6 months before Kim Minjeong resigns

Karina: Woman of the Month

From her breakout role in her first film to her critically acclaimed portrayal of a complicated and nuanced character in her later drama 'Ilussion', she has won the hearts of viewers from all over the world with her award-winning acting, it's no wonder she's one of the top actresses in the nation. The 24 year old superstar continues to dominate the industry with the announcement of her debut Hollywood film with absolute star studded cast members such as Margo- 

Minjeong's attention was abruptly torn away from her phone as the train halted to a stop, she looked up to see a few people standing up and grabbing their things as the train doors opened and the automated message played, announcing her destination.

As she gathered her belongings she glanced at her watch, it's 7:00am, as per usual

She followed the small crowd out of the train and onto the platform, heading towards the station's exit. The morning air was crisp and cold, and the sun's just starting to rise above the horizon. Feeling the brisk air on her face and shoulders, she hurried her pace toward a quaint cafe in the near distance, a small banner can be faintly seen gently swaying in the wind from where Minjeong is.

As she walked inside, she was greeted with the comforting scent of coffee and pastries. The door chime softly ringing as she entered, signaling her presence.

"Minjeong! Good morning dear.", A busy woman, seemingly in her late 50's called, not even bothering looking at the door to know who just went in, "I've already prepared your green tea right there on the counter" 

"Thanks Mrs. Lee" Minjeong said as she motioned to get the paper bag, "I'm guessing Ning's late again?"

Mrs. Lee finally looks at Minjeong as she sighed, "Oh you know that girl, I don't even know why I gave her a call time this early", she said with a jokingly annoyed expression, Minjeong knows Mrs. Lee can never get mad at Ningning, she's her dearest niece after all.

Minjeong chuckles slightly, she checks her watch for a brief second, 7:20am

"Well I better get going Mrs. Lee, please tell Ning she'll pay for dinner later, she still owes me money from yesterday" She says as she hurries towards the door.

"I'll do that dear, you take care!" Minjeong hears as she exits the cafe

She hurriedly paced towards the towering building not far from the cafe, a huge LED billboard on it, AE Ent.

"Good morning Manager Kim!" The guard greets as she went inside, in which she curtly greeted back.

A number of greetings were made towards Minjeong as she made her way towards the elevator. She was certainly not an unfamiliar face, considering the fact that she's been working here for almost 7 years.

The moment she reached the elevator feeling a sense of relief as she checked her watch, 7:30 am, right as scheduled.

One thing about Minjeong is her persistence to follow her schedule. Ning says she's amazing at managing her time but she may get a bit overboard, well for Minjeong, adhering to a schedule is what keeps her sanity in check. She's been religiously following a routine for the past years, she can't imagine her life without one, full on disarray.

Ding!

Wasting no time, Minjeong went straight to her office, carefully placing Karina's green tea on her coffee table, she'll reheat it later once Karina arrives, she made a mental note.

After dealing with some paperwork, she reads out Karina's schedule for today

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Script reading and preparation for upcoming scenes

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch and brief rest

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM: On-set filming for a TV drama or movie, including rehea-

Her reading's cut short when her phone rang in which she quickly answered without sparing a glance at the caller id

"Manager Kim speaking" 

An all-familiar voice can be heard through the other line, "Minjeong...", the voice comes out raspy and deeper than it usually is. Huh, she thought, It's almost as if the caller just wo-, realization dawned on her, oh no.

Minjeong wasted no time and rushed out of the building to catch a cab, she may or