I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 195

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Episode 195

The screen showing the two-shot of Seoryeong and Myeongdo gradually darkened and changed scenes.

‘This is definitely behind-the-scenes footage!’

With her experience attending various actor fan meetings, Aetami immediately caught on.

As Aetami expected, Yeoreum appeared in male disguise. The gazes of people sitting inside the National Theater pierced straight forward. Dense immersion settled from the ground up.

‘The theater audience instantly began to focus.’

Aetami also felt the changed atmosphere as she looked at the screen. Yeoreum was warming up her voice while looking at the script. Then she looked at the camera and played around.

-I need to mentally prepare for this scene. I’m really going too far with an adult.

-Don’t worry, just shrug your shoulders and think of it as cheerfully committing fraud. Got it, Yeoreum?

-Should I really go all out? Without feeling burdened…?

-What’s there to feel burdened about! I am Seoryeong. I am a scoundrel. Today I’m going to completely clean out this house. Go for it!

The scene of the Director and Seoryeong joking around was heartwarming.

‘As expected, Jjang Director from !’

Recalling Yeoreum who had been with Jjang Director since , Aetami felt warmth. Since Aetami had been with them from the beginning too, she had the illusion that all three had grown together.

-If I say now that you’re not my son, will that bastard quietly back down? He’s the type who’d push his old father off a cliff, that bastard!

Contrary to her worries, Yeoreum sat close to the old man and shouted. Then with the fan in her hand,

-Huh? Oh, what do I do. Director…

She broke it. With the force she used trying to fold it in one go, she shattered the fan ribs. Cute sweat drop CG and sound effects were added to Yeoreum’s flustered face.

“So-cute.”

Aetami unconsciously let it slip out. But it probably didn’t feel like fan screaming. Even though it was a foreign language that others couldn’t understand well, similar exclamations were being uttered here and there around her.

-Yes, this is Myeongdo.

What followed was Myeongdo’s filming scene. Myeongdo was preparing for the scene where he encounters Jeongan.

-Isn’t it cold since it’s nighttime?

-The cold is okay, but it’s a bit scary… Since we’re in the mountains.

Myeongdo answered the staff’s question hesitantly. His nervous expression from his first acting challenge showed clearly. Kwon Junhyeok’s longtime fans groaned here and there.

‘Right. When you experience the charm of a newcomer after a long time, that reaction makes sense.’

Aetami unconsciously empathized. Imagining when Yeoreum would become a veteran someday made this moment feel even more precious.

‘What should I do.’

It was already too interesting. Following them all the way to Taiwan really seemed like the best choice.

* * *

“Yeoreum, don’t be nervous.”

Manager Choi patted my shoulder as she looked at me about to go up on stage.

‘I’ve never been this nervous before…’

Because I’d never done a fan meeting in a foreign country where people came solely to see me, not for a work, my mouth kept getting dry. I was more nervous than when I did my first shoot in front of cameras.

Kwon Junhyeok, who was standing tall with a nervous expression beside me, also quickly nodded at Manager Choi’s words.

“Right. Fan meetings. I’ve done many of them, so don’t worry too much. I’m pretty good at handling accidents.”

I’d be grateful if I just don’t burst into tears… But I nodded out of courtesy to my senior for now.

It was really almost time now.

‘Beyond there, when I go up on stage, there are fans waiting for me.’

They all know Han Yeoreum. They remember me. Just this fact alone made my heart feel like it would burst.

“Cutie!”

Manager Ma, who was doing a final check of the cue sheet, shouted.

“Don’t get nervous over something like this. The real nerve-wracking stuff will come later.”

Strangely, Manager Ma’s words hit me harder than any encouragement.

‘Later…’

Thinking of the distant future when the movie succeeds in Taiwan, when I share my thoughts at GVs, when advertisements with my face air, when more people know the name Han Yeoreum than Seoryeong, my trembling heart gradually calmed down.

‘Good.’

Who am I?

“Yeoreum! Please standby now.”

Han Yeoreum, whom the fans filling 1,500 seats want to see more than anyone else right now.

“VCR 30 seconds!”

The lights went out. Clunk. The lift carrying Junhyeok and me rose up. When sounds of movement were heard, murmurs broke the silence in the hall.

The lights turned on.

“Waaahhh-!!!”

Before I could even give my prepared self-introduction, the audience’s affectionate cheers came first. A scene completely different from yesterday’s empty seats unfolded before my eyes.

