The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 60
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Episode 60
“Haha, I’ve been talking nonsense when all the good things are happening. As I get older, I end up acting like this.”
Even though he called him a fool, Jinhan did not stop talking about ‘him’ easily.
Hyunsoo just quietly listened to his recollections, which sounded like ramblings or maybe lyrics.
“This isn’t a topic I usually bring up. Are you bored? I guess I really should stop now.”
“Rather, I was jealous.”
“huh?”
“I envy you both, teacher and friend, for having a friend who is still in your heart even after decades.”
Im Jin-han smiled gently after hearing Hyun-soo’s words.
“When I see you, I strangely think of that guy. He also had a form like yours when he first picked up the guitar. Yeah, it was like… … .”
‘It was like he was born to be on stage.’
Im Jin-han, who had been silently reminiscing about his old friend for a while, did not bring up his story any more.
Hyunsoo also didn’t bother asking any more questions.
Even if it was a story about a dream, it was rude to carelessly bring up someone else’s painful memories.
How do you know his memories are still there?
The reason is simple.
As he listened to Im Jin-han’s story, Hyun-soo’s heart also ached.
And maybe this.
‘The feelings of a musician, not mine.’
I just feel it.
The friend that Im Jin-han kept in his heart was a ‘musician.’
‘Is this why, strangely enough, the musician’s presence was more stable than usual when he left the studio?’
It’s not like I looked into memories or events from the past like Jang Gi-chun or Lee Jun-hyeok.
It was just a story about small memories, but it was enough for that reason.
At least I got to know what kind of ‘person’ he was.
He is, even now, decades later, a man who is remembered… … .
“You must have been a precious friend.”
Im Jin-han nodded.
“It was more than just Robert Plant and Jimmy Page.”
* * *
‘The reason the musician came back.’
Well, he.
Could it be that he came back to show another amazing performance to his close friend who still remembers him?
As of now, we don’t know.
What is clear is that the presence of musicians has become more evident than before.
Accordingly, Jiyuhan’s existence also became clear.
Hyunsoo put his heart into practicing the script based on the ’emotions’ he gained thanks to Im Jinhan.
How many days passed like that?
Hyun-soo has a worried look on his face, holding the script in his hand.
“As expected, there are limits to practicing a script alone.”
Due to the nature of the play featuring four main characters, there are virtually no scenes where Ji Yu-han appears alone.
The flavor and feeling of an ambassador come alive only when there is someone who accepts and responds to it.
Hyunsoo, who was looking around, soon caught sight of some tasty prey(?).
“teacher.”
“ok?”
“Could you please be my counterpart for the script?”
“Huh… …? Me, me as the other person? I, I can’t do that.”
The true musician(?) who used to have a look in his eyes that seemed like he could eat up the whole stadium when he played, blushed and avoided eye contact as soon as the word “opponent” was mentioned.
“You don’t have to think too hard about it. Just read the following lines.”
“Hmm… really? So you really only read it?”
Soon, Hyun-soo, who had found a great counterpart(?), read the script together with Im Jin-han.
“Are you. Really. Ji. Yoo. Han.?”
“Maybe I can really do music again.”
“I’m really glad that Yuhan-ah is back.”
I quit.
“I think it would be good for you to spend your whole life doing only music.”
“It’s already like that, Inma!”
While I was arguing with Imjinhan like that, there were some welcome guests who came to the studio.
“Oh, it’s Hyunsoo hyung!”
“Wow, hello, Hyunsoo hyung!”
“How have you been? We came to see you in person since we haven’t heard from you in a while! Hahahahaha!”
“What are you guys doing here… … ?”
“Oh, us?”
Soon, instruments and equipment begin to pile up in one corner of the studio.
“We have a pretty big concert coming up this time, so we decided to use this place as a practice room.”
The welcome guests who visited Imjinhan Studio were none other than the members of the band Gold Marie.
Im Jin-han opened his mouth with a bewildered expression as he looked at the Gold Marie members who had come to him and were organizing their instruments.
“You’re not even talking to me?”
“I told Anna and she readily agreed.”
“This is my studio, Anna, that girl’s studio!”
“Hey, you were in the same band before, right? So that’s it.”
“… … Ugh.”
It seemed like this wasn’t the first or second time this had happened, and the band members naturally started setting up their instruments, leaving Im Jin-han behind with his wrinkled forehead.
“Everyone, just a moment.”
Before they could start setting up in earnest, Gold Marie’s leader, Hyungjin, stopped the members and approached Hyunsu, carefully opening his mouth.
“I thought you wouldn’t be home when I heard that you passed the drama audition. But I never thought you’d still be home.”
“Before the actual filming, I practiced my guitar, which I lacked, and since it was a studio, it was also good for practicing my lines. Somehow, I ended up being indebted to him.”
“By any chance… … we’re worried that we might come by unexpectedly and disturb your acting practice… … .”
“No, rather, I think it would be the opposite?”
“yes?”
Hyunsoo spoke to Jinhan.
“teacher.”
“ok?”
“Isn’t there any need for you to be my counterpart?”
As he spoke, Hyunsoo looked at the Gold Marie members with shining eyes.
* * *
The theme of the performance that Goldmary is preparing this time is ’emergency’.
As they put their heads together to decide what kind of performance to prepare, the first thing that came to mind was this place, Imjinhan Studio.
