# WebtoonLib — Melting Point #1 ## Series - title: Melting Point - slug: melting-point-4klyubx0 ## Chapter - number: 1 - chapter_key: 1-2xff33 - release_date: 2026-10-25 ### Summary Melting Point Chapter 1 tells how star player Ryu Ian carries Korea to victory with a last-second goal, after which Baek Eunsan is assigned to prepare a sponsorship proposal for him. In the locker room after the match, Ian gets into a fight with a teammate, while Eunsan is drawn into the job because of her past hockey career. The chapter ends with the pair's tense reunion in an unexpected bathroom encounter. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Korea beats opponent on last-second goal by Ryu Ian but loses final 5-3 to Hungary and stays in Division 1 - Baek Eunsan encounters Ryu Ian in men's restroom and argues about Coach Baek's death and past funeral - Ryu Ian reviews sponsorship offers and chooses AEROS despite lower money - Locker room fight erupts between Ryu Ian and Kim Jaewon over effort and turnovers - Sports marketing team decides to prepare partnership proposal for Ryu Ian and assigns former player Baek Eunsan ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Melting Point Chapter 1 tells how star player Ryu Ian carries Korea to victory with a last-second goal, after which Baek Eunsan is assigned to prepare a sponsorship proposal for him. ### Spoiler summary Melting Point Chapter 1 tells how star player Ryu Ian carries Korea to victory with a last-second goal, after which Baek Eunsan is assigned to prepare a sponsorship proposal for him. In the locker room after the match, Ian gets into a fight with a teammate, while Eunsan is drawn into the job because of her past hockey career. The chapter ends with the pair's tense reunion in an unexpected bathroom encounter. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 149 ### Content TEN SECONDS TO GO! PASS TO RYU! LAST CHANCE FOR KOREA TO SCORE! RYU BREAKING THROUGH THE DEFENSE! ONE ON ONE WITH THE GOALIE! WILL HE MAKE IT?! THREE! TWO! ONE!! RYU IAN SCORES!! AND WHAT A SHOT THAT WAS FROM RYU IAN! A WHOPPING THREE GOALS, ONE ASSIST FROM RYU IAN... KOREA RETAKES THE LEAD IN THE LAST SECOND TO WIN THE GAME! RYU IAN. THE MAN OF THE MOMENT, AS I'M SURE YOU'LL ALL AGREE. Partnership Candidates 2. Ryu Ian 29 YEARS OLD. FORWARD FOR THE TORONTO BLAZERS. 86 BAUER ...TAKE TEAM KOREA TO VICTORY AT THEIR FOURTH GAME OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION I! BORN IN CANADA TO KOREAN PARENTS... FIRST EVER KOREAN NATIONAL TO PLAY FOR THE NHL. EVERYONE AGREES HE WAS KEY TO THE BLAZERS' VICTORY LAST YEAR. HE HAS DUAL NATIONALITY AND PLAYED FOR CANADA UP UNTIL LAST YEAR... ...BUT FOR SOME REASON HE SUDDENLY SWITCHED TO KOREA'S TEAM THIS YEAR. NATURALLY, PEOPLE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT HIM... ESPECIALLY AFTER THAT INTERVIEW HE GAVE ABOUT WANTING TO PLAY IN HIS MOTHERLAND. CAN YOU BELIEVE A HOCKEY PLAYER CAN LOOK LIKE THAT? SO UNFAIR... PRECISELY. WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR HIS OVERWHELMING POPULARITY WITH FEMALE FANS. HE'S ALREADY DONE HIS MILITARY SERVICE, TOO. VOLUNTEERED, TO BOOT. THAT SEALS IT FOR THE MALE FANS. HE'S GOT A LOT TO OFFER FOR OUR CORE BASE OF CUSTOMERS. THE ONLY RISK IS THAT ICE HOCKEY IS STILL A MINOR SPORT IN KOREA. HE MAY BE A STAR PLAYER, BUT CAN HE SINGLE-HANDEDLY TAKE KOREA'S TEAM TO THE NEXT LEVEL? FORGET ABOUT THE TEAM, HE'S WORTH HIS WEIGHT IN GOLD. REAL STAR POWER THERE. YOU KNOW THE CEO'S CRAZY ABOUT HIM. WE'D BETTER HURRY, THEN. NICK AND ADIDUS HAVE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO HIM. THEN WE'D BETTER HUSTLE AND DRAW UP A PROPOSAL, TOO. ANYONE? OH, YOU KNOW WHAT...? DIDN'T YOU SAY YOU USED TO PLAY ICE HOCKEY? Partnership Candidates 2. Ryu Ian HUH...? WHO, ME? YOU PLAYED FOR THE UNIVERSITY LEAGUE! YOU EVEN MADE IT ONTO THE NATIONAL TEAM! REALLY? I HAD NO IDEA. OH... I MEAN...YES, BUT THAT WAS ALREADY TEN YEARS AGO... THAT STILL MAKES YOU AN EXPERT COMPARED TO US. GOOD. YOU CAN WRITE THE PROPOSAL, THEN, MR. BAEK. I'M SURE RYU IAN WILL APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT AS A FELLOW ATHLETE. I'm Counting On You. UH...THE THING IS... I'M ALREADY