People on the Peninsula: I Became a Lucky Koi

Chapter 82 New Drama Audition: IU's Clever Kiss Scene (Thanks to Brother Hello Sunny for the patronage)

Hirai Momo, Park Ji-hyo, Kim Da-hyun, Lim Na-yeon, Kim Eun-seo, and others immediately focused their attention.

Very energetic!

"About 'SIXTEEN'," Kim Chan said, keeping everyone in suspense.

Lin Na-yeon asked anxiously, "What?"

Jin Can took a sip of coffee: "I will be involved in the recording of your episodes 5 and 6 at the end of this month or the beginning of next month."

This happened rather suddenly.

But for royalty, resources fall from the sky, it's quite normal.

Park Jin-young had a special conversation with him this morning. According to the old uncle's plan, the trainees will have their first team battle in the recording of episode 5.

The remaining 14 members will be divided into Major A/B teams and Minor A/B teams to compete on stage.

Park Jin-young initially planned to find a senior colleague at the company to serve as a special MC to cheer on his junior colleagues.

But now, Jin Can has successfully debuted as an actor.

He's already considered a senior to more than a dozen trainees. Depending on the filming schedule, it might be at the end of the month or the beginning of June when Kim Chan makes his solo debut again.

This participation is perfectly legitimate.

Coincidentally, Park Jin-young also wanted to try to see if the current buzz surrounding Kim Chan could be channeled back into the audition program "SIXTEEN".

"Qinjia?"

Park Ji-hyo was stunned.

Lim Nayeon's mouth dropped open. "A mentor?"

In the current recordings, Pdnim also invites some industry veterans to participate, such as the recently aired episode featuring the sharp-tongued photographer Zhao Shanxi and—

"Ani".

"Special MC—" Jin Can shrugged, indicating that the matter was already a done deal.

Hirai Momo was pleasantly surprised: "Isn't this great? I didn't expect everyone could record a program together so soon."

She thought that perhaps she would have to wait many years to share the stage with Chan-sang.

"Hold on."

Jin Can raised an eyebrow and offered a word of encouragement.

Then, feigning a sigh, he said, "Otherwise, when Brother Zhenying asks me to announce the eliminated personnel, I will feel sorry for you too."

"Oh, what's there to be heartbroken about?"

Hirai Momo patted the muscular woman nonchalantly: "Skill is king, and I'm definitely not going to be eliminated!"

Upon hearing this, Lim Nayeon pursed her rabbit teeth.

She glanced at Hirai Momo—"Those are all my words—"

If skill is king, shouldn't that be said by her, the ace trainee?

"I'm rooting for you~" Jin Can nudged Hirai Momo's shoulder.

Park Jihyo, ever the troublemaker, asked, "Chan, who do you think will be eliminated between us?"

These words were spoken.

The trainees in the minor group in the practice room all looked at him.

I seem to care quite a bit about this issue.

And who wouldn't want the sun's approval?

Jin Can glanced at their curious faces and said, "To be honest, if we were to rank them..."

He must have ranked them based on how close they were to each other, eliminating those with the least close relationships.

But when asked about that, Jin Can chuckled and said, "I'll announce it myself when the time comes!"

Shout!

The first to speak was Hirai Momo, who pouted, "Boring."

There's a lot of tension between them now.

Opponents are everywhere—

"Oh right, do you want a banana?" Hirai Momo quickly remembered this and took out a banana from her bag.

Sana-san and Mina-san are no longer in the minor group.

The bananas for Chan-san are prepared by Momo-san.

"Kamsammita~" Kim Chan accepted the gift and thanked them.

Actually, he still misses a little bit of that little black fish who likes to cricket. This guy went to the major group and never even came back to check on things.

That's really disloyal!

We chatted for a while.

Hirai Momo and the others had rested enough and began practicing in their respective positions.

Jin Can is practicing the dance for "Preference Sniper" alone.

The choreography is simple, not particularly difficult; it's mainly for promoting the song.

Time flowed by with the sweat and tears of Hirai Momo, Lim Nayeon, and others who carried their dreams.

That evening, the second episode of "The Producers" continued to air.

However, compared to yesterday's premiere, the number of viewers increased after a day of public discussion.

The controversy surrounding Jin Can has intensified.

