The successful airing of the second episode of <2 Nights and 3 Days> and <The Moonlight Beyond the Clouds>.
Once again, articles about Ha Eun began to fill the entertainment sections of famous portal sites.
The extent and scale of Ha Eun’s impact was greater than she had anticipated and affected unexpected areas.
One of these was the ‘fan community’ such as Ha Eun’s fan cafe or fan gallery.
Strictly speaking, the fan community itself had been established a long time ago. However, due to Ha Eun’s sporadic activities in the entertainment industry since entering middle school, the community felt predominantly dormant.
– 1463rd repost) A collection of Ha Eun gifs from “You Who Came from the Stars”
– Ha Eun, I’m cold… I’m going to freeze to death…
– What’s with wanting to die again?
ㄴ Because <Mr. Love> ended.
ㄴ? It’s only the second episode!
ㄴ From the third episode, Ha Eun won’t be appearing!!!
Just a few months ago, most fan communities were dormant. They would only revive briefly when Ha Eun returned to the camera as a supporting or minor character, but even that would quiet down in no time.
However.
<Lee Ha Eun cast in KBC’s ‘The Moonlight Beyond the Clouds’. Expected to work alongside ‘Prince Lee Hyun’ Yu Sung-jae.>
Once more, the missing Ha Eun appeared in a new drama called <The Moonlight Beyond the Clouds>, and the article announcing her casting as the lead role ‘Yeom Wol’ suddenly surfaced one day.
– She’s the lead?????
– According to the article, she will perform swordplay without a stunt double? That’s insane, hahaha.
– Does anyone know what the plot of <The Moonlight Beyond the Clouds> is?
ㄴ Buy the original novel at Kyodong Books and read it, it’s interesting.
The community, which had been in a half-dead state just the day before, began to come alive.
– What’s this? Ha Eun appeared in the teaser for 2 Nights and 3 Days?
– ??? This is real!
In the brief teaser for <2 Nights and 3 Days> aired a week before <The Moonlight Beyond the Clouds> episode 1, Ha Eun appeared.
– Crazy! Ha Eun is on Sit on the Money!
– What on earth is going on?
– Ha Eun is singing live!!!!!
From the moment fans watched Ha Eun singing on the live finale of <SIT ON THE MONEY>, it truly became a festive celebration.
Perhaps because of this.
Thirty minutes later, when episode 1 of <The Moonlight Beyond the Clouds> started, and throughout the next day’s airing of both <2 Nights and 3 Days> and <The Moonlight Beyond the Clouds> episode 2, Ha Eun’s fans were vocal.
– Ha Eun doing a ping pong carry and eating show.jpg
– The moment Ha Eun made her first appearance on Sit on the Money + a looping gif of her taking off a baseball cap.
– Captured pool shot of Lee Ha Eun.
– Even as a boy, she looks stunning for real.
– Today’s assassin Yeom Wol is slaying.gif
– Collection of Yeom Wol solo shots.
They filled the fan community with discussion about every scene of every program Ha Eun appeared on, making it more lively than ever. Thanks to the numerous highlights pouring in on Friday and Saturday, discussions about Ha Eun never ceased.
The issue, however, was that within the lively fan community, there was an officially managed fan cafe directly run by Ha Eun’s agency, Luna Entertainment. As it was an official fan cafe, its status could significantly impact Ha Eun’s image, which was the bigger concern.
“The number of applicants is 12,759…?”
The biggest problem was that there was only one employee managing Ha Eun’s fan cafe.
Of course, the quieter days of the past had been manageable for one person, but the current noisy state was unmanageable for just one.
As a result, the employee in charge of Ha Eun’s fan cafe began to seek assistance on various fronts starting Sunday morning.
Ultimately, around five or six people spent over 12 hours solely managing the fan cafe.
Thus, it was a tumultuous weekend for the employees at Luna Entertainment and slightly bewildering for Ha Eun.
Finally, when Monday morning arrived, marking the start of a new week.
“D-Dear, CEO.”
“Why?”
“Um, our Luna Entertainment stock has risen by 11.9% compared to last Friday.”
“What?!”
It turned out that Ha Eun’s rising recognition and popularity had impacted more than just her fans.
The spam of inquiry emails about Ha Eun flooding in from Monday morning was just an added bonus.
Predictably, it was overwhelming.
She was so confused that she could hardly manage her expression.
-♪
-♪…Clack.
[Hello? CEO?]
“Uh, Manager Joo. Bring this actress straight to the company after school. There are a few things we need to discuss with her.”
[Ah… Yes. Understood.]
And she felt joy erupting within her.
Ha Eun, who once again brought Luna Entertainment tremendous profits since her child actor days, looked more radiant than ever.
