# WebtoonLib — We’re NOT A Couple! #7 ## Series - title: We’re NOT A Couple! - slug: we-re-not-a-couple-uy5l5nrs ## Chapter - number: 7 - chapter_key: 7-niqusz - release_date: 2026-11-10 ### Summary We’re NOT A Couple! Chapter 7 focuses on introducing Yoon Kibeom and the tension Na-Eun will experience with him. Kibeom, who dates his co-star in every project, whose two-month relationship with Yera ended amid hate comments, runs into Na-Eun at the academy six months later. Cast as Cha Juhyuk, Kibeom rehearses the secret Santa scene with Na-Eun; Na-Eun’s natural performance as someone in love, fueled by her memory of Ji Sunho, impresses everyone, and then the pair talk about their ex-lover labels. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Naeun and Kibeom eat together discussing exes Ji Sunho and Yera; Naeun refuses reconciliation or private contact. - Naeun and Kibeom perform secret Santa high school scene; her acting impresses onlookers and immerses Kibeom. - Six months later Kibeom meets Naeun at acting academy and they agree to practice acting together for Cha Juhyuk role. - Yoon Kibeom's backstory revealed: 10-year actor debuting at 19, dates co-stars, breaks up with idol Yera after two months amid hate. - Students recognize Kibeom outside academy; he confidently calms them and tells them to respect seniors. - Bystanders in restaurant pressure Naeun and Kibeom to do a love shot, surprising Naeun. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser We’re NOT A Couple! ### Spoiler summary We’re NOT A Couple! Chapter 7 focuses on introducing Yoon Kibeom and the tension Na-Eun will experience with him. Kibeom, who dates his co-star in every project, whose two-month relationship with Yera ended amid hate comments, runs into Na-Eun at the academy six months later. Cast as Cha Juhyuk, Kibeom rehearses the secret Santa scene with Na-Eun; Na-Eun’s natural performance as someone in love, fueled by her memory of Ji Sunho, impresses everyone, and then the pair talk about their ex-lover labels. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 163 ### Content Y'KNOW... THAT GUY! THAT ACTOR WHO HITS ON WOMEN IN EVERY SINGLE PROJECT HE'S IN! YOON KIBEOM! DEBUTED AT 19, A 10-YEAR VETERAN ACTOR. DECENT RESULTS FOR HIS EXPERIENCE, BUT NO MAJOR HIT PROJECTS. WITH HIS HANDSOME FACE, HE GETS CAST IN ROMANCE GENRES A LOT, DESPITE HIS BLUNT PERSONALITY. I’M NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF DEVILISH CHARM HE HAS, BUT EVERY TIME HE DOES A PROJECT, HE ENDS UP DATING A FEMALE CELEBRITY INVOLVED IN IT. AND AMONG THOSE... [BREAKING NEWS] DATING RUMORS WITH A POPULAR MEMBER OF A TIER 1 GIRL GROUP @DISPATCH YOON KIB AGENCY YERA, IT’S ALREADY BEEN A FEW MONTHS?... “COMMONALITIES” SUPPORTING THE DATING RUMORS CATCH THE EYE. NATURALLY” ...YOON KIBEOM AND YERA SPOTTED ON A DATE YOON KIBEOM & YER THE SCANDAL WITH A FAMOUS CURRENT IDOL HAD THE BIGGEST IMPACT. AFTER ADMITTING TO THE DATING RUMORS, SOCIAL MEDIA WAS FLOODED WITH MALICIOUS COMMENTS IN AN INSTANT. ki_tiger** COMMENTS XHD_IDO1 18 MINUTES AGO WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO DATE OUR YERA? IN_LDONG 