# 121
Identity (4)
“Oh, Mr. Dowook. Is there a problem?”
“no.”
The area under Dowook’s eyes was a little dark.
“After today’s filming, I have something to tell you. Would you mind having dinner?”
“You are always welcome to have a meal with Do-wook. I think it will be around 8 o’clock after we finish filming today’s classroom scenes…”
“Yes. Then later. Hyowon, when the time comes…”
Park Hyowon came up next to me and his face was covered in blood and bruises.
It was a makeup to express Hyowon being beaten by Jeonghwan. The next scene was one where Jeong-hwan indiscriminately assaulted Park Hyo-won once again while wearing makeup.
Park Hyo-won was also more nervous than before filming. Sensitive energy was radiating outward.
In fact, among the sensitive actors, there was one who sat in his seat from the beginning to the end of filming without saying a word except during filming.
Fortunately, Park Hyo-won was not that kind of actor. In my own way, I had a good separation between when I was filming and when I wasn’t.
“I almost got so sarcastic that I thought he wasn’t going to call me.”
Director Yoon Seong-ah and Do-wook chuckled at Park Hyo-won’s words. Then, director Yoon Seong-ah asked Do-wook.
“But haven’t you been able to sleep much lately?”
“yes? Ah… a little.”
“Surely you have insomnia?”
“no. Even things like that. I just had a lot of thoughts about this and that. “Actually, I’m sleeping a lot more than when I’m active.”
“Really? No, how much sleep do idols get when they are active? “What if I don’t sleep as much as I do now?”
Director Yoon Seong-ah asked, a little surprised by Do-wook’s answer. Park Hyo-won took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and spoke.
“After all, there is no job where you can make money easily. eighteen.”
“I need a light too.”
Director Yoon Seong-ah also took out a cigarette. Park Hyo-won lit a cigarette.
“Let’s just smoke one and start filming right away.”
Dowook nodded. Since Dowook did not smoke, he left his seat and went to his chair to wait.
〈Actor Kang Do-wook〉
Do-wook’s name was engraved on the back of his chair.
The chairs where key staff and actors waited had their names engraved on them, and some filmmakers wished to have chairs like these on set.
Dowook sat down and thought about the next shoot.
Recently, Do-wook felt that something had changed. The reason I couldn’t sleep was the same.
When he first chose “Blue Whale,” Do-wook expected that filming this movie would stimulate the ‘victim of violence Kim Bo-myeong’ that exists deep within him.
However, rather, he tried to completely escape from Kim Bo-myeong’s shadow through stimulation. Although many aspects, such as his timid personality, were corrected and overcome while living as Kang Do-wook, the deep depression remained.
I felt rather fortunate that I was in the role of the perpetrator. Because I thought it was better than playing the role of a victim.
‘If I play the victim, I have to recreate my past self… It would only make me miserable and wouldn’t be of much help. Because it would directly touch the trauma… But it was a complacent idea…’
The hot wind ruffled my hair. Dowook swept his bangs.
To look like a high school student, she had grown her bangs down to near her eyebrows. It was a different atmosphere from when he wore his hair all white and appealed to his masculinity on stage.
Even the school uniform shirt, unbuttoned and unbuttoned, without a tie. Dowook now looked like a completely lost eighteen year old.
‘Did I also have this kind of violence?…’
He cursed and spat at the actors who played the passerby and kicked his friend Hyowon. Even though I was acting, I didn’t feel like I was acting.
Do-wook had a style of acting that was completely immersed in the role. It was no use repeating that acting is just acting.
I was just surprised and scared that I too had this kind of violence.
‘I feel like I have become a person like Seo Kang-jun.’
That bothered Dowook. Kim Bo-myung was bullied because he was weak, but if he was strong like Seo Kang-jun and came from a good family, he could have become a bully like Seo Kang-jun.
“Now let’s start filming the next scene!”
At the assistant director’s shout, the waiting actors and staff gathered in groups of twos and threes.
Dowook also stood up.
***
Director Yoon Seong-ah, Park Hyo-won, and Do-wook had a meal at a shabby restaurant near the filming site.
“Aunt! Here, three servings of pork belly and three bowls of rice… and alcohol… soju? Do you drink soju?”
Director Yoon Seong-ah, who came forward and placed the order, asked. Park Hyo-won nodded as if it was obvious. Park Hyo-won was a drinker who could easily drink five bottles of soju.
“Do you drink alcohol, Do-wook?”
“Ah yes. “I can’t drink a lot, but maybe one or two drinks.”
Director Yoon Seong-ah seemed to understand Do-wook’s answer and ordered two additional bottles of soju.
Since becoming an adult, Do-wook’s only drinking time was eating chicken and sharing beer with the members at the dorm, or drinking a glass or two of soju at company dinners.
It was my first time drinking outside like this.
Going out and looking for drinks may not be good for your image, but for your future social life, it would be good to learn how to socialize while drinking in places like this.
The meat began to cook with a sizzling sound. The youngest, Dowook, was grilling meat on his own. I had already changed one game.
Dowook drank about half a bottle, but there were only three empty bottles of soju on the table. All three people were moderately drunk.
“I don’t know if we can keep letting top stars grill meat.”
Director Yoon Seong-ah joked.
“Director Yoon. “Don’t you think you hurt that top star?”
Park Hyo-won criticized director Yoon Seong-ah. Director Yoon Seong-ah and Park Hyo-won’s eyes were simultaneously focused on Do-wook’s cheek.
Earlier, while filming a chair-throwing scene on set, Do-wook got scratched by a broken locker and got a scratch on his cheek.
