Bedroom Genius Actor - Chapter 67

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Episode 67

There are two important things in variety shows.

One is comedy. The other is reactions.

Those two are the alpha and omega of variety shows.

‘But I can’t do the former.’

Kim Ji-hu didn’t have confidence in making people laugh in front of those who had been rolling around in variety shows for years.

In the end, he set his goal to at least show as much reaction as possible.

“Kim Ji-hu, please greet our viewers!”

At main MC Gu Byeong-sik’s words, Kim Ji-hu bowed his head.

“Ah, hello. I’m rookie actor Kim Ji-hu.”

The people around him applauded.

“Wow~. You’re really hot these days, aren’t you?”

“That’s right! Winning rookie awards for both drama and film simultaneously, practically a rising star in the industry!”

Kim Ji-hu smiled awkwardly and scratched his head.

“I, I wouldn’t go that far…”

“Oh~ So modest. Seung-hyeon, how big is Ji-hu these days?”

Cha Seung-hyeon spoke calmly.

“Among rookies, he’s building almost legendary achievements.”

“If Seung-hyeon says that much? That’s amazing?”

“Ahaha…”

Like members who had been working together for years, the conversation flowed endlessly.

Kim Ji-hu just smiled or added a word here and there.

‘It, it’s definitely comfortable though.’

He wondered if this was okay. They’d been talking for nearly 20 minutes since filming started, but aside from answering questions, he felt like he hadn’t said anything proper.

He was trying his best to react, but compared to the reactions of those around him, Kim Ji-hu’s reactions were practically buried.

He thought he was halfway there just by not rudely interrupting conversations and ruining the mood.

“Now, let’s get today’s mission!”

The content progressed like this. This was where it got important.

Since he couldn’t talk much during the opening, he had to fill his screen time in other parts.

He needed to at least maintain a minimum presence.

At Gu Byeong-sik’s words, the PD spoke up.

“Today’s mission is reinterpreting masterpieces!”

In the case of ‘What to Do Today’, missions are given based on the guest’s profession or concept. And the main content is the guest solving these missions.

Of course, they didn’t have to solve them alone.

Sometimes they solved them together with regular members, and sometimes they got help.

And if they failed these missions, various punishments were prepared.

“What do you mean by reinterpreting masterpieces?”

“Don’t we have many masterpieces in our country? We’ll go to the locations where those works were filmed and have Kim Ji-hu recreate famous scenes!”

“Oh!!”

“That sounds fun?”

“Ji-hu, do you think you can do it?”

At Gu Byeong-sik’s question, Kim Ji-hu nodded.

“I’ll, I’ll do my best!”

“Haha! You look good being so spirited! Then let’s go! Where’s the first location!”

“The first location is…!”

So the members started moving by car according to the PD’s words.

And.

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“Here! We’ve arrived! This is the filming location for ‘The Chaser’!”

“Wow!! Is this the alley where they had that chase scene?”

“You know it?”

“Yes~ It’s a movie I really love…”

People chattering noisily like this. Actor Cha Seung-hyeon asked these people.

“But what are we doing here?”

So the PD answered.

“The famous scene from ‘The Chaser’ is definitely this chase scene! So we prepared this!”

What was spread out in front was a street corner. Mats were laid out there.

“Falling acting!”

***

A few days ago.

The staff and MC Gu Byeong-sik had an in-depth discussion.

“We should definitely go with a funny approach, right?”

At Gu Byeong-sik’s words, the staff had similar reactions.

“Right. They say his personality is rather passive. He probably won’t be good at talking.”

“Well, we’re not a drama or movie, we don’t need to show good acting.”

“Variety shows that bring actors just to watch them act are kind of stale. Not fun either.”

At those words, Gu Byeong-sik said.

“Then let’s go with physical comedy. It’s funny when someone just falls down with a thud, right?”

“That’s good. Honestly, acting on variety shows would be awkward anyway.”

