I'm an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me

The shot captured Myeong Jeha’s back. Han Yeoreum, hidden entirely in his arms, couldn’t be seen at all.

Their shadows overlapped closely.

And then, another scene hit like a heavy blow to the back of the head.

“...Why?”

There had clearly been a time when they couldn’t live without each other. And yet, a breakup? It didn’t make sense.

Rain. Then a trembling voice on the verge of tears.

And the combination of cello and drum percussion that followed, exploding with emotion, made it feel like the heart was collapsing.

Myeong Jeha sat alone, staring at the camcorder, his eyes reddened.

With trembling hands, he kept pressing the rewind button over and over again. Tears began to flow faster down his jaw.

Before long, the music reached its end.

The season returned to spring. Wearing a white knit sweater, Han Yeoreum stood at a crosswalk when rain suddenly began to fall. She hurriedly searched through her bag.

And then—

the rain stopped.

As she lifted her face to see who had held the umbrella over her,

There was still a me

who couldn’t forget you

What she saw was the face of the lover she had once loved so passionately.

Their eyes met, and the crosswalk signal changed. The light turned green. Pedestrians moved forward toward their destinations, but only the two of them remained where they stood.

Under the same umbrella, looking at each other.

The camera slowly pulled away, as if leaving the rest of the story to the viewer’s imagination.

The screen gradually darkened. The song ended.

Eunnyangi’s mouth fell open. She realized she had forgotten to swallow, leaving her lips slightly damp.

“...Shouldn’t this be added to their filmography...?”

Murmuring to herself, she unconsciously hit replay again. Myeong Jeha’s back filled the screen once more.

At this point, it had to be her hopeless weakness for men kicking in.

* * *

Reporter Wi grabbed his hair with both hands.

“This is insane... they absolutely killed it...”

The reactions of the other reporters were no different. The moment the music video dropped, they uploaded the articles they had prepared in advance.

Even though they had already received press materials from the agency and knew roughly what the video contained, the response was explosive.

“This is huge.”

“Don’t they actually have something going on?”

“Honestly... I thought that too.”

“It’s just... way too real...”

Even in a workplace full of veterans who had long since become numb to most content, it was incredibly difficult to draw out this kind of reaction.

It wasn’t like the story was particularly groundbreaking.

It was full of clichés everyone had seen somewhere before, with nothing especially unique in its progression.

And yet—

“Why is my face this red? Seriously.”

It felt too real. With Shim Juhwan’s voice layered over it, nothing else was needed.

It felt like all the moments they had shared were ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) embedded in the lyrics.

“This is the first time I’ve felt something like this from a music video since the early 2000s.”

“Oh... back when you had a crush on your piano teacher?”

“Yeah. Who even directed this MV? I need to look them up.”

Faced with quality that exceeded expectations, Reporter Wi shouted internally.

‘Yeoreum—!’

Her acting had gone beyond anything he had hoped for. She had never done a proper romance like this before, so it felt like a long-held wish had finally come true.

Meanwhile, his messenger notifications were exploding. It was obvious that Aetami was live-posting in an emotional frenzy.

At this rate, Reporter Wi felt like he could easily write a five-thousand-word review on the spot.

The carol season had passed, and it was too early for sweet spring songs. Even the general public, who had been listening to music out of habit, reacted intensely.

[HOT / Shim Juhwan’s new MV exploding in views the moment it dropped.jpg]

(Myeong Jeha vacuuming while carrying Han Yeoreum on his back.jpg)

(The two sitting side by side in a café using a laptop.jpg)

(Myeong Jeha clapping every time Han Yeoreum comes out in a new outfit.jpg)

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At this rate it’ll hit #1 today

Link http://Intube...

