Celebrity (2023) s01e09 Episode Script

1
It's about time we finally meet.
Nice to meet you,
Seo A-ri.
And… who are you?
Wow!
Your showroom looks
even prettier in person
than it does online.
Oh.
You don't use any filters?
Your photos don't do you justice.
When I meet other e-celebs,
I tend to think, "That's them?"
They always surprise me.
Sorry, but who are you?
You don't know me?
That's impossible.
Wang Ro-la.
This is our first time meeting offline,
isn't it?
Wang Ro-la.
Remember her, everyone?
Her fight with Biniimom was the thing
that kicked off this livestream.
Who?
Wang Ro-la?
Biniimom and Wang Ro-la
are dragging each other through the mud!
Spilling tea, secrets, lies.
Everyone goes crazy
for those clickbait titles
we see on social media.
They're pretty much everywhere online.
And there's nothing quite as exhilarating
as catching a glimpse
into the secret lives of others.
THE TRUTH BEHIND THE PURSE-PROUD CELEB
Of course,
if someone were to blow the lid off
these so-called e-celebs,
well, that would only invite
even more curiosity from the public.
Fuck me, it feels so good.
But those rumors
also have the power
to bring you to your knees.
Just like the people
I'm gonna tell you about right now.
Jin Chae-hee?
Passed out, sir.
Goddamn, that bitch!
Jesus, does she really have to
go shoot up right now? Fucking shit!
Sir, that livestream, isn't it so strange?
It's not only on the socials,
but right now,
YouTube and other sites are blowing up.
Fuck me.
Now Seo A-ri's livestream
exposed this e-celeb. Yeah.
Let's go look.
Right here,
we have Oh Min-hye's showroom closed.
Here, here, look. Look here.
As you can see,
it's all locked up, you guys.
Now what does this silence tell you?
Admission? Deflection?
Could it be possible
when Seo A-ri spilled the tea
on this whole operation,
-was it really all true?
-Dammit!
Could it be the once dead Seo A-ri
is actually among us now?
Hey, babe. No, stop!
Honey, what are you trying to do?
Let go, you fucking idiot!
What does it look like?
I'm totally freaking out here!
What took you so long to get home?
I mean, there's not much I can do.
What?
Are you fucking with me right now?
Seriously?
Hold on. Wait here.
Just take a breath, honey.
Ugh, close it!
What if someone gets a photo?
Seo A-ri could show up here at any time.
How could Seo A-ri really be alive?
How much is she gonna reveal?
If she…
It will ruin me.
Hey, honey, don't worry.
We have Taegang with us.
Jin Tae-jeon will make sure we're safe.
That's how we crushed her back then.
Don't you remember?
Any updates?
It's not like it was three months ago.
The situation's developing too quickly.
-YouTube in particular--
-Dammit!
Hey.
That's not what should
be coming out of your mouth.
What exactly do you think Taegang
is paying you to do, huh?
Apologies, sir.
I mean,
she's dead.
You said she was.
So how is this happening now?
You're curious, aren't you?
Is that why
you're all here to watch me?
You must have heard that an e-celeb,
who everyone thought was dead,
has made her return
and is revealing
some shocking revelations.
Wow! There sure are a lot of you here
to listen to a total stranger,
someone you hardly know, tell her story.
Hey, asshole!
What do you mean
you can't find her IP address?
Hurry and find out who she is,
and tell me why she's doing this!
I know you're just dying to know,
aren't you?
"This woman they claimed was dead,
is she really alive?"
"And all this talk of fraud,
deception, drugs, and a mysterious death."
"Where does the truth lie?"
"Who's the one actually at fault?"
This must be exactly
what all these people want to know.
But I wonder why.
Why do you want to know about any of it?
But whatever. It doesn't matter.
This is just what I needed.
This kind of attention.
I should make a hashtag for this.
From this moment on,
I'm going to select one
from the comments, okay?
But why?
Because it feels good.
"She read the comment I wrote?"
"She picked out mine?"
