Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 429

The third-year students gathered in front of the bulletin board and scrutinized the graduation announcement that Seo-jun had posted.

The most eye-catching thing after the play title that sounded like a spaceship name was the characters they were recruiting. 

There were a total of five characters, excluding the character that Seo-jun would play, which was one more than in [Mirror].

Kim Ju Kyung opened her mouth.

“Seo-jun’s name is not here, so I guess he has a separate character.”

“That’s right. Oh, is this it?”

Although it was not written what kind of character it was, they could roughly guess what role Seo-jun would play by looking at the synopsis written on the announcement.

Park Si Young pointed to the character that was at the center of the synopsis.

“Judging by the synopsis, this character seems to be the protagonist this time.”

“Seo-jun was also the protagonist in [Mirror] if you only watched the play.”

Kang Jae Han’s words made Han Ji Ho chuckle.

“But that was all fake.”

Jeon Sung Min pointed to the three characters written at the end of the character introduction with an amused face.

“But aren’t these three a bit out of place?”

Kim Ju Kyung, who also thought that the character introduction was strange from the first glance, agreed with a smile.

“But it seems like it will be fun. Who would have thought of connecting them like this. The twist is also interesting.”

“That’s right. It’s not something incomprehensible… It’s SF. It doesn’t seem impossible if you add various settings.”

Yang Ju Hee nodded her head and said.

“If we weren’t actors, we could have watched this as a play without spoilers… It’s a pity.”

Everyone nodded their heads at Park Si Young’s words and turned their eyes back to the announcement.

“Then which role do you like…”

The third-year students of Mirinae High School who were looking at the graduation performance announcement fell into deep thought.

***

Seo-jun’s graduation performance announcement was posted on the bulletin board, and the students who wanted to join Seo-jun’s team wondered which role they would like among the five characters.

Unlike the first-year students who were flustered, the second-year students had a very good person to ask questions.

He had already filmed two works with Seo-jun, and both of them were big hits!

Moreover, one of them won the Golden Palm Award at Cannes Film Festival.

The child star who received the most attention after actor Seo-jun from the public.

“Wow. Kim Han Seok. Give us some wisdom!”

Of course, his image as a friend was stronger before that.

The second-year students brought snacks and drinks to Kim Han Seok’s seat as if they were offering sacrifices to a god, and showed off their acting skills that were a waste of talent.

Kim Han Seok, who laughed at his friends’ jokes, soon scratched his cheeks and said.

“But I also failed in Seo-jun hyung’s audition…”

“Oh, right.”

The friends who accepted it in an instant took away the snacks and drinks they had brought. 

Kim Han Seok made a dumbfounded expression without even touching them.

A burst of laughter erupted.

After having a good laugh, the second-year students tore up all the snacks on their desks and gathered around to talk. 

Soon, some first-year students also joined them.

“We can’t beat the third-years.”

“But we can’t not audition either.”

It would be really regrettable if someone from the first or second year passed Seo-jun’s audition by chance.

One of the second-year students looked at the announcement he had taken with his phone.

“Isn’t there a possibility for these three?”

The first thing that caught their eyes was, of course, the three characters that were unique if they were unique. 

The other second-year students also nodded their heads.

“They do look like they have less lines…”

“But these kind of roles can be scene stealers unexpectedly.”

Hmm.

The second-year students’ worries deepened.

Choosing a character was originally the beginning of an audition. 

Usually, most of the works were centered on adults, so they only had to choose from one or two child roles, but school plays were different.

All roles were open to students and they could apply for any role. 

They had a higher chance of passing than other plays.

But it was different if the school was ‘Mirinae High School’ and they knew who were in the current third year. 

Anyone would feel hopeless in front of them.

“The competitors will be formidable.”

The second-year students sighed.

“But there is no gender specified for the character that seems to have more lines than the protagonist.”

That remark drew everyone’s eyes to the first character on the list.

[Scientist]

Unlike other characters who had genders written next to them, this role had no gender from the beginning.

“It means either a woman or a man can do it, right?”

“Yeah. It means that gender is not important for acting.”

“Well, it makes sense if you look at the synopsis.”

The kids nodded their heads.

One of them bit a snack and chewed it. Kim Han Seok also looked at the characters and pondered.

“Looking at the synopsis, the character that Seo-jun hyung will play is the center from beginning to end, and the next most impressive one is the scientist.”

“Then there will be a lot of applicants for the scientist?”

“Probably. There is no gender specified, so more people will apply.”

“What about this character?”

Everyone nodded their heads at the finger pointing to the second character with the most weight after the first character, [Scientist]. 

They thought that most of the third-years would flock to the first and second characters.

“Then the fourth one?”

“The fourth one will also appear quite a bit.”

“Then should we aim for the third and fifth ones?”

They hadn’t seen the full script yet, but judging by the synopsis, the third and fifth characters had the least lines.

A lot of lines, but an overwhelming number of competitors for the first and second roles.

A fair amount of lines, but a fair number of competitors for the fourth role.

Almost no lines, but only moderate competitors for the third and fifth roles.

“Ugh. This is hard!”

The second-years, as well as the third-years and first-years, fell into deep thought as they looked at Seo-jun’s graduation performance announcement.

“Can you not do this… from morning. We.”

