Inside a huge passenger van speeding through downtown LA, Miley Cara, with blond hair reaching down to her chest, stared at Kang Woo-jin across the street and asked him in English.
“······You said you got first place?”
Kang Woo-jin answered indifferently.
“yes.”
It was about the animation ‘Namsachin: Remake’ that he had worked on in Japan. The animation in which Woojin participated as the male lead voice actor had won first place. But for some reason, Kara’s blue eyes were slightly embarrassed.
‘What, what the heck?’
Because I was confused about whether I should congratulate him or not. It was because of Woojin’s extremely static or dry reaction.
‘Is it not enough that it was number one? Or is there another rank above it? No, that doesn’t make sense. Or is it that it was number one but the viewer ratings weren’t that good?’
Normally, when a work gets first place, shouldn’t you be excited? Or at least laugh. However, Kang Woo-jin’s face was filled with indifference. It was impossible to gauge his thoughts.
‘This is a character I’ve never seen before, and it gets worse every time I see it.’
Miley Cara coughed slightly.
‘Since you’re in first place, it’s right to congratulate you, right?’
She came to a reasonable conclusion and spoke to Woojin, who was looking at his phone. Although her tone was cold, typical of Kara, her congratulations were sincere.
“Congratulations on getting first place.”
There was no change in Woojin’s poker face as he raised his head.
“thank you.”
“But- are the viewer ratings lower than expected?”
Woojin stared into Kara’s blue eyes for a moment before answering in his mind.
‘Not really? Why not all of a sudden? I’m so satisfied?’
I lowered my voice down there.
“No, I am satisfied.”
“It doesn’t look like that at all.”
“I guess it’s my imagination.”
“······Wouldn’t it be similar if you asked someone else besides me? You’re so calm!”
“Is that so? I like it.”
Kara once again realized Kang Woojin’s eccentric side. He said he liked him, but the smell he gave off seemed cruel. Then, Kara also came to understand Woojin’s state to some extent.
‘Yes, that level of cynicism must be what allows him to control his emotions. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to have those numerous abilities. It would have been his daily routine to suppress himself even in extreme situations.’
It was almost true. Kang Woo-jin, who was covered up by the concept, was now dancing the shoulder dance. Of course, only internally.
‘Oh my! 1st place??! This is crazy, hehe. I almost broke my cool as soon as I saw the results!! Anyway, 1st place! So cool!!’
Of course, I had expected it to be a subspace level, but seeing the results in reality was a different feeling. Regardless of the viewer ratings, the fact that ‘Nam Sa-chin: Remake’ took first place was so meaningful to Woo-jin that it resonated with him in another way.
‘Oh my, one just popped.’
In fact, it was the first time that a work taken by Woojin was released in Japan. ‘Stranger’ started first, but ‘Namsachin: Remake’ opened the lid first. What does the order matter? Either way, it got the start and took first place. If they could keep this momentum going all the way to ‘Stranger’, that would be it.
It feels like one of the piled up tasks is being sorted out.
‘Haha, let’s go!’
He was dancing on the inside, but on the outside, he was the most serious person in the world. A few dozen minutes later, Kang Woojin and the entire team, except for Kara, sat down at a Korean restaurant. It was a famous restaurant in LA, and when Woojin entered the spacious room.
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-Wow.
-Wow.
Kang Woojin’s phone started to receive short vibrations. They were congratulatory messages. DMs from Japan, messages from Korea, etc. Woojin wanted to check the reactions from Japan and Korea right away, but he held back. Calmness was the priority for now.
However, Choi Sung-geon and his team, who were sitting next to Woojin, were already excited.
Among them, Choi Sung-geon, who has long hair, said with a laugh.
“Did you see the viewer ratings for ‘My Secret Romance’, Woojin? It’s 14.8%! It’s 14.8%! No, I told you it beat ‘Magic Spin’??!”
Choi Sung-geon’s condition was close to madness.
“What is this?? This is incredible. Do you know how long it’s been since an anime viewership rating in Japan went over 10%??”
“well.”
“At least five years, five years. No, maybe more!”
Forgetting to order, Choi Sung-geon explained the impact of the viewer ratings for ‘Namsachin: Remake’. He was so passionate that Kara and her foreign team sitting across from him were surprised. Well, Choi Sung-geon’s reaction was not strange.
It is true that ‘Namsachin: Remake’ has achieved the highest score in years.
Of course, if you look at Japan’s past, there may have been more impressive results, but they are no match for the current poor viewer ratings. While the original popular manga competitor is getting 9%, ‘Namsachin: Remake’ is getting over 14%.
