In *Keijo Lady*, Seoyeon's role is Kasugayama Yuina.
In a manner of speaking, she is the main villain operating on the surface.
Goto Isamu, the mastermind moving Kasugayama Yuina, rather appears as the protagonist's ally in the early stages.
It begins like this.
To obtain the Amanabi family's fortune, Kasugayama Yuina hires the protagonist, Lian Xianye.
Lian Xianye's role is largely twofold.
First, find the location where the Amanabi family hid their fortune, and find the key to open it.
Second, kill the sole heir, Amanabi Michiko.
"And so, you shall be able to acquire a large sum of money enough to live off for the rest of your life."
Kasugayama Yuina said so and smiled.
Her eyes narrowed to slits, and the smile on her lips subtly twisted.
It was a smile that seemed to reflect her very nature.
'Ju Seoyeon's villainous acting is brilliant every time I see it.'
'Honestly, she could have played the protagonist and it would have been fine...'
The actors participating in this script reading watched Seoyeon's acting and each harbored such thoughts.
Even though she had merely uttered her first line, there was something that sent shivers down their spines.
She had felt it since *Cha Seo-ah*, but Seoyeon portrays humans at the bottom exceptionally vividly.
Is this method acting?
'No.'
Jiyeon, who received that acting head-on, knew this was not method acting.
Seoyeon's method acting is denser and deeper.
Especially when taking on such a villainous role, Seoyeon avoids method acting as much as possible.
Because its effects linger for a long time.
In fact, the roles actors struggle with the most when doing method acting are villain roles.
It was the same for Seoyeon, and rather more severe for her.
"My, why so silent? If you're a stray dog by the roadside, you should be docile and wag your tail at your master's words like a stray dog should."
With her swaying steps, a graceful hand reached Jiyeon's—
That is, it reached the protagonist 'Lian Xianye's' chin.
Gently sweeping the chin, she pressed her thumb against the lips.
At the red pupils that had somehow drawn right before her nose, Jiyeon swallowed dryly.
This wasn't exactly acting.
With Seoyeon's face suddenly right in front of her, she was simply flustered inwardly.
Was the script like this?
No, it didn't contain such detailed specifics.
As far as she could remember, Yuina's action was simply 'looks at Lian Xianye and puts on an alluring smile.'
But Seoyeon's current actions seemed to include her personal character interpretation as well.
Because of that, it wasn't easy.
The one who thought this wasn't just Lee Jiyeon herself; the surrounding actors felt similarly.
'The actor playing the protagonist, her career was just a few appearances in cable dramas, right?'
'She's probably not a parachute, but this won't be easy.'
It wasn't to disparage Jiyeon's acting.
Just, her presence.
Could the protagonist properly assert herself as the protagonist against such a 'Yuina'?
Honestly, it wouldn't be easy.
First of all, the character Lian Xianye is an ordinary girl.
She is, at the end of the day, a normal person with good manual dexterity.
She's smart, but she isn't a particularly special person either.
So if she emitted the same level of presence as Seoyeon, that would be a problem.
Also, it would be a problem if the protagonist, Lian Xianye, was completely overshadowed by Yuina's presence in the story.
She had to ride a delicate line to some extent.
Therefore, it was going to be quite a difficult performance.
The moment they thought that.
Lian Xianye clamped her teeth down on Yuina's finger that had touched her lips.
"Kyaa!!"
She never expected her to bite her finger there.
Towards her as she flusteredly pulled her hand away, Lian Xianye said with a smile.
"Ah, I apologize. As you said, this one is a stray dog, so if something touches my mouth, I unconsciously bite it."
An ad-lib, but considering it was an action that followed Yuina's acting just now, it was an extremely natural line.
So much so that for a moment, they almost instinctively checked the script, wondering if it was an originally included line.
Thanks to that, Yuina's presence shrunk significantly, and Lian Xianye's presence came alive.
Even without doing anything particularly major, the character's color was revealed.
Softness overcomes hardness.
Softness naturally redirected hardness.
"Yes, indeed. Just as the young lady said, this one will do everything as commanded."
Lian Xianye meekly bowed her waist and continued speaking.
Towards Yuina, who was looking at her with flustered eyes.
"As long as the young lady keeps her promise, that is."
At those words, Yuina narrowed her eyes.
An intense glare that seemed to say, *How dare a wretch like you*.
However, Yuina couldn't rashly cut Lian Xianye off right now either.
First, Lian Xianye was a person brought in not by Yuina, but by Goto Isamu.
The fact that there was no thief in this vicinity with manual dexterity surpassing hers.
And on top of that, the audacity to bite Yuina's finger, even if it was an ad-lib.
Such traits of Lian Xianye's character were distinctly revealed.
