The Influencer (2024) s01e06 Episode Script
Episode 6
1
Welcome to the final round
of The Influencer.
The second influencer
to move on to the final round is
14 DAYS BEFORE THE FINAL ROUND
THE INFLUENCER
The second game
to determine the next influencer
to move on to the final round
of The Influencer
is the Comment Battle.
Are we writing comments on each other?
Comment Battle? What's that?
Would we be dealing with manipulation?
Or the number of comments?
Are we battling each other
with hate comments?
As someone
who used to be a keyboard warrior,
I could put up a fight.
An influencer's level of influence
lies in their ability to draw attention
and reactions from the public.
Prove your level of influence
through the Comment Battle.
In this game, you will upload a post
on your social media account
and try to receive the most comments
within the time limit.
This is crazy.
You may use multiple platforms,
and there is no limit
on the number of posts.
So we can post on everything.
That's right.
Every comment on your posts
will count toward your total.
The influencer who receives
the most comments will survive
and move on to the final round,
while the influencer who receives
the least comments will be eliminated.
You will have a total of 50 minutes.
This is so tough.
It wasn't enough time.
Receive as many comments as possible
and claim your spot for the final round.
Writing a comment
is completely different
from clicking the like button.
You don't need to put much thought
into clicking the like button.
But commenting?
If the post isn't relevant to you,
then there's no reason
for you to leave a comment.
The second game is going to be tough too.
I choose to skip this game!
Skip? Skip what?
PaniBottle has elected
to use his VIP benefit
and will be exempted from this game.
Unbelievable.
That's crazy.
The VIP for Round 4
will be able to skip a game
that they consider unfavorable to them.
So that's what it was.
PaniBottle will not participate
in the current game
and automatically advance
to the next game.
The VIP benefit
cannot be used for the final game
and may only be used once.
I'd have to use my socials for this game,
and I could bait people
and do whatever it takes to survive.
But I wasn't sure I could finish first.
So it was the perfect time
to use the benefit.
I was happy that
PaniBottle skipped the game
since he was a heavy favorite to win.
I was actually thankful.
With PaniBottle out,
I felt I had a better chance.
It might not be smart
to upload a whole bunch of posts.
-Yeah, you might divide the attention.
-It might be better to focus on one.
It could be better
to go all in on one post.
You get a lot of comments,
don't you, KEJIMIN?
I get about 1,000 comments on average.
I think KEJIMIN
will probably get the most comments.
She said she gets
more than a thousand per post.
I thought KEJIMIN would get a lot
because she has so many global fans.
KEJIMIN seemed confident.
She said she gets
about a thousand on every post.
I had to figure out how to surpass
at least 1,000 comments.
Jang Ji-sou has the ability
to play mind games and excite people.
He's an expert at this.
Jang Ji-sou's going to win.
He's the king of mind games,
and no one can beat him in that area.
It's going to be him.
The second game of Round 4,
the Comment Battle, begins now.
Let's go.
What should I post?
This could be a good one.
These days, I've been making
a lot of videos about Pakistan,
which has the fifth-highest population
in the world.
My Pakistani fans leave so many comments.
They write thousands of comments.
I trust in my Pakistani fans to help me!
What should I post?
Will this work?
JUICE SEYEON
I looked through the accounts
of my competitors,
and I saw that I receive more comments
than they do on average.
I realized I could probably
do what I usually do,
like post a selfie with a caption,
and easily survive.
Oh my. BBOGUMI
Is that your way to win?
I don't know if I can beat that.
My face is funny.
On average,
I usually get around 100 to 500 comments.
But one time, I posted a picture of me
making a weird expression
and got about 3,900 comments.
I guess it annoyed that many people.
So I decided to post a selfie.
YOU WANNA SAY I'M UGLY BUT YOU ACTUALLY
THINK I'M CUTE, DON'T YOU?
A good way to get comments
is to give people an easy question,
like asking them to pick
which picture they like best.
This makes it easier
for people to leave comments.
GIVEAWAY EVEN
By including a giveaway,
I could also get more comments quicker.
So I offered 100 fans
a chance to win one of my products.
LEAVE A COMMENT FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!
I normally don't get a lot of comments,
so I was a bit worried.
But I do know how to get a lot of comments
on the platform AfreecaTV, where I stream.
On AfreecaTV, I set up a giveaway
that my fans would be interested in.
LEAVE A COMMEN
FOR 7 DAYS WORTH OF QUICKVIEW
On Instagram,
I asked which part of the picture
drew their attention.
And to encourage people to comment,
I offered a gift
to whoever commented last.
What kind of pictures do I have?
I need people to participate,
but pictures of me looking good or funny
wouldn't really encourage that.
So I came up with a solution
after some thought.
I posted one, but it didn't seem enough,
so I decided to post one more.
I was worried because
I wasn't getting enough comments.
48 COMMENTS
15 COMMENTS
JUICE SEYEON
8 COMMENTS
I think I'll make this round.
-I have something amazing.
-What?
That's crazy.
Look at all the comments.
I have 486 No, 501 comments.
-Really?
-Yes, on AfreecaTV.
Are you serious?
My viewers like this item
called QuickView,
so I offered seven days of it
to everyone who comments.
QUICKVIEW: A PAID SERVICE ON AFREECATV
And I also offered a gift
for the Lunar New Year
to whoever comments last and the most.
-That's crazy.
-It's amazing.
-Wow.
-I wasn't expecting so much either,
although I thought
this would be a good idea.
How do you get 500 comments so quickly?
My Instagram's not doing well though.
All right.
I'm not going to look at my post.
There are 600 now.
636 COMMENTS
Hey, you should post
on your AfreecaTV too.
Oh, but you're not on
a lot of people's favorites list.
FAVORITES LIST: AFREECATV'S SYSTEM
OF SUBSCRIBING TO CHANNELS
I can't believe this.
I've never gotten this many comments.
I want to win and leave this room
after this game.
What did you say?
I said I wanted to survive
and leave already.
I want to move on to the next round too.
I'm going to leave
after getting first place.
-Do you think I'll win?
-I think you will.
-I'm doing so well, aren't I?
-Yeah.
Stuff like that will go viral.
-You already have 500 comments.
-It's 700.
You won.
This is fun. Look at this.
It's skyrocketing like Bitcoin.
I have 850 now.
-Really?
-That's crazy.
I can't beat that.
I'm going home today.
Seyeon's too good.
I made a smart move.
I know what my viewers want.
But I'll have to spend a lot too.
I can afford it though.
You're a genius.
That's amazing.
Thirty minutes left in the Comment Battle.
Is it over 1,000 now?
I have 1,149 comments now!
This is going to cost me so much.
When I got a little more
than 1,000 comments,
I knew I wouldn't get eliminated.
I wish they'd stop commenting now.
I'm calculating
how much I'll have to spend.
When I heard the others talking about
hundreds or thousands of comments
Should I post another one?
25 COMMENTS
I'm a bit anxious.
I wondered what I could do
to get as many comments as I could
and decided to post with the caption,
"I bet you want to kiss me."
I was hoping people would get pissed off
and leave comments.
I BET YOU WANT TO KISS ME
It didn't look like
I was getting a lot of comments,
so I kept refreshing my account
and going in and out
of different accounts too.
No one looks at feeds anymore.
It's all about Instagram Stories now.
I mentioned my post on a Story
to encourage more comments.
INSTAGRAM STORY: A SHORT POS
THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR 24 HOURS
Let me get on TikTok.
My content is all about quantity,
so I posted a lot of videos.
-Could you help me?
-Sure.
I'm just going to give up this game
because of Seyeon.
I just need to beat BBOGUMI.
Ji-sou's killing it.
How many does he have?
He has 3,443.
What?
That's so crazy.
I was wondering
why I wasn't getting any comments.
Turns out the app was glitching
because I was getting too many of them.
Once I restarted the app,
I had about a thousand comments.
I restarted it again,
and I had more than 3,000.
I thought that would be enough
for me to move on to the next round.
-I can't believe he has 3,000 comments.
-Crazy.
One post has 5,000 comments.
How is that even possible?
It's crazy.
20 MINUTES AGO
I decided to do a giveaway.
But anyone here can do a giveaway.
I'M GIVING OUT COUPONS FOR FRIED CHICKEN
So I needed something more.
I kept thinking.
COMMENT THE NUMBER YOU SEE BELOW
FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 100,000 WON
I decided to allow duplicate comments
since what matters is getting a lot.
