♪ Come watch me ♪
[opening theme music playing]
[coins jingling]
[whooshes]
-[whirring] -[chiming]
[whooshing]
[chimes]
[coins jingling]
[chimes]
♪ Come watch me ♪
♪ One, two, three, four… ♪
[upbeat music playing]
[camera shutter clicking]
[A-ri] What we eat, what we wear, what we buy,
where we live, who we meet,
what we do with our time, and how we choose to indulge.
♪ Hey, don't let me down… ♪
It sure seems like we take a lot of selfies nowadays, don't we?
But that's just the kind of world we live in.
All about me, me, me!
We're all desperately striving to get ourselves out there.
To show off, to prove ourselves.
We reveal all these different little pieces of ourselves
and take in little pieces of other people,
and we call this "communicating."
But… is that really all there is to it?
Are all these actions and choices
actually made without other motives or desires?
Why be some regular celebrity?
When, as an online influencer,
no matter who you are, once you grab a little attention,
it turns into status, money, and power.
Don't tell me that you haven't dreamed about it.
A day in their lives?
Stepping into their shoes
living the lavish lifestyle.
You could only imagine.
You might embellish that life a little bit, wouldn't you?
If you had all that attention, you'd want to stand out, right?
If framing things a little differently and adding a filter or two
meant that you could turn your life around in the blink of an eye,
what would you do?
And what if you found out there was a way to…
really become the person you were pretending to be
in real life?
♪ What you did, yeah ♪
Hey, come on. Isn't anyone going to say something?
SEO A-RI'S LIVESTREAM DAY ONE
We all know Seo A-ri's dead. So how is this even possible?
How in the world did that crazy bitch do a livestream?
[Angela] I don't know.
Oh God, is she a ghost?
That's ridiculous! Are you insane?
Then how do we explain this? I mean, this is definitely A-ri.
It's all staged.
It's obvious. We know what that bitch can do.
She fooled everyone.
She probably recorded all this footage before she died.
Insane bitch!
Even after death, she's an attention whore.
[Min-hye exhales]
That's not it.
She's replying to comments live. This isn't just some old footage.
I get that it's hard to believe. I feel the same way.
But I don't think this stream is staged.
Because even as we speak…
Seo A-ri's still there…
answering her commenters questions.
[phone chimes]
[Angela exhales shakily]
"Seo A-ri's dead. What the hell is happening right now?"
"If Seo A-ri's alive, I might just rage-quit this earth."
[chuckles]
And what is this?
"Honey, you're as pretty as ever. What's your secret?"
[A-ri laughing]
[A-ri exhales]
[Min-hye exhales]
[A-ri] That's right. That's what this whole world was like.
Full of people who hated me,
praised me, and pried into me, but barely even knew me.
And…
I hate her! This is bullshit!
We all know she deserved to die.
I know that people were against me…
[Angela] Oh my God!
Twenty thousand people are watching this.
…and I know how much they all envied me.
This crazy bitch.
Why couldn't she just stay dead?
[A-ri] And I know that certain people
were going out of their minds trying to get rid of me.
[Min-hye moans]
-[Min-hye exhales] -[pills rattling]
-[Min-hye groans] -[woman] Hey, are you okay?
[A-ri] Some of those absolute angels
might've even been relieved when they heard about what happened to me.
But, hey, frankly speaking, I just don't care anymore.
I made a promise that I'm going to expose it all.
[Chae-hee exhales]
-Every secret this world has to hide. -[Min-hye exclaims]
I know someone who's probably shitting themselves
worried that their true identity will be revealed.
[dramatic sting]
So… it's time.
Why don't we move on to the next step?
To the second cheat code.
Which hashtag will I use next?
[upbeat music playing]
#FOLLOWING, FOLLOWER
[crowd gasps]
-[Min-hye exhales] -[woman] What's going on?
Are you crazy?
Why are you acting so trashy? You know this is not the place.
Trashy?
