Damn Idol - Chapter 28



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Damn Idol Episode 28

Jo Ki-jeong was slightly embarrassed.

Compared to the drums, keyboard, and bass that worked together by rotating the bars, I was not given time.

I think Han Si-on was probably drunk and started singing without realizing it.

But it wasn’t a big problem.

Jo Ki-jeong was the original singer and composer of .

In this song, no matter how you play it, it will be accepted.

The intentionally boring development of the original song does not fit here.

The keyboard has already poured out such a provocative melody that it will just be buried.

It would be better if the keyboard and guitar competed.

‘This is the beauty of improvisation.’

Jo Ki-jeong, thinking that, played the guitar as if possessed by something.

Listening to Han Si-on’s voice.

Laid down with less color bleeding

Why is the shadow orange?

The drums remain firmly in place, and the keyboard rushes out first.

The guitar competes with the keyboard, and the bass supports all sounds.

Han Si-on’s voice covers it.

Jo Ki-jeong gradually fell in love with the performance while listening to the sound.

I don’t know what happened, but the sound is absolutely perfect.

It’s balanced, as if four people read the score in advance and guessed it together.

furthermore… … .

Han Sion’s song is so beautiful.

Stand – wudu – kunny

Under the street lights, orange

Jo Ki-jeong was not the only one who felt this sentiment.

Kang Seok-woo, who was listening blankly, was also surprised.

This is a completely different song.

It’s not the original song sung by Cho Ki-jeong, nor is it Han Si-on’s version of Under the Streetlights.

To be precise, it seems like a new performance was added to the song sung by Han Si-on.

It fits like it’s original clothes.

“good night… … .”

It was a song that caught my attention, like someone muttering.

It has a slightly different feel from today’s pop music, but songs like this don’t age well.

Meanwhile, the song arrived at PRE-HOOK.

That moment.

Bang bang.

Han Sion struck the keyboard hard, making an intentionally dissonant sound.

You and Me-

Under the streetlight!

The drums and keyboards suddenly stopped, but the guitar and bass did not.

There was only a second or so between the drums and keyboard, but I was waiting for something.

A very strong refrain that goes behind the margin.

Han Si-on’s voice burst out.

two people-!

here-

here-

here–!

was a song that received tremendous love for its refrain.

Therefore, Hansion barely touched the chorus itself.

Because touching the identity of a song is not a remake.

However, the honest sound processing was escalated as if going up stairs.

At the same time, he broke away from the original singing style of crying and sang it neatly and cleanly.

As a result?

A chorus that satisfies those who love the original song’s chorus, but feels much more sophisticated, was created.

The onlookers held back their internal cheers as the refrain erupted in an eerily neat manner.

If this were a concert hall, I would have screamed, but I had to hold back because the cameras were rolling.

but.

here-

here-

here–!

Someone couldn’t hold back and let out an exclamation as the chorus exploded once more with the vocal range raised.

Soon, LB Studio turned into a concert hall.

* * *

After the impromptu performance, Jo Ki-jeong called me to the rooftop.

“cigarette?”

“Oh, I’m a non-smoker.”

Smoking is a taboo that must be avoided when tuning your tone.

No, if you say it this way, it sounds like you’re going to smoke after tuning.

No matter what happens, I don’t smoke.

Even when I became addicted to depression medication, I at least avoided smoking.

I don’t know how many albums it will take to sell 200 million copies, but it will be at least 10.

So taking care of my neck is my top priority.

While I was thinking that, Jo Ki-jeong blew out the smoke and opened his mouth.

“That performance from earlier, everyone got it right except me, right?”

“you’re right. Seniors. sorry.”

“There’s nothing to be sorry about… … . why?”

“I wanted to show the producer the persuasiveness of the song.”

It was like that.

Today’s performance was something I practiced with Lee Hyun-seok and Lee Young-ha since yesterday.

“Have you ever thought of arranging a performance of the original song?”

“I think PD Kang won’t like it.”

“Oh, really? Because the picture may be different from what the producer thought… … .”

If you think PD Kang Seok-woo will dislike it, the solution is simple.

All you have to do is make him like it.

What I felt from my experience with numerous directors was that, ultimately, they too are influenced by their tastes.

Although he says he makes cool-headed judgments for the sake of viewer ratings, he has no choice but to want to show what he likes and edit what he doesn’t like.

Jo Ki-jeong is a person with a much more business sense than Lee Hyun-seok, so he immediately understood what I meant.

“Does the PD hate the fully arranged version?”

“On the broadcast, I just changed the song and sang it over my senior’s original song. Won’t viewers be confused if there are two remake versions?”

“At this level, it’s okay to be confused. “The PD’s expression was okay too?”

As Jo Ki-jeong said, it seemed like producer Kang Seok-woo would also allow the release of the fully arranged version.

Although he didn’t say much, he made it clear several times that he liked the song.

“Okay, well, it’s business and none of my business… … . “What I’m really curious about is how on earth I got into that performance.”

The three of us performed as promised, but Jo Ki-jeong improvised.

Nonetheless, he played the way I wanted.

It’s not close to 100%, maybe 80%?

So from Jo Ki-jeong’s perspective, it is inevitable that this is absurd.

He obviously said he was improvising, but everything was already predicted by me.

“How did you do it?”

The method was simpler than I thought.

Analyzed .