I thought that strategy could work.
You're so smart.
Making people comment
your cat's name is working.
How did you think of this?
He's an expert.
I honestly thought
Ji-sou would get the least.
I saw him looking for a picture to post.
Hey, you should post
on your AfreecaTV too.
Oh, but you're not on
a lot of people's favorites list.
I thought he was screwed.
Seyeon got excited
and started telling the others
I have 1,149 comments now!
that she had more than 1,000 comments.
So I pretended to be screwed
and just walked around.
-There are 600 now.
-That's quick.
Look at this.
This is bad.
It's skyrocketing like Bitcoin.
I have 850 now.
I can't beat that.
To be honest,
I think I'll win this game.
I want to win
and leave this room after this game.
What did you say?
I said I wanted to survive
and leave already.
I want to move on to the next round too.
I'm going to leave
after getting first place.
-Do you think I'll win?
-I think you will.
You won.
I thought it would be fun
to make her feel shocked.
This is what survival games are all about!
We have ten minutes.
I'm doomed.
This is my first time seeing this
after more than six years on Instagram.
My phone's lagging
from all the notifications.
You're like a celebrity.
How many comments do you have?
I have 50.
Is that really all?
I might be last.
I don't think so.
As a TikToker, I mainly post videos.
I spent too much time
making videos and uploading them,
so I posted them too late
and didn't have time to get comments.
I was in trouble.
I keep getting more and more discouraged.
Me too.
60 COMMENTS
When I saw BBOGUMI
and KEJIMIN looking so discouraged,
I realized I could survive.
That sly thought crossed my mind.
341 COMMENTS
Was I too mean?
I love those two a lot,
but that sly thought
crossed my mind for a second.
The Comment Battle
will end in three seconds.
-Three
-You'll hit 10,000 comments.
I already did.
-two,
-You have to be lucky with algorithms,
so I should accept the results.
-one.
-My little ladies and gentlemen,
I love you all.
The Comment Battle is now over.
It's over.
Here is the ranking for the Comment Battle
that will determine
who moves on to the final round.
Let's go.
Here is the ranking
from first to third place.
ROUND 4, 2ND GAME
COMMENT BATTLE RESUL
1ST: JANG JI-SOU, 15,688, SURVIVED
2ND: JUICE SEYEON 2,377
3RD: RISABAE 691
-In first place, Jang Ji-sou.
-He almost had 16,000.
-Good job.
-Lucky guy.
Let's fucking go!
10,296 COMMENTS
5,392 COMMENTS
In second place, Juice Seyeon.
2ND: JUICE SEYEON
AFREECATV 2,303 + INSTAGRAM 74 = 2,377
In third place, RISABAE.
I always barely survive.
3RD: RISABAE
INSTAGRAM 691
We will now announce
who is getting eliminated.
I really didn't know what to expect,
so I didn't even try to think.
Please don't let it be me.
The eliminated influencer
is KEJIMIN.
-Oh no, KEJIMIN.
-Oh no.
In fourth place, BBOGUMI.
4TH: BBOGUMI
YOUTUBE 327 + INSTAGRAM 198 = 525
Look at her face!
In fifth place, KEJIMIN.
You did great.
TIKTOK 64 + TIKTOK 40
+ INSTAGRAM 67 + INSTAGRAM 10 = 181
KEJIMIN has been eliminated.
I wanted to be the final winner
as the last remaining TikToker,
but my journey ends in Round 4.
I think I can be proud of myself.
I did well.
This is crazy.
KEJIMIN's worth
will be transferred to Jang Ji-sou,
who finished in first place.
You'll reach 70 million.
-That's wild.
-Seventy million.
Ji-sou!
Say my name!
Jang Ji-sou survives in first place
and will move on to the final round.
After trying to take it easy,
I made it to the final 4 out of 77.
I need to try harder.
The second influencer
to move on to the final round
is Gen MZ's most popular content creator,
Jang Ji-sou.
Say my name!
Let's go!
The third influencer
to move on to the final round is
THE INFLUENCER
The third game to determine
the third influencer
to move on to the final round
is the Debate Battle.
Prove your ability as an influencer
to persuade the public.
You will be debating on two topics.
And a diverse group of 100 evaluators
aged between 20 to 60
will vote for
the most persuasive influencer.
Here is the first topic.
Is an influencer's success
determined by looks or quality content?
Good looks lead to success,
and good content helps even more.
-That's what I think.
-So for you, looks are more important.
I think it's fair to say
that I've succeeded as an influencer.
But I can't say that all the love
I've received for eight years
is due to my looks.
-That's right.
-Looks aren't the only factor,
but looks definitely help
draw attention in the beginning.
I'm proof that quality content
is the most important factor
when it comes to success.
My height is 166 centimeters.
And as you can see,
my looks don't stand out at all.
But I'm successful.
Another example
is my close friend, KwakTube.
-Yes.
-He's one of the ugliest people in Korea.
I could even say this
to KwakTube's mother's face.
It doesn't matter
whose argument is objectively right.
What matters
is persuading people effectively.
I knew people would vote for me
if I was loud and confident.
The next topic is about getting cast
with your ex on a show.
Should you accept the offer or not?
A content creator must grab
every opportunity to get out there.
If my ex agrees to it,
then why not?
I'm so bad at debating.
As soon as I start listening
to someone's arguments,
I start to agree with them
even if I actually disagree with them.
I disagreed with PaniBottle,
but I found myself nodding my head.
Should I call my exes?
I'd love to catch up.
Do it.
-Really?
-Don't stop him.
-Do it.
-Sure.
Cast her right now.
Hello?
No, I'm not drunk.
I'm actually at a shoot right now.
Would you be interested in
being in a YouTube video with me?
I don't mind if you're fine with it.
See, you guys?
Here is the ranking for the Debate Battle
that will determine
who moves on to the final round.
1ST: PANIBOTTLE, 84 VOTES, SURVIVED
4TH: BBOGUMI, 18 VOTES, ELIMINATED
In fourth place, BBOGUMI.
4TH: BBOGUMI, 18 VOTES
I survived and made it all this way
like a tenacious cockroach,
so I'm very disappointed
to get eliminated here.
In third place, Juice Seyeon.
-Good job.
-In second place, RISABAE.
PaniBottle survives in first place
and will move on to the final round.
That was close.
As I've said all throughout,
I'll just be myself.
People might get tired of me
sticking to my identity,
but it's how I'll try to win.
The third influencer
to move on to the final round
is Korea's top travel YouTuber,
PaniBottle.
Hello, everyone.
And the final influencer
to move on to the final round is
THE INFLUENCER
-It's just us two, RISABAE.
-That's right.
ONLY ONE MOVES ON TO THE FINAL ROUND
I'm so nervous.
-You are?
-Yes.
What game would you want to play?
It probably won't be dancing or singing.
Please, no dancing.
If we're competing to draw attention
by being provocative,
then I'm definitely getting eliminated.
I'm going to survive no matter what.
I'm sorry, but I really want to win,
so please get eliminated instead.
The game to determine the last influencer
to move on to the final round
is the Insight Battle.
Prove your ability to analyze content,
which is necessary to keep up
with the current trends
and to understand what viewers want.
The two of you will each be assigned
customized keywords.
The influencer with the higher worth
will choose
from their opponent's keywords.
So we get to choose.
The influencer who chooses the keyword
must analyze their opponent's thumbnails
and the given question
and bet their worth
before choosing their answer.
WHICH VIDEO HAS MORE VIEWS?
If the answer is correct,
the influencer will absorb what they bet
from their opponent's worth
and continue to answer questions.
-So
-If you get the answer wrong,
-your opponent takes the money.
-Right.
The influencer
who loses all of their worth first
will be eliminated.
I've been an influencer
for eight long years.
I believe my experience will guide me.
I think we're on a similar level.
Whoever is more interested
in the topic will win.
As the influencer with the higher worth,
Juice Seyeon
will choose the first keyword.
VIEWS 1, VIEWS 2, VIEWS 3
LIKES 1, LIKES 2, COMMENTS 1, COMMENTS 2
NEW, GENDER, AGE
I'll go with
I'll go with "new."
NEW
I thought "views" and "likes"
would be too difficult,
so I went for "new,"
which should be easier.
She made the wrong choice.
For a second, I even felt grateful.
Here are RISABAE's thumbnails
and the question.
