The Viol advertising production team was currently waiting for the actor that Park Jung-woo had called to arrive.
Frankly, they were half in doubt.
Rather than doubting the actor Park Jung-woo had called, there was a chance she wouldn't accept so easily.
Today's shoot was essentially a prop for Viol's model, Park Jung-woo.
If it were an actor or idol with relatively low public recognition, they might have easily accepted, but if it were someone with high recognition...
'Wouldn't their pride be hurt instead?'
However, since she seemed close to Park Jung-woo, she might accept it without any issue.
If that were the case, she would be an absolutely perfect person for today's shoot.
Of course.
'She fits this concept perfectly.'
The concept for this Viol advertisement was hanbok.
And for the women's clothing, it was a very elegant and refined design.
Rather than everyday wear, it was clothing worn to exude or display elegance.
Like clothes one would wear to a special event.
Well, Park Jung-woo's was similar, though.
"Oh, it seems they're here."
"This fast?"
How long has it been since they contacted her, for her to arrive this quickly?
An actor of that caliber should have been fully booked.
'Ah, but did they say she's a high schooler?'
The only slight concern was that.
Because she's young, would the drape of the clothes come alive properly when she wore them?
There was a bit of that worry.
Either way, it felt like they would have to put a lot of effort into the makeup.
"Hello."
At the appearance of the girl who slowly entered the set, some of the staff couldn't take their eyes off her.
Joo Seo-yeon.
If you asked who the actor with the biggest breakthrough this year was, she was the one everyone would point to first.
She made a splendid comeback on a variety show, and then a play.
Then a movie. And a drama.
Without resting, she had at least three hit works this year alone.
There are many who say you're successful if you have just one or two hit works in your lifetime.
Yet, Seo-yeon already had three.
Among them,
For a while, among broadcasting staff, you couldn't even have a proper conversation if you hadn't watched
Therefore, conversely, there were also some concerns.
'Isn't what we're looking for too much of a past image?'
Her image as Cha Seo-ah in
And her image as Lee Yoo-ju in
That was the image the public currently had of Seo-yeon.
But what the filming director was looking for was further in the past.
And the side of Seo-yeon she briefly showed on the variety show.
In fact, even the director right now, when looking at Seo-yeon, the lively image she showed on the variety show came to mind first.
...Though, separate from that liveliness, her expression was incredibly cold.
'Is she perhaps angry?'
That thought came to mind first.
"Hello, Actor Joo Seo-yeon. I'm Director Jung Sung-min, in charge of this shoot. You arrived much faster than I thought! How did you get here?"
"I ran here."
"?"
Director Jung Sung-min, who had lightly thrown the question out to check what Seo-yeon was thinking, made a puzzled face at that answer.
"Your house must be really close to the shoot location? Ah! That's why Actor Park Jung-woo said Actor Joo Seo-yeon could come quickly."
"Huh? Ah, yes."
Seo-yeon didn't bother to correct that.
If you say it's close, it is close.
It's about four or five subway stops away.
There was no need to specifically mention that she had run hard.
'I need to moderate what I say.'
Seo-yeon thought.
Why had her image become dangerous again recently?
The reason was simple.
Whether it was variety shows, dramas.
Or movies, there were many times she had to exert herself physically.
Of course, she hated looking weak.
But separately, was this the right image for a female actress?
"Oh, you're here?"
"Yes."
Park Jung-woo looked at Seo-yeon's face and roughly guessed her thoughts.
'She's having useless thoughts again,'
More importantly, she ran here? Is that real?
Park Jung-woo knew that Seo-yeon had just come from home.
He didn't know the exact location, but considering the school she attended, it was quite a distance from here.
If she said she ran that distance...
'Whatever.'
Park Jung-woo stopped thinking deeply about it.
Because the woman named Joo Seo-yeon wasn't someone common sense applied to in the first place.
What is she really?
'Is she perhaps an Awakener?'
Park Jung-woo thought that quite seriously.
Recently, Park Jung-woo had received an offer to star in a drama based on a web novel.
Actually, until then, he had never really read web novels, and only vaguely knew they existed.
In the meantime, the subject matter was quite interesting, so he looked up the web novel himself.
