Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 142



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 142

142. The End King

The two heads of MXM Entertainment, Choi Dae-heon and Baek Seok, were in attendance at the video conference with their counterpart, top producer George Brown of the United States.

George Brown was the first to speak after a brief icebreaker greeting.

“I heard that Mr. D.Voice, no, Mr. Sungjun, is preparing a regular album. I’m sure the next album will be full of great songs, just like you always have.

But that alone is not enough to achieve your ‘goal’. America is a much more conservative country than you might think.”

The goal of Sungjun and MXM Entertainment that George Brown brought up was to advance into the United States.

Specifically, entering the upper ranks of Billboard.

But as George Brown said, Billboard was not an easy chart to take on, no matter how much it rode on the strength of K-pop.

Especially for Sungjun, a solo singer-songwriter who is not from an idol group.

“So, from the beginning, you need songs that target the US mainland. Please release English songs in addition to your regular album.

My label and I will give you full support. We can even produce the songs you want to promote in the US if you want.”

George Brown’s suggestion causes a stir in the conference room.

George Brown himself offered to produce it!

How many artists in the world get that kind of treatment?

As people in the music industry, they knew all too well about George’s global fame and influence, so they found it hard to believe even after hearing it for themselves.

George’s words were so shocking that if another singer had heard this offer, he would have immediately bowed down and thanked them.

However, Sungjun’s expression when he actually received the offer was calm.

Moreover, the answer that came out of his mouth was the exact opposite of what everyone expected.

“Thank you for the offer, but I don’t mind producing. I want to compose my own songs.”

A person who sings a song made by someone else is called a ‘singer’ or a ‘performer’.

However, Sungjun is a ‘singer-songwriter.’

Even if it was a suggestion from American star producer George Brown,

Sungjun had the pride and gonzoness of an artist who had to compose the songs he would sing himself.

And he had a firm belief that the songs he composed would not fall short of George Brown’s.

‘What is my composition level?’

I invested all the gold coins I collected from the bronze coins and mission completion coins given as login rewards into the [Composition] stat.

in result,

[Composition LV.14]

Reached a level just below the system’s maximum level of 15.

To this extent, he may be different from George Brown in terms of popularity in the United States, but I am certain that his level of composition is similar, or perhaps even superior.

“Well, I’ll consider it as far as co-producing.”

“?!”

Seongjun’s words continued, causing a wave of even greater commotion in the conference room than before.

Not only did he reveal that George Brown wrote the song, he also had the nerve to consider co-producing it.

This is a statement that cannot help but make you doubt your ears.

In fact, Choi Max-heon was denying the situation by saying to Baek-seok, who was sitting next to him, “Seok-ah, did I hear that correctly just now? No, did I? No, did I?”

In the midst of this shock, everyone was shocked.

“Hahaha. As expected, I knew you’d say that, Devoice.”

Only George Brown burst out laughing.

An expression that seemed delighted even though his proposal was rejected outright.

On the contrary, he had the secret thought that he might have been a little disappointed if Sungjun had quickly accepted his producing offer.

‘Yes, this is the real artist.’

All the ‘real’ people he had met so far had the same attitude as Sungjun.

Then, suddenly, an interesting idea pops into George’s head.

What kind of synergy can we see when ‘real’ and ‘real’ meet?

A strange light appeared in George’s eyes.

He asked.

“Co-producing would be fun, but what about featuring?”

“Is it a featuring?”

“Yes. The biggest pop star in the world I know has been pestering me lately to work with you. If you guys don’t mind, I was wondering if we could invite ‘her’ to a video conference and just chat a little bit.”

At George’s sudden suggestion, Sungjun turns to Choi Daeheon and Baekseok, the representatives.

“Let’s proceed in the direction that Seongjun wants.”

Choi Dae-heon extends both hands and delegates authority to Sung-jun.

“Well, I’m fine.”

“Oh, that’s great! I’ll contact her then.”

Upon Sungjun’s acceptance, George Brown immediately called someone, and one more person was added to the screen where the video conference was in progress.

As she looked closely at the screen, she recognized Sungjun and let out an exclamation.

“Oh my god, it’s really D.Voice! I’m such a fan of yours!”

one side,

“Huh, huh?! Huh, huh?!”

At her appearance, with her big, sparkling eyes like a Barbie doll, everyone in the conference room, including Sungjun, had their mouths open in amazement.

Towards those people,

“Nice to meet you! I’m Ariel Grande.”

One of the members of George Brown’s division,

The global pop star queen, who is called America’s national little sister, introduced herself with a big smile.

The meeting went on for a while longer, and the conversations we had that day were kept strictly confidential.

*

The next day.

Seongjun’s studio is bustling.

This is because the Breeze members, Shin Jin-hee, and the filming crew gathered to record the title song.

A few days ago, ‘BLOOM’ and ‘Break the Spell (hereinafter referred to as BTS)’ finished recording separately.

The Breeze members experienced the appearance of the studio’s devil, ‘Dasima’, whom they had only heard of through rumors.

Thanks to that, I was even more prepared for today’s recording.

“Do you all know the lyrics well?”

“Yes! The lyrics were so good that I memorized them right away.”

The five girls nodded vigorously at Seongjun’s words.

The title of this song, written by Seol Hye-yoon, is ‘Bright’.

In the dictionary, it means to shine brightly.

‘I am dazzling and shining everywhere.’

‘The moment I appear, the surroundings become brighter.’

