Chapter 7
PD Eun-hye, this is the footage from the recent shoot. Could you listen to this?
Voice Message
What is it? I finally came to wash after several days.
Eun-hye let out a long yawn.
To make a broadcast that was close to real-time, she had to pour her entire daily life into it.
Of course, comfortable sleep or even a daily shower was a luxury.
Just listen to it first.
Eun-hye played the voice message in the messenger app. She tossed her phone aside, squeezed out a large amount of lotion, and roughly rubbed it onto her face.
—Clunk.
It sounded like a door opening.
It was hard to hear clearly, so Eun-hye stopped moving and focused her ears.
—Ah, f*ck.
Who was this contestant? It was a man’s voice.
—This is so damn annoying. What do you mean you’re hurt? Ah, the first date’s footage is important. I ruined everything. Should I just switch to another woman right now?
She did not know what he was doing, but repeated banging sounds continued.
Eun-hye picked up the phone she had thrown down and immediately called.
“Si-hoon?”
—Yes. It was the day he came back after his first date.
“How good are the microphones these days? Did he really think nobody would hear this?”
—Exactly. He acted like such a nice person during the interview.
“You’re still inexperienced. This much happens often. What we see is the image they want to show us the most. These days, if it’s not school violence or a crime, we’re thankful.”
—That’s true. So what should we do? Should we use it in the broadcast?
“No. Even if we use it, not now.”
—Yes, understood.
“Don’t delete it. Just keep it stored for now.”
—Yes.
“Other than that, are things mostly finished? Can we keep the schedule?”
—The rough edit is 90% complete.
“The ending is Mu-young, right?”
—Yes. We’re arranging it so the later part focuses on him.
“Give it some strength.”
—Yes. We’ll get Ye-in’s reaction and then finish with Mu-young’s close-up.
“Good. Use the Curve5 theme cue there.”
—Yes. I’ll raise the BGM volume and focus on his expression.
“Okay. Pay attention to the field too. I have a feeling this season will be led by that side. That’s my instinct.”
Dating Show Contestant Who Destroyed the Visuals
Seriously, Mu-young’s ending completely destroyed it.
Honestly, the camera director probably couldn’t sleep after filming that because he was so proud.
102 comments
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“Are you hurt? You said you were hurt? Are you hurt? You said you were hurt?”
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Best half-polite speech this year.
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No, are those two really people meeting for the first time today? Why does their chemistry explode every time they make eye contact?
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I think their visuals also play a part. The cold beauty and cold handsome guy match each other so well.
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This season really picked the contestants well. It’s a feast of handsome people.
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Huh? Am I the only one who doesn’t feel excited by Mu-young’s half-polite speech? It just sounds like he keeps picking fights with Ye-in.
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That’s because he’s interested in her, isn’t it? Look at this.
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He keeps looking only at Ye-in lol. I think he fell in love at first sight. -
You’re giving us this much delicious content from episode 1?
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But seriously, where has someone like Mu-young been hiding all this time instead of becoming a celebrity???? Doesn’t the agency casting team do their jobs?
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I heard Mu-young kept getting offers from the entertainment industry, but his family background was too much, so nothing worked. Not sure if it’s true, delete this if you read it.
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No wonder they couldn’t leave a face like that alone. What kind of family does he have? I’m more curious now.
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Yeah, apparently he’s the son of a hospital director. Deleting later.
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Wow, then he’s not just a rich kid.
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Then why did he join Curve? It’s not like he’s a celebrity or trying to become an influencer.
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Who believes rumors without proof?
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Stop spreading things without evidence.
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No, that’s probably not completely fake. He was famous for his looks since middle and high school. His family background is also supposedly true. I went to a nearby school and even went to see his face lol. But I heard rumors that he lived overseas. Did he come back to Korea?
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This is seriously interesting.
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Curve reactions are good. Is this show fun?
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Yeahhhhh watch it together in real time.
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I’m the one who wrote a promotional post before. I’m so happy it’s actually becoming popular.
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Seo Ji-hye got criticized badly last season because the male and female cast visuals didn’t match. Looks like she worked hard this time.
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The reactions are good on Z too.
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Maybe because I like good-looking people, but I enjoyed it. I thought Joo-mi was pretty. A fresh and cheerful beauty.
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I think Ye-in is totally the type female fans love. Does she have a known Instagram account?
