I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor - Chapter 345
I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor Chapter 345
Simultaneous sortie of ‘leeches’ and ‘unfamiliar parasites’.
‘Leech’, which finished the Cannes Film Festival, was released in Korea at the end of October, and the hot and controversial ‘Unfamiliar Parasite’ was released in Japan almost the same way. Although the two works were released in different countries, they had one thing in common.
The main character is Kang Woo-jin.
In other words, the movies Woojin was in charge of were being released in both Korea and Japan at the same time. There are cases where different works starring Korean actors were released simultaneously in domestic movie theaters. However, it is safe to say that there was no simultaneous release of the film in Korea or other countries such as Japan.
Unique or first.
If ‘Leech’ and ‘Unfamiliar Parasite’ appear almost simultaneously, it would be like Kang Woo-jin setting another record. As if they were not aware of this, executives from the distribution company of ‘Leech’ added their words one by one.
“I didn’t mean to, but it turned out to be quite a big deal. The only difference is that the work is released simultaneously in Japan and Japan – but the main character is a Korean actor in his second year of debut, and he even took over Japan. I’m in Cannes now. “Honestly, it’s amazing.”
“Has there been a case like this?”
“No, at least as far as I remember. Because it is difficult for a Korean actor to star in a Japanese movie in the first place. Even the original work is written by Akari and the director is Kyotaro Tanoguchi. Aren’t they people who represent Japan? “For Japan, this is absurd.”
“Hehe, it’s absurd to hear. If this continues, aren’t the movies released in Korea and Japan both going to sell over 10 million?”
“Kang Woo-jin is an actor of 20 million. “It might be extremely difficult to do, but it’s not impossible.”
“If you look at the Japanese response to ‘Unfamiliar Parasite’, it seems to be quite hot.”
Some executives corrected the statement that it was quite a bit.
“fairly? No, in terms of topicality, it is the loudest work in the history of Japanese cinema.”
“It is also a movie that has a lot of noise and controversy in one way or another.”
“Don’t you remember when Kang Woo-jin was officially cast in ‘The Stranger’? “There was no fuss or anything like that.”
Anyway, it ended up being the name ‘Kang Woo-jin’.
“With this, Kang Woo-jin has won another legend title. “The tension is absolutely ridiculous.”
“It’s our lead role in ‘Leech’. Don’t you want the tension to explode?”
“I hope that tension explodes at the Cannes Film Festival as well.”
Afterwards, the distribution company executives and employees again focused on the content of the meeting. The domestic release of ‘Leech’ after the Cannes Film Festival. The expected date is Wednesday, October 27th. Of course, not all Korean films that entered Cannes were eligible for release. It is difficult for works that advance into sections other than the ‘competitive section’ to be released. That’s why I try to submit it to other film festivals.
On the other hand, it was not difficult to release ‘Leech’ in the ‘competitive section’ if it was worthy of director Ahn Ga-bok’s name.
Looking back on the past, there were many cases like this, and there were films similar to ‘Leech’ in director Ang Bok’s filmography. In particular, ‘Leech’, which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival, had a very high advertising effect. This is because many issues were included, including Kang Woo-jin and the 100th film by director Ahn Ga-bok, a legend in the Korean film industry.
It’s stupid not to release this.
Therefore, the distributor pursued this issue during the production of ‘Leech’. This means that it was planned even before entering Cannes. It was said that it would be safer to wait a while and release the film slowly after Cannes, but it was still an issue for ‘leech’ film companies and distributors to value safety over safety.
To put it simply, the strategy is to release ‘Leech’ before it gets rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival.
At this time, the bespectacled executive changed the subject slightly.
“Even though the domestic release is confirmed, how are the releases in other countries being prepared?”
A team leader-level employee answered.
“If ‘Leech’ wins an award in the ‘competition category,’ we are contacting Japan and France about a month after its release in Korea.”
“hmm.”
If ‘Leech’ wins at least one award at Cannes, its popularity abroad will increase. So, there is an opportunity to release it in overseas movie theaters as well. France, the home of the Cannes Film Festival, will be particularly hot.
Then the executive nodded and recited his wish.
“Hehe, I’m a bit nervous at this age, but I wouldn’t have any wish if a ‘leech’ lifted up even one award.”
after.
Time melted away with the bustling events that took place in Korea as Korea and as Cannes in France as Cannes. Kang Woo-jin, who was in Cannes, had a fairly leisurely schedule and watched other films in the ‘competition section’.
‘I think this is the first time I’ve seen a movie like this in my life??’
