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Not right now.

My major...

I used be a car mechanic.

You know in movies and on TV,

where they flip cars dangerously?

Can you do that if asked?

Well... I...

I specialize in fixing cars

not breaking them.

So I'm not sure if I... can...

But if you're

talking about flipping...

If you want me to flip...

That day, he flipped his body

instead of a car.

But today, he is one of the best

car-flipping stuntmen in Korea.

That's all.

Wow! Thank you. Good job!

Please accept me for your school!

For my specialty,

I said I dance some...

And so I danced.

And even though I was terrible,

I'd do a split

and stretch... in jeans.

Those jeans were

really tight too.

But I did it.

Of course, they laughed.

They laughed but... I think they

chose me because I made them laugh.

When I got the call,

I made a big bow to them.

Well, a big bow to the phone.

First, we tend to look at how

sincere and humane they are.

Then we look

at their physical talent.

Sung-il SHIN

I'm from Pohang.

My name is Sung-il Shin.

You're a good looking guy.

Why did you apply?

Are you an actor who wants

to learn some stunts?

Or do you want to be a stuntman?

We'd like to be clear.

I'm here to become a stuntman.

His kicks were mediocre but...

Accepted on good looks alone!

How humane

their audition process is.

But there was a guy accepted

without even making a single kick.

Oh, that guy!

I have no clue now

why we picked him.

There was nothing

special about him.

His kicks were not that great

and he wasn't

really skilled either...

Right!

There was that one thing.

He had a unique way of thinking

and looking at things.

And... he had a scary look

in his eyes.

Hey, stop glaring at us...

It's spooky

you glaring like that.

I uh... just got

out of the army.

So I guess

I'm still in that mode.

Are there any sports you can do?

Can you show us?

I didn't do

a particular sport...

But I was told in the army that

I'm pretty good at soccer.

And um...

My childhood dream was to be

a soccer player by the way...

I know if I work hard,

I can be better than anyone.

My dream is to become

an action actorldirector

like Stephen Chow

so I must pass this audition.

We happened to run into

Byung-gil's army buddy

returning from

reserve forces training.

Sang-hyuk YOON

Byung-gil's army buddy

On one of my leaves, I met Byung-gil.

He said he made a film or something.

At first,

I didn't believe him.

There are lots of idiots in the army.

No matter how dumb or weird,

they all brag about how great

they were on the outside.

I thought he was one of them...

Then I saw his film...

Standing on something sword edge?

I give it

at least 4 out of 5 stars.

And I'm a real stingy critic.

But the thing is... His face...

His face was... It was all wrong.

As a director,

he's got talent, loads.

But that's it.

He's all talent and no looks.

Maybe in about 40 years,

when we're all old men,

when actor Dong-Kun Jang

gets old and

Byung-gil gets old,

it'll be the same.

Even Dong-Kun Jang,

when he's 70,

his good looks will sour.

Byung-gil's looks are

already sour and will stay so.

They'd finally be equal.

Maybe when he's 70,

Byung-gil can be

a character actor

like Jack Nicholson.

That's the most

we can hope for him.

He shouldn't act

while he's young...

Byung-gil chose the wrong path.

He needs to just direct...

If Sung-il

had played the lead...

I mean, his look is more

commercial than Byung-gil so...

If Byung-gil hadn't played the lead

in Standing on the Edge of a Sword...

Even I'd be a better...

I think it best if Byung-gil

continues to just direct.

Not just because of his looks...

Not because of that... I think

directing is a good fit for him.

Swayed by their earnest advice,

Byung-gil firmly vows to only

direct this documentary.

The film starts with Sye-jin after

Byung-gil sees a UCC of his by chance.

The UCC was for an idea Sye-jin had

for a TV variety comedy show.

But since live horses

can't be brought into the studio,

Sye-jin's idea was rejected.

Though that idea ended in failure,

he came to Seoul again soon after.

It was to meet

with another network.

I just need to sell myself right.

Since I'm weird enough...

What sort of audition is this?

Sell himself right?

Jae-seok Yu's Truth Game!

Which type are you?

Weird jobs? Experiences?

A Writer for "Truth Game"

- Where do you live?

- Now?

Oh, no. No shooting.

You're not shooting me, are you?

- Please turn it off.

- Stop shooting.

After the interview, he seems off.

He decides to call the writer again.

Hi, we just met.

You said to call

if I thought of anything else?

You mentioned voice imitations?

No, I can't do any but...

You know the martial arts actors

Bruce Lee and Jet Li?

I can mimic

their actions a little.

Do you think

you're going to make it?

I'm... laying down the groundwork

to make it, I guess.

A day after vowing to make it,

Sye-jin visits a fortune teller.

They say she's really,

really good.

I made an appointment 6 months ago

from Jeju. I just met from her.

Filming was not allowed.

But he secretly taped it. Let's hear.

Looking at your face...

I feel stifled.

You do many things.

But you need to stick to one.

That's my personality.

I can't stick to just one thing.

It's not your personality.

It's your fate.

A lion blocks

every path you take...

With its mouth wide open...

Go any further and

it'll snap your head off...

Then what can I do?

Carry a tiger on your back!

A tiger?

How am I supposed to do that?

You need to draw a tiger

on your back.

Then you'll defeat the lion.

The bigger the tiger, the better.

Set of TV Series HEA A few days later, Sye-jin goes to see

his friends who are working on a set.

Maybe in the morning? I'll buy some

when the store opens in the morning.

There are still a lot left!

Alright. Have as many

as you want.

Okay.

I can't say anything

with the camera rolling.

Are you just going

to eat and leave?

I have debt. Debt!

While these guys have cars, houses,

everything, all I have is debt!

So I eat a little...

Still, I'm older.

They should respect that.

I may look younger but I'm the elder.

Won't even let me eat...

A**holes.

How much older are you?

One year!

The main filming of the night

is a car-chase scene by Gui-duck.

The car gets a flat tire.

The stuntmen grab a midnight snack

in the down time.

Jin-seock feeds Gui-duck a rice roll

as he busily fixes the car.

- Sye-jin is busy feeding himself eggs.

- So hungry...

I like boiled eggs better.

But these are baked.

Sung-il is busy throwing

his body around.

Damn it! I was just about to

give him my coat.

Damn... Those a**holes...

Sung-il and Jin-seock go over

the moves for another scene.

But their timing is off today.

No, no, not like that!

Unable to sit by any longer,

stunt director Doo-hong Jung

goes and gives them a demo.

Wow! He's on a different level.

Sye-jin seemed

to have disappeared.

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