Clip detail
“Kim's Convenience Scene”
Curated window: 0:10 – 1:03 (53s). Plays the same window each time — replays return to 0:10.
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Each star is one emotion. Star size and brightness scale with how many readers chose it. The most-picked reading glows in peach; the AI's reading in mint.
Full distribution
How readers split across the emotions
- Proud3 · 30%
- Contempt / scorn2 · 20% (1p)
- Happy / amused1 · 10%
- Sad / sorry1 · 10%
- Angry / frustrated1 · 10% (0p)
- Embarrassed / awkward1 · 10%
- Confused1 · 10%
- Neutral / calm1 · 10%
Modal reading (by mentions) · AI's readingSolid bar segment = readers who picked this as primary. Lighter extension = readers who tagged it as part of a Mixed reading.
AI's reading
What one AI saw on this clip
PrimaryProud
SecondaryHappy / amused
CuesFacial expression, What they said, Tone of voice, Body language / posture
Why
The man appears proud of his salesmanship, evidenced by his confident tone and expansive body language while upselling the customer. His happy, self-satisfied expression after the sale, and his verbal boasting to his daughter ('genius, magical'), suggest he feels a strong sense of accomplishment and skill.
AI's own caveat
His behavior could also be read as primarily playful amusement; his exaggerated expressions and aggressive sales tactics might be more about enjoying the performance than a deep sense of pride.
The AI's reading is one interpretation among many. We expose it as a single point of comparison against the human spread — not as an answer key. The rationale + caveat above are the AI's own words, reviewed and approved by a human admin before publishing.
Which signals readers used
Cue distribution
Multi-select per response — totals can exceed the reader count.
- What they said8 · 80%
- Facial expression6 · 60%
- Tone of voice5 · 50%
- The situation3 · 30%
- Body language / posture2 · 20%
- How others reacted1 · 10%
Where the readers were
By country
- KR5
- SG4
- VN1
The finding
On this clip, 30% of readers chose Proud — but the rest split across 7 other emotions. The same moment, read in many ways at once. That spread is not a problem. That spread is the data.
Methodology + transparency
All counts above include only responses kept in analysis. Internal-test profiles are excluded. Free-text responses are not surfaced on this page; they pass through human moderation first and only feature on the dataset's curated quote page (forthcoming) once enough have been approved.
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