Superstar From Age 0

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: AgRoseCrystal

Chapter 618

[Actor Lee Seo-jun’s discharge day is today…]

“I should have gone too!!”

It was early Saturday morning.

The KBC broadcast was showing actor Lee Seo-jun’s discharge live, and his younger sister screamed in excitement.

“It’s too far from here. I can’t let a middle schooler go alone.”

Her older brother, who had served in the same unit as the superstar Lee Seo-jun, said as he lay half-reclined on the sofa.

“Exactly! You should have taken me with you!”

“Little sis. No matter how good the military life was, I don’t want to see anything related to the base…”

“Ugh! I’m so jealous!”

She ignored her discharged brother’s words and slammed the cushion. On the TV, she could see a large crowd of people gathered in the open field, and the placards prepared by [Sprouts] were hanging.

“But when did you make those placards? You didn’t even know his discharge date…”

“We didn’t know when he would be discharged, so we prepared them since June!”

Of course, [Sprouts] did.

She smiled sheepishly as she held up her phone, which she had spent her allowance on the placard, and entered [Sprouts].

The site had been buzzing since the emergency notice [Notice: Actor Lee Seo-jun will be discharged today at 8 a.m.!] was posted early this morning.

-Today is Seo-jun’s discharge day…! I thought I saw it wrong when I saw the notice at dawn.

=I know I shouldn’t say this, but already???

=Sprout who stopped in their tracks while putting on their slippers 1

=Sprout who paused in their prayers for a safe discharge 2

-It was peaceful in [Sprouts] even though the actor was gone for more than a year.

=It’s always like that when there’s no sighting of Seo-junㅋㅋㅋ

=No sighting of Seo-jun: Hmm. Peaceful.

Sighting of Seo-jun: ???What? What’s going on???

=So trueㅋㅋㅋ Sighting of Seo-jun >>> Secret enlistment, military service.

-I think it was because the drama was so popular.

=22 Seo-jun oppa was mentioned everywhere, so it seemed like he was active.

=33 I thought he was filming.

=44 Me too.

=55 No one would have thought he was in the military.

-But it’s good that we can see Seo-jun soon!

=Right!

She was busy leaving comments when she lifted her head and looked at her brother, who was lying on the sofa.

“Can I talk to Seo-jun oppa on the phone later?”

“…Well. I don’t think I’ll be the only one… He is.”

“He?!”

“…He’s so nice that he has a lot of friends. I don’t want to bother him.”

“…Yeah, I guess so…”

Her brother opened his mouth at the sight of his gloomy sister.

“Maybe later, I can get you an autograph…”

“Wow!!! It’s Seo-jun oppa!!”

‘…I’ll take it…um…okay.’

He swallowed his words as he saw his sister’s face, which was shining brightly as she stared at the TV. He couldn’t keep up with her mood.

He looked at the TV screen, and there was Sergeant Lee Seo-jun.

He looked familiar, but a bit strange, in his uniform and beret that suited him so well. His face was radiant.

‘Even now…’

He wondered how anyone could not recognize that face.

It was a live broadcast, so there was no editing or background music, but it felt like he was watching a scene from a movie that took his breath away.

‘He was handsome, I admit.’

He wondered if he was not interested in the entertainment industry enough.

[White Tiger!]

On the TV, Seo-jun saluted and reported his discharge.

[I report.]

The charisma that flowed from Seo-jun reached beyond the TV screen.

His sister, who had been switching between the TV and her phone, leaving frantic comments, stopped and opened her mouth wide. His brother looked similar.

[Sergeant Lee Seo-jun has received the order to be discharged as of July 14th.]

The live camera that was filming Seo-jun slowly zoomed in on his face. There was no editing or background music, but it felt like he was watching a scene from a movie that took his breath away.

[I report. White Tiger.]

The soldier Lee Seo-jun lowered his right hand and smiled brightly.

[Hello. I’m actor Lee Seo-jun.]

“…Kyaaa!!”

