When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 71
# 71
Reply, Past (1)
Production presentation site for ‘Lovers of the Sun and Moon’ at MVC Broadcasting Station in Yeouido.
“Lovers of the Sun and the Moon,” which was organized as a special historical drama for the 50th anniversary of MVC’s founding, was a much-anticipated work with high expectations due to its extravagant casting, from the lead to the supporting roles.
Many reporters came to the production press conference and were enthusiastic about reporting.
“Kim Joo-hyun, this is your first attempt at a historical drama. How do you feel?”
Of course, the spotlight was focused first on Kim Joo-hyun, the male lead and the most popular male actor in his twenties.
“Lovers of the Sun and the Moon” was a drama set in the Joseon Dynasty and depicting the unbreakable love and curse surrounding a king, his shaman, and the king’s half-brother.
The role of the king was Kim Joo-hyun, and as the king’s shaman, a woman called the beauty of the century was cast, and Seo-jun Seo-jun was cast as the king’s half-brother.
The entire cast was so gorgeous. The casting of Seojun, a newcomer as a sub, could be said to be unconventional as an actor who has established himself as a Hallyu star appears in the role of a warrior, who can be said to be the third male lead after the main character, Sub.
“I’m thinking that if I work hard, I can do it.”
Kim Joo-hyun briefly answered the reporter’s question.
It was a well-known fact that Kim Joo-hyun had a shy personality.
Although it was true without anything to add, it was a disappointing response from the reporters’ point of view who had to publish at least one more article.
“You’ve finished reading the script. How do you feel about working with Han Yeo-in?”
“Because Han Yeo-in did so well… I was able to do well too.”
The reporters secretly sighed at the stereotypical, stiff answers.
However, it was none other than Kim Joo-hyun. Reporters’ questions continued to pour in, trying to somehow get Kim Joo-hyun to come up with one answer or another.
A woman and Seojun sitting on either side had no choice but to sit still and watch the attention focused on Kim Joo-hyun from a distance.
Seojun was very dissatisfied with this position where he was only a groomsman.
However, Seojun also knew his place here. He was a person who knew where to lie down and stretched out his legs.
Seojun, who was smiling with the corners of his mouth up as much as possible, was about to become increasingly stiff.
“Director, the role of Wang’s half-brother is also a very important role in
Finally, a question related to Seojun appeared. Seojun craned his neck and waited for the director’s answer.
Of course, I knew and expected only good things to be said.
When the casting news came out, there were a lot of comments saying, ‘Idols whose acting skills aren’t proven are not good.’ There were many who said that it was clear that he was cast thanks to the power of Ara Entertainment, a large entertainment company.
It was true. If it weren’t for Ara Entertainment, it would have been difficult for Seojun to be given the role of a masterpiece sub-male lead.
However, even for Ara Enter, it was not something that could have been achieved by pushing in a completely ridiculous character.
“The mask matched exactly the image I had of my half-brother. Isn’t this a mask with a gorgeous yet clean image that would captivate any woman? “I heard that Han Yeo-in also burst into laughter when she saw Seo-jun’s face.”
The director’s joke brought laughter to the presentation site. When the director looked at a woman and asked if that was true, the woman picked up the microphone.
Although Han Yeo-in was not affiliated with Ara Entertainment, she was close to Seo Jun’s father, Seo Joong-won, the head of Ara Entertainment.
“yes. that’s right. Are you really the handsome guy that your friends are talking about these days?… He’s a handsome guy! Mr. Seojun.”
Seojun smiled, deliberately looking a little embarrassed.
As a friendly atmosphere was created, the camera reporters’ shutter sounds became louder.
“He’s also good at acting. “I casted him right away after seeing him read the script.”
The director’s answer was, as expected, that Seojun was good at it.
Since there was no director who would stop from the beginning if an actor in a drama he was directing could not act, the reporters only half believed it.
You had to look at something to know it.
