🌅 OPENING SCENE — THE SAME SUN, DIFFERENT LIVES
PANEL 1 – WIDE CINEMATIC PANEL
A breathtaking sunrise paints the sky in gold and orange.
Narration:
The sun rises equally for everyone.
But the weight people carry beneath it… is never the same.
🧑⚕️ KANG MIN-JUN — BACKGROUND STORY
PANEL 2 – INSIDE A CITY BUS
(MORNING)
Kang Min-jun sits by the window, holding worn CSAT notes.
Min-jun (thinking):
"I failed once…
I can't fail again."
PANEL 3 – FLASHBACK (PAST)
A small, modest house. His mother rests on a bed. Hospital bills on a table.
Mother (weak smile):
"Min-jun… don't worry about me."
Young Min-jun:
"I'll become a doctor.
I promise."
PANEL 4 – BACK TO PRESENT (BUS MOVING)
Min-jun (thinking):
"No connections.
No shortcuts.
Just hard work."
The bus rattles forward.
PANEL 5 – CLOSE-UP (SUNLIGHT ON HIS FACE)
Min-jun (whisper):
"Please… let me pass the CSAT 2025."
🎤 YOON JI-WOO — BACKGROUND STORY
PANEL 6 – INSIDE A PRIVATE CAR (MORNING)
Yoon Ji-woo sits silently, masked, earphones in.
Ji-woo (thinking):
"I don't remember the last time
I woke up without a schedule."
PANEL 7 – FLASHBACK (TRAINEE DAYS)
A young Ji-woo practicing alone in a dark room. Sweat. Tears.
Trainer (shouting):
"Again! From the start!"
Young Ji-woo (thinking):
"If I endure…
Someone will love me."
PANEL 8 – FLASHBACK (PRESENT FAME)
Huge stage. Fans screaming her name.
Crowd:
"JI-WOO! JI-WOO!"
Ji-woo (thinking):
"Then why do I feel so lonely?"
PANEL 9 – BACK TO CAR (SUNRISE THROUGH WINDOW)
Driver:
"Temple in ten minutes."
Ji-woo:
"…Thank you."
She removes one earphone.
🛕 PARALLEL TRAVEL — SAME DESTINATION
PANEL 10 – SPLIT SCREEN
Left: Min-jun's bus climbs a hill road
Right: Ji-woo's car follows another lane
Narration:
Two lives shaped by struggle.
Two hearts searching for faith.
🛕 THE TEMPLE — BEFORE 2025
PANEL 11 – TEMPLE EXTERIOR
Peaceful bells. Incense smoke.
PANEL 12 – YOON JI-WOO PRAYS FIRST
She kneels.
Ji-woo (whisper):
"I don't want to be an idol forever."
PANEL 13 – CLOSE-UP (TEARS IN HER EYES)
Ji-woo:
"I just want to live…
like a normal girl."
Her phone vibrates. Manager calls.
She bows and leaves.
PANEL 14 – TEMPLE GATE CLOSING
PANEL 15 – MIN-JUN ENTERS
Same spot. Same incense.
Min-jun:
"Please… let me pass the CSAT 2025."
PANEL 16 – SYMBOLIC PANEL
Two incense sticks burning at different times.
Narration:
They never met.
But fate heard both.
⏳ TIME SKIP — 2026
PANEL 17 – BLACK SCREEN
Text:One year later.
🎓 PRESENT DAY — CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR WISHES
PANEL 18 – UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Min-jun in a white coat, exhausted but focused.
Min-jun (thinking):
"I passed.
Now I can't stop."
PANEL 19 – CONCERT BACKSTAGE
Ji-woo stares at her reflection.
Ji-woo (thinking):
"My wish came true…
So why does my heart still ache?"
🎶 CONCERT DAY — DESTINY MOVES
PANEL 20 – UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
CROWDPark Dae-hyun:
"THIS IS HISTORY!"
Min-jun:
"I have an exam."
PANEL 21 – STAGE ENTRANCE
Ji-woo steps into the light.
Crowd:
"YOON JI-WOO!!!"
FINAL PANEL – ALMOST EYE CONTACT
Ji-woo looks into the crowd.
Min-jun looks at the stage.
Narration:
The sunrise brought them to faith once.
Now… it brings them closer to each other.
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