The next thing he knew, yeah.
He lived immersed in web novels for a while.
Since he could read them during breaks, there was nothing better than this.
From there, the settings commonly found in 'Hunter genres' came to mind whenever he looked at Seo-yeon.
"Why did you call me here and not say anything?"
"I was momentarily contemplating when the Gate would open."
"?"
Gate?
What was this nonsense now?
'Does he read web novels?'
Seo-yeon thought that while looking at Park Jung-woo.
But since he was saying such things with his arms crossed and an endlessly serious face, she thought it might not be the case.
Was he talking about a movie or drama?
Or had today's shoot concept changed from what she had heard?
'That would be a problem.'
Seo-yeon had accepted because she liked today's shoot concept.
If it weren't for that, she wouldn't have bothered coming all the way here.
Of course, when she contacted her manager about this Viol shoot...
[What?! Viol?! Is that true? Seo-yeon?]
"It's not an official contract, I'm just filling a spot."
[That's not the point! You're standing next to Actor Park Jung-woo! Then you'll be on the billboard together, right?]
"I'm like a prop standing next to him, so I don't think I'll be emphasized that much..."
[It's a huge gain just to appear. At this rate, won't luxury brand ads start coming in too?]
"No way, just from this..."
[I'll tell the CEO! Absolutely! You have to film beautifully, okay?]
Park Eun-ha, Seo-yeon's manager, said so and abruptly hung up the phone.
She seemed extremely excited about tagging along on a Viol advertisement.
'Is it to that extent?'
Honestly, Seo-yeon had agreed because of the image; she had never considered any secondary gains she might get from it.
'Isn't Eclat Etoile considered a quasi-luxury brand if you think about it?'
Of course, it falls short compared to the world's leading brands, but what was it lately.
K-Beauty? As it was booming, the awareness of Korean cosmetics brands rose significantly along with it.
Among them, one of the most recognized overseas was
At first, many people mistook it for a French brand based on the name, but once it became known as a Korean brand, it achieved significant results.
'Well, it's not like it's an incredible achievement or anything.'
So, recently, Eclat Etoile had a meeting with Seo-yeon to advertise more aggressively overseas.
Of course, what to do was still under discussion.
In the first place, they doubted whether using a Korean actor would have any effect overseas.
'If they're selling overseas, isn't it better to use a foreign actor?'
Even if Seo-yeon filmed it, no one would recognize her.
If that's the case, what's the difference from using an unknown foreign actor?
Therefore, Seo-yeon honestly didn't feel like appearing in an overseas advertisement shoot.
"Then we will begin the shoot preparations."
While Seo-yeon was having those thoughts, the director exchanged glances with the others, perhaps because they were ready separately.
"Actor Joo Seo-yeon will also be entering the shoot now, so please get ready. We have prepared all the outfits and makeup on our end."
"Yes."
Anyway, the important thing right now was the Viol shoot.
Taking the outfit, Seo-yeon tilted her head slightly in wonder.
'This doesn't seem like an outfit made for everyday wear?'
The decorations and the drape of the clothes said so in many ways.
Should I say it's classic, or elegant?
An outfit that would make one look quite pure and graceful when worn.
Frankly, it was the complete opposite of Seo-yeon's recently popularized image in many ways.
'Hmm.'
Seo-yeon thought.
Would this really suit her?
She had her recent image, and since it had been so long since she wore such clothes, she was worried.
She felt a little of her confidence slipping away.
'They won't kick me out saying I don't fit the image, right?'
Seo-yeon glanced at Park Jung-woo.
He was very strict during shoots.
So much so that even Cho Seo-hee would yield a step to him.
If things were different from expectations, he might just kick her out.
"What is it?"
"It's nothing."
"You're no fun."
Park Jung-woo smirked and crossed his arms.
At that sight, the female staff around let out small squeals.
So much that even Seo-yeon was momentarily surprised.
'He's really popular.'
Originally, Seo-yeon didn't feel much attraction to Park Jung-woo's looks.
Probably because of the influence of her past life.
It was just a feeling like, 'He looks like he's from a completely different art style~'
"I'll go put it on."
Anyway, I have to do this properly.