The English teacher who stood in front of the door of class 2-2 sighed at the familiar sight, not knowing when the class bell rang.

***

The acting department was not the only one who was troubled.

The art and music departments also had some concerns. 

Of course, most of them were third-year students who had little time left for college entrance exams and SATs.

“Will this go on my resume?”

If they said they were in charge of the music and background of a play that Seo-jun appeared in, they might get more attention than other resumes. 

Kim Chae Yeon, who was the team leader of the music team in [Mirror], knew that well.

“It’s good to put it on your resume. But the problem is that college entrance exams are before the play. I couldn’t put it on my resume when I applied to Mirinae High School either.”

The problem was that most of the attention was poured after Mirinae High School entrance exam.

“Oh, right.”

Kim Chaeyeon’s words made exclamation marks appear over her friends’ heads. 

She had wanted to write about it in her self-introduction, but now she couldn’t.

“We have to decide for sure.”

College or career.

She could have failed the early admission, and Lee Seo-jun’s play might not have attracted much attention.

‘…But that’s unlikely, right?’

Kim Chaewon, who knew how passionate Seo-jun was when he performed [Mirror], chuckled and spoke to her worried friends.

“It wouldn’t be bad to participate if you have some spare time, but if you don’t, it might be more hectic than you think.”

While the seniors were agonizing over their choices, the juniors and sophomores from the music department, who had more time on their hands, looked over the remaining schedule and submitted their applications right away.

“It’s not like they’re going to use only mechanical sounds for SF, right?”

“We’ll need some background music too.”

“Do you think they’ll give us some lessons again?”

The music students who had applied with a bit of ulterior motive towards Seo-jun also looked at the background music of SF works with excited faces. 

They didn’t know what kind of music they would use, but judging by the popularity of [Mirror], this play would be amazing too.

The art department was also different from the seniors who were stressed out about college entrance exams. 

The juniors and sophomores read the announcement with relative ease.

“The background is two-fold…”

“But can they change it during the performance? It seems like it would take some time.”

“It’s okay. The Mirhol stage has a revolving stage.”

“A revolving stage?”

Park Minhyeong nodded his head and answered his friends who asked back.

“They set up the sets on the stage and rotate the stage. Then it doesn’t take that long.”

His friends blinked their eyes at Park Minhyeong’s words.

“…There was something like that in Mirhol?”

“Yeah, they do regular performances there too. I’ve seen a play there before.”

“Really? I thought they only did school events there!”

“Me too. I thought it was our school auditorium.”

“That would be such a waste.”

They all nodded their heads at that.

It was too good to use Mirhol, which was located next to Mirinae High School, as a school auditorium.

“It would be convenient to prepare if there’s a revolving stage.”

“But Minhyeong, how did you know there was a revolving stage?”

“Um. Well…”

Park Minhyeong smiled sheepishly.

“I wanted to do one more performance with Lee Seo-jun sunbae-nim when he graduates.”

“Oh, Minhyeong, you prepared for the graduation performance with Lee Seo-jun sunbae-nim when you were in middle school, right?”

Wow.

They all looked at Park Minhyeong, who had graduated from Yeoul Middle School, with surprised eyes.

He had prepared the costumes for ‘Kim Jinwoo’, who was played by Seo-jun in [Mirror], and said with a smile.

“Yes. So I thought I should know the stage beforehand if I get accepted. I’m going to be on the art team, after all. It’s very different from Yeoul Middle School Yeoul Hall. It’s bigger and better!”

They all gaped at Park Minhyeong, who was talking about the lights on the stage, the scenery from the audience seats, how this side needed more matte materials because the lights shone well, how that side was hard to see so they should move the set a little to the left.

He didn’t seem to have looked around for just a day or two.

“You’re amazing…”

They had always thought he was a genius who made amazing artworks and won prizes at every competition he entered.

But he was not an ordinary person after all.

‘Is this what it takes to be a genius?’

Park Minhyeong smiled shyly at his friends’ sincere admiration. Suddenly, mischief flashed in their eyes.

“Let’s tell this to Lee Seo-jun sunbae-nim!”

“Yeah! Let’s go right now!”

“Minhyeong, you should ask him to pick you!”

“No! Wait!”

Park Minhyeong panicked and grabbed his friends’ clothes as they ran out with playful faces. 

He didn’t seem to notice that they were laughing outside.

The others burst out laughing at the sight.

***

“As expected.”

As lunchtime came to an end, Seo-jun nodded his head as he looked at the applications on his desk. 

The first ones to come in were always from the music and art departments.

He scanned each application. 

There were familiar names and new ones.

He looked again, but there were no applications from the acting department.

But that was fine.

He might have been worried if he hadn’t experienced it before, but now he could wait calmly.

Seo-jun smiled faintly.

He still felt a little embarrassed when he thought of how he had estimated and sulked, afraid that his adapted play [Mirror] wouldn’t make it to the stage.

Ahem.

He coughed at the old memories that came up and looked around.

His friends were looking at the scripts that Seo-jun had prepared for the audition on their phones, examining the characters.

‘There’s no original work this time.’

They were seriously thinking about which role suited them best. Seo-jun was satisfied with their expressions and continued to read the applications.

‘It might take a little longer to submit the applications.’

But he felt like he could enjoy preparing for this graduation performance too.