I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 340

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Chapter 340

Aetami doubted her eyes when she saw Reporter Wi’s message that suddenly made her phone ring.

[Hey hey hey shit lololololol]

[(Link)]

[Yeoreum appeared]

Wi Jaehwi was someone who never made typos due to his occupational habits. The fact that such a person was making typos showed just how urgent this was.

Aetami hurriedly picked up her phone.

“…Huh?”

And she was momentarily flustered. What Reporter Wi had sent was an article about Han Yeoreum.

[Nation’s First Love Han Yeoreum, This Time Challenges Cream Yellow Mouse on 【King of Mask Singer】… From Rock to Ballad “There’s Nothing She Can’t Do~”]

Actor Han Yeoreum appeared on MBS 【King of Mask Singer】 and captivated viewers and judges with her amazing vocal ability.

In today’s broadcast, Han Yeoreum appeared wearing a green Aori Apple mask and drew enthusiastic responses from panelists with song selections spanning genres from 90s rock to 2000s ballads and 80s folk songs.

Netizens reacted with comments like “I thought she was only good at acting, but what do we do if she’s good at singing too” and “This is cheating.”

Han Yeoreum, who is gaining popularity with 【The Great Garland】 and 【Faster Than Law 2】, is scheduled to appear on TV again the next day with 【Youth Disqualified!】.

Even after seeing the photo of Yeoreum smiling brightly while sweating, Aetami tilted her head in confusion.

“Our girl… went on King of Mask Singer?”

When she scrolled down and saw the photo of her bouncing in place while wearing a green costume, Aetami muttered.

“But shit… if this happens…”

Aetami pressed ‘Want follow-up articles’ with all her strength and shouted.

“I missed the live broadcast!”

It was a mistake to let her guard down thinking she would never appear on such a program. Even when she saw the post earlier in the community saying that Abyss Phantom’s identity was Seo Eden, she never imagined Yeoreum would be on there too.

“Ahhh!”

Aetami immediately went to MBS’s official channel. But since the broadcast hadn’t ended yet, there was only one uploaded video.

INTUBE

[This is what rock spirit is, the spine-chilling high note battle between Abyss Phantom vs Aori Apple!⎜King of Mask Singer]

Views: 23,445

-Seo Eden is unexpectedly really good at high notes lololol

-Even though Eden looks like a silly goofball, he’s actually been a trainee since he was really little ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Our baby has such a good voice, so please make sure to listen to his solo songs too..!

-They picked a difficult song. It’s been a while since I heard proper rock on King of Mask Singer.

-Seo Eden picked a really delicious mask.. Shit, he knows what he’s doing

“This is our girl?”

Since Aori Apple’s identity had already been revealed, there were comments about Han Yeoreum scattered throughout. Aetami covered her mouth with one hand and listened to the song.

-Actor Han Yeoreum~^^ You have so many talents.. I was shocked while watching the live broadcast hehe You sing well and act well, the best talent I support~~

-I really never thought it would be Han Yeoreum lololol wow she’s good, crazy

-When will the second ballad be uploaded? Please upload it soon ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I keep refreshing

Aetami pressed the like button next to the comments while stamping her feet.

“Ah, hurry hurry hurry, give me more of our girl’s stages!”

She grabbed her hair in regret for not watching 【King of Mask Singer】 live.

People who watched the broadcast in real-time were talking about Han Yeoreum’s second and third round song selections.

-Thanks to Huijae, I was immersed in memories after a long time lol The Marronnier-gil of the 80s when I first met my wife. Back then, there was no youth mecca like Daehangno -,.- By the way, I thought Huijae was only good at acting but she sings well too~ She could even go on the university song festival

-I’ve been following them since they were rookies in midsummer and it’s really rewarding being a fan. You guys should hop on before it’s too late. This feeling of keeping up with their non-stop rise – if you join later it’ll be too late. They’re already fucking huge but they’re gonna become even more superstar level ㅠㅜㅜㅜㅜㅠ

Aetami put the song that Seo Eden and Yeoreum sang on repeat and went back to the community.

[Issue Board/ Today’s King of Mask Singer identity that was truly unimaginable.jpg]

(1st round stage of Abyss Phantom and Aori Apple.jpg)

The song selection was rock

(Abyss Phantom taking off his mask after losing the 1st round.jpg)

Oh Seo Eden~lol He came out to promote his drama

He’s surprisingly good

Moved on like this

(Aori Apple acting cute after winning the 2nd round.jpg)

Ah, Seo Eden’s opponent is an idol

It was idol vs idol

Thought like this

(Aori Apple defeated by Cream Yellow Mouse in the 3rd round.jpg)

Who is it lol

(Han Yeoreum with her mask off.jpg)

???????

(Surprised panelists’ reactions.jpg)

No shit, two people from one drama appeared???

