I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 329

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Chapter 329

It was a format much more optimized for InTube than movie or drama clips.

INTUBE

[What? You want me to do kung-chi-tak-chi? What did you say? I couldn’t hear you over the instrument sounds⎜Chu Gaeul Han Yeoreum So Dami <Youth Disqualified!>] 30:21:22

234,559 views

-Wait, is this a constellation story?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ The PD and writers’ opinions keep popping up like status windows

What is constellation fiction..?ㅠ I’m asking cautiously

︎˪Ah, it’s something otakus like

-The Center Director feels familiar now, like someone I know

-Look at how they only include Lee Saerok even in the subtitles, they compressed it so much that the font is tiny and you can’t even see it ㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

InTube viewers gradually began to warm up to Han Yeoreum, Chu Gaeul, and So Dami. They narrowed the emotional distance in their hearts while watching friendly and comfortable videos.

The wooden chopsticks with the Yeop X tteokbokki logo that appeared in Dokgo Min’s emotional studio, the actors who started sitting on the sofa but ended up all sitting on the floor, conversations that kept going off on tangents, and then when someone mentioned a menu item, they’d seriously consider it before eventually ordering it.

Kim Yeonji (Honestly, chocolate on yogurt ice cream is not great, I’m strictly team fruit only)

︎˪Park Minae (I don’t really like yogurt ice cream in general)

︎˪Lee Hyejeong (Thinks Kim Yeonji doesn’t know what she’s talking about)

︎˪Lee Saerok (Honestly, can yogurt ice cream really cost this much? Damn, what kind of ice cream costs over 20,000 won? With that money, man, I complain but when it’s offered I eat it well)

︎˪So Yesol (Has lactose intolerance)

The subtitles that appeared like real-time live broadcast comments also played a part. It gave a friendly feeling that couldn’t be seen in variety shows featuring actors before.

“Why did you call me?”

-Senior Officer said you play drums well, so we called you! Now, our very special invited guest. Ju Junseo. Please give him a round of applause.

Starting from episode 3, guests even made brief appearances. Ju Junseo, who came wearing glasses and a pulled-down hood, was semi-forcibly handed drumsticks.

-Just one song you’re confident in!

-…Don’t you guys practice?

Ju Junseo, who became the drum teacher, bought pizza and ice cream, taught drums just a little, and left.

Just like a real haphazard club activity.

But it wasn’t just light practice. Fast-forwarded scenes of Chu Gaeul practicing appeared. Chu Gaeul, who stayed alone in the practice room until 1 AM practicing drums, showed a different side from when she was with her friends.

-Ah, damn…

Her fingers had swollen red from holding the drumsticks for so long. Chu Gaeul didn’t have great rhythm sense, so she had to double her practice time.

︎˪Park Minae (Really moved right now… Chu Gaeul, the woman who doesn’t know giving up)

︎˪Lee Hyejeong (I think Gaeul’s personal color is effort)

Since it was an instrument that required using both hands as well as feet, Chu Gaeul sighed in the middle of practice.

-Ah…

Chu Gaeul, who had briefly hung her head, repeated the same part again as if nothing had happened.

˪So Yesol (I really think it was good to suggest forming a band hehe)

Chu Gaeul stubbornly repeated the same part ten times. When she finally stopped making mistakes, the comment section all shed tears together.

-ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Oh damn itㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Autumnㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Chu Gaeul looks kind of cold and urban, but she’s surprisingly easygoing and diligent, so good.. I really see her differently now

-CGY, you’re the best. Same initials. Could this really be a coincidence?

When morning came, the practice room door opened again. So Dami always came early. Since she started by playing other songs for individual practice, subscribers called the opening part “Dami Time.”

-Every song Dami picks is totally my taste ㅠㅠ She really plays so well

-I was wondering how to form a band with actors, but having someone who’s been learning for so long to anchor the group makes it so much better, whether during practice or actual performances ㅇㅇ

-Honestly So Dami doesn’t need to practice this diligently, but I like that she shows up every day

˪ㅋㅋ I’m the most unknown one here but since I don’t have any schedule, I should come out

So Dami approached practice seriously. Since she made no minor mistakes, she was the most pleasant to listen to.

When So Dami appeared on screen, you could really feel like they were doing a proper band.

˪Lee Saerok (As expected of someone who loves music, I think she has real insight in song selection, quietly closing my mouth in admiration while watching her show what swing is through jazz arrangements)

˪So Yesol (How do you close your mouth and admire at the same time?)

