Superstar From Age 0

There was a place that became even busier during the end of the year and the beginning of the new year.

“How’s the preparation for the awards ceremony going?! Don’t let the outfits clash!”

They were busy with the event that summarized the achievements of the year, where they could find out which actor was the most popular, which drama was the most talked about, and which new face had the potential to become a star.

“Did you hear that PD Gong Hee-chan is filming a new work next year?”

“Yes. He’s working with writer Yu Cheonga again. The main role is already confirmed by a popular actor!”

“Then the ratings are guaranteed… How can we get in?”

They were also busy looking for the dramas that were scheduled to air on each broadcasting station in the new year.

“I heard they’re launching a new variety show this time. Do you have any funny kids?”

They were running around to get their actors, singers, or comedians into the new or revamped variety programs.

“Are there any dating kids?! Be careful in the new year, okay?! Don’t let the dating rumors explode on January 1st!”

They growled as they were wary of the dating scandals that would erupt every year on the first day of the year.

Unlike the busy staff, there was a place that was unusually idle.

It was the idol debut team.

“We should have been busy too, but…”

“Well, we can’t help it if the schedule was delayed.”

Too relaxed to be idle, the senior and the junior staff felt guilty and went out of the office to buy coffee (the elixir of life) for the other team members who were exhausted.

As soon as they entered the cafe near the office, they heard the music playing and sighed without realizing it.

“This will last until next year, right?”

The violin melody that delayed the debut of the girl group that was supposed to debut in November was very beautiful.

“Well, we expected it, right?”

The senior shrugged his shoulders at the junior’s words. He had a resigned expression on his face.

He did.

Ten years ago, whether they didn’t know the power of [Over the Rainbow1] that dominated the music charts, or they thought it was a violin song that people hardly listened to, not a pop song, there were groups that bravely debuted.

“They must have thought it was a free market because there were no senior groups coming back. They didn’t know a huge bomb would drop.”

Most of the agencies postponed their comebacks when they heard the news of [Over the Rainbow2]. The agency that the two staff members belonged to was no exception. ᚱÀƝоＢĘS̈

“Right. It was the right choice to delay the schedule when we saw them disappear without a sound.”

There were many customers who came before them, so the drinks they ordered didn’t seem to come out, and the two staff members continued to talk.

They also enjoyed listening to [Good Afternoon] that came out of the cafe speaker.

“The song is good.”

“Right. I keep listening to it. Oh, do you know? They say you can wake up in a good mood if you listen to Good Morning in the morning. That’s why a lot of people use it as a morning call.”

“Really?”

“Yes. YouTuber Moviegoer also changed his morning call to Good Morning and said he woke up in a good mood in the morning.”

The senior staff also knew about YouTuber Moviegoer, who became famous thanks to [Over the Rainbow].

“Isn’t it just because he’s a freelancer? He can wake up and work whenever he wants, without a fixed commuting time.”

The junior staff quickly shook his head at the senior’s words, who had to get up early in the morning with a tired body and go to work (even if there was no work, commuting was hard).

“I also listened to it and woke up with Good Morning for two days, and it’s really good. I feel good in the morning. You should try it too, senior!”

The junior was met with a skeptical look.

It was hard to believe that he felt good in the morning.

“It must be a music that follows the song title. Good Afternoon and Good Evening are like that too. They’re energetic and good to listen to in the evening.”

“Then Good Night is good to listen to when you go to bed?”

“…Wow!”

The junior exclaimed as if he hadn’t thought of that.

“I didn’t think of that!”

Maybe it was because of the movie scene where [Good Night] came out and the song description that was added along with the release of the song, such as '[Lullaby]‘s reply’, ‘A reply from the dead’, etc. It was a good song, but he had a prejudice that it would be good for those who lost their loved ones.

‘How should I put it?’

A song that comforts sadness?

“I’ll try listening to it before I go to bed tonight!”

The senior’s eyes turned sour as he looked at the bright junior.

“Customer number 125. Your drinks are ready.”

The two staff members, who had their hands full of coffee, went out of the cafe.

