A VIKI original series
Dramaworld
Excuse me, I'm sorry.
How did she get here?
Do you know her?
Yes, I know her. She's...
She's my little sister.
My sister... Claire.
She was adopted.
We were supposed to meet outside, but she must have wandered in here.
I see...
And who are you?
Me?
I'm...
This is Seth, Chef.
That's right, I'm a waiter here.
Of course, Seth.
- You can leave for today.- Thank you.
Here, let me...
Don't forget the cell phone, Seth.
Thank you, Seo Yeon.
What the? Weird people!
Aren't you supposed to be cleaning the kitchen instead of coming out here?
Oh, yes.
Hi there!
I've got a lot to explain to you but I guess the first thing is...
Welcome to Dramaworld!
- Stop!- I'll kill you!
I love you!
Honey, I'm so lonely...
Okay, so either I'm in a coma somewhere, drooling all over myself,
or this is the best day of my life!
I'm sorry... Who are you?
Joon?
I'm tired so I'm leaving now.
You should finish up and head home, too.
All right.
I'm going!
Oh my god, that street! Is this real?
Claire, you're going to have to listen here.
Yeah. Hi.
So I should probably start from the basics.
It's called Dramaworld.
Capital d, lowercase w, all one word,
as opposed to the real world, all lowercase, two words,
which is where you're from and where I am from, and in this world, no one else.
- Wait, is that where--!- Claire, Claire! Hi!
Sorry, I'm sorry.
That'll be ten thousand won.
Wait, how come I understand him?
Everything here is subtitled.
So after a while you won't even notice it. It'll be like you're speaking Korean.
Can you understand me?
Yes.
I
speak
Korean?
Not exactly but...
- This place is freaking amazing!- Okay, yeah.
- It's gonna be a really long night...- Oh my god!
That's you!
In "An Arrow Through My Heart". You were in that?
I was! I've been here for about fifty different dramas, I think.
Always in the background...
I'm sorry, this street's closed so you'll have to go around.
And always making things work out.
Part of the glue that holds Dramaworld together...
It's a thief! A thief! Catch him!
...for better or worse.
There is no such thing as coincidence in Dramaworld.
- It's always us.- Us?
Facilitators!
This...
is every law, rule, trick and trope of Dramaworld.
This, for lack of a better word, is life.
'Welcome, Facilitator, to Dramaworld!'
Tada!
Seo Yeon! What are you doing here so late?
I brought you a hot chocolate.
This brings back old memories, doesn't it?
You look happy today.
Yup, it was a pretty good day.
I thought it was all over but...
Oppa?
What happened that was so good? Come in and tell me all about it then.
'On occasion, a crisis will arise that requires a non-character facilitation to realign a drama.'
This is such an occasion, meaning
there's something wrong in Dramaworld and they need someone from the outside to fix it.
Claire!
Yeah. Cool!
But... why me?
Well, obviously, you're a huge fan, but
you know, maybe there's something special about you in particular.
Special?
No. No, no, no, no, no. I'm totally un-special.
I mean, I'm not even the main character in my own life.
Then you're perfect.
With this handbook, you will have all the tools necessary to bring Dramaworld back to order.
Now let's skip ahead.
Chapter One.
The Laws of K-Drama.
Law #1.
"A drama ends with true love's kiss."
"True love's kiss is defined as a kiss that occurs between the leading man and the leading lady."
Law #2.
"The leading man must always embody the traits of a leading man."
"Confident, handsome, slightly arrogant,
but always with the leading lady's interest at heart."
"Everything is for her."
Law #3.
"The leading man will take a hot, steamy shower." Whatever.
Best law ever!
Yeah, all the girls like that one.
Law #4. "There can be bumps and detours,
but every twist is actually leading towards true love."
Law #5. "Upon true love being achieved, the drama will be reset."
"Character's memories will be wiped clean, in preparation for their next drama,
so that they can fall in love for the first time again,
and again, and again."
That is so cool!
So what if something happens and they don't?
Law #6!
"If by the last episode the leading man has not kissed the leading lady
and true love is not achieved,
Dramaworld will cease to exist."
Wait, what?
What?!
K-drama will just disappear?
Poof, gone! That's it?
I just got here! How can you be so calm about this?
I'm not!
Believe me, I'm scared to death.
If Dramaworld ends, all these people cease to exist
and I lose the one thing I truly love.
Life without K-drama?
Dude!
I know, but we can fix the story.
Together, we can get Joon Park and Seo Yeon to finally fall in love.
We can save Dramaworld!
My dad is gonna be super pissed if I don't show up for work tomorrow.
He'll never know you were gone. Days, sometimes weeks pass here,
and in the real world only an hour goes by, the exact length of an episode. There're only eight episodes left.
He'll never know you were gone.
That's...
It's a lot...!
Let's save the world!
Yes!
Yes, let's!
Where do we start?
I can't believe this place exists!
This is where it all started.
Episode One, Seo Yeon asked for a job...
This is all on you.
K-drama needs you. Dramaworld needs you.
Joon Park needs... you.
Can I help you?
It's... you.
Claire.
Wait, you speak English?
Of course.
English, Français, Español, Nihongo
and a few words of Malagasy.
You're... You're bleeding.
Oh god.
So, Claire...
What are you doing here?
I...
I need a job!