I was immediately mistaken as a monster genius actor - Episode 279
The Cannes Film Festival is ranked first among the world's three major international film festivals. Also called the Cannes Film Festival, it is a festival attended by many renowned filmmakers from around the world. Of course, it is weaker than the world-famous Academy Awards, but the Cannes Film Festival was also an event of enormous scale from an actor's perspective..
The ripple effect and influence were also like that..
Thanks to this, even top Hollywood actors are working hard to win awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Koreans also make quite a few appearances, but most of them are directors, and those who win awards as actors are rare or a handful..
France, Cannes Film Festival.
What can I say - these were unrealistic words for Kang Woo-jin, who had his cell phone glued to his ear..
‘It's Khan. Cannes? Is it because I didn't see it in person? I'm not really nervous.’
Of course, I saw it a few times on TV or in articles, but that was it. The atmosphere is probably similar to the Blue Dragon Film Festival. It was a little bigger than that. Anyway, even though he heard Director Ga-bok Ang's comment over the phone, Woojin did not shake too much. Just 'Oh - the Cannes Film Festival opens on September 30th?' That was it..
I can only imagine, but it was quite pale..
Nevertheless, Woojin lowered his voice. Because I had to show a heavy tone to director Ang Bok..
“930th day of the month, I will remember.”
“hmm. It's not something to take lightly, but there's no need to be too biased. I'm just getting impatient, but I just know that there's still time..”
“yes. I'll just remember it for now.”
“There is no need to contact CEO Choi separately.?”
“Sure, I'll pass it on..”
“is it so. Let’s see you when we return to Korea. Ah, that's right, this is an old man's resentment. Even if you work on a lot of projects, you can't forget Park Ha-seong from 'Leech'..”
What does this old man think of me? Still, Woojin vaguely understood Director Gabok Ang’s concerns. How many works is Woojin currently working on? Moreover, I am in another country, Japan, not Korea..
‘Well, rather than doubting me, it's probably just a real old lady feeling..’
Among all Korean actors, Kang Woo-jin was the only one who could handle such a crazy schedule. Of course, this was the first time I had seen it in Director Ang Bok's decades-long career..
As if to prove this, director Anga Bok's old voice was heard again through the cell phone..
“Hehe, as I get older, I keep worrying more and more..”
Kang Woo-jin thought he should give lip service to this old man..
“‘‘Park Ha-seong’, I’m always keeping this in mind..”
“······Woojin is more trustworthy than anyone else when he says so. Okay, let's call it a day..”
“Yes, director.”
-pop.
Kang Woo-jin slowly lowers his cell phone like that. Currently the external parking lot of ‘A10 Studio’. Woojin had stopped walking while talking on the phone, and it seemed like team members including Han Ye-jeong were waiting, so Kang Woojin nodded slightly..
“Okay, let's go..”
Kang Woo-jin’s team is on the move again. Meanwhile, Woojin walked at the back and searched the Cannes Film Festival on his cell phone. Of course, a lot of information and data were poured out..
From the past to the present, an enormous amount.
In the article, you can also see what Director Gabok Ahn said..
『[Overseas IS] Cannes Film Festival confirmed to open on September 30th, how many films will be selected this year, including director Anga Bok's 'Leech'?』
Woojin, with a solemn face, muttered to himself..
‘Anyway, it's amazing. Just looking at the atmosphere, it feels like being invited to Cannes is a huge deal.?’
I'm talking about the Korean movie version. In fact, Korea's footprints in Cannes were the faintest. As a result, Japan was even ahead. Next, Woojin, who was watching the Cannes Film Festival, put his cell phone in his pocket..
‘I don't know - I'll find out then. I'm really looking forward to going to France, right? Crazy, how many times am I going abroad this year alone??’
And then I changed the subject of my thoughts..
-Sigh.
‘As we got closer to the 'A10 Studio' building, Woojin took out the script from his side. What could it be? It was a script for episode 1 of the anime ‘Boyfriend: Remake.’ For reference, today's script reading will only be about episode 1..
‘Right now, this is better than Cannes..’
The mindset of taking care of things in front of you rather than the distant future. It was Kang's first time doing such a thing, but for Kang Woo-jin, it was also his first animation voice actor. From the time she received the offer to be a voice actor for 'Namsa Chin: Remake' until now, she would study materials whenever she had an idea..
There was only one conclusion.
Clearly, actor acting and voice acting are very different..
Choi Seong-gun, who was passing through materials related to voice actor dubbing, also said this. Voice acting definitely helps with acting, but it's a completely different field. However, he also added that it is necessary to proceed step by step..