It was a cold winter with only two days left until Christmas, so their shoulders shrank involuntarily in the cold wind.

On their way back to the office, they saw a billboard of the girl group ‘Amber’ that debuted this year. They couldn’t help but think of one company when they saw the music from the cafe and Amber.

“The actors from Cocoa Entertainment will also appear a lot at the acting awards, right?”

“I guess so. They did a great job this year.”

Although they were not at the level of Lee Seo-jun, the other actors from Cocoa Entertainment also started to work actively since last year, and they showed great acting in dramas that had both artistic and popular appeal this year.

“As expected, Cocoa Entertainment!”

“…Where do you work?”

“Ha. Ha. Ha.”

The junior staff, who had been working for less than a year, avoided his gaze. And then he changed the topic.

“But now that the girl group is out, it’s time for the boy group, right?”

It was still a topic about Cocoa Entertainment, but he changed the topic.

“Blue Moon will be five years old next year.”

“I heard rumors about that too.”

They knew that Cocoa Entertainment was going to debut a new boy group after Blue Moon.

“That’s a relief! We’re a girl group. Usually, girl groups and boy groups have different target audiences.”

“…I don’t know.”

The senior sighed lightly as he looked at the naive junior.

The celebrities from Cocoa Entertainment were not ordinary, so it was a problem.

That night.

The senior staff, who had been looking at the videos of the debut trainees until late, dragged his heavy body and went to bed.

He also had insomnia, which was a must for office workers. He lay down for a long time and looked at the time on his phone, and he felt a sense of crisis that he would stay up all night and go to work.

-I’ll try listening to it before I go to bed tonight!

He remembered what the junior had said then.

He didn’t believe it, but.

“…I have to sleep.”

He was at an age where he didn’t have the stamina to stay up all night, and he was worried about his health.

The senior set [Good Morning] as his morning call as a matter of course (he downloaded all the songs after watching [Over the Rainbow2] with deep emotion. He also had a commemorative ticket) and adjusted the volume and turned on [Good Night].

He hesitated for a moment between the ‘Gray Vainy version’ and the ‘Lee Seo-jun version’ and chose the one played by Lee Seo-jun. [Good Night] was slow and calm, but warm, unlike the other bright songs. The violin melody flowed from the phone speaker.

The senior thought.

‘My body feels sluggish, but does this really work…’

And he passed out.

***

A few days before the new year, the actor Lee Seo-jun appeared in the office of the first team dedicated to him at Cocoa Entertainment.

“Did you all have a good Christmas?”

“Seo-jun… Don’t say that to a solo…”

“Ahahaha.”

The first team staff and Seo-jun laughed at the staff’s words.

“You could have had a party with your family. In the US, it’s common to spend time with your family.”

Seo-jun recalled the Christmas party he had with the Jack Smith family when he was young. The staff looked even more depressed.

“My parents went on a date.”

“Oh…”

‘Oh no.’

His parents were a couple too.

But why did he feel like laughing?

The staff, who was shivering his shoulders, dropped his shoulders and said.

“…Just laugh.”

“Hahaha!”

The first team office was filled with laughter.

“Seo-jun brought snacks, so let’s eat!”

“Yes!”

At the deputy team leader’s words, everyone stopped working for a moment and gathered at the table to eat the snacks that Seo-jun brought. Drinks, bread, and cake to suit their tastes. Everyone smiled brightly at the snacks that filled the table.

“How’s the first team? The other teams are busy.”

Seo-jun asked as he ate his share of orange juice and cake.

“Our team doesn’t have much to do this year because your only activity was Over2, but the other teams are very busy because the awards ceremony is coming soon. They might win some awards.”

Seo-jun’s face brightened at the mention of awards.

He knew how meaningful awards were to actors, from his experience in his ‘first life’ and his ‘current life’.

“Wow! That’s great. The drama was fun. And you all acted well.”

“Director Ahn also chose the works together.”

They mentioned Ahn Da Ho, who was not here.

Ahn Da Ho’s eye for choosing works was as good as Seo-jun’s.

“Da Ho hyung is also busy, right?”

The staff nodded at Seo-jun’s words.

