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Episode 115

**F\*\*king Yakuza Bastard** is the 115th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin is taken to Yong Hwang, who refuses to help him until he proves himself. He enlists the help of Gyeoul Han and Gaeul's father.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hye-yeon Hwang
* Yong Hwang
* Hobin Yoo
* Seongjun Baek
* Gyeoul Han
* Gaeul's father

## Synopsis

The woman takes him to a gym in a building to meet Congressman Yong Hwang. She introduces Hobin to Hwang, and she tells him that Seongjun trusted the boy. Hwang is not interested in helping Hobin since he was very foolish in his plans to take down 244. He tells Hobin he will die soon since 244 and Taesan Ju are not forgiving people. Hobin asks Congressman Hwang to help him for the sake of his friends, or he will go to Taesan Ju and tell him that they've met. Hwang grabs Hobin by the face and asks why Hobin isn't as afraid of him as Taesan. He gives Hobin an opportunity to show his worth, or he won't help out. As he walks away, he remembers Seongjun threatening him with the same terms as Hobin.

The woman drives Hobin back to his house, who is currently sleeping in the backseat. She recalls working as a prosecutor against Seongjun Baek. The latter declined a lawyer for his trial, and still won the case. She complained to herself about it while smoking outside when Seongjun arrived and taunted her. The woman asked if he was confident in everything he said, which made Seongjun curious. The prosecutor wonders why a man like Seongjun would trust a kid like Hobin.

At her house, Gyeoul is bored when Hobin arrives. She mocks him for his company failing, and asks if he is here to beg her for something. Hobin admits that he has something to ask of Gyeoul, since she is the craziest person he knows.

Hobin later goes to Gaeul's house to meet with her father. He tells him that Gaeul is in danger, and he needs help from his former master.
Seongjun's father

**Seongjun's father** is a minor character in *How to Fight/Viral Hit.*

## Appearance

Seongjun's father looks remarkably similar to his son. He has upturned eyebrows and blue eyes, and combed back hair that is neck length. He wears a suit without a tie.

## Personality

Seongjun's mother described him as an irresponsible man, but he someday would have returned to take care of his family. His father was indeed a hard working man. Despite being a small time yakuza member, he defied his superiors to steal money to give to his family. While working there he was beaten and humiliated on the street, but he took it with grace. He also took the blame for Seongjun's murder of his coach, showing how much he cared about his family.

## Relationships

### Seongjun Baek

Seongjun's father was not present in his life, but he did want to make a living for his son. That was the reason he stayed as long as he did in the Kawaguchi gang.

### Seongjun's mother

Seongjun's father cared enough about his son's mother to want to provide for her. Not much of their relationship is shown besides that.

## Synopsis

### History

Seongjun's father was a member of the Kawaguchi gang. He had a child with Seongjun's mother but left her before it was born, so he never had a relationship with his son. During his time in the gang, Seongjun's father stole money he could use to give to his family and escape the yakuza life

Seongjun's father is first seen being beaten on the street by his boss for some unknown offense. As Seongjun withnesses this, he tells his coach that he is thankful at least he isn't a small time yakuza member like the one on the street across from them.

When Seongjun murders his manager, he is stabbed in the back by his father who tells him the wound isn't too deep. He is taken into custody for attacking Seongjun and murdering his mother and the manager. Seongjun later finds out that the man was the yakuza member he made fun of before, and his father. His father takes the blame for the murder but is eventually released.

Seongjun's father finally managed to steal the money and went into hiding. He wrote a note explaining the situation and put it inside the bag of money before he slept. He was woken by Seongjun Baek, who stabbed him in his sleep. Seongjun's father passed away in horror upon realizing who his murderer was.

### Main Story

Seongjun tells the story of his father to Hobin as he is dying. In his last moments, he has a dream where he is giving an election speech, and his father is seen in the crowd.
Sangtae Ji

**Sangtae Ji** (*지상태, Ji Sangtae*) is a minor character of *How to Fight/Viral Hit.*

## History

Sangtae Ji was a strict father to Yeonwoo. He would discourage him from anything other than studying, and forced his son to drop karate because he feared it would be a distraction. Sangtae kept Yeonwoo on a strict schedule with little to no freedom. He even built a room inside Yeonwoo's room with a camera to make sure Yeonwoo didn't shirk his studies.

Sangtae became acquainted with Seongjun at some point in his political career. Seongjun proposed the idea of giving Yeonwoo a study channel so Sangtae wouldn't have to monitor him all the time. Sangtae began watching Yeonwoo's channel instead. He would do favors for Seongjun as thanks for helping him watch his son. The two of them worked together to mold Yeonwoo into the perfect student, with no desires other than to please his father.

## Synopsis

Sangtae is first mentioned when Yeonwoo makes a call at Omakase June. It is later revealed to be his father whom Yeonwoo is always reporting to. He later reports to his father while taking a walk on his volunteering trip.

When Sangtae first hears about Yeonwoo quitting Newtube, he is livid. He slaps Yeonwoo and asks how he could disobey him, but Yeonwoo refuses to budge, saying that he just wants to be free from now on.

Sangtae in his anger interrupts Seongjun's meeting with the yakuza. He slaps Seongjun and tells him that he won’t be getting the permit now. As Sangtae is walking home, he calls for his men to blacklist those companies Seongjun requested. He is hit on the head by Chan Jeong and Minjeong on a motorcycle. Seongjun paid them to attack Sangtae for messing with his income. Sangtae manages to survive the attack and is hospitalized.

