Ch.4You’ve turned the stage upside down

Kim Sujin was a child born with a silver acting spoon in her mouth.

Born as Kim Yuryon’s daughter, she was a girl who was exposed to the entertainment industry early on.

If she wanted to, she could have appeared in various commercials.

But Kim Yuryon didn’t want her young child to work that hard.

‘I should let her do it at just the right level.’

In that sense, “Hehe Doctor!” was exactly the program Kim Yuryon wanted.

A viewing time for children with just the right amount of attention, not excessive.

A set atmosphere without pressure or burden.

There couldn’t be better conditions as a stepping stone to gradually get used to the entertainment industry.

If there was a problem, it was that Sujin adapted faster than expected.

Whether blood doesn’t lie or not, her daughter quickly took over “Hehe Doctor!”

She had the presence to become the center among numerous child actors.

Her daughter had that kind of talent.

But recently, she showed a truly childlike side.

She had been worried that her daughter was too mature and learning about the world too quickly.

‘Mom! Am I not pretty?’

‘Huh? What are you saying? My daughter is the prettiest.’

‘Then why doesn’t he like me? Even I think I’m the prettiest.’

‘Someone doesn’t like our Sujin? Who?’

At this point, Kim Yuryon’s heart sank, thinking her daughter might be getting bullied.

However.

‘Donghu!’

‘Donghu?’

‘Yes, he’s my partner. I want to hold his hand, but he always says no.’

‘Really? What does he say?’

‘He says I’m annoying…’

‘Then shouldn’t our princess ignore him too?’

‘No.’

‘No? Why?’

‘Donghu is really, really handsome.’

As soon as she learned the inside story, Kim Yuryon couldn’t hold back her laughter.

Her daughter, who was used to being treated like a princess everywhere, had started her first love.

And she was completely captivated by his looks!

‘Our daughter has seen so many handsome people, she should be immune.’

Since her daughter had met many actors since she was a baby.

She would naturally have seen many high-level visuals.

Yet ignoring all that and saying “really, really handsome” was something else.

She became curious, and that curiosity was quickly satisfied.

‘I can see it.’

A powerful aura was visible even in his still youthful appearance.

It wasn’t just about his face.

From his walking posture to the way he breathed.

The position of his hands and his polite waiting posture.

And his bold speech and shining eyes.

Kim Yuryon witnessed the future where the boy before her would devour everything in the entertainment industry.

So she teased him a little.

Just to see how he would react.

But what was this?

“Waaaaaah!”

With just a little teasing, he made her daughter cry.

As if to say, don’t try such tricks.

And then.

“Don’t cry.”

After making her cry, he now gently held her hand and comforted her.

“Okay…sniff…hmm…”

And her daughter completely fell for it and stopped crying.

What kind of situation was this?

‘Well, I guess this much is possible.’

But how would he be in the program?

The difference between when cameras are rolling and when they’re not.

That difference is very large.

Even naturally behaving people become stiff in front of cameras.

‘”Hehe Doctor!” is like a jungle program.’

Since “Hehe Doctor!” was a children-focused program.

The main MC’s involvement was very minimal.

In fact, Hehe Doctor had very few lines and even wore a mascot costume.

If anything, it felt like having one authoritative judge in an individual competition.

What talent would that child show in such a jungle-like environment?

Kim Yuryon became very curious.

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“You know there’s a new kid today, right? Donghu.”

“Donghu? Donghu…”

Spinning around.

Park Changjin, who played the role of the doctor in “Hehe Doctor!”, tilted his head.

“A name I haven’t heard before… Ah, that one? Sujin’s boyfriend?”

“Yes, yes, that’s right.”

Since Hehe Doctor appropriately listened to many stories from children.

Park Changjin and some writers already knew about Kim Donghu.

Because Sujin had told them everything.

“So I guess the meeting went well?”

“…Weren’t you at the same meeting?”

“I don’t have much say anyway, so I was just thinking about other things.”

“Anyway, today is mostly gymnastics, so it should end quickly.”

“Ah, right. We said we’d make part 1 short and add some educational content in part 2, right?”

“Yes, yes.”

Park Changjin put on the mascot costume as he listened to the writer’s answer.

-Now, shall we all call for Hehe Doctor together?

As soon as he put it on, the standby signal came from the studio.

‘But no matter how handsome he is, wouldn’t he be similar to others in the program?’

Such a thought suddenly occurred to him as he entered the studio.

The so-called “experience” couldn’t be ignored.

There’s a reason society favors experienced workers.

At this rate, a terrible hybrid called “experienced newcomer” might appear someday.

When that happens, maybe I should quit this too.

As Park Changjin muttered this and entered the studio, an amazing scene unfolded.

‘Why aren’t the kids playing?’

Usually, “Hehe Doctor!” conducts the opening with just the children.

This is to give viewers a sense of familiarity through self-introductions and light daily conversations.

But today the atmosphere was quiet.

To be precise, it was lively but with a strange tension.

Why is there tension in a space with only children?

Just as he was about to question this, Park Changjin’s head naturally turned.

‘Huh.’

At that moment, he understood the cause.

The loach that had just entered was making the entire river his territory.

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Before Park Changjin entered.

“I’ll guide you well.”