During break times, she was absorbed in reading the <Youth Disqualified!> script. So Dami seemed accustomed to staying in the practice room for long periods.

-But honestly speaking… he’s handsome… Hand? some. He’s handsome~. Hmm… What’s so good about it.

The editing team even included scenes of her practicing lines out loud without cutting them. Subscribers enjoyed the subtle <Youth Disqualified!> spoilers.

-Ah, you delivered that line so perfectly lmaooo

-Really the raw South American bird itself,, but she’s so lovable I can’t say anything and I’m just frustrated alone

˪For real.. Really so good… I’d like it more if she broke up with that guy…that kind of friend

And lastly, Han Yeoreum wasn’t seen often in the practice room. Instead, she was filmed separately carrying a camera around.

-Wow her determination is crazy..

-Look at her carrying the guitar even to the filming set, she’ll succeed at anything

Han Yeoreum carried her guitar even while traveling to Jinhae for location shooting. She practiced and practiced again without connecting any cables.

While getting makeup, she held sheet music in her hands and stared at it.

˪Kim Yeonji (Filming time 4 AM… explaining that she memorized chords from that time)

The <Great Garland> filming set was shown in four splits. Han Yeoreum practiced constantly – while waiting, during short breaks, before sleeping, when waking up and moving.

˪So Yesol (Adding that she sent videos of practicing without taking a single day off)

Subscribers watching this video could roughly guess how difficult it must have been for Han Yeoreum while filming <Great Garland>.

Seeing everyone doing their best in their respective environments made their hearts ache a little.

And so began their first ensemble.

-????

-???????doubting my ears

-what is this

-You guys worked so hard ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ no this can’t be happening

There was no dramatic emotion like in movies or dramas. The editing with sweat drop sound effects made the ensemble sound even more chaotic.

-What was that just now? What do we do.

-Hey! Han Yeoreum! What do you mean what do we do! We have to do well.

-Wow~. Still, the first verse was well matched!

Han Yeoreum looking puzzled, Chu Gaeul getting angry, and So Dami still smiling. Subscribers began to get curious about the combination of these three people.

-Still, you’ll do well when the drama starts, right…? ㅠ

-Originally even people who practice well individually mess up when they start ensemble,, playing while listening to instruments is fucking difficult

-Your effort is admirable, but you need to know that music isn’t something that can be achieved in such a short period, especially Miss Chu Gaeul, that wrist snap technique when playing drums is completely wrong, if you’re not careful you’ll ruin your wrist, please pay attention to arm movement as much as possible. That’s all

This guy is here again ㅠㅠ I’m lowkey keeping an eye on him lol crazy

And the next video preview, this time another guest made a surprise visit.

-Huh who is it???

-What will get taken this time, hamburger?

– Hahahahaha since when did this become a variety show hahahahaha

By not revealing the identity and cutting it off, viewers naturally looked forward to next week’s upload. Before they knew it, they were ready to love the characters even before the drama aired.

Because every moment seen beyond the screen was youth itself. <Youth Disqualified!> seemed to have started from now.

* * *

Seo Eden had arrived early at the filming set. The filming set was particularly lively today.

‘Today is finally our first filming together!’

Han Yeoreum had the busiest schedule among them. And Seo Eden was a rookie at acting. So scenes with the two of them together had to be pushed back as much as possible.

If Seo Eden kept making NGs, it would interfere with Han Yeoreum’s schedule.

Seo Eden had filmed with So Dami several times. When she was first cast, Director So said in a tone telling her not to feel too burdened:

“Just… comfortably. Seo Eden’s personal charm alone is enough for us…”

But Seo Eden didn’t want to end it at that.

‘Since I got such a good character, it would be a waste!’

Some people think it doesn’t matter if idols can’t act. But this is a wrong premise.

-Another idol hahaha yeah get lost, not watching

-Fucking hell, don’t you feel guilty forcing your way into successful works? Ah so fucking annoying

-Don’t you feel like you’d have to act cold several more times just standing next to an actor..ㅎ what’s with the showing off ㅎ

Now viewers had accumulated experience witnessing several bad acting performances. An idol challenging acting? They had no choice but to receive it even more sharply.

The character given to Seo Eden was the popular kid that exists one per department. It seemed to reflect her original personality to some degree.

Thanks to that, the scenes filmed so far hadn’t been too difficult.

‘Still, I need to make a definite impact!’

Seo Eden wanted to give her best to the character she was playing. It was different from music video filming.

