I was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor [EN]: Chapter 439

The Primetime Emmys this year were being broadcast live not only in Korea, but also in Japan, France (where Cannes was held), and the United States, among other countries around the world. The broadcast began with celebrities, other than actors, walking the red carpet. Although the Emmys started in the afternoon in Los Angeles, people around the world, regardless of time differences, flocked to the live broadcast.

It was the most prestigious awards ceremony in the broadcasting industry, so it garnered enormous attention.

Not only the public, but also many industries outside of the entertainment and media world were focused on it. It had been like this every year, but this year’s ‘Emmys’ had more than double the impact. There were many issues, like the buzz around ‘Beneficial Evil’.

Above all, the most boisterous was Korea, where the whole country was excited.

『Nominee for Best Actor ‘Kang Woo-jin’ + ‘Beneficial Evil’ nominated in 10 categories, ‘Primetime Emmys’ starts live broadcast with a grand red carpet!』

From the day before the ‘Emmys’ started until now, articles had been pouring out non-stop, and various social media platforms, online communities, and YouTube were in an uproar as if a nuclear bomb had exploded.

The whole country was buzzing.

Among them, in Jinju, Gyeongnam. In a family home in Jinju, which had become very famous as Kang Woo-jin’s hometown.

“Wow, this is crazy! Look at the scale of the awards ceremony! Is our oppa [older brother or term of endearment for a male] going to be on there??”

Woo-jin’s younger sister, Kang Hyun-ah, was going wild. This was Kang Woo-jin’s parents’ house. Therefore, Kang Woo-cheol and Seo Hyun-mi were also right next to Kang Hyun-ah. All three of them had serious expressions.

“Where’s Woo-jin? Where’s Woo-jin?”

“Dad! Please be patient, he hasn’t come out yet!”

“……How, why am I so nervous?”

“Mom! Take a deep breath!”

The three of them were watching the start of the ‘Emmys’ live broadcast on a large TV. On the TV, a jaw-dropping red carpet, foreign reporters, broadcasting teams, onlookers, and so on were being shown. Kang Woo-jin’s family watched the ‘Emmys’ live broadcast in a frenzy for several tens of minutes, eagerly waiting for their son or brother to appear.

“Why isn’t he coming out? Has he already passed by? Or did that camera not film our Woo-jin?”

“That doesn’t make sense! My oppa is so incredibly hot at the ‘Emmys’ right now, there’s no way they’d ignore him!”

From various film festivals in Korea to the recent Cannes Film Festival, the family had already experienced Kang Woo-jin’s awards ceremonies several times, but it was always new. Every year, Woo-jin’s power grew, and this time it was the ‘Emmys’.

It was then.

“Oh my! That actor is wearing a very unique outfit?”

Seo Hyun-mi pointed at the TV with her index finger. Kang Woo-cheol, who had his arms crossed next to her, nodded.

“Well, it’s Hollywood. I’ve heard there are a lot of very unique people in America. Still, it’s strange, all the Hollywood actors who have walked the red carpet so far have been in tuxedos.”

“It’s not just strange, is it? It’s like he’s dressed like a bit of a crazy person? His jacket and pants are all red. Why is his shirt blue?”

“The yellow vest too. Haha, his socks are mismatched, blue and red. His short, long hair looks wet and it’s red. Isn’t it like a strange person has invaded?”

Woo-jin’s parents were talking while looking at the TV as if they were amazed. It was understandable. Just now, the ‘Emmys’ live broadcast angle had captured a crazy man in colorful clothes as the main focus.

Here, Kang Hyun-ah, who had been narrowing her brows and staring silently at the TV, suddenly widened her eyes.

“……Uh- uh?? Uh uh uh?? Dad, Mom. That crazy guy. No, that man looks like our oppa??”

Kang Woo-cheol and Seo Hyun-mi gave absurd laughs.

“What are you talking about?”

“Why are you suddenly comparing our Woo-jin to such a crazy person? Get a grip.”

“No, no, no… it’s oppa, isn’t it? Ah, is it not? It’s not. But it is.”

Soon, the crazy guy on TV swept back his red long hair, which had slightly covered his face, with both hands, and Kang Woo-cheol and Seo Hyun-mi’s eyes widened like Kang Hyun-ah’s.

“……Huh?”

“Ah.”

Then, both of them quickly approached the TV. It became even clearer.

“Woo-jin!”

“Son??”

The crazy man who appeared at the ‘Emmys’ was Kang Woo-jin. In the face of the absurd situation that had suddenly erupted, Woo-jin’s family was silent for a moment. It was about 10 seconds. Soon, they looked at each other with their mouths open and shouted almost in unison.

“That crazy guy was our son??!”

“That crazy guy was our oppa??!!”

This situation was the same not only here but throughout Korea. The conference room of bw Entertainment, Kang Woo-jin’s agency, was also in chaos. It was the screams of various executives and agency celebrities who had free time.

Among them was Hong Hye-yeon.

