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Miley Cara appearing in a Korean production? In response to what the male reporter wearing a hat said, the female reporter immediately asked back, brushing her long, permed hair.

“Are you kidding me?”

The male reporter shrugged his shoulders. The female reporter stared at him for a moment, narrowed her brows, then smiled.

“If you made me laugh, you succeeded. This is the most outrageous joke of the year.”

Treated as a joke. It was worth it. Miley Cara was already one of the top five ultra stars in the world. Even in both the fields of actors and singers. Even her recently released new album is dominating the Billboard charts. Who would believe that a superstar with such influence would suddenly appear in a Korean work?

However, the male reporter wearing the hat repeated the joke.

“I’m sorry, Peggy, I didn’t mean to make you laugh.”

“Then what? Why are you saying such nonsense? I’m busy.”

The male reporter picked up the tablet in one hand and handed it to her.

“I think it’s ridiculous too, but for some reason, rumors about Miley Kara are spreading rapidly in Korea and on social media.”

“······”

The female reporter’s smile disappeared from her face and her brows furrowed again. She then lowered her gaze to the tablet she was given. When I looked, it contained translated Korean articles and posts from social media by a male reporter. Most of these were posted by Kara’s fans. The title of the Korean article was like this.

『’Miley Kara’ in the ‘Beneficial Evil’ shooting photo that suddenly exploded! As expected, the appearance was confirmed due to the relationship with Kang Woo-jin?』

Most of the articles collected by the male reporter had similar headlines. Moreover, content similar to the article was added to SNS posts posted by Kara’s fans. Everyone spoke a little differently, but the main point was this.

Is our Miley Kara participating in a Korean production?

The female reporter who was scanning the content swept her long, permed hair again. This time she was serious. Soon, a male reporter added an explanation.

“I haven’t confirmed everything, but there is a lot of noise about this on Korean social media and communities. However, it hasn’t been long since it turned red, so Hollywood is still quiet.”

“······I’m embarrassed. Why is this rumor suddenly going around?”

In response to the question, the male reporter raised his index finger and flipped through the tablet screen held by the female reporter. A photo that appears to be the shooting site is printed.

“It was a filming location for a Korean work called ‘Beneficial Evil,’ and the location was Bangkok as an overseas location. After looking into it, it looks like it’s being produced as a Netflix original. Anyway, this male actor here is Kang Woo-jin.”

“Kang Woo-jin – Winner of the Best Actor Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.”

“Yes, Peggy, you were dumbfounded when you saw his acceptance speech, which was similar to his declaration of war that he would aim for an Academy Award next year.”

“know. “As soon as the Cannes Film Festival ended, there were a lot of articles related to it, and there was already a lot of talk in Hollywood.”

The male reporter nodded as if he already knew and moved his index finger.

“The reason the rumor spread is because of this blonde woman.”

“······It definitely looks like Miley Kara.”

“I think it surfaced after this cut was leaked. You know, right? Kang Woo-jin also participated in Miley Kara’s album this time, and when she went to Korea in the past, she appeared on Kang Woo-jin’s YouTube channel.”

“There were frequent two-shots in this section as well.”

“Isn’t it useful? “I owe you something from last time, and I’ll give this one to you, Peggy.”

The female reporter looked down at the blonde woman on the tablet again. Currently, Miley Kara is hot all over the world. She made an appearance at Cannes, but the response to her new album, which swept the Billboard charts, was so explosive.

In other words, Miley Kara’s news is selling very well right now.

Soon, the female reporter who was standing pulled out her chair again, sat down, and opened her laptop. She then asked the male reporter next to her, who had his butt pressed against her desk, again.

“Kang Woo-jin, Miley Kara – Oh, the title of that Korean work is ‘Beneficial Evil’?”

It was a sign that ‘beneficial evil’ would spread overseas.

after.

Kang Woo-jin, who was on the set of ‘Beneficial Evil’, was on standby for 10 minutes. The team members around him were all looking at their phones. To be precise, we are confirming the reactions that are occurring simultaneously in Korea and Japan.

“brother! ‘Leech’ audience number was 780,000! 780,000!!”

“it’s crazy! How much did ‘Island of the Missing’ come out on the first day???”

“About 700,000!”

“omg!! “80,000 more??!”

“Will the all-time record be broken again with ‘Leech’?!”