The PD spoke as if summarizing those words.

“Okay, then I’ll write the script completely in that direction.”

Seeing things settled like this, Gu Byeong-sik made a satisfied expression.

‘I hate seeing actors come on variety shows and just try to look cool.’

From what he heard, Kim Ji-hu was highly likely to do exactly that.

‘Let’s see you get embarrassed.’

***

‘I’ll just get a few shots of him falling clumsily and move on.’

Kim Ji-hu had already shown boring reactions from the opening talk.

He came as a guest but couldn’t say a single proper word.

Indeed, the only answer seemed to be ridiculous direction.

Kim Ji-hu listened to Gu Byeong-sik’s words and made a bewildered expression.

“You, you want me to fall here?”

“More precisely, it’s acting out falling. As an actor, you can do that, right? You showed it in the movie.”

“Still…”

“Can’t you do it? If you can’t, let’s stop.”

“Hey~ How can an actor say they can’t act~.”

Gu Byeong-sik asked innocently.

Then, Cha Seung-hyeon who was beside him said.

“Acting like in The Chaser in a place like this will cause injuries. And the falling scene in The Chaser was also unintended ad-lib.”

Gu Byeong-sik heard those words and clicked his tongue inwardly.

‘Why is he suddenly acting like this?’

Usually Cha Seung-hyeon is a quiet type. A serious type who doesn’t interfere in trivial matters.

When such a Cha Seung-hyeon said that, the atmosphere seemed to flow a bit strangely.

“True… In The Chaser he fell like he was sliding, so he could get hurt if he does it wrong?”

“That’s right… Then what should we do?”

But Gu Byeong-sik wasn’t one to let this atmosphere pass.

“Hey~ I’m not saying to copy it completely, just get the feeling. Just the feeling.”

Then he quickly looked at Kim Ji-hu and asked.

“Ji-hu, you can do this, right?”

This wasn’t a suggestion.

If he said no here, they could paint him as ignoring the staff’s efforts, and if he said yes, they could film the ridiculous scene they had in mind.

When Cha Seung-hyeon noticed this and was about to step in.

“I’ll, I’ll try…!”

Kim Ji-hu answered energetically. He was probably concerned about the attention from those around him.

Gu Byeong-sik smiled warmly and said.

“Thank you! Seung-hyeon, do you have anything to say?”

“…Can you do it?”

When Cha Seung-hyeon asked, Kim Ji-hu nodded his head vigorously.

“I think… I can do it.”

“…If that’s what you say.”

As Cha Seung-hyeon stepped back, Gu Byeong-sik quickly proceeded.

“Then let’s see Ji-hu’s acting!”

Upon hearing those words, Kim Ji-hu closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Seeing this, Gu Byeong-sik wondered if this was really something that required such determination, but he thought it was actually better.

‘If he falls weirdly after steeling himself like that, it’ll be even funnier.’

However.

“…?”

Kim Ji-hu’s eyes were completely different from before.

They looked like he was terrified of something, or filled with desperate rage.

“What, what is it?”

“Oh…”

At Kim Ji-hu’s transformed appearance. It suddenly felt like the atmosphere around them had changed.

“Ah, but.”

A low, subdued voice.

“Yes? Ah, yes.”

Gu Byeong-sik, momentarily overwhelmed by that voice, stammered.

‘What, what the hell. This bastard.’

Could the atmosphere really change this suddenly? This was clearly the guy who couldn’t speak properly and was fumbling around just moments ago.

Kim Ji-hu paid no attention to this and said.

“You need to say the line.”

“The, the line…”

“The Tracker… haven’t you seen it?”

Murderous intent gleamed in his eyes.

Even though they hadn’t exchanged much conversation, thick emotion was seeping through.

Gu Byeong-sik stepped back and couldn’t continue speaking.

‘What, what is he doing. Why is he… what’s this about lines…’

Then Cha Seung-hyeon spoke.

“Hey, 5885. It’s you.”

