Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 81



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 81

81. Promotion of national prestige

co-prod. = co-produced

That is, it means co-producing.

It is true that ‘Jinnungkaebi’ is a song co-composed and written by Sungjun and Yuna.

However, I haven’t heard anything about co-producing an official sound source.

While I was wondering what was going on,

Brrrrrr-

At that moment, a phone call came from Yuna.

– Hey, have you arrived in Korea?

“Yeah, I just landed at Gimpo Airport.”

– So you saw the kiwi chart too?

“I see. Congratulations on winning first place, Jinnunkkebi. By the way, what is co-prod?”

– Oh, that one~?

When Seongjun asked, Yuna answered in a playful voice.

– What is it? It’s a surprise gift. Hehe.

Yuna continued speaking with a bright smile.

– Actually, I had a deep debt of gratitude for not being able to list my brother as the composer for ’26’ last time. This time, I put him right next to the song.

Indeed, I understand that it was for that reason.

‘I didn’t really care, but I’ve been carrying this feeling of debt for over three months…’

Yuna, you’re also a stubborn person in these areas.

In a good way.

– So how do you feel? How does it feel to be the producer of a song that hit number one on the Kiwi charts? My heart is pounding and tears are welling up, right?! Oh, I could be crying right now!

“Uh… um… I’m so confused.”

– Oh, what is it? It’s so refreshing.

Yuna reacts as if she is surprised by the somewhat bland answer.

– Well, the songs you made have already taken over the top 10 of the charts. But oppa, if our activities overlap, I won’t give you the top spot easily.

“Hey, I don’t think we should let MXM Entertainment’s activities overlap.”

– I don’t know. It might overlap inevitably. Look, even if it’s not an album, oppa, you’re releasing a lot of spot music sources like OSTs and such.

Well, if you look at it that way, there could be any number of overlaps.

Cha Seong-jun uses his imagination to listen to Yuna’s words.

A thrilling fantasy of going head-to-head with South Korea’s top singer Yuna on the charts.

Regardless of winning or losing, maybe you’re a little… excited?

On the one hand, I am proud of myself for being able to naturally imagine such things.

– Anyway, please take good care of the ‘Jinnungkaebi’ cover song, and get some rest today, oppa. Bye!

Yuna hangs up the phone out of consideration for Cha Seong-jun, who has just returned to Korea.

After that, I took a taxi and headed to MXM Entertainment.

“Brother, is it really okay for you not to go home?”

Oh Hae-soo said that he must have accumulated toxins, so he told him to go home and rest today…

Honestly, I don’t feel that tired because of the [Physical Strength] stat.

And the rule is that if you have been on a business trip, whether it is overseas or domestic, you must report that you have been there.

I knocked on Baekseok’s door holding a delicious souvenir called ‘Tokyo Melon’.

“I’m back, sir.”

“Ah… you’re here. Thank you for your hard work.”

Baek-seok usually looks neat and tidy,

Today, he met Seongjun with a face that seemed a little tired.

I took a flight to Tokyo yesterday afternoon and then took the earliest flight back this morning, so of course I was tired.

However, Baek Seok’s trip to Japan was a secret, so Cha Seong Jun could only think, ‘Did something keep him from sleeping?’

“Boss, eat something sweet and cheer up. It’s a little weak here.”

“It’s a Tokyo melon. I’ll eat it with gratitude. Muportable sent me the contract a little while ago. Would you like to take a look?”

I accepted the copy of the contract that Baek-seok handed me.

Starting with the fact that the copyright of ‘Life and Death’ belongs to Seongjun,

The rights, scope, and period of use of the music by the production company, Muportable,

The song fee is stated as a fixed amount and additional compensation is provided based on the viewership rating of [Nahonbul].

Lastly, other additional provisions regarding participation in [Nahonbul] performances and events were detailed.

“We will request your signature after the legal team’s final review.”

After finishing talking about the contract, I left Baekseok’s room.

After sending Oh Hae-soo, who had suffered in Japan, home first,

The next place Seongjun headed to was the studio.

I happened to talk to Yuna too, to record a cover song of ‘Jinnungkaebi’.

‘Come to think of it, this is my first cover song recording after moving to MXM Entertainment’s studio.’

Compared to Yeokchon-dong, the working environment has improved dozens of times.

Somehow I feel like I need to approach recording more professionally.

After lowering the MR to a man’s height, we proceeded with recording.

Since I had accumulated enough emotions while getting hit by a sleet while riding a taxi, I was able to quickly immerse myself in the film.

I quickly finished the first recording and listened to the results.

“hmm.”

It turned out okay, but… it feels a bit boring.

As [Bangsingki]’s stats/skill levels increased, Sungjun’s standards for composing and covering songs also upgraded.

