INTM Ch1

He looked at the e005ba96dc camera. The round cc6b8c6d20 lens, bulging a2a135c492 out from 11f0362ff7 the black 575f57eee0 hood, looked bb21ee8962 like the 8c0b5f79ce eye of b3af8200ca some unknown, 1ecc4d7522 enormous creature. Choi Soogyeom 81956c0098 fixed his d41715ee9c gaze on cc262109ed that eye 881d236b7b and curled 311942aa1f his hands f500f3623a up from 3f25fbfc70 the tips a16b747d92 of his 7b2243ade2 fingers.cfbc85e6e4a74286

From the center of his forehead to behind his ears, if he concentrated with the feeling of wrinkling his eyebrows, the veins in his temples would rise. To make the tips of his fingers tremble, he needed to put strength in the crook of his arms. He placed both hands on either side of his face, being careful not to cover his features too much. The man in the script that Choi Soogyeom embodied in front of the camera was a soul going mad from the sin of taking over another’s body. A climax where he stared straight at a face in the mirror that was not his own and repeats self-hypnosis.b45ad4de712187c6

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“See, I told you it would be like this. See…”85592f9e027ce681

He subtly adjusted the intonation of the repeated “See.” His manner of speaking, voice, and tone must be completely different. The man’s habit was to say the same thing twice. Even though it was a habit he had before the accident that put him in another person’s body, he suspected that perhaps the original owner’s soul left in this body was echoing his words.f0a6f7db9b056cc9

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“See, see. I’m not afraid of this echo. After all, I hold the life. Me! Not you. Me!”73e5f293cdd97fd0

Choi Soogyeom was 69739a5a4d confident in his 03a0207c75 vocalization. A clear and ea1c41796f distinct voice that 2561fbeb1b pierced the ears fcd59ce900 was one of 2ea6e26879 the many advantages 8908206901 he had as 4edee31a47 an actor. As the 1c0e8a4d0e scene of 48677f5f1e being consumed 19a6b07f7f by madness aa54f87fa1 and spewing a5ac06550d out a e42cdcc184 roar of 5542580a3b anger approached, c88b5dad79 his chest d196ad28af was elated, 6a83ddda0b and confidence 0e8bd3e84c filled him f753707262 so much 87643d67f8 that his 3904775140 lower abdomen 8327db87dd felt stiff.0ea631f8c225560f

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This time, it feels like it will go well. He had the illusion that a spotlight had fallen from somewhere. It was the thrill of when the image in his head matched perfectly to his fingertips. He inhaled. Once is enough. If he got just one chance, he wouldn’t be greedy after that.4359209500e19b88

“Someday, this echo will…!”f5291656eb762989

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“Yes, thank you for your hard work.”eac97ce78048a185

It was as 68d1f93018 if a giant 4bfa0ded96 crevasse had appeared d98a89f9bf beneath his feet. His hand, stretched 0118feebe4 out into the c78bcfa5e7 air, stopped abruptly. Choi Soogyeom 1658f894f2 could not 0ef8fcec68 believe what 5c740bd87c he had a5947dacc1 just heard 56e389f755 and only c2d3935879 blinked. The director, reading his c800844287 bewilderment, confirmed it for 8cd4496767 good measure.5cabf6e8a0613416

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“Let’s stop here. You can leave through the door you came in.”4b70491bc9dc67d6

Choi Soogyeom swallowed hard. The audition task was &Act out a scene from a male lead movie released in the last 5 years&. They didn’t reveal anything about the role they were trying to cast through the audition. Since he couldn’t know what kind of character they were looking for, it was a scene he chose with the strategy of showing the most difficult character.0e96159d926830a4

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In an audition, one cannot dare to object to the director or add words that were not asked for. But he felt a greater regret than ever before. If he could just get to the next line, if he could just show that performance where the man, screaming until his throat was torn and crouching, soon lifted his head with completely cold eyes…7d39c08896a0354c

“So… Choi Soogyeom?”d6ce833411977054

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The director, acfa5ede21 who had 45db009c16 been hesitating bc1c1f6838 for a e9babdc1ee brief moment, 2455c00cca spoke in 2b35504777 a rather d22752f0ba kind voice 590feb943f to Choi 97f7dfd938 Soogyeom. Only then did Choi 1cada075ad Soogyeom come to his df2680aa08 senses and raise his 5f25d73987 head.129b837b828084f4

