I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 2
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Episode 2
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“…na!”
I could feel my dulled senses returning one by one.
First was pain—my head was throbbing.
Someone was grabbing me and shaking me violently, making me nauseous.
“Noona!”
And second, hearing. I heard a familiar voice.
This is definitely… someone I know…
“Hey!!!”
I snapped my eyes open. Finally, my sight returned.
‘…Han Taeyang?’
Then I saw my younger brother wearing a school uniform in front of me.
“Wow, geez. You scared me.”
Han Taeyang’s face looking down at me with exasperated eyes was soft and youthful.
As if.
“A high school student…?”
“Stop that. You and I both have first period, so what.”
He’s twenty-seven years old right now, so what’s going on?
I blinked blankly. Where my head had been bleeding just moments ago, I now felt the soft texture of a pillow.
When I fumbled around with my hand, there was no blood or anything else.
“It’s fine…?”
I felt around my forehead and the back of my head with trembling hands, but it was the same.
As if it had never happened.
“Look at you checking again to avoid washing your hair. If it’s the first day of the semester, at least wash up…”
I was momentarily speechless. Han Taeyang, who had lifted his wrist to check the time, picked up his bag and left the room.
“Am I still… not sober?”
“I don’t know. I woke you up, so I’m leaving. Don’t tell Mom I didn’t wake you up, seriously.”
Left alone, I sat up and looked at the mirror on the desk.
“…What is this?”
It wasn’t just Han Taeyang who had gotten younger. My reflection in the mirror had also become younger.
“…”
Is this a dream? I raised my hand and slapped my cheek.
“Ah!!!”
But it hurt too damn much to be a dream. Enough to bring tears to my eyes.
“Did I… come back?”
Even saying it with my own mouth, it was an impossible situation.
“To when I was twenty?”
That’s when it happened.
A window appeared before my eyes.
“From unknown actor… to become a national actor?”
It was a series of surreal situations. Before I could even collect myself, the past at double speed came rushing into my head.
“The audition date was changed, didn’t you know? What are you talking about. I sent you a text.”
“Sigh… that’s not the right line. You didn’t study it properly. It’s a problem with basic attitude.”
“I’m really sorry! I’m sorry!”
The audition date was moved up by a whole week, but I missed it because I didn’t receive the text.
When I barely made it, I was cut for being an actor who didn’t even know the script had changed.
The traffic accident I had during my first shoot.
Endless past misfortunes flashed by quickly.
And over that, memories completely opposite to my pathetic acting career overlapped.
“From my comeback work, the writer and director who entrusted me with such a precious role, and on set…”
“Acting is always living someone else’s life, so regardless of big or small, I faithfully do everything…”
“My goal is to become a better actor…”
Do Gyeoul, who received crazy acclaim from her comeback work.
Do Gyeoul, who took over countless interviews and CFs with her good image.
Do Gyeoul, who smiled brightly while receiving the grand prize at South Korea’s top film awards ceremony.
The images of Do Gyeoul I had seen came to mind as if burned into my brain.
Do Gyeoul, the actor South Korea loves, Do Gyeoul, first choice for casting, Do Gyeoul, who had scripts piled up that would take months just to read…
“Error code 1221…”
December 21st. It was Do Gyeoul’s birthday.
Ding-! Ding-! Ding-!
The status window didn’t stop at just one. The reasons why errors had occurred in my life appeared all at once before my eyes.
‘It started then, on those stairs…’
The moment Do Gyeoul pushed me, as I tumbled down the stairs, an error occurred.
“After that day, nothing ever went right…”
On top of that, Do Gyeoul, who had taken all my luck, actively tried to erase Han Yeoreum. From every opportunity where I could show myself.
“Yes, Director. It’s Gyeoul. It’s nothing major, but among my friends… there’s a friend who’s really good at acting. If you use that friend, I’ll-.”
It was a supporting role I had barely landed. Do Gyeoul cut me out and pushed someone else in with just one phone call. Multiple times, even.