“Mr. Seojun! “This is your first acting challenge, and you have been given a big role in a historical drama. How do you feel?”
A female reporter who had always liked Seojun and thought that he would act in Seojun’s mask or as part of Ara Entertainment’s career, but had no idea that he would start acting so quickly, asked out loud.
Seojun picked up the microphone for the first time after saying hello. Seojun was smiling weakly from the moment he picked up the microphone.
“I can’t believe I was given this opportunity. I think I was really lucky. I’m very nervous, but I’ll do my best! I will do my best so as not to cause any inconvenience to the director who gave me the opportunity! Please watch and look kindly!”
Seojun was the youngest among the staff, reporters, and even actors. Seojun’s charming words, ‘Please look at me nicely’ brought laughter to the scene once again.
Seojun, who has benefited from his natural face, knew exactly how to make people like him.
‘It’s dirty to fawn over, but there’s nothing I can do about it.’
Seojun internally laughed at the reporters in front of him and did not wipe his smile on the outside.
“Seojun? “You sure have a nice face.”
“Maybe it’s because I’m an idol, but I definitely have a bright taste. You have to act well. “I admit it happened!”
“You answer politely and politely.”
“The pose during photo time was good for writing an article.”
As they left the production press conference, the reporters gave their evaluations of the actors among themselves. On the drama side, there was definitely a lot of talk about Seojun, a new face.
“I don’t like it because I think it’s too pretentious.”
“Reporter Son is a person in the world who finds it difficult to find something he likes, so what can I say?”
One of the reporters I was talking with gave a scolding to the person called ‘Reporter Son’. Reporter Son shrugged his shoulders and quickly left the presentation site.
***
〈“I will be reborn as a new actor!” Seojun reveals his bold ambitions〉
〈100% synchronization with Director Ahn’s role… I fell in love with Seojun’s appearance!〉
〈Sleeping shoulder to shoulder with Kim Joo-hyun… Looking forward to the performance of Seojun, a new face〉
Do-wook successfully completed the first performance of ‘Very Sorry’ in Tokyo His face became expressionless as he looked at the article.
When I saw Seojun’s bright face while waving his hand, my heart heated up, but I quickly calmly turned the article.
There were a lot of negative comments about the idol-turned-actor in the comments, but there were also many good comments saying they were looking forward to it. Anyway, it succeeded in attracting attention.
Moreover, Dowook already knew about the success of this drama.
“Lovers of the Sun and the Moon” was a drama that recorded a viewership rating of around 40% and became MVC’s representative historical drama.
Kim Joo-hyun, who played the lead role in this work, established herself as the top not only among actors in their 20s but also among all actors.
Seo Kang-Jun’s role was that of a typical sub-male protagonist who had a crush on his older brother’s lover.
Although he couldn’t have a female protagonist until the end, he captured many women’s hearts by playing a pure man who only loves the female protagonist until the moment of his death.
Seo Kang-Jun’s acting wasn’t very outstanding, but he acted in a way that didn’t interfere with the play. As the director said, having a face that 100% matched the role helped a lot. Since it was my first work, I felt like I did my part.
‘Yes, Seo Kang-Jun’s personal popularity begins to soar from this drama.’
As I thought about this and that, my mouth became sore. Dowook took out the bottled water in the hotel refrigerator and drank it.
‘Of course, there is controversy over the acting in the next work… but the next work does well.’
Ahn Hyeong-seo, who was sharing the same hotel room in Tokyo, was already lying on the bed, listening to music with earphones plugged in.
Dowook also returned to the bed, lay down and adjusted the lighting. Hyungseo Ahn asked, taking out one earphone.
“Do-wook, are you going to sleep now?”
“Your brother. Shall we turn off the fire?”
“huh. Let’s sleep quickly. “You have another schedule tomorrow.”
Tomorrow was the day of the ‘High Touch Party’ at a concert hall in Tokyo. It was an event where fans met one-on-one and clapped their hands.
