Chapter 64
The filming of <The Chaser> went smoothly overall.
Although the process of learning about jealousy was very trivial it was true that it helped my acting.
‘…I can’t bear to say it.’
Jealousy is an unfamiliar emotion.
If you think about it feeling emotions is natural.
It wasn’t anything special.
It was just special to me.
Seoyeon quietly fell into thought as she watched the people organizing the filming site.
In a way she decided to become her actor so she could figure it out.
A place where various emotions appear and are expressed through embellishment.
In the past I may have been comfortable in this world where the mask I made just to cover up my discomfort became my mainstay.
‘…Is puberty not over yet?’
It is a strangely emotional day.
Maybe it’s because I saw such a shocking scene yesterday.
Just thinking about it made my stomach boil.
Of course it wasn’t as bad as yesterday.
It was the first time she knew that she Seo-yeon had such feelings herself.
There was a time when she thought of herself as being like a plant.
But what? She just thought she was a fool.
‘Hmm.’
There are still many emotions I don’t know.
Of course in this life she feels emotions naturally.
She just has to think about how she feels because of the disconnect from her past life.
When she acts she ultimately has no choice but to be conscious of it.
It’s as if being conscious of a person’s breathing makes one feel inconvenienced.
“Mr. Seoyeon.”
Was it because today’s filming was successful?
Director Bae Jin-hwan approached Seo-yeon with light steps.
“yes?”
“Today’s filming was really good. I think we can just keep going like this. however….”
He paused for a moment pondering.
He said what he had been thinking about for a while as Seo-yeon looked at him blankly.
“The next scene is a bit intense. You know? “He kidnaps Han Ye-hwa and gets into a fight with a police officer in the process.”
“Yes I know.”
“Looking at you Seoyeon it looks like you’re using your body a bit. “Can you do it?”
Can you do it?
Let’s stare at it to see what it means.
“Didn’t you hear? Basically action scenes are usually done by a double. Seoyeon must have already heard it right?”
“Oh I heard.”
When I thought about it it seemed like something like that had been said.
Usually the stunt actor in charge of action scenes is chosen to be of similar size to the actor.
The reason why Cha Seo-ah often wears a raincoat or clothes that hide her face is because it is easier to use a double.
It is said that he was planning to use a double since there are many physical fight scenes in the story.
“But it turns out that the actress who was supposed to act as Seo-yeon’s stand-in injured her ankle. So I was thinking about finding a new actor… and then a thought occurred to me.”
First shooting.
The chase between Seo-yeon and Kim Dae-heon.
At that time Seoyeon who had suddenly disappeared came to mind.
Of course running and physical actions are different. But maybe? That’s what I thought.
“If it’s okay I know of an action school. “What do you think?”
Seoyeon didn’t know but this was a very special case.
Action School. Of course the action school that the director of Baejin Refund knows is a place that is synonymous with the most important ‘action school’ in Seoul.
Probably the most famous stunt actor in Korea.
And of course it is not easy to get into such a place.
This is a place not just for aspiring stuntmen but also for actors who want to learn action skills.
Of course you have to go through an audition and the competition rate is very high.
‘She’s a person with very high standards but if it’s Seoyeon…’
For reference Bae Jin-hwan had a relationship with Professor Kim Hong-baek who created the action school.
So if he was an excellent actor I could fully recommend him.
I thought Seoyeon was a very good talent.
‘It would be okay if I learned it quickly for a month or two.’
The action scenes in <The Chaser> were not at a great level.
Because it was a thriller movie to begin with not an action movie.
However this action is very comprehensive so even in scenes where you fight with appropriate coordination there is a big difference depending on whether you learned the action or not.
Because it was an action academy it had to be seen as ‘all acting using the body’.
If you just learn the scene in detail one or two months will be enough.
“If you give it a try and think it’s okay how about Seoyeon give it a try?”
How did Seoyeon react to Bae Jin-hwan’s words?
“Yes I want to try. “As an actor.”
Calm answer.
Bae Jin-hwan was secretly impressed by Seo-yeon’s words.
Usually female actors avoid action scenes.
‘You have very good posture.’
Even though he was still young I was very proud of him.
When director Bae Jin-hwan was smiling happily and nodding his head.
‘Action acting!’
Seoyeon who likes to use her body was just excited.
Because deep down I really wanted to learn action acting.
***
Director Bae Jin-hwan gave the address of the action school to manager Park Eun-ha along with his business card.
He goes and tells me that I came on his own referral and that he will take care of it.
So the next day.
Seoyeon went to school and felt strangely busy.
The excited faces of the students and the noisy atmosphere felt different from usual.
“What happened?”
Seoyeon who didn’t have any friends to ask about it hurried to the next class during the first period break and asked Jiyeon.
“…You should ask the kids in your class about that.”
“It’s very difficult. that.”
“What is difficult?”
Jiyeon sighed at Seoyeon’s words.
If you look at her from the outside she seems like a burden.
She usually has weak reactions so I don’t know what she’s thinking.
Plus Seoyeon had an aura.
A person who fits the description of ‘having a different presence’ more than anyone else.
She seems like she can make friends well if she makes her laugh but that’s only because she’s like that.
“I guess it’s because of the school festival.”
“School festival?”
Is there such a thing?
Seoyeon looks at me like that.
“It looks like Yeonhwa High School is having a big festival.”
