I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 333

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Chapter 333

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Finally, we arrived at the awards ceremony where <The Great Garland> was nominated.

Best Foreign Language Series

My face flashed across the giant screen. It was Huijae from <The Great Garland>.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump….

My heart was beating so hard that my mouth went completely dry. My fingertips trembled finely.

Could we win it?

Perhaps sensing my state, Myeong Jeha lightly tapped me with his elbow. Then he mouthed the words.

It’s okay.

-This year’s Foreign Language Series Award….

Strangely, hearing those words made my heart calm down a little. It really felt like everything would be okay.

-Congratulations. <The Great Garland>!

Finally, the winner appeared on screen.

This was the moment <The Great Garland> became Korea’s first Critics’ Choice nominated work and winner.

The dim lighting suddenly brightened all at once. A battlefield spread across the screen. Myeong Jeha’s face appeared as he supported a comrade coming in. Then followed the scene where, despite barely surviving and returning alive, he abandoned everything for a single necklace and ran into the deadly center where shells were exploding.

While Director Ja went up to receive the award, scenes from <The Great Garland> continued on screen.

The face naturally changed from boy to young man, and Shin Seojin appeared helping the sugarcane plantation workers in Louisiana. The last was Eun Baekhap teaching at night school.

Perhaps because my face had already passed by when the nominees were shown earlier, young Huijae didn’t appear after the win.

That disappointment was driving me crazy.

Before I knew it, Director Ja had reached the microphone. Behind him, only the title <The Great Garland> was displayed.

I stopped clapping and clenched my fists inward. My well-trimmed nails dug into my palms. My eyes met with Director Ja standing on stage.

Later, I want to be standing there.

A simple and intense desire burned hotly inside me.

I don’t want to be just someone who appears briefly on screen. I wanted it to be all me.

Someday I must come back here again.

For Best Actress.

I’ll stand in that spot holding a trophy.

When Director Ja finished his acceptance speech, applause filled the air from all directions. All this cheering felt like it was pouring down on me.

You can do it.

Han Yeoreum, you can stand there.

My heart burned with passion.

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Jegal Rok, who was watching this on a large screen, briefly closed his eyes at an indescribable thrilling pleasure.

It felt like someone was grabbing the back of his neck. He kept getting goosebumps. In his insane sense of achievement, Jegal Rok momentarily forgot how to breathe.

It hadn’t even been a year since the typhoon called the Korean Wave restrictions hit.

Countless amounts of money had flowed out, and there were more than one or two works that were shipwrecked.

Nevertheless.

Like a cliché, they had pulled it off. The Asian content industries in Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other places would have immediately recalculated Korea’s investment value.

Knock knock-.

There was a sound of knocking on the door. Everyone seemed to be moving quickly.

“Yes. Please come in.”

Jegal Rok caught his breath for the new market that would expand even further. His sharp eyes gleamed behind his glasses.

A little later, <The Great Garland> gallery, which was already a festival, literally turned upside down.

[Wait wtf they’re giving us a 2nd popup??? These crazy bastards, I’m pleased]

[Blu-ray begging day 26]

[Hey open your wallets, they say Yeonhuijae’s necklace is coming in the funding]

[So that’s why those bastards hid Heejae’s necklace so well in the first popup lol ahhhh lololol]

Along with news of <The Great Garland> Blu-ray funding, an announcement about opening a second popup store was uploaded.

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[HOT/ Current situation in The Great Garland gallery.jpg]

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5 pages flip by every minute lol

(Critics’ Choice award.jpg)

(Blu-ray funding article.jpg)

Yeah, no wonder they’re going crazy..

-Anonymous 1: Holy shit these crazy assholes lol they bundled it so you can’t buy the Heejae necklace separately through funding ahhhh lol

-Anonymous 2: Unreleased still cuts??? They didn’t show this during the live broadcast and saved it?? These ruthless guys really know how to make money

-Anonymous 11: Among all the dramas that ran in real-time so far, there won’t be another work like The Great Garland.. The dopamine is insane, how does dopamine still burst even after it’s over? Director Ja is really crazy

ㄴAnonymous 25: Me tooㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I thought I was going to have a mental breakdown the whole time watching, but now I’m going crazy from national pride lolㅋㅋㅋㅋ

ㄴAnonymous 48: Ah how am I supposed to watch other stuff now, everything’s gonna feel so bland and plain fuck ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The internet went wild. Following Korea’s first nomination, they succeeded in winning too. It was a moment in history worth recording.