Hobin went to Yeonwoo with the evidence, saying that he can decide what to do with it. When Yeonwoo hears about the attack on his father he wants to go straight to the police but Sangtae stops him, saying he can’t report Seongjun without exposing his past as a corrupt politician. Sangtae tells Yeonwoo that exposing this will only damage their family's reputation.

Sangtae later watches as Yeonwoo goes on stream to reveal Seongjun's paid attacks on his father. He smiles in the hospital and tells Yeonwoo that he did the right thing.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 61
2. ↑ Episode 62
3. ↑ Episode 48
4. ↑ Episode 52
5. ↑ Episode 63
6. ↑ Episode 64
7. ↑ Episode 68
8. ↑ Episode 89
Episode 66

**You're Good At Fighting** is the 66th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin beats Pakgo up at his apartment. He learns that his mother signed a contract with the XJ Company that prevents her from leaving, so he goes to Seongjun for revenge.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hobin Yoo
* Taehun Seong
* Pakgo
* Jihyeon Park
* Seongjun Baek

## Synopsis

When Hobin asked Taehun for fighting advice, Taehun said he didn’t need taekwondo. Hobin is better than amateurs at fighting, so Pakgo’s weight and height difference won’t matter too much. Pakgo is trying to fight Hobin but he is being demolished in every avenue. Pakgo begs Hobin to stop, but Hobin says he has to play the game now.

He sticks the shaver in Pakgo’s mouth and kicks it into his skull. As his mother’s stream plays in the background, Hobin beats Pakgo into the ground, asking why he doesn’t like playing the game anymore. Pakgo begs Hobin again, and Hobin asks if he would rather eat the eel from the tail or the head.

When Hobin’s mother comes to Pakgo’s apartment she finds Hobin waiting for her. Hobin tells her that the company has gone under, and she doesn’t have to work anymore. His mother says she is concerned since she signed a contract with the young ceo. Realizing what she meant, Hobin runs to Seongjun’s restaurant to confront him.
Mr. Dreg

**Mr. Dreg** is a minor character in *How to Fight/Viral Hit.*

## History

Mr. Dreg was originally from Baltimore, MD. He first met Daniel Smith while robbing some men he defeated in a fight. Daniel asked him if he wanted to make some real money in Korea, and that is how he joined the New International Branch

## Synopsis

Mr. Dreg is introduced along with Mangil Ri and Daniel Smith as a member of New International's overseas branch.He arrives in South Korea and is tasked with ensuring the drugs are transferred safely. Mr. Dreg sees Ji Yeonwoo is running by and attacks him with his brass knuckles. He tells Yeonwoo that the fight won't be fun since Yeonwoo appears to be a nerd.

Mr. Dreg begins fighting with Yeonwoo. Yeonwoo is worried that he might lose to Mr. Dreg, since he is too strong. Mr. Dreg is also worried because Yeonwoo gets back up every time he is knocked down. He asks why Yeonwoo is so motivated to win, and Yeonwoo tells him that getting up after defeat is simply Kyoukushin.As the fight continues, Mr. Dreg becomes discouraged and surprised that he can't take down Yeonwoo when he's taken down so many men before. Yeonwoo tells Mr. Dreg that his opponent is not a god, and that fear is what is holding him back. As he is knocked down, Yeonwoo thanks Mr. Dreg for teaching him with this fight.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 127
2. ↑ Episode 116
3. ↑ Episode 124
4. ↑ Episode 126
5. ↑ Episode 127
Episode 2

**Calling Out Bullies On Camera** is the second episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

In this episode, Jihyeok realizes that he fell down the social ladder. Hobin and Jihyeok fight until they are tired, then sit down on a park bench and talk. Later, Jihyeok offers to join forces with Hobin, and Hobin accepts after being offered 90% of the earnings. The next time at school, Hobin and Jihyeok are on Pakgo's stream, and Hobin tries to expose Pakgo.

## Characters

* Hobin Yoo
* Jihyeok Woo
* Pakgo

## Synopsis

Snapper returns to school to find his video has become wildly popular. The other students mock him and peg him as a loser. In an attempt to regain relevance he attacks a nerd, but the nerd beats him as well.

At the hospital, Hobin decides to pay his mother's bills forward, knowing that he will be gaining a lot from his latest video. As he walks home, Snapper attacks him angrily. The two of them fight until they are tired, and Hobin tries to console Snapper. He shows him a video he took secretly of the fight, and makes Hobin an offer: he will be Hobin's cameraman as he creates more fighting videos. Hobin refuses the deal until he is offered 90% of the earnings.

When Pakgo begins streaming again, he introduces Hobin and Snapper as the two who fought in the viral video, in an attempt to gain some clout. Hobin interrupts him to expose Pakgo as a fraud, but he shuts off his livestream. While Pakgo is beating Hobin, Snapper secretly takes a livestream. Hobin decides to spice up the video by saying he will fight Pakgo back for disrespecting his mother.

