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Food court patrons stare at Hana and the band standing on the edge of the food court. The band, fully made up in their bright K-pop costumes, look completely out of place among the casually dressed diners in the dirty food court area.
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Trashcans in the food court are overflowing onto the floors. Dirty dishes have been left on many of the tables. Food has been spilled on the floor in several places. It looks like no one has been through to clean for several hours.
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[Hana] I don't think any of the people here are waiting for us.
[Moon] Doesn't look like it!
The food court looks a bit tired and old with faded white paint and old decorating in drab colors. The tables and chairs are cheap and worn.
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Alongside the older Korean-Americans are a few groups of young adults who are dressed like they just climbed out of bed, wearing sweatpants and slippers, and also some families with children in strollers.
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Far from being fancy, the food court is the standard cheap, drab food court mainly frequented by older Korean-Americans that are found across America near any significant diaspora populations.
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Some of the restaurants lining the edges are starting to close up and others are still serving their final customers. Several groups are still eating in the food court but it is not very crowded.
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The K-pop merch area is blocked off from the rest of the large room with room dividers. The band walks around the side of the room dividers into the food court area.
The food court is operating as normal with nothing set up.
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[Hana] Here's our merch, set up like we asked. This must be the place! A salesperson sitting behind the BxGxR merch table looks at the band blankly. He doesn't appear to realize the merch he's selling is for the band standing in front of him.
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They round a corner and see sales stands set up along the wide hallway and on folding tables. The stands are selling general K-pop merch from famous K-pop bands. At the end of the wide hallway there is a table set up with BxGxR merch.
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There is an open area with small stores on the sides and a sign which says food court.
[Hana] It must be here. I think they want us somewhere here?!
[Moon] Yeah. Let's go farther in.
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The melon lady smiles and points to the other side of the store.
Hana and the band walk past the grocery store shoppers pushing carts and around the side of the cash registers.
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Moon and Professor Kim eat pieces of melon from the lady offering samples. Hana makes a crooked face and looks around not knowing where to go.
Speaking in Korean to the melon lady,
[Hana] Is there a food court area here?
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[Hana] Eum… This is not what I was expecting.
[Professor Kim] The melons look fresh.
[Moon] …
A lady standing in front of the melons is offering free samples to the grocery store shoppers.
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No one in the area is dressed up, and people are staring at the band in their matching K-pop costumes with confused looks.
The enter under the K-Plaza sign into the produce section of the grocery store down a narrow aisle.
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Hana yells out of the window of the taxi to someone walking by,
[Hana] Is there a food court here?
The person walking by points to the grocery store and walks away. Hana and the band get out of the taxis and walk up to the grocery store.
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[Hana] This grocery store?!
[Driver] Yes.
[Hana] I was looking for a mall and a food court.
[Driver] Well, this IS K-Plaza, and it matches the address you gave me.
[Hana] OK. Thanks we'll ask in the grocery store.
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The Wubers pull up in front of a grocery store refashioned from an old, worn K-Mart store that went bankrupt.
[Driver] Here we are?
[Hana] Here?!
The driver points to the sign on the building that says K-Plaza.
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[Moon] I charged up the portable speaker system. It's ready.
[Hana] Good! I'll get Professor Kim and the dancers.
After getting ready in a rush, Hana and the band take a few Wubers to K-Town and arrive at a strip mall area.
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[Hana] Yes, bring it. Sorry it's so heavy, but we don't know what the setup is at any of the places we are going to. With the portable speaker system, we can deal with whatever we encounter.
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[Hana] The boss said they have space set aside for us in a food court area. It sounds like a modern shopping mall. It will probably be fancy.
[Moon] I should bring the portable speaker system, right?
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[Hana] We have to get moving. I have to do my makeup! We'll still make it in time but just barely. I hope everything is set up and they're ready to greet us at K-Plaza. I don't know what the Plaza looks like or where we'll set up.
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Hana looks at the clock on her phone and jumps up.
[Hana] Damn! We overslept.
Hana goes to the other bedroom to wake up Moon.
[Hana] Hey, Moon!
[Moon] Ahh! What time is it?!
[Hana] We overslept, but we can make it in time.
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Hana and the band are in downtown Washington, D.C.
After their walk-through of the Capital 2 Arena, Hana and the band goes back to their hotel to take a nap. They wake up late, having set their alarm to a.m. instead of p.m by mistake.
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[Hayoon] When we see BxGxR in person, you can tell me what is real and what is pre-recorded, kkkkkk.
[Marc] I'll definitely be there!
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[Marc] I agree. That makes no sense. But something is off. Something is really off. The evidence doesn't lie.
[Hayoon] Well, you'll get the chance to see the real Jimin and real Hana this evening!
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[Marc] I did the same thing with Hana. Here are the matching video frames 4,320 frames later. Look, Hana is performing the same motion, but her left arm is farther from her body.
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[Hayoon] Maaaaaaarc! Did you ever think that they are dancing in time to a song. The song is always at the same speed. It's not some random match. It's just the same motion to the same rhythm.
[Marc] I've thought of that too. Now watch this.
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[Marc] It couldn't have been live. It's a pre-recorded performance, for sure. There is no way the correlation could be that exact, exact to 1/24th of a second over a span of minutes. I study this stuff, Hayoon. I know I'm right.
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[Marc] Now look at this. Here, Jimin is raising her leg quickly. It's slightly blurred as she is bending her knee. It's a quick motion. And the motion in both videos is exactly the same. Not similar, but an exact match.
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[Marc] But watch this. This is the clincher. I'm going to advance each video exactly 4,320 frames. About 3 minutes. They were broadcast at the same frame rate of 24 frames per second.
Marc advances the videos.
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[Hayoon] That's because it's the same dance, dummy!
[Marc] No. It's more than that. Look at the way Jimin's fingers are spread. It's not just similar; it's an exact exact match, like a duplicate made by a computer.
Hayoon shakes her head.
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[Marc] Look. Right here. Jimin is at the beginning of her dance on WBS TV, and on this second window, Jimin is doing the same dance at the coffee shop. She's in the exact same position.
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[Marc] OK. I want to show you something. I've recorded videos of BxGxR's performance. On this program I can advance or rewind the videos frame by frame.
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[Marc] Hayoon, stop it! Not all Americans are that stupid.
[Hayoon] You might be, kkkkkk.
[Marc] Hayoon!
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[Hayoon] Maaaaarrrrrccc! There was a live audience! Hundreds of people saw them perform live!
[Marc] Hear me out.
[Hayoon] Have you been reading crazy conspiracy theories again?
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[Hayoon] Marc! Stop it with the freaky!
[Marc] OK. Back to what I was talking about, there's something wrong with the BxGxR performances. Are they actually live?
[Hayoon] Of course, they're live.
[Marc] They can't be live.
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[Hayoon] The flyer didn't say anything about tickets. I think we just show up.
[Marc] OK. It will be fun to see BxGxR in person to see if they are as freaky as they were in the interview we watched after their concert.
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[Hayoon] It's happening in the early evening. We have to get pictures. We have to go see BxGxR!
[Marc] OK. I have time today. Do we need tickets?
[Hayoon] Aw! Sweetie! Thanks so much. I didn't even have to beg you!
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[Hayoon] Oh yea! The juiciest. I saw a flyer getting put up in K-Plaza. It was for BxGxR.
[Marc] For the concert we're going to next week?
[Hayoon] No! BxGxR is actually coming to K-Town tonight for a fan event in K-Plaza.
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[Hayoon] I see you're watching BxGxR on your computer. You're becoming a K-pop fan for real, kkkkk. Welcome to the club.
[Marc] Not really. I'll explain.
[Hayoon] Whatever, I have a juicy secret.
[Marc] Really?
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Hayoon sneaks up behind him,
[Hayoon] Boooo!
[Marc] Hey!
[Hayoon] I brought some fresh coffee we can brew!!!!!
[Marc] Thanks for running out to the grocery store so early.
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While BxGxR is touring the Capital 2 Arena, only a few miles away, in K-Town, USA, Marc is studying recordings he made of the concerts of BxGxR on his computer with intense concentration.
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This is the real big time, if only they can sell enough tickets in time. If they fail, it could be the high point for their band.
Later in the day BxGxR has a publicity event scheduled in K-Town.
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The band is overwhelmed by the enormous size of the stadium and the hundreds of scurrying people setting things up. It finally dawns on them that this performance will be unlike any BxGxR has ever done before.
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They push through their exhaustion for a morning walk-through of the concert venue, the Capital 2 Arena. It's currently set up like a sports stadium and will be converted to a concert stage just before the concert so BxGxR can rehearse.
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...
The next morning, despite sleeping for what seemed like an entire day, Hana, Moon, and Professor Kim feel especially tired right when they need to get up and get going.
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Hana keeps obsessively refreshing her phone to check the ticket sales number. They are only trending up slowly... 956, 957, 958.
