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The Fall Actor Seo Inju lived in the glow of a three-generation legal dynasty. When her great-grandfather’s colonial-era verdicts and her own arrogance surface together, she must learn how to repay what she took for granted.
CLICK! CLICK! FLASH! Ms. Seo Inju! A word about your new project? Like your new character, you value principles, don’t you? My family has produced judges for three generations, since my great-grandfather. WAAH—! INJU, GO! SEO INJU IS THE BEST! Since childhood, I was taught that keeping principles matters most. CLICK! CLICK! THE 28TH HANBIT FILM AWARDS BEST NEW ACTRESS Seo Inju walked toward the spotlight without hesitation. Under the spotlights, Inju smiled with practiced ease. How has that family background shaped your acting? I learned that, in the end, people must take responsibility for their choices. WOW! She never thought those words were wrong. She never considered the position that let her say them. What the public remembered was the dignified image of a three-generation judge family. After this project, we will announce your renewal. I plan to finish with this contract. From now on, I want to make my own choices. Of course. If that is what you want, Inju. CRACK That evening, backstage before the live broadcast. QUESTION 4 What do you share with your new character? I can say: “a person who takes responsibility for choices.” SNAP Someone’s hand had already altered the question sheet. AGENCY SHARED ACCOUNT REPLACE QUESTION 4 / YOUTH EMPLOYMENT DING— We never cleared this question with Inju. It arrived as an agency-approved version. We go live in three minutes. An unscheduled question had been added. Vice President Choi, please answer. There is something you need to confirm. LIVE IN MOMENTS Holding only the original question sheet, Inju entered the live studio. LIVE TALK · 21:00 Please welcome today’s special guest, actor Seo Inju! ON AIR What do you think about today’s youth employment crisis? It was not on the original question sheet. For the first time, Inju’s smile stopped. Well… personally… How do you see young people’s appeal that opportunity itself is missing? Rather than only saying there is no opportunity, I think people should first do the work they can. That is what my family always taught me. MURMUR… The instant she finished speaking, the studio froze. After the break, we will continue our conversation. SEO INJU: 7-SECOND EMPLOYMENT CLIP “People should first do the work they can…” DING! DING! The context before and after was cut away. Only seven seconds remained. 120,000 VIEWS “Lecturing people without opportunity about effort?” “Of course a judge-family heir sees it that way.” “Work First” Seo Inju Remarks Spark Outrage Privilege Consciousness of a Three-Generation Judge Family I said it, but… that is not what I meant. Vice President Choi Taeseong Why did that question come up? I did not know either. It was not on my sheet. Apologize using the exact statement the company sent. Say nothing else. APOLOGY_FINAL CREATED: 18 MINUTES BEFORE LIVE The apology was created before the broadcast even began. CLICK! Before anyone even knew what I would say? I reduced a reality of scarce opportunity to personal effort. I judged other lives by the environment I was given. I am sorry. Some accepted the apology, but more people suspected it was company-scripted. AD CONTRACT TERMINATED The investigative documentary scheduled for next week has been released today as an emergency broadcast. Judge Seo Gihwan in a Colonial-Era Verdict Judge Seo Gihwan Actor Seo Inju’s great-grandfather DEFENDANT HAN DOYUN 7 YEARS IN PRISON Independence activist Han Doyun died in prison. The signature at the bottom of the verdict was Seo Gihwan’s. My great-grandfather… handed down this verdict? Our family has always kept its principles. … The principles she believed in all her life had been a death sentence to someone else. Inju, I found the record of the question change. FROM: AGENCY SHARED ACCOUNT REQUEST: REPLACE QUESTION 4 TIME: 6 MINUTES BEFORE LIVE Someone just deleted it remotely. ORIGINAL DELETED DEVICE: EXECUTIVE OFFICE 02 APOLOGY CREATED: 18 MINUTES BEFORE LIVE It was not an accident. I will start by finding the person who changed this question. Someone had not merely awaited the disaster; they had prepared it. 
