Superstar From Age 0

Seo-jun blinked his eyes in surprise.

“Wow… what is this?”

“We don't know. It's written in Korean.”

Jonathan smiled and turned off the full screen.

The black screen shrank and the title and comments appeared.

[(Fan movie) Brown Black ‘Tiger’ x Lee Seo-jun ‘MOEB-436’]

[This video was made with the permission of Cocoa Entertainment.]

[Lyrics explanation (English)]

The title and the description in the more section caught Seo-jun's eye.

“They got permission from our company.”

“Then why don't you ask Da Ho?”

At Jonathan's suggestion, seo-jun nodded his head eagerly.

He quickly picked up his phone and called Ahn Da Ho, who would be at the company.

Meanwhile, Director Ryan and Jonathan Will were looking at the English explanation of the lyrics of [Tiger].

“Yeah. Seo-jun. What's up?”

“Da Ho hyung. I just saw a fan movie. It's a combination of Brown Black's song and the play video.”

“…Aha.”

A light laughter came from across the phone. He seemed to be thinking for a moment.

“You saw it. Sunlightbit uploaded it quickly.”

“Sunlightbit?”

Seo-jun widened his eyes at the familiar nickname.

He was one of the managers who helped [Sprout] fan cafe run smoothly.

-Yeah. Sunlightbit saw the fourth play. He said it matched so well with Brown Black's Tiger, so he contacted us since then. That was about a month ago?

“Wow…”

He exclaimed involuntarily. He had been planning this video for a month.

“As long as they don't make money, it's fine. The school also gave permission and it's good for promoting the singers too.”

A small mouse click sound came from across the phone. He was probably looking for the fan movie.

“Of course, I didn't give him the video in advance. There's a fairness issue. Sunlightbit said it was okay too.”

“Then he must have worked all night.”

“Probably. He had to use the edited video, but he didn't know how it would be edited, and there might not be a video of the angle he needed for the scene he planned. But he said he made it with Dirt Dirt and Water Sprinkler.”

As he heard Da Ho hyung's words, he looked at the more section and saw the names of the producers.

[Production: Sunlightbit, Dirt Dirt, water Sprinkler]

“…They did a great job.”

Seo-jun said with a choked voice.

There had been fan movies based on Seo-jun's works before.

The most famous fan movie was [William and Jin Natra Fan Movie], which collected scenes of William and Jin Natra from Lee Seo-jun Lee's representative work, [Shadowman Series].

The [William and Jin Natra Fan Movie] made by a foreign fan was almost movie-quality in terms of sound and editing, and there were many comments saying that it should be called a movie without the word ‘fan’.

And there was also a fan movie of [Flowing Away] that came out recently (it had a happy ending) and a fan movie of [Evil Spirit] that he starred in a long time ago.

[Evil Spirit x Escape] combined [Escape] and made zombies into evil spirits, and used God's power to exorcize them with bows and arrows. It was quite popular.

“Really!”

He felt touched every time he confirmed the love of his fans.

Da Ho hyung, who understood Seo-jun's feelings well, laughed.

“Then I’ll leave a comment as Channel Jun. He’ll love it.”

“Yes! I should do that! Oh, Da Ho hyung. Is the site okay?”

“It's okay. It's somehow working.”

Seo-jun laughed at Da Ho hyung's slightly detached voice.

***

[(Fan movie) Brown Black ‘Tiger’ x Lee Seo-jun ‘MOEB-436’]

-What is this…?

=It's so cool???

=I thought of this every time I watched the fourth play and listened to Brown Black's song… There was a golden hand who made this!

=33 It matches so well;;; Watching for 39489th time.

=44 I think of this every time I listen to it; 3 tigers per day.

-How did they make this?

=22 It hasn't even been 24 hours by hours;;;

-Did Sunlightbit, who is Sprout manager, get the video in advance?

=?? There is a production story on Sprout board and other videos.