Hana has another half-awake nightmare punctuated by sirens of emergency vehicles and disappointing sales numbers.
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The following morning, Hana wakes up in the middle of the night due to the jet lag. She is tossing and turning over worries they won't be able to sell the 10,000 ticket minimum to fill 50% of the stadium and lose their $25K security deposit.
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The rest day is a blur, coming in and out of partial consciousness in a strange place. They are exhausted but can't seem to sleep. Outside their hotel, sirens keep going off for emergency vehicles... what seems like every 5 minutes.
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A Drab Food Court in K-Town
On their arrival day in America, BxGxR crashes in their hotel rooms to sleep off the jet lag. They order room-service food so they don't have to go outside.
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After a final National Anthem rehearsal and bag check, they depart from Incheon and say hi to the airport robot.
... they arrive at Dulles International Airport jetlagged and sleep in after they arrive in America.
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[Moon] So I guess we're set. But can we rehearse the American National Anthem again today? It's so hard to sing well. It makes me nervous.
[Hana] That's a good idea. Otherwise, I just want to sleep.
[Moon] Me too!
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[Moon] I have to say. These last few weeks have been more social mania than social media.
[Dal] Our social media reach has accelerated.
[Hana] But it hasn't helped ticket sales much. We're still under a thousand tickets sold.
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Hana shows a picture on her phone to Professor Kim and Moon.
[Hana] LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! Here's the billboard in Queens, New York. I'm hoping for strong ticket sales in New York City.
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[Hana] The merch is almost ready. We still have time for a rush shipment of BxGxR-labeled women's underwear, kkkkk!
[Professor Kim] ...
[Moon] Hard pass.
[Hana] OK. OK. I know. We'll stick with the photo cards and, keychains, etc.
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The band and Professor Kim are making final plans in Hana's apartment before they leave for America.
[Hana] The merch is ready!
[Moon] The instruments are ready!
[Professor Kim] The dancers are ready!
[Hana] My voice is good!
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On the positive side, a few wealthy free-speech advocates reached out to Hana in private, hinting financial support if needed. Hana doesn't bring up their looming $25K loan they have to pay back if they don't sell at least 10,000 tickets.
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Disappointingly, pre-concert ticket sales for their Capital 2 arena concert in America are lagging behind expectations. They don't get media coverage in America and only pre-sell hundreds of tickets when they were hoping to sell thousands.
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The band stays out of the social media scrum except for a terse social media post by Hana that wearing a skirt is not illegal, making clear they will support Jimin and not apologize for the underwear flash even if it costs them fans.
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The free-speech advocates also criticize the K-pop factory for setting up a situation where even young K-pop stars in their 20s feel obligated to get plastic surgery to fit management preconceptions of the ideal woman.
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The debate is surprisingly fair-handed. Free-speech advocates voice concerns about the hypocrisy of moralists who are offended by Jimin's underwear but not offended when a factory K-Pop star faints on stage from starvation-induced exhaustion.
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A few days after the concert, a prime-time debate on the news pits a few religious leaders calling Jimin immoral against free-speech activists who criticize the government for trying to impose sexist dress standards only on women.
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Tae also gets more attention as the male band member who performs shirtless, but he isn't criticized for lack of clothing like Jimin was.
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Others, who were never into K-pop in the first place, start following BxGxR simply as contrarians. The band does get media coverage, which catapults their name recognition, but it appears to be a passing fad.
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The negative social media against BxGxR is almost exclusively from people who have never followed the band and aren't even very much into music. The small fan base of the band almost universally supports Jimin.
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In a good sign, a department store in downtown Seoul that hosts a lingerie fashion show is criticized for being immoral but ignores the protests.
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The K-pop factory sent their trolls to social media to take digs at the independent band, hinting that independent bands should be banned or at least subject to the K-pop factory's monitoring... and forced obscurity.
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In the end, the press reaction is probably more negative than positive. Conservative Korean culture shamed the band for bringing disrespect to the nation. Some conservative religious groups called for bringing back the 1970's miniskirt law.
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Jimin flashing the crowd without safety shorts in their live concert did give their band, BxGxR, more name recognition, but perhaps not the type of recognition they were looking for!
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Social Mania
The next few days, the band feverishly works toward their concert in the U.S. at the 20K-seat Capital 2 arena as they watch waves of social media commentary alternatively trash and encourage their band.
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Nothing more is said of Jimin's meeting with the Chief. They are not ever contacted by the police.
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Hana holds up the envelope in front of the camera. She slides it into the mail slot of the door and walks away. Hana peels off into the night, leaving streaks of pink light across the streets of Seoul.
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In just a few minutes, Hana arrives at the Indecency Police Chief's office. She walks to the camera and rings the doorbell.
The assistant answers, "Yes?"
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Hana rushes out, hops down the steps to the parking garage, and starts her superbike purring as the garage door opens. She peels out in a screech and a cloud of smoke leaving tire marks behind in the garage.
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[Hana] I'll be back.
[Moon] You really think the Chief's assistant will cover it up?
[Hana] I KNOW she'll cover it up.
Hana makes a gesture of washing her hands.
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[Hana] Which thumb drive has the shortened video, Dal?
[Dal] The red one.
[Hana] Are you sure?
[Dal] Yes.
Hana grabs a cloth and wipes down the red thumb drive. She folds the printout around the thumb drive and tapes it closed.
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Hana grabs her distinctive full-head motorcycle helmet with glowing pink LEDs and her pink leather riding gloves.
Hana returns to the main room, puts on her gloves, grabs the printout she dictated to Dal, and quickly checks it is correct.
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[Dal] Done. Do you want me to print it?
[Hana] Yes. I'll be back in a second.
Hana runs to her room. She quickly throws on her pink leather riding jacket.
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NEW PARAGRAPH
The hard way: Tell the police about the Chief's last meeting. We release the thumb drive video to WBS TV along with the testimony of all the girls he has abused AND that you allowed. The choice is yours.>
END DICTATION.
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NEW PARAGRAPH
The easy way: When questioned by the police, tell them you have no idea how it happened. Do not mention or even hint your office had visitors the night of the Chief's injury. Destroy all evidence of the Chief's last meeting.
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START DICTATION
<We know what the Chief has been doing behind closed doors and have proof. You can do this the easy way or the hard way.
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[Professor Kim] We should call the police.
[Hana] Nooooooo! Here me out.
[Hana] Dal, take this dictation. Then, print it for me.
[Dal] Sure.
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[Hana] Dal, Burn a copy of this video onto a flash drive. Then burn a second copy, but only between the markers I left, onto a second flash drive.
[Dal] Of course. No problem.
[Hana] Thanks Dal.
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Hana goes to the secret video Jimin took on the computer and scans it backward.
[Hana] Here.
Hana places a marker in the video. Hana scrolls back farther.
[Hana] And here.
Hana places another marker in the video.
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Hana takes out the Chief's phone.
[Hana] I have his phone. I'm not worried about his last call to me. I've sealed that leak.
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[Hana] You know the saying, when you're going through hell, keep on going. Well, I'm about to ride through hell very fast, on my pink superbike. I get outta hell way faster than the others, wink.
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[Moon] You were probably the Chief's last call, Hana.
[Hana] We're not calling the police!
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[Hana] If I put out the word to the girls working in the K-pop factory, complaints would come out of the woodwork. There must be dozens of cases of abuse.
[Moon] What are you going to say to the police? Evidence links you to the victim.
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[Hana] For the Chief to have planned this out so carefully, I'm sure his abusive behavior has been going on for years. The whole system is rotten from the inside. That woman assistant who was there; she knows, too.
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Screaming out,
[Hana] NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
[Hana] The person who is wrong here is the Chief... not us... not Jimin... the Chief. Don't forget that. Nothing is over. This is when I really need you two to stick with me. I can handle this. Trust me.
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Dejected,
[Moon] I guess it's all over now. The American tour, the band...
[Professor Moon] All I worked for...
[Moon] We better call the police and turn over the tape.
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The Chief's last interrogation did not finish like the others. Jimin, having just been trained on self-defense techniques, fought back and knocked the Chief unconscious, leaving him bleeding on the floor.
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Riding Your Superbike Very Fast Through Hell
Jimin's shocking secret video of her interrogation showed that the Police Chief for enforcing public decency laws was, in fact, using his authority to abuse K-pop stars.
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Hana immediately goes to the camera roll on the Chief's phone and sees thousands of pictures... thousands of pictures of famous K-pop stars in various states of undress.
[Hana] This is the most toxic phone in history!
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[Dal] It looks like there are fingerprints on the four corners. Try unlocking with 1379.
Hana types in 1379, and the phone immediately unlocks.
[Moon] You're kidding me.
[Hana] Dal has skills.
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Moon comes back with Dal in a moment.
