The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 50



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Episode 50

Im Jin-han is now making a big misunderstanding.

It may look good, but he is just ‘imitating’ the musician in his dreams.

Anyway, first of all, it was necessary to correct the unnecessary misunderstanding.

Now, perhaps because he was somewhat used to this situation, a witty answer immediately came out of Hyun-soo’s mouth.

“This is not a bluff.”

“huh?”

“It’s not a bluff.”

“… … ?”

“It’s acting.”

“performance?”

Im Jin-han made a bewildered expression upon hearing Hyun-soo’s answer.

“Acting? That amazing pose is acting?”

Hyunsoo nodded with a natural, innocent expression and continued speaking.

“Analyzing and imitating the character’s posture is also a very important element in acting.”

I’m not making this up.

In fact, this was also a teaching I received from Bae Geum-sik some time ago.

Also, since I decided to take on the role of a guitar player, I have been in the process of making the character three-dimensional by referencing videos of band performances and related materials.

“Really? Then you just… … .”

“… … ?”

“You just like the guitar?”

“yes?”

“You can’t have that kind of look in your eyes unless you truly love the guitar.”

“… … .”

‘Phew, fortunately, he seems to be a simpler person than I thought.’

I don’t know what the look in his eyes was, but somehow he seems to have gotten through the crisis safely.

While Hyun-soo sighed in relief, Im Jin-han continued speaking.

“Let’s see. Well, you must have eaten, so should we start? Since you said it’s a drama with a band… … Yeah, this one sounds good.”

Peeking!

Lim Jin-han, who had connected his practice electric guitar to an amplifier, immediately handed it over to Hyun-soo.

“First, just stroke however your heart desires.”

Stroke?

“Pull it with all your might.”

Before he could even answer, Hyunsoo’s body reacted and he plucked the strings of his electric guitar.

Since it was my first time playing the guitar, I was a bit timid with my gestures.

Self-defense – Pyeong!

A loud noise bursting out of the amplifier.

Im Jin-han, who heard the noise, muttered while stroking his bushy beard.

“Hmm, it really seems like this is your first time holding a guitar. Huh, is that really acting? It’s obvious just by looking at it that it’s natural… .”

Oh, you haven’t cleared up your doubts yet?

‘The term ‘simple person’ is canceled.’

But a musician is a musician, and he could tell that Hyun-soo’s words were not a lie just by hearing the first note.

Im Jin-han, who had a slightly confused expression on his face for a moment, soon nodded and continued talking, having been muttering something to himself.

“I have a rough idea of ​​what to do first. By any chance, did you bring the script for the piece you’re about to appear in?”

“Yes, I have.”

“Can I take a look?”

Im Jin-han, who was speaking like that, had a rather serious expression on his face, unlike before when he was always playful.

“Okay, I’ll read the script for a bit, and you go get to know this guy a bit.”

“If you were my friend, who would you be…?”

“Who are you?”

As he spoke, Im Jin-han pointed with his chin at none other than the item that Hyun-soo was carrying.

“Other.”

It was the beginning of full-fledged guitar training.

* * *

If I had to sum up my impressions of the first day of the long-awaited guitar training in one word, it would be like this.

‘Ramen… … It was really delicious.’

Im Jin-han told Hyun-soo to become familiar with the guitar alone, and then he lay down in a corner and read the script the whole time.

And then he really didn’t teach me anything.

He left Hyun-soo and the guitar alone and fell asleep, snoring occasionally.

Drumroll- bang!

‘Ah, I’m starting to feel sleepy now that I’m seeing letters for the first time in a while.’

As I just said, I slept very well.

‘Huh? What have you been doing instead of going home? I clearly told you to go in earlier… … Oh, was it a dream? I’m sorry. Let’s stop here for today.’

What have you been doing so far?

I quietly pushed back the words I couldn’t bring myself to say.

Thanks to his deep sleep, Hyun-soo could sit still with his guitar for almost half the day.

I didn’t even dare to pluck the guitar strings for fear of waking up the teacher from his deep sleep.

But, perhaps it was fortunate that just touching and examining the guitar was fun, perhaps thanks to the presence of the musician.

I played with the guitar like that, and even fell asleep while holding it.

Inside the quiet studio.

Maybe it was my mood, but holding the instrument in my hand made the musician’s presence feel quieter than usual.

Oh, by the way, I also received a gift.

‘What are you doing? I should take the guitar. It seems to me that we still have a long way to go before we can become close.’

“They said he was a strange person… … He really is a weirdo.”

Im Jin-han is probably the most unique person Hyun-soo has ever seen.

So Hyun-soo returned home with his electric guitar unplugged.

“Get familiar with the guitar that doesn’t make any sound. This isn’t some kind of martial arts novel.”

Hyunsoo, who had a look of disbelief for a moment, soon shook his head as he thought of Woo Jiyoon’s face.

“There’s no way the CEO would send me to a strange place. I think there must be some kind of meaning to it.”

Hyunsoo was sitting in his room holding a guitar with no wires connected to it.

Then, my eyes met with my reflection in the full-length mirror.

‘How can the eyes of someone who just picked up a guitar for the first time sparkle so brightly?’

“… … .”

‘That wasn’t acting.’

The way he held the guitar and the shining eyes were not what Hyunsoo had intended.

