Kang Woojin, wearing a long padded coat, scratches his ear. He suddenly felt ticklish and thought that someone was talking about him, but Woojin thought that someone was probably talking about him.
‘There are also some that were thrown away by the Blue Dragon.’
Was this the first or second issue that broke out? It was obvious that at this very moment, countless people were talking about Kang Woo-jin. Whether it was rave reviews or insults.
Around here.
-Ugh.
Choi Sung-geon, who was walking side by side with Woo-jin and talking on the phone, asked Kang Woo-jin while closing his short padding.
“What’s wrong? What’s wrong? Did something get in your ear? Look at it.”
Woojin answered cynically, his expression hardening due to his greater than expected worry. His breath was coming out of his mouth due to the cold weather.
“No, it just tickles a little.”
“Really? Look down and I’ll blow on you.”
“Why on earth are you doing that?” Woojin asked, shaking his head.
“it’s okay.”
This time, Han Ye-jeong on the right, whose short hair had turned red, came in coldly.
“Isn’t there a bug in it? Should I take a look for you?”
“it’s okay.”
Around that much.
“older brother!!”
“Woojin oppa is here!”
The staff standing in front of the van parked in the outdoor parking lot welcomed Kang Woo-jin. Jang Soo-hwan and the stylists waved their hands. Then, as Woo-jin approached, they all threw congratulations.
“Filming for ‘The Island of the Lost’ is finished! You worked hard!”
“Congratulations! Seriously, really! Ah- but is this really congratulations?”
“That’s right! I robbed a large piece of artwork!”
“Brother! Are you feeling relieved?”
“Ah- but there’s still a lot left to do.”
Somehow, they seem happier than Kang Woo-jin, who acted in the drama. It was understandable. Most of the filming for ‘The Missing Island’ took place in Buyeo, and the schedule of going back and forth between Seoul and Buyeo was a forced march.
Woojin said he could just go into the subspace, but it must have been hell for the staff.
‘If you think about it as an escape, you can jump around freely.’
Of course, Kang Woo-jin also dances the shoulder dance inside.
‘Hehe, whatever it was, I finished one thing! I feel like I finished one homework assignment.’
However, he couldn’t just hug the staff and throw a party. Woojin kept a poker face and accepted their greetings appropriately.
“You guys have had a hard time too.”
I looked around the large set of ‘The Island of the Lost’ at the back. I’m the only one who’s left, so filming must still be in full swing.
“······”
Woojin, who kept his mouth shut, realized that he had adapted a little. A few months ago, he would feel a little emotional after finishing filming a project, but now he was thinking about what came next rather than that.
‘Are humans really animals of the environment?’
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Although he is still a rookie who has only been acting for about a year, he is definitely adapting well to the entertainment industry. Well, no one knows Kang Woo-jin’s true colors yet.
anyway.
-Thud!
Kang Woo-jin, Choi Sung-geon, and the staff quickly got into the van, and Jang Su-hwan, who was behind the wheel, stepped on the accelerator. At the same time, Choi Sung-geon, who had opened his diary, looked at Kang Woo-jin through the rearview mirror.
“Woojin.”
Woojin, who had been silently looking out the window, met his gaze.
“Yes, sir.”
“The crank-in date for ‘Stranger Things’ has been set.”
“Is that so?”
“Oh. The first day of filming is the 21st, and the actors were called up on the 20th.”
Kang Woo-jin wasn’t that surprised since he had already expected it.
“20 days. There are just over ten days left.”
“That’s right. From then on, you’ll have to go back and forth between Japan and Korea. Well, it’s similar to ‘The Missing Island,’ but the location has changed from Buyeo to Japan.”
Crazy, it must be so hard. If you listen to Choi Sung-geon’s explanation, it’s like this. The filming of ‘Strange Life’ is done by sticking to the days as much as possible. And Kang Woo-jin’s existing schedule in Korea is packed into one or two days. Either way, there is no time to rest.
The staff’s expressions quickly darken.
Regardless, Choi Sung-geon’s briefing continued.
