Damn Idol - Chapter 179



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Episode 179

At that moment, someone walked up to the grand piano with a shuffling sound effect and sat down with a thud.

But I couldn’t confirm the face.

The pure white mask was an important device in the music video.

Because the pianist was wearing that mask.

-It’s Han Si-on lol

-Yeah, back to back

-But doesn’t your sitting height look a bit short?

-I guess the insole was removed.

-What does sitting height have to do with insoles?

-I guess they took out the pillow.

Even though his face was covered, people were convinced that the pianist was Han Si-on.

First of all, among the members of Sedalbaekil, who would be capable of playing a piano solo?

At that moment, long, slender fingers rose onto the keyboard and the performance began.

The pouring performance was splendid.

State of Mind was evaluated as the album that best utilized the emo-inspired sound in 2017.

On a slightly different note, after the music video for State of Mind gained popularity, amateur songwriters also started covering emo hip-hop.

Emo hip-hop is a descendant of post-hardcore rock and has a mandate to be intense.

And the pianist expressed that intensity with brilliance.

The melody of the instrument, which blooms profusely, is richly filled and radiates.

It is not easy to express intensity with flashiness.

So people were convinced.

That has to be Han Shion.

After that 22 seconds of pouring music… … .

Chijijijijik-

The melody played by the piano completely changed as the characteristic lo-fi noise was added.

-Gyaaaaaaah!

Cheers erupt from the fans on site.

Because it was a K-pop struggle.

Besides, this time it wasn’t a piano solo.

Drums, bass, and guitar sounds come in, and effect sounds are added.

At the same time, two men, still wearing masks, appeared and began performing the tightly choreographed K-pop struggle.

I couldn’t tell who it was because he was wearing a mask, but judging by his height… … .

‘Han Shion, Lee Ion?’

The public guessed so.

Because the two of them are the tallest in Sedalbaekil.

“huh?”

But Han Si-on is playing?

Then is it Gu Tae-hwan?

The public accepted these thoughts without much thought, but Titi, the fandom of Sedalbaekil, was different.

‘The dance line… … .’

A habit of breaking the beat one more time than others.

It feels like he shows an outstanding sense of rhythm even in dancing.

It’s Han Si-on and Gu Tae-hwan.

You can be sure.

K-Pop Struggle is a promotional song that Sedalbaekil asked TT to personally choose.

At the time, Colorful Struggles had become so successful at the Color Show that Sedalbaekil’s identity as an idol was being questioned.

This song was the one that tackled it head on.

The song was revealed through a general notice on the official app, and fans voted for it directly.

The first generation of TIs remember the surprise and thrill of that time.

They watched that footage countless times, savoring and tasting it frame by frame.

So you can be sure.

Those two people are Han Si-on and Gu Tae-hwan.

but…….

‘What about the performance?’

So who is playing the piano?

There is also a strange point.

‘He seems a bit bigger than Koo Tae-hwan? His shoulder line and body line are different… … .’

Celebrities’ heights vary depending on their shoes and insoles, but Se-dal-baek-il’s heights don’t vary much.

Since we started performing in the indie scene, the group shot of Sedalbaekil has always been consistent.

Titi, who could see more details than the public, felt even more confused.

No, I was curious.

It was confusing, but it wasn’t a negative feeling.

Meanwhile, two more men appeared wearing masks.

The song started.

I’m confused

Inside me

Dangerous Things

It’s Koo Tae-hwan’s part, and it feels like Koo Tae-hwan’s part.

But the voice is different.

It seems like it might be Choi Jae-seong’s, or On Sae-mi’s.

It’s definitely not Ion’s voice that stands out, but strangely enough, it sounds like Ion’s voice is also in it.

Boom bang!

At that moment, the man playing the piano hits the keys hard, jumps up from his seat, and joins the stage.

Dangerous Trip

I am here

Looking at it-

And then he sings the song and performs the choreography, and anyone can tell that it’s Choi Jae-sung.

The voice is Choi Jae-seong, and the dancing is also Choi Jae-seong.

But you’re the guy who just played the piano, right?

That wasn’t Han Shion?

Titi felt like she was watching some kind of magic show.

No, perhaps the expression ‘yabawi’ would be more accurate?

The members of Sedalbaekil perform choreography and sing on stage.

The group choreography and dances placed in between the parts are all just as they knew.

However, the elements are different.

A person who was thought to be Han Si-on sings Choi Jae-seong’s part, and a person who was thought to be Koo Tae-hwan dances Lee I-on’s dance.

and…….

It’s thrilling fun to listen to.

Even though the five men on stage are wearing masks, their costumes are familiar.

Clothes reminiscent of Hong Kong noir.

This is a pin-point stage costume.

But I could tell them apart because the boots were each a different color.

-The purple boots are Zion’s. 100%.

-I played the piano, but isn’t the key and dance moves a bit different?

-Aren’t the blue boots Zion’s?

-Is the blue color the same as the ion?

-No. The yellow color is ion.

While the fans who had gathered at the official homepage and chatted passionately, the State of Mind stage reached the climax of the chorus.

La- La

The intense choreography begins with a rough splitting of the beat from both shoulders to both knees to the beat of la-la-.

