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Chapter 675 Filming Wrapped Up, Beef Shank? Variety Show!

After director Ahn Gil-ho yelled the final "Cut," it was as if the pause button had been pressed, and then a long-accumulated, relaxed feeling quietly replaced it.

"Kwon Hyun-hyuk, filming has officially wrapped!!!"

The assistant director's clear voice followed immediately with the announcement.

As soon as he finished speaking, applause and cheers, which had been brewing for a while and were not deafening but genuinely enthusiastic, rang out from every corner and swept across the entire filming area.

The lighting technician turned on the main lights on the sidelines, and the soft white light replaced the dim lighting created for the final scene, illuminating every face on set that was filled with relaxed smiles and tired after completing their mission.

Quan Xuanhe stood still, still wearing Zhou Ruzheng's doctor's coat.

Filming doesn't follow the chronological order of the TV series, so what he's actually filming now is just a small, ordinary scene within the series.

After half a month, Kwon Heonhyuk finally wrapped up filming.

Quan Xuanhe did not act immediately, but simply exhaled a long and slow breath, then bowed slightly to everyone and smiled.

it is finally over.

Zhou Ruzheng's story has finally come to an end.

The role wasn't particularly difficult to portray; it was within the realm of what was expected.

Director Ahn Gil-ho walked over and patted Kwon Hyun-hyuk on the shoulder. "Hyun-hyuk, you've worked hard!" Director Ahn's voice was full of affirmation.

"You did a very good job. You portrayed the character of Zhou Ruzheng very well, and he will be very popular with the audience."

Quan Xuanhe smiled and nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Han Hyo-joo also came over.

As his partner in the drama who had the deepest bond with him and who understood him best off-screen, he wore a knowing and gratified smile.

"Take a good rest and adjust."

That's a perfect double entendre.

Kwon Hyun-hyuk grinned.

During the filming period, he practically lived and ate with Han Hyo-joo. While it wasn't exactly a night of revelry, it was often a hectic and intense filming session.

Both of them were at their peak.

"Thank you, director. Thank you, Nuna."

"It's an honor to work with Director Ahn, Hyojoo Noona, and the entire team on this project. Everyone worked so hard,"

At this moment, several familiar staff members from the logistics team walked over with a large bouquet of carefully prepared flowers, smiling.

The bouquet was not extravagant, but well-arranged and exuded a refreshing fragrance.

"Congratulations on wrapping up filming, our Xuanhe!" one of the staff members enthusiastically stuffed a bouquet of flowers into his arms.

Holding flowers, Kwon Seonhyuk bowed again to the staff around him to express his gratitude.

The applause rang out again and lasted for a while before gradually subsiding.

"Come on, everyone, get ready for a group photo!" the director announced through a megaphone.

The actors and staff gathered around.

Director Ahn Gil-ho and Han Hyo-joo naturally stood in the center, while Kwon Heon-hyuk, holding a bouquet of flowers, stood on the other side of Director Ahn.

The main actors, including Lim Ji-yeon, Park Sung-hoon, and Jung Sung-il, lined up around the main cast, while behind them were smiling staff from various departments such as lighting, photography, makeup, costume, and script supervision.

The studio lights were adjusted to shine on the crowd. Kwon Hyun-hyuk's smile was peaceful and relaxed. The fatigue of the past few months had not completely faded from the depths of his eyes, but at this moment it was covered more by a sense of satisfaction that the mission had been accomplished.

He slightly adjusted the position of the bouquet in his arms.

"Okay, one, two, three!"

"You've worked hard! Congratulations on wrapping up filming!"

The shutter clicked, capturing that moment.

The lights went out, and the filming entered its final wrap-up phase.

Kwon Seonhyuk walked to the monitor and, together with the director and editor, briefly reviewed the last shot to confirm that everything was correct.

He went into the dressing room and began to remove his makeup and change out of his doctor's coat.

I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to play a doctor...

Although he withdrew from the medical drama series "The Longest Day in Chang'an," medical dramas are a perennial favorite in South Korea.

He walked out of the dressing room, took the casual jacket handed to him by his assistant, and put it on.

The crew has begun to wrap up work in an orderly manner, dismantling sets and packing up equipment.

Director Ahn Gil-ho was discussing something with the producer, while Han Hyo-joo was talking quietly with several actors nearby, the atmosphere relaxed.

After taking one last look at the set that was being tidied up, Kwon Seonhyuk, holding flowers, walked towards his van with his assistant.

The wheels started, and the car drove away from the film set, leaving the noise behind.

Twice made a comeback when Kwon Heonhyuk wasn't paying attention.

As one of the most anticipated contestants in this year's summer battle, and considered the strongest contender, is the seven-year veteran of the girl group top still sharp?
It turned out that it was indeed hopeless.

Sales were explosive, but the music quality was poor, and public discussion about it was lukewarm.

The song is of good quality, but unfortunately it has passed its peak and the public no longer has high expectations for it.

This situation is both unexpected and reasonable.

Even married couples experience the seven-year itch, let alone girl groups.

