Aura of a Genius Actor

["Yu Myeong" Syndrome: The Asian Actor Who Captivated America Wins Casting Vote]

[The Hottest New Actor in Years Emerges, Interest in Director Kyler Unshow's Next Film Soars!]

[Four Distinct Performances of Unbelievable Live Broadcast Quality Push Acting Audition Reality Shows Beyond Their Limits]

The day after the final live broadcast,

a television was brought into Actors' House for the first time, and newspapers were delivered.

Because it was an audition program, outside information had been blocked as much as possible. Now, those restrictions had finally been lifted.

They had been able to get some sense of the atmosphere outside through calls and text messages with people they knew, but what they heard had been limited.

So the mood that morning, with the excitement driven to its peak after the live broadcast now fully reflected in the media frenzy, felt remarkably unfamiliar.

Rustle- Rustle-

Yu Myeong was packing.

Today was moving-out day for Yu Myeong and Marta, the final two contestants.

He had not noticed while Derek and Natalie were still there and they had all been preparing for the final stage together, but now that only the last two remained, silently packing their belongings, the house felt painfully empty.

{Was it fun?}

Yeah...very. I think I finally understand what you meant.

{What did I mean?}

You said the four teams' performances would be like eating a high-end course meal.

After acting one after another with Natalie and Derek, both truly excellent actors, it really did feel that way. Like tasting completely different feasts in succession.

{Kya kyang. Which one tasted better?}

I'm not sure...

Yu Myeong smiled ambiguously without giving a definite answer.

I still feel a little dissatisfied. No matter who I work with, they will all be wonderful actors with their own distinct qualities, but actors who are as passionate about acting as those two and can confront me so evenly onstage probably aren't common.

Miho snickered at Yu Myeong's hunger for acting, which remained unsatisfied even after all that.

{Is that why you look so empty?}

...I'm also disappointed that I only tasted two courses instead of all four. I wanted to act with Marta one more time too...

After finishing his packing, Yu Myeong approached Marta.

Marta Garcia. She was so clear and pure that she almost seemed transparent. She had not yet fully blossomed, but someday she would become an extraordinary actress capable of driving emotion directly into the audience's heart. After watching her for more than two months, Yu Myeong had seen her potential and how much faster she was developing than the Marta Garcia from his previous life.

"Marta, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Ah...I'm finished."

"I see. You worked hard."

"I wanted to act with you too, Yu Myeong. I was jealous of Derek and Natalie. When will we get to work together?"

Her characteristically blunt honesty came out of nowhere.

Apparently, she had been thinking something similar.

"I was disappointed too."

"I'm not going to congratulate you on winning."

Marta's meaningful remark.

Had she been disappointed after making it all the way to the end only to lose the victory...?

"Because it was far too obvious. Thank you for everything."

No. To her, Yu Myeong's victory had apparently been so inevitable that it required no congratulations.

The two dragged their luggage outside and stood before the door.

The staff members, who were filming even their departure, cleared a path and applauded for them.

Feeling needlessly embarrassed, Yu Myeong lowered his head slightly in greeting and opened the door.

Waaaaaaaaah--

Applause and cheers that seemed dozens of times louder than those of the staff erupted.

Despite the early hour, a huge crowd was waiting outside. There were reporters holding cameras and fans carrying signs.

Yu Myeong smiled brightly at them and waved.

 Happy news came to the married couple Yoon Han Seong and Lee Sun Ha.

"You're pregnant. Congratulations!"

At the doctor's beaming announcement, Han Seong's eyes reddened before he even realized it.

While preparing for marriage, they had spent a long time discussing whether they should have a child.

Though rather than a discussion, it had really been Sun Ha persuading Han Seong.

-Until Bo Eun was born...I never imagined she would be sick. If another child of mine became ill, I don't think I could survive it. I would be fine with only you.

-If you disliked children and did not want one, I could understand that, and we could discuss it. But that isn't how you feel.

-......

-Whenever you see little children around the same age on the street, your eyes grow wistful and you can't look away for ages. You love children and want to raise one. You're simply afraid. If you refuse to do everything you want because you're scared something might go wrong, how much would you ever be able to do?

-...But...

-The chances of what you're worried about happening are extremely low. But even in the unlikely event that it did, I would never abandon you.

-...!

-Whether the days are good or hard, I will remain with the person I chose until the very end. Will you trust me and walk beside me?

And so they had begun trying for a child.

