The Influencer (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

1
THE INFLUENCER
Time's flying by.
PANIBOTTLE
TRAVEL YOUTUBER
-Could I ask you a favor?
-What favor?
Do you have any votes left?
-Likes?
-No.
-Dislikes?
-Yes.
I ran out.
Actually, I had six left.
But I didn't like the way
he explicitly asked for them.
-Why dislikes though?
-Why do you want dislikes?
Are you going the other way?
As they say these days,
superstars excite both fans and haters.
That's what this is.
Then give me one too.
Do you have any?
-Can I be honest with you?
-Sure.
I already sent you a dislike
before I realized this.
No!
I'm sorry.
-It's nothing personal.
-Of course.
Please send me a lot of dislikes.
I just want to go home.
My plan was to be hated.
I wanted to be funny
if I was going to be hated anyway.
CHANGHYUN
AFREECATV STREAMER & YOUTUBER
My eyes!
NAPKINS, TIKTOK CREATOR
CHON TAE-POONG, (EX) BASKETBALL PLAYER
SSUNBIKI
PLUS-SIZE MODEL
He's taking off his shirt!
-My goodness!
-He's going wild!
Damn.
Please stop!
He's trying so hard.
KERRIGAN MAY SENT CHANGHYUN A DISLIKE
Everyone's trying so hard.
-He has two million subscribers.
-Exactly.
-And he's trying that hard.
-Right. We can't just sit here.
He's the OG male streamer.
That was sexy!
KIM MOI SENT CHANGHYUN A DISLIKE
Please send me your dislikes!
JANG KEUN-SUK
ACTOR
At a certain point,
everybody started to believe
that getting dislikes
could also be good for them.
That's when the stage performances
started to change.
As time passed,
I realized I needed to act out
to receive at least one more dislike.
Thank you!
Hello, I'm Jang Keun-suk.
Since there's not much time,
I'll be straightforward.
Who wants to ask me a brutal question?
-Me!
-You can ask me even dirty questions.
How much have you earned
your whole career?
How much have I earned?
A lot more than you all.
A lot more than you all.
I want to send a dislike,
but he's right about that.
-I wish there was a "correct" button.
-Exactly.
MAGENTA SENT JANG KEUN-SUK A DISLIKE
PARK SEO-A SENT JANG KEUN-SUK A DISLIKE
GVAN SENT JANG KEUN-SUK A DISLIKE
QUEEN WA$ABII SENT JANG KEUN-SUK A DISLIKE
You have 30 seconds to vote.
Come on!
Hurry. Send me a dislike.
-Thirty seconds?
-Only thirty?
Voting has concluded.
It's funny that we're all influencers here
and still hate people who act out.
After I went up on stage,
-I got so many dislikes.
-This is the thing
-Isn't this wrong?
-In Korea
We're influencers.
We're supposed to want attention.
That's so funny.
Here are the results
of the vote for Round 1.
-Right away?
-Right now?
Exactly. There's not even a buildup to it?
I'm already stressed.
MEJIWOO
FASHION AND COSMETICS CEO
QYOUNG
BEAUTY AND FASHION YOUTUBER
Maybe I'll be around seventh?
I might be able to
move on to the next round.
I think I had an advantage in this round.
First, here is the ranking
for likes received.
Please!
ROUND 1 LIKES RANKING
Ji-sou's way ahead with 25 likes.
1ST, JANG JI-SOU, 25 LIKES
That's crazy.
You're first, Ji-sou!
You got so many likes.
You really raked in the likes.
1ST, JANG JI-SOU
25 LIKES
I think I made people want to like me.
Thankfully, I also knew
basically everyone here.
People asked me
if I was throwing a birthday party here.
Ji-sou was like,
"I'm getting eliminated for sure."
23RD, BBANGTHUG
16 LIKES
And then he ended up being first.
That bastard.
How am I second?
2ND, CADDIEWANNY, 22 LIKES
-You're ranked so high.
-Thank you, everyone.
TIED FOR 5TH, RISABAE, 20 LIKES
How am I fifth?
I thought I'd be a lot lower.
So many are tied at 23rd,
then it's me at 37th.
23RD, CHARMING JO, 16 LIKES
37TH, PANIBOTTLE, 15 LIKES
TIED FOR 37TH, PANIBOTTLE, 15 LIKES
TIED FOR 37TH, SHIM EU-DDEUM, 15 LIKES
51ST, JIN YONG-JIN, 14 LIKES
Two or three likes
make a lot of difference.
62ND, JANG KEUN-SUK, 12 LIKES
Here is the ranking for dislikes received.
Please.
Where will I be?
Oh my god.
This thing is all about attention.
Why is it good to get dislikes?
-It doesn't sound right, does it?
-Definitely not.
Do you think this is a popularity contest?
I'm sure dislikes are bad to have.
This round is supposed to determine
who has the most influence.
This is where it's really at.
This is what's going to matter.
ROUND 1 DISLIKES RANKING
What on earth?
Jang Keun-suk has a whopping 29 dislikes.
How did he end up with 29?
I admire him, so this is sad to see.
1ST, JANG KEUN-SUK
29 DISLIKES
It might be that everyone was wary of him.
I knew this would happen.
It's unfair for an established celebrity
to be on this show.
I sent him a dislike to keep him in check.
He didn't put
enough effort into his video.
So I sent him a dislike.
I'm second?
2ND, PANIBOTTLE
27 DISLIKES
You're third, Yong-jin.
3RD, JIN YONG-JIN
24 DISLIKES
I'm 18th!
6TH, SIAJIWOO
22 DISLIKES
Caddie went around asking for dislikes,
so he's up there.
8TH, CADDIEWANNY
20 DISLIKES
I'd be sad if I get eliminated.
77TH, HEO SEONG-BEOM
3 DISLIKES
Will these be added up?
75TH, JANG JI-SOU
4 DISLIKES
They didn't tell us the rules.
What will they do with the dislikes?
Is it better to have more dislikes?
Wouldn't dislikes be bad to have?
Will they subtract them from the likes?
-They'll definitely add them up.
-We don't know.
So what's going to happen?
Round 1
was all about
proving your presence as an influencer.
-Presence?
-Yes, presence.
We had to prove our presence.
Influencers are the center of attention
wherever they go.
