I Was Mistaken as a Monstrous Genius Actor - Chapter 440

440th Episode: Emmy Awards (2)

This year’s Primetime Emmy Awards was broadcast live worldwide, including Korea, Japan, France where Cannes was held, and the United States. The broadcast began when celebrities other than actors started walking the red carpet. The Emmy Awards started in the afternoon in LA, but regardless of the time difference, people from all over the world tuned in to the live broadcast of the Emmy Awards.

It is the most prestigious awards ceremony in the broadcasting industry worldwide, so it attracts a lot of attention.

Not only the general public, but also many industries outside of the entertainment industry and the press paid attention. As has been the case every year, the impact of this year’s Emmy Awards was more than doubled. That’s because there were many issues such as ‘Harmful Evil.’

The most talked-about thing was Korea, where the whole country was excited.

‘Male lead nominee ‘Kang Woo-jin’ + ‘Harmful Evil’ nominated in 10 categories, Primetime Emmy Awards’, starts live broadcast with a grand red carpet!

From the day before the Emmy Awards started until now, articles have been pouring out endlessly, and various SNS, communities, and YouTube have been in chaos as if a nuclear bomb had exploded.

The whole country is in an uproar.

Among them, the area of Jinju, Gyeongnam. In a house in Jinju, which has become famous as Kang Woo-jin’s hometown.

“Wow- crazy!! Look at the size of the awards ceremony!!! Is that where my brother is appearing??”

Woo-jin’s younger sister, Kang Hyun-ah, was furious. This is the house of Kang Woo-jin’s parents. Therefore, Kang Woo-cheol and Seo Hyun-mi were also with Kang Hyun-ah right next to her. All three of them have serious expressions on their faces.

“Woo-jin? Where is Woo-jin?”

“Dad! Be patient, he’s not out yet!”

“······How come, why am I shaking?”

“Mom! Deep breath!”

The three of them were watching the start of the Emmy Awards, which was being broadcast live on a large TV. On TV, a red carpet, foreign reporters, broadcasting teams, and spectators were being shown in full force. Kang Woo-jin’s family watched the live broadcast of the Emmy Awards for several tens of minutes, waiting anxiously for their son or brother to appear.

“Why- isn’t he coming out? Isn’t it already over? Or did the camera not film our Woo-jin?”

“That’s impossible! My brother is so hot at the Emmy Awards right now, there’s no way they could ignore him!”

Kang Woo-jin’s family had already experienced many awards ceremonies, from various Korean film festivals to the recent Cannes Film Festival, but each time was new. Woo-jin’s presence grew stronger every year, and this time it was the Emmy Awards.

That’s when it happened.

“Oh my! That actor is wearing very unique clothes?”

Seo Hyun-mi said, pointing at the TV with her index finger. Kang Woo-cheol, who was standing next to her with his arms crossed, nodded his head.

“Well, it’s Hollywood. I’ve heard that America is full of very unique people. But it’s still strange, all the Hollywood actors who have walked the red carpet so far have been in tuxedos.”

“It’s not just a strange level, is it? Something- he’s dressed like he’s a little crazy? His jacket and pants are bright red. Why is his shirt blue?”

“The yellow vest too. Hehe, even his socks are blue and red. His short, long hair is wet- and it’s red. Isn’t it a little strange for someone to just barge in?”

Woo-jin’s parents chattered as they watched the TV in amazement. It was understandable. Just now, the Emmy Awards live broadcast angle was focused on a crazy man in colorful clothes.

At that moment, Kang Hyun-ah’s eyes, which had been narrowed and staring at the TV without saying anything, widened.

“······What- what?? Wh-what?? Dad, Mom. That crazy guy. No, that man looks like our brother??”

Kang Woo-cheol and Seo Hyun-mi laughed in disbelief.

“What are you talking about?”

“Why are you suddenly comparing our Woo-jin to that crazy guy? Come to your senses.”

“No, no, no···it’s my brother, right? Ah, is it not? It’s not. It is.”

Finally, the crazy person on TV swept his hands over the slightly covered red long hair on his face, and Kang Woo-cheol and Seo Hyeon-mi widened their eyes like Kang Hyeon-ah.

“······Huh?”

“Yeah.”

Then both of them quickly approached the TV. It became even clearer.

“Woo-jin!”

“Son??”

The lunatic who appeared on the “Emmy Awards” was Kang Woo-jin. In a sudden and unbelievable situation, Woo-jin’s family members were silent for a moment. About 10 seconds or so. Soon, they almost simultaneously opened their mouths wide, staring at each other, and exclaimed in almost perfect unison.

“That crazy person was our son?!”

“That crazy person was our brother?!!”

