People sometimes do that. They say things they don’t mean in order to hide their true feelings. Hwarin was exactly like that right now.
Because I described Kang Woo-jin as not very good.
In fact, she was a huge fan. She would read his new articles and spy on Kang Woo-jin’s SNS whenever she had time. So, she was heartbroken when he said that Woo-jin was not very good.
“I’m not that into it. It’s totally not my style. Sister, stop saying weird things.”
It wasn’t really fixed. The closer you are to someone, the more you tend to hide your true feelings. Anyway, for some reason, Hong Hye-yeon felt a slight sense of relief on her face. Of course, Hwa-rin didn’t know.
“Woojin, you’re not that good? Why? You’ve never even met.”
“Yeah, that’s true, but there’s something about his eyes that’s a bit cold. It’s scary.”
“Isn’t that acting as Park Dae-ri?”
At this moment, Hwa-rin naturally thought of a comment that would dig up information about Kang Woo-jin.
“Um- isn’t that how it usually is?”
“Of course not… It’s not cold. It’s just a little bit cold. But it’s completely different from Manager Park.”
“Really? I think your personality is a bit scary.”
“Not scary at all······He’s not gentle, but he’s a tsundere. He’s kind. Rather than being scary, he has a clear opinion.”
Hwarin nodded as if it didn’t matter, but new information about Kang Woojin was stored in her head.
“Tsundere? I don’t know. It doesn’t really have anything to do with me. But since we’re under the same agency, I’ll see you often.”
“Do we meet often? Well, I’m busy too. You know about Woojin because you read the articles, right?”
“I don’t know. I’m that guy. No, why are you looking at that actor’s article?”
Hwarin, who reads Woojin’s articles several times a day, forced a bitter smile, took a sip of wine, and turned her gaze to the large TV in front of her. Before she knew it, the fifth episode of ‘Profiler Hanryang’ was being broadcast.
At this point, Hong Hye-yeon continued speaking while linking arms.
“You already have over 130,000 followers on Instagram and you even have a fan club. At this rate, I’m going to catch up to you, Woojin!”
“······Fan club?”
“Yeah. It started right after we debuted. I heard there are already thousands of members?”
“Really? Oh, oh, that’s great.”
At the word fan club, Hwarin put down her wine glass, giving off an air of indifference, and carefully took out her cell phone while checking Hong Hye-yeon’s expression.
‘You have a fan club? Oh, crap. I didn’t know. I’ve been busy these past few days.’
Then, pretending to look at something else, I searched for Kang Woojin’s fan club. The results came out quickly.
-[Official/Welcome to Kang Woo-jin’s official fan cafe ‘Strong Heart’!]
-Number of members: 3,111.
-Representative Manager: Blood-related woman.
There are already over 3,000 subscribers. Hwarin sighed.
‘Ha- I was going to sign up right away when it came out.’
Unfortunately, it was already too late. Anyway, Hwarin bookmarked the page and put her phone down.
“Hey, but my sister is Hong Hye-yeon. How can she get caught by a rookie?”
“Why not? It makes sense. You’ll understand when you see it for yourself.”
“Why should I look at that person? I have no intention of looking at him. So what did you catch after Mr. Park?”
“I only saw it in articles. I just got into writer Lee Wol-seon’s work. It’s just a minor role, but it’s crazy. I get so excited when I see Woo-jin.”
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“Yeah, I guess I have to cheer up.”
While Hwa-rin was answering appropriately, Hong Hye-yeon was watching episode 5 of ‘Profiler Hanryang’ on TV.
“By the way, are you okay?”
“what?”
He let out a small sigh and muttered.
“The viewer ratings are down, and Park Dae-ri is gone.”
The next day, early in the morning. Eunmi Park’s studio.
Even though it was Saturday, the weekend, PD Song Man-woo with a beard opened the door to Park Eun-mi’s studio. What can I say, his face was like a skeleton. He was too gaunt. The reason was simple.
“Ugh, I’m dying.”
Because filming, filming, filming, editing, editing, editing, it was all over again. There were even promotional schedules and various interviews to do in between. Fortunately, the filming was almost finished.
