I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 319

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Chapter 319

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Seoul City. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that 【Faster Than the Law 2】 could be seen everywhere you turned your head in the Gangnam District area.

“Oh? That’s the one.”

“Ah. I remember they said it was opening around now.”

Not only were there bus wrappings, but 【Faster Than the Law 2】 trailers were flowing from bus stops, subway electronic displays, electronic billboards attached to building exterior walls, and even the huge billboard at Gangnam Station GCV. Even the small monitors inside movie theaters were simultaneously playing 【Faster Than the Law 2】 trailers.

“Ah, my heart is really pounding like crazy…”

Aetami, who had passed through the Gangnam Station area on her way to work, loosened her hands.

Today was the day when the 【Faster Than the Law 2】 stage greeting schedule would be released. She absolutely had to succeed at ticketing.

‘First Gangnam GCV, Samsung M-Box, then following the route to Jamsil L Cinema, then to Konkuk University or Wangsimni…’

Aetami, recalling Yeoreum whom she had seen at the autograph session after 【The Great Garland】 ended last time, pressed her forehead.

“We’re close, aren’t we?”

Yeoreum’s voice, who had held her hand and spoken at the fan signing event, still lingered in her ears.

“We’re close, aren’t we…”

Aetami had recalled it so often that now she was ruminating over the voice that had become even more wistful with heavy echo added to it.

‘Agh! I should have filmed that!’

Whenever Aetami glimpsed idol fancams or fan signing event videos on her timeline, she would shed tears.

‘How cute our baby melon bread is… Don’t they all really know…?’

There was an indescribably vast distance between casually finding something cute and knowing the ‘real thing.’

Aetami thought this time was really the time to do some serious promotion.

‘Subscribers are increasing too slowly.’

Each video uploaded to her InTube account stably pulled in around a thousand views. But everyone would leave after watching and enjoying lightly.

‘This won’t do…’

Clearly Han Yeoreum had high core strength for a rising actress. She also had high public appeal. But it hadn’t reached the level Aetami wanted. It was when she sighed and refreshed the window.

‘It’s up!’

Finally, the 【Faster Than the Law 2】 stage greeting schedule was posted.

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IP 85.152 happened to be free at that time on that day. That’s why it happened.

[Reservation completed successfully. -GCV]

As a result of ‘coincidence,’ they purchased a ticket for a screening time that included a stage greeting. Although it was a bit far from work, it ‘happened’ to overlap with the route home, so they had no choice but to pick this place.

And above all, as a cultured person who should always maintain the attitude of enjoying arts and culture,

[Reservation completed successfully! -L Cinema]

[If you purchase a combo now, get 5% off –M-Box]

Even if it wasn’t a work to their taste, they needed to ruminate over it several times to make it a work with their own interpretation, so they had no choice but to stop by L Cinema and M-Box as well.

Really coincidentally, somehow unintentionally, they all happened to have stage greetings.

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【Faster Than the Law 2】 opening D-3. This place was Cheongdam GCV. Today was the day when the VIP preview was held. Chu Gaeul sprayed perfume one last time before standing in front of the photo wall.

‘This is Eun Baekhap’s perfume…’

It was a gift that Han Yeoreum had bought for her after returning from her 【The Great Garland】 reward vacation.

“Hey! Han Yeoreum! A travel gift and it’s perfume? What’s with the hand cream too?”

They were all things that could be obtained domestically as well. Chu Gaeul alternately checked Han Yeoreum’s strangely proud face and the gifts she had received.

“Don’t be surprised, guys… Do you know what this is?”

So Dami, who was tearing open the hand cream and sniffing it beside her, tilted her head.

“What is it? I used to use this originally! Just a different scent.”

Han Yeoreum raised her index finger and shook it left and right.

“This isn’t just hand cream.”

“Then…”

“What is it…?”

At that tension, the two fell silent for a moment. Han Yeoreum sighed and answered.

“These are products that ‘Eun Baekhap’ really uses, ‘Eun Baekhap’s picks.'”

“What!”

“Really?”

