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First day audience numbers in Japan: 124,000.
The Korean broadcasting industry couldn't help but be startled when they received those figures.
While
"Does anyone know any of the actors who participated in Gyeongseong Lady?"
"My cousin was among the staff who participated in the filming, should I try contacting them?"
"Of course! Why aren't you contacting them already, hurry, hurry!!"
Naturally, each broadcasting station had no choice but to create special programming related to
They hastily produced videos to upload to their YouTube channels and sought out actors and staff who had participated in the filming.
That was only natural.
- I heard Gyeongseong Lady had 120,000 viewers on its first day in Japan, is that a lot?
- It's not just a lot, it's currently #1 at the Japanese box office
- ?
- Really?
- lol What? Seriously what?
- A Korean movie is #1 at the Japanese box office?
- Strictly speaking, it seems like the cooperation they received for filming in Japan was a factor
- No cap, 80% of it is because of Seoyeon
The influence of a single actress.
Even saying that, the aggro Seoyeon had drawn beforehand was no joke.
Seoyeon's cameo appearance in
In Korea, people just passed it off as nothing special, but in Japan, it was absolutely not the same.
At the time,
When Seoyeon filmed it, it hadn't reached that level yet, but now it had gathered buzz in various ways and its viewership had risen significantly as well.
It wasn't for nothing that YHJ confidently showed the drama to Asher Baldwin.
Needless to say, a drama with over 32% viewership was rare even in Japan.
Its influence couldn't be small, and there was no shortage of talk about Seoyeon, who contributed to significantly raising the drama's viewership.
A single cameo.
But she became a topic on the internet, and then became known as the actor Asher Baldwin spoke about.
"I really liked the actor who appeared in
The repercussions of him blurting out such words at an official event of all places.
Thanks to that, Asher Baldwin received a considerable amount of criticism in Japan, but conversely, it drew massive attention.
And that influence returned directly as interest in the drama, and directly affected the viewership of
- Watching a Korean movie for the first time and all the actors are so pretty, my eyes were happy the whole time
- Seoyeon-chan is so cool
- Honestly when Seoyeon-chan appeared on variety shows, I thought she was just a pretty face
- The acting was no joke, especially the scene where she talks with Stella-chan
- That part www her breathing was so intense www
And then the positive reviews from those who watched it.
It happened to be the end of the year, so there weren't many movies opening in theaters.
Those various factors combined.
- A Joseon movie that avoided competing with hit films www
- Korea pushes movies and idols as national policy
- Even if it avoided hit films, if it's not fun it wouldn't get viewers
- It's a hit because it's entertaining
- These days people don't go to theaters much, so if audience numbers come out it's definitely fun
Though there were occasional corners of resistance, including those, the audience numbers began to increase day by day.
They thought the first day would have the most viewers, but on the weekend it recorded a whopping 140,000, actually increasing in number.
Above all, the documentary that greatly influenced the movie's box office.
The reactions to the Gyeongseong Lady documentary released by Netrix were also quite heated.
Of course, mainly in a meme-like sense.
- In Korea they make soup with red seabream??
- Of course the Korean fishing community is in flames wwwwww
- The Japanese fishing community is buzzing about it too right now
- The person who appeared in Seoyeon-chan's anime? How does she ride around on a bear?
- That red seabream must be over 100kg
- Huh, so she threw a fish weighing over 100kg by herself?
- A person with exaggerated superhuman strength from old anime
- I saw her hitting the back of the bear's head in the video, is that okay www
In the documentary, Seoyeon was mysteriously depicted like a protagonist and took up the most screen time, but there was no part where she was actually interviewed directly.
At least in Part 1.
But because the camera kept following Seoyeon, her eccentric behavior shown on variety shows was captured exactly as it was.
Above all, there were many scenes of her riding around on a bear with Reika, so many viewed it favorably.
- I thought Reika-chan was a boring young lady character all this time
- You haven't watched the variety shows, Reika was the one who said she wanted to ride the bear first
- Not in her right mind www
- Still, it's a relief Reika-chan got close to Seoyeon-chan
Part 1 was a light interview.
And it covered various episodes that occurred on set.
Part 2 was the actual filming of the movie.
It might contain some spoilers, so the full release came a week after the movie opened.