“Writer Park, come out.”
When PD Song Man-woo collapsed on the sofa in his studio and called out to writer Park Eun-mi, she opened the door and appeared wearing a hairband.
“What’s that smell? PD-nim, get out of that sofa over there! Go wash up and come back!”
“Is that something you say to the PD who edited it all night?”
“Why did you stay up all night? You said you still had some time left.”
“This isn’t the time to be nitpicking about that. The viewership ratings are at 25%, so we need to edit it like crazy to protect the ratings. Starting with episode 4, even Manager Park is gone.”
Writer Eun-mi Park, who was sighing, sat down next to producer Man-woo Song.
“I’ll hand over the final script by tomorrow.”
“Yeah. I resigned yesterday.”
“Ah- Really? I did well···right??!! Really?”
“Really. Well, filming is almost finished and all that’s left is editing, so I should probably get it out there soon.”
“Wow. The drama department must be in chaos.”
“That’s true. I’m sick of the directors and managers clinging to me. Man, it’s so annoying.”
“Of course. He’s the PD who got a 20% viewership rating from the first episode. How fancy is his filmography? But is it really solid?”
In response to the question, PD Song Man-woo leaned his head against the back of the sofa.
“Uh. Honestly, I’m getting crazy offers and a lot of investment talk. Fortunately, this one went well, so I’ll sort it out and start a production company. I’m going to direct until I die.”
“You must be foolish.”
PD Song Man-woo, who had been looking up at the ceiling for a moment, suddenly remembered Kang Woo-jin’s face.
“I wonder how much Woojin will be worth when I start a production company and start working on projects again. If it gets too expensive, it’ll be hard to afford.”
“Well, it’ll be expensive. PD-nim set the bar high from the start? Oh! I was really shocked when I saw that Woojin-ssi’s Wolseon-unnie was going in. I told you that she definitely cared about me and slept with Woojin-ssi.”
“That woman has an eye for actors. Even if she started out jealous of Writer Park, she would have been greedy if she had seen Woojin in person.”
At this time.
“Ah! That’s right.”
Author Eunmi Park opened her mouth, clapping her hands together.
“You know that among our assistant writers tomorrow, Na-na Choi is there?”
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“Yeah, that guy is a bit shy.”
“He has a meeting with Woojin tomorrow.”
“···Huh? Why?”
“Woojin-ssi set up a meeting after seeing Nana’s one-act play script.”
“T-That happened??!”
“Yeah, yeah. That’s 100% totem activation, right?”
“It’s exactly the same as ‘Detective Agency’. What kind of crazy thing is going to happen in that one-act piece?”
At this time.
-Whoooosh, woooosh.
PD Song Man-woo’s cell phone on the table vibrated for a long time. It was a call, and writer Park Eun-mi asked urgently.
“Is this the ratings call for episode 5?”
“Oh. I told you to call me as soon as you got home.”
PD Song Man-woo with his cell phone stuck to his ear.
“Yeah, tell me, what were the ratings? Huh?”
What’s funny is that his eyes suddenly get bigger.
“···What? How many? Oh, I understand. Just hang up.”
Writer Park Eun-mi rushed to producer Song Man-woo who had just hung up the phone.
“Why? Why? What are the ratings like?”
PD Song Man-woo let out a small sigh.
“I knew this would happen.”
“How much did it cost!”
“······21.7%”
“evil!”
The viewership ratings, which were at 25%, suddenly dropped by 4%. This is clear.
“To be honest, I was somewhat prepared for it, but I didn’t expect it to fly like this just because Woojin left.”
It was clear that it was due to the absence of Director Park.
At this moment, BW Entertainment parking lot.
Kang Woo-jin got into the van that had stopped. His hair was a little messy, perhaps because he was going to the shop. Soon, Han Ye-jeong, who was riding next to Woo-jin, spoke coldly, just like her usual tone of speech.
“Oppa, after finishing my meeting schedule today, I’m going to take some photos for the photoshoot and SNS. Did you see that I have over 130,000 followers?”
