Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 78



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 78

78. Rash

People pulling carriers with smiles on their faces.

An aircraft running on a runway and taking off into the sky.

The enormous noise that the aircraft makes.

The airport is a mysterious place that excites people’s hearts whenever they visit.

Moreover, the excitement of looking down at the clouds from inside an airplane is indescribable.

“Isn’t that right, Haesu?”

Cha Sung-jun asked Oh Hae-soo, who was looking out the window and muttering “Wow” over and over again while taking pictures with his cell phone.

“I’m sorry, bro. I didn’t hear you.”

“No, that was nonsense. Keep watching.”

The two are now on a plane departing from Gimpo Airport and heading to Tokyo Haneda Airport.

That too, Korean Air business class.

Thanks to the airline ticket provided by Muportable, I am enjoying the luxury of flying business class even though it is a short distance of just over two hours.

“Brother, this is my first time traveling abroad other than to Jeju Island. It’s all thanks to you.”

“First of all, Jeju Island is a domestic island. By the way, Haesu, can you stay up late like the other passengers?”

“Hey, this is my first time on an international flight and I’m so sad how can I sleep! I should watch a movie!”

“Then I’ll take a nap.”

After having a silly conversation with Oh Hae-soo, I was about to close my eyes.

“excuse me···.”

One of the flight attendants in charge of the business zone approached me cautiously.

“Mr. Seongjun… is that right?”

Let’s nod our heads,

After making sure that all the passengers around me were asleep, he handed me a piece of A4 paper and whispered.

“I’m a huge fan. So, by any chance… if you don’t mind, could I ask for your autograph?”

Even though I was clearly wearing sunglasses and a hat, they still recognized me and asked for my autograph.

It’s not just now, it’s like this everywhere you go these days.

One of the moments that made me realize that I was a celebrity.

“Of course. What is your name?”

“Are you really going to do it for me? I’m Song Ji-min.”

“Jimin. Your name is pretty.”

He gave it back to me after drawing his now familiar, confident signature with a pen and writing down his name.

“thank you!”

The expression on the flight attendant’s face when he received it seemed as if he was flying with joy, and he quickly returned to his professional appearance and continued serving.

After such a short flight.

“Ah, but I still slept for an hour.”

As I stretched and came out to the arrival hall, Muportable was there to greet me.

“Ah, Seonjunsang!!!”

A female employee holding a picket sign that reads, “Welcome! MXM Enter Sungjun.”

“Welcome, Seonjunsang. My name is ‘Yuri’ and I work at Muportable.”

An employee who introduced herself as ‘Yuri’ greeted me in slightly awkward Korean.

When Seonjun and Seongjun Cha responded in fluent Japanese,

“Nice to meet you, Yuri. Thank you for inviting me.”

“Hey? You’re good at Japanese! Amazing!”

“Hyung, brother, have you lived in Japan? Ah, so that’s why you said there was no need for a Japanese interpreter.”

Yuri and Oh Hae-soo, whose eyes are as big as if they are going to pop out, show the same reaction.

After that, we went to the Muportable headquarters in a car driven by Yuri.

While chatting briefly and thinking, ‘It’s strange that the driver’s seat is on the right,’ we quickly arrived at our destination.

As I entered the meeting room following the instructions, Yuri asked for my understanding.

“The director is working on something… I’m sorry, but please wait a moment.”

I’m really busy with the upcoming Q2 anime release, so I’ll be about 10 minutes late.

As I was briefly tasting the matcha and senbei that had been served as refreshments, the meeting room door opened.

A pair of square, horn-rimmed glasses and a neat moustache below his large nostrils.

An impression that exudes smartness despite being worn out from fatigue.

Overall, he reminds me of a professor.

“Sorry I’m late. This is ‘Sotozaka’.”

The director in charge of the production of the third season of [Nahonbul] was Haruto Sotozaka.

“Oh, this person is from Korea.”

“Yes, director. It’s Sung Jun-sang.”

“Hello, Director. This is Seongjun. It’s an honor to meet you.”

“Oh, you speak Japanese fluently. That’ll make our meeting today a lot easier.”

Director Sotozaka’s eyes sparkle at Sungjun’s native-like Japanese skills.

After exchanging business cards, the meeting began.

Sotozaka opened his mouth first.

“I was deeply impressed by the demo you sent me. I felt like you did a lot of analysis on the piece, and that the lyrics and the mood of the song fit well with the episodes that will be included in Season 3 of [Nahonbul].”

