02. Naeun (1/2)
(OST- Lovely Day by Apink)
“Naeun get ready in five.” Lifting my head from the book I turned to the director and politely nodded. Checking over the highlighted text once again I placed it down and stood up, taking off the jacket I’d been wearing. For a fictional character we didn’t appear to know how to dress well in winter.Going into the middle of the street I stood with my hand bag and phone in hand ready. The director peered off into the distance. “Alright is our Kyuman-ssi ready?”Seungho the actor a year older than me waved from where he was. The director sat in his chair and started the count down. The clapper board came into view. “My long lost You Scene sixty four take one.” He clapped it down.
“Cameras rolling for five seconds,” the director ordered. The cameraman began to work. “Microphones in place,” the sound crew brought them to hang over my head.
“Ready, action,” My phone rang and I picked it up, pretending to receive the call.“Yes I’m here waiting for you—““—Bobae,” Seungho ran onto the scene and the director cut making us wonder why there was a mess up.“His hair, it looks too neat. Get it teased he has to look as though he’s been running more.”
He went over to the stylist who started to spray his hair with water and begin giving him a sweaty forehead. Breathing out I made sure that my grip on the phone was firm. If for any reason it met with the pavement then it would be something I the actress had to pay for.“Ok let’s try that again.” Seungho went back to his spot with his splashed face that was supposed to resemble perspiration. He made a smile and I turned away, slightly self-conscious. “Naeun keep your head up you want to finish soon right?”
I jumped, not expecting him to call out like that. I nodded and stood with my head raised but with burning cheeks. He called ‘action’ and the scene began again with the phone call.“Yes I’m here waiting for you—““—Bobae!” Seungho came onto the scene. There was another cut as he forgot his lines making us both laugh. It happened a few times before we managed to get the scene right which ended with a crucial part.“Don’t meet him,” Seungho really looked as though he was pleading with me through great acting. He took the phone away and I tried to grab it, appearing as though I was irritated which wasn’t true. “Oppa give it back—“As planned I had to step closer to him as he held it higher and then he had to embrace me. He managed to hug me however as his hand went down the bottom of the phone hit my head.“Cut try that again, Naeun are you ok?”
I rubbed my head assuring the director and a startled Seungho that I was indeed alright. I felt bad for him. He hadn’t meant to hurt me but he still was rather apologeticΩ“Well done everyone great job.” The director thanked us as the scene came to an end. Before we could finish I still had to film one final scene with the other lead actor.“Ok Bobae you need to get ready to meet with Jung Sanghyun.”
Jung Sanghyun was the name of the character that the main male lead was playing. Our interactions were the focus of the slowly forming love-line, a love-line which was starting to shape into a triangle.Our actor appeared after getting makeup and hair completed. From his expression it appeared that he was already getting into character.
“Ready sir,” he said to the director before coming to greet me. “How are you Naeun?”
“Good sunbae how are—““I’m your oppa so don’t forget to call me that.” He reminded me lightly with a grin. He sat down on the bench as part of the scene, a cigarette prepared as part of his character, a heavy smoker.“So in this scene Naeun will be going to Sanghyun after Kyuman tried to get her to stay with him and then you’ll kiss her.” I blinked. Did he change the script on the spot? I turned around me in a panic. Going to where my copy of the script was I picked it up and had another read.No it was definitely in here. I read over my lines again and went to find the make-up artist. “Please give me a breath mint.” She handed me one with an interested expression. I didn’t have time to explain that I hadn’t come prepared for this even though I’d read the script before.The director was beginning to get impatient. “When you’re ready Naeun,” he said with some breath in his voice. I chewed it until I had the strong peppermint remains dissolving on my tongue and moved to where I would walk in.“Now Wonho, don’t drop the cigarette alright and take a long puff.”
He nodded, “yes sir.” The director told the crew to get ready and soon before I knew it I was walking up to him like Bobae would have, if she was a real person. The closer I got to him the more I felt the wave of nostalgia build up. Once I had sat on a bench with someone. No I hadn’t sat with them but we had been on a bench once…Ω“So we’ll see you at Jeju island then Naeun-ssi.”
“Ok thank you I will work hard.” The call ended. The world was surreal for the moment being. I had just been asked if I could appear on a popular MBC variety show as a regular cast member. They wanted me to be the wife of someone on We Got Married.In our President’s office he ran through with me and our manager of the filming that would commence in a few days from today. “So you are to meet them at five thirty for the flight to Jeju Island and film your first episode there.”I nodded. “Also we’ve been asked to remind you not to tell anyone that you’re filming because it ruins the surprise so don’t tell anyone, not even your parents. Your manager and I are the only ones to know.”