It was the correct answer, but for Kang Woo-jin,.
-deeply!
There was a fraudulent item, Subspace. Before entering 'A10 Studio', Woojin entered subspace first. And then I see the white square in ‘Boyfriend: Remake’.
-[10/Script (Title: Boy Friend: Remake), SS level]
Since the voice actor has no real-life experience at all, he needs to have a lot of experience reading in subspace. At least that was Kang Woo-jin’s judgment..
“Plus the animation world is fun..”
Kang Woo-jin's fingers moved to enjoy the feeling of being in another world..
[“······Ready. This is a very high-quality script or scenario. The implementation level is 100%. Start reading.”]
Immediately, a large gray body loomed over him..
how long has it been?
He lived in the world of the animation ‘Boyfriend: Remake’. Kang Woo-jin returns to reality again..
‘Wow, it's fun too.’
I was satisfied. As expected, the world of animation was novel and had a lot to enjoy. The animation ‘Boyfriend: Remake’ is based on the original ‘Boyfriend’, but was adapted with the unique flavor of Japanese animation. The overall background has changed 180 degrees, and the characters and content have also changed a lot..
In other words, it was a completely different world from ‘Male Friend’..
First of all, the background is high school. Of course, the names of the roles also change. The 'Han In-ho' that Woojin hit in 'Male Friend' was 'Sengoku Tooru' in 'Male Friend: Remake'. He is a musical genius with vocals and piano skills, but has scars from his past. It's currently sealed.
‘Lee Bo-min’, played by Hwarin, was changed to ‘Enma Kyoko’.
‘Kyoko Enma is a childhood friend of Tooru Sengoku, and perhaps because of her good style, she is the most popular at school. But her personality is fierce. The anime 'Boyfriend: Remake' begins when Woojin or Sengoku Tooru, who had no presence, suddenly dons a costume for the school culture festival..
As he transforms, ‘Sengoku Tooru’s hidden handsomeness explodes..
Next, Kang Woo-jin, who was recalling the world of 'Male Friend: Remake' and at the same time related to voice actors, muttered to himself as he entered the lobby on the first floor of 'A10 Studio'..
‘More than that, everything has been imprinted on me - I don't think voice acting would be that difficult either..’
There was no reason for it to be difficult.
Meanwhile, the conference room of ‘A10 Studio’.
A large conference room with numerous desks already set up in a U-shape, with various famous animation characters on the walls. It was the largest of the many conference rooms in the huge 'A10 Studio' building..
This conference room has already been transformed into a script reading room..
Desks that have been laid out, role cards and water bottles on the desks, extra scripts, simple chairs surrounding the U-shaped desk, and dozens of employees busy finishing the setup..
‘The voice actor introduction and script reading for ‘Male Friend: Remake’ was similar to the readings for other works. If I had to point out something different, it would be that there was a microphone on the desk and a very large monitor in front of the conference room. The reason for the monitor was simple. Because the key is to kiss while watching the completed ‘Boyfriend: Remake’ animation..
Whatever it was, looking at the seats at the L-shaped desks, it was obvious that at least a dozen voice actors would be at the reading today..
70% He was famous and a popular tier 1 voice actor..
Among them, Asami Saya, who had a close relationship with Kang Woo-jin, was included. Looking at the seating arrangement, the male lead Kang Woo-jin was immediately to the left of the director's seat, and Asami Saya was on the opposite side of Woo-jin..
In the middle of the day.
“do you know? It is said that voice actors have a bad opinion of Kang Woo-jin being cast..”
Some of the employees finishing setting up quietly whispered. Of course, in Japanese.
“Ah, I heard the rumor too. But even though I'm a pretty popular voice actor, I think it would be a bit uncomfortable..”
“Yeah, yeah??”
In fact, the current view of Kang Woo-jin in the Japanese voice actor industry is not positive. Of course, there were some who felt good about it, but it was true that more than half expressed discomfort. The voice actor market in Japan is as big as the actor version..
In other words, there is nothing to regret..
Script analysis is important for animation, just like movies and dramas. However, as the face and expressions are not shown, the focus is on speech and voice..
In addition, various skills were considered important and had to be used..
In addition to clear pronunciation such as diction, kissing the role, breathing like the role, tone of voice according to the situation or event, stress, timing of the line, controlling the speed of the line, nuance, rhythm, pause for long lines, and many other things. skills.
Voice acting may seem similar to acting at first glance, but it is 180 degrees different..
