I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 208

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Episode 208

“Sister…”

“Once upon a time.”

Han Yeoreum had memorized entire fairy tales since childhood. There were many days when she had to read them aloud even without holding a fairy tale book in her hands.

Han Taeyang’s earliest memory was of trying to fall asleep while listening to his sister’s voice in his ears, amidst the sounds of breaking and crashing.

After she had read all the fairy tales and it became difficult to comfort her crying brother anymore, Han Yeoreum somehow learned of a place and took Han Taeyang’s hand, heading toward a large building.

“Now we can play here.”

Seongdong District Public Library Basement 1st Floor. There was a movie screening room where you could watch films for free. Here, Han Taeyang watched movies for the first time.

“It’s really great.”

“Yeah.”

“You have to be quiet here. Otherwise, we’ll get kicked out.”

Han Taeyang was happy just knowing he didn’t have to wander around the playground anymore, too scared to go home.

When painful, scary, or hard-to-watch scenes appeared on screen, he could just close his eyes tight. Because Han Yeoreum was beside him.

[7/1 15:00 Cinema Paradiso]

[7/2 16:30 Life is Beautiful]

On weekday evenings between 6 and 8 PM, documentaries and classic films were mainly screened. They would have been too boring and incomprehensible for kids their age, but the two couldn’t take their eyes off the screen.

The sound of the projector running in the narrow space, various people’s voices coming through the speakers, soft and worn chairs—they spent their evenings surrounded by all of this.

Even though they had to return home by 9 PM, it wasn’t as scary as before.

“So if Matilda hadn’t met her teacher…”

Han Yeoreum would imagine and tell stories about what happened after the movies ended.

Or she would chatter on for hours without getting tired, explaining why each movie character was actually the way they were, what kind of personality they had, and what would have happened if they had made different choices.

“If you keep not listening to me and not closing your eyes, the ET Agents will come get you.”

“…There’s no such thing.”

“It’s true. There are aliens in Korea too. You didn’t know? The reason the National Assembly Building Roof is a different color is because…”

“I’m going to sleep now.”

She had a talent for making even ridiculous lies sound plausible. Eight-year-old Han Yeoreum was a screenwriter, director, and actor all at once.

It would have been nice if they were just poor, but the two, who happened to be unfortunate as well, became children of paradise whenever movies were playing.

Like Ali and Zahra sharing one pair of shoes, they savored each movie for a long, long time.

It was a mean thought, but they sometimes found comfort in knowing there were children more unfortunate than them beyond the screen.

‘Maybe it was from that time.’

Han Yeoreum might have nurtured her dream of becoming an actor in that basement level.

Just as it was natural for an eight-year-old to protect a five-year-old, now it was natural for a nineteen-year-old to help a twenty-two-year-old.

Han Yeoreum had to become more successful than she was now. She had no choice but to succeed. Because she had been living to become an actor for so long.

Han Taeyang decided to help accelerate Han Yeoreum’s inevitable success a little.

“We’ve set up cameras in just two rooms. We’ll show you how to turn them off. When you’re changing clothes—”

That’s why he decided to appear together on a variety show he didn’t even watch.

“Your brother is really gentle. Does he usually listen to his sister well?”

“…Ha, haha. Yes. Of course.”

Just as Han Yeoreum was good at acting, Han Taeyang also had some basic skills.

“My sister practically raised me, so I listen to her well.”

“Oh! Please tell us properly during the interview later. Hey, I’m excited.”

“Yes. The interview.”

“Your face is so good too! At this rate, aren’t you going to become a celebrity? Already getting business cards from agencies left and right—”

Han Taeyang had searched various portal sites and realized that capturing the so-called ‘gap moe’ of ‘Turns out <Faster Than Law>’s soft Han Yeoreum even has older sister beauty?’ would greatly help with image making.

“Please give us a brief self-introduction.”

“Yes. I’m Han Taeyang, brother of rising actor Han Yeoreum—screen debut with <Faster Than Law> achieving ten million viewers, 1.07 million Yusta followers, KNUA golden class.”

Watching Han Taeyang calmly introduce himself, the <M Couple> team exchanged glances.

‘This works.’

‘This really works.’

It was rare character portrayal.

* * *

“Hey, our baby photos came out.”

“Shouldn’t that be in the album?”

“I think you took it to school to make a family newspaper and then cut it out again. There’s colored paper stuck on the back.”

Yeoreum stopped organizing and picked up a photo from one side of the box.

“Where’s the album?”

“That’s in the third box. Don’t start looking through albums and organize properly.”

Following her brother’s relentless work orders, Yeoreum had to organize luggage like a warehouse part-timer the whole time. Whenever she tried to take a brief break, he would immediately restore discipline.

