On the 6th, as soon as the official announcement from ‘Leech’ broke out.
『[Official] ‘Leech’ actor lineup confirmed! Following Shim Ha-nho and Kang Woo-jin, Oh Hee-ryeong, Jin Jae-jun, Han So-jin』
The film industry press followed suit.
『Oh Hee-ryeong, Jin Jae-jun, and Han So-jin join Director Ahn Ga-bok’s 100th film ‘Leech’』
『[Movie Talk] The ‘Leech’ lineup is gorgeous! Shim Han-ho, Kang Woo-jin, Oh Hee-ryeong, Jin Jae-jun, Han So-jin confirmed』
It was a work that already had a lot of meaning. It was the 100th film by director Ahn Ga-bok, a historical figure in the Korean film industry, the joining of great actor Shim Han-ho and the extraordinary Kang Woo-jin, and the fact that the target was the Cannes Film Festival, etc.
And, oddly enough,
『’Leech’ who said they held auditions, did all the additionally accepted actors audition?』
As rumors spread that even the top stars would hold auditions, even more attention was focused on them.
The lineup of actors announced by ‘Leech’ itself was a bit strange.
Following Kang Woo-jin and Shim Ha-ho, Oh Hee-ryung, who is a top-tier actress, and Jin Jae-jun, and Han So-jin, who stands out among this year’s rookie actresses. If it’s amazing, it’s amazing because two rookies have joined.
Of course, Kang Woo-jin and Han So-jin were treated differently.
『The two male and female actors who won the Blue Dragon Rookie Award met in ‘Leech’』
『Can Han So-hee, who was overshadowed by ‘8-crown champion’ Kang Woo-jin, stand out in ‘Leech’?』
However, if you look at the bigger picture, it was a lineup that completely overturned the expectations of the film industry press.
“The ones picked last are Oh Hee-ryeong, Jin Jae-jun, and Han So-jin? Oh Hee-ryeong seems amazing.”
“Right? But Jin Jae-jun and Han So-jin are a bit out of the blue. More importantly, how long has it been since Jin Jae-jun finished being a ‘drug dealer’?”
“Wow- Han So-jin hit it big? As soon as she won the Best New Actress award at the Blue Dragon Awards, she immediately became obsessed with Director Ahn’s work?”
“There was a rumor that you auditioned for ‘Leech’ this time. You must have really shown off your skills there.”
“There must have been a row of towers, but how?”
“Well, who knows? Something unexpected might have happened at the audition.”
“But looking at it this way, Kang Woo-jin is really unbelievable. He just auditioned and got picked by Director Ahn Ga-bok and got on board right away.”
“Honestly, even in terms of market value, Kang Woo-jin and Han So-jin are not on the same level.”
The fingers of the public who were deeply interested in ‘leeches’ were also busy.
-Wow, this lineup is finally out! Shim Han-ho, Kang Woo-jin, Oh Hee-ryeong, Jin Jae-jun, Han So-jin? It’s really unique, but it seems like it suits them well.
-Simhan Oh and Oh Hee-ryeong… … I’m going crazy… . I’m really curious about the movie’s content…
-Jin Jae-jun is doing it again with Kang Woo-jin after being a drug dealer??? But it seems like Kang Woo-jin really has no end of issues.
-↑ㅇㅈㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋJust now, the story about Kang Woojin playing the piano was revealed properly in Japan and Japan was turned upside downㅋㅋㅋㅋIt seems like Kang Woojin really deserves to be called a top starㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Can I see this after I get out of here? Huh… When is it coming out, seriously… .
At this point, Kang Woo-jin, who had heard the news about ‘Leech’, was moving around in a van on his schedule. Since he had not received any separate contact from Director Ahn Ga-bok, Woo-jin also checked it through the article. Although his face was silent due to his habitual concept, many worries were currently running through Kang Woo-jin’s mind.
‘Hmm- Does this mean Hye-yeon and Hwa-rin have fallen out? The other actors will probably be the same. Should I send them a message or something? Tell them to cheer up? Evan?’
It was Eva. No, there was no need for that. Although it was an unintentional misunderstanding, Kang Woo-jin set the standard for acting in the audition for ‘Leech’. It was a bit strange for him to send consolation to the actors who failed.
Kang Woo-jin wasn’t really good at that kind of thing.
Above all, aren’t they all professionals? Anyway, the surrounding stylists asked Choi Sung-geon, who has a bob cut.
“Ah······Should I contact senior Hye-yeon?”
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“That’s right, if you send me a text message to cheer me up-”
But Choi Sung-geon, the passenger, was quite calm.
“You don’t have to do that. Hong Hye-yeon wasn’t even on One Day Today. You guys just have to do your own work.”
“Ah! Yes!”