WHICH VIDEO BROUGHT IN
MORE NEW SUBSCRIBERS?
Place a bet and choose your answer
within three minutes.
My faces look so different.
Anyone would choose the Dua Lipa video
as the answer to this question,
so I thought about
choosing the Grinch one.
But I also didn't want to regret
thinking too hard and being wrong.
My goodness.
This is a very tough one.
She'll be confused.
Guess which one is me.
They're both you.
I bet five million won
on the Dua Lipa makeup tutorial.
Juice Seyeon has bet five million won
on the Dua Lipa makeup tutorial.
Here is the answer.
I decided to go all in and take a gamble
in my next turn.
-I was wrong.
-Oh no.
Juice Seyeon, you are incorrect.
Five million won from Juice Seyeon's worth
will be transferred to RISABAE.
I wished I had been
more calculating and calm.
I think Juice Seyeon assumed
the Dua Lipa tutorial
had attracted global subscribers.
RISABAE, choose your first keyword.
I pick "Views 1."
VIEWS 1
I usually watch a lot of content
from other creators.
I also watch content on the Trending tab
and keep tabs on others' work.
I thought it would be easier
for me to guess views,
so I chose that keyword.
Here are Juice Seyeon's thumbnails
and the question.
WHICH VIDEO HAS MORE VIEWS?
I'M GOING TO BE POPULAR! SEKURANBO
COVER OF BRAVE GIRLS' "ROLLIN'"
When I saw the question,
I knew she'd struggle.
As far as I know,
Juice Seyeon mainly dances
in her live streams.
I wasn't sure which dance
would have been more provocative.
This is a toss-up.
These are similar dances
that went viral at the time.
-Right.
-They're both popular dances.
I'd imagine both videos had lots of views.
I'm going to gamble big.
My plan was to go big or go home
and end the game within two turns.
I bet 11 million won.
RISABAE has bet 11 million won.
I wondered if she saw
the answer in my eyes.
I'm going to guess.
The answer is
The answer is
There was a slight difference.
I had a feeling the Sekuranbo video
was a bit more provocative.
I choose
"I'm going to be popular! Sekuranbo."
"Sekuranbo" sounds more provocative to me.
Please.
Here is the answer.
Please.
I just needed to win one more turn,
and I needed to win quickly.
I said I'd go big or go home.
And she was doing the same.
Things were getting interesting.
My heart's racing.
RISABAE, you are correct.
I've learned a lot
about sexy content on this show.
It was okay. I just needed to go all in.
It was all or nothing for me.
RISABAE, choose the next keyword.
I choose "gender."
I chose the easiest one.
The gender ratio of Seyeon's viewers
is pretty obvious,
so I thought
the question would be easy to solve.
Here is the question.
WHICH VIDEO HAD MORE FEMALE VIEWERS?
BOUGHT WITH MY OWN MONEY,
26-MILLION-WON LUXURY SHOPPING HAUL
HELP ME PICK A WEDDING DRESS
As a woman myself,
I needed to think about
what I'd prefer to watch.
The thing is,
considering your viewers' age group,
I'd say they're too young to be brides.
I actually don't know their ages
because YouTube isn't my main platform.
You're too young
to be wearing wedding dresses.
I think I was sponsored
to wear that wedding dress,
but the haul was bought with my own money.
-You spent 26 million won?
-Yes.
It was from my own pocket.
That's when I realized
what the answer was.
I really like shopping.
-Really?
-Yes.
I'm going all in.
RISABAE has gone all in.
-Here I go.
-Let's go.
It's all or nothing.
My answer is
"Bought with my own money,
26-million-won luxury shopping haul:
Louis Vuitton, Dior,
Alexander Wang, McQueen, YCH."
Here is the answer.
I'm so nervous.
If the wedding dress video
had more related content
like the fitting,
wedding hall reservations, and whatnot,
I'd say many women would have watched it.
But the thumbnail was just her in a dress,
which is for the male audience.
I'm sure her female subscribers
were more drawn to the shopping haul.
You're amazing at this!
RISABAE, you are correct.
I'm going to the final round?
Nice!
I made it.
Juice Seyeon has been eliminated.
RISABAE survives
and will move on to the final round.
RISABAE, SURVIVED
JUICE SEYEON, ELIMINATED
THE INFLUENCER
Congratulations to the four influencers
who made it to the final round
of The Influencer.
Here are the four finalists.
PaniBottle, worth 147.77 million won.
Jang Ji-sou, worth 77.72 million won.
OKING, worth 37.65 million won.
RISABAE, worth 36.86 million won.
If I win this competition,
it would be proof
that I'm a top content creator
who's acknowledged by Netflix.
I'm going to aim for first place.
I'm going to use
my eight years' worth of experience
so I don't disappoint
my little ladies and gentlemen.
As I've done all this time,
I'm just going to be myself
and accept whatever happens.
I know I have a chance
as long as I'm ambitious.
I'm going to give this my all and win.
The influencer who finishes
in first place in the final round
will be the winner of The Influencer
and absorb the worth
of the other three influencers,
-I wonder who will win.
-amounting to
a final prize of 300 million won.
300 million won.
In the final round,
you will be hosting pop-up stages
for a live audience of 500 evaluators.
Pop-up stages?
Prove your appeal
and popularity as an influencer.
The pop-up stages
will last for 60 minutes in the first half
and 60 minutes in the second half.
In the first half,
the evaluators will determine
your ranking.
Evaluators may choose
and move between pop-up stages
every ten minutes.
They'll be separating us.
This is tough.
The audience members
applied to join as evaluators
with no prior knowledge
of who the final influencers would be
and were selected
from a diverse range of ages and genders.
The number of evaluators
present at each stage
will be recorded every ten minutes.
The total number of evaluators
present over 60 minutes
will decide the ranking.
I would actually be more nervous
if there were fewer people watching.
You can't tell who has a bigger audience
with 2000 or 3000 people.
But when there are 500,
it's much more obvious
who has how many people in the audience.
As such, mental strength
could play a big part in this round.
Five hundred people?
I have really bad stage fright.
I'm fine in front of cameras,
but I get nervous in front of an audience.
With so many people watching,
you can't redo any mistakes.
Perhaps that's why I get so nervous.
I feel more pressure
when I'm in front of a small crowd.
I'm much more relaxed
when more eyes are watching me.
If I can get at least 200 people,
the others would get 100 each.
Goodness, what am I saying?
Oh my.
I'm fine whether it's online or offline.
I gain energy when I see
that my fans are happy to see me.
At the end of the first half,
the influencer in last place
will be eliminated.
-Only one?
-The remaining three
-will move on to the second half.
-Just one?
They want the top three.
Okay.
The final round
will begin soon.
THE EVALUATORS CAN CHOOSE
WHICH STAGE TO LISTEN TO
THROUGH THE DEVICES PROVIDED
We welcome the live audience evaluators
here to witness the final round
of The Influencer.
The four pop-up stages
prepared by the four finalists await you.
Choose your first stage
based on the influencers' thumbnails.
PaniBottle.
LET'S JUST TALK
That's the picture I used for my US visa.
Many famous restaurants
or tourist spots overseas
display their portraits.
It's to prove to people
that they are who they are.
I want to show people
that I can do well on my own.
I'm an honest person,
so I just wanted a simple conversation.
Jang Ji-sou.
EXPOSING THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS SHOW
I gave it a lot of thought
since the thumbnail was crucial
to winning the first half.
And I felt that making mine fancy
wouldn't draw much attention.
Influencers all know
certain cheat codes for attention
like "Explaining Myself,"
"I Have Something to Say,"
or "Discussing Something Serious."
People can't help but be curious
about titles like that,
so that's the vibe I went for.
OKING.
CHOOSE TO WATCH OKING
CHAT, MUKBANG, RELATIONSHIP ADVICE
OPEN CHATROOM FOR VIEWERS
I made my thumbnail look like
one of those nightclub flyers
you see when walking down party streets.
They catch the eye,
which I hope mine does too.
RISABAE.
RISABAE X AIKI
WANT TO HANG OUT?
I invited a guest to join me.
Aiki, who's very popular these days,
agreed to help me.
I used a lot of red,
which is Aiki's signature color.
In the speech balloons,
I wrote makeup, advice, touch-ups,
and also dance.
Today's thumbnail is a bit flashy
compared to my usual ones.
I put a lot of effort into it.
Of the four thumbnails,
which one catches your eye the most?
