Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 702

After hearing Seo-jun’s childhood story in the attic, the two of them headed to LA Stadium.

-Seo-jun in a uniform!!

= Baseball player Seo-jun!!

-It’s obvious that Jack Smith looks good in a uniform, but Seo-jun also suits the uniform perfectly!!

= I would believe it if he said he was a real baseball player.

= Even the way he adjusts his cap is cool

-Are those officials also watching?

= Seo-jun is attracting major league officials;;;

= They must have come to see Jack Smith.

As the comments were posted, the camera was set up and Seo-jun and Jack Smith started to play (?) for real.

-?? Is this playing??

Seo-jun laughed happily and threw the ball, and Jack Smith hit the fast-flying ball. The people watching (especially the baseball fans who came because of Jack Smith’s appearance) were shocked.

-Speed!! Speed!! Doesn’t anyone have a speed gun?

= 22 Someone analyze the speed!!

= It’s below!!

As if anticipating the people’s questions.

On one side of the screen edited by Seo-jun, Cocoa Entertainment’s Team 1 added subtitles and the pitching speed. Of course, they also kindly added a disclaimer saying ‘There may be errors.’ But still, they had to rub their eyes and look again at the number that was written there.

[152 km/h]

-???

= No, what is this number?

= Is this a typo?

= …If you look at the ball flying… it seems right?

= 22 Even if there are errors, it won’t be a difference of 10 km…

= 33 At least around 150…

-…Is that a ball thrown by an actor who hasn’t trained at all???

-What is our team doing!! Letting such a talent be taken by the entertainment industry!!

= He was taken since he was too young…

= 22 He never looked at sports…

= They should have tried hard to make him a baseball player!!

= Then he would have gone to the violin side. He was scouted by world-renowned violinists.

= Ah…

-It seems very fast, but how amazing is it?

= The average pitch speed in the K-league is 145 km.

= The average pitch speed in the major league is 150 km.

= …Eh??? What did you say??

= That’s why we are like this!!

= Well, there are some players who throw fastballs over 155 km (in the major league too)… but a ‘untrained’ ‘actor’ throwing 152 km…

=(A bear emoticon crying and hitting the ground)

=(A tiger emoticon crying and hitting the ground)

= It seems like all the K-league team fans are here;;;

= They are all crying

-Jack Smith still hits well.

= Home run!! So refreshing!!

-Oh! They are switching places now.

Seo-jun changed his equipment and went to the batter’s box, and Jack Smith went up to the mound. The image of them appeared on the screen.

-Seo-jun with a bat is also cool!!

= The batter’s helmet suits him too!!

-I saw Seo-jun’s batting skills when he was in Sita, but did Jack Smith ever pitch?

= He probably didn’t.

= This time they will show us their real playing…?

Jack Smith’s fast ball flew and Seo-jun swung his baseball bat hard. With a clang! sound, the ball soared across the sky. It was a home run.

-Home run!! Seo-jun’s home run!!

= Wow. Our actor is good at baseball too!!

= I want to watch it live! I want to see them play!!

-Seo-jun cheering is so cute!

= It looks like he’s playing with a friend

= He is playing with a friend

Unlike the sprouts who were ecstatic about Seo-jun’s home run, the baseball fans couldn’t close their mouths at the number that appeared below.

[154 km/h]

-A ‘batter’ who throws 154, and an ‘actor’ who hits it with a home run…??

= …No, how does this happen when they play?

= …I don’t know. It’s scary;;;

The sprouts and the baseball fans were watching the video with their own perspectives.

A little later.

Seo-jun and Jack Smith changed their clothes and came out again. The baseball fans were puzzled by the sight of the two leaving LA Stadium.

-? Where are Seo-jun and Jack Smith going?

= 22 No more baseball?

= This is Seo-jun’s birthday commemorative vlog

= Baseball was just a short part

= Ah… Sorry.

= We’ll go now.

= No! Rewind the previous scene!

