Reversal of Fate

Johwan found himself in an interview session during one of the shows, aware that many eyes would be watching.

"Dinner date with the hottest stars. Today is a special day at the Louvre with rare statues! I brought her here. What statue is this? Viewers, are you curious?" he continued, "Yes! It's Johwan!"

Johwan smiled, "Hello, I'm Johwan."

"I introduce Johwan as a statue. It's all for a reason; his nickname is Juhwan. Do you know why?"

"My nickname? No, I don't know."

"A walking piece. This is Geol Jo. You don't know?"

"Haha, tea girl? I don't know."

"Please show your statue face here and there. You've been inactive since My Love rolled off Blue Star. I want to know, what have you been doing during the break?"

"Um, nothing special. I did a lot of exercise during the Sunday broadcast break. I like outdoor activities. But I didn't have time during the active season."

"What outdoor sports? Tennis or golf?"

"Swimming. I go to rivers and seas when I'm abroad."

"Oh, isn't that what we do when swimming? Can I look forward to Johwan's appearance in swimwear? Please record a film of you as a swimmer."

"I hope I can. I don't know about anything else, but I'm confident in swimwear."

"Ahaha. I've been looking forward to it! Johwan is known for not using stand-ins, even when shooting action films. So, even if you make a swimming film, you'll do it without a stand-in, right? I think it would be very cool."

Johwan just smiled, "Of course, I've been a swimming fan since I was a child. If I get the chance, I'll try to show you a cool performance."

"Truly—I can already hear the charming voice of the last woman. There's a famous dialogue that spawned many parodies in 'PUG DAE.' Can I ask for it here?"

"Here? Can I use rough language?"

"Yes. We'll handle it perfectly!"

Johwan held his face, embarrassed, "I don't know, I can't."

Continuing, "Actually, even when recording that, Da is not used to vulgar words; it's very tiring, sorry."

"Oh god. Really? Johwan, how would you survive in this harsh world—you have to practice speaking roughly,"

Johwan laughed, "Haha. I know,"

After the interview session, back in Johwan's private room, he threw his jacket at the assistant in annoyance.

"Darn it! Hey, you rascal. Damn it, didn't you check your script properly?!"

Johwan sat on the sofa, holding his head in frustration. Johwan vented his frustration.

"Let's do our job properly. I don't pay you to play around and eat, you rascal!" Johwan scolded his assistant harshly.

Johwan continued his rant, "Who doesn't use a stand-in? Why, are you asking other questions?"

The assistant tried to speak, "I heard that Director Baek doesn't like stand-ins. So, the company asked the question, isn't that important? He said you're a good swimmer."

"By the way, you... What if it's found out? He won the casting, learned slowly, and tried to release a clip. Idiot! It's all because of you, who asked you to inquire about it?"

He no longer responded to Johwan's curses, "Fine. Take a break."

"Where are you going? Get rid of that garbage you threw!"

"Yes."

Johwan sighed in frustration, sitting on the bench and becoming very upset.

"Don't join the company and find a swimming instructor from your background. Without anyone knowing."

Elsewhere, Mirabel was tidying up some swimming equipment in the deserted swimming pool.