Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 456

Hyung, am I cute? Hyung, am I cute? Extra Story – Episode 31 (456/500)

Extra Story 31 I Knew It All Along!

Another busy morning arrived.

I went to the veranda, and the cold air greeted me. It was an air that sobered me up.

I took out the gas burner and turned it on; the ticking sound of the spark was the last wake-up call.

I set it to low heat, but it was so low that it went out.

“Ah.”

Just because a spark flies doesn’t mean it will keep burning.

The gas has to be constantly supplied, like adding firewood.

I put a large frying pan on and grilled mackerel.

If I grill it inside, the smell will stick, so when I cook something too smelly, I use the gas burner on the veranda like this.

It’s inevitable that the smell will penetrate when I come back into the kitchen, but doing this much is enough.

“Hyung, where are you?”

It was Siha’s voice looking for me from morning.

If Mom were here, he would have looked for Mom.

“Si-hyeok is on the veranda,” Samchon’s words sounded like Dad saying, ‘Mom is on the veranda~’.

I heard Siha running over.

He burst open the door and looked at me.

“Hyung. What are you doing?”

“I’m going to grill mackerel. It smells, so close the door.”

“I want to stay here even if it smells.”

“Then come in.”

Siha put on his slippers, came in, and closed the door.

I put the mackerel on.

Sizzle.

“Is the mackerel getting delicious?”

“Yes. The mackerel is getting delicious.”

“Mackerel tastes good when it’s brown.”

“Hahaha.”

I like the white flesh of mackerel, but Siha seems to like the brown part inside when grilling it.

No wonder he eats that part so well.

“That’s the best part.”

“What’s the best part?”

“A particularly good taste?”

“Ah~ A taste with three stars drawn on it.”

A taste with three stars drawn on it. Well, it’s like putting a star on an important part, so it might not be wrong in a way.

I flipped the mackerel over.

Sizzle.

“Ah. Right. Siha. Your video was uploaded on YouTube.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. Should I show you?”

“Yes!”

I turned on YouTube and showed it to him.

Honestly, the editing was well done.

The part where Seo Soo-hyeon came out together was good. I never thought they would split the screen in two and use that piano piece as background music.

I wondered if they deliberately distracted the viewers.

“Hyung. The comments say they watched it twice. Once for the picture and once for Hyunie noona [older sister/female friend].”

“Huh?”

Was it an advanced technique to make people watch it twice unintentionally?

The quickly drawn picture and the fast-tempo piano have an attractive charm that draws attention.

Moreover, the picture is getting faster to match the speed of the piano.

“Let’s not look at the comments in detail because there might be malicious comments.”

“No. There are only good words. They say the beret is so cute?”

“Let’s not look!”

It’s not a malicious comment, but it’s not the right expression.

Of course, I know that kids will use it all later, but it’s different when it comes out in everyday life.

“I shouldn’t look because Hyung told me not to~”

“Yes. Yes. Even good words can become bad if you keep looking at them.”

“Why?”

“Knowing too well can hinder growth.”

“Ah! You think you’re already perfect and don’t study?”

“Yeah. That’s right.”

“You have to review even if you know it. I learned it at school.”

“That’s right. That’s right.”

Is this why I send him to school?

Siha is learning very well.

“But Hyung. I don’t want to review.”

Most parents felt that way when they were young.

“The mackerel is all grilled, so let’s go eat now.”

“Yes!”

I put the mackerel on a plate and came to the table.

But there was nothing on the table.

“Samchon [uncle]. Why weren’t you setting the table?”

“Huh?”

“I told you to set the table.”

“Ah. That’s right! I forgot.”

Samchon scratched his head.

Siha sighed when he saw that.

“Oh, Samchon. Even if you don’t want to study, please review. That way you won’t forget.”

“You do it.”

“I’m okay because I don’t forget. Because I know everything.”

“You’re funny.”

It was another peaceful morning.

***

The video didn’t hit 1 million views, but strangely, I got calls from people I knew.

How did they find this?

Algorithms can be quite scary.

Or they might have subscribed to Seo Soo-hyeon’s channel.

Because they all know each other.

「I knew it was Siha as soon as I saw the back of his head!」

It was Baek Dong-hwan’s voice, which I hadn’t heard in a while.

