I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 87

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Episode 87

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“Hey, you should avoid that unnie for a while.”

I was spending my free time productively as always. I was lying on the sofa in Dokgo Min’s studio, who had taken a leave of absence, when Dokgo Min, who had been clicking her mouse, spoke as if she had just remembered something.

“Why are you suddenly using third person…? And that sounds kind of like a delinquent’s line.”

“I’m an unnie too, of course, but I mean a different unnie.”

A different unnie? After thinking for a moment, I recalled Dokgo Gyeol who had gone on an overseas business trip. Come to think of it, I hadn’t seen her in a while.

“The atmosphere got really hostile because you only mentioned So Yesol and the staff in your acceptance speech and didn’t mention unnie.”

“Ah…”

I had contacted her separately after winning the award, but I guess that wasn’t enough. I exercised my quick thinking as an actor.

“Please tell her that a woman named Dokgo Gyeol holds too large a share in my heart to be mentioned merely for a newcomer award.”

“Yeah yeah. I’ll tell her when I remember.”

“But unnie, you’re not feeling hurt. I forgot to mention your name too.”

“That’s fine. I’m still losing to So Yesol by just a little bit, just a tiny amount, so it can’t be helped. Yeah yeah. Originally, the winner’s position belongs to one person. My time just hasn’t come yet… Who can I blame.”

I lay on the sofa and applauded Dokgo Min’s heroic mindset. Dokgo Min was a woman who, despite her small stature, had an extraordinary spirit.

‘Good, I wish everyone would fight over me.’

Dokgo Gyeol, Dokgo Min, So Yesol, and even Ryu Lisa… Thinking that I was steadily taking what belonged to Do Gyeoul before my regression made the corners of my mouth rise.

“I’m starting work on Do Gyeoul soon. It got delayed because I was sharing references and doing this and that, but I’m collaborating with Le El for a magazine. Along with an interview.”

…Corners of my mouth, go down. This wasn’t the time to rise.

“And Ryu Lisa is also handling Do Gyeoul?”

“How do you know that, unnie?”

“People who pursue beautiful things naturally all know each other. I know Gyeol unnie too.”

This is somewhat shocking in a new way. Although Ryu Lisa handles me, she doesn’t always have work, so she handles multiple celebrities simultaneously.

‘And Do Gyeoul originally worked with Ryu Lisa from the beginning.’

It can’t be helped. I know it can’t be helped, but…

“Last time Do Gyeoul stole my styling, but Team Leader Ryu is still working with her?”

Childishly, a desire to pick sides between yours and mine wells up. Everyone should fight over me, but as a muse, is it okay to just straddle both sides like that? The mindset of “even if I cheat, you should never cheat” dominated my brain.

“Yeah yeah. I heard about it roughly. But being a bit annoyed and work should be viewed separately. And that’s not really a big problem, right? In the end, she acknowledged the styling that Lisa unnie did.”

“If Team Leader Ryu hadn’t done the alterations then, it would have just become the same outfit, but it’s not a big problem…”

“You’ll soon hear all sorts of terrible behavior stories through the grapevine, and there’ll come a time when Do Gyeoul will seem cute in comparison.”

Dokgo Min rattled off the kinds of power harassment that celebrities could inflict on stylists, as if trying to make me understand.

“There are cases where they don’t return sponsored items, they insist on getting them for free saying they’ll wear them occasionally, they make you stay up for 3 nights without sleep continuously changing outfits because they don’t like them…”

At first glance, these sound like episodes from chaebol revenge dramas, but the scary thing is that all of this is based on true stories.

In comparison, what Do Gyeoul did was really just like a child throwing a brief tantrum.

‘The recent So Dami “move aside” incident was probably similar in context…’

Do Gyeoul’s brain structure, having lived as a top star in that world, was already different from ordinary people. That was natural.

“But when Do Gyeoul says, ‘I did it because Team Leader Ryu’s clothes were too pretty,’ what can you do? It’s awkward to refuse because of that. When you think about it, you’re the one who got Best Dresser at Mint Carpet in the end. Yeah yeah. It’s hard to say anything to Do Gyeoul since the results were good.”

