Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 204

Hyung, am I cute? Episode 204

I arrived at Seo Su-hyeon’s house with Si-ha.

Actually, this was my first time visiting her house like this.

Aren’t we past the age of just hanging out at each other’s places just because we’re close these days?

I realized I hadn’t bought anything when she called and I came over.

I felt like I should have brought something in case her mother was home.

No, even if I was invited, shouldn’t I have brought something as a courtesy?

Such thoughts swirled in my head before I rang the doorbell.

“Hyung?”

“Yeah? Si-ha. Should we go to the store for a bit?”

“Why?”

“Well, I feel bad going empty-handed.”

As I said that, I heard a beeping sound and the door opened.

Si-ha and I stepped back as soon as we heard the sound.

“Oppa, what are you doing outside? You should have rung the bell if you were here.”

“No, I realized I came empty-handed… I was thinking of buying some juice….”

“No one’s home. Both my parents work.”

“Even if they’re not home, they can still drink the juice later when they get back.”

“Ah! Don’t worry about that and come in. It’s okay.”

I went inside with a slightly uneasy feeling.

A bright living room with a well-decorated interior. And the TV was huge.

When we went to Seo Su-hyeon’s room, I saw a computer, camera, and microphone.

A guitar case was standing in one corner, and the bed made the room look full.

“Is this your room?”

“Yeah. What do you think?”

“It’s normal. I thought there would be a well or something.”

“Why a well?”

“A frog in a well [a Korean idiom for someone with limited perspective].”

“This oppa, really!”

Si-ha quickly raised his head when he heard me.

“Frog noona. Well? Where is it? Well god? Make cloud and talk.”

Seo Su-hyeon tilted her head, not knowing what he was talking about.

You wouldn’t understand unless you knew about Si-ha’s work.

I don’t know how things will proceed if she can’t understand those words.

Well, I guess she’ll figure it out.

“Okay, oppa. I’ve prepared a chair here. I’ve set everything up so you won’t appear on the screen, so just sit down.”

“Alright.”

“Frog, what doing? Make song?”

Si-ha seemed curious.

We sat down and watched Seo Su-hyeon’s profile.

“Yeah, Si-ha. I’m going to film a video and upload it later. So, you have to help me make a song. Got it?”

“Ah, Si-ha can do.”

“Then, let’s start.”

Seo Su-hyeon’s eyes changed as she looked at the camera.

“Hello, everyone. I’m going to upload a song today, but it’s going to be a special video. You heard a kid talking in the video I sang at the cafe before, right?”

She urges those who haven’t seen it to go watch the video.

She’s advertising again like that.

She’s become a full-fledged YouTuber.

“Today, I have a guest. The owner of that voice! Si-ha! Say hello to the people, Si-ha.”

“Ah! Hi~”

“Haha. Unfortunately, you can’t see his face. Because I’m the main character. Ahem. Just kidding. Today, I’m going to compose a song based on what Si-ha says.”

Seo Su-hyeon took out her guitar.

She placed it on her leg and plucked the strings with her fingers.

Ding. Ding.

“Si-ha, tell me something fun.”

“Ah?”

“You know, like making a circle with your hands and asking for guest fees.”

“Ah?”

Si-ha tilted his head.

Because he had never done that before.

I was about to clear up this misunderstanding but closed my mouth.

I thought it might interfere with the video shooting.

“No. Soap bubbles. Soap bubbles. Showered. Made circle. Blew. Pop. Water go down.”

“Hmm? The circle was a soap bubble? I misunderstood. Ahem. Then, I’ll make a song with that.”

Seo Su-hyeon grabbed a chord.

She added a melody with her voice.

[A young day. Drawing circles. Making soap bubbles.

An adult day. Drawing circles. Asking for bank transfers.

Why is this? Purity fades. Whoa oh oh.

While showering. Does purity also wash away?

Or. Does it disappear as the bubbles pop?

But I still like it.

The circles.]

It feels good, but the lyrics have a strange vibe.

But it’s also addictive when you listen to it.

Seo Su-hyeon’s misunderstanding and Si-ha’s true intentions.