I brought you to your first celebrity party
when you were just a tacky little nobody,
-you ungrateful bitch! -[screams]
-[crowd gasps] -[Biniimom exhales]
[Min-hye] Why are you doing this?
-We're friends, calm down. -[Biniimom chuckles]
[Min-hye] God, can somebody help me?
-Get off of her. -[indistinct chatter]
[Min-hye and Biniimom exhale]
[A-ri] Stop it, that's enough.
We can all guess what happened between you, but fighting won't fix it.
Sure, you can try to embarrass Min-hye,
but that would only accelerate your downfall.
[Biniimom exhales]
-[crowd gasps] -[A-ri gasps]
[A-ri gasps]
[indistinct chatter]
-[A-ri exhales] -[indistinct chatter]
[A-ri] Oh my God!
Oh God, what do I do? [breathing shakily]
[Biniimom] Downfall?
Hey, who are you?
Are you Min-hye's little lapdog, or what?
This special edition Saint Laurent,
is it even real?
Is it even yours?
I know exactly what you are.
Bottom-feeder scum who don't know her place
leeching off the rich and famous
hoping to get a little money and fame for herself.
And what was it you said to me?
I bet you don't even have 1,000 followers, you crazy--
[crowd gasps]
-[Biniimom gasps] -Oh God.
-[indistinct chatter] -[Chae-hee scoffs]
-[Biniimom groans] -I wasn't finished introducing myself.
-[crowd gasps] -[dramatic music playing]
-Fuck! -How'd you like that, bitch?
And I'm not done with you yet.
You had your opportunity to talk.
So it's only fair for you to let me finish what I was saying.
You called me a lapdog and bottom-feeder scum
who doesn't know my place?
Wow, it's amazing how someone can spout off so much bullshit.
You're right. This dress isn't really mine.
But guess what? Just like you, I can see exactly who you are.
A bitch who only feels powerful when she's putting other people down.
You don't realize it's not when you're at the top,
but when you hit rock bottom, that people reveal their true colors.
-[scoffs] Excuse me? -[A-ri] What?
I don't care. I don't even know these people.
But woe is you.
You just let everyone know exactly who you are.
That you're the absolute lowest of the low.
You let your mask slip in front of everyone.
[dramatic music playing]
God, this must be so embarrassing for you.
Now that everyone could see the real you.
Just giving you some tough love to help you come to your senses.
Got a problem?
You can come find me.
[dramatic music continues]
[music halts, fades]
Oh God, this is never gonna come out.
Fuck.
[man] Hello. Need a little help?
I saw you in there, and thought you might need this.
[sighs]
A Saint Laurent covered in red wine. That's just… [inhales]
That's just a shame, but…
that dress really does suit you.
-[door opens] -[alarm chimes]
[maid] Welcome back, Mrs. Yoon.
Mr. Jin wanted me to tell you that he would be late today.
Thanks for your hard work. You can head home now.
Thank you, ma'am.
Oh, and excuse me,
which store is it that's doing alterations on my dress?
[Mrs. A-ri gasps] What?
Oh no! Oh God! [exclaims]
Oh! Oh God, what's wrong with you? Are you crazy?
God! Do you have any idea how much this dress costs? Oh Jesus!
You can get if off, right? You're good at alterations. [chuckles]
Alterations and laundry are different!
How do we make it disappear?
[whimpers]
How much would the dress go for? Two million? Three million?
Will we have to pay for it?
Oh God. This is clearly worth an arm and a leg.
Ugh!
It's not like you even have any money to give them.
[Mrs. A-ri whimpering]
I mean, why did it have to be wine?
Wine never comes off of anything!
-[A-ri] This tweed dress is… -Oh my God!
-[Mrs. A-ri continues whimpering] -[dings]
[A-ri gasps]
-Twelve million won? -[gasps]
[Mrs. A-ri gasps, exhales]
[indistinct chatter]
Is the diversification strategy meeting at two?
Yes, it is, sir.
Have me on audio.
And have everyone else on video, please.