“…Ah, yes.”5a9422b310c6cb8a

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“What you just did was the ending scene of ‘Coexistence’, right? The one Yoon Yichae starred in.”caae70f6c3af3fcd

“Yes… that’s right.”63a7b1e9bffc5d88

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“Choi Soogyeom, your number was 56, right? But we’ve seen that scene fifteen times now.”df189dfcb51e6ce1

“…”2bb9dcb1969a26f1

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Low laughter erupted 79be090bd2 from among the 4760fdace4 staff sitting in b263e65a74 a row. Choi Soogyeom belatedly f444236501 scanned the faces bb8b70b906 of those lined 404bd06e72 up on either 2a3fbe3612 side of the 33b8f2bacd director. Their eyes, full f218fd53ac of boredom, fatigue, 02362030fc and weariness, did 0f3f22fa14 not hold any 708b9fd6e4 hopeful signs.fe4e8c6bbe3bc9f1

“So, that’s why, don’t be too… negatively? Don’t feel too bad about it.”24440ce9a53a78c1

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“…It’s not that.”5e163d5b06e28b8c

“Okay, we’ll contact you. Thank you for your hard work.”b3742ba499fd9f70

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A piece of paper passed from the director’s hand to the right. It was the profile that Choi Soogyeom had stayed up all night filling out and submitting.8e24876af64b08f3

“Next person, please come in.”9adb52991b3e2d64

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A famous director 5eaedb51bd with awards from 029b685dbc overseas film festivals e7d5ec55fc is looking for 955b9219bc a new actor 1a0a215116 to cast in 7b0f49b292 his new movie. There were, of d90b253d98 course, countless unknown d3227a036f actors who rushed 4f499eb2ab in, lured by f98a54a626 this dreamlike news. There must have been 3d45ea6baa just as many who 49016c848f made the same plans 56a55b8cb5 and had the same 5269d1bd3d pipe dreams. Choi Soogyeom 9772f8cbf7 turned around b1cbaae574 blankly.10ea4855a0ee4562

“Oh, Choi Soogyeom.”8711a0a7c5240a66

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The voice flew dc023b7cc1 in the moment 10ed74da0b he grabbed the 43ddb6b051 doorknob. Surprised, he turned fb7d538b3d around, and the c3491960d5 director was making 51b649cb80 a subtle expression.d90b975b5ff29417

“This is just me… um, telling you this out of goodwill. Like advice.”8f56fd62099f2cdf

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“Pardon? Yes.”223e72cb37a0d8c8

Choi Soogyeom quickly turned ea4ffc6b41 his body back and 2911aa752a stood up straight. The young director waved 0d4443f5d9 his hand as if 6aefd68fbe there was no need 0c3127d9af to do that and fed979b508 then stroked his lips.19d6a53273f4d927

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“Choi Soogyeom, you’re doing the exact same acting as Yoon Yichae.”89076cc69c4c019d

“…”9445b45be151117e

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“I wanted to watch until the end if possible, but it’s just that I can’t tell if I’m watching Yoon Yichae or Choi Soogyeom, so it makes me feel bad. You practiced with a purpose, right?”842092ac6bbd2a17

“…”e37cc9c54cdf126f

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“If you copy it this perfectly, it’s hard to see it as just imitating someone else, but it’s going to be hard to make a good impression anywhere. I see you’re twenty-seven? Good mask, good voice, clean body line, good acting… What’s missing that you haven’t been able to shake off being unknown until that age, do you think?”a401e7e1593aeeaa

The director, who had been spewing words like a burst dam, scratched the side of his head with a pen. Only after seeing that did Choi Soogyeom realize that he was waiting for his answer and hurriedly moved his lips. However, he couldn’t produce a single coherent word. Exactly the same acting. It feels bad. The late age of twenty-seven. The fragmentary criticisms were piercing his heart one by one, making him confused.dd041539a439f820

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“I’ll be honest. Choi Soogyeom, you won’t get good results in this audition. But I hope you don’t just dismiss my words. Each and every thing you have is so good, but it’s a shame because it seems like you’re using your talent in a strange direction, so I’m telling you this because I feel bad.”902d6a03d31b500a

“Ah…”1713646ba2c4cbcc

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“Yes, you can go now. Thank you for your hard work.”1ae16aa83af78508

“…Yes, th-thank you. I’ll keep it in mind.”c0a8e7b4550bca66

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Choi Soogyeom, who bent his back as if his forehead would touch his knees, hurriedly turned around. His nape was damp with cold sweat that had soaked through. As he walked down the hallway with a dazed face, he felt the relieved gazes of the waiting applicants. Thank goodness, it looks like he’s screwed…83ba389a2c502721

