- Since it ended like that last week, will they show us something today?
- Surprisingly, these kinds of developments often end anticlimactically
- But lol, isn't this about high school students taking the CSAT? Why are weapons coming out lol
Episode 10, which ended with someone grabbing a weapon.
Naturally, the viewers' expectations reached their peak.
Kim Hyun-seok, who played the role of Lee Min-hyuk in this drama, waited with a nervous face for episode 12, which was about to air.
No, he wasn't the only one.
Today, several young actors who participated in
"Did you hear what the viewership rating was on Wednesday?"
"14 percent."
"That's a 3% difference from Grand Game."
Kim Hyun-seok thought that much was manageable.
He had already checked the content of this week's
It was somewhat of a winning move.
An episode where the romance between the male and female leads intervened.
The internet reaction was 'naturally' positive.
- Wow, my heart is really fluttering ㅠㅠ
- Saving the female lead in that situation almost made me cry
- Romance like this in a thriller???? Wow, seriously daebak
Judging only by the successive positive reviews pouring in on social media, that aim seemed to have hit the mark perfectly.
However.
"Come to think of it, is Joo Seo-yeon not coming today?"
"What do you mean 'Joo Seo-yeon', you should call her Senior Joo Seo-yeon."
"She's not here."
Well, that was true.
Who wouldn't speak carelessly when the person isn't around?
Though, it wasn't like they were cursing her.
Anyway, as Kim Hyun-seok said, Seo-yeon hadn't arrived at the gathering yet.
She probably dropped by ADIZ briefly because of another advertisement.
Or perhaps she had some business.
"But why did Seo-yeonssi say that?"
"Well, she said something like this during filming."
"During the filming of episode 12?"
"Right."
The filming for episode 12 was incredibly tough, historically so.
First of all, it was raining heavily in the valley, making it slightly dangerous.
Still, it wasn't a downpour, so it wasn't at a level that caused problems for filming.
...No, there were many dangerous aspects, but maybe she was safe because she was Joo Seo-yeon.
Anyway, at that time, Seo-yeon brought this up to Hyun-seok, whose tension was showing.
"Positive reviews on community sites don't directly translate to actual results."
"What?"
"If you consider the community's reaction as the mainstream reaction and become buried in it, you might end up missing something bigger."
It was something Hyun-seok knew in his head as well.
But honestly, he wasn't sure if it was something Seo-yeon, who was his peer, should be saying.
'Besides, even if I know it's different, it's hard to ignore.'
Furthermore, it wasn't necessarily wrong.
There are times when it's right.
There are definitely cases where a sharply protruding awl actually ends up stabbing you.
So you can't just sit back and watch.
"Grand Game is a good drama. Probably... I think its original plot was a little different."
"Why?"
"The foreshadowing that has come out as it progressed so far is hinting at it."
Wondering what hint it was, he asked.
Seo-yeon said in a calm tone.
Hearing it along with the sound of rain, it was a beautiful voice that made him understand why she made it to the finals of
Because it was almost like a singing voice.
"Probably, they originally set the female lead as the culprit."
"What? Really?"
"Yes, the fact that she has been by the male lead's side all this time would probably be for that reason too. Of course, it wouldn't have been a confirmed plot, though."
Probably, that turning point was episode 10.
Just like
However, in a drama, the 'female lead' is the object of immersion for the main viewing demographic.
Making that character the 'culprit' would have required a pretty big decision.
Seo-yeon knows.
Because
'Even without understanding emotions.'
Even without understanding emotions, there were aspects of the story that drew her in.
Of course, there was a lot she didn't know about the elements of that 'immersion' herself.
'Originally, Sky Garden would have gone to a cable channel, and since it would air much later, there would have been no overlap.'
So it was virtually
But that ending was practically a dragon's head and snake's tail—anticlimactic.
'Even so, they finished while defending the viewership ratings quite respectably.'
The reason came out in the director's interview later.
'The original script had the female lead as the culprit.'
Hearing those words and watching it from the beginning, there was definitely visible foreshadowing.
"They tried to choose the masses."
Those who wanted to watch a thriller drama, and the original main viewing demographic of the drama.
It was the result of weighing those two.
"Then, what do you think will happen?"
Because Seo-yeon's words sounded like a prophecy, Kim Hyun-seok asked without thinking.
Seo-yeon looked at him with a puzzled face for a moment at his words.
Then smiled softly.
At that smile, Kim Hyun-seok felt it.
That recently, Seo-yeon seemed to be smiling much more often.
Moreover, her calm smile was so beautiful that it had a way of making him lose his mind unintentionally.
Even he, who was trained by pretty celebrities.
"You'll know that when you watch episode 12, right?"
That episode 12 wasn't referring to
It was precisely episode 12 of
"...Did that happen?"