The scream that was held back burst out with a roar.

“Waaah!!! He’s crazy! He’s crazy!!”

She couldn’t contain her emotions and hit the cushion she was holding. Her brother, who had been lying down and then sat up, couldn’t hide his admiration.

“Wow. He’s amazing… This sergeant…”

“No! How could you not recognize him! Just look at him! Huh?! He has such a celebrity aura! I would have noticed him right away if I saw him! You didn’t just see him passing by, you were in the same squad with him!!”

“That’s true.”

He had nothing to say to that.

“Why didn’t you recognize him…”

“Shh! Seo-jun oppa is doing an interview!”

‘You’re treating your brother too badly…’

He lay back on the sofa with a sullen face, as his younger sister, who was almost sucked into the TV, didn’t take her eyes off it.

***

[Actor Lee Seo-jun, who secretly enlisted last March, discharged today!]

[Lee Seo-jun reports his discharge, “I have received the order to be discharged!”]

[Actor Lee Seo-jun, “Thank you for waiting for me.”]

[Lee Seo-jun, “I will greet you soon with a good work!”]

-???: Isn’t Lee Seo-jun American? He won’t go to the military.

Lee Seo-jun: I’m in the military^^!

=Reallyㅋㅋ Everyone was saying he would go or not go or go late, but he finished his enlistment-military service-dischargeㅋㅋ

=His drive and action are reallyㅋㅋㅋa

=I was reading the controversy articles about Lee Seo-jun’s military serviceㅋㅋㅋ The latest comments are all ‘Lee Seo-jun is in the military n

=Are there still controversy articles?ㅋㅋㅋ Why don’t they delete them?ㅋㅋㅋ

-He didn’t just do his military service. If you read the articles related to the White Tiger unit, there was never a soldier like him. Is he a counselor or a soldier! They

=ㅋㅋIt will be a legend among the military stories.

=22 No one can follow him even if they tryㅋㅋ

=I found it hilarious when people commented ‘White Tiger Unit?’ whenever someone posted ‘My hyung, oppa, or dongsaeng changed after coming back from the army’.

Lololol

-Um, Seo-jun. We did miss you, but…

=Well… if you waited for six weeks… then you waited, right?

=How could we survive 16 months without Seo-jun and the Sproutsㅠㅠ, we talked about it sometimes, but the actor is already back…?

=You know, I’ve waited for some celebrities who went to the army before. But this was the first time I felt this way. It was over in a blink of an eye;;;

=Lololololol

-Was I the only one who gasped when I saw Seo-jun’s discharge announcement?

=No no no, I dropped my spoon while eating.

=22 I was getting ready for work and had it on as background noise, but before I knew it, I was sitting in front of it;;;

=I get why they say celebrity aura, star aura. I don’t know anything about that, but even the dull ones could feel it.

=222 His screen presence was no joke.

=? Aren’t Seo-jun’s works always like that? I’m amazed every time he comes out in a movie.

=No no, that’s impressive too, but that’s because of the background, atmosphere, music, editing, and acting all together. This was live. There was no background, music, or anything. Totally raw.

=22 The lighting was also unplanned, totally naturalㅋㅋㅋ The only thing he had was his uniform and beret. The rest was all Seo-jun’s ab

=33 I understood why people say Seo-jun star power.

-When you see him in person, you can’t even gasp. You just go huh! and hold your breath.

=Wow. Did you see him in person?

=+)Yeah, I went to my brother’s discharge day and heard that Seo-jun was also discharging, so I ditched my brother and went to see Seo-jun. With my parentsㅋㅋㅋ We weren’t the only ones, all the families of the soldiers who were discharging today came tooㅋㅋ

=Lololol, your brother wasn’t mad?

=+) Brother: I approve of this sergeant.

=Lololololol

-It must be more shocking to see him in person. I heard from someone I know at the broadcasting station that there was no plan for a close-up.

=???

=The camera director did it without knowing.

