Heavenly Yuah boasts quite an extensive fanbase.
Wasn’t the fan café called “Divine River Descent?”
Roughly meaning “Goddess of Acting Heavenly Yuah has descended here” – something of that nature.
Just the name alone evokes a strong martial forest vibe.
Even though it’s a bit weird that the Heavenly Demon (천마) transformed into the Divine Deity (천신), since the New Religion considers the Heavenly Demon a god, “Divine River Descent” isn’t necessarily incorrect.
Heavenly Yuah, who’s already been an actress for 10 years, also has a fanbase that is quite considerable.
To be clear, it’s not as extreme as idol fandoms that stick to their idols like glue, but the number of fans who participate in fan events is rather significant, which seems quite impressive.
When Heavenly Yuah enters filming, they prepare a good amount of gifts or “joongong” as well.
Of course, Heavenly Yuah continually declines, saying such things aren’t necessary, but typically, a proper fandom doesn’t just listen to the star.
In particular, when it comes to matters like “joongong,” fans tend to not listen no matter what – that’s part of the culture.
I seem to recall that there was a brief mention in an awards ceremony review.
There was a comment saying it would be nice if as much attention was given to fan events as there is to dancing.
Here, the fan events probably refer to fan meetings or fan signings, as mentioned by Team Leader Seo.
Since these events are held around the same time every year, it also means that they only happen once a year.
For an actress at Heavenly Yuah’s level, if fan service is only offered once a year, it’s really quite a small amount.
Since she doesn’t perform a national tour for fan events, the number of fans who benefit must be limited.
Moreover, this woman—there’s not much else in terms of services beyond these events, is there?
At this point, it’s almost as if the fans of Heavenly Yuah are actually bodhisattvas.
“Moon Suyeon’s ‘Goddess of the Moon’ side is more extremist, so they harshly criticize me a lot online.”
If I attend Moon Suyeon’s fan meeting, those people would probably immediately throw water bottles at me.
On the other hand, Heavenly Yuah’s ‘Divine River Descent’ doesn’t give such vibes, so participating would probably be comfortable.
“Do you have something like that on your side too, by the way?”
“Huh? Actor Baek? Oh, yes. There’s certainly a fan café.”
“…Oh, really?”
“Yes, it’s been around for a while, but the number of participants isn’t that high. Did you not know? It’s common for the artist to find out before the company.”
“Oh, really? I had no idea.”
Seriously, I never even imagined that something like that would exist. A fan club for me?
“Recently, the numbers have increased slightly because you’ve starred in two consecutive works. We were just thinking it was about time to start managing it.”
“Is that right?”
“Typically, the artist checks this personally and decides. If you think it’s okay, we’ll make official contact at the company level, and we’ll move forward with recognizing it as an official fan club.”
“In that case, I guess I should check it.”
“Yes, thank you. Then, it’s in your hands.”
“By the way, what’s the name of my fan club?”
“…Uh, that… Hmm… Yes, what?”
“Team Leader Seo?”
Out of curiosity, I asked about the fan club name, but Team Leader Seo disappeared.
For me, this was a rather odd occurrence.
“Could it be something that… Ah.”
-RotateSiu.
“…Is this it? My fan club?”
After searching through various things, I managed to find one fan club.
Actor Baek Siu Fan Club ‘RotateSiu’
Checking again, it seems this is the only fan club for me.
Generally, aren’t multiple fan clubs supposed to form before being officially recognized by the management company?
Either because the existing club’s name isn’t to their liking, or they want to start their own—things like that.
However, here, it’s only one. All the fans have united under ‘RotateSiu’.
“…Seriously, what kind of thinking led to ‘RotateSiu’…?”
…Is this even a fan club?
Now I understand why Team Leader Seo ran away.
There’s no way a management team leader could confidently tell an actor, ‘Hey, you’re crazy!’
With “Divine River Descent” and “Goddess of the Moon,”
and even Nam Hyun-ho’s fan club being called “Black Lake,”
it’s not like there’s some grand meaning behind these names, but the sound is pretty cool, right? Black Lake. It has a certain air to it.
And then there’s my ‘RotateSiu’.
“…Seriously, what kind of person created a fan club like this…”
In order to find out who did such a thing, I decided to log in first.
I needed to understand the atmosphere of the fan club to decide whether to keep it as the official fan club or get rid of it.
In my case, since there aren’t other fan clubs, it feels like there’s no choice, but if it seems wrong, I could also consider continuing my career without a fan club.
Actors are relatively free when it comes to decisions like this.
Frankly speaking, an actor’s fans are more often fans of the characters the actor plays rather than the actor themselves.
In that sense, actors differ greatly from idols.
“So, the scale is… not very big. At this level, it wouldn’t be much of a problem to disband it.”
Looking at the member count, it was 652.
That’s not a particularly large number.
A quick search revealed that young male actors in their 2-3rd year of proper activity had fan club member counts ranging from a thousand to several thousand.
