SCT-Novel Chapter 8: Are you really new to acting?
Chapter 8: Are you really new to acting?
chapter 8: are you really new to acting?
༺ are you really new to acting? ༻
slender legs adorned with black stockings appeared first, followed by a pair of wide and angular shoulders which were emphasized by a tight mini-skirt and a strap sleeve top.
those shoulders were not the typical type that would suit cross-dressing; they lacked the delicateness sometimes found in small-framed men that could rival a woman’s beauty.
woahhhh!
a long wig tied into a ponytail swayed down to his waist. smokey eye makeup that contrasted with his pale skin, and a rich, purple lipstick added a decadent touch.
and what completed the whole look was...
“sister! you’re sexy! eueu-eck~”
...the appearance of yoomyeong walking out.
a strange allure subtly flowed when he walked with one hand on his hip and crossed his legs, exuding saucy gestures with a flippant demeanor. his chin was held high and his eyes were lazily drooping.
he resembled a charismatic drag queen.
“over here! look at us too!”
“this is crazy. he seems like the most beautiful one.”
“i always thought he was just funny and quiet...but he’s amazing.”
when yoomyeong, who was walking the runway, knelt in front of an enthusiastic female student, the cheering of the students reached its peak.
the skirt slightly flared and perilously rolled up, while his eyes deepened with the gradations of eyeshadow.
yoomyeong, with his left hand, gently lifted the girl’s chin, met her eyes, and gave a sly smile.
dazed—
the female student looked up at yoomyeong as if entranced. after giving her a light wink, yoomyeong got back up.
and as he waved to everyone...
woooww!
they all erupted in a crazy round of applause.
and at the end of the runway, yoomyeong turned around.
“hello, i’m shin yoomyeong from class ‘00. while i have your attention, i’d like to make an announcement. during the may festival, the central drama club will be performing, and i’ve landed a role. if you enjoyed this performance, please come and see the play.”
he cleverly took the opportunity to promote himself.
“woahhhh—“
“i’ll go! i’ll buy all the tickets!”
“sister!”
“brother!”
“sis!”
“big bro!”
amidst the chaotic shouts of various titles, the talent show of group 3 successfully came to an end, and they unanimously won the top prize.
meanwhile, sang jin... had become a fool all by himself.
.
.
until the mt ended, yoomyeong was the superstar.
thanks to him, the sophomore executives gave him a thumbs-up for creating the best atmosphere, and the freshmen showed interest in the drama team.
‘being an insider is not easy...’
yoomyeong, who had returned home, was completely wiped out.
*
casting day at changcheon.
director choi cheol-joo and assistant director sa jun-han were having a meeting in advance.
“how many applicants do we have for the role of kim cheolsu?”
“five. three are members we have expected, and one, oh dear, is 99’s park hansang. this guy greatly overestimates his own abilities.”
“what about the last one?”
“heh, well... it’s shin yoomyeong from class ‘00 who is aiming for the lead role in his first work.”
jun-han fluttered yoomyeong’s application.
“but wasn’t his reading really good?”
“there are people with nice voices who can’t move well. regardless, it’s unthinkable for him to be the lead or supporting role in his first work. if he looks good today, it might be fine to give him a significant minor role to groom him for a future lead.”
“the ultra-picky choi cheol-joo is being lenient? you must like him.”
jun-han applauded cheol-joo with an ‘oh’ expression, and cheol-joo, pretending not to hear, brought up another subject.
“what is oedipus’ spring performance?”
“hamlet.”
“the lead role?”
“seo ryu shin. why are you asking the obvious?”
cheol-joo scrunched his nose at jun-han’s answer. the changcheon and oedipus performances were divided into three days, overlapping the may festival week. it was obvious that they would be directly compared.
“we have to perform over the weekend.”
everyone was more bewildered than impressed.
“fi...fifth, ’99 park hansang.”
in the end, without any comment, the director called for the next person, and park hansang walked out with an almost tearful expression.
the reaction to his acting was, indeed, pitiful.
*
“next, the four who auditioned for the role of reporter kwak, come to the center.”
it wasn’t just kim cheolsu.
yoomyeong also handled the roles of reporter kwak and president nam wonderfully. and hansang went first before yoomyeong for both turns.
the spectators murmured among themselves.
“wow. he’s really good. did he go to some acting school instead of the military for two years?”
“but it seems like hansang’s acting skills have dropped. i think he wasn’t this bad last year.”
“right. isn’t he too downcast?”
hansang boiled inside upon hearing the murmurs around him.
‘it’s not that my skills have dropped! try acting before that guy!’
the entire audition ended after three hours.
the directing team moved to another location for their meeting, and pizzas, bought by a senior, were distributed to the hardworking members.
as they ate, the largest crowd gathered around yoomyeong.
“wow~ is this really your first time acting?”
“ah, yes...”
“you seem like a genius, no?”
“a genius? i just read the script diligently at home.”
“does practice make everything possible? there are people who can’t act even after numerous attempts.”
it was a senior that spoke, briefly glancing at hansang.
meanwhile, the atmosphere in the classroom across the hall was serious.
“i think shin yoomyeong did the best.”
“he was similar to won-young. also, there’s no precedent in changcheon to give the leading role to a newcomer.”
“hey, choi cheol-joo. didn’t we say when we were sophomores that we should break that damn tradition of changcheon? does it make sense to push back a talented kid just because they’re young?”
“we only saw one scene. i acknowledge that he has a sense for acting, but do you think that he has the strength to pull through the entire third act?”
as cheol-joo stubbornly argued, jun-han put his hand on his forehead.
“okay, let’s say that’s the case for the lead role. what about reporter kwak?”
“it’s the same. although kwak is a supporting character, he is essentially a co-lead. he’s a key figure that drives the whole incident. it’s too much to give to a sophomore during the first semester.”
“ah... this is why changcheon falls behind oedipus.”
when the irritated jun-han brought up a sensitive issue, cheol-joo got angry.
“what did you say, you bastard?!”
“when did seo ryu shin first get the leading role? right when he entered school. and he’s been a star of oedipus ever since! but what about us? we usually don’t get our first leading roles until our third year. that’s why we fall behind oedipus in terms of the lead actor’s charisma and fandom.”
choi cheol-joo gritted his teeth at jun-han’s fact-checking, but he didn’t argue back.
it was because it wasn’t often that the usually composed and smooth-talking jun-han got angry like this. he also knew that he’ll eventually get his way.
“seo ryu shin was a child actor. this is different. besides, i’m the director, right?”
“yes, director choi. should the assistant director resign from today?”
“let’s give shin yoomyeong the role of president nam. that role is pretty important, too. i didn’t initially plan to give even that to a beginner.”
“...”
“you try training him well. if you think he has the potential to be a lead, i’ll consider it for the autumn performance.”
being a lead in the second semester of the sophomore year was not common, but it wasn’t unprecedented.
“ah, choi cheol-joo, really!”
“let’s go, my wife!”
“ah, get lost!”
in the theater, the director was often referred to as the father while the assistant director was the mother.
they headed back to the lecture hall to announce the list of those who passed.
2003 changcheon spring performance
kim cheolsu role: gu won-young
reporter kwak role: kang seok-ho
president nam role: shin yoomyeong
lee young-suk role: bae suhyun
kim jina role: shin nahyun
...subordinate 1 of president nam: park hansang
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