Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 289

289. Climax (2)

August 16, 2022

‘Presence… How to increase presence?’

Presence.

What an abstract and conceptual concept this is?

‘Isn’t it just about having a strong aura?’

So, Yeon-woo decided to think simply.

He thought about how to strengthen his aura, and one thing came to mind.

[So, you’re saying I should give him sleep paralysis?]

“Don’t overwhelm him all at once, take it slow and see how it goes.”

There’s a saying that people with strong auras don’t experience sleep paralysis.

Yeon-woo’s reverse thinking started from here.

“The other guys might try to cling to him, so Dongja, you go and do it properly.”

[This is going to be so much fun~!]

So, every time Park Jung-hyuk returned home and fell asleep, the Dongja spirit faithfully fulfilled its duty.

That was the result now.

[I appeared in the form of several minor ghosts, but now he doesn’t seem to be scared at all?]

It was a very unusual method, unsure if it would be effective or not.

But the result was remarkably effective.

It was as if.

Park Jung-hyuk had shed a layer of skin and molted?

He overcame all sorts of grotesque and bizarre ghosts with his mental strength alone, so there must have been some mental change.

“Now it’s really the end.”

Season 2 was also nearing its end.

Having reached the climax, all that was left was a splendid finale.

Only two more filming sessions remained until the final episode.

“Are you really not filming a Season 3?”

“Why would we do a Season 3 when we can neatly wrap it up with Season 2?”

“If it’s just about you appearing, the writer will revise it for you?”

“No, thanks. It’s cleaner to have Do Kang-hoon die with me in Season 2 and end it.”

As Yeon-woo answered nonchalantly, Park Jung-hyuk shuddered.

“Don’t say we die together. I know it’s not true, but it feels like we’re really going to die together. It sounds so real when you say it.”

“Well… isn’t it true?”

“No. It’s not. There’s a huge difference. There’s a great river that can’t be crossed between physical death and social death.”

“Well…”

What’s the difference?

Aren’t they both the end of a concept in the sense that they’re the same?

Yeon-woo thought this way because of this.

Do Kang-hoon’s accidental murder is both the climax and reveals the bottom of Do Kang-hoon’s character.

There, the intense friction scene with Kim Sun-woo gives viewers a hint.

‘That… could it be Kim Sun-woo…?’

Kim Sun-woo, who had been constantly threatened in Season 2.

The reversal of the positions of Kim Sun-woo and Do Kang-hoon provides a subtle catharsis.

There, viewers completely grasp it.

‘Ah. So Kim Sun-woo is going to do something…!’

Everyone put in effort to design it that way.

From the actors’ performances and lines to the camera work and directing.

Everything was meticulously crafted for the journey towards the ending.

“You have to be able to feel anticipation. If the time up until now was a frustrating period, then this is where you drink cider [a Korean expression for feeling refreshed and satisfied].”

The moment Do Kang-hoon’s dual mask is removed.

That very moment is created by Kim Sun-woo, who has become the relatively weaker one who has been suppressed until now.

“It’s a kind of revenge. A refreshing revenge.”

Song Jin-joo explained it that way.

That’s why the final episode of Season 2 is important.

The misunderstandings and hidden secrets that have been built up over Season 1 and Season 2 are all revealed in Season 2.

The final episode is where the narrative accumulated over two seasons finally explodes.

“We divided it into seasons, but if you look at it broadly, Season 1 and Season 2 should be seen as one big chunk. One big chunk of the big flow called Dramatic Tempest ends perfectly.”

That’s why.

Yeon-woo received offers for Season 3 from Gil Sang-joon, Song Jin-joo, and other actors and staff, but he rejected them all.

“Taking Kim Sun-woo out in Season 3 is like ruining the perfect ending of this story.”

Especially since Kim Sun-woo is the one who concludes the problems of the main character and several other characters entangled with Do Kang-hoon all at once.

“So, it’s right to die together.”

“Hey… please don’t say it like that. It’s scary because it feels like we’re really going to die together.”