“But we probably have to go in a day early, on the 18th, not the 19th. We have an advertisement meeting for the Kashihi Group, interviews with Japanese media outlets, and a photo shoot.”
The schedule for Japan is also increasing. I knew about the Kashihi Group advertisement, but when did they schedule the interview or the Japanese pictorial? When Kang Woo-jin tilted his head inwardly, Choi Sung-geon spoke again.
“It may seem a bit tight, but most of the offers from Japan have been filtered out. It’s a very selective process.”
He turned around, covering his diary.
“Woojin-ah. Do you know how many entertainment offers you get from Japanese broadcasting companies these days?”
No, not at all. Choi Sung-geon relayed all the important parts, but Woo-jin had no way of knowing the details since he took care of them himself.
“Does it come in quite a bit?”
“Haha. Quite a bit? No. Even if you just calculate from a month ago, it’s over 10. To give you an idea of how much this is, did you know that Hwarin’s group Elani is almost a tier 1 idol in Japan? It must be even higher than that now, right?”
That is, it doesn’t really matter if Kang Woo-jin is currently the most talked about person in Japan.
“But Woojin, you’re not going to do a Japanese variety show, right? Why are you interested? Should I catch you?”
Kang Woo-jin shook his head solemnly when asked. As for entertainment, ‘Our Table’ is enough. To be honest, I’m more excited about entertainment than acting.
“No, please cut everything like you did now.”
Kang Woo-jin was more calm than ever.
back
An article from Japan was spreading rapidly on the domestic internet.
『[Star IS] “Crazy Form” Beyond Korea, Taking Over the Japanese Advertising Industry? Kang Woo-jin, Japanese Major Kashihi Group Advertisement Contract Confirmed』
『Kang Woo-jin selected as the advertising model for the Japanese giant ‘Kashihi Group’, how much is the contract fee?』
This has already been acknowledged by Japan’s Kashihi Group and BW Entertainment. In other words, it was a fact that Kang Woo-jin was in charge of advertising for the Japanese conglomerate Kashihi Group.
『’This time again, the first’, Kang Woo-jin becomes a model for a major Japanese company’s advertisements… The first Korean model in the history of the ‘Kashihi Group’』
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Naturally, since this is not something that happens often, the media and public opinion were excited.
-CrazyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋKang Woojin is really doing so wellㅋㅋㅋㅋEven a model for a Japanese major company’s advertisement???
-Kang Woo-jin again??? Ah individually… I don’t want to see any news about him… I’ve been disliking him since Cheongryong
-Wow… This is the first time I’ve seen someone filming an advertisement in Japan other than idols…
-But I understandㅋㅋㅋㅋKang Woojin’s boyfriend is a huge hit in JapanㅋㅋㅋIt’s still in the top 10 on Japanese Netflix
-He’s crazy, seriouslyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ He’s really somethingㅋㅋㅋ He won 8 titles in Korea and started conquering Japan tooㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Kang Woojin’s form is so cuteㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-↑ㄴㄴI’ve already gotten used to it. I’m waiting for a stranger to come and blow up a guy friend.
-The comments here are so crazyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ But anyway, they all got it, rightㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ?
-Do you have a fan club in Japan too? Are there assholes everywhere?
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However, as of the end of the year, the atmosphere of criticizing Kang Woo-jin has also increased significantly. He has been gaining size so much that it is noticeable.
It was similar in Japan.
Although he is steadily gaining Japanese fans, on the other hand, as Woojin’s popularity in Japan grows, there are also many unfavorable views. Whether it’s through SNS or comments. Japanese companies have also been keeping Kang Woojin in check. No, to be precise, they are targeting the Korean Wave.
『Kang Woo-jin mentioned in an interview with the vice president of a mid-sized Japanese company, “We need to pay more attention to our own actors than Korean actors”』
This situation was not necessarily limited to Kang Woo-jin. If you are famous, you have to bear the weight of the crown. As a result, the number of malicious comments increases on the ‘Kang Woo-jin’s sub-character’ channel and Woo-jin’s SNS. For an average celebrity, it would be a situation where stress is minimal and panic may occur at worst.
Actually, there are many celebrities who take medication or visit a psychiatrist when they reach this point. So what about Kang Woo-jin?
