Superstar From Age 0

​​Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: AgRoseCrystal

Chapter 613

-Subin: Seo-jun hyung!!!

-Subin: I love this song!!!

-Subin: You know when you’re sleeping and a song wakes you up with a jolt! But you still want to keep listening so you stay in bed, but you can’t fall asleep again! I was unconsciously following the rhythm!

When he woke up, he saw a long message from Subin.

And there was also a message from Professor Benjamin saying, ‘What a fun song that suits the morning.’ and a message from Jason saying, ‘A song I want to play.’ along with a request to send him the sheet music.

The composer, Seo-jun, smiled brightly and sent the sheet music, thanking them for their compliments.

>([Good morning] sheet music)

-Subin: Sheet music!!

-Jason: /When will the other songs be finished?/

-Benjamin: /Jun, are you awake?/

They seemed to be waiting, as they replied quickly. He exchanged messages with the three of them and nodded lightly.

♪♬

Subin wasn’t the only one who followed the rhythm.

Seo-jun came out of his room and hummed along with the melody as he prepared for the morning, looking at his mom and dad.

“Seo-jun. Are you up?”

“Come on, wash up. Let’s eat.”

Both of them had bright expressions.

They were usually cheerful, but maybe the song that was playing now had some influence.

[Gray’s Violin Piece NO.2 : Good morning]

The song had been playing every morning in Seo-jun’s house since a few days before it was finished.

Seo-jun sat down at the table after washing up, and the couple also took their seats and picked up their spoons to start their breakfast.

“It’s good no matter how many times I listen to it. Especially when I listen to it in the morning, it seems to be the best.”

“I think so too. Oh, but Seo-jun. Is it okay to listen to it like this?”

“Huh?”

Eun-hye, who was more immersed in the music than the breakfast, agreed with Min-jun’s opinion. Seo-jun tilted his head.

“I wonder if someone might hear it and copy it.”

Seo-jun answered with a smile.

“It’s okay. I registered the copyright. And the soundproofing here is good. Besides, it’s a violin piece, so even if someone hears it, they’ll think it’s some unknown classic, right?”

“Is that so.”

Min-jun nodded at Seo-jun’s words and continued.

“You met your new manager yesterday, right?”

“Yeah. His name is Choi Tae-woo. He’s the one who found the plagiarized script for me.”

The couple’s eyes widened at Seo-jun’s words. Min-jun and Eun-hye also knew how the plagiarism incident of [Fire] started.

“To meet like this… You two must have a connection.”

“That’s right. He helped me from the first meeting.”

The couple, who had been worried a little bit when they heard that a new person would be the manager instead of Ahn Da Ho, who had been taking care of Seo-jun comfortably, sighed with relief inside.

Eun-hye said with a smile.

“Seo-jun. How about inviting that manager to our house once before you go to the US for filming? With Da Ho.”

“Yeah. Let’s say hello.”

They wanted to exchange greetings with the manager who would be with Seo-jun and help him from now on.

“Okay. I’ll ask him.”

Seo-jun nodded at his mom and dad’s words.

***

Min-jun and Eun-hye went out and left Seo-jun at home alone.

Seo-jun called Professor Benjamin in LA and took his violin to the practice room.

-/Do you have enough time to work, Jun?/

Seo-jun recalled the past few days at Professor Benjamin’s words.

From the day he took his year-end vacation to yesterday, Seo-jun had been busy meeting people he hadn’t been able to meet.

He hung out with Eun-su and his childhood friends (Park Ji-ho, who was in Spain, also came), met acquaintances and heard stories about filming or the entertainment industry, and met the [Fire] team and heard the news of the company’s establishment.

‘I also went to the company.’

It was a bit early, but he also got a new manager.

He was busy running around here and there, but now he had settled down. He could spend the remaining four weeks or so leisurely.

“/I’ve met everyone I needed to meet, so I’m going to focus on composing from now on./”

“/Really?/”

Seo-jun looked around the practice room he had entered for the first time in a while.

The practice room, where the entire wall on one side was a mirror and cameras were installed everywhere, still made him feel cozy and smile just by looking at it.