[Hana] Dal, Can you unlock this phone?
Hana hands the phone to Dal. He holds it up to the light to see the reflection on the glass of where the fingerprints are.
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[Moon] So, let's call the police.
[Professor Kim] Yes. Let's call the police.
[Hana] Wait. I want to see what is on this phone first.
Hana lifts up the phone. It is locked.
[Hana] Can you get Dal up? Maybe he can unlock it.
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Moon and Professor Kim get up to watch the rest of the video. They see through Jimin's eyes as she stares at the motionless Chief lying on the ground. They watch Jimin unlock the door and let herself out.
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They watch the Chief get up and approach Jimin again. They watch Jimin strike the chief with her hand.
Professor Moon falls off his chair. Moon leaps in shock.
Hana just continues to watch.
[Hana] He dropped his phone! I do have his phone!
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They watch Jimin jump off the stool and kick the Chief.
[Hana] Yes! She got him!
They listen to the Chief threaten Jimin with jail time.
[Professor Kim] Whoa! He upped the threat immediately!
[Moon] That's so scary!
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Moon and Professor Kim recoil in horror as the Chief walks up to Jimin and forces her legs apart.
[Moon] I c c c ccan't believe he just did that!
[Professor Kim] This really happens to you girls, Hana?!
[Hana] You boys are so innocent!
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The women's intuition that Hana had the first moment she recoiled in horror when she first met the Chief of the Indecency Police is finally reaching her brother Moon and male Professor Kim. The fox was guarding the hen house all along.
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They watch the Chief on the secret video threaten Jimin with the" easy way or the hard way."
[Moon] Oh, no! You're right, Hana.
[Hana] Poor, Jimin. She has no idea.
[Professor Kim] How would I have known to teach Jimin how to sit on a stool?!
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Referring to the Chief in the secret video,
[Hana] This bas**** doesn't just have skeletons in the closet, I'm sure he has an has an entire warehouse of skeletons. It was such a good move to steal his phone.
[Moon] What! You stole his phone?!
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Hana comments, referring to the Chief in the video,
[Hana] That dirty dirty dirty bas****. That was so cruel. You boys have no idea how hard it is to sit on a stool like that and not expose yourself. That was so calculated.
#CantLoveNPC13_17
#CantLoveNPC13_15
They watch Jimin ask to lower the stool, and the Chief tell her it's broken. They watch Jimin stumble until she finally mounts the purposely awkward stool. They see the hungry look in the Chief's eyes when Jimin finally looks forward.
#CantLoveNPC13_16
#CantLoveNPC13_14
[Hana] Are you two sure you want to continue, Professor Kim and Moon? I can watch it myself and tell you.
[Professor Moon] I should watch.
[Moon] Of course, we should watch.
[Hana] I warned you.
#CantLoveNPC13_15
#CantLoveNPC13_13
They watch Jimin walk up to the stool.
[Hana] That stool is way too high. He's not just a creep; he's the king of the creeps.
[Moon] It's just a stool.
[Hana] I'm glad you boys have no idea about all of this. This is going to be a hard watch.
#CantLoveNPC13_14
#CantLoveNPC13_12
[Hana] You boys are too naive. The Chief is going to assault Jimin. He's worse than a creep. He's a serial sexual abuser!
[Professor Moon] No way!
[Moon] No way! How do you know?
[Hana] Watch and learn...
#CantLoveNPC13_13
#CantLoveNPC13_11
They watch the Chief check the surveillance cameras.
[Professor Kim] We have the same type of cameras at the university. The red light isn't on. They're turned off. Why are the cameras turned off?!
In a more panicked voice, [Hana] OH, NO!
#CantLoveNPC13_12
#CantLoveNPC13_10
On the secret recording, they watch the Chief get up and lock the door from the inside.
[Moon] Why is the Chief doing that?!
In a panicked voice, [Hana] OH, NO!
#CantLoveNPC13_11
#CantLoveNPC13_09
Moon commenting, [Moon] OK. The waiting room.
...
They fast forward the secret recording to where Jimin is called into the Chief's office.
Hana commenting, [Hana] We need to watch this carefully!
#CantLoveNPC13_10
#CantLoveNPC13_08
Professor Kim, Moon, and Hana huddle over the computer as Hana starts the recording from Jimin's secret camera.
Hana pauses the tape when they walk up to the assistant.
[Hana] That woman is the assistant. I have her card.
#CantLoveNPC13_09
#CantLoveNPC13_07
Jimin goes back to her room. Only Professor Kim, Moon, and Hana are left in the living room.
[Moon] What happened, Hana?
[Hana] Let's watch the tape.
#CantLoveNPC13_08
#CantLoveNPC13_06
[Hana] Jimin, Can you stop your recording and upload the file to the cloud?
[Jimin] Sure.
Jimin pauses for a moment.
[Jimin] Done.
[Hana] Thanks. You can go rest, Jimin. We'll see you in the morning.
[Jimin] OK. Good night!
#CantLoveNPC13_07
#CantLoveNPC13_05
Hana and Jimin arrive back at their apartment, where Moon and Professor Kim are anxiously waiting.
[Moon] What happened? Did the Chief sanction you, Jimin?
[Jimin] No. The Chief didn't sanction us.
[Moon] Oh! Wow! That's great news.
#CantLoveNPC13_06
#CantLoveNPC13_05
Hana and Jimin arrive back at their apartment, where Moon and Professor Kim are anxiously waiting.
[Moon] What happened? Did the sanction you, Jimin?
[Jimin] No. The chief didn't sanction us.
[Moon] Oh! Wow! That's great news.
#CantLoveNPC13_06
#CantLoveNPC13_04
Hana grabs the cell phone and quickly leaves.
[Hana] Jimin, did you record everything?
[Jimin] Of course, just like you asked.
[Hana] Good. Let's go home right away!
Jimin and Hana rush out of the police office and go straight home.
#CantLoveNPC13_05
#CantLoveNPC13_03
Hana tiptoes through the red door and lets out a bloodcurdling scream when she sees the Chief on the floor.
Hana quickly surveys the scene. There is a pool of blood spreading from the Chief, which has almost reached a dropped cell phone.
#CantLoveNPC13_04
#CantLoveNPC13_02
[Hana] Jimin! What happened? Did you get a fine?
[Jimin] The Chief stopped talking, so I left.
[Hana] Stopped talking?! Is he still there?
[Jimin] Yes. The door is open.
#CantLoveNPC13_03
#CantLoveNPC13_01
#CantLoveNPCScene13Start
The Most Toxic Phone in History
After being assaulted and fighting back during an interrogation by the Indecency Police Chief, Jimin let herself out and returned to the waiting room where Hana is anxiously waiting.
#CantLoveNPC13_02
#CantLoveNPC12_36
Jimin then goes to the Chief's desk, picks up the keychain, unlocks the door, and lets herself out.
#CantLoveNPCScene12End
#CantLoveNPC13_01
#CantLoveNPC12_35
The unexpected blow knocks the Chief down hard onto the ground. The Chief lays on the ground, unmoving. Jimin stares at the motionless Chief.
#CantLoveNPC12_36
#CantLoveNPC12_34
Jimin thinks of the hand-to-hand military combat training that Professor Kim showed her, quickly raises her hand, and chops it down with full force on the side of the Chief's neck before he can touch her again.
#CantLoveNPC12_35
#CantLoveNPC12_33
Jimin remembers Hana's training.
<Jimin and Ara, that move is only for the most extreme circumstances. If the person on the ground gets up and comes at you again, then it's time for self-defense techniques.>
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#CantLoveNPC12_32
(remembering Hana's instructions to make simple responses)
[Jimin] Yes. I understand.
[Chief] Good. Now, where were we?
The Chief gets up and starts walking toward Jimin.
#CantLoveNPC12_33
#CantLoveNPC12_31
[Chief] I'm going to give you one more chance. You need to do everything I say, and then when we are finished, I will decide what a suitable punishment is for you. Now, you are going to do everything I say and not resist. Do you understand?
#CantLoveNPC12_32
#CantLoveNPC12_30
The Chief gets up with a pained look on his face.
[Chief] How dare you do that to a police officer, Jimin? Attacking a police officer is a felony. Do you want to do things the hard way? I can send you to jail! I can ruin your career!
#CantLoveNPC12_31
#CantLoveNPC12_29
Jimin jumps off the stool and the Chief also jumps backward in response. Suddenly, Jimin kicks the Chief between the legs with all her might, catching the Chief by surprise and knocking him backward onto the ground.
Owwwwwwwwwwww!
#CantLoveNPC12_30
#CantLoveNPC12_28
Jimin remembers Hana's self-defense lesson.
<I'm going to show you another place no fan should ever touch you. Something that's definitely not an accident. If someone touches you here ...>
#CantLoveNPC12_29
#CantLoveNPC12_27
The Chief suddenly reaches down with both hands, forces Jimin's legs wide apart, and starts sliding his hands up the inside of her thighs.
