recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Episode 44

**Did We Get Him?** is the 44th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Seongjun reveals that he gave Hobin the information to call out OnepunchTV. Hobin defeats Wangguk with a flying knee strike.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Seongjun Baek
* Jinho Lee
* Hobin Yoo
* Wangguk Han
* Rumi Yeo
* Munseong Kim
* Logan Gracie
* Jihyeok Woo

## Synopsis

Seongjun and 244 are watching the match in amusement. 244 asks Seongjun why he gave Hobin the information to call out OnePunchTV, and Seongjun says he wanted to choose between the better of the two, but he thinks Wangguk might end up winning.

Wangguk pushes past the pain and keeps hitting Hobin. Hobin uses various striking moves against him while attempting a tackle, but Wangguk keeps avoiding the tackle and knocking him down. As Wangguk walks away Hobin yells at him to apologize to Rumi. He gets up at the sound of donations and gets into a tackling position once more, confusing Jiksae and his fans. Logan tells Munseong that it appears like Hobin has a finishing move in mind. Hobin rushes at Wangguk and hits him with a flying knee strike, and finishes with a flying knee strike counter.
Episode 109

**You're That Yappy Chick from the Other Day, Aren't You?** is the 109th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin loses the match with Munseong. He begs Logan for rest of the final videos and he learns that Samdak is not Logan, but Gaeul's father.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Gaeul
* Gaeul's father
* Taehun Sung
* Logan Gracie
* Hobin Yoo

## Synopsis

Munseong's gym mates are standing outside a corner store talking about Munseong's fight when Gaeul is taking out the trash. One of them grabs her hair and asks if she was that kid that yelled at them from the window. Gaeul's father runs out in slippers yelling at them.

Taehun asks Logan if he wants to fight, and Logan says he knows nothing about fighting. Munseong tells the two of them to stop it, because he feels disgusted with himself. He cries over Hobin and apologizes for hurting him this badly. Logan is disappointed, but takes Hobin to a hotel room. Hobin wakes up and asks Logan what happened. He learns that he lost the fight, so he will not be getting the video. Hobin begs Logan for the episode, saying he has somebody that he needs to expose. Even though it is shameless, he has no other options. Logan is amused by Hobin's desperation and decides to tell him a story.

When Logan was younger, he was a wild man with no fears at all. He picked on gangsters for no reason at all, but rose to the top of the streets. One day he was approached by a man who was angry someone grabbed his daughter's hair. He underestimated the man because he was short and stocky, but he was quickly overwhelmed by his talent. This man was a brilliant fighter, who used to be part of a special forces unit. He recommended MMA to him after he won the fight. Logan only knew his daughter's name, but he managed to track the man down in Korea. He had changed a lot, but he was just as good as before.

Hobin races to Gaeul's house, where her father beat up all of the kids. He tells her father that he's a fan of his Newtube videos, and he's been looking for him for a long time.
Episode 129

**There's A Boy Who Is Fighting** is the 129th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Taesan Ju and Yong Hwang attend their courtroom hearing. Hobin and 244 begin fighting on livestream. Hobin is tackled by 244 and turns it around with a ninja choke.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Taesan Ju
* Yong Hwang
* 244
* Hobin Yoo

## Synopsis

Taesan Ju appears in front of reports to say he will cooperate with the investigation. He asks Yong Hwang if he isn't scared of the consequences, but Yong accepts the punishment. He tells the reporters to tune in the Seongjun Baek's Newtube stream, and that a boy is fighting for justice.

244 feints a straight before going for a tackle. Hobin narrowly dodges and tells 244 that he is not fighting for any sort of ideal other than defeating evil. His coach once said that there is no way to win a wrestler, since the fight always ends with being crushed into the pavement. However, he could try damaging the wrestler until he gives up the fight. Hobin hits 244 with a liver kick and disorients him with hits from his fists and feet. 244 tosses his phone to distract Hobin and then catches him. Hobin's master told him that once he is caught, he will be disabled, except for one move he could try. Hobin dodges 244 and gets him into a ninja choke, reversing the fight.
Episode 84

**Am I Coming Down with a Cold?** is the 84th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Gaeul realizes the meaning of the trip and tries to sabotage it. She eventually gives up and decides to help Hobin, although it is painful. Bomi sees Hobin with Gaeul and gets jealous.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Gaeul
* Hobin Yoo
* Bomi Choi

## Synopsis

Hobin tells Gaeul that he is planning on asking Bomi out, and he wants to get her a gift. Gaeul decides to ruin Bomi's gift to make Hobin's plan fails. When they get to the clothing store, she asks for an outfit that would look terrible on a pretty girl. However, when she sees Hobin eyeing some shoes, Gaeul decides against it. She gets two hoodies instead for Bomi. As they are walking out, Hobin gives her the shoes he was looking at earlier since he noticed she was uncomfortable in high heels.

Gaeul and Hobin are sitting on the fountain at night. Hobin gave Gaeul his jacket since she looked cold. Gaeul tells Hobin that this will probably be the last time they can hang out together, since no girl will want her boyfriend alone with another girl. She is also not interested in hanging out with them together. Gaeul warns Hobin not to be kind to girls in general or they may take it the wrong way.

