Class president Gil Da-hyun watched the movie knowing almost nothing about it.
First, speaking of her impressions, she honestly watched it in tears, deeply moved.
It was a film without any shortcomings as a movie to wrap up the year.
To the point where she laughed and cried while watching it with the friends she went with.
Everyone was left with such a lingering impression after the movie ended that they couldn't easily stand up to get autographs.
'The acting of all the actors was so good.'
She knew well about Seo-yeon.
But, honestly, she didn't have high expectations for Ji-yeon.
Seo-yeon's friend—that was the only information entered in Da-hyun's head.
Seeing her briefly at the previous end-of-year party was all.
Other than that, there was no significant interaction, so she didn't know how good Ji-yeon's acting was.
"She acted really well."
"Right, right. Especially from the part where she stops Michiko in the latter half..."
The scene where she persuades Michiko to stop her from committing suicide.
At that time, she was so immersed that she unconsciously shed a few tears.
Because she felt like she could momentarily empathize with Yeon Seon-ye's heart.
Perhaps because Da-hyun herself also had a considerable amount of empathy for it.
Apart from that, the following scene was quite explicit, making her flinch.
'If this is rated 19+, they definitely took off their clothes.'
What would it feel like to see a classmate naked?
Feeling momentarily dizzy was Da-hyun's sentiment.
Even without explicit exposure, the descriptions and pacing were quite erotic.
Is it okay to watch this with school friends?
To the point where she felt that way.
'On top of that...'
Da-hyun and her friends looked at Seo-yeon, who entered the classroom, with gazes that were hard to describe.
'Yui-na's acting was really amazing yesterday, right? She cried when she sent Yeon Seon-ye to Michiko.'
'Honestly, it was really cool when she went to save her too. I was rooting for Yeon Seon-ye and Yui-na...'
'But aren't the two childhood friends?'
'Right? They said they've been together since kindergarten?'
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'By any chance... no, right?'
'Then, her childhood friend was stolen by someone else?'
'I think I can empathize a little.'
'Huh?'
This was the problem that arose from acting too well.
Naturally, they knew with their heads that it was just acting.
However, the image of Yui-na they saw in the movie yesterday still remained in the students' heads.
Yui-na going to save Yeon Seon-ye at the auction house.
And the scene where she treated Yeon Seon-ye's hand with an affectionate gaze.
And, the image of Yui-na letting go of Yeon Seon-ye's hand at the end and sending her to Michiko vividly came to mind whenever they closed their eyes.
It wasn't for nothing that an actor who played a murderer role suffered from that image for a while.
Fortunately, Seo-yeon didn't have such an image, but it was truly hard to explain.
"S-Seo-yeon, I enjoyed the movie yesterday."
"Oh, you didn't come with the kid from the next class today?"
Those who occasionally spoke to Seo-yeon asked probing questions while flinching as they looked at her.
And when Seo-yeon's gaze turned toward them, they unconsciously flinched.
"Um."
Also, when someone approached her saying this, their steps slightly retreated.
Seo-yeon realized it.
'To think there would be an impact in this way.'
She thought she would be fine since she didn't have any of those kinds of scenes, but it seemed that wasn't the case.
Actually watching it in the theater, the scenes between Yeon Seon-ye and Yui-na were very affectionate and subtly erotic.
It wasn't strange that such reactions came out.
'Did you hear? Some kids saw Seo-yeon and the kid from the next class holding hands at the theater yesterday.'
'Really?'
'That's what I'm saying? They were in the front row so it wasn't very visible, but...'
Words whispered in small voices.
Normally, she wouldn't have been able to hear them, but Seo-yeon's sensitive ears perfectly captured those sounds.
Of course, the moment Seo-yeon heard those words, she felt unreasonably upset.
'I didn't hold her hand; my hand was held.'
Seo-yeon couldn't bring herself to run over and deny it, so she had no choice but to listen quietly.
In a way, it wasn't completely wrong either.
Since Lee Ji-yeon was visibly nervous, how could she pull her hand away?
"Come on, you can hold hands with a friend. There are even kids who hold hands when going to the restroom."
"That's true, but..."
"And it's just a rumor, so wild speculation isn't good."
Fortunately, Da-hyun casually brought it up next to her.
Seo-yeon genuinely wanted to thank Da-hyun.