A voice actor should save his voice, why is his voice so loud? Or is it just good vocalization?

“That’s how it happened.”

「I didn’t know you would allow it.」

“I’m not the kind of person who opposes this kind of thing.”

「But you didn’t like him getting attention at a young age.」

“That’s because Siha is really young. He still is, but I don’t want to stop him from doing what he wants to do.”

「Well, he was on ‘Worker Ant’ too, so YouTube is nothing now.」

“He was only on it briefly, but I didn’t know it would become such a hot topic.”

I didn’t expect it to become a hot topic during the old movie either.

Who would have expected to win the Palme d’Or [highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival]? Even the director didn’t expect it.

「I should have been in that position.」

“A successful voice actor should work.”

Baek Dong-hwan is quite young, but he has a lot of experience now.

As time goes by, his experience gradually accumulates.

Especially the audiobook he did at the beginning.

It is said that this is giving voice actors quite a lot of work.

Baek Dong-hwan is also getting a lot of that work. Despite his imposing physique, he has a good network, so his work doesn’t seem to be decreasing.

“Are you very busy these days?”

「No. I’m not busy.」

“You’re not busy.”

Now that he has left the company and is working as a freelancer, he may seem free, but it is not as easy as he thinks.

Self-management was essential for me and Baek Dong-hwan.

Because I have Siha, I have no choice but to get up early and work.

But Baek Dong-hwan is alone, so he will have to move according to a well-planned schedule.

「So, are you going to keep filming YouTube videos?」

“Um. I don’t think so? Soo-hyeon uploaded the video to her channel.”

「Ah. That’s right. She was already running it.」

“That’s right.”

Although it only shows the picture and not her face.

This time, she said it was okay for her face to be shown, so that’s how the video was filmed.

There was no need to upload it to the Sihapepe channel.

But isn’t there a possibility that people will say that Siha and Sihapepe have the same name, so they are the same person?

It’s too much of a stretch.

The picture drawn on the piano and the picture drawn on the pad feel a bit different.

“Hey. But only people who know noticed. People don’t know that Siha was on ‘Worker Ant’, right?”

「I saw some comments from people who were vague.」

“Siha is different now than he was then. How much taller has he grown? They won’t notice. Yeah.”

「He hasn’t grown much…….」

“What are you talking about! He’s almost twice as tall!”

「That’s too much of an exaggeration…….」

Why does everyone say he hasn’t grown?

He’s grown a lot! He might even surpass my height now.

Maybe he’ll grow even taller and say he wants to be a basketball player.

“He’s grown.”

「No, I’m not saying he hasn’t grown.」

“You don’t see him every day, so you don’t know, but he really grows every day.”

「???」

“Why?”

「Isn’t it usually the people who see him every day who don’t know?」

“What do you know.”

I have a good eye, so I can tell.

Siha grows 0.001mm every day.

Of course, I didn’t say the exact number because I thought people would react absurdly.

“I also ordered a nutritional supplement to help him grow taller.”

「You know he hasn’t grown that much, right?」

“No, he’s really growing.”

That’s because Siha is a late bloomer.

That’s why people can’t see him growing well. Yeah!

「Siha is cute because he’s small.」

“Siha is a big person. Didn’t you see the aura when he was drawing on the piano?”

「Small giant.」

“Big giant?”

We bickered over trivial things and ended the call.

Today, I convinced one person that Siha is growing.

You have to have faith.

I don’t know why they say he hasn’t grown, just like Samchon.

“Shall we work now?”

The moment I tried to put my hand on the keyboard.

I got another call.

It’s coming too often.

This time it was Director Go.

“Oh. Director, what’s going on?”

「Oh. Long time no see.」

“Yes. It’s been about 10 years.”

「What are you talking about? It’s been over 20 years since we met.」

“???”

The director was even more extreme than me.

Hearing those words, it seems like he’s still the same.

“Is your next work going well?”

「Of course. Ah! I saw the video. No, you should have told me that Siha has such amazing abilities. I knew who it was as soon as I saw the back of his head. I was really surprised.」

“I thought you would notice when you saw his profile.”