Please choose a thumbnail
and move to the corresponding stage.
I don't know how many evaluators
would want to talk with me.
I just hope it's not zero.
I hope I don't get anxious,
and I want a lot of people to come.
I'd be sad if no one came.
The time is up.
We present to you
the four influencers
of the final round of The Influencer.
What a crowd.
Korea's top travel YouTuber, PaniBottle.
PANIBOTTLE, 117 PEOPLE
Hello, everyone.
I wasn't expecting to see
that many people,
so I was really surprised
when I saw the big crowd.
As I've done all this time
throughout this show,
I'm just going to be sincere
and be myself.
Thank you.
The icon of K-beauty.
Top beauty creator, RISABAE.
Thank you so much for coming!
RISABAE, 163 PEOPLE
Please come this way.
From what I could roughly tell,
about a quarter of the evaluators
seemed to be with me.
I was satisfied.
Hello, I'm your very own RISABAE.
I promise you
your time won't be wasted here.
We're going to have a great time.
I hope more people will join us
as we all enjoy our time together.
Thank you so much for coming.
I love you!
Let's go!
LET'S GO, OKING
Hello, everyone.
The king of chat streamers,
OKING.
-OKING!
-OKING!
OKING, 179 PEOPLE
I had a decent-sized crowd.
My plan was to get people
more interested as time went on,
so I knew my crowd would increase later.
Some of Korea's top influencers
competed to get to this stage.
I'm not sure if the best survived,
but we're definitely the luckiest.
I recommend that you visit
the other stages too
and enjoy what the others have to offer.
But I'm sure you'll realize
how much you actually prefer me
and come back. Thank you.
Let's go!
Gen MZ's most popular content creator,
Jang Ji-sou.
JANG JI-SOU, 41 PEOPLE
I was shocked.
I saw that I was going downhill.
I couldn't help but be discouraged.
I had to think of a plan quickly.
-You're hot!
-What a stud!
Hello, everyone.
You all are basically potential fans.
I'm just going to have
a candid conversation with you
and have a great time with you all.
This is brutal.
RISABAE: 163, PANIBOTTLE: 117,
JANG JI-SOU: 41, OKING: 179
The first half of the final round
of The Influencer begins now.
Five,
four,
three,
two,
one.
Here we go!
All right!
My little ladies and gentlemen,
thank you so much for coming to see me.
As you can tell from my thumbnail,
Aiki will be coming on later
as a special guest.
We're going to be doing
some dance challenges together.
Also, what topic am I an expert in?
-Makeup!
-Makeup!
Exactly.
Do you want me to do your makeup?
-Yes!
-Yes!
The first half was about
gathering a big crowd,
so I needed as many people
as possible with me.
I'm going to draw attention
through makeup and other activities,
but I'm going to have to
make a decision on the spot
whether to focus more on makeup
or let ourselves loose and play hard
based on the style of my audience.
Shall we dive right in then?
-Yes!
-All right!
I actually don't have
anything fancy prepared.
Just write down
anything you'd like to talk to me about,
any advice you'd like,
or questions about traveling or anything,
and send your paper planes to me.
I'll pick some randomly
and answer them for five to ten minutes.
Are you all here
with no prior information?
-Yes.
-Yes.
So you didn't know I'd be here?
To ease my nerves,
I had to communicate more
with the audience.
I knew my chances would be better
if I made my stage
a place to chat and discuss things.
I plan to answer
any question on any topic.
If you're done,
please throw me your planes.
One, two, three!
All right.
There's a lot.
Okay.
Thank you for coming. Nice to see you all.
I want to ask you all why you chose me.
I said I would
expose the truth about this show.
I wrote on my thumbnail,
"Exposing the Truth About This Show."
People are curious about Netflix
and wonder how shows are produced,
so I wanted to have
a question-and-answer session
and actively communicate
with the audience.
Would anyone like to come up on stage?
Come on up.
All right.
-Hello.
-Hello.
A gift for you.
I'm Choi Jeong-hui,
and my friends call me the Netflix Rater.
-"The Netflix Rater"?
-Yes.
And why is that?
I've watched pretty much
everything on Netflix.
-Really?
-So that's why.
-So you know what's good or bad?
-Yes.
-What do you think about this show?
-This show?
I've only been here for ten minutes, so
Here we go!
It's nice to meet you.
I'm OKING. Great to see you!
OKING!
-OKING!
-OKING!
-OKING!
-OKING!
They're making too much noise.
OKING's crowd
was chanting for him so loudly.
The evaluators weren't selected
from a pool of fans
but chosen from a random group of people
from different age groups.
So it's proof of
OKING's mainstream appeal.
I've prepared something fun for you today.
What we're going to do first
is something that gets a lot of views
on my channel these days,
which is giving relationship advice
and hosting blind dates for single people.
And I'll also do some mukbang,
which is popular on my channel as well.
The first half is all about gathering
as large a crowd as possible.
I need people to come to my stage,
be excited about what's coming next,
and enjoy the content I've prepared.
I'm going for a nightclub theme today.
We do a lot of blind dates in nightclubs,
much like matchmaking.
So I'm going to need two assistants
to help with this section.
Do we have any volunteers to be promoters?
-Me!
-Me!
All right, let's see.
How about you, ma'am? And you, sir.
Our two waiters' job
is to distribute these flyers
to our guests.
That's good. Fantastic.
Hand them out!
There you go. You're doing great.
Once you see the QR code,
you can't help but join
the open chat room.
People will get curious
and come to my stage.
This is what you call marketing.
Let's open up with relationship advice.
Scan the QR code
to join my open KakaoTalk chat room.
Join and ask questions
about relationships in general
or any concerns
about your current relationships.
I'll pick some to
Who wrote, "Let's go, KwakTube"?
Cheering on PaniBottle could make sense,
but KwakTube isn't even here.
What's with the pictures?
Why would you share pictures of me?
All right. Okay.
Why are you using the search function?
"How accepting should I be
of my partner's bodily functions,
such as farting or burping?"
I don't see why
there should be any limits.
"If your girlfriend farts loudly
in a movie theater,
can you pretend you did it?"
Hell yeah.
Or I could fart even louder.
THAT'S GROSS
I understand why
some would think that's gross.
What is something
you'd like to do with me the most?
-Makeup!
-Makeup?
Would you like me
to do your makeup, ladies?
-Yes!
-Choose me!
-Me, please!
-Will you stay with me the whole time?
-Of course.
-Come on up.
Oh, my lady.
It's an honor.
Come on up.
How would you like your makeup done?
My eyes water a lot.
Oh, is that so?
So my eyeliner always gets smudged.
-Really?
-Yes.
How would you like your eyes to look?
-Bigger vertically.
-Vertically?
To make your eyes look bigger vertically,
you need to add shade above your eyes.
That's what I'll be doing now.
You can use any brown eyeshadow for this.
First, leave a small mark
with your eyes open.
Then start blending the middle,
but not all the way to the sides.
That way, your eyes won't look too dark.
Could you look straight ahead?
Do you see how her eye widened vertically?
Your eyeliner should also only be applied
in the middle of your eye.
-Can you feel me drawing in the middle?
-Yes.
Open your eyes.
This way, your eyes will look
just how you want them to.
I also have a tip for you, my lady.
Blend your eyeliner with some eyeshadow,
and your eyeliner will smudge a lot less.
Take a look in the mirror.
-Do you see the difference?
-Yes.
Do you think your eye
looks naturally bigger?
This is how you do it.
Thank you so much for coming up.
Oh my.
No, stop it.
I hope to help more people.
Who else would like to come up?
Me!
All right.
What would you like help with, lady?
I want my makeup to look more natural.
-What would you consider natural?
-Ten minutes have passed.
Ten minutes have passed already?
You're stuck here with me.
I'm staying with you for 60 minutes.
For 60 minutes?
Will you all stay for 60 minutes as well?
-Yes!
-Yes!
If you do stay,
you'll get to take pictures
with me and Aiki.
So please stick around.
Please raise the dividers.
If any evaluators would like to move,
please go to your preferred stage
within one minute.
I'm going to make this person stay.
"I want to become famous
and marry Jungkook from BTS."
"What's the fastest way to get famous?"
Who wrote this?
No one?
The time went by too fast.
I regretted not preparing more.
There's a mass exodus going on.
It was brutal.
I couldn't help but count
how many people I had.
I felt the pressure.
This is too brutal.
Ten seconds until time is up.
