The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 56



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56 M.J.

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next day.

“······ Well, that’s what happened. These macarons are a small gift I prepared for my brothers who helped me become who I am today. I bought it at a fairly famous store in Saebom-dong. “I stood in line for 20 minutes.”

“Thank you. But Seojin.”

“Do you have any questions?”

“Hmm. My brother listened to you quietly. So… you’re saying you came here to have fun because you wanted to show off how polite you were? “I think so.”

“······.”

I suddenly cleared my throat. Hehehe. Well… rather than just coming here to brag, shouldn’t people be spreading the news?

Recently, I couldn’t come to Hongdae at all because I was focused on the practical exam.

So let’s see his face too.

I also want to report survival.

I’ll also tell you the ‘facts’ attached to the legend!

It was here that I came.

In addition, a prize of 500,000 won was received as an Excellence Award entry in the ⌜Let’s go composition contest⌟ at ⌜Moonlight⌟ early this week.

so!

I would like to once again express my gratitude for the help I received during the contract process!

I came to Hongdae to have fun with all of this, so are you bragging?

There is no way such impure feelings are hidden deep inside me…

“Kkkkkk. What makes you think so long? how is it? It’s the exact same thing, right? “This cute guy.”

“Ah, it’s not like that. And I’m cute. “I am now a middle school student with a decent story…”

“Okay, man. I heard that the entrance exam to Ye Middle School was quite difficult, but I had a hard time. You’re going to a completely elite course. “That’s cool.”

Daeseong laughed and ruffled my hair. I tried to protest by shouting “Aye!”, but it was no use.

What should I do in a weight class that is at least three times stronger than mine?

Even Ilsung, Yiyeon, and Deuksu, who were listening to the story from behind, joined in, so I had no choice but to do nothing.

After a short period of time has passed.

When I looked in the mirror, I saw that my hair was styled like I had woken up from sleep 5 minutes ago.

“Is this… Hongdae style?”

“Who dares to wear the crown, bare its weight. I don’t know?”

“Is that the word you use in times like this?”

“I guess it’s roughly right?”

Deuksu hyung smiles heartily. I was only released after giving high fives to all my brothers one by one.

Today was a day without ⌜Let’s Daeseong⌟’s performance. It’s just a day to get together and practice.

So, I was able to play guitar for the first time in a while.

⌜Let’s do it⌟ We tried accompanying the song and also jammed.

Because I had no experience playing acoustic guitar with other instruments, I was a bit stuttered, but there was nothing I couldn’t do.

Ilseong, who was watching my performance, asked me a question.

“Seojin, you jam quite easily. Did you also learn jazz harmony music separately?”

“To some extent.”

“What the hell… haven’t you learned anything?”

“But we still have a long way to go. Classical, practical, jazz. “I plan to study harder for each harmonic music while attending school next year.”

“Hey. Just doing that alone is tough. “Are you completely greedy?”

“That’s why we put in the effort.”

Speaking of which, we decided to take a short break.

Lee Yeon, who helped me a lot during the ⌜Moonlight⌟ contract, asks me.

“But when is the ⌜TEST⌟ announcement? “Didn’t you say the recording was finished?”

“Tomorrow evening is the open day. “I was already going to tell you this too.”

“tomorrow? Then it’s Sunday, right? Isn’t it usually done on Friday? Or Monday.”

Manager Park Hoon’s explanation was similar.

Although it varies slightly depending on whether the singer is targeting domestic or global audiences, Monday or Friday is usually the most common choice.

I heard that such a choice was made because of the chart counting method, but it actually didn’t have much meaning for a singer with low recognition.

Besides that.

“Our singer is scheduled to appear on a variety show tomorrow, so we decided to release the song at that timing. “It’s a live talk show and I’m scheduled to appear for about 15 minutes.”

“Talk show? Tomorrow…”

“⌜Live On⌟ on tvM.”

“and. That’s a program with quite high viewership ratings. ⌜Wolgwang⌟ used some strength. What about the singer? “Can I ask now?”

All this time, I haven’t told my brothers about Seolha.

But now even the trailer had already been aired. There was no need to keep hiding it.

“This is singer Kwon Seol-ha. In the past, on an audition program…”

“ah! Him? We also met a few times while performing. Aren’t the vocals really good?”

Ilseong answered Lee Yeon’s question.

“yes. I remember too. But at that time, I was a little surprised to see you coming to a local concert alone with your manager. “You’re still active…”

At that time, Deuksu-hyung poked Ilseong-hyung in the side.

“Yanma. “You’re talking nonsense in front of the kid.”

“oh.”

“Don’t listen too carefully to what he says. Singer Kwon Seol-ha is one of the best vocalists among singers of his age. We know this well because we have been to quite a few performances across the country. “I’m sure he’ll sing your song well.”

