There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 107

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Episode 107

“….”

The cut was called, but no one could easily open their mouth.

If Baek Yun had just performed acting that perfectly copied the original.

Yewon had reinterpreted the original in her acting.

The other child actors might not understand what the difference between the two was.

But Baek Yun was different.

He stared at Yewon in a daze.

‘Wow, that was so cool…’

How is Yewon so good at acting too?

Could she be a genius?

Baek Yun wasn’t the only one admiring her.

Jeongyun, who had been worried that Yewon might make a mistake, felt the same way.

As if to prove she was Baek Yun’s twin, she stared at Yewon with her mouth agape just like her younger brother.

‘…She’s totally amazing!’

She’s as cool as the GLEET oppas!

It was quite a review filled with personal bias.

While everyone was too amazed to speak.

“I’m finished!”

Yewon bowed deeply and smiled brightly.

Then applause erupted from among the child actors.

“Wowwww!”

“Yewon, you’re really good…!”

The children genuinely admired her and gave Yewon applause.

The adults had actually expected competition since this was an ‘audition’ program, but the children’s hearts weren’t like that.

They just came because it seemed fun to be on TV!

But seeing such a cute and pretty kid perform so well in front of them was just entertaining!

“Hehe. Thank youuu.”

And Yewon.

Faced with the children’s pure admiration, she didn’t know what to do with herself and shyly returned to her seat quickly.

‘Phew.’

She had hesitated a bit about adding that ad-lib at the end.

‘Seeing the good reaction, it seems like it worked well…?!’

Actually.

Yewon had also been a little surprised when she first received this script.

‘I think I got the role with the oldest age here.’

The reactions of the surrounding child actors confirmed this. They all didn’t react like ‘This is weird?!’ and immediately immersed themselves in their roles.

However.

‘Even better!’

Yewon preferred having to act a mature role.

【This Life is Money, Not Love】 was exactly a drama where she had to perform acting that didn’t match her age.

This seemed like a good opportunity to prove that she was an actor who could pull off such acting.

‘…Simply copying exactly the same thing wouldn’t create impact.’

So Yewon didn’t just copy the actor in the video, but completely digested it differently with her own interpretation.

And she added the ad-lib to better show her intention.

Actually, Yewon had seen this original drama in her previous life.

And throughout watching the drama, Yewon had deeply empathized with the heart of ‘Jina’ whom she had just portrayed.

Of course, she knew Jina was the villain since she had done bad things.

‘But…’

Could there be anyone else who could understand Jina as well as Yewon, who had lived having everything taken away by Jeyeon?

The ad-lib she just did also contained Yewon’s feelings from that time.

She hadn’t intended to add ad-lib from the beginning. As she immersed herself in the acting, lines that naturally expressed her heart just came out.

That’s why Yewon was a little worried.

‘The ad-lib was really an adventure…’

The children who saw Yewon’s acting were showing good reactions.

But Director Jeongdami, another evaluator, might think differently.

There were quite a few directors who really hated actors performing outside the script.

However.

For some reason, Yewon was confident that Director Jeongdami wouldn’t dislike it that much.

* * *

Meanwhile, in another classroom at the end of the hallway.

In this classroom, three mentor teachers, actor Yun Gilyeong who played the principal, and even Director Jeongdami.

All the evaluators of 【This Life, I’m an Actor】 were gathered, monitoring the children’s acting.

“…Wow.”

“That actor is the one, right? The one who appeared in the recent short drama 【Strange Family】?”

The first mentor was actor Jeong Yuhwa, famous in the industry as an actual acting coach.

“That’s right. She’s the actor who also appeared in 【The Flowers of the Eastern Palace】. I thought she was really good there too.”

The second mentor was actor Seo Jeongmin, who swept through the theater world as a method actor and is now in the spotlight as a premium supporting actor on screen.

“Me too. I’m close with actor Yun Jia, who played adult Seolhwa in 【The Flowers of the Eastern Palace】. Actor Yun Jia also praised actor Yewon so much for doing so well. She said she was really professional on set, beyond her age.”

Finally, the third mentor was actor Jo Sujeong, who was relatively young but had won awards at international film festivals – one of the hottest actors these days.

While all three were purely admiring Yewon’s acting.

Director Jeongdami was watching Yewon with sparkling eyes.

It was a problem asking her to copy, but that child instantly changed the senior’s acting to her own style.

And in exactly the direction she had wanted.

‘…Definitely worth keeping an eye on.’

Actually, Director Jeongdami had been a bit bewildered when she first heard about this drama and audition program from Taejung.

That Yeon Taejung with his firm tastes doing a romantic comedy was one thing, but connecting it to variety shows too?

He was someone who never showed his face on variety shows, but suddenly?

However, Director Jeongdami readily accepted. Not because it was Taejung’s proposal, but because the program’s intention was interesting.

