Occasionally, scripts get replaced during the filming of a drama.
There were several reasons for this.
When viewers' reactions were so poor that urgent revisions were needed.
Or when the drama writer stepped down or was replaced midway.
When the writing speed of the script couldn't keep up with the filming speed.
Naturally, since the prepared scripts were mostly the pre-revision versions, the newly prepared scripts sometimes arrived on the day of filming.
"Is this right?"
"……."
The idol-turned-actors, Ma Yeon-woo, Cha Na-hee, and Aiden, had very complicated expressions.
At least Cha Na-hee had acting experience, but for the other two, this was their first acting challenge.
But did that mean Cha Na-hee's situation was better? Not really.
'It's my first time with a hastily revised script...'
She was already starting to feel depressed.
After all, who was getting the most hate in
In other words, the character Cha Na-hee played.
'Because of me, Jo Ha-rin's screen time kept decreasing.'
Of course, Director Kim Pil-seok claimed it was a script revised for Writer Im Jin-ha's personal greed, but that alone was hard to accept.
Even if it wasn't out of personal greed, the script would definitely have been revised.
Jo Ha-rin, who had little screen time, had a similar amount of mentions in the online communities as Song So-ha.
That meant they roughly had a similar level of presence.
This, conversely, meant that Song So-ha, played by Cha Na-hee, had little presence.
"……."
As the female lead driving the drama, this wasn't good.
Director Kim Pil-seok was also increasingly demanding more from Cha Na-hee.
Even if Jo Ha-rin's screen time increased here and she gained more popularity, the protagonist of this drama was ultimately Song So-ha.
If Song So-ha didn't come alive, the drama would ultimately die.
'They have faces full of worries.'
As the hastily revised scripts were handed out, the actors' expressions generally darkened.
Only two remained calm.
Park Jung-woo and Joo Seo-yeon.
Especially in Park Jung-woo's case, he was a veteran with over 10 years of experience since his child actor days.
Of course, calling someone in their early twenties a veteran was funny, but it was true.
'That girl doesn't look like someone who just returned to acting after 10 years at all.'
Her screen time had suddenly increased.
It was enough to feel a big burden about it, but Seo-yeon didn't show any change in expression.
She looked completely unburdened by the suddenly increased lines.
Rather.
'Why did Jo Ha-rin's screen time increase so much?'
Ma Yeon-woo's face turned pale as he checked the script.
Ma Yeon-woo, who had become docile around Seo-yeon after nearly getting injured during an arm-wrestling match, was recently starting to recover from that state.
'Apart from almost breaking my arm, she doesn't seem to have a particularly vicious personality.'
After roughly perceiving it that way, they were calling each other by their names on set and getting along amicably.
Seo-yeon didn't seem to mind either.
However.
Two days ago, after watching
"Wow, that's her, right?"
"She's the girl filming with Yeon-woo this time."
"Is that really the same person? Wow, I'm so glad we didn't mess with her back then."
The members of Just X each muttered such things and looked at Ma Yeon-woo.
And Ma Yeon-woo also knew what they were trying to say.
Because their gazes were mostly sympathetic.
'...It's just acting anyway.'
He tried to think like that, but Cha Seo-ah from the movie was so intense that she wasn't easily forgotten.
Red eyes shining in the rain.
The fire axe in her hand.
The beast-like figure screaming and lunging when fighting the last police officer.
It overlapped with Seo-yeon's appearance when she almost broke his arm.
"……."
Even if he knew it wasn't true, that's how a person's image works.
Still, up to that point, it was fine.
Jo Ha-rin's screen time in
Even when they bumped into each other on set, Seo-yeon would at most give a slight bow of her head in greeting.
Since they didn't talk much, there was no burden in dealing with her.
Certainly, until today, it had been like that.
"Um, Sunbae Park. Is this right? Do scripts just get revised like this so suddenly?"
Actually, Ma Yeon-woo was four years older than Park Jung-woo.
Twenty-four.
The second oldest among Just X.
However, since he was in the actors' world, he tried to call Jung-woo "Sunbae" as a joke and treat him friendly as much as possible.
"It's quite common."
"I-Is that so?"
"What's the problem?"
Ma Yeon-woo gulped at Park Jung-woo's face as he asked in a calm voice.