<em>’You’re doing the exact same acting as Yoon Yichae.'</em>736cc0ab483a6959

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Yeah, he screwed 59812ffa8a up spectacularly. As soon 66b585eb0c as he 580b117f1b stepped outside 91bd144e4a the building, cb87b38bb1 the cold 445bc3874b wind chilled 45ab3335cc his ears. Choi Soogyeom shrugged his d15954a615 shoulders and clenched his 7a0a28e09c teeth tightly. The encroaching 39a6d48516 despair made adf9e1662b it seem 7f846047f1 like his 7d8e588367 vision was a8bcc95f54 already turning adeb57ea50 pitch black.71bd073e73fa0cf4

“Isn’t that just a roundabout way of saying you did well?”21f8168a63327e5c

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Bongwon, who put down c0957d2f90 the soju bottle cap aa57c6a710 with a clatter, offered 78f2c64ee3 unconvincing comfort. Choi Soogyeom shook his 23fc86a106 head and sighed deeply.a0262ab8c103e1ba

“The director said it himself. I got rejected.”f9e080e807d15c6a

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“I don’t understand… If you did the scene that Yoon Yichae filmed so exactly that he couldn’t tell it apart from Yoon Yichae, isn’t that just awesome? What’s the complaint?”42a4f52246db1ec6

“How would a washed up, old, unknown actor know the great intentions of the young, great director?”7604fa71c6b8d924

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He overturned the 2e094fe92d soju glass and 8d90d0cca3 poured the contents 351c682bff straight into his f03611f593 mouth. There were 724cae2801 disgustingly few 35a02f3262 customers in 1ce8b10ae8 the gopchang 96f033242b restaurant on dd09f8f344 a weekday dadafa1182 night. Of course, 67e2f28254 the food 1b3f3d2aaf was also b95f5b8504 bad. Choi Soogyeom thought 01f8103122 that being able 64e898d5c7 to make gopchang 084cd82c7f stir-fry this bad ba2e33c24c was also a ecdf500d94 talent.50d3e2f07ba8a533

Perhaps bored, the store cc0d8a148f owner turned up the f7f7eaf4c9 TV volume. Choi Soogyeom absentmindedly 16f52a4598 glanced at the 7634289001 small monitor hanging 2dc59cca82 on the wall. The channels, abbca020e5 which had 1ffbf2cbea been switching bff0e69f2a back and 8a72e07e7c forth, stopped eb6a26bb9e abruptly at 4ae54a73fb a public e710c4ca8d broadcast entertainment be036058e5 show. It was a rare 081580d9b5 solo emcee talk show 7f2cf9aaf0 these days. Yoon Yichae b68f31071d was sitting 24f40202af in a a36b114824 seat facing 941321221b the emcee 90c02f1658 in a 2881a42865 fancy dress.096ffc2cec00c25b

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“Hey, he’s no saint either.”4ce69aee6675e2e7

Bongwon, who turned his head following Choi Soogyeom, snorted. Choi Soogyeom stared intently at Yoon Yichae’s face, which filled the monitor, without answering.7286e44099bb3dd7

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[Yichae, so this is your first time doing a solo talk show?]

[That’s right.]

[Why haven’t you shown your face so much? How long have your fans been waiting?]

[Haha, to be honest, the company didn’t give me these kinds of jobs. I’m always someone whose mouth is itching to talk, but I guess they were worried about that.]

Loud laughter cf4fd72041 erupted from 571d542614 the audience. Even watching from 6f44ce3ac6 outside the monitor, 72f42391b1 it was a 3bc184c167 mystical sight. The attention and affection d704aba675 of everyone in that 8105c8e4c5 space was focused solely a1ad8a8080 on Yoon Yichae.6b802c453ccbfdb0

“But he really doesn’t age. Isn’t he almost forty?”58ba7e39451893c2

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“Forty, my ass… He’s only thirty-two now.”47ffef08d80ddc56

“Oh, really? He’s younger than I thought? I’ve been seeing him for so long that I thought he was quite old.”9d05f6b62fa070d9

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That’s understandable. Choi Soogyeom rested his hand on the rusty stool and tilted his head deeply. He also remembered him, who had caused a sensation as soon as he debuted as the child actor of the male lead in a weekend drama at the age of sixteen. There was a legend that viewers, captivated by his fragile and beautiful appearance, sparkling eyes, and tearful expression, called the broadcasting station as soon as the episodes with the child actor ended, demanding that Yoon Yichae be featured more somehow…9f433ff8129f0c74