Han Yeoreum nodded with a smug face.

“Yeah. I really went into Senior Officer Eun Baekhap’s room and saw them. This and this, and this mask pack too. No, I had no idea this was a real actress pack, you know? And also this.”

Han Yeoreum pulled out all sorts of beauty products from her bag.

“Kyaaaaa!”

“Hyaaaaa!”

At the mention that these were products Eun Baekhap really used, the two hurriedly embraced all the gifts.

“I thought so. It seemed somehow different.”

“Wow! Yeoreum. I think this is way better than the scent I use!”

So Dami asked Yeoreum with sparkling eyes.

“But you went all the way into Senior Officer Baekhap’s room?”

“…Right. Did you hang out with Senior Officer in her room?”

At the two’s questions, Han Yeoreum nodded briefly as if this was nothing.

“Well, you could say that. Yeah.”

So Dami and Chu Gaeul also knew that the 【The Great Garland】 team had gone on a reward vacation. Articles and staff SNS posts had been uploaded quite a lot to communities.

But they didn’t know that top actor Senior Officer Eun Baekhap and Han Yeoreum were this close.

“She even calls me something different from my name…”

Envious. She’d really lose if she was envious, but she was too envious. Chu Gaeul rolled her lips inward.

Recently, 【Youth Disqualified!】 script reading vlog episode 2 had been uploaded.

Thanks to 【Faster Than the Law 2】 promotional videos featuring Han Yeoreum naturally following in the algorithm, the initial view count was significantly higher than episode 1.

This was because people who would click first when Han Yeoreum appeared in thumbnails were gradually increasing.

Since 【Pachehi】, the perception of Han Yeoreum as the most trendy actor had naturally settled in the public’s minds.

INTUBE

[Youth Disqualified! So what are we doing? Rock-paper-scissors first⎜So Dami Chu Gaeul Han Yeoreum] 40:21

-Wait, they’re even doing the OST as a cottage industry? Just how badly do they want to succeed lol;;

-Ah this is so good ㅠㅠㅠㅠ How can Chuga look so much like a city girl and still play drums?? Is he trying to make a million girls swoon???

-She’s working her ass off this summer, I keep seeing her face everywhere these days (ง˙∇˙)ว So cute, baby melon bread

-Hmm.. Personally, I don’t think it looks good when actors try to challenge themselves with this kind of band lol That casual attitude of standing in front of the public with a pretty face and amateur skills. Anyone who truly loves music would definitely frown at this – it’s obvious they’ll be lip-syncing 100% ^^ Actors should stick to acting. That’s my advice

Hey, who are you? Get out

Ugh… why is he/she like that ㅠ

The virtuous cycle of people who watched 【Faster Than the Law 2】 promotional videos entering 【Youth Disqualified!】 vlogs, and people who watched 【Youth Disqualified!】 vlogs entering 【Faster Than the Law 2】 promotional videos rapidly increased over several days.

‘As expected, Han Yeoreum… Eun Baekhap has good reason to treat her that way.’

Chu Gaeul acknowledged Han Yeoreum, who had become friends with that top actor Eun Baekhap, while also having other thoughts.

‘But what if she becomes closer to her than us?’

Chu Gaeul, who knew Han Yeoreum’s materialistic calculator performance, became anxious for a moment.

So Dami was unpacking and checking other gifts in the meantime.

“But Senior Officer Baekhap seemed really hard to get close to. Doesn’t she have any close actor friends either?”

At So Dami’s question, Han Yeoreum stared intently at Chu Gaeul.

“Well… Hard to get close to? Not really… Um… How should I put it…”

Without taking her eyes off her, Han Yeoreum said.

“She has something similar to Gaeul.”

Ever since hearing those words, Chu Gaeul thought about it every time she sprayed perfume.

‘What… Eun Baekhap and… me…’

Her heart pounded when she tried to recall it again. Standing in front of the photo wall a moment later, Chu Gaeul was able to smile more brightly than ever.

“Gaeul! Heart with your hands!”

