Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 113



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 113

113. Was this the kind of person he was?

Spring has arrived in full swing.

As if the world that had been naked all winter had begun to dress up in bright new clothes,

The season has finally come for the larvae that have been one with the water and long padding all winter to shed their weary skins.

Freed from their long padding, they took out the bright spring clothes that had been stored away in their closet.

The urgency of time attack, where they might end up throwing the clothes back in the closet without even being able to wear them if they are not in season, has pushed them into the streets of Cornusu.

Thanks to that, a funny scene unfolded,

It’s an embarrassing and trivial incident, like when you’re waiting for the subway on your way to work and suddenly look around and see that everyone is wearing a beige long coat.

Anyway, this spring is a season that melts the frozen weather and makes people’s hearts flutter.

And thanks to the spring weather, there was a busy scene filled with excitement.

It was the music video set of the girl group ‘Myosonyeo’, which was about to make a comeback in just a few weeks.

“Okay, let’s go to the Hook military camp again!”

Against the backdrop of a gray street illuminated by moonlight, four girls dressed in elegant black attire perform a sharp dance as if they were one.

Meanwhile, on one side of the set, there was a coffee truck that someone had sent.

[The subtle girl ‘Salgeum’ is a huge hit!]

The name of the donor, ‘by Sungjun’, is written in small letters at the end of the banner and standing banner that reads, ‘by Sungjun’.

A surprise gift that was planned by the brave cat and the subtle girls without telling them.

Thanks to this, the four people, full of energy, were more enthusiastic about filming than ever.

But the real surprise was something else.

Swish-

A black van pulls up silently into the parking lot behind the set.

Inside, Seongjun carefully stepped down.

He came to the music video filming location to give surprise support.

“Oh my, you’re here, Seongjun.”

The brave cat who had been waiting on time greeted Seongjun.

“Are you four filming?”

“Hehehe. You’re very enthusiastic. Let’s go this way.”

Yonggo guides Seongjun.

To the beat of the song ‘Salgeum’ that echoed throughout the set, the two also quietly moved to the center of the set.

Then, I soon saw the director surrounded by staff members, giving directions to the girls.

‘You’re still the same.’

A sly smile escapes my face at the familiar attire.

Aloha shirts and sunglasses that are timeless throughout the year.

The director of this ‘Salgeum’ was none other than Wolkle and Choi Seok-yong, who were in charge of Sung-jun’s last EP music video.

“I’ll take a short break and then go again!”

When the staff announced the break, I quietly went to Choi Seok-yong and said hello.

“Director Choi, how have you been?”

“Huh? What is it? Seongjun?!”

When Seongjun appeared like Hong Gildong and said, “Snap,” Choi Seok-yong cried out in surprise, and the girls of Mimyeo recognized him and widened their eyes.

“Huh? Producer Sungjun?!”

“Really?! Awesome!!!”

The four people who came running welcomed Seongjun warmly.

“Thank you so much for the coffee! It was so delicious I had two!”

“Just in case, I asked the CEO if the producer was coming today, but he didn’t say anything!”

Yonggo responded with a proud expression to the girls’ surprised reactions.

“Hehehe, Sungjun said he wanted to cheer you guys on with your surprise.”

“Wow, I’m so touched…”

“Hey, if you cry your makeup will smudge, no.”

“Hey, our leader, you’re so charismatic today?”

“Is that so that Producer Sungjun can look good when he comes?”

As the leader Ain stops the youngest member from blushing, the other two members join in the joke.

The friendly atmosphere fills the filming set with laughter.

At that time, Choi Seok-yong, who had been giggling, looked at Seong-jun and asked.

“Oh, by the way, Sungjun. If it’s okay with you, how about making a cameo appearance in this music video?”

“Huh? A cameo?”

“Yeah, I guess our Mimyosoyeon friends came to cheer us on. We’re just going to entertain the fans a little. I heard that Sungjun produced this song. I’ll make sure to tell Director Baek. Okay?”

A sparkling gaze is directed at Sungjun, who trails off, saying, “Oh, that’s…”

“Cameo······.”

The four subtle girls were looking at him with kitten-like eyes.

