I'm an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me

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heheadquartersofB-blylocatedinSeochoDistrict,Seoul.

“Kyaaaaah!”

Ascreamburstthroughtheglasswindows.

“Kyaaaaaaah-!”

heemployeesinthenearbyofficesallcoveredtheirearsforamomentasiftheywerealreadyusedtoit.hiswasn’tsomethingthathadhappenedforjustadayortwo.

hesourceofthescreamsthathadstartedlastweekwas—

“anYeoreum-!”

Yes.twasanYeoreum.anYeoreum’sstylingin〈DongdaemunRomance〉wasbecomingexplosivelypopularinawaynoonehadeverseenbefore.

Bzzzt,bzzzt,bzzzzzzzzzt-.

“heshippinglabelsjustkeepprintingandprinting!”

heemployeesatB-blyletouthappyscreams.

Rightnow,notonlythe“PinkJoopajamas”fromthedrama,buteverysingleoutfitanYeoreumhadwornwassellingoutinwaves.

“Whenarethebackorderscomingin?”

“hisWednesday....”

Frompisode4upuntilnow,anYeoreumhadshownoffdozensofdifferentstyles,andeverytimeoneappearedonscreen,viewers’eyeslitup.

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Atfirstshelookedlikethisandshockedeveryonewithstylingnoonehadeverseenbefore...

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hereweretruckloadsofpeoplesayingtheywantedtograbeeSaerokbythecollar_

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hemoreyoulookedatit,themorethereseemedtobenoanswer

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Buttheypulleditoff.

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Allofthesestylingchangeshappenedwithinjusttwentyminutesholyshittheytotallycould’vedonethisallalong_

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hepricesaren’tevencrazyeither,soeveryone’sdoinganYeoreumSonMinsoocosplaynowlolol

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humbsup,Saerok~~hanks!

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↳Anonymous12:ahthededicatedstylistsrotatedependingonschedules.Shejustcouldn’tdoDoyeoulthistime.She’llprobablystyleheragainlater

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verythinganYeoreumwore,carried,orputonsoldhundredsorthousandsofunitsaday.

SinceB-blyneededtoattachamotortotheincomingtide,theyhadpracticallystationedadedicatedtruckinfrontofDiotitself.

Motorcyclesloadedwithwholesalepurchasesrushedbackandforth,pilinghugebundlesintotheB-blytruck.

“B-bly!”

“BackordereditemsforB-blyarehere!”

“DeliveryforB-bly!”

heerrandrunnerswentfromstoretostoreshoutingB-bly’sname.

hetruckkeptfillingandfillingwithclothes,butbythatsameafternoonitwouldbecompletelyemptyagain.

otonlywerethepreviousday’sordersoverwhelming,butsame-dayorderspiledupnonstopfromthemorningonward.

Anditwasn’tjusttheB-blyappenjoyingtheboom.

Youstagram

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12Klikes,9,872comments

-@KimJeongyulolthisisthecoloryousaidyouwanted

-Ahhthehaircolorisseriouslysopretty_

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verytimeanYeoreumcameoutafterchangingclothes,hervisualscausedwavesnotonlyamong〈DongdaemunRomance〉viewers,butamongthegeneralpublicaswell.

JeonSegye’stension,sotransparentitwaspracticallyexposinghisinnerthoughts,playedahugeroletoo.

Musiclikestardustpouringdown.Amanwhoseheartdroppedstraighttothefloor.Andinfrontofhim,anYeoreumsmilingbrightlyafterhertransformation.

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JustlikePiChaewon’ssneakersfrom〈ParChei〉,likenfluencero.1’sredhairdyefrom〈Fasterhantheaw〉,likeuijae’sknitsweaterfrom〈hereatarland〉,likeaYuna’scheckeredshirtfrom〈YouthDisqualified!〉.

anYeoreumcloneswereappearingonceagain.

***

“Ah....”

Aetamishedtearsofemotion.

ooneunderstoodanYeoreum’scurrentinfluencebetterthanAetami,whoworkedatanadvertisingagency.

Rightnow,anYeoreum’smarketvaluewasskyrocketingtoabsurdlevels.

“Man...A-labbuyinginattheabsolutebottomwasgenius.”

“Seriously.”

“heywereprobablyanYeoreum’sfirstadtoo.”

headvertisingeffectfromA-lab,whichhadbeenwithanYeoreumsince〈ParChei〉,wasunbelievable.

heimpactofthescenewhereamPyeonghwa’spermanentlyfrizzyhalf-curlyhairfinallytransformedwasbeyondimagination.

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hetoprankingswerecompletelydominatedbyA-labproducts.

“hatscenereallywasinsane.”

“Whatwas?”

“hatscene.”

“Ahhh—.”

hemomentsomeonesaid“thatscene,”everyonepicturedtheexactsameone.

“heDevilWearsPrada?”

twasamasterpieceimpossibletoleaveoutwheneverdiscussingfashionfilms.

