Unbeknown to myself as I"m drawn into the script and the world around me slowly disappears.The conference room soon starts to fill and the noise reaches a simmering level that makes one feel like you are in a marketplace.
A female figure quietly enters the room and takes a seat next to me trying her best not to disturb me. Unfortunately no matter how stealthy she is. Her appearance made the entire room still.
Pristine, graceful and feminine. Those are the words that come to mind when one first see"s her.
Her thin arch shaped eyebrows, pair hair dark sleek hair that wraps around her face perfectly accentuate her almond shape eyes, making her look quite ephemeral. She is wearing minimalist makeup, as her skin is a faultless as the stars. She has a shy smile on her face which lifts her already prominent cheeks appear slightly chubby with a sweet little dimple that should be illegal. No, it"s dangerous.
Her outfit is simple, a dark blue jeans, with an over sized s.h.i.+rt and a graphic T-s.h.i.+rt showing underneath. On her wrist is a silver watch adorning her wrist. It"s refined simplicity at its utmost finest.
Putting her handbag down on the table, which causes it to shake a little. I am finally alerted that another human being has arrived and that someone has just sat down next to me. Putting the script down, I turn to look at the person and my eyes bulge at the sight.
"Moon Chae-won!"
"This is Moon Chae-won!
Slightly tongue tied, I try and introduce myself and say as fast as possible, " "Uhm... h.e.l.lo. I"m Dylan... Park. Nice to meet you"
She is surprised at my sudden introduction, given that she was just fiddling with her purse before composing herself,
"Nice to meet you too. I"m Chae-won Moon" She answers speaking slowly but clearly.
"I know, I"m a fan!" I say excitingly
"Thank you, I"m also a fan of Dylan-ssi" She courteously responds
"You are?" An unconvinced tone is used.
"I really liked your singing on Family outing" She says with a small smile on her face.
"Wow, Moon Chae-won likes my singing. This is real right? Pinch me" I tease.
It"s weird but my nervousness has all but seem to have vanished. Right now she is no longer the Hallyu Star but just more like a friend I"ve just made. She really does make one comfortable. It"s no wonder she has such great chemistry with her co-stars, her entire being makes it easy.
I lean forward and signal for her to pinch my cheeks.
She obliges and does it really softly so I pretend to be hurt, "Ouch! You didn"t really have to do it!"
She panics, "Sorry Sorry, I didn"t mean...."
Laughing at her getting worked up, "You are the type who takes everything seriously right?"
Carefully choosing her next words as if she is wondering around the forest. she expounds a type of answer which perfectly reflects her thoughts, " I don"t know what you mean, but its never wrong to be sincere"
Looking at the pure innocence radiating from her right now, I can"t help but want to protect her.
She is a real life fairy.
"No it"s not" I say, and just gaze at her lost unable to think of how to continue the conversation
"And you?" She asks
"Huh"?
"What kind of person are you?"
"What kind of person am I?"
"That"s a very existential question right there"
"how do I even answer that?"
"I"ll need some serious brain power dedicated to think of a worthy answer"
After a short while thinking, I answer,
"honestly... I haven"t thought about what type of person I am... I know what type of person I"d like to be though. Someone... people would look up to as a role model. Someone they can rely on. Someone, kind, caring. Someone honest. Someone... I don"t really know how to put into words properly"
Chae-won , she sits calmly and patiently listens to my floundering about and once I"m done says, "I figured it out... I know what type of person you are!"
"What type?" I ask
"The type who takes everything seriously" she chuckles, finding her own joke hilarious.
Rolling my eyes at her, a slight smile can"t help but fall on my face.
.....
As time pa.s.ses and our small chit-chat continues, the room is after a period of time sold with all cast and staff.
To my right sits chae-won and to my left is Han Hyo-joo, who exuberates the upbeat and bright personality you see on your TV screen. Her charming personality and cute looks coupled with her delicate and sweet voice, really makes it quite clear why she is the audience"s little darling.
Lee suengi has also arrived a while ago and while we shared greetings it was no more than that. His not overtly handsome in the traditional sense but still good-looking none the less. Since his arrival the atmosphere has really warmed from a spring like calm to a blistering heat. His really a people person, even I can"t help but admire his skill. He really embodies the t.i.tle of nation"s umchinah (i.e your mother"s friend"s son you never want to be compared to)
At the head of the table sits a chubby man with square framed gla.s.ses in a purple s.h.i.+rt. His Director Jin Hyuk and he will soon go onto being one of the biggest television directors in South Korea.
Opening his mouth, he instantly draws everyone"s attention "Okay guys, let"s get this over with. Everyone pickup the scripts! This is the final draft for episode 1, let"s begin!"