“Should I change the melody? Or should I just record a new MIDI? That would ruin the original song too much…”

While I was worrying about this and that,

“Huh? Wouldn’t it be fun if we did it like this?”

Suddenly, a useful idea occurred to me.

‘Snowdrop’ is a song about a woman who has broken up missing her ex-lover while watching the falling snow.

Then, on the contrary…

‘What would it be like to sing a song from the perspective of a man who has just broken up?’

The two people look into the same eyes,

They sing of different longings.

The woman regrets that her love has scattered like sleet.

The man had moments that were warm and cozy like snowflakes.

“Oh, does that seem okay?”

Verse 1, 2 and the chorus have the same lyrics and melody,

I think it would be okay to just change the lyrics in the bridge part a little.

[I want to melt your hands, I want to erase you

[The breath I exhale is mixed with regret]

This part,

[Thawing my hands, thinking of you

Memories are lingering in the breath I exhale]

like this!

“Ah, I guess I have to express my emotions differently when I sing.”

Something a little warmer and more cozy, like sleet, rather than a bitter and hazy drizzle.

And when I tried it out as a test, it gave me a really good feeling.

It’s clearly a cover of ‘Snowdrop’, but it has a completely different charm.

I sent a test sound source to Yuna, and a noisy reply arrived a while later.

– Oppa?! What’s that cover you sent me?! It’s totally crazy! It’s so good! I think it’s sung from a male perspective- something or other.

Cha Seong-jun clearly just delivered a cover song without any explanation.

Yuna writes down her interpretation of the song and her own understanding of Sungjun’s intentions in the arrangement.

Then suddenly,

– Anyway, I totally agree with changing the lyrics. Oh, and since you’re already putting so much effort into a cover song, how about giving it the subtitle ‘Snowdrops’?

Yuna made a suggestion.

As the man’s emotions in the cover song are focused on ‘Snowdrops’,

The idea is to use ‘Sleet’ as the subtitle, in contrast to ‘Snowdrift’.

“Oh, that’s good?”

Seongjun also agreed to the proposal.

Afterwards, we went back to recording the cover song again in a formal manner wearing beige knitwear to create a wintery atmosphere, and handed over the audio and video to the marketing team.

The reaction was, of course-

“Wow… Really, Sungjun-nim is a cover song craftsman, no, a god! I’ll just work on the thumbnail and upload it right away at midnight today!”

With this, the cover song work is also cleared.

As for the rest, you just need to monitor it after it’s uploaded.

“Well then, I guess I’ll just leave work for today.”

It was when Cha Seong-jun was hurriedly packing his bags.

Brrrrrr-

The cell phone in my pocket vibrated left and right.

“hello?”

The urgent voice heard as soon as I picked up the phone.

– Seongjun! Seongjun, are you in Japan now?!

It was Seol Hye-yoon.

“Hey-yoon, if you call me while I’m at work – oh, it’s 6:10.”

Cha Seong-jun checked the time and asked again.

“I went to Tokyo and came back today. But why?”

– Oh, you went on a business trip. So what kind of busking did you do there?

“I did. But how did Hye-yoon do that?”

– How would you know? It’s chaos right now!

Chaos…? What the hell is going on?

Seol Hye-yoon sent a link to Cha Seong-jun, who was laughing.

Let’s take a moment to apologize and click on the link,

The ‘TokTok’ app was connected and a video appeared.

A vertical live cam taken by someone.

On the screen, a handsome man wearing a black rider jacket was singing while playing a wine-colored guitar.

“···It’s me?!”

*

TokTok ranked 5th among social networks loved by Japanese people.

Yesterday evening, a fancam video was uploaded to TokTok, which has 100,000 users.

New Hometown

(Shinjuku Station X Busking X with Sung Jun-sang)

In the video uploaded with a short description, a handsome man was busking.

The busking videos on TokTok are hot and spicy.

So this time too, it was a video that could easily be overlooked,

People couldn’t do that.

The account holder of TokTok who uploaded the video is none other than,

[TWILIGHT X YORU X HIKARU]

Because it was the two-person visual band ‘Twilight’ that is currently rising in Japan!

There were two intentions behind the two people uploading Sungjun’s video on their official accounts.

First, for ‘gratitude’.

Thanks to that, Yoru was able to be freed from the relentless stalking.

The purpose was to share their popularity with Sungjun by uploading the video to their account, which was currently enjoying a surge in popularity.

Meanwhile, there was another purpose, which was to ‘promote’ the third season of [Nahonbul].

Seongjun left for Korea first because of his flight schedule.

“By the way, what do you think about uploading this live video on SNS?”

Director Sotozaka suggested uploading a fancam.

The idea was to strategically utilize this busking event, which was a huge success, for marketing purposes.

