The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 26
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Episode 26
‘It was acting with the wrong tension.’
Acting that haphazardly explodes internal emotions without considering the composition and arrangement intended by the director.
Hyunsoo soon realized what state he had been acting in until just now.
Even during the script reading and during the filming just now, it wasn’t me who led the acting.
‘Lee Jun-hyuk.’
His presence is growing uncontrollably in size.
‘I thought it was quiet… … but was there another reason?’
It is clear what triggers Lee Jun-hyeok’s dream to appear at the forefront of ‘consciousness’.
‘Lee Seo.’
Lee Jun-hyeok’s emotions that could not reach Ha-young are exploding through a substitute called Jeon Yi-seo.
To be more precise, I recognize the character ‘Yuseol’ that she plays as Hayoung.
The fact that dream characters reveal their presence in the script has already been confirmed through ‘Near Darkness’.
But the current situation is different from Jang Gi-chun’s time.
Jang Gi-chun’s feelings were originally something close to being ‘colorless and odorless’.
It is a heterogeneous silence.
Since the amplitude of emotions itself is not that great, it is not difficult to control them.
But Lee Jun-hyuk’s feelings are the exact opposite.
‘It’s so vivid… … so intense.’
‘Light’ cannot be felt just by touching it.
It feels like you’re reciting lines blinded by emotions that aren’t your own, without even realizing that you’re possessed by another being.
What will happen if this phenomenon continues to repeat itself?
To Lee Jun-hyeok, the main character of the dream.
Actor Kim Hyun-soo.
No… …everything about “Torso on the Blue”.
‘It might get locked.’
“Actor Kim, why are you making such a serious face?”
Hyunsoo, who was pulled out of his thoughts by Maeng Jongho’s voice, answered.
“… … I was thinking about the problems with my acting.”
“Problem?”
Jong-ho, who heard Hyun-soo’s words, was lost in thought for a moment.
“Hmm… … If you really want to call it a problem, then yes, it is, but from my perspective as a director, it is a bit of an ambiguous issue.”
“… … ?”
“It’s true that, as actor Kim said, the scene from earlier deviated somewhat from the point I intended. But.”
Jong-ho, who was continuing his story, played the footage he had just taken.
“I said okay right away, didn’t I? This isn’t so bad as it is.”
“… … .”
“I know what actor Kim is thinking, but that’s my job as the director to worry about. It’s not actor Kim’s job to worry about.”
“… … .”
“I’ll make the decision, so actor Kim, just act like you are doing now. The director wants you to use him like that.”
Despite Maeng Jong-ho’s words, Hyun-soo’s expression did not soften easily.
“But then, Mr. Lee Seo… … .”
“Do you know what the first thought that came to my mind when I first saw your acting at the cafe… … those ‘eyes’?”
“… … ?”
“Ah, if I were to stick something next to this thing, it wouldn’t be possible to fit just any object.”
“… … .”
“Even so, he is a senior in the industry and a veteran who has been through many hardships that ordinary people can’t even imagine.”
“……okay.”
“Yes. I’m not an actor who is so easygoing that you and I need to worry about him. So don’t worry and just act like actor Kim.”
Maeng Jong-ho hit Hyun-soo on the back and went to adjust the main camera.
Hyunsoo felt a chill no less than Jang Do-seok’s pot lid smash, and he sat there lost in thought for a while.
* * *
After finishing filming and heading home, Lee Seo was lost in thought the whole time.
‘What does the director want from me?’
I also heard the conversation between the director and Hyunsu earlier.
Although she didn’t show it on set, she’s also an actress.
It is natural for an actor to want to respond to the work that chose him with good acting.
‘I’m not an easy actor… … But, can I really call myself an actor these days?’
No one knows better than himself how hard he has worked to become an actor.
However, Lee Seo realized at a younger age than others that things in this world cannot be achieved through ‘hard work’ alone.
‘It was real.’
Lee Seo recalled the ‘thrill’ she felt while watching Hyun Soo’s acting during filming.
It’s not just that I was moved by Hyun-soo’s emotional line.
What Lee Seo felt at that moment was a more primitive and pure emotion.
It’s just a pure desire to act.
‘Ah, I also want to act like this person in front of me.’
I came home and turned on the TV.
On my favorite K-POP channel, the performances of today’s generation of idols are being broadcast.
Maeng Jong-ho told me that he has a charm that captures the camera even when he is still… … .
‘That’s not acting, it’s just technique.’
That’s what Maeng Jong-ho saw in himself.
It’s a technique I honed during my days as an idol to keep the camera on me a little longer than the other members.
In order to stand out a little more in the public eye, they capture the moving camera for a few more seconds with just their eyes, gaze, nods, and small body movements.
This is something that anyone who has been through the trainee period can do… … .
‘Miscellaneous skills.’
That’s not what actress Jeon Yi-seo wants to do.
I want to become an actor who can control his co-stars and even the entire scene with his acting, just like Hyunsoo did.
What should I do to achieve that?
No matter how much I thought about it, there was no other way.
There is only practice.
Lee turned off the TV, sat on the living room sofa, and opened the script.
* * *
The moment Lee Seo opened the script.
Hyunsoo, who was back home and looking over the next shooting script, received a phone call.
-If you don’t have any filming tomorrow, why don’t you come out for a bit? I’ll buy Baeksu Senior a drink.
It was a call from Jang Do-seok.
“Senior, aren’t you going to start filming soon?”
Laughter erupted from the other end of the phone.
―Haha, it looks like our junior still doesn’t know much. Originally, all actors were potential semi-retired people.