18 MINUTES AGO DATING A TOP-TIER IDOL COMPARED TO HIS ACTING CAREER, LOL. LIFE IS UNFAIR. A_IDO1 11 MINUTES AGO WHY ON EARTH ARE THOSE TWO EVEN DATING? THE GUY'S RECOGNITION IS WAY TOO LOW. IN_GILDO 1 MINUTE AGO F***, I'M SERIOUSLY GONNA KILL YOU, YOON KIBEOM. TE_DWO111 10 SECONDS AGO PLEASE BREAK UP. ...AND HE HAS AN ABSOLUTE “MY WAY” PERSONALITY WHERE HE DOESN’T CARE ABOUT ANY OF IT! I’M SORRY YOU’RE GETTING HATE BECAUSE OF ME, BABE... WHAT ARE YOU SORRY FOR? I THINK YOU’RE GETTING MORE HATE THAN I AM. YERA. YEAH...? LET'S BREAK UP. IDOL YERA, THE AFTERMATH OF ADMITTING TO DATING. I THINK IT'S RIGHT TO BREAK UP FOR YOUR SAKE. IN THE END, THEY BROKE UP AFTER JUST TWO MONTHS OF DATING. AND 6 MONTHS LATER. HE RUNS INTO NAEUN! HELLO, SENIOR...! HELLO. I HEARD YOU WERE CAST FOR THE ROLE OF CHA JUHYUK THIS TIME. AH, YOU'RE THE DIRECTOR'S YOUNGER SISTER. I'M STILL LACKING IN MANY WAYS, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. WE'LL PROBABLY SEE EACH OTHER A LOT FROM NOW ON, SO LET'S SPEAK COMFORTABLY. AH... YES. YOU MUST HAVE BEEN COMING HERE FOR A WHILE? UH, AH... SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOL. WHAT ABOUT YOU? REGISTERED TODAY. THAT WORKS OUT PERFECTLY. WE CAN PRACTICE ACTING TOGETHER TODAY THEN. YOU GUYS ARE GONNA FILM A DRAMA TOGETHER ANYWAY, RIGHT? AND THE SAME SCRIPT TOO. WE'RE NOT A COUPLE!. CHAPTER 1. AH... UNDER THE PREMISE OF CONFIDENTIALITY, SCRIPTS FOR PROJECTS ARE SOMETIMES PRACTICED AT THE ACADEMY. BUT WHY AREN'T YOU DOING IT WITH JI SUNHO? HE'S HER EX-BOYFRIEND~ TEEEEEEEACHER!! SHH! SHH! REALLY? IT'S A KNOWN FACT AMONG EVERYONE FROM THE SAME ACADEMY AND SCHOOL~ AH, TEEEEE EACHER!!! ...HARD TO BELIEVE, ISN'T IT? BECAUSE WE'RE IN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LEAGUES NOW. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, SUNHO HAS AN OVERSEAS SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW~ AHH. YOU'RE ACTING AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, SO YOU CAN'T BE SO GRUFF. TRY TO BRING OUT A FRESH AND YOUTHFUL TONE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. Don't Be Discouraged, Naeun! Now, Concentrate! SHE'S SUPER NERVOUS. BRING OUT THE FEELING OF A FEMALE STUDENT HAVING A CRUSH ON A MALE STUDENT~ STEPPING BACK LIKE THIS... CAN SHE EVEN ACT PROPERLY? IT'LL BE A PROBLEM IF SHE'S A NEPOTISM HIRE. WE'RE STARTING. KIBEOM! HUH? NAEUN: (WITH A LIVELY TENSION) I HEARD YOU GOT A PRESENT FROM YOUR SECRET SANTA! HER TENSION SHIFTED IMMEDIATELY. NAEUN: (EXCITED EXPRESSION) I GOT SNACKS. I ATE THEM, AND THEY WERE DELICIOUS. REALLY? HOW DID THEY KNOW I LIKE SNACKS? IS IT A COINCIDENCE? IF MY SECRET SANTA IS REVEALED LATER, I'LL HAVE TO BUY THEM SOME SNACKS OR SOMETHING. BUY ME SOME SNACKS TOO. WHY SHOULD I? YOU CAN BUY ME SOME TOO. GO ASK YOUR OWN SECRET SANTA TO DO IT. I ACTUALLY PLAYED SECRET SANTA WITH MY FRIENDS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. I LIKED JI SUNHO, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A WAY TO EXPRESS IT, SO I ASKED MY FRIENDS FOR HELP. Sounds fun hahaha Let's do it, let's do it "PLEASE LET JI SUNHO LIKE THE PRESENT I GIVE