The likes and dislikes you received
represent the attention
you received as an influencer.
Influencers who have failed to receive
any likes or dislikes
have failed to draw any attention
and thus will be eliminated.
This is what I wanted.
Honestly, I think I've received
a lot of dislikes in my life.
I have a tough skin
when it comes to negative criticism,
so this was a good chance for me
to think about dislikes as a good thing.
Your talents and speaking abilities
are of course important.
But you're nothing without presence.
I was happy
that the game went as I planned.
-It was right.
-It really was.
We had to get dislikes as well.
I'm in trouble.
This is such a twist.
Wherever there are ties in ranking,
the influencer with the higher worth
will rank higher.
Our worth is really important.
Here is the final ranking
with the likes and dislikes added up.
-Oh my gosh!
-Please!
Please.
-Is 30th the cutoff?
-Yes.
Please let me be within 30th.
ROUND 1 TOTAL VOTES RANKING
Did you move up?
PaniBottle's first!
We did it, man.
1ST, PANIBOTTLE, TOTAL OF 42
He's first!
I think we live in a world
where drawing attention
and captivating people are key skills.
I'm so happy I got first place.
It's not every day I get to be first.
PaniBottle's a genius.
He's really something.
2ND, CADDIEWANNY, SURVIVED
22 LIKES, 20 DISLIKES
-I finished in second place.
-What?
3RD, JANG KEUN-SUK, SURVIVED
12 LIKES, 29 DISLIKES
I'm kind of embarrassed
that I only made it through
because I got the most dislikes.
Anyway, it's good to be first at anything.
I'm happy.
I think Jang Keun-suk owes me big time.
5TH, JIN YONG-JIN, SURVIVED
14 LIKES, 24 DISLIKES
CHAHONG.
15TH, CHAHONG, 15 LIKES, 19 DISLIKES
14TH, DAEDO, 16 LIKES, 18 DISLIKES
16TH, JUICE SEYEON, SURVIVED
17 LIKES, 16 DISLIKES
I barely made it through.
24TH, RISABAE, SURVIVED
20 LIKES, 10 DISLIKES
19TH, SIAJIWOO, SURVIVED
10 LIKES, 22 DISLIKES
The 22 dislikes I received
felt like the hate comments I usually get.
It was as if
they were criticizing my video.
It was upsetting to feel
that people were looking down on me.
I almost I'm tearing up again.
I was just
I was really upset.
I was upset for a little bit.
ROUND 1 TOTAL VOTES RANKING
Why am I not on there?
You're not there either, BBOGUMI.
-I can't find my name.
-You must be in between.
Oh no.
Twenty-sixth to thirtieth are empty.
-I'm not up there.
-My name's not on there.
Here are the influencers who finished
between twenty-sixth and thirty-fifth.
Where's Ji-sou?
JANG JI-SOU
CONTENT CREATOR
BBOGUMI
STREAMER & YOUTUBER
JAY JUNG
STARTUP CEO
I thought I might be
able to go through if I was lucky.
I should be within 30th, right?
GVAN
DRAG ARTIS
Damn it.
Come on, please.
ROUND 1 TOTAL VOTES RANKING
26TH BBOGUMI
27TH QUEEN WA$ABII
28TH DOCTOR WHO
29TH JANG JI-SOU
30TH GVAN
Jang Ji-sou!
29TH, JANG JI-SOU, SURVIVED
25 LIKES, 4 DISLIKES
-Ji-sou!
-I'm the luckiest!
I know I should have
controlled my excitement,
but I just couldn't.
It's an honor.
As expected.
26TH, BBOGUMI, SURVIVED
15 LIKES, 15 DISLIKES
My gut feeling has never been wrong.
I have not been destroyed!
30TH, GVAN, SURVIVED
16 LIKES, 13 DISLIKES
I'm alive!
35TH, MEJIWOO, ELIMINATED
11 LIKES, 16 DISLIKES
I would've made it
with just one more dislike.
34TH, JAY JUNG, ELIMINATED
17 LIKES, 11 DISLIKES
Damn it!
Damn it!
I only got five dislikes!
65TH, DICKHUNTER, ELIMINATED
16 LIKES, 5 DISLIKES
60TH, FITVELY, ELIMINATED
16 LIKES, 6 DISLIKES
The thirty influencers
who proved their presence
will move on to Round 2.
Congratulations.
-Good job.
-Jin Yong-jin!
Good job.
Yes!
Thank you!
You will absorb
the worth of the eliminated
based on the total votes you received.
Wow, it's going up.
It says zero.
-Mine too?
-Yes, it's zero.
We're all at zero now.
ELIMINATED
KINKY, KIM DDOLDDOL
Zero!
ELIMINATED
TARZAN, LEE SEON-MIN
ELIMINATED
DICKHUNTER, KIM MOI
JANG JI-SOU
3.08M WON TO 6.33M WON
-How much am I?
-You're 6.3 million.
-What about me?
-It's 4.25 million.
-Yours is 4.61 million.
-This is crazy.
-Yours is nine million.
-Nine million?
Congratulations.
-Are you eliminated?
-Yes, I'm in 41st place.
SHIM EU-DDEUM, ELIMINATED
FITNESS YOUTUBER
KI EUN-SE, ELIMINATED
ACTRESS
It felt like my soul died.
CARJINSUNG, ELIMINATED
CAR YOUTUBER
I got eliminated, okay?
JINJEOLME, ELIMINATED
BEAUTY CREATOR
I'm pissed.
HEO SEONG-BEOM, ELIMINATED
MODEL
I looked at the names of those
who got dislikes for doing nothing
and those who got dislikes
for doing something.
And I realized that
they had all left an impression on me.
That shows how influential they were.
So I can accept the results.
MEJIWOO, ELIMINATED
FASHION AND COSMETICS CEO
I was a bit shocked,
but it honestly makes sense.
The scariest thing for an influencer
is getting no attention at all.
CHARMING JO, ELIMINATED
MUSIC YOUTUBER
I had no scandals or hate comments
for the past 13 years.
I've always thought
that not getting such attention
is the reason why it took me so long
to get big as a creator.
Today confirmed how true that is.
CHAHONG, SURVIVED
HAIRSTYLIS
It was wrong for me to think
being liked was the only way
to be influential.
