Damn Idol - Chapter 182



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Fucking Idol Episode 182

The reason why Koo Tae-hwan is uselessly crazy about MBTI and why I am uselessly watching him is simple.

“It’s strange… … .”

“I’m free… … .”

“Time… is something that can last?”

It was because there was still time left, as the members muttered in confusion.

It’s already been over half a year since Coming Up Next ended and we started working together for 3 months and 100 days.

We haven’t had this kind of luxury in a while.

It was because I was doing too many things at the same time.

The public tends to think that since we don’t have a broadcast schedule (and we didn’t at first), our schedule must be free.

Of course, compared to other idols’ activities, it is quite leisurely.

This is something I have experienced a lot when I was working in the US, but singers who are at the peak of their popularity divide their schedules down to the minute.

Thinking back now, I think I was the busiest when I hit it big as an R&B singer in America.

At that time, I was shooting YouTube and photo shoots at the same time, doing interviews with magazines, and rehearsing for a show that was to be held a few hours later.

Anyway, Sedalbaekil did not handle that kind of overlapping schedule.

But that doesn’t mean we’re relaxed.

Sedalbaekil is a group that basically has a very long training and recording time.

I’m still working on tuning my tone, which will take about two years as I mentioned right after my return.

Now that a year has passed, I’m starting to like the sound, but it’s still not enough.

While I’m tuning the tone every day, the members also do their own things.

Leeon is still working hard to get the right notes, and Onsemiro is working hard to get good sounds and good notes.

Choi Jae-seong trains the basics to grow hexagons, and Koo Tae-hwan listens to a lot of music.

Koo Tae-hwan’s sense of rhythm is a matter of instinct, so his skills do not improve proportionally with the amount of practice.

Instead, we must constantly be inspired.

The more good melodies and rhythms accumulate in Koo Tae-hwan’s subconscious, the more refined something will come out.

So I consistently listen to the albums I recommended.

In particular, he recommended a lot of instrumental albums without the singer’s vocals.

The swing of jazz, the soul of blues, the spirit of rock, and the vibe of hip-hop.

It’s not a genre I’ve studied, but I think it could even include the han (恨) of pansori.

There are words to describe the elements that are considered the essence of each genre, but it is difficult to clearly explain them.

Technical answers to what swing is and what soul is are ultimately just empty rhetoric.

You have no choice but to listen to it, fill your whole body with the genre, and then let it flow out naturally.

That’s what Koo Tae-hwan did.

I’m trying to understand jazz swing these days, and I’m feeling quite positive.

“Han Shion.”

“why.”

“Isn’t track 3 a bit weird?”

“What specifically?”

“Should I say that the guitar sound and rhythm don’t quite match? I can’t really explain it in words… … . It feels like the sound lacks luster.”

“Just track 3?”

“Track 9 is a bit like that, but it’s not as weird as track 3. It feels uncomfortable when you listen to it.”

“Come here. I’ll download the sheet music and explain it to you. For now, what you felt was right.”

Because Koo Tae-hwan had a more instinctive sense than I thought.

Actually, I’ve known for a long time that Koo Tae-hwan’s talent was the best in Se Dal Baek Il.

If he blooms properly, Koo Tae-hwan will not fall behind compared to the members I have formed a team with.

Rather, if you go ahead, you go ahead.

Anyway, if things continue this way, Koo Tae-hwan will likely become a much more attractive vocalist than he is now in the near future.

Should I call it a perfect introduction slave?

Anyway, this is the schedule that we have been doing training like this for three months and 100 days without fail.

It lasts from 1 hour at the shortest to 4 hours at the longest.

Even in the US, where I visited to film Self-Made, I think I did it every time except for one day when I had to move.

And that’s not all.

I worked out consistently and recorded tracks without stopping.

From resumes to colorful struggles, K-pop struggles, and even their first full-length album.

15 tracks released in the last 6 months.

Countless retakes are needed to suit the tastes of a producer as picky as me.

I said it all because it took a week to record just one song, Resume.

Even though we weren’t active in broadcasting, we were never idle people.

But there is one thing I am committed to and can guarantee you is adequate sleep.

Sleep is essential for a singer to have a long run.

The vocal cords are a weaker organ than you might think, and are prone to deformation.

The problem is that the transformation is so gradual that you can’t feel it happening.

If I were only going to do it for three months and a hundred days or a year or two, I wouldn’t care, but I’m seriously trying to hit 200 million.

From this perspective, we have been very, very busy so far, but for the first time, we have some free time.

This was because external activities had to be suspended until the end of Self-Made Season 2.

Mshow made us a very interesting offer and we accepted it.

Thanks to this, Self Made Season 2 changed the format of the program.

Originally, Self Made was a content where you make money as an unknown singer in season 1, and then do busking while on vacation in season 2.

In fact, it is a format that is not special at all.

Korean singers going abroad to busk or perform on the streets have been made into entertainment programs many times.

But I made a new decision in America.

To release the second full-length album as quickly as possible.

After hearing that decision, Emshow’s suggestion to us was simple.

Let’s promote our second full-length album through .

Of course, it’s not that Emshow likes us and made the offer, they also have their own capitalist logic.

Anyway, for this reason, Self Made changed the nature of the program.

Season 1 was self-produced by an unknown singer.

Season 2 is a self-produced work of Sedalbaekil.

Well, doesn’t this one fit the title ‘self-made’ better?

Anyway, for that reason we have an embargo for three weeks.