That's enough to make
anyone feel like they're special.
Right?
#TRUTHWINS
#SPILLTHETEA
Yes, I know about you, Wang Ro-la.
You're the one who got into
a fight with Biniimom.
-That's you, right?
-A fight?
That's not true.
I was just revealing the actual truth.
Biniimom had to be punished.
Quite literally an act of justice.
Biniimom.
You know she's no longer in our world.
Word is she got a divorce too.
She is completely and totally broke.
Even had to sell off
her Hermès collection.
But why are you here telling me all this?
Isn't it fun? So satisfying!
Let me tell you what happened back then.
Sit next to me.
Back then, the Gabin Society…
-Those selfish dicks--
-No, please stop there.
I don't want to hear anything else.
Besides, we're closed for the day.
If you want to shop at the store,
you can return tomorrow morning--
What do you mean by that? As a customer?
I came here to give you a hand.
I've been watching
what you've been through.
I've been watching
and cheering you on as your fan.
It's only right that someone like you
should get to succeed.
Don't worry,
I'm here to give you some of my strength.
I'm a big fan of yours, A-ri.
People that succeed
based on the merits…
People like you need to succeed.
Who are you really?
Online, are you…
bbbfamous?
Just what is that?
Mr. Han.
I think
we need to have a chat.
Clear the room, please.
You came in person at this hour?
You could've called.
Have you always been
this terrible at taking care of business?
You shouldn't have started
something you couldn't handle.
You are the reason someone died
because they weren't properly treated.
Well, did I kill them, though?
It was an accident.
And that accident's now an incident.
So what?
What're you going to do?
Lecture me? Stop me? Threaten me?
You should come clean.
Before anyone else ends up hurt.
It's to threaten me.
But for who, though? Seo A-ri?
Hey, Jun-kyoung!
I mean, no, Mr. Han.
Do watch yourself.
Against Taegang's full might,
both you and your company
won't be safe.
Fine. Sure.
I'm just here to warn you,
but now you've threatened me.
Do it. We would put up a hell of a show.
Han Jun-kyoung versus Taegang.
One of us is certainly going to get hurt.
Who? Wang Ro-la?
Yeah, you mentioned it before.
Some great war on social media?
Ah, between Biniimom and Wang Ro-la?
What happened exactly?
What kind of
person is Ro-la?
Originally, Wang Ro-la was one
of Biniimom's most loyal customers.
Every time she visited,
she bought tons of products.
Eventually, they became close friends.
Oh, Ro-la! Back so soon?
Just came to get gifts for my friends.
I even brought a suitcase today.
Oh, my dear, that's so nice of you.
Please come inside.
-Need any help?
-Oh, no.
Soon after,
Biniimom brought Ro-la
into the Gabin Society.
This is Ro-la. You've seen her on my feed?
I'm honored to meet you.
After all, at first,
it seemed Ro-la was rolling in dough.
But that's when it happened.
When what happened?
It turns out Wang Ro-la
wasn't really that rich.
All her designer goods
turned out to be rentals.
So then what happened
when Biniimom finally found out?
Oh, hey.
So what brings you here
without any notice?
You never invited me over,
so I invited myself.
But it doesn't seem like
you've done much with the place.
Looks nothing like it does on your feed.
I guess that was temporary?
Oh, well, um, I don't use this room much.
Hmm. So, aren't you gonna offer me tea?
Huh?
Oh, yeah, just a sec.
What the fuck?
Seriously? This is unbelievable.
Biniimom didn't secretly film her home,
did she?
Yeah,
but that wasn't the end of it.
Ro-la got pissed
and posted her chat history with Biniimom,
where she smack-talked the Gabin Society.
In the end,
the two of them were finished as e-celebs.
Isn't that so funny?
I mean, Wang Ro-la's pretty lame too.
Like, don't show off what you don't have.
Besides, these e-celebs aren't all
that much if you look hard enough.
Just a bunch of try-hards
acting like they're the shit.
They'll gossip, dig up dirt,
and sometimes they'll even plot
against each other, A-ri.
