The giant Park Cheol-gyu in the ‘OTL’ pose. And Kang Woo-jin looking down at him with a cold face. The dozens of people watching are silent. The Action School is briefly plunged into silence. However, Kang Woo-jin’s cynical face is unwavering.
Just calm and collected. No sign of panic.
At that moment, the ‘Beneficial Evil’ martial arts director with a hardened face looked at Kang Woo-jin and felt certain.
‘As expected – it wasn’t a mistake. It was a situation that was created on purpose.’
Wrong. It was an obvious mistake. Woojin, whose mind had momentarily hardened as evidence, was reproaching himself. Looking at the silhouette of Park Cheol-gyu’s buttocks that was revealed.
‘I’m going to go. What is this······Ugh- Should I pull up my pants first??’
On the other hand, the martial arts director was confidently walking in with the illusion of certainty. He had no way of knowing Woojin’s inner thoughts.
It was mostly a natural flow.
It’s a very absurd picture, but Kang Woo-jin’s martial arts to get here were so precise and smooth as water flow. Even though Park Cheol-gyu’s movement was off. However, the finishing of the posture is exactly the same as the storyboard.
Except for Park Cheol-gyu’s exposed trousers.
As a result, the beginning and end of the previous action scene are the same as the storyboard. Only the process in between was changed by Kang Woo-jin. Then, the answer was only one.
‘Woojin led it?’
The misaligned route was used in reverse.
‘Even by lowering the opponent’s pants and blocking his movements, it became a more ‘beneficial evil’ like Jang Yeon-woo’s directing than the existing martial arts storyboard.’
The picture is professional, but with a bit of lightness, it feels less heavy, and it even has the effect of making the protagonist of the ‘beneficial evil’, who is portrayed as a real evil, appear several times clearer.
The problem is.
‘How on earth could I······ in that short moment···’
It was Kang Woo-jin’s martial arts ability. No, let’s call it martial arts planning. Even though it was a short moment, the technique itself was flawless. But is his perspective on martial arts also broad? Otherwise, such a creative path could not have been drawn in that moment.
Taking off my pants to block my movements.
The martial arts director looked at Woojin in pure amazement.
‘Wh, really? Is he really… a genius among geniuses or something like that?’
To be precise, it is a surprise caused by a misunderstanding.
How can an actor be more amazing than a staff member who has trained in martial arts? Then the martial arts director was shocked. It was amazing, but he was also curious about why Kang Woo-jin, who was demonstrating martial arts for the first time today, acted like that.
At this point, the martial arts director suddenly remembered Park Cheol-gyu’s mistakes.
The first was that he didn’t fall along the set path, and the second was a small but firm misalignment. If it weren’t for the fact that he was just now, it would have been hard to notice.
“No way- that crazy guy Park Cheol-gyu.”
At that moment, the martial arts director seemed to notice something and turned his gaze to the martial arts team behind him, and seeing several rotten faces added to the feeling of certainty.
‘What kind of place is this to do such a joke!!!’
He quickly ran to where the martial arts team members were gathered. On the other hand, the drama industry’s big shot, PD Song Man-woo, stood still with interest and sparkle in his eyes.
Just looking at Kang Woo-jin, I can recall the martial arts moves he showed me.
‘Kill him, I said I killed him. Just ‘Jang Yeon-woo’ himself. Did Woo-jin-ssi personally plan it? I don’t know the context, but anyway, kill him. Hehe, Kang Totem really surprises people every time.’
He too was a big shot, a swindler, and was swimming in illusions. No, PD Song Man-woo was the original host of illusions.
Then, the giant Park Cheol-gyu flinched in the ‘OTL’ pose.
He was just staring blankly, oblivious to his ridiculous posture. He was in a daze.
‘Why am I like this? How did this happen?’
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In fact, Park Cheol-gyu had tried to stop at the first prank. It was working well. That was the Maginot Line. However, a little curiosity caused a disaster. He wondered if Kang Woo-jin would come out if he slightly turned his waist, but before he knew it, his pants had come off and he fell down OTL.
The part where the waist is bent was a very small movement. Of course, it was intentional.
‘You realized it in that brief moment?’
