In other words, all broadcasts are relayed live starting from episode 1, and voting opens immediately after the broadcast ends.
A total of 5 groups.
Therefore, eliminated contestants drop out in large batches of half each time, making every single shoot extremely important.
"It seems they're broadcasting live on both TV and internet streaming. My, this is already fun, fun."
YouTuber Han Bong-sik with 1.38 million subscribers let out a sigh of relief seeing his somewhat recovered subscriber count.
'I absolutely have to do this.'
It was a variety show with a good vibe right from the trailer.
No, more than that, wasn't Joo Seo-yeon appearing?
Then absolutely, he had to do it.
Since
Even in the trailer, and now, she was showing an absolutely overwhelming presence.
- A school uniform...?
- Really? She must look like a high school girl then?
- Joo Seo-yeon special: actually a high school girl
- Wow, to think she'd come wearing a school uniform. Isn't this an action scene?
- She must be wearing shorts underneath
└ Hehehehe
└ What are you saying as if it's obvious...
- For reference, Jo Seo-hee is the same age as Joo Seo-yeon
- Jo Seo-hee is a high school girl? Lol No way
- It's true... I go to the same school, you really flinch when you see her
As if proving the buzzworthiness of this variety show, the viewer count was roughly 30% higher than usual.
Looking at the actively rising chat, it seemed many who didn't normally subscribe to Han Bong-sik's YouTube channel were also watching.
"Ahem, first let me explain to the newcomers, the variety show we'll be reviewing today is
Han Bong-sik shared the information he had researched with the viewers.
How it proceeds, and how the final selection is made.
"Today's theme is 'gunfight.' But here's the thing! It's not just a simple gunfight. You have to act. Act!"
- But isn't it a superpower action movie?
- How do you act while having a gunfight?
Everyone reacted with puzzlement.
Well, naturally.
The superpower she had decided upon when first doing rappel action.
Based on that, they had to show action during a gunfight.
But obviously, the actors filming were ordinary humans.
How could they squeeze superpowers into that?
"Probably......, this is just my guess."
- What's your guess?
- Bong-sik, hurry up and say it, it's frustrating
"I'll tell you once the first shoot begins."
- Ugh why do you stop mid-sentence!!!!!!!
- Fucking sense-troll
Bong-sik chuckled at the viewers' reactions.
He really did have a prediction, but saying it now wouldn't be fun.
'Probably acting.'
It was definitely related to that.
However, superpower acting could look ridiculous if it felt awkward.
'No, usually it would look ridiculous to most people.'
Superpowers without CG.
How was it different from the
So, there was one important element.
In this kind of acting, the 'receiving side' was more important than the 'acting side.'
"So, they said that after one episode ends, the next episode will reveal the footage with CG added."
Up to this point, PD Lee Ki-tae of
By this point, there were probably people who understood the 'rules' to some extent.
Even Han Bong-sik understood right away.
- But this isn't a scene that connects to the movie, right?
"No, it's not. This is strictly an audition. ......There's a high probability they'll keep the same superpower at least."
Of course, it was all speculation.
There was no guarantee that the superpower the protagonist would have in the audition and the movie would be the same.
'If it gives a big impact, it could be different.'
Han Bong-sik kept his eyes on the screen.
The first audition of
The 'gunfight.'
***
"Once filming begins, every scene is acting. You've all seen the script, right?"
At actor Cha Min-gyu's words, the actors nodded in reply.
However.
'Can that even be called a script?'
Rather than a script, it was more like instructions for acting.
Conceive a character fitting your superpower.
And then, act accordingly.
While most of the actors were flustered, there were also those who found it interesting.
'I appeared because of Joo Seo-yeon, but this is good.'
Especially Jo Seo-hee considered appearing on this variety show to be the right choice.
Confidence in passing...... honestly, she didn't have any.
She wasn't particularly good at action in the first place.
'But if this is acting.'
Jo Seo-hee looked at Seo-yeon with unusually sharp eyes.
Ahead of the movie they would film together later, it was her first opportunity to clash with Seo-yeon through acting.
Variety show, and acting.
With those two combined, it might be different from real acting, but it was still acting nonetheless.
'How many of the people here have noticed that.'
And you too, Joo Seo-yeon.
"......?"
Seo-yeon flinched at Jo Seo-hee's gaze.
Honestly, it was a gaze she could never get used to no matter how many times she saw it.
'Next time we have a festival, I should call her as a guest.'
Unlike herself who had groveled and crawled there, Jo Seo-hee would be scary just standing still.
That's what fear was.
Seo-yeon made that rude thought to herself while observing the others.
There were many she knew to some extent.
Especially with future knowledge, Seo-yeon could immediately identify the people to watch out for.
First, for Group A.
'Han So-yoo.'
A woman who later received great acclaim for the action movie
Her acting wasn't at an amazing level, but her strength was acting using her excellent motor skills.
At the very least, her long limbs made her movements quite clean and dynamic.
'Other than that......'
Seo-yeon paused briefly on Min Do-ha.
She had raised her profile somewhat from a previous movie or drama.
Since she didn't have any particularly impressive roles in the future, nothing specific came to mind.
As Seo-yeon finished that thought and looked ahead.
"First, I'll explain the rules."
Actor Cha Min-gyu looked at the actors and began explaining about this shoot.
"First, these are model guns containing paintballs. Today they're all pistols."
The rules were simple.
The 'gunfight' evaluation proceeds on a point system.
1 point every time you hit another actor with a paintball.
And the black bag at the end of the set.
The person who possesses it at the moment the scene concludes gets 30 points.
"And an additional 30 points is given for the final acting evaluation."
In other words, hitting opponents with gunshots wasn't everything.
