The Face Genius Actor

Episode 068

The dance I could perform.

It was only one.

I couldn’t even start this dance from the middle.

I had to proceed with the dance from the very beginning, like stringing beads.

So I started dancing to MOST’s “We Must Go” along with the gentle accompaniment.

The rhythm didn’t match at all, but there was no other way.

At the same time, laughter erupted from here and there.

It was natural, as I was seriously performing intense modern choreography to a 30-year-old ballad.

“Huh? What’s this!”

“Ahaha. Why is he suddenly doing that?”

“What kind of dance is this? Somehow it feels familiar.”

“Wow. Amazing. Isn’t this ‘We Must Go’?”

“This guy. He’s really serious about MOST?”

“Ah! It’s so funny!”

“His serious expression makes it even crazier!”

I almost fell to the floor laughing several times myself.

But I managed to hold it in and continued the movements.

I kept dancing, relying on memory rather than rhythm, like someone who couldn’t hear the music.

When I had completed about a third of the choreography, Babam waved both arms to stop the music.

Then, with a face full of laughter, he asked me.

“Si-joon. What on earth is that?”

“Uh… dancing.”

“Don’t tell me it’s the choreography for ‘We Must Go’?”

“Yes, it is.”

“You knew all the lyrics, and now you’re even doing the choreography. This performance failed for this song, but would you like to try again with ‘We Must Go’? You should take the milk.”

Originally, my memory wasn’t perfect.

But after dancing just now, I felt I could manage the choreography to some extent.

Just then, Lee Beom raised his hand high and volunteered to help.

“I’ll dance too. I don’t know the lyrics to ‘We Must Go’, but I remember the choreography.”

“Good. Lee Beom. Come forward. Is there anyone else who can do the ‘We Must Go’ choreography?”

So Lee Beom, along with Yeo, a legendary former girl group member, took their positions.

Cindy also took her place, seemingly keeping her promise, and waited for the music.

Finally, “We Must Go” started playing, and the four of us began to showcase our dance.

Unexpectedly, the center of this impromptu mixed idol group on “Amazing Sunday” was me, an actor by profession.

* * *

A few weeks later.

The episode of “Amazing Sunday” featuring Cindy and me was aired.

As befitting a popular variety show, comments were pouring in real-time.

-Wow, Lee Si-joon, what’s this? Extremely handsome

-He’s visually overwhelming

-I thought he just looked handsome in dramas, but that’s not the case?

-Yeah, it seems his beauty wasn’t fully revealed in dramas until now

-But today’s problem is too difficult lol

-Even Lee Beom can’t figure it out…

-This looks like a failure lol Can’t get it even on the third try lol

-True lol I can barely hear it even listening at home lol

-Everyone has written so little?

-Oh Cindy, you too…

-Huh? What’s this?

-Why is Lee Si-joon suddenly like that?

-Looks like he remembered something?

-Wow lol Is this a new performance? Writing what others couldn’t!

-This is new again lol He’s writing a lot, keep going

-The production seems unusual… No way he’s writing it all?

-That can’t be lol He said he didn’t know MOST songs well earlier lol

-But why does he look handsome even when concentrating on writing…

-Right lol It’s like they added a special effect or something lol

-I thought it would be Cindy solo, but maybe not

-Yeah, we have to acknowledge them as visual duo

-Oh! Finally, Lee Si-joon’s dictation is revealed!

-Is this the development where he wrote a lot but got many wrong? lol

-Huh?

-Amazing!

-What? lol It looks completely plausible lol

-That seems like the correct answer?

-A hero emerges in troubled times! Ta-da!

-Lee Si-joon is good at dictation and singing…

-Look at Babam’s surprised face lol

-100% correct lol

-Wow! Finally, the correct answer!

-With this, Lee Si-joon becomes a legend!

-Screen time lol He’s definitely getting it lol

-Unexpected screen time hunter lol

-Snack game!

-It’s a new quiz lol

-If it’s a music video quiz, singers would have an advantage…

-This time Cindy will shine^^

-Looks like they made it for that purpose

-Lee Si-joon looks puzzled

-Down to the final 5 lol

-Ooh! lol

-He’s going to steal that?

-Wow lol What a humiliation

-This is so funny lol Really lol

-What’s with the song lol Are you able to perform it?

-Lee Si-joon lol Completely flustered lol

-I find it funny when actors get flustered during performances like this lol

-Wow lol He’s dancing lol

-What is that lol

-2222 lol

-33333 lol

-No lol His serious face with the off-beat dancing is even funnier lol

-Why is he so serious lol

-Why are you doing the “We Must Go” success celebration performance now lol

-Ahhh lol I can’t breathe lol

-At least Babam stopped it at the right time lol

-True lol I almost died laughing lol

-Oh? They’re dancing to “We Must Go” again?

-All idol group members assembled

-Lee Si-joon fitting in without any awkwardness even there lol

-This is the birth of a legendary visual center, isn’t it?

-Wow… He dances well too…

-Si-joon oppa… I love you…

-So it was a dance he was originally good at…

Fortunately, the response to “Amazing Sunday” wasn’t bad.

Unfortunately, I didn’t make much of an impact in the second dictation.

But I was personally satisfied because I got enough screen time in the first dictation and snack game.