Subtitle translation by: Ji-hun Lee
Welcome to the final round
of The Influencer.
The second influencer
to move on to the final round is
14 DAYS BEFORE THE FINAL ROUND
THE INFLUENCER
The second game
to determine the next influencer
to move on to the final round
of The Influencer
is the Comment Battle.
Are we writing comments on each other?
Comment Battle? What's that?
Would we be dealing with manipulation?
Or the number of comments?
Are we battling each other
with hate comments?
As someone
who used to be a keyboard warrior,
I could put up a fight.
An influencer's level of influence
lies in their ability to draw attention
and reactions from the public.
Prove your level of influence
through the Comment Battle.
In this game, you will upload a post
on your social media account
and try to receive the most comments
within the time limit.
This is crazy.
You may use multiple platforms,
and there is no limit
on the number of posts.
So we can post on everything.
That's right.
Every comment on your posts
will count toward your total.
The influencer who receives
the most comments will survive
and move on to the final round,
while the influencer who receives
the least comments will be eliminated.
You will have a total of 50 minutes.
This is so tough.
It wasn't enough time.
Receive as many comments as possible
and claim your spot for the final round.
Writing a comment
is completely different
from clicking the like button.
You don't need to put much thought
into clicking the like button.
But commenting?
If the post isn't relevant to you,
then there's no reason
for you to leave a comment.
The second game is going to be tough too.
I choose to skip this game!
Skip? Skip what?
PaniBottle has elected
to use his VIP benefit
and will be exempted from this game.
Unbelievable.
That's crazy.
The VIP for Round 4
will be able to skip a game
that they consider unfavorable to them.
So that's what it was.
PaniBottle will not participate
in the current game
and automatically advance
to the next game.
The VIP benefit
cannot be used for the final game
and may only be used once.
I'd have to use my socials for this game,
and I could bait people
and do whatever it takes to survive.
But I wasn't sure I could finish first.
So it was the perfect time
to use the benefit.
I was happy that
PaniBottle skipped the game
since he was a heavy favorite to win.
I was actually thankful.
With PaniBottle out,
I felt I had a better chance.
It might not be smart
to upload a whole bunch of posts.
-Yeah, you might divide the attention.
-It might be better to focus on one.
It could be better
to go all in on one post.
You get a lot of comments,
don't you, KEJIMIN?
I get about 1,000 comments on average.
I think KEJIMIN
will probably get the most comments.
She said she gets
more than a thousand per post.
I thought KEJIMIN would get a lot
because she has so many global fans.
KEJIMIN seemed confident.
She said she gets
about a thousand on every post.
I had to figure out how to surpass
at least 1,000 comments.
Jang Ji-sou has the ability
to play mind games and excite people.
He's an expert at this.
Jang Ji-sou's going to win.
He's the king of mind games,
and no one can beat him in that area.
It's going to be him.
The second game of Round 4,
the Comment Battle, begins now.
Let's go.
What should I post?
This could be a good one.
These days, I've been making
a lot of videos about Pakistan,
which has the fifth-highest population
in the world.
My Pakistani fans leave so many comments.
They write thousands of comments.
I trust in my Pakistani fans to help me!
What should I post?
Will this work?
JUICE SEYEON
I looked through the accounts
of my competitors,
and I saw that I receive more comments
than they do on average.
I realized I could probably
do what I usually do,
like post a selfie with a caption,
and easily survive.
Oh my. BBOGUMI
Is that your way to win?
I don't know if I can beat that.
My face is funny.
On average,
I usually get around 100 to 500 comments.
But one time, I posted a picture of me
making a weird expression
and got about 3,900 comments.
I guess it annoyed that many people.
So I decided to post a selfie.
YOU WANNA SAY I'M UGLY BUT YOU ACTUALLY
THINK I'M CUTE, DON'T YOU?
A good way to get comments
is to give people an easy question,
like asking them to pick
which picture they like best.
This makes it easier
for people to leave comments.
GIVEAWAY EVEN
By including a giveaway,
I could also get more comments quicker.
So I offered 100 fans
a chance to win one of my products.
LEAVE A COMMENT FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!
I normally don't get a lot of comments,
so I was a bit worried.
But I do know how to get a lot of comments
on the platform AfreecaTV, where I stream.
On AfreecaTV, I set up a giveaway
that my fans would be interested in.
LEAVE A COMMEN
FOR 7 DAYS WORTH OF QUICKVIEW
On Instagram,
I asked which part of the picture
drew their attention.
And to encourage people to comment,
I offered a gift
to whoever commented last.
What kind of pictures do I have?
I need people to participate,
but pictures of me looking good or funny
wouldn't really encourage that.
So I came up with a solution
after some thought.
I posted one, but it didn't seem enough,
so I decided to post one more.
I was worried because
I wasn't getting enough comments.
48 COMMENTS
15 COMMENTS
JUICE SEYEON
8 COMMENTS
I think I'll make this round.
-I have something amazing.
-What?
That's crazy.
Look at all the comments.
I have 486 No, 501 comments.
-Really?
-Yes, on AfreecaTV.
Are you serious?
My viewers like this item
called QuickView,
so I offered seven days of it
to everyone who comments.
QUICKVIEW: A PAID SERVICE ON AFREECATV
And I also offered a gift
for the Lunar New Year
to whoever comments last and the most.
-That's crazy.
-It's amazing.
-Wow.
-I wasn't expecting so much either,
although I thought
this would be a good idea.
How do you get 500 comments so quickly?
My Instagram's not doing well though.
All right.
I'm not going to look at my post.
There are 600 now.
636 COMMENTS
Hey, you should post
on your AfreecaTV too.
Oh, but you're not on
a lot of people's favorites list.
FAVORITES LIST: AFREECATV'S SYSTEM
OF SUBSCRIBING TO CHANNELS
I can't believe this.
I've never gotten this many comments.
I want to win and leave this room
after this game.
What did you say?
I said I wanted to survive
and leave already.
I want to move on to the next round too.
I'm going to leave
after getting first place.
-Do you think I'll win?
-I think you will.
-I'm doing so well, aren't I?
-Yeah.
Stuff like that will go viral.
-You already have 500 comments.
-It's 700.
You won.
This is fun. Look at this.
It's skyrocketing like Bitcoin.
I have 850 now.
-Really?
-That's crazy.
I can't beat that.
I'm going home today.
Seyeon's too good.
I made a smart move.
I know what my viewers want.
But I'll have to spend a lot too.
I can afford it though.
You're a genius.
That's amazing.
Thirty minutes left in the Comment Battle.
Is it over 1,000 now?
I have 1,149 comments now!
This is going to cost me so much.
When I got a little more
than 1,000 comments,
I knew I wouldn't get eliminated.
I wish they'd stop commenting now.
I'm calculating
how much I'll have to spend.
When I heard the others talking about
hundreds or thousands of comments
Should I post another one?
25 COMMENTS
I'm a bit anxious.
I wondered what I could do
to get as many comments as I could
and decided to post with the caption,
"I bet you want to kiss me."
I was hoping people would get pissed off
and leave comments.
I BET YOU WANT TO KISS ME
It didn't look like
I was getting a lot of comments,
so I kept refreshing my account
and going in and out
of different accounts too.
No one looks at feeds anymore.
It's all about Instagram Stories now.
I mentioned my post on a Story
to encourage more comments.
INSTAGRAM STORY: A SHORT POS
THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR 24 HOURS
Let me get on TikTok.
My content is all about quantity,
so I posted a lot of videos.
-Could you help me?
-Sure.
I'm just going to give up this game
because of Seyeon.
I just need to beat BBOGUMI.
Ji-sou's killing it.
How many does he have?
He has 3,443.
What?
That's so crazy.
I was wondering
why I wasn't getting any comments.
Turns out the app was glitching
because I was getting too many of them.
Once I restarted the app,
I had about a thousand comments.
I restarted it again,
and I had more than 3,000.
I thought that would be enough
for me to move on to the next round.
-I can't believe he has 3,000 comments.
-Crazy.
One post has 5,000 comments.
How is that even possible?
It's crazy.
20 MINUTES AGO
I decided to do a giveaway.
But anyone here can do a giveaway.
I'M GIVING OUT COUPONS FOR FRIED CHICKEN
So I needed something more.
I kept thinking.
COMMENT THE NUMBER YOU SEE BELOW
FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 100,000 WON
I decided to allow duplicate comments
since what matters is getting a lot.
