Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 128

Anh Da Ho and the PR team staff looked at the stage. 

Valerias eyes sparkled as she looked at Seo-jun.

Are you really going to play the violin?

Yes. I brought the violin with me.

Wow. I was really disappointed when I heard that they invited ordinary people as extras for the last shooting of the movie, but Im so glad I got to hear it up close!

Seo-jun was touched by Valerias words and the cheers of the audience. 

A staff member handed Seo-jun a violin. 

It was the violin that Naras aunt had bought for him.

This song is Grays Violin Concerto NO.1. Its the song that was uploaded on YouTube. It was also released as a sound source, but did you watch the 8th week busking video and the stage video?

There were answers from everywhere that they had seen it. 

As Seo-juns fans, there was no video they hadnt seen. 

Seo-jun smiled and continued.

Thats right. Thats the song. Its a song that contains Grays happy feelings when he learned to play the violin and his gratitude to his friends.

I see.

Valeria and the audience nodded, recalling the scene where Gray and the two children met in the movie.

Seo-jun rested his chin on the violin. Seo-jun decided to play with Grays feelings. 

The joy he felt when he first met his friends and learned to play the violin.

The atmosphere of Lee Seo-jun, who was standing on the stage, changed in an instant. 

It was such a change that even Valeria, who had met many actors, was surprised. 

The audience was also surprised. 

His clothes, hair style, makeup were all the same, but it seemed like a different person had appeared just by changing his mood.

Ive seen him look like a different person in other works too.

Even though he was a different person, even though he was a completely different character, people liked William if they liked Duke Seongnyeong, and they liked Jin Natra if they liked Cheongryong-nim.

Suddenly, Valeria felt like she knew what the common point of popularity that did not discriminate against villains or genres was.

The emotions that people who watch Lee Seo-juns acting can feel. 

The mood. 

Something like aura.

Thats right. This intense emotional delivery that cant be felt from ordinary actors.

The vivid emotions and feelings that seem to meet them right in front of them.

Once they felt it, they wanted to feel it again like an addiction, the wave of emotions and immersion that could not be compared with any other actor.

Valeria swallowed her saliva. 

The audience who had been whispering also closed their mouths at an unknown pressure.

[(Line)The melody of the goblin violinist is activated.]

The ability of medium level swept over Valeria and the audience, and the filming crew like a wave. 

They felt a vivid joy and gratitude.

Is there a better way to express gratitude and thankfulness than this, even if you express it in words or give a gift?

Everyone listened quietly to the violin performance with their ears pricked up at the expression of gratitude that was shy but clear.

The violin performance ended and there was a short break. 

Seo-jun drank some water and took a break for a while and went back on stage.

That was a wonderful performance.

Thank you.

Jun. What made you start acting?

At Valerias words, everyone listened carefully, including the audience, staff, PR team staff, and Anh Da Ho. 

Seo-jun thought for a moment.

I cant say it was because of my first life.

You may not know this, but when I was very young, I appeared on a YouTube variety show.

-I know! Brown Black and Juns 48 Hours!

-Me too! I watched it on YouTube!

Fans who raised their hands were seen here and there. 

The PR team staff tilted their head and asked Anh Da Ho.

What is that?

Its a program that Jun filmed when he was about 10 months old. It was a show where an idol group took care of a baby for 48 hours. Unless youre a fan of Brown Black or Jun, its hard to find people who know about it in Korea now

Wow

Wow. 

Seo-jun also exclaimed.

I didnt know there were people who knew about it.

What is it? Am I the only one who doesnt know?

Its a variety show where idols take care of a baby for 48 hours. It was December then, so I must have been 9 or 10 months old. That baby was me.

Lee Seo-jun at 10 months old. 

Valeria and the audience who didnt know about the 48 hours screamed inwardly.

He must have been so cute!

Seo-jun shrugged his shoulders.

I think I was cute too.

The audience laughed at his cheeky remark. 

Then, on the screen behind the stage, a bright smiling baby appeared. 

The audience who were laughing stopped for a moment and screamed.

-? 

Kyaaa!

Seo-jun and Valeria, who were sitting with their backs to the screen, were startled by the scream.

Wow! Whats going on?

The audience pointed to the back of her. 

Valeria and Seo-jun looked back. 

There was a baby with chubby cheeks and a smile that seemed to laugh.

Is that Jun?

Yes. Hes very cute, right?

Really, hes cute.

Valeria decided to find the 48 hours as soon as the recording was over. 

The screen disappeared and everyone focused on Seo-jun again.

Seo-jun recalled that day as if it were still vivid, and spoke slowly.

That day, which I still remember vividly. 

The sight of my brothers winning first place on a music show and receiving an award was so dazzling that I envied them.

I think that show had a big influence on me.

It wasnt a goal I set because of my first life, but a goal I set for my own life. 

It was the most important day in Seo-juns life. 