The biggest surprise of the summer was the new girl group NewJeans.

Although NewJeans, who debuted at the end of July this year, have received some attention, no one could have imagined that they would be the most popular group before they achieved such great success.

"Attention" performed exceptionally well, becoming the only K-POP idol debut song in the past five years to reach number one on Melon, Genie, Bugs, and Flo real-time charts.

The first mini-album "New Jeans" was released online, along with the music video for the third title track "Cookie," setting a record for the highest number of songs released by a girl group's debut on the Melon real-time chart in the past three years.

On August 12, "Attention" became the only K-POP idol debut song in the past five years to reach number one on Melon, Genie, Bugs, and Flo real-time charts.

On August 22, "Attention" became the only K-POP idol debut song in the past six years to reach number one on the Melon weekly chart.

On August 8, the physical album was officially released, selling 310,000 copies in its first week, breaking the record for the highest first-week sales of a girl group's debut album.

In addition, the album sold 26.28 copies worldwide on its first day, becoming the first South Korean girl group debut album to sell over 20 copies on its first day of release.

On August 16, the group became the first K-POP girl group to reach number one on Spotify's Top Artist chart in South Korea.

In August, the group accumulated five number one awards with their song "Attention".

These results are truly remarkable; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were blessed with extraordinary talent.

But why bring this up again?

Because of Min Hee-jin, the woman behind NewJeans who orchestrated everything, he was invited to star as the male lead in NewJeans' comeback music video.

If you were talking about other girl groups, they would definitely wave goodbye. What kind of status would they have to dare invite him?

However, NewJeans was so incredibly popular that Hybe, or rather, Ador, a company under Hybe but which doesn't consider itself part of Hybe, sent them the script for a music video.

When Park Jung-jung handed it to Kwon Seon-hyuk, he didn't care. To be honest, apart from hanging out with the girl groups he was familiar with, he didn't really have much interest in anything else.

Not to mention that when he went online and saw that the girls on NewJeans all looked like middle school students, not even adults yet, and it was hard to say that any of them were particularly attractive, so he had even less interest.

But the key point is that the moment Kwon Hyun-hyuk touched the script that was handed to him, his sixth sense immediately kicked in.

The music video is called... Ditto?

His sixth sense told him that his grades were phenomenal, almost unprecedented.

This made Kwon Hyun-hyuk temporarily change his mind and let Park Jung-jung contact them again.

Finally, Min Hee-jin somehow got Kwon Seon-hyuk's contact information and called him, speaking sincerely and strongly, wanting to invite him to be the male lead in the music video.

They said it was because they watched the trailer for his new movie and felt that he had a great presence, so they sincerely hoped that he could play the male lead role.

Kwon Hyun-hyuk didn't agree immediately, and left it to Park Jung-jung to discuss the details.

That's how valuable he is now; appearing in a music video is simply a condescension.

Anyway, that's the situation. Kwon Heonhyuk didn't go to see Twice.

While he was busy filming, Twice's comeback ended, with only a week of music show promotions, followed by fan signing events and other schedules.

After finishing filming, Kwon Heon-hyuk headed to his next location.

Filming a variety show!
To promote the upcoming series "20th Century Girl," he will be visiting YouTube's hottest original content show of the year.

There are no dishes!
The full title is "Although I didn't prepare any dishes".

This is an online variety show that lasts about 15 minutes each episode. Each episode invites a different celebrity guest to Lee Young-ji's home, where they drink and chat together.

The first season received a high rating of 9.3.

Each episode often gets over a million or even ten million views, with ten million being the norm.

The show broke away from the traditional talk show format, adopting a unique "unprepared" concept that allowed guests to show their true selves in a relaxed atmosphere. This authenticity and intimacy won high recognition from the audience and made it stand out among many talk shows.

In the post-pandemic era of Korean variety shows on YouTube, especially in 2022, they were arguably the most popular online variety shows.

The key to the show's explosive popularity is Lee Young-ji, who is very entertaining and can create wonderful chemistry, thus achieving outstanding results.

And the cost is incredibly low, unprecedentedly low.

A few behind-the-scenes staff, a house that Lee Young-ji rented herself, and nothing else—that's how she created this year's hottest Korean variety show on YouTube.

The second season came out this year, which has made it so popular that only A-list celebrities can get on the show.

Kwon Hyun-hyuk recorded an episode that aired precisely the week the movie was released, hoping to maximize the promotional effect.

A while ago, Lim Nayeon and Son Chaeyoung also came to record a show, even though there was no food, to promote Twice's comeback.

To accommodate his schedule, the filming time was entirely dependent on him.

The van smoothly drove away from the set of "Dark Glory".

"Brother, we've arrived." The assistant's voice came from the front row.

The car was parked at the entrance of a not-so-high-end residential area in Seoul.

It looks like an ordinary neighborhood.

Korean variety shows on YouTube are becoming increasingly cost-effective, but there are certainly negative effects.

First, it is the source of food and clothing for millions of grain transport workers.

