Chain (5)

 

When Kang Woo-jin first arrived at the theater where the audience preview of ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ was being held, he honestly glanced at the situation inside and had the overwhelming feeling that he wanted to stand out a little.

The reason was simple.

“You filmed that as a movie??! “You destroyed the original work!!”

I could hear the excited shouts of hundreds of people in the theater. As a result, the movie theater employee and the distribution company employee of ‘Family Gisaeng’, who were guiding Woo-jin curiously, stopped and tried to stop Kang Woo-jin.

“It’s okay to go in now.”

“Yes, please go in after you calm down, or skip this session.”

The distribution company employee spoke in a tone as if he had already seen situations like this many times. It actually did. ‘The Stranger’ had more than twice as many previews as other movies, and most people, including reporters, were excited every time. Of course, the audience preview was several times louder. However, at that time Kang Woo-jin was not there, and this time he is.

“I think I’ll be more excited if Woojin enters here.”

Woojin’s face showed deep indifference, but inside he was empathizing strongly.

‘Admit it, Shiba, if you go into that situation, don’t you think something will fly out?’

However, it was a mistake to show a weak side now that conceptism and strong-willedness are prevalent. Woojin tried to cool his heart, but answered without any problem.

“It doesn’t matter.”

“······yes?”

“does not matter.”

“ah.”

Noh Sang-kwan. It was Kang Woo-jin who entered the theater filled with excitement. Well, when I actually walked in, I wasn’t too nervous.

‘I’ve been to Cannes, but things like this are easy.’

However, I had to show a more detached poker face than usual. The atmosphere in this theater was scary to begin with, right? Director Kyotaro and the ‘unfamiliar’ Japanese actors are surprised by the appearance of Kang Woo-jin. It was worth it. The fact that Kang Woo-jin is in Japan now was a bit urgent. Actually, there was no problem even if he didn’t come. Kang Woo-jin insisted on doing it.

Still, the lead actor, Younghwan, has to show his face a few times during stage greetings.

Of course, the hundreds of spectators also stopped moving and shouting as soon as they saw Woojin. Because it was truly an unexpected appearance.

There it is.

“······Kang Woo-jin?”

“Didn’t you say you weren’t coming?”

“It’s a surprise.”

The huge status of the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival, which turned the world upside down, also played a part. Whatever it was, Kang Woo-jin raised his voice to hundreds of audiences.

‘I’m going harder than usual.’

Of course, it was all intentional bluntness.

“Hello, this is Kang Woo-jin, who plays ‘Kiyoshi Iyota’ in ‘The Stranger.’”

Hundreds of viewers other than the die-hard fans of the original ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ were dumbfounded. Dozens of people even opened their mouths as if they couldn’t believe they had seen Kang Woo-jin in front of her eyes. Meanwhile, whispers spread among the excited audience.

“Kang Woo-jin… he’s definitely different from other actors.”

“I haven’t done anything particularly big, but isn’t it really… heavy?”

“that’s right. What did they say about something like that? “Did you say it was the Tower of Towers?”

“The presence is truly outrageous.”

Everyone was overwhelmed by Kang Woo-jin’s control. It’s a bonus that the entire theater, which had been noisy just a moment ago, became dead quiet.

“······”

“······”

Director Kyotaro chuckles slightly at this.

‘It seemed like a war was going to break out – is it going to be resolved so easily just by the appearance of actor Kang Woo-jin?’

It was the first time even for a master director who had been a director for decades.

‘You’ve already become a world-class star.’

All of the actors in ‘Unfamiliar Parasite’ felt the same way as director Kyotaro. They too are looking at Kang Woo-jin with wonder, but what do the audiences think? Mana Kosaku, with a serious face, spoke sincerely. Of course, inside.

‘Where on earth do you think that’s the force of an actor with only 2 years of experience?’

About this way.

-Sigh.

Kang Woo-jin, who greeted the audience, handed the microphone he was holding to Mana Kosaku. He, who had a thick-lined face, gave a small greeting to Woojin.

“thank you.”

I opened up a space. He was given the first seat among the actors, right next to Director Kyotaro. The main male lead in ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ is definitely Kang Woo-jin. It was only after Woojin took his place that the main characters of ‘The Unfamiliar Parasite’ were completed.

“Hello, this is Mana Kosaku, who plays the role of detective ‘Mochio Yoshizawa’ in ‘The Stranger.’”

The stage greetings proceeded as if nothing had happened. At this point, hundreds of people in the audience are acting completely different from just a few dozen people.

-Sigh.

Everyone was busy taking out their cell phones and taking pictures of Kang Woo-jin.

