I Acted Once, and Now They Call Me a Genius - Chapter 138

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Episode 138

“No, hyung! How could you even think of posting something like that!”

“…What’s wrong with it?”

“Everything! From start to finish, everything!”

The next morning, Yun Bin raised her voice at Seon-woo as soon as she met him.

Six in the morning. Even though it was a time when being half-asleep wouldn’t be strange, her eyes were blazing.

It couldn’t be helped.

The post Seon-woo had tried to upload yesterday was just that shocking.

“What’s with this thumbs up in the first place!”

“I meant it as ‘fans are the best’…”

“This looks exactly like a photo my dad would take after hiking…!”

She should have realized it yesterday when he tried to make a V sign while taking photos, but Seon-woo was seriously lacking talent when it came to posing.

It was incomprehensible.

Someone who soared so high in front of film set cameras couldn’t take a single selfie properly.

“Just think of it as acting and try to get the feel for it. You know, like boyfriend material vibes or something.”

“I started SNS to communicate with fans. But if it feels like acting, that would be awkward in its own way.”

“Hyung, you really have a classic side to you.”

That didn’t feel bad though.

It meant he was sincere about his fans too.

Yun Bin had seen quite a few stars so far.

And among them, she had often seen those who not only took fans for granted, but actually found them bothersome.

Compared to those people, Seon-woo’s attitude was definitely worthy of applause.

“But it still won’t do.”

Still, reality was reality.

Yun Bin shook her finger with a firm expression.

“Hyung, you’ve never done SNS before, right?”

“No.”

“That’s why. Hyung, you don’t know SNS grammar at all right now. You’re almost trying to do it like a magazine interview.”

Yun Bin didn’t point out that Seon-woo’s photo sense was hard to believe belonged to someone in their twenties.

Instead, she slowly held up three fingers.

“Remember this. 3 lines, and 3 photos.”

“…What’s that?”

“You can’t post more than 3 photos, and you can’t write more than 3 lines. Hyung, think about it. How would you feel if a friend suddenly sent you a long text message?”

“I’d wonder what happened.”

“What about multiple photos? Would you look at all of them?”

“Probably not.”

“SNS is the same. You should think of it as texting a friend and keep it light.”

“Ah, I understand.”

It was an explanation that stuck in his head perfectly.

But he felt a bit disappointed inside. The letter he wrote yesterday was packed with sincerity, so he had been confident about it…

“Hyung needs to be mysterious.”

“Mysterious? I’m not really a mysterious person though.”

“…I mean, even if hyung isn’t a mysterious person! Mystery suits you. That’s what being a celebrity is about. It’s not good to reveal too much either.”

Seon-woo nodded.

Yun Bin had 7 years of idol experience. There must be a reason why he was saying this. Then it would be better to follow his advice, whether he understood it or not.

Just as he was thinking that he didn’t want to act fake though…

“I’m not telling you to make things up. Just that you don’t need to show everything. Moderation is good in everything. Hyung… you go full throttle in everything you do.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“No. It’s just my opinion, so don’t worry about it too much. In some ways, I think it’s because hyung goes full throttle like that that you can act the way you do.”

Yun Bin chuckled and shook his head.

“Honestly, I learn a lot from watching hyung too.”

“Me too. Every time I see you, sunbae, I feel like I learn a lot about how to conduct myself.”

“Then since we both have things to learn from each other, we’ll last a long time. Usually win-win relationships tend to last long and healthily.”

“Then I’d be very happy about that.”

“Anyway, in that spirit…”

Yun Bin’s eyes sparkled.

His sense of mission as a representative idol fansite master was ignited.

“Could I take a photo of you?”

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“Ugh, it’s there one moment and gone the next, why is this so tantalizing…”

The day after Seon-woo’s photo was posted on Yun Bin’s account.

Da-sol kept going back and forth to Yun Bin’s account, staring at Seon-woo’s photo. Even though she had already taken a screenshot separately, there was one reason she kept visiting Yun Bin’s account.

