"Did you see it? Sky Garden?"
"Yesterday? Wow, it was really unpredictable."
"Right? I thought it was a thriller, but it wasn't that either."
Once
I thought 18% was the end, but the next week it was 20%.
And then the week after that, 22%.
With the viewership ratings being updated every week,
In earnest, the point where a drama starts to have influence.
There are times when hit dramas are talked about on all sorts of broadcasts and variety shows.
The point where the broadcasting station also decides that this drama needs to be pushed.
And, a time when no one would speak ill of pushing it like this.
"Let's organize a
"Do we have any footage filmed during the previous shoots? There were some incidents, you know."
"Do we need to prepare already? It's only 22%..."
"No, this person takes viewership ratings too lightly. 22% is a mega hit."
Moreover, this is a time when people's attention has been focused on OTT dramas.
With the rise of various video media including YouTube, it's a point where the power of terrestrial broadcasting has relatively weakened.
In such a situation, a drama with over 20% viewership ratings appeared.
The gap left by that was now being perfectly filled by
"Director Lee. Can you contact Seo-yeon? Is there anything we can do for the special broadcast?"
"Huh? Seo-yeon's schedule is quite tight, so it seems difficult."
"No, why does such a young actor have so many activities?"
But no one could deny that she had a lot of activities.
How diligently Seo-yeon had been active recently.
Just looking at variety shows, she appeared on Golden Duckling and Mask Singer consecutively.
On top of that, recently Harara Shorts, and even a children's play.
Each and every one of those broadcasts influenced
All of them, without exception, became topics of conversation.
To the point of wondering how this could be possible.
"Director Lee, you must be happy. Isn't Sky Garden's viewership rating going to be updated again this week?"
"That would be great. I really wish it would hit 30% just once."
"Come on, that's impossible. That's a viewership rating from 10 years ago."
PD Lee Min-hwa also smiled as if he knew that.
If a drama at this point had viewership ratings over 30%, it would essentially be on the same level as the past dramas that shook the nation.
Of course, due to the characteristics of the times, it might not feel that explosive, but from the broadcasting station's perspective, it is.
"...But is she that busy? Isn't this a great opportunity for Seo-yeon too?"
"She's already appearing here and there even without us."
"Still..."
"I think she's probably doing something related to the new movie she's going to film."
Lee Min-hwa didn't want to force Seo-yeon to overwork.
Since this wasn't a one-time job to finish, he wanted to go all the way smoothly if possible.
"Did you happen to hear what drama she's filming next? Let me somehow rub shoulders with that."
"No, do you think every drama Seo-yeon appears in is a success?"
"Huh? Isn't it?"
Lee Min-hwa pondered over his colleague PD's words and realized.
Right?
Movies are just one now, but considering her child actress days, she has three dramas so far.
All of them were record-breaking hits.
"This year, will it be Seo-yeon for the Acting Grand Prize?"
"Without a doubt, she's the most likely candidate."
There were several formidable dramas this year.
However, because
"An Acting Grand Prize right after returning..."
PD Lee Min-hwa gave a hollow laugh.
He felt it sometimes.
That talent truly exists.
***
"Seo-yeon, Eclair Etoile and ADZ contacted us, asking if you have any thoughts on filming one more commercial?"
Manager Park Eun-ha said to Seo-yeon with a beaming face.
However, Seo-yeon sitting in the backseat of the van was pressing something continuously with a serious face.
It seemed she was concentrating so much that she couldn't even hear Park Eun-ha's words.
At Seo-yeon's attitude, Park Eun-ha immediately knew the reason.
'She's leaving comments.'
Seeing Seo-yeon fighting to defend her reputation on the internet again today, Park Eun-ha smirked.
Recently, as Seo-yeon did a play and various videos circulated on Shorts, Park Eun-ha got to know another side of Seo-yeon.
'I thought she was a kid far from shyness or nervousness.'
Her face with few changes in expression made her seem very thick-skinned to emotions, but the reality was different.
She just didn't express it, but Seo-yeon was actually very rich in emotion.
Rather, to people who had become familiar with her, it was clearly visible what she was thinking and what emotions she harbored right now.
