What if you chose to break the rules and have your first drink after getting dumped, only to wake up the next day with no memory of what happened? Is there a way you could return to where it all started? Let’s follow their journey now in ‘Close Friend: Soju Bomb S3‘!
Five aspiring idols in Korea are dismissed by their agency after giving their all to their training, refraining from love relationships, and being prohibited from going on any vacations. All of a sudden, they are breaching every rule they have followed. The five wake up suddenly on a Busan beach following a night of partying in Itaewon. They’ll have to figure out how to get back to Seoul, where they left their lost passports, and then catch a flight back to Thailand since they won’t remember anything from the previous night.
WARNING: Spoiler alert! Read at your own risk.
Episode 1.
The series opens with Best dancing at a studio when he receives a message from Soo Young. Win and Dink were on the bridge, and while Win was drawing in his notebook, Dunk was praying for Project T’s debut. Au was walking on the street while talking to his mom when Project T’s video flashed on the LED screen, and he also received a message from Best. Earth was playing online games when he received the message. All of them met on the street, and everyone was excited about the possibility that they would finally debut. Best explains that after shooting a promotional video, Soo Young called him and said that their president wanted to meet them. Everyone was excited for their debut.
But the five of them were shocked when the agency told them that they had decided to disband Project T and terminate their contracts, and they would also be sent back to Thailand in seven days. Everyone was feeling down at their dorm, and Au had packed his things already. Dunk is worried about their future, while Au tells them that maybe this will be the start of a new life for them. But Best thinks differently. Even though they’ve sacrificed their adolescence to become idols, they wasted so much time and opportunity over three years. They did everything they could, so he told them not to give up.
Everyone was having a hard time accepting reality, and Earth told them that they should accept that they’d all been dropped. Dunk was really upset as he recalled that all of them sacrificed their youth to become idols, and no one had ever tasted alcohol since then. Best suddenly looked at the rule board, stood up, and told everyone that they would break all the rules that day. They went to a bar, and everyone felt awkward, as all of them had never tried partying since they followed the rules. Mix up some drinks, and because it’s their first time drinking alcohol, they don’t like the taste.
Earth made a social media account, and everyone was surprised when Au followed him. They heard a loud noise, and when they turned around, there she was—a beautiful girl who mixes alcoholic drinks in a very cool way. The girl noticed that they were checking on her, so she went to their table. She greeted him, but Au greeted him back in Thai. She was embarrassed, but Au said that they could understand her. She noticed that it was their first time tasting their drink, and it didn’t taste good. Everyone was curious, so she invited them to drink and party with her. All of them enjoyed clubbing for the first time.