I nodded my head quietly.

“I know very well. So I hope it goes well.”

* * *

The last time I saw Sister Seolha was at the recording studio.

After that, I was busy preparing for the exam, and Seolha was busy preparing for her comeback.

We put together costumes, had meetings with each broadcasting company, practiced singing, and prepared the stage for the music room…

I heard you even go on a diet.

‘It didn’t look like I had anything to lose.’

It suddenly occurred to me that there was no reason to overwork a sick person.

I got off at the subway station near Saebom-dong and trudged down the street. Because I had spent some time in Hongdae, the day was slightly dark.

I see cars on the road. Numerous cars stopped at a stop sign. Each and every one of those blinking red brake lights probably means that everyone is busy.

Not only me and my sister Seolha, but everyone in the world seemed to be busy.

I don’t know what the results will be tomorrow. Even if we were a Korean singer, it would be in the thousands. Can it truly stand out? Moreover, how many singers like that are there in the world?

Uncle Miller was a Billboard composer when he was alive. He worked mainly in the United States and collaborated with prominent singers.

Of course, he always said that he was a composer who didn’t get much attention, but in reality, he was a composer who knew how to write songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Later, he eventually reached first place with ⌜Live Forever⌟.

A person who lived a life as a composer without a break from his mid-20s to his late 40s.

Uncle Miller was far away, and I was just about to take my first steps.

Many thoughts came to mind. However, this is not what I thought about releasing ‘my music’.

Many people were involved in the music I composed. So… the thought that I hope it goes well was endlessly lingering in my head.

Actually, I was in a good situation. Even if this song fails, isn’t there still a chance? 12 years old. As the saying goes these days, he was a gangster. Thanks to the time I spent on an uninhabited island, I was given a big shield called age.

If someone else had been given this opportunity, he might have done better than me.

You may have created a positive influence, helped people, and made the world a better place.

But I didn’t have that much power.

All I had to do was look around and do what I could.

So, I hoped that things would go at least as well as the people around me.

I would be lying if I said I wasn’t greedy for money and success as a musician, but my priorities were clear.

‘Well, maybe this is just greed…’

When I arrived at the entrance to Saebom Apartment, the phone rang.

– hello?

It was Seolha’s older sister.

“I was already planning on chatting when I got home, but the timing was good.”

– oh. Did you do that? So you’re saying it’s outside now?

“yes. “It’s in front of the house.”

– I’m sorry then…

Sister Seolha asked me to come to the parking lot of a nearby park. It’s about a 10 minute walk. I stopped by while passing by.

After arriving at the park and waiting a short while, I saw a huge van pull into the parking lot. Anyone can see that this is a celebrity car. It was different in size from the passenger car I saw last time in Gangneung.

A person gets out of the driver’s seat. This is the manager I saw in the recording studio. After briefly saying hello to me, he immediately opened the back door.

It’s been a while since I saw a familiar face.

“Sorry. “Even though my sister said she would come, she didn’t have time.”

“No. “I was busy too.”

When I got into the van, the manager left the seat, saying he wanted to go to the bathroom for a moment.

“By the way, what’s going on?”

“Oh, no, just…”

Sister Seolha continued speaking cautiously.

“It’s nothing else… I mean, just in case… Regardless of the outcome… Even if I talk to my sister comfortably… it depends on my original condition…”

You’re spinning your words around.

A little laugh escaped me.

However, I couldn’t answer Seol-ha like I teased Ha-eun yesterday.

I spoke honestly.

“I was given courtesy. “I couldn’t call you because I was afraid my sister would be busy.”

Sister Seolha immediately opens her eyes wide.

“really? If that’s the case, call me anytime! That’s awesome! If it’s a folk tale, it’s a very prestigious class, right? Great!”

Tremendous high tone.

He speaks almost as if he were singing the high notes of ⌜TEST⌟.

“thank you. But is that why you came to see me?”

“huh. Yesterday, I went to the Yejung website and it seemed like the results were out, but there was no phone call so I was just wondering. “I was worried that you might be discouraged.”

“No way. There isn’t just one test in the world. “If it fell, you probably thought it must have fallen.”

“Hey, Seojin, your mentality is no joke…”

Sister Seolha laughs.

Soon after, he tells me about what happened these days.

The thing I paid the most attention to was, of course, the ⌜Live On⌟ talk show.

It seems that even the talk show stage was produced by ⌜Moonlight⌟.

I thought that was something that the broadcasting station should do, but it was originally supposed to be done by the agency.

“Even things like music studio stages have to be created by the agency. That’s why it costs a lot of money. “The basic stage of the broadcasting station is really ‘basic’, so when you see it on screen, it looks very poor.”

