Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 100



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Raising a Singer-Songwriter by Idle Episode 100

100. It was spring

‘Ryu Young-seok’s Drawing Book’, aka ‘Ryu-dro’, first aired in 2009 and is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.

This music talk show, which airs every Friday night from 11 p.m. to 1 p.m., features a variety of entertainers, from indie musicians who are somewhat unfamiliar to the general public to comedians.

There are many reasons why ‘Ryudo’ is loved.

Aside from MC Ryu Young-seok’s gift of gab, the biggest reason is that the guests invited to ‘Ryudo’ perform all the stages live.

Lip syncing, live AR, and vocal post-processing are the order of the day.

The greatest competitive edge of ‘Ryudo’ is that you can hear the singers’ pure live performances.

Meanwhile, this ‘live essential’ requirement also served as a filter to distinguish truly talented singers.

Singers who knocked on the door of ‘Ryudo’ with poor skills ended up kneeling before the huge wall called ‘100% live’.

After several disasters, singers whose vocal skills were below standard were naturally eliminated during the recruitment process.

On the contrary, singers who made it through the tight filtering process and showed their faces on ‘Ryudo’ naturally went home with the title of ‘talented artist.’

In this way, ‘Ryudo’ has established itself as a dream stage where all talented artists wish to appear.

Today, a special guest appeared on ‘Ryudo’.

At the current recording time, when the variety shows filmed by the guests have not yet aired, a legendary Pokemon-like singer who cannot be easily seen on any variety show.

“Hello for the first time, I am singer-songwriter Sungjun.”

‘Ryudo’ usually features three or four artists in one recording.

But today, half of the people gathered in the audience came to see Sungjun.

The production team also anticipated this, so they put Sungjun’s stage order last.

This is to prevent the unfortunate event of audience members leaving midway through after watching only Sungjun’s performance.

“I invited my favorite junior, Seongjun.”

“I am honored that my respected senior Ryu Young-seok has invited me to such a precious occasion.”

“I heard that you were the opening guest for the ‘Halla’ 40th anniversary concert not long ago.”

“Yes, it happened because senior Choi Kang-san gave me another good opportunity.”

“Then you’ll be a guest at my concert later on, right? No, should I ask you to do a remake?”

“I will do whatever you ask of me, senior. Loyalty.”

“Huh? This is all recorded on camera right now. Okay.”

Seongjun and Ryu Yeongseok exchange light banter.

Then, Ryu Young-seok continues the talk written on the cue card.

“By the way, I heard you have a hobby that you’re really enjoying these days?”

“Yes, I compose music. I just create songs using random sounds that come across in my daily life.”

“Oh, that. I saw the video too. They were just making songs in a conference room, right? But honestly, I couldn’t really believe it. No, it was so genius that I thought it was fabricated, and stuff. If they really composed songs like that, composers would lose all their jobs.”

“That’s why I came out here to show you in person.”

“Oh? How?”

When Ryu Young-seok asked, Seong-jun answered.

“If any of the audience members who came to ‘Ryudo’ today are chosen by the seniors, I will show you how to compose a song on the spot using the sounds of the objects that they choose.”

“Wow, so this means I can watch our country’s greatest rookie singer of all time compose a song for free?”

As Sungjun’s breathtaking circus preview erupts in cheers from the audience, hands start flying in the air before anyone has even said a word.

“Well, the lady in the white scarf in the middle of the third row!”

Ryu Young-seok, who was looking around the audience, pointed out one person.

Then a woman comes up on stage and introduces herself and asks where she lives.

“Then what kind of sounds should we make a song with?”

“Uh······. That thing!”

A woman looking around pointed to a plastic bottle at Ryu Young-seok’s feet.

“Then, can you make any sound with the bottle? You can throw it, shake it, or even drink water from it.”

At Seongjun’s words, a woman wearing a scarf throws a water bottle around, causing it to land on the floor.

Okay-

Otherwise, laughter and applause erupt from the stunts.

