Out and about in Songtan the other day visiting a friend from college who through pure coincidence is also currently stationed in Korea, we saw a truck open on an anonymous corner near his apartment containing lots of stage gear: lights, reflectors, etc. It generated a moment’s curiosity, as there is no nearby theatre, but that was all.
Several hours later as dusk was falling we happened to cross the same corner again. This time the stage gear was all deployed in the middle of the road and there was a crowd of maybe a dozen gathered in front of a small storefront. In the center of the commotion, at the focus of the cameras and the boom mikes, were two extremely stylish and good-looking young people.
There was an open space four or five meters from the actors, out of the way of the lights and cameras, from which we thought to watch the proceedings for a while. One of the crew came over to us and made exaggerated “be quiet” gestures, and we nodded our understanding silently. Unfortunately, even once the director quieted everyone there and started the camera, the female actress said nothing, but instead gave us a dirty look. We left, chatting about how a pair of innocent waygugin could so distract her that she refused to perform.
It’s one reason I love living abroad: the random events are drawn from a completely different pool than when living back home.
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