=Lololol crazy lololol

=But not only KBC, but other broadcasting stations’ cameras did the sameㅋㅋ

=22 All of them did close-upsㅋㅋ

=There were so many photos from the reporters tooㅋㅋㅋ They said they took them without knowingㅋㅋ

-I’ll greet you with a good work. A hint for the next work!?

=Doesn’t he mean he’ll look for one from now on?

=The broadcasting stations and production companies must be going crazy.

=Ah lololol, now that I think about it, they didn’t know Seo-jun went to the army eitherㅋㅋ

=Broadcasting stations, production companies: Why can’t we cast Seo-junㅠㅠ

Seo-jun: Doing his military duty faithfully.

=Lololol, from now on, it’s a casting war lololol

-In my opinion, he already decided on his next work. Seo-jun openly shows his desire for worksㅋㅋ

=Openlyㅋㅋㅋ Don’t people usually say subtly?ㅋㅋㅋ

=It’s not subtle… You know if you do a little bit of fangirling for Seo-junㅋㅋ He has a lot of desire for works and actingㅋㅋ

=That’s what hits me. Seo-jun doing his main job is cool…(shuts mouth)

=22 He couldn’t film for 16 months, so his body must be itching. He probably read scripts every time he got a vacation and prepared to film as soon as he got discharged.

=I don’t know what it is, but I’m so excited…!

-It’s been buzzing with Seo-jun’s stories since this morning. Is this the return of the superstarㅋㅋ

=It’s not really a return… It was buzzing even when he was gone.

=22 Seo-jun is always the center of attention, whether he’s here or not.

=33 He was always a hot topic, so we didn’t even know he went to the army.

=Lololololol

***

On the way home.

Choi Tae-woo was in the driver’s seat, Ahn Da Ho was in the passenger seat, and Seo-jun was sitting in the back seat, writing a letter of thanks for his discharge on his phone to [Sprouts].

As soon as he posted it, he got replies full of warm greetings like ‘Welcome back!’ and ‘You worked hardㅠㅠ’. He could feel the sincerity in both the short and long comments, and a smile formed on his face.

There was also a lot of talk about his next work, and Seo-jun chuckled softly at the post that said ‘The probability of him already deciding is 2000%ㅎㅎ’ and the countless agreeing comments. He wondered if he was that easy to read, and he also felt that they loved him a lot, since interest was love.

When he looked away from his phone, Seo-jun seemed to be stretching his neck, and Ahn Da Ho called him.

“Seo-jun.”

“Yes?”

“This.”

Ahn Da Ho handed him a piece of paper.

“How about picking one from the list and going on it as a greeting after your discharge and before you go to the US?”

Seo-jun nodded and took the paper as he put his phone down.

“It would be awkward to broadcast after the filming is over.”

It would be a month after the filming was over if not now, which was a bit late.

Seo-jun looked over the list. They were not variety shows that took all day to film, but radio or talk shows that had short filming times.

“There’s no variety show?”

“You’re leaving on the 26th, so you should rest well and go.”

Ahn Da Ho said, thinking of the 12 days left.

“I rested for five weeks and only went for three days. Da Ho hyung.”

Seo-jun said, scratching his cheek, and Choi Tae-woo, who was holding the steering wheel, burst out laughing, and Ahn Da Ho explained with a smile.

“And I thought it would be nice to have a broadcast where you can communicate with your fans. It would be fun to laugh and play games on a variety show, but the fans would want to hear how you’ve been doing.”

It was a broadcast list for the Sprouts.

“Whether it was Fire or the Working Man broadcast. You were the center of attention, but there was no story about you, Seo-jun. Don’t you think the fans would want to hear that?”

At Ahn Da Ho’s words, Seo-jun nodded and looked over the list.

The program name, the host’s name, and a brief introduction were written on it, and Seo-jun’s eyes went to the programs recommended by Team 1.

Seo-jun made a quick decision.

“Then I’ll go with this one. A visual radio.”