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𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒅.

CAREER

eclissi debut with “every night”, 2008

eclissi first music show win with “run devil run”, 2009

subunit solstice debut with “tonight”, 2010

eclissi wins best album at mama, 2010

first solo variety show appearance, we got married, 2011

first acting role, waiting for love, webdrama, minor role (choi saerom), 2012

eclissi breaks records with “sixth sense”, 2012

eclissi wins album bonsang at golden disk awards, 2012

first stage musical role, fame, supporting role (serena katz), 2012-13

first drama role, the heirs, minor role (kang hanna), 2013

solo debut with “only one”, 2015

“free somebody” fancam goes viral, 2015 (14 million views)

first movie role, secretly, greatly, minor role (yoon yooran), 2016

variety show regular cast member, sister’s slam dunk season 1, 2016

won king of mask singer, 2017

first lead drama role, just between lovers (ha moonsoo), 2017

first post-scandal role, sky castle, cameo (herself), 2019

PAST

hyojoo sat on set, her eyes scanning through her script as she waited for the end of the lunch break. her heart pounded in her chest, her hands were sweaty as she turned the pages, running each bright pink highlighted line one last time in her head. her first time carrying a show, her first time so much pressure on her as an actress. for all the years she had put into her acting career, trying desperately to be seen not just as an idol-actor, but as a serious actress who just happened to also be in a girl group, this was her very first lead role on a network drama.

“judy-ssi?” the assistant director’s voice coming from across set startled her. hyojoo turned and smiled in response - she had been trying to use her birth name for her acting career, but time and time again people slipped up. maybe ahn hyojoo would never stick, and she’d be judy for life. “are you ready to begin?”

“yes,” she said, tucking her script under her chair and standing up. she tried to subtly wipe her clammy hands on her jeans, clearing her throat as she did so. she felt as if everyone on set had now turned to watch her. but why did that make her so nervous? she had performed on stage for nearly ten years now, in front of cameras and crowds of thousands - why did her throat feel so dry that she wasn’t sure if she’d be able to croak out her first line?

hyojoo came to her mark next to her scene partner, offering a polite bow and a smile. he said something to her, the director started counting down; she could barely hear above her heartbeat thudding in her ears. she nodded, took a deep breath, and when “action!” cut through the noise, she began.

PRESENT

when it became evident that everything at kbc would be at a standstill for a while, hyojoo packed up her bags and left. eclissi had been so busy since debut, and despite the company giving them breaks here and there, she rarely got a chance to go home and see her family in jeju. this was her chance to be at home and recharge until things got sorted.

it was a relief to be home. she had missed the sea breeze, the fresh tangerines, the energy of a full house with her parents and siblings bustling around as opposed to her own empty apartment.

but now it had been two years since she left seoul. two years with no work, no public appearances, only rarely getting updates regarding the investigation. for the first couple of months hyojoo had been anticipating news that she was to return to seoul and things would start again as normal. that news finally came, but only now, two years after her life had been put on pause.

it was a week before she had to be back in seoul. hyojoo sat on her family home’s porch, scrolling on her phone. she kept searching kbc, eclissi, and her own name, trying to get a sense of what the public was feeling following the news of bz culture’s acquisition. most people had seemed to pity the artists at first, but by now there was barely any mention of them besides occasional comments from their own fan accounts, some conspiracy theorists claiming they had all been in the cult too, and a few people musing over how the groups will compete against those who debuted and made a mark in their absence. kbc had almost become a punchline; any respect anyone might have still had for the company was truly and totally gone.

hyojoo was itching to work. eclissi was one thing - they had had so much success already, and hyojoo didn’t want to keep spreading herself thin between the group and acting as she had for years. but her acting career had just finally gotten going. she had her very first lead role in a drama only months before everything came crashing down. she had been in talks for another lead role when the offer was rescinded amid kbc’s scandal. she knew how this industry worked. when you’re gone, newer and fresher faces take your place. a different actress took the role she had been offered before. now that she was coming back, would the public accept her? will she forever be suspected of being part of the cult? for all her hard work, the years she’d put in building a solid reputation and improving her craft, to be destroyed and forgotten like this - just the idea of it crushed her.

the leaves in the tree above her rustled in the breeze. hyojoo thought for a moment of posting a photo on her instagram, showing the world that she was alive and doing well. she decided against it, turned off her phone, and went into the house.

#re:accepted

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