Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 687

For now, let’s put aside the revenge(?) on the moviegoer.

The sprouts listened attentively to the [Good Afternoon] played by the grown-up Jeong Ga-ram.

The violin melody that drew the bow with the fingers pressing the four strings was beautiful, but the piano melody that made the sound by pressing the white and black keys here and there was no less sweet.

‘When I first heard Good Afternoon, I thought it was a bright song that dreamed of the future…’

But it sounded different when the person playing it was ‘that Jeong Ga-ram’.

Your today is someone’s wished-for tomorrow.

That phrase felt more poignant than ever to the sprouts.

That didn’t mean that [Good Afternoon] was arranged in a dark way.

Surprisingly, it was closest to the original song, as if it had only changed the violin performance to the piano performance.

That’s why the joy and expectation for the future that were contained in the song,

made them cry with too much brightness.

Even as their throats tightened, Seo-jun continued to play the piano while acting as Jeong Ga-ram.

The fluttering hair, the soft smile that seemed happy.

He recalled the happy days with his mom and dad, the fun times with Kwon Hee-chan, and the filming he did while traveling. 

And he imagined the future of becoming a movie director, lightly pressing the snow-white keys as if feathers were falling.

Sitting in front of the black grand piano wearing a white sweater and playing the ‘Jeong Ga-ram’ looked like an angel who came down from heaven.

‘An angel…!’

The ordinary adjective met ‘Jeong Ga-ram’ and made them feel sad again.

No.

Our Ga-ram is alive.

It’s just a moviegoer’s review, he’s alive!

But I don’t know why tears are welling up and my heart is breaking.

As the fan meeting hall was filled with tears, Jeong Ga-ram’s piano performance ended.

‘Cut, okay.’

Seo-jun finished his acting satisfactorily and lightly clenched and unclenched his two hands that played hard. 

And as he reached out to grab the microphone, he heard the sound of sobbing.

Seo-jun smiled slightly. He expected this.

“How did you like this song that Ga-ram played for you?”

Uhuhuhung!!

Instead of answering, only the crying sound of the sprouts who could make a sound after the performance ended was heard. 

He could tell how much the fans loved ‘Jeong Ga-ram’, and Seo-jun smiled brightly.

“There are so many people who love you like this, Ga-ram will like it too.”

…In heaven?

Uhuhuhung!!!

The sprouts’ crying sound got louder.

Seo-jun smiled slightly.

He was an actor who was sincere in making fun of the fans, as well as making the fans cry.

[(Good)Low-grade Angel’s Fan is activated.]

Of course, he was also an actor who comforted them.

A warm wind blew.

Leaving a proper aftertaste, the sprouts calmed down a little.

“Please drink a sip of water if you have calmed down.”

Like children listening to the teacher’s words, the sprouts drank water as Seo-jun said. 

They felt the moisture that was discharged by tears coming up.

“Then next…”

As it was ‘Seo-jun’s fan meeting’, there was plenty of time to spend with Seo-jun.

‘Ga-ram is good, but Seo-jun is the best!’

The fan meeting hall began to be filled with vitality again at the sight of Seo-jun, who filled the screen, showing off his sparkling beauty and smiling like a flower.

***

“The next song I will play is,”

The sprouts felt a little nervous at Seo-jun’s words. What character and what song would he bring out this time?

“I guess it’s a piano performance since the piano is still there.”

“That’s right.”

Song Yu-jeong and Lim Ye-na whispered.

Kang Tae-young looked at the two with envious eyes. 

Doing fandom together with real friends (and being lucky enough to win the fan meeting together), he was sincerely envious.

“Good evening. Then I’ll get ready and come back. Please wait a moment.”

Ching, Seo-jun smiled and went backstage.

The sprouts who forgot to breathe and scream at Seo-jun’s eye smile started to come to their senses one by one.

“Seo-jun…”

“If you smile like that, my heart…”

No, it didn’t seem like they came to their senses.

“I did well coming to the fan meeting today. Me.”

“There’s no legend that’s not one!”

As the sprouts wandered in ecstasy, some of them talked about what character would come out next.

“What characters haven’t come out yet?”

“Well…”

Since the fan meeting time was set, it didn’t seem like all the characters Seo-jun played would come out.

“Maybe the title of the song, Good Evening, is a hint?”

[Good Evening]

It was a song that expressed the love between family members, which Gray played while looking at the golden sunset and the wheat field after listening to the Linda family’s performance.

Family. Family.

“Survivors!..We’ve already done that.”

“Hmm.”

Song Yu-jeong, Lim Ye-na, and Kang Tae-young were lost in thought.

“…Could it be William?”

“That’s the only thing that makes sense, right?”

It was the most likely character excluding the works that had come out before.

“Shadow and Knight is coming out too.”

“Right? Moviegoer…”

At Lim Ye-na’s words, Kang Tae-young recalled the reviewer he had a bitter-sweet relationship with for a moment. He was annoyed sometimes by showing him the nuclear spicy taste, but there were hardly any people with such review skills.

“…When I watched the Mad Hatter Cookie video that he reviewed, it seemed like Seo-jun had already thought about how to act as the character ‘William Lee’.”

William’s footsteps!

At Kang Tae-young’s words, Song Yu-jeong and Lim Ye-na opened their eyes wide. And they looked at Kang Tae-young with a new look.

‘Oh, right, this person is an actor too.’

They had forgotten for a moment because they were having so much fun talking about Seo-jun.

Anyway, that speculation spread like fire among the sprouts. Really? Really?! The audience seats were buzzing.

William Lee!

The main character who only heard the footsteps would show his face and play the piano!