You must not engage in any external activities until Self Made Season 2 Episode 4 airs.

It’s not a loss.

Because M Show is going to fill it up more than that anyway.

At that time, the members were talking about something, and Koo Tae-hwan approached me.

“Han Shion.”

“why.”

“How about a ski resort? It’s not easy to be this relaxed.”

Ski resort?

“I won’t be able to ski anyway because there are so many people. It’s peak season right now.”

“It’s not weird to wear a mask with goggles at a ski resort. You won’t recognize them.”

That’s not wrong, but it’s a bit annoying.

I don’t have much motivation unless it’s related to music.

Because I’ve done it countless times anyway.

But I understand that the members want to have fun.

I’ve been making so much money, but I’ve been living like a monk.

“Go back. Tell Manager Hyung-nim.”

“you?”

“cold.”

“It’s cold because it’s winter.”

“If you’re cold, you might get sick.”

“Aren’t we too healthy for that?”

It’s a bit difficult to refute.

Because I got quality sleep almost every day, maintained a balanced diet, and did strength training and cardio.

As I stood there blankly, not knowing what to say, Gu Tae-hwan opened his mouth.

“As expected of an ENTP… … .”

“what?”

“Just follow me.”

In the end, I couldn’t overcome the members’ enthusiasm and had to head to the ski resort.

“Brother Zion, are you good at skiing?”

“Will it be okay?”

“If you ride well, you ride well. What is it that you should ride well for?”

“Because it’s been so long since I’ve ridden one.”

I don’t remember skiing during GOTM, so it must have been at least 50 years ago?

“you?”

“I’m very good at riding. Would you like me to teach you?”

Choi Jae-seong’s eyes sparkle as he speaks like that.

He seems determined to give me a hard time under the pretext of teaching me how to ski.

Well, while working on this album, the thing that bothered me the most, no, it wasn’t harassment.

The one who received the most enthusiastic feedback was Choi Jae-seong.

I looked at Choi Jae-seong and smiled.

“bet?”

“What’s the bet?”

“Anything. Who comes down faster?”

“If I win, my brother has to run all the errands at the ski resort.”

“What if I win?”

“I’ll run an errand for you.”

“That’s just how it is.”

“Shocked?”

I think my mental age has gotten a little younger, whether it’s because I’m feeling more at ease or because I’m influenced by the other members.

It’s hard to just laugh it off.

“call.”

Although it’s an old memory, I’ve also skied in Canada’s natural mountain ranges.

I think it was probably because of the music video shoot, but at the time, my manager was working hard to break the stereotypical image of an Asian.

I think they also filmed a movie back then.

Anyway, I don’t know how good Choi Jae-seong is at skiing, but there’s no way I’d lose.

As we do that, Iion snickers.

I feel bad because it feels like I’m seeing my younger sibling.

Even though their biological age is only one year apart.

“Okay, before we get out of the car, put on your goggles and don’t crowd around too much. If there are five of you, someone might recognize you.”

At the ski resort we arrived at, I made a bet with Choi Jae-seong on the advanced course.

“Hyung, I saw they were selling fish cakes at the entrance earlier… … .”

“… … .”

“Please give me plenty of soup.”

I was defeated miserably.

Come to think of it, I knew that Choi Jae-seong had incredible breathing capacity… … .

Whether it’s swimming or skiing, most sports benefit from long breathing…

Why did I do that?

In the end, I had to buy fish cakes for Choi Jae-seong.

Knowing that Choi Jae-seong can’t eat spicy food well, I held back from buying spicy fish cakes.

“Oh, I thought you would definitely bring something spicy.”

“… … Let’s play one more round.”

“Then shall I run an errand for you tomorrow?”

“call.”

The ski resort was pretty fun.

Except that I ran errands for three days.

* * *

The first episode of Self Made Season 2 received great reviews from the public, but was met with mixed reviews from TT.

Of course, it wasn’t that Titi didn’t find Self-Made Season 2 fun.

They were fun enough, too.

but.

-Aren’t you just working too much?

-So… I think it would be good to go and rest for a bit.

-No, the budget is huge! Let’s go eat something delicious! Let’s go to some famous restaurants!

-Why are you always lying around in the dorm like a ghost?ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-It’s America! No one recognizes us!

-Personal training lasts 3 hours even in the US???

Titi wanted Sedalbaekil to have a slightly more leisurely vacation, but the atmosphere of the program was not like that.

But to be completely honest, the reason I could make this assessment was because the show was a huge hit.

If the program had failed, they would have done whatever it took to become popular.

Self-made is clearly idol-related content.

Because all the members appear, and only the members appear.

And Self Made has become the most successful idol-related content in broadcasting history.

Because the average viewership rating for Season 2 Episode 1 was 11.2%.

Episode 2 would probably have had higher ratings.

Because the clip of Han Si-on giving a proper education to a new band from HR Corporation called BOTY (Dave Logan was portrayed as a bad guy at first) went viral.

As expected, the viewership rating right before episode 2 was 13%.

People thought that the first scene of episode 2, which started like that, would be HR Corporation’s proposal.

At the end of episode 1, there was a request to record Se Dal Baek Il.

But it wasn’t.

The first start.

[Andrew Bryant.]

It was the emergence of Andrew Bryant.

I spoke with Han Shion right after returning.

His title, which was then explained in subtitles, was surprising.

[HR Corporation, CEO.]

-????????????

-The CEO suddenly appears?