“Woojin oppa, don’t look at the SNS comments today. There were some curses in there.”
“okay.”
“Are you okay?”
“what.”
“No······There are more malicious comments than before.”
“I don’t have any thoughts.”
What do you want me to do? Is this my job? That was exactly the mindset I had.
Meanwhile, the Korean acting world also did not look kindly on Kang Woo-jin.
Well, there were many actors who were jealous of Kang Woo-jin’s crazy behavior, but Woo-jin’s declaration of war at various award ceremonies at the end of this year added fuel to the fire. Among them, Blue Dragon was the strongest. Perhaps that’s why Kang Woo-jin was mentioned frequently among the actors. Whether on set or at private gatherings.
“Kang Woojin? The kid doesn’t have a back. His expression is also dull, so he doesn’t seem to have much of a temper.”
“Honestly, what I’ve seen so far is great, but are you the type that disappears in an instant when one incident occurs?”
“When I think about it again, it’s absurd. There are so many teachers and seniors there, so how can you take it for granted that you’ll get the Best Actor award?”
“That’s because I was young. Otherwise, would I have done something like that in the Blue Dragon where all the big shots gathered?”
Of course, they didn’t know. The speed at which Woojin was growing.
“It’s just for Asia, just for Asia. To be honest, the advance into Japan went well, so it passed.”
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10th. Early morning at an officetel in Seoul.
Outside, the morning sun was rising, but the atmosphere inside the rather spacious officetel, room 203, was gloomy. The blackout curtains on each window blocked out the sunlight. In addition, the interior of room 203 was a little different from a place where people usually live.
Make it as if there is no furniture.
All that was visible was a refrigerator, a small table, and a bed mattress in the living room. It was just a vast field. In the midst of it all, a man sleeping on the bed mattress suddenly got up. He must have been in his 30s. He had a half-shaven head and small eyes. As soon as he got up, he looked for a pair of glasses lying nearby and put them on.
“Ah-”
He stretched out and stood up. He was of average height. Then, the man yawned and took out a water bottle from the refrigerator and gulped it down.
Then check the time.
“7:40-”
He wore winter pajamas and moved to a nearby room, scratching his stomach. As soon as the man opened the closed door, a different scene from the living room unfolded. There were two computers and a laptop on a long desk.
The room had a somewhat professional smell.
Computer cases with their interiors clearly visible, expensive-looking copiers, professional-looking keyboards and mice, large monitors, etc. It was clear that all the computer equipment in this room was top-of-the-line.
-Ugh.
The man turned on the computer that was asleep. Then he left the room he was in and opened the door to the next room. This one was also unusual. The desk and chair were okay, but the things installed in front of the desk were strange. An expensive camera on a tripod, and lights around it.
At first glance, it looks like a filming room, doesn’t it?
Here the man picks up a wolf-shaped mask from among several hanging on the wall around the door.
“Today is wolf day.”
The reason was simple: he was a YouTuber.
[Channel Name: FactGuys] [1.88 million subscribers]
FactGuys, a YouTuber with 1.88 million subscribers, covers random things. Anything that catches the public’s attention. Whether it’s news, incidents, or accusations. That’s why the number of views for the videos he uploads always exceeds 500,000 to 1 million.
However, the video upload cycle was long.
About once a week? I do everything by myself, from filming to editing. It was for the sake of my anonymity, and I find the materials myself or get tips. What’s unique is that the videos that YouTuber FactGuys uploads aren’t just about Korea.
There were quite a few from other countries too.
Recently, we’ve been covering scandals in Hollywood.
Anyway, the man who was preparing to shoot yawned again and moved to the room. To where the computer was. Soon, he sat down in front of the turned-on computer and accessed his email. He wondered if there was any new information.
“······”
He clenched his jaw and clicked the mouse several times. A lot of reports had piled up overnight. Of course, more than half of them were garbage.
And then.
“huh?”
The man frowned. He had noticed a tip-off email. Then he read the subject line of the email.
“Kang Woo-jin secretly screen tested for the Hollywood film ‘Last Kill 3’?”
I checked who sent the email.
