Among the actors present, there was no one who didn't know Seo Yeon.
The most talked-about movie recently, *The Chaser*.
And the youth drama that broke through 20% viewership, *Dream Future*.
Even appearing in just one of them would have drawn attention, but she had appeared in both.
Moreover, they weren't minor roles either.
Both garnered buzz for various reasons, and all that buzz stemmed from her acting.
'But normal acting and action acting are different.'
Even while thinking that, the performances she showed in the movie and drama were absolutely impossible to film without athletic ability.
In the case of *The Chaser*, even if a stunt double filmed it, *Dream Future* was the kind of work where that wasn't possible.
"Ran all the way here? That's a funny joke."
Min Do-ha muttered in a small voice.
It wasn't meant for anyone to hear, but it was so quiet that it came through quite clearly.
'Still, for someone who ran five stations...'
'She doesn't look tired at all, does she?'
'Not even sweating.'
Is she just trying to appeal how good her stamina is?
The actors subtly moved their gazes.
The cameras set up all around.
There was a possibility that the footage of this meeting would be filmed and broadcast on the variety show later.
If it were a public broadcast network, they would naturally cut out remarks that could ruin someone's image, but in the case of a cable channel, they might air it raw.
Therefore, it was necessary to be careful with their words as much as possible.
'Well, that's possible.'
Seo Yeon had no intention of explicitly denying their thoughts either.
She too had been aware since childhood that her physical abilities were special.
...No, in a way, it was almost excessive.
To the point where she sometimes felt she was living in a slightly different worldview.
However, unlike Seo Yeon.
"My, dismissing what you can't do as a joke is a bit much, isn't it."
Jo Seo-hee, who was sitting next to Seo Yeon, smirked and said so.
This too was a mutter to herself, but naturally, in this silent room, there was no one who didn't hear it.
'This woman.'
Min Do-ha frowned and turned her gaze to Jo Seo-hee, but.
"Why?"
Seeing Jo Seo-hee looking at her with a sharp, "Hmph" gaze, she couldn't say a word.
They were in entirely different classes as actors to begin with.
Jo Seo-hee herself was close to several veteran actors and had many allies in the broadcasting stations.
From what she heard, there were even rumors that she was a third-generation chaebol from the start.
By all accounts, she seemed to come from a wealthy family.
The confidence exuding from her was literally a huge pressure on Min Do-ha and the other actors.
'...Even though she can't do action acting.'
At the same time, she was famous for being unable to do physical acting.
So it was strange that she even showed up here.
But when Min Do-ha tried to criticize her for it, she couldn't say anything against Jo Seo-hee's glare.
She didn't care about Jo Seo-hee's background, but she was overwhelmed by her cold gaze and appearance.
Is this what a villain in a movie or drama would be like?
She was clearly younger than her, but she felt like she was standing in front of a snake.
"You..."
Just as Jo Seo-hee was about to continue.
Seo Yeon poked Jo Seo-hee's side with her finger.
Wondering what was going on, Seo Yeon gestured with her eyes toward the cameras.
"Hmm."
Honestly, she hadn't done anything noticeable on camera.
Jo Seo-hee had merely pointed out Min Do-ha's narrow-minded remark.
At least, that's how it would appear.
But given Jo Seo-hee's personality, she wanted to completely crush Min Do-ha right here.
"I get it."
Thinking that Seo Yeon was worrying about her made her feel a bit better.
In the past, she wouldn't have cared at all.
When Jo Seo-hee's sharp gaze softened, only then did the other actors exhale.
It felt like watching a tamer controlling a terrifying cobra with a single flute.
'Are those two close?'
'What's their relationship? It feels like they're quite close...'
'They definitely haven't been in a work together, have they?'
The actors' analysis was generally accurate.
Truly, nothing had happened!
Of course, from Jo Seo-hee's perspective, she didn't feel affection for Seo Yeon without reason.
Seo Yeon was the first peer actor Jo Seo-hee had truly been serious about acting against.
She was purely a fan who had fallen for Seo Yeon's acting.
The joy of Seo Yeon returning after a long wait, such things combined complexly...
'...Even so, I still don't really get it.'
Seo Yeon shook her head while thinking about Jo Seo-hee's general behavioral patterns.
Anyway, Jo Seo-hee, who claimed to be her friend, was burdensome to Seo Yeon in many ways.
It felt like a vicious dog clinging to her because it liked her...
It wasn't easy at all because she would bite and tear at anyone.
Wasn't she known for having great social skills? Why on earth.
'Plus, her appearance...'
She looked like a character from a horror comic she saw on the internet.
Very pretty, but strangely scary. Tomie... what was it?
It was roughly a name like that.