HIM!" "PLEASE MAKE JI SUNHO THINK ONLY OF ME!" ...WHAT'S WITH THAT EXPRESSION? I MADE THOSE SNACKS. SO YOUR SNACKS ARE MINE. CUT. ...SHE REALLY SEEMED LIKE A FEMALE STUDENT WITH A CRUSH. Acting as a high schooler at this age... HOW DID SHE ACT OUT THE BLUSHING? EVEN I FELT LIKE A STUDENT ACTING ALONGSIDE HER... IF JI SUNHO AND GWON NAEUN HAD DATED IN THEIR SCHOOL IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE FELT LIKE THIS. GOOD JOB. SHOULD WE GO NOW? HOLY! IT'S YOON KIBEOM! YOON KIBEOM? THE ONE WHO DATED YERA?! UGH! THIS IS BAD! WHERE? WHERE?! HEY, LET'S GO SEE HIS FACE. I WAS A FAN OF YERA, I CAN'T FORGIVE HIM! H-HEY, SHOULD WE WAIT A BIT BEFORE GOING OUT? HE MUST HAVE GOTTEN A TON OF HATE FOR THIS ALREADY... LOOK. WHAT'S WITH HIS CONFIDENCE? I LOOK LIKE THIS, STUDENTS. UH... YES?; WOW, HE'S SERIOUSLY TALL AND HANDSOME IN PERSON. HE REALLY HAS AN ACTOR'S FACE. MAKE SURE YOU DEBUT SUCCESSFULLY, AND I'LL SEE YOU ON THE SCREEN LATER. MAKE SURE TO SHOW RESPECT TO YOUR SENIORS THEN. ...WOULDN'T PEOPLE USUALLY AVOID SITUATIONS WHERE THEY MIGHT RUN INTO OTHERS? Y-Yes, we're sorry..! THE STUDENTS ARE THE ONES WHO GOT INTIMIDATED INSTEAD...! NAEUN. Y-YES, SIR? NO, I MEAN, WHAT IS IT? I used formal speech without realizing it; SHALL WE GET SOMETHING TO EAT? ...YOU REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU, DO YOU? IT'S ALREADY IN THE PAST. I SEE. I THOUGHT WE HAD A LOT IN COMMON. BOTH OF US DEBUTED AT NINETEEN, NEITHER OF US HAS HAD A MASSIVELY SUCCESSFUL PROJECT COMPARED TO OUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, YERA'S EX-BOYFRIEND SUNHO'S EX-GIRLFRIEND YERA, ADMITS TO DATING UNKNOWN ACTOR YERA'S EX-BOYFRIEND OUT OF HIS LEAGUE AND WE'RE BOTH STUCK WITH THIS SHACKLE-LIKE "EX" TAG... BUT HIS MINDSET IN DEALING WITH IT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THEN DO YOU NOT CARE EVEN WHEN YOU HEAR NEWS ABOUT YOUR EX? UNLIKE A REGULAR WORKPLACE, WE'RE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE IT, IT KEEPS POPPING UP ON SHORT-FORM VIDEOS OR ALGORITHMS ANYWAY. NOT REALLY. ...IS IT BECAUSE THEY DATED BRIEFLY AND BROKE UP? HE'S INCREDIBLY CALM ABOUT IT, MORE THAN I THOUGHT. THEN DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS OF GETTING BACK TOGETHER? NOT REALLY? I DON'T HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH HER ANYMORE, BUT YOU HAVE TO SEE YOURS EVERY DAY. WILL YOU BE OKAY? ...I DON’T KNOW. I’M A BIT CONFUSED, BUT I WON’T EVEN GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO GET BACK TOGETHER, LET ALONE ACTUALLY DO IT. I DON’T WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH HIM PERSONALLY! WAH~ HURRY UP AND DO A LOVE SHOT, YOU TWO!! HAH??! WHAT KIND OF SITUATION IS THIS NOW! WHY WOULD I DO A LOVE SHOT WITH HIM... HURRY UP AND PROVE IT~! JI SUNHO, YOU...! TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS MOMENT TO INDULGE YOUR PERSONAL FEELINGS?! ## See also - [WebtoonLib — We’re NOT A Couple! #7](/series/we-re-not-a-couple-uy5l5nrs/chapter-7-niqusz) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/we-re-not-a-couple-uy5l5nrs ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.