Chapter 73: Did I make a mistake by going?
“Awards ceremony?”
(Oh, you’re going this time, right?)
The awards ceremony that Itaegyeom was talking about meant going as a nominee for an acting award.
“Did I ever go to the awards ceremony?”
(You hardly ever went, except for your debut. You hated going.)
The original Yoo Yeon Seo participated as an award presenter in many music awards, but he skipped the acting awards even when he was nominated.
-Why doesn’t Yoo Yeon Seo attend the awards?
└We don’t know
└I saw an interview before and he said he just didn’t want to go
└└Wow, really? Is that okay?
└└└Yoo Yeon Seo can do that
-But it’s kind of funny?? He doesn’t show up because he thinks he won’t win
There are so many people who try hard to get nominated
└True
└But the works he chose were all good, except for his acting??
└└He’s really a devil’s talent in a different sense
His acting was stuck in the abyss, but he had a good eye for choosing works and he was constantly nominated for awards.
-Will Yoo Yeon Seo, the pro-absentee, attend this year?
└Probably not, he doesn’t show up if he thinks he won’t win??
└Wow, the supporting actor lineup is amazing;;
└But he might show up this time, his movie last year got a good response
└Yeah, his reputation improved too
But after the accident, his changed appearance also raised people’s expectations. There was even a serious debate about whether Yoo Yeon Seo would attend the awards or not.
Yoo Yeon Seo headed to the study that he rarely visited. There were a few trophies in the display case, but they were all rookie awards and popularity awards. And none of them were from prestigious awards.
‘Of course. He was up against Jinsuho.’
When his agency, Halo Media, used the rookie shield to make excuses mixed with flattery that he would do better as he gained more experience, Jinsuho swept people’s attention with his acting alone from his debut work.
“Why should I go when I have no chance of winning?”
Yoo Yeon Seo said indifferently.
He was nominated for the drama category with ‘Dreaming’ and the movie category with ‘Baekhoham’. But last year, there were so many popular dramas and movies that he had little chance of winning.
Itaegyeom sighed. He had heard that remark when he was the 12th manager.
(What do you mean you have no chance. You might have a chance with ‘Baekhoham’, but ‘Dreaming’ is definitely possible.)
“Suho hyung will win. They won’t give the main and supporting actor awards to the same drama, right?”
(Well, that’s true, but…)
“Why, does Park director want me to go for sure?”
(…Uh. You’ll have more chances to win from now on, don’t you think it’s better to get used to the scene in advance?)
‘Dreaming’ was aired on JSTV, not on public broadcasting, and JSTV didn’t have an end-of-year acting awards like public broadcasting. So this was the first acting awards that Yoo Yeon Seo experienced in his body.
‘It wouldn’t be much different from the music awards…’
But it would be better than staying at home. Yoo Yeon Seo told Itaegyeom that he would go and hung up the phone. He glanced at the trophies on the shelf and left the study.
‘Awards, awards…’
He didn’t know if the original body had any desire for awards or not. But Yoo Yeon Seo didn’t care about awards either.
He wanted to act in various works and experience various lives. If possible, in better works.
‘Lately, that seems to have faded…’
Before he knew it, he was more focused on Yoo Yeon Seo’s life than on Kang Jinhoo’s dream. It could be because he was already living in someone else’s body and fulfilling Kang Jinhoo’s dream…
“Ugh…”
Maybe it was because of the ghost of Lee Heeseo floating around. Yoo Yeon Seo covered his mouth with his hand and headed to the bathroom.
The next morning, he coincidentally synchronized with the memory of the original body attending his first awards ceremony as an actor.
‘Is the original body’s mind still there?’
He started to doubt that the original body’s soul was involved in the automatic memory synchronization. Otherwise, how could he recall such a fitting memory like this…
<That possibility is extremely rare.>
‘Really?’
<Yes, it’s a coincidence.>
There’s no such thing as this kind of coincidence.
