When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 76
# 76
Onslaught (1)
“This is Kang Do-wook.”
“nice to meet you. “I really wanted to meet you sometime, but I see you here.”
Director Seo Jung-won shook hands with Do-wook.
The moment Do-wook touched hands with Director Seo Joong-won, goosebumps appeared all over his body.
‘If Seo Kang-Jun is the devil, he is the one who gave birth to that devil. ‘I couldn’t believe I had to hold hands with someone like that, even just for a moment.’
It felt like his hands were rotting, but Dowook didn’t show it.
He was just a little more expressionless than usual. I greeted him politely as if I were dealing with other adults.
Seo Joong-won looked at Do-wook sharply.
Man to Man, an ambitious group launched by Ara Entertainment. KK is interfering with Man to Man’s path. No matter how you think about it, the reason KK went ahead of Man to Man and won the Rookie of the Year Award was because of the presence of Kang Do-wook.
‘It’s a shame we lost such a talented person. ‘How did I end up at a place like Hit Entertainment…’
That was the first thought that came to mind as the actual president and general manager of Ara Entertainment.
I saw him on stage in Man to Man and saw him in a Yusung Electronics commercial, but when I met him in person, I found him to be an even better person.
Not only was he handsome that the camera couldn’t fully capture, but even a certain ‘spirit’ could be felt in his eyes as if he was focused on something.
There was a weight that was difficult to feel from his own son, Seo Kang-jun.
‘But they say you’re good at composing music too. It is true that he is a waste of talent.’
After saying hello to Do-wook, Seo Joong-won turned around and thought.
‘But even if he was in our company… there’s no way Kangjun would have left alone a person who was better than me due to his personality.’
Seo Joong-won knew his son well. He was raised that way.
It’s okay to be a military person. However, if you want to live as an expert, you have to be the best.
And no matter how sad it was, there was no turning back. Kang Do-wook was an entertainer under Hit Entertainment.
Seo Kang-Jun was just one of countless people he had to follow in order to become a top celebrity of his time.
When Seo Joong-won turned around, his eyes were like snakes.
Do-wook’s heart warmed as he looked at Seo Joong-won’s back.
‘Seo Kang-jun… It’s not just Seo Kang-jun’s downfall. The source that gave birth to that demon must also be destroyed.’
Then the door opened and the president of TBN and the director of the drama department entered.
“Oh……. Boss, Director!”
Producer Shin Yun-ho quickly walked to the door and greeted them.
With such greetings, the cast couldn’t help but recognize the identities of the two middle-aged people. The entire cast was embarrassed by the appearance of a major figure and stood up hesitantly.
Director Seo Joong-won, who happened to be in front of them, greeted the two people.
“Director Seo came first.”
“yes. president. “I came with Jumin on his way home.”
“aha! Mr. Jumin! Long time no see.”
Joo Joo-ah, who was standing on one side, approached without notice and exchanged greetings with the president. He also appeared quite friendly with the director.
The performers who had no connection with the higher-ups were watching the scene blankly.
In particular, Do-wook, who came to the reading without a manager and the female lead actor selected through an audition, was the most distant from this place.
“What happened to the president…”
PD Shin Yun-ho asked, and only then did the person called the president say hello to the cast.
“I have very high expectations for this drama. So I came out to say hello.”
Producer Shin said hello, the writers also expressed their gratitude, and the cast members followed suit.
It seemed to be a highly anticipated work, enough to receive encouragement from the president level.
The president greeted Do-wook, the female protagonist, the main cast, and several veteran actors, and then repeatedly wished them well.
It was like a formal greeting. Dowook felt a little tired.
“Then I’ll stop disturbing you and just go. “Thank you again.”
When the president said his final greetings, the director assisted him and opened the door. Director Seo Jung-won was also there.
“Let’s go, Chief.”
“yes. “I made a reservation for today’s meal.”
“Ah, the restaurant recommended by our Director Seo always tastes the best!”
I could hear three people walking away from the door and talking in the hallway.
Today, Director Seo Joong-won seemed to be entertaining the TBN president and director.
After reorganizing the somewhat chaotic atmosphere, the full-fledged script reading began.
“This is part 1, scene 1!”
The assistant director shouted and started reading the passage.
In a noisy classroom. An image of high school boys playing together without any hesitation. There are students doing pile driving in the back of the classroom and some students sleeping face down at their desks.
A close-up of the back of a student sleeping face down after illuminating the entire classroom.
“Hey Mingi! Min gi! wake up!”
The first line was played by Kim Min-gi’s friend. He spoke while pretending to shake his shoulders.
Because he was famous as a stage actor, everyone expected Han Dong-hwi to be naturally good at acting, but as expected, he was.
Even though he only said one line, it seemed like a mischievous high school boy was being recreated.
Dowook swallowed his saliva once.
I had to sound like I had just woken up. He said the first line as if he had steadied his voice in his throat so that it wouldn’t sound hum-hum.
“why. “What’s going on?”
A low voice, as if he had just woken up, came out of Dowook’s mouth.
‘oh?’
The cast members who saw and heard Dowook acting for the first time were a little surprised.
“Is it time for you to sleep now? “The next class was in chaos!”
“Why the class next door?”
“Yeonju, your ball friend”
“Why did you climb over the wall to follow someone else’s brother?”
Han Dong-hwi and Do-wook’s lines flowed smoothly.
It wasn’t a part that required any special skills, but everyone could feel it.
‘Well done!’
It was a naturalness that could not be surpassed by Han Dong-hwi at all. Plus, the low-pitched voice was so nice to hear.