Then Kim Ji-hu seemed to smile slightly as he ran forward.

At high speed, even though he was just running, Kim Ji-hu ran with all his might as if being chased by something.

‘No, if he runs at that speed…’

What Gu Byeong-sik and the PD had in mind was just a short run followed by a clumsy tumble.

But to run out at that speed.

And when Kim Ji-hu reached the corner where he was supposed to fall.

Thud!

Kim Ji-hu slipped and fell.

However, he didn’t fall completely. Like doing short track, Kim Ji-hu fell while supporting himself with his hand on the ground.

At the same time, he immediately got up and ran forward again.

“…”

It wasn’t ridiculous at all, but rather beautifully cool.

Moreover.

‘This… it’s exactly the same as the chase scene from The Tracker…?’

Of course, the falling posture was slightly different, but instead of properly falling, sliding and then running again seemed like a copy-paste of that scene.

‘No, more than that, is that kind of movement even possible?’

He wasn’t some martial arts practitioner, so how was such action possible?

It was shocking to see this unexpected side of Kim Ji-hu, who seemed like he wouldn’t enjoy any outdoor activities at all.

Gu Byeong-sik wasn’t the only one thinking this.

All the staff on the film set were just blinking with their mouths agape.

Then Kim Ji-hu spoke up.

“Um… did I do something wrong?”

The murderous look from just before was nowhere to be seen, and he spoke in a timid manner.

***

The rest proceeded in a similar fashion.

In places designed to show funny scenes or ridiculous moments, he displayed incredible acting that drew everyone’s admiration.

‘This isn’t some talent show…’

Now he had no choice but to acknowledge it.

Why this person had won rookie awards in both dramas and movies, and why people praised him as an actor.

Gu Byeong-sik calmly admitted it.

‘Maybe it was my fault for just trying to make him look funny…’

Gu Byeong-sik had been serious about teasing him since he already had negative feelings about actors appearing on variety shows.

But seeing Kim Ji-hu earnestly perform the given missions, he had no choice but to acknowledge him.

‘At this level, everyone will enjoy watching when it airs.’

Gu Byeong-sik said to Kim Ji-hu.

“Ji-hu, I learned something from you.”

“…Yes?”

Kim Ji-hu, who was eating delicious food after successive mission successes, mumbled and tilted his head.

‘What is he talking about…’

Kim Ji-hu, who had just acted earnestly, was simply bewildered.

***

And so the filming ended.

“Ji-hu, great work! You were really cool today!”

Choi Tae-geon, who had watched the process with the staff, gave two thumbs up.

Kim Ji-hu seemed embarrassed by such praise and scratched his head.

“I just acted, that’s all.”

“That’s what was cool! And you’ve been working out hard lately, so your body movements have really improved.”

“Ehehe… it’s not that much…”

A voice came from behind Kim Ji-hu, who was grinning foolishly.

“It seems like you didn’t need my help.”

“…Huh?”

The owner of that voice was Cha Seung-hyeon.

Kim Ji-hu blinked and looked at Cha Seung-hyeon.

Choi Tae-geon said.

“Well, our Ji-hu is just that outstanding. Haha!”

“I’ll acknowledge that. You are quite impressive. I learned a lot as an actor too.”

Kim Ji-hu looked back and forth between the two.

“Yes?”

“Ah, the person who agreed to help is Cha Seung-hyeon. He’s with our Hanbit Entertainment.”

“…Yes????”

“You didn’t know? Cha Seung-hyeon kept trying to help you out.”

“Wasn’t Gu Byeong-sik… someone who was helping us…? I’m sure he said good things… and seemed to handle things well…”

Choi Tae-geon and Cha Seung-hyeon looked at each other and let out sighs.

“It’s actually impressive that you thought of him… as someone who was helping.”

“Seung-hyeon, let’s protect Ji-hu’s innocence.”

Kim Ji-hu was simply bewildered.

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