“it’s okay. “It’s just a little scratch.”
Dowook answered sheepishly.
“I need to take good care of it so it doesn’t look bad. Such a gentle person suddenly changes as soon as filming takes place…”
Do-wook, who was putting down his tongs at director Yoon Seong-ah’s words, kept his mouth shut.
“Maybe I’m just that kind of person.”
Director Yoon Seong-ah and Park Hyo-won looked at Do-wook for a moment at Do-wook’s words. Director Yoon Seong-ah shook his head.
“It’s true that he’s acting so well that it makes you think he’s that kind of person. “Okay then.”
Director Yoon Seong-ah said it as if it were a joke, but Do-wook’s expression became even darker. Watching Do-wook like that, director Yoon Seong-ah poured soju into his own glass.
“Oh, I…!”
“no. are you okay. It’s easier to drink alone. But you know what?”
“yes? What……”
“Children like that can’t act like this.”
Director Yoon Seong-ah said with confidence. Park Hyo-won also nodded and added.
“that’s right. Those new bastards are so stabbed that they can’t really act like that. You might get caught yourself. Because it’s real.”
“Exactly! That’s exactly what I mean. You really ask bad kids to act like gangsters, right? Then he’s just a thug. It’s not method acting, it’s just turning into a gangster. You guys know that too. So I can’t bear to do that. All I can do is imitate clumsily. But how is Mr. Dowook now? “He is completely Jeonghwan himself.”
“Ah…”
Do-wook seemed to know what he meant, so he nodded slowly.
“The reason I’m worried about this is because Mr. Do-wook is kind.”
Director Yoon Seong-ah said while taking a sip of soju. Park Hyo-won said with a sharp face.
“It’s good to think of immersion as something in itself. But an actor is just an actor. You’re thinking too much of yourself. “It could be because I learned acting by playing similar roles as you.”
Do-wook looked at Park Hyo-won blankly. For some reason, my face felt hot.
If you think about it, when Kim Bo-myeong first became Kang Do-wook, Do-wook had to play the character Kang Do-wook. But the acting was nothing else. All you had to do was act the way you wanted to.
But this time it was a different story.
A person you never want to be like. A person you never want to project.
I had to project myself into a person like Seo Kang-Jun. It was chaos that came from there.
“Immersion and immersion are different. “I can’t lose you by getting caught up in my role.”
Do-wook felt as if he had been stabbed in the back by Park Hyo-won’s words. The tangled clump of thread was rolling around and forming into a long thread.
“Oh sh*t. I feel like such an old guy right now! “I’m going to smoke a cigarette and come back.”
Park Hyo-won got up from his seat and went out the door of the restaurant.
Do-wook looked at Park Hyo-won and looked at ease. Director Yoon Seong-ah raised his glass and proposed a toast to Do-wook.
“Hyo-won, that guy must have really liked Do-wook. “I’m not the type of person to talk like that.”
Dowook smiled slightly.
“Anyway, I have something to say… I should have said that first, but I ended up talking about something else.”
“Oh, it’s none other than our company….”
“You’re not saying we’re going to shorten the filming schedule even more?!”
Director Yoon Seong-ah asked in surprise. Dowook quickly waved his hand and denied it.
“no. “It’s not that, it’s because our company wants to invest in movies.”
“yes?”
The filming of the movie was now halfway through. Since the film started with a certain amount of investment, there were no major problems in filming.
Even so, it was clear that receiving additional investment would be of great help in post-production work such as retouching and editing, as well as marketing. For director Yoon Seong-ah, this was great news.
“Investment…”
It was production director Kwon Heung-jo’s intention to make the investment.
After Do-wook announced that he would star in an art film, director Kwon Heung-jo, despite his busy schedule, personally read the script and visited people involved in the film to get advice on what the film would be like.
As a result, Director Kwon Heung-jo, who heard positive responses, consulted with Manager Joanie and decided to invest in the movie starring Do-wook.
Originally, Hit Entertainment had big dreams of expanding its business area. With the attraction of Chinese capital and the success of KK, the dream of becoming a hit entertainment company was getting closer.
It was a good investment at the right time. Because it was an art film, the investment amount was not large, so the burden was small. Of course, even if it did not achieve the same level of success as a commercial film, there were many ways to make a profit as an art film.
Director Kwon Heung-jo’s calculation was that since it was a movie starring Do-wook, one of their main entertainers, they would be able to make a profit in terms of publicity no matter what.
“Mr. Dowook….”
“Yes.”
“Thanks to you, I am confident that I will be able to achieve better results than I expected.”
Director Yoon Seong-ah said.
“I was thinking about it, but I think I can submit it if I get investment from Hit Entertainment.”
“If it’s an entry….”
“It’s an international film festival.”
***
A few months later, on the day of the premiere of ‘Blue Whale’.
That day was the first airing date of the drama “Cinderella” starring Seo Kang-joon, and it was also the day of the press conference.
Do-wook, who stopped by the shop to get his hair done in the morning to go to the preview of “Blue Whale,” could hear the people in the shop gathering and talking noisily.
“what? Fraudulent admission?”
“omg. Looking at the comments, everyone says it’s Seojun. Given the circ*mstances, there is only Seojun. Isn’t Seojun’s drama airing today?”
“what. Really? Seojun?”
〈Famous idol group member S involved in Joowon University admission corruption〉
〈Illegal admission to Joowon University College of Arts.. under investigation by the prosecution〉
This was the headline of an article that appeared this morning.