Yes.
[grunts, exhales]
Even though our third quarter marketing cost for the Chinese market
exceeded by 32%,
our revenue growth rate was below 17%.
Let's try switching to words that appeal to millennial and Gen Z crowds,
like "safety" and "natural."
[chuckles]
We can adjust that, can't we?
[Tae-jeon] Hey, Mr. Han!
[Jun-kyoung exhales]
Hey, when did you get here?
I called the company, and they told me that you were here.
Isn't this scary?
[Jun-kyoung] It is pretty scary.
I tried it for the first time today.
We have a strategy meeting, but I figured I could multitask.
So you took the meeting up there?
[breathes deeply] Physical exertion just helps me focus.
Ah, that's why you go out shooting, paragliding, and now indoor climbing, huh?
It's pretty fun. You want to join as well?
Oh, no, man. I'm good.
Hey, and just so you know,
they aligned up some real beauts for you. Are you available now?
Hold on.
What are they bitching about right now?
What do you think?
They're all talking about how Biniimom embarrassed me at the party.
-With your name? -[Min-hye sighs]
Is your name making the rounds right now?
It's not. Just my initials for now.
It's just a matter of time, though.
What if someone uploads a photo from the event?
[sighs]
Even something this small is enough to ruin things. Ah, shit!
Then we just deny, deflect, and go after their asses from the get-go.
The moment I hear a peep out of them about your real name,
I'll sue all those assholes and put them behind bars, I swear.
So don't worry, honey, okay?
They better not try anything, huh? How dare they?
Ah, shit.
Ah! Hold on, hold on, hold on. Mr. Jin is here. He's here.
One sec, be right there.
-Wow. -Hello, hello! Welcome, Mr. Jin!
-Yes, it's been a while. -Yes, it has.
Oh, and this is--
The CEO of MH Grand Motors. I'm Kwon Myeong-ho.
Great to meet you, sir.
[chuckles] Mr. Han, it's such an honor to host an esteemed CEO like yourself.
[exhales]
Great.
You're more impressive than I thought. I'm like, "God, this man's intimidating!"
I heard you're really into car racing. This was built in 1962.
There's only four in Asia. This one's in the best shape.
I'll bring the keys. Now where are those keys, huh?
Yeah, I know. He's a bit much, right?
Well, he's good at what he does. [chuckles]
Do you know him well?
[Tae-jeon] Just through Chae-hee.
You know those Instagram famous celebrities, right?
That guy's married to one.
Ah. A celebrity.
[Tae-jeon exhales]
Most people at the party yesterday are in that line of work, right?
Oh, right.
I heard something happened. Is everything all right?
Didn't your company sponsor that party?
How'd you know? Did Si-hyeon…
-[door shuts] -Did your wife tell you all of that?
Hey, just call her Si-hyeon, okay? You guys knew each other in college.
[Jun-kyoung scoffs]
You really think she would tell me these things?
No, I just happened upon Chae-hee screaming at Mr. An.
Does that mean you didn't see her?
See who?
Si-hyeon.
Ah. No, I didn't. I had to leave early.
[Angela chuckles]
Oh my God, awesome. It's so pretty.
-[camera shutter clicks] -Look at this.
-[phone chimes] -[camera shutter clicks]
[Min-hye] Amazing fashion sense as always, Chae-hee!
[scoffs] Such a cutie! Love you so much, bestie!
-Ugh, shit! She's so annoying! -[Angels gasps]
-God, you're scaring me. -Why's this bitch being so clingy?
[Angela] Who?
-Min-hye again? -[Chae-hee exhales]
She's been commenting on my feed nonstop.
What a stalker.
Like, in what world is she my bestie? [scoffs]
Has she not learned that when people leave her on read,
it means they want nothing to do with her?
[gasps] What the…
She's on my feed too.
[Min-hye] Ji-na, you look so pretty!
-Miss you! -Wow, so sick of it.
[Ji-na exhales]
Word about Min-hye's scuffle is already making the rounds.