About 30 minutes later.

After completing the audience preview stage greetings, the ‘Unfamiliar Parasite’ team left the theater. Soon, Japanese actors joined in and bombarded Kang Woo-jin with questions, but there was a slight lull when director Kyotaro intervened. He then asked Woojin.

“Woojin, are you okay? I heard that the schedule wasn’t working. Either in Korea or overseas.”

Kang Woo-jin nodded silently and answered.

“It is tight. “I have to go back to Korea in the afternoon.”

“I guess you came while filming ‘Beneficial Evil’.”

“yes. But I asked for your understanding. “As long as it’s short and bold, there’s no problem.”

“Haha, thank you.”

“no. “I can’t be the only one left out by the ‘unfamiliar’ stage greeting.”

“But why is the media quiet even though Woojin came?”

“I sneaked in.”

As a result, Woojin decided to perform stage greetings at a total of four theaters, including the stage greeting just before. After that, the schedule is to go straight to Korea without any time to rest. Right now, Kang Woo-jin was at a point where Japan and Korea seemed like the streets of Seoul and Gyeonggi-do.

Around the time when Kang Woo-jin was giving stage greetings for ‘The Unfamiliar Parasite’.

『Cannes Best Actor winner “Kang Woo-jin” makes a surprise appearance as a stage greeting at the ‘Familiar Gisaeng’ premiere / Photo』

The Japanese media was frantically publishing articles after hearing the news. Because the audience at the previous screening had already posted pictures of Kang Woo-jin on social media.

『「Kang Woo-jin」 surprise visit to Japan, did a thief enter the country?』

『Kang Woo-jin suddenly appears at the preview screening of ‘The Familiar Parasite’, and eyewitness accounts pile up on audience members’ SNS』

『’Family Parasite’, which is only a week away from release, did you also care about Cannes’ man ‘Kang Woo-jin’?』

It was a hectic half day. Woojin, who had somehow managed to do all the stage greetings, immediately moved to Haneda Airport in the afternoon of the same day without any time to spare. Meanwhile, inside the van, Kang Woo-jin called Choi Seong-gun. Choi Seong-geon, who was handling backlogged work in Korea, always answered Woo-jin’s phone calls even when he was busy.

“Oh, Woojin. Have you organized your Japan itinerary? “Oh, I should have gone with you.”

“it’s okay. “It was well organized, CEO.”

In a low voice, Kang Woo-jin recited what he had decided.

“And this time, I will reject all scripts and scenarios that come from overseas.”

“···okay. The same goes for ‘Jurassic Land 4’, right?”

“yes. entire.”

Kang Woo-jin beat all works, including ‘Jurassic Land 4’. Choi Seong-gun, who was on the other side of the phone, also showed no signs of surprise.

“Okay, I’ll finish it off on my own.”

Next, Kang Woo-jin arrived at Haneda Airport. The entry was quiet because it was done secretly, but the departure was not.

-Pababababak!

-Babababababak!!

Hundreds of Japanese reporters and even more fans and onlookers greeted Kang Woo-jin at the airport. But there was no time to delay. Woojin waved to them moderately and entered the aisle leading to the plane after completing the check-in process. What is unique here is Kang Woo-jin’s feelings. When he entered Japan, he took a regular plane, but this time was different.

‘Whoa, crazy! Is that… a private plane??!’

Kang Woo-jin received a private plane, a gift from Chairman Hideki.

‘Shiba!! My private plane??! Is this right?’

I couldn’t believe it even after seeing it.

Same time, Korea.

At the time when Kang Woo-jin was fading away in Japan, Korea was shaking or shaking due to his issues. The aftermath of ‘Cannes Film Festival’ and ‘Leech’ was still the same.

『’Leech’, which is confirmed to be released on October 27th, movie theaters rush to open screening dates in advance / Photo』

‘Leech’ was still mentioned overseas, and it was no different in Korea. In addition, the Miley Kara incident that broke out one after another, the ‘unfamiliar parasite’, etc.

Currently, Kang Woo-jin’s brand power in Korea is at the king level.

So naturally, various works related to him also received attention.

『[Star Talk]’Kang Woo-jin’s ‘Beneficial Evil’, interest also increases in the world after Cannes Film Festival』

『With Kang Woo-jin’s power, will Netflix, which is also a good thing, put its efforts into the ‘Beneficial Evil’ that will be launched ‘worldwide’?』

Domestic large and medium-sized media companies were also nervous about Kang Woo-jin, who was selling the best. Among them, ‘Power Patch’, a large media company that had ties to Woojin in the past, was the same, and its broad-faced editor-in-chief entered the entertainment department’s office, which was reminiscent of Dottegi Market.