But that doesn't mean I want to be hated.
This is honestly such a dilemma.
It's all because of this collar!
I'm just kidding.
Congratulations
to allthe surviving influencers.
We're a small crowd now.
Here is the final ranking
of your worth in Round 1
after you've absorbed
the worth of the eliminated.
-Seventy million!
-Who's worth seventy million?
ROUND 1 FINAL RANKING
1ST SIAJIWOO, 72.55M
2ND KEJIMIN, 31.69M, 3RD GATO, 17.22M
The three influencers
with the highest worth
will be designated as VIPs
and will receive a special benefit
that can be used in the next round.
Here is your mission for Round 2.
-What?
-Already?
-Oh my god.
-Right away?
What mission?
Oh my god.
In Round 2,you will prove your influence
through live streaming.
LIVE STREAMING
NEEDMORECASH
SHORT-FORM CREATOR
This is bad.
I'm really not confident
about live streaming.
I can't do this.
This is what I'm weakest at,
but people like OKING are experts at this.
People like OKING
already do this for a living.
I looked at everyone
to see who was most excited.
OKING couldn't seem to contain his joy.
Live streaming is my bread and butter.
OKING
STREAMER & YOUTUBER
Only a few people here
could say they have the upper hand at it.
And one of them is me.
Jang Keun-suk's the Prince of Asia.
He has a lot of followers
who could help him.
JUNWOO
STREAMER & YOUTUBER
Live streaming is my expertise.
This round is made for me.
JUICE SEYEON
AFREECATV STREAMER
This is my thing.
BBOGUMI
STREAMER & YOUTUBER
I'll dominate everyone.
Live streaming is all about
media presence to influencers.
RISABAE
BEAUTY CREATOR
It's proof of how influential a person is.
Drawing attention
and captivating an entire audience
are the fundamental elements
of live streaming.
Streamers communicating
with their viewers and responding.
DAEDO
GAMING YOUTUBER
That's what makes live streams
so fun for viewers.
KEJIMIN
TIKTOK CREATOR
I was so worried about this round.
I don't really go live that often.
SIAJIWOO
TIKTOK CREATOR
DOCTOR WHO
TIKTOK CREATOR
I was worried.
I didn't know how to do live streams.
I just wanted to survive.
QUEEN WA$ABII
RAPPER
This is bad for me.
There's nothing I can do on a live stream.
KERRIGAN MAY
RAPPER
I honestly don't know what to do.
THE INFLUENCER
We welcome the 30 influencers
who made itto Round 2 of The Influencer.
I'm nervous.
In Round 2,
only 15 of you will survive
and move on to the next round.
Half of us are going home.
Live streaming in Round 2
will be done in two halves.
The first half will last 60 minutes.
The viewer count
for each influencer will be recorded
every ten seconds.
And the final ranking will be determined
based on the average over 60 minutes.
The five influencers
with the highest average viewer count
in the first half will survive.
What?
And they will automatically
move on to Round 3.
So the top five of the first half
-won't join the second half?
-No.
-That sounds amazing.
-Shit.
I don't think I'll finish in the top five.
The five influencers
with the lowest average viewer count
will be eliminated.
The last five get eliminated
and the rest go to the second half.
I think finishing in the bottom five
would feel like crap.
I really don't want it to happen.
Wow, what do I do?
What if I go home after the first half?
The second half
will be done under different rules.
After live streaming begins
in the second half,
influencers will survive and be eliminated
simultaneously every five minutes.
-Shit.
-Oh my.
So I could get eliminated
in the middle of it?
This is so unexpected.
I'm scared.
-This is brutal.
-It's crazy.
To maintain a high average for 60 minutes,
you need to keep people invested
by captivating them
through various content.
The second half is more of a sprint.
You need provocative content
to draw attention right away.
To survive Round 2,
draw as many viewers to your live stream.
Now, you may enter your own cube
and prepare for your live stream.
What are these?
Our names are on the cubes.
Let's go.
Let's do this.
-Yes.
-Let's go.
-Good luck.
-Bye.
Good luck.
SIAJIWOO, 1ST IN WORTH
VIP, 300 VIEWERS ADDED FOR THE FIRST HALF
KEJIMIN, 2ND IN WORTH
VIP, 200 VIEWERS ADDED FOR THE FIRST HALF
GATO, 3RD IN WORTH
VIP, 100 VIEWERS ADDED FOR THE FIRST HALF
9TH, OKING
STREAMER & YOUTUBER
I don't know what to expect
with the TikTokers.
I mean, they have
tens of millions of followers.
16TH
JANG KEUN-SUK
What's this, Keun-suk?
16TH, JANG KEUN-SUK
ACTOR
-I thought you didn't prepare!
-This is not a big deal.
You said you were worried
about not being prepared.
It's really nothing.
What is all this?
This is crazy. What is this?
There's so much stuff.
I remembered that mukbangs
are great for live streams.
I had completely forgotten that.
This won't be easy.
Another key thing
is which guest you invite
to be on your stream.
-You have an actress coming in though.
-Still.
Who's your guest?
It's Seor In-a.
I'm so happy
to have Seor In-a on as a guest.
It's going to be great.
And I couldn't even pay her much.
Look, it's Dr. Hong.
JO HOON
COMEDY CREATOR
Should we take off our tops
if we get over 5,000 viewers?
6TH, SHERRY
TIKTOK CREATOR
Every time I shot
dance challenge videos with Dr. Hong,
I would get more than six million views.
He's very popular
among young people on TikTok,
so I invited him as my guest.
From what I heard,
a lot of these influencers are bringing on
celebrities as their guests.
But I'm confident I can do well
even without any guests.
I'm so nervous.
And I was so confident
during my interview.
Live streaming will begin in one minute.
Okay, let's go!
One minute left.
4TH, DOCTOR WHO
TIKTOK CREATOR
17TH, GVAN
DRAG ARTIS
25TH, IAMKATIECUTIE
SHAMAN
10TH, RISABAE
BEAUTY CREATOR
Yes, it stuck.
21ST, CADDIEWANNY
GOLF YOUTUBER
I can do this.
Starting now,
the first half
of live streaming will begin.
Let's go!
Five,
four,
three,
two,
one.
JANG KEUN-SUK'S IT MIGHT BE SPICY
JANG KEUN-SUK
623K INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS
Can you hear me?