“Yeah, hyung sunbae. I put in the kid you mentioned. Don’t mention it. I saw the acting video you sent and that kid seemed decent.”
Do Gyeoul helped Hyeong Changwook and got hold of unknown actors’ practice videos under the pretense of discovering new theater group talent.
“How about having them practice with my script next time? And try interpreting it too. No~. I just like helping out.”
Among them was my video too. No, to be precise…
“Please make Yeoreum’s video a bit longer. You know this is a secret that I asked, right? She’s so prideful. What would happen if she knew a classmate was giving her advice.”
Do Gyeoul’s computer contained countless videos of my acting performances from over the years.
[Han Yeoreum Folder] (407)
>[Theater/ Will the Wind Blow? Han Yeoreum Lead Role Monologue Scene]
>[Drama/ National ONE Han Yeoreum Supporting Role Dialogue Collection]
>[Movie/ Bad Guys Always Get Caught First Audition]
Not only the mock performances I’d sent for auditions, but also those filmed at Hyeong Changwook’s Theater Group. Hundreds of videos were in Do Gyeoul’s grasp.
“Here, the emotional processing is done… like this… Anyway, Han Yeoreum, ahaha… She interprets things in such an interesting way.”
My acting was being collected by Do Gyeoul.
And my acting became.
“Gyeoul! What’s with this scene? Your interpretation is different from last time?”
“Was it okay?”
“It wasn’t just okay. How did your skills improve so much in just a few days-!”
Entirely Do Gyeoul’s.
Even misfortunes like traffic accidents all became Do Gyeoul’s good luck.
“How strange. You had quite a serious collision accident, but only ended up with bruises.”
“Haha… I guess I’m pretty lucky.”
I could see Do Gyeoul’s face in the numerous status windows spread before my eyes.
Do Gyeoul’s past days of stealing my life, my luck, my roles stretched out dizzily.
“…It was Do Gyeoul all along, everything.”
As I realized this, the status window glowed even brighter. As if telling me to look at myself once more.
I suppressed my surging emotions and stared at the status window with determined eyes.
Then suddenly everything became clear. This was an opportunity.
“Right…”
A second chance given to me by heaven.
“I just need to make myself known from now on.”
Without Do Gyeoul’s interference. With my luck and skills that she had stolen.
I looked in the mirror and smiled wickedly.
I was lucky. I had returned to this time period at just the right moment.
“Could there be a better time to debut than now?”
The actor’s disease of wanting to start from the bottom and be recognized fairly?
‘That’s completely cured now.’
I no longer need to obsess over a traditional debut like in my previous life.
I already know a new route.
‘A faster, more certain path.’
A time when the distinction between entertainers and celebrities became blurred. Acting became a Stage that anyone could challenge.
[HOT/ ‘Endless’ beloved leader Ju Ye, this time challenging the role of a lovestruck chaebol youngest daughter?]
There were really many articles like this. Idols becoming actors is no longer awkward. And now it’s not just idols.
[HOT/ Z1 shining with luxury charisma, professional stuntman-like precise finger heart]
Those who appeared on variety shows,
[HOT/ No more ‘likes’… Ryu Mogwa now greeting as an actor, not an influencer]
It became an era where even influencers with many followers challenge acting.
‘Not only that…’
The acting market itself is approaching the public beyond screens and TV tubes.
“From web dramas uploaded to InTube, to uploading one-minute content on TinTok…”
OTT streaming channels also started producing content directly, not just buying broadcasting rights for movies and dramas.
“It’s a world where anyone can act.”
Especially if you’re a celebrity.
I will work myself to death. By any means necessary.
To become famous. To act. To make everyone remember my name.
“I’ll also take back everything Do Gyeoul stole.”
I bit my lower lip. The roles I should have had, the awards I should have received, the life I should have enjoyed.
“I’ll put everything back in its rightful place.”
Ding-!
As if cheering on my resolution, the first mission appeared.
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