Korean Wave's Otaku Artist

  After returning from the recording of Infinite Challenge's special, Yun Hyun entered a relatively empty period. Although he was the male lead in a drama, it wasn't until he prepared to attend the annual Baeksang Arts Awards that he felt like he hadn't filmed many scenes...

  This kind of melancholy male lead is a fresh experience for him. So, although the character in the play is melancholy, Yoon Hyun himself is not melancholy.

  Not everyone thinks he's annoying. For example, his partner, Han Hyo-joo.

  Yoon Hyun originally didn't have much impression of Han Hyo-joo. At least in his past life's memory, there wasn't any sign of this girl. So in Yoon Hyun's view, this lovely and beautiful smiling girl was probably just a second-rate actress.

  So although he liked the girl's personality and enjoyed seeing her smiling face, he had always been more polite than passionate towards Han Hyo-joo. To be practical, there were many beautiful girls out there, so was this girl who had a one-time collaboration opportunity really that special?

  What made Yoon Hyun somewhat at a loss was that Han Hyo-joo had always been very enthusiastic towards him.

  Unlike Yoon Hyun, Han Hyo-joo as the female lead has a lot of screen time. Basically, there are many interaction scenes with supporting actors, especially the second male lead.

  However, every time filming ends, Han Hyo-joo would intentionally or unintentionally come to Yun Hyeon's side and chat with him.

  At first, Yin Xian did not realize this. Or rather, in Yin Xian's dictionary, there was no such phrase as "being hit on by a beauty". In his more than 50 years of life, this was only the second time.

  First time? Do you still remember Lin Yun Er outside the interview room?

  Anyway, Yoon Hyun didn't remember. Moreover, it was originally just a misunderstanding, so in his memory, there was no past of being approached by girls, especially beauties.

  So he didn't have that awareness at all. Yoon Hyun, who was focused on reading in the filming location, would think that this girl who came over to talk to him from time to time... was a bit annoying...

  It's really pitiful, he actually thinks this way...

  However, out of politeness, he would still smile and put down the book, then happily chat with Han Hyo-joo, joking around. After more than half a year of tempering through Infinite Challenge, Yoon Hyun's speaking skills have improved greatly, knowing what to say to make people happy and how to avoid awkward silences...

  It turns out that Liu Zhensheng is really a good teacher...

  Of course, Yoon Hyun had no objection to Han Hyo-joo's occasional "disturbance" while reading books because he got along well with her. The girl's personality was the kind of genuine and unpretentious nature that Yoon Hyun liked. Chatting or joking around, they were all quite open-minded.

  "Why did you come to film a costume drama?" Han Xiaoju had wanted to ask this question for a long time.

  "This is it, I just wanted to give it a try." Yoon Hyun smiled and replied. It's not like he could say it was because of Liu Zhi Shi's suggestion.

  "But I see Yoon Hyun and you don't seem to mind that your parts are small at all, apparently you're not bothered." Han Hyo-joo still shook her head in disbelief.

  "Just try, why so many lines, acting is too tiring." Yin Xian still refused to tell the truth. Of course, there's no way to say the truth, do you want me to go argue with the screenwriter and director?

  "Doesn't acting like this narrow down your path as an actor?" Han Hyo-joo's words were sincere. "You have to seriously act well in every play, and then there will be a better next one waiting for you!"

  Yoon Hyeon was taken aback for a moment, and for an instant, he felt a little moved. If it were said that Han Hyo-joo was such a senior with experience, it would sound somewhat instructive or condescending.

  But when a beautiful woman of your age says something like that to you with a serious face, it's purely out of concern.

  "But actually, I entered the entertainment industry just because I wanted to sing." Yoon Hyun thought for a moment and said seriously, "Acting was really just a temporary interest, and then came to experience it, try it out."

  "It's really hard to believe that Yun Xian can play a role like Youngmin with such an attitude." Han Hyo-joo said with a helpless expression.

  "Treat others as you would like to be treated." Yin Xian smiled and said a Chinese proverb, "How others treat me is how I will treat them. That's what I've always done."

  "Speaking of which... " Han Hyo-joo's face showed disdain, but with a smile, "What does Yoon Hyun think of me?"

  "If Xiaozhu needs any help in the future, just let me know." Yoon Hyun's response was not direct, but also very direct.

  Han Hyo-joo smiled.

  "But to be honest, Yun Hyun's songs are really nice to listen to." Han Hyo-joo said.

  "Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the chance to enter this circle either." Yun Hyun's answer was honest, but not entirely honest. If he really wanted to get into this circle, it wasn't just Kim Tae-hee, even Kim Hyeong-seok would help...

