Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 138



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 138

138. This is just a demo

MXM Entertainment’s first girl group, ‘Breeze’, was born through a fierce survival show.

Even though their debut was confirmed, there was no major change in the daily routine of the five girls.

Vocal lessons and dance lessons every day.

English and Japanese classes.

And exercise and diet to improve your visual appearance.

Except for the occasional filming of YouTube content or taking photos and short videos to post on social media, that was my normal daily life.

This is because the songs that will be included in the debut album have not been completed yet.

But today.

In the midst of the days that were rolling like a hamster wheel, a special event occurred.

The Breeze members were visiting an unfamiliar place.

A studio with a massage chair, a medieval helmet, and a display of trophies from music shows.

And the place where the hottest songs are made in South Korea right now.

That’s right, it was Seongjun’s studio.

“Wow… This place… ”

Five girls sit closely together on the sofa, legs neatly folded, and look around the studio curiously.

Although they visited many different studios while filming the program ‘My Favorite Girl’, Sungjun’s studio somehow felt new and special.

Next to them, another woman sat with her legs crossed.

This is legendary visual art director Shin Jin-hee, who was in charge of producing ‘Breeze’.

Since it was her first time in Sungjun’s studio, she was looking around.

at that time,

Bam-

As the door opened, the owner of the studio appeared.

“Hello, PD!”

The members stand up and bow as quickly as lightning at Sungjun’s appearance.

The way people address Sungjun has changed from ‘Mentor’ to ‘PD.’

He was in charge of composing and producing the title song.

“You all came early. You didn’t have to wait long, did you, PD Shin?”

“We just got here too.”

“That’s good. Here, this.”

Seongjun smiles and puts down something he was carrying with both hands.

An iced Americano and a hot bagel in a carrier.

“I brought you some snacks because I thought you might be hungry. I promised to buy you coffee whenever I met my Breeze friends after the program ended.”

“Wow, thank you! PD Sungjun is the best!”

“Eat bagels while they’re still warm.”

“Ah, the bagel…”

The girls turn their heads, trailing off their words.

The person they are keeping an eye on is none other than Shin Jin-hee.

Since taking charge of Breeze, Shin Jin-hee has been taking care of them as if she were their manager.

It’s annoying, but having to control your weight is also the fate of idols.

Shin Jin-hee was also helping with the detailed management of such areas.

“Let’s make today a cheat day. It seems like you practice hard every day. And you’ll burn a lot of calories if you record my song, right? I bought some low-calorie protein bagels on purpose. Right? PD Shin?”

The members gulp at Sungjun’s words.

Seongjun is usually gentle and playful.

The rumor that he transforms into a ‘recording studio devil’ and ‘Dasima’ who shouts ‘again’ all day long as soon as he enters the recording studio was revealed when a mysterious girl who worked with him appeared on a variety show.

“Haa… It won’t work… Phew, okay. Just for today, you guys.”

“Wow! Awesome! Really?!”

“I love you, PD-nim!!”

When Shin Jin-hee sighs and gives permission, the Breeze members welcome her enthusiastically.

At the same time, the Thai girl Nangpha is the first to pick up the bagel.

She took a big bite of the bagel and let out a squeal of happiness as if she had tasted the ultimate flavor.

“Mmm, delicious!”

On stage, Nang-pyeong’s hidden appetite, which leads the mood of the song with his unique and emotional voice, makes people laugh.

The rest of the members followed suit and took a bite of the bagel.

Likewise, happiness spread across the face.

Seongjun smiles happily upon seeing that, and Shin Jinhee also takes a sip of her Americano, saying, “I will drink it gratefully.”

Meanwhile, a camera set up in a corner of the studio is filming the scene.

This is a reality show titled ‘BLIZ Days’ that captures the daily lives of ‘Breeze’ before their debut.

And today’s Breeze Days content is the members’ real reactions to hearing the demo of the title song from their debut album for the first time.