## Gallery

Snapper gets punchedHobin and Jiyeok join forces
Episode 113

**That's a Real Knife!** is the 113th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin, Taehun, Yeonwoo, Wangguk and Gyeoul help defend Hobin's friends from 244's men. Gaeul's father has a showdown with the nameless assassin. As they call an ambulance, 244 appears.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Gaeul's father
* Nameless
* Taehun Seong
* Yeonwoo Ji
* Bomi Choi
* Gyeoul Han
* Wangguk Han
* Rumi Yeo
* Mangi Hwang
* Jihyeok Woo
* Hobin Yoo
* 244

## Synopsis

Gaeul's father tells the men that they have the look of people who have murdered before. He knocks their weapons out of their hands with a closed umbrella and beats them away. The man who killed Seongjun appears behind him with a gun, and Gaeul's father tells him that he seems like he has something on his mind.

Taehoon and Yeonwoo are fighting Bomi's attackers, who are armed with knives. Taehoon asks Yeonwoo to tank for him, which he refuses adamantly. He tells him to take Bomi out of the hole they created in the wall with their van, but to return immediately when he does.

Gyeoul and Wangguk are fighting the men who attacked Rumi. When Gyeoul leaps to punch one of the men, Wangguk grabs her and pulls her away. He tells her to take Rumi and run. Gyeoul doesn't want to leave Wangguk to get hurt again, but he tells her to take care of Rumi to make up for her previous mistakes. Gyeoul carries her away on her back.

Mangi and Jiksae are riding an electric scooter to an ambulance. They find the girls sitting inside, surrounded by medical staff. The boys appear shortly afterwards. Taehoon tells them that the men who attacked left shortly after Bomi and Yeonwoo escaped, so it seemed like they didn't want to kill anyone. 244 appears out of nowhere and asks what happened.
Episode 131

**Jinho!** is the 131th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Jinho Lee wonders what went wrong with his plans. He remembers his past as an art student trying to earn money. As he is going about his business, he is watched by Detective Kang, who suspects Jinho of murder.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* 244
* Detective Kang
* Dohyee
* Dongseok Oh

## Synopsis

Lee Jinho is being driven away by the police, who are nervous to be around him. He wonders what went wrong in his life.

In his past, Jinho was an art student at the Kubon University of Arts. Many girls were attracted to him, but he didn't care much for them. When he was asked to eat pork feet by a group of his classmates, he called them pigs and walked away. The girls were irritated but sympathetic towards Jinho. One of them mentioned that when Jinho was younger, his entire family was killed by a fire, so they should be understanding of his odd behavior.

While waiting for the bus stop, Jinho runs into Detective Kang, who worked on the case of his dead family. Detective Kang congratulates Jinho on working hard, and tells him to not be a stranger. Jinho heads to his new job at the Rose Motel, which is actually a hidden brothel. His job is a receptionist, but in reality it is to watch the security cameras and make sure police don't discover the operation. Jinho accepts the job even with the low pay. The boss tells him that the only rule is not to sleep with any of the girls working there.

Jinho gets a call from one of the girls (Dohyee), who asks if the uncle (the motel owner) is away. When he replies yes, she says there is an emergency in suite 301. Jinho arrives to see the girl sitting on a bed with a plate of sushi she got from a previous client. She sleeps with Jinho. She asks Jinho if he wants to go out despite this being her job, and he agrees half heartedly.

Later, the girl carries Oh Dongseok up to her room. She gets the keys from Jinho, and Dongseok sees the dating rings and gets angry. Jinho recieves a call from someone saying that there is an emergency in suite 103, and he has to come quickly. Jinho arrives to see a confused Dohyee and Dongseok in bed together. Dongseok chastises Jinho for sleeping with her, and then assaults her.

Detective Kang's subordinate comes to him and asks why he is waiting at a motel. The detective explains that Lee Jinho works there, and he wants to observe him. Not because he is worried for him, but because he believes Jinho is a dangerous psychopath. He shows his junior files from Jinho's past from doctors, clinics and psychologists that confirm it. The detective suspects that Jinho murdered his parents as a child, since he had a sudden shift of behavior before the day of their demise.
Special Episode 2

**Special Episode 2** is a special episode released during the hiatus.

## Summary

In Special Episode 2, the author apologizes for the negative feedback from the previous special episode. The other episodes of Samdak’s backstory were left out for this reason, and will not be released. This episode gives information about the main characters that weren't included in the story.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Taejun Pak (Author)
* Seongjun Baek
* Jinho Lee
* Hobin Yoo

## Synopsis

The author explains that Seongjun was meant to be the final villain of the story. Seongjun’s story was greatly motivated by his meeting with Jinho, which showed him the true meaning of power. Seongjun’s death was also penned differently; he was supposed to wear an assemblyman suit before his death, highlighting the goal he never achieved. He was also supposed to cut his hair later in the story, but these details were left out due to pacing.
Episode 105

**Let's Take a Look Together** is the 105th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin wonders how he is going to beat Munseong. Gaeul offers to give him an old laptop for his mother, and Hobin discovers the last video of Samdak's How to Fight series in the laptop.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Gaeul
* Gaeul's father
* Logan Gracie
* Hobin Yoo
* Munseong Kim
* Jihyeok Woo

## Synopsis

Gaeul greets Logan when he arrives at their house. Gaeul's father invites him inside and compliments him on his improved Korean. While sitting at the table, Logan notices Gaeul's father eats very little compared to his daughter, and he remarks that he has lost weight. Then he mentions that he stopped by because he was reminded of the past.

