I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 16

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Episode 16

A script reading scene where acting was done solely through voice, without costumes, lighting, or location. Even so, it felt vividly clear as if the scenes were being painted before their eyes.

“Wow, senior. I guess voices have picture quality too.”

“Right. She’s completely different from the others.”

It wasn’t just Chu Gaeul who felt it – chatter from the PR Team staff could be heard from behind.

It created the illusion that Han Yeoreum alone was the protagonist.

Ju Junseo was instantly overshadowed.

Among all the characters, only Han Yeoreum’s lines came through clearly.

“Since earlier.”

“So you were just watching?”

“It’s not my business.”

“…That’s true.”

Even her vocal projection was different. Every time she spoke a line with seeming indifference, Han Yeoreum’s voice resonated clearly throughout the Reading Room.

‘What the…?’

Chu Gaeul was flustered.

Despite not having studied acting for even a few months, she was executing perfect diaphragmatic breathing.

“Gaeul, it’s your turn!”

“Ah. Yes!”

Chu Gaeul was so flustered that she forgot her own turn.

“What what what… I’m sorry. I’ll do it again.”

Chu Gaeul’s voice even went off-key as she hurriedly read through her lines.

“Gaeul, don’t be nervous~.”

“Oh my. You’re making a lot of mistakes today!”

Quiet chuckling could be heard from around them.

A nervous rookie actor going off-key could be passed off as a cute mishap.

But Chu Gaeul felt an instinctive sense of crisis.

“What what~. You two were here alone? I’m hurt-!”

The fear that she might be overshadowed by a character without any special traits.

“What were you talking about? Tell Hina too, tell me too~!”

Jjang Director and the Writer exchanged glances at Chu Gaeul’s excessive dramatics.

‘What do we do about that? It’ll probably be worse on set.’

‘Good directing should handle it.’

Meanwhile, Team Leader Seong’s gaze had been fixed on one spot since earlier.

‘Han Yeoreum…’

The character Yeoreum played was a calm character without strong emotional fluctuations.

In the edited version, they could add character traits with sound effects and narration, but this was a live setting.

“Then next time you can get trapped instead…”

Nevertheless, Han Yeoreum was properly bringing the character to life. Without any editing techniques or effects.

Whether she had already memorized all her lines, each word she delivered felt natural.

“I’m going downstairs. Later, tell them I was in the Infirmary, not the Rooftop. I don’t want to get marked for unauthorized absence.”

Even the timing of her breathing seemed meticulously calculated. Team Leader Seong came to a clean conclusion.

‘She’s good.’

Jjang Director and the Writer seemed to feel the same, whispering quietly beside him.

“I’m more excited to see her on set, right? No. I already want to see the edited version. Wow, great voice.”

“Me too… I want to see her properly styled soon…”

Everyone in the Reading Room found themselves unconsciously waiting.

“This crazy romance manga… what’s with the club activities.”

For Han Yeoreum’s turn to speak her lines.

Even though they were all looking at the same Script Book, they became curious about the scenes delivered through Han Yeoreum’s voice.

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“So annoying-!!!”

Chu Gaeul screamed in the Van after her schedule ended. Her Manager, seeing Chu Gaeul like this for the first time, was flustered.

“Gaeul, what’s wrong with you?”

“I don’t know. It’s weird. I think I messed up today’s reading!”

Chu Gaeul’s Manager tilted her head.

Except for being slightly over the top at the beginning, it wasn’t in bad condition.

‘It was similar to usual though?’

The Manager, assuming it was just a sensitive actor’s emotions, chuckled.

“Come on. Everyone did well though?”

“…If everyone, then who?”

“Ju Junseo wasn’t bad for a model background either. The female lead did well too!”

Chu Gaeul recalled herself being compared next to Han Yeoreum’s stable breathing earlier.

Herself, whose lines got muddled because her breathing couldn’t keep up with the long dialogue parts.

‘It’s just a reading anyway…’

Chu Gaeul decided to practice her Script for the remaining time before the first shoot.

The actual set would be different.

‘Viewer reactions are what matter most.’

No matter how hard someone tried, they couldn’t ignore the effect that styling provides.

Chu Gaeul thought of her Shop in Cheongdam, famous for being frequented only by celebrities.

“Manager, I have something to ask the Writer about.”

She felt like she could properly target the viewing age demographic of the web drama.

“Oh, okay. What is it? I’ll relay it right away.”