From then on, Park Cheol-gyu devoted himself to martial arts with all his heart. But what was the result? This huge body collapsed without fail. And the final pose was exactly the same as the storyboard.
That is, Kang Woo-jin used Park Cheol-gyu.
This was Park Cheol-gyu’s conclusion.
‘No······Is this your first time doing action??’
Park Cheol-gyu had been in the industry for nearly 10 years. He was well-known and had a solid foundation as a first-class martial arts director. Well, now it seems like he’s just showing off his arrogance.
At this time.
-Ugh.
Woojin slowly reached out his hand to the fallen Park Cheol-gyu. A low voice followed.
“It wasn’t intentional.”
First of all, I had the concept I had been maintaining, but inside I really wanted to pull up Park Cheol-gyu’s pants.
‘S- I’m really sorry. It’s just pants, pants. I need to pull up my pants first.’
Fortunately, Park Cheol-gyu.
“······”
He stood up silently and started putting on his pants. Soon, Kang Woojin was about to apologize.
“Hey!! Park Cheol-gyu!!”
The martial arts director who was mixed with the martial arts team in the back called the giant Park Cheol-gyu.
“You come here!!”
He was very excited. No, he was angry. What is this? Kang Woo-jin thought, but behind him, things were moving quite urgently. Park Cheol-gyu, who was called, was questioned about something by the angry martial arts director, and PD Song Man-woo, who had an interest in his eyes, also joined and started talking.
Woojin, left alone, had no idea what was going on.
‘What is it? What is it?’
So I decided to just stay still. However, things didn’t calm down. Soon, even Choi Sung-geon, who had a long hair, joined the group. Strangely, PD Song Man-woo, the martial arts director, and the martial arts team, including Park Cheol-gyu, bowed their heads deeply to Choi Sung-geon, who was furrowing his brows.
Kang Woo-jin is a little confused.
No, should I be the one to apologize?
Then, dozens of staff members gathered at the action school stirred, and Kang Woo-jin tilted his head inwardly. Soon, PD Song Man-woo, the martial arts director, and Choi Sung-geon approached him. PD Song Man-woo with a beard was the first to apologize politely.
“I’m sorry, Woojin.”
Next was the martial arts director.
“I’m sorry. It’s my fault for not managing it properly.”
Yes? Why are you all acting like this all of a sudden? Woojin didn’t understand the reason for the time being. I was the one who took off his pants, so why am I the one receiving the apology? Things are going strangely. In times like this, silence is the answer.
“······”
Here, Choi Sung-geon let out a sigh and whispered to Woo-jin.
“Shouldn’t you have beaten me up a little more?”
When Woojin almost asked, “Who?”, Choi Sung-geon explained the whole story. About 5 minutes. A joke? He was joking with me? What part of it? When I heard, Park Cheol-gyu pretended to make a mistake on purpose.
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Then the martial arts director bowed to Woojin again.
“I’m sorry, Woojin. I’ll replace everyone, including that guy Park Cheol-gyu. If you want, you can bring in the entire team from outside. I take full responsibility.”
PD Song Man-woo let out a long sigh and continued speaking seriously.
“The second cut would have passed by without anyone noticing if it weren’t for Woojin.”
Choi Sung-geon, who has a bob cut, is holding it.
“Woojin, you knew, right? Since when? From the beginning?”
“······”
The smell of misunderstanding lingers. This familiar scent. Woojin lowered his voice.
“Yes, kind of.”
Soon, the martial arts director ran back to the martial arts team after apologizing several times, and the remaining Song Man-woo PD whispered to the indifferent Woo-jin, recalling Park Cheol-gyu’s OTL posture.
“But how did you come up with that idea in such a short moment? If it were me, I would have just gotten angry.”
“I think it would have been like that if it had just been ‘Jang Yeon-woo.’”
“······”
A faint smile spread across the lips of PD Song Man-woo, who had a beard.
“How about inserting that last pants-taking martial arts sequence into a real ‘beneficial evil’?”
At this moment, Japan.
In the Japanese media, there was a lot of talk about a certain movie.
『[Official] “Stranger” has started』
It was the movie ‘The Stranger’. I thought it would quiet down a bit, but it’s bustling again.
The reason was simple.
