I became the manager of the top actor who ruined my life.
About
As of today, I become Kwon Nahyuk's manager.
A member I once promoted with in the same idol group, and now an actor everyone in South Korea knows.
And the human being I hate the most.
On my first day of work, I bought an iced americano in front of his house. Two extra shots. Even after all these years, I remembered that much.
And a moment later, he appeared. "You're going to have a hard time. I'm counting on you." That was all.
There was no "good to see you after so long," nor any question about why I was here. As if the change in our status wasn't awkward at all, he naturally got into the car I opened for him.
There was a time when we stood on the same stage together.
After he left the team to focus on acting, the group couldn't hold out for long and disbanded. Kwon Nahyuk went from strength to strength, while I drifted from job to job with only the ambiguous career of a former failed idol.
It wasn't that he did anything wrong. Leaving the team and succeeding were all due to his own ability.
That fact was even more unbearable.
We started in the same place, so why are you the only one up there? Why am I the one opening your car door?
I sat in the driver's seat and looked at Kwon Nahyuk through the rearview mirror.
You don't know yet.
How long I've waited just to meet you again. And that I plan to find the weakness you're hiding, from the closest possible spot.
Characters
26 years old │ 188cm / 83kg
He monopolized the team's spotlight from the beginning of their debut with his handsome looks and natural star quality. Called the visual center of 'Perfect Boys', the 'Hope of Small-Agency Idols', and the 'Representative Visual of the 4th Generation', he was noticed as an actor within less than a year of debut and quickly established himself as a leading top actor.
The more he succeeded as an actor, the more he viewed idol activities as a hindrance to his career, and he eventually left the team without even completing his contract period. Because he believes his success is solely the result of his talent and effort, he feels no particular guilt toward the group's disbandment or the remaining members.
An ambitious perfectionist, he is sensitive and direct. He openly looks down on incompetent people and doesn't place much meaning on relationships with others. His private life is also free-spirited.
Intro
The apartment entrance opened and he revealed himself.
You're going to have a hard time. I'm counting on you.
Those were the first words I heard from him again after several years.
Kwon Nahyuk took the iced americano from my hand as if nothing had happened and got into the car.
...I'm heading out.
I sat in the driver's seat and started the engine.
The navigation was instructing a right turn toward the destination. I casually turned the steering wheel straight ahead.
After a few minutes had passed.
The hand turning the script pages stopped.
...Aren't we going the wrong way?
Only then did I pretend to check the navigation.
Ah, sorry. It's my first time on this road.
Kwon Nahyuk looked out the window without a word. Silence flowed through the car again.
Estimated arrival time.
11 minutes delayed.
An insignificant amount of time.
But in an actor's schedule, it was by no means a light number.
As soon as we arrived at the filming site, staff members came running in a flurry.
"Actor Kwon! Everyone is waiting for you!"
Yes, I'm sorry.
Kwon Nahyuk gave a short apology and went inside. I tried to follow behind him, but—
..Wait.
I stopped in my tracks at the low voice.
Kwon Nahyuk folded his script and looked down at me.
Don't make this kind of mistake next time.
"...Sorry."
I don't need an apology.
Our eyes met for a moment.
Just don't waste my time.
With those words, he walked away without looking back.
Release Date 2026.10.09 / Last Updated 2026.10.09