[It worked in America too… <The Great Garland> wins Critics’ Choice]

[The power of K-drama worked at the ‘Little Oscars’ too]

[The Miracle on the Han River from Japanese occupation through the Korean War, the value our era gets from a masterpiece]

The entertainment news section of portal sites was completely covered with <The Great Garland>. Reporters out on live coverage seemed to be pressing their shutters non-stop.

“Here again?”

Manager Ma was looking at the monitor when she checked a site getting new reactions.

11. Huijae (▲6)

Even after the drama ended, people remained immersed in the afterglow and didn’t leave ‘Huijae’ out of their playlists. ‘Huijae’, which had been on the charts all along, began climbing up again.

-Korea’s pride^^ Listening to it again and the song is so good, never gets old~ㅎ

-Heejae😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 ahhhhh I fucking love you forever,, damn I love you so much,,

-Did you come back after hearing about the award? lol

-Even watching again, the transition from Myeong Jeha to Ji Haebeom was so satisfying

New comments started appearing on the ‘Huijae’ music video uploaded to InTube.

“So now….”

Manager Ma checked the internet atmosphere. She anticipated that Han Yeoreum video compilation clips would be uploaded in the near future.

‘There are many loyal fans who would mindlessly click just from appearing in thumbnails.’

It wasn’t simply a matter of popularity. This was the realm of mass appeal.

Han Yeoreum had delivered entertainment beyond expectations in every video people casually clicked on while passing by.

During <Pachehi>, she perfectly handled cringeworthy scenes, during <Strange Tales> she drew in even those who didn’t watch the drama with her chilling shaman acting, and <The Great Garland> left a strong first impression of national first love Huijae with legendary lines and Joseon-era trolling.

In between, she appeared on variety shows and claimed scene-stealing clips worthy of proper attention, and Han Yeoreum clips from InTube-exclusive content like <First Car Live> and <Mageodong> had exceptionally high view counts.

“Our little chick has a track record of hitting 1 million views with just one ASMR video.”

No matter how top-tier Ji Haebeom and Eun Baekhap were, when it came to InTube viewers, they would lose to Han Yeoreum.

As Manager Ma predicted, a few hours later, videos with these titles were uploaded to InTube.

[Han Yeoreum surprisingly good at English – awards ceremony interview]

[Why Han Yeoreum is causing a stir in America right now?]

[Who is the Korean actress foreign influencers are shouting out?]

They were literally pouring out national pride like crazy.

1. Huijae (▲10)

And ‘Huijae’ reclaimed first place again.

As if first love is eternal.

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I tuned the guitar strings. As soon as I returned to Korea, there was no time for jet lag adjustment. I rushed straight to the practice room.

While I was in America, <Youth Disqualified!> uploaded a new vlog.

‘Checking the time, they uploaded it simultaneously when the Critics’ Choice results came out.’

The view count was different from usual. It surpassed 100,000 views in less than an hour.

That meant there were many people looking forward to Han Yeoreum’s next work.

‘There really isn’t much time left now.’

<Youth Disqualified!> was really going to be different from previous dramas. There was so much to prepare even before the first broadcast.

During practice, I regretted several times whether I should have volunteered to do this.

I repeated countless failures. I blamed myself several times, thinking my choice was wrong.

Someone who had never held a guitar in their life seemed to lack the ability to perform in an ensemble in such a short time.

-Sodami is fine, but the other two look really shaky..ㅠㅠ Anyone who’s done ensemble playing would know that it’s not just about playing your part – syncing up in real time is really difficult

For real.. I’m worried, it’s even more heartbreaking because the kids are working so hard

-They’re only going to release the audio track anyway and lip-sync to it, but you guys are getting way too invested lol The saying “don’t trust the broadcasting stations” doesn’t exist for nothing

Looking at everyone, you’re all still amateurs but your skills have improved a lot. Don’t worry about hand sync and all that stuff. Skills grow in steps. Just maintain that sense of rhythm you have now. If the drums provide a solid, heavy foundation, even if you mess up a few times during live performance, it won’t fall apart. That’s all for now.

This guy came again..