=Watched fourth play ] Contacted Cocoa Entertainment ] Planned for a month ] Uploaded video ] Watched twice, started production from third time ] Video release

=+) Supported by Dirt Dirt and Water Sprinkler.

=+) I usually watch Live Audience (Seo-jun's work) but I couldn't watch it this time??

=Amazing effort;;;

=But it's funny that they watched it twice?? They were going to make a fan movie but they enjoyed Seo-jun's work first??

=As expected of Sprouts???

-But isn't this a spoiler?

=They know it's Tiger but they don't know it's Jangsan Tiger, right?

=?? I think so.

-Foreign Sprouts are confused??

=Why?

=I know the song is good and Seo-jun is cool but the lyrics are hard??

=22 Even foreign fans who learned Korean are confused;;; There are new and difficult words everywhere;;;

=Foreign Sprout: What does it mean to shake the silkworm head?

Korean Sprout1: There is a bug called silkworm and it shakes its head…

Korean Sprout2: Hey, hey, that's not it!

Korean Sprout1: ???

Korean Sprout2: Dictionary) Silkworm head: A mountain peak that resembles a silkworm head.

Korean Sprout1: …;;;

Foreign Sprout: …;;;

=?? Isn't it the Korean Sprouts who are confused?

-I thought silkworm head was really silkworm (bug) head;;;

=Shake the silkworm head ]] Shake the mountain peak as if (coming down with great momentum)

=It's an old word that even Koreans find confusing???

-Tiger=tiger… Tiger is tiger… It's right, but it feels like half of the coolness is gone?

=22 Tiger is tiger.

=Tiger. Tiger is coming down.

=It's a correct translation but it's funny???

=It feels like seeing a foreigner wearing a Korean T-shirt?

=?????

***

Seo-jun lifted his head after posting a comment of gratitude.

He saw Director Ryan and Jonathan Will talking about something.

It seemed to be about editing a fan movie.

The two directors had also looked for background music that would suit Brown Black's [Tiger] song.

‘Is that a real occupational disease?’

He wondered if they could only calm their minds by coming up with editing ideas for all kinds of videos.

But upon closer inspection, it was a bit different. Director Ryan seemed to be giving advice to Jonathan, who was suggesting various opinions.

It was hard to come up with a different direction from the already amazing result. Jonathan Will frowned and replayed the scene where the audience appeared in [MOEB-436].

“You don't have to use only the scenes where they appear.”

“Oh, there's more in the back.”

At Director Ryan's words, Jonathan realized and looked at the back scenes of Jangsanbeom.

‘Ah… He's teaching me.’

He was his nephew, talented and hardworking. And he had watched Director Ryan's filming for a long time. Maybe he wanted to nurture him properly.

Seo-jun looked at the silence from one side of the table.

He thought they were also one of Director Ryan's teachings. Seo-jun smiled contentedly.

“Director. Jonathan. What time are you leaving tomorrow? Would you like to have dinner at our house tonight?”

“It's an afternoon flight, so I think it's okay. What do you think, uncle?”

“Sure. It's been a while since I met Jun's parents.”

Seo-jun smiled broadly and called his mom with Director Ryan's consent.

***

“Jun's entrance ceremony is tomorrow?”

“Oh, American entrance ceremonies are usually in September, right?”

“Yeah. August or September is normal.”

Jonathan nodded his head.

Sizzle. The pork belly was deliciously cooked on the grill.

Director Ryan answered that it would be nice to eat Korean food since they came to Korea, when Seo Eun-hye asked if they preferred Korean or Western food.

That's why today's dinner menu was Korean food. Pork belly.

Jonathan and Director Ryan also ate the cooked pork belly wrapped in lettuce familiarly.

It was a food that they always ate at least once when Seo-jun came to America, so they were used to the taste and how to eat it.

“What college is it?”

Seo-jun explained to the two directors about Korea National University of Arts.

He said there were good professors and many good actors among the graduates and students.

He also told them about the courses he enrolled in this time.

