Interesting premise, but could have been better had the author fleshed out scenes in detail. Otherwise the "timeskips" are almost jarring and ruins a lot of the scenes. Appears to be written by a veteran author given his numerous, mostly unoriginal works. But they all appear to be light on details and this novel isn't all that different.

Suffers from identical pacing/filler issues to similar novels like "I was mistaken as a monstrous genius". But at least that novel went in-depth into the acting scenes despite excessive reaction filler. This novel... more>> doesn't even have enough acting scenes to back it up.

Why can't anyone write like "Top Management" anymore???

The story is about an acclaimed veteran villainous actor who reincarnates into his past, but this time with top-level looks instead of his previous villainous mug. It's a somewhat unique take on the reincarnation of a veteran actor trope. This reflects a real life trend of veteran Korean villainous actors finally starting to get the media limelight they deserve.

Unfortunately it still panders to Korean societal norms of excessively favoring good looking celebrities. It reinforces the stereotype that only with good looks can you get ahead in Korea, which denies the protagonist's own past of finally making it DESPITE his villainous mug. Because he actually gained recognition and won awards in his previous life before dying.

The various movie/drama references are interesting but another reminder that you can be an amazing lead actor... WITHOUT having great looks.

Spoiler

- MONSTER (the psychotic yet charismatic antagonist with cult-like personality)

- Nodame Cantible + Whiplash (JK Simmons' award-winning performance as a violent, abusive conductor)

- Some elements of Edward Norton's psychopathic behavior (Primal Fear, Fight Club)

There are probably some other Korean drama references of famous anti-heroes, but I can't recall/match the names.

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There needs to be more detail in his jobs, the author is glossing over them too quickly, we don't really see sufficient scenes in each job to show his performance, the focus is really on success here instead of the process - the whole point of novels is to read about the process so the payoff is better.

Him magically having all the skills for all his jobs doenst really give much emotional investment either

Please continue to translate this!

This is a rare OP acting character who does not feel unrealistic. His only cheat is the beautiful appearance he has after he regresses. The acting talent is his to begin with, so it is a lot of fun to see what an awesome villain actor can do with a pretty face!

There are no systems or special abilities, so it feels like you can focus more on the acting, and just what an actor brings to their roles.

I really want to read this one to the... more>> end. Translator, pretty please? <<less

This is my THING I wanted to read something about actor only plaing villains. But the one with this name was Bad. There are no systems here so I'm happy so far! Mooore pure skilled actors in novels only playing villains pls. I love a good villain. For example queen of harts or Lord Voldemort or the Narnia maam. Moriarty, Davy Jonson Thanos, Loki, there was also this one actor whose name I don't remember that was once a gangster. And he played villain so good. I love villains

Now... more>> the actual review. It's good and exactly what I was looking for. It might be boring sometimes. So some more pv life if shown would be better. Why is this so short cry. <<less

I'm not too far along but I like this a lot! It's one of these typical actor transmigration stories. I wouldn't say that the plot is original but the writing is well-done.

The translation is smooth and very nice. I like how everything flows together and I can tell the translator paid attention to make everything logical and coherent.

I would recommend giving this a try if you're in the mood for an actor transmigration story. Maybe do wait a bit for more chapters though because the story can be addicting. ^^

It's a really good story. People who like reading element like regression, actor, genius, and story inside a story will like this story very much just like me.

What I really like about this web novel was that the main character solely rely on his own knowledge, ability, and judgement, rather than some cheat of a system or things alike. Thus, it makes him the true genius actor character.

How he carried himself through all the situations makes you feel satisfied. He also a mature and well mannered character. You will never... more>> feel disapointed or cringe to his actions. Everything just makes sense and satisfying. I also love how the story revealing his past about him and his parents and made it so emotional to the point it made my eyes teary...

Anyway, it's a must read for a light and satisfying journey. It's a shame that the author didn't show the last project woohyun will staring as an actor. I wanna read that too, hehe. Well it's quite a satisfying read.

Oh right! This is the first webnovel that forced me to make an account just for giving a review, hahahaha. I just love and appreciate it sm <<less

I love this, though the MC is op his ability is not overly op. He has knowledge of the future due to regression, but he also used his own head and judgement, and he didn't have a cheat that suddenly made him good in everything without effort.

I love it so much. I want read more details on everything he acts so at first I felt disappointed when they cut short on Woohyun's act in the beginning but the author seems to improve as halfway of the story, they started adding some details on the movie or drama he acted. It's not enough details that other characters not shown what scenes they acted or who acting as who except for lead actors though but enough to understand a bit of characters MC acted and the storyline behind... more>> it.

The characters interaction? I love them all. Some of them are funny. There were also emotional moments especially it's related to Woohyun's past. I cry a bit for One Way filming, but I also cry at the description about another storyline he described about a movie he found a good melodrama acted by nation's father.

Also I noticed late that this novel isn't just a common regression story, it has NO system or cheat skills lol. It's entirely the MC past knowledge and experience. The only things changes is his appearance, nothing else. Though I don't mind systems or cheats in stories but it feels refreshing to read this kind of story once in a while. <<less