Superstar 829
by Cristae- That explains why there were so many visitors today.
= Yeah, I thought it was strange to see so many tourists on a weekday.
= The sprouts are on the move, lol.
- Everyone was eagerly taking photos and handing things out. (Got a Lee Seo-jun sticker.) I’m not even a sprout, but someone saw me taking a photo in front of the banner and asked, “Would you like one?” and gave me one, lol.
= They didn’t give me one?
= Probably because if they hand them out randomly, some people might not like it. Looks like they only offer them to those who seem interested.
- My mom, lol. She came back with a Prince Seongnyeong magnet, lol.
= My dad got Danjong, lol.
= LOL grown-up tailored merch, lol.
- My mom actually asked for Jin Natra, if they had one, lol. The sprouts were surprised, lol.
= LMAO we really need to get rid of the idea that parents don’t like superhero movies.
= Right? The first hero films came out nearly 20 years ago. Our parents were in their 20s or 30s back then.
= Whoa… just thinking about that time…
= And our Seo-jun oppa has been a star since then 😭
= Classic: Every convo ends with Lee Seo-jun, lol.
= But seriously, he is amazing.
After doing a full loop through Seoul and visiting Prince Seongnyeong’s tomb in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, the two were now headed for Gangwon-do.
“I really wanted to go to Suwon, Daegu, and Busan too…”
From the driver’s seat, Song Yu-jeong spoke with a regretful tone.
Those were locations from Flowing, and she desperately wanted to visit. But with work tomorrow, it just wasn’t possible.
Lim Ye-na nodded with the same regretful look.
“Real life always gets in the way of stanning.”
“Right? What has the company ever done for me?!”
“They pay you. And we’re literally using that money to fangirl right now.”
“Well… wait, no! We give them our labor in return! Sure, sometimes we slack off to watch Seo-jun clips at work, but still!”
Lim Ye-na laughed at Yu-jeong’s dramatic frustration. Not like she was any different.
Just like any other working fangirls, they complained about work, raved about Seo-jun’s movies, speculated about New Eclipse, and before long, arrived at their next destination: a highway rest stop between Seoul and Gangwon.
The rest area was bustling with people and cars from the entrance.
“Most of them are probably sprouts, right?”
“Yup. They’re all holding sprout lights and Seo-jun merch.”
From her eagle-eyed perch against the window, Lim Ye-na scanned the crowd and confirmed it.
All these people… all holding Seo-jun merchandise.
Bliss.
Heaven, maybe?
Her heart pounded with excitement and joy.
“Let’s go! Quick!”
“Yes!!”
After managing to snag a parking spot, the two leaped out of the car.
“This is…”
This was the rest stop Seo-jun visited after filming his indie movie Hwa.
It was where he was randomly captured on Working Man footage.
A scene that nearly went unnoticed… but thankfully didn’t.
The tunnel accident scene, the variety show, the movie Hwa—they all played back vividly in their minds.
“Yu-jeong! Let’s take pics first!”
“Yeah!”
Grabbing their bag from the back seat, they headed straight for the photo of Seo-jun eating buttered potatoes.
Most likely taken while Seo-jun was returning home with the Hwa crew after eating food prepared by the Working Man team.
Seo-jun, fully focused on those potatoes.
“AAAAHH!”
“Insane! He’s too cute!”
They loved actor Seo-jun, they admired superstar Seo-jun—but they absolutely adored everyday Seo-jun, relaxed and natural.
Their little excited hops made other sprouts already there smile knowingly. Yes, yes. Seo-jun is the best.
Even as they couldn’t tear their eyes away, Yu-jeong and Ye-na joined the queue for pictures. There were a lot of sprouts, but they didn’t mind waiting.
Actually, it was kind of nice.
“Um… I made these myself. If it’s okay…”
A shy sprout in front of them handed them envelopes with stickers inside.
“Wow! So pretty!”
“Adorable!”
The stickers featured Seo-jun’s photos enhanced with glitter and floral effects—so fitting.
Beneath each was a famous quote in beautiful typography.
“Oh! We have something too! One sec!”
At Ye-na’s words, Yu-jeong rummaged through her bag and pulled out postcard-sized papers.
“We drew them ourselves, so they’re not perfect…”
“No, not at all…!”
The other sprout shook her hands rapidly, eyes trembling as she accepted the envelope.
Inside were chibi (SD) illustrations of Seo-jun—and all his iconic roles.
Baby Seo-jun building blocks with a baby elephant from 48 Hours, the toothless kid from Reinvestigation (with a soccer ball), and Flowing’s Jung Ga-ram filming it all.
The shaman child from Possessed chatting with the Blue Dragon from the stage play Spring.
