Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 455

형, aren’t I cute? 형, aren’t I cute? Side Story – Episode 30 (455/500)

Side Story 30: Darkness Under the Lamp (6)

Seo Su-hyeon’s YouTube channel uploaded a video of the Cultural Day event.

The title was: [I Found a Piano on the Street, and a Child Appeared to Draw on It!]

A very long title.

Subscribers were puzzled by Seo Su-hyeon’s absence but decided to watch the video out of curiosity.

A small child appears first.

Wearing a beret and carrying a bag, the child discovers the piano.

The child looks around.

The camera zooms in on the piano in the distance.

Two beautifully painted pianos.

It’s as if there’s a contrast between why this piano isn’t decorated.

The screen changes again, and the child plops down next to the piano.

Then, the child picks up a brush and starts drawing a mystical picture.

At that moment, the screen splits in half, with Seo Su-hyeon appearing on the left and Lee Si-ha on the right.

Seo Su-hyeon’s screen focuses on the piano keys and the performer’s face, so only a small part of the drawing is visible.

She plays the piano, providing background music for Si-ha’s drawing.

[Chopin – Fantasie Impromptu]

The caption appears.

It was a perfect song choice for the drawing.

Si-ha’s drawing was like the word “impromptu.”

The brush moves, quickly creating the drawing.

Of course, the editing that sped up the video also played a part.

It was timed exactly to the end of Seo Su-hyeon’s piano piece.

Many lamps are drawn, and one or two fireflies are lit.

The faces of the onlookers were also shown, their mouths wide open in amazement.

[Faintly Visible Stand]

The drawing was heading towards the end, with the stand being drawn last by the light.

Seo Su-hyeon’s piano had already changed to Canon in D.

As the child turns to the left side for the finishing touches, the body is hidden by the piano.

The focus was solely on Seo Su-hyeon playing the piano.

People watching the video were wondering.

Why doesn’t the screen change, and why doesn’t it show the left side?

The camera filming Seo Su-hyeon was on the left, so they knew the same picture was being drawn.

A lamp picture was visible in the corner of the screen.

[The child finishes the drawing and leaves.]

The child packs up the tools and leaves without looking back.

At the same time, Seo Su-hyeon’s piano also came to an end.

Finishing very smoothly by playing the keys.

The screen returns to one, showing the entire picture of the piano.

The right, the back, and finally the left picture that hadn’t been shown.

The picture on the left side was nothing special.

However, the difference was that it started from the bottom, leaving a space in the top line.

And it keeps leaving a line of space under the regular yet irregular arrangement of lamps.

People couldn’t figure out what that meant.

[Cultural Day.]

It ended with the last caption.

It might not be a big deal, but it was a well-made video.

People commented.

-The picture is so warm~

-What is this, I’ve been watching it while all the lights are on?

-Wow… no way, a kid like that draws so well?

-What was I doing at that age?

-I feel like I’ve seen that face somewhere…

-Cute…

-But can someone explain what that picture means? I’m curious?

Then a long commenter appeared.

It was the [Interpreter] who always leaves long comments on the Si-ha Pepe channel.

[Tsk tsk. Let me tell you for those who still haven’t noticed, even though there are so many hints.

Why did she play Fantasie Impromptu at first?

That picture is the sheet music for Fantasie Impromptu. Look closely. You think the lamps are in an irregular arrangement, but it’s actually based on the sheet music.

There are two types of stands, right? Stands that can be held and stands that can be placed on the ground. Doesn’t the stand connected to the lamp look like a note?

It may not be a proper sheet music drawn on a staff, but you can see that it is being drawn very similarly.

It’s natural that you didn’t notice.

That child only drew the right-hand sheet music.

Even that space is the place for the left-hand sheet music. I think she deliberately didn’t draw it.

But on the left side of the piano, the left-hand sheet music is drawn.]

[I wonder what this means?

There is a left-hand sheet music on the left.

The first left hand, not the sheet music, passes by and the last sheet music comes out.

Left and right. Left hand and right hand. She deliberately matched it like that.

Suddenly, this saying comes to mind.

‘Let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing.’

So, she drew the right-hand sheet music on the back of the piano.

The right hand did a lot, but the left hand doesn’t know.

The child drew the picture, but the performer sitting on the already painted piano doesn’t know.

So, the performer is being filmed by the ‘left’ camera.

How is it? Do you know the child’s intention now?

This is crazy! To draw a picture with such intention at that age!]

Many replies were posted on the comment.

-Isn’t that too much of a thought?

-It’s too much of a coincidence to say it’s too much of a thought? It’s really similar to the Fantasie Impromptu sheet music.

-No. Wait a minute. Isn’t the reason why she didn’t draw the lamp on the first line and made an empty space because it’s a whole rest [a musical pause], so she had to rest?!

-That’s right.

-Where did you even come up with the idea of illuminating the two stands with light? Is it really impromptu [unrehearsed or spontaneous]?

-Usually, impromptu in piano refers to making it in a free form, not making it on the spot, so I think she just drew it freely.

-That’s it.

-From the beginning, meeting a piano on the street with an art bag and drawing on it is like a set-up.

-Real.

At this time, Seo Su-hyeon fixed the interpreter’s comment [pinned the comment to the top].

People commented on it.

-She fixed this.

-Is this right??

-LOL.

***

Seo Su-hyeon looked at the number of views of the video.

It already exceeded 10,000.

Since it seemed like a lot of people had watched it, she turned on the live broadcast.

“Hello.”

-Hi hi.

-You’re so pretty.

-Hi hi hi.

“I don’t know if you enjoyed the video I uploaded today.”

