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While drunk, she confronts Seon-Ho, tearfully blaming him; Seon-Ho tells her he did not ask for her to be replaced.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"In We’re NOT A Couple!, Na-Eun faces the tension of starring in the same drama as her ex-boyfriend, superstar Seon-Ho. While the meeting uses their ex-couple status for publicity, Na-Eun believes Seon-Ho looks down on her and wants the female lead replaced, so she turns to drinking. While drunk, she confronts Seon-Ho, tearfully blaming him; Seon-Ho tells her he did not ask for her to be replaced.","key_events":["While drunk, female lead confronts male lead crying, accusing him of requesting her replacement.","Male lead denies asking for replacement and says he is genuinely glad she was cast.","Two lovers break up in the past over future and art school, arguing about timing and selfishness.","Female lead flatters the screenwriter excessively to stay in favor and pledges to work hard.","Female lead drinks heavily after fearing replacement from director-CEO private talk and rumors.","Drama team meets and plans to use the leads being real-life ex-lovers as publicity."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO BREAK UP ANYWAY.\nFOR A BETTER FUTURE\nARTS SCHOOL\nBECAUSE--\n\nBUT WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE TODAY OUT OF ALL DAYS?\nIF WE'RE GOING TO BREAK UP ANYWAY, THERE'S NO REASON TO STALL.\nWHAT? WE'RE GOING TO BREAK UP ANYWAY?\n\nYOU KNOW WHAT DAY TOMORROW IS...!\nSEON-HO JI, YOU'RE SO SELFISH AND SELF-CENTERED.\nWELL, I'VE SAID WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. I'M LEAVING.\n\n...AND WE MEET AGAIN.\nNOBODY ACTRESS\nSUPER STAR\n...IS THIS RIGHT?\nI THINK IT'S A GOOD THING.\n\nA GOOD THING...?\nHAVING A REAL-LIFE EX-COUPLE PLAY THE LEADS IS GREAT PUBLICITY.\nWITH STREAMING CONTENT FLOODING THE MARKET THESE DAYS,\n\nWE NEED ALL THE RAGE-BAIT PUBLICITY WE CAN GET.\nIF THE SHOW'S GOOD AND THE ACTING HOLDS UP,\nTHE CONTROVERSY WILL DIE DOWN SOON ENOUGH.\nWOW, HE'S SO HEARTLESS!\n\nHOW CAN HE BE SO CYNICAL?\nHE TREATS ME NO OTHER THAN A NOBODY.\nI'M JUST ANOTHER \"JOB\" TO HIM.\nI WAS STILL YOUR GIRLFRIEND ONCE...\n\nMEETING IS OVER!\nCONFERENCE ROOM\nNOW, LET'S GO GET DRINKS!\n\nNA-EUN.\n?\nI KNOW YOU'RE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS.\nBUT WE AUDITIONED SEON-HO FOR THE ROLE.\n\nWAIT, YOU DIDN'T JUST HAND HIM THE ROLE?\nI DID, BUT HE INSISTED THAT I JUDGE HIM IF HE'S GOOD ENOUGH.\nWHAT? HE'S MORE HARD-WORKING THAN I THOUGHT.\nWITH SEON-HO'S NAME RECOGNITION, ANY NETWORK OR STREAMING PLATFORM WOULD WELCOME HIM.\nHE'S MY EX, SO I HATE TO ADMIT IT, BUT FACTS ARE FACTS.\nSURE, THIS SERIES COULD BE AIRED THANKS TO THE WRITER AND MY BROTHER...\n\nSTAR DIRECTOR\nSTAR WRITER\n...BUT HAVING SEON-HO AS THE MALE LEAD WAS A HUGE PART OF GETTING IT OFF THE GROUND.\nYOU NEED AT LEAST ONE HUGE STAR TO GET A SHOW GREENLIT--\nSTREAMING PLATFORM\nTV NETWORK\nTHE POLITICS OF SHOWBIZ!