[He doesn’t even blink at most sleep paralysis now, but he’s scared of something strange? No, does that mean Yeon-woo is scarier than sleep paralysis…?]

The Dongja spirit, who came to see how the talent he had nurtured was acting, spouted nonsense.

Ignoring it with one ear, Yeon-woo focused his gaze on the monitor.

“Oh. It looks like it’s starting!”

Kim Si-hyuk, who had somehow brought a popcorn tub as big as his upper body, exclaimed excitedly.

The reason why everyone gathered without rushing back to rest even though the most difficult filming was over.

It was to watch the teaser for Season 2 that would be released today together.

*

Torrential rain poured down against a dark red sky.

The tightly closed jaw of someone was caught on the screen.

The camera relentlessly followed the scene of raindrops falling along the jawline.

Plop!

A small sound of a water droplet bouncing.

Starting with that sound, the sound of the downpour that shook the world disappeared.

Instead, someone’s slow breathing was captured loudly.

[It was the first time.]

A low voice slowly murmured as if in self-deprecation.

Thud!

A heavy footstep was captured full screen in a distorted angle like slow motion.

Thump!

Something fell to the floor, and the speed at which everything was flowing slowly returned to normal.

What fell to the floor was none other than an expensive cell phone.

The screen of the cell phone, with a corner broken as it fell, was filled with the image of one person.

A large hand wearing black latex gloves picked it up.

The camera captured the screen being flipped through indifferently.

Every time it was flipped, only pictures of one person continued to appear.

“Heeek! Wait a minute! This is without any personal feelings… !”

Someone shouted quickly and urgently.

The screen went black.

[It was the first time. Killing someone like this.]

Another heavy narration was laid down.

And.

“……?”

Yeon-woo floated a question mark above his head.

‘What. Didn’t they say this was the Season 2 teaser?’

No matter how you look at it.

No matter how you look at it, that’s Kim Sun-woo.

‘Shouldn’t the main character be coming out…?’

There’s no rule that the main character of the narration is unconditionally the center of the video.

But the continuing scenes were enough for Yeon-woo to keep floating question marks.

“If you don’t want to get caught, please cooperate. It’s nothing much. Just kill one person.”

“You and I both know that it won’t end with that, right?”

“Well. Aren’t you curious to see what will happen?”

Do Kang-wook came out like a huge villain.

‘No. He is a villain, but…’

Shouldn’t they show more of him trying to use Kang-seok instead of Kim Sun-woo…?”

“You don’t want to get caught! Then do as I say! Do as I say!”

The screen moved quickly.

From Do Kang-hoon smiling and threatening to Do Kang-hoon screaming and setting his eyes on fire.

“Choose. Tell Baek Ha-yan everything right here, right now. Or follow my words.”

Even the scene of being strangled came out.

Strangely enough, Kang-seok really didn’t come out at all in the meantime.

“……?”

Of course, Kim Sun-woo is dealt with a bit more importantly in Season 2, but…

‘Even so, if you count the amount of my appearance in episodes, it won’t be much…?’

Kim Sun-woo’s problem is, after all, a role that emphasizes Do Kang-hoon’s wickedness.

Of course, it’s not the end with just that, but the basic framework is that.

Kang-seok, who eventually grows up against such Do Kang-hoon, should be the important content of Part 2…

“……”

What.

Why doesn’t Kang-seok appear at all?

While Yeon-woo was engulfed in doubt, the video flowed quickly.

[Should I just kill him off]

[Will I be more comfortable.]

It was impossible to know who the object of the omitted words was.

And.

“How could you do this to me? Was everything a lie until now? Tell me!”

Baek Ha-yan, crying and hitting someone, was captured.

“Say it’s not true even now. Then… I’ll believe you. Lie, even if it’s a lie. If you’re really sorry to me, lie with that good mouth! Like you’ve been doing until now!”

With a sharp cry, the screen switched dizzyingly, representing Baek Ha-yan’s point of view.

[I will forget you.]

[I will let you go.]

