Eunha Entertainment, the agency Lee Ji-yeon belonged to.
Seo-yeon had no desire to leave Ji-yeon in this bomb-like place that could explode at any moment.
Still, she was the only one in kindergarten who hung out with her...
'Wait, do I not have any friends?'
Suddenly, Seo-yeon realized this fact anew.
Thinking about it carefully, although she brushed past the kids in kindergarten, there weren't many who particularly approached her.
'Why?'
Even Lee Ji-yeon had other friends.
Seo-yeon was shocked by this, but it was only natural.
Who would easily strike up a conversation with Seo-yeon, who hardly opened her mouth and just stood blankly whenever she came to kindergarten?
From the kids' perspective, it was much easier to deal with Lee Ji-yeon, who was running wild.
'Anyway.'
Seo-yeon shook her head vigorously.
That wasn't what was important.
'I need to get Ji-yeon out of Eunha Entertainment.'
Since it's an agency, breaking the contract wasn't that difficult.
However, neither Ji-yeon nor her mother, Hong Sun-hee, would easily give up the connection they had worked so hard to obtain.
'Even if the kid tells them, they won't believe it.'
In the end, this was a job for adults.
Moreover, if it were the words of Su-ah, who had recently accompanied Seo-yeon to the filming set, Hong Sun-hee would have no choice but to be convinced.
...Such was Seo-yeon's scheme.
'S-S-Seo-yeon.'
Of course, from Su-ah's perspective, it was a completely burdensome task.
The woman in front of her, Hong Jin-hee, was a figure already in Su-ah's memory.
'She's the one who glared at me when Seo-yeon had her first audition.'
Hong Jin-hee was speaking amicably, but Su-ah and Jin-hee were meeting for the first time today.
It was the house of the friend Seo-yeon was visiting for the first time.
Since it was a child working in the same industry as her daughter, Su-ah understood that she should greet her mother.
However.
'To persuade her to move to another agency?'
She certainly intended to do her best to grant Seo-yeon's request.
But this was truly unexpected.
Hong Jin-hee's eyes were extremely fierce, reminding her of the older girls she hung out with in high school.
If it weren't for the awkward smile on her face, she might have just squeezed her eyes shut.
'...An entertainment family?'
On the other hand, Ji-yeon's mother, Hong Jin-hee, was experiencing culture shock in her own way.
At that time, she was so focused on Seo-yeon that she didn't pay much attention to her mother.
But looking at her now, she could roughly guess where that appearance came from.
Above all, the chest.
No, seriously, the chest.
'It's huge.'
Gulp. Hong Jin-hee swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.
Amazing. So this size is possible for a Korean too.
On top of that, Su-ah's appearance was quite the appearance itself.
Is this really the appearance of a mother who has given birth to a child?
"H-how old did you say Seo-yeon's mother is?"
"I-I'm twenty-nine..."
Young!
No, well, she looked young just from her appearance, but...
'Did she speed?'
Hong Jin-hee's mind was racing, which was rare for her.
Twenty-nine, my daughter is seven... and Seo-yeon is the same age, so she got pregnant and gave birth at 21 or 22...
'She definitely sped.'
Hong Jin-hee became genuinely curious about her husband's face.
"Y-you're incredibly young."
"T-thank you. Y-you also look very young for your age, Ji-yeon's mother."
"..."
Is the conversation dying?
For a moment, Hong Jin-hee wanted to ask, but lost her words at the sight of Su-ah, who had already squeezed her eyes shut.
"Seo-yeon's mother?"
"A-apologies. I just had to yawn for a moment."
Su-ah steeled her resolve.
Then, she glanced at her beloved daughter.
"..."
Seeing Seo-yeon's eyes staring intently at her, she hastily turned her gaze back to Hong Jin-hee.
Let's end this quickly. Su-ah steeled her heart and opened her mouth.
"W-well, it's a bit difficult to say this on our first meeting... but it's something I heard at the filming set recently..."
Su-ah brought it up as carefully as possible.
The story about Eunha Entertainment.
It was a remark that could easily be taken offensively, but fortunately, Su-ah was in a position to give them sufficient advice.
Seo-yeon had already appeared in a drama as a child actress, and it was understandable that Su-ah, who followed her around, had heard something.
"I-is that true?"
"Yes."
Of course, Su-ah had received this information from Seo-yeon.
Just in case, when she asked Director Cho, he said something similar.
"Eunha Entertainment, I've heard of them too... the rumors are definitely not good."
Since he was a CF director, Cho Min-tae actually knew the agencies well.
Eunha Entertainment was one of them.
"I see..."
At Su-ah's words, Hong Jin-hee's face showed deep concern.
She was flustered, but if it were true, she needed to make a decision for her daughter's future.
"...Thank you for telling me. I'll look into it as well."
"Y-yes."
It was an agency they had obtained with difficulty.
It was hard to give up easily... but she didn't want to keep her daughter there and make her suffer.
Su-ah, examining Hong Jin-hee's face, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, she glanced at her daughter, who was watching this way.
'Seo-yeon, did Mom do well?'
'Yes.'
Meeting Su-ah's eyes, Seo-yeon nodded and gave her a thumbs up.
...Sometimes, her daughter's emotional expressions were oddly like a boy's, wasn't it?
'Ah, right.'
