The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 43



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Episode 43

There are two kinds of talent in the world.

Innate talent given from birth.

It is an acquired talent that is obtained through hard work and training.

Hyunsoo has always thought that only those with innate talent are worthy of being called geniuses.

That wasn’t it.

In the dream, Hyun-soo was a person who had acquired talent through acquired effort.

No, can this simply be expressed in the word effort?

A dark room.

Jjanggeojeong, jjing―!

The sound of a musical instrument’s strings snapping nervously.

Knock, knock, knock.

Drops of blood dripping from his fingertips strike the wooden body of the guitar in a steady rhythm.

Hyunsoo, who had been holding back the pain with his eyes closed, soon begins to play the chords again to the beat created by the blood drops.

Even my pain is music.

That is why I am qualified to surpass your ‘innate arrogance’.

So I will… … seize all the light in the world.

It is my own light that no one dares to invade.

* * *

Sangam TVM entertainment studio, waiting room for filming “Broadcast Relay”.

Hyunsoo, who was about to be interviewed, waited silently with his eyes closed.

For some reason he looks a little stiff.

It’s not because I was nervous about my first interview in a long time.

Quite the contrary.

‘I want to hurry up and get in front of the camera.’

It was to calm my excited mind due to the emotions of the dream.

‘This is dangerous.’

From the moment he arrived at the broadcasting station, the new dream being started to stir inside Hyun-soo as if it was about to jump onto the stage at any moment.

Hyunsoo is still unable to completely control his dreams.

If you’re not careful, you could end up ruining the interview because of an internal entity.

‘Let’s focus.’

As we focus on Hyun-soo’s ego through ‘natural tax’ and ‘meditation’, the emotions and momentum of the ‘musician’ begin to subside.

‘The natural tax I learned from senior Bae Geum-sik… … is definitely helpful.’

The only problem was that there was not enough time at the moment.

“Actor Kim Hyun-soo! Please stand by!”

Hyunsoo opened his eyes to the staff’s voice and looked in the mirror to calm his mind again.

As Hyunsoo entered the interview studio, the PD in charge of broadcasting looked at him with shining eyes.

‘Actor Kim Hyun-soo… … I still believe in you today! Let’s just have fun and blow one up!’

He remembers having a lot of fun with Kim Hyun-soo’s witty remarks during a previous interview with Neuram.

The Kim Hyun-soo he remembers was an actor who knew how to give answers that made viewers listen.

“Actor Kim Hyun-soo. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you. I hope you enjoy today’s interview.”

“Yes, please take care of me too.”

In response to the broadcast MC’s greeting, Hyunsoo greeted him and sat down.

At the same time, the eyes of all the staff in the studio, the camera lenses, and the lights all turn towards Hyun-soo.

‘……uh?’

Thump, thump, thump.

It was from that moment that my heart started pounding.

Conditioned physical responses to dream emotions.

‘The aftereffects come this quickly?’

The inner peace began to break down at a rapid pace that made it seem as if the meditation I had just done with my eyes closed was in vain.

As the cameras and lights illuminated Hyun-soo, the ‘musician’ started to run wild once again.

【This is… …my own stage, not anyone else’s】

Just knowing that the ‘audience’ beyond that camera is watching me makes my heart start pounding like crazy.

but.

‘I don’t know who you are, but I haven’t been playing around all this time.’

Hyunsoo began to use the mind control he had acquired over time to silence the presence of the uninvited guest.

Hyun-soo begins to suppress ‘Musician’ through the emotions of Jang Ki-chun and Lee Jun-hyeok, who are now able to control them to some extent.

‘There’s not enough time yet. Just a little more, just a little more… … .’

“Okay, then let’s put the camera on standby and start recording, okay? What’s that?”

It was at that moment that something caught the PD’s eye as he was about to start full-scale recording.

“Hey, why isn’t there anything on the prompter? Who’s in charge of the script?”

“Weren’t you the youngest?”

The face of the youngest writer standing in the corner becomes thoughtful at someone’s muttering.

Of course, it goes without saying that the PD is not in a position to directly say anything to the youngest writer.

“… … Writer Kim, didn’t you even check the prompter? Why would you forget something so basic right before recording? It’s embarrassing. Instead of leaving it to the youngest, take care of it yourself.”

“… … .”

The main writer, whose face is red and blue, looks down at the youngest writer with a sharp gaze.

“You, how many times has this been a mistake?”

The studio is starting to get busy with procuring scripts to put on the prompter as the main writer’s grinding begins in earnest.

