[ It’s Lit]
On the community boards, people kept arguing whether Yuchae-min’s acting had improved or not, so out of curiosity, I checked it out myself.
The drama itself is actually pretty fun??
I heard it’s based on a webtoon, so I binged through it all night.
I cried after watching the ending. It’s a happy ending, so why did I cry? lol seriously sobbing 🥺🥺🥺.
After reading the original, I think the drama looks even better.
Usually, when webtoons or web novels get adapted into dramas, the original gets destroyed badly, which is annoying.
But here, they adapted it while preserving the original pretty well, and there were moments where I thought, “Oh? They actually saved this part?” which made it even more enjoyable, haha.
- I’m a fan of the original, but it’s better than I thought, so I’m enjoying it.
- It feels fresh and cute, so it lifts my mood.
- Like a dopamine detox… feels like washing away the grime of the secular world…
- Honestly, these themes are super common in webtoons and web novels, but the actors’ chemistry and visuals make it worth watching, for sure.
- Honestly, I don’t think the ratings will explode, but if it stays like this, it’ll be remembered as a well-made drama??
- Yuchae-min really gave us some unexpected viral marketing…
└ Ah, that’s true.
└ Ahahahahahahaha seriously lol .
└ Seriously lol .
As Yuchae-min’s acting sparked heated debates on internet communities, interest naturally shifted toward the drama itself.
As word spread that it was better than expected, interest in the drama grew.
With rising buzz, the ratings saw a slight uptick.
[ Hits Personal Best 5.1% Ratings]
[, Ah, What an Adorable Youth!]
[, 3 Charm Points That Captivated Viewers’ Attention]
And finally, the infamous scene aired—the one where Yuchae-min used the ‘Unseal’ skill and filmed that scene.
[What did I just watch today???]
[ Episode 6 Review: Can an Actor’s Skill Suddenly Go Wild? Bad Acting?]
[What’s going on with Yuchae-min’s acting?]
[Yuchae-min, are you on some sort of rampage?]
[No, guys (zero people), I know some people don’t watch the drama because of Yuchae-min, but please, just once, when the clip from episode 6 comes out, can you watch it just once?? There’s our Jihwa in it!!!!]
[Yuchae-min’s acting is insane;;;;;]
[I never thought I’d say this, but Yuchae-min’s acting is crazy (positive)]
[Honestly, Yuchae-min made a pact with the devil, no way this is possible otherwise]
[Did Yuchae-min suddenly make a contract with some god of acting? Like in web novels;;]
‘Yuchae-min acting’ trended in real-time on a certain SNS, and the reactions in internet communities were fiery.
[Yuchae-min’s recent acting is clearly the result of a deal with the devil]
[What happens when a bad actor makes a contract with the god of acting]
The scene was endlessly reshared as shorts on Youtube.
Without even bothering to edit it differently, countless videos lined up with misspelled subtitles or monotonous narration, showing only tiny differences.
By now, it was a method so overused it was sickening, but ironically, it was the best way to spread the news of Yuchae-min’s improved acting.
Yuchae-min’s skill returned to an average level afterward, but the impact left by ‘that scene’ was significant.
[Yuchae-min’s haters are seriously harsh]
I’m not a Yuchae-min fan.
I don’t intend to argue that Yuchae-min is a great actor, and it’s true that his acting was awful before.
But if you have eyes and a brain, isn’t it natural to think he’s changed a bit since ?
I’m just someone who’s come to like Yuchae-min through this drama and is enjoying it, but every time I come here, I get frustrated seeing those crazy posts bashing him.
At first, I thought the criticism was because of bad acting.
But now that his acting has improved as desired, those same people stubbornly deny it and say that the ‘possessed’ scene was just the director’s magic trick. It’s kind of funny.
Honestly, I used to think it was natural for him to get hate because he was a bad actor.
But now seeing those who seem desperate to bash him as if possessed because they can’t hate him properly, I feel sorry for Yuchae-min.
- They’re just people obsessed with bashing lol. Honestly, Yuchae-min used to be their punching bag, so when he suddenly declared “No more punching bag,” it makes sense they’re turning away, lol.
└ Yeah, there were honestly a lot of people who treated Yuchae-min like a punching bag. Even those uploading shorts on Youtube, earning views and fulfilling their dirty desires by bashing Yuchae-min.
└ Probably jealousy too lol. They used to find comfort in their pathetic lives by trashing Yuchae-min’s bad acting, so now that he’s gotten better, they feel distant from him.
- No matter how you think about it, something must have possessed him the day they filmed that scene.
└ The academic consensus is that he made a deal with the devil.
└ I sometimes watch that scene from episode 6 and marvel at it every time.
How can someone suddenly pull off that kind of acting??
└ Actually, he was a ‘power sleeper’ all along.
- Yuchae-min’s got a lot more haters now.
└ Hello, losers.
- But honestly, I don’t see what’s so amazing about Yuchae-min’s recent acting lol. It’s not unbearable or anything. They say he acted like possessed, but is it really that? I feel like it’s being hyped up too much as viral marketing, haha.
