People might have different opinions, but Taeha thought this way.
In the end, variety shows had to be funny to become a hot topic. And only after becoming a hot topic would people develop an interest in *Your Radiant Sparkle*. This fact was no different for Nutube content.
After much deliberation, the reason Taeha set a comfortable mood for *That’s Your Business* was for this very reason. He thought that if he maintained the same character as he did on *Are You Kidding Show*, Yoo Jae-seop would feel pressured and wouldn’t be able to draw out the funniest situations.
Of course, if this were a program like *New Quiz* or *Battleman*, which Yoo Jae-seop also hosted, it wouldn’t have been a problem to keep the same character as *Are You Kidding Show*. However, *That’s Your Business* was a content piece with a concept where talkative people gathered comfortably to chat and have a good time. Therefore, the *Are You Kidding Show* character would only be a hindrance.
As such, Taeha immersed himself in the character of a “polite and sincere, yet outspoken and popular younger brother.” Thanks to that, the filming of *That’s Your Business* proceeded smoothly.
Yoo Jae-seop’s amazing ability lay in making cliché questions feel fresh and appropriately mixing in truly new questions in between. Taeha also felt this while filming *That’s Your Business*.
First, a cliché question.
“No, really. So, Actor Kang. What did you do before coming here today?”
Taeha, who was immersed in his prepared character, answered comfortably.
“I was just rolling around at home, reviewing some Nutube content to appear on, and then I came here.”
“Ah. For promotion? I see. It’s really hard these days. To promote a single work, you have to appear on so many Nutube channels.”
Just then, Ji Seok-jun, who was eating a donut next to him, picked up on Yoo Jae-seop’s words.
“Wait. Then are you appearing somewhere else besides here? Double-dipping is a bit impolite, isn’t it?”
Then, Yoo Jae-seop stopped Ji Seok-jun as if he had been waiting for that.
“Brother. ‘Double-dipping’—what kind of expression is that? Besides, our Actor Kang might appear on other channels to promote his drama. That’s just how it is.”
“Still, double-dipping is a bit… you know. How hard are you going to work there? Are you going to slack off here to do well over there?”
Taeha gave a bright smile and answered Ji Seok-jun, who was deliberately asking with a straight face.
“I’m not sure. But regardless, wouldn’t I work harder than a Senior who already did one filming before coming here today?”
“Ah. Is that how it is? Well, that’s great. Hahaha. Jae-seop. He says he’ll work hard today to cover my share too.”
Ji Seok-jun accepted Taeha’s remark pleasantly. However, Taeha quickly touched Ji Seok-jun’s arm as a gesture of apology. Watching this, Yoo Jae-seop burst into laughter and kept the atmosphere going.
“Exactly. Why are you messing with Actor Kang? Actor Kang is no pushover.”
“You’re right, he’s no pushover. This is the first time I’ve seen an actor talk this well.”
“He says it’s his first time. He’s lying again. As expected of a life of lies.”
“Ah. Was there someone else? Hahaha.”
It was a fast pace that made them forget what the first question even was. However, Yoo Jae-seop did not waver in this situation and continued the conversation naturally.
“Wow. By the way, Actor Kang, your talk is more honest than I thought. Bold, too. Is this why older women like you?”
“Why older women? Do older women have to like me?”
“Ah. Brother, don’t you know? Actor Kang filmed a drama this time. It’s called *Your Radiant Sparkle*. It’s a campus youth drama, right? The one with the older woman-younger man couple?”
“Ah. A drama. An older woman-younger man couple. I wondered what you were talking about. There are only brothers here, so I wondered why older women were being mentioned. You filmed a drama?”
“Brother. Please take some interest in the world.”
“I am interested. I’m just a bit slow with the news. So, you’re saying you filmed a drama?”
In that way, an opportunity to naturally promote *Your Radiant Sparkle* came to Taeha. However, the important thing was to instill in the viewers the fact that this content was being conducted for drama promotion. For that reason, there was no need to make the promotion long.
As soon as the short promotion ended, the next question came in.
“Actor Kang. So, how was it? Appearing in a work you wrote yourself is an experience that isn’t easy to come by.”
Ji Seok-jun, surprised by Yoo Jae-seop’s story, realized something and opened his mouth.
“Ah. That’s right. You were a Writer too, weren’t you? I saw that on the news.”
But Yoo Jae-seop didn’t let it slide this time either.
“You’re just finding that out now? No, and why are you using informal speech when things haven’t even been settled yet? Brother, apologize quickly. It’ll become a controversy.”
Ji Seok-jun quickly made eye contact with the camera and put on a broadcasting smile.
“Ah. My apologies, everyone. And I’m sorry, Taeha. So, you said you were a drama Writer too?”
“It’s not that I was; I still am. The drama I wrote is also being aired this time.”
“But you did the acting as well? Wow. That must have been hard. It was hard, wasn’t it? Working two jobs?”
“It certainly wasn’t easy. You must be having a hard time these days too, Senior.”
“Me? Of course, I’m tired. I have my age, after all. But wait, are you making fun of me?”
Taeha and Ji Seok-jun engaged in a conversation that was close to a comedy routine. Yoo Jae-seop watched them and burst into laughter once again.
“No, really. What is this? What on earth are you two talking about?”