= 22 This is more refreshing than watching our team play (is that a game!?).

= 33 It’s a pie in the sky.

= 44 Seo-jun player. If you have any thoughts of becoming a baseball player, please join our team… (praying)

= He’s already a player

-I have a feeling that <Even an actor is better than you!!> comments will be posted in every game from now on.

= Right

***

[/How was it, everyone? Did you enjoy it?/]

Seo-jun’s birthday commemorative vlog was coming to an end.

-Regret I want to stop here.

= 22 I want to save it for later. I know how you feel

= But I can’t stop

Seo-jun smiled brightly and spoke on the screen.

[/I spend my days wandering around these places when I don’t have any filming. It’s a very familiar day for me, although I was surprised to go to LA Stadium too. Anyway, I’m worried that it might have been a bit boring for you, sprouts./]

Song Yu-jung and Im Ye-na, who were watching with a beam projector, quickly shook their heads.

No. It was good.

It was nice to see the behind-the-scenes videos of his works and shootings, but it was also really nice to see the daily life of ‘Seo-jun, not the actor’.

“His childhood photos were cute and his stories were interesting.”

“It was fun to see him play with Jack Smith.”

They wished the video would never end.

The sprouts looked at Seo-jun in the video with eyes full of regret.

[/I hope this video brought you happiness and joy, sprouts. I’m happy and joyful when I receive your support./]

“Ugh…”

Our actor, he speaks so beautifully!

Song Yu-jung and Im Ye-na, who couldn’t bear the overwhelming emotion, squeezed the cushions they were holding without a word.

Seo-jun moved the camera and said ta-da!

It was a cute birthday cake with green sprouts drawn on it.

[/This is the birthday cake prepared by Cocoa Entertainment. Isn’t it cute? I’ll put the candles now. Hmm. Should I do it in Korean age?/]

Two big candles and three small ones.

The candles that indicated that Seo-jun was now 23 years old were lit. The lights went off at the right time (maybe it was the manager) and the room became dark.

[/Okay. I’ll make a wish now. You should also make a wish, sprouts./]

Seo-jun clasped his hands together like praying and smiled at the camera.

[/My wish is for you, sprouts, to be happy./]

Song Yu-jung and Im Ye-na collapsed.

“Is this what happiness feels like…”

“The culprit is Seo-jun…”

The YouTube comments also went crazy.

-I can die without any regrets now…

=You can’t die yet. You have to watch Shena!!

=(Rising from the grave!)

=Shena: Resurrection spell

=

-Seo-jun’s wish is our happiness… Our happiness is Seo-jun’s happiness

=22 Please let Seo-jun be happy and enjoy his work

=33 Please make Seo-jun happy even if he doesn’t do any work!

=44 Seo-jun!! Happy birthday!! You have to be happy always!!

=You are all sonice

=This is why I love sprouts

That actor and those fans.

They wished for each other’s happiness, Seo-jun and the sprouts.

Happy Birthday to you~

The birthday song played.

Clapping their hands (Song Yu-jung and Im Ye-na also sang along), Seo-jun blew out the candles when the song ended. The lights turned on and Seo-jun smiled brightly at the camera.

[/Thank you for wishing me a happy birthday! Let’s be happy for a long, long time! Sprouts!/]

Happiness.

The emotion that was clearly shown on Seo-jun’s face made the hearts of the sprouts from all over the world swell.

“…It’s over.”

Song Yu-jung said regretfully as the replay button appeared on the screen. Im Ye-na, who was enjoying the afterglow, straightened her posture and opened her mouth.

“Yu-jung.”

“Hmm?”

“We have two choices.”

Im Ye-na raised her index finger and looked at Song Yu-jung, who tilted her head.

“First, we write a birthday letter to Seo-jun, watch the fan meeting DVD, and then watch the birthday vlog. Second, we write a birthday letter to Seo-jun, watch the birthday vlog, and then watch the fan meeting DVD.”

They were two choices, but only the order of the videos was different.

