IWMMGA Chapter 384

Episode 384: Overwhelming (13)

Inside the theater where advertisements are being printed. A man in black long padding who just checked the message. No, Kang Woo-jin muttered to himself as he looked at Choi Seong-geon’s chat message on his cell phone screen.

‘Cliero’ audition and screen test is on January 25th. But my departure is on the 20th. Only a few weeks left. Seems like it’s sooner than you think?’

It is currently the end of December. Considering that December was the end, there were about 3 weeks left until January 20th.

‘If I go a few days early, it’s probably due to jet lag or adaptation.’

It was correct. It took into account not only the time difference between Korea and LA, but also Kang Woo-jin’s condition during the audition and screen test. One way or another, it will take a day to get used to it. Although Woojin often goes to LA, this was the first time he decided to do so. Even for CEO Choi Seong-geon, whose film company is Columbia Studios, one of the Big Five, it was a natural decision for him to go a few days early.

Kang Woo-jin also nodded slowly as if he understood.

He then checked the next chat.

-CEO: And I also received an email from Disney. Candidate actors for ‘The Beast and Beauty’ have been confirmed.

Here, Woojin felt somewhat relieved. Following ‘Clierrot’, after a preliminary meeting with ‘World Disney Pictures’, ‘Columbia Studios’ announced the official candidate actors for ‘Clierrot’. Of course, the candidate actors included Kang Woo-jin.

‘If competition increases, Disney may fall, but somehow it seems to have worked out well.’

Choi Seong-geon said that Woo-jin could fall into ‘Beast and Beauty’. The atmosphere wasn’t bad during the preliminary meeting with Disney, but the reason was that Disney may have a different opinion when they see Woojin included in the candidate actors for ‘Clierrot’. If you think about it, it wasn’t wrong. In fact, ‘World Disney Pictures’ even delayed replying after the preliminary meeting.

Thanks to the concept, it didn’t show up, but Kang Woo-jin was a little nervous.

Because I thought ‘The Beast and Beauty’ would be fun too.

It was also a work filled with memories. There’s no need to hold on to it if you can’t, but it’s better to do it if you can, right?

‘The grade is also high.’

Anyway, Kang Woo-jin was confirmed as a candidate actor for ‘The Beast and Beauty’, which was slightly delayed. An official announcement hasn’t been made to the world yet, but it’s only a matter of time. With this, Kang Woo-jin.

‘Two of the Big Five? Geography.’

He was stamped as a candidate actor for large-scale works by ‘Columbia Studios’ and ‘World Disney Pictures’, dinosaur film companies that dominate Hollywood. Although he is still a candidate, Woojin’s mind now feels like he has already gotten the role.

‘Both are mine.’

I was confident. Of course, subspace as well. So when will ‘World Disney Pictures’ announce the candidate actors? Curiosity crossed his mind for a moment, but Woojin quickly erased his thoughts.

Because I dismissed it as a happy wait.

The imagination is gone. ‘Clierot’ alone was such an uproar both domestically and overseas, but if ‘The Beast and the Beauty’, which is full of fans of the original work not only in Korea and Japan, but also around the world, it would be even more crazy. Kang Woo-jin feels a tingling sensation even after thinking about it for a moment.

Well, there may be controversy or malicious comments.

‘For me, no boss.’

There wouldn’t be any real damage to Woojin.

It was then.

-♬♪

Subtle yet slightly depressing music rang throughout the theater. The lights also dim. Looking at the front screen, I saw that ‘Unfamiliar Parasite’ was starting in earnest after the commercial ended. Woojin turned his cell phone on silent mode and stuffed it into his long padded pocket.

‘It’s been a while.’

This refers to watching a movie as an audience member in a theater. The last time I saw it was probably ‘Healing Investigation Office’? For a moment, Kang Woo-jin thought of his friends with shock and fear on their faces and laughed. Then.

-Sigh.

Woojin crossed his legs and focused on the screen. Although there are empty seats in the audience around him, they are more than half full. It was a considerable number for Cao Cao. All of them, like Kang Woo-jin, focused on the ‘familiar parasite’.

‘Kiyoshi Iyota’ on the screen. In other words, Kang Woo-jin made his first appearance.

An emotionless face, a dull expression, a soulless gesture, a withered feeling. Woojin felt a little embarrassed seeing his face filled with the large screen.