Variety shows weren’t my specialty.

But since I appeared, it was good that I could perform like this.

Above all, I was satisfied that it seemed to have successfully promoted “Let’s Live Together, Princess.”

With “Amazing Sunday” drawing a great response,

Finally, the day of the first broadcast of “Let’s Live Together, Princess” dawned.

* * *

Meanwhile, “Let’s Live Together, Princess” was in the middle of filming its 9th episode.

Because it was a relatively flexible schedule, Director Yoo Sung-hyo ended today’s filming early.

“Alright. Let’s wrap up today’s filming here. Everyone, don’t miss the first episode and make sure to watch it live.”

“Good work!”

“Thank you for your hard work!”

I greeted loudly along with the on-site staff.

Then I contacted the people I was supposed to watch “Let’s Live Together, Princess” with today.

[Si-joon][19:36] I just finished filming

[Si-joon][19:36] Where should I go?

The people I was supposed to watch the first broadcast with today were Yang I-deum and Goo Kyung-mo, whom I met during “Arrest.”

I had consistently met with them even after “Arrest.”

Because Goo Kyung-mo always played his role as a mood maker, we were able to maintain a relationship without burden.

Every time we met regularly once a month, laughter never stopped.

Having friends of the same age with the same profession was meaningful in many ways.

It felt emotionally supportive even though we just laughed and chatted without having particularly serious conversations.

‘I originally wanted to watch the first broadcast of “Let’s Live Together, Princess” with my family, but…’

I couldn’t because my brother was in Paris.

My father also seemed to want to watch the first broadcast of “Let’s Live Together, Princess” with his friends in Mangwon-dong.

So I chose Yang I-deum and Goo Kyung-mo as the next best option.

[I-deum][19:37] Kyung-mo said to come to his place? Wait a sec

Yang I-deum sent the address, and I was about to confirm the meeting time again when:

“Si-joon!”

“Ah. Sunbae-nim.”

“Who are you watching the first broadcast with today?”

“Ah…”

“If you’re free, do you want to watch together?”

As we had worked hard together, it wasn’t unusual for the male and female leads of the drama to watch the first broadcast together.

It could even be said that this was the norm.

Although the previous dating rumors were slightly concerning,

It wouldn’t be a big problem since our respective managers, Yeo Kyung-chan and Kim Sung-hee, would be there too.

Inviting other staff from “Let’s Live Together, Princess” would also be a good way to rule out any possibilities.

However, unfortunately, I already had plans.

“What should I do? I already have plans for today.”

“Oh? Is that so?”

“Yes. I was going to watch the first broadcast with some actors I became close with during ‘Arrest.'”

“As expected, Si-joon is secretly quite social.”

“Is that… how it is?”

“It is. There are people like me who don’t have prior engagements.”

“That’s a shame. I wanted to watch the first broadcast with you too, sunbae-nim.”

“It’s okay. If you have plans, it can’t be helped. Let’s watch together another time.”

“Yes. I’ll contact you, sunbae-nim.”

Watching the drama with Cindy would probably be helpful in terms of feedback.

But since things had already turned out this way, there was nothing I could do.

So we agreed to make plans for later and exchanged goodbyes with Cindy.

Since there was still a lot of time left until the first broadcast, I chatted with the on-site staff.

“What are we going to do after our first broadcast today? You’ll become really famous, actor-nim.”

“Right. Should we get autographs in advance?”

“My daughter is already going crazy, saying she became your fan just from watching the preview.”

“My son was giggling all day after watching ‘Amazing Sunday.'”

“Actor-nim! Don’t abandon us when you become too famous, okay? Promise?”

Everyone had an optimistic reaction to the first broadcast results.

But I didn’t.

I still didn’t think the success rate of “Let’s Live Together, Princess” was high.

While communicating closely with Director Yoo Sung-hyo, I had corrected what I thought was the biggest problem with “Let’s Live Together, Princess.”

Thinking about it again, increasing the speed of scene transitions and changing the composition method was an excellent choice.

However, I didn’t think this was the end.

Many other factors could influence a drama’s success or failure.

Moreover, it was so complex that no drama could easily guarantee success.

The fact that among all the dramas broadcast in a year, there were more failures than successes was proof of this.

People weren’t fools who just broadcast failed works.

‘So let’s be satisfied with the fact that we did our best and not have too high expectations.’

After chatting appropriately with the on-site staff, I removed my makeup and changed my clothes.

There was no need to dress up for a casual meeting with friends.

So when I arrived at the address Yang I-deum had sent, it was just about the right time.

And just before pressing the doorbell, I received a meaningful message from Goo Kyung-mo.

[Kyung-mo][21:32] Um…

[Kyung-mo][21:32] Somehow an uninvited guest is coming, is everyone okay with that?

I was about to ask who the uninvited guest was, but I stopped.

Because I had already arrived at Goo Kyung-mo’s house.

When I rang the doorbell, the door opened, and Goo Kyung-mo was standing there with an awkward expression.

“Who came…”

As I was about to speak,

“You’re here.”

I heard a voice and turned my head to see a familiar face behind Goo Kyung-mo.

Surprisingly, it was Ji Jung-hyun, who had played the male lead in “Arrest.”