I'm an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me

“Thattimeonthestairs,theonewhopushedme…itwasyou,DoGyeoul?”NomatterhowhardItried,Icouldn’tsucceed,letalonedebut.Ialwaysthoughtitwasmyfault.[Nomatterhowhardyoutried,didthesituationrefusetoimprove?Ohdear,couldthatreallyhavebeenyourfault?]Butthetruthwasdifferent.“Yeoreum,rightnow,youlookreallypathetic….”[Duetoanerror,yourpointshavebeentransferredtosomeoneelsefor10years.]Allmyfrustrationsandfailures—itwasbecauseofyou,DoGyeoul.ThereasonIcouldn’treachmycherishedgoalofbecominganactresswasbecauseofyou.IrealizeditthemomentIdied,whenastatuswindowappearedbeforemyeyes.Andthen,immediatelyafter,asifitwerealie—“…Whatisthis?”[♣Fromanunknown,namelessactresstoanationalstar!♣Let’smakeyournameknownfarandwide.Rebornasanactorwhowillgodowninhistory.]IreturnedtowhenIwastwentyyearsold.AtimewhenIcouldchangeeverything.‘Imustn’tbeovershadowedbyDoGyeoul’sconnectionsthistime.’“Hello,I’mHanYeoreum,herefortoday’smodelaudition.”SoIwenttofindsomeonewhowouldbecomethegreatestphotographerinKorea’sfuture,“Then,I’llstartmyactingnow.”AndIauditionedfortheleadroleinthedramadestinedtomakewaves.Itookbackeverythingshehadstolenfromme,onebyone.AndwhenIdid—-Atthepre-editscreening,JegalRok…Iheardhe’splanningtoattend.Thebiggestfiguresintheentertainmentindustrybegantofocusonme.“But,Yeoreum.”Mypeerand,beforemyregression,atriple-million-hitactor.MyeongJe-hasmiledfaintlywithhishandsomeface.“It’sstrange…Thisisyourfirstplay,butyouactlikeyou’vememorizedallthelines….”Ding—![Name:MyeongJe-ha]Level:AneternallybreathingstarAtthatmoment,Irealized.“I’lllistentothelieyou’vepreparednexttime.”Themaninfrontofmewasalsoaregressor.