In the following days, Kim Chan stopped paying attention to the broadcast of "The Producers".

Its viewership ratings rose slowly but steadily.

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At first, Jin Can didn't have high expectations for this drama, just considering it a stable debut work.

But now, the ratings have far exceeded expectations, which is a pleasant surprise.

Kim Chan-il truly pinned his hopes on the script for "Reply 1988," a series that consistently enjoyed high viewership ratings in South Korea.

The drama is now in the casting stage, which has been going on for half a month.

However, Jin Can was busy filming "The Producers" and preparing for his solo debut, so he didn't have time to go.

He heard from Yoon Sung-hyun that in March, the drama's director, Shin Won-ho, had already cast another lead actor, Park Bo-gum.

As for the role of Kim Jung-hwan, Kim Chan will audition for it.

These past two days, with the airing of "The Producers," Shin Won-ho has taken the initiative to call me, inviting me to audition as soon as possible and finalize the role.

CJE&M (tvN) Building, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu.

Kim Chan came to audition for the role of Kim Jung-hwan.

In the South Korean film and television industry, although filming multiple projects simultaneously is not explicitly prohibited, the contracts signed by the lead actors of Korean dramas almost always include clauses such as "exclusivity priority and no cross-production."

Otherwise, they would be criticized for being unprofessional and affecting the quality, so the lead actors basically don't take on multiple roles simultaneously, while the supporting actors do so occasionally.

In terms of timeline, "The Producers" will wrap up filming in mid-June.

"Reply 1988" had its script reading, costume fitting, and set construction in early July, and officially started filming at the end of the same month, so it doesn't count as filming multiple projects at once.

In the corridor on the 12th floor of tvN TV station.

The conference room on the left became the audition room for "Reply 1988". The director of the drama, Shin Won-ho, specifically stated that he would use a large number of new actors, so many new actors and models came to audition.

The role of Deok-sun has recently attracted nearly 300 auditionees.

Jin Can stepped out of the elevator and glanced at the corridor where a lot of people had gathered. Boys were leaning against the wall, while some girls were nervously staring at the door of the audition room.

It emerged as a completely new competitor.

Many auditionees cast their gazes at Jin Can, but were met with surprise.

Isn't that the guy who interfered in other people's relationships?

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He's really handsome!

Jin Can ignored their stares and chose a seat.

Lee Hyeri, with her short hair, saw Kim Chan-soo sitting next to her.

She put down the audition script that the production assistant had just handed her, smiled, and squinted her eyes in greeting: "—Jin Can?"

Kim Chan recognized her: "Lee Hyeri sunbaenim?"

The reason why Lee Hyeri from Girl's Day acted in this drama is because she watched the show's Douyin videos in her previous life.

I recognize this woman's face.

The two greeted each other.

Lee Hyeri, with her outgoing personality, quickly couldn't contain her curiosity and asked, "Which role did you audition for?"

"Kim Jung-hwan," Kim Chan replied, then asked knowingly, "And you?"

Lee Hyeri waved the script in her hand: "Sung Deok-sun."

"However, I heard from my agent that this role has already gone through hundreds of auditions in the last two days." She said with a mix of nervousness and helplessness, "I don't know what the outcome will be."

Jin Can smiled and glanced at her: "You will be chosen."

"Kamsammida." Lee Hye-ri laughed happily.

Soon, the two were looking at their own scripts, preparing for the audition.

In the corridor, new actors whose names were called entered the audition room one after another, for varying durations.

Just as Kim Chan was watching Kim Jung-hwan's audition footage.

A cheerful voice rang out: "Jin Can?"

"Junyeol-ge?" Jin Can glanced at the newcomer, Liu Junyeol.

This guy played a minor supporting role in the production of "The Producers," and the two of them had a few scenes together, which is how they got to know each other.

Ryu Jun-yeol smiled familiarly and said, "You're here for an audition too?"

Which character—

"Kim Jung-hwan," Kim Chan said with a light laugh.

Thanks to the photoshopped images from his previous life, this guy became an instant hit when "Reply 1988" premiered, and frankly, his face isn't exactly handsome.

But through Kim Jung-hwan's character filter, fans have romanticized him into a new term—"ugly-handsome".

He is also one of the representatives of "ugly-handsome".