Even when we ignore her, she still can't take a hint.
-She's going all misery on us. -[chuckles]
First Biniimom, and now Min-hye? They're dragging down our reputations.
And the mom forums are blowing up right now
-about Min-hye's real past. -Her real past? Like what? Let me see.
Min-hye!
God, what do we do?
I'm looking at it right now. [sighs]
Aw shit. Who the hell did all of this?
You must be so frustrated.
I mean, if it's bad for me, you must be doing terrible.
Are Chae-hee, Angela, and Ji-na icing you out too?
Are they ignoring your comments?
Uh, no, they haven't been.
Why?
[scoffs]
Are you there?
[sighs] What do I do?
[exhales]
You all think you can cut me off just like that?
Bring it on.
You think I'll go down without a fight?
What?! It's worth 12 million won?
That's completely insane, even for a limited edition.
Hey, what will you do if they ask you to pay them back for it?
What?
[A-ri screams, sobs]
I don't know. I can't believe this is happening.
Hey, uh, did you get a pic, though?
What?
Of you and the dress to upload to social media.
You really think this is the best time to post a photo?
Just look how many followers you have right now. Look.
Upload a photo and show your followers how good you looked.
[pensive music playing]
I don't know any of these people. Where did they come from?
It's all thanks to Min-hye.
That's just what happened since she followed you back.
[whooshing]
[phone buzzing]
Oh.
[A-ri clears throat]
Yes? This is beauty consultant Seo A-ri. Hello?
What?
Who is this again?
Oh no, I remember you. I'm just wondering
how did you find my phone number?
What? What's up?
[man] Instagram?
[Jun-kyoung] Any social media platforms? Are you on them, Mr. Kim?
Yes.
Well, I guess you could say that I am. I have accounts, but that's basically it.
Our firm manages marketing for some of these so-called celebrities, right?
I'd like to see a full list of guests at last night's party, Mr. Kim.
Yes, sir. The PR team should have that list.
Please have it in my office when I get back.
I'd like to look into someone.
Yes, of course, sir.
[pensive music playing]
So can I ask? How did you get my phone number?
Getting your number was easy. We could've dug deeper.
[inhales] If we wanted to,
we could get our hands on all there is to know about you.
-Including everyone you dated. -What?
It's a joke. A joke.
[chuckles] People are always misunderstanding me.
I'm not a weirdo or anything.
Honestly, you come off as a total weirdo.
I did some research before I came here.
I guess you run a pretty famous consulting firm, isn't that right?
Marketing, PR, all of that.
It seems strange that the CEO of a company specializing in all those things
would ask to see me. Not to mention what you just said.
If you've developed feelings for me, I should go,
since it'd be a waste of both our times.
And if this is all fake and you're trying to scam me,
I plan to report you.
But you think this could be legit, so you came to see for yourself.
[A-ri clears throat]
You sure captured everyone's attention at the party. You have a certain charm.
You're a person who can draw focus.
I can work with that.
What?
It looks like you're pretty new to this.
What stopped you until now?
You didn't think you had anything to show?
Seo A-ri,
31 years old.
Privileged upbringing,
but dropped out of Dartmouth when your dad's business went under.
Leaving you poor and in debt.
Since then, you've been hopping between part-time jobs,
and your current gig is hawking cosmetics. What are you? A beauty consultant?
What gives you the right to dig into my life--
Whoa, whoa, whoa, just calm down.
Please, let me finish.
Your profiles…
Nothing to write home about, so I considered letting it go.
But I noticed that your follower count kept increasing.
Could it be your fashion sense?
Trading follows with Oh Min-hye should have netted you 15 minutes of fame,
but your follower count keeps increasing by the day.
What are you trying to say right now?
A competitive edge
you hold as a product. That's what I'm talking about.
I saw potential in you,
and I thought, "I might try making this girl a somebody."
You're friends with Oh Min-hye, right?
Let me ask you.
How do you think Min-hye made it so big?
