The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 10



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Episode 10

“again-!”

Everyone on site turned their gaze to the center of the filming set.

The one who was scuffling with producer Yoo Jong-seok on one side of the set at the entrance to the police station was none other than veteran actor Jang Do-seok, who played the role of Jang Man-ho.

“Huh? Was this one good? I don’t think I’ll need to go again.”

“No, this isn’t enough. Let’s go one more time!”

“No, it’s not even that important of a god, so why are you giving it so much strength?”

“Where is there a god who is not important in a drama? Let’s go just one more time, just one more time!”

Joo In-ah, who had just arrived at the filming set and discovered the scuffle between Yoo Jong-seok and Jang Do-seok, tilted her head.

‘Senior Jang Do-seok… … Something feels different today?’

The Jang Do-seok that Joo In-ah had seen before was an actor who would pass over even the most difficult roles with one try.

To put it nicely, he’s a veteran, but to put it badly, he’s an actor who always does average things.

Regardless of his attitude toward acting, Joo In Ah has been impressed by his skilled acting skills more than once.

But he, too, has requested reshoots several times already.

It feels like the weather is strangely warmer than usual.

As the owner was making a puzzled face, several figures caught her eye.

These are the junior actors who belong to the ‘Black Murderer Special Investigation Team’ along with the main character.

New actors like Kim Hyun-soo who are just starting to make themselves known.

But what they were looking at was not Jang Do-seok, who was burning with passion for acting in an incongruous way.

Their gaze is directed towards Kim Hyun-soo, who is quietly looking at the script in the corner of the filming set.

Hyunsoo, who joined the drama late, seemed to not have yet mixed in with the other actors.

Anyway, the actors were so focused on the small talk that they didn’t even notice that the main character had appeared behind them and continued their conversation.

“I guess it’s that guy. The hot newcomer who came in after kicking out Jang Kyung-hoon.”

“But, isn’t the visual too ordinary? No matter how much I think about it, it doesn’t match up well with Lee Ji-woon.”

“I heard that he was cast without an audition at the writer’s recommendation.”

“I heard that it was PD-nim’s recommendation.”

“… … Who cares who recommends it? The important thing is the parachute.”

Even if you just listen to it a little, you can tell that the new actors don’t think very highly of Kim Hyun-soo.

Actually, I understand why new actors stand out like that.

It is none other than the new work of writer Eun-ju Ko.

The fact that a drama that has just started filming has already completed its broadcast is proof that it is trusted and recognized in the drama industry.

There were even rumors going around that the next work, which had not even been released yet, had signed a contract with Netflix, a global OTT service.

In such a work by Ko Eun-joo, an unknown actor came out of nowhere and took the main supporting role.

If it had been Jang Kyung-hoon, who already had a certain level of recognition, this would not have been a complaint, but if it had been unknown actor Kim Hyun-soo, it would have been a different story.

But this is clearly the world of professionals.

What they should be saying are the lines written in the script, not gossiping about their fellow actors.

“Isn’t it disqualifying for an actor to bring personal grievances to the set?”

“… … Huh! Senior!”

The work that the main character of a play must do on set is not limited to acting.

Being able to embrace the atmosphere of the scene is also an important virtue that a senior actor must possess.

“It’s okay that everyone is dissatisfied. But… … If what our juniors say is true, then isn’t it nothing more than saying that the PD and writer’s vision is wrong?”

“That’s it, we… … .”

“If you’re going to act like an actor, let’s be faithful to the roles we’ve each been given. The roles of the juniors should be ‘members of the special task force’, not ‘envious, jealous actors 1, 2, and 3’, right?”

“… … I’m sorry, senior.”

It was at that moment that the new actors were about to leave with embarrassed faces after hearing the owner’s sharp words.

“Where are you going? I have to finish watching what I was watching.”

“……yes?”

“Wasn’t everyone here to watch actor Kim act? Are you going to go into the scene with senior Jang soon?”

The owner’s few words are not enough to convince the new actors in front of him of their complaints.

In the end, the only thing that can convince an actor is acting.

Besides, the owner was also curious.

This was also because she had never seen a scene where Kim Hyun-soo acted as a god with ‘lines’.

‘What kind of acting will he show?’

Before we knew it, everyone’s eyes were turned to Jang Do-seok and Kim Hyun-soo, who were facing each other at the entrance to the police station set.

The god we are about to enter is the god that the two of us worked together on at the cafe yesterday.

Jang Do-seok spoke to Kim Hyun-soo with his signature sly smile.

“Hey, junior. It feels a lot different than yesterday.”

“Yes, I learned a lot too. Please take good care of me, senior.”

“Yeah, try it out like yesterday.”

Soon, Jang Do-seok and Kim Hyun-soo began acting.

“God, our first encounter in front of the police station— standby— cue!”

With Yoo Jong-seok’s cue sign, Jang Man-ho’s lava-like anger and Lee Ji-woon’s icy murderous intent begin to intertwine in the air.

-Are you going to embroider? Why don’t you do that?

―You? Misuk, Yujeong, Jooah… … You killed them all, right?

-I’m going to stab you to death, Yujeong.

– But actually, there’s no need to make this bet. Even if I did, I already won.

―This…

“okay!”

The new actors in the theater couldn’t take their eyes off the tense atmosphere felt in the two’s acting for a while.