Hobin is lying on the floor of his house, wondering what to do. Munseong is training hard to beat him, but he isn't sure he even wants to fight Munseong. The plan was to ask him to ask Logan to teach him how to fight, but Munseong's feelings are complicating that original plan.

When he returns to school, Hobin tells Jiksae he wants to buy an old laptop for his mother. Gaeul tells Hobin that he can have one of her old ones, and he can come by her house to pick it up. At home, she yells at Munseong's gym mates to stop smoking outside her window before hiding inside. Then Gaeul realizes she invited a boy to her house and starts cleaning the house. When Hobin arrives, she gives him her old laptop to look through. Hobin finds the last video of the How to Fight series split into three videos, and he asks Gaeul how she got those videos on her computer.
Jinseok Kang

**Jinseok Kang** is a minor character in *How to Fight/Viral Hit.*

## Synopsis

Detective Jinseok Kang knew Jinho from a young age having worked on the case of his dead family. The detective suspected that Jinho murdered his parents as a child since he had a sudden shift of behavior before the day of their demise. Lacking the evidence, he decided to monitor Jinho into adulthood alongside his subordinate Detective Choi.

Detective Kang first runs into Jinho while he is waiting at the bus stop. Detective Kang congratulates Jinho on working hard, and tells him to not be a stranger. He later stalks Jinho to his new job and monitors him there. His subordinate Detective Choi asks why he is waiting there and the detective explains that he wants to observe Jinho. Not because he is worried for him, but because he believes Jinho is a dangerous psychopath. He shows his junior files from Jinho's past from doctors, clinics and psychologists that confirm it.  Shortly afterwards the detective bursts in to find Jinho folding sheets like a normal motel worker. He tells Jinho they got an anyonymous call about a disturbance, but everything seems to be fine.

Detective Kang comes to Jinho’s house after hearing that his girlfriend is dead. Jinho is covered with blood and wounds from self harm. Detective Choi is sympathetic to Jinho but Detective Kang believes he is somehow behind the murder, since Jinho is a psychopath. Later on he learns that Jinho is now the No.2 of New International Branch. However he can't prosecute Jinho since Commisioner General Juncheol Yang is in the pocket of the mob boss. He decides to deal with Jinho himself.

Jinho returns home to find Jinseok waiting for him. Jinseok asks why Jinho killed his parents who only wanted to fix their son. Jinho cries tears and explains that his parents were troublesome, and he tried to explain this to them with no effect. In the end, he set the house on fire to be free of them. Jinho then mocks the detective for believing this story, and says he would never kill his family. The detective warns Jinho to not be so full of himself and leaves, swearing that he will catch Jinho even if it kills him.

Jinseok calls Changhun to accompany him on his latest mission to investigate a warehouse that smells like drugs. His subordinate begins speeding, and Jinseok asks him why he is going so fast. Changhun reveals that he was offered 1 billion won to kill Jinseok. Changhun slams the brakes and leaps out of the car, and Jinseok is thrown onto concrete, killed by the impact.

## Trivia

* His name was changed from Dongseok to Jinseok, probably due to similarities with Dongseok Oh.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 131
2. ↑ Episode 132
3. ↑ Episode 133
4. ↑ Episode 134
5. ↑ Episode 135
Episode 22

**How To Win A Fight Against Multiple Opponents** is the 22nd episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin watches Samdak's videos in preparation for fighting against multiple opponents. Rumi assists him in setting up Comedy Crew.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hobin Yoo
* Jihyeok Woo
* Gaeul
* Bomi Choi (mentioned)
* Rumi
* Pakgo (flashback)

## Synopsis

Hobin watches Samdak’s video on fighting against multiple opponents but decides against it. He, Gaeul and Jiksae decide to follow the crew, who are gloating about their views. Jiksae tells them that he’s figured out something about the Comedy Crew channel. Their videos are very fishy, and he explains that some of them might be pranked. Hobin says this isn’t strong enough to get them canceled. Rumi comes in and asks if Hobin would like to film a scripted video with her but Hobin rejects it, saying he never fakes his content.

Rumi is filming with the scripted video with the Comedy Crew instead: the video about spilling coffee on her shirt. They thank Rumi for her shamelessness, but she says that’s just the Newtube game. The Comedy Crew says they can shoot their next video on exposing Hobin. They will edit the videos to look fake and cause doubt among his sbuscribers. Rumi says she wants out but the Comedy Crew say they already filmed her confession, and they can use it against her. Rumi however also filmed them with Hobin’s phone. She hands the phone to Jiksae, and Hobin says he will be filming how to win a fight against multiple opponents.
Episode 114

**Your Body Doesn't Lie, Though** is the 114th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin and his friends disband the company out of fear for their lives. Late at night Hobin is approached by the mysterious woman, who offers to help him.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hobin Yoo
* 244
* Dongseok Oh
* Nameless
* Gaeul's father
* Hobin Yoo
* Gaeul
* Rumi Yeo
* Hye-yeon Hwang

## Synopsis

Hobin calls out 244 in front of the paramedics, saying he was responsible for the mess. 244 asks him if he is sure about that. Looking around, Hobin sees his friends silently watching on. He apologizes for his mistake.