Sixteen years f12584644a this year. Contrary to the envious d7ce6c24db curses that he would 93be49a293 undergo a reverse transformation 238d4be759 as he got older, 135d2b697d Yoon Yichae had maintained 7283828998 his beauty as it d8fd8e7b27 was and had built a8fe6b569a a career full of c454b54298 substance, and now he a764abf45d had become an irreplaceable d938ca5590 actor.1fd0b69208879c1f

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“When I look at him…”bb4e88ff88e2633b

Choi Soogyeom muttered f44257712a in a hoarse b574d65a22 voice. The alcohol he 6762c2dc1d had drunk after 93b2087aa5 a long time 25afaedb9f was quickly spreading cc51113e52 throughout his body, 08117c3e63 making him a 46af838486 little dizzy.9f3f3e0f968701b3

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“I wonder if Klimt could have had him as a model if he were alive…”187cb8efe7cdfd8a

“What are you talking about?”d566162c6ff8fa7c

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Klimt would go crazy for his face… Only after adding that in a mumble did Bongwon nod, saying, “Ah, I see.” That weird painter who drew golden pictures?a7f026a5dfe34955

“Come to think of it, haven’t you ever seen Yoon Yichae in person? They say he’s much more handsome in person than on TV.”ca1b7fb4ecbb3d73

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“Well, I don’t know if you should say he’s better than on TV…”462f656e87d8b605

He had seen him 9b489719cb briefly. It was on 3a0473865f the set of 099949f892 a weekend drama 4624493d90 he had appeared 02aa908a06 in as a d2b886766d minor role. It was 658d204e53 a long 69c87f98ac distance away, e3573ef546 but he 498e8e9b53 recognized him e1c20e614e at once. There seemed 4d6eaa5a88 to be a7c08192b2 a commotion 7497b99744 in the 060c20c202 distance, and dd00849b6b then Yoon f3b9a081cb Yichae, whose 6254bc9e80 head was 2e5fe12722 sticking out 662c97460a higher than cfb49f6a14 the people 91973f8c14 around him, 06feed27f1 walked in.fa55fd624f7647ed

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Neatly combed hair, a face without makeup, and dressed in a black shirt and cardigan, yet it seemed as if time was flowing slowly only around him. It wasn’t simply a matter of being pretty, handsome, better than on screen, or worse.aa7d12b45d5fde94

“He didn’t seem like a person.”1e1ca0eaccd9ce35

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“Huh?”90706b7bf99bdc18

“He felt like a ghost… or a spirit. A creepy sex appeal that seemed like he would bewitch people, steal their souls, and take their livers…”e67656db937b9b74

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There were many actors who gave off an inanimate feeling like a doll because their facial features were too perfectly sculpted. The general characteristic of these people was that their acting was also inanimate. When you think about it, it’s only natural. The probability of being born with a great appearance as a human is already slim, so how easy would it be to have talent as an actor on top of that?262e252c56c920c1

“He looks really kind on screen, though. Look at that, the way he folds his eyes and smiles like that.”46805191cd655a7a

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“Uh-huh.”50d9acebe6dc46eb

“He actually has a very cold impression. His eyes are cold, but his pupils are moist, so it’s strange. Oh, and his body is better than I thought. He’s got quite the upper body.”4ccb3146005fa3fd

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“…Is that a compliment or not…”acde8b73346d42c7

Yoon Yichae was e264794cff a little different. In his debut work, 53f92ab7eb what became the most 24a05e1fa1 talked about was, of 2a790c2825 course, his appearance, but 080670a651 the in-depth acting that e226b95ef7 no one expected from ca3fc7cded a rookie child actor 45c7e39be2 was also one of 4ecf1e9157 the factors in his fafff73712 success. During his child actor 1680579755 days, there were many 2b30976640 people who tried to c634052ff0 belittle him in any 1edfcc7598 way they could. However, after hitting 8d6eff6557 consecutive solo lead 845ff88794 roles in movies 07596f275a after the age 3ff1147216 of twenty and 68443cbfeb becoming an actor 0f2bad94db with a total 680e06875e of 30 million f8ed084d5b viewers, no one 604c0c46d1 dares to wield fbb5ca6b00 a measuring stick 0801f95352 at him anymore.d06d25da33771068

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