Peninsula: I can steal the luck of disgraced celebrities

When the eighth episode of "Sungkyunkwan Scandal" aired, a certain term quietly climbed to the top of Naver's trending searches.

—Three handsome men in period dramas.

Clicking on it leads to a long post, accompanied by three carefully selected high-definition stills from the show.

They are Park Yoochun, Song Joong-ki, and Lim Ji-hoon, respectively.

They were jokingly referred to by netizens as the "Sungkyunkwan Male Model Team".

The top comment: Nv Lin is so dominant! Every word he says to Jie Ao is like flirting.

This comment received over 20,000 likes within twelve hours.

Lin Chih-hsun once again made it into the top ten of Naver's actor popularity rankings in September.

Two of his colleagues from the film crew were ahead of him in the rankings: Song Joong-ki was fifth and Park Yoo-chun was seventh.

The reason why Song Joong-ki ranked two places higher than Park Yoo-chun was precisely because the post "Nyon-rim × Arrogant" triggered a chain reaction.

Some people have dug up the romantic relationship between Gu Yong-ha and Moon Jae-shin from the original novel, even though Kim Tae-hee has publicly stated that the drama adaptation has turned it into a "deep brotherly bond".

But the more they denied it, the more excited netizens became.

But before this wave of hype could fully develop, another bomb exploded first.

On September 21, someone posted on DCinside with the title: "Park Min-young's pre-debut photos exclusively revealed."

The post included three photos.

The first photo is Park Min-young's ID photo from high school. She has no makeup, a round face, and single eyelids.

The second picture is a selfie from her high school days.

The third image is a magnified comparison—before and after the debut, the outlines of the nose bridge and double eyelids are marked with red lines.

Over the next 48 hours, the post grew like a snowball.

Related terms for "Park Min-young plastic surgery" automatically popped up on the search engine.

News feeds from major entertainment media outlets began automatically pushing relevant articles.

The titles are all very similar:

"Park Min-young's old photos revealed, the difference before and after is astonishing" "The female lead of 'Sungkyunkwan Scandal' is embroiled in plastic surgery rumors" "This is what the actress who played Kim Yoon-hee actually looks like."

The comments section was like a pot of boiling oil.

"No wonder she looked so awkward in men's clothing, turns out it was from plastic surgery."

"So what if they get plastic surgery? It's normal for actors to get plastic surgery, isn't it? As long as their acting is good, that's all that matters."

"Good acting? Was her acting good in 'Princess Ja Myung Go'? That drama was a complete flop."

"Upstairs, she really acted well in this drama."

But cyberbullying is irrational.

The more Park Min-young's supporters refute her, the more aggressive the attackers become.

Someone has taken screenshots of all her drama stills since her debut, arranged them chronologically, and marked the "change points" with red arrows.

Someone created a comparison image, breaking down her facial features for analysis: eyes, nose, chin, cheekbones, each labeled "suspected," "highly suspected," or "confirmed."

Park Min-young herself had no idea that her face was seen as a crime report by netizens.

It was like a hunting ground where traps had been set, with everyone standing by, waiting to see when the bird that had just taken flight would fall to the ground.

The focus of their argument had nothing to do with her acting skills, but rather with her face.

The controversy quickly spread to the Yongin film set.

At the end of September, Kim Yoon-hee and Moon Jae-shin had a scene together.

Park Min-young had to do eight takes.

It gets stuck in the same spot every time.

Kim Won-seok called "Cut" eight times, his tone shifting from patience to confusion to repression.

On the eighth try, he finally stood up, walked over, called Park Min-young to the monitor, and asked in a low voice, "Min-young, haven't you been getting enough rest lately?"

Park Min-young lowered her head, her hands gripping the belt of her costume.

"Sorry, director, let's do it again."

On the ninth try, I passed.

But Kim Won-seok didn't show a satisfied expression. He frowned and watched Park Min-young walk back to the rest area, feeling that the girl's shoulders were trembling.

Lin Zhixun also noticed it.

During his break, he leaned against a ginkgo tree next to the prop shed, his eyes fixed on Park Min-young.

Instead of eating snacks with everyone as usual, she sat alone in the corner of the lounge, looking down at her phone.

The brightness of her phone screen illuminated her face in the dimly lit lounge, making her face look exceptionally tired in the pale light.

Her fingertip slid slowly across the screen, scrolling through two pages before stopping.

Then lock the screen, then unlock it, and keep swiping.

The movement repeated itself endlessly, like an animal trapped in a cage, constantly circling.

Xu Xiaolin brought over a cup of hot tea, sat down next to her, and whispered a few words.

Park Min-young shook her head and forced a smile, a smile so perfect it was obviously fake.

Lin Zhixun looked away and took out his phone.

On DCinside, the post "Park Min-young's old photos" has been pushed to the top of the trending list.

With over 30,000 participants, he scrolled through several pages, his expression growing increasingly somber.

"How can someone with that kind of looks be a lead actress? Are the KBS casting team blind?"

"In comparison, Seo Hyo-rim, who also stars in the drama, is a natural beauty, so why wasn't she cast as Kim Yoon-hee?"

Lin Chih-hsun changed his DCinside account name to his real name.

The system indicates that the name already exists.

There was nothing he could do, so he added an exclamation mark after his name.

修改成功。

Then I applied for real-person verification, and the verification was approved.

He posted his first message on the account:

"It only takes a moment to decide 'I hate him,' and it only takes 5 seconds to post a malicious comment, but the person being commented on will spend 5 hours or even 5 days thinking about it."

"I will pay attention to every comment, even if I know it's meaningless." -1

Finally, @ParkMinYoung.

After doing all that, Lin Zhixun locked his phone.

He walked over to Park Min-young.

The setting sun cast a long shadow on the floor in front of her.

Park Min-young raised her head.

Lin Zhixun pulled out the chair next to him and sat down.

Without exchanging pleasantries or even looking at her, he simply took a lollipop out of his pocket, unwrapped it, and popped it into his mouth.

There was silence for a moment.

"Don't look at things online," he said casually, as if discussing what to order for dinner tonight.

"Park Min-young is Park Min-young, not the Park Min-young that anyone claims she is."

Park Min-young pursed her lips, gripped her teacup tightly, and didn't reply.

"All those who are hoping for your failure," Lin Zhixun continued calmly, "will still wake up tomorrow and live the same life as today, and their personal problems won't disappear."

"You will continue to live your life the way you want, do what you want with your family, and enjoy it."

"And they might be happy for a few days or a few months because of your situation, but ultimately they still have to return to real life." -2

"Pfft—" Park Min-young finally couldn't help but laugh.

"How could you say such hurtful things to your fans?"

"This isn't what I said," Lin Chih-hsun laughed. "It's what a celebrity I really dislike said."

"Why would you say something like that if you dislike him?"

"The deeper the hatred, the more intense the love."

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1: From Kim Namjoon, the leader of BTS.

2: This comes from James after the Heat's loss in the 2011 NBA Finals.