Eunha Entertainment, where Lee Ji-yeon belonged. Seoyeon did not want to leave Ji-yeon in this ticking time bomb of a place. Despite everything, Ji-yeon was the only one in kindergarten who hung out with her.

"Wait, do I have no friends?"

Suddenly, Seoyeon realized this fact. Although she had interacted with other children in kindergarten, none had really approached her.

"Why?"

Even Ji-yeon had other friends. Seoyeon was shocked, but it was no wonder.

When she came to kindergarten, she rarely spoke and often stood around blankly. Which child would easily approach someone like that? From the children’s perspective, Ji-yeon, who was always active, was much easier to interact with.

"Anyway."

Seoyeon shook her head vigorously. That wasn’t the important thing.

"I have to get Ji-yeon out of Eunha Entertainment."

Since it's an agency, terminating the contract wouldn't be difficult. However, Ji-yeon and her mother, Hong Sun-hee, would not easily give up a connection they worked hard to obtain.

"Telling the child wouldn’t make them believe it anyway."

Ultimately, this required an adult. If it was Su-a, who had recently been on set with Seoyeon, she might be able to persuade Hong Sun-hee.

That was Seoyeon’s plan.

"Seoyeon..."

Of course, from Su-a's perspective, this was a huge burden. The woman in front of her, Hong Jin-hee, was someone Su-a remembered.

"She was the one glaring at Seoyeon during her first audition."

Hong Jin-hee was speaking kindly, but today was the first time Su-a had met her. This was the first time Seoyeon was visiting a friend’s house. Since the child worked in the same industry, it made sense for Su-a to greet the mother. However...

"Persuading her to change agencies is a different story."

Su-a planned to do her best to help Seoyeon, but she hadn’t anticipated this.

Hong Jin-hee's sharp eyes reminded Su-a of the tough seniors from high school. If she wasn’t awkwardly smiling, she might have closed her eyes tightly.

"A celebrity family?"

Meanwhile, Hong Jin-hee was also in a state of cultural shock. Previously focused on Seoyeon, she hadn't paid much attention to her mother.

But now she could guess where Seoyeon got her looks from. Most notably, her chest. No, really, her chest.

"It's so big."

Gulping, Hong Jin-hee swallowed her dry saliva. It was impressive. Who knew a Korean woman could have such a size?

Moreover, Su-a’s appearance was stunning. Was this really the appearance of a mother who had given birth?

"So, how old did you say you were, Seoyeon’s mother?"

"Uh, I’m twenty-nine..."

So young! Well, she looked young even at first glance, but...

"Did she have a shotgun wedding?"

Hong Jin-hee's thoughts raced. At twenty-nine, with a seven-year-old daughter... Seoyeon was her age, so she must have been pregnant at twenty-one or twenty-two...

"Definitely a shotgun wedding."

She became genuinely curious about what Seoyeon's father looked like.

"You look very young."

"Th-thank you. You also look very young for your age."

"..."

Is she teasing me? Hong Jin-hee wanted to ask but lost her words at the sight of Su-a with her eyes tightly shut.

"Seoyeon’s mom?"

"Ah, sorry. I just yawned for a moment."

Steeling herself, Su-a looked at her beloved daughter.

"..."

Seeing Seoyeon staring intently at her, Su-a hurriedly turned back to Hong Jin-hee. She decided to handle this quickly and spoke up.

"Um, it's difficult to say this on a first meeting, but... I heard something on set recently..."

Cautiously, Su-a began to speak. She shared what she had heard about Eunha Entertainment.

Though it might be uncomfortable to hear, Su-a was in a position to give such advice. Seoyeon had already appeared in a drama as a child actor, and it was plausible for Su-a to have heard something during her time on set.

"Is that true?"

"Yes."

Of course, Su-a had heard this from Seoyeon. When she asked Director Gong, he had said something similar.

"Eunha Entertainment, I’ve heard about it too... The rumors aren’t good."

Being a CF director, Jo Min-tae was well aware of the agencies. Eunha Entertainment was one of them.

"Oh no..."

Hong Jin-hee looked troubled. It was confusing, 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."

"Y-yes."

It was hard to give up an agency connection they had worked hard to establish. But she didn’t want her daughter to suffer.

