A kiss scene.
Acting that any actor must inevitably go through at least once.
A part that almost always appears in movies or dramas that include romance.
Seoyeon was also aware of this.
She just had some concerns about what she would do if she had to do it herself.
Originally, the movies she had starred in so far mostly excluded such elements.
Since Seoyeon had knowledge of the future, avoiding them wasn't difficult.
Kasugayama Yuina is in the position of unrequitedly loving the protagonist Yeon Seon-ye, but separately, there isn't much deep physical contact.
At most, stroking a shoulder or caressing a face.
Or touching lips.
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It merely shows those elements a little explicitly.
Of course, even when filming those, Seoyeon suffered more embarrassment than expected.
Isn't that obvious?
Flirting while caressing the face of a friend you've known for ten years makes you feel quite weird.
'How am I going to face my classmates after the movie premieres?'
Jiyeon had said that with a smile after that filming ended.
Anyway, after receiving a crash course on unrequited love from Yeo-hee, Seoyeon was able to bring out the emotions relatively well in the romance parts too.
Subtle appeal.
Yet, the complex heart of Yuina, unable to go any further than that.
Her own objective, and Yeon Seon-ye's safety.
The conflict she reveals between those two things.
Such an aspect was quite to Seoyeon's liking, who liked emotional acting.
It was her own romance acting that she was a bit embarrassed to show others, yet looked forward to.
Yeah, up to that point, she didn't think much of it.
"Miss Seoyeon only has the final shoot left in Korea, so you can rest now."
Director Baek Min's words spoken with a soft smile.
Up to there, it was fine.
However, it felt like Actor Lee Sang-soo's face darkened a bit when he thought about the acting he had to do back in Korea.
The first thought that came to mind was simply that the long and eventful filming of
"But Miss Jiyeon and Miss Seohee have a lot of filming left."
They had to shoot all the scenes they hadn't been able to film so far before leaving.
Namely, all the scenes taking place at the 'Amanami House'.
And, most of those scenes were largely related to the romance between Yeon Seon-ye and Michiko.
It wasn't for any other reason that Yuina had nothing particular to film in that part.
Even if there was business at the Amanami house, Isamu Goto was the one who went.
"Filming will start in a few days. Make sure you have your emotions properly in place by then."
And what he said was.
"So the kiss scene doesn't look childish."
Seoyeon had avoided including such elements in her role as much as possible.
So she only realized then.
Even if she didn't do it, there clearly existed a kiss scene for the other actors.
***
"Actor Joo Seoyeon's condition seems a bit strange?"
"Do you think it hasn't sunk in that filming is over?"
"Ah~, that might be it. Even I felt this
"Well, it creaked right from the start."
Such words from the staff brushed past one ear.
Currently, Seoyeon was at a restaurant with the movie staff.
Holding a spoon, Seoyeon thought.
'Kiss scene...'
It was a fairly expensive sushi restaurant.
Since Jo Seo-hee recommended it, it was truly the height of luxury.
For reference, Lee Ji-yeon and Jo Seo-hee were sitting side by side.
And Seoyeon was sitting across from them.
So Seoyeon inadvertently looked at their faces.
To be exact, their lips.
'So, they're going to rub those together? Put their lips together, and do something like that?'
It didn't feel real.
Behind Seoyeon, the universe was still floating around.
The countless history of romance that humanity has gone through.
However, a kiss scene is included.
Kiss scenes clearly appear even in dramas featuring minors.
So it would be even more so for a movie.
Besides, the ages of the three in the work were adults.
The two munching on sushi didn't seem to have such thoughts at all.
Lee Ji-yeon was just eating the sushi with a life-or-death fervor.
'Lamiel and Alice.'
Suddenly, Alice's red pill flashed through her mind, but Seoyeon quickly forgot it.
The sight of Jo Seo-hee broadcasting with tracking equipment didn't remain in Seoyeon's memory.
Even if it came up, she erased it immediately, so she practically couldn't remember it.
Over the two eating sushi, 3D avatars naturally overlapped.
Isn't this a legal yuri move?
No, it's a yuri movie.
'I don't particularly like that kind of stuff.'
Originally, Seoyeon didn't even like Lamiel getting entangled with other broadcasters.
No, it's not even Lamiel in the first place.
It's Lee Ji-yeon and Jo Seo-hee.