Everyone listened carefully to Seo-juns serious expression.

I watched programs related to acting and actors even after I moved to the US and learned to act that way. My parents thought I was just playing, but there was someone who took a 5-year-olds words seriously.

Who was that?

It was Nara aunt. Nara aunt signed me up for my first audition.

The hidden stories of stars were always interesting. 

People were hooked on Lee Seo-juns story. 

The 5-year-old kid who wanted to be an actor and the aunt who took his words seriously.

Everyone was nervous about the audition story. 

Lee Seo-jun had only one work when he was 5 years old. 

Valeria opened her mouth.

What was that audition?

It was Shadowman.

At Seo-juns words, cheers erupted from the audience. 

Valeria smiled brightly.

Thats right. Shadowman. Everyone remembered William, who appeared very briefly, thanks to Juns acting.

I wouldnt have been able to appear if Nara aunt hadnt applied for the audition.

Valeria and the audience who imagined Lee Seo-jun without Shadowman and other works without Lee Seo-jun sighed with relief.

We should thank Nara.

Everyone nodded at Valerias words. 

Seo-jun laughed, thinking of his aunt who unexpectedly heard words of gratitude from people.

***

[Actor Lee Seo-jun, appearing on Valerias talk show!]

[Valerias talk show, Lee Seo-jun episode, Plus+ uploaded!]

[Grays Violin Concerto NO.1, a song that makes you feel the gratitude!]

[WNET, airing Brown Black and Juns 48 Hours!]

[There would be no actor Lee Seo-jun without his aunt.]

-Talk show I never thought I would see Seo-jun in a talk show instead of a movie or a drama!

=I wish he would appear on other shows too

-The violin is so good to listen to no matter how many times I hear it

-WNET They got wet and no low voice

-Thank you, Seo-juns aunt. Please work less and earn more money.

=Seo-juns aunt, rich Brown Black Kevin Kims sister. Kings Market CEO.

=Earn more money.

-I cant imagine William without Seo-jun He wouldnt have become famous so quickly if it wasnt for Shadowman.

-You dont know. With Seo-juns acting skills, he could have become an actor anytime.

=Thats true, but Then there would be no Seongnyeong Daegun Mama.

=Thank you, aunt.

***

Actor Lee Seo-jun was nominated for the Golden Globe Best Actor Award and participated in the Oscar race, so Koreas interest was focused on the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards.

The MBS production team, who were looking into the two awards while producing a show that explored the history of [Golden Globe and Academy], sighed.

This is impossible, right?

I know.

Wow. Two years in a row, all the nominees are white. I cant even imagine that.

There was also a time when a black actor who should have won the lead award received a supporting award.

This is it.

Yes. OscarSoWhite.

The Golden Globe Awards voters were foreign journalists, about 90 of them. 

Thanks to them, more diverse movies and actors could win, but they couldnt escape the controversy of racial discrimination.

The Golden Globe Awards, whose voters were foreign journalists, were like that. 

It was needless to say about the Academy Awards, where the proportion of white voters exceeded 70%.

But are we going to air this?

With such history and data, the show [Golden Globe and Academy] that was in the final editing stage became a broadcast that showed the true faces of the two awards without any dreams or hopes.

The producers and writers of the entertainment department who made it also wondered, Shouldnt this be made by the current affairs and education department?

Honestly, there was no room to put any dreams or hopes.

Thats true, but

They tried their best, very hard, to put in a conclusion that actor Lee Seo-joon could win, but they failed.

It was simple. 

The ratio of Asian actors working in Hollywood and white actors. 

And the probability of Asian actors getting important roles for box office success. 

Considering everything, it was hard for an Asian actor to get any dreams or hopes from the Golden Globe and Academy Awards, which were American awards.

The production team realized it after seeing the data and footage all along.

He cant win!

And not because of actor Lee Seo-joons skills, but because of racial discrimination!

So the producer changed the direction of the broadcast completely.

Rather, it would be a bigger problem if people didnt know this and expected a lot, and then poured out their eyes after Lee Seo-joon didnt win.

Ugh.

The producer was right, so the writers sighed.

The whole nations attention was on America. 

Everyone was looking forward to Lee Seo-joons return with an award.

There were articles that pinched reality, but most of them were optimistic. 

The readers were too. 

Their expectations were inflated like balloons.

We have to pour cold water on them. Very hard! So they cant even hope! People need to know the reality so they wont blame Seo-joon if he doesnt win!

The producer decided to pop the balloon with a very sharp needle. 

He decided to destroy peoples dreams and hopes from the beginning and let them know that it was amazing, proud, and cool just to be nominated for the Golden Globe Awards.

The writers whispered to each other.

Producer. Are you a fan of Seo-joon?

Yes. He bragged a lot that he was a fan club member since he was a sprout.

And two days later, the day before the Golden Globe Awards.

MBS aired [Golden Globe and Academy].