Hello.
Hey, can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
It's 2024.
Happy New Year!
Hello, everyone.
PANIBOTTLE
1.97M YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS
Welcome.
Shall we warm up for about five minutes?
Hello, everyone.
OKING
2.1M YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS
Netflix is doing something exciting,
and I'm actually a part of it.
You're all on the show right now.
"Hi, Netflix." "I'm on the show!"
I'M ON TV, MOM
This is what live streams are all about.
For today's stream,
I'm going to work on
my personal matter today.
JUNWOO
1.2M YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS
Hi, guys.
SIAJIWOO
27.5M TIKTOK FOLLOWERS
There's a lot of you.
I prepared some greetings
in different languages.
Bonjour. Adios.
Boa tarde.
Buongiorno.
In Turkish, merhaba.
ALL SECRETS REVEALED
Hello.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR VIDEOS?
JIN YONG-JIN
YOUTUBER & DIRECTOR
HE'S DRINKING ALREADY
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU?
WHAT'S WITH HIM?
I never do live streams.
When I tried it a few months ago,
I only had 800 or 900 viewers.
I had to change things up for this round.
I realized I couldn't rely
on my subscribers for views.
I needed outside viewers.
That's the only way.
This is all about the ability
to draw attention to yourself.
Before my live stream,
I made all my videos private.
PRIVATE
JIN YONG-JIN
THERE ARE NO VIDEOS TO SHOW
Then I checked on all the comments
on different platforms
and prepared myself.
As someone with 2.7 million subscribers,
I thought I could draw attention
if I was having problems with my channel.
I'd like to talk about
some things I've kept inside
and just discuss what's been going on
through this live stream.
I GUESS HE'S ON NETFLIX TOO
IS THIS FOR NETFLIX?
Is this for Netflix?
I'll answer that question briefly
toward the end of my stream.
Where are all my videos?
Toward the end of my stream,
I'll also explain
what happened to my videos.
I'm not trying to rile you up.
I really don't have a choice.
Please just watch until the end.
People who watch me do so not to have fun
but to satisfy their curiosity.
My plan was to answer
those questions every ten minutes
so that people would stay on
and watch during those times.
How many of you are here?
If I can maintain
7,000 viewers for 10 minutes,
I'll tell you my monthly earnings.
This is very personal information.
The more time passes,
the more secrets I'll reveal.
It won't just be my earnings
but also why I've ended up like this.
So I suggest you stay.
You won't regret staying on my stream.
I HAVE A BIG ANNOUNCEMEN
Hello, everyone.
Honestly, I baited you all.
It's actually not a big announcement.
It's more of a small one.
Sadly, I'm not getting married.
Marriage, getting neutered,
taking over Netflix, penis enlargement
It's not any of those.
ARE YOU CONFIDENT ABOUT YOUR SIZE?
PENISBOTTLE LOL
I think the biggest difference
between celebrities and influencers
is that communicating with celebrities
is almost impossible.
But influencers like YouTubers
communicate a lot.
Live streams
are a key way of communicating,
especially by reading the chat
and responding immediately.
So I've prepared something
we could talk about.
What will we do today?
"Content ideas for PaniBottle
for the new year."
Let me explain.
I'm always ready
to quit YouTube at any time,
so I'll show you all
what kind of content
I'd like to make as a producer.
First is a dating show
where singles go on an RV trip.
I came up with this idea
early in 2023 when I went to Australia.
I traveled in an RV with three other guys,
and we were all up
in each other's spaces in there.
Wouldn't it be exciting if they shot
a dating show like that?
There would be three men
and three women in one RV.
Things could happen
"Camping Inferno"?
Could we call it that?
Don't get me wrong.
The singles on the show
will be very attractive,
so I can't be part of it.
And KwakTube can't be either.
"Someone's getting pregnant"?
IT'LL SOLVE OUR LOW BIRTH RATE
HOW WILL THEY FART?
Thank you
for the straightforward comments.
Next is traveling to different countries
for food ingredients.
I would be the lead for this.
Let's say I'm making pizza.
I would need
flour, olives, fish, ham, and others.
FISH ON PIZZA?
What I would have to do
is get the ingredients from their sources.
If the olives are from Greece,
then I'd go there and harvest the olives.
If the flour's from Chile,
then I'd go there to bring the flour.
I'll just end up going to China?
RICE: FROM CHINA, CHILI: FROM CHINA,
FLOUR: FROM CHINA
Everything's from China?
For today's "Shameless Makeup Challenge,"
I'm going to make myself
look rich through makeup.
First, I'm going to
make my forehead look rounder.
Here I go.
RISABAE
FIRST-GEN BEAUTY CREATOR
Does it look rounder?
Thank you for saying I look like
a lady who lives in a rich neighborhood,
but I'm not there yet.
Once I show you
how to look rich through makeup,
I hope you can do this on yourself
and actually become rich
in the new year.
My content for Round 2
is one of my signature ones.
It's a series on YouTube
I call "Shameless Makeup Challenge."
Instead of doing something
out of the blue,
I wanted to do something that my viewers
were already familiar with,
so I chose to do
my "Shameless Makeup Challenge."
It's all based on a theme.
For example,
if the theme is to look arrogant,
I'll ask my viewers for suggestions.
Once they give me ideas,
I adjust my makeup to look arrogant
based on their feedback.
Today's theme
is putting on makeup to look rich.
What makes me a good streamer
is that I can read every comment,
no matter how many.
So I scan the comments
and pick out the most interesting ones.
I'm done with my forehead.
Now, it's time to move on to my eyebrows.
Someone says it's best for your eyes
and brows to be three centimeters apart.
But three centimeters
is such a wide gap.
It would be here.
ERASE YOUR BROWS
YOU'LL HAVE TO ERASE THEM
I'll try erasing my brows.
I need this gap
to get wider by about two centimeters.
Let's see how far
three centimeters would be.
Can you all see this?
Three centimeters would be here.
IT'S SO FUNNY
THAT SHE BROUGHT A RULER LOL
Right here.
Isn't this gap too wide?
"I don't want to be rich then."
No, you have to become rich!
IT'S HARD TO BECOME RICH
"It's hard to become rich."
Yes, we need to endure this.