Jin Can is speechless. Ugly is ugly, and handsome is handsome. What's the point of being ugly-handsome?

However, to be fair, this is the filter effect of a hit drama.

"Kim Jung-hwan?" Ryu Jun-yeol's smile froze.

Rumors about Jin Can's background have changed over time within the crew of "The Producers".

But no matter how things change, this person is a resource-rich individual, a member of the royal family.

immediately.

The atmosphere was silent—Jin Can had no desire to speak to him.

Ten minutes later.

It was his turn.

The staff member opened the door and announced the name: "JYP - Kim Chan, get ready."

Lee Hye-ri waved her hand: "Stay strong!"

Jin Can nodded, stood up, folded the script in half, gently put it into his pocket, and stepped inside.

The door closed behind them.

The audition room was more spacious than I had imagined, but the lighting was deliberately dimmed.

A long table covered with a black tablecloth was placed directly in front, and several people were sitting behind it.

In the very center is director Shin Won-ho, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and next to him is screenwriter Lee Woo-jung, twirling a pen in her hand, her eyes revealing a keen insight into the characters in the story.

There are also several casting directors and producers—

In the center of the room, there was only a simple wooden chair.

A camera was mounted on the side, its red light on, silently recording everything.

Shin Wonho chuckled: "Finally, we meet, Kim Chan-i."

"Ah Ning Hasaiyo, Director-nim, Screenwriter-nim—" Jin Can greeted them, laughing, "We should have arrived earlier."

Lee Yu-ting: "We specifically watched your debut work, 'The Producers,' and you acted like a natural newcomer."

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They chatted casually for a while.

Lee Woo-jung, as the screenwriter, began: "Kim Chan-i, tell us your understanding of the character Kim Jung-hwan."

"Cold on the outside but warm on the inside, sharp-tongued and awkward, extremely reserved, and so devoted to his feelings as to be—even cowardly," Jin Can slowly stated, "a typical, regrettable first love who habitually gives silently."

"Inferiority complex + hesitation".

"He is aloof and taciturn, even somewhat expressionless, and his emotions are not written on his face."

Li Youting looked surprised: "Your understanding is really accurate."

Shin Won-ho pointed to a scene in the script, "Let's try a scene."

"Inside."

Jin Can took a deep breath and sat down in the chair in the center.

Immediately after, having immersed himself in the emotions, his performance began—

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While auditioning.

As the countdown to Kim Chan's solo debut enters its second half, JYP's official website continues to update behind-the-scenes footage, releasing clips of training, recording, styling, and other activities to build up his popularity for his debut.

D—7.

Seven days to go.

He received an offer from "Reply 1988" and has been cast as Kim Jung-hwan.

JYP Entertainment has officially announced the full physical specifications of Kim Chan's first single album, "Interlude," on its official website and opened pre-orders.

[JYP Official Website]:

[1.INTERLUDE (SPECIAL EDITION)—Limited Edition]

[2, INTERLUDE (STANDARDEDITION)—Normal version]

The album is available in two versions: a limited edition and a standard edition.

The internal configurations are different; for example, the limited edition outer cover features the album title "Interlude" printed with silver foil stamping and a golden autograph.

Includes a 100-page deluxe photobook (unreleased styling, exclusive recording studio & practice room footage, and short concept interpretation essays).

Random rare small cards.

Features: Highly collectible.

The standard edition is a step down, but it's more affordable and suitable for most fans to collect.

Simon's debut single album, "Interlude," contains four tracks, including three Korean songs and one Chinese song.

[Album Introduction: "Interlude" is a musical term referring to an interlude within the grand symphony of Simon's life. It is neither a verse nor a chorus, but rather a transitional piece full of variations.]

[SIMON infused Interlude with artistry, participating in the entire production process, from the detailed arrangement of each track to the overall album concept, enhancing the overall quality. Whether it's the title track or other songs, you can feel Simon's multifaceted charm.]

[Audio Track List — 1, "MyType" (Orientation Sniper)]

[2, Untitled]

[3. "Way Back Home"]

[4. Stay tuned]

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At first, the anti-fans didn't take the announcement seriously.

What a piece of garbage configuration!