“Wow, no matter how much promotional power the Cannes Film Festival has, it attracted 780,000 people on a weekday… a huge hit.”

“What about ‘unfamiliar parasites’? Did you get the results for ‘Unfamiliar Parasite’?”

Kang Woo-jin, who was pretending not to hear, solemnly joined in.

“880,000.”

The excitement of the stylist and other team members turned into frenzy.

“880,000!!! It’s more than the first day! uh?? “But how do you know?”

“I got a call.”

“wow! 880,000! This is a shame I’ve never seen before! The Japanese media is so damned that ‘unfamiliar parasites’ are ruined! “It looks great!”

“Hey, no matter how bad it is.”

“No, reading the article made me a little angry!”

That’s how ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ and ‘Leech’ were producing crazy results side by side. Until yesterday, only ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ broke the record, but today both works soared through the sky. The number of audiences of 880,000 and 780,000 is more than enough to break the records of both countries.

At this time.

“Woojin!! congratulations!!”

“Wow – the number of audiences was really amazing??!”

Dozens of ‘Beneficial Evil’ staff members flocked to the silent Kang Woo-jin and poured out congratulations and praise. Some of them captured exactly what should not be forgotten.

“I’ve never heard of anything like this, absolutely! “It’s crazy that a film in which I play the lead role is shown in both Korea and Japan at the same time, and both films even broke audience records!”

What the two works have in common is that Kang Woo-jin is the main character.

There has never been a case where an actor released a movie in two countries and the momentum for those movies skyrocketed. Of course, this was the first time such a situation had occurred in Korea or Japan. Woojin caused an unprecedented incident that would never happen again in both countries.

Next, all the staff predicted an incredible future.

“If both movies actually sell over 10 million, it will be a huge hit, right?”

“It’s worse than that! Woojin will just become a legend!!”

In no time, everyone was running around in unison. Except Kang Woo-jin.

“No, but Mr. Woojin! Why are you so calm after detonating a nuclear bomb like this?? “It’s so quiet!!”

It wasn’t. Kang Woo-jin had already done extreme shoulder dancing. Of course, just in my mind a few tens of minutes ago. Even now, I was filled with big smiles inside.

‘Hehe, ah, the corner of your mouth keeps telling you to go up. Calm down, Kang Woo-jin. ‘Calm down.’

He was dying, his heart was cooling, but the domestic media was not like that.

『[Issue Pick] Cannes Palme d’Or Award’s ‘Leech’, 780,000 viewers on the first day of release… unrivaled first place in the box office!』

『’Leech’, 780,000 mobilization on weekdays, higher first day performance than ‘Island of the Missing’ with 20 million viewers!』

『’Man of Cannes’ Kang Woo-jin worked again this time, ‘Leech’ was seen by 780,000 people on the opening day alone!』

As soon as ‘Leech’s’ results were announced, they flocked around like a flock of dogs.

『“If this continues, it could exceed 20 million” ‘Leech’, which turned the Cannes upside down, broke the record by increasing the number of viewers to 780,000』

Even today, the second day of release, ‘Leech’ ranks first in advance reservation rates. Therefore, the articles pouring in contain various expectations and are derived from mushrooms.

『[Movie Talk] 780,000 on the first day of release, No. 1 in box office performance, rave reviews from audiences, Cannes Palme d’Or, Best Actor ‘Leech’, is it a problem in Korea as well?』

The media atmosphere was at its peak, but public opinion was also strong. Clearly, the public’s expectations for ‘Leech’ were enormous. First of all, it swept the Cannes Film Festival and global giants praised the film. When expectations for a movie are high, disappointment is usually high.

However, the audience who saw ‘Leech’ was not disappointed.

“Ah, it’s a great jam, really. “I’ll have to look at it one more time.”

“Aren’t you tired of changing genres midstream? “When Kang Woo-jin completely changes his expression.”

“I looked it up and found out it was Ripley Syndrome. No, but isn’t Kang Woo-jin a fool? “What about the acting? I was fascinated.”

“To be honest, I didn’t even see anything serious.”

“Honestly, I don’t think there is any actor who can beat Kang Woo-jin in terms of acting.”

Because I experienced pleasure that exceeded my expectations.

