episode_0094

When it comes to Choi Yoon-ha’s work, she was more proactive than anyone else. But when it actually became her own work, she was afraid of everything and felt uneasy.

“Oh my! Oppa, you’re finally filming a movie? I’ve been waiting for you. Hehe, if you’re Oppa, you’ll succeed before me. I’ll catch up soon.”

Not only Choi Yoon-ha. Everyone around me was congratulating and praising me. As if success was already a given. But I was caught up in unexpected tension and fear, and sometimes I lost my mind.

“What kind of work do you like?”

“Well, I think I should read all the synopses that seem okay.”

While talking with Deputy Ban Kang-ju, I had to face again what I was struggling with right now.

That would be true.

“The role is… .”

“I think I’ll go for a female lead or whatever. And if I’m going to do it, I think it’d be better if it was someone with flashy action scenes.”

okay.

I was aiming for a ‘female’ role as a man. Of course, it doesn’t make sense for a man to play a woman.

Rather than acting as a ‘cross-dresser’, I was acting as a perfect ‘woman’ in the piece.

An actor who can do that, no. I can be proud that there are probably only a few people in the whole world who can do that, including me.

I had more than enough confidence that I could do well. The problem now was whether people would accept it.

“Of course I will accept it. Of course, if it was someone else, it would have been a huge controversy, or they wouldn’t have even been eligible to appear in the work in the first place.”

Deputy Ban Kang-ju said with a lively face.

“But in HyunA’s case, it’s different.”

She showed me an article.

[The drama ended with a record-breaking success, recording a final episode viewership rating of 31.8 percent. We conducted various interviews with the production team and cast members regarding its successful ending. Not only actress Kim Hye-rin, but also director Seol Han-soo and actress Jo Mi-hwa did not spare their praise for Kim Hyun-woo, who appeared briefly in the middle.]

“There are already huge achievements, right? The difference between having a nice line written on your profile and not having one written on your profile is huge, right? This is from a 3rd year agent, so it’s certain.”

Of course, that’s true. And I actually heard that in the study group too. It’s a very obvious thing. Even if I were the one selecting the people, if the profiles were exactly the same, wouldn’t I still prefer someone who had at least one more line?

[Nevertheless, let’s be honest. Like it or not, they will probably get a lot more attention than normal actors.]

I knew that much. And I had no intention of continuing to be comforted by hearing obvious facts from others.

‘I guess my ability is to turn that around in the end.’

No. In the end, it was my ability that made them admit it. It was proof of my existence. It was asserting that I was not wrong.

“Then I guess the challenge should be tough, right?”

Deputy Ban Kang-ju showed me a synopsis with eyes that were even brighter than before.

*

What is this?

Honestly, I couldn’t help but be a little surprised when I received it.

“Are you really making this into a movie?”

That wasn’t a synopsis for a drama, it was a synopsis for a movie. In fact, it didn’t really matter to me whether it was a drama or a movie.

What’s important is the content or genre direction of the work.

“Yes. It’s called . The original is a fantasy novel.”

I knew that recently, there have been a lot of webtoons based on novels or dramas based on webtoons.

I didn’t know that genres that could only be shown in novels or comics could be made into movies. Well, it seems that neighboring countries or far away Hollywood are making various movies by utilizing their technology and expertise.

Who would have thought this would be made into a movie in Korea?

“I also didn’t believe it when I first got the synopsis. To be honest, if it’s a fantasy with a bit of reality, it can be made into a movie or drama, right? But this work is a munchkin fantasy where the queen who survived from another dimension alone returns to the present and causes trouble on her own.”

“That’s right.”

It was literally possible because it was a novel. In reality, it was something that could not be reproduced even 1/10 millionth of the time… .

“Still, it’s a super popular work that has surpassed 3 billion views, and when it was a moderate box office hit, there was already a movie production company that bought the rights. So, it was pretty much decided that the movie would be made, and, well, what was it? In the case of this work, it’s action, but there are actually a lot of great lines. And famous scenes. That’s probably why it was made into a movie. If there’s something like that, it can easily move people.”

“Hmm, is it good?”

After reading the synopsis briefly, I couldn’t help but find it interesting. In fact, it’s been over 7 years since this work came out. It’s like the beginning of a return story.

Furthermore, each and every one of the lines is like a gem, so there is nothing to throw away. If you were to be the main character of this kind of work, it would be a real disaster. The investment cost was also enormous, so if someone died in the middle, it would have been okay, but it seemed that the production of the work would not have been stopped.