(Surprised audience reactions.jpg)

Really no one guessed it and everyone was genuinely surprised lololololol

(Seo Eden SNS story capture.jpg)

And one person who still can’t believe it

-Anonymous 1: Ah shit, I have to believe Seo Eden now lololololol Is this real? He’s going like this

-Anonymous 4: But is it okay for two people from the same drama to appear..heh Seems a bit biased

˪Anonymous 11: Chungsil is an MBS drama^^…

˪Anonymous 17: Saerok and Yesol are fucking going around everywhere but you can’t let this one slide? You’re fucking petty

˪Anonymous 33: Our MBS got hit with early cancellation beams twice already, so this time it really needs to succeed, please don’t do this..ㅠㅠ It’s not like they threw in kids who can’t sing…

-Anonymous 112: The folk song Han Yeoreum sang at the end was so good. I wish she’d sing one more Chungsil OST in this style lol

Aetami replied to Anonymous 4’s comment.

【Youth Disqualified!】 was no longer just a drama for Han Yeoreum, Chu Gaeul, and So Dami alone. Thanks to showing the production process, it had become a drama we were all part of. This level of criticism was easily defendable.

“What’s this again? Are they crazy…”

[HOT/ Voice analysis expert who appeared in King of Mask Singer gallery.jpg]

Aetami also checked another post that had already accumulated numerous comments. It was a post by a crazy otaku who had seriously analyzed it even before Han Yeoreum’s identity was revealed.

-What’s this person’s real job;; Definitely not a regular person

-Even if Hanyeoreum’s younger sibling came, they wouldn’t be able to analyze it piece by piece like thatㅠㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Oh, the anger seeping through the writing is so funny

-Excuse me… Why don’t you know this.. Only you know this..

-To summarize this post in one line, it’s the reason why you shouldn’t fight with otakus, really

Thanks to the 【Youth Disqualified!】 actors appearing on terrestrial variety shows after meeting through weekly vlog videos, the comments were generally favorable. The effort to build familiarity over several weeks paid off. The buzz was much higher than usual 【King of Mask Singer】 episodes.

-But it’s disappointing that they only showed singing on the broadcast ㅜ What we were expecting was a jam session…

˪Right, I want to see this more too lol The successful ensemble hasn’t been shown yet, right?

Aetami also felt regretful about this point.

And that’s when it happened.

INTUBE notification-

[What’s the final ensemble result? Practice session of these four: Han Yeoreum, Chu Gaeul, So Dami, and You] 42:22

She could feel MBS’s determination to really succeed.

* * *

Lee Saerok reflected on the past events. So much had happened over the past few months.

“Now really…”

The view count for the final 【Youth Disqualified!】 vlog he had just uploaded was twice as high as usual.

“It’s over…”

Because of the word he put in the title. Final.

Just yesterday, the second trailer for 【Youth Disqualified!】 came out. After going through the remaining promotional schedule, the day of the first broadcast would finally come.

No matter how good the response was, no matter how successful the project was, they couldn’t keep dragging it on.

The time spent practicing like crazy never betrayed them. In the end, the three people completed the ensemble without a single mistake.

-We… got it right? Guys, right?

-Hey! Han Yeoreum!

-Wow, just now! Really!

Everyone went crazy. They hugged each other in place and jumped like mad.

Even though they were soaked in sweat and grimy, they seemed to sparkle and shine.

The university song festival 2nd place team watching the ensemble in front of them wore pleased smiles. It was a somehow wistful smile, as if recalling fragments of the past.

-Now you’re really doing so well!

-Wow. Looks like you practiced quite a lot.

-Look at these scraped hands… Oh my…

The university song festival 2nd place team and the <Disqualified Youth!> team had good chemistry. They had become close enough to joke around with each other.

-Gaeul’s ambition is going to come true, hey.

-Quiet!!! …Please…

When the drummer joked around, Chu Gaeul screamed like a cat with its fur standing on end. The production team kindly brought up previous footage.

-For drums, coolness is everything, coolness.

It was when they were teaching how to spin drumsticks with one hand. Chu Gaeul, who happened to be slightly tipsy from a casual drinking session, was fiddling with the drumsticks when she said.

-But… if I look cool…

Chu Gaeul dressed up every day, really without missing a single moment, flawlessly.

But even such Chu Gaeul gradually gave up things one by one as juggling filming and practice became somewhat burdensome.

And finally, it was the moment when she looked the most disheveled.

-Will I also… get one?

Chu Gaeul gripped the drumsticks tightly and mumbled.

-Huh? Get what?

-…Fan cafe…

The video of her very quiet mumbling ended. Then it switched to a screen composition that seemed like it would appear in an investigative exposé program. Chu Gaeul’s hand appeared.

-If all of that gets aired? That would be a bit… My drunk appearance might not look good to the viewers, so. Yes. Please edit… it out a bit.

Chu Gaeul had come to secretly make a request, but the broadcasting station people wouldn’t miss this. They diligently filmed even such scenes.

-Please cut it out…

When Chu Gaeul courageously spoke up to erase her dark history, the production team kindly accommodated her request.

[Cut as requested by Chu XX]

And what came out was a truly devilish video editing Chu Gaeul’s statements.

-Fan

[la]

-cafe

[d]

-really

[ly]

-truly

[want]

-Ah…

[s]

-wan

[^^]

-t to go.

For reference, the original statements from above were like this.

-Do you have a pen?