Yeah, I guess that's what it takes
to succeed in this world.
-Oh, A-ri!
-What?
Angela used to be a bar girl?
That's how you made your money, Ms. Hwang.
You made your money whoring yourself out,
selling clothes, and making connections
all to gain power.
Besta Room's secret!
I'm the same.
Huh?
I, um…
Did you see?
It's fucking scary, right?
Seo A-ri was doing so much shady shit
behind the scenes.
My hands are shaking still.
Who are we dealing with?
This is only a taste of what's coming.
They have tons of DMs from A-ri.
We should meet up. Talk in person.
Hey, what's up? I wasn't expecting you.
What are you…
Don't go on your phone for a while, okay?
No matter what,
social media is off limits.
-What?
-You have no idea
what the consequences of your actions
brought on us all.
So nothing happened
to your husband's clinic?
Not even an investigation?
Mmm, not a thing.
How is that possible?
There were drugs involved. Someone died.
That was just some rumor. Come on.
What?
Min-hye, you know how worried I was?
Ugh, so scary.
But it was all a lie. Totally fake.
That's why all of those websites
had to take down their posts.
They're gonna catch
everyone who shared it,
including whoever posted it first.
Apparently, Taegang is going after people.
Who said it was totally fake?
They're threatening people who post it?
Huh?
Min-hye, you don't believe this.
It doesn't make sense.
Where are you going?
Hey, Min-hye!
Honey, what's up? You look into it?
How'd things go?
Well, Yong-tae wouldn't pick up his phone,
so I went to the Aragon myself.
-But I think he didn't go in today.
-And?
What do you mean, "And"?
I'll talk to him the next time I see him.
Ugh, you idiot, can you hear yourself?
How can you be so goddamn stupid?
Look, that post I put online
is getting buried.
Taegang's moving in.
I was trying to teach Chae-hee
and Seo A-ri a lesson,
but now I'm the one getting fucked.
This could end up killing me instead.
You take care of it?
Yes, sir. We delivered it
to the dead asshole's sister.
You spent a lot of money on this.
-Then she gets the message?
-She's got more than enough.
At the least, they would know
what happens if they act up.
Were they the ones who made the post?
Sir, they kept denying it, though.
Said it wasn't them.
So who could've leaked that information?
Seo A-ri. Check her out, okay?
Every detail about her.
Miss Seo.
Excuse me, ma'am.
How should we handle
the orders for the new product?
Uh…
Let's…
Let's make a decision once we've had time
to review the schedule.
Yes.
A-ri.
It's showtime. Let's get going.
Yeah. I'll go get ready.
Have a nice day.
Take care.
Is it 'cause of what happened?
-Hmm?
-That post online.
You saw it too?
The drugs party thing?
I heard that someone died.
I'm not gonna lie, it sounds all made up.
They took it down right away.
What post?
Were you guys talking about A-ri?
No, no.
Look over here, please!
This way, come on!
Look at the camera! Right here, please!
Hello.
Miss Zhang Wei, my name is Seo A-ri.
Thank you for coming.
She needs to review
the factory and a few matters
before we proceed with the livestream.
To accommodate the live commerce stream,
we've been keeping
the machines running 24/7.
Our fabric
is top of the line from Türkiye.
We pride ourselves on adhering to
the strictest standards for our products.
Can we increase production
to one million by the stream?
Uh, I'm…
That may be just a bit too much
for us right now.
Of course we can do that.
We'll do whatever we can
to get you those numbers.
She says that's great.
Huh?
-Hello.
-Hello.
Nice to meet you.
You are the CEO of The Hue, right?
-Right. I'm Han Jun-kyoung.
-I am happy to meet you.
Hello. Why are you here?
Ari.& is our partner, after all.
It only seemed right.
What? One million?
Uncle just called with the news.
They increased it from 300,000
to a million.
He said this is gonna blow up, Mom.
How much could we even get
for one million?
A-ri may even take over
the markets in China at this rate.
