Chapter 429:
The third-year students gathered in front of the bulletin board and scrutinized the graduation announcement that Seo-jun had posted.
The most eye-catching thing after the play title that sounded like a spaceship name was the characters they were recruiting.
There were a total of five characters, excluding the character that Seo-jun would play, which was one more than in [Mirror].
Kim Joo-kyung opened her mouth.
“Seo-jun''s name is not here, so I guess he has a separate character.”
“That''s right. Oh, is this it?”
Although it was not written what kind of character it was, they could roughly guess what role Seo-jun would play by looking at the synopsis written on the announcement.
Park Si-young pointed to the character that was at the center of the synopsis.
“Judging by the synopsis, this character seems to be the protagonist this time.”
“Seo-jun was also the protagonist in [Mirror] if you only watched the play.”
Kang Jae-han''s words made Han Jinho chuckle.
“But that was all fake.”
Jeon Seong-min pointed to the three characters written at the end of the character introduction with an amused face.
“But aren''t these three a bit out of place?”
Kim Joo-kyung, who also thought that the character introduction was strange from the first glance, agreed with a smile.
“But it seems like it will be fun. Who would have thought of connecting them like this. The twist is also interesting.”
“That''s right. It''s not something incomprehensible... It''s SF. It doesn''t seem impossible if you add various settings.”
Yang Ju-hee nodded her head and said.
“If we weren''t actors, we could have watched this as a play without spoilers... It''s a pity.”
Everyone nodded their heads at Yan Ju-hee''s words and turned their eyes back to the announcement.
“Then which role do you like...”
The third-year students of Mirinae High School who were looking at the graduation performance announcement fell into deep thought.
***
Seo-jun''s graduation performance announcement was posted on the bulletin board, and the students who wanted to join Seo-jun''s team wondered which role they would like among the five characters.
Unlike the first-year students who were flustered, the second-year students had a very good person to ask questions.
He had already filmed two works with Seo-jun, and both of them were big hits!
Moreover, one of them won the Golden Palme d’Or Award at Cannes Film Festival.
The child star who received the most attention after actor Seo-jun from the public.
“Wow. Kim Han-seok. Give us some wisdom!”
Of course, his image as a friend was stronger before that.
The second-year students brought snacks and drinks to Kim Han-seok''s seat as if they were offering sacrifices to a god, and showed off their acting skills that were a waste of talent.
Kim Han-seok, who laughed at his friends’ jokes, soon scratched his cheeks and said.
“But I also failed in Seo-jun hyung''s audition...”
“Oh, right.”
The friends who accepted it in an instant took away the snacks and drinks they had brought.
Kim Han-seok made a dumbfounded expression without even touching them.
A burst of laughter erupted.
After having a good laugh, the second-year students tore up all the snacks on their desks and gathered around to talk.
Soon, some first-year students also joined them.
“We can''t beat the third-years.”
“But we can''t not audition either.”
It would be really regrettable if someone from the first or second year passed Seo-jun''s audition by chance.
One of the second-year students looked at the announcement he had taken with his phone.
“Isn''t there a possibility for these three?”
The first thing that caught their eyes was, of course, the three characters that were unique if they were unique.
The other second-year students also nodded their heads.
“They do look like they have less lines...”
“But these kind of roles can be scene stealers unexpectedly.”
Hmm.
The second-year students’ worries deepened.
Choosing a character was originally the beginning of an audition.
Usually, most of the works were centered on adults, so they only had to choose from one or two child roles, but school plays were different.
All roles were open to students and they could apply for any role.
They had a higher chance of passing than other plays.
But it was different if the school was ‘Mirinae Arts High School’ and they knew who were in the current third year.
Anyone would feel hopeless in front of them.
“But can they change it during the performance? It seems like it would take some time.”
“It''s okay. The Mirinae Hall stage has a revolving stage.”
“A revolving stage?”
Jung Min-hyung nodded his head and answered his friends who asked back.
“They set up the sets on the stage and rotate the stage. Then it doesn''t take that long.”
His friends blinked their eyes at Jung Min-hyung''s words.
“...There was something like that in Mirinae Hall?”
“Yeah, they do regular performances there too. I''ve seen a play there before.”
“Really? I thought they only did school events there!”
“Me too. I thought it was our school auditorium.”
“That would be such a waste.”
They all nodded their heads at that.
It was too good to use Mirinae Hall, which was located next to Mirinae Arts High School, as a school auditorium.
“It would be convenient to prepare if there''s a revolving stage.”
“But Min-hyung, how did you know there was a revolving stage?”
“Um. Well...”
Jung Min-hyung smiled sheepishly.
“I wanted to do one more performance with Lee Seo-jun sunbae when he graduates.”
“Oh, Min-hyung, you prepared for the graduation performance with Lee Seo-jun sunbae when you were in middle school, right?”
Wow.
They all looked at Jung Min-hyung, who had graduated from Yeoul Arts Middle School, with surprised eyes.
He had prepared the costumes for ‘Kim Jin-woo’, who was played by Seo-jun in [Mirror], and said with a smile.
“Yes. So I thought I should know the stage beforehand if I get accepted. I''m going to be on the art team, after all. It''s very different from Yeoul Arts Middle School Yeoul Hall. It''s bigger and better!”
They all gaped at Jung Min-hyung, who was talking about the lights on the stage, the scenery from the audience seats, how this side needed more matte materials because the lights shone well, how that side was hard to see so they should move the set a little to the left.
He didn''t seem to have looked around for just a day or two.
“You''re amazing...”
They had always thought he was a genius who made amazing artworks and won prizes at every competition he entered.
But he was not an ordinary person after all.
‘Is this what it takes to be a genius?’
Jung Min-hyung smiled shyly at his friends’ sincere admiration. Suddenly, mischief flashed in their eyes.
“Let''s tell this to Lee Seo-jun sunbae!”
“Yeah! Let''s go right now!”
“Min-hyung, you should ask him to pick you!”
“No! Wait!”
Jung Min-hyung panicked and grabbed his friends’ clothes as they ran out with playful faces.
He didn''t seem to notice that they were laughing outside.
The others burst out laughing at the sight.
***
“As expected.”
As lunchtime came to an end, seo-jun nodded his head as he looked at the applications on his desk.
The first ones to come in were always from the music and art departments.
He scanned each application.
There were familiar names and new ones.
He looked again, but there were no applications from the acting department.
But that was fine.
He might have been worried if he hadn''t experienced it before, but now he could wait calmly.
Seo-jun smiled faintly.
He still felt a little embarrassed when he thought of how he had estimated and sulked, afraid that his adapted play [Mirror] wouldn''t make it to the stage.
Ahem.
He coughed at the old memories that came up and looked around.
His friends were looking at the scripts that Seo-jun had prepared for the audition on their phones, examining the characters.
‘There''s no original work this time.’
They were seriously thinking about which role suited them best. Seo-jun was satisfied with their expressions and continued to read the applications.
‘It might take a little longer to submit the applications.’
But he felt like he could enjoy preparing for this graduation performance too.