I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 143
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Episode 143
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Hwang Jihye took a deep breath for a moment. Male disguise and hanbok. With these two weapons alone, it would be difficult to overwhelm Gi Juye from in one go.
‘First of all, it’ll look flashy, and the brand will have prepared plenty of press materials.’
They say even a dog at a village school can recite poetry after three years. After three years with Gi Juye, one could recite nonsense. In Hwang Jihye’s eyes, she could see all too clearly what route Gi Juye would take.
‘Her personality is already nasty enough…’
Yeoreum had properly provoked Gi Juye with her ‘I’m looking forward to the styling’ comment. Hwang Jihye could clearly picture how Gi Juye’s agency would try to elevate her with visuals. She absolutely wanted to make Yeoreum win.
‘But… there’s something Gi Juye doesn’t know.’
For Yeoreum who trusted her, Hwang Jihye called someone.
‘Male disguise is the hidden card.’
First, she started with Dokgo Gyeol, who would be in charge of Yeoreum’s makeup.
-Hello? Ah, Yeoreum’s coordinator. But what should I do. I’m a bit busy…
“Manager Ma said she’s coming, so there’s no choice… Then without the director…”
-Send me the address.
Of course, Manager Ma coming was a lie. Since she called Dokgo Gyeol first.
Hwang Jihye then called Ryu Lisa, the next batter.
-Ah, I know. But it’s hanbok styling, so what do you want me to do by calling me? I’m busy.
“Director Dokgo Gyeol said she’s coming, so there’s no choice… Then without the manager…”
-Why exclude me? Don’t you know that styling discussions can’t happen without me? Send the address.
Finally, she called Manager Ma.
“Manager Ryu and Director Dokgo are coming, so I thought Manager Ma should definitely come too.”
-Of course. Maybe it’s because you’re a cute coordinator, but we seem to communicate well.
With this, she easily gathered all three.
In the industry, there was a legend that when these three gathered, even impossible things became possible, and Hwang Jihye was the first to actually bring all three together in one place.
The stat above Hwang Jihye’s head sparkled.
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Ryu Lisa’s eyes lit up. First of all, she was pleased with the vast amount of materials. Hanbok was indeed the destination of conceptual styling.
” Gi Juye’s side will use flashiness as their weapon. So what we need to protect here… in my opinion, is simplicity. They say ‘geomibullu hwaibulchi,’ don’t they.”
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Simple yet not shabby, splendid yet not extravagant.
In other words, it was a design philosophy that satisfied those with supreme aesthetic sense. Please make it simple yet gorgeous. The three people’s expressions darkened momentarily as if they had heard an impossible client request.
But that was only for a moment.
“The moment a male character wears women’s clothing, that’s been a popular element since ancient times.”
“Ah, I know what you mean. It’s also nice to see the male lead’s expression change like ‘Was she always this pretty…?'”
“Exactly! I think it would be good to check the hair accessories first. The Seoryeong so far couldn’t show proper changes because of the hat.”
But these were professionals among professionals. They immediately figured out the maximum potential they could draw from Seoryeong’s styling.
“Hey-, honey, you must have thought of some parts in advance, right? Tell us.”
At Dokgo Gyeol’s question, Coordinator Hwang answered with a trembling voice.
“First, I think bringing out the boyish beauty that Yeoreum has is the priority. Rather than forcing things by applying lipstick to look prettier on screen, I think it would be better to focus on our eyebrows and nose shading.”
Dokgo Gyeol nodded at Coordinator Hwang’s suggestion to leave the gentle-looking eyes as they are and draw mountains by enhancing the eyebrow texture.
“Right. We just need to make the nose tip shading fade out a bit better. Conversely, when cross-dressing as a woman, we can make the eyebrows gentle and add points with blusher and lip color.”
As Dokgo Gyeol created the framework, Ryu Lisa made it concrete.
“Even for male disguise, I’d like to dress her mainly in bright clothes, like sky blue or light purple. You know that playboy outfit commonly depicted in historical dramas. Looking at the script, it matches perfectly with the character who’s willful and loves luxury.”
Even without flashy styling, even without famous brand outfits, the best methods to focus solely on the character Seoryeong that Yeoreum would show were created in an instant.
‘Viewers aren’t fools.’
No matter how much fake marketing and poor viral content dominated the era, people were bound to recognize the real thing.
People naturally gravitated toward actors who pushed forward with how they wanted to present themselves, rather than worrying about how others would see them.
“There’ll be another L’Oeil Mint Carpet a month after the broadcast, so we’ll style her once more with a cute hanbok mood there… and with that, we’ll make another impression overseas. Magazine companies will also give us a page if we ask them to compare it with Seoryeong’s male disguise as a before and after.”
Manager Ma finished the branding for Yeoreum, who was about to start expanding overseas.
Just as they were about to finish styling Seoryeong.
“Oh right, I actually had something to discuss with Manager Ma.”
Dokgo Gyeol’s eyes lit up.
“What is it?”
“Yeoreum’s ALAB contract is ending soon, right? Let’s do a collaboration with me when renewing the contract.”
“With you, Director?”
Manager Ma’s eyes also lit up at the profitable-sounding talk. The conversation between the two money-minded people moved quickly.
