Seoyeon honestly had many thoughts about the character named Jo Harin.
Kim Sihwan and Song Soha.
Park Minyul and Jo Harin.
Ha Yuseong and Jin Hyemin.
Structurally, that was how it was arranged.
Among them, Jo Harin had a particularly complex narrative, which was her unrequited love for Kim Sihwan.
'Unrequited love, huh.'
Honestly, for Seoyeon, it was an emotion she could scarcely fathom.
Seoyeon still had many deficiencies when it came to emotional exchange with others.
The fact that she couldn't make friends properly was probably due to that reason as well.
Like love, friendship too.
Because she couldn't find a proper definition for that either.
She had attached the name "friendship" to the connection she had maintained with Lee Jiyeon, the only person she had known for a long time.
'But unrequited love...'
Seoyeon sat alone in the dark living room, gazing at the TV, lost in thought.
It was a scene that had become routine while filming
Whenever she had spare time, Seoyeon occasionally watched romance or romantic drama series.
It was unmistakably a youth romance drama focused on the mental growth of its characters.
The setting progressed through an idol audition, centering on the six idols who participated in that audition.
"I really... don't know."
Empathy.
In the past, she hadn't understood its importance, but lately she could.
To enter method acting rather than emotion simulation, she ultimately needed to deeply empathize with the character.
In other words, conversely, a character she couldn't empathize with made method acting difficult from the start.
'Jo Harin is a role that doesn't require deep immersion.'
She was originally a light and lively character.
If she acted purely, Seoyeon was confident she could do well enough.
The acting Seoyeon had shown in the previously aired 'web promotion' had received favorable reviews.
Even at the first shoot, everyone had given her a thumbs up.
It was inevitably more highlighted because they were comparing it to idol acting.
However.
Something kept lingering in Seoyeon's heart like sediment.
Even though she had originally participated in this drama simply to improve her image.
"So."
Park Jungwoo said, moving the straw in his iced Americano.
"Have you ever been in a relationship?"
"Yes."
Looking at Seoyeon staring at him blankly with her response, Jungwoo was dumbfounded.
'Because it was absurd.'
A café near the filming set, roughly speaking.
Since they had met while reasonably hiding their appearances, no one recognized them.
'Doesn't she know such a question can be very dangerous?'
If he hadn't known about Seoyeon, he might have misunderstood.
Moreover, what was Park Jungwoo's role in
It was Kim Sihwan, whom Jo Harin had an unrequited love for.
Therefore, a question that could inadvertently be dangerous.
'She must be that unfamiliar with these things.'
Sometimes Seoyeon had strangely ignorant aspects.
Jungwoo had realized this by watching from her side all this time, and those actions mostly shared one common trait.
Specific emotions that could be felt when entangled with others.
Anger, jealousy, or love like now.
Sometimes Seoyeon acted as if she didn't know such emotions.
But while he could overlook anger or jealousy, when it came to love, even Jungwoo had nothing to say.
Well.
"I haven't."
"What?"
"Do you know how busy I've lived until now?"
He hadn't even properly attended school in the first place.
A child actor continuously since childhood.
A continuous stream of commercials, dramas, and film shoots.
So he didn't have much experience interacting with people to begin with.
The actors he occasionally crossed paths with were all.
Naturally, there were young actresses and idols who had approached Park Jungwoo, but.
"Then, it would be impossible."
"Ha."
He roughly understood why Seoyeon had contacted him to ask something.
Well, among the people Seoyeon knew, Park Jungwoo was the only senior actor with a longer acting career than hers.
The rest were mostly people who couldn't be easily contacted.
Looking at Seoyeon deep in thought, Park Jungwoo spoke.
"Well, even if I can't, there happens to be someone who can answer you."
It was clearly visible what Seoyeon was worrying about.
As far as Jungwoo knew, there was no actor of their age as serious about acting as Seoyeon.
She would probably deny it if he said that, though.
'Is it competitiveness, or...'
Sometimes when Jungwoo looked at Seoyeon, her acting felt like some kind of exploration.
A new character.
A new scene.
Every time she filmed each one, it seemed like she was learning what she didn't know.
Of course, Jungwoo didn't know what that was.
If so, he had no choice but to introduce someone who would know.
"What? Who is it?"
"Someone you know too."
With that, Park Jungwoo briefly contacted somewhere, and moved his steps without hesitation.
The broadcasting station they had come out from after finishing today's shoot.
And when they went up to the 2nd floor, there was a set.
It seemed they were filming some commercial.
And there, Seoyeon was able to meet her.
"Actress Jung Eunsun."
At Seoyeon's words, a woman turned around.
A veteran actress whose wrinkles had deepened compared to when she had seen her 10 years ago.
***
"It's been a long time."
Jung Eunsun bowed her head calmly as she looked at the grown-up Seoyeon.
In the waiting room specially prepared by the staff, Seoyeon and Jung Eunsun faced each other.
Honestly, seeing Jung Eunsun after such a long time, Seoyeon felt her heart fluttering unlike before.
'Nervousness.'
An emotion she hadn't felt much in the past.
But an emotion she came to feel while going through puberty and experiencing all sorts of emotions.
"Rather, you've become a face more fitting for your age than before."
"Is that so?"
Seoyeon wasn't sure.
Lee Jiyeon had said something similar too.
"It seems like you're aging backwards."
She had said that rather, she was much more mature before.
In middle school, and now that she's become a high schooler.
Jiyeon, who used to be looked after by Seoyeon in the past, was now looking after Seoyeon.
"But I think that's a good thing."
Seoyeon had also realized that fact.
So when she asked if it wasn't bothersome, Jiyeon had answered like that.
