NOVEL NEXT Chapter 196
Narumi Sora’s upcoming project, [Gyeongseong Young Lady], has led to a recent quietude in Seo-yeon’s fan cafe.
While the occasional mention of the magical girl vs. Cha Seo-ah matchup arose, it ultimately concluded that the outcome could vary depending on the situation.
Suddenly, a post appeared.
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Post: What’s this Japanese trending topic on Twitter?
What’s Dokkiri and who’s Soyon-chan? Isn’t this Joo Seo-yeon?
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At first, I thought it might be a prank post by someone.
I might have just ignored it elsewhere, but this is unarguably Joo Seo-yeon’s fan cafe.
Sure, there are posts that lean more towards being anti-fan interactions, but even those are just influenced by the admiration for the actress.
Naturally, any image or video posted on Seo-yeon’s Instagram would quickly spread.
– Joo Seo-yeon’s in Japan, they say.
– How do you know that?
– She posted a video shot at the airport on Instagram. Narumi Sora was with her.
– Did they take her using a translator?
– Wait, is Joo Seo-yeon on Instagram? I’m just finding out now;;
– Joo Seo-yeon has an Instagram???
– I heard her manager manages it.
Anyway, I understood that Seo-yeon was in Japan.
But what on earth is she doing in Japan to trend on Twitter?
Even though she was currently ranked around 7th, the speed of her rise was anything but ordinary.
– Apparently, Dokkiri means hidden camera in our country.
– Oh my;;;
– Joo Seo-yeon hidden camera;; I can’t handle this.
– Hurry up and come back: ‘Bathing Joo Seo-yeon hidden camera.smi’ <—link └ Damn, there's a gorilla bathing while rotating. - The gorilla's already outdated, and now it's making a comeback? - That’s a meme that gets you blocked if you post it in cafes these days, LOL. - Still, this is a fan cafe;;; even managing those kinds of memes. - At this point, even a gorilla feels weak. - Ah. Seo-yeon's fan cafe suddenly ignited with excitement. Naturally, it didn't take long before fans quickly started searching for variety shows Seo-yeon appeared on. They were preparing a hidden camera segment with Japanese actors at an inn. Unaware Seo-yeon and a scene with a mannequin being pierced by hand. - Seo-yeon has pretty much become a human weapon now... - LOL, I saw the paintballs flying at her. - Honestly, I could just yawn and catch the mannequin falling. - Seo-yeon doesn’t pick her nose. A rare scene of Seo-yeon looking scared appeared on screen, and her fans felt an increased thrill. It felt like she was frightened, but more than that, they were curious about what Seo-yeon would do next. == Post: Japanese reactions spread. Watching while eating chicken, suggest me some chicken. Comments - I came in smiling and now I’m serious. - You’ll starve, you little brat. == There were even people enjoying the Japanese reactions to Seo-yeon, bringing in their comments. In any case, there are many waiting for how the hidden camera is going down. - If it’s Joo Seo-yeon, she must show something amazing here. - She tends to fly away whenever she’s on a variety show. - For real, LOL. In the meantime, the hidden camera officially began. A ghost disguised actor appeared behind a frightened Seo-yeon. *
All the lights went out, and the inn became dark.
Seo-yeon’s image captured by the night camera was undeniably terrified.
Her expression didn’t change much, but her body showed signs of rigidity.
It contrasted sharply with the way she had walked confidently down the hallway just moments before.
043 behind behind behind
045 Soyon-chan is cute, www she’s totally frozen.
046 Honestly, I thought she wouldn’t be surprised at all.
050 Is there a person inside the ghost? Is it someone famous? I think I’ve seen them before.
051 Really? Are they the type who attends various events?
052 Are there elite ghost performers too???
In the dark, a female ghost with long hair began to move.
If it were Seo-yeon in her usual state, she would have noticed right away.
However, Seo-yeon was in a quite confused state at that moment.
Considering the ghost appeared from behind a partition in the hallway, it was easy to feel off-guard.
