episode_0212
by fnovelpiaOpening a MuTube channel as Sumiho?
In other words, making Sumiho a rival to Lee Su-a?
‘So, let’s sort out my thoughts…’
Su-a spun her brain as fast as she could.
Here, Su-a’s “spun her brain as fast as she could” actually meant going through all the opinions of the Su-a Association one by one.
─…that’s what it is. That’s what it must mean.
‘Aha?’
Thanks to the high-performing Su-a Association, she understood perfectly.
‘It’s a similar concept to disguising myself as Kim Yu-han? Raising Sumiho as a separate person and creating a rivalry.’
Crack!
‘Ugh!’
…How much could she have used her brain? Her head hurt.
That’s when Seo Yeon-ju chimed in.
“What is it? What are you talking about so interestingly?”
Seo Yeon-ju peeked her head out and asked, but Su-a couldn’t answer. More accurately, she was close to not being able to. How could she explain it when even Su-a didn’t really know…?
Su-a asked CEO Kim Iseo.
“Sumiho will become a separate person from me, right?”
“That’s right. I was very surprised to find that there’s a Neo Live fandom waiting for Sumiho’s return. They haven’t heard any news since the Shark Playground fell through, so they must be curious about her whereabouts.”
Ah, Su-a had heard about that part too.
Sicarin—Go Eun-bi—had repeatedly mentioned the precedent, and the monkey-ing who manages the community had also informed her that the reaction to Sumiho was better than expected.
Kim Iseo continued explaining.
“Also, there’s a big reason why we’re trying to separate Sumiho as a separate person.”
“What is it?”
“Su-a is versatile. But the moment you make the main channel about singing, you’re essentially giving up other fields, which is a shame, right? So, we’re just going to take the singing part and put it into Sumiho.”
“Ah, I see.”
Su-a felt awkward hearing the word versatile.
It was like Su-a’s conscience? It pricked at her.
“Anyway, I completely understand what you’re saying, CEO-nim.”
Su-a beginner’s course Su-a understands!
This time, she really understood.
Besides, there was no reason to oppose Kim Iseo’s intentions and not follow them. Just like during Special 8, she had never lost out by following Kim Iseo’s marketing.
Kim Iseo met Su-a’s eyes.
“But as always, I’m not planning to force anything on you. Su-a’s opinion is important. How do you feel about it?”
“It doesn’t sound bad.”
Su-a hesitated about whether to end the conversation there.
“…Actually, I was thinking something similar.”
She immediately abandoned her conscience. Su-a evil!
Kim Iseo’s eyes widened.
“Really? I’m glad to hear that. The fact that Su-a and I think the same way probably means the chances of success are higher.”
“Mm-hmm…. I agree….”
“Oh, and this isn’t the end of it.”
“Why?”
“Actually, I recorded Su-a when she was doing the OST test recording. I’ve also contacted places that might need it.”
“Places that need it? Contacted? Who did you contact?”
Su-a thought. An acquaintance?
Did someone request a video instead of an autograph?
However.
The answer Kim Iseo gave was completely unexpected.
“It’s a musical.”
“…A musical?”
A musical?
It was something that felt like a different world to Su-a.
“Have you ever done musicals or plays? Come to think of it, Su-a has a lot of experience with various things.”
“Musicals? Plays… Uhm….”
Su-a thought for a moment.
“Yes, I have.”
Was it during the school talent show in her past life?
Su-a had definitely participated.
As a tree standing still in the background, though.
“Re-really? You’ve even done that?”
Kim Iseo’s eyes widened.
It was at the same time as a look of realization.
“Ah, that’s why. The other party noticed right away that you sounded like someone with experience as soon as they heard Su-a’s vocalization. So that’s why.”
“…”
Su-a was slightly flustered.
She didn’t participate with that kind of feeling, Su-a didn’t have a single line and didn’t make a single movement as a tree….
“Ah, I was so surprised. Anyway, to continue.”
Kim Iseo cleared her throat.
“I’m not saying we should do a musical right away. Su-a is too busy these days, and we need to do a lot of research before entering a new market.”
“That’s right.”
“But it would be a waste not to use Su-a’s singing talent, so how about doing it someday? Sometime in the future.”
“Uhm.”
Later. Later, huh.
Su-a repeated those words to herself for a moment.