While Seo Yeon was having such thoughts, the actors who arrived a bit late also took their seats one by one.
Just as the gathered actors were tensing up, making eye contact with each other.
"First of all, it seems everyone has arrived."
They looked at the people sitting and waiting in this space and smiled amiably.
He was a man with a gentle impression.
However, the actors who saw him widened their eyes.
That was only natural, as it was Cha Min-gyu, one of Korea's representative action actors.
And standing next to him was a middle-aged man.
"I'm Lee Ki-tae. I'm the producer of this Hyper Action."
He introduced himself like that and looked around the room.
"To tell you first, a total of one hundred actors will be participating in this Hyper Action."
At the mention of a hundred, the actors stirred greatly.
"This is Group A. Each group has 25 people, and there are a total of four groups."
He explained the general rules of Hyper Action.
It wasn't about joining forces to do something together.
Rather, only the five who stood out the most could advance to the next round.
'Are they conducting auditions by group?'
Seo Yeon looked at the twenty-five cast members.
Confused faces.
It seemed the meetings were held by group.
In other words, her immediate competitors were the 25 people in Group A anyway.
The judges would select five impressive ones through the missions.
In the final round, the twenty actors who passed the preliminary rounds would compete.
'If there are 100, it won't be filled with just actors.'
Seo Yeon memorized pretty much all the actors.
To be exact, it was closer to 'knowing' them through her past life's memories.
But seeing unfamiliar faces mixed in, there must be a lot of stunt actors mixed in, not just regular actors.
Stunt actors participating to seize the chance to become action actors.
Among them, there were many she had seen at the Cheonghong Action School.
Even if it wasn't for a role in this movie, just making their face known properly on a variety show would be enough to bring opportunities.
Actresses who were confident in their physical abilities would have all flocked here.
Mostly those desperate for recognition.
Because of that, a more fierce audition.
"The missions will proceed once the filming begins in earnest, but..."
Producer Lee Ki-tae trailed off.
"Since we've gone to the trouble of preparing this space, let's do a light taste-test."
A taste-test?
Everyone tilted their heads.
At that moment.
The dark interior brightened.
To be exact, the blinds went up all at once, and the previously hidden windows began to come into clear view.
"...Ropes?"
Someone muttered such a thing.
And, just like those words, several ropes were laid out in front of the windows.
"It's called rappel action."
The one who opened his mouth was actor Cha Min-gyu, who had been standing next to Lee Ki-tae.
"It often appears in movies like Mission Impossible. The action of descending down a rope."
Of course, there was no one among those present who didn't know that.
However, the place they were in right now was the 3rd floor of a building.
It meant they had to show rappel action and go down from the 3rd floor.
It was not an easy task to attempt right away without any mental preparation.
"Today's meeting ends here. You can go down by elevator or stairs as is."
However, this 'Hyper Action' is a variety show.
All these scenes were being filmed through cameras right now.
If viewer voting was included later, all these scenes would inevitably be part of the evaluation.
Acting, after all, had to leave a strong impression on the viewers.
"Then, Actor Cha, please take it from here."
At Lee Ki-tae's words, Cha Min-gyu nodded.
Putting on a general safety harness, he cast his gaze below the window.
Naturally, outside the window, all safety measures in case of a fall were in place.
The height of the 3rd floor.
The moment he stood in front of the window, Cha Min-gyu's gentle face turned sharp in an instant.
Like an elite agent.
'Acting.'
Just as everyone thought, Cha Min-gyu rode the rappel and went down in an instant, like a trained agent.
At that skillful appearance, the actors all let out exclamations of admiration.
Simply going down wasn't the important thing.
'How intense of an appearance you show is what's important.'
They had to show their character.
Cha Min-gyu had just shown that with his own body.
"Now, who will go first?"
At Lee Ki-tae's words, the first to raise her hand was Min Do-ha.
With a confident face, she swept her gaze over the other actors and then.
"I'll go first."
She was confident.
Especially in rappelling.
Her hobby was bungee jumping, and she actually had experience doing similar acting before.
Skillfully putting on the equipment and standing in front of the window, she didn't look afraid at all.
Just like the acting Cha Min-gyu had shown earlier, it reminded one of an elite agent.
"Oh, by the way, to tell you in advance."
Toward Min Do-ha, Lee Ki-tae spoke as if he had just suddenly remembered.
"The movie we're filming this time is a movie about people with superpowers."
Superpowers?
At Lee Ki-tae's words, Min Do-ha was momentarily flustered.
What kind of superpowers?
He didn't specifically say.
As if telling them to imagine whatever they wanted and act it out.
'No, no.'
Min Do-ha shook her head.