Hobin asks Gaeul what is wrong, since she looks flushed. He hugs her as she cries, and Bomi appears.
Episode 71

**Playtime's Over.** is the 71th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin tries to get a knee strike in but Jisu avoids it. Hobin punches Jisu until he is caught in a toe hold, and he counters with a double toe hold.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Jisu Ju
* Hobin Yoo
* Munseong Kim

## Synopsis

Jisu decides to go for the legs, and narrowly dodges Hobin's knee strike. Hobin breaks free of his bonds and punches Jisu in the nose and then the legs, all while avoiding his grasps. Munseong notes that Hobin is no longer an amateur. Jisu uses an iminari roll and then a toe hold on Hobin. He twists his ankle but Hobin doesn't tap out. Since he was practicing ballet, he managed to strengthen his muscles and endure the submission long enough to get Jisu into a toe hold.
Episode 36

**Can You Give Me a Piggyback Ride?** is the 36th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Seongjun saves Hobin from Hyeonsu's attack and they postpone their discussion. Gyeoul tries to instigate a fight between Wangguk and Hobin.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Wangguk Han
* Seongjun Baek
* Gyeoul Han
* Hyeonsu Lee
* Hobin Yoo
* Taehun Seong

## Synopsis

Wangguk gets off the phone with Seongjun and Gyeoul asks what it was about. He doesn’t tell her at first, and she is annoyed but then she gets excited when he says it is Viral Hit. Gyeoul asks for an expensive dress and Wangguk refuses until he sees the blank look on her face and gives in. Gyeoul thanks him and he says she can befriend Hobin as long as he doesn’t cross the line.

Hyeonsu tells Seongjun he is a snake for calling VHit after Hyeonsu worked like a dog for him. Seongjun asks Hyeonsu why he is trembling so much. He tells Hyeonsu that he doesn’t forgive people who try to stab him, so if he doesn’t kill him now then he will be the one to die. Hyeonsu turns on Hobin and tries to stab him but Seongjun knocks the knife out of his hand and slams him to the floor. He tells Hobin to chat another time.

Hobin shares the story with his friends who are shocked. He tells his friends that they should consider joining the company as well since they got invitations. Gyeoul enters the building and introduces herself to Hobin. She asks if he can give her a piggyback ride. Hobin bends down so she can climb and he is slammed to the ground by Wangguk, who chastises him for being so forward with Gyeoul. Taehun dangles Gyeoul’s bag over her neck and asks Wangguk if he minds.
Episode 13

**Wake Up You F\*\*\*ing Creep Part 2** is the thirteenth episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin and Snapper hire Gaeul as their new editor for their channel. The three of them are looking into who next for Hobin to expose and they hear about Taehun Seong

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hobin Yoo
* Gaeul
* Snapper
* Bomi Choi
* Taehun Seong

## Synopsis

Gaeul is known in her year for being one of the cutest girls, but she is unpopular due because of how she speaks like an old man. Snapper mocks her for this, but finds himself having a crush on Gaeul. She shows him and Hobin a video she edited, even incorporating user comments. Hobin is impressed and Snapper is already sold, so she ends up joining the team. He asks why she wanted to work with him, and Gaeul dodges the question, saying she is happy to join their team.

Bomi is watching Hobin's videos and feeling sad that he won't contact her. As she is walking home, she witnesses the aftermath of a fight between Taehun Seong and some gang members. Taehun is a taekwondo practicer who used to be professional, but he quit. He is highly feared in the area, and a very scary bully: the perfect person for Hobin to fight, in Snapper's opinion.
Episode 19

**I Can’t Stand Lookism** is the 19th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin defeats Taehun with the baseball choke. Taehun goes on to gain a large female following, which irritates Hobin. Mangi Hwang notices Hobin's stream and becomes interested in fighting him.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Taehun Sung
* Hobin Yoo
* Jihyeok Woo
* Gaeul
* Bomi Choi
* Mangi Hwang (debut)
* Pakgo (flashback)

## Synopsis

Taehun is shocked that he is losing to Hobin, and he recalls that day that he lost to Munseong in an MMA match before. He tries to tap out but Hobin does not let go until Taehun is knocked out. As Taehun is unconscious he dreams about his loss, and how the judges said taekwondo is destined to lose in ground combat. Taehun wakes up to find Hobin and Jihyeok massaging his legs. He asks Hobin if he wants to die, but Hobin wanted to wake Taehun to return his watch to him. As he leaves, Hobin does an ad for a body spray, and his fans are irritated and impressed at how much the channel has grown. Gaeul edits the video and it becomes a hit.

Hobin tells Jihyeok that despite Taehun's sadism, he doesn't think he is entirely bad. Taehun seemed to care much about his watch, and was emotionally distraught when Hobin gave it back. Hobin changes his mind about Taehun wwhen he learns that Taehun became viral after an image of his unconscious body was spread online, and he attracted many fangirls.