“Woojin, you don’t have to say anything to Hyeyeon either. The same goes for Hwa-rin. You’re both professionals. Well, I guess you’re not the type to care much even if I don’t say anything.”
“······”
Kang Woo-jin, who was holding back his answer, erased the worries he had been having for a moment. Let’s just keep a poker face. Then, Choi Sung-geon continued his words.
“Each team would have figured out how to do things like comforting each other. More importantly, we need to take a look at the Japanese side.”
Telling a story that borders on heroism.
“Woojin, if you were in Japan, reporters would’ve flocked there and made a scene. The situation is crazy right now. Anyway, they’re constantly spreading articles through our channels, whether it’s Japan or Korea. What are you going to do? Are you going to post a reply on SNS like the voice actress Asami Saya?”
Was it necessary? Woojin didn’t play the piano hoping for this kind of situation. But he felt like the meaning would fade if he took action. He also felt strange.
So Woojin.
“No. I’ll just leave it.”
I chose silence.
“Would you like that?”
“yes.”
“Yeah, it doesn’t matter. The Japanese media has already covered it well. It wasn’t like it was going to blow up from the start. Got it.”
Choi Sung-geon nodded and recited today’s schedule. Excluding the small stuff, there were two big things. The first was the character interview shoot for ‘The Missing Island’, which is currently in the latter half of editing. It was a teaser shoot for promotion and marketing, and the second was the recording for Woo-jin’s ‘Kang Woo-jin’s sub-character’ channel.
For reference, the current ‘Kang Woojin’s sub-character’ channel is.
[Channel name: Kang Woojin’s sub-character] [12.03 million subscribers] [45 videos]
It had surpassed 12 million subscribers, and the number of Japanese subscribers had increased significantly in the past few days. Of course, many domestic fans also came in, but the surge in Japanese subscribers was incredible. That’s why uploading videos couldn’t be neglected. In addition, the third guest, following Hwarin and Kara, was confirmed to be Ryu Jung-min.
The next guest is a top Japanese actor.
Choi Sung-geon, who was reciting the schedule anyway, moved on. He handed the tablet to the silent Kang Woo-jin. There were many things on the tablet from ‘A10 Studio’, the production company for the animation ‘Nam Sa-chin: Remake’.
Guide recording files related to the script and OST of the animation ‘Namsachin: Remake’.
Everyone had to be familiar with it.
For ordinary actors, it would be a jaw-dropping schedule, but it wasn’t a big problem for Kang Woo-jin. After reading (experience) the script, he just skimmed through it. If other actors spent 10 hours, Kang Woo-jin only needed 1. And.
“Woojin-ah, the ‘A10 Studio’ asked you to play the piano in the drama? You expected that, right?”
“Ah- yes.”
“I didn’t know you played the piano. But now that you’re playing the piano and Japan is going crazy, they’re contacting me in a hurry. They have eyes and ears, so it would be a shame to throw away a story like this. If we see this as ‘Nam Sa-chin: Remake,’ it’ll be a great marketing tool.”
Currently, there is no official announcement regarding ‘Namsachin: Remake’. However, with the first announcement that Kang Woojin will join as a voice actor, and that OST and piano will be added, it was obvious that the Japanese public would be excited.
“It’s natural that the conditions will be improved, but this is optional, so you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. However, since you’re the male lead voice actor in this work anyway, and you were also the lead in the original ‘Nam Sa-chin’, I don’t think it’s a bad idea to do it. Your brand power will also rise rapidly.”
If that’s the case, then I must do it. It wasn’t particularly difficult for Kang Woo-jin.
“Okay, please pass it on to me.”
“O-okay. I’ll make sure to take care of the contract amendments.”
After finishing speaking, Choi Sung-geon immediately smiled faintly.
“And then the Baeksang side starts to get a little noisy.”
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Baeksang? Ah- Are you talking about the Baeksang or something awards ceremony? As Woojin nodded absentmindedly, Choi Sung-geon’s smile deepened.
“You know? The Baeksang Awards are for both the film and TV categories. You can think of it as a wrap-up for last year, but considering your momentum from last year, it doesn’t seem like it’ll end with just one or two trophies.”
The Baeksang Arts Awards were scheduled to be held in mid-March.
After that.
The tumultuous 6 days have come to an end and the 7th Sunday has begun. Of course, the 7th was just as noisy in the domestic entertainment industry as the 6th. It was the same everywhere, whether it was the film industry or the entertainment industry. Kang Woo-jin was also busy without a moment to breathe.
So much time has melted away.
The afternoon that followed.
『’Our Table’, which is breaking a new record with 19% viewership ratings, can it surpass 20% this week?』
『[Entertainment] As expected, PD Yoon! Thanks to his fearsome momentum, all eyes in the entertainment world are focused on ‘Our Table’!』
The original broadcast of ‘Our Table’ has been aired again. ‘Our Table’ has already achieved a viewership rating of over 19%, and since PD Yoon Byung-sun has been promoting it like crazy for a week, today’s viewership rating is highly anticipated.
