I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 190

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Episode 190

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Director Gong of looked at his laptop screen.

“Phew…”

His overly cautious personality shone at times like this. Director Gong had finally completed the final script for after countless revisions.

“It’s really all done now…”

The pressure was no joke since had achieved success far beyond expectations.

Director Gong, a Chungmuro civil servant, focused on finding ways to satisfy audiences as much as possible.

The leads were characters that were like the epitome of a detective buddy film. The brain type and the muscle type. With Detective Gwak’s presence, audiences gained confidence that they would somehow push through with force and win.

‘They get the exhilarating feeling they want from action movies.’

And conversely, with Detective Yoon’s presence, audiences also gained confidence that corruption would be uncovered without much difficulty.

‘They get a sense of trust that frustrating situations won’t arise, or that more victims won’t appear.’

It provided refreshing catharsis through the clean structure of clear evil and justice implementation. Even the somewhat exaggerated violence was acceptable through Gwak Cheolsik’s character portrayal.

‘The confidence that our side is reliable.’

had cleverly twisted clichés.

Thanks to the chief who struck it rich with coins, they no longer had to worry about investigation expenses, and along with Detective Gwak who was the strongest in physical force, Detective Yoon, who seemed meticulous and like he would follow all the rules, would also carry out illegal investigations when necessary.

And here, at the end.

‘Han Yeoreum.’

Han Yeoreum wasn’t just a simple disposable extra in . Audiences instinctively caught on whenever Han Yeoreum appeared.

‘That there would be intentionally inserted funny scenes.’

When Detective Gwak acted smart, when Detective Yoon became trivial, when Han Yeoreum became spirited. Each character had their own unique comedy code.

‘The refreshing feeling when leaving the movie theater. That generally comes from Han Yeoreum.’

The seasoning that sweetened what could have been a heavy and bitter crime drama. The role that provided balance so that Detective Yoon and Detective Gwak’s action scenes could be seen better.

“In short, there’s no frustration!”

She was an actor who best represented material that was light and enjoyable to watch, and could receive empathy from female audiences.

“So her screen time has no choice but to increase.”

In this , Han Yeoreum would appear in earnest. She was clearly a supporting character, but given the movie’s subject matter, she would definitely be more memorable than in the first film.

“Okay. Then shall we print it out now.”

Director Gong looked at the script without regret.

Throughout Gangnam District, ‘Butterfly,’ known only to certain people, sells like hotcakes at pharmacies. The effects are definite. Appetite disappears and weight drops like a feather.

The problem is that those effects blow away the person too.

Dry mouth. Insomnia. Heart palpitations. Nervousness. Even dizziness.

To cover up the side effects, some dermatology clinics begin recommending ‘anesthesia.’

At the words that if you sleep hazily, briefly, and wake up, you can meet yourself transformed into a beautiful butterfly, women dreaming of perfect bodies temporarily close their eyes…

“Good job. Yeah, it’s interesting. So interesting.”

And as if trying to calm his anxiety, he muttered habitually.

“Even if the overseas export reaction is poor… Yeah… I’m fine… Because 2 will do well domestically…”

was soon scheduled to be released in Taiwan.

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This was the JC ENM New Building. The marketing department was on standby to create content for Yeoreum, who had gone to the airport for an overseas schedule.

Just yesterday, her name had been added to ‘s casting board.

“Shin Rookie. I already gave you the keywords, right? Pure. First love. Eun Baekhap. We need to rotate these three.”

“Yes! Understood.”

Manager Hong tilted his head while watching Shin Rookie answer energetically.

“Why are you so full of passion lately? More than when you first joined?”

“It’s fun. Raising Han Yeoreum.”

“Anyone would think you raised her all by yourself.”

Manager Hong chuckled and looked at the monitor. Then he interlaced his fingers and stretched them forward.

Crack-!

His bones made a loud noise. Manager Hong, who had loosened his stiff fingers, cracked his neck once to the right and once to the left.

“Then let’s take care of some business before the airport photos are taken.”

News that Han Yeoreum had been cast as Yeonhuijae in had spread just yesterday. For now, reactions saying it didn’t suit her were more dominant than reactions saying it suited her well.