“Wh-what on earth! What is that man wearing?!! Is that really Kang Woo-jin?!!”

Ryu Jung-min was also mixed in.

“……Even if you searched all of Hollywood history, Kang Woo-jin would be the only actor who went to the ‘Emmys’ like that- hahaha.”

“No! Oppa! How can you laugh?!!”

“Why? I think it’s fun and alien-like, just like Woo-jin? It really catches the eye, doesn’t it?”

“It’s too eye-catching! They’re going to call him crazy and curse him!”

The reactions of all the domestic actors who knew Kang Woo-jin, including Hong Hye-yeon and Ryu Jung-min, were similar. Even the great actor Shim Han-ho of ‘Leech’ was smiling with embarrassment.

“What kind of performance is that?”

Director Kwon Ki-taek and other big-name directors also shook their heads at Kang Woo-jin’s crazy concept.

Japan was also buzzing as much as Korea.

“Heeeee??!! Wh-what is that?! Woo-jin-ssi… has become strange!”

From Japanese actors other than top actress Uramatsu Mihuyu and Mana Kosaku, who had formed a bond in ‘Strange Geisha’, to writer Takikawa Akari, who was with director Tanoguchi Kyotaro, were shocked by Woo-jin’s appearance.

And.

“Hehehe, yes. As soon as he appeared at the ‘Emmys’, he immediately drew attention.”

Hideki, the chairman of the Kashihi Group, one of Kang Woo-jin’s main backers, showed a deeply satisfied smile.

What about the public?

The public opinion in Korea and Japan went crazy as soon as Kang Woo-jin appeared on the ‘Emmys’ live broadcast, and the media were also dumbfounded, but they quickly moved their fingers. Of course, not only in those two countries, but also in France where Cannes was held, and in the United States and other countries around the world.

-Has that Korean actor finally gone crazy??!

The image of the crazy Kang Woo-jin was spreading vividly.

Meanwhile.

Kang Woo-jin, who had shocked the world’s public.

“……”

He had a concept-filled face, equipped with indifference. Of course, the place was in front of the ‘Microsoft Theater’, on the red carpet where thousands of reporters, broadcasting teams, and onlookers were gathered.

“%(*&%*(#%&%*(!!!”

“@)*@%@*%*(@(*(@!!”

“*&^@&$*$$@!!!”

Screams and shouts were rampant.

-Flash! Flash!

Flashes like lightning were constantly going off. Thousands of cameras and at least ten broadcasting cameras were overflowing. The number of cell phones of the onlookers surrounding them was several times more.

What to say, Woo-jin, who was maintaining a poker face, was now.

‘Ugh, this is crazy. I feel a little nauseous???’

He felt like he was going to throw up. The situation in front of him had easily surpassed the Cannes Film Festival. The red carpet at Cannes was also magnificent, but the red carpet at the ‘Emmys’ felt like a violent pressure beyond magnificence. The scale was twice as big. Honestly, Kang Woo-jin had quite a bit of experience with film festivals and awards ceremonies, so he was careless.

‘Wait a minute! My feet won’t move.’

And here, he could once again guess the majesty of the ‘Academy Awards’.

‘The ‘Emmys’, which is number one in broadcasting authority, is this much- how much more amazing is the Academy Awards??’

His ears were ringing.

It was because of the shouts of hundreds of reporters around him.

He was dizzy.

The heat here was too intense.

Then.

‘Ah.’

Something suddenly flashed through Woo-jin’s slightly confused mind. He could see his appearance. Right, I’m the ‘Joker’ right now? He wasn’t wearing makeup, but other than that, Woo-jin was no different from the ‘Joker’ right now. Along with the performance, it was the moment to show the world the real teaser of ‘Pierrot: The Birth of a Villain’.

‘I can’t get weak.’

Kang Woo-jin somehow managed to control his mind. He raised his concept tenfold and let the atmosphere of the ‘Joker’ flow through his whole body, though not entirely. Naturally, he swept back his red hair that reached his chin. Because his hair was wet, it was very shiny.

At the same time.

-Flash! Flash! Flash!

With an even more intense flash of light, the shouts of the foreigners around him became more intense.

Oh well, let’s walk now.

Kang Woo-jin, or the ‘Joker’, started walking with one hand in his pocket, and thousands of cameras followed the march of the alien creature. Foreign reporters and broadcasting teams from each country were exploding with bewilderment and absurdity.

“Wh-what is he trying to do??”

“A performance? Even so, this is the ‘Emmys’!”

“Kang Woo-jin- I’ve heard rumors, but he’s really a crazy guy?!!”

The chat window of the live broadcast, which was spreading all over the world, exploded like a nuclear bomb. Numerous languages were going wild.

-Kang Woo-jin? But why is he wearing such strange clothes??! Why is his hair long and red??

-Is that right? Is that Kang Woo-jin? Even his socks are mismatched!

-Huh? That’s strange? Did that actor always have that kind of vibe??

-Has he finally gone crazy??

-He’s out of his mind, that’s the Emmys? And he wore those clothes? Didn’t anyone stop him, what were they doing!