“Ah- yeah. I saw it.”
“The fan club has surpassed 3,000 members. With that, it seems like it’s time to start holding fan meetings.”
What kind of meeting? Kang Woo-jin was silent at the unfamiliar word. However, Han Ye-jeong did not stop.
“If it’s hard to hold a fan meeting right now, it would be good to hold a fan signing event. If the fan club was formed this quickly, we should take action on our side too. But oppa, do you know who the general manager of the fan club is? Has the PR team not contacted you yet?”
“Oh, I haven’t heard it yet.”
“I’ll check it out. Let the manager check it out. A blood relative? What a strange ID.”
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Yeah. It’s a bit strange. What’s with the nickname Blood Relative Woman? Blood Relative Woman. Kang Woo-jin was laughing inside.
-Bam!
The passenger car door opened violently and Choi Sung-geon shouted quite urgently.
“Woojin-ah! The 5th episode of Hanryang got a 21.7% viewership rating!”
“···The viewer ratings.”
“Oh! It just fell out.”
But Choi Sung-geon’s expression was strange. He himself explained the reason.
“Ha- But this is ambiguous. If the ratings drop, it’s definitely not good. It’s the same for Hye-yeon. But you’re saying that Woo-jin isn’t bad for you?”
What are you talking about? As Kang Woojin remained silent, Choi Sunggeon opened his mouth again.
“In other words, it means that 4% of the people I saw were gangsters because of you.”
It was true. The media was currently covering Choi Sung-geon’s words in a frenzy.
『[Issue Check] ‘Profiler Hanryang’, which had been rising endlessly, suddenly plummets to 21% in viewership ratings』
It was natural. The viewer ratings dropped by 4% in just one day.
Of course, a 21% viewership rating was still a great number. However, the drop in viewership ratings after Park Dae-ri’s departure was a strange phenomenon.
『As soon as ‘Park Dae-ri’ died, ‘Hanryang”s 4% viewership ratings disappeared?』
The media and public opinion summoned Kang Woo-jin even more fervently. Because Kang Woo-jin was the center of attention in terms of timing and flow.
『[Star Pick] ‘Profiler Hanryang’ viewership ratings drop by 4% as soon as Kang Woo-jin leaves ‘Agent Park’, viewers say, “Bring Agent Park back to life”』
『The power that took away 4% of the viewer ratings, Hanryang is crying and Kang Woojin is smiling?』
What can I do?
From here on out, there was nothing for Kang Woo-jin to do. The promotional schedule was already done. The actor who took over as the next villain and PD Song Man-woo had no choice but to work hard.
If we do that, the viewer ratings might go up again.
Anyway, whether it’s Kang Woo-jin or ‘Profiler Hanryang’, it’s become a hot topic again. Hanryang’s viewership ratings have dropped, but Kang Woo-jin’s popularity is rising as he continues to be mentioned.
Plus.
『’Detective Agency’, which gave the acting award to the hot newcomer ‘Kang Woo-jin’, is released on various OTT platforms』
Due to Kang Woo-jin’s soaring popularity, ‘Detective Agency’ was uploaded to various OTT platforms. There was even a platform that had already reached number one on the rankings.
And then around the afternoon of the same day.
-! Preview! I wish you’d watch this more and more, a little less ugly···?｜Sports Day X Profiler Hanryang
The ‘Sports Day’ side uploaded a trailer for the Hanryang Team. It was a video uploaded at the perfect time, with many issues overlapping. Thanks to that, the number of views skyrocketed. Of course, the comments from viewers were also overflowing.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ0:41 Kang Woojin’s answer was ‘yes’ in one wordㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠFinally, Kang Woojin is back to his usual self!!
-I wish you would spare Manager Park… He’d be less annoying.
-Hong Hye-yeon is Hong Hye-yeon… Damn, she’s so pretty
-Give me the main story quickly!! Quickly!!!
-Ah, can I finally watch a variety show with Kang Woo-jin…??? I’m happy… .
