I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 23

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Episode 23

 

 

 

“How far has the current press release distribution progressed?”

At Jegal Rok’s question, Jjang Director answered hurriedly.

“Manager Hong proceeded mainly with the plot along with basic personal information of the actors.”

“Show me.”

Jegal Rok held the tablet PC and scrolled through the screen swiftly. After roughly grasping the current promotional situation, Jegal Rok stood up from his seat.

“Tell Manager Hong. Release articles at more than three times the existing volume. That’s all.”

Jegal Rok left those words and stood up from his seat. A few seconds later, a scream so loud it could be heard beyond the General Programming Room door rang out.

“Three times?! Three times?! Three times?!”

Jegal Rok walked away with his back to that scream, muttering.

“Interesting…”

A smile appeared on his irritated face. It seemed like the new media boom period that Jegal Rok had anticipated would be significantly accelerated.

 

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Intube

JC ENM Subscribers 570,000

[The Cherry on Top of the Parfait Belongs to the Heroine! Official Trailer] 01:00

 

The official trailer was finally uploaded. Thanks to distributing press releases from a week ago, the initial buzz was quite higher than expected. Even though episode 1 hadn’t been uploaded yet, comments were already posted.

 

-lololol what the hell is this

-It’s a bit… overwhelming to accept… But >>>Ju Junseo’s<<< face is very overwhelming…

˪The type that persuades with his face

-The author gives off serious otaku vibes lol how do they even know that vibe that real normies wouldn’t understand;;( ᎔˘꒳˘᎔)

 

“A thousand views in just one hour!”

I refreshed the page while stamping my feet. The start was smooth. When I searched other SNS platforms, there were already people showing interest.

 

Daengzzi @clangzzi

(Screenshot of Parfait Cherry Heroine trailer)

They said otaku culture should only be known by otakus, school festivals and club activities, normies don’t know this stuff

Ppo Junseo @pocketsiszzs

Just leave Ju Junseo’s face… Don’t need anything else… Yeah yeah, as long as we have our Junseo everything’s fine

˪Your tweet is getting soggy

 

And here, news of also flowed to drama addict A, whose life was not just addicted to media but completely pickled in it.

“What’s this?”

Hobby: watching dramas, specialty: watching dramas. A Twitter celebrity who could be said to have consumed all media without exaggeration.

Anytime Media. Aetami for short, also couldn’t help but know about the trailer.

“Look how childish that trailer is…”

Anyway, the drama scene these days is the problem. Muttering coldly, drama addict A, Aetami, skimmed through the articles roughly. It was better to look through them by speed reading rather than waste time watching useless videos.

“K-high schoolers who entered a romance manga? Hmm… The subject matter itself is quite fresh. I’ll give it that.”

It reeked of being produced by JC ENM. Their intention to capture the interest of younger audiences was transparent. The amount of press releases was also enormous.

“What kind of drama is a 10-minute drama? Even emotional influencer vlogs are longer than that.”

Still, it seemed slightly different from existing web dramas. Aetami, who hated that videos made from ‘disciplinary stories’ were called ‘dramas,’ decided to specially post the trailer on her Twitter account.

 

Aetami (Not MLM account DM X) @AnYtimeMedia

(Parfait Cherry Heroine trailer link)

JC ENM’s first web drama.

 

It wasn’t that she had any particular expectations. She just hoped that starting with , videos with actual content would be made into web dramas. That was all.

The Intube video view count went up in real time. Aetami also clicked on the trailer.

With the sound of bubbles popping, somehow exciting and uplifting music played.

 

Subtitle: Can an extra become the protagonist?

 

The short trailer ended quickly. Aetami pressed the replay button and thought.

“What. The quality itself isn’t bad, is it?”

That was all the evaluation she could give for now. Though it was a 1-minute video, it was quite interesting. They completely twisted the school drama clichés that could easily be criticized as childish.

Aetami smiled and skimmed through the comment reactions.

 

-The actress NG? She totally steals the whole trailer by herself lol

 

“But really, who is this actress?”

It was a face that even Aetami, who had consumed all kinds of dramas, was seeing for the first time.

‘Those natural round eyes shown in the trailer.’

She must be a newcomer with some acting experience. Aetami’s eyes, if no one else’s, couldn’t be fooled.

“…She has no previous works?”

But surprisingly, the protagonist had no previous works.

Han Yeoreum. Aetami read Yeoreum’s name once. Then she checked the first episode air date next to Yeoreum’s name.

“Next Friday.”

Hmm. Aetami marked the drama air date on her calendar with curious eyes.

It was her first time waiting for a web drama, but somehow she wanted to.

‘s trailer recorded a total of 39,000 views. 88 comments, 171 likes.

 

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Intube

@JC ENM Subscribers 570,000

[The Cherry on Top of the Parfait Belongs to the Heroine! Ep 1. New Semester with Cherry Blossoms Falling] 16:15

 

A week passed quickly. The first episode of , which had quietly gathered attention, was released.