From before the program opening, Kim Sujin stuck close to Donghu.

It was natural to be nervous when standing in front of cameras for the first time.

But.

“Isn’t it just introducing yourself and playing?”

“Uh, what?”

“Since I’m the last one to join, I should introduce myself first, right?”

A polite bow.

“I’m Kim Donghu. I’m from Rainbow Kindergarten, and I’m Sujin’s partner. I like Shoot-up Exercise.”

A bright and cheerful tone with a smiling face.

Plus, he never left the camera director’s frame.

Kim Donghu performed everything perfectly without showing any signs of nervousness.

Anyone would think he had appeared on TV programs multiple times.

In fact, this was due to Kim Donghu’s special talent.

The talent of a thousand made him shine brightly in any situation.

His talent for filming programs had immediately blossomed.

However, the others who didn’t know this fact couldn’t help but be surprised.

Even his parent, Lee Yuhyeon.

‘Did our child… have such talent?’

She didn’t know. Or more precisely, there was no way she could have known.

She was a novice in this field, but one thing was certain.

‘He’s really different.’

His presence was different.

Despite standing at the very end because he was a last-minute replacement.

It was impossible to prevent eyes from naturally being drawn to him.

Eventually, after position adjustments, he secured the center spot.

He was filming the program from the center as if it had always been that way.

‘Why is he so natural in front of the camera?’

Especially Kim Yuryon, who had been in the broadcasting industry for a long time, was astonished.

No matter how highly regarded, child actors eventually face the limitations of being children.

Just as everyone has a tadpole stage.

In the end, they can’t beat the frog, and in that aspect, her daughter was a frog.

But.

Suddenly, an even bigger bullfrog had appeared.

If her daughter, Kim Sujin, was just entering the stage of becoming a professional.

‘He’s already a professional.’

What’s the difference between a professional and an amateur?

It’s the difference between being conscious of the camera or not.

Amateurs are awkward because they’re conscious of the camera.

Professionals are natural because they play within the camera as if it’s not there.

This difference was very significant, and it becomes more noticeable with less experience.

‘PD Yeongmo made a mistake here.’

Adding one child through connections? No problem.

But that connection turned out to be too big of a loach.

“I, I am Jeon Sangmu…”

“I, I, am!”

Except for Sujin, who inherited her bloodline.

Everyone was awkward.

Children who spoke naturally until last week.

Now their speech sounds like a Korean textbook.

There was always a hint of that, but.

With the appearance of a professional, the comparison made it seem more severe.

“What, what do you like?”

“Me? I like everything, but if I had to choose, I like reading.”

Are you really five years old? Why do you speak like that?

Everyone was looking at Kim Donghu that way.

His mature word choices went beyond being called an old soul.

Before any newcomer hazing could occur.

Kim Donghu intimidated everyone with just his presence.

The opening ended with that slightly dampened atmosphere.

-Now, shall we all call for Hehe Doctor together?

♪♩♬

With bright music, the main program begins.

“Hehe Doctor! Please come out!”

“Hehehe! Yoho! I am Hehe Doctor who knows all the fun in the world!”

In this situation, what choice did Park Changjin, the MC and Hehe Doctor, have?

“I hear a new friend has joined us? Then shall we try a new dance with this Hehe Doctor today, hoho?”

“Yes, I’d love to!”

He decided not to change the atmosphere and just go with it.

If he worried about the lagging children, the filming could be ruined.

Rather than that, he chose to proceed quickly.

‘I’ll finish with Sujin and Donghu as the top two.’

Fortunately, today only required a few exercises, so if they could just get through this moment, there would be no problem.

“If you watch my exercise well and follow along, you’ll grow tall and healthy!”

♪♩♬♪♪♩♩

The exercise begins with the song.

“Hehe! Now, it might be difficult since it’s your first time, but with the doctor, it’s easy!”

Though called exercise, it was half dance.

This was because it would be boring to watch if it was just exercise.

A dance with extremely mild flavor.

But even this level of difficulty was quite challenging for young children.

No, it should have been challenging.

‘…Why are you doing choreography while others are doing simple movements?’

Kim Donghu started creating a muddy situation again.

No matter how simple the movements were, they were unfamiliar to five-year-olds.

At an age when everything is clumsy, how could they suddenly be good at newly learned exercises?

But Kim Donghu was doing well.

He was moving exactly like the exercise he had seen once, as if he had memorized the choreography.

He literally flipped the stage.

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After part 1 of “Hehe Doctor!” ended.

‘It is fun.’

Even though my mind remained the same, my body was that of a young child.

Just hearing the rhythmic movements made my body naturally sway and feel excited.

“Did our son have fun?”

“Yes.”

As soon as we left the studio, my mom hugged me as if she had been waiting.

“How was it? Was it fun?”

The one who said this wasn’t my mom but PD Kim Yeongmo.

I don’t know when he approached, but he was matching my eye level with sparkling eyes.

Honestly, it was a bit burdensome and creepy.

“Yes, it was a really good experience. Thank you, PD-nim.”

“Haha, it’s nothing. So we’ll be seeing each other often from now on, right?”

PD Kim Yeongmo smiled brightly as if he had already heard my answer.

“What? No, I don’t want to do this anymore.”

I said it was fun, but I didn’t say I would continue.