  "But I still prefer your appearance when you act with Yoon Hyun." Han Hyo-joo continued.

  "Do you like it?" Yoon Hyun smiled slyly with a hint of teasing.

  "Choi Han-kyeol is really handsome," said Hwang Hyo-joo.

  Yin Xian smiled and didn't say anything more. But in her heart, it was still warm.

  After finishing this play, I shouldn't be acting again, right? Yoon Hyun said to himself quietly, after all, acting isn't something he likes to do or wants to do...

  Although in the drama group, Yoon Hyun's marginalization made him start to have some resistance to acting, the feeling that he couldn't control his own destiny made him feel very uncomfortable. However, with the announcement of the Baeksang Arts Awards nominations, Yoon Hyun once again became the focus of the entire entertainment circle.

  The Baeksang Arts Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in the South Korean entertainment industry, have been awarded annually since 1965.

  Yoon Hyun received nominations for Best New Actor and Best Actor in both the film and television departments as last year's rising star.

  And also nominated for Best Variety Show Host at the same time.

  Such a transcript is dazzling everyone's eyes.

  As is well known, last year Yoon Hyun only had three works: the variety show "Infinite Challenge", the TV series "Coffee Prince 1st Shop", and the movie "Chaser".

  That is to say, his performance in each of his works has been recognized by the judges of the Bai Xiang Art Awards.

  This is no longer just a breakthrough, it's a miracle.

  So, almost immediately, the TV drama "One Branch of Plum Blossom" starring Yoon Hyun became the focus of attention. Such attention also gave SBS unparalleled confidence, and finally decided to end the lukewarm "NR", scheduling "One Branch of Plum Blossom" to air ahead of schedule.

  Along with it, most of the crew were overjoyed.

  "Yoon Hyun, I wonder who you'll be walking the red carpet with at the Baeksang Arts Awards? Yoon Eun Hye?" On the last day of filming before the Baeksang Awards, Han Hyo Joo actively approached Yoon Hyun.

  "Hmm, I might have to take care of all three groups...". Yin Xian thought for a moment and felt a bit of a headache. Indeed, all three crews would be attending the award ceremony where Bai Xi was nominated. It seemed like no matter where he sat, it wouldn't be quite right.

  "So, either way, come with me!" Han Hyo-joo said with a smile.

  "Huh? Is it okay?" Yin Xian's eyes lit up, this was a good way that wouldn't offend anyone.

  "We go there early and finish walking first, then when you walk the red carpet in each drama group, you just show up, isn't that okay?" Han Hyo-joo suggested.

  "Xiao Zhu, thank you so much! This suggestion is great!" Yin Xian thought for a moment and felt that this was the most reliable option, and couldn't help but feel grateful to Han Xiao Zhu.

  "No big deal, because of you, this play has received so much attention and I've also gained a lot of exposure, it's only right that I help out. Besides, didn't you say that you would repay anyone who is good to you? I'm waiting!" She said with a playful tongue-out expression.

  "Shall we get in touch on the day of the awards ceremony?" Yoon Hyun smiled and made a phone call gesture.

  "Good!" Han Hyo-joo also said with a smile.

  When the organizers of the Baeksang Arts Awards received Yoon Hyun's red carpet arrangement, they were all a bit unbelievable. As the first episode of "Infinite Challenge" special starring Yoon Eun-hye was broadcast, the popularity of Ko Eun-chan, which had gradually cooled down, was rekindled again. Even if it was to prevent rumors from further fermenting, whether walking the red carpet with Kim Yun-seok or with Park Myung-soo and Liu Zai-shi, who also received the Best Host nomination, would have been a better choice.

  But Yoon Hyun chose Han Hyo-joo instead.

  Of course, this could also be for publicity of a new play.

  But as the person who received the most nominations this year, being required to walk the red carpet in the first three groups is quite a strange request, isn't it? Even if he can't be ranked after Won Bin, Bae Yong-joon and Park Shin-yang, shouldn't he at least be able to make it into the last 5 pairs?

  But Yoon Hyun continued to insist on this arrangement, so the organizers couldn't say anything else. Especially when they knew that Yoon Hyun also planned to take a photo with each crew member, they were relieved.

  "You look really beautiful today!" Looking at Han Hyo-joo, who was dressed up in modern attire, Yoon Hyun couldn't help but praise: "Modern clothes are much more beautiful than traditional clothes."

  "The director will kill you if he hears that!" Han Hyo-joo smiled and refuted Yun Hyeon's praise.

  It was almost time for the two of them to take the stage.