The video started in front of the school gate.

 

-…What? This?

 

Cherry blossoms scattered with excessive CG effects. Sparkles that would only be used in romance manga were also flying around.

Tilting her head once, Chaewon tried to calmly assess the situation. When she looked around, students wearing pastel-toned school uniforms far from Korean sensibilities passed by.

 

-Shall we go eat parfait after school?

-Damn… Why couldn’t we be a little stronger. Why did we lose in the preliminaries.

-Finally making my high school debut~. I’m a little excited, you know?

 

If heard in reality, nine out of ten people would ask what they were talking about and wouldn’t understand. Conversations that were indeed far from Korean sensibilities.

Blinking her eyes, Chaewon looked down to check her own appearance. She was wearing the same school uniform as the students passing by.

The only thing different was her skirt. Unlike the pastel-toned skirts worn by other students, Chaewon alone wore a dark-colored school uniform skirt.

 

-What, this is a dream.

 

Chaewon quickly came to a conclusion. She didn’t panic excessively or act surprised in a flustered way. She was truly a calm ordinary person.

 

-Since it’s a dream, I don’t need to go to school.

 

Chaewon walked in the opposite direction from the students heading toward the main gate. Just when she had taken a few steps away from the school.

Rustle-.

With the sound of paper turning,

 

-….

 

She had returned to her original spot.

 

-Should we go eat parfait after school?

 

And the same situation from before repeated.

 

-…?

 

Chaewon was a bit puzzled, but she didn’t panic. After all, it was inside a dream.

Chaewon’s second choice was to stay still. Then once again, rustle- the sound of paper turning was heard. Cherry blossoms scattered once more, and the same dialogue was heard.

 

-…Why is this dream like this?

 

Except for Chaewon who had dead fish eyes, the surroundings were like a flower garden. They were lively just like extras in a romance manga.

Only then did Chaewon’s face harden stiffly.

Her third choice was to try approaching the school. The moment Chaewon took a step….

Clang-.

The school gate closed shut. And as if waiting for this moment, someone immediately appeared.

 

-Aah…! I’m late! Late!

 

Pink hair running while holding bread in her mouth. When Korean students are late, they might eat seasoned seaweed and rice that their mom forcibly stuffed in their mouth, but they don’t run while holding bread in their mouth.

Having such thoughts, Chaewon nimbly dodged to the side just before collision-.

Crash-!

The pink-haired girl fell down loudly. Only then did Chaewon approach the pink-haired girl. She extended one hand to help her up. But.

 

-Eek….

 

Whoosh…. Chaewon froze along with the wind sound effect.

The bread pieces that the pink-haired girl dropped rolled roughly on the ground. Chaewon checked the name tag of the student who had uttered the cringeworthy line.

 

-Hina?

-Ah? You know Hina’s name?

 

As soon as she confirmed the name, Chaewon hesitated. An ominous premonition swept past her.

This worldview was far removed from Korean sensibilities in more ways than one. Even the names didn’t match the cultural context.

And at the same time, one hypothesis came to mind.

 

-…Where is this place?

-Where else! Obviously, it’s school.

 

Hina, who got up with cute gestures, brushed off her skirt. Then she made a surprised expression.

 

-Oh my! Look at me. I’m late! Then see you later!

 

Left behind by Hina who hurriedly ran off again as if to climb over a wall, Yeoreum finally looked at the nameplate with the school name written on it.

 

[♥Hyeonjae High School♥︎]

 

Despite having the name of an ordinary high school, red hearts were engraved on both sides.

No way.

 

-This is, right now….

 

Only then did Chaewon’s mouth fall open. Her face showed complete disbelief.

 

-A romance manga?!

 

With a short sigh, a title appeared on the screen.

 

[The Cherry on the Parfait Belongs to the Heroine!]

 

Cherries bounced playfully above the logo.

 

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“What. This is actually pretty interesting?”

Aetami was laughing while watching the video in real time. It exceeded her expectations. It was different from the Intube videos steeped in harsh reality.

“As expected of JC. They’re the real deal. Acknowledged.”

Even though it was the same web drama format, it was on a different level.

Aetami made a decision. She would watch live until the end. She began focusing on the scenes appearing on screen again.

The protagonist Chaewon with dead fish eyes had somehow gone to the school rooftop and was sighing.

 

-…What would happen if I dropped out right here and now.

 

The struggles of an ordinary person forcibly dragged into a romance manga were very clearly visible.

The kind of pink, cheerful romance manga that everyone would have seen at least once in their childhood.

While evoking those memories, the combination of a protagonist suited to the sensibilities of dry and cynical modern people created an ironic entertainment.

But then.

 

-You woke me up.

 

A rebellious, unfamiliar voice was heard.

The camera angle moved upward following where the voice came from. On top of a container installed on the rooftop, someone was sitting.

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