I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 281

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Chapter 281

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[HOT/ Iksun suffering because of her friend who caught Yeonhuijae disease.jpg]

(My friend is really driving people crazy these days… Let’s say her boyfriend’s name is Kim Hee-seok, so when she calls him she goes “Kim Hiseogiiii!” like thatㅠㅠㅠㅠ And before she used to just say “this is so fucking hard” but now she’s like “this is truly difficult, just like Hee-jae!” so I’m going insane… She even tries to smile like Hee-jae by squinting her eyes so by the time we go home her eyeliner is all smudged fuckㅅㅂ… Girl needs to snap out of it)

She’s just possessed by Huijae or something, constantly trying to act like Huijae no matter what. How do I fix this? Even now she’s texting me “Kim Iksuni!” so I’m desperately ignoring her messages.jpg)

Anonymous1: Oh damn, so it’s not just my friend who does this lololol

Anonymous2: This needs to be disinfected ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Anonymous18: Both have become like catchphrases? Memes? Anyway, seems like it. Even kids around me without boyfriends call names like that

Anonymous 22: I saw elementary school kids calling each other that at a convenience store lol

ㄴAnonymous 31: But I like using “cham” instead of “fucking”..ㅎ It’s not uncomfortable to hear either

The lines from 【The Great Garland】 spread even to the general public who hadn’t watched the drama. That’s how much influence it had.

Yeonhuijae’s lines that ran through the themes of episodes 1 to 4 had the highest buzz among them all.

Because they couldn’t help but love Yeonhuijae speaking so purely like a child.

Anonymous 49: I’m also suffering from Yeonhee disease..ㅠㅠ The person who couldn’t resist the short hair temptation and cut their hair? That’s me lol damn

ㄴAnonymous 58: Actually I also caught the Yeonhui-Jaebung disease so I bought Jaelip lololol

ㄴAnonymous 61: Is this like a confessional? I bought Yonsei knit too…heh

Creating catchphrases from dialogue meant that her face appeared frequently in video clips to the public.

When people get curious about which drama, what context, and how it was said, they inevitably get chosen by the algorithm and float down their feeds.

That’s how everything about Yeonhuijae started becoming popular. Before they knew it, items that reminded people of Yeonhuijae rose to bestsellers on shopping sites.

[BEST/Fast shipping, fit guaranteed⎜ Yeonhuijae pink fluffy heart-fluttering delicate loose-fit knit 4colors]

[BEST/Order rush Yeonhuijae round neck alpaca simple effortless knit 5colors]

-Anonymous 167: Wow but around 3 years ago, thick winter knits were super trendy with that closed neckline style ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Daeyejong is really something

ㄴAnonymous 61: The person who bought that winter knit back then is now buying Yeonhui-jae knits tooㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Yeonhuijae knits properly caught the FW season. With fluffy pink loose-fit knits of thick material trending, outerwear naturally led to choosing long padded coats.

[N Company achieves “sales volume 1st place” triumph this winter… Everyone asking “Give me Han Yeoreum long padding” sold out rush, continuing 【The Great Garland】 popularity]

Among them, N Company, which hired Han Yeoreum as a model, was by far the most popular. A situation occurred where all colors sold out.

“Yes, we’re trying our best to meet the delivery date now… I know. Put it in the Gangnam store first…”

“The short version is sold out too? We thought sales would be poor so we deliberately produced small quantities, so the schedule is a bit tight to produce them right now…”

“Don’t release the insufficient stock online right away, focus on offline…”

N Company’s logistics team’s phones were on fire.

[‘Han Yeoreum effect’… N Company FW season padding sold out in all sizes]

【The Great Garland】 earned the nickname ‘nation’s first love’ for rookie actress Han Yeoreum, and the popularity of sports brand N Company, which she models for, is extraordinary. Products from Han Yeoreum’s photoshoots caused sold-out chaos centered on online sales.

A brand representative said “Search volume surged 720% right after the broadcast” and “We’re discussing whether to restock the products.”

(Omitted)

Han Yeoreum is scheduled to hold a fan signing event today at Yeouido IFV Mall where she can confirm her fans’ love. Interest is already running high.

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Aetami arrived at the event venue a full five hours early.

This place was IFV Mall located in Yeouido.

Han Yeoreum’s public fan signing event was scheduled to be held in the open space on basement level 1.

“Ah, I’m nervous. I’m dying of nervousness…”

This wasn’t the first time seeing Yeoreum in person, but thinking that Yeoreum would show herself in front of so many ordinary people, she couldn’t hide her pride.

‘Everyone will be surprised seeing our baby melon bread in person!’

She was cute enough on screen, but when you see her in person, that loveliness is indescribable, making you want to spread real-life reviews far and wide – that was Yeoreum.

Aetami settled in a nearby cafe to get a good view of the fan signing stage being set up.

Then she habitually searched for 【The Great Garland】 on the gallery.

By the way, 【The Great Garland】 fans were currently in a dog fight.