  Journalists who had not been informed in advance generally thought that there would be no big shots before the red carpet, but unexpectedly, only the third group of guests, Yin Xian, dressed in a handsome and elegant outfit, appeared on the red carpet with Han Hyo-joo, who was elegant and slightly playful.

  This instant killed countless journalists' shutter.

  As the broadcast of Baeksang Arts Awards, SBS was naturally thrilled to see the two holding hands and gave them a lot of screen time.

  After a brief interview, Yoon Hyun took Hwang Hyo-joo's arm and entered the venue.

  "You must be tired. Where are you going to sit?" Han Hyo-joo asked Yoon Hyun with a mixture of concern and teasing, watching as he led himself to the seat and then immediately turned around to leave.

  "Which prize will be awarded, just sit in that area?" Yoon Hyun thought for a moment and could only come up with such an ambiguous answer.

  Then, Yoon Hyun-sung appeared at the end of the red carpet with each of the three drama teams as they arrived on site. Especially, the "Coffee Prince" team was also asked to take many photos hugging Yoon Eun-hye together.

  As the last big names entered the venue, the 44th Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony finally kicked off.

  "Today's performing guest is Girls' Generation?" Yoon Hyun looked at the schedule in his hand with some surprise.

  "Yoon Hyun, aren't you close to the Girls' Generation members?" Park Myung-soo asked, sitting next to Yoon Hyun. He was nominated for Best Variety Show Host today and his wedding is coming up soon, so he's in a state of high excitement.

  "I don't know. After I scolded them in the waiting room of SBS's 'Inkigayo' last time, they haven't contacted me again." Yoon Hyun said with a very innocent tone.

  "Was it that time when I and Zhong Guo went to find you? You didn't show any signs of having scolded them at all." Liu Zai Shi was also very nervous, he had high hopes for this award today.

  "Never mind, I'll go find En Hui and the others first. My first award nomination is for Best New Actor in a TV series." Yoon Hyun felt that being with these two sharp-tongued people was a bit exhausting, so he decisively chose to escape.

  "Console En-hui a bit, she's been quite fixated on this year's Best Actress award." Liu Zhi-shi instructed as he watched Yin Xian walk over.

  "I know." Yoon nodded.

  When Yoon Hyun came to the set of "Coffee Prince 1st Shop", Yun Eun-hye was sitting there with a bewildered expression.

  "Eun Hye sister, are you okay?" Yun Hyun sat down beside Eun Hye with a plop.

  "Ah...... it's nothing." Yoon Eun-hye seemed still a bit distracted.

  "It's almost my turn for an award. I don't know if I can win over Song Chang-yi, though." Yoon Hyun said with a smile.

  "Yoon Hyun definitely has no problem." Yoon Eun Hye smiled slowly as she regained her composure.

  Then, in the competition for Best New Actor in a TV Drama Department, Yoon Hyun lost to Song Chang-eui.

  Next, Best New Actor in Film Department, Yoon Hyun lost to Jang Keun-suk.

  Below, the best actor in the TV series department, Yoon Hyun was unexpectedly defeated by Park Shin-yang.

  Finally, the Best Actor in Film Department went to Yoon Hyun-seok, who lost to Lim Chang-jung.

  Although Yoon Eun-hye, who was in tears again, thanked Yoon Hyun at the time of receiving the Best Actress award for TV section, and Yoon Hyun also applauded excitedly when Park Myung-soo won the Best Variety Show Host. However, when the awards ceremony ended, Yoon Hyun's face turned iron blue.

  "Yoon Hyun, are you okay?" As the opponent of Yoon Hyun in "Pursuit", Kim Yun-seok also received a nomination for Best Actor and similarly lost without knowing why. Can't help but feel a little resentful.

  "It's nothing." Yoon Hyun shook his head.

  After all, "The Pursuer" won the grand prize, and director Luo Hongzhen also won the Best New Director award. It's a bit embarrassing to be so gloomy.

  "Are you going to the celebration dinner tonight?" Kim Yoon-sik asked after some thought.

  "If you go, I'll accompany you; if you don't go, then forget it." Yoon Hyun said after some thought.

  "What about the celebration feast on the other side?" Kim Yun-seok asked again.

  It was then that Yoon Hyun realized Kim Yun-seok's intention.

  "Eun Hye's side only has her receiving the award, and I don't think they'll hold any celebration party. As for Infinite Challenge, even if I don't go, they will completely understand." Yoon Hyun thought for a moment before speaking honestly.

  "There must be reporters waiting outside for an interview. Are you ready?" asked Kim Yoon-seok.

  "I'm a straightforward person, if someone teases me, I won't mind making them lose face." Yin Xian smiled.

  "That night's celebration party we'll just skip." Kim Yoon-sik nodded and said.