“When there were no performances at Drug Kitchen, we would always practice here. There were more days when there were no performances than when there were, so maybe this is where Gold Marie was born.”
“… … Even then, Anna forced you in!”
“Sam Lim, you were a completely natural person at first, right? With long hair, a beard that reached down to his chest, and a fierce gaze… … a rocker with a force that was scary to even talk to.”
He still seems quite natural.
“It turned out he was just an old man who was good at boiling ramen.”
“Ramen uncle. Where did your beard go?”
“Mariya, you should call me Mr. Im, not Mr. Ramen.”
“Ramen Teacher.”
“Hey… everyone, don’t get out of here!”
Hyunsoo smiled softly as he looked into the noisy interior of the studio.
After recalling his ‘friend’, Im Jin-han appeared noticeably gloomy for several days.
Then, when the Gold Marie members arrived, the Palpun that they had seen for the first time returned in the same(?) form.
‘Come to think of it, what did I look like?’
I have been pursuing my dream of becoming an actor since I was very young.
I realized that I had ordinary talent.
Still, I spent every day fiercely trying to get a little closer to the light that was out of reach.
Did my 20s, Kim Hyun-soo’s, really shine as brightly as theirs?
Looking back, it seems like there were more painful moments than happy ones.
I struggled with an inferiority complex and forced myself to hold the script.
Some days, I just read my lines mechanically out of a sense of duty.
Struggling.
Yeah, my 20s were a mess.
I fell, slipped, and floundered in the mud where not a single ray of light could penetrate.
‘Maybe I’m still struggling in my dreams.’
Sometimes, Hyun-soo can’t tell if he’s acting or still wandering in a dream.
However, there is one thing different between then and now.
‘I’m no longer dreaming alone.’
Since other beings started interfering in my dreams, reality has also become much more chaotic.
People who believe in you.
The sound of Gold Marie members talking noisily, laughing and muttering.
It was like great ‘music’, no less than any other famous song.
And the struggling in music is no longer struggling.
“Brother, we’re going to perform a new song this time. Shall I play it for you? The title is… .”
“If we don’t have wings, why don’t we all just run together?”
“Ignore what Jooheon said, hyung. That title was cut because it was too long. The real title of this song is… … ‘Wings Running’.”
We become each other’s wings and run together.
Hyunsoo started to ‘flapping his wings’ while mixing in with Goldmary’s performance.
Sometimes, he would become a member of Gold Mary and show off his clumsy guitar skills.
On the other hand, the members of Gold Marie became members of Rising Dive and looked at Ji Yu-han with shining eyes.
So, we are ready to fly together.
* * *
Im Jin-han also had shining eyes as he looked at Hyun-soo and Ji-yu-han.
‘This is… It seems like he’s becoming a different person.’
“Did you say the script reading is tomorrow?”
“yes.”
“So… there’s no such thing as territoriality or fighting among the actors?”
“Huh? Am I an app? Why are you worried about something like that?”
“No, it’s just that I’ve never seen an artist as sloppy as you. If you get hurt by being mixed up with young, energetic guys… … .”
“Haven’t you seen me hanging out with younger, more energetic people? And don’t worry, I’m not that weak.”
It might not have been the case for the old Kim Hyun-soo, but it didn’t apply to him now, when he was harboring something very evil(?) in his heart.
“This guy… … I guess that’s what happens when adults worry!”
Im Jin-han’s face, which had been heavy from the loud shouting, looked a little heavy.
“There are probably few people who would dislike your soft personality. But.”
“… … ?”
“The sunlight is so strong that anyone would want to block it out.”
As Hyun-soo tilted his head at Im Jin-han’s words that sounded like a Zen question and answer, Mari approached him and spoke to him.
“It means that people are jealous of you.”
“Jealous?”
Soon, Hyunsoo realized what Mari was talking about.
The sun floating in the sky illuminates all things beautifully.
But it is because it is literally floating in the sky that the earth can be beautiful.
What if that hot, brilliant light suddenly crashes to the ground one day?
What if something next to you emits light and heat that is difficult to handle?
Everything except light will burn up, leaving behind no ash.
So in a word.
“Your acting is so awesome, other guys might explode, so be careful.”
“Joo-heon, you’re in front of the actor, so wouldn’t it be better to be careful with your word choice?”
“Well, I don’t think our Hyungjin will ever be subjected to such violence by anyone in his entire life.”
“That’s true, but I wish you would just shut up today too.”
As Hyunsoo was looking at the two people who were still bickering today, Mari came over and quietly opened her mouth.
“It’ll be okay.”
“… … ?”
“Because you’re a member of our group now. Hyungjin and Jooheon… … and… … um, me too.”
Before we knew it, the other members were looking at Marie with proud faces.
I don’t know what happened between them, but I knew one thing.
The fact is that Jin-han, who was worried about him, Mari, whose thoughts are unknown, and even the members of Gold Mari are all ‘friends’ who support actor Kim Hyun-soo.
“I’m saving this, but I’ll give it to you.”
With those words, what Mari handed to Hyunsoo was none other than Peak.
“Go and play to your heart’s content.”
―――
(*The vocal-guitar combination of the legendary British rock band Led Zeppelin, Plant-Page, is one of the most famous songwriting/composing combinations in history, along with Lennon-McCartney of the Beatles and Jagger-Richards of the Rolling Stones.)
Continued in the next episode 
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