"...Of course. If a dog is obedient, giving it a gift is also the master's duty, you see."
With that line, Seoyeon and Jiyeon simultaneously put down their scripts.
The reading for Scene Number S# 17 was over.
The first meeting between Lian Xianye and Yuina.
And the most important scene in the early part of the movie.
'...This.'
Even though the acting was over, no actor raised their hand to continue acting.
It was because they had seen the acting just now and were deep in thought.
'These days, the youngsters are scary...'
The most unexpected was Lee Jiyeon.
That she, whose entire career consisted of acting in daily dramas, would show this level of acting was unthinkable.
Above all, the ad-lib she showed on the spot was surprising enough.
Even Director Baek Min, who originally disliked ad-libs, unconsciously nodded at Jiyeon's ad-lib just now.
"This seems much more natural. It would be good if you could give the same performance during the actual filming."
Even to the point of script modification.
At the amazing performance shown from the very first script reading, the actors couldn't help but be tense.
They had prepared themselves since it was Director Baek Min's movie... but it seemed highly likely their own acting skills would be put to the test.
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***
To speak first, she was a bit excited.
Romance was burdensome, but there was no need to act out a romance scene in today's script reading right away anyway.
The first meeting between Lian Xianye and Yuina.
Seeing Jiyeon standing across from her holding the script, Seoyeon felt good for no reason.
It was her first shoot with Jiyeon, after all.
So she had to work hard.
At the same time, she had to show a cool image.
She naturally had such thoughts.
Of course.
'I have to give Lee Jiyeon a wake-up call.'
She had already shown her acting during practice.
But practice and real combat are different.
Especially script readings, they are often done as intensely as actual filming.
In the case of picky directors, it tends to take a long time.
For reference, Director Baek Min is the picky type.
So she couldn't relax and do it.
And it wasn't a place where Jiyeon would receive glares even if she made a mistake.
But to think she would be the one to get shown up instead.
"I didn't know you'd bite me."
"It doesn't hurt anyway."
At Jiyeon's cheeky words, Seoyeon glared sideways at her.
It wasn't a wrong statement.
Even if Lee Jiyeon bit with all her might, not a single small teeth mark would remain on Seoyeon's skin.
Skin that didn't even get a scratch from a paint bullet wouldn't be hurt by Jiyeon's bite force.
But that's that, and this is this.
"But it was good. I was surprised, Lee Jiyeon. You didn't prepare that in advance, did you?"
The one who asked with an admiring voice was Cho Seohee.
She was also one of the actors who enthusiastically applauded Jiyeon's ad-lib inwardly.
Everyone already knew Seoyeon's acting was good, but not Jiyeon's.
"Ju Seoyeon."
"What."
"That scream, that wasn't acting, was it?"
"..."
No, of course she was startled.
Her finger suddenly slipped into someone's lips and got bitten.
The pain wasn't the issue; being startled was natural.
"I was just a little flustered."
She was just a little flustered by the unexpected ad-lib.
Normally, when acting, Seoyeon's mind is like a clear mirror and still water.
To paint the picture called emotion, she must maintain peace of mind so her brushstrokes don't waver.
It was just a little exception this time.
"It won't happen next time."
"...Hmm."
Well, sure.
Lee Jiyeon also knew that Seoyeon was thorough when it came to acting.
Still, I surprised her once, so that's good enough.
When she roughly thought that.
"It's my turn next. It seems we have to do this scene together... is that okay?"
The one who received the baton after Seoyeon was Cho Seohee.
She had her first script reading stolen, but Director Baek Min had no choice but to readily give up the second turn.
For reference, this scene also included Lee Jiyeon's acting.
Well, that's obvious.
The protagonist of this movie is Lee Jiyeon, after all.
'If she doesn't do it right, I'll tease her.'
Whether it's Lee Jiyeon or Cho Seohee.
Seoyeon decided to cross her arms and watch the two's acting.
'But what kind of scene could it be?'
She flipped through the script to find the number of the scene Director Baek Min requested.
And, she found the scene Jiyeon and Seohee would read.
And then.
'Ugh.'
Seoyeon flustered, looking at the script and Cho Seohee and Lee Jiyeon standing before her eyes.
"The young lady is like a doll."
"Why? Because you can't even resist a single thread swayed by a maid's gesture?"
"I mean you're delicate and pretty. Why say it like that?"
That scene was not from the beginning, but a scene that progressed a bit further later.
The scene where she enters the mansion and gradually builds a bond with the young lady, Amanabi Michiko.
And, it was the scene where the two first made eye contact.
"Xianye, dry my hair. Your touch is delicate, so it feels good."
With those words, Lian Xianye's hand reached out to Michiko's long hair.
