Byeonguk

**Byeonguk** is a student of the Screenwriting Department. He is Gaeun Cha's upperclassman as well as her harasser and stalker.

## Appearance

Byeonguk is of average height with a larger, chubbier build. He has short brown hair parted in the middle, with short bangs and dark eyes. He often wears a cap and is mostly seen in baggy or sporty clothes.

## Personality

He is persistent in his pursuit of Gaeun's affections and only listens to what he wants to hear. He does not acknowledge her rejections and convinces himself she is merely playing hard to get. He is often called a creep within the Screenwriting Department for his actions towards Gaeun. Jaerim Lee describes him as an attention seeker, who withers without people's attention.

He has a shallow concept of love, believing Jaerim is only interested in Gaeun because of her beauty, as he is. He also has a cruel side, as shown when he tries to remind Gaeun of some traumatic incidents when she constantly rebukes him.

## Synopsis

### Episode 1 - 10

Byeonguk confesses to Gaeun Cha and asks her out. She firmly tells him that she has a boyfriend and he jokingly tells her he knows, because he is her boyfriend. Gaeun is not amused and leaves the classroom, slamming the door in his face before he can finish asking her out again.

Later that day, in a bar together with other students of the Screenwriting Department, he stages a dramatic confession with music playing aloud as he walks to the table, a cake in his hands while belting the lyrics to a love song. Finishing his serenade, he kneels in front of Gaeun and officially asks her to be his girlfriend. He does not try to listen to what Gaeun is trying to tell him, instead he tells her not to keep him waiting and tries to kiss her. He is knocked to the ground when Gaeun slams a shot glass in his face in anger. She starts yelling at him to stop being selfish but he retaliates by saying she is the selfish one because she keeps trying to make him jealous with a boyfriend she does not have. She tries to deny it but he provokes her, saying he would apologize if she really is in a relationship. Gaeun's friend, Seulgi Do suddenly proclaims that Gaeun does indeed have a boyfriend and points to the group sitting at the table across from theirs. At male student called Jaerim Lee.

He furiously asks Gaeun if she really is dating Jaerim and she coldly tells him to believe what he wants as it truthfully has nothing to do with him. She firmly rejects his earlier confession and says that she will never go out with him before leaving the bar. Byeonguk is left spluttering when Jaerim introduces himself to him as Gaeun's boyfriend.

The next day, he corners Gaeun and Seulgi in front of a vending machine and taunts her, saying it was as a shame she had to buy her own drink as he would always buy her one instead. She tells him off, saying she had never accepted anything he had tried to give her and continues to rebuke him. Angered with her attitude, cruelly reminds her of an incident three years prior, arrogantly saying that although time has passed, people still remember it and that she should be grateful that he is interested in her. He and other students are shocked when Jaerim walks up to Gaeun and treats her affectionately.

Seeing as people have started to believe the two are in a relationship, he angrily accuses them of putting on an act to make him jealous, but Jaerim denies it while getting close to Gaeun and tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. Byeonguk continues to make a scene before being told off by another student and noticing people whispering about him. He tells Gaeun that she will regret going out with Jaerim, but she quickly says she wont and the two make to leave. Byeonguk stops them, saying that he will leave first as he does not want to see Gaeun turn her back to him.

## Relationships

### Gaeun Cha

Byeonguk likes Gaeun and persistently tries to get her to go out with him. He believes that she is just as interested in him as he is in her and is insistent that she is simply playing hard to get. Far from his delusions, Gaeun wants nothing to do with him but he never acknowledges her rejections. He firmly believes she has feelings for him. Despite claiming he likes her, he does not hesitate to bring up memories to deliberately make her feel uncomfortable and insist that she should be grateful that he is showing such interest in her.

### Jaerim Lee

He believes Gaeun is using Jaerim to make him jealous and believes he himself is better suited for her. He disliked Jaerim and takes every opportunity to get between them and try to make Gaeun realize her true feelings.

## Quotes

* *"I'm gonna leave first. Gaeun, I don't want to see you turn your back to me anymore."* (To Gaeun Cha, Episode 3)