[「Leech」/ Released on October 27, 2021]

[Rating 9.5]

[Visitor and netizen comments/ 1,988 people participated]

-The screenplay, directing, actors, everything was good… creepy…/ r****

-The genre changes the moment Kang Woo-jin enters the mansion and his expression changes/ t****

-Ripley syndrome. These days, people have a lot of money because of Instagram. Do you believe in fiction as truth? Anyway, Kang Woo-jin’s acting was really good/f****

-I completely understand why Cannes gave this film the Palme d’Or and why it gave Kang Woo-jin the Best Actor award/ h****

-A rather unpleasant movie…./ 4****

-It’s a movie that needs no words, and everyone must see it at least once in this day and age, and Kang Woo-jin is now the number one actor in Korea in name and reality/ a****

-It left a lingering feeling and gave me goosebumps and I deleted my Instagram/ d****

-This movie pinpoints the problems of current society through Ripley Syndrome. Director Ahn Ga-bok is a genius/ 6****

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Isn’t Kang Woo-jin really suffering from Ripley Syndromeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ/ b****

-Why so much praise?? To me, it just looks like one guy is ruining the family/c****

-I had to change my panties several times because of Kang Woo-jin’s acting… I carried it alone/ 1****

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What can I say, the local reactions to ‘leeches’ and ‘unfamiliar parasites’ were very different from each other. ‘Leech’ has been welcomed since its release, but ‘The Unfamiliar Parasite’ has been criticized since its production until now.

However, the more the complaints about ‘The Strange Gisaeng’ grew and the more criticism and swear words there were, the bigger the box office success it became.

『850,000+880,000! “Familiar,” which exceeded 1.73 million in two days, is still #1 in advance reservation rate today, the third day of its release!』

『Controversy and complaints are actually becoming power? “Unfamiliar Gisaeng” is full of harsh reviews, but is quietly breaking records』

The more this happened, the more mentions of Kang Woo-jin grew like crazy. Actors, directors, members of the public, media, and many others in the entertainment industry of both countries. The two countries were turned upside down, but that was not the end.

『Headline of a major New York media article: “Kang Woo-jin declares war on the Academy Awards. Miley Kara can be seen in the work he is preparing for ‘Beneficial Evil’”』

Perhaps it was having an impact around the world.

A few days later, Sunday the 31st. L.A.

In both Korea and Japan, the movie version was a fuss, but LA was relatively decent. A familiar old man was sitting in a medium-sized meeting room at one of the top five film and distribution companies in LA, both small and large. He gives off the aura of an old man sitting in the middle of a U-shaped desk.

“······”

It was director Ang Bok, a young film with short white hair and a face full of wrinkles, silently looking at the LA scenery outside the window. Of course, he wasn’t the only one. The CEO and several executives of Management, to which director Gabok Ang belongs, and an interpreter were also present. 5 people including director Gabok Ang. Everyone seems to be waiting for someone.

So why is director Gabok Ang in LA and not Korea?

This is at a time when ‘Leech’ was released in Korea. It was strange timing. Normally, since ‘Leech’ was released in Korea, director Anga Bok would have to show his face here and there for publicity and marketing purposes. But he is in Hollywood now.

At this time.

“Director.”

The slightly fat CEO of Management spoke quietly to Director Anga Bok, who was sitting next to him. I was excited when I saw the expression on his face, but it felt like he was forcing it down.

“‘Leech’ results for Saturday, yesterday, were just announced. The total number of viewers exceeded 4 million on the fourth day of release, reaching 1.21 million. It’s faster than ‘Island of the Missing.’”

“hmm.”

Director Anga Bok, who sighed briefly, asked again.

“What about the ‘unfamiliar parasite’ side?”

“They’re even more devastated than us.”

At this time.

-Rat!

The door to the closed meeting room opened, interrupting the management representative. Soon, foreigners with different looks lined up inside. A total of 4 people. When the foreigners entered, everyone, including Director Anga Bok, who had stopped talking, stood up and shook hands and exchanged brief greetings.

“It’s an honor, Director Gabok Ang. Congratulations once again on winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.”

“It was truly amazing to see you defeat the traditional Cannes tradition and win the award.”

“thank you.”

About 10 minutes later.

-Sigh.

After exchanging appropriate greetings and conversations, everyone sat down. Next, among the group of foreigners sitting across from Director Angabok, a foreign man with a bald head and glasses who looked to be in his 60s spoke to Director Angabok in English. A tone full of sincerity.

“Director, I would like to entrust you with the megaphone of our film.”

It was an offer to direct a Hollywood movie.