"Participated in the entire production? Just give them a name. They really think they're some kind of creative genius—"

But the further you look, the greater the emotional fluctuations of the antis become, until they see the final column listed separately in bold—

Your hatred can be like a pebble I step on, insignificant to me, but an honor for you. Simon to An

[ti's Love Letter]

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The anti-fans broke down, rambling incoherently.

But right now, Jin Can really doesn't have time to mess around with these antis!

Today's scene is very important.

Even more important than his debut solo performance—

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Kim Chan got out of the car and arrived at the film set. At first glance, he saw Lee Ji-eun chewing gum, saying, "Good evening~ noona~"

He greeted them.

It's evening now, and some scenes need to be filmed according to the weather conditions in the script.

It's night shooting now.

"Good evening." Lee Ji-eun smiled gently.

She tossed the script aside; she didn't need to read it at all for her scene with Jin Can tonight.

She has experience with kissing scenes.

Experience is key!

As for chewing gum, it's for cleaning the mouth, so we can't give younger people a bad experience, right?

That's what you call professional!

"Are you nervous?" Lee Ji-eun joked, Suzy is still too inexperienced.

How long has it been, and you still haven't won her over?

Jin Can glanced at her. "It's alright."

Then he glanced down at the small tin of chewing gum lying on the table and asked, "What flavor is it?"

Lee Ji-eun glanced around and, seeing that there weren't many people nearby, smiled and teased, "You'll know once you try it, won't you?"

That person has a really sharp tongue.

Should we taste the chewing gum, or taste our mouths?

"Ani." Jin Can pouted. "I asked what flavor of chewing gum you wanted."

Seeing that he didn't respond, Lee Ji-eun's innocent face showed a hint of sullenness: "Mint, I guess."

"Change to strawberries!" Jin Can retorted.

Lee Ji-eun's heart, which was about to give up, lit up slightly when she heard these words.

She bit her lip, speechless, and kicked him with her short leg: "You're such a closet pervert—"

"I like it a little sweeter," Jin Can said without batting an eye.

After all, it's my first on-screen kiss, so I should be a little more serious and choose a flavor I like.

Lee Ji-eun rolled her eyes at him, then called over Bae Jong-han and asked him to buy a box of strawberry-flavored chewing gum, specifically instructing, "Make sure it's sweet, oppa."

After saying that, she turned to look at Jin Can: "Are you satisfied now?"

"Strawberry flavored too." Lee Ji-eun shook her head and gave a disdainful look.

Jin Can didn't refute, and shrugged: "I'm the kind of person who can't stand any hardship—"

"You're just pretending to be dead," Lee Ji-eun said reproachfully.

After saying that, she reached out to scratch Jin Can's ticklish spot.

Jin Can skillfully dodged, and he joked around with Lee Ji-eun on set.

He usually doesn't dare to share with Bae Suzy, not because he's afraid of her, but because he's afraid she can't handle it.

Jin Can is such a thoughtful person!

"Don't hide!" Lee Ji-eun chased after Kim Chan's running figure on the set.

She hadn't put on makeup yet; her hair was tied in a bun, and a fine layer of sweat had seeped from her smooth forehead during the chase.

Jin Can braked suddenly, and his tall figure stood still.

He raised his hand and pressed it against Lee Ji-eun's forehead: "Aigoo, stop fooling around, you're all sweaty from running—"

Lee Ji-eun remained silent, relentlessly swinging her fists and attacking Jin Chan's waist and abdomen.

When a person is short, their legs and arms are also short.

Jin Can laughed and dodged away.

Kim Jong-kook, Cha Tae-hyun, and Gong Hyo-jin, who had just joined the cast, were all used to seeing this scene.

Gong Hyo-jin winked at IU: "Tonight's scene is your kissing scene with Chan, right, Ji-eun?"

"Mm," Jin Can answered for her.

Seeing that the other main actors had arrived, Lee Ji-eun also became more reserved and tidied her messy hair.

Kim Jong-kook and the others looked at the two of them with a mocking expression.

Twenty minutes later, Bae Jong-han returned with a jar of strawberry-flavored chewing gum.

It was 22:30 PM.

The crew members took their positions, and Lee Ji-eun let her bun down, her reddish-brown hair draped over her shoulders.

She was wearing a Klein blue top and a short skirt.