[But until then…]

[…Please.]

And slowly the date appeared.

It was the end of the teaser video.

“Whew. I thought I was going to suffocate.”

“You’ve been diving for a few days, so you were editing this!”

“How is it? Do you think it came out well?”

“It’s not just a little, it came out really well?”

“Kuh. This is it. This.”

“You kept it a secret from us to show us this!”

It was a 1-minute teaser video, not even 30 seconds.

It was endlessly short, but when the 1 minute that felt like an hour to those who were focused ended, everyone poured out a boisterous reaction.

“Oh. The SNS reaction is already coming.”

The drama team showed a quick-witted appearance by announcing the teaser release date and time in advance on the official SNS [Social Networking Service].

The actors even posted news on their SNS one by one.

At least if you’re a fan who likes dramas or an individual fan of an actor, you’ll definitely check out this teaser.

‘And Dramatic Tempest has a lot of fans.’

It’s not called a syndrome for nothing.

“Oh my. It’s already a sea of tears, a sea of tears.”

“The director picked it that way. It’s a good thing.”

“There are a million questions asking if Ha-yan and Sun-woo have a sad ending.”

“Oh. This time, there’s no ENG PLZ [English Please]. Seeing them HAHAHA, I guess the tutoring effect is there?”

“Oh. Is that her?”

“Yes. That’s her.”

No.

Is it just me who feels strange?

‘What. Why is everyone so calm?’

The answer was very simple.

“That’s how we originally planned to do it. It’s a shame to send Sun-woo away, so we have to do it like this, right?”

Gil Sang-joon explained with a bizarre laugh.

“Teaser fraud? All the scenes are coming out. Isn’t that right?”

“That’s right. We don’t cheat with things like this.”

“If you only look at Sun-woo and Ha-yan, it’s a romance affair, well…”

Other staff members also added a word each.

‘I feel like there’s a trap mixed in the answer.’

Is it just my imagination?

Anyway, the Season 2 teaser wasn’t the only one.

“The important thing is to attract attention. There are a lot of Sun-Ha supporters, so don’t be too surprised. It would be even better if they get influxed after seeing this.”

It’s good if you can satisfy viewers of more diverse genres.

‘It sounds right when I hear it…’

Well.

There’s no law that says you have to enjoy the drama only in the direction the production team wants, right?

‘It feels a bit strange, but… diversity must be respected.’

The fans want it, not someone else.

The actor only acts.

The area of how to accept it is entirely the right of the viewers and fans who watch it.

Yeon-woo understood.

‘It’s really coming to an end.’

Filming is also in its final stages.

Some time ago, Season 1 was also completely finished.

Seeing that even the Season 2 teaser is being released, it feels like the end of Kim Sun-woo’s role is really approaching.

‘I always feel strange every time I finish a work.’

While working on a piece, it felt like I was looking at the world more as ‘Kim Sun-woo’ than ‘Kang Yeon-woo’.

The feeling of getting out of the world I was deeply immersed in was always bound to be subtle.

While I was soaking in emotions at home after a long time.

There was a sound that woke Yeon-woo up.

-“Yo. Friend! Long time no see! I saw the teaser well! Is the drama ending now?”

“Lee Joo-ha? What’s going on?”

-“Lee Joo-ha? Are you still calling me by such an awkward title? We’re friends. Come on. Repeat after me. Joo-ha hyung~ [older brother or male friend].”

“I’ll hang up if there’s nothing else.”

Suddenly calling and talking about hyung.

At the cold answer, Lee Joo-ha hurriedly stopped Yeon-woo.

-“Ahhh! Don’t hang up yet! No, why are you guys so cold? Really, it’s like you guys are cold city guys…”

“Shall I hang up?”

-“No. Don’t hang up. I’m calling because I have something to ask, so don’t hang up!”

“Yes. What is it.”

When he asked coldly, Lee Joo-ha barely brought up the main point.

-“Ahem. It’s not that… Yeon-woo, you. Do you have any thoughts on appearing on a survival program?”