I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 68
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Episode 68
The one-part single-episode drama had worked a miracle.
“Yes! That’s why the Drama Center Director is now, the Drama Center Director is…!”
Knock knock-.
A crisp knocking sound was heard, and the door opened. The Drama Center Director, his face full of smiles, shook hands with the newly debuted rookie director in greeting.
“Well done, well done! Yesterday’s ratings and the reporters’ reactions are all very good! And the netizens, well. Needless to say.”
The Drama Center Director’s voice was filled with excitement. It was definitely good news.
“Let’s upload this single-episode drama to the InTube channel. It would be great if we cut it like a 10-minute web drama, right? The view count, likes, and even comments!”
It hadn’t been long since Jegal Rok and JC ENM had opened new horizons with . Everyone was beginning to realize the importance of InTube little by little.
“This buzz is what’s most important, isn’t it? Right when the InTube market is rising! And it just so happens to be a drama led by an actor who was an InTube star.”
MBS, which belonged to the most trendy among the three major broadcasting networks, seemed eager to seize opportunities faster than other broadcasting stations.
This was also not long after the Web Content Department had newly launched. The employees who had been transferred to the department managing InTube were grumbling.
“This may sound nice calling it a new department, but isn’t it almost like exile?”
“How are we supposed to handle InTube? People will watch even if we just copy and paste video clips.”
“New content. Will this even make money? At best, only kids will watch it casually. How much advertising revenue does viewing bring in?”
First-class was terrestrial broadcasting. Second-class was cable TV. Third-class was InTube. This was the natural perception. But now first-class was being told to follow third-class.
Needless to say, their pride was cracked. Most of them said they were just copying JC’s Jegal Rok, and that Jegal Rok had lost his touch too.
“Director So! Yesol! Let’s try for a trending video too.”
It seemed ridiculous. It was already a released video, and most viewers who knew Han Yeoreum would have already seen the single-episode drama.
While it could record decent view counts, reaching trending videos would be pushing it.
“…Trending video.”
But somehow. It felt like it could work.
Director So’s eyes, soaked in fatigue and hangover, lit up.
“Yes. I’ll try cutting it into 5-6 episodes.”
“That’s right! That’s it. Your sense is indeed young. Right?”
It seemed like Han Yeoreum could make the impossible possible.
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Ding-!
“Done!”
Finally, the mission was completed. Rewards followed one after another. Text appeared in succession on the status window.
Ta-da-da-!
It was the moment the title was written. Along with fanfare sound effects, golden sparkles appeared next to the title.
“So the character is me.”
It would have been better if they remembered my name, but that’s okay. I was the one who only played roles like Screaming Woman 1, Onlooking Woman 1, Woman Sitting in Restaurant 3.
“And you know how it is.”
When a character and actor match so well, when you act as if that character is really alive, they call you by the character’s name instead of your real name.
“This is better for making an impact!”
As if agreeing with me, the status window delivered the final reward.
Well, since I completed the mission and got a title.
“Should I try using what I got last time?”
I entered the inventory. The Skill Draw Ticket I had obtained last time sparkled as if it had been waiting.
* * *
Reporter Wi from Deodeok.B’s hunch was immediately proven right.
‘The view count is much higher than expected…!’
While it wasn’t as much as Do Gyeoul’s interview about her new drama role, it was close enough to follow right behind.
‘Even for a rising star, this momentum is frighteningly abnormal right now.’
There had been some reaction from community forums, and she already knew that her friend and fellow fan Aetami had written promotional posts with screenshots from .
But that wouldn’t have been enough to gather this much firepower.
“What could it be?”
Reporter Wi used her professional skills to search. When she searched for , her article appeared along with other articles in a row.
“…This is it! This is it!”
@Seonwoo Seonuk
Our daily lives where we don’t want any attention but get too lonely. Certain moments that naturally melted away within 60 minutes.
RT 2,213 times Likes 1,000 times
It was a post by Seonwoo Seonuk, considered South Korea’s top critic. Reporter Wi smiled and pressed the RT button.
‘Now even critics…!’
Her heart swelled with emotion.
Yeoreum had debuted in web dramas and was in a position where she could easily be perceived as a B-grade romantic comedy actor. But she had taken the lead role in a terrestrial single-episode drama, and critics were responding positively to its excellent artistic quality.