244 goes to a warehouse full of bloody bags. He asks his men, and asks how the situation went down. Dongseok says that several men were arrested, but since they were illegal immigrants it probably would lead to nowhere. He is not worried about Hobin and the company reporting him, since no bodily damage happened, and they are too scared of the consequences to do so. 244 asked the nameless assassin to see if Gaeul's father is the man he was looking for, or to bring Gaeul herself to him. The assassin confirms that Gaeul's father is indeed the man. 244 tells the assassin that he isn't sure how Hobin got ahold of Seongjun's files when Seongjun was supposed to have been silenced. He tells the man not to disappoint him. He leaves to take a call from his overseas office, who are coming to Korea soon. Dongseok asks the nameless man why he didn't kill the man and bring the editor. The man says that Gaeul's father was staring at the trigger, and calculating how to dodge the bullet. He knows it was impossible, however he wonders if Gaeul's father is the man from his old squadron. If he is, then the assassin was worried he might have been the one who died.

Hobin sits solemnly at Gaeul's home. Her father slaps him and asks what he is getting himself into. Hobin cries and says that he is quitting the company, and he apologizes for putting everyone in danger. Rumi agrees to quit as well, and the rest of the company follow in silence. Hobin goes home and reminisces on the company's glory days. He gets a knock on the door and opens it to find the mysterious woman from before. She tells Hobin that he can't give up now, for the sake of someone else: and because there is someone willing to help him.
Rumi Yeo/Relationships

## Relationships

### Yoo Hobin

Yoo Hobin and Rumi are friends. Yoo Hobin appreciates what Rumi does for him and vice versa. They have been through many battles and while Rumi does not fight herself, she does intelligence gathering and provides meaningful insight to him. It is still up for debate if Rumi likes Hobin currently. She has said she thought about him after all he's done for her, but with Bomi so far ahead, she has said there is no place for her to butt in. See chapter 75. Upon meeting Han Wangguk, she clarifies to him that she does not feel for Yoo Hobin anymore, and she's into young guys who owns buildings.

### Yoo Hobin Company

Rumi cares for every member of the Hobin Yoo Company. They are all her friends.

### Han Wangguk

Has a one sided crush on Rumi at first. He confesses his feelings to her in a phone call before taking on Lee Jin-Ho. In their next appearance, they became a couple and started a dating channel together.
Jisu Ju/Synopsis

**Sub-Pages:*** Overview
* **Synopsis**
* Relationships
* Image Gallery

## History

Ju Jisu came from a history of being bullied and humiliated daily alongside his brother, Hyeoksu Ju. Hyeoksoo, in contrast of Jisu's passiveness, angirly encouraged Jisu to workout, so they could eventually stand up to their bullies and teach them their lesson. Jisu was stubborn at first, insisting that it was easier to just get beaten, however ended up starting Jiu Jitsu classes.

The reason he pushed himself to become skilled was implied that he had attraction towards a female white belt he was taking classes with. He was a prodigy, becoming a purple belt in just two years.

Jisu got revenge on his bully using his acquired Jiu Jitsu skills, becoming a "hero" to his school. Many students recorded his actions, gaining him fame. Hyeoksoo came up with the idea of them starting a Newtube channel, and they started the channel 'Lazily Made Channel/Rough and Ready' to teach Jiu Jitsu and Wilderness Survival.

Later, Jisu committed sexual assault on a female Jiu Jitsu student who was learning in the same studio. Many people were upset at him, calling him out. However, Jisu was able to somehow clean his image, with the help of Baek Seongjun. He suggested that Jisu takes advantage of "The Dave Murder Case." Dave had brutally murdered a student whom he had been tutoring. Police were escorting Dave for further investigation, gaining a crowd of people speaking up and recording him. Jisu listened to Seongjun and took advantage of the crowd's anger, using his skills to take down and 'punish' Dave for his crime. This led him to being seen as a better person in the eyes of the public, gaining his fame again.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 69
2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `:0`
3. ↑ Episode 70
Hobin Yoo Company

**Hobin Yoo Company** is a group of Newtubers gathered by Hobin Yoo. Their goal is to make a lot of money, counter the XJ Company and steal their subscribers.

## Members

* Hobin Yoo (founder)
* Jihyeok Woo
* Gaeul
* Rumi Yeo
* Taehun Seong
* Mangi Hwang
* Gyeoul Han
* Eunwoo Kang

## Synopsis

The Hobin Yoo Company was founded by Hobin Yoo, in order to counter the XJ Company. The original company consisted of Hobin, Jihyeok and Gaeul. Taehoon joined later, as well as Mangi and Rumi. Over time, they came to affiliate with other well known Newtubers such as Yeonwoo Ji, and the sibling duo OnePunchTV.

The company worked together to create videos exposing the crimes of all of the members of Seongjun's group. They successfully exposed every member up until Baek Seongjun himself. They were temporarily disbanded when 244 threatened the lives of Hobin's friends and family, but Gyeoul convinced them to come together once more.

Their final exposing video was about 244, also known as Lee Jinho. Jihyeok filmed the arrival of Lee Jinho's overseas branch carrying with them drugs. The girls oversaw the streaming fom within Taehoon's dad's taekwondo van while the boys took on various opponents. Congressman Yong Hwang assisted them by exposing the crimes of Taesan Ju and preventing him from interfering with their stream. Previously, Hye-yeon Hwang helped them win the favor of Yong Hwang. With their teamwork, they were able to successfully shut down the XJ Company for good.