They had both worried because neither of them was particularly young, but somehow, a little angel had found its way to them perfectly well.

Perhaps it was because they had both been so extraordinarily happy lately.

"Wow...how did the baby come on this exact day?"

"Right? Casting Vote should be airing right now. Yu Myeong...must be doing well, don't you think?"

"Of course. Whose junior do you think he is?"

"He's my junior too, you know?"

They chuckled as they entered the house.

The moment they went inside and turned on the television,

"This just in! We have received the wonderful news that Korea's proud actor Yu Myeong has claimed victory on the acting audition program Casting Vote, which has swept across America! In the final round, Yu Myeong delivered two passionate performances alongside Derek McCurdy and Natalie Kassen. He ultimately seized the championship with overwhelming support, receiving more than ninety percent of both the live audience and viewer votes! We now go live to reporter Kim Ji Hye outside the TW broadcasting station in Los Angeles!"

Saturday, 2:50 p.m.

The breaking report was airing not on an entertainment news program, but on SBK Channel's official news broadcast.

As though that were not enough, the corners of the anchor's mouth kept threatening to rise despite the solemn expression he was supposed to maintain, and his voice had climbed two or three pitches higher than usual.

"Try another channel! Check the others!"

At Sun Ha's urgent shout, Han Seong threw himself at the remote, snatched it up, and began changing channels.

It was not only SBK Channel.

From terrestrial networks to cable channels,

whether through news reports, hastily inserted breaking-news segments, or scrolling headlines, every station was reporting Yu Myeong's victory.

That was how deeply the entire country had been watching and how desperately they had been waiting for the news.

Whoa-

Sun Ha and Han Seong instinctively embraced and began jumping up and down, only to remember that they were still at a delicate stage and barely manage to stop.

"This is so wonderful. Seriously."

"Ugh, I bet some of those stations were desperate to tear Yu Myeong down just two months ago. They're so irritating."

"Yu Myeong's agency director will punish them properly. He's no ordinary operator."

Han Seong smiled as he recalled the countless rumors circulating through the entertainment industry about Yu Seok's skill.

"Do you think our baby brought Yu Myeong his victory? Or did Yu Myeong bring our baby to us?"

"Hehe, maybe. How did it happen on this exact day...right?"

"What do you think about calling the baby 'Miracle' for now?"

"Miracle?"

"To me...meeting that guy, overcoming my slump while filming with him, getting myself together and meeting you because of it, watching him suddenly fly off to America and win like that, and then having the fruit of our love come to us on the very day all his efforts bore fruit...it all feels like a miracle..."

Han Seong rubbed his sleeve across the tears gathering in his eyes once more and smiled brightly.

"Thank you, Sun Ha. I never imagined I would ever be this happy again."

"There you go calling your senior Sun Ha again."

As though trying to hide the tears in her own eyes, Sun Ha scolded him needlessly and pulled him into her arms.

One man and one child smiled together in her embrace.

 After taking Saturday off, Sunday arrived.

Yu Myeong needed to go to the TW broadcasting station to record the final episode and was waiting for Yu Seok.

But the person who appeared was someone unexpected.

"Bro!"

"Huh? Ho Cheol, what are you doing here...?"

"I guess the director didn't tell you. I've been transferred here. Congratulations on winning!"

After bringing Yu Myeong home the day before yesterday, Yu Seok had told him to rest and then spent most of his time away from the house.

Even when he was home, he seemed to be on the phone constantly. He had looked extremely busy, and apparently he was now working to get the American agency properly established.

"I think they're going to hire one more local employee and have the two of us manage you."

"You don't need two people for me..."

"Come on, bro. Two people won't be nearly enough. They'll keep adding bodyguards, stylists, and more people to the 'Yu Myeong team.' You said it would be nice to have someone you could ask for things comfortably, so they called me over. Thanks to you, I get to experience America too. Haha."

"That's great. Is everyone doing well?"

"Of course. Did you hear that Su Yeon got her first project?"

"What? Really? That's wonderful. When Writer Yook came, she brought me gifts and notes from everyone, but I guess Su Yeon didn't mention herself because she thought it might distract me. Is it a film or a drama?"

"A film. Her face was made for the big screen. Even though it's her first project, she landed a great supporting role in Director Ki Do Han's new film."

It had been two years since Ballerina High made his name known.

Director Ki Do Han had since achieved strong results with two consecutive films and built a reputation as a promising new director. Now Su Yeon had apparently been cast in his latest work.