While it might sound a bit self-congratulatory for me to say this, I’m better than them.
After all, I do have a major hit, and I’ve won a newcomer award.
Comparatively speaking, the number of members in my fan club could be considered insufficient for my level of recognition.
Of course, simply knowing that my fan club exists is surprising in itself, but objectively speaking, that’s the truth.
“So, to join… you have to answer all the questions.”
When I pressed the join application button, a quiz appeared.
To become a member, you had to answer all these questions.
It seemed to be a device meant to prevent random people from joining without thought.
I didn’t have too many expectations.
These questions would ultimately be about me, right?
Since I’m answering questions about myself, there shouldn’t be anything too difficult.
Or so I thought.
“How many illegal jammy creatures did our actor drive away with an umbrella?”
“What bombshell statement did our actor make at the first press conference?”
From the start, strange questions focused on incidents and accidents popped up.
“How old was our actor’s first role, Elder Yoon?”
“What is the length of the chef’s cleaver our actor used in ‘Restaurant Promo’?”
“How many Pig Demons did our actor defeat in ‘Gold Rush: Joseon’?”
As the questions went on, even I found myself tilting my head in confusion.
Was Elder Yoon’s age ever disclosed?
How can one know the length of a cleaver?
Moreover, Pig Demons are the most common monsters in ‘Gold Rush: Joseon.’
Just recalling what I remember, there must be dozens of them. Are they asking me to count them individually?
“Crazy isn’t me—it’s the management side.”
Since there were quite a few questions I couldn’t confidently answer, I initially thought about contacting the management, but then I got curious and decided to search for the answers myself.
After all, this is like a sieve to find my true fans, and with access to the drama scripts, I had the edge.
Of course, it’s funny to analyze things like that, but my logic wasn’t wrong.
“Whew… What… the hell…?”
While searching through the script, I managed to answer some of the questions.
However, it was far from easy—these were the kind of details you’d only notice after a thorough rewatch of the drama.
In order to count the Pig Demons Lee Myung defeated, I had to intensely focus on the screen.
“Oh, damn. I got it wrong.”
Even worse, the application was rejected due to incorrect answers.
What kind of crazy difficulty is this?
“So, does that mean over 600 people managed to pass all these crazy questions?”
I initially thought it was a small number, but this was actually incredibly impressive.
It means over 600 valiant warriors managed to pass this insane quiz.
RotateSiu. The name isn’t just crazy; the members seem like a collection of completely crazy people.
“Finally managed to join.”
After almost a whole day of effort, I finally managed to join my own fan club.
Seriously, how exhausting is it to join your own fan club?
It’s an absurd situation.
“So, the fan club president is… ConvenienceStoreHer?”
The president’s nickname is ‘ConvenienceStoreHer.’
Judging by the club’s foundation date, it predates the production of ‘Gold Rush: Joseon.’
In other words, just by watching me play Elder Yoon in ‘Genius Copywriter, Yoon Seo-eun,’ this person became my fan.
Is it even possible to develop such devotion from that alone and create a fan club?
“Unless they’re some kind of old man romance fanatics…”
Fan heart is truly an incomprehensible area.
“Ah, right. Time to verify my identity.”
When reading actor-centric web novels, I sometimes come across stories where someone gets chased away after being falsely accused of impersonation at their own fan club.
Since this club clearly isn’t ordinary, I need to verify my identity thoroughly to avoid such mishaps.
“As soon as I show my face, they’ll start talking about photoshopping. Luckily, the fan club president, who memorized the exact length of my chef’s cleaver, will surely recognize my body.”
To thoroughly verify myself, I gathered photos from the front, side, and back, as well as my national ID and an upper-body bared shot.
I also didn’t forget to add a ‘RotateSiu’ member-completion post-it.
Now there’s no denying it’s me.
After submitting my greetings and waiting for the verification to be completed,…
“Who are these weird people…?”
While waiting, I browsed a few posts. For a small community, it’s surprisingly active.
It’s probably because the membership process is so stringent. The people who passed the tests seemed quite dedicated fans.
And among them was a particularly distinctive member.
“‘Deity of Acting’? ‘Moonlight Musa’? These members have such grand nicknames.”
Subtly reeking of industry insiders, ‘Deity of Acting’ and ‘Moonlight Musa’.
The detailed analysis of my acting by ‘Deity of Acting’ made them seem like someone from the acting or production side.
Their praise for the chemistry between me and Heavenly Yuah indicates sharp, astute eyesight.
Conversely, ‘Moonlight Musa’, who enthusiastically supports my performance of the seven-stringed lute and the Yuehee X Lee Myung couple, feels like they might be from the music industry like an idol, singer, or composer.
It’s quite amazing.
It turns out industry professionals are among my fans.
If they don’t personally know me, their choice to become fans purely based on my acting means my performance must have resonated with them as well.