Telling a story about the experience between the two makes it even funnier.

Seo Su-hyeon coughed, as if she had finished all the lyrics.

“Ahem. Anyway, I re-created and composed Si-ha’s words like this. How is it, Si-ha? Good?”

“No.”

“Oh. No? Sorry. Was it weird?”

“Ah. Again.”

“Ugh! I hear that a lot when recording!”

Surprisingly, the two have good chemistry.

If people watch the video, they might burst out laughing.

“What do you think, oppa?”

Why are you suddenly calling me here? You didn’t even introduce me?

I hesitated and said.

“Hello. I’m Si-ha’s hyung. The one who appeared in that video.”

“Puhaha! Oh, right! I forgot to introduce oppa? Ahem. That’s right. The two of them are together. Now, tell me. How was the song you just made?”

I immediately said what I was thinking.

I don’t know why these things keep popping into my head when I see her.

“The tadpole became a self-made frog?”

“This oppa, really! What’s a self-made frog! What if people use that as a nickname when it goes up later?”

“Can’t you edit it out?”

“But, but if I edit it, I have to cut out this funny scene.”

“So, it’s a self-made frog.”

“No, it’s not. I’m just trying to add fun to the video.”

“If you add fun, money follows, so you don’t edit it out? Or is it fun to make money, so you don’t edit it out?”

“Isn’t that the same thing?”

“Ah. I got caught.”

“This oppa, really! Who do you think you’re fooling?”

Then Si-ha said.

“Frog. Not make Si-ha song?”

“Ah! I have to make it. I have to make it. Noona [term for older sister or female friend] will make it to suit Si-ha’s taste.”

Seo Su-hyeon calmed down and properly grabbed the guitar again.

“Then, tell me what Si-ha likes. I’ll make it with that.”

Si-ha folded his fingers one by one and said.

“Hyung. Pepe. Red. Si-ha car. Mundo. Baekdong. Seungjun. Hana. Lisa. Frog.”

I was touched that Hyung was at the very front.

I’m number one between his cute fingers.

But the order is a bit strange because he’s saying it as he remembers it.

Seo Su-hyeon stopped Si-ha, saying she understood, as he continued to speak.

Will a song that suits Si-ha’s taste really come out with that?

She grabbed a chord and immediately sang the song without a prelude.

[Hyung and Pepe. Red and Si-ha car. Mundo and Baekdong. Seungjun and Hana. Even though we all look different. We are all close….]

I stood up in surprise at the familiar melody.

“Hey! You scammer. That’s an existing song!”

“Oh, oppa. It’s a misunderstanding.”

“The melody is exactly that!”

“Songs that kids like are somewhat similar. What is it? Commercial code, you know? That’s it.”

“You’re the one who’s fooling me, right? Is this revenge from earlier? What is it?”

However, Si-ha was enjoying listening to it, perhaps because the song suited his taste.

He sensed something was wrong after seeing my reaction and realized that this was a song that already existed.

Si-ha looked at Seo Su-hyeon.

“Frog. Say lie?”

I had to correct the words because I was filming a video.

“Everyone. That’s not ‘say lie,’ it’s ‘lie.’”

The video ended by showing Seo Su-hyeon as a self-made scammer frog.

***

Three hours have passed since the video was uploaded.

The number of views isn’t high yet, but the reactions are hot.

People had to leave comments.

-I’m really curious about the baby’s face lol Is it difficult to reveal it?

-The hyung’s words are so funny. Self-made frog lol

-But Su, why did you become a frog? Ah. Is it because your profile picture is wearing a frog hat?

-The commercial code at the end is crazy lol

-I think it would be fun to push forward with this kind of content instead of original songs in the future?

I chuckled at the reactions in those comments.

I’m glad people are being friendly.

Well, thanks to that, we’re eating beef.

Seo Su-hyeon finished editing and invited us for lunch the next day.

The appearance fee is very generous.

“Si-ha, the video is up.”

“Ah?”

Si-ha put the beef in his mouth, chewed it, and looked at me.

His cheeks were so full that he looked cute.

“Want to watch?”

“Want to watch!”