Are we sure it'll all sell, though?
It could be a problem
if we're stuck with leftovers. So…
Leftovers?
Yeah, should we be more careful?
There's been a lot of rumors
about A-ri lately.
What rumors?
I've just about had it
with all of your nonsense.
You also heard what those employees
were saying earlier, ma'am.
The strange posts online and--
Maybe that's right,
but the employees don't even believe it.
It's obvious it's slander.
So why even bring it up at all?
You'll jinx the whole thing.
Could it be A-ri's success
is making you jealous?
Wow! How could you say
something like that to me?
That's enough.
And while we're at it,
let me also tell you this.
I've known this for a while,
but kept my mouth shut until now.
Did you really think I wouldn't know
you've been using A-ri's name?
Seriously? Exactly what did I do?
A-ri's name has been used how?
I'm offended you'd say that.
Have I really offended you?
Fine.
Every month you get a check from us,
including a little something on the side.
Is that what you find offensive?
I've seen what you're doing.
A-ri may not have been aware,
but I check your account every day.
You need to get a grip on reality.
Being by A-ri's side
doesn't make you her, huh?
Don't you ever forget your place.
That was over the line.
Just what did I even do?
Tell me.
I've given everything as well.
I've been working to the bone
for her and the company too!
Uh, wait!
Uh, hey, Jeong-sun!
Ugh, why did you do that?
What did I do?
I only said what had to be said, okay?
Staring at it won't solve anything.
Besides, it's too late now.
You need to focus
on your marketing strategy.
"Do I deserve all this?"
That's what I keep asking myself.
The position I'm in right now,
these opportunities.
Maybe I never had the right to
any of this success to begin with.
Is this because of that incident?
What incident?
I'm surprised you don't know yet.
Wait, what do you mean?
Tell me what happened.
DEATH CERTIFICATE (POSTMORTEM EXAM REPORT)
NAME: KIM KWANG-HO
HOSPITAL: KIM MIN-CHAN PLASTIC SURGERY
Excuse me, ma'am.
What I asked you for?
It's all ready,
but you should know Mr. Jin is…
Thanks for your help. You can go home.
You're back early.
What is that?
I made sure Chae-hee behaves herself.
I felt like that was
something I should do.
I just asked you what you were doing.
It's difficult for me to even look at you.
Si-hyeon.
-Hey, Yoon Si-hyeon.
-A person has died!
How can you try to keep it hidden,
even from me, your own wife?
Living with you,
sharing the same space as you,
I can't do it anymore.
And what was I supposed to do then?
Should I have given him a piggyback ride?
Carry him all the way to the ER?
Should I have let my bitch sister
go to jail for drugs?
I did everything I could do, okay?
Chae-hee's not to blame here.
I know you didn't want to make any scandal
for yourself or Taegang!
That choice you made?
Here's the result.
A man's dead, and you're the one
who's responsible for his death!
What's this?
Huh? You sound like Jun-kyoung.
Did you two meet?
Is that a line he gave you?
That doesn't matter right now.
So…
…you two just met up, and what?
Talk about the good old days?
Honey!
It never ends.
Jun-kyoung this, Jun-kyoung that.
Si-hyeon.
Mind your manners now.
Marriage is a business, you know,
and there are rules to running a business.
Just tell me what you're getting at.
Do I really have to say it?
Me, Jin Tae-jeon?
Our marriage…
Do you think I would have said yes
without knowing?
Fuck me.
Why'd it have to be Han Jun-kyoung?
That son of a bitch.
Huh? Why?
SEO A-RI
A-ri, hi.
So then it is true. All of it.
The whole way here,
I was hoping it wasn't true.
But what happened that day
wasn't your fault at all.
-You shouldn't feel guilty about this.
-Si-hyeon.
My husband, my in-laws, and my family
are who should be held responsible.
So I'll take care of this however I can.
But I was also there that day.
You know I was.
I should've called the police.
And I said it'd be fine.
I was the one who convinced you
nothing would happen to him.