Aren't you a little curious?
Biniimom?
You think it's just random? [chuckles]
I mean, at the end of the day, it's just business.
Could there be a lot more to this than you think?
Don't you ever wonder?
[engine roars]
[car door shuts]
[Chae-hee] Si-hyeon, isn't that your dress? Saint Laurent?
[gasps]
[A-ri breathing heavily]
[doorbell chimes]
Ma…
[exhales] A-ri…
What do we do?
She came over early to get her dress back.
[Si-hyeon sighs]
Hey, um, sorry, I didn't mean to--
[Si-hyeon] I had my doubts,
but I guess it really was my dress.
I thought it might be.
Please get me a bag to put this in.
Oh my gosh, ma'am. I'm so sorry. Words can't express how sorry I am.
We don't normally run our business this way.
We're not like this.
This is the first we've ever done this. Please believe me. I swear, ma'am.
And… And this dress, honestly, it's not even completely ruined.
Ma'am, I promise I can get it off.
With the technology innovations they have now--
Mom, please.
I'm not saying we can't do anything about it or anything like that at all.
Of course we're going to do something. Trust me.
Uh, I'm so sorry.
Of course we need to do something about this.
Do you intend to pay for the damages?
What?
-Uh, well, that's-- -Yes, I know.
No matter how good business his here, you won't be able to pay me back.
[pensive music playing]
I'm just going to take it back.
I trust you won't need the alteration fee?
So, uh, about the damages…
[doorbell chimes]
Wait, what just happened?
Does that mean that that lady won't be taking our money?
Wait! Excuse me.
Si-hyeon.
I met you at the party last night.
[sighs]
There's nothing more for us to say. You don't have to pay for this.
I'm so sorry.
Anything I say would be an excuse. We never should have done this.
It's honestly okay. We should end this.
Three, one, five. That's the PIN number.
There's 6.25 million won in that account.
It's a debit card, not a credit card.
I don't use credit because I don't like owing people.
Please take my card. You should be able to withdraw the money right away.
[Si-hyeon sighs]
I'll get you the rest as…
No. I'll pay you back within three months.
Again, I'm sorry.
I want you to know that my mom and I,
we are very ashamed of what we did to you and your dress.
We aren't so broke that we can't pay you back in full.
I'll do it by any means necessary.
I know we caused you grief, and it kills me to know that.
I promise I'll pay you back.
You've misunderstood.
I honestly didn't mean to look down on you or anything.
Seo A-ri. That's your name, right?
It's a shame we had to meet this way because you looked really cool that day.
When I said you didn't need to pay, all I meant was that…
I don't really wear it that often anyways.
I should've thrown it out a while ago.
So let's just end things here.
Please also tell your mother not to worry about it.
[car door opens]
Wait, uh, are you sure?
[engine turns over]
[pensive music playing]
You were just gonna throw that dress away?
It's worth more than my life savings.
[tires screech]
[grunts]
[sighs]
[tires screech]
[phone chimes]
Goddammit, Min-hye. What the fuck is wrong with you?
[sighs]
-Hey, get out. -[valet] What?
Get out of the fucking car.
[sighs]
[tires screech]
[Angela scoffs]
Seriously, what is she trying to pull here?
"Hi, friends. I'm inviting you all to Min-hye's digital Gabin Society party."
"See you on the livestream with my besties from the Gabin Society tomorrow"?
-Did you guys approve this? -[scoffs] You see the hashtags?
#gotmybackforever, #truefriendship, #womensticktogether, #besties. [chuckles]
[Angela] Is she trying to get us to hate her even more?
She's trying to force us to hang out by roping in all her followers.
She's bending over backwards to keep her claws in us.
I'm sick of her, and this doesn't help.
I think all of you might be--
Ladies, this is why you just can't give desperate social climbers attention.
It makes them think they're better than they are. [chuckles]
They just don't realize that we're from fundamentally different places.
I'm gonna unfollow Min-hye, cut her loose. You too?