You all need to endure this with me.
Three centimeters would be right here.
"Netflix is so heartless."
IS IT OKAY TO GO ON NETFLIX
LOOKING LIKE THIS?
THE GAP BETWEEN YOUR BROWS
SHOULD BE HALF A FINGER WIDE
Between my brows?
It would be this wide
if it's half a finger.
Then my eyebrows need to be further apart.
Just a moment.
Someone said that my brows
and eyes need to be further apart.
Do I look rich now?
Right, I'm going to put on false lashes.
First, I'm going to put on
my lashes like this.
"Is this the 'Inferno' look?"
I should line my lips darker?
How's this color?
IT'S LIKE YOU DIDN'T WIPE YOUR MOUTH
AFTER EATING BLACK NOODLES
My fortune's looking up now.
"Rich people have a lot to smile about,
so their smile lines are deep."
I see.
Their smile lines and philtrums are deep.
I guess rich people are deep in general.
Just a second.
"I heard rich people
actually have three eyes."
Who wrote that? Your ID is Na-yeong?
Na-yeong.
I hope you become rich.
Na-yeong says,
"I think I'll just live a simple life."
IS THIS A DARE?
SHAKE YOUR EYELINER IF YOU'RE IN DANGER
I'm so excited to be on Netflix
with all my little ladies and gentlemen,
but I didn't think
I'd be going on with this rich look.
"Is this really
how you want to get on Netflix?"
I tried to be funny.
I wanted to be funny using my face.
That was the only thing on my mind.
JANG KEUN-SUK'S IT MIGHT BE SPICY
For my stream today,
I thought it would be fun
to go through some pain with you all.
It was a calculated decision.
My videos with the highest views
mostly involved eating spicy food.
A lot of global viewers
seemed to like those particular videos.
SINGIL-DONG SPICY JJAMPPONG, 530K VIEWS
THE PORK CUTLET OF DEATH, 1.65M VIEWS
I realized everyone
could enjoy that kind of content
without language barriers.
That's why I started doing
"It Might Be Spicy."
And instead of eating alone,
I invited someone
who's better at eating spicy food than me.
MAPHANY
SPICY MUKBANG YOUTUBER
I thought streaming as a duo
would be more exciting to watch.
I have Silbi kimchi for today.
BUSAN SPICY TTEOKBOKKI
I HAD DIARRHEA FOR A MONTH
AFTER EATING THA
BUSAN'S SPICIEST FOOD
YOU'LL CLEAN OUT YOUR INTESTINES
PALDANG SQUID
It looks so good!
THAI CHILI
KOREAN CHEONGYANG CHILI
I wanted to show
everything I had in the first half.
LOOK AT HIM SWEATING
DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD
There's another dish
that was recommended to me.
And I wanted to
THERE'S THE KICK
IT COMES LATER
I wanted to eat it with you.
This is a very spicy curry
from a curry place in Seoul.
I'm going to try it now.
YOUR EYES ARE RED
I don't feel it yet. Not at all.
It's delicious. It's not spicy at all.
YOU'RE NOT ANGRY, ARE YOU?
EAT SPICY FOOD WHEN YOU SHOOT ANGRY SCENES
I wonder if others would find it spicy.
Let me give it a test.
YOU'VE SNIFFLED 80 TIMES
YOUR SWEAT IS SO NOTICEABLE
See if this is spicy.
It's not spicy, is it?
Jeez, this is
BE CAREFUL
HE CAN'T HELP BUT COUGH
NOT GOING DOWN ALONE LOL
I CAN SMELL IT FROM HERE
I NEVER EXPECTED
TO SEE YOU BLOWING YOUR NOSE
How far could I go?
It was a chance for me to show
how far we humans could go
when it comes to creating content.
"Stop."
You want me to stop?
Do you know anything about Korea?
SIAJIWOO
TIKTOK CREATOR
"I love kimchi."
You know about kimchi?
Later, Dasha Taran
will be on as a special guest.
Please stay tuned for all of that later.
My strategy was
to bring in a guest for my stream.
Guests may only be invited once
throughout both halves
and may only join the stream
for a maximum of 30 minutes.
AN HOUR AGO
Bringing them on
in the second half could be better.
Should I invite them on
in the second half?
I wondered whether to bring my guest on
in the first or second half.
I should change course.
I think I should invite my guest
in the second half.
I won't finish within the top five anyway,
so I decided to go all in
with my guest during the second half.
Dasha Taran has
about five million followers on Instagram.
My goal is to bring in her fans
to be my viewers.
-Hey!
-Hi!
My goodness!
-My goodness!
-Hey, Sia!
Hello, fans of Sia!
DASHA TARAN, MODEL
I thought having a guest
in the first half would be an advantage.
When Dasha joined my live stream,
my viewer count hit about 9,000.
THE SPICINESS OF K-FOOD
I just
I can't eat more of this.
I felt really grateful.
Hiccups?
For real?
Inviting today's guest
was not an easy feat.
-Hello!
-Hello!
-Everyone, it's Seor In-a!
-Hello.
SEOR IN-A
ACTRESS
Welcome!
Everyone's complimenting your looks.
The chat's going by so quickly.
Can you read all these?
They're really flashing by.
I'm worried our In-a
won't be able to read them.
OUR IN-A???????????
The chat flashed by at the speed of light.
Even with 10,000 or 20,000 viewers,
the chat usually isn't that fast.
I was shocked
by how fast the comments flew by.
-Hello, everyone.
-It's nice to have you on.
I'm Lee Sang-ho, a streamer.
-Yes.
-I'm mostly a gaming streamer.
Sang-ho is a big name on AfreecaTV.
He usually gets
about 10,000 to 20,000 viewers.
I was relieved to see
my viewer count go up once he came on.
I was like, "About 1,500."
That's how it really went.
-Oh my.
-What's going on?
Come here.
THAT GUY SHOULD PAY MORE TAXES
At first, I thought of
bringing in my guests later,
but it seemed better
to use my guests
to get more viewers early on.
I have nothing to say
I got it wrong.
JO HOON, COMEDY CREATOR
HYEDA, MUSIC CONTENT CREATOR
GET OFF MY ALGORITHM, DR. HONG!
-I have nothing to say
-I have nothing to say
WHEN GUESTS JOINED THE STREAMS
Yong-jin really did a lot
to try to draw attention.
