Superstar From Age 0

They were not ‘Sprouts’, but their life’s work was the one that Lee Seo-jun starred in, their favorite character was the role that Lee Seo-jun played, they trusted and watched the works that Lee Seo-jun chose, they decorated their light sticks with snowballs of each work, they subscribed to the YouTube channel [JUN], they owned at least one product from Monster Inc., they donated a little bit when the donation link opened on Lee Seo-jun’s birthday, they cheered for Lee Seo-jun whenever he was nominated for an award-

-Isn’t that just being a Sprout?

=No, it’s not.

There were many people like that.

-It just happened that Lee Seo-jun played their favorite character.

=But if it wasn’t for Seo-jun, they wouldn’t have been their favorite character!

=222 What if someone else played Prince Seongnyeong!?

=333 What if Jung Ga-ram was a bad actor!?

=…

Anyway, those who were not ‘Sprouts’ clicked on the posts with ‘Lee Seo-jun’ written on them.

[Title: Actor Lee Seo-jun’s fan meeting review (spoilers)]

A fan meeting with unexpected guests!

The review started with that sentence, and it poured out all kinds of impressions along with the description that made the reader feel like they were there. The post was so long that it was impossible to tell when it would end.

-But I read it all. I read it all in an instant.

=222 It was so smooth to readㅋㅋㅋ

-The guests who appeared were (grown-up) Prince Seongnyeong/Lee Hyun-woo/Go Ju Won/Jung Ga-ram, Jin Natra, violinist BIN, and the play [Mirror] team. The gift was a painting by the young master (camellia/rose of Sharon), right?

=How amazing are the fan meeting guests?ㅋㅋㅋ

-I should have gone tooㅠㅠ(Marina fan)

=I knowㅠㅠㅠ(I also attended the Escape Theme Park = Home/LA Halloween event)

-Grown-up Prince Seongnyeong?

=My favorite character is Prince Seongnyeong! I want to see him tooㅠ

=22 Prince Seongnyeong mamaㅠ

-Ju Won probably played the violin because of >Bow<.

=222ㅋㅋㅋPerfect character interpretationㅋㅋㅋ

-Hyun-wooㅠㅠ You’re doing wellㅠㅠ

=I wish he didn’t have PTSDㅠㅠ

-Ga-ram playing the piano… He must have looked like an angel… ㅠ

-Jung Ga-ram is aliveee!!

=Movie spoiler!!!

-BIN’s performance! I love that concerto!

-I want to see the adult version of Mirror too. They must have done better than when they were in middle school.

=22 Mirror is still fun even if you know the twist.

-Jin Natra! Jin Natra in a suit!!

=I can’t see Jin anymore and he even played the piano!!

-Please give me just one, just one painting by the young master (bowing)

=Young master muㅠㅠ

-…They say they’re not Sprouts, but they’re reacting the same as the Sproutsㅋㅋㅋ

=ㅋㅋIt was crazy there tooㅋㅋ

The reporters who couldn’t miss the hot spot also wrote articles.

The future appearances of the characters from the popular and still popular works were an interesting topic.

[Why did actor Lee Seo-jun’s fans shed tears?!]

[The special guests who appeared at actor Lee Seo-jun’s fan meeting!]

[Whose painting was in the reverse tribute of Lee Seo-jun’s fan meeting!?]

[The characters from Lee Seo-jun’s works came back!]

-I wondered what was going on when I saw the first article;;;

=222 The title is full of clickbait.

-But I get it. I was on the subway when the fan meeting ended and the people who got on were crying with a paper bag each.

=22 I was on the busㅋㅋThe bus driver was so surprised.

=ㅋㅋThe people who were already on must have wondered what was going on.

=(Whisper)What’s going on? Did something happen?(Whisper)

=It sounds like something that would be on the radio.

=Hello. I became a subway story girl against my will.

=ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-But it must have been great. You can’t see the old characters grow up unless it’s a series. Especially the dead ones.

=That’s why they cried so muchㅠㅠI’m also crying looking at the photocardsㅠPrince Seongnyeong mama grew up so wellㅠㅠ

-Will they release the sound source too? I want to hear the traditional music version arranged by the composer.

=22 The piano version too.

=33 Character-specific arrangement+performance. This is an event that only Lee Seo-jun can do.

