Why Is My Idol Brother Asking for My Pheromones?

Four years ago.

Through the broadcast station Vnet’s idol debut survival program [Pick, My Dol!], Cha.N made their debut.

Skill? OK.

Looks? OK.

Talent? OK.

Among all of that, the point that caused the biggest buzz was the fact that every single member was either Alpha or Beta.

Up until then, the entertainment industry had been dominated by omegas with delicate, pretty appearances, and naturally, omega visuals had been popular.

Omega looks stood out wherever they went.

Of course, it wasn’t that there was no demand for alpha celebrities, but the fact that alphas were much rarer than omegas played a role.

Because they were a rare trait, they became objects of admiration.

However, Cha.N’s popularity stemmed from a completely different charm.

Fans could support them without worrying about their singing skills.

They could compose and arrange their own music.

And they were handsome.

That last point was the most important.

Cha.N was a group where every single member was good-looking.

It was common knowledge that celebrities with Alpha or Omega traits tended to stand out more visually than Betas.

But Cha.N had two Alphas and three Betas—yet the Beta members were handsome enough to metaphorically smack the Alphas on the back of the head.

One of the most well-known among them was Hanbyeol’s older brother, Choi Yooseong.

Throughout his school years, Yooseong ranked first in the entire school, sometimes even bringing home mock exam results marked nationwide first.

The moment he suddenly ran off saying he would become an idol was during the winter just before his second year of high school.

‘Hanbyeol, don’t look for me.’

‘…Huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden?’

‘I’ll come back as an idol.’

‘What do you mean? You have to explain—wait, hyung? Where are you going? Where are you going?! Hey—!’

The Yooseong Hanbyeol remembered—three years older than him—had no interest in singing or dancing, didn’t even watch idol stages, and barely listened to music.

He was also an irreplaceable older brother who cherished his younger sibling enough to hand over his high-spec computer without hesitation and scrape together his allowance to buy him MIDI software when Hanbyeol said he wanted to learn composition.

And yet—

An idol?

Out of nowhere?

Like that, at eighteen, just as adolescence was winding down, Yooseong suddenly disappeared, cutting off all contact.

One month later.

With no calls, no messages, and no idea what he was doing, Yooseong suddenly appeared on [Pick, My Dol!].

The brother who had been top of the class was now an idol?

A runaway son suddenly showing up on an idol survival program?!

From that day on, their parents’ phones practically caught fire.

And to make matters worse, when Yooseong’s family story came up on the program, Hanbyeol became even more careful with his words.

After that, Yooseong debuted.

Proudly, through [Pick, My Dol!].

And not just that—he debuted in first place.

Starting out in a low tier during the initial evaluation, Yooseong gradually improved.

His dancing improved.

His vocals improved.

His rap improved.

By the next evaluation, it was as if he had been given a high-speed pass straight into the top tier.

With his sharp, handsome features and his unexpectedly gentle way of speaking, he gained popularity not as a flashy center, but as a leader who guided his teammates.

His height, once in the mid-170s, shot up during the course of the program and eventually hit 180 centimeters.

Watching all of this, Hanbyeol felt flustered—but at the same time, proud.

Contrary to his worries, his brother was heading in a good direction.

As someone who dreamed of becoming a composer, Hanbyeol even began to dream of a day when Yooseong would sing a song he had written.

“…W-What is that?”

However, when Hanbyeol entered the audience seats for Yooseong’s final broadcast and saw the placards held up by fans, his vision wavered.

[The Hope of Betas! Choi Yooseong, Kim Sehyun, Ha Yechang!]

[Betaz, debut already!]

“…Beta?”

My brother?

Yooseong hyung?

…Hyung is an omega.

After that, Hanbyeol became even more tight-lipped about Yooseong.

To begin with, Yooseong had always managed his cycle thoroughly.

Not once had there been an issue.

So well, in fact, that even his close friends often didn’t know his trait.

If he failed to use suppressants properly, problems could arise while studying or taking exams—so he managed it meticulously.

Unlike Hanbyeol, a dominant omega who sometimes struggled with side effects even while using suppressants, Yooseong could get through his cycle moderately even without them.

In any case, there were plenty of cases where someone was assumed to be Beta simply because they hadn’t disclosed their trait.