#CantLoveNPC12_28
#CantLoveNPC12_26
[Chief] First, I need to verify what you are wearing.
The Chief puts his hand on Jimin's leg.
[Jimin] You shouldn't touch me.
[Chief] I thought you wanted to deal with things the easy way?
[Jimin] ...
#CantLoveNPC12_27
#CantLoveNPC12_25
The Chief takes a cell phone off his desk and walks around and directly up to Jimin, pushing his leg directly against the front of Jimin's crossed leg.
#CantLoveNPC12_26
#CantLoveNPC12_24
[Chief] Now, I need to document the clothing you are wearing for the record. I am going to need to take pictures using this cell phone of you and all of your clothing from every angle.
#CantLoveNPC12_25
#CantLoveNPC12_23
[Chief] Thank you. You may sit again.
Jimin awkwardly climbs onto the stool like the previous time, exposing herself on the way up and until she regains her balance and crosses her legs.
#CantLoveNPC12_24
#CantLoveNPC12_22
[Chief] Do you have anything to say for yourself?
[Hana] I'm sorry I broke the rules.
Hana uncrosses her legs and hops off the stool.
Hana bows.
[Hana] Please forgive me.
[Chief] Good.
#CantLoveNPC12_23
#CantLoveNPC12_21
[Chief] Are you wearing the same outfit you wore for the concert performance?
[Jimin] Yes, I am.
[Chief] Good.
#CantLoveNPC12_22
#CantLoveNPC12_20
[Jimin] I would like to cause the fewest problems.
[Chief] Hmm. That is a wise choice. If you listen to me and do what I say, this can be over quickly, and you can be on your way.
#CantLoveNPC12_21
#CantLoveNPC12_19
[Chief] You violated the indecency standard for K-pop performers by not dressing appropriately. You have committed a grave crime. I can ruin your career, or I can let you go with a warning. Do you want to do this the easy way or the hard way?
#CantLoveNPC12_20
#CantLoveNPC12_18
Jimin regains her balance, sits up straight on the stool, and pulls her knees together. Finally, Jimin crosses her legs modestly.
...
[Chief] Very well. Thank you for coming, Jimin. I'll get right to the point. You know what you did.
#CantLoveNPC12_19
#CantLoveNPC12_17
In the process of climbing onto the awkwardly tall stool, Jimin exposes herself again and ends up barely perched on its edge with open legs.
The Indecency Police Chief stares directly at Jimin and smiles, liking what he is seeing.
#CantLoveNPC12_18
#CantLoveNPC12_16
Jimin tries again. She puts the grove of her heel on the bar of the footrest and barely manages to heave herself up on the stool and twist into the seat.
#CantLoveNPC12_17
#CantLoveNPC12_15
[Jimin] Excuse me.
Jimin turns her back to the Chief and steps on the footrest, but her heel slips, and she falls forward over the chair, exposing herself to the Chief, who is clearly enjoying the show.
#CantLoveNPC12_16
#CantLoveNPC12_14
Jimin, trying to avoid rudely turning her back on the Chief, attempts jumping backward onto the stool while facing the Chief, but doesn't jump high enough and stumbles.
#CantLoveNPC12_15
#CantLoveNPC12_13
[Jimin] Can I lower the stool? It is too high.
[Chief] The stool is broken and does not lower. You can use the footstand to climb on it.
The Chief sits back and folds his arms to watch.
#CantLoveNPC12_14
#CantLoveNPC12_12
Jimin is still wearing the costume that she wore for the concert with her pleated skirt hiked up so high it barely covers her and without safety shorts underneath.
#CantLoveNPC12_13
#CantLoveNPC12_11
The Chief takes a seat behind the large desk and drops the keychain on the table.
[Chief] Please have a seat, Jimin.
The Chief points toward the tall stool.
#CantLoveNPC12_12
#CantLoveNPC12_10
After Jimin enters, the Chief stands and, without saying a word, walks behind Jimin and locks the door from the inside with a key. On the way back to his desk, he checks the two cameras mounted on the walls, verifying both are turned off.
#CantLoveNPC12_11
#CantLoveNPC12_9
The room is overly bright. In front of the Chief's desk, there is a single white stool raised as high as possible.
#CantLoveNPC12_10
#CantLoveNPC12_8
The monitors are spread to the sides, leaving a wide gap in the center with a clear view forward. There is a small couch in the corner, but the room is mostly open floor space.
#CantLoveNPC12_9
#CantLoveNPC12_7
The Chief is sitting behind a large desk when Jimin enters.
The interrogation room is especially large and open. It is a bare, white room with no windows. Pairs of large computer monitors are on the right and left sides of an oversized desk.
#CantLoveNPC12_8
#CantLoveNPC12_6
Jimin puts her cell phone on the table in the waiting room and enters through the red door when it buzzes.
She enters the interrogation room of the Indecency Police Chief. The Chief is a short older man with a hunch and large bottle glasses.
#CantLoveNPC12_7
#CantLoveNPC12_5
A few minutes later, a voice comes over the intercom.
[Intercom] Miss Jimin, please leave your cell phone in the waiting area and enter using the red door. Miss Hana MUST stay in the waiting area.
#CantLoveNPC12_6
#CantLoveNPC12_4
Jimin and Hana take seats in the sterile waiting area. There are internal green, blue, and red doors, but the rest of the room is painted white. The fluorescent lights buzz.
BUUUUUZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
#CantLoveNPC12_5
#CantLoveNPC12_3
[Assistant] You must wait outside in the waiting room during Jimin's interrogation, Hana.
[Hana] OK. OK. I'll wait outside then.
[Assistant] Please have a seat. Here is my contact information.
The assistant hands cards to Jimin and Hana.
#CantLoveNPC12_4
#CantLoveNPC12_2
Inside the police office, an older woman behind glass, clearly annoyed for being called in late to work, barks instructions.
[Assistant] You have disobeyed the instructions! Jimin was told to come by herself!
[Hana] I came to support her.
#CantLoveNPC12_3
#CantLoveNPC12_1
#CantLoveNPCScene12Start
As they go into the office of the Indecency Police Chief late at night, Hana whispers to Jimin,
[Hana] Turn on your secret camera.
[Jimin] OK. It's on.
#CantLoveNPC12_2
#CantLoveNPC11_36
They make it to the headquarters of the indecency police with 5 minutes to spare. Hana rings the doorbell outside, the door buzzes, and they push inside.
#CantLoveNPCScene11End
#CantLoveNPC12_1
#CantLoveNPC11_35
Hana calls up a Wuber taxi on her phone app. She grabs her purse with one hand and Jimin with her other, and they run out the back entrance again to avoid the lingering crowd in front of the building.
#CantLoveNPC11_36
#CantLoveNPC11_34
[Hana] OK. Just stick with that, Jimin.
[Moon] You better go. You're going to be late if you don't leave now.
Checking the time on her phone,
[Hana] Oh! Your right! We better leave now.
#CantLoveNPC11_35
#CantLoveNPC11_33
[Hana] I'm sure the Indecency Police Chief will then criticize you and threaten you, and you can reply with "OK" or "I understand."
[Hana] So, for part two of the answer...
[Professor Kim] I think that is enough, Hana.
[Moon] I do, too.
#CantLoveNPC11_34
#CantLoveNPC11_32
[Jimin] What question am I answering?
[Hana] Use that answer for any question! It doesn't make any difference what he asks, just answer with, "I'm sorry I broke the rules." Bow to him. Then say, "Please forgive me."
#CantLoveNPC11_33
#CantLoveNPC11_31
[Professor Kim] It's not worth it to get too complicated, Hana.
[Hana] You're right, Professor Kim. You don't need to lie, Jimin. For the first part, just answer you are sorry, you broke the rules, bow, and ask for forgiveness. That's it!
#CantLoveNPC11_32
#CantLoveNPC11_30
[Moon] Whoa! Hana! No need to dig any deeper. We always want Jimin to tell the truth.
[Professor Kim] I agree.
[Hana] Ohhhhhhh. I'm sorry. Scratch that advice, Jimin. Let's just stick to the truth... but no need to say everything, kkkkkk.
#CantLoveNPC11_31
#CantLoveNPC11_29
[Hana] You can also say in addition that you were missing an item of clothing and were in a rush. Make it seem like an accident.
[Jimin] That is a misrepresentation of the situation.
[Hana] I know, Jimin, I'm asking you to lie.
#CantLoveNPC11_30
#CantLoveNPC11_28
[Hana] I think your answer, Jimin, should be in two parts, and use the second part only if you need to. Let's talk about the first part.
[Hana] To start, say that you are sorry you broke the rules, bow to him, and ask for forgiveness.
