A scene in the drama "A Business Proposal" attracted netizens' attention.

On March 21st, an online community, TheQoo, posted a post saying, "The main character of a drama called 3.5 million KRW after tax a rat tail-like salary".

In the first episode of the SBS drama "A Business Proposal", Shin Ha Ri (Kim Se Jeong) had a salary of about 3.5 million KRW (~2,873 USD) and said, "If I subtract my savings, company loan repayment, and allowance from my small salary, only 50,000 won remains".

Netizens who saw the scene said, “Her gross monthly income is 3.49 million won and annual salary is 49 million won (40,180 USD), (if that’s a rat tail) my salary must be a cockroach leg”, “My salary is not even a rat tail”, “She has a monthly saving of 2 million won, and dares to say she has no money”, “I’m just jealous” and “If she’s a researcher at a large company, it’s true that this salary is small.”

Meanwhile, Kim Se Jeong plays Shin Ha Ri, a researcher at a food company, in the SBS drama "A Business Proposal".

The drama "A Business Proposal" is a romantic comedy about the story between the male protagonist, the company's representative, and the female protagonist, who cheated on her status and had a face-to-face relationship with the male protagonist.

By combining web novels and webtoons of the same name, it was so popular that it recorded 320 million cumulative views at home and abroad and 4 million cumulative viewers.

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IVE is on fire, winning big even when the odds are against them!

On January 30, IVE (Ahn Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wonyoung, Liz, and Leeseo) made waves by taking home their fifth music show win with their pre-release song “Rebel Heart.” Despite M Countdown being off the air and replaced with a highlight show, IVE still claimed the top spot for the final week of January.

The show revealed the winner at the end, and to everyone’s surprise, IVE secured their second consecutive #1 victory!

This major achievement marks a historic milestone for the group, reaching five music show wins with just their pre-release track.

Fans, known as DIVE, couldn’t be more excited, and IVE couldn’t be more grateful. In a statement from Starship Entertainment, the group expressed, "It feels like a surprise gift right before our official comeback. We've only had happy moments promoting 'Rebel Heart,' and we're so thankful for this 1st place win."

They went on to add, "Starting from February 3, we will bring even more happiness to DIVE. The title track 'Attitude' we will release then is a song that we all really love, and we hope DIVE will look forward to it."

“Rebel Heart,” released on January 13, is the pre-release track for IVE’s third mini-album IVE EMPATHY, which will drop on February 3. The song has already been making waves on both domestic and international music charts. It continues to perform well on Billboard, landing at 51st on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. and 97th on Billboard Global 200 as of February 1.

But it’s not just chart success that’s getting attention! The “Rebel Heart” dance challenge on TikTok has taken the internet by storm, with the members’ dance challenge videos collectively surpassing 24.96 million views with just two posts.

Additionally, viral challenges like the emoji challenge and the band challenge—where popular Korean bands perform the chorus of “Rebel Heart” in their own style—have sparked enthusiastic responses from fans all over the world.

With their official comeback just around the corner, IVE is poised for even greater success. Get ready for IVE EMPATHY and the double title tracks, including “Attitude,” coming on February 3.

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