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    ‘Crescendo From Tomorrow’ shooting day.

    Director Go Tae-min looked up at the sky and thought.

    ‘How hard was it to get to this day?’

    Several scenes similar to a movie reel flashed through his head. Kang Hak-man and Lee Joo-hyun’s affair, the crisis where the entire project almost fell apart, Mystic and Soo-ah’s help.

    There were many incidents, but finally, we’ve come this far.

    Finally, today has come.

    Therefore, currently, at Hyunhwa Arts High School.

    First of all, the students were super crowded. They are young, curious, and have a lot of time. Hearing the news that the actors were coming, they gathered in groups of three or five and waited.

    “Kyaa! Is that him? That’s him! He’s an actor, right?”

    “Idiot, that’s just a staff member.”

    “Don’t push!”

    “Where is Lee Soo-ah? I want to see Lee Soo-ah!”

    “Please give me your autograph, just once!”

    Thanks to that, the staff were having a hard time. They were extremely busy.

    “Are you controlling the site? Make sure you do!”

    “Everyone, be flexible, right? The students are young and aggressive, so you need to control them meticulously, but you shouldn’t be so rude that it ruins our image.”

    “Aigo, do you think this is our first time doing this?”

    It’s noisy, but that’s how passionate it is, and there’s no one who isn’t moving busily at Hyunhwa Arts High School. Amidst all this.

    Yang Ha-rin took a deep breath.

    “Hoo.”

    It was because her determination to take on this project was extraordinary. What she was in charge of was Soo-ah’s stepsister, ‘Kim Yoon-kyung’.

    Yang Ha-rin firmly solidified her mindset.

    ‘I am Lee Soo-ah’s rival.’

    She came from the girl group Clive and was once treated as a strong candidate to win the Rookie of the Year award, but Yang Ha-rin has now willingly put those things down.

    Now, all that remains in her is pure beginner’s mind.

    To compete only with acting.

    Of course, she wasn’t just filled with confidence.

    To be honest, she was quite anxious.

    ‘I don’t really think I’m going to win. I keep wanting to postpone filming and practice more by myself.’

    Once she decided to focus only on acting, there were things she could see, and one of them was Soo-ah’s acting skills. She could finally see how amazing it was.

    It’s too vague every time she thinks about it, though.

    Still, Yang Ha-rin shook her head.

    “If I keep running away like this, there’s no end to it. Let’s just do our best this time. Winning or losing isn’t important, not giving up and continuing to stick to it is what’s important.”

    She even mumbled to herself, trying to steel herself.

    A match doesn’t have to be a single match, right? So, let’s do our best, but shake off the fear a little.

    “Hoo, I feel a bit better now.”

    After solidifying her mind like that.

    Yang Ha-rin looked at the script.

    ‘Let’s see, what are we filming today….’

    It wasn’t hard to find because she had notes written in the script.

    【Previous Summary】

    Kim So-hee (Lee Soo-ah)’s stepsister, Kim Yoon-kyung (Yang Ha-rin), goes to music teacher Kim Sung-cheol (David Park) to find a teacher to teach her piano, but is rejected.

    Just when she thought she would be frustrated like this.

    Soo-ah suddenly started playing the piano, and Kim Sung-cheol (David Park), fascinated by it, teaches Kim So-hee (Lee Soo-ah) with all his might. And today is the day to reap a small reward. It’s Kim So-hee’s first competition stage.

    ‘A competition scene. That means….’

    It was obvious without even saying it.

    ‘All the main actors are in one scene.’

    Soo-ah performing on stage, the judges, Yang Ha-rin and Ham Ah-yoon sitting in the audience, and so on. That’s what a music movie competition is like. A place where the emotions of all the actors intersect.

    In other words, the acting battle is bound to be fierce. Those who are left behind will immediately become extras, and in severe cases, they will cause NGs and ruin the filming atmosphere.

    There are almost 100 reasons to be nervous.

    But hasn’t she already steeled her mind?

