“I’ve been there once before,” Gyungjin said as he looked at the screen, which had the RBS logo on it.

“To get an award?”

“I wish. I didn’t sit with the actors. I sat behind them. I watched while sipping on some drinks in an awkward space between the actors and the audience. I turned my head whenever the camera installed next to me moved, wishing I could appear even in passing.”

Yoojung, who was listening, said that Gyungjin looked terrible no matter the angle, as she crushed the empty can in her hand.

“Giwoo, you’ve sat there before, right?”

Maru opened his ears while his eyes were fixed on the screen. Gaeul briefly appeared on the camera that scanned the entire hall. She was wearing a navy-colored off-shoulder dress. It was the dress that she sent him a photo of, saying that she was going to wear it to the ceremony.

“I went there two years ago when I received the new actor award. I was so nervous back then.”

“Didn’t you receive a new actor award at the Baeksang awards before that?”

“Yes. Many people looked at me in a good light, and I was fortunate enough to get one.”

“You got a new actor award for both film and drama, so now...