Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 171

#171.

The three people were acting out a scene from their break time.

Jo Eun-ah, the female lead, had been lying on her desk for the entire break, so her friend Woo-cheol wakes her up.

“Hey, Jjo-min, are you still like this? There are only 5 minutes left of break time.”

“…….”

“Jjo-min! I said wake up! Aren’t you going to change into your gym clothes?”

In the drama, ‘Jo-mini,’ or Jo Eun-ah, doesn’t react to Woo-cheol’s call until…….

Woo-cheol persistently taps her shoulder, and only then does she lift her head with a pale face.

“Ah…. Go away. I’m not doing gym.”

“What, you…….”

Woo-cheol seemed worried.

However, Woo-cheol’s line is…….

“What were you doing until dawn that you skipped class to sleep? Did you stay up all night watching MyTube [a fictional video-sharing platform, similar to YouTube] again? Did you tell the gym teacher?!

“Ah, come on! Go away!”

Jo Eun-ah, suffering from menstrual cramps, eventually gets angry.

Woo-cheol frowns with an embarrassed expression.

“Seriously, with that personality…. Hey, don’t do that…. Infirmary…….”

In fact, Woo-cheol, who had somewhat noticed Jo Eun-ah’s situation, was about to tell her to go to the infirmary when.

The male lead, Han Seok-woo, appears from behind and covers Jo Eun-ah’s head with his gym uniform jacket.

“Cover yourself with this.”

“……!”

Jo Eun-ah looks at Han Seok-woo with trembling eyes.

Han Seok-woo looks at Jo Eun-ah with worried eyes, carefully covers her with the gym uniform, and Jo Eun-ah lies back down with Han Seok-woo’s gym uniform over her.

Woo-cheol looks at Han Seok-woo with a slightly sulky face and asks.

“What. Aren’t you going to gym?”

“I hurt my ankle. I decided to rest.”

“Is that so……?”

Han Seok-woo, like a knight, sits next to her, glances at the female lead, and starts reading a book quietly.

Jo Eun-ah’s face turns red under Han Seok-woo’s gym uniform.

Woo-cheol shrugs his shoulders at the two of them and goes out the door—

“Cut! Okay!”

As soon as the cut and okay sign was given, the tension that had been lingering in the filming set was immediately released, and noise erupted here and there.

It was a scene from an episode where the male lead takes care of the sick female lead in a kind but silent way, and the female lead develops feelings for the male lead.

At the same time, it was also the point where the second male lead, Woo-cheol, subtly begins to reveal his feelings.

Do-jae watched the scene being filmed and thought.

‘Woo-cheol is stealing the scene.’

Stealing.

It would be difficult to find another expression besides that.

The impression became even stronger as the bust shots and close-up shots progressed.

According to the script, the male lead’s indifferent yet caring attitude should have shined more, but…….

Han Seok-woo’s eyes and facial expressions were too one-dimensional and even stiff, so subtle emotions were not well expressed.

On the other hand, Woo-cheol maximized the charm of a nineteen-year-old high school student who had a long-standing crush on his childhood friend, making it difficult for him to be kind, by acting with details even in lines that could have been easily overlooked.

Thanks to that, this scene didn’t seem to show the male lead’s silent kindness, but rather a scene where the second male lead, who had been nurturing a long-standing crush, was being pushed out by the male lead.

‘He must have been busy preparing for his comeback, but…. He really practiced hard.’

Do-jae thought anew.

And Han Seok-woo must have known that he was being completely pushed back by Woo-cheol.

“Director. Can we do that close-up shot again?”

“One more time? Well…. Okay.”

His acting was lacking, but he wasn’t so stupid that he didn’t even notice that.

That’s why he was so passionate about trying to save his character, even asking the director to film it one more time.

From the director’s point of view, he couldn’t dislike the actor’s passion, but…….

In fact, there was a reason why he just gave the okay.

‘It doesn’t seem like he has the skills to improve right away…….’

Do-jae wasn’t an expert, but he had a very good eye.

He also took acting classes with Woo-cheol and practiced acting separately for facial expressions in music videos or on stage, so he knew better.

‘It’s good to know your shortcomings and try to improve.’

However, the problem was that his shortcomings weren’t Woo-cheol’s fault, but he was overly conscious and wary of Woo-cheol.

“Cut, okay! Seok-woo, this is enough. Let’s move on to the next one.”

“……Yes.”

The filming set was busy.

Han Seok-woo, having finished filming his close-up shot, moved aside for Jo Eun-ah’s filming and came out of the set.

As he crossed paths with Woo-cheol, he didn’t avoid him and instead bumped into him.

‘Oh, dear.’

Do-jae frowned.

The aisle was narrow, so they could have bumped into each other, but he was displeased that he didn’t apologize.

Now, even the quick-witted Louis saw Han Seok-woo’s actions and muttered with dissatisfaction, “What is that…….”

“…….”

However, Woo-cheol only frowned for a moment and didn’t say anything.

Woo-cheol had also experienced living and working with various people during his trainee life.

Among them, there were many who treated the young Woo-cheol carelessly and underestimated him.

Furthermore, there were those who picked fights with Woo-cheol for no reason.

Woo-cheol had gotten angry and fought back then.

And then he got scolded…….

However, in the end, all those who picked fights with Woo-cheol quit being trainees and left, and it was Woo-cheol who debuted.

‘It’s annoying, but he’ll probably stop.’

It would only be a loss for Woo-cheol to pay attention to it.

As long as it wasn’t an insult to MOST, Woo-cheol was willing to tolerate this level of provocation.