"Reika-chan, I saw the documentary. Did you really ride a bear?"
"Yes, I said I wanted to ride it."
"That's amazing~! Weren't you scared?"
"It was fine. Seoyeon-chan was holding on tightly."
"Huh?"
Japan was the same in hastily scheduling broadcasts in response to Gyeongseong Lady's box office success.
They hastily planned a live broadcast and sent out related content in real-time through Reika.
"And then you went together right to the filming set after that?"
"Yes."
"How was filming a Korean movie?"
"It was amazing."
At the time, Reika was literally at the level of someone who came for a field trip, so she couldn't even step forward and watched the filming among other staff members.
Stella and Seoyeon's acting.
'Everything was amazing.'
And the scenes that followed.
Previously in
Flustered and surprised.
She could only feel resentment toward Seoyeon's acting, which completely crushed her, the 'protagonist.'
But after seeing Seoyeon's acting on set, her thoughts changed a little.
She felt like she somewhat understood why Narumi Sora went all the way to Korea to act.
She wanted to act like Seoyeon.
Suddenly, such a thought crossed her mind.
Along with Reika's reminiscence, some scenes from the documentary were edited and inserted into the broadcast.
「So it's Miss Kasugayama Yuina.」
「An auction has its own rules. Those who are accustomed to taking what belongs to others may not be familiar with rules they're unaccustomed to, I suppose.」
「Your tongue is long.」
「Originally, a merchant's tongue is long by nature. But it seems the Kasugayama family doesn't even know basic etiquette among nobles.」
「Isn't offering unnecessary explanations a virtue merchants should avoid?」
「That is not for Miss Kasugayama to decide. It would be for the guests present here, wouldn't it?」
A scene that didn't appear in the trailer.
Well, putting Stella, who was a bit part, in the trailer would have been微妙 anyway.
But her presence was too intense for a mere cameo or bit part.
Even without background music, even though it was merely attached footage from a documentary.
Then a scene showing them matching beats for light action acting came on, and Yuina's appearance going to save Yeon Seonye was shown.
Her presence was so intense that even the panelists watching the video found themselves absorbed for a moment.
The long-take scene of confronting Stella and saving Yeon Seonye.
A brief exclamation leaked out at the sight of Seoyeon not yielding an inch against Stella, who was called a once-in-a-century actress.
And then the scenes filmed after Seoyeon returned to Korea.
The screen transitions to a conversation scene between Yeon Seonye and Michiko.
"Huh? Oh, this was a documentary."
"I got absorbed watching it too."
"So what happens after this?"
"You'll have to see that in the movie."
"Ah, right, right."
"Ms. Hara, you can't just watch the whole movie for free."
Along with the panelists' conversation, on the community that was relaying the live broadcast at the time, people who had already seen the following scenes started chattering.
- You definitely have to see the next scene
- Right, I cried watching it
- I think that scene alone makes this movie worth it.
Those who saw the movie couldn't forget that scene.
The passionate acting shown by the two girls.
And the kiss that followed between them.
「My lady, you must have been born to do this, how... can you be so good.」
The moment that scene appeared, a brief exclamation flowed from the theater.
Even though there was clearly no explicit scene, the moment it appeared, some people covered their eyes or covered their mouths.
As if they hadn't expected such a scene in a Korean movie at all.
- It was too erotic
- There's no nudity but the atmosphere of the movie itself felt decadent
- There's action in the movie too? The documentary showed action scenes
- Not a lot, but once at the auction house. And once at the end with the scary old man.
- The dubbing voice was so cool
Thus the overall light atmosphere of documentary Part 1.
And Part 2, which covered the content of the movie.
With these two parts released in succession,
This was a first for the Korean film industry.
It was truly an encouraging achievement.
Of course.
The actress who succeeded in producing such an encouraging achievement.
Seoyeon was currently.
"Um, hey. Seoyeon? That... you haven't been going to school with Jiyeon lately, have you?"
"Surely you didn't really take her... ah, never mind."
"……."
Receiving quite a subtle treatment at school.
***
"For Korean promotions, Jiyeon and I will do it together, and Seoyeon, did you receive any separate contact?"
"No."
A fast-food restaurant in front of the school.
It was a meeting with just Jo Seohee after a long time.