Because Chu Gaeul resembled top actor Eun Baekhap.

With hands that had burst and developed calluses from drum practice, Chu Gaeul waved to the camera. Looking forward to greeting everyone again with 【Youth Disqualified!】 soon.

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Eun Baekhap also attended the 【Faster Than the Law 2】 VIP preview.

With Ji Haebeom, Shin Seojin, and even Myeong Jeha – all the cast members of <The Great Garland> attending, it wouldn’t look right if only Eun Baekhap didn’t come.

“Baekhap! Please look over here!”

“Unnie!”

“So beautiful!”

Befitting the name VIP premiere, famous celebrities attended in droves. It was a much more impressive lineup than even <Faster Than Law 1>.

Eun Baekhap waved her hand without blinking once at the pure white flashes pouring toward her.

Following the guard’s guidance into the dim movie theater, the familiar gazes turned toward Eun Baekhap as always.

The celebrity among celebrities.

This was the nickname attached to the individualist Eun Baekhap. She was called that because it was hard to see her face in private settings and she had no close celebrity friends.

So these gazes were familiar…

‘What?’

But the gazes of two bitches sitting in the front row were stuck on Eun Baekhap and wouldn’t let go.

If they were ordinary celebrities, they would have pride too and would only glance occasionally at most. No matter how pretty someone was, they wouldn’t stare so blatantly.

Eun Baekhap passed by the two bitches and went up to her assigned seat.

‘Huh?’

But somehow there was a familiar scent. Like the one from Eun Baekhap’s bathroom…

‘Why are those things still looking at me?’

The two people sitting on the right side even turned their heads to look at Eun Baekhap sitting behind them.

Remembering someone, Eun Baekhap tensed her lips as a curse was about to come out.

Eun Baekhap asked the manager sitting next to her.

“What are those kids sitting at 2 o’clock?”

“Ah. Yeoreum’s friends. You know. Chu Gaeul and So Dami. They’re rising these days.”

“Rising my ass, every damn person…”

Eun Baekhap crossed her arms and leaned back against the seat, ignoring the shy gazes looking at her.

‘Drop one damn thing and two stick together… Fuck…’

In a short time, the movie theater filled with people whose recognition was high enough that you could immediately name them just by looking at their faces.

People with ‘top’ in front of their names were all directing their gazes toward the screen.

“Thank you so much for coming like this. I’m Gong Mujin, who directed <Faster Than Law 2>. I really worried a lot while making <Faster Than Law 2>. Yes. It must have been really hard to come out of your houses on such a cold day. I understand too. So I promise that the 100 minutes you spend on this movie won’t be boring!”

Director Gong, standing in front of the screen holding a microphone, greeted first. The cast of <Faster Than Law 2> was positioned on both sides of him.

Eun Baekhap looked at Han Yeoreum holding the microphone.

“Hello. I’m Han Yeoreum, Influencer 1 from <Faster Than Law 2>. I was grateful to be able to work with such a great director and senior actors again this time. As the director said, I hope you have a fun 100 minutes!”

Han Yeoreum finished her greeting and looked around, making eye contact with Eun Baekhap. Those eyes looking up from below seemed to shine especially today.

‘How annoying…’

Soon the lights inside the screening room went out. It was the moment <Faster Than Law 2> was about to begin.

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The beginning was the lively Cheongdam-daero. The camera swept from above along the road lined with expensive foreign cars. Upbeat music played.

The following scene was a brunch cafe where everyone came dressed up from head to toe.

In that place bright with sunlight streaming through large windows, cute desserts were placed on the pickup table. A part-time worker moved with a tray in hand.

“Here’s the Berry Berry Afternoon Tea Set you ordered-.”

Behind the part-time worker’s appropriately polite and moderately bright voice, a lively and cute voice was heard from beyond the screen.

“Wow, what is this-. Why is it so pretty!”

A voice that instantly pierced the audience’s eardrums.

With that single line, the audience’s attention, which had been moderately loosely scattered, gathered on the screen in an instant.

<Faster Than Law 2> began with Han Yeoreum.

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