‘This is it… I can’t refuse it.’

“Okay, but you have to tell Director Baek now.”

“Of course. Hahaha! Let’s see… Oh, Director Baek. I’m Choi Seok-yong. Oh, it’s none other than-”

Choi Seok-yong, who was talking to Baek-seok, immediately made an OK sign with his fingers.

Sungjun promised that since it had come to this, he would become a real scene stealer.

*

To avoid being caught by others, Sungjun sometimes stares into empty space.

Even now, sitting on the chair in his studio, Seongjun was staring intently at something.

The thing fluttering before my eyes was a music box shaped like a morning glory gramophone.

When you lift your finger and click on the classic music player, a single line of message appears.

[Progress of restoring the broken music box: 90%]

Seongjun checked the message, sighed lightly and muttered.

“There’s still no progress here.”

Since the restoration level reached 90%, Santa has not brought any parts back from his walks.

After continuing to fail, I’m concluding that perhaps the last two pieces can be obtained through missions or other means.

When I put the status window in, I heard a noise from the back of my head.

dripping-

Someone was knocking on the studio door.

The playful eyes, resembling a cat, peer into the studio.

“Come in.”

As soon as Seongjun gestured, the door opened as if it had been waiting.

She is dressed in plain clothes with her hat pulled down low.

Yuna, one of the top female singers in South Korea, who recently took over for Sungjun as a special mentor on ‘My Favorite Girls’, has been kidnapped.

Also, the reason she visited Sungjun’s studio today was also related to what happened back then.

“Please give me a present, oppa. Hehe.”

Yuna suddenly holds out both hands.

If we analyze the meaning of this act, it was as follows.

Since I was in charge of the lecture, I want to be compensated accordingly.

“Just wait.”

This is something that has already been promised to Yuna through verbal contracts and Kotok messages.

When Sungjun hands her a carefully wrapped box, Yuna’s eyes sparkle as she accepts it.

“Can I try to solve it now?”

“Why are you asking when you’ve already solved it?”

In an instant, a gift from across the water appeared inside the box that had been torn apart.

“Wow, it’s a hat!”

It’s a navy blue ball cap with ‘New York’ engraved on it.

“I looked it up, but there wasn’t anything particularly special about New York souvenirs. And then I looked and it seemed like you’ve been wearing hats a lot lately because you’ve been growing out your hair.”

“Brother… You’re a more meticulous man than you look? I’m a little touched.”

Yuna, who was laughing, took off the hat she was wearing and put on the hat she had received as a gift from Sungjun.

“What do you think, oppa? Does it suit you well?”

This is a really meaningless question.

Of course, your face is your fashion, but what is a hat?

“Anyway, I’ll use it well. Hehe.”

Yuna, who seemed to like the hat, took selfies from various angles with her phone.

Then, he hummed, “I should upload this on Instagram,” and left the studio like the wind.

The presentation of souvenirs was the last activity of the morning.

A ‘second guest’ is scheduled to visit in the afternoon.

In the meantime, after having lunch at the company cafeteria, I was taking a break by lying down on a massage chair.

dripping-

A knock woke Seongjun up.

As I jumped up and opened the door, a visitor shyly greeted me.

“Hello, Seongjun.”

“You’re here, Hye-yoon.”

The visitor was none other than Seol Hye-yoon.

Today, she will be officially recording ‘Cherry Blossom Road’.

“This is my first time in Sungjun’s personal studio. The last time I came here to record a duet song, I rented one of the public studios.”

Seol Hye-yoon looks around the studio as if she finds it fascinating.

Meanwhile, she also stood out with her bright coordination to welcome spring.

Stylish white slacks and yellow sneakers with a pink-toned knit.

Today too, it is the classic example of pretending not to be pretending.

Afterwards, we sat on the sofa and chatted lightly while drinking the iced Americano that Seongjun had prepared.

“Did you have a good meal?”

“Of course. I told you to eat well today since Seongjun must be tired. I told you that recording is all about food.”

Seol Hye-yoon pats her plump belly.

Sungjun offered something to her.

“What is it?”