That strange atmosphere continued until the first class started.
"What's with you guys? The atmosphere is a bit strange today?"
It must have been serious enough for the teacher who came in for class to say such a thing.
This was all because the movie came out too well.
And, when it came to Ji-yeon.
"It's all your fault, Ju Seo-yeon. F-for the time being, we're going to school separately. Got it?!"
Lee Ji-yeon turned bright red, said that to Seo-yeon, and ran away.
It only made Seo-yeon wonder what kind of humiliation she had suffered in her class.
Anyway, unlike herself who gave off a slightly peculiar atmosphere, Lee Ji-yeon had a proper kiss scene.
'Come to think of it.'
Suddenly, Seo-yeon thought that among the gazes looking at her today, some seemed to be mixed with pity.
"It's okay, Seo-yeon."
"Yeah. Still, that actress doesn't go to our school, right?"
"Having your childhood friend stolen is painful..."
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Anyway, Yui-na was in the position of having been stolen.
Having Yeon Seon-ye stolen by Michiko seemed to be perceived as having Lee Ji-yeon stolen by Jo Seo-hee.
On top of that, the friend who spoke last had a strangely sad nuance.
Just like her dad's friend, the web novel writer Jung Ha-ran, whom she met a while ago.
Should I say it was like words from a woman who recently experienced heartbreak...
Anyway, Seo-yeon had also tasted a similar feeling at first, so it was ambiguous to outright deny it.
Of course, it was in a slightly different sense.
'But, that's a movie.'
Still, she couldn't explicitly deny it, so Seo-yeon just awkwardly smiled and nodded.
Anyway.
'The kids from the next class shouldn't have been at the preview.'
Seo-yeon sighed at Ji-yeon's appearance.
Fortunately, with the help of the class president Da-hyun, the strange gazes quickly disappeared, but
Of course, this was just the beginning.
Because
'...If this opens.'
Won't I have to take a break from school for a while?
Seo-yeon gradually began to feel a sense of crisis that she hadn't even felt when she played the role of Cha Seo-ah.
***
[Director Baek Min's
[Preview receives rave reviews! An excellent movie to decorate the year-end!!]
[Does she not know the word failure? Box office guarantee Ju Seo-yeon]
- I went to the preview and honestly cried. It's so fun!!
- I honestly don't like this genre of movie (movies with homosexuality), but it seems like the best movie since
- A movie that reminds me of
- I thought it would be an obvious movie given the setting, but the setting was just a setting. Rather, it was refreshing.
- An actress named Lee Ji-yeon, did she act this well? She seemed average when I saw her in a cable drama, but her acting in this movie was really good.
Reviews flipping through movie ratings started to upload preview reviews already.
Even those who weren't interested at first started to get curious at this point.
Since the first advertisement dealt with homosexuality.
Moreover, it was advertised as a movie dealing with love between women, so most expressed strong rejection, but with such rave reviews, they became curious.
- Lee Sang-soo's acting was crazy????
- Lee Sang-soo's villain acting is to the point where you wouldn't think he's an actor who took a long break; he just went crazy;;
- Real ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I really forgot to breathe in the latter half ㅋㅋㅋ
- You forgot to breathe, how did you survive
- They said Stella appears for a few seconds but she was on for a while???? Stella is just a minor role ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- How much is the production cost of this homosexual movie anyway?
- Watch the movie and then evaluate it, it's not a movie to be underrated
- Just Ju Seo-yeon's acting was crazy
- Isn't Yui-na too strong ㅋㅋㅋ If she just charged in from the beginning, she would have swept everything.
- Show us what you saw.
- People are overreacting, let's see when it opens
It became the absolute top topic in internet communities.
Because the people who went to the preview made such a fuss, interest that didn't exist started to arise.
Above all, it also became a topic when Han Bong-sik, a heavyweight movie YouTuber, talked about
"If it does well, 10 million. Even if it doesn't, it will exceed 8 million."
"No, I mean it? Even if you take out that code from the movie, it's really a masterpiece."
"It's not pretentious, it's just fun, I'm telling you."
That appearance of fighting hard while spitting saliva spread again.
Coincidentally, it was a period with no major blockbuster movies, so people's interest began to grow.
The wildfire-like flames soon reached the ears of major corporations.
