Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 9
Only Krnovel
Episode 9. Start-up (1)
Chop-
“So this is the list of people you need to meet?”
Chop-
“… … .”
Chop-
I looked at Beomseok, who was playing with his chopsticks again and then became quiet.
“Is it delicious?”
“Oh. Wow. It’s melting, it’s melting.”
“… … Are you the guy who stopped eating and drinking? Oh, anyway, this is the list of people you need to meet, right?”
“right.”
We are sitting across from each other, with the beef sizzling on the grill in the middle.
In front of Beomseok is the notebook I was using earlier.
In the open notebook.
[Yoon Tae-joo]
[Kim Dong-sik]
[Hong Young-pil]
[uncle]
The names of four people.
“If I meet these people, will they say it’s you?”
“I’m thinking about doing it for now.”
“……okay?”
“Oh. Of course, my uncle is my only family. If my three older brothers want to form a band again, they have to tell me exactly who I am, right?”
“Band… … de?”
“Yeah. Rock band. We should do it again. I told you I would.”
At my words, Beomseok’s face turned into a look of absurdity.
“So, what you’re saying is, if we gather the original members and make ‘Members, Remember, Forever’, something like that?”
Chop-
hmm.
good night.
The meat restaurant that the doctor likes is different, for sure.
He answered while chewing the meat.
“Of course. I don’t like cutting and changing members based on their skills. I liked Deep Purple first, but as a band, our goal is Led Zeppelin.”
“Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, you crazy bastard. Do you know how old these people are now?”
“Taeju hyung is fifty-four. Shigi hyung is fifty-two. Since Piri hyung is the same age as Shigi hyung, Yeongpil hyung is also fifty-two.”
Beomseok takes a sip of water, gulps it down a few times, and then swallows it.
“… … I’m really speechless. Who would do math?”
“What’s the problem?”
“Haa… … You’re so smart, why are you acting stupid?”
At those words, I put down my chopsticks and looked at Beomseok.
“Is age an issue?”
“No. The problem is the years that go by with age.”
hmm.
“I know.”
After saying that, he picked up his chopsticks again and picked up a piece of meat.
embrace.
30 years have passed for Beomseok.
30 years must have passed for each of the three brothers.
After chewing and swallowing the meat, he asked Beomseok.
“Do you think you don’t want to be in a band?”
“You’re asking the wrong question. You should be asking if he can be in a band or not. He must have a family, and of course he must have a job. No, Tae-joo hyung is the chairman of a large corporation. It’s not like he’s in a position where he just nods his head without doing anything, man. What about Young-pil hyung? That hyung… … That… … That hyung… … I don’t know. I think it’s just picking on someone who’s doing well.”
Beomseok’s changed appearance is not a problem at all.
This way of thinking makes it look definitely different from before.
“You’ve really become an old man?”
“what?”
“What you’re saying is this.”
“What are you talking about?”
I stared blankly at Beomseok, who was asking questions.
Is this what it’s like to grow old?
When I get older, will I think similarly to Beomseok? Or will I be different?
This is probably not a problem that can be answered through thought.
This is truly an answer that only time can give.
After a brief thought, I said to Beomseok.
“It doesn’t matter whether you can or can’t. Not at all.”
“Then what’s important?”
“I told you. Do you want to do it? Do you want to stop being in a rock band now that you’re older? That’s what I’m curious about.”
Beomseok started scratching his chin.
This is something I often saw when I was teaching them. They would scratch their chins like that when they couldn’t solve a problem.
Beomseok, who had been scratching his chin like a dog with acne for a long time, opened his mouth.
“Let me ask you just one thing.”
“uh.”
“Doing what you want to do is good. But if you want to do something but the situation doesn’t allow it, is that a bad thing? Are you getting older? Does thinking like that make you an old man?”
He looks as if he’s been shocked by something.
young.
I saw it on TV, is this called a pack bomb?
If you get hit with the original facts, it’s bound to hurt.
Just because you’re older doesn’t mean you always have the right answers. Some answers you have when you’re young, but you lose them as you get older.
I also received help when we talked about destiny, so I’ll give you the answer this time. I think that’s why we crossed through time to meet.
If there is such a thing as fate you speak of.
Just asked.
“Is there anything you want to do?”
“what?”
“Is there anything you want to do? Anything you want to do.”
Beomseok ponders my question for a long time.
I see you scratching your chin again.
He would have originally had a lot of money, had a socially recognized job, and would have become a respected doctor with recognized status and ability in that field.
It may also have fulfilled the desire to be recognized or socially fulfilled.
I already have a nice house, a nice car, and nice clothes.
So, rather, there are no material goals.