“If it’s later, is there a point in time you’re anticipating?”
“I think it would be good around the time we blow up the Alien Game OST and reveal Sumiho’s identity. If we enter a musical while riding the wave of popularity related to singing, it would be amazing.”
At that time, Seo Yeon-ju, who was still nosing around, chimed in.
“I was wondering what you were talking about, and it turns out you’re talking about sending Su-a to a musical? That would suit you well, wouldn’t it? But don’t get too attached to it. We’re actors first and foremost.”
“Yeon-ju, Su-a will take care of that herself.”
“I’m saying it because I’m worried. Actually doing theater is more fun than you think. If you look up the current status of singers who’ve gone MIA, they’re just doing musicals, you know?”
Su-a shook her head.
“Even if I do it later, I’ll never forget that my main job is acting. More than that, CEO-nim, I still have a question.”
“Tell me anything.”
“You said you’re going to upload songs to the Sumiho channel… What kind of songs are you going to do? If I’m going to separate it from me, Lee Su-a, I can’t sing similar songs.”
“Ah, you’re worried about being found out?”
Su-a nodded her head wildly. Su-a nod nod.
…Now that she thought about it, it seemed like it would be difficult to separate Sumiho and Su-a. They’re singing with the same voice, so how could it not be discovered? That thought kept popping up.
But Kim Iseo smiled calmly.
“You don’t have to worry about that. Sumiho’s voice will have a slight autotune applied to it, and we’ll also differentiate the genre.”
“A difference in genre?”
“Su-a is KPOP, Sumiho is JPOP. When I looked it up, I found that VTuber viewers like Japanese songs.”
“Ah, that.”
Su-a understood immediately.
It was easy to understand if she thought about Eun-bi’s Sicarin channel.
She only uploaded JPOP covers all the time, and the view counts were incredibly high, which surprised her.
It didn’t take long for her to be swayed.
‘That sounds fun. I was missing Sumiho too.’
In fact, even Su-a sometimes felt like working as Sumiho. Why? Because the people there were very kind to Su-a without asking any questions.
“If it doesn’t work out, it’s just promoting Su-a’s songs, and if it does work out, we can run the MuTube channel like a company. But for some reason, I don’t think it’s going to fail?”
“I agree.”
Su-a nodded her head.
Rather than self-confidence and arrogance, she was just excited and thrilled to be trying something new. Of course, her heart was pounding and she was nervous, but she just had to enjoy that feeling too.
If she worked hard, wouldn’t she be able to enjoy everything someday?
In other words, Su-a effort! Su-a enjoying is the strongest!
“Okay. Then I’ll assume that Su-a agrees….”
Kim Iseo muttered to herself like that and stared intently at Su-a.
“…That’s right. Su-a, you’re not overdoing it, are you?”
Su-a simply gave a slight smile.
“It’s okay. It’s something I’m doing because I enjoy it.”
Something she enjoys doing.
That much was always sincere.
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After finishing the morning meeting at Mystic. Afternoon.
Su-a arrived at the interview studio. A space with a huge placard that read ‘MDD 808’ hanging up, to film a promotional video exclusively for broadcast in Japan.
The event was conducted in the form of a kind of talk show. Not an entertainment talk show, but something similar to a movie premiere.
But there was a big difference from a normal premiere.
“Gimyu Han-san!” (Mr. Kim Yu-Han!)
“MDD 808 ga nihon de mo kanari hitto shimashita ga, kansou wa ika ga desu ka?” (Special 8 has been a big hit in Japan as well, what are your thoughts?)
“Nihon no fan ni hitokoto onegai shimasu.” (Please say a word to the Japanese fans.)
“Shīzun 2 no satsuei no toki, nihon ni hōmon suru yotei wa arimasu ka?” (During the filming of season 2, do you have any plans to visit Japan?)
The fact that the reporters firing off questions like a waterfall were Japanese. It was hard to hear Korean.
Kim Seon-il and Seo Yeon-ju were next to Su-a, and they smiled and waved at the camera, saying:
“Su-a-yah, what are those people saying?”
“Shut up, Seo Yeon-ju. The camera’s on.”
“It’s okay, I’m talking almost like a ventriloquist right now. I’ll be captured on camera with a brightly smiling face, won’t I?”
Su-a felt a strange warmth from the sight of the two arguing. It felt like the affection of real siblings.