Since taking down the XJ Company, the Hobin Yoo company members have continued streaming their own individual content. Hobin Yoo has signed on Eunwoo Kang as the newest company member, with his channel TroubleshooterTV. Their new goal is to create problems for 244 in hopes of destroying him for good.
Episode 53

**Everyone Knows How To Fight These Days** is the 53th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Taehun starts a fight with Yeonwoo but it ends quickly as Yeonwoo shows his strength. The beach guys try to kidnap the girls, but Hobin reveals that it was a setup to call them out on Newtube. Gyeoul comes out of hiding to defend the girls.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Taehun Seong
* Yeonwoo Ji
* Hobin Yoo
* Jihyeok Woo
* Rumi Yeo
* Gaeul
* Bomi Choi
* Gyeoul Han

## Synopsis

Taehun tells the others to leave, and Ji-ung walks away with his friends. He then tells Hobin and Jihyeok to bring medicines for Yeonwoo’s injuries. When they are away, he challenges Yeonwoo to a fight. Yeonwoo asks if it is because they practice martial arts from different countries, but Taehun says he just reminds him of someone.

Rumi and Bomi tell Gaeul that the boys were trying to pick her up, and she should be more careful in the future. Hobin and Jihyeok meanwhile get a tip from one of their fans. Gyeoul follows Gaeul and Rumi and sees Ji-ung apologizing to them and saying that they should go home since his friends are dangerous. He gives them drinks that they are about to sip when Gyeoul kicks them away. She reveals that Ji-ung drugged the drinks so he could assault them with his friends.

The other dudes come out and ask Rumi and Gaeul to come before they get hurt. Gyeoul is going to attack them when Hobin appears and reveals that they learned about the beach guys and the crimes they do on the beach from their viewers. Rumi helped them set up the guys so they could expose them on Newtube. Hobin starts fighting them and is surprised with how weak they are.

Elsewhere, Yeonwoo’s fight with Taehun ended. People are staring at the hole Yeonwoo’s punch created in the wall, and Taehun wonders what school Yeonwoo goes to.
Episode 97

**Small-Time Yakuza Member** is the 97th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Seongjun murders his manager, and his mother is murdered by the manager. His father takes the blame for both murders and Seongjun is left alone. He becomes a gangster in the Kawaguchi gang and unknowingly kills his father.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Baek Seongjun
* Seongjun's mother
* Seongjun's father

## Synopsis

Seongjun starts choking the manager and asking how he could have done such a thing. His mother holds him back and tells him not to hurt him, and that everything will be fine. The manager stabs his mother in the back, and Seongjun murders him. He is stabbed in the back by a stranger who tells him the wound isn't too deep. He is taken into custody for attacking Seongjun and murdering his mother and the manager. Seongjun later finds out that the man was the yakuza member he made fun of before, and his father.

Seongjun drifted aimlessly after that. With no judo and no family, he became obsessed with money. He took over the Azure Dragon Express motorcycle gang and found some enjoyment in their company. He was later scouted by the Kawaguchi gang, an infamous yakuza gang. They asked if he would do anything for money, and he agreed to it. He became known as Warai Oni: the smiling demon.

His boss approached him one morning to say that a member of the yakuza stole money from them in an effort to leave. Apparently he wanted to give the money to his family. Seongjun was tasked with killing him and returning the money. He snuck into the building and murdered the father in his classic style. Upon opening the bag, he found a note in Korean. Seongjun turned on the lighter and saw that he murdered his father, who only wanted to send the money to his son and leave their gangster lifestyle.
Episode 125

**Tough Guy Wangguk Han** is the 125th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Wangguk concludes his fight with Dongseok with a victory. Mangi takes down most of the New International Branch members, and Taehun is attacked by Mangil Lee.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Dongseok Oh
* Wangguk Han
* Rumi Yeo
* Mangi Hwang
* Taehun Seong
* Lee Mangil
* Hansu Seong

## Synopsis

Former CUD members all agree that Oh Dongseok is the strongest of them all. Even with his untrained body, he still defeats most people. However, the boxer nobody really wants to fight is Han Wangguk, the freak. This is because Wangguk never backs down, no matter how much he is defeated. Dongseok starts to get demoralised at Wangguk's continuous beatings. Wangguk keeps on hitting Dongseok until he collapses, and Rumi is safe again.

Mangi remembers walking with his girlfriend in the springtime before D-Day. He tells her that he is worried about the upcoming fight, not because he is scared of them, but because he is scared he will kill someone. He turns to Taehoon and sees him getting knocked around by Mangil. Mangil asks Taehoon if he is really Hansu's son, and he calls him weak like South Joseon.
Episode 43

**The New Technique That I'll Be Teaching You** is the 43th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin tries to use Taehun's punches against Wangguk to hide a tackle, but Wangguk doesn't fall for it. He jabs Wangguk in the pressure point of his foot.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Taehun Seong
* Hobin Yoo
* Wangguk Han

## Synopsis

Taehun taught Hobin jabs and straights since Hobin wanted to learn how to counter boxing. He used those moves as a feint so he could use a single leg tackle. Wangguk however avoided the tackle. He tells Hobin that in juvie many guys used to tackle him so he learned how to avoid it through practice. Hobin holds his leg and elbow strikes his pressure point on the top of his foot.
Episode 63

