Superstar From Age 0

‘Don’t worry about it.’

It wasn’t the first or second time he had experienced this, and it wasn’t something he could control voluntarily.

He couldn’t just stop doing anything related to music just because his power was rising.

Now, he had to pass on the [Connection of the Orchestra Conductor] from ‘Blue Moon’ to ‘Amber’.

They were a rookie girl group, so it would take a long time for them to reach the intermediate level of musical enlightenment or build up a bond with each other to increase their numbers.

‘Besides, I don’t have much of a bond with them either.’

He didn’t have many chances to meet them since they were formed when he was in the army and the company grew bigger.

Hmm.

It wasn’t because his power was rising.

‘If I feel like it’s too risky, I’ll pass it on to the next rookie group.’

He would use them since their abilities were too precious to waste, but there would be no next level up. The Tree of Spirits.

He chuckled to himself as he thought that and looked at the screen again.

Gray Vainy was playing [For My Friend]. The people sitting in the audience were faintly visible, but they appeared clearly in Seo-jun’s eyes. Just like when he was on stage during the filming.

Sobs could be heard from all over the multipurpose hall.

Seo-jun’s eyes also reddened a bit. It was still a touching scene even after watching it again.

Soon, Gray Vainy bowed and [Over the Rainbow 2] ended.

“Seo-jun, do you have the cookie videos?”

“Yes, I do. Two of them.”

Seo-jun answered Kwon Kangmin’s question.

“No wonder the lights didn’t turn on.”

The actors nodded at Kim Chan-hee’s words and moved the tissues to the side, waiting for the cookie videos.

They cried and smiled at the first cookie video where the three musketeers met, and they were shocked and surprised at the second cookie video where the whole truth was revealed, then they cried like a waterfall.

“Let’s watch it again, unnie.”

The Amber members looked at their manager with sparkling eyes and said. They felt like [Over the Rainbow 2] would feel completely different after knowing the truth.

“…No, you have practice.”

“You want to watch it too, unnie. Let’s call the teacher and watch it together.”

‘…Should I?’

The manager hesitated for a moment.

The Amber members persuaded her passionately, saying that they would get musical inspiration, and that they would be able to sing with more emotion on the next stage. Ṛ𝙖Nổ𝐛˧

The other singers, actors, and staff were the same. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

They made various excuses to their managers or team leaders and didn’t get up from their seats.

Ahn Da Ho smiled brightly.

He had a good feeling about the public’s reaction.

***

“I was surprised at the end.”

Seo-jun said as he cooled his reddened eyes with a cold towel.

He thought he knew everything about the movie since he had read the script beforehand and even starred in it as the lead actor, but he was moved by the ending scroll.

[And Friends]

Seo-jun, who saw the ending scroll for the first time, couldn’t help but be surprised by that phrase.

The names of people from all over the world were there. Names that Seo-jun could read, names that he couldn’t.

They looked like random letters, but they were all real people.

They were the ones who came a long way to hear Seo-jun’s performance.

He remembered the faces of the people who were sitting in the audience again.

He didn’t know who had what name, but he felt like they stayed in his heart.

“It seems so.”

“Do you want some water?”

“Yes.”

Ahn Da Ho’s office.

Ahn Da Ho, Choi Tae-woo, and Seo-jun gathered for a meeting.

“First of all, the evaluation of Over the Rainbow 2 is very good.”

At Choi Tae-woo’s words, Ahn Da Ho and Seo-jun, who were looking at the documents together, smiled slightly as they drank the water that Choi Tae-woo handed them.

The success of the work was always good news.

“The buzz has increased a lot. They say it’s incomparable to the movie release.”

Universe was launched and [Over the Rainbow 2] was released in less than a day. But it was being mentioned more than the movie release day.

“That’s the advantage of OTT. You can watch it anytime, anywhere.”

Seo-jun and Choi Tae-woo nodded at Ahn Da Ho’s words.

Unlike movies that had fixed screening places and times, OTT works could be watched anytime, anywhere as long as you subscribed. So there had to be more people who watched [Over the Rainbow 2] than expected.

“The souvenirs from the pop-up store are also selling well. The most popular one is of course the commemorative ticket.”

Seo-jun and Ahn Da Ho laughed at that. They both bought the commemorative ticket. Of course, Choi Tae-woo did too.

There would be no one who didn’t buy it if they watched [Over the Rainbow 1, 2].

“Then when is the next video release?”

“They said it would be released around tomorrow afternoon in Korean time.”

“Is there no screening event for this one?”

Choi Tae-woo answered Seo-jun’s question.

“No. It’s a video that was added suddenly.”

“But we’re still going to sell the commemorative ticket. We’ll change the phrase.”