However, put another way, it meant you could also earn points just by aiming for the 'black bag' target, or shooting and hitting a lot without needing to act.
"Everyone, please put on your goggles. Shooting someone in the face will result in a deduction."
At actor Cha Min-gyu's words, everyone nodded with tense faces.
Because they felt that filming was now beginning in earnest.
"Now then, everyone get ready."
Along with actor Cha Min-gyu's words, the actors each entered the set.
The set was quite large.
Ruins.
That was exactly what it looked like.
Styrofoam mimicking debris of destroyed buildings was scattered everywhere.
Walls made of styrofoam, and various props.
And a building visible a bit further away.
'The black bag is probably there.'
The actors thought so while examining the model guns they each received with tense faces.
Since they were actresses, there were many who had never touched a model gun like this in their lives.
"Ah!"
Then, when she accidentally dropped the pistol and reflexively tried to catch it.
Bang!!
The trigger was pulled, and the paintball inside was fired.
An accident that occurred before filming even began.
That bullet happened to fly toward Seo-yeon.
And of all places, toward her face.
"Wa......!"
The moment no one could react properly.
Even before putting on goggles, as the flustered actor was shouting.
Smack!!
Seo-yeon's hand moved and swatted it away as if shooing a mosquito.
Of course, since it was a paintball, it burst on Seo-yeon's hand at the same time.
"......Huh?"
Some actors who witnessed the accident that just happened their eyes turned into dots.
Was this real? Did she just swat away a paintball flying at her?
No, she didn't even seem to look at it.
In the first place, her gaze was directed elsewhere.
'Coincidence, it must be a coincidence.'
The few witnesses thought that blankly.
No, no matter what, swatting away a flying paintball was nonsense.
Generally, the speed of a paintball is 90 meters per second.
Of course, since it was for broadcast and weaker than that, it could be a bit slower, but not to the point of swatting it away without even looking.
'No, no way.'
The actor who had been thinking that blankly hurriedly ran to Seo-yeon and bowed her head.
"I-I'm sorry. Were you startled?"
"Yes? No, things like this are fine."
Things like this are fine.
It was quite a meaningful statement, but the actor just let out a sigh of relief.
"Still, your hand must really hurt......"
As she frowned while looking at Seo-yeon's hand, Seo-yeon made a slightly awkward face.
"I'm really fine."
Actually, Seo-yeon wasn't hurt from swatting away the paintball.
A paintball like this couldn't even scratch her invincible TS skin.
'I should have caught it instead.'
Seo-yeon just frowned at the paint that got on her hand from the bursting paintball.
She had forgotten that paintballs burst because they were paintballs.
'No, with regenerative ability, catching it would be impossible anyway.'
Even swatting it away definitely didn't feel fitting.
It seemed like she should avoid them as much as possible.
Anyway, a small accident that occurred before filming...... it could have been.
Since there were no witnesses, it didn't cause a commotion on set.
- What was that just now?
- Did she just swat away the paintball with her palm?
Because that scene happened to be caught on camera, intense reactions from some viewers were coming up one after another.
"......That wasn't a coincidence, was it?"
Han Bong-sik watched the clip he had just cut again.
A little slower.
"If you look at this, the paintball was fired by accident......"
The scene where it accurately flew toward Seo-yeon's face.
At that time, Seo-yeon's face wasn't properly captured on camera.
Only her side profile was faintly caught.
The paintball flying at 0.25x speed supported by YouTube.
At that moment.
- Her eyes moved!
- Kyaaah!!
At 0.25x speed, she could clearly see Seo-yeon's eyes move toward the paintball.
And the next scene was, as everyone knows, the scene of swatting away the paintball with her hand.
"Uh, she didn't do that on purpose, right?"
- Joo Seo-yeon can do that.
- Huh?
- Oh, is that how it is? (Don't understand)
Han Bong-sik thought carefully while looking at such chats.
The appearances of Joo Seo-yeon he had seen so far in
"......Hmm. Indeed."
She really could do it.
With that thought, his mind felt at ease.
"Let's continue watching first."
Whether she did it on purpose or by coincidence, he didn't know.
It would be more fun to believe she did it on purpose, so he decided to believe that.
"Filming time is a total of 30 minutes. Please keep this in mind. And if you act dangerously or behave contrary to manners, you will be immediately eliminated."
At the word 'elimination,' the actors nodded with tense faces.
'Should I focus on the gunfight.'
'Aiming for the bag would be......'
'How is acting evaluated? Superpowers?'
As such questions crossed their minds, Min Do-ha looked at Seo-yeon.
Having seen the accident just now, she bit her lower lip.
'Whether it was a coincidence or not, once this broadcasts, that scene just now will cause a stir.'
Since actor Cha Min-gyu, who knew the exact circumstances, had come and pointed it out strongly, it was bound to be talked about.
She didn't like Seo-yeon, who monopolized all the attention from the start as if she were the main character.
'I can't lose in action acting.'
Losing to such a delicate high school girl would be the ultimate humiliation.
Making that resolve, Min Do-ha stared directly at Seo-yeon.
Shooting was allowed 3 minutes after filming began.
'The bag comes out after 10 minutes.'
Before that, each needed to take their position.
And.
Bweeeeet!!!
The signal marking the start of filming.
Hearing that, the actors all dashed out at once.
Min Do-ha chased after Seo-yeon, who was running at a leisurely pace.
There was no rule that you die if hit by a bullet.
But if 'acting,' there would be no choice but to act out dying from being hit by a bullet.
In the end, it was all up to the actor's discretion.
And it depended on what the judge, actor Cha Min-seok, and the viewers thought.
'I'm sorry, but I'm going to take you out here.'
Actually, she wasn't really sorry.
Eliminating the strongest competitor was only natural.