They say that the dream of an older man is to have a wife and children.
Now that my wife and children have left, it will be even more difficult to find answers.
‘This poor fellow, he lived a very sad life.’
Again, after a long time, Beomseok opened his mouth.
“… … I don’t know. I can’t remember.”
“Right? That’s why I became an old man. While I accept my fate and face it as you say, you find that. What you want to do.”
“I still don’t know if you’re right, but at least I know it’s not complete bullshit. Judging from the sound it made, like it was hit with a hammer.”
“Are you going to look for it?”
“Uh. Let me look it up. … … for me.”
“… … Hey, … … You’ve really become a good adult.”
I leaned back in my chair.
oh.
I was really impressed.
Because he’s different from the men in their fifties I knew.
Most of those old men were stubborn and had set standards, so their ears were blocked.
It wasn’t a matter of character.
I knew very well that even good adults often don’t listen to others.
Beomseok frowned and made an impression.
I guess it’s awkward to talk like this among friends.
“Stop saying such embarrassing things. So, do you have a plan?”
“plan?”
“Okay, plan. How are you going to meet Tae-joo, who is the chairman of a large corporation? Young-pil is also a celebrity, so how are you going to meet him as an ordinary person? How are you going to find Dong-sik?”
ah.
That plan.
“Of course.”
I smiled confidently and found a captured screen in my photo album and showed it to Beomseok.
“Shoo… … Per Musician Season Eight… … ?”
“Don’t you know? This is really famous. They advertise it on TV all the time. I’ll become famous first. That’s why I’ll meet Youngpil hyung first. Then, when I become more famous, won’t they send me an advertisement from Jaemin Group? Well, even if they don’t send me an advertisement, I think I’ll have more opportunities to meet Taejoo hyung after I become a celebrity.”
“… … When did you see this?”
“They said there was a preliminary round on TV for a long time?”
Chop-
Even though the flow was interrupted for a moment, the beef that entered my mouth again was still delicious.
but…….
“You’re a smart kid, but you lose your screws one by one in strange places… … It was the same when I went to see Tae-ju hyung with my acoustic guitar.”
“What are you talking about?”
“The preliminaries are already over. The 40 people confirmed for the finals have already been announced.”
huh?
It feels like the meat I was chewing is stuck in my throat.
After a few gulps, I finally calmed down by drinking some cider.
“Is it true?”
“Then it’s true, I should buy expensive meat and then complain.”
“really?”
“Oh, how many times do I have to tell you this? This is the first time in 10 years that I’ve done this, so I’m pushing hard and it’s a mess. Everyone in the hospital is talking about this, so how can you not know?”
“I’m good at it… … Isn’t it possible to participate even if it’s late? I saw it on TV. Catfish. Someone who appears late.”
“Whether it’s catfish or gwamegi, you’re talking crazy. The preliminaries are already over and the final list of confirmed finalists has been revealed. Are you going to resort to trickery just to include one of them? You need to start talking sense… … .”
Uh… … Oh, man. This won’t do.
“Isn’t there any other TV show where ordinary people can appear? It doesn’t have to be music. I just need to meet Youngpil hyung… … .”
“What the hell.”
I can’t refute that.
After a few more bites of meat and a few searches, Beomseok finally found one.
“Oh. Here’s one.”
“Really? What is it? I do everything except the tea ceremony.”
On the screen of the cell phone snatched from Beomseok, women wearing strange clothes are dancing with swords as if they were in a North Korean military parade.
“Season 2 of the idol I choose.”
“… … .”
“Season 2 of the idol I choose.”
“Is this all you have?”
“Season 2 of the idol I choose.”
“Take back what you said about being a good adult.”
“The idol I choose… … .”
“stop.”
Beomseok is holding his stomach and laughing because he is so happy.
I really hate the sight of it.
For a moment I tried to imagine dancing like those women… … .
It is not drawn.
“Is there anything else?”
“Idol Season 2 I Pick!”
“… … There isn’t any.”
I briefly thought about slowly performing in places like Itaewon and waiting to become famous.
But I soon erased it from my mind.
My dream is to continue the band with the existing members. If we waste time, one of the members might die.
On TV, they say we’re living to be 100, we’re living to be 100.
But who knows, there is no order to where people go.
I felt poverty amidst abundance, which I could not easily access even though I had a cell phone, so I left a question on Naver Knowledge iN.
[I’m trying to participate in Season 2 of Idol of My Choice, but is there a separate way to participate… … .]
registration.
Okay.
Whatever happens, it will happen.
* * *
Same time.
TVK’s conference room.
PD Ahn Chi-seop grabbed his head.