#CantLoveNPC11_29
#CantLoveNPC11_27
[Hana] Let's figure out what you should say that causes the fewest problems for our band.
[Moon] Since it's your mess, we'll let you start, Hana, kkkk.
[Hana] Fair enough, hmmm.
...
#CantLoveNPC11_28
#CantLoveNPC11_26
[Hana] The K-pop factory dress code is just a made-up thing they impose on the world, and a lot of it is self-serving nonsense… but none of that helps you right now, Jimin.
#CantLoveNPC11_27
#CantLoveNPC11_25
[Hana] Honestly, the whole thing is bull****. If a woman is walking down the street and a breeze accidentally blows her skirt in the air, it's not like she's going to be fined for it or sent to jail.
#CantLoveNPC11_26
#CantLoveNPC11_24
[Hana] We are a proud independent band and will always be! I don't like the way the K-pop factory enforces its standards, so I don't care if we violate their rules. But we do need to respond. We want to cause the fewest problems.
#CantLoveNPC11_25
#CantLoveNPC11_23
[Hana] OK. Here's what happened. Your new outfit did not conform to K-pop factory standards.
[Jimin] Then why did you give the new outfit to me, Hana?
[Hana] It doesn't make any difference. The K-pop factory will never tell me what to do!
#CantLoveNPC11_24
#CantLoveNPC11_22
[Professor Kim] You better give Jimin a better explanation first.
[Ara] I do not understand, either.
#CantLoveNPC11_23
#CantLoveNPC11_21
[Professor Kim] In theory, Jimin understands how to act in a meeting. You should probably go with her.
[Hana] Yes. I think I'll go with her.
[Moon] What should we say to the police?
[Professor Kim] You only have a few minutes to decide.
#CantLoveNPC11_22
#CantLoveNPC11_20
[Professor Kim] I didn't say no. It's probably OK for Jimin to do the meeting. We should figure out what to say and coach her. She won't know what to say.
[Moon] Jimin doesn't even understand what happened.
[Jimin] What don't I understand?
#CantLoveNPC11_21
#CantLoveNPC11_19
Jabbering, in a semi-panic,
[Hana] Can Jimin do a meeting by herself?
[Professor Kim] I hadn't planned for this.
[Hana] That means... no?
[Moon] The indecency police said he would CANCEL our band if Jimin didn't show up exactly on time!
#CantLoveNPC11_20
#CantLoveNPC11_18
[Hana] I know. I'm sorry. I thought I could weasel out of it a bit, but the Chief called me on it.
[Professor Kim] You'll have to leave in a few minutes to make it!
[Hana] I know!
#CantLoveNPC11_19
#CantLoveNPC11_17
[Moon] Hana threw Jimin under the bus and said it was her responsibility!
[Hana] Hey! OK... I did.
[Professor Kim] HAAAANNNnnnaaaa! You shouldn't blame Jimin for what you did!
#CantLoveNPC11_18
#CantLoveNPC11_16
[Hana] Phew! You also missed something else, the indecency police already called.
[Professor Kim] ALREADY!
[Hana] Yes. I put the call on speaker, and everyone heard it except for you. They want to see Jimin alone at 9:00 pm!
#CantLoveNPC11_17
#CantLoveNPC11_15
[Moon] It looks like the crowd is starting to disperse.
[Professor Kim] It does. It's probably going to be OK.
Hana, Moon, and Professor Kim walk back to the other band members who are sitting on the couches.
#CantLoveNPC11_16
#CantLoveNPC11_14
The police cars announce over the loudspeaker system of their car, "YOU CANNOT BLOCK THE ROAD. PLEASE DISPERSE. PLEASE DISPERSE. YOU CANNOT BLOCK THE ROAD. PLEASE DISPERSE. PLEASE DISPERSE."
#CantLoveNPC11_15
#CantLoveNPC11_13
Moon and Professor Kim go up to the window to look out.
The sirens of multiple police cars blast into the air as two cruisers roll up.
#CantLoveNPC11_14
#CantLoveNPC11_12
There's a bulge of people blocking half the roadway, and the police and security guard the band hired are trying to disperse them.
The security guard is yelling.
[Security Guard] THE CONCERT IS OVER, THE BAND IS GONE, PLEASE DISPERSE.
#CantLoveNPC11_13
#CantLoveNPC11_11
[Moon] Was anyone hurt?
[Professor Kim] I don't think so, fingers crossed.
[Hana] I dare not look, but it's so noisy outside. Let's see what's going on.
Hana goes to the window and carefully peers out, not wanting to show her face.
#CantLoveNPC11_12
#CantLoveNPC11_10
[Professor Kim] But all of you had already disappeared so fast. You really "cut and run!" I eventually pushed out the front door, ran around the block, and came in the back entrance and up to your apartment.
#CantLoveNPC11_11
#CantLoveNPC11_9
[Professor Kim] The security man you hired and the police officer there for crowd control were forced out of the way. Reporters were swarming to get comments from the fans about "the incident." People were yelling for the band.
#CantLoveNPC11_10
#CantLoveNPC11_8
Huff huff,
[Professor Kim] The fans in the street saw the moment when Jimin flashed the audience and went crazy! The bulge of fans outside pushed onto the road and blocked traffic.
#CantLoveNPC11_9
#CantLoveNPC11_7
Huff huff,
[Professor Kim] Someone opened the door to the street and more people rushed into the room that was probably beyond capacity to start with. Fans in the street were watching the live stream of the concert outside.
#CantLoveNPC11_8
#CantLoveNPC11_6
Catching his breath, huff huff,
[Professor Kim] Waaaaa! I was almost trampled!
Huff huff,
[Professor Kim] After you bowed and suddenly ran off stage, it got really crazy in the cafe.
#CantLoveNPC11_7
#CantLoveNPC11_5
After the concert, the band went out a back entrance and quickly ran upstairs to their own apartment. Their partner, Professor Kim, was left behind in the crowd.
Knock. Knock.
[Moon] Thank goodness. That must be Professor Kim. He made it out.
#CantLoveNPC11_6
#CantLoveNPC11_4
Despite becoming a B-Tier band capable of playing larger venues, Hana held their last concert in South Korea before their American debut in a small cafe that is on the bottom floor of the apartment building where they live.
#CantLoveNPC11_5
#CantLoveNPC11_3
The Indecency Police Chief immediately called Hana's bluff and demanded Jimin come by herself for questioning in about 45 minutes.
#CantLoveNPC11_4
#CantLoveNPC11_2
Hana and the team only have moments to decide what to tell the police.
Hana said on the phone that costumes are the responsibility of the individual band members, throwing Jimin under the bus.
#CantLoveNPC11_3
#CantLoveNPC11_1
I Can't Love an NPC
#CantLoveNPCPart2Start
#CantLoveNPCScene11Start
His Last Interrogation
Jimin was almost immediately called in for questioning by the indecency police just minutes after the performance, where she flashed the audience on live TV.
#CantLoveNPC11_2
#CantLoveNPC10_46
I Can't Love an NPC
📞[Creepy Old Man]DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!
📞[Hana] Yes.
📞[Creepy Old Man] I'll be seeing you!
Click. (the phone call ends)
#CantLoveNPCScene10End
#CantLoveNPCPart1End
#CantLoveNPC11_01
#CantLoveNPC10_45
📞[Creepy Old Man] If I say so, you're shut down! You better be cooperative. I'll be waiting for Jimin at 9:00 pm SHARP! If you are a second late, it's all over!
#CantLoveNPC10_46
#CantLoveNPC10_44
📞[Creepy Old Man] Otherwise, your lack of cooperation will be considered an admission of guilty, and I will be forced to take suitable action against Jimin and your band. You're band is officially shut down.
📞[Hana] You can't do that.
#CantLoveNPC10_45
#CantLoveNPC10_43
📞[Creepy Old Man] YOU WANT TO PLAY THAT GAME?! OK. Jimin must come to my office by herself tonight, at 9 p.m.
📞[Hana] That's in 45 minutes!
📞[Creepy Old Man] I would advise you to send Jimin by herself.
#CantLoveNPC10_44
#CantLoveNPC10_42
📞[Creepy Old Man]There are pictures all over social media of Jimin dancing in inappropriate clothing. As manager, did you select the costumes?
📞[Hana] Eum. I give recommendations, but costumes are the responsibility of each band member.
#CantLoveNPC10_43
#CantLoveNPC10_41
📞[Creepy Old Man] Hello, Hana. Your band violated the dress code standards for public performances.
📞[Hana] Who? What?
📞[Creepy Old Man] DON'T PLAY DUMB WITH ME! IT WAS ON LIVE TV!
#CantLoveNPC10_42
#CantLoveNPC10_40
Hana picks up the phone and puts it on speaker. The voice of a creepy old man comes over the phone.
Covering the phone and whispering,
[Hana] Oh my gosh. It IS him!