“Do-hoon hyung and Da-jin hyung and So-yeong noona are also from the same university.”

“I see. It's a good thing to have various experiences.”

Director Ryan hoped that Seo-jun would have troubles and various experiences with people.

It was because learning and experience were important for Seo-jun, who was only twenty years old.

Seo-jun, who had memories of his past lives that had gone through all kinds of trials and tribulations, thought the same.

He remembered some of them and remembered the rest quite well when he looked at the book of life.

‘Past lives are past lives and I am me.’

He experienced new things with a new heart and accumulated new emotions.

‘Of course, the experience of past lives will help a little.’

Even if it was his first experience, he would be able to experience it calmly and skillfully than ordinary people.

Seo-jun smiled and put rice and pork belly on a perilla leaf. Today, perilla leaf wraps were delicious.

“But college is…”

Jonathan recalled his college life.

It was a famous college that aspiring film directors applied for as their first choice, but there were all kinds of people there. Gender, age, nationality.

Everything was mixed up, and since people in the arts had their own worlds, it was a mess.

“There were all kinds of weirdos there. Is Korean college different?”

At Jonathan's question, seo Eun-hye and Lee Min-jun thought back and said,

“There weren't that many foreign students, but there were conflicts as various people from different regions gathered.”

“That's probably the same everywhere. When there are many people, problems arise naturally. But I'm sure our Seo-jun will do well.”

At his dad's words, seo-jun laughed out loud. Director Ryan nodded his head and said,

“Having diverse people means there are as many interesting people as strange ones. I hope you have good relationships.”

“Right. I became friends with people from other majors when I was in college.”

Starting with Jonathan, they each brought up funny stories from their college days.

Director Ryan in his twenties fighting with a corrupt professor was not surprising anymore. But they still marveled at it.

“There were suspicions that his awards performance at film festivals was bad because of that.”

“Oh.”

Seo-jun's eyes widened at Jonathan's whisper, then nodded his head.

It made sense that the film festival judges were film-related people, and if they had a bad relationship with the professor or someone close to him, they might have done that.

“Uncle seemed to have thought about that, but my father was sorry. He said he didn't get proper recognition for his skills.”

Still,Director Ryan Will did not change his actions. He made movies on social issues and informed the public.

There were movies that were widely known like [Broadway Rumor] and movies that were not.

“But skills can't be hidden, right?”

Jonathan smiled proudly and said. The person Jonathan Will admired the most was Ryan Will.

Seo-jun nodded his head.

Nangjungjichu. Like a nail in a pocket, outstanding skills would be revealed someday.

“That's right. Our director is the best.”

“Right. Uncle is the best.”

Jonathan and Seo-jun laughed hehehe.

“What are you talking about so fun?”

“That's right.”

Seo Eun-hye and Lee Min-jun asked with a smile.

Jonathan Will was old enough to be old, and they used honorifics to each other, but he looked young because they first met when he was a student.

“No. It's nothing.”

“It's a secret.”

Seo-jun and Jonathan glanced at Director Ryan once and rolled their eyes, saying. It was a bit embarrassing to say it to him.

“Then it's okay?”

“Huh? What is?”

“Director Ryan said he wanted to attend Jun's entrance ceremony tomorrow. How about Jonathan? Is it okay?”

While Seo-jun and Jonathan were whispering, the three of them had such a conversation.

Seo-jun nodded his head repeatedly.

“I like it! Yes, please come. Director!”

“I'm fine too. I'm curious about Korean college because it's my first time going there.”

“After the entrance ceremony, we’ll look around the school and the seniors told me about a good restaurant, so let's have lunch there.”

“Jun's seniors…! I wonder what kind of people they are?”

“I don't know much either. I only met them once. But they seemed like nice people.”

Lee Min-jun, who was watching Seo-jun and Jonathan excitedly, smiled and said to Seo Eun-hye.

“It’ll be noisy tomorrow, right?”

“That's right.”