Thus named, the Ju Seo-yeon Challenge.
In fact, it all started from a truly trivial incident.
"Hello, fitness YouTuber Park Ho-seung here. A member of our gym sent me a video and gave me a request."
A man with a handsome appearance.
He was the 1-million-subscriber fitness YouTuber, Park Ho-seung.
First of all, he was handsome and had a great body, so his female subscribers naturally increased, and since his body was great, his male subscribers naturally increased too.
Anyway, he was quite well-known among fitness YouTubers.
This man received a video through a subscriber's introduction.
It was the video of a certain actress lifting a chair that had appeared in the recent
"Ah~. Looking at it, they say it's the chair lift that actress Ju Seo-yeon showed in the recently aired
As soon as Park Ho-seung saw it, he opened his eyes wide in surprise.
How on earth did she lift it like that?
Such thoughts crossed his mind, but seeing her grab the lower backrest like a bar and hoist it up, she clearly knew a thing or two about working out.
No, regardless of gender, when someone does something like this, gender becomes irrelevant.
Park Ho-seung went "Ho ho" while watching the entire video, then waved his hands dismissively.
"Ah, this won't do. This won't do. If you do it like this, your back will give out. First of all, there's a person sitting on it, right? Even if the weight is the same, lifting a person and lifting a barbell or dumbbells are completely different issues."
"So you're saying you can't do it?"
To Park Ho-seung's remarks, his manager responded.
"Even a high school girl did it."
"No, she's not an ordinary high school girl."
"So you *can't* do it. Your muscles must be weeping."
At his manager's needless provocation beside him, Park Ho-seung grinned.
"What the hell, let's give it a try!!"
Anyway, that's how it all started.
Of course, thinking it would be difficult to lift an adult male, he invited a female member to sit on the chair.
And after properly fixing their posture.
The chair, for reference, was an ADZ chair, the same model Seo-yeon had lifted.
"Ah, this chair distributes weight well. If you look here, the lower part is easy to grip..."
He even added such explanations.
"Hup!!"
Though he couldn't lift as much as Seo-yeon did, Park Ho-seung actually pulled it off!
The views of this video broke 3 million in just 3 days.
It achieved the remarkable feat of increasing by a staggering million a day.
And so, this video became famous beyond belief.
"You'll hurt your back. Exercise isn't just about lifting heavy weights; it's about correct posture and..."
- Ah Park Ho-seung just did it but he's making so many excuses lol
- If your face isn't even as good as Park Ho-seung's, you should at least lift more weight
- Don't call yourself a fitness YouTuber from now on tsk tsk
"..."
Of all things, he had to be handsome and have a great body.
The problem was Park Ho-seung, who provoked the common remark, "If you work out, I'll kill you."
Isn't it common?
When someone is handsome, it somehow feels like they lack expertise and succeeded based on their looks.
Park Ho-seung was a YouTuber stuck with that kind of image.
Because of that, the phrase 'Park Ho-seung did it' hit fitness YouTubers who were serious about working out differently.
'No, why the hell is that guy doing that.'
'If that guy did it, and I can't...'
Such a perception spread among fitness YouTubers.
And so, the
"Alright, member-nim, please get on the chair!"
"Yes~!"
But once they actually did it, it was surprisingly not bad for broadcasting.
A female guest sat on the chair, allowing her to appeal that she was light as she was.
Meanwhile, the fitness YouTuber could succeed in the challenge while deliciously raking in views.
Thanks to rookie fitness YouTubers being discovered through this
"They say so, Team Leader."
"This is absurd."
The advertising planning department of ADZ was in an absolute uproar over it.
Because, even though the person sitting on it changed, they were all lifting ADZ chairs.
Thanks to that, the chair Seo-yeon lifted unintentionally became a gym chair.
No, it's just an office chair.
"They say our chair distributes weight well. Plus, it's very sturdy, so our product ratings are going up along with it!"
"That is definitely a good thing."
"Sales this month have already increased by 20 percent."
"20 percent?!"
Gwak Hyun-woo thought he would faint.
It might just be called 20 percent, but while dropping was easy, rising was a figure Gwak Hyun-woo had only seen in his dreams.
He had heard that sometimes changing an advertising model could lead to such an increase, but...
'Our ad hasn't even aired yet?'
They had only just signed a contract with Ju Seo-yeon.
But if it's already to this extent...
"Assistant Manager Kim, please tell the other employees to treat actress Ju Seo-yeon with the utmost respect."
"Ah, we are already doing so without needing to be told."
At those words, Gwak Hyun-woo smiled softly at Assistant Manager Kim.