“…That’s something.”

Song Yu-jung looked at Im Ye-na and said.

“Are you having trouble deciding?”

She had a very serious expression.

The fan meeting DVD was good because it had the characters they liked, and the birthday vlog was good because it had the real person.

“Ugh! What should I watch first!?”

The two sprouts were engulfed in a serious dilemma.

***

March 10th, 00:00 in Korean time.

March 9th, 7:00 a.m. in LA time.

Seo-jun’s smile never left his face as he read the birthday letters from the sprouts that were posted on [From Sprouts] according to Korean time.

Choi Tae-woo, who received Andaho’s instructions, took pictures of Seo-jun like that. Later, he would select the A-cut and post it on [From Sprouts] with the title ‘The actor who is happy all day reading the birthday letters’.

Even on Seo-jun’s birthday, there was a schedule for action training for [Shadow&Knight]. As he entered the A2 building, he was greeted by the trainers and stuntmen.

“Happy birthday, Seo-jun hyung!”

“Thank you, Philip.”

“/Happy birthday!/”

“/Thank you!/”

Seo-jun smiled brightly and answered.

“Happy birthday, Jun.”

“Thank you, Evan.”

Evan Block, who played Shadowman, also joined the training.

“Who’s coming for dinner?”

“Rachel, Jonathan, and Director Ryan. And…”

They decided to have a dinner and a birthday party, and the people who had time agreed to attend. Nara Emo (the owner of King’s Market, the number one Korean market), who was sorry that she couldn’t come because of her busy work, gave Seo-jun a pile of gifts for his birthday.

One, two.

Before the training, Seo-jun, who was stretching for safety, asked Evan Block, who was stretching with him.

“Do you think Actor Lawrence won’t come, Evan?”

“I guess not. I heard that Jaeyeon takes care of all the action scenes.”

Kirk Lawrence, who played the villain, hadn’t shown up at the action training center until now, when there were only a few days left until the crank-in.

Hmm.

Maybe it was because he had mostly met passionate actors, but Seo-jun was a bit bothered by Kirk Lawrence, who didn’t participate in the training.

‘He acts well, though.’

His acting skills were good, as Jonathan Will, the director, had chosen him.

“It’s easier to think that there are actors like that. Not all actors are passionate about acting.”

Seo-jun nodded at Evan Block’s words. It was a pity, but it was something that he couldn’t expect everyone to have a passionate attitude.

“Then he won’t come on the day of the ritual either?”

The ritual.

At Jonathan Will’s suggestion, they decided to have a ritual the day before the crank-in. 

The stuntmen who had experienced the ritual in [Shadowman3] also agreed.

‘/Ritual? Sure!/’

‘/There was no one injured thanks to the ritual, right?/’

Seo-jun also prepared [(Good) Oak Priest’s Prayer-Intermediate] for that.

“I guess not.”

And on the day of the ritual.

As Seo-jun and Evan Block had guessed, Kirk Lawrence didn’t participate. 

Seo-jun scratched his cheek and shrugged his shoulders. Then he read the congratulatory message and started the ritual.

“/Please let us make a good work!!/”

Everyone laughed at the sight of Jonathan Will, who looked like he would bow several times to the ritual table with a red pig doll on it (‘You only have to do it three times, Jonathan!’).

“/Please make it as successful as Shadowman3!!/”

The success of season 2 depended on [Shadow&Knight], so the Marinsa officials also bowed sincerely, not less than Jonathan. Seo-jun and Evan Block, as well as the stuntmen, bowed to the ritual table.

“Then I’ll burn the congratulatory message.”

Manager Choi Tae-woo lit the end of the message with a lighter. A bright red flame burned and a notification popped up.

[The ritual is over.]

[(Good) Oak Priest’s Prayer-Intermediate is activated.]

Seo-jun smiled brightly at the aura that resembled the flames that wrapped around the people who attended the ritual.

***

The next day.

The first shooting of [Shadow&Knight] began.