#CantLoveNPC10_41
#CantLoveNPC10_39
[Moon] ...
[Hana] Exactly! Don't worry. I'll take care of it. I'll take care of him.
Hana's phone rings.
Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring.
[Moon] Already!
[Hana] That couldn't be him... so soon!
#CantLoveNPC10_40
#CantLoveNPC10_38
[Hana] I mean... come on... what type of married man would take a job sitting in a tiny room with no windows, staring at the bodies of K-pop idols all day and measuring the square inches of fabric covering an idol's butt to ensure "decency."
#CantLoveNPC10_39
#CantLoveNPC10_37
[Moon] Hana! We're taking a big chance!
[Hana] I met the indecency police chief. He's a creepy old married man. He's super creepy. He's sus. He's a sussy lil baka.
#CantLoveNPC10_38
#CantLoveNPC10_36
[Ara] Why did the crowd go so crazy?
[Hana] It's a long story. I'll explain later.
[Moon] The indecency police are probably going to give us a big fine!
[Hana] Stop it, Moon!
#CantLoveNPC10_37
#CantLoveNPC10_35
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[Moon] Hana! The indecency police are definitely going to call us on that. That was on live TV!
[Jimin] I don't understand what happened. I just danced the routine that I trained for.
[Hana] You were perfect, Jimin!
#CantLoveNPC10_36
#CantLoveNPC10_34
Cafe owner, {Hana!! Jimin flashed the crowd! She wasn't wearing safety shorts! I saw it, too! What were you thinking!! It's like a riot down in here!}
Hana, {I know. I know. We'll come down to help you later.}
Cafe owner, {OK. I'll see ya!}
#CantLoveNPC10_35
#CantLoveNPC10_33
[Moon] I can't believe we just did that!
Hana turns on her phone. It starts beeping and buzzing non-stop.
Hana texts the cafe owner.
{We'll come back down in a few hours to help clean when the fans leave.}
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Hana and the band go through another side door and enter a stairwell that leads directly up to their apartment.
They quickly push into Hana's apartment, out of breath, having run up the stairs. They lock the door behind them.
#CantLoveNPC10_33
#CantLoveNPC10_31
The band bows and quickly runs out a back door. The fans chatter and gossip loudly about what they just saw, Jimin flashing the crowd in flagrant violation of the K-pop factory dress code.
#CantLoveNPC10_32
#CantLoveNPC10_30
Hana quickly grabs the microphone.
[Hana] That's it, folks. It was a pleasure playing for you today. Fans who won tickets to our American concert will be contacted via the app. We've got places to go, hearts to break. Catch ya later, wink!
#CantLoveNPC10_31
#CantLoveNPC10_29
Hana, breaking concentration, briefly smirks at the reaction of the fans, knowing the scandal has been launched.
BxGxR finishes the final chorus to their new song, "Super Brash," and bows to a rousing applause from the fans.
YAAAAAAHHHHH!
#CantLoveNPC10_30
#CantLoveNPC10_28
Jimin does the quick twirl, flipping her skirt in the air and flashing the audience a second time. Phone flashes go off across the audience.
Jimin pauses center stage and suggestively winks at the audience.
The audience roars, AAAWWWWW!
#CantLoveNPC10_29
#CantLoveNPC10_27
Dozens of cell phones are raised from the audience in anticipation of Jimin's solo.
Finally, Jimin dances toward center stage in her super-short pleated miniskirt. The fans, mostly boy fans, are tensing up in anticipation.
#CantLoveNPC10_28
#CantLoveNPC10_26
The crowd is screaming so loudly the solo acoustic part of the song is getting drowned out.
AHHHHHHH!
Additional fans, seeing others breaking the rules, rip the security tape off their phone cameras and get ready to take a picture.
#CantLoveNPC10_27
#CantLoveNPC10_25
Then Ara comes to center stage and twirls quickly, flipping her skirt up as a large number of fans film her.
Ara makes a silly face at the audience.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
#CantLoveNPC10_26
#CantLoveNPC10_24
The crowd is screaming,
YAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!
Next, Dal does a twirl, drops to one knee, and smirks at the audience. A larger group of cell phones are raised to take pictures.
YAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!
#CantLoveNPC10_25
#CantLoveNPC10_23
Some of the women in the crowd give dirty looks to the fans holding up phone cameras.
As Tae does his dance move and snarls at the audience, a smattering of fans use their cell phones from the crowd to take pictures.
#CantLoveNPC10_24
#CantLoveNPC10_22
In the audience, fans realize what is happening and start ripping the safety tape off their phone cameras. All the boy's eyes go wide, waiting for Jimin. Some fans push up closer to the front and raise their camera phones.
#CantLoveNPC10_23
#CantLoveNPC10_21
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Now, nearing the end of the song, the dancers set up to do the same sequence, where each of the dancers takes a turn, goes to the front of the stage, twirls, and makes a pose for the audience.
#CantLoveNPC10_22
#CantLoveNPC10_20
During the second half of the song some of the fans are whispering to each other about what they just saw.
Hana keeps singing without reacting but knowing what happened.
#CantLoveNPC10_21
#CantLoveNPC10_19
The audience rumbles as Moon starts into the second half of the song, and Hana sings. The audience switches back to cheering.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
#CantLoveNPC10_20
#CantLoveNPC10_18
A girl in the audience elbows her boyfriend.
[Girl] Close your mouth!
Two cameramen filming the performance for live broadcasting look at each other, both realizing what they saw. They shrug at each other and keep filming.
#CantLoveNPC10_19
#CantLoveNPC10_17
In the audience, the boys whisper to each other.
[Boy in the Audience] Did I just see that?! Jimin wasn't wearing safety shorts under her skirt. She had lacy underwear! You can't do that.
[Another Boy] I saw it too! I can't believe it!
#CantLoveNPC10_18
#CantLoveNPC10_16
The fan's cheers for Jimin turn into shock when they realize she flashed them.
YAAAAAHHHHHHHHooooooooohhhhhhhhhh.
#CantLoveNPC10_17
#CantLoveNPC10_15
Finally, Jimin dances to center stage and does a fast spin, flipping her pleated skirt high in the air and flashing the crowd with sexy lace panties. Jimin does a cat pose with a serious face.
#CantLoveNPC10_16
#CantLoveNPC10_14
Ara goes up next and does a fast spin, flipping her pleated skirt high in the air, revealing her safety shorts. Ara does a sexy facial pose by puckering her lips and putting her finger on her lower lip.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
#CantLoveNPC10_15
#CantLoveNPC10_13
Tae dances to the back of the stage. Next, Dal dances to the front and does a spin. Dal stops and winks at the audience.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
One more fan rips the security tape off their phone to snap a picture.
#CantLoveNPC10_14
#CantLoveNPC10_12
Tae, the lion, dances to the front of the stage, does a spin, and poses, making a crooked smile at the crowd.
Some of the girls in the audience scream out. AHHHHHHHHH!
One fan in the front rips his phone's security tape to take a picture.
#CantLoveNPC10_13
#CantLoveNPC10_11
The crowd cheers so loud the coffee shop starts shaking.
Halfway into the song, Moon plays a guitar solo, and Hana sits on a stool alongside him and hums the chorus.
The dancers start their solo parts.
#CantLoveNPC10_12
#CantLoveNPC10_10
Moon starts the guitar intro to their new song, and the rest of the band begins their choreographed dance routine. Hana starts singing alongside Moon. Ara, Jimin, Tai, And Dal dance to the roars of the crowd.
#CantLoveNPC10_11
#CantLoveNPC10_09
[Hana] We're going to premiere our new song, SUPER BRASH!!!!!!!!! HIT IT MOON!
[Crowd] YAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
#CantLoveNPC10_10
#CantLoveNPC10_08
Hana starts crying and hugs the cafe owner who then quickly gets off stage.
Gathering herself again,
[Hana] And for all the fans that made it here today, we have something really special for you before we leave for America. Right here!
#CantLoveNPC10_09
#CantLoveNPC10_07
Hana waves to the cafe owner, who shyly comes up on stage.
[Hana] None of this would have been possible without the early support of fans who believed in us when no one else would.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support.
#CantLoveNPC10_08
#CantLoveNPC10_06
With her voice getting louder and more determined,
[Hana] But we've come a long way. Next month, we are playing in America, and we are going to fill the 20,000-seat Capital Two Arena!
[Crowd] YAAAAAAHHHHHHH! Ohhhhhhhhhhhh!
#CantLoveNPC10_07
#CantLoveNPC10_05
[Hana] Thanks for coming, everyone. Not all of you may know this, but here in this cafe, we had our first concert almost two years ago. We played to a crowd of about 15 people. Only a few even looked up from having their coffees.
#CantLoveNPC10_06
#CantLoveNPC10_04
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After a few songs, Hana steps to the front and grabs a microphone to address the crowd.