Ma Yeon-woo was also strictly a popular idol, so he had seen countless handsome men and beautiful women, but Park Jung-woo stood out among them.
There was a common saying that no matter how outstanding an idol's looks were, they would fade next to an actor.
Ma Yeon-woo hadn't particularly agreed with that, but it certainly felt applicable to some extent with Park Jung-woo.
His looks were one thing, but he also had an aura that was hard to approach.
Just like the one Seo-yeon had.
Seeing Ma Yeon-woo like that, Park Jung-woo sent him a sympathetic look in return.
'...It's definitely understandable that he feels burdened.'
A sudden script change was tough even for actors.
Yet such a thing happened to an idol trying acting for the first time.
Moreover, the counterpart was Seo-yeon.
'That girl's acting is truly extraordinary.'
Park Jung-woo had also seen
What did he feel after watching it?
'So she could do this much.'
Admiration and wonder.
Honestly, it was much better than Jo Ha-rin's acting.
Terrifying synchronization, sharp emotions that transmitted beyond the screen.
A certain standard that actors must reach.
Seo-yeon's acting as Cha Seo-ah was at that level.
Even Jung-woo's father, actor Park Sun-woong, had said this much.
"I knew Miss Seo-yeon acted well, but Cha Seo-ah was different."
"...Different?"
"You must have felt it too. Miss Seo-yeon's specialty is known to be method acting. But Cha Seo-ah wasn't that."
In the first place, Seo-yeon hadn't particularly used method acting since returning to acting.
There was no role that required her to immerse herself to that extent, nor was it a situation where she could.
She had solved it sufficiently with the acting skills she had learned over 10 years.
But Cha Seo-ah was different.
'Herself.'
It could almost be called herself.
A vividness to the point where it didn't feel like acting.
If Jung-woo felt that way, it must have hit the audience even more rawly.
Cha Seo-ah's importance in the movie was certainly high, but the actual time she appeared on screen wasn't much.
A little bit when the murder occurred.
And the part-time job scene.
The brief flashback parts that appeared whenever the two detectives chased Cha Seo-ah's traces.
That was all, yet it caused this much buzz.
Originally, the title of "ten-million actor" was an epithet attached to the lead actors who filmed the respective movie.
However, the reason no one hesitated to attach the title of "ten-million actor" to Seo-yeon, who played Cha Seo-ah, was because of that.
'...Could she really have that disease...?'
Was it called the inability to express emotions?
Her understanding of it was at an absurd level.
Because just from her acting, one could feel how terrifying it was.
That unpleasantness.
The eeriness of being human, yet not seeming human.
Park Jung-woo suddenly thought that Seo-yeon might actually be suffering from that disease.
In fact, Jo Seo-hee, who watched the movie together, was so restless that she couldn't stay still.
"I definitely need to visit her later, I have to see it with my own two eyes."
She said that and stormed off.
'But were they close enough for her to worry that much?'
It didn't particularly feel like it, but Jo Seo-hee uniquely had a lot of affection for Seo-yeon.
He didn't know the reason, but anyway.
'...Well, she probably doesn't have such a disease.'
He felt it while chasing Seo-yeon around in
Seo-yeon was more emotional and sensitive than anyone else.
It just needed a process for it to come out.
Therefore, Jung-woo didn't think Seo-yeon was suffering from such a scary disease.
Rather, he secretly felt a competitive spirit rising toward Seo-yeon, who had shown acting that made him think that way.
"You don't need to feel too burdened by Seo-yeon's acting. If it's her, she'll match you well on her own."
Anyway, Park Jung-woo thought the burden Ma Yeon-woo felt was because of Seo-yeon's overwhelming acting skills.
Because Ma Yeon-woo was quite good for an idol, but he was the one who suffered the most from the 'bad acting' controversies.
'No, that's not it.'
Ma Yeon-woo gave up explaining further to Park Jung-woo.
Because he couldn't dare say he found it hard to act because he was scared of the actress.
"A-Actor Park Jung-woo!"
At that moment, a petite woman was seen running hastily toward Jung-woo.
It was Min Seo-hee, the drama writer who was said to have been newly replaced this time.
"Yes?"