“One more. This time with a different voice.”

At the subsequent request, he shook the half-drinkable water vigorously.

“Thank you. Then I will start composing right away.”

Seongjun, who recorded two sounds, started working with his laptop and mini master keyboard controller.

As I pressed the keyboard to lower the pitch and adjust the notes, the sound of the water bottle landing and the clanging sound changed into a unique bass sound and snare sound, respectively.

“Okay, now if we just put a kick drum on this-”

As soon as Sungjun added the kick drum, the beat was completed.

“Number 49… No, Seongjun… Are you a genius?”

Ryu Young-seok, who had been watching the scene with an eagle eye, reveals his red gums and recalls a famous line that was popular at the time from ‘Who’s the King’, causing the audience to burst into laughter.

“Anyway, I’m planning to release an EP with songs like this. Today, I’m going to lightly sing the first verse of a pre-released song that will be included in the EP.”

Sungjun presented a live stage that he had prepared, starting with ‘Ring a Ring’.

It was the birth of a recording that will be remembered as the greatest broadcast episode of ‘Drawing Book’ ever.

*

The three entertainment shows that Sungjun filmed began airing one after another.

In the first episode of ‘Drawing Book’, the live performance that seemed to have swallowed a CD, the impromptu random composition performance by inviting the audience, and the tiki-taka that brought laughter with Ryu Young-seok were talked about.

In the following episode of ‘Knowing Uncle’, Sungjun proved his witty remarks and topicality.

And ironically, the first show to be filmed, ‘I Live Alone’, took third place.

Well, it wasn’t anything special in the broadcasting industry.

As the amount of pre-recorded footage of a program increases, this kind of thing becomes more and more common.

Anyway, when Seongjun, who has a mysterious image, moved in and moved into a new house, the comments from viewers poured in.

– When I saw Director Sungjun’s previous studio, I totally sympathized with himㅋㅋㅋ I thought I was seeing my own roomㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Yeah, that’s why I suddenly felt a sense of intimacy.

So I guess that’s why I feel so good when I see you moving successfully?

The keyword of a single man in his 30s who is an ordinary office worker resonated with many men.

As expected, the scene that received the hottest reaction was the housewarming scene.

Correction. It was a scene where ‘Yuna’ visited the house.

– Is it true that I saw Yuna wearing an apron thanks to Sungjun!!!

Wow, crazy, I wish Yuna would come over to my house and cook for me too…!

N As expected, she is the woman I chose as my number one bride.

N crazy guy lol

Anyway, Sungjun, pay more taxes!!!!

The men who had expressed sympathy just a moment ago immediately turned into Sungjun’s enemies.

In addition,

– Yuna is Yuna, but even the Monsta Z kids and MXM Entertainment family have good chemistryㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

N Real. We’re like a real family haha ​​The housewarming gift was also a little touching

ㄴ I don’t like that, but it was so funny when Yuna and MonZ first saw each other and were so surprised that they froze upㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– The Halla uncles almost picked Sungjun as their successor. LOL Maybe that’s why they went to the afterparty?

N That’s right. Did you read the performance review? Sungjun really tore up the opening guest.

n My dad is a true, uncompromising, hardcore rock fanatic, so I was surprised when he came back from there and suddenly started talking about Sungjun.

– ‘My Favorite Girls’ looks really fun too. When will it air?

N It’s scheduled to air in May?

N There’s still a month left, damn it!

Sungjun’s schedule and appearance, even if just a little bit, were exposed on TV, became a hot topic.

The effect of these three entertainment programs airing in succession was tremendous.

[Kiwi TOP 100]

5. (12↑) Star – Sungjun

8. Snowfall – Sungjun

The songs that Sungjun sang on TV began to show signs of a reverse trend.

Songs that had been slowly pushed out of the top 10 of the charts over time have re-entered the charts!

As a singer and actor, I can definitely feel why they go around appearing on variety shows when making a comeback or promoting a new song.

Thanks to this, Sungjun also received a considerable amount of royalties this March.

