This life
was my first time as a child actor (549) and intern facing patients as a doctor rather than a student.
Like many new employees experiencing the field for the first time, the interns felt infinitely small and helpless when they had to apply in practice what they had learned only in theory.
In particular, in departments such as surgery or emergency medicine, which were fighting on the death line, such sentiments and stress were stronger and put pressure on interns who had just entered the hospital.
‘Same goes for Kangxi.’
It seems like a very long time has passed, but ‘Kanghee’ was still an intern in March.
The March intern has the nickname ‘Jinmyeong’ and is somehow active due to the uniqueness of thoracic surgery, but in general, it can be said that he does his job without disturbing anyone.
In a way, it was natural for her to feel confused and frustrated by the difficult reality.
‘Plus, the resident who was in the chest has disappeared, so I have no one to rely on.’
Interns who change departments every short time as if on rotation do not feel a proper sense of belonging.
Still, it would have been better if there was a resident who was like a leader, but the cardiothoracic surgery department where Kanghee was located suddenly had two fewer staff, so the only staff left were a professor who was overworked and a fellow who was timid and had difficulty communicating.
This means that it is not a good environment to open up.
‘Under such circumstances, I happened to meet Seokhyeon and made a weak voice.’
Being the child of ‘Jinmyeong’, ‘Kanghee’ heard about ‘Seokhyeon’ quite often and felt a secret sense of familiarity with him.
Although he has a bad personality, he is a trustworthy anesthesiologist when entrusted to someone who is respectable as a doctor.
It wasn’t strange to open up about your struggles as a doctor in front of a ‘senior’ you could rely on.
And ‘Seokhyeon’ did not betray ‘Kanghee’.
If you cut it out, it was a scene that looked like flirting or flirting.
“Cut! great.”
Producer Kang did not hide his happy feelings, saying that it was great to see the two people on one screen.
Min-gyu expressed his disappointment every time he filmed the scene where ‘Seok-hyeon’ supports ‘Kang-hee’, but he was truly satisfied with the actors’ clean acting.
It seemed like he had made some kind of mental compromise.
“I’m glad the weather is nice today. “The big blue screen and the images of Soo-hyun and So-young went so well together that it was like a pictorial.”
Producer Kang seemed to be in a good mood because he got a good scene, so he nodded more fussily than usual.
As the PD’s mood rose, the atmosphere on set also brightened.
‘The malicious comments are being resolved and the hole left by Ahn I-ho’s departure is being filled quickly… I’m a little tired, but things seem to be going well.’
Suhyeon raised his head and gazed at the sky.
I liked the clear autumn sky and cool breeze without a single cloud.
* * *
Drama filming, which was expected to end around mid-October, continued until November to resolve Lee Ho’s departure.
Although the longer-than-planned schedule may have been difficult, Su-hyeon fought the fatigue and endured it well.
It was a feasible schedule because the end of the year was not busy.
“Looking at it this way, I’m really glad that Wave was released by Netfilms. “Otherwise, I would have died attending Changnyong or King Taejong.”
“Aren’t you sad?”
“It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t greedy… but I had some expectations.”
Unfortunately, ‘Wave IN Seoul’ was excluded from consideration for major film awards.
Although it was released in theaters, the fact that it was pre-released through Netfilms, an OTT platform, was an obstacle.
Many filmmakers say, ‘The most popular movies in America are Chaotic Universe’s works, but they are not included in the Academy Awards.’ ‘Box office success does not mean artistic quality, and that kind of award method harms the diversity of works.’ He blocked the dominance of ‘Wave in Seoul’ by making a statement such as, ‘It is true that director Je-hee Heo left a great mark on Korean film history, but it is not right to express that through an award.’
‘I understand.’
As the J World Series became a huge success, director Heo Je-hee released a film every year or two, and all of them were medium-low or medium box office hits.
In other words, almost every year his name appeared at the awards ceremony and he had a fairly high chance of winning.
It was no wonder that directors felt skeptical.
‘From the public’s perspective, it’s good because it’s a series that always gets above average ratings, but for directors and filmmakers, movies that focus on attractions without a message dominate. They may be worried that the quality of the market will deteriorate as movies that focus only on interest without substance become mainstream.’
Although there are those who are jealous of director Heo, there are also many who are genuinely concerned about the future of Korean films and advocate for restricting the awarding of commercial films to some extent.
In particular, in the case of J World, as it is scheduled to be produced by other directors, many people hoped for an appropriate separation from the awards ceremony before the J World series dominates theaters all year round.
“There are various opinions… I don’t think either side is wrong. Above all, Director Heo took this situation into consideration and chose Netfilms.”
Although the film debuted on the big screen with great success, ‘Wave in Seoul’ was originally scheduled to be released only through OTT.
Director Heo did not express any regrets about Changryong and King Taejong’s decisions as he gave up his attachment to the awards ceremony and increased the grand scale.
“Honestly, I felt fortunate that as the filming of ‘Soul Doctor’ took longer, I had less time to prepare for the end of the year.”
“That’s ironic.”
“It’s ironic.”
Suhyeon looked at other schedules, skipping awards ceremonies that had nothing to do with me.
In the case of the Hollywood movie ‘Morning Star: Winter Coming’, which is scheduled to be filmed next year, the script is not yet complete, but casting has been completed to some extent, and in the case of ‘Soul Doctor’, there were no problems with programming and editing….