In acting, the actor becomes the role itself, but in voice acting, I felt like I became the vocal cords of an already existing role. Therefore, greater delicacy is required. A difficult area that can be quite tricky..
For this reason, beginners and new voice actors often make mistakes from their first lines..
Because it is difficult to determine the timing of the dialogue..
In short, the problem was assimilating with the anime characters. Of course, all voice actors go through trial and error while overcoming numerous mistakes like that..
It's just a difference in age and experience..
“To be honest, from the voice actors' perspective, Kang Woo-jin is a bit of a rock that suddenly rolled over..”
“iced coffee. Still, I think there will be a fresh wind..”
“It certainly should be so, but the voice acting industry in our country is not difficult. Rather, it is closer to a boom. I think there are some things that feel a little unfamiliar..”
“Still, I think he's much better than the new voice actors. First of all, diction is guaranteed. And controlling emotions.”
opinions are sharp.
Additionally, Kang Woo-jin was a Korean actor. On the other hand, ‘Boyfriend: Remake’ is a Japanese animation. So, you have to speak Japanese at the level of a local by default, and you also have to express the abilities and emotions of the male lead in the play..
It may be my first experience, but there are too many obstacles..
Kang Woo-jin, who was a huge hit in Japan even though he is a similar actor and voice actor but obviously in a different field, and who doesn't know anything about voice actors, was cast as the male lead? In the eyes of Japanese voice actors, Woojin had a strong sense that he was chosen because of his popularity. Even in the Japanese voice actor version, there are an incredible number of aspiring actors, and it takes a hole like a needle to achieve that much success..
Thanks to this, there are many voice actors who are worried or jealous..
Well, it wasn't a strange phenomenon..
The same situation is not uncommon in the Korean entertainment industry, which is connected by blood ties, regional ties, school ties, and even bad ties..
Therefore, Kang Woo-jin is very hot among Japanese voice actors..
The same was true for several male and female voice actors who had already arrived at this reading venue and filled their seats..
“Oh, Kang Woo-jin is coming today, right???”
“Of course. He's the male lead in the work, so there's no way he wouldn't show up..”
“Huh - I'm so excited. After I was confirmed for this animation, I watched ‘Boyfriend’ on Netflix to better understand the work, right? From there, I completely became a fan of Kang Woo-jin..”
“Is that so? But I'm a little weird.”
“Eh... why??”
“well. There is a strong feeling that they were cast based on popularity or issues..”
“ah.”
“Of course, I know he’s good at acting. He is also the lead actor in director Kyotaro's work. So, obviously, you're pretty good at analyzing animation scripts. But voice actors have completely different skills..”
The main topic of conversation among the five or so people who knew each other was, of course, Kang Woo-jin. The voice actors who left the reading room, went to the bathroom, and walked down the hallway seemed to be excited. But lower the decibel to the minimum..
“Kang Woo-jin's popularity has increased significantly since he was cast, but for some reason, the voice acting industry doesn't seem to be viewed as easy.?”
“Ah, I can definitely see that nuance..”
“Even the senior voice actors didn't look at it favorably..”
“It's not easy for professional voice actors for every project, but they chose an active actor - and a Korean actor at that - as the male lead. First of all, I think the Japanese pronunciation is the problem..”
“hmm. If you look at the videos of interviews in Japan, the pronunciation is pretty good, right? I'm Korean and I'm good at Japanese..”
“It's different from doing well normally. While conveying everything about the role in the lines, you also need to have hit-and-run skills according to the picture..”
Voice actors who had never experienced Kang Woo-jin had no choice but to have average standards for him..
No, maybe it's territorial.
“Maybe it's because 'A10 Studio' has been in vain recently - it's good that it's becoming a hot topic, but I hope it's not unreasonable..”
“Anyway, today is going to be a bit tiring... Of course, Kang Woo-jin is an amateur, so he will make a lot of mistakes..”
“How about a bet??”
“what bet?”
“Whether he's me from the first line or not.”
It was then. A cold male voice suddenly cut in behind the voice actors who were opening the glass door at the entrance to the conference room or reading room..
“great.”
It was in a low tone of Japanese..
“Let's bet.”
At that moment, the male voice actors flinched and turned their heads back. A man with black hair and a stern face was standing there. The voice actors quickly realized who he was..
“A, Kang...Woojin.”
As if it was the right answer, Kang Woo-jin, accompanied by the team, approaches them while maintaining a poker face. And then he said it again.
A cynical tone without hesitation.
“Let's bet, which of the voice actors, including myself, an amateur, and two professionals, will make more money. How are you??”
Of course, everyone in the reading room heard it too..
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