I am begging you. Please stay out of this.
If anything goes wrong,
you might get wrapped up in it.
How do we fix something like this?
-A-ri, please.
-Can you resurrect the dead?
Whatever you call it, it's a cover-up.
Pretending as if this never happened,
just like we did that night.
Everything you have accomplished so far,
you will lose.
Are you sure you're okay with that?
You've seen what it's like
to be in this world now.
You've experienced it for yourself.
You have.
So you should absolutely take no action.
There's nothing more you can do.
Absolutely.
Enzymes are totally what's hot right now.
You all know my friend A-ri, right?
Just how do you think
she keeps up that figure?
These enzymes right here
are the ones A-ri takes every single day.
Jeong-sun, what are you doing?
Why are you at the office?
I thought you had gone home.
Are you hosting a purchase event
for those enzymes?
From that offer I turned down?
A-ri, the thing is…
It seemed like…
It seemed like such a waste, you know?
It was a huge profit,
so I thought I could do it.
So you thought you could use my name?
This isn't like you.
I can't believe you would do this to me.
Why?
Remember what you told me
about Wang Ro-la?
How's this any different
than what you accused her of?
You're doing the same thing.
So, what are you saying, A-ri?
Just try to be thankful for what I have?
Since I'm not A-ri?
Even your mom told me that.
She reminded me of my place.
That your fame's not mine.
All I did was use your name
for a mass purchase event
so I could benefit from my famous friend.
But is… is that really a sin?
I'm just a nobody,
so I pretended to be somebody.
Was what I did really that terrible?
Jeong-sun…
I'm sorry that I forgot my place.
I'll return it all.
But let me tell you.
You think you're different?
You're the same as me.
How are you any different
than the e-celebs you look down on?
You called for me, sir?
Ari.& and Zhang Wei's commerce event,
what time's it start?
At three. It begins soon, sir.
Our marketing team will be there
to review its marketability.
Hey, A-ri, look here.
The views on that vlog we uploaded
totally took off.
I think today's gonna be huge.
Oh.
Hey.
We're already busy as it is.
Has anyone seen Jeong-sun? Huh?
-Du-seong, give her a call now.
-Oh, sure.
It's fine. Just let her be, Mom.
I had her take some time off.
She seemed tired.
Tired from what exactly?
What does she even do around here?
God, Mom.
What?
Excuse me.
I'm sorry,
but we are closed today for a shoot, sir.
Uh, I'm not here to buy anything.
Is there a Ms. Seo A-ri here?
I'm Inspector Jang
from the Dongbu Police Station.
Thank you for taking the time
to speak with me.
I know who you are.
The two of us have met before.
Uh, the sexual harassment case.
So you do remember me, Ms. Seo.
The case with Han Jun-kyoung.
Were you able to settle things with him?
Yeah, it was a misunderstanding.
But what is this about?
Well, the thing is,
someone filed a report,
so I need to ask you some questions.
The person who came in
reported a death.
And it's possible that we may have
a case of drug-induced homicide.
Have you heard anything about it?
There was talk it was floating around
in forums online for the past couple days.
I'm not sure.
Well, at the moment,
it's nothing but a rumor.
We just wanted to check it out.
Can I ask you,
have you been to the Aragon Club recently?
A-ri?
It's time to go.
What are you doing in there?
Zhang Wei will be arriving soon.
We need to leave now.
A-ri!
A-ri!
A-ri!
A-ri!
I think that was the moment
I remembered the most afterwards.
The choice
that I made back then.
The camera should be over here.
Oh,
why am I the one panicking here?
Oh!
Oh my, how amazing!
-Oh, Mr. Park!
-Hello, ma'am.
A-ri, we've got the million they wanted,
and they're all ready
to be shipped out today.
-God, I feel good about this!
-Oh my God!
Oh! Oh wow!
This is incredible.
She's very satisfied with this setup.
Oh, thank you so much!
And my, don't you look so beautiful!
She said, "Thank you."
Everyone, we've got ten minutes
before the event goes live!