Let’s delete them one by one, and the most important thing that faced Su-hyeon. There is still a fan meeting to be held on December 24th.
“Having a fan meeting on Eve is always an apology to the fans.”
“The actors will also sing and dance, so I think it’s a good balance.”
“We’ve done that before.”
“This time we have back dancers.”
“hmm. That’s right…”
Since it was a fan meeting commemorating the 20th anniversary of their debut, the fan meeting to be held this year was quite large.
Since the program volume was large, there were quite a few things for Suhyun to prepare.
“Honestly, it’s so big that I’m not sure if this is the right size, but… Have you started making reservations?”
“yes. “It started two days ago, and 73% of the tickets for Part 1 and 65% of Part 2 were sold out.”
“Isn’t the capacity this time 10,000 each? “It’s so fast.”
Reservations for Suhyun’s fan meeting ’20 Anniversary’ went smoothly as it was promoted in advance through the official account.
Thanks to the ample number of people, there was no situation where tickets were sold out instantly, but good seats disappeared in an instant, and cheering methods and choruses for the stage during the fan meeting were also spread through fan cafes.
“Congratulations in advance on your album release.”
“Hahaha….”
Suhyun, who ended up releasing a solo album for the fan meeting, laughed awkwardly.
Although I was an idol before returning, I had never released a solo album, but now that I have become an actor, I decided to release an album as a fan service.
As the success was so clear, the light and dark sides of the past were so clear that Soo-hyeon felt complicated every time she heard the stage story.
‘If I hadn’t had the accident, I could have released a solo album as END. But maybe it was ruined because the name was END…’
Thinking back to the group she had been a part of before returning for the first time in a long time, Suhyun thought of the agency’s president at the time, Heo Young-gil, and another member, Lim Hee-jae.
Unlike Jinyeon, I couldn’t hear any news, so I was curious about how she was doing.
‘The concept changed quickly and he was moody, but he wasn’t a bad person… Heejae wasn’t interested in the entertainment industry, so he won’t be around here, and I don’t know if he’s doing well.’
What would they say if you told them before your return that you were so successful as an actor that you had to write a separate song for a fan meeting?
Su-hyeon, who was lost in sentiment for a moment, came to her senses when she heard Soo-yeol’s voice calling her.
The past was the past and now the present was important.
“Yes, Suyeol.”
“Advertisement requests and entertainment invitations have been received.”
As Su-hyeon, who was dazed, looked at Su-yeol, he spoke in a calm voice one by one of the planning proposals of low importance.
The entertainment show, which is currently doing well, also included advertisements for well-known brands, but it seemed to be lacking in attracting Soo-hyeon’s interest.
“Entertainment shows focus on eating shows, and most brand advertisements have complex concepts… I think it would be better to focus on work activities and fan meeting preparations this year.”
“All right.”
“It is difficult to work in parallel with Hollywood… It would be correct to say that the schedule for the first half of next year is almost fixed.”
After going through the schedule, Suhyeon checked the last file and turned off the tablet screen.
One month until the end of the year.
It was time to focus on getting through the rest of the year safely.
* * *
As the filming of ‘Soul Doctor’ was almost finished, Soohyun spent most of her time in the practice room practicing songs and choreography.
There were a whopping five songs to be performed on the day, consisting of three songs commonly sung in parts 1 and 2, one song sung only in part 1, and one song sung only in part 2.
“One, two, three. Wave here. Two two three. Wave again. Yes!”
“….”
“The hand movements here are too plain. Would you like to make a circle and then draw a smooth curve like this? yes great!”
Su-hyeon stared at the woman in front of him who continued to passionately explain.
As the choreographer who created the dance on this stage, she kept a close smile on Su-hyeon’s face the entire time.
“No! There’s a bit of glamor there. The point is sensual charm. again!”
It was really tight.
“yes! great. “Take a 10-minute break!”
“Huh….”
“Actor Kang Soo-hyun, you’re following along really well. “You said you did ballet, right?”
“yes. “I still go to lessons often.”
“Maybe that’s why the movements are elegant. “It’s a little different from popular music, but it has a refined taste… Do you have any plans to become a singer?”
“I want to focus on my job as an actor.”
“That’s too bad. “I think actor Kang Soo-hyun can succeed as a singer as well.”
“Thank you for a good look.”
Suhyeon smiled lightly while drenched in sweat.
The praise I never received even when I was an idol is so generous now.
‘Well, back then, idols danced, and now, actors dance. The standards must be different.’
The flexibility and muscle elasticity developed since childhood may have had an impact.
However, instead of being proud that his skills had improved compared to before his regression, he thought that the standards of evaluators had lowered.
Even though I was stuck in a coffin without success, the effort and practice I made during my END days were not in vain.
The stage presented in a place where only fans gathered was completely different from the stage performed to turn non-fans into fans.
“Actress Kang Soo-hyun.”
“yes.”
“Actually, I was debating whether to include this movement or not, but I thought it was too difficult, so I left it out….”
While he was catching his breath, the trainer who was talking with the backup dancers approached Soo-hyeon with a person who was the leader of the dance team.
She began with a hesitant voice and pursed her lips for a moment.
And then he opened his mouth again.
“Would you like to try lifting?”