I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 310

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Chapter 310

Reporter Wi looked at the flood of Han Yeoreum’s photos pouring in within a single day.

“This is no joke.”

Most works that exceeded 40% viewership ratings after 2000 were dramas that aired in the early 2000s.

“So the influence felt is bound to be different…”

It was an era where you no longer had to watch live broadcasts. There were many ways to watch dramas even if it wasn’t that exact day and time.

Yet everyone waited for 10 PM.

With hearts desperately hoping for the three people to be happy, curious about the next episode, reluctant for this story to end.

Reporter Wi knew how difficult it was for something like this to happen in today’s world.

“Time constraints are bigger than you think. Enormously so.”

That’s why the aftermath of 【The Great Garland】’s finale wouldn’t fade away for a long time.

Right now, the public was reviewing anything and everything related to 【The Great Garland】.

First, 【Magyo-dong】’s view count surpassed an additional 400,000 in a single day.

While the view count had grown daily throughout the broadcast to exceed 2 million, hitting 400,000 views in just 24 hours was unprecedented.

INTUBE

[Last Period is Club Activities! 【The Great Garland】 Jeha and Yeoreum’s Behind Story ⎜KBC] 42:10

Views: 31,998,115

-Did you come back because you can’t forget Huijae?

-Young Hee-jae was so perfect~ it’s hard to let go~ the chemistry was absolutely perfect. Really radiating youthful charm!! I hope next time we can see a romantic comedy with actor Je-ha…ㅎ Fighting!

-Jeha Yeoreum let’s do a youth drama in school uniforms just once please ahhh drooling

-03:27 Jeha Yeoreum making eye contact and smiling

04:11 Yeoreum nodding when Jeha speaks

06:20 Jeha smiling because Yeoreum is cute

06:35 Yeoreum hitting his shoulder asking why he’s laughing

07:45 Opening water bottle for her

08:21 Giving tissues…(more)

Fuck yes, this is it! Please make couples age-appropriate ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ They look so fucking good together ㅁ_ㅂ

Perhaps because the meeting between adult Taeseok and Huijae was disappointing. People were even seeking out videos of child actor Taeseok and Huijae and suffering over them.

-Seomun Ihwa… I trust you…

No please 2222 ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Why Seomooni Hwaga?

Netflix is producing a drama and both Han Yeo-reum and Myeong Je-ha are in it!

Huh? They said winter is coming out, so obviously Love Live isn’t winter then..haha

Reporter Wi, who had been skimming through the InTube video comments, checked the time.

“It’s about time for it to go up?”

It was time for the public’s undying love to flow toward one person.

* * *

“What’s this?”

Aetami clicked on the link attached as soon as she checked Yeoreum’s story. What followed was an InTube video.

“Ah, really my filial daughter… One ends and another one starts!”

Aetami was so happy she rolled around on the bed. This was her first time fangirling with upcoming projects lined up like this, so her heart was full.

“I can’t believe that was really a hint.”

She never imagined that the story photo she thought was a personal meeting would actually be related to her next project. Fangirling over Han Yeoreum was different from the actor fangirling she had done before.

INTUBE

[Youth Disqualification! First Meeting is Script Rea…ding? ⎜Han Yeoreum Chu Gaeul So Dami] 30:27

“If it’s script reading, why is it so long?”

Usually script reading videos don’t exceed 5 minutes, and the format is similar for any drama.

They explain the drama’s plot, briefly show one or two lines of dialogue being read, and end with self-introductions from the lead actors.

‘What are they doing for 30 minutes?’

Aetami was flustered. But she was happy they were giving her a whole 30 minutes.

It started with Han Yeoreum and So Dami’s faces.

-Just like this? This way?

-Yeoreum, you got fingerprints on the camera!

The camera angle suddenly changed. Han Yeoreum, hearing So Dami’s words, vigorously wiped the camera lens with her clothes.

After a moment of darkness, the two faces appeared again.

-Is it okay now?

Beep.

【Youth Disqualification!】

The title appeared and the screen transitioned.

“…What is this?”

