Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 72



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 72

72. Subtle

Sungjun’s DMLC Challenge is a hot topic on TokTok every day.

Following Monsta Z, Yuna, and SHYine,

The challenge with Ye-seon-ha was also a huge hit.

The legendary girl group ‘Pink Rose’ that dominated an era.

It was thanks to the crowd that came to see the main vocalist, Ye-seon Ha, dance.

– Wow, the preliminary form is still intact. As expected, the ‘Pink Rose’ class is eternal!

– In ‘Your House’, Ye-seon Ha’s acting was so good that I thought she was a natural born actress.

– Crazy! What kind of 31-year-old face and dance moves is that! I’m the only one who’s gotten older in the new yearㅜㅠ

– Our ‘Mijin’··· Even though she didn’t get to be with Nam Joo in ‘Your House’, I’m happy to see her doing challenges with handsome guys in real life···.

With viewers of ‘Your House’, which recently ended, joining in, Sungjun’s TokTok account is literally packed.

Meanwhile, those who were watching this preliminary challenge suddenly noticed something peculiar.

The singularity was none other than the background in which the challenge video was filmed.

– Wait a minute… But what’s that crosswalk in the background? What’s the ending???

– Crazy!!! Are you sure we’re not filming a ‘Jaywalking’ music video!!!!!!

As Cha Sung-jun intended, smart fans realized that this challenge was a spoiler for the ‘Jaywalking’ music video.

As this fact spread through the community, the number of onlookers searching for challenge videos increased day by day.

In the midst of this winning streak,

Another lucky phone call arrived for Cha Seong-jun.

It was from [Nahonbul] author Jo Jae-joong.

“Huh? You want to see me in Japan?”

When Cha Seong-jun asked in surprise at the news that Jo Jae-joong had delivered, he spoke in a voice that was extremely excited.

– Yes. Muportable is very interested in D.Voice, no, Seongjun. This is totally the green light!

The fact that the production company wants to see the singer in person, especially if it’s a singer from another country, meant that it was quite advantageous in selecting the opening song.

“I will discuss it with my agency and then contact Muportable.”

As soon as I finished talking to Jo Jae-joong, I relayed the information to the management team.

Then the management team was surprised and delighted and said:

“[If it’s Nahonbul], we have to go to Japan! We’ll coordinate our schedule with Muportable.”

“Wow, by the way, Seongjun-nim, your schedule has gotten tight. Like I said, you’ve been getting a lot of rest, right?”

Then, he started the review by displaying Cha Seong-jun’s schedule on the screen.

If we just look at the big numbers,

There’s a Saehyang Healing Concert at the end of the month.

On Saturday of that week, I have to attend the live broadcast of the final episode of ‘Who’s the King’.

Meanwhile, the shooting of the new fragrance Homme brand advertisement is scheduled for the first week of February.

A few days ago, I made the final decision to participate in Changhyuk’s Street Karaoke King of Kings competition, which was also around mid-February.

‘We also need to keep in mind the possibility of producing parts 3 and 4 of the music video…’

The calendar is jam-packed with no gaps.

And this was a very happy thing for Cha Seong-jun.

What do you do when you play? It’s good to be busy.

In other words, having work piled up is similar to having money piled up in your bank account.

You should invest that money in Bangsinki to steadily improve your specs and buy good instruments.

If you save up, you can buy a car and a house later.

‘So, let’s start by enjoying the tasks at hand one by one.’

In that sense, the closest event to Cha Sung-jun at the moment was, of course, his appearance on a music show.

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There are currently four major weekly music shows in the music industry.

Thursday 6pm, Ennet Encounter

Friday 5pm, KBC Music Town

Saturday 3:30 PM, MBS Show! Music Center

Sunday at 3:50 PM, SBC Hit Songs

This arrangement was reached as a result of four different broadcasting companies colluding to have one ‘Music Day’ on each non-overlapping day of the week for the sake of ratings.

The expression ‘music room’ is derived from here.

This is because I literally have to rotate through music shows on different broadcasting stations four times a week.

However, that does not mean that all entertainment companies have their artists appear on all four music shows.