\nHE WAS GOING ON ABOUT PUBLICITY AND BUZZ MARKETING EARLIER...\nISN'T HE UNCOMFORTABLE FILMING WITH ME?\nNO WAY...!\nWHAT IF HE ASKS THEM TO REPLACE THE FEMALE LEAD LATER?\n\nOH, COME ON. LOL. HE SHOULD'VE SAID SOMETHING EARLIER.\nOH...\nMAYBE HE'LL HAVE A FEW DRINKS AND BRING IT UP WHEN EVERYONE'S CHEERED UP.\nHAHA. NA-EUN, YOU COWARD.\nYOU JERK!\n\nHEY, THINK ABOUT IT.\nHE WOULDN'T ASK THEM TO REPLACE YOU.\nHOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT LEAD REPLACEMENTS?\n\nWH-WHAT...?\nREPLACING AN ACTOR?\nOH, I MEAN THE SERIES ON CHANNEL B.\nSEON-HO'S AGENCY CEO\nTHEY REPLACED THE FEMALE LEAD, RIGHT?\n\nWELL, AS A DIRECTOR, IT'D BE DISAPPOINTING TO LOSE AN ACTOR...\nWHERE IS THIS CONVERSATION HEADING...? IS HE TESTING THE WATERS? IS HE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK?\nYOU CAST SOMEONE BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT THEY WERE RIGHT FOR THE ROLE, SO IF THEY SUDDENLY DROP OUT...\nFROM WHAT I HEARD, THAT ACTRESS GOT REPLACED BECAUSE--\n\n...FORGET GOSSIPING ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE.\nALL I'M HEARING ARE THE WORDS I NEVER WANTED TO HEAR...!\nI MUST CHANGE THE SUBJECT!\nI'M ACTUALLY A BIG FAN OF YOURS!\nPRODUCTION HALTED\nFEMALE LEAD REPLACED\n\nOH, MY. REALLY?\nEVERY SINGLE LINE AND CHARACTER MOMENT IS SO CAPTIVATING, AND EVERY EPISODE ENDS ON SUCH A KILLER CLIFFHANGER!\nEACH EPISODE HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE CONCEPT. IT'S SO REFRESHING!\nHOW DO YOU GET SUCH AMAZING IDEAS?! YOU'RE A GENIUS!\nWOW, HOW COULD SHE LOOK SO UNNATURAL?\nWATCHING MY SISTER KISSING BUTT... ...IS PAINFUL.\nI ESPECIALLY LOVED MOONSOO TRUCK!\n\nSTILL, COMPLIMENTS ARE NICE. HEHE.\nI KNOW.\nAI VERSION OF NA-EUN\nDIRECTOR MY DEAR BROTHER I RESPECT YOU!\nI LOVE YOU!\nYOUR SCRIPT IS THE BEST!\nBUT THIS IS THE BEST I CAN DO...\nI WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I HEARD I COULD BE THE LEAD.\nHERE, LET ME POUR YOU ONE!\nI'LL PUT MY ALL INTO THIS ROLE!\n\nHEHE. I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PERFORMANCE, NA-EUN.\nUGH... NETWORKING IS SOUL-CRUSHING... :(\n\nLET ME SERVE YOU SOME FOOD.\nNO, I'M FINE.\n\nOH... OK...\nANYWAY, HOW ABOUT WE...\n...STEP OUT FOR A SMOKE?\nTHERE'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS IN PRIVATE.\nWHY STEP OUTSIDE...?\n\nWAIT... IS THIS THE MOMENT THEY'LL BRING UP THE FEMALE LEAD REPLACEMENT?\nNO, THEY'RE PROBABLY JUST GOING FOR A SMOKE, RIGHT?\nHEH... HEHE... I CAN'T FACE IT WITHOUT GETTING DRUNK.\nHEY, NA-EUN, DO YOU ALWAYS DRINK LIKE THIS?\n\nSTRAIGHT FROM THE BOTTLE?\nN-NO. JUST TODAY...\nWHY ARE YOU SO TENSE? THAT'S NOT LIKE YOU.\nI-I'M NOT TENSE.\nME STILL CLINGING TO MY PRIDE IN A MOMENT LIKE THIS...\n\nW-WHAT? WHY ARE YOU STARING?\nI SAID, WHY ARE YOU STARING?\n\nNO REASON.\n...OH.\nI FINISHED A WHOLE BOTTLE AND THEY'RE STILL NOT BACK.\n...THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY TALKING ABOUT ME.