「I should quit being a director if I can’t recognize him from the back. He’s the kid I filmed.」

“He’s three times bigger than he was then.”

「That’s not true.」

The director is even more extreme. I don’t know why he didn’t say 10 times this time.

“Yes. That’s right. He’s grown about twice as much.”

「Isn’t he? He hasn’t grown much…….」

The director who filmed Siha has such poor eyesight. It seems like he should fulfill his promise to quit being a director.

“You called to talk about this.”

「That’s right. I noticed right away.」

“As expected.”

I want to praise him for recognizing Siha right away.

「I thought, ‘Now you’re revealing Siha to the world.’」

“Yes?”

「So, I thought, ‘I should support him,’ so I told all our actors. I also posted it on Twitter.」

“Yes?”

「Were you surprised? Haha! I did a good job with the tact [sense of what to do or say to avoid causing offense], right? It was also a surprise.」

Tact? I didn’t want this to become a hot topic?!

Why did you put firewood in to fuel the fire? Huh? Why are you doing things I didn’t ask you to do??

The viewers are vague about whether it’s Siha or not, but you’ve confirmed it?

「You don’t have to thank me so much.」

I imagine the director swiping his finger under his nose.

I really want to hit you. Director. I’m so grateful. Can I hit you with a thank-you punch?

“I’m not grateful.”

「Hahaha. I can picture you being shy.」

I’m going crazy. I’m really not grateful?

***

I didn’t see the actors much when filming ‘Worker Ant’, but I had to take Siha with me to award ceremonies and interviews, so he received a lot of love from the actors.

They really adored him and gave him a lot of snacks.

Is it because of those memories?

The ‘Worker Ant’ actors posted on SNS that Siha had grown a lot.

At this point, I thought, ‘As expected, the actors know that Siha has grown.’

The actors also added one word. They said they didn’t know he had this talent and were really surprised.

They posted it with the video link, so the number of views soared.

Don’t these people work?

If you suddenly upload something like that all at once, people will become curious.

“Oh, Oppa [older brother/male friend]. The number of views. The, the number of views.”

Seo Soo-hyeon was so surprised that she tapped my arm.

“I’m watching it too.”

“Why is this happening? Oppa, do you know? Ah! When I look at the comments, they recognize Siha? Is everything exposed now? They’re even sure?”

The comments were good.

-It was Siha who was on ‘Worker Ant’

-He’s really grown a lot.

-Wow Sihaㅠㅠ I thought he wouldn’t be a child actor anymore, but he had this crazy talent.

-I translated the fixed English comment and the picture interpretation is crazy???

-Siha is really a geniusㅠㅠㅠ

-He’s grown up so wellㅠㅠ

As expected, Baek Dong-hwan and the director were weird. Everyone says he’s grown well. They even say he’s grown a lot.

“Wow. Korean people are really amazing. This.”

“It went up because the actors posted the link, not because they were sure it was Siha.”

“Yes? Who?”

“The actors from ‘Worker Ant’.”

“Why on earth would they…….”

That’s because the director said he noticed everything and spread the rumor all over the neighborhood.

Seo Soo-hyeon laughs when I tell her that fact.

Is it that funny?

“Oppa. This isn’t just an opportunity. Some people spend hundreds of millions of won [Korean currency; approximately hundreds of thousands of USD] on one advertisement.”

“Well, yeah.”

The marketing cost is no joke.

It might help Siha’s popularity if he becomes an actor. But I don’t know now.

But in a way, it seems like he’s become famous as a painter for the first time.

When I think about it, the important thing for a painter is skill, but fame also plays a big role.

That part can’t be ignored when the price of a painting is measured at auction.

Anyway, it’s certain that a good path is open for Siha, no matter what he becomes when he grows up.

“Oppa. It’s really amazing. With this number of views, we can buy beef.”

I smiled at Seo Soo-hyeon’s childlike joy.

I supported my chin with one hand and asked.

“With whom?”

“Yes? Ah. That. With Oppa…….”

She said that and then added ‘with Siha’ because she was embarrassed.

Just as she was about to say something, the phone rang.

“Hello?”

「Hello. This is Park Min-ha, the writer of ‘Talk On Quiz’.」

It was a sudden phone call for a TV show appearance.