The Birth of the Monstrous Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 248



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Friday night.

Even after finishing the music broadcast schedule and fan signing event, Shin Kim Choi did not return to his dorm but came to the office building.

“Princesses, call me after practice. “I’ll be at my sister’s office.”

“sister. But that princess… … .”

Leader Shin Chae-yoon didn’t like being called a princess by the manager who replaced the previous head.

This is a woman who was Jung Woo-dam’s manager until recently.

From the beginning, the plan was to assign the role to busy Jung Woo-dam and make him proficient in the job in a short period of time.

Thanks to this, 6 months after joining the company, I was able to share the company’s ups and downs with Shin Kim Choi in the dorm, and I know well that they use nicknames to get closer quickly.

but.

‘If only my fans knew that I was called a princess even though I was 25 years old.’

Following my dancing skills, I get teased again.

Then the manager said he understood and changed the title.

“Then Chaeyoon is a prince.”

“What are you talking about?”

The manager said see you later and headed to the work floor, and the members moved to a dedicated practice room.

[Shin Kim Choi]

Choi Bom, who entered the practice room, threw her coat on the floor, picked it up and hung it on a hanger.

Shin Chae-yoon looked at the youngest.

“What do you want to do?”

“Rather than saying I want to do it, it’s like, ugh, I really don’t want to do anything today. “It’s hard.”

Choi Bom’s eyes were half closed.

Still, I had to practice. They made a comeback, and I wonder if it was just practice, but it was because they were expected to win first place on one or two music shows next week.

‘You have to say your thoughts well, and even if we’re a team that only performs live, we can’t feel safe about the encore.’

Shin Kim Choi took first place as soon as he debuted. She can only be considered lucky.

I received it without knowing anything. It was a time when she didn’t even realize that she had become a singer.

A time when I really knew nothing.

However, even though it has been half a year since his debut and he knows more than before, he is still a rookie who has a hard time taking first place.

If your emotions are so fluctuating that you don’t get the pitch right during the encore, you’ll be talked about all day long on the Internet.

Therefore, Shin Chae-yoon made Choi Bom straighten her back as it looked like she was going to sleep on her stomach at any moment.

Both shoulders were pulled from behind.

“Ouch!”

“Would you like to wake up?”

“The prince wakes the princess like this.”

“I’m tired.”

“Then it’s my turn!”

“That’s not it, how did the princess boom come about? “I’m afraid that real fans will even listen.”

Choi Bom giggles, saying, “Isn’t it better?”

‘I envy Bom’s optimistic personality.’

Even before her debut, people had a hard time with Shin Chae-yoon because she didn’t talk much and she looked cold.

She has a lovely look like Seo Ji-an, but I’ve also heard that she looks cold not only when her mouth is closed, but that the temperature around her seems to drop as if she’s wearing a cold shield.

Of course, there was no one I was close to.

The reason he enrolled at Ace Academy was to make friends who dream of becoming singers like him.

And there, by chance, I met Jung Woo-dam and succeeded in debuting without a hitch.

‘But strangely, after debuting, everyone is friendly enough to joke around without hesitation.’

It’s not that I don’t like it. It’s just that he’s different from the singer she thought of.

I wanted to work hard to gain the image of a talented person and also have a cool image.

At that time, Dabin Kim opened his mouth.

“Sister, let me play a song. Large, large.”

The idea was to hurry up and practice.

Dabin Kim put down his phone and pressed the play button. Then she starts singing alone.

‘Anyway, I think Dabin is the reason why the team’s overall image looks like a mess.’

Shin Chae-yoon made a bewildered expression, and Choi Bom did not understand the meaning.

“There’s no song playing?”

“Dabin put his earphones in.”

“ah.”

I’m the only one listening.

Kim Da-bin also appears as Jeokbanhajang.

“uh? Was I the only one practicing?”

“Turn off Bluetooth.”

Kim Da-bin, who couldn’t hear, tilted his head, so Shin Chae-yoon pointed to his ear.

Only then does Dabin Kim burst into laughter.

“Why didn’t I know you were wearing it?”

“First, sit down before practice.”

“why?”

“I have something to say.”

After making her younger siblings sit down, Shin Chae-yoon spoke with a solemn look on her face.

“I think our image needs to be a little cooler.”

“Wouldn’t it be hard to be cool while calling yourself a magical girl? “There was a senior who called me a magical girl before, and it was comical.”

“Times have changed. “Back then, magical girls were bright and cute, but these days, magical girl films have no dreams or hope.”

“Magical girl stuff?”

Then Choi Bom pointed out the key point.

“Oh, is it because of your sisters Clef and Daphne?”

It wasn’t the only reason, but it was one of the reasons.

Suddenly there were two teams of juniors.