Above all… .

‘This is a novel that is close to a yuri.’

I guess I should really say that I’m very fortunate. Most of the extras in the work “The Queen Has Returned” are women. It’s not that there are no male characters, but they only appear as loyal knights or butlers, so there are almost no love lines.

From the beginning, rather than being a serious love line with the women, it was merely a tool to lighten the heavy atmosphere of the work.

‘To be honest, I decided to show myself to the world by dressing up as a woman, even though I’m an actor. But still… no matter what, it’s just acting.’

I felt like I couldn’t kiss a guy or have a love line if I was asked to. I think that’s a bit pathetic of me. I decided to act, but I can’t even do that. So are all the people who kiss, peck, and act in love in their works perverts?

[Hmm, definitely, if it’s acting… I guess an actor has to accept the teasing between men. In reality, even though it’s called acting, you’ve seen that kind of acting a few times, right?]

right….

Most of it was used as a gag element, but it was used to make the audience scream or laugh when the men’s lips met.

“… Ugh.”

“Why are you like that?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

It won’t work.

That would probably be the biggest stumbling block if I were to start working in this industry in earnest. In that sense, I can see how much effort Ban Kang-joo put into selecting this work for me.

“Thank you.”

“What are you talking about? This is what I have to do, and if I ever think HyunA is having sex with another man, I might suddenly become a criminal.”

“Yes?”

What did I just hear?

“There is something like that. All women are like that.”

Is that so? I don’t think so. But come to think of it, Choi Yoon-ha seems to have had a similar reaction. She said she can beat up any female actress she wants, but she can’t forgive someone who touches a man.

Don’t girls like BL, or boys’ love, which is about love between guys?

[Oh my! Even if you’re the master, you can’t forgive him for turning all women into BL addicts? Of course, it’s easier to accept than men. But even so, there are many women who just pursue normal love.]

I see.

“However, if you’ve seen the information, you’ll know. The investment amount is enormous, and the fandom for the original work is enormous. So you can’t just pick actors casually. Auditions, interviews, etc. will be conducted on an enormous scale.”

“That’s a given.”

That’s what anti-Kang-ju means.

As it is such a great piece of work, it is not easy to select actors. That means the competition rate to appear in this piece is ridiculously high.

I said with a small smile.

“It’s what I was hoping for.”

I made up my mind.

It was a decision that I had been pondering for a long time. It was natural that there would be obstacles when making such an absurd decision, but by overcoming them, I was able to prove that my decision was not wrong.

My ‘cross-dressing’ was never wrong.

“Then, I’ll put your profile in production. Do you know the name of the production company?”

“No.”

“Pfft, if you hear the production name, you’ll know right away why was produced here, right?”

Because I was curious about what you meant.

The moment I saw the name of the production studio and production company, I couldn’t help but nod.

* * *

Geum Bo-mi, one of the top actresses in Korea, lifted the synopsis in front of her.

“ currently being produced by Fantasy Dragon Productions. Based on a fantasy novel, the webtoon has also become extremely popular, with over 3 billion total views. A one-person munchkin movie with an incredibly important action scene.”

It had already been over a year since she had stopped working. Her management was anxious, asking when she would film her next project, and even the directors and writers she knew were the same.

He was such a great actor. He was probably the only one in Korea who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Kim Hye-rin.

“Hmm.”

Geum Bo-mi thought a little. To be honest, she had thought about taking a break for about a year. Because she had filmed a project with Kim Hye-rin. She was so impressed by Kim Hye-rin and was moved as a fan, so she took a break from her work.

It is true that it was thanks to Kim Hye-rin that she decided to resume her acting career, but it felt a little different.

“Honestly, I could film this piece if I wanted to. Personally, I like the person who played the role of the nanny in .”

Geum Bo-mi was able to rekindle her passion after seeing the work personally, and at the same time, she tried to find the person named ‘Kim Hyeon-woo’ who appeared in the work.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any trace of it. In the first place, Kim Hye-rin said that her younger brother had made a brief appearance at her request.

Well then, what?

“At least I don’t want another actress to ruin this good work. I should do it.”

Geum Bo-mi, who was impressed by the nanny’s movements after watching , wanted to recreate them even a little.

Because she thought that she was the only one who could follow it even a little bit. She wasn’t the only one who thought this way, though.

There were definitely some people who weren’t like that.

Even before production began on , it was a blockbuster production that garnered so much attention that it attracted all those people.