    Taking out the hand mirror that Soo-ah had given her before and looking at it, Yang Ha-rin forced herself to raise the corners of her mouth once.

    ‘It feels like a survival game, and I like it. Let’s give it a try.’

    It won’t be easy, but it’s not impossible at the same time, right?

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    At the same time, Yang Ha-rin wasn’t the only one determined. The embers of passion were rising everywhere.

    For example, just looking at Ham Ah-yoon getting her makeup done.

    Tap tap tap─

    While the stylists’ combs and brushes were tapping on Ham Ah-yoon’s face, Ham Ah-yoon quietly mumbled.

    “It’s awkward.”

    “Huh?”

    Then the stylist team leader chuckled.

    “Well, Ah-yoon-ssi is still more familiar with competition makeup than movie makeup, right? You couldn’t have imagined becoming an actress a few years ago, could you?”

    “That story is also true. But….”

    Ham Ah-yoon quietly closed and opened her eyes.

    As if that’s not what she was trying to say.

    “…I wasn’t talking about my makeup just now, I was talking about my mindset. Because I’ve never been this curious before before starting filming.”

    “Curious? What are you curious about, Ah-yoon-ssi?”

    “I’m curious about Lee Soo-ah’s acting.”

    After blurting that out, Ham Ah-yoon chuckled as if she was dumbfounded by herself for saying that.

    “You live a long life and see all sorts of things. I’ve never been like this before.”

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    And there was one more person.

    An actor who dreamed of reaching the top of Hollywood but was frustrated, realized the height of the wall, and returned to Korea sadly. David Park, who played the role of ‘Kim Sung-cheol’.

    Vroom─!

    Inside the running vehicle, the manager, who was driving, checked David Park’s condition through the rearview mirror.

    David Park’s gaze was fixed only on the script.

    The manager asked, puzzled.

    “David Park, wasn’t this project just something you participated in because you were bored of resting in Korea? You’re more enthusiastic than I thought?”

    “Enthusiastic? Is that so?”

    “How many years have I been with you? I can see it. You’re putting your heart and soul into it.”

    “Putting my heart and soul into it….”

    David Park pondered for a moment.

    Then he nodded. It was an agreement.

    “…I guess so. I guess I’m seeing potential.”

    “Potential? What potential? Is this movie going to be a hit?”

    “That might not be wrong, but besides that.”

    “Then?”

    “Just drive. You’re going to cause an accident.”

    “Oh, thanks for telling me.”

    Looking at the back of the manager’s head, who started focusing on driving again, David Park thought of one person.

    Lee Soo-ah.

    If he has become wholeheartedly devoted to this project, the reason is also probably Lee Soo-ah. He saw sparkling potential from Soo-ah.

    ‘Maybe, if it’s you, you can surpass Hollywood.’

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    Time passed. 11 AM.

    The parking lot was now filled with various vans, and most of the main actors had arrived. Mystic’s van wasn’t there yet, but filming had already begun.

    “Soo-ah-ssi will arrive at 12! I hope we can finish at least one other scene before then! Let’s go! Ready!”

    It was a matter of course.

    Soo-ah doesn’t appear in every scene of ‘Crescendo From Tomorrow’, right? It’s best to investigate each person’s schedule thoroughly and film with the optimal traffic flow.

    “Action─!”

    With Director Go Tae-min’s cue sign, the actors move quickly. Scenes with supporting and minor roles are filmed quickly.

    There was also a scene where Yang Ha-rin and David Park worked together, and a scene where Ham Ah-yoon filled the camera with her piano playing. After that, it went smoothly.

    “Cut! Great!”

    “NG!”

    “That scene again!”

    “One more time!”

    It doesn’t matter if there’s an NG in the middle. Everyone did their best, acting until the okay sign was given.

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    How much time had passed?

    Current time, 11:55 AM.

    “Okay! Great!”

    Go Tae-min is still shouting at the top of his lungs, and the actors and staff are giving their all to get the best scene.

    “Wow.”