“You know Yeoreum’s red hair styling from ? That hair condition. We could push it like ‘ALAB hair ampoule used at Cheongdam Shop’ or something. I had dinner with a related person last time. They said the hair ampoule development research is in its final stages.”
“This… red hair…”
A dormant keyword in Manager Ma’s mind popped up.
“Korean mermaid princess, hmm… That sounds good…?”
The trend that started with ‘Pi Chaewon’s’ sneakers – this time it seemed possible to start a hair trend under the name ‘Han Yeoreum.’
They had to properly utilize the momentum they had gained.
And as everyone expected,
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Why does the men’s clothing that my woman rolls up for me taste so sweet
You know how fucking goth it is that she doesn’t even wear eyeliner, and you know how she stubbornly refuses to show her femininity with that tiny bit of tint – that’s where you can really feel our unnie’s true feelings
This is the “boyish charm” that my sister shows off.. damn, my face is turning red, boyish cuteness
Yeoreum succeeded in drawing attention even to her hanbok styling. That naturalness of deliberately not overdressing properly appealed to the public.
[Drama TALK/ But the point I personally liked in Gimyodam was]
That Han Yeoreum didn’t try too hard to look feminine.. If male disguise goes wrong, anyone can tell she’s a woman and it becomes like ‘the world is pranking me’ lol I thought at first she might not pull off male disguise because she looks so cute, but she really seems to be on that borderline between boy and girl..
-Anonymous1: Right, it’s hard to suit male disguise but she even made her voice sound more boyish than usual
-Anonymous2: The feeling is totally different from Music & MC lol changing the eyebrow shape was a divine move
Anonymous6: For real, during Music N he had more of an idol vibe, but as an actor he’s really an actor lol
-Anonymous3: She’s #1 in my heart for women who look good in men’s clothing ㅜㅜㅠ Seo Ryeong..
“We really picked such a great model, us…”
The ALAB employees watching this situation were amazed.
They were already benefiting a lot from their model, and they couldn’t gauge how much more they would feel the Han Yeoreum effect in the future.
The Cheongdam Shop hair ampoule that would soon hit Olive 0 was being manufactured non-stop at the factory at this very moment.
Featuring Yeoreum’s brightly smiling face.
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Gi Juye’s face contorted as she checked this news in real time. On Gi Juye’s cell phone, Han Yeoreum was trending once again.
Especially since she was receiving praise for her acting, and her face was prominently displayed on the portal site banner, it was impossible to resist clicking on it.
[ALAB rises to become Olive0’s ‘essential item’ just one year after launch… Partners with Dokgo Gyeol for summer collaboration]
Hair brand ALAB shakes up the beauty market once again.
ALAB, which received an enthusiastic response immediately after its launch on Olive0, now partners with ‘Cheongdam’s top artist’ Dokgo Gyeol to present a new hair ampoule.
Additionally, expectations for the product are growing even higher as they successfully renewed their contract with actress Han Yeoreum, who has been showing incredible presence recently in .
“…Does this make sense?”
Just a few years ago, Gi Juye was the brand reputation number one that reporters would mention first. She was standing at the peak of popularity.
“Han Yeoreum, that little…!”
It was already annoying enough that she had fallen to the level of Han Yeoreum, who had only debuted a year ago. But now two brands she had been advertising had already renewed their contracts with Han Yeoreum.
“Already ALAB, N Company, and Creamy Soda! She’s modeling for three brands?”
Anxiety struck her that Han Yeoreum might be doing better than Gi Juye.
The article right below was [Creamy Soda boasts crazy sales immediately after launch]. If she clicked on it, Han Yeoreum’s face would undoubtedly appear large again.
“Ugh, so annoying. Annoying annoying annoying-!”
The makeup artist who was touching up her lip makeup tactfully read the room. It would be nice if she showed some consideration at least during makeup touch-ups, but Gi Juye didn’t care about such things.
“Does this make sense to you unnies? Han Yeoreum looks fucking dirty and grimy in Gimyodam. But what the hell fashion, and randomly beauty too? Right? Fuck.”
The staff members around responded to Gi Juye’s words with agreement, saying “Right.”
“Obviously they’re just using her randomly because her modeling fee is cheap.”
The fabrications targeting Han Yeoreum became increasingly severe. Gi Juye stomped her feet loudly from where she sat.
‘There she goes again…’
But as Gi Juye’s assigned staff, they were used to this kind of thing.
Every time netizens praised Gi Juye’s bullying acting in as natural, they were tormented by the urge to write anonymous comments.
Anonymous1: Since that’s her real personality, why the fuck would she need to act? Just throw her usual tantrum and the acting’s done.
“What are you doing? Fix my lip quickly.”
“Oh, okay. I will.”
After throwing her tantrum, Gi Juye found fault with the staff again. She was about to leave the waiting room after getting her lip fixed.
“Oh, yes yes. Director, it’s been a while. Ah, me? Well. I’m working hard filming . Yeah.”
She could see a senior officer talking on the phone in the distance. Gi Juye unconsciously perked up her ears.
The entertainment industry was always quick with rumors. The person who caught good information was the winner.
“It’s almost confirmed? Hey. That’s exciting. Why. Are you going to include me in it too?”
She had a feeling. That was definitely talk about a project. Someone of that level would usually have a decent director attached.
Gi Juye’s eyes gleamed greedily.
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