‘I don’t know if I can keep putting up with it because he gets more annoying whenever MOST is mentioned…. Does he hate idols that much?’

Woo-cheol thought to himself and changed his expression.

What was important now was not Han Seok-woo, but his acting.

Moreover, he wanted to do better because the members were watching.

Woo-cheol was guessing that Han Seok-woo disliked him because he was an idol.

This was because Han Seok-woo was particularly sensitive to the word MOST.

Of course, he was half right.

He was more upset that Woo-cheol, who was not a professional actor but an idol, was better at acting than him, the male lead, and was even pushing him back in every scene.

Do-jae, who noticed the reason exactly because he saw it from a step away, clicked his tongue inwardly.

‘It’s only the beginning of filming, but if he keeps acting like that…….’

It was okay now, but he was worried about the future.

“Do-jae, Louis. Let’s get out of here.”

At that time, Jung Gil-joo approached Do-jae and Louis and said.

He had been watching the filming with interest, and an hour had already passed.

“Do we have to go already? I want to watch more.”

Louis said with sad eyes.

But it was really time to go now.

“I’ll start the car, so come out in 5 minutes!”

Jung Gil-joo shook his head as if it couldn’t be helped and hurried towards the parking lot.

Do-jae and Louis looked at Woo-cheol, who had a very serious face while receiving directions from the director, and turned around.

They didn’t forget to greet the staff around them in a small voice.

It was a pity that they couldn’t properly say goodbye to Woo-cheol, but they would see each other again at the dorm at night anyway.

Just as Do-jae and Louis were leaving the set.

“Hey. Seok-woo. Be careful. It’s obvious that you keep picking on Woo-cheol.”

“What. Is hyung [older brother/male friend] my manager, or Park Woo-cheol’s manager?”

“I’m your manager, so I’m telling you. Why are you acting like this when you weren’t like this before? Are you acting like you don’t see anything because you’re playing the lead in a web drama? How important is reputation to a rookie…….”

“Ah, it’s not that!”

“What do you mean it’s not. What do you dislike about him so much? Even his members came today, so be more careful…….”

“That’s what I don’t like.”

“What?”

“Ah. MOST is doing well. Why is he acting when he’s an idol…. Why did he have to do this…….”

“Look at this guy. What’s so twisted about you?”

Han Seok-woo was being scolded by his manager in a secluded place.

The manager had been watching Han Seok-woo’s actions and thought he couldn’t let it go any longer, so he said something.

Han Seok-woo messed up his hair and made an annoyed expression as if something wasn’t going his way.

His nature didn’t seem bad, but it was certain that his temper was terrible.

His way of solving problems when they arose was also very immature.

“……!”

The people who were talking stopped and looked surprised when they found Do-jae and Louis.

“Ah, that’s…….”

The manager, who seemed like a decent person, looked at Do-jae and Louis, fidgeting.

Han Seok-woo only frowned more.

Do-jae looked at Han Seok-woo and clicked his tongue again.

He had lived comfortably doing whatever he wanted, and he was still acting like a child in the world of professionals.

“The way to overcome inferiority is not to put down the superior object, but to try to become superior yourself.”

“What?”

“Otherwise, you’ll just look worse.”

Han Woo-seok clenched his fist at Do-jae’s words.

But he couldn’t say anything.

It was because it was a word that had instantly seen through him.

Moreover, the atmosphere the other person exuded felt strangely dignified, so much so that he couldn’t believe he was the same age as him.

He felt like he had to unconditionally say he would do that and bow his head at Do-jae’s words.

Leaving the shocked Han Seok-woo behind, Do-jae bowed his head to the manager.

“Then excuse us.”

“Ah, ah. Yes. Go in.”

The manager also found himself being more polite than when he treated other people.

As Do-jae took the first step, Louis quietly smiled and followed Do-jae.

Watching the backs of the two people, Han Seok-woo’s manager muttered.

“He’s really not ordinary…….”

“Ha…….”

“Did you hear that? Seok-woo, you need to come to your senses too. If you don’t come to your senses when you’re a rookie, it’ll be more of a problem later.”

“Ah, hyung…….”

“Apologize to Woo-cheol for picking on him later when you get the chance.”

At the manager’s firm words, Han Seok-woo frowned and sighed.

***

On the way back to the dorm.

Do-jae and Louis sat side by side and talked.

“I knew it. Han Seok-woo? That person must have been doing that to Woo-cheol hyung [older brother/male friend] all the time.”

“I guess so.”

“Woo-cheol hyung [older brother/male friend] didn’t say anything…….”

“Well, that level might have been bearable for Woo-cheol.”

“Woo-cheol hyung [older brother/male friend] seems to be good at enduring things, doesn’t he? He says he doesn’t want to practice every day, but he ends up doing it all.”

Do-jae smiled at Louis’s words.

It was true.

“Anyway, since hyung [older brother/male friend] said that so clearly earlier, he won’t pick on him anymore unless he’s an idiot?! Becoming an adult and being so Stupid!”

“I hope so.”

He didn’t know how much enlightenment his words had given…….

‘But I’m glad that at least Han Seok-woo’s manager is accurately grasping the situation.’

It wasn’t anything else, but seeing that manager made him feel a little relieved.

It seemed like Han Seok-woo’s actions would be stopped by the manager.

“Anyway, hyung [older brother/male friend], you’re really good at acting. Your voice is good too. I recognized your voice from when you were rapping…….”

“That’s right. And your face is bright.”

“I know, right. I want to see it on TV soon!”

Louis shouted as if he was looking forward to it.

Do-jae also wanted Woo-cheol’s web drama to be released soon.

***

Of course, what was released before that was MOST’s new album concept trailer.

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