“Who sent this?”
It was anonymous.
At this moment, Kang Woojin’s house.
Kang Woo-jin, who left home for work, appeared in the underground parking lot. He was wearing a hat and, as usual, he found a taxi that had come to pick him up. But.
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‘huh?’
Kang Woojin felt something had changed. The van had changed. It was a foreign van that was wider both on the top and the side. It was black. Woojin, slightly impressed, walked to the van as unobtrusively as possible. Then, Choi Sunggeon, wearing a long padding, got out of the passenger seat.
“Are you here?”
He had a dignified expression. On the other hand, Kang Woo-jin, who already had a strong concept, just said hello.
“Hello, sir.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah.”
Choi Sung-geon nodded and gestured to the large van behind him. As if asking for a word. Kang Woo-jin hummed in a low voice.
“It’s big.”
“Is that all there is to the appreciation?”
“Did you change it?”
“Your team has grown in number and influence. Well, the previous van was fine, but this place places a lot of importance on visibility.”
After finishing speaking, Choi Sung-geon suddenly changed the subject.
“And before we leave, there’s something you need to decide.”
“What is it?”
“I received a call from a Japanese animation production company yesterday.”
Animation? What all of a sudden? Kang Woo-jin was internally flustered. But he answered calmly.
“Are you talking about animation?”
“Oh. The production company is ‘A10 Studio’, a huge company ranked in the top 3 in Japan. Of course, they are asking me to do voice acting for an animation they are producing.”
Voice actor. Woojin was amazing at first. When you become an actor, you come across cases like this. Speaking of Japanese animation, Kang Woojin has also seen a few.
‘Ah- this might be fun?’
Then he stopped.
‘Huh? Wait a minute. Doesn’t animation have a script or scenario?’
Woojin’s curiosity was aroused.
‘Then······Will Annie also enter a subspace?’
If it comes up.
‘What about reading (experience)?’
A new genre other than movies or dramas. The blossoming curiosity grows bigger. First, Kang Woo-jin calmly lowered his voice.
“I should read the script before deciding whether to do it or not.”
Choi Sung-geon, who was smiling, suddenly took something out of the passenger seat. It was a bundle of paper of a suitable thickness.
“I knew you’d do that, so I brought it. ‘A10 Studio’ also sent me a draft of the first episode of the anime script. So you could say it’s a draft. Before editing. Like a sketch?”
“······”
Kang Woo-jin silently accepts the bundle of papers. The cover does not have the title of the anime, but only the name of the production company, ‘A10 Studio’.
and.
‘It’s hot.’
Next to the wad of paper, black and gray swirled. In other words, there was a passage to subspace. At this moment, Choi Sung-geon was saying something, but Woo-jin instinctively placed his hand on the black square.
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within.
-Ugh.
Kang Woojin’s world changed from a parking lot to a completely dark subspace in an instant. Woojin, who arrived at a subspace that resembled a home, quickly moved his feet. He arrived in front of a white square that had grown significantly and confirmed that it had just been added.
-[10/Script (Title: Unknown), D-Class]
-[*This is an animation script with an average level of completion. 50% reading is possible.]
Woojin, who had been reading the text for a while, nonchalantly chose a white square. The text quickly changed.
-[10/You have selected Script (Title: Unknown).]
-[List people who can lead (experience)]
-[A: 1, B: 2, C: 3······]
The character’s name is a number. Is it because it’s Ga-an? Woo-jin, who hummed softly, chose anything for now.
[“‘A: 1’ Reading Preparation······”] [“······Ready. This is a script or scenario with an average level of completion. The implementation is 50% complete. Reading begins.”]
Soon, a large gray thing covered Kang Woo-jin.
It was the same up to here.
But the world unfolding before Kang Woo-jin’s eyes was not ordinary. It was far from ordinary reading (experience).
-Bang bang!
The banging noise in your ears, cars, the city center with tall buildings and buildings, people walking or passing by on the sidewalk, blue sky, moving clouds.
These are things that Kang Woo-jin clearly knows, but they feel unfamiliar.
“······”
Because the entire visible world was an animation.
end