#CantLoveNPC10_05
#CantLoveNPC10_03
Live Streams go up on Wtube and on Korean television.
The band is in flow, going through their standard set, and has the crowd in the palm of their hand, jumping and singing along.
#CantLoveNPC10_04
#CantLoveNPC10_02
The crowd is cheering like crazy and pinching themselves for getting tickets at such a small venue where they can be so close to the band. BxGxR now typically plays in much larger venues.
#CantLoveNPC10_03
#CantLoveNPC10_01
#CantLoveNPCScene10Start
Scandal!
The BxGxR concert starts in the tiny coffee shop venue in front of the packed, excited crowd.
#CantLoveNPC10_02
#CantLoveNPC09_64
The last few people pass Ara, and none are stopped. Women who came with their boyfriends clutch them tightly and hold them on the far side, away from Ara, as they pass.
...
Finally, all the fans complete the screening.
#CantLoveNPCScene09End
#CantLoveNPC10_01
#CantLoveNPC09_63
[Panicked Woman] Did you empty all of your pockets?
[Boyfriend] I think so.
Screeching,
[Panicked Woman] I think so! Check again! CHECK AGAIN!
[Boyfriend] OK. OK. I'll check again.
#CantLoveNPC09_64
#CantLoveNPC09_62
At Professor Kim's screening table, a woman with a panicked face starts arguing with her boyfriend, who is wearing cargo pants with lots of pockets up and down the sides of his legs. She is panicked that Ara will frisk her boyfriend.
#CantLoveNPC09_63
#CantLoveNPC09_61
Ara repeats,
[Ara] Thank you. You can go through now.
Finally, the woman pulls the broke-brained man away from Ara by the arm.
#CantLoveNPC09_62
#CantLoveNPC09_60
A boy comments from the line, "Look, his brain is broken-멘붕"
Finally, the woman who came in with the broke-brained man doubles back and walks up to him. She snaps her fingers in his face. He snaps out of it.
[Broke-Brained Man] Waa! Ohh!
#CantLoveNPC09_61
#CantLoveNPC09_59
Ara stands.
[Ara] Thank you. You can go through now.
The man is frozen in place like a deer caught in the headlights and doesn't respond. He stays standing in place, slack-jawed, as if his brain is resetting.
#CantLoveNPC09_60
#CantLoveNPC09_58
[Ara] Thank you.
Ara squats down and finishes running her hands down the sides of his legs and up between the middle of his legs all the way to the top as if he were a piece of plastic and not a human.
When Ara bumps his crotch, he jumps.
#CantLoveNPC09_59
#CantLoveNPC09_57
At the bottom of Ara's reach, she stops at the man's back pocket.
[Ara] I sense a metal object in your back pocket. Please give it to me.
Ara steps back. The man reaches into his back pocket and pulls out a keychain, which he hands to Ara.
#CantLoveNPC09_58
#CantLoveNPC09_56
Ara steps back for a moment to pat the man's chest. Ara then steps forward again very closely to reach around the man's back. This time, the man stares intently right at Ara's chest. His eyes go wide. He bites his lip. His arms start shaking.
#CantLoveNPC09_57
#CantLoveNPC09_55
The man Ara is frisking is clearly embarrassed. He blushes and swings his head from side to side, trying to avoid staring at Ara's chest just in front of his nose.
Ara doesn't budge and continues frisking him.
#CantLoveNPC09_56
#CantLoveNPC09_54
Her friend whispers back, "I guess these K-pop idols aren't shy!"
Another girl chimes in, "She's just doing her job like a professional!"
The boys' mouths are hanging open as they stare.
#CantLoveNPC09_55
#CantLoveNPC09_53
One of the boys in lines calls out, "Whoa! Ara is getting up close and personal!"
A few girls frown.
A woman whispers to her friend, "Look at that! Her chest is right in that man's face. Can you believe it!"
#CantLoveNPC09_54
#CantLoveNPC09_52
The line of guests waiting for Hana to collect their tickets is all watching closely. Sensing the sudden drop in chattering, the crowd by Professor Kim's station for collecting metal objects also stops to stare.
#CantLoveNPC09_53
#CantLoveNPC09_51
The man is very short, about a foot and a half shorter than Ara in heels.
The man raises his arms. Ara walks up very closely to him, her chest only a few inches from his nose. Since the man is so short, his face is only chest level to Ara.
#CantLoveNPC09_52
#CantLoveNPC09_50
The screening continues, and about 10 minutes later Ara senses metal on one of the male guests. Ara walks in front of him.
[Ara] Excuse me. We have detected metal on you. Can you please stand still and raise your arms to the side?
#CantLoveNPC09_51
#CantLoveNPC09_49
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[Woman] Really!
The woman spontaneously hugs Hana and squeals with joy.
On the way back to her ticket-gathering station, Ara walks by Professor Kim.
[Hana] Ara's stare is completely mesmerizing.
[Professor Kim] I noticed.
#CantLoveNPC09_49
#CantLoveNPC09_47
Hana laughs to herself.
[Hana] Whoa! We don't have Ara merch here but you can go to the BxGxR app and buy lots of Ara merch. In fact, (whispering in her ear) use the code BxGxR, and I'll throw in an autographed picture for free.
#CantLoveNPC09_48
#CantLoveNPC09_46
[Woman] Are you selling any merch?
[Hana] Why? What merch do you want?
[Woman] I would like to get some Ara merch.
[Hana] What type? Pictures? Key chains?
[Woman] Ev - er - y - thing !!!!!!!!!
#CantLoveNPC09_47
#CantLoveNPC09_45
Hana walks up.
[Hana] It's OK. You can go through.
The woman snaps out of it,
[Woman] Oh! Sorry. I had no idea the performers would actually be doing the screening.
[Hana] It's a small place. We do everything.
[Woman] You definitely do!
#CantLoveNPC09_46
#CantLoveNPC09_44
Without pausing, Ara quickly stands up in front of her, faces almost brushing.
[Ara] Thank you. Please proceed.
Ara steps back. The woman doesn't move and remains standing still with her arms extended.
#CantLoveNPC09_45
#CantLoveNPC09_43
Copying the same movement she did with Hana, Ara then squats down and runs her hands down the sides of the woman's legs and firmly up the inside, between her legs, bumping her crotch firmly at the top.
The woman jumps slightly,
[Woman] Ew!
#CantLoveNPC09_44
#CantLoveNPC09_42
Ara steps forward, even closer to the woman this time, and reaches farther around the back of her body, patting her down. The shocked woman loses balance slightly and leans forward as she briefly bumps noses with Ara.
#CantLoveNPC09_43
#CantLoveNPC09_41
Ara steps back from the woman, runs her hands over the woman's chest, and stops at her bra band.
[Ara] Do you have a metal wire in your bra?
[Woman] Eum... Yes.
[Ara] That's fine.
#CantLoveNPC09_42
#CantLoveNPC09_40
The woman goes wide-eyed and open-mouthed, continuing to stare into Ara's unmoving gaze.
Hana is watching the scene unfold and stops her ticket gathering for a moment to walk over.
#CantLoveNPC09_41
#CantLoveNPC09_39
Ara, without blinking or changing her fixed stare directly into the woman's eyes, runs her arms over her shoulders and along the top of the woman's arms. Ara then retraces the bottom of the woman's arms and down her sides.
#CantLoveNPC09_40
#CantLoveNPC09_38
The woman, as if frozen, shifts her gaze to the left, moving only her eyes, and then locks back onto Ara's eyes again, transfixed.
#CantLoveNPC09_39
#CantLoveNPC09_37
The woman, who is the same height as Ara, raises her arms. Ara walks right up to her and puts her face a few inches from the woman's face. The woman looks directly into Ara's unmoving stare and gulps.
#CantLoveNPC09_38
#CantLoveNPC09_36
About 10 minutes into the screening, Ara suddenly steps forward and stops the first woman.
[Ara] Excuse me, we have detected metal on you. Can you please stand still and raise your arms to the side?
#CantLoveNPC09_37
#CantLoveNPC09_35
The first handful of guests all walk right through the fake metal detector and past Ara, who is standing nearby like an unmovable palace guard. The guests collect their things and quickly crowd to the front.
#CantLoveNPC09_36
#CantLoveNPC09_34
Hana collects the tickets at a table close to the door and channels the crowd toward Professor Kim at the screening table.
Hana limits the speed of people going toward screening to avoid it getting too overcrowded.
#CantLoveNPC09_35
#CantLoveNPC09_33
With everyone in place, the cafe owner opens the doors. A crowd rushes in. The cafe owner forces the door closed behind a small group.
[Cafe Owner] Phew! A few at a time. A few at a time, please!
#CantLoveNPC09_34
#CantLoveNPC09_32
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Yelling,
[Hana] MOON, EVERYONE, PLACES, WE'RE OPENING THE DOORS!
