The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 52



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Episode 52

A four-note chord progression soon appears in Hyunsoo’s head.

‘This is… …a musician’s memory?’

Although Hyunsoo had absolutely no knowledge of chords, surprisingly, it felt like he could play those four chords right now.

‘So, was the person playing the guitar in that state of ecstasy just now a musician?’

I don’t remember taking out the guitar or pulling the strings.

Hyunsoo soon realized what had happened to him.

‘It was only for a moment… … but the initiative was taken away.’

What should we call this phenomenon?

My body was taken over by the ‘dead one’ in my dream… … Possession? Reception?

Whatever you call it, it was clear that this was a very dangerous phenomenon for Hyun-soo.

Up until now, even if the existence in the dream popped out from the subconscious, Hyun-soo’s consciousness was able to suppress it to some extent.

But just now, the musician’s presence took over my consciousness, even if only for a moment.

Yes, that’s right.

The stage was the most powerful trigger that made a musician’s presence run wild.

“Brother… …Are you okay?”

Looking at Hyun-soo whose face had turned pale, Go-geon asked with a worried expression.

“Yeah, it’s fine. As for playing the guitar… I just watched and imitated it.”

Go Geon tilts his head with a look of disbelief at Hyun Soo’s poor excuse.

“Huh? For something like that, your hand movements weren’t ordinary… … .”

It was at that moment that Gogun was about to continue speaking.

Suddenly, cheers began to erupt from the front of the stage.

Wow!

– So, this is today’s main lineup you’ve been waiting for?

WHEEK―!

Gyaaak!

The atmosphere of the live club has changed significantly.

The once sparse and empty interior of the club is now as bustling as any other concert hall.

“Even while I was watching the performance, audience members kept coming in. I guess it was because of that band.”

-Hello, this is the band Gold Marie. It’s been a while since I’ve visited the main office, so it feels like I’m back home.

“Gold Marie? Is that a famous band?”

“Oh, this isn’t my major either… … I think I’ve heard the name somewhere.”

It was then that Gogun took his phone out of his pocket to search.

“The regular lineup for Saturday’s Live Club Day is comprised of the most talented bands in the indie scene. GOLDMARI is the main act among them, so there’s no doubt about their talent and musicality.”

“… … ?”

“The band was formed around the genius singer-songwriter Marie, and they are a monster newcomer to the indie scene who have already appeared on TV shows several times. They are no longer at the level of coming to small underground concert halls like this, but thankfully, they haven’t forgotten their old friendship and still visited.”

A woman with long silver hair suddenly approaches and begins to explain.

The tough outfit of a blue jacket and black jeans is adorned with accessories that are obviously not ordinary at first glance.

She looked at Hyun-soo with firm and strong eyes and asked to shake his hand.

“I’m Joanna, who runs this place called ‘DRUG KITCHEN.’ By the way, this is my real name, not a foreign name. Do you do music? Oh, by any chance, auditions?”

“So I… … .”

“Haha, I thought you were explaining things so smoothly, and you’re the boss here! Hello, my name is Gogun! My older brother has a cold right now.”

Go Geon receives Joanna’s greeting on behalf of the flustered Hyun-soo.

Joanna, who smiled meaningfully as she greeted Gogun, continued speaking to Hyunsoo.

“This is a performance that everyone has prepared hard for, so please enjoy it. Then, I’ll see you again soon.”

Gogun tilted his head and said to Joanna, who had turned around after greeting him.

“See you again soon? You don’t think I’m here for a real audition, do you?”

* * *

Perhaps because it had already passed by once, the musician’s existence no longer floated above consciousness.

Thanks to that, Hyunsoo was finally able to fully enjoy the band’s performance.

‘Go and have fun!’

When I first heard that from Im Jin-han, I thought that I would never be able to dance while listening to rock music that I wasn’t very familiar with.

I feel sorry for the other bands, but as Joanna said, Goldmary’s performance was on a completely different level from the previous performances.

The completeness and uniqueness of the song are secondary issues.

Hyunsoo’s gaze turned to vocalist Mari, who was displaying overwhelming charisma at the center of the stage.

‘That person is probably the only one who can show that kind of stage with that song.’

A thrill as if one were witnessing a genius performance right before one’s eyes.

Hyunsoo surrendered himself to the band’s harmony with pure admiration.

Before I knew it, I had joined the audience and started jumping around excitedly.

Gold Marie was a band with a devilish charm that made the audience jump for joy.

Next to him, Go Geon-do grabbed Hyun-soo’s hand and jumped around excitedly.

It seems like Go Gun-do is truly enjoying Gold Marie’s performance just as much as Hyun-soo…

“Brother! Don’t you think that band’s vocalist is really pretty?!”

Hyunsoo let go of Gogun’s hand.

As he enjoyed Gold Marie’s performance for about twenty minutes, Hyunsoo’s whole body was soon drenched in sweat.

‘It’s such a small space.’

The rapport between the band and the audience.

The energy and heat bursting out between them.

As I was standing in the middle of the scene, taking it all in, I felt as if something was filling me up from head to toe.

A different kind of elation than when acting.

‘This is more than I thought… … .’

be pleasant.

Im Jin-han told him to give up on acting, but for Hyun-soo, who was a natural actor, that was impossible.

Hyunsoo, who recalled a scene from the script of ‘Nineties Dive’, nodded with shining eyes.

‘I think I have a vague idea of ​​what the writer is trying to show through the script.’

That’s all for my thoughts on the work.

Hyunsoo mingled with the audience and enjoyed the stage until the end.

* * *

All the prepared performances have been completed.

“It seems like some bands stay behind and have a small after-party with their fans. Should we join in a little bit? There might be some of your fans here too, right?”