Yeah, I'm totally in.
I'm on board too.
Well, I plan on going.
Her invitation, I'm taking her up on it.
She contacted me about it this morning, and I already RSVPd.
I should honor my word.
Hey, what are you doing?
Si-hyeon, I mean,
you aren't even that close to Min-hye, are you?
So then I take it I'll be the only one in attendance?
I think maybe I should call it a day now. I'm pretty tired.
Si-hyeon.
Stop! Wait up!
Is this because of what happened that night?
Is that why everyone's ignoring Min-hye?
[scoffs] Isn't it obvious?
None of us need to let her drag us down to her level.
Chae-hee!
What level?
If there really are levels,
who decides what they are?
Do you? Do we?
-What's going on? -I don't know.
Who has the right to make that call?
I hate when you act like this. It's disappointing.
When you live in a world like this, everything you do is public.
So if you drop Min-hye and ignore her, what would people say?
"Oh, Chae-hee would cut out a close friend at the drop of a hat."
You want that?
You're okay with people saying that to you?
Which choice works out in your favor?
And what kind of image do you want to build for yourself?
Oh my God.
What will people think if she goes and we don't?
[Angela] I know.
Si-hyeon is way more famous than we are, even without social media.
Between her dad's political ties, and all the work she does,
and her husband,
everyone in the world would know her.
Fuck, I don't know what to do! [exhales]
Why does she always try to undermine me about stuff like this?
FOLLOWERS 340K
FOLLOWERS 297K
Oh. Hey, you're here.
[Min-hye exhales]
[A-ri] Mm-hmm.
We just opened this store in advance of the black collection's release.
One question, Mr. Kim.
DMs…
These direct messages… I'm just curious.
Are you talking about social media?
What if you send someone a DM, but they don't read it?
Are they ignoring me?
Do they not want to deal with me, or what?
Huh?
Hmm.
[phone chimes, buzzes]
I think you got a DM. Do you want to check it?
I'll check later. I don't even know how it works.
Oh.
[exhales] That party was so crazy.
Yea, it was.
This life can be wild, but that was a punch in the gut.
Biniimom's been jealous of me for a while,
but I had no idea that she'd actually take it as far as she did.
I'm sick over how all this went down.
Life is basically a series of punches in the gut.
If you lost sleep over this, you must've had it pretty easy.
What?
[gasps]
Oh, so, A-ri, about, uh, you not really being an Ivy Leaguer…
That's not true, right?
Like, the last I heard is that you were definitely going to an American college.
Well, then my family went broke.
Huh? Broke? Really?
Don't be so shocked. It happens all the time.
People go broke and lose everything.
-It's just how things turned out. -Oh…
So, uh, what are you really doing now?
-I'm hawking cosmetics. -What?
Like door-to-door sales?
For Bibidia. It's not a well-known brand. You wouldn't have heard of it.
Oh. [chuckles]
I didn't really see a need to swap our life stories,
so I didn't bring it up.
It was nothing against you.
[Min-hye chuckles]
Oh. Yeah, no, of course.
It must have been tough on you,
since you grew up so rich.
[exhales]
Well, anyway, Min-hye, I came here because I have a question.
So on your Instagram, I saw that you--
Oh.
Wait, you sell, like, makeup, right?
Hey, do you have some time today? Oh my God, we should leave right now.
I have a showroom that's right over there. Come have a look. [chuckles]
Really?
Who would have thought that I'd ever get a chance to help you?
Uh, come on, pack it up. Let's go, let's go.
Okay, A-ri.
[chuckles]
Come on, let's go. Let's hurry. Ah!
So all of this is yours?
Yeah.
Showrooms are on the first and second floor,
office is on the third. Pretty big, right?
-[woman] Hello, welcome back. -Hi.
Take a look around.
[woman] Hey, sweetie!
[Min-hye] Hey. [exhales]
Is everyone responding to you? They're coming?
Uh, well, I'm not…
-Oh. -[gasps]
[exhales] Si-hyeon!