"Before, you were a bit like a doll. But definitely, it seems like you've improved since middle school."
The period when puberty came in full force.
It was Seoyeon's period of storm and stress, so to speak.
Herself, swaying on a small sailboat atop the sea called emotions.
...Because of that, she had caused many accidents, though.
"Above all."
Jiyeon hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Now, I can clearly see your thoughts."
"...Is that a good thing?"
"It is a good thing."
Saying it was natural for a relationship that had been together for 10 years.
Lee Jiyeon had said so.
'I see.'
Seoyeon understood what Jiyeon meant.
Probably, the reason she was particularly doll-like when she was young was due to the influence of her past life.
Her past self, to whom emotions were unfamiliar.
Must have made her wear a mask over the face of the ordinary human Joo Seoyeon.
Also, because her kind parents had simply embraced such Seoyeon with love, she didn't need to do 'emotion simulation' like in her past life.
Probably, if she hadn't acted, she would have worn the mask for much longer.
However, while acting, Seoyeon realized that she was an ordinary human.
Knowing emotions.
And adapting to those emotions during puberty.
There were definitely parts that hadn't changed, but combining those, she became the current Joo Seoyeon.
A person who had many blunt aspects, but once swept up in emotion, would run wildly with excitement.
Seoyeon quite liked her current self like that.
"I heard you have concerns about your acting lately."
"Yes?"
"Actor Park Jungwoo told me so."
How did she know about her concerns regarding acting?
Seoyeon hadn't specifically asked about acting in
She had only intended to ask probing questions.
Well, this wasn't Park Jungwoo's first time doing romantic acting.
She had already seen the youth drama he appeared in.
A drama dealing with fresh, youthful love.
Park Jungwoo's acting in middle school drew much attention in many ways.
Actually, Seoyeon had also been inwardly amazed watching it, so she tried to ask Jungwoo directly.
Whether he could do such acting because he had experience liking someone.
"Certainly, I thought
Jung Eunsun quietly answered Seoyeon's concern.
"On the surface... yes."
"Is that so."
To others,
Since it's a drama where they suddenly dance and sing.
But within it, Jo Harin's anguish was definitely melted in.
Acting.
Drama.
"I'm not saying this while being consumed by emotional acting like in the past."
"..."
"I'll think of it as words you're saying because you want to."
Emotional acting.
Or method acting.
Seoyeon wanted to properly immerse herself in Jo Harin.
"I'll say this first, but there's no need to rush."
"What?"
"Of course, I haven't been able to see much of Seoyeon's acting so far."
That was because none of the dramas or movies Seoyeon had filmed had been released to the public yet.
"However, from what I've observed, Seoyeon has a lot of greed."
"That's..."
"I understand that you want to do it. But there's no need to be hasty."
Jung Eunsun genuinely thought so.
Even though 10 years had passed, Seoyeon was still young.
"Romantic acting. If you experience love, you'll certainly be able to deeply understand it. But it doesn't necessarily have to be that way."
"What do you mean it doesn't have to be?"
"Love's form isn't always beautiful. Nor does it take only one form."
Suppose you come to like someone.
But if the other person isn't right for you.
Or if they approached with malice, even if it started with love, the ending might not be good.
"Experience doesn't always help. It can help with understanding, but not everything."
At Jung Eunsun's words, Seoyeon gazed at her with eyes asking what to do then.
"When you were young, Seoyeon, you already showed wonderful emotional acting. Even without method acting, sufficiently so."
From there, just a little,
Adding your own thoughts would be enough.
Decorating it into an ideal form.
Park Jungwoo's acting was like that, Jung Eunsun said.
"If you want to understand other emotions, the time will come someday."
Even for emotions like love that Seoyeon desired now.
Jung Eunsun smiled at Seoyeon who was looking at her.
To the girl who had finally become a child after 10 years.
"Seoyeon, you're still young, so if you express that imagination through acting."
That would be enough.
Jung Eunsun said.
Even if it's an unfamiliar emotion.
Even if Seoyeon thinks she doesn't understand it herself.
As long as she was human, she couldn't help but know.
***
- Dream Future, is that being broadcast live simultaneously?
- I heard it is???
- Is it a variety show vibe?
- Looking at the commercial, it seems like that lol
Episode 1 of
The internet had already gathered considerable interest through some scenes conducted via web promotion.
JustX Ma Yeonwoo's first acting challenge.
Plus, it was a broadcast involving Park Jungwoo and Joo Seoyeon, two actors who had been topics of conversation lately.
The buzz was certain.
But whether that was serious interest was another matter.
- Usually things like this, the preview is everything
- Honestly, I'm not watching a drama to see comedy
- Agree, it's not even a sitcom
Simple curiosity about what would come out.
The question of how the comical scenes seen in the preview would actually turn out.
Actually, the early part of episode 1 had a similar feel to the preview.
A sensibility reminiscent of early 90s dramas.
- But it's actually pretty good?
The individual stories of Kim Sihwan and Song Soha participating in the audition drew viewers in.
But unlike the variety shows that were simply filmed raw, the properly edited video felt completely different.
- Park Jungwoo definitely agree
- Without the dancing and singing, definitely gets you immersed
- Hmm... but it's a bit boring
When the expected scenes didn't actually appear, ambiguous reactions also flowed out.
Half positive reactions, half negative reactions.
Like that, the story of the two leads ended.
The remaining four main cast actors.
The first of them.
Seoyeon's appearance reflected on the TV screen.
Jo Harin, late to the audition, coincidentally encounters Kim Sihwan.
And so Jo Harin's acting begins.
- Huh?
The viewers' reactions began to gradually change.
Not simply a comedy.
Into a proper drama.