Through him, I was able to understand how Jo Ki-jeong is a composer who connects melodies and how he writes chords.

At the same time, I was able to understand what kind of composition Jo Ki-jeong considers her ideal.

Based on that, I guided Jo Ki-jeong’s improvisation as he wanted.

In other words, it was not predicted.

It suggests the path to take.

I was afraid that if my thoughts got in the way, I would hit instinctively, so I started singing without any hesitation.

Of course, this was possible because Jo Ki-jeong is an old composer and someone who composes in a classical way.

However, Jo Ki-jeong did not seem to be convinced even after hearing my explanation.

“That’s it?”

In the end, he smoked two cigarettes in a row and nodded slowly.

“okay. “You can’t explain in words what a genius just did.”

“It’s not like that. Seniors.”

“You said you were an idol, right? “I heard they’re filming some kind of team competition program.”

“That’s right.”

It seemed like he didn’t know the exact format of Coming Up Next, but he didn’t bother to explain it.

At that moment, Jo Ki-jeong said something unexpected.

“Is it possible for your team to survive?”

“yes?”

“I’m this jealous too, so how can the other team members be okay with it?”

“… … .”

“If you can’t feel jealous, you probably don’t have any talent, and if you can tolerate jealousy, you probably have no aspirations at all, right?”

“… … .”

“no?”

To be honest, I thought Ki-jeong Jo would say the same thing as Hyun-seok Lee.

Why is a musician like you an idol?

Wouldn’t it be better to be a solo singer or a different genre of music?

I understand why Lee Hyun-seok said this.

After talking with him, I found out that Lee Hyun-seok was not a person who disliked or was prejudiced against idols.

However, he thinks there is a big difference in the music that solo singers and idol groups can make.

When you belong to a team, the character of the team takes precedence over the individual.

So, rather than making music that shows off myself, I should make music that shows off the team.

That was a pity.

However, Cho Ki-jeong’s question had a different weight.

Can the team sustain itself?

Honestly, I was speechless.

It’s not because of Ohn Saemi-ro, Lee Ion, Koo Tae-hwan, and Choi Jae-seong who I met at Coming Up Next.

Although we have joined the program, I still do not consider them ‘my teammates’.

The reason I was speechless lies more in the past.

It’s blurry now.

No, memories that I tried to blur.

6th session.

“Will people believe what the four of us say? Or should I just trust you?”

“They say you feel sorry for us? “They are Hansion and Takkari.”

And the 7th time.

“You really are a selfish bastard.”

“Is it good for you? “Because he’s a genius.”

“Isn’t it so strange that bastards like us are eating the rice from genius spatulas?”

The reason why I left for the US and didn’t pay any attention to the K-pop industry.

The reason why he kept putting off becoming an idol even though he knew there was no possibility of selling 200 million copies with GOTM.

and.

The reason why I am a ‘damn idol’.

Because we’ve already done it.

This damn thing remains my worst memory.

“Han Shi-on?”

“… … .”

“Hansion!”

“Ah yes. sorry. “I thought of something else for a moment.”

“I guess I asked a somewhat sensitive question. sorry.”

“no.”

Jo Ki-jeong looked at me quietly and then changed his mind.

“What are you going to do with the session once you record the arranged version?”

“I was trying to get a gig. “I couldn’t play the drums, so I called in a session man or tried to film with virtual instruments.”

“Can I play the guitar?”

“hmm… … . “I don’t know if payment will be possible due to production costs.”

“I’ll do it for free. “Because the song is good.”

Jo Ki-jeong: I think he said it to comfort me, but… … .

Honestly, I like playing better.

Still, the sound source has a feat. There are many benefits to having an early decision.

He has a lot of old fans, and he could blow away all the negative reviews about the direction of the remake.

“thank you.”

“okay. “Don’t go down first.”

I thought about the topic Jo Ki-jeong raised on the rooftop after he left.

GOTM were the team members who made me feel most at ease, but even they were sometimes jealous of me.

In fact, this was the biggest reason why GOTM members changed several times.

Even GOTM, who had the greatest talent, did the same, but what about Korean idol aspiring idols?

Are there people who have outstanding talent and an endless desire to improve and can run towards their goals?

Even if there were people like that, how many rounds would it take to make them part of my team?

I do not know.

But one thing is certain.

“shit.”

I still hate this damn idol.

At that time, the cell phone in my hand vibrated.

[Mr. Han Si-on. Let’s talk a little about music. Come down quickly.]

It was a message from PD Kang Seok-woo.

When we returned to LB Studio, it seemed that producer Kang Seok-woo had checked all the previous filming.

“Let’s do it this way. “You know that we’ll meet Take Scene soon, right?”

“yes.”

“The first mission is an individual match where two teams in the same position compete.”

“You mean there’s a main vocalist and a main vocalist, a lead vocalist and a lead vocalist, etc.?”

“that’s right. There, Mr. Han Sion, let’s sing the arranged version of Under the Street Lights.”

Not a bad idea.

It’s risky to sing a song once again, but in this case it’s okay.

In the pre-mission, I only sang the first verse, and no matter what anyone says, the chorus of is the most fun song.

“All right.”

“Please take care of me.”

“yes. “I will try my best.”

Okay, it’s not time to run regression yet.

I’ll try to do as much as I can.

With that in mind, I shook hands with PD Kang Seok-woo.