“Thank you. It’s because the original work was great. And I learned a lot while watching seasons 1 and 2 of [Nahonbul] that you directed. I watched it without realizing how much time had passed.”

Cha Seong-jun returns the ball.

Sotozaka’s gaze towards Cha Seong-jun is filled with affection for his humble yet relaxed attitude.

“Anyway, the reason I invited you all the way here today is because I wanted to meet and see for myself what kind of person Sung Jun-sang really is. Since he’s Korean, there’s not much information about him, so it’s especially difficult.”

[Nahonbul] is very popular and has a lot of interest not only among fans but also among the studio itself.

I also wanted to personally meet and verify the singers who would sing the opening and ending songs.

It may be cumbersome, but these meticulous procedures are considered courtesy in Japan.

Well, it’s all good. It’s good.

That’s not the point-

“So what was the result of the opening song? I heard from writer Jo Jae-joong that there were three candidates.”

I asked directly without beating around the bush.

Then Sotozaka answered with a smile on his face.

“Yes, we decided on ‘Life and Death’ as ​​sent by Sung Jun-sang through internal discussions. Congratulations.”

“Oh, really?”

Sotozaka and Yuri applauded.

Even Oh Hae-su is so angry that he reports the incident to the company.

‘I never thought I’d be able to get an opening song from a foreign country, even Japan.’

Although he was half-hearted, he was able to reap the harvest, so Cha Seong-jun was also extremely satisfied.

By the way, this is the first time a song has been selected through bidding.

After that, we talked about what should be included in the contract.

Most of them were universal,

One thing that caught my ear was that when there are events related to the anime [Nahonbul] in Japan, I have to participate in some of the events.

“There won’t be a problem if you just share the schedule in advance. Oh, by the way, has the ending song been decided?”

When Cha Seong-jun asked, Sotozaka smiled and asked back.

“Are you planning on participating in the ending song as well?”

“Well, if you don’t have a suitable song, please request it. I’ll make it right away.”

Two people bickering with each other.

Then Sotozaka answered the question.

“The ending song was decided even before the opening song. It was done by a band called ‘Twilight’.”

“Oh, that’s a cool team name.”

“This is a team that’s really popular in Japan these days. They’re a duo of siblings. Oh, and I heard that the older sister recently appeared on a Korean survival program.”

Yeah? If it’s a recent survival program, there’s probably only one···?

“Brother, I think it’s these two.”

Oh Hae-soo searches for ‘Twilight’ and shows it to Cha Seong-jun, who is laughing.

Cha Seong-jun’s eyes widened when he saw the photo.

“Huh…? This person is definitely…?”

It was a very familiar visual.

Gorgeous blonde with smoky eye makeup.

A chill vibe with the rider jacket and ripped jeans outfit.

A Japanese person who participated in ‘Who’s the King’.

Number 31 is ‘Yoru’!

Who would have thought she was the owner of the ending song for [Nahonbul]?

There was a time when I thought the world was really small.

“Oh, Shibasaki-san. We’re in a meeting right now, so you can’t come in.”

Suddenly a commotion is heard from outside.

There was a loud crashing noise and shouts of ‘Get out of the way!’ before the meeting room door was flung open.

And then right away,

“Are you the guy who stole my opening song?”

A man named ‘Shibasaki’ shouted, pointing at Cha Seong-jun.

*

If there is a rising star Seongjun on the Korean Peninsula,

In Japan, there is a two-person band called ‘Twilight’.

Sister ‘Yoru’.

Younger brother ‘Hikaru’.

Their team name means ‘twilight’, combining their names which mean ‘night (Yoru)’ and ‘light (Hikaru)’, and they are siblings with both visuals and skills.

Among them, Nuna Yoru participated in a survival program while traveling back and forth to Korea for about two months.

In stark contrast to Japan, which has become Galapagos, Korea is a country with a global presence.

To compete with the country’s singer-songwriters and determine one’s objective position.

As a result, it was unfortunate that Yoru received a report card with 4th place.

“Idiot. Can’t you get first place in a program like that?”

His younger brother Hikaru teased Yoru when she returned to Japan.

Then, after receiving a gaze as cold as ice, he quickly zipped his mouth.

‘Well, actually, it’s a great achievement that my older sister got 4th place there.’

Because her main focus was singing, not composing.

Since Yoru is participating, Hikaru, who watched the survival program on Flexnet, said.

However, the level of the singer-songwriters who participated in the audition was considerable.

