LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 195
[Today, Soyon-chan from Korea appearing on Dokkiri www]
It was a post that suddenly appeared on a Japanese community, the Futaba Channel.
The post tagged with entertainment and Dokkiri talked about the variety show airing today on YHJ Broadcasting Station.
Dokkiri refers to a format of hidden camera shows in Japan.
002 “Eh, is it a Korean actor today?”
005 “It’s been a while since we’ve had a Korean, huh.”
013 “YHJ loves Korea too much www.”
019 “I was glad that Nanjou-kun didn’t appear much after the change.”
020 “But wouldn’t an idol be better? I honestly don’t know any Korean actors ww.”
Since the morning, there had already been predictions going around, so various conversations were happening about the post.
The reactions felt neither particularly bad nor good.
It didn’t seem so rare for a Korean celebrity to appear on Japanese broadcasts lately.
Of course, there were fewer actors, which made it a bit of a topic.
Most people didn’t even know who the actor Seo-yeon was.
As the posts slowed down,
129 “A photo came!!! [Photo]”
Someone uploaded a picture.
It was a photo of Seo-yeon.
The thread picked up speed with a photo of Seo-yeon, wearing a school uniform, shot in Korea.
131 “Eh~ a current high school girl???? Is this real???”
132 “It was probably a shoot with her in a uniform; her actual age isn’t that young, right?”
> “Soyon-chan is a real JK. She’s famous as a genius actress in Korea.”
134 “Is that true ww? A genius actress www, you’ve probably seen her a lot ww.”
135 “Huh? Isn’t that Harin-chan from Dream Future?? Soyon was Harin-chan’s actress??”
Long black hair, red-tinged eyes, and snow-white skin.
The beautiful looks led to discussions in the thread about whether the photo was edited.
But after realizing she was the actress appearing in the currently airing [Dream Future], scenes from that drama began to appear in the thread.
Especially since [Dream Future] featured Cha Na-hee, an idol who performed in [Summer Girl] in Japan, it initially drew a lot of attention.
However, after airing, the most talked-about topic was about Joo Ha-rin.
Her visuals seemed overwhelmingly striking, making her quite a popular topic even in Japan.
222 “Oh, waitww, was Harin-chan Soyon?”
223 “If she’s a current JK, it feels reasonable.”
234 “Nanjou-kun wouldn’t dare use a Korean actor for Dokkiri without reason.”
236 “Isn’t she a cool actress? Can she really do stuff like this???”
> “It’s probably because of that gap that she’s out here.”
Even those who weren’t interested couldn’t help but be captivated by Seo-yeon’s appearance.
Even the preview featured a horror-themed hidden camera.
382 “If a genius actress with a cool vibe does Dokkiri, it’s somewhat exciting.”
The speed of posts ramped up with about one per hour.
People were already tuning in before it started, shouting “Take your seats!”
However, they weren’t really expecting much fun.
Just as different countries have different sensibilities, the reactions from Korean celebrities tend to be relatively subdued compared to Japanese ones.
Of course, the reactions of celebrities from other countries have their own flavor, and there’s a deliberate demand for that.
003 “It’s starting.”
004 “Thump thump.”
As the broadcast began, the thread refreshed after hitting 1000 posts.
The title of the variety show was prominently displayed, and they began to watch the show seriously.
At first, they captured Seo-yeon arriving at the airport.
Like a vlog, the shaky camera caught Seo-yeon doing a mini peace sign to the camera.
A strangely excited feeling seemed to transmit through the screen.
023 “Ehww, isn’t she cool? www she seems so excited.”
025 “Her impression is a little different than I thought.”
030 “I’m falling for this girl right now.”
031 “I’m a traveler from France… who is the actress currently on?”
> “It’s Soyon-chan from Korea, actress Joo Ha-rin from Dream Future.”
Seo-yeon seemed completely unaware that the filming had already started.
Perhaps because of that, after the first shoot, she was chatting about where to go next with another female.
“Of course, we’re going to Akihabara.”
“What about anywhere besides Akihabara?”
“I haven’t thought of anything else.”
Who would have thought the first mentioned place would be Akihabara?
Everyone in Japan knows what kind of image Akihabara is famous for overseas.
But hearing Seo-yeon, who had a pretty cold impression, say it just didn’t seem to fit.
158 “It’s all for show anyway www.”
160 “Soyon-chan did a magical girl cosplay in Korea too?”
> “Really?”
