even though there was a structure that eunhye had to follow for her show, there were certain times when the guest’s reaction or words would make each episode different than the previous ones. so when she watches jaewoo, a part of her smiles as she tries to resist laughing after hearing his comment. “some of our viewers may know how this goes, but before you show us what your special skill is, i have to check your resume to see if you are qualified to teach me this skill!” on cue, eunhye was handed a clipboard with a piece of paper attached to it. she had told jaewoo beforehand to fill out the resume and as she was about to sit down, she signaled him to do the same.
reviewing through the resume, eunhye hummed softly as if she was checking through every question. but in actuality, eunhye was skimming through certain aspects and focusing on questions that she felt were worth discussing out loud. plus, after looking at the special skill that he had written, eunhye wanted to keep it as a secret in the meantime and reveal it when the audience least expected it.
it didn’t take long before she found something that would serve as a starting point for the two of them. “it’s noted in both here and your introduction that you have an interest in acting. what encouraged you to pursue acting in the first place? was there someone that motivated you to try acting?” she looked at him, curious to know what his answer was. there were some acting trainees that she knew and each time she asked them how they got into acting, it was always an interesting story to her.
he turns to eunhye once his introduction's done, nodding as she speaks, and he finds himself grinning (again) when she mentions the resume he'd filled out earlier. he'd taken it very very seriously, trust, but once the clipboard's in her hands, he takes a subtle peek and is only reminded of how ugly his handwriting is. he purses his lips, half in shame and half because he finds it a little funny. but despite the jagged appearance of his penmanship (like somebody had put twigs together to try and spell the words), at least the writing's understandable, however much of an eyesore it is.
eunhye doesn't seem to mind, doesn't mention it either (which jaewoo's grateful for), as she reads through his resume. instead, she moves ahead with a few questions—ones that genuinely make him think.
jaewoo hums as he pieces his answer together, turning slightly towards the camera (blocking's a constant concern in his head, or something of a reflex, even, at this point). "i think i've always wanted to be an actor, even if, um, i didn't realize it at first." his tone's fond—always is, wherever his passion's concerned. "when i watched movies as a kid, i always found myself wanting to act as well. be in the film, something like that! or maybe make movies of my own." he's an animated speaker, hands lively as they move around to accompany his words. "but back then, i was focused on something else—um, my academics, specifically—so, uh, i didn't really consider acting as a career until i joined film and theatre clubs in high school. i participated in a lot of school productions and projects after that, and i realized that acting was what i really wanted to do all along!" he looks at the camera, eyes twinkling. "my friends from those clubs were also the ones who encouraged me to try acting, so i'm really thankful for them."
(he skips a lot of the actual details, because hey, nobody wants to hear about the potential nepotism, or how one of the real reasons he'd put acting in the backburner all these years was because he didn’t want to agitate his father more than his older brother already did—that maybe his family could at least keep some of its peace if he continued to be not disappointing, but that’s been a bust, so.
he’s definitely not saying that on a fun, family-friendly vlive show, of all places.)
