'Friendly Rivalry' Gains Explosive Popularity with Unique Thriller Plot
Feb 14, 2025
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The STUDIO X+U drama 'Goodwill Competition' (played by Kim Tae-hee and Min Ye-ji, directed by Kim Tae-hee) is a mystery story about Seul-gi, who transferred to Korea's top 1% Chaehwa Girls' High School, where fierce competition for entrance examinations takes place, and his father's mysterious death. Since its release, 'Goodwill Competition' has attracted attention for its unique setting, fresh production, and suspense-filled storylines, and is said to have pioneered a new genre called 'Girls Reeler'.
In episodes 1 to 4 released this week, Woo Seul-ki (Jeong Soo-bin), who lived in a local nursery as a missing child, was transferred to Chaehwa Girls' High School in Seoul after hearing that she had found her father. However, as soon as she came to Seoul, she faced the death of her father, who was a member of the College Scholastic Ability Test and a teacher at Chaehwa Girls' High School, and Seulgi started her senior year in high school at Chaehwa Girls' High School without any connection.
Even in Chaehwa Girls' High School, where only the top 1% are gathered, Yu-J (Lee Hye-ri), the unrivaled object of everyone's envy, is interested in Seul-gi, and his school life is slightly twisted. Seulgi quickly became a target of alarm for other students who wanted to be in Jay's eyes, and unexpected crises came one after another. In addition, Seulgi, who had been the top student in the school before transferring, was not easy to keep up with Chaehwa Girls' High School's study level.
But whenever Seulgi was in crisis, Jay was by his side. Seulgi initially doubted Jay's good intentions for no reason, but he became increasingly dependent on him. That's how he goes to Jay's house and spends the night. At that time, Seulgi found circumstantial evidence that Jay had kicked out his classmate Kim Na-ri (Koda-hyun) from Chaehwa Girls' High School, which was bothering him, and raised tension.
Jay recommended Seul-gi as the class president, and Choi Kyung (Ohuri), who failed the class presidential election, was angry and started a background investigation. Gyeong-eun found in the document of her mother Nam Ji-yeon (Go Seo-hee), a lawyer, that the death of Seul-gi's father Woo Do-hyuk (Lee Won-jae) and the hospital of Jay's father Yoo Tae-joon (Kim Tae-hoon) were intertwined, making her curious about the truth of the case.
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In addition, fresh productions that have never been seen in Korean dramas have left a strong impression. Among them, the direction of the narration scene introducing Seulgi and Jay, which appeared in the 1st and 3rd episodes, has become a hot topic with sensuous visual beauty and is said to be a scene that has never been seen in Korean dramas so far. In addition, Seulgi's and Jay's bathtub scenes, which were created dreamily so that they could not distinguish whether it was a dream or a reality, went viral worldwide and became a hot topic on social media.
In particular, the four-member four-color girl chemistry shown by Lee Hye-ri (played by Yoo J), Jung Soo-bin (played by Woo Seul-ki), Kang Hye-won (played by Joo Ye-ri) and Ouri (played by Choi Kyung) is receiving favorable reviews from many fans. The harmony of characters showing different girl crush is bringing in new fans. At the press preview held on February 6, director Kim Tae-hee, who directed 'Goodwill Competition', mentioned that "I decided to direct because it is a drama with a lot of women."
As a result, 'Goodwill Competition' quickly became a popular movie as it ranked No. 1 in the number of views of U+Mobile TV and U+TV original dramas immediately after its release. The number of viewers and the number of new viewers has also reached an all-time high, receiving an explosive response. Attention is focusing on what new records will be achieved in the future by 'goodwill competition', which has become a major work through word of mouth.
Immediately after its release, STUDIO X+U Drama 'Goodwill Competition', which achieved the triple crown by breaking the record of the number of views, viewers, and new inflows among the original dramas of U+Mobile TV and U+TV history, will be released every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
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