This is because he had also promised his unsparing support to Seongjun, who had taught Shibasaki the right education.

“great.”

Just like Sungjun who took on the opening song, Twilight took on the ending song.

The better [Nahonbul] went, the more they would benefit, so the siblings had no reason to hesitate.

So in conclusion, this video was a video that was intended to help Sungjun while also promoting [Nahonbul].

one side,

Fans who watched the video narrowed their eyes at the description.

I came in to see the siblings busking, but they weren’t visible anywhere in the video.

Then someone left a comment.

– Oh, wait a minute. Is that Hikaru-chan on the drums in the back? And the blonde bassist is Yoru-chan?

– The drumming pose is exactly like Hikaru! The style of holding the bass and the length of the shoulder straps are the same as Yoru!

– Lies! What, so that’s the real ‘Twilight’?!

Session men with their faces covered by black hats and masks behind the vocalists,

Actually, they were the siblings of the popular band ‘Twilight’!

Fans were speechless in shock.

And soon their attention turned elsewhere.

What the heck! Who is the real identity of ‘Sung Jun-sang’ who hired a ‘Twilight’ level star as a session man?!

– Who is the nice-looking guy in the video? It’s said to be Seongjun.

N I know. He’s a super popular singer in Korea right now.

N Idol group? Band? Their live performances are totally killer?!

No! Just solo! He recently released an album. Listen to it. It’s really good. The MV was also great. I’ll leave a link!

– I happened to see it in person at the scene, and all I could hear was Sungjun’s voice! It was a strange feeling.

N Lie! You did that too? I went to Shinjuku Station too!

Oh, and wasn’t that cool? ‘You don’t have to know me now. After this song is over, you’ll never forget me.’

N What the heck, that’s it! That’s chuunibyou! Did you by any chance wear an eye patch over one eye?

N Shut up, I guess any good-looking guy will be forgiven!

– By the way, this song is really good! Does anyone know the title?

n I tried Shazam (a song search app) but it didn’t show up. It seems to be an unreleased song!

N I was at Shinjuku Station that day, and I think I saw Director Sotozaka! But maybe not.

N Sotozaka is Mu Portable?! Huh? Then isn’t that an anime song that will come out next season? It’s a really exciting song, so it’ll be the OP song.

n What new releases will there be for Muportable next quarter? Oh, there’s [Nahonbul] Season 3! And Sotozaka is the general manager!

N Then is this really the [Nahonbul] OP song?!

Starting with the popularity of the Yoru siblings,

As articles about Sungjun’s outstanding visuals and live skills, as well as those about seeing the director of Muportable, were added, interest and rumors about Sungjun began to explode.

If you’re young, you’ll probably search for his name at least once.

And just in time,

– Everyone! The 3rd PV of [Nahonbul] has just been released on Muportable!

Muportable released a promotional video for [Nahonbul] through YouTube.

The story was about the protagonist, who possesses immortal powers, awakening for the second time and waging an all-out war against the villains.

Meanwhile,

– Huh? Where have I heard this song before?

The song used in the PV sounds familiar.

And some fans with keen ears were able to quickly figure out what the song was about.

– Lies! Was it really ‘life and death’?

– What is ‘Life and Death’?

– Don’t you know the ‘Ikemen Busking’ video? The Hikayoru siblings uploaded it!

From TokTok users to animation nerds.

Seongjun’s name started to spread virally.

Thanks to this, busking videos from Japan that gained popularity were also exported and landed in Korea.

The fans’ response to Sungjun’s busking in Japan, which no one expected, was hot.

– What, why is Sungjun suddenly going to Japan to busk? He’s advancing into Japan? His Japanese pronunciation is amazing too?

– Wow, but the live performance is really shocking. The Japanese kids’ expressions are shocked? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– That’s patriotism and promoting national prestigeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ As expected from God Sungjun b

– By the way, what song is Sungjun singing? I’m hearing it for the first time. Is it a Japanese song?

– Looking at the community, it’s the OP song for season 3 of [I’m Alone]!! Seongjun is singing it as ‘Life and Death’?!

– Crazy! Is this true?! [I’m alone] My favorite character, but Sungjun calls her?! My heart is pounding!!!!

– Didn’t you say that [Cheonma Reincarnation] is also being animated? Then, wouldn’t Sungjun sing it then too?

YouTube and various communities were flooded with Sungjun’s story.

in result,

[Korea Talk Talk Real-time Trend Search Words]

1. Sungjun’s busking video in Japan

2. Busking Shinjuku

3. Seongjun Nahonbul

[Japanese Toktok Real-time Trend Search Words]

1. Shinjuku Station Ikemen

2. Sungjun Twilight

3. I’m Alone PV

Seongjun took first place in the real-time trending search terms in both Korea and Japan.