I thought that strategy could work.
You're so smart.
Making people comment
your cat's name is working.
How did you think of this?
He's an expert.
I honestly thought
Ji-sou would get the least.
I saw him looking for a picture to post.
Hey, you should post
on your AfreecaTV too.
Oh, but you're not on
a lot of people's favorites list.
I thought he was screwed.
Seyeon got excited
and started telling the others
I have 1,149 comments now!
that she had more than 1,000 comments.
So I pretended to be screwed
and just walked around.
-There are 600 now.
-That's quick.
Look at this.
This is bad.
It's skyrocketing like Bitcoin.
I have 850 now.
I can't beat that.
To be honest,
I think I'll win this game.
I want to win
and leave this room after this game.
What did you say?
I said I wanted to survive
and leave already.
I want to move on to the next round too.
I'm going to leave
after getting first place.
-Do you think I'll win?
-I think you will.
You won.
I thought it would be fun
to make her feel shocked.
This is what survival games are all about!
We have ten minutes.
I'm doomed.
This is my first time seeing this
after more than six years on Instagram.
My phone's lagging
from all the notifications.
You're like a celebrity.
How many comments do you have?
I have 50.
Is that really all?
I might be last.
I don't think so.
As a TikToker, I mainly post videos.
I spent too much time
making videos and uploading them,
so I posted them too late
and didn't have time to get comments.
I was in trouble.
I keep getting more and more discouraged.
Me too.
60 COMMENTS
When I saw BBOGUMI
and KEJIMIN looking so discouraged,
I realized I could survive.
That sly thought crossed my mind.
341 COMMENTS
Was I too mean?
I love those two a lot,
but that sly thought
crossed my mind for a second.
The Comment Battle
will end in three seconds.
-Three
-You'll hit 10,000 comments.
I already did.
-two,
-You have to be lucky with algorithms,
so I should accept the results.
-one.
-My little ladies and gentlemen,
I love you all.
The Comment Battle is now over.
It's over.
Here is the ranking for the Comment Battle
that will determine
who moves on to the final round.
Let's go.
Here is the ranking
from first to third place.
ROUND 4, 2ND GAME
COMMENT BATTLE RESUL
1ST: JANG JI-SOU, 15,688, SURVIVED
2ND: JUICE SEYEON 2,377
3RD: RISABAE 691
-In first place, Jang Ji-sou.
-He almost had 16,000.
-Good job.
-Lucky guy.
Let's fucking go!
10,296 COMMENTS
5,392 COMMENTS
In second place, Juice Seyeon.
2ND: JUICE SEYEON
AFREECATV 2,303 + INSTAGRAM 74 = 2,377
In third place, RISABAE.
I always barely survive.
3RD: RISABAE
INSTAGRAM 691
We will now announce
who is getting eliminated.
I really didn't know what to expect,
so I didn't even try to think.
Please don't let it be me.
The eliminated influencer
is KEJIMIN.
-Oh no, KEJIMIN.
-Oh no.
In fourth place, BBOGUMI.
4TH: BBOGUMI
YOUTUBE 327 + INSTAGRAM 198 = 525
Look at her face!
In fifth place, KEJIMIN.
You did great.
TIKTOK 64 + TIKTOK 40
+ INSTAGRAM 67 + INSTAGRAM 10 = 181
KEJIMIN has been eliminated.
I wanted to be the final winner
as the last remaining TikToker,
but my journey ends in Round 4.
I think I can be proud of myself.
I did well.
This is crazy.
KEJIMIN's worth
will be transferred to Jang Ji-sou,
who finished in first place.
You'll reach 70 million.
-That's wild.
-Seventy million.
Ji-sou!
Say my name!
Jang Ji-sou survives in first place
and will move on to the final round.
After trying to take it easy,
I made it to the final 4 out of 77.
I need to try harder.
The second influencer
to move on to the final round
is Gen MZ's most popular content creator,
Jang Ji-sou.
Say my name!
Let's go!
The third influencer
to move on to the final round is
THE INFLUENCER
The third game to determine
the third influencer
to move on to the final round
is the Debate Battle.
Prove your ability as an influencer
to persuade the public.
You will be debating on two topics.
And a diverse group of 100 evaluators
aged between 20 to 60
will vote for
the most persuasive influencer.
Here is the first topic.
Is an influencer's success
determined by looks or quality content?
Good looks lead to success,
and good content helps even more.
-That's what I think.
-So for you, looks are more important.
I think it's fair to say
that I've succeeded as an influencer.
But I can't say that all the love
I've received for eight years
is due to my looks.
-That's right.
-Looks aren't the only factor,
but looks definitely help
draw attention in the beginning.
I'm proof that quality content
is the most important factor
when it comes to success.
My height is 166 centimeters.
And as you can see,
my looks don't stand out at all.
But I'm successful.
Another example
is my close friend, KwakTube.
-Yes.
-He's one of the ugliest people in Korea.
I could even say this
to KwakTube's mother's face.
It doesn't matter
whose argument is objectively right.
What matters
is persuading people effectively.
I knew people would vote for me
if I was loud and confident.
The next topic is about getting cast
with your ex on a show.
Should you accept the offer or not?
A content creator must grab
every opportunity to get out there.
If my ex agrees to it,
then why not?
I'm so bad at debating.
As soon as I start listening
to someone's arguments,
I start to agree with them
even if I actually disagree with them.
I disagreed with PaniBottle,
but I found myself nodding my head.
Should I call my exes?
I'd love to catch up.
Do it.
-Really?
-Don't stop him.
-Do it.
-Sure.
Cast her right now.
Hello?
No, I'm not drunk.
I'm actually at a shoot right now.
Would you be interested in
being in a YouTube video with me?
I don't mind if you're fine with it.
See, you guys?
Here is the ranking for the Debate Battle
that will determine
who moves on to the final round.
1ST: PANIBOTTLE, 84 VOTES, SURVIVED
4TH: BBOGUMI, 18 VOTES, ELIMINATED
In fourth place, BBOGUMI.
4TH: BBOGUMI, 18 VOTES
I survived and made it all this way
like a tenacious cockroach,
so I'm very disappointed
to get eliminated here.
In third place, Juice Seyeon.
-Good job.
-In second place, RISABAE.
PaniBottle survives in first place
and will move on to the final round.
That was close.
As I've said all throughout,
I'll just be myself.
People might get tired of me
sticking to my identity,
but it's how I'll try to win.
The third influencer
to move on to the final round
is Korea's top travel YouTuber,
PaniBottle.
Hello, everyone.
And the final influencer
to move on to the final round is
THE INFLUENCER
-It's just us two, RISABAE.
-That's right.
ONLY ONE MOVES ON TO THE FINAL ROUND
I'm so nervous.
-You are?
-Yes.
What game would you want to play?
It probably won't be dancing or singing.
Please, no dancing.
If we're competing to draw attention
by being provocative,
then I'm definitely getting eliminated.
I'm going to survive no matter what.
I'm sorry, but I really want to win,
so please get eliminated instead.
The game to determine the last influencer
to move on to the final round
is the Insight Battle.
Prove your ability to analyze content,
which is necessary to keep up
with the current trends
and to understand what viewers want.
The two of you will each be assigned
customized keywords.
The influencer with the higher worth
will choose
from their opponent's keywords.
So we get to choose.
The influencer who chooses the keyword
must analyze their opponent's thumbnails
and the given question
and bet their worth
before choosing their answer.
WHICH VIDEO HAS MORE VIEWS?
If the answer is correct,
the influencer will absorb what they bet
from their opponent's worth
and continue to answer questions.
-So
-If you get the answer wrong,
-your opponent takes the money.
-Right.
The influencer
who loses all of their worth first
will be eliminated.
I've been an influencer
for eight long years.
I believe my experience will guide me.
I think we're on a similar level.
Whoever is more interested
in the topic will win.
As the influencer with the higher worth,
Juice Seyeon
will choose the first keyword.
VIEWS 1, VIEWS 2, VIEWS 3
LIKES 1, LIKES 2, COMMENTS 1, COMMENTS 2
NEW, GENDER, AGE
I'll go with
I'll go with "new."
NEW
I thought "views" and "likes"
would be too difficult,
so I went for "new,"
which should be easier.
She made the wrong choice.
For a second, I even felt grateful.
Here are RISABAE's thumbnails
and the question.
WHICH VIDEO BROUGHT IN
MORE NEW SUBSCRIBERS?
