Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 62



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 62

62. W Celebration

There was a time when a famous hip-hop artist’s ‘world line’ became a hot topic.

[Yuna, Bong Joon-woo, Son Seung-min, JJ Let’s get going~]

From top singers to film directors and soccer players.

The passage listing the names of world-class figures who made Korea known around the world was so impressive that it was deeply engraved in the minds of many.

And although it is unfortunate that my name was not included in the monthly lineup,

There is a director who is famous not only domestically but also internationally for K-pop music videos.

Solo singer Yuna, girl group Sisters, and hip-hop musician Jay Jay who released the WorldCulture line, etc.

A master who has produced music videos for artists at the top of their respective genres.

At the same time, he is a man in his 40s with a resort fashion style that is his trademark: an aloha shirt that doesn’t change in any season, brown sunglasses, and a single strand of dyed bangs.

Choi Seok-yong.

It was he who was in charge of Sungjun’s debut title MV.

“hmm···.”

Choi Seok-yong, sitting on the sofa with his feet up on the table, checked the shooting scenario for Friday while stroking his rough beard.

At first, the overall story was just told with male and female actors.

The artist planned to place the scene transitions as needed according to the template.

However, my thoughts changed after seeing the artist’s profile picture sent by MXM Entertainment.

The rookie named Sungjun had killer visuals.

“I can’t let such a precious visual rot.”

This music video doesn’t have any grand narrative.

Rather, the focus is on the loveliness of the actors’ performances and the overall color palette.

Therefore, it is good to have at least one element that is eye-catching and grabs attention.

So we modified the shooting plan a little bit.

The existing male actor will appear as is, but Sung-Jun will take on the same role here and there.

Acting is good even if it’s awkward.

That will have its own fresh and cute charm, after all, because he is a rookie.

“If you write another song on that topic, you’re not a rookie.”

Choi Seok-yong recalled the day a few days ago when MXM Entertainment CEO Baek Seok came to see him.

Originally, I was going to decline this music video because I had a busy schedule.

But Baekseok happened to bring Baekje Hotel’s homemade pecan pie.

Since I couldn’t just turn away someone who brought me a gift, I thought I’d at least pretend to listen to their story out of courtesy.

At that time, Baek Seok suggested something.

“You can refuse to make a music video. But please listen to the song and see what it’s like.”

Choi Seok-yong has been working as a music video director since his 20s, and has listened to hundreds to thousands of songs, including some exaggerated ones.

So I listened to the song without much expectation, wondering if there would be anything different from this new artist.

however,

“······Director Baek, what is this new person’s identity?”

He fell in love with ‘Drink Me Like Coffee (hereinafter referred to as DMLC)’ after hearing it.

The code itself is a regular money code.

But the concept behind it is novel.

Coffee and love.

Why has no one ever thought of a song like this with material that is so close to home?

On the other hand, there is an indescribable charm to the voice.

It’s a song that makes you listen over and over again, and eventually you end up listening to the entire 3-minute song.

That kind of charm was the most important thing for a singer.

Regardless of vocal skills or looks, shouldn’t something have charm that we listen to, watch, or consume?

This is something that the current world-class stars basically possess.

That means that this rookie also shows such potential.

“Anyway, I’m looking forward to Friday.”

Choi Seok-yong, who had covered the scenario, stood up from his seat.

His eyes sparkle beyond his sunglasses as he holds a cigarette in his mouth.

With the know-how in music video production accumulated over 20 years, I will prove my ability by making another person a world star.

It was Choi Seok-yong who had such a desire.

*

One of the advantages of ‘Bangsingki’.

Song Coins are received as a daily login bonus.

There are now 18 of them.

What does that mean?

“That means I can now turn it into a 10th consecutive year.”

[Draw] is currently the easiest and fastest way to obtain new stats/skills/items.

SSR grades also appear depending on probability.

Of course, the [Shop] that opens when you upgrade to Stage 3 also has the above items on the sales list.

But the merits are low because the price is crazy high.

Of course, in the future, when the earnings become better, it will become a field of gold where you can choose and buy what you want.

Anyway, for now, it’s a wise choice to return the lottery once in a while when it’s appropriate.