A lot of his viewers came onto my chat
and told my viewers to watch his stream.
I've always thought that Yong-jin
knows how to play
these types of games best,
and today confirmed that.
Okay, it's been ten minutes.
My viewer count is at 6,998
No, it's 7,005.
I'll reveal my monthly pay.
I'm nervous to see how you'll all respond.
Here I go.
Do you see it?
I made 6,944,760 won.
That was my monthly pay.
WHERE DID YOU SPEND IT ALL?
WAIT, THAT'S IT?
Were you expecting more?
I've known from the beginning
that the hottest topic for viewers
is figuring out how much YouTubers make.
That's a basic question
that many are curious about.
I wanted to prolong their viewing
by continuing
to hold on to their attention.
What you should all know
is that I also get incentives.
I'll tell you how much I get
if I can keep 8,000 viewers.
Just wait and you can find out.
"At the 20 minute mark,
I'll reveal something
much more interesting than my earnings."
You can ask me more sensitive
and personal questions.
I'll answer them every ten minutes.
I'm an attention seeker?
Well, seeking attention is my job.
Hello, everyone.
GVAN
DRAG ARTIS
Hi!
Hey, everyone. I love you all.
Hi!
Live streaming isn't my forte,
so I invited the biggest names
in the drag scene.
Together with my guests,
my goal is to survive without crumbling.
Let me bring my girls in.
I'll go see if they're outside.
Just a moment.
Here it is.
Come in, Bori.
Let's go!
-Hello!
-Hello!
-Please walk for our viewers.
-Hello.
-Walk.
-Walk.
BORI
DRAG ARTIS
-Where's the camera?
-Right here, again.
-Walk.
-Walk, turn.
Hello!
Let me bring in our other ladies.
-Sounds good.
-My next girls are Ringring and Kyam.
-Knock knock.
-Hello!
Welcome, you two.
-Hello!
-Hello!
-Welcome.
-Hello, everyone.
I'm Ringring, a drag queen from Yanbian.
-It's nice to meet you!
-It really is.
Hello, I'm Kyam, a dancer and drag queen.
And I danced with Prowdmon
on Street Woman Fighter. Nice to meet you.
KYAM
DRAG ARTIS
-One, two, three, four.
-One, two, three, four.
-Walk.
-One, two, cha, cha, cha.
-Two, two, cha, cha, cha.
-Two, two, cha, cha, cha.
-My goodness!
-I loved that.
Let's bring in our next queens.
Come in, Dooly and Jongja!
-Hello!
-Hello!
-Hi, everyone!
-Hello!
-You two look fabulous!
-Gorgeous!
-Let's go, GVAN!
-You're so pretty!
-Go, GVAN!
-So pretty!
Please welcome Jongja and Dooly,
our two beautiful and gorgeous queens.
JONGJA, DRAG ARTIS
DOOLY, DRAG ARTIS
How have you been, Jongja?
I've been
THE VOICE CRACK LOL
I've been living my best life
being a drag queen with my girls.
OUR DISCIPLINED QUEEN!!
Perfect!
-Perfect!
-Perfect!
Last but not least, we have another queen.
Come on in, Nana Youngrong Kim!
OH WOW!! NANA YOUNGRONG
NANA
FOR REAL?
THE QUEEN!!!!!
NANA????
THIS IS INSANE
Come in!
Walk for us!
One, two, three, four.
-Walk!
-Walk!
WHAT A WILD PARTY
MY EARS ARE BLEEDING
What a fancy entrance.
Nana is here.
How have you been, Nana?
I've been busy and well.
You have a lot of fans here.
-Thank you.
-"You look magnificent."
-"My goodness."
-Hello.
"You look like an elegant peacock."
-Nana
-Peck me!
THIS IS THE BEST LOL
WHO'S LAUGHING LIKE THAT?
What's your type?
I'm not picky.
I'm at an age where I can't be picky,
-so I welcome everyone.
-That's good to hear.
It's about time to
Hey, let's pose for the fans.
We're finally together, everyone.
-Take screenshots!
-Take screenshots!
One, two, screenshot!
YOU'RE ALL SO PRETTY
KOREA'S TOP DRAG QUEENS
-Drink it up!
-Drink it up!
-Keep it going!
-Keep it going!
NEEDMORECASH
SHORT-FORM CREATOR
IS THIS A SILENT STREAM?
I CAN'T SPEAK WHEN I'M IN THIS OUTFI
I THINK HE LIKES BEING QUIE
CAN I REPORT YOUR STREAM?
YOU LOOK SEXY LOL
HIS SMILE IS FATAL
HE'S AT IT AGAIN
WHY CAN'T YOU SPEAK?
A SILENT SCREAM
DAMN I
DID YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH?
I'M REPORTING YOU
So
MIN CHAN-GI
(EX) PRO GAMER
WHAT EVEN IS THAT? LOL
I GUESS THEY'RE HAVING FUN
WHAT'S WITH THE NOISE FROM NEXT DOOR?
-Walk!
-Walk!
You're too loud, guys!
I haven't been penalized or anything.
I just
I
Could you please quiet down?
I'm trying to communicate!
Guys!
Guys!
KERRIGAN MAY
RAPPER
We can't lose to them!
I
MAKE THEM STOP
That's good!
-Drink it up!
-Drink it up!
-Keep it going!
-We'll bother our neighbor.
Let's make noises too.
INFLUENCERS IN DANGER
OF GETTING ELIMINATED
22ND JUNGHYUN, 27TH GVAN,
30TH KERRIGAN MAY
Could you take your glasses off?
How do you think he'll change?
"He saves on water"?
HE SAVES ON WATER
SHAMPOO SAVER
"Wear a wig." All right.
I'm going to use this comb
to make the wig look natural.
25TH CHAHONG
"Why is no one watching
when he has a lot of subscribers?"
It's because I'm not someone
who usually does live streams!
I'm really trying my best here.
That's how I've lasted
eight years with you guys.
26TH YOUNGALNAM
Why is no one getting the right answer?
I want to end it.
-525658.
-That's the right answer!