But she hadn’t participated in 【This Life, I’m an Actor】 with high expectations.

She only thought of it as marketing to generate buzz, without expecting to actually cast an actor she liked here.

But.

Right now, exactly the protagonist that Dami had been picturing in her mind had appeared.

A fresh yet striking face, acting skills beyond her age, and even the ability to interpret characters.

Even that ad-lib from earlier.

‘If I had made that drama, that’s exactly the kind of line I would have added.’

Actually, the ‘chemistry’ between actor and director was really complex. Just because an excellent actor meets an excellent director doesn’t guarantee that synergy will emerge.

Rather, even if an ordinary actor meets an ordinary director, there were times when more explosive synergy emerged if they had good ‘chemistry’.

And Yewon’s ad-lib just now.

Was a line that had good ‘chemistry’ with Dami.

‘The character interpretation is also the tone I wanted.’

Not simply a character driven by evil, but dry and tired – yet with anger seeping through.

All of that pleased Dami.

Yewon was exactly the actor she had wanted.

‘…Please let it be her!’

Dami prayed over and over in her heart.

‘Please!’

Also, ‘Vice Principal’ Yun Gilyeong adjusted his glasses as well.

His eyes gleamed strangely.

While there were often child actors who were simply good at acting, children who could develop their own acting style so quickly at that age were truly rare.

That was surprising too, but what caught Gilyeong’s eye was something else.

‘…Just now, that child’s eyes…’

Gilyeong was seeing Yewon for the first time today.

Yet somehow she seemed familiar. She had eyes that were exactly like some actor he had known a very long time ago.

‘…Juhyang?’

When a name that had been buried in his memory for a very long time surfaced in his mind, Gilyeong deliberately shook his head.

No. He shouldn’t be recalling that old name.

From what he heard, she was the niece of a very famous idol. So that person had nothing to do with this child.

However.

For some reason, Gilyeong couldn’t take his eyes off the screen.

* * *

[Principal: Now, this concludes all the diagnostic evaluations.]

[Principal: Everyone worked hard, students.]

With Principal Yun Gilyeong’s comment, the tension in the classroom was completely released.

The children cheered, “Wow! It’s over!”

Yewon also let out a long sigh.

[Principal: The grades will be announced individually by your mentor teachers later. Now that the headache-inducing tests are over, shall we have some fun activity time?]

Fun activity time?

The children’s eyes sparkled again.

[Principal: Acting isn’t something you do alone. You need a partner to sync with. So the remaining time of first period is 【Partner Selection】 time!]

“Partners?!”

“Wow! I want to do it with Older Sister! Older Sister!”

The children began chattering excitedly.

But Yewon couldn’t just smile.

Because…

“Me!!! I’m going to sit next to Yewon!!!!! I’m going to be Yewon’s partner!!!! Yoo Baekwoon, you move!!”

“What?! Yujeongyun, what do you know about Yewon!! The person closest to Yewon is me!!!!”

While the twins’ loud voices went back and forth, Yewon stared into space with a soul-drained expression.

…Why doesn’t anyone ask for my opinion!

Then.

[Principal: Ah, partners will be decided by lottery. It has to be fair.]

Gilyeong’s merciful voice sounded like a savior.

“Ahh…”

“Hmph.”

The children’s sighs followed. Baek Yun and Jeongyun also reluctantly let go of Yewon’s arms.

“Wahhh. I wanted to be Yewon’s partner!”

“Yewon would obviously choose me, so what are you disappointed about, Yujeongyun!”

Yewon let out a sigh of relief and patted her chest.

‘Thank goodness. I don’t have to choose.’

She had a gut feeling that whoever she chose, she wouldn’t be able to handle the aftermath for a while.

Yewon went forward and put her hand into the lottery box. A round ball was caught in her hand.

“Actor Yewon’s partner is…”

Hwang PD checked Yewon’s ball and shouted loudly.

“Actor Ryuharin!”

Ryuharin?

The moment she tilted her head at the unfamiliar name.

“!”

Someone quietly raised their hand.

In the second row by the classroom window, a girl with long hair reaching her waist tucked behind her ears was sitting proudly, holding up her hand while staring intently at Yewon.

Snow-white skin and cat-like upturned eyes.

‘She really reminds me of someone…?!’

Uncle Eon…!

‘She’s like a female Uncle Eon…!’

Yewon approached Harin while having quite rude thoughts about her.

Then.

[Today’s Tip! It’s not good to only make friends with those who approach you first. Let our little Yewon learn how to approach others first too!]

[+Sudden Additional Mission- Make 3 friends your age (2/3)

: Let’s become friends with little Ryuharin, nicknamed 【Ice Princess】!]

‘…’

Yewon was really starting to wonder who was giving out these Quests.

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