Focus on me

Clear sounds emanate from beneath the dirty emo hip-hop sound.

I don’t know what kind of expression Se Dal Baek Il had under the mask, but one thing is certain: the public’s expressions were similar.

I was amazed.

-You’re really good at it, lol

-Do you feel the difference in strength?

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋNo, this is just live, I can’t hear the AR.

-Huh? That can’t be.

-I’m telling you, it’s real. You can tell by the sound quality. This is 100% live.

-No nonsense. You can’t dance like that and do a live show.

-I’m telling you, it’s true;

-I feel a little dizzy. I feel like I’m looking at a rock.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋI told you the blue boots are Han Shion.

-No, no, no, absolutely not.

-Do you know Titi?

-It seems like you didn’t recognize meㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

At that moment, the chorus ended with a bang sound effect and silence lingered.

One of five men shaking their shoulders as if catching their breath, as the crowd cheered.

It wasn’t the purple boots that I first wore when I played the piano, nor the blue boots that showed off Han Si-on’s dance moves.

A man wearing yellow boots walked slowly to the piano.

He started playing the piano lightly while standing.

♬??????????????????

The crowd cheered once again.

There are many songs that helped bring Sedalbaekil to where it is today, but if you think about where it all began, it has to be this song.

It was produced by a self-contained group called Independence Diary, and topped the music charts, beating out Drop Out and NOP.

The controversy over the retouching of the photo was so fierce that it showed such a perfect appearance, but the controversy died down when it was covered in the news.

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A man wearing yellow boots stood at the piano, his hands light and bouncy as he touched the keys.

Then, the dreamy and warm melody characteristic of bedroom pop flowed, and the bass and guitar came in.

Finally, someone takes off their mask.

Woo- Hello

All night, good

Did you have a dream?

Warm feeling

It was Koo Tae-hwan.

A sweaty Gu Tae-hwan smiles slightly and starts singing… … .

People were surprised.

-Is this really live?

-It’s a live show lol

State of Mind was a song that required a lot of sound effects and a filter effect built into the microphone itself.

So, even if AR wasn’t audible, people didn’t really pay attention.

But resumes are different.

The genre of bedroom pop itself means music that can be listened to lightly in the bedroom, and aims for easy listening.

The ease discussed here does not mean that it is easy for the person singing, but that it is comfortable for the person listening.

Han Si-on doesn’t make songs that are easy to sing.

To be exact, I only make songs that may seem easy at first glance, but are very difficult to show 100%.

That is why his team members were always required to have high-intensity training and a high desire to improve.

But, I did it for three months and one hundred days.

Lee Ion comes in behind Koo Tae-hwan’s voice.

And then he takes off his mask.

When Lee Ion took off his mask, cheers erupted from the crowd once again.

Woo- Hello

A little, quickly

Start your day

A refreshing morning

When this song was first released, Ion had to sing it in the bathroom.

Since it was a live performance, the sound was intentionally made to sound like it was reverberating in a bathroom to eliminate any tonal negatives.

But not anymore.

Although Lee Ion was born with a distorted voice, his distorted guitar playing is a sound loved by people all over the world.

So, if only it could express precise sound pressure, scales, and intervals like a guitar… … .

Ion’s tone is an advantage.

Just like now.

The choreography of the resume had a warm rather than flashy feel.

Because that’s what the song was like in the first place.

Sedalbaekil took off their masks one by one, smiled brightly, and showed who was who.

Surprisingly, not a single prediction turned out to be correct.

It was Choi Jae-seong who performed the piano intro to State of Mind, and it was Koo Tae-hwan who performed Han Si-on’s dance.

As each person appeared one by one, their voices, shot out clearly and without any AR fragments or corrections, filled the stage.

Meanwhile, the crowd at the scene was overcome with a strange emotion.

If you’re attending a year-end music festival as an audience member, you’re probably a pretty passionate fan.

So they knew the difference between performing and broadcasting.

But now.

Sedalbaekil was not on air.

I was doing a ‘performance’.

I don’t know why I feel this way, but… … .

‘It’s like watching a concert.’

I felt that way.

Even if you’re not a fan of Se Dal Baek Il, this is true.

The three-month-long stage that started with State of Mind continued with Resume and Pin Point.

And it ended with calling it summer cream.

Although they sang four songs, there was no stage where they sang a complete song, so in terms of running time, it was similar to other teams.

But the quality that fills the stage is different, and the attitude is different.

Moreover, as the stage went on, what became clear was that they were showing a pure live performance without any devices.

That too, perfect.

People’s reactions were not light.

[Idols who performed 100% live at year-end music festivals.]

[An idol group that performed alone while everyone else was on TV.]

[3 months 100 days MBN year-end song festival fancam.]

In fact, Han Si-on was rejected by Poderyouth, and what he accomplished with Sedalbaekil was not that great.

It was just one word.

“Shall we try something different?”

Of course, just because something is different doesn’t mean it has to be of a low standard.

So, the time and effort that had to be put in to achieve that uniqueness was not small.

Poderyous just couldn’t find a reason to do so.

“Oh, our MR removal came up.”

“How about washing the dishes once for every change in pitch?”

“Good.”

Unlike the three months and one hundred days.