Idol of the Heavenly One - vanish into fiction

After that, the police and fire department arrived, and as you know, everyone was evacuated.

If I can speak as someone who saw everything up close, Ji Myeong-hyeon absolutely was not trying to meet a girlfriend. If that were the case, he would have ignored the vending machine catching fire and gone straight to the subway. From the moment Baek Jae-heon called his name at the front gate, Ji Myeong-hyeon stayed inside the station the whole time. My guess is that he was trying to go see his family. He said he had not seen them even once since debut, and with a new song coming out, it would be even harder to meet them. Since there was no schedule after the awards show, I think he wanted to see their faces.

But even if it was not that, I just wish people would believe it. Whether true or not, Ji Myeong-hyeon is someone who risked his life to save us. Please take that into consideration and stop spreading such negative rumors. I am begging you.

[Comments: 9,999]

BrightSwordMyeong: This was such a moving post. How can a second-year middle schooler write this well? If anyone reads this heartfelt post and still insults Myeong-hyeon, then they must really want to get cyberbullied.

└ TrueFan: 22, seriously, how can a second-year middle schooler write this so clearly? You can feel the sincerity.

DestinyCultist: I do not know about anything else, but the part where Ji Myeong-hyeon ran in, risked his life, and shielded their heads made me feel every emotion at once: hatred, jealousy, sorrow, envy, anger, pain, bitterness, despair, regret, resentment… Basically, I am saying I am jealous.

CantStayQuiet: Go write a novel, seriously. What do you mean Ji Myeong-hyeon wrapped his arms around their heads?

NovelLover: But seriously, throwing himself against the door and shielding their heads with his own body… even in a novel, the main character would get hated for hogging all the spotlight. It sounds way too exaggerated.

└ FlowerRaiser: 22, it totally sounds like a cliché from a novel.

FakeDetector: This post is not fake. It feels like it is going to become a holy shrine. I can tell.

└ TrueCoreFan: Your instincts are off.

└ Mist: Weren’t you usually good at spotting fakes? What shrine? This is just a delusional fangirl overreacting to protect her idol.

└ And: Wow, FakeDetector is the real deal this time. Incredible.

MyeongEveryday: Guys, this is not fake. Subway CCTV was released. Ji Cheonmyeong really did dash to the power room and immediately shielded the girls’ heads. (Video link) Go watch it.

└ Darling: Oh my god, I knew it.

└ Romance1000Won: ㅠㅠㅠ This person is right. Ji Myeong-hyeon literally hugged their heads like a father saving his kids.

└ NoCrimeNoShame: Wow, FakeDetector was right after all.

└ DiceMan6: Holy shrine visit, I am here.

└ IfNotHotThenUseless: Damn, FakeDetector really lives up to the name. How did you know just from reading?

└ DohaReady: Seriously, how did you figure it out?

BetterThanFilialSon: All of you who called this fake, come out now. Say it again after watching the video.

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The next day, I thought the mood would be terrible. After all, Ji Myeong-hyeon still had not told even the members why he had borrowed Baek Jae-heon’s clothes and run toward the subway station.

But the strange tension among the members only lasted until breakfast. That was when the manager rushed in holding his phone.

“Hey, the article’s out.”

Everyone turned their heads. On the phone screen, posts were flooding in real time.

[Eyewitness Account of the Incheon Arena Station Incident]

“Ji Myeong-hyeon is amazing. It was more cinematic than a movie. Video attached.”

[Today’s Top Post on Online Communities]

“Honestly, I did not know much about YEARZ before, but after this, Ji Myeong-hyeon became so likable. The way he handled everything so calmly was really impressive. Was he always the quiet type?”

[YouTube Best Comment]

“Ji Myeong-hyeon was such a surprise. I never imagined he was the type to step up and save people. I think I might become a fan.”

Thanks to the middle school girl’s testimonial post and the release of subway CCTV footage, titles like “Ji Myeong-hyeon Re-evaluated” and “The Real-Life Hero Idol” began to appear everywhere.