Bomi is watching Hobin's stream when she is approached by a large man asking for her number. She refuses and he takes his order and leaves, but she is uncomfortable since it has been several times that he's asked. At a meat warehouse a few men are struggling to lift some items that the man lifts all by himself. He watches Hobin's stream and wonders if he beats up Hobin that his stream might blow up.
Episode 17

**Is this Your First Time Doing This Move on Someone Else** is the 17th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin and Taehoon fight, and Hobin shows off his new move, G-choke, but Taehoon breaks out of it because of Hobin's bad posture, leading him to take Hobin's special water shoes and make the location of the fight optimal for him.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hobin Yoo
* Taehun Sung
* Jihyeok Woo
* Pakgo (flashback)

## Synopsis

Taehun hits Hobin in the face and asks if he really thought he wouldn't use hands in a street fight. Hobin tells his viewers that even though he wants to pass out, he hasn't hit the three minute mark yet. He bought water shoes so he wouldn't slip, although Taehun still has that disadvantage. However, Taehun is fast and still finds time to reach Hobin and land punches. His footwork as a taekwondo athelete helps him manuever the wet terrain easier. Hobin keeps hitting Taehun with a calf kick before switching and tackling Taehun to the ground.

Once on the ground he tries to do a gi choke, but Taehun isn't being choked. In Hobin's haste he failed to maintain the correct choking position. Taehun allowed himself to be choked so he could steal Hobin's water shoe and perform his kicks.
Episode 24

**I'm Going to Kill Any Guy Who's Good-Looking!!!** is the 24th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Mangi knocks out Hobin when he tries to defend Bomi, and posts the picture online. Hobin decides to expose Mangi Hwang in his next video.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Munseong Kim
* Mangi Hwang
* Bomi Choi
* Hobin Yoo
* Gaeul
* Jihyeok Woo
* Logan Gracie

## Synopsis

Munseong wraps his legs around Mangi’s arm and places him in a hold. He tells Mangi to tap out but Mangi lifts him and tries to grab him. Munseong slips out and takes off his jacket. Mangi pushes Bomi away and rushes at Munseong but he sees Hobin running at him already. Hobin saw Bomi being pushed and ran without thinking, but Mangi just grabs him and slams him on the ground.

Mangi is a famous ssisierum wrestler since the age of 18. He loved women, but he was a creep and unattractive so nobody actually wanted to date him. He was jealous of handsome guys and would pick fights with them a lot. Hobin hides in a closet while Gaeul and Jiksae look at Mangi’s history. Then Gaeul sees that Mangi posted a video exposing his victory over Hobin, and his subscribers demanding an explanation.

Jiksae posts an explanation video diverting the attention from Hobin. As the situation dies down, Hobin wonders about Bomi’s safety and becomes concerned. He calls Jiksae to say that he is on his way to fight Mangi. He gets to the meat market and yells at Mangi before grabbing his chest and announcing his next video.
Episode 40

**Let's Settle This With a Fight** is the 40th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin and Jihyeok call out Wangguk and Gyeoul for slander against Rumi Yeo. Gyeoul is challenged to a fight by Gaeul.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Gyeoul Han
* Hobin Yoo
* Seongjun Baek
* Jihyeok Woo
* Wangguk Han
* Gaeul

## Synopsis

Gyeoul grabs Hobin’s arm and asks if he really thinks that evidence is strong enough. Mangi was the one who started the fight, and there is no evidence that she lied about anything. She says if Hobin really wants to stream it, she can pretend like she was hurt or threatened by him and her fans would immediately side with her. Hobin can’t fight her since she is a girl, and his channel is more controversial regardless. She tells Hobin that she had a hard time framing Rumi, so he can at least rest with that knowledge.

Seongjun is walking back to his restaurant in the rain when he sees Hobin on his doorstep. Hobin tells Seongjun that Rumi is in trouble, and as a fellow recruit he wants to ask for help. Seongjun says he can’t go against Gyeoul however since she is already an established member of the company. He asks if Hobin will choose a friend he will barely remember with a small channel, or 100M won and a place in one of the greatest Newtube companies.

Hobin and Jiksae go to Wangguk and introduce themselves as new recruits to the XJ Company. Wangguk apologizes for the earlier drama and suggests they talk it out with Gyeoul later. Hobin removes his jacket and says he was actually lying, and they are there to expose OnePunchTV.

Hobin explains that the blog that got him demonetized was also used to demonetize the other Newtubers Chorongi and Hohyeong, and likely others. They reached out to Hyeonsu Lee but he said that he had nothing to do with the blog. They found an old comment made by the person who bought the blog for that purpose, along with their phone number. Hobin calls the phone number mid-stream and Wangguk’s phone starts ringing. Hobin accuses Wangguk and Gyeoul of slandering people and he will settle it with a fight.

Gyeoul rushes out to fight Hobin but she is tripped by Gaeul. Gaeul says she is the person who first learned the techniques used by Hobin, and she will be her rival.
Pakgo

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

## Appearance

Pakgo is a tall, brutish man, with a neck as thick as a tree trunk, muscles and tattoos, large hands, and veined forearms.

## Personality

While on Camera, Pakgo seems like a Kind, Generous, and caring person, however the moment he’s off camera, his true colors show. He is vulgar, mean person with a short temper who bullies those below him on the social latter. Despite how he acts, Pakgo is far from the top, being beaten out by Munseong Kim, whom he’s clearly afraid of crossing, and eventually Hobin Yoo.

## History

Pakgo is notorious for being a bully in school, his NewTube account gaining him recognition as a rising star. After he was exposed for bullying Hobin, his subscribers plummeted, and was replaced by Hobin as the rising star of NewTube, leading to him flipping his lid and becoming focused on getting revenge and climbing to the top.

