In this life, from a child actor (609)
The Times, an American weekly magazine, was a magazine with high recognition worldwide.
The magazine had the distinction of being more famous for its cover than the content inside, and there were four types: American edition, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South Pacific editions.
Depending on the topic, each edition shared the same cover, featured local celebrities and events, and dealt with world issues.
The issues they selected were sometimes politics or economics, but were also often sports or art that had an impact on the public.
“If it’s the South Pacific edition, it also acknowledges American influence… I’m a bit surprised.”
The proposal that came to Su-hyeon was for the cover to be included in next month’s South Pacific edition.
South Pacific, not Asia.
The seemingly insignificant difference between the versions meant that his popularity extended beyond Asia to the United States and Australia.
‘I’m not that bad…?’
Although she often becomes shameless when looking in the mirror, Su-hyeon was surprisingly good at self-objectification.
In addition, as he worked in Hollywood and felt their subtle discrimination and exclusion, he was suspicious that the New York-based Times magazine highly evaluated him.
Even more so because I know that it is a company that may or may not feature world-famous sports stars.
Su-yeol, who paused for a moment, probably knew how Su-hyeon felt, then slowly opened his mouth.
“It’s actually not a stand-alone request.”
“…I’m not married or an idol, so I guess there’s no one I can hook up with?”
Upon hearing that another person was joining the group, Soo-hyeon did not hide her feelings, saying, ‘If that’s the case.’
And I felt a little offended.
I’m suspicious of unfounded high valuations, but I’m not happy at all about being sold by someone else.
However, upon hearing the other person’s name, Su-hyeon made a shocked expression.
“…Yoohyeon?”
“Yes, I heard that you won the ‘Oregon Classic’ this time.”
“Oh, I also received a call yesterday. They say I am the youngest LPGA tournament winner.”
When the story of her younger brother came up, Su-hyeon expressed her pride.
Yoohyeon, who attended an overseas competition a few weeks ago, returned with a result of 12th place.
It was by no means a bad performance for an amateur, but some people said that it seemed greedy for a young foreign player to insist on the LPGA tour and whispered that it would be better for her to go to the KLPGA or ALPG.
However, Yoohyeon was not swayed by those words and headed to the United States once again after Suhyun’s graduation ceremony.
And yesterday, the news of winning the tournament was announced.
‘Who does my younger brother resemble so he is so handsome?’
The competition that Yoohyeon participated in had very few top-level players due to the low prize money, but it was not an easy competition either.
It was the first time in 12 years in LPGA history that an amateur beat the professionals to win, and Yoo Hyeon was the youngest winner at the age of 14 years, 3 months, and 9 days.
A record one year earlier than the previous youngest winner.
It was enough to hear him say he was a monster.
‘Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s at the level of putting a red border on it.’
The Times put on its cover people who already had enough influence.
Except for the president, who has enormous influence from the moment he is elected, basically people who can shake up various countries grace the cover every week.
It was too early for Yoohyeon, who was still just a rookie, to be mentioned.
“It’s not common for siblings to both show off exceptional talents, and it’s even rarer for those talents to have different textures.”
Su-yeol continued his explanation as if he understood Su-hyeon’s question.
Siblings tend to share the same environment, and when an older sibling succeeds in one path, the younger sibling often follows a similar path.
Since the infrastructure has already been built, you can walk down the created path first, and if you feel you have a certain level of talent, you can choose that path as your career path.
There were very few cases like Su-hyeon and Yoo-hyeon, where both sides dreamed of completely different futures and both looked to reach the top.
“It seems like various discussions took place within the Times… but they also seemed to be trying something through the actor and his younger brother.”
“Sido… It’s obvious if it’s me and Yoohyeon. It seems like the desire is not only to stamp celebrities with a certification mark, but also to create people of global influence themselves. Or maybe you’re just bragging about your discernment.”
Although acting indifferent, Suhyeon diligently calculated in her head.
Even with this experience, it hurt my pride to be treated like half a person rather than one person, but it is true that it was an opportunity.
Being the cover model for the Times magazine had more of an impact than just an electric billboard in New York Square, and it wasn’t a position I could take just because I wanted to.
‘There’s no need to be thirsty… but there’s no reason to refuse either.’
They say they will come forward and promote it, but if there is an opportunity available, it is right to take advantage of it.
Suhyeon slowly nodded as he heard that his younger brother’s agency had left the choice up to him.
* * *
Despite the remarkable result of breaking the record for Korea’s youngest LPGA winner in 21 years, the news of Yoo Hyeon’s return to Korea was buried in other news.
This is because a sexual harassment scandal broke out in the political world the day before she returned to Korea.
As the other person was famous for his integrity and simplicity, the public’s attention was focused on the incident, and contrary to worries, Yoohyeon was able to leave the airport in relatively quiet circumstances.
“I don’t want people to be crazy about me, but coach said it would be huge, right? …Something felt empty.”
“But there were on-site interviews and articles published. “The day you won, Samsa was even on the evening news.”
“really? “Didn’t your mom say that?”
“Mom and Dad were so busy picking you up from the airport that they forgot to tell you. These are people who have never received media attention. “It suddenly became known that you were my brother’s parents, and your story came out, so the media must have been watching you, so you couldn’t help but be mentally exhausted.”
“Well, he came home yesterday and stretched out almost the same way.”