And, their eyes met through the strands of hair as they softly smiled at each other.
'Wai-, no, wait a minute.'
Watching that, Seoyeon was enveloped in an emotion hard to describe.
Regardless, Lian Xianye's acting toward the young lady... was the spitting image of Ramiel's.
***
Recently, Seoyeon became aware of another new emotion.
In a manner of speaking... tension.
Well, it's not like she had never felt tension once in her life.
But this tension was a bit different from the existing ones.
It was also something she hadn't really felt much of.
"What should I do..."
A week had passed since the script reading.
Now, actual filming would begin next week, and she had a lot of thoughts in many ways.
'Cho Seohee, why is she so skilled?'
Even now, closing her eyes brought it to mind.
Cho Seohee's acting shown at that script reading.
It wasn't anything grand.
The acting of a girl making eye contact with Lian Xianye, and realizing her love while looking at her.
Lian Xianye also looked at such Michiko as if looking at a precious treasure.
That acting was also so extremely natural that one couldn't help but admire it.
'W-Well, it couldn't help but be natural.'
Since she put affection into the acting of Ramiel, which she had always done.
But thinking that the target was Cho Seohee, Seoyeon unconsciously rummaged through her bag looking for a coin.
'Right, it was confiscated...'
Even the bubble wrap for mental stability was taken away.
Even so, other things lacked the tactile feel, so she didn't have anything suitable to carry around.
'...'
Seoyeon looked around for a moment.
The place Seoyeon was currently at was the KMB Broadcasting Station.
Because there was a lot to discuss regarding the Japanese broadcast issue that had occurred previously.
In other words, talk of shooting a new CM related to *Dream Future*.
'It seems *The Chaser* is also trying to do something.'
The Japanese release was also moved up, and it's opening next month.
They said it was an extremely rare case for a Korean movie.
With a murderer image in the 'landmine' archetype... the Japanese side's perception of Seoyeon's image wasn't normal either.
'Anyway.'
Seoyeon gave a short ahem, clearing her throat, and casually looked at the script.
There were no blatantly explicit scenes, but there were many scenes that made her cheeks flush for no reason just by reading them.
Among them, there were also ones Seoyeon had to do.
'Doing this with Lee Jiyeon...'
She had reacted nonchalantly until now, but actually seeing it on set, it wasn't easy.
She felt like she understood why Cho Seohee had been so flustered when she recommended it to her.
'It's similar to Cho Harin, but this one is deeper.'
Kasugayama Yuina's romance acting was, in a way, similar to Cho Harin.
The inability to easily reveal her feelings to the person she likes.
Also, in the fact that the love goes unfulfilled.
'I could bluff my way through Cho Harin, but it'll be difficult for this one.'
She was a bit worried.
Seoyeon's acting fundamentally began with fabricating emotions.
If she couldn't fully understand Yuina's emotions, she might inadvertently fail to bring this important scene to life.
'To Senior Jung Woo... no.'
Even for the shameless Seoyeon, asking Jung Woo about this was a bit...
Even so, if she were to ask an actress of the same gender, there was no one specific to ask.
Actor Jung Eunsun?
She would teach her if asked, but Jung Eunsun scolds Seoyeon every time they meet.
Sure enough, if they met this time.
"You can't do that if an actress is crawling on the ground and such."
She would definitely scold her while saying such things.
Didn't she glare at Seoyeon with the intent to drill a hole in her face just because she drilled a hole in a coconut on a deserted island before?
Jung Eunsun placed great importance on an actress's dignity and image.
To the point where she would always leave a message or KakaoTalk whenever she saw Seoyeon excitedly running around on variety shows.
'Hmm, so if I were to ask a favor...'
"What are you looking at?"
"!!"
Seoyeon hurriedly closed the script and averted her gaze.
I-It wasn't that the script was embarrassing, but it just felt a bit like that!
Moreover, it was a familiar voice.
"A-Ahem. W-Why do you ask?"
"Yes? No."
Seoyeon flusteredly turned her gaze, then felt her flustered heart cool down in an instant.
Rather, she ended up sending a somewhat bitter gaze.
Seoyeon had now regained the clear mirror and still water she had momentarily lost.
"Hello, Singer Yeohee."
"U-Um. H-hello? What a coincidence?"
At her appearance speaking with a natural smile, Seoyeon narrowed her eyes.
Come to think of it, she had felt a presence even before she opened the script.
At that time, she simply thought it was a celebrity who recognized Seoyeon, but...
'Wait.'
Seoyeon looked at Yeohee, who had spoken to her, and thought.
The person right before Seoyeon's eyes was a woman who couldn't let go of her lingering regrets for 20 years.
In a manner of speaking, she could be called the perfect teaching material necessary for Seoyeon's acting right now.