-Based on the preview, Kang Woo-jin seems like he’ll be a bit of a brat
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-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋRyu Jung-min came out with that perm hairㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Everyone is curious~~~but I want to see what kind of character actor Kang Woo-jin will be~~~~ soon~~~
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One thing that stood out was the number of times the name Kang Woo-jin was mentioned. This was because the trailer had such a large share. In the end, the trailer video achieved 300,000 views.
-Wow, Kang Woojin, is he a bit serious?? I’m so curious ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
It was only an hour since the upload.
Netflix Korea, same afternoon.
In the parking lot of the Netflix Korea building near Jonggak Station, a woman got out of a van. She had long legs and was wearing a white mask.
It was Hwarin.
A team of fat managers and managers gathered around her, and Hwarin started walking to get on the elevator. It was at this time that the manager spoke to Hwarin, who was walking while looking at her cell phone.
“Hwarin, wait a minute. Are you serious? No? We’re just having a meeting, right? Okay?”
The fat manager had a very anxious look on his face. On the other hand, Hwarin answered as if it was no big deal.
“Didn’t I tell you to stop? I said I hadn’t decided whether to do it or not, and that I would just have a meeting. This is really unusual.”
“Hey hey hey, you’re the one who suddenly suggested a one-act meeting! Even if it’s Netflix, this is a bit much. Phew- Look, the CEO called again.”
“Chew it. Call me later and say you were in a meeting.”
By now, Hwarin and the team had entered the elevator. However, the director’s worries did not stop.
“It’s not like you’re not coming to a big program right now. You don’t necessarily need to do a one-act drama. And what’s more, the writer who wrote the one-act drama is a rookie? If you don’t do this well, you’ll be in trouble.”
Hwarin, who was slowly taking off her mask, smiled brightly.
“What if I take a shit? Our album went well this time, right? Then, it’s okay if I take a shit a few times, right?”
“···That’s what they’re saying.”
“Ah! Shut up! I haven’t even met the other actors yet. I need to see the writer’s tendencies. I’ll also see how much power Netflix gives me. I’m not here to joke around.”
“What about the kissing scene?”
“If possible, I’ll ask them to leave it out. If they’re not going to do it in the first place, then what does it matter if it’s a kissing scene or a bed scene?”
“Hey! You! This is Netflix, so be careful what you say.”
Hwarin shrugged her shoulders, her face not looking shocked at all.
In the meantime.
-Ding!
The elevator stopped at the Netflix Korea floor and the doors opened. There, a male employee was waiting for me at the entrance, which was covered in Netflix logos.
As soon as he saw Hwarin, he burst into laughter.
“Welcome!”
“hello.”
“The general director is already in the meeting room! This way!”
“yes.”
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Soon, only Hwarin and the fat chief followed him, and the rest of Hwarin’s staff moved to the waiting room. At this time, Hwarin whispered to the fat chief.
“There’s a high chance that I won’t, so don’t say anything weird during the meeting. Don’t ask any harsh questions. I’ll take care of everything.”
“Ha- Okay, okay.”
The meeting room that the Netflix staff guided us to was a place where the walls were lined with movie posters.
-dripping.
The employee who opened the glass door of the meeting room smiled and told Hwarin to go in first. Hwarin entered the meeting room without a care.
“hello.”
There were already four or five people sitting in the meeting room. Among them, the general director, who was like the head of Netflix, stood up in surprise. She was a slightly plump woman.
“Hwarin? Why are you coming to this meeting room?”
The general director looked at his staff and urged them on.
“I should have guided you to the meeting room next door.”
It felt like the staff had given me poor guidance. The funny thing is.
“···?”
Hwarin’s eyes scanned the people in the meeting room, and one man caught her eye. The man was staring at Hwarin indifferently and cynically. Her body froze and she shouted inwardly without realizing it.
‘Huh???!! Go, Kang Woojin?! Why? Why here??’
Because the man was Kang Woo-jin, who was obsessed with Hwa-rin.
At that moment, the first voice of Kang Woojin permeated Hwarin’s ears. A voice of the deepest tone in the world.
“hello.”
Hwarin felt like her ears were melting.