> “She really did it
> “No way, super cute www, Soyon-chan is now my bride.”
In the meantime, as they searched for videos and photos of Seo-yeon, they started popping up in the thread.
Among them, the most popular was undoubtedly about Magical Girl Harara.
Although the anime hadn’t aired in Japan, it was a video you could watch regardless.
Despite her cool vibe, who would have thought she would participate in something like that?
194 “If she’s appeared in stuff like that, doesn’t it mean she’s not that well-known in Korea?”
195 “She’s the hottest actress in Korea this year, and the other actor who played the villain is at the top among young actresses right now.”
196 “Isn’t that sohee? I love Sohee; she’s in a lot of movies.”
199 “I wondered who Sohee was but she looks like Tomie, kinda scary www.”
> “Cancel that comment right now.”
As such conversations flowed, naturally, attention turned to the woman accompanying Seo-yeon, Narumi Sora.
Whenever Seo-yeon said anything, Sora would smoothly interject, making their interaction seem almost like a comedy duo.
Moreover, as a healthy-looking beauty, many eyes were drawn to her as well.
Even her ponytail looked like a drawing, with her round eyes.
That gap from Seo-yeon’s relatively sharp vibe caught attention.
301 “Her name is Narumi Sora, a Japanese. She first met Soyon-chan during the [Mine] audition.”
302 “Eh? She’s Japanese? I thought she was completely Korean.”
303 “Her Korean must be really good ww.”
304 “Still, it seems like Soyon-chan can understand Japanese to some extent, right?”
> “She said she watched a lot of anime.”
> “Ah, is that so?”
305 “If it’s Soyon-chan, she probably really did watch a lot, not just set up like that.”
The broadcast mainly revolved around the impressions of Seo-yeon regarding her visit to Japan.
And amidst those conversations, they arrived at their lodging.
Not a lodging, but the filming set!
The subtitle boldly displayed this, capturing Seo-yeon getting out of the van.
And behind her, Nanjou PD and the other actors, who were getting into character, were peeking at her.
Since they arrived a bit late, it gave off a strangely eerie vibe in the inn; other women, except for Seo-yeon, were visibly shivering.
The funny part was that the others were already aware that they would be filming a hidden camera.
Park Eun-ha, Seo-yeon’s manager, had known from the very start.
Sora seemed to have picked up on it intuitively.
Only Seo-yeon was completely clueless about everything.
Perhaps that’s why, the subtitle underneath Seo-yeon’s face boldly read “knows nothing.”
801 “www This is suspicious.”
802 “Notice it already wwww.”
803 “But is that innkeeper also an actress?”
804 “I don’t think she is.”
805 “Then is she a ghost?”
> “?”
As they officially began filming, the speed of posts increased.
Generally, when a thread in Japan fills up to 1000 posts, it gets replaced.
But that number began to exceed three already.
That’s an incredible number for a typical hidden camera show, surprising even those lurking in the thread.
The reason wasn’t anything special; it was simply that many people had joined out of curiosity about Seo-yeon’s looks rather than [Dream Future]‘s notoriety.
Seo-yeon’s appearance itself sparked something in the sensibilities of the Japanese people.
Seo-yeon sat there, blankly listening to the innkeeper’s warnings.
By this point, it wouldn’t be odd for her to catch on to something, yet she showed no signs of interest whatsoever.
Rather, she seemed full of thoughts about what to buy and where to go after filming.
A glimpse of her busily jotting something down on her smartphone could be seen.
When Sora asked about it.
“I need to buy some goods.”
“What goods?”
“…Um, there’s this thing called a Vtuber, you know?”
Perhaps thinking nobody was around, Seo-yeon quietly spoke to Sora.
She hadn’t even mentioned it to her manager.
The fact that Seo-yeon brought this up to Sora was not for any significant reason.
Sora, being Japanese, might understand a bit, right?
And there wasn’t really anyone else to talk about such things.
While Ji-yeon does Vtuber, bringing it up would inevitably lead to mentioning ‘Ramiel,’ which she preferred to avoid.
Thus, Seo-yeon had been thinking, “I want to have a friend I can talk about Vtubers with!”
In that regard, Sora was the appropriate target.
At least, that’s what Seo-yeon thought.
Though Sora was nodding, she seemed completely confused.
822 “Japan has made a mistake.”
832 “Bringing up Vtuber all of a sudden is way too niche.”
834 “Which Vtuber does Soyon-chan like?”
845 “This is the first info released on Japanese television.”