[Min-hye chuckles, exhales]
I hope I'm not late.
We call came together.
[Min-hye giggles] Welcome, everyone.
Look at you all. Now it's a party.
-[Angela] Mm-hmm. -[Chae-hee scoffs]
[Ji-na] Oh.
Looks like your friend is here too.
[upbeat music playing]
[chuckles]
Hello there to all my Lucies!
It's me, Min-hye. [chuckles]
So today…
Ta-da! [chuckles]
Today we have a special livestream.
And we might be having a few drinks.
Don't judge us for day drinking, okay?
[laughs]
Hey, Gabin Society. Say hello!
[all] Hello!
Wow, everyone looks so pretty. [chuckles]
And don't forget…
She runs the Gabin Society from behind the scenes.
Say hello to Si-hyeon!
Even though she's not on social media, she's still super famous.
A-ri, where are you going? [chuckles]
Stop! Come here!
Come join the livestream.
And I'd like to introduce everyone to this cutie
and my high school BFF, Seo A-ri.
So pretty, isn't she? Just look at her.
Oh, she's shy and always tries to hide that pretty face.
Hey, look. Everyone's excited to meet you.
"Pretty girls always have pretty friends. Crying emoji."
"Whoa, is that body for real?" "Oh my God…"
Min-hye, I should just head out.
Oh, A-ri!
Some Lucies already recognize you. Look at this.
"You're A-ri, aren't you? I started following you recently."
Oh.
See that, A-ri? [chuckles]
[inhales] Now's the time for me to come clean.
She's the reason I gathered us here.
I owe my bestie a lot, so I wanted to help her out.
Did you know that I got picked on a lot in high school?
[sucks teeth]
Well, I did have it coming a little.
Just because my family had money,
didn't mean I needed all those name brand things. Ugh!
I was so full of myself back then. [laughs]
But you know who always tuck by me?
A-ri, of course!
Guess who's gonna return the favor?
Only her favorite bestie Min-hye!
[chuckles]
Now…
for today's main event. [chuckles]
Just give me a second. Hold on.
Now, right here in my hands, are the cosmetics that A-ri sells.
You see her skin, right? It's like a peeled egg.
And what is her secret?
This body mist that only costs 20,000 won.
What is she doing?
[Min-hye] Lucies, isn't this totally cheating?
So what am I gonna do right now?
Bingo! Sell some. [laughs]
What should we do, A-ri?
Hundred sets? Or should we start with 200?
-Two hundred? -Lucies, you know me. I'm Oh Min-hye.
I wouldn't sell anything that wasn't certified gold.
So buy now.
Trust me, and try this stuff out.
Let's go. Time to my BFF what Lucies are made of.
[gasps] Oh my God!
What has gotten into you today?
[exhales] I knew it.
Everyone wants it.
I'll be right back after I restock my inventory.
This is really blowing up.
See you, Lucies! Bye-bye now!
[Angela] Wow, look at Min-hye.
She's trying to recover her bestie image after ditching Biniimom.
Is that what that was?
I was wondering about all the crappy cosmetics lying around.
-[Chae-hee scoffs] -[Ji-na chuckles]
[all chuckling]
Look at Ms. Fake Ivy selling shit door-do-door.
[all chuckle]
[Angela] "Fake Ivy!" [laughing]
-Wow. -[women continue chuckling]
[Angela] What? What's her problem?
Hey, where are you going? You can't just walk out like that!
A-ri, come on!
Is this why you wanted to meet up with me?
So that you can use me to wipe your slate clean?
My what? God!
What do you mean by "wiping it clean"?
You think I was doing this for myself?
I just helped you sell off a ton of inventory.
-Come on, Min-hye. -Are you kidding me?
I used you?
Okay, let's just say that's what I was doing.
What about you?
You say you're broke.
You didn't even go to college.
You're hardly in a position to judge me.
Like, I felt bad for you when I heard you were selling makeup.
And I was like, "Maybe I can help her."