“I told you that I went to New York to film ‘Begin One More’ a while ago, right? While buying souvenirs at that time, I bought Hye-yoon’s too.”

“Huh~ So you weren’t just giving it to me? You bought it for fun?”

Seol Hye-yoon’s eyes narrow.

“That’s not it···”

Seongjun stutters in embarrassment.

Seol Hye-yoon burst out laughing when she saw that sight.

“I’m just kidding. I know you must have been busy, but thank you for taking the time to care for me.”

“Are you kidding me? I definitely felt a chilling chill-”

“Can I open it now and take a look?”

Seol Hye-yoon unwrapped the package as Seong-jun nodded.

Soon, a small accessory appeared in her hand.

This is a LEGO keychain of a woman wearing a medieval helmet on her head.

“Wow, that’s cute. Could this be me wearing a Durahan helmet?”

“I went to the Lego store separately to make a custom figure to give to Hye-yoon. It was definitely not a half-baked thing. And ta-da-”

Seongjun raised his left hand.

A male Lego keychain with a helmet identical to hers dangled from his stop.

“We made a set. We’re a Durahan couple.”

Seongjun smiled faintly.

Seol Hye-yoon’s slight sullenness from earlier evaporated without a trace at that smile.

“Anyway, should we just relax and start recording?”

“Yes. I’ve been practicing a lot, so shouldn’t I be surprised when I hear that?”

“Oh, I’m looking forward to that.”

Seol Hye-yoon, who was in a good mood for some reason, headed to the recording booth with great energy.

Until this point, she hadn’t noticed.

Seongjun’s gaze that had been looking at her warmly had changed.

It’s time for Spartan directing again.

*

Three hours later.

“Thank you for your hard work, Hye-yoon.”

“······yes.”

Unlike Sungjun who had a bright smile, Seol Hye-yoon answered in a tone that seemed to have sucked energy out of her.

Her originally white skin turned pale.

‘Seongjun… was this the kind of person he was…?’

Today, I saw another side of Sungjun that I didn’t know about before.

In the studio, he was a thoroughly cold-blooded person, completely devoid of his usual playfulness.

‘In the part where it says ‘becoming colored by spring’, let’s just let out the ‘yo’ sound a little bit.’

‘Well, Pink Rain, please raise your voice a little more.’

‘This time, don’t stop and take one breath-‘

I pushed it to the limit without stopping.

It’s scary to think that even that was a directing that took into consideration the fact that he was not a professional.

Even though he’s always being casual, he’s still professional when it comes to his work, and that gap is what’s cool about it.

Still, the quality of the sound source monitored was amazing.

There were some parts that were ambiguous during practice, but after Sungjun’s direction, they were neatly captured and transformed into something sophisticated.

Even while listening, I started to doubt whether this was really the song I sang.

“I think it came out okay. I’ll leave the mixing and mastering to the engineer. But before that-”

Seongjun looked at Seol Hye-yoon and asked.

“Are you going to distribute the music officially? Or are you just going to keep it for yourself?”

Seol Hye-yoon is momentarily lost in thought at those words.

Actually, this is something I didn’t think much about.

I was just happy to receive a song from Sungjun.

Since ‘Cherry Blossom Road’ is a song that only the two of us sang, we wanted to keep it for ourselves.

On the one hand, there was clearly a desire to release a completed sound source.

“hmm······.”

As his face became more and more focused, Seongjun snickered and said.

“It’s not urgent, so you can think about it slowly and let me know.”

“No, I’ve decided. I-”

Seol Hye-yoon slowly opened her lips.

Seongjun smiled faintly at the answer he gave after much thought.

And a few days later.

A song by a new artist that we’ve never seen before has been uploaded to Kiwi Cheat’s latest music.

Against the backdrop of fluttering pink cherry blossoms.

An album cover depicting the hands of a man and a woman, with only the tips of their little fingers shyly touching, forming a heart shape.

In the bustling spring, listeners intoxicated by the blooming romance couldn’t just pass by that undeniably pink song.

[Cherry Blossom Road – SHYine]

It was the first appearance of the spring season song, which would later be nicknamed ‘Cherry Blossom Road’.