=And they say they’re not Sproutsㅋㅋㅋ

=They’re not Sprouts. We can’t catch up with them.

=22 I was amazed when they captured in 0.01 second intervals.

=33 We’re just… seeds, maybe? Just having a moderate interest?

=Seedsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Wow. Moviegoer. You’re getting a lot of resentmentㅋㅋㅋ

=The broadcast chat will be full of spam tooㅋㅋ

=? There was no reaction during the broadcast?

=That’s because it was a different movie review broadcast. The nice Sprouts don’t bother them while they’re working!

=But… the fan meeting review is different…

=Wait… Moviegoer…

-…Does Moviegoer know? The situation right now?

=Probably not? He said he went to the fan meeting without seeing any spoilers.

=Why did he have to go on the last dayㅠ

=22 Wouldn’t it have been better if he went on the first day?

=His sister went on the second day, won’t she warn him?

=ㅋㅋㅋIs it really that dangerousㅋㅋㅋ

***

The second day.

The sister who went to the fan meeting sent a text to Moviegoer.

-Wear a scarf and a mask for sure.

-…It’s expected to be minus 100 degrees.

Moviegoer blinked his eyes at the impossible temperature in Korea.

“What? Will I find out tomorrow?”

He was curious for a moment.

He smiled as he thought of Seo-jun’s fan meeting tomorrow.

I have to enjoy it as much as I can!

He carefully chose the snowball to take to the fan meeting, not knowing what would happen tomorrow.

***

The last day of actor Lee Seo-jun’s fan meeting.

The front of the fan meeting venue was crowded with Sprouts, just like the first and second day.

“Wow! You’re Moviegoer!”

“Hello!”

“Haha. Hello.”

Moviegoer chatted with the Sprouts he recognized, laughing.

“I’m enjoying your reviews! You’re going to review the fan meeting tonight, right?”

“Yes. Today is the last day of the fan meeting, so I’m planning to do that.”

“It would be so happy to watch the fan meeting and read the review!”

“Me too! You don’t know how hard it was to avoid spoilers! It would be really fun to talk with everyone, right?”

How thoroughly he avoided spoilers.

He didn’t know a thing ahead, the pure Sprouts and Moviegoer laughed and exchanged snacks and goods they brought.

***

“The fans are starting to enter now.”

Lee Seo-jun nodded his head as he checked the appearance of his hanbok, hearing Choi Tae-woo’s words.

“Let’s go. Tae-woo hyung.”

“Okay.”

Choi Tae-woo, who took the ajaeng bag, led the way out of the waiting room, and Seo-jun followed him. The hem of the blue durumagi swayed gently.

“Actor Lee Seo-jun, fighting!”

“Have a good day!”

“Thank you.”

The staff, who had gotten familiar with him for three days, greeted Seo-jun with cheerful words of encouragement, even as they moved busily. Seo-jun, who was dressed like a young master of a noble house, also smiled and answered.

“Seo-jun hyung!”

“Seo-jun!”

As he reached right behind the stage, Subin and his friends were there. Subin could come early since he played together in the first part, but the friends who appeared in the second part seemed to have come too early.

“It’s the last day.”

“We’re curious about how you, no, Prince Seongnyeong mama play.”

Seo-jun laughed at Yang Ju-hee and Kang Jae-han’s words.

“How’s your condition, Seo-jun?”

“Very good. Hyung.”

Seo-jun smiled brightly at Ahn Da Ho’s words.

Da Ho also laughed at Seo-jun’s smile, which had no lie at all. He could see clearly that he had no sign of fatigue.

“Then have fun and come back.”

“Cheer up! Hyung!”

“Lee Seo-jun, fighting!”

Seo-jun went up to the stage with the cheers of Da Ho, Subin, and his friends. The performers who had arrived earlier welcomed Seo-jun. Choi Tae-woo, who came up with Seo-jun, took out the ajaeng from the bag.

“Cheer up. Seo-jun.”

“Thank you. Tae-woo hyung.”

As Seo-jun sat down, Choi Tae-woo carefully smoothed out the hanbok that Seo-jun was wearing so that it wouldn’t wrinkle, and then headed to the back of the stage.

Ding♬

He had practiced enough during the rehearsal, but Seo-jun plucked the ajaeng and drew the bow as a final check. The other performers also waited for the curtain to rise with careful expressions, as it was the last performance.

