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    “…Does that matter? Is that interpretation really wrong? Even though I played it so perfectly?”

    Breathing life into the role for the first time, and by uttering the lines, she finally becomes Kim Yoon-kyung herself.

    Resurrection.

    Yang Ha-rin became a different person than before, and in front of the camera, she was Kim Yoon-kyung. There are no difficulties. She was able to truly empathize with the character’s emotions.

    ‘Lee Su-a, you said I’ve only been looking ahead until now, right?’

    Looking at it now, that was right.

    Life can be taken a little slower, and there are so many precious emotions to see when you look around, but I’ve been running too fast until now. Because I thought that was the only way to be cool.

    Yang Ha-rin. No, Kim Yoon-kyung continues her lines.

    “Our So-hee, because she doesn’t know the sheet music, she listens to all the songs on YouTube and memorizes them. She changes all the sounds of the world into the sounds of the 88 keys of the piano and accepts them.”

    “Are you trying to appeal to emotions? That won’t work. This is a competition, a place to judge coldly.”

    The judge said, unable to make eye contact with Kim Yoon-kyung. He seemed to be making excuses.

    “Whether her family is rich, how old she was when she started playing the piano, how desperate she is…. All of that is useless. Kim So-hee’s reading comprehension was just terrible. Yes.”

    “What if she never had a chance to receive proper lessons in her life? No, what if she couldn’t understand even if she received lessons? What if no one ever told her why understanding a song is important, and she couldn’t understand it?”

    “You’re trying to persuade me now….”

    “Judge-nim, listen to me until the end.”

    Rather, Kim Yoon-kyung abruptly cut off the judge’s words.

    “I know you can’t re-evaluate, but I’m curious. I heard Sung-cheol learned under you? He used to talk about it like it was something to be proud of.”

    “….”

    “But you’re so different from what I heard. Sung-cheol said this. That you’re a human being crazy about playing, and a person full of passion for music. I don’t think that’s the case. You seem to have become a completely different person than back then.”

    “….”

    “Well then, goodbye.”

    Kim Yoon-kyung leaves the place, having said everything she wanted to say, and the judge, as if he has many thoughts now, stands by the car door and stays there for a long time.

    What else can a powerless Kim Yoon-kyung do besides asking these questions? She did everything she could.

    “I should buy So-hee *jjajangmyeon* at least….”

    Yang Ha-rin, walking slowly, said those lines.

    Simultaneously.

    “Cut! Okay! That’s it!”

    Finally, the sound that the ‘Crescendo From Tomorrow’ production team had been waiting for echoed through the filming set. Yang Ha-rin had finally pulled off the highlight scene.

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    That night.

    Since the long schedule at Hyunhwa Arts High School was over, the ‘Crescendo From Tomorrow’ staff were busy packing up.

    “Here! This is where students will be attending school and taking classes starting tomorrow! Everything must be restored to its original condition!”

    “Where should I put this?”

    “Just a moment. The initial scenery of the school is on the homepage. Just follow that and copy it exactly.”

    “Is there any equipment left behind?”

    “Waaaaah! It’s finally over!”

    Although the path that ‘Crescendo From Tomorrow’ had walked wasn’t smooth, everyone was full of energy, perhaps thanks to the feeling that it was finally over.

    As the staff busily came and went, the actors gathered in the waiting room together.

    “Is it really over for us now?”

    “It’s not completely over, but you can think of it as we’ve climbed all the mountains we needed to climb? I feel relieved!”

    “Everyone, you’ve worked hard!”

    They also had relieved expressions. It was more like faces discussing expectations for the future than the hardships they had gone through.

    “….”

    Meanwhile, Yang Ha-rin.

    ‘I did it? The highlight scene shooting is over? Really? This kind of moment is happening to me.’

    She was immersed in a unique emotion.

    Of course, this wasn’t just because the highlight scene shooting was over. There was another reason.

    ‘My future, has it changed?’

    I think I saw my future vaguely during the other space experience, but the scenes unfolding before Ha-rin’s eyes now were completely different from what I saw then.

    It’s not the reluctant OK signs and the lukewarm expressions of the officials. Wherever I look now, everyone has a truly satisfied expression.

    That’s why it’s amazing. It’s new.

    ‘Did I change my future with my own hands? Really?’

    When those thoughts came to mind, a sense of accomplishment naturally followed. This was perhaps inevitable, as it was an experience that Yang Ha-rin had never had before.

    In the meantime, someone said.

    “It took a while, but since the results are so great, I don’t think there will be any problems. Now, all that’s left is to refine and shoot the remaining scraps.”

    Then David Park also nods.

    “Actually, I didn’t have any expectations for the actors except for Lee Su-a, but Ha-rin’s highlight performance was a great fit. It was good even for me to see.”

    Was it just him? The other actors were the same.

    “Ha-rin… Kim Yoon-kyung was a great fit.”

    At this point, Yang Ha-rin couldn’t just be lost in thought. She bowed her head and opened her mouth to greet them.

