Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 173

173. First Reality Broadcast (1)

“Who wants to go grocery shopping? The supermarket team will be this person, this person, and that person.”

“I’ll go grocery shopping!”

Lee Ju-ha raised her hand enthusiastically and was chosen before anyone could say anything.

“Kwon, you should go too.”

“……?”

“Yeon-woo has a lot to do. He hasn’t even done his personal interview yet. He needs to sort out his thoughts. Besides, how can the host leave the guest alone?”

It sounds like a stretch, but it makes sense when you think about it.

“Then just buy the things written here.”

“Wow. You’re buying this much?”

“Everyone here has to eat for it to be a proper party.”

“Ah.”

Lee Ju-ha nodded, understanding.

Then she said,

“My friend is so generous! I like it! I’ll work my butt off for this!”

As a result.

“Oh… I see why PD [Production Director] Dangham said every day would be new.”

Slurp!

The main PD said, slurping up the japchae [Korean glass noodles stir-fry] coated in fragrant sesame oil.

Next to him were VJs [Video Journalists], writers, and sub-PDs, all holding bowls and busy tasting various dishes.

It was a harmonious scene with filming temporarily put on hold.

“Are you acquainted with PD Dangham?”

“Yes. We used to work together on a program and became close. When Yeon-woo’s casting was confirmed, I asked him about it.”

“Don’t just eat japchae, have some bulgogi [Korean marinated beef barbecue] too.”

“The japchae is so delicious. It keeps going down. Anyway, I asked him, and he said that whatever you film, it’s beyond imagination.”

I hope that’s a good thing?

“I was half-doubting it? But what do you know. I was really surprised from the first day we installed the fixed cameras.”

“We told him to show us his true self, but we didn’t expect him to actually do it.”

“Oh, right! Honestly, I thought waking up at dawn was contrived. Of course, not anymore.”

“But after seeing him go into his studio and not come out for five hours, I thought… this is the real deal.”

“Why is that?”

“For the first episode, you have to grab the viewers’ attention somehow, so you’d rather take a risk than stay submerged for hours.”

“Ah.”

I didn’t know that.

“It was too regular to be contrived….”

“Agreed. Someone said after seeing him wake up at 4:30 on the second day, it’s the reincarnation of Kant.”

‘I just did what I usually do because they told me to, and that was the problem.’

“Still, it was fortunate that there was almost nothing to cut out except for that gap. Except for that time, he’s been creating content on his own. Like now.”

“Right. He also said that he doesn’t know whether to be happy or troubled because there’s nothing to edit.”

“We said it would be nice if acquaintances came, but we didn’t expect those acquaintances to be Kwon Seong-hyun or Lee Ju-ha.”

“We’re happy because the ratings will go up, but we’re also worried about whether Yeon-woo is okay.”

Amidst the honest stories.

The PD raised his wrist, looked at his watch, and said.

“Ah, it’s almost time to start.”

“Wow… this is the first time I’ve started without any tension.”

The production team said, marveling at the many new experiences.

There have been celebrities who treated them to meals, but they never expected to be eating comfortably right before the broadcast.

And.

“Oh, oh! It’s starting!”

Lee Ju-ha, who had been staring intently at the TV, shouted.

The first reality show they had been waiting for had begun.

*

[Our Yeon-woo Reality Burning Hot Board]

-People who will run the board in real-time, come here!

(Comments)

-First!

-Second!

-Third!

……

-Ah, look at our Yeon-woo being awkwardㅋㅋㅋ What’s with that honest angleㅋㅋㅋ

ㄴBut his looks are amazing, his looks don’t die, he doesn’t care about the angle^^7~

-4:30 AM;; Is that time for real?

The screen showed Yeon-woo’s face awkwardly greeting the viewers.

After showing the clock pointing to exactly 4:30, the screen focused on Yeon-woo’s face again.

The reaction didn’t stop at Yeon-woo waking up at 4:30 and greeting the viewers, but grew even more intense when he went outside and started running.

The reactions were largely divided into two, with a close race.

One was that he was deliberately putting on a concept.

The other was that it seemed real.

-Jogging at 4:30 AM, is he human?

-I hate concept-chong [people who try too hard to create a certain image]

ㄴNo, why is this a concept? People can live diligently;;;

ㄴYeah, just because you can’t do it doesn’t mean everyone can’t~

-ㅋㅋAre there still people who don’t know that PD Song’s reality shows are famous for being unscripted~

ㄴThere are still ignorant people who can’t believe in pure, clean reality…….

However, the reaction soon shifted sharply to one side.

This was because the merchants preparing to open their stores early in the morning greeted Yeon-woo very familiarly.

“Running again today?”

“Yes.”

“Aren’t you tired of it every day? You’re holding something I haven’t seen before today?”

“Is that the thing you do?”

“Yes. I got some work.”

“Oh my. Work from this early in the morning. I thought you were unemployed because you were always running around. Okay, do your work~!”

Yeon-woo bowed his head to the merchants waving their hands.

Then the silent running continued again.

Until other merchants greeted him in a friendly manner.

“Working hard again today~!”

” 힘내, 총각~! [Cheer up, young man!]”

Because he was wearing a hat and a hood pulled down, his face wasn’t visible, so he was recognized as ‘Youth 1 trying to live hard.’

A fast-forward symbol appeared on the screen.

[A passionate young man running so hard]

The caption also appeared, with burning CG added.

In another changed screen,

[The screen you are watching now is not an earthquake, but a camera screen running hard.]

A caption that expressed it playfully like a public service announcement appeared and disappeared.

By that point, opinions about manipulation or directing had almost subsided.