‘As expected – it’s still a bit embarrassing to see myself in my work.’

Meanwhile, hundreds of audience members around him stared at the screen with bated breath. The harsh atmosphere became more intense as the play progressed. In the beginning, Woojin’s multiple personality acting was the first ‘homework’ that went beyond emotionless piano playing. And the first ‘design’.

[“It’s okay to have one person, but having all 9 people is impossible. I don’t have enough strength. Head too. “Experience too.”]

The eyes of hundreds of audience members were widened by the unexpected content. But the ‘unfamiliar parasite’ did not give him any time to rest. Someone’s suicide to confuse it with the second ‘homework’ on the ship. Next, a detective chasing ‘Kiyoshi Iyota’ appears. The running time of ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ was not short at all, but the hundreds of viewers at the theater were.

“……”

“……”

I fell into it, forgetting to go to the bathroom. Soon, Kang Woo-jin’s sobs after finishing his last ‘homework’ were displayed on the screen. The scene where he, who had been dry the whole time, showed his emotions for the first time. Here, most of the audience let out exclamations.

Then the ending.

As a stranger, Kang Woo-jin, who was among many citizens, looked at the audience. It was dull and quiet, but unlike the beginning, there was liveliness in his eyes. As Woojin’s face filled with increasingly close-ups, the screen turned black and magnificent music played.

‘Familiar Gisaeng’ ends and the ending credits are displayed.

at the same time.

“Wow, I’m seriously crazy.”

“Daejonjam.”

“No, really, what is Kang Woo-jin? “The acting… was mesmerizing.”

Even though the movie ended, the audience who could not leave their seats expressed their sincere admiration.

“creeps! “This is completely Kang Woo-jin’s one-man show movie!”

“Honestly, there are no boring sections of walking alone, right?”

Almost all of them were like that.

“Kang Woo-jin’s acting is crazy! “I got bored halfway through.”

“I was confused because Kang Woo-jin was better at Japanese than I thought, but he learned Korean.”

“It’s a shame that it reached 23 million in Japan.”

The audience sat in their seats and excitedly commented on their thoughts. A man wearing long padding passed leisurely in front of them. No one knew that he was Kang Woo-jin.

“I think I’ll hit 10 million on this one too.”

Although it was covered by a mask, Woojin was smiling.

Meanwhile, LA.

Unlike Korea, where it is morning, LA is afternoon. Among the huge film companies, World Disney Pictures’ ‘Beast and Beauty’ division was busy.

“All the actresses who played ‘Beautiful Bella’ have received confirmation.”

“It was a close call for Miley Cara, but fortunately she made it.”

“I thought you were rejecting it because there was no answer, but you suddenly changed your mind?”

“Well, it’s a good thing for us anyway.”

Several foreigners come together to speed up work progress.

“The male actors for ‘Beast’ and the female actors for ‘Beautiful Bella’ have all been confirmed, so now we have to set a date.”

“Would you like to proceed together? Or separately?”

“I don’t think there’s any urgency, so I think it would be better to split the week.”

“Hmm, we need to check their duet. There is also a duet song, and the scene where ‘Beautiful Bella’ dances to the piano of ‘The Beast’ is important.”

“I’ll have to match the actors’ voices later.”

While various agenda items were being discussed rapidly, one executive muttered.

“Rather than that, we have to first make an official announcement about the live-action adaptation of ‘Beast and Beauty’ because, as everyone knows, rumors are making a lot of noise.”

“Um, right. “If you procrastinate too much, you may lose your strength.”

Then the first decision was made.

“Let’s take care of that within a few days.”

backwards.

In addition to Kang Woo-jin’s sweep of the ‘Best Actor’ award, Korea is full of many issues.

『[Movie Talk] ‘The Strange Sacrifice’ starring Kang Woo-jin is about to be released in Korea!』

News about the first Korean release of ‘The Stranger’ has been added. It was quite noisy the day before, but on the morning of the 21st, the opening day, it was several times more noisy.

『’Unfamiliar Parasitic’, which attracted 23 million views in Japan, is off to an unusual start in Korea as well! 1st place in overall reservation rate』

Anyone can see the Kang Woo-jin effect. Of course, it is a blockbuster movie that attracted 23 million viewers in Japan, but what is more important is that it is Woojin’s first leading role in Japan, which is currently causing a stir in Korea. Because Kang Woo-jin achieved a lot of history this year, the public’s expectations were very high.