Place a bet and choose your answer
within three minutes.
My faces look so different.
Anyone would choose the Dua Lipa video
as the answer to this question,
so I thought about
choosing the Grinch one.
But I also didn't want to regret
thinking too hard and being wrong.
My goodness.
This is a very tough one.
She'll be confused.
Guess which one is me.
They're both you.
I bet five million won
on the Dua Lipa makeup tutorial.
Juice Seyeon has bet five million won
on the Dua Lipa makeup tutorial.
Here is the answer.
I decided to go all in and take a gamble
in my next turn.
-I was wrong.
-Oh no.
Juice Seyeon, you are incorrect.
Five million won from Juice Seyeon's worth
will be transferred to RISABAE.
I wished I had been
more calculating and calm.
I think Juice Seyeon assumed
the Dua Lipa tutorial
had attracted global subscribers.
RISABAE, choose your first keyword.
I pick "Views 1."
VIEWS 1
I usually watch a lot of content
from other creators.
I also watch content on the Trending tab
and keep tabs on others' work.
I thought it would be easier
for me to guess views,
so I chose that keyword.
Here are Juice Seyeon's thumbnails
and the question.
WHICH VIDEO HAS MORE VIEWS?
I'M GOING TO BE POPULAR! SEKURANBO
COVER OF BRAVE GIRLS' "ROLLIN'"
When I saw the question,
I knew she'd struggle.
As far as I know,
Juice Seyeon mainly dances
in her live streams.
I wasn't sure which dance
would have been more provocative.
This is a toss-up.
These are similar dances
that went viral at the time.
-Right.
-They're both popular dances.
I'd imagine both videos had lots of views.
I'm going to gamble big.
My plan was to go big or go home
and end the game within two turns.
I bet 11 million won.
RISABAE has bet 11 million won.
I wondered if she saw
the answer in my eyes.
I'm going to guess.
The answer is
The answer is
There was a slight difference.
I had a feeling the Sekuranbo video
was a bit more provocative.
I choose
"I'm going to be popular! Sekuranbo."
"Sekuranbo" sounds more provocative to me.
Please.
Here is the answer.
Please.
I just needed to win one more turn,
and I needed to win quickly.
I said I'd go big or go home.
And she was doing the same.
Things were getting interesting.
My heart's racing.
RISABAE, you are correct.
I've learned a lot
about sexy content on this show.
It was okay. I just needed to go all in.
It was all or nothing for me.
RISABAE, choose the next keyword.
I choose "gender."
I chose the easiest one.
The gender ratio of Seyeon's viewers
is pretty obvious,
so I thought
the question would be easy to solve.
Here is the question.
WHICH VIDEO HAD MORE FEMALE VIEWERS?
BOUGHT WITH MY OWN MONEY,
26-MILLION-WON LUXURY SHOPPING HAUL
HELP ME PICK A WEDDING DRESS
As a woman myself,
I needed to think about
what I'd prefer to watch.
The thing is,
considering your viewers' age group,
I'd say they're too young to be brides.
I actually don't know their ages
because YouTube isn't my main platform.
You're too young
to be wearing wedding dresses.
I think I was sponsored
to wear that wedding dress,
but the haul was bought with my own money.
-You spent 26 million won?
-Yes.
It was from my own pocket.
That's when I realized
what the answer was.
I really like shopping.
-Really?
-Yes.
I'm going all in.
RISABAE has gone all in.
-Here I go.
-Let's go.
It's all or nothing.
My answer is
"Bought with my own money,
26-million-won luxury shopping haul:
Louis Vuitton, Dior,
Alexander Wang, McQueen, YCH."
Here is the answer.
I'm so nervous.
If the wedding dress video
had more related content
like the fitting,
wedding hall reservations, and whatnot,
I'd say many women would have watched it.
But the thumbnail was just her in a dress,
which is for the male audience.
I'm sure her female subscribers
were more drawn to the shopping haul.
You're amazing at this!
RISABAE, you are correct.
I'm going to the final round?
Nice!
I made it.
Juice Seyeon has been eliminated.
RISABAE survives
and will move on to the final round.
RISABAE, SURVIVED
JUICE SEYEON, ELIMINATED
THE INFLUENCER
Congratulations to the four influencers
who made it to the final round
of The Influencer.
Here are the four finalists.
PaniBottle, worth 147.77 million won.
Jang Ji-sou, worth 77.72 million won.
OKING, worth 37.65 million won.
RISABAE, worth 36.86 million won.
If I win this competition,
it would be proof
that I'm a top content creator
who's acknowledged by Netflix.
I'm going to aim for first place.
I'm going to use
my eight years' worth of experience
so I don't disappoint
my little ladies and gentlemen.
As I've done all this time,
I'm just going to be myself
and accept whatever happens.
I know I have a chance
as long as I'm ambitious.
I'm going to give this my all and win.
The influencer who finishes
in first place in the final round
will be the winner of The Influencer
and absorb the worth
of the other three influencers,
-I wonder who will win.
-amounting to
a final prize of 300 million won.
300 million won.
In the final round,
you will be hosting pop-up stages
for a live audience of 500 evaluators.
Pop-up stages?
Prove your appeal
and popularity as an influencer.
The pop-up stages
will last for 60 minutes in the first half
and 60 minutes in the second half.
In the first half,
the evaluators will determine
your ranking.
Evaluators may choose
and move between pop-up stages
every ten minutes.
They'll be separating us.
This is tough.
The audience members
applied to join as evaluators
with no prior knowledge
of who the final influencers would be
and were selected
from a diverse range of ages and genders.
The number of evaluators
present at each stage
will be recorded every ten minutes.
The total number of evaluators
present over 60 minutes
will decide the ranking.
I would actually be more nervous
if there were fewer people watching.
You can't tell who has a bigger audience
with 2000 or 3000 people.
But when there are 500,
it's much more obvious
who has how many people in the audience.
As such, mental strength
could play a big part in this round.
Five hundred people?
I have really bad stage fright.
I'm fine in front of cameras,
but I get nervous in front of an audience.
With so many people watching,
you can't redo any mistakes.
Perhaps that's why I get so nervous.
I feel more pressure
when I'm in front of a small crowd.
I'm much more relaxed
when more eyes are watching me.
If I can get at least 200 people,
the others would get 100 each.
Goodness, what am I saying?
Oh my.
I'm fine whether it's online or offline.
I gain energy when I see
that my fans are happy to see me.
At the end of the first half,
the influencer in last place
will be eliminated.
-Only one?
-The remaining three
-will move on to the second half.
-Just one?
They want the top three.
Okay.
The final round
will begin soon.
THE EVALUATORS CAN CHOOSE
WHICH STAGE TO LISTEN TO
THROUGH THE DEVICES PROVIDED
We welcome the live audience evaluators
here to witness the final round
of The Influencer.
The four pop-up stages
prepared by the four finalists await you.
Choose your first stage
based on the influencers' thumbnails.
PaniBottle.
LET'S JUST TALK
That's the picture I used for my US visa.
Many famous restaurants
or tourist spots overseas
display their portraits.
It's to prove to people
that they are who they are.
I want to show people
that I can do well on my own.
I'm an honest person,
so I just wanted a simple conversation.
Jang Ji-sou.
EXPOSING THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS SHOW
I gave it a lot of thought
since the thumbnail was crucial
to winning the first half.
And I felt that making mine fancy
wouldn't draw much attention.
Influencers all know
certain cheat codes for attention
like "Explaining Myself,"
"I Have Something to Say,"
or "Discussing Something Serious."
People can't help but be curious
about titles like that,
so that's the vibe I went for.
OKING.
CHOOSE TO WATCH OKING
CHAT, MUKBANG, RELATIONSHIP ADVICE
OPEN CHATROOM FOR VIEWERS
I made my thumbnail look like
one of those nightclub flyers
you see when walking down party streets.
They catch the eye,
which I hope mine does too.
RISABAE.
RISABAE X AIKI
WANT TO HANG OUT?
I invited a guest to join me.
Aiki, who's very popular these days,
agreed to help me.
I used a lot of red,
which is Aiki's signature color.
In the speech balloons,
I wrote makeup, advice, touch-ups,
and also dance.
Today's thumbnail is a bit flashy
compared to my usual ones.
I put a lot of effort into it.
Of the four thumbnails,
which one catches your eye the most?
Please choose a thumbnail
and move to the corresponding stage.