-Sigh.

The editor-in-chief pays no heed to the noise of reporters immediately reaching his ears. He tapped the shoulder of a reporter with dark circles and angled glasses who was sitting close to his office and gestured.

“Come in.”

He grumbles a bit and follows the editor-in-chief. The reporter wearing angular glasses was a reporter who also attended the Cannes Film Festival and was also interviewed by Kang Woo-jin. Then, as he entered the editor-in-chief’s office, the broad-faced editor-in-chief with his butt on the desk spoke to him.

“Hey, have you ever seen this?”

The editor-in-chief holding out his cell phone. A photo of the scene that appeared to be being filmed was displayed on the screen, and a reporter with angled glasses tilted his head and answered.

“What is this?”

“I got it from Bangkok, don’t you know?”

“I don’t know.”

“Hmm, it seems like it’s spreading little by little on SNS and communities in Bangkok? “I also received it through someone I know in Bangkok.”

“yes. But?”

“No, dude. “Look at the picture carefully.”

The reporter who was scratching his chin put his face on the editor’s cell phone. Multiple cameras, filming equipment, and dozens of staff. Anyone could see that it was a filming site. A slightly full picture taken from behind. The editor-in-chief takes a picture of one of the men with his index finger.

“Don’t you know who this is?”

The reporter who was watching closely said, “Ah!” He answered loudly.

“Kang Woo-jin?”

“okay. Kang Woo-jin.”

“······”

After a brief pause, the reporter clapped his hands together.

“This is an overseas location cut of ‘Beneficial Evil.’ Right? ‘Beneficial Evil’ was in Bangkok this time.”

“that’s right.”

“So? If you wait for a cut like this, ‘Beneficial Evil’ will solve it on its own. It doesn’t seem particularly important. Well, it’s still useful for drawing attention in advance.”

“Listen to the end.”

The editor-in-chief narrowed his eyes and moved his index finger. A woman standing slightly away from Kang Woo-jin on the cell phone screen.

“This blonde woman. “Who do you think it is?”

“······Wait.”

The reporter’s face became more serious and he glued his face to his cell phone. She was a little blurry, and it was slightly ambiguous because she was from the side rather than the front, but the silhouette and atmosphere of this solid blonde woman were very familiar.

The reporter with angled glasses, who had been staring at the woman for a moment, quietly blurted out a figure that came to mind.

“Surely Miley…Kara?”

Meanwhile, L.A.

It was early afternoon in Japan and Korea, but late at night in LA. Nevertheless, the lights of downtown LA were dazzling, and two large vans were driving on the road. Among them, a familiar blonde-haired woman sitting in the front van. Miley Kara has been extremely busy with the recent release of her new album.

“······”

She, with her blonde hair flowing down, was heading to the recording studio after completing a tight schedule today. She is now sitting in her window seat, silently looking down at her phone. Then Kara raised her head and smiled slightly. What she immediately saw was Jonathan with half-shaven hair sitting across from her.

“Exceeded 300 million views.”

Kara muttered as she picked up her phone and showed it to Jonathan. On her cell phone screen, the music video video for her new song posted on her YouTube channel was being displayed.

-【alcoholism (feat. WooJin)】｜Miley Cara

-300 million views

Jonathan also smiled and raised his thumb.

“It was 290 million views around lunch. Congratulations, Kara.”

“We should all be congratulated. “Isn’t it quite a while since we’ve surpassed 100 million views in such a short period of time?”

“That’s right, about 5 years. “It’s a collaboration between you and Kang Woo-jin.”

“There are not enough gifts for home. “I’ll have to send him a DM anyway.”

Jonathan, with his arms crossed, asked her something else as she lowered her head to her cell phone again.

“But are you really not going to read all the works that come in?”

Kara, who had her eyes on her phone, answered while stroking her blonde hair.

“huh. I’ll wait for Joseph. It would be a waste if you just watched something else and found it interesting. “It’s better not to see it.”

“hmm-”

At this time, Miley Kara showed her cell phone to Jonathan again.

“Will Kang Woo-jin react when he sees this?”

“maybe. “I’m 100% sure that his overseas recognition, YouTube, and SNS will explode further.”

“Because he’s a man who doesn’t show his emotions very often.”

Kara’s cell phone was printing out the new Billboard chart that was updated this week.

[Billboard Hot 100]

-One. alcoholism(feat. WooJin)/ Miley Cara (New this week!)

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Kang Woo-jin’s name was number one on the Billboard chart.