Looking at Seo-yeon, Su-ah, who had almost forgotten the most important thing, hastily opened her mouth.
"Ah! And, there's one place I'd like to recommend instead."
Su-ah brought it up to Hong Jin-hee as if she had forgotten it until the end.
The agency they would go to instead of Eunha Entertainment.
It was the agency of the actor who filmed the CF with Seo-yeon.
Namely, the agency that Actor Kim Jung-ha would join in the future.
***
The Moon that Hid the Sun.
The highly anticipated work being prepared by KMB.
It was at the point where the excitement was slightly dying down, as no significant video had been released since the making film.
- I went to the Taesum-dal GOEX event yesterday
Posts started appearing on a certain drama community.
To be exact, news about the pre-teaser event held in front of the GOEX Vegabox recently.
- Did they show anything?
- I heard the teaser was released, why is there no news?
- Obvious lol. If the drama turned out well, they would have spammed the teaser and ads already lolol
- The time slot overlaps with the drama MDC sharpened their knives for this time
- Bound to get torn apart by MDC. The setting itself looks childish from the start.
There were also many mocking comments on the internet.
Rumors were rampant, saying they pulled all the aggro with the making film, but the drama itself came out ambiguous, so they were delaying the release.
- The teaser was crazy good. They said the press screening is in 2 weeks anyway, so reviews for ep 1 and 2 will probably drop then.
- Aren't eps 1 and 2 the ones with the kids? Just screwed.
- A girl came out, she was cute.
ㄴ Pedo pedo...
- But according to Kang Sung-chan, she'll be surprising. Just looking at the teaser, she was clean.
ㄴ You believe that??????
ㄴ Her parents must have had it easy since the kid is so pure and kind....
ㄴ There are still guys who get fooled by teasers these days.
As the issue was heating up and conversations went back and forth between those who had seen the teaser and those who hadn't...
- Watch the teaser and judge for yourselves go go
At that moment, the drama teaser site was opened.
Along with a 1-minute teaser video.
Up to now, the amount of The Moon that Hid the Sun that had been filmed was up to episode 5.
That 1-minute video briefly included a portion of the content up to episode 5.
[The unfortunate princess banished from the palace due to her uncle's rebellion, Princess Yeon-hwa]
In the video, the appearance of the drama's protagonist, Princess Yeon-hwa, appeared first.
The appearance of a lively child.
Her first meeting with Yun Seo-il.
And.
"Let go!"
Along with a shout that reversed the atmosphere, she transforms into a completely different person.
Not the girl who showed a lively appearance just a few seconds ago, but the appearance of Princess Yeon-hwa.
And along with the appearance of Princess Yeon-hwa leaving the palace, the grown-up appearance of Princess Yeon-hwa appears.
Next, Park Jung-woo, who played the young Yun Seo-il, took over and progressed the story.
It showed the atmosphere of the drama along with the appearances of various supporting actors.
1 minute.
It was a short video that couldn't be called long.
But with just that, the public opinion in the drama community gradually began to flow in a different direction.
- Better than expected?? I-s it o-kay????
- Seems okay.
- The kids act well.
ㄴ Park Jung-woo is originally good. Top-tier child actor class.
- I thought she was a different person for a second.
- She's completely different from the soy milk CF... Give her back... Give back the cute Seo-yeon...
ㄴ How does this bastard know the child actress's name?????? You're a pedo, bastard.
ㄴ It comes out in the teaser, you bitch.
One day after the teaser for The Moon that Hid the Sun was released.
Its views reached a whopping 400,000.
This was the second-highest record among the drama teasers produced by KMB in the past 3 years.
***
"Director Ha! The bureau chief is calling!"
"Ah, yes, yes. Please, put him through."
Ha Tae-oh answered the phone with a bright smile on his face.
Because the response to the drama teaser was better than expected.
If it reached 400,000 on the first day, it was a figure worth aiming for 1 million, or even 1.5 million, ultimately.
If it hit 1.5 million, it would become the drama with the highest views among KMB teasers.
"Yes, of course. The press screening preparations are also proceeding without any problems. I'll make sure the actors attend the screening as much as possible."
For a moment, Ha Tae-oh wondered if Seo-yeon would come, but he blurted it out first anyway.
No, Seo-yeon had to come. They were revealing up to episode 2, so how could the main character be missing?
"...Phew."
Barely hanging up the phone, Ha Tae-oh sighed and felt anxious inside.
Miss Seo-yeon, she'll come to the press screening, right?
Normally, if a producer requested it, most actors would come running, but Seo-yeon happened to be a child actress.
For child actors, many of whom quit acting as they grow up, a producer's power didn't reach them as strongly.
'Her face looked concerning.'
After the teaser event ended, Seo-yeon gave off a solemn vibe like, 'It's not time yet... I'll come back stronger...'.
Or rather, it was a face that said she would never appear at an offline event again.
"But did you get any contact from Miss Seo-yeon? It's the peak of the hype."
"Huh? Ah, not yet. That's probably..."
Ha Tae-oh, who was thinking about how to win back Seo-yeon's favor, recalled Seo-yeon's words at his colleague PD's remark. She definitely said today...
"She's probably at her school art exhibition?"
"Excuse me? Of all days, today?"
"Right?"
The day after the drama teaser became a hot topic.
It was as clear as day what the situation at the art exhibition would be like right now.