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Song Seung Heon Drank Water. Why Did It Feel Like a Love Confession?
A completely serious investigation into screen presence, subtle acting and why I should never attempt either in public
There are two kinds of people in this world.
First, there are actors capable of drinking water while appearing to carry the emotional burden of several generations.
Then there are the rest of us, choking on our drinks because we accidentally made eye contact with the glass.
I belong firmly to the second group.
Meanwhile, Song Seung Heon can enter a room, glance through a window, adjust his watch and take one quiet sip of water, and suddenly the audience needs three business days to recover.
Nothing extraordinary has happened.
A man was thirsty.
Why, then, did it feel like he had just remembered a lost love, forgiven his father and accepted the fragile nature of human existence?
The answer is presence.
And possibly the jawline.
But mostly presence.