“I heard you’re moving in next week.”
―So, I’m unemployed until today. I suddenly have a local shoot coming up next week, so I won’t be in Seoul for a while. I was thinking of going down there to see you before then.
Hyunsoo, who had been thinking for a moment, nodded.
“Actually, I was thinking about contacting you anyway.”
-Actor Kim contacted you first? Hmm, I don’t need to ask why.
“… … ?”
-Is it because of the acting?
* * *
A cozy tavern located in Chungmuro, Seoul.
This place, where each seat has a temporary partition, is famous among moviegoers.
Ina and Hyeonsu had a meeting here for the first time in a long time due to a sudden phone call from Jang Do-seok.
“Anyway, you know! I’m not some top star, but everyone kept begging me to appear on the show. I was so busy choosing the scripts that I lost my mind.”
“In short, you called us here at this hour to brag, Senior Jang?”
Jang Do-seok, who was very drunk, nodded at the words of the owner who looked obviously tired.
“Haha, I’ve already bragged about it to my peers. Why should I brag to you two? I’m just thankful, I’m thankful!”
“You can stop thanking me now. Can I go in now? I have an important meeting tomorrow… … .”
Do-seok shook his head at the owner’s words.
“Not yet. Let me tell you one more story.”
“Do you have anything else to brag about?”
“Not my story. It’s about junior Kim.”
It was at that moment that curiosity appeared on the owner’s face, which was clearly showing signs of fatigue.
“Are you talking about Hyunsoo?”
“Yeah, Junior Kim said that earlier. He said he had something to say.”
“… … And yet, you’ve only talked about yourself in front of your juniors until now? You too, senior.”
“Eight, what’s wrong with trying to be the main character at a drinking party? Just listen from now on!”
Hyunsoo told the two people who were looking at him about what happened during filming today.
The owner nodded after hearing Hyun-soo’s story.
“Certainly… … If you first encounter Hyun-soo acting, you can’t help but feel flustered.”
Jang Do-seok added with a face that seemed to clearly see the situation at the time.
“He’s not even an orthodox person, and he used to be an idol. How could he be so embarrassed?”
Joo In-ah and Jang Do-seok recalled the first time they saw Hyun-soo’s acting.
An overwhelming emotional line that makes it hard to believe it’s anonymous.
Just acting in front of them made me feel like my emotions were being transferred.
If two veteran actors are like this, how much worse must Jeon Yi-seo, who can be considered a rookie actress, be?
Hyunsoo also felt this while acting.
Even during filming, the emotions of the other actor are swayed in real time by one’s own acting.
‘Of course that would have led to concerns about the work.’
Do-seok, who had gathered his thoughts, continued speaking to Hyun-soo.
“Anyway, to sum it up, you’re saying that the problem is that our junior Kim’s acting is too much?”
“Rather than acting, it feels more like the character’s emotions aren’t being properly controlled.”
Jang Do-seok, who had been thinking about something quietly after hearing Hyun-soo’s words, soon opened his mouth.
“But that… wasn’t it the same during the dark times?”
Hyunsoo nodded after thinking deeply after hearing Jang Do-seok’s words.
I was able to know this clearly while acting with Jeon I-seo this time.
In the case of ‘Your Darkness’, it wasn’t revealed because the opponents were Joo In-ah and Jang Do-seok.
He himself was not yet able to properly control his emotions in dreams.
“I’ve said this before, right? Actor Kim is the type to go with the flow.”
“He also said that we should learn to surrender rather than be swept away.”
“You remember well. Then that’s fine.”
“Is it… the end?”
“That’s the end, then. What more do you need to say?”
Ina, who had been listening quietly from the side, opened her mouth.
“Actually, what Hyunsoo is worried about right now. Do you know that it’s a very serious worry for an actor?”
“Full, worried?”
“Getting immersed in the moment and expressing emotions like Hyunsoo. That’s not something anyone can do. Don’t you know… what an incredible talent that is?”
Jang Do-seok nodded his head next to him and said, “Yeah, yeah.”
“So, as an actor, this must be killing me. I saw this nonsense right in front of my eyes. Are you able to sleep properly now?”
“… … ?”
“Don’t you understand what I’m saying? I’m saying that the one who should be worrying about acting right now is not Hyun-soo, but Jeon I-seo.”
In short, if you compare Hyun-soo to a boxer who has entered the ring, he is worried that his opponent will get hurt by his punches.
It was at that time that Jang Do-seok’s atmosphere changed completely.
“Hyunsoo, it seems to me that you have forgotten what is most important.”
Are you forgetting the most important thing?
“What is that…?”
“joy.”
“… … ?”
“The most important thing when acting is to have fun, no matter what anyone says.”
‘Play’ is a medium that was originally created to make people happy and entertained.
Therefore, the ‘actor’ who is the medium that conveys it is also…
“You must not forget the essence. Acting is fundamentally something that must be enjoyable.”
The inherent joy of acting.
It was none other than Hyun-soo himself who had forgotten the most important ‘essence’ of acting, fearing that his consciousness would be consumed by the master of his dreams.
Lee Jun-hyeok was walking into the deep sea where he was trapped… … into the devil’s mind.
“As the director said, the primary concern about the work is that gentleman’s. Hyunsoo, you are an actor. And an actor is someone who ‘acts.’ So for now, don’t think about anything… … .”
Enjoy your acting.
“You know what I mean?”
Hyunsoo finds himself blankly staring at the answer, which is clearer than expected.
Do-seok and In-a clinked their glasses on Hyun-soo’s glass.
Continued in the next episode 
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