Korean Entertainment: Perfect Cheating Life

There is a coffee shop inside the SM building, and most of the people who come here to buy coffee are company staff and artists.

Kim So Min and Leeteuk walked leisurely in the corridor, chatting about recent events.

Leeteuk still doesn't quite agree with her debuting as an idol. He thinks Kim So Min would be much better if she debuted as a solo singer.

"Brother can also go solo now, isn't he also in the team?"

Leeteuk looked disappointed and whispered, "Park Jung-soo is a thing of the past. The only person alive now is Leeteuk."

Jin Zhaomin frowned sadly. She stretched out her slender hand and hit Li Teuk's back hard: "Brother, I don't allow you to say that about yourself."

"Lee Teuk is a highly regarded superstar and a talented host, and Park Jung Soo is an extremely outstanding brother. No one can replace them."

Leeteuk smiled helplessly: "Park Jung-soo is not like that. He is a useless coward."

"No way! Park Jung-soo is the strongest man in the world."

Kim So Min pulled his arm and said to him seriously, "I've said it many times, brother, I want to become an idol because of you guys."

As the captain of SJ, Leeteuk has done so much for the continuation of SJ and overcome so many hardships for the stage he loves.

Kim So-min has always seen his shining points.

"When he talks about the stage and his fans, he shines brightly, and when he works hard in the practice room, he looks so cool."

"But without Park Jung-soo's efforts and persistence, Leeteuk wouldn't have appeared."

"I was just moved by Leeteuk hyung's efforts, so I wanted to know what it would be like to stand on the stage."

Leeteuk blinked and suppressed the tears in his eyes: "I'm not as strong as you said... Somin gave me a lot of strength."

Leeteuk's family was very poor, but after he finally became a big star, his family conditions finally improved a lot.

When everything seemed to be bright and full of hope, misfortune came to him again.

Military service on the peninsula is a very painful thing. During Leeteuk's service, he was not only bullied by the army, but his father also owed a huge debt, killed his family and then committed suicide.

During that painful time, he relied on large amounts of antidepressants to survive every day and was so depressed that he wanted to end it all.

Kim So-min couldn't bear to see him suffer, so she suggested changing Leeteuk's military service type to an easier one, but he refused.

Bandao takes the issue of military service very seriously. Once the branch of service is changed, not only will Leeteuk have no hope of stepping onto the stage in his life, but his beloved SJ group will also be tarnished.

At that time, all Kim So-min could do was to pay off his debts.

Even though she didn't want the money, Leeteuk worked hard to pay it back after leaving the military.

Kim So Min: "Brother, you don't have to give me a bag. I will be happy if you just say happy birthday to me."

A bag could easily cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and she had no shortage of brand-name bags. When Leeteuk gave it to her, she felt overwhelmed and wanted to return it to him.

"Don't underestimate my brother. I'm not poor now."

Li Te is now confident enough to say this calmly: "Just take it if I give it to you."

He smiled easily, breaking the dull atmosphere: "How about I buy you Dior next year?"

Kim So Min: "No! I have too many Dior ones!"

"You have to take it even if you don't want it. I've already chosen the style."

"Ah? Which one?"

The two of them just happened to reach the exit of the turning. After turning the corner, they saw a floor-to-ceiling window in front of them.

The morning light coming in through the window enveloped Litt.

He walked in front of Kim So-min with light steps and said in a brisk tone: "I won't tell you."

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The two people walked into the coffee shop after arguing and happened to meet someone they knew.

Taeyeon dyed her hair blonde for her comeback album this time, with makeup on her sweet face. She lowered her head and was talking to the service staff.

Kim So Min immediately left Leeteuk behind, called Taeyeon unni sweetly, and ran over to hug her.

Taeyeon is very petite, and the tall Kim So Min can easily hold her tightly.

Taeyeon has a sweet floral and fruity scent on her body, which Kim Somin likes.

"Hey Gu--our Somin!"

In public, Taeyeon still wanted to remain reserved, but Kim So Min's cute outfit and sweet expression and tone reminded her of Kim So Min's childhood, and she couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The little girl who shouted “I can do it” with Kim So Min on the bank of the Han River when she just came of age is now a senior at the top of the music industry.

As they are all female idols, Taeyeon understands the situation of Kim So Min and Jin Li very well. She hugged Kim So Min back and asked her with concern: "How are you? Are you still adjusting?"

"Yeah, I think I'm fine with it, but we have a book signing tomorrow and I don't quite know what to do."

Taeyeon lets go of her.

"Book signing event?"

Taeyeon asked her and Leeteuk to sit down, asked the waiter to bring the menu, and ordered coffee for them.

“I can meet a lot of fans at the book signing event and get support from them.”

She explained the signing process to Kim So-min in detail, and said with some difficulty at the end, "Sometimes, there are some... strange people."

Taeyeon thought of some scumbags and said with a dark face, "Somin, if you meet someone with bad intentions, tell unnie and unnie will help you teach him a lesson."

Taeyeon has experienced a lot in the past few years since her debut, and she has deep feelings.

She was harassed by a pervert on stage, threatened by text messages from a senior who was pursuing her, and embarrassed in person by fans at her autograph session.

All the hardships that should be endured at the book signing event were borne by these people.

Now SM's offline autographing requirements are much stricter than those of other companies.

Autograph sessions provide better protection for artists, but also relatively speaking, impose greater restrictions on fans.

SM Entertainment does not allow fans to take photos or exchange seats; when fans talk to idols, any closer contact is prohibited except clapping.

Those requirements, which seem to be far more stringent than those of other small companies, are entirely the result of experience summarized by the company after members of TVXQ, Super Junior, and Girls' Generation suffered various injuries.

"Yes!" Kim So-min agreed straightforwardly.

Taeyeon rubbed her face and smiled happily.

She ordered take-out coffee, and when the coffee was ready and served, Leeteuk hurried back to the show to record the show, leaving the two of them sitting and chatting.

Taeyeon held the coffee in her hand and suddenly said to Kim Somin, "Let's go listen to the demo of my solo song with unnie?"

The company originally planned to let Taeyeon officially debut as a solo singer last year. However, many unexpected situations, such as the departure of three members of EXO, the debut of Red Velvet, and the branch label system proposed by Kim So Min, plunged the company into chaos.

Therefore, Taeyeon's solo album plan had to be put on hold temporarily, and along with the return of the Girls' Generation group, its release was postponed to this year.

"A solo song?!" Kim So-min said with anticipation: "Okay!"