Jeon Ujeong had started receiving fan letters she’d never gotten before.
“Hi Joy, I’m Kim Yujin from Class 2 at Hanbit Elentary❤︎
I have a younger sibling too, so I understand how you feel.
My little sibling is really naughty too.
They’re such a ss all the ti.
But I’m going to love my sibling like you do too.
I wonder if babies understand how their older sisters feel..
Soday my sibling will beco mature like Lala too, right?
Bye then!”
From kindergarteners to elentary schoolers, every big sister handed letters to Jeon Ujeong. Colorful fan letters covered in cute stickers piled into her arms every ti they went around doing stage greetings.
“Lala! Lala!”
Han Yeoreum felt like she had lost her own na. Everyone called her “Lala.” Every single ti she entered a theater for a stage greeting, soone asked her to do the Anadyo Challenge at least once.
“Anadyo-.”
“Kyaaaaaah!”
Screams exploded around Han Yeoreum. Whenever the stage greeting ended, real-ti clips spread across every community through Tr*tter.
Mueang @maaaaang
Han Yeoreum are you really a baby-soft-flying-squirrel?
(Anadyo Challenge.mp4)
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In , the protagonist was the rabbit Joy, but the character that hit the hardest was the flying squirrel Lala. The Anadyo Challenge spread at terrifying speed.
At the sa ti, another sold-out crisis erupted.
[HOT / Apparently these GCV goods are sold out everywhere right now.jpg]
( flying squirrel blanket.jpg)
Apparently kids start begging their parents to buy this the second the movie ends LMAO The quality’s way better than expected and it’s super soft so it sold insanely well
Now all the big theaters are sold out T_T
-I bought one too, good thing I got it early LMAO
-It’s not child-sized so I bought °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° one too.. hehe Lala beca my favorite T_T
-When’s the restock T_T Our kid is causing chaos at ho
˪ Our kid too...T_T Guess we have to go see it again this week
˪ Seriously thank god it’s not just my kid LOLOLOL They keep replaying the Intube songs nonstop now I morized all the lyrics myself
Because of the nature of animation films, there were many viewers going for second and third watches. Once children liked sothing, they wanted to keep watching and listening forever. Their love was overwhelmingly intense.
[Parenting worries Forum / My troublemaker says if we just show them Lala once they’ll behave from now on, what do we do T_T LOLOLOL]
Apparently there’s a separate real Lala and Korean Lala(?) and they strongly insist Han Yeoreum is secretly a squirrel... LOOOL They say the voice is identical and she obviously transford when she ca to Korea. Now they keep saying they absolutely have to et Lala but I honestly don’t even understand what they’re talking about.. Looking at the stage greeting schedule, everything’s already sold out. What do I do?
-Tell them tickets are only given to good little siblings already
˪ The house will descend into chaos LOLOLOL T_T It’s funny but sad..
-My second kid keeps saying “Lala Lala” all day lately too. They keep saying they want to have a Lala too(?) but no matter how much I explain that younger siblings aren’t sothing you can own, they won’t listen
-You should probably explain that big sister isn’t so unpopular actress you can casually et LOOOL
There were also countless children insisting they absolutely had to see Lala and begging to attend the stage greetings. The mont the second-week schedule opened, reservations vanished at frightening speed.
Sold out, sold out, sold out.
A parade of simultaneous sellouts continued.
“Thank you! Thank you so much!”
Han Yeoreum bowed repeatedly as she rushed from theater to theater for stage greetings.
Week one after the release of .
The movie surpassed two million viewers.
Among all films released that year, the numbers were absolutely unrivaled. Then ca day ten after release, the second weekend.
“—This May, the month of family, an extraordinary box-office storm is sweeping theaters. Parents who originally visited theaters for their children are now spreading word of mouth saying they themselves discovered the ‘movie of a lifeti.’ The animation , which surpassed 2.5 million viewers in just ten days since release—our culture desk reporter investigated.”
“—Adults and children alike are laughing and enjoying the film together. With a solid story and dazzling visuals at its forefront, this animation has already crossed 2.5 million viewers within ten days of release, rewriting historical box-office records.”
Crowded audiences filled the screen. The trailer for played on the theater monitors.
“—What’s especially noteworthy is the counterattack of the dubbed version. As word spreads that it offers greater imrsion than subtitles, even adult audiences have started a trend of ‘multiple rewatches’ of the dubbed version.”