Park Se-jin, the actress who played Lee Min-seo, asked with a puzzled face.
"I was completely out of it then, so I didn't know."
"Right, and then Seo-yeonssi rolled down the valley."
"Ah, I fell while trying to catch her."
"Really? Hey, what if a female actress falls! What if she gets seriously hurt!!"
Kim Hyun-seok was dumbfounded by Park Se-jin's huffy words.
"No, is a male actor made of iron? If you roll down a cliff, you get hurt, you know?"
"Was it that dangerous?"
Han Sung-jin, Hyun-seok's friend, recalled what happened then.
When a brief commotion broke out and he went to check, he saw Seo-yeon waving her hand from below the valley.
The staff was in an uproar, and the director came running.
Seeing that sight, Seo-yeon hurriedly shouted, "I'm not hurt! I don't get hurt from things like this!!"
He only remembered her flustered, shouting appearance.
If rolling down a steep valley doesn't hurt her, what exactly does it take to get hurt?
"She really didn't get a single scratch on her skin. Is female actresses' skin usually that tough?"
"A scratch?"
Anyway, thanks to that, the filming ended safely.
Seo-yeon's acting, literally throwing herself into it without holding back.
The director almost fainted at her actions, but they were filmed well, and episode 12 wrapped up successfully.
While they were having such a conversation.
"Ah, Seo-yeonssi is here. I'll go out and bring her in for a moment!"
"Go ahead."
The meeting place today was Park Se-jin's mansion.
It was also Park Se-jin's suggestion to gather and watch the drama together.
She really was like Lee Min-seo from the drama.
And since today was the episode where that Lee Min-seo takes the lead role, it was understandable that she was so excited.
"Indeed... I wonder how much it will rebound with episode 12."
In fact,
While feeling that wishing for more was greed, they ended up looking at a higher place.
It couldn't be helped.
Actors were originally that kind of creature.
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- It's starting.
- Honestly, Grand Game this week was a bit iffy
- I'm worried Sky Garden will end up in a similar situation
However, it had parts that completely turned off male viewers.
Of course, the male viewing demographic was only a handful compared to the main demographic, so they didn't have much influence.
So, they just grumbled things like, "It's romance again, K-dramas can't help it."
Probably,
That's what they thought.
- It's progressing from Lee Yoo-ju's perspective again?
- Joo Seo-yeon's Lee Yoo-ju acting lately is so freaking good, she's really hitting her stride
- It was good from the start, but it gets really better as it goes on yeah
- She's seriously so pretty lol
Seo-yeon's charm truly shines when she plays a role with such a sharp impression rather than a gentle one.
At least, Seo-yeon's fans thought so.
And there were actually many such aspects.
- So who grabbed the weapon in episode 10?
- Obvious, isn't it Lee Min-hyuk?
- That's too obvious, it might rather be Gil Soo-jin lol
With such conversations going around, episode 12 progressed.
Episode 11 had a strange tension that seemed to hint at the content of episode 10.
Progressing from Gil Soo-jin's perspective, her psychology aiming for Lee Yoo-ju was revealed.
And, in front of her, Lee Yoo-ju says this.
「If you truly wish for it.」
Those words were proof that Lee Yoo-ju had the upper hand in her relationship with Gil Soo-jin.
The words that she would look after not only Lee Min-seo but also Lee Min-hyuk.
At those words, Gil Soo-jin ground her teeth inwardly, but.
On the outside, she just warmly welcomed Lee Yoo-ju.
And there, one more.
「Ah, you guys came too? Hello, Yoo-ju.」
A friend from the same class, Song Ga-yeon.
And her boyfriend, Ji Chang-woo.
The two revealed themselves.
「You guys came to play in the valley too. It is nice here.」
She was a character who occasionally showed her face up until episode 10.
The female student who kept approaching Lee Yoo-ju.
Of course, Lee Yoo-ju didn't show any particular reaction to her, who had no merit to offer.
In this Taeyang High School, where the upper class gathered, she was from a relatively stable, average family.
Barely scraping the edge of the upper class.
Because of that, Lee Yoo-ju didn't pay much attention to her.
「It's a good time.」
Looking at her who came to play with her boyfriend, Lee Yoo-ju spoke sarcastically.
Even at that sarcasm, Song Ga-yeon just tilted her head and smiled brightly.
「You too.」
Of course, Song Ga-yeon meant purely from her heart, "You look happy too," but.
Lee Yoo-ju's expression scowled, which was rare for her.
- lol She got hit properly
- Sarcasm doesn't work on purely kind kids originally lol
- Is Song Ga-yeon played by Cha Na-hee? Her acting has really improved a lot?
- Cha Na-hee is pretty too, but standing next to Joo Seo-yeon, she definitely looks relatively ordinary
- So it seems to suit the role of Song Ga-yeon even better
So much that those reactions flooded in at that scene.