It felt like she was somehow indirectly connected to Seon-woo by doing this.

And additionally,

KimSeonwooOnlyFanAccount: Seon-woo please do SNS… I don’t even hope for a fandom app

macarongjustabite: But knowing Sunwoo’s personality, I don’t think he’d ever do SNS ㅠㅠㅠ When I saw him as an actor, he seemed like he wasn’t interested in anything other than acting

whomadethis: That aspect is good but… still, couldn’t we get some occasional proof of life somehow?

She also wanted to see the laments of people in the same situation as her.

The fact that she wasn’t the only one feeling this disappointment was somehow comforting too.

‘Would SNS really be too difficult?’

It definitely didn’t seem to suit Seon-woo well to do such things.

But the problem was that Seon-woo was still in his early debut days, so new works weren’t pouring out yet.

If there was one consolation, it was that [Red Zone]’s broadcast wasn’t far off.

Though [Red Zone] was being promoted as pre-produced, like other dramas, it seemed to be filmed in a semi-pre-production style.

The broadcast would start when about 6 episodes out of the 9-part series were filmed, and the remaining 3 episodes would be completed during the remaining broadcast period. This had become quite a common filming method nowadays when there were hardly any works that weren’t pre-produced.

Thanks to that, only about 2 months remained until [Red Zone]’s broadcast date.

If she could just endure 2 months, she’d be able to see Seon-woo’s acting.

‘Let me just close my eyes and wait.’

However, what worried her was that this drama was semi-pre-produced.

Though it wasn’t as bad as the old live broadcast days, she’d heard that semi-pre-produced dramas naturally didn’t respect things like the 52-hour work week… She couldn’t help but worry that Seon-woo might be overworking himself.

‘Right, just stay healthy.’

Then she couldn’t ask for more.

He must already be swamped, so hoping for SNS updates would be greedy.

…It was right at that moment when she was thinking this.

Suddenly, notifications started popping up like crazy.

It was from the Kim Seon-woo category thread she had bookmarked.

The reason was simple.

–Thread owner’s SNS is up!

Da-sol’s fingers had probably never moved faster than at this moment.

Da-sol hurriedly touched the screen to enter Kim Seon-woo’s SNS.

And then she immediately made a tearful expression.

‘What is this.’

Seon-woo was visible.

Wearing a doctor’s gown, looking somewhere into empty space with a somewhat awkward smile. The half-crazed atmosphere he had when acting was nowhere to be found.

Rather, there was something embarrassed showing on his face, looking no different from other young men his age.

‘Why is he being so unsuitably cute…!’

But that wasn’t the end of it.

Da-sol scrolled down and eventually burst into laughter.

“Ha, really.”

A 3-line main post was waiting for her.

Hello, this is Kim Seon-woo.

Someone told me that SNS posts shouldn’t exceed 3 lines, so I want to keep this brief, but first I feel really bad that I haven’t been able to properly greet all the fans until now, and honestly I was flustered because I never thought you would wait for me and cherish me like this, I sincerely thank you for the love you’ve given me and want to repay it, and additionally I want to tell you that I will show you a side that will never disappoint your expectations, and I hope you know how happy I am to be able to greet you all like this, even if briefly.

P.S. I hope you have a good day.

“How is this 3 lines!”

A hollow laugh escaped her.

She already knew he wasn’t an ordinary person, but seeing him write like this made her newly realize his extraordinary mental world.

But what stood out even more than that mental world was undoubtedly his heart.

She could clearly feel his sincere gratitude for the fans’ love.

…If it wasn’t sincere, there’s no way an actor could post such a rambling text.

It was somewhat unexpected.

People didn’t say ‘Seon-woo doesn’t seem like he’d do SNS’ for no reason. Da-sol had also secretly thought he seemed like someone who wouldn’t be able to pay attention to elements other than acting.

But then this kind of post went up.