This train of thought eventually led him to joining Seonjun Baek and XJ company, where he started streaming on off brand site called CornTV. Eventually, Due to his irrational anger and rising desire for revenge, he ran the wrath of Hobin once again after he streamed Hobin's Mom preforming embarrassing challenges, leading to Hobin asking Taehoon for help on how to beat somebody to death. Hobin goes to track down Pakgo and beat him within inches of his life.

## Fighting Prowess

Despite him relentlessly bullying those he perceives as weak and below him on the social latter, Pakgo is a poor fighter overall, relying solely on being bigger and intimidating his opponent. Despite his poor fighting skills, his biggest downfall is his inability to check his anger, easily being sent into a blind rage. When he meets anyone stronger then him, such as Munseong Kim, and eventually Hobin yoo, he backs down and cowers.

## Trivia

* He has 700,000 NewTube subscribers.
* He is the only streamer in the storyline known to use CornTV rather than Newtube as a platform.

## References

1. ↑ Webtoon, Episode 3
2. ↑ Webtoon, Episode 1
XJ Company

**XJ Company** is a company of Newtubers founded by Baek Seongjun. Their goal is to make as much money as possible.

## Members

* Seongjun Baek (founder)
* 244
* Hyeonsu Lee
* Wangguk Han
* Gyeoul Han
* Hyeoksu Ju
* Jisu Ju
* Yeonwoo Ji
* Pakgo
* Jihyeon Park

## Synopsis

Seongjun founded the company with the purpose of laundering funds for Taesan Ju and 244, in hopes of exchanging that favor for political gain. He recruits Newtubers with potential and makes them sign contracts that seem lucrative at first, but are actually exploitative. The XJ Company owns each Newtube channel, and has the right to shut them down whenever they please. Seongjun Baek and 244 worked together to keep the XJ Company running, although 244 did not care much for it since he had other businesses to manage.

The XJ Company first came into contact with Hobin when Seongjun sent Viral Hook to steal Hobin's content. When that plan failed, Seongjun tried to get Hobin to join the company. Hobin was happy to do so, but when Rumi was attacked by OnePunchTV he decided against working with them. Hobin tried to call Seongjun out at the KStar event, and officially made enemies with the XJ Company. Since then, the XJ Company has been antagonistic towards Hobin and his company.

Hobin managed to call out every member of the organization, starting with OnePunchTV and ending with Rough and Ready. Yeonwoo Ji left the company on his own terms. Pakgo was briefly signed onto the channel to get revenge against Hobin, but he stopped uploading following his fight with Hobin. Hobin's mother was also hired as a guest on Pakgo's channel. Seongjun attempted to coerce Hobin into giving up his Newtube channel by offering to release her from her contract if Hobin agreed to delete his channel. 244 thwarted this plan by giving Hobin the contract first, removing her from Seongjun's control.

When Taesan Ju and 244 decided the fued with Hobin was too detrimental, they had Seongjun defamed and murdered, handing ownership of the company over to 244, the last standing member. 244 was later called out by Hobin and arrested by the police, leaving the company effectively destroyed.
Episode 14

**Give Me Your NewTube Channel** is the 14th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

After his success defeating Pakgo, Hobin's subscribers urge him to take on Taehun Seong, an even more powerful bully. While attempting to gain information, Hobin is accosted by Taehun, who demands that he give him his Newtube account.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Taehun Seong
* Hobin Yoo
* Snapper
* Gaeul

## Synopsis

A V-Hit subscriber uploads a video of a bully from his school in Gangbuk, a kid called Taehun Seong. Taehun used to be a Taekwondo student before he quit professional sports. He takes pleasure in stealing from others, and if they refuse to give him their things, he beats their friends until they submit to him. Everyone is scared of Taehun, and V-Hit's subscribers ask him to expose this bully and take him down. Hobin refuses to fight him though, because he is too strong, although Gaeul urges him to do so.

Hobin ends up sending Snapper to collect information on Taehun Seong. He learns that although taekwondo has a stigma for being unusable in combat, Taehun is a professional fighter. Moreover, he is a sadist, and enjoys crushing people's morale even after they've surrendered. After he witnesses a brutal beatdown, Snapper prepares to leave, but Taehun stops him and tells him to call his friends.

Hobin, Gaeul and Snapper are held hostage as Taehun interrogates them, eventually asking Hobin for his Newtube account. When he hesitates to answer, Taehun hits Snapper with a roundhouse kick and asks if Hobin would happen to have 500 won. Hobin sees the beginning of Taehun's sadistic pattern in action.
Episode 39

**Because That's the Path I Must Take** is the 39th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Mangi fights with Wangguk but is beaten. He secretly records Wangguk's confession and gives it to Hobin to call out OnePunchTV. Hobin challenges Gyeoul but she hits him with boxing and destroys Hobin's recorder.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Mangi Hwang
* Wangguk Han
* Rumi Yeo
* Gyeoul Han
* Hobin Yoo

## Synopsis

Mangi was harassed from a young age for being unattractive and flirtatious. He has always taken a stand against bullies, and feels more strongly now. Mangi tells Wangguk that he knows the video was made with fake evidence. He tells Wangguk to apologize for the lies, smash his computer and send a photograph of it. Wangguk tells Mangi to get lost. Mangi rushes at Wangguk but he is unprepared for Wangguk’s fast and powerful punches. He keeps hitting Mangi with jabs until Mangi falls down, stunned and in pain. Wangguk apologizes for slandering Rumi but refuses to do anything about it. Gaeul feeds Rumi rice but she refuses to eat because she is sad.