Yeonhwa High School is a school with many students who are more confident in arts and physical education than academics.
Because of this the average score in Seoul was just average or slightly below but he was very strong in arts and physical education.
So we tend to hold sports competitions and school festivals on a grand scale.
In particular at the school festival each class had a separate booth.
“…Do you really do that?”
“Surprisingly many.”
That’s a lot.
Seoyeon nodded her head.
Even though she was at the school festival it wasn’t something Seoyeon could do as she should.
It looks like they already decided yesterday what to do at the festival.
‘What does our class do?’
Even if she wanted to ask she had no one to ask.
Suddenly Seoyeon thought that things couldn’t go on like this.
If things continue like this aren’t you going to spend the school festival feeling lonely and unable to hang out with your classmates?
“You realize it. “Go to your class.”
Seo-yeon was a little discouraged by Ji-yeon’s cold words.
And she let’s go back to class.
The eyes of the class all fell on Seoyeon.
Seoyeon felt like she was a new student every day.
‘…I guess I need to do something about it.’
It was clear that she would continue to be out and about as she became busier with her work as an actress.
I guess that’s not it.
A life where Lee Ji-yeon was her only friend for all three years of high school….
Isn’t this a bit sad?
As Seoyeon was thinking about that she suddenly remembered something she had forgotten.
She said ‘Oh I should have asked.’
Something about Ramiel.
This time she was going to ask Jiyeon while she was in his class but she completely forgot about it because of the school festival.
But even if she tried to ask what should she ask?
Who is the wizard?
Why did she suddenly start broadcasting?
“….”
Seoyeon fell down on the desk her fur fluttering.
Because my thoughts have become complicated in many ways.
***
Professor Hongbaek Kim.
Korea’s leading stunt actor and martial arts director.
The Cheonghong Action School he created in Seoul has produced numerous action actors.
It was a place known as a gateway for unrelated stuntmen.
Naturally many aspiring stuntmen were taking on the challenge every quarter and the number of applicants was enormous.
“Hmm it’s Joo Seo-yeon….”
A man with a sharp appearance muttered that name.
She is an actress who decided to visit the action school today.
No she’s not an actress yet she might have to be called a hatch chick.
There is only one drama in which she appeared.
Other than that her career includes one play.
She is a new chick actress who is also making movies for the first time.
Director Bae Jin-hwan who is as good as Bae Jin-hwan personally arranged to introduce such an actress.
“Princess Yeonhwa and Hong Jeong-hee.”
Both roles have nothing to do with action.
However Bae Jin-hwan is a director with a very good eye.
If an actor rather than a stuntman is asked to perform a role that requires action there must be a reason.
So afternoon.
A girl came with the manager at the appointed time.
Joo Seo-yeon.
Her appearance attracted the attention of the trainees who were in the middle of practicing action acting.
That was because she was a girl with an eye-catching appearance.
But Kim Hong-baek frowned slightly.
‘The body is very well balanced. but….’
Did you exercise properly?
On the outside it didn’t really look like that.
It is more difficult to find actors who are thin but not thin.
Especially if you are an actress.
On the contrary there were several cases where the body became weak due to excessive body shaping.
If you have such a thin body action is impossible.
I’d rather use a stand-in.
“hello. “My name is Joo Seo-yeon a new actress from Nova Entertainment.”
Still the greeting was bright.
Kim Hong-baek’s face relaxed as he bowed in greeting.
“Well I was introduced. My name is Professor Hongbaek Kim. “Here you can just call me Master or Professor.”
“yes. “Thank you for your words.”
“Then you’ve never done any action acting… have you?”
“yes.”
“Have you ever learned anything?”
Seoyeon thought for a moment.
She worked out often and practiced other exercises by looking at the internet.
“I never learned it properly.”
Even when she attended acting school she never did anything like that.
Hearing Seo-yeon’s words Kim Hong-baek nodded as if he knew she would.
On the other hand other trainees around her frowned slightly at Seoyeon’s words.
‘Who is it?’
‘It looks like he’s an actor…’
As someone who came in after an audition it is inevitable that people who come in with connections like that will be noticed.
Professor Kim Hong-baek’s teachings were not available to just anyone.
But an actress who at first glance appears to have no connection to action does action?
It’s good that she has a passion for acting but it seemed obvious that she would give up at some point.
“There are not many action scenes so it will take about a month. “It may be a little difficult but it’s okay right?”
“Yes it’s okay.”
Kim Hong-baek had already seen the script through director Bae Jin-hwan.
Most of Cha Seo-ah’s action scenes involve physical fights with detectives during ‘murders’.
And the chase.
The highlight of this movie.
It took about a month to bring these two things to their full potential.
Before practicing the action I had to learn how to use my body appropriately.
Otherwise it could easily lead to injury.
“First of all my height and weight are not written on my profile. Can I know?”
Professor Kim Hong-baek said looking Seo-yeon up and down.
Is she about to lose about 50kg?
She had a slender body that made her look like that.
“…Your weight?”
But for some reason Seoyeon’s voice trembled.
Kim Hong-baek became puzzled by her reaction.
Because she didn’t have the body to really care about her weight.
A word from the author (author review)
First of all upload and correct typos…
About 6 minutes is within the margin of error.
…I’m sorry ㅠ
And I recently looked into high school festivals and there are a lot of them that are bigger than I thought.
I just finished showing off my singing in the auditorium…