\n\nEVEN HIS CEO MUST THINK I'M BENEATH SEON-HO'S LEVEL.\nAND THE INDUSTRY IS OBSESSED ABOUT STAR POWER IN THE FIRST PLACE.\nOH!\n\nTHE CEO WANTS TO SEE ME FOR A MINUTE.\nNA-EUN,\nI'M SORRY IN ADVANCE.\n\nWHY...? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?\nI HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY LATER...\n...SO DON'T GET TOO DRUNK.\n\nWHAT IS IT...?\nWHY IS EVERYONE TALKING WITHOUT ME...?\nSEON-HO, OVER HERE.\nARE THEY TALKING BEHIND MY BACK? ARE THEY REALLY GOING TO FIRE ME?\n\nI'M SO NERVOUS, I CAN'T EVEN BREATHE...\nWHAT'S WRONG WITH ME? WAS I ALWAYS THIS FRAGILE?\nMY SELF-ESTEEM JUST KEEPS SINKING.\nI WASN'T LIKE THIS BEFORE.\nI'M SO DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF.\n\nNA-EUN,\nHOW MUCH DID YOU DRINK WHILE I WAS GONE?\nI TOLD YOU NOT TO DRINK TOO MUCH.\n\nI SAID I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.\nLET'S GO, I'LL TAKE YOU HOME.\nGET UP.\n\n...WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?\nJUST SAY IT NOW.\nYOU DON'T WANNA ACT OPPOSITE ME.\nWHAT...?\nWHAT DO YOU MEAN?\n\nLOOK AT ME.\nYOU ASKED CHUNG-JAE TO REPLACE ME, DIDN'T YOU?\n\nHUH? WHY ARE YOU CRYING?\nI NEVER ASKED CHUNG-JAE TO REPLACE YOU.\n\nTHEN WHY'D YOU APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE?\nWIPE YOUR TEARS FIRST...\nI HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR MIND.\nYOU SMILED AND SAID YOU LOOKED FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ME...\n\nTHEN BEHIND MY BACK, YOU SAID I WASN'T ON YOUR LEVEL...\nME?!\nWHAT DO YOU REALLY THINK OF ME...?\n\nDO YOU HATE ME?\n...WHAT HAS SHE BEEN GOING ON ABOUT THIS WHOLE TIME?\nI DON'T HATE YOU. WHY WOULD I?\nYOU'RE BENEATH MY LEVEL? REPLACE YOU? WHY WOULD I?\nI DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HEARD OR HOW YOU GOT THE WRONG IDEA.\n\nBUT WHEN I SAID I WAS HAPPY YOU GOT CAST...\n...I REALLY MEANT IT!\n\nDARN IT... NA-EUN LOOKS PRETTY EVEN WHEN SHE CRIES!!\nREPLAY FROM SEON-HO'S POV\nNEXT EPISODE!","bubble_count":164,"pages_count":40,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"In We’re NOT A Couple!, Na-Eun faces the tension of starring in the same drama as her ex-boyfriend, superstar Seon-Ho.","spoiler_summary":"In We’re NOT A Couple!, Na-Eun faces the tension of starring in the same drama as her ex-boyfriend, superstar Seon-Ho. While the meeting uses their ex-couple status for publicity, Na-Eun believes Seon-Ho looks down on her and wants the female lead replaced, so she turns to drinking. While drunk, she confronts Seon-Ho, tearfully blaming him; Seon-Ho tells her he did not ask for her to be replaced."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/we-re-not-a-couple-uy5l5nrs/chapter-3-wi7qr4","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — We’re NOT A Couple! #3","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-10T16:31:23.501Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/we-re-not-a-couple-uy5l5nrs"}}