“Yeah. He has a lot of actors to look at.”

“But he’ll be here soon, so wait and go up.”

“Okay. I’ll do that.”

Seo-jun happily chatted with the first team staff. Some of them joined the first team while Seo-jun was in the army, but he got along well with them because he visited often after he was discharged.

“Oh, by the way…”

When the junior staff opened his mouth, the eyes gathered.

“Lately, there have been some strange posts.”

“Strange posts?”

Seo-jun, the first team staff, and Choi Tae-woo tilted their heads.

“Yes.”

“Are they problematic posts?”

Of course, they would report them as soon as they saw them, but.

As he thought, the junior staff scratched his cheek and answered.

“It’s a bit vague to say it’s a problem… It’s a post on the insomnia cafe.”

‘…Insomnia cafe?’

They all blinked their eyes as it was an unexpected place.

Seo-jun nodded his head inwardly as he tilted his head for a moment.

‘It’s because of Good Night.’

It was as Seo-jun guessed.

“There are a lot of stories that Good Night is good for insomnia.”

“…Good Night… for insomnia?”

The first team staff blinked their eyes and nodded their heads as if they understood.

“Well, it’s Seo-jun.”

“Right. You can think of it as a different version of mukbang.”

“And it’s not like it never happened before, there was a song that put cats to sleep in the past.”

“Oh, I know that song. I heard there’s something that works for cats.”

They accepted it too quickly.

Only Choi Tae-woo and the new staff were a little puzzled, but they understood the explanation of the seniors and said with an understanding expression.

“I see.”

‘It’s not I see, right? Hyung, noona.’

Seo-jun smiled and said.

“Good Night is a song that makes you sleepy because it’s sluggish.”

“Good Morning is also a good song to listen to in the morning. Moviegoer said he’s using it as a morning call.”

“Oh, I saw that broadcast too. I’m using it as a morning call too, after watching it. I switch between Seo-jun’s performance and Grey’s performance.”

“Me too!”

They all said they would turn on Good Night from today and go to sleep, saying they hadn’t thought of lullabies even though they had set up a morning call.

“But how many posts are there?”

“Just a moment.”

At that question, the junior staff brought a laptop and logged into the insomnia cafe. The screen came down and the light spewed out from the beam projector. Seo-jun and the staff waited while eating snacks and drinks.

“First of all… this much.”

‘…?’

The hands of Seo-jun and the first team staff who were moving hard stopped.

There were countless posts on the board called [Good Night Review]. The titles were full of tears, emotion, and gratitude, and they filled the screen.

-I slept really well for the first time in yearsㅠㅠㅠ

-I fell asleep in less than a minute with my head on the pillowㅠ

-This is what normal sleep is likeㅠI didn’t know it for the first timeㅠㅠ

-I don’t know how long it’s been since my head was so clearㅠㅠ

-I had tolerance and sleeping pills didn’t workㅠThank you so muchㅠㅠ

And every post had a sentence thanking Seo-jun for composing and playing Good Night.

“…There are so many?”

“That’s not all. There are also a lot of posts related to Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening, and Good Night.”

The junior staff clicked the mouse.

Then, the review posts about Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening, and Good Night appeared, especially there were many posts about Good Morning and Good Night.

“…Wow…”

The first team staff who were amazed put down the snacks from their hands and went back to their seats. They had a feeling that it would be a little noisy at the end of the year and the beginning of the new year.

“Are there any foreign reviews?”

“It’s this much in Korea, so there might be more.”

“I don’t think any articles have been posted yet…”

As the staff typed on the keyboard, manager Choi Tae-woo looked at Seo-jun.

He thought Seo-jun was moved by the surprised expression he looked at the screen with, and he smiled softly and quietly cleaned the table.

‘…No,’

It was as Choi Tae-woo thought, Seo-jun was surprised.

But he was not moved.

[(Sun)Dithemas’s Cry’s grade rises from low-medium to medium.]

[(Sun)Tiaph’s Light Powder (low-medium) changes its ability.]

[(Sun)Phlox’s Flame (low-medium) changes its ability.]

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‘…What is this?’