Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 685

Instead of dressing up perfectly like a concerto, Seo-jun and Su-bin wore casual clothes and smiled at each other. Then, they started playing their violins with long bows.

As the performance began, a pastel-toned fairy tale-like picture of two birds appeared on the screen behind the stage. 

One was a big blue bird, and the other was a small yellow bird.

When Seo-jun played, the blue bird flapped its large wings. When Su-bin played, the yellow bird fluttered its tiny wings.

Flap flap.

Flutter flutter.

The little bird was learning how to fly in the sky by following the big bird.

The cute sight made the fan meeting hall burst into small laughter.

At the same time, the sprouts who had listened to this song dozens or hundreds of times knew. 

The melody that came out of the speaker was much better than the performance video that was uploaded on YouTube.

[Concerto for Two Violins]

There was no sprout who hadn’t seen the video on the YouTube channel [JUN].

They loved the song because it was composed and played by their actor, but anyone who listened to it would think that it was a really good and cute song.

But that was a few years ago.

It wasn’t a recorded video, but they were listening to the performance right in front of them. And Su-bin’s skills had improved a lot. Of course, Seo-jun, who was already great, had also improved a little.

‘Wow. He’s my actor!’

His skills were endless.

Of course, it was a bit funny that it was a violin.

‘But he’s better at acting!’

The sprouts, who had been attacked (?) by the ‘Grand Prince Seongnyeong’ since the beginning of the fan meeting, were in a very emotional state, where they would cry even if they were touched lightly. And there was also a pleasant conversation with their actor.

Their bodies and minds were soft and they were immersed in the performance.

Finally, the [Concerto for Two Violins] ended with the last scene of the blue bird and the yellow bird flying in the sky together.

Clap clap clap!!!

Wow!!!

The loud cheers and applause that they had never heard before made Su-bin flinch, who was trying to calm down his breath after playing hard. Seo-jun laughed at his cute appearance. The sprouts also noticed that and the cheers grew louder with laughter.

The applause and cheers that sounded like they were telling them to leave the fan meeting hall.

Su-bin, who received compliments from his brother and Seo-jun, blushed his cheeks and didn’t know what to do. It felt different from the applause he heard from his family, friends, or acquaintances.

Seeing Su-bin’s eyes sparkle as he looked at the audience, Seo-jun smiled and whispered.

“Su-bin. Let’s say hello.”

“Okay!”

Kim Su-bin nodded his head with a flushed face.

“Thank you for listening to [Concerto for Two Violins] with violinist Kim Su-bin. Thank you.”

“Thank you!”

Actor Lee Seo-jun and violinist Kim Su-bin bowed to the audience.

Wow!!!

Once again, a huge applause poured onto the stage.

***

After Su-bin left the stage and put his violin on the table, Seo-jun sat on the chair.

“How was this stage?”

-It was great! Seo-jun!

-It was so cute!!

There was a burst of laughter.

“I guess so. When I composed this, Su-bin was in second grade. Now he’s already a middle school student. They say kids grow up fast.”

-Seo-jun, you’re not the one to talk!

-Right! Do you know how surprised we are every time a new work comes out?

-We’ve been watching you since elementary school and you’re already an adult!

Seo-jun laughed at the sprouts’ outcry.

“Yes. I’m not in a position to say that. But now that we’re all grown up, you won’t be surprised every time a new work comes out.”

The fan meeting hall was filled with laughter.

“Then, shall we read the next question?”

Seo-jun got up from his seat to answer the questions that the sprouts had collected in advance.

“Please wait a moment. I’ll be back soon after changing clothes!”

-Yes!!!

While Seo-jun was changing clothes for the next event, the sprouts were not bored (of course, they had no time to be bored because they were talking about Seo-jun who showed them ‘Grand Prince Seongnyeong’ and ‘Brother Mi’ with the sprout next to them who they met for the first time today) and a video appeared on the screen.

“Wow! Middle school student Seo-jun!!”

“Seo-jun’s school life!”

They saw a scene of middle school student Seo-jun playing with his friends. It seemed like a video taken by his friends.

The sprouts watched the video with sparkling eyes, while Seo-jun quickly changed his clothes.

“Are you not tired?”

“I’m fine.”

Seo-jun smiled brightly at An Da-ho’s question. He felt more energized by the sprouts’ reactions.

A little later.

Seo-jun appeared on the stage after changing his clothes. He was wearing the same casual outfit as before, but there was one difference.

“Glasses…!”

Song Yu-jung and Im Ye-na grabbed their hearts.

For some reason, Seo-jun appeared wearing glasses.

“He’s the best…!”

The other sprouts had similar reactions. They groaned in pain. Meanwhile, Kang Tae-young and some sprouts felt like they had seen it somewhere.

Seo-jun fiddled with his glasses and said.

“I sometimes wear glasses when I go out, but I think this is the first time I wear them in front of you, sprouts.”

Wow! He did!

This revealed one of the secrets of Seo-jun’s professional disguise…

“But why can’t you recognize me even if I wear glasses and look so handsome?”

“Right?”

The glasses-wearing Seo-jun on the screen was still shining, and his disguise remained a mystery.

“The song I’m going to play for you this time is ‘For My Friend’.”

Wow!!!

It was also an OST of [Over the Rainbow 2: For My Friend], a song that was gloomy at first, but warm and tender in the middle.

This time, Seo-jun seemed to play the violin again.

Seo-jun, wearing glasses, rested his chin on the violin and lifted the bow. And he quickly pulled it down. 

As if to express a tense atmosphere.

‘Ready, action.’

And at the same time, he started acting.

His expression, wearing glasses, was filled with longing on the screen.

“…Go Juwon…!”