The ripple effect of the entertainment did not end here.

– Who is the YouTuber ‘SHYine’ who is said to be a couple with Sungjun and Durahan?

Viewers who were immersed in the life of the star Seongjun did not miss Seol Hye-yoon’s YouTube channel, which was briefly mentioned.

The power of terrestrial broadcasting, which led the Kiwi chart’s reverse run, was once again great.

Seol Hye-yoon’s channel received unprecedented traffic.

Thanks to this, the number of channel subscribers, which was only about 20,000 before reaching 1 million,

[SHYine – Number of subscribers: 1.3 million]

It surpassed its target of 1.3 million views in just one day after the broadcast.

A rice cake that would normally make you scream with joy.

But for some reason, Seol Hye-yoon reacted rudely.

The number of channel subscribers wasn’t a big deal to her right now.

The guest who appeared at Sungjun’s housewarming was the problem.

Yuna.

At Seolga, she is called Seol Ha-yoon.

My younger sister, who was busy with an overseas tour, returned to Korea without saying a word to me, filmed a variety show, and then left the country again without saying a word.

He is my younger sibling who I contact every day.

But I never dreamed that he would keep his appearance on Naholsan a secret from me.

Oh, looking back, when I was asked what I was doing that day as usual, I answered that I was going to meet a friend.

‘But who would have thought that it was Seongjun’s housewarming party?’

He also heard the news of the move from Seongjun.

I also received an invitation from them to come and play sometime first.

But the housewarming party was on TV.

And my younger sister Yuna was there too.

Something feels like the beginning has been taken away from me.

I knew it was weird for me to think like that, but I couldn’t help feeling upset.

I ordered mala-tang and Tsingtao beer to appease my needless anger.

Adding to the spicy and salty taste, filling my stomach with alcohol makes me feel a little down.

But maybe it was because I drank too much beer in a fit of anger.

An unexpected intoxication rises in you.

There are many reasons why people in the world prohibit excessive drinking.

Because alcohol disrupts human thinking and behavior.

Therefore, it was definitely not Seol Hye-yoon’s own intention to call Seong-jun right away.

– Hello? Hye-yoon. Why are you calling?

Seol Hye-yoon expressed her regret at the voice coming from the other end of the phone.

“I just feel empty because my walking buddy is gone. I want to ask him out for a cup of coffee, but these days, if I meet Sungjun outside, a lot of people will recognize him. I can’t even ask him out because I’m afraid of causing a scandal.”

It was a rambling, incoherent rant, spurred on by alcohol.

It was at that moment that I tried to take back my words by saying that it was just a joke.

– Then do you want to come over to my house and play?

······yes?

I was startled by the invitation that came without me noticing.

Then the thought that had been paused began to rotate rapidly.

The first thought that came to mind was,

“···This isn’t a broadcast, is it? Something like the second episode of ‘Naholsan’···.”

– no.

Seongjun answered bluntly.

Then there is the second possibility.

“Then is this perhaps the general affairs team’s housewarming?”

I thought he was going to call not only himself but all the former general affairs team members···

– Uh… I didn’t really think about that.

Not this time either!

– If it’s a bit awkward for Hye-yoon to come alone, should I call the entire general affairs team?

“Oh, no!!”

An urgent voice suddenly came out at Sungjun’s suggestion, which seemed to have been misunderstood.

“Oh, it’s not that I don’t like the general affairs team. I just think that houses with lots of people would be too crowded, and it would be a burden to Seongjun-ssi-”

And then Seol Hye-yoon starts spouting nonsense that no one knows what she’s talking about.

This was also half due to drunkenness.

– Then how about lunch on Saturday? My schedule is just free. Isn’t weekend lunch more convenient for you, Hye-yoon, than weekday dinner?

Seongjun quickly fixed the appointment as soon as I answered yes as if I was possessed.

And since the house I just moved into has tight security, I’m going to register my parking at the security office in advance.

– See you then!

