Not only were the actions Seoyeon displayed extraordinary, but the final plot twist shown by Jo Seo-hee also came as a fresh entertainment.
- LMAO Jo Seo-hee betrays her right there
- Weren't they close?
- You need to survive first before you can even think about being close or not
Seeing such internet reactions, Jo Seo-hee thought her idea wasn't wrong.
Indeed, most communities gave it high praise.
Although Seoyeon was strong, she hopped around too much on her own, leading to reactions like, 'So what's the point of an audition?'
Such reactions certainly existed.
Because Seoyeon had shown such an overwhelming presence.
However, with Jo Seo-hee landing a blow with her betrayal at the end, it proved that Ju Seoyeon was not necessarily invincible either.
In fact, the PD of
"Seo-hee, that was really good. Even the production team was amazed."
He even praised her directly like that.
'Actually, I didn't intend to betray her.'
Jo Seo-hee hadn't originally made up her mind to betray her from the start either.
She was satisfied just with moderately supporting Seoyeon.
She didn't have much intention of passing anyway.
She just thought it would be fun to try acting with Seoyeon as a taste test.
In reality, the acting synced with Seoyeon was short, but quite fun.
'But.'
Jo Seo-hee felt it.
This is an entertainment show.
If only one person stands out too much, words would definitely be said.
Criticism against
And perhaps bad remarks toward Seoyeon as well.
If it's too overwhelming, viewership actually drops.
Because it holds a sense of completeness in itself.
Therefore, Jo Seo-hee wanted to create a small opening for Seoyeon.
Should it be called a human aspect?
No, and it's more entertaining as a show that way.
So, she didn't regret betraying her.
Right, she didn't regret it, but...
Jo Seo-hee: Hey Ju Seoyeon. Are you there?
Ju Seoyeon: (Read)
Jo Seo-hee: If you read it, won't you reply...?
Ju Seoyeon: (Read)
Jo Seo-hee: Hello?
Ju Seoyeon: (Busy emoji)
For reference, up until the filming of
But after the filming, proper replies stopped coming.
Even if they did come, it was just a casually dismissive humming emoji.
Jo Seo-hee realized.
'She's sulking...!'
It felt like the favorability she had worked so hard to raise had plummeted into the abyss.
Had it regressed to the parachute days?
Even so, it wouldn't be to that extent, right?
Thinking so, she couldn't be sure.
In the first place, Seo-hee had never seen Seoyeon angry.
'Should I say I'm sorry?'
Of course, that would be the fastest method.
However, whether Seoyeon would accept the apology was a different matter.
She might actually dislike it.
Entertainment-wise, it was definitely the right judgment.
Seoyeon was clearly aware of that fact too, as she only showed a sullen face.
Since Seoyeon was thorough in that regard, if she apologized for it, she would definitely say, "So what?"
Then she had to soothe her without apologizing...
Jo Seo-hee racked her brains.
And so.
"Why do you wait like that every time."
Lee Ji-yeon said, looking highly bewildered.
A multi-billion won foreign car was parked right in front of the school gate, and students could be seen passing by while staring at it.
And in front of that foreign car, there was a person who shone even brighter than the car.
"Are you here?"
The way she spoke so elegantly was now somewhat laughable.
She had slightly shorter black hair than Seoyeon, with fair skin and a small mole under her eye that made her impression appear relatively sharp.
If Seoyeon overwhelmed her opponent with her dominant appearance and dry gaze, Jo Seo-hee was a little different.
Sharp eyes, a haughty expression, and the noble aura emanating from her demeanor.
And an appearance that looked like something out of a famous horror manga.
Anyway, this side was also difficult to approach visually in many ways.
'I suppose this is what you call an actor's aura.'
Ji-yeon sighed.
Visible talent, and the gap.
Ji-yeon couldn't help but feel such things.
Seoyeon relatively didn't show it off, but Jo Seo-hee showed it with her whole body, making it hard to ignore.
"Is it because of Ju Seoyeon?"
"A-ahem! S-similar. Y-you have good perception."
Good perception my foot.