Gyeoul goes to a park at night and starts streaming. She says she feels sad that Rumi is getting so much hate, but her fans assure her that Rumi deserves it. She swings happily in the park and Hobin asks her if she is happy about what happened. He calls Gyeoul sick for manipulating her fans like this, and shows her the evidence that Mangi recorded from Wangguk secretly. Mangi gave Hobin the evidence because he did not want to reveal his feelings to Rumi, who did not like him back.

Gyeoul gets up from her chair and hits Hobin with several jabs, revealing her training as an infighter and a boxer. She puts up her hair and asks Hobin if he can beat her in a fight.
Episode 127

**Your Opponent Isn't a God** is the 127th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Yeonwoo Ji defeats Mr. Dreg. Hobin Yoo fights and defeats Daniel Smith in a livestream.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Mr. Dreg
* Daniel Smith
* Yeonwoo Ji
* Hansu Seong
* Daniel Smith
* Hobin Yoo
* Jihyeok Woo

## Synopsis

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. He is 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. Hansu Seong said that Yeonwoo was an interesting character. He had good grades, a good character and practically everything. He wanted to dissuade him from choosing karate, but he apologized once he saw how serious Yeonwoo was. Yeonwoo thanks Mr. Dreg for teaching him with this fight.

Daniel Smith is disappointed with Hobin's simple moves. Hobin asks Jiksae if he got enough footage for the real fight (he was procrastinating). Hobin recalls his master telling him that the most confusing thing for a fighter is a southpaw, someone who uses their left hand. Hobin was trained to be ambidextrous so he would have the advantage against his opponent. He uses a left hook on Daniel followed by an oblique kick, and then feints with a one two before using a head kick. Hobin switches to jiutjitsu to finish with the d'arce choke.
Mangil Ri

**Mangil Ri** (*리만길, Ri Mangil*) is a minor character in *How to Fight/Viral Hit.*

## Synopsis

Mangil Ri was a taekwondo athelete from North Korea. When he was younger he suffered a catastrophic defeat at the hands of Hansu Seong. Mangil took this defeat seriously and began training to defeat Hansu for the humiliation. At some point he was recruited into the New International Branch and began working for Lee Jinho.

Mangil Ri is introduced along with Daniel Smith and Mr. Dreg as a member of New International's overseas branch.He arrives in South Korea and is tasked with ensuring the drugs are transferred safely. Mangil Ri is called out by Taehoon Seong. Mangil calls him a rude son of a bitch, and Taehoon calls him a damn communist. As they start fighting, Taehoon finds that Mangil is winning effortlessly. Mangil asks Taehoon if he is really Hansu's son, and he calls him weak like South Joseon.

Taehoon tries to hit Mangil but he is too quick for his opponent. Mangil says it's unbelievable that he is Hansu's son. When he was younger he suffered a catastrophic defeat at the hands of Hansu, and he made it his mission to kill him later on. Mangil says he will bring Hansu his son's corpse. Taehoon loses it and attacks blindly, but Mangil hits him with his own 1080 degree kick. As Taehoon lies on the ground Mangil mocks him for being sheltered, saying a child that grew up like that could never match a real street fighter.

Taehoon then does a spinning kick at Mangil, who is confused because he jumped early. Then he realizes that Taehoon has not done a 1080 kick, but a 1440 degree kick. Mangil just stands and takes it. As he lays on the ground he congratulates Taehoon on his victory, but Taehoon steps on his face and tells him to shut up when he's lost.

## Trivia

* He makes an appearance in the comic *Manager Kim*.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 126
2. ↑ Episode 116
3. ↑ Episode 124
4. ↑ Episode 125
5. ↑ Episode 126
Episode 90

**How to Beat a Judo Fighter** is the 90th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Seongjun Baek injures Jihyeok, Mangi and Yeonwoo. Hobin comes out of the bathroom and prepares to fight him.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hobin Yoo
* Mangi Hwang
* Baek Seongjun
* Ji Yeonu
* Jihyeok Woo

## Synopsis

Hobin is in the bathroom watching Samdak's video on how to beat a judo fighter. He hears loud noises in the house and wonders what is going on.

Mangi is fighting Seongjun, who is much lighter than him. If he hits him once, he will certainly fall, and he can also box. Seongjun starts closing in the distance and hits Mangi in the crotch, stunning him. He continues to fight dirty against Mangi, and poking his eyes and flipping him so he lands on his face. Seongjun drags Mangi to the kitchen and grabs a beer to smash his face in. Seongjun wonders why they have beer in their fridge anyway, and takes a sip.

Yeonwoo rushes in to find Seongjun sitting near the unconscious Mangi. Seongjun blames Yeonwoo for exposing him when he could have let this slide. He punches Yeonwoo but does little to no damage. Yeonwoo reels back for a punch but Seongjun tosses the beer in his face, blinding him. Then he flips Yeonwoo and throws him at the table edge, which hits his spine. Seongjun takes a wine opener and is about to stab Yeonwoo when he notices Jihyeok recording from his phone. Hobin comes into the room as well, with a bottle of sesame oil.