Chu Gaeul decided to sacrifice her hair that she had been saving for her next role.

“I want to discuss how it would be if I dyed my hair pink.”

So that viewers would recognize Chu Gaeul as the female lead of .

“If it’s a romance manga heroine, the hair color should be different from the start.”

Chu Gaeul wanted to become the heroine.

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“Oh, come to think of it, there’s no signing fee.”

Company? None. Manager? None. And most importantly, money?

“None…!”

No money.

Broadcast-quality hair and makeup costs tens of thousands at once.

‘Even if I work warehouse part-time jobs constantly, it’s still a loss.’

Hair and makeup costs were an astronomical sum that made my inner warehouse part-timer spirit boil up and then cool down.

Idols and actors get separate discounts, but for unknown and unaffiliated Han Yeoreum, that was out of the question.

“What do I do about this.”

Isn’t there anywhere decent? This is a big problem.

‘Of course, I have memorized every single Shop that famous actors go to…’

I can’t afford to blow hundreds of dollars on just a few shoots.

‘Even if it’s a bit far from the filming set… I need to find the cheapest place possible…’

While checking if any shops had sent sponsorship DMs on Yoosta, I saw a photo that caught my attention in the feed.

Youstagram

Styling for an upcoming web drama. Rookie actress Chu Gaeul visited us today

We styled her with lovely colors befitting a female lead 🙂

809 likes 77 comments

“…Huh?”

For a moment, I didn’t recognize her because she looked so different.

Chu Gaeul had pink hair as if she’d jumped out of a comic book.

-@Lee Yunji Hey, that person you said was pretty is posted here

-Wow, it’s so pretty… Could I ask about the price? I want to do the exact same thing, but how many times would I need to bleach it ㅜㅜ?

˪I sent you a DM 🙂

-Your makeup is so pretty♥︎ㅠㅠㅠㅠ absolutely gorgeous and precious, you’re like a human peach~ Could you please share what contact lenses you’re wearing?

The comment reactions were quite positive. There were quite a few people wanting to copy Chu Gaeul’s style.

‘…If this happens…’

Given the nature of dramas, you can’t ignore the characters’ hair, makeup, and coordination. Things like ‘who wore what clothes’, ‘who wore what shoes’, ‘who carried what bag’ all draw attention together.

‘Chu Gaeul is stealing my influence!’

Pi Chaewon’s character is already supposed to look drab in the early episodes, but if Chu Gaeul overwhelms with styling, she’ll steal my share. Buzz is really important for rookie actors.

‘Not everyone watches the drama after all.’

No matter how well you act, the public’s eye isn’t fair. Some people remember, others just pass by.

‘This is bad.’

Chu Gaeul joined a pretty decent entertainment agency, so her hair, makeup, and coordination quality is that much higher.

‘How do I beat the pink hair?’

I sighed with a heavy heart.

“Sigh…”

“Hey. What’s with you since earlier?”

Dokgo Min, who had been working while looking at her computer screen, narrowed her eyes into triangles.

“Oh, sorry. I thought you couldn’t hear me.”

“How could I not hear when you’re doing that right behind me!”

I had been staying in Dokgo Min’s studio during every free period to avoid getting caught by Myeong Jeha.

I’d gotten so used to it that now I just stick around here.

“I’ll sigh quietly from now on.”

“What’s wrong? Come on. Tell your sis.”

Dokgo Min seemed to like that title, putting special emphasis on the word “sis.”

‘Come to think of it, Dokgo Min has quite a wide network.’

Thanks to her natural talent, she knew a lot of people despite her terrible personality.

‘Maybe if I act pitiful, something will come of it.’

Calculation complete.

I smiled bitterly like a tragic college student.

“I was supposed to be in a web drama… but I don’t have money.”

“What? You have to pay money to film a drama? Hey. That’s a scam! Those bastards should all be locked up!”

Dokgo Min shot up from her seat, saying there are still people like that these days.

I guess I explained too briefly.

“No, no. Not that. Celebrity hair and makeup shops are expensive… and I won’t be able to get discounts or payment plans.”

At my words, Dokgo Min paused for a moment.

“Discounts… payment plans… shops…”

Then she looked me up and down with my pitiful beggar expression.

“Follow me.”

Then she picked up her cell phone from the table.

The pitiful beggar strategy. Success.

‘It’ll be good if even one thing works out.’

With that modest expectation, where I ended up arriving was,

“…You want me to go in here?”

A place that far exceeded my expectations.

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