KIND OF BUSY... MEETING ADJOURNED, EVERYONE. WHY IS NO ONE LISTENING TO ME?! Alright, Then. LIVE FROM THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 1, 202X... ...TEAM KOREA LOSES TO HUNGARY IN THEIR LAST GAME. WE WERE SO CLOSE TO A PROMOTION THIS TIME, WEREN'T WE? 202X ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 1, GROUP A TEAM HUNGARY WAS JUST A LITTLE AHEAD OF US TODAY. RYU IAN HAS MADE SUCH A DIFFERENCE WITH THE PLAYERS' TEAMWORK, THOUGH. YES, THAT SCORE'S NOT BAD AT ALL. HERE'S TO A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR KOREAN ICE HOCKEY! IAN RYU GOOD GAME, GUYS. AT LEAST WE'RE STILL IN DIVISION I, RIGHT? KOREA TEAM LOCKER ROOM AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY LAST TIME WE PLAYED HUNGARY, WE LOST 5-0! THOSE GUYS ARE GETTING RUSTY, HUH? KOREA YEAH... WAY TO READ THE ROOM, BRUH. HEY, WHAT ARE ALL YOU GUYS CLAMMING UP FOR? YOU AFRAID OF HIM OR SOMEONE? UH... AND GO WIPE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE, BUZZKILL. QUIT ACTING LIKE YOU CAME TO SAVE OUR ASSES WHEN ALL YOU'VE PLAYED IS TWO GAMES, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE. YOU THINK IT'S SO EASY TO GET TO THE TOP DIVISION? WE ONLY PULLED IT OFF BACK IN 2018 'CAUSE OF OUR HOME-ICE ADVANTAGE THAT TIME. STAYING IN DIVISION I IS A HUGE-- THAT... ...IS SOME LOSER TALK. WHAT THE...? PROS PLAY TO WIN, DON’T THEY? IN WHAT UNIVERSE DOES STAYING ON IN DIVISION I COUNT AS AN ACHIEVEMENT? AS FOR BEING AFRAID OF ME, I’D SAY EVERYONE’S JUST PISSED WE LOST. EXCEPT FOR YOU, THAT IS. YOU FUCKER! YOU THINK YOU'RE SO GREAT, DON'T YOU? WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US, HUH?! YOU THINK WE DON'T WANT IT JUST AS BAD?! DUDE!! YOU HAD SIX TURNOVERS* BY YOURSELF TODAY, SUNBAE. THAT COST US TWO POINTS. *turnover: Losing Control Of The Puck To The Opposing Team. AND YOU SAY YOU WANT IT BAD? YOU...! ARGHHH!!!! NICE ONE. SERVES HIM RIGHT. HERE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ON THE BUS. WHAT'S ALL THIS? ALL THE COMPANIES LINING UP TO SPONSOR YOU, BABY! AND THAT'S NOT EVEN THE WHOLE BUNCH. Partnership Proposals JUST LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANYONE YOU PREFER. I'LL SET UP A MEETING WITH THEM FIRST WHEN WE GET BACK TO KOREA. DO I REALLY HAVE TO- Deputy Manager Baek Eunsan Sports Marketing De AEROS? THEY'RE JUST ONE OF THE SPORTS BRANDS WHO WANT TO WORK WITH US. NICK AND ADIDUS ARE OFFERING MORE MONEY, TOO. SET ME UP WITH THESE GUYS. WHEW! IT'S GETTING HOT, ISN'T IT? SUMMER'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER! AWW, ARE YOU STILL MAD AT ME? IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT THAT I GOT INTO THIS MESS. I ASKED YOU NOT TO TELL ANYONE I USED TO PLAY HOCKEY... SORRY, MUST HAVE SLIPPED MY MIND. YEAH, RIGHT... BUT YOU DID A BANG-UP JOB IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME! I CAN'T BREATHE... YOU GO AHEAD, I NEED TO USE THE MEN'S ROOM. OH, OKAY. TAKE YOUR TIME! MEN HYUNG. RYU IAN... IS HERE. THANKS FOR COMING ALL THIS WAY. DAD WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED IT. I CAN’T BELIEVE IT. I WAS STILL TRAINING WITH COACH BAEK JUST THREE MONTHS AGO, BACK IN CANADA. I OFFERED TO COVER HIS CANCER TREATMENT OVER THERE, BUT HE WOULDN'T HEAR OF IT. SAID HE WANTED TO BE WITH HIS FAMILY IN THE END. DON'T YOU THINK THAT WAS SELFISH OF HIM? THE WAY HE LEFT HIS SONS OUT IN THE COLD... ...AND CAME BACK TO YOU ONLY AT THE VERY END, SUNBAE. WHAT? HONEY... I HEARD THAT YOU QUIT HOCKEY. I DID WONDER WHY... ...COACH WANTED TO GO HOME TO SEE YOU LIKE THIS. YOU PIECE OF- HYUNG! STOP IT!! HONEY!! NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE HIM AGAIN AFTER THAT... I ALREADY HAVE IT ON GOOD AUTHORITY WE'RE OFFERING LESS MONEY THAN THE OTHERS... DUDE JUST WON'T GO AWAY... ...SO I JUST NEED TO GET TODAY OVER WITH. OH, EXCUSE ME. YOU'RE ON MEDS NOW? NO LABEL, EITHER... WHAT ARE THESE FOR? I'M NOT GIVING YOU A HEADACHE, AM I? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Melting Point #1](/series/melting-point-4klyubx0/chapter-1-2xff33) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/melting-point-4klyubx0 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.