This week’s ‘Our Table’ content covered the closing of a food truck and the opening of a new store.
What was particularly noticeable was Kang Woo-jin’s cynical improvisation and attitude as a leader or chef. And so Sunday came to an end with ‘Our Table’ and the weekdays came again.
Monday the 8th.
From early in the morning, many people gathered in the large conference room of Netflix Korea. There was no empty seat at the large T-shaped table. There seemed to be more than 30 people. Half of the table was cut off, and Netflix executives including General Director Kim So-hyang sat on the window side, and across from that table sat the bearded PD Song Man-woo and his team.
That is, these people were also a team of ‘beneficial evil’.
DM Production and Netflix Korea. Now, these two companies are merging to aim for the world, and this is also the first production meeting after a major team reorganization.
“It seems like everyone is here, so let’s begin.”
In the grand scheme of things, there will be no changes to the production of ‘Beneficial Evil’. However, if we look into the details, many things will change.
“First, it’s about the production cost that we calculated after revising it.”
What was immediately noticeable was the increased production cost. That is, the funds. The number of production staff and various equipment being invested. With this, the production speed was bound to increase. Isn’t that natural when the number of people increases?
There, the promotional and marketing aspects have also become several times more powerful.
About an hour later.
“Okay, then let’s start with a serious announcement.”
“Yes, PD. I’ve already prepared everything, so just give me the signal.”
The ‘beneficial evil’ has been fully revealed throughout the country.
『The title of the new drama that combines ‘acting monster’ Kang Woo-jin and PD Song Man-woo is ‘Beneficial Evil’, and the script is by writer Choi Na-na, who wrote the one-act legend ‘Nam Sa-chin’』
Plus.
『[Exclusive] Kang Woo-jin + Song Man-woo PD’s ‘Beneficial Evil’, Final Destination is Netflix···Aiming for a Worldwide Launch!』
It was immediately revealed that the target of ‘beneficial evil’ was the entire world.
Meanwhile, the entertainment department of the general broadcasting station HTBS.
The entertainment department office was crowded.
“PD Yoon! Here we go!!”
“Hey! Let’s see, let’s see!”
To be exact, the ‘Our Table’ team was busy. Because of that, all the surrounding PDs were paying attention to the ‘Our Table’ team. In the meantime, the viewer ratings table from yesterday was given to PD Yoon Byung-sun, who was wearing glasses. Soon, PD Yoon Byung-sun found ‘Our Table’ in the viewer ratings table.
It didn’t take long. The numbers soon became visible to PD Yoon Byung-sun.
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-‘Our Table’/ 20.4%
Finally, ‘Our Table’ surpassed 20% in viewership ratings. Thanks to this, the assistant directors and writers who gathered around PD Yoon Byung-sun roared.
“Wow!! I’m over it! I’m over it!!”
“Whoa! How! Did we really go over 20%??!”
“Wow- This is my first time!! 20% viewership ratings!!”
“Wow, definitely! 19% is a crazy number, but when the first digit changes, the destructive power is incredible!!”
Congratulation poured in from surrounding PDs.
“Hahaha, congratulations, Senior Yoon!”
“Ugh- This is seriously killing me! What do you mean 20% viewership ratings these days!”
“As expected from PD Yoon!!”
It was a worthy result. A 20% viewership rating was a record even for the entertainment industry’s godfather, PD Yoon Byung-sun. At the same time, executives such as the entertainment department director and headquarters director rushed to the entertainment department. Naturally, it was to promote PD Yoon Byung-sun, and PD Yoon Byung-sun, who felt a little awkward, gave the credit to the cast.
“What did I do? The members did a great job.”
“Hahaha, is that so?”
Everyone seemed to agree and added their thoughts. Among them, the head of the entertainment department brought up Kang Woo-jin.
“Kang Woo-jin is the key, the key! It was a stroke of genius.”
“That’s right. Because Woojin is here, the volume of ‘Our Table’ feels just right?”
“Your cooking skills as a chef are also amazing!”
“It’s a scam, it’s a scam. There’s really nothing Woojin can’t do.”
At this time.
-Ugh.
The main writer of ‘Our Table’, who arrived at the entertainment department late, approached PD Yoon Byung-sun through the atmosphere that was like a flea market. Her expression was not at all ordinary.
“PD, I just got a call.”
“Huh? What kind of contact?”
“I’m a marketing team for a food company.
Then the main writer whispered in PD Yoon Byung-sun’s ear.
“Mr. Woojin, I think it’s related to the commercialization of ‘Kim Ja-ban Makguksu’.”
Producer Yoon Byung-sun’s eyes grew wide.
“Commercialization of ‘Kim Ja-ban Makguksu’?”
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