Episode 2, which started right away.
Jin Yeon-seo, called out to the school's backyard, and the students surrounding her.
The group, who looked like delinquent students at first glance, snickered as they looked at Jin Yeon-seo.
At the same time, some were filming the situation with their phones.
Scum.
Bastards who gave off exactly that kind of vibe.
"Let me tell you, I'm giving you advice as your senior. Even if you're going to act up, you need to look at who you're messing with."
The delinquent girl's older brother said so, taking a step closer to Jin Yeon-seo.
"This is what happens when you stick your neck out over a misplaced sense of justice. Understand?"
Tap, tap. The delinquent student said so, tapping Jin Yeon-seo's cheek.
Perhaps she liked her brother's actions.
A smile naturally formed on the lips of the girl standing beside him.
"But you're quite pretty. If you just quietly listen to this oppa, I'll give you a special pass. How about it?"
"Ah, Oppa! I got completely humiliated in front of Hong Se-ha. In front of that loser!"
"From tomorrow on, she can replace that loser. We've played with her plenty anyway."
At her brother's words, the delinquent girl nodded with a displeased face.
Meanwhile, Jin Yeon-seo just quietly stared at them without a word.
"What are you doing? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Thinking she was scared by Yeon-seo's quiet reaction, he chuckled and pulled Yeon-seo's arm.
No, he tried to pull it.
But Yeon-seo's arm didn't budge.
Instead, the delinquent boy looked back and forth between his own hand and Yeon-seo with flustered eyes.
As if he couldn't understand how Yeon-seo could be so motionless.
"I agree with that statement."
She raised her gaze, which had been slightly lowered.
A tranquil gaze.
At the faint smile on her lips, the snickering of the students came to a halt.
Those watching this drama must have naturally felt it too.
That Jin Yeon-seo's aura had changed.
- Joo Seo-yeon is fucking amazing at that, the atmosphere just suddenly shifts
- She's really good at going from light to heavy yeah
- The BGM plays a part too, but her eyes are definitely different
The viewers watching together through Bong-sik's YouTube stream brought up such points.
And, the moment they were waiting for the next scene to appear.
"The fact that you should only act up to people you can mess with."
Yeon-seo's leg stretched out and kicked the delinquent boy in front of her.
"Urk!!"
With that, the boy flew into the air and tumbled backward.
In that instant, while everyone's gaze shifted and they were dumbfounded, Jin Yeon-seo's hand moved.
First, striking the chin of the boy next to her with the back of her hand, he collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.
She kicked the legs of the boy who tried to move in panic, knocking him down.
When she swung her arm and slapped his cheek, he spun around in mid-air and fell.
The time it took for four male students to fall was less than 5 seconds.
And finally, she snatched the phone of the boy who had been continuously filming the situation in a flash.
Crunch.
As she gripped her hand, the phone crumpled and broke in an instant.
"Uh."
At the situation that occurred in an instant, the delinquent girl's pupils shook.
- Wow
- Is this CG?
- Idk lol I can't tell the difference anymore lol
- Did Joo Seo-yeon learn martial arts? No, her movements are perfectly crisp?
- The choreography is insane
Bong-sik also nodded at the viewers' reactions.
The action scene ended very briefly and intensely.
Just this was enough to show how different Jin Yeon-seo was from an ordinary person.
"Actor Joo Seo-yeon, her skills have improved significantly compared to her Hyper Action Star days."
Back then, there wasn't even a concept of matching choreography.
It was just Seo-yeon unilaterally reacting to the other's acting.
But this time was different.
There were proper reactions from the opposing actors.
The instinctive movements that didn't care about the camera had changed concisely.
'...It is CG, right?'
All scenes proceed from the point where Seo-yeon's face appears.
There wouldn't be a stunt double, meaning Seo-yeon filmed it all herself.
Bong-sik couldn't even properly see the hand movements that moved in a flash.
Thinking normally, it would be CG.
"Ah, after watching all this, I'll try to guess what is CG and what isn't."
- lol
- This looks like CG but it might not be, so I can't give a definitive answer
- Bong-sik's sense survived lol nice
Having instantly dealt with the delinquents, Jin Yeon-seo briefly looked at a certain spot before tapping the delinquent girl's shoulder and leaving.
As if to say, if they bothered her any further, there wouldn't be a second time.
And, a female student who had been hiding in the spot Jin Yeon-seo briefly looked at slowly revealed herself.
Hong Se-ha.
Even though Yeon-seo's gaze had briefly turned to her, she just remained expressionless.
The girl who was being bullied in the classroom was not here.
"Ah, there's definitely something here."
- fr
- There's no way Jo Seo-hee is just a minor role from the start
- But honestly Jo Seo-hee's acting is all kind of similar;;
- yeah true
- She put in a bit more effort during Gyeongseong Girl, but it's still similar lol
Of course, that doesn't mean Jo Seo-hee is bad at acting.
Wasn't her acting skill proven by winning the Best Actress award at a young age?
However, apart from that, the fact that her acting flavor is similar is a big flaw.
"Let's see if her acting as Hong Se-ha will be similar this time as well."