Seeing Hong Jin-hee's conflicted face, Su-a sighed in relief. She glanced at her daughter who was watching intently.

"Did mom do well, Seoyeon?"

"Yes."

Seoyeon nodded and gave a thumbs-up. Sometimes, her daughter’s emotional expressions were oddly boyish.

"Oh, right."

Realizing she had almost forgotten the most important thing, Su-a quickly spoke up.

"Oh! And I have a place I’d like to recommend."

Finally, Su-a mentioned the agency she wanted to suggest in place of Eunha Entertainment.

It was the agency where actor Kim Jung-ha, who filmed a CF with Seoyeon, would eventually go.

The Sun Hidden by the Moon A highly anticipated project by KMB. After the making film, no further videos were released, causing the excitement to wane a bit.

• "I went to the The Sun Hidden by the Moon event at GoEX yesterday."

A post started appearing on a drama community site. It was about the teaser event held at the GoEX VegaBox.

• "What did they show?"
• "I heard they released the teaser, why no news?"
• "Predictable. If the drama was well-made, they would have plastered the teasers and ads everywhere."
• "It’s going to air against MDC's new drama. Probably going to get crushed."
• "The concept itself seems childish."

There were many mocking comments online. Speculation was rampant that they were delaying the drama release because the actual drama was underwhelming compared to the making film.

• "The teaser was awesome. There will be a screening in two weeks, so we’ll see reviews then."

• "Isn't it just the first two episodes with kids? Total flop."

• "The girl was cute."

  • "Pedo alert..."

• "Kang Seong-chan said we’ll be surprised. The teaser looked great."

  • "You believe that?"
  • "Your parents must have had an easy time raising you, so naive..."
  • "People still fall for teasers these days?"

As discussions heated up between those who saw the teaser and those who hadn’t, a new post appeared.

• "Teaser's up. Go check it out."

The drama teaser site had opened. A one-minute teaser video was available.

The drama had filmed up to the fifth episode. The one-minute video contained snippets from the first five episodes.

[A tragic princess driven out of the palace by her uncle’s coup, Princess Yeonhwa.]

The video opened with the main character, Princess Yeonhwa. Showing a lively child, her first meeting with Yoon Seo-il.

And then...

"Let go!"

With a sharp cry, the tone shifted. The once lively girl transformed into Princess Yeonhwa.

And then the grown-up Princess Yeonhwa appeared as she left the palace. The young Yoon Seo-il, played by Park Jung-woo, took over, progressing the story. Various supporting characters were shown, setting the tone of the drama.

One minute. It wasn’t long, but it was enough to change the online sentiment.

• "Surprisingly decent?"
• "Seems good."
• "The kids act well."
  • "Park Jung-woo was always good. Beyond child actor level."
• "I thought it was someone else for a moment."
• "Different from the milk commercial... I want the cute Seoyeon back..."
  • "How do you know the child actor's name??? Pedo!"
  • "It’s in the teaser, idiot."

One day after the teaser was released. The view count was 400,000.

This was the second-highest view count for a KMB drama teaser in the past three years.

"PD Ha, the director called!"

"Yes, yes. Hand it over."

Ha Tae-oh received the phone with a broad smile. The reaction to the drama teaser was better than expected. At 400,000 views on the first day, it was a number that aimed for 1 million, no, 1.5 million views.

If it hit 1.5 million, it would be the highest-viewed teaser in KMB’s history.

"Yes, of course. The screening preparations are going smoothly. We’ll ensure the actors attend the screening."

Ha Tae-oh felt a pang of anxiety wondering if Seoyeon would come to the screening. Normally, actors would rush to attend at the producer's request, but Seoyeon was a child actor.

Child actors often quit the industry as they grew up, so a producer’s influence was limited.

"Her face looked anxious."

After the teaser event, Seoyeon had a look of determination, as if she was thinking, ‘I’ll get stronger and come back...’

"But wasn’t there any contact from Seoyeon? She’s quite the talk of the town."

"No? Ah, I think..."

Thinking of how to win Seoyeon’s favor, Ha Tae-oh remembered something. Today...

"She’s probably at a school play."

"What? Today of all days?"

"Yes."

It was the day after the drama teaser became a hot topic. It was easy to guess the atmosphere at the school play.