Shin Chae-yoon recalled the time when she had just debuted.

When I said hello to A Travel, they were very flustered. They aren’t the type of people to be shy.

‘It was my first time becoming a senior, so I didn’t know how to deal with junior singers.’

Nowadays, when we run into each other, we make puns and share information gained from our experiences, but when you first become a senior, A Travel’s reaction can be said to be typical.

It’s just that the image of the senior Shin Chae-yoon wants to become is set too high.

“If possible, you want to show the side of a senior like Seo Ji-an or a producer. But after hearing the princess, I was embarrassed and called a magical girl.”

The younger brothers saw Shin Chae-yoon’s sincerity.

He honestly revealed his inner feelings, which can be embarrassing to talk about.

In that case, we have no choice but to work together as a team.

“I think I know what you mean!”

“Sure, sister, how about something like this?”

Dabin Kim also actively came up with stage ideas.

“which?”

“A magical girl with no dreams or hopes, that is, fierce. “If we win first place, will they call us with a fatal look?”

“Eh?”

Unlike Shin Chae-yoon, Choi Bom’s eyes sparkled.

“Girlke, girlk!”

Since her younger siblings were satisfied, Shin Chae-yoon decided to make a phone call even if it meant it would take a long time.

“good. “Let’s talk to the producer first.”

You can have a meeting among yourself, but if the producer doesn’t agree, the idea will be discarded.

A signal goes out to Jung Woo-dam as he leaves the New York airport.

-Hello.

“Oh, nice, I’m fine.”

-I got a call while I was saying hello to the driver. Chaeyoon, what’s going on?

“We talked about it, and we thought it would be a good idea to do an encore or change the main stage once in a while. Next time, with a girlk vibe.”

I was shaking. If he’s dissatisfied with this, I’m afraid he’ll ask me to find another producer.

I never meant to rebel.

Jung Woo-dam will become busier in the future, and he may not be able to monitor them in detail.

In that case, if they share in at least one of his tasks, it will ease the burden.

Suddenly becoming a senior and sharing duties.

These were the reasons why I didn’t want Shin Chae-yoon to be seen as just a fool.

Just then, I hear Jung Woo-dam’s answer.

-Even if it’s the same stage every time, it doesn’t look the same every time. Excellent. Expensive.

“then?”

-yes. Let’s proceed. I’m looking forward to the encore.

“thank you!”

Shin Chae-yoon got up and bowed.

The two younger brothers also jump up and down and clap their hands. Then, without even discussing it, the three of them congratulated each other at the same time.

“Congratulations on taking first place for the fourth time in a row!”

* * *

It wasn’t Jung Woo-dam’s first time coming to the United States, but it was his first visit to New York.

I knew a fair bit about LA because Wolf took me around here and there, but I didn’t know anything about New York.

‘Korea’s Line 1 is a subway with incomparably powerful madmen running around, big rats, the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, New Yorkers, and music.’

etc.

Like others who have never been to New York, the only information I got was from the Internet, American dramas, and movies.

And what I felt after coming to New York was that Woodam liked LA more.

‘It’s as distracting as Seoul.’

Nevertheless, I had to leave the comfort of LA and come to New York.

This is because most morning show and night show broadcasters where artists appear for promotion are located in New York.

The executive director finds it strange that Woodam is distracted looking around the streets of New York.

“Wherever you go, Mr. Woodam, you don’t seem very impressed, but as soon as you come to New York, you look shocked?”

“It’s a city where you can open your eyes and cut your nose.”

“haha! I understand how you feel. Should we check in first?”

“Is it check-in time yet?”

no. early.

But there was nothing that was impossible for the star.

When we arrived at the hotel we had booked, several concierge staff came out to hand over our luggage. There was no need for the executive director to fill out separate check-in documents.

I took the elevator and was taken straight to the suite. It was a breeze.

“her? “Director, what kind of magic did you do?”

“haha!”

The executive director laughed a lot today thanks to Woodam.

Then he explains what happened.

“We sent people from our North American branch. “We reserved the room yesterday, and the hoteliers don’t know Mr. Woodam, so they probably saved us time.”

Above all, everyone was surprised that Woodam was unfamiliar with New York, like a young man who came to Seoul from the countryside.

Of course, it wasn’t just the two of them, so Woodam wasn’t the only one who reacted this way.

20 people came together, including Manager Kyu-seong Lee and the head manager. The rooms are all different, but I came along to see a suite at a 5-star hotel in New York.

The director, who was astonished and gasped like a cow, pulled back the thick curtain and was disappointed.

“It’s a suite, but it has a view of the construction site.”

“They say in New York, there’s construction on every block.”

Manager Lee Gyu-seong still takes pictures outside the window because he likes it.

At that time, someone rang the bell.

Ji-ing-.