Thinking that, Seo-yeon disappeared to prepare for the shoot.
'I'll have to cover it up a bit with acting.'
Her usual image wouldn't work.
So, it seemed she needed to 'embellish' a little.
Seo-yeon had come to that conclusion at that time.
***
While Seo-yeon was gone, Park Jung-woo was preparing various things.
Since the actor had changed, the poses they originally planned to shoot...
The composition was also highly likely to change in many ways.
"Actor Joo Seo-yeon is shorter than the previous actor, so it seems better to shoot a little closer up."
"But her proportions aren't bad, so wouldn't it be fine?"
Seo-yeon was shorter than the model filmed previously.
Compared to Park Jung-woo, whose height was around 185cm, she was at least a head shorter.
So there were many changing aspects.
"Honestly, a head's difference is the perfect height difference. The picture comes out nice when shooting too."
"As for her looks... there's no need to even mention it."
Director Jung Sung-min, who had seen many models and actors, was inwardly surprised when he saw Seo-yeon's looks.
He had thought the actor was quite pretty in movies and dramas, but seeing her in person, how should he put the feeling...
Her aura was completely different from others.
Like the feeling he had when he first saw Park Jung-woo.
'No, perhaps even more.'
It was that level of intensity.
She was so intense, was it okay to use her as a prop?
Such a thought suddenly crossed his mind.
The actor named Joo Seo-yeon seemed like a person who existed to be the main lead on stage.
Thinking about it, there were almost no cases where Seo-yeon hadn't stood out in the movies or dramas she had appeared in so far.
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Among them, the acting of a villain that required intensity.
Thinking that Cha Seo-ah had the biggest impact made it even more so.
'As expected, maybe we are looking for something too far in the past...'
Actors are bound to grow.
To express the subtlety of the past, the current Seo-yeon was too intense.
"I'm done getting ready."
At that moment, a voice as soft as a spring breeze was heard.
The filming director, Cho Sung-min, momentarily wondered who it was because the voice was so beautiful.
Because he wondered if there was anyone else on this set with such a beautiful voice.
"Ah."
And in an instant, he lost his words.
The first thing that entered his eyes was a calm white.
Then, a classic navy blue caught his eye.
A navy skirt intertwined with golden thread.
And the unostentatious embroidery came into view.
A woman standing with a straight posture, both hands gently gathered in front.
An impression like that of a young lady from a noble house at first glance.
Her long, ebony-like hair was neatly arranged, flowing down past her back.
Her white skin perfectly matched the outfit, radiating a pure and graceful impression.
Finally, the moment he saw her face, Director Cho Sung-min belatedly realized who the woman was.
"...Are you, Actor Joo Seo-yeon?"
"Yes?"
"Ah, no, it's nothing."
Even after seeing her face, Cho Sung-min was momentarily confused.
'Is she really the same person?'
It was to the point that such a thought crossed his mind.
Was it because she was an actor?
No, how could that be.
Glancing, he looked again at Seo-yeon, who was standing demurely.
Her eyes were gently cast down, revealing her faint sunset-colored irises.
Cheeks adorned with a pale pink, and sparkling lips.
Her once cold expressionless face had become the elegant face of a refined young lady.
'Sometime before.'
He felt like he had seen something like that.
As he thought up to that point, a scene flashed in his mind like a bolt of lightning.
Joo Seo-yeon.
The child actress who returned after 10 years.
Who appeared in
It was identical to her appearance during her first acting performance after her return, which had vertically spiked the ratings.
"Princess Yeon-hwa?"
"Yes?"
"Ah, no. That, it just popped into my mind for a moment."
Despite being middle-aged, Cho Sung-min answered clumsily like a young man.
Rather than the girl with the cold impression, this side was harder to deal with.
At Director Cho Sung-min's words, Seo-yeon raised her hand to gently cover her mouth and smiled softly with her eyes.
"Was I caught?"
That smile was so beautiful that Director Cho Sung-min couldn't help but lose his mind and stare blankly.
And, there was one more person surprised on this set.
'...No, what is this.'
Park Jung-woo was also rubbing his eyes.
Because he simply couldn't believe what was happening.