Chapter 55 TV Drama Broadcast

Meet aired officially on the 11th day before yesterday, and this episode of the show was truly a labor of love by the production team.All of them are experienced variety show veterans. Several PDs an...To be honest, "Reply 1997" was just a low-budget cable television drama. Even the production cost was tight, and there wasn't much promotion. Compared to other major channels with numerous hit dramas during the summer season, it wasn't taken seriously at all.

The main creative personnel of the drama team had basically been making variety shows before this drama. Director Shin Yuan-ho and screenwriter Lee You-jeong had never had experience in producing TV dramas, so industry insiders initially held no hope for this drama.

What's even more amusing is that all the actors, both leads and supporting roles, are idol group members with zero acting experience. This marks their first foray into television drama. The combination of inexperienced creators and idol protagonists is a recipe for disaster. Just wait; after this show airs, it will vanish without a trace, leaving no ripples in the entertainment landscape.

Among the cast and crew, both those in leading roles and the actors, were very clear about their positions. They didn't have much confidence in the show either. Many just hoped that after it aired, the ratings would be decent enough, not so bad that it would be cut off halfway by the TV station. That would already be a success.

Of course, Ji Chang Wook is an exception. He chose this drama for his own reasons, and he currently hopes that his participation can make "Reply 1997" even more successful.

On July 24th, the official broadcast is about to begin. The atmosphere on set in the days leading up to the broadcast has become tense. Many people are unable to focus due to anxiety. Fortunately, enough footage for the broadcast has already been shot. The next two days of filming will be very relaxed.

After the official broadcast, the filming tasks will become more arduous again.

However, Ji-yeong isn't on set these two days. He took leave from the drama crew and went to Xia Guo with his team. There are a lot of interviews and stages that EXO-K needs to attend together.

Along with M Team, several members of K Team participated in interviews with various media outlets and magazines, and also took part in photo shoots.

Out of all the members in EXO-K, only Park Chanyeol, who lived in China for several years as a child, understands Chinese. Although the other members have studied it, their level is far behind. They can barely listen and speak, only knowing basic phrases like "Ni hao, xiàxi."

Because of the language barrier, K-team's Ji Sung-hyun became the focus of interviews and attention during the event. This in the peninsula should have been Kim Jun-myeon's thing, but now it's his turn.

After they really arrived in China, they realized that EXO was surprisingly popular. Even the K-team, who barely promoted here, had fans waiting at the airport when they landed. When they went to work or events, there were always fans waiting for them outside. As soon as they appeared, there were loud screams from the fans.

The other members of K-team are doing well, but Ji-seong is the most popular. He can see many fans holding his posters and nameplates in the crowd. Some young fans even burst into tears when they saw him. When Ji-seong looked at them, they were overjoyed, crying and raising their posters higher.

The crowd surged uncontrollably forward, and security and staff had a hard time stopping the fans' enthusiasm. this and Park Jin-young couldn't help but sigh again.He's seeing EXO news online now, seeing that enviable level of hype, those sales figures constantly being refreshed, and he just feels a pang of e...