Because it was a face-to-face event, the schedule was physically demanding.
Still, it was rewarding to feel that its popularity in Japan was increasing.
Dowook nodded and adjusted the light next to the bed.
***
“I’m sorry, Kangjun’s father. My child accidentally…”
“No matter how scary kids these days are, do they accidentally break their arms? Can you live because you are scared? “If you make just two mistakes, your child will become crippled.”
Principal’s office. Bo-myeong’s mother was kneeling in front of Seo Kang-jun’s parents.
Bo-myeong was looking at his mother through the slightly open door of the principal’s office. I wanted to jump in and help my mother up right away, but it felt like my feet were stuck on the ground. A feeling of helplessness was weighing down Bomyeong’s body. Seo Kang-Jun was a monster, but his parents were also like bigger monsters.
“As for the settlement… we don’t have that much money right now. If you just drop the complaint…”
“Is this because we don’t have money? I’m doing this because I’m embarrassed! How can a child from a family with less than 500 money trust his arms? “I can’t live because I’m upset!”
When Seo Kang-jun’s mother became excited and poured out her words, Seo Kang-jun’s father, Seo Jung-won, stopped her.
“Uh huh, be quiet.”
The principal sitting in the middle didn’t know what to do and was busy watching Seo Jung-won’s thoughts. It seemed like he couldn’t even see Bo-myeong’s mother, whether she was kneeling or her face was wet with tears.
“Okay, we’re not doing this because we don’t have money. That Kim… Bomin? “I wonder if Bomin is truly reflecting.”
“Oh my gosh, yes! I scolded Bomyeong so much! “My child is not that kind of kid… Ugh.”
“He’s not that kind of kid! “Do you think the child would reflect on this even though his mother was protecting him like this?”
“Honey, be quiet, be quiet.”
The woman closed her mouth and swallowed the glass of water.
“Really? I heard that the student reported my child to the school violence committee. hmm. “It was our child who suffered violence.”
Bo-myeong’s mother looked like her world was falling apart for a moment.
It was only then that I was surprised to see bruises spread evenly over Bomyeong’s back, stomach, and thighs. It was only then that he realized that Bomyeong was suffering from school violence.
However, it was the very next day that Bomyeong was sued for breaking someone’s arm.
“It’s all because I raised him wrong. “I’m so busy making money… I can’t even pay attention to my child… Sigh.”
“Don’t cry. Bomin’s mother. “We will withdraw the complaint without any settlement.”
“yes? Really?! thank you sir!”
“instead. “I need you to make me a promise.”
Seo Joong-won was smiling wickedly, raising one corner of his mouth.
‘No, no! mom! ‘I’m not the one who broke your arm!’
Bomyeong wanted to shout.
‘If you look a little deeper, you can see that all of this is a lie!!! Why no one!!! Why isn’t anyone talking!!!’
The principal and the homeroom teacher sitting next to him were silently listening to Seo Joong-won. No one paid attention to Bo-myeong’s mother, who was kneeling. Bo-myeong felt as if the world was going dark.
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“Hey!”
Dowook woke up from a dream, took a deep breath and looked around. Cold sweat was flowing all over my body.
Inside the dark hotel room, he was Kang Do-wook, a member of KK.
Dowook restrained himself from becoming impatient. It seemed like it was because of those feelings that I dreamed of terrible moments from my past.
Previously, there was no one who could take down Seo Kang-Jun. However, Do-wook was now exposing Seo Kang-jun’s personality and collecting cards to catch Seo Kang-jun.
Also, at the same time, they were creating a group called KK that was more popular than Man to Man, which Seo Kang-jun was a member of. He himself was struggling to catch actor Seo Kang-jun.
‘They definitely wanted to use me. ‘Then it’s time to contact me.’
For now, it was important to further solidify KK’s position. Only then would he be able to maintain KK’s popularity while pursuing individual activities.
‘Let’s wait. The work that will change everything…!’