“Documentary? You like documentaries, huh. What kind of documentary is it? The kind that reveals a celebrity’s private life?”

“We can reveal it if you’d like, and if you don’t, we won’t do it. It’s fine either way because it’s a documentary that follows the will of its subject. If Woo-Jin wants to stay in his room all day and sleep, we’ll shoot him doing that.” 

G&C Entertainment’s cable network, GCTV,  was preparing for their variety TV program, which would be in the format of a docuseries called Life Depicted. It was a show where its cast was allowed to portray their lives the way they wanted, without intervention from the director and writer. Even if it was uninteresting, they planned to follow the cast’s wishes through and through. There was an assumption that even if the cast chose to sit around all day long doing nothing, there would be no interference on the producers’ part. 

The show's concept was to break free from the imperative idea that variety shows had to be funny and interesting and simply portray something that was not scripted or forced. However, that was a nice way of saying they wanted to do a boring TV program. Ultimately, the only driving force of the show was the popularity of the cast. 

“Things are going to get chaotic from now on.” 

“Exactly!” 

“Which is why we have to establish a positive image. Frankly, Woo-Jin is getting too little exposure for his fame level. We’re in an era where being mysterious doesn’t cut it. These days, being good at acting alone...