‘At this growth rate, she might really get a mini-series lead role soon!’
Reporter Wi pressed her lips together to manage her expression while looking at the article view counts.
Do Gyeoul’s interview, which took first place, would probably remain unchanged until next month. The impact of a top child actor breaking her hiatus and reappearing was something a rising star couldn’t compete with.
‘Reaching second place is already amazing. I mean. Do Gyeoul has name value.’
1. [Do Gyeoul’s sincere message, “Twenty years old? I’m both excited and scared…” Behind the scenes of being cast as a romance female lead]
2. [Youth heading toward a place where they have no interest in each other, MBS single-episode drama ]
MBS’s next drama was about to be revealed soon. Since they had to erase the poor performance of the previous work that ended early, they would obviously release press materials very aggressively.
‘It’ll drop down in a few days… but still, how admirable.’
Do Gyeoul took first place with her name value, but Yeoreum took second place with the work’s title, which struck Reporter Wi as something new.
Looking at the articles placed side by side, Reporter Wi continued to work diligently at her main job afterward. Just as Yeoreum had thought, the entertainment industry moved busily.
It was a world where you’d quickly sink if you didn’t show something. Actors and idols, singers and announcers, even models were desperate to deliver new stories to Daily Media.
Not only stories about MBS’s new drama, actors, and production team, but also competing stations’ dramas at the same time slot and the entertainment industry’s various incidents continuously decorated Daily Media.
And a week later, an unexpected article took first place on Daily Media.
[Critic Seonwoo Seonuk’s contrasting reviews… Well-prepared but tasteless vs Simple but substantial]
It was an article comparing Do Gyeoul and Han Yeoreum’s acting through Seonwoo Seonuk’s evaluation.
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Jegal Rok nodded slightly as he skimmed through the article.
“Good analysis.”
It wasn’t just a throwaway piece written using Seonwoo Seonuk’s words. The article was harshly evaluating Do Gyeoul’s last work before taking a hiatus.
…However, public opinion is dominated by the view that Do Gyeoul failed to properly immerse herself in the character. While there’s no disagreement about her exemplary and upright acting ability, netizens lamented that she lacked the staying power to create immersion compared to adult actors, saying ‘It would have been fine without the child actor part’ and ‘The early part that should build the narrative was rather boring instead.’ (Excerpt)
Looking at the reporter’s name, it was someone who remained in Jegal Rok’s memory. Unlike typical entertainment reporters, this one had what could be called old-fashioned tendencies.
“Anyway, I’ve never seen him write anything nice.”
It was puzzling why he became a reporter instead of a critic.
Jegal Rok scrolled down to find Han Yeoreum’s name. About Yeoreum in the latter half, he had written favorably, in contrast to Do Gyeoul.
Ratings don’t necessarily mean completeness. Also, high completeness doesn’t necessarily move viewers’ hearts. Something entertaining, something well-made, and something that remains in memory for a long time. Works that capture all three at once never come easily.
But decent ratings, plausible completeness, and even applause-worthy resonance. Netizens who watched MBS’s single-episode drama , which ended with 3% ratings last week, praised it as ‘a masterpiece we haven’t seen in a long time’ and ‘subtle yet substantial flavor.’
The combination of a rookie director who just debuted and a newcomer actress somehow crudely moved people’s hearts. Critic Seonwoo Seonuk said-
Even uploading 10-minute clips in web drama format to MBS’s InTube channel received nothing but praise.
On Jegal Rok’s screen, Yeoreum’s photo appeared once again.
Han Yeoreum was the actor Jegal Rok had been watching more closely than any other celebrity recently.
Click-.
Jegal Rok refreshed the page. It was time for the press releases he had put out to appear as articles.
[JC ENM’s unique transformation into … Really?]
[Will JC take the position of actor powerhouse following idols… “Please look forward to versatile actors,” says Director Jegalrok]
Right on schedule, articles about JC’s new actor label dominated the portal sites. Jegal Rok rubbed his eyes and turned to the calendar.
‘Finally, tomorrow.’
He couldn’t wait any longer. The standard approach with this kind of attention was to add fuel when the fire was blazing. When everyone was focusing their attention on who JC ENM’s first actor to nurture would be.
[Han Yeoreum Meeting]
He was determined to introduce Han Yeoreum’s name to the world.
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