Chapter 83

While the cast and crew of "Boys Over Flowers" were having a great time on a beautiful South Pacific island, the Korean "Boys Over Flowers" official website was once again buzzing with excitement...

Unlike the overwhelming criticism last time, many people's attitudes had shifted positively, and it was evident that the number of female fans had significantly increased after the character posters were released and the press conference was held:

"Lee Min-ho oppa is so handsome, so cool and aloof, especially his long legs, my long-legged oppa, you are Joo Ji-hoo, you are Dou Ming Si..."

"I never noticed how handsome Lee Min-ho was before, I'm now incredibly excited to see his performance in 'Boys Over Flowers'..."

"Check out Lee Min-ho's CY, he uploaded some photos, it seems he's filming in a certain island country in the South Pacific, he looks so handsome in a T-shirt..."

"Really? I'll go check it out too..."

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"This is Ku Hye-sun? She looks even younger than in '19 Years of Innocence,' so cute..."

"Ku Hye-sun unnie is so cute~!"

"Actually, I prefer the Taiwanese version of Shizuka..."

"You're a traitor to Korea, support the Republic of Korea, let's make our own 'Boys Over Flowers,' Jin Sae-wook is the best, long live the Republic of Korea!"

"You're brainwashed, diagnosed! It's just a drama, and you're elevating it to a national level, you're sick..."

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"Kim Bum and Kim Jun's popularity also soared instantly, with the number of fans in their fan clubs rapidly increasing..."

Although each of the main actors saw a surge in popularity, the one with the most significant increase was undoubtedly Lee Seung-ri, who had the lowest popularity before:

"Is this Lee Seung-ri? He's a real heartthrob, isn't he?"

"Seung-ri uncle, sa lang he yo!"

"You're brainwashed? He's clearly an oppa!"

"Reply to the above, you must be new, Seung-ri uncle's previous edgy look was also amazing! (When someone becomes popular, everything about them becomes better!)"

"Although I don't know how his acting is, just based on his aura, Lee Seung-ri is much better than Kim Hyun-joong, brainwashed peas, go to hell! (You seem to be an anti-SS501 fan...)"

"Support, look at that dreamy gaze at the press conference (by the way, it was probably the flash from the cameras...), that melancholic aura, this is the perfect So Ji-ho in my heart!"

"The perfect So Ji-ho with a son..."

"Go to hell, what's wrong with having a son, Ji-ho oppa, I'm 18 and unmarried, I want to be Hu Hu's mom, phone: 01234567890"

"I finally understand why Hu Hu's mom left... out of inferiority..."

"You're right, the truth is out!"

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When Lee Ji-hyun in Seoul saw these comments about Lee Seung-ri, she was initially very happy, as her "husband" was so excellent, and she shared in his glory, even though she hadn't expected Lee Seung-ri to be so handsome...

But why are these people so negative? What do you mean by 'inferiority'... Although she might feel a little that way now, it wasn't the reason she left back then...

Of course, these are all supportive fans, and there are also some more neutral fans who, while satisfied with the actors' looks, are still waiting to see their acting...

Naturally, where there is light, there is also darkness. Those who dislike them still do, especially the anti-Lee Seung-ri fans, who now have another reason: hiding his true identity, definitely has something to hide, strongly demanding the police to investigate the fugitive...

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"Attention all departments, shooting will begin in 10 seconds... 3, 2, 1, ACTION!"

"As long as you are a citizen of Korea, even if you don't know the president's name, you wouldn't have missed the name 'Shinhwa'..." The opening narration describes the Shinhwa Group, and then the camera cuts to a person in a school uniform standing on a building, ready to jump...

"CUT!

Whoever you are, you're supposed to be jumping because you're being bullied, but you look excited. Are you having a mid-life crisis, thinking that jumping will transport you to another world?"

By the way, director, are you a loyal reader of a certain Chinese website...

Park Sung-woo (a cameo by book friend Smokom) realized he had been a bit too excited. After all, he had just joined the production and found out that his brother Seung-ri was already the second lead, even though they were all extras before. He wasn't jealous, just hopeful, thinking he would eventually rise to a higher position...

"Sorry, director, I'm ready!"

Park Sung-woo adjusted his emotions and stood on the rooftop again. This time, he performed exceptionally well, expressing anger, despair, confusion, and a hint of attachment to life...

"CUT! That was over the top!" This extra has potential. Kim Ki-shang called over the assistant director, "Take note of this person, give him a more significant role when there's an opportunity..."

Next, Lee Seung-ri's scenes were few, just appearing with the F4, showing off, and posing...

The main scenes were mostly Ku Hye-sun's solo performances...

However, Lee Seung-ri noticed a strange phenomenon: before filming, Lee Min-ho always took some time to himself, and then his aura gradually became more and more like Joo Ji-hoo in the drama!

Although he always humbly said he was a model, Lee Seung-ri, who had run many extras, could feel that Lee Min-ho's acting skills were not much worse than those of the leads in the previous productions he had been in...

Lee Seung-ri's acting had improved quickly before, but he felt he had hit a bottleneck and couldn't improve further, always feeling something was missing. His intuition told him that Lee Min-ho's state could help him solve this problem...

Finally, after Lee Min-ho and Ku Hye-sun finished a scene where Joo Ji-hoo was being scolded, Lee Seung-ri, seeing how effortlessly Lee Min-ho portrayed Joo Ji-hoo's arrogance, confusion, anger, and委屈, couldn't hold back and went to ask Lee Min-ho for acting advice...

However, as soon as he grabbed Lee Min-ho's arm, he was pushed away, and seeing the cold and angry look in Lee Min-ho's eyes, Lee Seung-ri was a bit at a loss. He wasn't afraid, but confused, wondering why the usually easy-going Min-ho oppa was acting this way towards him?

Fortunately, Ku Hye-sun saw this and quickly came over to hold Lee Seung-ri's arm, letting Lee Min-ho leave and return to a corner to sit quietly by himself...

"Nuna?"

"Curious?"

"Uh-huh!"

"He hasn't come out of character yet, don't disturb him. If you have any questions, wait until he comes out of character and let him explain it to you himself."

"Not out of character yet? But Nuna, you're fine, and our acting is about the same, right?"

Lee Seung-ri's head was full of questions, and he could only wait for Lee Min-ho to come out of character to get his answers...

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