"The expression is fine, but let's do the lines again."
"Camera adjustment, Hyeyun, move a bit to the side, Kwon Hyun Hyuk is too tall."
"Makeup artist, adjust…"
The drama production was proceeding in an orderly manner, and Kwon Hyun Hyuk's filming experience grew accordingly, especially his acting skills, which were improving rapidly.
For him, acting seemed like an easy task, which was naturally attributed to his talent.
During his free time, the drama's producer, Moon Joo-hee, actively approached him, smiling very kindly.
"After watching your performances on the audition program, Kwon Hyun Hyuk's growth rate is very fast, and so are his singing skills."
Kwon Hyun Hyuk smiled and nodded, "Well, I've been a trainee for a few months."
"How about this, you'll be responsible for singing the OST (soundtrack)?"
The drama outsourced the production of songs that fit the drama to a professional OST production company. Usually, after the songs are made, singers are then found to perform them.
Because OSTs help to increase immersion in the drama's storyline, actors who sing well often get into character to perform the theme songs.
So, it was very reasonable for this opportunity to fall to Kwon Hyun Hyuk.
"No problem, it just might be a bit tough on the audio engineer," Kwon Hyun Hyuk said jokingly.
After explaining this matter, the producer chatted with him for a few more sentences before finally leaving the set.
Kwon Hyun Hyuk had gotten quite comfortable on set these days. He left a good impression on people, always smiling at everyone, and could call out the names of those he had spoken to a few times. This created a completely different feeling.
Don't think that there are no celebrities in korean entertainment who act like divas; privately, there are still plenty.
It's just that the public is very strict with celebrities. Under such public opinion demands, they all walk on eggshells and hide themselves well, so news of them acting like divas is rarely exposed.
The next day, the production team adjusted Kwon Hyun Hyuk's schedule to allow him to record the OST.
The song was called My Beauty. After listening to the prelude, he found it quite catchy. From his memories, he knew that this OST would become an iconic song for this drama.
Just like 'My Love from the Star,' 'The Heirs,' or 'Goblin,' the plot of the drama could be recalled the moment the song was heard.
Kwon Hyun Hyuk spent two days recording the song, and the post-production team did a lot of audio correction for him. He was self-aware that his singing skills were, at most, foundational.
To accumulate material, the production team even placed cameras on him while he was recording, filming him up close. He had to manage his expressions a lot when he encountered difficulties.
After he finished recording and turned back towards the drama set, he saw a girl among the onlookers outside the studio holding a large, cannon-like camera, taking pictures of him.
He had seen her many times. Out of curiosity, Kwon Hyun Hyuk walked directly towards her.
"Oh, he's getting closer and closer."
The girl holding the camera mumbled to herself, seemingly unaware that Kwon Hyun Hyuk was walking towards her, and continued to hold the camera and take pictures.
"Wow, he's finally back today."
"No pictures for two days, everyone's been hounding me to death."
But as the figure in her lens grew larger and closer, the girl finally realized, nervously putting down her camera.
"Are you Yoo yoona?"
Kwon Hyun Hyuk remembered and immediately called out the online username of the girl in front of him.
"Ah, you know me?"
"I know you. I've known since you participated in the show."
Kwon Hyun Hyuk found the girl in front of him familiar. When he participated in the show, including the public performances and the final stages, there was a fansite master online who led a group of fans to support him.
This had surprised him at the time. He was, at most, a popular trainee, and he hadn't expected to already have a fansite master supporting him.
There's no need to over-explain what a fansite master means; it's a fan leader. He only truly understood the existence of this profession after coming here.
Now, this is already considered part of the fan economy. It remains questionable how many current fansite masters are purely driven by passion; more often, they use the celebrity's name to extract money from fans.
Yoo Yoona was Kwon Hyun Hyuk's fansite master. This scene of being caught red-handed needed no further explanation.
Why Kwon Hyun Hyuk found her familiar was, firstly, because he had seen her in the audience more or less before, and secondly, the girl in front of him also looked quite delicate, otherwise he wouldn't have remembered her in the vast crowd.
"Oh, really?"
Yoo Yoona in front of him was still a bit naive. Seeing this, she quickly tidied her appearance.
"You created a website, right? I saw it before."
Another important reason he had an impression of her was that she was one of the fan leaders online who spearheaded attacks against the show's alleged manipulation. Besides that, she had also created a fan website for Kwon Hyun Hyuk, though it didn't have many members, just a handful.
"You even pay attention to that?"
Yoo Yoona was even more surprised and instinctively asked back.
"Can't I look?"
Kwon Hyun Hyuk threw the question back at her.
"Don't spy on our fan lives."
Yoo Yoona instinctively replied, then realized what she said was a bit impolite, pursing her lips and smiling awkwardly.
Kwon Hyun Hyuk was speechless, but quickly adjusted. Although it was on a whim, he also wanted to take this opportunity to learn more, about his thoughts on some future matters.
"How many days have you been here?"
"Whenever I don't have classes, I come over."
"High school or middle school?"
Kwon Hyun Hyuk looked at her and felt she wasn't old, which wasn't surprising at all.
"Third year of high school."
"It's not long until the Suneung exam, right?"
The Suneung exam referred to here is the abbreviation for the Korean college entrance exam, which takes place around mid-November each year.
"My grades are very good, so there's no problem. I only do this when I have nothing else to do."
The two chatted like old friends, gradually making Yoo Yoona relax and less nervous, speaking more fluently.
"Study hard. Once you get into college, then come and do these things. You won't be short on this time."
What he said clearly went in one ear and out the other; Yoo Yoona didn't listen at all.
What she was thinking was not these things.
Kwon Hyun Hyuk pondered for a moment, then decisively began to explain to her.
"How about this, I don't have an assistant yet. You wait until October, and by then I'll give you my assistant's contact information."
"In the future, if I gain popularity and have more schedules, I will proactively communicate with you about filming."
These words made Yoo Yoona's eyes light up, her heart filled with excitement.
"There's a condition first," Kwon Hyun Hyuk said bluntly.
"I can tell you, but the premise is that you and others with you must cooperate. You can't film me all the time; I also need privacy."
"If you can accept that."
After Kwon Hyun Hyuk finished speaking, he extended his hand to Yoo Yoona, a timely smile appearing on his face.
Yoo Yoona barely listened. Seeing him extend his hand to shake hers, she immediately reached out and shook his hand without hesitation.
Her heart was screaming with excitement.
Aish!!! Whatever you say, I'll touch it first as a sign of respect!!!