Peninsula: From a supporting actor to the best actor in Chungmuro

Chapter 59 The Birth of a Fangirl

October 9th.

The clock on the wall shows 20:45.

Choi Min-a stuffed the last report into the folder.

The subway station advertising screen was playing the trailer of "The Heirs" in rotation - the scene of Lee Min Ho emerging from the water and tossing his hair caused several female high school students to cover their mouths and scream.

She tightened the belt of her beige windbreaker and swiped her card to enter the station.

When I opened the door, "Infinite Challenge Music Festival" was playing on the TV in the living room, and my sister Minxi was sitting cross-legged on the carpet eating potato chips.

Choi Min-a threw off her high heels and slammed her briefcase onto the sofa:
"Change the channel, SBS."

"No! GD is in this special!"

Minxi stuffed the remote control into the collar of her pajamas:

"Ouni is watching it on the computer himself."

Choi Min-a stared at her sister's bulging pajama pockets and suddenly pulled out three ten-thousand-yuan bills from her wallet:

“The latest K-pop album.”

"make a deal!"

When Minxi snatched the money, her eyes lit up like a kitten stealing some food.

The battle for the remote control ended with Choi Min-a's economic sanctions.

The TV screen cut to the SBS logo and the prelude to the theme song "Say So" sounded.

Lee Hongki's penetrating voice poured out with the sound of waves:

"I mean, you're the only one I can see—"

on the screen.

Kim Tan, played by Lee Min Ho, rides a skateboard to the top of the wave, and the water droplets reflect the light of broken gold in the sunlight.

The slow motion of him shaking his wet hair, coupled with the high-pitched chorus of "Want to say I love you", made Choi Min-a subconsciously hold her breath.

"I want to say that even if I close my eyes, I can only see you—"

The camera turned.

Jin Tan was walking on the beach with a skateboard.

Choi Min-ah originally clicked on this drama just for Lee Min-ho——

With screenwriter Kim Eun-sook's signature and RM's crazy hype, everyone would be curious.

Now it seems that Lee Min Ho is indeed breathtakingly handsome.

"Tsk."

Choi Min-a lightly kicked her sister's calf with her toes:
"Isn't this much more handsome than your GD Oppa?"

"No!"

Minxi was crunching potato chips, but her eyes were glued to the screen.

The singing suddenly stopped and the scene suddenly cut to the classroom of Imperial High School.

Choi Young-do, played by Kim Woo-bin, sneered as he smashed a tennis ball hard into his classmate's knee.

"Ouni, the second one to appear is the second male lead?"

Min-hee forgot to chew her potato chips:

"He looks like a velociraptor escaped from Jurassic Park."

In 2013, the aesthetic standards of Korean entertainment had not yet evolved into the category of "ugly and handsome".

Kim Woo Bin's narrow eyes and high cheekbones are a disaster according to traditional standards of handsomeness.

It was not until "The Heirs" became a hit that the forum coined the term "dinosaur aesthetics" for him.

Later, Yoo Jun-yeol, who became famous with "Reply 1988", was also classified into this special category - the so-called metaphysical phenomenon of "being extremely ugly but actually being sweet".

Choi Min-a flipped through the search page on her phone:
"Kim Woo Bin, a former model, won the Daejeon TV Drama Newcomer Award last year."

Minxi curled her lips in disgust:
"Has screenwriter Kim Eun-sook been kidnapped? How can the audience accept a love triangle when the second male lead looks like this?"

"It is said that the original second male lead of this drama was Jung Yong-hwa, but I don't know how it became Kim Woo-bin..."

Choi Min-a scrolled through the screen thoughtfully, her gaze lingering on the cast list for a few seconds.

While the two sisters were chatting, the scene shifted to the cafe where the heroine Cha Eun-sang worked.

Also appearing with her is Yoon Chan-young, played by Kang Jae-hoon.

Minxi suddenly leaned closer to the screen:

"He's the Plunger Man?"

"what?"

"That's the one who was trending on RM last week!"

Cui Minya then looked at the screen carefully——

The camera is fixed on a close-up of Kang Jae-hoon's profile.