If you have such high expectations, disappointment is bound to follow, but ‘The Stranger’ received a series of reviews that exceeded those expectations.

[「The Strange Sacrifice of a Stranger」/ Released on December 21, 2021]

[Rating 9.6]

[Viewers’ and netizens’ comments/ 289 people participated]

-No need to say anything else, Kang Woo-jin did Kang Woo-jin/ g****

-The movie itself is fun, especially The ending is the best. It’s a well-made movie/ 2****

-Wow… I saw a Japanese movie for the first time when Kang Woo-jin was there, and it was so funny hahahahaha/ d****

-Selca, just like that/ q****

-In the beginning There are no emotions, but at the end, the hidden emotions explode… It’s really how he expressed them through acting… Kang Woo-jin’s acting is amazing…/ 2****

– Koreans living in Japan are killing Japanese people haha. 23 million people saw it in Japan. LOL Is there any reason not to watch it??/ r****

– I completely understand why Kang Woo-jin won the Best Actor Award at Cannes…../ s****

– When I watch Japanese works, I think, ‘I’m acting!’ ‘ It’s not a big deal because the same feeling is strong, but this movie has nothing like that and

I lost track of time/ v**** – I was a bit bored~~ I feel like I’m worse than a leech/ 9****

– I was surprised by Kang Woo-jin’s Japanese sign language skills. …You can really see the peak of Kang Woo-jin’s acting in this movie ㄷㄷㄷ/ o****

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As soon as the first screening ended, the audience who had seen ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ rushed in like crazy. What can I say, it feels like the ‘unfamiliar parasite’ has taken over the baton even before the ‘leech”s power has cooled down. That meant that Kang Woo-jin’s prestige in the theater world continued to grow even greater.

One day passed, the 22nd.

After a day’s rest, Kang Woo-jin, equipped with a stronger concept, got into the waiting van. The team members welcomed him, and Choi Seong-geon, the passenger seat, immediately showed the tablet screen. He was laughing.

“Woojin, ‘The Stranger’ is in good spirits!”

On the tablet screen, the results for the first day of Korean release for ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ were being displayed.

[Audience count as of December 21, 2021]

[Daily domestic box office]

1. Strange Sacrifice / Release date: December 21 / Number of audiences: 608893 / Number of screens: 1123 / Cumulative number of audiences: 608893 At

first glance, it is lower than ‘Leech’. It may look weak, but it wasn’t like that at all.

“’Leech’ was so crazy, and even though you were the lead, it was a Japanese movie so you weren’t familiar with it.”

Kang Woo-jin answered silently.

“Yes, I know.”

“Okay, okay. But there are a lot of special events at the end of the year on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, so it’s definitely worth looking forward to!”

Another day passed, and on the 23rd, the second results of ‘Strange Gisaeng’ were announced.

『The number of viewers exceeded 1.2 million on the second day of the release of ‘Familiar Parasite’!』

With more than 1 million in two days, theaters at the end of the year began to be filled with Kang Woo-jin again. But it wasn’t just a story about Korean theaters.

『[Issue Talk] Khan and ‘Leech’, which shook Korea, opens in Japan today, the 23rd! What is the reservation rate?』

‘Leech’ was released in Japan today, the 23rd.

New York a few days later.

A foreign woman appeared in the parking lot after finishing recording a famous talk show. It was Miley Kara, wearing a navy coat and flowing blonde hair. Wearing full makeup thanks to the recording, she moved around with about a dozen staff members and got into the first of several large vans waiting in the parking lot.

-Sigh.

As soon as she got on, a female team member handed her a water bottle as she brushed her blonde hair back. Kara expressed her gratitude and took a few sips of bottled water, then crossed her legs and took out her phone. Several communications have been received. Among them, a message from a loudmouthed Hollywood actor whom she had recently met at a fashion show event caught her eye and she moved her thumb.

His message included a simple comment and a link.

Kara lightly ignored the comment and touched the link. Her cell phone screen suddenly changed. What was printed was an article from a large media company. Miley Cara soon read the headline.

『BBX/’World Disney Pictures’ official announcement “We are producing a live-action version of Beast and Beauty”』

He smiled slightly.

“The live-action film has been officially announced.”