tiffany young in veiled cup ep. 01

MAENG SENA, DO RAIK & HONG HYEJOO
— IDOL I (EP.05)

not sure if anyone else felt this but it's funny how the show begins with a not-so-flattering first impression of do raik losing it at his manager and the staff for not preparing things well (but even before that he's jumped by a fan and picks himself up immediately, a clear indication that it's not the first time this has happened)... and as the episode progresses you realise that, oh. it's not raik. it's the people around him who have pushed him to this point. if anything, it's a surprise that he hasn't completely lost it yet— even if he were to, the ceo would gladly gaslight and blackmail him into thinking otherwise. he is constantly lashing out like a cornered animal because that is what the industry has reduced him to.

Idol I (아이돌아이) Episode 1 | insp

There are days like that. Day when I dreamed about you, and on those days, I can’t help falling into foolish little fantasies. Like accidentally sharing a table with you at a random restaurant, or bumping into you alone in an empty, late-night theatre. Just imagining it makes me happy. And I imagine, just once, a miracle like that, could happen to me too.

SOOYOUNG
on Hyo's Level Up

Idol I (아이돌아이) | EP. 1 | 2025
Choi Soo Young as Maeng Se Na

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