The light from the cafe cast the shadow of his eyelashes on his cheekbones, making the line of his nose look carefully sculpted. When he gave Krystal a helpless, doting smile, the curve of his mouth just made a faint dimple appear on his left cheek.

"sky"

Choi Min-a held her breath unconsciously.

Min-hee compares the emoticons stored on her phone with those on the screen:

"It's actually the same person! He's so silly in the variety show, but he's actually like this in the drama."

Min-hee was suddenly at a loss for words.

"Su."

Choi Min-a responded subconsciously, her eyes still fixed on the screen.

In the picture, Kang Jae-hoon is being dragged out of the cafe by Krystal Jung by his ear.

His staggering gait and pleading expression are obviously for comic effect, but they inexplicably make people's heart beat faster. When he secretly winked at Park Shin Hye, the contrast between playfulness and tenderness was deadly.

After all the main characters appear, the plot begins to revolve around the encounter between the male and female protagonists.

The camera switches to the streets of America.

Under the bright sunny sky, Park Shin-hye dragged her suitcase and looked around blankly.

When she found out that her sister's "study abroad life" was just a scam, Minxi clutched the pillow tightly with trembling lips and instantly red eyes.

"This is too tragic! How can I return home if my money is stolen?"

Kim Tan, played by Lee Min Ho, watched the whole process coldly in the coffee shop, but had an intersection with his friend because his friend accidentally snatched Eun Sang's luggage.

The scene where the drunk man harassed Eun-sang made Choi Min-ah unconsciously clutch the remote control.

When Jin Tan suddenly appeared and pulled Eun Sang behind him, Min Hee's scream almost blew the roof off:
"Ahhh, a hero saves the beauty!"

"..."

When the melody of "Says" sounded again, the two sisters realized that the bag of potato chips was already empty.

"Unnie, will you watch it tomorrow?"

Minxi asked with lingering interest.

Choi Min-a didn't answer, but for some reason clicked on Kang Jae-hoon's personal DC site, which had only 189 followers.

Three new albums have been created on the site - [EP01 Yoon Chan-young cut], [Jaehoon snipers the heart], and [Report on newcomers who joined the fanbase from RM].

She clicked on the latest post:
[Title] Doesn’t anyone think that Wexun is the king of hidden good looks?

【1st floor】I thought his body proportions were amazing in RM, but I didn’t expect him to be even more killer in school uniform

[2nd floor] Ask for scientific knowledge! What is the background of Hwang Jung-min’s disciples?
【3rd floor】Guide → [Link] "Despicable Me 2" dubbing highlights, voice line Su Duantui

Choi Min-a curled up on the sofa, refreshing the DC station page with her fingertips.

When she saw the post about [self-cut] EP01 Yoon Chan-young cut, she clicked on the download without hesitation.

The download progress bar slowly climbs up.

Advertisements for the next show have already started playing on TV.

“98% 99% 100%—”

"Download completed!"

Minxi suddenly came over and rested her chin on her shoulder: "Ouni, are you going to get into trouble?"

Choi Min-a didn't answer, but silently clicked the flashing [Register] button.

The cursor in the ID input field flickered. She hesitated for a moment and typed in [Jae-hoon's collar pin].

"what?"

Minxi widened her eyes:

"Didn't you say, 'I'll only be a die-hard fan of Lee Min Ho for the rest of my life'?"

"Even now."

Choi Min-ya clicks confirm, and a pop-up window prompting the creation of a new account lights up:

"But Kang Jae-hoon deserves a website to record his growth."

The moment she said this, Choi Min-a herself was stunned.

She recalled the Lee Min Ho resource site she had created two years ago when she was following "City Hunter," which had now been handed over to the fan club. Her passion for collecting all the footage for one person was rekindled on this ordinary Wednesday night.

Minxi curled her lips:
"To put it bluntly, it's just lust."

"What nonsense!"

Outside the window, the neon lights of Seoul are still flashing.

And in a small website with only 189 members, the 190th member quietly came online.

Facts have proved that

Acting is a slow-cooked skill that cannot win fans instantly.

But what can make people fall in love with him at first sight is that handsome face with clear edges and corners.

(End of this chapter)