Seo-jun opened his mouth at Ahn Da Ho’s words.

“Is it the one I signed last time?”

“Yeah. That one.”

He remembered that Choi Tae-woo took his signature saying that he was making something.

He signed it very carefully with all his heart, thinking that he would give the copies of his signature to the fans.

“Then I can’t buy the commemorative tickets for the first and second parts?”

“No, we’ll keep selling those and bring in new machines. It seems like there will be a lot of customers, you know.”

Choi Tae-woo nodded repeatedly in agreement with Ahn Da Ho’s words. They would come in like water.

“Do you want to see the sample?”

“Yes.”

Ahn Da Ho brought something from his desk. It was the new commemorative ticket that they would sell.

“It’s just a little changed, but it’s really nice. It’s a sample, but they said I could take it, so I put my name on it. Of course, I’m going to buy it again at the pop-up store.”

Seo-jun smiled shyly as he heard Ahn Da Ho’s story and looked at the new commemorative ticket that would be sold from tomorrow. He felt like his inner thoughts were exposed somehow.

[To Ahn Da Ho, thank you for your deep friendship and love.]

[Your friend, Lee Seo-jun.]

***

[‘Over the Rainbow 2: For My Friend’ Released!]

[Universe’s Over the Rainbow 2, Takes the First Place in Every Country in an Instant!]

[Commemorative Tickets on Sale at the Universe Pop-up Stores Installed in Every Country!]

[Don’t Forget to Bring Tissues! Over the Rainbow 2 Reviews!]

[There are Two Cookie Videos! Don’t Miss the Ending Scroll!]

[Over the Rainbow 2, Soundtrack Released! Ranking Soars!]

-Who watched it as soon as it was released?

=222 I was waiting and subscribed and watched it right away.

=333 A sprout who failed the event.

=444 I bought the commemorative ticket at the pop-up store and waited for the release day.

-People in other countries are watching it a lot too.

=It’s more convenient to watch it on OTT.

=Yeah, as long as you have internet access.

-I realized why they opened the pop-up store a week before. When I went to make a commemorative ticket after watching the second part today, there were so many people;;;

=22 Other products also sold well, but the commemorative tickets were too hard to getㅋㅋㅋ

=33 In the first part, you had to have a movie ticket to buy a commemorative ticket, but this time there was no such restriction, so I bought a lot.

=And it’s convenient that you can choose the country and the date as you like.

=I guess Moviegoer won’t be doing a world tour.

=ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

=Too bad.

-Please bring tissues with youㅠㅠㅠ

=I brought them, but they weren’t enoughㅋㅋㅠㅠㅠ

=22 Just a storm of tearsㅠㅠ

=I really cried from the start, like someone who gets too immersed. Grayㅠㅠ

-I was happy after watching the cookie video 1, and I wanted to watch it again after watching the cookie video 2.

=22 The ending credits too.

=For My Friend. The title is well chosen.

-Why is no one talking about the music?

=There’s too much to talk aboutㅋㅋㅋ

=The music was no joke either. Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening were written by Seo-jun. He’s really talented in music.

=Good Night was also written by Seo-jun, right?

=He said he wrote three songs on the radio, didn’t he?

=Seo-jun’s name is on the composer/performer of the music source.

=Oh? What’s going on?

=Moviegoer will tell us.

=How did that happen in a day?

=The release was a day, but the filming was months ago. He must have been collecting data diligently with his connectionsㅋㅋㅋ

=If he’s a certified newbie like Moviegoer, he could do that.

-When will the review be?

=First, after the last screening, I’ll watch it three more times at home, and then analyze it based on the data I collected… Maybe tomorrow afternoon?

=ㅋㅋWhy do you know that so wellㅋㅋ

=You’re a moviegoer channel veteran.

=Oh, now you’re going to analyze and explain instead of Moviegoer?

=ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

=He must have practiced a lot after making a mistake in ‘Hwa’ last time. He was very united with the other reviewers in the live reviews of Dandelion and other movies.

=Oh. Did you have a meeting?

=Nope. He never does meetings or rehearsals. He just catches the timing (serious)

=ㅋㅋWhat is that reallyㅋㅋ

-I have to watch Rainbow 2 more before watching the review video. And download the music.

=22 I want to watch it again.

***

The next afternoon, after the release of Universe, [Over the Rainbow 2: For My Friend].

A live broadcast titled [Universe Original-‘Over the Rainbow 2: For My Friend’ Review!] began. Of course, the owner of the channel was Moviegoer.

“Hello. I’m Moviegoer!”

-Wow. Look at the timing.

-Someone said he would do a live review this afternoon, and it was true.