Other than that, it’s about vocal training. My sister lightly sang ⌜TEST⌟ in front of me and asked for my feedback. A slightly confusing situation. Still, I quickly came to my senses and told him my opinion.

Sister Seolha stayed with me in the van for about an hour.

He then gave me a congratulatory gift for passing the exam and left. If I had failed, it could have been a gift of consolation.

My sister said she had the next schedule.

The first broadcast after the comeback is ⌜Live On⌟, but recording broadcasts at other broadcasting stations have to be filmed in advance. Even if we film it now, it won’t air until three weeks later.

When I returned home and opened the gift, I found that it contained a rather expensive item.

Professional headphones.

I wrote down the instructions carefully in handwriting just in case I didn’t know what to do. In summary, these were headphones used when composing music or monitoring sound sources.

And the other one…

It was a box of madeleines.

Bread that tastes like castella.

Today, a box of macarons left my hand for lunch, but they came back as madeleines for dinner.

I opened a small package of madeleines and took a bite.

Even though the bread was at room temperature,

It definitely tasted warm.

* * *

The next night.

A living room in Saebom Apartment.

Kooooooo. Kooooooooo.

Suyeon, who was waiting for the ⌜Live On⌟ broadcast, was the first to leave. He laid his head on my lap and fell asleep. So I told him to just go in. What should I do? Should I carry her on my back and go to my room right now?

My mother, who was watching this, burst into laughter.

“He’s sleeping soundly. Let’s leave him alone for a while. “If you move, you’re going to wake up right away, right?”

“I guess so, right?”

I patted Sooyeon on the back for no reason.

The broadcast started at 10 o’clock.

The famous comedian MC skillfully continues the proceedings.

My father, who was sitting on the sofa, handed me a madeleine. I carefully unwrapped the package without making a sound and took a bite.

Sister Seolha appeared on TV.

The MC, who saw him coming with crutches, rushed to help him, which naturally led to a conversation.

Sister Seolha’s story was something I already knew.

The talk show wasn’t excessive.

They talk calmly, empathize, and nod their heads.

There were no excessive concepts like before, which Seolha did not want to do. He only spoke honestly about ‘Kwon Seol-ha’.

15 minutes was short.

There would be more to say about AC2505 alone, but Seolha ended the conversation at an appropriate place. The MC also asks for their opinion if they can sing a song to go along with it.

The script is somewhat structured.

But there was no lie in it.

After the commercial ended, the stage changed.

The stage background was the sea.

And it was a small island.

Some of what I said to Sister Seolha and some of what I said to Manager Park Hoon were made there.

Sister Seolha sat on a chair and looked into space.

The once bright island began to darken without any lights.

All I could see there were stars and the moon.

The accompaniment played, and the song began.

⌜Everything around me was fear.

It seemed like there was no one around.

I always had to take the exam alone.⌟

I looked at that figure blankly.

Suyeon, who had been sleeping on my knee, must have woken up after hearing the song, and stood up, rubbing her eyes. He leaned his head towards me and started watching TV in silence.

I didn’t know much.

My experience was limited.

Uninhabited island.

Things that happened there.

I still didn’t know what would happen if it came out into the world.

still···.

“brother.”

“huh?”

“Good song.”

“······ okay.”

As Suyeon said.

This stage is for me too,

It definitely felt beautiful.

* * *

ㄴ Kwon Seol-ha? Did you sing that well?

ㄴ This is my first time seeing a singer, but her singing skills are amazing.

ㄴ The vocalist is also a vocalist, and the song is really good. ㅠㅠ

ㄴ This is the first time I got goosebumps while listening to a song…

ㄴ Wow… Look at you catching the emotions…

ㄴ You gave a lot of energy to the stage. Is it a large agency?

B I don’t know. I looked it up and it said what kind of label it is? It doesn’t seem to be large.

ㄴ Who is the producer? It looks like you spent some money on the song.

ㄴ I think they 100% changed the composers for this song.

ㄴ But there is only one name included in the composition, lyrics, and arrangement?

B Who is it?

B MJ.

ㄴ MJ? Is that your stage name?

ㄴ Then it’s 100% secondary.

People who watch the broadcast and write and comment on the bulletin board.

After chatting for a while, one by one, they found the song on a music site and started listening to it.

And accordingly.

The music charts also began to move little by little.

* * *

“Seojin. But what does MJ mean? “What is he, did you use your stage name?”

“I just like the sound of it.”

“okay?”

I roughly answered Manager Park’s question.

Mark Millar.

Han Seo Jin.

The letters that signify my beginning and end,

I couldn’t be honest with the manager.