Secondly, they are becoming increasingly monotonous.

"Let's go." He opened the car door, taking only Park Jung-jung and an assistant responsible for liaising with the production team, and discreetly walked into the building.

The filming location is on the seventh floor of this residential building right in front of us.

"Really... you have to be thick-skinned." He muttered silently, adjusting his expression.

Meanwhile, in the living room on the seventh floor, which was surrounded by cameras and was somewhat crowded but full of life, the atmosphere had already reached a boiling point.

The camera is focused on Lee Young-ji, who is sitting at a low table. She is wearing comfortable loungewear, her hair is casually tied up, and there are several dishes of snacks and bottles of liquor in front of her.

This is the standard setup for the program.

But unlike usual, Li Yongzhi couldn't sit still at all. Her body was like a spring, and she would bounce up every now and then to look towards the door. Her face was filled with undisguised, almost ecstatic excitement.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen!" She waved her arms at the camera, her voice rising several octaves with excitement, carrying her unique and highly infectious exaggerated tone.

"Damn it! Something really big is about to happen! Everyone! I, Lee Young-ji, am really going to strike it rich today!"

She took a big gulp of beer, trying to calm herself down, but it had little effect.

"Oh my god... my heart is pounding! My heart is beating so fast! Thump thump thump! My hands are shaking from nervousness! Do you know why?"

She paused deliberately, her eyes widening as if she were about to announce a shocking secret.

"Because! Wait! Right now! The man who is about to step into my dilapidated house is—" She took a deep breath and shouted with all her might.

"Kwon Hyun-hyuk!!!"

After calling her name, she seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and she slumped back onto the beanbag chair behind her, but her face still radiated an unbelievable happy smile.

"Kwon Hyun-hyuk's face is everywhere on the billboards!"

"I simply can't face Kwon Hyun-hyuk!"

She counted on her fingers, and the more she counted, the more dreamlike it felt.

"What? Why would an actor of this caliber come to my show to record 'Although There's No Food'? What did you do? Did you give him an exorbitant appearance fee that he couldn't refuse?"

Lee Young-ji sat up straight again, leaned closer to the camera, and her expression became incredibly sincere, even a little incoherent.

"Seriously, everyone, I still feel like I'm dreaming. Before the news was confirmed, I couldn't believe it myself. Our show has some buzz, but this is Kwon Hyun-hyuk! He... he's from another dimension! We usually only see him on movie screens, award ceremonies, and those huge billboards in subway stations! And now... now he's sitting right here,"

She slapped the cushion in front of her forcefully. "Me, Lee Young-ji, drinking and chatting together?!"

"Stress?" she suddenly raised her voice and made a throat-slitting gesture.

"The pressure is absolutely immense! It feels a hundred times more nerve-wracking than when I participated in the finals of 'High School Rapper'! What should I say? What should I ask? What if there's an awkward silence? What if I say the wrong thing? Ugh! Just thinking about it terrifies me!"

She clutched her head, feigning pain, but then burst into laughter the next second.

“But!” She slammed her hand on the table, her eyes shining with an astonishing light.

"But, when an opportunity comes, you have to seize it, right? This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance! Drinking and chatting with Kwon Heonhyuk oppa! I'm going to give it my all!"

She waved her fists, cheering herself on, like a warrior about to go into battle, only the battlefield was her own living room and dinner table.

"I've prepared all kinds of alcohol!" She pointed to a row of different types of soju and beer on the table. "Today, it's a no-go-home-the-way day! Oppa, bring it on! I, Lee Young-ji, will risk my life to make sure you drink to your heart's content and have a great time!"

She opened another bottle of beer with great gusto, toasting the air as if Quan Xuanhe were already sitting across from her.

This is actually her usual exaggerated style, and it doesn't seem annoying at all; in fact, it feels like her natural and genuine reaction.

Just then, the doorbell rang out crisply.

"Ah!!!" Lee Young-ji jumped up from the floor as if she had been electrocuted. Her expression rapidly switched between ecstasy, tension and panic. She hurriedly tidied her hair and clothes, which made her look even more disheveled. She lowered her voice and spoke rapidly into the camera.

"He's here! He's here! Kwon Hyun-hyuk is here! God help me not embarrass myself! Oh dear, I should have worn some light makeup!"

She took a deep breath, trying to put on a calm expression like a "professional host," but the corners of her mouth still turned up uncontrollably, and her steps were a little stiff as she jogged towards the door.

To be honest, the girls behind the scenes were also eagerly anticipating it.

Kwon Heon-hyuk is currently on the list of the most adored faces among South Korean women. As his popularity has soared, he is the first person that comes to mind when people talk about handsome men, and he has become a plastic surgery template.

The camera in the living room silently adjusted its angle, firmly locking onto the door that was about to open, and the top actor behind it who was about to step into this noisy little world.

Quan Xuanhe stood outside the door, and could vaguely hear the lingering excitement of Li Yongzhi coming from inside.

He raised his hand and rang the doorbell again.

(End of this chapter)