Lee Jiyeon was busy lately due to promotions for
She had received considerable attention for her acting this time, and as the lead, Lee Jiyeon was busy with promotions in many ways.
Above all, it seemed many variety shows were desperately hoping she would appear.
"Hmm, they're not looking for you?"
"I have other filming to do."
"I'm filming that with you too."
"Then why did you say you were busy and not show up for a while?"
Seoyeon was needlessly nibbling at her burger.
Watching her do that furtively, Jo Seohee thought.
'Why is she sulking?'
With a nonchalant face, she somewhat haughtily sucked on the cola straw, but Jo Seohee's heart was pounding inside.
Did I do something wrong without knowing?
Suddenly, a strange sense of crisis began to creep into her friendship.
'Hmph.'
And just as Jo Seohee thought, Seoyeon glared at Jo Seohee for no reason.
Actually, Jo Seohee hadn't done anything particularly wrong.
Like coming on a bicycle when she came to meet Seoyeon and Jiyeon.
Like disappearing with just the two of them, putting Jiyeon on the back of her bicycle for work.
Like people around whispering when they saw that!
She was absolutely not sulking because of things like that.
Seoyeon, who had no one to hang out with during lunch, had to eat with Gil Dahyun for a while recently.
Well, she had gotten pretty close to the class president now, so it wasn't bad.
But lately, there was a subtle atmosphere floating around the classroom.
'Why ride a bicycle together anyway.'
Where on earth did she sell the Benz she used to ride around in.
Or just take a taxi.
When she said that.
"I'm exercising lately. If I give Lee Jiyeon a ride that far, it'll be a bit of a workout, right?"
Watching her burning with such motivation and giving Jiyeon a ride and disappearing—those were Seoyeon's feelings.
Jiyeon, for her part, wasn't meeting Seoyeon much either because of the rumors spreading at school.
Well, rather than disliking it, she seemed embarrassed.
It was Seoyeon's first time seeing Lee Jiyeon looking embarrassed, so she thought it was a bit cute, but separately, she felt needlessly aggrieved at Jo Seohee being perfectly fine.
No, normally the one who filmed the kiss scene should be the embarrassed one, right?
With that thought, she had subtly tried probing before.
"That's because it's business."
"……."
When Jo Seohee said it so coolly like that, there was nothing to say.
Seohee was truly an actress through and through, showing no signs of embarrassment about such things.
Recalling what happened back then, Seoyeon, now sucking at the cola that wasn't even left, said to Jo Seohee who was watching her cautiously.
"Thick-skinned."
"W-why. All of a sudden."
"Hmph."
At Seoyeon's grumbling reaction, Jo Seohee tensed up for no reason.
She felt like she had done something really wrong.
"D-don't be like that. We'll handle the Korean promotions, but how about you go to Japan once, Seoyeon? They seem to be asking you to do something like a fan meeting."
"Really?"
"Yeah, you probably got a call around today."
A fan meeting.
Seoyeon thought for a moment.
That much wouldn't tangle up her schedule, so it might not be bad.
Thinking that, Seoyeon slowly nodded.
At that calm appearance, Jo Seohee felt relieved inwardly.
'I can go if I set the date on a weekend.'
Roughly such a thought.
Anyway, Seoyeon wasn't genuinely sulking at Jo Seohee either.
To some extent, it was a joke.
This too was proof that Seoyeon had gotten closer to Jo Seohee.
Before, she truly wouldn't have revealed any emotions.
Thus, when she returned to the agency.
"Oh my, our Seoyeon is here!!"
Representative Kang Chanyul ran out to greet Seoyeon.
From his perspective, Seoyeon couldn't be more lovely right now.
"Everyone's going crazy right now. We're getting calls left and right."
Recently, the phones at Seoyeon's agency were almost catching fire.
Because both Seoyeon and Lee Jiyeon were part of Nova Enter.
Thanks to that, Representative Kang Chanyul almost always had a smile on his face.
"It's practically firewood, firewood."
"Pardon?"
"Being next to you, the fire never goes out."
From his perspective, it wasn't a joke but the truth.
Even when the fire of buzz was about to die down, like a ghost, firewood was shoved in and it started burning again.
'This is what a true firewood-type actress is.'
He recalled the request that came from Japan this time and smiled broadly.
For the Japanese broadcasting station to make such an earnest request like this was a first.