It was a smile that roughly said, 'Our Assistant Manager Kim is so good at his work.'
"If we shoot the ad like this, and
If they really do well, they might be able to take back the hegemony of the domestic chair market that they had lost!
Gwak Hyun-woo felt that this was not simply a vague imagination.
Ju Seo-yeon, she was the goddess of the advertising world to ADZ.
According to a recent investigation, Eclat Etoile treated Ju Seo-yeon almost like a goddess, and he felt like he could understand why.
And.
That goddess of advertising was currently.
"Didn't you say you were going to improve your image?"
"..."
Getting constantly teased while meeting Park Jung-woo at a cafe.
***
A small cafe.
Seo-yeon had made an appointment with Jung-woo today.
Needless to say, it was not work related to this variety show or advertisement.
This was, so to speak, to secure a schedule in advance.
It was Seo-yeon's own form of networking.
"Next year's schedule?"
Park Jung-woo said that and looked at Seo-yeon.
He no longer bothered telling a female actress not to call a male actor so casually, tired of it.
Perhaps she thought it would be fine as long as she roughly wore sunglasses and a mask.
'Well, as long as she doesn't wear a school uniform, they probably wouldn't recognize her.'
Seo-yeon's default outfit was a school uniform.
Because of that, if she didn't wear a school uniform, the vibe was definitely different.
The feeling of a high school girl was definitely felt when wearing a school uniform.
When wearing other casual clothes, the aura of an actress was more emphasized.
At a glance, she even looked like an adult woman.
"Why do you ask that?"
This was the first time Seo-yeon had asked about his schedule.
The broadcasts they had appeared in together so far were
And the variety show was
Recently, up to
Surprisingly, the two often showed their faces on the same broadcasts.
However, Seo-yeon or Park Jung-woo's intentions were surprisingly not heavily involved in those broadcasts.
Well, only
"So, do you have no schedule next year?"
"Not yet."
Right, not yet.
Park Jung-woo wasn't the type to pack his schedule as tightly as Seo-yeon.
"Then..."
Seo-yeon hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth.
"How about Director Jo Bang-woo's movie?"
"Director Jo Bang-woo?"
This was another unexpected name.
Jo Bang-woo was a director who once had the alias 'the magician of the box office' following him.
But he failed consecutively, and recently he hadn't taken on any work.
There was talk of him filming another movie next year, but not a single person thought of it positively.
Why else would he now be called 'Director Jo Min-tae's father' more often?
Having raised a successful director as a son, he might have a successful life as a father.
But as a director, he was a has-been.
That word suited him perfectly.
"Honestly, I'm not sure about that. There is definitely talk of him filming a movie next year."
Park Jung-woo said so, then suddenly thought about Seo-yeon's intention in asking this.
She wouldn't be arbitrarily telling him to go in there...
"Don't tell me, you're trying to appear in Director Jo Bang-woo's movie?"
"I'm thinking of going to the audition. I don't know if I'll be cast, though."
"No..."
Should I stop her?
Park Jung-woo seriously thought so.
If it was Director Jo Bang-woo's movie, honestly Park Jung-woo absolutely didn't want to recommend it.
A has-been director.
Unfortunately, Park Jung-woo somewhat agreed with that statement.
The flashy sense he showed in the past had now become rusted, old, and faded.
To the extent that even the word 'retro' didn't suit it.
'Could it be because of her child actor days?'
He had never thought Seo-yeon would be attached to such things.
However, Director Jo Bang-woo might indeed be a somewhat special connection for Seo-yeon.
The reason Park Jung-woo was able to film
'No, it's not just me.'
Park Jung-woo meeting Jo Seo-hee.
It was all because of Director Jo Bang-woo's help.
He realized that fact anew.
Perhaps Jo Bang-woo was unexpectedly a special person to them.
'If Ju Seo-yeon goes out, she'll definitely be cast.'
Park Jung-woo had read the entire script of
Because Min Se-hee, who was trembling with anxiety, had shown it to him in advance before submitting it to the broadcasting station.
That would definitely be a success.
And if the lead is Seo-yeon, it's a hundred percent.
Even if Park Jung-woo were told to bet his acting career on it, he was confident he would do it.
He was that certain of the success of
'Plus, there's
Perhaps the audition period might overlap with Mine's release date.
Early or mid next year.
What would Ju Seo-yeon's name value be at that point?
One thing was certain: only mediocre actors would flock to the audition for Director Jo Bang-woo's movie.
Industry connections, the movie's success.
How many actors would want to participate in a movie by a director where everything was uncertain?