Viewers watching the broadcast were taken aback by Seo-yeon suddenly uttering such words.
While the awareness of Vtubers in Japan is slightly more mainstream.
It had been featured a few times on public channels.
However, aside from that, it didn’t seem like a common hobby.
That Seo-yeon said it so seriously felt like an odd fit.
Then,
“You should be careful moving at night. It seems like we’re the only ones in the inn.”
As Sora turned to speak, Seo-yeon replied.
“Huh? There are plenty of other guests in the inn besides us, though?”
Seo-yeon said while blankly looking around.
It was visible that the actors hiding in that angle were startled and fled.
002 “Eh, is Seo-yeon a superpower user??”
003 “I’ve never seen anyone say such things in real life.”
005 “It’s like she’s thinking there’s something like ninjas in Japan??”
Anyway, after such trivial conversations, it was now completely late at night.
At the time the innkeeper warned about ten o’clock.
“Shall we go to the hot spring?”
It was Park Eun-ha, Seo-yeon’s manager, who opened her mouth then.
“Weren’t we told we couldn’t go earlier?”
“It’s still before ten o’clock.”
“That’s true. Let’s go.”
Seo-yeon nodded coolly.
At that sight,
123 “wwwww I won’t let that slide www.”
124 “Soyon-chan has a strong heart.”
125 “Isn’t she way too calm about this?”
126 “I feel like she’ll be like this even if a ghost shows up later.”
127 “All the other actors must be too eager right now, huh.”
130 “Why isn’t Sora-chan working in Japan? She’s so cute.”
131 “She said she went to Korea to be an action actress during the interview.”
As the screen transitioned, the actors waiting at the inn appeared.
You could feel the effort they put into their makeup more than ever.
At the moment Seo-yeon confidently stood before heading to the hot spring,
All the lights went out abruptly.
Park Eun-ha and Sora were startled.
They seemed tense as they clung to each other.
Then,
Seo-yeon’s body, which had been so calm until now, began to creak strangely.
431 “Is she scared?”
432 “Is this for real?”
444 “Honestly, I thought she wouldn’t be scared at all ww.”
Just then, when everyone was nervously hesitating,
With a clatter! the ceiling opened, and something fell down.
“Ahhh!!!”
As Sora and Park Eun-ha were thrown back, shrieking, Seo-yeon’s hand moved.
Almost reflexively, the hidden camera caught Seo-yeon’s eyes in slow motion.
The moment the object fell, Seo-yeon’s pupils followed, and she squinted her eyes for a moment.
Then followed by the scene of piercing through it with her hand.
With a sharp sound, the mannequin’s head got pierced.
772 “Eh?”
773 “Eh?”
774 “Ehhh www.”
775 “Is that mannequin made of styrofoam??”
776 “The subtitles say it’s plastic.”
777 “How on earth did she pierce that with her hand www.”
778 “Was Soyon-chan actually a magical girl?”
779 “More importantly, she absolutely saw everything in slow motion just now, didn’t she??”
780 “www No way www.”
Seo-yeon seemed to closely examine the thing she had pierced with her hand.
And strangely, her two eyes were trembling.
Her lips twisted in a way that seemed ‘uh.’
822 “Did Soyon-chan actually think she just attacked someone without meaning to?”
823 “She saw it with her own eyes, though.”
824 “Maybe she thought it could have been dark and hard to see.”
825 “If she could pierce a mannequin that easily, would it work on a human body?”
826 “No no ww that’s weird.”
827 “Soyon-chan… does she think she killed someone without realizing it…?”
828 “Is this really the image Seo-yeon has in Korea??”
Such responses dominated the thread, with many posts offering warm consolation to Seo-yeon.
‘Oh dear.’
By the way, Seo-yeon, who was secretly reading the thread, was slightly flustered.
She never expected such reactions.
Wasn’t it just a cute girl being surprised by something gross?
‘It was just gross, though.’
No, it’s true she did poke at it.
It was also true that her hand acted before her brain could catch up.
If it were a person, of course, she would have stopped beforehand.
She wasn’t that foolish to not recognize the difference.
Seo-yeon called Sora over to help her post a comment.
844 “It’s probably just that I hate gross things… realistically.”
> “Are you someone who can’t read the room while in school?”
> “It’s so funny how seriously she’s taking this ww.”
Upon reading those words, Seo-yeon’s eyes turned red.
Meanwhile, Sora, who was next to her, couldn’t help but shiver.