This situation was not only here but all over Korea. The conference room of Woo-jin’s agency, bw Entertainment, was also in chaos. It was the screams of executives and fellow entertainers with time on their hands.

Among them was Hong Hye-yeon.

“Wha, what is that man wearing?! Is it Kang Woo-jin?!”

Ryu Jung-min was also mixed in.

“······The actor who went like that to the ‘Emmys’ will probably be Kang Woo-jin after digging through all of Hollywood history, right? Hahaha.”

“No! Brother! Are you laughing?!!”

“Why? Isn’t it fun and interesting like Woo-jin? It’s attention-grabbing, right?”

“It’s too attention-grabbing! People will curse him for being crazy!”

Including Hong Hye-yeon and Ryu Jung-min, the reactions of all the domestic actors who knew Kang Woo-jin were similar. The veteran actor Shim Han-ho, known as ‘Geomeori,’ even burst into a laughter mixed with confusion.

“What kind of performance is that?”

Director Kwon Ki-taek and other giant directors also raised their eyebrows at Kang Woo-jin’s crazy concept.

Not only Korea but Japan was also in an uproar.

“Hehehe, yeah. As soon as he appeared at the ‘Emmys,’ all the attention was on him.”

One of Kang Woo-jin’s main entourage members, President Hideki of the Kashihi Group, showed a very satisfied smile.

What about the public?

The public opinion in Korea and Japan went crazy as soon as Kang Woo-jin appeared on the live broadcast of the ‘Emmys,’ and the media, although bewildered, quickly moved their fingers. Of course, not only in these two countries but also around the world, from the Cannes Film Festival to the United States.

-That Korean actor has finally gone crazy, right??!

The appearance of the crazy Kang Woo-jin was spreading vividly.

Meanwhile.

Kang Woo-jin, who shocked the world’s audience.

“······”

He had a face full of indifference. Naturally, the place was in front of the ‘Microsoft Theater,’ with thousands of reporters, broadcasting teams, and onlookers crowding the red carpet.

“%(*&%*(#%&%*(!!!”

“@)*@%@*%*(@(*(@!!”

“*&^@&$*$$@!!!”

Amidst the screams and shouts.

-Pabababak!

-Pabababababak!!

Flashes like lightning were going off incessantly. More than a thousand cameras and at least a dozen broadcast cameras were bustling around. The onlookers surrounding him had even more phones than that.

Well, Woo-jin, maintaining a poker face, right now.

“Whoa, crazy. Is it a bit too much like a satire??”

It was almost over-the-top. The situation in front of him had easily surpassed the Cannes Film Festival. While Cannes’s red carpet was magnificent, the red carpet at the ‘Emmys’ felt more like a violent pressure

‘Hold on, hold on! My legs are giving out.’

And here, the grandeur of the ‘Academy Awards’ could be presumed anew.

‘“The Emmys,” the number one authority in broadcasting, is this orderly—how disorganized must the Academy Awards be??’

My ears are ringing.

It was because of the clamor of hundreds of reporters nearby.

It’s chaotic.

The fervor here was also too hot.

And then.

‘Ah.’

Something suddenly crossed Kang Woojin’s slightly dazed mind: his attire. Right, I’m the ‘Joker’ right now? I didn’t do any makeup, but other than that, Woojin was no different from the ‘Joker’ right now. It was time to show the world a live teaser of ‘Pierrot: The Birth of a Villain,’ along with a performance.

‘I can’t afford to be weak.’

Kang Woojin somehow managed to mind control himself. He raised the quality of his concept several times over, and although not entirely, he exuded the ‘Joker’s’ vibe with his entire body. He naturally swept his crimson hair back, which reached his jaw. Since his hair was wet, it rustled greatly.

Simultaneously.

-Pababababam!!

The violent flashes intensified, and the foreign reporters’ screams grew fiercer.

Oh, I don’t know, let’s just walk.

Kang Woojin, or the ‘Joker,’ began to walk with one hand in his pocket, and thousands of cameras followed in the procession of an alien. The foreign reporters and broadcasting crews from each country were bursting with bewilderment and absurdity.

“Wh, what are you trying to do??”

“A performance? Even so, this is the ‘Emmys’!”

“Kang Woojin—I heard rumors, but he really is crazy?!”

The live chat rooms that were spreading all over the world were like nuclear explosions. Numerous languages were going berserk.

-Kang Woojin? But why is he wearing such strange clothes??! Why is his hair long and red??

-Right? Kang Woojin? Even his socks don’t match!

-Huh? Strange? Was that actor originally like that??

-Has he finally lost his mind??

-He’s crazy, isn’t that the Emmys? Why is he wearing such an outfit? Why isn’t anyone stopping him!

-Pierrot? Doesn’t his hair and outfit feel like Pierrot?

