Superstar From Age 0

After admiring the light sticks, Lim Ye-na put one of them in a box for storage, and placed the other one among the light stick models she had collected so far.

The light sticks were similar in size because they had to fit on the handles, so they matched well.

“Let's look at the photobook now.”

“Yeah.”

Song Yu-jung and Lim Ye-na gazed at the photobook on the table with sparkling eyes.

Lim Ye-na carefully opened the hardcover cover as if she was handling an ancient artifact. On the first page of the high-quality paper, there was a list of works that Seo-jun had starred in, along with the shooting dates, broadcast (release) dates, and titles.

“Oh.”

Song Yu-jung pointed to one place with her finger.

“Shadowman 2 was filmed when he was 7 years old, but it was released when he was 8 years old.”

“It takes a lot of time to edit a movie. That's why they wrote both dates.”

They noticed that the dramas had similar shooting and broadcast times, but the movies had a gap of about a year between shooting and release.

“That's amazing. Then the Seo-jun we see in the movies is actually Seo-jun from a year ago.”

“When he was young, he grew so fast that sometimes there was a big difference between his appearance in the movies and in the promotional articles. That was also very cute.”

Lim Ye-na, who had been a fan of Seo-jun since he was young, said with a smile. Song Yu-jung, who became a fan only in her senior year of high school, nodded with a regretful expression.

“I think it's better to start being a fan as early as possible.”

“I told you so.”

Lim Ye-na gently turned to the next page.

The first picture was a video that every baby in the world who didn't eat would have seen by 20 months.

It was a picture of baby Seo-jun's eating show.

He was holding a cute spoon in his mouth, waving his arms and laughing.

Lim Ye-na and Song Yu-jung made a groan of pain at the sight.

“He's so cute.”

“I'm dying here.”

“We’re only on the first page. Hang in there!”

The next picture was unexpectedly a side view of baby Seo-jun.

He seemed dissatisfied with something, and he was holding a skeleton-shaped doll (name: Lich King Edmund/producer: Kim Hee-sang) tightly.

The two women gasped at the sight of baby Seo-jun's chubby cheeks that looked even more plump because of his sulky expression.

“This is the first time I've seen this picture!”

“It's so good…!”

From then on, there were both public and private pictures.

There were pictures from [48 Hours], and pictures from when Seo-jun lived in America.

“This must be his doljabi picture.”

In front of baby Seo-jun, who was sitting on the table, there were cute items prepared for doljabi.

They were all colorful and simple-shaped toys that babies had to grab.

“But how did he grab this…”

Lim Ye-na and Song Yu-jung burst into laughter at what baby Seo-jun had grabbed.

He looked satisfied as he held a professional camera with a large lens that looked like it belonged to a photographer who was filming doljabi.

He held the camera, which was as big as a maple leaf, with his tiny hands, and smiled like a full puppy.

“But doesn't grabbing a camera mean he's going to be a director or a photographer?”

“Maybe there wasn't anything that suited an actor among the items.”

What would a baby know?

Lim Ye-na and Song Yu-jung laughed and said, “That sounds like Seo-jun.”

They turned the page with a flutter.

This time, there was a new character with Seo-jun.

“Is this baby Seo-jun's friend?”

“The baseball player?”

Everyone who had seen [We Are Now/In The Sea] knew about Jack Smith. Whenever there was talk about major league baseball, Jack Smith-Lee Seo-jun became the center of attention.

The sight of such an actor and player standing side by side holding the same werewolf (wolf version/producer: Kim Hee-sang) doll and laughing was really cute.

“But Jack Smith looks like he cried?”

“Yeah. His eyes are swollen. Did he cry because of the doll?”

Lim Ye-na and Song Yu-jung laughed.

Most of the pictures from when he was in America were private ones.

There were scenes that had been revealed on YouTube channel [JUN], and scenes that had not been revealed.

As they looked through those private pictures, Lim Ye-na and Song Yu-jung's eyes sparkled.

“This is a historic picture.”

“I know right.”

It was a picture that had never been released before, of Ryan Will, the director of [Shadowman 1], and little Seo-jun in William's costume, talking to each other.

It was a picture that could be titled as the first step, the first shooting of superstar Lee Seo-jun.

From then on, the pictures were mostly from the shooting of the works.

There were pictures of him practicing in the practice room, reading the script, eating meals or snacks in the costumes of the characters in the works.

“It's Lee Ji-seok.”

They laughed at the picture of Lee Ji-seok getting an autograph from little Seo-jun.

“There are Rachel Hill and Evan Block too.”

There were also pictures of the actors from [Shadowman 2] talking to Seo-jun with serious expressions, despite the age difference.

