Park Jung-woo thought.
How on earth did things end up like this.
The scorching sun beating down and the people staring blankly at him.
Their gazes were mostly like this.
'Why is this guy here?'
They were probably harboring roughly that kind of thought.
He himself felt roughly the same way.
'Why am I here?'
So.
The beginning was clearly roughly a few days ago.
Hearing about the uninhabited island survival from Producer Shin, who was friends with his father.
He couldn't really remember what he said at the time, but his appearance was decided in a blitz.
That was because.
"Wow, you must have been really impressed by the last
It was because Producer Shin, laughing heartily, had gotten the approval in an instant.
Why on earth didn't the agency stop it?
"You don't have anything to do until the next drama shoot anyway, so go have some fun and come back."
Hwang Jin-hwan, the CEO of Ongaram Actors, the agency Park Jung-woo belonged to, said so and sent him off readily.
It felt like he was telling him to go play.
"These days, Uninhabited Island Survival is pretty lax. They just film like that and it's not that intense."
He even patted his shoulder while saying that.
Actually, the reason he recommended it like this was for no other reason.
It was because Park Jung-woo as a person rarely appeared on variety shows at all.
He only devoted himself to acting or modeling activities, and never showed his face on other broadcasts.
'An actor must be mindful of image consumption.'
It must be because of his father's thorough education.
Actually, he wanted to tell him that times have changed these days, but when someone is a top actor, even the agency CEO can't speak carelessly.
"Just don't create any scandals."
"……."
Scandals.
He could immediately know who that referred to.
Just how impressive
'Are you in some kind of relationship with Princess Yeonhwa?' Roughly like that.
"CEO, that kid is still a high school student. There are still 3 years left until she becomes an adult. 3 years."
"It's only a 3-year difference from you anyway, so what."
He said that and then.
"3 years goes by in a flash, in a flash."
Even though he said that, he knew very well that Park Jung-woo wouldn't really cause any scandal-related incidents. He's a guy who manages himself so thoroughly.
Anyway, without even a gap to refuse.
"Wow, they said there's a secret guest!"
Jung Dae-hyun, the main MC of Uninhabited Island Survival, was the first to welcome him with a bright smile.
Scorching sun.
Sandy beach. Seaside.
Dense bushes visible a short distance away.
The climate itself was tropical, not Korean.
One way or another, a place full of only things Park Jung-woo hated.
That's right.
Park Jung-woo had arrived at some uninhabited island overseas.
***
'An uninhabited island!'
Of course, it wasn't a variety show she enjoyed watching even in her past life.
Because it wasn't particularly suitable to watch for 'studying' purposes.
Apart from that, as Joo Seo-yeon, she was quite interested.
First of all, she had never been overseas, nor had she ever been left standing in such wilderness.
'I remember Uninhabited Island Survival as a variety show that had a lot of talk around it.'
It couldn't be called a super-popular variety show.
However, it was a variety show with a really solid fanbase, guaranteeing a certain level of viewership.
Moreover, while there was a lot of talk about it being intense, it wasn't a show that disregarded safety or drove the cast to the point of cruelty, so there were no notable accidents.
However, because the filming period was quite long, only Seo-yeon and Park Hee-joon, who had finished their movie shoots, were participating.
"Hello! I'm the Uninhabited Island Exploration Chief, Jung Dae-hyun!"
A large man whose height easily exceeded 190cm bowed his head and greeted.
Exploration Chief.
The man who called himself that was originally a comedian from a physical education background, who naturally became the main MC of
Compared to his large build, his impression was very gentle, so the atmosphere of those who were a bit nervous relaxed.
"And over here! These are the two actors from the soon-to-be-released
Natural introduction.
Following that, brief promotion related to
Of course, not everything was done, just a certain level of preview.
Of course, Seo-yeon stayed quiet, and most of it was done by actor Park Hee-joon.
'I'm a convenience store part-timer……'
Rather than Seo-yeon not wanting to speak, it was because given her currently known role, it was careful to bring it up.
"Alright, introductions end here. Since there are two guests this time, it ended quickly. Right?"
Uninhabited Island Survival had three regular members including Jung Dae-hyun.
Combined with guests, it was a format where they participated together.
This time, there were two guests.
The two actors who came out for the promotion of
Joo Seo-yeon and Park Hee-joon.
'……Will this be okay?'
The MC Jung Dae-hyun didn't seem to have any particular thoughts, but Na Tae-sik, a regular member of Uninhabited Island Survival, had such worries.
First of all, he wasn't too worried about the actor who came along, Park Hee-joon.
Park Hee-joon was a man who had served in the military as special forces.
His height also exceeded 180cm, and he was a male with a solid body armed with muscles.
"Let's go."
And so, Seo-yeon's first overseas shoot began.
***
Thus, a location slightly away from Papua New Guinea.
An uninhabited island of moderate size with some level of ecosystem formed.
At that silence, Seo-yeon opened her mouth.
Sudden overseas shoot.
Plus, it was her first time coming to such a place, so she had an excited heart.
"And, I'm revealing this now."
At that time, Jung Dae-hyun stepped forward and opened his mouth.
The gazes of the party, who were just unpacking, focused on him.
"Actually, there's one more guest today!"
"One more guest?"
The other members' gazes focused on Seo-yeon and Park Hee-joon.
It meant whether someone else was coming additionally from
"Others might not know, but for Miss Seo-yeon, it's someone very familiar."
"……Me?"
Someone familiar with Seo-yeon?
