Chapter 56 In Japan (Part 2)

  Too busy, all the golden bodies were broken one after another, and it wasn't until after 0 o'clock that I finally updated.

  This is yesterday's first post, and the second one will be posted in a few days when I have more free time!

  Thanks to classmates Bai, Beifeng Qianqi and Song Bing for their rewards!

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  Shibuya, the birthplace of Japanese pop culture, a district where young people indulge in their rebellious spirit, the origin of Shibuya music, is now shrouded in night colors. This bustling area, like the style that Shibuya wants to express, is filled with neon lights everywhere, dazzling and mesmerizing, dyeing the sky into a kaleidoscope of colors. Such a vibrant scene yet exudes a lazy charm.

  Jang Keun-suk and Yoo Ji-tae arrived in Tokyo in the morning. As young people, they naturally couldn't resist going out to take a stroll around this fashion-leading place. When Ahn Jun-young saw them, the two had just returned from Shibuya Station. After a brief excitement and noise of meeting each other, the two began to enthusiastically talk about their experiences on the way in this place that was full of trendy and rebellious atmosphere.

  Meiji Shrine, Yoyogi Park, Shibuya Center Street, and Harajuku, which was born in Shibuya but gradually began to develop its own unique fashion culture, all of these scenes are completely different from Korea and even Japan's traditional style, and they all become exclamations in their mouths.

  An Junhe smiled and put on a very curious expression to listen to them, this expression obviously also stimulated the two people's desire for performance, until Xu Zhiying said "Just saw a dog statue at the train station, although it looks quite cute, but standing at the train station, feeling strange, a bit..."

  Hearing this, An Junhe couldn't pretend to be ignorant anymore and hastily interrupted her: "That's Ba Gong!" He then told the two of them about the story of that dog, finally warning them: "In the future if you don't understand something just come ask me, don't casually say some things that might cause misunderstandings."

  It's no wonder he made a big deal out of this, as the few people who came to Japan were here to promote "Sorry, I Love You". During their attendance at events, they would definitely have to accept interviews and be asked by reporters about their impressions of Japan or Tokyo. Whether it was Xu Zhien or Zhang Genshao, both had a bit of a quirky personality - put nicely, they were carefree, but this type of personality is also the most likely to get into trouble.

  Perhaps due to regional narrowness, Japan and Korea have a very strange overall mentality. On the one hand, they can quickly accept foreign cultures for their own development, while on the other hand, they strongly maintain traditional and national spirits to an extreme degree. Extreme nationalists hold a high position in society.

  Like what Xu Zhiying said earlier, if it was heard by Japanese people who understand Korean or she herself didn't have enough experience and was led to make a slip of the tongue by reporters, once it spreads out, provoking the nerves of those radical people, I'm afraid that even if "Sorry, I Love You" becomes popular again, they would still be driven out of Japan in shame.

  He was reprimanded by him, and then explained the possible consequences of that sentence. Xu Zhiying lowered her head, and with a lingering fear, she stuck out her tongue and reacted immediately, saying: "Well, it turns out you know everything, just now you still pretended to be confused, it turns out you were intentionally teasing us!"

  Although the tone was very dissatisfied, the warning was indeed taken to heart. The next morning, before the director, screenwriter and Lim Soo-jung arrived, and everyone couldn't attend the event, Tokyo TV arranged a brief interview. Japan's media is different from Korea, with more freedom, although it was arranged by the TV station, the reporter still tried to guide the conversation of several people, hoping to explode some exciting news for hype.

  Jang Keun-suk and Yoo Jin-young carefully followed Ahn Jun-hyeok's instructions, putting on a puzzled expression while repeatedly saying how much they liked Japan and Tokyo, and how thrilled they were to receive the invitation from Tokyo TV, kicking off their first wave of promotions in Japan. Later that afternoon, after clearing their schedules, director Lee Hyung-min, writer Lee Kyung-hee, and Lim Soo-jung arrived together. At that time, Ahn Jun-hyeok, who had no interviews scheduled for the afternoon, was visiting Bae Doona's apartment.

  As a popular singer in Japan, Baori's apartment is unexpectedly small and simple, with only about 60 square meters of space. The cramped living room has a TV cabinet, refrigerator, coffee table, and sofa, leaving no room for anything else. The slightly larger bedroom also serves as a study, with a single bed on one side and a large bookshelf that takes up almost half the space.

  The whole room gave An Junhe a feeling of being crowded, and it seemed difficult to turn around.

  "Do you live in such an environment?"

  Looking at the clothes casually thrown on the bed, the unfolded quilt, the book with a bookmark, and a guitar, An Junhe, who was quite tall, used his hand to support the top of the door frame to avoid hitting his head, and looked at Bao'er with some disbelief.

  Bao'er smiled awkwardly and hurried to put away those clothes, throwing them into the bathroom. The instantly revealed scene showed that it was also piled up with things inside.