INFLUENCERS IN DANGER
OF GETTING ELIMINATED
21ST IAMKATIECUTIE
22ND JUNGHYUN
23RD RISABAE
24TH CADDIEWANNY
25TH CHAHONG
26TH YOUNGALNAM
27TH GVAN
28TH NEEDMORECASH
29TH QUEEN WA$ABII
30TH KERRIGAN MAY
Were we loud?
With seven guys in one room? Yes.
Did people hear us?
CONFESSING THROUGH KAKAOTALK!
IT'S MY TURN NOW!
I'm very serious right now.
I feel a bit nervous,
so I hope you can all appreciate
how brave I had to be
to even write this story down.
I'm Junwoo, and I'm a YouTuber
who fixes people's problems
through KakaoTalk.
I have 1.21 million subscribers.
Today will be a bit different
than what I usually do.
Usually, I receive stories from my viewers
and fix their problems for them,
help them ask people out,
or even pick out lies.
Instead of helping my viewers,
today I'm going to create content
based on my personal matter.
I'm so embarrassed to admit this.
"I have a crush on a girl,
and I'm going to ask her out."
THIS MUST BE REAL, HE'S EMBARRASSED
WHO IS THE GIRL?
I'M ALREADY CRYING
This is crazy.
YOU CAN DO IT!
LET'S GO!
YOU ARE A TRUE YOUTUBER
I'M ROOTING FOR YOU!
I'll send her a message first.
She might not reply right away.
THIS IS GOING TO BE LEGENDARY
ARE YOU CONFESSING THROUGH TEXT?
"What's up?"
I can't go back now.
HE SENT IT LOL
WHAT'S UP???????
Let's do this.
JUNWOO, I'LL BID YOU GOODBYE HERE
I started to wrack my brain,
wondering how to confess to her.
So I enlisted the help of a guest
who has been a longtime friend of mine.
Ailee agreed to help me.
-Welcome.
-Hi!
What's up?
-Thanks for coming.
-You're asking someone out?
Are you really?
Oh my god!
-I feel so awkward!
-My heart's pounding.
Oh my goodness.
AILEE
SINGER
-How do I ask her out?
-Why did you send, "What's up?"
-What should I have sent?
-"Where are you?"
Oh my gosh. This is for real.
Maybe she rejected you already.
She read it!
-Oh my.
-She's calling me!
She's calling me!
She's calling me right now.
What are you going to do?
What do I do?
-I won't answer the call for now.
-Don't pick up just yet.
Yes, just reply to her on KakaoTalk.
Ask her where she is.
-I watch his videos a lot.
-Let me reply.
CAN WE TALK THROUGH TEXT?
She read it right away.
-Oh my goodness!
-Oh my gosh!
-"Why won't you pick up?"
-She replied!
-Her messages are really cute.
-She replied more.
"Nope, I'm not busy."
I'm feeling something between you two!
Why am I getting excited?
Why don't you just go for it?
I'll say I have a crush on someone.
I'll say
I HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEONE
"And I wanted to ask you
how to ask her out."
-Why am I getting butterflies?
-What if my parents are watching this?
This is driving me crazy.
I'm sorry, my future children.
If I succeed here,
we could even get married.
I BET HE ALREADY IMAGINED
HIS GRANDCHILDREN
AILEE CAN SING AT HIS WEDDING LOL
GETTING MARRIED AFTER FOUR TEXTS
She's replying so quickly.
AREN'T YOU THE ONE
WHO ASKS PEOPLE OUT FOR OTHERS?
It's so funny
-that so many are watching this.
-So many viewers are watching.
-A lot more than I expected.
-How do you see the count?
Right here.
Oh my.
-Almost 20,000 are watching.
-Exactly.
-"Where did you meet her?"
-"Is she a YouTuber?"
Should I make a joke
and change the subject?
Instead of being vague,
you should be more obvious.
-More obvious?
-Yes.
-Right now?
-Yes.
Tell her, "There's this cute girl."
"There's this cute girl."
I'm so embarrassed!
My ultimate goal is to date her,
so that's my focus.
WAIT, DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON ME?
-Oh my god!
-Oh my gosh!
It's getting hot.
-It's getting hot in here!
-What do I do?
ANSWER HER RIGHT NOW
SAY YES
What I say next is so important.
I'm so nervous.
Do I ask her out right now?
-What do you all think?
-Something feels missing.
They're saying to take it seriously.
Half of them want me to be playful
and the rest want me to be serious.
-Should I be serious or playful?
-Just say, "Yes."
"Do you want to go out with me?"
Send that.
-"Yes. Do you want to go out with me?"
-Yeah.
Sure, I'll just do as you say.
YOU'RE RIGHT, I LIKE YOU
Oh my goodness!
DO YOU WANT TO GO OUT WITH ME?
You sent it already?
Oh my gosh! Wait.
Don't look at this.
I'll read her reply for you.
Oh my goodness!
Oh my goodness.
DO YOU WANT TO GO OUT WITH ME?
COULD YOU RESPOND?
-Don't pressure her.
-Don't?
NO
YOU PRESSURED HER
-You should've waited.
-No!
-You should've waited.
-No!
-It's all right.
-I was too hasty.
-She should reply.
-She read it.
What if this doesn't go well?
Am I getting turned down?
DO I HAVE TO ANSWER YOU RIGHT NOW?
"She might have a boyfriend."
You think it's going bad?
It's the 50 minute mark, everyone.
Fifty minutes.
So how much does my channel make?
How much is 93,000 dollars in won?
That's 120 million won.
Do I pocket all of that?
No, I don't. Just a minute.
I can't let you leave.
Since it's the 50 minute mark,
at 56 minutes
AT 56 MINUTES I'LL REVEAL
SOMETHING MORE INTERESTING
Just wait a bit more
and I'll reveal something bigger.
I didn't know my plan
would work that well.
The only other time
I've had 9,000 to 10,000 viewers
was when I had to explain myself
after The Money Game.
I wasn't worried at all.
But influencers
with mostly global fans should be.
It's likely that the TikTokers
don't have live streaming experience.
This could be bad for them.
TIME FOR THE GUEST TO LEAVE
-I had so much fun today!
-Me too.
-Bye!
-Bye!
Take care on your way back.
-Sia!
-Bye!
I sort of just froze on the spot
because I didn't know what to do.
A lot went through my mind.
TikTok is all about
repeating simple content.
TikTokers are built for sprints,
not marathons.
