To Heewon, acting was something forced upon him. It wasn’t something he started because he liked, but he found his talent in it, so he started focusing on acting according to the generally accepted opinion that a special talent can resolve living expense problems. He was quite uneasy since he had never focused on anything for an extended period of time, but he didn’t give up on it, believing in his little brother’s words that he could do it. After all, his brother was never wrong. When he started learning the basics after entering an agency, Heewon realized that his talent was something beyond special.

“You will become a one-of-a-kind actor.”

Those were the words of Choi Gyeonmi, his instructor. Under Choi Gyeonmi, Heewon focused on differentiating and expressing the color of emotions that only he could see within him. Borrowing Gyeonmi’s words, that was the process of bringing out the world hidden within him behind a shell. He alternated between the boredom and ecstasy given to him by learning until one day, Gyeonmi gave him a script for a drama, saying that it was time for him to do something. Ever since then, his only wish had been to live in his house without leaving for a month. His schedule was just that tight.

He couldn’t remember...