‘I see.’

The image of oneself in the mirror resembles that of a ‘musician’.

Suddenly, I remember something that happened on the set of “Torso on the Blue.”

‘I heard this is your first time filming underwater? But why are you so calm in the water? Did you learn how to swim before?’

At the time, I was so immersed in filming that I didn’t realize it, but Hyun-soo was definitely there at that time.

‘I felt calm in the water.’

But it was literally just a feeling.

Filming was done under the guidance of an underwater agent, fully equipped with safety equipment, and never did Hyun-soo cut through the water like former SSU NCO Lee Jun-hyeok.

‘It feels similar to that time.’

It’s not like I suddenly became able to play the guitar freely like a ‘musician’.

It’s a feeling that’s hard to describe in words, but the feeling I have when I hold the guitar right now is probably…

‘Familiarity?’

Or it was closer to joy.

And this joy.

‘It must have come from a musician.’

Hyunsoo, who had been looking down at the guitar he was holding for a while, plucked the strings as if he was possessed by something.

On a guitar without any strings connected, all that could be heard was a dull metallic thud.

“This dream is just elusive.”

Without knowing the true nature of the musician, it is difficult to get a sense of what the ‘being’ running around inside him wants.

In my dream that night.

There was no sound from the musician’s guitar.

A silent stage, piercing screams, and darkness.

There were only two scenes repeated endlessly.

* * *

The next day, Hyunsoo came back to the studio early in the morning.

The atmosphere at the entrance to the studio was completely different from yesterday.

The shabby appearance has not changed.

From the entrance leading to the basement, a flashy guitar sound accompanied by dull drum beats can be heard.

‘Is it starting today… …!’

Hyunsoo opened the door to the studio and went in, feeling his heart pounding.

As I entered, I saw Im Jin-han in the middle of the studio, playing the guitar with his eyes closed to a 4-beat drum loop.

He was so focused that he didn’t even notice that Hyun-soo had come in, and continued playing his splendid and elaborate piece.

And the same was true for Hyunsoo.

Even as Hyunsoo, who doesn’t know much about rock music, I could tell just how high a level of performance Im Jinhan was giving.

After Im Jin-han’s solo performance ended, Hyun-soo applauded in admiration without realizing it.

‘You seem like a completely different person than yesterday.’

“How about killing it?”

Hyunsoo nodded reflexively.

“It felt like the hairs on my head stood on end from head to toe.”

Im Jin-han nodded with a satisfied face at Hyun-soo’s pure exclamation.

“Okay. Fortunately, you have ears to hear. But… … .”

“… … ?”

It was at that moment that Im Jin-han tilted his head from nodding to the side.

“But why did you come today?”

“Huh? Well… … .”

Did you come to learn guitar?

“It’s Saturday today, right? Even though it may seem like I have a very free-spirited lifestyle, I’m actually someone who maintains a good work-life balance. I should be able to rest a bit on holidays, right?”

… … That doesn’t sound like something someone would say when they were playing their devilish guitar in the studio early on a Saturday morning.

“It seems like you’ve been up all night here talking about work-life balance.”

Im Jin-han, who was standing there holding the guitar, was dressed the same as yesterday.

“Oh, that’s why.”

“… … ?”

“The script was good. It’s the first time in a while that I’ve seen a piece that reminds me of indie rock bands from the late 90s, so I got excited without realizing it.”

As he spoke, Im Jin-han was holding the first draft of the script for “Nineties Dive” in his hands.

“This guy, the author is a pervert. Is that right?”

“Yes? I haven’t met the author yet, so I don’t know… … .”

“You’re a pervert. You’re a pervert. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to get me this worked up over music talk.”

As Im Jin-han spoke like that, his eyes turned red.

“Now that I think about it, your eyes seem a little swollen.”

“This, this is what happened when I ate a bowl of ramen in the middle of the night and took a nap! Anyway, this is perfect timing. You have a lot of time on your hands right now, right? Well, that’s why you came all the way here on a Saturday morning.”

“… … It’s not like I have a lot of time to spare, but why are you suddenly asking that?”

“Here, this.”

“… … ?”

What Im Jin-han handed to Hyeon-su were two tickets.

[DRUG KITCHEN LIVE CLUB DAY ― Invitation]

“Live club… … invitation?”

“Who gave it to you? As you can see, I’m a bit busy right now. So you should go instead of me.”

“Yes? Me?”

“Then who else is here besides you?”

Hyunsoo was momentarily taken aback by the sudden invitation, but soon his eyes lit up.

‘A ticket to a band’s live performance. I see. Maybe going here is… … .’

“Do you think it might help your acting a lot?”

Are you a ghost?

As expected from Woo Ji-yoon’s acquaintance(?), Im Jin-han was a master of mind reading just as well as she was.

When Hyunsoo flinched with an expression asking how he knew, Im Jinhan snorted and continued speaking.

“Heh, that’s what all actors think. You seem to be mistaken. I didn’t give you that precious ticket to help you with your acting.”

“then…….”

“I told you earlier, right? It’s a holiday. Work-life balance!”

“… … ?”

“Don’t you know what I’m saying? Just go and have fun, acting and running around!”

There was no sign of full-scale guitar training starting.

Continued in the next episode