As if they had been waiting.

As if they had wanted Han Yeoreum to stand here for a very long time.

The stage seemed to be speaking to me.

* * *

“Kyaaahhh-!”

Aetami was momentarily flustered. Someone had beaten her to it.

She had planned to respond when Yeoreum finished her self-introduction, but the person next to her was already doing her share of cheering too.

‘What’s with holding the mic?’

The woman sitting next to her with crossed arms leaned forward and screamed like she was at a rock festival.

‘Yeoreum only did her self-introduction though?’

Momentarily realizing her own volume, the woman politely cleared her throat and leaned back against her seat with crossed arms as if observing again.

“Yes. Both of you are receiving such enthusiastic cheers, so you must really feel your popularity in Taiwan, right?”

“If I knew you’d like us this much, I would have come sooner.”

“Right. Junhyeok, should we cancel our return flight tickets?”

The interpreter busily translated both people’s words. Aetami felt dizzyingly happy about the fact that she spoke the same language as Yeoreum.

‘Han Yeoreum doing interviews sweetly with that fresh newcomer voice full of nervousness? This is illegal.’

Arrest her. Arrest her to my house right now. Aetami’s hands itched wanting to live-tweet on social media.

The person next to her didn’t seem much different. She had her arms crossed sternly, but you could see the force in her fingers.

“What would you two pick as the best scene? Many people say they can’t choose just one famous scene from . Right, everyone?”

The MC skillfully drew responses from the fans. People were smiling just from being in the same space as the two people they’d only seen through screens.

“I thought about it a lot… The last scene.”

Kwon Junhyeok chose the last scene. His reason was that from the moment he turned his back leaving Seo Ryeong alone, he had dreamed of the final moment, and he was happy that they really met again as Myeongdo had wished.

“For me, it’s the scene where Seoryeong first revealed her name. It was the moment when Seoryeong, who had continuously wanted to die and didn’t want to reveal her name, made a completely opposite choice.”

Listening to Yeoreum’s words, Aetami recalled the analysis posts from the minor gallery with wistful eyes. Among the posts she had practically memorized, there was a best post with the same interpretation as Yeoreum’s.

“I think Seoryeong actually wanted to make this choice for a very long time. She wanted to reveal her name and didn’t want to die. That feeling was finally revealed through Myeongdo, so that scene particularly remains in my memory.”

Listening to Yeoreum’s words, the person next to Aetami was nodding earnestly. As if her interpretation was exactly the same. The sternly crossed arms remained unchanged.

“Then what’s the most memorable episode from the filming set?”

Aetami became absorbed in the story of the two people sharing how many moments there were until was created, and what those times were like.

‘I watched it in Korea too on JC ENM’s self-content ‘First Car Live’, but this is completely different!’

Hearing the story in person was much better than short videos. She really felt glad she came to the fan meeting.

Most of all, Yeoreum on stage had the happiest expression she’d ever seen.

* * *

The drama talk session was reaching its highlight.

“Now we’ll watch and discuss the memorable scenes you two selected, along with the unforgettable scenes chosen by all the fans gathered here.”

Everyone gathered here was a drama enthusiast. They enjoyed deconstructing and appreciating each scene down to the nano level. You could feel their determination that they could never choose just one memorable scene from .

The memorable scenes of ‘ famous couple appeared on the screen.

“Wow…!”

The venue filled with murmurs of excitement. The two characters’ first meeting echoed through the large speakers. The windy mountain path, the vivid sound of grass being crushed under Myeongdo’s every step.

Seoryeong, with the eyes of an untamed beast, asked Myeongdo from atop a tree. Who are you?

‘Why is this so entertaining?’

A scenario I’d seen countless times, scenes from a film set I’d worked on for so long, footage I’d monitored over and over until I’d memorized every frame.

Yet despite all that, it was as entertaining as watching it for the first time.

‘I hope everyone finds it as entertaining as I do.’

So they’ll come to see me again next time. So they’ll watch dramas that Han Yeoreum appears in. I had those thoughts as I focused on the screen again.

Soon, the two characters appeared on a ferry boat by a riverside filled with lanterns.

‘Are the investors watching properly too?’

If this atmosphere continued until the end, this fan meeting would be nothing short of successful. The scenes continued to flow.

As the screen gradually approached the climax, suddenly the speakers went quiet.

“…Huh?”

The surroundings stirred with confusion. No sound could be heard at all. It was a real-time technical issue.

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