After finishing the final check, Seo-jun lightly placed both hands on the ajaeng and looked ahead.

A large curtain that covered the stage and the audience. He could hear the noise from beyond. The Sprouts must have all come in.

He felt happy and regretful at the same time, thinking of the Sprouts he would meet anew, as today was the last day.

‘No, it’s not the last day.’

He was going to film [Shadow & Knight] from next month.

When [Shadow & Knight] releases, it wouldn’t be meeting them in person, but it would be no different from meeting the fans.

‘I’m an actor.’

He hoped that the Sprouts would like his future works as much as the fan meeting.

“The show will start soon!”

The staff came up on the stage and said.

Seo-jun straightened his back. And he listened to the clap sound that would soon be heard.

There was nothing special about the last day.

He did his best and worked hard, as if it was always the first and the last, on the first and second day.

[Clap!]

On the stage.

The tension tightened. At the same time, he felt relaxed, trying to enjoy the performance.

Seo-jun looked at the performers. The performers also looked at Seo-jun. They smiled at each other’s faces. They felt the bond that was formed through practice and performance.

‘But I wish that didn’t go up…’

The numbers that sparkled above Seo-jun and the performers’ heads, [(Pre)Orchestra Conductor’s Connection].

He used it because it was a waste not to, but he wondered if it would react to the new genre of ‘traditional music’, but fortunately, it didn’t seem like it.

‘Raising the level is not a bad thing, but that’s a bit…’

Maybe he got addicted.

[Clack!]

The clap sound that woke him up made Seo-jun focus on the stage again.

It was time to act as Prince Seongnyeong, who had grown up and didn’t appear in [The Royal Physician].

‘Ready,’

[(Pre)Taebaek Gumiho’s Elegance is activated.]

[(Pre)Orchestra Conductor’s Connection is activated.]

‘Action!’

[This is Prince Seongnyeong mama.]

With the narration, the curtain on the stage rose.

***

“…”

-…

-…

It seemed like three minutes had passed with silence after turning on the live broadcast.

Moviegoer, who hadn’t seen the chat window and rolled his eyes, opened his mouth that seemed to be filled with grass.

“Uh… I’m sorry?”

-Why is there a question mark?!

-You should say I’m sorry!!!

-Movie spoiler!!!

-Movie spoilee!!!

“I’m sorry!!”

Was it a hallucination?

He felt like he could hear the sound of pounding the keyboard, as if to break it, from the exclamation marks written in the comments.

“But, anyway…”

-What do you mean by but!?

-What do you mean by anyway!?

-Save our Ga-ramㅠㅠ

-Our Ga-ramㅠㅠ

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋThe fight is so fun(popcorn yum yum)

It was a total mess.

-Let’s calm down, everyone.

-22 We have to hear the fan meeting review.

-You all know, right. Moviegoer just expressed his opinion on [Flowing Away], which ended with an open ending.

-That’s true, butㅠㅠ

The chat window that was burning up slowly calmed down at the words of the old-timers. It was because they were right. Well, some of it was for fun.

“You guys are really…”

Moviegoer looked at the chat window with moved eyes.

There were only old-timers after all…

-But more importantly, tell us the fan meeting review todayㅋㅋㅋ

-TodayㅋㅋThe atmosphere was no jokeㅋㅋ

-Just tell us this one thingㅋㅋWhen Jung Ga-ram came outㅋㅋ

-22 The temperature of the fan meeting venue dropped below zeroㅋ

…Huh?

-I was sitting next to Moviegoer, and after Ga-ram came out, all the Sprouts around me looked at himㅠㅠI was so scaredㅠㅠ(But I also looked at Moviegoer…ㅋ)

-22 I was sitting near Moviegoer too, and the atmosphere was crazyㅋㅋ(Moviegoer seen 2 people)

-33 Hundreds of eyes focused at once!!!(Moviegoer seen 3 people)

-ReallyㅋㅋSo scaryㅋㅋ

-Before Ga-ram came out: Wow! You’re Moviegoer! (Glad)

-After Ga-ram came out: …Where’s Moviegoer? (Fierce)

-Moviegoer: Shiver;;;

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Too badㅋㅋI wanted to seeㅋㅋ

-Is Moviegoer alive?ㅋㅋㅋ

Moviegoer lost all his gratitude and emotion at the giggling old-timers.