With that, Bong-sik decided to continue watching
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Still early in Episode 2.
The part showing Jin Yeon-seo's school life was quite entertaining up to this point, but there was nothing that completely pulled him in.
He knew Seo-yeon's acting was amazing, but it felt like a simple entertainment movie.
'Of course, this alone is quite impressive.'
It had the best action scenes among the recent Korean dramas.
So much so that he wondered if even the renowned action movies in Hollywood would be like this.
'But.'
Bong-sik watched the ensuing content closely.
He had already seen many of the movies Seo-yeon appeared in.
So, he had expectations for something more.
Naturally.
People inevitably end up holding greater expectations.
And, Bong-sik's thoughts...
"Wow."
...could only continue after he finished binge-watching all 12 episodes of
Looking out the window, the sun had already set long ago.
It was nearly dawn by the time Bong-sik finally came to his senses.
He didn't even have a chance to pause the drama and rest.
Because once it passed the midpoint, the progression of the plot was literally like a raging storm.
One episode of the drama.
Each episode, which was roughly 50 minutes long, felt short.
"This is amazing."
At Bong-sik's murmur, which sounded like he was talking to himself, the viewers couldn't help but agree.
The drama
The work of the genius director Han Ye-geon.
Because it was a work that lived up to its name.
"Ah, but... I'll watch the making film after I get some sleep...."
Bong-sik said so and turned off the stream.
It was only natural since it was a stream lasting over 12 hours.
And, while Bong-sik was asleep like that.
[GH Group's
A small tectonic shift began to occur in the industry.
Very, quietly.
***
"I want to reshoot."
The eyes of the girl speaking in a rarely trembling voice came to mind.
The girl who was lost, chasing only her mother's starlight.
Carefully stepping out toward somewhere else, not where that starlight reached.
"Who was the most noticeable actor in
A reporter asked Han Ye-geon, who was recalling the words of such a girl.
Of course, the answer goes without saying.
"It was the protagonist, actor Joo Seo-yeon."
"Ah, is it because she's the protagonist?"
"That's right. And Seo-yeon is an actor who lives up to expectations. Didn't she outshine numerous competitors in Hyper Action Star?"
Seo-yeon's acting was flawless.
The viewers watching
Jin Yeon-seo, played by Seo-yeon, was different from any character Seo-yeon had acted as before.
Stronger than any character, yet weaker than any character.
The reason is simple.
Because the character named Jin Yeon-seo was terrified from beginning to end.
She just didn't show it.
"And."
"Yes?"
"If you ask who was the most intense, it was actor Jo Seo-hee."
"Didn't you say the most noticeable actor was Joo Seo-yeon?"
"Yes. That's right. If we're talking about the most noticeable actor, it's Joo Seo-yeon."
However, if one were to ask which acting was the most intense, Han Ye-geon would answer Jo Seo-hee's acting.
Of course, this was strictly a personal opinion.
Still.
"I clearly think she showed a performance on par with actor Joo Seo-yeon."
Seo-yeon's acting in the latter half was at an outstanding level.
However, Seo-hee's acting in the reshoots never fell short of that either.
Rather, for Han Ye-geon, who knew Seo-hee well, some parts came across even more intensely than Seo-yeon's acting.
The moment an actress who had only chased the starlight of others became a star herself.
Could there be anything more intense than that?
"Surely, there will be viewers who empathize with my feelings. Definitely."
The protagonist is Seo-yeon, but the one who helped elevate the degree of completion of this
No matter how great the lead actor is, they cannot carry a work alone.
Rather, unlike Jin Yeon-seo, whose sense of purpose was faint until the end, Hong Se-ha, played by Jo Seo-hee, had a clear purpose.
To find and take revenge on those who killed her parents.
Because that purpose existed,
'Ah.'
And, just as Han Ye-geon had said.
Yeonhwa High School, Drama Club.
The screening of
Six episodes a day.
Throughout the two-day screening, everyone couldn't take their eyes off the screen.
People who gathered to see the 'acting,' not simply to see the 'action.'
Seo-yeon's action acting was certainly amazing, but what captivated their attention was the passionate acting shown by the two actresses.
'This is the acting of someone only a year older than me?'
Kim Hye-ri thought so.
The first 6 episodes of
Honestly, she purely enjoyed watching it.
The everyday episodes shown by Jin Yeon-seo, a superpowered individual.
Her attending school while hiding her powers was thought to be purely entertaining content.
However, the content after the 6th episode that she saw today.
The content of
Probably, that was because she was an actress herself.
Because the actor's acting was in a realm she couldn't even aspire to reach.
Everyone learning acting in this place would come to realize that.
Even Min A-ra, who had constantly picked fights with her and followed Seo-yeon around, was now lost in awe.
Min A-ra, who had clapped with a smile just yesterday, was different today.
She looked as if her soul had left her.
It was understandable.
Because the two's acting was at a level that couldn't be 'dared' to be chased.
Not a 'student actor', but a true pro.
The acting of a top actress.
"Jin Yeon-seo. Let's make a deal."
The beginning part of Episode 6.
The moment Hong Se-ha, who had been observing the situation all along, properly confronted Jin Yeon-seo.