Soon after, the PD, the writer, and the youngest writer who had the accident approached with an embarrassed look on their faces.

“I’m sorry, actor Kim Hyun-soo. We’re worried that our mistake may have caused any disruption to your schedule… … .”

“Yes, I have another schedule, but I still have some time.”

“I see. But, uh.”

“… … ?”

“I’m really sorry, but it seems like the prompter is broken, so I can’t start the script right now… … .”

As the PD continued to speak, the youngest writer’s head lowered even further.

Hyunsoo continued speaking while looking at the sight.

“I’m fine.”

“yes?”

“You can go without a script. Let’s start the interview right away.”

“Ha, but this is your first solo interview… … .”

When the PD and writer made troubled faces, Hyunsoo continued speaking with a relaxed smile.

“Rather, I got tired of just reading lines every day, so wouldn’t it be better to go with a natural interview feel?”

With those words, Hyun-soo nods at the youngest writer who made a mistake.

“Thanks to you, I feel a little more stable.”

“yes yes?”

“It was my first interview alone, so I was really nervous that I might make a mistake, but thanks to the writer’s mistake, I was able to relax a lot.”

“But I made a ridiculous mistake… … .”

“Mistakes, isn’t that a privilege that the youngest can make?”

A small smile appeared on the youngest writer’s lips at Hyunsoo’s playful consolation.

“Oh, thank you… … .”

“Okay, shall we start right away?”

As Hyunsoo gently lightened the mood, the PD and writer turned around with slightly relaxed faces.

“Suzy, you, thanks to Actor Kim, you thought this time it would just pass!”

The youngest writer repeatedly bows his head toward Hyun-soo even while returning to his original place.

‘Thank you, actor Kim Hyun-soo… …!’

Looking at that sight, Hyunsoo let out a sigh of relief(?) inside.

‘Wow, thanks to you I really survived.’

If it weren’t for that youngest writer’s mistake, I would have had to go into the interview without being able to properly deal with the aftereffects of my dream.

His pounding heartbeat subsided and Hyunsoo returned to the interview as if nothing had happened.

Fortunately, thanks to the youngest writer’s efforts(?), my dreams didn’t run wild again during the interview.

Instead, Hyun-soo’s mood was different than usual, perhaps because his dream temperament still remained.

The one who felt it the most was MC So Yoon-hyun, who was directly facing it.

‘Is this person really a first-year actor?’

So Yoon-hyun remembers when Hyun-soo visited the studio just a few months ago.

At that time, whenever questions were asked, he looked like a rookie with a nervous look on his face, but now he was showing that he was not at all pushed back on his own comments.

‘It’s like he’s a veteran actor who’s done dozens of interviews.’

Whether So Yoon-hyun was surprised or not, Hyun-soo continued the interview by leading the mood gently throughout.

They burst into laughter as they talked about recent events and funny episodes.

He continued to talk about serious topics such as his determination as an actor in the future.

Finally, with a congratulatory message for the ‘TVM DRAMA AWARD’, the main reason we came here today.

“Thank you for inviting me to this interview. I will meet you all at the TVM Drama Awards on December 31st at 8PM.”

The PD and MC’s sinister gazes intersect… … .

“Yes, I too am looking forward to seeing actor Kim Hyun-soo’s wonderful appearance at the TVM Drama Awards, and I have one last mischievous question for you.”

“Yes, what is your question?”

The question of the problem continued.

“There are many predictions that actor Kim Hyun-soo will win the Best New Actor award at this year’s TVM DRAMA AWARD.”

“… … .”

“By the way, what do you think about this?”

It was then that the smile disappeared from Hyunsoo’s face as he looked at the MC’s mischievous smile.

Heart pounding.

【Who is worthy of holding the golden trophy placed above】

Heart pounding.

【only.】

Heart pounding.

【It’s only mine.】

Heart pounding.

“Actor Kim Hyun-soo? Haha, I guess that’s a difficult question to answer… … .”

“first of all.”

“… … ?”

Hyunsoo’s arrogant eyes are now turned towards the camera lens.

No, it is directed towards the ‘audience’ beyond that.

“Let me tell you my honest opinion.”

And, Hyun-soo’s comment that followed was enough to leave everyone in shock and astonishment.

“I think I deserve that award.”

A silence fell over the entire scene.

The PD, who had been smiling playfully, is now looking at the monitor, or rather, at Kim Hyun-soo, with a blank expression.

“No… … I didn’t expect a bomb this big.”

The next day, the entire Republic of Korea was thrown into chaos by Kim Hyun-soo’s bombshell statement.

* * *

The last Monday of December.