Woojin’s thoughts as he read the movie’s subtitles. Of course, without the English and French skills that Aspace gave me, watching the movie itself would have been impossible. In fact, among the thousands of audiences inside the large theater, there were only a small number of people from Asia, including Korea and Japan.
About an hour later.
After the movie ended, Woojin, who had joined in the applause, left the theater.
At this time.
“excuse me! Mr. Kang Woo-jin!”
The foreigners who saw him for the first time in the back called Kang Woo-jin. He was one of the overseas reporters.
“‘Leech’ was really impressive, as was your acting. “Please sign this poster.”
I asked Woojin for an autograph. A reporter holding out a ‘Leech’ poster. Kang Woo-jin, with his indifferent attitude, calmly nodded.
“Yes, thank you.”
Inside, I was fussing.
‘crazy? Is this right?? Reformation period.’
I didn’t know that I would be signing autographs at Cannes, especially for reporters from other countries. What’s interesting is that not only one person asked Kang Woo-jin for an autograph here.
“Nice to meet you. Please do me a favor too.”
“Mr. Kang Woo-jin. “Can I take some pictures?”
“Perhaps I would like to interview you for a moment.”
Dozens of reporters in the theater rushed to Woojin in the hallway. What could it be? It was the aftermath of ‘Leech’. Because these reporters also watched the afternoon show of ‘Leech’. Kang Woo-jin responded appropriately to them and then left. Because there were a lot of eyes on it.
Woojin soon returned to the hotel room and muttered to himself.
“I’m tired of Cannes. With just one movie, the international recognition goes up.”
And then I picked up my cell phone. What he accessed was SNS, which he had not accessed for the past few days. Of course, Han Yejeong continued uploading during the Cannes Film Festival.
“Whoa, crazy.”
Kang Woo-jin’s eyes widen slightly. The reason was simple.
-@Wooji_n
Posts 301
Followers 40.13 million
Followers 121
The number of followers had already surpassed 40 million. And DMs are pouring in tremendously. Among them were actors, directors, reporters, and other people I met at Cannes.
Surprised, Kang Woo-jin quickly logged onto his YouTube channel. The shock deepened.
[Channel name: Kang Woo-jin’s alt character]
[25.39 million subscribers]
[93 videos]
Because the number of subscribers exceeded 25 million. It had to be seen as the result of the combination of this Cannes and the influence of Miley Kara’s new album teaser.
One thing that needs to be pointed out here.
“It’s really explosive.”
Kang Woo-jin had yet to officially advance overseas.
Meanwhile.
Similar to Korea being noisy as Cannes was rushing towards the second half, Japan was no different. While Korea only had one work, Japan had two works in the ‘competition section’, so it was worth it. Maybe Japan was noisier than Korea.
『Director Kamoto, the No. 1 competitor in the Cannes Film Festival, received applause from thousands of audiences』
『Following Director Kamoto, “Director Okimura” also received rave reviews』
『Director Kamoto Okimura’s name was even louder at the “Cannes Film Festival” Notified! What about Korea’s ‘leeches’?』
As has been the case since long ago, the Japanese media has formed a fierce competitive structure with Korea. To be precise, are we going to excessively check the ‘leeches’?
『Japan has a nice atmosphere. Then, how about “Leech”? ‘Public interest’
The reason was simple. They were already in the ‘Competitive Category’ together, but what was important was that the male lead in ‘Leech’ was Kang Woo-jin, who had recently taken Japan by storm.
『Will Kang Woo-jin’s unwavering calm appearance on the red carpet from “The Unfamiliar Parasite” make a big splash at the Cannes Film Festival?』
Therefore, public opinion in the Japanese media boiled over, similar to Korea’s. It is quite common to see Japanese entertainment shows analyzing all the works in the ‘competition section’ of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Meanwhile, other issues besides the Cannes Film Festival were also hot in Japan.
It was ‘Unfamiliar Gisaeng’, which even had a press screening with imminent release.
『How many previews are you holding? “We held more than 5 press previews for ‘The Unfamiliar Parasite’, which were several times more noisy than normal publicity.”
In the Japanese film version, we judged that the issue of ‘The Unfamiliar Parasite’ would die down a bit due to the Cannes Film Festival. But it was the opposite. Like Khan, ‘Strange Gisaeng’ has risen rapidly in Japan.
This also had a significant impact on Kang Woo-jin.