The lyrics are composed of lyrics that show confidence as a new girl group, while also fitting in with the worldview of fairies who have come to purify the murky world.

Especially in the chorus

I’m looking for some bright.

(I’m looking for light)

The lyrics are repeated,

As the Breeze members say, it’s addictive and easy enough to be imprinted in your head the moment you hear it.

“Then shall we start recording right away?”

The order is to record the main vocal track first, and then record the chorus based on that.

Jin Ha-neul, the lead vocalist who took charge of the introduction of Verse 1, was the first to enter the recording booth.

Now, Jin Ha-neul, who was quite used to wearing the headset, stood in front of the microphone and exchanged the OK sign with the talkback button, and then immediately started playing the MR.

As Jin Ha-neul slowly moves along to the rhythm of the trap-like beat accompaniment under the local chord progression, the corners of Sung-jun’s mouth slightly rise as he opens his lips to utter the first words.

‘Not bad, right?’

I knew it as soon as I heard the first word.

How much time and effort she put into practicing this song.

I prepared it neatly and without any unnecessary details in accordance with the individual feedback I gave you last time.

[Guild member ‘Jinhaneul (BLIZ)’ has achieved his personal mission.]

Hey, hey, I believed in you.

Following Jin Ha-neul’s brisk start, the members’ recordings proceeded one after another.

Thanks to everyone practicing hard like Jin Ha-neul, the recording went smoothly.

Main vocalist Eunhye Min took the lead in the chorus with her solid vocals.

Alice and Nangpa added flavor to the song with their unique, mellow and dreamy tones, respectively.

[Guild member ‘Iharu (BLIZ)’ has achieved his personal mission.]

We were also able to receive a mission accomplishment message from Iharu, the main dancer and all-rounder of the pentagon.

“It’s so nice to hear that. Everyone has prepared well. You’re amazing!”

Shin Jin-hee, who attended the recording, hugs and encourages the members.

The vocal quality is so good that no one would dare think that the members are ‘rookies’.

One, Sungjun, a perfectionist, was not satisfied with the present.

“Should I sing it again, thinking about bringing it up while lightly raising the overall sound?”

“Let’s try again, removing all the useless banding and vibrato.”

“When building up the harmony in the chorus, match the tone and volume. Okay, if you’re ready, I’ll go again.”

As I handed over direction, taking note of each and every detail that was lacking, the Breeze members nodded their heads like chicks and listened.

And then hell resumed ‘again’.

The recording ended five hours later, with everyone in the studio except Sungjun completely exhausted.

“Thank you for your hard work, guys.”

“thank you!”

When Sungjun finally gave the OK sign after hearing the completed recording, the girls bowed and greeted him.

This concludes Sungjun’s role.

The rest, including music video filming and styling, is now in the hands of visual art director Shin Jin-hee.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

Seongjun chuckles as he watches the girls celebrate their survival in the arduous recording session.

Until this point, Sungjun had not anticipated it.

That the gentle breeze called ‘Breeze’ would bring a typhoon beyond the domestic music industry to the entire world.

*

The third episode of Sungjun’s ‘Star★Friends’ with Monsta Z has been released.

As soon as the video was uploaded to YouTube, various communities went into chaos.

It was partly because the guests were Monsta Z, but the bigger reason was that the interview location was out of the question.

To give a more blatant reason,

Because it was a video of Sungjun taking off his shirt for the first time!

Before putting on the life jacket, Sungjun’s solid abs, which were not pushed aside by the two beastly men, were revealed.

A fleeting moment that lasts just over a second.

First, MyStar’s Hawk Vision, which was honed to capture Sungjun’s every move, did not miss a single frame that quickly passed by.

– Are you crazy about six-pack abs?!!!

– Ah, what a graceful three-shot…

– Monsta Z oppas, thank you so much for telling me you wanted to leaveㅜㅠ

– This is summer, and this is the country!

Mystars all over the world screamed in joy.

A familiar picture was posted on the fan club, showing one of the management team members collapsing and bleeding from the nose due to excessive dopamine secretion.

In addition, the comical appearance of Sungjun flying in the sky and the appearance of him clenching his teeth and betting like a child made people laugh.

Afterwards, the sight of Beast Stone having a heartfelt conversation while grilling meat was a different side of him that we had never seen before.

In addition to the fact that Sungjun will gift a song from Monsta Z’s next album in return for the bet,

The news that he has already started production on his next album, a full-length album at that, has also given fans another sense of anticipation.

At that time, fans were satisfied with the 20 minutes of ‘Monsta Z’ episode that was also very rich in content.

[Episode 4 Guest Hint!]

Twilight, the hottest visual twin sibling band in Japan since the beginning.

In Episode 2, we meet SHYine, a mysterious new lyricist who took over the charts as soon as she debuted.

And this time, the top-notch guest lineup continues with the beastly idols Monsta Z.

No matter how much you say Sungjun’s connections are diamond connections, around episode 4, the pattern has become that guests who are ‘taking a break’ and have less impact than those who came before will appear.

– My expectations were completely shattered.

“···uh?”

A voice of bewilderment bursts out of Mystar’s mouth.

The next guest’s hint that appeared on the trailer screen was an opaque silhouette.

His identity was thoroughly hidden, with his voice altered and his face blurred.

However, the ‘palm heart kiss’ she performed was a signature move that no one in South Korea could not know.

“Crazy! The next guest is Yuna?!”

The guest final boss has announced his appearance.