Ji-yeon had also seen the recent
The sight of Jo Seo-hee splendidly betraying Seoyeon at the end there.
She remembered it because Seoyeon had personally complained and sulked to Ji-yeon at school.
"She's not answering my messages..."
"Messages?"
"She only sends the busy emoji."
Jo Seo-hee said, stomping her feet.
Did she not think of the aftermath when she betrayed her?
"Of course I thought of it! That's why I came, asking you to help me clean it up."
At those words from Jo Seo-hee, Lee Ji-yeon recalled the sight of Seoyeon she saw at school.
She was a bit sullen, but didn't seem to have any intention of ignoring her.
Rather.
"I think the show did even better because Jo Seo-hee did that there."
"Really?"
"Yeah. When I saw the broadcasted part later, I had way too much screentime."
Seoyeon said so while eating a sandwich.
Dodging bullets, deflecting them.
Anyway, such impactful scenes were good.
However, besides that, most of it was focused on Seoyeon's exploits.
Even though it was an audition and they should have shown the diverse acting of other actors.
'Weren't there not many actors who actually acted besides Seoyeon, so isn't it obvious?'
Since Ji-yeon was next to Seoyeon, she could naturally see such things now.
The other actors were just engrossed in 'survival' for points, not acting.
By then, Ji-yeon couldn't help but realize.
'Points are bait.'
If one focused on the gunfight to earn points, naturally they couldn't act properly.
Therefore, among the 20 actors, those who performed properly could be counted on one hand.
Ju Seoyeon, Jo Seo-hee.
And Han So-yoo and Min Do-ha.
Seoyeon and Jo Seo-hee went without saying, and Han So-yoo and Min Do-ha also left impressive scenes respectively.
Han So-yoo's psychic acting synced with Seoyeon.
And Min Do-ha's escape acting reminiscent of a thriller.
'...That was acting, right?'
Honestly, Ju Seoyeon was a bit scary back then.
It seemed real rather than acting...
Anyway, those four became the quartet currently generating the most buzz in the community.
"Stop ignoring me and listen!"
"I am listening."
"You were clearly thinking about something else!"
Jo Seo-hee whined and pulled Lee Ji-yeon's collar.
Anyway, because Jo Seo-hee's voice was loud, the two had moved to a nearby cafe.
"Lower your voice."
"Yeah."
Of course, when Lee Ji-yeon quietly glared at Jo Seo-hee's attitude, Jo Seo-hee shrank timidly.
'She's not some kid playing around at school, is she?'
Lee Ji-yeon called Jo Seo-hee sharp and haughty-looking.
But Jo Seo-hee was the opposite.
Wasn't Ji-yeon the one with the more haughty appearance?
She considered herself to be somewhat of a cute cat-type.
Ji-yeon was also a cat, to be exact, but like a back-alley cat throwing its weight around.
'But she strangely seems to have a lot of friends.'
It's weird.
How can such a scary kid have so many friends?
Maybe they're not friends but a gang?
"Um, is there any way to soothe her? Or something Seoyeon likes."
"Something she likes?"
At those words, one thing came to Ji-yeon's mind.
If it was something Seoyeon liked, there was exactly one.
The things that always proudly occupied Seoyeon's YouTube playlist.
Since she was also deeply involved in it, she checked it from time to time.
'Other than that, it seems Seoyeon hasn't really shown strong likes or dislikes.'
Seoyeon had a relatively easygoing personality.
She disliked few things and didn't express much about what she liked.
"Hmm..."
"What's wrong?"
Ji-yeon examined Jo Seo-hee.
Acting... well, there's no need to even mention it.
Her character was fine too.
For content, she could help...
"Do you want to soothe Ju Seoyeon?"
"Huh? O-of course!"
Honestly, Ji-yeon hadn't liked Jo Seo-hee that much.
The lingering resentment from calling her a parachute to Seoyeon still remained.
At least, seeing her being so anxious around Seoyeon softened it a bit, but she still had the desire to tease her.
Besides, there was no suitable 'content' at the moment.
"Jo Seo-hee."
"Yeah?"