But I have to do it. Because this isn’t like before when no one remembered the name Han Yeoreum. Now I have people I can’t disappoint.

“Ah….”

The guitar string snapped. I clasped my stinging fingers.

Just as I was about to catch my breath, I realized something.

“…When was the last time I made a mistake?”

At some point, I had been playing without a single mistake.

All preparations were complete.

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The preview for 【Youth Disqualified!】 was uploaded. Aetami clicked on it with insane reflexes.

INTUBE

[1st Preview/ Thought everything would work out once you got to university? Our youth starts now!⎜Youth Disqualified] 0:42

The screen showed a bright campus. On the cherry blossom-filled campus, someone laughed happily, someone held hands with their lover. Someone else answered a phone call and ran off busily.

As if what adults said about everything being solved once you got to university was really true.

“Let’s break up.”

“…What?”

But someone got dumped by their soldier boyfriend on 100-day leave at a cafe selling cheap coffee,

“Someday you’ll come to understand Sister too.”

“That’s ridiculous. I won’t live like Sister.”

Someone else pushed away the bride’s hand in her pure white dress and left the waiting room.

And someone else.

“Order here-!”

“Just a moment!”

“Why is our order taking so long?”

“Sorry. I’ll bring it right out.”

Spent their day overwhelmed by part-time work.

“Waaaaah-. I’m really never doing CC again- That bastard-.”

Heejeong, who got dumped by her boyfriend, cried loudly on the street.

“You’ve been well, right? Yes. Yunseong is all better. Thanks for worrying. The kids get along so well, our Yunkyo rolled up her sleeves and-.”

Yunkyo, whose expression was different from when she spewed harsh words, smiled obediently in front of adult relatives.

“Ah… This is fucking exhausting.”

And Yuna opened a canned beer she bought from a convenience store on the street with an irritated voice. Her footsteps walking alone through the one-room village near the university with flickering street lights were bitter.

As if nothing changed even after getting into university.

And in one corner of the campus where various youths busily passed by. A poster was attached to the bulletin board.

[Make Youth Passionate!]

It was a cheerleading squad recruitment notice. The blue poster was as blue as the sky. The small text written below was shown in close-up.

*Planning operations, PR media team members welcome

There was an explanation that you didn’t have to dance. Zing- The sound of an electric guitar was heard. The OST began softly. What followed with the OST’s introduction was Seo Eden’s face.

“…Huh?”

Piano notes overlapped. It was the moment Jeong Heejeong fell in love again. Her cheeks flushed pink like the clothes she was wearing.

In complete contrast to Heejeong, Ko Yunkyo appeared wearing all black clothes. Just from the high-end logo brooch pinned to her chest, you could tell she was wearing designer brands from head to toe.

-You’re not really going to act like that just because you took a leave of absence once, are you? Huh? Drinking and singing, that really won’t do. Even when you play, maintain your dignity, like a lady. If you act unruly, Father will cut off your university and everything….

Ko Yunkyo, holding her phone, listened not to the voice from the receiver but to the music flowing from the campus speakers.

Boom! Drum sounds were added to the OST. The beats of guitar, piano, and drums matched perfectly.

The OST playing now was a song that had become a legend at university music festivals. People from that era could recognize it from just one measure of the intro, and the 10-20 age group could hear the highlight lyrics and go “Ah~ that song!” – a masterpiece.

A song that would sound exactly like youth expressed through music became the main OST for 【Youth Disqualified!】.

Youstagram

[Cheerleading squad dinner party ( •́ㅿ•̀ ) Now I’m totally like a grandma~ It was really fun when I was a freshman, such good memories ㅠㅠ]

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-Hahaha what are you, some kind of grandma ㅠㅠ

-Oh you got even prettier lol let’s drink

-Senior Officer, thank you so much.. ♥Let’s get closer hehe

And Na Yuna, wearing a loose khaki shirt, looked at someone’s SNS account. A few strands of disheveled hair under her carelessly tied hair seemed to show Yuna’s lack of composure.

Three people writing club application forms appeared in split screen.

Pink-clad Heejeong on the left was for love. Black-clad Yunkyo on the right was for rebellion. And faded Yuna in the center was.

Reason for wanting to join:

Realizing a dream.

For myself.

[Youth Disqualified!]

March 27th. First broadcast

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