It was too friendly for a script reading video. It was a fresh attempt.

One month ago.

The 【Youth Disqualification!】 team having a meeting appeared on screen.

-As you all know… we need our drama’s unique selling point.

A pale, thin woman appeared on screen. Subtitles appeared under her tired-looking face.

So Yesol ⎜【Youth Disqualification!】 Director/ MBS’s rising star who grabbed a trophy immediately upon debuting with a one-act play

(Doesn’t look like it, but I’m extremely nervous right now.)

Thanks to the flashy subtitles giving dry praise, Aetami immediately recognized who she was.

“This is Director So from 【I Don’t Care At All】!”

Come to think of it, she remembered the photo taken with Yeoreum at the awards ceremony.

-Everyone say what comes to mind when you think of college freshmen. How was it back then? Going clockwise… one word each.

At Director So’s words, the gathered staff members each spoke up.

-I went to all-girls schools so I wanted to get a CC as soon as I entered college.

ㄴKim Yeonji (currently strongly opposed to office romance)

-I only remember drinking pumpkin juice? because I was worried about swelling from double eyelid surgery.

ㄴPark Min-ye (the type who has one more father figure. Just slightly clingy)

-I really worked hard looking for freshman opening ceremony outfits…

ㄴLee Hyejeong (currently living in just two hoodies)

“What is this.”

Aetami momentarily doubted if this was really made by a broadcasting station. It was a truly unfamiliar format.

It didn’t have that well-polished official taste.

“It’s like… a real ordinary person’s vlog feel.”

Instead it felt like a vlog made with friends to share around. The subtitles especially seemed like ones used when joking around among close friends.

Everyone was immersed in memories of their fresh twenty-year-old days. Aetami naturally recalled her own freshman days.

‘How was it…’

She had quite a hard time adapting because a different world unfolded compared to high school. Just when she was getting used to being a freshman, she had become a sophomore. Memories of finding the one-year age gap nothing special yet finding the new students cute came flooding back.

“Twenty or twenty-one. Really no difference.”

While Aetami was reminiscing, the speaking turn had somehow passed to some ajusshi.

-In our time, guitar playing was the most popular thing. The seniors who played guitar well were like this. That was the symbol of youth. Music! All kinds of records from overseas too, there was a time when we memorized song lyrics by heart.

Lee Saerok ⎜MBS’s precious treasure. Light and salt. An irreplaceable existence (But KBC, SBC please contact us first, JTBS is good too)

“What?”

Aetami burst into laughter at the sudden subtitle.

-I remember practicing really hard too. Because I wanted to play acoustic guitar on the lawn… This is called pursuing aesthetics nowadays? Anyway, the practicing had to be kept completely secret. Naturally, casually. But playing well as one with the music…

Lee Saerok ⎜Has the good habit of drinking lots of water. Recently obsessed with jasmine tea. Often misunderstood about changing his name

(MBS Drama Center Director)

“Why is the Center Director appearing?”

Aetami was flustered. The Center Director on screen still hadn’t stopped talking.

He talked so much that the screen filled up with subtitles. The subtitles that continued densely without being erased were as magnificent as Star*ars ending credits.

-So! When you think ‘youth’, it’s music!

As if that ajusshi’s words were a signal flare, the screen transitioned once again.

Beep.

<Youth->

The word ‘Disqualified’ was missing at the end.

* * *

Manager Hong looked at the monitor.

“It’s definitely a style that kids these days would find interesting.”

The screen transitions were fast, and there were no forced gags. It was what you’d call a cost-effective vlog that you could watch comfortably.

“If it’s too polished, there’d be no distinction from TV. Right?”

“Right. They want to see something more stripped down. And <Youth Disqualified!> should start clumsily, following its name.”

Han Yeoreum and So Dami, gathered in Dokgo Min’s Studio, were still looking at the screen.

Of course, it was a bit scattered. It felt like they were just having a video call through a phone camera. It was like calling a friend who was late for an appointment and playing around.

-What the heck. Why is my lip color like this? It’s completely gone. Dami, wait a sec, let me put on some lip tint.