“There are Choi So-yeong and Lee Da-jin too.”

There were also pictures of the actors from the children's play [Spring] practicing. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

“I feel like crying when I see Heo Naekwan.”

“There are Kim Jong-ho and Park Do-hoon too.”

There were also pictures of the actors from [My Royal Physician] giving snacks to Seo-jun, who was wearing a padded jacket over his Prince Seongnyeong costume.

Among the pictures from the shooting of the works, there were also pictures of Seo-jun's daily life.

He was smiling at a cafe with his friends, playing the violin, studying for a test.

They could see Seo-jun growing up.

He was playing with Andrew Walker, who played Ian Weaver in [Survivors] with a messy makeup, eating tangerines with Kim Han-seok from [Flowing Away] and Kim Jong-ho and Lee Ji-seok from [One Shot] under a blanket.

They couldn't help but smile at the actors’ appearances on the boundary of work and life.

“Blonde!”

“He must have bleached his hair!”

As they turned the page of the Cannes Film Festival, they saw Seo-jun smiling in a salon with blonde hair.

He looked perfect with that hair color, and they cheered.

The blue hair from [Blue Moon] was also like an idol pictorial.

He looked like a real idol member backstage before recording a music show.

“Sometimes I think he could go to events as a Blue Moon member.”

“It would cost a lot of money and time, but idols do have a lot of opportunities to meet.”

Song Yu-jung, a former idol fan, nodded.

“Wow…!”

The next picture was a casual one, as if he had gone to a swimming pool somewhere.

His blue hair was wet and moist under the sparkling sunlight, his refreshing smile, and his clothes that clung to his skin because of the water.

There were four shots of that.

“…I'm dying here.”

“Me too.”

They collapsed on the floor and exclaimed, “It was a happy life.”

They forced their still hands to move and turned to the next page.

If they didn't do that, they felt like they would keep looking at those pictures.

There were two pictures of the college practical exam [In the Name of God], one picture of the college entrance exam day, and then [MOEB-436] pictures.

“The suit is so good. It's not a red carpet suit, but a bit of a butler-like suit, so I like it more. The long hair is good too. Ugh… Jangsanbeom's white hair is really good too!”

“There's also a picture of him at the ski resort for Working Man. Halo.”

Lim Ye-na giggled.

“Oh, it's already the end…”

The last picture of the photobook seemed to be the most recent one.

It was a picture of Seo-jun looking at the script in a place that looked like a practice room.

It was a sight that could be seen from other actors as well, but Seo-jun's serious expression and affectionate eyes, and his slightly raised lips showed how much he loved the script and acting, and how happy he was.

“Don't you think this is the best one?”

“The swimming pool was good too… But this is good too.”

Song Yu-jung nodded at Lim Ye-na's words. They turned the last page with a flutter. There was one more sheet of paper. It was not a picture.

“…It's Seo-jun's letter.”

It was a handwritten letter from Seo-jun to his Sprouts.

He said that he was able to do so many works and have happy days thanks to his Sprouts, and that he would work hard on his works in the future and asked for their love.

There was also Seo-jun's signature below.

They felt the afterglow without saying anything, with tears in their eyes at the warm and sincere letter.

“Ah, it was a happy time!”

“How long have we been looking at this? The sun is setting already.”

They exclaimed as they saw the orange sunset outside the window. It felt like time had disappeared.

They were not the only ones who had spent hours in an instant.

-Looking at the photobook for 12412 hours;;;

=??Me too??

=222 I opened it when the sun was up and when I finished it, the sun was down;;;

=333 Time flew by;;;

-The photobook is so good?? He's lovely as a baby and cute as a kid?

=+++He's growing up and becoming more handsome.

-Doljabi?? Camera??

=He really loves cameras since he was a baby??

=I think if there was a script, he would have grabbed it.

=2222???

=3333???

-Jack Smith??He cried??

=What happened?? Did he fight with Seo-jun over the werewolf doll?

=Usually you have to give them one each for these things?

=22 Or else there will be war??

=……But Seo-jun doesn't look like he cried?

=??Seo-jun must have won?? He's smaller than Jack Smith??

-Seo-jun really likes Monster Co. dolls. There's at least one doll in his daily life pictures since he was a baby??

=22 Or accessories?? Is this a sponsorship from Monster Co.?

=It seems like it??

=I wanted to buy one too, so I looked it up, but the dolls from when he was young are all handmade by the boss (Seo-jun's father's friend), so they're not available;;;

-……Am I the only one who stopped at the swimming pool?? Am I??

=??? I'm also looking at that for 7354 hours.

=The wet hair that he sweeps up is so good?