That’s how I ended my call with Seongjun.

“······.”

Seol Hye-yoon put down the phone and froze for a moment.

There is only one thought lingering in my dazed mind.

‘Are you really going to Seongjun’s house?’

Only after repeating it over and over again do I realize what I did while drunk.

So, I just told Sungjun outright, ‘I want to go to your house alone to play.’

If someone heard me, it would be like asking me out on a date!

“no!”

Seol Hye-yoon, who had jumped up from her seat and let out a three-octave dolphin-like high note that would make even famous American singers cry, began muttering to herself.

“T-This is just to congratulate you on your move as a friend. I wasn’t specifically going on a date with you, right? Don’t be embarrassed! It’s just a casual housewarming party.”

Seol Hye-yoon, who was in a state of mental breakdown, took out her ‘friend shield’ as usual to rationalize herself.

At the same time, footsteps head towards the wardrobe.

Her hands flung open the closet door and began to rummage through the cramped space.

“No, no, not that either.”

The clothes that had been sleeping in the closet quickly passed by Seol Hye-yoon’s body and were thrown onto the bed.

A pile of clothes that had suddenly become convex like a small hill.

But this time again, I have nothing to wear.

‘I do like the clothes I bought most recently, but…’

I can’t wear it again because it’s the same outfit I wore to Sungjun’s fan meeting last time.

You don’t want to think that you only have that one set of clothes!

Ultimately, the only answer is to go on a shopping spree.

Click- click-

Seol Hye-yoon is more careful than ever when it comes to shopping.

There is even a sense of tragedy in the eyes that stare fiercely at the monitor.

After an hour of searching, I finally finished purchasing my housewarming outfit.

But her shopping wasn’t over yet.

As she gaslighted herself earlier, this visit was strictly a ‘housewarming’.

I needed a gift to express my gratitude and congratulations to the host who invited me.

[Housewarming gift for a man in his 30s]

Seol Hye-yoon, who searched for keywords, looks through the list.

While I was looking for a gift that wasn’t shown on the ‘Naholsan’ broadcast, after much thought I chose a cervical pillow.

I know your schedule is busy and tiring these days, so I hope you get enough sleep.

Then, she secretly tried to buy the same pillow for herself, but then she flinched and turned her finger back.

And finally, the long-awaited Saturday arrived.

The appointment time is 12 noon.

Seol Hye-yoon’s wake-up time was 7 am.

There is only one reason why I woke up two hours earlier than I usually do on weekends.

It is for natural, ‘no makeup’ makeup that looks like it was done without any effort.

The long journey of Seol Hye-yoon, sitting in front of a mirror, unfolded.

After several failures, I finally had to change the makeup I had finally completed.

“Okay, okay.”

Seol Hye-yoon, who succeeded in achieving the level of makeup she was aiming for, walked out the front door.

Then, Seol Hye-yoon, who got into her other identity, a Mini Cooper Chili Red Clubman from Company B, stepped on the accelerator as usual.

The road to Sungjun’s house following the navigation.

Suddenly, the street seen through the car window was enveloped in a pink glow.

“Have the cherry blossoms bloomed already?”

Now that I think about it, I remember seeing an article saying that because this spring was so warm, the cherry blossoms bloomed significantly earlier.

I forgot about it because I didn’t have anyone to go see it with anyway.

A red Mini Cooper the color of a heart raced through the falling cherry blossom petals.

Finally, just as Seongjun had said, we passed the strict security post and arrived at the underground parking lot.

I passed through the common entrance and got on the elevator.

And Seol Hye-yoon standing in front of Sung-jun’s house.

Ding dong-

I took a deep breath and rang the doorbell, and the door opened immediately.

“Oh, Hye-yoon. Welcome.”

Seongjun, who showed his face, smiled brightly.

At that moment,

thud-

Seol Hye-yoon’s heart beat loudly.

I don’t know if I was just enchanted by the cherry blossoms that were fluttering in the wind a little while ago.

but,

It was spring now.