‘The brother has a good face…’

‘At times like this, we should call it character portrayal, Writer.’

‘No, first of all, his face is good…’

The production team carefully marked editing points while observing the two. During the pre-interview before filming, Han Yeoreum had definitely said this:

“Let’s not regret! That’s my motto. I try to do my best as an actor, as a student, and as the Han Yeoreum that someone knows. Because 24 hours is too short.”

In contrast, now, Yeoreum, who was organizing clothes, shouted like a different person from the interview.

“Hey, Han Taeyang!!! The delivery’s here!!!”

A precise resonance occurred from room to room. It was actor-like voice projection. Taeyang, who set up the delivered jjajangmyeon and sweet and sour pork, even opened the wooden chopsticks for Yeoreum.

“Ah, I should have ordered extra large. I’m going to regret this.”

Unlike the pre-interview, Yeoreum had regrets. Han Taeyang quietly ate his jjajangmyeon and said:

“It’s already extra large.”

“I should have ordered cola too…”

“It’s already in the refrigerator.”

For reference, Han Taeyang’s pre-interview went like this:

“Since my sister started working in society early, she’s mature in many ways. Since I’m still a minor, I depend on her a lot.”

The youngest writer sent a message to Gam Dajung.

Input: Writer, how about we try a fake documentary style this time? I think there will be many interesting parts when filming reaction videos in the studio too. Both of them put on too much of a concept during the pre-interviews.

It seemed like the Drama Department Center Director’s comment about not knowing variety shows would have to be retracted.

* * *

News that Han Yeoreum was filming the popular variety show <M Couple> spread quickly. Since they couldn’t film every lecture she attended at school, <M Couple> submitted filming permits for the lecture time that could produce the most plausible scenes.

“Did you hear?”

“Are we going to be on it too?”

Not only Han Yeoreum’s classmates but also juniors and seniors taking the same lecture were excited. Only Jin Eunsul maintained a calm attitude.

“Hey, this is really amazing. No one from our school has filmed variety shows before, right?”

“Even though graduated seniors have come, among current students…”

Jin Eunsul felt her stomach burning hot. It stung inside.

‘Coincidentally the same lecture…’

Jin Eunsul didn’t want to see Han Yeoreum’s filming right in front of her, but on the other hand, she also wanted to become the lucky protagonist herself.

The commonly mentioned protagonist of a few minutes and seconds.

-00:27 This person is lecturing hahahaha

I could only see this person too ㅠㅠㅠㅠ So cute

What’s this person’s Yusta ID?

“Eunsul! What are you doing?”

“Huh?”

“We have to go now!”

At her classmate’s voice calling her, Eunsul neatly organized her complicated thoughts.

“…Right, we have to go.”

Already the second year. Every time this season came, Eunsul regretted why she hadn’t joined Actors Film to see the <Pacheh> audition announcement.

Her stomach twisted the whole time she thought she could have taken Han Yeoreum’s place.

Drama Department Classroom at the University of Arts.

“Now, 4-word acting.”

The professor standing on the platform spoke in a refreshing voice.

Four-word Acting Exercise. It was a training where they had to continue conversations using only four specific words.

“I’ll see how well you’ve mastered the basics you learned in your first year. You know, right? There’s no script. Everything is improvised!”

The professor in charge of Scene Acting Practice A spoke loudly to the students.

“The rule is that you can only use these four words: Yes, No, Thank you, I’m sorry.”

This training uses an acting method that increases the depth of expression while reducing vocabulary. The three most important things in acting.

Gestures, facial expressions, dialogue delivery.

By shackling dialogue delivery, which is the easiest form of expression among them, it instantly limits the scope of acting.

“If you avoid answering more than three times, that’s when it ends.”

The key was how many emotions you could convey with just four responses, making it particularly effective for pushing an actor’s non-verbal expressiveness to its limits.

“Also, don’t repeat the same dialogue more than three times!”

Entertainment cameras were rolling. It would serve as an excellent stepping stone for aspiring actors desperate to debut. A tension filled with anticipation circulated through the lecture hall.

‘With Han Yeoreum…’

‘If I had known this would happen, I should have pretended to be closer to her!’

Thinking that just being paired with Han Yeoreum could make an impression on the public, their eyes burned with passion. Their unconcealed desire was intense.

“A must absolutely draw out all four words from B, and if B says any other words, that’s a failure. When B says all four words, the roles switch. Got it?”

One condition was added to this. The tension heightened at this unusual acting practice.

“Then, Han Yeoreum,”

The professor called Han Yeoreum’s name.

“And Jin Eunsul. Come forward.”

Jin Eunsul was selected as her scene partner.

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