Children weren’t the only ones rewatching the movie. Adults joining the craze made audience mobilization even easier.
Then, on the second weekend, another live event began.
Because they had removed the mascot heads and were singing live, the atmosphere resembled a concert venue.
“Please keep spreading the word about our movie!”
Han Yeoreum smiled brightly and waved, a flying squirrel knee blanket draped over her shoulders. Flashes exploded from every direction.
It felt as if all the light in the world was pouring down onto Han Yeoreum.
* * *
Sunday night, after countless stage greetings finally ended.
While Han Yeoreum had gone to pre-production for 〈Dongdaemun Romance〉, the remaining voice actors gathered for a company dinner.
“Today was seriously insane, right? Seriously, Cheongdam Cine City was just... If you looked at the atmosphere alone, it felt like Tokyo Do.”
The zebra and penguin were incredibly excited. They had worked in voice acting for years, but opportunities to stand on live stages like this were rare, so they still hadn’t cald down from the excitent.
‘Han Yeoreum....’
Jeon Ujeong, who had just sung together with Han Yeoreum earlier, unconsciously recalled her face.
“But seriously, she’s so good.”
“What did I tell you? I said Disney personally picked her!”
The mont the word Disney ca up, Jeon Ujeong stiffened.
[ Working Together with a Hollywood Master... News of Noah Williams Joining]
It was because of the article JC ENM had released not long ago. Noah Williams had officially revealed that he was a fan of Han Yeoreum.
Once articles ca out saying he beca an even bigger fan after and personally sent her a casting offer for his next project, nobody dared question Han Yeoreum’s qualifications anymore.
A talent acknowledged by a Hollywood master.
The weight carried by that reputation was overwhelming.
‘Seriously, she’s so naive.’
Even so, Jeon Ujeong couldn’t understand Han Yeoreum, who had simply accepted and overlooked all of Jeon Ujeong’s attitude toward her.
‘She could’ve at least said sothing....’
Her cheeks reddened bright red as Jeon Ujeong silently gulped down soju. Han Yeoreum smiled brightly from the green bottle label.
‘She really doesn’t know how to calculate things.’
Jeon Ujeong awkwardly curled her toes.
“Are you sulking, Ujeong?”
“...Why would I be?”
The tiger Richard spoke beside her. Jeon Ujeong answered grumpily.
“Because Lala seems more popular?”
“...Well, that was understandable.”
Jeon Ujeong stared blankly at Han Yeoreum on the bottle before answering painfully.
“She did well....”
It wasn’t just the recording work she had done well. Han Yeoreum had shown everyone what true professionalism looked like.
She promoted through Yousta Stories and helped the challenge go viral, reaching the public through things beyond just the movie itself.
The live-stage ideas. The way she treated audiences in person.
At that point, it would’ve been stranger if the movie failed.
“Right. Isn’t it nice seeing you admit that?”
Tiger Richard burst into hearty laughter.
“If you’d said you still didn’t understand why Lala was more popular, I would’ve been truly disappointed.”
“....”
“I heard she collapsed once recently.”
Jeon Ujeong’s eyes widened like a rabbit’s.
“And even then, apparently she insisted on continuing the live performances.”
“....”
“She never looked tired at all, did she?”
Not even slightly. Thinking about it now, considering Han Yeoreum’s schedule, the real miracle was that she had managed not to collapse sooner.
“She approached all of this sincerely.”
At that mont, the strongest emotion Jeon Ujeong felt was sha.
If Han Yeoreum was close enough with a master like Noah to exchange personal ssages, she probably could’ve replaced soone like Jeon Ujeong instantly. But Han Yeoreum never once showed even the slightest sign of dislike.
Han Yeoreum, who poured sincerity into every role at every mont.
Jeon Ujeong, who spent every mont thinking about how to dismiss and belittle Han Yeoreum.
Once she belatedly realized how unprofessional she herself had been, Jeon Ujeong lowered her head deeply.
“So apologize sincerely.”
“....”
One bottle, then two bottles of Han Yeoreum’s Fresh Leaf Soju piled up on Jeon Ujeong’s table.
She had to admit it now. Han Yeoreum was the professional.
The amateur had been herself instead.
Much later, Jeon Ujeong stared at Han Yeoreum and muttered quietly,
“Sorry for misunderstanding you....”
But Han Yeoreum on the bottle only kept smiling.