"Should we increase the number of screens for
The tycoon of South Korea's cultural industry.
Especially for movie theaters, the GH Group had a tight grip on them.
GMV (GH Mega Village).
Because they owned the most movie theaters in South Korea.
"I thought it would be another movie lacking commercial viability, but it seems that wasn't the case."
Honestly, there wasn't much interest in Director Baek Min's movie.
Until now, that is.
"Everyone who saw it gave it rave reviews."
"I saw it too, and I definitely enjoyed it."
"But, the reaction of people who watch a lot of movies and the general public is different."
"That's right. If we recklessly increase the number of screens based only on the current reaction..."
"No, it's right to increase the screens."
"Pardon?"
Everyone's gaze focused on one side.
Cultural Business Division Director Kang Tae-jin spoke calmly to the executives' gazes.
"Recently, the content we are investing in is
"That's right."
"Netrix has also shown great interest and made a large investment. And who the protagonist there is... you obviously remember."
Ju Seo-yeon.
They soon nodded their heads.
"If her awareness is greatly increased here, it will definitely have an impact on
"Director Baek Min's movies have always been like that."
"Yes, therefore. If it's for promoting the OTT drama,
Because that would be even a little more advantageous.
If
"But... it's a movie with low mass appeal."
"Mass appeal can also be pushed through the number of screens."
"..."
"And, if it's a well-made movie, we will definitely not take a loss."
"Hmm."
At Director Kang Tae-jin's opinion, everyone's gazes met.
It was clearly not a wrong statement.
Above all, the timing was good.
Among the currently released movies, there was no movie to push this much.
It was to the point where there were talks of re-releasing popular works to fill the slots.
If it's an empty slot anyway, it might be profitable to bet on
"First, let's watch the trend a little more."
"Yes."
"Since there's still a little time left..."
***
"Why did the preview only open in Korea!"
"Reporter, how was it? Was it fun?"
"It's fun, of course it's fun!"
Japanese entertainment reporter Furihata Yuito started writing articles faster than relieving the fatigue from his overseas trip.
That was because
'They said they would release a promotional documentary on OTT, right?'
Would that timing be around the movie's release?
He thought it might be a bit late, but he also thought it wasn't bad.
'Now I understand the story that was so highly praised.'
Yuito had some connection with the YHJ broadcasting station that was filming this documentary.
So, he had heard a bit about the documentary they were filming.
However, when he asked about the movie.
"Well, you'll know that part when you watch the movie."
"Just a little, just a very little bit! Seriously, we've had a connection for years!"
"Cough, I could get fired for that. Anyway, it definitely came out well. Like, we even let some actors observe during this filming."
"...Really?"
"Actress Reika showed interest, so she watched together during the Japanese filming."
Is it okay to do that?
He had that thought, but since they had appeared together on a Japanese variety show before and had a connection, they allowed it.
Only to Reika, that is.
Thanks to that, Reika would host most of the Japanese part when conducting the documentary.
"It's a review from an actor's perspective, so it'll be a bit more helpful."
"Reika is also a popular actress."
"Actually, it seems like Actress Reika felt a lot this ti... no, what am I babbling about right now."
"Thank you."
"You can't write that as an article in advance! Seriously!"
"I know, I know."
He had already seen the movie, so he had plenty of material to write about just from that.
He wrote the additional articles separately in advance...
"...I'm looking forward to it."
Yuito sighed late at night in the empty newspaper office.
Of course, it wasn't a sigh coming from hard labor, but a pleasant sigh.
To be honest, from his perspective, it was a feast for the eyes.
There were so many impressive scenes that he couldn't single out just one.
'The acting of Ju Seo-yeon and Stella. That part was really good too.'
Probably, if the reaction in Japan was going to be the biggest, it would be that part.
With Stella, who is very popular in Japan, and Seo-yeon, who has many elements that Japanese people would like.
Like that.
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Yuito's article went viral in Japan and started to gather people's interest, and
- A movie where three struggling women are impressive. Director Baek Min's artistry and commercial viability. A masterpiece that caught both rabbits.
Movie critic Kang Yu-seok, famous for his harsh remarks, stirred up the internet with his rave review.
"What, no seats?"
"There are empty seats, but they're too far in the corner."
"There are this many screens, does this make sense?"
The screening of