It could be seen as a great disaster.
So, Choi Sung-geon and Woo Jin’s team members had no intention of hiding their excitement.
“I guess there was some promotion on the A10 side, but more than half of these crazy viewer ratings are thanks to Woojin oppa??!”
“What are you talking about?! If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have gotten even 5%, let alone 10%!”
“Wow- Woojin oppa, your SNS is going crazy right now! Japanese fans are flocking to you!”
Soon, Choi Sung-geon, who was sharing his phone screen with the staff, whispered to Woo-jin.
“Obviously, there must be quite a few people who watched the anime to criticize you based on these ratings. Like, let’s see how well the characters do? But what can we do? Anyway, since it hit 14.8% thanks to that, we can just enjoy it.”
If we had to be specific, it was an ironic situation where enemies became allies.
“Anyway, since the anime is broadcast once a week, we have to keep promoting it until next week’s broadcast while maintaining the momentum.”
It means that the explosive flow must continue. There may be viewers who leave after the first episode, but it is highly likely that more than twice as many viewers will return due to this explosive viewer rating.
Because you might be curious.
Kang Woo-jin answered calmly, trying his best to hide his feelings.
“I’m sure ‘A10 Studio’ will do a good job.”
Woojin then turned his gaze forward and looked at Kara. Staff gathered around her looking at her phone, and Miley Kara’s expression showed a bit of worry. The other side was already not very interested in Kang Woojin, and Kara noticed Woojin’s gaze and brushed her blonde hair and showed her phone.
“It may be a good day for Woojin, but something happened in Hollywood.”
Her cell phone was displaying a foreign news article that had just appeared as breaking news.
『[Breaking News] Brad Willis attacked by knife-wielding man who broke into his home!』
The title and content were entirely in English, but it wasn’t a problem for Woojin at all.
“It was dangerous.”
“Yeah, I know that actor well – I should contact him.”
At this time, the manager with a shaved head standing next to Kara recited.
“Haven’t there been quite a few incidents like this lately? Terrorism, for example. There was one last month, right?”
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“Ah- the crazy guy who went to Tom’s house?”
“Yeah. SNS, YouTube, and TokTik are the problem. The number of mentally ill people is increasing. Phew- It’s a common occurrence, but I’ll increase the guard.”
“Yeah, thanks.”
Woojin, who had been watching their conversation indifferently, reacted innocently inwardly.
‘Terrorism all the time? Hollywood is so scary-‘
After that.
Unlike Kang Woo-jin, who ends the day with the harshness of LA, Japan and Korea, where the morning has just begun, have opened the prelude to the issue of ‘Nam Sa-chin: Remake’.
As expected, the Japanese side was several times stronger.
Kang Woo-jin, who returned to the hotel, confirmed it. Even a cursory glance showed that the Japanese media was full of nothing but stories about anime.
『Korean original work “‘Namsachin: Remake'”, 1st place with 14.8% viewership ratings』
『This year’s third quarter viewership ratings number one went to “‘Nam Sa Chin: Remake'”, breaking everyone’s expectations! 』
Woojin, who returned to his hotel room, finally erased his concept and smiled. His mouth hung from ear to ear.
“Haha, it’s chaos, it’s chaos.”
That’s right. The Japanese media constantly created articles about ‘Nam Sa-chin: Remake’.
It was probably understandable. After all, an animation that had a viewership rating of over 10% for the first time in years came out. And since it was not based on a popular manga or light novel, but was based on a Korean actor’s ‘male friend’, it was bound to be a huge hit.
Additionally, it achieved a viewership rating of over 14%.
『Kang Woo-jin Effect? ”‘Nam Sa-chin: Remake'” Achieves Record Ratings as a Romantic Comedy for the First Time in Years!』
It was strange that the Japanese media didn’t get excited. The public opinion was also furious at the result of the reversal. Either way, there was a noticeable uproar. If the Japanese media and public opinion are like this, what about ‘A10 Studio’, the production company of ‘Namsachin: Remake’?
“14.8%??!! Isn’t this an error?!”
“There’s no way it’s a mistake! It’s an official announcement!”
“Three, my goodness!! It’s over 10%???!! Tongue, is this real?”
“Wahahaha!! It’s 14.8%! It’s a big difference from 10%!”
“Hey, gather everyone first! No! Disperse the knights right now!!”