* * *
‘Why does she keep staring at ?’
had carved a historic mark into Korea’s animation film industry. The current audience count was already five million.
I never expected we’d still be doing stage greetings in week three, but after the explosive advance reservation rate, JC hurriedly scheduled additional regional appearances.
My right cheek prickled, so I turned my head. At the exact sa mont, Jeon Ujeong turned hers away.
Does she have sothing to say? Then why is she just staring instead of talking to ? She definitely noticed my gaze, yet she desperately kept staring straight ahead.
“Lala!”
A child sitting in the front row called out to . I imdiately waved.
‘Who am I?’
The era’s ultimate cutie, acknowledged as a baby even by children. A being so overwhelmingly adorable that people forgot her age, causing preschoolers to casually speak to her informally. The very embodint of a flying squirrel, who wiped out every piece of rchandise stock, while endless proof posts appeared from people saying they went to multiple screenings just to hear Han Yeoreum say “Unni.” A rising movie star who had now grown enough to receive casting offers from a Hollywood master himself. Han Yeoreum.
“Did you enjoy the movie?”
I approached a familiar face and accepted their phone.
‘Seeing how nervous you still are despite watching it this many tis, you must seriously seriously like ?’
I’d already seen this person several tis at stage greetings by now. I leaned closer for the photo. Beside , I heard soone holding their breath.
“Let’s see each other again next ti! Thank you so much for coming today too.”
My fan nodded with a solemn expression. Before they could even recover, people nearby started handing gifts.
During , I received unusually many gifts like jelly, snacks, and chocolate. One child handed character chocolates with flushed cheeks.
“Lala! This is my little sibling!”
“Reaaally? Hi there, little sibling-. Let’s take a picture together.”
“They don’t listen to their older sister either, just like you!”
“Unniii... I said don’t teeeell....”
Quite a few children personally introduced their younger siblings to . And they were both wrapped in matching Lala blankets. Seriously, that’s too cute.
‘Kids... promise your love for right now won’t change.’
Please make the number-one most beloved actress among every age group from teenagers to people in their nineties. I flashed peace signs while taking pictures among the children. Every now and then, the back of my head prickled.
* * *
IP 85.152 had traveled to Busan, one of Korea’s most famous tourist destinations.
While there, JC ENM conveniently opened third-week stage greetings as well, so IP 85.152 watched once again.
Since IP 85.152 had acknowledged Han Yeoreum’s dubbing before Hollywood master Noah did, it felt as though their standards were now comparable to those of a Hollywood legend, making the viewing experience imnsely satisfying. Sohow, no matter how many rewatches they did, new details kept appearing, so the movie never beca boring. Clearly, this was thanks to their refined eye.
‘Even Jeon Ujeong seems to have a decent ear.’
Throughout the stage greeting, Jeon Ujeong stared at Han Yeoreum. She probably liked her now.
And after the explosive success of , she even ntioned Han Yeoreum during an interview.
Editor: The popularity of is incredible. The “sister chemistry” is getting huge reactions. Was it really like that during recording too?
Jeon Ujeong: During recording, I was tense in a lot of ways, so I feel sorry that I couldn’t act more like an older sister. Overall, I felt like I was being led around by the voice actor Han Yeoreum. She was so lovable that I ended up loving her.
Editor: “She was so lovable that I ended up loving her.” That’s such a beautiful phrase. It feels exactly like the relationship between Lala and Joy.
Jeon Ujeong: Who besides Han Yeoreum could possibly play Lala? Speaking boldly from the perspective of an older sister, I can confidently say there could not have been a more perfect casting choice.
Just like the phrase “so lovable that you end up loving her,” Jeon Ujeong truly kept staring at Han Yeoreum. As if she had sothing she wanted to say... During the ti they moved between four different theaters, her gaze remained fixed on her the entire ti.
Either way, now that even an active professional voice actress had acknowledged her, nobody could complain about Han Yeoreum’s casting anymore.
‘Though honestly, those reactions disappeared after the very first week of release anyway.’
IP 85.152 skimd through the voice actor gallery once, hit recomnd on every Han Yeoreum stage-greeting review post, then entered the minor gallery for 〈Dongdaemun Romance〉. The drama hadn’t even aired yet, but the gallery had already been created in advance.
[〈Dongdaemun Romance〉 Minor Gallery]
[Script reading schedule dropped]
Starts the day after tomorrow Seems faster than expected
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