**Do You Want to Fight Me?** is the 63th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Yeonwoo quits Newtube after realizing he isn't happy with it. His father rejects Seongjun's request for a work permit, and Seongjun orders a brutal attack on him. Pakgo arrives at XJ Company seeking revenge on Hobin.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Taehun Seong
* Yeonwoo Ji
* Hobin Yoo
* Jihyeok Woo
* Gaeul
* Sangtae Ji
* Seongjun Baek
* Hye-yeon Hwang
* Chan Jeong
* Minjeong

## Synopsis

Yeonwoo wakes up to see Taehun and Hobin massaging his legs. Taehun kicks him out of the dojang, and Yeonwoo asks what he should do. Taehun says that it’s his life, and he must figure it out on his own. As Yeonwoo walks away, he looks like he has found peace of mind. Hobin tries the 1080 degree kick and fails, almost falling out of the window. Gaeul catches him before that. Jihyeok asks Taehun if Hobin reminded him of Dowoon, and that’s why he was helping him. Taehun says that he is incorrect, and Hobin never reminded him of Dowoon.

The viewers are angry at Taehun for attacking Yeonwoo, but Yeonwoo says that everything has been settled, so their anger dies down. He surprisingly quits Newtube as well, thanking his fans for being with him the entire journey. Yeonwoo’s dad is angry at Yeonwoo for disobeying him, but Yeonwoo says that he just wants to be free from now on.

Seongjun is hosting various gangs and yakuza at his restaurant. Seongjun has been working with Yeonwoo’s dad to get the permit and make a deal with the yakuza companies, but Sangtae is angry about his son leaving Newtube. He slaps Seongjun and tells him that he won’t be getting the permit now. Seongjun in his anger beats up the yakuza.

As Sangtae is walking home, he calls his men to blacklist those companies Seongjun requested. He is hit on the head by Chan Jeong and Minjeong on a motorcycle. Seongjun paid them to attack Sangtae for messing with his income. Once Seongjun confirms the hit, he turns his attention to Pakgo. Pakgo says he will do anything Seongjun wants so long as he can kill Hobin.
Episode 64

**I Should Have Killed Him** is the 64th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

The culprits of the attack are Minjeong and Chan Jeong from the gang Skid. They failed to kill Sangtae, but they got away with the attack for now. Meanwhile, Seongjun hires Hobin's mother to stream on Pakgo's channel to humiliate her and Hobin.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hobin Yoo
* Yeonwoo Ji
* Bomi Choi
* Taehun Seong
* Chan Jeong
* Minjeong
* Seongjun Baek
* Sangtae Ji
* Jihyeon Park
* Pakgo

## Synopsis

Hobin and his friends visit Yeonwoo in the hospital. Bomi told them what happened to Yeonwoo’s father, and they offer their support to him. When Taehun hears about the use of a bat, he wonders if it was Chan Jeong who did it. Minjeong asks Chan why she is only getting one million won when Seongjun paid ten. Chan tosses her aside and says that she should have hit him if she wanted more of the money. He apologizes to Seongjun for not killing Sangtae as he was commanded.

Hobin’s mother tells Hobin that she quit her job at the factory for a better opportunity. She assures him that it isn’t anything dangerous or strange.

Pakgo tells Seongjun that he quit school ever since Hobin humiliated him, and he has been struggling since. He says he will do anything in return. When Hobin and his company finalize the payments for their new office, he gets a call from Seongjun telling him to tune into Corn TV. Hobin sees Pakgo on the stream with his mother. Seongjun paid her a lot of money for the position, and she agreed in order to pay for Hobin’s college fund. Pakgo makes her shave her hair off for the first stream. Seongjun asks Hobin what kind of face he is making while watching the stream.
Episode 133

**You're Being Very Loud** is the 133th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Jinho murders his girlfriend, and Jinseok is frustrated that there is no evidence. Jinho becomes the No. 3 of the New International Branch by murdering his boss's wife and blaming it on a rival gang.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Jinho Lee
* Jinseok Kang
* Cheon Il-Seop
* Dongseok Oh

## Synopsis

The police come to Jinho’s house and find his girlfriend dead. Jinho is covered with blood and wounds from self harm. Detective Choi is sympathetic to Jinho but Detective Kang believes he is somehow behind the murder, since Jinho is a psychopath.

Jinho tells Cheon that he wants to join, but Cheon is skeptical. He asks why a budding art student would want to join a criminal organization. Jinho tells him that he wants to meet a person and rise to the top. Cheon allows Jinho to drive his car around, although his wife thinks he won’t last long.

Dongseok is shocked that Jinho managed the feat and he asks why he is rushing to the top. Jinho says the same as before, that Cheon opened his eyes and untied the knot around his heart. Dongseok tells Jinho that it won’t be easy kissing up to the boss, since he has no heart. He is only ever affectionate to his wife.

The Nammun gang have been causing some issues for the New International Branch. Cheon meets with a congressman to help ward them off when he gets shocking news. The Nammun gang stabbed his wife, and Jinho took a hatchet to murder them all. When Cheon returns, he makes Jinho the number three member of the gang, and all affairs are to be supervised by him.