In particular, I am talking about the appearance of Kim Hyun-soo, who is engaging in an acting showdown with Jang Do-seok without giving an inch to him.

One of the new actors opened his mouth to his fellow actors with a blank expression on his face.

“The guy who said something about a parachute earlier… … Who is that? How is that a parachute?”

Meanwhile, the owner also had a blank expression on his face.

‘What, what is that elaborate acting…?’

Not to mention diction and pronunciation.

Not only is the emotional density high, but the nonverbal acting is so natural that even the same actors can’t easily tell.

It’s as if he’s acting as the person himself, Lee Ji-woon.

The owner, who was watching the two of them acting… … no, everyone on set found out.

I couldn’t help but know.

Who is the person who made Jang Do-seok burn like a different person today?

‘You’re saying you can handle a role like that in just a few days…?’

A ‘transfer’ of emotions that draws everyone who sees it in.

A type of actor who is like a ‘predator’ who even devours the emotions of his co-stars.

From the perspective of acting together, the type of actor I most wanted to avoid was Kim Hyun-soo.

‘If I make one mistake, I might be in danger too.’

The atmosphere of the entire filming set began to change, centering around Kim Hyun-soo.

* * *

A strange tension felt among the actors.

Actors on set are colleagues who work together on a project, but at the same time, they are also competitors.

Hyunsoo’s acting reminded other actors of that.

Yoo Jong-seok’s eyes turned to Kim Hyun-soo, the person who created this atmosphere.

‘That guy… … The more I look at him, the more I think he’s something.’

Not only the rookie actors who are still in their infancy, but also the main character of the play, Joo In-ah, feels a different vibe than before.

‘I did notice it when Do-seok hyung started causing trouble, though.’

If Joo In-ah is the type of actor who brings out cooperation and harmony from her fellow actors, Kim Hyun-soo is closer to the opposite.

Kim Hyun-soo’s violent acting not only captivated the writer and director, but also had a charm that aroused a sense of triumph in his fellow actors.

Of course, PD Yoo Jong-seok, the director of the show, cannot help but be very pleased with this atmosphere.

No matter how good the script and directing are, in the end, the highlight of the drama is the actors.

This means that the perfection of each actor’s acting is directly linked to the perfection of the work.

Hyunsoo’s acting turned this place into a battlefield.

‘No matter how rigorously a soldier has trained, he cannot ultimately defeat soldiers who have experienced battle.’

The saying goes that the more intense the field is, the better the products are.

Yoo Jong-seok, who had experienced many different fields, intuitively knew this fact.

‘I have a good feeling.’

Perhaps this work will leave a meaningful trajectory in Yoo Jong-seok’s career.

Strength naturally entered Yoo Jong-seok’s hand as he held the megaphone.

* * *

“How was it?”

The person who approached Hyun-soo, who was checking the script, was Jang Do-seok, who had just been in sync.

“… … I suddenly felt like I was dealing with a different person in one day.”

As expected of a veteran actor, Jang Do-seok’s acting skills were incomparable.

He presented a balanced performance that blended well with Hyun-soo’s violent acting while not being pushed back at all, just one day after reading the script.

The person who felt this change the most was, of course, his counterpart, Hyun-soo.

“That must be true. That was because the tone of the performance just now was tailored to the tone of your junior, not anyone else.”

“ton……?”

“You want me to tell you for free?”

“… … .”

“Ahem, if something comes, something must go, right?”

In fact, Jang Do-seok has been hearing criticism that his acting has become formulaic as he has gotten older.

It was at a time when I was experiencing a burnout that wasn’t a burnout, which led to a mannerism in acting, that I felt something significant after watching Kim Hyun-soo’s acting.

Yesterday and today, Jang Do-seok dug into his script with a happy heart for the first time in a long while.

Just like a long time ago, when I would feel a fever rising all over my body just by holding a script.

“When I watch you act, it seems like you’re the type that gets swept up in instinct without any plan. Am I right?”

Hyun-soo, who heard Jang Do-seok’s words, thought back to himself when he was acting.

‘It’s an instinctive flow.’

In some ways, this may be an accurate expression.

This is because at the moment of acting, he is completely immersed in Jang Gi-chun’s emotions and Lee Ji-woon’s narrative.

“Let me put it simply. A good actor must know how to surrender to the flow rather than being swept away by it.”

“Surrender yourself to the flow…?”

“Yes, a drama is never just a performance by one actor.”

Solo dance.

Being swept away and surrendering.

Jang Do-seok’s advice was not easy for Hyun-soo to understand.

“You don’t have to dig too deep into what I mean. You’ll naturally figure it out as you work with other actors. Besides, actually… … .”

“… … ?”

“The biggest problem right now is not your junior’s.”

“Huh? What is that?”

Before he knew it, Jang Do-seok’s gaze turned toward the parking lot where black vans were lined up.

“I’m worried about the other juniors who will be swept away by the rapids.”

The meaning of Jang Do-seok’s words could be seen in the two-shot with Joo In-ah that followed.

“Cut! Sorry, Mr. Main, but let’s do this one more time.”

“Cut! NG! Something feels strange?”

“Cut!”

“NG!”

“again!”

“again!”

“Again! … … Main actor, are you okay?”

Filming has been stopped.

The cause of the hiatus was none other than the drama’s main character, ‘Joo In-ah’.

Continued in the next episode