If the script was really good, it might be different... but even so, the competition wouldn't be that high.
And Ju Seo-yeon goes there?
It would be like a natural disaster, literally.
No, from the moment Seo-yeon enters, people upstairs might say there's no need to even hold an audition.
"...I'll think about it."
But Jung-woo couldn't just blindly refuse.
It was a rare request from Seo-yeon to him.
And his gut feeling was sending a strange signal about this movie.
"More importantly, you said you were going to improve your image with this variety show? You don't seem to have any intention of doing that?"
"..."
Seo-yeon, who was relieved by Park Jung-woo's positive answer, felt like she was hit by a punch at his following words.
Image improvement!
Her intellectual image shown in
"It has improved. At least... I'm not a gorilla right now."
"Really? No, that's unexpected?"
She had become a headbutting dinosaur, though.
Seo-yeon couldn't dare to finish her sentence.
***
The impact of
Image improvement, she thought she had failed at it, but it seemed certain that it had at least planted a familiar image among the people around Seo-yeon.
When she went to the classroom.
"Seo-yeon, I saw
"Was that really your mother? Wow, I watched it with my mom, and she felt really bitter, you know?"
"Right, my mom also said a lot about growing old because of me."
"Your younger sister was so cute."
Roughly those kinds of words.
Mostly, the dad is funny.
The mom is so pretty.
'...What about me?'
Strangely, Seo-yeon was left out in the cold.
No, wasn't I the main character of the variety show?
Why are they only talking about mom and dad.
Seo-yeon felt a bit disappointed.
"Still, the headbutting dinosaur is cute, isn't it?"
"She looks a bit stupid, though."
"Um."
Even at home, conversations about the broadcast increased.
For reference, the cameras were temporarily removed right now.
Anyway, Soo-ah couldn't deny her daughter's words.
Our daughter, honestly, isn't really smart, is she.
She thought she would be hurt if she said that, so she just hugged her.
Seo-yeon now realized that hugging her was an action her mom did when she had nothing to say.
Anyway, when being hugged, she could understand why everyone was talking about her mom.
This was, anyway, amazing.
"...Dad's here."
Around that time, Young-bin opened the door with a clatter and came in.
As soon as he opened the door and came in, he was poking around with a long stick-like thing, wondering where he got it from.
"There are no cameras today."
"No, how can I trust that!"
Young-bin shouted in an aggrieved tone.
Deceived throughout the filming, and deceived at the swimming pool too.
Ju Seo-yeon vlog? No, what was it?
Anyway, they said they were filming a video to upload to the fan cafe, but fan cafe my foot.
It was broadcast on public TV for the whole nation to see!!
"People these days. When they see Dad, they all bite their lower lips."
"...Ahem."
"There was an interview today, you know. Dad went in as an interviewer. Everyone was pinching their thighs and biting their lower lips."
Young-bin said with a face full of regret.
How surprised he was when he heard the news that the Ju Seo-yeon episode of
When it aired, Young-bin's feeling was truly indescribable.
How am I going to go to work tomorrow?
He had such thoughts, and actually, when he went to work the day after the broadcast, everyone greeted Young-bin with truly bizarre faces.
"Wow, a real scammer."
"How can your wife and daughters do that?"
The people who brought up family stories and were envious were better.
Because Young-bin's shoulders naturally stretched out straight.
However.
"At home, that...pfft!"
"Ah, Team Leader Ju. Something to say... cough...!"
His peers and superiors were practically a crucible of laughter.
Even if Young-bin asked a single work-related question, it was as if there was nothing so funny in the world.
Recently, Young-bin had practically become an ambassador of laughter at the company.
Truly sadly.
On top of that, next week, his wife's swimsuit appearance would be revealed to the whole world.
I'll make these bastards pay.
'Still, it's better than Dad's.'
Seo-yeon thought so.
Although she became a headbutting dinosaur, wasn't it better than Young-bin, who became the nation's laughter bell?
And that wasn't the end.
Due to the aftermath of
Most of them were advertisers.
That was a given, considering how much 'ADZ's stock price had risen currently.
"Seo-yeon, an ad came in!!"
Her manager, Park Eun-ha, said with a bright smile.
But strangely, her gaze was odd.
A feeling of subtly checking Seo-yeon's mood.
When Seo-yeon stared at her wondering why,
"For your mother."
'...No, what about me?'
Was she strangely left out in the cold again?
Seo-yeon had such thoughts.
And.
Two days later again.
"
PD Lee Min-hwa of
Because the broadcast date had now entered visible range in earnest.