“They’ll 100% receive the best couple award and still keep fighting until the finale…”

Right now 【The Great Garland】 was having a real love war.

[The Great Garland Gallery]

[Seriously, do you guys think the writer chose Taejin as the male lead? For real?]

[For real, those broadcasting station bastards are crazy – she’s already married but they put her on some dating show with another guy lol]

[Giyeon shippers, stop with the divorce talk]

[Even so, they said Hee-jae’s real love is Tae-seok, so no need to get worked up ㄴㄴ]

The focus was on who Huijae’s real love was.

Was it Taeseok, who made it possible for young Huijae to have the name Huijae, or Taejin, who would make her future life warm?

[Huijae mom vs Taeseok mom vs Taejin mom vs narrative fans vs original ending fans vs analysis fans vs if-it-were-me fans all gathering makes the gallery bustling]

Reviewing is damn hard too

Anonymous (17.171) Hang in there, this is Warland Gallery

‘If it follows the original flow, Taejin will cheat, so it’s better to divorce and go to Taeseok’ vs ‘That won’t happen, he hasn’t cheated yet, and why should they divorce when they’re already married’ – these opinions also fought fiercely every day.

Meanwhile, viewers who favored Huijae worried about whether our Huijae would hit someone with a car or not, and the patriots who came with burning hearts during the episode 1 Josenjing controversy vented their anger about when exactly Hanamura would die.

[What if this really ends like the original story? What if Taeseok goes to heaven and Taejin ends up as a cheating bastard, fuck..]

ㅇㅇ(23.232) No matter how crazy those TV station guys are, come onㅋㅋㅋㅋ There’s no way that would happen. If they put out an ending like that, they’d be paralyzed by complaint calls

ㄴㅇㅇ(17.8) TIP: These bastards have already endured Korean trolling

Anonymous(15.353) Ah suddenly I’m getting fucking anxious, that’s right these bastards are ruthless onesㅜㅜㅜ

Yeah (1.234) If Taeseok goes to heaven, it’ll be a perfect one and only reunion lol Yeah, Taejin is a cowardly cheating husband who doesn’t even have the courage to die for his betrayal lol

ㄴㅇㅇ(12.100) Please stop being ridiculous, if it followed the original work Hee-jae would have died in episode 4

The best couple award voting rate had to go crazy.

The other two candidates were practically just for show.

“But it’s really unexpected…”

Aetami smiled slightly.

Contrary to everyone’s expectations that adult Taeseok and Huijae, and Taejin would have a fierce battle, Eun Baekhap and Han Yeoreum were fighting neck and neck.

“If it’s a one and only fight, the child actor side is overwhelming.”

In terms of narrative alone, nothing could follow the story up to the child actors.

No one knew the future developments, so opinions were divided on who the real love was, but one thing was certain.

Certainly the two from childhood kept each other in their hearts.

“Ah! It probably won’t happen, but! Please! I hope Yeoreum wins.”

Of course, Ji Haebeom and Eun Baekhap were still winning in votes, but Aetami pressed Yeoreum’s name firmly for the one vote that gets updated today.

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“Memory card okay. Battery okay.”

Reporter Wi, waiting at IFV Mall with his camera and tripod, kept trying to suppress the laughter that wanted to come out. He had to maintain as professional a face as possible.

‘I’ve been to this place several times already…’

His heart was beating unusually fast today. IFV Mall was a familiar place to Reporter Wi. More than one or two celebrities had held public fan signings here.

But thinking it was Han Yeoreum’s first fan signing, it felt like coming to this place for the first time.

“How many shots can I get today?”

“Taking as many as possible is beneficial.”

“It’s the weekend right now… the reaction will be incredible.”

“Come to think of it, Han Yeoreum’s next work, 【Youth Disqualified!】, they started filming that now, right?”

“Yeah. Both the lead role and everything, seems like they’re trying to handle work as speedily as possible. Probably first half performance… but over there… who are you to come this close?”

Reporter Wi unconsciously found himself among people talking about Yeoreum and cleared his throat awkwardly.

“Sorry. Please move back a little. I can’t see the movement line behind.”

“Ah, yes yes. Go ahead.”

He avoided the crisis with natural wit. He almost let his private emotions show in a public setting.

“Hey, I thought you were someone I knew… you came so close.”

“People were standing too close together. Ah, now it’s fine.”

The surroundings gradually filled with murmuring sounds. A photo line had already formed in front of the stage.

“What’s that?”

“What are they doing?”

People who saw the words ‘Han Yeoreum Fan Signing’ stopped in their tracks while passing by.

“Han Yeoreum is coming!”

“Han Yeoreum? Yeonhuijae?”

“Whoa, really?”

One by one, more people stopped in their tracks to see Han Yeoreum in person. A crowd gathered in a circle around the stage.

“She’s coming!”

At someone’s voice like a signal flare, all the camera lenses turned toward one direction in unison.

In high and low voices, in loud and quiet voices, everyone called out one person’s name.

“Han Yeoreum!”

It was the entrance of the nation’s first love.

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