Seoyeon rubbed her eyes.
A bit strongly.
"Hey, Joo Seoyeon. Why are you looking at us like that."
"...Huh?"
"I just noticed now because your eyes are originally red, but your eyes are bloodshot? It's scary."
Seoyeon illuminated her eyes with her phone.
Just as Jiyeon said, her eyes were bloodshot.
'Did I stare too intently?'
But, but I can't help it.
When I look at the two of them, naturally only the word 'kiss scene' comes to mind.
'I'm not an elementary school student, what am I doing?'
Seoyeon also sighed and gathered herself.
"T-than that, Seohee. Can I ask you one thing?"
"...Uh, ye-yeah?"
At those subtle words mixing casual and polite speech, Jo Seo-hee's expression became subtle.
No, just speak casually.
'I want to speak casually too.'
But having used honorifics for so long, it wasn't easy.
At least her name went from 'Seohee-ssi' to 'Seohee', which was something.
"You two disappeared with Stella at the end, what did you talk about?"
Seoyeon brought it up to divert her thoughts from the kiss scene.
She had actually meant to ask earlier, but the universe of kiss scenes was floating in her head, so she couldn't.
"Hmph, it's nothing."
Anyway, Jo Seo-hee is usually gentle to Seoyeon, but that's because 'she's my dog'.
Usually, Jo Seo-hee is a woman exactly like her features suggest.
With such a personality, putting her together with Stella creates an incredibly fierce dynamic.
Separately, it seemed Jo Seo-hee was quite disappointed in Stella.
'That's strange, if it were Jo Seo-hee, I thought she'd want to get along with Stella.'
It seems Jo Seo-hee has her own standards when it comes to acting.
She didn't know before, but after visiting her house, Seoyeon came to know to some extent what that standard was.
She likes actors who possess that shining talent her legendary actress mother had.
'It's a bit embarrassing to say it myself, though.'
Since Jo Seok-hwan, Jo Seo-hee's father, told her so, it couldn't be helped.
Anyway, so Stella was a style that Jo Seo-hee would really like.
She was the Fairy of the Century, and her acting skills were beyond words.
'Well, I won this time, though.'
Seoyeon shrugged.
Anyone could see it was her decisive victory this time.
Well, it's ridiculous for a supporting role and a lead to compete, but she still won.
"I kept watching, and there were parts I didn't like. So there were some things I wanted to ask. Hmph, but just as I thought... she wasn't acting with a very good heart."
"Yes? Then does that mean she acted with us to do something harmful to us?"
"No, it has nothing to do with us. I just meant the way she acts. And the reason she tried to make a cameo in our movie wasn't simply to appear like Seoyeon and steal the scene, either."
Then what on earth is the reason?
As Seoyeon stared blankly, Jo Seo-hee crossed her arms and snorted "Hmph".
Of course, the snort wasn't directed at Seoyeon.
Probably, it was directed at Stella.
If you just gave her a fan, she'd look just like a villainess noblewoman.
"...Well, it's not my place to say. Anyway, separately, Stella's purpose was a bit unpleasant."
"No, what is it?"
"That's, a bit hard to say. It's personal circumstances."
Hey, then don't make me curious.
Seoyeon grumbled and glared at Jo Seo-hee.
Jo Seo-hee flinched, but shook her head as if saying absolutely not.
How haughty.
Seoyeon took her eyes off Seo-hee and turned her gaze to the sushi.
Anyway, thanks to that, it seemed she was able to forget a little about the kiss scene.
Of course.
"Alright, then we're going into the scene!"
The effect of that only lasted 3 days.
Because the romance part of Yeon Seon-ye and Michiko started immediately.
***
Japan's YHJ Broadcasting Station.
They were currently talking about the recent filming of
They were also deeply involved with the media distributor of
And they were currently preparing a special broadcast related to it.
"The acting parts of Actor Stella and Actor Joo Seoyeon were truly an unexpected gain."
"Wow, if this goes in, the popularity will be extraordinary, right?"
Stella was originally a very popular actor in Japan.
The fact that she was of mixed Asian descent, and epithets like 'Fairy of the Century', were exactly what Japan loved.
But, Seoyeon was added to that.
A Korean actor who had trended in Japan a few times recently.
Thanks to that, the popularity of
'Well, if that happens, the actor playing Jo Ha-rin will sweat bullets.'