“So what are they saying? I don’t know Japanese.”
“I know a little. They’re telling you to shut up.”
“Are you Su-a? I asked Su-a.”
Su-a felt a playful spirit rising within her.
She wanted to chime in and play along.
Su-a courage! Su-a prankster! Let me play along too!
“Seon-il is right.”
“Oh, really? Sorry. I guess I was being too flippant.”
“Huh?”
Seo Yeon-ju quickly changed her attitude with a slightly pale face, but Su-a didn’t have a chance to explain.
“….”
As a rock landed on Su-a’s heart, the main photo shoot ended in an instant. After that, the host appeared.
“Well, Japanese Netflix viewers, you’ve been waiting a long time, haven’t you? I think there are a lot of people suffering from Kim Yu-han these days. We’ve finally invited the actors!”
The host, with the logo attached to his microphone and name tag, gave his opening remarks and the event officially began.
Fortunately, the host was fluent in both Korean and Japanese, and the first segment was, of course, self-introductions.
“First, please start with self-introductions from the lead actors! It’s okay to say something you want to say to the Japanese viewers!”
“Euuuhm.”
Su-a picked up the microphone.
She pondered for a long time about what kind of self-introduction she should give. Of course, there would be no problem with simply introducing herself as she was, in an ordinary way….
…Suddenly, she remembered her own foolish first moment.
“Konnichiwa. I Sua yaku no Kimu Yuhan desu.” (Hello. I am Kim Yu-Han, playing the role of Lee Su-a.)
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Four hours later.
Immediately after finishing the Japanese promotional video, Su-a moved breathlessly. However, this time it wasn’t a filming schedule.
It was for a company dinner! Su-a feast!
An extravagant beef restaurant with a traditional Korean house design.
It was also a place full of memories for Su-a. That’s because the Special 8 team used to have company dinners here every time.
As soon as Su-a entered, all kinds of greetings rained down.
“Oh my, Mr. Kim Yu-han has arrived!”
“Kim Yu-han playing Lee Su-a, is that how you’ll be called in Japan now too? It was hard for me to hold back my laughter.”
“Su-a-ssi! No, Yu-han-ssi! How have you been?”
“Of course he’s doing well! You can tell just by looking at the articles, can’t you?”
Su-a felt a strong intoxication in the heated atmosphere.
Just looking at the tables, there were quite a few liquor bottles. Well, I guess there wouldn’t be anyone who only eats meat at a beef restaurant. It was also a good day, and thanks to that, most people were drunk.
Su-a politely greeted them.
“Everyone, please enjoy your meal. May you always be happy.”
Su-a beginner’s course Su-a well-wishes.
But the Special 8 team was like one big family, so when Su-a gave them well-wishes, they didn’t stay still either. They kept offering Su-a something.
One of those things was alcohol.
“Su-a-ssi, Su-a-ssi, have a refreshing drink too!”
“Yes, yes. Thank you.”
Su-a said that, but she didn’t drink.
She was weak to alcohol, so she thought she might cause an accident if she drank, and she didn’t even like soju because she had the palate of a kid.
…It felt like drinking disinfectant? Beer is at least refreshing! Why do people actually drink this!
Su-a ptoo ptoo!
Of course, there were many things that were recommended to Su-a besides alcohol.
“Su-a-ssi, listen to my wish. Here’s 10,000 won.”
“Su-a-ssi, please listen to my wish too. I’ll give you a bracelet.”
“….”
Su-a instantly became a totem figure with a lot hanging on her. Thanks to Yeon-ju, who called Su-a a shooting star.
These people… They seriously believe it…
That’s when it happened.
“Su-a-ssi! Come and take a look at this!”
Oh, what is it this time.
When she went over, the youngest member of the lighting team had a red face. What was unique was that his hair was dyed white.
The lighting director tapped the youngest member’s head.
“This guy fell for Kim Yu-han and dyed his hair white. Isn’t it hilarious? He’s become a complete grandpa!”
Su-a felt it anew.
White hair, not just anyone can pull it off.
She also thought that she was very lucky that it suited her.
Ahem, but she had to speak nicely.
“No, it suits you well. It’s an honor for me that you decided to dye your hair after seeing Kim Yu-han.”
Su-a beginner’s course Su-a compliment! Su-a well-wishes!