Soon, Woodam learned that people had sent him from the North American branch co-founded by ZET International and MNS.

When the manager checked the visitor and opened the door, the Nicky brothers, who always had worried expressions on their faces, appeared now with well-maintained skin and good-looking skin.

“WD!”

“Nikki?”

Nikki tried to hug him out of happiness without any special meaning, but she knew that Woodam had aversion to Western-style welcoming methods, so she only shook hands.

“My brother and I are currently living in LA, but we came to New York yesterday because WD was coming.”

“You must have had a hard time.”

“There’s a place with good bagels, do you want to go?”

“Is there any Korean food?”

Woodam was also happy to see Brother Nikki.

Woodam only mutually helped each other, but how easy would it be to keep in touch like them, as if he would come at any time as long as he spoke.

“Why not? Korean food is incredibly popular these days. “We also sell Han River ramen.”

“wow.”

“Anyway, I will do my best to support your schedule in New York.”

Nikki is also a musician. However, in some way, I wanted to repay the favor I owed to Jung Woo-dam. This might not be enough, but it wasn’t like I was going to do it just this once.

“And WD studied English through American dramas, so he sometimes uses extreme slang and gangster language, right?”

“I’m a bit of a gangster.”

“I will go with you and correct those expressions from time to time. “Don’t make mistakes in the interview.”

Even when Woodam came to the United States, all he did was record, film music videos, and perform, so this is his first time appearing on a show.

As Nikki had worried, if I made a mistake during the interview, the broadcasting company would say yes and broadcast it, so I decided that it would be better to have a native speaker come and correct it, even if the executive director is good at English.

Thanks to this, Woodam felt reassured.

‘Even if my language acquisition ability is S grade, it is literally acquisition.’

I learned foreign languages ​​faster than others, but I did not learn foreign languages ​​naturally.

So, I watched American dramas mainly for entertainment, and found that they were mostly crime dramas.

Afterwards, Nikki searched for a Korean restaurant that her brother and Jung Woo-dam might like, and the executive director contacted Maxine Clay’s agency and delivered news from Korea.

“They say Woodam’s album is currently in short supply in Korea. “Following Pearl, T.R.A.L.P., and LA ST, ST also ranked first, and it is also our debut album in the US.”

“Is it because people want to empower themselves?”

“no. “It’s an album with great collection value.”

Naturally, this is Jung Woo-dam’s first and last American debut album.

This means that this is an album that will never be repeated unless they change their minds and re-debut in the United States.

Moreover, since it is an American album, it is not produced in Korea, so the quantity is limited.

Even if it is reprinted, the first edition is more valuable and cannot be missed.

I decided not to miss Udam either.

“I guess I should buy it too.”

“And MNS has an exclusive contract with ZET for global album distribution, so you can know sales volume in real time, right? “Including reservations, there are currently 800,000 copies.”

“… … “On the first day?”

“It’s faster than the 3rd album. Because it is a regular configuration, there is a price range.”

There was no time to be shocked, and from that day on, Woodam became busy like New Yorkers.

I appeared on the radio right after eating.

Woodam fit comfortably into the interview, and when expressions seemed not to be used routinely, he asked and answered questions from Nikki, who accompanied him.

After several days like that, finally.

It was the day I appeared on a night show with 1.3 million concurrent viewers.

It was the day before the predictions for entering the Billboard chart appeared.

Arrived at the broadcasting station and reunited with Maxine Clay.

“WD.”

Maxine Clay gives a happy hug. Nikki was surprised because she thought Woodam would respond with a handshake.

‘Did you just hate it when men hug you?’

Unlike on radio, Nikki did not sit next to Udam on the night show. Only the host, Maxine Clay, and Woodam had to appear on the screen.

“Joe’s Tonight! Welcome, WD & Maxine!”

The interview proceeded without a hitch.

Jung Woo-dam was not popular on talk shows in Korea due to his lack of speaking skills, but surprisingly, his humor caught on in the United States.

It made the host laugh several times.

“I heard that WD is very talented at acting and directing videos? “But why do you make music?”

“The only thing that can impress you in four minutes is music.”

However, since it was not a show aimed at the fandom, the host slowly began to provoke.

“Then you can impress me and 1.3 million viewers within 4 minutes from now?”

Woodam picked up Veronica, which he had put down under the sofa.

“It doesn’t even take four minutes.”

“That’s a lot of confidence.”

“3 minutes and 33 seconds.”

“Me again. “You didn’t drastically shorten it to 1 minute, right?”

Maxine Clay also prepared.

3 minutes and 33 seconds refers to the length of the song.

Nikki, who was watching from below the set like the audience, began to feel overwhelmed.

‘WD is leading the broadcasting… … .’

To him, it only seemed like a historic moment.