The scene was filmed at an amusement park. This scene depicts Cindy (IU) celebrating her birthday, going to the amusement park with Baek Seung-chan and Cha Tae-hyun.

Beside the swing at night, she recounted her childhood experiences of being discovered by a talent scout and the deaths of her parents in a car accident, crying and blaming herself.

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On Pyo Min-soo's monitor, Lee Ji-eun's tears streamed down her face.

She stood in front of Baek Seung-chan: "From now on, when you think of amusement parks, you'll think of the PD."

"Me?" Baek Seung-chan, wearing a casual jacket, hesitated for a second.

Cindy nodded her little face: "Yes."

The camera angle slowly slid down from the faces of the two people.

Cindy tiptoed in her high-heeled sandals, and her height gradually increased.

The camera zooms out again to show a distant view—

She tiptoed and quickly kissed Bai Chengcan's lips. Bai Chengcan was slightly stunned, feeling the warmth and salty tears on his lips.

This woman's lips are quite soft, and they taste like strawberries.

Cindy looked at him stubbornly yet shyly, and soon Bai Chengcan prepared to respond.

But Lee Ji-eun suddenly felt a tingling in her leg, pulled herself back, and instantly snapped out of Cindy's emotions.

She wiped away her tears and looked apologetically at Pyo Min-soo and Park Ji-eun behind the monitor: "Mwah, Director, my leg just cramped up."

"Let's do one more."

Lee Ji-eun bowed and apologized with an embarrassed expression.

Jin Can pursed his lips and let out a long breath.

The only thing to do is adjust your emotions and start over.

Pyo Min-soo can understand, after all, the height difference between Lee Ji-eun and Kim Chan is too big, so filming such a tiptoe kiss would be very difficult.

"——."

After a short five-minute rest.

Filming resumed.

Dialogue → Crying → Kissing → Lee Ji-eun kissed Jin Chan's lips passionately, her white teeth gently brushing against his lips.

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Jin Can felt humiliated by being groped, but still chose to forgive.

They kissed for about ten seconds.

Lee Ji-eun caused trouble again. When it was time to leave, she went back, and the two even had a brief exchange of glances.

She timed it wrong.

"Again!"

Pyo Min-soo is very patient. Kissing scenes are considered climaxes in Korean dramas and are very effective at boosting viewership ratings.

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Come again!

"Again!"

This kissing scene was filmed five times in a row, and Jin Can felt like his lips were almost raw from kissing so much.

He only made one mistake, while Lee Ji-eun made three takes, and even though she passed the test once, she volunteered to do another take.

Park Ji-eun smiled and saw right through Lee Ji-eun's thoughts.

He joked, "Jie-eun, why don't you and Chan go to the lounge to practice first?"

Twenty minutes later.

"Pass!"

Pyo Min-soo reluctantly picked up the walkie-talkie and signaled to call it a day.

Kim Chan and Lee Ji-eun sat on their respective swings at the amusement park, their minds tacitly understanding each other.

"You and Suzy?" Lee Ji-eun asked tentatively.

Jin Can swung his foot on the swing: "Friend."

Lee Ji-eun smiled contentedly: "Really not dating?"

Without a doubt, they overtook others by taking a shortcut.

"Why would I lie to you?" Jin Can swung on the swing, looking at the neon lights in the amusement park; they were quite pretty.

As for the woman who accidentally slipped her hand to the side, she's quite pretty.

Waiting for Yoon Sung-hyun to drive over.

Jin Can packed his things, got into the car, and left.

Lee Ji-eun then quietly ran to Pyo Min-soo and asked, "Director-nim, could I see that shot again?"

"OK."

Pyo Min-soo was really worried that she would take it upon herself to film another take, but thankfully Kim Chan had already left.

He rewinds the footage.

Lee Ji-eun watched intently. She quietly took out her phone and pointed it at the monitor showing her and Kim Chan's passionate kiss. Bathed in the glow of the surrounding neon lights, it looked quite romantic.

"Click!"

Photo taken successfully, clearly saved.

On the Hanjiang Bridge, not far from the amusement park, Jin Can sat in the back seat and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being pricked by needles.

Yoon Sung-hyun noticed the situation through the rearview mirror and asked, "What's wrong?"

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"I can't quite put my finger on it." Jin Can picked up a bottle of mineral water and took a sip. "It feels weird—"