    Besides the people involved, there were also those who were watching all this, who else could it be but the students of Hyunhwa Arts High School.

    These are not ordinary students. Because they belong to an ‘arts high school’, they had a better ear than their peers, and their musical knowledge was naturally excellent. Therefore, what’s getting the best response right now is.

    “Ah-yoon-nim, your piano is so delicate….”

    “I want to learn the piano from Ah-yoon-nim. Is that not possible? It would be nice if they could invite her as a one-day teacher at Hyunhwa Arts High School.”

    “Would we have to play for 10 years to get to that level?”

    “What do you mean 10 years? I think we’d have to do more.”

    She’s Ham Ah-yoon, a former competition winner.

    With her blonde hair, beautiful looks, and delicate piano skills, she was more than enough to steal the hearts of the arts high school students.

    Then the topic soon changed.

    “But when is Soo-ah-nim coming?”

    It was when someone mentioned Lee Soo-ah.

    “Yeah. I actually came to see Lee Soo-ah.”

    “Is Soo-ah-nim your friend? Use honorifics.”

    “Whatever! I’m so curious about what she looks like in person.”

    When the topic changed to Soo-ah, all sorts of stories came out.

    How fun ‘Special 8′ was, that Soo-ah’s other new work will be released soon, but above all, the key thing is.

    “But what exactly is Soo-ah-nim’s role?”

    Again, the role that Soo-ah will show today.

    A female student tilted her head and continued.

    “I heard the staff talking earlier? They were saying something about Soo-ah-nim’s performance? Maybe Soo-ah-nim is also playing the piano today?”

    “Don’t be ridiculous. They must have been talking about Mystic’s Seo Yeon-joo.”

    “Ah, is that so.”

    Then another student jumped in.

    “What do you mean Seo Yeon-joo? Haven’t you guys seen the Japanese variety show? Soo-ah-nim already played the piano there?”

    “You said she played the piano on a Japanese variety show?”

    “Yeah. Her playing was very high-level?”

    “Wait! But you shouldn’t interrupt with that story.”

    But like a tail biting its tail, this time again, someone else jumped in.

    A male student smoothly raised his glasses.

    “Don’t you know that Japanese variety shows are famous for absurd settings, pre-prepared scripts, and hidden cameras?”

    “So?”

    “That means the performance that Soo-ah-nim did on the variety show could just be acting. From the beginning, the story had a suspicious air of fabrication, the story about the dementia patient? It’s too artificial.”

    “Is that so? It was too vivid for something like that.”

    “Seriously. Think logically.”

    The student with glasses continued.

    “Ham Ah-yoon-nim is a former competition winner who switched to acting, but Soo-ah-nim is an actress from the beginning, right? It doesn’t make sense for her to be crazy good at piano too.”

    “Hmm, that’s true.”

    Soon everyone was in an agreeing mood.

    No matter how much the actors learn the piano in a cramming style, it has a special contrived feel to it? Everyone thought that Soo-ah had only that much skill.

    But some people were still tilting their heads.

    “…But weren’t you the one in our class who liked Soo-ah-nim the most? Why are you leading the charge in doubting her?”

    “I just like her because she has a big butt?”

    “You crazy bastard.”

    While the students were making a fuss, expressing their opinions, a word that would end the controversy rang out.

    “Soo-ah-ssi is ready! Standby immediately!”

    “…!”

    The students simultaneously held their breath.

    Will Soo-ah play the piano in today’s filming? If she does, what will her skills be like? Will she be able to show the same great skills as she promoted on the Japanese variety show?

    While all sorts of questions were intertwined in the air.

    “…?”

    The students’ heads tilted at the same time.

    As if measured with a protractor, everyone uniformly.

    “Huh?”

    Questions naturally erupted.

    It couldn’t be helped. Because Soo-ah who appeared now was.

    “Helloooo….”

    It was Kim So-hee, already equipped with savant syndrome.

    The students thought at the same time.

    ‘What’s that? She’s definitely not playing the piano today.’

    Well, because an idiot showed up.

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