So, I invested 4 coins each in the SSR grade skills [Sampling] and [Producing] in order of priority to make them level 7, and then I went straight to drawing with the remaining 10.

Boom- puff puff-

The claw machine spit out ten capsules, none of which were rainbow colored.

3 red, 7 white.

Unfortunately, this time it was a dud.

Well, that’s okay.

Anyway, I’ve accumulated 10 of these.

As a result of the settlement,

[Double Breathing Lv.6 > Double Breathing Lv.7]

[Appeal power Lv.5 > Appeal power Lv.6]

[Guitar Playing Lv.7 > Guitar Playing Lv.8]

[Piano Playing Lv.6 > Piano Playing Lv.8]

In addition, 2 R-grade items and 3 duplicate level 10 stats were obtained, which were converted into silver coin fragments.

In the meantime, I also found a new SR grade item.

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[SR Grade Item – Thick Face BB Cream]

When applied, the face becomes thicker and the image-making ability slightly increases.

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A strange name, a concise description, and an unknown effect.

No matter how I think about it, it’s a set with [Hopi Pattern Panties].

“By the way, image-making ability is said to increase···.”

Once you debut, you will have to deal with a lot of people and the media.

An appropriate level of image making that is not too elaborate will be of great help to your activities.

Oh, maybe I can use it for the music video shoot on Friday.

If the director really asks you to act.

If you can create an image of yourself that suits the role the director wants you to play, wouldn’t that cover up your poor acting to some extent?

“Well, let’s go and check then.”

Cha Seong-jun, who finished drawing, closed the status window.

It’s time to slowly move on to the afternoon schedule.

A trip to a distant place is scheduled today as well.

The destination is ‘Kunsthalle’ located in Gangnam.

This building is made up of 28 containers, and is a multi-purpose cultural space that can be used for a variety of purposes, from a party place to an exhibition hall, a launching event venue, a conference hall, and even a wedding hall.

And ‘Wishes’ has been holding their own awards ceremony and party here every year at the end of the year.

Yes, that’s right.

Cha Sung-jun will attend the ‘W Celebration’ today, invited by ‘Wishes’.

“Is this it?”

We arrived in front of a building with a unique appearance made up of stacked containers.

The event name, “W Celebration,” is displayed in large letters on outdoor billboards.

Looking inside through the glass wall, I could see that it was already bustling with people.

I called the person I had made an appointment with in advance.

Then, the person who had arrived first opened the door and came out to greet me.

“The composer is here! I’ve only talked to you on the phone, but this is my first time meeting you in person… Wow, you’re really handsome.”

“Hello, author. It is an honor to meet you like this.”

The two men shook hands and entered the building.

Then, under the leadership of Bihyeong, a time for making statements with various webtoon artists began.

“This is the composer D.Voice who created the [Cheonma Hwansang] OST ‘Aengyeonmu’. These are my fellow webtoon writers.”

“Ohhh! This is the famous Devoice!”

“Wow, you’re a composer? You’re so handsome, I thought you were the guest singer today!!”

“Oh my, you are too kind. I am so happy and amazed to meet you, authors.”

Cha Seong-jun, who is at the top of his social skills, waved his hand and expressed his humility.

But inside, I was smiling happily.

‘It’s thrilling.’

No matter how many times I hear the compliment that I’m handsome, I never get tired of it.

After all, being handsome is the best.

After I had finished some social networking, I was told to take a seat.

The event opened with a welcoming speech from the Wishes headquarters director.

“It’s nice to see all of you from the ‘Wishes’ webtoon community who took the time out of your busy schedule to come and shine at ‘W Celebration’ today.”

Next, we had a routine but essential sequence, such as introducing the activities of the ‘Wishes’ webtoon this year, its growth process over the past 20 years, and the authors who attended the event.

Finally, it’s time for the highlight of today’s event: the awards ceremony by category.

“This year’s ‘Most Commented Award’ goes to… [Cheonma Hwansang] Bihyung author!”

The ‘Most Comments Award’, awarded to the artist who receives the most comments for a single webtoon throughout the year, went to Bihyeong.

