Veteran actor Jae-ha and idol star Young-woo are cast in a stage play called Unchain as Walter and Singer, respectively.

The day of the press conference for Unchain, Young-woo tells Jae-ha that he posted those pictures on purpose, because he wanted to share their love with the world.

Jae-ha does not reply, but in the press conference dismisses rumors about them by saying that they were only acting, and requesting that people stop prying into their personal lives and instead focus on the play itself.

In the final scene of the play, Young-woo acts out his character's suicide, but chooses not to use the safety mechanism, which causes him to hang himself temporarily.

Despite the fact that the two have realized that they are indeed in love with one another, Jae-ha is unwilling to pursue him and instead leaves the theater with Hee-won as she is the only one he has left willing to accept him and his flaws.

HanCinema's Lisa Espinosa reviewed the film favorably, writing: "Pang Eun-jin's 'Method' is an exploration of the investment of emotion and self into art and a potent one at that.

She goes on to say that "Part of what makes 'Method' an effective film is the connection between Park Sung-woong and Oh Seung-hoon, the latter of which held his own in a difficult role and across from a powerful veteran actor.

Conran also went on to write that Method, as a queer film, is "almost irrelevant as it feels like a cheap trick to add something to a rote, forbidden-love narrative".