Oh, hey, A-ri.
Let me ask you.
What choice do you think
I should have made back then?
Hello, everyone. I'm Seo A-ri
of the fashion and cosmetics brand Ari.&.
First, I'd like to say I'm so grateful
for the chance to host this exciting event
with the amazing Zhang Wei.
This'll probably be the most exhilarating
and overwhelming day of my life.
Right at the start,
we have a total of 20,000 viewers.
And it's rising quickly.
We're at 50,000 now.
You probably know her already,
but please welcome Ms. Zhang Wei.
Hello, everyone.
I am Zhang Wei from China.
I am honored to be here today
at the live show.
I hope you will love our products.
Unbelievable.
Seo A-ri,
you think I'm just gonna sit by
while you ride into the sunset?
-Welcome, ma'am.
-Angela, she here?
Uh, yeah.
Ugh, I told you that part hurts.
Go easy on me.
But you always
ask me to go hard here.
Well, today I said no.
I didn't know
because you didn't say anything.
Are you talking back to me?
Hey, what is your name?
Don't you know they sponsor me?
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Hey!
Do you think this is time for the spa?
Why are you here?
Just take a look at what Seo A-ri
is up to right now.
Ari.& is the trendiest brand
in Korea these days.
We're just over 200,000 now.
Our highest count.
Now let's look at the products.
Miss Seo,
please introduce them to us in detail.
We've got enough viewers.
So how's sales? How are our numbers?
What? How?
How's it going here?
How are the sales going right now?
-I don't know. It seems--
-What's wrong?
-What's going on?
-Something's weird.
The numbers aren't going up.
-The numbers?
-The number of sales.
We hit 50k, but haven't sold any since.
-Huh?
-But how can that be?
The number of views
keep increasing, though.
We're over 300,000.
And that's counting
both Korean and Chinese viewers.
-Something's wrong with the program.
-A tech error?
What do we do? Oh!
Check it again.
Ari.& takes great pride
in our attention to the smallest details
in all of our designs.
On today's live commerce show,
we are bringing you
our most exclusive item
at a special discount.
How many sets now?
What?
That makes no sense.
Sales aren't increasing?
Yeah, we expected a million orders,
but we haven't made more than 50,000.
We haven't seen any more purchases.
The item that I would most recommend
to everyone
is this stunning jacket.
Black, ocean blue, sky blue.
You can find it in these three colors.
Uh, you can even create a chic look
by adding a scarf like this.
Excuse me, Miss Seo.
But she said that
we won't be able to continue.
What?
You're leaving, sir?
It's over, isn't it?
Uh, what do you mean
we won't be able to continue the show?
No way!
We sold everything! It's sold out!
We sold out?
I can't believe it!
We sold out?
Yes,
congratulations, Miss Seo.
Products have sold out,
so we can't continue the show!
I can't believe what just happened.
Our website had a crash for a moment
due to a sudden rush of traffic.
All one million pieces
sold out within five minutes,
but we had no idea.
This is a first for me as well.
Congratulations, Miss Seo!
A-ri!
A-ri, this wasn't 'cause of Zhang Wei,
this was all you! All of it!
It all sold out instantly, A-ri!
Oh!
SLIDE TO POWER OFF
Here's a cosmetic proposal
we received from Zhang Wei's team.
I think we've really impressed them.
And let's not forget to mention
all the other offers.
Have you reviewed these with Ari.& yet?
Uh, thing is,
I can't seem to reach them.
Seo A-ri, you mean?
Yeah, her phone's turned off.
Have you heard from her, Mr. Han?
So you decided to come in.
I did.
I told you I would, so I'm here.
It was true.
I must have thought about it a thousand…
No, 10,000 times.
That night, what happened.
How would things have been different
if I had stopped them?
Then maybe…
none of this would have ever happened.
I'll tell you everything.
That night,
on February 15th,
I went to the Aragon Club.
And there…
There was…
Um, in a backroom, there were drugs.
And you were right
that there was an accident that day.