Seo-jun put his violin and staff paper on the table. He usually practiced acting here, but he planned to use it for composing during this year-end vacation.

‘Well, since I’m composing as Gray, it’s also included in acting practice.’

“/Then you’ll finish them pretty quickly. The other two songs./”

“/Yes. I think so./”

Seo-jun nodded at Professor Benjamin’s words.

There were three songs by Seo-jun to be inserted in [Over the Rainbow2].

The first song [Good morning] was finished, so only [NO.3] and [NO.4] were left.

“/I wonder what kind of songs they are?/”

“/Haha. I’ll do my best./”

Then, he heard a violin sound from across the phone. It was [Good morning], but not Gray’s performance. Seo-jun asked with a smile, recognizing the familiar atmosphere.

“/Is Jason playing?/”

“/He’s been playing non-stop since the sheet music arrived./”

Professor Benjamin said with a voice full of laughter.

“/Bin is torn between the concours piece and Good morning./”

Seo-jun burst into laughter.

He imagined Subin’s face, who had to practice for the concours, but also wanted to play [Good morning], holding the sheet music in both hands and frowning.

“/Then let’s see you in New York./”

“/Yes. Professor./”

After exchanging some more stories, the call ended, and as Seo-jun was about to put down his phone, he got a call from Ahn Da Ho.

“Seo-jun. Were you on the phone?”

“Yes. With Professor Benjamin.”

“Ah, really? How is the professor?”

“He said it’s a good song. Jason and Subin also liked it.”

“Really?”

Ahn Da Ho’s voice was full of pride, as if he had been praised himself.

“Whale Studio also loved it.”

“Really? Did they contact you already?”

Seo-jun smiled broadly.

“That’s what I’m saying. I sent it last night and thought it would take a few days to review, but I didn’t expect to get a reply so soon. They said they wanted to hear the other songs as soon as possible. But you don’t have to rush to compose, you know that, right?”

“Of course.”

He knew very well that it was better to compose properly on time than to rush for the sake of his work. Acting was the same.

-Then contact me if you have anything.

“Yes. Da Ho hyung.”

Seo-jun hung up the phone and smiled as he lifted his pen over the staff paper. He was happy that everyone who listened to [Good Morning] liked it.

“I hope they like the other songs too.”

Seo-jun grinned and drew notes with his heart for ‘Gray Vainy’.

***

A noisy restaurant.

A separate private room.

“Four soldiers…”

Park Si-young muttered and Seo-jun and the kids burst into laughter. They thought it was funny too. The four men with short hair looked like soldiers on vacation to anyone who saw them.

“How did this happen?”

Yang Ju-hee wondered and Han Jinho, Kang Jae-han, and Jeon Seong-min, who enlisted one after another last year, shrugged and answered.

“Well, we all went around the same time.”

That was true.

They usually enlisted in their first or second year of college.

That’s why Seo-jun couldn’t meet these friends in the first week when he met this person and that person after his final leave.

“You guys worked hard to get your vacation.”

“…It wasn’t easy to match the timing.”

Everyone gave a bitter smile at Jeon Seong-min’s sigh-like words. He was assigned to a fairly tough unit.

The meat on the grill was cooked and the meal began in earnest.

“I was doubtful when I first heard it. If it’s Lee Seo-jun in the White Tiger unit, it must be him. Care for the soldiers of interest? Not acting? I thought it was someone else with the same name until I heard from Seo-jun.”

Kang Jae-han said and Han Jinho and Jeon Seong-min nodded as they had heard the rumors.

“I thought you would do something related to acting even in the army, but… care for the soldiers of interest? I never thought of that.”

“The comments said that. Did you do drama therapy?”

“That’s still acting!”

Everyone laughed at Yang Ju-hee’s words.

“Ah, the people in our unit knew me. They even asked for autographs.”

“Well, you did a lot of works with Seo-jun. And the movie you filmed before you enlisted was a hit too.”

Yang Ju-hee said with a matter-of-fact face at Han Jinho’s words.

Han Jinho made a proud expression and then sighed.

“I should be fishing when the water comes in, but the army…”

“But these days, there are a lot of stories about you guys because of Seo-jun.”

