Chapter 69 - A Rising Buzz

As Im Giseok spammed the comments in his comment section, he also searched for <> on Chirp.

Unlike before, when no one was talking about it, the discussion about the show was gradually increasing.

Once the buzz started, <> hit one million views.

It took the longest time to go from 300,000 to one million, but it quickly jumped from one million to two million.

Almost overnight, the show's data soared past five million views.

ReelRise wasn't willing to invest in promoting <>.

Even though the first episode kept gaining attention, the platform still didn't feature it on the homepage.

Fans complained to the official account, but it didn't get a response.

Because of this, <> started gaining more and more word-of-mouth recommendations.

While <> had marketing accounts pushing carefully chosen GIFs of the leads' sweet moments on the homepage, <> was being promoted by viewers themselves.

They shared it everywhere while cursing ReelRise for neglecting the show.

The official stance really frustrated the viewers.

If <> had less popularity or worse reviews compared to <>, it wouldn't be a big deal.

But now, <>'s buzz had already surpassed <>, and yet ReelRise still didn't take it seriously.

Yoo Mokah's fans couldn't help but mock them.

[ It's only aired one episode. What's the hype about? Wait until the second and third episodes are released. ]

Because of <>, Im Giseok gained quite a few followers.

Drama fans were even flocking to both his and Lee Hayoon's Chirp accounts to ask about the situation.

Lee Hayoon didn't respond, but Im Giseok posted a crying emoji: "It's all my fault."

Drama fans: "?"

How is that any different from not answering?

It turns out that viewers these days are still pretty straightforward and simple, without a full grasp of Im Giseok's personality.

Meanwhile, ReelRise and his industry peers had learned some lessons from his bizarre antics.

Not long after Im Giseok's "It's all my fault" post, another peer harshly criticized him online.

This peer clearly followed the same path as screenwriter Gong, with a post titled "Im Gseok Lacks Manners and Deserves This," saying it was all his fault.

Im Giseok: "?"

Who even are you?

[ @ScreenwriterParkHoshi: So you're saying it's your fault? You've already admitted it was your mistake. ]

[ Lol, trying to follow Im Giseok's path so that he can't follow his own? ]

[ Come on, Im Giseok is rarely have drama. Why not give the guy a chance? ]

In response, Im Giseok claimed that he has always been broad-minded and that he never holds back from returning favors.

He also promised not to burden the drama-loving viewers with unnecessary worries.

After Park Hoshi posted his comment, Im Giseok decided to take the initiative and accepted an interview with a reporter.