This was the reason why they gathered at Sungjun’s studio.

Of course, we don’t want the title song to be leaked, so we will only briefly reveal a small portion of the melody to raise expectations.

“Now, shall we listen?”

While drinking bagels and coffee and chatting about how they have been doing, Sungjun played a demo song.

The song he composed flows out through the speakers.

♪~ ♬~

The Breeze members concentrate on the song without making a single sound.

As we’ve already heard, the genre of the song is easy listening pop.

Instead of fast-paced beats, intense instruments and stimulating melodies,

The keyboard produces a light yet rhythmic beat with a soft tone effect, similar to when you press the soft pedal on a piano.

The vocal melody that is lightly laid on top of it is easy to listen to and doesn’t have much of a high or low range, but it gets stuck in your ears.

In the following chorus, voices gathered together like an a cappella, echoing out in an ecstatic harmony.

It makes the listener feel at ease and a sense of purification envelops them.

After the song, which lasted about 3 minutes, finished playing.

“That’s it for now. Do you like it?”

When Seongjun asked,

“Are you sure this is our debut song?”

“This is crazy! I love it!”

“You can listen to it without any burden! And catch the chorus!”

Breeze members jump around and scream dolphin-like high notes.

Seongjun recorded the guide for the demo song himself, and as expected from the original author, he showed off his ability to digest it so well that it could be released as his own song right away.

If that had happened, it would have definitely topped the charts again.

In the meantime, Sungjun’s part arrangement also came into my ears.

Each part was recorded with different singing techniques to match the vocal style, supporting range, and characteristics of each of the five Breeze members.

Same way I worked on the previous subtle girl’s ‘Sneaky’.

Thanks to this, the members could hear at a glance where their parts would be.

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While the girls were overcome with emotion, Shin Jin-hee, sitting next to them, was in shock.

‘This is just a demo…? This is the quality?!’

I’m speechless with shock.

She has been active at KG Entertainment and has heard countless demo songs, but this is her first demo song.

The demo is just a taste of what the song is like.

But, what Sungjun just told me was close to being complete.

Of course, the lyrics haven’t been properly added yet, but other than that, there’s absolutely nothing to criticize.

Even if you release it like this, it will definitely sell.

Thanks to this, Shin Jin-hee was filled with inspiration like a water fountain while listening to the song.

What kind of clothes should the Breeze members wear to match this song, what kind of styling should they have, how should the music video be shot, and more…

When your mind is busy.

“PD?”

“Uh, yes?”

I came to my senses at the sound of Seongjun’s voice.

“How did you hear that, PD?”

How did you hear that? Is that what you call a horse?

Okay, I almost died! No, how is this a demo?!

This is your first time with easy listening pop! Are you really a genius like the rumors say?!

I couldn’t bring myself to say that.

Rather, he did not show or show any good feelings.

If you show too much satisfaction, the demo song might stop here.

‘If it’s Sungjun, then definitely···.’

There was an expectation that the current version of the song could be developed a few more steps further.

“Ahem… 70 out of 100… No, 80. No, maybe 90?”

“Really? I understand. You gave me more than I expected.”

Seongjun chuckles at Shin Jinhee’s effort to lower her score.

Shin Jin-hee, whose leisurely gaze seems to see through her true feelings.

That was correct.

[A special mission has arrived.]

[Get the approval of a demanding art director.]

[Reward upon success: Broken music box mainspring, 30 guild fame]

Before the demo song was played, a mission arrival message appeared before Sungjun’s eyes.

Immediately after listening to the demo song, a mission accomplishment message came to mind.

Then Seongjun could understand.

The fact that Shin Jin-hee showed a bit of regret on the outside, but was satisfied on the inside.

Perhaps, as the executive producer, he was keeping a poker face in front of the Breeze members.

Perhaps because of that, he said he got a score of 90, but he himself was not satisfied with that.

‘As expected. Meeting the kids in person filled the inspiration I was missing.’

