shiah had landed another gig for etude house, this time filming a full commercial for a fragrance line named ‘Mystic’ aimed at teenagers and young adults. this hadn’t been her first time working with etude house, and so they decided to do a small behind the scenes interview with her for the cf shooting. it was great exposure and a chance for her to build up more of a following. who knew, maybe this modelling career would to some acting? if the public liked her then the possibilities were endless.
she sat down on a couch with a small filming crew pointing cameras at her and ready with questions for her. she was still in her outfit and make-up from the cf filming - a long beaded dress, a small tiara and some natural, fresh-faced make-up all from etude house. they asked her some questions about etude house, of course, had to get that promotion in there. then they asked a few personal questions, like what her ideal type is, what other activities she does - dance, dance and dance - and then they asked about her intentions with her modelling career. she divulged that she enjoys modelling and wanted to continue building up her portfolio, and perhaps even walk in seoul’s fashion week. the staff called her ambitious and praised her drive, to which she thanked them kindly.
then she received a question that caught her off guard a bit, ‘who is a model in the industry you look up to?’ shiah had never expected a question like that and hadn’t prepared an answer, and so she decided to answer honestly. “i would have to say ahn sohee. she’s young in the industry like me, but i think that helps me relate to her. she has a very unique look, much like i do, and so it’s natural for me to look up to her and see her as a role model.” she was asked a few more questions after this and then dismissed to go finish filming.
after the shoot was over and the cf came out, she looked up the video on etude house’s youtube channel, finding the interview and watching it through. she read the comments on the video after watching it and saw that a lot of people were happy with her choice of a role model and agreed that sohee was similar to her as a model. with some courage - and perhaps a shot of soju to calm her nerves - she decided to screenshot herself in the interview when she spoke of sohee and made a post on her instagram with the following caption;
@shannonplumprincess had a great time filming for etude house! sohee sunbae is so beautiful, i hope to meet her one day! please give ‘Mystic’ lots of love!
after posting it a bunch of people tagged sohee herself in the comments on the instagram post, something shiah was next to sure would happen. she wondered to herself what the other model would think, if she’d be flattered or if she’d even care. it was killing her thinking about it, but all she could really do was wait to see if sohee made some kind of response or not.