The news that actor Lee Seo-jun was in the army was revealed, and the news of the enlistment of actors Han Jinho, Jeon Seong-min, and Kang Jae-han, who had been whispered, also came out with the title [Golden Generation Enlistment!] and there were quite a few articles.

“But it’s less than the news of winning the Academy Award.”

“Wow. It was awesome. Kim Jong-ho sunbae!”

It had been four months since the movie [Dandelion] won the award, but it was still buzzing.

“Seo-jun is, well, the center of attention in every way.”

“Hahaha.”

Seo-jun laughed as he grilled the meat.

“There are a lot of stories about Lee Seo-jun’s brigade too…”

“Yeah. An actor with the potential to enter Hollywood? They talk like that.”

“But if you think about it, aren’t we also Lee Seo-jun’s brigade?”

Everyone blinked at Han Jinho’s sudden words.

“No, we spent time together and did a lot of works together.”

“…That’s… true?”

“But when you say Lee Seo-jun’s brigade, don’t you think of the sunbaes first?”

Everyone nodded at Yang Ju-hee’s words, and Han Jinho quickly spat out.

“There’s not only one brigade.”

“That’s true, but…”

Han Jinho’s eyes sparkled.

“Let’s be Lee Seo-jun’s 2nd brigade!”

‘…2nd brigade?’

“Or, Lee Seo-jun’s brigade 2nd battalion!”

Seo-jun and the kids paused for a moment and then laughed out loud!

***

“Isn’t that… a private soldier?”

Private soldier.

A soldier who acts for his own selfish purpose.

“Hahaha!”

Kim Jong-ho, Lee Ji-seok, and Park Do-hoon laughed at Lee Da-jin’s words. Seo-jun also shrugged his shoulders as he scooped up the beef stew with a ladle.

“That’s right. At this rate, we’ll go up to the 3rd or 4th brigade.”

“Let’s be precise. Since Seo-jun is the brigade commander, we should go by battalion. We’re the 1st battalion, Seo-jun’s friends are the 2nd battalion.”

“Seo-jun is the brigade commander…”

“Hahaha.”

Everyone seemed to forget that they were holding chopsticks in the air as they laughed.

With the domination of the entertainment industry, the actors of Cocoa Entertainment were also mentioned as the 3rd battalion, and the dining table became noisy.

“Ahem. Ahem. Did you finish the songs?”

Kim Jong-ho asked Seo-jun, who was putting a lot of raw meat in the stew. Park Do-hoon added more broth.

“Yes. I had two left, but they were both done a few days ago.”

During his final leave, which passed like the wind, [NO.2] and [NO.3] were also safely finished.

Sarah Roth, the director, Whale Studio, and the three violinists in LA also liked the two songs as much as [Good Morning].

“Give me the files.”

“I haven’t finished registering the copyright yet.”

Park Do-hoon, who set his morning alarm to [Good Morning], asked Seo-jun with a smile and he answered with a smile.

Lee Da-jin asked.

“When is the movie coming out? Universe is launching in November, right?”

The launch date of Marina Studio’s OTT platform [Universe] was decided in November and there was even an article.

It was released this year, but it was almost the end, so the netizens were angry. But soon they welcomed [Universe] by posting gifs of shaking money.

“The date is not exact, but since it’s the 10th anniversary, I think it will come out this year.”

“The editing must be crazy…”

“That’s right. Even if they film for a month in August, November, December…”

Everyone shook their heads. Lee Ji-seok moved a piece of meat to his plate and asked.

“Are you going to record the songs again?”

“Yes. I’m going to record them officially with Stradivarius.”

‘Oh… Stradivarius…!’

The four actors’ eyes sparkled.

“Stradivarius… That’s the violin that appeared in the last scene of Over the Rainbow, right?”

“Then… how does the story continue?”

“Ten years have passed, so you have to think differently, right?”

“

Just as Seo-jun was about to open his mouth, the four actors who were deducing the story with sparkling eyes covered Seo-jun’s mouth.

“No spoilers!”

“Haha.”

Seo-jun, who had opened his eyes wide, burst into laughter.