— Anonymous 1: ????? what was that last part I thought my eyes were broken

— Anonymous 3: omg I need to go watch

— Anonymous 10: the new song is insanely good seriously TT__TT listening with the MV almost melted my ears... I need to listen to the whole album, it was worth the wait

— Anonymous 14: Taeseok-Huijae fans please lift your heads

↳ Anonymous 21: I can’t even lift my head my face is too red this is so good

↳ Anonymous 39: same;;; trying so hard not to grin like an idiot;;

— Anonymous 58: just one romance project with them. just once. please

It wasn’t just the song—it was a masterpiece—but the power of the music video was overwhelming.

Views skyrocketed as if no one had watched it just once.

Posts spread everywhere, as if determined to show this scene to anyone who hadn’t seen it yet.

Hundreds of comments piled up across communities.

Shim Juhwan, along with Myeong Jeha and Han Yeoreum—there was no way to ignore a combination of names like that.

— Hyung... you watched , didn’t you...

— The Taeseok-Huijae fans will serve Shim Juhwan as our lifelong benefactor TT_TT  thank you TT_TT

— You can do it, hyung, you can do it, right? You can do it, hyung, you can do it, right? You can do it, hyung, you can do it, right?

— 3:27 I’m living here now

↳ same

↳ my face is red

↳ is it okay for a man to devour a woman like that? seriously

↳ what the hell is that one-handed cheek stroke during the kiss, can you explain properly? go live right now we deserve to know

— holy shit Myeong son-in-law!!!!!!!!!

Within an hour of release, Shim Juhwan entered the charts. The speed was terrifying.

The reporters at Daily Media forgot about going home, too busy reacting to the MV.

“But isn’t this Myeong Jeha’s first romance? Damn... if he seriously commits to romance, he’s going to dominate.”

“I heard from Noble Actors that he doesn’t even look at romance scripts. What a waste.”

“But this kind of talent shouldn’t go to waste. Even a music video feels like a film.”

While monitoring and listening to his colleagues, Reporter Wi noticed something unusual.

“...Shim Juhwan hasn’t done anything overseas recently, right?”

“The OST fans are still around, but why?”

“This isn’t though...”

Shim Juhwan was a top domestic ballad singer, but his overseas fandom had been weak. That was only natural since he wasn’t an idol.

At Reporter Wi’s question, a senior reporter leaned in.

“Whoa... this...”

— My long-awaited wish has finally come true ♥︎ Taeseok and Huijae’s love is eternal.

— Heejae T.T Heejae T.T Heejae T.T

— It has been confirmed that Yeoreum Unnie’s husband is Jeha Oppa. We request an invitation to the wedding!!!

— Yeoreum’s tears are so beautiful. I was deeply moved.

“Is still this popular?”

Han Yeoreum and Myeong Jeha were pulling in international attention. Shim Juhwan’s new song was gaining views at an unprecedented rate. The comments on the music video were unusual.

“Didn’t have a separate fan meeting in Japan?”

A rookie reporter asked. Wi Jaehwi nodded.

“Yeah. Shim Juhwan participated too.”

“Then wouldn’t they do one for ? The response is this good.”

The surrounding reporters laughed.

“You’re really naive.”

“Yeah... we were like that once too.”

The rookie, who had assumed that successful dramas naturally held fan meetings, looked confused. Reporter Wi explained kindly.

“Actors on Ji Haebeom’s level don’t do group fan meetings.”

“Ah...”

“Same with Eun Baekhap. Those two don’t need drama fan meetings. They already have fans who follow them just by name.”

For , Noh Seungchan had been rising, and Do Gyeoul had been in her first adult role, so they held a fan meeting to greet fans.

But for , led by already top-tier actors, the probability of a drama fan meeting happening was practically zero.

‘...Still...’

Wi Jaehwi suddenly thought,

‘It would be nice if our Yeoreum held a solo fan meeting!’

[How] Shim Juhwan ▲99

And just three hours after the official release—

Shim Juhwan easily claimed the #1 spot on the music charts.

INTUBE

[Sim Ju Hwan how Official MV] 4:15

Views 438,221

Even on Intube’s trending videos, the #1 spot was filled with Han Yeoreum’s face.