  "He sighed: 'You're an idol...' "

  "It's really too tiring..." the girl said with a hint of grievance, "I just got back yesterday and there are many clothes and things that I brought back, all taken out casually without having time to put them away... anyway, I won't be staying here for long, I'll be going back to Binzhou after a while."

  "One day's time is not enough to tidy up? And your personal hygiene is really..." He said, fiddling with the girl's messy hair, her face, which had just woken up and was still a bit puffy, was as plain as clear broth noodles. This is naturally a euphemistic way of putting it, or perhaps it could be described as "disheveled and dirty". "Sigh!"

  Baby smiled shyly.

  He then looked around some more, flipping through the books on the girl's bookshelf. Most of them were music-related, and the rest were mostly language and philosophy, with a few used high school textbooks thrown in. It was only then that he remembered the girl in front of him was still a high school student.

  "This year you're going to take the college entrance exam, which university are you planning to choose?" He sat in the living room, holding several Korean versions of high school materials, and the TV was playing a Japanese variety show. He asked Baobao, who was brushing his teeth and washing his face in the bathroom.

  He didn't get a response, so he poked his head in and took a look. The girl was standing in front of the mirror in the half-open bathroom door, holding a towel and staring blankly at her reflection.

  An Junhe's heart was slightly enlightened, and he quietly put down the book in his hand, walked to the door, looked at Bao'er who was silent, and said softly: "Are you prepared to give up the college entrance examination?"

  Another silence, after a long while, she nodded lightly: "Mm..."

  "Why?"

  "I..." She moved her lips, wanting to say something, but after trying a few times, she gave up and hung her head in thought for a moment before continuing: "...to be honest with my brother, it's not necessary to hide the truth. In 2 or 3 months, what I'll tell the public is that I didn't want to be a ghost student, so I gave up on the opportunity to attend university. But actually... compared to using the little time I have left to be a student, I think focusing on my own career is more important..."

  As she said that, she raised her head and looked at An Junhe, with a hint of unease in her eyes: "Will brother think... I'm too realistic?"

  An Junhe looked at her, silent for a moment before smiling slightly: "It doesn't matter whether it's real or not, but have you really thought this through?" Not attending university isn't a big deal for ordinary people, at most their family would express some disappointment and misunderstanding. But celebrities are different. The educational background of Korean entertainment industry artists has always been relatively low. In the past, many people thought that stars were uneducated and could only make a living by selling their singing and acting skills. Although the situation is better now, if a star's educational background is insufficient, they will still be criticized and looked down upon by the public.

  Just like in the "X-File" incident, Ahn Jun-hee was rated 4.5 stars because he didn't get a full 5-star rating like Jang Dong-gun and Moon Geun-young due to his educational background. Of course, there wasn't any public criticism of him, but rather good feelings towards him, mainly because he enlisted voluntarily after graduating from high school and showed "loyalty to the country".

  But looking at the entire entertainment industry, there is only one exception, and that is him. He can imagine how much criticism BoA will face in Korea when she announces this news a few months later! How it will affect her usually good image, which has just been challenged by "X-File".

  Everything is because she is BoA, the pride of Korea.

  Bao'er had obviously also considered this issue, even if she couldn't think of it herself, the company must have also explained the pros and cons to her. Under his gaze, the girl hesitated for a few breaths before nodding heavily: "I've thought it through!"

  Having gotten her answer, An Junhe let out a soft sigh, and since she had made up her mind, he couldn't say anything more.

  Friends are not parents or spouses, no matter how deep the friendship is, they do not have the right to arbitrarily interfere with others' lives. As a friend, what can be done is only to show support when she clearly understands the pros and cons and makes her own decision, rather than simply opposing it. After all, she is also an adult and has her own judgment on how to handle things.

  This may be a turning point in her career, but as for which direction the so-called turning point will take, it's probably not optimistic!

  At least he searched for memories of his dreams, and the results presented seem to be negative.

  The atmosphere between the two was awkward for a moment, and then Bao'er suddenly laughed: "I just thought of it, brother also graduated from high school without going to college, wow, we can form a low-education combination!"

  "You still have the mood to joke..." An Junhe shook his head helplessly, "And this plan can't be realized anyway. Next month, the company will help me submit application forms to Hanyang University and Yonsei University, and I'll probably take the entrance exam in September. The company has positioned me as a high-quality idol, so you can just be your low-quality idol!"

  "Ah!" Bao'er pretended to be angry and punched him, then chased him out of the bathroom: "Then please let the high-quality idol stay away from this low-quality one! Hmph!"

  ……

  After staying at Bao's house for over 2 hours, An Jun-hyeok received a call from Kwon Bo-geun saying that the rest of the people had arrived. Tokyo TV station has arranged the activity site and will hold two simple fan meetings and autograph sessions in Harajuku street in the late afternoon. As the main character and theme song singer, he also needs to appear on a music talk show at night and perform "Snow Flower" in both Korean and Japanese live.

  The itinerary was very tight, and An Junhe had to bid a hasty farewell to Bao'er and rush back to the hotel.