# WebtoonLib — We’re NOT A Couple! #2 ## Series - title: We’re NOT A Couple! - slug: we-re-not-a-couple-uy5l5nrs ## Chapter - number: 2 - chapter_key: 2-6qbtw9 - release_date: 2026-11-08 ### Summary In We’re NOT A Couple!, Na-Eun Gwon confronts embarrassment and career fears over being cast as a lead opposite her ex-boyfriend Seon-Ho Ji. The story flashes back to weeks before the casting news; shaken by being called a jinxed actress, by not getting a proper role in five years, and by overhearing Seon-Ho say their levels are different, she is still forced to work with him at the script reading. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Female lead accuses her director brother of using her love scenes with ex for publicity. - Female lead overhears male lead saying she is not on the same level and would make him look bad. - Female lead debates accepting co-lead role opposite ex-boyfriend after five years without a proper role. - Both leads meet at script reading where writer praises them as a couple; they give opposite answers about satisfaction. - Male lead corrects female lead's posture and shares a flirtatious touch over coffee. - On set, female lead is mocked as jinxed cursed actress and leaves to get coffee. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser In We’re NOT A Couple!, Na-Eun Gwon confronts embarrassment and career fears over being cast as a lead opposite her ex-boyfriend Seon-Ho Ji. ### Spoiler summary In We’re NOT A Couple!, Na-Eun Gwon confronts embarrassment and career fears over being cast as a lead opposite her ex-boyfriend Seon-Ho Ji. The story flashes back to weeks before the casting news; shaken by being called a jinxed actress, by not getting a proper role in five years, and by overhearing Seon-Ho say their levels are different, she is still forced to work with him at the script reading. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 175 ### Content OKAY. LET'S BE REALISTIC HERE. LET'S SAY YOU BROKE UP WITH SOMEONE. WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU RUN INTO THEM AGAIN AT WORK? WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOUR JOB "FORCES" YOU TO GET ALL TOUCHY-FEELY WITH YOUR EX? AND THE CHANCES OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY WATCHING? I HEARD THEY WERE AN ACTUAL COUPLE. HOW FREAKING CRAZY! A LOVE SCENE WITH HER EX...? UGH... LOL WONDER WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO FILM THAT. THIS SERIES WILL PROBABLY BE A LIFELONG EMBARRASSMENT FOR THEM. LOL AND YOUR OWN BROTHER TRIES TO USE ALL THIS FOR PUBLICITY... HOW MUCH OF A SOCIOPATH IS THAT IDIOT BROTHER OF MINE?! CHUNG-JAE GWOOOON!!! YOU PSYCHOPATH!!! DONE SHOOTING THE SERIAL KILLER POSTER! NA-EUN GWON'S FILMOGRAPHY HEALTHY COMPETITION BIT PART BREAK UP AND YOU'RE DEAD SUPPORTING ROLE: DAM-HEE LEE INCARNATION BIT PART: SHAMAN * SEON-HO JI WAS THE LEAD * RECENTLY WRAPPED AND THEN... REWIND A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE CASTING NEWS BROKE... RIGHT: LEFT: SEON-HO JI I DON'T WANT TO DO IT! HONESTLY SPEAKING, I'LL BE A LAUGHINGSTOCK! IT'LL BE DOCUMENTED ONLINE, AND