-Let’s go to the cafe. I need to drink an americano.

-This is too hard?

-Really just one more time.

-Ah…

-Let’s get it right one last time before we go.

-I want to do well.

The broadcasting station people who created a new Chu Gaeul through devilish editing reached their final peak.

-Chu Gaeul… scary child…

-As expected… stage maniac.

These were Chu Gaeul’s exclusive lines that Han Yeoreum had been pushing endlessly since <Dohwasuhn>. It was a scene when Han Yeoreum and So Dami would admiringly mumble from behind whenever Chu Gaeul did something.

-Ah! Really!

Then Chu Gaeul, who had good impact, would get annoyed, but the broadcasting station people used it thriftily.

-Fan, cafe, really, ah… wan, t to go.

With the scene inserted once more as if delivering a finishing blow, Chu Gaeul truly became a fan cafe ambitious girl. Lee Saerok smiled.

Kim Yeonji (preparing to join Chu Gaeul’s fan cafe)

︎˪Park Minae (preparing to join Chu Gaeul’s fan cafe with the username Chu Gaeul)

︎˪Lee Hyejeong (telling them from experience that they’ll get kicked out if they do that)

︎˪Lee Saerok (so moved, so precious, so proud, so proud, so pleased, so supportive, so hoping things go well, so tearful, so overwhelming, so happy, so happy, anyway doing that)

︎˪So Yesol (does this remove the subtitle space?;)

Before they knew it, the last vlog was racing toward its end. The red part of the playback bar at the bottom grew longer and longer. What remained was about a minute of time.

An announcement appeared on screen.

[Don’t miss the final stage practice!]

[Date: Saturday, March 2nd]

[Time: 1 PM]

[Location: Seoul Yeouido Han River Park]

[You must come too, got it?]

The time and location were displayed as if talking about club activities.

-???What? Are they really doing a stage offline???

-Ah fuck, I live in the countrysideㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-MBS really you guys want to succeed.. okay I get it I understand Saerok and Yesol’s ambition

-This is driving me crazy, why is this the last one, damn!!!! More, I’m losing my mind ㅜㅜ

Lee Saerok, who was reading the comments, covered his eyes with one hand. It was because of his eyes that had become moist and his tingling nose bridge.

In truth, Lee Saerok might have been the one who least wanted it to end.

* * *

“Director, the Center Director is calling…?”

“Yeah. That’s just him getting sentimental and whining… No need to answer… If it’s urgent, he’ll text.”

So Yesol continued monitoring without rest. She couldn’t sleep properly while juggling filming, but it didn’t matter.

The dopamine rush was driving her crazy.

[HOT/ Today’s Disqualified Youth final vlog that made people cry like crazy.jpg]

[Issue Board/ Three actresses who said it couldn’t be done at first but ended up achieving it.jpg]

[Just between us / Chuga-eul-nun-a, you’re so cute and cool, I really hope these three people’s friendship lasts forever ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[Drama Movie Actor TALK/ I wish my actor would do their next work at MBS too the broadcasting station just looks different]

Who could have predicted that they would receive this much attention even before starting?

The vlog promotion for <Disqualified Youth!> spread through SNS and communities, naturally capturing the public’s attention.

A project that had never existed before.

Everyone might have dreamed of it at least once. But among countless conflicting interests, such a thing was impossible.

Because actors are individuals, not groups. No one wanted to pour everything into one work.

There would be people who didn’t want to spend that much time because they weren’t the protagonist of this work, and there would be people who shook their heads saying it was impossible after calculating that this role was more important than that role. There would likely be people who wanted to join other works during practice time.

But no one in <Disqualified Youth!> did that.

Rather than spending time calculating gains and losses, they chose to shut themselves in the practice room.

The untainted youth accomplished it because they acted as their hearts commanded.

[<Disqualified Youth!> presents surprise stage… “Is there such a production presentation?” Netizens’ anticipation amplifies]

[Fresh production presentation on outdoor stage, MBS <Disqualified Youth!>’s secret weapon is nostalgia for the forgotten university song festival]

[Han Yeoreum, Chu Gaeul, So Dami “Please come see our ensemble” scheduled to appear on Yeouido Han River stage]

While looking at the pouring articles, So Yesol finished preparing to present an unprecedented production presentation to the world.

* * *

“You brought the memory card, right?”

“You’re asking something obvious. What about you, Senior?”

Reporter Wi headed to the parking lot while gathering his camera.

Since the <Disqualified Youth!> production presentation would be shown not only to reporters but also to the public, location selection was important.

The senior officer who correctly predicted all the first episode ratings sat in the driver’s seat with a smile.

Soon the car carrying the two of them left the underground parking garage. The dazzling spring sunlight came flooding through the front windshield.

“Wow, the weather’s killer.”

“It’s perfect for outdoor filming.”

Reporter Wi looked out through the window. A blue sky stretched out before them.

Whirr-.

She rolled down the window to feel the pleasantly refreshing spring breeze. Thanks to the car speeding smoothly along the road, the Han River could soon be seen beyond the bridge.

In later years, Reporter Wi would recall that day’s stage like this.

That youth was there.

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