He knew it was a joke, but Hyunsoo still felt regretful.

Because I enjoyed such a great performance, I wanted to stay a little longer and enjoy the afterglow.

But that won’t happen.

‘What a pity.’

Hyunsoo recalled his days when he played a brief supporting role in a small theater.

Although the fields are different, the young people in this small performance hall resemble Hyunsu from back then.

I know how precious each and every one of my fans’ attention is, so I don’t want to take away even a little bit of their attention.

“Let’s have a quick drink of soju somewhere quiet.”

“Hey, two guys?”

“I don’t like it either, but I don’t want to bother you.”

“disturbance?”

“Isn’t it impossible for me to be a nuisance guest at a wedding hall?”

Gogun, who understood Hyunsoo’s words, followed him with a smile.

Just as the two were about to leave.

“Where are you going? What about the audition?”

“… … ?”

The person who called Hyun-soo was none other than the club president, Joanna.

Hyunsoo answered her like that.

“Oh, I didn’t come here to audition… … .”

“I know. I’m not here to audition, I’m here to prepare.”

“… … ?”

When Hyunsoo tilted his head, she continued speaking with an interested smile on her lips.

“Still, an actor whose stock is on the rise these days came to visit, so as the club owner, I can’t just turn him away.”

“Did you know?”

“That guitar, is it Jinhan’s? I couldn’t see his face, but I saw that guitar. It had been so long since I’d seen him, I was wondering why, so I called and asked.”

……ah.

“We’re planning to have a small get-together among ourselves. Would you like to join us?”

Hyunsoo nodded after thinking for a moment.

* * *

The ‘us’ that Joanna was talking about were the members of the band ‘Gold Marie’.

They had just done a light show to see the face of their boss and benefactor, Joanna, and their real intention was to have a drink with her for the first time in a long time.

Hyunsoo ends up drinking with the owner of a live club and members of a popular indie band without intending to do so.

The location was a small, unused room inside the club, and the Gold Marie members each took their seats as if they had entered their own living room.

It looks like Joanna is joining us a little later to help clean up the club.

“Ah, I also wanted to have a drink with my fans for the first time in a while!”

“Can you bear with that? Don’t you know that if something happens like this, things will get complicated? I only got permission from my agency to come here today.”

“Yeah, we came here to see Anna anyway, right? Let’s be satisfied with this. But… … Mari, what are you doing?”

When bassist Hyungjin scolded vocalist Mari, she responded without even turning her head.

“No interruption.”

“… … Are you watching a drama until here? Isn’t that the scene we saw last time? Why do you keep watching it?”

“Leave it alone, Marie. Don’t you know that when she gets caught up in something, she can’t hear anything?”

“So, are you into dramas this time? You don’t usually watch stuff like that, do you? You say you have trouble concentrating.”

At Hyungjin’s words, Mari continued speaking while keeping her eyes fixed on the drama.

“Not the drama, but the actor. More precisely, the eyes.”

“twinkle……?”

“Yeah, it’s funny. The look in your eyes.”

“Anyway, does the world know that our vocalist, who is called a genius in the indie scene, is actually such a pervert?”

Hyunsoo nodded inwardly as he listened to the members’ conversation.

It’s just as Hyungjin said.

The vocalist Mari, who had dominated the stage with her overwhelming charisma earlier, was nowhere to be found, and only the owner of a blank look in her eyes, as if a screw was loose, was sitting in a corner.

‘What an interesting character.’

The band members, excluding the vocalist Marie(?), continued talking about today’s performance and small talk.

Then, one of the members tilted his head as he looked at Hyunsoo and Gogun, who were sitting awkwardly in the corner.

“But Hyungjin hyung, who are those people?”

“Well? Anna said to come in with me? Are you staff here?”

“Oh, I saw you at the concert earlier. You were jumping around so excitedly, even carrying a guitar.”

“Guitar? Are you in a band?”

As all the members’ eyes gathered, Goh Gun stood up from his seat as if he had been waiting and greeted them.

“Hello, my name is Goh Geon. By the way, this is my first time meeting you, CEO.”

“Huh? Then how is it here… … ?”

“What does that matter? What matters is that we met here and now! Today’s performance was really… … awesome! Here, take my business card. Haha, you never know when, where, or how fate will connect.”

The band members were overwhelmed by Goh Geon’s greeting, which clearly showed his industry insider(?) aura, and accepted his business card with bewildered expressions.

“Piero Manager… … Gogun?”

“Piero? I think I’ve heard of this place. Isn’t it Actor Entertainment?”

“Huh? Then the person next to you is… …an actor?”

The members’ gaze was focused on Hyunsoo, who was wearing a mask.

The same goes for vocalist Mari, who had her eyes fixed on the smartphone screen the whole time.

It was at that moment that Marie’s eyes, which had been blank, suddenly lit up.

“Huh? It’s Kim Hyun-soo.”

“……ok?”

“What are you talking about, Kim Hyun-soo? Is that the actor I know, Kim Hyun-soo? Why is that person here?”

“That’s right, it’s Kim Hyun-soo.”

Marie lifted the screen of the smartphone she was looking at.

On the screen was Lee Ji-woon’s face, telling Young-mi that he would kill her, but at the same time telling her to kill him.

Lee Ji-woon, with his hair swept back and a cold yet intelligent face, and Kim Hyun-soo, dressed in simple, everyday clothes with a mask and hat pulled down low.

Of course, no one could think of the two as the same person.

Except for one person.

“I’m a fan.”

Mari approached Hyun-soo holding a guitar and magic wand.

When he took off his mask with slightly surprised eyes, everyone’s wide eyes turned to Hyunsoo.

Hyunsoo answered while looking up at Mari’s fierce eyes.

“I’m a fan too.”

Continued in the next episode