Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 115



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 115

115. Time problem

Sungjun’s fandom ‘My Star’.

They had just one regret for Sungjun, who was perfect in every way.

– Doesn’t my brother use Instagram?

Of course, I do do YouTube Live sometimes, but that’s it.

I don’t even do Instagram like everyone else does.

Because of this, the nickname given to him by other fans is ‘Rare Species’.

MXM Entertainment did this to prevent Sungjun’s image from being consumed too quickly.

No, I don’t use Instagram because I’m a terrible ‘selfie addict’.

No, it’s just because I’m a guy in my 30s and not good at IT.

There were various speculations surrounding Sungjun’s Instagram account being closed.

Meanwhile, a situation unfolded where the antis who claimed that he was an old man were being punished with shining stars.

Anyway, up until now, Sungjun has only been showing off on variety shows and music charts.

Well, actually, that alone was enough to make Meista feel proud.

How great and proud it is to be able to easily see my singer on YouTube or TV.

It was also thanks to that that I wasn’t particularly affected by other fans’ ‘sell-go’ or ‘ajae’ jokes.

This is because they just laughed it off, thinking that they were jealous because they were doing better than their older brothers.

But even so, as a fan, it was also a natural desire to want to see Sungjun more frequently and in a more private way, rather than through broadcasts.

– Sungjun oppa, you’re starting to appear on variety shows. Now it’s time to let go of the mystic concept!

– Right!

– We don’t want much! At least Instargram!

– Absolutely right!

The ‘My Star’ management team, representing the opinions of such fandom, urged MXM Entertainment to open an Instagram account for Sungjun.

And the answer that came back was,

– We are currently discussing this matter. Please wait a little longer.

It’s like calling a jajangmyeon restaurant that doesn’t deliver even after 30 minutes of ordering.

It was no different from the unreliable and evasive statement, ‘Oh, we just left. We’ll get there soon.’

But ‘My Star’ believed those words again.

It’s not because I’m stupid or a fool.

The object of their trust was not MXM Entertainment, but Sungjun.

Even if the entertainment company doesn’t know, if it’s Sungjun who is full of fandom.

That their desperate voices would definitely be answered.

It was a day when I added each day to the ‘D-Day of the Instargram Opening Prayer’ with a faith close to religion.

“Huh? Huh huh huh?!”

New semester lunch time.

While discussing the future of K-pop with two colleagues who shared his passion for K-pop, Kim Joo-hyun, a third-year middle school student known as ‘My Star’, let out a look of bewilderment.

“Is this real…?”

Kim Joo-hyun’s eyes, round like a rabbit’s, blink quickly as she looks at the cell phone screen.

The Instargram was lit above the LCD.

While chatting with my friends, I was searching for Sungjun’s name out of habit.

however···

[Sungjoon_official]

Among the numerous fan accounts,

An account with a blue authentication mark and the account name ‘official’ caught my eye!

It was an account that clearly didn’t exist when I went to school this morning, or even when lunchtime started.

If you calculate backwards, that means the account was created in about 30 minutes.

I was surprised and hesitant to click on the account, and a simple and clear profile introduction caught my eye.

Sungjoon Cha

D.Voice

“What?! Really?! Is it really Sungjun oppa?!”

“Crazy?! Awesome?!”

At the shouts of the two friends who were looking at their cell phones together, a group of girls from Class 3, Grade 3 gathered around Kim Joo-hyun’s desk.

In an instant, the girls formed a scrum in a circle like rugby players.

Within that ironclad protection, Kim Joo-hyun, who held his cell phone as carefully as a quarterback holds a rugby ball, clicked on Sung-jun’s first post with trembling hands.

[Hello, this is Seongjun.

This is my first time on Inbyeolgram.

Thank you so much to our stars who have waited for us all this time.

[Please take care of me in the future!]

With an introduction written in three languages: Korean, English, and Japanese.

The sacred dragon’s face, a selfie of Sungjun raising his hand to greet us, was giving a welcoming greeting.

“This is crazy!!! He’s so handsome!!!!”

“Who told you to count Sungjun oppa!!!!”

“No, I didn’t even use an app for this!! It’s just a regular camera!!!”

“If I were to measure my eyesight right now, it would go from 0.1 to 2.0. This is eye cleansing, this is the country.”

Cheers echo throughout the classroom!

Then, each of the girls took out their cell phones and searched Sungjun’s Instagram.

And then, while I was pressing follow,

“Wait a minute. Follower count, is this real?!”

The girls’ eyes sparkle with surprise.