  "It's not necessary, Yoon Shi-ah. You and I are different. You're a pure actor." After saying that, Yun Hyun looked away from Kim Yoon-sik with his gaze, "And me...I was just someone who liked to sing..."

  "You're wasting your talent like this." Jin Yoon-soo couldn't help but advise.

  "What talent? Yunhyeong hyung, you might have forgotten that I'm a Ph.D. student in the philosophy department at Seoul University. Compared to that, what's this so-called 'talent' of mine? Yoon Hyeon's face broke into a confident smile. And even if we're talking about show business, who can stop me from singing?"

  Jin Yunshi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and patted Yin Xian's shoulder, saying nothing more.

  Then Yin Xian walked out of the meeting room alone.

  "Yoon Hyun, what are your thoughts on losing the Best Actor award for the movie?" Yoon Hyun had just stepped out of the venue when reporters swarmed around him like sharks smelling blood.

  "Best Actor in a Movie?" Yoon Hyun smiled and thought for a moment, saying: "I acted with senior Kim Yun-seok in 'The Chaser'. His portrayal of the small character and his grasp of it, as well as the subtlety of his struggle and confusion during the psychological transformation, I learned a lot from him during filming. Compared to him, I'm still far behind."

  "But the best actor is Lin Changzheng." The reporter continued reluctantly.

  "I am not as good as Jin Yunshi." Yoon Hyun said again with a firm smile.

  "Best Actor in a TV Series award..." another reporter asked.

  "This nomination for Best Actor in a Drama is just a motivation for me from the start," Yoon Hyun interrupted the reporter's question. "Even at the Baeksang Awards, I didn't think I'd receive such an award. And I think this nomination is largely due to senior Yoon Eun-hye's influence. Congratulations to Eun-hye on her Best Actress win."

  "Best New Actor in a TV Drama..." The reporter saw that Yoon Hyun had a lot to say, so he simply stopped asking questions and instead used prompting.

  "Am I a newcomer? I've already been nominated for Best Actor, why would I care about the newcomer award? Wouldn't that be bullying the younger ones? Yoon Hyun's smile turned cold. Most of the reporters had seen "The Chaser", so they recognized the cold smile of the killer from the movie, and several people couldn't help but shudder. So even if I didn't get it, I wouldn't dare to argue with them. There's a famous Chinese poem that says: 'Those who abandoned me yesterday cannot be kept today.' Since I didn't get it, then so be it."

  Is it really over? Almost all journalists had this question in their minds.

  "The male lead in that movie..."

  "I've already talked about the movie, I'm not as good as senior Kim Yoon-seok." Yoon Hyun smiled and said again. "Lastly, I'd like to congratulate Myung-soo hyung, since I've already given you the best variety show host award, I won't give you a wedding gift!" Then he turned around and left the group of reporters.

  Before this excited group of journalists turned the interview manuscripts in their hands into reports published and broadcast on major media, a message from the official website of en Entertainment Company opened the music for this carnival feast.

  "After communicating with Yoon Hyun himself, in order to fully respect the artist's own wishes, our company's artist Yoon Hyun is now releasing the following statement: From the date of this announcement onwards, for a certain period of time, Yoon Hyun will no longer accept any film or television drama-related schedules and will return to his original profession as a singer. At the same time, thank you to all friends who have supported and understood Yoon Hyun. Matters that have already been contracted are not included in this."

  Yoon Hyun's fans went crazy instantly.

  In the past half year or so, Yoon Hyun's fan cafe has been developing quite well. Although the three principles for joining have caused a lot of inconvenience to many fans who like Yoon Hyun, and some people even set up an unofficial fan cafe without these thresholds, the number of official fan cafe members has already grown to nearly 50,000 people.

  Within an hour of Yoon Hyun's announcement, nearly 25,000 people withdrew from being his fans.

  However, Yoon Hyun temporarily did not have the energy to take care of this matter, because he had more urgent things to deal with in front of him.

  "You're a big disappointment, Yoon Hyun." Agent Kim Soo-yeon said calmly to Yoon Hyun.

  "I can also understand your choice, after all, people tend to move upwards." Yoon Hyun was very calm when he called the company on his way home and found out about the current situation.

  "The company has arranged another job for me." Kim Soo-hyun remained calm, "I had been refusing before, but I just agreed now."

  "Well, you're a pretty good agent. The artists who follow you are lucky." Yoon Hyun nodded.

  "Well, I'll be off then." Kim Soo-hyun got up and went to her room in Yoon Hyun's house, carrying a suitcase.

  "Shall I see you home?" asked Yoon Hyun.

  "It's over." Kim Soo-hyun slammed the door shut.