-…Yeoreum. You still haven’t thrown away that tint…?

-If I scrape it really hard, there’s still a bit left.

Yeoreum scraped the remaining tint with serious hand movements, changing angles.

-Wait, hold on. How do I look? Is this okay?

-It didn’t apply at all. Just throw it away now.

So Dami, speaking coldly, eventually took out her own pouch and lent Yeoreum some lip color. You could see she was thinking they’d edit this part out anyway.

Before they knew it, the two were recommending cosmetics to each other. Subtitles appeared below the two playing around cutely.

ㄴKim Yeonji (currently wondering when she started using that tint)

ㄴ Park Min-ye (not editing since she’s cute anyway)

ㄴLee Hyejeong (no particular thoughts)

It felt like watching real-time comments during an InTube live broadcast.

Manager Hong smiled at MBS’s sense, which hadn’t lost its touch.

ㄴ Lee Sae-rok (claims that midsummer is spring warm, and Sodami is summer cool)

“What’s with this ajusshi?”

The MBS Center Director’s presence was also subtly revealed. While the two were playing around, the phone screen moved to the other side. A small figure sleeping in a corner of the studio was visible.

ㄴ Dokgo Min (owner here. Han Yeoreum’s close older sister and photographer. Subject of Yusta’s photos)

“It really feels like visiting a senior you know during free period. Right?”

“Right. All three of them will definitely see their twenties followers increase dramatically.”

Chu Gaeul, who had started making an impression on the public after winning the newcomer award for <Dohwasuhn>, finally appeared. The audio was getting louder and more chaotic.

-The reason I called you today… is because there’s something special and important…

Han Yeoreum handed Chu Gaeul a cider and spoke quietly with a serious expression.

-Han Yeoreum’s fan cafe, <Yeoreum Nal>, broke exactly 500 members at 8:31 AM today… Everyone applaud…

ㄴMidsummer (Developed a habit of checking the fan cafe as soon as I wake up. Took a screenshot when it reached 500 members.)

Even after 10 minutes into the video, the script reading hadn’t started. Instead, they talked about how much they anticipated this drama, why they wanted to do it, what they thought youth was and what being twenty meant, those kinds of stories.

‘Really like a conversation you’d have in private.’

It felt like sitting at the same table and listening to their conversation.

This would make the public feel like they’d grown somewhat closer to Han Yeoreum.

‘Just like back then.’

Manager Hong thought of M Couple. Back then, Han Yeoreum had revealed her natural daily life to blur Seoryeong’s image.

‘And now it’s different again.’

At this moment when the public wanted to love Yeonhuijae more and get to know her better, showing a comfortable daily life with friends would imprint Han Yeoreum once again.

‘Actually, this worked out well.’

Since Han Yeoreum’s time as Yeonhuijae wasn’t long, she could naturally avoid being fixed to one image while still boosting the character’s popularity.

[Drama TALK/ Wow, even the actors are giving us their own content now lol so good ㅠ]

I loved Midsummer’s filmography so I was looking forward to their next project, but today’s script reading video ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ was 30 minutes long so I was like “huh what’s this” but turns out it’s basically behind-the-scenes content..ㅠ I love it so much, this is the kind of stuff I wanted to hear.. People who stan Midsummer are probably at maximum satisfaction level

Anonymous 1: I also watched the video because of what was posted on the humor board and it was really funny, especially the center director lololol wtf why is his name Lee Sae-rok when he’s just some old dude

ㄴAnonymous 2: Lee Sae-rok: Pain…

Anonymous 3: I wish actors would do this kind of content often, we were just analyzing among ourselves but now the actual people are telling us directly so I’m already excited

Anonymous 4: Usually with stuff like this, they’d talk about it for like 5 minutes max on a variety show segment, and the rest would be scattered like the Dragon Balls so you’d have to piece together this interview and that interview, but damn..

ㄴAnonymous 9: Stop crying

Not long after the video was uploaded, reactions started coming from the community. Manager Hong’s small eyes sparkled.

Now was the moment when the tide was coming in. So JC ENM rowed their oars.

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