If music videos were something fans would watch multiple times to find hidden meanings and acting details, dramas had to deliver at least above average performance for the general public who would only watch once.

Fortunately, 【Youth Disqualified!】 had a senior actor who had made her name known even in the United States just four years after debut, so Seo Eden planned to act according to the advice of Han Yeoreum, her former housemate and current teammate.

The atmosphere on the filming set changed in an instant.

With her accumulated experience, Seo Eden immediately knew who was entering.

There are people who can give inexplicable trust to staff members and fellow cast members. It will definitely go well.

A grounded confidence that with this person involved, there’s no way it couldn’t succeed.

“Hey! Han Yeoreum!”

“Yeoreum-!”

Han Yeoreum was entering.

* * *

Today was finally the day to film the scene where 【Youth Disqualified!】’s love line first forms.

‘Because everything about the character Heejeong starts with men.’

Heejeong, the role So Dami plays, vows not to do CC twice again after breaking up after two CCs, but falls in love at first sight again the moment she sees Seo Eden.

‘Depending on how well Seo Eden performs here, the viewers’ affection for Heejeong will change.’

There’s a difference between thinking with your head “ah, this is the scene where that character falls in love” while watching the screen, and accepting with your heart that they’ve fallen in love.

‘If we don’t instill the emotion that “she definitely has good reason to like him,” Heejeong will just become a frivolous flirt.’

So when Seo Eden requested consultation, I thought it was unexpected.

‘Because she’s an idol.’

I thought she’d simply think, “Don’t people just like me when they see me?”

‘Well, if Seo Eden does well, Dami will look more lovable, so it’s good if she does well.’

If you have a one-sided love for a man you can’t understand, you become a flirt, but if you have a one-sided love for a man you can understand, you become a cute girl.

I recalled my recent conversation with Seo Eden.

“In a narrative about falling in love at first sight, I think eye contact is important.”

“Oh…”

“Isn’t it? Senior, isn’t it? Ah shit, I thought it was quite an accurate analysis.”

“No. I think so too.”

“Yes. Good good. Anyway, but it’s not like when I send a look through the screen everyone goes wow… I love you, that kind of feeling.”

Seo Eden asked seriously. It seemed like she had been pondering this for quite a while.

“Understanding? Conviction? How do you do that kind of thing through acting?”

The three of us each gave answers to Seo Eden who came to the practice room.

“For me, smiling? Whatever it is, smiling changes the feeling. I think it would be good if there’s an emotional change.”

This was from Chu Gaeul, who doesn’t smile often.

“For me, making eye contact then looking away. Because one-sided love makes you keep thinking about the other person, right? There’s nothing better than that for giving meaning!”

This was from So Dami, who had deeply delved into the character Jeong Heejeong.

Seo Eden nodded earnestly at both people’s advice. As if both were right. Finally, all three people’s gazes turned to me.

“I…”

* * *

So Yesol approached monitoring more seriously than usual. It was okay if Seo Eden couldn’t properly express the scene of falling in love.

‘Because it can be salvaged in many ways.’

If it really didn’t work, they could just use Seo Eden’s profile, add bright lighting, apply slow motion, and overlay it with an appropriately sweet OST.

With above-average height, a well-balanced clean face, plus Jeong Heejeong’s affection-deprived attributes, everyone could accept a convincing ‘moment of falling in love.’

‘I didn’t have high expectations…’

Because Seo Eden was just Jeong Heejeong’s ‘catalyst.’

She had no intention of micromanaging even Seo Eden, who didn’t have much screen time.

‘This changes the story.’

Seo Eden was talking with a friend when she turned her gaze. And slowly turned her face.

As if their eyes met first and her body naturally followed.

Seo Eden smiled while making eye contact with the camera. Next, she lowered her head and averted her gaze.

After that, back to the starting point. She finished her conversation with her friend.

That alone was enough. She had completed all the narrative elements worthy of falling in love.

“…Okay!”

So Yesol called okay through the megaphone. As the director’s signal dropped, cheers erupted from around.

【Youth Disqualified!】 had transformed from a low-budget project into the most anticipated work of the first half of this year. The filming set atmosphere couldn’t help but be good.

“Ohhh-. Seo Eden-.”

“Are we getting two national first loves from our team?”

“What was that just now? What was that?”

At the pouring praise, Seo Eden laughed sheepishly. And she bowed to So Dami, Han Yeoreum, and Chu Gaeul who were sitting across from her to help with eye line.

The filming crew of 【Youth Disqualified!】 thought.

The feeling was definitely good.

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