Seo Su-young, who would normally feel heavy all over due to Monday blues, was humming a tune as she headed out to work.

The reason why swimming helped me overcome Monday blues is simple.

Today is none other than… … .

‘The day Hyunsoo oppa’s pre-awards interview airs!’

Spend the day with anticipation.

As soon as I got off work, I took a shower and waited for the broadcast to begin with a devout heart.

At this moment, I am not Seo Su-young, an office worker.

The cafe owner of the fan cafe ‘When I’m dyed in my Hyunsoo’ is ‘Easy to be scared’.

―The last week of December, TVM broadcast relay, starting now!

“Let’s get started!”

Suyeong took out a can of beer that had been stored in the kimchi refrigerator in advance, and sat down in front of the monitor to find the optimal temperature using a traditional low-temperature maturation method.

The reason for watching live Internet broadcasts instead of TV is simple.

This is because, as the head of the fan cafe, he has a duty to monitor real-time reactions to Jiwoon’s interview.

Suyeong, who had once again realized her calling, opened the can of beer with a determined heart.

Click!

Gulp gulp gulp gulp―!

Wow!

Seo Su-young’s sparkling eyes, having downed a shot of beer, turned to the monitor.

“How long has it been since I erased my senior?”

This is my first mass media activity in about half a year since the end of Darkness.

Starting with this.

‘If I release a movie next year and participate in another production, the fan cafe’s popularity will rise even more, right?’

At that time, I will confidently visit the filming location of my senior, Ji-woon, with a coffee truck.

How long has it been since I watched the broadcast while dreaming of a happy future(?) with my erased senior?

―Well, this Friday night is the night of the long-awaited TVM Drama Awards, right? As a special feature, we invited actors who were very active in TVM dramas this year to have a short but honest conversation. So, let’s watch!

“Come on, give me the senior I erased… …!”

Soon, famous actors known to everyone in Korea continued the TVM Drama Awards celebration with short interviews.

One, two, three.

Four, five.

Six, seven, eight… … Huh?

“When is our Jiwoon senior coming out?”

One strange thing is that even though interviews with famous actors who starred in TVM dramas this year have already passed, it hasn’t been Hyun-soo’s turn yet.

“That’s strange. I clearly said I was going to come out here today.”

– Now, the last actor to give us congratulations today is none other than actor Kim Hyun-soo! Watch the interview video!

“I came out, huh… …? This is the last one?”

There’s something strange about this.

Our Hyunsoo oppa is a great actor, but realistically speaking, he wasn’t at the level to beat out other great actors and decorate the end of the interview.

‘I feel uneasy.’

Seo Soo-young sensed something ominous, but soon, as the senior she had erased appeared on the screen, she began to focus on his voice.

“Oh, it seems like the atmosphere has changed again?”

Hyunsoo’s mood as he answered the MC’s questions gently was definitely more relaxed than before.

“What’s with those deadly eyes? Okay, I’ll make this scene into a meme and then… … .”

There is an aura of confidence that I can’t help but feel.

Suyeong kept pressing the capture button repeatedly so as not to miss even a single bit of that aura.

It was at that time that I was frantically capturing interview scenes and checking the comments.

– Actor Kim Hyun-soo is predicted to win the Rookie of the Year award this year. What do you think about that?

“This year’s Rookie of the Year award? Why are you asking about something so obvious? Of course, it’s Jiwoon’s senior… …!”

-of course.

“… … ?”

-I think I am more than deserving of that award.

“……uh?”

It was at that moment that Seo Su-young’s hand, which had been pressing the capture button absentmindedly, stopped.

“Did I just hear that wrong?”

Next, the MC’s embarrassed look is shown on the screen.

Judging by the atmosphere, I didn’t mishear.

“Oh, oppa, this doesn’t seem right… … .”

Kim Hyun-soo’s attitude on screen is confident, and he doesn’t seem to have any doubts about what he says.

I like the bold and energetic look. It’s good, but… … .

“But this is… … !”

Seo Soo-young’s urgent gaze turned to the real-time chat window.

-Huh? That seems like a bit of a cross-line remark.

Starting with a single message from someone, the chat window became a total mess five minutes before it was time to go to sleep.

Even to himself, his remarks just now were a bit off.

No, but… … .

“Even a secretly unlucky appearance is cool… … .”

Regardless of Seo Su-young’s personal taste, the ‘numbers’ that appear on the top left of the monitor begin to fall one by one.

The number was none other than the number of members who had joined the ‘Naehyeonsu’ fan cafe.

Continued in the next episode