-Pierrot? The feeling of his long hair and clothes is like a pierrot [a type of clown], isn’t it?

-Hollywood’s expectations were too high, so he must have gone crazy!

-Sometimes, when you fall into self-admiration, it often happens like that in Hollywood.

-With that half-crazy hair and outfit, his expression is cynical, so he looks several times more dangerous!!

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The chat was being updated without a single second of rest. At this point, with the world, including the ‘Emmys’ red carpet, in shock, Kang Woo-jin was thinking calmly. It was when he had crossed one-third of the red carpet.

‘Is this okay?’

He wondered if it was too bland.

‘Just seeing the reporters and the people around me going crazy is enough to be shocking, but- do I need a bit more of the ‘Joker’s’ impact?’

He tried not to overdo it, but he was determined to do a performance that was like the ‘Joker’. If so, it was a shame to end it by just walking like this. Woo-jin thought for a moment and then.

-Swoosh.

He suddenly stopped walking. Then, while casting a relaxed gaze around, he took something out of the inside pocket of his red jacket. It was a cigarette case. The one the ‘Joker’ smoked every day. Soon, Woo-jin put a cigarette in his mouth.

Then, the mouths of hundreds of reporters around him dropped open.

“!!!”

“Th-that crazy!”

“A cigarette? He just put a cigarette in his mouth?!!”

It was the first time at the ‘Emmys’, and the first time in the history of all awards ceremonies in the United States. It was the first time a nominated actor had marched in a ‘Joker’ outfit, and the first time someone had put a cigarette in their mouth on the red carpet.

That’s why.

“What is that actor doing! Is he really out of his mind?!!”

Foreign reporters, broadcasting teams from each country, and the live broadcast team were shocked, but the angle was focused solely on Kang Woo-jin. No matter how explosive it was, even when a top Hollywood actor was added behind him, the interest was minimal.

-Swish.

Woo-jin, who had a cigarette in his mouth, swept his hair back again and suddenly moved to the red carpet fence. Then, he reached out to a reporter’s camera that was clicking away. The reporter was flustered, but.

“……?”

He inadvertently handed the camera to Woo-jin. Then, he became a reporter himself and started taking pictures of the surrounding situation. It was a scene that could be called a ‘clown’. Then, Kang Woo-jin turned the camera around and took pictures of his face, and also took pictures of himself with hundreds of reporters as the background while standing by the fence.

He repeated that several times.

At this time.

-Thud!

A female foreign onlooker among the screaming onlookers threw her cell phone onto the red carpet. Woo-jin, who was looking down at the cell phone that had landed right in front of him, frowned and looked at the woman who had thrown it.

“……”

Kang Woo-jin kicked the cell phone on the floor towards the onlooker. He did it without changing his expression. However, Woo-jin was slightly nervous inside.

‘Oh- geez, was that a bit too much? I don’t know, I guess it’ll work out somehow.’

Kang Woo-jin, who had turned his body, the ‘Joker’, started marching again. However, it was not ordinary. This time, a slight rhythm was added to his steps. It was almost like a dance. His red jacket and red hair fluttered slightly, and his red and blue mismatched socks were clearly visible with each step he took.

The more he did so.

“Kyaaaaak!!!”

“@()@)%(*%()!!”

The screams and shouts were deafening, gradually increasing in decibels and soaring.

Finally.

‘Ah, is that the end??’

Kang Woo-jin saw the photo zone surrounded by numerous reporters. It was in front of the main building of the ‘Microsoft Theater’. The ‘Emmys’ logo was plastered in the background, and there were male and female foreign hosts with hand microphones and broadcasting team cameras. The male and female hosts in tuxedos and dresses waved their hands at Kang Woo-jin.

It meant to come here quickly. That was the finale, so Woo-jin, with thousands of eyes focused on him, the ‘Joker’ with red hair, casually stepped onto the photo zone. The first to open the floodgates was the male host. He was in a state of great excitement.

“Wow! Kang Woo-jin! It’s Kang Woo-jin, everyone! The hottest man in Hollywood right now! Woo-jin-ssi! We need an explanation for today’s outfit??”

The female host chimed in.

“It’s so intense!!”

The male host mentioned the cigarette and the various performances Woo-jin had shown while coming. The live broadcast team, the cameras of broadcasting teams from each country, and the cameras of numerous reporters focused on Kang Woo-jin as if they were firing.

The microphone was handed over to Kang Woo-jin. The ‘Joker’ answered very calmly and leisurely.

“I showed you a ‘terrible clown’ or a ‘pierrot’.”

“A clown? A pierrot? What do you mean by that?”

“It’s a teaser. For ‘Pierrot: The Birth of a Villain’, which marks the beginning of the ‘Cinematic Universe’.”

“Ah.”

At that moment, the reporters around him buzzed. Regardless, Kang Woo-jin looked at the live broadcast team’s camera and spoke again. It was the ‘Joker’s’ tone.

“This is that villain, watch it or not.”