However, for Ha Eun, who had just arrived at school.
– Glance.
– Glance glance.
‘…What’s going on?’
She could hardly focus on the soaring stocks of Luna Entertainment but instead was more concerned about the abruptly changing attitudes of her classmates.
For some reason, they seemed curious about her.
“Hey, Ha Eun. I want to ask you something.”
“?”
“Um… When did you get to know the Daulby seniors?”
A cautious inquiry from a friend who was an idol trainee at a famous agency. For some reason, she appeared to be wary of Ha Eun.
Well, be that as it may, this was a friend who had mixed with her just a week ago, chatting casually.
“Since I was seven.”
“Really? So you’ve been getting vocal training from the seniors since you were seven?”
“Yeah.”
Without hesitation, Ha Eun answered truthfully.
The problem was that almost simultaneously, her friend began to bend at the waist.
“I’m sorry for not recognizing you, senior!!”
“Wha, what are you doing? Why the sudden change?”
She was more bewildered than ever.
After all, she had never experienced anything like this.
“Um, you debuted before me, and your trainee period is several times longer than mine.”
Her friend began to speak formally, even using honorifics she had never done before, surprising Ha Eun even more. Ha Eun awkwardly tried to raise her friend’s head that had fallen in respect.
But before she could manage it,
– Creak!
The back door of the classroom swung open abruptly.
More precisely, unfamiliar faces cautiously approached Ha Eun.
“Um, Senior Pinocchio, can I introduce myself for a moment?”
The excessive politeness of their greetings only tangled the already confused thoughts in her head further.
When morning assembly finally began, and after a brief assembly, when they moved to the gym for first period physical education and participated in a dodgeball game with the adjoining class as directed by the PE teacher.
“Hey! If the senior hits us, we’re all dead!”
Ha Eun’s classmates treated her not as a friend but as a senior from the music industry, making her head throb.
While she knew that the hierarchy in the music industry was a little excessive, she had never imagined it would be this strong.
In the first place, Ha Eun had no intention of imposing discipline or wanting to be treated as a senior.
Still, as her classmates began to treat her with respect, this was a bit odd.
Ultimately, as soon as lunchtime rolled around, she rushed over to Da-yeon to spill everything that had happened that day.
But the answer she received was simply,
“You’re already debuting, so what can you do? Just accept the senior treatment.”
Even Da-yeon had no clear solution.
Upon reflection, both she and Da-yeon were equally unfamiliar with the rules of the music industry.
Eventually, Ha Eun trudged back to her class, still faced with the senior treatment she had to endure.
Thus, she spent her day in ways she hadn’t anticipated at all.
As soon as the homeroom teacher finished the announcements, she dashed away almost as if escaping in Ju Jung-yun’s van.
As soon as she met Ju Jung-yun, she once again recounted the events of the day, seeking help.
However.
“Hey, Ha Eun. Let’s put out this fire first.”
The news that representative Jeong Do-cheol was looking for Ha Eun eventually came through.
She put aside her worries about her school friends for the moment and headed to Luna Entertainment’s headquarters.
Arriving at the office of the representative of Luna Entertainment was about 30 minutes later.
“Hello, representative.”
“Oh! Our lucky charm finally arrived!”
‘…Lucky charm?’
At last, with a gentle smile, Jeong Do-cheol told her to sit down, and she sat down obediently on the office sofa.
Then, less than three seconds later, he asked,
“Should we start with the advertising discussions? Or should we dive into the drama casting talks?”
He gave her the choice of which to discuss first, leaving her with an array of question marks in her eyes.
After contemplating for a moment, she finally said,
“Um… I think we should talk about what’s urgent first.”
Thus, she passed the decision onto Jeong Do-cheol.
“Then let’s start with the advertising discussions.”
And so began the discussions regarding advertising.
However, contrary to Ha Eun’s expectations that the ads would be for cosmetics or clothing brands,
“A bed is a science. This is something this actress must have definitely heard before, right?”
“Then, what about the advertisement that came to me?”
“It’s for a bed. They were so impressed with the way this actress sleeps on <2 Nights and 3 Days>.”
The unexpected news that a famous furniture company that had mostly used male actors had come to her made Ha Eun ponder seriously about how her image had ended up associated with sleeping.
But.
“I personally want our actress to do this ad. The price is quite high.”
Upon hearing from Jeong Do-cheol that the advertising cost was above her expectations,
“This amount means a complete S-class treatment. If this actress takes this advertisement, she’ll be able to keep getting S-class offers for future ads.”
“I, I’ll do it!”
Ultimately, she accepted the bed advertisement proposal.
This might just be what people mean when they say there’s no business like show business.