Her acting with clear emotional delivery probably came from such a disposition too.
To put it another way, it was easy to draw out emotional empathy from others.
'From the standpoint of ADZ or Eclair Etoile, they must be anxious.'
Park Eun-ha had already heard in passing.
That the sales of the two brands that recently set up Seo-yeon as their commercial model were hitting all-time highs day after day.
Eclair Etoile had practically worshipped Seo-yeon like a god from before, but ADZ, having tasted it once this time, couldn't come to their senses.
[Lee Yoo-ju Chair, ADZ. Upward trend day after day]
['Lee Yoo-ju Chair' sold-out chaos. 'ADZ' will quickly match the volume.]
[ADZ smiling amid sold-out chaos]
All the chairs appearing in
In particular, the one used by the protagonist Lee Yoo-ju when studying was ADZ's.
So it was called the 'Lee Yoo-ju Chair', and reached a point where they couldn't keep it in stock.
"Actor Joo Seo-yeon, please let us know if you have time. We are launching a new brand this time..."
Seeing Kwak Hyun-woo, the head of the advertising planning team who was previously indifferent, say that, rather made Park Eun-ha feel amused.
She told Seo-yeon, but Seo-yeon didn't seem to have any further thoughts about it.
"I wanted to be an honor student, but I ended up becoming a magical girl."
It was an answer that seemed like she knew something but also didn't.
A complex emotion of being gloomy yet strangely liking it was felt from Seo-yeon.
Anyway, even now, leaving comments was probably Seo-yeon's desperate struggle against the so-called malicious comments about her.
- Joo Seo-yeon lol Even if the gorilla bitch suddenly acts cute, I'll never fall for it
└ What are you talking about Joo Seo-yeon was originally cute, right?
└ Seo-yeon, turn off the broadcasting station's wifi
└ But honestly she was really cute this time lol
- Is that person a die-hard fan of Joo Seo-yeon? They often go around doing that, just stop being a crazy fan
- But I admit Joo Seo-yeon was originally cute, I knew it since No Man's Survival
└ ?? Wasn't that the starting point of Joo Seo-yeon's gorilla meme?
- Guys, what does 'initiation' mean? Amputation?
- Hey hey hey;;
Roughly that kind of feeling.
She's probably leaving comments like that right now too.
Of course, only one of those comments was left by Seo-yeon.
Whenever a fire broke out, suspicious accounts defending Seo-yeon would appear, but
Park Eun-ha, who was smiling as she recalled such comments by Seo-yeon, suddenly remembered a contact she had received recently.
"Right, Seo-yeon."
"..."
"Seo-yeon?"
"Ah, yes?"
It was Seo-yeon's extremely calm face as she answered, hurriedly turning off her smartphone.
Her sneakily glancing up to the top right made her look like a puppy that hadn't done anything wrong, which was a bit funny.
"The filming of Gyeongseong Lady this time. Actor Lee Sang-soo, I mean."
"Yes."
"They said it's about time to slowly start."
"Ah, the test?"
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"That's right. Gyeongseong Lady had various issues for a while, right? It seems to be slowly getting sorted out."
Seo-yeon nodded at Park Eun-ha's words.
Recently, there was an incident where a few of the actors who were scheduled to appear in
Right away, there was the actor for the role of 'Goto Isamu', the butler of 'Amanabi Michiko', the lead role played by Jo Seo-hee.
'I think his name was Kang Seo-hyuk.'
He was also a veteran actor with a name in the acting industry.
He was an actor Director Baek Min liked, so I heard he had a hard time bringing him in for this movie.
But right before filming, he dropped out along with a few actors who came with him.
Naturally, it was a situation where the
Since the situation was barely brought under control, it was now time to check the acting of Actor Lee Sang-soo, who would take on the role of 'Goto Isamu'.
'He must be in the middle of fishing right now.'
Contact with Lee Sang-soo was mainly handled by Seo-yeon.
That was because Seo-yeon was the one who became close with him through
It was also Seo-yeon who delivered the message about this test.
To be honest, she was a little nervous when contacting him, but surprisingly, Lee Sang-soo readily accepted.
'Actually, it's probably just a formality.'
At first, she thought Director Baek Min was being a bit strict.