“Now the broadcasting side will try to make various contacts through the agency. It’s okay to appear if you want, but it’s not bad to refuse using academics as an excuse. It’s not like you urgently need money for activities…”
The day after Yoohyeon returned to Korea, Suhyeon met her at the Times magazine filming site and quietly listened to her younger brother’s grumpy words.
Accustomed to exposure to the media and the public, he gave various advice to his younger brother who was just becoming famous.
Titles such as ‘Golf genius girl’, ‘Youngest LPGA winner’, and ‘Kang Soo-hyun’s younger sister’ were enough for broadcasters to covet her.
She has a pretty face, is young, and has a dark personality, so there will be people who will try to gently coax her.
Feeling like she was seeing a child thrown into the water, Soo-hyun continued to spit out words of worry and advice to her younger sibling until filming began.
I didn’t forget to tell them that I would tell the agency through Crown, so if anyone in the broadcasting industry tried to make an unreasonable request, they should speak up quickly.
“okay. okay. “My agency is good at that, so stop now.”
“These are all words that become blood and flesh. “He listens to my brother’s words and doesn’t care too much. It’s a problem, but even though he’s obedient, he looks at me funny, so when the production crew says something strange, he makes excuses for me.”
“I can’t do that because the number of attendance days is so limited anyway. “I don’t have time to go on variety shows, so stop now.”
“Oh my, what can I do when I’m so young?”
[Ahaha! You two get along well!]
As Suhyeon was looking at Yuhyeon with complicated eyes, a loud voice was heard from the door.
The two people who had been talking for a while looked in the direction of the sound.
Lucas Osborn, the photographer who will be filming today, was looking at them with a generous smile and friendly gaze.
[nice to meet you. This is Lucas Osborn, who will be filming the two people today.]
[Hello, this is Soohyun Kang.]
[This is Yoohyeon. Please call me Uni.]
After shaking hands lightly, the three talked about today’s shooting concept and other matters.
One has already secured a solid position in Asia, including Korea, and the other is attracting considerable attention as a comet-like newcomer, but when broadening the horizon to the global level centered on the United States, the positions of the two are still close to the verification stage.
This means that when you are chosen as a cover model, you may hear people asking ‘Why them?’
[So let’s be more shameless and ambitious.]
Lucas ordered Suhyeon and Yoohyeon to have a confident and confident attitude.
The idea was to clearly show that it was a new star and to attract attention with an aggressive image.
[It feels like they are going to take over the industry. Soohyun is Hollywood and Yuni is the American golf world.]
[I think so even if I don’t say it.]
[…My younger brother is overconfident, but he’s kind on the inside.]
“Oh, what do you say?”
“Yoohyeon-ah, image management starts from this point. “It’s too late if you only do it in front of the camera.”
[haha! You two have such a great relationship! And Yuni’s confidence is really cool.]
Lucas couldn’t hold back his cheerful laughter as he watched Suhyeon and Yoohyeon bickering.
He checked Soohyeon and Yoohyeon’s makeup outfits and guided them to the studio where filming would take place.
Even though it was clearly a temporarily rented location for filming in Korea, Lucas adjusted everything as if it were in his own studio.
“The chair is unique.”
Yuhyeon muttered softly as she looked at the chair placed on the screen.
Although the chairs placed with the golf clubs are for two people, they are in an S shape so that the two people can face each other.
It was an unconventional design that made you realize that the Times was trying something new.
[Please sit with Soohyun facing the camera and Mr. Yuni facing the back.]
[Then your golf wear will not be visible. Would you like me to pick up a golf club?]
[Very good!]
Nodding once, Yoohyeon sat down in the seat Lucas had mentioned and took out a golf club from the bag next to her and draped it over her shoulder.
She lifted the cap she was wearing and grinned.
Slightly raised eyes and a confident smile completed the cocky yet ambitious atmosphere.
‘You can’t lose.’
Seeing Yuhyeon sitting in her seat, Suhyeon also slowly approached the designated seat.
Although it is different in nature from regular photo shoots, this is also a type of pictorial work.
Su-hyeon had no intention of being defeated by anyone in his field.
‘Even if it’s my younger brother.’
Unlike her younger brother who wears golf wear, Su-hyeon, who has no professional attire, is dressed in a suit and coat.
In a situation where he had to appeal what kind of person he was through his atmosphere, he smiled naturally and looked at the camera.
Holding the center of the screen was his familiar ‘job’.
‘Yoohyeon is too sharp, so I’ll be gentle.’
Although his younger brother can fly on the field, he is like a beginner on the screen.
Instead of changing Yoohyeon around, Suhyeon quietly filled in her shortcomings.
Of course, there wasn’t really anything to say.
“If you look at me like that, it looks like you’re glaring?”
“It’s intense.”
“You have to be strong, not fighting. Now, move your chin a little like this and follow my fingers. yes.”
“…The camera is over there?”
“The camera moves according to the model’s gaze. “Look, since you’re looking this way, why don’t you change your seat?”
“Oh…”
“This is why I’m a beginner.”
“Oh really! “I thought it was kind of cool…!”
After playing with her younger sibling for a while, Su-hyeon corrected Yu-hyeon’s gaze and posture and turned her head toward the camera.
The shutter, which had been pressed endlessly, finally captured the completed picture.