[#182] [Cheonma Hwansaeng] The OST ‘Aengyeonmu’ was released thanks to the number of comments left on the page that was close to 200,000.

“Thank you. I would like to dedicate this honor to my family, my friends who worked hard day and night, the PD, and lastly, to the composer of ‘Aengyeonmu’, Devoice.”

At Bihyeong’s words, all eyes in the room focused on Cha Seongjun.

He responded with an awkward bow, and this time his name was called.

“Next is the ‘OST Award’ which was newly established this year. I think you all already know who the winner is. Congratulations to composer D.Voice who composed the [Cheonma Hwansang] OST ‘Aengyeonmu’!”

He climbed up onto the stage amidst thunderous applause and cheers.

The head of the Wishes headquarters personally handed over a plaque worth two tons of pure gold and said:

“I enjoyed listening to ‘Aengyeonmu’. I hope you will continue to do well in the future.”

Then, 1 million won was awarded for the injury, and there was also some unexpected free money.

“I am so happy to receive the honor of being the first OST award winner. I also give credit to writer Bihyung. Thank you.”

After giving a brief statement, he returned to his seat.

Next up was a celebratory performance.

However, the first singer to appear had a face I had seen somewhere a long time ago.

“We’ve invited Hong Kwang-woo, the rising star of the musical world!”

It was Hong Gwang-woo, an unknown musical actor whom I met at Chang-hyuk’s street karaoke.

Hong Kwang-woo sang the song ‘The Laughing Clown’.

Cha Seong-jun, who was listening, quietly exclaims in admiration.

‘Is it because my skills are better?’

Maybe he didn’t show his true colors at the street karaoke.

Anyway, his vocalization and resonance are deeper and more mature than those of anyone I’ve ever heard.

I made eye contact briefly with Hong Kwang-woo as he greeted me after the performance.

Because I was staring at him so intently.

However, he left the stage without any reaction.

Perhaps a glance that doesn’t recognize who you are.

That makes sense. At that time, he was in full camouflage, wearing a hat and glasses, and now his appearance level has been raised to 7, so he has even applied corrections.

Besides, no one would have imagined that a ‘passerby’ would attend the webtoon awards ceremony.

Oh, by the way, there hasn’t been any reply from Changhyuk since then.

Anyway, the congratulatory performance ended like that, and the event concluded with a dinner and lucky draw.

They draw prizes based on the numbers they received upon entering the venue in advance, and Cha Seong-jun unbelievably drew number 49.

Dinner is buffet style.

So I came back with a plate full of food, but by the time I got back, the entire table was full.

It would be a nuisance if I asked you to leave here.

Well, Bihyung did his duty by escorting me in the beginning.

Now that I’ve received my award, I should just quietly accept it and go back.

It was when I was sitting at that empty table, concentrating on my meal.

“If you don’t mind, would it be okay if I sit next to you?”

Someone asked to sit down.

“Ah, yes, I see.”

As I turned my head while munching on spaghetti, a man wearing large horn-rimmed glasses caught my eye.

I quickly searched my memory.

He is someone who clearly received a huge cheer from fellow writers when he was introduced as the author.

What was the name of the piece? Am I the only one feeling sorry? It seemed like a lot of fun.

Anyway, he was the man who won the ‘Most Popular Award’ at the awards ceremony, beating out Bihyung.

That kind of man,

“Hello. I am the writer of [I Alone Ambassador], ‘Jo Jae-joong’. I really wanted to meet composer Devoice. I was really impressed by his song ‘Aengyeonmu’.”

He greeted me, saying,

“Oh, thank you.”

Cha Seong-jun, who had swallowed the spaghetti, answered with proper pronunciation this time.

Because something came to mind after hearing the author’s introduction.

[I alone am immortal].

Abbreviated as [Nahonbul].

[Cheonma Hwansang] Among the comments on the MV, this was the name of the work that inevitably appeared whenever there was talk about ‘animation’.

There must have been a reason why the author of such works, among so many others, came and sat next to me and talked to me.

And Cha Seong-jun’s premonition came true.

Jo Jae-joong, who was looking around, asked quietly.

“Actually, the third season of the ‘Nahonbul’ anime is being produced. Do you, the composer, have any plans to participate?”