=The soft smile too??

=There must be more than these 4 shots……! Give me the B cuts (although they would all be A cuts for Seo-jun!)! Give me! Give me the pictures!!

As expected, I love it when shooting and daily life overlap??

=22 Wearing Lee Hyun-woo's costume and playing with Ian (Andrew) is so happy and nice??

=33 The photo of all the survivors? I watched the director's cut and cried??

-I cried after reading the letter?

=The handwriting was so pretty that I cried twice. I could feel that he wrote it with care.

=He probably wrote it from the beginning if he made a mistake????

The reviews of the Sprouts who received the photobook started to come up one by one. The proof photos only showed the cover of the photobook and the photos that had already been released, so the Sprouts who hadn't received it yet had to be jealous while reading the reviews.

-My photobook… My photobook stopped at Okcheon. It doesn't seem to want to come??

=22 That place is a total black hole. You just have to hope that it will come someday…

=33 The Bermuda Triangle of delivery?

=Mine is traveling around the country. Why? Why did it come near and then go back up??

-I really want to see the unreleased photos. Swimming pool… Swimming pool…!

=(Sprout who saw it) He looked like a water god who came down to modern times. It was like a pictorial even though it wasn't! The personification of freshness!!

=(Sprout who saw it 2) He was totally a sports drink model! Music played automatically??(lalalala~)

=I'm so jealous??

-…(Knock knock) Will you come tomorrow? Delivery?

=Why are you so wistful??

***

He stayed up all night, but he spent a normal day with his ability and returned home.

Seo-jun, who couldn't watch because of his classes, kept watching the live broadcast to see his fans as much as he missed them.

“I'm done organizing!”

While he had the broadcast on, seo-jun organized the gifts he received from his friends and posted a proof shot and a message on [Sprout] that he was watching the live broadcast.

After that, he read his script, talked with his mom and dad, ate dinner, and read his script again.

Seo Eun-hye and Lee Min-jun also smiled brightly as they saw the fans who loved Seo-jun.

They wondered what works they were watching and tried to guess from their reactions.

Time passed, and soon there were only a few minutes left of March 10th.

The last country of the live broadcast that circled the globe was, of course, Korea. For the last 10 minutes, the screen showed a movie theater in Seoul.

[Hello. This is Dirt Dirt.]

Dirt Dirt, who had rested during the day and came back, picked up the microphone. There was a short time for conversation, maybe because it was the last one.

He mentioned the people who helped him for this event and sent his thanks.

He checked the time and gave his closing remarks.

[Some of you already have the tree light sticks.]

At Dirt Dirt's words, some Sprouts shook their light sticks shaped like trees.

They seemed to have installed them on the handles as soon as they received the delivery and came to the theater.

[There are also Sprout light sticks.]

In the audience, sprout light sticks and tree light sticks mixed and twinkled together.

At that sight, just like Dirt Dirt, manager Ahn Da Ho, who had rested well during the day and came back, smiled brightly.

[Yes. Seo-jun, who started from a Sprout, has become a big tree before we knew it. But it's not over yet. There are many more days ahead where he can grow bigger and cooler. ]

Seo-jun and the Sprouts in the audience, as well as the sprouts watching from home, listened to Dirt Dirt's words.

[What do we need to do to become a cooler tree? A tree needs soil, sunlight, and water to grow. Just like that, I hope we Sprouts can be such a presence for Seo-jun… for actor Lee Seo-jun. Please love and support actor Lee Seo-jun as you have done so far. I will also work hard for Seo-jun and all of you Sprouts, along with Sunlight and Water Sprayer.]

[Cocoa Entertainment will also work harder for actor Lee Seo-jun and all of you sprouts.]

Following Dirt Dirt, manager Ahn Da Ho's voice was heard.

At his words, a loud applause erupted from the audience along with laughter.

[Then I will send the last birthday message and end this year's birthday event for Seo-jun. I don't know if I can do better than this next birthday.]

Someone in the audience shouted ‘It's okay!’

“That's right. It's okay.”

Seo-jun, who was watching the broadcast, said with a smile.

He could have a happy and joyful time like today with just one birthday message from his fans.

Of course, this amazing event was also nice.

[Happy birthday! Seo-jun!]

The birthday song was heard along with the cheers of the audience.

And then the screen changed.

It seemed like they had collected all the proof shots that were posted on [Sprout] throughout the day.

Like a slideshow, countless Sprouts’ faces appeared and disappeared.

Leaving only a few seconds of March 10th behind, the screen turned white and crimson letters appeared.

They looked like small Sprouts.

[Happy birthday!]

[Happy birthday!]

It was really,

a wonderful birthday.