Hey, I was just trying to help you get a little cash.
Do you… Do you even know how much I'm worth?
Honestly, you should be thanking me for the free publicity.
"Your help"? "Publicity"?
[Min-hye] Mm-hmm.
This was all a way to deflect attention.
You're using me to make yourself look good.
You feel bad for me?
You're in a worse position than me, and you're just as pathetic as I am.
-[Min-hye] I'm pathetic? -[A-ri] That's right.
I'm so embarrassed for you
that, honestly, I can't believe you can even look me in the eye.
[scoffs]
You need to get a grip, Min-hye.
Do you really think this will get you the things you deserve in life?
Can you even hear yourself?
What I want? What about you?
Just admit it.
You're jealous of me.
Because I'm somebody, and you're barely scrapping by.
Aren't you?
-What? -You're delusional.
Haven't you noticed I'm not that needy girl anymore,
and you're not that rich bitch?
I never saw you like that. I thought--
Yeah, exactly.
What gives you the right?
You're not the same Seo A-ri I knew back then.
You're a drop-out door-to-door saleswoman.
You're a loser.
[Min-hye chuckles]
Shit.
I let a low-rent loser like you into my circle for old time's sake,
but you're still entitled.
A-ri, get your shit together.
This whole act you have going…
I see through it.
[Min-hye exhales]
You, uh, left your bag behind.
[pensive music playing]
[Min-hye] Haven't you noticed I'm not that needy girl anymore,
and you're not that rich bitch?
-[Min-hye] A-ri! Ah! -[A-ri screams]
Hey! Ugh! No!
Oh no!
Hey! What are you doing? Let's go.
This is the designer bag you gave me. I don't want to get it wet!
Oh right. We'll keep this bag a secret, yeah? [chuckles]
Min-hye, bags are for using, not just for worshiping.
Come on, let's go.
-[A-ri shrieks] -Ugh! A-ri, wait!
-Hurry up! -Ugh!
-[A-ri shrieks] -[Min-hye sighs]
[Min-hye] You're not the same Seo A-ri I knew back then.
You're a dropout door-to-door saleswoman.
You're a loser.
Oh, sorry.
[Seung-hyeok] Let me ask you.
How do you think Min-hye made it so big?
[Angela] She's trying to recover her bestie image after ditching Biniimom.
Who would've thought I'd ever get a chance to help you?
Gabin Society, say hello!
[Seung-hyeok] I mean, at the end of the day, it's just business.
Could there be a lot more to this than you think?
Don't you ever wonder?
[A-ri] You know how some people love to say
that the world online is totally different than the world offline?
That it's virtual reality?
That's not true because online or offline,
anywhere there's people is exactly the same.
[beeping]
Followers.
A measure of how many people know me, and how many people are watching me.
There's power in that data. It's also how you make money.
But did you know…
you can just make them out of thin air?
[Min-hye sighs deeply]
I wired the money.
I just need all the followers I had before the drop.
And then I need even more.
[A-ri] Wondering how?
I'll take care of it.
[chuckles]
Go.
[tense music playing]
[keypad clicking]
[phone chimes]
[chiming rapidly]
[A-ri] It happens just like this.
[chiming continues]
But I guarantee you, there's something people covet
even more than followers.
Quality over quantity.
Meaning, how many celebrities are following me
and responding to things I say?
[crowd cheering]
This is what decides your true social standing in this world.
And that's why every single person you see
is obsessed with making connections to celebrities.
But you know what?
The timing worked out, and I got pretty lucky.
A connection that everyone wanted just dropped out of the sky…
and into my lap.
[phone ringing]
Yes, hello?
[dramatic music playing]
[siren wails]
This way, please.
Hey, sir.
[exhales] So are you Ms. Seo A-ri?
Yeah.
Why did you ask me to come down here?
Why would you ask us that? Huh?
You two are the ones wasting our time on what sounds like a private matter.
[cop clears throat]
[music fades]
[closing theme music playing]
[music halts]