Seongjun asks Hobin why he isn't saying anything about what happened to his friends. Hobin pours the bottle of oil onto himself and says he has nothing to say to Seongjun. His next video will be How to Win Against a Judo Fighter.
Episode 9

**I Want To Rip Myself To Shreds** is the 9th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin Yoo loses in a fight against Pakgo, and is saved by Munseong. His channel takes a hit as his loss is broadcasted live. Humiliated and angry, Hobin vows to change himself.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hobin Yoo
* Pakgo
* Bomi Choi
* Snapper
* Munseong

## Synopsis

Hobin starts the fight with his signature technique: getting hit first. However, Pakgo saw it coming and decided to uppercut him instead. Hobin remembers the first video of the channel, and how it warned that this move could be easily countered; however, he hadn't watched the other videos. Now that he was exposed, he is easily beaten by Pakgo. But what is hurting him the most is that Bomi is forced to watch.

Hobin tries to apologize to Pakgo, but Pakgo laughs and says he is being livestreamed already by Snapper. Bomi slaps Pakgo, and he grabs her in order to beat her. Hobin begins taking off his pants, saying he will earn views for Pakgo if he lets go of Bomi. He wants to further take off his boxers to demonitize his channel, but Munseong grabs Hobin by the boxers and tells him he doesn't need to go that far. He had been watching Pakgo's stream and ran there to make it in time. Munseong destroys all of them and tells Bomi to leave Hobin alone: the worst she can do is stay and make him feel worse.

Since that day, Hobin disappeared from school. He stayed at home to work out and become strong enough to take revenge on Pakgo.
Jinhyeon Choi

**Jinhyeon Choi** is a minor character of Viral Hit and Bomi's Father

## Personality

### Jihyeon's wife

Jinhyeon Choi has a loving but fearful releationship with his wife. He asks for forgiveness from her without even knowing what the problem is, since he assumes that the problem is him. He does not seem to show any resentment towards his wife.

## Synopsis

Jinhyeon Choi is first seen in Bomi's backstory 3 years prior to the main story. When he tried to tell Bomi that it's okay for kids to be kids, she felt personally attacked and insisted that she's a grown up, being ungrateful and saying that she would move out as soon as possible to stay away from him. Hobin, who had been listening to the whole conversation walks in and sticks his booger on her forehead, which angers her even more and yells at him to grow up. Her father holds her back.

Bomi's father is later seen kneeling on the ground in front of his wife. When Bomi returns, her father asks if she has done anything wrong, and suspects one of them must have been the problem. His wife clarifies later that it was Bomi's grades that made her concerned.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 112
2. ↑ Episode 76
3. ↑ Episode 86
Hyeoksu Ju

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

> But unfortunately for you… this is easier than arm wrestling.
>
> Joo Hyeoksoo to Mangi Hwang

## Ju Hyeoksu

**Hyeoksu Ju** *(주혁수, Joo Hyeoksoo)* is a minor character of Viral Hit.

## Appearance

Joo Hyeoksoo is a mountain of a high school student, especially in contrast to his older brother, Joo Jisu. This is all thanks to him being a bodybuilder. Hyeoksoo sports short, dark brown (but not quite black) hair, and a short, goatee like beard.

## Personality

Hyeoksoo is very intimidating, due to his size, toned muscles, and short fuse. He is very hot headed, and gets set off increadably easily, going absolutely ballistic when he or those close to him are threatened.

Hyeoksoo seems to be very protective of his older brother, being the one to prompt him to learn ju-jitsu in order to defend himself against their school bullies. This is shown again when hobin beats jisu in a fight and hyeoksoo is quick to come to the rescue.

Additionally, he is an incredibly skilled wilderness survival expert, getting stranded in the middle of the wilderness with only basic survival equipment, and efficiently hunting game such as boar, and being able to properly clean, gut, and cook the creatures over a fire, as well as presumably being able to find reliable sources of clean water. Such feats of his include shaving part of a massive boars head, and being able to outrun the furious creature.

He is refered to as a "Gym rat" by other characters, meaning he obsessively hits the gym, and is how he gained his incrediblely toned muscles.

## History

In the past, it is shown that hyeoksu was a fragile and thin high school along with his younger brother jisu.

## Trivia

* It is implied initially by 244 and his bird that Hyeoksu is a steroid user. This claim is backed when Hyeoksu is seen consuming raw protein powder in a large amount.
Episode 18

**This Time, It’s Perfect** is the 18th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Taehun turns the fight around when he gets the water shoe, and is able to do his kicks. Hobin lures him into a stall and performs a baseball choke on Taehun, with proper form this time.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Munseong Kim
* Bomi Choi
* Hobin Yoo
* Taehun Sung
* Snapper

## Synopsis

Munseong is watching Hobin's fight and he asks if Bomi wants to see. Bomi is still angry at Hobin for ignoring her, but when she hears about his fight she becomes interested. When Hobin fails the manuever Munseong shuts off the stream and says the best thing she can do is not watch Hobin's defeat.
Hobin wants to give up but the smell of money pushes him forward. Taehun's kicks however knock the spirit out of him. Hobin's mind goes blank as he is being kicked from all angles with an immense amount of force.