However, in episode 11, Song Ga-yeon didn't appear any more after that scene.
And then came episode 12.
Episode 12 progresses back to Lee Yoo-ju's perspective.
A small quarrel with Lee Min-hyuk,
And Min-seo stops Min-hyuk.
「I told you I'll handle my own studies!!」
「That's something you say after proving it with your grades.」
「So is Min-seo higher than me? No!」
「That's right, but if you receive Lee Yoo-ju's help, it will be faster.」
Gil Soo-jin already knew about Yoo-ju's past grades as well.
Perfect score.
Not once since admission has she deviated from a perfect score.
All 1st rank.
Whether it's internal grades or extra points, she took them all along with Min-seo, receiving all the favor from the current teachers at Taeyang High School.
She would definitely be able to choose and go to any university she wanted.
If such a person were to help her son.
Gil Soo-jin thought that being the top of the medical school at Baekyeon University would be a piece of cake.
- It is Lee Min-hyuk after all.
- It doesn't seem like Gil Soo-jin has a reason to stab him yeah
- What if it's the other way around and Lee Yoo-ju stabs him lol
- If it's Lee Yoo-ju, she wouldn't do that knife fight stuff, she'd use an axe
- The one using an axe is Joo Seo-yeon
Gradually approaching the drama's climax.
The conflict was sealed in that way, in a situation where the whereabouts of the weapon were unknown.
Min-seo and Min-hyuk go missing at the same time.
At first, they simply thought they fought with Gil Soo-jin and weren't coming inside, but.
When they didn't return in the middle of a downpour, the atmosphere gradually worsened.
Gil Soo-jin and her husband Lee Hyuk-soo also went out to search together.
Lee Yoo-ju also had no choice but to go look for them.
「I thought the rebellious phase had already passed.」
Muttering that she had overestimated Lee Min-hyuk, Lee Yoo-ju also looked for them.
Having gone outside like that, while searching for them.
Yoo-ju receives a call from Min-seo.
「O-Oppa rolled down the valley and got hurt.」
Normally, Min-seo calls Min-hyuk by his name.
Calling him Oppa showed just how panicked she was.
In the end, Lee Yoo-ju had no choice but to head to the location she designated.
Because that location wasn't far from the place they played today.
「Min-seo? Where is the ahjumma?」
Perhaps because it was raining, or because of the fog, the bottom of the valley wasn't clearly visible.
As Lee Yoo-ju approached Min-seo, she looked around.
Gil Soo-jin and Lee Hyuk-soo were nowhere to be seen.
It was a bit suspicious since Min-seo had contacted her and said she had already called them.
「T-That's not what's important. Down, down there, Oppa rolled down!」
At the sight of her stomping her feet with a pale complexion, Lee Yoo-ju sighed and approached her.
Thinking Gil Soo-jin and Lee Hyuk-soo had gone somewhere briefly.
Lee Yoo-ju didn't think Lee Min-seo could do something to her.
Because, originally, Lee Min-seo was out of Lee Yoo-ju's interest and merely a stepping stone.
A comparison and bait to climb up to Lee Min-hyuk.
So, she didn't think a being that was merely bait could do anything.
「Y-Yoo-ju. My battery is dying. I couldn't even contact our parents. Can I perhaps borrow your phone?」
Ah, so that's why Gil Soo-jin and Lee Hyuk-soo weren't here?
Lee Yoo-ju casually handed her phone to Min-seo.
Anyway, she had no desire to do anything here.
She just wanted the two to come and resolve the situation quickly.
「I can't see anything at all?」
Fog had set in, and the rain limited visibility.
With a lot of grass and trees, the lower part was hard to see.
What was certain was that if one rolled down, it looked hard to come back up alone.
Was Lee Min-hyuk down there?
While her attention was distracted by that.
She felt a hot sensation in her stomach.
「Huh?」
Wondering what was going on, she turned her gaze.
The blade that stabbed her stomach came into view.
And the face of Min-seo, holding it in her hand.
「Why?」
Perhaps because she was stabbed in the stomach, no strength entered her body.
Of course, Min-seo didn't give Lee Yoo-ju an answer to that.
Tap.
She simply pushed her, who was staggering, off the cliff below.
And.
The advertisement banner popped up, and episode 12 of
It was an episode 12 that ended dramatically indeed.
To the point where one couldn't even guess how they would proceed from here.
- No, why did you cut it off like thissssss
- You conscienceless bastards
- So what happened? The protagonist dies?
- Was she actually a fake protagonist????
- She even took her phone, stabbed her in the stomach with a knife, and pushed her down the valley;;
- If she comes back alive from this, isn't she John Wick???
Therefore, it was only natural that the community exploded.
It was also the prelude to a counterattack, announcing the great reversal of