"Have you ever done voice acting?"
At the sudden question, Jo Seo-hee tilted her head.
She couldn't fathom her intentions at all.
***
And, around the time Ji-yeon and Jo Seo-hee were having that conversation.
Seoyeon was very busy.
That was because she had too many things to do lately for one reason or another.
She knew Jo Seo-hee kept sending Kakaotalk messages, but she couldn't focus on replying to them.
That was because she only kept sending them while she was working.
"This is Producer Han Pyo-yeol, who will be helping with Seoyeon's OST work."
"Ah, hello."
"Oh my, hello to you too. I've been keeping an eye on you lately in various ways. Seoyeon."
At Han Pyo-yeol's hearty laugh, Seoyeon nodded with a nervous face.
Acting and music work were completely different.
"There aren't many songs for Seoyeon to sing. Just two."
For those two songs, quite a few people had gathered.
The personnel had already been entirely selected by Han Pyo-yeol, and the songs were somewhat completed.
"You already received the guide track, right? Was it okay?"
"Yes, it was very good. That, lyrical... feel?"
"Kuh, that's right! It's that kind of lyrical and soft song that perfectly fits Miss Seoyeon's image."
"..."
Lyrical? Soft?
Seoyeon was quite sensitive about her own image, but...
'Isn't that a bit... different from that?'
Seoyeon liked an image that looked strong.
For example, Cha Seo-ah.
And the image of Ju Seoyeon established through
'Why are they photoshopping me with elephants or gorillas.'
Of course, elephants and gorillas were animals she liked.
Because they're strong.
For reference, she also liked hippos.
Because they gave off a strong vibe.
But when her face was photoshopped onto them and going around, she wondered how that was.
A picture of King Kong eating octopus with only long hair photoshopped onto its face.
For reference, the image of Min Do-ha being held in King Kong's hand always went around with it.
'No, Min Do-ha is more... though it is what it is.'
Still, Seoyeon also had sparkling red eyes, and many fans liked her strong image.
She was also photoshopped with Cha Seo-ah in her own way.
The exact feel that Seoyeon imagined.
She even made separate folders to save those.
But in Min Do-ha's case...
'Human instrument.'
What on earth did Min Do-ha do so wrong?
It had now become a meme and was forever plastered on the internet.
In particular, the scene of him half-crawling and unsightly fleeing was clipped and photoshopped into various videos.
A video synthesizing his characteristic scream into an F1 racing scene recorded 500,000 views.
'The gorilla would be better.'
Seoyeon nodded slowly.
Memes like fashion gorilla or fashion human were better.
She had no desire to have her scream synthesized into F1 racing engine sounds.
"Ah, and."
Just as she was thinking that.
"By the way, 'Summer Girl' has decided to sing for this album production."
"Pardon?"
Summer Girl here?
"I think it's probably because of Cha Na-hee. She also sang in Dream Future this time."
"Is she appearing in Sky Garden by any chance?"
"Ah, yes. Didn't you hear?"
Cha Na-hee is appearing in
'This wasn't supposed to happen.'
Certainly, an idol actor had appeared in
However, they only received acting controversies and couldn't show proper acting.
'If Cha Na-hee squeezes in, the probability of that spot is high.'
She could roughly guess why this happened.
It must be because of the recently broadcast
Immediately, Seoyeon being cast in
The script was also written by the same writer, Min Se-hee, so the probability of bringing in an actor she had already worked with was high.
In particular, Cha Na-hee showcased her acting skills until the end of
Acting that didn't fall behind even in front of Park Jung-woo.
Therefore, a youth drama composed of similar age groups.
It wasn't strange at all that she was cast in
'So Na-hee unnie is also in charge of the OST work.'
Thinking like that, Seoyeon became a little worried.
Because she knew how Cha Na-hee was treated in 'Summer Girl'.
"Then we'll start recording soon, is that okay?"
"Ah, yes. It's fine."
At the producer's words, Seoyeon nodded and headed to the recording studio.
And.
'I'll have to visit Hoyeon one more time.'
Just in case, it seemed necessary to tighten discipline once more.