<I’ll try harder. I’ll synchronize the necessary memories…>
‘Do that.’
Yoo Yeon Seo looked around the awards ceremony as if he was the original body at that time.
(Baeksan Arts Awards, Male Rookie Actor Nominee)
The screen showed brief clips of the actors’ performances.
‘Wow… I can’t stand to watch.’
The first one was Yoo Yeon Seo. He was stiff as a log and his textbook-like acting was not only poor but destructive. He could feel the people around him holding back their laughter.
The last one was Jinsuho, of course. Even in the short scene, he could feel the extraordinary presence. The previous nominees’ performances looked pale in comparison.
‘This won’t do.’
He was immersed even though he knew the result. It must have been the sensation that the original body felt at that time.
The presenter stood in front of the microphone, and the screen was divided into five parts, with Yoo Yeon Seo and Jinsuho occupying one spot each.
“Yes, the Baeksan Arts Award for Male Rookie Actor goes to…”
Honestly, it was conscienceless to hope for an award with his previous acting skills. Did the original body expect it? Nah, no way…
“Congratulations. Jinsuho.”
As Jinsuho’s name was called, he felt a tension snap.
‘Did you really expect it?’
Original body, you had such a vain hope… Anyway, the real Yoo Yeon Seo was pretending to manage his expression and clapping casually as he watched Jinsuho’s back heading to the stage.
‘Ah…’
The trophy looked familiar. Come to think of it…
‘Lee Heeseo won the rookie award here.’
The Baeksan Arts Awards was the oldest and most prestigious awards in Korea, starting from the 1960s. Lee Heeseo won the rookie award and the best actress award.
He secretly coveted the award that his mother had won.
‘But the competition was too tough.’
It was not only his acting skills, but also his luck. Besides Jinsuho, the other nominees were also actors who had established their positions over time. Yoo Yeon Seo, who was lost in thought, felt someone tapping his arm and lifted his head.
“Yeon Seo, that’s too bad.”
“Huh?”
“Don’t be too disappointed. You’ll have a good result next year.”
He saw the unfamiliar reaction of the original body and wondered why he was acting so friendly when they weren’t close.
The person who had a fake smile on his face was a familiar actor. But he hadn’t seen him recently. He was a person who retired in 2020 due to propofol abuse allegations.
‘A white dress…’
Yoo Yeon Seo frowned. He saw a white silhouette lingering in the air like an afterimage and his eyes automatically followed it.
His body tensed up and his heart beat unpleasantly. Even though the awards ceremony was still going on, he got up from his seat and ran outside.
But to the eyes of others, it looked like he was angry because he didn’t win an award.
And that scene was captured in a news photo.
After bleeding from the aftereffects of memory synchronization, Yoo Yeon Seo laughed bitterly when he looked up the articles from that time.
Yoo Yeon Seo runs out suddenly, is he unhappy about not winning an award?
Baeksan Arts Awards, Yoo Yeon Seo leaves his seat abruptly… “He has no manners” netizens ‘cold’
Yoo Yeon Seo, silent agency amid manners controversy
└Wow, this is too much;;;
└He ruined his manners??
└Why did he leave in the middle of a senior actor’s speech?
└Did he expect to win?
Well, he couldn’t say that he saw the ghost of his mother who hanged herself in the dress of the actress next to him. Yoo Yeon Seo turned off the screen and lay down on the bed.
The original body didn’t skip the awards ceremony because he didn’t win an award. It was because his condition worsened whenever he saw something that reminded him of Lee Heeseo.
‘Did I make a mistake by going?’
There would be at least one person wearing a white dress at this awards ceremony. He sighed.
Yoo Yeon Seo nervously brushed his hair back.
“Ah, it’s annoying.”
“Should I ask the hair director to tie it up a bit?”
“Yeah.”
Yoo Yeon Seo had extensions done the day before the awards ceremony. It was because Itaeo, the character in the original work of ‘The Deprived People’, had long hair that reached his shoulders. He looked good with any hairstyle, probably because he was handsome.