There is a complex and tangled web of interests among adults involved here.

Well, to put it simply, it’s a battle of pride.

For example,

In the case where they used our kids to their heart’s content during the singing competition, but then gave the prize to another team and gave our kids a small, meaningless prize.

The agency may then boycott the broadcaster’s stage appearances.

on the other way,

If a broadcasting station requests a singer to attend an important event, but the singer is unable to attend due to overseas schedule,

The broadcasting company then takes retaliatory measures against the singers from the agency by denying them awards or not inviting them to the music festival.

Although it may sound childish at first, such fights and quasi-retaliatory actions still occur frequently in reality.

The second case mentioned above was actually also a case of MXM Entertainment.

Two years ago, when Yuna, who was at the peak of her popularity, announced that she would not be attending the MBS Music Festival due to an overseas tour,

In response, MBS banned MXM Entertainment singers from participating in the music festival.

Moreover, even in the ‘Idol Sports Championships’, aka ‘ASD’, where idols compete in various sports.

Even the leader of MXM Entertainment, or rather, its CEO Choi Dae-heon, expressed his indignation at this act of retaliation.

“Fuck. Seok-ah, don’t send our kids to MBS music shows from now on.”

They started a fight, saying they will wait and see which side will end up complaining later.

The incident, also known as MBS vs MXM, aka ‘MM Battle’ among fans,

This was the reason why MXM Entertainment singers such as ‘Yuna’ and ‘Monsta Z’ could not be found on MBS music shows until now.

Well, anyway.

Fortunately, MXM Entertainment has maintained a relatively smooth relationship with the three remaining broadcasting companies without any conflict.

Accordingly, Cha Sung-jun was also confirmed to appear on three music shows excluding MBS.

I arrived at the studio located in Sangam-dong to attend the first Ennet Encounter.

“Oh, so this is the Enka waiting room. So when can I eat my lunch box?”

Cha Seong-jun, who was guided to the waiting room, looks around curiously and sings about lunch boxes.

Oh Hae-soo asked, sticking out his tongue at the leisurely appearance.

“Brother, aren’t you nervous for your first time?”

“Hmm… I guess so. I’m not as nervous as I thought.”

[Myeonggyeongjisu] Is it because the level has increased?

Even though it’s my first music show, where it’s normal to be nervous, I’m not really nervous.

Rather than that-

‘I’m so excited…!’

I couldn’t stand the joy of being able to stand on stage in person on a music show that I had only seen on TV.

Something, I guess it finally feels like I’ve really debuted as a singer.

To be honest, I only looked at chart rankings and YouTube views, so it’s true that I lost a bit of a sense of reality.

“Brother, then why don’t you come and say hello quickly before rehearsal?”

The ‘greeting’ that Oh Hae-soo was talking about was the greeting culture in music show waiting rooms, where one would go to each and every one of the senior singers’ waiting rooms and greet them profusely.

In fact, these days, times have changed and no one really forces you to say hello. You just say hello when you see each other.

First, it was the duty and basic manners of the powerful industry in the music industry to at least introduce who they were and meet their seniors first to say hello.

So, following Oh Hae-soo, I started to visit the waiting rooms of the seniors who debuted the most years ago.

“Hello, I’m a new singer named Sungjun. Please take care of me!”

Most of the performers were idol groups younger than him.

Cha Seong-jun hands over a signed CD along with a seasoned folder greeting that he has acquired over five years of living as a ‘new person’.

The younger seniors also responded with polite smiles.

“Seongjun, I’m finally greeting you. I’ve been listening to your songs. I’ve been a fan since D.Voice. Oh, I also cheered you on during ‘Who’s the King’.”

“Nice to meet you, junior. But you’re… thirties? You’re older than me? Oh, and you debuted late?”

“I’ve been hearing a lot about Sungjun from Monsta Z seniors. Hehehe. Take care from now on!”

It was in the midst of the greetings that things went smoothly.

As I opened the waiting room door,

There, I happened to run into an unexpected person.

“Huh? Judge Yonggo?”

“Oh, number 49… no, Seongjun! It’s been a while!”