Prince Seongnyeong from Royal Physician and Danjong from Role having tea together.
Small Gray and big Gray from Over the Rainbow playing violin.
Watching and clapping: Spring Has Returned’s Yoo Sung-jin (yellow umbrella) and Tower of Babel’s superstar Seo-jun (in a suit).
From One Step’s Na Jin and Escape’s Go Ju-won (with a bow), to Survivors’ Lee Hyun-woo—sharing their tales of escaping danger.
“Gasp!”
Snarling at each other: Shadowman’s Jin Natra, Mirror’s Kim Jin-woo, and MOEB-436’s Jang San-beom.
Trying to stop the fight: Shadow & Night’s Night Jin (+Jay, partner).
It was truly the Lee Seo-jun Multiverse.
“This is the best! Seriously the best!!”
A sprout clutched the postcard and raised her thumb, and more gathered around with gasps and awe.
“Unbelievable…”
“One Seo-jun, two Seo-juns…”
“Can I get one too?”
“Please! I’ll pass it down as a family heirloom!”
Beaming, Yu-jeong and Ye-na nodded, remembering the two boxes of postcards in their backseat.
“No worries. We’ve got two boxes.”
Waaahhh!!
They seemed to shine with divine light.
A little later.
Holding their sprout lightsticks and buttered potatoes, their phones loaded with pics, they returned to the car with new snacks and goodies from other sprouts.
They’d given a lot away—but received even more in return.
“This is amazing.”
“Seriously.”
They were thrilled that others liked the drawings they’d worked so hard on.
Grinning like kids, they scrolled through From Sprouts to read fan reactions to the birthday tour. (Some were from international sprouts too.)
Ding!
A notification lit up.
Not just for them—but for every sprout at the rest stop.
“Gasp!”
“Seo-jun!”
Everyone’s eyes sparkled as they grabbed their phones.
Startled, a few passersby flinched at the collective energy of the sprouts who had suddenly fallen into a deep, synchronized silence.
“Seo-jun’s letter! With photos!”
Seo-jun had posted a thank-you letter for the birthday wishes, along with pictures of his LA tour.
From King’s Market to Sea Save Center, LACM, the park, and even Dodger Stadium.
In each photo, Seo-jun, wearing a baseball cap, smiled brightly in front of giant banners.
Seeing those happy smiles—both in the photos and the message—made every sprout smile just as brightly.
“Wait a minute…”
Sniffling from emotion, one sprout suddenly spoke up.
“Doesn’t this guy in the cap look familiar?”
“Wait… the violinist at LACM? Didn’t he wear this same hat? I think the outfit matches too?”
…!
Other sprouts nearby overheard, widened their eyes, and remembered the LACM ensemble video.
That professional-level violin performance.
That hat.
That outfit.
Plus Seo-jun’s LACM photo?
Sprouts reached a unanimous conclusion:
‘Seo-jun went undercover again!’
With the photos and letter confirming his whereabouts, From Sprouts exploded.
- So the violinist at LACM… was Seo-jun, lol.
= I said it felt like Gray… turns out it WAS Gray, lol.
= I can’t stop laughing 😂
- Seo-jun’s stealth mode is literally divine-level.
= I’ve watched that video so many times and never suspected it.
= Even the YouTube comments are like “That was JUN?!”
And as always, it spread beyond the fan cafe.
Even to Korean tourists in LA.
- LOL someone posted a Seo-jun sighting on a baseball forum.
= Wait, why there?
= A family went to Dodger Stadium and the person who took their photo turned out to be Seo-jun.
=! Did they take a photo with him?
= Nope, just the family. Seo-jun was the cameraman 😂 They didn’t realize until his post dropped.
= Seo-jun’s stealth level is unbreakable.
- Still, imagine the regret… your family photo has Seo-jun’s face in the background, and he was the one holding the camera.
= “Family photo by Lee Seo-jun.”
= Sounds weird, but epic 😂
- More sightings coming in! (link)
= Whoa, he borrowed a violin? Total improv move.
= Right? You wouldn’t bring a violin just for photos.
= He really is the real-life Gray 😭
- His autograph?! A picture?! I want one too 😭
= So lucky… those American sprouts are blessed 😭😭
- And now we’re seeing a ton of “I saw the guy in the baseball cap” posts, lol.
=(Post 1) Chatted while waiting to take pics, didn’t realize it was Seo-jun 😂
=(Post 2) They shared snacks and drinks together, lol.
=(Post 3) One sprout gave him a fanart gift, now dying of happiness and shame 😂
= I totally get it. If I knew it was for Seo-jun, I’d have tried ten times harder.
- Aaahhh! I want to go to LA too! 😭
= Take us to LA!! 😭😭