[HOT Final Casting Board.jpg (+Eun Baekhap child actor)]

-Everything else is fine but midsummer and white lilies don’t go together lol seems like miscasting ㅠ

-If it’s Baekhap, she should be pure and fragile, but Han Yeoreum is a bit distant from that… How can someone who rode the shaman’s blade be a first love

For real lol so awkward

-Still, they act well so why is the reaction like thisㅠㅠ.. I like it

For a drama with such heavy subject matter, even the child actors need to be fucking good

-Gi Juye is such a waste.. When the casting photos were circulating, I really thought she suited it well

I was also looking forward to Giju ㅠㅠㅠ I was expecting it because I thought he’d have better chemistry with Myeongjae than Jujunseo, damn

The problem was that Han Yeoreum was already slightly disliked by Eun Baekhap’s fandom. The more a child actor showed presence, the more sensitive the lead actor’s fans became. An atmosphere that Eun Baekhap was on another level was easily created.

‘The problem is that the public follows along…’

Regardless of acting well, she was no match in fandom wars.

Pongdang @pppongdang___e

(Han Yeoreum.jpg) (Eun Baekhap.jpg)

Is it really you…? Baby Eun Baekhap…?

Retweets 2341 Likes 4432

ㄴ White Lily @ONLY_lily

lol Anyone would think Eun Baekhap is an ancestral god. Don’t push the mother role onto a real person in their prime, it’s burdensome and pathetic

Manager Hong’s hands moved busily. Even if he couldn’t touch Twitter, he had to handle community reactions in advance.

Input: Huh lol just looking at his usual selfies, he looks damn good in them..ㅠ I’m so sick of the “it doesn’t suit him” crowd chanting their mantras again haha

Manager Hong worked rotating through several IDs. This was the entertainment industry. Half-hearted people couldn’t survive.

Input: Whoever it is, better than Gi Juye lol

Input: Why do people keep asking which idol is better..ㅠ I wish only actors appeared in dramas, it breaks all the immersion;

Zing-.

As soon as Manager Hong posted a comment, a reply appeared.

2222 lol I wish they’d stop forcing idols into these roles.. ㅜ Even if they don’t seem to fit at first, the end result is way better than just casting idols based on their looks

It was Shin Rookie who was sitting next to him. The two made eye contact. And nodded.

It wasn’t just the two of them. The PR Team staff worked hard to suppress the reactions saying ‘Han Yeoreum doesn’t suit first love’ that were coming from here and there.

Clack- clack- clack-.

The sound of typing echoed through the office.

“Delivering the Han Yeoreum first love moment.mp4 file-.”

“Post the behind-the-scenes video capture article this evening!”

“Let’s book more photo wall events, right? It’s almost spring season, so new products will come out focusing on flowy outfits.”

“Once we get that and N Company’s new product photo book comes out, they’ll spread the news from there anyway.”

Everything fell into place perfectly. Manager Hong moved her hands busily while never resting her mouth.

“Ah, we really need to- do variety shows-. Don’t you think.”

“Right. There’s nothing like variety shows for changing one’s image.”

The first variety show had quite an impact. Combined with Seoryeong’s character portrayal from , it even made it to InTube’s trending videos.

“But just being funny won’t work.”

A way to change her image while minimizing image consumption.

“First, Manager Ma said she’ll properly plan the project after coming back from Taiwan.”

That was what Han Yeoreum needed right now.

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“Yeoreum, we’re almost there now-.”

This was Incheon International Airport. Manager Choi, who had smoothly parked the car, woke me up. After staying up almost all night discussing acting ability concepts with Ryu Lisa and Dokgo Min, my eyes kept closing.

“I’m awake….”

But even this weight of fatigue was something a star actor would have to calmly carry as their own burden.

‘Who am I?’

Korea’s rising star who’s departing for an overseas fan meeting in Taiwan before even holding a domestic fan meeting… Han Yeoreum….

[ Taiwan fan meeting ticketing war… First round sold out in 30 seconds “We love the Command Couple”]

[1,500 seats sold out… Luxury drama Strange Tales brings ‘Hallyu popularity’]

[Will start another Hallyu wave, the undiminished popularity of the ‘Command Couple’]

That’s right. had succeeded in domestic Blu-ray funding and even achieved the feat of holding an overseas fan meeting. And today was the day the team was departing for Taiwan.

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