Hobin is knocked down with a back kick, and Taehun decides that the match is over since he is unresponsive. He turns to Jihyeok but Hobin tells him that he hasn't quit yet, and his streamers should keep watching. With Hobin backed into the stall, Taehun does a back kick. Hobin swings above him and lands on Taehun, knocking him to the ground again. This time he performs a perfect baseball choke.
Dohyee

**Dohyee** (도혜) is a minor character in *How to Fight/Viral Hit.*

## Relationships

### Jinho Lee

Dohyee was Jinho's girlfriend. She liked him and was attracted to him, although Jinho did not return her feelings.

## Synopsis

Dohyee was one of the girls who worked at the same motel as Jinho Lee. She was attracted to him, but was banned from having relationships with coworkers or clients. One day she called him and asked if the uncle (the motel owner) is away. When he replied 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. They end up sleeping together. She asks Jinho if he wants to go out despite this being her job, and he agrees half heartedly.

Later, Dohyee 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 one of the girls that work there, and he assaults her. She later escapes the building when she hears police are on the way.

Dohyee is sitting with 244 in his art studio. Dohyee asks if 244 cares that she slept with Dongseok, and he says that he was sad. She tells him that she will be quitting her job to open up a cafe, but she is worried about Jinho because he seems empty inside. Jinho says he feels like he has a knot that needs to be untied: like he is the only person in the world. He pictures Dohyee as a deer.

Dohyee returns from work drunk, and complains about a customer. Jinho tells her that he's finally found a goal in life: to find another person. He murders Dohyee and frames it as a suicide.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 131
2. ↑ Episode 132
Episode 144

**Taking Down the Trionfi Crew** is the 144th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin and his team successfully take down the Trionfi Crew. With their stream set, they prepare to find and expose their supplier.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hobin Yoo
* Taehun Seong
* Gyeoul Han
* Eunwoo Kang
* Jinchan Bae
* Munho Park

## Synopsis

Hobin's company easily take down the remaining members of Munho's party while Hobin prepares to fight Munho Park himself. Munho takes off his shirt and Hobin is surprised to see scars from stab wounds. Munho reveals that he used to be part of the Chungdal gang, and he used to stab people. Munho is very powerful but lacking in skill. Hobin hits him with a calf kick and then blocks a punch using a brick. Hobin fakes using a downward kick, which makes Munho dodge and get into the position of the guillotine choke. Hobin subdues Munho and watches Eunwoo's fight with Jinchan Bae.

Jinchan asks Eunwoo how he could betray them in that manner, and Eunwoo asks if he feels sorry for his family. Eunwoo met with Jinchan's sister and revealed her brother's job as a drug dealer. She was disappointed but adamant that Jinchan be punished for his actions. Eunwoo begins the stream and sends them a link describing their operation. He tries to land hits on Jinchan but Jinchan proves to be stronger than he thought. He is a kickboxer, and he does not let Eunwoo get close.

Eunwoo manages to corner Jinchan and throws a punch at him. Jinchan counters it, and Eunwoo gets him into a choke. However, Eunwoo does not have the proper form for the choke, so Jinchan lifts him up to slam him on the ground. At the last moment, Eunwoo kicks the wall and slams Jinchan into the ground headfirst. The team heads to the iron door to reveal the supplier of the Trionfi crew.
Episode 80

**I Killed Him** is the 80th episode of *How to Fight/Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Gyeoul calls Rumi to ask for help finding Wangguk, who hasn't returned home. She calls 244 for help, and he admits to killing Wangguk.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hobin Yoo
* Rumi Yeo
* Gyeoul Han
* Wangguk Han
* 244

## Synopsis

Hobin suddenly recieves a call from his company, and regretfully tells Bomi to wait. His friends tell him that Gyeoul suddenly appeared crying and saying that her brother never came home. Rumi confirms that he disappeared after the photo shoot with the crew, and she thought it might have been a surprise. They decide to file a missing persons report.

244 is sitting with Wangguk in a storage container, with the latter beaten and tied to a chair. He tells Wangguk about the different murder methods people used in the past. He tells Wangguk that murdering someone is very easy if you can find the right people. He is a provider on the dark web, and he takes different requests from people. He hires criminals to do his work, and he works in many different areas: porn, murder, drugs. Wangguk tells him to fuck off, and 244 walks away. Behind him, the storage container is crushed by a machine.

Gyeoul and the others go to the police station to file a missing persons report, but they are rejected since it hasn't been 24 hours. The police suggest that Wangguk ran away to spend time for himself. Rumi decides to call 244 to ask if he knows anything. When he meets with them, 244 tells them he killed Wangguk.
Episode 27

**Rumi, We Can't!** is the 27th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin starts working with Rumi to make money while his channel is demonitized. Meanwhile, Jihyeok investigates why Hobin's channel was demonitized.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hobin Yoo
* Gaeul
* Jihyeok Woo
* Rumi Yeo

## Synopsis

Every single video on Hobin’s channel was flagged, but they are not sure why. Gaeul edited the videos for gore and profanity, so it couldn’t be those reasons. She gives Hobin a drink for indigestion. Jiksae is convinced they are being targeted somehow, and he promises Hobin they will get to the bottom of this. Hobin rushes out of the hospital in grief.

Hobin starts collabing with Rumi in order to make money. She does a challenge to spend 20 million won, and Hobin is bitter thinking about his mother’s surgery costs. Meanwhile Jihyeok is searching for evidence and finds someone mention a guy called Chorongi.