'Is there such a person?'
For Seo-yeon, who had a very, very narrow human network, there were really not many people she could call 'people she knows.'
Among them, as for someone Seo-yeon knew well……
"It's actor Park Jung-woo!!"
Dun dun!
It seemed like such a sound effect could be heard after that.
"Park Jung-woo?"
"Wow, don't joke. Why would Jung-woo come to a place like this."
As the members spat out a word each.
One person walked out from the bushes.
A tired face.
A handsome man who seemed to have no idea why he was here.
"……."
Park Jung-woo.
The moment Seo-yeon first saw him, she was bewildered.
'Why is that person here?'
That was because, even in her past life, Park Jung-woo had never appeared on a variety show even once.
***
Anyway, with Park Jung-woo's appearance, it was a bit noisy for a while, but the filming proceeded in earnest.
As its name suggests,
The first thing they were given was just water bottles.
Water was unlimited.
Whatever else, water could become a health issue.
'Sigh.'
Seo-yeon was a bit disappointed.
'……I thoroughly read the Survive series before coming.'
She held the sloshing water bottle in her hand and shook it.
She wanted to try the method of making a water purifier with PET bottles.
"Excuse me, what do we do without tools?"
Jung Dae-hyun said to Producer Shin as if dumbfounded.
"Tools, we have them. However, we've hidden them on the uninhabited island."
Producer Shin spoke while chuckling.
At his words, Jung Dae-hyun's face became flustered.
'They're not thinking of making this easy.'
Well, if they gave all the tools from the start, the broadcast wouldn't be fun.
Unlike usual, it wasn't a jungle, nor a harsh environment.
"First, let's divide into an exploration team and a survival team."
Jung Dae-hyun gathered the members and said.
First, the exploration team to find tools.
And, the survival team to find immediately edible fruits or to build shelter.
First, those familiar with using their bodies went to the exploration team.
Those who didn't seem so were classified into the survival team.
And in Seo-yeon's case, she naturally joined the survival team.
Along with Park Jung-woo, and the only female member among the existing members, Bang Ha-yoon.
'I survived.'
Park Jung-woo, who had been worried about what if he got dragged to the exploration team, could finally feel relieved.
"First, let's make a fire."
At that moment, Seo-yeon's voice full of enthusiasm was heard.
Jung-woo looked at her with eyes full of bewilderment.
"Why?"
"It's common sense to make a fire first."
"No, why?"
He was genuinely curious.
More than that, how was she planning to make a fire in the first place?
"You need tools to make a fire. They went to get tools just now."
At Jung-woo's words, Seo-yeon picked up a log of moderate thickness and branches.
'Don't tell me, is she saying she'll make a fire with that?'
Is she perhaps being greedy for the variety show and making a reckless move?
Such thoughts crossed his mind, but seeing Seo-yeon's eyes sparkling strangely.
'She's serious.'
At Seo-yeon's appearance showing such enthusiasm of 'I really want to do it!', Park Jung-woo's lips trembled.
"……Then I'll make the fire, so you go do other trees or……"
"I want to do it."
"……."
Rubbing wood to make a fire is never an easy task.
Especially it's heavy labor that even men can't easily do.
From Jung-woo's standpoint, it was something Seo-yeon could absolutely not do.
'Could it be that Jung-woo sunbae also wants to try making a fire?'
Seo-yeon narrowed her eyes and glared at Jung-woo, who was insisting that he would make the fire.
"Then, let's decide with rock-paper-scissors."
"Huh?"
"The winning side makes the fire."
"Wa……!"
Before Jung-woo could even say anything, Seo-yeon threw out rock-paper-scissors.
As a result, Jung-woo, who reflexively put out his hand, was rock.
For reference, Seo-yeon was scissors.
"……."
"I won."
Jung-woo barely breathed a sigh of relief.
He was flustered by the sudden words, but thought he could persuade her with this.
However.
"Hmm?"
Seo-yeon's scissors pressed down hard on Jung-woo's rock.
A sound that shouldn't come from a hand was heard, like a grinding.
"Argh!!"
As Jung-woo jumped and pulled his hand back.
Seo-yeon said triumphantly.
"Scissors is stronger, right?"
"No. This……."
Did it break?
With such doubt, Jung-woo looked at his hand, but fortunately there was no such sign.
"……Alright, alright. Then I'll do something else. You make the fire there."
"Yes."
At Seo-yeon's answer, Jung-woo sighed and turned his back.
She'll give up after getting tired from trying a little anyway.
'But, why is that kid's finger strength so strong?'
Is that why she said she'd try making a fire.
While having such thoughts, the words Seo-yeon had said before came to mind.
The question about her three big lift numbers.
'…….'
Perhaps that wasn't asked for nothing.
Suddenly such a thought crossed his mind.
And as for Seo-yeon, who was left standing alone.
With a serious face, she was placing branches against the log and trying to make a fire.
And the cameraman filming such Seo-yeon was.
'This kid is more unique than I thought.'
Looking at Seo-yeon stepping forward to make a fire, the cameraman captured her like that.
Is it the greed for variety?
While such doubts arose, he thought it was fine since it was entertaining.
'Seeing her struggling trying to make a fire in her own way……'
The moment he was having such thoughts, Seo-yeon vigorously rubbed the branches together.
Crack!!
The wood in Seo-yeon's hands was ground away as if it had been put through a grinder.
Naturally, the fire didn't catch.
"……."
Holding the branches that had been ground to pieces, Seo-yeon's pupils shook.