But that was a story from the past, when discrimination against traits had been far worse.

So why was Yooseong being categorized as a Beta?

Grabbing his phone in a hurry, Hanbyeol figured it out.

All omega contestants on the program had been eliminated.

Of the twelve finalists remaining in the final episode that selected the debut group, nine were Alphas.

Combined with Yooseong’s personality and looks, the misunderstanding had settled in firmly.

[Title: Leaving Choi Meteor’s trait blank is kinda suspicious—doesn’t seem omega, not beta either, alpha vibes?]

[Author: anon]

[TL;DR]

[Refresh comments]

[Why’d he leave it blank?]

└ [Concept play.]

└ [Ignore bait.]

└ [Probably beta? Just look at the other alphas’ visuals—you can tell.]

└ [Yeah ㅜㅜ no alpha-specific scent.]

└ [LOL where are people even smelling that scent from lololololol]

[Either way is fine, but I’m betting on beta. Show us beta power pleeease!]

└ [Where do omega male idol stans even get their strength fromㅠ]

└ [Then skip Pick My Dol and watch The Z SloT on ZBS that ended late last year. Tons of omegas. There were even rumors the PD was alpha.]

└ [Are they even active after their debut center got kicked for pregnancy…?]

└ [Nope They announced disbandment a week ago, damn it…]

Because of an incident involving idols from another network’s program right before Cha.N’s debut, omega contestants on [Pick, My Dol!] struggled badly.

And since Yooseong’s trait had been left blank, people became convinced he was a Beta.

“Ah… how could you lie about your trait like that…”

“I didn’t actually lie…”

“What’s the difference between not saying it and lying?!”

Hanbyeol knew Yooseong was a recessive omega, so even after his debut, he had spent years feeling anxious.

Sure, he hadn’t technically lied—but not saying anything was practically the same thing.

Yooseong, who had debuted at eighteen, was now twenty-two.

He wasn’t particularly attached to traits, but hiding it was easier, so he hadn’t told his members either.

Later, when Hanbyeol asked him about it, Yooseong said it was because he didn’t want things to become awkward with teammates who felt like family.

Especially since there were Alphas among them—he wanted to avoid gossip at all costs.

Now, with the truth he had hidden for four years on the verge of being exposed, Yooseong clasped his hands together and rubbed them as he pleaded with his younger brother.

“…Hah.”

“Start from the beginning.”

“Explain everything properly—step by step.”

At the words I’ll leave my pheromones on you, Hanbyeol immediately raised a hand, ready to grab his collar.

Yooseong hurriedly explained the situation, forcing himself to stay calm.

Cha.N had been popular enough to appear in multiple advertisements even before debut.

After debut, with their clear concept and solid skills, their schedule was still packed even now, five years in.

Yooseong had managed his heat cycles with military precision, so no one—members or otherwise—had noticed his trait.

But with the nonstop schedule, a problem had arisen.

Even though he had taken suppressants according to his cycle, his pheromones had begun to leak.

“Wait.”

“Your pheromones?”

“Uh…”

Yooseong nodded with an awkward expression.

Hanbyeol stiffened.

Had he ever sensed his brother’s pheromones leaking before?

Not once.

“Hyung.”

“Give me your schedule.”

“Huh?”

“Now.”

At Hanbyeol’s firm tone, Yooseong broke out in a cold sweat and handed over his phone.

Cha.N’s schedule was packed beyond this year, all the way to the summer when their contract expired.

And it was already almost October.

With year-end performances starting across all networks, there was no way his body had been properly cared for.

Hanbyeol couldn’t close his gaping mouth.

“You even have a late-night radio show tonight?”

“Yeah…”

In this condition?

Pheromones didn’t only leak during cycles.

If the body wasn’t in good shape, they could spill out uncontrollably.

But even so, he couldn’t just say Take a break right now.

Publicly, Yooseong was known as a Beta.

He couldn’t exactly say he was resting because of a heat cycle.

“So…”

“The members haven’t noticed yet, right?”

“Well…”

“So they did notice?!”

“No!”

“They didn’t!”

“I swear!”

Hanbyeol grabbed Yooseong by the collar.

Yooseong immediately begged with both hands and feet, desperate.