“I don’t know either. Strangely, whenever I talk to this kid, I keep getting caught in his pace.”
“It’s not that you’re getting caught. Brother, how many years have you been in broadcasting, and you still can’t handle a short segment?”
“Hahaha. Was the conversation just now very strange? Taeha, I’m sorry if it was uncomfortable.”
“Not at all, Senior. You’re the one who is exhausted and uncomfortable from double-dipping today. I’m fine.”
Taeha fired back at Ji Seok-jun’s words once more. Then, Yoo Jae-seop, who was watching this, displayed another one of his unique abilities. It was the ability to pin down a guest’s character.
“Watching from the side, our Actor Kang seems polite, yet he strangely keeps making fun of his seniors. If we feel like talk in-fighters, Actor Kang feels like a talk out-boxer. Right?”
“Well. Honestly, isn’t it that there are no in-fighters here? If I had to say, all three of us feel like out-boxers.”
“Look at this, look. I’m right. Actor Kang is a complete out-boxer. Wow, those light jabs are fierce.”
Taeha suddenly earned the nickname “Talk Out-boxer.” However, Taeha didn’t feel bad at all. Rather, he felt very good. A character had been established within *That’s Your Business* much faster than he had expected.
Taeha instantly shifted his immersion target to “a polite and sincere younger brother who is a talk out-boxer.” Then, influenced by his Immersion Ability, Yoo Jae-seop and Ji Seok-jun also focused more on the filming.
Thanks to that, the filming for *That’s Your Business*, which usually wrapped up in about one hour unless it was really funny, naturally grew longer. Consequently, a few days later, two one-hour-long videos were uploaded to the *That’s Your Business* channel at once.
[(EN) Drama Promotion, That’s Your Business | EP.67-1]
[(EN) Drama Promotion, That’s Your Business | EP.67-2]
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Perhaps because *Are You Kidding Show* was filmed in the morning and *That’s Your Business* was filmed in the afternoon, the videos were uploaded to the two Nutube channels only one day apart.
The one that uploaded the video first was *Are You Kidding Show*. And fortunately, unlike the concern that the view count might be too low, the response was not bad. In particular, the three hosts’ looks of horror the moment Taeha appeared caught many people’s attention.
The image of a “being with an aura that surpasses a global star” played by Taeha was conveyed through the screen to the people watching the video. And the response was that Taeha’s answers, which showed deep thoughts, were equally impressive.
It felt as though everyone was admiring him, thinking that this was how he could be both a Writer and an Actor. There were also many reactions marveling at how he was even good at English.
However, the next day, as the video for *That’s Your Business* was uploaded, the atmosphere changed slightly. This video’s view count also rose rapidly. It felt like the view count was increasing at the fastest pace among all the videos ever uploaded to *That’s Your Business*.
Accordingly, the reaction to Taeha was also very positive, with many saying he looked more comfortable compared to yesterday. In particular, there were quite a few people asking, ‘Has Kang Taeha always been this good at talking?’
At the same time, comparisons between the two videos naturally began to arise. The images Taeha showed in the two videos were that different.
— What’s with the difference between Are You Kidding Show and That’s Your Business?
— So funny lol. It’s almost like he’s a different person lol.
— I just watched both videos back-to-back, and it feels like I just went from a cold bath to a hot bath.
— At this point, shouldn’t he be called a real-life Jekyll and Hyde?
— I think he just filmed them according to the show concepts lol.
— That’s probably it, but his image changing so fast is definitely crazy…
— Am I a pervert? Why does he look sexy like this?
— Me too lol. I feel like I’ve discovered both a cold side and a warm side in one person.
— Not ‘cold on the outside, warm on the inside,’ but ‘cold-cold, warm-warm’? lol.
— The fact that it’s perceived as attractive is proven by the view counts.
— But why is Kang Taeha showing up so often lately? What did he do?
— He filmed a drama called Your Radiant Sparkle. It’s coming out soon.
— What kind of image will he have in this drama? Cold Taeha? Warm Taeha?
— I saw the teaser, and it felt like a bit of both.
— Yeah, the Sparkle concept is so good. It looks like it’ll be a blast.
— But Kang Taeha is an actor, so why is he so funny?
— Isn’t he funny because he’s a Writer?
— What does being a Writer have to do with being funny?
— Oh, now that I think about it, Kang Taeha has two jobs too.
— Two personalities, two jobs lol.
— Kang Taeha is handsome and charming, but honestly, I don’t think I could date him. It feels like his personality changes way too fast.
— Don’t worry, he won’t date you.
— Originally, top-tier actors all have multiple images… since they’re people who act.
— Then does that mean both sides aren’t Kang Taeha’s real personality? Is it just acting?
— You should see both as his real personality. Acting just maximizes them.
— I also think defining a person’s personality as just one thing is a frame.
— It’s a case-by-case thing, personality too.
— So when does Sparkle start? T_T
The reactions to the two videos were as hot as their view counts. The proof was that stories about Taeha were appearing in popular posts across various communities.
For Taeha, who had placed great significance on this promotional schedule, it was a very relieving outcome. As a result, the interest in the Nutube videos was leading to interest in *Your Radiant Sparkle*.
Now, all that remained was to check the results of the first broadcast of *Your Radiant Sparkle*.
The first broadcast of *Your Radiant Sparkle* was just around the corner.