Still, understanding with your head and understanding with your heart are different things, unnie…

I swallowed those words and looked up at the ceiling.

“Anyway, taking sides is meaningless in this industry. After all, we’re all people who can’t work alone.”

Dokgo Min, who had stopped working and turned to look at me, spoke as if it was nothing.

“That’s why everyone works so hard to make their names known. In the end, what remains is the name.”

Dokgo Min looked back at the monitor. The clicking sounds continued.

“Ryu Lisa, Dokgo Gyeol, Dokgo Min. No matter who you work with, you need to work hard so the public will say ‘the better result is Han Yeoreum.’ Yeah yeah. And naturally, there can only be one winner here, and that’s Dokgo Min… like that…”

So she was telling me not to be discouraged. Dokgo Min still wasn’t good with words, but her sincerity got through in the end.

I felt like Dokgo Min, who had seemed childlike, had suddenly grown up.

“And the real fight should be when you’re in dramas airing at the same time, over who Dokgo Min shoots first, whose styling Ryu Lisa handles. Things like that.”

“…You’re right?”

Suddenly, the will to work harder springs up. Right. There’s no point in being discouraged—it’s only my loss.

‘Who am I to need to be discouraged?’

Seoul Drama Awards Special Jury Award for New Actor Han Yeoreum. Really, later I’ll face Do Gyeoul head-on with dramas in the same time slot—

Buzz—

…I was imagining that future when my cell phone vibrated at just the right moment.

[Myeong Jeha: (Photo)]

“Wow, that startled me…”

Just reading Myeong Jeha’s name in the preview somehow makes a person polite. I carefully checked the message with both hands.

“…What’s this?”

The photo Myeong Jeha sent was someone’s profile photo. It looked somewhat familiar…

Input: Who is this person, sir?

[Myeong Jeha: You’ll find out soon]

So when exactly is that “soon”? I was about to press the keyboard to get an answer from Myeong Jeha when—

[Senior Seonhye: Yeoreum! The male lead for Strange Tales has finally been decided!]

[Senior Seonhye: (Photo)]

A message came from my manager. It was the same photo that Myeong Jeha had sent. And shortly after,

[VYBE’s Kwon Junhyeok cast as male lead in his first drama…! Fusion historical drama to be presented]

[100% Synchronization Rate Kwon Junhyeok·Han Yeoreum to work together as leads in TVM’s ‘Strange Tales’… “Already looks interesting”]

[Kwon Junhyeok “I’ll work hard” confirmed as lead in popular web novel 〈Strange Tales〉]

Related articles began pouring out. The original web novel of 〈Strange Tales〉 took first place again, and the ASMR video uploaded to InTube gained new traffic.

-Very interesting ASMR method, this video makes me focus♥︎

-When will Junhyeok’s be uploaded? I want a different version

They shone a spotlight on 〈Strange Tales〉 and naturally linked Kwon Junhyeok’s and my names in articles. And when Han Yeoreum’s name is mentioned, there’s something that must come up.

That’s exactly where I’ll show up next.

-…Han Yeoreum, who showed off her unique acting ability in the web drama 〈Pacheh〉, is scheduled to appear once again in the 〈Pacheh〉 spinoff coming this December like a Christmas gift. Having created the new coined term ‘Pi Chaewon disease,’ the 〈Pacheh〉 spinoff news is already generating buzz, with netizens responding ‘I hope Pi Chaewon is happy,’ ‘I’m so excited for the next season too,’ ‘Is there anyone still watching Pacheh on infinite repeat?’ and other reactions…

Thus, news about the 〈Pacheh〉 spinoff script reading was announced in advance.

JC ENM spoke to the public in a natural way. From Kwon Junhyeok to 〈Strange Tales〉, from 〈Strange Tales〉 to Han Yeoreum, from Han Yeoreum to 〈Pacheh〉, one thing led to another in a chain.

The conclusion was asking for lots of interest in 〈Strange Tales〉 and the 〈Pacheh〉 spinoff featuring Han Yeoreum.

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This is JC ENM’s new building in Cheongdam, where the 〈Pacheh〉 spinoff script reading is being held.

I opened the door to the quiet waiting room.

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