Grab the Regressor by the Collar and Debut - Chapter 581

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581. Doing It Myself Out of Frustration (2)
If I had to sum up Kang Ha-jin’s performance in Episode 0 of In the Chaos in a single line, it would be this.
– Who’s the bastard that slotted him in as a visual member in the flower field position
└ My apologies.
From the moment “Ha-jin has arrived,” my unstoppable momentum showed no signs of slowing.
– Oh… if we go up from here, it looks like we’d reach the rooftop right away?
【Ha-jin discovers the secret passage in one go!】
Among the winding secret passages that twisted like a maze, I found the single path leading to the rooftop without hesitation. (I calculated the distance between the camera’s angle and the position where it was mounted.)
– Wow, what is this now…?
【A massive puzzle barrier blocking Ha-jin’s path】
– ….
【…solves it without hesitation?】
I took a quick look at the puzzle device that was obviously designed to make people wander, then solved it immediately—. (An interview followed mentioning that it was similar to a puzzle device I had researched when working on the previous program.)
– Damn, that’s insanely high.
【An exit located higher than expected】
【It doesn’t look easy to just cross over…】
– Hmm…
【!!!!】
【He just jumps down!?】
A passage at a height that clearly required two or more people working together to descend carefully—yet I jumped down without a moment’s hesitation! (An additional explanation noted that at 183cm tall, it wasn’t particularly dangerous for Kang Ha-jin, unlike the simulations the assistant directors had run.)
[I actually thought “huh?” when I saw Ha-jin’s first self-introduction]
At that level, he had every right to be frustrated;;;
– I agree
– Lol if I had that face and that physicality, I’d jump too
futurewife
@futurewife
POV) A survival show contestant
understands the problem setter’s intent
with chilling accuracy.mp4
(Ha-jin solving the hidden codes in the passage with a producer’s mindset.mp4)
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newbbam
@newbbam
Ah, my academy teacher always said
to think from the problem setter’s perspective
futurewife
@futurewife
POV) A survival show contestant
understands the problem setter’s intent
….
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~Shi Wen~
@lovely_win
No, that’s not it.
But that person is actually a former exam creator.
In other words, it’s like a veteran exam creator of N years taking the exam themselves….
Snake bird
@newbbam
Ah, my academy teacher always said
to think from the perspective of the exam creator
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Ha-jin’s ridiculous performance stirred up countless SNS and community addicts.
Kang Ha-jin’s character settings were already absurd to begin with, giving people plenty to gossip about, but when the actual person finally revealed themselves, they turned out to be even more gimmicky than expected, which was actually intriguing.
Now, people no longer viewed Ha-jin as some “clueless puppy spouting flowery words.”
– The production team really used their heads lol The survival programs need one all-rounder like this to keep the pacing from dragging
– But is it because he’s a PD doll? His stance is really fresh—neither a regular person nor a celebrity… truly something in between
└ I’ve never heard the term “PD doll” before lol
– I hate when things drag on, so I actually find it refreshing when Kang Ha-jin just cuts through everything lol
The production team and cast members.
A new face that balanced somewhere between them, creating a unique point in the program.
People began to show interest in the arrival of another “broadcast station guy” drowning the original “broadcast station guys.”
– Hmm
But there’s always a troublemaker at every celebration.
Not everyone watched this arrogant newcomer’s performance with admiring eyes.
– He got cursed out for networking connections, and now they’re pushing him hard
– This one-sided push is uncomfortable;; It would be better if it just happened naturally
– So it’s your turn this time
The “PD’s Pick” controversy that had followed Ha-jin since the Miro Maze days didn’t spare him this time either.
In truth, most of it was just other cast members’ fans trying to block his popularity, or professional complainers who couldn’t stand seeing someone succeed finding fault—nothing more.
But this was the entertainment industry, where smoke rises even from chimneys that aren’t lit.
With Ha-jin’s incredible performance already guaranteed in the main broadcast, and with no fanbase to protect him at this point, this atmosphere was a rather troubling current.
‘But there’s nothing I can do about it anyway….’
In this timeline, I was approaching it with the mindset that malicious comments were attention, and trolling was just material.
This was the kind of atmosphere I’d already anticipated from the moment I decided to reveal my friendship with Myung-eun. Once the main broadcast airs, conspiracy theories will definitely pour in saying ‘Did Kwon Myung-eun intentionally leak content to Kang Ha-jin?’