It was a simple change, but Kang Taeyoung and the other fans recognized him instantly. He was one of the main characters of the zombie movie [Escape], ‘Go Juwon’.

No, to be precise, he was ‘Go Juwon’ who had grown up after the ‘zombie outbreak’.

As if recalling his memories, the adult Go Juwon began to play his violin.

The arranged version of [For My Friend] was faster than the original.

As if he was being chased by zombies, as if he was desperately looking for someone. 

The fans remembered how Go Juwon had left his hospital room to find his friends.

That’s what he did.

The young Go Juwon had searched for his friends like that.

But then, the mood of the song changed.

In the original, it was a warm and tender part where he held his friends’ hands and escaped from the gloom. But [Go Juwon’s For My Friend] was tragic.

The passionate and heart-pounding melody flowed from the speakers and pounded the fans’ hearts. 

They couldn’t help but recall the scenes from [Escape].

Go Juwon who found his friends turned into zombies and mourned for them, but soon got up.

Go Juwon who tried to restore his friends’ bodies on the first floor of the center, who ignored the zombies behind him and shot flaming arrows to activate the sprinklers.

[For My Friends]

As the last part of the performance approached, the mood changed again.

Like a requiem.

The adult Go Juwon’s heart had hardened. But he still missed his departed friends. 

As if he was reminiscing and grieving for them, the melody was full of tenderness and sadness. 

The fans’ hearts that had been racing slowed down with him.

Soon, the ‘adult Go Juwon’s’ violin performance stopped, and the fan meeting hall was silent, as if feeling the lingering emotion.

It was not the raw emotion of the young Go Juwon, but the refined emotion of the mature adult Go Juwon that they felt.

For a moment.

Feeling ‘Go Juwon’s’ emotion with the fans, Seo-jun shouted ‘Cut!’ in his mind and returned to ‘himself’. He smiled brightly and asked.

“How was it? Did I look like Go Juwon?”

-Yes!!!

They could tell very well.

Even though he didn’t mention his name once and only wore glasses, they knew he was ‘Go Juwon’ right away.

“Seo-jun is amazing…!”

“Insane. Really.”

“Our Seo-jun is the best!”

“Everyone, look at our Seo-jun. Where can you find an actor with such acting skills…”

The fans seemed to be unaware that their inner thoughts were spilling out of their mouths, their hearts overflowing with emotion.

***

The events planned for the first part of the fan meeting proceeded one by one.

There was also an event where Seo-jun gave out gifts according to the seat numbers he picked, and he felt happy seeing the delighted fans.

“This is the last order of the first part.”

Ahhh-

The voice and the sparkling light sticks were full of regret, and Seo-jun laughed.

“I’m sorry too. Has it been that long already? I wonder.”

That’s right.

It felt like it was just 10 minutes ago when he exchanged goods with the fans and entered the fan meeting hall, and was surprised to see the Queen Mother of Seongnyeong.

And now it was time for the first part to end.

“The second part will pass by like a flash.”

“That’s right.”

Song Yujung and Im Yena said with regretful faces.

“I’ve prepared hard for the second part too, so please look forward to it.”

-Yes!!!

Seo-jun smiled at the unusually loud answer and picked up the violin on the table.

“The last song I’ll play for you in the first part is Good Morning.”

Wow!

They must have guessed it.

They thought it wouldn’t be an ordinary [Good Morning], and the fans’ eyes sparkled. Seo-jun smiled and said.

“It seems like you all have a hunch. This time, it’s a song that Lee Hyunwoo will play for you.”

Wow…?!

The fans who were about to exclaim reflexively paused. The eyes that had been shining seemed to have been hit by an earthquake of magnitude 8, shaking up and down.

…Lee Hyunwoo?

The Lee Hyunwoo of [Survivors]?

“…Is it the theatrical version? Or the director’s cut?”

“Good Morning is a bright song, but looking at how Seo-jun arranged the songs so far… it could be a Good Morning from hell.”

“Ugh…”

Im Yena, one of the stunned fans, asked in a low voice, and Kang Taeyoung answered. Song Yujung was only groaning. An untimely tension filled the fan meeting hall.

-Is it, the director’s cut Lee Hyunwoo?!

One brave fan shouted out loud. Seeing the tense fans, Seo-jun teased them for a while with a playful face and answered.

“No. It’s the theatrical version of Lee Hyunwoo. You’re relieved, right?”

Wow!!

The cheers came belatedly. They seemed to feel a strange sense of relief. Seo-jun smiled slightly and lifted his violin.

“What kind of adult would Lee Hyunwoo have become after Survivors? I don’t know about anything else, but I think he would have been a person who loved his family and cherished life. He must have suffered from PTSD, but he had Raymond Wish, Cynthia Lindberg, Jackson Miller, and Ian Wish, so he would have been fine.”

Kuh.

The fans were moved again by the names of the three adults and Ian Wish that came out of Seo-jun’s mouth.

What would it feel like to greet the morning after overcoming the most difficult experience of anyone’s life?

That’s how the ‘adult Lee Hyunwoo’s’ violin performance began.

The original was a bright and love-filled [Good Morning], but Lee Hyunwoo’s [Good Morning] felt like a blessing.

Ecstatic and heartwarming.

The dark emptiness with no one.

Ian’s body temperature that was cooling down in his arms.

Please save us…

Please… just us…!

Then.

<Survivors found.>

The voice of the rescue worker who said that, and the sunlight that shone through the cleared stones, seemed to turn into the sound of the violin.

The fans’ hearts were heavy and their eyes were moist, feeling the performance of the adult Lee Hyunwoo who lived with the unforgettable scene of that time, who was grateful and precious for every morning.