Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Think Idol as Insurance.

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Ian Choi.

“The name is also good.”

Kim Yong Min, no, Choi Ian stared at his passport. Even the passport photo that usually comes out so raw also came out very neatly.

[Isn’t it a body born to be an entertainer?]

Even if he searched through his past memories, this face did not appear in any media. He didn’t become an entertainer with this face? Even something like a model?

[Then from now on, I won’t call you Kim Yong Min but Choi Ian.]

“If so, what can I call you?”

The camera was silent. It clicked as if it was contemplating something. It seemed even the camera expressed its emotions by kept beeping as if focusing.

[Uhm... Jin, call me Jin.]

“Then, what can you do to help?”

After checking his face, his confidence soared. With a face like this, everyone will just say okay even with bad acting and cast him as the lead role. Of course, Ian wouldn’t be that sloppy.

[Well... I think I can do anything you can imagine?]

This one is also very confident. Ian smiled as if satisfied. He has a good face, a good body, and also looks tall.

Looking at the passport, he was born in 1999. If this is 2016... 17 years old. Still growing up. He is a person with fabulous life who has everything, but there is even someone who can help. It was already felt easy to do showbiz activity.

“That’s not it.”

[What?]

“No, I didn’t say that to you.”

Ian thought so unintentionally and then shook his head hard. It is forbidden to be careless. Life in the entertainment industry was not that easy. To think he had been through it but still loosen his tension.

The camera, which had been floating around as if it was a zero-gravity space, turned its lens.

[First. If it’s 2016, you have to make a good plan. What’s your goal?]

“Goal? Well... I just want to be famous.”

[In Korea? Abroad? What do you want to be famous for? Idol? Actor?]

“...”

Those questions left Ian speechless. When he first debuted as an idol, he wanted to succeed as an idol. This or that never worked so he went to the acting field that he had learned.

Dramas and movies were not successful, so he turned to theaters and musicals as well. Because musical could make use of the vocal again.

Come to think of it, he has never settled doing anything properly in Kim Yong Min’s life.

He gave up idol because the inevitable age matter. However, he turned into an actor to simply pursue a vague success. So, he was all over the place like octopus’ feet regardless of genre.

[No matter how significant the handsome face is, you have to make a good plan. If you do something wrong, you’ll only become a ‘flower without fragrance’ and live without any strength.]

“That... That’s right...”

[Still. Your skills were good even with such bad luck. You have to make it work with that.]

By the way, what did Jin do that it also know Kim Yong Min’s days well? Did the Grim Reaper tell it in advance? That being said, it didn’t recognize Kim Yong Min when seeing him for the first time.

[Let’s do it all. Let’s debut as an idol first.]

“What?”

[Are you going to rot this face? It’s not a good time to debut as an actor. It’s the time when those that come from child actors take the seat one by one1 Most probably mean the competition is pretty fierce and will be hard to get a role. Because the production prefers former child actors because their acting is enough at least. It’s also an ambiguous age to debut as an actor. Not really a child but also not really an adult. .]

Kim Yong Min was just getting a sergeant rank2About to or just finished the military service, I think. at this time, so he didn’t know how the entertainment industry was going.

Come to think of it, what happened to Kim Yong Min in this era? Will Choi Ian’s soul go there?

[Don’t think about anything else. What do you want to do?]

Click-click. Jin pressed the shutter to wake Ian, who was gradually lost in thought.

“At that, aren’t there also a lot of idols coming out?”

[That’s true, but there’s a suitable group when I think about it. Besides those from idols also get roles well. Especially in dramas.]

People used to be busy taking down idol-turned-actor in the past, but the perception is gradually changing.

Some people had good skills even if they came from idols.

As the OTT3 Over The Top. Those streaming service platforms like Netflix or KakaoTV in Korea. market became more active, viewership fell overall. But in some cases, idols were often cast to attract fandom viewership.

Ian, who got off at Apgujeong Rodeo Station5Apgujeong is a ward of Gangnam. The main shopping area and tourism destinations are around Apgujeong Rodeo Station. It’s an upscale and trendsetter place. Plus, there are many entertainment agencies in Apgujeong and Cheongdam nearby. Such a trendy place is a perfect hunting ground for street casting. , looked around.

‘I came here on a whim, but is it okay?’

[It’s okay. Isn’t it lunchtime now? It’s perfect.]

Wondering what’s with lunchtime, Ian received a business card from an agency employee who came out for lunch as soon as he took a few steps.

Is this the life of a face genius? He showed Jin the business card but said that was not the agency it was looking for.

[I come here on a whim to audition! It’s too unnatural to do that. You should naturally aim for street casting.]

‘But I mean. Is there any chance of getting a business card from the agency we’re looking for? Isn’t this more unnatural?’

[No, trust me. It’s 100%. Especially if it’s your face, it’s a 120%.]

“Please contact me if you have any thoughts.”

“Yes.”

Got a business card again. Management Leaf. It was an actor’s agency this time. Wow, this is where I wanted to go.

Everyone passing by stole a glance at him. Two young women passed by him and whispered, ‘Hey, saw him? Awesome’. Ian cringed even though he felt great with the gaze and interest he tasted for the first time. Even when he was an entertainer, he didn’t get this kind of gaze.

[Hey. Straighten your shoulders. Are you guilty?]

“Wa... Wait a minute!”

Someone caught Ian. Seeing him gasping, he seemed to have run from the opposite road. Jin repeatedly clicked.

[Oh, here it is. Him. It’s him.]

‘How do you know that?’

[I took a pic of the employee ID. He’s right from there.]

“Yeah?”

He can’t believe this method really works. It was absurd and funny, so Ian replied with a big smile.

The man became blank by that smile, looked at Ian, and was startled. He said gibberish and held out a folded business card in his pocket.

“I... I’m not a suspicious person.”

As if he felt the crumpled business card look poor, he opened the business card with both hands.

Planning Team Park Ju Min, BHL Entertainment. It’s a company that reminded him of a chicken franchise.6There is ‘bhc Chicken’ in Korea.

“Do you know idol Black Rush? It’s their agency.”

“Ah...”

Black Rush. An idol Ian also knows well. Has solid domestic fandom and is popular overseas as well. One of them succeeds in artistic side, in particular, their leader succeeds as a producer.

As Ian nodded, the man’s complexion became brighter.

“By any chance, are you thinking of becoming an idol?”

Of course, I am.

But should I try to play hard to get? Ian said ‘Well...’, blurring the end of his sentence.

“Tha... That, you had a guitar on your back... Are you going to perform?”

Is he perhaps someone who has already debuted? Park Ju Min was worried.

Ian was taken aback for a moment but soon spoke calmly.

“Oh, this... It is a bucket list. I am going to busking.”

[Such good quick thinking.]

“Then how about you add seeing an agency audition to the bucket list?”

[Oh~ This side also has good quick thinking.]

Jin shook the popcorn bin he brought from somewhere. There were thin arms that came out from the camera.

Wait, where did that come from? When Ian frowned at that bizarre appearance, Park Ju Min was surprised.

“Ah. I am sure you have seen it a lot, but still...”

“Can I see it now? Audition.”

“Th... Thank you!”



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