-I like PD Song, but I didn’t expect PD Song to be able to scout even the early morning market merchants……

ㄴㅇㄱㄹㅇ [Short for ‘Real, real’] If you don’t prepare at this time, you don’t know how the day’s business will go, so even if you request a scout, they will refuse ㅇㅇ. [Short for ‘Okay, okay’] For reference, my parents have been running a business in the market for 25 years.

The initially divided opinions gradually leaned more and more towards favorability.

The appearance of him coming out of the shower was immediately captured, uploaded as a 움짤 [gif], and spread simultaneously to various communities.

-Yeon-woo seems to be good at cooking?

-His knife skills are unusual? Come to think of it, he was cooking on Dangham last time too

ㄴㅁㅈㅁㅈ [Short for ‘That’s right, that’s right’] I was surprised to see him decorating with decorations that kids like~! He’s more delicate than meㅋㅋㅋ My youngest sibling saw that and asked me to do it for him^^……. Yeon-woo, I like you but…… I hated you a little at that time……^^…….

-Is there anyone who is good at cooking? How good is that level?

ㄴI’m a head chef at a restaurant, and I can’t say for sure because they didn’t show all the cooking scenes, but at that level, he’s definitely past the assistant level.

ㄴSo that means he’s at the level of a general chef?

ㄴㅇㅇ [Short for ‘Yes, yes’] Personally, I think he’s at a high level when I see his knife skills, how fast his hands are, how he can do multiple things at the same time, how delicate his fingertips are, and how consistent and neat the decorations are.

ㄴOur Yeon-woo…… now he’s good at cooking too……^^…… Everything is perfect…… Now you just have to come to me……^^……*

ㄴHey. Get a grip.

The appearance of him exercising after taking a shower was also very well received.

The editing team, who accurately grasped what the viewers wanted, put their heart and soul into it and showed the worth of their craftsmanship.

They said that body should be preserved as a 화보 [photo shoot].

That it’s a perfect balance and it would be difficult if he bulked up more.

In particular, the reaction was even more explosive when the editing team’s angle zoomed in from the bottom up.

Lee Ju-ha, who was watching, chuckled.

“The editing team put too much of their personal feelings into it~!”

Some of the production staff widened their eyes and subtly turned their heads.

“Still, there has to be MSG [exaggeration/embellishment]. Right, Kwon?”

Kwon Seong-hyun sat with a picture-perfect smile from beginning to end.

The smile that Lee Ju-ha had just thrown at him was slightly cracked, but it was only for a fleeting moment.

“If Yeon-woo is okay with it, then I’m….”

“Friend, how about you?”

I could feel the production team’s gaze focused on me.

They seemed a little nervous.

Regardless, Yeon-woo was,

‘So you can use angles like that?’

He was admiring it in his own way.

“I’m learning a lot.”

Yeon-woo thought that it was only after going through editing and perfectly reflecting the producer’s intentions that the video was truly complete.

Yeon-woo took a self-cam to find the best angle, and that video was broadcast on the screen with a specific intention through the editing of the production team.

“It’s definitely a different method from movies or dramas… it’s refreshing.”

Movies and dramas had a relatively clear flow of story and directing.

In other words, how the filming will proceed.

You can understand the other person’s intentions.

“The editing is very interesting.”

“Friend, if you say that with such a nonchalant face, the PD will cry? You really think it’s refreshing?”

“……?”

I said it’s refreshing because it’s refreshing, but why are you asking me why it’s refreshing…….

“Looking at your expression, I think you really think so. PD, don’t cry. Here. Stop!”

If this situation were to be broadcast, wouldn’t this caption be added?

[I’m not crying (crying emoticon) –PD-]

After that, Lee Ju-ha showed a sincere reaction.

It continued mainly by teasing the production team and interpreting Yeon-woo’s reaction.

“What are you working on these days?”

Just in time, the screen showed Yeon-woo entering the studio.

Below the screen that was fast-forwarded 16x,

[……]

[What are you doing inside? (Curious emoticon)]

[Knock knock knock?]

Captions with cute effects passed by.

“Yes. There are some things left to fix.”

“Ah…… that? Isn’t it over yet? I thought it was already finished. Isn’t that coming soon?”

“That’s true… but they said it’s okay for now.”

“Really? But friend, you’re going in for too long. Look over there. The writer is getting frustrated.”

“Ah, no! I’m not frustrated!”

The writer, who was about to be teased after the PD, hurriedly waved her hand.

It was a natural course for that reaction to be captured on camera.

Soon after, a sparrow appeared on the screen.

“Yeon-woo is Snow White here too. Where did you make friends with that sparrow?”

“It’s a sparrow that comes to eat every day, but it doesn’t seem to be coming today.”

It’s 100% not coming.

Because,

[I should watch together on a day like today! Sparrows are good, but there are restrictions, tsk.]

That sparrow is here to watch, in its original ghost form.

It was an unfortunate truth that I couldn’t tell them.

Because if they found out, they would faint right away.

‘Kwon Seong-hyun would be fine, and even Lee Ju-ha would say it’s fun, but the production team…….’

Sometimes it’s better not to know in the world.

“Dong-ja doesn’t seem to be coming today.”

Kwon Seong-hyun added a word.

“Dong-ja? You even named it?”

“Yeah. It plays with me often too.”

“What. Is Kwon Snow White? Ah, that doesn’t seem right? Rather, a prince who is a necrophiliac…….”

“Ju-ha, didn’t I tell you not to say strange things on the broadcast?”

The smile on Kwon Seong-hyun’s lips deepened a little more.

Lee Ju-ha, who was chuckling, awkwardly turned her eyes.

“I think I did…… or maybe I didn’t…….”