Andamongitsmosticonicscenes,〈DongdaemunRomance〉hadcleverlycreateditsownparody.

AsamPyeonghwawalkedthroughthebusystreetsofDongdaemun,herstylingchangedinrhythmwiththebeat.

Afteracarpassedby.Afterturningabuildingcorner.Afterbrushingpastpeople.Afterclimbingsubwaystairs.Whilegrabbingtakeawaycoffee.

hestylingchangedeachtimeinsyncwiththesophisticatedmusic,deliveringtheultimatecatharsisafashiondramacouldoffer.

tmadeyoureyeshappywhilegivinganinexplicablethrill.

amPyeonghwa’sbusyday,boldlymovingforwardthroughthecrowdedstreets,feltvibrantlyalive.Sheseemedlikethemoststylishlyalive[]personinallofDongdaemun.

Andwhentheylayeredthesameemotionsaudienceshadfeltwhilewatchingtheoriginalmovieinto〈DongdaemunRomance〉,thesynergydoubled.

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iews:1,087,776

-hedirector’ssensefordirectingisfuckingincredible..howdidtheyeventhinkofusingthisscene

-tbringsbackmemoriesofwatchingitintheaters~heherememberthinkingitwassostylish..lovehowthestylingchangeswiththemusic

-hewaythetrenchcoatflareswhenshespinsaroundisinsanelysatisfying

↳222provingclassicsarealwaysthebesthehe

-anYeoreum’sproportionsarecrazy

-’veneverevenbeentoDongdaemunbutnow’msuddenlyhypedforitwhatthehellisthis

↳Same

↳Right??MA

Andnow,itwastheeraofDaeRolls.

Youstagram

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iews:82,552

MBS’sYoustaaccounthitthealgorithm.

iews:988,126

otonlyinKorea,butoverseastoo.

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-“heplacecalledDongdaemun..havebeentherebeforeヾ(´︶`*)ﾉ♬Koreanwomentrulyaresophisticated-!heirproportionsreallyareamazingww”

-“AllKoreanunniesdresswellandarewonderful..stillcannotforgettheunnieatthenexttablewhileeatingdakhanmari.etusholdtheweddingimmediately.Absolutely.” 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

-“hisgirl’spostureisextremelyimpressive..fyouwitnessthemakeoverbeforehand,youcandefinitelytellshe’saprofessional.hemoisture-glowmakeupisamazing!!!”

tsinfluencehadevenreachedJapanesefans,theeternalfixedaudienceofK-dramas.

Seoden’spromisebeforefilming—“’llpullinJapanesefans”—wasbecomingreality.

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Seoden’sJapanesefansareslowlystartingtofindmyaccount.

“Whoa....”

MyYoustafollowerswereincreasinginrealtime.

heamPyeonghwarunwayscenefrom〈DongdaemunRomance〉thatexplodedthroughYoustaRollswasalsogaininghugeviewsandrepostsonr*tter.

AndsinceJapaneseK-dramafans—especiallySeoden’sfans—hadahighpercentageofr*tterusers,theylatchedontoithard.

DongdaemunhadalwaysbeenafamousshoppingcourseforJapanesetourists,butnowthepurposeitselfwaschanging.

#DongdaemunRomance

Anewtagbeganappearing.

hephotozoneinfrontoftheDDPwhereSeodenandhadstoodtogethersuddenlystartedblowingup.MorepeopleweretakingphotosinfrontofthePPstorestoo.

henameanYeoreum,thefaceofamPyeonghwa,wasbeginningtooverlayitselfontotheentirespaceknownasDongdaemun.

JapanesefanstookclipsuploadedbytheMBSaccountandreuploadedthemwithsubtitles.

venbeforetheofficialbroadcastaired,videosofmeandSeodenwerespreadingeverywhere.

Apure-heartedmaleleadlikeJeonSegyereallywassuchanunbelievablyrarespecimenthatevencallinghim“premium-tier”feltinsufficient.

AndthescenethatbecameespeciallypopularinJapanwastheonewherehestilladoredamPyeonghwaeveninher“driedpollackeyes”state.

“Ah-choo!”

Workingovertimeinthedryoffice,amPyeonghwasneezedrepeatedly.

lancingsidewaysather,JeonSegyepurchasedhumidifiersfasterthananyoneelse.neforeachemployeesoitwouldn’tlookobvious.

Asheopenedandcleanedthehumidifiersdeliveredtotheoffice,ittleamPyeonghwaappearedbeforehiseyesonceagain.

“Kyaaah!Ahumidifier!”

“Soooomoisturizinggg-.”

“AsexpectedoftheC...he’samazing.”

JeonSegye’sbrain-generateddelusionscontinued.nhisimagination,amPyeonghwawasn’tdressedupprettily.

erhairwasroughlytiedbackfromovertimework,andshe’dtakenoutherlensesandputoncompressedglassesagain.