“Hey, it’s our turn soon.”
He didn’t insist on the order of the red carpet because there were so many prominent senior actors.
‘My eyes hurt.’
Yoo Yeon Seo looked as far as he could to avoid squinting his eyes at the photo zone. The reporters were flashing their cameras and shouting at him to look this way.
-[Breaking] Yoo Yeon Seo’s long hair
-Is it real? Is it his next work?
-Wow, is he really going all out?
-Is he confirmed for Itaeo?
-But why does his eyes look like that??? He looks like he’s about to cry??
The logic of the actor world was simple. Whether the actor they liked cut or grew his hair, gained or lost weight, did a lot of activities or had a hiatus, everything was connected to his next work.
Yoo Yeon Seo’s long hair at the Baeksan Arts Awards, hinting at his next work?
[Official] Yoo Yeon Seo, cast as Itaeo in ‘The Deprived People Season 2’
And this was already agreed with the drama production company. No matter how famous the original work was, they couldn’t do without promotion.
It was natural that the interest in ‘The Deprived People’ increased as Yoo Yeon Seo, who was a hot topic, attended the acting awards for the first time in a long time and styled himself to resemble Itaeo.
‘Where is my seat…’
Yoo Yeon Seo furrowed his brows.
He had a separate waiting room at the music awards, but he wouldn’t know unless he came to a place like this. As he was looking for his seat, someone called him.
“Yeon Seo!”
“Here!”
Park Seunghwan and Lee Yoonjung, who went to the island with him in ‘Welcome to the Guest House’, waved their hands.
He approached them and snorted at the name tag attached to the chair.
“What? Is this my seat?”
“Yeah. Isn’t it amazing? How have you been?”
“Yeah, whatever.”
He happened to sit next to Park Seunghwan, Lee Yoonjung, and Jinsuho.
Yoo Yeon Seo sat down and unbuttoned his suit jacket. Park Seunghwan and Lee Yoonjung, who looked shabby on the island, wore expensive suits and dresses and paid attention to their makeup and hair. They had the vibe of real top actors.
“It feels strange to see you here.”
“Me too.”
“Yeah? How do I look? Isn’t it better to dress up?”
“Noona, you’re beautiful whether you dress up or not.”
“You can say that too?”
Lee Yoonjung wore a red dress. Was it a thank you for not wearing a white dress?
He didn’t know anyone at the awards ceremony in his memory, but it felt good to have someone he knew.
“Suho! Here!”
Lee Yoonjung spotted Jinsuho and shouted loudly. The people around them looked at them.
The triple 30 million blockbuster actor Park Seunghwan, one of the top five actresses in Korea Lee Yoonjung, and Jinsuho, who stood out among the young actors, were sitting with Yoo Yeon Seo, who had a low career as an actor, but ended the game with one word ‘Juseong 3rd generation’.
‘Wow, what is this…’
‘They became close after filming the variety show.’
‘He smiles like that to Yoo Yeon Seo?’
Especially Park Seunghwan, who was not the type to show off his friendship, was smiling and greeting them as if his mouth would tear. It was obvious that he liked the junior actors very much.
The parties didn’t think about it at all, but the watchers thought that a friendship group with the strongest connections and wealth was born.
“Our maknae, you have to win an award.”
“What award can I win, Suho hyung will win. But I’m glad to see Seunghwan hyung.”
He didn’t expect anything from the start. Yoo Yeon Seo was more wary of having a sudden trauma than winning an award.
Jinsuho whispered softly to Yoo Yeon Seo, who had a frown on his face.
“Tell me if you feel sick again.”
“Why?”
“It’s better than running away by yourself.”
Did he remember what he looked like at the first awards ceremony? And he was sure that he ran out not because he didn’t win an award, but because he had a serious incurable disease that made him vomit blood.
“…I’ll see.”
It wasn’t a bad suggestion, so he answered curtly.
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