Just as the ghost neared Seo-yeon from behind, she sensed something and turned her head.
That reaction was quite normal.
However, Seo-yeon froze upon making eye contact with the ghost.
But.
068 Huh??? Her eyes are turning red.
069 Is this a setup? Or is Soyon-chan’s eyes like that by nature??
070 LOL there’s no way such a person exists ww.
071 So cool~
072 I really like black hair and red eyes.
073 No, no, you guys www that’s not important, this is weird www.
Seo-yeon’s eyes shone red as she gazed at the ghost.
Then, plop.
She lost her legs and fell over.
– Huh, did she lose her legs?
– Honestly, I’d probably do the same.
Now, those watching expected Seo-yeon’s follow-up reaction.
It could be a scream or a panicked run.
Typically, entertainers in such situations display those reactions.
There are usually about two major reactions you can expect.
They either coolly overcome it or exhibit exaggerated actions.
Generally, overseas actors tend to choose the former.
After all, they think it’s cool to respond in a composed manner.
In contrast, Japanese entertainers tend to display exaggerated actions.
This is mainly because the viewers want to see that kind of response.
What side will Seo-yeon fall into?
Thinking that, suddenly, she began crawling.
344 Soyon-chan suddenly crawled.
345 The back view while crawling, something feels erotic~
With her legs given way, she was crawling backward with her arms to avoid the ghost.
That much was fairly ordinary.
But something felt off about the speed.
At first, the ghost followed at a normal pace, but then its steps began to quicken.
Yet, the distance between Seo-yeon and the ghost did not decrease.
It felt a bit like the Achilles and the tortoise.
As the ghost sped up, so too did Seo-yeon’s crawling speeds.
380 No, no, no www too fast, right? www.
391 Ghost-chan seems flustered at the moment wwwww.
401 wwwwww.
403 Soyon-chan is signaling for ghost-chan to wait.
At that point, Seo-yeon genuinely had no other thoughts.
All that occupied her head was just the need to escape from the ghost.
Thus, she diligently crawled in the direction Sora and manager Park Eun-ha disappeared.
Out of pure desperation for help.
However, the sight of Seo-yeon made everyone panic and begin to run away.
Of course, that was inevitable.
With Seo-yeon’s long hair, if she’s crawling, it would inevitably cover her face.
Yet her red eyes were sparkling.
And if she crawled at a terrifying speed without using her legs.
It was obvious what kind of reaction that would elicit.
“Ahhh!!!”
“Scary, that’s terrifying!! What’s that!!”
Screaming Park Eun-ha and Sora, who, in that moment, were horrified, began shouting in Japanese.
In this moment, it seemed that Korean words didn’t come to mind, so Sora was yelling in Japanese as she fled with Eun-ha.
003 Sora-chan is definitely Japanese.
012 Did the thread already diverge?? She’s quite popular, huh www.
034 Anyone who sees that would want to write something.
067 No way, Soyon-chan is too scary wwwww.
068 If I saw her in real life, I’d probably faint www.
The issue was that Park Eun-ha and Sora were also fleeing with the Japanese actors.
They were initially intended to surprise Eun-ha and Sora, but soon they became comrades in flight.
201 The zombies here blended in so naturally I thought they were part of the group.
208 Did the axe just fall?!
280 It’s a plastic axe, right? It’d be dangerous if it were metal.
302 Soyon-chan is amazing, could she be trying to scare back in reverse?
308 If not, it’s hard to understand at this level www she’s giving an incredible performance www.
Interestingly, at this moment, Seo-yeon believed she was indeed escaping alongside Sora and Eun-ha, who were running away from her.
In other words, she thought she was part of the fleeing group, not the ghost side.
While various ghosts gathered around, she didn’t pay any mind to such trivial details.
And as she crawled on, Seo-yeon’s red eyes spotted a fallen axe.
558 Did she just pick up the axe?
580 Huh? Wait, wait, wait www, no way www.
Thinking it might be a wild thought, the moment she picked up the fallen axe.