The sprouts’ eyes were full of anticipation when the stage went dark without a single light.

It must be starting.

Everyone held their breath.

On the screen, large arched windows that looked like they belonged in a Western palace appeared.

As the sprouts wondered where they had seen those windows before, the windows began to open. Soon, beyond the wide-open windows, a starry night sky and a strangely familiar scenery were visible.

…Huh?

Wait…

…Is that?

Before they could think any further,

Thump thump-

Someone’s footsteps were heard.

With the sound of those footsteps echoing through the speakers,

The sprouts realized very keenly the difference between the ‘sound of footsteps’ that the moviegoer and sprout 0310 (Kang Tae-young) had discussed.

A heavy tension filled the fan meeting hall.

They broke out in a cold sweat from the chilly sensation that felt more intense than in the movie. 

It wasn’t enough to choke their breath, but their hearts beat fast and hard.

A spotlight shone on the side of the dark stage.

Thump thump.

A man was walking out.

He was black from head to toe, wearing a dark white shirt and a black suit. His face and hands were the only things that were pale enough to be white.

Even by just hearing the footsteps,

Anyone could tell,

It was Jin Natra.

!!!

No one could make a sound in the eerie atmosphere that filled the stage and the audience seats, but they all exclaimed in their minds.

No, what is this. Actor!

You said it was Good Evening…!

Despite the silent outcry of the sprouts, Seo-jun, or rather, Jin Natra walked gracefully and sat in front of the black grand piano. His expression, as if he was thinking of something, was cold and arrogant.

It was creepy and eerie.

…But cool!

The starry night sky, the arched windows of the Natra Palace, the black grand piano, and Seo-jun (Jin Natra) in a suit. The sprouts’ hearts fluttered at the dangerous and thrilling atmosphere.

They loved this kind of Seo-jun too!

Of course, they couldn’t scream in fear if they met Jin Natra in person, not on the screen.

Jin Natra, who had been still for a moment, raised his white hands over the piano keys.

The piano melody began to flow, and on the screen, the night sky disappeared and the image of Jin Natra playing the piano was zoomed in.

The first part was a melody filled with love, just like the original song, but there was also a feeling of anxiety. Just like Jin Natra’s childhood.

Who am I? Do my father and sister really love me?

The sprouts’ hearts were moved by the feelings of the troubled child.

As the anxious love continued, Jin Natra learned the truth. The melody that came with Jin Natra’s shock was heavy and heavy.

He felt betrayed by the fact that his family’s love was fake, and that there was a real family who loved him.

Jin Natra’s expression changed along with the flow of the song. 

The expression of wanting his family’s love, the lonely expression, and the expression of biting his lips at the thought of being betrayed.

Ah-

The hot flames that were expressed by the golden sunset in the original song, now rose from the child’s heart and began to burn the child’s body.

It was revenge.

He didn’t know where to go, and eventually burned himself in a destructive way.

Jin Natra’s hand movements on the piano keys sped up. Intense and suffocating distant sounds pushed the sprouts. Emotions that couldn’t be avoided poured out.

‘This is Jin Natra’s Good Evening.’

The love of family,

The performance of the child who wanted and wanted it.

Slowly.

The emotions that had been poured out calmed down again.

Jin Natra, who had expressed his emotions with his expression and gestures, also changed back to a cold expression.

As if he had made up his mind, [Jin Natra’s Good Evening] ended.

[(Good)Intermediate Angel’s Fan is activated.]

As Seo-jun lifted his hands from the piano, the air in the fan meeting hall changed. The sprouts were finally able to breathe.

“How did you like it?”

A warm and affectionate voice was heard.

The sprouts were so glad to hear that warm tone. He had the same makeup and costume as before, but it was Seo-jun. They liked the dangerous Jin Natra, but they liked the kind Seo-jun more.

Our actor’s on and off is amazing.

Of course, they didn’t forget to admire him.

-It was sad!

-It was creepy!!

-It felt different from the other performances!

Seo-jun smiled brightly at the sprouts’ opinions, wiping off the light sweat.

“Yes. That’s right. Unlike the characters who showed their future selves, Jin Natra has become William Lee now, so there is no such thing as a future self.”

That’s right.

Now only William Lee, who had lost his memory, remained.

Somehow. Even though he was the same person, the sprouts felt uneasy thinking of the disappeared Jin Natra.

“So I tried to act as Jin Natra the day before he invaded the earth. He was a villain, but I wondered what he felt.”

Aha.

That’s why it felt different from the previous performances.

“I feel like I have to go home and watch Shadowman 3.”

“Me too.”

Kang Tae-young nodded his head repeatedly at Lim Ye-na’s words.

No, he felt like he had to rewatch the other works too.

***

“Now it’s finally time for me to play for you.”

Seo-jun, who had been chatting with the sprouts for a while, said with a smile.

Wow!!

At his words, the sprouts who had gotten over Jin Natra’s aftermath cheered. 

They liked the performances of the characters, but they also wanted to hear Seo-jun’s performance. 

And since the grand piano was still there, it might be a piano performance.

“But it’s time for the fan meeting to end.”

Ahhh…

That’s right. 

This was a fan meeting with a time limit.

Seo-jun burst into laughter at the sprouts’ reaction that was clearly different from before.

“Yes. I’m very sorry too. But you all have to go home, right?”

-We don’t have to!! This is home!!

Seo-jun burst out laughing at the loud voice.

Wow!!

At the laughter of my actor, who was cute, cool, pretty… Anyway, I wanted to attach all kinds of good adjectives, the sprouts shook their cheering sticks instead of breaking the apartment. 

They also had a lot of regret that the fan meeting was ending.