-It’s clear that Hollywood’s expectations were too much for him!

-Sometimes when you get caught up in narcissism, you often end up like that in Hollywood

-With that half-crazy hair and outfit, but his expression is cynical, so he looks several times more dangerous!!

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The chat was refreshing without a single second of rest. As even the ‘Emmys’ red carpet and the world were stunned, Kang Woojin was calmly contemplating in his own way. It was when he had crossed one-third of the red carpet.

‘Is this okay?’

I wondered if it was too bland.

‘Well, just looking at the reporters and people around me going crazy is quite groundbreaking—don’t I need a bit more of the ‘Joker’s’ impact?’

I didn’t want to overdo it, but I decided to do a ‘Joker’-like performance no matter what. Then it would be a shame to just end it by walking like this. After some thought, Woojin.

-Swoosh.

Abruptly stopped walking. Then, while leisurely looking around, he pulled something out of the inner pocket of his red jacket. It was a cigarette case. It was something the ‘Joker’ smoked every day. Soon, Woojin put a cigarette in his mouth.

The hundreds of reporters nearby gasped.

“!!!”

“Tha, that madman!”

“A cigarette? He put a cigarette in his mouth right now?!”

It was the first in the history of the ‘Emmys,’ and even in the history of all the award ceremonies in the United States. An actor who had been nominated walked in a ‘Joker’ costume and put a cigarette in his mouth in the middle of the red carpet.

That’s why.

“What is that actor doing! Is he really crazy?!!”

Foreign reporters, broadcasting teams from various countries, and live broadcast teams were unable to hide their shock, but they kept their angles focused solely on Kang Woojin. No matter how explosive, the Hollywood A-listers behind him received minimal attention.

-Click.

Woojin, with a cigarette in his mouth, suddenly moved to the edge of the red carpet while running his hand through his hair. Then he reached out to a reporter’s camera that was furiously clicking away. The reporter was taken aback but

“······?”

Handed the camera to Woojin in a daze. Then he became the reporter himself and started taking pictures of the surroundings. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it ‘clownish.’ Kang Woojin then turned the camera around to take pictures of his face, using the hundreds of reporters behind the fence as his backdrop.

He repeated this a few times.

Just then.

-Crash!

One of the screaming onlookers, a foreign woman, threw her cell phone onto the red carpet. Woojin, who was looking down at the cell phone that had landed right before him, frowned and looked at the woman who had thrown it.

“······”

Kang Woojin kicked the cell phone on the floor towards the onlookers. An action without a change in expression. However, Woojin’s heart was pounding slightly.

‘Oh man, was that a bit much just now? I don’t know, I don’t know. It’ll work out somehow.’

Kang Woojin turned around. ‘Joker’ began to march again. However, it wasn’t ordinary. This time, there was a bit of rhythm to his steps. It almost looked like a dance. His red jacket and crimson hair fluttered slightly, and every time he took a step, his bright red and blue striped socks were clearly visible.

As he did so.

“Kyaaah!!!”

“@()@)%(*%()!!”

The screams and howls were deafening, gradually rising in decibels.

Finally.

‘Ah, is that the end over there?’

Kang Woojin’s eyes caught the photo zone surrounded by numerous reporters. It was in front of the main building of the ‘Microsoft Theater.’ The background was filled with the ‘Emmy Awards’ logo, and there were male and female foreign hosts with handheld microphones and numerous broadcasting team cameras. Male and female hosts in tuxedos or dresses waved at Woojin.

Come on over here right now.

Woojin, who was the center of thousands of gazes as the finale, nonchalantly walked up to the photo zone as ‘Joker’ with his crimson hair. The male host was the first to break the ice. He was visibly excited.

“Wow! Kang Woojin! It’s Kang Woojin, everyone! The hottest man in Hollywood right now! Woojin-ssi! Can you explain your outfit today??”

The female host interjected.

“It’s so intense!!”

The male host mentioned various performances Woojin had shown since his entrance, starting with the cigarette. Live broadcast teams, broadcasting teams from various countries, and numerous reporters’ cameras were aimed at Woojin as if shooting at him.

Kang Woojin, who had been handed the microphone, answered in a very low and leisurely manner as ‘Joker.’

“I showed you a ‘Clown of Terror’ or ‘Pierrot.'”

“A clown? Pierrot? What do you mean?”

“It’s a teaser. ‘Pierrot: Birth of a Villain,’ which will be the beginning of the ‘Cinematic Universe.'”

“Ah.”

In an instant, the surrounding reporters roared. Regardless, Kang Woojin looked into the live broadcast team’s camera and spoke again. It was ‘Joker’s’ way of speaking.

“This is the villain, like it or not.”