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#CantLoveNPC09_33
#CantLoveNPC09_31
[Camera Crew 1] The lighting is good enough. We're so close to the stage we can compensate.
[Hana] Great to hear. We don't usually have a film crew here when we perform. You guys are the first! You're going to see something special tonight!
#CantLoveNPC09_32
#CantLoveNPC09_30
[Reporter 1] Can we get an interview, Hana?
[Hana] Sorry, I'm crazy busy before the show. I only have a moment to check in. Are you broadcasting live?
[Reporter 2] We're going live.
[Blogger] Streaming live!
[Reporter 4] On delay.
#CantLoveNPC09_31
#CantLoveNPC09_29
Yelling,
[Hana] MOON, TURN ON THE LIGHTS FOR A MINUTE.
[Moon] OK.
A few small stage lights come on, and Moon stands under them.
[Camera Crew People] Thanks.
#CantLoveNPC09_30
#CantLoveNPC09_28
Different camera crew people respond
-We're good.
-That's OK.
-I already got a coffee.
-Can you turn on the full stage lights for a few minutes so we can set levels?
[Hana] Sure, I'll turn on the lights.
#CantLoveNPC09_29
#CantLoveNPC09_27
The media people are all on a platform from the back of the coffee shop. Camera crews are checking light levels.
[Hana] Sorry about the lighting, everyone. This isn't our typical stage. Thanks for coming out. Can I get you anything?
#CantLoveNPC09_28
#CantLoveNPC09_27
The media people are all on a platform from the back of the coffee shop. Camera crews are checking light levels.
[Ara] Sorry about the lighting, everyone. This isn't our typical stage. Thanks for coming out. Can I get you anything?
#CantLoveNPC09_28
#CantLoveNPC09_26
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With Ara and Professor Kim now ready to do crowd screening, Hana goes back to the press section to talk to the film crews, bloggers, and reporters who are preparing to film and broadcast the performance.
#CantLoveNPC09_27
#CantLoveNPC09_25
[Ara] You may now pass. Thank you.
[Hana] Whoa! Even my heart is beating faster after that. I guess you can do the frisking for us, Ara. Any questions, Professor Kim?
[Professor Kim] No. We got this. Do what you need to do, Hana.
#CantLoveNPC09_26
#CantLoveNPC09_24
[Hana] Oh my! You even found the key.
Hana peels back the garter between her legs and slides out the hidden key.
[Hana] Sorry. Here you go.
[Ara] Your left sock, also.
[Hana] Oh! You found everything! Here you go.
#CantLoveNPC09_25
#CantLoveNPC09_23
Ara squats down and runs her hands down the sides of Hana's legs and then upwards on the insides of her legs, bumping her crotch carelessly.
Hana jerks,
[Hana] Ewww!
[Ara] I sense a metal object between your legs. Please give it to me.
#CantLoveNPC09_24
#CantLoveNPC09_22
[Hana] Oh! Good catch, Ara.
Hana takes the cell phone out of her hidden pocket and hands it to Professor Kim.
Hana starts to walk around Ara.
[Ara] Wait. I am not finished.
#CantLoveNPC09_23
#CantLoveNPC09_21
Ara reaches her hands around the back of Hana's shoulders, shrinking the space between their faces even more, and runs her hands down Hana's sides.
Ara reaches behind Hana's waist and stops.
[Ara] I sense a cell phone. Please give it to me.
#CantLoveNPC09_22
#CantLoveNPC09_20
Ara walks up to Hana again. Much closer than an average Korean would approach you, her nose being only a few inches from Hana's nose.
[Hana] Ohh!
[Ara] Is something wrong?
[Hana] No. It's fine.
#CantLoveNPC09_21
#CantLoveNPC09_19
[Ara] So a bra is OK to let through even if it contains metal?
[Hana] Eum, let's make it simple. All bras are OK.
[Ara] Got it. Bras are OK.
[Hana] Go ahead and continue, or let me through if that is it.
#CantLoveNPC09_20
#CantLoveNPC09_18
[Hana] Remember when I told you that some things you will let through, even if it goes against your training.
[Ara] Yes.
[Hana] This is what I meant.
Hana lifts her shirt.
[Hana] See, my bra has a metal wire. This is OK to let through.
#CantLoveNPC09_19
#CantLoveNPC09_17
[Hana] Maybe this isn't going to work. Professor Kim, I have a metal wire in my bra. I'm not taking off my bra. Did you include any other women in the group when you trained Ara to frisk people?
[Professor Kim] No. Why?
[Hana] Because this!
#CantLoveNPC09_18
#CantLoveNPC09_16
Ara continues down Hana's chest, blatantly touching her. Ara runs her hands underneath Hana's breasts.
[Hana] Eww!
[Ara] Excuse me. I sense more metal. Please place the metal object in the bin.
#CantLoveNPC09_17
#CantLoveNPC09_15
Ara runs her hands along Hana's arms and over her shoulders. She runs her hands along the top front of Ara's shirt.
[Ara] I sense a metal object here. Please remove it and place it in the bin.
#CantLoveNPC09_16
#CantLoveNPC09_14
Hana walks through the broken metal detector which Ara is standing next to. As Hana walks through, Ara senses metal and walks in front of Hana.
[Ara] Excuse me. I need to search you. Please hold out your arms.
[Hana] OK! If you insist.
#CantLoveNPC09_15
#CantLoveNPC09_13
Hana walks up to the screening table where Professor Kim is sitting.
[Professor Kim] Please put your cell phone and metal objects in the bin.
[Hana] I don't have anything.
[Professor Kim] Eum... then you can walk through.
#CantLoveNPC09_14
#CantLoveNPC09_12
Hana hides even more things to be extra tricky. She adjusts her garter and hides a key behind it on the inside of her leg. Finally Hana slides a small metal stylus for computer screens into her sock down by her ankle.
#CantLoveNPC09_13
#CantLoveNPC09_11
Hana walks to the side, away from Professor Moon and Ara, to sneakily hide some metal on herself.
She puts on a metal button, hidden on the inside of her blouse, and slides her cell phone into a hidden pocket on the back of her skirt.
#CantLoveNPC09_12
#CantLoveNPC09_10
[Ara] I don't sense any metal.
[Hana] This is the normal situation. Finish and gather your things, Professor Kim.
[Hana] Now, I'm going to go through.
#CantLoveNPC09_11
#CantLoveNPC09_09
[Hana] These are the stickers, Professor Kim. Put them on the front and back phone cameras like this, OK?
[Professor Kim] I see.
[Hana] Now, walk through the metal detector. Ara, let me know if you sense any metal.
Professor Kim walks through.
#CantLoveNPC09_10
#CantLoveNPC09_08
[Hana] Professor Kim, Come in like you are a fan.
Professor Kim walks up to the screening table.
[Hana] Please put your cell phones and all metal objects in the bin.
Professor Kim empties his pockets and puts his cell phone in the bin.
#CantLoveNPC09_09
#CantLoveNPC09_07
[Ara] So what exactly do you want me to do?
[Hana] This isn't going to be quite the same as an airport screening, Ara. Some things you will let through, even if it goes against your training.
[Ara] What things?
[Hana] Let's do a few dry runs.
#CantLoveNPC09_08
#CantLoveNPC09_06
[Hana] To follow the rules. The rules didn't say we couldn't have a broken metal detector, kkkkkk. Also, the audience doesn't know it's broken, hhhhh. And that's where you come in, Ara. Do the thing that Professor Kim trained you for.
#CantLoveNPC09_07
#CantLoveNPC09_05
[Hana] The city insisted we have one, but we couldn't afford to rent one, so I just borrowed a broken one. No one will set off the sensor even if they bring in metal. The metal detector doesn't actually do anything.
[Ara] So why even have it?
#CantLoveNPC09_06
#CantLoveNPC09_04
[Hana] Ara, you'll be here to screen guests for metal objects as needed. There's a secret you have to keep to yourself.
[Ara] A secret?
[Hana] Yeah! This metal detector that I've set up doesn't actually work.
#CantLoveNPC09_05
#CantLoveNPC09_03
Talking to the cafe owner,
[Hana] Can you help me check in the few backpacks that people bring by mistake.
[Cafe Owner] That's the plan. I'll take them through our outside service window. Put a number on them. And give the fan the number.
#CantLoveNPC09_04
#CantLoveNPC09_02
Hana goes outside for a moment to put up a sign with instructions that say no photography or recording and STRICTLY no backpacks.
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Back inside the cafe,
#CantLoveNPC09_03
#CantLoveNPC09_01
#NPC를_사랑할_수_없어요
#CantLoveNPCScene09Start
#멘붕2 - #DeerInTheHeadlights2
Hana is in the front of the coffee shop with Ara and professor Moon, about to do a dry run of the crowd screening procedures before their last concert in Seoul.
#CantLoveNPC09_02
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