Then the man called the youngest member of the lighting team blushed even more. Su-a liked this space a lot. This atmosphere where they talked like family and shared each other’s news.
At some point.
Someone poked Su-a’s side. It was writer Lee Geum-suk.
“Su-a-yang, can I talk to you for a moment?”
“Yes, of course.”
The two of them went outside right away. Those who were smoking hurried to greet Su-a and Lee Geum-suk.
After passing all of them.
Only when the two of them were left alone did Lee Geum-suk open her mouth.
“Su-a-yang, I have a problem these days.”
“Is it that you can’t write well?”
“No. It’s that I write too well that’s the problem.”
“…Can writing well be a problem?”
“Yes. I have a lot of things written down, but I’m worried about which one to push forward and turn into a video first.”
“Ah, I see.”
Suddenly, Su-a tilted her head.
“Isn’t Special 8 season 2 already planned?”
“I’m thinking of doing one before that. I’m a workaholic too, but Su-a-yang is keeping me at bay. If I don’t write, my body gets itchy and I can’t stand it.”
“Oho.”
Su-a beginner’s course Su-a oho.
“….”
Su-a scratched her head. She needed to know something to give advice, but she couldn’t do anything other than answer and respond.
There was only one way. She had to ask what she wanted.
“Is there any way I can help?”
Then Lee Geum-suk opened her mouth as if she had been waiting for it.
“Could you possibly take a look at my scenarios? I’ll probably be collaborating with PD Choi Hee-won on that too, but Su-a-yang is our shooting star. I’d like to borrow your excellent eye for things.”
Kim Iseo and the Mystic members, as well as writer Lee Geum-suk and PD Choi Hee-won, had already reached the point of worshipping Su-a.
That illusion was still burdensome, but Su-a had no reason to refuse. They were grateful people. It would be good if she could help with Su-a’s abilities.
‘Besides, I’m not just helping. I think this will definitely be helpful to me too.’
Because she’s gotten used to seeing it in Su-a’s eyes, writer Lee Geum-suk was still a golden hand writer. She could see such a writer’s scenario before anyone else? That’s very beneficial, isn’t it?
Her thoughts were being organized one by one. Su-a genius!
…Actually, Yu-han Su-a helped with the thought, but anyway.
“Yes. Please send them to me whenever you’re comfortable.”
Su-a nodded, and Lee Geum-suk grabbed Su-a’s hands like she had done one day in the past.
“Su-a-yang, thank you so much.”
It was a warm hand that was always warm no matter when they held it.
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After that, near the end of the company dinner.
“….”
Su-a sat in front of the grill with a determined expression.
Sizzle─
Beef sirloin was cooking in front of her eyes. Su-a swallowed hard. There was a reason why she was setting the mood like a general about to go to war.
‘I’ve never eaten meat at a company dinner.’
Yes, that was the reason!
Company dinners to commemorate the start of production, company dinners to commemorate the end of filming, company dinners to commemorate the breakthrough in viewership ratings…. No, how many times had she come to this beef restaurant, but she hadn’t been able to eat it even once! Not even once!
‘I always couldn’t eat because I had to manage my image, be mindful of the people around me, and be nervous. But today is different.’
─Hey, why aren’t you picking it up?
─What are you, some kind of flying beast? You’re telling me to pick it up when it’s not even cooked properly. You can cook it a little more.
─Sss, that looks delicious.
Yu-han Su-a and Wi Ji-hye Su-a were arguing, and gangster Su-a was drooling. Su-a was in the same boat.
Finally. She was finally going to eat it….
Su-a carefully picked up the meat and put it in her mouth.
“Hahp.”
At the same time as she chewed, she had to widen her eyes.
‘Success tastes like this. I need to be more successful…’
The meat was too delicious. Su-a moved!
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The next day.
On the day of the first filming of ‘Alien Game’.
Hong Ye-ji abruptly stopped her fingers that were about to launch a rhythm game app on her cell phone. It was because she had received a phone call.
“Hello?”
Hong Ye-ji nodded. The call was short.
“The script… Yes. It’s ready.”
It was a lie.
Hong Ye-ji looked down at the script.
Most of it was blank.
The first game that the aliens would make the humans play after abducting them in ‘Alien Game’. She hadn’t been able to write that part. It was the most important part to grab the influx of viewers.