I propped up my phone so Si-ha could see it.

I booked a room, so even a small sound can be heard well.

Seo Su-hyeon covered her face, feeling embarrassed.

“Ah, what is it? Why are you suddenly playing it while I’m eating?”

“No, why are you embarrassed?”

“What should I say? It’s a bit awkward to have someone I know watch the video in front of me? Something like that.”

“Huh? Why is that? It’s a video you made for people to watch.”

“It’s like showing a diary I’m embarrassed about to someone I know.”

“We filmed it together.”

“Still. Can’t you understand this?”

“Let’s eat meat. What does it matter? We have beef like this.”

I picked up a piece and put it in my mouth.

Si-ha was holding a spoon and standing still, wondering if the video was fun.

“Si-ha, you have to eat while watching.”

I fed him beef.

He put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times, and then stood still.

He fell into the video.

Is this why parents nag their kids to eat instead of just watching TV?

I gently grabbed Si-ha’s chin and made him chew the meat.

“Ah? Hyung?”

“Yeah? Hahaha. Watch while eating. While eating.”

Si-ha nodded and chewed hard.

Well, let’s put a lot of meat in my mouth at times like this.

“Get ready. I’m going to eat a lot.”

“It’s okay. Surely oppa won’t eat like Alisa?”

“Ah…. I can’t eat like Alisa.”

“And I was going to buy you something big like this sometime. I’m very grateful.”

“What are you grateful for? You just said a few words. You did well because you worked hard.”

“Phew. You mentioned me when you filmed a video with Bell, so it helped a lot.”

“Um. I can’t deny that.”

“So, eat a lot.”

“Seeing this reminds me of Sotteok-sotteok [Korean street food: sausage and rice cake skewers] at the festival. How much did you earn?”

“Everything was sold out. It was sold out until the last day, so I earned quite a lot. If you take everything out, the net profit is probably around this much?”

“50 million won [~37,000 USD]?!”

“This oppa! 5 million won [~3,700 USD]! 5 million!”

“Ah. It’s 5 million won.”

“Beef is expensive!”

“That’s right. Still, a net profit of 5 million won in 3 days is a huge hit.”

Of course, if you include labor costs, 5 million won will disappear.

However, this profit is reinvested in department events.

In the end, it’s money that comes back to us.

It means that the quality of food at the end-of-semester party or the beginning-of-semester party can be different.

Well, I’ll never go.

In fact, around the 3rd or 4th grade, it becomes annoying to go to such places.

And I have to take care of Si-ha.

I’d rather spend time with Si-ha eating something delicious.

“This cost will be carried over to next year, so it’s good. You have to be careful because if you spend it recklessly, it will become a minus.”

“Um. That’s right.”

The cost that comes down in a year is fixed.

That said, if you spend it recklessly and it becomes a minus, it will harm the following year.

Even though they eat tuition fees like that, money goes out to various places.

“Ah. But aren’t we just talking about money too much? It’s not pure.”

“Isn’t this more pure? When you’re young, you see this circle as a soap bubble.”

“Anyway, the video has been up for 3 hours, and the comments are explosive, so I think this will get quite a few views.”

“Right? This is a good video.”

“Doesn’t the song come out modestly too?”

“That’s true… But if I just do a little more, I can rise… What is this desire….”

“You’re a self-made frog.”

“This oppa, really! That’s not it. It’s just like clearing a game quest.”

Then Si-ha called me.

“Hyung. All watch.”

“Yeah. You watched it all?”

“Meat. Meat.”

“Okay. Let’s eat meat now. Su-hyeon, can I order cold noodles too?”

“I want spicy cold noodles.”

Si-ha tilted his head.

“Cold noodles? Spicy noodles? What?”

“You’ll know when you come. It’ll be fantastic when you taste it.”

So Si-ha tasted the cold noodles and spicy noodles and ate them in a storm, saying, ‘Delicious!’

He had it all over his mouth, so I laughed.

So, which one does Si-ha like better, cold noodles or spicy noodles?

I was about to ask that when the phone rang.

“Who is it? Hello.”

It was a call from the art advertising campaign.

Si-ha won an award.