-Veteran scary;;;

“I saw that comment too. I thought you had a surveillance camera installed. I just watched it three more times and started analyzing. You didn’t really install it, did you?”

The viewers laughed at Moviegoer who looked around the room exaggeratedly.

-ㅋㅋMoviegoer’s pattern is obvious.

-Already figured out.

-We’ve known each other for yearsㅋㅋㅋ

“Well, it would be weirder if you didn’t know. It’s been 10 years since I watched Over the Rainbow 1 and went on a trip abroad.”

He had been reviewing since then, so it was more than 10 years.

-It’s been 10 years already… I feel like nothing has changed between me then and me nowㅋㅋ

-I’m an adult who says no when the elders call and ask if they’re there.

-ㅋㅋMe tooㅋㅋ

-Really just a big body.

-The body grew, but the mind stayed the same!

Moviegoer and the viewers burst into laughter at the comment that parodied a famous detective comic, ‘The body shrank, but the mind stayed the same!’.

They spent some time chatting and then started talking about [Over the Rainbow 2].

-How was it watching it in the theater?

Moviegoer answered the viewer’s question.

“I watched it once in the theater and three times on TV at home. You know my TV and speakers, right? They’re high-end. But still, watching it in the theater was better. The screen and sound were great, but also the atmosphere, I guess, the emotion was different when I watched it with other people.”

Moviegoer recalled his memory. The emotion of that time came to his mind and he smiled.

“Especially the last part, like in the first part, when I made eye contact with Gray, I felt like I was one of the audience sitting in the black hole.”

-Maybe it was better because there was no crowd.

-22 And since they were all newbies, they must have been focused on the movie, so the immersion must have been great.

“Yes. I could feel that everyone was watching with great immersion.”

-It was so goodㅠㅠㅠ

-Wow. You must have gone thereㅠㅠI wanted to go tooㅠㅠ

-When can we rent it and watch it?

“Well, we have to ask Universe first.”

-Did you buy the commemorative ticket?

“Of course I did! I bought a few more tickets for the first part too. This is the commemorative ticket from 10 years ago, this is the one I bought this time for the first part, and this one next to it is the ticket for the second part.”

Moviegoer took out the commemorative tickets he had carefully put away.

The chat room was full of admiration for the slightly faded 10-year-old commemorative tickets (12 in total for the world tour).

“I was wondering which country to choose, but I bought the first part commemorative ticket with the same country, same time, same seat as 10 years ago. And the second part ticket too. I also added five more places: New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Kansas City, and LA.”

-The last five places seem to be popular.

-Because they were in the movie. I bought them too!

-It’s a shame you can’t go on a world tour this time. Moviegoer.

He carefully put the commemorative tickets aside and said with a smile.

“It’s a shame, but I think it’s better for those who couldn’t go on a world tour back then to be able to set the country like this.”

-That’s true.

-Not everyone has the time and money to spare.

-I also completed the world tour ticket this time!

-But I wanted to see him say ‘The travel broadcast starts now!’.

-ㅋㅋThat was so absurd back thenㅋㅋ He had a suitcase behind him tooㅋㅋ

-Now? Right now??? They were all flustered. LOL

-I still remember the first destination.

-It was Prague, Czech Republic.

-Hahaha

“That was fun, wasn’t it?”

As Moviegoer and the viewers laughed at the old story, someone outside asked for news.

-Moviegoer! There’s an article!!

-(link)

“An article?”

Moviegoer clicked on the link.

Because there were sometimes malicious people who sent weird sites, Moviegoer decided to check it out first as usual. The viewers couldn’t see it.

-What is this?

-What’s going on???

Moviegoer quietly read the article and then tapped the keyboard and mouse. He got up from his seat and quickly ran around the room.

-…Huh???

-What’s happening?

“There’s an article that says a new video will be uploaded on Universe.”

The viewers blinked their eyes at the shaking screen. Did he touch the camera too? Moviegoer read the comments and quickly opened his mouth.

“That video is actor Lee Seo-jun playing the violin for the audience who gathered after filming Over the Rainbow 2.”

-But… why… is the screen shaking?

-You can just watch it on Universe at home… right?

-Did he move the camera for outdoor broadcasting?

-Right???

“The commemorative tickets for that concert will be sold at the Universe pop-up store soon.”

With one hand holding the camera for outdoor broadcasting, he quickly put on a thick padding that suited the December weather. Moviegoer’s expression was so bright. Just like 10 years ago.

-…LOL

-…LOL LOL

-…LOL LOL LOL

The viewers sensed Moviegoer in the shaking screen.

“I’m going to buy it now! Enjoy watching everyone!”

-He’s really going. LOL

-Forget the review. LOL

-That’s Moviegoer for you. LOL

-222 That’s Over the Rainbow. LOL