The actors who are good at acting already know the success of this drama, and even if the drama is not successful, actor Kang Do-wook can predict that he will succeed someday.
***
Do-wook’s acting challenge, which caused a big issue when he was recently accepted to Korea National University of Arts, has created an issue once again.
〈KAK Kang Do-wook selected as the lead in the TBN drama ‘Get Ready 1999’!〉
〈Kang Do-wook’s first acting challenge! “I will make a drama as good as KK’s music.”〉
〈The drama challenge of a popular entertainment producer… really?〉
〈Rebellion of supporting actors ‘Get Ready 1999’. “It will be a new drama”〉
〈Is this the next step for acting idol Seojun? The reason why Kang Do-wook’s acting challenge is expected〉
As Do-wook expected, thanks to Seo Kang-joon’s favorable reviews in
Moreover, there was already an expectation that Do-wook would have some acting ability upon entering Korea National University of Arts.
There were many comments of support for Do-wook’s drama filming in each article.
However, it was only a volatile issue about Do-wook himself, and expectations for the drama itself were not very high.
As can be seen from the characters and planning intentions, this was because it was closer to a family drama rather than a mini-series drama starring young men and women who are popular these days.
Do-wook did not care much about the drama not receiving much attention.
‘Anyway, after the first broadcast, it’s a success story from then on. ‘It will be a day when the highest viewer ratings are updated every day.’
I thought that knowing the future can sometimes make people complacent.
In order to avoid that, Do-wook always thought about the ‘variable’ called himself after he had gained some level of mental stability.
‘I can’t go into a drama that doesn’t work out.’
I tried again like that.
Although it was busy thanks to pre-production, it was still better than other drama schedules that were filmed live.
“Do-Wook, they say they’re only filming until the next scene today.”
“is it so?”
A corner of the set that recreates the neighborhood scene from 1999. Goo Cheol-min approached Do-wook, who was waiting for the next scene to be filmed while sitting on a staff chair and looking at the script, and said,
Koo Cheol-min was a new road manager at Hit Entertainment.
Although he was not very tall for a manager and tended to be corrupt, he was also someone who passed Director Oh Baek-ho’s difficult interview.
Despite his humble appearance, it was said that he was quite skilled in security.
In any case, by hiring Koo Cheol-min, Director Oh Baek-ho was relieved of his worries.
I was very fortunate to be able to get Do-wook and Jeong Yoon-gi before their personal schedules began in earnest. Newcomer Koo Cheol-min was first assigned to manage Do-wook’s drama filming schedule.
“It’ll be over at ten o’clock, right?”
“Iknow, right. thank god.”
Dowook thought as he checked the time.
Today was the first episode of ‘Show Me the Honey’ recorded by Jung Yoon-gi. The members gathered at the dorm and asked to see it all together.
The mobile phone group chat room was buzzing with anticipation for the first broadcast.
Dowook also had expectations about Jung Yoon-ki’s broadcast.
Although it has not been released yet, according to the recording, Jung Yoon-gi has now become a participant in the live broadcast performance.
In the live broadcast, the winner was decided by a vote at the concert hall, and even if he was eliminated from the first performance next week, he would be in the top ten among the contestants.
‘As long as there are no major upsets, it’s worth aiming for runner-up…’
Do-wook thought and smiled proudly.
“There is no drama filming tomorrow, but another filming schedule has been urgently scheduled.”
“What’s your schedule?”
“uh. This is the KK group chicken advertisement that Director Oh mentioned the other day. “I was adjusting my schedule and it turned out that it was only tomorrow, so I was told that I would film it tomorrow.”
“Ah……”
Do-wook nodded. I felt like I heard it in passing. Recently, the chicken advertisement followed the school uniform advertisement and became an advertisement that every popular idol should film at least once.
Gu Cheol-min felt sorry for himself for no reason. It hasn’t been long since I watched Do-wook from the side, but even in that short time, I was able to get a good idea of Do-wook’s busy life.
Even when Koo Cheol-min was waiting and resting, Do-wook would constantly study the script or listen to music and come up with songs.
It was my first job after discharge. As an ordinary Korean man, Koo Cheol-min had the idea that he could easily make money through idols. However, as I watched Do-wook, I realized that it was not easy money to make.
Also, Gu Cheol-min thought that there was a reason why things were going well.
“It’s been a while since I had a day off, so I’m sorry.”
“yes? “Why are you sorry bro?”
“haha. just. “I feel sorry for no reason.”
Gu Cheol-min scratched the back of his head.
Meanwhile, an assistant director approached Do-wook and informed him that filming would resume soon.
It was when Dowook got up from his chair.
A staff member’s cell phone started ringing on one side of the filming set.
“Now we’re starting to film, but I have no idea who turned on the bell!”
It was the cinematographer who shouted. The director of photography was the oldest and most experienced person on set. In response to the cries of the cinematographer, who was nervous due to continuous filming, the staff members busily set out to find the source of the ringtone.
Meanwhile, the bell continued to ring.
The ringtone song was a famous chanson song.
Regardless of the frozen atmosphere, it was such a famous chanson that Do-wook was singing along to the ringtone without even realizing it.
“sorry! sorry!”
One of the filming crew members shouted and quickly turned off his cell phone.
“Let’s go to scene 43! “Please gather together!”
The assistant director shouted. Do-wook handed over the script to Gu Cheol-min and entered the set.
As soon as the lights that had been turned off were turned on, a thought passed through Dowook’s head.