Even if Sawako filled in the gaps here and there, there was a limit.
“It’s a little difficult to send it as a file, so I’ll deliver it to you in person when I arrive on set. I’ll be arriving soon anyway.”
After hanging up the phone, Hong Ye-ji sighed deeply.
“Heeum.”
After Lee Seo-jung and Lee Su-a’s rock paper scissors, she wrote a ridiculous setting in which ‘Seong Si-hyeon’ would succeed after strengthening herself, but the reaction was surprisingly good. Why on earth.
Should she just fill in the remaining blanks haphazardly like that? Could she really do that? She’s been worried a lot lately.
Ding─ Ding─
Her cell phone rang at that moment.
[Caller: Unsaved Number]
▶ Ye-ji-yah
▶ Your father says he’s unlikely to make it past this week.
▶ Are you really not coming? You won’t even answer my calls.
Hong Ye-ji stared blankly at her cell phone before:
“Haa….”
She shook her head violently and stuffed her cell phone into her pocket. She also pulled her hat down low. Today was the first day of filming for ‘Alien Game’, and time was running out even if she only worried about the script all day.
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Incheon Metropolitan City, Wolmido.
A theme park with various amusement facilities, and the lights shone more brilliantly because it was dusk.
It felt like a small amusement park nestled in the city. Just looking at the Viking, which was going up at a dizzying angle on one side, was unusual, and the crowds were thick, creating a festive atmosphere.
At the center of that.
“Control the people around us. I can’t set up the equipment!”
“Those people aren’t tourists, they’re extras. Phew, but even considering that, there are a lot of people. What’s this crowd?”
“Let’s set up the lighting first! It’s too dark!”
There were people holding a festival of madness, none other than the ‘Alien Game’ filming crew. The main character, Seong Si-hyeon, was scheduled to be abducted by aliens here today.
“Why is our work speed so slow?”
“Faster! Let’s finish filming before the sun comes up!”
The reason that was making the staff sluggish was the crowds of people gathering. Even though they had controlled the surrounding area, it was still like this.
“I heard this is a Netflix production?”
“The one with Lee Su-a and Lee Seo-jung? Really?”
“I want to see the real actors, whoever it is!”
Temporary guardrails were also set up and guards were stationed in various places. Tape was also put up. But it was still overwhelming. The number of people in Wolmido was not at all negligible.
Suddenly, one of the guards thought.
‘It would be nice if these people were at least well-behaved…’
Unfortunately, his prayer was not answered.
“Huh? Huh? Huuuuuuuuuuh!”
The trigger was one person pointing somewhere with their index finger and jumping up and down. They shouted at the top of their lungs.
“White hair! White hair over there! It’s Lee Su-a─!”
People’s combat power rose like crazy.
It was driving the guards crazy.
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At the same time, Go Eun-bi was stuck right next to Su-a. Su-a was the only acquaintance she knew on the set. In order not to be bullied, she had to stick with Su-a.
Anyway, that’s not the problem right now.
‘Hieeeeeeeeeeek!’
Go Eun-bi was horrified by Su-a’s popularity.
Of course, she had known for a long time that people regarded Su-a as great. She had often appeared in chats just by turning on the Sicarin broadcast, right?
But this was different.
‘They’re even gathering at the filming location and making a fuss? What! Is filming even possible in this atmosphere!’
The guards quickly stuck to Su-a’s side. Because they were so tall, Su-a’s figure was quickly hidden.
“Su-a-ssi, you just have to follow us looking at our backs.”
“Ah, okay.”
But at that moment.
“Huh?”
There was a moment when Su-a suddenly stopped.
Go Eun-bi next to her made a fuss.
“Hey, hey, Su-a, we have to go quickly. They said we might have to be trapped here forever if we don’t. I’m suffocating…!”
“…Ah, oh. We have to go quickly.”
But even after that, Su-a walked while staring blankly into the air. Her steps had no soul.
It was because she had been distracted by the unexpected special skill window that had popped up.
[Alien Game]
▶ Sufficient implementation elements
▶ Special grade: Rare → 0.8 grade → Special grade: Rare → 5 grade → 4 grade → 2.7 grade → 6 grade → 6.3 grade
‘What is it? Why is it doing this?’
Suddenly, the work’s grade began to fluctuate wildly.
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