As the real Hong Se-ha, not the 'fake' one she showed at school.
Hong Se-ha had already known that Jin Yeon-seo would come to this school.
Originally, Jin Yeon-seo came to this school because she had to move due to her parents' work.
And the one involved in that matter was Hong Se-ha.
Hong Se-ha had been acting as a clumsy girl in the same school, same class, waiting for the protagonist Jin Yeon-seo to transfer in.
"So you were the one who kept looking at me."
"That's right."
"Alright, then let's hear what you have to say."
From there.
Jin Yeon-seo's daily life was shattered, and the incident began to progress in earnest.
Gathering the content and foreshadowing that had appeared so far, Hong Se-ha conversed with Jin Yeon-seo about the opponent's purpose and what they were aiming for.
"I don't know what you're thinking. I don't need to say it. I don't care about your purpose. Instead, I'll tell you mine."
"Why?"
"Because I want to."
At Hong Se-ha's words, Jin Yeon-seo chuckled lightly.
Looking at the notebook that organized all the events that had happened so far.
The minor incidents that happened at school.
For example, excluding the fight with the delinquents, the incidents entangled with the superpowered individuals who came from the 'Research Institute.'
Shin Ah-rin, whom she met at the academy.
And the unidentified man wearing a motorcycle helmet.
Through the several attack incidents, Hong Se-ha was able to pinpoint the opponent's location.
"However, it feels like they leaked the information so we could find them."
"Does that mean they made it so I would come looking for them?"
"Yeah, but I don't know if this was sent by the 'Research Institute,' or if it's the intervention of another outside party."
Hong Se-ha used her father's connections and money, who was the head of a corporation, to scrape together information from all sorts of places.
Even so, that was all she could figure out.
In other words, it meant there was something significant backing the Research Institute.
"Well, we'll know once we go."
"I'll just be in the way if I go along anyway, so I'll move separately."
"Yeah, staying quietly holed up at home will be helpful."
At first glance, it sounded like they were brushing each other off, but as the story progressed to Episode 6, their bond had already been built up little by little.
Naturally, even without a single proper conversation.
And, after they properly confronted each other, even in this apathetic conversation, their trust could be felt.
Jin Yeon-seo knew that Hong Se-ha wouldn't betray her because she had a purpose.
Hong Se-ha stayed quiet because she had seen through Jin Yeon-seo's psychology to some extent.
Hong Se-ha had to some extent figured out that Jin Yeon-seo was a coward.
Like that, the two played their respective roles and dug into the incidents one by one.
And so, Episode 7.
And Episode 8.
The new foreshadowing and superpowered individuals appearing in between.
In that process, Jin Yeon-seo learned the identity of the man wearing the motorcycle helmet.
And realized that he was targeting Hong Se-ha's life.
"You're Adam Lowell, right?"
In the darkness, Hong Se-ha aimed the pistol in her hand at the living room of the unlit mansion.
And the man standing quietly in the living room.
Toward 'Adam Lowell' wearing the motorcycle helmet.
"You shouldn't have a reason to kill me, right?"
"......"
"Or did you think my very existence was a problem?"
The opponent still had no answer.
Hong Se-ha didn't say it thinking he would answer either.
It was just to add certainty to her hypothesis.
'Recently, I've developed a friendship with Jin Yeon-seo. Then killing me would make it possible to greatly provoke Jin Yeon-seo. His goal is to use Jin Yeon-seo to kill everyone in the Korean Research Institute. Because the guys with the unknown backing shouldn't be left alive.'
He used Yeon-seo for that.
It was when Hong Se-ha had thought up to that point.
Adam's mouth, which had been firmly shut until now, opened.
"Hong Se-ha."
A strange delight oozed from the voice coming from under the motorcycle helmet.
At that voice, the gazes of everyone watching the screen focused.
The students of the Drama Club.
And Seo-yeon, sandwiched between them.
'It starts from this scene.'
Seo-yeon glanced at Jo Seo-hee sitting next to her.
She felt a rarely seen sign of anxiety.
'The reshoot part.'
Should I say something to her? She thought that for a moment, but soon shook her head.
Because even if Seo-hee was anxious, she could clearly feel that she believed in her.
"You were looking for the ones who killed your parents, right?"
"!!"
"You probably already know to some extent. Who they are."
She just didn't bring it up because Jin Yeon-seo's matters came first.
Because if she brought it up, she felt she would have a hard time controlling herself.
Wasn't it a deep friendship, enough to bring tears to one's eyes?
Just since when did the two become such close friends?
So Adam didn't like Hong Se-ha.
"Your thoughts are correct. Hong Se-ha."
Slowly, Adam took off his motorcycle helmet.
And smiled softly at Hong Se-ha, who was pointing a gun at him.
"That's me."
The calm background music that had been playing until now cut off abruptly.
As if Hong Se-ha's reason had snapped.
The hand holding the pistol shook up and down, and her previously calm breaths quickened, captured on the screen.
Her bloodshot eyes.
At that sight, everyone watching the screen was momentarily overwhelmed.
By that wild and rough acting, not the calm and refined acting Jo Seo-hee had shown so far.