It must have been less than an hour since it opened…

“1, 100 thousand people?!”

It was an explosive figure even though she was not a member of a global idol group.

This is by far the most overwhelming number for a domestic singer-songwriter soloist.

I checked through the ‘My Star’ group chat that was always ringing and found that there was an article about Seongjun oppa ‘opening an Instagram account’.

‘As expected, my brother is a record breaker.’

Kim Joo-hyun’s mouth was hung on her ear.

at that time,

“Hey! Another post just came up!!!”

At someone’s shout, Kim Joo-hyun’s eyes quickly turned to the second post.

This photo is a cut of the upper body with attractive, broad shoulders.

In the photo, Sungjun was posing with his cell phone held to his chest.

The moment I saw it,

‘No way, this is it!’

Kim Joo-hyun’s intuition exploded.

‘Sure. It’s a spoiler for the next album!’

Otherwise, there would be no reason to hold the phone up to your heart and take a picture.

Just then, Inbyeolgram was refreshed.

There were over a hundred comments on the short post.

And among them, there were those who had the same thoughts as him.

– This photo seems to be a spoiler for the next album. Isn’t it ‘Ring a Ring’ that was pre-released on ‘Rude’ last time?

– It seems certain. At that time, the lyrics were ‘When your phone rings, my heart rings too’. This photo 100% expresses those lyrics.

– Is it possible that it’s just a cell phone commercial? Sungjun’s commercials are freaking awesome these days, lol

– Does this make a little sense?

– That’s right, the Ring a Ring photo! A little while ago, TokTok and Youtube Shorts uploaded the Ring a Ring work process.

Kim Joo-hyun immediately found Sung-jun’s TokTok account.

As you can see from the comments, there was a hot new content uploaded just 5 minutes ago.

“Press it quickly!”

The girls’ army has now reassembled in a circle.

As I played the video with my throbbing fingertips, Sungjun appeared holding a cell phone.

[Can cell phone sounds become music?]

Following that question,

Ding diridingding dingdingding~

Brrrrrr-

Beep, beep, beep, beep

The phone rings, vibrates, and makes sound effects when touched.

And then the screen immediately changed.

Just a moment ago, three types of notes were moved to the top of the composition program page.

At this time, Sungjun, who had reappeared, answered the question asked a little while ago.

[It can be done like this.]

Depending on Sungjun’s movements and clicks while holding the mouse, three types of sound waveforms and sounds began to change in various ways.

[This sound would be good on drums.]

[Hmm~ This sound is bass.]

[The bell sound would be perfect as a sound effect.]

And then Seongjun said.

[Music is everywhere.]

Exactly-

When he snapped his fingers by snapping his thumb and index finger,

Each one is accompanied by a drum, bass, and sound effects –

[Ring a Ring]

The screen darkened as Sungjun’s short chorus appeared.

And the last screen that followed.

[Sungjoon 2nd EP]

[Music Everywhere]

1. Ring a Ring

2. 2024. 4. XX

3. 2024. 4. XX

4. 2024. 5. XX

The pre-released title of the second EP album and the track list of four songs included in it came to mind.

The dates for tracks 2 through 4 were written at three-day intervals.

It was obvious to anyone who saw it that it signified the teaser release date for each track.

“No way! You really made a song like this?! Isn’t Sungjun oppa a genius?!”

“So what did you make the next song sound like?! I’m curious, how can I wait 3 days!”

“Wow, what are your fan training skills, oppa?! What a tantalizing taste!!”

“So when does the pre-order open?! Anyone interested in pre-ordering!”

“Yeah~ I’ll find someone to work with later, but I should study first.”

“Uh, teacher, when did you come?”

“Five minutes ago. And you all return your phones again.”

As the fifth period began, the girls’ screams died down.

First, the ripple effect of Sungjun’s Instagram account was growing like a snowball.

*

Jiwoong, the leader of Monsta Z.

His expression, usually famous for being charismatic, looks anxious today.

It’s not like I’m late for my schedule because the other members sleep in a lot.

Even after receiving a military enlistment notice.

It wasn’t because of the excessive slander from extreme malicious commenters.

“What! Seongjun hyung opened an Instagram account?”

When Sungjun had just debuted. That is, back when the two still called each other senior and junior and treated each other with respect.

When I opened my Instagram, I made a fleeting promise to follow each other.

The promise that I had completely forgotten about was revived by the text message that Seongjun sent.

– I’ll open a surprise Instagram in a bit!

As I was listening, I couldn’t help but feel happy about the news.