It's so hot in here.
An hour of live streaming
feels really long.
What else
KEJIMIN
TIKTOK CREATOR
Namaste. And
When you're streaming,
you need to keep doing stuff.
You can't just sit there
doing nothing.
I wasn't sure how I should continue.
I thought, "This is a disaster."
"I guess I'm getting eliminated."
I felt anxious.
Honestly, if you're boring,
you deserve to go home.
One minute left in the first half.
Do you want to know what's going on?
Then watch my stream.
I'll explain everything.
Knowing that I had to go big or go home,
I went all out.
Counting down
to the end of the first half.
No!
Guys!
-Ten, nine,
-I have to go now!
eight,
seven,
six,
five,
-four,
-I have nothing to say
three,
-Give me energy!
-two,
one.
Send me all of your energy, viewers!
See you in the second half!
This concludes the first half.
Good job.
-You changed a lot.
-You became someone else.
-My gosh.
-Good job, everyone.
-Your face!
-This is crazy.
Do I look rich?
I tried my best.
You look like Elsa.
-Thank you.
-Or a snow fairy.
Thank you.
Here are the results
of the first half of Round 2.
Here are the survivors of the first half.
-In first place
-Oh my god.
Jang Keun-suk's the most dangerous
since he has a lot of followers.
When it comes to live streaming,
OKING is king.
OKING, Jin Yong-jin, and Jang Ji-sou
are the most intimidating contestants.
-In first place
-First place!
1ST PLACE, OKING
AVERAGE VIEWER COUNT: 16,979
-OKING.
-Of course.
1ST, OKING, STREAMER & YOUTUBER
His average viewer count
was 16,979.
-Use me as the thumbnail?
-If I get first place.
Are you competing
for the number of viewers?
1ST, OKING
PEAK VIEWER COUNT: 26,275
I expected to see myself
finishing at the top.
Fortune is in my favor.
That's a lot of viewers.
He had more than 10,000?
In second place
PaniBottle?
Junwoo.
2ND, JUNWOO
STREAMER & YOUTUBER
-It's thanks to Ailee.
-His average viewer count
was 15,572.
If I succeed here,
we could even get married.
2ND, JUNWOO
PEAK VIEWER COUNT: 23,547
It's crazy how many viewers they had.
In third place
PaniBottle.
3RD, PANIBOTTLE
TRAVEL YOUTUBER
His average viewer count was 8,980.
Collaborating with Han Moon-chul?
3RD, PANIBOTTLE
PEAK VIEWER COUNT: 11,502
In fourth place,
Jin Yong-jin.
4TH, JIN YONG-JIN
YOUTUBER & DIRECTOR
I kept baiting them.
His average viewer count was 8,048.
4TH, JIN YONG-JIN
PEAK VIEWER COUNT: 11,155
In fifth place
I thought I had a good chance
to finish within the top five.
I felt so anxious.
Finishing fifth would be enough
for smooth sailing.
In fifth place
ROUND 2, FIRST HALF
5TH
Juice Seyeon.
5TH, JUICE SEYEON
AFREECATV STREAMER
Her average viewer count was 5,101.
5TH, JUICE SEYEON
PEAK VIEWER COUNT: 7,933
The top five influencers of the first half
will move on to Round 3.
Congratulations.
What the heck?
Here are the eliminated influencers
of the first half.
The eliminated?
We'll find out who's going home?
This is brutal.
"Risk your life and live.
Save your life and die."
But at that moment, I just wanted to live.
I just wanted to survive the first half.
I was praying during that moment.
I was afraid I might be in trouble.
In 30th place,
Queen WA$ABII.
30TH, QUEEN WA$ABII, ELIMINATED
RAPPER
Her average viewer count was 61.
In 29th,
Kerrigan May.
29TH, KERRIGAN MAY, ELIMINATED
RAPPER
Her average viewer count was 70.
In 28th
Youngalnam.
AVERAGE VIEWER COUNT: 250
This doesn't make sense.
Do you rarely stream live?
-I rarely do.
-Really?
-It's all right.
-In 27th
Thank you.
CHAHONG.
-CHAHONG.
-Oh my goodness.
No!
This is way too brutal.
Her average viewer count was 331.
-I'm probably around here.
-In 26th
I'm probably going home.
Caddiewanny.
26TH, CADDIEWANNY, ELIMINATED
GOLF YOUTUBER
I thought I might have heard wrong.
I didn't expect to finish in 26th place.
I honestly prepared
so much for my live stream.
I wanted to do well,
so it hurts that I got eliminated.
Here is the final ranking
for the first half of Round 2.
I'm probably 25th.
I think I'm 25th.
ROUND 2, FIRST HALF RANKING
FIRST HALF, 6TH
JANG KEUN-SUK
No!
FIRST HALF, 7TH
JANG JI-SOU
I was so close.
FIRST HALF, 9TH
DAEDO
-I'll join you. Wait for me.
-Sure.
FIRST HALF, 12TH
CHANGHYUN
I'll survive no matter what.
To be honest,
I'm pretty happy about finishing 13th.
FIRST HALF, 25TH
GVAN
You didn't do that bad!
I was surprised I wasn't last.
Most of us can't have guests on anymore.
That means the viewer count
will drop a lot.
Going home in the second half
would be horrible.
-The worst!
-What should I do in the second half?
I didn't really think about it.
Reality's hitting me.
Me too.
FIRST HALF, 23RD
RISABAE
I realized I should
do live streams more regularly.
-I realized that too.
-Exactly.
I'm probably going home today
with you, CHAHONG.
Don't say that.
-Good job.
-You too.
You need to survive
-and save face.
-I don't think I can at this point.
-Are your rivals too strong?
-I think it's over for beauty creators.
30 MINUTES LATER
I'm sorry.
So many thoughts went through my head.
I wasn't sure how to feel.
I had a lapse in judgment.
My heart was pounding,
and my hands were trembling.
I wasn't expecting this result at all.
Turn the cameras off!
I'll pay the penalty!
I'm ashamed to be on something like this.
I wondered what on earth I was doing.
It made me so angry.
Just a minute!
Please!
-You have to do it now!
-Okay.
-Oh no.
-Let's go! Come on!
I don't care!
Hey!
Subtitle translation by: Ji-hun Lee