“That’s right! If this trend continues, it’s obvious there’ll be chaos for a few days! We’ll have to pull the hook several times more than that!!”
It was more than a festival. The expression “crazy” would be appropriate. The production team including the director of “Namsachin: Remake”, and the executives and staff of “A10 Studio” all hugged each other and screamed. The 14.8% viewership rating was the first in years for the entire Japanese animation market and for “A10 Studio”. To be exact, they were judging that it was a number that would be absolutely impossible in the future.
This was the same for all the voice actors who participated in ‘Namsachin: Remake’.
“It’s a record! It’s a great record!!”
Throughout the Japanese animation industry, talk of a ‘Nansachin: Remake’ was going wild.
“‘Magic Spin’ is at 9.1%, ‘Strongest Spy’ is at 8.8%, but ‘Nam Sa chin: Remake’ is at 14.8%??!”
“Wow, I didn’t know it would be this different.”
“The problem isn’t the difference! Does it make sense that the viewer ratings came out to 14.8%?!!”
“······It’s been almost 5 years? 6 years. I thought it would be difficult for an anime with a rating of over 10% to come out in the future- but out of nowhere.”
“Why did it get such high ratings? Why on earth?”
“The original was a hit, and I think it was because of Kang Woo-jin’s presence. Whether they were fans or anti-fans, it was Kang Woo-jin who brought the public to the TV.”
Breaking records.
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In the anime market that has been quiet for the past few years, ‘Nam Sa Chin: Remake’ has brought some tension. The number of articles has doubled since lunchtime, and ‘Nam Sa Chin: Remake’ related content has started to appear on SNS, communities, and YouTube.
The flow and momentum gained speed.
The Japanese media seemed to be in shock all morning, but from this point on, they were focusing on Kang Woo-jin.
『”Kang Woo-jin” Achieved 20 Million Viewers in Korea, Will Its Power Reach Japan?』
There was a lot of noise all day long.
And around the same night, ‘Namsachin: Remake’ swept various rankings in Japan. Not only the 3rd quarter animation viewership ratings, but also the 1st place in topics on Japan’s 3 major portal sites, 1st place in SNS trends, 1st place in real-time popular videos on YouTube, etc.
I’m guessing that only 1st place has achieved more than 5.
Of course, the next thing that is often mentioned is.
『「’Nam Sa-chin: Remake’」 Breaks Rating Record! Kang Woo-jin, Who Has Made All His Works a Success, His Impact Is Exploding in Japan Too』
The name was Kang Woo-jin.
Morning of the 14th, Korea.
A day has passed since ‘Namsachin: Remake’ took Japan by storm the day before. However, the heat in Japan has not cooled down. Rather, it has increased several times. As such, it did not take long for that hot temperature to spread to Korea.
-CrazyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋKang Woojin’s anime got 14% in Japanㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Really??? I did it lol 14% okay lol
-No no no 14.8%, so you can think of it as almost 15%
-Ugh!!! I’m feeling patriotic!!!
This was the first gift that Kang Woo-jin, who moved to Japan alone, gave to his domestic fans.
-No!! Kang Woojin again?!?!!
However, Korea showed a slightly different reaction from Japan. Rather than going crazy over the success of ‘Namsachin: Remake’, they were enthusiastic about the ripple effect of Kang Woo-jin turning the Japanese animation market upside down.
– lol I didn’t know you’d actually do magic tricks lol
-Yeah, it seems like Kang Woo-jin is more popular in Japan than we thought.
In Japan, including the Korean Wave, movies and dramas were in a slump. The only thing that was left was animation. However, Kang Woo-jin suddenly went to Japan and even got into animation, so it was natural that he would be enthusiastic.
But the animation market wasn’t the only one that Kang Woo-jin had dabbled in.
The first confirmation of this was from writer Choi Na-na, who is currently in Bangkok for overseas location shooting of ‘Beneficial Evil’.
“Wow!! How!! Awesome, awesome!!”
The original author of ‘Namsachin: Remake’ was also running around in a foreign country. The sincere congratulations from the ‘Beneficial Evil’ staff, including PD Song Man-woo, poured in. At that moment, writer Choi Na-na, who had her round glasses up, quickly tapped her phone screen.
-Ugh.
The site she accessed was Japan’s Oricon chart. It was a site where she could check the Japanese music market in real time, daily, weekly, and monthly.
“······omg.”
Author Choi Na-na’s eyes widened as she checked the real-time Oricon chart.
“Woojin is first.”
Because the OP sung by Kang Woojin even topped the Oricon chart.
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