But it didn’t matter.
Rather, if In the Chaos became such a hit that even conspiracy theories bloomed, that was a thank you.
For Kang Ha-jin, born as a South Korean man who had already endured the military—the hardest thing to survive—male idols, assistant directors, and returner life multiple times over, this level of cold stares was nothing but cute.
[What are you guys doing?]
However, there was one thing Ha-jin hadn’t considered….
The Inderca Kang Ha-jin causing an uproar right now
Less than 10 minutes of screen time based on the first part lol
I saw clips circulating on X out of curiosity and turned it on
And that’s literally all the footage there is lol
This is the timeline where Ha-jin is twenty-nine years old.
As Ha-jin has aged, time has naturally passed equally for everyone around him.
Which meant that Kwon Myung-eun, who directed the program, had also accumulated ten more years of experience.
– Seriously, way less screen time than expected lol
– I turned it on wanting to see Kang Ha-jin but was shocked he barely appears lol
– ??? Every time he shows up the impact is insane, so I can only remember him
– Realistically the other members do have more screen time lol but Kang Ha-jin moves the plot forward so fast that it just feels like he has more lol
The Kwon Myung-eun PD from the Miro Maze days—the one who used to carefully deliberate over cutting a single parachute—no longer existed.
Though at this point she and Studio A were experiencing a transition period in their long career, growing weary of the routine, and Ha-jin had ultimately left Studio A for that very reason—
In other words, it meant they were resourceful enough to survive in this harsh outsourced production industry without even a flagship program to their name.
– Who’s the main PD? Their pacing control is insane;
Moreover, Kwon Myung-eun PD and Go Se-hwa were currently being subtly influenced by events from the “original timeline.”
Though they themselves never felt it, the experience of directing trendy, large-scale works like Miro Maze and Today’s Kairos in the original timeline had unknowingly seeped into their present.
Thanks to that, Kwon Myung-eun succeeded in directing her bold junior within In the Chaos as quite charming and multifaceted.
[Ah, now I get why Inderca’s Kang Ha-jin has such a strong impact]
He screams so well
Genuinely screams like crazy
His reactions are basically like Baskin-Robbins 31
He reacts with fresh surprise every time he encounters a zombie
– The way they just cut the audio out in the middle is hilarious lol
– Whenever you hear someone screaming like that, it’s always Kang Ha-jin
– That’s why the contrast is driving people crazy;;;;;;;
– Someone already uploaded a screaming compilation and even made it into a song
└ Classic Korean internet; look at how fast the response is
What does that have to do with anything? I’m so frustrated.
People sometimes grow wary of things that are too excellent.
Kwon Myung-eun carefully wove in Ha-jin’s clumsy, scatterbrained humanity throughout, so the audience wouldn’t become too cautious of his cheat-key moments.
Ha-rang
@dohajin_luv
Oh man
Because of Kang Ha-jin’s screaming
The PD editing in the office
suffering in pain—
They just broke the fourth wall and threw that scene in?
This is the production team sending a message for real
(Screenshot of Yoon Hyun-gyu PD grimacing in pain from Ha-jin’s screaming decibels.jpg)
(Screenshot of the audio director quietly lowering his headset on set.jpg)
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Kang Ha-jin was loud.
Really, truly, incredibly loud.
To the point where a meme was born: “whenever he appears, it’s either absolutely insane or completely pathetic—one or the other” said it all.
Anyway, getting 1st place on the test proves your skills, doesn’t it? lol
Everyone.
Perhaps even Ha-jin himself, who was filming at that very moment.
【Most of the players gradually began their escape!】
【But there are still those who haven’t managed to leave the conference room】
– Oh no, oh no. How do we open this?!
– No, Sara, wait. You don’t have a key there, right? A key?
– There’s literally nothing here!
【Those who missed their escape window and became trapped】
【It doesn’t look like finding a gap will be easy…】
I thought the impact from In the Chaos’s pre-production shoot was a success at this point.
It was a truly excellent performance for a first impression.
【??: Hello!】
【A strange voice heard from somewhere?】
[You guys you guys you guys]
But surprisingly—.
– Kang Ha-jin fans please go watch ep0 part 2 right now I’m begging you seriously;;;;;;;;;
Kang Ha-jin’s true performance was only just beginning.

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