└ Saying stuff like that won’t hide it.
└ What are you talking about? I’m just stating my opinion, why the fuss?
- Putting everything aside, isn’t it impressive that he’s improved this much after getting so much hate for bad acting?
└ Celebrities are lucky. As soon as their acting improves a little, people coddle them and shield them, lol.
Hmm, this post is going to get trashed soon too.
The woman who scrolled through the comments on the post let out a small sigh.
She placed her phone on the table and scooped a big spoonful of yukhoe bibimbap into her mouth.
Her precious lunchtime.
Until recently, she would eat quickly and try to catch a quick nap in the break room, but these days she spent more time clutching her phone.
Slowly moving her jaw, she took another bite of bibimbap.
She gulped down the soup noisily.
“Ugh, but it’s kind of disgusting.”
With a loud thud, the bowl landed on the table.
“It’s natural to hate bad acting, but people make personal attacks as if it’s breathing, and yet they pretend not to notice, and now suddenly?”
Once a fan of Yuchae-min, she found the recently shifted public opinion somewhat repulsive.
When Yuchae-min was only known as a terrible actor, no one said anything, but now that people are pointing out his flaws, it felt especially gross.
“People should have limits. It’s true he’s a bad actor, but is it right to mock even the fact that he grew up with his grandparents?”
Back then, no one had a problem with that.
It was undoubtedly a good thing.
Yuchae-min’s acting had improved, and the public acknowledged it to some extent.
The harsh public opinion toward Yuchae-min had softened somewhat.
She was even so happy watching Yuchae-min’s changed acting that tears came to her eyes for no reason.
But sometimes, her heart flared up with unbearable irritation.
Dabbing her eyes with a tissue, she exhaled a long sigh through her nose.
“Calm down. This is just my wound. I took too much bitterness while fangirling.”
That was also why she didn’t start fangirling over Yuchae-min again.
If she did now, she knew she wouldn’t feel pure joy from his activities but only grow more resentful.
Fangirling like that wouldn’t harm Yuchae-min, but in the end, it would just wear her down in a different way.
“I don’t want to waste my emotions and energy like that anymore.”
Life was already hard enough with her job.
There were plenty of celebrities who were good at their main work, and she really didn’t need Yuchae-min, who could be caught up in scandals anytime.
Reaching the same conclusion once again, she picked up her phone.
Her phone’s wallpaper was a photo of Yuchae-min.
Park Seongju, the CEO of BS Entertainment, absentmindedly fiddled with his mug.
The tea had cooled to lukewarm, but he didn’t even think about taking a sip.
He just sat there with a lost look on his face, staring blankly at his nephew sitting across from him.
“So, I’ve been thinking, and I guess we need to replace one member.”
Though he spoke politely, his tone was so casual and rude it felt like a formality.
Park Seongju barely listened to his nephew’s words, nodding vaguely.
“Sigh, but uncle, I don’t like that producer. Whenever I suggest something, he always gives me a hard time.”
“But he’s a professional, though…”
“Sigh, Mr. CEO, you sound hurt again. Am I not a professional too? I’m a pro! I’m, uh, what do you call it… a top-back-ghost? I know at a glance who’ll become a star! That’s why I brought Yuchae-min here in the first place!”
Finally, the nephew said Yuchae-min’s name.
Park Seongju spoke as if he’d been waiting for that name.
“Speaking of which, Chaemin’s drama is getting a good response, huh…”
Im Seokgu, Park Seongju’s nephew and Yuchae-min’s manager, pressed his lips tight.
Though displeased, he tolerated it since Park Seongju was his uncle and boss.
Even though they were family, his behavior was not something appropriate to show to a CEO or superior.
Something was wrong. Park Seongju knew that well. But he couldn’t point it out.
Because if he touched that topic, Im Seokgu would immediately bring up Yuchae-min’s name again as if waiting for it.
‘When did it get like this…’
But now was no time for lamenting.
Suppressing a rising sigh, Park Seongju moved quickly. He placed some scripts he had prepared on the table.
“We’re getting some pretty good projects. I checked them out; they’re all decent. So why don’t you take all of them and show them around? Also, there are some additional schedules coming up for the current drama, so it might be good to attend at least one…”
Though careful in his words, Im Seokgu twisted his face as if he’d been deeply insulted.
“CEO, I told you already. Chaemin has no interest in acting. He said it himself directly! So just bring him easy and comfortable scripts that make money. He said he trusts me and wants to leave it all to me!”
It was the expected response. Normally, Park Seongju would have stopped there. But this time—
“He might have changed his mind.”
He spoke firmly.
This was the rare moment where the usually meek CEO who was intimidated by his nephew showed the demeanor of a real leader and elder.
Caught off guard by Park Seongju’s unexpected attitude, Im Seokgu couldn’t hide his surprise.
But soon his eyes flashed as he lowered his voice into a threat.
“Uncle, are you forcing Yuchae-min again? Do you want to see him cut his wrist again?”
At that moment, Park Seongju’s previously firm expression crumbled completely.
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