Ji-woong wanted to visit Sung-jun’s Instagram before anyone else and congratulate him.

Of course, there was also an honest desire to show off one’s friendship with Sung-Jun, who is currently popular, and to monopolize his connections.

But the problem was when Sungjun sent me a text message,

He himself was in the middle of a relay meeting with the members to plan the next album.

Monsta Z’s meetings, which must be held from start to finish while sitting down, basically take two hours.

Before that, the leader himself was looking at his cell phone and doing something else?

That’s when leadership collapses.

So I barely held back, holding my hand towards my phone.

Finally, two hours after receiving the message, I urgently logged into Instagram.

When you search for Sungjun’s name, his newly opened account catches your eye at the top.

At the same time, a muttering that was almost astonishing came out of Jiwoong’s mouth.

“What, you already have a follower in two hours…”

It’s 700,000.

It was a number that made one doubt one’s eyes.

No, is that really a reasonable follower count?

Of course, I expected it to some extent.

Because Sungjun is a rising star who is currently enjoying the highest level of popularity.

Still, I didn’t know it would be this bad.

No one but himself could have predicted it.

“This is crazy…”

Jiwoong took a closer look at Sungjun’s followers, adding one to his crazy follower count.

The guess that all kinds of celebrities would follow Sungjun like himself turned out to be correct.

“First of all, I’ve already followed senior Yuna.”

The official accounts of celebrities who have connections with Sungjun stand out.

Starting with the judges of ‘Who’s the King’ such as Ryu Young-seok, Choi Kang-san, Choi Ha-na, and JJ,

Likee and Hailey, the mentors of ‘My Favorite Girls’.

Director Choi Seok-yong, who produced Sung-jun’s music video, and Ye-seon Ha, who played the female lead.

Hong Kwang-woo, Hyo-ryun, and Ha-ram, who appeared on ‘Begin One More’.

“Hey, when did you follow Jaymin again?”

I’m sure he secretly followed me during the meeting.

You died when you got to your dorm. Huh.

In addition, the names of many colleagues from the entertainment industry appeared.

As a bonus, there were also corporate accounts for ‘Saehyang Cosmetics’ and ‘Banggeure’, featuring Bihyung, the author of the webtoon [Cheonma Hwansaeng], and Jaejoong and Sungjun, the authors of [Nahonbul], as models.

“and···.”

There are aspects that make you exclaim in admiration.

But more than anything, the celebrities who drew Ji-woong’s admiration were not domestic but foreign figures.

First, Japan.

“Twilight and… Ah, Director Sotozaka is here too.”

Among Sungjun’s followers were the island’s most up-and-coming band preparing for an overseas tour and the mastermind behind the animation production company ‘Muportable’.

In particular, the young Jiwoong and the members of Monsta Z are huge fans of the anime [Nahonbul].

Director Sotozaka’s following was something I was extremely envious of.

Next up is the United States.

Not long ago, a person appeared who stirred up the entertainment industry in South Korea with a scandal involving a secret affair with Sung Jun.

None other than America’s top producer,

“George Brown?!”

Not only did he follow Sungjun, he also commented on his album promotion post.

– I LIKE IT

Wow, that comment from George Brown…!

I get goosebumps all over my body.

If his comment had been posted on my account… I would have definitely lost sleep over it.

Meanwhile, Ji-woong’s level of surprise had already reached its limit.

Now that the ultimate champion, George Brown, has appeared.

He thought there would be no more surprises in the future.

It was a hasty judgment.

The moment he scrolled down a little further, Jiwoong’s mouth opened wide.

“Ha. Haha. What am I looking at?”

I ended up bursting out laughing as if I was really taken aback.

The three names that followed George Brown were all too familiar and friendly to Jiwoong, no, to people all over the world.

It was natural. They were world-class pop stars.

Justin Bobby.

Ariel Grande.

And the swag dog.

The moment he saw the two singers known as the ‘George Brown Division’ and the legends of American hip-hop, Ji-Woong thought.

It’s only a matter of time before Sungjun’s follower count surpasses 10 million.

*

A few days later,

Sungjun’s Instagram follower count has already exceeded 3 million.

It was really fast.

Reporters began to spread the news about Sungjun’s increase in followers.

This was because a virtuous cycle occurred in which it acted as another boost.

In the midst of the noise in various communities, there has been continued analysis of this phenomenon and comparisons with the followers achieved by other idol singers.

Seongjun, the person involved, was busy with something else.

The semi-final recording of ‘My Favorite Girls’ has begun.