Rumi and Hobin do a mukbang video together at her home. Rumi starts taking off her shirt and Hobin panics but she says she is only changing to do another video, so her viewers don’t know it was shot in the same day. Rumi also intends to sell the expensive clothes since she can find them cheaper elsewhere. In reality, Rumi is just as poor as Hobin, but she puts up a persona for her Newtube since her fans like making fun of her for being spoiled. Hobin gives Rumi the drink Gaeul gives him, and she laughs and pulls him closer.

She does another video where Hobin has to do her hair, but he burns it with the straightener. Rumi reveals that it was actually a video about cheering up her friend who is down. She mentions Hobin’s issue to her fans, and asks Hobin to collab for her from now on since she needs content and he needs money. Jiksae calls Hobin on the phone to say he knows why they are being demonetized.
Episode 110

**That's Good Manners When Drinking!** is the 110th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin Yoo meets a mysterious woman who thanks him. He goes out to eat with Taesan Ju and 244 to obtain information about Seongjun Baek.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

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

## Synopsis

Hobin Yoo begs Samdak to show him how to fight for real, but he flat out refuses. Hobin apologizes for being inappropriate with Gaeul, but her father says it isn't about that. Instead, he is determined not to make the same mistake. Hobin walks home dazed and confused, and a woman calls out to him. She slaps him in the face and then brings him close for a hug, with tears in his eyes. He decides to roll with it. Hobin tells the story to Rumi and Jiksae, who don't believe it. He is trying to see what to say to 244 to convince him to become his next successor, when he gets a sudden message.

Hobin is invited to eat with Taesan Ju and 244 at a restaraunt. He is nervous, and spills a drink on Taesan. Upon seeing Hobin's naivete, Taesan relaxes and becomes assured about 244's successor. 244 is suspicious but lets his guard slide. He gets up to leave suddenly, and Hobin is alone with Taesan. He gets him drunk and asks him about Seongjun. In his bag are the macaron recording devices Rumi used before.

244 meets up with Dongseok who reports that he searched through Seongjun's phone, bank statements and house but he could not find anything of interest. Even the people at his funeral seemed normal. 244 tells Dongseok that it doesn't make sense that Seongjun died without leaving something important behind. He suspects that Seongjun left something more important than Hobin. A woman wearing a bra and white pants with red heels stares in a mirror elsewhere.

244 escorts Taesan out of the building, who is drunk out of his mind. Taesan mentions talking about Seongjun, and 244 gets suspicious. Hobin says he wants to go home, and 244 asks if he can check what is inside his bag.
Episode 48

**That's a Threat** is the 48th episode of *Viral Hit*.

## Summary

Hobin's call out fails due to Seongjun's large and robust fanbase. Seongjun threatens Hobin into deleting his Newtube channel.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Wangguk Han
* Seongjun Baek
* Hobin Yoo
* Jihyeok Woo
* Gaeul
* Jinho Lee
* Hyeoksu Ju
* Jisu Ju
* Yeonwoo Ji
* Mangi Hwang
* Taehun Seong

## Synopsis

When Wangguk was being abused in prison, he met Seongjun. Seongjun taught him how to survive and suggested the call out video format. Wangguk handed Hobin a USB with evidence of Seongjun’s past that he had planned for a video of his own someday. He had wanted to give Hobin some evidence after being abandoned by Seongjun, but Hobin refused since he had no reason to call out Seongjun. Seeing Hobin change his mind made Wangguk smile.

Hobin accuses Seongjun of purchasing the blog and using it to target channels like his own, but Seongjun laughs and plays the accusations off as a joke. His fans believe him and the people on the show chastise and ridicule Hobin for making an unfunny joke. Hobin tries to leave the meeting but Seongjun grabs his arm and says they have to talk.

Seongjun takes the three of them to his restaurant where he asks Hobin what he was thinking. He admits to being behind the attacks, and says he was going to reveal it once Hobin had joined the team. Seongjun asks Hobin if he is willing to make an enemy out of him and Hobin reconsiders. Hobin, Gaeul and Jiksae apologize and try to leave but they are blocked in by the XJ Company members. Seongjun says now that he knows Hobin’s intentions he can’t be comfortable with him, and he must delete his channel in front of him.

Hobin calls someone but Yeonwoo Ji confiscates his phone, asking who Master Taehun is. Taehun snatches the phone from Yeonwoo and Mangi squares up against Hyeoksu. Hobin says that he got the information from Seongjun himself and decided to make his own company: the Hobin Yoo Company.
Gyeoul Han/Relationships

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

## Relationships

Yoo Hobin - At first, Han Gyeoul was annoyed by Hobin for trying to stop her defamation campaign (disguised as an exposed video) on Rumi. Later, after learning her ways were not good for herself or others, she started trying to take down Baek Seongjun. This made Hobin become a friend of Han, as she went to his company the moment her brother went missing. Recently, in the last chapters, around 115-120, she has been shown to be even closer.

Han Wangguk - Gyeoul loves her brother, as shown not being able to go no more than a day without him.

Gaeul - Both Gyeoul and Gaeul fought harshly but Gaeul came on top. You could say they hated each other at this time. But now they are friends as they reconciled.