"I-Is there any chance you know where Actor Joo Seo-yeon is?"
"Ah, over there. ...But is something the matter?"
"No! It's just that since her part changed the most, I need to explain the situation in various ways."
"Ah, yes."
"Then thank you!!"
Seeing Min Seo-hee bowing and about to leave, Park Jung-woo recalled the script again.
'She's probably going to explain about the revised script.'
Her screen time increased.
And, there was definitely a love line there.
With Ma Yeon-woo.
So there would be a lot to convey directly about it.
"……."
Park Jung-woo stroked his chin with his thumb for a moment.
A love line... it was a part that should have been included originally.
However, until now, as her screen time decreased, all such parts had been omitted.
'Did she not want to set up a love line between Ma Yeon-woo, whom she liked, and Seo-yeon?'
This probably wasn't the reason.
As she cut the running time, the only parts that could be cut were probably there.
If the love line increased, the narrative accompanying it would inevitably increase as well.
Since she originally put a love line between Ma Yeon-woo and another actress, she couldn't say it was because she didn't like it.
'...But.'
Park Jung-woo's expression turned serious.
Seo-yeon's acting so far.
And the revised script.
Seo-yeon's appearance and emotions seen on the uninhabited island.
And comparing it to this script....
"Writer Min Seo-hee."
"Yes?"
Jung-woo grabbed Seo-hee, who was about to turn around.
"There's something I'd like to ask about the script."
"Eh?!"
At Park Jung-woo's suddenly serious face as he asked, Min Seo-hee froze.
Because when he usually spoke like this, very annoying things often happened.
***
Seo-yeon's pupils shook after seeing the changed script.
The contents of the existing
She also knew how
'
That change in viewership was almost similar to her previous life.
The only exceptionally high one was episode 1, where Seo-yeon made a big splash.
Thanks to Seo-yeon's big splash,
It recorded double that in episode 1, and although it drew a gradual downward curve afterwards, this was also higher than in her previous life.
Originally, after this,
Ultimately concluding by recording a 20% viewership.
Jo Ha-rin's screen time decreased around episode 7, so she couldn't enjoy the benefits much, but Seo-yeon was still fine with it.
After episode 8, it generally belonged to the latter half of the drama, so the love line was revealed more deeply.
However, in Jo Ha-rin's case, whose screen time decreased from episode 8, that wouldn't happen!!
But what about now?
'My entanglement with Park Min-yool has definitely increased.'
Park Min-yool, the character played by Ma Yeon-woo.
As if proving Seo-yeon's popularity, his screen time had definitely increased significantly.
And after episode 7, the increase in screen time also meant that the romance part had greatly increased.
'Will I be able to do it well?'
Honestly, she wasn't confident.
Especially since she couldn't even properly empathize with what that emotion was in the first place.
"A-A-Actor Joo Seo-yeon!!"
She could hear the pitter-patter of feet as Writer Min Seo-hee came running.
Beside her was Director Kim Pil-seok.
They had clearly come for acting coaching before the filming that would start soon.
"C-Can I change a few lines in the script?"
"Pardon?"
A few script revisions were added like that.
New acting coaching.
After the replacement of the main writer, the first filming of
And.
"
The employees of the KMB Drama Department shared such conversations, and their worries were no small matter.
Because the drama, which started off decently at 15%, was drawing a downward trend for whatever reason.
Because of that, the MDC drama airing in the same time slot was smiling broadly.
"I heard the writer was replaced."
"Will that cause a dramatic rebound?"
"No. Usually."
A writer being replaced rather belonged to bad news.
Because the hastily revised script was bound to be sloppy.
Previously, it had been fun to see the reactions in the live chatroom, but now they couldn't even bear to look at it.
"Still, we have to check the viewership. It's been about 20 minutes since it started, right? What's the percentage?"
Certainly, at the start, it was roughly similar to before. It was similar 10 minutes ago too.
So they thought there wouldn't be much change this time either.
"Yes, it's 14%."
"Alright, 14%... huh?"
14%.
It was a figure approaching the highest viewership of episode 1.
"T-Tell the producer right now, quickly!!"
"Yes, sir!!"
He belatedly skimmed through the live chat of
In just 10 minutes. He needed to know what on earth had happened.