What is unusual is that many Japanese reporters who participated in the recent preview were silent. Most people were shocked, but there were no articles about the preview yet. Because the timing was still right. The day that ‘Unfamiliar Gisaeng’ side gave permission was next week. Until then, reporters and critics who had experienced the preview had to keep their mouths shut.
But I was waiting. Many Japanese reporters attended the preview.
“Have you finished writing the article about ‘Strange Gisaeng’?”
“Yes, of course. Impressions and appropriate evaluations felt at the time. and explanation of the content to the extent permitted. Be as provocative as possible. “I will shoot it as soon as next week.”
“Was it that shocking? What on earth is ‘Unfamiliar Parasite’? “Most reporters at the preview held their tongues.”
“Wonseong? argument? That level will be easily surpassed when the movie is released.”
Be that as it may, the promotion and marketing of ‘Unfamiliar Gisaeng’ was currently in full swing. As planned in the past, the spray was sprayed several times harder than in normal movies. From the amount of articles to advertisements, etc. Aside from teasers and trailers, promotional videos related to the movie have long been available on YouTube and other video platforms.
It was too much for anyone to see.
In addition, beyond the media preview, an audience preview to which an unspecified number of people are invited, and a VIP preview to which actors, directors, and celebrities are invited, were also scheduled to be held soon.
The rumor about the ‘unfamiliar parasite’ is truly explosive.
Word of mouth spread through various communities, including Japanese SNS.
Around this time, the ‘Unfamiliar’ side posted an official announcement.
『[Official] The official release date of the movie ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ that everyone is watching has been confirmed as October 26』 The
official release date of the movie ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ has been announced throughout Japan. It was Tuesday, October 26th. At first glance, there are three weeks and a few days left. And the fact that ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ will be released on the 26th.
『The SNS community is already excited by the news of the confirmation of the release of “The Unfamiliar Parasite” on October 26th』 It
was just one day away from ‘Leech’, which is scheduled to be released on the 27th.
A few days later, on the morning of the 10th, Korea.
The day of the closing and awards ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival dawned. Of course, in Korean time, it was broadcast live at 3 a.m. tomorrow, not today, but the domestic media and public opinion were already fluctuating.
『[Cannes Film Festival] The Cannes Film Festival will close at 3 a.m. The live broadcast of the awards ceremony will begin… Shall we feature director Anga Bok?』 『You
can watch the Cannes Film Festival, which is crowded with Koreans including Director Angabok Shim and Woojin Kang, on YouTube』 『
Dawn Cannes News of the live broadcast of the film festival stirred up the film community. Netizens “order chicken and wait”』
『[Specialist] What are the chances of Director Anga Bok’s film ‘Leech’ winning the Cannes Palme d’Or?』
However, as expected, the people around Kang Woo-jin were the most furious. Family members Seo Hyun-mi, Kang Woo-cheol, and Kang Hyun-ah couldn’t let go of their tension while watching Woojin on TV or in articles.
“H-Is my son in the compartment over there? Anyway, is that right over there? “I can’t believe it even after seeing it.”
“I’m sure Woojin is over there right now.”
“Wow, I’m so proud to be around so many famous people.”
“But why is that guy’s expression so stiff?”
“You’re nervous! After all, isn’t my son winning a prize there??!”
“I saw on the news that if that happens… he would be the first Korean male actor.”
“Choi Choi! “What time was the live broadcast of the awards ceremony?”
“3 o’clock in the morning.”
“You know you have to be prepared to stay up all night that night!”
The group chat room containing my friends was on the verge of explosion. Is that it? All actors who know Kang Woo-jin also watched the Cannes Film Festival.
『Stars such as Hong Hye-yeon, Ryu Jung-min, and Hwarin uploaded a series of cheers for the ‘Leech’ team on social media/photos』
Other than producer Song Man-woo and director Kwon Ki-taek, directors and entertainment industry officials were also the same.
Unlike Korea, where it was morning around this time, it was dawn past midnight in Cannes, France. Kang Woo-jin was found on the bed in the hotel room, and even though it was 2 a.m., he was wide awake.
“Shiba, I can’t sleep.”
Because nervousness or nervousness was interfering with his sleep. The finale of the Cannes Film Festival will be held in a few dozen hours. Perhaps because he had already searched various materials, Kang Woo-jin’s heart was beating even harder on the opening day.
“Oh, Mr. “I’m up all night like this.”
It wasn’t. After thinking about something else for a while, I thought, “Wow!” and opened my eyes to see the sun rising in the dark sky of Cannes, France.
“…Finally today.”
It was the morning of the Cannes closing and awards ceremony.
End