Chapter 93: Spotlight (2)

Chapter 93: Spotlight (2)

Do Wook was puzzled.

Acting awards? TBN doesnt have a separate award ceremony for it, right?

This was one of the consequences due to the belief that a cable station inevitably had a lower brand value compared to a public television station.

TBN, which was a cable broadcast station, had established a music award show, but they didnt have enough programs or fame yet to have an acting or entertainment program award show.

Well, its not you

Manager Oh Baek Ho awkwardly showed Do Wook the cellphone screen.

On the screen, there was an article stating Seo Jun was nominated for the MVC Acting Awards Best New Actor award.

Ah

It was something he could have easily predicted.

Among the MVC dramas this year, the most successful drama was Sun and Moon Lovers. Most of the MVC acting awards would definitely go to the cast of Sun and Moon Lovers.

Among the Best New Actor award nominees, Seo Jun was the most popular. On top of that, his acting wasnt bad, so him winning the Best Actor award was as good as guaranteed.

There was a reason why Manager Oh Baek Ho called Do wook as soon as he saw the news of Seo Jun. Manager Oh Baek Ho now knew to some extent that Do Wook was keeping tabs on Seo Jun. M2M was one of the groups Manager Oh Baek Ho was keeping a close eye on as the person in charge of KK.

Furthermore, Do Wook and Seo Jun were especially compared by the public that went deeper their their groups.

Manager Oh Baek Ho exchanged a look with Do Wook.

We can just win the Best New Actor award at the Baeksong Award Show next spring.

Baeksong Art Awards, Baeksong for short, was an award show for pop culture people including TV and movies.

Especially when it came to the TV division, unlike each broadcast stations award ceremonies that only gave awards to their own programs, it was an award ceremony covering the best shows and actors from all the channels so it, in a way, held a lot of prestige.

Itd be great if I could win it.

Anybody can tell itll be you. After Seo Jun gets the Best New Actor award, Ara will propagandize like crazydont pay too much attention when that happens.

Of course.

Manager Oh Baek Ho nodded his head at Do Wooks response.

Manager Oh Baek Ho knew that Do Wook wouldnt get discouraged by something like that, he said it in advance just in case.

If Seo Jun got the Best New Actor award before Do Wook when M2M was falling behind KK, they would be able to release articles outright saying Seo Jun crushed Do Wook.

Even if it werent said outright, it was absolutely possible that theyd publish articles that had one or two lines to subtly imply it.

What a shame. Next time lets go with public tv, Do Wook!

But Get Ready 1999 was incredibly popular, so this year was Do Wooks year! Everybody knows it even if you dont get the award.

Kim Won and Ahn Hyung Seo, who had been listening from nearby, each interjected.

They were trying to cheer Do Wook up, but it wasnt baseless. Even in reality, most people probably thought that.

***

It wasnt just the people around Do Wook who thought that.

It started with the fact that Lee Jin Ri wanted to perform with Do Wook. Additionally, a little later, Do Wook was invited to be a presenter at < Biryong Film Festival >, the most prestigious film festival in Korea.

It meant a lot that Do Wook, who was an idol group member and a rookie actor who just debuted in a drama, was chosen as a presenter for < Biryong Film Festival >, a festival for filmmakers. You could see that Do Wook was recognized as this years hottest topic in all fields.

After finishing the KK concert in Hong Kong, Do Wook had to buy a new ticket for an earlier flight than the other members and return home early.

It was the day he was to attend < Biryong Film Festival > and present the Popularity Award.

Film festival

Movies were very unfamiliar to Do Wook.

He was always very interested in music, and drama was a genre that even Do Wook could easily enjoy at home. However, movies had a different feel.

The only films Do Wook had seen were movie specials shown on Korean Thanksgiving or Lunar New Year, or movies shown at the company as a group during his time at Q Entertainment.

He had no interest in independent films, and movies felt like they had more of a barrier than dramas.

He at least was starting to understand movies a little more these days after attending KNUA and completing differing assignments.

Honestly, the more he learned about movies the more he couldnt stop thinking that it was a profound form of art.

There were definitely areas, especially in the acting world of his professors and its values, that were hard for Do Wook to come across for now.

In the end, however, Do Wook thought that the basic framework of dealing with people was the same whether it was a song, drama, or movie.

After checking his wardrobe at the shop and getting his makeup done, Do Wook arrived at the movie festival venue.