Even if Hikaru himself went out, I wouldn’t be confident of making it into the TOP 5.

And among them, there was one participant who was particularly impressive.

As a good-looking guy who plays the guitar,

By Hikaru’s standards, the contestant who looked the most amazing out of the 49.

In particular, he is a man who I felt a sense of kinship and closeness with because he mainly implements a band sound like ours.

The man was eliminated midway through the program, but left behind a famous song called [Star].

It was heart-pounding pop rock that warmed the man’s soul.

Meanwhile, the man has not been seen since he vehemently refused to give the production team a second chance.

Hikaru, who watched all those scenes on TV, was shocked.

‘This man… is ‘ROCK’!’

“Candidate number 49. What was he like?”

When Hikaru asked Yoru, she opened her mouth after a moment of reminiscing.

“When I heard it live, it was overwhelming, rather than watching it on TV.”

“Wow, for an older sister who’s usually stingy with compliments to say something like that, you must have been amazing. Have you ever talked to number 49 separately?”

Yoru shaking her head.

“Well, she’s a Yankee on the outside, but she’s actually a very shy girl, so that makes sense. Oh, by the way, I heard that the opening song for [Nahonbul] has been confirmed just like ours?”

Yoru’s eyebrows furrow at Hikaru’s words.

“Surely… it’s not ‘Shibasaki’, right?”

She said someone’s name.

Shibasaki.

A band vocalist whose skills are undoubtedly top class.

It also has considerable recognition in Japan.

However, my relationship with Yoru was the worst.

“That stalker-like guy…”

We just happened to have overlapping activities at the broadcasting station and just exchanged greetings for a day.

Since then, he has continued to be obsessed with Yoru.

How did you find out my phone number and say let’s eat and drink together every day?

At first, I politely expressed my intention to reject him, but he didn’t change his mind and I ended up blocking his contacts.

Even the demo I sent for the opening song of [Nahonbul] this time was sent because Yoru applied for the ending song.

Because I want to get involved with her.

[Nahonbul] When there is an event, we often get to stand on stage together.

That’s what I was aiming for.

At this point, it would be reasonable for Yoru to sue Shibasaki for stalking…

There were many reasons why it wasn’t easy.

Because the agency Shibasaki belongs to is one of the largest agencies in Japan.

Because of this, people in the industry were wary of any disadvantages in their relationship with the office, and were unable to impose sanctions on Shibasaki, even though her behavior was dirty.

Taking advantage of this, Shibasaki became even more active.

“I was worried that it might be Shibasaki, but luckily it was someone else. Even Korean.”

“Korean? That’s amazing.”

Yoru lets out a small exclamation of admiration.

Even though I don’t want to admit it, it’s amazing that I was able to beat Shibasaki, who is top-tier in terms of skill.

Above all, it was a victory in competition in another country.

Japan is a country with conservative tendencies.

The fact that Mu Portable agreed to the fact that such a Japanese anime OST was sung by a Korean, let alone a Japanese citizen, is

It was no different from saying that he was a man of immense power, to the point of overwhelming conservatism.

“I just asked him, and he said it’s a singer named ‘Sungjun’. Huh? Wait a minute. Unnie, isn’t this the guy who auditioned? Number 49!”

“Huh? Sung Jun-sang?”

It was when Yoru’s eyes grew wide.

“Huh? What is it!”

Hikaru, who was communicating with the Muportable staff, exclaimed in surprise.

“I heard Shibasaki just invaded Muportable?!”

“What?! Why?”

“He’s going to cause a scene because his opening song was stolen! That crazy kid is at it again!”

Yoru’s complexion changes suddenly.

Similar things have happened more than once because of Shibasaki’s obsession with anything related to her.

Many people were even harmed because violence was often used in the process.

Because of that, Yoru had to apologize countless times.

But the same thing has been happening since the beginning of this year…

‘I don’t feel good…!’

[Nahonbul] is currently the most popular anime in Japan, so there was a risk that Shibasaki would make a sudden breakthrough.

‘I don’t want to bother the people around me anymore.’

Yoru, who had made up her mind, suddenly stands up from her seat.

“What, why, sis?”

Yoru said to Hikaru who asked in surprise.

“Let’s go, Muportable.”

*

Meanwhile, at that time, Muportable.

“Chicks! Hey, aren’t you going to let this go?!”

Shibasaki’s wrist that is doing evil,

“Yeah, don’t let go.”

Cha Seong-jun was holding on and twisting it.