‘Who’s the King’ judge ‘Brave Cat’ was in the waiting room.

And across from them, four pretty-faced people who seemed to be the original owners of this waiting room were sitting on the sofa in a row.

A four-member girl group in their third year since debut.

A beautiful cat, written with the character for beautiful (美) and cat (猫).

At the same time, it is a ‘subtle girl’ which means girls with a strange charm.

“Ah, now that I think about it, today is your debut stage. Finally! Congratulations. Oh, this is the girls I produce, ‘Mimyosonyeo’. From the left, leader Ain, Sohee, Minju, and Yuri.”

“Hello, I am your very own charming cat, ‘Mimy Girl’!”

In response to the introduction by CEO Yonggo, ‘Mimyosonyeo’ greeted them with a lively team cheer.

“Hello, I’m a new singer named Sungjun.”

Leader Ain smiles brightly and expresses his joy at Cha Seong-jun’s greeting.

“You know so well! All four of us are huge fans of Sungjun! We became fans after being forced to watch ‘Who’s the King’ because he was in it!”

And then suddenly···

“Of course, Seongjun-nim doesn’t know us well···. And he won’t necessarily know us in the future······.”

Ain makes a dead voice.

At the same time, the other members’ expressions darkened in an instant.

‘Huh? What is it? The atmosphere is strange?’

When Cha Seong-jun looked at Yong-go in bewilderment at the sudden drop in tension like a roller coaster,

He gestured with a bitter smile on his lips.

“Shall we go out for a moment?”

I followed the dragon and left the waiting room.

He stopped walking only when he reached the stairs and opened his mouth with a soft sigh.

“Today is our last day on the music show. And maybe it will be our last ever···”

The whole story that Yonggo carefully revealed was as follows.

About 10 years ago,

Composer Brave Cat, who took over the Korean music industry with his ‘hook songs’.

[Bravecat Sound~]

His signature sound, made up of electronic sounds, was known to everyone in Korea.

It was natural that any song he wrote would reach number one on the charts, regardless of whether it was for a boy or girl group.

Thanks to this, the brave cat gains confidence and challenges himself to become an idol producer, beyond being a composer.

And so, the girl group that was ambitiously prepared for 5 years and launched was ‘Mimyosonyeo’.

With the name value of ‘Brave Cat’ and his songs that were eating up the charts, Yonggo himself thought that Mimyosonyeo would clean up the idol world as soon as they debuted.

one···

‘Huh···?’

Contrary to high expectations, Mimyeo’s report card was not very good.

It was because times changed during the five-year preparation period, and the trends in songs that appealed to the public changed.

Yonggo, who was struck by the sparks on his feet, tries various variations of his composition style.

One, his composition style was too set in stone to attempt a change now.

Although some variations were added, it did not deviate from the existing electronic sound-filled hook song style.

The album released by Mimyosoyeon received harsh criticism from fans, calling it an ‘outdated, old style.’

Now, two years later, Mimyoso’s self-esteem has hit rock bottom.

“The girls aren’t popular, and if they’re only active, they’ll run into a deficit… The company is slowly talking about disbanding Mimyosoyeon…”

How could I so easily let go of a girl group that I scouted and raised one by one with my own hands, like my own children?

So, we were talking about releasing just one more digital single.

“It’s not the kids’ fault. It’s just my incompetence that I can only make old songs, you know…”

Yonggo’s eyes turn red as he trails off.

But soon he calmed down and smiled.

“I’m sorry for saying such things to someone who is about to debut. Anyway, good luck today! Come back and tear it all up like you did on Who’s the King!”

So Yonggo returned to the waiting room.

‘Hmm… It’s sad.’

He was the one who always played the role of mood maker with his bright appearance in ‘Who’s the King’.

Maybe that’s why his current appearance with his shoulders slumped looks more pitiful.

Moreover, he was the one who always greeted me first and left good comments.

‘Well, if there’s any way I can help, I’ll help···.’

That was when such a thought crossed my mind.

Tiring-

[A special mission has arrived.]

[Sell songs to idol groups.]