The two had shared a connection in Yu Myeong's previous life as well.

And now Su Yeon's "official debut" would once again be in a Ki Do Han film. It seemed that connections between people truly did exist.

Yu Myeong chatted with Ho Cheol about one thing and another as they arrived at the broadcasting station.

The first person they encountered upon entering was Jerry High.

"Hey, Yu Myeong! Did you rest well? Now that you've gone outside, have you realized what an enormous star you've become?"

"Haha, it's similar to Korea. The only difference is that the people screaming have a much wider variety of hair colors."

Jerry had intended to tease the explosively popular newcomer, but Yu Myeong's practiced response made him flinch.

Of course...he was already a huge star in his own country.

After exchanging a light greeting with Jerry, Yu Myeong headed toward the dressing room.

As he walked through the station corridors, greetings came from every direction. Not only staff members he had met during filming, but unfamiliar faces and even people he vaguely recognized from television approached him with huge smiles, saying, "I loved the show the day before yesterday! Congratulations on winning!"

He had also been assigned a private waiting room with a nameplate reading Yu Myeong.

Ho Cheol seemed thrilled by every bit of the special treatment.

"Bro, this is seriously incredible. Wow...I knew it in my head, but seeing it in person is making me dizzy. Yu Myeong, you're really a global star now!"

"Haha, aren't you exaggerating?"

"I'm not! If you went back to Seoul and ran for mayor right now, you might actually win. That's how crazy everyone is about you. When people heard I was going to America as your road manager, they were practically dying of envy... Wow, I wish I could show everyone this..."

Ho Cheol continued bubbling with excitement until,

Knock, knock-

the dressing-room door opened, and someone entered and warmly embraced Yu Myeong.

"Yu Myeong! Did you rest well?"

Natalie Kassen...came to see him herself...!

Ho Cheol looked ready to faint on the spot.

 "This is the long-awaited final episode of Casting Vote!

Do you think the excitement will fade now that the live broadcast is over? Absolutely not. The people who made all of America boil with excitement are here today, and we're about to reveal all kinds of stories everyone has been dying to hear! First, let us meet today's main stars. Yu Myeong, the winner of Casting Vote, and Marta, who battled him all the way to the end!"

Waaaaaaaaah--

The studio audience responded with thunderous applause, and the camera zoomed in on the two seated at the center.

"Hello."

"It's good to see you. But Jerry, you should be accurate. It wasn't a close battle."

With her characteristic blank expression, Marta corrected his version of events.

"Marta. Why bother correcting something everyone already knows? It doesn't even make you look better."

"Why bother lying about something everyone already knows?"

"Urgh...Marta always leaves me with nothing to say. What about you, Yu Myeong? I imagine the moment you took one step outside, you were overwhelmed by attention."

"I slept all day. I didn't go outside, so I don't really know."

"Ugh, both of you are draining all my energy. But Casting Vote is bringing my bank account back to life, so I'll endure it. Shall we meet our judges next?"

Jerry greeted the judges.

Natalie and Derek looked as magnificent as ever. George burst into hearty laughter when the camera found him, while Eva kept her eyes fixed on Yu Myeong and smiled brightly.

And then...

"Now, everyone. We have two additional guests joining us today."

"?"

"First is the writer who worked with Eva on the scripts for Casting Vote's final stage. Please welcome Writer Yook Mi Young, who has come all the way from Korea!"

The audience's eyes widened when the woman stepped into the studio.

"Oh my God...why...are there two Evas?!"

Jerry had already met Yook Mi Young during the planning meetings for the final stage, but he deliberately made a fuss as though seeing her for the first time.

After all, this was the audience's first time seeing her. The increase from two performances to four had remained confidential until the day of the live broadcast. Although they had announced during the show that a new writer had joined the production, they had never shown her face.

"Hello. I'm Yook Mi Young, a drama writer from Korea."

"Whoa, I'm getting dizzy. They really look identical. We'll return to the story of how these two know each other later. Now...let us welcome our final guest."

Thump- Thump-

Yu Myeong's heart raced.

"After the live broadcast, this guest became an enormous sensation because of his extraordinary beauty. There are even rumors that the man we saw was a stand-in actor because the real person has such severe social anxiety that he cannot appear in public."

The director with whom Yu Myeong would create his next work,

a project inspired by the person Yu Myeong himself...

"Director Kyler Unshow, please come out."

It was Yu Myeong's first meeting with his director.

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