    “Thank you all for seeing it so well.”

    “There’s nothing to thank! Anyone would say Ha-rin’s acting is amazing! I’m not just saying that!”

    Later, even the cinematographer joined in.

    “Ha-rin, I just compared the one we shot before with this one, and it seems like you’ve become a completely different actor. Did you have some kind of great realization in the meantime?”

    “Realization…. Realization, huh….”

    As Yang Ha-rin trailed off, people here and there added a word each.

    “Ha-rin probably competed with pure effort, right?”

    “That’s right. That’s why Ha-rin is amazing.”

    “It’s like a real awakening.”

    Pleasant compliments, a welcoming atmosphere.

    “Um….”

    But Yang Ha-rin shook her head. In situations like this, there was something she had to say even more clearly.

    “Actually, it’s all thanks to Lee Su-a. I was able to come here thanks to Su-a, and I was able to play Kim Yoon-kyung thanks to Su-a. I didn’t do much.”

    Everyone was naturally surprised.

    “…Su-a is the reason?”

    “You’re saying it’s thanks to Su-a again?”

    “What the heck is Su-a?”

    Su-a’s status is originally high, but Yang Ha-rin completely attributes her achievements to Su-a, so it has become even higher.

    At this time, Director Ko Tae-min appeared.

    “Everyone, you’ve worked hard! Not all the scenes have been shot, so I’ll announce it separately again! Actors, you’ve worked hard in the meantime! Go home safely!”

    That’s how they began to scatter in all directions, and Yang Ha-rin also moved her steps. But it’s not to go home. There was someone she wanted to meet right now.

    ‘Huh?’

    But one problem.

    ‘But…. Where is she…?’

    Suddenly, Su-a was nowhere to be seen.

    ◈◈◈◈◈

    Yang Ha-rin was able to find Su-a in the parking lot.

    “Su-a!”

    Ha-rin immediately clung to Su-a.

    “Where were you? I couldn’t see you since a while ago.”

    But Su-a’s reaction was a little peculiar.

    “Huh?”

    “The highlight scene shooting is over, so I wanted to thank you, but I couldn’t see you. You were here.”

    “Ong.”

    Somehow, the answers are short. And even though Yang Ha-rin is right next to her, it feels like she’s not making eye contact?

    ‘Did I do something wrong? Or did Su-a not like that scene?’

    Yang Ha-rin became slightly anxious.

    The anxious heart soon shows in words and actions. Yang Ha-rin spoke to Su-a a few more times.

    “Um, you know that the ‘Crescendo From Tomorrow’ shooting isn’t completely over, right? There’s still a little bit left.”

    “Shooting? Shooting….”

    “Some actors are already resting, but Su-a, you and I still have scenes left. We have to shoot those too, right?”

    “Oho. Ehehe.”

    No matter how I think about it, Su-a’s condition is strange. Yang Ha-rin thought to herself.

    ‘Has she not come out of Kim So-hee yet?’

    But it feels a little hazy to be Kim So-hee? It seems subtly different? Yang Ha-rin said, suppressing all sorts of doubts.

    “Anyway, what I want to say is…. Would you give me some time when the shooting is completely over? Um, I feel very grateful to you, Su-a.”

    Yang Ha-rin’s face turned red.

    Later, she even tapped the floor with the tip of her toe, and Yang Ha-rin thought she was being foolish.

    Why am I doing this? I’ve never been like this before.

    “Got it? Give me some time. I’ll buy you this and that and show my gratitude. It can’t be helped if you’re busy.”

    “Ehehe.”

    Su-a burst into a smile, and Yang Ha-rin’s face turned red for no reason. It’s hard to look at her eyes.

    “Smiling means acceptance, right? Sh-should I know it as acceptance? Sorry for taking up your busy time. Well then, bye!”

    Yang Ha-rin waved her hand greatly and quickly left the parking lot, and after that, Su-a’s head was a mess.

    It wasn’t that Su-a was making a mess.

    To be exact, the Su-a Association was making a mess.

    ─What do we do now?

    ─Did we neglect her too much when she was overdoing it? This is a big deal.

    ─It was something she had to do herself, so we couldn’t interfere. By the way, this has become a big deal.

    Why?

    Crack─! Crack─!

    Su-a’s brain is finally starting to pay the price for the overload! In other words, Su-a Empty! Su-a’s Empty Can!

    Kim Yu-han sighed deeply.

    ─I knew it, she’s been too smart lately….

    ◈◈◈◈◈

    Now that Su-a has lost her intelligence.

    No, now that she has regained her original intelligence.

    The internet belatedly started to burn like crazy.

    [ Clive Indefinitely Suspends Activities ]

    [ Did It Rather Enjoy Promotional Effects? ‘Crescendo From Tomorrow’ Overcoming Adversity, People’s Interest Explodes…. Lee Su-a─Yang Ha-rin─David Park Luxurious Lineup ]

    Of course, the heat was in a direction that was extremely favorable to the ‘Crescendo From Tomorrow’ officials.

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