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★ treasure map - ep.thirty-seven

BEHIND THE SCENES

"Hello, hello!" Eunbyul jumped around the camera, swinging the jacket that was part of the gym outfit. "My exams are over, but the stress of this web drama isn't!" She squealed, covering her face with the jacket.

"Makeup!" Junghwan warned, walking towards the female as she quickly took the clothing off her face. "How is the preparation going?" He asked, causing Eunbyul to let out a deep sigh.

"I have to cry on cue, apparently. We tried the menthol method before, and it irritates my eyes a lot," she explained, tilting her head from side to side. "And the staff said we probably can't make the scene before my eyes redden and stuff, so they said I have to just cry on spot."

"Ah, so are you going to think of some sad memories?"

"Yeah, probably our TREASURE BOX days." Eunbyul slapped her hand over her mouth, shaking her head vigorously. "Please don't take it wrongly. It's just I, uh, we actually, um — oh, look, Jihoon oppa is calling me!" She darted across the gym court, avoiding the cameras wherever she went.

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Park Eunbyul channeled all her sad thoughts into the scene, and it surprised her at the amount of memories she had. She ran to the spot marked with an 'x', starting the scene as she let out her emotions, crying to the best of her abilities.

Even though she just wanted to focus on the hardships she faced on TREASURE BOX, her thoughts went out of control, resurfacing memories she didn't want to remember.

Pictures of her mother and father flooded her brain — two people she never saw in real life. The way her relatives shouted at her repeated, and more tears ran down her cheeks. When they said she was unlucky, when they said she killed her mother, when they said she drove away her own father — everything was true, wasn't it?

Thinking of it all as acting, Junghwan entered the scene, pulling away Eunbyul's hand, revealing her face and makeup-formed-'busted lip'. He recited his lines, furrowing his brow when Eunbyul's crying seemed a little too realistic. Maybe it's just really good acting. He waved off, waiting for the female to say her part.

"You w-were right. He l-left m-me. Haru-" Eunbyul looked down, shaking her head. "I'm s-sorry, can we start a-again? Just give me a m-minute." She crouched, pinching her ears to stop her crying.

Asahi and Jaehyuk were watching the scene from behind, quickly rushing towards the younger when they realised she wasn't doing well. "It's fine, you are fine." Jaehyuk hugged Eunbyul, patting her back as Asahi carefully wiped away her tears.

"Take a deep breath, yeah? Head empty, thoughts happy. Just like you always tell me," Asahi reminded, a smile on his face when Eunbyul followed his words, calming down instant. "That's good, Starlight. You are doing good, you are doing well, Starlight." He patted her head, sighing in relief along with Jaehyuk when she gave a small smile.

Eunbyul sat out for a minute, emptying her mind as she calmed herself. Remembering memories was out of the question, she just had to dive deep into the character. Gathering whatever strength she had, Eunbyul thought like the character, trying to feel the emotions she was trying to portray.

The staff watched her, a few of them slightly worried because they knew what happened with her. They were the ones who suggested thinking of sad memories, but what they forgot was how sad Eunbyul's memories were. They gave smiles and shouts of encouragement as Eunbyul walked to her position, a determined look on her face.

"Okay, let's try this again. I won't mess up now, I promise!"

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