fan club, and the members voluntarily disbanded.

“A video of Hong Min-joon on the rise!”
Wow… It’s real good;
I’m so fucking desperate
What is this? It’s suddenly popular?
ㄴ Hong Minjun fans, where else did you take the coordinates;;
ㄴThis is it, Hong Min-joon fans were expelled for being mean
Replying to @DragonBall

* * *

After the fan club protests were resolved, our team steadfastly maintained the top spot in the league table.
September, October, November… And until early December.

Up to the 16th round of the Bundesliga, 4 Europa League matches in the rounds of 64 and 32 of the Pokal, and the A-match evaluation matches in October and November following September.

Even though the season started earlier than usual in preparation for the World Cup, as the schedule for the national team in the European competition was added to the first full-time experience, problems with physical condition began to emerge.

Originally, my physical strength was not good, but I was confident that there would be no problem in completing the season because of my good recovery.

Despite the lack of depth, the final difficulty appeared in front of us, waiting for the longest winter break among the four major European leagues.

December 9th.
The sixth leg against Monaco, the last match of the Europa League qualifiers, was waiting.