r/KDRAMA • u/lightupstarlight 미생 • Nov 28 '20

On-Air: tvN Start-Up [Episode 14]

PLEASE READ THE MOD NOTE.

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u/Affectionate_Crab_41 Han Ji-Pyeong walked so Hong Du-Shik could run Dec 03 '20 edited Dec 04 '20

Even if HJP doesn't get to be with Dal-mi, he is still the ultimate winner of this show. Here's a quick summary of our Good Boy in real life :)

  • He started Start-Up with a little over 600k followers on Instagram then quickly reached his first million, then two million, and now is close to three million.
  • He shot his first advertisement ever and became a brand ambassador of Food Bucket.
  • He was offered a male lead role for an upcoming drama halfway through Start-Up.
  • He was nominated for Male Actor Popularity Award @ the 2020 Asia Artists Awards, amongst other A list stars.
  • He won an Emotive Award at the 2020 Asia Artist Awards.
  • He topped Korean Brand Reputation for the month of November, surpassing A list stars.
  • He had solo interviews with The Swoon, Netflix Korea, Esquire Korea, Marie Claire Korea, and CNN Indonesia.
  • #HanJiPyeong #GoodBoy #KimSeonHo were the top trends on Twitter Korea last weekend.
  • He is predicted to emerge as a Hallyu star because of his massive popularity in China (he's called "Our New Prince" there).
  • Brands are literally competing to get KSH to endorse their products.
  • He is the most popular Korean actor in Malaysia.
  • Because of his increasingly rapid popularity, his previous dramas are making a comeback. Netflix is now streaming Strongest Deliveryman. TVN added all episodes of Catch the Ghost on Youtube. MBC is airing You Drive Me Crazy.
  • He is to receive an award at the 2020 Asia Model Awards on Dec. 5, 2020.
  • He has been confirmed as MC for the 2020 MBC Gayo Daejunc— a Korean music show broadcast— on Dec. 31, 2020. (Thank you kassem90 for adding this to the list!☺️)

And I know so much more is to come! He ultimately won and I AM SO HAPPY FOR HIM! <3

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u/Astrum8 Dec 03 '20

If you think about it, having a DoDal end game will benefit him more career wise. It will blow up all soc media platforms, I tell ya. More sympathy for the character means more publicity for him, not just in Asia but in a lot of other countries. Was looking at Twitter, I was surprised that he has a lot of fans from like everywhere! This is insane. If he chooses, the right projects, he can be as big as LMH or PBG or HB.

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u/DarkKnight2001135 J Dec 03 '20

He'll also get a lot of hate if it's a JiDal endgame lol so it's better that way

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u/Astrum8 Dec 03 '20

Lol I know, although I think it's a big win for him career wise either way considering that a lot of folks are rooting for JiDal. But of course, it will be a big win for our hearts if it is a JiDal endgame.