Dongseok grabs Jinho by the collar and asks what game he is playing. Jinho was the one who stabbed Cheon’s wife, and pinned the blame on the Nammun gang. Jinho asks Dongseok why he kept quiet about this, and says they need to have a talk.
Episode 77

**I Don't Regret My Actions** is the 77th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Wangguk is invited by Dongseok into his illegal pornography business. Wangguk tries to protect Rumi from 244's men.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Wangguk Han
* 244
* Rumi Yeo
* Gyeoul Han
* Gaeul
* Dongseok Oh

## Synopsis

Wangguk tells 244 that he recognized him from his voice when he ran, since he was out of breath. He also noticed his cauliflower ears and general appearance from his videos. Wangguk is surprised at the lengths 244 will go to hide his life details, and he asks 244 what he really does for a living, since Newtube isn't it. He was trying to gather information for a call out video long ago, but the person who contacted him disappeared. 244 grabs Wangguk's shoulder and forces him to the ground. He tells 244 that his life is none of his business. He also tells him that he doesn't deserve to worry about Rumi, since he is the one who caused her all that grief from before. Gyeoul echoes these sentiments at home, and Wangguk decides to get over her and focus entirely on work.

Dongseok calls Wangguk over and asks if he knows why he hired him. Dongseok knew about Wangguk's criminal past, and he wanted to help him find a job in his field since nobody would hire an ex-convict. He asks Wangguk if he wants to make a lot of money, and Wangguk asks what kind of job he'd be doing. Rumi appears and asks if it's time for the shoot before heading to the changing room. Dongseok hands Wangguk a bathing suit and tells him to give it to Rumi. He refuses to tell him what kind of video they will be shooting, except that it will be X rated. Dongseok explains that their studio coerces women into these X rated videos through intimidation and using contracts that look legal. The women usually go along with it, and are too scared to say no. Dongseok tells Wangguk that if he tells anyone, he may disappear of the face of the Earth.

Wangguk heads to Rumi's room and gives her his phone. He tells her to listen to his favorite song ten times, and then closes the door. Dongseok asks if Wangguk gave her the bathing suit, and Wangguk tells him that he isn't going to. He says that he doesn't regret his actions, and that they should just fight him since the song already started.
Episode 98

**Don’t Regret Saying So** is the 98th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Seongjun murders the leader of the Kawaguchi gang and is hunted. He decides to leave the country and head for Korea on boat. On the smuggling boat he fights the crew members and 244 decides to punish him.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Baek Seongjun
* 244

## Synopsis

Seongjun remembers his mother telling him about his father: that he was an irresponsible man, but he someday would have returned to take care of his family. As he sits on their graves, Seongjun believes that there is no god.

Seongjun visits the leader of the Kawaguchi gang and asks if he knew that man was his father. The leader confirms it, but says he hired the Warai Oni to do the job. He warns Seongjun not to ruin his life, but Seongjun murders him and his men. The Kawaguchi take revenge on his old gang members and murder them while he is away. As they are dying, one of them tells Seongjun to live happily and smile out of happiness in the future. He goes to take revenge on the Kawaguchi gang in a suicidal attack, but somehow survives. Seongjun became an alcoholic afterwards, and then a man on the run from both the police and the yakuza. He overheard a couple of homeless people talking about a smuggling boat that would take people to Korea, and Seongjun decided to leave.

He went to a broker and gave him a lot of money. The smuggling boat was disguised as a fishing boat, and he was made to work on the ship with the others. There were a lot of people on the boat: a housewife addicted to gambling, a company president with a lot of debt, a barmaid with lots of enemies. The crew treated everyone harshly, so Seongjun beat them up to show them their place. The captain of the boat stepped out after hearing about the scene, and Seongjun was surprised to see another Korean. 244 tells him to wait, because he will come down.
Episode 101

**You're More of an Adult Than Me** is the 101st episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Seongjun entered Korea illegally and was sent to juvenile prison. There he met Wangguk and came up with the idea of XJ Company. Seongjun left to find 244 and agreed to use him and Taesan Ju to rise to the top. The rest is history.

Seongjun told Hobin the rest of the story as he was dying, and the man who shot him returned to make sure him and Hobin were dead.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Baek Seongjun
* Han Wangguk
* 244
* Taesan Ju
* Hobin Yoo
* Nameless

## Synopsis

Seongjun leaps off the boat and swims to the shoreline. He is taken to a juvenile prison for illegal immigration since he is a minor. He quickly rose to the top of the prison by defeating everyone. While sitting in prison, Seongjun decided to read more about the world. He realized that he had been living life wrong, and he needed to be educated in order to truly succeed. He stumbled upon Newtube in that time, which was just beginning to become popular, and Seongjun was excited. Seongjun also met Wangguk in prison. He defended him and taught him some fighting skills, which Wangguk perfected on the inmates. Wangguk tells Seongjun that he understands how to survive now, and Seongjun tells him to find him once they are released.

After his release Seongjun was not sure of what to do. He started off by finding 244 and stabbing him as revenge. He then asks 244 to take him under his wing and show him something more important than money: power. 244 tells him that they don't trust each other and eventually someone will die, but they agree to use each other for the time being. He introduces him to Taesan Ju and tells him that Seongjun will take over his money laundering business with the XJ Company. Taesan is skeptical of Seongjun since he seems smart, but he agrees to help Seongjun rise to power if he does as he is told.

Seongjun finishes telling his story to Hobin, and asks if he can call Hobin a friend now. Hobin cries and says that he can't be forgiven since he's killed a lot of people. Seongjun holds his head and says Hobin is much more of an adult than he ever was. He asks the nameless assassin to spare the kid, but the guy says he cannot. He points his gun at Hobin and says everything is the will of God.