Asthoughhetrulymeantitwhenhesaidanyversionofherwasfine.

“Aaachoo~.”

venittleamPyeonghwa’ssneezingsoundhadbeenconvertedintosomethingcute.

hespeedatwhichtrendsspreadthroughSSwascompletelydifferentfromtraditionalmedia.Justafewdayswereenoughforthemtoburnintenselyintoplace.

heJapaneseK-dramafanswhosawtheclipswentwild.

↳“Amanwhocontinueslovingawomanevenindried-pollackmode...thisistrulyprecious...can’tstopcrying(´•̥̥̥ω•̥̥̥`)”

↳“Beforerealizedit,wassmilingwiththeexactsameterrifyingexpression...completesynchronization.hisisdangerous,dangerous.”

↳“fthisairsofficially,feellike’llabandonmyentirelifeandrewatchitoverandover-!!!Myheartisinabsoluteoverdrive-!!!”

Whilemonitoringthereactions,ManagerChoigrabbedmyhand.

“Unnie,what?”

“Yeoreum....”

“Whatisit?”

“YouknowtheloungecaféatDepartmentStore?”

ShemeanttheplacewhereamPyeonghwaandJeonSegyehadgoneontheirfirstdate,andChoiSeonhyelookeddazed.

“Whataboutit?”

“heycontactedusagain.”

JoyslowlyspreadthroughChoiSeonhye’sblinkingeyes.

“heywantustofilmthereagain!”

“What?”

“hedepartmentstorereachedoutfirst.”

“What?”

“heysaidthecafé’sreservationsarefullybookedforthenextmonth!”

“What?!”

“Frommorningtonight!otasingleemptyslot!”

heinfluenceofthe“telephonecouple”wassteadilygrowinglargerandlarger.

***

ongSuryeonwasn’tsomeoneunawareofthecurrentbuzzsurrounding〈DongdaemunRomance〉.

“owstrange....”

〈heresnlyneCulprit〉pisode5Ratings:14.1%

〈amhok〉pisode5Ratings:4.1%

〈DearJudge〉pisode5Ratings:13.2%

〈DongdaemunRomance〉pisode7Ratings:12.9%

Amongthethreemajorbroadcaststations,〈DongdaemunRomance〉currentlyhadthelowestratings.

Butitsbuzzvolumewasonparwith—no,evenslightlystrongerthan—thefirst-place〈heresnlyneCulprit〉.

ewshadalreadyspreadrapidlythatnotonlythebrandscurrentlyrunningPPs,butevenmorebrandswereliningupbeggingtobeincluded.

Upuntilnow,thepersonwhoalwaysattractedthemostattentionthroughstylingafteradramaairedhadbeenongSuryeon.

verythingshewore,carried,steppedinto,orheldcausedinstantsellouts.

hathadfeltlikeanundeniablelawofnature.

“a....”

ongSuryeonsighed.

“Soeveryone’sfigureditoutnow....”

herewasreallynothingthatcouldbedoneaboutit.

“omatterhowhardtheytrytoimitateme,thegoddessofbeauty,ongSuryeon,cannevertrulybecopied....”

Staringintoherhandmirror,ongSuryeonblinkedhereyesdeeply.

“Sothey’retryingtoreplacemewithalittlebabieeeinstead.’mtrulysuchasinfulactress....hisislikereplacingapheasantwith...nowait.Unnie,what’sevenbetterthanapheasant?”

“Aphoenix?”

“o.hat’snotenough.”

“AnArgentinosaurus?”

“xactly.AnArgentinosaurusandachick....Sinceanothergoddessofbeautylikemewillneverappearagain,mightaswellalreadybeextinct....”

Butunderstandingsomethingandwinningweretwoentirelydifferentmatters.

nthefirstplace,ifthishadbeentheoriginalongSuryeon,theratingswould’veeasilysmashedpast20%,yetnowtheywerehoveringaround14%,makingherheartburn.

hesetthathadoncealwaysbeenfun.

nsideit,ongSuryeon’sgazewasslowlybeginningtochange.

“Suryeon,we’regoingintostandby—!”

“kaaayyy-.”

ongSuryeonhadtoremainoverwhelming.ositforeverupontheeternalthrone,shehadtoproveshepossessedthatkindofvalue.

Rightnow,theywerefilmingpisode8of〈heresnlyneCulprit〉.

hescenewhereYooJiukandhisbrotherproposelivingtogetherwithongSuryeonaftershebecomesthetargetofthecriminal.

twasexactlythekindofscenethatperfectlyshowcasedongSuryeon’ssignature“protective-instinct-triggering”charm.Shewastrulyconfident.

hepromisedpisode8.Withthisonemoment,shewouldwidenthegapcompletelyandsolidifyfirstplace.

“Ready—.”

hedirectorgavethesignal.

“Action!”