What was there to show as a superpower in a rappel action?
'Ugh!'
Moreover, showing acting that uses superpowers in front of so many people was not an easy task.
Without any special effects.
In a situation where there was no CG work done either, acting out superpowers or magic would simply be ridiculous.
Only imagination.
Since they had to perform with only that, Min Do-ha immediately decided to give up on the superpower aspect.
Because she had started hastily to begin with, she didn't even have time to come up with a superpower.
So, let's just show the rappel action properly, she thought as she jumped out the window.
"Wow!"
The actors admired her appearance.
Inside, Min Do-ha rappelling outside the window was captured on the TV screen.
It seemed they were filming all this scenery from the outside.
Her figure landing skillfully on the 1st floor wasn't as good as Cha Min-gyu's, but it was very skillful.
"Hmm..."
Lee Ki-tae, who was watching that, nodded with a peculiar expression and then.
"Then, who's next?"
At Lee Ki-tae's words, the actors looked at each other, gauging the mood.
Not only had they not even thought of what superpower to act out while jumping down.
'If I do it now, I'll definitely be compared to Min Do-ha.'
'If I do it, it should be after an actor who does it moderately poorly...'
Most of them had similar thoughts.
Seeing them like that, the moment Jo Seo-hee clicked her tongue and was about to raise her hand.
"I'll do it."
Seo Yeon stepped forward.
Everyone's gaze headed toward her.
Compared to Min Do-ha, who was over 170cm tall, she had a small and slender physique.
At her appearance, there were some who secretly felt relieved.
Honestly, Seo Yeon didn't have the looks to be good at action acting.
Seo Yeon looked down the window for a moment, at what was laid on the floor.
Soft air mats prepared so that one wouldn't get hurt even if they fell.
Seeing that, Seo Yeon gradually backed away from the window.
"Seo Yeon?"
At Seo Yeon's appearance, Lee Ki-tae asked with a puzzled face.
That was only natural, as Seo Yeon hadn't even put the rappel safety harness around her waist yet.
No, she hadn't even grabbed the rope in the first place.
'Is she avoiding it because she's scared?'
The moment such a thought crossed their minds.
"Huh?"
Someone muttered blankly.
Seo Yeon suddenly started running toward the window.
And grabbing the windowsill, she vaulted over and jumped straight down.
Down from the 3rd floor.
***
"What superpower did you have in mind when you jumped down?"
Actor Cha Min-gyu, who had come down first, asked Min Do-ha.
At those words, Min Do-ha couldn't give a proper answer.
Because she hadn't jumped down thinking of superpower acting.
So.
"M-Marksmanship? Ah, having exceptionally good eyesight... that kind of superpower."
Reminiscing of a hero movie that came to mind, she said so, and Cha Min-gyu nodded.
It was an answer that used her head to some extent.
If her eyes were good, she didn't need to do any special acting while rappelling.
"If so, it would have been nice if you showed that your eyes were exceptionally good before coming down."
"...Yes."
At Cha Min-gyu's words, Min Do-ha bit her lower lip and answered.
A painful mistake.
Thinking so, the moment she let out a sigh.
Something flew through the air and fell onto the air mattress.
And as if bouncing off, she came down and made a clean landing.
Then she looked at the air mattress with slightly dissatisfied eyes.
A gaze that seemed to say, 'It would have been nice if there wasn't an air mattress...'
'J-Joo Seo-yeon?'
It was actually an absurd thing.
The 3rd floor wasn't that high, but it was a height where a person could get seriously hurt.
No, more than that.
'Did she just jump down without anything?'
Min Do-ha opened her mouth.
Because there was no safety device on Seo Yeon's body.
'No, that... that's not rappel action.'
Cha Min-gyu seemed flustered as well, likely thinking the same thing.
However, the courage to jump down trusting the air mattress was remarkable.
Even if it wasn't rappel action, as long as she came down in some way, it was enough.
"What... superpower did you have in mind when you jumped down?"
When he asked Seo Yeon the question he had asked Min Do-ha.
Seo Yeon, who had been giving the air mattress a look, turned her head.
"...!"
For a moment, Cha Min-gyu flinched at Seo Yeon's gaze.
Red eyes.
It looked as if Cha Seo-ah from *The Chaser*, which he had seen a while ago, was standing there.
Such a cold atmosphere emanated from Seo Yeon.
Acting.
He felt that all of this right now was part of that acting.
And, as if enjoying Cha Min-gyu's reaction, Seo Yeon smiled softly.
"Regeneration ability."
A superpower commonly called 'healing factor' in hero media.
Then there would be no problem at all with jumping down without a safety device.
And, for Seo Yeon too, it was easier to act that way than anything else.