“… …Should I fold it?”
Then one of the writers sitting in front of me smiled faintly and said:
“This is your order, sir, you know that.”
“This is bullshit. Then should we all take sick leave together?”
“Hehehe… … .”
There is one writer who laughs awkwardly.
Another artist who is just blankly drawing meaningless circles on paper.
There are two people who look more like they are dying than PD Ahn Chi-seop and have their heads bowed.
Because I completely understand and sympathize with the PD’s nonsense.
Main writer Ohana cautiously offered her opinion.
“Can’t we delay the lineup a little bit? If we go up against Shumeow like this, we’ll really get crushed. If we delay the lineup until after Shumeow ends, we can expect a halo effect.”
“I told you.”
“But?”
“I was joking, ‘Let’s fight head-on. Why not fight from the side?’ and I almost got assaulted in a 21st century company.”
“Phew… … .”
People in the conference room sighing as if the ground is collapsing.
The reason was simple.
Super Musician is a traditional audition powerhouse program.
The broadcasting station is also a music network specializing in auditions and music.
Even though it’s only been 10 years, the know-how hasn’t gone anywhere. They didn’t do ‘Super Musician’, but they filled the gap with the rapper audition program ‘Super Beat’, and even added seasoning to the vocal audition program ‘Super Voice’.
I had most of those seasons successful, but then the cooldown came.
As you get used to anything, its topicality tends to diminish.
The hip-hop season has also passed.
There are so many people who sing with honey-like vocal cords here and there that it has become difficult to expect new talent.
So, it is time for to once again show off his comprehensive talents as a singer.
Massive advertising.
A splendid panel of judges.
The winner will receive an absurd prize of 500 million won.
On the other hand, this program, , or simply Naeppoddol, is actually… … in charge of the aftermath.
Dispose of leftover food and recycle it.
It’s different from the old days when it was popular.
This is the second season after the renewal, after going downhill due to vote rigging issues and changing its name.
While idol audition programs have gone downhill, entertainment companies have been growing in size through labels, mergers, and acquisitions for a long time. They have built a huge idol production system by combining their know-how like a snowball.
Casting.
Training.
Even tuning.
So, the real talent that can make an idol is caught in the agency’s net from the beginning.
Then, we need to select as many large ones as possible from among the small ones that are not caught in the net.
Super Musician is opening at the same time, so they’re all there now.
What if you have 100 or 1,000 pre-secured profiles?
How can you recycle a guy who failed in the preliminary round of another audition at the same time, crying and failing? It can’t be done.
Who is the guy who put so much effort into casting that he even gave it a star rating?
He’s already got a fan club after getting his face painted properly on Super Musician.
The advertisements here and there were so appealing that the preliminaries were different.
yes.
Preliminary round.
PD Ahn Chi-seop asked something he shouldn’t have asked.
“How did they react after going to the preliminaries?”
“#1 in topicality index. Kim Tae-shin, who was one of the mentors in the preliminary round, has ranked #1 in the singer topicality rankings for the first time in 20 years. Kim Dong-hoon, who appeared as the host, has ranked #1 in the entertainment topicality rankings again… … .”
“Stop it. It hurts.”
“Because you asked.”
“hmm…….”
PD Ahn Chi-seop rested his chin on his hand and crossed his fingers.
They say that even if the sky falls, there is a hole that will emerge. It’s not because the president who demanded a head-on confrontation was stupid.
In this world, we all know each other from at least one point of view. I got really ripped off by the president of Musicnet, the broadcasting station of Shumu, while eating or drinking.
So, you’re telling me to do it even though I know it’s not right.
At the end of the long story, a glimmer of possibility flashed.
“What is their concept this time?”
“audition?”
“I would have hit you even if you weren’t a woman.”
“……moved?”
“Right. So touching.”
This is a program whose success is assured.
Moreover, it was criticized and abolished 10 years ago after competing with stimulation.
So, I decided to frame the code as a picture of an unknown rookie overcoming adversity.
“We are going for Mara taste.”
There’s nothing I can do.
If you can’t compete but you have to compete, it’s a stimulus, and a stimulus again.
Just as formats go round and round, so do concepts.
“Let’s go back to the old editing direction. Instead of documentaries, let’s make it a ridiculous drama. Reorganize the list of judges. Make sure to make it people with the most harsh comments. There are people who go so far as to slander others, right? And if it’s an idol, make sure to include people who hate it. Those who think they’re the only musicians.”
The picture is gradually emerging.
Producer Ahn Chi-seop’s eyes sparkled like a beast hunting its prey.
“Oh, one seat is for the fool. Can the judges only use harsh words?”
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