Inferiority Complex

Three years ago, Han Seo-Jun abandoned both his acting career and the man he loved. In the eyes of the public, he was merely a competent supporting actor perpetually eclipsed by his partner, Choi Seung-Hyeon. The relentless humiliation of living in another man’s shadow, compounded by the heartbreak of walking away from their relationship, drove Seo-Jun to leave the entertainment industry entirely. Now twenty-nine, his life bears no resemblance to the glamour of the stage. He works as a waiter at a bar, surviving on meager wages that vanish into mounting debts and the remittances he faithfully sends to his parents in the countryside. His ambitions are long buried, and his spirit feels far heavier than his depleted bank account. His quiet resignation shatters when Seung-Hyeon suddenly walks into the bar—not as a distant memory, but standing right before him in the flesh. The celebrated actor urges Seo-Jun to return to the stage, forcing him to confront everything he worked so hard to escape. The man he never stopped loving and the profession he deliberately discarded have returned simultaneously, tearing open wounds Seo-Jun believed had finally healed.