Seo-yeon started crawling with the axe, even pounding it into the ground.
The speed visibly increased.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!!
The terrifying sound echoed throughout the dilapidated inn, causing the fleeing audience to multiply in number.
The actors, though passionately dressed, were no match for her.
801 wwwwwwww
840 wwwwwwwwww
856 wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
921 There’s no way they could match her wwwww, Japanese ghosts, step it up wwwww.
> No way could they possibly step it up against that ww.
941 Soyon-chan really is a genius actress… Is this the aura of genius actors???
942 Was she prepared to scare in reverse? Has she been acting since entering the inn?
951 I don’t know ww honestly, if that was intentional, Soyon-chan is incredible www.
Aside from the amusing twist, there seemed to be a faction that believed Seo-yeon was acting as a ghost on purpose.
Just what about that looked like a frightened response.
The terrified ghosts and the two women fled in a panic.
“Close it now, hurry! Fast, fast, fast!!!”
The actor dressed as a zombie screamed in urgency, appearing as if genuinely chased by a real ghost.
As the partition door closed.
Clunk, something got stuck.
Everyone’s gaze fell downward.
Then the axe wedged in the gap came into view.
Slowly, red eyes peeked through the opening.
034 No wwwwwww.
041 Wait for me wwwwwwwwwww.
042 wwwwwwwww.
048 It’s probably way too scary wwwwwwwwww.
058 You guys should be the ones to be scared, why are you panicking wwwww.
134 Honestly, if I were there, I’d have fainted long ago.
213 I wouldn’t just faint; I’d end up paralyzed.
And with those reactions from the audience.
“Iya~, that was surprising. It was really super scary.”
An interview depicting the situation that had unfolded was conducted.
For reference, the interviewee was the actor who had dropped the axe and fled initially.
“The axe? Oh, I didn’t mean to do that, I just got startled while running and dropped it. No~! It was terrifying! Look at that! It was terrifying!!”
The Japanese actor exaggeratedly recounted while pointing at the just-emerging Seo-yeon.
“We never imagined she would notice our intentions and plan something in reverse.”
“Me neither, honestly, I was just thinking what was up while chasing.”
The actress who had initially chased Seo-yeon said this with a laugh.
She truly chased Seo-yeon with all her might, but at the moment Seo-yeon picked up the axe, she honestly had some hesitation.
“What if she picked up the axe and crawled in the opposite direction~? I thought.”
“Oh, that would have been fun.”
“That wouldn’t have been amusing at all, you know?”
“Soyon is called a genius actress in Korea, but I’ve truly come to understand what that means.”
“In that instant, if she can perform like that, her on-screen acting must be remarkable too.”
Amidst such statements, subtitles about movies or dramas Seo-yeon is currently starring in passed by.
[Dream Future] and soon to be released [The Chaser].
It felt relatively faster for the release of [The Chaser], which usually arrives late in Japan compared to overseas.
It could be due to the fact that the director’s previous work was a hit in Japan.
034 That was fun.
045 Honestly, I went in expecting nothing and found it super enjoyable.
084 Watching her risk herself, I thought she was amazing~
121 I heard the film featuring Soyon-chan would be released soon.
128 I never cared, but should I give it a try?
340 Eh www what, Soyon-chan is now trending 1st place wwwww.
412 wwwwww this is shocking www.
When the broadcast ended.
Seo-yeon’s name rose from being far below Dokkiri to now surpass it confidently, taking 1st place on Twitter trends.
Real-time posts were coming in faster than ever before.
It was only natural that the clips and pictures of Seo-yeon spread everywhere.
“Seo-yeon, if you wouldn’t mind, could you please do a cameo since you’re here?”
Suddenly, people began reaching out, eager to capitalize on the buzz.
It seemed that Seo-yeon’s stirring performance in Dokkiri had left a profound impression.
Of course, for Seo-yeon, it was all simply,
‘That wasn’t acting.’
Rarely, she was feeling embarrassed by their misconceptions.
After all, being mistaken for acting while showing terror felt a bit off.