Since 'Jo Ha-rin' gave the particularly outstanding acting in
On top of that, her looks were far from ordinary, right?
Honestly, even he felt like his breath stopped for a moment when he first saw Seoyeon.
Unfortunately, there is no actor in Japan with such looks and aura.
To the point where he could confidently declare that.
Thinking like that, he thought the role of Jo Ha-rin that Seoyeon played might just remain empty.
"I heard Actor Joo Seoyeon's schedule is a bit empty."
"But it's not like we can just call Actor Joo Seoyeon separately."
"That's true. Wow~, but the scene is great. Korean movie filming methods are somewhat sophisticated, right? The process was different from Japan's, too."
"They say the Korean film industry is basically similar to the Hollywood method. Plus, well... the market is ultimately decided by money."
"Come on, if you only look at the market, ours is much bigger."
That statement is true. At least if you only look at the overall film market.
However.
'The amount that goes to the directors and actors is much larger in Korea.'
Therefore, a difference in the attitude of directors and actors was inevitable.
Of course, even so, Japan has many master directors and excellent actors.
The power of Japan's culture is truly immense, so they are roughly holding on with that... but recently, Japanese movies and dramas are definitely not exerting their power properly on the world stage.
They brought Asher Baldwin to improve such aspects, but.
'I don't know what he's thinking.'
It was unclear whether he was even here to shoot a movie, or just sightseeing.
Still, it was a comfort that Stella was acting quite proactively.
Honestly, he thought she just followed Asher, but from YHJ's perspective, her light steps were very helpful.
Above all, putting her together with Joo Seoyeon would create a lot of buzz in many ways.
"But~, Actor Stella. She looks so relaxed that I kind of want to mess with her a bit."
"Actor Joo Seoyeon has that side too."
"No, no. Actor Joo Seoyeon is just the calm and cool type, but how should I put it, Actor Stella has that unique arrogant face of hers? That shameless look, you know?"
"Ah, kuk-kuk-kuk, I know exactly what you mean."
The PDs who were having such a conversation, as if suddenly remembering.
"Ah, the other Korean actresses had good characters too."
"A variety show together... is there no way to get them to appear? At least one more."
"Personally, I'd like to include a Japanese actor and promote it together..."
But what would be good?
As they put their heads together thinking like that.
"...How about 'Survival'?"
"Yes?"
They had brought up an unexpected plan.
***
"First of all, this scene must never be filmed with a light heart."
Rarely, Director Baek Min spoke in a serious tone.
At those words, Jiyeon and Seohee also nodded with tense faces.
Today's filming was almost coming to an end.
All that was left was the first kiss scene.
"It's not just the actions, you have to show the inner side. More platonically."
Naturally, there are limits to the scenes you can show for an all-ages rating.
A kiss scene, they couldn't go beyond that.
In fact, Director Baek Min originally thought of an R-rated version, but it was changed at the request of the investors.
So, an all-ages rating.
It was scheduled to be released as a 15+ movie at worst.
Therefore, for this scene to look more intense, emotion had to come out rather than action.
"Michiko now knows her feelings for Yeon Seon-ye, and wants to appeal proactively."
And it's similar for Yeon Seon-ye.
She had already forgotten her initial objective, and comes to realize and reflect on the fact that she was also part of the reason Michiko tried to end her life.
Effectively, she had switched her stance to being hostile towards Yuina.
"Of course, I think Miss Seohee will lead well. She's done it a lot."
"...T-that, this is my first kiss scene too."
"Ah, is that so?"
Director Baek Min looked at Seohee as if it was unexpected.
At that gaze, Seohee was rather flustered.
Just how had she been viewing her?
Did I look that easy?
"Then, we'll start filming. You two, please get ready."
With Director Baek Min's words, the camera started rolling.
Jo Seo-hee and Lee Ji-yeon facing each other.
Michiko and Yeon Seon-ye.
While the staff watched the two, Seoyeon was sitting on a chair in the gap, staring at them intently.
'Seoyeon's eyes are bloodshot.'
'She must be very tired.'
She heard such whispering voices of the staff, but Seoyeon just stayed quiet.
Because right now, she was feeling a truly indescribable emotion.
And.
"My lady, it seems you were born for this, how... can you do so well."
Seoyeon ended up collapsing on the spot.