『Director Kyotaro Tanokuchi’s “Strange Sacrifice of a Stranger” Confirmed to Start Filming on the 21st』
A few days ago, the ‘Stranger’ side announced an official position regarding the crank-in. And that wasn’t all. They also released information about other things besides the first filming location.
『Finally, the first filming location of “The Stranger” is Inehunaya Village』
Since it was originally a blast furnace movie, articles about ‘The Stranger’ quickly took over the main page. And Kang Woo-jin’s name also rose rapidly. He was already hot because of his advertisement modeling for the Japanese conglomerate ‘Kashihi Group’, and now ‘The Stranger’ has become hot again, so he has been mentioned more and more.
『Kashihi Group’s advertising model issue “Kang Woo-jin”, what kind of acting will he show in ‘Stranger’?』
『Kang Woo-jin, who is a hot topic again with “The Stranger”, Hanryang and Nam Sa-chin are still in the Netflix rankings』
Public opinion in Japan was polarized: praise from Kang Woo-jin’s Japanese fan club and
-The long-awaited Stranger is cranking up! I support Kang Woo-jin!
-Don’t be discouraged because you’re the only Korean actor!!
-I’m curious… I’m so curious about what role Kang Woo-jin will play in Stranger Things… I want to see it…
-I never thought I’d fall for a Korean actor! I love you Kang Woo Jin!!
-Wow! Inehunaya Village is close to my house!! If I go sightseeing, will I be able to see Kang Woojin?
-When Stranger opens, I’ll be the first one to go see it!!!
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Malicious comments including from die-hard fans of the original ‘Stranger’.
– In the end, you’re making a movie with Kang Woo-jin and the stranger… I don’t like it.
-Why on earth does Kang Woojin’s popularity keep rising? Am I the only one who finds this strange?
-I don’t understand Director Kyotaro, who included Kang Woo-jin, and the Kashihi Group, who used him as an advertising model.
-Whew… I really like Stranger Things, but I’m depressed because it’s obvious that the movie will be a flop… .
-Kang Woojin Kang Woojin It’s really noisy!
Either way, it was explosive. The comments on the article, as well as the community and SNS, were consumed by the story of the ‘stranger’.
Well, in the grand scheme of things, it was positive.
-I don’t really like Kang Woo-jin, but apart from that, the issue power of Stranger is amazing. It’s my first time seeing a movie like this, and whoever it is, I’ll probably watch it when it’s released.
This is the first time a movie has been this hot in Japan.
Around that time, LA, USA.
It was morning in Korea and Japan, but afternoon in LA. It was barely 6 o’clock, and two large vans caught my eye on the road. They were lined up with paparazzi in their cars.
-Boohoo!
In the backseat of the first van, Miley Cara was seen with long blonde hair. She had her long legs crossed and her blue eyes were looking at the TV installed in the van.
A talk show was in full swing on TV.
It was ‘The Jamie Show’, which is considered one of the top 3 talk shows in the US and has recently been evaluated as almost number 1 in viewership ratings. ‘The Jamie Show’ was currently on air and the guest was.
“······”
It was Miley Cara herself, watching TV with a cold expression. Unlike in real life, Cara on TV smiles a lot. Soon, the chubby Jamie, a talk show host, asked Cara on TV in English.
[“Kang Woo-jin? Haha, but an alien? You said he was an impressive actor? His evaluation is unusual.”]
Kara shrugged her shoulders, crossing her legs on the TV.
[“You mean he was as great as an alien?”] [“Aha! That’s what it means? How impressive must he be to be called an alien- But Kang Woo-jin······This is the first time I’m hearing about him as a K-drama fan?”] [“Of course. He’s an actor who isn’t known in Hollywood yet.”] [“What made him seem like an alien?”] [“He acts like a method, but his vocals and cooking are also top-notch. Even martial arts. I saw it myself. It was really great.”] [“Oh! I’m getting more and more curious? Wait a minute, I’ll have to search it up.”] [“Check out his YouTube channel first. He already has close to 10 million subscribers.”] [“Uh, really??”]
Soon, ‘Jamie Show’ briefly showed Kang Woo-jin’s YouTube situation and the myth of winning 8 awards at Korean year-end award ceremonies. Then, the TV screen changed back to the set and Kara said.