I'LL BE HUMILIATED FOREVER. EVEN IF I FILM A TV SERIES WITH MY EX, WHY THAT MOMENT...? WHETHER I LIKE IT OR NOT, IT'LL KEEP BRINGING BACK MEMORIES... BUT HEY, I'M THE DIRECTOR LET'S THINK ABOUT THIS REALISTICALLY... IF I TURN DOWN THIS OFFER... ...WILL I EVER HAVE ANOTHER SHOT AT A LEAD ROLE? FIVE YEARS PASSED, AND I NEVER ONCE GOT A DECENT ROLE. EEE! THANK YOU, SEON-HO! AND I EVEN CONSIDERED QUITTING. AND CHUNG-JAE IS ACTUALLY A RELIABLE DIRECTOR. ALTHOUGH HE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ONE... DADDY, YELL AT NA-EUN FOR MEEE... ...HE'S DIRECTED PLENTY OF HITS, SO THIS IS A GREAT DEAL. BUT... THERE'S ONE THING THAT BUGS ME. WHAT IF IT FLOPS AGAIN? EVERY SHOW THAT CASTS ME ENDS UP IN SOME CONTROVERSY. "THE JINXED ACTRESS"? TEMPORARY BREAK ROOM THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL NA-EUN GWON. WHO? I NEVER HEARD OF HER. THEY SAY WHENEVER NA-EUN GWON GETS CAST, SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO THE PROJECT. ANOTHER ACTOR GETS CAUGHT IN A SCANDAL... ...CAUSING PROJECTS TO GET SCRAPPED BEFORE RELEASE. ONCE, THEY HAD TO HALT PRODUCTION BECAUSE OF A NATURAL DISASTER. AND ONE ACTOR GOT HURT SO BADLY, HE ENDED UP WITH A DISABILITY... UGH! DON'T JINX ME! I'M SUPERSTITIOUS ABOUT STUFF LIKE THIS. WHY DID THAT NOBODY GET CAST? I HEARD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYONE ELSE TO PLAY THIS ROLE BUT HER. WHAT? BUT IT WAS A TINY BIT PART. HER FACE IS NOTHING SPECIAL IN THIS INDUSTRY. WHY COULDN'T THEY FIND SOMEONE ELSE FOR THE ROLE? WELL, SHE PLAYS A SHAMAN. OH, YEAH. HAHA. PERFECT CASTING. SHE'S CREEPY ALL RIGHT. LMAO MAYBE I SHOULD GO AND GET A PSYCHIC READING. I'LL SEE IF WE'LL SURVIVE THIS PRODUCTION WITH HER AROUND. WANT TO JOIN ME? LOL ...BEING TEASED AS THE "UNLUCKY ACTRESS" WOULD BE ONE THING. BUT THIS MAKES ME SOUND LIKE... ..."THE ACTRESS WHO CAUSES TROUBLE FOR EVERYONE." HEYY, JINXED ACTRESS! YOU PLAYED THE SHAMAN. CAN'T YOU DO A PSYCHIC READING FOR YOURSELF? HEY, LOL. THAT'S HARSH. HAHA... I KNOW IT'S A JOKE. YEAH, I WAS KIDDING. HAHA. I THINK YOU ALL NEED SOME COFFEE. I'LL GO GRAB SOME! OOH, HOW DID SHE KNOW? AT LEAST SHE CAN READ THE ROOM. AND THAT SHOW GOT JINXED WITH A SCANDAL RIGHT BEFORE THE FINALE, TOO. THE ACTRESS GOT EXPOSED AS A SCHOOL BULLY. ENTERTAINMENT NEWS SCHOOL BULLY ALLEGATIONS CONFIRMED THEY HAD TO SCRUB HER CHARACTER OUT AND RE-EDIT EVERYTHING AT THE LAST MINUTE. HEY, NA-EUN. KEEP YOUR CHIN UP. IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT THAT THE PROJECTS FAILED. IT WAS JUST BAD TIMING. AND TO BE HONEST, THE DIRECTOR HAS THE MOST POWER ON SET. I'LL MAKE SURE ANYONE BADMOUTHING YOU ON MY SET IS GONE. WHAT...? THAT IS SO TOUCHING... I'M THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO BADMOUTH YOU. I KNEW YOU'D BE LIKE THAT. NOW LET'S GO HOME. I'M TIRED. BUT WILL SEON-HO AGREE TO ME AS THE FEMALE LEAD? HE ALSO KNOWS WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT ME. AND I'M A NOBODY ACTRESS. HA~! HE'S NOT THE TYPE TO CARE ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT. HE PROBABLY COULDN'T CARE LESS. YOU'LL KNOW SEON-HO BETTER THAN ME. I SHOULD CHANGE BEFORE WE GO BACK TO SCRIPT READING. IF I EVER END UP DOING ANOTHER DRAMA WITH NA-EUN-- WHAT? THAT'S SEON-HO'S VOICE... ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT ME, TOO? THAT'S PROBABLY NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT ME AND NA-EUN AS CO-LEADS? SHE'S NOT ON THE SAME LEVEL. EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT ME TODAY. GEEZ. IF ONE LEAD'S A NOBODY, THAT'LL MAKE THE BIG NAME LOOK BAD. I DIDN'T MEAN TO BUT OVERHEARD THEM. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. BUT HE SAID HE LOOKED FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ME... MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T TALKED IN FIVE YEARS. ...I THOUGHT I KNEW HIM, BUT I'M NOT SURE ANYMORE. HE'S ONLY EVER DONE THRILLERS AND NOIR. WHY JUMP INTO ROMANCE OUT OF NOWHERE? THAT'S SO NOT LIKE HIM... IF HE REALLY DOESN'T WANT TO PLAY THE LEAD OPPOSITE ME, HE'LL JUST TURN IT DOWN! HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE LIKES AND HATES. HE WON'T ACCEPT THE ROLE, WOULD HE? HE SAID YES... WHY...?? ??? DIDN'T HE DUMP ME BECAUSE HE NO LONGER LIKED ME? BUT HE TALKED BADLY BEHIND MY BACK! HI. I'M NA-EUN GWON. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU! I'M THE CEO. I BROUGHT SOMETHING TO DRINK! BUT HE SAID WE WERE ON DIFFERENT LEVELS! WHY DID HE ACCEPT THE ROLE?! BECAUSE HE WANTED TO SEE YOU? OOOH AS IF. IS THAT THE ACTRESS? I'VE GOT A LOT RIDING ON THIS SHOW. GEEZ... BUT EVEN IF WE'RE NOT GOING WITH A BIG NAME, NA-EUN GWON STILL DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. ...I CAN HEAR YOU. I KNEW IT... THEY AREN'T HAPPY ABOUT ME GETTING CAST. I'LL TRY TO STAY OUT OF THEIR WAY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. ACK?! SHOULDERS BACK. SEON-HO?! TERRIBLE POSTURE FOR AN ACTRESS. WHY IS HE PICKING ON ME? HI! I SEE WE ALREADY HAVE COFFEE. THAT'S MINE, RIGHT? HE FLIRTS SO EFFORTLESSLY...! THAT TOUCH WAS INTENTIONAL, RIGHT? THANKS. I BROUGHT DESSERTS. LET'S DIG IN TOGETHER. OH, WOW! HUH...? THE MANAGER WAS REPLACED IN A FLASH! NEW MANAGER! SEON-HO JI FORMER MANAGER WHAT HAPPENED? DID HE FIRE HIM? SO FICKLE... I DON'T LIKE IT. HOW ABOUT WE GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER TODAY? LET'S START BY TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECT. I'LL SIT THIS ONE OUT. BUT EACH AGENCY'S CEO CAN JOIN INSTEAD! IF YOU WANT ANY CHANGES... ...OR HAVE AN IDEA, FEEL FREE TO SHARE. WHAT WOULD THE WRITER THINK ABOUT ME...? BY THE WAY, THE WRITER SAID YOU TWO MAKE A GREAT PAIR. ...! OH, SHE DID...? SERIES WRITER LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. SO, ARE YOU TWO HAPPY ABOUT... ...BEING CAST AS LEADS? HOW COULD I? HE SAID WE'RE ON DIFFERENT LEVELS. I KNOW WHAT HE'LL SAY... NO. YES. HUH...?! YES, I'M HAPPY ABOUT... ...YOU GETTING CAST. WHAT DOES THIS GUY HAVE ON HIS MIND?! ## See also - [WebtoonLib — We’re NOT A Couple! #2](/series/we-re-not-a-couple-uy5l5nrs/chapter-2-6qbtw9) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/we-re-not-a-couple-uy5l5nrs ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.