But thinking about it, there were several reasons for this test.
'For Actor Lee Sang-soo as well, and for Director Baek Min.'
From Lee Sang-soo's perspective, a director who easily hands over a role just by hearing his name value could only be suspicious.
From Director Baek Min's perspective, Actor Lee Sang-soo hadn't acted for a long time.
From the other actors' perspectives, they couldn't help but doubt Lee Sang-soo's acting.
People's achievements can easily collapse when they fail greatly even once.
Lee Sang-soo was a similar case.
He was once an actor representing South Korea, but his image greatly collapsed due to his failure in Hollywood.
Perhaps the reason Lee Sang-soo couldn't easily resume activities was also partly due to the anxiety that those words might become true.
That he might have truly become a has-been.
Such doubt sprouted in his mind.
This test was like that.
Formal, but that didn't mean it was meaningless.
"They said that Actor Lee Sang-soo's participation is still kept secret from the other actors."
"Is that so?"
"Yeah, I think they'll tell them once it's confirmed."
As expected of Director Baek Min, he's cautious.
Seo-yeon thought so and calculated the dates.
If the test is taken now, the full-scale filming of Gyeongseong Lady will practically start at the end of this year, roughly around November or December.
'About a month left.'
She had to be careful not to overlap her schedule more than she thought.
There were mainly two things that would go into filming at the end of the year.
The filming of Mine and Gyeongseong Lady.
From what she heard, there were rumors that Mine was changing direction to OTT rather than a domestic theatrical release.
That was why the filming was being delayed now.
'Then it's not a movie, but a drama?'
Such a question came to mind, but it wasn't a bad choice.
If it entered at this time, there were many advantages in various ways.
'And lastly...'
Seo-yeon checked the dates marked on her smartphone several times.
There was one audition in the second half of this year.
It was an audition that didn't attract much attention because auditions for various movies overlapped in the second half of the year.
The audition for
A movie dealing with a disaster caused by a biochemical terror.
It was the work that became Director Jo Bang-woo's posthumous work.
***
"Kyaaah!! Oppa!!"
"Please look over here just once!!!"
Park Jung-woo walked down the street, waving his hand to fans with a smiling face.
Was there a special fan meeting today?
Not particularly.
He really just came out to shop without thinking today.
The problem was that he really came out to shop without thinking.
'I should have covered my face.'
He was too complacent.
For a while, even when he showed his face, only people occasionally coming to get an autograph were there, so he didn't think much of it.
However, because the OTT drama he recently filmed received quite good reviews overseas, it turned out like this.
"The drama is really awesome! It's a true masterpiece!"
"That's right. It's the best!!"
"Thank you."
Park Jung-woo smiled and waved his hand at the fans' words, but honestly, he found it absurd.
'That's been out for a long time? And only now?'
Actually, it didn't receive very good reviews in Korea.
But, as it suddenly reversed its course overseas, the people who used to chatter about it being childish started watching it belatedly.
Since it took first place on the overseas charts, it suddenly had some meaning and significance again.
The director's worldview is distinct and original... Anyway, it transformed into such a work.
"What's your next work?! I'll definitely watch it when it comes out!!"
At the fans' shouts, Park Jung-woo pondered for a moment.
He didn't have anything decided.
But, he had something in mind.
"That is..."
It was the moment he was answering with a smile to the fans' words.
Amidst that crowd, there was a woman waving her hand towards him.
Wearing sunglasses and a hat, a suspicious masked person anyone could see.
At first, he tried to ignore her.
No, he did ignore her.
Is she really crazy.
How many people are here.
Thinking like that, he tried to turn his back.
His back didn't turn.
"?"
The moment a question mark rose above Park Jung-woo's head, he felt the woman grab his arm.
"Why are you running away?"
"You crazy..."
The moment he was about to say "crazy bitch", Park Jung-woo's body started to be dragged away.
No, he was practically half-lifted and dragged away.
Literally, in an instant.
To the extent that it could be compared to a ninja suddenly appearing.
"Huh? Oppa?"
"Are they filming a movie?"
At that sudden situation, even the fans chasing Park Jung-woo couldn't help but freeze on the spot.