-The quality of today’s video was crazy???

-It was good.

“I’m planning to upload a scene of me playing the piano later. There are other fun videos too.”

-I’m curious about who that child is!

-That’s right!

“Ah. That child is someone I know personally, and she’s a very cute and talented child.”

-Is the meaning of the picture the comment that is fixed [pinned]?

“Ah. That’s right. I turned it on to tell you that. First of all, the song score is correct as in the comment. The left-hand and right-hand scores were also deliberately drawn. If you look at the picture, she really drew it that way.”

-That’s right.

-Wow, she drew it with intention. Did that child really think of it?

“Yes. The child really thought of it. She probably learned music too. And the lamp was drawn because she learned that the bottom of the lamp is dark? She said she used what she learned in school.”

-Ah.

-The reason is cute.

-That’s why schoolwork is important.

“We have many opportunities to enjoy culture nearby, but many people don’t know about it like Cultural Day. In that sense, I think she drew the lamp.”

-Did you just think of that?

-Sister. Did the child really think that way?

“I thought of it.”

-LOL.

-Why are you giving it meaning?

-She’s adding interpretation.

-But did you also aim for ‘Let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing’?

Seo Su-hyeon nodded.

The right camera, the left camera. Being filmed with different camera settings.

In fact, that part was just a coincidence.

It was just that Su-hyeon also installed her camera on the opposite side while her uncle was installing it first.

It was a coincidence that it was filmed that way, but the world is such that even coincidences become intentions.

It’s also true that the intention came to mind while editing and was added.

I thought of it before uploading the video, so wouldn’t it be right to say that I aimed for it?

“Okay. Then I’ll just do one song today. I turned it on to tell you this today. Quite a few people have gathered.”

-No…

-Please sing a little more and go…

-Only one song…

“Next time. Hehe.”

-Ah, but isn’t that child Si-ha who appeared in Ant earlier?

There were also very sharp viewers.

Seo Su-hyeon pretended not to see it and passed it over.

No. Do you recognize that? When was that?

Well, her face hasn’t changed that much.

“Then I’ll sing a song!”

However, viewers who have been watching for a long time already had questions about the content.

First, they listen to the song and diligently post comments on the uploaded video.

They asked if that child was Lee Si-ha.

The topic of the video quietly sparked.

Later, Seo Su-hyeon was horrified to see those comments.

‘I didn’t cause an accident, did I? I didn’t say anything!’

Comments saying that they thought so too were popping up like mushrooms.

***

Meanwhile, Si-ha was talking with her friends at elementary school about what she did on Cultural Day.

Everyone was there together, but it was special to share and talk about those memories.

Originally, stories that can be sympathized with are the main ones.

Of course, children who couldn’t make it on weekdays couldn’t join the story.

Still, it was an interesting story just to listen to.

It was a story that they participated in directly, not just watching something.

“Si-ha was drawing a picture, and people were so surprised that their eyes popped out.”

Seung-jun tells the story.

He adds a lot of MSG [exaggeration].

“I heard he covered his eyes with his hands and put them back in because he knew they were popping out too much.”

“Wow. That’s amazing.”

“You guys should have seen the picture Si-ha drew. Maybe it’s there today, so if you want to see it, go and see it. I wonder if it’ll be there on the weekend too?”

At that time, Jong-su stepped up.

“I have a fancam [amateur-shot video].”

Jong-su, who has a smartphone, showed the video.

He showed what he filmed while watching from inside the cafe.

The children gathered around Jong-su.

“Hey. Lee Si-ha. Why are you coming to see it! You should honestly step aside.”

“But I haven’t seen the fancam.”

“You don’t have to see it because you drew it.”

“I didn’t watch it from afar.”

“You couldn’t watch it because you drew it.”

“That’s why I have to see it.”

“But didn’t your uncle film a video? Didn’t you see that?”

“I didn’t see what was filmed on the phone.”

“No. Your brother was filming too, right?”

“That’s because my brother filmed it. Jong-su filmed it from behind the piano here. It’s different.”

“Is it different?”

I thought there wasn’t much difference, but Si-ha insisted on squeezing in between the children to watch the video.

It was difficult for everyone to see with a small phone.

“Wow. That’s amazing.”

“You’re really good at drawing. Is this Si-ha?”

“Awesome!”

One child is shouting awesome even if they can’t see it.

Si-ha stepped back with a proud face.

The empty seat is filled in an instant.

The children didn’t go to see it in person, but they were able to enjoy it through the video.

“Wow. Hana is singing a song!”

“Yun-dong danced so well?!”

“Wow. Eun-woo’s rap is awesome.”

Everyone wasn’t there, but they could enjoy it enough with just the video.

“Are Si-ha and everyone becoming famous now?”

“Yeon-joo is famous, but the other kids will be very famous too.”

Si-ha said.

“Hyung [older brother] is more famous! People in other countries know him.”

In fact, it became quite a topic in foreign countries.

But now it’s a bit faded, so maybe no one remembers it.

“What are you guys doing?”

The homeroom teacher came in.

Everyone chattered like chicks about what happened.

The teacher’s eyes widened.

“Wow. You participated in culture too. You did a really good job.”

Si-ha took out her picture diary.

“Teacher. I’ve finished my picture diary too.”

“Already?”

“Yes!”

The teacher opened the picture diary.

“Huh?”

“Why? Is it weird?”

“I don’t know if I should say it’s weird or amazing.”

“???”

Here was the first high-quality picture diary in the world.

And I read what I wrote quickly, but the story was a little strange. No, it was very strange.

Did you write a novel instead of a diary?