To others, it was a song with 100%, no, 120% or 200% quality and perfection, but to Sungjun, it was just a ‘demo song’ that only had the outline of the song.

With the new inspiration I’ve acquired today, if I work on it a little more, I’ll be able to create a more perfect song than this one.

“You said that PD Shin has a lyricist in mind for the lyrics?”

“Yes, Seongjun is someone you know very well.”

There were only two lyricists who were close to him.

Choi Ha Na, a top lyricist in the industry who was a mentor and contestant on ‘Who’s the King’.

And the faceless lyricist who followed in her footsteps and rose to stardom is SHYine.

If you are one of those two people who ‘knows him very well’.

“That’s right. I’m going to ask for a favor from ‘Shine’. The lyrics of ‘Cherry Blossom Road’ and ‘I Like the Sea’ were impressive.”

Shin Jin-hee explains that the soft and delicate lyrics unique to SHINE fit well with the concept of ‘Breeze’.

“You captured the heart of that legendary art director… Hye-yoon is amazing.”

Seongjun swallowed his admiration inwardly.

If an official request comes in, Seol Hye-yoon’s personal mission may be added.

Afterwards, Sungjun, who was talking a little more about the title song, looked at the Breeze members who were listening and said.

“I have one more homework assignment to do before we meet again.”

The homework that Sungjun gave to the members was what each of them had to improve on in order to perfectly digest this title song.

“Don’t forget to practice the other two songs.”

As is the case with most first albums of idol groups from survival programs,

In addition to new songs, ‘Breeze’s’ debut album was planned to include songs that were previously performed as mission songs on ‘My Favorite Girls’.

There were a total of four songs that came out as new song missions.

Among them, the songs by Zeke, who is not affiliated with MXM Entertainment, were excluded due to copyright issues, so ‘BLOOM’ and ‘Break the Spell’, composed by Sungjun, were re-recorded in versions with the five debut members.

Luckily, ‘BLOOM’, which is about a flower bud finally blooming beautifully, and ‘Break the Spell’, which is about breaking an evil spell, fit well with Breeze’s worldview, so there is no sense of incongruity.

So it was decided that Sungjun would participate as director for these two songs as well.

It was when Sungjun finished his individual supplementary feedback.

[Personal missions for guild members Jin Ha-neul (BLIZ) and Lee Ha-ru (BLIZ) have arrived.]

[Be sure to fully digest the producer’s feedback until the next meeting.]

[Reward upon completion: Silver Coin X3, Guild Fame 10]

Personal missions have been created for the two newly registered guild members, Jin Ha-neul and Lee Ha-ru.

Seongjun’s eyes widen.

His instructions are reflected in his personal missions…

‘Is it a coincidence? Or is it some kind of mechanism?’

If it’s the latter, that’s huge.

Because he could directly initiate missions for his guild members.

Isn’t that just like the constellations that appear in any web novel?

It is still only a hypothesis and not certain, but it can be gradually verified through experiments.

‘This is going to be fun, right?’

Seongjun’s heart is pounding.

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“I will practice hard.”

The four girls, led by Jin Ha-neul, the leader of ‘Breeze’, nodded their heads.

With this passion, you don’t have to worry about achieving your personal mission.

*

After a while.

After the members of ‘Breeze’ and Shin Jin-hee left.

Since I already had the inspiration, I didn’t delay and went straight to the studio to work on revising the demo song.

We did some delicate work to improve the song, such as fixing some melodies and adding some development to the otherwise flat song structure.

I sent the completed, revised version of the demo to Shin Jin-hee by email.

While waiting for her reply, Sungjun takes out the wind-up and music box he got as a reward from his inventory window.

“This is already the third hint.”

When I unwound the music box, it started to move slowly.

As the LP record spins, the voice of Orpheus flows out from the trumpet-shaped phonograph.

Then a low gasp of shock escaped from Seongjun’s mouth.

“Is this… the truth about Bangsingki…?”