I don't know how many evaluators
would want to talk with me.
I just hope it's not zero.
I hope I don't get anxious,
and I want a lot of people to come.
I'd be sad if no one came.
The time is up.
We present to you
the four influencers
of the final round of The Influencer.
What a crowd.
Korea's top travel YouTuber, PaniBottle.
PANIBOTTLE, 117 PEOPLE
Hello, everyone.
I wasn't expecting to see
that many people,
so I was really surprised
when I saw the big crowd.
As I've done all this time
throughout this show,
I'm just going to be sincere
and be myself.
Thank you.
The icon of K-beauty.
Top beauty creator, RISABAE.
Thank you so much for coming!
RISABAE, 163 PEOPLE
Please come this way.
From what I could roughly tell,
about a quarter of the evaluators
seemed to be with me.
I was satisfied.
Hello, I'm your very own RISABAE.
I promise you
your time won't be wasted here.
We're going to have a great time.
I hope more people will join us
as we all enjoy our time together.
Thank you so much for coming.
I love you!
Let's go!
LET'S GO, OKING
Hello, everyone.
The king of chat streamers,
OKING.
-OKING!
-OKING!
OKING, 179 PEOPLE
I had a decent-sized crowd.
My plan was to get people
more interested as time went on,
so I knew my crowd would increase later.
Some of Korea's top influencers
competed to get to this stage.
I'm not sure if the best survived,
but we're definitely the luckiest.
I recommend that you visit
the other stages too
and enjoy what the others have to offer.
But I'm sure you'll realize
how much you actually prefer me
and come back. Thank you.
Let's go!
Gen MZ's most popular content creator,
Jang Ji-sou.
JANG JI-SOU, 41 PEOPLE
I was shocked.
I saw that I was going downhill.
I couldn't help but be discouraged.
I had to think of a plan quickly.
-You're hot!
-What a stud!
Hello, everyone.
You all are basically potential fans.
I'm just going to have
a candid conversation with you
and have a great time with you all.
This is brutal.
RISABAE: 163, PANIBOTTLE: 117,
JANG JI-SOU: 41, OKING: 179
The first half of the final round
of The Influencer begins now.
Five,
four,
three,
two,
one.
Here we go!
All right!
My little ladies and gentlemen,
thank you so much for coming to see me.
As you can tell from my thumbnail,
Aiki will be coming on later
as a special guest.
We're going to be doing
some dance challenges together.
Also, what topic am I an expert in?
-Makeup!
-Makeup!
Exactly.
Do you want me to do your makeup?
-Yes!
-Yes!
The first half was about
gathering a big crowd,
so I needed as many people
as possible with me.
I'm going to draw attention
through makeup and other activities,
but I'm going to have to
make a decision on the spot
whether to focus more on makeup
or let ourselves loose and play hard
based on the style of my audience.
Shall we dive right in then?
-Yes!
-All right!
I actually don't have
anything fancy prepared.
Just write down
anything you'd like to talk to me about,
any advice you'd like,
or questions about traveling or anything,
and send your paper planes to me.
I'll pick some randomly
and answer them for five to ten minutes.
Are you all here
with no prior information?
-Yes.
-Yes.
So you didn't know I'd be here?
To ease my nerves,
I had to communicate more
with the audience.
I knew my chances would be better
if I made my stage
a place to chat and discuss things.
I plan to answer
any question on any topic.
If you're done,
please throw me your planes.
One, two, three!
All right.
There's a lot.
Okay.
Thank you for coming. Nice to see you all.
I want to ask you all why you chose me.
I said I would
expose the truth about this show.
I wrote on my thumbnail,
"Exposing the Truth About This Show."
People are curious about Netflix
and wonder how shows are produced,
so I wanted to have
a question-and-answer session
and actively communicate
with the audience.
Would anyone like to come up on stage?
Come on up.
All right.
-Hello.
-Hello.
A gift for you.
I'm Choi Jeong-hui,
and my friends call me the Netflix Rater.
-"The Netflix Rater"?
-Yes.
And why is that?
I've watched pretty much
everything on Netflix.
-Really?
-So that's why.
-So you know what's good or bad?
-Yes.
-What do you think about this show?
-This show?
I've only been here for ten minutes, so
Here we go!
It's nice to meet you.
I'm OKING. Great to see you!
OKING!
-OKING!
-OKING!
-OKING!
-OKING!
They're making too much noise.
OKING's crowd
was chanting for him so loudly.
The evaluators weren't selected
from a pool of fans
but chosen from a random group of people
from different age groups.
So it's proof of
OKING's mainstream appeal.
I've prepared something fun for you today.
What we're going to do first
is something that gets a lot of views
on my channel these days,
which is giving relationship advice
and hosting blind dates for single people.
And I'll also do some mukbang,
which is popular on my channel as well.
The first half is all about gathering
as large a crowd as possible.
I need people to come to my stage,
be excited about what's coming next,
and enjoy the content I've prepared.
I'm going for a nightclub theme today.
We do a lot of blind dates in nightclubs,
much like matchmaking.
So I'm going to need two assistants
to help with this section.
Do we have any volunteers to be promoters?
-Me!
-Me!
All right, let's see.
How about you, ma'am? And you, sir.
Our two waiters' job
is to distribute these flyers
to our guests.
That's good. Fantastic.
Hand them out!
There you go. You're doing great.
Once you see the QR code,
you can't help but join
the open chat room.
People will get curious
and come to my stage.
This is what you call marketing.
Let's open up with relationship advice.
Scan the QR code
to join my open KakaoTalk chat room.
Join and ask questions
about relationships in general
or any concerns
about your current relationships.
I'll pick some to
Who wrote, "Let's go, KwakTube"?
Cheering on PaniBottle could make sense,
but KwakTube isn't even here.
What's with the pictures?
Why would you share pictures of me?
All right. Okay.
Why are you using the search function?
"How accepting should I be
of my partner's bodily functions,
such as farting or burping?"
I don't see why
there should be any limits.
"If your girlfriend farts loudly
in a movie theater,
can you pretend you did it?"
Hell yeah.
Or I could fart even louder.
THAT'S GROSS
I understand why
some would think that's gross.
What is something
you'd like to do with me the most?
-Makeup!
-Makeup?
Would you like me
to do your makeup, ladies?
-Yes!
-Choose me!
-Me, please!
-Will you stay with me the whole time?
-Of course.
-Come on up.
Oh, my lady.
It's an honor.
Come on up.
How would you like your makeup done?
My eyes water a lot.
Oh, is that so?
So my eyeliner always gets smudged.
-Really?
-Yes.
How would you like your eyes to look?
-Bigger vertically.
-Vertically?
To make your eyes look bigger vertically,
you need to add shade above your eyes.
That's what I'll be doing now.
You can use any brown eyeshadow for this.
First, leave a small mark
with your eyes open.
Then start blending the middle,
but not all the way to the sides.
That way, your eyes won't look too dark.
Could you look straight ahead?
Do you see how her eye widened vertically?
Your eyeliner should also only be applied
in the middle of your eye.
-Can you feel me drawing in the middle?
-Yes.
Open your eyes.
This way, your eyes will look
just how you want them to.
I also have a tip for you, my lady.
Blend your eyeliner with some eyeshadow,
and your eyeliner will smudge a lot less.
Take a look in the mirror.
-Do you see the difference?
-Yes.
Do you think your eye
looks naturally bigger?
This is how you do it.
Thank you so much for coming up.
Oh my.
No, stop it.
I hope to help more people.
Who else would like to come up?
Me!
All right.
What would you like help with, lady?
I want my makeup to look more natural.
-What would you consider natural?
-Ten minutes have passed.
Ten minutes have passed already?
You're stuck here with me.
I'm staying with you for 60 minutes.
For 60 minutes?
Will you all stay for 60 minutes as well?
-Yes!
-Yes!
If you do stay,
you'll get to take pictures
with me and Aiki.
So please stick around.
Please raise the dividers.
If any evaluators would like to move,
please go to your preferred stage
within one minute.
I'm going to make this person stay.
"I want to become famous
and marry Jungkook from BTS."
"What's the fastest way to get famous?"
Who wrote this?
No one?
The time went by too fast.
I regretted not preparing more.
There's a mass exodus going on.
It was brutal.
I couldn't help but count
how many people I had.
I felt the pressure.
This is too brutal.
Ten seconds until time is up.
Subtitle translation by: Ji-hun Lee