[“Jamie, what’s really amazing is that all his abilities other than acting are hobbies. Can you believe it?”]
At this time.
“Kara.”
Kara was watching TV with her arms crossed when the manager sitting next to her called out to her.
“This movie has received great responses. It ranked first in terms of audience numbers not only in Europe but also in Korea as soon as it was released. You worked hard promoting it.”
Kara swept back her flowing blonde hair.
“That has to be maintained.”
“Don’t worry, the reviews from critics and review sites are also good.”
“huh.”
“But Kara, why did you bring up the unplanned Kang Woo-jin story on ‘Jamie Show’? And you even gave him some screen time.”
At this point, Kara met the manager’s gaze and answered nonchalantly.
“Since it’s ‘Jamie Shaw,’ he’ll be mentioned in Hollywood and won’t he be covered in a big way in Korea as well?”
“Of course. Especially since Kang Woo-jin is so popular in Korea.”
“I took action before suggesting something. And I think that if I do this much, there won’t be any problems when we work with him later on, right?”
“······What are you thinking about?”
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“I told you when I came over from Korea. I definitely want to work with Kang Woo-jin.”
Kara continued, her blue eyes focused on the TV again.
“Please send him an offer to feature and appear in a music video soon.”
A global superstar with hundreds of millions of subscribers and a social media following. Her rather outrageous proposal. Kara said it very simply.
And it was quite solid.
“Of course, I’m talking about my new album that will be released after this movie schedule is over.”
The next day, Korea.
A large conference room of a film company. The faces of the people gathered around the U-shaped desks are unusual. They are all quite old, and they look like they are going to have a haircut. I don’t know if it’s because of the hot heater, but the atmosphere in the conference room is quite heavy.
Among them, a familiar old man sitting at the head of the table near the entrance catches the eye.
“Okay, next.”
It was Director An Ga-bok. He had short white hair and a face full of wrinkles. However, he was the most relaxed of all. At his signal, which gave off the force of an old man or a spirit, everyone in the conference room handed over their tablets and papers.
Various information appears.
Set, location scouting, casting, production inquiries, various props, filming equipment, scenario continuity, filming schedule, etc. The production meeting for ‘Leech’ had just begun. Of course, this wasn’t the first production meeting. It was already the second.
Thanks to this, many of the major parts have already been decided.
At this time, Director Ahn Ga-bok, who was rubbing his wrinkled chin, looked down at his tablet and spoke to the caddy and production staff sitting next to him.
“Have you revised the casting board?”
“Yes, sir.”
Soon, the caddy tapped the tablet screen a few times, and the others did the same. Soon, the faces of two familiar actors appeared at the top of everyone’s tablet screen.
-Actors Sim Han-ho and Kang Woo-jin.
These were the actors who were confirmed as the two top leads for ‘Leech’. And below them, there were countless actors listed as lead actors, lead and supporting actors, supporting actors, supporting and minor roles, etc. At that time, one of the production department’s first staff whispered without realizing it.
“Wow- what a lineup······I can’t believe these are the candidates.”
Because all the actors who were shown were top or above A-class. Simply put, wherever you went, actors who had been cast as lead roles were hanging out as candidates. Each of the key staff members who looked at this picture felt something strange.
‘······All these amazing actors are candidates and Kang Woo-jin is confirmed as the lead actor. I never thought I would see a day like this.’
‘Apart from the acting performance, a first-year actor can confidently take on the lead role in director Ahn Ga-bok’s work… haha, you could say it’s unusual or special.’
In the meantime, director Ahn Ga-bok slowly nodded and opened the door.
“Have you received a definite answer that they will audition for all of them?”
The caddy answered right away.
“Yes, Director. But······Do you really plan on auditioning everyone?”
“No. That can’t be. Just a few important roles. The reason I told the agency that they had to audition was to see if these actors could swallow their pride.”
“Ah- As expected.”
“What does Mr. Shim Han-ho say about auditions?”
“He said he could attend as a judge as requested by the director.”
“hmm.”
Director Ahn Ga-bok, who had been spitting out the words like an old man, rubbed his chin for a moment and then asked again.
“How about the picture of Woojin next to actor Shim Ha-n-ho?”
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