Today Do Wook was more dressed up than ever before. He had worn a suit many times living the life of a singer, but this suit was different from the suit he wore as an idol that tried to play up his youth, starting from its shape.

His hair also had pomade without a single bang missed. HIs clearly defined features were shining even more.

When he looked out from the van, he could see the road with the red carpet laid out. In front of it were many reporters and fans waiting to see the red carpet.

Before even 10 minutes had passed, articles with pictures of the two of them and pictures of just Do Wook started to get posted on the internet.

Photos of the stars who attended the film festival and stood on the red carpet were constantly being posted. Nevertheless, the photos of Do Wook were recording high clicks as the reporters predicted.

< Master and student on the red carpet, a national actor and an idol meet! >

< Getting involved in movie festivals too! Kang Do Wook attending as a presenter >

< Was Kang Do Wook this handsome? >

On top of that, the content of the articles were all positive.

Do Wook walking down the red carpet with his hair slicked back became one of the rare pictures KK fans saved to keep forever.

It wasnt just the fans. Even other people noticed Do Wook was drawing more attention than most of the movie actors.

-Choi Min Suk a bauss, chills. Kang Do Wooks networking is impressive

-He attends KNUA haha

-What the heck Kang Do Wook. How did he get more handsome?

-Is it because of his wardrobe?

-He slicked all his hair back but hes still like incrediblyhe could even shave his head

-He could be Kim Won Bins protg

-Totally overreacting lolol

-You dont know Kim Won Bin during his prime?

-Hes not handsome as a sculpture like Kim Won Bin, but dont you think with Kang Do Wooks level, he has a shot at aiming for Kim Won Bins position?

-Why was Kim Won Bin suddenly brought up? Kang Do Wook fans stop commenting

-Im a guy butits true that Kang Do Wook is good-looking

-Im not comparing them but he is as handsome as Kim Won Bin

-Kang Do Wook isnt on the same level as Kim Won Bin, dont you think?

-Nobody said he is. Were saying hes that good-looking.

-Its an undeniable fact that hes handsome

-Its not like I can make him my husband

-No fun

-Choi Min Suk..sirThank you for your always incredible acting..

The comments on the article even brought up top actor Kim Won Bin, who was well known for being as handsome as a sculpture, out of the blue. Opinions were divided, but regardless, it was honestly not bad that an actor of Kim Won Bins level was mentioned.

Afterwards, when Do Wook presenting the Popularity Award was broadcasted, Do Wook dominated the trending search along with the winner of the popularity award.

Do Wook, who was the presenter, was getting as much interest poured onto him as the actor who won the award at the movie festival.

Even from the perspective of the directors or actors who attended the movie festival, Do Wooks looks and vibe was enough to attract attention. And thus, his first time as a presenter was successfully coming to a close.

***

Two days later. Do Wook went down to the rehearsal hall and was warming up in preparation for his performance at the award ceremony with Lee Jin Ri. Today was the day Lee Jin Ri was to come to HIT Entertainments rehearsal hall.

It had been determined that for the sake of confidentiality, rather than Do Wook going out in public, where he had fans constantly following him, Lee Jin Ri coming to him would be better.

Gu Chul Min told Do Wook, who was stretching alone in the rehearsal hall, that Lee Jin Ri would arrive soon.

Do Wook stopped warming up, took out his cell phone, and sat on the chair as he waited for Lee Jin Ri.

Do Wook, who was looking at his cellphone, saw his face adorning the home page.

Yesterday Seo Jun received the New Actor award at the MVC Acting Awards as expected. And, as Manager Oh Baek Ho expected, Do Wooks name was also mentioned in the article.

However, what was posted on the home page wasnt Seo Juns face, but Do Wooks face. A column posted with the subject Stars who will make this award show season hotter went viral and even made it on the home page.

The column was referring to several stars, but the main star was of course Do Wook.

And on the trending list was Lee Jin Ri.

Surprised, Do Wook clicked on Lee Jin Ri that was trending on number 1. In second place was another famous person, an M2M member.

< Lee Jin Ri, this time 12-year age gap! >

< Call me nuna* Lee Jin Ri, in a relationship with a famous younger M2M member? >

(TL Note: Nuna is what guys call older women. Literally means older sister but it is not only used for actual family.)

< Lee Jin Ris new beau is... famous idol group M2M member...! >

Lee Jin Ris scandal article had been published.