It almost seemed like he was saying ‘Please don’t misunderstand me too much.’

“…Damn. Why am I getting emotional.”

In the end, Da-sol’s eyes welled up with tears.

She couldn’t help it. She never dreamed that her actor would send such a heartfelt letter.

Actually, it seemed other people weren’t in much different situations.

PinkHeadphones: No, Sunwoo ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

AnxiousPing: Is there an actor who writes lines for punishment as their first post?

└sforkimsunwoo: So what, I’m so grateful ㅠㅠㅠ

macarongjustabite: Sunwoo, are you finally starting social media? ㅠㅠㅠㅠ OMG I’m so touched ㅠ I thought you’d never do it

Face-obsessed person: Seeing you in that doctor’s coat is annoying, why does it suit you so well ㅡ_ㅡ

Cali: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

KimSeonwooExclusiveFanAccount: I can’t help it, let’s get married, today is day 1

BlueSky: Became a fan after watching One Room because your acting was so good! Hope everything goes well~~

Everyone was equally moved.

And rightfully so. An account they hadn’t even expected was created, and the text contained in it was…

‘This is basically a marriage proposal.’

Of course it was.

Da-sol giggled and rolled around on her bed.

Until recently, she had nothing to fan over and was just rewatching [One Room] and 【I Am an Actor】 videos, but now that he’d given her new content like this, she felt full even without eating.

But on the other hand, she also felt regretful.

Seon-woo probably couldn’t post every day.

She had no choice but to wait for his next work to come out quickly, but [Red Zone]’s release was still about two months away, wasn’t it?

‘This is why everyone says being an actor fan is hard.’

At least Seon-woo was fortunate in that he kept doing project activities right away.

In some cases, there are actors who take breaks from activities for several years.

Just look at Da-yeon – hadn’t she been unable to hear any news for months after Do-young started filming?

‘Still, if I just endure for 2 months… [Red Zone] will be released!’

Thinking about that made it totally bearable.

…Well, it would be even more bearable if Seon-woo posted like this from time to time!

Da-sol looked at Seon-woo in the photo and smiled broadly.

She had thought he’d look good in any outfit with his good physique, but seeing him in a doctor’s coat was unexpectedly quite handsome, making her heart flutter for no reason.

‘Right, intellectual looks definitely suit Seon-woo.’

Da-sol clenched her fist.

She had thought 2 months would be short… but she was wrong. Having to wait a whole 2 months to see Seon-woo acting as a doctor was too agonizing.

What should she do while waiting until then?

Da-sol pondered with a serious expression.

Should she go for a 4th complete rewatch of [One Room]?

Or should she endure by quenching her thirst with Seon-woo’s occasional posts?

Fortunately, she didn’t need to worry about that for very long.

It was the very next evening. A post appeared on Seon-woo’s fan thread.

–Red Zone teaser is up!

Naturally, Da-sol searched for Red Zone without hesitation.

And her breath stopped right there.

It was because of the Red Zone teaser video thumbnail.

The screen was split in half, with Do-won on the left side glaring forward with a completely distorted face. An overwhelming aura just from looking at his face.

But that wasn’t why Da-sol’s breath stopped.

On the other half, the right side… Seon-woo was there.

If Seon-woo had just been standing there plainly, she would have said, ‘Wow, they put him in the teaser thumbnail too?’ She would have been impressed that the role Seon-woo took seemed to have higher importance than expected.

But Seon-woo wasn’t just standing there.

His face, neck, coat… his whole body soaked in blood, staring ahead with dazed eyes as if he might collapse at any moment.

How could she not stop breathing at this?

…And it would probably be even more intense when she actually watched the video.

Kim Da-sol. It wouldn’t be strange if she died at the bright young age of 25.

But she couldn’t help it.

Da-sol turned on her laptop. She couldn’t watch this on her phone’s small screen.

Something like this had to be watched reverently and with proper respect.

Even though her life might be in danger…

Click.

She couldn’t resist this!

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