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Ye-in really attracts female fans. The blue dress she wore on the first day was so pretty.
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Definitely a cool-tone beauty.
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Watching you guys talk makes it look fun. Is this on Netflix? I don’t usually like watching live.
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Watch together. It’s more fun that way.
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I trust you guys and will start episode 1. Go go go. If it’s fun, I’ll make my own live discussion post.
“It’s okay.”
Mu-young straightened his body and slowly walked over.
“Then let’s talk for a moment.”
His head slowly tilted to the side. The lantern light reflected in his expressionless eyes.
As if he knew she would refuse, Mu-young added:
“That’s why we came here, isn’t it?”
“I’m not in that kind of condition. I’ll just greet the others and come inside. I’m sorry.”
Ye-in bowed her head slightly and turned away.
She walked toward where the others were, trying not to look like she was rushing.
Step.
Step.
She could hear footsteps following behind her.
All her attention was focused on her back.
Uncomfortable.
Really uncomfortable.
She felt like she was going to throw up.
Regardless of Joo-mi or anything else, she wanted to run out of here immediately.
“Ye-in! Two more people have arrived!”
From far away, Se-ra waved her hand happily.
Next to her was Joo-mi, smiling brightly.
Joo-mi.
Feeling like she had finally met someone on her side, Ye-in felt relieved.
Finally, she could talk with Joo-mi.
She could leave.
Joo-mi looked excited.
She introduced herself to the new people and talked with them.
The atmosphere became warmer and warmer.
Then the announcement sounded.
The introduction letter written by your friend has arrived.
Along with the first date, this was one of the fixed main schedules on the first day of Curve.
It was time to personally read the simple introduction written by the friend who appeared together with them.
Since they could not reveal their occupation or age, they had to mainly talk about personality, strengths, and weaknesses.
Could she skip it?
Ye-in looked around cautiously, but it did not seem easy.
Instead, she tried not to look toward Mu-young as much as possible.
She only hoped he would not start bothering her again.
Woo-jin, who went to get the introduction letters, soon returned with a thick stack of papers.
He handed them out according to the names written on them.
“I brought them, so I’ll start first.”
Woo-jin began.
“Name: Jung Woo-jin. Strength: funny.”
A quiet laugh spread around.
“Ah, writing it like this makes me feel pressured.”
A slight Gyeongsang-do dialect could be heard in his voice.
“Weakness… being short, bad at exercise. Okay, this person will die by my hands later. I’m above average height, okay? The other men are just too tall.”
Woo-jin complained half jokingly and half seriously while glancing at Tae-gun.
Those two must be friends.
Next was Se-ra.
“Strength: has a lot of aegyo. She’s so lovable that you forgive everything. Weakness: has many male friends. No, this is wrong. I don’t have male friends. It’s a misunderstanding.”
Se-ra waved her hands while reading.
She responded playfully, and the atmosphere remained good.
“Next?”
“Mu-young, please read yours. I’m curious.”
Se-ra passed the turn to Mu-young.
He read the paper indifferently.
“Strength: handsome.”
The female contestants looked at each other and exchanged knowing looks.
Even among these impressive contestants, Mu-young had an appearance good enough to confidently list his looks as a strength.
“Works well, capable too. Weakness is his way of speaking is somewhat…”
Mu-young suddenly stopped.
He looked extremely displeased.
“Annoying.”
“Oh my.”
With Hye-jin’s exclamation, laughter burst out.
Everyone seemed to agree about that side of Mu-young.
“So your way of speaking is just naturally like that? I thought you were angry at me earlier.”
Se-ra joined in while laughing.
“But if you get to know him, he’s actually a warm person inside. Probably.”
“Why ‘probably’?”
“That’s what it says.”
Mu-young looked dissatisfied.
“Really?”
Se-ra laughed loudly.
Was that really so funny?
Ye-in found it strange.
Maybe this was just how they showed their interest in Mu-young.
“I hope my brother finally meets the one person who can melt his heart this time. I think that would be good for me too.”
Mu-young’s introduction ended.
But who wrote that?
It described Mu-young so accurately and so openly.
Ye-in suddenly became curious about what kind of friend came with Mu-young.
There were always many people around Baek Mu-young, so finding someone to appear with him probably was not difficult.
No.
Why am I even thinking about that?
Ye-in erased her curiosity.
After Mu-young, the other contestants continued reading their introductions.
Finally, it was Ye-in’s turn.
