MINJI'S KOREAN MODELING PHOTOSHOOT

One more time. You have to play rock, paper, scissors. Do you want to practice? One more time. You're a team player. You can work with anyone. It's going to take us two hours. I did want to drive, but... Seoul! Two hours? It's going to be four hours. If you ever live in Korea and you drive to a destination in Seoul, increase that by an extra 30 minutes to an hour. So this could be easily three hours going. That highway is starting to fill up because the rush hour is coming soon in the morning. Then there's another rush hour at lunch. We've been waiting for about 25 minutes for the taxi. The first taxi passed us three times. I tried to call him over, but we'll see. Okay, here he comes. Minji, your taxi is coming. Ready? Here he is. Come, Minji. Hello. Hi, Minji. Thank you. Yes, this is the WWL studio. Yes. I think you'll be together with Bomi. Are you finished? Her Korean is better than English. But yes, Korean and English. Look, Minji's so pretty. Minji. This brand is a kids' clothing brand, and Minji has a perfect image for it. It's going to take like three hours. It's the typical time frame for most modeling jobs. The makeup is simple, like no foundation, just blush and eyebrows. Her hair is also not a really common texture. Modeling has been fun for both Minji and Jun. I think Minji enjoys it more just because of her experience. She's always asking if anyone calls for modeling. She'll ask often and wants to keep going to Seoul and meeting more of the kids' models there. We've done modeling a couple times the past year or two. Usually an agent or a brand gets in contact with us and asks if we can fit the schedule for the photoshoot. We say yes. Once that day arrives, we go and have a couple snacks and chat with everyone. Or just go straight into the instructions for the photoshoot, the makeup. And since Minji has a brown complexion and is still young, the makeup is simple, like no foundation, just blush and eyebrows. Her hair is also not a really common texture. So what I usually see is just, you know, the ponytails and combing and some hope. Look at the camera. Look at the camera. Minji, look at the camera. Smile. Bomi, smile. Bomi, you have to smile too. That's it. Bomi, how many Pokemon do you want? Bomi, smile. Look at the camera. Can you look at the camera from up close? Let's go. Bomi, look at the camera. So there's not a lot of competition in Korea. There's not a lot of models in Korea. The competition is significantly less compared to the U.S. The only competition you are facing here is the kid models that are already here. And I would say there is a much higher percentage of Caucasian models. And that would be the biggest competition you have. Next would be the other Asian models that have been modeling around. They have used Frequently over and over just because the connections are already established. It's kind of like a thing I see. But it is starting to change a little bit just because there are more models kind of jumping on the train and trying to get into modeling. So I really do see that change over time. It's really neat. Minji, look at the camera. You can do it. Minji, look at the camera. Bomi, look at the camera. Let's not hold hands. If we hold hands, the flowers will get too big. Minji's hand. Let's do the flowers right away. Let's take a picture. Good job. So how can you get a modeling job here as a kid? I say you can get jobs here by creating your modeling profile. And send it out to agencies. Make sure they are professional pictures. Professional pictures are the best. Best quality. Also, you can make your own Instagram profile. And include a lot of different pictures there with a lot of different angles. Show your best look. Create this profile for yourself so you can get noticed. And use Korean hashtags. That's the way to go, honestly. Hi. Take care. Minji, you did so well today. See you again. Thank you for today. Thank you. Minji, thank you for doing so well today. All right. That was very fun. Let's run our way back home, okay, Minji? Can I see water? Sure. Why can't I see you, mommy? Because it's raining. Rain is water. Yep. Rain is water and it falls down to the ground. You have three quarters. She finished one already. Already done? Already finished. You did a good job. Minji, you did so well today. Thank you. We'll see you next time. See you next time. Jjajangmyeon. I want tonkatsu. Jjajangmyeon.