It's been a while since the recording of Wu Mu's Japanese variety show was completed, but since the Netflix program releases all episodes in one go, it's been delayed until now due to post-production.

"Brother, Netflix said the show airs the day after tomorrow. It's been made into eight episodes, and they're releasing them all at once. But they've already started the promotional hype."

Shu Mei has returned to work after her vacation.

She said this while opening the Netflix app on her phone to show Wu Mu, "They gave a big homepage cover recommendation for the Japan and South Korea regions and also released a promotional video."

The Netflix app is the same worldwide, and there's no extra version for different countries, but the content displayed depends on the login IP address.

Shu Mei logged in with a South Korean proxy network, and once she entered, she saw a large promotional poster.

The background of the poster is a black-and-white chessboard under an urban skyline, with the show's title at the top—City Survival Battle: Survival Game.

The bottom part shows twenty-four contestants scattered on the board, staring at the camera.

Wu Mu is in the very center on a white square, and while the others have serious and intense expressions and some look quite disheveled, he's clean, in a tidy black suit, looking relaxed, and gazing at the other contestants instead of the camera.

Although not explicitly stated, the composition fully highlights Wu Mu's charismatic and boss-like presence.

Shu Mei likes watching her brother receive special treatment and nodded in satisfaction, "Netflix knows who the core is."

Indeed, he is a bit too much of a central figure, to the point where the show's theme is almost being changed by Wu Mu.

Upon further viewing of the promo, Wu Mu is similarly made a core element.

The promo starts with a voiceover narration, accompanied by large subtitles and sound effects, creating a sense of crisis:

"This is a city survival battle. Twenty-four contestants are randomly placed in Japan Tokyo without food, money, or any help. They must survive alone and fight each other until one final winner remains..."

Scenes showing contestants suffering play along with the narration.

"I'm so hungry; I haven't eaten for a day and a half," contestant number 22 said, rubbing his stomach.

"I'm so tired; I've been walking all morning. When will it end?" contestant number 1, Cha Sujeong, said, her hair wet with sweat and sticking to her forehead, looking tiredly ahead.

"These people's accents are too heavy, and I can't understand their English at all," contestant number 2, Kong Xiaoxian, sighed and then became slightly hysterical, "I just want to ask for directions. Where am I!"

Each contestant's clip flashes by, showing scenes of suffering and hardship.

After showcasing the difficulty and selling points of the show through these scenes, all contestants suddenly change their expressions to look towards one place, "He's here!"

The promotional video ends.

The footage never reveals who arrives, leaving a suspenseful hook for the audience to uncover later.

But once the program airs and everyone watches it, they'll immediately understand whom they're afraid of.

Even though Netflix isn't searchable domestically and requires a VPN to watch, it's quite popular in South Korea and Japan, especially in South Korea, where it's already making some local entertainment companies lose their edge.

Therefore, as a key project recommended by Netflix, it's attracting a lot of attention.

There are already plenty of comments from Japanese and South Korean viewers under the promo.

Some are interested in the show's theme, discussing what might happen if one were really placed in a foreign country, debating whether the show is scripted, and whether it dares to show reality.

There are all sorts of comments, naturally including those about Wu Mu, appearing in the spotlight. Some who don't know him are asking who he is, while those who do feel a strange sense of déjà vu about the treatment he's receiving.

Since the Netflix comments can't accurately reflect the specific popularity of an issue, Shu Mei just glanced through them and switched to social media to see if her brother's new program had become a hot topic.

And indeed, it had.

On Japan's Twitter, #Mumu's New Variety Show Airing#

With the previous Music Station and subsequent album success, especially the parade event, Wu Mu has certainly gained significant notoriety over in Japan, where his fame is now quite high.

The topic was buzzing with discussions.

"Mumu has a new show airing this weekend on Netflix. Everyone, set your reminders!"

"So happy to have another Mumu show to watch. Why doesn't Mumu come to develop in Japan to avoid being hurt by those jerks back in his home country?"

"Turns out Mumu recorded a variety show here in Tokyo, but this kind of show seems tough... Just imagining sweet Mumu being hungry every day and hiding from others makes me so sad."

Shu Mei paused when she saw this particular comment, her expression a bit odd. She agreed with calling her brother an angel, but saying he was hungry every day and had to hide from others...

Well, there might be a little discrepancy with the truth.

"Those Japanese viewers who haven't seen all of brother's shows will surely be astonished when they watch the show," Shu Mei remarked. Her brother became famous due to Asano Daishi's music review, leading some to have the impression of her brother like a bunny, rebelling in extremity.

Shu Mei couldn't even imagine what expressions those people would have when they saw her brother leading Japanese gangs to capture others, with other contestants hiding like mice every day.

After looking at Japan's Twitter, Shu Mei switched her IP proxy to South Korea.

Notably, although Wu Mu's international career started in South Korea, due to the previous album success, his popularity in Japan later surpassed that.

In South Korea, his main highlights were his conflicts with Yi Junxi, and involvement in Super Challenge, and the South Korean scandal.

Overall, the heat lags far behind that in Japan.

So Shu Mei didn't expect to see Wu Mu on South Korean Twitter's trending topics.

But surprisingly, there it was.

As soon as she logged in, Shu Mei immediately saw her brother's name in Korean.

Surprised and happy, she long-pressed to translate, wanting to check what the trending topic was about.

But after translating and understanding the content of the trending topic...

Shu Mei quickly withdrew her hand, turning the phone away, not wanting Wu Mu next to her to see.

Next to her, naturally amused, Wu Mu said, "No need to hide. I already saw it even before you translated."

Feeling guilty, Shu Mei extended her palm again, showing the phone screen back to Wu Mu.

Well, the Twitter topic related to Wu Mu was:

#I told you Wu Mu's relationship was just a stunt. He never dated anyone!#

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